Judges Named for Essay Contest in Middletown
A five member panel appointed by William L Aber Middletown Grange will pick the local winner of a 10000 nationwide essay contest on Soil Fertility and the Nations Future sponsored by the National Grange and the American Plant Food Council Local judges include H D Hoover Henry Brumback Kathryn Watson Agnes Shirley and James Gordon Entries must be under 800 words and submitted to the Middletown Sub Ordinate Grange by April 15 Local winners will be announced before May 10 and advance to state and national prizes certificates and pins will be awarded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Aber
Middletown Grange
National Grange
American Plant Food Council
H.D. Hoover
Middletown
Henry Brumback
Board of Agriculture
Kathryn Watson
Middletown High School
Agnes Shirley
Frederick County
James C. Gordon
Stephens City
Peach orchards weather cold spell in Clarke county
Clarke County peach orchards endure cold snap with minimal damage cited by growers. Henry Jenkins of National Fruit Product Co reports 20 degree low caused little harm to 10,000 trees on Timber Ridge. Burtner of Millwood notes partial bloom and selective use of smudge pots. National Fruit trees show pink buds but full bloom not expected for about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and Clarke
Henry Jenkins
National Fruit Product Co
Timber Ridge
Winchester
Berryville
Clarke County
Burtner
Alberta
Georgia
Millwood
Easter Observances Reach Virginia From Coast to Capitol
Streets warn motorists to slow for tomorrow. Virginians will fill churches across the state for Easter with sunrise services at many towns led by two morning masses. In Richmond Capitol Square expected a large crowd. Natural Bridge hosts early services with VMI Glee Club and Southern Seminary Junior College choir. Many plan trips to Washington to view cherry blossoms as Norfolk readies traffic for azalea gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Capitol Square
Natural Bridge
VMI Glee Club
Southern Seminary Junior College
Washington
Norfolk
Multiple Farm Auctions Listed in Valley and Winchester Areas
A public sale directory lists auctions across Virginia on APR 8 to APR 15. Items include 42 Holstein heifers in Valley, dairy cows and hogs near Winchester, and household goods from Mrs Yancey in Stephens City. Special commissioner notes appear for Frederick Court House and Greenspring auction sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geerick
A. Yancey
Stephens City
Helen Bailey Lutz
Winchester
White Hall
Greenspring
Girl Held Against Will In Sex Assault Case In Covina
A 11 year old girl was abducted from Baldwin Park by a 20 year old man and a 16 year old Covina High student. The girl was forced at gunpoint to submit to improper relations but was not injured. Police arrested Vance Smith Jr and questioned Dulcy Nelson as the car was found ditched near the Nelson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covina
Calif
William Wells
Dulcy Nelson
la Puerte Hills
Wells
San Dimas
Here
Vance Smith, Jr
West Covina
H. F. Skouland
Smith
Patton State (Mental) Hospital
San Bernardino
Baldwin Park
Donald Oelrich
Oelrich
Nelson
H. A.nelson
Charles Oelrich
Miss Nelson
Escapees Recalled for Grand Jury in Frederick County
A Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury is recalled for April 11 to consider presentments against two State Road convicts who escaped March 24 while working near Winchester and were recaptured near Charles Town the next day. Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Massie Jr seeks felony indictments against Leon Theodore Edwards alias Robert Smith and Davis Lee Bazemore. A presentment is also sought against W. W. Meade for Bad Check Law violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Winchester
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie, Jr
Leon Theodore Edwards
Robert Smith
Davis Lee Bazemore
Charles Town
W. W. Meade
Frederick County Tuberculosis Association names new president
D K Russell of Welltown Pike elected president succeeding R E Ayler who steps down due to heavier school duties but will join the board. New officers include Mrs J W Newcomb vice president Mrs Loring E Woore secretary and C E Dye treasurer with Mrs A W Wright continuing as executive secretary. Board members include Rev B W Coe and several others. An extensive 1950 educational program is planned and the next chest clinic will be held in September with the health department for adults and students over 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.K. Russell
Welltown Pike
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Frederick County
Health Department
Easter Sunrise Services Tomorrow At City Churches
Easter sunrise services are planned at multiple city churches. The Old Stone Chapel on Piccadilly Street opens at 6 30 a m led by the Presbyterian Young People. The Congregational Christian Church holds a 6 a m dawn service with Rev. Robert A Whitten and 11 a m worship with music. Centenary Reformed Church will observe dawn at 6 30 a m and Holy Communion at 11 a m led by Dr S L Flickinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Stone Chapel
Piccadilly Street
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Christian Church
Robert A. Whitten
Ane
Centenary Reformed Church
8. L. Flickinger
Five Die as Train Collides With Auto Near Rathdrum
Five youths were killed when a car carrying six collided with a Spokane International Railway engine at a crossing three miles from Rathdrum Idaho. The sixth occupant survived with minor cuts and shock as bodies lay along the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Spokane
Three Killed In Air Crash At Keyser West Virginia
Government aviation officials from Charleston and Washington investigated a crash near Keyser airport that killed three Westernport Maryland men. Pilot Jack Dayton 32 and passengers Walter Grove 45 and Richard Lamberson 31 died when the engine failed shortly after takeoff. Firefighters freed the bodies using acetylene torches. Dayton, a Militan Life Insurance agent, flew as a hobbyist, Lamberson was an electrician, and Grove a pipefitter. all were married or had dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
Charleston
Washington
Maryland
Civil Aeronautics Administration
West Virginia
Hubert Hao
Keyser Airport
Jack Dayton
Walter Grove
Richard Lamberson
Westernport
Potomac River
Keyser Fire Department
Dayton
Militan Life Insurance
Arnold Ludwick
Keyser Air Service
Lamberson
Cumberland
Grove
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Luke, Md
Double Slaying Probed as 100 Questions Go In
Washington police pressed a broad search for the owner of fingerprints found on a shoe of one victim in a Lansburgh's Department Store double stabbing. Over 100 people were questioned as detectives pursued leads in the case that left Oliver Hess and John Carpenter slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansburgh
Oliver R. Hess
John C. Carpenter
A. Magruder MacDonald
Carpenter
Church Committee Members Named for Remodel Project
Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne announces committees for remodeling the Winchester First Baptist Church property on N Washington St. Members cover general, plumbing, brick and stone, finance, electrical, painting, and outside lawn work. The eleven room brick house will be used as an educational and recreational unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen T. Hawthorne
First Baptist Church In
Winchester
N. Washington St
Robert Grove
Earl Mason
Herbert Watson
C. F. Germelman
Albert Miller
Herbert Watson Chaiman
E.S. Nicholson
B. E. Russell
G. M. Kelly
Dabney Watts
Basil Starkey
Lennard Wisecarver
Ancil Gray
R. G. Hengeveld
W. G. Fleming
Douglas Hardesty
W. H. Ligon
Jonas Chamberlin
Julian Armel
Reginald Graff
J. A. Richardson
Miller
Easter Bunny Brings Newborn Girl To Pittsburgh Porch
In suburban Pittsburgh a nine year old reports a baby on the front porch. A seven pound newborn girl, wrapped in newsprint and a faded shirt, was found cold and later treated at Children's Hospital. Father Dick Higgins considers adoption after discussing with his Detroit wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Dickie Higgins
Joseph
Higgins
Children’s Hospital
Detroit
Kathy
Joe
George Corey
Woman Wins TV Sets in Local Fire Company Events
Miss Marie Rainsberger of 513 S Loudoun St won a television set at the South End Fire Co presentation after the April Fire Co meeting. Earlier on Dec 23 she also won a TV at the Fire Co South End presentation, with Miss Ily Pratt and Miss Anne Adams cited in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps
Marie Rainsberger
S. Loudoun St
Rainsberger
South End
Ranson Council Member Becomes Mayor Today
W V A Council member H H Jacobs ascends to mayoral office in Ranson to fill the unexpired term of Wilbur L res, with duties to continue until a successor is elected. Local officials note the transition follows recent council action and anticipates ongoing city governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranson
W. Va
H. H. Jacobs
Wilbur L
Esterda
Pastor Resigns to Lead Another Church in Portsmouth
Jack H. Manley announces resignation as pastor of the Baptist Church to take a post at Court Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H. Manley
The
Baptist Church
Court Street Baptist Church
Portsmouth
Coast Guard rescues three after boat capsizes
Ocean City Maryland reports a ship plane search for Coast Guardsman Charles Elliott missing after a rescue boat capsized while towing a disabled trawler City of Southport. Three crew members were saved: William Aycock, Wallace Buntine, and Hinton McKinnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Coast
Decker Given Life for Stamp Slaying of Mother
Judge Dirk A. Kuyk in Hastings Court sentences Clarence Ellis Decker to life imprisonment for killing his 50 year old mother in February in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Dirk A. Kuyk
Hastings Court
Clarence Ellis Decker
Missing pounds description of a woman with red hair and blue eyes
A man described a missing woman as having red hair and blue eyes, wearing a green dress under a short dark brown coat, with no hat. No further details provided.
Answers to the Daily Quiz National edition tally
Answers to the Daily Quiz list correct responses for seven questions with names such as Mary Ball Washington and Charles Dickens, plus items like Koppenberg and Noor and a noted line about lying down on the couch to rest. The quiz cites Sofia and South Dakota as part of the completed set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ball Washington
Frederick George Handel
Koppenberg
Charles Dickens
Noor
Sofia
South Dakota
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David P. Wingfield
Jones Funeral Home
Frederick County Court House
Civil and Police Justice Court
Virginia
Roy Fincham
Theodore E. Haines
Preston Manus Company, Inc
Gramm
G. G. Baker
City of
Coleman Dunn
Virginia Machinery CO
W. Cecil St
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Casey Building Materials
Braddock
John Deere
C. I. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Poleman Dunn
Deneve Bros
Carlton F. Dyke
C. A. Yancey
Joe Jolliffe
Chern
Aeronautics
Hugo L. Blair
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Blair
Gordon
Baxter
Woman
Nathan Williams
Chapman
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen St
NEW Low Prices Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Edinburgh-Glasgow
Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Pine Motor CO
Dodge
Plymouth
N. Loud St. Hill's
Wwinchester
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NES
Frees, Inc
MT. Storm Poultry Farm
Rt. 259
Gore
Gore, Va
Highview
S Newman
Sey
Barr's Orchard & Farm Supply
Purcellville
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