Winchester Teens Named Maids of Honor for Apple Blossom Festival
Elizabeth Harrison Baker and Dorothy Loane Minnigerode of Winchester have been chosen as maids of honor to Queen Shenandoah for the twenty third annual apple blossom festival set for April 27 and 28. Baker, 18, attends Stuart Hall and is active in arts and cheerleading. Minnigerode, 18, is a Goucher College student in Baltimore.
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Elizabeth Harrison Baker
Dorothy Loane Minnigerode
Winchester
Shenandoah
Elizabeth Baker
Woodhull Baker
W. Cecil St
Stuart Hall
Staunton
Miss Baker
Handley High School
Dorothy Minnigerode
John Minnigerode
Amherst St
Goucher College
Baltimore
Geek
Queen’s Court
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Virginia
15-Year-Old Held 'ete After Saying He Forced His Wife To Jump Into River
Richard Randolph Myers 25, of Newark surrendered to Newark police after his wife Jewell Baynes Myers went missing. He claimed she left him Monday and that Saturday night at Vincent's Tavern he followed her to Jackson street Bridge and tried to force her into the Passaic River. A river search was underway with no body recovered by noon. He traveled to Winchester and back, then surrendered to Winchester police before being held as a parole violator.
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Winchester Po
Rewerk
Lt. Ritter
Jeny
Myers
Vincent
van Buren
Market Streets
Newark
Jackson Street
Oyers
Winchester
Clearbrook
Local History Everard wake Meade
A list of readable local history books about Clarke County Winchester Shenandoah Valley and nearby areas. Titles include histories of the Lower Shenandoah Valley Clarke County and Northern Virginia homes parishes and churches with publication years ranging from 1833 to 1950.
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Everard Wake Meade
Lower
Shenandoah Valley
J. E. Norris
Valley of
Virginia
Samuel Kercheval
Winchester
Katherine (Glass) Greene
Frederick Morton
Thos. K. Cartmell
Clarke County
Thos. D. Gold
Frederick
Rose M. E. MacDonald
Northern Virginia
the Washingtons
John W. Wayland
Old Chapel
Mary F. Page
E. G. Butler
B. D. Chambers
Frederick Parish
E. K. de
Windor
R. B. Woodward
D. Grim
Shenandoah
A. Mackayis
Thirteen Die In Accidents In Week End
Thirteen people died in weekend traffic crashes across Virginia during Easter. A head on collision on U S Route 19 near Richlands killed four instantly and left two others dying later in hospital. The toll for the holiday period rose to 212 statewide with two more fatalities reported in a separate late Friday crash.
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Tazewell County
Virginia
Tazewell
Richlands
Paul Esmerine Hess
Larry Jack Hess
Omega Dye
Guy Eugene Whitt
Swords Creek
Oma Shelton
Raven
Glenn Asa Whitt
Harman Peery Hess
Curtis Mullims
Doran
Mullins
Air Force Veteran Rescued After Week in Swamps
An Air Force veteran, James Douglas Stewart of Weston West Virginia, was rescued after a week in the Okefenokee swamps following a crash 20 miles north of his Jacksonville base. He survived on bamboo shoots and mushrooms until Boy Scouts guided by Robert Shivers found him and sent him to a hospital in fair condition.
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Homerville
Okefenokee
Terday
James Douglas Brown Tosterday
James O Weston
W. Va
Stewart
Jacksonville
Pla
Robert
Shivers
Atlanta
Supreme Court Allows Congress to Question Communist Ties
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with congressionally backed inquiries into Communist Party membership. In upholding convictions of John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo for contempt, the Court affirmed that free speech yields to national interests when Congress investigates perceived threats to national welfare.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Lawton Court
Lawson
Trumbo
U. S. Court of Appeals
Lewson
Submarine Pickerel Traveled 5200 Miles Undersea
On March 15 the US submarine Pickerel dived off Hong Kong and stayed submerged 21 days reaching Pearl Harbor, covering about 5200 miles. Navy officials called it a routine test, noting it’s the longest underwater run they have heard of, with 67 enlisted and eight officers aboard. The snorkel allows extended diesel operation below the surface, reducing the need to surface for battery recharge.
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Washington
U. S
Pacific
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor
Paul R. Schratz
Eer
Wwinghouse Corp
Easter weekend toll matches normal highway death rate
National Safety Council figures show 172 traffic and related deaths from Friday 6 PM to Sunday midnight, near the 175 average for similar 54 hour periods. January and February daily traffic deaths averaged 78, with 54 additional miscellaneous fatalities over the weekend across states including California, Texas, New York, and Illinois.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Street Clean-Up Begins for Jaycees Festival Prep
About 25 Winchester JCC members started at 7 am with brooms on N. Loudoun Street from Boscawen to Piccadilly. The Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Week kicks off ahead of the Apple Blossom Festival in less than three weeks.
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Winchester Jcc
N. Loudoun St
Boscawen
Piccadilly
Murder Indictment Returned Against James Hagg
A grand jury indicted James Alfred Hagg a coal miner and preacher in the Holiness Church on a murder charge for the fatal beating of his 18 year old wife. The case centers on a lethal assault that occurred in Grundy.
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Grundy
James Alfred Hagg
Holiness Church
Skipper Only Survivor of Sunk Vessel Off Chesapeake Bay
The tug Lorraine sank off Windmill Point near the Rappahannock leaving six missing and one survivor. Captain O P Brown of Norfolk was rescued. Norman Fisher's body was recovered in a life ring. Coast Guard teams search for four missing crew and the vessel was towing a 4000 ton coal bargeAjax to Camden New Jersey.
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Chesapeake Bay
Lorraine
Windmill Point Light
Rappahannock River
Norman Fisher
Dottie Dee
O. P. Brown
Norfolk
Deltaville
Coast Guard
L. E. Hooper
Eastern Transportation Company of
Baltimore
John G. Wood
Collinswood
N. J
W. F. Jefferson
Richmond
Robert Kellum
Weems
Ollie Hudgins
Portsmouth
Cook Lester Lee
Ajax
Camden
John Ward
Brown
Auto Burns Near Corner in Inwood West Virginia
A 1939 Ford owned by an Inwood man burned near the Loudoun and Baker streets corner this afternoon. Firemen said a gasoline jug on the front floor spilled and ignited by hot ashes from a pipe. The car interior was gutted before extinguishment. the burning container rolled under a Haldeman Dairy truck without causing damage. Firemen also were called to 26 Cameron Street where a closet caught fire at Mrs. M Eliza’s home.
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Inwood
W. Va
Loudoun
Baker Streets
Haldeman
S. Cameron St
M. Eliza
After Easter Clearance Sale at Worth's
Worth's announces an after Easter clearance sale with reduced prices on select merchandise. The event highlights major markdowns across departments and limited quantities.
Democrats Prepare To Assault GOP In Truman Tour
President Truman plans a westward whistle stop tour through Wisconsin to rally support for his party. He will defend his foreign policy and attack Republican opposition on domestic issues including the Brannan farm subsidy plan unemployment insurance and rent controls. He aims to reinforce Democratic strength in Congress and support Acheson while facing Communist charges against the State Department.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State Acheson
Congressional Republicans
Wisconsin
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington State
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Brannan
Plane Survivors Rescued After Caribbean Crash
The U S Navy reports four survivors from an amphibian plane crash 40 miles south of Kingston Jamaica. Harold Banting and his wife, Anthony Banting and his wife, officials of Caribbean International Airlines, were aboard. The Bronson rescued them in good condition after the plane developed a leak and sank. Four destroyers and other vessels joined the search.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U. S
Kingston
Jamaica
Bronson
Harold Banting
Anthony
Caribbean International Airlines
Banting
South King
Navy
This Hurts Me More Than You
In Indianapolis Charles Plake told police a hoodlum struck him in the stomach. The blow caused no lasting pain, and the assailant fled after tossing an aching fist. Plake was recently recovering from a back injury and wore a plaster cast.
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Indianapolis
Charles Plake
Plake
McCarthy Ready to Name Mystery Witness on Lattimore
Senator McCarthy said he will name a witness who will testify that Owen Lattimore is or was a Communist. He told reporters in Washington after returning from New York and plans to subpoena Lattimore at the Senate inquiry. McCarthy expects more witnesses to bolster his charges against Lattimore and to press the case for hearings.
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McCarthy
Lattimore
Washington
R-Wis
Senate
Owen Lattimore
Capitol
New York
Johns Hopkins
E . McCarthy
State Department
Michigan
Saree
Peleiek
Communist Party
Russia
Middletown Mayoral Race Draws Three Candidates
The Middletown mayoral contest features incumbent Charles L. Wright seeking re election with five current council members also running for reelection. Challengers include Clayton B. Hartman and H. C. Hottel while new council hopefuls are Martin H. Hann Joseph J. Dwyer Claude F. Carper and E. L. Stickley. Other towns Stephens City Berryville and Royce discuss June elections with varied candidate activity.
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Middletown
Charles L. Wright
G. Larrick
Ainsworth Sperry
W. B. Little
T. W. Sperry
M. H. Rhodes
G. W. Borden
Wright
Clayton
Hartman
Winchester
H. C. Hottel
Martin H. Hann
Joseph J. Dwyer
Claude F. Carper
E. L. Stickley
Stephens City
Berryville
Royce
Gage An
Mohr Sentenced In Mercy Killing Case in Allentown
Harold A. Mohr, 36, is sentenced to three to six years in prison and fined $500 for voluntary manslaughter in the mercy killing of his cancer-stricken brother Walter, 55, at their Coplay area home. The jury, while finding guilt, was said to have shown mercy toward Mohr.
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Allentown
Harold A. Mohr
Mohr
James F. Henninger
Lehigh County
Saensiecesae
Lee
Walter
Coplay
Harry C. Creveling
Harold
Henninger
Ice storm batters upper Midwest with widespread outages
A freezing rain system crippled telephone service in at least 55 towns across northern Iowa and the Mississippi River city of Clinton, leaving many households without power as lines fell. Damage topped $100,000 to Iowa’s systems while warmer conditions elsewhere aided repairs.
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Upper Midwest
Great Lakes
Iowa
Mississippi River
Clinton
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ilinois
Des Moines
Nebr
Rapid City
Upper Michigan
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Dalhart
Tex
Missing Woman Search Dropped by Winchester Police
Winchester police dropped the search for a missing woman after questioning Orval Spurgeon about his wife in Auburn West Virginia. Police had broadcast an alarm for a 17 year old red haired girl who was said to accompany a stranger, but the inquiry led to the conclusion that no wife was missing.
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Winchester
F. M. Punk
Orval Spurgeon
Auburn
W. Va
Wanted experienced auto salesman after Easter sale
Advertising note seeks a skilled automobile salesman for after Easter clearance event. The position emphasizes strong sales ability and familiarity with dealership promotions. No location or firm name specified.
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Dorothy Minnigbrode
Joseph Kinney
Homicide Bureau
Newark Police
The
Air Force
Jaycees
Passaic, N. J
Philliparthy
Acheson
John 8
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