Winds Cause Massive Fires Across Virginia Acres
A wind driven forest fire in George Washington National Forest burned about 600 acres and threatened areas across 2000 acres in Virginia. Volunteers from Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University aided firefighting efforts along with 300 volunteers and forest rangers. Wind gusts reached 80 mph in Roanoke and 50 mph in Richmond as several counties reported fires and evacuations.
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Buena Vista
George Washington National Forest
Forest Rangers
Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee University
George W. Dean
Richmond
Virginia Line
Harlan County
New Kent County
Dinwiddie
Buckingham County
Spotylvania
Pulaski County
Peak Knob
Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Russell
Tazewell
Buchanan
Roanoke
Henrico County
Chesterfield County
Powhatan
King William
Freeze Threat Looms Over Orchardists Early Tomorrow
Weather warnings say temperatures after midnight could drop to 26 degrees in the Winchester Clarke area with a 10 mile wind. Officials fear a freeze may damage fruit buds in orchards Easter Sunday morning, though wind might prevent frost formation.
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Winchester- Clarke
Hill and Dale heir and Hopkins family political warning
In 1807 John Hopkins bought Hill and Dale in Clarke County and joined the Winchester Bar after marrying Cornelia Lee of Greenspring. His 1822 will, probated 1828, urges his offspring to avoid politics, warning that republics decay and urging steadfastness against power and faction. Their son John Hopkins Jr. married Abigail Page and lived at 24 W. Piccadilly Street in Winchester.
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John Hopkins
Richmond
Cornelia Lee
William Lee
Greenspring
Republic
John Hopkins Jr
Abby Page
John Page
Hand Made Lawn Chairs by W. Snider & Sons
Classified notice announcing handmade lawn chairs by W. Snider and Sons offering for sale through the local shop. Chairs described as sturdy outdoor seating with simple designs. Includes contact or pickup details likely for direct customer orders.
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Snider & Sons
Resurrection Story Opens With Empty Tomb
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and others visit Jesus tomb. They find the stone rolled away and the body missing. Two men in shining garments ask why they seek the living among the dead, proclaiming he is risen. Peter and others hear the report and begin to spread the news.
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Jesus
Youth Charged With Slaying Mother's Lonely Hearts Suitor
Dover April 16 A 16 year old farmer confessed with his mother to killing Wade Woodbridge 70 of Bedford Virginia who met the woman via a lonely hearts club The body was buried burned and dumped on Dover City dump Investigations tied the case to Inez Gertrude Brennan 45 and Robert Vernon Brennan with Robert's half brother Raymond named as accessory Police linked a Virginia letter to the missing Woodbridge and traced the unknown woman to Mrs Brennan the farmer finally admitted firing Woodbridge with a shotgun
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Dover
Potes
Herbert Barnes
Delaware
Wade Woodbridge
Bedford
Barnes
Robert Vernon Brennan
Inez
Gertrude Brennan
Robert
Raymond
Woodbridge
Virginia
Brennan
Robert Brennan
Business Census Begins Monday in Local District
The United States Census begins a business census Monday in the Eighth District. Wallace P. Willson, district supervisor, sets up headquarters at 108 Second St. S. W. Charlottesville with nine enumerators covering 24 Virginia counties. The survey ends in September and records confidential business data for the bureau.
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Wallace P. Willson
Willson
Second St. S. W
Charlottesville
Virginia
Wilson
Express Strike Ends in New York
Seven thousand Railway Express employees voted to end a five week stoppage and return to work Monday after the vote today in New York.
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New York
Railway Express
New Blood Donors Urgently Needed For Winchester Visit
Officials warned of low turnout for the Red Cross bloodmobile in Winchester on Tuesday. Only 20 volunteers had signed up by mid‑morning, and 80 more donors were needed to meet the schedule.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Two to Face Judge On Charges of Rape Of Woman Guest
Two Newport News men Van H Dickason 22 and Clifford H Brooks 23 face preliminary hearing at 9 30 a m Monday in Denbigh court on charges from the March 25 assault and rape of a Newport News woman in Warwick county. Detailing the case county sheriff’s deputy W R Mears said Dickason beat the woman in Huntington Park then Brooks raped her and she was dumped near her home as the pair had attended a dance.
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Newport News
W. E. Hogg
Warwick County
van H. Dickason
Clifford H. Brooks
W. R. Mears
Dickason
Huntington Park
Brooks
Mears
ERP gains Western friends despite Soviet push
Paris dispatch notes ERP aid fuels favorable European opinion while Moscow propaganda fails to sway audiences. Alfred Friendly heads a 55 American 20 European ERP info staff within the ECA. Western Europe sees uneven press coverage and heavy communist opposition.
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Red
ERP
Europe
Moscow
Goebbels
Alfred H. Friendly
Washington Post
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Britain
Italy
Friendly
France
Newman Inaugural At VPI Monday
Dr. Walter Stephenson Newman will take office as Virginia Tech president during a ceremony in Blacksburg attended by delegates from 128 colleges. Notables include Governor Tuck US Senator Robertson Rep Burton and MIT president Killian as inaugural speaker.
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Blacksburg
Walter Stephenson Newman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Tuck
Richmond
U. S
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
Clarence G. Burton
Lynchburg
Claude R. Wickard
Rural Electrification Administration
Earl J. McGrath
James P. Pope
TVA
Virginia General Assembly
James Rhyne Killian Jr
MIT
Newman
Woodstock
Hampden-Sydney
Virginia Tech
Pennsylvania State College
Wallace Beery Dies Suddenly Film Humorist at 60
Beverly Hills Calif April 16 Wallace Beery a long time film star known for hard boiled yet kindly roles died suddenly at his home at age 60. He had been treated for a heart ailment and was reportedly improving before the unexpected death with Rita Beery Will Beery Carol Ann and Noah Beery Jr at his bedside. Beerys career spanned 36 years starting in 1913 with Keystone and later sound films including Tugboat Annie Chinatown Nights The Bad Man and This Man's Navy. He was twice married first to Gloria Swanson then to Rita Gilman and adopted Carol Ann.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Wallace Beery
Beery
Rita Beery
Will Beery
Carol
Keystone
Marie Dressler
Navy
Gloria Swanson
Rita Gilman
Carol Ann
San Fernando
Brigham, Utah
Wyoming
Gloucester Board Seeks 50000 Dollar Loan for Negro School
Gloucester county officials move to borrow 50 000 dollars from the State Literary Fund as an alternative after voters rejected a 300 000 bond issue for a new Negro school. The plan to fund classrooms on the Roanes site aims to ease desegregation obligations as Judge Hutcheson schedules sentencing for May 4 in Richmond.
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Gloucester
Gloucester County
State Literary Fund
Board of Supervisors
Roanes
Federal District Court
Richmond
Sterling Hutcheson
Hutcheson
J. Walter Kenny
Hillyard Paint Clean Up Ad and Fire Dept Meeting
Clean up paint up pricing offer from Hillyard 41 E Piccadilly St with free spring estimate. Golden Glow Restaurant hours and House of ad. Clearbrook Firemen hold annual meeting April 18 at 8 pm with director elections and refreshments.
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N. Loudoun St
Arthur M. Jackel
House of Good Food
Molden Electric CO
Hillyard's
E. Piccadilly
Golden Glow
Gardner B. Hillyard
E. Piccadilly St
Clearbrook
Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Dept
Republicans to Force Debate On Atlantic Treaty in Senate
Senators prepare for full discussion of the North Atlantic security pact as Taft defends the effort against claims of a legislative roadblock. McGrath accuses GOP of delaying aid measures. hearings likely to begin mid April with about 100 witnesses.
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Senate
Washington
Taft
McGrath
Rhode Island
Truman
GOP
Watkins
Utah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
United States
Canada
North
Easter retail boom in Winchester stores drives good sales
Ralph Larson of Retail Merchants says pre Easter sales in Winchester are ahead of last year with strong women’s fashion demand for navy blue. C J Ott of McCroys reports sensational candy sales and stores open until 9 pm for shoppers. Eggs sell around 69 cents as prices stay cheaper than last year.
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Winchester
Ralph Larson
Montgomery Ward
Larson
C. J. Ott
McCroys
Mr. Ott
McCroy
Easter bloom rush as florists report strong orders
Winchester florists worked late to catch up on Easter orders and anticipate continued rush today. Miller Bros says sales are ahead of last year as Smalts expands staff to meet demand. Roses dominate corsages with gardenias orchids and sweetpeas next. pot plants like lilies azaleas hydrangeas also popular. Prices reach up to seven fifty for pots and fifteen for corsages.
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Winchester Florists
Herbert W. Miller
Miller Bros
Smalts
Tax Levy Up $1.40 to Build Negro School
King George county increases the school tax levy from $1 to $2.40 per $100 of assessed value. Most of the funds cover a new $150 000 high school for Negroes. The county board was ordered by a Federal district court to equalize facilities for Negro students.
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Fredericksburg
King George County Board of Supervisors
King George County School Board
Federal District Court
Richmond
Mill Office Hit Second Time By Yeggs At Berryville
Clarke Milling Co. office in Berryville was ransacked for the second time since March 9. Dr. R. Peery found papers scattered and about $7 in small change missing from a cash box after entry by forcing a window. The prior break damaged the safe beyond repair. a new safe is on order.
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Clarke Milling Co
Berryville
R. Peery
Girl 10 suffocated by toy balloon in Montana visitor case
Betty Rie Berryman ten years old of Butte Montana died from a toy balloon obstructing her throat during a visit at Uncle Howard E Casey's Spokane area home. Police report the obstruction was removed then artificial respiration and oxygen were given for an hour by officers and emergency squad.
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Spokane
Wash
Betty Rie Berryman
Butte
Mont
Howard E. Casey
Casey
Ben
First Dr McGuire Lecture Scheduled Monday
The first annual Dr Hunter H McGuire lecture at Winchester hospital will be held 8 30 pm Monday at the George Washington hotel. Dr Irving Wright of Cornell University Medical School will discuss The Use and Abuse of Anti Coagulant Therapy in the Treatment of Thrombo Embolic Diseases. About 75 physicians from nearby areas are expected.
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Hunter H. McGuire
Winchester Hospital
George Washington Hotel
Irving Wright
Cornell University Medical School
New York City
New York Hospital
Wright
George H. Smith
John B. McKee
United States Army
McGuire
Love-crazed man shoots father, surrenders after standoff
Dewitt Coombs killed Francis Pay, 58, in Wanayaee then hid in a house with a shotgun. Police surrounded the home with tear gas as Coombs pleaded for forgiveness from a former girlfriend Fay Pay. After more than an hour of gunfire and gas, a officer persuaded surrender.
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Merrick
N. Y
Dewitt Coombs
Coombs
Wan Ya Ee
Francis
Long Island
Fay
Ter
Rita
50 ton air cargo sets world record
Convair built the XC-99 which lifted 277 000 pounds gross. The aircraft features six 3000 horsepower engines and a 230 foot wingspan. It is designed for 300 mph and 8100 mile range. Berlin airlift reaches new weekly tonnage record, moving more than 13 000 tons daily while rail traffic slumps.
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Ray A. Ryan
Convair
Ryan
Berlin
Allied
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