Maragon Trial Focuses on Molasses Firm With Government Trouble
John Maragon's perjury trial centers on Allied Molasses, a firm that clashed with the Agriculture Department. Witnesses include Milton Polland and Harold M. Polland, who paid Maragon over $1,200 in 1946 to resolve molasses quota issues, while Vaughan’s possible testimony remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maragon
Washington
White House
Agriculture Department
U. S
Charles Murray
Harry H. Vaughan
Maragon
Vaughan
Senate
Perth Am
Vaughan Murray
Irvin Goldstein
Milton R. Polland
Milwaukee Insurance 4&Aa
Harold M
Allied Molasses
Polland
Ross
Trout Streams Open Tomorrow in Virginia Mountains
Opening day for trout streams across the mountain region west and east of the Valley. Cedar Creek, Back Creek, Paddy Run and Duck Run note stocking of thousands of trout by the State Game and Fish Commission and federal hatcheries. In all, 100 tons of trout across 125 streams, averaging about a pound, with many two-year-olds 18 to 20 inches long. 32,000 additional trout from federal hatcheries stocked in George Washington National Forest from Star Tannery to Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek
Earl Cather
Back Creek
Virginia
State Game and Fish Commission
National Forest
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
George Washington National Forest
Star Tannery
Covington
Alleghanies
Massanutten Mountain
Spring Clearance Sale Advertised Across City Shops
Pine Apparel offers dresses suits coats with reductions up to aog Modern Age Shop showcases sales at Rexall and Brooks Pharmacy Life Colliers and Post ads highlight Hats Blouses Skirts at Buzzella's Lovett's Shoppe and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall le
Colliers
Post
Brooks Pharmacy
C. Oates Lumber Yard
Margaret L. Hodgson
Glass Headley
Czechoslovakia orders expulsion of U S Information Service director
Czechoslovakia today ordered Joseph C. Kolarek the U S Information Service director expelled and demanded an immediate halt to USIS activities. Prague also reported six Czechs including a woman faced trial for belonging to a spy ring directed by the U S embassy. Kolarek denied the charges calling them trumped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Czechoslovakia
Joseph C. Kolarek
U. S. Information Service
Prague
Pankrac State Court
U. S
Army
Jaromir Nechansky
Berlin
Kolarek
Tober
U.S
Dean Acheson
Washington
J. Zastera
Zastera
Oslovakia
Bratislavia
Slovakia
Baltimore
State Department
Van Johnson Fan Club Forms in Winchester for Apple Blossom
The Van Johnson Fan Club of Winchester organized to present the actor with an autograph album signed by residents. The album will be displayed at Capitol Theatre lobby and signed in several town locations this week.
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van Johnson
Winchester
Capitol Theatre
Virginia
Van Johnson Named Grand Marshal of Apple Blossom Parade
Louella Parsons reports Van Johnson chosen as grand marshal of Winchester Virginia's Apple Blossom Festival on April 29. He will ride with Queen Anne Hadley, daughter of Vice President Barkley, as massive crowds are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louella Parsons
Hollywood
van Johnson
Movieland
Winchester
Van
Queen Anne Hadley
Barkley
Anne
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Air Secretary Sees Cold War Threat and Deterrence
In San Francisco W Stuart Symington says Russia views war as inevitable and could launch a surprise atomic attack on any U S. He argues the United States is defenseless against such a blow and that deterrence rests on the promise of full retaliatory action if attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
W. Stuart Symington
Air
Russia
United States
U. S
Symington
Chamber of Commerce
Police Augment Winchester For Apple Blossom Festival
The Winchester Police Department will be joined by 20 uniformed officers from nearby cities and towns plus 50 military police for the Apple Blossom Festival April 27 28. Plain clothes railroad detectives and local officers on two 12 hour shifts will manage festival security with State Troopers expected on highways entering the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
J. Thomas Yd
Ft. Eustis
Ft. Monroe
Richmond
Arlington County
Martinsburg
Harrisonburg
Alexandria
Front Royal
Fairfax
Staunton
Woodstock
Stephens City
Strasburg
Luray
Boyd
Winchester District Methodist attendance rises in evangelistic services
Thirty eight Methodist churches on the Winchester District reported a total attendance of 3 941 for evangelistic services running Monday through Friday. Lay visitation teams held 287 interviews with 90 accessories to the church. The Stephens City team had 32 interviews, Braddock St 21 and Market St 18. Evening service attendance rose across churches with 125 in Winchester and 118 in Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Stephens City
Braddock St
Market St
Berryville
Father 34 to be charged with attempted murder of 16
Los Angeles police said they will file 16 counts of attempted murder against John H. Grant 34 after a crude gasoline bomb was found in a plane luggage compartment just before takeoff. Grant an aeronautical engineer confessed planning to kill his family to pay debts and gain 25000 in insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John H. Grant
Grant
Ned G. Logsdon
Jack Oldstone
New York
Red Reinforcements Landed on Hainan
A reliable source reports Reds landed reinforcements on Hainan Island where two beachheads were established Monday. Naval chief Kewi Yung-ching said sinking invading craft was hard as the Reds reportedly landed 5,000 more troops while Nationalist leaders urged calm and questioned earlier victory claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Hainan Island
Hong Kong
Hainan
Chiang Kai-shek
Qohivn
Adm
Kewi Yung-ching
Keni
Southeast Asia
Luichow Peninsula
Chen Chi-tang
Chen
Apple Blossom Festival cancellations stamp Winchester mail
The Apple Blossom Festival dates April 27-28, 1950 are canceled on 160 660 mail pieces through April 18 at the Winchester Post Office. A special die approved by the U S Postal Department reads Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival April 27-28 1950. Eight local businesses use the die on postage meters in addition to main office cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
U. S
National Ave
W. B. Snider & Son
Lovetts
American Legion
Escapee Miller Captured In Berryville After Car Theft
James Wesley Miller 19, escaped from the State Colony for Epileptics in Lynchburg, was captured in Harper's Ferry driving a stolen Ford sedan after a chase with Berryville police and West Virginia State Police. He pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Berryville court and was held for Clarke grand jury with bail set at 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wesley Miller
H. G. Potts
Berryville
Earl Ashby
Clarke Grand Jury
Bill Garrard
Lynchburg
Charles Town
W. Va
Robert Milburn
Harper's Ferry
Milburn
West Virginia
Miller
Lynchbur Colony
Houston West
Carter
Ashby
Buckmarsh Street
James Wood
Rt. 7
Colony
Trooper Wood
Rippon
Summit Point
Corporal Kelly
Visit Restrictions Lifted At Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital will lift visiting restrictions next Monday April 24 after influenza declines. Administrator Homer Alberti and Dr Paul Chapman of Winchester Frederick County Health Dept cite shorter stays and better rest as factors while cautioning against excessive visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Homer Alberti
Paul Chapman
Winchester-Frederick County
Alberti
School Trustee Electoral Board Meets in Winchester
A meeting of Frederick County Virginia School Trustee Electoral Board is set for May 3 1950 at 10 00 AM in the County Clerk s office Winchester to elect a Shawnee District School Trustee Clarence E Lenley chairman confirms the details and location. An advertisement note follows for AWNINGS advertising canvas aluminum residence terraces stores and related products from E W Armstrong Company at 37 E Piccadilly St Winchester Va with contact numbers and showroom mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Clarence E. Lenley
Frederick County School Electoral Board
Pella
E. W. Armstrong Company
E. Piccadilly St
Sullins College picks Nell Arnold princess for Apple Blossom Festival
Nell N. Arnold, 19, of Gadsden Alabama, selected to represent Sullins College as a princess in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester on April 27 and 28. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Arnold and led her school's Winter Wonderland event as a duchess and club president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell N. Arnold
Gadsden
Alabama
Sullins College
Bristol
Virginia
Winchester
Miss Arnold
James H. Arnold
Sullins Alabama
Motorist Fined For Manslaughter in Frederick County
Charles Loring Pugh of Gaines to, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Frederick County Circuit Court jury. He was fined 500 dollars and given a one year suspended jail sentence for a crash that killed Mrs Ruth Marie Smith three days after a rear collision with the Adams car near Cross Junction. Adams, his wife, and daughter were injured. the deceased died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Jury foreman Henry L. Brown led a 12 member panel after about 90 minutes of deliberation. Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Massie Jr. presented five witnesses. Defense attorneys were T G Scully and Robert Woltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Loring Pugh
Gainesto
Frederick County
Pugh
Frank M. Adams
Cross Junction
Adams
Ruth Marie Smith
Sarah Marie
Whitacre
Smiths
Mrs. Smith
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Henry L. Brown
Howard Lewis
Earl
Blanchfield
Harold Cooper
T. O. Snyder
Vernon H. Barton, Jr
Jesse Himelright
H. D. Warren
Howard Glenn
I. H. Miller
Galen Frye
Escapee Given Two-Year Term
State convicts Leon Theodore Edwards alias Robert Smith and David Lee Bazemore were sentenced to two and one years respectively in the Frederick County penitentiary for escaping while on a road construction task. Both were trusties at the State Convict Road Camp near White Post and fled March 24, then were recaptured near Charles Town the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Theodore Edwards
Robert Smith
David Lee Bazemore
Frederick Conn
Norfolk Court
Bazemore
Edwards
White Post
Charles Town
May Ban Czech Publications in U S Reported
Washington discusses a possible U S ban on Czech publications as retaliation for Czechoslovakia's demand to recall the American press attache in Prague. The move underscores rising tensions over press diplomacy and diplomatic representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Mercury Reaches 80 Degrees in Winchester
The Winchester thermometer climbed to 80 degrees this afternoon, the warmest day of spring so far. Earlier records show a January 26 reading of 80 at the Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Post Office to Cut Mail Service and Hours
Winchester post officials announced a nationwide cut in mail service including a single daily residential delivery. Windows may close earlier and some routes will be combined with 30 day notices for business operations. The move aims to pressure Congress for more postal funding as critics warn of reduced service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Jesse M. Donaldson
Carl Campbell
Associated Press
Donaldson
Cihen-Eatin Haseheen
Congress
Postal Department
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
House
Building Permits Issued for Houses in Winchester and Frederick County
Building permits were issued for a Winchester dwelling and two in Frederick County. Orville Bloom of RFC Winchester was approved to erect a 144 story house at 328 Shawnee Ave costing about 7000 with brick and cinder block construction. Halsey T Green Jr of Stephens City received a permit for a seven room frame and brick bungalow in Bel Air costing about 9000. Charles F Dellinger and Viola L Dellinger of Winchester got a four room and bath concrete block bungalow on Paper Mill Rd costing about 4000. J M Bennett of Winchester was granted to remodel a frame dwelling and build a smoke house near White Hall at about 1000.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Orville Bloom
RFC
Shawnee Ave
Halsey T
Helen W. Green, Jr
Stephens City
Bel-Air
Charles F
Viola L. Dellinger
Paper Mill Rd
J. M. Bennett
White Hall
Brain Operation Fugit ive Gunman Back in Jail
A 25 year old former Marine Charles Hinkley who underwent pre frontal lobotomy last fall to curb criminal tendencies was arrested in South Deerfield Massachusetts after escaping a Kansas Veterans Administration hospital and running a trail of bad checks. He faces charges in Kansas New York Florida and may be sent back to Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Hinkley
Kansas Veterans Administration Hospital
Hinkley
South Deerfield
Mass
Winter General Hospital
Topeka
Kans
New York City
Florida
Coral Gables
Fla
Irwin Perlmutter Permutter
Perlmutter
Veterans Hospital
Charles Crank
Kansas City
Crank
U.S. Officials Explore Risks After Baltic Air Clash
Washington reports top officials study possible further Soviet American air clashes along Europe’s front. They weigh why the April 8 Baltic Sea incident happened and seek assurances from the Soviet government while evaluating options and potential retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Russia
Washington
Europe
Baltic Sea
Alan G. Kirk
United States
Vishinsky
Kirk
Ing
State Department
State
White House
Baltic
Chicken and Ham Supper at Opequon Church
Opequon Presby Church in Opequon Virginia hosts a chicken and ham supper on Thursday April 20 starting at 5 30 p m. Tickets priced at 1 00. Proceeds support church activities and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Presby
Opequon
Bake Sale by Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter
The Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter will hold a bake sale featuring homemade pies and cakes at Solenberger’s Hardware Store on Saturday April 22 starting at 9 A.M. Proceeds support chapter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon
Solenberger
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Ridgeway
Buzzella’s
U.S. Information Service
van Johnson Club
Handley School
Malden
Electric Company
Valley News
Festival
George Washington Hotel
Police Department
Methodist
Miss Suomela
Red
Irvin Stayton
Post Office
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