Brother Sister Team Wins State Baby Beef Prize
Roxanne Rogers and Sidney Rogers of Frederick County Virginia captured the state baby beef championship at Richmond with a purebred Hereford steer named champion. They earned 660 dollars from the sale at 60 cents per pound plus 356 dollars for another Hereford placed fourth at 33 cents a pound, plus a fat check for two pens of Hampshire hogs at 21 cents per pound. Sidney also won a state FFA junior division with a lightweight 870 pound Hereford steer not sold. A Clarke County competitor Miss Nancy Wolfe earned reserve champion, also a purebred Hereford steer weighing 960 pounds at 14 months and sold for 36 cents per pound.
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Roxanne Rogers
Sidney
E. Clay Rogers
R.2
Hayfield
Gainseboro
Winchester
Richmond
Hampshire
FFA
John Wolfe
Frederick County
Rogers
Virginia
Clarke
Nancy Wolfe
Gaylord
Berryville
Clarke County
Miss Wolfe
J. M. Wolfe
Cecil
Charles Town
Greek Newsman Sentenced for Polk Murder in Salonika
A Greek court at Salonika jailed Gregory Staktopoulos for life for involvement in the murder of American correspondent George Polk. Reports say two triggermen, Adam Mouzenides and Evangelos Vasvanas, were sentenced to death in absentia. Staktopoulos’ mother Anna was acquitted.
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Athens
Salonika
Gregory Staktopoulos
George Polk
Polk
Adam Mouzenides
Evangelos Vasvanas
Staktopolous
Anna
Clarke slave sale at Annfield largest in Clarke Frederick history
The sale of more than 100 enslaved people from Matthew Page’s estate at Annfield near Clarke and Frederick counties occurred December 28 1826 and was completed August 17 1827. Despite many dealers present none bought. Purchasers housed separate slaves, preserving family units. Valuation for the estate set at 45480 dollars. Some enslaved persons remained with Page's widow or were unable to work and were kept at Annfield for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Matthew Page
Annfield
Frederick County
Page
Frederick
Francis Otway Byrd
Oakley
Nathaniel Burwell
Saratoga
Blossom bearers named for Shenandoah Apple Blossom coronation
The 22d annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival coronation will feature two bearers Sal ly Bruce Scully age 6 and Edith Ann Huntsberry age 5 both from Winchester. Sally attends John Kerr School and Edith is a pupil at Presbyterian nursery. Edith is daughter of C W Huntsberry and Sally resides with John 8 Scully III on Academy Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
E. W. Barr
Department of the Queen
Margret Thors
Sally
Bruce Scully
Edith Ann Huntsberry
Winchester
Edith
Presbyterian
Trout Opening Day Sees Modest Bites and Crowds
Opening day drew anglers to Cedar Creek Paddy Run and Back Creek but fish were scarce. T J Starrett and wardens reported poor bites amid high water and cloudy murky pools caused by wading crowds. Perry Mason landed a 15 inch trout early. WV fisherman boasted 18 and 19 inch catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Starrett
Earl Cather
Donald Levi
Cedar Creek
Paddy Run
Back Creek
Starrett
Perry Mason
Baker St
West Virginia
Knight Bix
William
Walter Bursey
M. W. Saffell
Hardin Gordon
U. S. Army
Saffell
Knight
Bill Bixby
Otis Sargent
Lee Grant
Jack Brandon
Fred Glaize
Leonard Sirbaugh
W. H. Lawrence Jr
Clifford Grim
S. J. Sjostrom
Croswell Henderson
Gene Lurber
John Kane
Police Prepare To Storm Bank Robbers Hideout
State patrols massed near Nashville after a tip that two bank robbers from West Virginia were hiding in a Middle Tennessee house. The suspects James Bennett 22 and Carl Close 31 were believed armed with revolvers automatics and submachine guns and sought for the Follansbee WV bank robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
West Virginia
James Bennett
Carl Close
Follansbee
W. Va
Clearbrook Fire Co. Reelects Lawrence as President
William H. Lawrence Jr. is reelected president of the Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Department. Officers and directors are returned. new terms for Walker McC Bond Claude Gore John Jolliffe C Irvine Cather. Lane vice president Walker Bond secretary D K Russell treasurer M Swimley assisting etc. A hose trailer, new International truck, and a drill test with 3000 feet of hose were reported. Mrs. Swimley to organize annual church benefit party with area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Lawrence Jr
Clearbrook
Walker McC. Bond
Claude Gore
John Jolliffe
C. Irvine Cather
Lawrence
Walker Bond
D. K. Russell
Frances Mason
O. M. Swimley
Henry Cline
D. J. O'Connell
William Boden
Earl Shade
O'Connell
Boden
Swimley
Cline
Russell
Women's Auxiliary
International
Meat and Vegetable Prices Edging Lower Across Markets
Retail pork lamb and veal prices edged downward this week while nearly all vegetables fell and dairy held steady. Easter meat buying was disappointing in several cities, leaving stocks high and wholesale demand weak. Hog prices in Chicago reached lows not seen since 1946 and broccoli led produce gains amid lower California supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Agriculture Department
California
National Industrial Conference Board
Plans to Televise Parade Completed
Television coverage of the Apple Blossom feature parade will be broadcast Friday via WMAL-TV channel 7 Washington. It marks the East’s longest overland telecast and Winchester’s size debut on TV with WRFL’s mountain top relay and two radar transmitters. NBC and WMAR-TV will join, filming for Camel Newsreel Caravan and Washington NBC newsreels with cameras on WMAL’s studio on wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Broadcasting Co
Wmal-Tv
Channel 7
Washington
East
Winchester
Philip Whitney
Harry Albert Nelson
WRFL
Richard P. Lewis
Wmar-Tv
Baltimore
National Broadcasting Co
WNLW
NBC
Richmond
St. Louis
Boston
Walton League In Clarke Starts Game Preserve
The Izaak Walton League of Clarke county gains consent from farmers to establish a five year game preserve on about 3000 acres of prime quail land. Rabbits may be hunted. The project includes food planting, predator trapping, and efforts to boost game stocks with assistance from the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries in Richmond and Game Technician Ned Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Richmond
Ned Thornton
Commission
Festival Tickets Now On Sale For Grand Parade and Events
Tickets for the festival are on sale at Molden Electric Co. Prices include tax and cover Grand Feature Parade reserved seats, Firemen's Parade, Pageant seats, Stax Luncheon, and dance admission. Phone 7725 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatem
Molden Electric CO
Barkley to Crown Queen at Apple Blossom Festival
Vice President Alben W. Barkley will crown Queen Shenandoah XXII at Winchester's Apple Blossom Festival with Senator Byrd inviting him. Queen Margret Thors will wear a white taffeta gown as Barkley, escorting her to the throne, participates in the medieval ceremony on the Handley school esplanade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alben W. Barkley
Virginia
Byrd
Edward W. Barr
Department of the Queen
Margret Thors
Iceland
Barkley
Emily Tabb Kuykendall
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Anne Kerr Largent
F. L. Largent Jr
Senate
Winchester
Berryville
Sunshine Boosts Bee Activity in Winchester Apple Area
Temperatures rise well above freezing in the Winchester fruit growing region as blossoms begin to open. Bees resume pollination work while York and Stayman varieties show buds advancing. Apple Blossom Festival expected to see thousands of trees in full bloom next Thursday and Friday barring frost. Spraying programs are being pushed to the limit in the orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester-Clarke
VFW to Discuss Rent Controls In Winchester
The local VFW post will hold a general membership meeting Monday May 2 to consider asking the city council to continue federal rent control in Winchester. The decision was made by the VFW executive committee led by Commander Glenn Seabright. The May 2 meeting replaces the May 11 regular gathering. Delegates for the State convention May 29 to June 1 in Roanoke will be chosen at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Winchester
VFW
Glenn Seabright
Roanoke
Lilac Trees Bloom at Historic Spring Hill Farm Open House
Century old lilac trees at Spring Hill Farm, home of Mr and Mrs Alvin S Pennypacker near Winchester, will be a highlight of Garden Week. The 1765 era stone house and outbuildings sit on a hill with orchard views and a spring site thought to attract early settlers. Open for tours Saturday and Monday, the historic home features hand carved woodwork and era floors. thousands of apple trees bloom nearby as the garden restores eroded hillside with many perennials in bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill Farm
Alvin
Pennypacker
Merriman's Lane
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Youth Confesses Slaying 6-Year-Old Boy in Detroit
Detroit police report 19-year-old Theodore Hilles confessed to killing 6-year-old George Counter. The burned nude body was found on an ash heap in a hotel garage. Hilles was arrested near Pinckney, Michigan after patrol officers radioed the confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Theodore Hilles
Donald
Leonard
Hilles
Little George Counter
Pinckney
Mich
Brighton
Perth
Free News Flow Challenges Face U N Information Pact
President Erwin D. Canham warned at the ASNE meeting that efforts for a United Nations information accord threaten to backslide on press freedom. He said amendments threaten to impose new controls and that international law could end up hindering free news flow instead of protecting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Erwin D. Canham
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
United States
U. N. Project
Spring Upturn In Trade Overdue
Washington reports show delayed upturn in spring trade as factory earnings dip and employment lags. Treasury Secretary Snyder remains optimistic noting higher current employment and $200 billion in liquid assets, while Louis H Bean cautions investment cuts could trigger a downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Snyder
Snyder
Louis H. Bean
SCC Protest on Phone Rate Rise Reaches City Council
Richmond April 21 The State Corporation Commission has received a protest from Winchester city council to Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co for rate increases. An SCC spokesman said a heavy mail volume accompanied the filing with most letters voicing protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Winchester City
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
SCC
Jap Communists Start Drive To Capture Coal Mine Unions
Tokyo reports communists have begun a campaign to take over Japan's 400000 organized coal miners. Lab advisers say the plan mirrors red infiltration with a well timed move amid postwar union realignments. The drive leverages merged unions and local entitlements as wage talks loom with operators under likely subsidy cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
National Council of Coal Mine Workers Unions
Zensekitan
Tango
Tanro
Tanro-Zensekitan
Zensekjtan
British Warships Count 42 Dead in Battle with Reds
Shanghai April 21 The Chinese communist attack on four Royal Navy ships left 42 dead and many wounded. The cruiser London reported 15 dead 20 wounded while the sloop Black Swan had five wounded. Amethyst survivors say 89 crew still aboard the downriver vessel. An RAF medical flight rushed doctors to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
London
Yangtze River
Nanking
Aemong
Consort
Black Swan
Point
Beaver Island
Hong Kong
Heath
Wade
Congressman Coffey Dies in Jet Fighter Crash at Albuquerque
Rep. Robert Coffey Jr. of Pennsylvania was killed when his P-80 Shooting Star crashed near Kirtland Air Force Base while refueling during a cross country training flight. Lt. Col. William Ritchie witnessed the crash as Coffey’s plane tumbled into an arroyo. an official said a partial power failure likely caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Robert Coffey Jr
D-Pa
Coffey
Congress
Kirtland Air Force Base
Calif
Johnstown
Parker
Air Force Reserve
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Coffey’s
Harold O. Gunn
Kirtland
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Roxanne
Sidney Rogers
Lovett’s Shoe & & Dress Shoppe
Loudoun
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Shenandoah XXII
Clearbrook Fire Co
Lawrence Pres
Clearbrook Run
Stonewall School
Walton
Rexall
le Brooks’ Pharmacy
United Front
Yangtze
China
Tikang
Wuhu
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