Babe Ruth Day crowds flood Yankee Stadium stage
In New York 58 399 fans attend Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium as the ailing legend appears to a standing ovation. Ruth, frail but proud, speaks to the crowd with faltering voice about baseball and perseverance while dignitaries including Francis Spellman and Ford Frick listen.
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King Babe
Stadium
New York
Pril
Ed Lane
Larry McPhail
Bakers
Ruth
Francis al Spellman
A.B. Chandler
Ford Frick
National League
Infant Jerry Lee Walker Dies at Winchester Memorial
Infant Jerry Lee Walker aged two months died at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Saturday at 12 55 pm after two weeks of illness attributed to complications. Born February 19, 1947 he was the son of Roy Wilson Walker and Colleen Peffer Walker of 20 West Whitlock Avenue. Funeral services were held at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J B Duckwall officiating. interment followed at Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Jerry Lee Walker
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Theospital
Roy Wilson Walker
W. Whitlock Avenue
Walker
Colleen Peffer
Technician Sine With First Cavalry Div on Occupation Duty
Technician Fifth Grade Charles B. Sine of Mountain Falls Virginia serves with the First Cavalry Division in the Tokyo Yokohama area on occupation duty. He has been overseas since March 1947 and is with G Troop 2nd Squadron 42nd Cavalry Regiment. He holds the Asiatic Pacific ribbon and Good Conduct medal and reenlisted in January 1947.
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Charles B. Sine
Wade H. Sine
First Cavalry Division
Tokyo-Yokohama
Sine
42Th Cavalry Regiment
Cpl. Sine
Mountain Falls
Over Thousand X rays Taken At TM TB Association Clinic
The Frederick County Tuberculosis Association announced 1241 chest X rays were conducted at a free clinic held at Stonewall and Miller schools. Among those X rayed were Frederick County school children, workers from Clearbrook Woolen Mill and Swimley Box factory, and food handlers. 60 individuals were colored.
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Agr.eee
Frede County , Tuberculosis Association
Frederick County
Stonewall
Miller
Clearbrook Woolen Mill
Swimley Box
Clearbrook
Republicans Face Senate Battle in 1948 States List
The Republican front shows only eight states moderately safe for incumbents Minnesota New Hampshire South Dakota Kansas Michigan Nebraska Maine and Iowa. Democrats plan strong bids in Illinois Delaware Kentucky Oregon Idaho New Jersey West Virginia Wyoming and Massachusetts hoping a close presidential race could shift Senate control.
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Montana
Senate
GOP
Minnesota
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Kansas
Michigan
Nebraska
Maine
Iowa
Ilinois
Delaware
Kentucky
Oregon
Idaho
New Jersey
Rome
West Virginia
Wyoming
Massachusetts
House
Train wreck injures 36 near Ontario California
Thirty six people were injured, three seriously, when the Southern Pacific Argonaut passenger train bound for New Orleans struck a broken rail at Guasti four miles east of Ontario.
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Ontario
Calif
Southern Pacific
Guasti
Here
Children's Shepherd Arnold Westphal to perform at Winchester Music Week
Arnold Carl Westphal known as The Children's Shepherd will headline the inaugural Winchester Music Week. He appears tomorrow at 8 p.m. at First Evangelical United Brethren Church, with Rev. Franklin Senger inviting Winchester parents to bring children. Westphal uses many unusual instruments and will showcase The Singing Heart, a large instrument in a golden heart played without touch. He and his wife perform Choral Concert Glasses and Miracle Sleigh Bells, and he retrieved Waterloo Battle Bells from a bombed London building. A free will offering is requested.
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Arnold Carl Westphal
Winchester
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Franklin Senger
London
Westphal
Historic Baptist Church
Salem
Ohio
Byrd Urges Exchange Members To Fight For U N
H F Byrd Jr spoke at the Spring meeting of Virginia Exchange Clubs on the Moscow conference and the United Nations He warned one veto by any Big Five nation can block action and urged members to push for a workable UN while preserving U S economic strength to avoid collapse.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
State Board of Control
Exchange Clubs of
Virginia
Moscow
Marshall
Byrd
United Nations
San Francisco
United States
China
France
Great Britain
Russia
Petna
J. A. Massie
Winchester Club
America
Auction Listings For Farm Implements And Goods
A series of farm and household goods auctions scheduled across April and May. Addresses include O Neall Farm near Stephens City, Berryville Court House Rice Street Winchester listings for Grimm Es t, J H Stimel near Brucetown and Mrs James Wingfield at 365 National Ave Winchester with items such as livestock implements antiques and household goods.
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C. K. Cadwallader
O’neall
Stephens City
Charles I. Patton
Berryville Court House
Rice St
J. H. Stimel
Brucetown
Grimm
Loudoun St
Winchester
James Wingfield
National Ave
Star Phones At New Location
Star Phones moves to new site at 2N Kent and T street with updated business news room numbers 3424 3428.
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STAR
Kent &T. Business News Room
Republicans Claim Labor Bill Progress In Congress
Organization leaders in Ohio say the aa has fulfilled promises to Americans and anticipates Senate action on labor reform next week. Brown touts a House style bill protecting workers while curbing abuses by leaders, predicts Senate tax cuts mirroring House action, and asserts this Congress is the first free independent one in 16 years. State party leaders attend, with R. J. Funkhouser introducing Rep. Brown, and remarks from Wendall Barney and others urging active citizen involvement.
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Ohio
People of America
Senate
House
Truman
Brown
Congress
America
Rep. Brown
R. J. Funkhouser
Charles Town
Robert Woods
Virginia
Wendall Barney
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
F. G. Senger
Emily Logan
Woodstock
Washington
L. Brown
Waynesboro
Republican State Central Committee
Answers to the Daily Quiz on Page Four
Corrected quiz answers list includes two year term limit for presidents selected terms severed by the 1947 date range. Durant is named as the inventor leader. The 100th Congress. A proposed conversion of a site into a veterans college. Divorce ban ruled passe. The quiz references Soviet Russia and cremation. Mercury as a clue.
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William Crapo Durant
Soviet Russia
Thomas Marple Dies After Four Months Illness
Thomas F. Marple aged 64 died in Memorial Hospital at 8 40 last night after a four month illness attributed to uremic poisoning. He lived near Bunker Hill West Virginia born August 26 1882 in Frederick County Virginia son of the late Joshua and Mary Miller Marple. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Jones Funeral Home with the Rev G R Deal officiating Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Thomas F. Marple
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Marple
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Frederick County
Josha
Mary V. Miller Marple
Hampshire County
Woodrow Deal
Sperryville
Charles Grove
Key West
Jones Funeral Home
R. Deal
Mount Hebron
Serce
Marshall Advises Patience In US-Soviet Talks
Secretary of State Marshall suggested patience in easing tensions with the Soviet Union. He told congressional leaders at a White House session that firmness at the Moscow conference could pressure Russia to concede on European peace treaty issues. The remarks preceded his radio address outlining results of the Foreign Ministers Conference.
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Washington
U. S
Marshall
Russia
White House
Moscow
Europe
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Timber Shed in Crewe
A blaze of undetermined origin destroyed a timber storage shed of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Crewe division at an estimated million dollars. Crewe and nearby fire units fought the flames through the early morning hours but could not control the fire.
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Crewe
Norfolk and Estern Railroad
Tragedy Near Uruapan Kills 36 In Truck Crash
A crowded truck plunged from a mountain road near Uruapan on April 28 killing 36 and injuring about a dozen. Only two of roughly 50 passengers escaped injury and offered no explanation for the disaster.
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Uruapan
Mexico
Here
Obituary of Oliver Elliot and Edith Elliott relative
Oliver Elliot of Hayfield, 65, died Saturday. Edith C. Elliott of Angers Store, W Va, survives. Half-brother Thomas E. Largent of Piedmont also survives. Funeral services Tuesday afternoon. Cortege meets Omps Funeral Home Winchester at 1 P M for Mt. Olive United Brethren Church Hayfield. Services at 2 P M conducted by Rev Courtney Anderson. Interment Mt Olive Cemetery.
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Edith C. Elliott
Angers Store
W. Va
Thomas E. Largent
Piedmont
Omps Funeral Home
Winchester
Mt. Olive United
Dwyer Buys Middletown E. R. Sperry Store
Joseph Dwyer of Middletown buys the stock and store of E. R. Sperry in Middletown from Boyd McDonald. The store is closed for inventory and transfer agreements and will reopen in a few days under new management.
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Joseph Dwyer
Middletown
E. R. Sperry
Boyd McDonald
Winchester Man Held For Driving Under Influence
Douglas M. Morrison of Winchester was arrested by State Troopers on Route 522 for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. His 11 ton truck owned by Raphael J. DeGraves of Fairfax ran off the highway at Nineveh, overturned on its left side and blocked the road. Damage was estimated at $100.
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Front Royal
Douglas M. Morrison
Winchester
Thomas J. Starrett
James W. Kincaid
Warren County
Raphael J. DeGraves
Fairfax
Nineveh
Pottstown Tests Deep Price Cuts to Boost Buying
Pottstown merchants plan a one day 20 to 50 percent price cut experiment after doubts that a 10 percent cut suffices. The chamber of commerce urged the largest reductions to draw customers. If consumer demand revives, a profit sharing week could follow.
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Pottstown
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
High Winds Affect Scores at Practice Shoot Meet
Saturday practice shoot saw few competitors as strong winds limited scoring. Top shooter was R. E. Light with 4 x 75 while Frank Edwards Wade Gladden Carl Lewis Tonie Renner also posted lower totals. The club will continue Saturday shoots inviting all interested.
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R. E. Light
Maynard Renner
Peting
Frank Edwards
Wade Gladden
Carl Lewis
Tonie Renner
Rev Mason Fills Final Boyce Appointment
The Rev. Gordon Mason of Middleburg Va fills his last Boyce appointment and will begin a new field in Lancaster County on May 1. The Boyce parsonage is being redecorated for the incoming Baptist pastor Rev Dorgan Lucas arriving in June. Rev and Mrs Lucas from Louisville Seminary Kentucky made many friends at Boyce last summer during a Union Daily Bible School.
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Gordon Mason
Middleburg
Lancaster County
Boyce
Dorgan Lucas
Mrs Edythe Orndorff Appointed to City Post
Mrs Edythe Orndorff of Step Hen y City has been notified of her appointment to the position in local government, signaling a new appointment in the municipal administration.
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Edythe Orndorff
Stepheny City
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Udy Perkins
Oklahoma
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N. Cameron S&t
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Hayfield
Grove’s
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J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Mr. Mason
Myers
L&f
Cameron St
Capitel
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Order of the Golden Rule
Seiberling
Cammer Tire CO
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
O’neal
New Idea
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Oliver
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R. A. Kline
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