Winchester Council Allocates Funds to Drain Polio-Linked Ditches
In a special session Winchester council approved 700 dollars to drain and oil ditches in the northeastern city area where three of six infantile paralysis cases have appeared. Dr. J W Still health officer outlined the outbreak and control measures as crews began work, noting polio spread via direct contact or contaminated food and the lack of a vaccine.
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Winchester Council
J. W. Still
5S. L. Grant
Dr. Still
Winchester
News of Washington’s Fall Reaches Winchester in 1814
Late Aug. 25 1814 a courier reached Winchester with unconfirmed reports that British forces defeated the American Army at Bladensburg and captured Washington and burned the President’s house. The boy rider from Washington brought the news to Hagerstown then Martinsburg before Winchester learned it.
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Washington
Winchester
Bladensburg
Buch
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Valley
Valley Brigade
Virginia
U. S
Olive E. U. B. Church
Production Controls Loom For Next Year Corn Crop
Washington reports that the 1950 corn crop may prompt government controls to prevent a feed grain surplus. Estimates show corn supply could top last year by 1.158 billion bushels, with carryover and exports shaping a potential market overhang. Acreage allotments or quotas could be used, requiring farmer approval in referendums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Department
Harriman Warns Russia Threatens Freedom and Peace
P W Averell Harriman, Marshall Plan envoy to Western Europe, told Senate committees that Russia remains a determined and ruthless foe. He urged swift approval of the administration’s 1450 million foreign arms program, arguing NATO partners need armed support and no delay in arming North Atlantic Pact nations.
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Washington
Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan
Western
Europe
U. S
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Harrison
Taft
Hazelwood evasive in reply to elections board questions
Hazelwood Toano resident Robert M. Hazlewood replied to the State board of elections stating the matter should be cleared up for the public but did not identify the person who offered him to desert Remmie L. Arnold in the Democratic primary. He was asked to name the offeror by Aug 16 and said a grand jury hearing might compel disclosure.
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Richmond
Robert M. Hazlewood
Toano
State Board of Elections
Remmie L. Arnold
Hazelwood
Elections Board Today
Levin Nock Davis
Elections Board
Arnold
Harry Byrd
Byrd
Car Passes Over Lad But Harmes Not Hair
A seven year old Winchester boy escaped serious injury when he ran into the street and fell under a passing car yesterday afternoon. Paul Eugene Anderson Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Paul Anderson of Bufflick road, was crossing near his grandparents home at 214 North Braddock Street when he slipped as the other car braked hard. He was not harmed.
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Winchester
Paul Eugene Anderson Jr
Paul Anderson
Bufflick Road
C. W. Braithwaite
North Braddock St
Sanitarian Checks All County Schools
Daniel Layman sanitarian visits Frederick county schools to take water samples and inspect sanitation. Superintendent R E Ayler says repair crews are correcting faults. Major work involves extending the sewage drainage field at Stephens City and Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Layman
Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City
Gore
16th Victim Dies In Bus Crash In Bloomington
In Bloomington Indiana on August 11 a 30 year old Army sergeant Sgt Dale Aikman of Kokomo died from burns suffered in yesterday's Greyhound bus crash that killed 15 others. His wife and two children died in the burning bus, and he was the only one of the 13 survivors to be seriously injured.
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Bloomington
Ind
Dale Aikman
Kokomo
Ford Workers Vote 7-1 Strike Authority In Michigan
Michigan workers in the CIO UAW unit voted 60 585 yes 8710 no to strike if needed over pensions health benefits and a wage increase. About 75 000 of 80 000 eligible cast ballots in one of the era’s largest strike votes.
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Detroit
Ford
Michigan
CIO
United Auto Workers
State Labor Mediation Board
Walter Reuther
UAW Cio
Ford Motor Co
Ine
UAW
Death Follows Heat Wave Move From Bed Near Window
Samuel Goppelberg aged 24 faced New York heat wave distress. He moved his bed near a window seeking relief and shrieked while neighbors slept. He rolled from the bed and fell five stories to a rear yard death, a tragedy amid the heat.
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New York
Samuel Goppelberg
JCC State Meet Opens With Full Program Activities
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Virginia State meet opens with about 15 events over three days. Notables include Thomas Baldridge and B Powell Harrison as past state presidents at Saturday lunch, and C William Gilchrist with State Senator Harry Byrd Jr. at Sunday's banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Shirley Bly
Thomas Baldridge
JCC
B. Powell Harrison
Leesburg
George Washington
William Gilchrist
National Jcc
Cumberland, Md
Harry F. Byrd Jr
York Inn
Skyline Caverns
Front Royal
Winchester Country Clubs
Willow Lawn
Willow Lawn Pool
William van Buren Jr
Newport News
Will
Gilchrist
Will Yent
Lad of 5 Sues To Invalidate Parents' Divorce
Five year old Ronald Henry Farah filed in State Supreme Court for annulment of his parents divorce claiming the Reno decree of 1945 was invalid due to nonresidence in Nevada. He seeks $50000 damages alleging misrepresentation of his father Henry Farah's finances, with support to mother and himself set at $55 weekly. The suit was brought through the mother Frances Farah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ronald Henry Farah
State Supreme Court
Reno
Frances Farah
Nevada
Henry Farah
Bernard Kaufman
Farah
Ronald
Red Nail Polish Lure Nets Four-Pound Smallmouth
C B Shickle of Valley Ave market landed a four pound smallmouth in the Shenandoah at Bentonville using a home made popper painted with his wife’s red fingernail polish. The lure, carved from wood with feathers and two hooks, has yielded a dozen or more fish over time. He fished at dusk with his son Ronald and Landon Boyer as companions. each of them reportedly caught several fish as water in the forks ran clear. Lions Annual Yard Party set for Stephens City High School lawn on August 12 and 13.
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C. B. Shickle
Valley Ave
Shenandoah River
Bentonville
Schickle
Ronald
Landon Boyer
Winchester
Forks
Lions
Stephens City High School Lawn
House Approves 75-Cent Minimum Wage Bill
The House passed a bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour, sent to the Senate where a similar measure stalls. The bill includes exemptions for rural home workers and small employers, and expands coverage for fish processing workers while excluding small telephone and sawmill employers.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Tobin
South
Lucas
D-Tex
Labor Committee
Senate Bil
Lesinski
D-Mich
Rouss Playground to Close August 31 With All Day Fete
Rouss Park will close August 31 with an all day picnic and contests. Events include swimming croquet horseshoes badminton archery and table tennis. Recent park pool meet winners were Richard Streit in swimming length underwater and free style, Douglas Campbell second, 40 ft relay Richard Streit with Campbell and Seal, etc.
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Rouss Park
Richard Streit
Douglas Campbell
Charlotte Campbell
Pete Cleveland
Billy Seal
Garland Campbell
Richard Steele
Rouss Drum Bugle Corps to Compete In New Market Parade
Rouss drum and bugle corps will participate in the firemen's parade at New Market at 7 p m tomorrow. The corps recently won first prize at Strasburg and will be joined by a uniformed colorguard and banner bearers. Middletown adds a marching unit from the auxiliary, a Strasburg prize winner, to the event.
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Rouss
New Market
Strasburg
Middletown
Auxiliary
Main St
Edinburg Fire Company
Wardensville
Gardner B. Hillyard
Picadilly
Hoover warns against unchecked spending risking collective ownership
Former President Herbert Hoover, at Stanford on his 75th birthday, warned that rising government collection and spending threaten inheritance for future generations. He said the U S is on a path to collectivism despite not having a full socialization of property. About 10 000 in attendance heard the remarks as Truman sent congratulations.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
United States
Stanford University
Truman
Hoover
Village of 100 Drops 1500 Feet Straight Down in Earth
Ecuador reports a dramatic quake incident near Pelileo where the village of Libertad with about 100 residents seemingly sank 1500 feet, leaving a half mile wide, 1500 foot deep crater. Military officers led by Col. Gabriel Nunuez described the remarkable sink and noted crops continued to grow in scattered areas.
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Quito
Ecuador
Libertad
Here
Pelileo
Col
Gabriel Nunuez
Longer Work Week Expected Soon by Coal Operators
Northern and Western coal operators and UMW negotiators met in White Sulphur Springs to renew talks amid rumors of another UMW strike and possible extension of the three day work week east of the Mississippi. Lewis may order a four to five day week to boost production and fund the union welfare plan.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Northern and Western
John L. Lewis
United Mines
Mississippi
Lewis
UMW
Court Upholds Subversive Label for Groups
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the government's power to label groups as subversive. In a 2 to 1 ruling it affirmed the district court's dismissal of the antifascist refugee committee suit after the group was placed on Attorney General Clark's subversive list two years earlier.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Joint
Clark
U. S. District Court
Refugee Committee
Winchester to Join Last B&O Passenger Run Saturday
Winchester chamber officials plan to ride the final Baltimore and Ohio passenger train from Brunswick to Strasburg and back, with a 60 to 75 person coach. The group will meet Strasburg officials and return to Winchester by car after a 4:50 p.m. departure and 5:34 p.m. arrival.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Strasburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Arcas
W. Page
Walker Oe Bond
Schroth
T. Scully
Gene Lakers
E. H. Baker
Brunswick
Battaile
Winchester
Stephens City
Middletown
Capon Road
Baker
John William Battaile
William Battaile
Stuart DeHaven
Paul DeHaven
Virginia Ave
DeHaven
Divorce Follows Daily Nagging Over Baseball Games
Los Angeles date Aug 14 After 39 years Howard Oldfield sought a divorce from wife Charlotte. He blamed constant quarreling over his ability to attend ballgames, saying daily disputes drained his strength and prompted him to file for separation.
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Los Angles
Howard Oldfield
Charlotte
House to take monthlong vacation if bills pass end Aug
Lawmakers eye a one month recess starting late next week if major bills on the House docket clear by Aug 19. Majority Leader McCormack says recesses could follow after votes on the arms aid plan and Korea economic aid. House would meet lightly through September or October, with limited session days.
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Washington
Pi House
House
Senate
McCormack
Massachusetts
Dent
Korea
Wage fixing seen as result of Truman act
Clarence B. Randalls Inland Steel Co. president called President Truman’s steel fact finding board an industrial revolution that would push the United States toward government wage controls. He warned the move could trigger a socialist or corporative state and urged stopping the process before it advances.
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New York
Clarence B. Ransdall
Inland Steel Co
Truman
Steel
Randalls
Chic
Workers Union
Randall
America
Sax
Good Girl Slain After Resisting Captor in Portland
In Portland, Thelma Taylor, 15, was beaten stabbed and hidden under a log pile near a bridge after being taken by Morris Leland 22 who later confessed to detectives. Leland said he kept her all day and night and fled when she resisted his advances. Police linked his theft charge to the case and seized details from the suspect.
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Portland
Ore
Noel Eck
Dan Mitola
Thelma Taylor
Vern Nicholson
Morris Leland
Leland
Homicide
Robert C. Legge
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Solons
NEW Case Tractors
Immediate Delivery
Virginia Machinery CO
W. Gecil ST
Harriman
Moscow
Sanitarian
JCC State Meet
N.Y
Commerce Group
B&o
U.S
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