State Superintendent urges home school cooperation in education
Dowell J. Howard told a College of Virginia audience that the home and school must work together to realize the educational program's full responsibilities. He stressed the home should supplement parental teaching and called for teachers to know the home and parents to understand the school’s aims. The emphasis was on strengthening elementary education fundamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmville
Dowell
Howard
District Republicans Nominate Garber for House Seat
Seventh District Republicans named former congressman Jacob Garber a gro yer and banker as party nominee. Garber carried the district for the GOP in 1928 and has served in both branches of the General Assembly. District Chairman Carl Jenkins pledged an active campaign in his favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
House of Representatives
Jacob Garber
GOP
Garber
General Assembly
Rockingham
Carl Jenkins
Alexandria First In Firemen's Parade
The Alexandria Fire Department won first prize of 150 dollars for the longest and best appearing department with a band at the Vir-State Firemen's Association parade in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Alexandria
Coal Car Shortage Impacts Virginia Mine Output
Virginia mine output constrained by coal car shortage. Hoppers and rail cars diverted to sand and gravel work in the Great Lakes region, limiting coal movement and leaving unsold inventory. The report notes redirected rail traffic and persistent stockpiles affecting production. The text also cites the 1949 New England fish catch valued at $60 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Great Lakes
New England
Maryland Bwine Producers Assn Auction and Estate Sale
August 16 at 1 p.m. at the Fair Grounds Frederick Md features 48 bred gilts offered by the Maryland Bwine Producers Assn. August 19 at 11 a.m. auction of Florence Myers Barr estate in front of Frederick County Court House highlights Woodland Ave real estate sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Bwine Producers Assn
Fair Grounds
Frederick
Florence Myers Barr
Frederick County Court House
Woodland Ave
County Court House
Winchester
Woodland Avenue
Virginia polio toll reaches 364 with 11 new cases
The Virginia State Health Department reports 364 polio victims, with 11 new cases yesterday. One new case is in Wythe County and there are 26 total deaths, 16 in Wythe county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Health Department
Wythe County
Wytheville
Kiwanians Visit Washington Zoo With Mann Leaders
Winchester Kiwanis Club members with families plan a Washington zoo visit hosted by Dr. William M. Mann. After lunch at 12 o clock they tour the zoo, then attend a Washington vs New York night baseball game. A 2:30 p.m. round table at the George Washington Hotel is planned for non travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
William M. Mann
Washington Zoo
Zoo
Washington
New York
George Washington Hotel
Court Cases Heard by Police Judge John Rice
A list of cases heard by Police Judge John Rice includes Red Haven Winchester for drunken conduct at $9.25, James Calvin Shirley Route 1 Stephenson for illegal exhaust whistle at $10.25, Roger G. Sherman 1100 Orchard Avenue drunk and disorderly at $19.25, Elwood Emmons Woodstock Lane drunk and disorderly at $55.75, M. C. Pettit 8 Loudoun Street drinking in public at $9.25, Robert Mayhew N Loudoun Street drunk and disorderly fighting at $9.75 and 30 days, Russell C. Williams 105 W Hart St no operator’s license at $10.25, Carl Dunlap Gore drunk in public at $9.75, Harry Jones Route 2 Winchester drunk and vagrancy at $10.25 and 60 days plus costs, David Saville 1106 Berryville Ave drunk at $15.25, Lester Combs Route 1 Winchester drunk and disorderly at $15.25, and Romanos R. Sager Route 1 Winchester speeding at $14.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Red Haven
Winchester
James Calvin Shirley
Stephenson
Roger G. Sherman
Orchard Avenue
Elwood Emmons
Woodstock Lane
M. C. Pettit
Loudoun &J
Robert Mayhew
N. Loudoun Street
Russell C. Williams
W. Hart St
Carl Dunlap
Gore
Harry Jones
David Saville
Berryville Ave
Lester Combs
Romanos R. Sager
Two Alarms No Fire After Truck Fire Report
A Sunnyside alarm at 12:30 p m sent Sarah Zane fire unit to L F McDonald residence for an oil stove explosion. Firefighters found the blaze controlled by the owner with no damage. Earlier reports of a Northwestern Grade truck blaze by Friendship Fire Company were unverified.
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Friendship Fire Company
Sunnyside
Sarah Zane
L. F. McDonald
How's Your LQ Quiz Answers Published
Answers printed on Page 4 include Greenwich Cheshire cat and Gettysburg as Pennsylvania. A detailed description of the accident is noted. Outside due to the vacuum from the explosion. True. Pythias Sullivan Remus Cleopatra Miller and Talkative are listed. Helicopter transport enables mapping of previously inaccessible areas per the Encyclopedia Americana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Cheshire Cat
Lister
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
True
Pythias
Sullivan
Remus
Cleopatra
Miller
Tables Turned Congress Takes Initiative for Control Legislation
Washington sees Congress poised to grant President Truman stand by power to set price ceilings and rationing as Korea rearmament raises spending needs. The piece traces repeated requests from 1947 to 1950 and current momentum to authorize controls, despite past refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Truman
Korea
OPA
Congressional
Mr. Truman
Taxi Driver Here Loses His Permit
The taxi operator Harley W. Sirbaugh of Renner town, driver for Diamond Cab Co., has had his license suspended effective August 19. Judge John Rice ordered the suspension after finding Sirbaugh guilty of reckless driving August 4 in an accident at Loudoun and Boscawen Streets with a 1950 Studebaker owned by Herman Lee of 1727 Woodland Avenue. Sirbaugh also paid a $10 fine plus costs at the Police Court Hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley W. Sirbaugh
Rennertown
Diamond Cab Co
John Rice
Sirbaugh
Loudoun
Boscawen
Studebaker
Herman Lee
Woodland Avenue
Wayside Inn Suit Dismissed After Settlement
In Frederick Circuit Court an agreement ends the year old suit by Frank A. Shattuck and Ruth S. Shattuck against Gordon E. P. Wright and Eleanor Wright over the Wayside Inn at Middletown. Plaintiffs alleged the Wrights bought the inn and then stopped payment on checks totaling 26,250 drawn on Ford City National Bank. The property has been deeded back to the Shattucks. cash settlement details were not disclosed.
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Frederick
Frank A. Shattuck
Ruth S. Shattuck
Gordon E. P. Wright
Eleanor Wright
Shattuck
Wrights
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Ford City National Bank
Ford City
Atlantic cable history recalls Cyrus Field's 1866 laying
The Atlantic cable for message transmission has been in use since 1866 when the first one was laid by Cyrus Field. This note highlights the early achievement in transatlantic communication and its enduring legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Field
Circuit Court Judge Unrepentant After 53 Days in Prison
Sullivan Circuit Court Judge Norval K. Harris was released from the Indiana state penal farm after 53 days for contempt of court in a case tied to a grand jury probe. He pledged to return to Sullivan and resume duties while facing two additional actions including a drunkenness charge in Indianapolis and a pending fraudulent check case in his own court with a September trial date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnamville
Ind
Norval K. Harris
Sullivan
Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana
Harris
Albert Ellis
Supreme Court
Sullivan County
John K. Purcell
Indianapolis
Statehouse
Evangelistic Meetings Led by Rev J W Harpine in Staunton
The Rev J Wm Harpine of Staunton will conduct evangelistic meetings at the Jubilee Church of the Brethren on Front Royal Road from August 17 to 27 at 7 45 p m each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wm. Harpine
Staunton
Church of the Brethren
Royal Road
Public Sale Brings $22 600 at Clarke County
A public sale of cattle farm machinery and dairy equipment to settle the estate of Holmes J. Hardesty grossed 22600 in Clarke County. The 304 acre Berryville area dairy farm was withdrawn for private sale. More than 500 people attended from three states. cattle brought up to 356 per head and a tractor sold for 1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Holmes J. Hardesty
John O. Hardesty
Berryville
Hardesty
Ladies of Crum’s Church
Orchardists Spend Night in Winchester
Visitors from the International Apple Association met in Washington and filled the George Washington Hotel last night after an orchard inspection tour of West Virginia and Maryland. This morning they moved on to inspect Byrd orchards and packing houses in Charles Town before heading to Berryville for the Byrd picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Apple Association
Washington
George Washington Hotel
West Virginia
Maryland
Charles Town
Byrd
Berryville
Shaw Credits Postman for Fame in Ayot St Lawrence
George Bernard Shaw praises his long time postman Arthur James Dear for 26 years of daily mail delivery at Ayot St Lawrence. Shaw autographs two photos, calling Dear the hereditary bearer of letters to him and noting the postman’s daily visits kept him from being away.
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Ayot ST. Lawrence
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Arthur James Dear
Ayot St.’Lawrence
Dear
Mr. Dear
Hampshire boar brings $47 at Summit Point sale
A Hampshire boar from Parish Co. Berkshire stock sold for $47 to H. A. Clevenger of Summit Point, W Va. Other local buyers purchased Berkshire boars at $46.50, with $75 for an animal consigned by Miss Jane Saunders of Richmond. Claggett of Berryville paid $48 for a Berkshire boar from G. Keith Shader Crimora Va. Other buyers included Shiley White Post, Hodson Mountain Falls, Cather Winchester, Stines Ft. Collier Farm, and Good Winchester with various Duroc sows and boars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
H. A. Clevenger
Summit Point
W. Va
Parish Co
Berkshire
H. S. Barksdale
Jane Saunders
Richmond
J. M. H. Claggett
Berryville
G. Keith Shader
Crimora
Seven Thousand Killed in Seoul Reported by Literary Gazette
North Korean correspondents for the Literary Gazette claim United States bombers killed seven thousand people in Seoul and wrecked hundreds of homes in Pyongyang. The dispatches condemn US actions and align with Soviet propaganda against UN forces in Korea.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette
United States
Seoul
Pyongyang
North Korea
White House
United Nations
Stephens City coop elects Mc Donald and Ritenour to board
Albert Mc Donald and M. B. Ritenour of Stephens City were elected to the board of directors of Southern States Stephens City Service at a meeting on August 4. Mrs. Carl Martin of Stephens City and Mrs. Alfred Rinker of Winchester were named to the Farm Home Advisory Committee. H. B. Manuel reported on the cooperative’s first 11 months of the 1949-50 fiscal year, Emmet Scothorn spoke on local services, and Koop Kwiz Kontest winners were named: B D Burcham, Avis Bray, Mrs. C G Bray, Bland Ritenour, and Austins Conner.
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Stephens City
Albert McDonald
M. B. Ritenour
Southern States
Stephens City Service
Stephens City Farm Home Advisory
Carl Martin
Alfred Rinker
Winchester
H. B. Manuel
Emmett Scothorn
B. D. Burcham
Middletown
Avis Bray
C. G. Bray
Bland Ritenour
Austins Conner
Whitten Re-elected President Of Virginia Valley Conference
Rev. Robert A. Whitten of Winchester was re-elected president of the Virginia Valley Central Conference of Congregational Christian Churches at its 102nd annual session held at Newport Church near here. Attendees from Winchester included C. A. Pugh and several members. Timber Ridge Church sent its own delegation. The next session is set for Bethel Church in Elkton.
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Shenandoah
Robert A. Whitten
Winchester
Virginia Valley Central Conference of Congregational Christian Churches
Newport Church
Here
Winchester Church
C. A. Pugh
H. F. Nelson
R. A. Whitten
Mary Uth
Martha Rose
Gilden Ruth Carter
A. C. Oates
Ernest Anderson
Elray Seldon
Vernon Whitacre
Herbert Kump
Vera Larrick
Mabel Larrick
Timber Ridge Church
Bethel Church
Elkton
Arrests in City Hit 109 in July
City police release July arrest figures totaling 109 with 37 charged for drunkenness and six for drunken driving. Traffic tickets issued in the month numbered 130.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Warren Rudolph
J. Thomas Boyd
Film to Be Shown At Reliance Church
A sound motion picture titled Second Chance will be shown at 8 p m tomorrow in the activities building of the Reliance Evangelical United Brethren Church. The inter denominational film was made and is sponsored by the Presbyterian Congregational Christian Evangelical and Reformed and Evangelical United Brethren Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance Evangelical United Brethren Church
Evangelical
Reformed
United Brethren Churches
Burnt Presbyterian Church to Hold Regular Services
The Burnt Presbyterian Church will hold regular services tomorrow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Bradford in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnt Presbyterian
Albin
Robert Bradford
Bats Use Echolocation in Darkness
Bats navigate by emitting supersonic cries and hearing echoes bounced from obstacles, enabling flight in darkness. The sensory loop lets bats map surroundings despite limited visibility.
U S Propaganda Campaign Aims to Counter Soviet Message
Washington officials push Operation Figleaf to expose Soviet conduct in Korea via Voice of America and foreign films. Acheson urges an $89 million “campaign of truth” while maintaining diplomatic ties with Moscow and relying on eventual peace in Korea. Senator Knowland supports expanding shortwave broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Russia
Korea
United Nations
Voice of America
Moscow
U. N
Acheson
U.N
Congress
Senator Knowland
R-Calif
Daily Crossword Clues Aimed at Quick Solver
Clues cover geography language and science with short definitions. Entries include figure of the earth assists city Nevada little ball Mulberry metallic rocks cubic abbreviation plane polygon. Other clues list champion of and various definitions including boot y falsehood fellow vent example resinous substance physical Jewish month remain man s nickname kind of pin eel village of natives marshal of France title respect and keel billed cuckoos.
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N. Z
France
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Virginia ‘News
Order of the Golden Rule
Encyclopedia Americana
FOX Field
FOX
Michigan
LEROS
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Neill Wood
Winchester Evening Star
T. K. Cartmell
Frederick County
Cameron Street
City Hall Plaza
The
Star
Raymond Pitcock
S. Kent
BY James Marlow
Bolen-Huski
Harrow
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Circuit Court
Hogsoe
Rev. Whitten
Reliance
C. J. Brumback and Sons
N. Cameron St
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
U.S
BY John M. Hightower
Security Council
Jakob Malik
U.N. Selene
Malik
Council
Warren Austin
Lake Success
ALL Bs
Glaize & Bro
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock
Rt. 11
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Sanitary ‘Hearixo Co
Jumbing
N. Cameron
H. M. Lamp
Funeral Home Phone
Winchester Television Corp
A. B. Solenberger
Florence Myers Barr Coleman Dunn
Daily Crossword
Burma
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