House Votes Today For Restoration Of Mail Deliveries
The House moved to restore city mail service to two deliveries daily and sent a companion bill to the Senate. Debate centered on savings claimed and political factors, with post office cuts previously ordered to reduce daily deliveries in residential areas.
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House
Washington
Senate
Truman
Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
Donaldson
Post Office Committee
Rules Committee
Armed Services
Principals Prepare For School Opening
Five elementary principals led the first readiness meeting with County Superintendent Ayler as Frederick County plans a September 1 start. Middletown and Stephens City will house grades 1 through 8, the other three schools host 1–7, with Stevens City taking upper grades from Highview and Mt. Airy pupils. Stonewall to absorb White Hall and Shenandoah Valley Academy students.
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Frederick County
H. D. Hoover
Stephens City
W. H. Armentrout
Middletown
Fred C. Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Frank Whitacre
Gore
Cornelius Driver
Btonewall
Clearbrook
R. E. Ayler
Highview
Mt. Airy
Stonewall
White Hall
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Ayler
Daniel Layman
County Sanitarian
Sam
Leaders Agree to Speed Up Plan for Service Allowances
President Truman and Congress press for rapid setup of family support allowances for service members. They clash over payments and contributions but agree on urgency. Plans call for deadlines and varied allotment schemes including per dependent payments and discharge criteria for hardship cases.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Truman
Congress
G. I
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
House
Budget Bureau
Tydings
D-Md
Tragedy Strikes McNealys Again
Leelon R. McNealy and family of 316 N Kent Street learn another son wounded in Korea. Pfc Allen R McNealy, 21, called from a hospital in Japan reporting burns and injured hands after serving with the 2nd Infantry Division. He previously spent time in Japan and Ft. Lewis, and attended Handley High School. This marks the fourth local casualty since the Korean War began.
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Irs
Leelon R. McNealy
N. Kent Street
Leelon Jr
Korea
Pfc
Allen R. McNealy
Japan
McNealys
Ft. Lewis
Washington
2Nd Infantry Division
McNealy
United States
Handley High School
County High School Registration Schedule At James Wood
County pupils must register next week at James Wood High School for the start of classes. Registration groups by surname run Monday through Friday from 8 30 a m to 5 p m for grades eight through senior year.
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County High School
James Wood High School
Roller Skating Partyset by Winchester Recreation Dept
The Winchester Recreation Department sponsors a roller skating party at the Lion's Shelter at 7 p m Friday for teenagers. Tuesday evening features a square dance with "Shorty" Billmyer calling figures. Both are teen activities with no charge. guests must bring their own skates.
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Winchester Recreation Department
Lion’s Shelter
Shorty
Billmyer
Social Security Program Advances in House Vote
The House approved a broad expansion of social security coverage and higher benefits, backing the Idea despite opposition to the Knowland amendment. The compromise lets state courts decide federal conformity questions during a 90 day review, delaying secretary of labor action. Coverage rises from 35 million to about 45 million workers under old age and survivors insurance.
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Lynch
House
Ways and Means Committee
Knowland
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Canning Plant to Open as Apple Harvest Starts
National Fruit Product Company opens its canning plant at 7 a m tomorrow with 160 initial employees about a quarter of capacity. The plant will expand as the apple harvest grows, buying Rambos Maiden Blush McIntosh and Greenings on a price scale to be announced soon. Apples are also being purchased at the Martinsburg plant which opens next Wednesday.
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National Fruit Product Company
Martinsburg
Second Request for Market On County Parking Lot Is Made
The Frederick County Home Demonstration and Curb Market ing Committee asked the Board of Supervisors for a permanent county parking lot market. They proposed starting with stalls and remodeling a Bailey's Store room as a Home Demonstration Market if full funding is unavailable. Tenants attended. the board took the matter under advisement and planned a property inspection. The supervisors also granted a $10 monthly raise for Janitor Ward Shade and reviewed delinquent tax figures totaling 2,187 for personal property and 6,039 for real estate in 1949.
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Frederick County Home Demonstration and
Board of Supervisors
Walker McC. Bond
Bailey's
Bond
George Helsley
Carroll Campbell
T. Newton Cather
Walter Larrick
Fred Oates
Walter Adams
Julian Larrick
W. C. Miller
Ward Shade
Harry A. McCann
McCann
Far More Men To Be Drafted Than Expected
The draft is likely to exceed the 185000-man ceiling for the year, says selective service director Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. He notes Congress lifted service size limits and that 100000 men are already called for September and October, with plans for further calls.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Army
Armed Services
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Barn Razed By a Fire on P. H. Fixx Farm
A barn filled with hay and straw on P. H. Fixx’s farm 41 miles northwest of Winchester between Routes 522 and 50 burned at 3 30 pm. Workmen bailed straw as flames spread rapidly. only a hose and car were saved. A new tractor, hay bailer, harness and tools were lost. Owner's loss partially insured. Clearbrook Fire Company responded. firemen escorted through Winchester but the barn burned beyond saving.
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P. H. Fixx
Winchester
Clearbrook Fire Company
Ambergen Peaches Begin Canning at Timberville Plant
Ambergen peaches harvested west of town are being canned for the first time at the National Fruit Company plant in Timberville. About 100 women are on the initial pack, with plans to expand into a major line as harvest winds down next week.
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Timber Ridge
National Fruit Company
Timberville
Here
War News At a Glance Highlights Bombers and Korean Crisis
In Tokyo 98 B 29s drop 875 tons on a Red buildup area as observers report enemy panic and pilots sweep remaining targets. Reports say GIs cheer the bombers in foxholes. In Lake Success the UN Security Council studies a Indian proposal to involve non permanent members in peaceful settlement recommendations. In Washington the draft is expected to exceed 185000. Senate Democrats oppose anti Red amendments to home front controls bill.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Washington
Selective Service Chief
Senate
Democrats
Unsolved Great Earthquake Mystery Stumps Scientists
A massive earthquake, one of the largest recorded, struck at about 9 23 a m EST yesterday with no confirmed epicenter. Seismologists say the shock may lie in the South Pacific or North Burma region, as instruments blurred by the huge waves fail to pinpoint a location.
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South Pacific Ocean
Burma
Boston College
University of Washington
South Pacific
U.S
Lovetts Shoe & Dress Shop
Mighty Air Blow Smudges 21-Square-Mile Target in Korea
World War II era report describes 98 B-29 Superfortress bombers striking a 21 square mile area north of Waegwan Korea. The attack lasts over an hour and a half with thousands of tons dropped at 7 000 feet. Smoke and fire from burning vehicles and fuel dumps rise as American infantry in the Naktong River area cheer the airstrike. Captain James R. Young leads the mission from a transport plane.
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Konan
Wonsan
U. S. Defense Department
International
Hal Boyle
Waegwan
Korea
Here
Taegu
James R. Young
Denver
Colo
Naktong River
Doctor links wounds to infantile paralysis amid polio season
Washington doctor Dr. James G. Cumming proposes that a wound is needed for polio to invade the nervous system. He cites summertime injuries and natural tooth cavities as potential damage that opens the nerve fibers to virus invasion. He notes tonsillectomies and other surgeries could heighten vulnerability during polio season though this remains a theory.
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Washington
James G. Cumming
Cumming
Soldiers Face Auto Theft Charges
Three soldiers from Vint Hill Army Post were arrested in a stolen 1950 Nash and held on a theft of gasoline after fueling in Paris. Thomas Downey Joseph McEilread and Harley Davis, all under 20, were captured on Millwood Avenue with charges and an FBI probe into the thefts.
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Vint Hill Army Post
Fauquier County
Thomas Lee Downey
Joseph E. McEilread
Harley Junior Davis
Nash
Vint Hil Reservation
Paris
Emory Rodgers
Lester Shickle
Millwood Avenue
J. Thomas Boyd
Downey
Washington
Warrenton
FBI
Apple crop estimated at 113,359,000 bushels for 1950
The International Apple Association places the 1950 apple crop at 113,359,000 bushels, about nine percent below the 1949 crop of 124,403,000 bushels.
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International Apple Association
Local Questions Poses Virginia Governors Residency Enigma
Readers are asked two trivia questions: how many Virginia governors hailed from this community and who currently owns the home where General Daniel Morgan died, plus its location. Answers appear on the Editorial Pages.
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Virginia
General Daniel Morgan
B Twenty Eight B 29s Strike Red River Build-up
Ninety eight B 29s blasted a 26 mile zone along the Naktong River front in a tactical raid aimed at breaking a 60,000 strong North Korean offensive buildup. The strike drew cheers from American troops and forced Reds to pull back as observers reported mass panic and fleeing units across the river.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
United States
New York
Manhattan Island
Sol
Naktong
U. 8
Bat
Rede Pruna Messera
Farmers Worry Over Drought Across Winchester Area
Farmers report drought damage as August rainfall remains scant. Pastures fade, corn suffers, and fall plowing slows with ground drying hard. County Agent I Fred Sting notes cattle may be sold to offset forage losses while dairymen use silage to maintain milk. Orchardists fear smaller apples if dry weather persists.
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Eugene Miller
Prederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
I. Fred Sting
Stine
ROUSS
Greencastle
Drum. Corp
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