Handley Class of 1938 to Stage Wartime Reunion
Handley high school class of 1938 plans a 10 year reunion at the George Washington hotel on Sept 18 with more than half of the 116 graduates expected. Two fallen members, Paul Fries and Colin Hayley, will be honored with plaques. Fries served in the U S Air Force and Hayley with the Canadian Air Force.
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Handley High School
George Washington
Paul Fries
Colin Hayley
England
Fries
U. S. Air Force
Hayley
United States
Riddick Smith
Clyde Franks
Rita Milburn
Ann
Douglas Haines
Gordetta Huntsberry
Janet Smith
Kenneth Patton
Margaret Yeakle
Hester Ritter
Elston Tevalt
Hesni Ritter
Elmodyne Childs
Jean Whitehurst
Edwin Clevenger
Ann Oakes
Eston Tevalt
Halford “Red” Baker
Billy Baker
Daniel Grimes
Kenneth Heine
Isabelle Allegree Bailey
C. D. Bennett
Charles Gibbons
Home Building Booms in Frederick County Areas
Construction in rural and suburban areas around Winchester rises with permits for nine new dwellings totaling 30 000 plus authorizations since Aug 7 for five dwellings a poultry house a machine shed and two garages. The list includes residents from Winchester Front Royal Berryville and Gainesboro with projects ranging from six room semi-bungalows to concrete block poultry houses and multiple garages.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Earl Bailey
Charles T. Anderson
Marlboro Road
Cedar Creek
Eugene Albert
Elizabeth Co. Leake
Front Royal
Allison Ave
Rebecca R. Funk
Loudoun St
Joseph Calvin
Thelma Bauserman
N. Cameron St
Bufflick Rd
W. F. Artrip
R. 1
Front Royal Rd
Armel School
Conrad and
Iva DeHaven
Gainesboro
C. Gough
Monmouth St
Wardensville
Clarence E
Flora Lee Ward
Berryville Rt
Senseny Rd
Herbert Paul Rhodes
Opequon
Mary C. Wood
Berryville
Rt. V
Berryville Pike
Auto Dealers Annual Picnic Set For Tomorrow Afternoon
Winchester Auto Dealers Assn will close all member garages at noon for a 2 p.m. picnic at Elizabeth Furnace. President Harry Ebert Sr and secretary David Kinter head the outing committee with Charles Pine Joseph Schroth and William Battaile. About 200 attendees expected. Dr. Craig Hunter of Berkeley Springs former pianist for Paul Whiteman will entertain along with a colored orchestra. A piano will be trucked in for the performance and a chicken box meal will be served at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Auto Dealers Assn
Elizabeth Furnace
Harry Ebert Sr
David Kinter
Charles Pine
Joseph Schroth
William Battaile
Craig Hunter
Berkeley Springs
Paul Whiteman
Basket Stars Of Middletown Enlist In U S Air Force
Three Middletown high school baseball stars William Dalton Clyde Thompson Jr and Clyde Brumback have passed their physicals and will report to Charlottesville Thursday to entrain for Lackland Air Base San Antonio Texas The three are sons of local residents and will join the Air Force with assignments pending.
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Middletown
U. S. Air Force
Charlottesville
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Tex
William Dalton
Wo. Dalton
Vaucluse
Clyde Thompson Jr
C. G. Thompson
Clyde Brumback
J. Herbert Brumback
Belle Grove
Native of Sunnyside District Is Last of Nine Baker Children
Flora Baker born 104 years ago at Glendobbin farm in Sunnyside district near Winches ter today marks her birthday at the homestead of her parents Mr and Mrs Henry M Baker. She is the only surviving sibling among nine children of the Baker family with six sisters and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Baker
Henry M. Baker
Sunnyside
Winchester
Joseph P. Hiett
25Th St
Walls Church
Glendobbin
Thomas F
Fairmont Ave
Julia Jifkins
Philadelphia
J. Handley Jifkins
John §. Miller
Strike Ordered At Seven Harvester Plants
Chicago August 17 24000 CIO United Auto Workers in seven International Harvester Co plants were ordered on strike after walkout following a rejected offer. The dispute centers on grievances apprenticeship and arbitration procedures not wages. The union says the company refused an incomplete contract and was ready to negotiate further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CIO
United Auto
International Harvester Co
International Harvester
Harvester
Five day Virginia weather outlook Aug 18 22
Temperatures will run one to two degrees below normal with little daily variation. Expect showers Wednesday and again Saturday with total rainfall between a quarter and a half inch.
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Virginia
Glaize Heads Winchester Local Draft Board and Registration Plans
Philip B. Glaize was elected chairman of the Winchester draft board with W. Alan Peery as secretary and Wendell Goode as the third member. City registration will start August 30 at John Kerr school with about 1000 local men eligible by September 18 under the Selective Service Act. Short one room schools may serve as registering sites. board to share an office and full time clerk. Tomorrow board members travel to Charlottesville for orientation for the upcoming registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Glaize
Winchester
Alan Peery
Wendell Goode
John Kerr School
Garland Quarles
Charlottesville
Col Mills F. Neal
State
Selective Service
Winchester School Opening Dates Set
Winchester public schools will open on Thursday September 9 with countywide first day of instruction Monday September 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Public Schools
Greek Rebels Losing Grammos Stronghold
Greek government sources report a collapsing Grammos defense as rebels retreat from Lykorachi and Aetomitsisa. National troops reach the summit area and push rebels toward the Albanian border while warning a full civil war victory remains distant amid scattered saboteurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammos
Athens
George States
Grammos Mountains
Lykorachi
Aetomiiitsa
Greece
Rouss Fire Company to March in New Uniforms
Charlie Rouss Fire Co members will march 100 strong behind their aerial truck and McKiwee band at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Williamsport Maryland for the first public appearance in newly acquired green and gold uniforms. The uniform committee says members will pick up uniforms tomorrow and Thursday. some with custom fits must notify the committee. The green and gold outfits include green coats with gold trim and gold trousers with green trim plus matching hats. Sarah Zane Fire Co plans to participate with a piece of apparatus and color guard. A $720 prize pool will be awarded at the parade, a highlight of the CVVFA three day convention opening Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
McKiiwee
Williamsport
Bernard Groves
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Hewan
Credit Curbs Signed by Truman Stir Debate on September Dates
President Truman signed the ant inflation bill amid criticism from GOP leaders. The exact effective date for time payment limits and bank reserve rules remains unsettled with the Federal Reserve to set specifics later this week. The measure authorizes higher reserve requirements and consumer credit curbs, sparking partisan debate over the approach to fighting inflation. A Want ad for a bookkeeper follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
GOP
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
America
Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
OPA
Republic
Federal Reserve
Trio of Troopers Among 32 Airmen In Training Here
State Troopers James Kincaid and Lawrence Coverstone of Winchester and Lt. W. W. Bly of Berryville are among pilots training for commercial certificates at Winchester Municipal Airport. The GI Bill roster lists 32 flight students with additional private instructors and a number who own planes. Fifteen Winchester Civilian Air Patrol members took a breakfast flight to Burlington, West Virginia, traveling in 11 airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kincaid
Lawrence Coverstone
Winchester
W. W. Blythe
Berryville
Winchester Municipal
W. P. McGuire
Wade Guard Jr
Lohring Anderson
Archie Garber
James Gardner
Albert Lee
Harrison Miller
Eli Garber
Davis Baughman
Kermit Batt
Allen Mauck
Robert Worsley
Brown
George Schecter
Valley Airways Inc
H. B. McCormac Jr
Ludwig Sjostrom
Lester Elliott Jr
William Shaffer
Denver Springs
John Solenberger
Robert Gilliam Jr
Upperville
W. Curtis Wilson
Purcellville
Richard B. Smith
Winchester Civilian Air Patrol
Burlington
W. Va
Baker Airpark
Frederick County ACC Outlines Grain Price Support Pacts
The Frederick county Agricultural Conservation Committee announces price support measures for 1948 wheat oats barley rye and grain sorghums. Purchases and commodity loans run from harvest through December 31 with options for CCC purchase up to a signed maximum. The plan lets farmers keep possession while choosing delivery timelines and price terms aligned with loan rates.
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Frederick County
J. L. Hershman
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
CCC
Winchester
Bus Service Bids Sought for Winchester Franchise
The City advertised for bids to operate bus service in Winchester. Proposals accepted until 2 p.m. Wednesday Sept 15 and opened publicly in City Hall council chamber. City has been without service since January after Winchester Bus Co forfeited its franchise. City Manager H. Lee Grant notes inquiries from potential buyers.
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Winchester
Wednesady
Council Chamber
City Hall
Winchester Bus Co
Lee Grant
Beauty Contest at Berryville Draws Northern Virginia Entrants
The Berryville event at the Horse Show grounds on September 3 showcases the first two contestants Miss Peggy Golightly and Miss Gloria Dorsey of Winchester. Golightly is sponsored by Orkin Exterminators and Dorsey by Chapman Motor Co. of Winchester. Married or single women 16 plus may enter with a top prize of a $200 U.S. Security bond. Sponsors include 25 Winchester businesses and Lions clubs from Purcellville, Woodstock, Millwood, Middleburg, Stephens City, Clearbrook, White Post, and Upperville.
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Northern Virginia
Berryville Horse Show Grounds
Sponman
Clarke County Lions Club
Peggy Golightly
Gloria Dorsey
Winchester
Golightly
Orkin Exterminators
Dorsey
Chapman Motor Co
Winchester Business
Purcellville
Woodstock
One Plane Lands 15 Tons of Flour At Berlin Port
An American C74 Globemaster, the largest plane to land in Berlin, delivered 25 tons of flour to the blockaded city at Gatow airport. The test flight showed the plane can carry much heavier loads than the C54 Skymaster and may not enter regular service yet. Russian zone economic troubles grow as Krupp workers strike over food shortages. some arrests reported.
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Berlin
British
Gatow
U. S
Templehof
Germany
Krupp
Magdeburg
Social Democrat
Milk Price Jump To 20 Cts. Qt. Asked in City
Winchester Milk Producers Assn requests Virginia State Milk Commission approve lifting bulk fluid milk price from 5.40 to 6.00 per hundred pounds. If granted, four per cent milk retail will rise from 18 to 20 cents per quart. Gov. Tuck declines to act on emergency end proposal.
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Winchester Milk Producers Assn
Virginia State Milk Commission
Richmond
Tuck
Lee Ford
Victor P. Wilson
Wich
State Milk Commission
Newport News
Milk Commission
Arms Reduction Plan Premature says U N report
United Nations arms commission meets to report that the world is not ready for any arms reduction. With Russia dissenting, the 11 nation panel says international tension must ease first. Prerequisites cited include atomic control, a world police force, and signing of German and Japanese peace treaties. An accompanying report notes economic imbalance with rising production but falling trade.
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Lake Success
United Nations Arms Commission
Russia
U.N
Tokyo Rose Relieved At Trial for Treason
Iva Toguri D Aquirino awaits arrest in San Francisco after the U S Justice Department orders her to face a federal grand jury on treason charges. The case centers on Tokyo Rose broadcasts and a wartime legend about the broadcasts affecting American troops.
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Tokyo
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
America
U.S. Justice Department
San Francisco
Tom Clark
D’aquino
Morales
Funeral Plans for Babe Ruth at St Patrick’s Cathedral
Babe Ruth dies at 53 after long illness and throat cancer. Funeral to be held Thursday at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in New York. Ruth will lie in state at Yankee Stadium today and tomorrow. President Truman pays tribute and Ruth’s death ends a 22 year baseball era.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Cancer Allied Diseases
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Pith Ave
Yankee Stadium
Ruth
Truman
Riverside Iive
Eran Cone
Ecdin Camine
Martin
Daniel Sullivan
North
Richard Conway
N. H
Wilbur Moberly
Baltimore
J Chapman
J. Paul Carey
Nim
Gen Daniel Morgan Will and Probate Details Highlight Land Allocations
The 1801 will and 1802 codicil of Gen Daniel Morgan, probated Sept 30 in Winchester, bequeath lands to his daughter Betsey and to other heirs. He parcels Mississippi and Kentucky region lands to Betsey, wife, Nancy W, and son-in-law Gen Nevill, with remainder to grandchildren. The text notes his career as a wagon driver and tavern roisterer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Winchester
Betsey
James Heard
Tennessee
Maj. Armistead
Saratoga
Heard
Nancy W
Gen. Nevill
Kentucky
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Handley
Revenue Office
Auto Dealers
Basket Stars of
Air Force
Winchester Star
Winchester Auto Dealers Ass'n
G. C. Lewis
N. Cameron
Lewis
Winchester Woolen
ROUSS
CVWPA
Flora B. Hiett
7 Harvester Co
Glaize
CVVFA
Winchester Fire Departments
P. O. Box
ACC
Mac
Tokyo Rose
California
Iva Ikuku Toguri
Watts
Calif
D'Aquino
University of California At
Los Angeles
Japan
Philip Dv Aquion
King’s
St. Patrick's
Fifth Avenue
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