All Auto Makers Seek More Miles to the Gallon
Detroit January 17 The auto industry pushes for higher gasoline mileage. Manufacturers explore lighter cars engine design and carburetion changes to boost efficiency. Higher compression and adaptable engine heads promise gains, but weight, tire inflation and transmission play roles too. Sales vary by price tier with ongoing lab studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ane
Sapere No- 2
Gill
Automobile Industry
Estate sales listed for August through September
Multiple estate sales schedules across Maryland and Pennsylvania. Listings include dates and times, bidders or commissioners, and sale items such as purebred and grade Guernseys livestock, cattle, livestock implements, household goods, and kitchen furnishings. Locations span Rockville, Norbeck, Bufflick Road, West York, Berryville, Millwood, and County areas. Prominent names include M. Redpath, Dabney atts, Louis Merry, Lew Mc, B. F. Lan ham, W. L. Tay, and L. E. Harris with sale dates August 19 to September 3.
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Redpath
Rockville
Norbeck
Dabney Atts
Sargent Estate
Bufflick Road
Louis Merry
West York
Lew Mc
Berryville Eae
B. F. Lanham
North
Millwood
Longwood Farm
W. L. Tay
Rt. 50
Thompson Farm
Furniare
L. E. Harris
National Ve
Troops to bivouac at Indian Town Gap and train together
National Guard units from Virginia and Maryland to assemble at Indian Town Gap for summer training. About 7000 soldiers expected as 2d Battalion and 1st Battalion units arrive in five minute intervals starting 5 17 p m. with commanders Lt Col Henry Hardenburg Lt Col Archie Spores and Captains Manuel Lillis Himelright and Kern directing operations. Meals arranged and guards likely along the road vicinity. Major Clowe to patrol in a jeep while the 116th Infantry bands and medical unit join from Roanoke.
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Archie Spores
Staunton
Robert Manuel
Charles Lillis
Clowe
Henry Hardenburg
Farmville
116Th Infantry
Roanoke
Winchester
Virginia
Maryland
Indiantown Gap
James Himelright
Richard Kern
Security Council meeting frequency clarified
The Security Council functions continuously throughout the year and is required to meet at least once every 15 days.
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Security Council of the United Nations
Security Council
Polio cases in Virginia stay far below last year
Richmond August 17 The State health department reported eight new polio cases yesterday and the 1949 total rises to 105, compared with 170 at the same point in 1948.
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Virginia
Richmond
State Health Department
German Girl Sells Peeps Across Iron Curtain
A young German refugee in the British zone at Travemuende sets up a former Wehrmacht artillery range finder. For a nickel, visitors peep into the nearby Soviet zone to glimpse life behind the iron curtain and profit from the curiosity.
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Luebeck
Travemuende
Baltic
Memorial service and convention events highlight Harrisonburg meeting
Vanguard Dando presides at a memorial service for deceased members led by Rev. B. F. Buubaugh of Baltimore. The afternoon session opens at 2 p.m. A convention queen will be crowned and a parade of business men's floats is planned for tomorrow.
First Regular Trips and Decline of the Valley Line
The Tennessee began service on February 8, 1836, later joining the Baltimore and Ohio system in 1848. After extensive expansions to Strasburg Staunton and Lexington, passenger trains peaked with at least four daily runs in the Valley, famed for military academies and seminaries. World War I brought government control, then auto traffic declined passenger use, leading to a $33,000 annual loss and a decision to discontinue daily round trips while freight persists under state commissions in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.
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United States
Tennessee
Baltimore and Ohio
Winchester
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Virginia Midland
Robert E. Lee
Washington and Lee University
Staunton
Lexington
Harpers Ferry
Public Service Commissions
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Answers to Daily Quiz From Page Four
Answers to the daily quiz list the correct responses for ten questions. The key items include solid earth, January 3, 1951, Douglas Fairbanks, Paul Bunyan, Delilah, a slanted surface, wool, a wash that cleans and dries without ironing, the number five, and conditions at great heights.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Paul Bunyan
Delilah
Four-State Farm Tour Heads to Hannum and Stine Farms
The 1949 farm tour led by J. W. Olcott will begin at 9 a.m. EST at the Murl Hannum farm on Route 663 with an afternoon session at the Stine farm on Route 11. Over 1000 farmers from four states are expected to attend demonstrations on grass silage, 2 4 D spraying, artificial insemination, fertilizer, grain drying and long hay making. County agents, farmers and business leaders support the event planned for the Potomac Edison service area.
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Murl Hannum
Stine Brothers
J. W. Olcott
Hannum Farm
Stine Farm
Clarke County
Potomac-Edison Co
Robert K. Stickley
Stephens City
Robert Lee Withers
Berryville
George Mullan
Potomac- Edison Co
Rent Decontrol Over Wide Area Decreed by Woods
Federal official Tighe Woods announced a budget driven plan to decontrol one third of areas under rent controls. Lists are being prepared in Washington and will be public within a week or ten days. Decontrol takes effect upon the formal announcement.
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Cleveland
Tighe Woods
Washington
Woods
Ives Seeks Defeat of Truman's Second Reorganization Plan
Washington Aug. 17 Senator Ives of New York urged the Senate to defeat President Truman's reorganization plan No. 2 aimed to move the United States Employment Service and unemployment insurance service from the Federal Security Agency to the Labor Department. He argued the plan trims only parts of Hoover Commission recommendations. The Senate prepared to vote. Tobin promoted the transfers in the halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ives
R-Ny
Senate
Truman
United States Employment Service
Federal Security Agency
Labor Department
Hoover Commission
Cabinet Department of Welfare
Labor Tobin
Dispute Over Election Venues In Virginia Primary
Discussion notes how Republican votes in the Democratic primary raise questions about party voting patterns. Counties like Carroll Smyth and Scott showed unexpected results, with Edwards and Miller leading in key areas. The piece suggests more analysis will follow before the next statewide election.
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Virginia
Carroll County
Smyth County
Edwards
Scott County
Miller
Grayson County
Norman Thomas Urges Another World Disarmament Trial
Socialist Norman Thomas urged Congress to pursue one more attempt at world disarmament before approving a 1.45 billion foreign arms bill. He testified to Senate foreign relations and armed services committees as House debate opened, calling for a coordinated North Atlantic defense and UN led universal disarmament before further arms spending.
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Washington
Norman Thomas
Congress
Europe
Thomas
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House
North Atlantic
United States
United Nations
Broadtail fur and Bethesda Naval Hospital height details
The text explains broadtail fur as Persian lamb from a stillborn or unborn lamb with the dam deceased, yielding fine short hairs before curling. It also states the U S Naval Hospital Bethesda tower rises 558 feet above sea level and 270 feet above Rockville Pike.
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J. Mcc. A
U. S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Rockville Pike
Walker D. Johnson Died at Berryville Home
Walker D. Johnson of Berryville aged 42 died at his home this morning. Born in Clarke County to Lemon and Cora Walker Johnson, he is survived by two sisters Mrs. Mary Williams and Mrs. Bertha Guther and a brother Francis Johnson. Funeral arrangements are not complete.
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Walker D. Johnson
Berryville
Clarke County
Lemon
Cora Walker Johnson
Mary Williams
Bertha Guther
Francis Johnson
Mailed unrequested goods not paid if unused
The Q and A state that a person who receives articles by mail without ordering them is not compelled to pay if he does not use them. Courts have ruled that use constitutes acceptance of the sender's offer of sale.
Plague's Decline Tied to Soap Adoption in Europe
Scientists contend the spread of soap and hygiene practices largely caused the plague to disappear from Europe by the late 19th century. The disease had largely vanished then but reappeared sporadically in some regions later.
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Europe
J. McH. A
Richardson Held For Grand Jury on Two Forgery Counts
Frank Milton Richardson of Front Royal is ordered held for grand jury action on two forgery counts. He faced three lesser charges in lower court, with convictions or appeals. fines total 77. - He allegedly used a license in Paul Ralston Hockman’s name, signed tickets as Hockman, and sent a letter as Hockman. He pleaded to carry the case to Frederick circuit court for further action.
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Frank Milton Richardson
Front Royal
W. Erle Edwards
Warren County
Frederick
Richardson
Paul Ralston Hockman
Hockman
Funeral Service for Mrs Anna Clarke in Pittsburgh
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Clarke, who died in a Pittsburgh hospital, will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow from the home of her sister Laura Fletcher at 28 Gibbons St. Rev. C. M. Comer will officiate. Survived by husband Joseph Clarke of Pittsburgh, three sisters Laura Fletcher Florence Myers Virginia Myers, and three brothers Charles Fred Julian Myers, all of Winchester. Pallbearers: Armstead Greene Whitted Johnson Brown Tripplett. Interment in Orrick cemetery.
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Anna Clarke
Pittsburgh
Laura Fletcher
Gibbons St. Rev. C. M
Berkeley County
W. Va
Zion Baptist Church
Joseph Clarke
Florence Myers
Virginia Myers
Charles
Fred
Julian Myers
Winchester
Thomas Armstead
Thomas Greene
Fred Whitted
Robert Johnson
George Brown
John Tripplett
Orrick
Heatwolk Motor Co On Braddock Street
Heatwolk Motor Co located at 316 North Braddock Street operates a car showroom and service shop with phone listing 6642. The business advertises vehicle sales and maintenance in a compact local business notice from the era.
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Heatwolk Motor Co
N. Braddock St
Churchill Seeks Germany Admission to European Council
In Strasbourg Churchill proposed an extraordinary session of the European consultative assembly for December or January to consider admitting Germany to the Council of Europe. The wartime prime minister and Conservative leader called it the greatest and most important question before them, saying delays would be unacceptable.
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Strasbourg
France
Winston Churchill
European Consultative Assembly
Germany
Council of Europe
Churchill
Britain
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DuPont
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Beaddock ST
Frederick County Court House
Race St
Elizabeth Blake Coleman Dunn
Wells & Wade
Mecca
M.G. Hannum
Yorkinn
Stine Bros
Vanguard
Sele
Broadway
Midnight Sun
Albany
Red Warrior
Turner Farms
J. R. Alexander, Jr
N. Loudoun St
Ajier
Miller’s
N. Main St
Henry A. Wise
Hutchinson
Arnold
Miller Amherst
Arlington
Buchanan
Charles’ City
Elizabeth City
Fairfax
Henry
Nelson
Rockbridge
Warwick
York
Hampton
Norfolk City
Richmond City
Williamsburg
Miller’s, Rhodes, Brooks
Rexall
Peoples Drug Stores
Silco
P-W
Wale Worms
Falling Springs
P. P. Steptoe
Shepherdstown
Shenandoah Junction
Guernsey
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
McCormick- Deering
Mary Lou Steptoe
Iran
Sam M. Skinner
Lewis
Bowlus
Renner
Delbert Noll
Aue
Vickers and Hensell
Clerks
Mrs
Anna Clark
TVA
of F
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St. Ph
Northern Virginia Power CO
Swimley
Charles Town
Summit Point
Summit Point Road
Middleway Pike
Jefferson County
Buck
Charley
Bob
Topsy
Nell
George
Tom
Hereford
Stover
Emerson
Chattanooga Barshear
W. Sowers
Chas. R. Duvall and
W. 8S. Lewis
G. E. Vickers
Young Peoples’ Fellowship of the
St. John’s Church of Rippon
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