Draft Boards Pick 40 Rouss Ave for Office
Winchester and Frederick county draft boards appoint Mrs Elizabeth T Snider as clerk to share an office at 40 Rouss Ave The move follows the former J W Arthur Insurance Co site relocation in Winchester Aug 20 Washington. Truman directs mailing of classification questionnaires starting Sept 7 to single non veteran registrants under peacetime act with birth date based dispatch and deferment rules for dependents veterans and essential workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth T. Snider
Morgan ,St
Winchester
Frederick County
Rouss Ave
Draft Board
J. W. Arthur Insurance Co
Boscawen St
Washington
Truman
Selective Service Boards
Army
Five day Virginia weather outlook and notices
Five day Virginia forecast Aug. 21 to 25 predicts near normal temperatures with weekend warmth and cooler spell Monday. Showers possible Sunday or Monday with total rainfall around half an inch. Also notices for White Post supply grand opening, Willow Lawn Pool hours, Chester Food Processing Plant savings, local corn sale, Laurel Hill event, Nottingham Kennels boarding service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
White Post Supply CO
White Post
Hopewell Meeting Grounds
Willow Lawn Pool
Chester
M. C. Fleet
Turday
Injunction Sought Over East Coast Dockers Strike
President Truman directed the Attorney General to seek an 80 day injunction to block a threatened 45 000 member strike by east coast longshoremen from Hampton Roads Virginia to Portland Oregon. The issue centers on overtime on overtime and a 40 hour week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman Veask
Clark
AFL
Supreme Court
AFL International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York Shipping Assn
Gift of 54000 Honors Memory of Mrs. Mary Mellon
The Old Dominion Foundation funded by Paul Mellon gave 54000 in memory of Mrs. Mary Mellon to Winchester Memorial Hospital’s building fund. W. Nelson Page calls the gift splendid and credits the Middleburg Upperville branch chaired by Mrs. A. C. Randolph. Page notes the hospital serves a growing wider region beyond Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mary Mellon
Old Dominion Foundation
Paul Mellon
W. Nelson Page
Memorial Gifts
Middleburg - Upperville
A. C. Randolph
Mellon
Upperville
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Stewart Bell Sr Estate Valued At 234546 In Court Appraisal
The estate of the late Stewart Bell Sr a Winchester orchardist is valued at 234 546 by an in court appraisal. Real estate totals 170 475 including residence bowling alley Peoples Drug Store building and Cedar Creek farm. Securities include 300 Shenandoah Valley National Bank shares 66 Winchester Cold Storage Co shares and 35 George Washington Hotel shares with other listed assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Bell Sr
Winchester
Charles Harper
Clifford Grim
T. S. Thomas
Bell
Peoples Drug Store
N. Loudoun St
Cedar Creek
Horrespun Farm
Burkle Field
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester Cold Storage Co
George Washington Hotel
Government tightens time payment rules on consumer credit
The Federal Reserve Board issued new rules to curb easy pay loans on goods from $50 to $5000, effective Sept. 20. Most consumers accept the measure as inflation fighting, though some businessmen criticize it as rationing the poor. Credit limits include up to 15 months for under $1000 and up to 18 months for over $1000 with a $70 monthly minimum. single payments and housing loans are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New Deal Lawyers Refuse to Testify on Spy Ring Claims
Three former New Deal lawyers Lee Pressman John Abt and Nathan Witt refused to answer questions about alleged pre war communist underground ties. Rep Nixon said the witnesses cited self incrimination grounds behind closed doors for about a half hour each. Chambers had linked the trio to a red apparatus aiming to place communists in federal jobs in the 1930s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Nathan Witt
Congressional
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Whittaker Chambers
House
Chambers
Pressman
Abt
Witt
Harold Cammer
New York
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Cammer
Immigration Service
J. Peters
Truck Crash on Route 522 Damages Tractor-Trailer
A collision on Route 522 near Hogue Creek Bridge involved a Snyder Bros tractor-trailer from Akron Ohio and a Ford truck from Waterford Virginia. Cargo spilled, traffic disrupted, wrecked vehicles moved to Winchester, cost estimated at about 1000 dollars. No severe injuries. drivers to appear in Trial Justice Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogue Creek
Larry Coverstone
Snyder Bros
Akron
Waterford
Winchester
Noah Robinson
Archie Hedge
Salem
Richmond
Sharpe
Coverstone
Trial Justice Court
Valley Firemen Elevate B F Groves to Vice President
Bernard F Groves Jr of Winchester was named second vice president of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Assn at the opening of its three day convention in Williamsport Maryland. William I Dando of Harrisburg was elected president. Next meeting is in Mechanicsburg with a parade and a safety day program and a $720 prize pool for parade winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard F. Groves Jr
Winchester
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Assn
Williamsport
William I. Dando
Harrisburg
CVVFA
Charles Daley Jr
John Boyd
Caldwell Bradshaw
Martinsburg
Robert Taylor
C. L. Jacobs
Waynesboro
George S. Ridgley
Funkstown
Benjamin Blubaugh
Baltimore
Mechanicsburg
Washington Fire Department
Blubaugh
Cumberland Valley
Rouss and
Sarah Zane Fire
Wanted Collie or Large Dog for Watchdog
Classified notice seeking a collie or large dog as a watchdog for a country home. Contact by phone 3417 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Also an ad for frying chickens from B and S Poultry with free delivery via phone 5231.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B & S Poultry
Hail damages Middlesown area orchards and yields eyed
Hail swept between Stephens City and Middletown dropping marble sized stones for about 15 minutes. Ben Rogers reports hail cut corn and stripped leaves, while J J Pickeral notes some damage to peaches and apples though much fruit remained heavy with Stayman and York varieties. Orchard damage centered near Dr P B Stickley’s six acre apple block and farm buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Middletown
Ben Rogers
Baltimore and Ohio
Church St
J. J. Pickeral
Pickeral
Yorks
Stayman
J. H. Rickard
P. B. Stickley
Forrestal Meets Chiefs of Staff at War College
Secretary of Defense Forrestal will confer with the joint chiefs of staff at the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island from today through Sunday. The meeting follows a pattern set in Key West last March and will be repeated at intervals. He will report on talks with Canadian officials in Ottawa and discuss strategic air warfare issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Forrestal
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naval War College
Newport
R. I
Defense Department
Key West
Forrestal
Defense
Brooke Claxton
Ottawa
Loot Reported From Frederick County Home Break In
Ten white shirts and two shotguns were stolen from Isaac Allamong’s residence near the old Charles Town road seven miles northeast of Winchester. Doors were closed but not locked. the owner left early Wednesday morning and found the loss after returning at midnight. Items include a 12 gauge Western Field pump, a 20 gauge Iver Johnson, clothing, suitcases, and personal items. No insurance. Investigators suspect transients near the Baltimore and Ohio line. Chocolates and chewies priced at 1 lb for $1.45 are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Isaac Allamong
Allamong
Old
Charles Town Road
Winchester
Robert DeHaven
Iver Johnson
Army
Baltimore and Ohio Line
Russian police raid American sector in Berlin amid black market crackdown
Russian military police and German police backed by the Soviet army invaded the American sector of blockaded Berlin in a large black market raid. They detained about 600 Germans, using open trucks and Soviet jeeps, while British forces arrived to help later with no clashes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. S
M.p’s
Potsdamer Platz
Republicans May Propose Taft Hartley Changes
Press reports say Democrats demand repeal of Taft Hartley fuel speculation that Republicans may propose changes. Governor Thomas Dewey has not ruled out revising the labor law and must balance appeal to labor with keeping support for the act among other citizens. The GOP platform promises study to improve labor management laws. McGrath predicts Dewey will defend core principles while considering revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Dewey
Dewey
Salt Lake City
J Howard McGrath
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Albany
Congress
McGrath
Martin
Judge Orders Oak Hill Open for Public Inspection
U S Judge Sterling Hutcheson ordered the U S marshal to take over Oak Hill a 1725 acre Loudoun county estate and keep possession from Aug 23 to Sept 2 to allow public inspection on specific dates. The move follows owner Frank C Littlejohns refusal to permit access amid bankruptcy related foreclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Sterling Hutcheson
United States
Oak Hill
Loudoun County
James Monroe
Frank C. Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Kidnap Charge Denied in Soviet Teacher Case
The United States rejects Soviet claims that teachers Oksana Kosenkina and Mikhail and Mrs Samarine were abducted by the Tolstoy Foundation and insists the three wish to remain in the United States. The note also strips the Soviet consul general in New York of his official position over conduct in the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
New York
Kosenkina
Russia
Oksana Kosenkina
Mikhail I. Samarine
Kasenkina Correct Spelling Identified in Refugee Case
The Russian refugee teacher who leaped from the Soviet consulate general in New York is officially Kasenkina. Officials report the name has been confirmed after prior spellings such as Kosenkina and similar variants, clarifying the transliteration in the U.S. Soviet Russia exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Kasenkina
United States
Russia
Kosenkina
U S Protects Mrs Kosenkin From Russian Extradition
The note asserts U S laws shield Mrs Kosenkin and rejects turning her over to Russian authorities. It says Washington cannot permit foreign police power on U S soil and calls Soviet charges misinformation. The State Department cautions Panf yushkin and blames Consul Lomakin for misrepresentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kosenkin
U.S
Jacob M. Lomakin
New York
Fire damages M. J. Grove Lime Co plant in Frederick
A blaze yesterday at the M. J. Grove Lime Co plant in Frederick, Maryland, caused estimated damage of 7000 to 10000 dollars. The fire destroyed between 80 and 90 truck tires and affected the Frederick operation while the firm maintains another plant in Queens City and a local quarry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick
Queens City
Disabled Fortress Lands Vandenburg After Ocean Hop
A B-17 Fortress carrying Gen Hoyt Vandenburg Air Force chief of staff landed safely at National airport after returning from Europe. Also aboard were Eugene M Zuckert Assistant Secretary of the Force and Gen W P McKee assistant vice chief of staff. The bomber reported an engine failure over the Atlantis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoyt Vandenburg
Air Force
National
Vandenburg
Europe
Eugene M. Zuckert
W. P.mckee
Slot Machines Confiscated and Fine Levied in White Hall
Bernard Tyson of White Hall was fined $50 and costs by Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards on charges of possessing two slot machines including a dime machine. The machines were ordered confiscated and will be destroyed. State Police Investigator C. A. Seale arrested Tyson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Tyson
White Hall
W. Erle Edwards
C. A. Seale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Co. E. Babb
New York Consumers Council
New Deal
Mathan
Rouss Co
Rouss
Messinee
U.S. Department of State
War College
Mrs. Kosenkina
Zina Ivanova
Jacob Lamokin
Michael Mertel
Roosevelt Hospital
Grant B. Pennoyer
Lamokin
International
By Jack Bell
Kremlin
Grove
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