J H Williams 91 Ex woolen mill operator dies
J Hunter Williams 91 former woolen goods maker died 8 15 p m at his Millwood Rd home after a period of declining health. He grew up near Winchester in a family long tied to Stonewall Mill and Winchester Woolen Mill and survived by two sons, a daughter, and two grandchildren. Funeral at his home Monday at 2 pm with Mt Hebron cemetery burial.
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J.H. Williams
Hunter Williams
Millwood Rd
Philip B
Mary Vance Williams
Williams
Winchester
James Williams
Stonewall Mill
Philip
Stonewall
Abrams Creek
Stonewall Jackson
J. Hunter
Charles A
Thomas J. Williams
Shenandoah River
Shenandale Springs
W. Va
Millwood Pike
George Dunham
Virginia
Frederick County
Margaret A. Barrett
Bertha Williams
Thomas A. Williams
Middletown
A. Garland Williams
Berryville
Margaret
Robyn Williams
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Cuba Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Peru
In Lima on August 20 Peru severed diplomatic relations with Cuba. A note to the Cuban charge d affaires accused Cuba of aiding two members of the outlawed aprista party to flee to Cuba. The Peruvian military government cited the move as the reason for ending relations.
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Lima
Peru
Cuba
Aprista Party
Early Frederick County political contests show Morgan versus Rutherford
Local history notes that after the US government began, Frederick County’s district was represented entirely by county residents. The era featured fierce races in 1794 and 1796 between Robert Rutherford and Gen. Daniel Morgan, with Rutherford defeating Morgan and then losing to him in a later contest. The congressmen list covers 1791 to 1809, naming Alexander White, David Holmes, Gen. Daniel Morgan, Robe rt Page, and Gen. John Smith as representatives across multiple terms.
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Frederick County
Robert Rutherford
Daniel Morgan
Rutherford
Morgan
Alexander White
Streamline Plan For Federal Units Put into Effect
Seven federal agencies were shifted or streamlined as part of the 1949 reorganization drive. Six plans took effect as the U S Employment Service moved into Labor, Public Roads into Commerce, and key offices gained expanded authority. The National Security Resources Board and Council joined the Executive Office of the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Robert L. L. McCormick
Citizens Committee For Reorganization
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Commerce Department
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Maritime Commission
National Security Resources Board
National Security Council
Fishermen Reel In Record Croaker Catches Across Virginia
Virginia watermen reported unusually large croaker catches this week, with reports from Kilmarnock Newport News Gloucester and Palmer noting record hauls. The run comes after a season described as among the poorest on record and remains under cautious optimism among fishermen.
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Associated Press
Virginia Waterman
Virginia
Kilmarnock
Palmer
Newport News
Gloucester
Wood School roof work advances before winter hits
Floor joists for James Wood county consolidated high school arrived Monday and crews push toward a usable roof before cold weather. Enoch Bell of English Construction Co. reports about 80 workers, with bricklayers limited by weather. electrical and plumbing work underway by Baker and Anderson Electric Co. and Miller and Anderson respectively. The Virginia Ave School addition also progresses toward a November 17 deadline, with two rooms prioritized for completion before the full project ends. Irvan T. O'Connell won a $3100 plumbing and heating bid. A jail addition in Winchester Frederick County shows first floor outside walls complete and partitions forming.
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James Wood County Consolidated High School
Enoch Bell
English Construction Co
Baker and Anderson Electrical Co
Miller and Anderson
Virginia Ave
Garland Quarles
Irvan T. O'Connell
Winchester-Frederick County
Record Cool August 20 Sweeps Central U S and Midwest
Morning low of 54 degrees nears August 20 record in Winchester 36 year data. Cool air spans from the central and northern plains to the Great Lakes with lows in 30s to 50s across Michigan Wisconsin and Indiana.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Plains
Great Lakes
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Goshen
Ind
Cadillac
Mich
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Ohio River
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia
North Carolina
Missoni
Kansas
Interstate Potomac Waste Conference to Meet at Capon Springs
The 8th annual Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin conference will run September 29 to October 1 at Capon Springs West Virginia. Industry representatives within the basin will participate.
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Interstate Commission On the
Potomac River Basin
Capon Springs
W. Va
Communist Strikers Face Expulsion From Finland Union
In Helsinki on August 20 the Finnish Trade Union Federation ordered four communist led unions to cancel strike actions by August 23 or be expelled. The dockers, food workers, construction workers, and forestry and loggers unions faced removal, while Textile Leather Shoe and Rubber Workers Union risked expulsion if their calls continued. The crackdown follows police action against lumberjacks in Kemi and quotes Premier Paasikivi denouncing the move as a historic labor clash.
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Helsinki
Finland
Central Trade Union Federation
Forestry Workers’ and Loggers
Comoa Press
Dent Juho Paasikivi
Kemi
Paasikivi
Unto Varsionen
Aare Simonen
Strke
Wrecks Station Smiles Hello And Drives Away
A well dressed woman in a flashy car hit a service station in San Francisco on August 20. Her bumper knocked over a pop stand and bottles, then struck the oil display, tire rack, oil cans, and tires. She rammed two gas pumps and drove off, smiling and saying hello to attendant William Wardley.
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San Francisco
William Wardley
Canton Holds Fast as Nationalists Resist Reds Northeast
Nationalists reinforce to block a Red southward drive near Canton as fighting rages 170 miles away. Amoy falls closer to Communist control while Lanchow and Hengyang fronts show heavy casualties. U S consulate closes as Chungking prepares for a Western capital move. anti American propaganda intensifies in Nanking.
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Canton
Tayu
Kwangtun
Manila
Amoy
Lanchow
Nchow
Kansu
Shaoyang
Hengyang
Foreign Office
Chungking
West
U. S
U. S. Nanking
United States
Battailes Plan Colonial Home on Tennyson Ave
Construction will start soon on a Williamsburg colonial style dwelling at 638 Tennyson Ave for Mr and Mrs William Battail e of 428 Virginia Ave. The two story brick house with white paint and four full height front columns is estimated at 19500 dollars with Molden Electric Co as contractor.
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Tennyson Ave
William Battaile
Virginia Ave
B. & M. Chevrolet Co
Molden Electric Co
New Rifle Owner Kills Self Playing At Snapping Trigger
Bobby Carver, 19, saves for a rifle to hunt deer and buys one this summer. While visiting his uncle in Covington he jokingly snapped the trigger and discharged the gun killing himself instantly.
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Covington
Bobby Carver
Bobby
Four State Farm Tour Praised by State Leaders near Winchester
J W Olcott and J Fred Stine announced the 1949 Four State Farm Tour yesterday at Murl Hannum and Stine brothers farms near Winchester. The event showcased modern farming methods with attendance estimates ranging from 1000 to 4000 and observers from Michigan to New York.
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J. W. Olcott
Clarke County
Murl Hannum
Stine Brothers
Winchester
Olcott
Herman Stockslager
Stocklager
Farmer's Assn
Franklin Court Home
Hagerstown
Stine
J. Fred Stine
Frederick County
Michigan
New York
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hannum Farm
J. W. Ware
Shepherdstown
W. Va
R. P. Thomas
University of Maryland
Ware
Rent Controller Faces Deep Budget Cuts Says Woods
Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods warns further rent control reductions are likely across many regions. He notes possible complete ceiling lifts in about one third of controlled areas and a manpower drop from 5600 to 3000 staff to handle the smaller budget. Senator Douglas aims to push a Senate reconsideration of the House-Senate conference bill funding rent control at 17.5 million versus 26.8 million requested.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Douglas
Ill
Senate
Budget Bureau
Hit and Run Charge Results in $100 Fine
Lewis Verl Chapman of Martinsburg was fined $100 and costs and given a 30 day suspended jail sentence by Judge W Erle Edwards on a hit and run charge involving property damage. Other Trail Justice cases include Douglas F Seabright of Winchester paying $14.25 for reckless driving C R Fry of Strasburg $14.25 for speeding and Augusta Ruppenthal of 37 National Ave $14.25 for exceeding the speed limit.
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Lewis Verl Chapman
Martinsburg
W. Erle Edwards
Trail Justice Court
Douglas F. Seabright
R. Winchester
C. R. Fry
Strasburg
Augusta Ruppenthal
National Ave
Europe arms Slash in House Welcomed by Some Senators
Senate debate opened on the 1450 million foreign arms program. Connally seeks full 1160 million for NATO allies while Vandenberg Dulles urge about 1000 million. Critics praise the House move. Byrd Russell and Smith back reductions and a mutual defense framework.
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Europe
Jack Bell Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Cme Pues
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
R-Ny
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Group
House
Byrd
D-Va
Russell
D-Ga
Gurney
R-Sd
Smith
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Vandenberg-Dulles
North Atlantic Council
Secretaries of State and Defense
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Western
National Fruit Plant to Start Night Shift Wednesday
National Fruit Product Co will start a night shift at 4 p m on Wednesday with 200 workers in a 20 unit group, rising to about 400 on daytime runs and doubling to 850 as production peaks. The shift will run 4 p m to 1 30 a m and aims to cover apple sauce and sliced apples during harvest season.
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National Fruit Product Co
National Fruit
Ae Chase Apples
Air Force Dismisses Maryland Flying Saucer Theory
The Air Force stated two old machines found in a Maryland tobacco shed have no connection to flying saucers. Special agents investigated after reports of flying discs near Bolling Field and state police found the relics in a shed near Glen Burnie, Maryland.
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Washington
Air Force
Maryland
Bolling Field
Glen Burnie
Red Sox Complete Unfinished Game vs Senators
The Boston Red Sox defeated Washington 8 to 4 in three innings of a resumed July 7 game. The contest was halted after six frames to allow travel, then completed as Will Harridge ordered the remainder played, with Stobbs and Dobson handling pitching and Batts Heafner Welteroth Weik Weigel in the lineup.
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Washington
Boston Red Sox
Senators
Boston
Red Sox
Will Harridge
Stobbs
Dobson
Batts
Heafner
Welteroth
Weik
Hittle
Weigel
Wounded worker by stray bullet prompts police action
Charles Cunningham of 411 1-2 N Kent St was wounded in the hand by a stray bullet while at Winchester Research Laboratory. Police Captain F M Funk and Sheriff Robert DeHaven vowed thorough investigation and prosecution of those firing guns in the city amid repeated stray bullet complaints.
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Charles
Cunningham
Kent St
Winchester Research Laboratory
Chester
Pascel Chester
Ticky
F. M. Funk
Robert DeHaven
Funk
Donald Patton
S. Loudoun St
DeHaven
Extension Workers Head to Virginia State Conference
Five local extension workers depart Monday for a week at the Virginia State Extension Service conference in Blacksburg. They include county agents I. Fred Stine of Frederick and J. W. Olcott of Clarke, John T. Wolfe Frederick assistant county agent and home demonstration agents Agnes Shirley of Frederick and Hilda Collie of Clarke. They will take refresher courses and hear speakers on agricultural problems.
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Virginia State Extension Service
Blacksburg
I. Fred Stine
Frederick
J. W. Olcott
Clarke
John T. Wolfe
Agnes Shirley
Hilda Collie
Counties Deliver High Turnout in Governor Primary
A study of returns shows Greene led with 84 percent of its vote for Governor John Battle in the August 2 Democratic primary. Rappphannock, Patrick, Page, Shenandoah, Albemarle, Highland and Appomattox each reported 70 percent or more.
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John
Battle
Greene
Rap Pahannock
Patrick
Page
Shenandoah
Albermarle
Highland
Appomattox
Harrisonburg Man Held for Questioning in Spiritualist Slaying
A 36 year old Harrisonburg cook was held for investigation in the strangling of Mrs. Emma Kefalos a 55 year old medium and spiritualist. Police found a crystal ball voodoo items and over $2000 in the apartment indicating robbery was unlikely.
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Baltimore
Harrisonburg
Emma Kefalos
Roy L. Shirkey
Shirkey
Widespread Buying Sparks Upturn in Nation’s Business
New York reports show widespread buying for Fall and Christmas trade. Economists say the belated purchasing may persist through Christmas, boosting production and lifting spirits. Ford plans a new pressed steel plant near Buffalo. Dow Chemical backs a $5 million ammonia plant at Freeport. Auto output nears a yearly high despite a strike.</s>
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New York
Commerce Department
Ford Motor Co
Buffalo
Dow Chemical Company
Freeport
Spemithben
Epee
CIO
Novick Dwelling Underway on Academy Lane
Basement excavation is 50 percent complete on the new Academy Lane home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Novick at 117 Morgan St. Molden Electric Co. is contractor for the one story sand stone dwelling 87 by 93 feet with seven rooms and two baths. Estimated cost is 25000 dollars. Mr. Novick is president of the Novick Transfer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy Lane
A. J. Novick
Morgan St
Molden Electric Co
Novick
Novick Transfer Co
Elberta Peaches On Special Prices From Conner Bros Orchards
Tree ripened worm free Elberta peaches offered at special prices starting Monday. Conner Bros Orchards plants near Refuge Church, Stephens City contact 181-W-2. Going fast.
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Elberta
Conner Bros
Refuge Church
Stephens City
Porch Swing Special and Other Classified Ads
Complete with chains porch swing was 11.50 now 9. Metal porch chairs 6. J W Grove Furniture at 123 131 S Loudoun St. Closed Sam's Grocery 98 Kent St all day Sunday August 21. Yard party at Welltown Church August 25 at 5 p m. For sale 1949 Chevrolet DeLuxe 4 ton pick up 1948 Buick Super 1947 Dodge Club Coupe 1947 Plymouth Sedan Whitacre's Used Cars Martinsburg Pike phone 5856. House Trailers for sale 1949 Royal 28 ft 4 room 1949 Perry Southlander 25 ft 3 room 1948 Homemade 30 ft 1947 Zimmer 27 ft 3 room seven different floor plans Pay 1 3 down Whitacre's Used Cars & Trailer Sales Pike phone 5856.
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J. W. Grove Furniture Ca
S. Loudoun St
Whitacre’s
Martinsburg Pike
Royal
Zimmer
Pike
D William H Shafer Away On Vacation
Notice states D William H Shafer of 25 W Boscawen St will be on vacation from August 28 to September 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Shafer
W. Boscawen St
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Millwood Ave
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Joseph Reynolds
Randolph-Macon College
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