Democrats Defend President's Far Eastern Policies
Eight Republican senators led by Bridges challenge Truman era Asia policy and warn against risks of Korea crisis. Senator Hunt argues concessions could spark World War III while Cain says a settlement south of the Yalu cannot fully remove Chinese forces. Kefauver criticizes the GOP attack as unfounded and unconstructive.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
State Acheson
China
Yalta
America
Asia
Hunt
D-Wye
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
GOP
Yalu River
Manchuria
Cain
R-Wash
Kefauver
D-Tonn
MacArthur
Morse ‘Rore
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Asiatic
Bridges
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Knowland
California
Wiley
Wisconsin
Brewster
Maine
Flanders
Vermont
Jaycees Win Three State Meet Awards in Martinsville
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce earned three of seven possible awards at the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce quarterly conference in Martinsville. The group won best single project Class B for towns under 20 000, placed second in best profit making competition, and first in man miles traveled. Russell Newcombe reported. The event featured a keynote by Donald Warner of New York City.
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Winchester
Russell Newcome
Donald Warner
New York City
Cinderella Beauty Nook
Jane Greenawalt Adams
Snapp Foundry, Inc
Republicans Charge RFC Report Links Pendergast to National Politics
Senate Banking Committee Democrats released a report claiming the RFC investigation shows President Truman and DNC chairman William Boyle have extended Pendergast politics to the national level. The minority GOP report labeled the charges partisan and scurrilous, arguing the document misleads about RFC influence and politics.
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Pendergast
RFC
G. Milton Kelly Washington
Senate
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Fulbright
D-Ark
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
Hurricane Enters Gulf of Mexico
A hurricane that battered Jamaica and Jamaica's coastlines moved into the Gulf of Mexico near Progreso. The storm killed at least 109 on Jamaica and caused extensive damage including $56 million in property losses. forecaster Norton warned it would regain strength over water as its center stays intact.
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Miami
Yucatan
Penisula
Gulf of Mexico
Progresso
Jamocia
Grady Norton
Miani Weather Bureau
Gulf
Rio Grande River
Texas
Mexico
Merida
Jamaica
Kingston
Port Royal
May Pen
U. S
Verham Field
Kingsdom
One-Time Boxer Added to FBI's Most Wanted List
Washington reports a former professional boxer, Ciahehino Athony Bac colla, age 34, added to the FBI ten most wanted. Known as Jack Fiore during 1933 36, he is sought for the Detroit murder of jeweler Albert Swartz on May 17 1951 and for obstruction of justice in a federal case. He has prior arrests for armed robbery and narcotics, and is described as 5'9" 145 pounds with brown hair and eyes and a facial scar.
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Washington
FBI
Ciahehino Athony Baccolla
Jack Fiore
Baccolla
Detroit
Albert Swartz
Swartz
Baccella
Steel plant closes after sick walkout in Buffalo
Bethlehem Steel Co shut the Lackawanna plant today after about 300 brakemen and conductors staged a sick walkout on the South Buffalo Railway serving the works. The shutdown idled nearly 17,000 Bethlehem employees.
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STEEL
Buffalo
Lackawanna
Bethlehem Steel Co
South Bufalo
Teeh
Bethlehem
Truman prepares flood relief message to Congress
President Truman read parts of a yet incomplete social message to Congress seeking additional relief and rehabilitation funds for midwest flood areas. House Speaker Rayburn said the confab centered on flood disaster relief, noting money figures were not disclosed.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Midwest
White House
McTruman
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Kansas
Membership Rally Of COC Tonight In Winchester Virginia
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce to launch its Annual Membership Campaign tonight at 7 30 at the George Washington Hotel under chair Pat E Anderson. Anderson expects a favorable turnout and urges full support from local business and professionals citing the chamber’s proven value to Winchester and Frederick County. Secretary Gene Sakers notes membership growth and the chamber’s enhanced ability to serve the community.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Frederick County
Chambers of Commerce
State of Virginia
Gene Sakers
Hospital Admits 100 000th Patient At Winchester Memorial
H E Alberti administrator of Winchester Memorial Hospital reported the 100 000th patient was admitted at 7 30 a m Friday August 17. The hospital, organized in September 1901, began operations next year with 36 beds. Ongoing modernization will finish spring 1952, increasing capacity to about 300 beds and six more operating rooms at an overall project cost around 2 750 000.
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H. E. Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Blast kills 22 on Shell tanker Dromus in Singapore
Two explosions aboard the Shell Oil Company tanker Dromus in Singapore killed 22 men and injured 30 others. Two are missing and feared trapped in the flaming cab.
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Singapore
Shell Oil Company
Dromus
Dangerous Alien Infiltration Warned By Senator McCarran
Senator McCarran warns of massive illegal alien infiltration described as potentially more dangerous than armed invasion. He cites immigration testimony estimating millions illegally in the U.S., including militants and criminals, and says deportation efforts are hampered by staff and funding shortages.
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Washington
McCarran
D-New
Immigration Service
Senate
South Korea Rejects Permanent Demarcation Line
Pyun Yung Tal, South Korea's foreign minister, rejected any permanent boundary line and the proposal to draw a cease fire buffer along the 38th parallel. He warned of new difficulties over enforcing an agreed truce and supervising inspections behind both front lines.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korea
Pyun Yng Tal
North
United Nations
Manchuria
Pyun
U. N
Kaesong
Apple Growers Face Task of Marketing 121 Million Bushels
1951 apple production is projected at 121 million bushels with 71 million left for sale after processor usage and exports. Growers heard about improving grower processor relations and the impact of school lunch programs, while demonstrations showed larger apples boost yield and processing efficiency. Frank Armstrong Jr welcomed attendees of Virginia and West Virginia groups. E Blackburn Moore questioned factors in the apple deal amid rising prosperity.
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Don Ruble
Decidous Fruit Section
United States
Department of Agriculture
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
National Fruit Product Company
Ruble
Virginia
West Virginia
Frank Armstrong, Jr
National Fruit
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia State Apple Commission
Applachian Apples, Inc
School Construction Work on Schedule Continues
John Kerr School repairs and Douglas School addition proceed on schedule says Garland R. Quarles, superintendent of City Schools. Playground coating finished. other improvements ongoing with opening day set for September 10. Douglas addition to include three classrooms, library, shop, gymnasium and lunchroom. completion expected by November. Handley and Virginia Avenue Schools only received normal summer refurbishing.
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John Kerr
Douglas School
Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Handley and
Virginia Avenue
Forest Fires Sweep 15000 Acres Across Pacific Northwest
Associated Press reports wildfires covered more than 15000 acres across Oregon Washington and California. Near Portland Bonny Slope evacuated 250 homes as crews fought a blaze with limited water and a Red Cross station opened for the homeless.
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Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Bonny Slope
Red Cross
Northwest
Siuslaw Pee
CCC
Father South
Roseburg
Washington State
Newhaven
Lake Cavanaugh
Washington
Grays Harbor
Oregon
California
Auburn
Pacer
Mendocino National Forest
Ambush in Kaesong zone blamed on partisans of both sides
Allied and United Nations officials said Chinese patrols in the Kaesong neutral zone were ambushed by partisans of either side aiming to derail armistice talks. North Korea accused the Allies of zone violations and demanded a satisfactory reply. Investigations by UN and U.S. officers focus on civilian-clad attackers and possible Red guerrilla involvement.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
Nam Il
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
U N
Korea
U. N
U. N. Command
United On Command
William P. Nuckols
Red
Ally Gains In South Carolina Battle Over Gen Morgan’s Remains
An editorial in the News and Courier compares Winchester’s fight to keep Gen Daniel Morgan’s grave in Virginia with Florida’s bid to move Osceola’s bones from Fort Moultrie. Charleston argues grave relocation risks sour feelings and warns against shrine politics, urging respect for local ties.
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Winchester
South Carolina
Daniel Morgan
News and Courier
Charleston
S. C
Morgan
Osceola
Florida
Qsceola
Cowpens
South Cariolna
Navy orders conversion of 101 vessels including three Essex carriers
The Navy announces orders issued to convert or modernize 101 ships with three Essex class aircraft carriers among them. A separate notice from ROUSS FIRE CO. urges all members to obtain their uniforms for the C. V. F. A. parade scheduled Saturday in Chambersburg.
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Washington
Navy
Rouss Fire CO
Chambersburg
ROKs Use Bayonets Grenades to Drive Reds Off Hills
South Korean infantry using hand grenades and bayonets knocked Reds from four hills in Eastern Korea. The campaign saw bitter hand to hand fighting from Kumhwa to the east coast as cease fire talks continued. The Eighth Army reported 9590 enemy casualties in three weeks and noted joint U N offensive support from First ROK Corps and U S 10th Corps with naval gunfire and air strikes. Air combat included MiG-15 losses and damage, with all allied aircraft safely returning. Seaborne artillery bombarded Red ground troops on the east coast.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Kumhwa
Kaesong
Eighth Army
ROK
Republic of Korea
U. S. 10Th Corps
U. S
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
Taft Organizer Of Communism In U S Says Green
AFL President William Green labeled Senator Robert Taft an organizer of Communism in America at the 93rd convention of the International Hypographical Union. He blasted the Taft Hartley Act as an insult to workers and urged political unity to defeat it, arguing workers outnumber bankers if persuaded to vote.
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Atlanta
AFL
William Green
Robert Taft
Ohio
America
Green
International
Wall Street
United
Poultry Judging Team Competes in State Contest
Frederick County 4-H Poultry Judging Team, winner of a district contest covering 10 counties, travels to Blacksburg for the state competition. Members Irvine Cather Jr Roger Ramey Bradley Driver and William Swartz with County Agent Fred Stine. The winner advances to the national 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in November.
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Frederick County
Blacksburg
Irvine Cather, Jr
Roger Ramey Bradley Driver
William Swartz
Fred Stine
Chicago
Partisan Forces May Be Trying To Wreck Truce Talks
Allied and Communist subcommittees met briefly in Kaesong as a new crisis threatened to derail efforts to halt the Korean war. A Tokyo issued statement said partisan forces of either side may be trying to wreck armistice negotiations.
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Munsan
Korea
Kaesong
Tokyo
South Korea
United Nations Command
United Nations
Partial Freeze on Bonuses Across Companies
The government imposes a partial freeze on bonuses and profit sharing for officers and executives. The salary stabilization board seeks a formula to maintain pay spread while limiting inflationary use of year to year discretionary bonuses. A base bonus fund caps discretionary outlays at prior year totals or three year averages with safeguards.
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Washington
WSB
Metropolitan Restaurant Ad Promises 24 Hour Service
An old advertisement touts Metropolitan Restaurant offering breakfast lunch and dinner with air conditioned dining and 24 hour service. The notice specifies operation on Monday and Friday as part of a local listing.
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Metropolitan
Feltner sale canceled on A Glaize Avenue
The George W. Feltner sale scheduled for A Glaize Avenue has been called off. The notice appears on page 1 with the date 8 20 21.
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Shropshire’ Damsons
R and T. Packing Co
Middle Road
James P. Reardon
George W. Feltner
Glaize Ave
Attention read the eucaanete history of General Daniel Morgan
A Farmers & Merchants Bank advertisement promotes a weekly feature on General Daniel Morgan authored by W W Glass. The ad highlights the historical sketch as part of the bank’s publication lineup.
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Daniel Morgan
W. W Glass
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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