County Sees 935 More Children In Five Years
Frederick County reports 6 484 children ages 1 to 19 as of September 1 1950 up from 5 549 five years earlier. Gains occur across districts Shawnee leads with 1 515 students, followed by Gainesboro Stonewall Back Creek and Opequon. The count, completed in two months from May 1, guides future school planning.
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Robert E. Ayler
State Board of Education
Frederick County
Shawnee
Winchester
Gainesboro
Stonewall
Back Creek
Opequon
Fred Braithwaite
G. A. Bowen
Walter M. Samsell
Frank Whitacre
H. Dennis Hoover
Ayler
James Wood
Cool spell fuels early prep as records fall
A cool spell prompts housewives to clean and families to stock coal as temperatures dip. The 61 degree low matches a string of 50s this month and recalls a 44 degree high record in August 1942. Forecaster says continued cloudy weather with scattered showers.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Elizabeth Kelsoe
Walter 8. Hough
Princess Margaret Engaged to Earl of Dalkeith Reported
A London newspaper reported Princess Margaret is engaged to the Earl of Dalkeith. The couple have long been an eligible pairing, with the Earl a Navy veteran and childhood friend of the princess. The royal family vacations at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Margaret
Earl of Dalkeith
London
London Evening Star
Princess Margaret
Dalkeith
Britain
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Chicken Supper At Little Mountain Church
Chicken supper at Little Mountain M. E. Church near Cedar Grove on Route 715 scheduled for Saturday July 26 at 6 p m. Adults 75 cents and children 35 cents. Proceeds support church activities.
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Little Mountain M. E
Cedar Grove
Middletown Names New Mayor Hartman for Two-Year Term
Clayton Hartman a 63 year old former postal clerk who moved from Winchester to Middletown last year will begin his two year term as mayor on September 1. He won the June election by three votes over Charles L. Wright amid a small town government ballot in Frederick County. Hartman and the council will serve as officials for two years starting this fall.
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Bill Garrard
Clayton
Hartman
U. S
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Stephens City
G. W. Holladay
Berryville
Leonard H. Bell
Boyce
J. M. Casey
Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Hartmann
Charles L. Wright
Cost of Living Index Sets Record Height
The government price index rose 1.4 percent from June 15 to July 15 amid Korean War pressures, lifting the CPI to 172.5 percent of the 1935-39 base. The rise increases GM wage earners by five cents an hour, effective September 1, tied to living costs, while GM says auto prices will stay stable.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors Corporation
CIO Auto
Bureau
Hurricane Blows Out in the Ocean
The second hurricane of the season weakened to a squall area over the eastern Caribbean Sea after striking Antigua with 120 mph winds. Observers report winds 30 to 35 mph in the roughest spots as the most active zone lay southeast of St. Croix. The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico endured gusty winds and heavy rain, but far less severe than the prior hurricane.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean Sea
Antigua Island
St. Croix
Virgin Island
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Antigua
Canada Faces First General Rail Strike Action
Parliament rushes to Ottawa for emergency session as rail workers strike at 6 am. Prime Minister St Laurent to set meeting time likely for Monday. Standstill talks persist with possible government move to ban strikes on essential services. About 124,000 strikers seek shorter weeks and higher pay.
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Ottawa
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
St. Laurent
Philippine 10th Battalion to Fight in Korea
Manila reports the Philippines will send the 10th Battalion combat team to join UN forces in Korea. The unit includes an infantry battalion tanks elements artillery and support services and may operate independently if needed. Lt. Col. Marcelo Barbero said colors will be awarded Sept 2 and training may occur in Japan first.
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Manila
Philippines
United Nations
Korea
Marcelo Barbero
Philippines Defense Headquarters
Barbero
Japan
Two Big Changes In Social Security Pensions Planned
Washington column outlines two major shifts in old age pensions. Old and future beneficiaries will see increases, with a two phase rise: Sept 1, 1950 and July 1, 1952. The rules are eased to admit about 500,000 more retirees, with details on minimums, maximums, and average payouts.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
Malik Speech Studied for Hints of New War Threat
Security delegates reviewed Russian leader Malik's October remarks on Korea amid U N debates. He warned that continuing military actions could widen the conflict and blamed the United States for aggression while Britain and others disputed his characterization and tactics.
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Malik
Lake
Jakob A. Malik
Korea
United States
United States of America
Security Council
U. N
Russia
Great Britain
U. S
United Nations
Council
Warren Austin
Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
Austin
Jebb
Nies Austin
Mallik
Hitler
Stalin
France
Germany
Attendance Good At Alcoholics Meet
Three speakers from Iron Arlington Alexandria and Washington DC addressed a packed Parish Hall in Christ Episcopal Church outlining AA's growth from three members 15 years ago to a 100000 strong national movement. They described alcoholism as a disease and emphasized abstinence while noting some social drinking may be possible for others. Attendees came from Frederick and nearby counties.
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Iron Arlington
Alexandria
Washington, D. C
Christ Episcopal Church
W. Boscawen St
Alcoholics Anonymous
Winchester - Frederick County
Frederick
Legion Official Says There Will Be A War With Russia
A representative of the American Legion told Congress that a war with Russia is likely and urged universal military training. Earl J. Cocke Jr said mobilization timing will determine survival and that a large trained reserve is needed for immediate call. He linked Korea and recent incidents to the case for UMT and said selective service remains essential.
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Earl J. Cocke, Jr
Legion
National Security Commission
Cocke
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kremlin
United States of America
Korea
Senate
Congress
Defense Department
Truman
Virginia reports narrow surplus in General Fund
Virginia ended the 1949-50 fiscal year with a General Fund surplus of 58 389, according to State Comptroller Henry U. Gilmer. The overall fund net, 1 813 189, includes 1 754 800 invested in RF and P railway stock not available for appropriation. The State collected over 90 million in the year, a 9.5 million rise from the prior year, while total state operations drew about 101 million. Governor Battle expressed gratification, noting the small margin but remaining left over.
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Richmond
Commonwealth of Virginia
Henry U. Gilmer
Rf&p
General Fund
Commonwealth
Battle
Winchester Man Charged with Arson
Charles O. Keckley of 120 North Cameron Street is jailed in Loudoun County on arson charges connected to the July 12 burning of a 1941 Autocar tractor truck on Route 7 near Bluemont. The tractor owned by Floyd Benner was valued at about $900. If convicted he could receive 1 to 10 years.
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Charles O. Keckley
Cameron Street
Loudoun County
Leesburg
C. E. Bell
Bluemont
Floyd Benner
Winchester
Keckley
Falls Church
F. M. Funk
Warren Rudolph
Winchester Police Department
Expert Kennan Sees Long Military Role for U S
State Department Counselor George F. Kennan says the United States must sustain a large defense establishment for many years yet aims to avoid war with Russia. He outlines four principles to ensure peace, alliances, and credibility while proving democracy at home.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
George F. Kennan
Russia
Kennan
U. S
Asia
Europe
West German Leader Seeks Armed Police and More Allied Troops
Chancellor Adenauer urged that West Germany be allowed an armed police force and asked the Western Allies to send more troops. He cited a proposed strength around 65,000 for the force and favored US reinforcement to about 10 armored divisions.
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Bon
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Westly
Adenauer
Kurt Schumacher
Bonn Republic
West Germany
Bonn
Europe
West Geman
London
United States
People’s Police
East Germany
East Zone
Wood High School enrolls 321 in first two days
James Wood High School registered 321 students for the 1950-51 term starting in September. Faculty aided the process as enrollment was projected to reach about 800 for the first year. Elizabeth Trainham closed a Home Economics conference with James Wood teachers and G. L. Quirk led a health and physical education session in Richmond.
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Wood School
James Wood High School
Elizabeth Trainham
James Wood
G. L. Quirk
Richmond
Incumbents Favored in Three-State Primary Contests
Across New York Mississippi Wyoming and Delaware voters chose nominees for 54 House seats. In New York veteran Republicans W Sterling Cole and Clarence E Kilburn and Democrat Joseph L Pfeifer won renomination. Victor L Anfuso defeated Pfeifer in Brooklyn. In Mississippi Arthur Winstead was renominated in a one sided field. In Delaware Henry Winchester won the Democratic nomination to face J Gales Boggs.
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Associated Press
Poe S
Ins
Wei Graiieds
Woohery
New York
Mississippi
Wyoming
Delaware
U. S
W. Sterling Cole
Clarence E. Kilburn
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Brooklyn
Victor L. Anfuso
Edwin A. Hall
Hall
Lester R. Mosher
Arthur Winstead
John Bell Williams
Brandywine Hill
J. Gales Boggs
Mrs. Edith McCormick Dies at 69 in Virginia
Edith Ramsay McCormick 69 widow of Frank McCormick of Frankfort estate Berryville Va died Sunday of a cerebral hemorrhage at Singing Pines Nursery Home after about eight weeks illness. She recently lived with sister Mrs Robert Reese at 219 South St Alexandria.
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Alexandria
Edith Ramsay McCormick
Frank McCormick
Frankfort
Berryville
Singing Pines
Robert M. Reese
South St. Asaph Street
Virginia Avenue School Built Year and Principal Name
Virginia Avenue School dates its construction to a year noted on the editorial page, with the principal named for the period. The item points readers to the Editorial Page for exact year and leadership details.
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Virginia Avenue
Red Push Near Taegu as Allied Forces Hold Line
Doughboys and South Korean troops repelled North Korean flanking forces near Taegu on the central front. Reds penetrated eight miles into the sector as heavy shelling and fighting raged across ridges and a 100 yard front. American-South Korean units silenced Red artillery and counterattacked to regain lost ground.
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Tokyo
Taegu
U- Man’s Land
Natrow
John Michaelis
U. S
Don White- Michaelis
Tom Lambert
Lamberts
Aegu
Urain
Nen Oarth
Eng Infantry
Scientist Charged In Plutonium Theft in Denver Case
Federal charges allege Sanford Lawrence Simons 28 a Denver University research scientist stole plutonium from Los Alamos four years earlier. A glass vial was found under his home. he faces Atomic Energy Act penalties up to five years and $10,000. Simons admitted taking the material as a souvenir and hid it to keep children from handling it. He served at Los Alamos 1944 46 and has been with Denver University since 1948.
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Denver
Sanford Lawrence Simons
FBI
Russell Kramer
Simon
Simons
Kramer
Los Alamos
N. Mex
Denver University
N&w Ry
Selden G. O'Bryan
Berryville
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Eugene Miller
Middletown
Peters Studio
C. 8S. Hartman
Joseph Dwyer
Martin H. Hann
M. Herbert Rhodes
W. B.little
T. W. Sperry
Ainsrth Sperry
General Motors
G.M
U. N. Council
Alcoholics Meet
American Legion
Congress Today
U.S
West
Russell Brines
Round Hill Community Center
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