Red Troops Increase Along Korean Front
U S 8th Army reports rising Communist troop numbers across the eastern Korean front with two large concentrations north of Yanggu and above Kurrhwa. Small groups observed throughout suggest possible preparations for a new offensive or a front wide relief effort as 200 moving trucks, air strikes, and artillery support engage Reds.
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8Th Army
Yanggu
Kurrhwa
Kumhwa
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
U. N
van Fleet
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Pyongyang
Shooting Star
Shooting Stars
Kansong
Yangu
Two Communist Jet Planes Shot Down Over Korea
U S Fifth Air Force announced that 24 Sabrejets shot down two Communist jets over North Korea during a B-29 escort and MiG Alley sweep. American losses were none, while the air war expanded with heavy ground fighting along the eastern front near Kansong and Yanggu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Korea
North Korea
Fifth Airforce
Irain
Sinanju
Winchester Sanitarian Attends Regional Sanitation Seminar
William Prout sanitarian for Winchester attended the Five State Sanitation Seminar in Charlottesville concluding yesterday. About 300 sanitary engineers from Virginia Maryland West Virginia and the Carolinas participated in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prout
Winchester
Charlottesville
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Carolinas
Armistice talks show faint chance of revival in Korea
U N command in Tokyo says hope remains for resuming the Kaesong negotiations with North Korean premier Kim Il Sung and Peng Dehuai sending a cautious note. They oppose the August 23 adjournment amid a dispute over bombing as Ridgway weighs a response to a stalled process.
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Tokyo
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
U. N
Kaesong
Kim Tl Sung
Peng Ten Huai
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Kim
Peng
U. N. Command
New York
U. N. Assembly
Paris
Odd corn plant grows black stalk at Ohio State Fair
In Columbus a filling station owner planted old seeds found in a blacksmith shop. One corn plant is black where green is expected and shows corn silk from each kernel. Experts call it squaw maize or pod corn, a variety once grown by indigenous peoples in the Americas. The seeds may be 63 years old with unknown origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joe B. Carpenter
Mexico
South America
Carpenter
Horse Stumbles Kills 14 Year Old Rider
A horse stumbled over barbed wire near Richmond yesterday and crushed to death its 14-year-old rider Horace Lee Goodman son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Goodman of Henrico County The boy had owned the horse for four years and learned to ride before getting the horse.
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Richmond
Here
Horace Lee Goodman
Clarence Goodman
Henrico County
Five day outlook for Virginia warm spell ahead
Five day outlook for Virginia shows temperatures two to four degrees above normal. Cooler tonight then warmer Saturday through Monday with little change afterward. Showers Tuesday or Wednesday total a quarter inch or less.
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Richmond
Virginia
Direct Controls Sought to Curb Inflation Says DiSalle
OPS Director Michael DiSalle told a 15 state Democratic conference at French Lick that direct controls are needed to balance the economy or face the worst inflation in history. He warned defense spending will stay high and that neither higher taxes nor credit limits will stop the inflation spiral.
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OPS
Michael DiSalle
French Lick
Duncans and Smiths Set to Move as Plumlys Take Over
The Walter W. Duncan family plans October 15 move to a new Fort Myers Florida home. James E. Smith will relocate from the W. G. Hardy residence at S Stewart Street and Handley Boulevard to the Duncan property. Park W. Plumly buys the former Snapp home at 201 Fairmont Avenue and will move from 317 W. Piccadilly Street, while Pine Motor Company owner Charles A. Pine acquires the McCormac Apartments at Stewart and Wolfe Streets for rental use.
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Winchester
Walter W. Duncan
Ft. Myers
Fla
James E. Smith
Duncans
W. G. Hardy
S. Stewart Street
Handley Boulevard
Smiths
Angerona Terrace
B. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Dr. Snapp
Snapp
Park W. Plumly
W. Piccadilly St
Plumly
Piccadilly Street
Pine Motor Company
The
Pine Investment Corporation
McCormac
Scott Grant
Stewart and
Wolfe Streets
Pine
School Bans Candy and Soft Drink Sales
Fredericksburg officials ban candy and soft drink sales in public school cafeterias to curb tooth decay. A board spokesman says no offense to vendors and notes after hours choices are students’ own. The policy follows actions in Norfolk and Lynchburg and aligns with State Health Dept. advocacy.
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Fredericksburg
Norfolk
Lynchburg
State Health Dept
Czechoslovakia Presses Radio Free Europe Curbs
The United States rejected a renewed Czech demand to curb broadcasts by the American operated Radio Free Europe. The clash highlights Cold War tensions as Prague seeks tighter controls on Western broadcasting.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Radio Free Europe
Applemen to Discuss Industry Problems Tomorrow
Berryville Virginia Governor John S Battle and former Governor William M Tuck will attend Senator Harry F Byrds annual apple industry picnic tonight at Byrd home The picnic draws about 3000 people and will focus on pest disease control and marketing issues with speakers from Michigan State College New York State Experiment Station Beltsville MD and the International Apple Association The event proceeds rain or shine with luncheon at noon and talks on critical industry problems.
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Berryville
John S. Battle
William M. Tuck
Virginia
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Sen
Arthur E. Mitchell
Michigan State College
P. J. Chapman
New York State Experiment Station
J. R. Magness
Beltsville
Reuben Benz
Washington State
Samuel Fraser
International Apple Association
Two Bay Tornado Wrecks New Home in California
Richard A. Chiappellone arrived at his brand new home near Los Gatos after a weekend away to find most of the house badly damaged. Windows, mirrors, and furniture were smashed. a radio was hurled from a window and jars of jam splattered the yard. Deputy Ray Pantiga reported two boys, ages 9 and 11, had broken in and were taken to the county juvenile home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Gatos
Calif
Richard A. Chiappellone
Here
Santa Clara County
Ray Pantiga
Chiappellone
Breakage in Oil Talks Blamed on Marxist Theories
London reports Britain's Richard Stokes, chief negotiator, blamed Marxist Leninist theories from Iranian leaders for the oil talks breakdown in Tehran. He said a solution is possible with goodwill, but Britain will await Iran’s guarantees on acceptable working conditions for British employees before resuming talks. Legal experts prepared to petition the International Court of Justice in The Hague for a definite judgment.
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London
Richard Stokes
Britain
Tehran
Stokes
International Court of Justice
Hague
Netherlands
Tran
Martha Washington
Trains Collide In Metz. 10 Dead 40 Injured
A Basel to Calais express rammed the rear of a Frankfurt Paris train near Metz. Ten people were killed including two Americans Alphonse MacLaughlin and Everett J Whalen. about 40 injured, many U.S. soldiers. Americans were treated at Munichs 98th General Hospital. French troops among the injured.
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Metz
France
U. S
Alphonse MacLaughlin
Durham
N. C
Everett J. Whalen
Norwich
Conn
U. S. Army
98Th General Hospital
Munich
Germany
Frankfurt
Sanry-Surnied
Basel
Switzerland
Orleans
Plane Carries Eight To Flaming Death
A Navy Catalina flying boat carrying eight reservists on two weeks active duty crashed at the end of a 4000 foot runway in Atlanta. The aircraft rolled end over end down a 60 foot cliff and burst into flames, 300 yards from U S Highway 23.
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Atlanta
Catalina
Naval Air Station
Registration Schedule At James Wood High School
Registration for James Wood High School falls for pupils in grades 8 through 12 during the week of August 27. Each day assigns last name groups from A through Z with dates August 27 to August 31 and a note from Principal P D Beable. Also announces the American Legion Home closure on N Cameron St for repairs until further notice.
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James Wood High School
J. Web
O. Thurs
P. D. Beable
American Legion
N. Cameron St
House Committee
Quarles Names Faculty for Winchester Public Schools Session
Winchester public schools announce sixteen new teachers and keep all principals and supervisors for the coming session. The list covers Handley High and Elementary, John Kerr, Virginia Avenue, and staff in music art and visiting nurse roles, with names of principals supervisors and teaching staff.
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Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Public Schools
Handley
E. P. Browning
Bessie L. Corkey
Virginia Avenue
Charlotte DeHart
Douglas
Kirk N. Gaskins
John Kerr
Lola V. Moore
New JW High Coach Edward Shemelya Named at James Wood
Edward Shemelya, 26, of Baden PA, named coach and PE instructor at James Wood High School by Frederick County Board of Education Superintendent Robert E Ayler. He succeeds Harry W Caughron. Robert R Tabor remains co coach and head football track coach. Practice starts Monday with season opener September 14 at Fishersville against Wilson Memorial High School.
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Edward Shemelya
Baden
Frederick County
Shemelya
Ambridge High School
Beaver County
Eastern Kentucky State College
Eastern Kentucky
William and Mary
Shemlya
Barney Wilson
Wilson Memorial High School
Fishersville
Cost of Living Reaches New Peak in July
U S government index shows cost of living climbing 0.2 percent from June 15 to July 15 to 185.5 percent of the 1935 39 average. Food and rents rise 0.4 percent, while clothing falls 0.3 percent. Escalator clauses affect wages for about 1.3 million workers including nearly 1 million in autos and 1 million in railroads with different adjustment times.
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Washington
Inex
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Boyd Reelected to Valley Firemen Board of Directors
Johnn A Boyd of South End Fire Company was reelected to the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association board at the 50th Anniversary Convention in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. The session approved new bylaws authorizing incorporation in Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania and set next year's Golden Jubilee convention in Winchester.
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Johmn A. Boyd
South End Fire Company
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Chambersburg
Winchester
Elwood W. Argenbright
Valley Shoe Salon
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Boyd
George Ridgley
Funkstown
Charles Daley
Hagerstown
Paul Phillips
Harrisonburg
Kable Johnson
Charles Town
W. Va
George Rictor
South End
Reuss
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
John Enders
Big United Air Lines DC-6B Crash Kills 50 At Oakland Hills
United Air Lines reports 50 dead from a DC-6B crash near Oakland California ramming a hilltop. Among victims are 44 passengers and 6 crew with infants counted among the fatalities. The aircraft originated in Boston and stopped in Hartford and Cleveland before Chicago.
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Giant
California
Chicago
United Air Lines
Jerry T. Baulch
Oakland
Calif
Marion W. Hedden
Los Alstos
United Air Line
Air Lines Pilots Association
Air Lines
United
Joe F. Angel
Hayward
Virginia Road Deaths Rise to 590 This Year
Two women passengers were killed in separate Virginia crashes, raising the statewide highway fatality total to 590 for the year, 42 more than the same point last year. Mrs. Virginia Pitts, 63, of Merry Point, Lancaster County, died when her car struck a tractor trailer on Route 3 near Kilmarnock. Christine Taylor, 50, of Painter, Accomac County, died in a non collision accident on Route 134 near Melfa.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Virginia Pitts
Merry Point
Lancaster County
Kilmarnock
Christine Taylor
Painter
Accomac County
Melfa
Virginia localities share state ABC profits totaling 10 million
Richmond Virginia localities will share 10 229 290 38 in State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board profits for the fiscal year ended June 30 with checks to be mailed Tuesday by the State Comptroller's Office. The prior year distributed 9 628 799 40.
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Richmond
Virginia
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
State Comptroller's Office
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Bill Ryan
East St
Yellow Cab
Leroy Franklin
Dial
Middletown
Stephenson
Nordesbourg
E. B. Flickinger
Weather Outlook
U.S
America
French Lick, Inc
Plumlys
Applemen
Clarke
New Home
Quarles
Handley HS
Handley High School
Paul Barr
Virginia Barr
Mary Boxley
Martha H. Brooks
Jesse P. Carter
Roland E. Cater
Harold Copper
Norma Dunn
Gay Fitzgerald
Sadie Finklestein
Archie L. Fry
Edith C. Garrabrandt
Ancil Gray
Loudella P. Hale
L. S. Hale
Ann Batson Hall
Audrey Hinton
Wilbur S Johnston
Thomas Lacina
Hunter J. Maddox
Donald Mitchell
Dorothy Overcash
Gertrude R. Peeery
Frances M. Russell
Rosa G. Simpson
Freda S. Sencindiver
Lemma Snider
Eloise Strader
Joyce Sutton
Paul Sybert
Jesse Thompson
Laura D. Turner
Helene Walker
Roberta E. Wildman
John Earl Wood
Virginia Avenue School
Eula Affleck
Marjorie Cooper
Anna Lee Estep
Virginia Gray
Anne Hill
Laura Homar
Eleanor Malony
Frances Orndorff
Ruth Samsell
Hazel Thompson
Frances Tillar
JW High
Valley Firemen Board of Directors
Macy le Sale
MACY
N. Loudoun
Elberta
E. R. Conners Packing House
Conner Bros
Stephens City
Workingman’s Store
Bulletin
Air Line
Virginia Road
ABC
N. Loudoun St
Walt Disney
Capitol Theatre
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