Heat Wave Lifts Temps Into 90s into Next Week
A late summer heat wave is expected to continue through mid next week with temperatures climbing to 90 to 94 degrees. After ten days of cool weather residents anticipate fall while workers delay wardrobe changes. By afternoon the thermometer reached 85, up 25 points from the morning low as Willow Lawn workload revived and ice cream sales picked up. The dry spell may benefit certain apples, though some varieties show cracking from excess rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Lawneanthenaig
James Sprint
Senate Delays Europe arms Aid to Atlantic Pact members
Washington officials postponed a decision on trimming the 1.45 billion arms aid program until Monday. General Omar Bradley urged maintaining funding to retool European plants, arguing 160 million now could yield 700 million in armaments. party leaders pushed for aid for anti communist forces in China to be considered later. The stalemate centers on Canada England and other Atlantic Pact members and how to balance future needs.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Bradley
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committee
United States
Senator Knowland
R-Cal
China
Permits Granted To Remodel Repair Several Houses
Winchester issues permit for Margaret Hodgson Goss to repair roof and siding at 116 E Clifford St for 500 and to demolish back porch and rebuild brick veneer dwelling at 120 E Clifford St for 2000 with addition. H Clarence Walker of Winston Salem NC gets 9x15 rear addition to 442 N Kent St for 500. W A Shiner to remodel interior of brick building at 111 N Loudoun St into storeroom and hotel annex for 1000.
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Winchester
Margaret Hodgson Goss
E. Clifford St
H. Clarence Walker
Winston Salem
N. C
N. Kent St
W. A. Shiner
N. Loudoun St
Bass Outlook Promises A Weekend For Local Anglers
Prospects for bass fishing look favorable as Riverton reports the North fork of the Shenandoah River clear while the South fork remains cloudy but clearing. Notices include a housing request from business college girls seeking rooms and meals, a $1497 Case tractor delivered by Virginia Machinery Co, and a Mt. Pleasant E. U. B. Church yard party August 27 to benefit West Frederick 4 H Home Demonstration Club.
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Riverton
Shenandoah River
South Fork
Business College
Virginia Machinery CO
Mt. Pleasant E.ub. Church
Lamp
West Frederick
H & Home Demonstration Club
Governors to witness parade of National Guard at Indiantown Gap
About 6500 troops of the 29th National Guard division will parade at Indiantown Gap Pa tomorrow to honor governors Lane of Maryland Tuck of Virginia and Duff of Pennsylvania The governors and adjutants will review the units as the division band plays Maryland my Maryland and Dixie The event marks the first division wide parade since World War II with awards presented during the ceremonies Relatives from Winchester and other communities plan to visit the Gap north of Harrisburg Pa.
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Indiantown Gap
29Th National Guard
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Dixie
William Preston Lane Jr
Milton R. Reckord
William M. Tuck
Samuel G. Wailer
James H. Duff
Frank A. Weber
Winchester National
Milky disease cuts Japanese beetle menace in East
East Orange New Jersey August 26 Japanese beetles decimated by milky disease are no longer a threat on the East Coast. The U S Department of Agriculture lifted the interstate blockade on fruits and vegetables except green corn. The disease affects beetles while harmless to plants and animals.
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East Orange
N. J
New Jersey
Seaboard
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
H. G. Wells
Beetle Battle Headquarters
Oil Flames Roar Through Northeast After Tank Car Crash
A southbound freight wreck near Northeast Maryland dumps three oil tank cars, setting oil ablaze and flooding the street with fire. Twenty families flee twelve houses in the Negro section as fire crews from nine nearby towns bring the blaze under control after several hours. no injuries are reported and mainline rail traffic is delayed with rerouted passenger trains.
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Northeast
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New York-Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Lancaster
Mai
B 36 Probe Expands to Higher-Ups as Navy Orders Inquiry
Congressional investigators pursue additional suspects to probe fraud and favoritism in the B 36 bomber program. Hearings halt for six weeks as House Armed Services members seek more facts. Sec Johnson and Sec Symington are cleared, while Cedric Worth repudiates anonymous memo charges. The Navy orders a court of inquiry to convene next Monday.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Johnson
Air Symington
Floyd Odlum
Navy
Cedric Worth
Joseph B. Keenan
Discovery of Vitamin B12 Creates New Mysteries
Washington report on the vitamin B12 discovery outlines two main puzzles. First, whether B12, the Animal Protein Factor and Factor X are the same substance and its role in animal diets. Second, how B12 interacts with living cells, with Maryland researchers noting an unidentified factor beyond B12 is needed for rapid chick growth.
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Robert E. Geiger
Washington
Department of Agriculture
University of Maryland
G. F P. Combs
Mary Shorb
Henry Menge
Murray Denies He's in Pension Race with Lewis
New York August 26 President Philip Murray of the CIO Steelworkers union calls as vicious and insulting the charge that John L Lewis’s pension gains drive the union’s demand. Murray defends his past ties to Lewis, denies rivalry, and says the pension demand is part of the union’s 30 cent an hour package to back a $125 a month pension. The board will hear rebuttals from 60 steel companies and report to President Truman with nonbinding recommendations before the September 14 steel truce deadline.
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New York
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers Union
John L. Lewis
Enders M Voorhees
U. S. Steel
Murray
Voorhees
United Mine Workers
Lewis
John Lewis xx x
Truman
Tiny Dip Noted In Living Costs
The government cost of living index fell six tenths of one percent from mid June to mid July. The mid July level stood at 168.5 percent of the 1935 39 average. Prices for foods apparel and house furnishings declined while rents and some services rose modestly. General Motors says the index will not affect wage cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau For
Detroit
General Motors
General Motors Corp
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
The outlook calls for generally fair and warm conditions across Virginia from Saturday to Wednesday. Expect some showers around Wednesday as temperatures run about five degrees above normal. Temperatures trend cooler toward Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
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Virginia
New Case Automatic Coin Pickers Sold Delivered
Dr. William H. Shafer at 25 W. Boscawen Street announces delivery of new case automatic coin pickers for 730 dollars with immediate delivery and vacation notice stating he will be away from August 28 to September 1949.
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Virginia Machinery CO
William H. Shafer
W. Boscawen St
Pastor Receives New Auto From Gravel Springs Parish
The Gravel Springs Lutheran parish presented Rev. E B. Smith with a new automobile. John Good, parish committee chair, gave the key at Bethel church in Albin. The Rev and Mrs. Smith began a vacation trip in the car.
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Gravel Springs
E B. Smith
Bethel Church
Albin
John Good
Maragon Hears Hints of Tax Frauds Perjury
Senator Mundt questions John F. Maragon as the Senate investigates peddling of influence. Maragon refuses to answer on grounds of self incrimination while acknowledging knowledge of Harry Vaughan. Accountant Carmine S. Belling reports deposits totaling 119608 versus claimed income of 6000 to 7000 yearly.
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Maragon
Washington
John F. Maragon
Senate
Myron G. Ehrlich
Senator Mundt
R-Sd
Harry Vaughan
Maj
Vaughan
Truman
Mundt
Carmine S. Belling
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Belling
Belline
San Antonio
Greece
Henry F. Grady
Caterer Prepares for 2500 at Byrd Orchard Picnic
Mrs. Sue Tokes of Opequon oversees a 2500 guest catering for Senator Byrd's annual orchard picnic near Berryville. Hams, chickens, rolls, tea, and boxed meals are prepared since Monday with extensive frying, buttering, and packing underway for delivery to Rosemont orchard.
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Senator Byrd
Sue Tokes
Opequon
Rosemont Orchard
Berryville
Hurricane nears Florida Coast near Fort Lauderdale
Tropical storm with 120 mile per hour winds nears the southeast Florida coast. At noon the hurricane was about 65 miles offshore and expected to pass inland near Fort Lauderdale later in the day. Refugees seek shelter as Red Cross runs shelters and emergency crews prepare for high tides and dangerous winds.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Vero Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Red Cross
Palm Beach
Stuart
Polio Year Nears Peak Says Foundation Official
New York August 26 The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis warns the polio epidemic may not have peaked yet and 1949 could be the worst year in U S history Dr Hart E Van Riper medical director notes 17306 cases to date 3422 new last week the highest weekly total on record He adds the peak may occur between mid August and mid September with later peaks reducing slower.
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New York
U. S
National Foundation For
Hart E. van Riper
Foundation
van Riper
National Foundation
Reliance Church Hopes to Finish Addition by Nov 1
Construction of a $15,000 addition to the EUB Church at Reliance progresses with basement walls done and foundations near completion for the main auditorium. Pastor L P Tederick and superintendent Carson Bowen expect completion around November 1 within the cost estimate, with the wing adding a 70 by 34 foot space and a large 30 by 40 foot auditorium on the main floor.
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EUB
Reliance
L. P. Tederick
Carson Bowen
Strasburg
Bowyer Elected Surgeon General By National VFW
Miami august 26 veterans of foreign wars close their golden jubilee convention with new leaders. Clyde A. Lewis of Plattsburgh N Y was unanimously named commander in chief as World War II veterans secured five of seven national offices. Dr A B Bowyer of Martinsburg West Virginia elected surgeon general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clyde A. Lewis
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Lyall T. Beggs
Madison
Wis
A. B. Bowyer
Martinsburg
W. Va
Truman's 1952 bid hinges on 1950 vote results
Washington Aug 26 President Truman's closest friends say he will likely not reveal his 1952 plans until after the 1950 congressional elections. They expect a nationwide tour to back his Fair Deal while noting he may leave office in 1952. Some aides and friends refuse to name him.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
American Legion Auxiliary
Tus
Mr. Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Mr.Truman
A. A the
Sub Cochino Sinks in Arctic Fire. 6 Navy Dead
Six Navy men and a civilian technician died when the submarine Cochino exploded in Arctic waters. Eleven others rescued from the Cochino’s crew, including one lieutenant and five Tusk sailors swept from deck during the rescue. The Tusk carried survivors toward Hammerfest Norway for medical aid.
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Washington
Crewe
Arctic
Hammerfast
Toro
Richard L. Connally
U. S
European
U. S. Naval Submarine Base
New London
Conn
Navy
Jg) Wienten Jr
Melvin —— ‘Aeniebereer Jr
Gloucester
N. J
Robert Miller
Liberty
Age Lee Pinney
Sturgis
Maobert Francis Brunner Jr
Altoona
John G. Guttermuth
Cincinnati
Paint Co Buys Kinzel Property on Loudoun Street
The Paint Company purchased the Kinzel building on Loudoun Street for an undisclosed sum. Miss Emma Kinzel retains upper floors for life, with L A Vance noting no immediate remodeling. Ground floor space will be used for storage. The three story structure fronts 30 feet on Loudoun Street and extends to Indian Alley. The Kinzel family occupied the second and third floors about 80 years. 14 rooms remain furnished yet unoccupied.
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Emma Kinzel
Valley Ave
L. A. Vance
Loudoun St
Indian Alley
Kinzel
Legionnaire Trio To Attend National Meet in Philadelphia
Ralph Grubbs Robert Pizzano and B A Grayson of the Conrad Hoover post plan to attend the 31st annual American Legion convention opening in Philadelphia. Grubbs a State executive committee member was elected a delegate at the Virginia convention.
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Ralph Grubbs
Robert Pizzano
B. A. Grayson
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Philadelphia
Grubbs
Virginia
For Sale Good corn and dresses at local sale
An old clipping lists for sale items from Gainesboro High School and local merchants. It mentions corn, dresses sizes 9 to 15 and 10 to 20 with values to 14.95, poultry and eggs from B S Poultry, and contact numbers 5231 or 6164. The note references a benefit for the Vocational Agriculture Department and a date Aug 27 at 4 30 pm.
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C. Ex
Antees
Gainesboro High School
Benefit Vocational Agriculture Department
Campbell’s
Loudoun
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Gen. Bradley
National Guard
Tuck
Lane
Duff
Gap
Agriculture Department
Portland
Maine
Syracuse
Cleveland
Wheeling
Norfolk
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Frederick County
Loundoun County
Hough
CIO
Pastor
Byrd Picnic
Ft. Lauderdale
Reliance Church
Bowyer
National
VFW
Norway
Leudeus
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