Gone But Not Forgotten
A retirement tribute letter from Mrs Johnson of 116 E. Piccadilly St. honors longtime railway workers including Charlie Deck, Mr. Dodson, Gin Orm, Walter Scarlett, and others who served thirty three years or more. The note recalls their hard work, camaraderie, and announces farewells as they retire to rest after years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Charlie Deck
Mr. Brannon
Mr. Dodson
Walter Scarlett
the Express 2
Winchester
Johnson
E. Piccadilly St
Guest Sermonist to Speak at Grace Lane Church
Rev. Herman MacKenson of Arlington will be guest sermonist at Grace Lane church this Sunday at 9:45 a.m. In the pastor’s absence, William E. Fisenberg, on vacation, will lead the men’s Bible class at 9:45.
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Herman MacKenson
Arlington
Grace Late Church
William E. Fisenberg
Winchester Sales Directory Listing Details
September sale near Route 50 Clarke County at Jim Thompson Farm includes livestock tools and household goods. Mrs W A rest church offers household goods furniture and blacksmith tools.
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Winchester
Eye Farm
Tavenner
Clarke County
Jim Thompson
W. A
Store Robbery Suspect Held for Grand Jury Action
Trial Justice W Erle Edwards orders George C Lyons of Westerville Ohio held for action of a Frederick Circuit court grand jury on breaking and entering at night. Lyons allegedly stole merchandise from A C White store near Winchester Route 50 and was arrested in Washington while trying to steal gas for a car said to be stolen at Gallion Ohio. He will not start a two year State penitentiary term from Loudoun county for the Hitching Post robbery near Aldie until this case is settled. In another Trial Justice court, Judge Edwards fines George E Helsley Jr of Grimes five dollars for improper rights and Audrey Granville Bageant of Farmville five dollars for improper use of dealer license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Erle Edwards
George C. Lyons
Westerville
Frederick
Lyons
A. C. White
Winchester
Washington
Gallion
Ohio
State
Loudoun County
Aldie
Edwards
George Edward Helsley Jr
Grimes
Audrey Granville Bageant
Farmville
Westerners Fight Forest Fires Across Western States
Fires menace brush and timberland from California to Oregon. A Stanislaus blaze has burned 7100 acres with two deaths. San Diego Riverside fires threaten a four mile front with 12 000 acres burned. Payette NF reports two fires out of control burning 20 000 acres and two fatalities. Yellowstone fires checked. Black Hills subsided. Oregon sees two small fires under ten acres. cool weather eases danger. About 14 000 moss varieties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
California
Stanislaus National Forest
Stanislaus
San Diego
Riverside
Idaho
Payette National Forest
Hell's Canyon
South Fork
Salmon River
Payette Forest
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
South Dakota
Oregon
Softball Tourney Opens With Two City Church Leagues
Post season play begins Monday as city league matches are scheduled Tuesday Thursday and Saturday while church league games run Monday Wednesday and Friday. Semi finals are best two of three with finals best three of five. Rain shifts move games one slot earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenberger Lumber Co
Bell Clothes
Royal Crown
Plumly
Highland Ave. Presbyterian
Montague Ave. Methodists
Grace Lutheran
First Baptist
Reliance Church Construction Plans Move Forward
Reliance church in Hagerstown is built with wood and stucco and will gain an addition if funds allow. The main roof is metal while the new section may use asphalt shingles. Carson Bowen leads building work for H L Borden Lumber Co, Strasburg. he is C C Bowen’s son, church treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Carson Bowen
H. L. Borden Lumber Co
Strasburg
C. C. Bowen
Reliance Church
Maragon Faces Senate Inquiry Over Double Pay
The committee heard that Maragon may have earned $1000 monthly from the Albert Verley perfume Co while serving with the American mission to Greece in 1945, and a government salary of $5600 yearly. Senator Mundt warned of possible perjury unless Maragon clarifies his records, as Bellino noted unlisted income and cooperation with the IRS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belline
Maragon
Albert Verley Perfume Co
Chicago
Greece
Ma&aragon
Vaughan
Senator Mundt
R-Sd
Bellino
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Tax Collections Agency
Bureau
Broom Sale Set for September 27 by Winchester Lions
Five past presidents of the Winchester Lions formed a committee for a one day broom sale to benefit sight conservation in Winchester and Frederick County. The event, run by more than 100 Lions, will use untrimmed five string brooms made by blind workers in Charlottesville. The sale day includes a breakfast at 8 a.m. at the George Washington and a central display in the Wonder building next to McCrory’s, with proceeds supporting eye and dental clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions
Winchester
Frederick County
Charlottesville
Joseph Newlin
C. F. Schenck
Marvin Weaver
James R. Alexander
Wonder
McCrorys
The
Lions
Blood drive at Charles Town draws 110 pints
Red Cross blood mobile visited Charles Town for its quarterly drive collecting a record 110 pints of blood this week and boosting local supply.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Charles Town
Mrs Lucy Goss Rites Held at Jones Funeral Home
Services for Mrs. Lucy Goss were conducted yesterday at Jones Funeral Home. She died Monday at her residence 407 8S Kent Street. Dr S L Flickinger officiated and burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included six grandsons Eugene Robert Blair Goss Donald Hamilton George McGee and Harry Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral Home
Lucy Goss
Kent
S L. Flickinger
Mount Hebron
Eugene Robert
Blair Goss
Donald Hamilton
George McGee
Harry Carter
Worth flips on B-36 graft charges before House panel
Worth, suspended from an $8500 job, testified before the House committee after calling Odlum an unscrupulous man. He recanted that claim and said he has no concrete evidence of corruption in the B-36 program while urging a serious, independent review of defense matters. Keenan suggested higher sources fueled the charges and called for locating their origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Worth
Dan Kimball
House
Keenan
Odlum
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Co
Rep
Bates
Rmass
Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
Pearls From Oysters: High Yield Yet Low Market Value
In cultured pearl production about 60 percent of oysters subjected to procedures yield pearls, but only roughly five percent of those pearls are marketable.
Jesse Racey 66 of Stephens City Dies After Ill Health
Jesse James Racey 66 a former American Viscose Co. employee of Stephens City died at 9 15 p m at Cora Miller Hospital Woodstock after eight weeks in hospital following two years of ill health. He was born in Shenandoah County son of the late Christopher and Sarah Hollar Racey. Survived by widow Lounie Alice Racey five sons Hugh Ralph Dallas Rufus and Roy Racey four daughters Mrs Roy Middleton Miss Emma Racey Mrs Howard Hollar and Mrs Robert Braithwaite a brother Mose Racey five sisters Mrs Fannie George Mrs Rosie Orndorff Mrs Lucy Himelright Mrs May Himelright and Mrs Mary Boyce and 17 grandchildren 2 great grandhildren Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Strasburg Christian Church with Rev Nelson Fox officiating. Interment in Strasburg cemetery. Pallbearers are nephews. Body at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse James Racey
Stephens City
American Viscose Co
Cora Miller Hospital
Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Christopher and
Sarah Hollar Racey
Lounie Alice Racey
Hugh and
Ralph Racey
Dallas
Rufus Racey
Roy Racey
USA
Tennessee
Roy Middleton
New Oxford
Howard Hollar
Strasburg
Emma Racey
Robert Braithwaite
Mose Racey
Fannie George
Arlington
Rosie Orndorff
Wheatfield
Lucy Himelright
Lebanon Church
May Himelright
Mary Boyce
Strasburg Christian Church
Nelson Fox
Stover Funeral Home
B12 links to growth spurs hope for cancer research
Scientists trace B12 and folic acid roles in cell growth and cancer, noting B12 can be produced in tonnage quantities. Lederle and Merck researchers study fermentation in manure to grow microbes, yielding flavobacterium solare and Streptomyces griseus as B12 producers, turning a rare gem into chickenfeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lederle Laboratoris Division
American Cyanamid Co
New York
M. A. Petty
Merck and Co
Science
Answers to daily quiz
Answers to daily quiz list correct responses for Page 4. Include the St. Louis Cardinals Patrick Henry quote Little Boy Blue come blow your horn Willard Huntington Wright Sandwich on the Liberty Bell anthropoid ape Mercury repel Amateur Athletic Union.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Patrick Henry
Little Boy Blue
Willard Huntington Wright
Sandwich
Liberty Bell
Mercury
Repel
Amateur Athletic Union
Miss Lillie E. Ramey Dies at 80 Near Charles Town
Miss Lillie E. Ramey aged 80 died last midnight at Charles Town General Hospital. Born October 5, 1868 in Jefferson County, she was daughter of the late William Carter and Ellen Lloyd Ramey. Survived by two sisters Mrs Eben P. Trussell and Miss Laura Ramey with many nieces and nephews. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at the Middleway Pike home. Interment Edgehill Cemetery, Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie E. Ramey
Charles Town
Charles Town General Hospital
Jefferson County
William Carter
Ellen Lloyd Ramey
Eben P. Trussell
Laura Ramey
Charlies Town
Middleway Pike
Edgehill Cemetery
Rosenberger Nets Two Doubleheaders For City Title Run
Rosenberger Lumber Co clinched 1949 city softball crown and will face Berryville and Culpeper in back to back nights. Tonight the doubleheader in Clarke County features Elmo Smith versus Rosenberger ace Gilbert Tillotson with 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. games. Tomorrow Rosenberger meets Berryville on Senseng Rd field at 7:30 before a playoff foe from RC tries Culpeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenberger Lumber Co
Berryville
Culpeper
Lumbermen
Berryville All Stars
Clarke County
Elmo Smith
Winchester
Rosenberger
Gilbert Tillotson
Senseng Rd
Stultz Elected Secretary At AIB Chapter Meeting
Miss June V. Stultz of Shenandoah Valley National Bank was chosen secretary of the Stonewall Jackson chapter, American Institute of Banking, at a Berryville gathering hosted by chapter president Arthur H. Edmunds. committee appointments include Reynolds, Long, Bayliss, Midkiff, Scott, and Miller with plans for two new classes in Economics I and commercial law starting September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June V. Stultz
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Stonewall Jackson
American Institute of Banking
Arthur H. Edmunds
Berryville
Wilbur Ray Reynolds
Massanutten Bank of Strasburg
Ajamin H. Long
First National Bank
Luray
Norman L. Bayliss
Shen
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Robert E. Lee
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Alesha Tata Narpel Nee TH
S. Braddock St
WEEE
Frederick County Court House
Race St
Elizabeth Blake Coleman Dunn
FTN Ae Leia
State Department
Grad
Tire Sale
Seiberling
Cammer Tire Co
Handley Schoo
Mrs. Goss
Julian W. Baker
County Court House
Virginia
James P. Reardon
Zeuss Avenue
Coleman Dunn
Jesse Racey
Rick
Martinsburg Pike
L. E. Ramey
AIB
Miss Stultz Secy
Bath & Furnace
J. R. Alexander, Jr
W. Cecil St
Blacksnake
Cameron
Stewart Bell Jr
N. Cameron St
Grant
Brumback & Sons
Heatwolk Motor Co
N. Braddock St
N. Cameron
NEW Holland Way
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Clearbrook
Robert Collis & Son
Inwood
W. Va
Laura Fries
George Helsley
Greenspring
Miller’s
Revere Ware
National Pressure Cookers
Presto
Miller’s Hardware
N. Main St
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