Apple Picnic Draws Apple Growers to Byrd Meeting
Senator Byrd hosts his annual orchard picnic in Berryville drawing about 2500 attendees from Virginia Maryland and beyond. Visitors included state Senator Battle and Governor-elect Bright with speakers from the apple industry and agriculture associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Berryville
Harry F. Byrd
Senator Byrd
Sue Tokes
Rosemont Orchard
Virginia
Byrd
John S. Battle
Charlottesville
Battle
William M. Tuck
Indiantown Gap
29Th Infantry National Guard
J. C. Dunagan
Beltsville
Valley
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
John 8. Battle
J. Fulmer Bright
Richmond
Oak Grove
Cavalry Captures Barge Off St. Marys River 1814
A Maryland cavalry company led by Captain Eben Taylor attacked from Porto Bello on St. Marys River in 1814. They seized the nearest British barge, chased a second, but could not match the oarsmen and abandoned the pursuit. The report to the secretary of war praised Virginians for bravery and listed captured crew and casualties from HMS Diadem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Taylor
Frederick County
Clarke County
Porto Bello
St. Mary's River
Fenwick
Maryland
Secretary of War
Porta Bella
St. Mary’s River
HMS
Business Edges Notch Higher Amid Labor Turbulence
U S business activity rose slightly this week supported by forward buying for inventory buildup. Yet labor unrest surged with wildcat strikes in steel chemical and auto shops and bus drivers walkouts in New York Queens. Outcomes from the presidential fact finding board hearings on Steelworkers contracts loom over wage talks with major manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Queens
United Steelworkers
JCC to Sponsor Soap Box Derby Again Next Year
Winchester JCC approved sponsoring the soap box derby again next year after a report by General Chairman Herbert Duke. The meeting covered fall theatre plays, Barter Players advertising, and the State quarterly conference in Winchester. resignations of Carroll Henkel and Jack Fretwell were accepted and 10 names were struck from the active roster. The secretary was asked to survey members on moving meetings from Fridays currently set for the second and fourth Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Jcc
Herbert Duke
Charles Campbell Jr
Shirley Bly
Winchester
L. Lee Bean
Arlington
Carroll Henkel
Jack Fretwell
Wheat Acreage Not Reduced By Allotment
1950 wheat allotments mailed to 657 Frederick County farmers. Individual allotments reach 122 acres, county total 8575 acres with 257 reserved for new farms and 171 for appeals. Allotment represents five percent cut from 1945-48 average. county 1950 acreage runs 500 acres higher due to wet fall. Farmers urged to plant within allotment to qualify for price support and curb excess production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hershman
Frederick County Agricultural Conservation Assn
Regional Schools For Negroes Face First Court Test
Six Baltimore Negroes sue to force the University of Maryland professional schools to admit them. Attorney General Hall Hammond argues the regional compact allows attendance at other states’ schools or state-funded options, tying to Supreme Court doctrine on desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South
University of Maryland
Hall Hammond
Maryland
Hammond
Maryland State College
Princess Anne
Xavier University
School of Pharmacy
New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
Youth Activities Week Opens Tomorrow at Braddock Church
Braddock St. Methodist Church hosts Youth Activities Week with an outdoor supper vesper in Rainbow Ridge gardens and a 6 p.m buffet. Rev. T. E. Landis speaks Monday, with daily services 7:15 p.m. led by church circles and volunteers including Jane Hen shall, Marie Garber, and Joe Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Church
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Rainbowridge Gardens
T. E. Landis
Braddock St
Charlee D. Lanahan
H Clay Manuel
Circle 3
J. W. Crider
Circle 5
Norval M. Hottle
Circle 6
Ellsworth L. Keller
Landis
Jane Henshall
Rodney Keller
Jane
Sue Sowers
Peggy Hottel
Douglas Ebert
Marvin Hutchinson
Donald Crim
Betty Janes Hurst
Kitty Stephenson
William A. Wright
Lynchburg Methodist Church
F.S. Oglesby
Marie Garber
Olgesby
Joe Reynolds
Friendship Circle
Two Houses and Life Income Left to Dog and Five Cats
The will of Mrs. Catherine Olberg, Petaluma newspaper woman who died this month, leaves two houses and furniture to her dog and five cats. They receive life income from another house, social security benefits, and a savings account, plus a daily diet of fresh boiled meat stew with carrots onions and garlic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Calif
Catherine Olberg
Norsemen Praise Seamanship That Saved Sub Crew
In Hammerfest Norway veterans hail the rescue of eight Cochino crew by the Tusk under Cmdr Robert Worthington. Survivors were evacuated amid fierce seas while six Tusk crew and a civilian technician perished. The two subs and support ships trained off Norway under NATO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerfest
Norway
U. S
Cape Town
Arctic
Robert L. R. Worthington
Oakmont
Worthington
Col
Kai Rasmussen
U. S.S
No Y
Toro
United States
Powers Open Talks on British Dollar Famine
Washington hosts three power talks on Britain's dollar drain with U S Undersecretary James Webb leading the American delegation and UK officials headed by Bevin. September cabinet deliberations aim to curb spending from reserves while Cripps pushes drastic cutbacks in sterling area economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Webb
A.tions
al Smith
Norman Roberts
Britain
Secreta
Treasury
Snyder
Acheson
Bevin
Cancellor
Stafford Cripps
Canada
Miniser
Lester B. Pearson
State and
Treasury Departments
United States
Cripps
Hudgins calls reform of Virginia court system
Chief Justice Edward Hudgins urges reorganizing Virginia courts to meet modern business and social needs. He cites due process aims, trial fairness, and high appeal costs as problems, blaming outdated 18th century structures and ultra conservative legal culture. Judges recommend a unified judicial administration and business-like court management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Edward Hudgins
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia
Hudgins
Russell and White Added to Board at Farmers and Merchants
D K Russell a farmer and fruit grower of Welltown Frederick county and C Ridgely White an insurance man and farmer of Merrimans Lane have been elected members of the board of directors of the Farmers and Merchants National bank. They join B Beverley Byrd Lee O Dick Jann D Glover Paul M Haldeman Joseph L Kalbach J Thomas Kremer and Ray Robinson who constitute the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Russell
Welltown
Frederick County
C. Ridgely White
Merriman’s Lane
The
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
B. Beverley Byrd
Lee O. Dick
Jann D. Glover
Paul M. Haldeman
Joseph L. Kalbach
J. Thomas Kremer
Ray Robinson
Rockingham Farm Crops 650000 Turkeys This Year
Rockingham County will produce about 650000 turkeys this year per the Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce. The figure marks a roughly 40 percent rise from 1948 and accounts for about 45 percent of the Shenandoah Valley’s estimated turkey crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Winchester Chamber Handles Over Ten Thousand Tourist Inquiries
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce, aiming for 400 members this year, handled 10,533 tourist and travel inquiries in the year ending Aug 1. Inquiries split into 2,500 through mail 3,541 in person and 4,492 by phone. The chamber distributed over 80,000 promotional pieces and expects that to double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Gene Sekers
Sakers
New York Canners Post Apple Prices to Growers
New York canners announced prices for apples in A and B varieties. For larger fruit 2 1 2 inches and up, A pays 2.25 dollars per cwt and B pays 2 dollars. For 2 1 4 inches and up, A pays 1.25 dollars per cwt and B pays 1 dollar. A varieties include Baldwin Greenings Northern Spy Rome Beauty Stark Golden Delicious and Twenty Ounce. B varieties include McIntosh Cortland. Processors in the Appalachian belt have not announced prices yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Baldwin
Greenings
Northern Spy
Rome Beauty
Stark
Golden Delicious
McIntosh
Cortland
Appalachian
Doctor Shafer Vacation Notice at 25 W Boscawen
Dr. William H. Shafer will be on vacation from August 28 to September 5, 1949. Yard Party at Gainesboro High School on Saturday, August 27 at 4 30 p m to benefit the Vocational Agriculture Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
William H. Shafer
W. Boscawen St
Gainesboro High School
Benefit Vocational Agriculture Department
Hurricane Rips Palm Beaches and crosses state Tolling Homeless
Delray Beach and nearby towns report severe destruction as the hurricane tears through the coast from Miami to Lake Worth. Homes damaged, trailers scattered, trees stripped, and roofs blown as police recount close calls and widespread debris. Trains halted at Stuart due to washouts and property devastation across the coastal towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. B. Deese
Delray Beach
Lake Worth
D. E. Majewski
Fourth Round Wage Strike Hits Goodrich Plants Nationwide
The CIO United Rubber Workers launched a fourth postwar wage strike against B F Goodrich, ordering a 12:01 a m start and picket lines at 11,000 workers in seven states. Plants in Los Angeles Cadillac Mich Tuscaloosa Ala Miami OklaClarksville Tenn Oaks Pa and others joined as the union seeks 25 cents an hour more pay 100 a month pensions and health benefits amid industry wide averages around 1.51 per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
CIO
B. F. Goodrich
Goodrich
H. R. Lloyd
Cio-United Rubber Workers
Lloyd
Dayton
URW
Los Angeles
Cadillac
Mich
Tuscayosa
Ala
Miami
Okla
Clarksville
Permits Granted For 2 Bungalows
Two new dwelling permits issued in the county go to Thelma Bean of 318 S. Loudoun St. for a $5000 frame bungalow east of Stephens City on White Post Rd. and James Flowers of R. 2 Winchester for a $2000 5 room frame bungalow north of Albin. Dr. Edwin C. Yost of Winchester receives approval to spend $1500 on barn and milk house repairs at his farm on Old Mill Rd. Abrams Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Bean
S. Loudoun St
Stephens City
White Post Rd
James Flowers
Winchester
Albin
Edwin C. Yost
Old Mill Rd
Abrams Creek
Few Centenarians At Indianapolis For Last GAR Meet
The last gathering of Union veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic convenes in Indianapolis with a half dozen of the 16 surviving GAR members expected. Veterans William Hard 108 and Charles Chappel 102 attend by air. other arrivals include Theodore Penland 100 and Albert Woolson 102 by train, with Clovese 105 and Barrett 102 also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Charley Chappel
Long Beach
Calif
James A. Hard
Rochester
N. Y
Hard
Theodore Penland
Portland
Ore
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Joseph Clovese
Pontiac
Mich
Clovese
Robert Barrett
Princetown
Probers Set to Hear Vaughan In Five Percenter Case Tuesday
Senate investigators plan to hear Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan again next Tuesday as part of a probe into improper influence in government business. Evidence including Vaughan's bank accounts and Maragon deposits are under scrutiny. transfers to Justice may follow if implicating information surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan
Washington
Hoey
D-Nc
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Truman
Justice Department
John Maragon
Maragon
Mundt
S8sd
Florida hurricane lays waste from coast to gulf
A tropical hurricane swept across Florida causing widespread destruction. The Palm Beaches and Belle Glade suffered heavy damage with estimates in the millions. At West Palm Beach more than 2000 homes damaged and storms toppled the WJNO radio tower. Red Cross and National Guard evacuated refugees as bridges failed and shelters were damaged. The storm cut a 120 mile path from Hollywood to Vero Beach and toppled structures along the east coast.
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Miami
Florida
Gulf
Lake Okeechobee
Belle Glade
Lake
Gold Coast
Hollywood
Vero Beach
West Od
WSWN
Unouais Khariaa
el Citrus
Weather Bureau
Pasco County
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Stuart Red Cross
West Palm Beach
Red Cross
National
Palm Beach
John F. Kirk
Tha
Stuart
Military Trail Shelter
Melbourne
St. Augustine
WJNO
Lake Worth
Parked Hudson Convertible Damaged in Head On Crash
A 1949 Hudson owned by Ted Moseley of 433 N Loudoun St. suffered about 550 damage after being struck head on by Jerry Clark of 16 Richard Ave. No injuries were reported. Clark’s 1937 Dodge coupe totaled about 250 in damage per Sgt. Boyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Moseley
Jerry Clark
Richard Ave
Mosely
Loudoun St
Clark
Robert Boyce
Gerrard and
Cameron Sts
Melvin Joseph Patton
Alington
Eugene McNew
Richmond
Por
C. EL Gore
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Senator Battle
Associated Press
J. H. Hale
Forest Glen
North Cross Junction
Ardell Moore
JCC
Hudgins Appeals For
Russell and
White
Farmers Merchants
Chamber
Fla
Pompano Beach
Boca Raton
Majewski
Bob Blair
St. Lucie
City Hall
East Coast
Headon
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