Charles M Donald McDonald Dies at 79 Near Berryville
Charles M Donald McDonald aged 79 died at his home near Berryville Clarke County after a long farming life. He married Bertha Good in 1892 and was a pioneer orchard worker. Surviving are four sons Joseph Earl Raymond and others, four sisters and brothers, and twenty four grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Berryville with interment Green Hill cemetery.
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Charlies N. McDonald
Ber
Iee
Clarke County
Joseph
Mary Kannen McDonald
Bertha Good
Neil
Warden
Berryville
Joseph ‘McDonald
White Post
Earl Try N
Raymond E. Mc
Ell
P. S. McFarland
Paul McFarland
H.W. Cross
Hagerstown
Roy Silman
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
R. A. Craig
Cans
Green Hill Cemetery
Lewis Pear Willem Burt Aurter Y Potts
Oscar Ramsburg
Livestock and household goods sale notices in Parm area
Sales directory lists two auctions: on Sept 3 at 1 p.m. near Rt 50 in County known as the Parm, featuring livestock and household goods. and Sept 10 at 1 p.m. for Mrs W A Rest anew Hewes offering tools.
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County
W. A
Hewes
Moscow accuses Tito of acting under Western orders
Moscow issued a note broadcast by radio accusing Premier Marshal Tito of war actions carried out under instruction from Western powers. The note, recorded in London, is part of a rising exchange between Moscow and Belgrade over Yugoslav claims and the Paris conference outcomes.
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London
Russia
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow Radio
Soviet Monitor
Moscow
Kremlin
Paris
Bible Instruction Teachers Reemployed in Frederick County
Bible classes to resume in Frederick County schools this term. Miss Sarah Wilem and Miss Jean Baker will be re employed as teachers, announced by B F Strother president of the Frederick County Council of Churches.
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Frederick County
B. F. Strother
Playgrounds Close Season With Contests and Picnics
Tomorrow is the final open day for Handley and Reuss playgrounds with contests and a picnic. Douglas playground will close on September 1.
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Handley and Reuss
Ore
Douglas Playground
Milk price raised a cent in Richmond
The Richmond Dairy Co announced a one cent per quart retail milk price increase effective Sept 1. The current price stands at 21 cents per quart.
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Richmond
Richmond Dairy Co
Auto Dealers Plan Picnic Tomorrow
Winchester Auto Dealers Assn. will hold its annual picnic starting 1 p.m. tomorrow at 8's Park. About 200 members and their employees are expected. Box chicken dinner will be served and special entertainment provided. All member firms will close at noon tomorrow due to the event.
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Winchester Auto Dealers Assn
the Assn
Directors Elected Reelect Two Shenandoah Mutual Directors
A. C. Boyer of Stephens City and J. D. Huffman of Middle town have been re elected as directors of the Shenandoah Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
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A. C. Boyer
Stephens City
J. D. Huffman
Middletown
The
Shenandoah Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Compromise on European aid in Atlantic Pact discussed
Connally said the compromise covers the amount for military aid to European nations in the Atlantic Pact. Vandenberg pressed for cuts in proposed aid to Western Europe, while Senator Byrd predicted approval.
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Vandenberg
Europe
Byrd
D-Va
Answers to Daily Quiz Revealed in Harold Lloyd Feature
Answers to the daily quiz are listed including Harold Lloyd’s name, tennis playing, an aircraft carrier, the zodiac sign Virgo, a thousand years, a false statement, a figure of 1 613 400, a soft felt hat, a maiden family name, minor planets.
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Harold Lloyd
Virgo
New Radio Transmitter Center Opens Near Stephens City
A new VOR transmitter center near Stephens City, operated by the Civil Aeronautics Authority, guides aircraft from 360 directions. It serves as an adjunct to the Airway Communication Station at Reliance. Technicians G. T. Piper and E. J. Hagemas are pictured with the control apparatus, Mr. Piper from Strasburg at the controls.
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Stephens City
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Reliance
G. T. Piper
E J. Hagemas
Mr. Piper
Strasburg
St Reliance
vo-Suneseaten
Tuck Sets Special Elections for Two Senate Seats
Governor Tuck announced November 8 as the date for special elections to fill vacant Senate seats once held by John H. Battle and the late Dr. W. Dennis Kendig. Battle resigned after securing the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Kendig died March 16, 1948. his district includes Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and Prince Edward counties.
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Richmond
Tuck
Senate
John 8
Taft and Wherry Back 75-Cent Minimum Wage Plan
Democratic Leader Lucas urged Senate passage of a bill raising the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour by tomorrow night. Senators Taft of Ohio and Wherry of Nebraska indicated they would likely support the plan.
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Washington
Lucas
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Wallet found in Leech Lake fisherman's catch
New York resident Miles Dale Pothast of Melbourne Iowa lost his wallet on Leech Lake last August. George Woodhull, trolling south of Bear Island, found the wallet containing five $20 bills two $1 bills a gold ring two keys social security card and fishing license. The wallet slipped from his pocket while he sat on the edge of a boat casting.
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Walker
Minn
Leech Lake
Miles Dale Pothast
Melbourne
George Woodhull
Bear Island
Woodhull
Pothast
Pothasi
Hickman Likely GOP Atty Gen Nominee in Virginia Tie
In Richmond on August 30 1947 the state board weighs a Republican attorney general nomination after a tied Aug 2 primary. Julian K. Hickman Harrisonburg refused to attend the tie are present while J Lindsay Almond withdrew leaving a write in split. Board may declare Hickman winner by drawing lots.
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Richmond
State Board of Elections
J. Lindsay Almond
Julian K. Hickman
Harrisonburg
Almond
Hickman
Levin Neack Pavis
Steel Strike Peril Looms, Gibson Says
John W. Gibson, assistant secretary of labor, warned at a Rotary club that the nation faces a series of disastrous strikes if the steel industry wage dispute is not settled. He said a strike would likely spread to other mass production industries.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
John W. Gibson
Gibson
CIO
Labor Department
VOR Transmitter Network Expands East of Stephens City
Eight-man Reliance station crew operates VOR transmitters east of Stephens City forming part of a national VOR network. Washington CAA control centers direct air routes and weather, with radio phones guiding pilots. A VOR hub at Reliance joins routes Red 18 and Red 20, expanding coverage beyond four directional beams.
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Reliance
Stephens City
Front Royal
CAA
R. L. Bowers
CAA Radio Control Center
Washington
Pittsburg
G T. Piper
E. J. Hagemas
Strasburg
Cincinnati
Elkins
W. Va
Martinsburg
Elkton
Pittsburgh
Vaughan details ties to Maragon and Verley Co tours
Long testimony from Vaughan about links to Maragon, Verley Perfume Co of Chicago, and travel to Europe in 1945. He denies influence on housing or procurement decisions and describes gifts as friendship. He cites cooperator Hunt as friendly and rejects using government access for personal gain.
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Maragon
Vaughan
Mara
Albert J. Verley Perfume Co
Chicago
Europe
Herbert C. Hathorn
New Jersey
Agriculture Department
Hathorn
Transoran
California
Tighe Woods
Woods
Verley Co
State Department
Congress
Hunt Vaughan
James V. Hunt
Cas
Vaughnn
Hunt
Tanforan
William Helis
Eugene Mori
Small circular atonnae sheltered behind building on scaffold
A fragment notes five small circular atonnae stored in a shed behind the building on a metal scaffold about 15 feet high, protected by a metal ground shield called a counterpoise grounding system.
Stalin's Grip Shaken by Tito's Defection
Washington reports say Stalin's hold on Eastern Europe weakened after Tito's break, shaping forthcoming Three-Power talks among Acheson Bevin and Schuman. The trio will review grand Cold War strategy, focusing on Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe, with concerns over postwar recovery and European self-sufficiency.
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Washington
Stalin
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Russia
Kremlin
Schumen
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Far-East
China
Asia
Europe
Tito
Red Army
Moscow
Western
Federal Taxation To Bring Serfdom Fears Almond
Roanoke August 30 Attorney General J Lindsay Almond warns that continued federal taxation will strangle state and local government and push people toward serfdom. Speaking to the Virginia sheriffs and city sergeants association he calls for curbing centralization in Washington and notes money going to D C reduces state and municipal funds. He also lauds Defense Secretary Johnson's move to cut 135000 government positions as bold.
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Roanoke
J. Lindsay Almond
Virginia
Almond
Washington
Defense
Johnson
Average city family reads about one and a half papers daily
Surveys from a few years back found that the typical city household consumed roughly 1.5 newspapers per day, about three evening papers for every two morning ones.
Greek Army presses rebels in corner of Mount Grammos
Greek troops advance in a mop up operation around Mount Grammos as communist guerrillas fight to hold two escape routes into Albania. Rebels try to move central Grammos units to safety while the army tightens its grip on the area.
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Mount Grammos
Athens
Albania
Grammos
Funeral services for Rev William A Ledford held
Funeral services were held today for the Rev William Augustus Ledford 67 pastor of five Methodist churches in the Martinsburg area. For the past five years he has led at Bunker Hill Gerardstown Paynes Chapel and Arkesville.
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William Augustus Ledford
Martinsburg
Bunker Hill
Gerardstown
Paynes Chapel
Arkesville
Propane gas plant to be built south of Kernstown
A new propane bottling and distribution plant is planned on land south of Kernstown near the T G Adams filling station. The 80 ton steel tank will store 30 000 gallons and stand on a base 13 1/2 feet high. J B Goode will manage local operations and 5 to 10 workers will be hired. The project cost is estimated at 30 000 dollars and will relocate Winchester’s distribution center.
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Clyde Logan
W W. Lupton
Kernstown
T. G. Adams
Trucka Overine
Virginia
Goode
T. E. Turner Jr
Bowerman Brothers
Berryville
South Loudoun
Cork Streets
Winchester
Salem
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Charles M'Donald
W. W. Ras
Joseph P
Lewis E. Me
Edham
Trom Chapel
Page Willingham
Luther Corvin
Bath & Furnace
Call J. R. Alexander, Jr
AW Mills
Martinsburg Pike
Shenandoah County Fair
Gare Pret
Connally
Babcock Columbia
Growers Supply Company
Wolverton’s
Dunkard Church Road
Chas. Duvall
Vickers
R. G. Wolverton
San Francisco
Safeway Stores
APPLE
Caen
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
America
Italy
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Tractor
Haldeman's Creamery
W. A. Ledford
Mali
Uupsasyee
Color Dynamics
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
C. A. Baker
Berryville, Va
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
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