Possibility of Use of A Bomb in Local Ads and Opinions
Public auction listings detail estates in Brucetown Kernstown Gainesboro and Opequon area with dates December real estate antiques and farm assets. A domestic survey records two residents Pearl Martin and Grover Henshall weighing use of the A bomb in wartime policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula B. Jobe
Brucetown
M. A. Ler
Kernstown
Albert H. Lewis
Della A. Lewis
Hayfield
Gainesboro
Arminda Bowen
Co. E. Omps
Hugh McC. Rinker
Opequon Post Office
City Adds More Parking Meters On E Piccadilly Street
Parking meters recently installed on E Piccadilly Street between Cameron and Kent Streets began operating yesterday. Police Chief J. Thomas Boyd announced the rollout.
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E. Piccadilly Street
Cameron and
Kent Streets
J. Thomas Boyd
Four Are Killed By Tenement Fire in Philadelphia
Four siblings died from burns and smoke in a four story Philadelphia tenement fire. Eight others were burned or injured and about 20 more escaped or were aided to safety. The victims were Juanita Ector 15 Emma 6 Frank 12 and Robert 14 all Negroes. The blaze began near 4 a.m. from basement ashes and swept upward through the stairwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Juanita Ector
Emma
Frank
Robert
South St
5Th
6Th Streets
Frank Leventhal
Snow and Ice Melt as Warm Weather Returns
Last Saturday's sleet and snow fade as the forecast calls for temperatures in the 60s. Ice on sidewalks and streets disappears, reducing hazards. a street collision on Boscawen Street occurred as drivers struggled on slick pavement. Taxi damage estimated at $50.
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Boscawen Street
Vernon Hance
N. Loudoun St
John P. Lauck
E. Cork St
Writer Says U S Has 700 Atomic Bombs
Look Magazine estimates America holds about 700 atomic bombs with only slim chances of hydrogen bomb success. The piece by Stephens White notes production insights from Bikini tests and recent European contacts, calling 700 an educated approximate figure.
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New York
America
Look Magazine
Stephens White
New York Herald Tribune
White
Europe
Vinson Opposes Draft Law Change This Year
Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee said there is no need to change the draft law this year to speed up military expansion. He noted enough 19 to 25 year olds remain to meet Army needs and that the Air Force and Navy have not used the draft yet. President Truman may seek universal military training next month and drafts could be revised then.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armey Service
Truman
Army
Air Force
Navy
Chinese Eighth Army reports on Korean War prisoners
The Eighth Army said Chinese POWs claimed they did not know their objective until after crossing the Yalu into Korea. Prisoners said officers kept them ignorant, that some believed they would be killed or enslaved if captured, and that many crossed late October with limited rations.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Yalu River
Manchuria
Yalu
China
United Nation
New York
U.N
U.S
Escape from Chinese trap on Changjin front fellow soldiers recall
A wounded 21 year old GI in Korea told how he and others broke from a Chinese Red trap near the Changjin Reservoir. He described heavy mortar and Thompson gun fire and the relief upon meeting Marines. Navy Cmdr Francis praised the rescued men for their endurance and grit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Changjin Reservoir
Seventh
Pakchon
England
Middlesex
Stock Averages Mixed on Saturday Market Totals
The Associated Press compiled stock averages show mixed results with several indices posting varied gains and losses. Notable figures include Saturday values around 113.9 for one index and 55.8 for another, alongside yearly and monthly age readings and historical highs and lows from 1949 to 1950.
Mrs. Bessie Kline, Middletown Nursing Home Operator, Dies
Mrs. Bessie May Kline 71 of Middletown died at her nursing home there at 3 45 am. Services set for 2 pm Monday at Middletown Methodist Church with burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by husband Alli son daughter adopted daughter brother six sisters and 35 nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Bessie May Kline
Martha Ambrose
Allison B. Kline
John Willey
Betty Jane Kline
Frank Ambrose
Stephens City
Amy Stickley
Alice Campbell
Kernstown
J. E. Wisecarver
Minnie Hinkle
Callahan, Fla
William Perry
Winchester
Harry Ridings
Son Charged With Murder In Mother's Slaying
Raymond G. Swanson was charged with murder in the shooting death of his mother Doris Lewis Swanson at her home near Williamsburg Virginia. Authorities say he admitted holding the rifle when it discharged the fatal shot and that the coroner had earlier ruled the death accidental.
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Williamsburg
Doris Lewis Swanson
Here
York County Commonwealth
Julian S. Cornick
L. O. Powell
Raymond G. Swanson
Cornick
Swanson
J. A. Reid
Lewis
Dr. Powell
How's Your 1.9.7 Answers Revealed On Page 4
Answers list quiz responses including Pricilla Mullens with Alden, Eugene ONeill, Formosa, a quoted phrase, American painters, Paddy field, The Rubicon, a defeated but term-limited office holder, and a Norse explorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pricilla Mullens
Jonh Alden
Myles Stadish
Eugene O'Neill
Formosa
Paddy Field
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Francis P. Matthews
Francis W. O'Connell
Somerville
Mass
35Th Station Hospital
Kyoto
Japan
E. Hume
International
Paantly
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Vanity Building Materials
Braddock S
M‘cormick
Deering
M Milker
McCormick-Deering
McCormick- Deering
Brumback
N. Cameron St
International Harvester
Hammer Mills
NEW Holland Hammer Mill
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Winchester, Va
Lloyd Robinson
Big Spring
Texas
Chicago
Robinson
International Soundphoto
By Tom Stone
William S. Francis
Marion
First Marine Division
Inchon
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Chapman Motor CO
Mervel W. Adams
N. Cameron
Glaize & Bro
TOY and Doll Headquarters
PLS
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
Valley Ave
J. R. Alexander, Jr
N. Loudoun
Winchester Television Corp
Opequon
Hugh McC Rinker
Robert L. Dehaven
Hugh McC, Rinker
Coleman Dunn
Gainesboro, Va
N. B. Fout
Roy Duvall
Ladies of
Public Sale
Virginia
C. E. Omps
U. S. Route 11
E. T. Snider
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