Heavy Rains Cause Flooding and Road Washouts Near Winchester
A heavy rainstorm last night flooded streams including Hogue Opequon and Isaac creeks and closed routes on Route 522 and Route 274. City officials report 1.88 inches of rain, several cellars flooded, and highway crews patrolling for washouts as temperatures rise above freezing and snow flurries possible tonight.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester
Lee Grant
H. W. Grove
Gainesboro
Opequon
Isaac
Grove
Clarke County
November Leaves Winchester Weather Behind in Stormy Ending
Residents noted November ended with a severe sleet storm that produced 2.96 inches of precipitation on the night of the 24th and 25th. Total monthly rainfall reached 4.49 inches, far above the 37 year average of 2.47.
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Winchester
Elizabeth Kelsoe
Winchester Research Laboratory
Man Held on Forgery Counts for Stamp of Edinburg Suspect
Judge John Rice bound Leo Vann 47 Edinburg to grand jury on two forgery counts. Police Capt. F L Funk said Vann forged the name of Leonard Vance Strasburg to checks cashed at Mike's Esso Service Station and Leggetts Dept Store.
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John Rice
Leo Vann
Edinburg
F. L. Funk
Vann
Leonard Vance
Strasburg
Mike
Esso
Leggetts Dept
Louise Fishel joins Colonial Beauty Shoppe staff
Louise Fishel is now connected with the Colonial Beauty Shoppe at 133 S Brad dock St opposite George Washington Headquarters. The notice also mentions a Regular Monthly Meeting of the South End Fire Co on December 4 at 8 PM and notes staffing changes at Colonial TTY Shoppe on 133 South Rock St opposite Geo Washington.
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Louise Fishel
S. Braddock St
Geo. Wash
The
South End Fire Co
Company Hall
H. M .Layman
Lavenia Campbell
South Rock St
Hayfield Pedestrian Killed In Virginia Road Toll Rise
A Hayfield pedestrian died after being struck by a car on U.S. Route 50 near Winchester. The driver, Garland P. Wolverton, faces involuntary manslaughter charges as fog and speed contributed to the fatality.
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Hayfield
Virginia
J. Wilmer Nail
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Boswell
Garland P. Wolverton
Mountain Falls
Nail
Berryville
Ellen DeCost
Baltimore
Carl DeCost
Deer Park
Carl Enders, Jr
C of C to Sponsor Christmas Home Lighting Contest
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Christmas Home Lighting Contest with Lamar Keen as director in charge. Judging is set for Friday December 22. At a board meeting, plans for a 1951 program of work and a February 15 membership banquet were approved along with an advertising and promotion committee to study city promotion needs.
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Winchester. Chamber of Commerce
Lamar Keen
Winchester
L. F. Watson
F. A. Shryock
J. Lee Miller
Claude Smalts
H. D. Koontz
Heavy Rains General in Valley With Flooding Reported
Heavy rains extended across the Shenandoah Valley reaching Harrisonburg and Middletown areas. Cedar Creek and Big Stony flood lowlands near Route 11 and Edinburg while the Shenandoah River at Mt Jackson over Meems Bottoms. Snow begins to fall and melt. no houses reported threatened.
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Middletown
Harrisonburg
Here
Edinburg
Mt. Jackson
Meem
Four Indicted on Contempt Charges
Four individuals faced contempt of Congress charges after a federal grand jury indictment in Washington. Steve Nelson and Marcel Scherer were named for Red infiltration in wartime UC radiation work, with Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz and Irving David Fox identified as scientists linked to atomic bomb development. Bohm’s indictment was initially reported but later rescinded due to a signing error. his case to be presented to a new grand jury.
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Washington
Congress
Steve Nelson
Western Pennsylvania
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Marcel Scherer
Nelson
House UN- American Activities Committee
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
Irving David Fox
Bohm
Fay
Bohn
Price Wage Controls Seen Likely to Curb Inflation
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told the Senate Finance Committee general wage and price controls will be needed to avoid damaging inflation, though he did not set a timeline. Alan Valentine, director of economic stabilization, urged early plateauing of prices and wages and said stabilization should occur there. Capehart pressed for specifics on when all out controls would apply.
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Washington
Treasury
Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Alan Valentine
Valentine
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Six Nations Urge UN Action on China Korea Intervention
The United States Britain France Norway Cuba and Ecuador formally ask UN to add the Chinese intervention in Korea to the agenda as an urgent matter. The move follows a Soviet vetoed Security Council resolution and may go to the steering committee before a plenary vote.
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New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Korea
U. N
Trygve Lie
Assembly
Britain
France
Norway
Cuba
Ecuador
Security Council
Peiping
Washington
Attlee
Truman
Beuador
United Kingdom
India
Sir Bengal N. Rau
China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Sir Bengal
Rau
Truman Urges Civil Defense Bill and Medical Aid
President Truman pressed Congress to create a Civil Defense Administration with broader powers and to provide federal aid for training additional medical personnel. He also proposed GI educational benefits for Korean veterans matching World War II tuition and costs, while lawmakers debated a $3.4 billion tax bill and a $17.85 billion military-atomic program package.
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Washington
Truman
G.I. Educational
White House
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Civil Defense Administration
Millard Caldwell
Florida
Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Turkey And Oyster Supper At Round Hill Center West Of Winchester
Community event details announce a turkey and oyster supper at Round Hill Community Center located 3 miles west of Winchester on Wednesday December 6. Tickets are sold in advance only and the notice appears in a local newspaper listing from November 22 29 and December 4 31.
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Round Hill
Winchester
Wed
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Winchester Post Office
Lovett’s
Stephen Yeatras Rites Set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Stephen Yeatras 70 owner of the Winchester Bowling and Billiard Parlor will be held Tuesday at 3 p m at Christ Episcopal Church Winchester burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery He was found fatally shot Saturday afternoon and died at Winchester Memorial Hospital The widow Stella and several children survive along with siblings and relatives in Greece and Pennsylvania
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Stephen Yeatras
Winchester
N. Loudoun St
Christ Episcopal Church
Kurtz
Mount Hebron
Yeatras
Stella
John Troxell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Chris
Greece
Veatras
Episcopal Church
Greek Orthodox Church
Washington
D. C
Ahepa
Greek National Lodge
Peter
George
Steve Katanas
Stelia Apostopoulos
Harrisburg
Penn
Sparta
Despo Bacharekou
Athens
Greess
British Leaders Meet in Washington to Align World Policy
British Prime Minister Attlee arrived in Washington for talks with President Truman aimed at aligning policies in the new troubled world situation. Attlee said the goal is upholding what both nations know to be right as they share global responsibilities from Korea to the Middle East and Asia.
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Rau
Truman
Attlee
Washington
Peiping
John M. Hightower
White House
Britain
Mr. Truman
Senate
Lucag
Illinois
Acheson
United Nations
Korea
United States
British Commonwealth
United Kingdom
Europe
Middle East
South
Southeast Asia
Far East
Mrs Catherine Johnson Dies in Roanoke at 90
Mrs Catherine Arthur Johnson, 90, mother of former Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson, died at her Roanoke home today.
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Johnson
Roanoke
Catherine Arthur Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Attorneys Debate Case of Convicted Communists Today
In Washington the Supreme Court hears arguments on the Smith Act legality in the case of 11 top Communists convicted in New York for conspiring to advocate overthrow. Five leaders attend as the four hour session unfolds with government and defense attorneys framing freedom of speech versus anti subversion laws.
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Washington
Aun
Supreme Court
Robert G. Thempane
Benjamin J. Davis
John Jes
Carl Winter
Gus Hall
New York
Medina
Harry Sacher
Sacher
Philip Perlman
Hall
Communist Party
United States
Douglas MacArthur
High Court
U N Forces Retreat in Korea Amid Chinese Pressure
Large scale Chinese assault pushes U N forces south of the Changchon River as MacArthur warns of millions of Chinese in Korea or on the way. Attlee to press for crisis talks. Rhee warns against conceding to Reds. Collins and MacArthur plan inspections amid mounting crisis.
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Changchon River
MacArthur
Korea
China
Hamhung
Hungnam
Tas Seon
Changjin
Tom Stone
Canadian minister opposes use of a bomb against Communists
Ottawa External Affairs Minister L. B. Pearson stated today he opposes deploying an A bomb against Communist forces, signaling a stance against escalation in the ongoing tensions.
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Ottawa
L. B. Pearson
Canada
Civil Defense Consciousness Rises in U S Public
An article by Max Hall recounts how U S residents grow aware of civil defense amid rising global tensions. It notes wartime experiences from World War I and World War II including U-boat shelling off Cape Cod, shelling near Santa Barbara, and firebomb attempts, plus the 1944 45 balloon attacks and later FBI findings on sabotage.
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Washington
U. S
Cape Cod
Roosevelt
Santa Barbara
California
Astoria
Oregon
Brookings
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Pacific
Lakeview
FBI
Florida
Long Island
Chicago
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James Kincaid
Wolverton
Hershell Blanton
Fort Belvoir
Harold E. Osler
Marion, Va
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Wardensville
C of C
U.N
William F. Arbogast
U.S
Charles Ross
State Acheson
Defense
Marshall
Pondent Leif Erickson
Eighth Army
Seoul
Aes Se
North Korea
Yalu
Reduria
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London
Syngman Rhee
Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Tokyo
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