Legionnaires Attend Meeting in Waynesboro Virginia
The American Legion Conrad Hoover Post 21 of Winchester sent three representatives to the Seventh District Fall Conference in Waynesboro Virginia. The meeting heard the state department outline plans for the Tide of Toys drive and discussed membership drives, Baseball, Oratorical contests and Boys State with hopes to send delegates from Handley and James Wood High Schools.
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The
American Legion
Conrad Hoover Post 21
Winchester
Waynesboro
Legion Tutoling
Charles L. Zuckerman
Eugene F. Dearing
Philip R. Fowle
Legion
State Department
Handley
James Wood
Never too old to learn quiz answers printed
The page shows answers to a quiz with question numbers and responses. The provided snippet confirms item 3 as No and item 4 as Never too old to learn.
Estate Notices and Auctions in Gainesboro Area
Listings show estates including Albert H. Lewis, Della A. Lewis, and Mrs. Bowen, with items such as furniture and antiques. Locations indicate properties about 1 mile north of Gainesboro. Auctions and estate details appear around 1 to 2 PM with various parcels and shop items.
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Albert H. Lewis
Della A. Lew
Fee Eee
Gainesboro
Bowen
Draper Nominated as Trustee for Long Island Rail Road
Maj. Gen. William H. Draper Jr of New York is recommended unanimously by the Long Island Rail Road Commission to serve as trustee of the bankrupt road. The move aims to restore efficiency and safety to the railway.
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William H. Draper Jr
New York
Long Island Rail Road Commission
Banker's
Long
Fire Damage Hits Braddock Street Apartment
A fire at 701 8 S Braddock St damaged a room in a Riley family apartment. An electric stove wiring short caused the blaze. Mrs. J H Riley unplugged the cord and flames were extinguished before firefighters arrived.
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S. Braddock St
J. H. Riley
Flooding Hits Luray as Hawksbill Creek Rises
Heavy weekend rains swelled Hawksbill Creek in Luray Page County flooding side streets and blocking Route 12 approaches. Mayor Warry B. Dyche said firemen evacuated families Cap Campbell and Desper Judd along the creek bank. no injuries or missing persons were reported. Creek ran about six feet above normal.
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Luray
Page County
Warry B. Dyche
Cap Campbell
Desper Judd
Truman Seeks Civil Defense Bill and Excess Profits Tax
President Truman urged Congress to pass a civil defense bill and to adopt an excess profits tax with 75 percent rate on corporate profits above the 1946-49 average. Alternatives exist for investment capital or state rate base profits for utilities. GOP hopes for a milder tax plan, Senate Finance Committee hearings underway, with a $17.85 billion defense emergency request noted.
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GOP
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Real Estate Recheck Underway for 102 Complainants
Assessor Charlies McVicar and Claude Wilson of the State Department of Taxation begin rechecking the real estates of 102 persons who filed complaints to the Equalization Board. The board, led by T. G. Scully, finished hearings last month. findings will be reported and notify complainants of any changes, with hopes to conclude by Christmas.
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Charlies P. McVicar
Claude J. Wilson
State Department of Taxation
Equalization Board
T. G. Scully
McVicar
Money and Stamps Stolen From Office
Fifteen dollars in stamps and several checks were stolen from the Southern States Winchester Service office on Baker Street. Entry was gained through a west side window and an attempt was made to batter the safe with an ax and hatchet. Capt. Francis L. Punk and Sgt. Warren Rudolph are investigating.
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Southern States
Winchester Service
Baker Street
Francis L. Punk
Warren Rudolph
Chamber plans Dutch treat dinner on January 15 to discuss 1951 work program
The C of C will host heads of city and county offices for ideas and recommendations for the 1951 program. Highway conditions on Route 50 between Winchester and Washington top the discussion. Gene Lakers said the chamber seeks a meeting with the State Highway Commission for action on hazardous stretches. Police and hospital records will be shown to justify needed improvements.
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Chamber
Winchester
Washington
Gene Lakers
State Highway Commission
Here
Police Department
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Civil Defense Consciousness Grows Across United States
After Pearl Harbor the OCD under F H LaGuardia and later James M Landig mobilized civil defense with armbands and air raid drills. President Truman created FCDA led by Millard Caldwell to broaden powers and train millions of volunteers nationwide for a real emergency.
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Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Congress
Truman
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Millard F. Caldwell, Jr
Hayfield Man Killed In Route 50 Crash Involving Funeral Car
A Hayfield resident, Nail, died after a three-vehicle crash near Berryville involving a 1949 Chevrolet coupe driven by Celesta Hook of Baltimore and a 1935 LaSalle funeral car driven by Charles Enders of Berryville. Adkins of Oak Lane, Berwyn, tried to maneuver but Enders backed into him. Damages were $600 to Hook, $150 to Enders, minor to Adkins. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home. In addition, state police listed several other weekend fatalities across Virginia.
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Celesta Hook
Baltimore
LaSalle
Charles Enders, Sr
Berryville
James Adkins
Oak Lane
Berwyn
Kincaid
Enders
Adkins
Frederick County
Nail
Ee Albert
Emma Clowser
Robert Nail
Gainesboro
Mary Davis
Sunnyside
F. Clifton Nail
J. Perry Nail
Hayfield
Holmes B. Nail
Strasburg
Minnie White
Opequon
Georgia Nail
Jones Funeral Home
Mount Olive
Mae B. Barnett
Teleford
Perry L. Mathews
Portsmouth
Bernard Alton Dearing
Roanoke
Meredith L Haste
Route 2
Herndon
Raymond D. Irvin
Norfolk Naval Base
John W. Stein
Quantico Marine Base
Berkley Finch
Langley Air Force Base
Henry Louis Minshull
Bowers Hill
Mamie Ella Hammill
Alexandria
Elizabeth Hammill
Arlington
Ernest L. Terrell
Oak Hill
Ida C. Terrell
Clifford Powell O
Jarrell Acquitted In Cutting Scrape
John E. Jarrell of Standards ville was acquitted by a Frederick County Circuit Court jury of feloniously wounding Charles Smith of Franklin West Virginia. The incident occurred during a November 4 altercation at Bayliss Store on Route 50 west. Hetzel Lewis served as jury foreman with a ten member panel.
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John E. Jarrell
Standardsvile
Frederick County
Charles Smith
Franklin
W. Va
Smith
Bayliss’ Store
Rt. 50
West
Hetzel Lewis
Julian C. Kline
Virgil Stewart
William B. Ramey
Harry D. Booth
Wilson Keller
Leonard R. Rudolph
R. E. Hockman
E. R. W. Racey
R. B. Ramey
R. W. Sutherland
O. Lee Garber
Fire damages Berryville Ave store in suspected wiring crack
Firemen responded to the White Swan Prozen Custard building on Berryville Avenue early this afternoon to extinguish a blaze under the roof. Damages were estimated at 30 dollars and an official cause cited defective wiring.
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White Swan Prozen
Berryville Ave
Five Defendants Questioned by HUAC Refuse to Deny Communist Ties
The House Un-American Activities Committee questioned five individuals about Communist Party membership and past affiliations. All five refused to answer the crucial question. Nelson faces the sole criminal indictment based on his refusal and prior admission of long-time Communist ties. The names were presented by a federal grand jury before District Judge Edward A. Tamm.
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Communist Party
Nelson
William Hitz
U.s
Edward A. Tamm
Marines Break Through Red Traps At Hagaru In Korea
U S Marines of the First and Seventh Regiments fight through Red traps to reach Hagarsu side of Changjin Reservoir after a bloody 12 mile retreat. U N air forces bomb and strafe Red positions as Chinese troops mass near Hamhung. Transport planes evacuate 1200 wounded amid daring operations described by Far East Air Force.
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Eighth Army
U. S
Pyongyang
U. N
Chongchon River
Russia
Stalin
Kim I Sung
Hamhung
U. S. First Marine Division
Hagaru
Changjin Reservoir
Big
Earle
E. Partridge
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Ordeerd
Far East Air Force Headquarters
Turkey Losses in Sleet Storm Hit 10000 Birds
In Harrisonburg a Rockingham County survey found about 10 000 turkeys valued at 40000 frozen to death during the November 25 sleet storm. Beltsville Whites and mature birds slept on the ground as sleet battered them. Toll House Farm losses reached six hundred.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham Stry Marketing Co-op
Timberville
Beltsville
Toll House
Tenth Legion
Heitz
Suspended Term Given for Theft
Hubert R. McArtor of Purcellville received a three year suspended penitentiary sentence in Corporation Court after pleading guilty to grand larceny. He must repay 4296.38 for an uncashable August check to H. Barr of Winchester used for a Purcellville business sale. Judge Elliott Marshall presided.
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Hubert R. McArtor
Purcellville
Corporation Court
Barr
Winchester
Purcellville National Bank
Barr Orchard and Supply Co
McArtor
Elliott Marshall
Luray Man Held on Murder Charge After Fatal Shooting
Billy Jones, 35, of Luray, is held in Page County jail on murder charges in the death of Clyde Carter, 50, also of Luray, who was shot yesterday. Both men are Negro.
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Luray
Billy Jones
Page County
Clyde Carter
Court Delmar Keeler Sentenced For Drunken Disorderly Conduct
Delmar Keeler a 30 year old resident of Stephens City was jailed for 30 days after arrest at the bus terminal last Wednesday. He allegedly struck an officer during transport to headquarters and again during a search. Other police court cases include Cliff Lofton of Rt. 1 Berryville and Fred Mason of Winchester each fined five dollars plus costs for drunkenness.
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Delmar Keeler
Stephens City
Keeler
Cliff Lofton
Rt. 1
Berryville
Fred Mason
Winchester
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Winchester, Va
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Turkey
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Art
N. Cameron St
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Chapman Motor Co
TOY and Doll
HILL
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Valley Ave
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