Camera Club Elects Hoagland President
A. Hoagland was named president of the Winchester Camera Club at its annual meeting last night at Murphy's Feed Store. He succeeds Clarence Lamp and is a chemist for an active company tied to the Viscose Plant in Front Royal. The club also installed new officers and awarded top color slide and black and white prints of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hoagland
Winchester Camera Ub
Murphy's Feed
Clarence Lamp
Mx. Hoagland
Aciv
Front Royal
Market Street Methodist Church
Paul T. Moore
Howard E. Massie
Carson C. Dettra
Carson Dettra
Flershey
Daniel Morgan
Winchester, England
Mrs Letitia Combs Davis Dies at 79 in Winchester Hospital
Letitia Combs Davis 79 of 255 East Street died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after three months as a patient. Born October 9 1878 in Needmore W Va she was a Mt Zion Methodist Church member. Survived by daughter Mrs Cecil W Grapes son Ray G Davis, stepchildren, grandchildren, and brothers Jasper and Joseph Combs. Funeral Thursday 2:30 at Omps Funeral Home with interment in Green Lane cemetery Delray W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letitia Combs Davis
East Street
Charles A. Davis
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Needmore
W. Va
Jehu
Sarah Jane Combs
Mt Zion Methodist Church
Augusta
Cecil W. Grapes
Ray G. Davis
York
Curtis Loy
This City
Tit M. Dickens
Levels
Hubert Funkhouser, Jr
Riley M Loy
Jasper
Joseph Combs
Omps
Summers
Terra Atta
PR. Orlesby
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Green Lane Cemetery
Delray
W Va
Omors Funeral Home
Gas mains laid for 40 mile stretch near Middletown Martinsburg
The Shenandoah Gas Co proceeds with laying a six inch main for about forty miles from near Middletown to Martinsburg with 60 Middletown and 50 Stephens City customers. Major contractor Modern Welding Co with sub contractors Mears Co and Hawco Construction Co, work five crews plus a service line crew. The line parallels U.S. 11 and will serve Martinsburg Winchester and other communities along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game
Modern Welding Co
Owensboro
Kentucky
George Mears Co
Rutherford
N. C
Hawco Construction Co
Selma
Ala
Middletown
Stephens City
Ashworth Bros. Metal Products
Kernstown
Grove Lime Co
American Brakeblok
American Brake Shoe Co
Paper Mill
Theilbolt Aircraft Co
Martinsburg
W. Va
U.S. Rt. 11
West Virginia
Winchester
Shenandoah Gas Co
Atlantic Seaboard Corporation
Charleston
Rockville
Shenandoah Gas
Mrs. Margaret E. Clark Dies at 71 in Frederick County
Margaret E. Clark 71 of Acorn Heights widow of Torellis E. P. Clark died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a week’s illness. Born April 12 1884 in Frederick County she was a daughter of the late Rodney and Rebecca Emmatt Clark. Survived by four daughters three sons two sisters eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Omps Funeral Home with interment in Green Hill cemetery Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Clark
Acorn Heights
Torellis E. P. Clark
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Rodney and
Rebecca Clark Emmatt
Pleasant Valley Eub
W. H. Malone
Helen Racey
Stephens City
Kenneth Whitacre
This City
Gertrude Messick
Kernstown
Harry Clark
Clifton Clark
Middletown
Roy Clark
Jerry Bennett
Cedar Grove
Annie Lewis
Omps Funeral Home
John Oliver
William E. Eisenberg
D.D
Green Hill Cemetery
American Couple Arrives in Hong Kong on 69th Birthday
Louis Henkel and his wife Louise, aged 69 and 70, arrived aboard the Soudan from Communist China. They plan to join son Victor at his Sandy Hook, Connecticut home. Henkel has traded hides and skins in China since 1906. Louise is a Bremen native.
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Hong Kong
Louis Henkel
Louise
China
Henkel
Victor
Sandy Hook
Conn
Henkels
Bremen
Berryville considers sewer take over and river water plan
Town officials weigh meeting ordinance specs before taking over sewer system and study a Shenandoah River water option estimated at 385000 with residents covering 75000 toward a 310000 bond. Council honors a large Christmas tree and announces holiday decorations planned for Main Street.
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Church Street
George B. Thomas
Citizens Advisory Committee On Water and
Ralph B. Snapp
John L. Enders
Thomas
Co. F. Nicol
Shenandoah Retreat
Shenandoah River
Castleman’s Ferry
Nicol
Berryville
John L. Enders Fire Company
Main
Church Streets
Red Gate Farm
Edward Jenkins
Main Street
Enders
Chamber of Commerce
Berlin
James Scott Heads New Winchester Youth Organization
James Scott of the Braddock Street Methodist Church was elected president of the new Winchester Youth Council at an organizational meeting. Seventeen officers and advisors were chosen from several local churches, with rules favoring diverse church representation and gender balance. The group planned an outreach to provide interdenominational youth activities and community betterment, with future elections and a January 8 meeting planned.
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James Scott
Braddock Street
Winchester Ministerial Association
Winchester
Millard Lewis
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis
Two Autos Collide in County No Injuries Reported
At about 1 05 p m yesterday two autos collided five and a half miles north of Cross Junction causing property damage but no injuries. State Trooper J W Witt said a 1954 Ford driven by Frances A Sonnenberg Golby Va pulled onto the highway from Crosen s Store and a 1953 Oldsmobile driven by John Muir Latrobe Pa came over a hill and struck the Ford. Estimated damage 500 to the Ford and 200 to the Oldsmobile.
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Cross Junction
J. W. Witt
Frances A. Sonnenberg
Golby
Crosen
John Muir
Latrobe
Health Authorities Probe Outbreak of Paratyphoid Fever
Lancaster officials investigate 37 paratyphoid fever cases in the greater area. Most victims are children, with three in critical condition. The common link appears to be milk from one dairy, which will suspend bottling as tests on ice cream and milk products proceed.
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Lancaster
Greater
Oscar Davis
Davis
Resignation of Planning and Zoning Chairman Effective Janone
A town official tendered his resignation as chair man of the Planning and Zoning Commission effective Jan 1. A read and adopted Christmas bonus schedule for town employees totaled 715 dollars, with bonuses ranging from 25 to 100 dollars based on service length.
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Yale
Mechanic Sought In Disappearance Of Sailor Auto
Frederick County authorities seek a Zuckerman Wrecking Co mechanic for questioning over the disappearance of a 1950 Mercury owned by sailor Joseph F. Cassarino. The car went missing on U.S. Route 50 east of Winchester Monday night or Tuesday. the mechanic listed as Bill Jones is missing and may be an alias. Car not recovered by 11 a.m. today.
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Zuckerman Wrecking Co
U.S. Rt. 50
Winchester
Ohio
Zuckerman
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Joseph F. Cassarino
Norfolk
Cassarino
Bill Jones
Zuckerman Company
DeHaven
Missing Girl Found Walking Along Highway
A 19 year old woman, Donna May Upton, was found walking along a highway near La Junta east of Pueblo. She appeared dazed with no evidence of abduction, wore men's clothing, and claimed to be Henry from Baltimore. She is valued as emotionally upset and hospitalized.
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Parkview Hospital
Rafferty
Ofcers
la Junta
Henry
Baltimore
Miss Upton
Fredericksburg Legion Presses Raffle Legalization
Ameri can Legion Post No. 55 seeks Virginia General Assembly support to legalize raffles and free drawings for prizes. Members call current laws hypocritical as they are ignored statewide and urge bills to permit charitable and civic group drawings with no personal financial gain.
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Fredericksburg
American Legion Post No. 55
Virginia
General Assembly
the Legion
Stephens City Council Plans Large Christmas Display
Stephens City to erect a large evergreen on the B S Flancey lawn with decorative lights and place a five foot electrically lit Christmas star atop the water tower donated by Ed Ambrose. Economic discussion included pro rating the town telephone license tax with a potential one cent monthly increase to residential bills.
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Baugh
B.S. Flancey
Ed Ambrose
Robert E. Heltzel
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Council
State Corporation Commission
Richmond
Stephens City
Heltzer
Schoolhouse Street
Stephens City School
Ralph M. Wakeman
R. E. Tlausenfluck
J .E. Clevenger
Harry M. Carbaugh
M. G. Hannum
Richard L. Adams
R. H. Shiley
Susie Ambrose
French T. Reid
Robert E O'Neal
B. Smallwood
Precaution Advises Against Electric Trains Under Christmas Tree
The National Board of Fire Underwriters warns there is a danger of fire when electric trains are set up under a Christmas tree. It urges never placing electrical apparatus beneath the tree to prevent fires during the holiday season.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Strathmore Farm Sale Leads December Auction Lineup
December auction notices list Strathmore Farm in Mt Jackson for 46 head cattle on December 9 at 1 pm and an Emma J Trimble estate sale December 10 at 1 pm near White Hall featuring chairs and household goods. Charles R. Duvall serves as auctioneer.
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Strathmore Farm
Mt Jackson
Emma J Trimble
White Hall
Charles R. Duvall
Farmers’ Commission
Winchester
James C. Royston
Leech
Lexington
Fred D. Maphis
W. Edwards
Philip Grabill
Frederick County Court House
Back Creek
Star Tannery
E. T. Snider
Marjorie H. Copenhaver
Admix
H. K. Benham
Admr
W. Cecil St
Fairfax Lane
S. Cameron St
Highland Ave
Cedar Creek Grade
E. T Snider
64 Million Held Jobs in November
Washington reports 64 807 000 Americans held steady jobs in November a record for the month. Unemployment rose to 2 398 000 as cold weather trimmed outdoor work while heavy factory hiring offset the seasonal drop. Farm employment fell to 6 900 000 though still higher than a year earlier. Factory employment rose to 17 100 000 the postwar November peak.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Edward T Martin Funeral Thursday in Berryville
Funeral services for Edward Thomas Martin of Clarke County will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from John Enders Funeral Home in Berryville, with the Rev. Herman Fry of Winchester officiating. Interment follows in Brucetown, Frederick County.
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Edward Thomas Martin
Clarke County
John Enders
Berryville
Herman Fry
Winchester
Brucetown
Frederick County
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Camera Club
Hoagland
Charles Davis
Carl
Minor Motor CO
Owith
Biol Ana
Bella One Pecialized Service
Haun's
Farmall
T. D
Crawley
Niede
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Hone Kona
Erryville
New Winchester
Ada M. Inskip
South Main Street
Westinghouse
D. C. Lichliter
Ada M
Inskip Estate
Fredericksburg Legion Post
Armstrrng
E. Piccadilly St
Edward T. Martin
Capernaum
Foot
J. Lynn Cornwell, Inc
Purcellville, VA
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
B&o
Wilmington
McKeesport
Connellsville
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Winchester, Va
Route 50
Russell Farm
George
C. Swanson
Royston
Chas R. Duvall
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