ECA Shipping Rule Sparks Maritime Commission Clash
The ECA rule to end a 50 50 Marshall share on bulk goods triggers a fight within the Maritime Commission. Chairman Hoffman ordered the change effective Jan 1, drawing immediate pushback from Commissioner Mellen who calls it a sell out of the American merchant marine. Congress, via Sen Bridges and the watchdog committee, appears poised to decide the final fate in the new session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Mellen
Hoffman
ECA
U.S
Truman
Congress
Sen. Bridges
Committee On Foreign Fees
Senate House
Europe
Navy Maryland Tilt Set for December Football Clash
Annapolis reports Navy will meet Maryland in a December football game as announced today, marking a key late-season matchup between the two programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Navy
Maryland
Car Damaged $75 In 2-Vehicle Crash
Approximately $75 damage to a $46 Dodge owned by Thelma Rosalia Strailman at 656 Pennsylvania Ave. reported by Officers Denny Slane and Robert Boyce after a collision at the intersection of N Kent St and Fairfax Lane. A 1931 Chrysler driven by Clarence H. Lamp of Woodstock Lane sustained no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Rosalia Strailman
Pennsylvania Ave
Denny Slane
Robert Boyce
N. Kent St
Fairfax Lane
Chrysler
Clarence H. Lamp
Woodstock Lane
Truckers Penalized In Overweight Cases
No new weighing cases docketed in Trial Justice court, but several pending ones have been settled. Four truckers paid fines and costs totaling $220. Marvin Kenneth Breeden of R1 Charles Town was fined $70 on an over axle charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trial Justice Court
Marvin Kenneth Breeden
R. 1
Charles Town
Rossen Elected President of Strasburg Fire Dept
Lloyd Rossen has been elected president of the Strasburg fire department with Luther Fisher as vice president and Robert Wolfe as secretary. Wallace Lemley Jr. will serve as treasurer with Ernest Brown as financial secretary, and Howard Hollar named chief, taking office January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Rossen
Strasburg Fire Department
Luther Fisher
Robert Wolfe
Wallace Lemley Jr
Ernest Brown
Howard Hollar
VPI Dormitory Start Authorized For Three Buildings
Gov. Tuck approved the acceptance of a low bid totaling 1 145 320 dollars for constructing three VPI dormitories to house about 750 students. An initial 331 250 dollars was released from an appropriation toward the project as the total General Assembly funding reaches 725 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Tuck
Board of Visitors
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
General Assembly
Sales Directory listing for livestock and farm items
DEC 11 10 A.M R A Kees ling one mile north of Hamilton Va livestock farm machinery household goods DEC 17 10 2 p m Harry Butler Farm Smithfield Ave extended horses cattle farm machinery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Keesling
Hamilton, Va
Harry Butler
Smithfield Ave
Middletown Father Fined for School Attendance Case
B. E. Hammon of Middletown had a 30 day jail sentence suspended upon condition he comply with the state compulsory school attendance laws for 12 months. He paid a $5 fine and costs for failing to send three children to school. This was among the first school attendance cases in Judge Erle Edwards' term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monts
B. E. Hammon
Middletown
Trial Justice Court
Erle Edwards
Valley Pike Annexation Plans To Be Discussed
Stephens City council discussed extending the city limits with a plan to query Valley Pike property owners. Mayor W Lomax Parker noted expected consensus at the January meeting. Meanwhile the State highway department began drainage and grading on back streets added to the secondary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Pike
Stephens City Council
W. Lomax Parker
State Highway Department
Bethel Rangers Stage Program Of Songs And Readings
Bethel grade school Bethel Rangers presented a program of songs and readings. Attendees included Ramon Fridley Ray Fisher Josephine Manning Helen Judy Ashley Croone Juanita Bohrer Lewis Bohrer Herman Nelson Jennings Nelson Freda Bohrer Ruby Brelsford Naomi Moreland Dolly Saville Kenneth Judy Richard Manning Sonja Bailey Mary Bradfield Irene Moreland Carolyn Power Anna Bohrer Anna Nelson and Dennis Catlett. Adults included Mrs Mabel Fridley Leader Douglas Nesmith Assistant Leader Alta Snyder and Home Demonstration Agent Maxine Strother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Rangers
Bethel
Ramon Fridley
Ray Fisher
Josephine Manning
Helen Judy
Ashley Croone
Juanita Bohrer
Lewis Bohrer
Herman Nelson
Jennings Nelson
Freda Bohrer
Ruby Brelsford
Naomi Moreland
Dolly Saville
Kenneth Judy
Richard Manning
Sonja Bailey
Mary Bradfield
Irene Moreland
Carolyn Power
Anna Bohrer
Anna Nelson
Dennis Catlett
Mabel Fridley
Douglas Nesmith
Alta Snyder
Maxine Strother
Spanish War Vets To Elect Officers In Winchester
An election meeting for the Col. James C. Baker camp of the Spanish War Veterans will be at 8 o clock tomorrow night at the Conrad Hoover American Legion post home on North Loudoun Street. Commander B W Coffman of Woodstock announced the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Baker
Harry Ebert
North Loudoun Street
Winchester
Virginia
Daisy D. Cochran
Abdallah to Be Proclaimed King of Palestine Monday
A Trans-Jordan source said King Abdallah will be proclaimed King of Palestine on Monday. A new Trans-Jordan government would include a Palestinian eight ministers and six Trans-Jordan ministers with a Trans-Jordan premier. The cabinet plan will be sent to the national assembly Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Arab League
Abdallah
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
Trans- Jordan
Abdullah
National Assembly
Merchants Elect Officers at Front Royal Dinner
At the annual Front Royal Retail Merchants Association ladies night dinner in the Front Royal hotel Richard L. Carper presiding announced officer elections T. T. Harrison was named president H. R. Haga became vice president and A. B. Hants was elected secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Retail Merchants Assn
Front Royal Hotel
Richard L. Carper
T. T. Harrison
H. R. Haga
A. B. Hants
Retrial Scheduled in Shenandoah Circuit Court
A damage suit by Burle C. Rit enour of Strasburg against Robert E. Worsley of Winchester for alleged injuries from a two year old accident on Route 11 was set for trial today for the second time after a hung jury in an earlier trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burle C. Ritenour
Strasburg
Robert E. Worsley
Winchester
Shenandoah
Market Quotations Mixed as Apples Poultry and Livestock Hold Steady
Baltimore market notes show varied fruit prices with several apple varieties delivering mostly steady quotes, along with steady poultry and egg prices. Cattle hogs and sheep in Baltimore and Chicago trade range values, with hogs meeting mixed demand and cattle topping with several loaded lots and price bands.
Mixed Stock Trading Near Year End Gains and Losses
New York December market reports a steady tone with many issues showing fractional moves. Magnavox, Admiral reach year highs while Radio Corp. edges ahead alongside United States Steel Woolworth American Telephone and other major firms. several names including Seaboard Air Line drop after dividend and others slip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pivotal Group
Magnavox
Admiral
Radio Corp
Franksworth
U. S, Steel
Woolworth
American Telephone
Consolidated Natural Gas
American Smelting
Westinghouse ,Electric
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Mission Corp
Seaboard Air Line
Packard
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
American
Can
John Manville
Philip Morris
Southern Pacific
Nickelplate
Sinclair Oil
United Air Lines
Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Report Day Narrowed Prices
Consignment mostly lower with butcher steers 24 to 25.50, hogs 18.50 to 22.75, heifers 14.25 to 23.05, cows 11 to 19.50, and dairy cows up to 250 per head. Bulls 17 to 23.30, lambs 18 to 26, stockers 18 to 25.60, weights and ranges vary by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Usis
Golden Delicious
Black Twigs
Jonathans
Romes
Chicago
Senators Probe Ilse Koch Case After Clemency
A Senate panel questioned a top legal aide of Gen. Lucius D. Clay about shortening Ilse Koch’s life term for Nazi crimes to four years. The witness, unnamed, is a key reviewer for the American occupation command. Protests mount in the U S and Germany over the clemency for the former Buchenwald mistress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Senate
Ilse Koch
Army
Germany
Buchenwald
Chicago grains open lower mostly as oats gain
Chicago wheat and corn open a touch softer with quiet trading. Oats post small gains while prices for December and May futures are listed for wheat, corn, oats, rye, soybeans, and pork products with various fractional changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jly
Apples Shipping Point Prices In Winchester Martinsburg Area
Demand slow in the Winchester Martinsburg market with apples for shipping point sales. Red Yorks US1 No. 1 2 1 2 in up 2.75 Romes US No. 1 2 1 2 in up 2.95 Black Twigs US No. 1 3 in up 3.10 1 1 8 bushel box Yorks USIs 2 3 4 in 2.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester- Martinsburg
Answers to Daily Quiz From Page Four
Correct quiz responses include False protected by the Selective Service Act of 1948 Roman Catholic Munich Will Rogers Wilfred J Funk The White House Lips Hoover 726 ft Grand Coulee 550 ft Shasta 602 Swedish birth Nearly 24 billion dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Will Rogers
Wilfred J. Funk
The
White House
Lips
Hoover
Grand Coulee
Shasta
German Bride-To-Be Returns Home After Love Mixup
A 19 year old German girl Elizabeth Sauer came to Pittsburgh to marry Ralph Gaber but fell in love with his brother Karl 25. Karl says he arranged a return to Germany December 21 to spend Christmas with her parents awaiting permission for Elizabeth to choose a new groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Sauer
Kassel
Germany
Ralph Gaber
U. S. Army
Garbe
Elizabeth
Ralph
Karl
200 Yard Shot Kills 191-Lb Seven-Point Back
Marvin T. Massie and companions hunt in Middleridge West Virginia when Massie shoots and kills a 191 pound seven point back at 200 yards. The shot is taken from 200 yards with Robert E. Palmer and W. G. Massie present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin T. Massie
E. Cork St
Middleridge
W. Va
Robert E. Palmer
Berryville Ave
W. G. Massie
Purcell Ave
Hamman Elected President of Shenandoah County Fair
Abner L. Hamman of Fishers Hill was elected to the presidency of the Shenandoah County Fair Association yesterday. He succeeds C. M. Shannon of Mount Jackson who had been president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Leatherman Speaks at Strasburg Rotary Night
Daniel E. Leatherman of Winchester was guest speaker at Strasburg Rotary Ladies Night. He spoke on national understanding and was introduced by Boyd Roller. Leatherman was accompanied by his wife. Winchester attendees included Charles F. Coffman M. B. Bickers and R. L. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Leatherman
Winchester
Strasburg Rotary
Boyd Roller
J. J. Crawford
Leatherman
Charles F. Coffman
M. B. Bickers
R. L. Jones
Fair receipts set record as 31 years pass
The report notes 31 years passed with the office holder declining to run again while available funds or receipts for the year broke all prior records.
Red Cross Lowers 1949 Fundraising Goal to 60 Million
Washington December 8 The Red Cross reduced its fundraising target for 1949 to 60 million dollars, a drop of about one fourth from this year’s total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Washington
The
Dyke Rites for Wilbur Baxton Dyke
Funeral services for Wilbur Baxton Dyke of 321 South Braddock Street will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Jones funeral home with Rev. E. B. Smith and Rev. James B. Roe officiating. pallbearers include William Godhen our Melvin Renner John Barb Edward Brown Max Butler and Henry Myers. burial at Mt Hebron cemetery with Eagles conducting graveside services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Baxton Dyke
S. Braddock St
Jones Funeral Home
E. B. Smith
James B. Roe
William Godhenour
Melvin Renner
John Barb
Edward Brown
Max Butler
Henry Myers
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Nationwide postwar power boom fuels growth
The nation accelerates peacetime construction with a major electric power program. In two years it has added as much power as 147 cities of 100,000 residents would produce, funded by millions of American savings invested in business managed electric companies. Funds go to new plants and upgrades, extensive wiring, and thousands of jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riles Maritime Body
Santa
Berryville Lumber CO
Berryville
Rossen
Strasburg Co
VPI
Ying Pete
Phop Teay
A. F. Rees, Inc
RY Law
International Harvester Service
County Court House
City of
Harris East Orchard Tract
Orchard Avenue
Clarence Haymaker
Seisen
Ecoleman Dunn
P. J. Marshall
DE Laval
Barr’s Orchard & Farm
Farmers Livestock Exchange Market
Woodstock
Margery More Ballengee
Kurtz Funeral Home
Loudoun
Owned
George W. Kurtz, Inc
N. Cameron St
W. B. Dyke
N. Cameron
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
DeSoto
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Lamp Motor CO
BUICK
James P. Reardon
Sunbeam-Dormyer
Universal Electrical Gifts
Miller’s Hardware
Helen H
Electric Theatre
CBS
Nnorthern Virginia Power Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!