Deadlock Persists in Korea Armistice Supervision Talks
UN negotiators report another failed effort to break the supervision stalemate in Korea at Panmunjom. North Korea rejects five core points on joint supervision and a separate subcommittee plan, while UN observers seek a compromise as talks resume at 11 a.m. Sunday local time.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Panmunjom
Howard M. Turner
Lee Song Cho
U. WM. Alles
Sese Lee
Ted Nations
U N.communist Commission
U. Communist Commission
Rey
Grocers Seek Higher Prices Amid Cost Pressures
Grocers ask Washington for permission to raise prices citing higher costs. Officials plan a quick survey of 560,000 food stores to assess need for emergency relief from price ceilings. Corner grocers pressed OPS via the Food Distributor Industry Advisory Committee. They seek a margin increase of two points, potentially adding about half to one percent to the national food bill.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Retail Food Distributor Industry Advisory Committee
Sunday Dinner and Local Help Wanted Ads
Sunday dinner at Golden Glow Restaurant offered 10 30 am to 9 pm with fountain service. Local firm seeks a young man with bookkeeping and typing experience with good pay. Gorham silver patterns at Clowe's Jewelry Store. Lee Jackson's Special Sunday Turkey Dinner priced at 1.26. Portable typewriters advertised at 64 50. Kenneth Fe Menry T 60.
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Golden Glow
Gorham Sliver All Patterns Clowe’s
Truman Eyes Dramatic Government Housecleaning Move
The Washington Post said President Truman may announce a major sweep of federal operations before year’s end. Proposals include assigning J Edgar Hoover to root out corruption and assembling a high powered legal team headed by a Republican Teitelbaum witness case linked to tax pressure and a missing witness. Charles Oliphant’s scheduled testimony was postponed and a Grunewald sighting followed. Morrison defended helping a friend in a tax case, saying his aim was justice.
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Truman
Aoe
Washington Post
The
Post
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Republican Protelbaum
Chicago
Teitelbaum
House
Ways and Means
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Oliphant
FBI
Teitelaum
Henry Grunewald
Washington
Justice Department
James E. Morrison
D-La
Morrison
Sidney Kolker
Record Warmth Sets December High at Winchester Lab
Yesterday Shenandoah valley warm spell pushed Winchester Research Laboratory to a record 77 degrees for December. Other Virginia cities reported 70s but Winchester led the state with the top reading, past 1946 and 1932 figures. A forecast calls for cooler weather next week and potential rain.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Bere
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Old Dominion
Richmond
Danville
Chincoteague
Heishman Reappointed PMA Head in County Votes
Heishman was reelected county PMA head and Frank Brumback from Shawnee District became vice chairman. The PMA program for 1952 emphasizes conserving resources to meet growing domestic and military needs, with grain loans from the Commodity Credit Corporation and a focus on grassland farming and pasture development. Community committeemen were listed: Back Creek H L LaFollette T B Cooper Paul Richard. Gainesboro E W Adams Jr Boyd Ramey Elston Luttrell. Opequon Alfred Snapp Julian Carbaugh Carl Martin. Shawnee Granville Snapp Leonard Wright Edwin Baker. Stonewall J M McAboy J Leslie Reed Huyett G Light.
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Office
PMA
Frank Brumback
Shawnee
Heishman
Virginia
Commodity Credit Corporation
Back Creek
H. L. LaFollette
T. 8
Cooper
Paul Richard
Gainesboro
E. W. Adams, Jr
Boyd Ramey
Elston Luttrell Opequon
Alfred Snapp
Julian Carbaugh
Carl Martin
Granville Snapp
Leonard Wright
Edwin Baker
Stonewall
J. M. McAboy
J. Leslie Reed
Huyett G. Light
Alberti Elected President-Elect of Virginia Hospital Association
Alberti, administrator of Winchester Memorial Hospital, was designated president-elect of the Virginia Hospital Association at the Roanoke midwinter meeting. He will serve as vice president in 1952 and president in April 1963, while remaining secretary until the first 1952 meeting. Also elected for April 1952 terms are C. D. Cardwell Jr as president, C. Tiffany Loftus as secretary, and Mervig M. Clymer as treasurer.
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Homer &. Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Virginia Hospital Association
Hotel Roanoke
Roanoke
Alberti
C. D. Cardwell, Jr
Medical College of Virginia
C. Tifany Loftus
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg
Mervig M. Clymer
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Eisenhower Meet Program Planned
An anticipated full hour is planned for the formation of a President club in this community. Prior to the meeting a Winchester Municipal Band will give a concert at the Fire Hall starting 7 PM. McCormac Jr will speak on Local and State Conditions Kenneth Robinson on the National Outlook and Vincent Cataralla on Eisenhower the Man. A male quartet The Eastern Panhandlers from Charles Town W V will perform. An discussion will follow on organizing the club with steps to be carried out. Similar clubs have been organized throughout Virginia and the Nation.
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Winchester Municipal Bandchester Tront
B. McCormac, Jr
Kenneth Robinson
Vincent Catarella
Eisenhower
Eastern Panhandlers
Esquires
Charles Town
W. Va
Kgo
Virginia
Record Tourist Traffic on Skyline Drive in November 1950 Restart
Skyline Drive attracted 68 000 visitors in November 1951, a 45 percent rise from November 1950, per the National Park Service. Year to date visitors reach 264 935, up 22 percent from last year’s 216 693, with November automobile count at 20 991 versus 14 514 a year ago.
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Richmond
Skyline Drive
National Park Service
Blue Ridge Mountains
Frederick County Agricultural Board Meeting Friday
The Frederick County Board of Agriculture will meet Friday December 14 at 7 30 p m in the County Courthouse. Dr J L Maxton of Virginia Tech will speak on the 1952 agricultural outlook Wendell Barney CPA will review the 1951 farmer income tax returns Marty A Nelson of Social Security will answer farm worker social security questions The session will include committee reports and the election of officers and committee chairs for 1962.
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Frederick County Board of Agriculture
J. L. Maxton
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Wendell Barney
Marty A. Nelson
Social Security Administration
Citizens Open Forum on Winchester Eisenhower Club
Citizens plan to attend an open forum at the Sarah Zane Fire in Winchester Virginia at 8 PM Monday December 10. The discussion aims to form a Winchester Frederick Eisenhower for President Club and invites attendees to share views.
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Sarah Zane Fire
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick Eisenhower
Festival Directors To Meet Monday In Shenandoah
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival board directors will meet at the George Washington Hotel at 11 am Monday to review the 1951 festival and plan the 1952 event. Reports include the 1951 budget committee, officers report, and the nomination committee on 1952 officers and board members.
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Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Budget Committee
H. B. McCormac
GE Wage Boost in 44 Plants Across United States
The General Electric Company and an independent union representing 44 000 workers in 44 GE plants nationwide have agreed on a 3.58 percent wage increase.
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New York
General Electric Company
United States
Hibok Volcano Erupts On Fifth Day Amid Ash And Evacuations
Reports from Camiguin Island in the Southern Philippines describe ongoing Hibok Hibok eruptions for a fifth day with ash layers up to ten feet, fissures near Mabajao, and fears the island could sink. Rescue teams evacuated by boat as refugees seek food and shelter, with hundreds reportedly dead and relief efforts lagging.
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Camiguin Island
Philippines
Mabajao
Camiguin
Constabulary
University of the Philippines
Mindanao
J Pagalan
Ee Ee
Ews
Amece
Philippines News Service
Oor
Mahimog
Berryville Police Chief Quits Post
Berryville Police Chief Robert L. Milburn resigns effective immediately after two years as Berryville’s top officer. Milburn, a Frederick County native, previously served with the Winchester Police Department and gave no reason or future plans.
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Robert L. Milburn
Ice
Berryville
Milburn
Frederick County
Winchester
Rep Harrison Uses Angling Metaphor At Izaak Walton Dinner
Rep Burr Harrison addressed the Winchester Chapter of the Izaak Walton League at the George Washington Hotel. He attacked federal officials over alleged tax evasion probes, comparing prosecutors to anglers and citing The Compleat Angler to critique government ethics and enforcement.
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Izaak Walton
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Izaak Walton League
Seventh District
George Washington Hotel
Harrison
Department of Justice
Washington
Janak Walton
Florida
British Begin By-Pass Road Near Fayid Amid Demolitions
British forces demolished a village hut area in Fayid Egypt while Interior Minister Fouad Serag el Din ordered police to stop the demolitions. Lt Gen George Erskine halting friction with Egyptians, saying future lies with them. The by pass road, 500 yards long with a bridge over the Sweetwater Canal, aims to shorten distance to canal supplies and is expected to be completed in 24 hours.
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Fayid
Egypt
Fouad Serag el Din
Fangstian
Iran Interior Ministry
Cairo
George Erskine
Sues Canal
Sues
Erskine
55 000 Man Draft Call for February
The February draft call requests 55 000 men with 41 000 for the Army and 14 000 for the Marine Corps. This is 4 660 fewer than January. The total drafted to date reaches 849 330 with 782 000 for the Army and 67 330 for the Marines.
R Frank Barr dies at 84 former councilman and business leader
R Frank Barr 84 retired businessman and former City councilman died at 6 30 pm yesterday at his home 1108 North Avenue A lifelong resident he was son of James and Elizabeth Barr affiliated with Cooper Brothers and later Cooper Merchandise and Oil Co for over 40 years He served on Mount Hebron Cemetery Board of Managers and was secretary treasurer until 1948 He married Maude Diffenderfer on October 12 1904 and leaves a granddaughter Cheryl Barr Grim Funeral services set for Braddock Street Methodist Church with Rev William Archer Wright officiating Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers named including J H Yost and Eugene Cooper
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R. Frank Barr
North Avenue
James and
Elizabeth Wall Barr
Cooper Brothers
Cooper Merchandise and Oil Company
Barr
Mount Hebron
Con
Maude Diffenderfer
Gas Grim
Cheryl Barr Grim
Winchester
Kurtz
Loudoun &J
Braddock Street Methodist Church
William Archer Wright
Mount Mebron Cemetery
J. H. Yost
Eugene Cooper
Leonard Sirbaugh
John H. Rosenberger
A. H. Jackson
Harvey W. Copenhaver
Edward Barr
F. Amos Shryock
Crash of U S Plane Kills All Aboard
A U S Air Force C 47 cargo plane crashed on Saint Baume peaks near Cages les Pins France, killing all ten aboard. The aircraft, from Tripoli, disappeared after radio contact near Marseille, and wreckage and lifebelts were found on the mountain. A doctor parachuted to the site as ground parties began salvage.
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Cages-Les-Pins
France
Marignane
Marseille
U. S
Tripoli
Libia
Saint-Baume
Mediterranean
U.S
Third Air Force
England
Widow Jolson Remarries In Las Vegas Elopement
Al Jolson’s widow, 29, formerly Erle Galbraith Jolson, wed producer Norman Krasna, 42, in a Las Vegas ceremony yesterday before Judge Frank McNamee. The couple honeymooned here today after a surprise elopement and Jolson left a $1 million fortune to his widow.
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Las Vegas
al Jolson
Norman Krasna
Erle Galbraith Jolson
Frank McNamee
Nominees Sought For JCC Awards
Nominees are sought for two Jaycee honors on the Winchester JCC program. One award honors a Young Man of 1951 and the other recognizes an Outstanding Man of 1961, with past honorees including Mr. J. H. Yost of the Partners and Merchants National Bank. The program began in 1947 to honor local business leaders.
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Winchester Jcc Today
J. H. Yost
The
Parters and Merchants National Bank
Jaycees
Stores Defy Closing Order in Montreal on Epiphany
Montreal stores opened to Christmas shoppers defying a by law that mandates closures on Epiphany and other Catholic holidays. Police warned reserves would enforce the by law as merchants sought a court test while fines of 40 dollars could be imposed for violations. The law, supported by Archbishop Paul Emile Leger, targets Roman Catholic holy days.
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Montreal
St. Catherine Street
Busi
Infrac
Magr
Paul Emil Leger
Christmas Apple Orders Open With Fresh Pack Shipped
Local ad urges customers to order Christmas apples early including fancy half bushels and bushels with hens. They offer pecking and packing services and wire shipping, with contact via H W Ongd and Brother at 360 for placing orders.
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H. W.ongd
Brother
Five Furious Jet Air Battles Over Korea Reported
The U S Fifth Air Force says two Communist MiGs were damaged in afternoon dogfights with 15 Sabres against 60 Red jets over Korea near Robert Moore of Houston and Lt Charles Rhinehart of Brooklyn. The battles involved heavy air action and marked notable engagements amid evolving air superiority.
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U. S
Fifth Air Force
Robert Moore
Houston
Tex
Charles Rhinehart
Brooklyn
Towa
New WOW Head Calvin Keller Leads Oyster Fry Meeting
Calvin Keller appointed WOW head with advisor lieutenant H. M. Carper banker L. J. Carper O. J. Mercier and J. watchman present. An oyster fry event was held with W. E. Newlin and O. Mason co chairing the social committee and arranging details.
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Calvin Keller
New Wow Head
H. M. Carper
L. J. Carper
O. J. Mercier
J. Watchman
W. E. Newlin
O. Mason
Cochairman
Social Committee
Clark Gable Escapes Injury in Auto Crash
The Arizona Highway Patrol reported that Clark Gable’s car skidded while passing a tractor and trailer, sideswiped an oncoming vehicle, and crashed into the trailer but he escaped injury.
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Clark Gable
Arizona Highway Patrol
Gable
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