Musical barber nabbed in Salt Lake for bad check
Salt Lake City police report the arrest of Edward W. Myers, sought in Winchester for a $300 bounced check to G M Music Appliance Center last October. Extradition proceedings started. Myers, a barber with musical ties, had stayed in the area months before vanishing after several bad checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Boyd
Salt Lake City
Edward W. Myers
Winchester
G &M Music Appliance Center
Myers
Minnesota
Robert Gaines
Midwest
Merchants National Bank
Utah
Boyd
Mao Praises Stalin Portrait Displayed in Revolution Museum
Mao Tse tung hails Stalin as our leader in a commemorative moment. A portrait signed in Chinese characters is now hung in the museum of the revolution here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Stalin
Museum of the Revolution
Comrade Stalin
Mao Tse Tung
Chapman to Explain Restaurant Permits
Health officer Dr. Paul B. Chapman announced a meeting at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Handley library lecture room to discuss minimum standards for issuing restaurant permits. Operators are responsible for information shared at the meeting, whether present or not.
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Handley Library
Paul B. Chapman
Election Of 1834 Choose Three For County Representation
March 31 1834 voters met at Winchester and nearby polling places to elect three county representatives for the House of Delegates. Sheriff Thomas Buck oversaw Winchester with five local superintendents at other sites. Incumbents Mee Smith Gibson Castleman Hay sought re election amid talk of Frederick county divisions and new counties Clarke and Warren.
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Eee
Ates
Winchester
Beryville
Middletown
Stephensburg
Stephens City
George Ashby
Shenandoah River
Pughtown
Gainesboro
Moses Russell
Thomas Buck
Clarke
Warren
Frederick
Frederick County
House of Delegates
Richard W. Mee
John B. D. Smith
James Gibson
Jacob Te William Castleman
James Hay
Yunnan Province Goes Red Ending Mainland Conquest
Hong Kong dispatch reports Yunnan Province defected to Communist forces as 40 000 Nationalist troops deserted Kunming. Chiang Kai-shek’s government evacuated to Chengtu and Taipei while rumors of further advances and a broader retreat to Hainan Island circulated.
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Yunnan Province
Hong Kong
China
Fescee
Yunnan
Indo-China
Ger
Kunming
Chengtu
Szechwan
Taipeh
Formosa
Sichang
Sikang
Kung Sheung Man Po
Luichow
Hainan Island
Pai Chung-hsi
Hainan
Pai
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Pacific Overseas Air Service
POAS
Lung Yun
Yunhan
Chiang
Larus Lutkins
Port Chester
Claire Chennault
Chinese Central Air Transport Corp
Square Dances Prove Popular at City Hotel
The teen age square dance at the George Washington hotel drew 350 to 400 youths plus many guests. Sponsored by the 40 and 8 club and Winchester recreation commission, the event featured popular square dancing with some round dancing. Notable dancers included Genevieve Fox Colleen Ware Mickey Pitcock Betty Jean Snapp Loraine Marker Jiggs Teets Tommy Manuel Ashley Dyke Roland Snapp and David Smedley. Soft drinks and doughnuts were served and more dances are planned.
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George Washington Hotel
Winchester Recreation Commission
Genevieve Fox
Colleen Ware
Mickey Pitcock
Betty Jean Snapp
Loraine Marker
Jiggs Teets
Tommy Manuel
Ashley Dyke
Roland Snapp
David Smedley
Carl Campbell
Eugene Branch
Chiang Reaches Formosa In Flight From Chengtu
Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Formosa late last night, after departing Chengtu where his capital had been for ten days. He traveled with his elder son Chiang Ching-kuo and met Gen Hi Tsung Nan, Gen Yang Sen, and Gov. Wang Ling-chi. The retreat followed heavy Chinese nationalist losses, with thousands entering the city on foot or barefoot as officials fled.
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Chiang
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chengtu
Chiang Ching-kuo
Hi Tsungnan
Yang Sen
Wang Ling-chi
Szechwan
Moosa
Ete
Canton
Chunqing
International Rule For Jerusalem
The United Nations Assembly voted 38 to 13 to set up an international rule over Jerusalem as Arabs and occupying powers threaten the city. Israel and Hashemite Jordan control sections under armistice, with both sides resisting giving power to a U.N. trustee. Moshe Sharett quoted King Abdullah vowing to rule only “over my dead body.”
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
U. N
Abdullah
United Nations
Moshe Sharett
Sharett
U.N
Optimism Rules Auto Sales Managers for 1950 Prospects
Detroit December 10. Auto industry sales managers show optimism for 1950 with expected production near six million vehicles and continued high demand. Talks of price cuts linger but mounting production costs temper hopes. The Automobile Manufacturers Association notes 650000 production workers to earn about 2.3 billion dollars this year, up nine percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Hudson
Kaiser-Frazer
Mae
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
Miller Inaugurated As Madison College President
Governor Tuck praised Madison college as a cornerstone of Virginia civic life at the inauguration of G. Tyler Miller as the institution's third president. He cited Miller's prior service and urged the college to continue guiding public school teachers and future citizens. Dr. H Hollis Miller of the University of Florida delivered the principal address and state officials attended.
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Harrisonburg
Tuck
America
G. Tyler Miller
Madison College
Virginia
Miller
Burruss
Duke
H. Hollis Miller
University of Florida
GOP Groups Seek Campaign Funds and Voter Appeal
Republicans confront funding the 1950 campaign and boosting voter appeal. A New York finance committee will review the party’s dwindling bank balance while a Chicago strategy panel considers making the GOP more attractive to voters, hoping to reverse lagging contributions.
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Washington
New York
Sinclair Weeks
Massachusetts
Chicago
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
National
Truman
Congress
Boscawen St
Fellowship Club Feeds Community with Forty Bushels of Food
More than 1000 youngsters attended a matinee at Capitol theatre as Fellowship Club collected 40 one bushel baskets of non perishable goods. Lamar Keene said 966 seats were filled and gifts of food will support a Christmas effort for county residents.
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Fellowship Club
Capitol Theatre
Lamar Keene
Capitol
Santa Claus
Charles Aikin
City Recreation
Jack Fretwell
Cooper Building
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Fellow Ship Club
Snow and Freezing Rain Hit Virginia Roads Threatening Travel
Winter weather moves into Virginia with sleet and light snow across eastern counties. Officials stand by with sand and plows as reports of up to several inches emerge, while neighboring states forecast continued wet and cold conditions through Sunday.
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Wnce
Rminal
Harrisonburg
Novick Transfer
Super Service
Virginia Department of Highways
Associated Press
Virsida
Weather Bureau
Ghana
West Virginia
Highway Department
Pennsylvania
Maryland
House Probers Find Proof Heavy Water Went to Russians
The House un American activities committee said it had proof that Russia received 1000 grams of heavy water in 1943 for atomic experiments. It also considers questioning a Canadian firm head over 1000 pounds of uranium shipped wartime to the Soviets. The probe seeks to determine how much atomic material Russia obtained from the U S during the war.
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Washington
Dec
House un-American Activities Committee
Soviets
Russia
Ledger
Curtis Mitchell
The
Pentagon
Retail surge, building boom lift US economy in Christmas season
Business weekly notes steady to higher activity with strong retail sales and a sharp rise in construction. Home furnishings and major appliances move in volume as December demand climbs, boosted by New England strength and postwar manufacturing hiring.
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G. A. Phillips
New York
Dunn & Bradstreet
Boston
New England
U N Assembly settles after Russia charges "black plot"
The United Nations Assembly adjourned its 1949 session in New York as Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob Malik accused Western Powers of a "black plot" against peace. Malik delivered a forceful wartime tone amid congratulatory speeches at adjournment.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
Assembly
Howley Describes Red Plans for Berlin
Brig. Gen. Frank L. Howley says the Russians aim for full political and economic control of Berlin as a first step to dominating all Germany. He notes they seize machinery as reparations and force German workers to run equipment, now seeking reparations from current German output.
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Lynchburg
Berlin
Germany
Frank L.howley
Howley
Randolph Macon
Lights Turn On 25-foot Yule Tree in City Center
The community Christmas tree in the city business area was lit last night marking the completion of holiday decorations. A 25-foot cedar dressed in red and green lights is crowned by a large illuminated star.
Santa in Wires Sparks Fright at Fort Lauderdale Field
Santa Claus parachuted into Stranahan field and became snagged in high tension wires as thousands of children watched. John Lefyn clambered a pole to guide the rescue, and Santa was lowered to safety amid relieved cheers and anxious shouts.
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Fort Lauderdale
Pia
Santa Claus
Santa
Stranahan Field
John Lef Fiyn
Ounale
St. Nick
Thomas Says Wife Will Win Election To Congress Seat
J. Parnell Thomas, a New Jersey Republican and former congressman, arrived at the Federal prison in Danbury after being sentenced by a federal judge in Washington. He was moved from Bridgeport and transported by car to the prison, where he remains a prisoner while his wife is said to win election to Congress.
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Thomas
Congress
Danbury
Conn
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Washington
Alexander Holtsoff
Bridgeport
Mental Hospital Spending in Virginia Doubled in Decade
Governor Tuck disclosed that state appropriations for the six mental hospitals rose 207 percent in ten years while patient numbers grew about 12 percent. He cited personal service costs, biennial appropriations, and deficits to illustrate the scale of increased funding for maintenance and operation through 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Tuck
Virginia
Liberal Country Coalition Wins Big Returns in Australia
The Liberal Country coalition advocates free enterprise and says Socialists were defeated. Prime Minister Menzies cautioned reporters that the government numbers favor the coalition. Labor held 43 of 74 House seats and dominated the Senate.
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Liberal-Country Party
Tnd
Great Britain
Agriculture Board To Elect Officers Hear Health Talk
Agriculture board set to elect officers and hear a health talk. Also notes a sale listing with special prices for churches and schools. Short local ads list contacts and items for sale including a fruit cake and other goods.
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Chapman
Lutkins
Chameostee
Seatte Cones Ae Transportnault
Ese Corp
Opttonien
Madison
GOP
Capitol Theater
Labor
U.N. Assembly
Red
Petersburg
Bailey Brothers
Bessie Teets
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