Snow slows traffic as sub freezing temps grip area
Weather advisory notes snow and sleet with temperatures around 33 degrees later dipping to 15. Highway crews spread chemicals and abrasives from 20 trucks as conditions improve with plows likely to deploy. One minor accident reported near Piccadilly Street and Lane.
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Cr. E. Armel
Viscinia Department of
Highwave Superin Groves
Winchester Reandom Laboratory
Lee Grant
Piccadilly Street
Afton Mountain
U. S. Route 260
Waynesboro
Richmond
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Pulaski
Tment
United States Weather Bureau
Los Angeles Quake Shakes City Areas No Damage Reported
An early day earthquake rattled the south Los Angeles area with felt reports from Santa Monica to Long Beach. Police switchboards logged many inquiries but no damage was reported. the tremor was linked to the Inglewood fault, a frequent seismic source.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Inglewood
F. Nelson
Dial
A&n
Gillis Bray Place
Owens City
White Post Road
Watermelon Park
Berryville
John A. Miller
Sunnyside
Mile N.W
Winchester
L. F
Buck
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Potomac Edison
Court House
Potomac Edison Co
Coleman Dunn
Edar
Pine & Cal
Pir
Willow Lawn Market Valley Avenue
Oliphant Admits Tipping Off Tax Probe Involving Mor rison Case
Former Revenue Bureau chief counsel Oliphant admitted to investigators he tipped off Caudle about a House committee seeking his tax returns and dropped a tax case due to Rep James Morrison’s interest. The Mor rison matter concerned Washington Beef and Provision Company and 1942 44 tax deficiencies linked to Samuel and Sidney Koker of Washington.
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Washington
Charles Oliphant
The
Revenue Bureau
Oliphant
James Morrison
D-La
Caudle
Byrne
Byrnes
House
Ao Oe
William
Sao Hag
Florida
Ieh
Rep. Morrison
Washington Beef and Provision Company
Samuel and
Sidney Kolker
Witt and Company
Carr
Silver Beaver Award Presented to B. F. Arthur Jr.
Winchester scout leader B F Arthur Jr receives the Silver Beaver Award for lifelong service since 1921. The ceremony also honors four district leaders including Paul Chamberlin Floyd White George Lee Sheetz and Buzzard. Hyde named Chester native vice chairman and planning committee member.
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Lewis H. Hyde
Chester
Leila M. McGuire
New York
Hyde
Yount, Hyde and Company
Certified Public Accountants
B. F Arthur, Jr
Winchester
Paul Chamberlin
Trop 9
Floyd White
Front Royal
Campbell Tells Yale Mail Service
Postmaster Carl Campbell announced snow has slowed mail deliveries and cancellations rose to 11 000 more than last year. Post Office windows stay open 6 p m Saturday and 1 00 to 5 00 p m Sunday. City mail runs Sunday to Christmas but rural routes have no Sunday deliveries.
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Carl Campbell
Sal
For Sale Christmas Trees and Holiday Prizes Offered
A local ad lists California firs cedars and pines for sale by Crowser's Transfer at 21 Clark 81 Stephenson VA with a December 15 auction starting 1:00 PM and prizes including turkeys chickens and open matches. Also advertised are The Colonial Art and Craft Shop showing of China dinnerware and crystal with Nairobi lines and domestic imports, plus orange prices and local service notices.
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California
Crowser
Clark
Stephenson
Colonial Art and Craft
Nchoster
Buckley Dies at Home Near White Post
A. C. Buckley, a Clarke County farmer and former Board member, died this morning at his White Post home. Survived by widow Sara Shiley and two sons Monroe Buckley and Ralph Buckley, plus a sister, half-siblings, and two grandchildren. Services set for Sunday at 2 PM Meade Memorial Episcopal Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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Arthur Columbus
andAee County
White Post
Mar Buckley
Sherman County
Clarke County
Methodist Church
Sara Shiley
Monroe
Medal of Honor Hero Led Platoon Despite Wounds on Hill
A 36 year old Army veteran earned the Medal of Honor for leading his platoon in a hill assault. Despite three wounds, he directed the attack, securing the position as 83 enemy soldiers were killed. He also held the Infantry Badge and the Bronze Star.
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Po Nag Oeayer
Pottons
Lee
McKinney Blasts GOP Critics Undermining Government
Democratic Chairman Frank E. McKinney warned 2000 Midwest party leaders at a $100 dinner that GOP critics are undermining confidence in government. He cited attacks by the Chicago Tribune and Col. Robert R. McCormick, defending the administration amid corruption probes and a stock-profit claim against him.
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Chicago
Frank E. McKinney
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
The
Tribune
McKinney
Red anti air guns down three U N planes in Korea
Fifth Air Force said Red anti aircraft guns shot down three Allied planes. MIGs killed one Sabre and damaged three. Two F 80s evaded six MiGs near Pyongyang. Additional Red flak downed a Shooting Star an F 84 and an F 51 in Communist territory. Eighth Army raiding parties continued on fronts.
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Shoul
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Northwest
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
U. S. Eighth Army
U S Jet Ace to Fly Only One Mission a Day
Maj. George A. Davis Jr. of Lubbock Texas, famed as a jet ace, is ordered to fly no more than one mission daily over North Korea. Davis tallied 12 Communist planes in 16 days, including nine MIGs, with four MIGs shot down in a Thursday sweep. His peers expect him to be rotated home soon, favoring instruction work or a recruiting tour over further combat flights.
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Korea
America
North Korea
George A. Davis, Jr
Lubbock
Tex
Davis
Air Force
Reds Refuse to Lift Secrecy on Prison Camps
MUNSAN Korea Reds refuse to lift secrecy around their prison camps while offering to rotate 5 000 troops a month if Allies accept other Communist terms for enforcing a Korean truce. The six point proposal drew little reaction from Allied negotiators as UN communique noted no major departures from prior plans. Stockholm reported U S requests for an industrial inspection to help police a truce, while Red delegates rejected International Red Cross inspection as unacceptable.
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Korea
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al Red Cross
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P. Nichols
Allied
Staunton Council Moves to Reorganize Police Department
Staunton council votes to reorganize the police force by appointing a new chief experienced in modern methods while retaining trusted existing officers. The report directs Burnley to act on recommendations and reconvene soon with two members absent. The session references the suspension of Police Sergeant Guy H. Moyers amid growing city concerns.
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B. L. Bragg
Burnley
Guy HM. Moyers
Snow and Wind Slam Midwest Then Eastern Regions
Snow and strong winds sweep the Midwest and push toward the East. Freezing rain stretches from Kansas City to St. Louis and toward Louisville, with rain extending across Kentucky Tennessee and into northern Georgia, Indiana and Illinois, southward.
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Walter Wanger arraigned after Beverly Hills shooting
Walter Wanger film producer faces arraignment on assault with intent to commit murder after he shot Hollywood agent Jennings Lang in a Beverly Hills parking lot. Lang, 39, underwent surgery for a groin wound. Joan Bennett, 41, denied romantic involvement with Lang and described business ties with him.
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Calif
Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Jennings Lang
Miss Bennett
Lang
Ing
Wanger
Clinton Green
Beverly Hills
Anderson
Walter
Joan of Arc
New York
Bennett
Yale Concert at Handley Set for Sunday Afternoon
Handley School students present a Christmas carol concert in the school auditorium at 3 p.m. directed by Miss Gwendolyn Haynes with 500 participants including Elementary Chorus Vivace Club A Cappella Choir and Glee Clubs. The program features Polish French English and Austrian carols with soloists and a closing Silent Night.
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Handley School
Gwendolyn Haynes
Winchester
Quarles
Katherine Pannill
Sadie Kinkelstein
Ducknall
Leslie Miller
Jesus
Handel
Laurence
Adam
Frank Sencindiver
Entre
Three Nations Seek Korean Armistice Terms Check
Ambassadors of the United States United Nations forces and Communist side discuss a joint approach to monitor compliance with armistice terms in Korea. The plan aims to ensure both sides observe the ceasefire provisions.
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United Nations
Officer and burglar fatally shot in Gan Poke incident
Two men died in a Gan Poke shootout. A 46 year old officer and a burglar were fatally wounded about 16 feet apart with pistols at their fingertips. The officer had been free on bond from a dairy hold up last month.
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Gan
William
Weather outlook for Virginia December 15 to 19
The Virginia forecast covers December 15 through 19 with temperatures described as cold to cool. Expect lows in the upper teens to mid twenties and daytime highs generally in the 30s to low 40s with possible light precipitation. Periods of unsettled conditions may occur.
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Virginia
Buy the Schuller PropertyWord on Route 277 Ad
An OCR fragment shows a Bee newspaper ad about purchasing the Schuller property on Route 277. It references a former Valley Service employee and an individual named Carson Cline with numbers 12 14 15 17 21 40. The readable items are incomplete.
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Schuller
Congressena
The
Valley Service
Carson Cline
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