Virginia Horticultural Society Meets in Roanoke
The 53rd annual Virginia State Horticultural Society gathering opened in Roanoke with welcomes from B. F. Moomaw and B. Beverley Byrd. A. H. Teske discussed pruning, joined by E. Le Overholtzer and Jeth Robinson in the spray materials session.
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Star
Roanoke
Virginia State Horticultural Society
B. F. Moomaw
Chamber of Commerce
B. Beverley Byrd
Berryville
B. Bonham
John F. Nun
A. H. Teske
Jeth Robinson
Winchester
E. le Overholtzer
VPI
A. B. Groves
Virginia Agricultural Experiial Station
Henry W. Pre
Paw Paw
W. Va
Mount Jackson
Evering
Ararat
Winchester Girl Scouts Plan Christmas Caroling Tradition
Winchester residents are urged to display lighted candles in windows as Girl Scouts continue their annual caroling route now expanded citywide. Senior Troop 6 led by Mrs. Owen Hoagland and Miss Ann Robins will sing at nursing homes and shut-in residences, with names and addresses of shut-ins called to the Girl Scout office. Senior Troop 5 under John Wolfe and Miss Louise Avand Mrs. H. P. Kern Jr. will perform inside the hospital from 7 to 8 p m. Candles in windows by 7 p m December 21 signal Scouts are expected.
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Winchester
Owen Hoagland
Ann Robins
Girl Scout
Prida
John Wolfe
Louise Av
H. P. Kern Jr
Ross Removed From School Bell Tower
Floral Park New York December 15 A lighted cross on the elementary school bell tower was removed after a citizen labeled it a religious symbol and illegal The board of education reluctantly approved amid protests from local residents The board cited a state ruling that no religious symbol may appear on a school building The dispute prompted strong reactions from community members and school officials stressed this is a legal matter not a religious one
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Floral Park
N. Y
Yuletide
Board of Education
Long Island
State Board of Education
Itateitizen
Alfred J. Loew
Buick Roadmaster for Christmas in 1947 ad
Winchester Evening Star advertises a Buick Roadmaster 4 door less than 12 000 miles in excellent condition with pully equipped and like new status. Immediate delivery is available and the seller is Walter E Huntsberry.
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Winchester Evening Star
BUICK
Walter E. Huntsberry
Southern Governors Bureau Planned in Washington
Southern governors plan a permanent Washington bureau to counter civil rights proposals and shape national views. A Southern Foundation will fund the effort with money from 15 states. a board will draft a budget, with operations hoped to begin in January congressional session.
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Savannah
Washington
Dixie
Southern Governors’ Conference
South
Army seizes El Salvador in swift coup overturning Castaneda
In Guatemala City reports say El Salvador's President Salvador Castaneda Castro was ousted after a day of fighting. The army of five divisions took control as elections to decide a longer term were planned, amid claims the constitution was violated by the national assembly. Castaneda reportedly resigned and was taken to police headquarters.
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Guatemala
Salvador Castaneda Castro
el Salvador
Costa Rica
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela
Castaneda
San Salvador
National Assembly
Col
Osmin Salinas
City Tax Collection Tops 90 Percent Says Auditor
City Auditor John Jones reports $233,809 in 1948 taxes collected, amounting to 91.75 percent of the city levy. Council approves Elsie Carpenter as assistant deputy auditor and grants Dorothy McDonald a leave of absence.
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John Jones
Council
Elsie Carpenter
Dorothy McDonald
Berryville Adopts $35 073 Budget
Berryville approves a 35 073 dollar fiscal year budget after a public hearing led by Mayor Leonard H. Bell. The plan shows street maintenance 8923 dollars town administration 4486 police 3717 fire 1455 welfare 1035 town attorney 250 recorder 150 and tax collector 120. Water department 11333 and 3582 for other items. Income totals 43571 including 9167 tax levy 3750 licenses 2000 fines and 5336 ABC profits share. water and sewer charges add 18800. Surplus about 8500 may fund capital outlay or Clarke county playground program.
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Berryville
Leonard H. Bell
Seldon G. O’bryan
W. E. Henson
John L. Enders
ABC
Clarke County
Winchester Transit Lines manager reports pleased with start
City council heard City Manager S. Lee Grant report on the Winchester City Transit Lines, which began service on December 9, and noted strong results to date. Grant also announced progress on the new sewage disposal plant following delivery of two carloads of steel.
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Winchester City Transit Lines
S. Lee Grant
Rotary to Hear U S Senator Byrd
U S Senator Harry F. Byrd, honorary member of the Winchester Rotary, will speak at tomorrow's luncheon. He will be introduced by President Andrew Bowen.
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U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Winchester
Special Yule Music Programs Prepared
First announcements of Christmas music by Winchester churches note First EUB program at the church with massed and separate choirs under directors Mrs Ed win Ritter Curtis Blye and Mrs Robert Cunningham. Dr Courtney Grim soloist and a candle lighting service are planned with offerings for Quincy orphanage and aged home.
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Winchester
E.U.B
Carl W. Hiser
Edwin Ritter
Curtis Blye
Robert Cunningham
Courtney Grim
Quincy
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Yuletide
Madeline W. Riley
Helen W. Hirth
Bach
Brahms
Grieg
Jesu Bambino
Harker
Smart
Red Apple Tag For Autos Voted By City Council
Winchester officials approve a red apple city tag bearing The Apple Capital to bolster Apple Blossom festival publicity. City funds will cover 3500 plates at 18 cents each, replacing prison-printed 9 cent tags. sales paused until March 15 with 3260 tags already sold.
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Winchester
William Battaile
Gene Laker
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Battaile
Lakers
Virginia
Lee Grant
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
Taylor Barr
Icy Roads Narrowly Ahead as Mercury Teeters
Icy highway risk hovered as temperatures dipped to 31 degrees with light rain. The state highway department posted crews on routes west and east of Winchester to spread cinders if freezing returned, but temperatures rose to 33 by 1:00 PM keeping ice from forming except on trees.
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Winchester
State Highway Department
Recreation Head Pay Raise Rejected. Henry to Depart
No delegation or proposal occurred last night to increase the salary for Hugh T. Henry, recreation director. The proposal from Radford was turned down by council and both committees. C. A. Hobert said Henry’s resignation will be accepted January 1 and the recreation commission will likely meet December 27 to study applicants.
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Council
Recreation Department
Radford
Hugh T. Henry
C. A. Hobert
Recreation Commission
Henry
Colonial Art & Craft Shop Featured In Christmas Gift Hints
An Overheard Downtown Today note notes Bayliss Patterson store at 207 N Cameron St staying open until 9 PM through Christmas. A Winchester friend praises the Colonial Art & Craft Shop across from the Post Office as a great spot for holiday shopping with a wide gift selection.
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Bayliss & Patterson
N. Cameron St
Winchester
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Santa Arrives by Air to Kick Winchester Night Shopping
Santa Claus will visit Winchester at 3 30 p m tomorrow parachute from a plane at Senseng Road recreation park then ride through city streets in an open car. The event, sponsored by the Retail Merchants Assn of Winchester, marks the opening of night store hours for Christmas shoppers with shops staying open until 9 p m each evening until December 24.
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Santa Claus
Winchester
Senseng Road
St. Nicholas
Assn. of
Russia vetoes Ceylon bid for U.N. membership
Paris dispatch reports Russia issued its twenty ninth veto in the United Nations Security Council to block Ceylon’s bid for U.N. membership. Israel’s application was also postponed to Friday after a controversial debate. Syria China and Britain abstained while the United States and Russia favored immediate action but accepted delay.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Ceylon
United Nations
Council
Israel
Syria
Faris el Khouri
China
Britain
United States
City bans trailers as residences in new order
Winchester council on first and second readings prohibits using trailers as homes within the city. The ordinance follows a denied request by Ursula V. Brill to place a trailer at 442 Highland Ave as a dwelling. The measure excludes trailer camps from the prohibition.
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Winchester
Ursula V. Brill
Highland Ave
Banker Daugherty Death Tied to Teapot Dome Figure
Mal S. Daugherty, an 86 year old banker linked to the Teapot Dome scandal, dies in Washington Court House Ohio. He was brother to former U S attorney general Harry M. Daugherty. His Ohio state bank collapsed due to the scandal, paying 28 cents on the dollar, costing the community about 1 million dollars in losses and leaving him socially ostracized in later years.
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Washington Court House
Mal S. Daugherty
Teapot Dome
Harry M. Daughtery
U.S
Warren G Harding
Ohio State Bank
Daugherty
Frederick County Court House sale of bank stock
Estate of the late Joseph H Funkhouser to be settled with a public sale in Winchester at the County Court House on Saturday December 18 at 12 noon. Large block of Commercial and Savings Bank stock to be offered. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn. Also notes on furniture sale and a 1947 Ford Convertible advertised.
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Joseph H. Funkhouser
Frederick County Court House
Winchester
Coleman Dunn
Kern Motor CO
S. Loudoun St
Chiang Kai-shek urged to resign presidency amid peace talks
Nanking reports advise Chiang Kai-shek to relinquish control and withdraw temporarily as negotiations with the communists unfold. Peiping observers say peace talks are progressing with communist forces surrounding the capital. In Washington, Lovett says Madame Chiang has failed to secure stronger U S backing for the nationalist government.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
Washington
State Lovett
Sewage Problems on Orchard Ave Prompt Council Talk
City council revisits Orchard Avenue sewage issues after heavy rains overflow septic tanks in the northeast. Health Officer L M Allen says improvement may await spring sewer-line extensions, amid several local typhoid cases linked to possible outside sources.
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Orchard Ave
L. M. Allen
Professional, Business Tax Up 50 Per Cent
Winchester council passed on third reading a new tax ordinance increasing city licenses for business places and professionals by about 50 percent effective January 1, 1949. The 91 section measure, read about 45 minutes, unanimously approved with one absence. The increase could raise roughly $30,000 annually, aiding planned school expansion and avoiding a bond issue. The ordinance will be published before January 1.
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Winchester Council
J. M. Steck Jr
W. P. McGuire
F. L. Glaize Jr
Virginia Ave
Glaize
John Jones
Harrison Seeks Turnpikes for Shenandoah Pike
Rep Burr Harrison pushes to open two way roads through Shenandoah National Park and Gor ivilnsville New Market turnpikes. He plans to meet park service officials and has a bill ready for next month amid letters from supporters. Richmond would gain from opening these highways.
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Burr Harrison
Shenandoah National Park
Harrison
Park Service
Eacap Aes
Goronsville-New Market Turnpike
Washington
Richmond
Mount Jackson
Shenandoah County
Harrisonburg
Congress
Roosevelt
Roanoke District Plans Church Extension and Rescue Mission
The Roanoke Methodist district is establishing a church extension service and rescue mission after receiving a charter from the State Corporation Commission. The Richmond report notes the new group gains formal authority to operate within the district.
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Richmond
Roanoke
State Corporation Commission
New Restaurant Law Sets Health Rules for Eating Establishments
A new state health code takes effect January 1 requiring operating permits for public eating and drinking places, clubs, and schools. It mandates effective pest control, immediate disease reporting, sanitary table upkeep, clean linens, and prohibited reusing napkins. The law also requires proper floors walls ceilings lighting ventilation and separate toilet facilities with vented, self closing doors.
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State Board of Health
General Assembly
House Group Investigating New Evidence
A House un American activities committee member reports a 1930s leak of Norden bomb sight data to Soviet representatives. The probe targets possible civilian and military leakers, with Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss set for testimony as indictments loom and secret papers are slated for batch release.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
United States
House
Aberdeen
War Department
New York
Grand Jury
Whittaker Forever
Communistic Courier
Ae Grand Jury
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Southern Governors’ Bureau
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Braddock St
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Mueller
Alice Groves
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Crusaders
Helen Garner Edmonds
the Peeples
Santa
U.N
Security Council
Kurtz
Stanley
Capitol Restaurant
Peiping
Fu Tso-Yi
Peiping-Tientsin
Paoti
Tientsin
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Summer Palace
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Shenandoah Pike
Methodist Mission
Hiss
Butler’s Packing House
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