Hotel executive H. Cookus dies at 61
Harry H. Cookus of Arlington and formerly Romney, a 30 year hotel veteran and former Burlington Hotel manager, died at home after a heart attack. Survived by wife Jane, daughter Sylvia Ann, and son Harrison S. Services at Ives Funeral Home Arlington tomorrow at 10 30 am with burial in Romney.
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Harry H. Cookus
Romney
George Washington
Winchester
Arlington
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Ffr
Burlington
Wash
Tels
Berwick
Hamilton
N. Y
Springfield
Mass
Miami Beach
Hollywood
Fla
Cookus
American Hotel Assn
Hotel Greeters of America
Jane S. Cookus
Sylvia Ann Cookus
Harrison S. Cookus
Fort Lauderdale
Ives
Wilson Blvd
Arlingtan
Kissinger's Yellow Fever Experiment Recalled as Army Virtue
The text recalls John R. Kissinger volunteering for Walter Reed's yellow fever experiments, praising it as the greatest single act of courage in Army medical annals and noting its role in determining the disease's cause.
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Army Medical
John R. Kissinger
Walter Reed
Virginia to contribute 98600 to regional education plan
Richmond says Virginia will pay 98 600 as its share of costs for the regional education program approved by the Southern Governors Conference. The initial medical dental and veterinary training program covers 14 Southern states with a total 1 736 000 for 1949 51. Each state will send a quota of students to regional centers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Southern Governors’ Conference
Program For the Advancement of
Shirley Bly Joins Local Accounting Firm
Wendell R. Barney of Leach Calkins Scott announces Shirley O. Bly is added to the local staff. Bly, a Winchester native, was internal auditor for George Washington Hotel Corp since 1946 and previously with Potomac Electric Power in Washington.
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Wendell R. Barney
Leach, Calkins & Scott
Shirley O. Bly
Mr. Bly
Winchester
George Washington Hotel Corp
Potomac Electric Power of
Washington
Navy
Handley High School
Benjamin Franklin University
Latane St
Junior Board of Trade
the Exchange Club
American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
S. Braddoock St
Suffolk to Get Memorial Hospital
In Orphans court Judge James F. Brady approved an $800,000 allocation to a Suffolk Virginia corporation to build a memorial hospital funded by a trust established by the late Amedeo Obici the Nut King imported from Italy.
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Scranton
James F. Brady
Suffolk
Amedeo Obici
Portable Radio Missing at Winchester Store
Winchester police report a store on 101 N Loudoun St lost a $35 portable radio during the holiday shopping season. Walter Bursey notified officers of the missing item.
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Winchester
Walter Bursey
N. Loudoun
Peiping Cut Off After Reds Claim Major Gains
The broadcast reported by the Associated Press says the Reds seized Mentoukou coal area near Peiping and the Wamping village, claiming 2000 nationalist troops, 14 armored cars, and two tanks destroyed. Gen Fu Tso Yi ordered demolition of buildings near walls to deny cover. Mortars near the Russian and U S consulates. a new airfield is being built inside the city. Peiping is now cut off on land and air.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Mentoukou
Peiping
Wamping
Reds
Fu Tso-Yi
China
Evepty
U. S
First records by a boy prodigy pianist
Josef Hofmann, a boy prodigy, became the first pianist to make piano records for the Edison phonograph as a young performer.
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Josef Hofman
Edison Phonograph
Nitrogen Application Method Shows Little Impact on Heavy Soils
A Virginia Piedmont field study finds corn yields at about 105 bushels per acre with nitrogen applied by plowing under, before planting, or as knee-high side dressing. Blacksburg tests show similar results on thin soil, while moisture content and maturity suggest fertilizer improves yield and moisture more than method on heavy soils.
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Orange
Piedmont Field Station
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
G. D. Jones
Blacksburg
Jones
H. L. Dunton
Coastal Plain
Union to Fight Bell Telephone Rate Increases
The Communications Workers of America says it will oppose any unwarranted Bell Telephone rate increases. It already has begun steps to challenge a proposed boost in Maryland.
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Washington
The
Communications Workers of America
Ind
Bell Telephone Co
Maryland
Sub zero Weather Closes In On Central States
Sub zero temperatures swept the central states including Montana the Dakotas and Minnesota with icy weather expanding across the Midwest. Snow touched New England while rain fell along the East Coast into the Gulf states and California experienced cooler conditions.
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Chicago
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Midwest
Oklahoma Panhandle
Pacific Northwest
New England States
Gulf States
California
Resolved Declarations on Sports and Knowledge Boundaries
A reflective resolve about knowing World Series teams, avoiding pretension in areas like air lift, TV, Celtic history, and modern art, and remaining calm if commitments unravel after January 1 1949. The statements reveal a humorous self restraint and boundary setting for future expertise.
Textbook Committee Convenes in Richmond Virginia
The State textbook committee met today in the office of G Tyler Miller the State superintendent of public instruction to consider suitable texts for Virginia schools. Members include Mrs Rose MacDonald Scroggs Berryville Mrs Gladys V Morton and Blake T Newton all members of the State board of education.
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Richmond
G. Tyler Miller
Virginia
Rose MacDonald Scroggs
Berryville
Gladys V. Morton
Blake T. Newton
State Board of Education
Rites Held for Pfc Joseph Snapp at Winchester
Graveside services were held at 3 p m Wednesday for Pfc Joseph Snapp son of Mr and Mrs Paul H Snapp Winchester who was killed in action January 1 1945 Pallbearers were Robert Spaid Garland Pingley Hector Ritter and Roy Giffen classmates of the deceased Rev Robert A Whitten officiated and read poems Schemetime by May Riley Smith and The Rose Beyond the Wall unknown author
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Pfc
Joseph Snapp
Paul H. Snapp
Winchester
Robert Spaid
Garland Pingley
Hector Ritter
Roy Giffen
Robert A. Whitten
May Riley Smith
Quarles to Speak To Golden Rule Class Yule Dinner
Winchester schools superintendent G. R. Quarles will speak at 9 45 a m Sunday for the Golden Rule Bible class Christmas program at Braddock Street Methodist church. Marvin Hutchinson will sing solo and Nancy Hurst will accompany. The junior department choir will sing carols and each man will donate a non perishable food item for baskets.
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G. R. Quarles
Winchester
Golden Rule Bible
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Marvin Hutchinson
Nancy Hurst
Golden Rule
Estates Appraised in Winchester Public Records
Estates in Winchester are appraised including Lucy B. Russell at 18382 by Harold Brown, Robert J. McNally Jr, and Carl T. Cather. D. A. Fries at 8417 with Earl S. Bailey, Harry L. McCann, and Lee N. Whitacre serving as appraisers.
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Winchester
Lucy B. Russell
Harold Brown
Robert J. McNally Jr
Carl T. Cather
D. A. Fries
Earl S. Bailey
Harry L. McCann
Lee N. Whitacre
Four Die as C-82 Crashes Into Corn Field Near Base
A C-82 flying boxcar crashed into a corn field near Greenville Air Force Base killing four men and injuring three. The pilot reported engine trouble shortly before the accident.
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Greenville
S. C
Air Force Base
Winesap Crop Wins Appalachian Prize at Virginia Horticultural Banquet
F. W. Newman and son Richard Newman of Narrow Passage Orchards near Woodstock received the Appalachian Quality Apple prize from the Virginia Horticultural Society. The winning shipment consisted of 5000 bushels of Winesap apples 2.5 inches and larger.
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F. W. Newman
Richard Newman
Narrow Passage Orchards
Woodstock
Appalachian Quality Apple Club
Virginia Horticultural Society
Noke
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George W. Kurtz, Inc
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