Handley Concert Draws 1500 in Holiday Program
About 1,500 attendees heard an hour long program of ancient carols at Handley High School led by Miss Gwendolyn Haynes. The concert featured elementary chorus Vivace Club A Cappella Choir and Glee Club with a manger scene by Katherine Pannill. Evergreens decorated the hall as the season’s principal school event. All city schools close for holiday Wednesday afternoon.
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Gwendolyn Haynes
Cona
Vivace
Cappel
Christmas Event Planned by Winchester Lions Club
The Winchester Lions Club will host a special Christmas program at 12 15 p m tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel. Hutchinson and Peggy Ha will sing and Benny Jr will tap dance a surprise is scheduled according to Campbell Jr program eaten
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Winchester Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Hutchinson
Peggy Ha
Sing
Benny Jr
Aris Campbell, Jr
Faculty Alumnae Game Cancelled Affects Post Christmas Plans
A spokesman for the Beryville group said the Faculty Alumnae game is cancelled and will likely be rescheduled after Christmas. The notice notes the postponement stems from unconfirmed scheduling.
Yale Program Wednesday At White Hall Church
The White Hall Methodist Church will hold a Christmas program on Wednesday evening at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Yale
White Hall Church
White Hall
Local sales directory snippet notes items and times
An OCR fragment lists items and times for a sales directory. Entries mention G. G. Baker as sergeant and Patton’s Ware Siels along with Pores Furniture per property listings and a 10 am time.
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G. G. Baker
Patton’s Ware- Siels
Witcadae
Police Probe Mysterious Sniper Attacks Across Block
Police hunt a mysterious sniper after a Saturday night shooting at a house leaving Mrs. Cohen dead and injuring others. Witnesses described a dark coupe fleeing toward the area as bullets ripped through coats and walls. Relatives recalled sounds of a blast and a daughter crying in distress.
City Yule Tree To Be Scene of Caroling Tonight
The first public caroling of the season by local Girl Scouts at the Community Christmas tree starts tonight at 7 in the Lutheran Church social room. After the program, Council members host a party. Troop No. 13 will carol tomorrow at Winchester Memorial Hospital with a tree presentation. Brownies sing in front of the tree on Wednesday afternoon and meet at the Ivy Room after school for a related party. Council members will serve cocoa at both gatherings. scouts are asked to bring cookies.
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Lutheran Church
Tomorow
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Imediately
Price ceilings imposed on new autos by Valentine order
President Truman linked fair standards to potential mandatory controls and price rollbacks for violations. The ESA announced ceilings on new car prices effective until March 1 at factory levels of December 1, wiping out roughly five percent gains claimed by GM Ford Chrysler and Nash. Nash said it would comply. Chrysler declined comment.
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Quest
Truman
ESA
General Motors
Ford
OPA
Valentine
Chrysler
Nash
Surface conductors shadow high frequency currents in wires
Low frequency electricity permeates the wire while high frequency currents travel mainly along the outer surface a phenomenon explained by skin effect in conductive materials.
Brownies Make Christmas Cookies for Evans Home
Brownie Troop No. 4 led by Mrs. Tunstall Powers and Mrs. Joel Jones baked Christmas cookies this afternoon at their meeting for the children at the Henry and William Evans Home. Readable names include Sue Barnsley Betty Mac Barr Geraldine Chapman Barbara Clevenger Kay Clevenger Gloria Hawkins Barbara Jones Linda Lintz Carole Markle Carolyn Rowe Mary Smith Sandy Smith.
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Tunstall Powers
Joel Jones
Henry and
William Evans
Sue Barnsley
Betty Mac Barr
Geraldine Chapman
Barbara
Kay Clevenger
Gloria Leigh Hawkins
Barbara Jones
Linda Lee Lintz
Carole Markle
Carolyn Rowe
Mary Smith
Sandy Smith
Artillery and air power pound Hungnam beachhead
A U S Marine and Navy air strikes and naval gunfire within 60 miles of Hungnam reportedly killed about 900 Reds. U S heavy cruisers St Paul and Rochester shelled approaches to the beach head while destroyers intensified bombardment. MacArthur warned of intensified guerrilla raids as refugees move toward allied lines in northwest Korea.
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Navy
Hungnam
U.S
St. Paul
Rochester
Paralel 38
U. S Eighth Army
MacArthur
Red Army
Korea
Radio Moscow
Yongchon
Seoul
Government reports rail strikes persist in Birmingham and Chicago
The government said strikes against small railroads remain active in Birmingham Alabama and Chicago. The Birmingham and Southern Railroad serving U S Steel mills is crippled while Chicago lines including Bessemer and Lake Erie Elgin Joliet and Eastern and Cincinnati and Columbus Midland stay affected. Thirty one locals and 45 officers of the union were summoned to a Federal Court hearing in Chicago to explain why the union should not be held in contempt. The Post Office Department added 1000 workers to break the mail jam and aims to have all Christmas packages delivered on time despite the heavy flow of holiday mail.
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Birmingham
Chicago
Birmingham and Southern Railroad
U. S
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Elgin Joliet
Eastern
Cincinnati and
Clincig
Post Office Department
Ada Miley longtime Clarke High principal dies at 69
Mrs Ada O Neal Miley 69 widow of Charles Edward Miley and mother of Charles E Miley of Clarke High School died Saturday at 2 pm in Charles Town Born in Charles Town she lived there all her life She was a member of Charles Town Methodist Church Survived by son a daughter Lucy Legge of Washington two sisters two grandchildren Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at the family home with Rev Bernard I Barnes officiating Interment Edge Hill Cemetery. The body lies at Melvin T Strider Funeral Home and will be moved to the home tomorrow morning.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Ada O'Neal Miley
Charles Edward
Charles E. Eerpal
Clarke High School
Benjamin Franklin
Lucy Henson Dooley
Miley
Washington
Kate Dooley
R. Stanley Dutro
Cliff Alder
Bernard I. Barnes
Charles Town Methodist Church
Edge Hill Cemetery
Melvin T. Strider
Stephenson to Remodel Kent Street Property
James Stephenson Jr of 438 N Kent St received approval to convert a frame house into two apartments. The project cost was not estimated in the notice.
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Stephenson
Kent Street
James Stephenson, Jr
N. Kent St
Senate advances food aid bill for Yugoslavia
A compromise version of a $38.9 million Yugoslav food aid bill clears both chambers with quick approval anticipated. A three month extension of federal rent controls was sent to the White House. Alaska and Hawaii statehood proposal appears dead after Senate talks.
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Senate
House
Yugoslavia
White House
Mr. Truman
Statehood
Alaska
Hawaii
Atlantic ministers meet to speed up Western defense plans
The first joint session of the foreign and defense ministers opened at 4 30 p m to decide on actions with potential impact on the free world. Paul Van Zeeland called the hour grave as he urged swift work and shared effort to strengthen military and economic positions against a Communist threat. Pace said real progress has been made but noted fuller steps are needed, including forming troops for an international army as Germany’s participation remains a key issue.
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Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Free World
van Zeeland
Defense Ministers
Pace
Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Fellowship Club Opens Headquarters Urges Adopt a Family
The Fellowship Club opens its headquarters on Boscawen Street to mobilize locals in adopting families for Christmas aid. The group maintains a master list of needy households and will distribute baskets if individual adoptions fall short. In 1949 Winchester and Frederick County sent 136 and 75 families respectively to the list. 61 city and 55 county families were adopted.
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Bush
Fellowship
Episcopal Church House
Fellowship Club
Boscawen St
Winchester
Frederick County
Apple Holdings Report Shows Mixed Storage in Four-State Belt
Appalachian Apple Service notes Dec 1 storage of 4.12 million bushels for fresh markets and 3 million for processors across Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland. Outbound movement in the prior two weeks reached 372000 bushels with Winesaps and Stayman among leading fresh varieties.
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Appalachian Apple Service
W. Va
Virginia
Maryland
Yorks
Stayman
Rome
Delicious
Jonathans
Students Favored Washington Deferral System
An advisory group set up by draft director Lewis B. Hershey recommended deferring students by intelligence and abilities.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Relief at Last for Your Cough Ends the Chest Cold Risk
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cough medicine to prevent chronic bronchitis. It claims the formula blends beechwood creosote with other time tested remedies to soothe inflamed bronchial passages and expel germs, promising refunds and widespread user satisfaction.
Trucker Edward McGhee Reported Better After Injury
Edward H. McGhee a 49 year old truck driver from Baltimore was reported better today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He suffered two broken legs when his Associated Transport Inc truck was involved in a collision last Friday and he was trapped in the cab for nearly two hours.
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Edward H. McGhee
Baltimore
Here
Winchester Memorial Hospital
McGhee
Associated Transport, Inc
Winchester Adopts Tourist Home License Tax Change
The 1951 City License Tax Ordinance sets 1952 charges for tourist homes at a $10 flat fee plus 20 cents per $100 gross receipts. The update corrects a prior misreport.
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Winchester
Answers to the L Q Quiz Published on Page Four
The page lists quiz solutions: True. a whistle. in Washington DC. Shelter. weight classes from fly to heavyweight. execution by firing squad. Milinois with score fourteen seven. a missile in retreat or a sharp parting remark. rabbits. out of the fight due to disability.
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True
Washington, D. C
Shelter
Milinois
Crossword Clues Mixed Aged Answer List
A compact puzzle clue set listing terms such as secure firmly Hebrew way international gauge recount and strange walk stiffly infants dial of horse arab for sash exist and form of to be found in a miscellaneous crossword compilation.
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Jones Funeral Home
Timber Ridge Christian Church
Te Capitol Theatre
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Cohen
J. Diener
Rudolph Heller
Diener
Heller
Leah Kaufman
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Sylvania
POR Travel
Tevortal
Pope
Winchester Television Corp
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Op. Lumber
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Alia Oats
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Masterole
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Nebraska
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L. Q
Perfect Christmas Toys Co
Ll. Brumback & Sons
Moe
Tommy D. Lockhart
J.R. Alexander, Jr
N. Loudoun St
B. F. Goodrich
Stephens City
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DELCO
Braddock St
ER & Stoker
Cammer Tire CO
Handley Scheel
Miller’s
Miller’s Hardware
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Down
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Lloyd's Register
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