Willie Jordan Negro Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Front Royal Virginia reports Willie Jordan a Negro of Huntley Virginia died in a local hospital from injuries suffered in an early morning automobile accident on U S Route 522 near the Aleshire Quartermaster Depot. Lawrence Jordan and James H Edward Brooks were treated for injuries.
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Willie Jordan Negro
Front Royal
Willie Jordan
Huntley
Aleshire Quartermaster Depot
Lawrence Jordan
James H Edward Brooks
Truman appoints Krooth as acting housing head
President Truman names David L. Krooth of Chicago as acting National Housing Administrator replacing the resigning Wilson B. Wyatt. Krooth also becomes Housing Expediter, a role Wyatt had held.
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Truman
David L. Krooth
Chicago
Ill
Wilson B. Wyatt
Krooth
Wyatt
International
U S Navy Photo Ban Claimed In Dairen Incident
U S Navy ship at Dairen faced a 48 hour port stay request denied by Soviet military authorities. Admiral Cooke had barred photography without local consent. Consul Benninghoff lobbied to let Jesse Poole ashore for Standard Vacuum Oil Co. to ashore. Soviets ordered departure as diplomatic efforts stalled with Maj. Gen. Orzhanoff unavailable.
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Admiral Cooke
Dairen
Anchorage
U .S
H. Merrill Benninghoff
Jesse L. Poole
Standard Vacuum Oil Co
Benninghoff
V. V Orzhanoff
Korzhanoff
Funeral set for Colleen Lewis of Winchester
Colleen Lewis died in a Frederick county car crash that claimed eight automobile fatalities this year. She worked at Oscar Nebel Hosiery Mill in Winchester and was born April 12, 1921. Survivors include her parents four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services are planned tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. E. T. Clarke officiating and Mt. Hebron Cemetery to follow.
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Winchester
Miss Lewis
Frederick County
Steward
Oscar Nebel Hosiery
Effie Steward
Howard and
Pearl Renner Lewis
Methodist Church
Round Hill
Hetzel
Carl Lewis
Richard
Garland Lewis
Rt. 3
Vernie
Elvia Lewis
Lillie Reid
Route 3
Jones Funeral Home
E. T. Clarke
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Max Filotz
Elwood Barrett
Marshall Foreman
Garland Smith
Walter Clause
Richard Goode
JBT Gala Ball Planned for Armory on New Year’s Eve
Winchester Junior Board of Trade schedules a New Year’s Eve gala at the Armory. Jack Morton’s Washington Hotel Statler Orchestra will play from 10 p m to 2 a m for a potential crowd near 700. Tickets for reserved tables go on sale at the JBT office, with plans to make the event an annual affair.
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Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Armory
Jack Morton
Washington Hotel
Statler
JET
Bill Battaile
Scotty Binner
Bob Grove
Ed Molden
JBT
Loudoun Street
Funeral service details for Middletown residents
At 2 o'clock from the Jones Funeral home the Rev. H. S. Roane of Middletown conducted the service. Interment followed in the Middletown cemetery with pallbearers Raymond Grove Earle Grove John Grove Maynard Grove Vernon Grove and Wilbur Brannon named.
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Jones
H. S. Roane
Middletown
Raymond Grove
Earle Grove
John Grove
Maynard Grove
Vernon Grove
Wilbur Brannon
Funeral Services for Mrs Walters This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs Mayme V. Walters who died Friday morning in Winchester Memorial hospital were held this afternoon.
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Mrs. Walters
Mayme V. Walters
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Christmas Shutdowns Hit City Mills and Plants
City industries pause for the holiday as Virginia Woolen and Clearbrook Woolen mills close Friday with returns set for Monday. Shenandoah Valley Cider and Vinegar also shuts Friday and resumes January 6. Winchester Woolen and Knitting Mills begin noon Christmas break through January 3, while O Sullivan Rubber, Heinz, Zeropack, and Yorks operations follow varied schedules ending early January.
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Shenandoah Valley Cider and Vinegar Company
Winchester Woolen
Winchester Knitting Mill
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Pe Oe
Yorks Nn
Heinz Company
Zeropack
Portal to Portal Decision Shapes Labor Beat
The Mt. Clemens ruling found pottery workers earned overtime after 40 hours weekly with double rate when collected in court. The Chamber of Commerce backs amendments to limit retroactive back pay, clarify covered occupations in interstate commerce, and validate compromise settlements.
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John L. Lewis
Mt. Clemens
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Declares faith in American institutions amid decline talk
A speaker defends schools and churches, praising the vitality of the average American home and asserting that the republic endures while critics claim its decline. The remarks stress the influence of everyday Americans and denounce pessimistic rhetoric.
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Keffer’s Grocery
E. Piccadilly St
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun
U. S. Na
Colleen
Eastman Kodak
Kodak
Kodak Viligant Jr’s
Kodak Bantam
Brownie
Weston Meters II
S. Loudoun ST
Williams High School
Stockbridge
Mass
Ralph W. Barnes
Barnes
International Soundnhote
University OF California
Luis W. Alvarez
Robert J. Collier
White House
Wright Brothers
Alvarez
International Soundphoto
Armory New Year
Handley School
Virginia
Clearbrook
Graupner’s
Jolly
Harrisburg, PA
Eeting CO
U. S. Chamber
Merry Christmas
J. G. Holsinger
Upper Manhattan
New York
Morris Griffin
Armaktfcist
Barr
Sen. Johnson
Clutth Puider
Elizabeth Arden
Solaine Winchester
Fenmwevs
U.S
Penney’s
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
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