Apples Flowing Fast from Cold Storage in Four-State Belt
The Appalachian Apple Service reports 2,596,647 bushels of fresh use apples in 85 cold storages across four states as of Dec 15, with processors holding 595,746 bushels. Virginia leads storage, with 1,693,360 bushels. out-bound movement surged 616,000 bushels in early December.
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Appalachian Apple Service
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Appalachian
Hoey May Head Senate's Chief Probe Group
Senator Clyde Rourke Hoey of North Carolina is set to become the Senate’s chief investigator with the new Congress. Senator McClellan says Hoey could lead the investigating subcommittee, vacancy noted by Senator Ferguson, as Hoey brings wartime committee lineage and expects to helm the probe. Hoey, 71, former governor and longtime Democrat, is described as a courtly Southern figure in swallowtail coat.
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Hoey
Senate
Washington
Clyde Rourke Hoey
Investi
Gator
McClellan
D-Ark
Congress
Ferguson
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Virginia Education Struggles Precede Free Schools
A 19th century view covers Virginia without a public free school system until after the Civil War. It notes private academies, a 1841 Winchester meeting backing state education, delegates to a Richmond convention, and repeated 1847 and 1851 county votes against free schools. Also lists the Jack Coffee Shop closing for repairs and a garbage collection notice for December 25th.
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Virginia
Winchester
Richmond
Robert Y. Conrad
Richard Evelyn Byrd
William Wood
Frederick County
Richmond Examiner
Jack Coffee Shop
J. P. Hershberger
Jobless Pay Claims Double November in Virginia
Richmond report shows 7226 unemployment initial claims filed in November, more than double November 1947. For early December, 4502 claims vs 1700 a year earlier. Statewide unemployment rising gradually over 60 days due to seasonal layoffs in food processing, tobacco, seafood, and related industries with segments in Eastern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley.
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Richmond
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Virginia State Employment Service
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Danville
Boston
Christmas candlelight services at multiple churches this weekend
Loudoun St Presbyterian hosts 5 p m candlelight service with senior junior and boys choirs under Mrs Gilbert Tillotson directing and Mrs Leonard Sirbaugh at organ. Highland Ave chapel and others prepare 7 30 p m Christmas programs with choirs and messages.
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Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Gilbert Tillotson
Leonard Sirbaugh
Highland Ave
Presbyterian Chapel
Everett Conner
Guy Stanley
John Hottle
Centenary Reformed Church
Paynes Chapel Church
Whitacre Church
Stine's Chapel
Fighting Flares Again on South Palestine Front
Fighting broke out along the Negev front between Jewish and Egyptian forces with air and ground activity. Israeli spokesmen said clashes near Nirim threaten the fragile cease fire, as Egyptian troops were bottled up at the Faluja pocket and demands for release of 3000 prisoners were raised.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Negev
Palestine
Faluja
Nirim
Mount Sinai
Rafah
Desert Front
White Christmas Appears Likely Across Regions
Weatherman forecasts snow for northern Virginia and much of the mid continent with cold temperatures. Fresh falls reported in the central Rockies and central plains, expected to blanket the Midwest by tomorrow, tempering with low readings and near freezing nights.
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Virginia
Mid-Continent
Central Rockies
Central Plains
Midwest
Celk
Miami
Canadian
Marshall Faces Long Recovery Period
Secretary of State George Marshall is slowly recovering from kidney surgery. His wife said a long convalescence is expected and that he may not resume full-time duties. resignation could be anticipated. He turns 68 at year end.
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Washington
George Marshall
Lockhart Estate Appraised at $25 612
Orpha H. Lockhart left an estate valued at $25 612 according to an appraisement by A B Solenberger Ora Foltz and Robert DeHaven. The estate included three pieces of property.
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Orpha H. Lockhart
A. B. Solenberger
Ora Foltz
Robert DeHaven
Eggs Rebound Two Cents Amid Price Recovery Week
Egg merchants report a two cent rise from a two week drop totaling about fifteen cents. In Winchester dealers' quotations to producers, Grade A large eggs are now 55 cents.
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Winchester
Board Attacks Armed Services Purchase Plan
A Virginia warehouse hosts a $247 million display of Army Navy and Air Force purchases this year. The Munitions Board aims to standardize many items for all services while excluding uniforms insignia and distinctive outerwear. A three service committee will negotiate which items can be equalized, though many will trigger arguments.
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Robert M. Farrington
Washington
Virginia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Munitions Board
Defense Establishment
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Army Quartermaster Depot
Arlington
Potomac
Armed Services
Winchester Hospital School of Nursing Opens Enrolment
Winchester hospital school of nursing announces enrolment opens for February entry. Eligibility includes age 17 to 28, high school graduation, unimpeachable character, and nursing aptitude. Applications by appointment with Miss Mary Jane McCone. No tuition charged. over 43 000 students enrolled nationwide this year.
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Winchester Hospital School of Nursing
Mary Jane McCone
McCone
Santa Claus mail box brings unusual request to Goshen
In Goshen Indiana on December 23 a Santa Claus mailbox received a letter from a girl whose pink prose declares I am 29 years old single and sentimental All I want for Christmas is Santa Claus himself The note reflects a playful Christmas quirk from the local junior chamber of commerce operation.
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Goshen, Ind
Goshen
1948 Chevrolet Convertible and 1938 Station Wagon For Sale
Classified listings show a guaranteed 1948 Chevrolet Convertible with minimal miles and a 1938 Chevrolet Station Wagon, both described as priced right and in excellent condition from Valley Motor Co. Also notes hours and closures for local businesses and Christmas event ads.
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Valley Motor CO
Valley Ave
Lee-Jackson
Chinese Crisis Closely Watched By Diplomats
Diplomats monitor the Chinese crisis due to China’s UN Security Council status and potential alignment with Russia if communists dominate. A change could shift council votes 8 to 3, with two permanent members in the minority and new veto dynamics affecting UN policy and global diplomacy.
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Lake Success
China
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Russia
Security Council
Council
Ukraine
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
Commission On Human Rights
Economic Commission For
New Residence Permits Issued On Welltown Pike
J. S Hoover of Jones Spring West Virginia has a building permit for a six room frame semi bungalow and a small frame barn costing about 4000 to be erected off Welltown Pike Route 11. J L Nethers of Winchester Route 2 receives permission for a black shop and machine shed costing 800 to be built two miles north of White Hall.
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J. 8S. Hoover
Jones Spring
W. Va
R. 11
Wellstown Pike
J. L. Nethers
Winchester
White Hall
Bank Board Grants Christmas Bonus To Long Serving Employees
Board of directors at Bank of Warren County votes Christmas bonus equal to one month’s salary for employees with a year or more of service. Plant-wide holiday closures: entire plant closed Christmas Day December 25. Local business notices include tax, cab services, and restaurant holiday hours. Alumni party planned at Bert’s Club Restaurant December 27 in Stephens City Virginia.
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The
Bank of
Warren County
Winchester City
Stephens City High School
Gore
Australia seeks expulsion of Holland from United Nations
Australia demanded that Holland be expelled from the United Nations unless it halts its attack on Indonesia. U N observers reported Dutch troops killing civilians in Java and Ambon. Col. Hodgson called the Dutch action a clear, deliberate violation of the UN Charter and ceasefire order and urged expulsion.
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Paris
Australia
Holland
United Nations
U. N
Java
Col
W. R. Hodgson
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
China
U. S
C. L. Hsia
Philip C. Jessup
United States
Indonesia
Colombia
Syria
Hodgson
Netherlands
Council
Hitler
Two U S Destroyers Transferred to Turkey in 1948
The Buchanan and McCalla, both built in 1942 with strong World War II records, are being reactivated at Charleston Shipyard under a Greek Turkish aid program. U S crews will sail them to Turkey early in 1949, with Turkish skeleton crews aiding in reactivation as passengers.
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London
Buchanan
McCalla
U. S. Navy
Naval
Charleston
8. C
U.S
Turkey
Family of Five Killed in Crash Near Alice Texas
Orville Miller a 29 year old ex Navy pilot and oil man died with his wife and three young sons when his plane crashed in heavy fog 36 miles northeast of Alice Texas. The craft struck a power line and fence before slamming into a mesquite grove. Rescuers found the wife pinned under a wing. Miller and the three boys Orville Jr James and Robert Stanley died instantly.
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Alice
Tex
Here
Orville Miller
Dallas
Miller
Miler
Orville Jr
James
Robert Stanley
Ten Room Duplex Sells for Six Thousand Five Hundred
A double-brick house at 1305 and 1307 Loudoun Street sold at public auction for 6500 dollars. Joseph Hodgson of 124 East Clifford Street was the winning bidder. The sale was conducted by Herbert S. Larrick as attorney in fact for F. T. Kelter. Each side contains five rooms plus basement attic and front porch.
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S. Loudoun St
Joseph Hodgson
E. Clifford St
Herbert S. Larrick
F. T. Kelter
Tot Misses Santa In Fall From Car Injures Knee
Four year old Robert Douglas Carroll of Upperville fell from a family car while en route to meet Santa at a Winare store. He sustained a possible fractured knee and remained hospitalized as x rays were pending. Parents are Mr and Mrs Marvin Carroll of Upperville.
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Santa
Robert Douglas Carroll
Upperville
Winare Hospital
Santa Claus
Marvin Carroll
Duggan Death Probe Finds No Foul Play
New York report says autopsy found no criminality in Laurence Duggan’s 16 story fall. Police continue investigation as Mayor O Dwyer orders active inquiry. House committee said Duggan cleared in espionage case and Alger Hiss trial set Jan 24 to Feb 24. Francis Sayre questioned. grand jury says papers allegedly stolen.
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New York
House
UN American Activities Committee
Laurence Duggan
Richard M. Nixon
Rcalif
State Department
New York City
Duggan
Manhattan
Thomas A. Gonzales
William O’dwyer
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
House Committee
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Sayre
Chambers
Pedestrian Dies After Hit Near Paris Virginia
A 55 year old man, Clayton Lloyd, died at Winchester hospital after being struck by a car on the Paris Virginia highway. The driver, Stephens Ralph, faces reckless driving charges. Lloyd suffered a fractured left leg and severe head wounds. A separate incident injured six year old James David McDonald when he darted into traffic near Kernstown.
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Clayton Lloyd
Paris
Winchester
James David McDonald
Kernstown
Lloyd
Secrist
Middleburg
Stephens Ralph
Andrews
Seecrist
Loudoun Commonwealth
David McDonald
Mgr
Albert McDonald
Kennestown
Lawrence Coverstone
Transit Firm Seeks Negotiated Wage Settlement
The transit company resists arbitration with the union AMERICAN AMALGAMATED ASSN OF STREET ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND MOTOR COACH EMPLOYEES and hopes for a negotiated basis to resolve wage disputes without public disruption. A strike vote is set for December 27 though arbitration remains a possibility. Garbage collection for Christmas Day is canceled with Saturday’s route shifted to Wednesday December 25.
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Amalgamated Assn. of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employes of America
APL
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Board Attacks Armed Services Purchase Plan
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Crowser
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S. Braddock
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Tangku
Tientsin
Associated Press
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Moosa
Fu Tso-yi
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Yangtze Line
Welltown Pike
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XMAS
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Golden Glow
N Glow
U.N
Batavia
United Security Council
U. N. Good Offices Committee
Kaliperang
Jogjakarta
Girt
Secretariat
Kaliverang
T. K. Critchley
GOC
Tieppe
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