Christmas Snow Assured By Weatherman In Winchester Forecast
Snow was expected to bring a White Christmas to Winchester with up to five inches possible mirroring 1933. Weather officials urged readiness as snow could reach southern Ohio and West Virginia and linger into Christmas Day. Local highway crews stocked to plow and salt, transit and taxi services planned normal holiday operation, while Roanoke and Danville reported light snow with regional cold snaps and widespread winter weather.
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Winchester
Santa
Weather Bureau
Aross
Ohio
West Virginia
Highway Department
Virginia Department of Highways
Clarke
S. Lee Grant
Winchester City Transit Lines
Roanoke
Virginia
Danville
Salmon
Idaho
Montana
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook and Holiday Notices
Five day period December 25 to 29 brings cold conditions and below normal temperatures. Richmond normal 38 with little daily change. snow on Saturday, mix with rain along the coast, then possible snow again Tuesday. Precipitation totals around three quarters to one inch. Also holiday greetings from South End Fire Co Rustic Tavern Timberlake's and general seasonal notices. Garbage collection delayed for Christmas Day December 25 with alternative pickup December 28 or 29 depending on area.
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Virginia
Richmond
South End Fire CO
Timberlake
Birth of the Christ Child in Bethlehem
A decree from Caesar Augustus requires taxation, Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem, where Mary bears Jesus and lays him in a manger. Shepherds in the fields receive angels announcing the savior’s birth, then visit the manger and spread the news.
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Caesar Augustus
David
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Few Christians Reach Nativity Bethlehem Amid War Weather
In Jerusalem on December 23 1948 scarce Christians can reach Bethlehem for the nativity observance due to war and harsh weather. The main pilgrim route is closed under gunfire and mine zones, with about 130 Christians in Jewish Jerusalem planning the journey through a no man s land to the Arab held old city and the Bethlehem shrine.
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Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Joseph
Mary
Holy Land
New Jerusalem
Manger
Arab Legion
Rachel
Noman’s Land
United States
Tel Aviv
Old City
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Virginia Revenue Surpasses Last Year By Four Million
Virginia reports total revenues of 21,075,039 for July to November, up 4,145,629 from the same period a year earlier. General fund taxes reach 18,544,525, a 3,926,140 rise, with all funds totaling 105,501,481 and an overall year‑to‑date increase of 3,569,724.
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Virginia
General Fund
State Comptroller’s Office
Area Poultry Meet in Winchester Set for Feb 23 24
Virginia agricultural extension service will host an area meeting in Winchester on February 23 and 24 to discuss poultry production trends and related issues.
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Winchester
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Yuletide Cheer Worldwide Brighter Yet Costlier
Christmas arrives with higher prices and broader supply in parts of Europe. Western Germany reports busy shops with goose scarce due to cost. Paris sees luxury yuletide as prices rise about 60 percent while mid sized turkeys fetch about 13 dollars and champagne tops 11.80 per bottle. Britain anticipates merrier food supplies with extra rationing and plentiful chickens ducks and geese. Continued on page 2. Col.
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London
Germany
Paris
Britain
Food Ministry
Agriculture Department Reorganization Sought in Hoover Plan
The Hoover Commission proposes a major reorganization of the Agriculture and Interior departments to cut spending, consolidate conservation programs, and remove duplicative activities. It estimates nearly 100 million dollars in annual savings by addressing deficiencies in the Agriculture Department.
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New York
Hoover Commission
Departments of Agriculture and Interior
New York Times
Washington
Agriculture Department
the Times
Commission
Dean H. Rusk
University of Illinois
Department
Cooperative Extension Service
Truman Budget Seen Between Forty-Two and Forty-Three Billion
President Truman’s new budget is pegged in the 42 to 43 billion dollar range for fiscal 1950. Analysts expect a possible deficit of one to two billion dollars unless taxes rise. Current-year outlays are around 39 billion, with a revised accounting method delaying refunds and shrinking current-year figures.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Berryville Works To End School Room Shortage
Clarke County school board moved to build the first unit of a Berryville elementary school basement for 59,906 to house four classes in 1949 50. They have until February 17 to authorize a 176 500 bid for a full ten classrooms and cafeteria with funds in hand for the basement which will serve as a cafeteria when the building is complete and later be divided into classrooms.
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Berryville
Clarke County School Board
Howard Shockey and Sons of
Winchester
Purebred Swine Sale Scheduled February 4
Virginia breeders announce February sales in Suffolk Winchester and Staunton featuring Berkshire Duroc Hampshire Poland China bred sows and boars plus Tamworths. Suffolk sale February 2 offers 75 head, Winchester February 4 offers 40 head, Staunton February 9 offers 50 head. Secretary George C. Herring of the Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Assn. notes the sales aim to market Virginia bred hogs for type and production.
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Virginia
Suffolk
Winchester
Staunton
George C. Herring
Assn
Berkshire
Duroc
Hampshire
Poland
China
Seven Inch Snow Falls in Southern West Virginia
Charleston reports up to seven inches of snow with continuation predicted by the Weather Bureau. Local notices announce Christmas closings for restaurants, cab services, and abattoir facilities including Winchester area closures for December 24 to 26.
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Winchester
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Dutch Ordered To End Fighting In Indonesia
The Security Council called for an immediate end to fighting in Indonesia and the prompt release of Indonesian leaders captured by the Dutch. The vote was seven to zero with four abstentions, amid tensions over Dutch incursions and UN observer missions.
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Indonesia
Paris
Security Council
Netherlands
M. E. Dening
Britain
Council
Dening
Holland
United Nations
U. N
U.N. Good Ofices
Batavia
COC
Committee
Mrs. E. B. Moore Dies at 76 in Winchester
Mrs. Edgar B Moore aged 76 died in Winchester at 11:30 last evening. She leaves her only child Delegate E. Blackburn Moore and a sister Mrs. Franklin Scanion of Morgantown WV. Born in Clarke county to Lydia and Charles R. Hardesty, her husband died in 1916. Funeral set for 2:30 Sunday in Winchester with Dr Ronald S. Wilson presiding.
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Edgar B Moore
Winchester
Carrier Sends Helicopter Crews For Greenland Ice Rescue
The U S Navy plans to deploy the aircraft carrier Saipan to Greenland to assist 11 men stranded on an icecap. Helicopter crews were rushed to Norfolk Virginia, and the carrier aims to sail but may need five days to reach the rescue site. A Christmas dinner delivery was planned if air rescue fails by nightfall.
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Washington
Navy
Greenland
Norfolk
Saipan
John A. Poulson
E. Southwerk St
All China North of Yangtze Grasped by Communists
AP correspondent Harold K. Milks reports from Nanking that north of the Yangtze River the communist hold is complete and fighting will fade into negotiations. Peiping and Tientsin host national troops clinging to defenses while food prices rise and power and water shortages worsen daily.
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China
Yangtze
Associated Press
Harold K. Milks
North China
Nanking
Peiping
Tientsin
Lin Piao
Fu Tso-yi
Mukden
Reds
Yellow
Record Rush Ties Telephony as 42 Operators Work
Winchester telephone exchange plans a Christmas day peak with 42 operators on duty, the most ever in a day. Most staff will handle long distance as local calls pass through dial system. Two new switchboard positions boost capacity while Mrs. Louisa Pingley supervises the operators and delays are possible.
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Winchester
Cc. P. Marks
Marks
Louisa Pingley
Road Accident Victim Dies. Driver Jailed in Clarke County
Samuel Skinner Brown, 30, of Clarke county, died at Winchester hospital after a wagon he rode in was struck by a car on Route 7 east of Berryville. Driver Samuel Pearson, 28, also of Clarke county, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving. Brown’s injuries included both legs broken. Charles Alexander injured with a broken leg. Funeral services set for Zion Baptist Church Josephine City with burial at Milton Valley cemetery.
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Samuel Skinner Brown
Clarke County
Winchester Hospital
J. H. Wood
Commonwealth's Attorney
Samuel Pearson
Berryville
Pearson
Charles Alexander
Brown
Moore and Dorsey
Samuel Brown
Rebecca Alexander Brown
Nelson Brown
Arthur Brown
Norfolk
Zion Baptist
Josephine City
Swann
Milton Valley Cemetery
$100 Per Capita Cost of Running Armed Services
The Eberstadt Committee says the current national security structure is marked by enormous cost. It notes that defense spending costs $100 per American this year, with World War I levels around $2.25 per person and 1938 near $8 per person.
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Washington
Eberstadt
National Security Organization
Defense Department
Insurgent GOP Liberals Seek Wherry Senate Defeat Pact
Washington dispatch reports insurgent Republicans plan to form a slate to oppose Senate leadership led by Wherry of Nebraska. They discuss nominating Lodge or others for floor leader while Taft remains policy chairman, with Vanderberg backing a realignment to favor liberal influence.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Lodge
Massachusetts
Baldwin
Connecticut
Knowland
California
Senator Taft
Ohio
Taft
Vandenburg
Millikin
Vandenberg
Stores Report Rush of Buyers Clears Shelves
A rush of holiday shoppers emptied shelves across Winchester area stores as toys and other gifts sold briskly. Turkeys dominated menus with 700 Lockhart birds in the city and county and deliveries continuing late tonight. A Christmas observance includes Sunshine baskets for patients and jail inmates, with many businesses closing for a two day holiday.
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Winchester
Santa Claus
Lockhart
L. C. Ellis
W. J. Lockhart
Harry Aikens
Clearbrook
Kenny Fo
Fellowship Club
Winchester Hospital
Robert DeHaven
Midnight carol service at Christ Episcopal Church
Candlelight carol service to start 11 30 p m tonight at Christ Episcopal Church with offering sales by Joseph C Haines and Marie Garber. Christmas greetings note from W Lee Fisher Kenneth MN Grim. CHUNK WOOD for sale call 6101 or 7518.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Joseph C. Haines
Marie Garber
W. Lee Fisher Kenneth MN
Grim Golden Glow
Satuirday
Star Will Not Publish Saturday for Christmas
The Star will not publish on Saturday December 25 1948 in observance of Christmas. The Evening? state may note schedule change.
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Weatherman
of Christ
Cyrenius
Syria
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
Winchester Evening Star
Lee-Jackson
Winchester City
Diamond Cab
Yellow Cab
Noonans
Polly's
Golden Glow Restaurant
U.N. Security Council
E. B. Moore
Rainbow Inn
Capitol Restaurant
Sunnyside
L. F
Buck” McDonald
Martha Washington
Gairesboro
Bayliss
Patterson
Chiang Kaishek
Manchuria
Tientsin Peiping
Kalgan
Tangku
GOP
Michigan
Seaisharea Ae
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