Morse Named Under Secretary of Agriculture
President elect Eisenhower chose True D. Morse of St Louis Mo for under secretary of agriculture to serve as top aide to Ezra Taft Benson. Morse 56, former farm management board chair and farm publication editor, will be confirmed by the Senate after Eisenhower takes office January 20. Morse born on a Missouri farm and earns 17500 dollars yearly. confirmation awaits Senate action.
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New York
Eisenhower
True D. Morse
St. Louis
Morse
Farm Management Service
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake City
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Benser
Missouri
Hagerty
Hoover
White Christmas Parts of U S Expect Snow
The Weather Bureau reports light snow and flurries in many areas while no heavy snow is seen for Christmas east of the Mississippi. Wide snow blankets Kansas to Montana and Michigan to New York. Rocky Mountain regions and parts of New England experience snow with rain and travel hazards. Maine reports power and telephone outages in coastal communities.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
Mississippi
New York
New England
Kansas
Montana
North Dakota
Michigan
Rocky Mountain
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Maine
Shooting Match Offers Prizes at Wolvertons Auction Room
A shooting event is planned for Thursday afternoon and night on December 25 starting at 1 pm using .22 rifles and 12 gauge shotguns. Prizes include beef turkeys and ham with a turkey door prize. Location is Wolvertons Auction Room on Stephens City Salem Church Road.
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Wolverton's
Stephens City
Salem Church Road
Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem as foretold by angels
Caesar Augustus orders a world enrollment but Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem. The time comes for Mary to deliver and she gives birth to a son. Shepherds in the fields receive the news from an angel and hurry to see the infant lying in a manger.
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Caesar Augustus
Quirinius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Christ the Lord
Christmas Eve Observances Across Faiths Worldwide
TheAssociated Press reports Christians turn from worldly concerns to solemn Christmas Eve ceremonies. In Bethlehem Catholics hold a midnight mass at St Catherine Chapel, with a Protestant service on nearby terraces. Pope Pius XII calls for peace and criticizes capitalism’s role in unemployment, while Truman and Queen Elizabeth broadcast holiday messages. General Van Fleet urges peace in Korea as troops celebrate abroad.
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Christendom
Bethlehem
Judea
St. Catherine
Christ
Holy Land
Jordan
Israel
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Truman
White House
Elizabeth II
Britain
Empire
Tomorow
Korea
Germany
Austria
Japan
Eighth Army
James van Fleet
W Va Man Dies After Route 45 Wreck Near Slanesville
Junior Moreland of Slanesville died at Memorial Hospital from burns suffered in an early morning crash on West Virginia Route 45. His companion Garland Loy, also of Slanesville, was seriously burned with cuts and bruises and remained in serious condition. The car was completely destroyed by fire, found in a field beside the road. State Trooper T. W. Harrison is investigating.
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Junior Moreland
Slanesville
West Virginia
Memorial Hospital
Garland Loy
T. W. Harrison
Mrs Wynkoop Hit-Run Injury In Winchester
Winchester woman Mabel Bell Wynkoop 36 was hospitalized after a hit-and-run on Berryville Avenue at 7 30 p m while crossing the street. She was treated for a badly bruised eye and brush burns and released from Memorial Hospital this morning. Police report she cannot describe the unidentified car and the case is under investigation.
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Winchester
Berryville Ave
Mabel Bell Wynkoop
Ross Ave
Memorial Hospital
W Guy Via Dies At 62 Former Shipyard Educator Leader
W Guy Via 62 longtime educator and administrator with Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. and former Virginia State Apprenticeship Council chairman died early today at a local hospital.
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Newport News
W. Guy Via
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Virginia State Apprenticeship Council
Virginia Fruit Crops Profitable In 1952
Apple production in 1952 in Virginia commercial counties reached 9,948,000 bushels, about 4 percent above 1951. Weather was favorable except in the north, with wet bloom reducing some varieties. Total value reached 20,891,000 dollars, nearly double 1951. Peach 1,909,000 bushels, value 3,341,000. Pear 137,000 bushels, value 185,000. Grapes 1,100 tons, value 204,000.
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Virginia
State
Northren
Winchester
Vehement Denials From Budenz Testimony Targets 30 Scholars
Budenz named 30 scholars and officials as Communist party members before a House committee. Yale Law School professor Thomas I Emerson denied being listed as a Communist and called Budenz a fabricator. Linus Pauling, ex atomic scientist and chair of chemistry division, issued a strong denial.
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Russell
Washington
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
Budenz
Daily Worker
New York City
Fordham University
House
FBI
Harold M. Keele
Ai Red
Thomas I. Emerson
Yale Law School
New Haven
Emerson
Guggenheim
Founde
Linus Pauling
Division of Chemistry and
Chemical
Engi
FBI Ordered to Investigate New York Waterfront Crime
Atty. Gen. McGranery directed the FBI to launch a federal probe into the New York waterfront, described in sworn testimony as a center of bribery extortion shakedown and gangster activity. Dewey declined comment, while state Crime Commission chief investigator Kaitz offered full assistance.
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Washington
FBI
Atty
McGranery
New York
New York State Crime Commission
Commission
MacGranery
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Thomas E. Dewey
State Crime Commission
Joseph Kaitz
Santa fixes sleigh breakage delays jet bomber to Winchester
North Pole scene unfolds as Mrs Santa and elves repair a broken runner after a sleigh mishap. A U S Air Force weather plane lands on Santa’s runway and offers help as spectators await the continued voyage to deliver gifts.
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Santa
Winchester
Santa Claus
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Christmas Business Records Set in Winchester Merchantry
Winchester merchants report the 1952 December as the best in history with heavy on‑site traffic and packed parking. Roy Larrick of Valley Fruit & Candy cites record volume and cash sales while grocers note widespread sellouts on nuts candies and turkeys as shoppers rush to complete gifts and holiday meals.
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Walter A. Bowman
Winchester
James R. Wilkins
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Main Street
Loudoun
Roy Larrick
Valley Fruit & Candy
Grocer’s
Braddock St
Local Notices Include Shop Closures and Holiday Events
The page lists multiple small items: Colonial Art A Craft Shop and K E W Armstrong close all day Friday December 26 and also December 25 26 27. Emergency contacts given. RILEY Plumbing and Heating notes Xmas Day event near Winely ter Rt 522 starts at 10 am with turkey prizes. Buck McDonald advertises sale of kindling wood. POW PLUMLY Corp Vacation notice for Dr M Schaffer chiropodist showing closure December 22 to January 1.
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Winelyter
Turkeys L. F
Buck” McDonald
Plumly Corporation
M. Schaffer
Homelright
Miller’s Hardware
Ristmas Square Dance
Berryville
Shorty Billmyer
Communists Deliver Presents as War Enters 31st Month
In Korea the 81st month of the war begins with loudspeakers promising presents while fighting eases on the Western Front. Chinese shells taper near Panmunjom as Christmas is marked by toys and Silent Night in Red lines.
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Seoul
T-Bone Hill
Panmunjom
T-Bone
Sniper
North Korea
Christmas Day No Star Forestalls Publication
The Star will not be published on Thursday December 25 1952 due to Christmas Day observance. Winchester Star report confirms schedule pause for the holiday.
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The
Jack Coffee
J. P. Hershberger
the Star
Winchester Star
Denied Shore Leave Under New Immigration Act
New York immigration officials denied shore leave to 299 of the Liberte's 974 crew under the McCarran Walter Act in the port’s first test of the law. District director Edward J. Shaughnessy said 27 were denied shore leave for paperwork gaps, while others were kept aboard for refusing questions. Two admitted past Communist membership or criminal records.
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New York
Liberte
Edward J. Shaughnessy
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Nut
France
High Seas
Leonard J. Martin
Shaughnessy
Martin
Ship News Reeporters
Dr E C Stuart Unhurt In Collision At Memorial Hospital
Dr E C Stuart Sr was reported in good condition after a collision at the corner of Cecil and Washington Streets. A 1951 Buick driven by H W Butler Jr backing south on Washington collided with Dr Stuart traveling east on Cecil. Dr Stuart admitted for observation. Butler sustained a bruised knee. property damage listed at 90 dollars.
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E. C. Stuart, Sr
Memorial Hospital
Cecil
Washington Sts
Holmes McFarland
H. W. Butller, Jr
Greystone Terrace
Washington St
Stuart
Butler
W. Boscawen St
Ernest Stotler
Winchester Police Department
John Nelson Hutzler
Rt. 4
Martinsburg
W. Va
William T. Reuter
Clearbrook
Boscawen &I
Chevrolet
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John
Dwight David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Columbia University
Mornings Heights
Highland Falls
N. Y
West Point
U.S
Associated Press
Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Ave
Minor Motor Co., Inc
Oldsmobile
Ford Tractor Sales and Service
Caldwell-Sites CO
G & M Music Center
Smith'’S
E. Piccadilly St
Kernstown
the Inn
Troubled World
Birth
Red Party
Jet Bomber
Hal Boyle
North Pole
Ellen DuPuy
Marion
H R. DuPuy
Cork
Duff's
the Colonial Art
KE. W. Armstrong
Jon
Riley Plumbing & Heating
Heat, Inc
Handley Council No 634
U.C.T
Ladtee
Elks Home
J. R. Brandon
Secy
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