Four injured in two car crash near Boyce on Routes 50 and 12
A two car collision at the Routes 50 and 12 crossing south of Boyce injured four persons, with Louise Delphey of Hagerstown critically hurt. Chester and Ruth Bergholf and their son Lt C L Bergholf Jr. suffered injuries, and Delphey faces severe chest and head trauma. Delphey reportedly ran a stop sign, causing the Oldsmobile to collide with the Buick.
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Boyce
J. H. Wood
Berryville
Winchester
Louise Delphey
N. Potomac St
Hagerstown
Chester F. Delphey
Col
Cheney L. Bergholf Sr
S. Garfield Sr
Arlington
C. L. Bergholf Jr
Ruth Bergholf Sr
Morrisonard
Walter
Flossie Conard
Baltimore
Wood
Delphey
Bergholf
Buick
Sharpest Cold Of Season Hits Winchester Area
The Winchester area faced the coldest weather of the season with 11 degrees below zero Saturday morning and 8 below this morning. Minor freezes reported by plumbers. motor freight service moved normally. Pennsylvania Turnpike iced up causing temporary closure. Christmas snow did not materialize. two storms diverged from the region, one reaching Roanoke, the other fading in the West Virginia mountains. Bus lines ran in four sections with full schedules. highways remained dry and traffic normal. City services reported no disruption. state crews not called out.
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Winchester
Percy Iller
Super Service Co
Elliott Lines
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Greyhound Lines
State Highway Department
S. Lee Grant
Holiday Death Toll Exceeds Estimates
The Christmas weekend death toll rose to 377 from traffic and other accidents. Traffic fatalities reached 267, two above the National Safety Council estimate, with 110 miscellaneous deaths including 32 from fires. The Jack Coffee Shop will close for repairs December 25 to January 2, reopening January 3, 1949.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Jack Coffee Shop
J. P. Hershberger
Mystery Death Strikes Four At Mountain Christmas Cabin
In Big Bear California on December 27 a doctor, his two children, and the mother died in a mountain cabin. The wife and son survived after a long coma. Officials suspect carbon monoxide or oxygen depletion from a gas heater.
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Mountain Christmas Cabin
Big Bear
Calif
Santa Claus
Dr. G. Schnedorf
Thores
Schenedorf
Santa Barbara
Tommy
Judy
Josephine Schnedorf
River Forest
Mary Margaret Schnedorf
Jerry
Tom
Big Bear Lake
C. S. Small
Kendall Stone
E. P. Doyle
Holiday thieves take nearly 10 thousand from coal firm
Newport News December 27 thieves emptied the office safe of C. H. Sprague and Son Coal Co stealing nearly ten thousand dollars in bills. W Ward Anderson, manager, provided the recapitulation of the loss.
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Newport News
C. H. Sprague and Son Coal Co
W. Ward Anderson
Communist Spies Still Active in U S Says Mundt
Congressional spy investigators seek at least two more couriers for espionage rings. The House un American Activities Committee will pursue leads as Rep Mundt notes possible red couriers linked to Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers. Chambers and Bentley testified about wartime rings and stolen government secrets.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Miss Bentley
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
96 Year Old Woman Dies in Appalachia
Ninety six year old Mrs. Amanda Cassell died in Appalachia Virginia yesterday. She leaves 189 survivors including four sons two daughters 15 great great grandchildren 114 great grandchildren 51 grandchildren a brother and two sisters. Her husband Solomon Cassell predeceased her by 22 years.
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Appalachia
Amanda Cassell
Cassell
Solomon Cassell
Economists Urge Conference on Wages and Prices
The Council of Economic Advisers urges Truman to convene a new labor management meeting to set nonbinding fair wage standards tied to price structures. It favors informational guidelines to improve wage policy through collective bargaining and warns major labor disputes threaten stable prosperity.
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Washington
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Edwin G. Nourse
Negev Battle Escalates Into Full Scale Desert Clash
On December 27 the Negev fighting intensified into a large scale land and air clash along a front from Rafah toward Gaza. Israeli commanders pursue driving Egyptian forces back or pressuring for armistice talks, while UN observers accuse Israel of breaking the truce. The Egypt base at Gaza appears endangered as battles spread near Nirim and Rafah.
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Israel
Israal
Cairo
Egypt
Rafa Frontier Base
Gaza
Paris
United Nations
Holy Land
Negev
Nirim
Fafa
Rafa-Gaza
Truman drafts state of union message in Independence
President Truman resumes work on his state of the union plan to Congress. Key proposals include labor relations reform replacing Taft Hartley, civil rights laws ending lynching poll tax and discriminatory hiring, plus housing anti inflation social security and health measures. He will return to Washington for a Thursday congressional program conference.
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Independence
Truman
Congress
Truman Ts
Washington
Buyers Market Seen Shifting Furniture Trade
New York report by Seidman & Seidman shows November shipments rose 12 percent year over year while new orders fell 22 percent. Unfilled orders were 39 percent below 1947 levels and cancellations averaged 17 percent of new orders. The shift from a sellers to buyers market brings more competition and resistance to high prices.
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New York
Seidman & Seidman
Finished products from Va. materials needed
Virginia per capita income trail behind the national average by about 20 percent. The Virginia Economic Review notes growth from 450 in 1940 to 1064 in 1947, but 1323 nationally, and calls for local studies and small industries to better develop resources and keep profits in state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Sumner Welles Responds Favorably to Treatment After Exposure
Former undersecretary of state Sumner Welles was reported reacting favorably to treatment for exposure after lying unconscious in a snow frosted field near Oxon Hill Maryland. He is 56 and his fingers and toes were frostbitten with doctors cautious about possible amputations. His condition remained serious as investigators review how he came to be found in the field and his family notes he had heart issues and insomnia.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
Oxon Hill
Maryland
George R. Huffman
Arnold Welles
Friends
New York
Berkeley Farmer Shot in Temple by State Trooper
In Martinsburg West Virginia a Berkeley County farmer Harry Roach 39 was critically wounded by a state trooper after Roach fired on officers serving a peace warrant at his mountain home. Trooper L Kenth Fulk was injured in the jaw while Roach was struck in the temple and not expected to survive.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley
W. W. Murphy
Harry Roach
Roach
L. Kennth Fulk
Pulk
Murphy
Fulk
Differnt Hospital
J. W. Grove Furniture Co. Bedroom Suite Sale This Week
Discounted bedroom suite advertised at J. W. Grove Furniture Co with a $100 saving highlighted as a week long sale. Includes promotional window display note dated lp-12-27-11.
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J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Three Powers Agree On Board To Keep Germany Disarmed
In Berlin on December 27 1947 Gen Lucius D Clay American military governor said the United States France and Britain reached substantial agreement on a military security board to supervise disarmament as Western powers withdraw. The board would deploy military inspection police to enforce disarmament with a lightly armed force limited to local needs.
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Berlin
United States
France
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Military Security Board
Clay
Scott's Opposition Scattered Likely GOP Chair Retention
Rep. D. Scott Jr., in his third term as Republican National chairman, faces a stalled effort to unseat him. Dewey appointed Scott last June, and a national committee meeting in Omaha on January 25–26 will decide if he remains in the post or steps down.
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Jack Bell
Washington
D. Scott Jr
Scott
Philadelphia Union
New Yorker
Dewey
Omaha
Hungarian Reds Arrest Cardinal Mindszenty
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, Roman Catholic primate of Hungary, was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the government, spying, treason and black market money dealings. The government promises a detailed statement in 48 hours with surprises, as Mindszenty’s anti regime stance has made him a feared opponent.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty
Hope for Peace Fades on North Chinese Front
The article notes the collapse of hope for a peace settlement as leaders like Kai-shek and Madame Chiang are listed by Communist groups. It describes ongoing fighting near Peiping and Kalgan as Nationalist troops face supply shortages and siege conditions.
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Kai-shek
Chiang
Sun Fo
Unists
Peoples
Nanking-Shanghai
Wuhu
Wuhu-Hweichow
Tu Li-Ming
Pengpu
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Peiping
Moosa
Kalgan
Mongolia
Clarke County Farmers to Plant More Alfalfa Next Year
County Agent J. W. Olcott announced that many Clarke county farmers who have not grown alfalfa will try it next year. He urged selecting well drained soil, testing soil in advance, and sending samples in using boxes or pint containers. The VPI laboratory will report on soil tests, and Extension Circular E-374 Alfalfa Production is available free.
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Clarke County
J. W.olcott
Olcott
VPI Laboratory
Auction Sale For Roy Duvall At 3 Springcrest Ave
Auctioneer Roy Duvall calls a sale of furniture and household goods set for Thursday December 30 at 1 p.m. The auction will take place at 3 Springcrest Avenue.
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Springcrest Ave
Roy Duvall
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