Miss Emma McAtee Dies at 40 in Berryville
Miss Emma Moss McAtee of Berryville dies yesterday morning at age 40. Born in Clarke County as daughter of Richard H. McAtee she was Berryville high school and Shepherd College graduate and attended Mary Washington College. Services by Rev. R. A. Craig at John H. Enders funeral home with interment at Green Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Enders
Berryville
Emma Moss McAtee
Clarke County
Richard H. McAtee
Berryville High School
Shepherd College
Mary Washington College
Sur- Sane Ae Peee
Lee T
Charlott
2Neth McAtee
Arlington
E. C. Mueller
Richie Gallagher
Silver Springs
R. A. Craig
Green Hill Cemetery
Religious affiliations in military records remain unclear
A fragment discusses uncertainty in classifying soldiers by Protestant Catholic or Jewish faith. It notes records provide no reliable statistics and many soldiers do not indicate their religion, making the religious breakdown difficult to ascertain.
Carrier's Skipper Confident of Icecap Rescue
Aboard the USS Saipan en route to Greenland on December 27 the carrier pressed toward the rescue of 13 stranded Air Force men amid gale winds. Five helicopters and two torpedo bombers endured damage but remain ready as weather improves. The mission, Operation Icecap, aims to reach the stranded airmen who first became isolated on December 9 with two more joining on Christmas Day.
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Saipan
Greenland
Norfolk
Kane
Naval
Illusory Pay Claims Stir Debate Over Negro Teachers
In Richmond on December 27 a Virginia education official labeled state figures suggesting Negro teachers earn more on average than whites as illusory. J Rupert Picott of the Virginia Teachers Assn. argued city and county white teachers earn higher salaries in most categories, while totals show Negroes slightly ahead only because more Negro teachers work in cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Department of Education
J. Rupert Picott
The
Virginia Teachers Assn
Picott
G. Tyler Miller
VTA
Non-Communist Oath In TH Act Wins Big Union's Favor
The International Ladies Garment Workers' Union executive board backs a non- Communist affidavit under the Taft Hartley act and calls for expanded coverage to include both employers and employees. They also urge submission of full financial reports on assets and salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
Dubinsky
Geese migrate northward in autumn, says Fish and Wildlife
The Fish and Wildlife Service explains that a large flock of geese seen flying northward were migrating. They move from a nearby resting ground to a feeding ground during the day or late evening and continue the flight after feeding.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Mrs. J. Hillyard Dies at 60 in Maryland
Mrs. Bertie Jane Hillyard, 60, wife of John W. Hillyard of 316 S Cameron St, died at 10 30 am at home after a heart condition She was daughter of Walter and Fannie Garrett and a Market St Methodist member Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Mary Frances Skull two sisters and two grandchildren Funeral at Jones funeral home then 2 pm Wednesday at Market St church with Dr Havermale officiating Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery Pallbearers Holmes Grim John Miller George Miller Joseph Hillyard G Carmon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Jane Hillyard
John W. Hillyard
S. Cameron St
Clarke County
Walter and
Fannie McDonald Garrett
Market St
Jones Funeral Home
Market St. Church
Lewis F. Havermale
Mt. Hebron
Holmes Grim
John Miller
George Miller
Joseph Hillyard
G. G. Carper
William Carmon
Ilse Koch Trial Urged by Senate Probe Panel
Seven U.S. senators pressed for Ilse Koch to be tried again for Buchenwald atrocities. A Senate report censured army officials for reducing her life sentence to four years and urged trial in a U.S. military court or, failing that, in German courts for crimes against German nationals. Koch’s four year term ends next October and lawmakers insist on just punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald
Senate
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
United States
Germany
Frau Koch
Defective Flue Blamed for Berryville Ave Fire
A defective flue caused a fire at 703 Berryville Ave. owned by O. D. Weber. Damage, covered by insurance, was about $600 as flames climbed the chimney from basement to roof and spread through both apartments. Firemen contained the blaze after joint efforts from local units. Later, crews fought a woodshed and outbuilding fire at 221 Kernst, reached by wind toward the house. Augusta Puyer and William Quigley reside there.
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Berryvill Ave
O. D. Weber
Kernst
Augusta Puyer
William Quigley
Sergeant's Sale of Household Goods in Winchester
By virtue of an attachment from the Civil and Police Justice Court of Winchester, Virginia the sale lists a Gibson electric range model ER-197E serial 1047537 and a Coolerator refrigerator model DR-5 serial 1046-400 for cash at Patton's Storage Warehouse 425 N. Cameron St. at 10:00 am. Thursday January 6, 1949. G. G. Baker Sergeant City of Winchester Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil and Police Justice Court of
Winchester
Virginia
Baker
Waste Criticized In Government Hospital System
A Hoover task force report attacks waste and duplication in federal health spending. It notes 44 agencies spent about 1.25 billion dollars this year to care for 24 million people and warns of rising costs for veterans care in 1949. Proposals include a veterans health insurance plan and shifting dependents to community care where feasible.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Herbert Hoover
Veterans Administration
Congress
Hoover
Army
Tracy S. Voorhees
Air Force
Salem Ex-GI Faces Hearing on Miscegenation Charge
Roanoke county trial justice court set a preliminary hearing Friday for Clark Council Hamilton 22 charged with violating Virginia miscegenation statute. Hamilton placed in jail in Salem after arrest in Baltimore on a warrant by Ada L. Hammond of Roanoke County alleging Hamilton knew he was Negro when he married her daughter Florence. Hamilton and his wife listed as white on May 22 during marriage license application in Salem records.
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Roanoke
Clark Council
Hamilton
Virginia
Roanoke County
Salem
Hamilon
Ada L. Hammond
Plorence
Baltimore
Hammond
Dutch envoy warns on Indonesian conflict cease fire stance
In a press conference Mouw head of the Netherlands legation here said the U N was playing the Russian game with cease fire orders. He questioned whether the Dutch Indies could resist the communist tide and argued that the world may thank Holland for its present action.
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Sonierenze
Mouw
Netherlands
U. N
Dutch Indies
Asn
Holland
Taft Allies Weigh Support in Srose Race Split
Scott garners some backing from Dewey allies while Taft and Stassen factions consider candidates. Ted Gamble of Portland is floated by Stassen supporters and Dirksen and Vandenberg hints surface as possible entrants. Clarence Brown resists, Rep. Reece urged for a comeback but faces Taft opposition.
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Dewey
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Ted Gamble
Portland
Ore
Gamble
Rep
Everett M. Dirksen
Maois
Congress
Sen. Vandenberg
Taft
Clarence Brown
Brown
B. Carroll Reece
Scot
Reece
Farm Sale on Welltown Pike Disposes Cows and Goods
Dairy cows, farm equipment and household goods to be sold January 5 at 10 a.m. by B. Taylor on Welltown Pike four miles from Winchester. Auction includes farm items and related equipment.
All Tanker Crew Members Rescued After Breakup
Coast Guard reports all crew of the Argentine tanker El Capitan accounted for after rescue by cutter Agassiz and Cherokee. Two seamen from the severed stern were saved at 8:50 a.m. while 16 bow crew were taken aboard the Cherokee following the ship’s split during tow from Savannah to Baltimore.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Agassiz
Savannah
Baltimore
Hove Update Notes Shanghai Peace Rumors and Plans
In Shanghai the Central Daily an official Chinese government organ forecasts imminent important changes in China’s political scene. It says high officials have discussed a plan to alter the present situation with emphasis on the use of politics signaling cautious optimism amid peace rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Central Daily
China
People of China
Cold Snap Grips Nation With Waning Florida Chill
Cold conditions lingered over central and eastern areas as a chilly spell eased. The cold snap affected much of the country with many Florida points showing signs of relief while northern regions remained brisk.
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Forida
Weather sees varied cold snaps across state
Part of the state posted the season’s low temperatures with no crop damage noted by Weather Bureau officials. Jacksonville dipped to 36, while Ocala 42, Orlando 47, Tampa 49, Daytona Beach 56, and Miami 67. Early lows included Pembina 1, Elmira 4, Richmond 15, Harrisburg 3, Pulaski 8, Charleston 56, Raleigh 15, and Columbia 13.
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Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Ocala
Pensacola
Orlando
Tampa
Daytona Beach
Miami
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
California
Pembina
N.D
Elmira
N. Y
Richmond
Laurence Duggan Death Under Police Probe In Washington
Laurence Duggan was found dead near his 16th floor office in Washington after a fall or jump from a window. A 10 year old boy Robert Ker by discovered Duggan’s body in a field near Welles Manor house and a rescue team carried him to a farm house for aid. Dr Huffman found no signs of violence though scratches and mud on his body suggested a fall into a stream near the find site. Duggan had worked for years with FDR and Hull before resigning from the State department in 1943 and had since focused on writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Duggan
Robert Kerby
Welles
Robert
Brooke Kerby
Kerby
Casualty Hospital
Washington
Huffman
Prince Georges County
Hull
State Department
Car Crash Near Winchester Causes Injuries and Citations
At about 10 30 p m Friday on Route 11 four miles north of Winchester a 1929 Ford driven by Harold Stickel and a Chevrolet owned by James Robert Miller driven by Florence Miller collided after the Miller car struck the Ford's rear. Mrs Miller fractured nose and both vehicles damaged with about 300 dollars in loss. The Stickel car demolished and all three occupants taken to Winchester hospital. The Millers faced charges of reckless driving driving a car without a license and a summons for unlicensed operator. Bonds posted for Jan 7 in Trial Justice court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stickel
Bunker Hill
James Robert Miller
Florence Miller
Shepherdstown
Mitchell
Winchester Hospital
Lions Hear Rev. W. A. Wright Luncheon Guest
Rev. William A. Wright pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Church will speak at the Lions Club luncheon at 12 15 p m tomorrow at the Sarah Zane fire hall Samuel Johnston is program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Wright
Braddock St
Quiz Answers From Page Four Reveal Game, Death, and Nations
Listed answers cover topics from anthem choices to a tied score 21 21 and a small army trunk. Soviet Russia Albania Bulgaria Yugoslavia, with a note on a House member’s voting rights and a mention of Nazi Germany invading Poland.
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Soviet
Russia
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Army Corps
China
Poland
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Truman
White House
Kansas City
Robert Sé. Lovett
Independence
International
E. M.atee
W. E
Berryville Lumber Co., Inc
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Department of Agriculture
P.st.c. A
Skywriting Corporation of American
BER Company
Ec Np
Erric
Jour An Rosenberger & CO
Fla
Albert Galian
Sheila Ann Pollard
Kiss
Berryville Ave
Sergeant’s Sale
G. G. Baker
Hoover Commission
Apple Club
VPI
Tech
Blacksburg
Winchester Armory
Northern Virginia
Cavaliers
Lester D. Arnold Jr
National Ave
England
Library of Congress
Oliver Franks
British Museum
Supreme Court
Fred Vinson
Luther Evans
International Soundphoto
U.N. Good Offices Committee
Batavia
Drogjakarta
Scott
Hove
YALE
Rn Ivil A Company
R. 11
Riley
Rouss Avenue
Brick Paints
Lions
W. A. Wright
C. I. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Best Car
DeSoto
Order of the Golden Rule
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Main ST
Winchester Furniture Co
Marlow
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