Holiday traffic toll rises with multiple crashes
A Christmas Day string of highway accidents near New Market and Clarke County left one death and several injuries. Doris Kennan, 15, of Berryville, was hospitalized after a crash at Abrams Creek bridge. Mrs Aurelia Baker, 29, of Lexington, died in a head on collision near New Market. Five others were injured as state troopers investigated slick roads and skidding.
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Connie
New Market
Doris Kennan
Berryville
Abrams Creek
Clarke County
James Kincaid
Robert Lee Pries
Shawnee Ave
Winchester
Patsy Fox
Aurelia Baker
Lexington
Edward Crane
Baltimore
Frederick County
Albert Bassford
Hughsville
Leona Bassford
Wal
Democratic Leaders Move Truman Plan for Low Cost Homes
Democratic leaders plan to push a spring action on a middle income housing program. President Truman expected to outline general objectives in the State of the Union after the new session begins. The measure targets privately built homes priced 7000 to 9000 dollars with liberalized mortgage terms to ease down payments.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
White House
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Committee
Low Income Group Gains Diet Quality But Lags in Calcium
New York report to AAAS shows families with $7500+ income eat two thirds more milk and meat than $2000 income households and consume over twice as much fruit. Low income groups have increased meat poultry fish eggs and milk by about 30 and 20 percent respectively while improving fresh vegetables and fruits. calcium intake remains low though city residents have narrowed the gap from one third to two thirds of recommended amounts.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Hazel K. Stiebeling
Stiebeling
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
Agriculture Department
Research Administration
Steibeling
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake End One Day Honeymoon
Hollywood report says Cary Grant 46 and Betsy Drake 26 ended a secret one day honeymoon after tying to wed Sunday in a desert home near Phoenix. Drake reports for a film role today while Grant plans a new movie in the coming weeks. Drake is his third wife, following Virginia Cherrill and Barbara Hutton.
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Hollywood
Cary Grant
Betsy Drake
Miss Drake
Grant
Phoenix
Handsome Grant
Virginia Cherrill
Countess of
Jersey
Dime Store
Barbara Hutton
Troubetzkoy
Japs Approved Funds to Rebuild Nippon Merchant Marine
General MacArthur authorized Japan to spend nearly 24 million dollars to create 275000 gross tons of new ships and convert 272000 gross tons of war vessels for ocean going merchant use. Private imports will resume in Japan on New Year’s Day as part of rehabilitating shipping and lowering import costs.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Nippon
Japan
New Yorkers Celebrate Rain Amid Drought Relief Plans
New York awoke to the first heavy rain since spring as .61 of an inch fell, easing drought fears. Weather officials forecast continued showers for 24 hours while engineers from three states outlined a massive 600 billion gallon reservoir project to supply New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania cities for a century.
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New York
Weather Bureau
City Water Department
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Five Day Weather Outlook For New York
The forecast shows temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal from Tuesday to Friday with mild conditions. Scattered light rain is expected Wednesday, and additional rain is possible Friday or Saturday totaling about one third to one half inch.
Millwood Mill History Traces Morgan Era to 1915 Ownership
The Millwood Mill dates to 1782 likely built by General Daniel Morgan with Cornwallis era artisans. Records note long ownership shifts among Burwell Randolph Louthan and others, with multiple sales up to 1872 and Ernest L. Alger renting in 1913 and operating as a grist mill in 1915, preserving pre Civil War account books.
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Millwood
Daniel Morgan
Cornwallis
Winchester
Frederick Court
Nathaniel Burwell
Col
Burwell
Carterdall
Philip G
Lucy B. Randolph
Susan G. Randolph
Ferry
E. C. Hutchinson
John Louthan
R. P. Page
Louthan
Alfred Parkins
Rick Co
A. H. Ivin
T. M. Eddy
Ernest L. Alger
Swood
G L Carter Dies Suddenly in Berryville Home
Grover Lee Carter an insurance agent of more than four decades died suddenly at his Berryville apartment. A Clarke county native, he was son of the late Edgar P. Carter and Julia Roberts Carter. Survived by three brothers Norval W Carter R B Carter Edgar P Carter and several sisters. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Grover Lee Carter
Berryville
Clarke County
Edgar P. Carter
Clarke
Julia Roberts Carter
W. Va
Jenny Johnson
Wage Increase Sought by AFL for 1950
The AFL announced it aims for substantial wage boosts in 1950 with targeted gains of 7 to 15 cents an hour. A 10 cent raise for all workers could add about 8 billion dollars to consumer buying power and signal a strong business year, per the AFL Labor Monthly survey.
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Washington
AFL
Labor Monthly Survey
Japan War Criminal Trial Claims Use of American Prisoners
Moscow radio said Japanese officers on trial for war crimes admitted using American prisoners in germ warfare tests with plague and cholera. Defendants claimed tests aimed to prepare germ-bomb attacks on the United States and Britain, with broader targets including the Soviet Union and China.
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London
Moscow
Siberia
United States
Britain
Otozoo Yamada
Kwangtung
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Mongolian People’s Republic
China
U.S
Tomio Kurasawa
Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S. Army
Russia
U U S
Heat Wave Hits New England with Record Temperatures
A Christmas week heat wave brought record highs across New England with Worcester and Boston tying or breaking old records. Observers noted unusual warming with 59 degrees in Worcester and 60 in Boston, while temperatures reached 65 at a Winchester lab as the six-state region faced unseasonable warmth.
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Boston
New England
Waterbury
Middlebury
Massachusetts
Vermont
Salem
N. H. Worchester
Mass
Winchester Research Laboratory
Mail Early Drive Yields Record City Cancellations
Postmaster Carl Campbell reports a holiday mail drive with 596 250 cancellations surpassing 1947 by 88 000 and 1946 by 110 000, though Dec 10 25 fell short of 600 000 at Winchester Post Office. Cancellations dropped after a 13 percent lead earlier in 1948, and despite a Christmas weekend backlog, the drive ended with eased pressure. Extra staff will be released after today.
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Winchester
Carl Campbell
Campbell
Queen Proclaims Independence of Indonesian Land
Queen Juliana announces the United States of Indonesia as a new independent nation after a 30 minute ceremony ending four years of guerrilla fighting in the East Indies. The Netherlands and Indonesian republic remain loosely linked by the Dutch Indonesian union amid world reaction and domestic minority opposition. About 250 guests attend with Dutch cabinet and Indonesian delegation.
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Royal
East Indies
Juliana
United States of Indonesia
USI
Netherlands
Dr Slavin Named Exchange Head In Winchester
Dr Leon Slavin, a local dentist, was elected president of the Winchester Exchange Club, succeeding Clarke T. Cooper. He moves up from vice president while Lewis Hyde Jr. becomes vice president and John Jones is named treasurer. Three new board members are Robert J. McNally Jr., Walter Massie, and John Goodwin.
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Leon Slavin
Winchester Exchange Club
Clarke T. Cooper
Slavin
Lewis Hyde Jr
Winchester
John Jones
Carl Haines
Club Board of Control
Robert J. McNally Jr
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Walter Massie
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
John Goodwin
Richard Dole
Berryville
Courtne Grim
Claude Smalls
Bruce Gorham
Monford Custer Jr
William Sullivan
Charles Rijikin
Injunction Ends Cleveland Bus and Trolley Strike
AFL transit unionists voted to obey a court injunction ending Cleveland’s six day strike against the city transit system. Buses and street cars were to resume service soon after the 2 p.m. deadline with officials expecting no immediate timetable changes before tomorrow.
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Cleveland
AFL
AFL Transit Union
Blazing Dresses Kill Four in German Christmas Play
Four girls aged eight to twelve died when their cotton costumes caught fire from a candle lit tree during a Christmas pageant at a Hamburg orphanage. Police said six dresses blazing as the orphans and other children performed the play Snowflake on Christmas Eve.
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Hamburg
Germany
Buechen
Lower Saxony
Kiwanis to Hear U S Senator Byrd
U S Senator Harry F P Byrd will be guest speaker at the Winchester Kiwanis luncheon tomorrow at 12 30 p m at the George Washington hotel.
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U. S
Byrd
Harry FP. Byrd
Winchester Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Buick Announces Cuts in Prices
Buick Motors in Flint announces price reductions on 1850 model cars within the Roadmaster and Super series. Cuts range from 65 to 310 dollars, including a 40 dollar drop on the torque converter transmission. Some models in the special series remain unchanged.
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Flint
Mich
Buick Motors
Buick
Einsteins New Theory Unifies Gravitation and Electromagnetism
New York report describes Einstein’s generalized theory of gravitation linking gravity and electromagnetism as forms of a single overall force. The announcement notes the abstract nature of the theory, its potential to become a universal law, and the lack of experimental proof yet.
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Einstein
New York
Albert Einstein
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Princeton University
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
Hiroshima
Henry Will Case Arguments Heard
Court hearing on a demurrer in the Henry will case sought to determine if the will creates a charitable trust. Judge Elliott Marshall allowed press restrictions and postponed a decision, with no ruling today.
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Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Hattie J. Taylor
B. Gerrard Sr
Charles B. Henry
Marshall
Marshalk
Henry
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
John Kerr School
Nhere School
Taylor
Scully and Woltz
Harrison, Benham and Thoma
Mild Weather Rules Holiday Week-end in Winchester
The Christmas week-end brought mild damp weather to Winchester with above freezing readings during large church attendances. Santa avoided snow as drizzle marked Christmas day and Monday with temperatures in the 40s. The AP noted temperatures near or above normal nationwide, with zero readings in only a few northern spots and a few cold blasts in western North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
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Winchester
Associated Press
North
Dakdta
Minnesota
North Central
Midwest
New England
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Oregon
Motorist Robbed Near Old Mill Tavern Christmas Gifts Taken
J. J. Campbell of Wilmington reported two white male suspects robbed him five miles east of here near the Old Mill Tavern on Route 7. The pair, suspected Confederate, fled in a car toward Berryville after taking cash and a cache of gifts including a dresser set four shirts two ladies slips and a fifth of whiskey bearing the Delaware seal. Campbell tossed his keys to prevent theft of the car and later notified police at the Carter fruit stand. The robbers’ descriptions were a 25 year old 5 foot 11 brown overcoat gray hat and a 25 to 27 year old 5 foot 6 stocky man in a blue coat gray hat and gray pants.
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Delaware Motoris
Lescade Cedars Sete
T L. Woolf
J. J. Campbell
Wilmington
Woolf
Old Mill Tavern
R. 7
Delaware
Campbell
Berryville
Carter Fruit Stand
British delays push back arms shipments to Europe
Washington officials estimate U S arms and military equipment will begin moving to western Europe around February 1, about a month late, leaving five months to spend a $1 billion Atlantic Pact defense fund before June 30. Formal talks with Britain on precise treaty wording resume soon as eight pact nations await separate agreements.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Congress
Treasury
North Atlantic
Britain
State Department
Tax Evasion Eyed as Budget Fix by Congressman
Rep Forand says closing tax loopholes could balance the budget without rate increases. Treasury and tax experts estimate evasion drains up to 8 billion dollars. Republicans warn a new tax hike could hurt jobs. some Democrats favor excise reductions to spur revenue.
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Congress
Rep. Forand
D-Ri
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Congressional
Capitol
Conside
Truman
Joseph W. Martin Jr
GOP
Ation
America
Tito Bolstered By Trade Pact With Great Britain
Belgrade reports a new trade agreement with Britain aims to boost Yugoslavia's economy and reduce Soviet influence. The pact contemplates about 560 million dollars in Yugoslav sales to the UK and 616 million dollars in two way trade over five years with a 23.4 million pound British credit repayable in six years. Yugoslavia will buy British machinery textiles and chemicals while selling timber corn and non ferrous metals. Yugoslavia also agrees to compensate British property nationalized during the communist era at approximately 1.417 million dollars annually for eight years.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Russia
Eastern Europe
Tito
Kremlin
London
Britain
Board of Trade
Accident Victim Undergoes Emergency Craniotomy
A 28 year old man from Berryville Avenue, W. Gardner, underwent an emergency craniotomy at Winchester Hospital after a brain concussion from a car accident. Dr. Carrington Harrison performed the operation and reported the patient a little better this morning.
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Antes W. Gardner
Berryville Ave
Winchester Hospital
Carrington Harrison
Fast
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Mail
New Republic
Dutch East Indies
Dr. Slavin
Winchester Evening Star
Henry Will
Rhode Islander
O’conor
D-Md
Great Britain
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