Frederick Co-operative Farm Bureau Holds 20th Anniversary Dinner
The Frederick County Cooperative Farm Bureau marked its twentieth anniversary with a dinner at Round Hill Community Center west of Winchester. Directors, their families, and Farm Bureau store and mill employees attended as W. Sollenberger of Woodstock and Winchester spoke on the coop’s growth. Longstanding directors Joe Jolliffe and M. J. Pease were noted, with Pease delivering greetings.
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Frederick Co-operative Farm Bureau
Round Hill
Winchester
Co-operative
Farm Bureau
Co. W. Sollenberger
Woodstock
The
Joe Jolliffe
Clearbrook
M. J. Pease
Whitacre
Tom Rosenberger
Grover Teets
Garland Snapp
Cooperative
Pease
Jolliffe
Rosenberger
Teeta
Snapp
Roy Campbell
H. A. Clevenger
George Eagle
Edwin and
H. T. Snapp
Sloan Offe
Police Court Docket Notes Disorderly Conduct Cases
Police court records summarize several disorderly conduct incidents including an individual linked to mounting offenses. The brief notes reference a boy named Abe and a man identified as Jond mont Gt, with additional details obscured by OCR errors.
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Wihiem
Sales Directory Listings For December 29 Auctions
December 29 auctions at 1 pm H W White at Double Tollgate on White Post and 11 am W C Muller in front of Frederick County House real estate on Stew SAN 6 1 pm Ralph and Helen Crozen Northern Virginia real estate furniture and household items to be sold real estate and household goods listed in this local directory
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H. W. White
White Post
W. C. Muller
Frederick County House
Ralph & Helen Crozen
N Va
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Stewart Street
Richard A. Goode
Harrison, Benham & Thoma
James P. Reardon
Scully & Woltz
Corporation Court
A. Garland Williams
Berryville
Frederick Farmers Receive $63,547 for Conservation Aid
Frederick County allocates $63,547 under the 1962 Agricultural Conservation Program with a share-the-cost approach. Farmers must obtain local PMA approval, and funds will be targeted to urgent soil and productivity needs while supporting defense production. Virginia statewide allotment totals $3,974,000 of a national $256,000,000.
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Frederick
J. L. Hershman
Production and Marketing Administration
East Congress
Hershman
Heishman
PMA
Line
Congress
Virginia
Southerly Winds Bring Relief to Chilled Midwest
The Associated Press reports warmer air from the South easing the Midwest cold spell. Temperatures rose 10 to 20 degrees in the upper Midwest and Northern Plains after a subzero day, while New England stayed frigid with 11 in Concord.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Texas
Plains
New England
Concord
N. H
Maine
Florida
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Mobile
Miami
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hatchery Fire Kills 2000 Baby Chicks At Birchett's Hatchery
Hopewell fire crews fought a blaze at Birchett's Hatchery near Hopewell Prince George County Fort Lee units aided but water shortage hindered operations. about two thousand chicks perished and damage was pegged at six thousand dollars.
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Hopewell
Birchett's Hatchery
Prince George County
Fort Lee
Market Quotations from Baltimore and Chicago
Baltimore market notes show apples and potatoes with mixed gains across varieties and fresh quotations for poultry and fruit. Chicago reports cattle hogs sheep prices and slaughter-ready stocks with range figures and top bids across weight classes.
Boy Scout Patrol Plans Summer Canadian Trip
Green Bar Patrol met at Paul M. Chamberlin home to map a Canadian trip for August 10 to 24 with 25 boys and six leaders. They will sponsor a Curio Show January 24 to fund the trip and hold a Court of Honor February 15 during National Boy Scout Week. A camping trip to Rock En is set for February 9-10 and rifle marksmanship instruction will be taught by Arthur Seabeth.
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Green Bar Patrol
Paul M. Chamberlin
Rock En
Arthur Seaeht
Mrs. Frye Dies At Capon Bridge Virginia
Mrs. Frye, 97, widow of Hanson Frye, died at her Capon Bridge home. Born August 10, 1854, she was the last of 12 Smith children and longtime Capon Bridge resident. Survived by daughter Mrs. J. P. Ramsburg, six grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Services Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Capon Bridge Methodist Church with Rev. J. S. Goode and Rev. John Hottle. Burial in Capon Bridge.
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Virginia Smith Frye
Capon Bridge
Hanson Frye
John A
Elizabeth Smith
J. P. Ramsburg
Capon Bridge Methodist Church
J. 8. Goode
Methodist Church
John Hottle
Presbyterian Church
B. C Baker
E. E Haines
Lestern Haines
John Ward
A. C. Lovett
Thomas Funkhouser
Harry Heitt
Abe Martin
Floyd Morrison
Wood Lovett
Harry Sirbaugh
Homer Williamson
Clarke County to Pick New Farm Agent from Tazewell
R M Godsey of Tazewell County is expected to become Clarke County farm agent replacing Hugh Henderson who left for animal husbandry work with Extension Service in Blacksburg. Board of Supervisors will vote January 7. J W Olcott has also been mentioned but sources say Godsey is the recommended choice. Henderson took Olcott’s post last May.
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R. M. Godsey
Tazewell County
Clarke County
Hugh Henderson
Board of Supervisors
Henderson
Blacksburg
J. W. Olcott
Godsey
Olcott
Origins of the Smith surname in English speaking regions
The name Smith originally signified any craftsman using a hammer, not just blacksmiths, and included wood and stone workers. Army and Social Security records and phone directories show about one in Every hundred people in the United States outside New York is named Smith.
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Army
Social Security
United States
New York Area
New York Stocks Show Narrow Gains Amid Strike Angst
New York stocks moved narrowly with brisk activity yet limited enthusiasm as a steel strike threat eased. Advancers included Republic Steel, Southern Railway, Studebaker, Willys Overland, Goodyear, United Aircraft, American Smelting, Eastman Kodak, International Paper, and Allied Chemical. Decliners were Union Pacific, Standard Oil New Jersey, and Texas Co.
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New York
An. 1
Wall Street
Republic Steel
Southern Railway
Studebaker
Willys - Overland
Goodyear
United Aircraft
American Smelting
Fastman Kodak
International Paper
Allied Chemical
Union Pacific
Standard Il (Nj
Texas Co
Chicago grain markets hold steady on quiet Board of Trade day
Chicago grain futures showed little change in a calm session on the Board of Trade. Prices opened with soybeans near 3.01 for January and wheat around 2.62 for March as days’ activity remained subdued.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Agriculture Dept Market Report Shows Egg and Poultry Prices
U S Grade A extra large eggs at 6 1 6 cents per dozen, large eggs 58 cents, medium 50 cents, Grade B 50 cents, Grade C price not shown. Live poultry in Winchester area lists heavy breed hens 22 cents, leghorn hens 16, rocks and broilers 16 cents, red broilers unspecified, Beltsville White hens 43 cents, heavy type hens 3 cents, Beltsville White toms unspecified, ducks 120 per pound.
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Baltimore
Bubktse É& Bu
Usis
Staymans
Jonathans
Yorks
McIntosh
Bubkts & Hors Usis Md
USDA
Chicago
U. S
Winchester
Tsville
Local Market Prices for Corn Meal and Feeds
Local markets list corrected daily by The Star with retail prices for flour and various feeds. Items include white and yellow corn meal in 5 lb to 25 lb bags, cracked corn, No 2 yellow corn, white corn, barley, broiler mash, egg mash, bran, and grain in 100 lb bags.
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Ccccessees
Wandsdsobssaence Mae
Inutiertas
Russian Uranium Boss May Be in Washington
The London Daily Express reports that Lt. Col Fedya Astrachov, head of Russian uranium mining in East Germany and a key Soviet atomic figure, may have fled to the West and been taken to Washington about six weeks ago. His Stalin Prize honors are noted.
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London
London Daily Express
East Germany
Washington
West
Fedya Astrachov
Russia
Former Pastor Paul Drumheller Guest Speaker at Cork Street Church
Former Cork Street Church pastor First Lieutenant Chaplain Paul Drumheller will speak at Cork Street Christian Church Sunday at 11 AM. He and his wife Jean Ryan are visiting her parents on Kent Street while he has been stationed five months at Keesler Field Biloxi Mississippi.
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Paul
Drumheller
Cork Street Christian Church
Jean Ryan
Robert Ryan
Kent St
Cork St
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Lewis backs CIO steelworkers wage demands in Washington
John L. Lewis, president of United Mine Workers, declares in Washington that his union supports the CIO steelworkers wage demands and plans to reopen coal wage contracts on March 31.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Washington
CIO
International
Report On Mine Disaster Due In About 10 Days
West Frankfort Illinois federal and state investigators have completed an on-site survey of the West Frankfort coal mine where 119 men died. They expect about ten days to prepare reports, with potential follow-up underground visits. Key figures include John Forbes of the U S Bureau of Mines and Senator Humphrey tied to mine safety legislation.
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West Frankfort
Til
John Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Benton
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Curtis Johnson
Senate Labor Management
Senator Humphrey
D-Mine
Melvin Price
D-Ill
Price
Lewis
House
Congress
Humphrey
Washington
Senate
U & Mine
Plane Crash at Itazuke Kills Four in Japan
Four American airmen were killed and 27 injured when a C-47 transport crashed at Itazuke Air Force Base in southern Japan. The aircraft, carrying 25, clipped a hangar during takeoff. 19 of the dead and injured were aboard, while eight injuries occurred in the hangar. Six of the injured were in serious condition.
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Japan
Tokyo
Itazuke Air Force Base
Air Force
Christine Whitmore Buried in Millwood
Funeral services for Mrs. Christine Whitmore of Boyce died December 20 were held Monday at 2 p m at Zion Baptist Church Boyce, with burial in Chapel Cemetery Milwood. Survived by husband Charles Henry Whitmore mother Beulah Anderson stepfather Edward Anderson sister Mrs Preston Johnson and aunt Mrs Martha Bannister, plus four nephews Clarence Johnson Washington Royal Johnson Baltimore Bennet Johnson Massachusetts and Frederick Johnson Winchester. one great uncle Charlie Herbert of Boyce.
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Christine Whitmore
Boyce
Zion Baptist Church
Chapel Cemetery
Milwood
Charles Henry Whitmore
Beulah Anderson
Edward Anderson
Preston Johnson
Martha Bannister
Inchester Hi
Wureles
Clarence Johnson
Washington
Royal Johnson
Baltimore
Bennet Johnson
5 Mass
Frederick Johnson
Winchester
Charlies Herbert
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Teets
Campbell
Fishman
A. Haines
Charles Wingfield, Jr
Lewis Fo
Margaret Shiley
N. L
Walter C
Betty Cline
Louie Ec
Pee i Ae Teets
Ormond Demorest
Pvt
Boyd F. Grim
Ray Franklin Costello Arrangements
Cell Jones
Frederick Farmers For Conservation
Asy
John W
Rosenberger and Co., Inc
Braddock St
Allis-Chalmers
Nebraska
A. C. Yoder
Goshen
Indiana
American Medical Association
Yoder
Boy Scout Patrol
Harold Rowe
Johnnie Arnold
Douglas Jones
John Lewis
Sonny Walter
David Lewis
Tommy Wolfe
Ivan Jackson
Sammy Long
Stanley Barr
Marshall Crisman
Harry W. Aikens
Clearbrook, VA
Tazewell
Agriculture Dept
Star
Nain
Ralph
Helen Crozen
Johns-Manville
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent Street
Cce
Far East
Mrs
Millwood
Woodland Avenue
Virginia Avenue School
F.H.A
Glaize
Brand New . of Heavy Duck
C. L. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Oldsmobile
Frederick Motors
I Mile
Martinsburg Pike
Heatvole Motor Co
N. Cameron
McCulloch
McCulloch Motors
Earth
Shade Equipment CO
W. C. Miller & Grace Lutheran Church Real Estate
City of
Mary Barton
Harry Schmidt
W.C. Miller
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Corporation Court of
A. Garland Williams J. Edward Thoma
Robert K.woltz
Coleman Dunn
Bond
C. J. Marshall
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