State permits loom as few eateries pass inspection
Virginia health officials report only about 10 percent of area eating places have preliminary permits tied to new sanitary rules. District sanitarian Anthony Miano says inspections of Winchester, Frederick and Clarke counties plus several nearby jurisdictions will lead to required permits by January 1, with reinspections and possible fines for noncompliance.
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Anthony P. Miano
Battles Ave
Virginia Department of Health
General Assembly
State Board of Health
Miano
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Loudoun
Price William
Fairfax
Arlington
Alexandria
Clarke
J. L. Roper
State Health Department
Roper
Julian C. Mann
Dancing master ad from 1788 Winchester Gazette quoted
Simon C. McMahon announces lessons in Minuets Allemandes Cotillions and Country Dances at Mr. McGuire's on Fridays and Saturdays with promises of decorum and professional standard. Also an 1836 Studebaker Commander for sale, four door, gas heater, new battery, phone 5668.
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Winchester Gazette
Simon C. McMahon
Aldridge
la Vaudreuil
la Bonne Homme
L’bagatelle
la Suisse
Augustine
Theodore
Kenny
Fim
Studebaker
For Your Convenience The Fairmont Grocery On Extended
The notice states Fairmont Grocery will operate on extended hours to serve customers. Details specify new daily schedule and potential weekend availability. Local shoppers are advised to check store postings for exact times and any seasonal changes.
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Fairmont
Unemployment in Winchester Frederick Area Rises
Unemployment in Winchester and Frederick County, now 438, equals 6 percent of 6900 area workers. Bailey of Virginia State Employment Service notes seasonal declines after apple harvests, with 140 employers and 4500 workers driving 74 percent of regional payrolls.
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Winchester
Frederick County
F. W. Bailey
Virginia State Employment Service Office
W. Piccadilly St
Winchester-Frederick
Bailey
VSES
Virginia Won’t Intervene Over Airport Desegregation
Richmond December 30 Governor Tuck’s office said Virginia will take no action against the Civil Aeronautics Administration order ending racial segregation at the National airport near Washington. The attorney general and officials note Virginia has limited authority over airport property though the CAA operates it. The DoJ has advised the CAA to desegregate restaurants and other facilities on site.
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Richmond
Tuck
Civil Aeronautics Administration
National
Washington
Virginia
CAA
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Fire damages Portsmouth clothing plant and confectioner
A two story building at 1415 High Street in Portsmouth sustained a fire causing about $40,000 in damage to a clothing manufacturing plant and a confectioner's firm. No injuries were reported. Firemen battled flames through the interior of the structure.
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Portsmouth
High St
Five Inducted in Arlington Area Armed Forces Call
Five men from Frederick and Winchester were inducted into the armed forces today in Alexandria after their Dec. 15 orders were postponed for the Christmas holiday. The inductees are Thomas G. Borden Philip A. LaRue Delvin F. DeHaven Skell E. Sink Jr. and Charles M. Carroll.
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Thomas G. Borden
Philip A. LaRue
Delvin F. DeHaven
Frederick County
Skell E. Sink Jr
Charles M. Carroll
Winchester
Alexandria
Robbery in Downtown Los Angeles Ends with Slap and Pistol Whip
Mrs. Kingman slapped a gunman during a robbery attempt as three men arrived in a car. In response the assailant pistol-whipped her arms and face before the trio fled without taking anything. Her husband retired Vice Adm. Howard F. Kingman was with her.
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Los Angeles
Howard F. Kingman
Funeral Rites for Lt Cecil R Clem Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Lt Cecil R Clem killed in Germany during the late war will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at the late home on Senseny Road Adjutant Matthias Bott of the Salvation Army officiates Interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery with Legionnaires giving military honors Pallbearers are Edward Worsley Keith Ritter J Holmes Carper Broachis Whitlock Henry Orndorff and Jack Jones
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Cecil R. Clem
Germany
Senseny Rd
Matthias Bott
Salvation Army
Winchester
Washington
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Edward Worsley
Keith Ritter
J. Holmes Carper
Broachis Whitlock
Henry Orndorff
Jack Jones
Phenomenal Recovery Made In West German Industries
Berlin dispatch notes Western Germany’s rapid postwar employment rise due to currency reform and the European Recovery Plan. By March 1946 17,446,000 were in gainful work, surpassing Hitler’s six year record, with Germany facing self sufficiency targets and a Spartan 2000 to 2500 calorie daily standard.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Estonia
U. S
Western
Poland
West
Europe
America
Two Cousins Held Over Forgery Charges in Clarke County
Willie Payton and his cousin Harold Payton of Pietown near Boyce are jailed after police report they forged checks passed by Harold at Winchester area shops. At least ten forged checks, mostly for 10 to 17 dollars, linked to various merchants. Police say Willie rented an E Kern Street apartment and was found hiding. Harold was arrested next day. Grand jury bound both for action by Clarke County Corporation Court.
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Willie Henry Payton
Harold William Payton
Pietown
Boyce
Corporation Court
Tion
Clarke County
Kern St
Francis Funk
Roe
Harold
Lawrence Coverstone
Willie
Winchester Teatenan
Funk
James Snider
W. B. Snider & Son
Willie Payton
Bailey Brothers
Patton’s Grocery
Keffers
Halver’s Market
L & F Bargain Cine Watsons
Phillip Grim
Mary Humston
Payton
Willie Harris
Sam Johnson
E. Kern St
Shickle
Rodgers
Willie Eet
Coverstone
Richard Borden
John Rice
Grand Jury
Co-op Seeks Funds To Buy National Fruit Plants
M. E. Knouse of National Fruit Product Co. announced at Gettysburg that Pen-Mar-Va Fruit Packing Cooperative aims to raise 2.5 million dollars to buy Peach Glen and Chambersburg plants. He sits on an eight-member executive committee representing 250 four state fruit growers, with members Samuel Dillon and Henry Miller of Paw Paw. Funds will come from 500 thousand dollars in common stock and two million dollars in preferred stock.
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M. E. Knouse
National Fruit Product Co
Gettysburg
Pen-Mar- Va
W. Va
Bicentennial Begins in Alexandria with 1749 lot plaque
Alexandria launches a year long bicentennial starting Sunday with dedication of a plaque at the site of the first 1749 auction lot sold. The lot at 211 Cameron Street was bought by John Dalton for 19 pistoles, coins then valued around four dollars each.
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Alexandria
John Dalton
Cameron St
Communists Await Chiang Decision Amid War Talks
In Nanking on December 30, spokesmen said Chiang Kai-shek was not reconvening a single war council but receiving individual military leaders for consultations. Communists, pressing north, could strike early January if Chiang continues the war. Li Tsung Jen denied peace talks. retirement rumors circulate as Nanking politics buzz.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Shen Chang-chuan
Sun Yat Sen
Watchi
Peiping
Tientsin
Taiyuan
Yangtze
Chiang
Broad
Shen
Li Tsung-Jen
Madame Chiang
Postal Rate Rise Affects Most Services in 1949
The Winchester post office announced 1949 postal rate changes affecting air mail, third class matter, and money orders. First class letters stay 3 cents, postcards 1 cent. air mail letters rise to 6 cents. third class 2 ounces up to 2 cents with extra cent per additional ounce. rural parcel reductions end. special delivery up to 15 cents plus 3 cents postage. other fees inclines across money orders and insured/COD. Also listings: York Inn dance, clearance sale, and auctions.
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Winchester
Price Controls May Hinge On Size of Military Budget
President Truman aims to keep military costs within a safe limit to avoid broad home front controls. Advisers expect standby controls to be requested, but a large new world emergency remains a key factor. If army navy and air force appropriations stay near 15 billion dollars next year, consumer rationing may be avoided.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
France
Forrestal
Europe
America
Council of Economic Advisers
Edwin G. Nourse
Nourse
Defense Forrestal
Chambers Tells More to House Spy Ring Probers
Whittaker Chambers met with Reps. Mundt and Nixon near Westminster on his farm and under oath disclosed new names and more detailed information linked to espionage in government a decade ago. Mundt said Chambers supplied fresh leads to keep the committee at work for months. Hebert condemned the publicity focus on the hearings as harming the committee and feeding critics.
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Baltimore
Whittaker Chambers
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
R-Cal
Chambers
Baltimore Sun
the Sun
House
UN American Activities Committee
Robert P. Stripling
Cheir
Westminister
Rep. Hebert
D-La
M Grath Aims to Keep Ives on Senate Labor Panel
Democratic National Chairman McGrath urged GOP leaders to retain Senator Ives on the Senate labor committee in the new Congress. Ives, seen as a labor relations expert, faces removal under seniority rules as Republicans trim the roster to five members while Democrats hold eight. Jenner and Ball Minn would be potential casualties. no indication of voluntary stepping aside.
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Washington
McGrath
Ives
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Ball ‘Minn
Jenner
Streams Run Bankfall After One Inch Rainfall
Small streams in Frederick and Clarke counties ran bankfull after a one inch rainfall. Hogue Creek neared Route 50 west of Winchester but no trouble reported. Opequon Back Creek Isaac Creek and others stayed high yet within banks with some flooded low bridges and water in fields along routes.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Virginia Highway Department
Winchester
Romney
Opequon
Back Creek
Isaac Creek
Clarke County
Stephenson
Summit Point
Wadesville
Brucetown
Berryville
Evaporating shooting stars puzzle for missiles
Long distance missiles may vaporize in thin air as fast meteors peel into atoms. Harvard astronomers report shooting stars vanish due to rapid travel 50 to 100 miles up, affecting ballistics studies. Canadian radar tracks meteors unseen by the eye, detecting whistling sounds and long electrified trails with uncertain weapon implications.
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New Haven
Conn
American Astronomical Society
Yale University
Navy
U. S. Navy
Fred L. Whipple
Harvard College Observatory
Ottawa
Democrats Plan To Clip Power of Rules Committee
Democratic leaders discussed weakening the House Rules Committee to speed action on labor and civil rights bills. Rep Sabath will chair the rules group and proposed changes include allowing bills to be pulled to the floor by petition, bypassing the committee. The plan targets measures such as fair employment, anti lynching, and poll tax reforms.
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Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Sabath
D-Ill
Comeniie
House
Feakts Oe
UN Activities Committee
Forrestal urges stronger defense control over three services
Secretary Forrestal urged amending the unification act to grant the defense secretary direct authority over the Army Navy and Air Force. He cited ongoing service disagreements and said he could issue orders binding the services. He avoided federalizing state National Guard but recommended federalizing the Air National Guard.
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Forrestal
Defense Secretary
Air Force
Navy
Forres
Congress
Ground ‘National Guard
Air National Guard
Church installing theatre type seats to spur attendance
In Dayton Ohio a South Park Methodist church began installing 160 theater style seats with rounded backs and air cushions to attract worshippers. The rector notes one parishioner expected to return next Sunday after learning of the comfortable seating.
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Dayton, O
James Thomas
South Park Methodist Church
Thomas
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