Handley Hosts Multi-High School Band Clinic
About 160 students from 22 Virginia high schools arrived for a two day Handley High School band clinic led by Dr. Ernest Harris of Columbia University and Dr. Joseph Gremelspacher. Rehearsals ran from 11:15 to 12:45 then 1:30 to 3, with evening practice and a Sunday performance at 3 p.m. under Gremelspacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
H. Gaylen Strance
Washington and Lee High School
Arlington
Lemma Snider
Iris Smith
Handley
Elizabeth Browning
Strance
Virginia
Garland Quarles
Winchester
Ernest Harris
Columbia University
Joseph Gremelspacher
Martinsburg
Gremelspacher
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
Weather outlook for Virginia from tomorrow through Wednesday February 15 shows near normal temperatures with colder conditions this weekend. A warmer day is expected Wednesday. Rain or snow likely Sunday night or Monday and probably Tuesday with total precipitation around a half to one inch.
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Virginia
Berkeley County Furnished Five Confederate Companies
Berkeley County Virginia sent five complete Confederate companies to battle for the South in the Civil War. The Berkeley Border Guards Co D and Hedgesville Co E of the 2nd Virginia Infantry plus Wise Artillery and two cavalry units with named officers are listed, indicating the county’s sizable contribution to the Confederate forces.
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Berkeley County
Virginia
Berkeley
Stonewall
Berkeley Border Guards
J. A. Nadenbousch
Cunningham
Robert W. Hunter
Peyton R. Har- Co
Stone‘wall
Hedgesville
Raleigh T
David Manor
Va. Cavalry
G. N. Hammond
K. Light
Wil T. Noll
Bat
G. W. Myers
George Wells
Murray
Local Sheep Delivers Triplets by Caesarean at Hospital
Dr Mark A McHale performed a Caesarean birth on a blackface ewe for Mrs J H McKay-Smith of White Post. The three lambs weighed nine, eight and six pounds and survive in good condition at Winchester Animal Hospital.
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Mark A. McHale
Winchester Animal Hospital
J. H. McKay-Smith
White Post
McHale
McKay-Smith Farm
Winchester
Six High Schools Vie in County Oratory Finals
Six high schools will enter the county finals of the Virginia Bankers Association contest at Handley Library at 10 a m tomorrow Marilyn Hamburger 16 the Handley entrant is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Myer Hamburger of 310 West Cecil Street Winners from Middletown Stephens City Gore Gainesboro and Stonewall were not announced this morning Some schools delay contests Officials said Strasburg High principal G D Grove Eva D Massey Clarke County High School faculty member and Joseph E Butler Winchester will judge on opportunities for young people on Virginia farms
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Virginia Bankers Asso
Handley Library
Handley
Marilyn Hamburger
Myer Hamberger
W. Cecil St
Middletown
Stephens City
Gore
Gainesboro
Stonewall
G. D. Grove
Strasburg High School
Eva D. Massey
Clarke County High School
Joseph E. Butler
Winchester
Virginia
Winchester Eyes Radio Interference Equipment Study
City officials plan to study equipment for a proposed radio and television interference survey in Winchester. Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr. said preparations will start once needs are identified. Recent complaints prompted the investigation and a city commission to address violators may be appointed under the city code. FINAL, CLEARANCE c (1p-2-10-11), FOOD SALE Solenberger's Window. Saturday February 11 from 9 to 12. Sponsored by the ladies of Opeq uon Church.
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Winchester
Ae M. B. Clowe Jr
Yester
Solenberger’s
The
Ladies of
Power Company to Erect Building for New Substation
Northern Virginia Power Co. received a $65,000 building permit for a substation on N Kent St to support a new 33 000 volt transmission line from Double Tollgate. The project includes a 5 000 Kva transformer and two oil circuit breakers with a steel structure and an added tower extension. Andrew Bowen said the line runs about midway to Winchester and will supplement feeders from Williamsport via Martinsburg and Millville via Charles Town Berryville and Stephens City. Total cost about $150,000.
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Northern Virginia Power Co
N. Kent St
Er Fe So Center
Aisé
Double Tollgate
Andrew Bowen
NYPC
Winchester
Williamsport
Martinsburg
Millville
Charles Town
Berryville
Stephens City
Egg Show Scheduled With Regional Entries
Entries for the Winchester Area Poultry Improvement Council egg show will be accepted at Farmers Livestock Exchange until 10 a.m. Wednesday or mailed to W. R. Shaffer in Mathews town or to county agents by 4 p.m. on Feb. 14. Classes range from hatcherymen to 4-H members with prizes of 2.50 1.50 and 1 for white and brown eggs in early classes and 2 1.50 1 in later groups. ribbons for 4th and 5th places and a trophy for the best entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Area
Virginia
West Virginia
FFA
Polio Play Slated In Boyce Next Week
The Man Who Came to Dinner, once a Broadway hit and later a film, will be staged in Boyce with a preview on radio tonight at 6 30. Participants include Paul Rhodes and Mrs Byrd among others. Two performances follow on Feb 17 and 18 at 8 15 P M at the Boyce Parish Hall with tickets via Boyce 21. proceeds to Clarke County polio fund.
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Boyce
Winchester
Paul Rhodes
Richard E. Byrd
David Donovan
Edward B. Lee
Boyce 21
Clarke County
Pollo Fund
Farm policy becomes moot if bombs not controlled
Senator Anderson of New Mexico told about 150 Rotarians that farm policy will be meaningless if bombs remain unchecked. He urged international bomb control and budget cuts by ending the arms race while criticizing defense costs and calling farmers to compare farm production and price bills in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
George Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Rotary Club
Frederick
Clarke County
J. W. Arthur
Senator Anderson
Wilkie Hunt
Rotary
Rotary Rural-Urban Affairs Committees
C. Ridgel@ White
C. C. Funkhouser
Clark County
Anderson
Congress
Charley Rouss Fire Co. Banquet Draws Officials Guests
Fire chiefs from neighboring states along with Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Assn. and Northern Virginia Firemen's Assn. officials attend the 53rd annual Charley Rouss banquet. U.S. Senator A Willis Robertson and Representative Burr P. Harrison are among the expected 400 guests. Dinner is served in two shifts with a menu ranging from tomato cocktail to ice cream. Reverend Robert A. Whitten gives grace and Calvin Dean Johnson of Washington speaks on Americanism.
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Cumberland Valley
Grace
Robert A. Whitten
Possal Trio
Martinsburg
Calvin Dean Johnson
Washington
Reuss
C. Douglas Brown
John H. Seal
W. E. Huntsberry
Marvin D. Weaver
Carson C. Dettra
B. F. Arthur Jr
Robert C. Legge
Evertt D. Kline
Cecil C. Grim
J. Madison Spurr
John H. Dunn
William Simpson
Dorsey Hottle
Tom Baldrige
Burr P. Harrison
Bernard F. Grove Jr
Prof
C. F. Strance
Harry F. Byrd Jr
John J. Hause
Floyd Haines
Stuart R. Dyke
Franks. Miller
Alson Hott
Marshall Farmer
Farmers Group II Organized in Stephens City
Stephens City High School Agriculture Dept organized the Stephens City Chapter of the Associated Farmers of Virginia with 33 members present. Elected officers include M. K. Galliday president Charles Sandy vice president Nelson Martin secretary Home Hack treasurer and Eugene Larrick reporter. Directors are Dave Headley Charles Smith Bud Orndorff and C M Keckley. Meeting date set for the third Wednesday each month.
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Stephens City High School Agriculture Dept
Stephens City
Associated Farmers of Virginia
M. K. Galliday
Charles Sandy
Nelson Martin
Home Hack
Eugene Larrick
Dave Headley
Charles Smith
Bud Orndorff
C. M. Keckley
Missionaries Held by Czech Police Alleged
Wallace Toronzo said he believes two American Mormon missionaries, Stanley E. Abbott and C. Alden Johnson, were arrested by Czech police in Olomouc Moravia after police searched their Prostejov apartment on January 28. Unimpeachable sources had said the pair were in custody.
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Prague
Wallace Toronto
Moravia
Toronto
Stanley E. Abbott
Lehi
Utah
C. Alden Johnson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Olomouc
Prostejov
Floodwaters Threaten Nashville and New Orleans
Flooding from the Cumberland River has left about 500 people homeless in Nashville as the river nears 48 feet. The Red Cross moves to evacuate more lowland families while Brig. Gen. Peter Feringa orders the Bonnet Carre Spillway opened to divert Mississippi floodwaters away from New Orleans amid forecasts of rising waters. Light rain spreads from the Gulf states to the mid Atlantic, with snow in the northern Rockies and near the Canadian border.
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Middle Tennessee
Louisiana
Nashville
Cumberland River
Red Cross
Peter A. Feringa
Mississippi River Commission
Bonnet Carre
New Orleans
Big River
Gulf States
Middle Atlantic States
California
Rockies
Canadian
Minnesota
Five Youths Charged With Kidnapping in Dedham Case
Dedham Mass five youths were arrested on kidnapping and assault with intent to commit rape of a young college librarian Ann McCarty 22 a college graduate helped trigger the arrest after being pulled from a car She is the daughter of Police Sergeant John T McCarty The kidnapping was not connected to a Brink's robbery claim Police Chief John B Cahill said the youths did not know the victim when she was seized near her home One car stopped beside her and the occupants abducted her A second car joined in the incident For sale 10 room frame site details Arthur M White Route 4078
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Dedham
Mass
Ann McCarty
John T. McCarty
Somerville
FBI
John B. Cahill
Court ruling porches four Lewis terms in soft coal dispute
A Keech injunction may trim four contract terms from the expired UMW agreement, potentially easing a settlement of the 370,000 member strike. The three man presidential board is to report to the White House, aiding Truman's possible Taft Hartley move to end the stoppage.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Richmond B. Keech
United Mine Workers
Denham
Judge Reech
Corl
UMW
White Mouse
Truman
White House
West Virginia
Kentucky
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Keech
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Assn
Ouster Plans Abandoned in Russell County Election Case
Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond Jr. abandoned ouster proceedings against Russell County election official I. C. Boyd Jr., who resigned as secretary of the Russell County electoral board. Almond said no violations justified action against other officials. the case followed a contested election where Mrs. Turner A. Gilmer challenged John W. Fletcher's Rowan House seat amid absentee ballot fraud.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Russell County
I. C. Boyd Jr
Honaker
E. T. Carter
Gate City
E. F. Hargis
Lebanon
Almond
Boyd
Turner A. Gilmer
John W. Fletcher
House of Delegates
Gilmer
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Fletcher
Three Building Lots Sell at Public Auction on Berryville Ave
Three building lots on Berryville Ave sold at public auction by the J. W. Baker heirs for a total of 2900 dollars. A. W. Miller paid 900 dollars for a 50 foot frontage between two lots. Two other 50 foot lots between Perry Whitmire and Eldredge DeHaven went to Mark Johnson of Front Royal Rd for 2000 dollars.
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Berryville Ave
J. W. Baker
A. W. Miller
Perry Whitmire
Eldredge DeHaven
Mark Johnson
Front Royal Rd
Chairman Okays Development Plans For Hydrogen Bomb
The Joint Atomic Energy Committee discussed plans for the hydrogen bomb as McMahon endorsed the outline, while Fuchs case questions and Baruch plan proposals kept international control in focus. Truman stressed responsible disarmament tied to atomic controls amid GOP and Democratic debate. Roanoke convention notes follow.
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Saurirel
McMahon
Truman
AEC
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Tydings
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Armed Committee
Fuchs
United Nations
Bernard M. Baruch
Russia
N Eves
D-Conn
Air Force Plane Crashes Near Rayneford Mountain
A four engine C 54 transport from Great Falls Air Base crashed into a mountain about 40 miles southeast of Great Falls killing its three crewmen Lt Birney Burke base information officer said the wreckage was hurled beyond the crest of the 7640 foot peak five miles north of Raynef ord
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Great Falls
Mont
Here
Birney Burke
Mounain
Rayneford
Burke
Bill Introduced to License Beauticians in Virginia
A House of Delegates bill to license beauticians seeks a state Cosmetology Board of seven named by the governor. Delegate R. Winston Bain of Portsmouth sponsors the measure, a simpler version of a 1948 proposal that died.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
R. Winston Bain
Portsmouth
Senate Finance Committee Backs Gunter School Loan Bill
Richmond report states the Senate Finance Committee favored the Gunter bill to authorize future loans for school building construction, signaling legislative support for improving school facilities.
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Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Rent Decontrol Bill Passes House and Moves On
The House passed the rent decontrol measure today sending it to the Senate or next committee stage. Debates focused on capital outlay figures with Whitehead criticizing misrepresentation of the budget while counterarguments defended the allocations. The Senate meanwhile addressed Unruh bills creating a Potomac River Oyster Commission with equal Virginia Maryland representation and advancement to third reading.
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Whitehead
Senate
House
Virginia
Maryland
Two Million Dollar Permit Granted for Hospital Expansion
The revenue’s office in City Hall issues a 2 006 000 construction permit for Winchester Memorial Hospital expansion. English Construction Co. of Altavista Virginia undertakes the project now underway.
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Handley School
Everard Kidder
Comfort
R.C. Shorer
Peave
Huntsberer
Crane
United States
Newport News
England
International
Oratory
Kent St
Fire Co
Farmers Group II
N. Cameron St
Associated Press
John Lewis
South Fire CO
A. C. Oates Lumber Yard
Okays
Commission
Joint Atom
D-Md
Klaus Fuchs
Fuche
Rusa
Roanoke
Executive Council
Home Mission Committee
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
John Robert Powers
Winchester Evening Star
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