Winchester Welcomes First Baby of 1952 Victoria Lynn Hottle
Victoria Lynn Hottle arrived at Winchester Memorial Hospital yesterday at 7 25 a m weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. She is the first baby born there this year to Eugene and Hazel Hottle of 51 N Loudoun St Kernstown. The father works for Associated Transport in Kernstown. A runner up was Edgar and Mrs Leatherman’s boy born at 7 33 p m in Radford Va.
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Victoria Lynn Hottle
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Victoria Lynn
Eugene Hottle
Loudoun St
Associated Transport
Kernstown
Hottle
Hazel Sager
Edgar Leatherman
Rada
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
United States
Korea
Army is Wasting 12 Million Buttons Says Rep Norbald
Rep Norbald of Oregon told reporters the Army wastes about 12 million suspenders buttons by requiring belts and banning suspenders. He cited a constituent who said a son in uniform spoke of the policy and suggested a small economy could be found.
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Norbald
Washington
R-Ore
Army Today
Army
Pace
Death of Maxim Litvinoff Told
Moscow reports the death of Maxim Litvinoff at age 75. The Foreign Office announced his passing and noted his role as Soviet foreign minister with the phrase peace is indivisible. Pravda described him as an old Bolshevik and outstanding Soviet diplomat.
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Moscow
Foreign Office
Maxim Maximovich Litvinoff
Litvinoff
Foreign Ministry
Pravda
Central Committee
Communist Party
Pravada
New Year Arrives Quietly in City 1952
Rain and heavy fog greeted New Year’s Eve but crowds filled VFW and Memorial Hospital dances and Watch Night service. Police reported one accident, few arrests, and light fires while shops planned January sales as schools reopen and residents resume normal routines.
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VFW
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Youth Council
First Baptist Church
Miller House
Corning Composer John J Caddigan Dies at 72
John J Caddigan aged 72 longtime composer of the 1918 song The Rose of No Man's Land died yesterday at his daughter’s home in Corning New York.
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Corning
N. Y
John J Caddigan
No Man's Land
Ives says Eisenhower could win GOP nomination without speaking
Senator Ives says General Eisenhower could clinch the Republican presidential nomination without uttering a word though he expects Ike to announce candidacy before the July party convention. The remarks follow Taft campaign momentum claims and list Warren and Stasse as other declared GOP aspirants.
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Washington
Ives
Eisenhower
Taft
David S. Ingalls
Cleveland
Ingalls
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stasse
Minnesota
Ohio
Winchester Weather in 1951 Sets Record for Oddities
Winchester endured a year of abrupt temperature swings and weather extremes in 1951. December featured a 77 degree high followed by a 5 below zero day, with January bringing both 71 degree warmth and a plunge to 15. February opened with ice and power outages, grounding buses and causing storm deaths in Virginia. Groundhog Day saw continued cold as winter low temps persisted and roads stayed slick.
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Walter A. Bowman
Winchester
Winchester Laboratory
The
Star
State Highway Department
Frederick County
Clark
Northern Virginia Power Company
Gerrard Street
Valley Pike
Kernstown
Virginia
Whistle Pig
Flying Enterprise Captain Vows to Stay Aboard Amid Storms
Captain Kurt Carlsen reiterated he would remain on the Flying Enterprise as a tow or sinking loom, with the U S Navy ship John W Weeks and the Golden Eagle nearby to assist. Tug Turmoil departed Falmouth to attempt a tow despite heavy seas and a 60 degree list. A new gale threatened the Atlantic as a fresh storm gathered.
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London
Atlantic
Kurt Carlsen
Carlson
U. S
John W. Weeks
U. S. Navy
Golden Eagle
Ireland
Falmouth Harbor
Turmo
Rites Tomorrow For Capt Tucker Killed In Action
Funeral services for Captain Frank Beckwith Tucker, killed in Korea, will be held at Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town West Virginia tomorrow at 3 PM. Bishop Beverley Dandridge Tucker and Rev Stanley Hauser will conduct with several active and honorary pallbearers listed from local and military communities.
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Frank Beckwith Tucker
Korea
Zion Episcopal Church
Charles Town
West Virginia
Zion Churchyard
Beverley Dandridge Tucker
Ohio
Stanley F. Hauser
Zion Church
Eleanor Parmly
Arthur Bugh
Gene Kelly
Fort Knox
Kentucky
James T. Breckinridge
Quantico
William C. Morgan
University of Virginia
James Thomson
Winchester
Paul T. MacKie, Jr
Upper Marlboro
John T. Porterfield
F. Ryland Washington
Barton Childs
Baltimore
John Alfriend
James Strider
Jack McDonald
Beverley
Gold Star Mother Ordered to Report At Induction Station
Chicago report shows Mrs. Joe Willie Riley a Gold Star mother once classified 1A has been ordered to report at an induction station next Monday. She says she is ready if drafted though doubts her strength and recalls her son Staff Sgt William Douglas Riley a B 17 waist gunner killed November 26 1943 over Bremen Germany.
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Chicago
Joe Willie Riley
Hays Says Truman May Reveal 1952 Plans by Feb 6
Rep Hays reports President Truman told him he hoped to decide by February 6 whether to run again but White House later said no commitment existed. Hays outlined Ohio delegate filing needs and hinted Kefauver would be strong if Truman does not seek reelection.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Hays
Ohio
Joseph Short
Mr. Truman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Kays
Warmest New Year’s Day in Winchester Since 1933
Winters city records 71 degrees on January 1 in 1953 and 71 again yesterday marking the hottest New Year’s Day in Winchester since January 1, 1933. The piece notes frequent January warmth with 70s common, cites 80 degrees on January 20, 1950 and 79 on January 13, 1932 as records, and forecasts a temperature drop to normal levels soon.
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Winchester
Mercury
Round Hill Center To Hold Election
The Round Hill Community Center holds its annual meeting and officer elections at the community building on January 11. A supper prepared by community men will be served without charge at 6 30 p m before the business session at 8 00 p m. The treasurer and four board members are to be elected, and the meeting is open to all Round Hill residents.
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Round Hill
Truman Plans Major Shake-Up of Internal Revenue Bureau
President Truman announced a sweeping reorganization to abolish 64 district collectors and centralize functions under 25 district offices led by district commissioners. All offices except the commissioner will move to Civil Service, with a new independent inspection service to root out corruption and restore trust in the Bureau.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Revenue Bureau
Congress
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
White House
Treasury
Bureau of Internal
Mr. Truman
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Tax Collection Service
Allied POW Exchange Plan Provokes Red Rejection
MUNSAN Korea Allied truce negotiators proposed releasing all prisoners of war and displaced persons with voluntary repatriation. Reds called the plan politically unpalatable. The plan starts man for man then shifts to all for all, to include civilians desiring home. Negotiations resume and a supervising Red Cross role is noted.
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Munsan
Korea
Howard
Levie
United Nations Command
R. E. Libby
Libby
Lee Sang Cho
U. N
Reds
U.N Command
Lee
Tokyo
George Patrick Welch
Matthew Bridgway
Highlights of 1951 Local News From Winchester
A year in review of Winchester Frederick County events including a sensational Gen Daniel Morgan remnant case, major fires, traffic fatalities, robberies, and civic projects. Notable deaths include Dr John Brown and James Campbell. Two Clarke County men died in a murder suicide in a remote area. A large Road and Traffic Committee audience was granted in Richmond to discuss Route 50 and Route 522 improvements.
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South Carolina
Winchester
Gen
Daniel Morgan
S. Cameron Street
James Taylor
Pendleton
Isaac's Creek Bridge
Orrick
Frederick County
Carolina
Ellis
Shiley
Roads and Traffic Committee
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Virginia State Highway Commission
Richmond
Camp Rock
Compused
Winchester- Frederick County
Clarke County
James Campbell
Dewey Bean
Common Council
W P. McGuire
Burial today for Sheila Donovan after silver polish tragedy
Funeral services for Sheila Donovan aged 3 9 years were held at Fort Myer Chapel with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. The Clarke County child died after swallowing silver polish containing potassium cyanide at her home. A coroner ruled accidental death. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs David Donovan, two brothers and three sisters. Honorary pallbearers named. The Army chaplain led the service.
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Sheila Donovan
Daugher
David Donovan
Berryville
William Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Fort Myer
Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
Frank Tappan
Donovan
Chapel Hill
Tappan
Sheila
Patricia
Deidre
Mary
Wi''iart
David
Chaplin
Arlington Cemetery
George Greehalgh, Jr
Graham Daugherey, Jr
Roland Mitchell
James Ora
William B. Watkins
Three U S Soldiers Drown in Nagai Beach Exercise
Three American soldiers, crewmen of a landing craft, drowned December 27 during an amphibious training exercise at Nagai Beach in Japan. Military authorities reported the fatalities.
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Camp Mcgill
Japan
Dee
Nagai Beach
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Wate Ceeteer
Erate Oe
MiLady's Shoppe
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Blue Cross
N. Braddock St
Medical Arts
Handley Council No
Elks Home
J.R. Brandon
Sec’v
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Court House Square
Huntsberrys
Barr
William Shafer
W. Boscawen St
Shafers
Sen
Flying Enterprise
Capt. Tucker
Induction Station
Round Hill Center
Jones
Salvation Army Board
National Safety Unenl
Air Force
Arizona
Allegheny
New York State
Associated Press
New York
Texas
Illinois
Nevada
Richard Whittington
Loudoun Street
Cal
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Metropolitan Restaurant A
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