Winchester residents seek 1953 civic upgrades
In a New Year Inquiring Photographer poll Winchester residents name priorities for 1953. Donald Garber urges a YMCA style center to curb delinquency, Margaret Hausenfluck wants more teen entertainment, and Petie Haymaker calls for relief from truck traffic to improve downtown flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Donald Garber
Front Royal Rd
YMCA
Margaret Hausenfluck
Praddock St
Petie Haymaker
Stephenson
Donald Grandmaff
Shenandoah Ave
Martha Greene
Highland Ave
Frank D. Corbin
James Street
Strike threatens major East Coast shipping tieup
Federal mediators search for a settlement as AFL dock workers strike, paralyzing about 60 of 143 New York piers and disrupting cargo from Boston to Baltimore. The 500 weighers and sampers involved walk out while ILA leadership urges support.
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New York
AFL
Boston
Baltimore
New York City
Philadelphia
Hoboken
N. J
Yonkers
N. Y
Samp
AFL International Shoremen’s Association
ILA
Air Force C-47 Crash Near Raleigh Kills Three
An Air Force transport plane crashed near the Durham Raleigh Airport in dense rain and fog killing three crewmen. Only one sergeant survived after being found battered and dazed. The survivor, T Sgt Edward Natus, reported the crash hours later as searchers used bloodhounds to track the sequence of events. Matus suffered multiple cuts but was in favorable condition at Duke Hospital in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Air Force
Durham-Raleigh
Edward Natus
Matus
Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville
D. C
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh
N. Y
Stewart
Duke Hospital
Durham
Groves Elected Rouss Fire Company Captain
Bernard F. Groves was unanimously elected president of the Rouss Fire Company at their annual officer election. He succeeds Robert C. Legge. Groves served as first vice president for five years. Also elected were John Hawse as first vice president and Trustees J Hodgson W Nelson Page William R Armel E A Car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard F. Groves
Rouss Fire Company
Groves
Robert C. Legge
John Hawse
Woodrow Keller
Roger Dorsey Hottle
Harry Cain
Joe Haines
Carson Dettra
J. Sloan Kuykendall
E. C. Stuart
Robert A Whitten
Jack
Peterns
Joe Hodgson
W. Nelson Page
William R. Armel
E. A. Car- Golden
McCarthy Dares Subcommittee After Honesty Challenge
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin challenged the Senate election subcommittee to bar him from taking the oath for a second term after the panel questioned possible personal gain in commodities trading. The report also faulted Senator Benton for donations and alleged pro Communist alignment, with action referred to the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Election Subcommittee
Senate
Congress
Benton
D-Conn
Walter Coseriff
Salt Lake City
Coseriff
Reconstruction
Nance Corporation Board of Directors
Wisconsin
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Subcommittee
Justice Department
Lie Charges State Department Failed Aid in Red Search
A leaked indictment accuses the State Department of failing to aid Lie’s red scare effort to root out disloyalty at the United Nations. The disclosure came with a federal grand jury probe into alleged infiltration by disloyal Americans, announced by Attorney General James McGranery. State officials did not comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Secre
Y Mation’ Hie
U.N
U. S
Senate
Atty
James McGranery
Washington
Lie
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Byron Price
Sec
Chinese Attacks on Korean Fronts Repelled in Cold Weather
Two Chinese companies attacked Allied positions on the Western and Central Korean Fronts but were beaten back. A Red company of up to 175 men struck Kelly Hill in the Western Front and was repelled in 35 minutes. A second unit attacked Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge, with U N counterattacks recapturing the position after an hour. The fighting occurred in the coldest weather of the winter as Fifth Air Force bombers hit rail routes and frontline targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Kelly Hill
Pinpoint Hill
Sniper Ridge
U. N
Mercury
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
GOP Wary of HST Proposal to Give Tax Deduction
The article notes GOP concerns over a proposal to grant annual tax deductions of up to 50 000 for top officials with 10 000 in specific cases. It explains the vice president's role as president of the Senate and states the deductions replace previously repealed tax-free expense allowances. The president describes the officials as having extraordinary duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
HST
Senate
House
Man Dies Trying to Save Boys on Icy Lake
In Clarksburg West Virginia a 30 year old man and three young skaters drowned after falling through ice on Hinkle Lake. The rescued man Jim Jeffers who had just left hospital tried to reach them with a log but was overcome along with the youths Taylor McCausland Eddie Merchant and Oscar Leonard Jeffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Hinkle Lake
Taylor L. McCausland
Eddie Merchant
Oscar Leonard Jeffer
David Saunders
Jimmie Gullick
Jeffers
State Department Removes Kohler From Policy Staff
A State Department official says Foy D. Kohler was removed from policy planning duties and suspended for 30 days without pay after arrest for drunkenness while carrying secret papers. His $8.25 fine for public intoxication is cited, with a pending local drunken driving conviction appeal by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Foy D. Kohler
Kohler
Arlington County
Kohlers
Arlington
Me Eek
John Foster Dulles
Ike In Very Good Health
New York report cites physician Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder saying President-Elect Eisenhower, age 62, is in very good health. He is 5'10" and 178 pounds with blood pressure 140 over 80, and Snyder notes strong reserve strength and no health worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eisenhower
White House
Howard Snyder
West Point
Snyder
Gen. Eisenhower
State's Traffic Fatality Toll Rises to Nine for 1953
The statewide traffic death toll for 1953 reached nine with the New Year weekend total at ten. Virginia State Police added two victims late yesterday. Fred Peebles aged 54 of Emporia died after being struck on State Route 611 near Emporia. William Stumpf aged 77 of Staten Island N Y died en route to Petersburg Hospital after a collision on U S Route 301 about 13 miles south of Petersburg.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Fred Peebles
Emporia
William Stumpf
Staten Island
Petersburg
South End Fire Co Meeting For Officer Elections
Regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Co. is set for Monday Jan 5 at 8 p.m. in the Company Hall. Annual election of officers will be held and refreshments served. Members urged to attend. Harry A Nelson president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore Fire Co
South End Fire Co
Harry A. Nelson
Republicans Start Historic 2nd Majority in 22 Years
The new Republican controlled Congress opened with a vow to cut government spending and lower taxes. GOP leaders hailed the session as the second time in 22 years they hold the Senate and House, marking a shift after two decades of Democratic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Baugh Safe Opened In Warehouse Here
Thieves forced entry at the Baugh and Sons fertilizer plant at 417 N Kent St to reach the company safe. About $75 in cash was taken after removing the safe through a west side door between the warehouse and office. Police say a mattock and hatchet were used and concrete and sheet iron were breached to gain access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh and Sons
N. Kent St
Baltimore and Ohio
Kent
Cameron Sts
Loryn Crabill Elected Captain Of Sarah Zane Company
Loryn Crabill was chosen captain for his 17th term at the Sarah Zane Fire Company annual election in instance Grove. Other officers include Chief Hoseman Wayne Stotler and Chief Pipeman William Jones with trustees Richard Brown Sr George Sumption B M Sullivan C P McVicar Grover Cooper. Reappointed drivers Lee Brown and Elmer Dorsey plus new member W L Rush elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loryn Crabill
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Lnst
Nance Grove
College Coed Slain in Detroit East Side
An 18-year-old junior college coed, Jeanne Carol Gillespie, was found slashed and beaten near her home in Detroit's Indian Village. The victim, a French-Irish brunette with nun aspirations, was returning from a late movie when attacked. Her purse and rosary lay by her feet as authorities said the assault appeared sexual in nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
East Side
Petite Jeanne Carol Gillespie
Joanne
New Year Holiday Toll Includes Traffic Fatalities
During the 102 hour Christmas holiday period, 744 people died in accidents, with many deaths from traffic incidents. The comparable 102 hour period last New Year saw 611 fatal accidents, including 375 traffic fatalities.
Clarke County appoints Robert L Withers Clarke Supervisor
Robert L Withers Clarke Supervisor Robert L Withers Clarke Supervisor Robert Lee Wither appointed to Clarke County Board of Supervisors from Longmarsh District to fill the late John M Fishpaw term until Dec 31 1955. Judge Marshall announced the appointment in line with Virginia Code provisions. Withers is a Clarke County farmer and Green Hill Cemetery director active in agriculture.
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Robert Lee Wither
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Longmarsh
John M. Fishpaw
Withers
Marshall
Clement
Code of Virginia
Pishpaw
Wither
Walter A. Withers
With
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M. B. Clowe, Jr
N. Cameron St
Gray Ave
Handley Town Ieun
East Gork St
Roland Cave
Hirzhland Ave
Loudoun St
Margaret Carroll
Leicester St
Ted Learge
Northern Virginia Power Co
Rouss
Dares Probers
Sen. McCarthy
G. Milton Kelly
Winchester Evening Star
Miller's Hardware
P. W. Plumly Corp
Baugh
Sarah Zane
College Coed
Gqi
Robert L. Withers Clarke
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