William Bailey Grocery Founder Dies at 70 in Winchester
William Alexander Bailey 70, founder of Bailey Bros grocery, died 8:30 a.m. today at Winchester hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been ill two months and worsening since Christmas Day. A native of White Hall, he taught at Greenspring before moving to Winchester in 1904 to start a merchandise and grocery business with his brother Cecil. He retired in 1942 to manage farms and other interests. he served as director of several companies and was active in the Evangelical United Brethren church. He was survived by family and other business ties in Winchester.
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William Alexander Bailey
Cameron Sr
Winchester Hospital
Charles
Virginia Robinson Bailey
Frederick County
Greenspring
Shenandoah College
Dayton
McKeesport
Hunter
J. Bailey
Elsie Fries
Bailey
Winchester
Cecil Bailey
Bennett Russell
E. Boscawen
S. Cameron St
Seventy five delegates sign secession vote in 1861 Virginia
A Virginia state convention met in Richmond on February 13 1861 to debate secession. Delegates from Frederick Clarke Berkeley Jefferson and Warren debated against and for the measure with Barbour and Turner swapping votes. The ordinance was ratified by the people in a large margin.
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Virginia
Richmond
Frederick
Robert Y. Conrad
James Marshall
Clarke
Maj
Hugh M. Nelson
Berkeley
Edmund Pendleton
Allen C. Hamilton
Jefferson
Alfred M. Barbour
Logan Osborne
Warren
Robert H. Turner
Barbour
Richard Henry Lee
Frederick, Clarke
Turner
Mae
Virsa
Chinese Peace Pleas Rise Amid Warplane Leaflets
Warplanes drop leaflets over Communist positions urging a pause in fighting as government peace offensives expand. Meiji Wan Pao cites plans to invite the Big Four powers to mediate if the Communists respond favorably. Communists offer no reply as Shanghai presses for talks.
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Munist
Mei Jih Wan Pao
U. S
Britian
Russia
France
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Yenan
Communist Party
Shanghai
Shao Li Tze
Moscow
Nanking
South End Co Elects Layman President At Annual Meeting
H M Layman 38 of 7 Glaize Ave was elected president of the South End Fire Co at the annual election. He succeeds Harry Rainsberger Jr. Layman is assistant manager at J E Kalback and Son lumber dealers and is a native of Rockingham County who moved to Winchester 16 years ago. He and wife Frances Hite have two children. Other officers named include Winton Pope Howard Hart Dan Dodson Earl Hildebrand vice president Norman Pope secretary Lester Frank Loy treasurer Herbert Pope assistant treasurer Dr Hugh Clark surgeon Joseph Massie Jr counsel Rev S J Goode chaplain Harold March L E Armel J P Sheetz C C Gough and Glaude Grim trustees. Bobby Green named chief boseman Eugene Grant chief pipeman. Executive committee reappointed William Gochenour and Melvin Renner drivers.
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H. M. Layman
Glaize Ave
South End Fire Co
Harry Rainsberger Jr
J. E. Kalback and Son
Rockingham County
Winchester
Winton Pope
Howard Hart
Dan Dodson
Earl Hildebrand
Norman Pope
Lester Frank Loy
Herbert Pope
Hugh Clark
Joseph Massie Jr
Glaude Grim
Bobby Green
Boseman
Eugene Grant
Comitte
William Gochenour
Melvin Renner
Steam mistaken for smoke at Loudoun Street home
Firemen answered an alarm at 1002 S Loudoun St and found steam escaping from a safety valve on an electric water heater in the basement. Kenneth Curl occupied the residence. Fire Chief Taylor Barr reported no damage.
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S. Loudoun St
Kenneth Curl
Taylor Barr
Virginia Delegation Fully Sworn In for New Terms
Virginia’s entire congressional delegation took oaths for new terms. Senator A Willis Robertson began a full Senate term with Harry Byrd present as Vandenberg led the ceremony. Rep Burton completed a House oath for the new term after two swearing ins in four days. Freshman Rep Tom Fugate succeeds Flannagan in the Ninth district.
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Washington
Virginia
Congress
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Harry F. Byrd
Vandenberg
Rep
Burton
Lindsay Almond
Tom Fugate
Flannagan
War Bonds Cashed For Yale Purchases
Newport News reports a sharp cashing of U S Savings and War bonds after Christmas, with 85 percent in cash. Charles A Enfield of the Retail Merchants Assn notes unprecedented local business and a slump in holiday loan applications. A bank staffer calls the cash rush “horrible” and overwhelming.
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Newport News
U. S
Charles A. Enfield
Calves Hit Record Price At Farmers Livestock Auction
Mixed livestock trends at Farmers Livestock Exchange yesterday with hogs falling $1.50 to $2 from last week. Calves commanded $38.25 per 100 pounds setting a record for the exchange while steers rose about 50 cents.
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Farmers Livestock Exchange
Japan Recovery Stalled by Red Expansion in Asia
Washington January 4 The Far Eastern Commission says most key choices for Japan are settled except reparations and industry size. Communist expansion in the Orient worsens economic woes, limiting Japan's foreign trade and raw material flows, complicating self sufficiency goals. The panel hopes issues are resolved next year, else Washington could direct Gen Douglas MacArthur to act alone.
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Washington
Japan
Far Eastern Commission
Far East
Orient
United States
Douglas MacArthur
McArthur
MacArthur
Marriage Licenses Rise in Winchester 1948 Despite National Decline
Winchester issued 1630 marriage licenses in 1948 up from 1538 in 1947 at the City clerk’s office while the County clerk’s office rose to 1084 from 106. The busiest month was August with 308 licenses and January the slowest in several offices. Metro Life estimates about 1,850,000 U S marriages in 1948, with employment driving a return to peacetime patterns. The nationwide trend edged down from 1947, with larger declines in the South Atlantic and east south-central regions. Policy forecasters expect 1949 to show further declines.
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Winchester
Corportation
Peyton Marshall
Circuit Court
Lee Whitacre
Marshall
Whitacre
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
United States
South Atlantic
Northeast
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angles
Egyptians Accept Cease Fire Order and Seek Sanctions
Cairo reports Egypt accepted the UN Security Council Negev cease fire order of December 29 and urged sanctions on Israel. Foreign Minister Dessouki Abase Pasha said Egypt cooperates with the council to restore Palestine peace while noting Israel violated the November 4 withdrawal terms. In Tel Aviv, fresh fighting in the Sharon valley left casualties on both sides during a Jewish Iraqi clash.
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Cairo
Egypt
Security Council
Israel
Dessouki Abase Pasha
Tel Aviv
Sharon Valley
RAILROADS GAIN PERMISSION TO RAISE FRUIT FREIGHT RATES
Washington January 4 The Interstate Commerce Commission grants railroads permission to raise rates on fresh fruits vegetables and melons by not more than six cents per 100 pounds. The ruling is temporary and follows a 13 percent advance request. Freight bills will itemize the exact increase.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Tornado Kills 46 Injures 300 in Warren Arkansas
A tornado struck Warren, Arkansas, killing 46 and injuring about 300 as 20 blocks of industry and homes were ruined. Civilians and 150 National Guardsmen aided in search and rescue while officials estimated damage at around 1 million dollars.
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Arkansas
Warren
Ark
Louisiana
el Dorado
National
Jim Hurley
Hurley
W. Parker Brown
Bradley Lumber Co
Brown
Red Cross
Armed Forces
Navy
Camden, Ark
Bradley Mill
Roanoke 12-year-old charged in grandmother shooting
A 12 year old Roanoke boy, Robert Thomas Neece, is charged with murder and malicious wounding after fatally shooting his grandmother H. T. Neece, 61, who died at Shenandoah hospital, and wounding his grandfather, 61, at their home. Police say the suspect admitted the shooting after being punished for a kitchen incident.
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Roanoke
H. T. Neece
Shenandoah Hospital
Jefferson Hospital
E. A. Griggs
Robert Thomias Neece
Yale Plane Crash Death Toll In DC-3 Charters
Seattle January 4 14 people died in a DC-3 charter flight carrying 27 Washington and Oregon students returning to Yale University. The crash occurred at Boeing Field in freezing fog as the twin engine plane failed on takeoff, destroying the aircraft and killing 11 youths and three crew members. The CAA alleges the pilot ignored tower weather advisories while company officials claim clearance was issued.
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Washington and
Oregon
Yale University
Boeing Field
Considerable Favor Foreseen For President's Proposals
Washington January 4 Sam Rayburn predicted Truman's legislative agenda would be received with considerable favor and there was no priority list set for bills. He avoided predicting the state of the un-American activities committee or future Taft Hartley reforms. A Republican alignment with Truman Democrats helped push a rules change vote 275 to 142, signaling cross party support in the new Congress.
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Sam Rayburn
Truman
Rayburn
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D-Miss
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Rankin
Ways and Means
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Senate
House Rules Committee
Leislatia
Truman Democrats
Rules Committee
New House
Western Powers Press For Exact Count Of German POWs
Washington reports the State Department released a Moscow note demanding the precise tally of German prisoners still held. The note recalls a 1947 agreement that all POWs be discharged by end of 1948 and deems Soviet noncompliance a breach of faith. It details 890,532 claimed in 1947, 252,395 returned by March 1, 1948, and 194,972 since then.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Moscow
Taft Faces GOP Rift as Insurgents Vow to Push Fight
Washington dispatch reports Republicans split over Senate leadership, with Taft chairing the GOP policy committee after a 28 to 14 confidence vote. Insurgents led by Senator Lodge vow continuing opposition, signaling ongoing intra party tensions.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
GOP
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Wages Cut at Lincoln Electric Tied to Living Costs
Cleveland January 4 Lincoln Electric Co longtime for its Christmas bonuses announced pay cuts between 2 1/2 and 3 percent for its 1089 employees. The firm cited a drop in the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics cost of living index.
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Cleveland
Lincoln Electric Co
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Weather Forecast for Virginia and Vicinity
Weather outlook shows near normal temperatures with milder conditions tomorrow. It turns colder Thursday with little change through Sunday and a warmer Sunday. Expect rain Wednesday and snow or rain Friday with total precipitation from three quarters to one inch.
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Virginia
20 Degree Freeze Threatens California Citrus Groves
Los Angeles January 4 temperatures fell to 20 degrees in parts of the citrus belt threatening heavy damage to lemon crops. Redlands readings reached 21.5, while Palm Springs reported 22. Officials noted 27.9 in Los Angeles as the city’s official minimum. Early estimates hoped crops would survive, but frost damage will take 10 to 14 days to confirm.
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Los Angles
Angles
Redlands
Citerus
Key Weather Bureau
Naval
Pamerdale
Here
Palm Springs
California
Citrus
Pension Plan for Ex Presidents Marks First 81st Congress Bill
Washington January 4 action notes the first batch of over 400 bills in the new House session. A proposal by Rep. Dee O'Toole would grant former President Truman a 25000 annual pension after retirement, applicable to all ex presidents including Herbert Hoover. Other measures include repeal of the margarine tax, outlawing taxes on federal office eligibility, anti discrimination in several sectors, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, and extending the reciprocal trade program.
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Truman
Herbert Hoover
Dee Soes O'Toole
Drevin
Poage
D-Tex
Rep
Marcantonio
Labor-Ny
Powell
D-Ny
Armed Services
District Columbia
Angell
R-Ore
Alaska
Hawaii
Dingell
D-Mich
Neely's Frock Coat Just For the Day in Congress
Washington report notes a frock coat trend as senator Matthew M. Neeley arrives in formal wear for a special occasion. The House appears unusually youthful with a record 17 children in attendance as lawmakers bring offspring to the opening session.
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Arthur Edson
Washington
Senate
Senator Hoey
Matthew M. Neeley
West Virginia
House
Fare Boost Tied Into Wage Rise for Transit Co. Workers
In Richmond on January 4 a tentative contract terms include a 7 12 cent per hour wage hike for transit company workers. Warren R. Pollard president of WTC said the deal is conditioned on further conditions not yet disclosed.
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Transit Co
Richmond
Warren R. Pollard
WTC
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