Death of Rev. G. P. Craighill longtime Millwood rector
The Rev G P Craighill 71 longtime Millwood Episcopal rector died at Winchester hospital after a heart condition He was born Oct 4 1878 in Lynchburg a VMI 1900 graduate and Virginia Theological Seminary alum He served Leesburg and Roanoke parishes before Millwood since 1943 He is survived by three daughters and four sons plus siblings and six grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Christ Church Leesburg cemetery interment there accompanied by Rotary Lions and Masons memberships
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Winchester Hospital
George P. Craighill
Lydia Langhorne
Lynchburg
VMI
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexan
Leesburg
Craighill
Millwood
St. James Episcopal Church
Epiphany
Richmond
Henry G. Lane
Berryville
Leesburg Cemetery
Congressmen from Frederick County 1789 to present list
The article lists Frederick County representatives in Congress from 1789 onward and their years of service, noting corrections to early years and names such as Alexander White, Robert Rutherford, Gen. Daniel Morgar, and Gen. John Smith. It also mentions future Evening Star notes on elections 1870-1949 and contains local ads for chicken sales, events, tax advice, Eagles club hours, Inn notice, and a clearance sale at Esther's.
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Frederick County
Lewis McKenzie
Alexandria
John T. Harris
Harrisonburg
Eppa Hunton
Warrenton
John S. Barbour
John Paul
Charles T. O’ferrall
Smith S. Turner
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Frederick
Alexander White
Robert Rutherford
Daniel Morgar
Robert Page
John Smith
The
Evening Star
Sarah Zane Hall
Margaret L. Hodgson
J. H. Seal
W. Boscawen
ALL Eagles
Winchester Club
Congress Voices Opposition To Even Moderate Tax Rise
Washington dispatch notes congressional leaders from both parties oppose President Truman’s moderate tax increase and favor reduced spending. Most lawmakers doubt passage of taxes while supporting social security expansion and scaled back foreign economic aid. GOP leaders accuse Truman of aiming for socialization and call for further tax repeal and budget restraint.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Nominations Sought For JCC 1949 Awards
Winchester JCC calls for nominations for Outstanding Young Man and Outstanding Boss for 1949. Nominations due to JCC headquarters at the George Washington hotel. Winners announced at the Founder's Day dinner January 20.
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Winchester Jcc
JCC
George Washington
Russell Newcomb
Howard Melton
Valley Motor Co
W. H. Lawrence Jr
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Jaycees
Nash Shows Model of 1000 Dollar Auto
Nash Motors unveiled a hand built convertible prototype aimed at a 1000 dollar price with a two door, two passenger design. The car would be 12 feet long with an 84 inch wheelbase and powered by a foreign 18 horsepower engine delivering 45 to 50 miles per gallon and a top speed of 60 to 65 mph. Demonstrations at the Waldorf Astoria and planned showings in Washington Detroit Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco seek to measure demand for volume production.
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New York
Nash Motors
Nash
Waldorf-Astoria
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Los Angles
San Francisco
George W. Mason
Mason
Summery Weather Rules Another Day
Grey skies today thwarted yesterday's heat with a top of 58 degrees at 2 pm. Pedestrians walked home to lunch with coats unbuttoned as they wondered how long the mild spell would last. Rain and colder temperatures are forecast tonight.
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Mercury
Freeze Causes Wide Damage to California Citrus Crops
Sub-freezing weather hit southern California with long periods below twenty degrees, damaging crops in the Coachella and Imperial valleys including citrus and tomatoes. California Arizona Desert Citrus Advisory Committee member James E. Pippin cited eight hours of sub-freezing, noting considerable losses likely below last January’s record. Polar cold extended from Montana to Iowa with frigid readings in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
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Associated Press
California
Dixieland
Diana
Illinois
Kentucky
Midwest
Arctic
Montana
Iowa
Rocky Mountain
Coachella Valley
Imperial Valley
James E. Pippin
Indo
International Falls
Bemiji
Minn
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Speeding, Sleeping at Wheel, Liquor Lead to Road Deaths
Winchester and Frederick county records show twelve people killed in 1949 traffic incidents. Eight one vehicle crashes, three two-vehicle crashes, and three pedestrian deaths, all pedestrians male and over 46, with two on city streets and one on a county highway.
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Winchester
Frederick County
George W. Jones
Winchester-Frederick County
Strike Threatened By Phone Workers Early Next Month
A new CIO union has threatened a nationwide telephone walkout in early February unless Bell Telephone System grants a substantial wage increase shorter apprentice periods and a 35 hour work week. About 100 workers can strike immediately with 150 000 more ready by end February, risking widespread service disruption.
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Washington
Ee Gr
CIO
Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
A. T. Jones
CWA
Jones
NLRB Moves Toward Coal Injunction Over UMW
Baltimore January 5 Regional Director John A Pentello says NLRB will likely issue recommendations next week on the feud between mine owners and John L Lewis. Owners seek an injunction to force full production while arguing the three day week is an unfair labor practice. Transcripts from lengthy bargaining talks form the basis for investigator findings.
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Baltimore
John A. Pentello
National Laborations Board
John L. Lewis
NLRB
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Britain Seeks US Atomic Bomb Supply in New Pact Talks
Britain proposes storage of atomic bombs in the British Isles as part of a new American British Canadian partnership on atomic energy. The plan, raised last month, could determine the fate of the three power talks and will push Congress for review before any agreement. The Atomic Scientists Assn forecast Russia could field bombs within a year or two, warning war would devastate Western Europe unless the world embraces lawful international settlement.
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W. Ton
Bri
British Isles
Truman
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
London
Atomic Scientists Assn. Oftain
Russia
Europe
Association
U. S.-Brice Atomic Energy Projec
Gun Battle Ends Manhunt in Arkansas
Four convicts who escaped Saturday were recaptured after a grueling five day pursuit through rain sleet and cold. The last fugitives were cornered in a North Little Rock shack and opened fire before surrendering. Two wounded suspects remained hospitalized with non critical injuries.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
North Little Rock
Jack Rheuark
Sapula
Okla
Rheuark
James Perry Walliams
Sheridan, ‘Ark
Inaugural Parade to Feature Military and School Units
Richmond to host January 18 parade for John Battle's inauguration with Army Navy Marine and Air Force units. Teachers and students from Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute Staunton Military Academy Fork Union Hargrave John Marshall Thomas Jefferson Benedictine and Maggie L Walker high schools join marching bands and cadet corps.
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Richmond
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Navy
Marine
Air Force
WAC
John 8. Battle
Virginia
Battle
State Capitol
Edward Wrenn Hudgins
Virginia Supreme Court
J. Lindsey Almond
Herbert B. Gregory
L. Preston
Collins
C. Vernon Spratley
Tuck
Grace St
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S. Gardner Waller
House of Delegates
E. Sriffth Dodson
Richmond Police
Charlottesvill
116Th Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Second Army
Fort Meade
Fifth Naval District
Norfolk
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Quantico
Fouth
Langley Air Force Base
American Legion and
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College
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
149Th
Virginia Air National Yard
176Th Infantry
Stauntonry Academy
Augusta Military Academy
Fork Union Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy
John Marshall High School
Thomas Jefferson Hit
Benedictine
Armstrong High School
Maggie L. Walker High School
Atomic blasts predicted as Russia leads in tests
Magazine editor Kenneth De Courcy predicted a second Soviet atomic explosion for Saturday near a hydro irrigation project. He claimed sources behind the Iron Curtain say Russia leads the United States in some aspects of atomic development. The blast would occur in Kazakh SSR near a lake region.
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Russia
Greenwich
Kenneth de Courcy
U. S
de Courcy
Truman
United States of America
Moscow
Pravda
Kazak
India
Mongolia
Sinklang
J Claude Wilton Dies Suddenly in Harrisonburg
J Claude Wilton 45 a long time Harrisonburg News and Record staffer died unexpectedly at Rockingham Memorial Hospital after being rushed from the afternoon. He was active in city and county circles an artist and antique collector. He played football baseball track in youth and was a Hose Company 4 veteran and Episcopal church member. He leaves wife Sibyl VanLear of Clifton Forge and two children Claudie and Betty Ann. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Jay Claude Wilton
Harrisonburg
Sibyl VanLear
Clifton Forge
Claudie
Betty Ann
Cabinet Resigns as Papagos Quits Army Post in Greece
Athens reports a collapsing coalition after a pre election dispute. Premier Diomedes submits the cabinet’s resignation to King Paul and General Papagos resigns as commander of Greece’s armed forces. Venizelos leads Liberal ministers out, urging earlier general elections set for April.
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Athens
Greece
Alexander Diomedes
Paul
Diomedes
Alexander Papagos
Generalissime Papagos
George Dieckman Heinz Ex-manager Dies in Florida
George Dieckman 72 ex Heinz manager and Winchester resident died yesterday in Summerfield Florida from a heart ailment. Born in Brooklyn he served 38 years with Heinz and managed the Winchester plant until 1946. He is survived by his widow two sons George Roger and Harry E four grandchildren. Remains go to Glendale Long Island for burial next Monday. The family left Winchester for Florida in November. home was 503 S Washington.
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George Dieckman
Winchester
Summerfield
Fllorida
Brooklyn
New York
St. Heinz Co
George Roger
van Camera Co
Rochester
N. Y
Harry E
O’sulivan Rubber Co
Glendale
Long Island
Eggs Fall to 35 Cents Under Support Price
Winchester egg market drops to 35 cents, two cents under the government support price as a glut drives prices down. W. C. Miller of the Frederick County Co op Farm Bureau notes purchases at a price quoted by Grand Valley Produce Co., Washington, which handles their eggs.
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Winchester
W. C. Miller
Frederick County
Commodity Credit Corp
Virginia secondary roads add 620 miles of hard surface in 1949
Virginia's 1949 secondary highway program reports about 620 miles of hard-surfaced road and 2325 miles stabilized with crushed stone or gravel. The effort aimed to extend hard surface mileage, ensure all weather travel, and replace or repair bridges. The system totals 38,500 miles with 285 new bridges and 875 strengthened or rebuilt bridges.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Highway Department
U S Not Seeking Bases on Formosa President Ayers Says
President Truman in a news conference declared the United States has no desire to seek bases or exert special rights on Formosa and will not intervene in China's civil conflict. He said economic aid to Chiang Kai-shek's government will continue, and no military aid or advice will be provided to Chinese forces on Formosa. The policy aims to avoid involvement in the Formosa dispute.
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China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Truman
Yov
Mosa
ECA
Mr. Truman
Dent Herbert Hoover
Big Island
Chiang Kaishek
National Security Council
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Western Pacific
Joint Chiefs
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Heinz
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Front Royal
Lovett’s Shoe & SS
N. Loudoun St
Sarah Zane Fire Co
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Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
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Court House Square
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
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