New Model Cars Due In Next Few Weeks
Detroit reports new 1949 Chevrolet and Studebaker models shown to dealers. Chrysler will unveil DeSoto Dodge and Plymouth in February, Packard and Hudson to follow. Packard marks its 50th year with possible new models. Studebaker posts 1948 production record and plans higher output. Industry anticipates at least a 10 percent production rise to about 5.8 million vehicles in 1949.
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Detroit
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Chrysler
Dodge
Packard
Hudson
Studebaker
Local Sales Directory Listings
Multiple estate sales announced with dates and locations. Mrs Milton Conner near Winchester on Route 11 offers household goods January 14 at 10 a.m. Mrs Viola Graves at 16 West Clifford Street Winchester offers household goods and furniture January 15 at 1 p.m. H.8 Bart White Hall lists farm machinery and livestock February 24 at 11 a.m. H. O. Light Grimes Va offers livestock farm machinery and household goods February 25 at 10 a.m.
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Milton Conner
Winchester
Viola Graves
W. Clifford St
Bart
White Hall
H. O. Light
Grimes
Acheson Seen as Possible Cabinet Choice Amid Change
The appointment speculation centers on Secretary of Defense Forrestal, Interior Krug, and Commerce Sawyer, with Dean Acheson favored by many for secretary of state. Some Republicans and a few Democrats voiced disapproval, while Vandenberg did not indicate prior consultation.
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Defense Forrestal
Interior Krug
Commerce Sawyer
Acheson
Smith
New Jersey
Hickenlooper
Iowa
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Massachusetts
George
Georgia
Congress
Vandenburg
Marshall
Lovett
Marall
Vandenberg
White House
GOP
Martin
Mass
Cordell Hull
State Department
Byrnes
Mr. Truman
Truman
Mrs. G. M. Groves Dies in North Carolina
Georgia Murnan Groves 74 native of Winchester died at 12:30 p m in Carrboro North Carolina at the home of her daughter Mrs Charles Fentner She leaves a son B F Groves of Elkins two sisters Misses Mary and Nannie Murnan and a brother J T Murnan Interment will be in the Catholic cemetery after a requiem mass at Sacred Heart church where services were to be held next day.
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Georgia Murnan Groves
Winchester
Charles Fentner
Carrboro
N. C
Groves
John
Alice, Murnan
B. F. Groves
Elkins
Mary
Nannie
Reds Dig Trenches In Eastern Berlin
Berlin reports that Russian and German police are digging trenches across roads in the east sector and around the city to block blockade running trucks and cars bringing supplies into the western sector. Only cargoes with Russian-approved papers pass at borders and inspections are backed by armed police.
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Berlin
Ber
British Planes Clash With Egyptian Forces After Ceasefire
A Tel Aviv dispatch reports clashes between five British planes and Egyptian forces after the ceasefire deadline. Observance of the truce seemed complete with no movement from the Suez Canal zone to the Egyptian Palestine border. Britain cites mutual defense treaties and restraint while noting the UN arms embargo and ongoing concern over Palestine.
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Suez Canal
Britain
Egypt
Trans-Jordan
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Foreign
Poultry venture hinges on 3000 birds and annual markets
Sprenkel notes 3000 poultry birds to justify the venture. He cites an $18,000 outlay for poults and feed alone, beyond plant costs. He contrasts a single turkey marketing season with four annual broiler cycles as 12 week batches mature.
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Sprenkel
Answers to Daily Quiz Correct Choices Listed
Answers to the quiz printed on Page 4 include Michigan in first, Notre Dame second, North Carolina third. Carpenter. 26 letters. venomous snakes. false that exports come chiefly from Ecuador. six years. a line about sound alike words. and Wednesday. true.
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Notre Dame
North Carolinapard
Carpenter
Ecuador
Papal Prohibition of Freemasonry and Federal Lottery Law
The text notes that Catholics were forbidden to join Freemasonry starting in 1738 when Pope Clement XII issued a ban. It mentions reaffirmations by Benedict XIV in 1751 and Leo XIII in 1885, with Pius XI also opposing Masonic bodies. It also states that lotteries are prohibited by Federal law and many states have strict lottery laws.
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Clement XII
Benedict XIV
Leo XIII
Pius XI
United States
Fiery Volcano Crater Described from Plane over Mauna Loa
Aboard a B 17 over Mauna Loa Hawaii on January 8 Douglas Lovelace describes Mokuaweoweo crater as a red scar on the snow capped summit. Fountains of fire shoot hundreds of feet, lava rivers spill across the crater floor, and a red glow lights the mountainside as lava travels toward the seacoast thirty miles away.
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Douglas Lovelace
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Mokuaweowee Crater
Mauna Lee
Mauna Log
Fluoride Treatment For Clarke Pupils
Clarke county schools prepare for a state program to apply sodium fluoride to about 500 Berryville and Boyce students in grades three through seven. Superintendent Archie F. Robertson said a demonstration team will operate from Berryville High School starting Wednesday, administering fluoride to approximately 100 children daily.
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Berryville
Boyce
Archie F. Robertson
Clarke County
State Health Department
Robertson
Berryville High School
Berryville to Host Dental Health Demonstration for Schoolchildren
A three week program in Clarke county will provide dental screenings for school children and maintain records. A Public Health Service team will apply sodium fluoride to teeth and inform parents of findings. Parents may opt out, and readings will guide future visits and community health planning.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Robertson
Public Health Service
Federal Security Agency
Virginia State Health Department
Rankin Reported Due to Lose Post Rankin Reported Due to Lose Post
Washington news reports Rep. John E. Rankin faces likely removal as head of veterans affairs in the House. Democratic committee members say a substantial majority favor preventing any committee chairman from serving on another panel. Final action awaits caucus and full House approval.
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Washington
John E. Rankin
House
American Activities Committee
Democratic Committee On Committees
Mississippi
Rankin
Call for Permanent Truce Amid Mutual Ceasefire Claims
The text describes a proposed permanent truce with warnings for Jews to withdraw troops from Egyptian territory and Egyptians to avoid bombing Israeli centers. The U.S. views such actions as expanding hostilities. Observance was uncertain as both sides claimed cease-fire directions while accusing the other of continuing to fight.
Rouss Rouses Readers on Legge and Beet Sugar History
The article notes President Legge a Winchester native who married Viola Keller and has son Ted in the Navy. It recalls Napoleon’s role in starting beet sugar use during blockades, and defines hidden taxes as indirect levies added to prices that buyers often cannot identify as taxes.
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Legge
Winchester
Viola Keller
City
Ted
Napoleon
Europe
Oysters with Lifespans Reaching Two Decades
Some oyster species can live up to about 20 years in the wild, with ages varying by habitat and species. Researchers note longevity depends on water quality, predation, and environmental conditions.
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Harry Biffie
Kenneth McKellar
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D-N. M
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Hill’s
Mervel
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N. Cameron
Try
Rileys Real Estate Agency
Rouss Ave
Marquette Electric
Growers Scan Company
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Singer
Viola Graves Roy & Chas
Iainneapolis
Motine
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Northern Virginia Power CO
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