Elmer Lee Hurd Dies in Delray
Elmer Lee Hurd 55 son of Ernest W. Frye and Loris S. Bean of this city died at his Delray West Virginia home from throat cancer after a year long illness. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Lutheran Church of Rio with Rev Gordon Zerkle officiating. Burial in Rio Cemetery. He was born May 16 1896 in Delray. He is survived by his father and mother and his step mother Mrs Robert Hurd of Delray and his brother-in-law Robert Frye. The body is at McKee Funeral Home Augusta West Virginia.
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Elmer Lee Hurd
Ernest W. Frye
Loris S. Bean
Delray
W. Va
Lutheran Church of
Rio
Gordon Zerkle
McKee
Augusta
W Va
Mr. Hurd
Winchester Memories Hospital
Frye
Bean
Robert Hurd
Mary Catherine Frye
Rupert
Hurd
CIO Textile Workers Union Plans Danville Wage Demand
A 24 man policy committee of the CIO Textile Workers Union of America will meet in Danville Virginia tomorrow and Sunday to decide the size of a wage increase the union will seek for about 180000 workers in the cotton and rayon industries.
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New York
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
Danville
Quiz answers and clues from page four reveal facts
Answers cover lumber sizes two by four inches, General Motors, a correction about Charlie McCarthy, Argentina shipbuilding, and a list of names including Occidental and Harry Gold. Hermes with infant Dionysus cited as the sole undisputed Praxitelian original sculpture location.
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Generals Motors Corpora
Charlie McCarthy
Mper Bergen
Argentina
Occidental
Harry Gold
London
Edward Everett
Hermes
Dionysus
Estate and property sales listed for January dates
Listings show sales of household goods timberland and livestock. January 13 1 p m estate of Maggie Murphy near Reynolds Store three miles west of Reynolds. January 20 1 p m J Randolph Larrick special commissioner in Gore Virginia at Western Frederick Bank. January 20 2 p m estate of Lloyd N Conner Middletown Virginia adjoining Coffee Restaurant lot. February 15 10 a m A M Fowler north of Boyce Pyletown Road livestock implements and household goods.
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Maggie Murphy
Fowler
Boyce
Pyletown Road
Most Annual Fetes Planned For 1951 Apple Blossom Too
Robert Meyer of the Festival Information Service in New York reports that 1951 will see many communities planning annual festivals including the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He notes New Orleans Mardi Gras planning faced local disruption from a warehouse fire last December but officials deemed it a local matter. Winchester and others press ahead with celebrations.
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United States
Robert Meyer
Hinz
New Orleans
Winchester
Grace Kerns 77 former Gore resident dies in Winchester
Mrs Grace M Kerns 77 formerly of Gore died yesterday at 3 am at Lou Eatons home in Winchester Born September 11 1873 she was daughter of the late Henry and Mary Arnica Survivors include two daughters Irene and Pauline three sons Luther Harry ten grandchildren one great grandchild Funeral services set for tomorrow Relatives meet at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge at 2 pm proceed to Timber Ridge Lutheran Gore for 230 pm service Rev W P Goode will officiate Pallbearers named Luther Fletcher Dora Miller Douglas Whitacre Turner Anderson Stanley Riley Doy Whitacre
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Grace M. Kerns
Gore
Lou Eaton
Winchester
Henry and
Mary Arnica
Paw Paw
W. Va
Samuel Kerns
Methodist
Irene Kerns
Cumberland
Pauline Kerns
Luther Kerns
Albin
Harry Kerns
Methodist Church
Capon Bridge
Luther Fletcher
Dora Miller
Douglas Whitacre
Turner Anderson
Stanley Riley
Doy Whitacre
Conners to Build $8,000 Dwelling near Stephens City
Austin W. and Dorothy B Conner of Stephens City receive a building permit to erect a six room semi bungalow five miles southeast of Stephens City at a cost of $8,000. A separate permit for Walter F. and Lottie Y. Stanton allows a one story 20 by 18 store and filling station on Front Royal Road seven miles south of Winchester for $1,000.
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Austin W
Dorothy B Conner
Stephens City
Walter F
Lottie Y. Stanton
Front Royal Road
Winchester
Elk Memorial Service at John Mann Church
Elk's memorial service scheduled for 8 pm Sunday at John Mann Methodist Church invites Front Royal Berryville lodges to join with D J Farrar Elks Lodge. Grand District Deputy L W Curlin of Hagerstown to deliver address.
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Front Royal
Berryville
D. J. Farrar Elks Lodge
John Mann Methodist Church
L. W. Curlin
Hagerstown
Information Man Takes Credit for War News Policy
Tokyo reports MacArthur's public information officer claimed he created the new system with MacArthur's approval for war news. Col Echols denied reports that Washington stripped MacArthur of speaking authority. The policy has Eighth Army releases for ground operations while MacArthur, Far East Air Forces, and Far East Naval Command issue general notices from Tokyo. The Fifth Air Force handles tactical ops from its Korea headquarter base.
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M. P. Echols
Washington
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Far East Air Forces
Far East Naval Command
Tokyoo
Fifth Air Force
Korman
Echols
Aceanartore
Joseph Peter Bell Buried in Ringgold Maryland
Joseph Peter Bell 85 father of Mrs. Ronald Smyre of Winchester died at his Ringgold Maryland home after a six month illness. Funeral services were at Union Church Ringgold with interment in Ringgold Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Nancy Creager Smyre seven other children 28 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was born November 4 1866 in Ringgold.
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Joseph Peter Bell
Ronald Smyre
Montague Ave
Winchester
Ringgold
Grove Funeral
Waynesboro
Union Church of
Mrs. Smyre
Nancy Creager
Mr. Bell
Javits Aims to Telecast House Sessions
Representative Javits of New York announces plans to introduce legislation permitting television coverage of House sessions. The move signals a push for broader transparency in Congress and could affect how proceedings are viewed by the public and press.
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TV House
Washington
Javits
R-Lib
N. Y
House
Doctor Shortage Warned by President Truman
President Truman warned that the nation faces a severe shortage of doctors and nurses in both the Armed Forces and civilian sectors, calling the situation critical and demanding action. The remark highlights the strain on medical staff amid postwar needs.
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Washington
Truman
Catholic decree bans clergy from Rotary and similar groups
Vatican decree bars Catholic clergy from joining Rotary International and similar civic clubs citing worldly associations. The measure, approved by Pope Pius XII, urges clergy to resign and allows local bishop interpretation for lay Catholics.
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Rotary International
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Arthur Lagueux
Quebec
Canada
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
United States
Vatican City
Srom Rotary International
Kiwanis
the Lions
Congregation of the Sacred Office
Knights of Columbus
Truman seeks large tax hike and stronger controls in message
President Truman asks Congress for a sweeping tax increase and broader price and wage controls to curb inflation. He calls for expanded agriculture regulation to curb speculative trading and outlines defense and foreign aid growth targeting 1951 to 1962, warning of Soviet aggression and urging immediate funding shifts.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
State of the Union
Russia
Free World
Mr. Truman
Truck Slams Into West Virginia Car Damaging Adams Restaurant
A Chevrolet pickup driven by C. E. Stokes of Strasburg collided with a West Virginia auto and crashed into T. G. Adams restaurant at Kerns town shortly after 5 pm yesterday. No injuries reported though property damage exceeded $1,000. the wall and interior suffered significant damage. Trooper H. E. McInturff investigated and repairs will follow insurance adjustments.
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C. E. Stokes
Strasburg
West Virginia
T. G. Adams
Kernstown
Adams
H. E. McInturfff
President outlines defense tax and job actions for national security
The President stresses a vigorous budget-balancing tax program and higher taxes to share the cost of defense. He calls for credit controls on housing and export policy, tighter manpower measures, and new industry hiring standards. He notes extended shifts and longer hours in defense industries to meet security needs.
Mass battleship Massachusetts towed to Norfolk yard annex
The 35,000-ton battleship Massachusetts, mothballed since 1948, was towed yesterday from Newport News to the St. Helena annex of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
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Norfolk
Massachusetts
Newport News
St. Helena
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Reds threaten U N stand in central Korea as battles flare
Allied forces battle toward Wonju and Tanyang as Reds flee into northern hills and Communist roadblocks halt supply routes. Fifth Army dispatches say Second Division units hold frontline while Eighth Army reports deep NK thrusts 10 miles from Chechon and 6 miles north of Tanyang. Air drops deliver 215 tons of supplies to central Korean defenders.
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Woniu
Wonju
Tanyang
Tang
Eighth Army
William Barnard
Sixth
10Th
Chechen
Don Huth
Chechon
Ralph M. Ware Re-elected Bank President in Berryville
Ralph M. Ware was re-elected president of the First National Bank of Berryville at a board meeting. Directors and officers were re-elected for the year, and the annual stockholders meeting approved the 1950 earnings growth, a 10 percent dividend, and added undivided profits. Assets totaled 2,140,000 with 165,000 in capital surplus and reserves.
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Berryville
Ralph M. Ware
First National Bank of
J. Edward Thoma
A. B. Hummer
Lewis F. Stolle
Loring C. Kackley
Robert Shenk
Haskel Jenkins
Malvin Longerbeam
Carter Dixon
H. N. Ritter
W. D. Burtner
A. C., Buckley
A B. Hummer
Leonard H. Bell
R. B. Smith, Jr
Edward McC. Williams
D. Oscar Ramsburg
W. L. Bowles
Wilbur M. Gaunt
William H Kerfoot
Loring Kackley
Mr. Ware
Ware
Jenkins Shockey Wills Probated
The will of George W. Jenkins was probated with James P. Reardon named executor. Beneficiaries include Edna J. Ridings Guy F. Jenkins and Eleanor J. Wingfield. Estate valued at 3400 dollars by appraisers G. G. Baker J. William Hollis and R. K. Eddy. The Howard Shockey will named his wife as executrix with appraisers R. Thornton Bryarly B S. Donald Mc Fadden N. O. Hall Harry Ridge way and Robert Puller. Appraised Harvey C. Grubb estate at 6499.50 by Paul DeHaven James Loy Guy Coffelt. Appraisers G. Baker J. William Hollis and S. Lee Grant valued Mary E. Snapp estate at 1497.60.
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George W. Jenkins
Corporation Clerk
James P. Reardon
Edna J. Ridings
Guy F. Jenkins
Eleanor J. Wingfield
G. G. Baker
J. William Hollis
R. K. Eddy
Howard Shockey
R. Thornton Bryarly
The Mason and Dixon Line Settle Disputes Between Lords Baltimore and Penn
The Mason and Dixon Line was established to resolve ongoing disputes between the Lords Baltimore and the Penn family over land boundaries. The boundary line defined territorial limits and guided governance for colonial residents.
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Mason and Dixon Line
Baltimore
Penn
Battle Scarred Marine Seeks Dispatch To Korea
Marine Corp. Corporal Albert L. Ireland of Cold Spring New York, a machine gunner with four Purple Hearts from Guadalcanal and Okinawa, obtained special permission to ship out to Korea. He was flown to Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay, awaiting overseas deployment despite policy limits on two or more Purple Hearts.
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Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Korea
Corp
Albert L. Ireland
Cold Spring
N. Y
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
Ireland
Camp le Jeune
N.C
Guadacanal
Washington
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Ambulance Takes Accident Victim To Pittsburgh
Mrs Dorothy Lasday of Pittsburgh Pa, wife of the driver of a 1951 Studebaker coach, was injured in a Route 522 wreck seven miles north of Winchester. She suffered a compound fracture of the right leg, multiple facial lacerations, and a left ankle fracture. She was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and taken by ambulance to Pittsburgh at 6 p m. last night. Mr Lasday was uninjured.
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Dorothy Lasday
Pittsburgh
Studebaker
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Pittsuligh
Lasday
Crossword Clues for a Quick Puzzle Fill
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Eye
Tellurium (Sym
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