Sakers Stresses Importance of Tourist Trade
Eugene Sakers executive secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce told Rotary the travel trade in Virginia is greatly underestimated. He cited Shenandoah National Park visits 1941 over 1 million and 1948 800000, warns loss hits incomes. blames lack of advertising and says Virginia ranks 20th in 1948 after 6th in 1940. He urges selling Virginia to Virginians and notes Winchester FrederIck chamber growth and 100 new members.
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Eugene Sakers
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Virginia
Ers
Winchester
Dutch Insistent They’ll Retain Indonesia
Lake Success January 14 The Netherlands declared it would ignore any UN withdrawal orders and retain territory recently seized in Indonesia. A Dutch spokesman said the nation will never comply with resolutions demanding retreat to pre December attack lines. Delegate J H Van Royen prepared to answer criticisms from Australia India Egypt The Philippines China the United States and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Netherlands
United Nations
Indonesia
Security Council
J. H. van Royen
Australia
India
Egypt
Philippines
China
United States
Principals to Attend District Dinner at Madison College
Local school principals including Bryant Harper H Dennis Hoover Paul Beable R E Aylor and C E Miley Jr plan to attend the district dinner meeting of the Secondary School Principal's Association tomorrow at Madison College. W Leigh Taylor district supervisor Woodrow Wilson regional consultation service Fisherville will be guest speaker.
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Bryant Harper
H. Dennis Hoover
Paul Beable
R. E. Aylor
C. E. Miley Jr
Dt G
Madison College
W. Leigh Taylor
Woodrow Wilson
Fisherville
Two Couples Mark 60 Years Apart Yet Unmet Nearby
Two couples, each with more than six decades of marriage, have lived within ten miles of Winchester yet never met. Mr. and Mrs. D E Pifer of Kernstown marked their 68th anniversary with a dinner at Tokes Inn, while Mr. and Mrs. D A Robinson of Clearbrook celebrated their 65th with relatives in Purcellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Pifer
Kernstown
D. A. Robinson
Clearbrook
Winchester
Tokes Inn
E. J. Corn
Belleville
N. J
B. L. Snapp
Snapp
Pifer
Robinsons
Pifers
Middletown
David Harriser
Daniel and
Adeline Robertson Ritenour
Col Stickley
Gedar Creek
Shenandoah County
D. O. Massie
Boyce
M. H. Ebersole Jr
Bessie Grim
Bessie Boyd
Dog Boyd
Virginia Ritter
Virginia Ritter, and Mr. and Mrs. Ebersole
Alfalfa acreage rises in Frederick County to 3500 acres
County agent I Fred Stine reports in 1948 about 3500 acres of alfalfa in Frederick County up from 2634 in 1945. About 5500 farms grew it now, with many using it for hay or supplemental pasture. Prices run 30 to 35 dollars per net ton as rains aided growth but hindered curing.
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Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Stine
Harry Murphy
Harry Murphy and Brother Feed Store
Murphy
Kansas
Frederick
Clarke County
J. W. Olcott
Olcott
Gaylord
James M. Thomson
Jobless Pay Claims Rise Steadily in January
Washington report shows unemployment claims climbing since October with 338,677 initial and 1,252,000 continuing claims in early January. Bureau experts caution the rise is largely seasonal and the total unemployed remains around 2 million.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
U. S
Week of Prayer Services Near Capacity at Market Street
Rev. Paul Hardin Jr. spoke to a near full Market Street Methodist church on the Week of Prayer, noting the call to living faith and self analysis. The services have drawn about 3000 worshippers, with tonight’s topic "Christian Require" to close the week.
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Paul Hardin Jr
Market St. Methodist Church
High Point
Woodland businessman pledges doubled offering at Week of Prayer
A Woodland Avenue businessman praised the Week of Prayer services saying he would have doubled his 50 cent offering if collected after the service. He called the gathering profitable and expressed generosity toward the cause.
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Woodland Ave
Durban Riots Hit Indian Quarters in Durban
In Durban Union of South Africa mobs of natives roamed the Indian section for a second day shouting war songs. Police and troops were deployed as hundreds surged through the center looting shops and attacking Indian owners after a reported assault on a young Negro boy.
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Durban
Union of South Africa
Virginia Weather Forecast From January Fifteenth Update
Five day outlook for Virginia notes temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with a cool weekend. Expect rain Sunday totaling about one half inch and a rising trend in temperatures by Tuesday and Wednesday. Local business notices include Little Wagon Antique Shop on Braddock Street and a Sam's Cash Grocery library event schedule with Iwo Jima battle pictures on Tuesday evening January 18.
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Virginia
Curly Toy
Sam's Cash
Iwo Jima
Judge Rules Gloucester School Board In Contempt
U S judge Sterling Hutchesonhold held the Gloucester County school board and its division superintendent in contempt of a federal order to equalize facilities for Black and white students. He deferred penalties until April and left open the possibility of further steps to achieve substantial equality.
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Richmond
Gloucester County School Board
Sterling Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Newport News
Charles E. Ford
Gloucester County
Virginia
U. S. District Court
Bottetourt
Bot
Turkish Premier Hasan Saka Resigns Over Cost of Living Crisis
Ankaras premier Hasan Saka submitted his resignation to President Ismet Inonu as Turkey faces mounting living costs. The government collapsed amid opposition from all sides with speculation focusing on Hilmi Urgent as a possible successor and internal party turmoil.
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Ankara
Turkey
Hasan Saka
Ismet Inonu
Hilmi Uren
People’s Party
People's Party
Democrats
Saka
Finger Tight in Hole Loosens as Rescuers Prepare to Drill
Kansas City January 14 Garageman Edward J Collins finger got stuck in a grease hole of a truck transmission. Police firemen and an ambulance arrived after part of the frame was cut away. Mechanics prepared to drill around the hole and the finger freed itself.
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Kansas City
Edward J. Collins
Collin
Frederick County TB Assn Plans Two Chest X-ray Surveys
Frederick County tuberculosis association launches its 1949 program with two chest X-ray surveys planned for May and October. Since 1942, 2212 residents were examined at clinics and 48 had X-rays at the hospital, as president R. E. Ayler notes ongoing activities and ongoing Christmas seal contributions.
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Frederick County
Pepper Seeks Quick Senate Action on Taft Hartley repeal
Sen Pepper led pressure from many Democrats to skip hearings on bills to repeal the Taft Hartley law. He said Taft and Republicans generally oppose the idea with a decision postponed to next Tuesday. Pepper emphasized the goal to end Taft Hartley swiftly, arguing extensive past hearings have already addressed the issues.
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Washington
Pepper
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Martinsburg to Join Baltimore Pittsburgh Air Mail Route
The Civil Aeronautics Board announced a three year certificate for All American Airways to operate passenger mail and cargo service to 40 cities in seven states. A mid February start will suspend the current air pickup service along a route including Washington Baltimore to Pittsburgh via Frederick Hagerstown Martinsburg Cumberland and Connellsville Uniontown.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
All American Airways, Inc
All American
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Frederick
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland
Connellsville- Uniontown
A T and T Sued by Government for Monopolistic Ties
The Justice Department filed a civil anti trust complaint in Newark federal court to dissolve A T and T and its subsidiary Western Electric. It seeks divestiture of all A T and T holdings in Western Electric and dissolution into three competing manufacturing firms.
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Washington
Justice Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric Corp
Western Electric
Tom Clark
Te District
Newark
United States
Clark
A. T. and
New York Exchange
California Crop Losses Hit Millions Amid Winter Storm
Winter's January punch caused extensive damage across the southwest and west. California citrus and other crops suffer losses estimated at 43.4 million dollars while Arizona wood and utility lines also incur heavy costs. Thousands of cattle perished in the blizzard and ice storms left roads blocked and water supplies strained. San Bernardino and Sierra Madre resorts report up to 64 inches of snow.
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Associated Press
California
Arizona
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sierra Madre
San Bernardino
Czech Communists Purge Resistance Members in Prague
Czech resistance members who opposed President Gottwald faced purge actions. Seven individuals were sentenced to one to seven years hard labor for allegedly aiding Blazer Vilim, a militant Social Democrat leader exiled to England. The National Front government intensified its purge drive.
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Prague
Jan
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Blazer Vilim
Social Democrat
England
National Front
Reds in China Demand Abrogation of U S Treaties
Mao Tze tung in a broadcast in Shanghai outlined eight peace prerequisites, including abrogation of treaties with the United States and trial of war criminals. He accused Chiang Kai-shek of aiding war and urged him to prove sincerity by accepting the conditions.
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Shanghai
Mao Tze- Tung
China
United States
Red
Mao
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Madame Chiang
Republic of China
Te Tientsin
Tientsin
Peiping
Fu Tso- Yi
Associated Press
Spenser Moosa
Moosa
Reds
Fu Tso-Yi
Tangku
Taiyuan
Suiyuan
Census Bureau Seeks Martinsburg Space for District Survey
A Census Bureau unit in Washington seeks office space in Martinsburg for a district business survey starting March 1. About 20 to 25 staff will work a three month period. The survey will cover an area within a 50 mile radius of Martinsburg.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Martinsburg
Acheson Clears Senate Foreign Relations Panel
Dean Acheson won unanimous approval from the Senate foreign relations committee to be secretary of state. The panel backed his nomination after a two hour session, with members sworn to secrecy on how he would handle cold war policy.
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Washington
Jan
Dean Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
Decehte
Aac Connally
Texas
Senate
Russia
Truman
Wherry
Taft
Ohio
Agenda Adopted For Peace Talks On Palestine
Four point agenda of hope aims to move Cairo and Tel Aviv talks forward. Tel Aviv sources warn only a redrawing of truce lines may emerge as a result. Bunche urges speed as UN mediator chairs sessions with Egyptian and Israeli delegations expressing cautious optimism.
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Rhodes
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Britain
Egypt
Trans-Jordan
Israel
Bunche
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
Mohamed Ibrahim Seif Ed
Second Community Concert Proves Enthusiastic Success
The Columbia Operatic Trio wowed Winchester with a lively program after the Columbus Boy Choir opener. Agnes Davis, Elwood Gary, and Carols Sherman delivered three voices with Verdi and emulated stage craft, receiving a dozen encores and broad audience applause.
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Columbus Boy Choir
Handley
Gwendolyn Haynes
Columbia Operatic Trio
Winchester
Atilla
Agnes Davis
Elwood Gary
Carols Sherman
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Little Wagon Antique Shop
S. Braddock St
U.S
Turk
T-B Assn
Balto-Pittsburgh
Winchester Evening Star
A.t.&t. Co
Justice Dept
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
F.di.c
South End
Ph.tf
Poultry CO
Col
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