Bank Hosts 5000 at 50th Anniversary Celebration
Farmer's and Merchants National Bank marked its 50th anniversary with a reception drawing an estimated 5000 attendees. Hosts served punch cookies mints and nuts while guests received apple sauce canisters and Shenandoah Apple Candy. Music from Washington area musicians complemented the evening with notable attendees including former executives and descendants of original stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's and Merchants National Bank
Richmond
New York City
National Fruit Product Co
Shenandoah Valley
Washington
Eva Stouffer McGuigan
March of Dimes Campaign Underway in Winchester Area
The 1952 March of Dimes drives progress with Counter Collectors distribution of miniature iron lungs. Over 8000 collection cards mailed in Frederick County and Winchester as Kiwanis distributes 6000 more to students. Donations urged by January 31 Mothers March Night with contact to Curtis W Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Kiwanis Club
Snider
Wonder Building
Roanoke
Curtis W Wilson
Treasure March of Dimes
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Jay's Boys & Girls Shop January Clearance Sale
Store advertises a January clearance at 160 N Loudoun St with a 1952 Christmas Club offer and savings up to 500 dollars plus ten dollar incentives. Mentions Farmers & Merchants National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay's Boys & Girls Shop
N. Loudoun St
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Jury Can't Agree In Costello Case
Frank Costello faced a retrial for contempt of the U S Senate Crime Committee after a federal jury failed to reach any verdict on all 11 charges. Judge Ryan set a preliminary hearing for a new trial while defense and prosecution prepare. Costello remains free on $5,000 bail as the case heads toward another proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Costello
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Este Kefauver
D-Tenn
Costello
Slyvester J. Ryan
U.S
Myles J. Lane
George Wolf
Budget Panel Seeks Northern Virginia Girl Scout Council
The Girl Scout Area Steering Committee met at the Court House in Front Royal to explore forming an Area Council for Warren Clarke and Frederick counties. They will draft a tentative first year budget at a Feb 12 meeting with budget members Mrs Ralph Larson Mrs Albert Long and Norman Ochs.
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Court House
Front Royal
Virginia
Warren, Clarke
Frederick
C. A. Getzdanner
Getzdanner
C. J. Hockey
Albert Long
Berryville
Area Council
Ralph Larson
Winchester
Norman Ochs
Girl Scout
Acheson blasts Soviet disarmament push in Paris
Secretary of State Acheson accuses Russia of seeking only a paper prohibition on atomic weapons. He notes U S proposals to the United Nations Disarmament Commission and questions Soviet insistence on extensive international inspection and domestic interference limits.
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Washington
Acheson
U. S
Paris
United States
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Ernest A. Gross
U. N
Disarmament Commission
U.S
United Nations
Rcontrol
Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Byrd Will Fight To The Finish To Preserve Tax Reduction Act
Virginia politics feature a clash over tax policy as Gov. Battle opposes tax cuts this session while Sen. E O McCue Jr. proposes bills to repeal or cut the Byrd Automatic Income Tax Reduction Law. Sen. Byrd Jr. pledges to fight repeal, citing fiscal needs for schools and administration. House actions include a resolution to curb Army land condemnation in James City County and annexation-law amendments from Abbott Study Commission.
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Richmond
Battle
Senate
General Assembly
E. O. McCue
Charlottesville
Renee
McCue
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
House
Paul Crockett
York
Virginia
James City
Abbott Study Commission
Whitehead
Parents Snatch Daughter’s Body From Hospital and Suicide Attempt
Westport Connecticut police found seven year old Heide Steinberg dead at Norwalk hospital after asthma attack. Her parents Mr and Mrs Steinberg were unconscious beside the child at their Westport home following an overdose of sleeping tablets. A neighbor reported a dim light in the house as authorities investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport, Conn
Norwalk
Heide
Steinberg
Westport
William H. McMahon
UN Command Says Military Targets Hit Near POW Camp
The United Nations Command said Allied planes attacked targets near a North Korean POW camp as claimants in Seoul said the camp was bombed. Gen Ridgway HQ said they do not know exact camp locations and photo planes cannot locate it or ten other POW camps. The Reds claimed 20 Allied soldiers killed and 55 injured in the Kongdong camp raid. Beijing denied, while Panmunjom talks continued with deadlock over prisoner exchanges and Airfield terms.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
U. N
North Korea
Kongdong
Auto Insurance Rates Lowered in Virginia Revisions
The State Corporation Commission ordered lower auto insurance rates for thousands of motorists in Virginia. Comprehensive coverage drops 25 percent while $100 deductible collision policies fall 15 percent and $50 deductible collision policies decline 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Portola Declares Emergency Amid Snowbound Town
Portola California issued an emergency declaration as a record snowfall collapsed buildings stranded 118 bus passengers and left emergency equipment useless.
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Portola
Calif
Senate kills resolution on Republican representation in committee
The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to kill Senator Ted Dalton's resolution granting the Republican party representation on the Privileges and Elections Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate Rules Committee
Ted Dalton
Senate
Privileges and Elections Committee
Rescuers Near Two Miles Of Stranded City Of San Francisco
Rescuers push through heavy snow to reach 222 passengers aboard the City of San Francisco trapped in Donner Pass at 7200 feet. A rescue train looms 112 miles away, with road to the passengers 11⁄2 miles from the highway. All aboard are expected to walk to the highway for transport to Sacramento, aided by doctors and nurses aboard a relief train.
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Colfax
Calif
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Donner Pass
S. P
Sacramento
Lawrence Nelson
Truckee
Norden
California
Nevada
City of
Former Local Minister Heard At Crime Probe
Washington investigators shifted focus to reputed gamblers as they examined a Washington underworld network. Roger Simkins, noted as a gambler, was called as an early witness amid barretts testimony about eight to ten men profiting from lottery rackets. Charles Worthington Lowe 43, a former Virginia minister, testified he faced blackmail threats from Barrett over a $1,000 farm deposit. Barrett denied and asserted efforts to reclaim the deposit and release from a contract.
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Washington
Senate
Roger Simkins
Robert J. Barrett
Barrett
Virginia
Charles Worthington Lowe
Lowe
Arnold Bauman
Winchester
Frederick
British Tanks Fire on Egyptian Snipers Near Ismailia
British tanks opened fire in Tel El Kebir and El Hammada in the Suez Canal Zone. At least five Egyptians were killed and 120 to 160 police were detained after a sniper clearing operation. The raid followed skirmishes and was described as targeting thug strongholds.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tel el Kebir
Suez Canal Zone
Tel el- Kebir
el Hammada
Ismailia
Eric
W. L. Steele
el Hammad
Tel E Kebir Feyot
Britain
Suez Canal
Chamber of Deputies
New Hospital Rooms Opened To Patients
Winchester Memorial Hospital has begun using multiple areas of its new wing. The second floor reports 26 beds and six operating rooms in use. the third floor provides 59 medical beds. fourth floor hosts the 28-bed children’s department, new physical therapy and central sterilization.
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Homer E. Alberti
Alberti
Clifford Street
Cork Street
City Purchases Synchronized Traffic Lights
At a 4 PM council meeting the City Council approved buying synchronized traffic lights and accepted Raub Supply Co of Winchester as the bid winner at 12 668 dollars for traffic signal equipment. The court will now seek bids for installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raub Supply Co
Winchester
Law
Barr Reelected President of Winchester Firemans Group
Taylor Barr, Winchester, was reelected president of the Winchester Firemans Executive Association at a meeting in the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. New officers include Loring Crabill, Marion Anderson, Robert Legge, Harry Nelson, J. Frank Loy, and John Hawse. The group plans Motorola radio gear for fire trucks and reported on Fire Prevention Week mailings and donations totaling 1,600 with a net of 1,350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Barr
Winchester
Winchester Firemans Executive Association
Sarah Zane
Barr
Army Air Force
Masons and Oddfellows
Loring Crabill
Marion Anderson
Robert C. Legge
Harry Nelson
Nelson
J. Frank Loy
John Hawse
Motorola
U S Casualties Reach 104 383 in Korean War
Washington announced U S battle casualties in Korea reached 104 383 today an increase of 2 299 since last week marking the second smallest weekly rise since fighting began in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
U. S
Korea
Pay As You Go Mobilization Goal Dropped
President Truman dropped his push for a 1952 pay as you go mobilization, delaying a five billion dollar tax increase by widening rates and closing loopholes. He outlined a long tax agenda and warned of large deficits while seeking new revenue methods, with plans to resume current pay as you go during defense mobilization.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Fisc
Mr. Truman
Seman
Former Blue Baby Finds Farm Life in Maryland
Claude Line once labeled the Frederick County blue baby is now a healthy 16 year old cattle farm herdsman near Rockville Maryland. He underwent a Johns Hopkins Hospital operation in Baltimore years ago by Dr Russell C Brock of Guy's Hospital London and has since gained strength and weighs 148 pounds. He lives with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Reuben Swartzback and plans to continue working on prize beef cattle ranches.
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Claude Line
Frederick County
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Russell C. Brock
Guy's Hospital
London
Claude
Rockville
Reuben Swartzback
H. R. Line
Mountain Falls
Dr. Hawthorne Elected President of Medical Staff
Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne was elected president of the Medical Staff at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He succeeds Dr. John McL Adams, with Dr. Thomas A. Gibson continuing as vice president and Dr. William H. Shafer as secretary. The staff holds two monthly sessions: one scientific and one for business.
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Allen T. Hawthorne
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John McL Adams
Thomas A. Gibson
William H. Shafer
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Tfi
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F&m Bank
Mollie Wood
Lewis Pearson
Emma Kinzel
J. Thomas Boyd
Joseph Ritter
J. M. Steck
J. Victor Arthur
L. M. Allen
Grove Furniture CO
E. W. Armstrong Company
E. Piccadilly St
Robert A. Taft
Harrisonburg
J. A. Garber
Graham St
Prank Costello
Girl Scout Council
Byrd
UN Command
Panmunjom
Red Cross
Sierra Storm
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
Blue Baby New Maryland
Dr. Hawthorne
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