Handley and James Wood Quints Set for Martinsburg Tonight
Handley and James Wood clash Martinsburg in a twinbill at the Catholic school gym. Handley aims for its sixth win in seven, led by Robert Gipe, with Jim Blackburn, Wilbur Kersey, Meredith Boyd, and others in the starting lineup. James Wood seeks its first win against a favored St Joseph squad, with Robert Kline and Luther Dorsey at forwards and Boyd Swartz at guard.
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Handley
Martinsburg High School
Colonels
St. Joseph Cagers
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Martinsburg
Hunter Maddox
Robert Gipe
Bulldogs
Strasburg
Maddox
Jim Blackburn
Wilbur Kersey
Jack Dunn
Meredith Boyd
Wesley Diebler
John Arnold
Tax Refund Jackpot Reveals $44 Million Owed to Citizens
The Associated Press reports a nationwide wave of refunds totaling about $44 million for roughly 1.5 million taxpayers. Newspapers publish or advertise lists of names from Internal Revenue Bureau records to help recipients claim owed funds.
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Associated Press
America
New York
New York Daily News
News
New York Times
Internal Revenue Bureau
John, B. Dunlap
Washington Times-Herald
Miss Snyder Resigns From Clarke County School Faculty
Miss Betty Ann Snyder resigns from Clarke County High School faculty effective January 31 to pursue studies for an MA degree. The School Board appoints Serena Hoogerwery of Shepherdstown to teach fourth grade at Berryville and Lolita Whiting of Summit Point to teach third and fourth grades at Boyce. After the meeting the board inspected the new Johnson-Williams Training School slated for formal dedication late January.
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Betty Ann Snyder
Clarke County
Man Dies In Norfolk County Trailer Crash In Portsmouth
Howard Fletcher Setler age 27 of Washington D C was killed when his car collided with a tractor trailer on the military highway two miles west of the George Washington Highway. James Lee Duncan Jr of Richmond was burned and treated at Kings Daughters Hospital in Portsmouth. State Troopers investigated and noted Setlers car crossed the highway out of control before impact.
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Howard Fletcher Setler
Harvard Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
George Washington Highway
James Lee Duncan, Jr
Petersboro Pike
Richmond
Kings Daughters Hospital
Portsmouth
Cradock
F. M. Page
R. S. Davis
Setlers
Boy Scout Council Executive Board Meets Here Tonight
Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council will hold an executive board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the George Washington hotel. Basil F. Starkey announces the nine‑county board with six in Virginia and three in West Virginia. B A Poland to report on Rock Enon camp progress and plans for Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12. Budget appeal discussion set for February in Morgan and Jefferson counties WV and Clarke, Shenandoah, Page and Rappahannock in VA.
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Shenandoah Area
Boy Scout Council
George Washington Hotel
Basil F. Starkey
Virgina
West Virginia
B. A
Poland
Rock Enon
Morgan and
Jefferson Counties
Clarke
Shenandoah
Pare
Rappahannock
Virginia
Rev F B Oglesby at Woodstock District Missionary Institute
The Rev F B Oglesby of Winchester District and Rev Percy D White of Berryville joined the program at the Methodist District Missionary Institute in Woodstock on Tuesday evening. The meeting opened at 5 pm and was presided over by Rev H W Landrum of the Harrisonburg Methodist Church.
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F. B Oglesby
Winchester
Percy D White
Berryville
Methodist District Missionary Institute
Woodstock
H.W. Landrum
Harrisonburg
Magician Harry Blackstone Refutes Quick Hands Theory
Harry Blackstone says sleight of hand is not about faster hands but misdirected thought. He explains the eye can follow the hand, so the magician distracts the audience to prep movements with learning speed.
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Harry Blackstone
Morale Helped Save Train Passengers Says Ex Reporter
Former AP writer Jim Porterfield recalls the City of San Francisco snowbound ordeal. He credits passenger morale, mutual aid, and the crew led by Eddie Tehumi for lifting spirits and aiding 27 CO fumes victims treated by Dr. Walter Roehill and nurses through the night.
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San Francisco
Eddie Tehumi
Eddie
California
Walter Roehill
Middletown
Ohio
Lowell Thomas
Vishinsky Expresses Sympathy to Jessup Over GOP Attacks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky told the United Nations Political Committee he learned with dismay of Republican senators attacking U S Ambassador Philip C Jessup. He said he would testify that Jessup is the staunch defender of the American way of thought and expressed sympathy to him. Jessup was not present during the remarks.
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Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Vishinsky
United Nations Political Committee
Jessup
Congress
Cars Collide At Intersection
At about 6 45 yesterday morning at the Loudoun and Boscawen Streets intersection two cars collided injuring none. A 1949 Hudson sedan owned by Diamond Cab Co driven by Lester Edward Bunder Jr and a 1946 Mercury sedan driven by Bobby Lee Miller were involved. The Hudson ran a red light and struck the Mercury, spinning to hit a mailbox on the east side of Loudoun Street. The incident was investigated by Lester Shickle of the Winchester Police Department.
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Loudoun
Boscawen
Lester Shickle
Winchester Police Department
Shickle
Hudson
Diamond Cab Co
Lester Edward Bunder, Jr
Woodstock Lane
Bobby Lee Miller
N. Cameron St
Boscawen St
Mercury
Miller
Loudoun St
U. S
Drive Carefully and Don't Speed Urges Traffic Safety
Public safety campaign urges drivers to slow down and obey speed limits to cut road accidents. Officials emphasize cautious behavior, especially near schools and intersections, outlining penalties and community awareness efforts.
FASTEETH advertisement promises stronger denture hold
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates. It claims the product prevents sliding and rocking without gummy taste, is alkaline to avoid souring plates, and helps control odor. Available at any drug store.
Clarke County Prepares $5000 Red Cross Drive Quota
Clarke County sets a $5000 quota for the 1952 Red Cross drive. At a district meeting in the Hotel Royal in Front Royal, Chapter President Henry M. Davis and others outlined Clarke County’s share of the $85 million national budget. Key figures include Gilbert McKown, Graham Dougherty, his wife, and Neil W. Kimball. The chapter relies on volunteers, with no paid workers, to support local Red Cross services.
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Berryville
The
Red Cross
Hotel Royal
Front Royal
Clarke County
Henry M. Davis
Gilbert McKown
Fund Drive
Graham Dougherty
Neil W. Kimball
American Red Cross
Truck Fire Destroys Tractor-Trailer at Pulaski
A tractor trailer carrying 20,587 pounds of leaf tobacco burned on U S Route 11 six miles west of Pulaski. Robert Watkins of Winston-Salem estimated losses at 25000 dollars with tobacco valued at 15000 dollars. Pulaski firefighters battled the three hour blaze. The truck owned by Transport Corp of Blackstone was en route from Mayfield Kentucky to Winston-Salem. Firemen said a battery cable caused the fire.
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Pulaski
Here
Robert Lee Watkins
Winston-Salem
N. C
Transport Corp of Blackstone
Mayfield
Vietminh Rebels Being Slaughtered In Indochina
General Raoul Salan said Indochina fighting has the Vietminh hurling thousands of youths to death in a fanatical do or die bid. He accused Red China of massive aid and warned that Chinese invasion could trigger Allied intervention to aid the French.
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Indochina
Hanoi
Jed Vietminh
Raoul Salan
Red China
Salan
America
United Nations
Gen Satan Declares Resolve in Vietnam War Fight
General Satan says allied troops will win the war against the Vietminh with U S forces but declines to forecast a victory date. The statement emphasizes determination amid ongoing combat operations.
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Satan
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Quints
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U.S
Snyder
Clarke County School
Northern Virginia Power Company
Norfolk County
F.B. Oglesby
E. Piccadilly St
J. W. Grove
Leggett
Percale
Pecia
Bayon
Cannon Towels
Jim Porterfield
Associated = Press
Philadelphia
Carl Bycott Associates
Thriftmaster
Molden Electric CO
S. Loudoun St
Wait’s Green Mountain
Asia
Food Center
Denier
U.S. Gurden
Ender
N. Loudoun St. Winchester, VA
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