State Will Run Transit Lines if Strike Occurs
Governor Tuck said the Commonwealth would seize and operate Virginia Transit Co lines in Richmond Norfolk and Portsman if no settlement is reached by February 3. He noted localities support and that 1600 union workers might join state operation to prevent transport paralysis. The move follows a two and a half hour conference with company and union leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Norfolk
Portsman
Virginia Transit Co
Assn. of
Electric Railway and
Tuck
Commonwealth
SCC
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Public Utility Labor Relations
WTC
Windows Broken Doors Smashed By Juveniles
Police say more than twenty juveniles admitted taking part in damaging property owned by Harry W. Butler on Smithfield Ave near Virginia Ave school. Butler found windows broken doors smashed and portable houses dismantled with damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Butler
Smithfield Ave
Virginia Ave
Butler
Weir's Luck in Civil War Ends With Prison
Private James Elliott Weir of Clarke County near Millwood survived three years of fighting with Co. C 2nd Virginia Infantry Stonewall Brigade C S A. Captured near Spotsylvania May 10 1864 he feigned death to escape but was recaptured and spent the remainder of the war in Union prison. Mrs Eleanor Cross at Curly Top Beauty Shop noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weir
James Elliott Weir
Millwood
Clarke Co
Co. C
2Nd Virginia Infantry
Stonewall
Northern Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House
C. Co
Union
Blood fractions aid measles fight via Red Cross program
Dr John T Thornton reports a measles outbreak is being fought with a serums derived from donated blood. The immune globulin, made from donors who had measles, helps protect or dampen infection while the body builds its own immunity, with broader use possible for four week protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
John T. Thornton
Stewart Bell Jr
State Department of Health
Thornton
Virginia
Red Cross Fund
Winchester
American Red Cross
Washington
Israel Agrees To Release Trapped Egyptian Brigade
Informed sources say Israel will release the Ninth Egyptian brigade of about 3000 men trapped at Faluja since October without waiting for armistice talks. Britain’s Bevin told Commons there are no obligations for offensive action in the Middle East and urged delaying a Palestine debate. Churchill pressed for a full debate on Palestine amid controversial moves.
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Rhodes
Israel
Faluja
London
Bevin
Britain
Middle East
Palestine
House of Commons
Royal Air Force
United Nations
United States
Russia
Mediterranean
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
The forecast covers Wednesday to Sunday with near normal temperatures. Rain and mild weather are expected Wednesday, followed by much colder conditions and a gradual moderation toward week’s end with possible rain or snow. Total precipitation around three quarters of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lee Birthday Bank Holiday Closes Winchester Banks
Banks and local offices, including the Virginia State Employment Service in Winchester, will be closed tomorrow in observance of the birthday of Robert E. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia State Employment Service
Robert E. Lee
Mystery in Slaying Of Bank Heir Unsolved
In Tallahassee Florida investigators question a married couple and a tavern waitress after Grenville Baker, a New York banking heir, dies from a pistol shot beside his wrecked jeep on his mother’s plantation. Officials doubt murder and may consider accidental discharge. FBI tests requested and hand casts sent to identify possible shooters.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Grenville Baker
New York
William D. Hopkins
Frank Stoutamire
Baker
FBI
Washington
Ker
Horseshoe
Stoutamire
George F. Baker Sr
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Thelma Griffin
Judge Rules Trial of Eleven Reds to Proceed Without Foster
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina ordered the trial of 11 top Communist officials to continue without William Z. Foster who is ill. Foster’s absence was granted severance while the others face charges of conspiring to forcefully overthrow the government. The ruling followed defense objections about courthouse security and police presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jar
Harold R
Medina
William Z. Foster
Foster
U. S
John F. X. McGahey
Harold R. Medina
Communist Party
Louis F. McCabe
Philadelphia
Lower Manhattan
Airliner Missing in South Atlantic with 19 Aboard
Rescue forces search the South Atlantic for the British South American Airways Tudor Ariel missing with 19 aboard on a Bermuda to Kingston Jamaica flight. The aircraft disappeared after last contact 150 miles south of Bermuda as Coast Guard and other planes joined the early morning search.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
South Atlantic
British South American Airways
Kingston
Jamaica
U. S. Coast Guard Air-Sea Rescue
Miami
Hit run Charges Bring 110 Fines
William Carter Heflin of Luck etts Virginia was fined 110 dollars in police court for hit and run and reckless driving after he struck a parked car on Berryville Ave early Sunday. Officers testified Heflin was driving on the wrong side of the road causing about 250 dollars damage to the other car and similar damage to his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carter Heflin
Lucketts
Berryville Ave
John Rice
Shickle and Slane
Heflin
Fred Wehrheim
R. 2
Winchester
Tyrone Power Linda Christian Set Wedding Date
Friends of actor Tyrone Power and Linda Christian announced they would wed in a Rome church on January 27. Attendants at Villa Madama said Power was at home and the date was set.
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Rome
Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
Villa Madama
Power
Snow White Grill
Cadet Win Miller Share Inaugural Parade Route
George William Miller son of Mrs Beathe Miller of Winchester will join West Point cadets in the inauguration parade Thursday at Washington. He travels with his mother and siblings Monte and Ann Miller and accompanies Police Chief J Thomas Boyd and Dallas Fogle to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George William Miller
Beathe Miller
Winchester
West Point
Washington
George
Monte
Ann Miller
J. Thomas Boyd
Dallas Fogle
GOP Senators Fear Truman's Reorganization
Washington January 18 1949 Republicans and some Democrats resist President Truman's bid to grant broad authority to reorganize federal agencies including the Interstate Commerce Commission The plan aims to exempt none of the executive functions except the Courts and Congress Taft warns against legislative power shift while Lodge supports cuts to save money and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service could lose its independence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Col
Senate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Executive Branch
Hoover
White House
Taft
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
New Signs Slow Traffic at Frederick County Schools
Large signs reading SCHOOL- SPEED LIMIT 15 were installed by the State highway department at six Frederick county schools along main highways. They are placed on heavy posts about 400 feet from each school and are moved daily by school safety patrols with hours before and after classes. Principals cite remarkable slowdowns and plan lunch-period adjustments at Stephens City and possibly other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
State Highway Department
Howard Grove
Robert E. Ayler
H. D. Hoover
Middletown High
Paul D. Beable
Stephens City High
Stephens City High School
Aylor
County School Board
Kernstown Elementary
Gore High
Round Hill
Bryarly
Albin
Voluntary Controls Extended As Congress Plans Review
Washington on January 18 reported a six month extension of the voluntary agreements anti inflation law due to expire February 28 as lawmakers seek time to study President Truman's economic program. A second measure would extend export controls for a year or more and extend the steel and other short supply controls for six months.
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Washington
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
80Th Congress
United States
Citrus Loss At 26 Percent In Freezing
Southern California faced unprecedented winter cold with frost bitten citrus groves. The State Department of Agriculture reports a 26 percent crop loss from prolonged freezing as orchard heating begins in Redlands. Cloud cover and rising temperatures are expected to curb further damage while valley showers and mountain snow loom tomorrow. Palmdale recorded a low of 15 degrees before warming with increased cloudiness.
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Associated Press
California
Citrus
State Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Redlands
Here
Palmdale
Mojave Desert
Girls Orphaned By Dual Tragedy
Leesburg report says Henry Spurlock 38 and Ellen Spurlock 23 were found shot in their bedroom. Coroner rules murder and death by own action as deputy Chamblin notes a pistol in Henrys hand. Woolcott discovered the scene and the two young daughters survived.
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Leesburg
Jan
John Chamblin
Henry Spurlock
Ellen
Loudoun County
W. D. Fraer
Chamblin
Spurlock
Leon Woolcott
Woolcott
Nationalist Rule In North China Slowly Crumbles
Nanking sources report the Nationalist government may be dispersed for safety with the capital remaining if Chiang Kai shek stays, while foreign embassies evacuate and Peiping braces for fall as red armies encircle the city. Embassies protest seizures of properties as foreign ministries reportedly prepare dispersal notices southward toward Canton.
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North
China
Nanking
Auane Foreign Office
Chiang Kaishek
Lee Tagg
Peiping
Foreign Office
Neverthele
Chinese Standard Oil Company
Yangtze
Foreign Ministry
Canton
Yangtze River
Hawaiian Islands swept by storms with deaths and injuries
Heavy rains and strong winds battered the Hawaiian Islands as a two phase storm moved through. Two people were killed and five injured while a high wave damaged the submarine rescue vessel Bluebird near Pearl Harbor. Kaneohe logged 25.44 inches of rain in 24 hours, and Oahu pineapple fields face delays from mud though fruit remains undamaged, per the Hawaiian Pineapple Co.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
Kaneohe
Oahu Island
Bluebird
Pearl Harbor
Oahu
Hawaiian Pineapple Co
Pickett to End Trainee Flow as Camp Shuts After Sessions
Washington reports no further trainees will be sent to Camp Pickett in Virginia. The recently reopened facility will close once the eight weeks of basic training for current recruits are completed.
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Washington
Camp Pickett
Professionals and merchants appeal license tax plan
A special session of the Winchester council heard doctors and merchants oppose the 1949 license tax ordinance. The Finance committee examined complaints about a 1 percent gross receipts tax on professionals. Council considered adjustments to ensure equity for 1950, with doctors cited for unique factors and humanitarian work.
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Winchester
John Steck Jr
Teconughenet Wanerine
Aker
Hawthorne
Virginians Given Committee Posts
Democratic House assignments for Virginia representatives in the 81st Congress list Abbitt in Agriculture Gary in Appropriations Hardy in Armed Services Smith in District of Columbia Stanley in Interstate and Foreign Commerce Bland as chairman of Merchant Marine and Fisheries with Pugate also listed Smith on Rules Harrison on Un American Activities Burton on Veterans’ Affairs.
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Washington
Virginia
Abbitt
Gary
Armed Services
Hardy
District of Columbia
Smith
Stanley
Bland
Pugate
Harrison
Burton
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Curly Top
Fortment
Dia
Commons
Lee’s
Col. B
U.S
Miller
GOP
Pickett
W. Va
Winchester Evening Star
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