Winchester grocer and war veteran James E. Keffer dies
James E. Keffer Sr. 55, a World War I veteran and past commander of the Winchester VFW, died 3:55 p.m. Saturday at University Hospital Charlottesville after recent illness and prior hospitalizations. He operated a grocery at E Piccadilly and East Lane for 16 years and belonged to multiple fraternal groups. Survived by wife Margaret, two children James E. Keffer Jr. and Mrs. Vernon Racer, and two grandchildren, with funeral arrangements announced.
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James E. Keffer Sr
Winchester Vfw
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Keffer
Newton D. Baker VA Hospital
Winchester
VFW
American Legion
Grace Lutheran Church
Woodmen of the World
Fraternal Order of Elks
The
Rouss Fire Company
Margaret Keffer
Gray Ave
James E. Keffer, Jr
Vernon Racer
Berryville
James E. Keffer III
Vernon M. Racer
Lillian Williams
Invale
Nebr
Ernest C. Keffer
Columbus
Robert E. Keffer
Straton
Charles 8. Keffer
Richard H. Keffer
Strasburg
William D. Keffer
George Lemley
Mountain Falls
Mollie Hildebrand
Forty in Nighties Driven into Cold by Fire in Cleveland
A blaze swept through a row of businesses and apartments in downtown Cleveland early today causing about $225,000 in damage. Forty residents fled with only their clothing and were taken in by the Red Cross disaster unit of the Greater Cleveland chapter. Some fled barefoot in night clothes into the frigid street where the 5 degree temperature worsened the ordeal.
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Cleveland
Greater
The
Red Cross
Conservation Film Sets Showings in Virginia Schools
The conservation movie This is Our Land will be shown this week at Handley and in Strasburg Toms Brook Woodstock Mt Jackson and New Market schools. It was previously shown at Stephens City Middletown Gore and Stonewall schools and will tour Lord Fairfax soil conservation district schools this month.
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Handley
Strasburg
Toms Brook
Woodstock Mt. Jackson
New Market
H. B. McCormac
Virginia State Conservation
Garden Club of America
Stephens City
Middletown Gore
Stonewall
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Fireman pinned in crash carried two miles by cowcatcher
Lot E. Bates a 54 year old Cohasset fireman was pinned in his wrecked auto after a collision at a crossing and swept onto the cowcatcher of a New Haven locomotive. Bates was reported in critical condition as Engineer A H Chambers halted the train after a flagwoman flagged him down during yesterday's snow storm.
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Weymouth
Mass
Cohasset
New Haven Railroad
Lot E. Bates
A. H. Chambers
Oldsters to Wed Because Philosophies Of Life Agree
In Salt Lake City an 80-year-old great grandfather Homer McCarty and 76-year-old Esther A. Goudie plan to marry after a seven month romance. They met in June after McCarty found her name in an Institute of Religious Science alumni bulletin. Mrs. Goudie, a widow for 12 years, notes her calendar age but says age is just a number.
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Salt Lake City
Homer McCarty
Esther A. Goudie
McCarty
Carper Rites Held in Baltimore for 75-Year-Old Former Stephens City Resident
Funeral services were held in Baltimore for Harry M. Carper 75 a former Stephens City resident who died Friday at his home there He was a son of the late Stuart and Alberta Grim Carper Surviving are two brothers Warren Carper Stephens City and Stuart Carper Berryville and three sisters Mrs Charles Gore Winchester and Mrs Joseph Shenk and Mrs Charles Shenk Berryville
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Baltimore
Harry M. Carper
Stephens City
Stuart
Alberta Grim Carper
Warren Carper
Stuart Carper
Berryville
Charles Gore
Winchester
Joseph
Charles Shenk
Funeral Rites for Mrs Annie Elizabeth Plank
Funeral services were held at the late home Thursday for Mrs Annie Elizabeth Plank officiated by Rev W O Talbert and Rev Paul Dick. Special music by Arthur Armel and Mrs Nora Newcome. Pallbearers were Herman Hable Jacob Yost Chris Grubbs Amos Shryock Ansel Solenberg er and Clark Mauzy.
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Annie Elizabeth Plank
W. O. Talbert
Paul Dick
Arthur Armel
Nora Newcome
Herman Hable
Jacob Yost
Chris Grubbs
Amos Shryock
Ansel Solenberger
Clark Mauzy
Harsh Mercury Enviro Would Kill a Human Instantly
A transfer of a human to Mercury would result in death from extreme heat and radiation, oxygen deprivation, and rapid dehydration. The sun’s proximity would boil the surface, while shield and atmosphere are absent to sustain life.
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Mercury
Arlington League backs Tuck financial plan endorses tax changes
The Arlington Better Government League endorsed Governor William M. Tuck's financial program omitting a sales tax while increasing current tax rates. The resolution urges a nonpartisan local government primary, repeal of poll tax voting barriers, and gives Arlington tax and zoning powers similar to cities, plus a full time assessor and rent control support.
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
Arlington Better Government League
Arlington
Virginia General Assembly
League
Harley M. Williams
Virginia
Circuit Court
Board of Zoning Appeals
World Federation of Nations Urged In Joint Resolution
A Virginia House of Delegates joint resolution urges Congress to press the United Nations to organize a world federation as the only alternative to endless wars. Delegate Norman C. Bailey of Orange calls for the President to direct UN delegates to propose amendments to the UN charter to enable a real world federation that can prevent war.
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Richmond
Congress of the
United States
United Nations
Virginia House of Delegates
Norman C. Bailey
Orange
U.N
Store Door Found Open at Miller and Co Hardware
Chief J Thomas Boyd said officers Stotler and Comer found the back entrance to JohnS Miller and Co hardware store open around midnight Saturday. Investigation showed no one on premises and nothing missing from the warehouse. Main storeroom not entered. Capt F M Funk handles the case.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Stotler and Comer
Johns. Miller and Co
Boyd
F. M. Funk
Virginia lawmakers push bills on banking and recall reform
GOP lawmakers add measures to freeze inter city branch banking expansion with support from the Virginia Bankers Association and opposition from the Bank of Virginia. Delegate J Maynard Magruder and Senator Thomas H Blanton lead as sponsors. Delegates Boatwright propose bills to abolish the integrated bar and allow recalls of school trustees and division superintendents. Floor leaders Moore and Battle steer tax plan support in House and Senate.
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House
Senate
Virginia Bankers Assn
Bank of Virginia
J. Maynard Magruder
Arlington
Thomas H. Blanton
Bowling Green
John S. Boatwright
Buckingham
E. Blackurn Moore
Sen. Battle
Sunnyside Cesspool Nuisance Case to Be Probed by Jury
A grand jury in Frederick circuit court will investigate charges that Paul J. Combs maintains a Sunnyside property with an inadequate cesspool that overflows onto a public highway near local businesses. Petitions allege repeated requests to abate were ignored and that the nuisance existed before and after a July transfer from M. Michaels to Combs.
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Sunnyside Cesspool
Paul J. Combs
Sunnyside
Frederick
T. G
Corrinne Mauck
L. B
Esther Butler
W. F
Mebel Kirk
C. L
Florence Fletcher
R. M. Adams
Combs
U. S&s
Combe
M. P. Michaels
Michaels
Budget continues with large education and public welfare increases
The budget paper outlines a total recurring appropriation rise of 28 974 012 with education the largest share. It specifies items including teachers salaries and retirement, public health and welfare, mental health care, and state tax administration. Also notes a 22 308 771 sub total for major education and welfare items. Hydrogen addition to oil is discussed as a costly method to produce more gasoline.
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ABC Board
State Board of Education
PCA Adopts Wallace Backed Policy Platform
Chicago January 19 delegates at the Progressive Citizens of America approve a Wallace oriented policy platform. They back merging the PCA into a third party and support withdrawal from Greece and Turkey, China, price controls, housing reform, and repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Citizens of America
Wallace
PCA
Greece
Turkey
China
United Nations
Palestine
Florida Motorcade To Boost Valley Highway Proposed
Directors and members of Shenandoah Valley Inc held sessions in Harrisonburg to discuss a motor cavalcade to Florida in late February to promote the Valley highway route south. A reorganization plan proposed moving the association office to a different county biennially and officers were to be elected after further study. Attendees from Winchester included Henry Hardenburg William Battaile and Robert Smith.
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Shenandoah Valley Inc
Harrisonburg
Florida
Winchester
Henry Hardenburg
William Battaile
Robert Smith
Womeldorph Heads Hoover Kern Class at Market Street Church
Robert Womeldorph elected president of the Hoover Kern Bible class at Market Street Methodist. New officers include Kenzil Timbrook as vice president Neill Babb secretary and Charles Herrell treasurer. Committee members for 1948 include Robert Lee music Charles Johnston attendance Kenzil Timbrook Doyle Peer recreation and Paul Chamberlin special. Plans were made to enter a softball team in the church league next summer.
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Robert Womeldorph
Hoover Kern
Market St
Major party leaders reshuffle committee chairmen in Virginia House
The Virginia House announced new committee chairs with changes across several panels. Fauquier’s lett replaced R B Davis as chair of the claims committee while J J Williams of Henrico took over counties cities and towns panel. Slaughter Culpeper becomes currency and commerce chair and Beazley Caroline leads federal relations and resolutions. Boatwright Buckingham moves to general laws and MacRuder Arlington becomes interstate cooperation chair. Bailey Orange now heads labor as Aebnathy Brunswick departs.
Nazarene Services Held at Church Auditorium
Daily 7:45 p m worship led by Rev S F Cook of Mocksville North Carolina at the Church of the Nazarene auditorium 14 E Cork through the 26th
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Church of the Nazarene
E. Cork &T
S. F. Cook
Mocksville
N. C
Five Indicted On Charges of Turkey Theft
Five persons were indicted by a five man grand jury in Frederick Circuit Court for stealing a turkey valued at more than $5, owned by R. P. Sager of Star Tannery. Indictees are Lorain Constance Wymer Daniel Wayne Orndorff Loren Conrad Wymer and Edwin Richard Wymer of Star Tannery Viola May Borden of When Guy Smith presided as jury foreman with Sheriff Robert DeHaven Marvin Renner and Sager testifying. Ada Lock was indicted for allegedly stealing more than $50 from Mrs Norbert Drexel Front Royal Rd. A civil suit James Steele admi versus Frank DePoy and others was set for February 12 with a jury requested.
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R. P. Sager
Star Tannery
Frederick
Lorain Constance Wymer
Daniel Wayne Orndorff
Loren Conrad Wmger
Edwin Richard Wymer
Viola May Borden
When
Guy Smith
Robert DeHaven
Marvin Renner
Sager
Ada Lock
Norbert Drexel
Front Royal Rd
DeHaven
Drexel
James Steele Admi
Frank DePoy
VPI to Hire Coach After Kitts Resigns
Virginia Polytechnic Institute's athletic council met to consider hiring a new football mentor to replace James R. Kitts who resigned yesterday in Blacksburg Virginia.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
James R. Kitts
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