Russell County Election Hearing Postponed
The Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee postponed the Russell County election contest hearing to Thursday at 2 p.m. due to illness of Fred C. Parks. Mrs. Gilmer contests absentee voting abuses against Fletcher, who is seated as Russell’s delegate. Separately, Governor Battle seeks a $45 million emergency school grant, with hearings set on a $597 million general appropriation bill beginning next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House Committee On Privileges and Elections
Russell County
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Fred C. Parks
Abingdon
John W. Fletcher
Russell
Turner A. Gilmer
Gilmer
Fletcher
Battle
House Appropriations
Senate Finance
Robert O. Norris
Senate Committee
Norris
Winchester Residents Must Connect to City Sewer
Health officer Dr. Paul Chapman announced that property owners with access to the new city sewer will receive notices within days granting 30 days to connect. The city code requires connections and removal of septic tanks after linking, with licensed plumbers handling all plumbing and forms filed with the water and sewer department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Paul Chapman
Winchester-Frederick
Water and Sewer Department
Chapman
State Department of Health
Mrs Earle Grave Noted as Third Oldest West of Blue Ridge
Anna Earle wife of Samuel Earle died and buried at Greenway Court Manor. Dickinson, Front Royal, notes her grave as the region's third oldest marked burial west of the Blue Ridge with a Massanutten rock tombstone. Epitaph venerates her as devout wife mother and neighbor.
Cupid Slows His Activities Here
Marriage licenses declined nationwide in 1949 with 1.58 million couples wed in the United States, down 8 percent from 1948 and far below the 1946 peak. Local Winchester figures show city licenses fell from 1,634 to 1,578 and county from 1,084 to 1,050, with monthly lows in March and a July peak. Most licenses still went to Pennsylvania couples. the article notes the same day issuance possible in the state and cites wartime postwar demographics as the cause of the down trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Peyton J. Marshall
Lee N. Whitacre
Pennsylvania
Metropalitan Life Insurance Co
United States
Atlantic
Midwest
South
Reno
Las Vegas
New York City
Los Angles
Chicago
Detroit
Philadlphia
Pearl Harbor
Dancer Patino Returns Soured by Drugging Claim
Juahita Patino a 28 year old dancer says she was drugged the night of January 15 and woke a week later near Washington with no memory of events. Her jewelry valued at 4000 dollars was missing and she traveled from Fredericksburg Virginia back to New York with her sister Anita Eden.
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New York
Juahita Patino
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Anita Eden
Washington
Quartet Wins Top Place in Show Here
The Rusty Hinge Quartet from Charles Town won first among five acts approved as finalists in the Forty and Eight Amateur Show at Handley with a medley performance that captivated the audience. Other finalists included Mary Martha Eisenberg and Betty Ann Tavenner, with many local youths and performers competing in auditions to narrow the field for the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty Hinge
Charles
Winchester
Philip J. Heck
Kendrick
Strasburg
Garland Hope
Harpers Ferry
Tommy Wolfe
Braddock Sr
Walthall Sisters
Deloris Ann
Faye Joyce
Eva May
Grimes
L. E. Hill
Kenneth Windle
Charles Town
Mary Martha Eisenberg
W. E. Eisenberg
Rachmaninoff
Handley
Betty Ann Tavenner
Boyce
Jimmy Crabill
Harrisonburg
Jackie Carr
Gayle Crye
Front Royal
Colleen Largent
Cross Junction
Shirley Long
Joan Michael
Walter Alger
The
Middle Road
Shiné
Philip Hunter
Northern Virginia Power Co
Ed Lee
Alvin Ennis
H. W. Lehman
Firemen Eye 1950 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Seven local fire companies hold their annual dinner meeting in the George Washington Hotel to select a parade director for the 1950 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Firemen’s Parade and to discuss details of participation. Invitations go to 36 officers and division chairs from Winchester and nearby towns. out-of-town groups are invited to enter mobile equipment and march or ride. Cash and honorary prizes will be awarded in divisions with a special award for the farthest distance traveled to Winchester. Miss Jean Overton of Staunton was named honorary fire-marshal last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Shenandoah
John Boyd
Stephens City
Middletown
Clearbrook
South End
Friendship
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Winchester
Fayette City
Pennsylvania
Jean Overton
Staunton
Tom Baldridge
Florenz Hinz
Marvin Weaver
Hearing Postponed in Russell County Election Contest
The House Committee of Privileges and Elections voted to postpone the hearing in the Russell County election contest until Thursday at 2 p.m. The Woolen Shop advertises a sale of woolen yard goods at greatly reduced prices on Braddock Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House Committee of Privileges and Elections
Russell County
S. Braddock St
Musical Barber Enters Plea Of Not Guilty in Fraud Case
Edward Willoughby Myers a 73 year old musical barber led police on a 4000 mile chase from Winchester to Salt Lake City and back to Laramie Wyoming before entering a not guilty plea to defrauding G and M Music Appliance Center with an uncashable 300 dollar check. Indicted with three others, Myers faces trial February 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Willoughby Myers
Winchester
Salt Lake City
Laramie
Wyo
G & M Music
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Myers
Corporation Court
Ray Grim Foreman
Hugh Brill
Earl D. Evans
Irvan T. O’connell
Clarke T. Cooper
F. M. Funk
Wyoming
Randolph Larrick
Elliott Marshall
Plan Would Send 489000 To Area For Schools
Governor Battle proposes 45 million in state funds for local school construction over two years. Clarke County would get about 115000, Frederick County 235000, and Winchester 139000 under the plan if enacted by the General Assembly. Enrollment figures would be based on December 1, 1949 data with a 90 10 grant and an equalization fund to aid high self tax rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle
General Assembly
Clarkety
Frederick County
Winchester
State Board of
State Tax Study Commission
State Board of Education
Richmond
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman Confirmed as CNO
The Senate confirmed Admiral Forrest P. Sherman today to serve as chief of naval operations.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Senate
Naval Operations
U S Enters Phone Dispute Amid Walkout Threat
The government steps into a labor clash over a potential nationwide telephone strike by 300000 Bell system operators and workers seeking higher wages a pension changes and a 35 hour week. CIO's Beirne urges public to use phones to help jam switchboards and rush unattended equipment failure.
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Washington
Federal Mediation Service
William N. Margolis
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
CWA
Bell System
Beirne
Five Day Weather Outlook With Showers
The outlook calls for showers through Wednesday night or Thursday, totaling about one half to one inch. Mild Wednesday, colder Thursday and Friday, then a return to warmth this weekend with average temperatures six to ten degrees above normal.
McCloy Vows Swift Action If German Nationalism Surges
High Commissioner John J. McCloy warns of a dangerous nationalist revival in Western Germany and says the Allies retain ample powers to intervene directly if extremists ally with the Soviet Union. He insists the United States Britain and France will act swiftly if needed to protect a democratic Bonn regime. McCloy reports six months in Germany after talks with Truman and Acheson, stressing that most Germans oppose militarism and favor a peaceful democratic state within the Western bloc.
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Washington
John J. McCloy
Germany
McCloy
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
Truman
Acheson
Soviet Union
Judge Bazile Ready to Answer Questions on Record
Judge Leon M. Bazile of Elmont said he is ready to answer any questions the General Assembly may have about his record. Accused by Delegate William J. Gibson of incompetence, Bazile noted no charge cannot be explained and stated he has acted with conscience as a man and judge. He spoke while presiding over a murder case in Caroline Circuit Court.
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Richmond
Leon M. Bazile
Elmont
General Assembly
House of Delegates
William J. Gibson
Fredericksburg
Bazile
Caroline
Bowling Green
Gibson
Hanover County
Farmers Have Until Jan 31 to Take Wheat Loans
Frederick County farmers must file loans and purchase agreements for the 1949 wheat crop by Tuesday January 31. Secretary Robert Dailey of the Frederick County Production Marketing Administration announced the closing date also applies to 1949 crop oats rye barley and soybeans loans and purchase agreements. The wheat loan price is 2.16 per bushel for No 1 wheat with grade discounts. Dailey noted 38 county farmers have participated, totaling 9088 bushels.
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Robert Dailey
Frederick County Production Marketing Administration Committee
Dailey
Temperatures Rise to 73 in Winchester This Week
The Winchester area saw warm weather with a high of 73 today marking the third time this month the springlike 70s have appeared. Earlier in January the thermometer reached 70 on the 4th and 6th, while a cold spell dropped to 34 four days ago before warming again. Coal phone line and stoker listings follow.
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Winchester
Congress Weighs Its Own Tax Plans Amid Veto Threat
Congress signals intent to craft a tax package possibly bypassing Truman veto if deficits are offset. Discussion centers on trimming wartime excises and boosting revenue with a $1 billion plan targeting corporate profits over 60 thousand and estate gifts, while tightening tax compliance.
Coal Strike Shrinks Steel Jobs Across Major Plants
The coal strike idled 500 Crucible Steel workers at Midland Pa and threatened 1,000 as weeks end. GM warned of possible plant shutdowns, Youngstown Sheet and Tube planned reductions, while miners in six states held to No contract no work amid Pennsylvania leading the walkout with 33,500 soft coal miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Boyer
Motors
Giant
Automobile Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Brier Hill
Youngstown
UMW
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Work Slowed On Route 522
Route 522 work slowed by wet weather and cold nights as macadam cannot be laid and bridges cannot be poured. P D Dennis says winter conditions hinder progress while crews work on secondary roads in Frederick Clarke and Warren counties and prepare stone for spring paving.
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Winchester
P. D. Dennis
Dennis
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Democrats Set Date For Naming Judges
Leaders of the party set a date for the nomination of federal judges amid a uproar over Judge Leon M. Bazile's nomination in the Fifteenth Circuit. Some expect Bazile's nomination to be delayed until a legislative investigation into his court's conduct is resolved. Delegates and legislators from Bazile's circuit planned to meet later today to decide the next step.
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Richmond
Leon M. Bazile
Fifteenth Circuit
Bazile
William J. Gibson
Fredericksburg
Judge Bazile
Man dies in Route 1 collision with tractor trailer
Courtney L. Stone, 41, a former Army major, was killed when his car was crushed by a tractor trailer on Route 1 Accotink. In Washington FEPC bill vote stalls in house rules committee with five to against and cross party support for motion to send to the House.
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Accotink
Courtney L. Stone
Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Smith
Virginia
Cox
Brown
Ohio
Sabath
Ilinois
Madden
Indiana
McSweeney
Delaney
New York
Herter
Massachusetts
Scarlet fever cases trigger school closures in War-schools
Authorities report several scarlet fever cases prompting closure of War-schools. Local officials urge families to seek medical care and observe isolation guidelines as the outbreak is investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toy
Committees Set Hearing on 45 Million School Grant Plan
The Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees announce a public hearing in the House Chamber at 4 p.m. on Monday January 30 to consider an administration bill granting localities 45 million dollars for school construction without matching funds. Governor Battle supports broad input and emergency language aims to make funds available immediately.
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Richmond
Senate Finance and
House Appropriations
House
H. H. Adams
House Committee
Battle
R. O. Norris
Senate Committee
Coplon Spying Trial Opens in New York
The spy conspiracy case of Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev began in New York as jury selection started after Judge Sylvester J. Ryan rejected defense efforts to delay the trial.
Growers and Agriculture Officials Mentioned in Post
The record notes mentions of Growers and a commissioner of agriculture in connection with post events. Names and exact roles are unclear in the fragment, but the items point to agricultural administration discussions and potential policy or program references.
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Cupid
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Walter Haines
Gore
A. C. Oates
P. H. Gold
J. Fred Larrick
Joseph H. Patterson
Earl Calvin Scarberry
Thomas Scarberry
Patterson
Virginia Livestock Market
Industrial National Bank of
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Scarberry
Earl Haines
Gainesboro
Harold Payton
Lewis Timbers
Sherman
U.S
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West Va
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Winchester Evening Star
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
FEPC
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