Food Prices Push Living Costs To Record High
Washington reports living costs at a record 91 percent above the 1935-39 base as prices rise across groceries doctor bills haircuts cigarettes rents and fuel. The government says a 3 percent November to December increase will affect workers under labor contracts including about a million CIO auto workers though no major contracts were tied to the move.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
CIO Auto
Harris Atwood Purchases Frederick County Farm
Harris Atwood of Gore buys the Frederick County farm on the southern side of the Northwestern Grade about five and a half miles west of here. Auctioneer Coleman Dunn knocked down the bid at 1425 dollars in FE. Edwards and Lloyd Example served as special commissioners under a Frederick County Circuit Court decree entered November 19 1951 in the chancery case The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore v FE L Adams et al.
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Harris Atwood
Gore
Frederick County
County Court House
Coleman Dunn
Edwards
Lloyd
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Sales Directory February Auctions Across Clarke Frederick and Nearby
Auction notices list multiple sales dates in February for real estate livestock farm equipment and household goods across Clarke County and nearby areas. Entrants include Michael Place Carlton Dyke W E Edwards and Katie Punkhouser with venues at Frederick County Court House Stephens City Greenspring and White Hall with items ranging from livestock to furniture and farm machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Montague
Middletown
Opequon Magtisterial
W. E. Edwards
Frederick County Court House
Winchester
Stephens City
Carlton Dyke
Greenspring
White Hall
W. F. Presgraves
Old Salem Road
Missionaries Not Included on Red Internees List
The U N said 26 missionaries vanished in Korea since the war began were omitted from a list of foreign civilian internees released by the Communists. The missing include Bishop Patrick J Byrne and Patrick Brennan, with 44 names given but only 27 matching the Allied list.
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Red
Munsan
Korea
U. N
Patrick J. Byrne
Washington
Maut Patrick Brennan
Chicago
U.N
Lee Bank
Church of England
Walter 8. Feitringham
William Holdock Evans
Howard Bonsom Hale
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Set For February 23
Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner was scheduled for February 23 in the Virginia Room of the Hotel John Marshall. State Democratic Executive Committee Chairman G Alvin Massenburg announced the event and named a guest speaker committee. The meeting also reviewed last year’s dinner and did not list any resignation actions by Massenburg.
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Richmond
Virginia
John Marshall
Alvin Massenburg
Massenburg
Democraty
Maassenburg
Willian M Tuck
Tuck
Victor P. Wilson
Senate
Wrecked Kaiser Sedan Sells at Public Auction
The 1051 Kaiser sedan, involved in a fatal January 9, 1951 crash near Cross Junction, sold at public auction for 72 dollars to H. P. Motors Co of Valley Ave after a Frederick County court judgment in favor of Shade's Garage against Raymond W. Thomas. Sheriff Robert L DeHaven conducted the sale. The vehicle had been impounded to satisfy the 74.35 dollar judgment plus costs and interest.
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H. P. Motors Co
Valley Ave
Kaiser
Robert L DeHaven
Trial Justice Court
Frederick County
Earl Shade
Shade
Raymond W. Thomas
DeHaven
Springfield
Cross Junction
Red delegation press asks Lee for direct answer in exchange
The account describes a wartime exchange where the Communist delegation pressed General Lee for a direct reply on a data exchange. Libby cited a reply as unsatisfactory and urged Lee to provide a clear answer to a question attributed to TJ.
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Lee
Libby
Red
Chinese Reds Counterattack on Yonchon Hill Drives Allies Back
Chinese forces massed on a hill west of Yonchon north of Seoul repelled an Allied push and forced a retreat after heavy artillery and infantry assaults. U S Sabre jets found no MIGs in the morning skies as Fifth Air Force reports enemy air losses and continued Strangle operations hitting rail lines and road convoys.
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Beoul
Korea
West Korea
Yonchon
Seoul
U. S
North Korea
U. S Fifth Air Force
Funeral services for Pfc John Bruce Crouse
Funeral services for Pfc John Bruce Crouse 19 of Ridge WV killed in Korea October 9 1951 will be held Tuesday at 1 pm at Hunter Funeral Home Berkeley Springs and Salem Church burial in Salem Churchyard He was a native of Hide Park and attended Berkeley Springs High School He enlisted January 1951 and trained at Camp Gordon Ga served with F Company 3 Cavalry Regiment His brother Sgt Kenneth Crouse escorts the body and survivors include four sisters and another brother Roy D Crouse Ridge
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Pfe
John Bruce Crouse
Roy H Crouse
Ridge W Va
Korea
Hunter Funeral
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Salem Church
Salem
Pfe Crouse
Hidwe
Washington
D. C
Camp Gordon
Gia
F Company
Th Cavalry Regiment
Set
Kenneth Crouse
Noble Hinkle
Havre de Grace
William McNally
Washington, D. C
Robert Miller
Ray Myers
Ridge
Roy D. Crouse
Egypt Britain Tension Escalates After Ismailia Clash
Egyptian officials quoted by A Musii say emergency cabinet meets may break relations with Britain despite no official government statement. Anti British sentiment rose after Ismailia battle where British tanks and artillery crushed a police detachment, with reported Egyptian and British casualties.
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Associated Press
Musii
Britain
Mustapha E! Nahas Pasha
Ismailia
Ebbing Confidence Prompted By Complaints
A reader accuses the speaker of arrogance and overreach, saying the response shows boldness beyond propriety and hints at dissatisfaction with the answer. The remark frames a clash over tone and authority.
Market Quotations Mix of Livestock and Stocks in Chicago and New York
Salable cattle and hogs show week-to-week changes with price ranges across UART markets. Cattle and sheep trends vary by weight and class, while New York shares gain in energy, oil and industrials amid a broad market mix with some leaders rising on dividend news and others retreating on profit-taking.
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New York
Omins
Siens
Ashland
Sunray Oil
Southern Pacific
Sinclair Old
Johns-Manville
American Smelting
Goodyear
Douglas Aircraft
Admiral Corp
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Rubber
Anaconda Copper
du Pont
Paramount Pictures
Quiz answers printed on Page 1 reveal key facts
The document lists ten quiz answers: True. a motor coach. the sacrifice of a hundred cattle to a god at one time. No. the creator of a monster. Chicago. Cairo. a dancer. Washington Irving. October 12. Textiles.
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Chicago
Cairo
Washington Irving
Chicago grain prices open firm on day of trading
Opening grain prices at Chicago on the board of trade show firm early bids. Wheat futures rise across March May and July positions while corn oats rye and soybeans list notable quotes for March May July and September contracts.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Rye
M Luther Grim 81 Dies at Home Near Refuge Church
M Luther Grim 81 a retired farmer died this morning at his home near Refuge Church after long illness. native of Frederick County he farmed in Clark county near White Post over 20 years returning to his Refuge Church home in 1951. Survived by son M Luther Grim Jr three brothers and two sisters. Funeral to meet at home at 2 pm and proceed to Refuge Church for service at 2:30 with Rev Day and Rev York officiating. Interment Refuge Cemetery. Pallbearers named McKay Johns Fritts McDonald and Conners.
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M.luther Grim
Refuge Church
Isaac and
Sara Grim
Frederick County
Clark County
White Post
Minnie Pitcock
M. Luther Grim, Jr
Ollie
Arthur Grim
Stephen
City
Silas Grim
Middletown
Fifie Bray
Julie Grim
E C. Day
Woodstock
Charlee A. York
Stephens City
Refuge Cemetery
Hubert McKay
Hammond Johns
Edwin Fritts
Joe McDonald
Austin and
Crowell Conner
Winchester Frederick Eisenhower for President Club Opens
President McCormac announced the formal opening of the Winchester Frederick Eisenhower for President Club at SHAPE headquarters. He urged locals to join, noting the nonpartisan grass roots effort to elect Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, with the office open six days a week for information and memberships.
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General Eisenhower
Shape Headquarters
McCormac
Winchester-Frederick
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winchester Star
H B. McCormac, Jr
G. T. Binner
Charles Andereson
Thomas Whitham
Fred Glaize
Winchester-Frederick Eisenhower
Bill aims to add doctors to state mental hospitals
Richmond Senator Charlies R Fenwick of Arlington will introduce a bill to ease the shortage of doctors in state mental hospitals. The measure amends a law requiring medical students who receive state scholarships to serve one year in a rural area per year funded, offering a choice to work in a mental hospital or in a rural locale.
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Richmond
Charlies R Fenwick
Arlington
Poll tax repeal debate shapes Virginia assembly agenda
The Breeden Baldwin plan would repeal the poll tax prerequisite for voting while keeping a 1.50 fee for revenue. Names, dates, and party stance are uncertain as Governor Battle and Democrats weigh support. The legislature moved on tax relief, Social Security coverage, teacher salaries, and districting amid a busy three weeks with 436 bills filed.
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Battle
Breeden-Baldwin
Old Dominion
Radford
Ted Dalton
Princess Anne County
Virginia
Assembly
Wytheville Man Sentenced 20 Years for Fatal Barbershop Shooting
Wytheville resident H S Harmon was found guilty of first degree murder and given a 20 year term for the July barbershop shooting of Guy W Martin. Harmon claimed self defense after Martin allegedly slashed him with a knife before the fatal shot. The verdict followed a three day trial with witnesses including a barber and customers.
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Wytheville
H. Harmon
Guy W. Martin
Harmon
Martin
John Draper
Wythe County Circuit Court
Asde
Fetin
Puzzle Clue Set Hints at Historical Word Trio
A cryptic trio links a French term for article or article usage, the forearm bone, and a fiery alcoholic beverage. The nocturne clue suggests a musical mood or night scene. Together they form a themed wordplay puzzle item.
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United States
Department of the Treasury
Jos
James H. Gipson
James H
WINC
John W
Rosenberger
S. Braddock St
Cpl
John Crouse
Allis-Chalmers
Nebr
N. Cameron St
USDA
Baltimore
M. Luther Grim
Brumback & Sons
Bill
Sheriff's Sale
Circuit Court
Commonwealth of Virginia
Carl Barrett
Lewis Barrett
Robert L. DeHaven
Virginia Machinery
W. Cecil St
Pine Motor
Eisenhower
Plymouth
Chapman Motor CO
Frederick Motors Inc
Martinsburg Pike
Heatvole Motor CO
N. BraDdock St
Philco
York Inn
Alfred Demazzon
Daily Crossword
Brink Province
Afr
Young Horse
Tapestry
Tibet
Aruler
Anglo
Neverages
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