Sanitation Code to Be Modified by Joint Committee
A Frederick county court board committee and Winchester council sanitary group discussed a proposed city ordinance to regulate dwellings within two miles of Winchester. The talks yielded some changes, with final adoption pending county supervisor consent and possible public hearings. Opposition from Dr. Edwin C. Yost and supporters urged six month deadlines and loan underwritings for homeowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Court Board of Supervisors
Winchester Council
Byron Brumback
Charles Garber
Grover Teets
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie Jr
W. P. McGuire
Council
J. T. Kremer
W. W. Dellinger
Lee Grant
Edwin C. Yost
Board of Supervisors
Citizens Relief Council of
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Yost
Frederick County
City of
Winchester
Polish Ex-premier’s Supporters on Trial
Twelve supporters of ex premier Stanisław Mikołajczyk faced a military court in Olsztyn as they were accused of spying for an unidentified embassy. Prosecutors said the group gathered data on Polish army strength militia positions and economic and political conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Olsztyn
Germany
East Prussia
Handley Gym Clash Garber's Meet Sioux Indians
Sports brief notes a basketball game at Handley Gym at 8 p m between Garber's and the Sioux Indians. Other items include a Brown Bombers Club meeting at 7 p m at Scott Brown's Barber Shop and local sale notices for two lots on Fairmont Ave and chunk and slab wood. A Hodgon Brown ad touts diamond rings with discount quotes.
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Handley
Garber’s
Sioux Indians
Brown Bombers Athletic Club
Scott Brown
Fairmont Ave
Roy R. Boyce
Arthur Canter
Hodgson & Brown
Northern Virginia Power Plans 612 Million Plant Along Shenandoah River
Northern Virginia Power Co officials unveiled plans for a 612 million dollar steam electric plant on the Shenandoah River near Riverton Va. The facility with 38 000 kilowatts capacity aims to provide abundant dependable power for current customers and expected new industries. Expansion could reach four times the initial capacity, with 400 tons of coal daily and groundwork including grading and railroad siding already underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah River
Riverton
Northern Virginia Power Co
Virginia
Smith
George S. Humphrey
Henry H. Startzman
Coldest Day Of Winter In Winchester Records 4 12 Degrees
Winchester endured its coldest winter weather early this morning with the reading at the Winchester Research Laboratory at 4 12 degrees above zero, slightly below two earlier checks. Forecasters warn of colder temperatures tonight while many county thermometers read below zero.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
State Highway Department
Groves
A. B. Groves
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
Grain for Whisky To Be Unrestricted
Washington January 28 The government will end its power to limit grain use in whiskey this Saturday. The House banking committee voted 12 to 9 to block extending curbs through February.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
High Command Fears Sneak A-bomb Attack
Washington reports from January 28 indicate Senate armed services leaders fear a future war may begin with a surprise A-bomb strike. Generals Eisenhower and other top officers advise rapid modernization of the Army Navy and Air Force and warn of heavy costs to defend the nation. They also debate compulsory universal military training as a possible but unlikely step in the near term.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Russia
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
High Command
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Gurney
R-Sd
United States
Isaiah Roe Former Frederick County Revenue Chief Dies at 63
Isaiah C. Roe 63, a former Frederick County commissioner of revenue, was found dead at his home near Ebenezer. Death was attributed to exposure after he apparently had lain dead for one or two days. Roe served as revenue commissioner from 1912 to 1932. Survived by two sisters and a brother, services set at Giffin funeral home Capon Bridge with burial at Mt. Olive church cemetery.
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Isaiah C. Roe
Frederick County
Ebenezer
Douglas Whitacre
John Troxell
Robert de Haven
Roé
Aergenar Tiny
Roe
Riley
Gore
Ashby and
Mary Bowman Roe
Entre
Emma Anderson
Ida Allamong
Joseph Roe
Hayfield
Giffin
Capon Bridge
Mt. Olive Church
Roy Schmucker
Church Cemetery
George and
Lee Smith
Arthur Purtlebaugh
William Fulford
Douglas
Jesse Whitacre
Gas Shortage Idles 200000 in Detroit
Detroit suffers a weeklong gas cut off by Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. 200000 workers idle as Ford Motor Co. and GM pause output. Briggs and many smaller plants hit as the coldest spell in 12 years halts deliveries. Ford steadies with standby gas at River Rouge. Highland Park production cut. Hudson plant keeps running.
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Detroit
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Ford
River Rouge
Highland Park
Hudson Motor Car Co
Trucker Pays $90 For Mowing Down Traffic Light Pole
Joseph Kerola of Youngstown Ohio paid 90 to repair damage after his truck mowed down a traffic light at Loudoun and Boscawen streets Saturday. Winchester police said no charges were lodged against the trucker. The rear of the vehicle came up over the curb and broke the pole.
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Joseph Kerola
Youngstown
Loudoun
Boscawen St
Winchester
Ohio
Kerola
Milk Price Rise Hearing Sought By Winchester Milk Groups
Winchester milk producers and two local distributors seek a price increase to 22 cents a quart with a state hearing set in Frederick county court house at 10 a.m. Friday. The request comes from the Winchester Cooperative Milk Producers Assn. and distributors of Grade A milk as costs rise for feed and labor. State Milk Commission members will hear all interested parties, with producers, bottlers, and consumers sharing facts and opinions on costs and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
State Milk Commission
Frederick County
Winchester Cooperative Milk Producers Assn
Herman B. Stine
State Commission
Dr. T. R. Suavely
E. L. Millner
Mark Turner
J. W. Owens
Virginia
Pro Grid Club Looks City Over As Training Site
The Baltimore Colts seek a five week summer training site in 1948 and contact Winchester chamber of commerce for lodging and a football field with showers. They request rain and temperature history plus prices for lodging and meals. Winchester officials doubt local facilities can meet Colts needs amid prior spring training interest from other teams.
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Pro Grid Club
Baltimore Colts
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Robert Rodenberg
Professional Eleven
Rodenberg
Baltimore
Colts
Hardenburg
Henry Hardenburg
Hagerstown Owls
Notice pick up and delivery service ad
Brannon s Cleaners advertises pick up and delivery service within the city with contact phone 7161 and a dated line 1-26-1p-3t indicating filing or notice reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannon’'S Cleaners
Cambridge Debating Society Quips About Plymouth Rock
The Cambridge University debating society last night joked that Plymouth Rock might have landed on the Pilgrim Fathers, with a margin of 113 to an unspecified opponent. The exchange reflects a witty parliamentary style on historical trivia in Cambridge England.
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Cambridge
England
Cambridge Universis Debating Society
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymoth Rock
State Ratifies 3rd Presidential Term Amendment
Richmond January 28 The Senate 29 to 6 passed a resolution already approved by the House favoring an amendment to limit the US presidency to two terms. The House rejected a war time ban repeal on fireworks by 57 to 36 led by Delegate E O McCue who sought a drafted bill to amend the wartime act. Senator Byrd moved to suspend rules triggering a joint resolution vote. Breeden explained his vote against the measure.
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Richmond
Senate
House of Debates
House
Moncure House
E. O. McCue
McCue
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester
Breeden
Edward L. Breeden Jr
Norfolk City
The
United
Plane Crashes in California Killing 33
Fresno dispatch reports a chartered air liner crashed in the Diablo coast range near Coalinga. Thirty three believed dead with no survivors. Ten bodies recovered from the wreckage as workers and guards were being flown from Oakland to El Centro.
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Fresno
Calif
Diablo
Coast Range
Here
Fresno County
Coalinga
Los Gatos Canyon
Oakland
Immigration Department
el Centro
Mel Willmarth
Winchester Memorial Hospital Poll Seeks Public Views
The Winchester Memorial hospital seeks public input on service adequacy and potential expansion. A community relations committee will mail several thousand questionnaires to about sixty thousand residents to rate efficiency, costs, nurse attitude, and overall care.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
John H.rosenberger
Senator Hands Five Dollars To Undernourished Girl
A New Jersey cannery worker testifies to the Senate banking committee that a 2500 dollar annual family income buys little food for eight. He and his wife describe scarce meat and juice for their undernourished daughter Lois as prices rise. Chairman Tobey gives Lois five dollars and promises a Washington tour. He will seek input from food company officials on price justification.
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Washington
New Jersey
Senate Banking Committee
Cyrus J. Waud
Camden
Waud
Mrs. Waud
Lois
Tobey
Rnh
GM Cited Under T H Labor Law
Washington January 28 General Motors Corp is charged with unfair labor practice under Taft Hartley for refusing to bargain with the CIO UAW on a proposed insurance plan The complaint prompted a February 10 hearing and court action potential. Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh plans a wage policy meeting February 18 signaling start of spring wage talks.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors Corporation
CIO Autone
Denham
NLRB
Ciouaw
CIO
Pittsburgh
Vorerbona
A . Es Cio
United Auto Ve
Jap Freighter Joe Maru Sinks After Mine Collision
Tokyo officials report the 400 ton freighter Joe Maru struck a floating mine in the Inland Sea and sank within 20 minutes. Of 426 aboard on a Kobe to Tadatsu run, 306 perished and 120 were rescued including three British soldiers. unknown whether any Americans were aboard.
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Tokyo
Okayama
Kobe
Tadatsu
Kuroshima
United States C-47 Plane Missing Over Europe
A U S Air Forces C-47 transport is missing on a flight from Istres France to Udine Italy. Air Force headquarters at Wiesbaden announced the loss today. The report places the incident in the European theater and notes no recovery status yet.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Air Forces
Istres
France
Udine
Italy
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Duff’s Record Shop
Winchester
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Campbell’s Teen Shop
S. Loudoun St
New
Northern Virginia Power Company
New Northern Va. Co
Mercury
Ces
Isaiah Roe
Chamber of Commerce
California
Bulletin
Rosenberger
West Va
Beyond Va
U. S
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