Senators Back Pike Rejection Stirs AEC Vote
Senate committee members moved to reject Sumner Pike for a new four year term on the Atomic Energy Commission. President Truman urged reconsideration, but five of nine panelists voted to oppose confirmation, delaying action until after July 4. Pike would depart as acting chairman, leaving the commission short of five members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Joint Atomic Committee
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Senate House Committee
Ote
Pike
AEC
McMahon
D-Conn
Commission
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Maine
House
Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Millikin
Bricker
Ohio
People and socials from Reynolds area note yard party
Mrs Ward Luttrell visited sister Mrs D Dick in Under West Virginia. Mrs Clarence Shelburn returns home from Radford. W B Nesmith and Mr and Mrs Okeley Catlett visited son Winton Nesmith in Johnston Pennsylvania. Walter Moore and Purcell Dick families visited Clarence Marton in Hagerstown Maryland. Lucile Marpole and son visited her parents Tom Brannon. A yard party at Wesley Chapel is planned for July 8 with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Ward Luttrell
D. Dick
Under
W. Va
Clarence Shelburn
Radford
W. B. Nesmith
Okeley Catlett
Winton Nesmith
Johnston, Pa
Walter Moore
Purcell Dick
Clarence Marton
Hagerstown
Lucile Marpole
Tom Brannon
Wesley Chapel
Local social notes from High View and surrounding towns
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shofflett and family of Stephens City visited Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Williams and family. Dinner guests included Rev. J. A. Johnson of Lynchburg and others. Hattie White plans a week with the Aldridge Ritters. Nearby families from Bartonsville Kernstown Wash ington Mansfield Ohio Baltimore are mentioned in visits and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High View
Paul Shofflett
Stephens City
Irvin Williams
W. A. Orndoff
J. A. Johnson
Lynchburg
E. R. Conner
Marvin White
Linda White
Hattie White
Alridge Ritter
Lester Carroll
Bartonsville
C. R. Greene
Douglas Hardy
Kernstown
John Bauserman
J. B. Hart
Thressa Koenig
Washington
Paul Koenig
N. W. White
Mansfield
Ohio
C. W. Wills
Janet Willis
Baltimore, Md
Building Permits Total Five Thousand Four Hundred Here
Frederick County issued construction and remodeling permits totaling 5400 dollars this week. Leroy and John Elliott of Gore received 1500 for a one room and porch addition to a filling station on Rt 50, nine miles NW of Winchester. Othel W and Harriet L Shoanaker of Winchester Route 2 obtained 500 for a two room addition to a dwelling on Rt 522, eight miles north of the city. Mary Bruce Potts of 220 Chestnut St. secured 1000 for a concrete block fruit stand on Front Royal Rd. Claude B Fauver of Mt Williams applied for 750 for a two room two story addition on the Wardensville Grade. Henry L Brown of Winchester Route 2 sought 1000 for a concrete block addition to a chicken house near Albin on Rt 522. H Vernon Barton Jr of Winchester Route 1 pursued 650 to remodel a garage into a four room bungalow off Senseny Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Leroy
John Elliott
Gore
Winchester
Othel William
Harriet L. Shoanaker
Mary Bruce Potts
Chestnut St
Front Royal
Claude B. Fauver
Mt. Williams
Wardensville
Henry L. Brown
Albin
H.vernon Barton, Jr
Senseny Rd
Cleopatra and Alexander Tombs Still Hunted in Alexandria
In Alexandria Egypt archaeologists continue to hunt for the tombs of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra believed to lie beneath the city’s streets. One legend says Cleopatra’s tomb holds a solid gold bath. Despite fruitless searches since antiquity experts remain hopeful that remains lie beneath the Gabbary district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
B. C
Cleopatra’s
Alexander
Gabbary
Parts in a passenger automobile exceed five thousand
The text states there are more than 5,000 parts in an average passenger car and about 15,000 separate items within it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F.G
Kind Hearts and Coronets and Duchess of Idaho film review
Hollywood columnist Gene Handsaker notes Kind Hearts and Coronets is a sly English comedy about murder told in a confession style. Alec Guinness shows varied disguises while the story critiques class and vengeance, with light remark on a second feature Duchess of Idaho starring Van Johnson Esther Williams and Red Skelton in a color travel comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Handsaker
Hollywood
Berkeley Square
Dennis Price
Valerie Hobson
Joan Greenwood
Alec Guinness
Homicide
Duchess of Idaho
van Johnson
John Lund
Esther Williams
Esther
Sun Valley
Lund
Paula Raymond
Johnson
Van
Connie Haines
Lena Horne
Eleanor Powell
Red Skelton
Clinton Sundberg
Publication Order in Virginia Adail Suit
Frederick County Virginia case seeks attachment of real and personal property of Thomas A Parkinson and Bertha S Parkinson to satisfy $196 debt plus costs. Defendants Thomas A Parkinson non resident. Westminster Maryland last address. Parkinson must appear within 10 days after due publication to protect interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Parkinson
Bertha S. Parkinson
Joseph B. Newlin
Westminster
Maryland
Kathryn Lineweaver
Byrd backs Truman policy in Korea crisis
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia endorses President Truman's policy to drive Northern Koreans from South Korea. He urges United Nations nations to join military action, praises UN as a peacekeeping force, and says broader participation will deter future Communist aggression and bolster world security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Byrd
Truman
U. 8
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
South Korea
United Nations
Russia
Apple crop in four-state belt shows five percent rise
A belt survey from Appalachian Apple Service Martinsburg indicates a five percent rise in this season’s apple crop across Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Maryland totaling about 23 700 000 bushels in the region and roughly 1 000 000 more than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian
Appalachian Apple Service
Martinsburg
Carroll R. Miller
Pennsylvania
USDA
Virginia
National Apple Institute
West Virginia
National Institute’s
Maryland
National Institute
Midwest
New York-New England
New York
West Coast
California
Washington
Northwest
Yorks
Rome
Golden Delicious
Jonathans
Grimes
Voice of France Expands News War Icing Cold War Role
Paris reports that Radio Diffusion Francaise under government control broadcasts 150 hours weekly from multiple transmitters toward the iron curtain. Plans include adding Russian language programs to reach Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary, while continuing English Spanish Italian Arabic and Dutch broadcasts to explain France and its issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Voice of
France
Radio Diffusion Francais
Iron Curtain
First Senate Censures Jackson Over Bank Policy in 1834
The first resolution censuring a U.S. President passed in the Senate on March 28, 1834. President Andrew Jackson drew Congress’s ire for how he disposed of the United States Bank, marking a landmark clash between executive action and legislative oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
G. Co. C
United States
Senate
Jackson
United States Bank
Indian film industry faces crisis in Bombay
Indian film industry described as the world’s second largest grapples with heavy taxes censorship restrictions and government controls. Officials warn a serious crisis due to financing shortages talent gaps theatre shortages and limited release facilities across key cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Indian Motion Picture Producers Association
Kilimanjaro Named Africa's Highest Peak by NatGeo
The National Geographic Society states that Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa. This designation underscores Kilimanjaro's height relative to Africa's other major peaks as recognized by the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilimanjaro Is
Africa
National Geographic Society
Property Transfers in Winchester Area Describe Multiple Land Trades
A lengthy list details numerous property transfers near Winchester and surrounding towns. Transfers involve land, improvements, and undivided interests across streets such as Fairmont Avenue, Courtfield Avenue, Parkway, Miller Street, Woodland Avenue, and U.S. Route 50 with buyers and sellers including Carper, See, Maddex, Chapman, Funk, Williams, Perry, and Timbrook among others. Total values cited include at least 3150 dollars, with parcels located in Harris, Stephens City, Opequon District, and Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Carper
Fairmont Ave
George W. Good
Clevenger
Pen Ave
Gearing
Mildred W. Gearing
French A. See
Hazel T. See
Courtfield Ave
Cumberland Valley
Martinsburg
R. R. Co
Zirkle M. Williams
Stewart St
John O. Chapman
Parkway
Luther C. Kremer
Ella R. Kremer
L. A. Funk
Eva Punk
Franklin Ave
Harris
Margaret E. Windle
Gordon McIinturff
Opequonce
Hadacol claims aid for child in Covington family
A Covington Kentucky family touts Hadacol as a remedy improving their 10 year old daughter Ernest Jean Hopper’s health and disposition. The ad extols Hadacol’s vitamin deficiencies and promises a money back guarantee with trial and large sizes, citing a LeBlanc Corporation copyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Jean Hopper
Russell St
Covington
Kentucky
Ernest Jean
Daddy
E LeBlanc Corporation
New Year Doorway Tradition in English Homes
The first New Year's Day visitor in an English home is said to arrive at the front door and depart through the back door, a custom rooted in long standing hospitality beliefs and seasonal ritual etiquette.
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Reynolds Store
Winchester Ministerial Association
Friends Meeting House
W. Piccadilly St
B. W. Coe
Montague
Sampson & Delilah
Hedy Lamarr
Delilah
Victor Mature
Sampson
Cecil B. DeMille
Capitol Theatre
George Sanders
Angela Lansbury
Henry Wilcoxon
Alexander Tombs
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock & Germainc
Hollywood Column
Fred L. Glaize, JR
Phillip B. Glaize
Glaize & Brother
Wilmer Shryock
Rouss Avenue
Singing Tower
Luray
City of
F. L. Duncan
Carrington Harrison
Lee A. Butler
George F. Goggin
Cross Junction
Minesboro
Amy R. Hovermale
R. Wayne McCarty
Frederick
E. Adam C. Carper
Ida Anderson
Mulberry St
D. Dye
John Albert Minor
Stuart M. Perry
Linden
Ritter
Raymond Schoolfield Butler
Adam C. Carper
Opequon
Eva R. Williams
Robert J. Timbrook
Holmes C. Poole
Margaret Maxine Poole
Howard R. Mills
Russell J. Reed
David J
H. Vernon Barton, Jr
A. H. Underwood
Cecil T. Spears
Frank C. Johnson
Raymond Arnold
John T. Watt
Back Creek
Charles W.ee
Ee Bethel Methodist Church
Old Bethel Road
Gainesboro
James Walter Lewis
Little Mountain M. E. Church
Stonewall Dist
Joel C. Jones
Charles J. Kline
Stonewall
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S. Pat
B. V.D
Winchester’s Shopping Center
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