Americans Recapture Ground in Korea Ten Miles North
U S troops pushed about ten miles north in Korea under light resistance. Maj. Boone Seegers led the patrol from a muddy outpost toward the town and high ground. Capt. Eugene Healey and Lt. Archie Stith joined in questions about heavy artillery as tanks were said to arrive in country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lambert
South Korea
Maj
Boone Seegers
Flushing
N. Y
Joseph T. McNarney
Berlin
Eugene Healey
New Drop
Staten Island
Archie Stith
Fort Worth
Tex
Employment Office Here Does Record Amount of Business
The Virginia State Employment Service local office reported a record month with 4 959 contacts in June up from 3 412 in 1949. Office added general aptitude tests to help job seekers while construction and housing activity are expected to rise. 327 workers were placed and veteran unemployment remains low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustace Florance
Virginia State Employment Service
F. W. Bailey
Bailey
Winchester
Loudoun
Clarke
Frederick
VSES
Charles Zuckerman Elected Commander of Legion Post
Charles Zuckerman was elected commander of Conrad Hoover American Legion Post 21 in Winchester. He defeated Acting Postmaster Carl Campbell. about 300 members attended the election in Sarah Zane Hall. Other results included Robert Manuel as first vice commander and Kenneth Patton as second vice commander, with several officers chosen from a field of 15 for executive committee seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Zuckerman
Conrad Hoover
Robert Manuel
Kenneth
Robert Pizzano
Sam McCarty
Roy Wickes
L. E. Hill
Strike on Five Railroads Ends
AFL switchmen suspend a 12 day strike against four of five major Midwest and Western railroads following President Truman’s threat of drastic action. The Chicago Rock Island remains struck while Western Pacific Great Northern Denver lines resume operations. Rock Island president J D Farrington calls the continuation shocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AFL
Truman
Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Great Northern
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
AFL Switchmen’s Union of North America
San Francisco
St Paul
Minn
Rock Island
President Seeks Money for Bombs
President Truman requested Congress approve 260 million dollars to speed atomic bomb development and hydrogen bomb experiments. He said funds would help the Atomic Energy Commission build efficient plants to fulfill January 31 directives while enhancing national defense and pursuing peaceful atomic energy. He expressed complete confidence in acting Chairman Sumner Pike whose confirmation vote was pending in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Sumner T. Pike
AEC
Commission
Pike
Senate
Negroes Sue Town for Equal Beach Access in Virginia
A federal suit filed in Richmond targets Colonial Beach and Mayor Norman Brewington. Plaintiffs Joseph Johnson and others claim the town funds beaches with taxes yet bars Negro residents from white beaches and facilities. The suit seeks a declaratory judgment and an injunction, with a 20 day response window for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Colonial Beach
Federal District Court
Norman Brewington
Virginia
United States
Joseph Johnson
Joseph Dudley
Percy Satchel
Irvin Waters
Philip Brown
Asbury Maddox
Lulu Pierce
Beatrice Johnson
Nannie L. Butler
President Set to Name New AEC Chairman
Reports from Washington say President Truman is near naming a new chairman for the Atomic Energy Commission. One informant hinted three candidates were under consideration while White House officials denied any imminent appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Gypsy Palm Reader Quits After Police Action
Winchester police halted Madame Stone palmistry at 1418 Loudoun St after multiple complaints of flimflam. She forfeited $800 and closed last month, with officers noting the practice skirted the law. A husband’s report spurred the raid and the occupants fled that night with no forwarding address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Stone
Winchester
Loudoun St
Betty Stone
F. M. Funk
Winchester Police Department
Grand Jury
Funk
S. Loudoun St
Apples Wanted and Orchards Listings
Early variety apples sought for market at Winchester Cold Storage Packing House. Phone 8895. E. W. Barr. Op-7-5-41 For sale standard July on Montmorency sour cherries 85c per gal. 6.40 per bushel. Robinson's Orchard Merriman's Lane R. and T. Orchard Middle Road. Call 4081 or 7912 to engage in advance. (1p-7-5-5t)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
E. W. Barr
Montmorency
Robinson's Orchard
Merriman’s Lane
R. and
Middle Road
Sarah Zane Fire Co announces July meeting
The Sarah Zane Fire Co. hosts its regular monthly meeting Friday July 7 at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Captain Loryn M. Crabill signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Six Charged With Distilling Brandy in Frederick County
Six men including Wade Line and three of his sons face $2000 bonds for July 13 preliminary hearings in Winchester Trial Justice Court on charges tied to an illegal 100 gallon copper still found near Mt. Falls. Investigators from ABC, Alcohol Tax Unit and Frederick County Sheriff aided the case with warrants and seized 25 gallons of apple brandy and barrels of cider. Clarence Line was arrested in Rockville on state warrants and waived extradition back to Winchester.
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Mt. Falls
Frederick County
Trial Justice Court
Wade Line
Clarence
George
John Henry Sine
Earl Lee Armel
Newton Shaffer
Strasburg
Comoonwealth
Joseph Massie, Jr
ABC
K. P. Shenk
H. C. Pangle
Alcohol Tax Unit
Treasury Department
Charlottesville
Robert DeHaven
Shenk
Pangle
Winchester
Treasury Dept
Clarence Line
Rockville
Father and son receive six month terms for assault on officer
James Mahoney and his son Roger Mahoney both of 21 W Clifford St were each ordered to serve six months on one year jail terms for assaulting City Officer George Conard on May 27. They also were fined 25 and costs for disorderly conduct after the confrontation that left Conard wounded when hit by a wooden bucket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mahoney
Roger
W. Clifford St
George Conard
John Rice
Mahoney
Conard
James
Conrad
Juvenile Admits Local Burglaries
Police chief says a 14 year old Winchester boy admitted breaking into three local businesses during the July 4 holiday. Loot included a $5.95 watch and $2 in change from W. B. Snider Store. other targets were Bond Bros and Sherwin Williams Co Store. He also confessed to a prior break in at Bond Bros with $1 stolen. The case was turned over to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester
W. B. Snider
N. Cameron &I
Bond Bros
Sherwin-Willians Co
Five day Virginia outlook with warm temperatures
A five day weather outlook for Virginia shows temperatures averaging two to three degrees above normal with a gradual rise over the weekend. Rainy periods bring showers and thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday, totaling about one quarter inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Officials See Korean War as Long and Costly Struggle
Washington officials now view the Korean War as a drawn out, costly conflict for the United States. A sustained arms flow to Western Europe and Asia and industrial mobilization may be needed, with President Truman signaling restraint and a walk and see approach while advisers weigh possible steps.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Western Pacific
Korea
Truman
Congress
National Guard
South Korea
Korean War Front May Test New American Weapons
Washington reports the Korean war front could serve as a testing ground for improved US weapons. Ground combat drives early trials with new devices, while atomic weapons are deemed unlikely and no US tanks have yet reached front lines.
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Washington
United States
Korea
Pentagon
Author and Wife Shot to Death in Santa Barbara
In Santa Barbara California author John Guy Gilpatric 54 and his wife Maude 52 were found shot to death at their home after learning of her cancer diagnosis. Deputy Coroner Webster said Gilpatric likely killed his wife before shooting himself, the bodies discovered by a neighbor. Gilpatric, known for Glencannon stories, had lived in the city about six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
John Guy Gilpatric
Maude
Ross
Gilpatrics
James W. Webster
Gilpatric
Saturday Evening Post
California Begins Draft Classification Restart
California resumes classifying 1 A selective service registrants as ordered by the state draft organization. The move marks a restart of draft processing within the state and signals ongoing military manpower preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Selective Service
California
Russians Step Up German Maneuvers
Berlin reports intelligence sources say eight Soviet divisions in East Germany are conducting summer exercises including river crossings. Experts note more maneuvers through August with potential show of force while American officers downplay significance but watch for possible Korean-style actions. Soldiers with three years foreign service have been recalled and younger replacements are arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Germany
American Bombers Attack Red Tanks Near Seoul
US bombers hit Red tanks along the front 40 miles south of Seoul between Pyongtaek and Osan. The Fifth Air Force said about 16 tanks were knocked out, with several tanks burning. Two B 26 bombers were lost and two crewmen wounded. two crew parachuted safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Seoul
Pyongtaek
Osan
Tom Lambert
Senate to issue multiple reports on Communist inquiry
Washington investigators disclosed a sharply divided Senate panel will publish at least three and possibly five separate reports detailing their Communist inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pentagon announces draft expansion to meet Korean war needs
The Defense Department lifts overall ceilings on armed services and to boost strength. Draft authorization allows selective service, with voluntary enlistments also accepted. Current force stands at 1,370,000 with authorized strength 2,005,882, and increases are outlined for Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force. Senators and representatives were briefed at the White House by President Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Armed Services
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air
Force
Korea
Air Force
Far East
Marine
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Truman
Eben Ayers
White House
Tydings
Bridges
Senate Committee
Lasseer
Arends
House Committee
New Weapon Developed Could Hit Russian Tanks in Six Months
Dr. Vannevar Bush announced a powerful new land weapon that could quickly defeat heavily armored Russian tanks and might be in production within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vannevar Bush
Sub Report Doubted by Navy Spokesman
A Navy spokesman said he is personally inclined to doubt a report that four submarines were sighted and hit by Air Force B 29 bombers in a North Korean harbor yesterday. The claim remains unconfirmed and is under ruling authorities review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Applications for Driver Open at Friendship Fire Co
Official note from secretary Robert S. Ryan invites applications for driver positions at Friendship Fire Co. Also announces a July 7 meeting at 8 p.m. for the Charlie Rouss Fire Co final trip planning to Shippensburg Pa with all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driver
Friendship Fire Co
Roberts
Ryan
Herbert S. Larrick
Atty
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Shippensburg
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U.S
Bulletin
Legion Post
Eugene Miller
Loryn M. Crabill
Weather Outlook
Robert C. Legge, Pres
Presbyterian Church
Marlboro
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