Holdup Victim Dies in Winchester Hospital
Clinton Johnson 64 of Bunker Hill died at 1 25 p m after eight days in hospital from a gunshot wound to the abdomen received June 30 during an attempted holdup. Pulmonary complications were listed as cause. Survived by wife Matilda, daughters Jean Holzman and Agatha Johnson, sons Jack and Robbie, sister Fannie Pugh and extended family. Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday from local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Johnson
Bunker Hill
Buddy Edmund Spears
Frederick County
Winchester Hospiar
Johnson
Matilda Johnson
Jean Holzman
Bernville
Agatha Johnson
Whitacre
Jack Johnson
Robbie Johnson
Shepherdstown College
Fannie Pugh
Shawnee Ave
Wilson. Pugh
Ernest Pugh
Robert Wilt
Winchester
Sarah Ann
Billy Johnson
American protest over jailing of vice consul in Shanghai
The United States ordered a formal protest to Chinese authorities over the jailing of Vice Consul William M. Olive in Shanghai. The State Department notified the American embassy in Nanking and consular officials in Peiping to press the issue as Olive remains held incommunicado after arrest on a traffic rule violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
U. S
Shanghai
State Department
Emassy
Nanking
Peiping
William M. Olive
False Alarm Stir Sparks Citywide Chants In Bedminster
Bedminster New Jersey July 8 Fire Chief Christian son warns residents against chasing fire engines. Sirens drew crowds as engines rolled and stopped on town outskirts. Chief says no more chases within 200 feet or risk summons after a spectator blocked access at a recent fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedminster
N. J
Floyd R. Christianson
Christianson
Wheeling Steel Rejects Union Wage Demands
Wheeling Steel Corp. announced it joined three other basic steel producers in turning down wage demands of the CIO United Steelworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Steel
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Steel Corp
Tot's Strangler Reenacts Scene in Chicago Basement
In a South Side basement a 15 year old boy reenacted a hanging of a 3 year old neighbor. Police say the death was accidental as two youths are held without charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hangmen Noose Club
Robert Munday
Thomas’ (Whitey) Laux
South Side Stockyards
Munday
Laux
Charles
Tommy
Timothy O'Connorla
Robert
Whitey
Dellinger 74 Dies in Washington Heart Attack Cited
Joseph A. Dellinger, 74, died at his Washington home of a heart attack. Former vice-president of the National Fruit Product Company, he is survived by his wife. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. Daylight Saving Time at A. K. Coffman Funeral Home in Hagerstown. Interment in Williamsport, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Dellinger
Washington
Dellinger
National Fruit Product Company
A. K. Coffman
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Maryland
Drought Damage May Tend To Boost Price of Food
Prolonged heat and drought in major vegetable growing regions pushed produce prices higher this week and threatened higher canned and frozen food costs. Wheat and meat showed little change while top grade eggs rose. Estimated crop damage exceeded 50 million dollars and could rise without timely rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New England
Midwest
Washington
Egon
Health Officer Former Gridder Joins Winchester Health Unit
Dr. Joseph W. Still 42 becomes Winchester Frederick County health officer effective July 1 He is a Lincoln Nebr as resident and former Nebraska Cornhuskers end He heads a local sanitation unit with two sanitarians a nurse and clerk He holds an MD from University of Nebraska 1936 and public health degree from Johns Hopkins 1941 He served in World War II rising to lieutenant colonel and later worked in Fauquier Prince William counties before coming to Winchester He and Mrs Still reside on a Loudoun County farm He will speak at Kiwanis luncheon and the unit offices are in Shoecenter building contact 4314
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Still
Winchester
Frederick County
Lincoln
Nebrquare
University of Nebraska
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Cornhuskers
University of Pittsburgh
Winchester-Frederick
Still
Medical College
Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Greenbelt
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
North Africa
Italy
Ft. Belvier
Veterans Administration
Washington
Army
Loudoun Farm
Fauquier
Prince William
Virginia Health Department
Loudoun County
Winchester Hospital
Kiwanis Club
Health Units
Shoecenter Building
Building permits total near two million in Winchester area
Building permits for January through June 1949 amounted to 1 927 400 in Winchester and Frederick County. Public works dominated with a $1 million sewer and water project plus jail and school additions. hospital expansion bids may push total higher this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Avenue
Winchester Hospital
Battle Warns Socialized Medicine Threat At Rally
Senator John S Battle told about 300 at a Sandston rally that socialized medicine is not a national economy threat and warns of its use as a wedge to broader government socialization. He said it affects Virginia doctors and families needing care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandston
John S. Battle
Battle
America
Virginia
Ten Senators Seek World Alliance With Open Pact
Ten Senators unveiled a plan to revise the United Nations charter and create a world alliance backed by an international police force. The proposal aims to extend the North Atlantic defense pact to all nations embracing democratic principles with four core conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flanders
R-Vi
Sparkman
Dala
Aiken
R-Vt
Cain
Rwash
Capehart
R-Ind
Hengdrickson
R-Nj
Johnson
Dcole
Mundt
R-Sd
Hoey
DNC
Stennis
D-Miss
Russia
United Nations
Senate
School Board Head in Rockingham backs Sen Battle
Harrisonburg July 8 George Aldhizer chairman of the Rockingham county school board announced his support for State Senator John S Battle for the Democratic nomination for governor He studied the four candidates and found Battle best qualified and with the most constructive overall program for Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
George Aldhizer
Rockingham County
John S. Battle
Aldhizer
Senator Battle
Virginia
Martinsburg Sees $201000 in Building Permits
Fifty applicants filed building permit requests totaling 201905 last month in Martinsburg. Major items include 100000 for a new Mose home and 65000 for a recreation and educational building at Calvary Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Calvary Methodist Church
Goal Surpassed In E-bond Sales
Washington reports that the first half of 1949 saw a record 2.25 billion dollars in E bond purchases, 22 percent above the 1948 postwar high, with savings rising as department store sales fell. Cash-ins totaled 1.70 billion, down 10 percent from 1948, while June sales and savings bonds rose despite a heat wave. Net purchases exceeded redemptions by 548 million, marking a 36 percent rise over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Dept
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury-Federal Reserve
Commerce Department
Spert
Deed of Trust Sale Postponed in Frederick County Virginia
Deed of trust sale scheduled for July 9 1949 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time at the County Court House Winchester Virginia has been postponed indefinitely. Property is located three miles east of Cross Junction in Gainesboro District Frederick County Virginia. Also notices to buy late Ida Cather property at 320 Amherst Street on the same date. B and S Poultry advertises fresh poultry and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Winona Ford
E. L. Ford
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Cross Junction
Ida Cather
Amherst St
Housing Measure Sent President Housing Measure Sent President
Congress completed action on a multi billion dollar long range housing bill and sent it to President Truman. The Senate approved the compromise after House passage by voice vote, marking Truman’s first major domestic victory. The plan includes slum clearance, farm housing aid, and ten thousand public housing units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Sena
Taft
Ohio
Hiss Jury Deadlocks After Long Deliberation
A federal jury in New York reports it cannot reach a verdict in the Alger Hiss case after nearly nine hours of deliberation. Judge Samuel H Kaufman says the jury will be given one more try as they return to the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alger Hiss
Samuel Kaufman
Samuel H. Kaufman
Britain to Buy Coarse Grains From Russians
Britain secretly agreed to purchase nearly 1 million tons of Russian coarse grains in the next year as part of a broader one year British Russian trade pact. The deal emerged as London announced a three month standstill on dollar spending and high level talks continued between Britain and the United States on economic recovery and world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Western
Europe
European Recovery
Senate Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Robertson
D-Va
ECA
United Nations
London
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Snyder
U. S
John W. Snyder
W. Averell Harriman
Cripps
Abbo
Sterling Area
America
Poultry Field Day Attracts Local Growers
Irvin Williams of Stephens City leads Guten Area Poultry Improvement Council at a West Virginia university field day. The program runs from 10 a.m. with sessions on poultry and animal husbandry starting at 10:30 a.m. Speakers include T. B. Clark and M. E. Coe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Williams
Stephens City
Guten Area
VPI
W. Va
Turkey
Clearbrook Woolen Co. opens employee recreation park
W H Lawrence Jr owner of Clearbrook Woolen Co. has opened a 30 acre recreation park beside the mill for employees and families. The site features a 50 by 20 foot beach a 250 by 60 pool a 10 by 40 bathhouse a clubhouse with kitchen dining and fireplace plus a four acre pond stocked with fish and boats. Access is for workers and families day and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook Woolen Co
W. H. Lawrence Jr
Clearbrook Run
Fredericksburg
Adjoctl
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Tot
J. U. Dellinger
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dun & Bradstreet
J. W
Yellow Cab CO
Middletown
American Legion
Margaret L. Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron St
E.ub. Church
C. C. Rhodes
Studebaker
Immediate
City County
Gore
Valley Pike
Round Hill
Lutheran Parish
Virginia Woolen Co
Herman Hable
Millwood Pike
Sen. Battle
World Alliance
Rockingham
West Va
Winchester Evening Star
Boston
Mass
International Soundphoto
M. Russell
Dabney W. Watts
Chevrolet
Kern Motor CO
Mercury
Hiss
Lawrence
Forestry Service
Charlottesville
Waynesboro
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