Bonds Sold In Virginia Reach 3.77 Million This Month
Citizens invest 33787 in bonds for June with Frederick and Winchester totaling 33787 and Warren 8875 Shenandoah 20437.50 Clarke 2268.75. Treasury opens Bonds of Freedom exhibit detailing bond issues from 1776. Joseph W. Strauss of Front Royal named chair of Warren County Savings Bonds Committee.
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Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester
Warren County
Shenandoah County
Clarke County
Treasury
Joseph W. Strauss
Front Royal
Warrence Savings Bonds
Local Sales Directory Listings for July Auctions
July 6 at 1 p m George Gaither administrator 611 North Cameron Street Winchester sells household goods miscellaneous items July 6 at 11 a m EST estate of H G Wilson two miles south of Summit Point WV Berryville Road horses cows farm machinery harness feed July 7 at 1 p m Loula Heltegel 815 5 S Kent Street Winchester household goods furniture flowers July 21 at 11 a m estate of Rob J M Stephenson two miles south of Opequon Cedar Creek Grade livestock machinery household goods June 30 at 11 30 a m DST R Johnston Bittner Waynesboro Pa farm machinery
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George Gaither
Admr
N. Cameron
Winchester
H. G. Wilson
Summit Point
W. Va
Berryville Road
Loula Heltegel
Kent St
Rob’j. M. Stephenson
Opequon
Cedar Creek
R. Johnston Bittner
Waynesboro
Farm Bureau Prefers Taxes Over Controls
The American Farm Bureau Federation argues higher taxes are a better method to fight inflation than price and wage controls. President Allan B. Kline says taxes can be scaled back after the emergency, while direct controls could harm money value and economic freedom. Senate Finance Committee hearings consider a $7.2 billion tax increase. the Truman administration seeks $10 billion in new revenue. Senator Hugh Butler suggests delaying action until November if Korean cease-fire talks yield peace, enabling a smaller increase.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Allan B. Kline
Kline
Senate Finance Committee
House
Truman
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Senate
Butler
Finance Committee
Forest Fire at Los Alamos Under Control
A forest fire at the Los Alamos project endangered nearby buildings and laboratories, burning 75 acres before 30 Atomic Energy Commission firefighters and three tank trucks contained the flames. Six men remained on watch as smoldering embers lingered.
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Los Alamos
Los Alamos Project
Atomic Energy Commission
Government lifts price controls on vegetable plants
Washington reports OPS announced removal of price controls from vegetable plant stock including tomato pepper and cabbage plants. Seeds and flowering nursery stock had been exempted earlier. The rule also exempts various professional fiscal and educational services.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Windsor inventor plans underwater treasure hunt
Windsor's Peter J. McLean tests a waterscope in the Detroit River and plans to search Lake Erie sunken wrecks starting August 1. The device uses a 3000 watt light, revolving eyepiece, and base mirrors to reveal cargo ships with gold bullion and whiskey.
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Windsor
Ont
Lake Erie
Peter J. McLean
Detroit River
McLean
Japan Earthquakes: Frequency and Severity Across Generations
Japan experiences about four earthquakes daily with a severe quake roughly every 30 months and a disastrous shock about once per generation, as summarized from historical estimates.
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Japan
CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND SOLUTION PARTS
A mixed set of across and down crossword clues appears with numbered hints. It includes definitions for courage, anatomy terms, names, and common words, followed by a jumbled answer grid and note of Saturday’s solution.
Presbyterians Plan Summer Rally In Martinsburg
Martinsburg Presbyterian Church hosts the Summer Rally for men of Winchester Church on July 29 at 2 30 p m DST. Dr Edward L R Elson of National Presbyterian Church Washington D C will speak on Meeting the Moral Crisis of Our Age. Clarence Johnson of Ralston Purina assists with Program of Progress, Rev W E Orndorff summarizes the Florida General Assembly, with Guy Hayslett in charge.
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Martinsburg Presbyterian Church
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Martinsburg Church
Edward L. R Elson
National Presbyterian Church of
Ralston-Purina Co
General Assembly
Florida
W. E. Orndorff
Guy Hayslett
James F. Laise
Joe Holinger
Winchester
Robert Wood
Front Royal
E. E. Church
Keyser
W. Va
Fire Flash Spreads Across Michigan Ohio Skies
A bright fireball with white smoke swept across Michigan and Ohio Saturday night. Reports came from Springfield Cleveland Toledo in Ohio and Flint Pontiac Lansing Jackson Detroit in Michigan. Flint observers claimed a ground impact near there but no trace was found. Dr Jason J Nassau of Case Tech Cleveland said it was a meteor not a meteorite.
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Detroit
Michigan
Ohio
Springfield
Cleveland
Toledo
Flint
Pontiac
Lansing
Jackson
Jeff
Jason J. Nassau
Varney and Swasey Observatory
Case Tech
Police Court Fines From Morning Session
Police Court cases heard before Police Judge John W Rice resulted in fines plus costs for multiple defendants. Armstrong faced $5 for straight exhaust, Combs $10 for speeding, Line $100 for transporting alcoholic beverages, Dinteman $150 for beverages, Shafmaker $10 for drunkenness, Zink $10 for drunkenness, Johnson $10 for petty larceny with six months suspended, and Crowser $10 for drunkenness.
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John W. Rice
Jerry G. Armstrong
John W. Combs
Highland Avenue
Elmer Lee Line
Burke Street
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Max Lee Dinteman
Swartz Street
Roger Franklin Shafmaker
Parkway
Abraham Zink
Coldstream
Edwin Johnson
Madison Crowser
North Kent Street
Talks Near Agreement Amid Quiet Front in Korea
Col Andrew J Kinney head of the U N delegation called the preliminary peace talks a 100 percent success while noting disagreements. U N troops carried out two limited attacks on Red front lines as air power dominated with F 86 Sabres shooting down three Mi G 15s and damaging two others.
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Andrew J. Kinney
U. S Air Force
U. N
Papal Swiss Guards Seek Pay Raise From Vatican
Vatican City reports the Pope's elite Swiss Guards urge higher pay, arguing a $50 monthly salary fits medieval traditions but fails to meet current living costs and modern prices.
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Vatican City
Local Poultrymen To Attend Meet Near Wardensville
Winchester Area Poultry Council members plan the Annual Field Day for Poultry at Reymann Memorial Farms near Wardensville West Virginia on July 20. Irvin Williams urges poultrymen from Virginia and West Virginia to attend. WVU Extension Service oversees sessions with specialists from Virginia Tech and USDA.
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Winchester
Father Killed When Car Plunges Down Cliff on Pike's Peak
A car plunged 300 feet down a cliff on Pike's Peak near Colorado Springs killing the father of a sightseeing family and injuring six others. Charles Cullen, 11, of Sartis Ga., died. Police said the driver failed to make a curve about two miles from the base of the highway.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike’s Peak
Charles Cullen
Sartis Ga
Child disappears enroute to Sugar Ray Robinson camp
In Windsor England seven year old Christine Butcher vanished while walking from her home near Sugar Ray Robinson s training quarters at the Star and Garter Hotel to visit the boxer. The search by police continued as the champion prepared for a title bout with Randolph Turpin tomorrow. Christine carried a Negro doll she believed resembled Sugar Ray. No sighting has been reported.
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Windsor
England
Ray Robinson
Christine Butcher
Star and Garter Hotel
Christine
Sugar Ray
Britain
Randolph Turpin
Man Dies After Dive Into Shallow Water
Virginia Beach AP report states Edgar P. Mullen age 24 of Port Washington New York died in a local hospital from injuries after diving into shallow water. He had been visiting with his parents Dr Walter Mullen and Mrs Catherine Ford Mullen. Body to be sent to Port Washington for burial.
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Virginia Beach
Edgar P. Mullen
Port Washington
New York
Walter M
Catherine Ford Mullen
Winners Named In Dodson's Texaco Station Opening Draw
Grand opening week drew prizes at Dodson's Texaco on Valley Avenue and S Braddock Street. Donald Goode won 50 gallons of gasoline, Katheryn Miller 25 gallons, and F M Riter 15 gallons. Dozens earned washes, lubs, or lubrication fans. Mrs Allen Coverstone won a pen and pencil set for guessing pennies in a jar. Police Chief Thomas Boyd oversaw the drawing with Carolyn Snider drawing the names.
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Texaco
Valley Avenue
S. Braddock Street
Donald Goode
E. Bond Street
Katheryn Miller
E. Monmouth Street
F. M. Riter
Greystone Avenue
Jfef. Beans
Sunnyside
L. H Burdette
Morgan Street
Lacy R. Byrd
Smithfield Avenue
Charles Wilson
Shawnee Avenue
Joe Ritter
South Street
Nelson Grim
Belvue Avenue
H. D. Harper
Whitlock Avenue
Ray Grin
Gary E. Cofflet
Woodland Avenue
Allen Coverstone
Euclid Avenue
Anna M. Anderson
National Avenue
Thomas Boyd
Carolyn Snider
Handley Boulevard
Virginia manganese play questioned by Rep Harrison
Rep Harrison asks why Virginia manganese production is deemphasized in a Defense Minerals Administration program. He cites a Virginia mining history, notes contracts favor Montana New Mexico Arkansas, and cites Crimora mine as a possible exception. officials say Virginia lacks large deposits and ownership must seek development.
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Washington
Harrison
D-Va
Virginia
James Boyd
Defense Minerals Administration
Montana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Appalachian
Bureau of Mines
Crimora
Augusta County
Bureau of Virginia
Religious Activity Week Proposed After Youth Vespers
The Union Youth Service at First Evangelical United Brethren Church drew about 80 youths. A planning meeting at 10 30 in the Presbyterian Church aims to organize a week of Religious Activities after summer vespers with city ministers and youth advisors. The upcoming service at Congregational Christian Church at 6 30 will be led by Market Street youths.
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Union
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Elwood McIntire
Sue Anderson
Betty Madigan
Judy Hodgson
Helen Boyd
Doris Johnson
Alice Snapp
Barbara Hannum
Alice Hodgson
William Archer Wright
E. T. Clark
Presbyterian Church
Adam. Baker
Turner Anderson
Rene Hauptman
Congregational Christian Church
Market Street
Former Yankee President's Daughter Killed in Plunge
Audrey Barrow Shafer, 45, daughter of Edward Grant Barrow, former president of the New York Yankees, died after plunging 11 stories from her Manhattan apartment building. Police said she fell or jumped from New Sutton Terrace Apartments, with both legs severed near the hips as she passed a stairwell railing.
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New York
Edward Grant Barrow
New York Yankees
Audrey Barrow Shafer
Manhattan
New Sutton Terrace
HHS Band Members Thank Lions Club
Handley High School Band members plan thank you notes to Lions Club at the Lions Club luncheon in the George Washington Hotel at 12 15 p m. The letters to President William Battaile express appreciation for aiding the band trip to the International Convention in Atlantic City. A quiz on famous people and committee budgeting work are also on the program with a budget vote expected Thursday evening.
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Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
Handley High School
William Battaile
Atlantic City
Can Bats Walk A Fact About Bat Locomotion
A bat is a flying mammal. Bats move about more by flying than by walking because their limbs and feet are not adapted for walking.
Former Detroit Tiger Star Dies
Harry Heilmann, former Detroit Tiger great and 17 year broadcaster, died at 56. A league batting champion in 1921, 1923, 1925, and 1927, he starred for Detroit from 1914 to 1929 and later played for the Cincinnati Reds. He began his illustrious career with the Tigers.
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Detroit
Harry Edwin Heilmann
Detroit Tiger
Heilmann
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Quiz Answers From Page Four
The list provides responses to ten questions: Czechoslovakia, West, Panda, For helping to end Arabe Israeli fighting, Baton Rouge, Billiards of pool, A kind of cigar, The Torrid Zone, Sir Thomas Lipton, Hares rabbits.
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Czechoslovakia
West
Panda
Baton Rouge
Sir Thomas Lipton
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