Sugar Shortage Drives Farmers to Buy Hefty Quantities
War in Korea sparks sugar buying as Winchester, Safeway and A. P. stores report heavy public purchases. Managers note seasonality from fruit canning and apple butter but say current demand exceeds typical canning-driven buying, with 2,300 pounds sold in two days at one store and prices remaining at 91 cents per 10 pound package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
R. V. Martin
Safeway
James H. Merriner
Merriner
Quiz Answers: Ben and Wyoming Featured on Page 4
The page presents two featured quiz answers: Ben and Wyoming. Readers see the names highlighted as the key responses for this section.
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Ben
Wyoming
Sugar uses surge in Winchester stores sparks talk of rationing
Retailers report sugar demand in Winchester is heavy with prices quoted and warehouses holding ample stock. Independent grocers note higher but not peak purchases as cannery season begins, while restaurants largely keep bowls available and avoid rationing despite high demand.
Attendance at VPI Meeting Urged for Rural Conference
County Agent I Fred Stine urges participation in the Institute of Rural Affairs at the VPI Campus Blacksburg on August 24 with the theme The Farm Family at the Mid Century Reservations run to July 15 and Stine expects at least 25 Frederick County farmers to attend the annual meeting.
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Fred Stine
Institute of Rural Affairs
VPI
Blacksburg
Virginia
Stine
Frederick County
Heinz Names Junius Allen Assistant to Heinz President
Pittsburgh based H J Heinz Company announces Junius F Allen has been appointed assistant to the president. The announcement came from H J Heinz, signaling a leadership shift at the Pittsburgh firm.
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Pittsburgh
Junius F. Allen
H. J. Heinz Company
H. J. Heinz
Senate prods on Korea as Bradley to report
Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, heads to a Senate briefing on the Korean situation. Aware senators anticipate a plan for a 100,000-man military buildup with an initial price tag of about 350 million dollars.
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Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
July sales schedule for Winchester Virginia estates
A July and August sales list shows auctions of real estate and personal property in Winchester and surrounding areas. Entries include estates of Lizzie Blosser Haines in Shenandoah Valley National Bank matters, Mamie Clowser, Molly Madrigal Ritter and others, with locations on W Boscawen Street Middle Road Berryville Avenue and in front of Frederick County Court House.
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Herbert S. Larrick
Gainesboro
Disef Court House
Winchester
Mrs. J
Dunlap
Gore
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lizzie Blosser Haines
W. Boscawen St
Molly Madrigal Ritter
Frederick County Court House
Middle Road
Hillcrest Subdivision
E.s.t
H. J. Hardesty
Berryville
M. Elston Wharton
Court House
Berryville Ave
British Ambassador Seeks Peace in Korea Talks with Gromyko
The British ambassador in Moscow, Sir David Kelly, held a second discussion with Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on a peaceful settlement of the Korean conflict. The Foreign Office declined to reveal any details or outcomes of the talks.
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London
Britain
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Foreign Office
David Kelly
Monsieur Pavlov
Monsieur Gromyko
Sir David Kelly
Korea
Kelly
Benny C. Funk Dies at Baker VA Center
Benny C. Funk 61 farmer WWI veteran died at 2 p.m. at the Baker VA Center Martinsburg Born May 11 1889 he was son of Andrew and Fannie Funk Never married his survivors include two brothers Bentog Cumberland and Ace J. Funk Capon Bridge two sisters Nettie Capon Bridge and Ethel Mae Hanging Rock and many nieces and nephews Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge with Rev. W. P. Good officiating. Interment Ebenezer Church Cemetery Romney.
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Benny C. Punk
Baker VA Center
Martinsburg
Andrew
Fannie Funk
Bentog
Cumberland
Ace J. Funk
Capon Bridge
Nettie
Ethel Mae
Hanging Rock
Giffin Funeral Home
Rev
W. P. Good
Ebenezer Church
Romney
U S War Prisoner Broadcast from North Korea Name Nugent
Washington reports the first broadcast of a statement from an American war prisoner held by North Korea. Capt. Ambrose H. Nugent of the 52nd Artillery Battalion, 24th U S Army Division, spoke in English on Seoul radio denouncing U S intervention and urging Americans to desert to the Communists.
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Washington
U.S
Seoul Radio
Ambrose H. Nugent
52Nd Artillery Battalion
U. S. Army
Nugent
U. S
Truman Seeks Full Point Four Aid Restore
President Truman urged Senate leaders to reinstate the full 35 million dollar Point Four aid program for backward lands after the Appropriations Committee cut funding to 10 million. Senator Alexander Smith said the panel will probably reconsider its cut as a large 34.688 billion dollar package bill faced Senate action.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Alexander Smith
RNJ
White House
Senate Appropriations Committee
All Star Game at Comiskey Park Sees Historic Balloting Shifts
The 1933-origin All Star Game at Comiskey Park drew 49,000 as Enos Slaughter moved to center in place of Hank Sauer. The NL produced two runs on Slaughter’s triple. the Americans answered with three runs for a 3 2 lead by the sixth, in a game featuring many shifts and key plays by Doby, Rizzuto, and Williams.
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Chicago
Comiskey Park
Nationals
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Sauer
First Nationals
Jones
Doby
Kiner
Willems
Musial
Rizzuto
Roberts
Kell
Slaughter
Robinson
Williams
Ted
Evers
Doerr
Campanea
Marion
Berra
Dropo
Cass Michaels
Washington
Raschi
Michaels
Andy Pafko
Lemon
Pafko
Mother cat and kittens share meals under red hen
In Stetcam Saskatchewan a mother cat ignores her kittens most of the day but comes to eat. The kittens cuddle under a small red hen nearby, while the cat waits about a foot from the nest for their next feeding.
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Stelcam
Sask
Redhead’s Body Case Reopens As Alive Woman Surfaces
Hancock Maryland reports indicate a claimed Mrs Lottie Gibson 31 Akron Ohio called police claiming to meet for a conference about a famed slaying involving a redhead victim aged about 35 found nude and battered at the West Virginia Maryland Potomac bank near Hancock. Authorities had earlier identified the victim as Mrs Gibson and sought James Preston Bishop a fugitive farmer from Needmore Pennsylvania.
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Hancock
Paul Munson
Neigh Morgan County
Potomac
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Lottie Gibson
Akron
Cumberland
Berkeley Springs
Bishop
Gibson
Burke
Shenandoah Scout Troop 32 Honored for Jamboree Site
The Shenandoah Area Council Jamboree troop, recently back from Valley Forge, received Region III recognition. Troop 32 of Section 29 is cited by the National Jamboree of Boy Scouts of America for high camping standards and leaving its site in superior condition.
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Shenandoah Area Council
Bad Eggs Kept Out of Court
In Sacramento, agricultural inspector Forrest E. Trimble devised a candling device to X ray eggs and photograph bad ones. He uses the images as evidence, discarding the bad eggs and filing the photos for potential prosecutions. He invites inspectors dealers and producers to copy his method.
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Sacramento
Candlers
Forrest E. Trimble
Sacramento Country
Traffic Expert Bredius Tours North America On Foot
Dutch traffic cases prosecutor Hans Bredius travels through North America by hitchhiking. He began in New York City and aims to last over three months on a $150 budget. His sign Holland to Hollywood and a Dutch flag attract rides along highways.
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Vancouver
Hans Bredius
New York City
Hans
Hollywood
Holland
Belgian Divorces Decline But Stay High
Brussels reports divorces still exceed pre war levels though down from 1948 and 1947. In 1949 there were 5 988 divorces, versus 6 518 in 1948 and 6 825 in 1947, with 1938 and 1939 figures of 3 501 and 3 423.
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Brussels
Negro college student sues Carolina Coach over bus seat race bias
Everett Rainey, 23, of Suffolk and Norfolk Virginia State College, claims he was denied transportation between Suffolk and Norfolk on April 11 because of his race. He asks the State Corporation Commission to issue a mandamus requiring the company to act as a public carrier and serve all passengers alike.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Colege
Carolina Coach Company
Everett Rainey
Norfolk
Virginia State College
Suffolk
Rainey
SCC
Martinsburg Fruit Exchange Elects John McDonald
John Y. McDonald of Charles Town has been elected president of the Martinsurg Martinsburg Fruit Exchange Cooperative, succeeding Dr. A B Eagle who led the group for 12 years and retired. Harry Porter remains as manager.
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Martinsburg
John Y. McDonald
Charles Town
Martinsurg Fruit Exehane
A. B. Eagle
Harry Porter
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