Apple Marketing Clinic Set for Wednesday Night
About a hundred local apple growers will attend a marketing clinic at 8 p m Wednesday in the county courthouse. Leading buyers of apples and other fruits will discuss distribution of the large 1949 crop and how to move fruit efficiently. County Agent I Fred Stineid said the session is part of a state series by the Better Grade and Pack Committee for the Virginia State Horticultural Society.
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Fred Stineid
Virginia State Horticultural Society
A. H. Teske
VPI
United States
Teske
Virginia
Blacksburg
Stine
Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn
J. Kenneth Robinson
John Wetson
Virginia Horticultural Society
Henry M. Taylor
Richmond
Bloodmobile visit faces low donor turnout
Seven people are registered for the Red Cross bloodmobile stop here Tuesday, far short of the 140 needed for the 100 pint quota. Kiwanis chairman T. E. Turner Jr. urges volunteers as six appointments were set yesterday and only one more name added by noon. Monday is the final day to register at Red Cross headquarters.
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Red Cross
T. E. Turner Jr
Kiwanis Committee
Local History Payroll of 1813 Virginia Militia Capt Burwell
Payroll of Capt Robert Burwell's company of the 51st Virginia militia in Frederick county covers 6 July to 28 September 1813. Officers were Burwell Page and Elias Baker, with sergeants Grove Ralph Ridgeway Gearing and other privates listed. 68 privates named incl one desertion. Burwell built Long Branch in Clarke county and died there soon after Camp Holly. Page was descendant of notable Virginia families. Fairfax Grant ancestors tied to Shenandoah river lands. Carload notice for Snapp Foundry and Sam's Cash Grocery appear before brief.
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Robert Carter Burwell
51St
Virginia
Frederick County
State Auditor’s
Richmond
Camp Holly
Congress
Burwell
Walker Y. Page
Elias Baker
Buchen
John W. Grove
Adam Ralph
Rapp
John Ridgeway
John Gearing
John Newcomer
Edward Williams
William Jacobs
Samuel Snapp
Hezekiah Webster
Long Branch
Clarke
Ambassador Fears Daughter Rival of Princess Margaret
London reports United States Ambassador Lewis W. Douglas fears a romantic clash between his daughter Sharman and Princess Margaret over the same young man. The Daily Mirror notes Sharman is staying home more and both daughters were seen at social events with the same men, though no serious relationship is indicated.
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Princess Margaret
Sharman Douglas
London
Tonesove
London Daily Mirror
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
Sharman
Noel Whitcomb
Lendlease
Whitcomb
Amb
Margaret
Marquess of
Blandford
Milford Haven
Buckingham Palace
Whitney, Rail Labor Head, Dies in Sleep
Alexander Fell Whitney 76 a fiery labor leader and longtime foe and ally of Presidents died at his Bay Village home of a heart attack after a day at the office and an evening with friends. He led the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and served on national committees including infantile paralysis support and the Buenos Aires 1936 Inter-American Peace Conference delegation. His clashes with Truman over a 1946 railway strike helped shape public view of the era.
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Cleveland
Alexander Fell Whitney
United States
Brotherhood of Railroad
Bay Village
Dorothy Mae Whitney
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whitney
Buenos Aires
Truman
Senate may divert to surplus arms for Europe plan
Senator George said the Senate could sidestep Truman's 1.45 billion foreign aid program and authorize the Army to issue arms to Europe from surplus stocks by resolution. He noted the idea as a possible Atlantic defense option, while doubting action this session.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate
Truman
Europe
Atlantic
Russia
Congress
United States
North Atlantic
County to Get 3 New Dwellings
Two Winchester residents receive county building permits for three dwellings. Lewis C. Clowser plans a brick veneer six room dwelling with garage on Valley Pike Hillcrest. Ida Fries to build a four room bungalow with double garage on Ross Street. Victor R. Combs intends a brick veneer six room bungalow at Kernstown with a $5000 estimate.
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Winchester
Lewis C. Clowser
Germain St
Valley Pike
Hillcrest
Ida Fries
E. Piccadilly St
Ross St
Victor R. Combs
Stephens City
Kernstown
Shenandoah Forks Too Muddy for Anglers This Weekend
Donald Patton of 1601 S. Loudoun St. reports both Shenandoah forks are extremely muddy and high. He flew from Front Royal to New Market, Luray, Woodstock, and Bentonville observing submerged bridges and poor access for bass fishing this weekend. Betty Patton accompanied him on the survey.
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Shenandoah River
Donald Patton
S. Loudoun St
Betty
Patton
New Market
North Fork
Luray
Front Royal
Woodstock
Bentonville
Students head to Virginia Tech for Boys and Girls States
Winchester and Frederick county send 418 boys and 258 girls to Ameri can Legion sponsored States at Virginia Tech. Delegates include Paul De Haven Thomas DeHaven Bruce Whitacre Richard Nesselrodt James Hammock Alfred Snapp for Boys State and Thelma Stickley Patricia Barton Elizabeth Browning Betty Fishback Dolores Coffelt Gloria Schulze for Girls State.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Paul DeHaven
Thomas DeHaven
Bloomery Star Rt
Bruce Allen Whitacre
Siler
Richard L. Nesselrodt
Hayfield
James Hammock J
Middletown
Alfred Lee Snapp
Stephens City
Conrad Hoover Post
Legion Auxiliary
Winchester Lions
Thelma Louise Stickley
Patricia Ann Barton
Elizabeth Browning
Betty Fishback
Dolores Coffelt
Stonewall
Gloria June Schulze
First Atomic Bomb Blast Remembered in New Mexico four years ago
On July 16 1945 at 530 am the first atomic bomb exploded in a desert area near Alamogordo New Mexico causing a bright flash and window shocks across the region Residents reported a fire flash near Silver City El Paso observers saw a glow on Mount Franklin There were no fatalities or injuries per Alamogordo Army Air Base officials The blast reshaped perceptions of global conflict and science.
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Alamogordo
N. M
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
U. S
Japan
Hiroshima
Silver City
Ray Smith
Smithsonian Institution
Observatory
Burro Mountain
Alfred E. Moore
el Paso
Mount Franklin
Alamogordo Army Air Base
William O. Beareckson
Safecrackers Get $5000 at Richmond
The Layfield-Parker Motor Co of Sandstone was robbed of 5000 dollars last night in a Richmond area safecracking. Police said the robbers were experienced and likely the same group that two weeks earlier stole between 300 and 500 dollars from Hechler Motor Co of Highland Springs.
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Richmond
TheLayfield-Parker Motor Co
Sandstone
Hechler Motor Co
Highland Sprmas
Rep Irving Sued For Accounting By Labor Union
Kansas City July 16 Leonard Irving Democratic congressman from Truman’s home district and two others face an accounting petition in circuit court filed by 85 members of the Hod Carriers Building and Common Laborers Union Local 264 alleging a continuing conspiracy to divert union funds for personal use and for political campaign purposes since June 1946.
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Kansas City
Leonard Irving
Congress
Truman
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America
Rep. Irving
Irving
Missouri
Roy E. Livingston
Alvin Butcher
Chiang Kai-shek leads Nationalist emergency council
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was named head of a new 12 member emergency council in Canton to act as a supreme war cabinet. The move centralizes power for a Nationalist comeback against the communists with branches in Formosa and Chungking. Chiang also announced Southern Korea joined the anti communist Pacific Union.
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Canton
China
Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist China
Kuomintang
Nationalist Party
Central Political Council
Central Executive Committee
General
Chiang
Formosa
Chungking
Korea
Pacific Union
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Taft says Truman’s spending risks totalitarian state
Senator Robert A. Taft in Columbus denounced President Truman’s large spending program as leading toward a totalitarian state. He urged a 10 percent cut across Washington bureaus to balance the budget and warned that higher taxes would hinder prosperity.
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Columbus
Truman
United States
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Mr. Truman
England
Washington
Czech Manifesto Urges Liquidation of Church Authority
A Czech communist manifesto calls for the liquidation of church order as part of a push to collectivize farms and weaken the church influence among peasants. It criticizes Archbishop Beran and advocates creating a wall between bishops and people while governments move to tighten church control.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexei Cepicka
Vatican
Josef Beran
Cepicka
Beran
Antonin Gregor
Ludvin Svoboda
Steel Fact-finders Begin First Meeting On Wage Round
A presidential three man board named by President Truman meets for the first time Monday at 10 am to plan how to approach a possible fourth postwar wage increase in the steel dispute. The nonbinding panel will consult with White House aide John R. Steelman and may set a course for settlement.
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Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
White House
Philip Murray
CIO
Visas Given 32 With Spy Record
CIA told Congress that 32 foreign officials entering the United States have records of espionage abroad. They are part of a group of 100 officials questioned by a Senate judiciary subcommittee. The CIA also listed 29 as high Communist officials. Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter noted the agency’s lack of US enforcement power and that FBI action would handle domestic records.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
CIA
Intelligence Agency
Adm
H. Hillenkoetter
United States
Hit and run damages lead to fine and suspended jail
Burley Boot Dodson of Gore was fined $100 and costs and given a 60 day suspended jail sentence yesterday by Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards after a guilty finding of hit and run causing property damage. Dodson, per State Trooper E. B. Mitchell, side swiped a car driven by Harry Hubert Myers of Fair Play Maryland on Route 50.
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Burley Boot
Dodson
Gore
W. Erle Edwards
E. B. Mitchell
Harry Hubert Myers
Fair Play
Race narrows to Battle versus Miller for Virginia governor
Roanoke Times editorials indicate the contest for Virginia governor has narrowed to State Senator John S. Battle and Francis Pickens Miller, with Horace Edwards and Remmie Arnold unlikely to win. The paper frames the choice as between continuity under the current governing faction and a “new broom” in Miller, aligned with CIO support.
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Miller
Sen
Battle
Roanoke
Roanoke Times
Horace H. Edwards
John S. Battle
Francis Pickens Miller
the Times
Horace Edwards
Remmie Arnold
CIO Me Ee Committee
Noke Times
Edwards
Arnold
Virginia
Senator Battle
CIIO
Mr. Miller
Waitt and Feldman Relieved Over Army Contract Probe
Major General Alden Waitt and Major General Herman Feldman were temporarily relieved of duties as investigations into alleged influence in award of army contracts proceed. Secretary Gordon Gray cited incomplete findings and promised hearings while Senate investigators continue. Hoey said action followed evidence gathered by Senate probes and inspector general reviews.
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Washington
Army
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
National Military Establishment
Gordon Gray
Alden Harry Waitt
Quarterminster
Senate Committee
Senate
Waitt
Feldman
Gray
Waittaise Peathe
Secur
Hoey
D-Nc
New York Herald Tribune
Tr Scatter Gener
Home Distiller Fined After Moonshine Find
Wesley Raymond Milburn of 24 Jackson Ave paid fines totaling 100 dollars plus court costs after a Bos month suspended jail sentence and one year probation. ABC investigator K. P. Shenk led officers who found a moonshine still at Milburn's residence on July 1.
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Wesley Raymond Milburn
Jackson Ave
Bosmonth
K. P. Shenk
ABC
Milburn
Party at John Kerr school ground Friday and Saturday
Community notice announces a benefit event by Friendship Fire Co at John Kerr school ground on Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th with a special sale and discounts on hats bags lingerie and jewelry at Bubzella's Shop.
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Picardus
MES
J. W. Rees
John Kerr
Benefit Friendship Fire Co
Bubzella
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