Girl's Narrow Escape In Store Blast Told a Fire Marshal
Miss Betty Lewis of Cross Ction, a Baylass clerk, escaped injury in last month’s blast at the local department store. Fire Marshal A. J. Bell said she entered the basement to check a dead odor and reported fumes reddening eyes. Spanos said Owens struck a match in the basement, causing a flash. four women injured remain hospitalized as investigators prepare final findings.
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Betty Lewis
Cross Ction
A. Jd. Bell
Bell
Miss Lewis
Oder
Spanos
Owens
Chris
Soap Box Derby Draws Throng
A crowd gathers for the third annual Soap Box Derby at the Jail Hill course from Leicester to Boscawen Street. About 33 drivers prepare their gravity racers as Shell Oil Co provides three mechanical lifts and R E Buncutter supplies uniformed attendants to help at the starting line despite threatening skies.
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Jail Hill
Leicester
Boscawen St
Shell Oil Co
R. E. Buncutter
Mutiny Hoax Traced to Crazed Radioman Aboard Freighter
The U S Navy reports a staged SOS from the freighter William Carseen was the act of a disturbed radioman who jumped overboard and died. A Navy boarding party found the crew orderly but surprised upon arrival in London on July 17 1944.
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London
United States Navy
William Carseen
Katherine Greene Estate Appraised At $90526 In City
The estate of Katherine Glass Green who died recently in this city is valued at $90526 per an appraisement by Hugh Brill Charles Harper and H W Copenhaver. Real estate includes homes at 411 N Loudoun St 18 20 Peyton St 418 N Braddock St and an interest in two farms.
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Katherine Glass Green
Hugh Brill
Charles Harper
H. W. Copenhaver
N. Loudoun St
Peyton St
N. Braddock St
Florence V. Miller
Fairmont Ave
Morgan St
W. W. Dellinger
Alson Hott
Claude Grim
Wilbur E. Hewitt
O. L. Jamison
B. M. Sullivan
Harry W. Butler
Roy Boyce
Jamison
Walter S. Ott
S. C. Brooks
Carl T. Cather
Evelyn Rideaue
Harold Brown
John Blackburn
Carl Cather
George M. Clark
Hoye Riley
James Good
Clarence Orndorff
Margaret Grant
Clifford Grim
John Jones
James Brandon
Superforts Plan Simulated Bomb Runs in Germany
Lt Gen Curtis E Lemay says 60 American B 29s arriving in England will undertake simulated bombing missions and routine training flights in Germany aboard bases in the U S zone. Jets to join next week with weather delays at Goose Bay and Fuerstenfeldbruck.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
England
Curtis E. Lemay
Lemay
U. S
Europe
Air Force
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Selfridge Field
Mich
Goose Bay Labrador
Blinded Wife Reunites with Mate After 27 Years
In New York on July 17 a blind Annie Uren, 60, arrives with her husband Leonard Uren, 53, after 27 years apart. Leonard, now in Ironwood Michigan, welcomes her with a kiss as they recall their long separation caused by her wartime blindness.
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New York
LaGuardia Field Rotunda
Leonard Uren
Annie
Leonard
Lass
Len
Preman
Uren
Redruth
England
America
Ironwood
Mich
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Mrs. Uren
Annie Uren
Five Lads Named By Legion Post For Boys State
Conrad Hoover post selects five Winchester youths to attend Old Dominion Boys State at VPI Blacksburg for seven days. Delegates travel Sunday night by bus. Gov or representative will be present during the inauguration of boy officials.
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Conrad Hoover
VPI
Army
American Legion
Charles W. Crush
Old Dominion Boys’ State
Old Dominion Boys
National Forum
National American Legion
Washington
Old Dominion
Draft Registration Expected Aug 16 Under Hershey
President Truman appoints Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey director of Selective Service to supervise the peacetime draft. Registration for youths 19 to 26 is set to start August 16 with 18 year olds allowed to volunteer for a one-year hitch to avoid drafting at 19.
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Washington
Truman
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Gen. Hershey
White House
Armed Services
Ominous warning spurs Shenandoah Valley militia growth before Civil War
The article notes an unexpected result of John Brown's raid: volunteers from the Shenandoah Valley formed infantry, cavalry and artillery units gaining basic military training used in early Virginia battles. Longfellow and Emerson criticized or aided Brown, heightening wartime tension and prompting broad enlistment and drill book demand.
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John Brown
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
New England
Longfellow
Emerson
Brown
Winchester
Millwood
Berryville
Charlestown
Martinsburg
Shepherdstown
Winchester Police Arrest Rate Drops
Winchester police made 145 arrests in June, bringing six month total to 738. June mainly saw drunkenness and disorderly conduct arrests, with 59 and 28 respectively. Traffic tickets reached 221, including 188 parking violations, and lockup held 36 white and eight colored prisoners. Drunkenness totals near 305, with drunken driving rising to 45, edging toward last year. Petty larceny and breaking and entering also trend higher than 1947. Total traffic violations from Jan 1 to June 30 hit 1232.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rural Carriers Elect Keokee Man President
Clint Carter of Keokee Virginia was elected president of the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association at the closing session of its convention. Women delegates chose Mrs. D M Inge of Brookneal as auxiliary head and named an executive committee. Officers include I D Hoy Boones Mill vice president and Odell Overton Concord Depot secretary treasurer.
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Clint Carter
Keokee
Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Assn
D. M. Inge
Brookneal
I. D. Hoy
Boones Mill
Odell Overton
Concord Depot
P. W. Moring
G. L. Burruss
Beaverdam
J. L. Brumer
Bristol
W. R. West
Evington
J. G. Hundley
Stewart, Va
Inge
Moring
St. Paul
C. C. Reed
Floyd
Odell Howerton
Clearbrook Fire Co. Yard Party Auction Sets July Event
Clearbrook Fire Co announces an auction linked to its annual yard party on July 28. John W. Jolliffe gathers donations of goods from Winchester merchants and county residents for highest bidders to aid volunteer firefighters. Livestock antiques and other gifts pour in as churches join the effort. the sale replaces the former automobile giveaway with Rov P. Duval volunteering to call the auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook Fire Co
John W. Jolliffe
Rov
Cease Fire In Jerusalem Ends Days Of Fierce Fighting
Firing ceased in Jerusalem at 4 a m after 10 hours of heavy combat between Jews and Arabs as the UN ordered a 24 hour cease fire. Arab Legion and Jewish forces traded mortars and automatic fire around the old city and the Mosque of Omar. Count Folke Bernadotte headed to Palestine optimistic both sides would honor the truce despite ongoing fighting elsewhere.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
United Nations
Old City
Arab Legion
Damascus
Jaffa
Zion
Legion
Omar
Mohammed
Lake
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Holy Land
U.N
Bernadotte
Israel
Security Council
Sneak Thief Raids Police Headquarters
Detroit July 179 4 Police in Hamtramck intensified the hunt for a sneak thief who invaded police headquarters yesterday stealing four typewriters and the detectives rollcall book.
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Detroit
Hamtramck
Sixteen States Represented In Southern Anti Truman Convention at Birmingham
Washington July 17 A flood of anti inflation and anti communist measures moves to Congress as Truman plans a broad agenda. Repeal of oleomargarine taxes is favored by southern Democrats and Senate prospects depend on Taft’s stance. Meat rationing proposals surface with hope of a temporary plan if inflation persists. Over 900 Federal employees face job uncertainty amid White House and Congress clash, including AEC Chairman David Lilienthal.
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Birmingham
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Wiley R-Wis
Taft
Sen
Ohio
Rep
Javits
Sen. Flanders
Flanders
David E. Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Virginia to harvest near double apple crop this year
The 1947 national apple crop is projected around 100 million bushels, about 13 million less than 1946, with Virginia expected to produce about 9.01 million bushels by July 1, up from 5.07 million last year and well above the 1937–46 average of 10.7 million. West Virginia should rise modestly, while Washington and New York fall behind national trend.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington State
New York
Berryville Names Beauty Pageant Comittee Heads
John Hardesty chair Clarke county Lions names committees for the 3d Northern Virginia beauty pageant at Berryville Horse Showgrounds on Sept 3. Chairmen include J W Olcots financial George S Pine prizes Clay B Carr publicity Richard Funk grounds Charles E Miley Jr judges G C Sponseller contestants Edward B Lee master of ceremony Ernest F Locke music and entertainment Wisecarver reception and dance. Locke reports readiness for donkey baseball game Thursday night to be held on Berryville softball diamond. Funds will buy street signs and sky image drive signs across county.
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John Hardesty
Clarke County Lions
Northern Virginia
Berryville
J. W. Olcots Financial
Georges. Pine
Clay B. Carr
Richard Funk
Charles E. Miley Jr
G. C. Sponseller
Edward B. Lee
Ernest F. Locke
W. W. Wisecarver Jr
Bethlehem and Weirton Steel Workers Get Wage Increases
Bethlehem Steel and Weirton Steel granted hourly raises for CIO United Steel workers averaging 13 cents. Salaried staff will receive similar boosts. Immediate effects spread as Armco Steel also signals careful consideration of wage increases.
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Pittsburgh
70& Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Sii
Bic Steel
Weirton Steel
Weirton
W. Va
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Midletown, C
Armco Steel Corp
For Sale 1911 Dodge Deluxe Sedan in Winchester Area
CAIN CLEANERS advertises daily call and delivery in Winchester Stephens City. FOR SALE 1911 Dodge Deluxe Sedan with heater and radio, recently reconditioned and inspected, price 1025 dollars. J. H. Seal, Winchester, Va. (7-16-1p-20)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Cain
Stephens City
Winchester
J. H. Seal
Winchestrr
Soviet Press Claims U S Fears to Halt Berlin Blockade
Berlin dispatch reports the Soviet press urged Germans that the United States would not risk war to break the Berlin blockade, claiming U S fears Russia and its allies are too powerful. It notes Washington, London, and Paris weighing measures against Russia and arming convoys to Berlin while Soviet media threaten revenge against anti-communist German leaders.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
U. S
Russia
Washington
Turkey
Inflation Pushes Goods Out Of Reach As Prices Rise
New York July 17 inflation and political shocks press on consumers. United States Steel Corp announces a wage raise of 13 cents for 170,000 production workers and price hikes on finished goods follow. Meat prices soar while the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index hits a record high and both the BLS and Dun indicators show substantial year over year increases.
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New York
Congress
United States Steel Corp
Dun and Bradstreet Wholesale
Dun
Rebel Yell Heard When Mississippi Delegates Arrive
Dixie Democrats meeting in Birmingham to plan an anti Truman campaign targeting 15 states including Missouri. Mississippis Walter Sillers named permanent chairman as pro segregation statements and civil rights opposition are outlined amid pickets outside.
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Birmingham
Ala
Philadelphia
Missouri
Truman-Barkley
States Rights Resolutions Committee
Walter Sillers
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Alabama
Gessner T. McCorvey
Sillers
Resolutions Committee
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Laney
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Council of Higher Strategy
Tutwiler
Allace
Truman
Deep South
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Oklahoma
Middletown Receives New Fire Truck On Ford Chassis
A new $7200 fire truck arrived from St. Louis for Middletown. It rides a Ford chassis and carries a 400 gallon booster tank, 150 feet of booster hose, suction hose, fog and spray nozzles, and a pumper capable of 750 gallons per minute.
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Middletown
St. Louis
Ford
Robinson Cold Storage
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Katherine Greene
Florence Miller
Jamison Estates
Superforts
Scampton
Eng
Britain
Japan
East Anglia
Eighth Air Force
Mate
Legion Post
Hershey
Braddock and
Garrard Sts
Wacon
W. Germain
Chicken & Steak Valley Inn
Keokee Man
Women’s Auxiliary
West Va
West V
Winchester Evening Star
Bethlehem, Weirton
Cain Cleaners
U.S
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