Bus Kills Child in Hayfield On Route 50
Theodore Franklin Alger about 8 died after a Reynolds Line bus struck him in front of his Hayfield home around 12 30 pm. The bus driver George Ralph Forman of Elkins continued to Winchester after police arrival. Dr. Troxell to view the body. child crossing road with a bucket possibly picking berries. parents unavailable.
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Theodore Franklin Alger
Charles Alger
Hayfield
Reynolds Line
Winchester Elkins
W. Va
E. B. Mitchell
George Ralph Forman
Elkins
Winchester
Mitchell
J. R. Troxell
Troxell
Omp
Yard Party It Now Call 7163 Fidelity Laundry Bendix
Laundry service offers same day pick up and next day delivery for clothes. Advertises finished or rough dried options and claims lower prices. Includes odd codes and dates, with a for sale note about gladiolas and an individual named Susan Gore.
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Fidelity Laundry
Bendix
Gladiolas
Susan Gore
Clarke County Girl Injured In Harrisonburg Explosion
Miss Ruth Eleanor Hart, a Clarke County student at a beauty college in the Harrisonburg building, was seriously injured in the explosion that destroyed the beauty parlor and college. Her broken arm leg and head wound were reported as she lay in a Harrisonburg hospital. her parents from Berryville were expected to join her there.
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Ruth Eleanor Hart
Harrisonburg
William Hart
RFC
Berryville
Miss Hart
Frederick County
Whetzel
Clearbrook
The
Beauty College
Front Royal
Palm Restaurant
Berkeley Springs
West Va
James Bullitt
Paw Paw
C. C
Shreiff L. D. Michael
Bullitt
Morgan County
Charles Robey
Robey
Probe Instituted In Harrisonburg Blast Disaster
Officials from the state fire marshal's office examined the Harrisonburg main street ruin after a blast killed ten women and injured 30 others. James M. Hayes Jr. and A J Bell led the inquiry with local officials. Five of the 19 injured remained hospitalized, some critically.
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Harrisonburg
James M. Hayes, Jr
Richmond
A. J. Bell
Shenandoah Valley
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Belchic Added To C C Board
Ben Belchic manager of the Novick Transfer Co was appointed a member of the chamber of commerce board replacing Steve Sam mis who moved from Winchester Last night’s meeting was attended by Wendell Barney president Henry Hardenburg executive secretary Ralph Pifer William Battaile and Wyatt Richard Directors discussed the chamber program financial setup and how the Apple Blossom festival relates to the chamber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Belchic
Novick Transfer Co
Chamber of Commerce
Steve Sammis
Winchester
Wendell Barney
Henry Hardenburg
Ralph Pifer
William Battaile
Wyatt Richard
Daniel Hendricks Is Recovered After River Drowning
The body of Daniel W. Hendricks a Shenandoah Junction merchant who drowned in the Potomac near Harpers Ferry was recovered at 11 o clock today. He was about 35 and married to Margaret Polhamus of Clarke County. He leaves a widow a son two daughters his parents and several sisters including Mrs. Donald Walters and Mrs. Merlin Bly.
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Daniel W. Hendricks
Shenandoah Junction
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Charles
Hendricks
Margaret Polhamus
Clarke County
Donald Walters
Merlin Bly
Joe Louis to Fight Walcott in Non title Bout at MSG
Joe Louis will meet Jersey Joe Walcott of Camden New Jersey in a ten round non title fight at Madison Square Garden on November 14. The match is announced by the Twentieth Century Sporting Club.
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New York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Camden
N. J
Madison Square Garden
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Bombers From Toyo to Meet Jets Over Martinsburg
Eight B 29 type bombers of the Army Air Forces will fly from Toyo with a jet fighter escort toward Washington and Martinsburg, expected to pass Anchorage via Alaska and Canada, arriving about 11 38 a.m. Friday at Andrews Field Maryland and Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Toyo
Martinsburg
Tokyo
Army Air Forces
Anchorage
Washington
Andrews Field
Overtinsburg
W. Va
Pentagon Building
Washington Monument
Winchester sees rise in marriages in first half of 1947
Winchester city clerk Peyton J. Marshall reports 686 marriage licenses issued January to June 1947, up from 647 in 1946, while county records show 427 licenses for the same period, up from 377. National figures indicate a postwar decline in the first quarter of 1947, with the divorce ratio dropping from 31 per 100 marriages in 1945 to 27 in 1946.
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National Office of Vital Statistics
Winchester
Peyton J. Marshall
Lee N. Whitacre
Waterfront Shooting Season Limits Set
President Truman fixed open seasons and bag limits for waterfowl with some species excluded. States listed include Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia from December 8 to January 6 1943 Delaware October 21 to November 1 and December 2 to December 13 West Virginia November 4 to December Maryland November 4 to November 14.
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Washington
Truman
Kentucky
Tennesse
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
Tar Kettle Fire Burns Truck Tire
The Lupton Orchard Service Co. fire truck rushed down Martinsburg Pike at 10 a.m. to extinguish a tar kettle fire. Melvin Renner reported the fire burned off the trailer, with only slight damage. The kettle belonged to Buckley Lages, Inc. contractors.
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Lupton Orchard Service Co
Martinsburg Pike
Melvin Renner
Buckley Lages, Inc
Nude Body Found in Wild West House Basements
Coroner Matilda Harvey and Tony Harvey investigate a bizarre shootout and the discovery of a nude woman’s body in a Nevada basement. Rose Schwartz Harvey, former Salinas resident and ex-wife of Tony Harvey, is identified. Leif Harvey, a Nevada nightlife figure, hanged himself in the same basement after the event. Louis D Barton was wounded. cause of death undetermined. Lorraine Harvey identified the mother’s cross and ring. Mrs Louise Harvey held as material witness.
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Virgina City
Matilda
Tony Harvey
Otto Tannehill
Rose Schwartz Harvey
Salinas
Calif
Tony Arvey
Leif Harvey
Nevada
Louis D. Barton
Barton
New York Motor& Co
Tannelhil
Harvey
Tannehill
Berryville Horse Show Opens Amid Light Rain
The Berryville horse show began at 11 a m with a light sprinkle. Many Clarke county residents attended while wearers of raincoats maneuvered around the ring as Topsy s Susanne won heavy draft yearlings. Dr L M Allen of Winchester and Mrs Carl Butler of Cleveland claimed multiple prizes including thoroughbred yearlings and the first prize in the half three year class.
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Berryville
Topsy
Susanne
William Page
Buckeystown
Nell
Jean Melvin
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Blue Ribbon
Springsburg Farm
Sally Port
Feals
L. M. Allen
Winchester
Allen
George P. Greenhalgh
Springsbury Farm
Dr. Allen
Lucille
E. L. Redman
Middleburg
Ohio
Carl Butler
Cleveland
Clarke County
M. G. O'Brien
George Grove
Harvey Fishpan
James Perks
Reg Morrison
William Claggett
Kenneth Levi
Norman Haymaker
James Weir
Fred Alger
Dave Allen
G. ©. Sponseller
Boyd Locke
Roy Locke
Leonard Bell
Ed Hart
Ed Berlin, Jr
Ned Lewis
Ed Lindsay
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Assn
A. B. Hummer
Association
Graham Dougherty
Jack Enders
Richard Dole
Richard
Boyce
Ed Joyce
Ang
H. G. Smithy
Two Residents Bitten by Dogs Prompt Police Action
City police responded twice Tuesday night to dog bite reports. Fred Long of 815 S Loudoun St said a dog bit him near Braddock and South Werks Streets. I. P. Luttrell reported his son Rodney bitten on East St. Dog owners Mrs How ard Scruggs of Southwerk and Mrs Nancy Mallory of East St were ordered to take their dogs to a veterinarian for examination. No animal reports were filed by noon.
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Fred Long
S. Loudoun St
Braddock
Southwerk
I. P. Lutrell
Rodney
East St
Luttrells
Howard Scruggs
Southwerk ,&T
Nancy Mallory
J. W. Reese
Sarah Zane Fire Co to Close for Repairs Aug 11
The Sarah Zane Fire Co will be closed starting August 11 for repairs to a Pingley-Carper. The regular monthly meeting is set for Friday evening August 1 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend. Captain Leryn M. Crabill.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
Leryn M. Crabill
Flower Shop Closed For Family Death
The Flower Shop will be closed Friday and Saturday due to the death of our mother. Leonard and Herbert Miller.
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Leonard and
Herbert Miller
Rector Admits Bigamy Charge in English Clergy Case
Salisbury reports a 36 year old Church of England clergyman Rev Charles H C Lamb arraigned on bigamy for a 1941 marriage to ex servicewoman Joan Boddie. Lamb, RAF chaplain, pleaded innocent and told of memory gaps from war. Miss Boddie testified she learned of the marriage three months before her child’s birth.
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Salisbury
Eng
Church of England
Charles H. C. Lamb
Raf Chaglain
Malta
Joan Boddie
Women’s Auxiliary Air Forces
Lamb
Boddie
England
Bonnie
St. John’s Chapel
Isle of Man
Miss Boddie
Auto Workers Idled by Strike in Detroit
Nearly 34 000 auto workers are idled as strikes and production cutbacks hit Detroit plants. Ford suspended 22 000 workers due to Murray Corp. parts shortages amid UAW CIO and Murray dispute, while Chrysler plans a 50 percent Dodge truck cutback. Murray and UAW talks recessed until Monday as the strike continues since July 23.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Cio-United Auto Workers
Murray Corp. of America
Ford
Murray
Uaw-Cio
Chrysler Corp
Dodge
UAW
Convicted Youths Given Suspended Jail Sentences
Three Winchester youths found guilty of involvement in breakings and enterings received suspended jail terms in Corporation court. Judge Elliott Marshall placed them on probation for three to five years, with additional costs and restitution. Russell Gene Pomp, Louis Charles Tepper, and Harry Preston Hoover faced varying counts and sentences, all suspended and followed by probation.
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Winchester
Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Russell Gene Pomp
Louis Charles Tepper
Harry Preston Hoover
Herbert Larrick
Traffic deaths in Virginia total 369 first half 1950
State police released figures showing an average of two traffic deaths per day in Virginia from January through June. There were 369 reported fatalities in the first six months, down from 454 in the same period last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Taft Receives Ohio Endorsement For 1948 Nomination
The Ohio Republican state committee unanimously pledges support for Sen. Robert A. Taft for the 1948 Republican nomination. Taft thanks the committee and says he will reply in October after gauging national sentiment. The committee asks Rep. Clarence J. Brown and Mrs. Katharine Kennedy Brown to promote Taft’s qualifications.
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Columbus
Ohio Republican State Committee
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Clarence J. Brown
Katherine Kennedy Brown
22 Degrees Cooler Brings Rain Pause to Grimes County Threshing
The thermometer fell to 70 degrees at 3 20 p m after two hours of light rain. Threshing across the county was suspended, some areas seeing showers in the morning near Grimes. The temperature reached 92 degrees yesterday afternoon.
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Grimes
Handley Senior Heads to Legion Boys Forum in Washington
Shirley M. White, 19, Handley High Student Body President and athlete, is among 104 delegates heading to Washington for the 1947 American Legion Boys for National Government Forum. The week includes mock Congress and Supreme Court sessions, talks by Truman and top officials, and tours to Mount Vernon and Annapolis. White is a World War I Navy veteran, a former Boy's State leader, and set a 100 yard dash record at 10.4 seconds.
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Shirley M. White
Luther L. White
W. Southwerk St
Washington
American Legion
The
Legion
District of Columbia
Congress
Supreme Court
Truman
White House
George C Marshall
Treasury
John Snyder
Tom Clark
Commerce William Harriman
A&a Forum
Boston
Mt. Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery
U. S. Naval
White
Handley Track
Boy's State
Blacksburg
Federalist Party
Richmo
Arnold Stallman
Vienna
Legion Boy's Forum
Lee City
Hughes Defied DPC Order on War Plant Shutdown Evidence
Senate war investigating committee heard that Howard Hughes defied a DPC order to shut down his plant in early 1944. H Hughes and publicist Otto Meyer to testify as joint appearance planned amid testimony of lavish entertainment for officials and wartime contracts.
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Washington
H. R. Edwards
Government Defense Plant Corp
Senate War Investigal Committee
Howard Hughes
DPC
Otoah Meyer
Hughes
Ferguson
R - Mich
Who
Senate
Mittee
Henry J. Kaiser
A. Lovett
Army-Navy
Randall Will Contest Roils Virginia Estate Probate
Randall of Wood Calif widow of Arthur Randall contests his will. An order was filed in the city clerk’s office in Wilson. Mrs Randall renounces the will and all its provisions electing to claim her share of estate real and personal under 5276 of the Virginia Code. The Randall will probated in the corporation divided estate between a niece and a sister. Bond of the executor was 5000 dollars.
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Margaret E. Randall
Wood
Calif
Arthur
Randall
Blue Ridge Bus Strike Threatened
A union committee in session at 3 p.m. discussed an offer to head off a possible strike affecting Blue Ridge Lines east of Washington Pennsylvania. Buses would maintain service at least through that hour from Hagerstown to Winchester. The action could disrupt operations if the strike proceeds.
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Blue Ridge
Hagerstown Winchester
Blue Ridge Lines
Washington
Penna. _ ROUSS FIRE CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Company
B. F. Arthur, Jr
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