Flooded Areas Inoculated Against Typhoid
Health officials sent staff into outlying sections to vaccinate residents not yet inoculated as Bridgewater and surrounding areas reel from a flash flood. The disaster left two dead, one missing, and extensive property damage while officials monitor water safety and restore services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Nelson Huffman
Adam Miller
Bridewater
Miller
Red Cross
C. R. Bowman
Margaret Bricker
Frances
Company M
11Th Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Harrisonburg
John Claman
George Washington National Forest
Commerce Chamber Aims to Reach 300 Members
Winchester chamber of commerce launches a one day membership drive to surpass 300 members for the year. E. E. Harbaugh chairs the effort to add 22 members by tomorrow evening as about 25 workers meet at 7 30 tonight for assignments and encouragement from President William Battaille. Gene Lakers notes past success of one day campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
E. E. Harbaugh
William Battaile
Gene Lakers
Old Stone House on Page Brook Estate in Clarke County
The home known as The Briars, built about 1819 or 1820 on the Page Brook estate north of Boyce, Clarke County, traces its ownership to Dr. Robert P. Page and the Francis and Randolph families. It is a two story stone dwelling with a high pitched interior and once stood among oak trees with a long porch. Currently owned by Mary K. Benham of Winchester, it remains the life home of Mrs Edith Benham Elm, longtime Roosevelt social secretary and later secretary for President Truman.
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Boyce
Clarke County
Page Brook
John Page
Robert P. Page
Mary Willing Francis
Philadelphia
Dr. Page
Susan Grymes
Col. A. C
Lucy (Burwell) Randolph
Nathaniel Burwell
Saratoga
Mary Francis Page
John Esten Cooke
South
Briars
K. Benham
Winchester
Edith (Benham) Elm
Roosevelt
Presi- Truman
Missing Material at Oak Ridge Warns No Bomb Uranium Lost
AEC officials and Senator McMahon said no A bomb uranium is missing at Oak Ridge Tennessee amid an inventory discrepancy. The committee investigates possible bookkeeping error and reviews handling of source and fissionable materials at the Oak Ridge plant.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
AEC
McMahon
R-Conn
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Oak Ridge
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Winchester Democrats Add Boyd and Battaile to City Committee
Winchester Democrats last night added John T. Boyd and William M. Battaile to the city Democratic committee and reelected T. G. Scully as chairman. Oscar H. Lewis Sr. chaired the mass meeting with W. Lee Fisher reelected secretary. The committee named unopposed nominees for city offices and appointed a nominating panel to propose new committee members.
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John T. Boyd
William Battaile
City Democratic Committee
Scully
Winchester
William M. Battaile
Democratic
T. G. Scully
H. F. Byrd Jr
W. Lee Fisher
Oscar H. Lewis Sr
Democratic Party
G. Gibson Baker
Taylor Barr
W. A. Baker
E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Dabney Watts
Commonwealth Attorney
Lewis
C. Douglas Barnett
J. Victor Arthur
Democratic Committee
Boyd
Mr. Battaile
Louis Armel
Lester Arnold
H. W. Butler, Jr
H. F. Byrd, Jr
Roy Cather
Mifflin B. Clowe Jr
Forest
Spanish Vets Name New Commander in Virginia
Hugh S. Reid of Norfolk was installed department commander of the Virginia State Spanish War Veterans. He succeeds Harry T. Cook. Other officers named include Charles C. Moss, Robert A. Abernathy, J. E. Burnett, L. C. Mathews, and Marion Summers. the banquet drew about 200 attendees with remarks by W. W. Glass and Col. W. A. Dawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. Reid
Norfolk
Reid
Harry T. Cook
Winchester
Charles C. Moss
Newport News
Robert A. Abernathy
Lynchburg
J. E. Burnett
Richmond
L. C. Mathews
Marion Summers
Winifer Staples
Terrell Camp
Marie Garber
W. W. Glass
W. A. Dawkins
N. Y
Frank Topash
Louise Murphy
Sara E. Grubbs
Mary L. Bunch
Charlottesville
Cora Hutchinson
Petersburg
Lucille Holt
Mildred Whitaker
Margaret Buck
Emma Talmage
Portsmouth
Evelyn Schurz
Nettie Forney
James C. Baker
Estate of Dr Philip W Boyd Valued at 245672
The late Dr Philip W Boyd of Winchester left an estate valued at 245672 dollars per an appraisal in the city clerk's office. Appraisal by Charles H Harper B M Sullivan and Philip B Glaize lists securities real estate and life insurance as the main components. Properties include Princess Lodge farm 55000 dollars Meadows farm 22500 Fairmont Ave dwelling 32500 and 212 W Boscawen St office building 22000 plus a Lee St double house 12500. Securities total 53900 dollars and life insurance proceeds 37337 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip W. Boyd
Winchester
Charles H. Harper
B. M. Sullivan
Philip B. Glaize
Princess Lodge Farm
Meadows Farm
Fairmont Ave
W. Boscawen St
Lee St
Princess Cecilie Marries Texan Clyde Harris at Hohenzollern
Blonde Princess Cecilie of Hohenzollern and Clyde Harris of Amarillo Texas wed in a ceremony at Hohenzollern Castle. The 31 year old couple exchanged vows as the Hohenzollern flag flew over the 1000 year old fortress. Attendees included German royal figures. Warris will move the bride to a Amarillo apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hechingen
Germany
Cecilie
Hohenzollern
Clyde Harris
Amarillo
Texas
Warris
Three Die in Fire at Petersburg Plant
A fire at the Virginia Battery and Ignition Co. plant in northeast Petersburg killed at least three people who were said to occupy a third floor apartment in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Virginia Battery and Ignition Co
Fire destroys mural for Ebenezer church near Gore
Arthur Carpenter, an art instructor from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, reported his 5 by 8 foot canvas Christ and the Children was destroyed by fire while en route to Gore to present the work at Ebenezer church. He plans to repaint the mural, the second in a series, after the blaze started from a lamp or match dropped on the canvas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Christian Church
Gore
Arthur Carpenter
Penn State Extension
Hazleton
Christ
Carpenter
Minnie Carpenter
G. S&s. Whitacre
Whitacre
Harisonburge
Anisaret
Ebenezer Church
Berkeley Springs High School
Berkeley County
W. Va
Penn State
Norlyst
New York
New Hope
Johnson Proposes To Modernize 2 Aircraft Carriers
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson with President Truman's approval proposed modernizing two aircraft carriers at a total cost of 80 million dollars. He argued for strong armed forces, noted postwar aircraft capacity, and called for interservice integration to avoid wasteful defense spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis Johnson
Truman
Johnson
National War College
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
National Defense Establishment
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Executive payroll swells by over a million daily Byrd says
Senator Byrd announced that civilian employment in the executive branch rose to 2,122,710 in April from 2,111,257 in March, an increase of 11,453. He noted average federal pay around $3,000 a year and warned the April rise could imply more than a million dollars per day in new personnel costs, with Agriculture posting the largest gain and Navy the largest drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
Executive Branch
Virginian
Joint Committee On
Agriculture Department
Army
Navy
War Assets Administration
Russians Bid End to Berlin Rail Strike Tensions
Russians press to end Berlin's month long rail strike and pledge no reprisals for workers. Maj. Gen. Pavel Kyushnin says the railway management will honor promises in a recent settlement offer. Western powers report no punishment for strikers and discuss eased tensions after talks in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pavel Kyushnin
Kvashnin
Kommandatura
Firemen Prepare For Clearburns Annual Yard Party
Clearbrook Fire Company members start building tables and stands at Stonewall High School for the fifth annual yard party tonight with auxiliary members and 13 area churches preparing for tomorrow's event. Food donations include 199 pounds ham 47 chickens 100 pounds weiners 80 cakes 37 pies and abundant rolls lemonade ice cream and beverages. Auction planned for 7 30 with 72 local firms and individuals contributing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall High School
Clearbrook Fire Co
Fire Company
Five day weather outlook for Virginia turns warm with storms
The period Wednesday through Sunday will see above normal temperatures and thunderstorm activity. Rainfall totals around half an inch are expected with storms on Wednesday and again over the weekend. Public sale details and other small notices follow.
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Virginia
Permits Granted For Three Houses In Frederick County
Frederick county issued building permits totaling several thousand dollars for three houses a garage and an addition. Earl Bailey commissioner of revenue granted permits to Marvin W and Scuw Miller at 24 Jackson Ave for a six room frame semi bungalow and garage. John W Herrell of Gore plans a four room frame bungalow on Mill Rd. R E and Thresa K Pugh of Baltimore plan a five room semi bungalow on Mill Rd near Gore. Joseph T and Mayelene Jenkins of Stephens City get permission to add two rooms to a two room cottage on Salem Church Rd southeast of Stephens City. S and Dora Hartman of Middletown receive a 20 by 24 concrete block garage permit.
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Frederick County
Earl Bailey
Commissioner of Revenue
Marvin W
Scuw
Jackson Ave
Opequon
John W. Herrell
Gore
Mill Rd
R. E
Thresa K. Pugh
Baltimore
Joseph T
Mayelene Jenkins
Stephens City
Salem Church Rd
Legionnaires Seek Action Against Hooded Night Riders
In Birmingham Alabama on June 21 leaders of local Legion posts pressed Jefferson County law enforcement to stop hooded and white robed mobs. Civic clubs were urged to form a "committee of 500" to organize measures against the night riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson
Brake Failure Blamed For Crossing Crash
Brakes failed on a 1939 Chrysler driven by Boyd Thomas Davis of Yellow Springs West Virginia causing it to run a stop sign and collide with a 1939 Plymouth driven by Paul David Hawse of Rock Oak West Virginia. Property damage totaled 200 dollars. The crash occurred at 2 20 p m at Amherst and Washington streets as reported by Officer Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Washington St
Officer Lake
Chrysler
Boyd Thomas Davis
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Paul David Hawse
Rock Oak
Bevin Sees Base For Peace As Paris Talks Open Paths
London reports say the Big Four Foreign Ministers conference improved postwar relations and opened possibilities for cooperation. Pravda notes the talks reduce dictation and support reestablishing the Council of Foreign Ministers. Austria hails the move toward independence treaty while American officials in Berlin view the German decisions with cautious hope.
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London
Paris
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Leopoldigi
Vienna
Berlin
Belew
S Stewart Street To Get New Dwelling
Miss Eileen Cather of 121 Morningside Drive has a building permit for a 34 by 42 two story brick dwelling with full basement at 3048 Stewart Street. Leonard Brown is contractor.
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Eileen Cather
Morningsife Drive
Stewart St. Leonard Brown
Prudent Pedestrian Rights on Virginia Highways Upheld
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled pedestrians and motorists have equal rights on state highways, in a case awarding $4000 to 17 year old Lile Meadows. The court held pedestrians need not wait for all vehicles. they must use ordinary care given circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Pittsylvania County
Lile M. Meadows
Miss Meadows
Claude Rhoades Jr
Danville
A. C. Buchanan
Senate subcommittee backs 75 cent wage floor unanimous vote
A seven member Senate labor subcommittee voted unanimously to raise the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. The plan excludes extending coverage to small Western Union agencies and to farm processing industries, while leaving full committee decisions open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Labor
Pepper
Dfila
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Congress
W. U
House
Handley Class of 1929 Reunion Set By Campbell Chair
Handley 1929 reunion chaired by Campbell announces about 50 of 173 living members plan to attend a dinner. Three classmates deceased are listed. John Fisher leads the program committee with several named coordinators. Reservations accepted until Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Carl Campbell
Chaman
Walter 8. Flickinger
Chalmers R. Bageant
Martha Ritter Kriemer
Julietta Jones
George Hardesty
Lipstick Message Halts Fiery Train
LUCIEN Okla June 21 A D Schnaithman used lipstick to warn of fire from a journal box on a freight train on the platform He improvised a cardboard sign reading fire The engineer and conductor halted the train after spotting the warning at the scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien
Okla
A. D. Schnaithman
Otto Brammer
Dan Wright
Ewing
BARR
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Potomac River
Sycamore
Moorefield
Romney
Leota Redmond
Commerce Chamber
Everard Kidder Meade
M’‘Mahon
Senate House Committee
Dr. Boyd Estate
Princess Cecilie, Kaiser
U.S. 8
Sen
Acheson
Promment
Europe
Clearbrook
Potomac Edison
Coleman Dunn
New Hampshire Bullets
L. C. Ellis
Call
Marjorie Eaton
South Boston
Mass
Mary Jones
Legionnaires
Alabama
Council
S. Stewart
Subcommittee
Campbell
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