Winchester Frederick Fruit Growers elect Bond president
Walker McC Bond of Clear Brook was chosen president of the Winchester Frederick County Fruit Growers Association by 85 members at a meeting in the Frederick County courthouse. D. K. Russell was reelected vice president and I. Fred Stine named county secretary with Mrs Isabelle R ORear as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker McC. Bond
Clearbrook
Winchester-Frederick County
A. L. Griggs
Weather Bureau
Washington
Griggs
Ralph Dorsey
Berryville
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Byrd
Dorsey
Charles Town
Bunker Hill
Apples Unharmed as Cold Snap Hits Peaches
Winchester area reports show apples and cherries spared by temperatures down to 18 degrees as growers warn peaches and pears suffer potential damage. Dr Groves and Edward Carpenter note apples not yet vulnerable while a colder night and forecast continue. Weather officials predict continued cold with fair skies and no wind tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Edward Carpenter
Groves
Remembering the toll gates of the Shenandoah Valley
Old gates along macadam roads in the Lower Shenandoah Valley were once common on turnpikes. Toll collectors housed near gates used simple poles to block passage until tolls were paid. Many gates are gone, but keeper houses remain as reminders of the toll road era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Four State Societies and 35 Colleges Send Princess to Apple Blossom
Horticultural societies of four states and more than 35 colleges will send princesses to Queen Shenandoah II during the 1949 Apple Blossom Festival April 28-29. The list includes American University George Washington University Mary Washington College Roanoke College and many more with ties to Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
E. W. Barr
Department of the Queen
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
American University
Washington
Averett College
Danville
Blackstone Jr. College
Blackstone
Fairfax Hall Jr. College
Waynesboro
George Washington University
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
W. Va
Handley School
Winchester
Holton Arms School
Madison College
Hearings Voted On Taft Hartley Repeal Move
The House labor committee voted to begin hearings soon on repealing the Taft Hartley Act and restoring the Wagner Act with changes. Chairman Lesinski indicated hearings could start Friday if wage measures are finished. Rep Kelley sponsored the wounded proposal, backed by nine Democrats and opposed by seven Democrats and all Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Lesinki
D-Mich
Rep
Kelley
D-Pa
Lesinski
Louis Resigns World Heavy Boxing Title
Joe Louis resigns as world heavyweight champion and seeks a new title fight to crown a successor. Abe Greene approves a June Chicago bout between Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott. London promoter Jack Solomons eyes Savold challenge, potentially in September, pending June London bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Joe Louis
Abe J. Greene
National Boxing Assn
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Chicago
London
Jack Solomons
Europe
Lee Savold
Patterson
N. J
Freddie Mills
Bruce Woodcock
Mike Jacobs
London Red Joins Anti West Chorus
Communist declarations across France Italy Germany and Britain claim an invading Soviet army would be welcomed. The statements mark a shift from peace offensive tones and suggest a more vigorous strategy guided by a central directive. Harry Pollitt, general secretary of the British Communist Party, voiced the latest threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
France
Italy
Germany
Britain
West
Harry Pollitt
The
Overheavy Trucks Face Fines in Frederick County
State police weight checks led Trial Justice W Earle Edwards to fine six violators. The total costs reach 803.50 with John Joseph Mannett Wilkesburg Pa 141.25 Duke Leroy Chapman Greenville Tenn 121.25 Guilford Toler Greensboro NC 36.25 James Ralph Printz Luray 86.25 Ralph Carroll McBridge Ravenna Ohio 276.25 Donald Russell Smith Hartville Ohio 142.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
W. Earle Edwards
John Joseph Mannett
Wilkensburg
Duke Leroy Chapman
Greenville
Tenn
Guilford Toler
Greensboro
N. C
James Ralph Printz
Luray
Ralph Carroll McBridge
Tractor-Trailer Hits Car Making Left Turn
MARTINSBURG March 1 Curtis Sigler of R. 2 was in a badly damaged auto struck by a tractor-trailer driven by Melford Curtis Morris of Winchester as it turned left into a side road on R. 11 at Four Mile Woods. West Virginia troopers investigate two robberies on R. 11 involving a tavern safe and a service station seizure.
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Martinsburg
Mar
Curtis Sigler
Melford Curtis Morris
Winchester
Four Mile Woods
West Virginia
E. J. Reidel
Winchester Presbyterian Dinner To Hear Noted Layman
Winchester Presbyterian church hosts a 6 30 p m Thursday dinner addressed by Clarence Johnson of St Louis. The talk centers on the Program of Progress with goals for membership attendance evangelism and a sesqui centennial celebration in September 1950. The program seeks church restoration and synod invitation while outlining Sun nyside church plans and a historical overview led by Dr R B Woodworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Clarence Johnson
St. Louis
Johnson
Winchester Church
Joseph L. Kalbach
Philip H. Sprenkle
Frank Bailey
Russell A. Joyce
Winchester
Old Stone
E. Piccadilly St
Firemen Contract For Record Large Fireworks Display
The Apple Blossom Festival firemen committee approved a 650 dollar fireworks contract and outlined a parade route for April 27. Ten out of town fire companies and seven musical groups have accepted invitations to participate with the Interstate Fireworks Display Co. of Dayton to stage the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Boyd
Howard Hart
Interstate Fireworks Display Co
Dayton
Hart
Niagara Falls
Handley Grounds
Washington St
Handley Ave
Cameron St
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Braddock
Boscawen
Robert Legge
Rowlesburg
W. Va
Westphal Hose Co. No
Roosevelt Wilson High School
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Fairmont State Teachers College
Montgomery Blair
Silver Springs
Rowlesburg High
Gary
Boy Scout
Richmond
Eston Tevalt
Harry A. Nelson
Sarah Zane Hall
Blossom Festival Policy Committee Meets Tonight
The Blossom Festival Policy Committee will meet at 8 pm tonight in Mansfield. President H Delmer Robinson will preside. Attending officials include Mrs E W Barr, Mrs B M Knight, Mrs Thomas Scully, Garland Quarles, C J Ott, and others from police and community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
H. B. McCormac Jr
H. Delmer Robinson
E. W. Barr
B. M. Knight
Thomas Scully
Garland Quarles
C J. Ott
Harry A. Nelson
Benjamin Belchie
Lamar Keen
Ralph Larson
Phil Whitney
John Morgan
L. G. Sjostrom
F. L. Sargent Jr
Joseph Schroth
Philip Glaize
Charles Pine
G. T. Binner
John A. Boyd
James R. Alexander
William Battaile
E. L. Molden
Clarke T. Cooper
John Rice
Andrew Babb
Basil Starkey
Thomas Boyd
W W. Blythe
Tom Baldrige
J. H. Sandy
Charles Tait
Five day weather outlook for Virginia ahead
The outlook shows a gradual warmup starting Wednesday with higher temperatures Thursday and through the rest of the week. Rain is expected Thursday and again by Saturday or Sunday with total precipitation near a half inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Studebaker Land Cruiser for Sale with 15000 Miles
Income tax service note lists sale of a 1947 Studebaker Land Cruiser with factory pully, 15000 actual miles. Contact Wilson Kelter at phone 5085 for details. Location at 208 West Boscawen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Wilson Kelter
Russians Face Starvation Tactics To Quit Frankfurt Mission
Gen. Lucius D. Clay warned an eight man Soviet repatriation mission in the U S zone would be starved out if it did not depart Frankfurt by midnight. Army officials indicated no force would be used to remove the group and that the mission’s accreditation would end. The move sparked Russian protests and notes to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
U.S
Robinson E. Duff
Ad Army
Col
Sterling Wood
Wood
Clarence R. Huebner
Gen. Clay
Clay
Washington
Five Repudiate Confessions in Cardinal Mindszenty Trial
In Budapest on March 1, five of 14 defendants accused of foreign currency racketeering and political conspiracy with Cardinal Mindszenty withdrew their pre trial confessions claiming police coerced them. A sixth also recanted part of his confession as Mindszenty's case unfolds following his life sentence for treason and anti government plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
Charles W Lamp Marking 92nd Birth Anniversary
Charles William Lamp today marked his 92nd birthday at the home of Mr and Mrs Henkel Lamp at 412 Smithfield Ave where he resides He was born in Berkeley county in 1857 and spent most of his life in Frederick county until retirement in 1946 Also at home were Douglas Lamp and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles William Lamp
Henkel Lamp
Smithfield Ave
Mr. Lamp
Berkeley County
Frederick County
Douglas Lamp
Have Your Watch Repaired Here by Certified Master
Johnston's Jewelry Store advertises certified master watch repair by the U.S. Bureau of Standards in Winchester. The shop touts large, well equipped facilities and low, fixed repair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Johnston's Jewelry
S. Loudoun &T
Virginia
Headley’s
Braddoca
House Group Approves 1500 Tax Enforcing Agents
The House appropriations committee approved funding to hire 1500 additional tax collecting enforcers. The Treasury had requested the extra agents, aiming to strengthen tax enforcement nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Group
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Young Orators Winner and Tax/Agency Debate Highlights
Miss Virginia Yates of Handley wins the Winchester Frederick oratorical contest and will face a district elimination at Berryville high school on March 11. Bruce Whitacre of Gamesboro is runner up. The article also covers a House appropriations bill debate, calling for more postal rates and enforcement staff, detailing total direct and uncontrollable appropriations and projected debt interest, with figures and departmental allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester- Frederick
Virginia Banker's Assn
Virginia Yates
Handley
Berryville High School
R. J. McNally
The
Bankers Assn
Miss Yates
Elsie Yates
Peyton St
Bruce Whitacre
Gamesbor High School
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tme
Treasury
Post Office
Treasury Department
House
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Stalin Derided By Baptist, Says Bulgar Witness
In Sofia on March 1 a Bulgarian Protestant churchman testified that his superior preached that Stalin was a bloodsucker. Mitko Dimitrov, 39, Baptist pastor, accused Nikola Naumov, head of the Bulgarian Baptist church, of making the remark. Both admitted spying for the United States and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Stalin
Mitko Dimitrov
Nikola Naumov
Baptist
United States
Britain
Naumov
Jesser
Chamber Hears Year Plans and Traffic Light Proposal
Chamber of commerce directors meet with William Battaile president and others to discuss year projects including adding a blinker light on Route 11 at the south corporate limits and scheduling conventions for Winchester. Roy Cather to confer with city authorities on the traffic light to cut Valley Ave speeders. Joseph Schroth chairs the convention committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
William Battaile
J. Curtis Fray
Joseph Schroth
Roy Cather
C. P. Marks
W. Nelson Page
P. G. Ireland
Gene Lakers
Valley Ave
Winchester
City to Farm Population Shift as National Need
NATURAL BRIDGE March 1 The nation faces a crisis from the shift of population from farms to cities Rep Burry Harrison tells Lions banquet The remedy lies in reversing the trend to curb subsidized urban housing and instead build in rural areas to attract people from cities to farms and small towns He cites farm closures from 1840 to 1945 and Virginia's urban migration rising from 35 in 1940 to 45 in 1950 He argues the shift harms food supply and moral welfare, urging rural electrification and better roads as cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burry Harrison Twoid
Washington
Virginia
Cities
Wall
Congress Weighs Truman Home Relief Plan Amid Criticism
Congress leaders question the size and cost of President Truman's proposed home relief program as a vast social security expansion. Aims include aid to all needy families with states choosing relief eligibility, with an estimated $230 million annual federal aid adding to current direct relief programs for the aged blind and dependent children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Coughton
Rep. Reed
New York
Treasury
Altmeyer
Mrs Richardson Dies at Home in Clarke County
Mrs John BD Richardson age 9 died yesterday at Fairfield Clarke County. Former Martha Cartlidge Ferguson she was widow of a former vice president of National Biscuit Co in Chicago born Green Point Long Island 1865 moved to St Joseph Missouri 1862 married 1874. She founded Clarke County Woman's Club first president and aided Clarke nurses. Survived by son Ralph R Richardson and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BD. Richardson
Fairfield
Clarke County
Martha Cartlidge Ferguson
Richardson
National Biscuit Co
Chicago
Green Point
Long Island
St. Joseph
Missouri
Biscuit Company
Warner Washington
Washington
Ralph R. Richardson
Public Auction of Shares at Frederick County Court House
The following shares will be sold at Public Auction in front of the Frederick County Court House at 12 noon Saturday March 5. 20 shares Commercial and Savings Bank 4 shares Geo. Washington Hotel (pld) 2 shares Geo. Washington Hotel (common) 37 shares National Priit Prod Co (pfd) 4 shares Shenandoah Valley National Bank Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank (Executor) Coleman Dunn Auctioneer. Opening The Friendly Lunch 211 N Kent St opens for business Tuesday Mar 1. Parts department and repair shop extended hours weekdays to 8:00 p.m. Phone 3881. EB. Earl Shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Court House
Commercial & Savings Bank
Geo
Washington Hotel
National Priit Prod. Co
Pfd
Shenandoah— Valley National Bank
Shenandoah Valley
Nat. Pank
Coleman Dunn Auctioneer
North Loudoun St
Earl Shade
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Fruit Growers
W. M. Bond
Winchester Research Laboratories
Everard Kidder Meade
Harrisonburg
Marion College
Marion
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Penn Hall
Chambersburg
Potomac State School
Keyser
Radford College
Radford
Randolph-Macon Women’s College
Lynchburg
Roanoke College
Salem
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Shenandoah College
Southern Seminary and Junior College
Buena Vista
St. Anne’s School
Charlottesville
St. Mary’s Female Seminary
Stuart Hall
Sullins College
Bristol
Warrenton Country School
Warrenton
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Westhampton College
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Wilson College
University of Maryland
College Park
Louis
London Red
Synod of Virginia
Sunnyside
Ter Presbyterian Church
R. B Woodworth
Ronald Wilson
MR. Johnson
Miami
Blossom Festival
J. H. Seal
Charles W. Lamp
Sam Truman
MR. Whitacre
Grubbs
Cal
C-C
Blinker
South Corporate
Harrison
N. Kent St
Maren
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