Winchester Frederick County Set Record February Building Permits
Building permits in Winchester and Frederick County reached a record month with total valuing around 2.25 million dollars. A $2,006,000 single permit led the surge, while Northern Virginia Power Co. added a $65,000 steel structures job on N Kent St. February activity covered 24 dwellings and several commercial projects, with county totals at 62,600 and statewide February 2,162,650.
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Wincchester
Frederick County
Otal
Northern Virginia Power Co
N. Kent St
E. Y St
Shenandoah Valley
Sherity
Apple Festival Parade Preparations Announced
The Apple Festival group announces parade plans with two axes to be ready for the festival fete. It marks the first appearance since acquiring uniforms. At the meeting Harry Amer was approved for leadership and two Indian pumps were bought. The hall will be reserved to house the Gary High School band during the festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry ‘Mer
Gary
Traffic Light Damaged by Truck Near Jah Valley Bank
A truck bed hooked a partially turned traffic light, damaging the unit near Jah Valley Bank. Officials identified the truck involved, and repairs were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jah Valley Bank _vers
Bing Crosby to Dedicate Front Royal Stadium in Shenandoah Valley
In Front Royal, Warren County, Bing Crosby will participate in the dedication of the Bing Crosby Sports Stadium on April 1. The event is arranged by State Senator Raymond Guest, with Crosby as guest of honor and thanks extended to Guest for his role in bringing the star to northern Virginia.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Virginia
Front Royal
Bing Crosby
Warren County
Crosby
Raymond Guest
Guest
Shenandoah Valley
Local Radio Enthusiasts Build Own Amateur Club
Twenty three radio enthusiasts forming a club east of Winchester bought a surplus Army building from a Warrenton post. The one story 20 by 32 foot structure was moved to Rt. 50 where members Haga and Bowers assisted, arriving Feb. 7, with plans to finish roofing and a gable end. Dr. Bradford S. Bennett heads the group aiding emergency communications and flood relief in Petersburg.
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Hammer
Rt. 50
Thomas
Warrenton
Haga
Bowers
Bradford S. Bennett
Petersburg
Florida
Escapee Visits Sister After Jail Break in Hopewell
Jacob Jeffrey Smith 28 and Sydney Gray Reed 23, fugitives from Hopewell jail, visited Smiths sister Mrs. Mary Janosik in Colonial Heights around 8 p.m. Monday. Police report Smith faces murder charges in the June death of Robert Woodfin West. Reed is also sought on armed robbery and jailbreak links.
Harrison Speaks To Clarke Group at Berryville meeting
Rep. Burr Harrison D Virginia addressed the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce in Berryville where he argued deficit financing masks rising federal costs tied to welfare state growth. The meeting approved a six‑member slate for June elections and urged Rt. 12 improvements from Waterloo Crossing to Route 340.
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Burr P. Harrison
D-Va
Morrison
Berryville- Clarke County
Ralph Ware
Battletown
Garland M. Canter
George Macrae
Ed B. Lee
David Donovan
Robert Lee Withers
Oscar Carr
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Chambers
Clarke County
State Highway Dept
7Th
Waterloo Crossing
Boyce
Berryville
Mr. Ware
Roy Potts
Clarke County Historical Assn
Apple Bros
Byrd Seeks Commission to Study Assembly Term Length
A resolution sponsored by Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr of Winchester would create a commission to study the advisability of changing the General Assembly term length. The commission would report to the governor and General Assembly by August 15, 1951.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
General Assembly
Bloodmobile Hits Quota In Winchester County Campaign
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 100 pints ending at 5:45 p.m. George Sanders of Northern Virginia Power Co. pushed the final pint, earning his eighth token in the peace-time program. Dr. William Schenck praised Mrs. J. W. Newcome and Miss Agnes Shirley for leadership. Forty five Handley School students toured the clinic as Stewart Bell Jr. and Dr. George Murphy educated them. Next visit set for April 18 by the Winchester Lions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
George Sanders
Northern Virginia Power Co
Winchester
Frederick County
Sanders
William Schenck
J. W. Newcome
Agnes Shirley
Dr. Schenck
Handley School
Stewart Bell, Jr
George Murphy
Winchester Lions
Teeth Put Back Into Stuart Senate Bill
The House Committee on Privileges and Elections tightened safeguards around the absentee ballot and reported the Stuart Senate bill unanimously. The committee also announced further actions related to the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House Committee On Privileges and Elections
Stuart Senate
Hobby Show Slated Here By JCC and Recreation Office
The Junior Chamber of Commerce partners with Winchester Recreation to sponsor a Hobby Show at the Armory on March 24-25. Charles Aikin, recreation director, says the annual event will feature two age groups, no entry fee, and prizes for attractiveness originality and workmanship. Entry blanks are available at the Recreation Department JCC office and Bay headquarters. Public admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Department
JCC
Bay
Missing Child Found After Police Hunt
Nine year old Harry Mason returned home at 11 30 p m after disappearing earlier and spending the day at a neighbor's home watching television. Police alerted during the search which involved his mother and grandparents. He had not eaten and received a spanking.
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Harry Junior Mason
Valley Ave
Hazel Mason
Harry Mason
S. Kent St
Kent St
Harry
Boone fired from defense medical post for being uncooperative
Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone said today he was dismissed from his high defense medical post on grounds that he was uncooperative. The action follows accusations of noncooperation within the military health leadership.
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Washington
Joel T. Boone
High Defense
Senate to Receive Balanced Appropriations Bill Friday
A six member Senate committee led by Norris expects to finish a balanced budget package including a projected 599 million dollar measure. The House of Delegates backed a Byrd tax reduction plan with conditional appropriations debated. The Senate cleared the bill 32 to 6 while the House approved 59 to 32 as adjournment neared.
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Senate
Norris
House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Edward L. Breeden Jr
Robert O. Norris
Thomas H. Blanton
Byrd
Robert Tehead
Nelson
Fifteen Die as Plane Crashes Into Suburban Home
NWA Flight 307 carrying ten passengers struck a flagpole near Fort Snelling National Cemetery and crashed into a home on Minne Parkway near Emerson Avenue in gusty snow. Fifteen people were killed including Matilda de Beck of Arlington, Virginia, with several residents injured or displaced.
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Washington, D. C
NWA
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Madison
Wispey
Grand Forks
N. C
Mal Freeburg
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Wold-Chamberlain
Franklin Doughty
Minne— Parkway
Emerson Ave
Midwest Storm Rages From Dakotas To Wisconsin
A severe Midwest storm lashes the region with snow sleet and blizzard conditions. Winds reach 65 to 100 mph across the plains causing isolation of hundreds of towns and widespread outages. Fifteen people die in a Minneapolis plane crash as Red Cross mobilizes relief efforts.
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Plains
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Red Cross
Midwest
Midwest Prairie
Plains States
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Illinois
Wicconsin
NV Court schedule set April 26 for UMW contempt appeal
The Nevada Court of Appeals today set April 26 to hear the government appeal from the acquittal of John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers on contempt charges tied to the recent soft coal strike.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Unemployment in area shows slight gain over years
Unemployment in February ran higher than in 1948 and 1949 comparable periods. 1,024 job seekers listed, 145 filed for work, 48 placed across construction, textiles and lumber, wholesale, retail, and hospitality. Females’ unemployment rose to 30 percent from 24 and 16 in earlier years.
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Mr. Bailey
Bailey
Wurther
Bulgarian Court Hears Shipkov Fifteen Year Spy Sentence
Bulgarian court handed Michael Shipkov a 15 year sentence for spying for the United States. He confessed in court aided by similar sentences for four others and fines up to 8000 levs. The United States and Bulgaria have strained relations amid this case and a State Department release of Shipkov’s affidavit amid controversy.
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Shipkov
U.S
London
Michael Shipkov
UUB
Hafle
Tee
United States
People’s Court
U. S. State Department
Kivka Rindova
U. S
Legation
Stefan Krat Utov
India
Tzanov
Yassil Nalchev
Bulgaria
Sofa
State Department
Mane
French Aid Begins Today
Norfolk reports the first of three shipments to France under the Western Europe aid program. A heavy crane lifted an American bombing plane aboard the French aircraft carrier Dixmude, its US insignia replaced by the French tricolor, as officials cited a growing transatlantic partnership to safeguard free institutions and traditions.
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Norfolk
Europe
United States
France
Dixmude
Caridan
Fire damages estimated at near $100000 in Pearisburg
A two story Witten building fire in Pearisburg caused about 100000 dollars in damage and threatened downtown. Nearby hospital evacuees were moved to private homes and later returned. The Paris theater adjoining the building suffered water and smoke damage.
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Pearisburg
Witten
General Hospital
Paris
Bidault Drafts 100000 Public Utility Workers
Paris Premier Bidault orders a draft of 100000 utility workers to avert a nationwide gas and electricity crisis amid France’s worst strike wave in three years as workers in nationalized plants walk out. Both Communist and non Communist leaders face potential jail terms.
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Paris
George Bidault
France
Meeting Called Roanoke Meet By Valley Inc President
F nneth R Hyde, president of Valley Inc, has called a meet for Roanoke to discuss upcoming events and arrangements. The notice outlines a gathering of company representatives and local stakeholders to coordinate plans and schedules.
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Roanoke
Nneth R. Hyde
Valley, Inc
Nationalists Win Victories Near Hainan Island
Taipei reports two small victories for Nationalist China including a repulse of a minor invasion attempt against Hainan Island. About 900 miles across the south, casualties and air activity are noted. officials suggest the raid was non-strategic and unlikely to signal a large-scale campaign.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Hainan Island
Liuchow
Hainan
Rai
Aome
Chiang
Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Collision
Franklin M. Adams and wife along with Mrs. Smith and her daughter Sarah Marie Smith traveled in a stalled car on the highway near Cross Junction. Mrs. Smith suffered a skull fracture and brain injury while Sarah Marie Smith, 14, sustained a fractured pelvis. Adams said he waved motorists around the stopped vehicle before jumping aside to avoid Pugh who said he did not see the car. The driver faces a preliminary hearing on charges of driving to the rear of the vehicle.
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Franklin M. Adams
Adams
Smith
Whitacre
Cross Junction
Pugh
James Kincaid
Senate approves large CCC funds to aid farm prices
Approved by Senate and House today, a 2 billion dollar increase in Commodity Credit Corporation funds aims to support farm prices. The notice reads like a political ticker amid wartime style reporting and includes a separate classified ad for vacuum cleaners and a sewing machine company with a local address.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate
House
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E. Cork St
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City
Robert Cahn
Irving Luger
Janet Doughty
Tommy
Doughty
Diane
Matilda de Beck
Arlington
Federal Indian Bureau
Rochester
de Beck
The
Associated Press
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Emcensus
Bidault
Rouss Fire Hall
Winchester Sewing Machine Co
W. Boscaween St
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