Eight Virginians fined for burning brush near woods
Eight residents faced Virginia brush burning fines in Trial Justice courts for burning debris within 300 feet of woodland before 4 pm. Names include Mrs. Henry Gold, Charles Cheshire, Hugh E. Oates, Russell Potts, H. W. Butler, Lee Vance, George Helsley, and others. Most pleaded guilty. one was acquitted. Forest officials warn penalties up to 100 dollars. law bans fires within 300 feet of woodland outside 4 pm to midnight from March 1 to May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevesentente
Virginia
Henry Gold
Charles Cheshire
Hugh E. Oates
Rt. 3
Russell Potts
H. W. Butler
Winchester
Lee Vance
Bloomery Star
George Helsley
Grimes
W. Erle Edwards
Thomas Rosenberger
Strong Winds Close Garage Damaging Structure
A strong wind gust struck Fair Mont Ave bringing a tree down on a garage rented by Patton's Transfer and Storage Co. The 40 by 40 building for trucks blocked part of the street until city workers cleared it. Winds at Reliance airport reached 48 mph with higher gusts. temps dropped to 19 overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Mont
C. Vernon Eddy
Clarence Robinson
Patton
Transfer and Storage Co
CAA
Reliance
Meadow House The Meadow One Half Mile North Of Boyce
Historical notes describe The Meadow a large native limestone house north of Boyce in Clarke County built by Judge John E Page on land from his father and linked to a Fairfax Grant. The property changed hands in 1859 to Henry Harrison and later Huntington name, ending with Clay Carr who owns it now. Wood for sale by Oates Lumber Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce
Clarke Co
John E. Page
Page Brook
John Page
Judge Page
Robert Page
Broadneck
Hanover Co
Fairfax
Benjamin Harrison
Berkeley
James River
Mary W. (Page) Harrison
Huntingdon
Clay Carr
Shenandoah Apple Blossom picks four school princesses
Four Shenandoah Valley schools name their festival princesses for the 23rd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester on April 27. Winners include Jane McCorkle Moore of Lexington and Elizabeth Butler of Winchester, along with Alletta Wood Jervey of Staunton and Patricia Branson Kelly of Mt. Jackson representing their colleges and high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah
Stag- S
Winchester
Madison College
Harrisonee
Ea Netted
Jane McCorkle Moore
Lexington
Koers
Eat
Pipa Sigma Social Sorority
Cotillion Dance Club
A E. Moore
Lexington High School
Southern Seminary
Buena Vista
Virginia
Elizabeth Butler
Glee Club
J. W Jervey
Greenville
South Carolina
Miss Jervey
Patricia Branson Kelly
Norman B. Kelley
Mt. Jackson
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Triplett High School
Mount Jackson
Girl Scouts Plan Program and Birthday Celebration
The 38th anniversary of Girl Scouting in the U S A. is marked with a March 26 briefing at Handley Auditorium announced by Mrs I Fred Stine. Troop 12 led by Mrs Harry Stansberry and Mrs Hathaway DiPrisco will air a radio program tomorrow at 6 30 p m on WINC to celebrate the birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Auditorium
I. Fred Stine
Troop 12
Harry Stansberry
Hathaway DiPrisco
WINC
Winchester
Raoul Gattabrandt
American Legion Auxiliary
E. B. Cooper
W. P. Massey
Garrabrandt
Herbert Solenberger
Fred Stine
C. A. Getzendanner
Frank M. Yeakle, Jr
Dorothy M. Cooper
Co. Ww. Huntsberry
Girl Scout Office
Four Robbers Get 64 Years In Norfolk Case
Four Petersburg men pled guilty to armed robbery and were sentenced by Judge Edward L. Oast to a total 64 years in prison. Marks Jacob Blank and Louis J. Blank Jr each drew eight years on one count as accomplices in a $5,000 Sept 20 robbery. The group also faced charges for robbing William Roberts of Indian River on Dec 7.
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Portsmouth
Petersburg
Edward L. Oast
Norfolk County
Marks Jacob Blank
Louis J. Blank Jr
Blanks
William Roberts
Indian River Rct
C. L. Roberts
Roberts
Flying Saucers Reported Over San Fernando Valley
Police received multiple calls from residents of Van Nuys California about a flying saucer sighting in the foggy San Fernando valley. Eddie Coffman and Reed Hadley observed a bright object about 400 feet high traveling at high speed and, with a neighbor, viewed it again through a telescope estimating a 50 foot diameter black top craft.
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van Nuys
Calif
San Fernando Valley
Eddie Coffman
Coffman
Reed Hadley
New Store Planned at Loudoun Street Site
A two story brick and concerto block building is approved for 134 38 N Loudoun St on the site of the former Baylass Store demolished by a June 1948 gas blast. Rosa Swartz and Dorothy Bachrach receive the permit for a 40 by 190 foot structure costing about $30000 with completion expected in summer. Occupant has not been announced. property formerly belonged to the estate of Lillian Sheets and Mollie Janney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun St
Baylass
Rosa Swartz
Cincinnati
Dorothy Bachrach
Winchester
Lillian Sheets
Mollie Janney
Car Victim James Perry Improves After Accident
James 8 Perry a 59 year old Virginia Department of Highways employee is listed in fair condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a late yesterday evening hit and run near Stephens City. A passerby John Sandy took Perry to the hospital. Perry suffered multiple fractured ribs and facial lacerations.
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James
Perry
Virginia Department of Highways
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
White Post
State Eee Department
John Sandy
Rt. 1
Senator McCarthy Up for Proof of State Dept Reds Charge
Senate investigators demand Senator McCarthy provide the files behind his claim of communist influence in the State Department. Chairman Tydings says the Foreign Relations subcommittee will compare McCarthy's materials with information from government agencies and may subpoena them if not produced at the proper time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Tydings
Butler Named To Head VFW
J. Douglas Butler was elected commander of VFW Post 2123 for 1950 51 term succeeding Glenn Seabright. Other officers elected include Elwood Willey senior vice commander James Himelright junior vice commander Dick Eddy quartermaster Elmer Lauck chaplain Ernest Nesselrodt officer of the day and Roy Earl service officer. The post needs 66 new members to meet a 375 state quota. A poppy committee led by Miller Saffell Eimerick and Douglas Butler will supervise distribution May 30. Earl Clowser will represent the post on Armed Forces Day May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Douglas Butler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Glenn Seabright
Elwood Willey
James Himelright
Dick Eddy
Elmer Lauck
Ernest Nesselrodt
Roy Earl
Kenneth Linaburg
B. B. Dutton
Jack Fretwell
Miller Saffell
Eimerick
Douglas Butler
Earl Clowser
Armed Forces
Bank Robbers Take $63,933 in Queens Heist
In Sunnyside Queens three robbers forced 15 bank employees to their posts delaying entry then opened the vault and seized $63,933. The 80 minute job ended without injuries as staff were kept quiet and no shots were fired. Police call the plan highly organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sunnyside
Queens
Manufacturers Trust Co
James Weston
Weston
Theodor D. Sands
Boy Scout Camp
W. Boscawen St
Henkel-Harris Co
M. C. Fleet
Sarah Zane Hall
Senate Committee Debates 60 Amendments to Budget Bill
Virginia lawmakers near completion of a $599 million general appropriations measure as a Senate committee reviews about sixty amendments from a six member subcommittee. A full Senate meeting was set for 5 p m to receive the amended bill with ongoing talks about provisional income tax cuts and a two year pause on annexation actions. The House faces a poll tax repeal proposal and tax study recommendations including aligning state exemptions with federal levels, potentially boosting revenue.
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Richmond
Virginia
House
Senate
Norris
Collins
Norton G. Goode
Dinwiddie
Mittee
Gray Tax Study Commission
Commission
Rotary Club names new president and officers for 1950 51
Named proxy of Rotary Club announces a new president with officers Homer E Alberti vice president and Charles P Marks secretary treasurer. A board of directors for 1950 51 includes Curtis Fray Charles E Hofer Howard Holland Leatherman Alberti and Marks. Holland not reelected. Leather man from Winchester, at 609 Tennyson Ave, director of Industrial Relations at National Fruit, will join the board after July. White becomes board member upon retiring as president.
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Homer E. Alberti
Charles P. Marks
Curtis Fray
Charles E. Hofer
Howard Holland
Leatherman
Alberti
Marks
Holland
Andrew Babb
White
Winchester
Tennyson Ave
National Fruit
Truck Driver Hurt in Mishap Near Winchester
Odell J. Zeiler, 48, of Hanging Rock West Virginia, sustained a right hand laceration and was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a coal truck left Northwestern Grade four miles west of Winchester. A right front tire blew causing loss of control and a Dodge truck was wrecked, the pole shattered but service partially continued.
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Winchester
Odell J. Zeiler
Hanging Rock
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Wardensville
Capon Bridge
J.H. Wood
Acquitted Over Dog Theft Claim In Los Angeles
Harold Martin and Carl Lancaster were cleared by a superior court jury of stealing a Great Dane and a Collie valued at $10,000 each. Martin testified the dogs jumped into their car on December 3 and stayed because his clothes smelled of dog food.
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Los Angeles
Harold Martin
Carl Lancaster
Martin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Restores Freight Service
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad resumes normal freight operations after a coal strike and plans to run 27 passenger trains starting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
14 Prisoners Die In Guardhouse Fire At Sandia Base
At Sandia base in New Mexico a deadly fire killed 14 military prisoners in a guardhouse used for heating. Two guards and several inmates were injured as smoke and flames spread through the two-tier bunks. Investigators said the blaze likely started from oil stoves, with no explosion found.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia
Stove
Kenneth Kolster
Kolster
Cpl
Richard A. Miller
Stockton
Calif
Wilbur Henry
Zanesville
Ralph Tolve
Stephen H. Perry
Fire crews quell grass blaze on Battle Ave
Firemen were summoned to an alarm at 10 40 last night on Battle Avenue. The reported blaze proved to be a small grass or rubbish fire that burned out without further incident.
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Winchester
Battle Ave
DMV Sets 1950 Vehicle Registration Window
The State Division of Motor Vehicles announced that the 1950 vehicle registration period opens next Wednesday and urged early filing of applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Division of Motor Vehicles
Coplon Receives 15-Year Sentence for Spy Plot
Judith Coplon is sentenced to 5 years on conspiracy and 15 years on attempted espionage for plotting to spy for Russia. Valentin A. Gubitchev gets 15 years suspended sentence and is to be deported to the Soviet Union within two weeks. Judge Ryan notes the government recommendation and denies diplomatic immunity claims.
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Coplon
Gubitchev
Russia
New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Soviet Union
State Department
Ein
Mercy Death Case Ready for Jury
Defense counsel in Dr. Mann N. Sander murder case tells jurors they will choose among four verdicts first degree murder with capital punishment first degree murder second degree murder or not guilty. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty. Jury of thirteen to deliberate after evidence concluded yesterday in Manchester New Hampshire court.
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Manchester
Mermann N. Sander
Louis EF. Wyman
Wyman
Dr. Sander
Abbie C. Borreto
Wynan
William L. Phinney
Harold E. Wescott
Mass slayer in jail attempts self electrocution
In New York a 19 year old prisoner William Jones attempted suicide by electric shock in his cell. He soaked his body with water using a shirt, placed a bare foot in water, and tried to insert a finger into a light socket as officials consider his sanity.
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New York
William Jones
Local Children See Bing Crosby at Front Royal
Front Royal hosts a morning parade through town to the lighted Warren County athletic field for Bing Crosby events. The Crosby appearance includes a pro am with marching band best musical organization and drum major and majorette contests. Crosby Stadium hosts athletic events and three evening programs including Riding High premiere with dignitaries Gov Battle and wife.
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Warren County
Wih
Bing Costae Beeman
Park Theatre
Handley Band
Rouss
Bing Crosby Stadium
John 8. Battle
Warren County High School
Union Hall
Don Patton
Martinsburg
Plane Belly Landing in Rain Without Injuries
A Miami bound plane skid on the rain soaked runway and touched down belly first. Fifty passengers evacuated via ladder as gasoline leaked from punctured tanks forcing caution against smoking. one pregnant woman was hospitalized for a routine checkup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fila
New York Authority
Poll Tax Repeal Reported by Virginia Group
The Privileges and Elections Committee of Virginia Delegates reports a 9 to 3 vote to repeal the poll tax as a prerequisite to voting. The measure would remove the poll tax requirement but retain other voting qualifications.
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Richmond
Privileges and Elections Committee of
Virginia
Toda
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Everard Kidder Meade
Phone . & C. Oates Lumber Yard
Eon
Alben Barkley
Miss Butler
Miracle Book Club
Anne
Harry W. Butler Sr
West Clifford St
Alletta Wood Jervey
Staunton
Mary Baldwin College
Girl Scouts
Silvers
Sale
Power Co
Girls’ Athletic Association
California
Butler
VFW
Rotary Club
Dan E. Leatherman
Winchester Rotary Club
C. Ridgely White
Miss Coplon
Ye Gublichev
Irving H. Saypol
Ryan
United Nations
Toe
Saypol
Bing Crosby
Front Royal
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