Festival Department Director Faces a Huge Responsibility
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival director Edward W. Barr oversees queen selection for the 23rd annual celebration on April 27 and 28. The process, with no male committee members, weighs heavily on her. final decision rests with the director after reviewing metropolitan papers and reader input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Barr
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Sherandoah
Apple Capital
Winchester
Sales Directory of Farm Auctions Across Towns
A series of farm auctions listed with dates from March to April. Items include livestock, farm machinery, household goods, real estate, and furniture. Locations span Charlies Town to Winchester and nearby roads with several estates and court-house fronts as sale sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Town
Martin
Wae
Ernest Tabb
Bunker Hill
W. Va
J. J. Ebby
Charles Town
Leetown
Albert Weaver
Stephens Batley Estate
White Hall
Greenspring- Gerrardstown
Fred L. Mowery
Court House
Winchester
Red Bud Road
Jesse Link
Shepherdstown
Halltown
Avilla
Frederick County
Geo. Helsley
Grimes
Red Cross Fund Hits 4935.35 In Drive Progress
The 1950 Red Cross Fund Drive reached 4943.35 with 15 new business contributors joining the list of 100 cent donors. Campaign Chair Carl Campbell reports 37.2 percent of the 13282 goal raised, versus 25 percent at the same time last year. Division totals show Commerce and Industry 380, Special Gifts 3075, Business 910.10, Special Groups 160, Professional Group 335.50, Residential 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Carl Campbell
W. H. Bosserman & Son
Capper Jewelry Store
Dufour
Commerce and Industry
James A Lewis Dies in Hospital
James Alfred Lewis of 21 E. Pall Mall St. died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in White Post he was a son of the late James and Abbey Lewis and worked for Grove Lime Company for many years. Survived by his widow Bertha Lewis and several nieces and nephews. Final arrangements not completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Alfred Lewis
E. Pall Mall St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
White Post
James and
Abbey Lewis
Grove Lime Company
Bertha Lewis
Bowley Services Held Yesterday
Funeral services for A. Wallace Bowley were conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. from the Jones Funeral Home with the Rev. Edgar G. Hill officiating. Burial followed at Mount Hebron cemetery. Music included Whispering Hope performed by Mrs. May Carper, Miss Lorena MclIlwee and Mrs. A. C. Halvosa. Pallbearers were Richard Whitacre, Marion Anderson, William Newlin, Hottle, Irvin Carper and Edward Rainsberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Wallace Bowley
Jones Funeral Home
Edgar G. Hill
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Whispering Hope
May Carper
Lorena MclIlwee
A. C. Halvosa
Richard Whitacre
Marion Anderson
William Newlin
Hottle
Irvin Carper
Edward Rainsberger
Moran Pants Draw Fresh Blasts In Cairo News
Gussie Moran and Mrs Pat Todd won the ladies doubles at the Egyptian international tennis tournament. Moran wore black shorts not regulation white drawing criticism from Cairo papers including Leane which called Moran’s taste doubtful and promised posterity would judge. Princess Faiza attended the ceremony, presenting trophies to the winners.
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Cairo
Gussie
Pat Todd
Egypt
Faiza
Moran
Student wins prize for story in Junior Modern Woodmen magazine
Mary Jane Clayton a 10-year-old fifth grader from Handley won $3 for her story The Boy in the Log Cabin about Abraham Lincoln in a Junior Modern Woodmen contest. The item also notes Seth Thomas clocks were first produced in 1813 with shelf and mantel clocks, regulators, and later tower clocks beginning in 1872.
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Mary Jane Clayton
Modern Woodmen
Abraham Lincoln
Handley
Mary Jane
Seth Thomas
McCarthy Warned as Senate Probes State Department Charges
Senator Joseph McCarthy testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee in Washington as probes focus on his charges of communism in the State Department. After refusing to name a high government official accused of shielding a bad security risk, the chairman warns his records may be subpoenaed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph McCarthy
Rwise
Senate Foreign Relations
Washington
State Department
McCarthy
International
Baron Plans to Settle Debts in Bankruptcy Filing
Charlottesville reports Baron John von Leidersdorff, a self described spendthrift, seeks to pay $45,000 owed but objects to attorney fees. He entered bankruptcy under the Fraizer Lemke Act, with creditors challenging his status in the Fourth Circuit in Richmond. His Albemarle home Guthrie Hall looms as the estate’s fate amid questions if he farms the land or is a “cocktail farmer.” He recently handed $250,000 plus $75,000,000 interest to a local bank to reduce debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
John von Leidersdorff
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Guthrie Hall
Esmont
Albemarle County
Progressive Miners Win 70 Cent Boost
About 10 000 members of the Progressive Mine Workers Union in Illinois won a 70 cent daily wage increase in a new contract with coal operators. The deal runs to June 30 1952 and raises welfare fund contributions from 20 to 30 cents per ton.
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Springfield
Ill
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Ilinois
Miners’ Welfare Fund
United Mine Workers
Missing Picture Triggers Dock Strike in Trieste
Pro Communist dockworkers halted work for about an hour in Trieste Free Territory after a lifesize portrait of Marshal Stalin disappeared from the waterfront. Two American sailors aboard the ship African Glade later recovered the image and handed it to the captain who surrendered it to the Communists who ended the strike.
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Trieste
Free Territory
Marshal Stalin
African Glade
Mrs Settle Dies at 100 in Front Royal
Mrs. Mary Jane Butler Settle died yesterday at her son’s home in Front Royal. She observed her 100th birthday last September and was believed to be Warren County’s oldest resident.
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Mary Jane Butler Settle
Front Royal
Warren County
Britain urged to join plan to lower barriers for Marshall aid
Washington reports Paul G Hoffman warned Britain could lose about 150 million dollars in next year’s Marshall Plan aid if it does not join a proposed European payments union. He said the cutback would move into the union regardless of Britain’s participation, citing real problems in sterling area commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Britain
Hoffman
European Payments Union
ECA
Payments Union
Burglar Steals From School Lunchroom Safe
Police report an iron safe in the school lunchroom field was forced open early today. The thief took 1300 dollars in cash and 3800 dollars in endorsed payroll checks, leaving a crowbar behind after moving the safe from under a front window. James Kirios was identified as entering from the rear.
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Danville
Schoolfield
James Kirios
Senator Ferguson seeks careful review of Roosevelt papers
Senator Ferguson proposes the Senate examine Roosevelt's papers to uncover secret commitments and possible government subversive activity leads as preparations for postwar peace treaties. Hyde Park access begins March 17 with most papers open to researchers, some kept secret for 20 more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Couple Married in Fredericksburg at St Marys Church
Carlos Davila former Chilean ambassador to the United States wed Frances Adams Moore in a simple ceremony at St Marys Catholic Church Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Carlos Davila
United States
Frances Adams Moore
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Truman Signs Government Reorganization Plans
President Truman has signed a score of government reorganization plans and they will be sent to Congress Monday as he sails to Florida for a three week vacation from the White House in Lake Success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Florida
Nationalists claim air strikes and western guerrilla gains
Nationalists report fresh air blows to support their Chushan Islands invasion threat. Mitchell bombers and Mustang fighters attacked shipping around the Communist held archipelago southeast of Shanghai, sinking three large junks. Guerrillas retook Luting, Tanpa, and Kangting in Sikang and Chingua in Szechwan, as remnants from earlier defeats consolidate gains in western China.
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Tapei
Formosa
Chushan Islands
Chushan Archipelago
Shanghai
Red China
Luting
Tanpa
Sikang
Tibet
Chingua
Szechwan
Kangting
Chinghua
China
Far West
Chengtu
Szechveo
Kanging
Dying Doctor Keeps a Diary
In St Joseph Missouri retired physician Dr Edward F Higdon records a death diary on myasthenia gravis a rare incurable disease. He dictates notes on the illness to a stenographer and hopes the diary aids medical science even if too late for him. The disease cripples voluntary muscles and can lead to respiratory failure and heart weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Edward F. Higdon
Branson Banker Charged With Embezzling Funds
Bethel W. Eiserman 52, president of Security Bank of Branson, faced a federal embezzlement charge for a $2750 transaction last Jan 30. FBI said irregularities total about $82,000. He was arraigned in Springfield and released on $10,000 bond to await a preliminary hearing next Wednesday.
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Branson
Bethel W. Eiserman
Ozark
FBI
L. V. Boardman
Kansas City
Eiserman
Security Bank of
Springfield
Boardman
One WWI desertion execution in the face of the enemy
The Department of Defense confirms that one soldier was executed for desertion in the face of the enemy during World War I. There were no executions in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Navy
Funeral services for Emma G Nail held yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma G Nail were conducted yesterday at 4 p.m. from Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Stanley McFarland and Rev. A J Barrett officiating. Burial followed at Mt Olive Cemetery with hymns sung by several singers and pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma G. Nail
Jones Funeral
Stanley McFarland
A. J. Barrett
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Douglas McFarland
Arlene Catlett
Cattlett
Virginia Homar
Ernest Carper
Holmes Carper
Freeman Boyce
Scott White
Lloyd Cooper
Ernest Davies
When Indian Lands Become Monuments Must Payment Be Made
The Bureau of Indian Affairs states that land on Indian reservations cannot be withdrawn for monuments without special legislation and just compensation to the Indian land owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Basket Winners at Capitol Theater Receive Prizes
Winners announced last night at the Capitol Theater include Randall Cochran of Front Royal Ray Whitacre Harry Sirbaugh Lois Ann Miller of Rt 3 Edward E Frye 248 East St John Taylor 248 Shawnee Ave George Pennington of Stephenson and Ridgeway of Ridgeway Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theater
Randall Cochran
Front Royal
Ray Whitacre
Harry Sirbaugh
Lois Ann Miller
Rt. 3
Edward E. Frye
East St
John Taylor
Shawnee Ave
George Pennington
Stephenson
Es Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed for Page Four
The page lists quiz answers: 1 Dean Acheson Secretary of State 2 Dr Hewlett Johnson 3 Dominion of Canada 4 General Omar N Bradley 5 Thailand Siam 9 cwt 10 International Typographical Union AFL.
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Dean Acheson
Hewlett Johnson
Dominion of Canada
Omar N Bradley
Thailand
Siam
International Typographical Union
AFL
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Queenie
Eleanor ‘Roosevelt
L. McK. A
Bureau of Mines
C. 1. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
James A. Lewis
Bowley
Vw Pro
Jr AN
Sen
Lake Success
The
Stephens City Area
Stephens City
WEA
Riding
S Chapel RD
Bartonsville
Tollgate Rd
Canterburg
Northern Virginia Power
Red-Held Islands
U. S. Air Force
Andrew Madsen
Yvette Madsen
Frankfurt
Germany
J. D. Huff
Byrant & CO
Albert Toth
W. Hart St
Perrer
Pittsburgh
Tedey
Colter Dynamics
Mercury
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Call Rees
Frees, Inc
Berryville
Shade Equipment CO
Cyt
John W. Rosenberger
S. Braddock
Bartonsville Mill
Via G. Martin
N. W. Martin Admr
Ola G. Martin
B. C. Brumback
Cavbaugh & Luttrell
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