Clarke School Referendum Set For April 14
Clarke county schedules a referendum on April 14 to issue 180000 in bonds for Berryville elementary work and additions to Boyce and Williams schools. The measure follows court order and board petition with a public hearing set for April 4 as part of Clarke county budget debates for 1949 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Clarke Circuit Court
Jeb Elliott Marshall
Board of Supervisors
Berryville
Boyce
Williams Training School
Clarke Electoral Board
B. B. F Coord
Board of Supervisor
General County
Boycean Room
Marshall
Early Civil War Engines Haul From Martinsburg to Winchester
In 1861 CORN Tewskson then known as Stonewall led a brigade north of Martinsburg and seized over 50 Baltimore and Ohio locomotives and many freight cars. Most were burned or destroyed to hinder removal, but 20 engines were paraded through Winchester drawn by 32 horses each. Col. Thomas S. Sharp reportedly proposed broad tires on the wheels enabling the strange salvage. The B and O later reclaimed all engines, and Sharp gained admiration from railroad officials who offered him transportation master duties.
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Corn Tewskson
Stonewall
Martinsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
B. and O
Old Central Virginia Railroad
Thomas S. Sharp
Confederacy
Sharp
Evening hours listed for Earl Shade service
Notice states extended hours through the week with daily openings at 8:00 p.m. except Saturday and provides contact by phone 3881. E. Earl Shade appears as the speaker or party behind the notice.
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Dou St
E. Earl Shade
Democratic Candidates Affirm Independence in All Decisions
Two Virginia gubernatorial hopefuls pledged autonomy in office. Horace H. Edwards urged a middle of the road government and tax proposals to fund education, while State Senator John Battle vowed to decide without outside pressure, favoring local school control. Francis Pickens Miller pressed for more farm to market roads and criticized highway fund diversions noted in Halifax county.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Richmond
Horace H. Edwards
John 8. Battle
Charlottesville
Edwards
Battle
Francis Pickens Miller
Albemarle
Louisa Courthouse
Miller
Halifax County
Tuck
Halifax
Boston
West Virginia Apple Tax Law Declared unconstitutional
The West Virginia State Apple Commission act is struck down by the State Supreme Court as unconstitutional a penny per bushel tax levied for private purposes. The decision frames apple growing as not a public matter, shifting costs to local growers and affecting Appalachian service funding.
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Charlestown
W. VA
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Fire Calls Tie Up Chokce Police Lines
Fire Chief Taylor Barr urged residents not to call the police to ask for fire locations. Calls have clogged lines for minutes, hindering emergency response. Fire trucks were sent to a grass fire on Ivy Street with no damage. a false alarm at E Pall Mail Street last Saturday preceded by a suspected flue fire.
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Taylor Barr
J. Thomas Boyd
Ivy St
E. Pall Mail St
Girl of 10 Gives Birth in Wilmington Hospital
A 10-year-old girl gave birth to a daughter at Wil cee hospital in Wilmington Delaware weighing seven pounds five ounces. Both mother and baby are described as dying well in the report dated March 15.
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Wilmington
Del
Wilcee Hospital
Bloodmobile collects 120 pints at Presbyterian Church
One hundred twenty pints of blood were gathered yesterday by the Red Cross bloodmobile at Presbyterian church. Officials called the visit one of the best and smoothest in peace time. The seventh visit was sponsored by Winchester Rotary with W Nelson Page as blood donor chairman. The next visit on April 19 will be jointly sponsored by the Women's Civic League and the Hospital auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Presbyterian Church
Winchester Rotary
W. Nelson Page
Women's Civic League
Hospital Auxiliary
Fetes Committee of 100 Announced by Amos Shryock
F. Amos Shryock released the Apple Blossom Festival Committee of 100 list for the 1949 fete. The volunteer group aims to secure festival memberships with four division chairmen directing the drive and dozens of named workers across Winchester and Frederick County.
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Fete’s
Committee of 100
Amos Shryock
F. Amos Shryock
Winchester and
Frederick County
A J. Bowen
B. F. Arthur Jr
W. R. Strader
J. K. Robinson
Michael J. Abe
John Adams
Mervel W. Adams
Gordon W. Aiken
Homer Alberti
Frank Anderson
Paul E. Anderson
E. W. Argenbright
Lester D. Arnold
C. H. Bailey
Robert S. Baker
Robert W. Baker
Wendell R. Barney
Herman S. Barr
Leslie M. Bell
Myron B. Bickers
Maurice O. Blosser
Shirley O. Bly
Walker Bond
E. P. Browning
Warren S. Eddy
Lester A. Elliott
Eustace Plovance
J. C. Foster
J. Curtis Fray
Rodney Freeman
Wendell B. Goode
Agen B. Gray
William O. Grove
Tom
Filibuster Crisis Deepens as Senate Probes Compromise
Senate leaders pressed into fresh talks amid a heated filibuster stalemate. Truman Democrats seek a rules change to curb debate for civil rights, while Southerners insist on a final settlement this Congress. Republican leaders cite a two thirds threshold and a narrow gap between factions as sessions continue.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Lucas of
Dixie
Truman
Lucas
D-Ill
Russell
D-Ga
Wherry
Neb
Robertson
D-Va
Dixie Group
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
A five day outlook for Virginia from Wednesday through Sunday shows temperatures about three to five degrees below normal. Wednesday and Thursday stay cold with a warming trend expected Friday. Saturday remains colder with light precipitation, mostly snow on Friday.
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Virginia
Rotary picks new leaders to start July 1
To Head Rotary has elected its president who will succeed Andrew J. Bowen on July 1. The slate includes vice president Daniel E Letherman secretary treasurer Homer Alberti and Sergeant at arms Kenneth Robinson. Charles Marcs joins the board of directors while Dr Ronald Wilson, past president, exits the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Andrew J. Bowen
Daniel E. Letherman
Homer Alberti
Kenneth Robinson
Charles‘ Marcs
Ronald Wilson
Wallgren Fails of Confirmation by Senate Committee
The Senate armed services committee rejected President Truman's nomination of Mon C. Wallgren to chair the National Security Resources Board on a 7-6 vote. The motion to table cited lack of sufficient economic and industrial experience and followed accusations of Communist soft stance by critics.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Wallgreen
Tydings
Famed Fire Truck to Lead Riverdale Parade
Riverdale Maryland volunteer fire department will join the Apple Blossom Festival firemen parade on April 28 with a Mack type 85 875 gallon pumper recently purchased. The truck, shown on a 3 cent stamp honoring 300 years of volunteer firemen, marks modern apparatus alongside the stamp’s Peter Stuyvesant image and the motto For Unselfish Public Service Courage Duty.
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Riverdale
John Boyd
U. S
Riverdale Company
Post Office Department
Dover
Del
J. Caleb
Peter Stuyvesant
America
Lottery case results in $300 fine and six months jail
Trial Justice William Goode fined a negro $300 and sentenced him to six months in jail after convicting him of operating a lottery. He was charged with "conducting or being interested in" the alleged numbers activity. FOR SALE 1941 Buick Roadmaster Convertible coupe A-1 condition. W Nelson Page phone 3341.
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Clifton Forge
William Goode
W. Nelson Paze
Winchester Travel Folder to Receive World Distribution
Five hundred copies of the new Chamber of Commerce folder It Happened in Winchester and 500 copies of the regular Winchester travel folder were sent to the State department for overseas distribution. Executive secretary Gene Sakers said the request came from the U S Travel Division Park Service Department of the Interior. About 10 000 of the new folders have already been distributed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
State Department
Washington
Gene Sakers
U. S. Travel Division
Park Service
Department of the Interior
Sakers
Rent Control Decontrol Section Advances in House Vote
The House approved a section of the rent control bill allowing states and localities to decide on decontrol. The measure, approved 121 to 86, would let the housing expediter reimpose ceilings if needed after decontrol.
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Washington
House
Tighe Woods
Congress
Arei Arca
Halleck
R-Ind
Strike Closes Wabash Railroad in Midwest
ST. LOUIS March 15 Operation employes of the Wabash railroad began a strike at 6 am after failed negotiations with a Federal mediator. About 3500 to 4000 workers on 2500 miles of track in Iowa Missouri Illinois Ohio Indiana and Michigan are affected. Jack Donnelly, vice president of the Brotherhood of Engineers, said the walkout stems from a long dispute over time claims and conditions. Passenger and freight trains halted as mediation continues.
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ST. Louis
Wabash Railroad
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Jack Donnelly
Brotherhood of Engineers
Mig
Railway Mediation Board
Sido
Funeral for William Miller Draws Large Crowd at Home
A crowd filled the home and yard of Mrs. J. W. Riley and overflowed onto the sidewalk for the 3:30 p.m. service honoring William Miller, 71, who died Saturday at Winchester hospital. The Covenanters youth group, founded at Highland Ave. Presbyterian, led by Godfrey Miller and continued by his brother William, attended. The service was conducted by Dr. Ronald Wilson with Rev. Allen Jones assisting. a mixed quartet sang Just As I Am and Tarry With Me O My Saviour. Pallbearers included Fred Glaize Jr. Philip B. Glaize Stewart Bell Jr. J. W. Riley Jr. Robert Riley Dr. Robert Boyd John G. Miller and Dr. J. A. Miller.
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William Miller
Winchester Hospital
J. W. Riley
W. Piccadilly St
Covenanters
Highland Ave. Presbyterian Church
Godfrey Miller
William
Ronald 8. Wilson
Loudoun St. Church
Allen Jones
Josephgson
Henry B. Brown
Fred Shull
Richard E. Griffith
Tarry
My Saviour
Fred Glaize Jr
Philip B. Glaize
Stewart Bell Jr
Strasburg Seeks State Loan to Modernize School Facilities
Strasburg officials and local leaders push for a $238,000 loan from the State Literary Fund to add an auditorium gymnasium and cafeteria behind the two existing buildings forming a U shaped complex. The plan follows a 1928-era upgrade and aims to relieve a crowded campus housing 550 grade school and 350 high school pupils. Virginia officials will review the loan at a March 21 23 meeting as Gov. Tuck’s recommendation moves toward the Shenandoah County school board.
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Strasburg
W. K. Bryant
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Davidson
Northern Virginia Daily
Gov Tuck
Richmond
State Literary Fund
Shenandoah County School Board
State Department of Education
Dowell J. Howard
Hatmaker
High St
Operators Fear Mine Shutdown May Be Extended
Pittsburgh dispatch reports fear among coal operators that the two week mine shutdown may stretch longer as 62 000 railroad workers face lay offs. John L. Lewis cited and Mitchell Day holiday noted. steel production climbs with 1 880 400 net tons expected this week. Maryland Illinois mine violence feared. 30 state police assigned to Green Diamond mine after sheriff warns of possible trouble.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Mitchell
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Ihe
American Steel & Iron Institute
Mississippi
Lewis
Tidewater breakfast to greet prominent guests
Local diners will include Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr.William Battaile president of the Winchester chamber H Delmar Robinson president of the Blossom Festival Tom Ridge director general Chief of Police J Thomas Boyd J Curtis Pray treasurer.
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M. B. Clowe Jr
William Battaile
Winchester Chamber
H. Delmar Robinson
Tomridge
J. Thomas Boyd
J. Curtis Pray Treasur
Mid-year co op dinner in Kenilworth Inn speaker Richens
R G Roop manager of Southern States co op farm serves at Kenilworth Inn tonight presenting mid year report. Fertilizer sales off seven percent seed sales up two hundred thousand bum up eight percent and means items up ten percent. Poultry marketing doubled eggs and grain down one seventh. Dinner aims for 125 guests with Clarke Frederick and local farmers invited.
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R. G. Roop
Southern States Co-Op
A Richens
Kenilworth Inn
Clarke
Frederick Farmer
Reauy
Stine
A. D. Rinker
A. L. Snapp
Agnes Shirley
A. W. Wright
John W. Smith
Wm. J. Lockhart
Ray Brum
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Everard Kidder Meade
John S. Battle
Horace N. Edwards
Appalachian Service
Chokce
Bloodmobile
D. Halterman
Carl A. Haines
E E. Harbaugh
Holmes Harper
Sam Hart
Jack Henshall
Larry Hill
P. L. Hockman
C. E. Holsinger
Wilkie W. Hunt
Jack R. Ireland
Ronald Stynre
Sam R. Johnston
Clark Loy
D. O. Louderback
F. L. Largent Jr
David W. Mahaney
Robert Manuel
G. B. Masters
Howard L. Melton
George Snarr
Ansen Solenberger
H. N. Stephenson
Jack Stern
Herman Stine
Fred I. Stine
Gaylen H. Strance
Richard Veitel
George Wallace 3d
Victor W. Wheeler
F. Grove White
Orville , Wine
Roy Wisecarver
Tor Scully
Frank B. Higdon
Ray P. Yount
John E. Zombro
Bert Womeldorph
Robert Smith
Phillip B. Glaize
Harper
Joseph A. Massie Jr
William F. Brown
William M. Battaile
Robert T. Bosserman
Frank Gearing
South
GOP
C. Ridgely Whitr
Harry Byrd
D.-Va
William Knowland
Cal
Wallgren
Bill
Bulletin
Tidewater
Cooper Ridg. Cor
Loudoun
Piccadilly Sts
Quota Club
Kernstown Cabin
Grace Brown
Mae Weber
Jey
Moose
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