Handley Seniors To Present Play Next Friday Night
Handley seniors stage a community play featuring cast members including Mrs Abby Simpkins Gra ham Rosenberger and Liz Browning with supporting roles. Sponsors credit student effort and ticket sales are planned at The King Men's Sport Shop or night of performance. Tickets 50 cents for students 75 cents for adults.
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Butler
Abby Simpkins
Graham Rosenberger
Brian
Liz Browning
Malvina
Fritzi Emmerth
Pamela
Charles Sanderlin
Clint Purdy
Pat Way
Imogene Var Ryndon
Winston Skrell
Jime Clark
Winston Pickrell
Fryer Sutton
Niors
King Men’s Sport Shop
Aus
Artic
Frederick County
Robert Ps
Sea Box Derby Rule Arrive event sparks local youth race
The year’s Sea Box Derby will take place on July 4 and is open to boys across the area. Ivan Barb of Clarke County won the 1949 junior racing classic, earning a free trip to Akron where he was eliminated in his first heat.
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Ivan Barb
Clarke County
Akron
Ma Wi eee Ma Wi eee ends coal strike and shift to work
The article notes the end of a prolonged soft coal strike with miners gaining a favorable working contract. Industry restarts and thousands of previously idle workers regain employment. It reflects that both sides could have resolved differences earlier and mentions the broader impact on the economy.
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John Q. Public
Accessory Shoppe Announces Spring Evening Hours
The shop at 1 W Boscawen St Hp-4-M-m says it will stay open later during the week and Saturday nights through Easter. Details on exact closing times are not provided.
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W. Boscawen St
State to seek death penalty in massacre murder trial
In Attala County Mississippi the state plans to seek the electric chair for Windell Whitt and later for two co defendants in a triple murder case tied to a January 8 massacre. The case centers on the killings of Ruby Nell Harris Frankie Thurman and Mary Bunside by three white men who allegedly sought vengeance after disputes with a Black tenant family.
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Kosciusko
Miss
Mississippi
Winder Whitt
Whitt
Here
Leon Turner
Malcolm Whitt
Windel
Lions Enter Parade Float in Apple bios Parade
Winchester Lions at a luncheon voted to enter a float in the Apple Bios parade. Marvin Weaver announced committees are at work for the parade, with plans for an old time square dance on April 13 and a Bloodmobile recruitment on April 18. Queen Shenandoah XXIII event set for April 26 at George Washington Hotel. Safety Patrol caps and belts distributed to area schools.
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Winchester Lions
Apple Biosparade, Ice and Cold Storage Co
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Assn
Virginia Forest Service
Winchester Automobile
Marvin Weaver
Lions Club
Edwin
Genatien
Tadivourd Shockey
Paul Anderson
Lester Elliott
William Battaile
Lions International
Armory
Shenandoah XXIII
George Washington Hotel
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Douglas
County Taxes Are Increased in Frederick County
Frederick County votes to raise the tax levy for 1950 51 by 20 cents to 2 15 with the general county levy moving from 35 to 56 cents. The school levy remains 1 and the 60 cent consolidated high school building levy unchanged. A public hearing will be held before final action on the budget and levy.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Consolidated County High School
60-Year Term Being Fought In Appomattox
In Appomattox Judge Joel Flood hears defense motions to set aside a 60-year sentence given to 19 year old Arthur Bigelow by a circuit court jury. Defense attorney Jack Snoddy contends the judge erred by answering jurors about parole release timing in the attempted rape case. The defendant, a Negro, was convicted for attacking a 33-year-old housewife and mother of eight on January 31.
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Appomattox
Joel Flood
Jack Snoddy
Dilwyn
Flood
Arthur Bigelow
WOOD
Diplomat Called To Give Testimony In Red Hearings
John E. Service, a veteran State Department diplomat, ordered recalled from India to testify in a loyalty review. McCarthy accused him and eight others of Communist leanings as Senate probes expand. Tydings said files will be made available to the committee.
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Washington
State Department
John 8
Service
India
Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
White
Tydinas
D-Md
Senate
John E. Peurifoy
Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations
Truman
Puerifoy
Accident Victim Shows Improvement
L. B. Resseguie who suffered a brain concussion when struck by a car Saturday has regained consciousness and is much improved at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A son Walden Resseguie arrived from Massachusetts to be with his parents. Another son Major George Resseguie is stationed in Puerto Rico.
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L. B. Resseguie
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Walden Resseguie
Massachusetts
George Resseguie
Puerto Rico
American Legion Hosts Record Birthday Parley
A record crowd attended the Conrad Hoover Post No. 21 birthday meeting at the Sarah Zane Fire hall. Charles Kessler urged opposition to breaking up the Veterans Administration as Hoover Commission recommended, stating economy would not be improved. Guests included civic leaders Amos Shryock and William Battaile, with Legion Commander Bob Baker presiding. The group outlined building plans and a drive to raise membership to 835, then moved to headquarters on Loudoun Street for refreshments.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Sarah Zane
Charles
Veterans Administration
Hoover Commission
Kessler
Legion
Veterans
Amos Shryock
Kinawis Club
William Battaile
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Sakers
Chamber
Sam Johnston
The
Lions Club
Glenn Seabright
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bob Baker
Loudoun Street
Legion Post
William H. Louthan, Jr
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Larry E. Hill
Eugene Dearing
George B. Roszel
John H. Rosenberger
W. A. Baker
Robert R. Barton
Pig Lost In Fire At Payne Farm
A pig was lost in a fire that destroyed an outbuilding at Greenspring mile run yesterday. Firefighters arrived as the structure was already burning and prevented the flames from reaching the Payne dwelling. About 10 firemen responded including drivers Bill Boden and Harry Mason.
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Iais
Greenspring
Mile Run
Payne
Bill Boden
Harry Mason
Fire destroys Manassas theater in blast and flames
Rapid spread of flames and an explosion gutted a Manassas theater early yesterday. Firemen could not determine the cause or location of the blast. The theater belonged to State Senator Benjamin T. Pitts. Damage estimate ranged from 50 000 to 75 000 with replacement cost about 150 000.
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Manassas
Benjamin T. Pitts
Fredericksburg
T. S. Martin
Culpeper
Pitts
He Should Have Walked to Work
Jesse Curtis Williams was fined five dollars and costs in police court for driving without a city license. He had no valid city tags though state and city tags go on sale today. Williams had been driving without a city license since March 15, 1949.
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Danville
Jesse Curtis Williams
Williams
Movie Industry To Be On Carpet In Morals Probe
Senate Commerce Committee opens a mid April hearing on Hollywood morals. Chair Ed Johnson condemns perceived industry laxity and demands licenses denied for moral crimes. RKO defends Stromboli while Bergman and Rossellini are condemned for personal conduct.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Ed Cc. Johnson
D-Cole
Johnson
Hollywood
Commerce Department
Speestor
Wayne Coy
Federal Communications Commission
Oklahoma
REO Studios
Stromboli
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Bergman
RKO
Hollwood
United States
Stomboli
Bergmann
Government Trains Its Guns on Tax Dodgers
Washington reports the tax agency targets income tax evasion with a $500,000 informer pool for this year. It urges grand juries nationwide to indict 1943 war profit era cases before midnight deadlines while noting payouts to informers last year totaled millions and helped recover over eight million in unpaid taxes.
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Washington
Beagorane
Rupe
Poland Leaves World Bank and IMF in Protest
Poland withdrew from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund citing U.S. control and imperialist policy. It sent a public letter from Ambassador Jozef Winiewicz declaring refusal of a $200 million loan and rejecting the Marshall Plan as a means to subdue Germany.
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Washington
Poland
World Bank
United States
International Monetary Fund
Czechoslovakias
Jozef Winiewicz
Germany
Salisbury dairy owner shoots wife then kills self
In Salisbury Maryland police report a dairy owner shot and killed Marjorie Mae Mahanke Moore 29 and then killed himself in a Salisbury home four hours later. He had earlier left a suicide note blaming drinking and unhappy marriage after separating from his New Jersey wife Laura Moore.
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Salisbury
Self
Collingswood
N. J
Marjorie Mae Mahanke Moore
Moore
Marilyn
New Jersey
Laura Moore
William Beck
Maryland
Beck
Laura
Eleven Killed In Two RAF Bomber Crashes
Two Royal Air Force Lincoln bombers crashed within an hour in Britain. One aircraft returning from a training flight overshot the runway at Hemswell RAF Station, killing five crewmen. The other plane went down about 2,000 feet up Carnedd Llewelyn near Wales, killing six.
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London
Royal Air Force
Lincoln
Hemswell
Bland County Grand Jury Indicts Watt Burton for Murder
A Bland County Circuit Court grand jury indicted Watt Burton, 47, on murder charges in connection with a fatal January 22 incident at State ABC hest Flood PF Mincent.
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Bland
Bland County
Watt Burton
Leopard Shot After Night of Free Prowling in Auckland
An 18 month old female leopard escaped from Auckland Zoo and patrolled a residential area overnight. A large hunt by soldiers police civilians and zoo staff followed until Capt H B Conway fired a submachinegun from six feet away to kill the animal.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Zoo
H. B. Conway
Buried Gold Is Where You Find It
Washington announces treasure hunting ideas from Lt. Comdr. K. D. Iain Murray who notes vast pirate troves lie sunk or buried but difficult to locate. He cites diving bells and detectors as the main modern aids while admitting little major progress in treasure science and uncertain estimates of buried wealth.
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Washington
K. D. Iain Murray
Murray
Shenandoah Valley Budget Approved for Tourism Drive
Shenandoah Valley Inc. directors set an $18 200 budget for the coming year with 75 percent earmarked for advertising. The plan targets tourists to visit and linger via newspapers magazines billboards radio and matchbook distribution. A hundred thousand strip-map folders outlining primary highways will be published.
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Staunton Va
Bshenandoah Valley, Inc
Bicyclist Dies Of Injuries Today
A Riverton Virginia boy, 11, died at Front Royal hospital from bicycle colliding with an automobile while riding home for lunch from Riverton Elementary School. Another boy, 11, Charles W. Funk, was injured but listed in good condition. Police reported the bicycle was involved in the crash.
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Front Royal
Riverton
Front Royal Hospital
Lawrence Shifflet
Charles W. Funk
Funk
City Council Tables Valley Ave Zoning Proposal
Council members voted to table an ordinance adding the Valley Ave section to Area A. The third reading did not occur after a lengthy debate and a citizen hearing. Participants included Boyd Headley Jr and John P Allen, Valley Ave property owners, plus T G Scully and Miss Lucy Kurtz of the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. The meeting lasted nearly four hours with discussion on the Washington Headquarters relics project and potential trustee changes including W Nelson Page and Dabney Watts.
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Vall. Ave
Valley Ave
Boyd Headley
Boyd Headley, Jr
Kote Tee Alumi
John P. Allen
T. G. Scully
Lucy Kurtz
Winchester
Parolees Conditioned Travel To Trinidad For Family Move
Sailor Daron P. Wills may relocate to Trinidad in the West Indies after a judge's ruling. The court will reopen the matter with a parole hearing to assess compliance with terms of his release. Mrs. Wills, a British subject, says she needs $400 for their trip, having only $16.
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Daron P. Wills
Trinidad
West Indies
Wills
Oast
Three Men Shot To Death On Farm
Town Marshall Lon Daugherty said farm worker Michael Saganovich was too drunk to talk about the triple killing. The victims were Paul Shuman about 55 his nephew Ignace Gerashenek about 50 and an unnamed farm hand. Shuman's son in law Everett Fisher reported the scene and Saganovich was taken to East Gary jail.
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Lon Daugherty
Michael Saganovich
Paul Shuman
Ignace Gerashenek
Shuman
Everett Fisher
Saganovich
Solvents Magnate Plunges to Death in New York
Henry Eldridge Perry aged 60 president of Commercial Solvents Corp. leaped from his 14th floor office at 42nd Street today. His body landed on a second floor extension at the rear of the building amid investigators examining the scene.
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New York
Henry Eldridge Perry
The
Commercial Solvents Corp
East 42Nd Street
Ts Ae Net Gta
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C. H. McWhorter
Windel Whitt
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Grenda County
Payne Farm
Ingrid Bergman
World Bank and Monetary Fund
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Man
Arthur. Edson
Shenandoah Valley
Eugene Miller
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