Reassessing Of Property Here is 25 Percent Completed
The Winchester reassessment is about one quarter done with Job Quarter Dane Claude J Wilson and Edwin Reid Jr assigned. Reid recalled by the state leaves Wilson and McVicar to finish. They estimate 30 percent of area and 25 percent of parcels covered. Assessments use prewar values and materials costs with depreciation up to 40 percent in older buildings. Land values receive no depreciation. Local information and multiple sales determine front foot value.
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Claude J. Wilson
Edwin Reid, Jr
Winchester
Reid
Wwilson
McVicar
Ma Winchester Embraces St Patrick Day Lore Parade Fame
Ma Winchester notes St Patrick day celebrations rooted in Irish legend and farming tradition while highlighting New York City as the focal point of parades on Fifth Avenue. Includes a coal delivery ad inserted at the end by Slonaker & Son.
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Emerald Isle
Atlantic
England
Scotland
St. Patrick
Ireland
New York City
Las Vegas
Nev
International Soundphoto
30 Year Old Farmer Admits Killing His Father
Jasper Elder, 30, a Brooknell farmer, confessed to beating and choking his 65 year old father Albert Barksdale Elder to death last Sunday in Charlotte County. He said alcohol fueled the killing after his father tried to stop his drinking. Elder was charged with murder and a trial date has not been set. A liquor source, Edward Henry of Charlotte County, supplied whiskey used that day. The mother notified Campbell County police after the body was brought home in Elder’s car.
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Charlotte Court House
Jasper Elder
Brooknell
Charlotte County
Elder
Commonagen
R. Paige Moriider
Albert Barksdale Elder
T. F. Tucker
Danville
Edward Henry
Henry
Morton
Campbell County Police
Gibbs
Petters
Here
Wes Red
Penny
Globe
Lancaster County
J. Lester Gibbs
Pitman
N. J
Zerphey
Miss Baker
Baker
Lancaster
Festival Fund Drive Lagging at Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Ben F. Arthur, junior chairman of the festival's finance division, reports memberships behind receipts through March 15. With rising costs and high standards, the 1950 festival faces curtailment unless renewals come in immediately. Checks should be payable to Shenandoah Apple Festival, Inc., and mailed to the George Washington Hotel headquarters.
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Shenandoah
Ben F. Arthur
Department of Finance
Arthur
Winchester
Shenandoah Apple Festival, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Fire Victim Franks Remains Unconscious At Winchester Hospital
Frank Baker, 73, remained unconscious after a Wednesday night blaze that destroyed his Front Royal Road home. He suffers second degree burns to his face neck and hands and is under treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Frank Baker
Front Royal Rd
Winchester’ Memorial Hospital
FBI arrests slaying suspect in 1947 Widewater case
Richmond Virginia report states the FBI arrested James Edward Buckner, 32, in Allegheny County Pennsylvania. He is wanted by Stafford County authorities for the Widewater picnic slaying of Charlie Scorggins in 1947.
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Richmond
FBI
Alleghany County
James Edward Buckner
Stafford County
Charlie Scorggins
Killer Will Die in Chair in Lancaster Slaying
Ed ward Lester Gibbs, 25, from Pitman New Jersey, was found guilty of first degree murder with the death penalty in the impulsive killing of Marian Louise Baker near Lancaster Pennsylvania. Jurors deliberated 4 hours 45 minutes and Gibbs plans appeals through his attorney W Hensel Brown.
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Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
Marian Louise Baker
Edward Lester Gibbs
Pitman
N. J
Gibbs
W. Hensel Brown
Berkeley scientists reveal new element number 98
UC Berkeley researchers Thompson Street Ghiorso and Seaborg produced element 98 by bombarding curium with alpha particles. The ultra unstable atom lasted only hours, confirming it adds to understanding of matter and supports theories of instant creation of all elements in the universe.
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Albert Ghiorso
Glenn T. Seaborg
Dr. Seaborg
Accidents and Fire Reported Here With The Late Snowfall
The city logged four accidents and one fire in January 1949 amid a late snow. A two alarm fire at the Ira Sapp residence 216 N Braddock St caused bedroom damage with Sapp hospitalized. other residents escaped injury. Road slickness from the snow contributed to two city accidents and one each in Clarke and Frederick counties, with damages estimated under $200 each. Local officials reported buses returning to schedule as streets were treated with ash and chemicals.
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Winchester Research
Ira Sapp
N. Braddock St
Taylor Barr
John Menettie
Pittsburgh
Associated It
Sapp
Robert Grubbs
City Street Dept
Clarke
Frederick
B. J. Dulaney
Charlottesville
Rt. 12
Beryville
James Wood
Rt. 50
Gore
Lawrence Coverstone
Marvin Slonaker
Morgantown
W. Va
Boyd McDonald
George Conard
Valley Ave
Bradock St
Handley School
Virginia Abbie Walters
Middletown
Studebaker
Nelia Obelia White
Berryville Avenue
Ford
Harold Lloyd Hensley
Purcell Avenue
Winchester
John Henry Knode Jr
Handley Avenue
E. A. Stotler
Gerrard
South Braddock Streets
Farm income rises in January across 14 states
Farmers in 14 states reported January income from marketing higher than January 1949, signaling improved farm earnings early in the year.
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Washington
Oates Lumber Yard Extends Week Hours and Party Notice
Notice states the Oates Lumber Yard will stay open until 6 PM on weekdays and later on Saturdays until Easter. Also mentions a big party at the South End Fire Co tonight at 8:30 PM and an accessory shop on Boscawen Street.
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W. Boscawen
South End
Census Workers Urged to Report Faked Enumerators
Chamber of Commerce secretary Gene Lakers warns residents to report at once anyone at the door claiming to be a census taker who cannot show official credentials. He notes frauds resemble salesmanship and urges police action if a census or survey leads to a sales pitch.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gene Lakers
United States Bureau of the Census
Desnial
Sakers
National Better Business Bureau
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Sakers
Five Die In Jail Fire At Spray North Carolina
Six prisoners five men and a woman died when a mattress caught fire in the Spray jail on city hall premises. The blaze was found by P. L. McBride at 2 40 a m EST as authorities planned to jail another inmate. Victims charged with public drunkenness included Lucille Wim bush Junior Yarborough Marion Morrison Harvey Cole Joe W illis and Bonie Martin.
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Spray
N. C
P. L. McBride
City Hall
Lucille Wimbush
Junior Yarborough
Marion Morrison
Harvey Cole
Joe W. Willis
Bonie Martin
Burglars Leave Scent Clue After Alexandria Robberies
In Alexandria two homes were robbed with police noting a perfume smell at both sites. Miss Bertha K. Griffin reported $700 in cash and $550 in jewels missing from her apartment. Neighbor Murrell Marconi said $467 worth of jewelry was stolen and described a perfume odor at his residence.
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Alexandria
Bertha K. Griffin
Navy Plans to Combat Submarine Menace in Next War
Navy officials told Congress that budget cuts shrink fleet air power and combat ships, with 239 ships from 288 and a $4.0087 billion 12 month appropriation starting July 1. Submarine defenses are prioritized amid fears over Russian subs and snorkel designs, as the service Vows to cut aviation billets and reduce training and bases.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Fleet Air Arm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Russia
Ans
Devel
Truman
Naval Air Appropriations
Rede
Offense Johnson
Argument Over Irish Rebellion Roof Slant Settled by Call
Irishmen in a Jersey tavern argued over the roof slope from which 1916 Easter uprising rifle fire came. A bartender phoned William Sweetman of the Irish Press in Dublin. His undefined reply settled the dispute, costing $15.
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Jersey City
N. J
Ireland
William Sweetman
Irish Press
Dublin
Sweetman
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook
Five day outlook for Virginia from tomorrow through Wednesday March 22 shows temperatures five to eight degrees below normal with colder shifts late Saturday. Expect rain or snow on Sunday and rain on Wednesday. Total precipitation around half an inch.
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Virginia
Bergman to Return To United States
Ingrid Bergman plans to return to the United States to face a custody battle over Pia with her husband Dr. Peter Lindstrom. Lindstrom accuses Bergman of unfitness and seeks a divorce and equitable custody arrangement, while Bergman aims to testify and secure custodial rights. A Washington letter urges banning Bergman and Roberto Rossellini from U.S. entry as immoral figures.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
United States
Peter Lindstrom
Stromboli
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Gregson Bautzer
Italy
Pia
Lindstrom
Ingrid
Isaac Pacht
Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Senate
Rossellini
U. S
Handley High School Presenting The Adorable Imp Tonight
Members of the Handley Senior Class stage the three act comedy The Adorable Imp at 8 p m tonight in the high school auditorium. Cast includes June Butler David Kinter Elizabeth Browning Graham Rosenberger Patricia Way Charlies Sanderlin Patricia Clevenger James Clark Frieda Emmerth Barbara Brooks Gilbert Streit. Directors Archie Fry and Miss Joyce Sutton. Tickets at the door with no reserved seats.
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Handley
Adorable Imp
June Butler
David Kinter
Elizabeth Browning
Graham Rosenberger
Patricia Way
Charlies Sanderlin
Patricia
Republicans Seek New 30 Billion Cut in Money Bill
Republicans push a 30.3 billion dollar omnibus appropriation for the 1961 fiscal year trimming about 1.2 billion already. The plan avoids foreign aid and permanent funds and targets major agency totals from Treasury to Defense. Committee action precedes a Senate debate, with proposed deficits down toward one billion dollars.
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Truman
House Appropriations Committee
Central” Subcommittee
Appropriations Group
Treasury Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans Administration
Agriculture Department
Labor Department and Security Agency
Army Engineers
National Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Interior Department
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Legislative Department
Windel Whitt Sentenced to Life for Mississippi Child Murder
Windel Whitt, 25, was given life imprisonment for the murder of four year old Ruby Nell Harris in Kosciusko Mississippi. A jury convicted him last night and he seeks a new trial while a second defendant Leon Turner awaits trial on a similar charge. Harris had been the father of the slain child and stepfather to two other victims.
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Kosciusko
Caslaat
Windel Whitt
Ruby Nell Harris
Whitt
Leon Turner
Malcolm
Turner
Thomas Harris
Harris
Henry L. Rodgers
Oa Serey
OS Ee
Malcolm Whitt
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Cc. Slonaker & Son
Atom Smashers
Eugene Miller
A. C. Oates Lumber Yard
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Frankfurt
Germany
Char
U.S
Andrew Madsen
International
Bergman
Dale Wilson
Jane Sowers
Douglas Cochran
Fritz Briggs
Virginia Wentz
W. Boscawes
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