Apple Blossom Festival Fire Parade Sees Strong Participation
Committees report 28 fire companies and 20 bands have accepted parade invitations for April 28, up from 33 and 22 last year. Fire Chief Clement Murphy of Washington will join the distinguished guests with three assistants. Howard Holland to be master of ceremonies for honorary fire chiefs. prizes up to 35 dollars for best original mummers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Murphy
Washington
Shirley Bly
Howard Holland
Winton Pope
Pope
Friendship Fire Company
Veterans Organize For Better Housing In Virginia
Virginia veterans form non profit associations to secure adequate housing. The Douglas Park Veterans Housing Assn of Portsmouth is the latest entry, with a charter limiting overhead to five percent of the revolving fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Douglas Park Veterans Housing Assn
Portsmouth
Douglas Park Group
Deep Run Cup Race at Strawberry Milkere
Rich mond gelding Stewart Felvey's Dominica makes his third Deep Run Mint Cup bid at Strawberry Milkere on Saturday. Tyler Kohler rides Felvey who previously won eo point to point races on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Stewart Felvey
Dominica
Strawberry Milkere
Tyler Kohler
Winchester to Berry’s Ferry Turnpike Becomes Road
The Winchester Berry’s Ferry Turnpike Co organized April 15 1850 to build a macadamized road from Winchester to Berry’s Ferry Clarke. Capital stock 25000, 60 percent bought by Commonwealth. Construction began June 1851. by Oct 24 the entire road and an extra mile to the town were in operation. First officers included John E Page Philip Williams George W Sowers and others. Toll gates removed Sept 1 1823 and road transferred to State Highway Commission three days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Berry’s Ferry Turnpike Co
Winchester
Berry’s Ferry
Clarke
Commonwealth
Winchester-Front Royal
Compa
John E. Page
Philip Williams
George W. Sowers
David Hollingsworth
David H. McGuire
Jacob Baker
Glenvin
Maj
Beverley Randolph
T. H Burwell
George H. Burwell
R P. Page
Saratoga
W. T. Lewis
State Highway Commission
Public church gathering at Braddock Street church
In progress at The Pente costal Church on Braddock Street the night schedule runs except Monday at 8 pm. The public is cordially invited to attend led by Pastor Rev. J Shade.
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Pentecostal Church
Braddock St
Shade
Taft Welcomes Price Declines and Ford Eyes Slash in Prices
Senator Taft notes a tapering in prices could avert a rare crash and backs a gradual decline. Ford Motor Co president Kaiser-Frazer announce major price cuts and a top-management change as Kaiser takes the presidency. Kaiser-Frazer slashes prices up to 333 dollars and aims for broader mass market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Ford
Ohio
Jack Bell Washington
Senate
House Economic Committee
Sen
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Kaiser-Frazer
K-F
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser
Public Spurred By Better Credit and Price Cuts Spread
New York on March 29 reports widespread consumer price reductions as inflation fears ease. Federal Reserve moves lower margin requirements while officials note a growing price consciousness among buyers. Major cuts include Westinghouse radios and Willard Storage Battery, with ice cream price reductions announced by dairy firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Westinghouse Electric
Willard Storage Battery Co
National Dairy Products Co
Philadelphia
Borden Co
Pioneer
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Winchester to renew eight highway advertising signs
Winchester chamber of commerce directors approved renewing contracts for eight highway advertising signs to attract tourists. Gene Lakers noted competition for tourist business is increasing and Winchester should not cut back on outdoor ads. Attending were William Battaile Joseph Schroth Walker McC Bond Curtis Fray P G Ireland W Nelson Page Ellis Harbaugh and Sakers.
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Winchester
Car Operators Lose Licenses in 311 Cases
Richmond March 29 4 F Joyner Jr state commissioner of motor vehicles reports February Virginia traffic convictions total 482 compared with 5016 in January. February convictions include 299 for drunk driving with 311 license revocations or suspensions in that category and 56 for careless and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
F. Joyner Jr
State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Virginia
Joyner
Two Apple Blossom honorary fire chiefs chosen for pageant
Two girls compete Thursday at the Capitol theatre for county honorary fire chief. Miss Wardens of Sarah Zane, Rouss and South End Fire Companies, daughter of Mrs W. E. Stimmer, works at Virginia Loen and Thrift Corp, bowling with GAA. Miss Lemley, 18, student at Stephens City High, works for C and P Telephone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lemley, collects salt and pepper shakers and enjoys sports, to vie against Middletown and Clearbrook reps for county title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Company
Capitol Theatre
Friendship Fire Company
Sarah Zane
Rouss
South End
W. E. Stimmer
300 Parkway
Handley
Virginia Loen and
Thrift
County Building Permits Jump to Nearly $37,000
Frederick county issues building permits totaling 35 650 this month. Plans include seven dwelling houses costing 22 900 and two large chicken houses. Permits list costs for a Winchester area 20 by 100 chicken house and a Stephen son post office east chick en house valued at 9 000. Additional homes planned in Winchester Gore and nearby routes specify costs from 1 200 to 7 000 with various addresses and lot locations. A bath addition and a cedar creek remodel are also approved for local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
A. DeHaven
Winchester R. 2
Gainesboro
Leonard C. Lillis
Southern States Winchester Service
Stephenson Post Office
Clara Whitacre
S. Cameron St
Gore
Linden McFarland
Winchester
R. 50
Robert A. Grim
S. Loudoun St
George R. Seal
Winchester Bloomery R
Sunnyside
E. H. Lawrence
Highland Ave
Woodstock Lane
Douglas
Gladys B. Russell
Virginia Ave
Senseny R
Herbert Stultz
Winchester R
Valley Pike
Annie M. Anderson
Marlboro R
Cedar Creek
Two American Soldiers Sentenced for Spying in Prague
In Prague two U S soldiers were sentenced to 10 and 12 years in prison for spying, after a secret trial. They had crossed the border last December and were reported as absent without leave from their units. The men were George R Jones 22 Owensboro Kentucky and Clarence R Hill 31 Jackson Mississippi of the 6th armored cavalry regiment in Germany.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Alexander Jones
Hunter
Clarence Hill
U. S
Frankfurt
U. S. Army
Army
George R. Jones
Owensboro
Clarence R. Hill
Jackson
Miss
6Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U. S. Constabulary
Snow Returns to Western States. Warm Gulf Rise Dims East
Snow blanketed central Rockies western Nebraska and northwestern Kansas with near freezing temperatures. In Butte Montana the thermometer fell to six above zero. Elsewhere mild weather spread from the Southern Plains to the Eastern Seaboard and into the Gulf States where Presidio Texas reached 92 recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rockies
Nebraska
Kansas
Butte
Mont
Plains
Seaboard
Gulf States
Presidio
Tex
Mrs. McCormac to Speak at Virginia Conservation Forum
Mrs. H. B. McCormac will join a conservation and natural resources forum staged by the Garden Clubs of Virginia. Principal speaker Dr. William Voight, author of The Road to Survival, with McCormac handling publicity for statewide garden club efforts. She belongs to the Winchester Clarke Garden Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McCormac
Garden Clubs of
Virginia
William Voight
Marked Bills Used To Trap Woman Court Is Told
Kathleen Kerns, 45, of 418 Highland Ave, was fined 150 dollars in police court for selling whisky in violation of the ABC act. Judge John Rice suspended six months in jail on the condition she keeps ABC laws for a year, bans her from home alcohol, and blocks ABC store purchases. Police report marked money led to a whisky sale at 418 Highland Ave after hours, with further attempts at other locations. arrest occurred after midnight when the house was found locked. Kerns pleaded guilty at arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Kerns
Highland Ave
John Rice
ABC
F M. Punk
Kerns House
Funk
Senate approves 15 month rent control measure
The Senate backed a compromise to extend rent controls 15 months and include home rule de control and a fair net operating income for landlords. The 78 to 11 vote sends the bill to the House as administration leaders push for approval before nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Bricker
Ohio
Senate House Conference Committee
New York Faces Taxicab Strike
New York city taxicabs brace for a city-wide strike set for 4 30 am Friday in a dispute over union recognition. About 3300 night shift drivers and inside workers voted for action, with day shift drivers and others to vote later as a union spokesman warned a morning trend could lead to a definite strike in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Facing Great Age President Tells Government Leaders
President Truman told 250 government leaders at a testimonial dinner for the new secretary of defense that he is building a cabinet to meet the "very great age" America faces. Forrestal received the Distinguished Service Medal in a surprise White House ceremony after Johnson took office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
America
Defense
Forrestal
White House
Johnson
Soviet Delegates Barred From U S City Tours
The State Department blocked a planned two week tour of U S cities by Soviet and satellite delegates after the World Peace conference. A notice to embassies says delegates may enter only for the conference and must leave within a reasonable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
New York
United States
U. S
National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
St. Louis
Los Angles
Michael McDermott
Department
Justice Department
30 Days May Bring New School Bids
Superintendent Leslie D. Kline reports the $700 000 Literary Fund loan is ready for delivery and bids for a consolidated county high school may open in about 30 days at a Winchester school board special meeting. Plans are by Dxon and Norman architects with plans and specifications available at the local superintendent's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie D. Kline
J. G. Blount Jr
State Board of Education
Kline
D'xon and Norman
Consolidated County
Winchester
Walker McC. Bond
Waterways Bill Passed by House
The House approved a $593,292,270 waterways and civil works bill by voice vote, sending it to the Senate. The total exceeds the House committee by $6,530,279, with a $6 million boost for lower Mississippi flood control and substantial cuts from Truman budget requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Mississippi River
Truman
Army
Martinsburg VA Center to Appoint New Manager
Wales E. Finnegan of Chicago will become manager of the VA center at Martinsburg West Virginia on April 3. He has served as director of medical administration at the Chicago branch office before its abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wales E. Finnegan
Chicago
Martinsburg
W. Va
Quartet Convicted In Battery Thefts
A Maryland man received two years in the penitentiary and three others were jailed for a grand larceny involving 140 batteries stolen January 24 from Louis Zucker and Sons. Sentences include 12 months for Ernest Swartz and Edward Swartz, six months for Holmes Seabright, and a two year term for Herbert Raemsch. The batteries valued around 500 dollars were sold to a junk dealer in Rachermane.
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Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
Louis Zuckerman and Sons
Herbert Raemsch
Glen Echo
Ernest Swartz
Prince William County
Edward Swartz
Highland Ave
Holmes Seabright
Rachermane
Laos
Poker Ap Yeas Rmans
Corporation Council
Washington
Chesepeisine
Court For
the Bee
Sage
Perrine Represen Seabrig
Henry Whiting
Eae
Entire ECA Sum Will Be Voted Asserts Connally
Washington March 29 Senator Connally declared the $5 580 million European recovery bill will be kept intact and go to a vote in its present form. Republican Leaders pressed for cuts claiming Britain aid is excessive and proposed a 10 to 15 percent reduction in overall authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cecan
Senate Relations Committee
House
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
Britain
Economic Cooperation Administration
U. S
Festival Budget Committee Keeps Up Apple Blossom Duties
Under Ed Molden the 1949 Apple Blossom Festival budget panel meets weekly to set policies and finance departments for the two day event. Members include William Battaile Roy A. Cather Howard Melton and Delmer Robinson Jr with officers H D Robinson H B McCormac Jr and Frank Armstrong Jr. Revenue comes from memberships concessions and ticket sales while costs cover prizes floats queen and princesses housing decor replacements and publicity. The panel must cover a $2000 debt from 1948 chairs and has approved $4660 for bleacher seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Molden
Molden
William Battaile
Roy A. Cather
Howard Melton
Delmer Robinson Jr
H. D. Robinson
H. B. McCormac Jr
Frank Armstrong Jr
Sony
Thei
Duchess Apple Blossoms Due Next Week in Orchard
Apple buds in the Scott Grant orchard show pink as Duchess variety nears full bloom. Butler Brothers note five day forecast suggests Duchess and Delicious or Stayman may blossom within two weeks. Peaches in Winchester area also bloom amid ideal weather, with frost risk into early April. Orchards in Rockingham and Valley counties report varying blossom stages and upcoming bloom timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess
Scott Grant
Joseph Butler
Ed Grant Chard
Aoe
Butler
Cronaid
Joseph Buttler
Ban
Mr. Cather
Seeny & Cou
Rockingham County
Layton H. Weedale
Albin
Hill
Mr. Hill
Five Day Weather Outlook Promises Warm Temperatures Ahead
Five day outlook covers Wednesday through Sunday with temperatures about 10 degrees above normal. Expect showers Thursday and Sunday with a total precipitation near three quarters of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suny
Community Oyster and Chicken Supper Benefit in Whitacre
A Whitacre community event from 5 to 9 p m supports the new U B Parsonage in Hayfield with an oyster and chicken supper. Also notes a cinema showing You Gotta Stay Happy at Hable's Palace and a milk delivery notice for April sanitation day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitacre
Priday
U. B
Hayfield
Hable’s Palace
James Stewart
Joan Fontaine
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Everard Kidder Meade
Ator O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Deat
Ohioan
Gu Yin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Boston
Ry Ford 2d
Ford Motor Co
Harvard School of Business Administration
C-C
Elener Stimmel
Peters
Katty V. Lemley
U.S
McCormac
Connally
Department of Public Entertainment and Public Services
J. W. Grove Purniture CO
Kurtis
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