Winchester Officers Lead at Bing Crosby Day Parade Front Royal
Winchester officials and local groups fill the Bing Crosby Day parade in Front Royal. Mayors, chamber leaders, teachers, and 550 elementary students slated to ride and attend the stadium dedication and film event for Riding High. Stateside figures including Vice President Barkley expected.
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Front Royal
M. B. Clowe Jr
William Battaile
Eugene Lakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Frederick County
Clarke County
Berryville Fire Co
Schoo
Handley Band
Rouss
A. m
Delmer Robinson
Tom Baldridge
Barkley
Balmain Journal Records Balmain Journal Records Balmain Journal Records
Alexander Balmain D D served as rector of Frederick Parish Winchester from 1782 until his death June 16 1821 widely beloved. The Balmain Journal kept in Christ Church records his Revolutionary War service as army chaplain for the 13th Virginia Regiment from Feb 20 1777 to May 22 1778 and as brigade chaplain thereafter with land bounty totaling 7500 acres.
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Alexander Balmain
Winchester
Frederick
Protestant Episcopal Church
Library of Congress
William and Mary College Library
Balmain
Virginia Line
Notice of Estate Claims Against Mrs. Rheny Chapman
Anyone owing the estate or having claims against the estate of Mrs. Rheny Chapman please present same. P. E. Lineburg, Admr. Stephens, City, Va.
Byrd urges reorganization of Virginia legislature
State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr told a Rotary club Virginia's legislative system needs simplification and 1200 plus bills are unnecessary He proposed an 11 member commission to study other states and craft a better plan The idea passed the Senate but died in the House Byrd praised Virginia legislators for integrity and hard work He also discussed tax reduction tied to excess revenues and automatic relief for taxpayers
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
The
Rotary Club Today
Virginia
Byrd
Senate
House of Delegates
Richmond
Winchester
Virginia Treasury
Former Slave Dies in Fire at Bond Street Home
John Jones aged 101 an ex slave and respected city figure died early this morning when a fire damaged his frame house at 12 West Bond Street Fire chief said he likely collapsed fatally from a heart attack before the blaze Neighbor Haywood Washington crawled through smoke to search but Jones was found in a second floor room near the stove Fire crews fought the blaze for about 15 minutes before reaching the Cartwright Funeral Home Jones had told companion Maury Farm sale notice follows on page 13 column 1
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John Jones
Barr
Haywood Washington
Jones
Washington
Cartwright Funeral Home
Robert Moten
Bond St
Ter
Britain Limited By Amendment Votes Tie Aid to Ireland Partition
The House backed an amendment blocking Britain from economic aid while Ireland remains partitioned by a 99 to 66 vote, with final action uncertain. Separate votes sought to tie up Marshall aid and cut more CECA funds, amid Republican critiques of CECA planning and Truman’s program.
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Washington
Trish
Britain
Ireland
Emerald Isle
British Commonwealth
Truman
House
Representative Taber
Economic Cooperation Administration
CECA
Great Britain
May Reverse Itself On Foreign Aid Vote
Speaker Sam Rayburn predicted the House will reverse its vote to withhold foreign aid to Britain until Ireland is united. The Texas Democrat said the House on a roll call may revisit the decision today or perhaps tomorrow with another roll call possible.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House
Britain
Ireland
Rayburn
Texas
Virginia schools announce princess selections for Shenandoah Apple Blossom
A final list of Virginia schools including Winchester Madison girls from Randolph Macon Woman's College Averett Handley High School and Fairfax Hall Junior College Waynesboro will send contestants to the 23rd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester on April 7 and 28. Ruth Nelson Johns of Randolph Macon Woman's College Virginia will represent, with Jean Ellen Weeks of Averett Helen John Semples of Handley High School and Julia Ann Hutcherson of Fairfax Hall as other entrants.
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Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Averett College
Handley High School
Fairfax Hall Junior College
Waynesboro
Virginia
Winchester
Randolph Macon
Oman’s College
Lynchburg
Ruth Nelson Johns
Frank Stoddert Johns
Richmond
St. Cath
Erine
Randolph-Macon
Omega Secret Society
Chi Omega Sorority
Jean Ellen Wee
E. F. Weeks
Glen Ridge
New Jersey
Helen John Sempeles
John Sempeles
N. Braddock St
Helen
Julia Ann Hutcherson
R. C. Hutcherson
Wilson
North Carolina
Julia
Charles L. Coon High School
Truman Invites Newsmen to Winter White House Today
President Truman summons correspondents to the Winter White House lawn in Key West Florida for a 4 30 p m news conference. He is expected to announce appointments including moving Frank Pace to secretary of the Army and Finletter to secretary of the Air Force. He challenges a Senate inquiry into State Department loyalty records and presses Congress to fund foreign aid and support Acheson.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Acheson
State Department
White House
Associates
Frank Pace
Army
Air Force
Symington
National Security Resources Board
Frederick J. Lawton
Thomas K. Finletter
ECA
London
House
Ogy
Mrs Walker Dies at Home in Clarke County
Mrs Elizabethe Riley Walker widow of Capt Philip M Walker of Pagebrook Clarke County died at 1 40 p m yesterday at her home 230 Wolfe Street Born April 25 1875 in Washington she was daughter of the late William R and Elizabeth Reid Walker She lived at Pagebrook from 1914 to 1936 and leaves a brother Robinson Riley of Santa Barbara California and a sister The family requests no flowers.
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Elizabethe Riley Walker
Philip M. Walker
Pagebrook
Clarke County
Wolfe St
Washington
William R. and
Elizabethe Reid
Robinson Riley
Santa Barbara
Calif
Russian Troops Reported in Shanghai Area
The China Mail notes rumors of Russian military personnel entering the lower Yangtze region around Shanghai. Reports claim Soviets man anti aircraft guns direct coastal defenses and advise the Chinese Communist army, though no confirmation is available. Some say uniforms resemble Chinese Red soldiers.
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Hong Kong
China
Shanghai
Red City
Lower
Yangtze
China Mail
Winchester Club Speaker Advocates Balanced Local News
Gordon Baxter, managing editor of the Winchester Star, praised civic pride and police courtesy to visitors while addressing Kiwanis members on Modern Newspaper Making. He warned against overemphasizing crime and stressed local news priority in a small paper serving a tight community. The talk occurred at the George Washington Hotel.
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Kiwanis Club
Gordon Baxter
Winchester Star
Baxter
George Washington Hotel
McCarthy Accuses Lattimore as Soviet Agent in Senate Speech
Senator McCarthy pledged to produce documents proving that Johns Hopkins professor Owen Lattimore is or has been a member of the Communist Party. Lattimore denies the charges as unfounded and plans to respond at a Senate committee hearing as the foreign relations subcommittee continues its probe into State Department alleged Communist ties.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Owen Lattimore
Communist Party
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
State Department
United States
United Nations
Afghanistan
Tydings
Wisconsin
FBI
Iain
McC
J. Edgar Hoover
Virginia School Allocation Totals Announced by Education Group
The State Department of Education released the distribution plan for the 27 million of a 45 million school construction grant approved in 1950. Localities qualify by building plans through 1954 and must meet project adequacy, with some funds held back for future needs or used to retire existing construction debts. Top beneficiaries include Richmond, Norfolk, and Roanoke cities, along with counties led by Pittsylvania and others, with per pupil figures shown for December 1, 1949 enrollments.
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Richmond
State Department of Education
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Een
Pittsylvania
To Ten
Fairfax
Wise
Tazewell
Norfolk City
Roanoke
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Big Mo Skipper Pleads Guilty in Missouri Grounding
Norfolk reports Capt. William D. Brown pleaded guilty to three charges including negligence and neglect of duty in the grounding of the battleship Missouri in Chesapeake Bay on January 17. He was arraigned before a general court martial as the ship was refloated February 1.
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Norfolk
William D. Brown
Missouri
Cheapeake Bay
Vse
Naval Court of Inquiry
Tin mine mistaken for terrorist camp in Johore
In Johore State a site thought to be a terrorist camp was identified as a tin mine. The Malayan government compensated the mine owners $11,000 for the error.
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Johore
Nine Die as Fire Sweeps Belle Vista Sanatorium
Fire in the basement of the Belle Vista Sanatorium three stories high in Township kills nine patients. Officials say the blaze started in the boiler area and spread upstairs before being contained. Five victims identified: John Siggins, 70. A Romano, 26. Fass, 19. Nicholas Halpern, 42. Irving Halpern, 42.
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Belle Vista Sanatorium
Belle Vista
Chief White
John Siggins
A. Romano
Fass
Nicholas
Irving Halpern
Winchester Man Named Group Proxy President
TIMBERVILLE Virginia Nelson Carpenter of Winchester was elected president of the Virginia Purebred Swine Association at a meeting held yesterday. Officers for the March 31 event were announced and members were urged to attend.
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Winchester
Timberville
Nelson Carpenter
Virginia Purebread Swine Association
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Balmains
Winchester Rotary Club
Maury Farm
Angers Store
Bragg’s Poultry Store
S. Loudoun St
Ruth Johns
Jean Weeks
Helen Sempeles
Julia Hutcherson
Virginia Machinery CO
W. Cecil St. Winchester
SGX
Golden Glow
House of Good Food
Winchester Seed CO
N. Cameron Bt
Bryarly School
Albin
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Sarah Zane Hall
Education Group
Big Mo Skipper
Congregational Christian Church
Stockton
Gould
Edward H. Chew
Philadele
Chew
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