Winchester Jewelry Theft Arrests Reported
Police arrested Richard Nail 20 and Allen Place 19, both of 215 S Loudoun St, for a $23000 theft at Jewel Box on April 3. Nail, ex employee, and Place reportedly aided in the large loss. two youths face a preliminary hearing next week. Police credit Hagerstown efforts and a garage break noting a VA license plate led to the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Marshall Nail
R. Winchester
Allen Joseph Ce
S. Loudoun St
Nail
Loudoun St
J. Thomas Boyde
Saa
Jewel Box, Inc
Inchester
John Rice
Boyd
Warren Rudolph
Francis Funk
Winchester Urglary
Lice Department
Dolph
Hagerstown
E. Glennoover Motor Co
Rudolph
Allen Place
Winr
Funk
Rudd
Richard Nail
Winester
Place
Sgt
Virginia Officers and Soldiers Rewarded for Monongahela Battle
The Virginia General Assembly in August 1775 awarded pensions to officers and men who fought with Braddock on the Monongahela field. Major General Adam Stephen and Capt. Samuel Stewart received 30 pounds each, while Lieutenants and privates earned smaller sums. Dr. Craik remained alive until his last illness and cared for wounded.
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Monongahela
Ginia
General Assembly
Virginia
Brandock
Washington
Adam Stephen
Thomas Gower
Robert Stewart
Frederick
Galt
Praddock
Alwis
Rattle
Craik
Winchester to Open Recreation Leadership Training Course
Winchester will open its first recreation leadership training course Monday for three days at Christ Episcopal church parish house. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Registration is Monday. Hugh T. Henry leads with Rev James Roe and local leaders outlining recreation philosophy and services. Fee is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church
W. Boscawen St
Hugh T. Henry
James Roe
Herbert Solenberger
Herb Wilkins
Ronald S. Wilson
Joseph Massie Jr
Charles Lillis
Boy’s Club
Fen Belchie
City Recreation
Henry
Circus Draws Overflow Crowd in Winchester
The Dailey Bros. Circus train left Winchester at 2:30 a.m. for Carlisle Pa where it had performances this afternoon and night. An estimated 9000 packed the last show with canvas rolled to seat spectators and hundreds standing. Police managed the crowd and traffic with no accidents as parking filled early and crowds left vehicles near the baseball park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dailey Bros
Winchester
Carlisle
Baseball Park
Armory
Reserves to Meet At Armory Monday
Winnchester section of the 224th Organized Reserve Composite Group will meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the Hollywood Ave Armory. Lt Col C Henkel will speak on recent chemical corps developments. The picture shown will be Cest We Forget Battle from D day to VE day.
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224Th Organized Reserve Composite Group
3Liwood Ave
C. Henkel
Cml-Res
Chemical Corps
D-cay
VE Day
VPI to Stay Big as Chancellor Addresses Northern Va Alumni
Chancellor John R. Hutcheson told about 250 Northern Virginia alumni in Winchester that Virginia Polytechnic Institute will maintain a 4300 student enrollment and expand extension education. He said dormitory construction is the main issue and freshmen openings exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VPI
N. Va
John R. Hutcheson
Northern Virginia
The
Alumni Assn
Sarah Zane Hall
Page County
Robert L. Arnold
Loudoun County
Warren County
Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
J. W. Olcott
Berryville
H. B. Redd
General Alumni Association
W. R. Legge
New York Stock Market Strength Surges on May Trading
Buying orders swept the market on May 15 as the exchange used flashing prices from the trading floor to show up to date data. The ticker lagged up to 13 minutes while prices rose several cents to over $1 a share.
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New York
Exchange
Aid Hospital Fund Drive Leaders Named in Winchester Drive
Ridgely White heads the Winchester men's teams and Mrs. George H. Smith leads the women's groups. Their drives report more than 300 participants and active fundraising efforts through the fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ridgely White
Winchester
George H. Smith
Museum's Model Mine May Yield Real Gold In Nevada
In Carson City Nevada the model mine dug in the Nevada State Museum basement yielded actual ore. An assay of two tons showed 66.50 dollars per ton in gold and 27.50 dollars in silver. The museum, near Comstock lode, reported the find.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada State Museum
Museum Pelt
G. E. Green
Comstock Lode
District Scout Camporee Opens At Senseny Park
About 75 Boy Scouts from Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties gather for the Shawnee district camporee at Senseny Park recreation area. Registration ends at four this afternoon with a public camp fire at 8 30 pm led by Scout Executive Herb Wilkins.
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Sen Seny Rd
Winchester
Frederick and Clarke
Herb Wilkins
Hugh T. Henry
William Hadden Jr
Guard’s Bayonets Hold Back Packing House Crowd
In South St Paul Minnesota on May 15 about 600 National Guards with bayonets cleared an estimated 500 demonstrators before Swift and Co packing plant. Col. Lester Hancock ordered the line after a proclamation limiting gatherings. CIO representative Milton Siegel condemned the use of troops as a disgrace and called for plant closure under martial law.
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South St, Paul
Minn
National
Swift & Co
Boond
Lester Hancock
Hancock
South St. Paul
CIO
Milton Siegel
St. Paul
United House Workers
National Guard
Minnesota
Siegel
State Leaders of Republicans Convene in Virginia Meeting
The Republican State meeting at George Washington hotel in Virginia studied methods to win the GOP column this year. Leaders R H Woods and Earle Lutz presided with Rep. T B Morton of Kentucky and other officials attending including Norman Schut, Ansel Solenberger, and Curtis Dozier. Lutz outlined a strategy targeting the 78 percent of nonvoters, marking a birthdaylike continuation of last year’s Winchester event.
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Virginia
George Washington Hotel
R. H. Woods
Pearlsburg
Earle Lutz
Richmond
Rep
T. B. Morton
Kentucky
David Morton
Lutz
Winchester
Ansel B. Solenberger
N. Washington St
GOP
Norman Schut
Tacoma
Washington
Nell Jones
Arlington
W. C. Deming
Front Royal
Carl A. Marshall
Fairfax
Curtis M. Dozier
William 4. Logan
Wood Stock
Time to Apply 2nd Cover Spray for Apples
The second apple cover spray should start May 18 and finish within a week to control scab codling moth and leaf roller. Materials per 100 gallons include sulfur, lime, lead arsenate, and DDT, with Fermate or Karbam for rust if cedar walls remain active. A third spray begins June 1 and a fourth June 15 with two week intervals to maintain protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hill
Winchester Research Laboratory
Seniors to Tour Williamsburg Area
Thirty three Stephens High School seniors will depart Monday for a two day trip visiting the Virginia State Capitol St Johns Church and the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond before continuing to Williamsburg for a night there. A Thursday morning tour will cover historic sites including Jamestown and a return home. Betty J Wright sponsors and chaperones the trip. The Jack Coffee Shop opens Sundays noon to seven pm until further notice.
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Stephens
Williamsburg
Richmond
Virginia
St. John's Church
Virgiia State Penitentiary
Yorktown
Lving
Williamurg
Jamestown
Betty J. Wright
Auction Sale From the Estate of Mary Berd Consolvo
Household effects to be sold in an auction from the estate of the late Mary Berd Consolvo. See display ad on page 8. Invoices for services and merchandise to Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival due by May 21 for payment. goods will be held until next year.
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Mary Berd
Apple Blossom Festival Seeks 1943 Bills for Payment
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Budget Committee urges firms and individuals to submit invoices for services and merchandise supplied before May 1 1943 by May 21 or they will be held until next year. Invoices may be mailed to Box 679 Winchester or left at Festival headquarters in the George Washington hotel building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Winchester
George Washington
Truman weighs lifting arms embargo on Middle East
President Truman studies lifting the December arms embargo affecting the entire Middle East, potentially allowing Arabs and Jews in Israel to buy U.S. weapons. The move follows Israel's declaration of statehood and U.S. recognition on a de facto basis, with diplomacy aimed at a truce in the Palestine dispute.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Middle East
White House
Israel
Palestine
U. S
Holy Land
Charles G. Ross
State Marshall
Warren Austin
United Nations
Ross
U.S
Four New Directors Elected to City Recreation Board
At the annual meeting last night C F Schenck Chris Fray Miss Helen Massey and Rev James B Roe were elected to the city recreation commission board. Rev Roe previously served on the board and the three new directors succeed Wendell Barney. Directors Mrs Wyatt Richard and Ryland Conner will meet 650 pm Monday at the Christ Episcopal church parish house to elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F Schenck
Chtis Fray
Helen Massey
James B. Roe
City Recreation Commission
Rev. Roe
Wendell Barney
Wyatt Richard
Ryland Conner
Christ Episcopal Church
Emergency U N Council Meets Over Egyptian Troop Move
The United Nations Security Council called an emergency meeting in Lake Success on May 15 to consider an Egyptian government note reporting Egyptian troops entering Palestine. Alexandre Parodi of France, president of the Council, ordered the session after the note was received by the U N secretariat.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Alexandre Parodi
France
Security Council
U.N
Cairo Moslem Leaders Call For Holy War
Cairo reports two of Egypts mechanized columns crossed into Palestine and destroyed a Jewish village as a high Moslem leader urged Arabs to wage Holy War against Israel. Foreign minister Khaseiba Pasha delivered notes to ambassadors while police patrolled Cairo under martial law.
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Cairo
Egypt
Palestine
Gaza
Israel
Allah
Foreign Office
Ahmed Khaseiba Pasha
Holy Land
Cairy
Faroux
Mayor Proclaims Air Mail Week in Winchester
Winchester Mayor Dr. C. R. Anderson proclaimed Air Mail Week marking the 30th anniversary of the United States Air Mail Service. He urged citizens to participate in the Post Office department observance and to patronize air mail service.
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C. R. Anderson
Winchester
United States Air Mail Service
Bond Sale Quickens Across City and County
The May 8 report shows local citizens investing £54,362 in the Securities loan drive. The June 39 quota is 235,000. Nearby counties report Crarke $7.53 Shen andoan $52,125 and Warrern$39,293 in sales to date.
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U.S
World Federalist Speaks Here Sunday in Winchester Area
Samule R. Levering, national executive council member of United World Federalists, scheduled for four appearances in Winchester tomorrow and Monday. He speaks Sunday at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Meeting House, then at First Baptist forum, with Monday event at Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin Boyce's home to back Clarke County chapter formation led by Mrs. Ronald Wilson.
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Samule R. Levering
National Execuive Council of
United World Federalists
Winchester
Loudoun St
Northern Virginia
Ronald ‘Wilson
C. Clarke County
Federalists
Federalists of Virginia
Leveringas
Winchester Cispl
John Steck
Fairmont Ave
T. G Scully
Harod G. Brown
H. Clay deGrange
Ronald S
Trans Jordan Egypt Syria join in war
Trans Jordan Egypt and Syria join the conflict as Israel faces invasion from multiple fronts. Haganah reports Libanon regulars shell eastern settlements along the Jordan valley while Egyptian forces push into the Negeb desert and threaten Jewish communities. A Jordan Legion entry across Allenby Bridge, air raids on Tel Aviv, and Egyptian mechanized columns escalate the crisis. Jerusalem area sirens and fighting near Acre Nahariya Haifa intensify while Kfar Etzion is reportedly wiped out.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Haganah
Lebanon
Orth
Negeb Desert
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Jordan Valley
Hericho
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan Legion
Palestine
Allenby Bridge
Judean Hills
United Nations
Haganah Ore
Upper
Jordan
Rehovot
Currenter
Negev
Nirim
Kfar Haderom
Hirim
U. N
Acre
Naharyia
Haifa
Kineitra
Syria
Sea of Galilee
Mount Carmel
Upper Galilee
U. Nation
Jerusalem
Holy City
Kfar Etzion
Bethlehem
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Branch
J. Pinckney Arthur
Wincester Memorial Hospital
iPhoe Peter
Senseny Park
Douglas Cather
Packing House
State Leaders of
Republicans
State Meeting
Ranoan Inn
World Federalist
Samuel Levering
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