Ninth Annual Winchester Tri Breed Show and Sale
The Ninth Annual Winchester Tri Breed Show and Sale will be held Saturday May 19 at the Farmers Live stock Exchange. Judging by Dr E A Livesay and sale by Col H Earl Wright with breeders and agents present to discuss pedigrees.
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Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers’ Association
Bang
E. A. Livesay
Animal of West Husbandry
Ore University
Morgantown
Col. H. Earl Wright
Mt. Gilead
Ohio
Dave Canning
Morris Fannon
Mr. Leet
East
R. A. Ronalds
Timberville
Jasper B. Graham
Delaplane
E. Clay Rogers
J. H. Cunningham
Marshall
C. E. Campbell
H. L. Fishpaw
Berryville
Extension Service
Bailey Brothers General Mer Wins Closure After 47 Years
Frederick County community says goodbye to Bailey's store a longtime meeting place and home for neighbors. The Bailey brothers once ran the shop amid friendships and farm news until Ora Bailey bought it back to liquidate after Cecil's death and Will Bailey's passing left a void in the community.
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Bailey Brothers
Bill Garrard
Frederick County
Mer
Ora Bailey
Bailey
Witt
Cecil
Winchester
Will A. Bailey
Ora R. Bailey
Stephenson
Isabelle Bailey
Ora
Winchester Shines On National Traffic Safety Honor Roll
The National Safety Council lists Winchester among 731 U S cities over 5,000 population to complete 1950 with no traffic fatalities. Virginia shows several entries across population classes, including Newport News and 13 smaller towns. The council notes a 115 rise from 1949 and cites Brookline Massachusetts as the largest no death city.
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Winchester
United States
National Traffic Safety Council
South Norfolk
Hopewell
Virginia
Newport News
Big Stone Gap
Buena Vista
Clifton Forge
Covington
Falls Church
Galax
Hampton
Marion
Pulaski
Salem
Virginia Beach
Williamsburg
Wytheville
National Safety Council
Brookline
Mass
Hobart
Okla
Jay Cook to Speak At Kiwanis Lunch
Jay Cook of Philadelphia president of the Franklin Development Foundation at Stephenson will address the Kiwanis Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel at 12 15. Covak will discuss the foundation project training displaced persons at the old Jordan Springs Hotel to be instructors in their countries. Ed Molden secured the speaker and will introduce him.
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Jay Cook
Philadelphia
Franklin Development Foundation
Stephenson
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Covak
Jordan Springs
Ed Molden
Johnston urges powers to crack down on spiraling U S profits
Washington Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston urged the Senate Banking Committee to grant expanded powers under the Defense Production Act to curb rising profits across sectors. He called for a $10,000 fines cap removal, broader rents coverage, and a comprehensive stabilization program with pay-as-you-go taxes, credit policies, increased savings, and stricter materials controls.
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Johnston
Powers
U.S
Washington
Eric Johnston
Senate Banking Committee
Johnson
Peters
Caanmas
Congress
Reds Cross Two Rivers on Rainy Central Front
China forces reportedly crossed two rivers on the central Korean front near Chunchon as U N patrols observed clashes. An American officer doubted an imminent Chinese offensive though probing attacks were expected, with weather said to speed the Red move next week. B 29s bombed Sariwan on the western front.
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Tokyo
Chunchon
U. S
Choyang
Seoul
Red
Parallel 38
South Korea
United Nations
Kapyong
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Sariwan
Nea
Rada
John Randolph
Talk of Possible Communist Peace Feelers Growing
Washington whispers of possible peace feelers from the Communists in Korea gain ears among Senators as Gen Omar Bradley leads the administration's response to Gen MacArthur. Senator Sparkman says some lawmakers sense growing pressure on Beijing while Secretary Marshall testifies on seven days of hearings.
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Washington
Korea
Omar N. Bradley
Douglas MacArthu
Bradley
Senate
MacArthur
Sparkman
D-Ala
Defense Marshall
Marshall
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook for May 16 to 20
Five day forecast for Virginia shows temperatures about six to eight degrees above normal. Warm conditions continue into the weekend with a cooldown likely by Saturday or Sunday. Showers are possible Saturday or Sunday totaling around a quarter inch of rain.
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Virginia
Fire destroys Marx Toy Co warehouse in W Va disaster
A large Marx Toy Co warehouse in McMechen West Virginia burned at about 4 am destroying roughly 125000 cartons of toys. Officials estimated losses at 1 million dollars or more with higher figures cited by others. Firefighters stopped spread to nearby houses while the fire raged.
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McMechen
Marx Toy Company
Leslie Body
Ohio Valley Rd of Trade
Marx Company
Paul Downs
VMI Honors Gen Marshall With Arch Dedication Ceremony
Virginia Military Institute pays tribute to General Marshall with arch dedication joining Washington and Stonewall Jackson arches. Governor Battle and Bernard Baruch attend as Marshall receives the States Distinguished Service Medal before cadets. The New Market Day ceremony honors Civil War dead, while Class of 1901 hosts a reunion dinner for Marshall after Washington testimony.
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Marshall
Washington
Stonewall Jackson
Virginia
Johns
Battle
Bernard M. Baruch
New Market
VMI
General MacArthur
George
County Agricultural Board Quarterly Session Tonight
The Frederick County Board of Agriculture meets at 8 o clock in the County Court House with M. J. Pease presiding. Ten committees will present goals and plans for 1951 work. L Hershman reports on the Mobilization Committee. Dr. Randolph Shields outlines the American Cancer Society research and education program.
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Frederick County
M. J. Peases
L. Hershman
Supervisors Approve Higher Welfare Budget in County
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved the County Welfare Budget for 1951 52 with the county share rising by over 1300 dollars to total 14868 dollars. The plan calls for 71850 dollars overall with state 18454 dollars and federal 37127 dollars.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Walker Bond
County Welfare Board
C. E. Garber
Grover Teets
Ellsworth Dodson
Byron Brumback
Landon B. Whitacre
Wilson Pleads For U S Unity In United Front Call
Washington mobilization director Charles E. Wilson urged national unity at the 1951 Industry Armed Forces Conference. He warned that squabbling over policy could aid the Russians and suggested secrecy risks from congressional hearing documents. He said unity could shorten the mobilization effort.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Capitol Hill
Pan
Wilson
Industry Armed Forces
Bradley warns against China strike risk of war with wrong enemy
Gen. Omar Bradley testifies before Senate committees that a direct strike on Red China would trap the United States in the wrong war with the wrong enemy. He defended the Joint Chiefs of Staff stance against MacArthur’s Korea strategy and urged caution in U.S. military policy.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
United States
Russia
Red China
Kremlin
Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
China
Tne
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services and
MacArthur
Far Eastern
Contest Winners To Get Queen Pix
A representative of the Publicity Department of the Apple Blossom Festival announces that contest winners may choose photographs of the Queen or the Grand Marshal. With no Grand Marshal, autographed pictures of Miss Guri Lie, the Festival Queen, will be sent to the winners.
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Guri Lie
Betting An Almost Universal Habit In Great Britain Today
Britain reports that over three fourths of the population gambles with annual totals exceeding a billion dollars across horse races soccer pools and lotteries. Derby betting covers half the male and a third of females, with horses attracting 180 000 000 to 260 000 000 pounds yearly. Soccer pools reach 52 000 000 pounds, while greyhounds and other bets total about 20 000 000 pounds. The government commission on gambling notes widespread betting but no privacy rules yet in place. The Church of England opposes change and Parliament has not acted. Bookies operate by phone or mail with credit, and debt collection remains barred by law though blacklist persists.
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London
Britain
Statistical Office
Commission
House of Commons
Church of England
Select Alternate Defense Center Faces Possible Attack Role
The article discusses establishing an alternate defense center to carry on essential functions during an enemy attack with about 140,000 department employees in the Washington area.
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Wash
FCC Asked to Close Three Radio Stations
The article reports an ongoing FCC case from 1943 to 1948 about three radio stations under commission investigation. Cottone issued an advisory recommending action, while the commission must decide if the stations operated fairly and legally.
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FCC
Three Cottone
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