Co op to Buy Winchester Milling Corp in Virginia move
Winchester Milling Corp properties at 320 N Cameron St will be bought by Winchester Milling Cooperative Inc led by Walker McC Band and Landon B Whitacre. The plan involves about 150000 dollars in securities. C F Coffman, large stockholder, adds 50000 dollars in co op stock to keep the local business from outsiders. The mill, founded 1875, handles 75000 bushels of wheat and 65000 bushels of corn yearly, with flour output around 100 barrels daily and capacity 250 barrels. It grinds 1000 tons of feed a month and supplies feed for 125000 boilers every 90 days and 30000 turkeys annually.
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Winchester Milling Corp
N. Cameron St
Winchester Milling Cooperative Inc
Walker McC. Band
Landon B. Whitacre
Co-Op
C. F Coffman
Aargest
Milling Corporation
Coffman
N. Virginia
W. B. Baker and Sons
Shirley Carter
L. F. Cooper
T. B. Patton
H. B. McCormac Sr
US approves five million arms for China as Manchuria falls
Washington reports that over the weekend the United States approved five million dollars in arms purchases by China while Communist forces seize Manchuria. Disbursements from a one hundred twenty five million military aid package have risen to about one hundred ten million as ammunition shipments speed up. Some munitions are reportedly lost around Mukden and the aid aims to bolster Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists for defense of North China ahead of spring fighting.
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Washington
United States
China
Manchuria
Congress
Chiang Kai-Shek
Legion Parade Marks Armistice Day in Winchester
Plans for the annual Conrad Ho Post Armistice Day program include a 10:15 parade forming on Cameron Street led by the Handley band with National Guard, VFW and Legion units. A 11:00 volley at the courthouse memorial precedes a Cork Street church service and 1:00 dinner at Winchester Armory with Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn as guest speaker. Over 400 veterans expected. public invited to 9:30 p.m. dance at the armory. free admission for dues-paid Legion members.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
VFW
Legion
Handley Band
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Cork St. Christian Church
Soldier's Memorial
Cork St
William Hadden
Winchester Armory
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Marshall Farmer
M. B. Clowe Jr
Craig Hunter
Berkeley Springs
John Hoover
Jack Fretwell
Freight Agent Leo Peters Dies at 48 in Pennsylvania
Leo Francis Peters 48, a PRR freight agent in Winchester since 1943, died suddenly of a heart attack at his Berryville home. He was born in Chambersburg and survived by a wife Mary Moore Peters, two children, three brothers, and a sister. Rosary Tuesday at Jones funeral home. funeral in Corpus Christi Church Chambersburg with Knights of Columbus pallbearers.
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Leo Francis Peters
Berryville Pike
Chambersburg
James O
Mary Sanders Peters
Peters
Winchester
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rotary Club
Holy Name Society
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mary Moore Peters
Robert Peters
Harrisburg
Dorothy Peters
Delbert
Eugene Peters
Ralph Peters
Fayettesville
Amelia Peters
Jones Funeral Home
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
T. B. Johnson
The
Knights of Columbus
Pastor Ponders Louisville Call
Dr. Ronald S. Wilson, longtime Winchester Presbyterian pastor since 1937, has received a call to Highland Presbyterian Church in Louisville Kentucky. The church largest in the synod of Kentucky with 1000 plus members discussed the offer yesterday by telephone and await his decision after further discernment.
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Ronald S. Wilson
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Highland Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Wilson
Highland Church
Synod of Kentucky
Gore Resident Killed in Road Crash at Gore Station
One person died instantly and three were injured in a late night automobile wreck on R-50 near Bryan Kern's filling station in Gore. Oates, 46, died from a fractured skull when the sedan struck a bridge culvert. Injured were Melvin R. Jennings, a Navy sailor, with a brain concussion. Mrs Bessie Barb and her daughter Mary Barb with shock and leg injuries. The car owner is Raymond Jennings. Oates was born June 19, 1902 in Capon Bridge, W V.
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Bryan Kern
Gore
Webb
Jennings Oates
Melvin R. Jennings
Navy
Bessie Barb
E. Pall Mall St
Winchester
Mary Barb
Nim
Donora Smog Pneumonia Fears Rise After Fatal Toll
Donora Pennsylvania records 20 deaths from a smog and fog event in the Monongahela River town as health officials warn of a pneumonia outbreak risk. Rain slows the fog while hundreds are evacuated and zinc mill emissions are blamed for the tragedy.
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Donora
Mononogahela River
I. Hope Alexander
Pittsburgh
Alexander
Virginia Election Front Runners Claim 20000 Vote Margin
GOP managers predict Dewey carries Virginia by about 20000 votes while Woods may edge the Senate race and Republicans foresee House wins in three districts. Democratic leaders anticipate a narrow presidential win with comfortable congressional margins amid low voter interest. Weather forecasts call for cloudy skies and light rain late Tuesday.
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Richmond
Virginia
ABC
United States Weather Bureau
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Robert H. Woods
House
Truman-Barkley
Truman
Thurmond
South Carolina
State Central Committee
G. Alvin Massenburg
City Firemen Battle Leaves and Mischief Over Halloween
City firefighters fought leaf fires on Washington and Leicester streets and a stove dam in Parkview Ave. A hollow tree burned near the Farmers Livestock Exchange on Route 50. Police reported quiet after skirmishes with ghosts and goblins, with doubled patrols expected tonight and warnings of stern action for property destruction. Many residents planned to attend the Hagerstown summer parade.
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Washington
Leicester Sts
Parkview Ave
R. 50
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Hagerstown
Notice to Company I Members and Election Polls
All men of Company I must report to the Armory at 7 p.m. Wednesday November 3rd in uniforms as described khaki shirts OD jackets neckties and trousers. Polls close tomorrow at 6 p.m. Vote Early Vote Republican Dewey Warren Child of Wine.
Election Officials Urged to Phone Precinct Results
Election officials are requested to telephone the Star numbers 3424 3425 3428 3429 Tuesday night as soon as precinct results are known. Charges are to be reversed on toll calls.
Local Area Votes Seen Heavy Turnout For Election Day
About 6000 voters expected in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties with polls 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Winchester tally around 2300 exceeds Frederick 2200 and Clarke 1400. Dewey Warren favored though Truman Thurmond Dixiecrats and Staves Rights candidates also expected sizable support in local races.
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Willskie
F. D. Roosevel
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Dewey
Warren
Truman
Thurmond
Harrison
Robertson
Clarke
Staves’ Rights
Student Killed Saving Girl from Would-be Rapist
In Carrollton Georgia 22 year old Carl Stevens Jr. a Georgia Tech student was shot to death protecting a woman during an attempted rape by a masked gunman. The 18 year old survivor identified the attacker as a likely Negro and described the attack and escape. An unidentified white man with a torn shirt was later arrested and a barber aided officers by giving a ride to a man matching the description. Deputy Lambert noted this as the fourth such case in recent months.
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Carrollton
Georgia Tech
Carl Stevens Jr
B. B. Kilgore
Stevens
H. R. Lambert
Woman Injured In Collision With Truck Near Cross Junction
A car driven by Mrs. Mary Louise Athey and a Southern States truck driven by Fenton Albert Travers of Stephenson collided Saturday on Route 693 near Cross Junction. Property damage was estimated at 300 dollars. Mrs. Athey suffered a chest contusion and was taken to Winchester hospital.
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Mary Louise Athey
Fenton Albert Travers
Stephenson
Cross Junction
Trapper L. P Coverstone
Fair and Mild Weather in Most Election Areas
The piece notes Truman and Dewey facing a pivotal election day with over 50 million voters set to cast ballots. It cites weather as a factor for turnout and frames the race as an uphill battle for Truman and a second run for Dewey, amid Cold War and domestic concerns. The narrative reflects on Roosevelt's legacy and Truman inheriting leadership after 1945.
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Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Thomas Edmund Dewey
White House
Senate
Europe
China
Dewey
Republican Party
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Truman
Roosevelt
Clarke County Home Demonstration Agent Resigns to Join Farm Security
Miss Jean Bowers, Clarke county home demonstration agent, resigns effective December 1 to become state home management supervisor for the Farm Security Administration in West Virginia. Headquarters will be in Charleston. She previously supervised in Grant, Hardy and Pendleton counties and arrived in Clarke county in 1947. The board will appoint a replacement soon, with emphasis on high quality work and continued 4‑H enrollment growth.
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Jean Bowers
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Farm Security Administration
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Bowers
Grant
Hardy
Pendleton
Augus
Margaret Yowell
Belle Burke
VPI Extension
Charlottesville
Iss Burke
Miss Bowers
Clarke Jr Womens Club
James Bowers
Keyser
W. Va University
Israelis claim victory as Galilee forces push into Lebanon
Israeli troops report control of northern Palestine and say a two day offensive drove the liberation army of Fawzi Pasha Al Kaukji across the Lebanese border. U N observers and Beirut deny Lebanese territory entry though reports say one column neared Tarshina. Hundreds killed and imprisoned as Kaukji's 5000 men are said broken.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Palestine
United Nations
Lebanon
Galilee
Arab “Liberation Army
Fawzi Pasha al Kaukji
Beirut
U. N
U.N
Haifa
Bennt Jbail
Metrun
Jish
Kaukji
Tarshina
Acre
Lions Eye Clinic Scheduled Tuesday at Miller School
The annual Lions eye clinic for county school children is set for 9 a m Tuesday at Miller School with Dr Sidney Trainer. Joseph Newlin says Stephens City Lions co sponsor with Winchester Lions. about 100 exams planned and glasses fitted later by Dr Trainer. Local committee members include August Cahill Kenneth Snyder P G Ireland Dr Allen Hawthorne Bryant Harper and George Sanders.
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Lions
Miller School
Sidney Trainer
Joseph Newlin
Winchester Club
Stephens City Lions
Trainer
Newlin
August Cahill
Kenneth Snyder
P. G. Ireland
Allen Hawthorne
Bryant Harper
George Sanders
County campaigns shape vote on fast time in Winchester
Voters face a special ballot Saturday on daylight saving time with national and state questions. Opponents cite farmer inconvenience and county residents’ views, while many favor aligning with the last summer’s time. council retains final say amid expected close results.
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Frederick County
Palace Theatre
Ra Pee Pere
Winchester
DST
Explosions Near U S Consulate Hit Mukden Fire
News from Nanking reports explosions within two blocks of the United States consulate as Mukden falls to Communist forces. Evacuations ordered for Americans in north China. British actions mirrored.
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Nanking
Mukden
United States
Manchurian
Manchuria
China
Shanghai
Red
We Li-Huang
Peiping
Tu Li
Navy
Loi
U. S. Navy
Taku
Tientsin
Hai
Hai Ho
Burr Harrison Calls for Support in Winchester Area Race
Statement from Burr P. Harrison urging friends and neighbors in Winchester Frederick and Clarke to re elect him to the United States Congress praising his record and thanking supporters as the campaign ends. Also includes unrelated notices about Olga Stoker coal and delivery available from A C Slonaker & Son.
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Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke
United States Congress
Olga Stoker
A. C. Slonaker & Son
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