Fatal Clarke County Crash Claims Eight Th/>
Clarke County highway death toll rises to eight after 41 year old Jacob Sherman Masemer of White Post dies in a Route 12 crash near Route 50. Masemer, a Warren County native, was killed by head injuries when his 1950 Chevrolet coupe struck a pole and tree. He leaves a widow Joy Crisman and two children Elaine and Gerald, plus five sisters and a brother. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at White Post Methodist Church with burial at Mount Hebron in Winchester.
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Clarke County
Jacob Sherman Masemer
White Post
Route 12
James Wood
Masemer
Frank E. Tappan
Rockland
Arren County
Warren County
Browntown
Moselle Updike Saunt
Arlington
Jacob Masemer
Joy Crisman
Elaine
Gerald Masemer
Georgana Compton
Adeline Dutrow
Perry Shenk
Winchester
Frank Kennedy
Washington
Josie Barper
Hanover
Irvine Masemer
White Post Methodist Church
Mount Hebron
Winchester drive earns six percent for Community Chest
The Winchester-Frederick County Community Chest reports a near six percent gain aided by a $449 county division push led by Mayor C. Hartman. Five new 100 Percenters joined Winchester, including Shenandoah Brick and Tile Co. and JohnS Solenberger Co. The day’s total $2,082 lifts overall gifts to $24,384, 69.6 percent of a $35,000 goal.
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Winchester-Frederick County
C. 8. Hartman
Middletown
Winchester
Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company
Winchester Coca Cola Co
Johns. Solenberger Co
Power outage set to run in multiple districts Sunday
A planned power shutdown will occur Sunday from 8 to 11 a m to install large transformers at the Boyce Sub-station. Affected areas include Boyce White Post Old Chapel Millwood Berry Ferry and surrounding territory along with Chapel and Greenway Districts in Clarke County Milldale and vicinity in Warren County. After the outage the Northern Virginia Power will restore service.
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Boyce
White Post
Old Chapel
Millwood
Berrys Ferry
Chapel
Clarke County
Milldale
Warren County
Northern Virginia Power
Rouss Park
Winchester Rod and Gun Club
Shotgun Victim In Hospital After Family Altercation
Jackie H. Ritenour 35 of Edinburg remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital with a shotgun wound to the left leg after a dispute at Vera Palmer's home four miles west of Winchester. Golden Caldwell 19 of Highland Avenue is detained on felonious shooting charges. Palmer aided the wounded man with a neighbor. Caldwell was arrested at 9:25 p.m. and held for questioning along with Palmer. Sheriff De Haven, Deputy Renner, and Troopers Wood and Johnson investigate.
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Jackie H. Ritenour
Edinburg
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Golden Caldwell
Highlang Ave
Vera
Kate” Palmer
Winchester
Mt. Falls
Palmer
Serge
Robert Cline
Caldwell
Investigation Deepens After Truman Assassination Attempt
Federal agents widened the hunt for accomplices after the failed assassination at the White House steps. Oscar Collazo, 37, and Griselio Torresola, both Puerto Rican nationalists, faced murder charges and a pending grand jury probe in New York.
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New York
FBI
Griselio Torresola
Blair House
Oscar Collazo
Collazo
Washington
Leslie Coffelt
White House
Torresola
Nationalist Party
U. S
Carribbean Island
San Juan Police Roundup Seizes Nationalist Leaders
San Juan Puerto Rico police continue a nationwide roundup of Nationalists and Communist leaders after assassination attempts on Governor Luis Munoz Marin and President Truman. About 400 arrests by now, with 50,000 rounds of ammo flown in, and 200 captured in Jayuya.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
Luis Munoz Marin
Truman
Washington
Jayuya
Pedro Albizu Campos
Munoz Marin
U.S. Army Information Office
Panama
Virginia Weekend Weather Outlook
A five day outlook for Virginia shows considerably cooler conditions this weekend and into early next week, with gradual warming by Wednesday. Temperatures will trend near normal, with rain ending Saturday and a new chance of rain around Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Virginia
Bell workers strike paralyzes St Louis telephone service
A surprise walk out by Southeastern Bell Telephone Co. employees in St. Louis halted non dial and long distance service, leaving the city without phone connections today.
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ST. Louis
Southeastern Bell Telephone Co
Stassen Prepares To Answer Truman Speech In Ohio
Harold E. Stassen moved into a leading role in the Republican drive toward Tuesday’s elections. He will rebut Truman from St Louis and back Taft in Ohio, signaling his first appearance there since 1948. He praised Taft as a man of high character and courage.
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Washington
President Truman
FBI
Secret Service
St. Louis
Mr. Truman
Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
University of Pennsylvania
Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Ohio
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Blair House
Assassination Try Spurs Interest in Truman Speech
President Truman expected the largest radio and television audience for his St. Louis campaign speech with estimates of 66,500,000 viewers across about 1,200 radio and 72 TV stations. The Blair House assassination attempt boosted interest while Republicans cite smaller potential audiences for Stassen on Mutual.
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Truman
Stassen
Mutual
New Haven
Conn
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
Democratic Campaign
Democratic National Committee
House
Congress
Jack Bell
Washington
St. Louis
Republican National Committee
Blair House
Harold E. Stassen
Concert Baritone Impresses Winchester Audiences
Edwin Steffe, American baritone, headlined the Community Concert Association's 1950-51 season opener at Handley Auditorium. About 750 listeners from Winchester and nearby towns praised his performance and encore-filled recital, rewarding his polished singing with sustained ovations.
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Community Concert Association of
Winchester
Edwin Steffe
Handley Auditorium
Steffe
Paul
Apostle
Athens
FOR RENT BUILDING ON BOSCAWEN IN HENKEL HARRIS CO
Continued on page 11. Building suitable for storage shop or garage on Boscawen offered by Henkel Harris Company. Includes notices and event references to local fire company sale and a shooting match upcoming at Bray's Place on Stephens City White Post Rd with hunting birds and food items.
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Boscawen
Henkel-Harris Company
South End
Stephens City
White Post
Bray’s Place
U S Hurries Work On Atomic Weapon For Western Europe
Washington reports say the Air Force is taking necessary action to expand its capability to support ground forces with atomic weapons and related tactics for possible use against invading Soviet forces in Western Europe. The Army and Navy outline progress on guided missiles, recoilless weapons, and atomic warheads for artillery and strategy.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Europe
Air Force
Department
Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pact Nations
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
J. Lawton Collins
Navy
Isaldaris Dropped From Cabinet In Greek Shakeup
Prime Minister Sophocles Venizelos forms a new Greek government in Athens removing Constantin Tsaldaris and Populists from the cabinet. Liberal and Social Democratic factions retain ministers and assume Populist portfolios. Venizelos becomes defense minister while Papandreou takes coordination and vice premier roles. The reshuffle removes seven Populists amid port scandal fallout.
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Athens
Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Venizelos
Liberal Party
George Papandreou
Social Democratic
Piraeus
Tsasdaris
Paul I
Papandreou
Ores Revenant
French abandon Lao kay fort on Chinese front
French forces withdrew from the LaoKay fortress in northwest Indochina completing a retreat of about 1,200 troops including Senegalese and Algerians. Vietminh pressure increased as fog grounded air cover and halted retreat and bombardment operations.
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Saigon
Indochina
Laokay
Hanoi
Lackau
Ho Chi Minh
Haiphong-Kunming
Moncay
Dinhlap
India Angered by Chinese Push in Tibet Crisis
Indian anger rose over China’s invasion of Tibet as Moscow boasted of Red progress. India’s government, a proponent of Communist China’s UN admission, published notes to Peking accusing Beijing of pushing toward general war. At the same time the Socialist Party urged UN control of Tibetan affairs and a plebiscite.
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China
Tibet
Moscow
United Nations
Peiping
India
Socialist Party
Electrical Storm Hits Winchester
An electric storm last night dropped 0.36 inch of rain in 15 minutes but caused no serious damage. City manager Lee Grant said storm sewers were clogged with leaves and services remained unaffected. The frigid, updated forecast warned of more showers and cooler temperatures into tonight and Saturday.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Northern Virginia Power Company
Lee Grant
Red Korean Collaborators Executed by Firing Squad
New York Times dispatch from Seoul describes the hillside execution of 27 Koreans convicted of Red collaboration. One captured girl entertainer died with a song on her lips as they were tied to posts and shot in a cemetery outside Seoul.
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New York
New York Times
Seoul
the Times
South Korea
Lee Chang Ho
Charles Grutzner
Rain Hurts U N Effort In Korean Front
Allied forces grapple with heavy rain as combined Chinese and Korean counterattacks push the front near Unsan and Pyongyang. Reports say U N reserves and regiments face entrapment, with 13 American prisoners indicated and two U S Cavalry regiments cut off north of Unsan as the battle lines shift.
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Seoul
United Nations
West Korea
U.N
U. N
Pyongyang
Red China
Jack MacBeth
U. S
Un-san
U. 8
Eighth Army
U.8
North Korea
24Th
Chong-Ju
Unsan
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Kum
Chongchon
Manchuria-Korea
Yalu
Real Estate Equalization Notice Winchester 1950
The Board of Equalization of Winchester Virginia plans sessions in the Corporation Court Room at 2 00 PM on November 14 15 16 21 22 and 23 1950 to hear real estate equalization and correct acreage errors. Last name ranges A C D G H Y M on specific days. Also classified notices for GI trained defense job and a service station for rent and local produce sale.
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Board of Equalization
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Corporation Court Room
Howard J. Cahill
T. G. Scully
J. Ben Cather
G.I
Jack Hotel
Skanes
Sss
Corner Valley Ave
Hart St. Musten
H. W. Jackson
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Clarke
Frederick Cooperative Farm Bureau
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Remington
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Prederick
N. B. Shingleton
Oranda
P. O. Box
Shenandoah Valley-Lime & Stone Corp
Highland Avenue
Federal
Weather Outlook
Harold Stassen
Washington Times-Herald
Times-Herald
U.S
Western Europe
Isaldaris
East River
O’connell
Senseny Rd
Purcell Ave
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