Legion to Head Bond-a-month Purchase Drive
The Conrad-Hoover American Legion post launches a city county Savings Bond campaign starting Armistice Day through December 11. Across 17 000 posts, the effort promotes payroll and bank bond plans, with a chance for posts to earn Treasury citations if half or more members participate. The local drive is supervised by the Americanism committee with Wendell Barney, and National Commander Perry Brown opens the effort with an Armistice Day NBC address. In October, Winchester and Frederick County posted $45 393 in sales, Clarke County $2 456.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad-Hoover American Legion Post
U. S
Legion
America
Legionnaires
Post
U. S. Treasury
John W. Snyder
Louthan
Americanism Committee
Wendell Barney
Winchester- Frederick County
Legion Post Committee
Charles
Aaron Woodrow Moore
Robert Womeldorph
Perry Brown
NBC
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Clarke County
Poppy Sale Aids Welfare Activities In Winchester
Observance of Poppy Day urges Winchester residents to wear a memorial poppy and donate to welfare for disabled veterans and bereaved families. Poppies sold on Wednesday by Auxiliary members and Armistice Day by Handley High School students. funds support rehabilitation and child welfare programs. Mrs. Harry W. Butler chairs the local sale.
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Winchester
Auxiliary
Handley High School
Harry W. Butler
Edmund Randolph Local History Highlight and Notices
Edmund Randolph died September 12 1813 at Carter Hall Clarke County while visiting Col Nathaniel Burwell and was buried at the Old Chapel. He served as Washington aide and Virginia governor first attorney general and second US secretary of state. Closing notices list Armistice Day hours and business ads for Brown's Meat Market and a Psychiana movement contact.
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Edmund Randolph
Carter Hall
Clarke Co
Col
Nathaniel Burwell
John Randolph
Peyton Randolph
Continental Congress
Washington
Patrick Henry
Virginia
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Grand Lodge of Virginia Masons
Burr
Elizabeth Nicholas
Robert Carter Nicholas
Col. Burwell
Mary Randolph
Susanna Grymes
Thieves Loot Golden Glow Restaurant and Larry’s Market
Thieves broke into the Golden Glow on E Gerrard Street via a skylight, stealing 14 T bone steaks, 11 cartons of cigarettes, 15 loose packs and part of a baked chicken. Larry’s Market on E Baker Street was robbed of wine and cigarettes, entry gained by removing a glass pane. Police investigate both cases and seek a stolen car linked to the burglaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Larry
Clarence Carter
Purse Snatching on West Cork Street
Police seek two white youths who snatched a purse from Mrs. Mary Humston of Berryville while walking on West Cork Street. The pocketbook with two ten dollar bills and change was found later behind 25 South Braddock Street. Bystander Bobby Gray, 426 West Clifford Street, saw the theft. one suspect described as about 16, 5 ft 7 in with blonde hair and a light tan sport coat. the other slightly shorter.
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Mary Humston
Berryville
Cork St
S. Braddock St
Bobby Gray
W. Clifford St
Market Opens Acme Supermarket At Braddock And Wolfe
Winchester citizens crowded the Braddock and Wolfe Street corner at 9 a.m. as Mayor Clowe Jr. cut a silk ribbon to inaugurate the Acme supermarket. Manager William E. Fauver reports heavy traffic three hours later and notes a self service meat department and expanded floor space. Staff has grown to 35 with William Boyce as meat manager Charles Hartley produce manager and Oscar Eaton stock supervisor.
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Winchester
Braddock and
Wolfe Sts
M. B. Clowe Jr
Acme
William E. Fauver
Loudoun St
Fauver
William Boyce
Charles Hartley
Oscar Eaton
Flanders Urges Bi-partisan Solid Elements in Politics
Senator Ralph E. Flanders, meeting with a Vermont chamber of commerce, urged Republicans to align with the “more solid elements” in the Democratic party to promote programs benefiting the ordinary citizen. He warned of grave danger from administration and Congress moving in a direction he questioned.
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Barre
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vt
Flanders
Chamber of Commerce
Democratic Party
Congress
City and County registrants begin draft pre induction exams
Twenty three registrants from City and County depart Winchester by bus for Alexandria to receive pre induction physicals under the Selective Service Act. Names include Keith Funkhouser George Shaw Curtis Orndorff Alonzo Wymer Eugene Hulver. Two colored men are to report on November 19.
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Winchester
Alexandria
Keith Funkhouser
George Shaw
Curtis Orndorff
Alonzo Wymer
Eugene Hulver
William Orndorff
Earl Caldwell
Raymond Lewis
Thomas Borden
Philip LaRue
Delgin DeHaven
John Godlove
Holmes Henry Harold Conner
Ralph Souis
Frederick County
Skell Sink Jr
Alonzo Stofler
Henry Goode Jr
Carl Brill
James Loy
Charles Carroll
Waldo Wise
Staller Miller
Modern Marco Polo silk importers in New York
Lewis M. Allen Jr of Winchester and Charles L. Burwell of Millwood form an export import firm in New York to bring hand woven silks from Siam to the United States. They stage a trade showing with Prince Prem Purachatra and attract coverage from the New York Times and the Hearth Tribune.
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Marco Polo
Lewis M. Allen Jr
Winchester
Charles L. Burwell
Millwood
New York City
Siam
Allen
L. M. Allen
S. Washington St
Handley and Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Burwell
J. Townsend Burwell
Episcopal
University of Virginia
Harvard
Europe
Casino
Navy Amphibious Planning Service
Pacific
Tyson Gilpin
Boyce
South America
China
Col
James Thompson
OSS
Thompson
Bankok
Allen and
Hotel Pierre
New York
Prince Prem Purachatra
New York Times
The
Hearth Tribune
Truman Relaxes While Cabinet Changes Circulate
President Truman vacationing in Key West avoided public remarks on cabinet moves. Speculation centers on Lovett's successor and potential departures from Commerce and Defense posts as McGrath Barkley and Walligran arrive in town. Leahy urges another fishing trip while newsmen chase headlines.
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Key West
Truman
President Truman
Naval Submarine Base
Bachelor Officers
American Legion
Mon C. Walligren
Washington
William D. Leahy
Overloaded Trucks Cost Hagerstown Man $305 in Fines
Alvin Russell Haines of Hagerstown paid a $305 fine for overload violations in Trial Justice court. The case cited weights over 50 300 lb and axle limits of 23 000 and 22 500 lb. Several others from Virginia and nearby states faced fines for overloading and over axle weights.
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Hagerstown
Alvin Russell Haines
Trial Justice Court
Erle Edwards
George Gilbert Russell
Clearbrook
Joseph Russell Ashby
Berryville
Donald Thomas Russell
Henry William Stickel
William Stewart Coffman
Montrose
W. Va
Odis Marshall Hutson
Shelbysville
Tenn
Preston Shumate
Warrenton
Rainfall tops 35 year average in Winchester area
The Winchester area records 36.71 inches of rain this year, surpassing the 35 year average by about half an inch. Streams run below normal in some spots while prospects of up to half an inch of precipitation remain, aiding pasture growth and wheat seeding. Local agent notes outdoor livestock and poultry feeding reduces grain costs.
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Winchester
Fred Stine
Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Midwest
Texas Panhandle
Mississippi Valley
Egypt accuses Israel of truce breach in Faluga fighting
Cairo telephoned to UN mediator Bunche alleging Israeli artillery and troop actions in the Faluga pocket violate the Neville truce order as UN efforts shift to a peace framework. Britain denied Jordan and Iran arming reports while Israel accused Britain of arming Iraq and Trans-Jordan, warning of violations if true.
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Paris
Egypt
United Nations
Faluja
Palestine
Negev
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Ralph J. Bunche
Security Council
U. N
Israel
U.N
Trans-Jordan
Trans
Iraq
Ralph Bunche
Iran
Basra
Walter Eyton
Israeli Foreign Office
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Almond Favored as U S Attorney General Candidate
J F Prufer of Roanoke College argues Virginia attorney general Lindsay Almond Jr. could become the next U S attorney general. He based his view on Almond's consistent support of President Truman in the recent election, stated in Covington.
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Covington
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
United States
J. F. Prufer
Roanoke College
Prufer
Covington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Almond
Truman
Wave of Selling Grips New York Stocks
New York traders faced a broad market decline as selling pressure trimmed several cents off many shares around three dollars. The sharp reversal followed an early uptrend and left the ticker tape three minutes behind real trades, while several blue chip issues managed to hold value despite the pessimistic mood after the election.
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New York
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook Nov 10 14
Five day outlook for Virginia shows temperatures averaging two to four degrees above normal. Mild midweek with a cooler day Thursday, then a warming trend into Saturday. Rain is expected Wednesday and again Saturday totaling about one quarter to one half inch.
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Virginia
Clarke County shooting match set for November 11 at Milleson Farm
Clarke County Wildlife Conservation Association announces a shooting match at John Milleson Farm starting at 10 am on November 11. Competitors may use 20 16 and 12 gauge shotguns and rifles. Turkeys will be offered as prizes. W F W meeting tomorrow night at clubrooms with free refreshments.
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Clarke County Wildlife Conservation Associaton
John Milleson Parm
W.F.W
AFL Political Body Seeks Investigation of Republican Trio
Labor's League for Political Education urged FBI probes into Ferguson Thomas and O'Konski before seating them in the new Congress. The group cited Pearson and Capital Times accusations and noted Thomas's grand jury indictment for payroll padding. Ferguson denied all charges and defended his conduct amid Democratic election reviews.
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Washington
Labor
League For Political Education
Ferguson
R-Mich
Thomas
R-Nj
O’konski
R-Wise
Congress
League
AFL
APL
William Green
FBI
Drew Pearson
O'Kenski
Capital Times
Madison
Wise
Federal Grand Jury
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Michigan
Sen
Sen. Thomas
Sen. Ferguson
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Mercer
Wis
Estate Appraisals Put on Record in Frederick Circuit Court
Estates totaling more than 60 000 dollars have been appraised and recorded in Frederick circuit court. Appraisers include Bertie Hubbard D K Russell Coleman Dunn and J L Jolliffe with Hugh R Stipe and others. Names listed: E Lee Orndorff Minnie G Unger Thomas Richardson Montgomery Beulah R Bageant and several assistants.
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Frederick Circuit Court
Bertie Hubbard
D. K. Russell
Coleman Dunn
J. L. Jolliffe
Hugh R. Stipe
H. B. Cline Jr
G. G. Jovett
Robert White
Clifton Nail
Ollie Clowser
E. W. Bryan
Minnie G. UN
Woods to Ask Rent Controls Be Tightened
Housing Expediter Tighe Woods plans to urge tighter rent controls for at least another year starting March 31. He favors criminal penalties for violations and closing loopholes, plus eviction controls and triple damages for overcharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tighe Woods
Congress
Woods
Yugoslavs Defy U.N. Order on Greek Rebel Aid
At the United Nations in Paris on November 8 195? John Foster Dulles charged the Soviet bloc with filibustering to block action on the Balkan crisis. Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania vowed to continue boycotting UNSCOB as a four power resolution seeks to condemn their aid to Greek guerrillas.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Balkans
Dulles
U. N
Greece
General Assembly
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Balkan
U. N. Commission On the Balkans
Unscob
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Tropical Storm North of Nassau Aims Toward Florida
A tropical storm with 60 mph winds formed overnight about 400 miles northeast of Nassau. The center lay roughly 600 miles from President Truman’s Key West retreat as hurricane hunters and an Army plane prepared to investigate. The system, moving west-northwest at 16 to 18 mph, may intensify though November storms are rare.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Nassau
Truman
Key West
Federal Storm Warning Service
Navy
Army
Grady Norton
Peiping in Panic as Chennault Cuts Off Air Transport
Peiping reels as retired Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault orders closure of the Peiping office of his Chinese Air Transport Corp. Americans and Britons scramble to leave as 120 to 150 of about 500 Americans plan to depart. Communists push toward Suchow threatening Nan king corridor. Shanghai reports record food shortages and rapid price spikes under government controls. China seeks $1.1 billion aid from U S. six nationalist regiments desert to the communists on the Suchow front.
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Peiping
Chennault
China
U. S
Claire Chennault
Chinese Air Transport Corp
Yellow River
Suchow
Nanking
Hanchuang
Tangshan
Tancheng
Chen Yi
Shanghay
Shanghai
Manchuria
Crisman Cleaners
Clarke County Horses In Garden Show Finals
In New York at Madison Square Garden the National Horse Show nears its eight day end with the open jumping and hunter titles unsettled. Hi Ho Silver and Velvet Lassie lead jumpers with 11 points each, while Request trails by one. Ad venture holds a lead in open and young hunters, with Portmaker close behind in open. Goldwick leads the working hunter class with 10 1/2 points, Golden Boy closely second.
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New York
W.ladison Square Garden
Hi-Ho Silver
William H. Sampson
Richmond
Velvet Lassie
Hubert Thomas
Carmel
Ind
Pride of Morton
Cappy
Middleburg
Goldwick
W. Randolph Taylor
Boyce
Golden Boy
Seven Stars
Southern Pines
N.C
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Winchester Post
Treasury
By Everare
Edder Meade
Fairplay Market
Brown's Meat Market
Psychiana Movement
N. Kent St
West Cork St
Vermont
Marshall
Reds
Atty. General
N.Y
Reps. Thomas
Florida
Old China
T. FP
Tsiang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Watson
Potomac-Edison
Court House
Portmaker
George
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