Grower Recalls Prices Discussed At 1950 Meeting
Washington hearing as part of a Trade Commission case on apple pricing heard testimony from John P. Caspar of Hancock Maryland who recalled discussions of a 3.50 per hundred pounds price at a 1950 Martinsburg West Virginia meeting. He could not confirm presenting a grower resolution urging the 3.50 price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John P. Caspar
Hancock, Md
Trade Commission
Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia- West Virginia
Maryland-Pennsylvania
Charlottesville
J. Howard Rannels
Romney
Roanoke
Gettysburg
Allied Planes Hit Wonsan Area as Front Skirmish Rages
Allied fighter bombers dropped high explosives and flamemates on a Red troop and supply concentration near Wonsan while U N infantry repelled a Chinese assault on the Central Front. Five secondary explosions indicated direct hits. clashes with MIG15s occurred over North Korea as Eighth Army reported only small patrol clashes along the 155 mile line.
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Seoul
Wonsan
U.S
North Korea
U. N
Jackson Heights
Eighth Army
Wardensville Driver Dies After Single Vehicle Crash
Lawrence E. Brill, 30, of Wardensville West Virginia, died today at Memorial Hospital from injuries from a one vehicle crash one mile east of Wardensville. He was driving a truck owned by Harold Good of Wardensville when he lost control and left the road. No further details were available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Brill
Wardensville
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Brill
Harold Good
Thanksgiving in Winchester Stores Sell Out Turkeys
Winchester residents celebrate Thanksgiving with services at Market Street Methodist Church led by Dr. S L Flickinger and an all city dinner surge. Schools and many businesses close for the holiday as shoppers report sales well above last year and a Handley Martinsburg game draws 1 000 plus. A local Army charity dinner and turkey event provide toys and treats for children.
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Winchester
Market Street
Handley-Martinsburg
Handley
Thetion Army
Ite
Loudoun Street
DiSalle Asked To Help Set Up New Controls Program
Former price administrator Michael V. DiSalle is summoned to Washington for a week or two as a special consultant to help the administration set up a new controls program. Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam announced the move amid ongoing discussions on extending wage and price controls and possible abolition before the new Congress.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Roger L. Putnam
DiSalle
U. S
Ohio
Ellis Arnall
Tighe Woods
Arnall
White House
Truman
Six Die As Snow Clamps Icy Grip Over Wide Areas
Wind whipped storm blankets the Midlands with heavy snow and ice. Six deaths attributed to the blizzard left roads closed and travel halted from Kansas to Nebraska and beyond, with hundreds stranded and rescuers aiding in shelters.
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Midlands
Nsas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Texas
Weather Bureau
Kansas National Guard
Wichita
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Kansas City
Kansas
McPherson
City
Liberal
Kansas University Band
Hutchinson
Omaha
Last Confederate Vet in Carolinas Dies at 106
ORANGEBURG N C Arnold Murray the last surviving Confederate veteran in the Carolinas died early today at 106 He celebrated his 106th birthday last June and had recently suffered a heart attack He enlisted in the Army of the Confederacy at age 14 and lingered on with pride about the old days wishing for a return to simpler times.
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Orangeburg
N.C
Arnold Murray
Carolinas
Murray
Army of the Confederacy
Casualties Rise in Korea After Week Update
Washington reports U S battle casualties at 126 997, up 271 from last week. This marks the smallest weekly increase since June 18 when 259 were listed. LAUCE'S GROCERY to open all day on Thanksgiving.
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U. S
Korea
Lauce’s
Two Deer Hunt Fines Hit Six Green Spring Men
Two deer hunting expeditions on November tenth and eleventh led to fines totaling 836 dollars for six youths from the Green Spring area Frederick County. One man was acquitted on illegal possession of deer meat.
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Green Spring
Frederick County
W. Erle Edwards
James Thompson
Carl Milburn
Robert Smeltzer
Thompson
Earl Cather
John Wirt
Clarke County
James Simpson
Warren County
Fred Hottle
Edinburg
Milburn
Robert Smeltzer, Jr
Roy Smeltzer
Walter Saville
Oliver Taylor
Robert
Montgomery Ward Transfers Larson To Fulton New York
Ralph H. Larson longtime Winchester Montgomery Ward manager moves to Fulton Oswego County New York effective November 28. He is succeeded by B P Howard formerly manager of the East Liverpool Ohio store who has 19 years with Montgomery Ward and earlier roles in Staunton and Lynchburg. Larson active in Winchester civic groups and charity boards. family to move from 318 West Leicester Street to Fulton area.
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Ralph H. Larson
Winchester
Montgomery Ward and Company
Fulton
Oswego County
N. Y
Larson
B. P Howard
East Liverpool
Ohio
Mr. Howard
Virginia
Montgomery Ward
Staunton
Lynchburg
Turkeys 2 to 8 Cents a Pound Under Last Thanksgiving Time
Prices for Thanksgiving turkeys fell by 2 to 8 cents per pound from last year as stores report stronger oven ready orders and a surge in turkey parts and prepared meals. A and P notes per capita turkey consumption at 5.6 pounds this year, with other holiday staples largely higher or mixed in price.
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A & P Food
Pascal Celery
Winchester Bicentennial ends with $700 fund to restore Hallingworth House
The Winchester Bicentennial Commission voted to return about 700 in unexpended funds from the original 5000 grant for the 1952 celebration. The panel also recommended transferring the funds to the Winchester Frederick Historical Society for restoring the Hollingsworth House Abram's Delight.
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Winchester
Thanksgiving Dinner and local notices ad insert
AMERICAN RESTAURANT offers a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for 1.10 and a fried oyster dinner for 65 cents. Garbage collection will be delayed to Monday December 1 due to Thanksgiving. Schewel Furniture Co advertises the largest selection of furniture with new styles and low prices. Gaunt's Drug Store notes Thanksgiving Day closure. K Lichliter offers saw and lawn mower sharpening services.
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N. Loudoun St
Schewel Furniture CO
West Cork St
Gaunt's Drug Store
Vishinsky says India truce plan rejected by China at UN
At the United Nations Vishinsky stated China rejected India's compromise to end the Korean POW deadlock. The 60 nation committee had voted to give priority to India's proposal despite Soviet objections. He urged amendments for full prisoner repatriation and a cease fire per Panmunjom points.
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Vishinsky
India
China
United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. N
Panmunjom
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Peiping
United States
Miss Annie Harmer Dies This Morning
Miss Annie Harmer 84 longtime Winchester newspaper dealer died at Hillcrest Nursing Home where she had been a patient since 1948. Born September 4 1868 in Winchester she spent her life in the city and ran the family paper business after her father’s 1911 death. Funeral services Friday at Kurtz Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Annie Harmer
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Edgar R. Harmer
Luella Grove Harmer
Annie
Winchester
Fairfax Hall School
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Ivy Ritter
Stanley E. Harmer
B. and O. Railroad
Louise Harmer Sager
Don G. Harmer
Kurtz
S. Loudoun St
Joseph
Duckwall
J. H. Yost
Gibson Baker
Charles P. Mc
John Glaize
Ansel Solenberger
John H. Seal, Jr
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Jaycees to Honor Voice Of Democracy Winner
The Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a Friday 6:30 p m dinner at York Inn to honor the Voice of Democracy Contest winner and present prizes. Other text mentions oil deliveries and local drugstore holiday hours.
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Jaycees
Voice of Democracy
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
York Inn
Miller’s Drug Store
Rogers to Become Deputy Attorney General
William P. Rogers of Bethesda Maryland will be deputy attorney general in the next administration announced by Eisenhower. Rogers has served as chief counsel for Senate War Investigating Committee and Senate Permanent Investigating Committee. The president elect also named two women for high admin posts Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby and Mrs Ivy Baker Priest and designated Arthur E Summerfield for postmaster general. speculation ties Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin to a possible cabinet role.
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New York
William P. Rogers
Bethesda
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell
Rogers
Senate
Senate Permanent Investigating Committee
Tex
Ivy Baker Priest
Bountiful
Utah
Hobby
Federal Security Agency
Priest
United States
Arthur E. Summerfield
Flint
Mich
Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Commerce
Labor
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
GOP
McKeldin
Woodward Resigns As Ambassador
Stanley Woodward submitted his resignation as ambassador to Canada, effective January 16, in a letter to President Truman. The veteran diplomat cited 25 years in the foreign service and a return to private life as his reason, noting his long career in the State Department.
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Washington
Stanley Woodward
Canada
Woodward
State Department
Truman
Foreign Service
Watermelon Park
Berryville
Golden Glow
Sunnyside
Route 522
Winchester
Se A. M
Turkeys & Chickens L. FP
Buck” McDonald
Dailey & Red's Tavern
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the Star
Winchester Star
Schewels
Hilltop
Sam's Cash Grocery
Broy's
We Post Rd
Stephens City
Merriner
J. H. Merriner
Mountain Falls
Fulton, N.Y
The
Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Winchester Golf Club
Community Chest
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Leicester St
Associated Press
W. P. McGuire
George Washington
Tom W. Baldridee
Garland R. Quarles
Joseph A. Masesie, Jr
Virginia Assem
K. Lichliter
N. Kent St
Sen
Robert Lee
Loudoun
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