Communists Warn Forces Won’t Pass the Korean Border
New York British minister Kenneth Younger tells the U N General Assembly that MacArthur’s forces will not advance beyond the 38th Parallel. The UN moves to ratify an eight power resolution for Korea’s unification and pacification. The Assembly rejects Soviet efforts to include North and South Korea as equal parties.
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New York
Britain
Russsia
China
MacArthur
Northea
Kenneth Younger
U. N. General Assembly
38Th Parallel
Younger
U.N
North Korea
Russia
Korea
United States
Jacob A. Malik
North
South Korea
United Nations
Malik
U. N
Assembly
Plan to Prompt Shopping Bangs into Winchester Holiday Show
Winchester merchants plan a night opening on December 15 to boost holiday shopping. Cooperating stores will gift coupons with purchases and hold local drawings for prizes, with grand prizes awarded that evening. Secretary Eugene Sakers will report findings from Chambersburg at a Promotional Committee meeting.
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Winchester
Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Sakers
Chambersburg
Sakers
George Washington
E C. J. Ott
Virgil Strader
Sam Haston
Ben Belchie
Ralph Larson
Mr. Sakers
Bank Call Issued For National Bank Condition Reports
The Comptroller of the Currency issues a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business October 4. Community notices advertise local fire department meetings and equipment sales.
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Washington
Comptroller of
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Clearbrook
Winter sports schedule organized for Armory use
Winchester Recreation Council heard from Director Jes L Aikin that city appropriation will cover Armory rent five days a week from December to March. Indoor winter sports will include badminton volleyball basketball and indoor tennis with clubs forming teams. The City Basketball League and the Handley School Junior League will operate again. Plans also proposed children classes if an art director is found.
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Winchester Recreation Council
Jes L. Aikin
City Council
Handley School
Aikin
James Wood
Merchants consider fingerprint policy to curb bad checks
Retail Merchants Association discusses a chain telephone alert system to stop slick check artists. Ben Belchie of the Workingman’s Store advocates fingerprinting strangers cashing checks, a measure police say could help identify and arrest fraudsters like Martin Truwell who used fake payroll checks to swindle local shops.
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Assa
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Group
Plan Wins Favor Association
Ben Belchie
Workingman’s
Martin Truwell
Truwell
Francis Funk
Funk
Elliott Trucks Return After Union Settlement
Elliott Motor Line trucks began operating last night and ran on schedule today after a four week walkout ended. L A Elliott Jr, owner, announced termination of the strike and said issues with the Pittsburgh union were settled yesterday, enabling local workers to return.
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Elliott Motor Line
L. A. Elliott, Jr
Pittsburgh
Escaped Convicts Captured After Roanoke Guarded Return
Three young Negro convicts who fled Monday from Camp 22 near Old Chapel on State Highway 12 were recaptured in Roanoke. J R Conner and J R Kerlin supervised the return of James Mills Willie Smith and Willie Barnks who were serving sentences for housebreaking and breaking and entering. They will face Judge Elliott Marshall for possible escape penalties in Clarke Circuit Court.
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Boyce
U. S. 50
Waterloo
Roanoke
J. R. Conner
Old Chapel
J. R. Kerlin
State Highway Department
James Mills
Bedford County
Willie Smith
Fredericksburg
Willie’ Barnks
Greenville County
Fenton’s Woods
Elliott Marshall
Clarke Circuit Court
Defense Dept. Staff Up 86,372
The Korean war boosted civilian employment in the Defense Department by 86,372 during July and August, raising total department staff to 839,521 as of August 30. Executive branch employment reached 2,042,309, the first time over two million since 1949 excluding census hires, per the Byrd Economy Committee.
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Washington
Defense Department
Byrd Economy Committee
Department
Senate House
Byrd
Virginia
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook
A five day weather outlook for Virginia shows showers on Sunday totaling about a quarter inch. Temperatures are mild on Saturday and Sunday with cooler conditions Monday and a rising trend by Wednesday. Overall temperatures remain near normal for the period.
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Virginia
Best of Quotas Announced By Community Chest Chairman
The 1950 Winchester Frederick County Community Chest drive budgets are set with goals across divisions. Women's Division seeks 3000 under Mrs Stewart Bell Jr for house to house canvass starting October 16. County Division led by Mayor Hartman aims 2000 for Red Feather campaign starting October 17. Clubs target 1200, while Industrial Commercial Service and Merchants divisions carry 26305 among others. Initial returns were mixed as drives begin this month.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Henry Covington
Stewart Bell, Jr
C. S. Hartman
Middletown
Carl Campbell
C. Ridgely White
Monford Custer
Covington
Yankees Win World Series Clash 3-2 At Home
Jerry Coleman singles to left center with two out in the ninth lifts the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium. Starter Bob Lopat falls short of the win as the Yankees capture their third straight World Series title before 64,505 fans. Scoreboard shows Lopat (18-8) earning the decision with key lineup stars including Rizzuto Berra and DiMaggio.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Jerry Coleman
New York Yankees
Phillies
Philadelphia New York Waitkus
Rizzuto
Ashburn
Coleman
Jones
Berra
Ennis
DiMaggio
Eisler
Bauer
Hamner
Mize
Seminick
Johnson
Goliat
E Mapes
Heintzelman
Lopat
Dusty Boggess
Charlie Berry
Jocko Conlan
Bill McGowan
al Barlick
Bill McKinley
Communists suffer crushing defeat in Austrian crisis
In Vienna two days of Red terror collapsed as 50,000 Reds returned to work and strikes failed. The general strike was abandoned at midnight and uprisings ended as non Communists regained control of factories and transport. Officials warn of leadership purge while Austria remains the Wests eastern bulwark against Russia. Soviet troops avoided provoking an international incident.
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Vienna
Austria
Europe
Russia
Redfold
Yankees and Phillies Trade Early Outs in Slow Scoring First Half
In the first two innings, the Yankees strand Rizutto after a hit and run and Berra walks. The Phillies push two hits but strand a pair as Waitkus and Jones are out, with Johnson handling most plays and Seminick advancing to second before being left.
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Phillies
Waitkus
Jones
Ennis
Johnson
Coleman
Sisler
Hammer
Seminick
Fionce
Hamner
Lopat
Goliat
Heintzeman
Yankees
Bauer
Mize
Shenandoah Baptist Convention Adopts Officers at Berryville
The 68th Shenandoah Baptist Association convention in Berryville adjourned after electing officers and council members. About 200 delegates from 23 churches attended. Grace Chen of China spoke about escaping Amoy as Communists seized control. Officers include H. W. Peters president and R. A. Oliver vice president. others named for roles in Sunday School, Training Union, and ordination council.
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Berryville
Shenandoah Baptist. Association
Granta Council
Sheandoah Valley
West Virginia
Grace Chen
China
University of Virginia
Amoy
H. W. Peters
Front Royal
R. A. Oliver
Summit Point
W. Va
Field
A. B. Hummer
E. E. Farr
Charles Town
Virgil Dickson
Second Baptist Church
Martinsburg
Baptist Training Union
T. Lee Richardson
Main Street Church
Luray
J.J. Thompson
B. Gale Titchenell
Bentonville
P L. Stagg
First Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Winchester
D. B. Lucas
Boyce Baptist Church
A. C
Kefauver Panel Probes Chicago Crime Ties
U S Senate crime investigating committee sought to pierce secrecy around Chicago crime ties. Kefauver plans to question a wide range of witnesses after hearing from law enforcement officials, while 51 subpoenaed individuals have disappeared.
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Chicago
Estes Kefauver
al Capone
U. S
Scarface al
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Kefauver
Bricker Signals Possible New Federal Rent Curbs
Senator Bricker of Ohio said a modified extension of federal rent controls may be needed when Congress returns on November 27. Senator Maybank of South Carolina argued there is no need to revise the current local option law during the lame duck session. Current federal rent controls expire December 31 unless localities extend them, with House and Senate leaders signaling upcoming hearings and possible action.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Liquor Referendum Ordered for Gate City District
Scott County Circuit Court has ordered a liquor sale referendum for Gate City on November 27. The vote will decide whether liquor beer and wine may be sold within the corporate limits.
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Gate City
Scott County Circuit Court
Clifton Woodrum Dies in Capital at 63
Washington obituary reports former Virginia Democrat Clifton A. Woodrum died at 6 a.m. in a Washington apartment. He served 22 years in Congress from 1922 to 1945 and later led the American Plant Food Council. Woodrum’s career included a key Appropriations Committee post and a reputation as a liberal thinker who was fiscally cautious.
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Washington
Clifton A. Woodrum
Congress
Virginia
Woodrum
American Plant Food Council
Roanoke
Hastings Court
James P. Woods
American Plant Food Council, Inc
Civil Service and
Public Buildings and
Appropriations Committee
Amon
Lewis Would Impound the Sad Dogs If Dog Catcher
Washington dispatch reports John L. Lewis quipped that as nations dog catcher he would impound “sad dogs” in the State Department. He sent a letter to Colorado State Senator Neal Bishop defending the joke and noting Truman would not appoint him dog catcher.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
State Department
Truman
Department of State
Colorado
Neal Bishop
Bishop
Tru
Eman
Moscow
Stalin
Gromyko
Vishinsky
Mr. Truman
Dog Department
Rearmament to Go Ahead as Planned
The article reports continued rearmament despite the Korea War, with plans to boost the Air Force to about 95 to 110 groups. President Truman urged no let up in defense, and the Pentagon indicated reserves and draftees would be called up as before. The Army faces the challenge of expanding European forces while sustaining Korean demand, with ten divisions currently active.
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Washington
Uni
Payee Ag
Bulding
Far East
Truman
Congress
Pentagon
Korea
United States
Germany
Burgesses from Frederick County 1744–1776 in Virginia General Assembly
The record lists the Frederick County burgesses who served in the Virginia General Assembly between 1744 and 1776. It names the elected representatives and the years they served.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
Virginia
East Coast Advance Bolsters Korean Front Lines
South Korean troops pushed 20 miles deeper into North Korea on the east coast while forces along Parallel 38 moved beyond it. MacArthur’s command reported heavy Communist casualties, with 14,028 of 40,000 POWs taken after three days. The drive toward Wonsan intensified amid reports of Russian advisers aiding fortifications.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
MacArthur
Jorden
Changjon
Tongchon
Tonghuan i
Wonsan
Cali
Slong
Haeju
Red
Fred Stelter
Lee Cong Chan
Fifth Air Force
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Earle E. Partridge
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Frost Gases Little City Damage From Light Wintry Spell
Frost in Winchester last night touched lower cooler spots with minor effect. Dr A B Groves of the Winchester Research Laboratory notes light damage to garden crops and a few nipped edges while predicting warmer conditions tonight and a mild forecast for Saturday.
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Winchester
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Rouss Fire Co. Sets October Meeting and Rummage Sale
The Charley Rouss Fire Co. schedules its monthly meeting for Friday evening October 6 at 6:30 to 9 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Robert C. Legge, president, notes nearby rummage event at 8 E. Cork Street.
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South End Fire CO
Sarah Zane Fire CO
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N. Kent St
Elliott
Defense Dept
Weather Outlook
Community Chest
Yanks
Thailand
Chinas
Niet
Ceobang
Pakha
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