Winchester Briefs: Boy Injured in Car-Pedestrian Crash
Jackson Bowen, 7, of Winchester Rt. 1, suffered cuts to the head Wednesday after being struck by a 1934 Chevrolet coach driven by Crim on Route 11 near mile south of net. The driver said the boy started across the road suddenly. he braked and swerved, hitting the pedestrian. State Trooper E. B. Mitchell investigated.
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Jackson Bowen
Rt. 1
Winchester
Net
E. B. Mitchell
Warnings Issued for Passing School Buses on Highway
County officers warned that four violations will be severely dealt with as arrests have already been made. When a school bus stops to load or unload passengers, all traffic in both directions must stop and remain halted until the bus resumes movement.
Car Crash Near Mt Williams Injures Passenger
Arthur Brewer sustained a minor hand injury when a collision occurred about three miles southwest of Mt Williams. He was a passenger in a car owned and operated by Violet Marie Clark of Mt Williams when it collided with a 1936 Dodge truck owned by Round Hill Orchard and driven by William How.
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Arthur Brewer
Mt. Williams
Brewer
Violet Marie Clark
Round Hill Orchard
William How
Investigation by State Trooper and officer on routine inquiry
Ard Perdue of Mt. Falls Rt Chester and State Trooper and B. Mitchell conducted a routine investigation.
Swisher Fined for DUI and Vehicle Collision in Junction
Harley Elwood Swisher of Atwell avenue received a $100 fine plus costs and a 30 day suspended jail sentence after driving under the influence. His Terra plane sedan collided with a 1935 Chevrolet coach owned by Albert F. Unger at 739 Berryville avenue, causing $425 in total damage. Unger’s car was pushed 35 feet onto a curb into a telephone pole. Swisher’s license revoked for one year. In other police court matters Gene K. Webster paid $10 fine for reckless driving. Robert Stanley Curtis faced 5 days in jail and $5 fine for drunken disorderly conduct after being found drunk and disorderly. Thurman Crosslin was fined $10 for speeding.
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Harley Elwood Swisher
Atwell Avenue
Swisher
Berryville Avenue
Albert F. Unger
Unger
Gene K. Webster
S. Loudoun Street
Robert Stanley Curtis
Opequon
Alexandria
Thurman Crosslin
Greenwalt Avenue
Greek Premier Demands Aegean Access and Bulgarian Treaty Backdrop
Tsaldaris denounces Western powers for pressuring border issues and defends Greek wartime roles. He calls the Axis alliance justified under a 1941 line with King Boris and Bogdan Philox. A Slavic bloc demand for a Greek north Aegean outlet is raised as Bulgaria treaty talks proceed. The Italian and Romanian treaties gain approval.
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Tsaldaris
Boris
Bogdan Philox
Stephen Wierblowski
Bulgaria
Aegean Sea
Greece
North Aegean Panhandle
White House weighs meat price ceilings fate
The White House debates whether to keep or lift ceilings on meat prices as conferrees favoring decontrol press for action. The beef packing industry filed a formal petition to eliminate ceilings, awaiting Anderson's approval to proceed.
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White House
Anderson
Synod Urges United Front Amid Church Unity Talks
The session warns that without reconciliation the church faces infighting from bigotry and injustice. A United Front across churches is urged as Edinburg Harrisonburg Middlebrook Mt. Crawford Roanoke Woodstock and Martinsburg participate. Mrs Guy Benchoff outlines Women’s Guild aims to unite all churchwomen across denominations. Rev L N Strunk promotes support for Eastern Theological Seminary Lancaster Pa with funds for a women’s housing project.
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Jésus Christ
United Front
Dr. Barnhart
Edinburg
Harrisonburg
Middlebrook
Mt. Crawford
Roanoke
Rockingham
Timberville-Mill Creek
Winchester
Woodstock
Martinsburg
Guy Benchoff
Guy A. Benchoff
Women's Guild
Church
Evangelical and Reformed
L. N. Strunk
Eastern Theological Seminary
Lancaster
South End Fire Truck Entered At Hagerstown
The South End Fire Company votes to enter its truck in the Veteran's Homecoming parade in Hagerstown Maryland on November 11. The truck competes in the best appearing pumper division for prizes of 50 and 25 dollars. Fire Chief E W Argenbright spoke on Fire Prevention Week and paid fire chief benefits for Winchester.
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South End
Hagerstown
E. W. Argenbright
Winchester
S. J. Goode
John Anderson
C. C. Gough
O. H. “Hink” Lewis
Council Water Committee
Monmouth _ street
Loudoun
Braddock
H. W. Rainsberger
Clarence Hite dies in Canada at 72 in Ponoka
Clarence G. Hite of Edmonton Canada and Ponoka died October 8 after four months illness. Born March 27 1874 in Bloomery West Virginia he taught in Hampshire County schools and worked for Dover Drayton and Leonard at Lost City and Narrows before moving north in 1911. Survived by a sister Mrs E Netta Rogers and a brother Charles C. Hite. Remains to arrive Winchester Monday noon. services Tuesday at 2 at Jones Funeral Home with Rev E T Clark and interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Clarence G. Hite
Ponoka
Canada
Edmonton
Bloomery
W. Va
Frances Pangle
Jacob A. Hite
W.va
Hampshire Co
Dover
Jones Funeral Home
E. T. Clark
D. D
Mount Hebron
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed By Question
The page lists quiz answers including Calvin Coolidge and Scallop for question one, six months for question three, 124th for question four, hottest man for question five, It is Jimmy Savo, the boll weevil causing 120 million dollars in cotton damage annually, the egg for question nine, and ten thousand dollars for question ten.
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Calvin Coolidge
Jimmy Savo
Coal production in US climbs to 12.11 million tons
Washington report notes that the week ended October 5 saw U S bituminous coal production reach about 12,110,000 tons, compared with 8,168,000 tons in the same week a year ago per the National Coal Association.
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Washington
United States
National Coal Association
Stilwell In Critical Condition At Letterman Hospital
Gen Joseph W Stilwell commander of the Sixth Army was reported resting comfortably but in critical condition at Letterman General Hospital on October 11 He had been fighting for life since physicians said his condition was critical the previous night the 63 year old veteran of Burma and China remains under careful watch as doctors assess his status.
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San Francisco
Joseph W. Stilwell
Letterman General Hospital
Burma
China
Montana logger fights five grizzlies in Montana woods
A Kalispell man, Frank Fiest, reported from a hospital bed that he battled five grizzly bears while hunting near Whitefish. He said the bears attacked in a covey, he shot and killed three, while the remaining two escaped with a wounded arm being sought by Deputy Game Warden Ross Willis.
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Mont
Montana
Frank Fiest
Kalispell
Ross Will
Ira Schuster Composer Of Popular Songs Dies At 57
Ira Schuster 57 composer of Only A Shanty In Old Shantytown I Am An American and Did You Ever Get That Feeling In The Moonlight died last night in New York following a brief illness.
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New York
Ira Schuster
Reading Crusader Derails Near Trenton No Serious Injuries Reported
The Reading Railroad said at noon that its New York to Philadelphia Crusader passenger train derailed but remained upright at the Ewing siding about a mile and a half from Trenton. Some passengers were shaken. no injury details yet.
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Reading R. R
Trenton
N. J
Reading Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
Crusader
Ewing Siding
US Military Plane Crashes in Rio TiJUCA Area
A United States military transport plane carrying American nurses crashed in Rio de Janeiro. Initial reports indicated eight fatalities.
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Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Tijuca
Stepinac Convicted in Yugoslavia 16-Year Sentence
Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac, head of Yugoslavia's Roman Catholic Church, was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison with hard labor on charges of collaboration with the Axis forces. The trial occurred in Zagreb on October 11.
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Stepinac
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
aArchbishop
Alojzije Stepinac
Axis
Forrest Simmons Dies At Home
Forrest E. Simmons 51 died suddenly at 8 a m at his home 371 12 National Avenue from heart trouble. He was born May 30 1895 in Millcreek West Virginia and worked as a portable motion picture operator. A World War I veteran, he belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Grove City and the First Church of Christ in Elkins. He is survived by his widow Lillie Burns two daughters in Norfolk Virginia one son at the University of West Virginia and several relatives. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Forrest E. Simmons
National Avenue
Millcreek
W. Va
Monnie McCollum
Edward Simmons
West Virginia
Simmons
Moving Picture
Veterans of Foreign War
Grove City
First Church of Christ of
Elkins
Lillie B. Burns
Pocahontas County
Leslie Dale Simmons
University of
James E. Morris
Norfolk
Catholic Laywomen Open Sixth Biennial Congress in Philadelphia
About 3,000 women from across the United States gather in Philadelphia for the opening of the sixth biennial Congress of the Catholic National Laywomen's Retreat Movement. The event runs through Sunday and is sponsored by the Convent of Our Lady of Prouille and the Dominican Retreat House at Elkins Park. Dignitaries include Bishops Emmett M. Walsh and Vincent S. Waters.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
Catholic National Laywomen
Convent of Our
Truman Presses Palestine Peace Push Amid Global Tensions
President Truman urged Attlee to admit 190,000 European refugees to Palestine and speed up the Arab Jewish settlement while keeping both Attlee's reply and his own Palestine appeal confidential. The exchange comes as tensions rise over foreign policy and Soviet disputes in the region.
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Attlee
Palestine
Truman
Holy Land
Russia
Keller Kaine V Kaine divorce case filed in Winchester
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia Elinor Keller Kaine files for divorce a vinculo matri-monii from Maurice E Kaine on grounds of desertion and general relief. Defendant is a non resident. must appear within 10 days after due publication to protect interests.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Elinor Keller Kaine
Maurice E. Kaine
Truman to send warships to Chile for inauguration
President Truman said he ordered a small naval squadron to reach Chile for the coming presidential inauguration and named Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy as his personal representative at the ceremony.
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Truman
Navy
Chile
William D. Leahy
Ex-servicemen seek sale of atomic bomb photos in 1945 case
FBI arrest in Bel Air and Baltimore follows a scheme by Comer Daubenheyer and others to sell six atomic bomb photos. The News-Post alerted authorities after being approached. photos recovered in Texas, California, and North Carolina. Comer claimed the pictures were taken on Tinian in the Marianas.
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Daubenheyer
Navy
Bel Air
Baltimore
Rike
Comer
News-Post
Baltimore News-Post
FBI
Hoover
United States
Texas
California
North Carolina
Tinian Island
Marianas Islands
Vet entrepreneurs urged as 200000 seek own boss role
Southward notes the war inspired 200000 servicemen to become their own bosses. With 1000 businesses closing daily, veterans should carefully study business entry. A checklist in the manual guides readers on whether to enter a chosen venture. Sample guidance from Office Commander Hill is cited.
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Hill
Divorce Notice Deserts Wife Heavener v Heavener in Winchester
City of Winchester Virginia September 19 1946 Mildred Mae bearer Heavener files for divorce from George Washington Heavener on desertion grounds. affidavit shows defendant not resident of state court orders appearance within ten days after publication to protect interests. Clerk P J Marshall signs.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Mildred Maeberger Heavegn
George Washington Heavener
P. J. Marshall
Department of Commerce aids veterans at Richmond office
Veterans may view sample manuals at the department office and get help preparing requests for assistance offered by the Department of Commerce. They may also write directly to the Office at 801 East Broad Street Room 2 Mezzanine Richmond Virginia 23219.
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Department of Commerce
U. S. Department of Commerce
E. Broad Street
Richmond 19
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Chappie
John W. Rosenberger
Geo. L. Howe
George Hotel
Howe
P. O
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Indianapolis
Ind
U. S
Northern Virginia
Virginia Livestock Auction Market
Angus
Hereford
Blackley
I. Fred Stine
Box 440
Clarence Hite
World News
Japan
Tokyo
Honshu
Hokkaido
Hull
Cordell Hull
Schuster
Middletown State Bank of
Middletown
Ce Commission
M. H. Rhodes
W. R. Campbell
Cashier
Byron Brumback
E. R. Sperry
J. J. Pickeral
Herbert
Larrick
State of
Frederick
Dow
Cotchen
Julian D Steele
Forrest Simmons
Mr. Truman
Purina
Checkerboard Feed
N. Cameron St
Brumback
Radio
All Models Woods
Amherst St
North Kent St
Adam
Fall Bell
Bailey Goodman
New Philco
Philco
Emerson
Miller & Anderson
E. Boscawen St
Virginia Ook Nak Thrift Corporation
Grove’s
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
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