County Emergency Fuel Group Calls Meeting in Winchester
The Frederick County emergency fuel committee schedules a 9:30 a.m. meeting with county coal dealers and a 10:30 a.m. session with representatives from public utilities and other public service firms in Winchester. Joseph Massie Jr. announces the plan to survey county fuel needs and inventory ahead of possible coal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisor
Winchester
Joseph Massie Jr
Commonwealth
Lee N. Whitacre
Landon Whitacre
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Massie
Oache A. m
Rajk Executed As Conspirator in Hungary
Budapest October 15 a foreign ministry spokesman announced the execution of former Hungarian official Rajk aged 40 for conspiring to overthrow the government with alleged American help. Also executed were Tibor Szepeny and Andras Szalai after a five judge Peoples Court conviction.
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Budapest
Laszlo Rajk
Foreign Ministry
Rajak
Hungary
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Nm Rajk
Josef Cardinal Mindzenty
Rajk
Tibor Szepeny
Hungarian Communist Party
Andras Szalai
Sazcenyi
Magnus Tate Ear Incident and Early Frederick Leader
Magnus Tate a Frederick county figure fought a case where he claimed a provoked attack and loss of an ear. The court held the assailant for trial and stored the severed ear as evidence. Tate, born around 1760 near Frederick, later practiced law and served in the Berkeley and Martinsburg area, dying March 20, 1823.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnus Tate
Frederick
Tate
Gen. Morgan
Winchester Court
Berkeley Co
Martinsburg
Berkeley
House of Delegates
E. Henry CO
Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Dept
Kurtz
New Laws Target Communists as Underground Threat Seen
Washington, Oct 15. After 11 national communist leaders were convicted in New York, lawmakers push for broad new laws to root out communists who go underground. Mundt proposes registration and bans on government work for members, with severe penalties. Some question constitutional ability to outlaw the party itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
New York
Congress
Rep
Velde
R-Iil
House un-American Activities Committee
Com
Communist Party
un-American Activities Group
United States of America
McGrath
Red Troops Push Close to Hong Kong
Chinese Communist forces claimed to have entered Canton and advanced toward Hong Kong, with Wen Wei Po reporting the city liberated. Troops cut the Canton Kowloon railway toward the British frontier as British defenses, including 32,000 soldiers and tanks, held the border area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Hong Kong
Canton
Britain
Crown Co
Wen Wei Pao
South China
Canton-Kowloon
East
Sheklung
Cheuengmiktau
Feeder Calf Sale Sets Virginia Record at Farmers Exchange
Receipts totaled $133 000 with 1105 feeder calves weighing 502 425 pounds selling at an average 26.56 cents per pound. Sale manager I Fred Stine and VPI expert Lester Dalton credited county agents and seven counties for a record crowd of about 2000 buyers and spectators.
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Farmer’s Livestock Exchange
I. Fred Stine
Virginia
Lester Dalton
VPI
McCarran Seeks Tighter U S Immigration Controls
U S Senator Pat McCarran said the United States is virtually open to thousands of dangerous aliens and urged rapid tightening of immigration rules. As chairman of the Senate judiciary committee he cites 75 percent of postwar displaced persons as improvidently admitted from iron curtain regions or not true DPs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarran
U. S
DP Group
Europe Reacts to New York Communist Convictions
European communist and socialist presses denounced the New York verdicts against 11 American communists. The Moscow edition highlighted findings of conspiracy to overthrow the government, while London papers protested the ruling as a crackdown. Paris' L Humanité called the trial a step toward war, comparing Judge Medina to goering.
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London
Europe
United States
Moscow
New York
U. S
Communist Party
Harold R. Medina
The
Daily Worker
Eugene Dennis
Laborite Daily Herald
Communist Party Today
Harry Pollitt
Paris
L’humanite
Medina
Goezing
Marx
Larrick Builds Two Rental Homes on Cecil Street
Howard Shockey has begun construction of two brick two story houses at 323 and 327 W Cecil St. The 26 by 28 foot dwellings include full basements and a rear double garage to serve both. Estimated cost is 10 thousand dollars per house with occupancy possible by January 1 per issued building permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Shockey
W. Cecil St
Home Construction Sets September Record in U S
Washington October 15 builders started 100000 new homes in September a record for the month The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the figure noting a housing deficit relief pattern with a nine month total of 743000 new permanent homes and apartments Farm rental dwellings rose to about 25 percent of starts in the first half of 1949 up from roughly 20 percent a year earlier, indicating broader housing relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Handley Favored to Retain District Football Title
Handley high school of Winchester, undefeated and untied, is viewed as the likely District 5 champion for 1948. A 7-0 win over Harrisonburg boosts Handley atop the standings, with Covington and Staunton as main threats. Handley faces Clifton Forge next and could drop one game yet still clinch the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School of
Winchester
Handley
Harrisonburg
Covington
Staunton
Lexington
Waynesre
Wilson Memorials
Clifton Forge
Permit Granted For Motor Court In Valley Avenue
Maynard Larrick of 1628 Valley Ave has a building permit for a 25000 motor court at 1624 Valley Ave. The plan includes a 150 by 14 foot L shaped structure with 12 tourist cabins. No start date is set.
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Maynard Larrick
1628
Valley Ave
Ben
Mr. Larrick
Community Baking Co
Victor Adding Machines
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Aluminum Strike Looms at Start Of Next Week
Nine Alcoa plants face a 12:01 a.m. Monday strike idling 16,000 workers after Alcoa and the CIO United Steelworkers failed to agree on pension and insurance terms. Alcoa offered six cents for pensions and four cents for insurance with a future-affected social security linkage, which the union rejected. Shutdowns begin at Alcoa and Badin, with other plants potentially affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Aluminum!’ Co of America
Alcoa
CIO United Steelworkers
Aloca
Sion
Aluminum
Tenn
New Kensington
Bodin
N. C
Bridgeport
AFL
Badin
75 cent Minimum Wage Bill Groomed For Final Action
Washington reports a compromise measure to raise the federal minimum wage for interstate workers from 40 to 75 cents an hour, with Tobin calling it a notable advance in some ways. House action is expected Tuesday before sending the bill to President Truman, while coverage for thousands of workers may be narrowed and the exact number affected awaits court interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobin
Senate
House
Truman
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Pepper
D-Fla
Conferees Agree On Civil Service Postal Pay Rise
President Truman signed into law pay raises for 353 top federal officials and Senate House conferees reached a compromise for about 243 million dollars in raises for 1.385 million workers. The package includes an average civil service rise of 141 dollars for 885 thousand workers and a 120 dollar yearly postal increase with adjustments for others. About 500 thousand post office workers are affected. The measures await final Senate and House approval. The civil service cost is about 130 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Truman
Senate House
Senate
House
Conference Votes to Hold Crop Price Supports at 90 Percent Parity
The Senate House conference backed maintaining price supports at 90 percent of parity for six basic crops including cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, wheat and peanuts. The vote was 11 to 3, with debate over future extensions and sliding scales for supports amidst farm controls.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken and Thye
Rminn
Rep
Andresen
Pace
D-Ga
Lucas
Anderson
Congress Warns Armed Services Unification Must Work
House members told the armed services committee that military unification must function. Navy leader Adm. Denfeld said the issue is coordination and administration of the law, not the law itself. Representatives stressed making unification work while preserving each service's role.
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Armed Services Committee
Navy
Pentagon
Rep
Kilday
D-Tex
Adm
Louis FE. Denfeld
Denfeld
Price
D-Ill
Upsteaton
Johnson
Calif
Air Force
Explosion Damage Suit Compromised
The court approved a compromise settlement in the Betty Lewis v. Consumers Utilities Co. case over damages from a gas explosion at the Baylass store last year. The company pays $100 plus the plaintiff's medical expenses and is relieved of all liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lewis
Consumers Utilities Co
Baylass Store
Teachers Helped By District Meet
Winchester Frederick and Clarke county schools closed for an all day district teachers meeting. Edwin E Wills of Warm Springs reelected president. Dr Raymond Pinchbeck dean University of Richmond urged teachers to adopt a philosophy of life for a purpose beyond mere living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Quarles
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Edwin E. Wills
Warm Springs
Raymond Pinchbeck
University of Richmond
Virginia Routes 1 and 11 Top State Traffic Lanes
U S Routes 1 and 11 are Virginia’s busiest through highways based on fiscal year traffic counts. The report shows high daily totals near Washington Alexandria Petersburg and Richmond with key congested segments on US 50 US 29-211 US 1 and several other routes.
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Richmond
U. S
Virginia
State Highway Department
Washington
Alexandria
U. S. 11
Staunton
Lexington
Roanoke
Christiansburg
Radford
Abingdom
Bristol
Washington Area
Norfolk-Newport
U.S. 1
Petersburg
Hopewell
Portsmouth
Danville
U. S. 460
Suffolk
Lynchburg
U. S. 501
South Boston
AFL Chief Silent On Lewis Bid for Aid to Steel Men
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia October 15 The AFL faces quiet from leaders as John L Lewis urges a 2 760 000 weekly aid for striking steel workers amid talks with Northern Western and Southern operators continuing Tuesday Some Indiana Illinois coal operators reportedly favor higher royalties to fund the miners welfare fund while miners oppose concessions George H Love Northern and Western mine owners spout cautious lines as negotiations heat up
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Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Indiana
Ilinois
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Lewis
Philip Murray
Murray
Pittsburgh
Washington
AFL
Coler
Aers Vo
St. Michael
cMoc
George H. Love
Northern and Western
Bloodmobile visit draws 125 volunteers in Winchester
Winchester Elks pledge to cover a deficit with extra help from Washington blood center. The drive aims for as many as 240 pints Tuesday with appointments starting at 9 a.m. Exalted Ruler Garfield Prather recruits 25 donors. Robert Newlin handles publicity for the donor committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Elks
Robert Newlin
Fraternal Order
Washington
Newlin
Garfield Prather
Soviet Grain Harvest Reported Record Site
The Soviet government announced Russia reached nearly 130 million tons of grain this year, a new record surpassing 1948 and 1940 levels. Attention all, there will be a dance at 9 p.m. at the Eagles Home.
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Moscow
Russia
Eagles
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Mr. Massie
Everard Kidder Meade
Magnus Tate’s
Mundt
R-Sd
Communists International
Celler
D-Ny
House Judiciary Committee
M‘carran
U.S
Larrick
Good Bet
Armed Services
Quarles
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