Orphanage Plans To Be Considered At Group Session
A Winchester group will meet on the 8th to elect an executive committee for the Henry and William Evans Home. The three story brick building on the Loudoun side may serve orphans with dormitory rooms and a reception area. A prior fire damaged the site in 1948. a court approved sale and damages settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Henry and William Evans
Loudounst
Henry Evans
Lillian Sheetz
Bank
Trustee Valley National Shenandoah
Louda Snerereeee
Herman Hable
Howard Holland
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Inthe Bank
Janney and Sheetz
Flank Attack Capt Johnston Drives Bayonet Breakthrough
On Oct 8 1918 Captain Ewart Johnston of Company L led a sudden flank bayonet assault that captured Malbrouck Hill on a 2000 meter front. Despite heavy artillery and interdicting fire, the move enabled the 58th Brigade to reach its objective along the front and likely saved the battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewart Johnston
Cos I
Malbrouck Hill
Johnston
Co. L
Eisenhower backs armed services unification plan
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told Congress he believes unified armed services will work from this moment on and that a unified America can lick the world. He warned perfection is unlikely and setbacks are to be expected as unification proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
America
Columbia University
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Pentagon
Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Marine Corps
Marines
Cates
Bradley
Kiwanis Show Is a Smash Hit at Handley Auditorium
The Winchester Kiwanis home talent production Headin Hollywood drew about 900 viewers at Handley auditorium. A final show follows at 8 p m with advance sales signaling a packed house. Cast of 75 local residents and students staged two acts with a hillbilly family theme, praised for a professional feel and fundraising for the Kiwanis Children Fund reaching a $1000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Hollywood
Handley Auditorium
Ed Molden
Malden
Richard Sewar
Rutland
Vermont
Senate Confirms Wallgren Mead to Federal Commissions
The Senate confirmed Mon C. Wallgren to the Federal Power Commission and James M. Mead to the Federal Trade Commission. Wallgren was approved 47 to 12 and Mead by voice vote. Both are Democrats and earn $15,000 a year. Wallgren will regulate electric utilities and Mead will oversee fair trade practices.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
Federal Power Commission
James M. Mead
Wallgren
Washington State
Mead
New York
Power Commission
The
Trade Commission
Delicious Apples Offered to U S Program
Two cars of Delicious apples from the Winchester area were offered to the USDA for lunch purchasing in the morning. The total offers stand at 27 all for delivery within the state. The PMA will continue accepting offers until Oct 29 or the 65 car quota is reached.
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Winchester
Usda Anoe
Tegmae
PMA
Largent Named Chairman of November Chest Drive
F L Largent Jr accepts the general chairmanship of the Winchester Frederick 1949 Community Chest campaign announced by Paul F Rosenberger. Largent, Virginia Woolen Co executive and Sargent and Watts member, will lead a drive aiming to exceed last year's result with expanded town county coverage and organized campaign meetings at 29 East Boscawen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Largent Jr
Winchester-Frederick
Paul F. Rosenberger
Community Chest
Largent
Chest
Virginia Woolen Co
Sargent and Watts
East Boscawen St
Deaf Mute Trio Sentenced to Life for Virginia Killing
In a North Eastern regional case judge Decatur H. Rodgers sentenced three deaf mutes Sheenepee The Winchester and Hugh Austin to life in prison for jointly murdering 50 year old Clinton Johnson at a Bunker Hill West Virginia filling station on June 30. A 14 year old sister of Miss Cressel was placed in juvenile custody.
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Ginia
Stre Sheenepee
Winchester
Hugh Austin
Clinton Johnson
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Decatur H. Rodgers
Charles D. Seaton
Washington, D. C
Seaton
Rodgers
Vance E. Sencindiver
Spears
Sencindiver
West Virginia
Moundsville
Peace Springs
Corn price support set at $1.57 a bushel in county
The county adopts a $1.57 per bushel price support for the 1949 corn crop. Farmers may use purchase agreements or farm storage loans with eligibility rules including producer delivery, grade U S No 3 or better, or No 4 by test weight, and shelled corn. Programs run through March 31 with prior year CCC purchases totaling 18,272 bushels valued at $29,509.
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PMA
U. S
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rexall One Cent Sale Highlighted in Post Page 54
A short clipping notes a Rexall One Cent Sale featured in the Post on page 54 and mentions related notices on pages 56 and 10 in Collier's. It references Brook's Pharmacy with a date string 19-10-19-18 and signals broader sales coverage.
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Rexall
POST
LOOK
Collier’s
Brook's Pharmacy
Belgrade Faces Kremlin Pressure as UN Security Council Battle Intensifies
Belgrade residents sense a climactic clash with Moscow amid Yugoslavia’s push for a UN Security Council seat backed by the United States. The Yugoslav press warns against overconfidence as Russia allies press hard, while reports from Trieste note Romanian border troops and Soviet moves near Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslavia
David
Russia
United Nations
Security Council
United States
Tito
Czechoslovakia
New York
U. N
Trieste
Romania
Burucea
Astra
Battaile Heads CC National Affairs Group
William Battaile was named chairman of the Chamber of Commerce national affairs committee which held its first meeting. Members present included T. G. Scully W. Nelson Page Walker McG Bond Harold Brown and Shirley Bly with J Curtis Fray Roy Cather. Eugene Saker said the group will inform the public on national issues and disseminate information through press radio and other media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Battaile
Chamber of Commerce
Meet Commerce
Battaile
T. G. Scully
W. Nelson Page
Walker McG. Bond
Harold Brown
Shirley Bly
Othens
J. Curtis Fray Roy Cather
Eugene Saker
Chamber
Peanut Removed From Baby's Lung At Johns Hopkins
Mr and Mrs James Zimmerman of 106 Anderson Ave report their 14 month old daughter has left Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane after a peanut lodged in her lung. A bronchoscope removed the foreign body and slight irritation remains. The family spokesperson, assistant manager at Winchester A&P, says they hope she recovers fully and returns home soon.
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James Zimmerman
Anderson Ave
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Harriet Lane Children’s
Winchester A&p
President to Seek Tax Hikes to Bridge Deficit
President Truman signaled plans for new tax increases at the next session to close the deficit. He blamed the GOP Congress for the current shortfall and urged a settlement of the coal and steel strikes to aid the country. Congress adjourned but will reconvene in January.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
GOP Congress
Edwin G. Nourse
Economic Advisory Council
Suet Sa
Coal
Philip Murray
CIO Steel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
U. S. Steel
New York
Aeray
Steel Industry
White House
Body of Traffic Fatality Victim Shipped to N C
The body of John Brown Gouge 41 ninth Frederick highway fatality this year was sent to Spruce Pine North Carolina for burial. Gouge a machinist was moving his family to Westminster Maryland when the truck missed the Opequon creek bridge and fell into the stream. Carrol Duncan of Tobane North Carolina owner of the truck said Gouge was driving and may have dozed. The investigating officer thinks Gouge also dozed. The truck and furniture were demolished. Gouge's wife and 18 month old daughter were in hospital with another son Edgar Fletcher Gouge reported missing yesterday.
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John Brown Gouge
Frederick
Spruce Pine
N. C
Gouge
Westminister
Opequon Creek
R. 11
Bartonsville
James Kincaid
Carrol Duncan
Tobane
Duncan
Edgar Fletcher Gouge
Era
Byrd Attacks Brannan Farm Plan At Poultry Show
In Richmond at the 19th Virginia State Poultry Federation event Senator Harry F. Byrd denounced the Brannan farm plan as a step toward socialism. He warned it would undermine competitive enterprise by letting government pay parity prices, favoring some farmers over others.
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Richmond
Virginia State Poultry Federation
Jefferson Hotel
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Brannan
Byrd
Inn Burglary Remains Unsolved in Winchester
Winchester police report no solution to last Saturday night burglary at an inn one half mile east of Winchester on Route 7. Entry gained through a rear window. Loot included 15 cartons of cigarettes several cases of beer the contents of a jukebox and machine and white pennies.
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Winchester
Inn
Battle and Almond Urge Democratic Unity at Polls
In Virginia campaigns, Battle and Attorney General J Lindsay Almond urged party unity at a Martinsville rally for Fifth District voters as Walter Johnson pressed for end of machine rule and rejection of Campbell amendments. Almond addressed registration questions while others criticized ballot handling and integrity.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Democratic Party
Vice Johns
Battle
J. Lindsay Almond
Martinsville
Walter Johnson
Campbell
Hampton
Demooe
Supremisiar
Solange Sesghy Mosby G. Perrow Jr
Lynchburg
House of Delegates
Almond
General Assembly
Wishins Protest Fails Amid United Nations Debate
An unclear transcript shows Wishins protesting without effect as U S positions and Yugoslav claims surface. The United Nations charter is cited over protections for nations including Czechoslovakia. Vishinsky and other delegates clash on representation and Yugoslavia’s stance amid Cold War tensions.
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Russia
Anders Y
U. N
Czechoslovakia
Vishinsky
Yugoslavia
Romulo Sania
Foreign Spending To Hit Rougher Road in Future
Acheson warned that future foreign spending will face tighter scrutiny as the Atlantic Pact action and allied policies press Congress. He praised Connally and policy leader Van denberg and expressed hope for continued close ties with the Senate group despite the stalled legislation.
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Connally
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Acheson
Congress
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Pine Motor Co., Inc
Old Cooper
Priday
Quota Club
Gen
Supreme Allied Commander
House Probers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
George C. Marshall
Mark Clark
Joint Chiefs of
Armed Services
Wallgren, Mead
First Delicious Apples
MR. Largent
Pirst Brethren
Berryville Avenue
Belgrade
Kremlin
U.N. Council
John’s Hopkins
U.N. Security Council
N.C
Sen. Byrd
Charles W. Crowder
Victor P. Wilson
Wishins
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