Four clergymen prepare farewell sermons tomorrow
Farewell sermons are set for tomorrow by four clergy members. Each minister will preach at designated churches across Frederick and Clarke Counties, with final services for Rev. Havermale, Rev. Day, Rev. Roane, and Rev. Craig and their successors announced.
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Market St. Methodist Church
Greenwood Chapel
C. E. Babb
Havermales
Chatham
Havermale
Winchester
Williamsburg
Edgar G. Hill
Waynesboro
E. C. Day
Woodstock
Kernstown
Stephens City
Frederick County
Rileyville
Co. A. York
Bridgewater
Roane
Middletown
Relief
Epworth
Jean Baker
Grace Methodist Church
Danville
Irvington
Lancaster County
J. S. Peebles
Virginia
Clarke County
R. A. Craig
Duncan Memorial Church
Twenty Registers For Presbytery Youth Retreat
Winchester Presbytery youth leaders and advisers registered for a church retreat. Registrants came from Front Royal Charles Town Rom ney Berkeley Springs Moorefield Martinsburg and Winchester. A Presbytery rally will bring several hundred Youth Fellowship members tomorrow afternoon. The program features worship education and a 6 p.m. supper at the church. Carolyn Stanley leads the Winchester fellowship with Herbert Yost heading the Presbytery organization.
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Winchester Presbytery
Loudoun St
Carolyn Stanley
Winchester Fellowship
Herbert Yost
Berkeley 8
Presbytery
Sons of Barton Brothers Fought for the South in Civil War
Local history recalls six Barton brothers sons of David W. and Fannie L. Barton of Winchester who served in the CSA. Four joined Stonewall Brigade with two killed and two wounded. one died of war wounds in 1868. Names include Charles Marshall Barton David Rittenhouse Barton William Strother Barton Robert T. Barton Randolph Barton and Bolling Barton with service details and fates.
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Barton Brothers
CSA
David W
Fannie L. (Jones) Barton
Winchester
Stonewall Brigade
Charles Marshall Barton
Newtown Artillery
David Rittenhouse Barton
Fredericksburg
Wm. Strother Barton
Mine Run
Robert T. Barton
Rockbridge
Hisas
Randolph Barton
Ad Stonewall Brigade
Bolling Barton
New Market
Convicted Reds Appeal Sentences For Conspiracy
In New York on October 22, 11 convicted Communist leaders received prison terms ranging from three to five years and $10,000 fines each. They paid $5 appeal fees and gave formal motions for review, likely heading to the U S Supreme Court after being denied bail. Judge Harold R. Medina ordered continued detention.
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New York
America
Harold R. Medina
U. S
U S. Supreme Court
High Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Medina
Chamber to Elect Five New Directors
Ballots have been mailed to 330 Winchester chamber of commerce members for the election of five new directors. Ballots must be returned by next Wednesday and will be opened and tabulated by retiring directors not seeking reelection. Outgoing directors include Joseph Schroth, J Curtis Fray, T G Scully, P G Ireland, and Walker McC Bond.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Gene Sakers
Joseph Schroth
J. Curtis Fray
T. G. Scully
P. G. Ireland
Walker McC. Bond Agricultural
Bevatron Smasher Begun at University of California
Atomic scientists at the University of California unveiled a 2500 ton Bevatron pilot model in Berkeley. The device aims to produce a 6,000,000,000 volt machine, four times larger than the current model, with a projected cost of about 9 million dollars for the full scale.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Ernest O. Lewes
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
1950 Safety Meet Set in Roanoke
The 1950 Virginia state-wide safety conference will be held in Roanoke June 1 through June 3. Victor B. Fitzpatrick announced the plan as executive chairman. Don N. Frazier of Richmond leads the general program, with Nat Spigel and John A. Farr of Roanoke in charge of the annual banquet.
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Richmond
Roanoke
Victor B. Fitzpatrick
Don N. Frazier
Nat Spigel
John A. Farr
Godiva statue unveiled with flags in Coventry
In Coventry on October 22 a bronze statue of Lady Godiva was unveiled with British and American flags. Mrs. Lewis Douglas, wife of the American ambassador, pulled the ceremonial cord to remove the covering as spectators watched the historical moment from the crowd.
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Godiva
Coventry
Eng
Lewis Douglas
Congress to Repeal Poll Tax Next Year Predicted
Associated Press reports Attorney General J Lindsay Almond predicts Congress will repeal the poll tax. Virginia voters are urged to approve Campbell amendments to repeal it and reform election laws while opponent Delegate Robert Whitehead cautions against betting on federal action. Democratic get out the vote caravan plans stops in Harrisonburg Culpeper and Richmond ahead of the November 8 general election with district rallies scheduled.
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Congress
Almond
Associated Press
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond
General Assembly
Harrisonburg
Culpeper
Richmond
Oaly
Tappahannock
Norfolk
Bristal
If of Steel and Coal Governs Postwar Business Outlook
The piece reports widespread cutbacks across industries as labor disputes persist. Auto plants ready to shrink production, steel and coal sectors hit hardest, and retail prices rise with coffee and sugar climbing. Oil output climbs seasonally while power and freight carloadings dip amid sluggish trade.
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New
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Chicago
Western Pine Saw
Elderly Trio Slain In Berkeley Home
In Berkeley California on October 22 police found three siblings dead in their residence after neighbors grew concerned by missing papers and milk. Mrs Mamie McKenzie 70 formerly house mother at Stern Hall UC campus Miss Irene ONeil 60 and Eugene ONeil 62 the brother and a retired Southern Pacific locomotive engineman were killed by beating and a gunshot.
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Berkeley
Calif
Mamie McKenzie
Stern Hall
University of California
Irene O'Neil
M Cormac Named Treasurer of Va Msgrs Assn
Richmond October 22 A Virginia paper says M Cormac was named treasurer of the Virginia Monsignis Association at its 27th annual meeting. E J Robeson Jr of Newport News is president Henry Chesley Jr of Richmond is first vice president and H B McCormac is treasurer.
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Richmond
Ee Manufacturers Assn
Murray Stele
Bank of Manhattan Company
New York
Shields
Oe Vma
E. J. Robeson Jr
Newport News
Henry G. Chesley Jr
First Ste
H. B. McCormac
McCormac
Virginia Woolen Co
Winchester
Harvard R. Birdsong
Suffolk
Frank A. Ernst
Hopewell
Wert Faulkner
Glasgow
N. Lawton Mahan
Charlottesville
Raymond R. Price
Pulaski
Huston St Clair
Tazewell
E. Sale
Martinsville
W. Zirkle
Harrisonburg
Larry H. Smith
Roanoke
P. D. Cooper
Narrows
Virginia
T. Coleman Andrews
Richmond Accounting Firm
Bradley criticizes Congress over leak of off record testimony
Gen. Omar Bradley rebukes lawmakers for publicizing testimony given in a Senate session. He says he was disturbed by press reports alleging Russian forces and discusses the leak's potential impact on national defense. Bradley notes much discussion occurred off the record.
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Omar Bradley
Senate
House
Navy
Committee
Bradley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Knowland
R-Calif
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Three Judges Given Recess Appointments
President Truman named Carroll O. Switzer to the southern district of Iowa as a recess nominee, a move opposed by senators and likely to spark further battles over his judicial nominations in the next Congress session.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Carroll O. Switzer
Iowa
Legionnaires! Redskin Games See at Legion Home
Legionnaires host Redskins games this Sunday afternoon at the Legion Home. Two television sets available for viewing, with admission details listed in the public notice.
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Legionnaires! Redskin
Legion Home
Evans Orphanage Aims Jan 1 Opening in Winchester
The Henry and William Evans Home group formed an executive committee at its first directors meeting. The committee will run daily operations and set staffing. two ex officio members come from Shenandoah Valley National Bank. Trusts total about 138 000 dollars plus the 310 North Loudoun Street dwelling. The goal is to have the home officially underway by January 1.
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Henry
William Evans
Garland Quarles
R.eth Aylor
Earl
Joseph Mien
Jenard Grauter
Coon
Clarke T. Cooper
George Smith
Gharlotts de Hart
Winchester
Clarke
Frederick Counties
N. Loudoun St
Messers Cooper, Quarles
Sirbaugh
Massie
Cooper
Jailbreak Ends in Shootout at Arizona Jail
Five inmates busted from a midtown county jail cell of the courthouse in Phoenix, two killed by gunfire as guards opened fire. A watchman, Tom Stove, may have fired the fatal shot to one escapee while deputies exchanged shots with the fleeing prisoners.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Tom Stove
Amtorg Arrests Increase Tension With Soviet Union
A federal grand jury in Washington returns an indictment charging Amtorg Trading Corp and six officers with failure to register as foreign agents. The case, announced by Attorney General McGrath, could heighten U.S.-Soviet tensions and carries a maximum $10,000 fine.
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Washington
Russia
Amtorg Trading Corp
Kags
McGreth
Russians Seen Moving Faster Than U S in Atomic Science
Nobel laureate Dr. Harold C. Urey warned at a Philadelphia press conference that the Russians are advancing faster than the United States in atomic development and may soon surpass it. He faulted U S secrecy and said security chiefs should be replaced while Gen. Leslie Groves defended ongoing secrecy as necessary for recovery.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Harold C. Urey
Dr. Urey
Leslie R. Groves
Groves
Gen. Grov
Soviet Blamed for Rights Abuses at UN Assembly
The United Nations Assembly in New York voted 47 to 1 to express grave concern over Soviet backed violations of human rights behind the iron curtain in Bulgaria Hungary and Romania. It asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on the Soviet states.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
International Court of Justice
Weather shifts as cold front pushes eastward across lakes
A sharp temperature drop and brisk west winds moved from the Lakes region toward the Northeast and northern Plains. Sub freezing seas and windy conditions persisted, with rain and some snow reported from the Lake Superior area and heavy rainfall shifting from the Mississippi Valley, where Springfield, Missouri, recorded extreme totals yesterday.
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Lakes
Neece
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf Coast
Lake Superior
Mississippi Valley
Springfield
New York Central Curtailing Trains Amid Coal Strike
The coal strike will disrupt rail travel as New York Central plans to suspend 89 trains serving several states after an ICC order. The move could halt at least 100 more, while other major lines including Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Reading, Grand Trunk, New Haven, Pere Marquette, Illinois Central, Monon, Gulf Mobile and Ohio and many Western lines expect no immediate curtailment.
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Associated Press
New York Central
ICC
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Reading
Grand Truck
New Haven
Pere Marquette
Illinois Central
Monon
Gulf Mobile
Ohio
New England
State Budget Nears Completion Stage
Virginia's budget moves toward publication with Budget Director J H Bradford finalizing sheets for two conferences between Governor and advisory committee on Oct 31 and Nov 2. The 500 page document will be sent to printers and serve as the governor's budget basis.
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Richmond
Virginia
J. H. Bradford
Tuck
Wanted caretakers to meet the public and keep tools ready
Help needed for an owner Mr. Goldstein at Edgewood Court Rt. 3, south of Winchester. Pays yearly with free home. Apply in person to the owner for caretaking duties.
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Edgewood Court
Winchester
Goldstein
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