Two City Fires Do Little Damage
Local firemen answered two calls yesterday afternoon for small fires that caused no damage. At 2:30 p.m. a grass fire behind a house at 106 Purcell Ave was extinguished quickly with no harm. A second fire at 6:30 p.m. involved the Lamp Motor Company building on Smithfield Ave where a burner tank exploded but a cement floor and high ceiling limited damage to a negligible amount.
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Purcell Ave
Lamp Motor Company
Smithfield Ave
Roy Whitacre Dies In Hospital Here
Roy R. Whitacre, 46, of Cold Stream, West Virginia, died early this morning at Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Doc and Mabel Whitacre. Survived by his widow Ivy and four children Robert Jr, Allen Grant, Darlene, and Philip Dutton, plus six brothers and three sisters. Funeral services Sunday at 1 p.m. from Giffin Funeral Home Capon Bridge with Rev. A J Barret officiating. Additional services at Fairview Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. burial in adjoining churchyard. Pallbearers named.
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Roy R. Whitacre
Cold Stream
W. Va
Memorial Hospital
Doc
Mabel Whitacre
Ivy Whitacre
Robert, Jr
Allen Grant
Darlene
Philip Dutton
Giffin
Capon Bridge
W.va
A. J. Barrett
Truman Talk Warns of GOP Plan to Pulverize Unions
President Truman in Wheeling Virginia yesterday warned that if Eisenhower wins the White House and Republicans gain a Congress majority they would pulverize labor unions. He did not mention McCormick or the Tribune during his remarks. He will campaign in the Midwest and vote November 4 in Independence Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. McCormick
McCromick
Truman
Midwest
Independence
Wheeling
W. Va
Eisenhower
Congress
Quiz Answers From Page Four Revealed
The page lists eleven answers including Helen Hunt Jackson, a straw used in weaving, the prior geologic epoch, Texas, the Department of the Interior, France and Spain, Pluto, the 18th Century, the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, and Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Texas
Department of the Interior
France
Spain
Pluto
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
McCarthy Censorship Row Shortens Seattle Telecast
Sen. Joseph McCarthy faced a censor dispute in Seattle over two Pearson staff references. KING TV refused to air the speech unless the paragraphs were deleted, McCarthy declined, and the telecast was canceled. He then spoke 18 minutes at the Washington State Press Club dinner amid boos and cheers.
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Seattle
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
KING
McCarthy
Chicago
Otto Brandt
The
Broadcasting Company
Washington State Press Club
Victor A. Meyers
Democratic Party
Marshall
Joe
Sales Directory listing multiple auctions October and November
October sales include Horst & Bittner tractors near Waynesboro Pennsylvania at 11 30 am and Mrs H B Sell Rest Virginia at 1 30 pm with W Strong Lewis as auctioneer. Other auctions cover Webbers Plumbing Winchester Latane Street real estate A C Oates estate stock Verona Staunton Aberdeen Angus sales Orange and Leetown West Virginia farm machinery livestock and real estate notices.
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Horst & Bittner
Waynesboro
Martin Wagner
H. B. Sell
Rest
W. Strong Lewis
G. G. Baker
Fred. County
Latane Street
Winchester
E. T Snider
A. C. Oates
Prederick County Court House
W. E. Edwards
Frederick County Court House
U. S. Rt. 50
Gore
Duvall
Orange
Dave Canning
Ralph G. Hengeveld
Florence
Hengeveld
District Court of the United States
Western District of
Virginia
Frederick County
Why We Give to the Community Chest by Mrs Gaunt
Mrs Allen W Gaunt Admitting Clerk at Winchester Memorial Hospital since 1947 describes why she donates to the Community Chest She notes local children benefit most from the supported agencies and praises the Chest for a time saving all-in-one drive and its work in the community.
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Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Winchester Day Nursery
Negro Day Nursery
Children's Home Society of Virginia
Sacred Heart Boys’ Club
Allen W. Gaunt
Amherst Street
Gaunt
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Community Chest
Gls Pinned Down 85 Yards From Top Of Pike's Peak
American troops stormed Triangle Hill in Korea, pinned 85 yards from Pike's Peak summit by heavy Chinese fire. U S Seventh Division soldiers and South Korean forces faced mortars machine guns and dug in positions as they tried to advance. Casualties swelled with 14 0 Reds killed and 320 wounded reported at Triangle Hill and broader frontline figures showing heavy enemy losses for the week.
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Gls
Pike's Peak
Seoul
Barren Triangle Hill
U. S
Little Gibraltar
U.N
U. S. Seventh Division
Triangle Hill
Triangle
Sniper Ridge
Fastern
U S. Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Highway Kidnappers Leave 19th Victim In Trunk
SPARTA Tenn A trio of highway kidnappers left their 19th victim locked in the trunk of a stolen car in a Cumberland Plateau gulch and took a 20th in a stolen truck Rescue for Lee Johnson who spent about five hours trapped then walked to a Spencer garage to call the patrol Johnson and Herschel Myers said they were ambushed while returning to their truck after hunting squirrels The bandits had previously abducted at least 18 people along Florida Tennessee highways but no new victims reported since Wednesday
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Sparta
Tenn
Cumberland Plateau
Lee Johnson
Johnson
Spencer
Here
White County
Herschel Meyers
Meyers
Florida
Tennessee
Thousand Acre Fires Gain, Then Seem Contained in Virginia
A thousand acre Pulaski forest fire was reported under control by the Salem District Forest Service. A new blaze in the Dismal Swamp region of Norfolk and Nansemond counties grew to about 500 acres before being checked. Firefighters worried as more than two dozen fires raged statewide, with officials noting most blazes were now under control.
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Pulaski
Salem District Forest Service
Norfolk
Nansemond
In Memoriam Mamie E Carper Obit Verse
In loving memory of our dear mother Mamie E Carper who passed away fourteen years ago on October 24 1938. The family recalls her smiling face through lonely hours and golden memories that bind us to her.
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Mamie E. Carper
Stevenson Leads Eisenhower in Virginia Survey Ahead of Election
Virginia newspapers report Adlai Stevenson leading in several districts with shifts since September while Eisenhower gains in others. The Associated Press survey of 26 dailies and 8 weeklies notes Byrd and Tuck endorsement debates may affect outcomes and predicts mixed district results across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry F. Bvnd
William M Tuck
Stevenson
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Ihe
Byrd
Tuck
Apple Producer Dies in West Virginia
Martinsburg reports the death of Robert Lee Lingamfelter a major local apple producer aged 59 after three months illness He was a Berkeley County native World War I veteran member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an active Episcopalian His survivors include his mother a brother and a sister Funeral services will be held at Hedgesville tomorrow
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Hedgesville
Robert Lee Lingamfelter
Lingamfelter
Berkeley County
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Grammer Accused in Car Accident Hoax Trial
Sodaro presented evidence to show Grammer placed a pebble under the accelerator of a car he had given his wife as a present to speed it downhill. The other woman in court was Miss Mathilda Mizibrocky, a Canadian UN employee, whose testimony suggested she would not marry a divorced man due to her beliefs.
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Sodaro
Grammer
Mathilda Mizibrocky
United Nations
Mizibrocky
Senate probes Nixon finances at request of Neely
The Senate Elections Subcommittee authorized its counsel to receive information on Senator Richard Nixon's finances after Senator Neely urged a broad inquiry into whether Nixon received other endowments beyond an $18,000 expense fund raised by California supporters. A full investigation was not ordered, but staff can collect information.
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Washington
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Richard Nixon
California
Hennings
Sen
Neely
D-Wva
Nixon
Congress
Virginia Apple Contest Sees 57 Girls Compete for All Eastern Title
The Virginia contest, under Mrs. Robert Rea and Mrs. J. P. Alexander, with Carroll R. Miller, promotes 4 H and Home Economics winners from Maryland to New York. State champions vie on National Apple Day in Washington for the All Eastern title.Participants travel from Winchester Virginia to Wilkesboro North Carolina and Rochester New York with events at Hotel Statler and appearances on WMAL TV and radio.
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Robert Rea
J. P. Alexander
The
Virgina State Horticultural Society
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apple Service
Virginia
Appalachian Belt
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
North Carolina
New York
Washington
D. C
Hotel Statler
Gray Lines
Embassy Room
Statler
Elinor Lee
Ruth Crane
Wmaltv
W. R
Winchester
Martinsburg
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Roy Whitacre
Bienn
Co. L. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Valley Lumber CO
Martinsburg Pike
Ciider & Shockey
Wonder
Bruce
BRUGE
Bruce Doozit
John W
Rosenberger Co., Inc
Braddock St
Kingtv
Drew Pearson
E. T. Snider
Stan Carter
Milo Farnett
Chun I Kwon
ROK
BEST
Allis-Chalmers
A-C
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Elmer FE. DeHaven
Batts
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent Street
Ike
Senate Elections Unit
Eleanor
J. A. Hotinger
N. Loudoun St
Middletown
John Elenbass
Byron Brumback
Route 11
Ridgeway
Virginia Line
Wm. Hensell
Harrisburg
Carolyn Lescar
Sweet ‘Valley
Qos
Alloy Manufacturing Co., Inc
Dept. B
Horning Rd
Pittsburgh
W. B. Snidersons
Warmest
N. Cameron &J. Coal & Wood
Axel
Willis F. Smelser
Circuit Court
County Court House
Willis Smelser
Joseph C. Geracietux
A. B. Solenberger
Trustees
Jon
Republic Oil Refining CO
Garland M
Canter, Agt
Berryville
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