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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1950

Page

2

Mrs. Mary Price Dies at Residence

Mrs. Mary Katherine Price, 72, wife of Ashby Luther Price of Tac deed at hat home's Born in Frederick Cuarky 7, 1878, she was the sa of the late Samuel and Robinson Brown of Fred County. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ralphee of Richmond and Mrs. Frank Swimley Jr. of Brucetown, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Mary Katherine Price Ashby Luther Price Tac Hat Frederick Frank Swimley, Jr Brucetown Ronald Price Ralph L. Casten

Mrs. Morie Anderson Dies at 85

Morie Anderson 85 widow of John Anderson died at noon at granddaughter Mrs Lea Schaubode’s home 388 Charles St after nearly two years of illness. Body at Jones Funeral pending arrival of daughter from Baltimore for funeral arrangements.

Morie Anderson John Anderson Lea Schaubode Charles St Jones Baltimore

Front Royal Sets 50 Budget for Pre Christmas Parade

Front Royal approves a 50 budget for the annual Pre Christmas parade to be held in November and to cover special street decorations.

INT Royal Front Royal

Mustard Related to Cabbage Cauliflower and Turnip

A brief note states mustard relates to cabbage cauliflower and turnip. The relations imply shared family traits among Brassica vegetables. No dates or organizations are mentioned.

Virginia Avenue Students Begin Band Instruction

Virginia Avenue School in Winchester starts its first band lessons directed by H Gaylen Strance from Handley High School music. Principal Miss Charlotte DeHart notes growing student and parent interest as the list of enrollees includes drums clarinet cornet saxophones flute bass French horn and trombone players.

Virginia Avenue Winchester H. Gaylen Strance Handley High Schoo Musics Charlotte DeHart Dennis Brumback James Anderson Wilbur Ander Russell Potts Benny Campbell Adam Myers Ed Anderson Edward Truslow the Patton John Kirk Lewis Boyer Thomas Jobe Mary Larimer Stewart DeHaven Mary Lee Judith Manuel Alfred Chapman Stephen Lee Arthur Stone Billy Funk Betty Lyne Robert Rinker Donald Homer William Gorham Charles Frye Charles Clark Junior Oates Pete Cleveland William Kerns Paul Claus David McGolerick Tommy White Gilbert Line Raymond Emerson Billy Dick Dickie Rush Edward Shifflett Joshua Warfield

Free Tickets For Handley Ex Players Available

Ex Handley football players can collect free game ducats at the Young Men's Sport Shop 50 Rouss Ave. Coach Hunter J Maddox announced. Sargent has them ready for this Saturday's Judges versus Covington game with a 2:00 p.m. kickoff in the Handley Bowl.

Handley Rouss Ave Hunter J. Maddox Snag” Sargent Covington

Special Services At Nazarene Church

Special services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene 336 Pairview Ave tomorrow and Friday evenings. The young people with Pastor Rev Fred Gibson from Arlington will lead with special music and preaching. Mrs Mildred Downing invites all to attend.

Church of the Nazarene Pairview Ave Fred Gibson Arlington Mildred Downing

Assault Expected On French Bastion

Saigon reports French troops withdraw from Laokay outposts along Indochina's northwest frontier and civilians evacuate by air to Hanoi. Spokesman cites Vietminh guerrilla threat and planned defense lines around Muong Khuong while French planes strike Vietminh concentrations east of Laokay.

Saigon Laokay Indochina Hanoi Lackay Ho Chi Minh

Clarke High Receives First Clarke County UN Flag

Clarke County High School received a United Nations flag at the weekly assembly The flag is the first UN flag made in Clarke County by the Maron Chapel Home Demonstration Club members including Mrs James Perks Mrs Clarence Kerns Mrs Roy Thompson Mrs Ridgeway Miss Bessie Galloway and Mrs Guido Thompson Presentation by Mrs Kerns and Miss Moran was accepted by Principal C E Miley United Nations Day observances prompted flags from HD Clubs statewide.

Berryville Clarke Clarke County United Nations U. N Clarke County Maron Chapel James Perks Clarence Kerns Roy Thompson Ridgeway Bessie Galloway Guido Thompson Kerns Aor C. E. Miley

Acheson Outlines Steps Toward German Peace and Unity

Acheson argued that West efforts built a self sustained German economy while Russia blockaded Berlin and restricted East German commerce. He urged free elections for a national government and a constitutional council uniting Western and Eastern Germany.

West Russia Berlin East Germany Germany Acheson

Congress Weighs Excess Profits Tax Bill for War Funds

Lawmakers plan to limit tax to an excess profits levy aimed at diverting war profits into the Federal Treasury. The measure would restrict profiteering by ensuring additional revenue supports wartime needs.

Congress Federal Treasury

Congress weighs party registration amid subversive fear

Congress debates whether the party must register as hearings hint at possible action after a long NY trial of 11 officials for conspiring to overthrow the government. With 100 groups on a subversive list, enforcement may target each, starting with the Communist Party, as 86 foreign leaders face custody moves.

New York Communist Party

Atomic Program Gains in Year

Chairman Gordon Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission said progress is strong in the U S atomic program versus a year ago and that a hydrogen bomb site may be chosen soon. He noted good momentum toward a submarine reactor plant and downplayed Pontecorvo’s disappearance while stressing vigilance against leaking secrets. He declined to confirm any Russian atomic tests.

Washington Gordon Dean Atomic Energy Commission Russia Dean Bruno Pontecorvo Finland AEC Pontecorvo U. S Britain Truman Dean Diidn

Cars and Trucks Collide at Berryville and Elm

At 6 p.m. yesterday a multiple vehicle crash at Berry Ville Avenue and Elm Street caused about 165 in property damage with no injuries. A 1948 Cadillac owned by Robertson Motor Sales and driven by Hayford R. Robertson struck a 1946 Chevrolet truck owned by Warren Wolfes Custer and a parked 1937 Pontiac sedan owned by William Cornwell. The Cadillac and Pontiac damages were split as 150 and 15 respectively. the truck had no damage. Robertson started to pass the truck as the left turn occurred, pushing him into the truck and then the parked car.

Berry Ville Avenue Elm Street Charles Cain Winchester Robertson Motor Sales Conowingo, Md Hayford R. Robertson Conowingo Warren Wolfes Custer Woodland Avenue William Cornwell Cameron St Pvt Cain Robertson Berryville Avenue

Stock Averages and Base Size Noted in Machinery Report

The page lists stock averages compiled by the Associated Press with several time markers and figures. It also notes the U S Air Force base at Limestone Maine covering 10 000 acres.

U. S. Air Force Base Limestone

U S Mobilization Program Structure Shaped by Agencies

President Truman appoints a nine member mobilization board led by Ching of the Mediation Service. Commerce, Interior, Agriculture and ICC agencies form defense role lines with NPA and PAD outputs directing production, resource allocation and priority orders for military needs.

Truman Ching Ernment Price Stabilization Board Valentine Eeeanee Commerce Sawyer NPA National Production Administration William Henry Harrison International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Interior Secretary of the Interior Chapman Petroleum Administeation For Defense PAD Minerals and Energy Division MED Agriculture Department Defense Secretary of Agriculture Brannan Office of Requirements and Allocations ORA Office of OMF NPA No. 1 Interstate Commerce Commission ICC Defense Transporta

Innocence Claimed In Burning Trucks

Floyd Randolph Benner of Clearbrook pleads not guilty to arson charges over two Benner owned trucks set on fire to claim insurance. Jury trial set for Friday November 3. bond $2,500. Autocar tractor burned in Loudoun County last July and a Benner tractor-trailer burned in February on Apple Pie Ridge. Charles Oliver Keckley of Winchester, driver for Bennet, received a one year sentence in Leesburg for firing the Autocar and faces a similar arson charge here.

Floyd Randolph Benner Clearbrook Benner Kern and Kern Loudoun County

Runaway wheel halted at Sunoco by attendant

A wheel and tire rolled across the Piccadilly Cameron Street intersection at 10 45 this morning and ran up onto the Sunoco Service Station drive where attendant Clay Shaw stopped it before it hit a parked car. The wheel was a spare from a passing pickup.

Piccadilly Cameron Street Sunoco Clay Shaw Shaw

Estate and Auction Notices for Frederick County and Nearby Areas

Sales directory lists Oct auctions at Frederick County Court House front and near Winchester with nine parcels real estate and farm items. Other notices include Yost near Berkeley Springs with livestock and farm equipment, McKay estate west of Bunker Hill with furniture, Ward estate on Shenandoah Ave in Winchester, Streit estate near Route 522, Forney antiques at 119 E Clifford St, Cain near Bunker Hill livestock and machinery.

Miler Frederick County Court House N. Washington St Fairmont Ave Highland Ave Winchester Stonewall Gainesboro Back Creek C. Yost Berkeley Springs W. Va le- Hew McKay Bunker Hill Emily R. Ward Shenandoah Ave E. Miller Streit Winchester City Hilda Forney E. Clifford St Delbert Cain Rt. 11

Government agencies unite to curb inflation efforts

The article notes the creation of the Office of Defense Manpower under Secretary Tobin and shows agencies like the Federal Reserve Board and the Housing and Home Finance Agency tightening controls on installment buying and easy home purchases to combat inflation.

Tion Administration DTA Department Tobin Office of Defense Manpower ODM Federal Reserve Board Housing and Home Finance Agency Reserve Board

Quiz answers from Page 4 cover Catholics to distance logic

The list names Roman Catholics as the answer to Q1, praises a compliment about time gazing at a fair face, cites the Niagara River, notes a veto that was overridden, defines a gem cutter, identifies two masts on a brig, mentions a farewell drink, assigns Shakespeare’s Hamlet Act V Sc 2, names the British Labour Party, and asserts a paradox about distance halves in theory.

Niagara River Shakespeare British Labour Party

Mustard Oil Used In Indian Body Ointment, Nat Geographic Says

The National Geographic Society reports mustard oil is used in a traditional body ointment in India. The note highlights regional practices and potential health considerations tied to this ingredient in local remedies.

The National Geographic Society India

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Mary Price Mrs. Anderson Front Royal Parade Call Jones Nazarene Church John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc S. Braddock St Ts Pests Sk U.N Clarke High School G. & M. Music Center Associated Press Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply N. Cameron St U.S the Armory OMPS L.Q Chapman Motor CO Heatwole Motor CO N. Braddock St Stephens City R Sanitary ‘Icarivo Co Glaize & Bro B. F. Goodrich S. Loudoun St Henkel M. Lamp Bath Tommy D. Lockhart Loudoun St SWIFT C. I. Brumback & Sons N. I. Br Frigidaire Electric Ironer Frigidaire Frigidaire Pood Meter-Miser Northern Virginia Berryville — Strasburg
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