Robbery reward battle over Jewel Box case moves to court
Capt. Funk and two Maryland men face a bill of particulars in corporation court for claims to a $1000 Jewel Box robbery reward. The King Street store paid the reward into open court as Funk and Sgt. Rudolph contest sharing it after evidence led to Richard Nail and a warehouse burglary linked to Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Funk
Winchester Police Department
Harper Bonebrake
E. Glen Hoover
Hagerstown
John Rice
Capt. Funk
Maryland
Leo H. Miller
Corporation Court
Funk
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Sgt
Warren Rudolph
Richard Nail
Allen
Winchester
Rudolph
Punk
Nail
Jewel Box
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
Five day forecast for Virginia from October 27 to 31 calls for temperatures averaging slightly above normal. Expect fair and mild conditions through Friday, followed by cooler weekend. Rain likely Saturday with less than a quarter inch total.
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Virginia
Two Husbands and a Church Inquiry 1808 Clarke County
Old Bethel Baptist Church records reveal an 1808 inquiry into Sister Milly, property of Samuel Bryarly, who had two husbands prior to conversion. The church appointed Brother Davis to cite her for next meeting, then Milly reported her repentance and full satisfaction to the congregation.
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Old Bethel Baptist Church
Clarke County
Davis
Milly
Samuel Bryarly
York Inn Hallowe'en Dance with Harry Fisher Orchestra
Winchester hosts a Halloween dance featuring the Harry Fisher Orchestra for the first time, with attendees urged to dress in costume or semi formal. Reservations available by calling 5314. Also notice seeks a bookkeeper aged 20 to 35 with bookkeeping and typing skills at Smith Pontiac Sales and Service Gerrard Street and Valley Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Inn
Hallowe'en Dance
Harry Fisher
Winchester
Smith Pontiac Sales
Gerrard St
Valley Ave
States' Rights Push Campaign Hits Virginia Nightly Speakers
A trio of out of state speakers for the States Rights Democratic ticket campaigned in Virginia audiences last night with Frank M. Dixon former Alabama governor and Rep. James B. Hare of South Carolina among those drawing crowds in Danville Ashland Chesterfield and Bedford. Dixon warned against federal civil rights measures while Dorn and Hare attacked FEPC and central government power. Dixon spoke in Winchester tonight and Lovingston and other towns hosted speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
States Rights Democratic
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Danville
James B. Hare
South Carolina
Chesterfield
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Bedford
Dixon
Winchester Armory
Thurmond-Wright
Winchester
West Virginia
Maryland
Charlottesville
FEPC
Russia
Moscow
America
Lovingston
Dorn
Red
Hare
Ar Ashland
Randolph-Macon
Washington
David H. Allen
Ralph Richardson
Wil
4000 Majority For Harrison Now Predicted
State Senator Byrd Jr predicts Burr Harrison will win re election by at least 4000 votes. He cites strong support in the northern Seventh district counties and says Robertson will lead the Democratic ticket. He urges confidence in Robertson and Harrison while warning not to take any vote for granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Burr P. Harrison
Byrd
Harrison
Virginia
Robertson
Polio Diagnosed in Virginia Ave Student’s Case
Archie McKay six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Winston McKay of 302 Liberty Ave is hospitalized at the Medical Hospital of Virginia Richmond with infantile paralysis. It is the first polio case reported in Winchester and Frederick county this year. City health officer Dr L M Allen confirmed the diagnosis and said prognosis was excellent. Archie is in first grade at Virginia Ave school and was taken to Richmond Sunday after doctors suspected polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie McKay
Winston McKay
Liberty Ave
Medical Hospital of
Virginia
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
L. M. Allen
Allen
Virginia Ave
Archie
Winchester Navy Day Luncheon to Feature Captain Quackenbush
About 150 guests will attend a Navy Day luncheon at the George Washington hotel in Winchester with Captain Robert S. Quackenbush Jr. as guest speaker. He will address students at Stonewall high and Handley, speak at a press interview, and later record a radio transcription for WINC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Service Club
George Washington Hotel
Robert S. Quackenbush Jr
Quackenbush
Richard Evelyn Byrd
USN
Anarctic
Winchester
Washington
Tom Baldridge
Stonewall High School
Handley
E. L. Griffin
Kiwanis Club
Lions, Exchange
Rotary
Ralph Yount
Sargent
Norfolk
Back to Work Order Given Transport Workers
New York bus drivers returned to work four hours after a citywide shutdown that paralyzed 3.5 million riders. CIO TWU president Michael J. Quill ordered 8500 members on seven private lines back to duty outside the State Public Service Commission. Mayor William O Dwyer appealed for calm and urged compliance, citing retroactive wages of about $300 per man and a $5 million retro pay settlement reached last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Workers Union
Quill
State Public Service Commission
Woolworth
William O’dwyer
O’dwyer
O'Dwyer
TWU
Public Service Commission
TWA
Shenandoah Valley Inc promotes R11 route to Florida tourists
Florenz Hinz executive secretary reports 100000 strip maps showing a scenic short route from Maine to Florida via the Shenandoah valley are distributed to steer winter travelers onto Route 11 from Winchester to Roanoke. The map claims mileage and time savings, plus fewer big-city drives, with campaigns for National Apple Week and Shenandoah Valley apple sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fréderick County
Shenandoah Valley Inc
Florenz Hinz
George Washington Hotel
Maine
Florida
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Roanoke
Augusta
Miami
Egg prices rise while broilers fall in poultry market
Local dealers raised egg prices by three cents per dozen to 70 cents for Grade A. Broilers inched down two cents, with rock and cross at 27 and red at 28, reflecting mixed movements in the poultry market. Pine Motor Co. seeks an expert mechanic.
Straw Chewer Finds Cause of Stomach Ache
Ballymena, Northern Ireland report says Paddy O Neill who habitually chewed a straw while driving his pony and cart had a stomach ache. Doctors removed two balls of straw weighing 28 ounces from his stomach after admission to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballymena
Northern Ireland
Paddy O'Neill
Paddy
Truman Announces Democratic Tide On Campaign Train
President Truman told crowds in Chicago and during a swing through Indiana and Ohio that the tide is rolling for Democrats. He warned of strong Republican and reactionary forces undermining democracy and said he has spoken to more than six million voters on his cross country drive.
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Hint
Valley
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Inc
Truman
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Cleveland
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Jacob Arvey
Cook County
Democratic Central Committee
Edward J. Kelly
Michigan
Bill Horstman
Chicago Stadium
West Side Arena
Mr. Truman
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Republican Party
Ray J. Crane
Blackstone
United States
Albany
Baby’s Stomach Moved to Chest By Operation
Ten month old Boyd Lewis underwent an operation that moved his stomach up to his chest to connect with a short end of his gullet. The Newport News infant, born with a gullet obstruction, has been fed by a tube and is reported in satisfactory condition after a quiet night at the Medical College of Virginia hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Boyd Lewis
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Newport News
George Lewis
MVC
Traffic Mishaps Cause 800 Dollars In Damages
Winchester police report three traffic accidents totaling about 800 dollars in damage. At Loudoun and Gerrard Streets a Central Chemical Co tractor-trailer driven by Vernon Clinton Haines collided with a 1940 Chevrolet driven by Herman O. Jones of Winchester. A second crash at Loudoun and Gerrard involved a 1941 Dodge driven by Curtis Lynn Tusing and a 1929 Chevrolet operated by Floyd Ritenour of Stephens City. A third accident on North Loudoun Street occurred when Garner Ward Windle opened the door of a parked 1941 Packard into a 1933 Chevrolet coach driven by William Talhelm of Stephenson.
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Winchester
Loudoun
Gerrard Sts
Central Chemical Co
Hagerstown
Vernon Clinton Haines
Herman O. Jones
Curtis Lynn
N. Kent St
Floyd Ritenour
Stephens City
N. Loudoun St
Garner Ward Windle
North Ave
William Talhelm
Stephenson
Austin Denounces Arab Claims of UN Bias in Palestine Session
Paris Oct 26 The American president of the United Nations Security Council Warren Austin angrily adjourned Palestine debate and rejected Arab charges of bias. Egyptian official Mahmoud Bey Fawzi pressed for immediate action as fighting continued in the Negev. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Khashaba Pasha accused Israel of armament breaches, while others urged study and possible Chapter 7 measures.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Warren Austin
U. S
Mahmoud Bey Fawzi
Egypt
Negev Front
Security Council
Faris el- Khouri
Syria
Council
Austin
United Nations
Israel
Ahmed Khashaba Pasha
Four Foot Pumpkins Promise Plenty of Pie This Fall
Mr and Mrs Marvin White of Stephenson City near High View school expect ample pumpkin pie as four pumpkins weigh 32 pounds each and stand two feet tall with a four foot circumference. Mrs White attributes the size to a very good season.
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Marvin White
Stephenson City
High View School
White
Berliners Brace for Winter Blockade Pressures
Western Berlin anti communist leaders urged residents to endure a hard winter under the blockade and stay defiant to Soviet pressures. They blamed the UN veto of the Berlin compromise and doubted Paris talks would ease the stalemate, calling for an intensified Western airlift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lupton to Build $8500 Extension
Lupton Orchard Service Inc at 560 N Loudoun St has a building permit for a 60 by 100 metal warehouse east of its business. Estimated cost 8500 dollars. Helsley gets permit for 40 by 100 frame with asbestos siding at 532 Fairmont Ave cost 4000. Hausenfluck granted frame garage at 348 Virginia Ave for 500. Cain receives permit for a 120 coal and wood shed at Kern and Highland Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupton Orchard Service, Inc
N. Loudoun St
J. F. Helsley
Fairmont Ave
Clarence Hausenfluck
Virginia
Chicago GOP Plan Huge Dewey Ovation
Dewey trails Truman into Chicago as Republicans seek to limit Democratic margins in major cities. The campaign aims to outdo rivals in Cleveland Boston and New York, with Dewey outlining a friendly policy program and avoiding prearranged campaign stops en route.
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Chicago
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Dulles Links Greek War to Soviet World Plan
John Foster Dulles told the U N political committee that Russian actions aimed at extending Soviet power constitute a general drive for world revolution through force and terrorism. He urged UNSCOR to extend its inquiry into the Greek civil war and to halt aid to Greek guerrillas from Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
U.N. Political Committee Today
World Peace Agency
Security Council
Berlin
Russia
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Ashly
U.N
Balkans
Unscob
Greece
United States
Britain
France
China
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
United Naations
Unscor
Balkan
Markos Vafiasdes
140 Volunteers Set for Red Cross Bloodmobile Visit
140 volunteers are scheduled to staff the Red Cross bloodmobile’s fourth local visit at Christ Episcopal Church parish house tomorrow aiming to reach a 100 pint quota. Chairman Stewart Bell Jr. says success hinges on donor appointments. Elks backing boosted past efforts and a Washington staff writer plans coverage for a Sunday feature. Red Cross officials from Columbus will observe the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Stewart Bell Jr
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Bell
The
Elks
Howard Cahill
Washington
Red Cross
Columbus
Big Political Rally Wednesday Night at Armory
Paid political advertisement invites all to hear former Gov Dixon at the Philadelphia Democratic Convention. Formerly a keynote speaker when Thurmond was nominated. Dewey and Truman invited to attend or send reps to state views on civil rights. Thurmond Wright Committee by W W Baker.
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Armory
Dixon
Philadelphia
J. Strom Thurmond
States Right
Dewey
Truman
Thurmond-Wright
W.W. Baker
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Everara
Ldder Meade
Navy
Cornwall
N. Y
Capt. Quackenbush
Naval Academy
CIO Union
O’dywer
Hinz
Pine Motor CO
Fawzi
Negev
Middle East
U.S
Marquess
Milford Haven
David Michael Mountbatten
Sharman Douglas
la Guardia Field
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Margaret Rose
Vishinsky
Lupton
Boston
New York City
Independence
New England
Madison Square Garden
Vishinsky Vero
U.N. Assembly
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