Office Burglary Sparks Weeklong Theft Wave
Police report a string of office break ins over weeks with last night’s haul the largest yet. Break ins hit the offices of Police Justice John Rice and Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney Watts, with two fountain pens missing from Rice's desk and pennies and stamps stolen in earlier incidents. Police say entry came through a rear window and investigators, led by Chief Boyd with Capt Funk and Sgt Rudolph, suspect the same thief or group. Mrs. Ritenour and Miss Alice Altizer note multiple break ins in six weeks, with a cash box theft discovered this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Phanton
Ritenour
Alice Altizer
Food Price Rise Sharpest Since Mid-July 1948
Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index climbed to 5.72 from 5.58 marking the sharpest rise since mid July 1948. The index reflects wholesale cost of 31 common foods with notable increases in coffee beef cocoa butter and flour among others. Prices remain 11.6 percent below the year ago level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Dun & Bradstreet
Briton Jumps From Ritz Window After Blindness News
The 39 year old heir of Marshall Field Sr. and son of a renowned admiral leaped from a sixth floor Ritz hotel window in London after learning he was going blind. He had just been told the diagnosis when he fell to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chicago
Marshall Field Sr
Ritz
Consolidation Erases Rural Schoolhouses
A Star article notes steady disappearance of country one room schools as Frederick county moves toward consolidation. New high school west of the city hints at further merging and possible closure of smaller schools. Local notice also urges votes for Scott Atkinson for city treasurer on November 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Frederick County
East Lane
J. H. Yost
Scott Atkinson
City Wins Top State Honor For Pedestrian Protection
Governor announces 1948 traffic safety awards for 10 Virginia cities at a Nov 10 luncheon in Richmond. Roanoke Alexandria Winchester Radford win in population groups for pedestrian protection. Roanoke tied for first in native motorist contest. Richmond placed third. No-traffic-fatality honors go to Clifton Forge Covington Marion Radford Vinton Suffolk Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Tuck
Col. C. W. Woodson Jr
Governor’s Highway Safety Committee
Ice Assn
National Safety Council
Roanoke
Alexandria
Winchester
Radford
Governor’s Com
AAA
Clifton Forge
Covington
Marion
Vinton
Suffolk
Shade Interests To Spend 27000 For New Buildings
Building permits totaling 27000 have been issued to E. Earl Shade and Shade Equipment Co. for two new structures at 1017 19 N Loudoun St and one mile north of Winchester on Route 11. A 60 by 100 foot warehouse with garage starts next to Loudoun Street, cost 12000, due July 1. Later a 100 by 100 foot concrete block repair shop costs 15000. Shade is president of Shade Equipment Co founded in 1945 with J. E. Sartelle as VP and Catherine Carter as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Earl Shade
Shade Equipment Co
Loudoun St
Winchester
Shade
J. E. Sartelle
Catherine Carter
Frederick County
N. Loudoun St
A. W. Shade
Old Valley
Clifford St
Chest Enrolling Personnel for Business Unit
The Business unit announces a campaign to enroll personnel aided by F. L. Largent Jr. as general chairman. George T. Sanders Paul Terreta and E. E. Harbaugh accept group chairmanships while W. H. Louthan leads the Service division with C. E. Holsinger Rich es Eddy John Goodwin and Rob J. A. Massie Jr. join. Robert Ayler heads the Schools section and Walter Massie and John Jones handle Federal offices City County and State. B. F. Starkey takes County chairmanship to organize communities countywide as Community Chest agencies are enlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Largent Jr
A. J. Bowen
George T. Sanders
Paul Terreta
E. E. Harbaugh
W. H. Louthan
C. E. Holsinger
Riches Eddy
John Goodwin
Rob J. A. Massie Jr
Robert Ayler
Walter Massie
John Jones
B. F. Starkey
Stacee
Dr R A Shafer Fined 4000 in Narcotics Case
Dr R A Shafer of Winchester pleaded guilty in U S District Court to selling morphine sulphate in Winchester on May 23 May 24 and June 1 He was fined 2000 on May 23 2000 on May 24 and placed on probation for five years with 4000 in fines due within 90 days Attorney Harry R Kern Jr of Winchester represented him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
R.A. Shafer
Winchester
U. S
Dr. Shafer
Harry R. Kern Jr
Death of Millwood mail carrier Frank Alger at 59
Frank Alger aged 59 a Millwood mail carrier died at University hospital Charlottesville after birth in Newport Virginia. He is survived by his children Ray Earl Everette from Millwood Ernest Floyd and others. thirteen grandchildren and four siblings. A service is planned at 11 a.m. Friday at his residence with Rev Dargan Lucas. Newport Christian church services follow at 2 p.m. with Rev Newton presiding. Interment will be at the Newport cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Alger
Millwood
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Newport
Charles
Millie Shomo Alger
Page County
Alger
Ee Millwood Coor
Ray
Philadelphia
Earl
Everette
Ernest
Broadway
Floyd
USN
Boston
Mass
Thomas Nesselrodt
Fort Sibert
W. Va
Steelworkers Appeal For Aid in Baltimore
Striking steelworkers will collect relief funds in Baltimore tomorrow. Malbert Altallah, Maryland director of the CIO United Steelworkers, said about 20 000 workers on strike need food and rent money. He anticipated a generous response from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Malbert Altallah
Maryland
CIO
United Steelworkers
Alfallah
Get-out-vote Drive Carried By Democrats to Culpeper
The Democrats launch a get out the vote drive in Culpeper for an Eighth district rally amid debate over the Campbell amendments. Harrisonburg and Roanoke hold forums and rallies with proponents and opponents defending or denouncing the poll tax proposals as voters weigh federal versus state election controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culpeper
Associated Press
Democratic Party
Chamber of Commerce
Almond
Stuart B. Campbell
Wytheville
E. Griffith Dodson
Roanoke
Campbell
Julius F. Prafer
Roanoke College
Col
James P. Hart Jr
Patrons Call for Prettier Waitresses in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a restaurant removed its suggestion box after a two day trial. Of 75 notes left first day and second day combined, 38 urged hiring prettier waitresses while none commented on the food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hope Flicker Seen For Settlement Of Steel Strike
Washington October 26 The White House held Truman unlikely to intervene as talks continue. Irving S Olds of U S Steel suggested a possible compromise after a New York board meeting. 600 coal trains canceled and relief plans discussed in Youngstown as industry and union talks resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Irving S. Olds
U.S. Steel Corp
New York
Youngstown
Ohio
Olds
Big Steel
Farewell Dinner Honors Havermale Mission at Market Street
Gifts presented to Rev and Mrs Havermale at a farewell dinner by the Young Couples class led by Dick Fauver and by Mrs Jud McDonald and the WSCS. Toasts by William Argenbright and a reception of thanks for their years of service before moving to Chatham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St. Methodist Church
Lewis Havermale
Chatham
Dick Fauver
Havermale
Jud McDonald
William Argenbright
Havermales
WSCS
C. E. Babb
Harold Rowe
Pearl Hutton
Wade Guard
W. R. Johnston
W. R. Pangle
John Kern
Carl Sirbaugh
Mervel Adams
Stella Prince
Gilbert Whitmire
Clara Eliason
Hoover-Kern
Henkel-Harris Co
Cooper Building
GAA
Leftist CIO Ousts Rival Factions Stir Talks in Cleveland
In Cleveland on October 26, leftist dominated unions of the CIO United Electrical Union pressed Senana representatives to end internal feuding before the CIO convention. Murray signaled unresolved disputes would be settled at opening, while Emspak urged settlement to focus on jobs and living standards. The move comes as Murray heads to New York for Lehman rally and Reuther proposes a CIO strike fund starter of 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CIO United Electrical Union
Senana
New York
Emspak
CIO
Murray
Philip Murry
Taniein
W-J
United Electrical Work
Abram Flaxer
James Durkin
Harry Bridges
Herbert H. Lehman
U. S
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Auto Workers
Wall Street
British Protest McCloy Ruhr Plant Dismantling Remarks
Britain has protested to the United States over John J. McCloy remarks on Ruhr plant dismantling, saying the statements harm Western policy in Germany. Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick conveyed the complaint to Julius C. Holmes as McCloy planned talks in Washington and a London stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
United States
John J. McCloy
Germany
McCloy
Washington
Dean Acheson
Julius C. Holmes
U.S
Ivone Kirkpatrick
Foreign Office
Kirkpatrick
Ruhr
Reconditioned Adding Machines Available at Low Prices
Kenneth E. Henry Co advertises reconditioned adding machines priced affordably. The notice highlights stock with low prices and limited quantities, inviting customers to visit or contact the retailer for details and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Two Years in Penitentiary for Hit and Run Death
Joseph C Hess of Martinsburg was sentenced to two years in the Virginia penitentiary for a hit and run that killed a pedestrian on Oct 8 near Winchester. Cousin Carl Hess received a one year suspended sentence and a $100 fine. Co defendant John C Greenfield is on bond. The case details include guilty pleas and waived indictments. the victim was Wood a 65 year old orchard worker from Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Hess
Martins-burg
Virginia
Samuel
Carl Henry Hess
John C Greenfield
Joseph Hess
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Henry Whiting
Randolph Larrick
Carl Hess
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie Jr
Elliote Marshall Presid
of Wood
Greenwood
Hess
West Virginia
Hoffman Takes Tough Stand for Marshall Plan Reforms
Hoffman heads to Paris carrying a hard line urging Marshall Plan nations to quicken recovery with self-help and strict action. He and Acheson met to prepare proposed steps, including relaxing trade barriers and easing currency exchange to keep funds from draining away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
Marshall Plan
Hoffman
Acheson
Paris
State Department
ECA
OFEC
Dynamite Destroys Steam Shovel at Pa Strip Mine
Violence erupts in Pennsylvania soft coal fields as a large steam shovel at Henry Kenner's Coupon strip mine is blown apart by 200 to 225 sticks of dynamite. The blast leaves only the boom, with wreckage scattered across the site. Earlier blast hit a deep mine tipple owned by the same operator. The deep mine had union approval to continue operations amid the coal strike to supply schools and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Henry Kenner
Coupon
United Mine Workers
Kenner
Jonathan’s Lunch Program Apples Sent to Virginia Points
The USDA school lunch purchase program has shipped seven carloads of apples to Virginia points. The state allotment was 65 cars but the final deadline at noon Saturday seems unlikely to be met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Miners Lose Unemployment Bid in Coal Walkout Ruling
John Q. Rhodes heads the unemployment commission and denies Virginians unemployment compensation for the coal walkout as a wage dispute. Rain and cold worsen production, with surface mines hit hardest as miners face idleness amid the stoppage and June 30 partial work stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Setulae
Old Dominion
John Q. Rhodes
Unemcompensation Commisployment Sion
Virginia
Rhodes
Unemployment Compensation Commission
John L. Lewis
J. W. Clarke
Emergency Fuel Commission
Minimum Wage Bill Signed Sets 75-Cent Floor
President Truman signed legislation boosting the federal minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour with a 90 day effective date. The plan would cover about 22.6 million workers but exclude a portion after redefining production wording. The split between House and Senate estimates placed exclusions between 1.0 and 1.2 million, with southern and southwestern regions receiving a large share of the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
South
William R. McComb
Southwest
House
Senate
Miners Propose 71-hour Day in Southern Pits
In Bluefield West Virginia Oct 26 miners propose a 71 hour work week in new contract talks. The United Mine Workers negotiator John Owens says talks folded and may resume next Tuesday. White House potential intervention looms as the industry seeks an agreement with Southern operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Cers
UMW
John Lewis
Choicest Beef Sells At 41 50 On Hoof Market Surge
Livestock traders report a sharp price rise with top beef at 41.50 per hundredweight or higher. Prime steers around 1200 pounds led the gains as recent sales stayed above 40, while other grades lagged behind the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer
Four Dallas Apartments Wrecked by Late Night Blast
A major explosion ripped through a Cedar Hill area housing project in North Dallas collapsing walls and lifting the roof of a four unit building. All residents inside were injured and fire officials search for a cause. Battalion Chief J W Owens said the origin was not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleue Wet & G
Dallas
Battalion
J. W. Owens
Moose Halloween Dance At Armory Saturday Night
A dance band will play at the Armory for a Halloween event Saturday night from 10 p m to 1 a m Tickets are 120 cents each Free table reservations can be arranged by calling Molden at 4169
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Armory
Moleden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mittee
Dr.r. A. Shafer
National Coal Assa
Lewis
Phil Murray
Marshall
Jonathans
Ae Sulphur Springs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!