Wounded Veteran Leads Blood Donor Drive in Winchester
Pfc. Allen R. McNealy wounded August 9 in Korea thanks donors after giving blood during a 171 unit Red Cross drive. He recalls blood he received after a gasoline bomb blast near a machine gun nest. McNealy, from 316 N Kent St, heads to Camp Campbell, Ky, Sunday. Volunteers were recruited by the Winchester Elks Club with the Junior Chamber of Commerce planning the next visit on December 14. Nurse Mrs. Helen Kemmerer assisted at the Blood Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Allen R. McNealy
Leeson R. McNealy
N. Kent St. Pic
McNealy
Red Cross
Japan
Walter Reed Hospital
Ashington
Camp Campbell
Winchester Elks Club
Perry Wright
Robert Newlin
Chamber of Commerce
Helen Kemmerer
Washington Regional Blood Center
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Katherine Price
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Katherine Price aged 12 wife of Ash Luther Price of Brucetown will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the John H Enders Pumeral Home in Berryville with the Elsmore Brucetown pastor of the Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Step City. Pallbearers are Julian Steele L Rossman Edgar Lineburg Duvall Robert and am Bowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katherine Price
Ash- Luther Price
Brucetown
John H. Enders
Berryville
Elsmore
Brucetown Methodist Church
Step- City
Pallbears
Julian Steele
L. Rossman
Edgar Lineburg
Duvall
Robert
Am. Bowden
Newsprint price rise hits Canadian producers
Newsprint prices rise six dollars a ton from 101 to 107 per ton in a move by International Paper Sales Co. International, a major Canadian producer, is the sixth to hike in two weeks and signals broader increases across the industry. Canadian firms supply over 80 percent of U S newsprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Paper Sales Co
International
United States
National Guard units may be released from federal service
General Mark W. Clark indicated yesterday that some National Guard units now in federal service may be released in seven or eight months. The statement centers on demobilization timelines affecting guard units under federal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
National Guard
Halloween Parade Route Announced by Winchester Officials
The Handley School Band and Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps join the Halloween parade Tuesday night with 110 dollars in prize money for costumes. A 5 dollar prize goes to the best costume member of each group. Parade forms 6 30 p m on Cameron Street and travels through downtown to a grand Plaza party with gifts and refreshments. About 3000 handbills are being distributed in city schools.
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Handley School
Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps
Gene Sakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Cameron Street
City Hall
Cameron
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Boscawen
Lakers
Mrs. Anderson to Be Buried Saturday
Mrs Mollie Anderson 85 widow of John Anderson dies at her 388 Charles Street after a two year illness. Born October 23 1865 in Gore she is daughter of William and Eliza Triplett. Survived by two grandchildren Mrs Lea Schaubode and Theodore Anderson both of Winchester one daughter Mrs Bessie Crist of Baltimore and two brothers Samuel S Triplett of Winchester and John B Triplett of Hayfield. Funeral Saturday 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J S Duckwall officiating. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral
Mollie Anderson
John Anderson
Charles Street
Gore
Anderson
William
Eliza J. Stotelmyer
Lea Schaubode
Theodore Anderson
Winchester
Bessie Crist
Baltimore
Samuel 8. Triplett
John B. Triplett
Hayfield
J. 8. Duckwall
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Asberry Triplett
Matelin Triplett
John Triplett, Jr
Harry Hottle
Charles Lillis
George McFarland
Christ Church Antique Sale A Success Aims Annual Event
The Christ Episcopal Church Antique Sale reported broad success and plans to become annual. Mrs. J. M. Steck notes satisfactory finances and eager dealer demand for next year. The third week of October will host the next sale in Winchester parish facilities with meals to continue. Visitors came from over half of 48 states plus France Canada and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
J. M. Steck
St. Mary’s Guild
Christ Church
Winchester
Former Cuban President Miguel Gomez Dies at 61
Former Cuban president Miguel Mariano Gomez died at his Havana suburb home at age 61 after brain surgery in New York last August. He is survived by his widow and three daughters. Gomez was a leading political figure and Cuba’s first elected president following the overthrow of Gerardo Machado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Miguel Mariano Gomez
New York
Gomez
Gerado Machado
Winchester Post Office Highlights Growth in 1949 Mail Volume
The Winchester post office reports 3 rural carriers and 3 custodial employees, with 4,500,000 pieces delivered in 1949. Parcel post and other mail totals surpassed previous years, driven by increased revenue. Campbell began service in 1934, serving in all departments, and is married to Marguerite Wohlford of Pulaski with six sons, Lewis Burns and John Sheppard among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Campbell
Postal Service
Marguerite Wohlford
Pulaski
Lewis Burns
John Sheppard
Apple Worker George Gough Dies After Head Injury
Clarke County investigators probe the death of 37 year old East Bend laborer George M. Gough found unconscious between midnight and 1 AM on a path near the Byrdapple orchard camp. He died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from a head wound as autopsy confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
George M. Gough
East Bend
N. C
W. W. Smallwood
Gough
Byrdapple
Route 12
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Murphy
John Troxell
Smallwood
James Wood
Robert Milburn
John H. Enders
Bural
J. C. Gough
Request for information on Jean Moncure Wood of Glen Burnie
The Winchester Star editor seeks details about Jean Moncure Wood wife of Col James Wood of Glen Burnie and daughter of Rev John Moncure. She supposedly lived at Gunston Hall in youth and an early life account may exist. Readers with knowledge are asked to contact Miss Monimia Fairfax MacRae of Ashville North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Jean Moncure Wood
Col
James Wood
Glen Burnie
John Moncure
Gunston Hall
George Mason
Demonstration Day Plans Set For November Event
The Home Demonstration Achievement Day committee outlines plans for the event on November 3 at the First Baptist Church. Rep Burr P Harrison will speak at 1 30 p m on The Virginia Farm Family of the Mid Century. Reports from members cover the United Nations National Home Demonstration convention Biloxi Miss and the National Youth Foundation Leadership Camp Camp Minivanca Mich. A luncheon is planned and proceeds support Bible School Cancer and polio drives and related benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee For
First Baptist Church
Burr P. Harrison
United Nations
Biloxi
Miss
National Youth Foundation
Camp Minivanca
Mich
Funeral services set for Boyd F. Simmons in Capon Springs
Boyd F. Simmons, 59, World War I veteran of Capon Springs W V died yesterday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday with final rites at Intermont Lutheran Church and burial in the adjacent cemetery. He is survived by his wife Eva Brooks Simmons four sons John R Owen D Paul F and Marvin L Simmons a daughter Myrtle S Long two grandsons Winston F Simmons and William H Long Jr two brothers Albert R and George W Simmons a niece Dorothy Grim and an uncle Luther Secrist. He served in the 125th Infantry under General Pershing and was a member of the Intermont church on Capon River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Frederick Simmons
Capon Springs
W. Va
Intermont
Giffin Funeral Home
Capon Bridge
Mr. Simmons
John W
Mary E. Simmons
Eva Brooks Simmons
Myrtle S. Long
Alexandria
John R
Bernville
Owen, D
Paul F
Marvin L. Simmons
Capon Sp
Resident Wins 7 ft Refrigerator at Lions Fun Festival
Mrs. M. A. Keckley of 210 E. Fairfax Lane won a seven foot electric refrigerator at the Lions Fun Festival opening night in Winchester Armory. Officials reported a record attendance as the event supports sight conservation. H. C. McMurtry performed on the electric organ. festival resumes at 7 30 tonight and closes Saturday with a new automobile awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Keckley
E. Fairfax Lane
Winchester Armory
H. C. McMurtry
Son
Constitutional amendments outline court count and regional consolidation
The article notes two proposed amendments to allow state courts to set judges numbers by public need and permit consolidation of counties and cities under a single school board and admin system. Both amendments passed two General Assembly sessions without opposition. Absentee ballot applications end midnight tomorrow, with election day voting from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Vegetation Returns to Katmai Valley After Eruption
After 38 years since Mt. Katmai eruption, Alaska’s Valley of 10,000 Smokes shows first signs of plant life. Scientists note soil recovery and new mosses and small grasses sprouting in lava-formed terrain. The recovery marks a slow ecological rebound in the Aleutian region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Mt. Katmai
Quiz Answers From Page Four
Answers list includes wordplay and trivia such as Wliness and Hemisphere. Items cover a sling and pebbles, ice skating, ages five, famous make, oyster, continents and regions, and a Swiss cottage linked to Benjamin Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wliness
Ney
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Normandy
France
Benjamin Harrison
County sale listings for late October and early November
Sales directory shows multiple auctions around Frederick County and nearby West Virginia locations. Items include real estate parcels on N Washington Street and Winchester areas, estates with furniture and household goods, livestock and farm equipment, and antiques with addresses in Winchester and Bunker Hill areas and dates from Oct 28 to Nov 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Court House
N. Washington St
Fairmont Ave
Highland Ave
Winchester
Stonewall
Gainesboro
Back Creek
P.C. Yost
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
le- Hew McKay
Bunker Hill
Emily R. Ward
Shenandoah Ave
E. Miller Streit
Winchester City Limits
Hilda Forney
E. Clifford St
Delbert Cain
Rt. 11
Property Tracts in Frederick and Winchester Virginia
Tract H named Second Rock Enon Tract also called Little Cove in Back Creek district Frederick County about 88 acres located 16 miles from Winchester and 5 miles south of Gore. Deed dated November 30 1915 from Rosa E Fries and D Alvin Fries to W C Miller recorded in Deed Book 138 page 400 notes graveyard 50 feet square. Tract D on East side of Highland Avenue Winchester Virginia 30 feet by 100 feet conveyed to W C Miller by correction deed from George W Ogden et al dated April 19 1947 recorded in Deed Book 70 page 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
City of
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Clarence Robinson
William Miller
Annie Foreman
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Stonewall Magisterial
W. C. Miller
Back Creek
Northwestern Turnpike
William C. Miller
J. H. Lockhart
Circuit Court
Rock Enon
Rock Enon Springs
Harry R. Kern
Second Rock Enon
Little Cove
Gore
Rosa E. Fries
D. Alvin ‘Fries
Highland Avenue
George W. Ogden
Corporation Court
Mary Barton
Ridge Farm
George F. Miller
Godfrey L. Miller
Columbus Brown
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Grubbs
Mary Price
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock St
Berryville Basket Co., Inc
Berryville, Va
LeHew McKay
Winston L. McKay
W. D. Orndorff
A. L. Jolliffe
Haloween Parade
Mrs. Anderson
Apple
The
Roy Simmons
Barr’s
Parkerette
Parker “Springfield
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
I.Q
J. R. Alexander, Jr
N. Loudoun St
Armory
Mervel W. Adams
Harry
Grants
County Court House
E. Miller Street
Farmers & Merchants National Bank of
Coleman Dunn
Glaize & Bro
the Armory
C. I. Brumback & Sons
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
Chapman Motor CO
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock &T
Harry Schmidt
Home Place
Washington and
Piccadilly Streets
Fairfax Lane
John Abe Miller
Hunting Ridge
D. R. Moore
Mathias Rutter
A Garland Williams
J. Edward Thoma James P. Reardon
Special Commissioners
Harry A. Schmidt
P. J. Marshall Clerk Corporation
Winchester, Wi
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