Fatal three car crash on Route 11 north in Frederick County
A baby died at Winchester Memorial Hospital and 16 others were injured in two weekend wrecks involving five autos. The infant Timothy Waller and 12 others were hurt in the Route 11 crash near Clearbrook. a second crash on Route 522 injured several more as cars including a 1949 Mercury and a 1940 Studebaker were involved. Several patients were listed in good or fair condition with various injuries.
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Frederick County
Timothy Waller
Bengie Lou Waller
Royersford
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clearbrook
Arthur Jones
Pottstown
Arthur Jones, Jr
David Jones
Doris Jones
Margaret Dalton
Hazel Waller
Studebake
Michaels. Garrett
Winchester
Rt. 3
Garret
John Kerns
Elsie Nichols
Stephens City
Leo Borden
Borden
Elsie Lou Mowery
Marlboro Rt
Anniversary of Girl Scouts Observed Week of Service
Local Girl Scouts join with over a million peers to mark Girl Scout Week running through Saturday. Activities honor Juliette Low with uniforms, layettes for the March of Dimes, tuberculosis literature, hospital visits, and community service projects. A window display by Mrs Charles Snider highlights Scout service with the Community Chest.
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United States
Juliette Low
Lowe
American Legion
Charles Snider
Greystone Terrace
Penney
District Nurses Association
Newton D Baker Hospital
Girl Scout Council
Community Chest
Golden Terror
Ray Thunder Mile
Dick Steinborn
Eisenhower vows Korea trip if elected president
Eisenhower said he would not be talked out of going to Korea to seek peace if he becomes president. He spoke in Philadelphia as Stevenson campaigned in Quincy and warned Republicans about McCarthy. Stevenson ridiculed the Korea pledge and planned stops in Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York as both camps eye electoral votes.
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Associated Press
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Adlai Stevenson
Quincy
Mass
America
30Th Street
New England
Stevenson
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Moscow
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Harlem
Pennsylvania
New York City
New York Times Survey Signals Close Election
The sixth weekly New York Times presidential survey shows a close race with a last week swing likely to decide outcomes. Eisenhower is expected to win 10 states worth 69 electoral votes while Stevenson is favored in 9 states worth 92.
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New York
New York Times
the Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Virginia hit by worst forest fires in a decade
Virginia faced its worst forest-fire siege in 10 years as 15 000 acres burned across the Southwest. Gov. Battle may be asked to declare an emergency district to restrict access and speed firefighting, with 600 firefighters battling about a dozen blazes.
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Virginia
Gov. Battle
Old Dominion
D. M. Waite
Bristol
Waite
Lee
Wise
Russell
Washington
Little Tumbling Creek
Tazewell
Smyth
East River Mountain
Bland
Norton
Wise County
Lee County
Howell Mountain
Tri-Cities
Prominent Winchester Attorney Harry R. Kern Sr Dies
Harry R. Kern Sr., a prominent Winchester attorney for half a century, died this morning in Sebring, Florida after a long illness. Born September 23, 1873, he practiced law with his son in Kern and Kern and had served one term as Commonwealth Attorney. He was a Mason, Shriner, and Knight Templar, survived by his son Harry R. Kern Jr., a daughter Mrs. Harry K. Benham, and three sisters.
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Harry R. Kern
Winchester
Sebring
Florida
Kern
Mr. Kern
Bentley
Katharine Lee
Brooke
Randolph-Macon College
University of Virginia
Commonwealth
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Kern and Kern
Knight Templar
Harry K. Benham
Elizabeth
Miners Ordered Back To Work As Wage Dispute Burns
Washington reports John L Lewis ordered striking soft coal miners to return to work pending government review of a 1.90 a day pay raise. The Wage Stabilization Board cut the raise to 1.50, with talks involving President Truman, union leaders, and mine owners.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Truman
Harry M. Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Moses
White House
Adlai Stevenson
Roger Putnam
Road Death Toll Rises in Virginia Weekend Crashs
Eighteen more names were added to Virginia’s highway fatalities as four people died when a 1941 car left the road and plunged into Lake Smith near Norfolk. A fifth occupant survived. Officials noted most crashes occurred around the Norfolk area with no clear cause and counted 745 for the year to date, 59 more than last year at this time.
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Virginia
Lake Smith
Norfolk
Princess Anne County
Woodson
Manchester Out of Bounds for U S Airmen
The U S Air Force bans all American airmen from Manchester after two incidents where MPs were attacked by a gang with knives and razors. Burtonwood base houses about 5000 airmen, and protests against the stationing contributed to tensions.
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Manchester
U.S
Warrington
Eng
U. S. Air Force
Robert C. Oliver
U S
Burton Wood
Britain
Burtonwood
Air Force
Red Artillery Drives Marines Off The Hook
In Korea US Marines withdraw from The Hook crest after Chinese redeploying artillery fire. A Marine officer said the Communist attack on a three mile front was well planned and contained, with Marine counterattacks regaining the western ridge line before night.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Red
Hook
Panmunjiom
Milo Farnell
Belgrade reports Bulgarian border violations and flights
Belgrade radio quoted the Foreign Office alleging Bulgarian troops fired across the border at Yugoslavia and three illegal Bulgarian air sorties over Yugoslav territory. The broadcasts cited Dimitrovgrad as a strategic border area and did not state Yugoslav responses.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Dimitrovgrad
Foreign Office
Air Force Grants Pilots Self Defense Authority
The Air Force says pilots and overseas commanders may fire in self defense if Soviet fighters attack US planes on peacekeeping missions. A B 29 was downed earlier this month and could not fire back, its guns tied down during a training flight. The service will now provide fighter escort as needed based on day to day tactical needs.
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Washington
USAF
Oc. 7
Hokkaid
New Phone Books With Changes Go Out Tomorrow
Mifflin P Clowe mayor Winchester received the first of the new 1452 telephone directories from T W Kay manager of the C P Telephone Co of Virginia The directories go out tomorrow with hundreds of new and changed numbers including some of the largest local businesses Many have five digit numbers About 10 000 directories weighing 2068 pounds will be mailed to subscribers Old directories should be destroyed and new ones used beginning Wednesday October 29 Continued on Page 2 Col 2
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Mifflin P
Post Office
Weathervane counties point to Eisenhower victory but split
A mid October Associated Press survey of 11 bellwether counties across eight states finds seven leaning Republican and four Democratic. Among them Crook County Oregon Albany and Laramie Counties Wyoming Jasper and Palo Alto Counties Iowa Vanderburgh Indiana Belmont Ohio Marion West Virginia Fayette Pennsylvania Strafford and Coos New Hampshire.
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New York
Wiliam McKinley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Crook County
Oregon
Albany
Laramie
Wyoming
Jasper
Palo Alto
Iowa
Vanderburgh County
Indiana
Belmont County
Ohio
Marion County
West Virginia
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Strafford
Coos
New Hampshire
Albany County
Laramie County
Blaze Devastates Glaize and Brother Lumber Yard
A two alarm fire in Winchester's northeastern business district heavily damaged Glaize and Brother Lumber Company with losses estimated at 75 000 to 125 000 dollars for lumber and mill, plus 5 000 to 20 000 for the milling firm. The blaze started between a lumber shed and a feed mill warehouse and prompted extensive firefighting from multiple departments.
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Winchester
Glaize and Brother
Peters Photos Lumber Company
Winchester Milling Company
Glaize and Brother Lumber Company
Taylor Sarr
Winchester Milling Corporation
Fred A. Naegley
Barr
Glaize
Feed Milling
Fred L. Glaize
Lumber Company
Cameron Street
Winchester Milline
Naegiey
Clearbrook Fire Company
Berryville
Friendship
Eisenhower Meeting Tomorrow at Mt Airy Center
Announcement invites community members to a public Eisenhower meeting at the Mt Airy Community Center tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Address and pictures provided. government figure Stevenson to appear on TV and radio tonight at 10 30 p.m. Heating oils advertisement notes delivery service and contact numbers.
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Mt. Airy Community Center
Very Oil Heat, Inc
Gov. Stevenson
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Adlai
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New Jer
The
UMW
Stan Carter
By Douglas B. Cornell
Ind
Evansville
C. E. Smith
Fairmont Times
Main Street
Glaize and Bro. Lumber Company
Vicious Blaze
Walter A. Bowman
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