Allies Hold At Triangle Hill After Second Chinese Breakthrough
UN forces advanced toward the Triangle Hill crest in heavy rain after twice losing the frontline position to Chinese human wave assaults. An American officer cited heroism by isolated Allied units that prevented a larger breakthrough. A full company was trapped and later rescued as Chinese infantry and artillery renewed the attack.
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Seoul
United Nations
Triangle Hill
John Randolph
U. N
Eighth Army
Triangle
Seave Aneertanery
Commerce Board names five directors for 1954 term
The Commerce Board elects five new directors to serve until 1954. Directors are chosen by member ballots with outgoing directors tabulating votes. New merchandising director J Lee Miller succeeds James R Wilkins. industrial successor A J Bowen takes over from P W Plumly. professional division sees Dabney W Watts replacing C Ridgley White with Donald McFadden for another year. Miscellaneous division selects Clyde I Heishman to replace Lamar Keen with Charles Zuckerman continuing for one year. Agricultural division names Lester D Arnold to succeed F Amos Shryock with Walker McC Bond as the other incumbent serving one year. A meeting will promptly appoint officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
J. Lee Miller
James R. Wilkins
Wilkins
C. J. Ott
Miller
Claude B. Smalls
A. J. Bowen
P. W. Plumly
Bowen
J. Kenneth Robinson
Dabney W. Watts
C. Ridgley White
Chambler of Commerce
Donald McFadden
Mountain View Hunt Club
Mountain Falls
Remington Rifle
Election Officials For County City Precincts Named
With the general election four days away County and City election officials are named for polling precincts. William Carpenter of the Frederick County Electoral Board will deliver ballots at the County Clerk's Office Saturday. Polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday with judges and clerks listed for Back Creek Dry Run Gore Lamps Russells Gainesboro Ashtons precincts led by commissioners and officials including Robert Muse J Fr Morrison Maynard Snapp Ernest Gray and Arnold.
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William Carpenter
Frederick County
Robert M. Muse
Dry Run
Brill
Elijah Pifer
R.P. Sager
Willie H. McIlwee
Susanna W. Cooper
Gore
W. A. Oates
A. M. Pugh
J. Fr. Morrison
B. L. Larrick
Lamps
Clinto Barr
John R. McKeever
Roy Lamp
Maynard C. Snapp
Carlton Sager
Russells
T. 8. Cooper
E. A. Richards
Paul J. Dodson
J. L. Hershman
Guy I. Frye
Scouts Prepare Get Out The Vote Drive In Frederick Area
Boy and Girl Scouts plan a 9 a.m. Saturday drive to place a Liberty Bell on doors urging turnout for Election Day Tuesday November 4. Units in Winchester and nearby counties assign areas with coordinators guiding Pack Troop and Ship units for the large service project.
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Winchester Star
Terry Plank
Percell M. Plank
Greystone Terrace
Terry
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Bernard Groves
Liberty Bell
Shenandoah
Frederick and
Clarke County
Scouts of America
Winchester
J. W Arthur, Jr
Walter S. Brooking
Ralph H. Peterson
Bernard F Groves
Charles C. Reed
Frank M. Youngblood
Lester D. Arnold
Denver R. Davie
T. J. Calkin
Harry C. Stewart, Jr
William Frank Perry
Harrys. Hanes
A. Harold Rowe
Howard H. Shockey
Frederick
Clarke
Brucetown
Clearbrook-Stephenson
Last Lap in Virginia Shapes 1952 Campaign
Virginia’s 1952 presidential race heats up as Democrats push Stevenson and Sparkman while Eisenhower backers strike back after Del. Whitehead speech. A broad radio push from Gov. Battle and others aims to boost Stevenson amid evolving party endorsements and elector concerns.
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Richmond
Virginia
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Del
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Stevenson-Sparkman
National Party
Gov. Stevenson
Battle
White House Denies Van Fleet Relief in Korea War Debate
A White House denial crossed the campaign noise over Van Fleet, with Pentagon files showing Ridgway and Clark backing a longer range plan to hand Korea defense to South Korea as leaders are trained. Eisenhower cited Van Fleet’s Oct 10 letter urging Korea troops to man their front lines.
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Washington
Korea
Tokyo
Paris
White House
James A van Fleet
Eighth Army
Pentagon
van Fleet
Poy
Matthew B Ridgway
United Nations
Ridgway
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Lovett
Defense Department
Mark Clark
New York Daily News
Dwight D Eisenhower
Detroit
Truman
Cicket
Army and Defense Departments
Clark
Seoul
Eisenhower
New York
Republic of Korea
Orlando C. Mood
Community Chest drive pushes to November 7 final reports
The Community Chest office at 109 E. Piccadilly Street will remain open through Friday November 7 to file final reports for a 41225 goal supporting seven city and county agencies. Red Feather Month ends today while the Winchester Frederick County drive continues toward its early target. After November 7 workers may contact Mrs. Dailey at 937 E. Cork Street or by phone 8414.
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Community Chest
E. Piccadilly Street
Robert M. Dailey
Chest
Winchester-Frederick
Cork Street
City and County Firemen Active After Afternoon Blazes
City and county firemen answered calls yesterday afternoon for two minor fires. The Gore Fire Company and South Ene jeep extinguished a grass fire on Dr. Howard L. James’s farm near Mt. Williams that burned about three acres and threatened a house. A city blaze at Plumley Lumber Company on N Kent St involved a scrap lumber pile but caused minimal damage as flames spread briefly to an adjacent field and were quickly contained.
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Cits
Gore Fire Company
South Ene Jeep
Howard L. James
Mt. Williams
Plumley Lumber Company
N. Kent St
Iw Lawn Farm
Valley Avenue
Delicatessen
Valley Delicatessen
Breve's Delicatessen
S. Braddock St
Purcell
Brucetown
Stevenson Breaks Campaign Tour To Address Riot
Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson paused his campaign transport to fly from Pittsburgh to Illinois after a prison riot. Sen. Fulbright stood in at stops through Maryland West Virginia and Delaware as Stevenson aimed to rejoin four New York appearances. He called Eisenhower's campaign a great masquerade and accused the GOP of hypocrisy while at Hunt Armory in Pittsburgh.
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James Devlin
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Illinois
Sen
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
Stevenson
New York City
Scott Air Force Base Field
Pittsburgh
Menard Prison
Sherwood Dixon
Jerome E. Munie
Hunt Armory
Pennsylvania Steel Center
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln
Poll-takers forecast Ike lead in popular vote
Three top pollsters Gallup Crossley and Roper report Eisenhower ahead in the popular vote while cautions rise on Stevenson’s late surge. They avoid predicting electoral totals and cite uncertainty ahead of Election Day.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Gallup
Archibald M. Crossley
Elmo Roper
Adlai E. Stevenson
American Marketing Association
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Kernstown Girl Hit by Automobile
Shirley Gail McAboy a 14 year old from Route 3 Kernstown was struck by a 1946 Pontiac near Kernstown school. She was treated for a broken leg and listed in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital. Police say she ran onto the highway from the west side of the road.
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Shirley Gail McAboy
Memorial Hospital
Wilco McAboy
Route 3
Kernstown
H. _. Will
Shirley
John Floyd Clayton
Ike Claims Dems Use Super Smear Against Him In New York
Eisenhower accused Democrats of waging a super smear against him during a Madison Square Garden rally after three hard days in New York. He denounced wild charges and rumors while defending his independence and integrity. Attendance was listed at 23,000 with many standees, as Stevenson spoke two nights earlier.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
New York
Madison Square Garden
Joseph Goebbels
Julius Streicher
Edward Miller
Adlai Stevenson
Rouss D and B Corps Win Second in Hagerstown Mummers Parade
The Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps finished second in the Mummers Parade at Hagerstown Maryland earning $100. First place went to Baltimore based Little Flowers Drum and Bugle Corps and Dundalk Boys Brigade took third. Nine corps competed and 55 units marched. Rouss had 55 members and were the sole Winchester representatives.
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Rouss
Hagerstown
Little Flowers Drum and Bugle Corps
Baltimore
Dundalk Boys Brigade
Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps
Winchester
Get Out The Vote Chairman Arranges Election Day Transport
Mrs W W Beattie, chair of the Get Out The Vote Committee, will stay home Tuesday to organize transportation to polling places. Call 6164 to request a ride provided by a Women’s Civic League member.
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W W. Beattie
Womens Civic League
Campaign Train Almost Hits Crowd At Silver Spring Stop
Gov. Adlai Stevenson campaign train overshot its stop at Silver Spring Maryland and backed up toward a crowd. Shouts to stop the train followed as a railway emergency stop halted the car. Several people were knocked down and injured minorly including teen girls two shoes lost and a fence jumpers lip cut. Rescue squad reported no serious injuries.
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Silver Spring
Adlai Stevenson
Fulbright Sub for Adlai in Martinsburg Whistle Stop
Sen J William Fulbright substituted for Gov Stevenson on a Martinsburg whistle stop drawing about 1500 onlookers. Stevenson left the train to Illinois overnight over a prison riot, while 10 carloads still traveled to hear Fulbright speak in the industrial farming area. Eisenhower had drawn a larger crowd a month earlier in the same city.
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Stevenson-Sparkman Club
Martinsburg
W. Va
Gov. Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson - Sparkman
J. William Pulbright
Eisenhower
Inflammable Masks Banned in Winchester Stores
Police Chief J. Tom Boyd warned that some Winchester stores sold plastic masks that are highly inflammable for Halloween. Store managers agreed to stop sales and will exchange unsafe masks for safe ones if returned.
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J. Tom Boyd
Winchester
Frontline Soldiers Show Low Interest in Election Coverage
US troops in Korea show lukewarm interest in the Eisenhower Stevenson race. Few read or hear candidates as Army radio and Stars and Stripes reach units too slowly. Absentee ballots and home letters shape voting, while disputed letters from Gen. Van Fleet go unreported at times.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
U.S
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Armed Services Radio
Korea
Associated Press
Army
Stars and Stripes
James A. van Fleet
Eisenhower
Convicts Capitulate as Stevenson Carries Out Appeal
Menard State Prison rebels end four day uprising after releasing seven hostages. Gov Ada Stevenson prepared to issue personal appeal as state troopers threatened entry. The ultimatum by Michael Seyfruit led to surrender, hostages unharmed, convicts returning to cells.
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Chester
Ill
Menard State
Ada. Stevenson
Revel
Michael Seyfruit
Public Safety
Seyfruit
Gov. Stevenson
Chief Boyd Lists Parking Restrictions For Halloween Parade
Police Chief Tom Boyd announces no parking on City and County lots tonight and on Boscawen Street from 5 p.m. to after the parade. Loudoun Street from Piccadilly to Cork will be blocked from 5 p.m. until after the parade. He urges children to enjoy Halloween safely and avoid placing objects in the street.
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Boscawen Street
Kent
Cameron
Loudoun Street
Piccadilly
Cork
Tom Boyd
Weather Outlook Richmond Virginia Nov 1 to Nov 5
Extended Virginia outlook notes temperatures four to eight degrees above normal. Mild Saturday cooler Sunday and Monday warmer Tuesday and Wednesday with a chance of rain Wednesday. Also mentions a radio program with W. Taylor Murphy and local business notices and church luncheon event details.
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Richmond
Virginia
W. Taylor Murphy
WINC
Bailey's Cash Grocery
Braddock & Cecil Sts
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