One Way Street Plan Fails to Win Highway Dept Approval
Winchester traffic survey results show the Virginia Department of Highways did not recommend a one way street system. The 133 page report suggests changes to parking meters, road usage, and strict enforcement to ease congestion, but notes future need for one way streets.
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Highway Department
Winchester
Virginia Department of Highways
Lee Grant
Council
Public Safety Committee
J. Kremer
Rouss Ave
Fairfax Lane
Fairmont Ave
Kent St
Valley Ave
Gerrard St
Cameron 5&T
Loudoun
Cork St
Cameron St
Boscawen St
Boscawen
Piccadilly
City Hall
Kent
Braddock
Cannon
Giant Risoso Gem peaches sell out in five days at Conner's warehouse
Fruit broker R. Conner of Stephens City and Refugee sells 300 bushels of huge Risoso Gem peaches at 2.75 to 3 dollars a bushel after a front page feature in The Evening Star sparks demand. Buyers from Washington and Keyser flock to his Refugee orchard and warehouse to purchase the giant fruit.
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R. Conner
Stephens City
Refuge
Conner
Star
Evening Star
Keyser
W. Va
Washington
Final Dress Sale at Lovett's ends soon
Last two days for dresses with prices up to 29.50 per item and a single rack at 5. Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shoppe invites shoppers while noting holiday closures and local business hours.
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Lovett
Berryville Welcomes New Councilmen Oath Monday
Berryville will swear in three new councilmen Preston Kercheval W E Henson and Ernest Locke and Seldon G O Bryan the sole holdover at Monday night’s meeting Mayor Leonard H Bell will begin his eighth two year term Sept 1 following a June election in which Bell won 147 to 75 over George Skelton L N Russell and Roy E Potts were not up for re election and Dr D Blanton Allen was defeated by Ernest Ke
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Seldon G. O'Bryan
Leonard H. Bell
Berryville
Bell
George Skelton
Preston Kercheval
W. E. Henson
Ernest Locke
L. N. Russell
Roy E. Potts
D. Blanton Allen
Ernest Ke
Brumback predicts record corn crop maturity in two weeks
H. M. Brumback, of Opequon, asserts Frederick county will harvest a record corn crop this fall. After viewing a Shenandoah Valley hybrid corn tour near Staunton, he favors complete fertilizer blends and notes the seed is proving satisfactory. Two frost-free weeks are expected to finish maturing the late plantings, aided by timely rains and warm weather.
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H. M. Brumback
Henry Brumback
Boyd Ramey
Harry la Stine
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
Virginia State Agriculture Extension Service
H .M. Brumback
Opequon
Frederick County
Brumback
D A Resigns as Federal District Attorney
William McClanahan resigned today from the post of Federal district attorney in Memphis Tennessee.
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Washington
William McClanahan
Memphis
Tenn
Two Boyce residents build distinctive modern bungalow
Ground was broken today for a $6000 five room bungalow on Greenway Ave at Boyce for Lawrence L Kephart owner of an auto glass shop. W H Racey, proprietor of Racey stores, is building a larger $12000 bungalow for himself on adjacent property behind the Boyce Baptist church with a unique roof tree platform and planned Thanksgiving occupancy.
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Greenway Ave
Boyce
W. H. Racey
Racey
Lawrence L. Kephart
Geenway Ave
Saratoga St
Boyce Baptist Church
Kephart
Sunday Sky Show Planned by CAP At Winchester Airport
Winchester Civil Air Patrol grows from 15 members in February to about 55 and plans a benefit air show at Winchester airport on Sunday September 12. Lt L G Sjostrom says officers and members are finalizing a program expected to be among the largest CAP events in Winchester with space for aviation education and emergency service demonstrations.
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Winchester
Sjostrom
Richard S. Wine
Donald Patton
John “Buddy” Lloyd Jr
Clancy P. Meade
John W. Hughes Jr
William Aber
Charles Adams
Loring Anderson
Garland Baptist
Herman Barr, Jr
Davis Baughman
Loring Brown
Courtney Bennington
John Blackburn
William Blythe
Thomas Cooper
William and Paula
Franklin Ebersole
Les Elliott
William P. Forney
William Fauver
James A. Garber
Eli Garber
James Gardner
Wade Guard
Paul Hotinger
Ross Knee
James Kincaid
Elmer Lauck
Brown Lovett, Jr
William LaFollette
Joseph Massie Jr
Allen Mauck
Isaac Moore
Charles Nicholas
Fred Ritch Jr
Randy Ritter
CAP
Perennial Bachelor Sued for Divorce
The longtime Broadway producer Lee Shubert 73 is named in a divorce suit filed by showgirl Marcella Swanson. Her attorney says Swanson and Shubert were secretly married in Berlin twelve years ago and will pursue the case Friday.
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Reno
Lee Shubert
New York
Broadway
Marcella Swanson
Shubert
Berlin
Page Brook estate linked to 1764 Page family history
Local history notes John Pages married Maria Byrd in 1764 and moved to Clarke area. He cleared squatters on a 2258 acre tract from his father and built Page Brook, a limestone house with thick walls, grand halls, six bedrooms, original stairs, and nearby stone spring house. The estate passed through the Page line to Herbert H Page, then to a series of owners, most recently Robert J Smith of Winchester in 1942.
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Charles Mullikin
St. Louis
Philip M. Walker
Rebert J. Smith
Winchester
Page Brook
Wallace Visit In Mississippi Ends Quietly
Henry Wallace’s September 2 visit to Vicksburg, Mississippi, passed without incident. About 300 people gathered on the courthouse lawn with roughly 50 Black attendees on the edge. no demonstrations occurred as Wallace traveled with a state highway patrol escort from Jackson and filed a slate of presidential electors there. Gov. Wright urged Mississippians to treat him politely, and patrols accompanied him for the six hour stay. Mississippi has no legal segregation, though audiences have historically segregated by custom.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Henry Wallace
Mississippi
Progressive Party
Jackson
Wallace
Fielding L. Wright
Taylor Peppered With Eggs and Peaches in Idaho
Sen Glen Taylor campaign stop in Rexburg and Idaho Falls was interrupted when eggs and peaches were hurled at the Progressive party nominee and companion John Derr though neither was struck. Rexburg police pressed possible action as Syral Sorter reported his car smeared with eggs.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Glen Taylor
Progressive Party
Rexburg
Taylor
John Derr
Clark Fork
U. S. Senate
Derr
Boyce Elects New Mayor and Council in Write-In Ballot
Dr J M Casey elected mayor of Boyce with 32 votes to 24 for Wilton Stuart in a June 8 swearing in at Berryville. Robert McDonald named recorder. four new council members John Hawkins Dr Robert Gardiner C B Carr and J G Burch join, replacing four incumbents. All ballots were write-ins and 57 votes were cast. Casey begins a full two year term.
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J. M. Casey
Boyce
Clarke County
Loring C. Kackley
Berryville
Robert McDonald
Casey
Wilton B. Stuart
Dr. Casey
Stuart
John M. Hawkins
Robert H. Gardiner
C. B. Carr
J. G. Burch
Hugh N. Copenhaver
John Zombie
C. van Deventer
Philip Grim
Russell Long Claims Victory in Louisiana Primary
Russell Long, age 29, claimed victory in the Louisiana Democratic primary, leading R. K. Kennon 257,953 to 249,737 with 47 of 1883 precincts reporting. Returns were incomplete but Long positioned to succeed his late father Hu Yu P Long as U S senator from Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Sept
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
U. S
Louisiana
Long
R. K. Kennon
Chenault Returns to Virginia Pastorate in October
Dr. Fred R. Chenault pastor of Druid Hills Methodist church says he will return to Virginia to accept a pastorate in the Virginia conference in October. He previously served 18 years as pastor of Broad Street Methodist church in Richmond.
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Atlanta
Fred R. Chenault
Druid Hills Methodist Church
Virginia
Broad St. Methodist Church
Richmond
Plumly Lumber Corp
Berryville Legion Votes for 90-foot Auditorium Expansion
Berryville American Legion post approves spending 15 500 for a 30 by 60 brick addition and full basement at its community hall and National Guard armory. The 9 000 square foot expansion extends the main floor to 90 feet, increasing seating toward 1 000. Construction to be led by H N Ritter with completion hoped by Christmas.
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Berryville American Legion Post
National Guard
Berryville
H. N. Ritter
Ritter
Legion Post
Red Cross
29Th Cavalry Mechanized Recon
Teee
Three Guns Stolen In Mt Falls Man Sentenced To Three Years
Kenneth Armel of Mt Falls Rt was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Judge Elliott Marshall in Frederick circuit court after pleading guilty to larceny of three guns from the home of Edward Dyke. The Winchester shotgun and Winchester and Savage rifles were found in a forest cache near Armel’s home. He had a prior record and waived indictment and jury trial. The second case of James W. Miller was continued, Ray Benjamin Miller’s case held over, and drunken driving charges not pressed for Peyton Drewery Puryear and Edward Loftus who were convicted in trial justice court with appeals noted.
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Kenneth Armel
Mt. Falls Rt
Elliott Marshall
Frederick
Armel
Edward Dyke
J. Fred Larrick
James W. Miller
Ike Allamong
Coll
Dabney Watts
Ray Benjamin Miller
Robert Woltz
Peyton Drewery Puryear
Edward Loftus
Virgilina
Trial Justice Court
Gher
Anti reds Fired Union Chief Tells House Probers
James B. Carey testified before a House labor subcommittee that many anti Reds in the CIO United Electrical Workers union have been fired and that some employers prefer dealing with Communists. He cited two specific cases at Westinghouse Jersey City and RCA Victor Camden. He noted UE’s 600,000 members and said the charges of Communist domination merit study for national defense implications.
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Washington
James B. Carey
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
Carey
House
Bart Enright
Westinghouse
Jersey City
James Matles
Sam Basmajian
Rca-Victor
Camden
Reds
Kersten
R-Wis
Escapes Cycle Accident Killed In Auto Crash
Horace Moser 24 of Waynesboro died in an East Side highway crash five miles south of Elkton after a car left the road and struck a concrete post. Three other men were injured in the accident.
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Harrisonburg
Horace Moser
Waynesboro
Eastside
Elkton
E. &. Kiser
Moser
Draft Will Miss Few Eligibles
Reading Pa September 2 Any draft eligible young man who does not volunteer for military service probably will be inducted before next June Secretary of the Army Kenneth C Royall said here Any increase in voluntary enlistments will not affect to any material extent the chance of a particular non exempt non deferred and physically qualified young man from being called in to service by June 30 of next year Royall said.
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Reading
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Nelson to Take Promotion Work
Richmond Sept 2 The Virginia State chamber of commerce executive committee accepted the resignation of public relations counsel Robert F Nelson He will direct the new Virginia promotion council take charge of promotion work for the state
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Richmond
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Robert F. Nelson
Nelson
Virginia Promotion Council
Freedom Train Visit Preparations Started
Eric Friedheim of the American Heritage Foundation met with the Freedom Train committee at 3 p.m. to outline the train’s background and significance as it plans a visit to Winchester from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on October 7. The event features 126 documents including the Declaration of Independence and Gettysburg Address, plus a 10 minute movie to be shown during Rededication week.
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Eric Friedheim
American Heritage Foundation
Winchester
United States
U. N
Friedheim
Germans Seek Voice in Berlin Parley Over Crisis
Berlin officials demanded a say in Four-Power talks on Germany amid a likely Russian veto. Gen. Lucius D. Clay appeared grim leaving the meeting as American and Soviet officers prepared to meet again to hear finance trade and transport committee reports. The city seeks end to East West strife restoration of unified administration and guarantees for the city assembly and tourism zones.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Vassily. D. Sokolovksy
Britain seeks U S military pledge of aid
London reports diplomatic officials say Britain has sent envoy Gladwyn Jebb to Washington to hasten a pledge of American military support for West Europe's five nation alliance in case of war. He joined ongoing talks among the United States Canada Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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London
Britain
Washington
West Europe
Gladwyn Jebb
Bevin
United States
Canada
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Pittsburgh Fined For Rule Violation
The Pittsburgh club of the National League was fined 2000 by Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler for violating the bonus rule. The penalty followed the signing of second baseman Danny Lynch for 6000 to join the Dallas Texas League farm club. Dallas is listed as a Pittsburgh affiliate.
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Pittsburgh
A. B. Chandler
Danny Lynch
Dallas
Chandler
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