Two Winchester Councilmen Retire After 20 Years Service
H Henkel Henry and R Frank Barr retire from Winchester City Council after twenty years. New members Dr William P McGuire and John Steck will fill vacant seats as council meets tonight. Henry and Barr held key committee roles and offered recommendations on storm sewers water supply and franchise rights as they depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Henkel Henry
R. Frank Barr
William P. McGuire
John Steck
Winchester
Charles R. Anderson
Anderson
Percy D. Miller
W. W
Henry
City Hall
Barr
Piccadilly Street
Braddock
Cameron
Boscawen
Kent
Cork
Rurat K
Loudoun
Fredericksburg
K. W
Baltimore and Ohio RR
Gibbons Street
Merryman’s
Capon Lake
Trout Run
Reuss
C. R. Anderson
Smaller Fruit May Have Good Sale This Year
American apple growers in Appalachia expect small apples may fetch a good sale in Britain with a British Food Mission order for about 4 000 000 bushels. A meeting with mission members and growers weighed whether British buyers will pay more for small sizes, as most U S crops favor large apples this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
British Food Mission
Washington
United Kingdom
Lester D. Arnold
Winchester
Virginia State Horticulture Society
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Virginia Apple Commission
Carroll R. Miller
Eg. W. Va
Appalachian Apple Service, Inc
Henry W Miller, Jr
Paw Paw
W. Va
John B. Peters
Aspers
Samuelson, Jr
Hancock, Md
E. W. J. Hearty
Virginia
New York
Truman Node
National Apple Institute
John Chandler
Massachusetts
Norton Snyder Dies After Being Struck by Car
Norton Snyder aged 76 of Wardensville West Virginia died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered last night when struck by a car. He was admitted at 8 25 am the car driver identified as John Orndorff. The fatality is under investigation by the State Police Moorefield with Cpl Shield unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton Snyder
Wardensville
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
An Snyder
Moorefield
Cpl. Shield
Snyder
John Orndorff
Horn Declared Winner Of Auto Race At Lakewood Park
ATLANTA Sep 3 Two top race stars George Robson of Glendale and George Barringer died in a six car crash at the Lakewood Park one mile dirt track as they chased a first prize of 3700. Robson swerved toward the center after colliding with Billy Devore and Barringer was struck. Horn led with two laps remaining and was declared the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn
Atlanta
Sep
Lakewood Park
George Robson
Glendale
Calif
George Barring
Robson
Billy Devore
Indianapolis
Devore Robson
Barringer
Robson Ing
Barring
Army to guard nation in peace as war powers questioned
M Nelson argues in his forthcoming Arsenal of Democracy that the army must not control the civilian economy in peacetime. He claims the army already grabbed authority in 1944 and warns the military could imperil the nation if it dominates economic and social systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GTGON
M. Nelson
Demre
Nelson
Democrats Crack Open Virginia Senate Nomination
In Richmond on September 3 Democrats prepared for a state convention to nominate a candidate for the Senate seat left by the death of Senator Glass. New names Morton G. Goode and Horace H. Edwards join Robertson and others in preconvention talks as 1128 votes will be cast and committees meet to set the liberal and resolutions agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Glass
A. Willis Robertson
William A. Wright
Burch
D-Va
Smith
Morton G. Goode
Horace H. Edwards
Fred Switzer
Harrisonburg
Robertson
Wright
Carter
Bristol
Truman
Roosevelt
John Marshall
Winchester Traffic Jam Wilts Mounting Holiday Travel
Traffic snarl during Labor Day weekend swamped Winchester Virginia as 40 special buses and routes to Washington fed thousands of visitors to Rosemont Clarke County home of Senator Harry F. Byrd. North and South Loudoun streets saw rapid out of state car counts while Arlington County’s centennial drew 6 000 plus attendees as Gov. William M. Tuck missed due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Rosemont
Clarke County
Harry F. Byrd
Andrew H. Bell
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Loudoun Street
South Loudoun
Shenandoah Valley
Washlington
Llarge
Arlington County
William M. Tuck
Tayloe Murphy
Secre
Frederick County teachers begin three day workshop at Miller School
About 100 Frederick County teachers start a three day workshop at Miller School with sessions for primary elementary and high school groups. Dr Fugilaar and Dr Myers lead talks on teaching materials and tests while Wilbur Pence and Miss Joyner plan future sessions and guidance discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Miller School
Felts
R. E. Ayler
Frederick County Teachers Association
Orville Wake
State Department
Myers
Fpuglaar
Sarah Joyner
Mullendore
University of Virginia
Miss Joyner
Wilbur Pence
Shenandoah
Starling
Aura
Missee
Graves
Shtine
Russia Rejects U S Trade Note Says Toss Agency
Moscow says the Soviet government and Sweden will not consult the United States on trade agreements and rejects U S concerns. Tass reported Washington may issue a second note while Sweden resumes talks in Moscow on a five year pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
U. S
Moscow
United States
Tass
Sweden
Washington
Stockholm
Stockholm Morgentidningen
US Task Force Ships Set Sail From Naples For Greece
Bulletin reports the Aircraft Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt and other US Mediterranean units left Naples for Greece today. Berlin dispatch notes a Russian sergeant was shot by a US sentry after a refusal to halt at an ammo depot entrance. Pvt. William Hicks of Delmar Alabama fired the fatal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Italy
Franklin D. Rosevelt
United States
Mediterranean
Greece
Berlin
William Hicks
Delmar
Ala
Third Infantry
Auction sale of antiques and dairy cattle notice
Auction sale begins at 10 a m Thursday September 5 1946 at 7 S Braddock St Winchester Va Headleys Auctions. Earl Shades herd of 35 Guernseys to be sold at 2 p m at farm 4 miles out Bufflick Road.
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Tomrrow
Earl Shade
Airport Road
Care Star
GORE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Lunsford Groc
Woolen Shop
S. Braddock St. Oe
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Headley
Onorrow
Bufflick Road
Eisenhower Urges Patient Struggle for World Peace
Boston dispatch reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing war veterans, urging patient effort to end war through the United Nations despite unease over Washington's Russia and Yugoslavia stance. He warns unity and sustained study are essential as postwar tensions and rivalries threaten civilization's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
United Nations
Veterans of Wars
Washington
Russia
Yugoslavia
Army
Eisenhower
Hutcheson Urges Higher Living Standards For Farmers At Byrd Picnic
Dr. John Hutcheson, president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, told 2,200 fruit growers at Senator Byrd’s annual picnic that high farm income should raise living standards or expand fertilizer use. He warned farm land now selling at 175 per acre is a risky purchase and urged improving current holdings instead. He added the government must act as an impartial umpire rather than favoring any sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hutcheson
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Senator Byrd
Hutcheson
Italy under Big Four limits military to 297500 men
At Paris, a 21 nation Peace Conference military commission approved the Big Four plan limiting Italy to 250000 army 65 000 carabinieri 22500 navy and 25000 air force with 200 fighters and 150 transports plus barred from aircraft carriers. Trieste to become a free city or international zone under UN control as Danzig once was, Yugoslavia pressing for outright Trieste control.
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Paris
Military Commission
Italy
Carabinierii
Yugoslavia
Foreign Ministers Council
Imetudtr
Cesare
United States
Russia
Danzig
Europe
Baltic
Pars
Trieste
Adriatic
Italan
Ivanoe Benoni
Versailles
Poland
United Nations
Danziz
League of Nations
Temperature to Continue Cool With Weeklong Mild Trend
The Star reports a cool week ahead with largely pleasant fall days. Temperatures average three to four degrees below normal, Wednesday slightly warmer, and cooler weather Friday followed by light precipitation Thursday and Friday. Nearby West Virginia shows similar trends. Winchester Research Laboratory logged a 53 degree low last night, rising to 71 by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Winchester Research Laboratory
Clarke County Beach Show Attracts Entrants From Nearby States
The Clarke County Beach Show drew entries from Virginia and Maryland. An A. black and tan hound owned by A. D. Payne of Round Hill was named silver county winner in northern Virginia and Maryland. J. A. Levi Jr. of Berryville showed a reserve championship bird dog. Judges from Washington DC and Bento San presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Virginia
Maryland
A. D. Payne
Round Hill
Loudoun County
Viginia
J. A. Levi, Jr
Berryville
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Miller and Dellinger
Mr. Barr
Mayor Anderson
Chick Hosch
Poory
Switzer
Byrd
Senator Washington Star
Arlington
Caverns
HERD
Frederick Co
Bulletins
Big Four
Navy
Air Force
Loudoun Hound
Shae A Oe Sane Eee
Washington, D.C
Ant Bento San
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