Democrats Name Executive Group For County
Frederick county Democrats Saturday elected an executive committee for 1948 49 and unanimously pledged support to the Democratic ticket in the general election Nov 4. W P Harris chaired the meeting and was named chairman. Sheriff Robert DeHaven was secretary. The committee includes A P Whitacre John W Harper George A Smith E Clay Rogers Utah Crosen Clayton Pingley Z W Bageant H Mears Elihah Pifer Thomas Rosenberger Jne R McKeever Robert Muse W E Riley Asa Rosenberger Carroll Campbell and others. Candidates endorsed include Harry F Byrd Jr for State Senate EB Blackburn Moore for House of Delegates Joseph A Massie Jr Commonwealth's Attorney Harry L McCann Treasurer Robert DeHaven Sheriff Earl Bailey Commissioner of Revenue and county supervisors Ellsworth Dodson Landon Whitacre Byron Bumback Ralph Marker Grover Teets. A resolution urged steps to ensure election. a further meeting will name permanent officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
W. P. Harris
Robert DeHaven
A. P. Whitacre
Ashton Recinct
John W. Harper
Yeakey
Geroge A. Smith
Bakers Mill
E. Clay Rogers
Lamps
Ropert Muse
Gore
W. E. Riley
Brucemwon
Asa Rosenberger
Carpers Valley
Venner Bayliss
Greenwood
Carroll Campbell
Kernstown
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Atorney
Harry L
Delegates Arm Amputated in Car Crash near Marshall
WARRENTON September 8 Delegate Lake Triplett 61 was left arm amputated after an automobile accident near his home Saturday He remained on the serious list at Physicians Hospital today Attendants said he received several blood transfusions to combat blood loss and shock A truck side swiped his car about six miles from Marshall Mayor Horace Edwards of Richmond found him on the road.
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Warrenton
Lake Triplett
Physicians Hospital
Marshall
Horace Edwards
Richmond
Triplet
Infant Electrocuted by Fan Fatal Window Accident
Washington report of a two year old girl Sharon Alpers killed when an electric fan pulled from a window sill electrocutes her. Coroner A Magruder MacDonald noted burns on both arms indicating electrocution.
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Washington
A. Magruder MacDonald
Sharon Alpers
Dog Law Administration Studied by Committees
The DeJarnette committee of the advisory legislative council met with the Crockett legislative commission on wildlife and sportsmen representatives to study alternate methods of administering dog laws.
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Richmond
Sept
Advisory Legislative Council
Crockett Legislative Commission On Wildlife
Cider Apples Now Being Received Daily Heinz Company
Cider apples are now being received daily at the Heinz Company. Also notices advertise apples wanted by E W Barr at Winchester Cold Storage Packing House and auto repair services by Valley Wrecking Co in Martinsburg Pike. Swimming pool at Willow Lawn to open in September if weather permits. Lovett's Shoppe advertises final clearance on summer dresses and shoes at discounted prices. WY. F.W. Meeting posted.
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E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
Valley Wrecking Co
Martinsburg Pike
Willow Lawn
H. J. Heinz CO
Lovett
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress
N. Loudoun St
WY. F.W
Striking Truck Lines Tie Up Winchester Freight Movement
About 300 workers from Winchester Local 453 Teamsters AFL walk out over wages and hours, halting shipments for Novick Transfer Co. Allegheny Freight Lines Smith Transfer Co Masser Motor Express Elliott Motor Lines and Super Service Motor Freight. Pickets block terminals with no disturbances reported.
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Winchester
Winchester Local 453
Teamster’s
AFL
Novick
Allegheny Freight Lines
Smith Transfer Co
Masser Motor Express
Elliott Motor Lines
Super Service Motor Freight Co
C. E. Stutzman
Cumberland
Wilbur Swiggett
Leon Wolfe
Novick Transfer Co
Benjamin Belchie
Super Service Freight
Alleghany
M. L. Wisecarver
Tarry Newell
Associated Transport
Mason-Dixon Lines
Chariton Bros
Mason and Dixon Line
Charlton Bros
Emery
Consumers Seek Meat Substitutes As Beef and Pork Sales Slump
In Winchester and other markets sales of beef pork and lamb fell 25 percent in pound volume. Shoppers focus on cents available, turning to canned fish cold cuts and liverwurst while prices rise for steaks and roasts. Stewing chickens and peanut butter gain traction as protein options with modest price changes.
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Winchester
New York
Chicago
British Miners Begin Back to Work Movement
Miners from 18 strikebound Yorkshire pits joined a back to work effort in Barnsley while at least 19 collieries stayed closed and nine were partly affected. Grimethorne colliery, the strike origin, saw 2,500 miners start their fifth week. at the peak last week about 60,000 participated. Unofficial figures indicate 35,000 still on strike and a coal shortage threatening unemployment for 50,000 workers across Yorkshire steel, woolen, brick and allied industries.
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Barnsley
England
Yorkshire
Britain
Grimethorne
Yorkshire Steel, Woolen, Brick and Allied Industries
Midwest heat wave fades as Virginia cools
The Associated Press reports a vast streak of hot weather across the nation, with 90s and 100s in Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Louisiana while cooler air from the Northern Plains nears the Great Lakes. Chicago sees small craft warnings on Lake Michigan as thundershowers loom tonight into tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Appalachians
Plains
Great Lakes
Virginia
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Dakota
Wyoming
Ohio
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Midwest
VPI Economist Sees Uncertainty in Farm Price Breaks
Blacksburg Virginia September 8 1970 Dr Harry Love an agricultural economist notes prices for farm products may not fall soon He cites efficiency gains with farm output per worker rising about 50 percent in the last decade and argues long range programs must reflect farmers know how The piece compares national wage rates and Virginia pay while suggesting some farmers lead in productivity but warns against planning by outsiders without farming experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Harry Love
VPI
Love
Virginia
Clarke Grand Jury Indicts Robber Suspect
Clarke county circuit court heard a true bill against Arthur Junior Moten for breaking and entering the store of William Johnson at Josephine and stealing 9.50 in cash and cigarette cartons. The five man jury was led by foreman Ewart Johnston. Also listed is a separate trial for Kenneth Jackson charged with a felonious hold up against Lawrence Oats. Additionally a $10 000 cherry orchard damage suit by T Fleet and Elizabeth Galloway versus the Norfolk and Western RR was set for trial. Judge Elliott Marshall presided to open the September term.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Arthur Junior Moten
William Johnson
Josephine
Ewart Johnston
Walter Denny
Gilbert Royston
Richard Smith, Jr
Frank Emmatt
Kenneth Jackson
Jackson
Lawrence Oats
James Cobb
J. BE. Stuart
J. T. Stanley Carper
Ernest Elsen
Burwell
Carl L. Brown
W. Lodge Bowles
Howard Morris
Roy Heflin
Roy W. Thompson
Allen Carter
EB. R
Correll Brown
Nathalie F. Skilton
Ernest
Robert Kent
Elliott Marshall
Ladino Clover Seeding This Month Advised
Virginia extension agronomist P H DeHart urges farmers to seed Ladino clover and orchard grass in September for grazing hay or silage next spring. Fall seedings yield better stands. mix clover with orchard grass 2 3 lb clover and 10 12 lb grass per acre, fertilize with 600 lb acre 2 12 12, and drill or broadcast on firm seedbeds for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
P. H. DeHart
Extension Service Agronomist
Virginia
DeHart
Carrier-borne Jet Fighter Is Success
Britain reports completion of trials of a carrier-borne jet fighter the Hawker N 746 powered by a Rolls Royce tube-jet producing speeds above 600 mph Also listed are Orchard Ladders and Bonder contact details at 301 N Cameron St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Orchard
Bonder
N. Cameron St
AFL chief Green Pushes Non-Communist Affidavits
In Chicago on September 8 AFL President William Green urged all officers to sign non communist affidavits to access National Labor Relations Board facilities under the Taft Hartley act. He said executive council members would likely approve the move though John L. Lewis remained noncommittal. The CIO delayed its decision until its Boston convention on October 13.
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Chicago
AFL
William Green
National Labor Relations Board
Green
Coucil
John Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers Journal
Lewis
CIO
Boston
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Massie to Probe Report of Rape At Middletown
William Harrison Tobin of Stephens City, 23, has been arrested and held pending investigation on a charge of raping a 17 year old county girl. Officers located the frightened girl near a church yard in Middletown after hearing her scream. No charges were filed yet as Massie, Jr. planned to interview Tobin, the girl, and her parents. The girl was examined by a physician.
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William Harrison Tobin
Stephens City
Middletown
Robert DeHaven
Henry Renner
Tobin
Massie
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie, Jr
Buck Signals New RFC Curbs Under Review
Sen Buck aarding anew curbs on the Reconstruction Finance Corp. He heads a banking subcommittee that was funded for a year long review of RFC operations. Hearings begin next month focusing on government loans in transportation including railroads airlines and possibly aircraft makers.
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Buck
R-Del
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
RFC
Delaware
Taft Heads West for GOP Presidential Campaign Tour
Senator Robert A. Taft arrived in Columbus for a conference with Republican leaders ahead of a Western campaign tour as delegates back his GOP presidential bid.
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Columbus
West Coast
Robert A. Taft
End to Riots Declared in New Hindu Moslem Dominions
New Delhi reports join Indian and Pakistan authorities promising to capture rioters and place them in concentration camps. Prime Ministers Nehru and Khan vow to shoot on sight attackers while troops quell clashes in Punjab and old Delhi as buildings burn and deaths mount.
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Punjab
New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Jawaharlal Nehru
Liaquat Ali Khan
Dominion
Old Delhi
Ministers Refer Sunday Movies To Committee
Winchester Ministerial Association members met to refer the Sunday movies issue to a special committee for a public statement. Dr T J Hawkins chairs with Dr Ronald Wilson Rev James Roe Dr Lewis Havermale as members as officers begin official duties since June. Sept 28 announcement discussed at length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Ministerial Assn
T. J. Hawkins
Ronald 8. Wilson
James B. Roe
Lewis F. Havermale
E. W. Eisenberg
Ferry Launch Collision in Guanabara Bay Kills Seventeen
At least 17 people died and 70 were injured when a ferryboat and a launch collided in Guanabara Bay last night in Rio de Janeiro. Seventeen bodies were brought to the city morgue.
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Rio DE Janiero
Guanabara Bay
Virginia Governor Warns Against Lottery Fundraisers
Richmond Virginia September eight Governor Tuck warned individuals and organizations about raising funds through lotteries or raffles offering cars or valuable prizes. He cited Virginia Constitution section sixty and code section four six nine three, stressing prohibition on buying selling or transferring lottery tickets and on managing or promoting such schemes.
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Richmond
Tuck
Virginia
Beer License Granted Safeway at Alexandria
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board granted Safeway Food Stores licenses to sell beer off premises for 26 stores in the Arlington Fairfax Alexandria area. The board said refusing would set a broad precedent and noted two questions: applicant suitability and place suitability.
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Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Safeway Food Stores
Arlington-Fairfax-Alexandria
Arlington-Alexandria
Virginia
ABC Board
Hunter Miller
Miller
Safeway
James S. Easley
South
Boston
Robert A. Ryland
Arlington
R. T. Dodge
Baptist Temple
Alexandria
Greek Cabinet Plans Amnesty for Guerrillas and Political Prisoners
Athens reports the coalition government will invite an international commission to supervise an unconditional general amnesty for guerrillas who surrendered. Premier Sophoulis says amnesty could extend to all political prisoners and deportees may be reassessed, with politics neutral. The new cabinet unites rival parties and marks a diplomatic win for U.S. Ambassador MacVeagh.
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Greek — Front
Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Pare
Sophoulis
Athe Royal Palace
Maskinos
Constantin Daris
U. S
Lincoln MacVeach
Jews Forced Off Refugee Ship Under Guarded Unloading
At Hamburg on September 6 1947 British forces unloaded 1206 Jewish refugees from the Exodus era ship Vigour after a long sea voyage from France to Palestine and back to Germany. The operation shifted from orderly disembarkation to clashes as soldiers used clubs against some passengers. Many refugees, mostly men with Polish origins, were carried ashore amid cries and tears.
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Hamburg
Germany
Estine
Poppendorf
Britain
Palestine
France
Bete
Haifa
Port de Bouc
Gialtar
Intra State Class Rail Rates Up In Virginia
Virginia railroads saw a mixed ruling from the State Corporation Commission. The commission denied a petition to increase fertilizer rates but granted a 22.5 percent raise on intra state class shipments amid the same hearing in Richmond.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Red Wing
Washington No
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John Fosbrink
Auton
Clarke Grand Jury
DeHaven
Sen. Buck
Taft
Twin Cities
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Hamburg Dock
E. Babb
Sanwood Ave
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