Clarke County Fair Prize List Stated for Hadley Exhibits
Clarke county fair lists 19 produce classes including potatoes peppers tomatoes and corn plus 12 open farm classes for Clarke county farmers and 4-H FFA members. Fruits include apples pears plums grapes and mixed fruit with dairy and poultry sections and 29 home economics and 4-H women and girls classes. Evening events feature a Clarke county high school versus Toms Brook high football game and a schedule of contests and prize awards with cash and ribbons urged for display.
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Ais Ae “Travnum
Pe Agi
Pumpa
Clarke County
FFA
Grimes
York
Stayman
Barrow
Clarke County High School
Toms Brook
Answers to Daily Quiz
Answers to the page four daily quiz list. Names include Washington Monument Peter Stuyvesant and James Monroe. War era reference notes a French general at the Marne and regions American Samoa California New Zealand and Brazil appear. Labor group United Mine Workers also cited.
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Washington Monument
Peter Stuyvesant
American Samoa
California
New Zealand
United Mine Workers
Liama
James Monroe
Brazil
Corn forecast 3.5 billion bushels second largest on record
The Agriculture Department estimated this year's corn crop at 3 525 741 000 bushels, the second largest ever, with wheat at 1 129 081 000 bushels. The corn figure trails last year's record and is below the ten year average, with potential government controls under discussion for livestock feed surplus next year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Millers Hit by Strike at Co op Property
About 80 feed mill employees of Southern States Co op walked off the job in Baltimore in a wage dispute seeking a five cent per hour increase. Pickets blocked entry for executives and office staff while AFL American Federation of Grain Millers members press two months of talks now handled by a federal mediator.
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Baltimore
Two Truckers Jailed For Strasburg Crash
A five ton truck carrying automatic dishwashers plunged over an embankment on Route 11 near Strasburg. Henry Clay Doss was jailed for drunken driving and Alvin Duncantelle for reckless driving. The Bristol Metal Corp. of Bristol, Tennessee owned the vehicle.
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R. 11
Strasburg
Woodstock
Henry Clay Doss
Alvin Duncantelle
Bristol Metal Corp
Bristol, Tenn
Striking UAW Intensifies Pressure as Talks Stalled
Gov. summoned leaders from Niagara and Erie counties to Albany for a conference after UAW officials demanded Niagara County district attorney withdraw what they call trumped up warrants. Union vows peaceful picketing pending arbitration while mediator urges an immediate ceasefire.
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501
CIO
United Auto Workers
Niagara
Erie
Albany
Dewey
Niagara County
John P. Boland
Edward F. Gray
UAW
Sales Directory dated Sept 10 items listings
Several sale notices list items for auction or settlement. Mrs W A Brnning offers household goods furniture and blacksmith tools at Best Church Sept 10 1 pm. Estate of Leon Darvin to be sold front of Frederick Co Court House Sept 10 11 am. Berryville Ave Market at 731 Berryville Ave sells entire grocery stock and equipment Sept 15 10 am. Mrs Walter A Brnning Rest Va 3 mi north of Clearbrook lists household goods blacksmith and carpenter tools Sept 10 1 pm.
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W. A. Brnning
Leon Darvin
Frederick Co. Court House
Berryville Ave
Berrville Ave
Walter A. Brnning
Rest
Clearbrook
Violence Flares In Old Gang War in Fairfield Ill
A gun ambush wounded Earl Shelton a 33 year old nephew of famed gang leaders in Fairfield Illinois as he arrived at his home. Police said shots came from a car across the street and Shelton gave the license number before being taken to hospital. He survived with bullet wounds and has two small children.
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Fairfield
Ill
Earl Shelton
Illinois
Elmo Mugrage
Earl
Mugrage
Shelton
Big Earl
Ilinois
Little
Clarke Grid Team Unites Power from Clarke County
Consolidation of Clarke county high schools brings Chester Rockwell back as coach of the new Clarke county high school. He reunites former Berryville and Boyce players, with two Boyce stars Henry Hawkins and Daniel Yowell transferring to Handley. Practice yesterday included quarterbacks Buddy Locke and Bill Feagans and a line of linemen and ball carriers from both towns.
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Clarke County
Chester Rockwell
Berryville
ex-Boyce
Boyce
Henry Hawkins
Daniel Yowell
Handley
Rockwell
Buddy Locke
Bill Feagans
Preston Pitta
Floyd Strickler
Kenneth W
Stine Attends Front Royal Meeting Led by District Agent
I Fred Stine attended a county gathering in Front Royal called by District Agent G H Clark of Luray to discuss local agricultural matters. The event based on the agenda covered cooperative efforts and upcoming extension programs in the region.
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I. Fred Stine
Front Royal
G. H. Clark
Luray
Navy inquiry PRP B 36 document linked to congressman request
Navy court of inquiry hears Lt. Samuel P. Ingram recount how Rep. Charles B Deane NC asked Cedric R Worth to prepare a summary leading to an anonymous memorandum that questioned Air Force claims on the B 36 bomber. Worth admits content, faces possible broader probe.
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Washington
Navy
Samuel P. Ingram
Charles B. Deaney
D-Nc
Cedric R. Worth
Worth
House Armed Services Committee
Dan A. Kimball
Navy Court
Thomas G. Kincaid
Air Force
House
Ingram
Deane
Congress
Ter
Leutenant
Consulate Ordered Closed in Hankow
The United States ordered the closure of the American consulate general in Hankow as the embassy staff in Nanjing held talks with Chinese authorities amid the communist control of Hankow.
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Hankow
Washington
United States
Nan
Explorers Wounded and Englishman Killed in Gun Battle
In Canton China on September 9 three men, Leonard Clark and Willard Freeman wounded, Harold Harris killed. A .32 pistol owned by Clark found at the scene. bottles, overturned furniture indicate a struggle. Clark threatens to survive, Freeman in critical condition.
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Canton
China
Leonard Clark
San Francisco
Willard Freeman
Bridgewater
Mass
Harold Harris
Clark
Freeman
Mt. Everest
Earth
Citizens Invited To Chest Clinic In Winchester Final Session
Winchester residents are invited to the Frederick County Tuberculosis Assn. chest x ray clinic at Miller school. The county clinic runs from 4 to 7 and from 10 to ? only. no further clinics are planned in the city this year.
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Winchester
Frederick County Tuberculosis Assn
Miller School
Winchester Assa
FFA to Honor Seven in Virginia at National Convention
Seven Virginia Future Farmers of America members have been recommended to receive the Amoenor–American Farmer degree at the 22nd national FFA convention in Kansas City October 10 to 13. The group includes Albert Franklin Heishima 18 Jackson and William L. Simmons 19 Bridgewater, both FFA chapter members.
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Richmond
Future Farmers of America
Virginia
FFA
Kansas City
Albert Franklin Heishima
Mr. Jackson
Massanutten Ffa
William L. Simmons
Bridgewater
North River Ffa
USA trims consulates as Communist stance tightens
The State Department ordered cutting the Shanghai consulate by about half citing hostility to foreign representatives and failure to uphold international duties. Canton and Mukden consulates have closed, Ithwa and others shut, leaving Peiping Tientsin Nanking and Shanghai active with 13 Americans awaiting transport.
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King
Shanghai
State Department
China
Canton
Mukden
Manchuria
Ithwa
Peiping
Tientsin
Nanking
Landlord Wills 23 Homes to Women Tenants
Newark New Jersey September 9 1939 The late Wilbur B Driver known as Mr X millionaire philanthropist left 23 multi family houses to women tenants to provide independence He died August 23 He owned real estate in the Oranges Newark and Hillside and many charities were anonymous
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Newark
N. J
Wilbur B. Driver
Mr X
East Orange
Mr. X
Oranges
Hillside
Western Lovelies Grabbing Honors At Atlantic City
Atlantic City. Preliminary results from the 1949 Miss America pageant show Western contestants leading in talent and bathing suit events. Sylvia Canaday of Denver Miss Colorado won the bathing suit preliminary, with Miss Arizona Jacque Mercer and Miss California Jane Ann Pederson tied for the chassis award. A Canadian, Mrs Margaret Lynne Munn of Toronto, led the talent division, while Miss Minnesota Gloria Yvonne Burkhart won the prior night. Eastern and Southern contestants may still shift results in personality and evening gown preliminaries awaiting final finalists.
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Atlantic City
Sylvia Canaday
Denver
Colorado
Arizona
Jacque Mercer
Litchfield
Jane Ann Pederson
Santa Rosa
California
Margaret Lynne Munn
Toronto
Mississippi
Minnesota
Gloria Yvonne Burkhart
Minneapolis
Woodstock Hospital plans bid details for new build
Shenandoah county hospital directors delayed action on seven bids for Woodstock’s proposed new facility. Lower bids ranged from $607,639 by Earl L. Camp to $749,500 by James F. Hughes. English Construction Co. bid $662,340. The Camp bid included heating equipment and adjusted wage scale costs, prompting a one week postponement for revisions. Estimated one year outlay to erect, equip and operate is about $808,329, about $70,000 above current prospects.
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Shenandoah County Hospital
Woodstock
Earl L. Camp
Chambersburg
James F. Hughes
Baltimore
English Construction Co
Altavista
Howard Shockey and Son
Investigators Probe Donora Smog Era Conditions
A team of investigators visited Donora after the disaster to replicate industrial conditions common during the infamous smog period. They aimed to understand factors contributing to the incident and assess ongoing risks.
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Donora
Record of 9-hit MLB game by Johnny Burnett
The only player to achieve nine hits in a major league game is Johnny Burnett, Cleveland shortstop, at League Park in Cleveland.
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Johnny Burnett
Cleveland
League Park
Scouts Honor Community Service At Stephens City Group
Stephens City and Middletown scouts earned awards for service including six from Stephens City honored for community work. Charles Ewing Kent Bailey William Zirkle Irvin Tobin Douglas Beatty earned 100 hour bars. Miller Arnold 50 hours. Eagle Scout Douglas Jones earned badges in bird study rowing camping. Six and a half billion glasses of iced tea are consumed annually in the country.
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Kent Bailey
Stephens City
Middletown
Charles Ewing
William Zirkle
Irvin Tobin
Douglas Beatty
Miller Arnold
William Hammack
Billy Andrews
Bobby Henry
Winchester
Kenneth Brill
Mickey
Bobby Smith
Junior Tisinger
Sonny Copp
Kenneth Larrick
Ralph Jones
Kernstown
Ralph Rinard
Douglas Jones
C.s. Hartman
Havermale
Ping
Mr Moore
Wilbur Johnston
Harold Rowe
Local Field Day At Orange Experiment Station
Yesterday a general field day drew local residents including County Agent I. Fred Stine Harry Seabright Mr and Mrs M J Pease Daniel Gano Hugh Dailey Leo Dellinger and John Wert to the Orange experiment station for demonstrations and community交流.
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Orange Experiment Station
I. Fred Stine
Harry Seabright
M. J. Pease
Daniel Gano
Hugh Dailey
Leo Dellinger
John Wert
Dulles Campaigns in New York for Congress Seat
Dulles plans a major campaign push through northern New York with Ives and Dewey aiding. The effort targets a tight race for Congress amid a broader party contest, with Lehman previously carrying the seat and Ives having defeated him in 1946.
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Tate
Ives
Dewey
Congress
Dulles
New York
Lehman
Highway striping cost per mile estimated at 28 dollars
The annual cost to stripe and re stripe 100000 miles of highway is estimated at 2 800 000 dollars or 28 dollars per mile.
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N. Cameron ST
Co-op
BUICK
Chrysler
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock St
Clarke Grid
Stine
Hagerstown
Cumberland and
Shenandoah Valleys
Horace Heidt
George Hamid
Ideal
N. Y
Horan
Hotel Majestic
Cochambamba
Bolivia
International
APPLE
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Woodstock Hospital Law
Seiberling
Cammer Tire Co
Handley School
Our Goth
Glaize & Bro
Food Center
N. Main St
B. F. Goodrich
Loudoun St
Haldeman’s
Tommy D. Lockhart
County Court House
Shenandoah Apple Cider & Vinegar Co
Green Chemical Company
Virginia Apple Storage
Winchester Cold Storage
Potomac Edison Company
Commercial & Saving Bank
Coleman Dunn Auctioneer
KASCO
Green Chemical Co.) Inc
Far
North
Cameron St
Northern Virginia Power CO
McCormick - Deering
Allis-Chalmers
Newm-M
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Shenandoah County Fair
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