118 Trapped Miners Await Rescue at Scotch Mine
In Cumnock Scotland eighteen miners were trapped after a cave in. Only eight escaped as a gas wall 1000 feet thick blocked progress toward the surface. Rescue teams with gas masks worked through hours of darkness as relatives prayed and local services aided civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Mine
Paw Cumnock
Scotland
Knockskinnoch Castle
Salvation Army
Glasgow
D. William Reid
National Coal Board
Truman to Explain Credit Controls for Consumer Purchases
The article outlines down payment and installment terms for appliances furniture and home repairs under new credit controls. Ten percent down and 18 to 30 months for various items with exceptions for sub $100 articles and 18 month payoffs for most loans. The Board notes comparisons with World War I and postwar controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Hospital Admissions Liste at Winchester Memorial
New patients admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital include Oscar G. Smith Route 3 Harry R. Kern Front Royal Pike Robert A. Nagley Route 2 Ralph William Bageant Box 284 John O. Fowler Round Hill Randolph T. Hollar Edinburgh John E. Cheshire Summit Point W Va James Lofton Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Oscar G. Smith
Harry R. Kern
Front Royal Pike
Robert A. Nagley
Ralph William Bageant
John O. Fowler
Round Hill
Randolph T. Hollar
Edinburg
John E. Cheshire
Summit Point
W. Va
James Lofton
Stephenson
Miss Ethel Tinsman Dies in Winchester Hospital
Miss Ethel Tinsman of Bluemont died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was daughter of the late William H. and Virginia Tinsman. Survived by five brothers Caleb Herbert Garland Claude, all of Bluemont, and sisters Bertha Carroll of Winchester and Bue Jah Pearson of Delaplane. Body at John H. Enders Funeral Home in Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Tinsman
Near Bluemont
Winchester Memorial Hospital
William H. Tinsman
Virginia Tinsman
Caleb
Herbert Tinsman
Bluemont
Garland
Claude Tinsman
Bogge
Bertha Carroll
Winchester
Bue- Jah Pearson
Delaplane
John H. Enders
Berryville
Clarke Son Ordination Becomes Arlington Youth Leader
The son of Dr. E. T. Clark a First Baptist pastor born March 29 1927 in Winchester ascends to ministry. He graduated Handley High School class of 45 University of Richmond 1949 and Andover Newton Theological Seminary will be ordained at Trinity Baptist Church Arlington Mass with Dr A T Hawthorne presenting a Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Winchester
Clark
Handley High School
American Legion
University of Richmond
Baptist Student Union Cabinet
YMCA
ODE
Richmond
A. T. Hawthorne
Board of Deacons
Charles Chapin Dies in Hospital at 87
Charles J. Chapin 87 retired real estate dealer and father of Guy Chapin of Hayfield died Thursday at Kacoughtan Veterans Hospital Hampton Virginia. Born Whitesville New York he lived in Norfolk and was a veteran of the Indian War. Surviving are widow Cora May Lester and a son from a former marriage plus two granddaughters a great granddaughter and a sister. Funeral Monday at 11 a m Omps Funeral Home with burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Chapin
Guy Chapin
Hayfield
Kacoughtan Veterans Hospital
Hampton
Whitesville
Norfolk
Sebastian Chapin
New York State
Cora May Lester
New York City
Annie Carrie Harrison
Chapin
Robert S. Manuel
Winchester
Ann Stuart Chapin
Frederick County
Caroline Manuel
James Sisk
Washington, D. C
Omps
William H. Hanckel
Episcopal Church
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Holden Marrison
Ray Harrison
George Harrison
Townsend Harrison
Harold G. Brown
Robert 8. Manuel
Permit Issued for Block Storeroom Near Winchester Route 11
Edward Startzman received a county building permit for a 30 by 40 concrete block storeroom located four miles south of Winchester on Route 11. The project carries an estimated cost of 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Startzman
Winchester
Route 11
Wounded Tell About Fighting in Korea
War dispatch from Korea recounts wounded soldiers and a British trooper as they are loaded onto evacuation aircraft at a U S air base. Marines and Army troops describe the Naktong River push and No Name ridge fighting while a nurse and a convoy survivor share their ordeals. The evacuation runs aboard C 54 and C 47 planes proceed as MacArthur’s Bataan aircraft leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8
Korea
Tommy
Bataan
General MacArthur
Russia prompts U S bankers to resist controls
Virginia Bankers Conference at the University of Virginia heard Henry J. Taylor say Russia seeks to bleed America of its finest men and its resources. He urged telling Stalin no inch should be yielded and warned that federal control risks destroying the economy. He spoke as an advisory board member of Chemical National Bank of New York. The audience applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesvlle
Henry J. Taylor
Russia
America
Stalin
Taylor
Virginia Bankers Conference
University of Virginia
Chemical National Bank of New York
Farmer Turns From Wheat To Orchard Grass For Profit
At Greenhill Clarke County farm and a second West Virginia property, farmer Mr. Withers planted 57 acres of wheat yielding 1,685 bushels at $2 per bushel and cultivated 264 bushels per acre of orchard grass. Orchard grass seed at $2.05 per bushel and its perennial nature reduce annual costs and labor. He operates 512 acres with 115 sheep and 100 to 125 Hereford cattle, noting 29% wheat per acre in a year when Clarke County average is 18 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withers
Greenhill
Clarke County
West Virginia
PMA
Berryville
Man Held on Felonious Wounding Charge After Tent Revival Shooting
A 42 year old Wolf Creek man was ordered held for grand jury action on felonious wounding after a September 2 shooting at a tent revival meeting. Police quoted the shooter saying he fired a 410 gauge shotgun because the singing preaching and hooping were too loud. Three people were wounded, none seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearlsburg
Wolf Creek
Charles Emory Richardson
Demands to Be Made on Industry at Hosiery Meeting
Roanoke meeting reports that military preparations will demand heavy industry and affect the economy. Roy A. Cheney, president, says the government will take tremendous supplies. Officers reelected, convention adjourned with a September 19 gathering planned at High Point North Carolina to address industry issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Southern Hosiery
Roy A. Cheney
High Point
N. C
Polio Count Reaches 623 in Virginia for 1950
The Virginia polio tally for 1950 stands at 623 with 39 deaths. Yesterday the state health department reported eleven new cases and two deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Health Department
Sept 15–27 Farm Auctions and Estate Sales List
Sales directory announces auctions and estate sales in Frederick County and nearby areas. W R Thompson at Benvue Farm White Post sells livestock machinery and household goods September 15 at 1 pm. Herbert S Larrick trustee fronts Frederick County Court House September 15 at noon. Samuel J Shaver Estate south of Maurertown on Rt 11 offers antiques and personal property September 16 at 10 am. John W Costello fronts Frederick County Court House September 16 at 11 am with real estate at 315 E Piccadilly Winchester. O Lloyd on Old Charles Town Pike near Summit Point September 27 at 1 pm features livestock machinery and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Thompson
Benvue
White Post
Herbert S. Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Rell
Samuel J. Shaver
Maurertown
U. S
John W. Costello
Heal
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
O. Lloyd
Old Charles Town Pike
Summit Point
Breach of Confidence Fraud Suspect Held in Winchester
A local columnist laments leniency for fraudsters who win trust to cash bogus checks. A suspect tied to phony checks in Loudoun Street and arrested in Hagerstown remains untried, while the writer condemns con men as dirty crooks who deserve no mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Loudoun Street
Hagerstown
Maryland
Winchester Ministerial Association Resumes Meetings
The Winchester Ministerial Association will resume monthly noon meetings at the George Washington Hotel. No sessions are held during the summer. The agenda includes appointing a committee by President William Archer Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Ministerial Association
George Washington Hotel
William Archer Wright
Government aid to dependents under new law explained
An article explains dependents allowances under the new law effective August 1. The maximum government payment is 85 dollars monthly regardless of number of dependents, with individual pay scales listed for ranks from recruit to master sergeant. It contrasts with World War II allotments and notes possible discharge options if hardship results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden Sch
Man Uses Water Bucket to Stop Fire at Millwood Ave
At 3 45 p m yesterday s C Orndorff saved firemen a job by dousing a blaze in a frame residence at 113 Millwood Ave occupied by Charles Markle. E lectric wires entering the house sparked the fire but a bucket of water quickly extinguished it before city equipment arrived. No damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Orndorff
Millwood Ave
Charles Markle
How's Your LQ Quiz Answers
Correct answers printed on page 4 cover Cuba salutation true false Washington Irving quoted line Weep and you weep alone Theodore Roosevelt and California admission anniversary note. The items list answers for questions 1 through 10 with key figures and facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Washington Irving
Theodore Roosevelt
California
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Truman
Order of the Golden Rule
Bond Brothers
North Cameron 51
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
U. S. Route 11
Maurertown, Va
S. Marvin Shaver
James Janney
Mrs. Morris
Women’s Missionary Society of the Muarertown Brethren Church
Edward Thomas Clark, JR
Charles Chapin
Ferguson
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
N. Cameron St
By Bill Ross
Japan
United States
Naktong River Bulge
South Dakota
Virginia News
U.S
Triplett
Vehrencamp
Mt, Jackson, Va
Sheriff's Sale
County of Frederick
Frank Costello
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Guernsey Keifer
Robert L
DeHaven
H. H. Bartlett
N. Cameron
Rt. 11
Lockhart
Loudoun St
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
Chapman Motor Co
Henkel M. Lamp
Heatwole Motor CO
Braddeck St
N. Cameron 8&T
Orndorff Electric
C. J. Brumback & Sons
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