Virginia polio cases rise in 208 for year and deaths in Wise and Fairfax
Virginia health officials report four new polio cases bringing the year total to 208 while a Norfolk boy from age four Wise county man 30 and Fairfax county man 28 are listed among new cases. Judge W L Sexton Jr sentences 33 year old Carl Brown Davis to life for the double murder of his brother George Davis 28 and his wife Vada Jeanean Davis 21 following a family quarrel.
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Richmond
State Health Department
Norfolk County
Wise County
Fairfax County
Alico White
Tazewell
W. L. Sexton Jr
Carl Brown Davis
Davis
George Davis
George
Vada Jeanean Davis
Phone Quiz Resumes Over Chesapeake and Potomac Rates
In Richmond the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia sees a rate increase request resumed before the State Corporation Commission. W H Trapnell, VP and GM, said net original cost investment must yield a fair return as earnings declined from about 5 percent after prior boosts to current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Esapeake and Potomac Teleone Co
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
W. H. Trapnell
Derailed southbound train disrupts EDANVILLE tracks
Six freight cars of a southbound Southern Railway train derailed today in Edanville. Several derailed cars toppled onto adjacent freight cars blocking tracks and causing a interruption to service as crews investigated the incident.
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Edanville
Southern Raily
Fatal family quarrel claims two in Luray
In Luray a 67 year old woman is hospitalized with a bullet wound after a fatal family quarrel. N William , 68, is dead after shooting his wife Mrs Virginia R Good then killing himself at their home. Dovel said the couple had been separated for years and Mrs Good resided with her daughter near the home.
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Luray
Page Hoshere
Commonwealth
Atey I. R. Dovel
N. William
Dovel
Virginia R. Good
Mrs. Good
Arnold bus drivers win 17 cents pay hike in staged increases
Arlington September 13 drivers for the Arnold bus line have secured a 17 cent an hour wage rise to be paid over a year after arbitration. Top pay becomes 1.30 per hour with increments from May 18 to Oct 3, then to March 29, 1950 and again to Aug 18. The Arnold lines cover Arlington Falls Church Fairfax County and downtown Washington.
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Arlington
Arnold Bus
Arnold
Falls Church
Fairfax County
Washington Points
Panel on saving money on your income tax statement
A panel on how to save money on income tax statements will be held Oct. 10 during the Virginia Independent Food Dealers Assn. convention in Richmond. Participants include C D Ker head of the IRS Richmond tax unit and a Coleman Andrews & Co. representative. Randolph Church will moderate.
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Richmond
Virginia Independent Food Dealers Assn
C. D. Ker
Department of Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews and Co
Certified Public Accountants
Randolph Church
Virginia State Library
Reward Offered for Arrest in Caton Assault Case
Norfolk chapter of the Izaak Walton league posts a 100 reward for clues leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant who attacked State Game Warden William A. Caton in the Norfolk Azalea gardens last week. Caton said a large man crept from the shadows and used a fish gig, inflicting wounds requiring 51 stitches as Caton investigated lights believed to signal unlawful net fishing on the lake. President A. L. Guille denounced the attack as one of the most brutal he has heard of.
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Norfolk
William A. Caton
Norfolk Azalea Gardens
Izaak Walton League
A. L. Guille
Caton
Unger Reelected Timberville Meat Co op Director
Boyd Unger was reelected as a Timberville Meat Cooperative director at the Shen Valley Meat Packers Inc. plant dedication in Timberville. The event drew about 4000 people and a local delegation of around 75. Twenty two directors from 19 Virginia and three West Virginia counties were elected, while R. B. Graves D. C. Craun and D. W. Rogers were defeated for leadership roles.
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Boyd Unger
Ebergield County
Shen Valley Meat Packers Inc
Timberville
Unger
Virginia
W. Va
Graves
Syria
D. C. Craun
Bridgewater
D. W. Rogers
Byrd Defends Position After Virginia CIO Attacks
Senator Harry F. Byrd rebutted the Virginia State CIO Industrial Council’s criticisms by citing the August 2 gubernatorial primary results. He said the attacks echo longstanding claims and argues the primary returns answered questions raised by the council. The CIO had denounced amendments seen as tightening the Byrd machine’s control over Virginia ballots.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia State Cio Industrial Council
Washington
Byrd
Danville
Virginia
Campbell
Council
Byrd Machine
Market Quotations From Chicago and Baltimore Trades
Market report from Chicago and Baltimore notes salable hogs and cattle at top prices, plus sheep, calves, sows, and feeders. It lists precise ranges by weight and grade, with apples and poultry prices and receipts noted for Baltimore. The item captures daily farm market activity and commodity quotes across multiple cities.
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Chicago
Clarke County Farmers to See New Hybrid Corn Demonstrations
Virginia extension agronomist P. H. DeHart will tour Clarke County on Thursday to display over 25 corn hybrids. Stops include John Ve farm near Chilly Hollow and river road at 9 a.m, Berkley Harris farm near Millwood at 10:30 a.m, Arthur Shiley farm near White Post at 2 p.m, and Arthur Buckley farm north of White Post at 3 p.m. Local agent J. W. Olcott notes new hybrids may outperform prior year varieties.
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P. H. DeHart
Virginia Extension Service
Clarke County
John Ve
Chilly Hollow
John A. Miller
DeHart
Berkley Harris
Millwood
Arthur Shiley
White Post
Arthur Buckley
J. W. Olcott
Freezing Weather Hits Plains and East Coast
A cold front moved east across the Plains with high winds and rain affecting the Middle Atlantic coast. Cool air from northwest Canada settled over the Dakotas and Nebraska, bringing subfreezing temperatures and frost chances in the north central states. Storm warnings stretched from Nantucket to the North Carolina coast as the wind rain system advanced up the Atlantic Coast.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Canada
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
North Central States
Nantucket
Mass
North Carolina
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Midwest
Hospital Executive Committee Debates Expansion Bids
Winchester hospital executive committee met in special session ahead of a 4 p.m. tomorrow meeting to review bids on the proposed expansion of the local hospital facility.
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Winchester Hospital
Grain Futures Open Higher With Mixed Wheat and Corn
Chicago grains opened the day with a slight advance as wheat, corn and soybeans posted higher prices. Wheat for Sep and Dec rose, corn showed gains across contracts, soybeans moved up for November, while oats and rye posted uneven early figures.
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Chicago
Truck Strike News Affects Winchester Runs
Brown escaped injury with only minor truck damage. Local 639 Teamsters may decide tonight on joining the strike. Winchester drivers were at work as usual while Baltimore pickets caused cancellations of several runs.
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Winchester
Baltimore
White Clothing Admonition for Night Highway Walkers
A safety message urges pedestrians to wear white at night on highways. Officials emphasize caution and personal safety for evening and nocturnal roadway use.
Steel gains lift overall market as truce talks ease strike risk
New York stocks rose on September 13 with steel shares leading gains after CIO steel workers and management extended the presidential truce and agreed to discuss pensions without a strike. Oils held steady or edged up while motors rails and several majors advanced including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler and Eastman Kodak among others.
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New York
Wall Street
CIO Steel Workers and Steel Management
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
Southern Pacific
Goodyear
Anaconda
New York Central
Standard Oil (Nj
Agricultural Egg and Live Poultry Prices in Winchester Area
The Agriculture Department reports prices paid for Federal State grade eggs in Winchester. Grade A extra large to medium and Grade B large are listed with per egg prices. Live poultry prices for No 1 quality FOB producer’s farms include heavy breed hens and Leghorn varieties, with various weights and breed classifications noted.
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Winchester
U. S
U.S
Wines and Storages Stocks Sell in Estate Sale
Green shares of Virginia Apple Storage Inc. sold at 103 dollars each. Winchester Cold Storage Co. stock traded at 121 dollars per share. Commercial and Savings Bank stock sold from 29 to 29.50 dollars. Potomac Edison stock sold at 101 dollars. Coleman Dunn supervised the sale with W. E. Edwards and James P. Reardon as personal representatives of the Glaize estates and Jr. Reardon as administrator for A Margaretta Miller.
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Virginia Apple Storage Inc
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Commercial and Savings Bank
Potomac Edison
Coleman Dunn
W. E. Edwards
James P. Reardon
Glaize
United States and Canada Ease Trade Barriers with Britain
The exchange outlines steps to boost British access to American markets and adjust aid use for Marshall Plan funds. Britain may ease customs rules to move goods from Western Europe, while Canada and Britain work to allow more non-dollar imports. The talks also concern wheat purchases and potential U.S. customs policy changes.
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United States
Britain
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Canada
Congress
Atlantic
Suburban Lot Sells At About 2000 Per Acre At Auction
A 2.65 acre lot on R 11 north of Winchester sold for 5300 at public auction. Belonging to the Julian Baker estate and near Miller Bros. greenhouses, it brought about 2000 per acre. Harry Stotler of Stephenson bought it. auctioneer was Coleman Dunn.
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R. 11
Winchester
Saturn
Julian Baker
Miller Bros
Harry Stotler
Stephenson
Coleman Dunn
Albanian border clash confirmed by UN Balkans mission
United Nations Balkans mission confirmed Greek troops violated the Albanian border in the Grammos region in acts described as justifiable self defense. The report also backed Greek claims that Albanian soldiers entered Greek soil during the fighting.
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Athens
United Nations Special Commission On the
Balkans
Grammos
Jury Disagrees In Driver's Trial
A hung jury in Clarke circuit court delayed the appeal of N. N. Simpson from a drunken driving conviction. No retrial date was announced. Foreman William Dearmont and members H. C. Cadwallader J. Henry Clark C. C. Galloway and John Jones failed to reach a verdict amid reports that three jurors favored convicting Mayne while two favored acquittal.
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Clarke
N. N. Simpson
William Dearmont
H. C. Cadwallader
J. Henry Clark
C. C. Galloway
John Jones
Con- Mayne
Labor board plan bases bargaining on pensions and talks
The labor board proposes a peace plan as a basis for collective bargaining and senators prepared to study pensions with steelworkers. The CIO United Steelworkers endorsed the plan after daylong meetings, accepting board recommendations and signaling readiness to resume negotiations with no immediate pay raises.
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J. and L
United States Steel Corp
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworker
Truman
Murray
High Command
Answers to the Daily Quiz Published on Page 4
Answers to the daily quiz list the correct responses for ten questions. Items include Aga Khan Latin American music and Axis Sally among others, with notes on a crash victim's injuries and a true statement.
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Aga Khan
London
Hot Rods
True
Axis Sally
Francis Scott Key
Bond Forfeited In Migrant Worker Case At Police Court
Nathaniel Green a migrant apple worker from Jasper County South Carolina failed to appear in police court yesterday morning forfeiting a $105 cash bond posted by fellow worker Thomas Harris. Green was arrested Saturday at Giles lunch room on North Kent Street for firing a gun in a crowd. Harris posted bond earlier that day and was later shot at Nicodemus orchard and is hospitalized at Winchester hospital. assailant sought by police.
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Nathaniel Green
Jasper County
S. C
Green
Giles
N. Kent St
Thomas Harris
Nicodemus Orchard
Winchester Hospital
Family settles on Fantaro name for seven siblings
Detroit report notes seven children of an Italian immigrant each had a different spelling of the family surname at birth. Probate Judge William F. Cotter officially standardizes the line as Fantaro for the siblings Juan Donald Angelo Anthony Joseph Elizabeth Nellie.
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Detroit
Fantaro
Juan
Donald
Fantore
Angelo
Farraro
Anthony
Fanilator
Joseph
Far
Tara
Elizabeth
Fernetti
Nellie
Fernetto
William F. Cotter
Anchors of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
The Queen Mary carries 2 anchors and the Queen Elizabeth 3. Each anchor weighs 16 tons.
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Hagerstown
Cumberland
Shenandoah
Horace E Heidt
George Hamid
Ideal
N. Y
Mille-long
Irish Hokan
Unger Reelected
Timberville Meat Co.op Director
GEO. E. Pully Insurance Agency & M Bank
Eans
S. Braddock
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Usis
Jonathans
Delicious
Cortlands
McIntosh
Rambos
Smokehouse
Wolfe River
Plains
Easy Molden Electric
Loudoun
Barter
Chicago Grain
Agriculture Dept
N. Cameron St
Labor
Elem
P. W. Plumly Lumber
Grant
Ft. C
Brumback & Sons
Chapman
New Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
MARV
Color Dynamics
Glaize & Bro
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Ee Hill
Hontom
Tommy D. Lockhart
Winchester Furniture Co
Mon
Valley Avenue
County Court House
F. L. Largent, Jr
Sth
SOUTH
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