Two Carnivals Compete In Winchester This Week
Winchester hosts two carnivals this week Penn Premier Shows at Senseng Road recreation area and Dumont Shows near the old airport both promote with heavy advertising. The Penn Premier event is tied to Fall Apple Harvest sponsorship by the Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association. the other carnival lacks a local sponsor. Inducted into Army four Winchester men and six from Frederick County depart for Roanoke for medical exams. Local men named include Hugh Criman Wayne McClure Marion Jenkins John McCormick. Frederick County group lists William Fogleman William Carlyle James Edward Smith Reuben Talmage Weststock Lester Elwood Racey William Lynnwood Carpenter. The Street Dance by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars draws about 200 people along Loudoun Street with square and round dances from 9 past 11 30.
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Penn-Premier
Senseng Road
Dumont
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Winchester
Frederick County
Roanoke
Hugh
Crieman
Wayne C.mcclure
Marion Jenkins
John H. McCormick
William Kelly Fogleman
Wiliam Alexander Carlyle
James Dward Smith
Rueben Talmage
Thwestock
Lester Elwood Racey
William Lynnwood Carpen
Vets ST
American Legion
Loudoun Street
Boscawen
Reuss Avenue
Robinson Reports for Course at Radio Material Lab
William K. Robinson 21 son of B F Robinson of 620 South Stewart Winchester reported to the Radio Material School Research Laboratory Neva D C for a course of study in advanced electricity He entered the Na
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William K. Robinson
B. F. Robinson
South Stewart
Winchester
Radio Material School, Research Laboratory
Nevaa
D. C
Robinson
Recruit Training Completed at Great Lakes
A service member completed recruit training at Great Lakes Illinois in January 1946 and began further U S Navy service.
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Val Service
Great Lakes, Ill
Col Tittus to Speak at September Junior Board Meeting
Col Cliff K. Tittus secretary of Shenandoah Valley Inc and public relations officer of Woodrow Wilson General Hospital will address the September membership meeting of the Junior Board of Trade. The event begins at 7 30 p m in the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Tittus
Cliff K. Tittus
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Woodrow
Wilson General Hospital
Junior Board of Trade
George Washington
Truman targets Slaughter in PAC probe push
The article notes President Truman’s push to defeat Slaughter over opposition to administration proposals. The House committee plans to examine a Connecticut inquiry into the CIO Political Action Committee. Chairman Priest says probes will be complaint driven, not blanket, and applies to other groups like the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Truman
Slaughter
Connecticut
CIO
Priest
D-Tenn
National Association of Manufacturers
Norwegian Survivors Picked Up Near Coast Line
Coast guard cutter to take 18 Norwegians aboard and land them at Morehead City at 2 p m EST today. Six survivors aboard Mari were in fair to good condition and needed no medical attention. Comdr Scullion said initial reports placed the ship breaking in half Friday, likely Saturday, with the nearby hurricane not in the area Friday.
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Morehead City
N. C
Coast Guard
Gulf Hawk
Comdr. Scullion
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed
Answers to the daily quiz are listed: Yugoslavia and other topics. The set includes questions about white fort, Canal, Rome and Carthage, Florida, abolition of the Bank of the United States, the Seminoles, a true/false item, and Nevada.
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Yugoslavia
Whitefurt
Canal
Rome
Carthage
Florida
Bank of the United States
The
Seminoles
Nevada
Judge Harrison Attends State Bar Meeting in Virginia Beach
The Virginia Bar Association holds its fifty sixth annual meeting at Virginia Beach with events at the Cavalier Hotel. Judge Burr P. Harrison attends. sessions open at 6 p m with a reception and remarks by president Howard C. Gilmer Jr. The program includes speeches on crime youth conservation and notable legal figures. A grand jury convenes Friday with two cases docketed, including auto theft by Ernest Keener and a house breaking incident involving William Shipe and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Circuit Court
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Burr P. Harrison
Virginia Bar Association
Virginia Beach
N. B. Fout
M. D. Bauserman
W. P. Harris
Hinkle Boyd
Jesse B. Lewis
H. S. Benner
H. W. Harmer
Ernest Woodrow Keener
Rt. Strasburg
Arthur Ritter
Virginia State Bar Association
Cavalier
Howard C. Gilmer, Jr
Pulaski
Gilmer
U. S
Virginia
American Bar Association
Willis Smith
Raleigh
N. C
Lord Goddard
England
Attorney General
Tom C. Clark
United States
Prospects for Union Contracts After Talks Collapse
The committee reports failure of talks with organized employers and locals 80 282 and 16 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Master Truckmen of America asks to deal separately. City Hall notes a divide and conquer plan. Local 807 alone must ratify, as other locals empowered their committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Master Truckmen of America
Divide and Conquer
City Hall
Local 807
Etiquette Q and A on Street Contact and Seating Guests
A reader asks if a man should stop a woman acquaintance on the street for conversation. The guidance says only if well acquainted. It also notes that well-bred children stand until grown-ups are seated and that only intimate friends attend a bride’s shower.
Wallace Byrnes clash over Wallace speeches at White House
Tension grows between Wallace and the State Department over future foreign policy talks. President Truman’s partial backing for Wallace’s right to speak fuels a possible cabinet showdown as Byrnes’ tough stance and White House talks intensify. Clayton plans a White House visit as the dispute deepens.
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Wallace
Mr. Truman
White House
Clayton
State Department
Byrnes
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Secretary of Commerce
New York
Russia
State Byrnes
Bowers Dominates Jalopy Races After Midrace Crash
Nearly 4 000 spectators watched a crash shake up the Jalopy Races. Bowers of Hagerstown led the first heat with Nycum second as Cath er moved to second in the overall standings after the incident. Cather won the second race with Handshaw second and Shaw third despite earlier motor trouble. Neal Palmer won the third heat and Bowers dominated the final event.
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Page 1
Yates
Nycum
Bowers
Hagerstown
Ken Cather
Cather
Speigle
Bow
Shaw
Seabright
of. Hagerstown
Fresh Meat Shortage Hits Major Cities Across Nation
The AP reports meat vanished from markets in many cities as housewives faced higher prices and scarce supplies. Poultry and fish became staples while pork and beef grew scarce. New York and Baltimore markets reported near empty shelves and rising prices.
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Associated Press
St.Louis
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New England
New York City
Baltimore
Richmond
Autumn Festival at Williamsburg Week Opens with Kirkpatrick
Williamsburg set for a series of six Eighteenth Century concerts in the Governor's Palace during the week of October 14. Ralph Kirkpatrick, renowned harpsichordist, directs with Alexander Schneider violin Daniel Saienberg cello Mitchell Miller oboe and vocalists Viola Morris and Victoria A. Derson performing works from Corelli Handel and Purcell.
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Williamsburg
Ralph Kirkpatrick
Governor's Palace
Kirkpatrick
Alexander Schneider
Daniel Saienberg
Mitchell Miller
Viola Morris
Victoria A. Derson
Two Men Admit Shots Aimed at Clinton Rogers Home
Chief Deputy Otto Kennedy said two men, including a former deputy, admitted firing into the Etowah home of former McMinn County Clerk Clyde Rogers last Monday night to scare him from politics. No charges yet. action rests with District Attorney Beecher Witt.
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Athens
Tenn
Otto Kennedy
Etowah, Tenn
McMinn County
Clyde Rogers
Lesson In English By W L Gordon
An old lesson notes usage and pronunciation tips. It explains birth date versus birthday with examples and highlights common misspellings. The piece encourages vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily, focusing on fidelity and loyalty with a quote about dogs.
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John
Mrs. Alice Clark 85 Dies in City
Mrs. Alice Brooks Clark widow of George R. Clark dies at 5 30 PM in this city after years of invalid status. Born August 14 1861 in Chicago to Brooks, she leaves husband, two daughters Mrs Ellsworth Johnson Winchester and Mrs Helen Johnson Chicago, son Dr Harry B Clark St Cloud, sister Mrs Harriet Higgins San Francisco. Body by Kurtz Funeral Home to Martinsburg then to Minoe for final rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks Clark
George R. Clark
St. Claudinn
Chicago
Ellsworth Johnson
Winchester
London
These
Brooks
Harriet Boswer Brooks
England
Bombing Reported Against Ex President in San Salvador
World news item states former President Osmina Giurre L Salinas was targeted in a bombing and shooting in San Salvador. he was uninjured and his car destroyed. he now serves as a police official. Also notes a funeral set for five American aviators shot down in Yugoslavia at Arlington National Cemetery on Sept 25.
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Guatemala
San Salvador
Osmina Giurre L Salinas
Washington
Yugoslavia
Arlington National Cemetery
Palestine police hunt saboteurs after new threat
In Jerusalem on Sept 16 police, warned by a new Irgun Zvai Leumi radio alert, searched the Sarafana area for a bomb carrying band blamed for a raid that damaged a police station and power lines last night. Authorities also announced the arrest of 23 Irgun leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jerusalem
Palestine Police
Holy Land
Sarafana
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Irgun
Germans Reject Communism in Occupation Zones Vote
German voters in the American British and French zones rejected Communism as guiding politics. Election returns from all zones show Communists heavily defeated in the French British and American zones.
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Berlin
Reich
Mrs Mary Racey Dies in Memorial Hospital
Mrs Mary F Racey aged 58 died Saturday at 7 30 p m in Memorial Hospital after five months illness from arthritis. She had lived in Winchester ten years at 113 West Germain Street and was the daughter of the late Sallie Hopkins Franks of Baltimore and Joseph Franks of Frederick County. She was born November 8.
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Mary F. Racey
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
W. Germain Street
Sallie Hopkins Franks
Baltimore
Joseph Franks
Frederick County
Deaths in 1887 Frederick County Community
In 1887 in Frederick County the deceased was a member of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. Survivors include Hanna Resey a shellghter Drs am oner Mary Heironimus Winchester three brothers Joseph New York City M Sst ee Franks Maxwell Field Alabama Cornelious Franks Winchester one sister Mrs Ella McCaul ey Winchester and one grand child John Heironimus. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 pm from Jones Funeral Home with Rev J B Duckwall officiating. Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Hanna Resey
Drsam Oner
Mary Heironimus
Winchester
Joseph
New York City
Ee Franks
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Cornelious Franks
Ella McCauley
John Heironimus
Jones Funeral
Duckwall
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winchester News Briefs
Ese
Armed Forces
Selective Service Boards
Chappie
Zonolite
J. W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock
Life Insurance Company of
Loudoun St
Harrison
State
Kuykendall
Grand Jury
William Robert Shipe
Crisman Henry Shipe
Luther Miller
Wayne Blankenship
Clarke County News Service
Roberta Lee
World Capitals
Reliance
Setzer
New Hampshire
McCormick
Plymouth
Fordson Tractor
James Steele
Cecil C. Steele
Middletown, Va
B. O. Brumback
R. A. Kline
Ladies of Reliance U. B. Church
St. Louis
W. L. Gordon
Alice Clark
City
Kurtz's
Kurtz Funeral Home
Martinsburg
Minoe
World News
L. A. Clark
Nash
GMC
BUICK
Seth Thomas
Carl Alabaugh
Roy P. Duvall, Auctioneer
Mary Racey
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Brumback’s
RADIO
All Models Woods
Amherst St
Chapman Motor CO
Cameron St
Sheraton
Hoover
Roy P. Duvall
H. W. Grove
Winchester Furniture CO
Home Furnishers
South Loudoun
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co
Home Office
Columbus, Ohio
G. L. Craig
N. Loudoun St
Roy W. Earl
Valley Ave
Lewis McDonald
Acorn Heights
H. Warden Foley
Berryville, Va
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