Wrongful Death Suit Seeks $15,000 in Damages
Robert S Kelly of Middletown sues over his son Robert G Kelly’s death after an eye operation at Winchester hospital. Attorneys Wilbur Trout and Robert E O’Neil claim Dr Hawthorne and Dr W P McGuire violated ethics and caused an unlawful operation and improper anesthesia. Plaintiffs seek $15,000 damages with judgment to be sought Oct 24 or soon after. Kelly worked at Avisco in Front Royal and leaves a wife and several children.
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Robert S
Middletown
Winchester Hospital
Middletown High School
Stuent
Wilbur Trout
Foat Royal
Robert E. O'Neil
Kelly
Hawthorne
Dr. McGuire
W. P. McGuire
Robert G. Kelly
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Avisco
Front Royal
Teenage Canteen to Open After Cleanup Drive
The Presbyterian Ivy room will host a grand opening at 7 30 p m on Saturday tied to Handley’s home football game. Carl Campbell returns as director and an opening night program includes games and a screening of the 1948 Army Navy football classic ending 21 21.
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Ivy Room
Presbyterian Church
Handley
Carl Campbell
Winchester
Christ Church Pews Sold by Lot in Winchester 1814 Ad
In June 1814 the Christ Episcopal church in Winchester offered pews by lot for rent for the coming year. A subscription form at Mr McGuire’s lists pew numbers and prices with a plan of the church and pews. Alfred H Powell and Henry S Tucker signed the notice. The church stood on a southwest Winchester public square lot neighboring Loudoun Street and Boscawen Street.
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Alfred H. Powell Henry
G. Tucker
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
Old Public Square
Loudoun
Boscawen St .Ee
STAR
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Grove Lime Co expands plant with 250000 expansion plan
The M. J Grove Lime Co plans a 250000 dollar expansion at Stephensea to add a limestone sand plant and a 57 foot steel kiln. Azbe Corp of St. Louis will engineer the install, boosting output to 200 tons daily and adding 30 tons of limestone per hour for construction sand and filler products. The Stephens City plant currently employs about 100 people and the Frederick plant crushes about 3500 tons daily.
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M. J Grove Lime Co
Stephensee
F. Grove White
S. Washington St
Virginia
Azbe Corp
St. Louis
Poon
Stephens City
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick
Middletown
White
Robert B. Crothers
James Grove Jr
Edward D. Grove Jr
Glidden Tour Sets Route Across Virginia Next Week
Virginia readies for the 1949 Glidden tour with about 90 antique cars and 200 enthusiasts. The five day, 500 mile route passes Winchester Front Royal Skyline Drive Shenandoah Park Luray Richmond Williamsburg Yorktown and Annapolis with escorts and ceremonial wreath laying for friendship.
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Richmond
Virginia
American Automobile Assn
Old Dominion
Cadillac
Maxwell
Thombley
Scripps-Booth
Locomobile
Chalmers
Pierce Arrow
Winchester
Front Royal
Shenandoah National Park
Thornton Gap
Luray
Luray Caverns
County Corn Crop One-third Harvested Yield Down by Fifth
County agent I Fred Stine estimated that two thirds of the corn crop remains to be cut and that yields will be about 20 percent below last year due to poor kernel fill and sparse stands. Farmers still filling silos and cutting alfalfa while barley and oats seeding increases. rain has pasture looking good.
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Fred Stine
Stine
Tropical Storms Brew As Nation Enjoys Pleasant Weather
Two tropical storms moved from the Gulf toward Texas and Louisiana coasts. one became a hurricane. Most the country enjoyed sunny skies while the east and upper Midwest faced cloud cover. Light rain fell along the central Gulf Coast, near Lake Superior, and from Ohio to New England. Temperature overall near normal for the season.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Midwest
Gulf Coast
Lake Superior
Ohio
New England
New Orleans
Rise in Meat Price Halted and Demand Dwindles Says Trade
The Associated Press reports meat prices leveled off this week after weeks of rise as demand dwindles due to high costs. Industry sources note poultry and pork production rising may lower meat prices, while consumer budgets face competing purchases like televisions and cars.
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Associated Pres
British Empire
Brazil
California
Russia Charged With Directing Chinese Reds
China called on the United Nations to act quickly to curb communism in the Far East and charged Russia with directing the Chinese Communist Party. Dr Tsiang warned of grave dangers to world peace and urged a unified world vision.
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New York
China
United Nations Assembly
Far East
Russia
T. F. Tsiang
Europe
Chinese Communist Party
International Communist Movement
Moscow
Tsiang
Peiping
Communist Peoples Republic of China
Mao Tze-tung
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Dr. Tsiang
U. S
Dean Acheson
United States
Andrei Vishinsky
Soviet Russia
Vishinsky
United Nations Armed Guards
United Nations
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Poland
U. N
Trygve Lie
Palestine
Navy Court Demands Symington in Person
A special Navy court in Washington ordered Air Secretary Symington to appear in person to answer questions linked to the B 36 bomber investigation. Admiral Kinkaid told the court to inform Symington that his physical presence is needed before the court.
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Washington
Navy
Symington
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Sanford Wood
Ioc
Whitacre
Labor Legislation Dead in House Till 1951 Says Lesinski
Washington sept 22 House leaders show no chance for new labor law this year or 1950 says Lesinski chairman of the House labor committee. He confirms no further action on Taft Hartley repeal and cites hostile House attitude and looming campaign as reasons. Senate passed a Taft Hartley like bill but House action is unlikely. President Truman says administration will wage fight to repeal the measure.
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Washington
House
Congress
Lesinski
D-Mich
Hoyes Labor Committee
Senate
Truck Crash Kills Driver and Destroys Bridge
A truck plunged through the railing of a highway bridge on Route 360 west of Clover Virginia, destroying the span and burning for hours. The driver was killed, and John Henry Howerton of South Boston, a passenger, provided details naming the deceased as a man only identified as Roth. The truck, owned by Motor Central Lines of North Carolina, swiped an automobile 100 yards west of the bridge before the crash, and traffic was detoured.
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Clover
Southern Railway
John Henry Howerton
South Boston
Roth
Motor Central Lines of North Carolina
Howerton
Tenants Rally Over Rent Hikes In Martinsburg
Tenants bring complaints to the Rent Control Advisory Board in Martinsburg as landlords reportedly raise rents from 50 to 100 percent. With Berkeley County decontrolled by Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods, the board remains a complaints clearing house while investigators review items sent to Wheeling.
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Rent Control Advisory Board
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Tighe E. Woods
Washington
Wheeling
Woods
Lions Schedule Zone Meet Tonight in Purcellville
Winchester Lions represent at Fall zone meeting with Paul Anderson Earl Mason Marvin Weaver leading. Zone chairman Julian Everly to preside joining Clarke and Stephens City attendees. District Governor C A Hobert and local officers also expected. Apples season begins Monday September 19.
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Paul Anderson
Earl Mason
Marvin Weaver
Winchester Lions
Purcellville
Julian Everly
Steelworkers Postpone Strike To Oct 1
More than a score of State police moved into Clearfield county coal fields to quiet disturbances by motorized pickets. Rain kept many crews indoors as troopers reinforced the area. several mines were shut or halted and drivers were attacked, while others prepared to operate. Similar unrest spread to Somerset and nearby counties as unions threaten action across the region.
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Clearfield
Cunty
James Stuck
William Shaw
James H. Duff
Shawville
Benson Lingle
Vernon Kozzer
Single
Harry C. Wernsworth
Wolfrun
Stuck
Somerset County
Clarksburg
W. Va
Upshur County
Dale Douglas
Armstrong
Tipple
Howard Curtis
Miller Coal Co
le Douglas
Buckhannon
Charleston
Autumn coal shortages hit Winchester as cold season nears
Autumn arrives with empty coal bins in Winchester as residents fear winter. The 44 degree Wednesday morning marks a drop from the previous 45 and frost typically follows mid-October. Coal dealers report sparse yards and anxious calls as strike delays fuel deliveries.
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Winchester
Ford Motor Co Close To Pension Agreement
Detroit September 22 top negotiators of Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers sought a formula for company financed pensions. Optimism prevailed that an agreement might not be far off with negotiations only a few cents apart on an hourly pension welfare package.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Operators Watching Steel Strike Outcome
Northern and Western coal operators meet with John L. Lewis as Southern mine owners hint at back payments to the welfare fund. Union sources say owners would do no business until steel dispute clarity emerges, amid the coal strike of 480,000 workers.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Southern
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Northern
Western
John L. Lewis
Madison Longwood May Become Co-ed Institutions
The Virginia State board of education will seek approval to admit men at Longwood and Madison colleges and to back a 1950 General Assembly bill legalizing co education. Dr J L Blair Buck will present the plan from the Natural Bridge conference on elementary teacher prep. Men have attended these women's colleges as war emergency trespassers.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Longwood
Madison
General Assembly
J. L. Blair Buck
State Department of Education
Natural Bridge
Va Game Technicians Seek Cause of Deer Decimation
Malignant edema suspected as a cause for many deer deaths in Frederick county. Elmer Richards and James E. Thornton of Virginia hunt and study the outbreak after a local request from Warden Earl Cather. They examined a carcass but could not obtain usable samples, and urged reporting of recently dead deer. The disease likely requires dispersal of deer to halt spread. causative organism is clostridium septique.
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Frederick County
Elmer Richards
Harrison
Richards
James E. Thornton
Deerfield
State Game Commission
Earl Cather
Cather
VPI
BlackShore
Robert DeHaven
Blacksburg
Thornton
Yearbook of Agriculture
Pollu
Murray Voices Hope for Early Settlement
Philip Murray's CIO United Steelworkers postponed the nationwide steel strike to allow renewed talks. A presidential truce extension to Oct 1 was approved, while wildcat walkouts idled 2400 workers in Pittsburgh as industry and union pressed for bargaining.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
Wildcat
U. S. Steel) Corporation
International Executive Board
International Policy Committee
United Steelworkers of America
Clarke Lions Budget Plans Large Light Conservation Item
Clarke members approve an 8 184 red budget item for light conservation with other expenditures totaling around 355 dollars for youth activities lunch programs and charity funds. The club has 850 dollars from a recent sale and expects 1020 from another sale plus a minstrel show to add about 300 dollars.
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Clarke Lions
Clarke
David Donovan
C. R. Sseae Ee Pine
M. Wisecarver
Clarke Courier
Aluminum storm sash and screens offer quick seasonal swap
E. W. Armstrong Co of Winchester Virginia highlights aluminum storm sash and screens plus aluminum wood combination doors. The ad promotes fast winter to summer changes and lists contact at 37 East Piccadilly Street with phone 4643.
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Rummage
Cooper
Piccadilly
Loudoun Sts
Winchester
Rebekah Lodge
Molden Electric Co
Nes
Winchester Seed Co
E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly St
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Teenage Canteen
Christ Church
Grove Lime Co
Automotive Trade Assn
W. Grace St
Richmond Automobile Dealers Assn
Robert E. Lee
Monument Ave
Williamsburg
Virginia Peninsula
Jamestown
Yorktown
Yorktown Colonial Parkway
Associated Press
U.N
Navy Court
Lions
Battletown Fruit Co
Berryville
B & 8 Poultry
Penna
W.va
Juliette Coal Co
Somerset
West Virginia
Ford Motor Co
Madison, Longwood
Murray
Call
Down Town Bank
Court House Square
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