Battle faults legislature for limit in education program
Governor Battle said the unobligated surplus was exactly 58 389.31 and that the legislature went to the limit in funding the educational program. Speaking at the dedication of the James Wood High School in Frederick County, he highlighted public education appropriations totaling about 78 million for the current biennium, with total school funding near 123 million including building funds.
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New James Wood High School
Battle
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Virginia Senate
General Fund
General Assembly
Virginia
Winchester City Transit Line extended two weeks amid council review
Winchester officials and residents debated private vs city operation after owners agreed to extend service to October 15. Coâordinator Claude Smalts said sale to the city could yield lower costs and fare reductions, with a final council decision due October 10 and a possible 10 cent adult fare if municipal control occurs. Thomas Woodward set the line price at 32000 for five buses and meters, down from a $46000 investment.
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Winchester City Transit Line
Winchester Common Council
Claude Smalts
Lie Safety Committee
Thomas Woodward
Suffolk
Smalts
Ford's Widow Dies in Detroit
Mrs. Henry Ford aged 84 dies at 2 a.m. in Menry Ford Hospital after heart illness. Widow of the auto pioneer Clara Bryant Ford survived by grandson Henry Ford II and two other grandchildren. Edsel Ford died in 1943. the couple had a 60 year marriage. She was born April 11, 1866 in southern Michigan.
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Detroit
Menry Ford
Menry Ford Hospital
Clara Bryant Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Edsel
Ford Motor Co
Henry 2Nd
Benson
William Clay
Josephine
Michigan
Henry
Frederick County Receives School Construction Check
County Treasurer Harry L. Mc Cann accepted a 115 994 check approved by the State Board of Education to reduce county debt from the James Wood High School project. The board allocated 1 061 840 for ten counties and one city, with Frederick receiving 44 500 for renovations. Also approved were local grants for Gore, Round Hill, Bryarly, Kernstown, Gainesboro, Middletown, Stonewall, and Stephens City schools. The board changed accreditation rules to require 30 approved courses per student over four years, replacing prior minimum enrollment criteria.
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Harry L. McCann
State Board of Education
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Johns
Battle
Richmond
Virginia
Gore
Round Hill
Bryarly
Kernstown
Gainesboro
Middletown
Stonewall
Stephens City
Prisoners report North Korean doctor treated Maj. Gen. Dean
American POWs said a North Korean medical officer told them he had seen and treated Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, commander of the U. S. 24th Division, who had been missing. The exact time of treatment was not reported.
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Dean
Korea
William F. Dean
U. S
U N Council Allows Chinese Communists in Formosa Talks
The U N Security Council voted 7 to 4 to permit Communist China's participation in Formosa debate after Nov 15. Nationalist China challenged the ruling alleging a veto as the Ecuadorian resolution sought postponement and a Peiping representative in discussions.
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Formosa
New York
U.N. Security Council
China
Council
Gladwyn Jebb
Great Britain
Ecuador
Yugoslavia
Red China
Peiping
Tsiang Trys
Russia
Britain
France
Norway
India
United States
Cuba
Egypt
Winchester to Develop Water Supply From Shenandoah River
Winchester council in a special session directed Alexandria Potter Associates of New York to draft plans for a Shenandoah River water intake and 24 inch pipeline. The project, estimated at about 2.065 million dollars, would run from a near Manassas to a filtration plant via Middletown and Stephens City.Federal funds may cover up to 68 800 for public works planning with repayment only if the project proceeds. Percy D. Miller led the Water and Sewer Committee in approving all motions.
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Winchester Commons Council
Alexandria Potter Associates
New York
North Fork
Shenandoah River
Alexandria Potter Association
Winchester
Manassas
Middletown
Stephens City
Percy D. Miller
Water and Sewer Committee
State Dept labels Russia power hungry in Our Foreign Policy
The State Department in a 100 page booklet described Russia as a power hungry government bent on spreading its influence by force and terror. It asserts Moscow annexed vast territories since 1945 and aims to extend its empire across Asia.
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State Department
Russia
Truman
Soviet Union
Asia
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Ict
eSbeebekery
Community of Free Nations
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Czechoslovakia
China
West
Casualties Total 17 220 in Korea
The Defense Department announced U S casualties in the Korean War rose to 17 220 as of Sept 22. The total includes 2 441 dead 11 050 wounded and 3 959 missing in action with 2 211 killed in action and 230 died of wounds.
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Washington
U. S
Defense Department
Weather Outlook Virginia Five Day Forecast
Five day outlook for Virginia shows rain likely Tuesday and Wednesday with total rainfall one half to one inch. Temperatures will run four to eight degrees above normal and trend warmer into Tuesday then cooler on Wednesday.
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Virginia
County Fair Draws Over Two Thousand Entries
More than 2,000 projects entered for county fair at Farmers' Livestock Exchange Route 50 one mile west of Winchester. 94 4-H girls 175 Future Homemakers of America 51 4-H boys 113 Future Farmers of America members participated. Local banks and the Farm Bureau contributed awards while organizers led by Agnes Shirley Kathryn Watson Ray Rinker Betty Rinker John T. Wolfe J L Givens J C Gordon Carroll Payne oversaw the groups.
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Frederick County
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
Route 50
Winchester
Future Homemakers of America
Future Farmers of America
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Commercial and Savings
John T. Wolfe
J. L. Givens
J. C. Gordon
Carroll Payne
FFA
No Firewater Halted by Celanese Plant Strike in Virginia
The State ABC Board reports sales in the Pearisburg store and wine and beer sales in several local establishments in Pearisburg and Giles County are halted due to a strike at the Celanese plant.
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Richmond
ABC
Pearisburg
Giles County
State
ABC Board
Russians fear cross‑38th parallel drive to Korean borders
In Moscow the mood is that Americans or Allied forces crossing the 38th parallel into North Korea would be seen as a grave move by the Soviet Union. The general impression in the Soviet capital emphasizes caution toward any invasion beyond the Korean peninsula.
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Moscow
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Russia
China
Minstrel Revue Set for October 3 in Winchester
The third annual Winchester City and Church Softball League Cabaret Minstrel Revue will be held October 3 at 8 15 p m in Handley High School Auditorium. Proceeds fund softball field improvements on Senseney Road. Twenty four acts feature local talent with Master of Ceremonies Howard A Holland and coordinators listed.
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Winchester City and Church
Handley High School
Adolph Bornscheuer
Baltimore
Howard A. Holland
Shirley Long
Marvin Hutchinson
Benny Brown
Senseney Road
Winchester
Hunter J. Maddox
Gus Bornscheuer
Curtis Fray
Peyton Marshall
Robert Schenck
Gibson Baker
Arlie Long
Curtis’ Blue
Harry Nelson
Morrell's Pride Picnic Hams Price Correction
Correction: Morrell's Pride PICNIC HAMS are only 49c per lb. Misquote appeared in yesterday's ad from THE FOOD CENTER.
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Morrell
Robber Is Given 30 Year Sentence
Cumberland Kentucky court sentenced 24 year old Sam Robinson to 30 years for torturing and robbing 92 year old H H Mink and his son Dolly Mink. Jury rejected death penalty after deliberation. Co defendant John D Ayres faces December trial for armed robbery.
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Cumberland
H. H. Mink
Dolly Mink
Sam Robinson
Loyall
Lee County
George Morton
Robinson
Virginia
John D. Ayres
Caylor
Ayres
War News At a Glance Seoul Returns Capital to Rhee
General MacArthur formally hands Seoul back to President Syngman Rhee and pledges freedom for Koreans. South Korean troops push Reds back toward the 38th Parallel as UN debates crossing the line. UN optimistic on Korea victory and ready to speed future actions with strong military backing.
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Seoul
MacArthur
Syngman Rhee
Reda
38Th Parallel
United Nations
South Korea
U. N
Korea
Manganese Mining Planned in Frederick County Area
The Star Tannery mine site, 269 acres straddling Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, will be reopened by a new venture led by Ernest L. Bailey Clyde B. Becker and Massie. They plan to clear shafts and install modern equipment once manganese pricing is fixed in Washington.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Woodstock
West Virginia Democratic Committee
Clyde B. Becker
Clyde B. Becker Co
Massie
New Company
Shenandoah County
Star Tannery
Frederick
Shenandoah
Baileyander
Hy-Grade
Washington
Antique Show Scheduled in Winchester City
The Antiques Show sponsored by St Mary’s Guild of Christ Episcopal Church runs October 18 to 20 in parish buildings. Dealers from New York, Maryland, and Virginia display fine old china, glass, rugs, prints, and furniture with daily replacements. Tickets 60 cents. hours 11 30 a m to 10 30 p m each day. snack bar available. The Winchester and Frederick County Historical Society exhibits historic items from the region.
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Winchester
St. Mary’s Guild
Christ Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
New York
Maryland
Virginia
Winchester first telephone company and golf club origins
The prompt cites an editorial page asking for two facts. It asks for the name of Winchester’s first telephone company and its establishment year, plus the golf club’s organization date and its first president. No definitive names or dates are provided in the excerpt.
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Winchester
Allied Chiefs Halt South Korean Advance Near 38th Parallel
United States Eighth Army officials reported the South Korean advance along the 38th parallel was ordered to pause for regrouping. Capital Seoul faced debris from an explosion in the Capitol as Rhee urged imprisoned Reds to surrender. MacArthur and allied commanders commended Rhee while planning to restrain Korean forces amid rising tensions with the North.
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U. S
8Th Army
Tad
Korea
China
Soviet Siberia
Red
Seoul
Deat Rhee
MacAra
Om Paren
MacArthur
Rhee
U. N
Police seek attacker in labor camp assault case
Winchester police issued a warrant for Henry Jones of Cape Charles Va on felonious assault after he allegedly struck migrant worker Jesse Kell in the head with a wine bottle at the Fruit Growers labor camp Kell was admitted to Memorial Hospital and was conscious and improving police say Jones disappeared from the camp following the altercation Kell and an associate reported the attack and stated Jones waited outside a tent to strike Kell as he left at about 10 pm
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Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Henry Jones
Cape Charles
Jones
Jesse Kell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kell
James Lenton
Lenton
Boyd
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Court House Square
Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp
South End Fire CO
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