$3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Faces Attacks on Capitol
The Administration aid bill totaling 3.102 billion dollars passed the House 287 to 86 after a week of amendments and opposition from Republicans and Southern Democrats. It strips two Administration opposed amendments and halves the Point Four program while continuing the Marshall Plan and awaiting Senate action.
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Washington
House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Allon
Chamber
Congress
State Department
Britain
Ireland
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Firemen Battle Grass Fire at Noland Property
Fire crews from Winchester and Stephens City responded around noon to a grass and brush fire on the old Noland property near Sulphur Spring Road. Indian pumps brought the flames under control. About five acres burned.
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Sulphur Spring Rd
Winchester
Stephens City
Westover Library Sold After Byrd Death Details
The largest Colonial Virginia library once owned by Col. William Byrd II and housed at Westover was cataloged after his death and advertised for sale in the Virginia Gazette in December 1777. The sale records show 2,000 pounds as the amount of the library sold to Isaac Zane, with fate of the books thereafter unknown.
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William Byrd II
Westover
Isaac Zane
Winchester
Virginia
America
Col
W Byrd III
Mary Willing Byrd
Virginia Gazette
Charles City Co
Géa Zane
Sarah
Gen. Zane
Charles Magill
Col. Byrd
Basset
Wm. Byrd
A. C. Oates Cee
Census Takers Begin Counting Heads Here and Through
Census takers in Winchester and Frederick County join nationwide efforts to collect data on every person and place they live. Thirty four area enumerators completed final training, led by Vincent Hollis, E Clay Rogers, and Julian Glascock, with practice enumeration and instructions on efficient interviews lasting 10 to 15 minutes. The program aims to minimize follow ups by securing complete answers, and enumerators will call between 8 30 a m and 9 30 p m with proper identification and blank forms.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Vincent Hollis
E. Clay Rogers
Frederic County
Julian Glascock
Marka Counter
Wwe
Bethany Church School Clash Prompts Court Fight Over Nazarene Influence
Bethany residents push for a State Supreme Court challenge to oust school officials charged with teaching Nazarene doctrines under an abstinence policy. A ruling found abstinence lessons not religious instruction. suit may appeal. The protest followed a coronation kiss that sparked walkouts and suspensions, with townsfolk opposing church and school influence.
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Oklahoma City
Bethany
Supreme Court
Bleakley
State Supreme Court
Here
Nazarene Church
Riddell Riggs
Charlotte McLain
Truman Answers Census Taker in Miami Key West Visit
President Truman faces the 1949 census questions with an expected frankness. He travels with Mrs Truman and Margaret from Washington to Miami and then Key West as census officials interview the White House team.
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Key “West
Harry
Truman
White House
Margaret
Miami
Washington
Key
Lamar
Missouri
Independence
University of Kansas City Law School
Congress
Hobby Show Slated Here in Winchester
Winchester hosts its first annual Hobby Show April 7 and 8 at the Armory under the Recreation Department and Junior Chamber of Commerce. Entries require forms by 10 a.m. April 6 or may enter at the door if space allows. visitors may view the exhibits Friday 7 to 10 p.m. and Saturday 3:30 to 10 p.m. with no entry fee.
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Winchester
Winchester Armory
Winchester Recreation Department
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Recreation Department
Boy Scout Office
Real Estate Man Dies in Norfolk
George Washington Banks, 76, a Norfolk real estate broker prominent in shipping circles for 25 years, died yesterday at his home in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
George Washington Banks
Eisenhower Proposes Three Point Plan to Strengthen U S Defenses
General Dwight D. Eisenhower called for a three part program to bolster national defenses. It urges a permanent trained ground force with radar in Alaska, modern Air Force equipment backed by 12 National Guard groups, and funds for a new anti submarine force. Senator Elmer Thomas supports the plan as part of adjusting the 1951 defense budget.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Europe
Alaska
Thomas
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Senate Armed Services Committee
Appliations Group
Hanover Fire Destroys Three Buildings Estimated $750000
A central square fire in Hanover Pennsylvania damaged two three story brick business and apartment buildings and a third adjoining building. estimated losses reached 750000 with J C Penney in one gutted section. thirty five people evacuated in night clothes to shelters. one man injured and a fireman overcome. Fred Bethas rescued an ill man but broke his leg leaping from a window.
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Hanover
Pennsylvania
Miles R. Fasnach
J. C. Penney
Fred Bethas
Fred Stambaugh
Bethal
Virginian Killed When Hit By Train Near Norfolk
Jesse Thomas Sanderlin 54 of West Ocean View was killed when his car struck a Virginian train at a grade crossing near the Norfolk city limits. The vehicle was dragged 124 feet. Sanderlin, a Moyock NC native, was paymaster for Tidewater Construction Co and was en route to pay off workers.
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Norfolk
Jesse Thomas Sanderlin
West Ocean View
Sanderlin
Moyock
N. C
Tidewater Construction Company
Winchester seed and repair notices in Virginia paper
Winchester seed company advertises shrubs gladioli and seed products at 228 N Cameron St with phone 3497. Also listings seek lawn mowers for repair and sharpening and rollers and saw sharpening services by K Lichliter and Mrs Jennie Oates at 514 N Kent St with phone 5794.
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Winchester Seed CO
N. Cameron St
K. Lichliter
Jennie Oates
N. Kent St
Winchester
City reports sewer project under original contract price
City Manager 8S L Grant releases figures showing final cost of the Water and Sewer Main Extension, begun in 1948 and now finished, was about $8,000 under the contract price. Four contracts totaled $957,256 with extensions approved at unit prices. the treatment plant attracted about 125 members of the Virginia Industrial Wastes and Sewage Works Assn.
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8S. L. Grant
Grant
N. E
Frederick Ave
Dodge St
Elm S&j
Elm
Frederick, Ave
Elm St
Chestnut St
Pine St
Woodstock Lane
Conway St
Virginia Industrial Wastes and Sewage Works Assn
Speaker Calls End to Cash Grants for Old Age Pensions
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer urged stopping federal cash grants to states for old age pensions. He spoke at a meeting of advertising associations and said grants burden the federal government and reduce state accountability. He proposed private pension incentives, tax treatment, minimal benefit protection, and broadening social security to all workers.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Sawyer
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Association of National Advertisers
Bing Crosby Day Draws Thousands To Front Royal
Crowds estimated around 40 000 gather in Front Royal to see Bing Crosby in a day of events. The parade, stadium dedication, youth activities and six public appearances culminate with the film Riding High and a coast to coast ABC broadcast.
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Handley School
Rouss
Frederick
Front Royal
Bing
Winchester Police Department
Joseph Ritter
Robert Boyce
Lester Shickle
Greyhound
Crosby
Raymond R Guest
der Bingle
Janna Baumgardner
Warren County High School
Bing Crosby
Baumgardner
University of Virginia
Front Royal Baseball Club
Northern Virginia
ABC
Warren County
Winchester Parade Welcomes Bing Crosby Float
Winchester residents ride on a pink and blue float in Front Royal during the Apple Blossom Festival feature parade. Bing Crosby served as grand marshal in 1948 while Miss Martha Robinson and Miss Helen Page Coble accompany the float.
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Winchester
Front Royal
Merce
Martha Robinson
H. Delmer Robinson
Helen Page Coble
A. Lee Coble
Robinson
Lattimore Arrives to Answer McCarthy Espionage Claims
John Hopkins professor Owen Lattimore landed in New York to answer charges by Senator McCarthy that he is a Soviet agent and Communist Party member. Debate grows over Senate committee power to force McCarthy to surrender documents. Green and others demand access while Hickenlooper questions subpoenas. Lattimore says he will testify Tuesday, denying all Communist ties and expressing contempt for McCarthy.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
United States
McCarthy
R-Wis
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
New York
Senate
Bridges
New Hampshire
Hicklenhooper
Iowa
Green
McCarthy Dree
Arthy
Communist Party
Carthy
Sena No
D-Md
Beutor Ren
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Hickenlooper
Red invasion of Hainan Island reported bloodily repulsed
Two waves of Communist troops attacked Hainan Island, the Nationalists claim. The News Agency says more than 50 Red junks sunk and 1,000 Reds ashore were contained. Air force reports eight of 20 junks sunk off Hainan north coast. Martial law kept the island under tight control.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hainan
Hoichow
Air Force
Motorist Charged In Accident Case In Warren County
Calvin Paul Kendall of Brown town Warren County faces a charge of leaving the scene after an accident involving property damage. The incident occurred at a filling station driveway in Middle town when Kendall in a 1941 Mercury struck Will Owings’ 1949 Chevrolet and fled. Damages were about $35. The case set for 2 p m on April 12, per State Trooper James Wood.
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Calvin Paul Kendall
Browntown
Warren County
James Wood
Kendall
Will Owings
Middletown
Pine to Build 3 New Houses Here
Building permits issued in Frederick County authorize five new dwellings with total costs around 28 000 dollars. Albert W. Lee plans a five room brick bungalow on Papermill Road costing 10 000 dollars. Hunter B. Grim intends a semi bungalow about 12 miles east of Winchester on Route 50 with a brick structure valued at 4 000 dollars.
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Frederick County
Albert W. Lee
Berryville
Winchester
Rt. 50
Taft urges investigation into State Department conduct
Senator Taft of Ohio says a probe is warranted into the State Department actions, asserting the inquiry would be justified despite opposition from executive branches and name calling.
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Portland
Taft
Ohio
State Department
Harvard Professor Takes Life In Hotel Suicide Note
A renowned Harvard professor and historian, noted for studies on Henry James, died by apparent suicide on a January night in a Boston hotel. He left a note saying he was low in spirits over world affairs and declared Christian socialist views. He had been on leave to write a life of Theodore Dreiser.
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Thomas
Russia
Europe
North Atlantic
U. S
Boston
Harvard
Janaw
Manger
Sere Oefessor
Lhe
Sul- Matthiessen
Henry James
Theodore Dreiser
James
Eee Ieee
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International Radiophoto
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Hodgson and Brown
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