Telegraph workers strike slows Western Union telegraph traffic
Western Union operators walked off the job delaying national telegraph business to a trickle. Limited service was to be restored later in major centers while some offices stayed open under supervision. A separate telephone strike was postponed to Monday as federal mediators seek a settlement with three Bell companies.
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Western Union
New York
Western Union Telegraph Co
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
San Antonio
Tex
N. Y
American Communications Association
CTU
Washington
Adolph Brungs
CIO
Michigan
Ohio
California
Bell Telephone
J Wood Glass Dies in Nowata Oklahoma
J Wood Glass dies at his Nowata Oklahoma home at 4 PM yesterday. He was the youngest child of Col William W Glass and Nannie Campbell Glass. Survived by widow Eva Payne Embrey Glass an adopted daughter Ernest Embrey and son J Wood Glass Jr. in Nowata. Winchester relatives include sister Hattie Glass Davis brother William Wood Glass III and nephew Robert McC Glass Jr. in West Clifford Street. A brother Thomas Rutherford Glass of St Augustine Florida also survives. Funeral details not yet received.
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Winchester
J. Wood Glass
Nowata
Oklahoma
Col
Wm W. Glass
Nannie Campbell Glass
Rose Hill
Glass
Cedar Creek
Glen Burnie
Winches
Tr. Glass
Snonandoah Valley Academy
Washington and Lee University
Eva Payne Embrey Glass
Ernest Embrey
J. Wood Glass, Jr
Hattie Glass Davis
Wm. Wood Glass
Robert McC. Glass
West Clifford Street
Thomas Rutherford Glass
Augustine
Fie
Conference on Trieste Opened by Allied Representatives
British American and Rafian delegates opened talks in London on Trieste. A communique stated the conference would limit to closer Italian administration in Zone A and would not decide Trieste's ultimate future. The talks continue tomorrow.
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London
Trieste
Rouss Fire Co Meeting Before Apple Blossom Parade
Regular monthly Rouss Fire Co meeting set for Friday night at 8. All members urged to attend as this is the last meeting before the Apple Blossom Festival Fireman’s Parade. Robert C. Legge, President. Auction sale announced for April 5 at 1 p m at 21 Clark Street featuring Steiff piano and other furniture. Loryn M. Crabill, Captain. Sarah Zane Fire Co to meet Friday April 4 at 8 p m. members urged to attend.
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Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
Clark Street
Steiff
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Virginia Telegraph Strike Hits Western Union Offices
Virginia Western Union workers joined a nationwide telegraph walkout. Most state branches closed while officials expected limited service later through key wire points. In Richmond the local AFL unit gathered about 70 strikers as offices shut and messages halted.
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Richmond
Western Union
Virginia
Telegraph Company
Battle
Public Utilities Labor Relations Act
Mulder
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Two Killed In B-29 Crash Near Vermillion Kansas
Early today a B 29 crash near Vermillion Kansas killed two Air Force men and fatally injured a corporal whose parachute failed to open. Twelve crew members survived after parachuting to safety with the wreckage found on a farm eleven miles from the town. The aircraft based at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka was reported to have roared low over a home around 12 30 a m before crashing near a store and cattle port.
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Vermillion
Kas
Air Force
Kansas
Here
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Spring Floods Force Hundreds To Flee Homes
Hundreds face displacement as spring floods hit six Midwest and Western states. Havre Montana suffers the worst, Milk River overflow forcing about 1,200 residents from an 8,000 population city amid martial law to deter looting. Damage exceeds $300,000 with blocks flooded in Pierre South Dakota.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Havre
Mont
Pierre
8. D
Missouri
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Braddock St
Amos Mauck
Possible Break In POW Deadlock Rumored In Korea
Rumors of a possible break in the prisoner exchange deadlock emerged as top Allied brass arrived after U N truce negotiators postponed secret prisoner talks for 24 hours for constructive purposes. Gen Ridgway and Gen Van Fleet then met with the U N armistice delegation amid questions whether Russia could help inspect a Korean truce.
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Korea
Munsan
U. N
Parsleys
Matthew B. Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Russia
William K. Harrison
Senate Passes Tidelands Bill
The Senate approved a tidelands bill granting states title to oil rich lands along coasts up to three miles offshore, with Texas and Florida at 10 2 miles. House counterparts differ by granting revenue shares and broader reach. A presidential veto remains possible after a 50 to 35 vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Texas
Florida
Supreme Court
Congress
Reversed Weather Pattern Foreseen by Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau forecasters predict a 30 day reversal in the pattern with warmer western states and much colder eastern seaboard. The period through April 30 looks near normal overall with below normal precipitation in the Rockies and Great Lakes and above normal in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest.
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Science Service
Washington
Seaboard
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain States
Great Lakes
Southeast
Pacific Northwest
Four Die As Fire Sweeps Chicago Apartment Building
A fast spreading blaze in a 12 flat four story apartment building in Chicago last night killed four people including a baby, grandmother, and her grandson. Eight others, including six firefighters, were injured and about 30 residents were rescued or carried out by fire crews. The $50,000 fire is believed to have started in the basement with undetermined origin.
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Chicago
Whitacre
Bolich Refuses to Testify on Tax Scandal Probers
Daniel A. Bolich, ex senior official of the Internal Revenue Bureau, declines to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee, offering only his address. Testimony indicated $115,217 spent on a $53,000 earnings span from 1946 to 1950 with hints of an anonymous donor, Mr X, financing a seashore home and wardrobe purchases.
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Washington
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bolich
House
Ways and Means
Bureau
Robert L. Callahan
Brooklyn
Callahan
King D-Calif
King
Mr. X
Donald Schapiro
Mr X
George H. Lemay
Chrysler
Seashore
Spring Lake
N. J
New York
Can Require Loyalty Pledge of Electors High Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 2 that presidential elector candidates may be required to pledge loyalty to their national party. The Alabama case centered on Emund Blair who refused to pledge to vote for Democratic nominees, affecting his ballot access for the May 6 primary. An unsigned order announced the decision with a full opinion to follow.
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Washington
Supreme Court
State
Democratic Committee of
Alabama
National Party
Alabama Supreme Court
Emund Blair
Truman
Attorneys Admitted to Bar by Frederick County Court
Two attorneys were admitted to practice before the Frederick County Circuit Court by Judge Elliott Marshall on motion of Commonwealth's attorney Joseph A. Massey Jr. W. P. Coleman and Charles H. Davidson were admitted Monday.
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Frederick County
Elliott Marshall
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
W. P. Coleman
Charles H. Davidson
1 200 000 New Men Must Don U S Uniforms
Mrs Anna Rosenberg defense manpower chief testified before the House Appropriations Committee that the fiscal year starting July 1 will see about 1 200 000 new military entrants. Most will replace personnel leaving active duty in a revolving door system, the plan aims to expand forces to 3 700 000 with an extra 110 000 recruits in 1953.
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Washington
Anna Rosenberg
Defense
House Appropriations Committee
National Guard
Rosenberg
Houtteman Family Tragedy in Auto Crash
Cleveland Tennessee reports pitcher Art Houttemans seven months old daughter Cheryl died in a morning crash near here. His wife and mother were injured as the Detroit Tigers family returned from Florida. Houtteman was not present at the Lakeland training site two years ago when he was critically hurt.
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Cleveland, ‘Tenn
Art Houtteman
Cheryl
Here
Tiger
Florida
Tigers
Lakeland
Fila
Queen Juliana Urges Congress to Balance Defense with Welfare
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands urged Congress to avoid emulating Iron Curtain states that overemphasize defense at the expense of economic social and cultural well being. She spoke in a prepared address for a joint session warning against excessive military focus.
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Juliana
Congress
Washington
Netherlands
Clarke Couple Hear Queen Juliana Address
Among those present for Queen Juliana's address to Congress today were Mr. and Mrs. William Neurdenburg of Clarke County. Neurdenburg born in Holland and a Rotterdam graduate has been in the United States since 1926 and manages H. F. Byrd's Rosmont Orchard No. 2 since 1928. Senator Byrd gave his two tickets to the Neurdenburgs to hear the Queen's remarks. Mrs. Neurdenburg is a Clarke County native.
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Queen Juliana
Congress
William Neurdenburg
Clarke County
Mr. Neurdenburg
Holland
University of Rotterdam
United States
H. F. Byrd
Rosemont Orchard
Byrd
Neurdenburg
Dutch Princess Visits United States Amid Welcome and Speech
The Dutch princess expresses gratitude for American aid and notes growing European unity while visiting Washington and addressing Congress at 12:30 p m. Her reception blends formal protocol with personal warmth as she meets crowds, cameras, and officials. Prince Bernhard accompanies her at the airport arrival.
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Congress
Prince Bernhard
Royal Dutch Airlines
Second City Wide Air Raid Drill In New York Tonight
New York City will stage its second postwar city wide air raid drill tonight at 7 45 pm Citizens on the street need not seek shelter as the threat approach will be signaled by 579 sirens and the public will hear the simulated warning.
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New York
New York City
Three Universities Name Princesses for Apple Blossom Festival
Three Maryland and District of Columbia universities announce their princesses for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Queen Shenandoah XXV. Lucille Sauber represents American University, Lillian Janssen represents George Washington University, and Virginia Truitt represents the University of Maryland.
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Maryland
District of Columbia
Queen's Court
Lucille Marie Sauber
American University
Washington, D. C
Lillian Bruce Janssen
George Washington University
Virginia Harrington Truitt
University of Maryland
College Park
Shenandoah
Hazel-eyed student active in music and athletics
Miss Janssen, 20, of Bethesda Maryland, is a member of the University Choir and the Women’s Athletic Club. She belongs to Kappa Delta sorority and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Janssen. The George
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Miss Sauber
American University
Nate Sauber
Washington, D. C
Mr. Sauber
Woodrow Wilson High School
Kappa Delta
Miss Janssen
John W. Janssen
Bethesda, Md
George
Saber Jet Pilots Claim 40th Mig Box Score of April
American Sabre pilots destroyed or damaged eight Communist jets today in three battles over Northwest Korea. The day featured history's longest jet fight lasting 45 minutes with 18 F 84G Sabres clashing with 60 Russian type jets at sunset. Captain Robert H. Moore of Houston, Texas, notched his fifth MiG-15 on his 96th Korea flight, becoming the ninth American ace. Ground combat included a major artillery barrage on the Western Front as Reds fired 4,693 rounds. DEFENSE reports 106,936 U.S. battle casualties to date, up 162 in the last week, including 63 killed.
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Seoul
Korea
Robert H. Moore
Houston
Tex
Eighth Army
Washington
Defense Department
Braddock Street Choir Set To Sing Cantata Sunday
Braddock Street Methodist Church plans Palm Sunday events led by Mrs. Hoye L. Riley. The Sanctuary Choir will perform Man of Sorrows by Van Denman Thompson at 7 30 p m. over 100 voices join in morning music with The Palms and More Than A King.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Hoye L. Riley
van Denman Thompson
Thompson
Faure
Helen Garner Edmonds
Whitney
Jerusalem
Olivet
Calvary
Maunder
Gilbert Tillotson
Buxtehude
Willan
Wm. Archer Wright
Four Juveniles Arrested For Shoplifting At Penney’s
Four Luray youths about seventeen were arrested at eleven this morning in the J C Penney store on North Loudoun Street while attempting to steal a sports jacket. Clerk James Carbaugh alerted Manager W R Strader. Captain Francis Funk and officers Holmes McFarland and Maurice Lake took the youths into custody.
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Luray
J. C. Penny Company
N. Loudoun St
James Carbaugh
W. R. Strader
Strader
Francis Funk
Holmes McFarland
Maurice Lake
House Fire on Poor House Road Near Round Hill
Local firemen responded to a 1 p m call at Elizabeth Craig’s home on Poor House Road near Round Hill. A second engine was requested around 1 15 p m and Clearbrook Fire Company arrived. No details on fire extent were available at press time.
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Elizabeth Craig
Poor House Road
Round Hill
John Hoover
Clearbrook
Opequon Avenue
Bryan Stotler
McGrath Fires New Yorker Corruption Aide Newbold Morris
Attorney General J. Howard McGrath dismissed Newbold Morris, the administration’s corruption investigator, and made a court letter to the New Yorker public. The firing followed McGrath Truman talks and an airport confrontation with President Truman amid Queen Juliana’s visit.
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New Yorker
Washington (P
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
New York Republican
McGrath
Justice Department
Truman
National Airport
Juliana
Netherlands
Berryville Officials File for Re-Election in June
Berryville town officers including Mayor Leonard H. Bell and four councilmen Preston Kercher Selden O R Ward No 2 Ernest Flak Ward No 3 and W E Henson Ward No 4 announce plans to seek re-election. Walter Wisecarver on leave with U S Army in Germany reportedly not on the ballot. Councilman O Bryan serves as temporary recorder.
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Berryville
Toda
Walter PD Wisecarver
Germany
Leonard H. Bell
Preston Kercher
Selden G O'R
Ernest Flak
W. E. Henson
O'Bryan
WANTED Girl in checkers department at cleaners
Classified note seeks a girl for the checkers department at Pingley & Carper Cleaners. No other details given.
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Checkers Department
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
A & P Teaco
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Morris
BY Ruth Cowan
Clarke
America
Saber Jet
Braddock Street Choir
Penney’s
Winchester Seed CO
Jutice Department
Joseph Short
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Times Herald
Tunes Herald
the Great
A & P Tea CO
Square Dance
Winchester Armory
Friendship Pir Company
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