President Has Authority To Seize Vast Phone Industry
Attorney General Tom Clark announced President Truman may seize the telephone industry under the Federal Communications Act during the wartime labor dispute. He stated seizure authority exists and will last six months after hostilities end, with expiration tied to termination of the war. Union leader John Moran said the phone union would obey any legal seizure.
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Washington
Atorney
Tom Clark
Truman
Clark
White House
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
Schnellenbach
Labor Department
John J. Moran
National Federation of Telephone Workers Policy
Moran
Auto Thieves Target Local Cars in Winchester
Winchester police investigate two car theft incidents. A. D. Cunningham reports his black 1937 Chevrolet sedan stolen from his N. Louden Street home, with about a quarter tank of gas. Wilbur Kern says an attempted theft downtown Wednesday night, noting a broken ventilator and deflated back tires.
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Winchester
D. Cunningham
Loudoun Street
Wilbur Kern
Parkway
State Milk Commission Sets 19 Cents Quart Price in Front Royal
The State Milk Commission meeting in Front Royal fixed a stabilized price of 19 cents per quart for Grade A pasteurized milk in the Front Royal Strasburg Middletown area, down from 20 cents. Delivery will be limited to alternate days as testimony from witnesses was heard.
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Front Royal
State Milk Commission
Front Royal-Strasburg-Middletown
Easter Holiday Notices and Local Advertisements
Local merchants announce Easter Monday closings and event notices. The Flower Shop and Smalts & Son list holiday hours, while Gambstone Restaurant and Rainbow Inn share closures and a special Easter dance at Rainbow Inn. The Charlie Rouss Fire Co meeting is postponed to Friday evening April 18.
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B. Smalts & Son
Jerusalem observes Good Friday across faiths
Worshippers of Jesus Christ kneel along the Via Dolorosa in modern dress desert garb and army uniform. Moslem banners brighten Jerusalem as Muslims pray at Haram Esh Sharif before their Nebi Musa pilgrimage. Jews begin the eight day Passover at the Western Wall as Christians hold dawn services at the Basilica of Calvary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Christ
Calvary
Haram Esh Sharif
Nebi Musa
Moses
Old City
Solomon's Temple
Basilica of Calvary
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Mary
Fruit Blossoms Found On Crazy Schedule Again
A survey by Appalachian Apple Service reports erratic bloom times across the United States. Northwest apples may lead the market before locals, while peaches in Georgia and the Carolinas show early or late bloom causing potential shipments overlap with Virginia Illinois and New Jersey.
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Appalachain Apple Service, Inc
Carroll Miller
Northwest
Yakima
Wash
Fort Valley
Spartansburg
D. C
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Ilinois
New Jersey
Miller
Appalachain
He Isn’t Sampson But He Wants Jawbone of Ass
London report on Orchestra Leader Santiago Lopez searching for a donkey jawbone to add a South American flavor to his rhumba band. He misplaced the donkey jawbone in a subway car and notes it is hard to replace for his club performances.
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Sampson
London
Santiago Lopez
Hepcats
West End
Lopez
Five Day Weather Report and Fire Company Notice
Five day forecast notes mild Saturday cold Sunday warmer Monday and Tuesday cooler Wednesday with temperatures about two degrees above normal in the north and four above in the south. Rain expected late Saturday or Sunday and Tuesday with total precipitation of 1 to 3 inches. The Sarah Zane Fire Co will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday April 4 at 8 p m all members urged to attend. Captain Loryn M Crabill signed.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Easter Jewelry and Singing Canaries Gift Ideas
Easter jewelry for frocks available from Hodgson & Brown with a window display. Also promoted are singing canaries as ideal Easter gifts from Mrs C M Graff Stephens City.
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Hodgson & Brown
C. M. Graff
Stephens City
Conference In Moscow Stalled By Deadlock
Moscow notes a stalemate at the Conference of Foreign Ministers as a German political principles agenda stalls after a special committee failed to agree. Deputies negotiating the Austria treaty also advance little, with Molotov delaying a statement beyond the April 1 China information deadline.
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Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Austria
Theussians Itea
V. M. Molotov
China
World Court may soon get busy with Albania case
The International Court of Justice, idle for a year, faces a potential Albania dispute as Britain moves to refer mine laying charges to the World Court. Russia may veto, with Poland hinting abstention, as Wednesday’s Security Council vote approaches. The Albanian government denies Britain’s charges amid tense council maneuvers.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Hague
International Court of Justice
Legal Army
United Nations
Security Council
Britain
Albania
World Court
Council
Andrei A. Gromyk
Corfu
Gromyko
Poland
Russia
George W. Kurtz
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron
Flames Ignite 800-Foot Plant in York Fire
A spectacular blaze destroyed an 800 foot long steel plant in York Pennsylvania causing an estimated 350000 dollars in losses. Flames reached 200 feet high and halted traffic on nearby Chicago Washington Pennsylvania railroad lines for two hours. The McGann Company operated by the Smaller War Plants Corp produced castings for autos and general machinery.
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York
s _ foundry
Henry Mummert
McGann Company
War Plants Corp
22 State Mines Remain Closed On Krug Order
Richmond April 4 22 Virginia District coal mines closed under the Krug order shutting 518 soft coal mines nationwide. Norfolk and Western reports about 210 mines on its Roanoke trackage would be affected and the line lists 875 cars daily capacity tied to the closures. Virginian Railway expects some load reductions while Virginia Coal Operators Association says miners will comply with safety directives and reopen in a few days.
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Richmond
Virginia
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Norfolk and Western Railway
Roanoke T
Roanoke-Bluefield
Virginian
F. D. Beale
Virginian Railway
Norfolk
Virginia Coal Operator's Association
Norton
George H. Esser
Virginia Coal Operators’ Asociation
Miss Lucy Allen Remains Clarke County Deputy Clerk
Miss Lucy Allen continues as deputy clerk of Clarke county following the appointment and oath of office of Loring C. Er as county clerk. Allen began as secretary to Eugene Glover, later serving as deputy since June 28, 1919, under Glover who filled the clerkship earlier that year.
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Lucy Allen
Clarke
Loring Co.er
Clarke County
Elliott Marshall
Lucy A. Allen
Kackley
Miss Allen
Eugene Glover
Selective Draft Board
Glover
F. B. Whiting
George Glass
Governor Tuck urges Virginia to fund cancer relief drive
Governor Tuck appealed to Virginians to donate to a cancer fund citing 3000 deaths in the state last year. He praised citizen generosity and linked domestic needs to wartime aid in a proclamation urging collective support against cancer.
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Richmond
Tuck
Virginia
Drunk Arrests Rise in Winchester Since 1943
Winchester police show a rising pattern in intoxication arrests with 812 in 1946 up from 482 in 1945 and 243 in 1943. First three months of 1947 total 162 arrests for drunkenness, with January 41, February 52, and March 69. Officials seek medical treatment options, not just fines, amid concerns over chronic alcoholism. Local judges call for hospital treatment for alcoholics to reduce long term costs and improve public welfare.
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Winchester
Police Department
Richmond
Carleton E. Jewett
Virginia
J. Hoge Tyler
Norfolk
Boiling Water Thrower Draws Suspended Sentence
Berryville Virginia April 4 Madeline Jones Johnson colored indicted for throwing boiling water in her husband Walker Johnson face. She receives a 12 month suspended jail sentence and two year probation. For sale a new modern brick veneer home at Clearbrook priced 9 500 inspect by Harry W Aikens. Chane S841
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The
Star
Berryville
Madeline Jones Johnson
Walker Johnson
Clearbrook
Harry W. Aikens
Truman keeps Jefferson Day focus while press hints at campaign stance
President Truman avoids direct 1948 campaign commitments at the Jefferson Day Dinner preview. White House aides and Democratic leaders back his nomination chances, with Hannegan and Sullivan steering party support while Congress awaits action on Brevard agricultural and economic proposals.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Democratic National Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
New York
Gael Sullivan
Missouri
Hannegan
Congress
Army
Congreess
Martin H. Kennelly
Tri-State Golf League Sets Play Schedule and Playoff
The Tri-State Golf League met with Martinsburg Frederick Md and Purcellville clubs each fielding ten members. Schedule includes May 11 Front Royal May 25 Winchester June 15 Martinsburg June 29 Frederick Md and July 20 Purcellville. Playoffs August 10 on neutral course with top two teams for title.
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Golf Honest
Martinsburg
Frederick
Purcellville
Front. Royal
Winchester
Pretty Embassy Secretary Found Dead In Capital
Miss Winona Harvey 25 a Philippine embassy secretary was found dead near a culvert in Arlington County across the Potomac River from Washington. Coroner Dr. W C Welburn says preliminary finding points to drowning with body in shallow water for about three days. No bruises noted and investigation continues including pathologist report.
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Washingtoon
W. C. Welburn
Winona Harvey
Miss Harvey
Arlington County
Potomac River
Washington
Dr. Welburn
New York
Arlington
Theodore Buck
Ville
Hugh C. Jones
Buck
Frederick Harris
The
Foundry Methodist Church
Harvey
Harris
Ivan Soden
Ted
George Washington Parkway
Gretna
Phileps
Nover
Clarke County backs sales tax for Clarke County Schools
Residents at Berryville open forum supported a sales tax to fund county schools with a 24 cent real estate levy alternative and a 10 cent levy if the sales tax takes effect. Speakers outlined the budget to raise teachers salaries and build a new elementary school to ease crowding.
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Star
Erryville
Clarke County
Berryville
C. B. Carr
George H. Pope
John M. Pishpaw
Gwynne H. Jones
Boyce Pta
Nant Dent
Dearmont
C. O. Dearmont
White Post
Clarke County Lions Club
Aod
A .Ee
Piahpaws
Jones. Carr
Carr
Thermore
Pope
Conference on Potomac fish laws at Mount Vernon
News bulletins report a Maryland Virginia conference held today in George Washington's mansion as a first step to resolve Potomac river fishing law conflicts. A Baltimore meeting is planned for later.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Baltimore
Roanoke Man In Critical Condition After Train Jump
Roanoke resident William Harris Walker aged 27 from 2003 London Avenue Southwest Roanoke was described as in a very critical condition after leaping from a freight cab onto the side of a moving passenger train at Pepper near Radford this afternoon.
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Roanoke
William Harris Walker
London Ave
S. W
Pepper
Radford
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