Bill to Unify U. S. Armed Forces
A three member subcommittee recommends legislation to abolish War and Navy departments and create a single Department of Defense. The plan places the air force under civilian control, with unified plans and budget and a joint training system for land sea and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tofay
Senate Military Committee
War and Navy
Truman
Army
Navy
War — Navy
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Austin
R.-Vt
Hill
D.ala
War and Navy Departments
Shawn Bill
Thomas
Air Force
Window that lets you see out but not in sparks debate
A Portland April report describes a Renquist family bathroom window that was supposed to be one way yet proved clear to passers by six months after installation. Mrs. E A Renquist of Cincinnati had written about the mismeasurement.
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Portland
Ore
E. A. Renquist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Inquiring Reporter Seeks Views On Parking Meters
The Evening Star asks six Winchester and Frederick County residents whether they favor installing parking meters. Victor Grant calls it a good idea, while Herman Hable warns meters may push business away from metered streets. Norman Whitacre and Mrs. Norman Clark provide mixed views and uncertainty about the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Star
Victor
Star Grant
Fpton
Opequon
Herman H. Hable
S. Loudoun
Norman Whitacre
Norman Clark
Whitacre
Winchester Welcomes March of Time Voice Visit
Westbrook Van Voorhis, famed March of Time voice, spoke to O Sullivan Rubber Co sales staff in Winchester yesterday. The New York native, known for his four versions of March of Time, discussed future TV impact, plans to sail with his wife and daughter, and continued movie commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Westbrook van Voorhis
March of Time
New York
van Voorhis
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Canada
England
Richmond
Berryville Churches Plan Holy Week Services
Berryville Virginia church groups announce joint Holy Week services starting Sunday at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. R. Carrington Paulette delivering the sermon. A Monday night service at the Baptist Church will feature Rev. Lightner and music by the Junior Choir as part of the planned week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Presbyterian Church
R. Carrington Paulette
The
Baptist Church
Oo Lightner
GE Pay Boost Approved For Pricing Purposes
Washington reports the wage board allowed General Electric to use the full 18 cent hourly pay increase for pricing, covering 110 000 workers. The ruling aligns with patterns in auto, aviation, and steel sectors and contrasts with a Detroit dairy workers case that the board said lacks connection to price changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ete
General Electric Company
Detroit
General Electric
Bile and Steel
WSB
Imarch
Flour Rationing Not Considered by Officials
Government officials at a Bakers and Millers conference ruled out flour and bread rationing despite wheat shortages. C Fington of the Agriculture Department warned that printing ration books and reassembling local boards would be impossible in time. Industry spokesmen warned bins could be empty in 60 days. They urged raising wheat prices by about 35 cents a bushel. Undersecretary Dodd disagreed but expressed uncertainty about meeting domestic and export needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bakers’ and Millers
Co. C. Fington
Agriculture Department
Dodd
Pearl Harbor Hearings Resume In Washington
Adm. Harold R. Stark testified before a Senate inquiry that he would have acted immediately if he had known Roosevelt believed a Japanese diplomatic message meant war. The hearing reopened after a month’s recess and prior records showed Churchill urged war with the United States as early as February 1941. Stark and Gen. George C. Marshall were recalled to locate their movements the night before the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adm
Harolld
R. Stark
Roosevelt
White House
Pearl Harbor
Stark
Senate House
No Operations
Richards
G. Seth
Winston Churchill
Osevelt
United States
George C. Marshall
Army
China
Mrs Welch's Sale Offers High Class Household Furniture
A fragment announces a sale at Mrs Welch's featuring a grand lot of good furniture and high quality household items. The note mentions bicycles and ends abruptly, indicating continuation on another page.
Draft Extension Battle Shapes Capitol Action
The House military committee rejected Rep Harness's bid to end draft inductions after February 15 and called an afternoon vote on a Sparkman backed compromise to extend the Draft Law by one year with a December 15 halt and potential presidential reinstatement if needed. The Harness proposal failed 21 to 2. Senate leaders also weighed extensions as Senator Austin reported mixed votes on six week or one year extensions and a 10 potential 18 month draft term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
Rep
Sparkman
D-Ala
Harness
R-Ind
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Austin
R-Vi
Edwin Johnson
Gromyko to Attend U N Meeting Today
Soviet representative Andrei Gromyko announced he would join today’s United Nations session ending the boycott that began March 27 over Iran. A Soviet demand for complete dismissal of the Iranian case looms, with May 6 as the troop withdrawal deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
Council
Security Council
Russia
Byrnes
United States
Iran
Iliy
Tran
Hussein Ala
Ahmed Qavamat
Tehran
Restaurant Owners Plan for Record Apple Blossom Crowd
James Pappas chairs a meeting of restaurant owners at the Golden Glow to plan for the Apple Blossom Festival crowds. They seek meat slaughtering and sugar ration relief, advise limiting menu variety, and aim to keep staff on duty during the two day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pappas
East Gerrard St
Mt of Agriculture
Pappas
Tom Baldridge
Tom Scully
Chamber of Commere
Wendell Barney
CPA
Melvin Shirne
Sidney Veasey
Ruthackson
Spy charges against Redin may be dropped
FBI seized 29 year old naval officer Redin in Oregon on espionage charges. Washington officials said Soviet agents had sent the suggestion to drop the case through diplomatic channels. Officials noted the request was not flat and questioned whether the government would press the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lai G. Redin
Redin
FBI
Ore
Washington
Soviet Union
PBI Warant
Notre Dame Opens Spring Drills Under Leahy comeback
Notre Dame began spring football with coach Frank Leahy returning from naval duty. John Susterting shown to fit in as 81 players reported, including 21 monogram winners, with 36 more to join over six weeks of practice. Nine games loom including Army and Navy.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Navy
Jomn Susterting
Carioe
Leahy
Army
Business Changes Noted on South Loudoun Street
Returning servicemen may note many changes on South Loudoun Street between Boscawen and Cork after the war. Johnston's Jewelry at 41 South Loudoun occupies the former Old Curiosity Shop site with S. N. Johnston owner, a Winchester native who came from Ehrich's in Lynchburg. Sears and Roebuck at 121 S. Loudoun renovated last June. Goodrich Tire and Appliance moved to 106 South Loudoun last May from Eagle's Meat Market. Peters Photo Studio moved to 47 South Loudoun on February 1, adjoining Tate Ice Cream Co. Grocery Store at (text cut).
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Loudoun St
Boscawen
Cork
Johnston
South Loudoun St
5S. N. Johnston
Winchester
M. B. Clowe
Ehrich’s Jewelry and Optical Co
Lynchburg
Aoe Electric
S. Loudoun St
Sears and Roebuck
Goodrich Tire
Eagle's Meat Market
Peters Photo Studio
Hner
Tate Ice Cream Co
S. Loudoun
Apple Blossom Festival Schedule Sets Daylight Parade Events
A tentative first day program for the Apple Blossom Festival, released by Tom Baldridge, lists Queen Shenandoah's visit to Winchester orchards, an Army exhibit with captured equipment, a U S Navy atomic bomb model display, multiple band concerts, a noon luncheon, coronation of Queen Shenandoah XIX, a Firemen and Mummers Parade, a fireworks display, and a 9 p m reception at the Winchester Armory. The schedule notes possible minor changes and outlines parade routes along Market Street and Handley High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Baldridge
Aoeeen Eethe
Colering Handley Boulevard
Hermann Goering
U. S. Armq
U. S. Navy
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Shenandoah
Sie
Nancy Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
Shenandoah XIX
Winchester
Ing
Market St
Piccadilly
Cork
Market
Baker
Loudoun
Gerrard
Ln Gerrard
Handley High School
Handley Bowl
Winchester Armory
Major Meat Packers Attack OPA Policies
Senate culture committee heard from Hardenbergh and Sen Connally about a runaway meat black market and broken price controls. Hardenbergh cited dramatic growth in packing houses since 1930, subsidy claims, and alleged overcharges amounting to about 1.25 billion dollars extracted from consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Culture Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Hardenbergh
Congress
Knitting Mill Still Operating Despite Strike Claims
The plant's manager stated the knitting mill is continuing to operate and adding staff. He reported no further word from union representatives since the strike began yesterday morning.
Purebred Cattle Sale Planned at Winchester May 25
Fourth annual purebred Angus Hereford and Shorthorn sale set for May 25 at Virginia Livestock Auction Market Winchester starting 1 pm. Sale sponsor Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association lists 5 bulls and 18 cows 19 Hereford cattle 5 bulls 14 cows 13 Shorthorns 4 bulls 9 cows. Entries from multiple farms statewide with judge Dr. Fred Leinback University of Maryland. Mail bids to M Loton Blacksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Fred Stine
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers’ Associ
Allen
Aberdeen Angus
Annefield
Berryville
Aspen Dale Farm
Delaplane
Chapel Hill Farm
C. C. Funkhouser
White Post
W. H. Gold
Ewart Johnston Boyce
Allison N. Miller
Little River Fort
Paul Monaghan
Middletown
Red Gate Farm
Millwood
R. R. Renalds
University of Maryland
M. L. Ton
Virginia Polytechnic Ute
Blacksburg
Pasquel Says He Will Sue Owen Over Contract Breach
Mexican League President Jorge Pasquel announced in Mexico City that he will sue Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen in U S courts for breach of contract.
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Pasquel
Owen
Mexico City
Jorge Pasquel
U. S
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn
Ge Ng PF Og Fe
Sugar Refiners Face Coast-Wide Strike After Deadlock
Union leaders announce a midnight strike at seven Atlantic coast sugar plants processing 70 percent of the nation's cane sugar. About 8,000 workers are involved, with unions seeking binding wage recommendations and the companies declining to accept fact-finding outcomes. Government officials warn prolonged closures could deplete stockpiles.
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East Coast
Ee Labor Schwellen
Atlantic Coast
Sugar Refining Co
Boston
National Sugar Refining Co
York City
National Sugar
American Sugar Refining Co
Municipal Candidates to File for June Virginia Elections
Candidates for municipal office in Virginia must file by midnight tonight to appear on the June election ballots. The filing follows wartime provisions of the Special Assembly Act of 1945, requiring submission seven days after the notice.
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Virginia
Special Assembly
Shore patrol intercepts man after tense armistice scene
Well in hand then the shore patrol arrived and whisked him off leaving the other services empty handed as the incident unfolded.
Welcome Home Welcome Home
The Star joins in welcoming Maurice Wisecarver Jr and Ernest A. Stotler to civilian life, recognizing their service and new beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Wisecarver, Jr, Ernest A. Stotler
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U. S. Armes, Forces
Chamber of Commerce
C. R. Anderson
JET
March of Time “Voice
Janie
Handley ‘High School
Joyce Reynolds
J. W. Rige
Lansied
Vermont
U. N
South Loudoun
Goering
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