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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1950

Page

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Lucas Pushes Truman Congress Harmony On Foreign Policy

Senate Democratic Leader Lucas proposed a working agreement between the President and Congress to keep lawmakers informed on foreign policy. He urged two party cooperation and suggested Republican members sit in on policy formation if agreed. He cautioned Congress should implement policies without eroding presidential prerogatives.

Washington Senate Lucas of Ilinois Congress Lucas Ives Jeerry Nebraska Alan

4 H Baby Beef Show And Sale At Virginia Livestock Market

The annual 4 H Club Baby Beef Show and Sale will be held at the Virginia Livestock Auction Market on Tuesday April 18 at 10 am with Raymond Hoover Shenandoah County Assistant County Agent as judge. Three calves sell at 1 pm two more go to Atlantic Rural Exposition in Richmond on April 19 and two more may be sold locally or at Atlantic Exposition this Fall.

Virginia Raymond Hoover Shenandoah County Richmond McCann Blake Angus Roxanne Sidney Rogers Frederick Sprenkle Patsy Wolfe Hampshire Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester John W. Larrick, Jr Virginia Livestock Auction Market Virginia Livestock Fred Stine John T. Wolfe

Blossom Girls Plead for Fine Weather at April 27 Festival

Alice Bruce Harrison and Sheila McGuire, both 7, plead for good weather as they await crowning of Miss Anne Hadley at the apple blossom festival in Winchester. The girls, titled Blossom Girls to Her Majesty, will scatter apple blossoms along the monarch’s path. Harrison is daughter of Rep Burr Harrison. McGuire is daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William P. McGuire of Handley Boulevard.

Winchester Alice Bruce Harrison Sheila McGuire Alice Sheila Petal Alben Barkley Anne Hadley U. S Burr P. Harrison Harrison Bt. Agnes School Alexandria Virginia John Kerr School William P. McGuire Handley Boulevard Here

Anti-Labor Rule Snag Delays Ohio Valley Arrests and Injunction

Berkeley Springs West Virginia city officials face a court injunction delaying enforcement of a January ordinance used to arrest 38 strikers including four union officials. Judge Decatur H. Rodgers ordered restraints on enforcing the emergency area rule as UAW workers return to work at Victor Products and the Hagerstown plant.

Berkeley Springs W. Va Decatur H. Rodgers Morgan County Circuit Court Varnall Barney Victor Products Corporation CIO United Auto Workers Circuit Court UAW Washington

America Defends US Info Service Against Spying Charges

The United States rejects Czech accusations that the Prague Information Service was used for spying. State Department calls the claims false and a propaganda attack. Two former Czech employees received long prison terms for spreading hostile propaganda and supplying secrets to the embassy press chief.

Washington United States Czechoslovakia U.S Prague Department U. S State Department

Richmond man dies from Route 1 crash injuries

Mason William Ford aged 42 of Richmond and Alexandria died at a Fredericksburg hospital from injuries suffered in a head on collision on Route 1 last night. He died early today.

Fredericksburg Mason William Ford Richmond Alexandria

Strauss Quits AEC Leaving Chairman Vacancy Today

Lewis S. Strauss resigns from the Atomic Energy Commission after nearly a decade in government service. President Truman must choose a new chair as Sommer T. Pike has acted in the role. The former banker declined to discuss hydrogen bomb progress, saying extreme claims are unfounded.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission Truman Lewis S. Strauss Congress Commission Virginia New York AEC David F. Lilienthal Lilienthal Sumner T. Pike Yes Earth Moon Strauss Tydings Senate House Atomic Committee

Fonda Performs After Wife's Death by Own Action

Henry Fonda faced Broadway audiences after his wife died by suicide at a private sanitarium 40 miles north of New York. She cut her throat, left a note, and died as rumors of Fonda's romance with Susan Blanchard circulated. cremation followed in Hartsdale.

Beacon N. Y Henry Fonda Broadway Roberts New York City Fonda Susan Blanchard Oscar Hammerstein II Miss Blanchard Hollywood New York Eugene Ford Seymour Craig House Corporation L. Edward. Cotter Dutchess County Hartsdale Mr. Roberts

Winchester Bus Service to End Sunday Runs

Winchester City Transit Lines will operate six days a week from Monday to Saturday with higher adult fares and no Sunday service. Manager Lewis Hoover left for Richmond to obtain 1950 bus plates. The city council approved the fare increase with final ordinance reading set for Monday at 2 p.m.

Winchester City Transit Lines Jndays Lewis Hoover Richmond Winchester

Missing body sections found on Brooklyn street

Police hunted for more parts after four bundles of carved flesh were found on a Brooklyn sidewalk. Dr. M E Martin said the flesh came from a man and weighed about 40 pounds. Sections likely tossed from a car. further remains may be scattered citywide.

New York Brooklyn M. E. Martin Flushing Avenue Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter Solenberger Winchester Seed Co Golden Glow House of Good Food

Victims Identified in Rt. 11 Crash Hearing

Coroner hearing identifies two 19 year old victims from Stephens City as Frank McFarland and John Orndorff after a truck crash near Cedar Creek. Families receive remains at Stover Federal Home in Strasburg and witnesses describe personal items found with the charred bodies.

Rt. 11 Cedar Creek Frank McFarland John Orndorff Stephens City Stover Federal Home Strasburg William Shafer Thelma Newlin McFarland Jeannette McFarland Baltimore Germain Garver Kenneth Boone Paul Stout Orndorff Parker Horace Orndorff Elizabeth Orndorff

UN Secretary Lie to Meet Stalin in Moscow Visit

Secretary-General Trygve Lie plans a two day conference with Kremlin leaders in Moscow to press resumption of normal UN relations. He aims to meet Prime Minister Stalin Deputy Premier Molotov Foreign Minister Vishinsky and will also call on Schuman in Paris and Bevin in London before boarding the Queen Mary.

General Assembly U. N Lie Robert Schuman Paris London Ernest Bevin Bevin

Soldier in Germany Convicted of Spying for Russia

Cpl. Gustav Mueller of St. Paul Minnesota was found guilty by a seven officer Air Force court martial in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany of attempting to pass secret U S military information to Soviet agents. He received a five year prison term and a dishonorable discharge. Mueller admitted wiring the Soviet consulate in Bern and stealing papers from the Oberammergau intelligence school library. He insisted he sought to trap spies and claimed he is not a Communist.

Garmisch - Partenkirchen Germany Air Force Cpl Gustav Mueller St. Paul Mueller U.S Sevenman Court Bern Switzerland Oberammergau United States

City Council Eyes Five Man Zoning Commission

At a special meeting council members expect to pass a resolution asking Judge Ellott Marshall to appoint a five man zoning commission. City council has also repealed the planning board ordinance and aims to establish a new zoning framework with hearings and enforcement.

Corporation Court Ellott Marshall Winchester Williams A.B.C Valley Ave

President Truman Vetoes Kerr Gas Bill

President Truman vetoed the Kerr gas bill saying it would not be in the national interest. The measure would exempt independent natural gas producers from federal regulation, splitting Truman supporters.

W.anhington Truman

Not Quite Ready For It

An elderly man at a home for the aged is startled by a census taker asking questions about his life. He fears the undertaker but relaxes once the government worker clarifies the situation.

Cleveland

Cold Snap Threatens Virginia Peach Orchards

Temperatures in Winchester dipped under freezing for 12 hours with lows near 10 degrees in spots. Officials estimate about 60 percent peach kill Thursday night, though growers await a full appraisal. Groves notes many buds remain and apples show few dead buds as orchards use protective measures and forecasts call for warmer, fair weather Sunday.

Winchester Virginia W. D. Burtner Clarke County Berryville Winchester Research Laboratory A. B. Groves Groves

Plane To Be Abandoned Search Ends At Sundown

Wiesbaden Germany Lt Gen John K Cannon announced today the search for a Navy privateer plane missing for a week will be abandoned at sundown tomorrow. Sixteen U S Air Force search planes based at Copenhagen reported weather was better over the Baltic than any day since the plane vanished from Frankfurt to Copenhagen with ten crew.

Wiesbaden Germany John K. Cannon U. S. Air Force Europe Baltic Copenhagen Frankfurt

West Berlin Police Increase by 2000 Against Communism

Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor said West Berlin will add 2000 officers to the existing 9000 to strengthen the front line against Communism. Reinforcements aim to match the Communist police in numbers, though Soviet zone units can still be brought in. The move follows a planned May 27 28 Whitsun march and shows the U S commandant’s readiness to act if protests grow.

Taylor FDJ

Senator Calls for Budenz to Name 400 Communists

Senator Ferguson urged former Communist Louis Budenz to reveal the names of 400 concealed Communists to a closed Senate hearing. Budenz, a Fordham University lecturer, said he could name many but fears libel suits and will testify under immunity next Thursday. He warned some may hold government posts.

Washington Ferguson R-Mich Louis Budens Senate Budenz Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee McCarthy R-Wis State Department Daily Worker Catholic Church Fordham University New York Bucens Owen Lattimore Communist Party Lattimore Michigan United States Pre Sena Committee

Indictments Entered in Kentucky Gambling and Voting Cases

Bell Circuit Judge R L Maddox and Commonwealth's Attorney G R were expected to announce indictments against numerous operators of gambling devices and others tied to gambling and illegal voting practices. Among 112 indicted for illegal voting were precinct officials and voters under a local option plural voting scheme. Additional charges target eight to ten United Mine Workers employed by Southern Mining Co at Balkan for alleged involvement in a coal strike beating of Charles Parolali.

Pineville App Bell R. L. Maddox Commonwealth G. R Lundy United Mine Workers Southern Mining Co Balkan Charles Parolali Drinnon

Carload pipe for sale by Snapp Foundry Inc

For sale a carload of black and galvanized pipe in all sizes. Snapp Foundry, Inc. located at 413 N Cameron St. Phone 3877. Listing appears in the classified ads.

Snapp Foundry, Inc Cameron St

Wood for Sale and School Board Coal Bid Notice

Frederick County School Board invites bids on coal and wood for county schools. Bids must be received by 30. Information is available at the School Board office in the County Court House. Wood offered by A. C. Oates Lumber Yard at 6414.

A. C. Oates Lumber Yard School Board of Frederick County School Board County Court House

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