Memorial Board weighs turning fund over to city
Winchester War Memorial Association directors meet at the George Washington Hotel at 7:30 p m Monday to approve purchasing the William M Battade lot on N Kent Street as a memorial site and to turn over all assets to the city to fund a health center and auditorium memorial The city Recreation Department asks use of the War Memorial Fund for recreation at Rouss Park.
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Memorial Board
Winchester War Memorial Association
George Washington Hotel
William M. Battade
N Kent Street
Ci of Winchester
Erediton
Rouss Park
Rotary to Hear D. C. Commissioner at Luncheon
D. C. Commissioner F J Donahue will speak at the Rotary Club weekly lunch tomorrow at 1 pm at the George Washington Hotel. Public welcome after lunch. Rotary sponsors Red Cross Bloodmobile visit on June 2 with a 144 pint quota.
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F. Joseph
Jiges” Donahue
District of Columbia
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Donahue
Red Cross
Charles Toan
Howard Melton
T. C. Powers
F. L. Largent, Jr
James Green, Jr
Paul Vance
Telephone Strike In Hand Leaves Virginia Workers In Limbo
Richmond reports that 160 Virginia Western Electric workers have staged pickets at Chesapeake and Potomac offices. The strike, part of a national dispute, risks disruption to service though management says nonstriking staff can maintain operations. Governor Battle traveled to observe atomic tests in Nevada but pledged to return if the strike worsened.
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Battle
Nevada
Richmond
Governor Battle
Western Electric
Las Vegas
Nev
Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Telephone Company
Orance
Culpeper
Washington Area
C&p
Clarendon
Falls Church
Alexandria
Orange
Republic Steel workers strike in defiance report
CLEVELAND Republic Steel Corp says over 800 of about 1 000 dayshift employees at its belt and no division walked out in defiance of the federal government. The strike followed the government seizure of mills to avert a CIO United Steelworkers action. The walkout was led by union stewards and officers and aimed to protest the government's failure to secure a wage settlement. No grievance was presented and management could not reach union leaders.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Republic
Stevenson Seeks GOP Nominating Path at Convention
Stevenson leads GOP delegates with 1205 a nomination target 616 of 1230. Kefauver Humphrey and Kerr trail. Taft gains in Louisiana while Russell favored in South Carolina delegates. Justices Jackson and Douglas call electoral college flawed urging pledge concerns. Russell says his bid will not alter civil rights stance.
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
Hubert Humphrye
Minnesota
Len Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Taft
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Russell
S.C
South Carolina
Columbia
Richard Russell
Georgia
Supreme Court
Jackson
Douglas
Sen
Golden Rule Store founder era marked by Penney jubilee
At Kemmerer Wyo the Golden Rule Store opened by J C Penney grows into a 1600 store chain. VR Strader notes Penney built from a farmer son with 500 dollars savings and 1500 borrowed, emphasizing a thousand partners and profit sharing. The Golden Jubilee opening is announced.
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Kemmerer, Wye
J. C. Penney Company
Mr. Penney
VR. Strader
Penney
Mr. Strader
J. C. Penney
Missouri
Up to Federal Courts to Rule On Steel Seizure
Washington report states the Justice Department defended President Truman’s steel mill seizure as constitutional. Five major steel firms sought a permanent injunction claiming irreparable damage and a move toward nationalization. Courts were asked to rule on legality amid wartime emergency.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
Newest U S Air Weapon Cleared for First Flight Test
Boeing YB-52 stratofortress completed its maiden flight, covering an undisclosed distance from Seattle to Larson Air Force Base Washington. The eight jet swept-wing bomber flew nearly three hours over Puget Sound before landing at its new test home.
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Larson Air Force Base
Wash
America
Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Reds May Confiscate U S Owned Property In East Germany
Berlin reports that East Germany plans to confiscate all U S owned property in the Russian Zone as retaliation for the American Treasury order freezing the Soviet balance. Authorities note Western holdings in the Zone exceed a billion dollars, with U S property held in trusteeship since the war.
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Reds
East Germany
Berlin
Elbe River
Cadet Corps at Virginia Tech to be discussed by committee
Richmond News Leader reports the military committee of Virginia Tech’s board of visitors will meet in Roanoke next Monday to consider recommendations on student demands to abolish the cadet corps. Chairman Vernon Eberwine says the committee will propose important suggestions to improve the situation and reduce friction between supporters and opponents of the corps.
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Richmond
Richmond News
Virginia Tech
Board of Visitors
Roanoke
Vernon Eberwine
Suffolk
Eberwine
Army
All-Night Huddle Fails to Break Phone Strike Impasse
In New York a federal mediation session between union and management on a nationwide telephone strike adjourned with no progress. Mediator Francis L Maher said talks will resume this afternoon as both sides were exhausted and allowed time to sleep. No comments were available from either side.
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New York
Francis L Maher
Company
Union Ofcials
West Virginia Auction Listings April 17 26
Sales directory lists auctions across West Virginia and nearby towns. Notable items include Angus show and sale in Petersburg, farm equipment and household goods in Kernstown and Middletown, Virginia, real estate in Martinsburg and Inwood, and antiques in Millwood with multiple auctioneers such as Lewis Duvall Byron Brumback Duvalls and others.
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West Va
Aberdeen- Angus Assn
Petersburg
W. Va
E. Mercer Jones
Charles Town
Lewis & Duvall
Henkel Lamp and Son
Lupton
Kernstown
Winchester
D. Orndorff
G K Wagner
Elizabethtown
S. E. Baker
Middletown
Byron Brumback
Clarence E. Martin
Berkeley County Court House
Martinsburg
Orchard
Inwood
W. J. Colfelt
Emma C. Colfelt
James B. Hawkins
Millwood
Duvalls
Auctioneers
Britain Binds to Aid in European Army Pact
Britain agreed to bind itself to automatic and immediate war aid for any of six Continental nations in the proposed European army if attacked in Europe. The six powers pledge to fight for Britain if she is struck in Europe, extending aid to West Germany and strengthening commitments to defend Italy once the European Defense Community treaty and unified army are ratified.
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London
Britain
Europe
West Germany
Italy
European Defense Community
Francis Miller Aided War Service Then Political Figure
Francis Miller served overseas three years, remained a colonel at Berlin headquarters a year after hostilities ended, and returned to private life active in politics. He was a strong runnerup in the Democratic governor nomination race and has held board seats at Mary Baldwin College, St. John’s College, and the College of William and Mary. Recently President Truman named him to the U.S. Military Academy West Point board. He married Helen Hill Day in 1927 and has two teenage sons.
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Miller
Berlin
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
St. John’s College
Annapolis
College of William and Mary
Truman
U. S Military Academy At
West Point
Helen Hill Day
Record Attendance At EUB Churches
Easter services across the Reliance Evangelical United Brothers Charge drew large crowds. Attendance at Reliance Church reached a Sunday School record of 131 with 38 at the Eastern Sunrise service. Several infants were christened and Holy Communion was observed at multiple churches including Greenway and Ridings Chapel.
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Reliance Evangelical United Brothers
Reliance Church
L. Prederick
Reliance Sunday School
Barry Weirich Beatty
Wayne Beatty
Charles Rick Williams
Charles E. Williams
Greenway
Double Toll Gate
Arthur Carper
Samuel Quinton Baker
Quinton Baker
Waye Granville Martin
Arthur Martin
Alfred Wise
Paul Wise
Darrell Grim
Flash Fire Destroys Newport News Tailor Shop
An employee of the Wohlmuth Company tailor shop dropped a flame filled iron near cleaning materials yesterday, starting a flash fire that swept through the store in seconds. About 100 suits and many bolts of cloth were consumed.
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Newport News
Wohlmuth Company
Answers to the How's Your L Quiz Corrected
Correct responses listed for items on Page 4 include Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow St. Paul four National Retail Dry Goods Association Theodore Roosevelt tenth four fifths of a quart law Sir Walter Raleigh and a confidentiality quotation.
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Robert W. Grow
St. Paul
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Theodore Roosevelt
Sir Walter Raleigh
Army To Call Priority 3 Dentists
Milwaukee report that the Army will call up dentists in Priority 3 by July 1 as shortages grow. Brig Gen Louis Renfrew says Priority 1 and 2 pools shrink while all three groups trained at government expense have insufficient military service time. Priority 3 covers dentists under 50 who are not veterans or veterans prior to dental training.
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Milwaukee
Louis Renfrew
Renfrew
Selective Service
Harriman and Kefauver Thought on Delegates Sparks Primary Debate
In the Republican primary discussion, Kefauver argues for delegate allotment based on primary votes while Harriman, though lacking elected office, faces GOP scrutiny over Yalta policy and administration actions if he seeks the nomination.
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Kefauvers
Harriman
Yalta
Eisenhower Victory Spurs Early Backing for Nomination
The report notes Dwight D. Eisenhower’s strong showing appears to win over supporters and reduce the need for an aggressive campaign to secure the Republican presidential nomination.
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Dwight D
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Shewbridge
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Virginia House of Delegates
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Frederick Motors
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Oliver
Farquhar
Kline Bros
Clerks
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Imo
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