Trains to Bring Visitors to Shenandoah Apple Festival
Two special Balti more and Ohio Railroad trains will bring visitors to Winchester for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 2. One train from Baltimore will arrive at 10:30 a m and depart after the Grand Feature parade at 6 30 p m. The second train from Brunswick will arrive Winchester at 11:15 a m and depart at 5 30 p m with stops at Harpers Ferry Millville Halston Charles Town Aldridge Summit Point and Swimley.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
J. F. Whittington
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah
Camden
Laurel
Washington
Ashington
Brunswick
Harpers Ferry
Millville
Halston
Charles Town
Aldridge
Summit Point
W. Va
Swimley
Second Rabid Fox Killed In County
Frederick County reports a second rabid fox kill as a fox attacked Paul Richards and two hunting dogs at Mt Falls. The fox was killed and its head sent to Luray for testing. the dogs are observed for illness. Vaccination costs are advised as the economical protection.
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Frederick County
Paul Richards
Mt. Falls
Health Department
Luray
Richards
A. L. Lindall
Winchester - Frederick
Elizabeth City
Tazewell
Warwick
Wythe
Newport News
Scott
Weather Outlook and Local Notices for April 19
Extended Virginia outlook through April 23 shows temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal with warm weekend and cooler midweek. Little rain expected though scattered showers possible Tuesday or Wednesday. Also includes a rummage sale at Bailey's Store building and a bake sale at Greenwood Methodist Church on April 19, plus list of local ads for soil, lumber, and clothing shops.
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Richmond
Virginia
Bailey's Store
Missouri River Flood Threat Piles Pressure on Omaha Area
The Missouri flood cresting near 30 feet presses on Omaha and Council Bluffs as 24 000 workers and volunteers bolster dikes along the river. Engineers coordinate efforts to hold the levees while forecasts warn the crest may rise or fall with winds and continue into the next day.
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Omaha
Nebr
Missouri
Council Bluffs
Great River
Weather Bureau
Twin Cities
Iowa
Kansas City
Missouri Valley
U. S
Don G. Shingler
Missouri River Division
Dinner Fails To Clarify Democrats Presidential Picture
New York 45 county chairmen endorsed Averell Harriman as Democratic candidate for president. A $100 dinner honoring Harriman failed to clarify the field as no White House hopeful received clear, priority support, while Truman praised Harriman’s qualifications without endorsing any candidate.
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New York
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security Administration
New York State
Truman
White House
Harriman
Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Jack Bell
Associated Press
Chicago
HST
French Troops Open Offensive Near Hanoi and Bac Ninh
French union forces wading through ice fields and sheltered by heavy artillery launched a dawn attack aimed at eradicating Vietminh forces in the Red River delta. They seized several villages northeast of Hanoi and pressed toward Phu Lu while deploying US supplied artillery.
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PHYLU
Red River
Hanoi
Phu Lu
Bac Ninh
Vietminh 316Th
Shenandoah Valley growers report excellent fruit prospects
Apple peach and cherry production in Frederick Clarke counties Virginia and Jefferson County West Virginia looks strong with peaches blooming, reports of minimal winter damage, and a predicted festival bloom. Weather experts warn a mild spring could shift bloom timing, but overall growers anticipate similar yields to last year.
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Shenandoah Valley
Appalachian
Frederick County
Winter Kill
Frederick
Clarke
Virginia
Jefferson County
W. Va
H. Clay deGrange
Shenandoah-Frederick
Hal Boyle to speak at Shenandoah Apple Blossom luncheon
AP columnist Hal Boyle one of the festival’s distinguished figures will keynote the Joint Civic Club Luncheon on April 30 as part of the twenty fifth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival activities. Boyle’s career spans AP since 1928 with war correspondence in World War II earning a Pulitzer in 1945. He will be hosted in Winchester by State Senator Harry Byrd Jr. and Mrs. Byrd.
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Civile Club
Hal Boyle
The
Star
Associated Press
Boyle
Kansas City
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
United States
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Byrd
Virginia Brand of Government Defended by Byrd
Senator Byrd in Richmond defends the Virginia brand of government at the State Chamber of Commerce banquet saying Virginia is not a dying state. He contrasts supporters of Truman and Miller who warned of dry rot in Virginia governance.
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Virginia
Byrd
Richmond
Old Dominion
State Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Francis Pickens Miller
Airliner crashes near North Whittier Heights with 28 aboard
An unscheduled airliner carrying 25 passengers and a crew of three crashed and burned in suburban North Whittier Heights. A rancher found the downed craft after more than six hours missing. No casualties or cause were reported as the plane last radioed at 6 33 EST near Los Angeles International Airport in poor weather.
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Los Angeles
Whittier Heights
Los Angeles International Airport
Sawyer, top steel officials meet on wage boost issue
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer held an 80 minute session with leaders of the seized steel industry and planned further talks with CIO President Murray. Reporters said the wage increase for about 650,000 steelworkers was likely on the agenda, though Sawyer offered no comment. Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall held a late news conference without pre announcing details of his intended statement.
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Rowland Evans
Washington
Sawyer
Steel
CIO
Philip Murray Sawyer
Ellis Arnall
Milk Distributors Granted Extension In Overcharge Case
Winchester milk distributors receive an extension to April 22 to show cause why they should not pay about 63 000 dollars levied by the OPS for alleged overcharges in milk retail prices from 1951 to 1952. Richmond attorney Robert Barton announced the extension.
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Winchester
Richmond
Robert Barton
Paul M. Haldeman
Haldeman Creamery
Newton B. Shingleton
Sanitary Dairy
Office of Price Stabilization
Truman orders civil defense emergency readiness plans
President Truman directed all federal agencies to prepare plans for continuing operations in the event of a civil defense emergency. The executive action aims to ensure government functions remain intact during potential crises and outlines a coordinated approach across agencies.
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Washington
Truman
Farm Prisoners Rebel In Sympathy With N. J. State Prison Mutiny
Rioting convicts at Rahway State Prison farm seized a dormitory wing and held nine guards as hostages in a two-prison sympathy uprising linked to a four-day mutiny at Trenton State Prison. About 232 inmates contributed to the disturbance while over 1,000 prisoners remain on the Rahway farm, as officials seek a peaceful end.
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N. J. State Prison
Rahway
N. J
Rahway State Prison
Trenton State Prison
New Jersey
Trenton
William Lagay
Lagay
F. Lovell Bixby
Bixby
Cris Robison
Robison
Newspapermen Acquitted in Defamation Case
Five Lake Charles newspapermen were acquitted today of defaming 16 public officials and three admitted gamblers in a crusade against gambling. Judge Bernard Coke cleared Managing Editor Kenneth Dizon Publisher Thomas Shearman Co Publisher William Hugh Shearman City Editor James Norton and Reporter Carter George of all charges.
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Lake Charles
Bernard Coke
Kenneth Dizon
Thomas Shearman
William Hugh Shearman
James Norton
Carter George
Father Pays 15200 for Son in Phony Holding Against Will
Miami jeweler Daniel Richter paid 615,200 in jewels and 200 cash for return of his 6 year old son in a phony holding against will. Police said the elaborate ruse used the school taxi and hospital to dupes. The boy rode to Doctor’s Hospital while authorities pursued a false custody plot.
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Miami
Fla
Daniel Richter
Richard
Richter
FBI
Miami Beach
Doctor's Hospital
Cora Gables
Dr. Henderson
Yellow Cab Co
Ricky Richter
Coburn School
TJ Walowitz
Ricky
M. H. Wiggins
E. A. Taunton
Ponce de Leon
Off the Record Prisoner Exchange Talks to Resume
Allied and Communist staff officers, after a two week recess, will reopen secret discussions Friday to push for prisoner repatriation in Korea. The U N Command says it is ready to break the deadlock. observers note a possible compromise as rosters are updated.
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Munsan
U. N
Subcommittee On
U S to Cut Army Frills in Germany by 45 Million
The U S High Commission will cut 45 million dollars annually from Army frills in Germany. Noncommissioned officers to generals lose free servants and perks such as special excursion trains cheap rail fares Army clubs and occupation privileges. The move follows pressure from German taxpayers and a clash between the State and Defense Departments.
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Bonn
U. S. High Commission
Germany
Bervania
High Commission
State Department
Defense Department
Little Theatre To Present Two Plays Here Soon
Winchester Little Theatre will stage The Twelve Pound Look by Sir James Barrie and The Lovely Miracle by Phillip Johnson on April 25 and 26 at the Baptist Sunday School auditorium. Cast includes Janet Harrison as Kate, Dr. Winston Cowherd as Sir Harry Sims, Mary Robinson as Lady Sims, and Simone Pine in The Lovely Miracle with Katherine Clark, Jeanne Williams, and Heath Walsh supporting. The plays are directed by Mrs. L. A. Patten and Heath Walsh respectively.
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Winchester Little Theatre
Sir James Barrie
Phillip Johnson
Baptist Sunday School Auditorium
Barrie
New York
Ethel Barrymore
Little Theatre
Janet Harrison
Kate
Winston Cowherd
Harry Sims
Mary Robinson
Lady Sims
L. A. Patten
Simone Pine
Katherine Clark
Jeanne Williams
Heath Walsh
England
Liverpool and District Teachers Association Dramatic Society
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Stephens City
Margaret L. Hodgson
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Walter A. Bowman
Douglas A. Cather
Cather
J. Hoskins Henley
Virginia Apple and Peach Inspection Service
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Lester D. Arnold
University of Missouri
Associated Press Service
Columbia
St Louis
Europe
Mallie Theimer
Portsmouth
Miss Theimer
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sharon
Drum Majors
Majorettes of America
International Baton Twirling Foundation
Murray
U.S
Necchi
Winchester Sewing Machine Co
W. Boscawen
Hodgson and Brown
W. B. Snider & Son
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