Foreign Export Of Automobiles Shows Decline
Detroit reports continued drop in foreign car exports as imports surge past prewar levels. AMA data show 1948 foreign shipments at 28,731 units with Britain supplying most, while U S exports abroad fell to 430,000 cars and trucks last year. Analysts cite dollar shortages and import controls as key barriers to foreign demand.
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Automobile Manufacturers’ Assn
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Record of 1947 Foreign Shipments
Foreign shipments rose to over half a million units in 1947, marking a postwar surge. The figure indicates a sharp rebound in international trade and industrial output during that year.
UDC Ranks Split Over R E Lee Memorial Camp Row
Richmond April 22 The R E Lee Confederate Memorial camp fuels a rift in the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs Duff McDuff Green of Vicksburg requests Daisy Lester Avery resign from the camp trustees amid a disputed injunction related to leasing camp buildings.
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R. E. Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Duff McDuff Green
Vicksburg
In Division
UDC
Daisy Lester Avery
Green
Virginia
Police Court docket reports driver fines and licensure cases
Police Court Judge John Rice returns to duty and rules on cases. Reginal Sherman Lincoln faces improper lights and no operator license with a $7.25 fine. George Bryant Wertz of Leesburg fined $14.25 for speeding. Marshall Cave of Winchester fined $14.25 for drunkenness. William Beeler of 39 Kent St. and Leo R. Strosnider of Stephens City cited for reckless driving with $14.25 fines.
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John Rice
Reginal Sherman Lincoln
W. Leicester St
George Bryant Wertz
Leesburg
Marshall Cave
Winchester
William Beeler
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Leo R. Strosnider
Stephens City
Divorce by Desertion Sought in Frederick County Suit
Velma J. Dudley files a chancery case in Frederick County Virginia seeking a divorce from Charles Dudley on desertion grounds. The defendant is not readily found after two attempted summonses, with publication ordered and ten days to appear after notice. The matter lists 218 East Boscawen Street Virginia and names Clerk Lee N. Whitacre and Judge or official Joseph A. Massie Jr as part of the proceedings.
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Virginia
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Velma J. Dudley
C. L. Jenkins
Charles Dudley
Lee N. Whitacre
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
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Rainfall Totals and Averages From April to 1949
Record shows 24 hour rainfall ending in the morning as trace. April rainfall to date 1.98 inches and year to date 8.40 inches. Average annual rainfall for 36 months or years is noted, reflecting prior patterns.
Average monthly precipitation 1913 to 1948
The record shows monthly rainfall averages in inches for a 36 year period ending 1948. Jan 2.47, Feb 1.92, Mar 2.91, Apr 3.07, May 3.68, Jun 3.88, Jul 3.81, Aug 3.82, Sep 2.58, Oct 3.34, Nov 2.5, Dec 2.43. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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