Arrests in Oklahoma theft case involve stolen army guns
Oklahoma arrests identify Karl Eisenhardt of Maryland and Edward Browder Jr of Amarillo in a theft case involving $20,000 in machine guns. J Meredith Russell, a 24 year old former army pilot, was arraigned under $5,000 bail on unlawful possession charges.
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Washington
U. S
South America
Hallford
Oklahoma
Karl John Eisenhardt
Elliott City
Edward Browder, Jr
Harrison Street
Amarillo
International Wheat Conference Fails to Reach World Price Accord
The April session ends with no agreement on prices and allocations. A U S proposal calls for returning to the International Wheat Council in Washington with a tentative draft. Meanwhile other notices report a Florida explosion, a Canadian visit planned by President Truman, exhumation of the Overell bodies, and a Paris duel challenge over a review.
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London
International Wheat Conference
United States
International Wheat Council
Washington
Paris
Liberation
Lise Merville
Winchester Seed Company
Miami Edison Cadette Corps In Apple Blossom Parade
The Miami Edison Cadette Corps of Edison Senior High School in Miami Florida will appear in both the Fireman and Grand Feature parades during the Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 and 2. Organized in 1930 the corps wears a West Point style uniform and requires a 90 percent scholastic average plus good health posture dependability and scholarship for membership. Sponsored by the Miami cadette auxiliary the group includes parents of cadette members and will tour Washington DC Mt. Vernon Skyline Drive Natural Bridge and caverns.
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Miami Edison Cadette Corps
Edison Senior High School
Miami
Florida
West Point
Cadette
Miami Cadette Auxiliary
Cadette Corps
Washington, D. C
Mt. Vernon
Skyline Drive
Natural Bridge
Caverns
Lovely Women Named for Queen Shenandoah XIV Court
The Court of Queen Shenandoah XX includes four Misses Ann Tilden Martha Russell East Mary Sue Grosso and Martha Boatwright. Tilden from River Forest Illinois a Wyse Delieve student and Dean's list member. East from South Boston is YMC A president and Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Epsilon member. Grosso from Lexington Virginia attends Mary Baldwin College active in music French club and eye staff. Boatwright from Reidsville North Carolina studies at Salem College edits the Salemite and is on the Dean's list. ties to Susanne Pollard a former Queen Shenandoah.
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Queen Shenandoah
Ann Tilden
Martha Russell East
Mary Sue Grosso
Martha Boarwright
Miss Tilden
Mason O. Tilden
River Forest
Dll
Wyse. Delieve
Chambersburg
Social Service Association
Bast
South
J. Mercer
Saareee Unl South
Boston
Alpha Epislon
Phi Kappa Sisma
Alpha Kappa Gamme
May Court
Miss Grosso
Charles §. Grosso
Lexington
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Eye
Miss. T
BE. V. Boatwright
Reidsville
N. C
Salem College
Winston-Salemite
May Blossom Festival Eyeing Beauty Grandeur And Scale
Festival director Tom Baldridge previews the May Blossom fete for club members highlighting its beauty grandeur and magnitude. Funeral services for Mrs Esther Harris Nicklin are scheduled in Alexandria after her death from a heart attack. She was born in Winchester in 1871 and is survived by her husband Walter S. Nicklin and several stepchildren nieces and nephews. Burial will follow in the family cemetery.
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Tom Baldridge
Esther Harris Nicklin
Winchester Evening Star
Walter S. Nicklin
Alexandria
Charles Harris
Nicklin
Winchester
Frederick County
Star
Russell Nicklin
Washington, D. C
Sarah Diggs
Silver Springs
Walter S. Nicklin, Jr
South Hill
Douglas Sale
Alvin Kremer
Arlington, Va
Carl P. Kremer
Long Island, N. Y
Martin MacHale
Easton, Md
Richardson Kremer
Julian Watson
Sherwin
Where To Buy Apple Blossom Festival Programs in Winchester
Apple Blossom Festival organizers announce advance program sales at Winchester outlets led by Shenandoah News Agency. Director General Tom Baldridge reviews the fete’s history, publicity reach, and 2000 volunteers, highlighting the event’s motto The Bounties of Nature are the Gift of God.
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Winchester
C. Homer’Bridges
Shenandoah News Agency
E. Piccadilly St
Valley News Stand
Metropolitan
George Washington
Miller's Drug Store
Winchester News Co
Polly's Cab Stand
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Golden Glow
Lee Jackson
Piccadilly
Brook's Pharmacy
Apple Blossom
Fort Loudoun
Clevenger Bros
Grim’s
White Palace
Capitol
Pifer Printing Co
Goudamer Drug
Middleburg
Harris Drug Store
Pine Drug Store
Berryville
Steel and Bros
Stephens City
Tom Baldridge
Exchange Club
Baldridge
Virginia
Frederick County
Red Cross Final Figures For 1947 Campaign Local Drive
Winchester Frederick County Red Cross reports final fund drive total of 14 530 34 dollars. Philip Glaize, General Chairman, says the amount exceeded the county quota and commends citizen generosity and loyal volunteer workers for their support.
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Winchester - Frederick County
American. Red Cross
Philip Glaize
Winchester
Predereick
American Red Cross
Price Cutting Campaign Proves Quite Popular
Newburyport Mass April 23 A New grocery chain and six other communities join in rolling back prices. Clover Farm Chain with 128 stores cuts 150 items while Amesbury votes to adopt the Newburyport Plan. Merchants pledge a 10 percent cut for 10 days and shoppers flock to the reductions in a 45 000 population shopping area.
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Newburyport
Mass
Clover Farm
Masachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Truman
Amesbury
Recreation Board Reelects Hobart Heads Winchester Department
Winchester Recreation Department members re elected C A Hobart as chairman for another year with Wendell Barney as vice chairman and Grace Bosserman as secretary. Rev. James appointed to fill the unexpired term of Ely White. Improvements at Ball Park and Rouss Spring play area announced with new fence, repaired grand stand and fresh paint. Softball and baseball season prep underway with eight churches forming Inter Church League and City League entries. Concession bid awarded to Douglas L Fisher.
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Winchester Recreation Department
C. A. Hobart
Wendell Barney
Grace Bosserman
James
Ely White
Yland Conner
Ball Park
Millwood Avenue
Rouss
Senseny Road
Virginia Gregory
Douglas L. Fisher
John Ritter Among Winners in Poster Contest
John Ritter son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Ritter of 506 N Kent St is among top winners in the Baltimore Catholic Student Inter racial Council poster contest. Ritter a Mount St Josephs College sophomore in Baltimore previously studied poster painting at the Maryland Institute of Art.
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John Ritter
Clayton Ritter
N. Kent Street
Ritter
Mount St. Joseph's College
Baltimore
Maryland Institute of Art
Special Dinner at John Mann Church Thursday
Call takes place at John Mann Church on Berryville Pike for a special dinner this Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The Ole Mill on Berryville Pike hosts events tonight.
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John Mann Church
Ole Mill
Berryville Pike
Senate Debates Greek Turkish Aid Amid Domestic Issues
Washington reports the Senate approved a 400 million dollar Greece Turkey aid program to curb Communism while the House weighs a 350 million dollar foreign relief bill. Debate focuses on whether foreign aid constitutes a military alliance with Turkey and how food aid should be delivered.
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Senate
Washington
House
Greece
Turkey
Interior Department
Russia
United States
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Congress
Senate Urged To Appropriate Funds To Join Families
The Senate was urged to provide 1 million dollars to speed reunions for about 3,000 foreign brides and their U S armed forces husbands separated by war. The fund is part of a 2.832 billion deficit bill approved by the Appropriations Committee. Chairman Bridges said many couples are abroad or scattered worldwide and the situation is complex.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
R-Nh
War Department
England
Rain Bow Inn
Senate Banking Committee Approves Housing Bill 7–6
The Senate Banking Committee voted 7 to 6 to approve a housing bill aiming to build 15 million homes by 1958. Buck noted a prior 6–6 tie and enlisted Senator Maybank to break it. The plan would cost about 87.5 billion dollars for incentives, construction, and materials.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Buck
R-Del
Maybank
D-Sc
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Phone Workers Return Forms To Commission
Alfred V. Atkinson of the Virginia Federation of Telephone Workers estimates about 6 of 5,000 members will indicate willingness to work for the commonwealth if a telephone strike occurs on May 17. The SCC reports over 1,000 forms returned with no tally yet. managers show unanimous consent to work.
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Richmond
Alfred V. Atkinson
Virginia Federation of Telephone Workers
VFTW
Commonwealth
Atkinson
State Corporation Commission
Chesa Peake and Potomac Co
the Commonwealth
SCC
Bell Reports Auto Tag Sales Near One Hundred Thousand
Local agent Andrew Bell says 7,673 new auto tags have sold this year, up from 7,074 last year at this time, with license receipts approaching $100,000. Bell notes cash sales of $95,519 to date. Garbage collection notices warn festival-day changes: May 1 and May 2 pickups on different dates.
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Andrew Bell
Bell Bootins
Labor Seeks 1.5 Million Ad Campaign on Unions
Senate debate on a labor disputes bill shows taft led opposition with proposed limits on strikes and boycotts. AFL council approves a 1.5 million advertising push to rally public opposition, while government moves to end the Bell Telephone strike via conciliation talks with three units of the Bell System and unions.
Murray to Meet Green as Soon as Possible
CIO President Philip ay said he will meet AFL President William Green as soon as possible to discuss unification of their labor groups. He noted they cannot meet tomorrow and plans a Washington conference after Green proposed a telegram to arrange the talks following a two year contract with U S Steel.
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Burgh
Philip Ay
CIO
AFL
William Green
Murray
U. S. Steel
Green
Washington
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