Frost Hits Frederick County Fruit Crops Survey Warns
A weather bulletin reports light frost likely in low areas tonight with Frederick County fruit crops damaged by subfreezing temperatures. Observations from Winchester Laboratory show a 28 degree low, while Martinsburg reported no frost damage. Orchardists say damage would be minor and not yet evident.
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Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Martinsburg
Ogagg Apple
Civil Aeronautic Authority Airway
Reliance
Festival plans advance as Massie and Baldridge meet committee
Joseph A. Massie Jr. director of Entertainment and Public Service and Director General Tom Baldridge confer with committeemen to map final arrangements for Reading L tor festival. Baldridge Massie are mentioned among attendees.
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Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Department of Entertainment and Public Service
Tom Baldridge
Reading
L Tor
J. A. Massie
Queen Elect in Caverns Fete At Endless Caverns
Miss Jean Cartwright Lane 19 daughter of Governor Lane of Maryland is crowned Queen Shenandoah XX in Virginia at Handley High School. She arrived by motor from Annapolis and was greeted by Col. Curry Carter and 3,000 attendees at Endless Caverns New Market. A mountain king welcomed her amid jade stalactites and a golden bracelet.
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New Market
Jean Cartwright Lane
William Preston Lane
Mariami
Handley High School
William M. Tuck
Shenandoah Valley
Col. Curry Carter
Staunton
Shenandoah Valley Inc
Virginia
Maryland
Miss Lane
Col. Carter
Edward Brown
1 Caverns
Burr P. Harrisister
Government House
Annapolis
Marylade
Endless Caverns
John G. Miller
Shenandoah XX
Governor Tuck To Crown Queen Shenandoah XX
Governor William M. Tuck of Virginia will crown Miss Jean Cartwright Lane as Queen Shenandoah XX during the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival. The May 1 ceremony at Handley High School is expected to draw more than 25 000 spectators and features a pageant by over 1 000 Winchester School students.
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Virginia
Jean Cartwright Lane
William Preston Lane
Maryland
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Valley
Handley High School
S. L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed and Evangelical Church
Alfred I
England
Winchester
Viginia
Virgina
Tuck
Organization Emphasized at GOP Rally in Virginia
National Chairman Carroll Reece and Rep Clarence Brown urged strong local organization at a Saturday GOP rally at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall in Virginia. They predicted a Republican victory in 1948 while Brown criticized Truman’s budget and urged significant reductions in government spending.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Carroll Reece
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Reece
Curtis Dozier
Richmond
Virginia
Republican Party
Tax cut push urged by Senate Finance Committee
Chairman Millikin of the Senate Finance Committee urged a decision this week on income tax cuts. Public hearings on the House approved measure wind up Wednesday, aiming to slash nearly 4 billion dollars annually from individual income taxes and give the committee a couple of days to finalize key points.
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Millikin
R.cole
Senate Finance Committee
House
Oil Boost: Lee County Virginia Producing Oil Says Governor
Governor Tuck announced proof positive that Lee County Virginia is producing high quality oil. He said twelve of fourteen wells sunk in the newly developed field are producing oil, observed during his Southwest Virginia trip last week.
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Richmond
Tuck
Lee County
Lee
Legion Ball Team Final Practice For Next Sunday
All players must attend Winchester Ball Park Tuesday at 5 30 for final practice. New uniforms will be issued. Apple Blossom Festival tickets go on sale at George Washington Hotel Winchester Va. Pageant seats 150 chair seats 125 parade 1 tax included. Mail orders with 15 cents postage and registration. Hershey's Drive In Restaurant opening soon with steaks chops fried chicken seafood and more.
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R. Schneider
Legion
Winchester Ball Park
Anderson
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Hershey's
Railway Wreck Shakes Warsaw Eight Injured
The Pennsylvania Railroad westbound Golden Triangle derailed at a crossover in Warsaw Indiana this morning injuring eight people two seriously All 147 passengers were shaken up and uninjured passengers survived the incident with minor effects.
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Durant Case Over Frankfurt Jewels Theft Trial Concludes
A military court in Frankfurt concluded the Col. Jack W. Durant trial after five months of hearings in Germany and the United States on charges of stealing jewels valued at 1.5 million dollars from Kronberg Castle. Deliberations on a verdict were set to begin the next day. In Texas, a southwestern Greyhound bus near Hillsford overturned twice injuring about 20 people according to Sheriff Ralph Allen.
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Southwestern
Greyhound
Ralph Allen
Festival Urges Restaurants to Feature Winchester Apples
John Sempeles, festival restaurant committee chairman, sues a letter to eateries asking them to offer apple dishes like pies baked apples and apple sauce during the festival in Winchester. He requests tempting window displays and baskets of apples on hand if possible.
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John’ Sempeles
Festival Restaurant Committee
Winchester
Sempeles
County Entrants Place High At Richmond Show
Fourteen Frederick county entries earned prize money total 135 dollars at the Atlantic Rural Livestock Exposition in Richmond April 21 to 26. Roxanne and Sidney Rogers led Hereford calves with top 30 cents per pound. other Frederick calves averaged 28 cents. Rogers also showed two pens of Duroc Jersey hogs with a pen placing second and hogs averaging 27 cents per pound.
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Frederick County
Richmond
Roxanne
Sidney Rogers
Wayne Miller
Lynn Wolfe
Angus
Lucille Carpenter
Connelly Ramey
Donald Ramey
Valley Citizens Cheer First Southern Train To Harrisonburg
Hundreds of Valley residents gathered to greet the revived Washington to Harrisonburg passenger service on the Southern Railway. The celebration featured the Harrisonburg High School Band and remarks at a flag draped station with officials and a commemorative Virginia ham for engineer J C Crump. The service marks a long Valley fight for restored public rail service and honors Thomas Rowan, once the engine driver when trains first reached Harrisonburg in 1896.
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Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Washington
Southern
Associated Press
Rowan
Manassas
Thomas Rowan
Alexandria
Virginia
B. T. Denton
J. P. Harpine
Broadway
Raymond Hoover
Timberville
Russell L. Stultz
Correction on Saturday hours at J. W. Grove Furniture Co
The J. W. Grove Furniture Co at 125 S. Loudoun St announces Saturday hours from Sundown to 9:30 p m and remains closed on Sundays. Special notice confirms new glider cushion stock arriving.
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J. G. Grove Furniture Co
Just
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun St
Telephone Settlement Near as Talks Continue
Washington April 28 Amid talk of progress the Labor Department pushes triple header talks to end the telephone strike. Union leaders in Pittsburgh and Des Moines signaled cautious optimism while Northwestern offer for five Midwest states draws mixed reactions from Iowa workers and union attorney Henry Mayer. Federal conciliator Peter G Mannon tempered expectations with a smile as officials pursue a settlement among Bell System units long distance Western Electric and Western Bell.
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Aril
Labor Department
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Joseph A. Bierne
National Federation Telephone Workers
Pittsburgh
Wat
Northwestern Telephone Company
Midwest
Iowa
Involv
Henry Mayer
New York
Bell System
Western Electric Company
Western Bell Telephone Company
Peter G. Mannon
Long Lines
Northwestern
Des Moines
A. R. Toepper
Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers
Congress to Honor Virginia Delegation in Capital Dinner
The Virginia State Chamber of Commerce will honor Virginia’s U S delegation to Washington at a dinner and reception during the U S Chamber meeting. Eleven members were invited with all but two able to attend due to illness and city absence. Vernon E Kemp notes the tribute aims to recognize services to Virginia and provide an opportunity for attendees to join the tribute.
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Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
U.S. C of C
Otis Bland
Patrick H. Drewry
Vernon E. Kemp
State Chamber
United States
House Tax Bill Backed By Chamber Of Commerce
The House approved tax cutting bill won endorsement from the United States Chamber of Commerce. The American Labor Party criticized it as aiding the wealthy, arguing it relieves the rich while burdening the many. Chamber spokesman Ellsworth Alvord praised the measure as constructive and statesmanlike.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
American Labor Party
Senate Finance Committee
Arthur Schutzer
New York States
Labor Party
Ellsworth C. Alvord
Chamber of Commerce
Democrats Eye Senate gains as 1948 map favors Republicans
Democrats push for regaining control of the Senate in 1949 arguing 10 Republican seats are uncertain while 4 Democratic seats are vulnerable. Leaders note 18 Republican and 14 Democratic seats are up, with Southern states likely resistant to gains.
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D-Ala
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R-Neb
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Arkansas
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New Mexico
Death of Evalyn McLean Shrouds Hope Diamond Fate
Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean dies at sixty after a pneumonia illness leaving the fate of the famed Hope Diamond unclear until her will is filed for probate The diamond once bought for 40000 with rumored curses and past owners may pass to the estate under the executors decision The article notes her secret funeral plans and the diamond's legendary perilous history.
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Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington
Apri
McLean
Colorado
Mme de Montsepan
Louis XVI
Francis Pelham Clinton
Vinson
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
United Nations Forms 14 member steering group on Palestine
The United Nations Assembly in New York created a 14 nation steering committee to broaden its Palestine agenda and consider immediate independence for the Holy Land. Arab states demand mediation to end Britain’s mandate. Jewish Agency and Hebrew Committee seek participation without voting rights.
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Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Holy Land
Britain
Age Od Sas
Regular Assembly
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Egypt
League of Natons
Jewish Agency
Hebrew Committee
Nat Liberation
Oswaldo, Aranha
Brazil
Assembly
United States
France
Russia
China
Ecuador
India
Tall
Hatred
National income falls for third straight month in 1946 data
National income declined for a third consecutive month according to the Hamilton Institute while staying well ahead of last year. February income reached 1 million, January 16.8 billion, and November peak was 18.02 billion, totaling 32.9 billion for January and February, up 55 percent from the same period in 1946. The notice also advertises boys white pants and hats at the Workingman's Store in Loudoun Street.
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New York
Hamilton Institute
S & Boys
Workingman’s
N. Loudoun St
Parade Notice for Mummers Division Participants
Call at Rouss Fire Co between 7 and 7 30 about costumes for the Mummer's Division of the Firemen's Parade this Thursday night. Also notices of sales at Modern Age Shoppe and Modern Age Shop with up to 50 percent reductions on suits and entire stock of evening dresses.
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Rouss Fire Co
Apple Festival Cancelled for May Day Weekend
The Star notes no Friday issue on May 2 1947 as the Apple Festival continues into its second day with Evening Star coverage.
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the Evening Star
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