American Husbands Chase British Law For Paychecks
American husbands express keen interest in Britain's proposed law granting wives a share of their husbands income. The piece records varied views from English and American men, highlighting secrecy about earnings and a tug of war with wives and government over pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Britain
America
Dart Board
Edith Summerskill
Parliament
Congress
Mrs Luerson Wins Pig Guessing Test At Sears Opening
Helen Luerson of 135 N Loudoun St wins Sears Roebuck dressed pig guessing contest in Winchester during first nine days of store opening. Exact weight 49 pounds 6 ounces. 7000+ guesses submitted. pig weighed after 8:45 pm Saturday amid crowds despite rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Luerson
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Luerson
Bank may refuse to accept a savings account
A bank is not obligated to accept a savings account from a person. The ruling clarifies that banks may refuse to open or accept such an account under applicable laws and policy guidelines.
Recruiting Broadcast To Be Heard Tomorrow
The Navy Recruiting Service announces a half hour dramatic program tomorrow at 10:30 AM on WFTR Front Royal. Helen Hayes stars in A Letter to Joan with narrator duties and messages from Defense Secretary Lovett and other officials. Transcripts from servicewomen describe on the job activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Mutual Broadcasting System
WFTR
Front Royal
Helen Hayes
Joan
Miss Hayes
Defense Lovett
Rosenbeg
Ridgway
Willard E. Givens
National Education Association
Oil Strike Threat Warned by Washington Official
Secretary of the Interior Chapman warned that a CIO Oil Workers strike "could be most serious" while saying he does not believe the government would seize the oil industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chapman
CIO
City Prepares For 25th Apple Blossom Festival
City crews and volunteers gear up for the Apple Blossom Festival next week. Organizers urge residents to display banners and maintain clean streets as visitors arrive for parade routes, vendor booths, and family activities across downtown.
Weather Man Reverses Forecast Clouds to Stay
The Weather Man revised predictions to continued cloudiness and possible rain end of the week. Flooding rose in the James River at Richmond and nearby towns, with crests and closures noted. Farmers face potential damage to apples and tobacco blue mold risk from ongoing rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Henry M. Taylor
Service
E. M. Matthews
Chatham Agricultural Experiment Station
Matthews
Mrs Lawrence Davis Dies In Roanoke
Word has been received of the death of Mrs Lawrence Davis of Roanoke in a Roanoke hospital last night. She was formerly Miss Blanche Rover and attended Fairfax Hall school for girls and was a niece of the late Mrs Henry White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Davis
Roanoke
Blanche Rover
Davis
Fairfax Hall School
Henry White
Sunburned Men Dig Snow For Glacier Highway
In Glacier National Park Montana George Beaton and Ray Price lead crews with rotary snowplows and bulldozers to uncover Going to the Sun Highway buried under 70 foot drifts. A slide watcher warns of avalanches as crews clear thousands of tons of snow to reopen the road.
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Whitefish
Mont
George Beaton
Ray Price
Montana
Glacier National Park
Rocky Mountains
Beaton
Price
Continental Divide
Logan Pass
Former Defense Chief Louis Johnson Recovering After Brain Surgery
Rochester Minnesota reports former secretary of defense Louis Johnson is "doing very well" at St. Marys Hospital after brain blood clot removal surgery last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Louis Johnson
Defense
St. Mary's Hospital
Johnson
Arthur Godfrey's Birth Year Noted
The answer states Arthur Godfrey was born August 31, 1903 in New York City, making his age determined by the current date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. He Was
New York City
Capper Services This Afternoon
Funeral services for Clendening Marshall Capper 20 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Capper of Philadelphia were held at 3 30 this afternoon at Omps Funeral Home. Rev Edgar C Hill of Market Street Methodist Church conducted the rites with cousins and a brother in law serving as pallbearers. Interment followed at Mt Hebron cemetery. Capper a U S Marine Corps member was returning to his base in California when the Northwest Continental airliner crash near Whittier Calif claimed his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening Marshall Capper
Harry Capper
Philadelphia
Whittier
California
Omps Funeral
Edgar C. Hill
Market Street
Methodist Church
Pfc. Capper
U. S. Marine Corps
Methodist Conference Broadcasts Scheduled
Broadcasts of the Methodist General Conference in San Francisco will be aired on WRFL 8 p m Saturdays and May 10 and May 17. Rev F B Oglesby reports from Woodstock district meeting and notes reports and plans for the September Every Member Canvass led by Dr O F Hunt in Winchester district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist General Conference
San Francisco
WRFL
F. B. Oglesby
Winchester
Woodstock
Front Royal
Methodist
O. F. Hunt
The
Board of Missions and Church Extension of
Methodist Church
Eisenhower MacArthur Nominated At Mock GOP Convention
Ike Eisenhower and Governor Warren of California along with General MacArthur head a list of nominees. William Hogland of St. Louis urged MacArthur while hinting Taft as a second choice. Barkley Sturgill introduced Eisenhower on behalf of Kansas student delegates. Senator Frank Carlson warned of GOP victory needing two thirds of independent support.
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Eisenhower
Warren
California
General MacArthur
MacArthur
William Hogland
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Taft
America
Barkley Sturgill
Prestonburg
Kansas
W&l
Frank Carlson
Women gain influence at party conventions in 1940s.
The text notes women began playing a significant role at national conventions of both major parties in the 1940s. It cites 1944 as a turning point with 174 Democratic and 99 Republican women delegates, followed by 113 delegates and 240 alternates for the Republicans in 1948.
Alfred Bray Dies In Clarke County
Alfred Bray of Clarke County died at his home Sunday evening. He was born in Clarke County, son of the late Alfred and Clara Bray. His wife Hattie Holmes Bray preceded him in death. Surviving are his children Chandler Bray of Clarke County Powell and James of Stamford Connecticut and Clara Leslie Bray at home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Guilford Baptist Church Millwood with Rev Ralph Laws and Lawrence Ford officiating. Interment will follow in Little Chapel Cemetery Millwood. Pallbearers are Frank Pendleton Clarence Johnson Jackson Williams Cecil Lockley William Brown and Lewis Mason.
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Alfred Bray
Clarke County
Alfred
Clara Strange Bray
Hattie Holmes Bray
Chandler Bray
Powell and James
Stamford
Conn
Clara Leslie Bray
Guilford Baptist Church
Millwood
Frank Pendleton
Clarence Johnson
Jackson Williams
Cecil Lockley
Willliam Brown
Lewis Mason
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Richmond
O. L. Rowe
James River
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State Highway Department
Mattaponi
Milford
Caroline County
Igh
Stafford
King William County
Wil Moly
Aur
Agaiao
Ing
S Man
Universal
BAKER
Anderson
North Braddock St
Arthur Godfrey
G.H
Capper
Bruce McDonald
Robert McDonald
Walter McDonald
Frank Patton
William Clare
Samuel Eckhardt
Edward Alessio
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Adjusteg
Amee
Nies
Singer Sewing Center
Ike
Hodgson & Brown
Ralph Laws
Lawrence Ford
Little Chapel
Marvel W. Adams Plumbing
Cameron
Mentone
Loudoun ST
Riverside
Tee
Devre
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