Labor Shortage Persists in Fred. County Farm Hiring
Council hears growers warn the 1946 harvest faces labor gaps with only 12 farm workers available. Walker McC Bond cites a drop from 500 to 325 job seekers since April amid plans to split the Bahaman camp for migratory workers. J. Marvin Powell describes mountain families recruited from Kentucky with supervised camps, recreation, and church services as 1,700 white workers are sought.
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Walker McC. Bond
Bahaman
Fruit Grow‘vs Association
Bond
J. Marvin Powell
Virginia
Powell
Kentucky
Roanoke
J G Holsinger and Son Local Advertising Office
J G Holsinger and Son at 17 Court Square offers phone contact 4220 for advertisements and notices in local print. The faded line hints at services and hours typical of a small town newspaper shop.
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J. G. Holsinger& Son
Court Square
Virginia fruit crop labor talks draw police help and wage details
At a Virginia meeting officials and growers discussed employing apple harvest workers. A plan to pay 10 cents per crate with a two cent bonus was cited, with daily earnings from 10 to 15 dollars. National Fruit officials urged crop protection and labor cooperation. 400 of 1,700 invited workers expected back.
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Rena
C. R. Anderson
Winchester Moose To Meet Wednesday
The Winchester Moose clubs reform under a new charter and will meet tomorrow night at 211 N Loudoun Street to finalize plans for the lodge opening on August 14. Organizer Bill Battaile says the new lodge is progressing well with several new members in view.
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Winchester Moose Clubs
N. Loudoun Street
Bill Battaile
Five Register at Handley High School
Registration of veterans and non veterans eligible for admission to college but not yet admitted due to crowding drew five registrants at Handley High School on Friday and Saturday. The effort aims to gauge statewide numbers of students blocked from entry and to plan remedies.
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Handley High School
Voter turnout heats up across Virginia in primary day
Votes moved quickly in Hampton and Norfolk with predictions of record turnout. Virginia Beach reported about 236 votes by 11 a.m. Suffolk Battleground and Roanoke saw heavy early voting while Danville anticipated a hot day as residents cast ballots amid strong district contests.
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Hampton
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Suffolk
Roanoke
Danville
Campbell's Soup Strike Threat Ties Tomato Crop Loss
In Camden and across Pennsylvania and New Jersey a $4.9 million tomato crop faced loss if Campbell Soup Co. plants close amid a strike led by locals and 194 CIO union members. Company official says processors cannot absorb Campbell’s share. A meeting aimed at conciliation was planned as the strike could affect about 6,000 workers.
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Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Campbell Soup
E. W. Montell
Agricultural Department
Campbell’s
Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers Union
CIO
PTA
Chicago
Typhus Strikes Di Ano Marina Resort Near Genoa
A thousand people at the Di Ano Marina shore resort near Genoa were stricken by typhus, nine dying so far, linked to contaminated drinking water, according to Il Tempo. The outbreak was reported from Rome on August 6.
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Rome
Diano Marina
Genoa
Il Temo
West Virginia primary votes under light turnout amid sparse issues
In Charlestown West Virginia voters began a low turnout primary with little national issue impact. Democratic hopeful Harley M Kilgore urged turnout while Republicans in Arkansas and West Virginia fields faced protracted contests. The report notes historically low participation compared with 1944.
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W. Va
Charlestown
West Virginnans
Harley M. Kilgore
Many Killed As Italians Fight Battle Of Bread
Rome August 6 Four police and many peasants were reported killed near Palermo in clashes between Carabinieri and Sicilian rebels over the grain decree. Tanks and armored cars were used as women fought alongside men around Caccamo. Sicily lags in the granaries program with only 12.8 percent of its 178,184 ton wheat goal turned in.
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Rome
Palermo
Ansa
Caccamo
Sicily
Italy
Film Director Willis Goldbeck Marries Actress Helen O'Hara
Willis Goldbeck a film director and writer and actress Helen O'Hara were married in the little Church of the West in Las Vegas Nevada. O Hara is the daughter of artist Henry Clive.
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O’hara
Little West Church
Las Vegas
Nev
Willis Goldbeck
Helen O’hara
Household Short Cuts
Household Short Cuts presents hints and suggestions for simplifying chores in homemaking. It promises labor time and money saving ideas, promoting shorter methods to reduce drudgery and monotony. Order a copy of the booklet for ten cents postpaid today.
Request for Household Helps booklet and review of retired officer case
The letter offers ten cents for a copy of Household Helps and asks where a physically disabled retired Army officer should write for a case review. It directs that the Adjutant General in Washington 25, D. C. handle reviews and provide a formal application if entitled.
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Adjutant General
Washington
D. C
Western State Superintendent Replies to Carwile Report
Dr. A L Harrell Jr head of Western State Hospital said no proof supported Richmond attorney and independent Senate candidate Howard W Carwile’s claim that an elderly patient was beaten by two attendants July 31. A 35 year old attendant was suspended for drinking on duty but mistreatment of the 78 year old patient not yet established.
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Staunton
A. L. Harrell, Jr
Western State Hospital
Howard W. Carwile
Richmond
United States Senate
Harrell
Albania’s UN bid faces Greek opposition in Security Council
New York August 6 Greece charged Albania could not qualify as a peace loving state under the UN charter as Albania’s Soviet backed bid for UN membership drew sharp debate. The Security Council committee met in closed session at 10:30 a.m. EDT to review the application amid tensions with Russia and the West.
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New York
Albania
United Nations
Greece
U. N
Security Council
Russia
Merchants Hope For $2.25 Shirts Gets OPA Boost
A Washington spokesman for retail clothing merchants cites a 16 percent cotton textile ceiling increase under OPA as lifting profits and boosting production. He says higher prices may bring $2.25 shirts and 79 cent shorts back to stores, with manufacturers motivated to supply lower priced cotton apparel.
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Washington
OPA
Heirens Confession On Record In Degnan Slaying
William Heirens 17, in a confession conference with State's Attorney William J. Tuohy, described strangling Suzanne Degnan with his fingers in January and dismembering her body in a nearby basement, then returning to a noted ransom demand. He claimed the act occurred in a daze and that the victim was chosen by chance.
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Chicago
William Heirens
William J. Tuohy
Suzanne Degnan
Heirens
University of Chicago
Tuohy
Frances. Brown
Josephine Ross
Degnan
Textile price rises predicted by OPA reflect profit concerns
Rothschild says low priced items had not yielded profits and should reappear in about 20 days. OPA notes a 16 percent textile tax increase will lift cotton clothing 6 to 8 percent and household linens about 17 percent.
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Rothschild
Abe
OPA
Connie Tumblin Shot In Blue Ridge Mountain Home
Connie Tumblin, 231 E Fairfax Lane, was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital for a bullet wound in the leg. The bullet from a 22 caliber rifle fractured the bone. Tumblin underwent surgery and is listed in satisfactory condition. Ralph Dinges is jailed pending investigation. State Trooper F L Woolf said the shooting occurred Sunday afternoon at the Dinges home atop Blue Ridge Mountains along Route 7. Police found the family absent on arrival.
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Connie Tumblin
E. Fairfax Lane
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Tumblin
Ralph Dinges
Sat
F. L. Woolf
Dinges
Blue Ridge Mountains
Route 7
Luttrell Family Plans 26th Annual Reunion
The Luttrell family will hold their 26th annual reunion at Shockeysville on Sunday August 18. The program begins at 10 30 a m with an interesting lineup promised. Officers in charge are W F Luttrell president Eppy Luttrell vice president Burrell Luttrell chairman and J D Luttrell reunion committee. The first reunion was held just after World War I and the public is invited.
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Luttrell
Shockeysville
W. F. Luttrell
Eppy Luttrell
Burrell Luttrell
J. D. Luttrell
Residents near Winchester face 30 minute slow drive to NW Virginia shopping
A report notes that 52 747 people live within 20 miles of Winchester and endure slow driving times to Northwest Virginia's shopping center, highlighting commute delays and regional access.
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Winchester
Northwest
Virginia
County Man To Open W Va Radio Station October 1
C. Leslie Golliday has FCC approval in Washington to establish a Martinsburg radio station with his father in law C M Zinn of York PA. The outlet on 1340 kilocycles at 250 watts is expected on or about October 1 with call letters not yet chosen. Golliday plans to move to Martinsburg once a residence is secured.
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C. Leslie Nee Ty
Federal Communication Commission
Washington
Martinsburg
Golliday
C. M. Zinn
York
Galliday
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Winchester Moose
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Maryland
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Campbell’s Soup Co
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Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
Claude R. Hill
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Eye St
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Horizonte
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Sears, Roebuck and CO
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Robinhood Dell Orch
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Fritz Kreisler
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High Point Dining Room
Stephens City
J. Cc. Penney Co., Inc
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