Rubber Co Strike Set For Aug 14 Across Seven States
Akron Aug 9 Representatives of 21 000 CIO United Rubber Workers threaten a strike beginning Aug 14 and ending Aug 19 at seven Goodrich plants unless a company wide contract and wage increases are bargained. Goodrich officials rejected the demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Cio-United Rubber
B. F. Goodrich Co
B. F. Goodrich
International Policy Committee of
Goodrich Uraw
Goodrich
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
U. S. Rubber Co
URAW
Goodyear
URWA
Los Angeles
Cadillac
Missing German Crown Jewels Spark U S Probe
Berlin reports an intensive investigation into the loss of a crown jewel collection once owned by Princess Hermine widow of Kaiser Wilhelm II. A stepson of the Kaiser cites Russian involvement as possible, with valuations ranging up to five million dollars for the 95 pieces and around one million for the missing portion. The jews were smuggled from the Russian occupied zone and a young woman friend aided the transfer to the prince in the American zone. Princess Hermine died in the Russian zone city Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Prince Ferdinand
American Criminal Investigation Department
Ferdinand
Hermine
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany
Princess Hermine
Frankfurten-Odé
Thursay
Identical Twins Named Miss Tennessee for Atlantic City
Twin Miss America Jean Cunningham and Jane Cunningham were named Miss Tennessee last night to represent the state in the national beauty contest at Atlantic City in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Jean
Jane Cunningham
Atlantic City
Secretary Dorsey Named to Harrison Staff in Berryville
R MEADE DORSEY 80n son of Mr and Mrs Ralph N Dorsey of Berryville was named secretary to Rep Burr P Harrison. A University of Virginia graduate and World War II veteran he married Sara Ann Mumma of Clarke County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Meade Dorsey
Ralph N. Dorsey
Berryville
Burr P. Harrison
Dorsey
University of Virginia
Sara Ann Mumma
Clarke County
Beer Truckers Post Bond for Hearing Friday
William Henry Richards and Irvine Woodbury, both of Upper Marlboro Maryland, were arrested yesterday for transporting 600 cases of high test beer through the state and released on $1,000 bond each. A hearing is set for Friday. ABC inspector E P Shenk said they were nabbed on Route 50 en route from Cumberland to Upper Marlboro, driving a 1946 Dodge truck. The truck and cargo are valued at about $7,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Richards
Irvine Woodbury
Upper Marlboro
E. P. Shenk
ABC
Cumberland
British Film Ban Sparks Mood Of Austerity Headlines
London reports banner headlines announcing a ban on Hollywood films as the Motion Picture Export Assn. suspends shipments in response to Britain's import tax. About 80 percent of theater time is foreign films, mainly American, with a six month stock remaining.
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London
Britain
British film tax fear cited by New York producers
New York financial circles report that Anglo producer fears grow over possible US retaliatory tax on British films. They warn a shipment ban could cut American film companies earnings, which rely on English showings for about 15 to 20 percent of gross rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Britain
United States
Winchester Tops National Buying Power in 1947 Survey
A Sales Management survey shows Winchester residents had a net income after taxes of 4508 dollars, 27 percent above the national average, with local buying power reaching 16.6 million dollars in 1947. The city earns a quality index of 127, indicating stronger spending than most markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
New York
Winchester
United States
Sales Management
South Atlantic
Virginia
Post Meeting and Free Fish Fry At Roy Earl Home
A public gathering titled Post Meeting and Free Fish Fry will be held at the Roy Earl residence located at 1619 Valley Ave on Monday August 11 at 7 30 P M Local organizers invite neighbors to attend and share a community meal with no charge for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W
Roy Earl
Valley Ave
For Sale Freshly Pulled Corn by EF Babb
Local sale ad offers corn freshly pulled by EF Babb on Millwood Avenue. If grocers lack stock, customers are invited to drive down and buy directly from the vendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. Babb
Millwood Avenue
Pingley & Carper Cleaners Host Yard Party Notice
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church sponsors a yard party at the Robert Lee Lamb Stand in Kernstown. The event begins at 6:30 PM on Friday August 8, with proceeds aiding church activities. The cleaners will be closed August 11 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Robert Lee Lamb
Kernstown
Priday
Scientist Confident DDT Fends Off Jap Beetles in County
Dr. Walter S. Hough of Winchester Laboratories declares fear of Japanese beetles eased by DDT. He recalls prewar control methods, notes cheap, available DDT, and describes spraying mixes and orchard protection north of Berryville. Clarke and Loudoun appeals for funding and pilot spraying weigh on local officials.
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Wiith
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratories
Frederick County
Hough
Winchester
Berryville
Clarke
Loudoun
Byrd
Nature
Purebred Hogs Fetch $72 Average at Virginia Auction
The Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Assn. at the Virginia Livestock Market sold 64 head for $4,498, averaging $72. Polands Chinas Berkshires Duroc Jerseys Hamp shires Herefords and O I C were shown. The top price $140 went to H W Harmer for a Hampshire bred gift sold to the animal husbandry dept of VPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Chester Wedell
Winchester
J. B. Terrill
Rt. 3
Orange
C. M. Rosenberger
Duroc
E. O. Carpenter and Sons
Everett Cullers, Jr
Bentonsville
H. W. Harmer
Hampshire
Animal Husbandry Dept
VPI
M. W. Adams
Robert O. Garvin
Middletown
Coffin Fall Kills Worker in Philadelphia Crane Move
A coffin toppled from a crane during a moving operation fatally crushing 42 year old John Strelecki in Philadelphia. Four coffins were being moved about 20 feet overhead when a 450 pound unit broke loose and struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Strelecki
Strelecki
Nominee Teets Tops Democratic Primary in Stonewall District
Well known farmer and fruit grower Grover Teets led the Democratic primary with 323 votes and looks to win a board of supervisors seat in Stonewall district. Official county canvass shows Teets 408, Cather 85, Whitacre 208, Fout 120, Dodson 134, Rosenberger 124, Marker 166, Carpenter 123, Brumback 260, Harris 197.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welltown
Board of Supervisors
Stonewall
Teets
Commissioners of Election
Grover Teets
C. Irvine Cather
L. B. Whitacre
H. M. Fout
Ellsworth Dodson
Co. M. Rosenberger
Ralph Marker
William Carpenter
Bryan Brumback
William Harris
Sidney C Curl Dies Suddenly At 64 In Winchester
Sidney C Curl 64 proprietor of a barber shop at 19 West Piccadilly Street died suddenly at 9 15 a m in Winchester Memorial hospital from a ruptured blood vessel. Born in Winchester he was son of the late James and Lillie Green Curl and married to Nellie Simpson of Marietta Ga who died in 1941. He operated the shop 33 years and belonged to Rouss Fire Co and Co B Curl. Funeral set for 2 p m Tuesday at 20 South Braddock Street with Rev William E Eisenberg officiating. Interment Mount Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers will be Elks lodge members. Remains resting at Jones funeral home.
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Sidney C. Curl
W. Piccadilly St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
James and
Lillie Green Curl
Lexington
Nellie Simpson
Marietta
Curl
Rouss Fire Co
South Braddock St
William E. Eisenberg
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Elks Lodge
Jones Funeral Home
County Board Of Agriculture Marks Ten Year Anniversary
The Frederick county board of agriculture sets a quarterly session at 8 p m Friday in the courthouse to celebrate a decade of coordinating Federal State and local agricultural activities. Founding sparkplug E M Punk and president C E Staples lead a review of achievements and reports from Farm Bureau Southern States Co op and various associations. A traveling VPI labor saving exhibit is to be discussed for Oct 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Walker Mc Bond
C. E. Staples
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co-op
Soil Conservation District
E. R. Marker
M. J. Pease
Farm Bureau
L. O. Dick
Southern States Co-op
Don Lemley
Board of Supervisors
Mr. Bond
Fruit Growers’ Assn
George Eagle
Milk Producers’ Assn
E. Clay Rogers
Assn
H. A. Snapp
Julian Larrick
Lester Dailey
C. Irvine Cather
Poultry Committee
L. B. Whitacre
Resolutions Committee
Mary Whitacre
Morris Carpenter
Roy L. Bageant
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Associated Women of Beaman Bureau
Carroll Campbell
Farm Credit Committee
T. N
New Men Take Federal Labor Posts
Five major federal labor appointments announced in a week reshape the top echelons of the Labor Department and the National Labor Relations Board. David A. Morse advances as Undersecretary of Labor. Cyrus S. Ching heads the FMCS. Robert N. Denham becomes NLRB general counsel. Abe Murdock and J. Sope land Gray join the NLRB. Morse’s role marks a shift beyond Taft Hartley scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David A. Morse
Schwellenbach
Truman
Morse
Keen Johnson
Ching
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
FMCS
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Abe Murdock
J. Sopeland Gray
NLRB
Labor Department
Renner Named Deputy Sheriff
Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven reappointed J. Henry Renner of Kernstown as deputy sheriff and jailor. Renner is a World War II veteran who has served since March 1, 1945, and is a Clarke County native who has lived in Frederick since 1929. He is married to Annie Fincham Renner and they have three children.
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Robert L. DeHaven
J. Henry Renner
Kernstown
Renner
Clarke Count
Frederick
Annie Fincham
Young twins seek Social Security numbers for film work
Los Angeles reports six month old twins Myrna Lilath and Maurice Lance Davis applied with parents for Social Security numbers to pursue studio acting work. The case notes the rarity of under one year olds entering film jobs.
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Los Angeles
Myrna Lilath
Maurice Lance Davis
Myrna
Maurice
Odom Between Shanghai and Tokyo On Globe Solo Flight
Frank Lin Lamb, flight manager for William Odom, reports the "Bombshell" passed Shanghai at 10 15 EST and appears en route to Tokyo. Weather along the route is favorable with good conditions across the Pacific and a favorable wind aiding the hop to Tokyo.
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Chicago
Franklin Lamb
William Odom
Shanghai
China
Tokyo
Pacific
Pilot completes world flight leg lands in Calcutta
William P. Odom landed his two engine plane in Calcutta at 12 10 pm on a world flight for a new solo record and departed for Shanghai an hour and thirty four minutes later. He was about 37 hours and 51 minutes and over 10 000 miles from the earth’s destination when he landed.
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Calcutta
William P. Odom
Shanghai
Eeeonway
Church Auxiliary Yard Fete Success Attracts Tourists
The Ladies auxiliary of Opequon Memorial Presbyterian church held a yard party at the Robert Lee lunch stand last night. Proclaimed a gratifying success, the event drew visitors with lights and gaiety and praised home baked cakes and pies.
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Kernstown
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Robert Lee
A. 8. Gear
C. W. Loy
Roy Bayliss
Grace
Earl J. Nickleson
Robert L. Walker
Thomas Reardon
Francis Smith
Charles Miller
van Meter Hack
Hughes asserts Zero copied from his ship design before war
Senate hearing reveals Howard Hughes claims his flying boat and wartime plans faced political interference and alleged hatred from officials. He insists the Japanese Zero fighter was copied from his earlier design and testifies his project would show the nation’s aviation capacity if funded.
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Hughes
Senate
Washington
Howard ‘Hughes
Army
Navy
Ferguson Prom
Senate War In Committee
Beedg
Byrd Endorsed By Shenandoah Committee
Shenandoah area committee endorses Harry F. Byrd Jr for the Virginia Senate seat from Shenandoah county noting his World War I service and long record. Park M. Smith of Edinburg is endorsed for the House of Delegates from Shenandoah county, replacing the current Republican representative W. R. Shaffer of Woodstock.
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Woodstock
Aug
Sey
P. Byrd, Jr
C. Pifth
Senate of Virginia
Harry FP. Byrd, Jr
Burgess EB. Nelson
Keneanaea County
State Senate of Virginia
Xen
General Assembly of Virginia
Park M. Smith
Edinburg
House of Delegates
Shenandoah County
W. R. Shaffer
British Query Moscow On Atomic Controls
A British move at the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission asks Moscow for answers on Soviet views of atomic control. London drafted questions on veto inspection and ownership, signaling a long wait for replies from Andrei Gromyko and top Moscow officials. The exchange follows U S rejection of a Russian plan, with talks resumed in the commission’s political committee and ongoing disputes over a global control agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Atomic Energy Commission
U N. Security Council
U. N. Assembly
United States
U. S
Control Commission
Russia
Soviet Union
Atomic Commission
Back Creek District Primary Thanks From Ellsworth Dodson
Ellsworth Dodson thanks Back Creek District voters for their support in Tuesday's primary. He notes appreciation for supporters and remains hopeful for the general election.
Ladies Night At The Eagles Home Saturday
Saturday night August 9 ladies welcome at the Eagles Home for a members and wives event. A paid up receipt admits you. Secretarial note signed by the secretary.
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Eagles
Damson Peaches on Offer by Butler's Packing House
Butler's Packing House announces a sale of damsons for five dollars per hundred pounds deliverable Monday through Friday next week. Contact for arrangements and delivery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler's Packing House
Service Station Changes Hands at Braddock and Monmouth
I have taken over the service station at the corner of Braddock and Monmouth Streets, formerly operated by Nesselrodt and Bayliss, and will appreciate your patrons age. Clarence W. Shiley, Operator, announces new management.
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Braddock & Monmouth Sts
Nesselrodt and Bayliss
Shiley
Clarence W
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