Big Apple yield threatens prices for growers
Apple growers report a record 1949 crop of about 120 million bushels, risking price declines. Early varieties in Chicago show sharp drops from last year, while exports shrink and imports rise. Canadas and foreign shipments flood markets, intensifying growers' worries.
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International Apple, Assn
Thy
Wisconsin
Virginia
California
Gravensteins
J. Howard Rannels
Phoenix Orchard
Romney
W. Va
Mr. Rannels
Northwest
Canada
Britain
U.S
U. S
Australia
Argentina
Chile
North
Brigade orders call volunteers to defend capital region
The 16th Brigade issues a call to colonels and commanders to march tomorrow evening. Detachments rendezvous at Winchester and Leesburg Snickers Ferry and other points to move toward the capital area. James Singleton, General, 16th Brigade, signs the order dated August 24. Also notes Legion Picnic on August 17 at Jordan Springs and a mobile salesman vacancy at Pine Motor Co.
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Union
Winchester
67Th
122Nd
Leesburg
Snickers Ferry
James Singleton
Washington
Jordan Springs
Apply Pine Motor Co
New Virus Suspected Behind Poliomyelitis Surge
Yale researchers announce a non crippling virus may cause many polio labeled cases. Found during last summer's outbreak in New England and the Carolinas, its origin and transmission remain unknown. Most patients recovered with no lasting effects.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
New York State Department of Health
New England
North Carolina
Texas
Proceedings
The
Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine
Joseph L. Nelnick
United States
Chemical to Bleach Skin of Negroes Is Heralded by Secretary of NAACP
Walter White of the NAACP predicts Look magazine that a chemical could end the color line by turning skin white. He cites the compound mono benzyl ether of hydroquinone as the agent and warns of temporary effects and serious health risks. White notes the potential social and political consequences of widespread use.
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NAACP
New York
Walter White
White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Look Magazine
Poppy Canno
Associated Press
United States
America Decides To Flee Canton As Reds Advance
Reports say communist troops near Canton prompt evacuation plans for Americans. About 73 Americans remain in the Nationalist provisional capital with embassies and consulate staff among them. Evacuation by U.S. naval planes possible if local facilities fail to move Americans ahead of advancing forces.
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Hong Kong
Joint Commission On Rural Reconstruction
Shameen Island
Tayu
Kwangtung
Kwantung-Kiangsi
Canton-Hankow
Hengyang
Can
U S Ambassador Bids Courtesy Visit with Stalin in Moscow
In Moscow on August 16 U S Ambassador Alan G Kirk met with Premier Joseph Stalin for about 45 minutes in the Kremlin. The encounter marked the first high level American contact with Stalin in nearly a year and was described as a courtesy visit. Kirk may speak on the visit today and details on any economic talks were not disclosed.
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Moscow
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Stalin
Kremlin
Kirk
David Kelly
West
Nikolai Shvernik
Kelly
Walter Bedell Smith
Winchester City Schools Plan Open Sept 8 With Registration
Winchester public schools will reopen September 8 with two registration days on September 1 and 2. New teachers meet September 6 and a faculty session September 7. Registration requires birth certificate vaccination proof and prior academic records. late registrants wait until September 12.
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Winchester
Garland R. Quarles
Virginia Ave
Gone with Wind author Margaret Mitchell dies at 43
Margaret Mitchell, famed author of Gone with the Wind, was killed when struck by a speeding taxi driver on Peachtree Street. Police charged Hugh D Gravitt with suspicion of manslaughter. Mitchell, a former Atlanta Journal writer, died at Henry Grady Memorial Hospital with a skull fracture and pelvic injuries.
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Margaret Mitchell
Peachtree St
Miss Mitchell
Henry Grady Memorial Hospital
Hugh D. Gravitt
Gravitt
Margaret Michell
Smith College
The
Journal
Peggy Mitchell
John R. Marsh
Georgia Power Co
Grand Jury Refuses Acree Indictment In Crabber's Death
An Accomack county special grand jury refused to indict David Acree a Virginia fisheries commission deputy charged with slaying a Maryland crabber in Chesapeake Bay on July 5. Maryland seeks extradition but governor Tuck and Attorney General Hamond debate jurisdiction.
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Accomack County
David Acree
Virginia Fisheries Commission
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Acree
Virginia
Earl Nelson
Crisfield, Md
Free State
Somerset County
George Colonna
Fisheries Commission
Nelson
Richmond
Tuck
Hall Hammond
Five Day Virginia Weather With Light Rain Likely
The outlook calls for moderate temperatures Wednesday through Sunday with rain at the start and scattered showers late. Rainfall should stay under an inch across the period. In other news peaches for sale near Refuge Church on Rt 640 two miles west of Ninevehll, Elbertas, worm free and of excellent flavor. Call Stephens City 181 W 2 for bushels or truckloads.
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Elbertas
Refuge Church
Ninevell
Stephens City
Peach Pickers Rush to Meet Truckers' Crush in Winchester
About 50 trucks lined at Winchester packing sheds as peach pickers started at sunup to recover losses from recent rain. Trucks from Georgia to New York queued for fruit, with prices soaring to 1.50 to 2.70 per peach, and packing houses prepared to work late to catch up. Growers fear more rain could speed harvest while risking fruit cracking and sun damage. Wealthys recently sold to South Carolina at 2.15 fob.
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Winchester
Georgia
New York
Harry Butler Jr
Elbert
Butler
South Carolina
Mrs. Ralph Hardy Is July Safe Driver of Month
Mrs. Ralph Hardy of 406 N Loudoun St wins July Safe Driver of the Month with 25 years accident free driving. The award—presented at 6 15 tonight at WINC—was announced by John Goodwin, JCC chairman, after a short radio talk by George Jones.
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Ralph Hardy
N. Loudoun St
John Goodwin
JCC
Winc
Joseph Massie Jr
George Jones
Ellsworth Keller
Winchester Steam Laundry
Hardy
Winchester
J. T. Quirk
Naval Base
Army
Norfolk
Red Cross Motor Corps
National Fruit Product Co
Winchester Band Wins $125 Prize At V J Day Parade
Winchester municipal band captured the $125 first prize during the V J Day celebration parade in Charles Town. Rev. Tally Hanna of Boyce served as drum major. The group featured two out of town majorettes.
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Winchester Municipal Band
Charles Town
Tally Hanna
Boyce
Peaches Tree Ripe Belle of Georgia Elberta Bring Containers
Announcing ripe peaches at Forest Glen Service Station two miles north of Cross Junction Virginia at the 522 698 intersection. Ar dell Moore page 1 column 8 16 17 19 20 41. Price right for local buyers.
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Belle
Georgia
Elberta
Forest Glen
Cross Junction
Ardell Moore
Peaches At E R Conner Packing Shed Stephens City
Elberta peaches will be clean and ready all week at the E R Conner Packing Shed in Stephens City with prompt service and steady supply.
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E. R. Conner Packing Shed
Stephens City
Jobs to Jump by One Million With Tobin Forecast
Secretary of Labor Tobin told President Truman the employment situation should improve steadily with payrolls rising by about a million by year end. He cited growing orders, higher inventories, and more workers returning to school as factors, and expressed hope a coal and steel strike can be averted.
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Tobin
Washington
Truman
White House
Adenauer Looms As Strong Man In West Germany
In Bonn the CDU dominated post vote talks to form a coalition with right wing parties and select the first postwar chancellor. Konrad Adenauer, 75, emerged as the leading figure and potential chancellor while seeking to consolidate power over Socialists in west Germany.
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Adenauer
West Germany
Bonn
Germany
Christian Democratic Union Party
Christian Democrats
CDU
Hitler
Konrad Adenauer
Rhine River
Infant Develops Mania for Gulping Odd Articles
In Kansas City Kansas a nine month old named Mike was rushed to a hospital after his mother thought he swallowed a safety pin. Doctors removed the pin from his tonsil and noted a metal fence staple remained in his intestines, which they decided to let pass naturally.
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Kansas City
Kas
Mike
Maurice O'Shea
Waitt Admits Memorandum for Hunt’s Secretary in Post Inquiry
Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt testified before the Senate committee that Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan asked him to prepare a memorandum listing eight officers for the Army chemical corps chief job. He said Vaughan may have asked at a social gathering and that he dictated the memo to the secretary of James V. Hunt. He also said he wrote a flattering third person memo about himself for Vaughan to present to President Truman.
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Washington
Alden H. Waitt
Harry H. Vaughan
Waitt
Army Chemical Corps
Senate Investigations Committee
Vaughan
Truman
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Puff
McCarthy
R-Wis
Bridges to resign trusteeship of UMW Welfare Fund
U S Senator Styles Bridges announced plans to resign next month from his $35 000 a year trustee post on the United Mine Workers welfare fund. He said he will wait for the first yearly fund report before stepping down. Bridges and Ezra Van Horn drew full allowances while John L Lewis did not, with Bridges attributing most spending to legal and accounting help for managing the $100 million fund.
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Concord
N. H
U. S
Styles Bridges
RNH
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Bridges
Ezra van Horn
John L. Lewis
National Fruit Starts 200 on Apple Sauce Tomorrow
National Fruit Product Co. will start a shift of about 200 workers at the Winchester Martinsburg plant for apple sauce tomorrow with a second 200 worker shift planned likely in September. New plant manager Charles S Toan from Waterloo N Y says canning grade apples are now being received and prices will be announced as markets develop. Henry S Jenkins oversees purchasing for both plants and Ashley Stouffer and Henry F Weaver handle scheduling.
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National Fruit Product Co
Charlie S. Toan
Waterloo
N.Y
Paul Ayres
Martinsburg
New York
Navy
Toan
Grange League Federation
Rotary Club
Winchester
Senate Delays Vote on Arming Europe Bill
Senators reversed course in a stormy session and ordered new hearings on the administration's 1.45 billion foreign arms program. Henry A Wallace and Norman Thomas, former minority candidates, will testify as hearings resume for about two days.
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Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations and Arms Services Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Norman Thomas
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
MacArthur
Defense Johnson
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Japan-Korea
Vandenberg
Rmich
Dulles
R-Ny
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Administration
Vandenberg-Dulles
State Department
United States
France
Germany
Great Britain
North Atlantic Defense Council
Arma
Hazelwood Fails to Appear at State Elections Board
Virginia Aug 16 The State Board of Elections waited for Hazelwood campaign manager for Remmie L Arnold to testify about an alleged $10 offer to desert Arnold in the Aug 3 Democratic primary. Hazelwood did not attend the meeting, which was to canvass the primary returns.
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Richmond
Robert M. Hazelwood
Toane
State Board of Elections
Remmie L. Arnold
Hazelwood
Arnold
President names George A Elsey Fifth Assistant President
President Truman today named George McKee Elsey of Oakmont Pennsylvania as a $10 000 a year administrative assistant Elsey 31 is a former assistant to Clark M Clifford and has been a familiar White House figure He joins five other administrative assistants and his appointment reflects the Roosevelts era goal of anonymity in staff positions. For sale 1 tractor with 2 bottom plow by Bickers Motor Co.
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J. W. Still
Richard Mays
Harry D. Mays
Loudoun St
John Thornton
Richmond
Arthur Boyer
Siler R
Striken
Boyers
Winchester
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
Kabletown
Bakerton
Jefferson County
Morgan County
W. Va
John Hawkins
Washington
Truman
George McKee Elsey
Elsey
Oakmont
Clark M. Clifford
Franklin D. Roose
Elt
White House
Clifford
Ter
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E P. Browning
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Margaret Mitchell Marsh
Crabber
Conner Bros
Heuss
Gen. Waitt
UMW Welfare Fund
National Fruit
Europe
Election Board
George A. Elsey
Bickers Motor CQ
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