Valley Pike Speed Limit Curb Announced
The Winchester County Safety Council urged enforcement of a 25 mph limit along Valley Pike from city limits to R. 622 due to heavy traffic. A council spokesman cited many workers, left turns, and nearby plants as hazards. State highway engineers installed new speed control signs and will paint large slow markings on the road.
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Winchesterick County Safety Council
Schildren
Ming Pool
Council
Rea
F. M. Yellett
Virginia State Highway Dept
Highway Department
First Elbertas Picked Bring 3 Billion Bushel Value
Elberta peaches began harvest in this county with more than 100000 bushels expected from the Winchester area. E P Bean, who packed and shipped, notes the first Elberta crop near Stephens City and near Winchester will ripen in days. Rain last night halted picking. Bean calls the crop fairly grand and notes some fruit sold up to 3.25 dollars a bushel at Crozet yesterday.
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Winchester
E. P. Bean
Ashe
Stephens City
Mr. Bean
Bean
Crozet
Britain Faces Dollar Shortage and Food Delays Amid Crisis
Britain moves to halt pound to dollar convertibility as emergency talks in Washington and London seek to curb dollar withdrawals. Chancellor Hugh Dalton warns of food shortages and ration cuts while the Anglo American plan aims to limit further imports until financial stability returns.
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Washington
Britain
Sosiaing
S. Treasury
London
Treasury
National Advisory Council On International Monetary Problems
State, Treasury and Commerce Departments
Export-Import Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Hugh Malton
Dalton
Ueda
U. S
Winchester school registration set for Sept 2 3
First day of pupil activity occurs twelve days before opening as registrations run Sept 2 3 in John Kerr Handley and Douglas buildings. New students must present birth certificates vaccination proofs and transcripts for Handley high school. six birthday rule applies for 1947 48 session.
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Winchester
John Kerr
Handley School
Douglas
Kerr and
Handley
G. R. Quar
Handley High School
Box 405
Boards Education
Cricket Attack On Young Apple Trees Reported
Crickets damaged young trees in Frederick and Clarke counties, eating leaves and attacking Golden Delicious apples at Moore and Dorsey's orchards. Dr Walter Hough advised a 3 lb bent hexachloride per 100 gallons spray, not to be used on fruiting trees. Staunton reported a second cricket swarm at night. entomologist A M Woodside called them a nuisance.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Ralph Dorsey
Moore and Dorsey
Walter Hough
Winchester Research Laboratories
Staunton
Frederick County
Moore
Dorsey
Greene
Coleman
Clarke County
Hough
Stanton Staunton
A. M. Woodside
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Navy Flier Sets New Speed Mark 640 MPH
Commander Turner Caldwell Jr. piloted the Douglas Skystreak D-558 jet to a world air speed record of 640.7 miles per hour on a 1.863 mile course at Muroc California. He surpassed the Army’s Albert Boyd who previously held 623.8 mph. Caldwell, 33, Arlington VA, remarked it was a relief from paperwork in Washington and called it a great day for the ship.
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Muroc
Galif
Turner Foster Caldwell, Jr
Arlington
Army
Washington
Navy
Albert Boyd
Senator Bilbo Dies Master of Filibuster
Senator Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi died in New Orleans at 69 after a cancer surgery and a later checkup. He led filibusters and championed white supremacy, facing charges of unfitness and corruption tied to war contracts and voter intimidation.
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New Orleans
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Senate
Withi'g
Bilbo
Foundation Hospital
Mississip
Explosion Shatters Windows In City Blast
An estimated 50 pounds of dynamite exploded on city property near the disposal area, breaking 25 to 30 windows and prompting multiple calls to police. About 350 pounds had been scheduled for destruction under supervision, with 300 burned before the final blast. No injuries reported.
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S. Lee Grant
Grant
Cork St
Senseng Road
Tom Chapman
Dupont Co
Braddock Street
Shenandoah Ave
Shawnee
Millwood
East Cork
T. D. Orndorff
Harry ‘Saylor
S. Braddock
Wade
Warkway
Rain and Clouds Ease Winchester Heat Wave Impact
Rain cooled Winchester dropping temperatures from the 90s to the mid 70s by 6 p.m. A cloud blanket is expected to linger with showers and higher temperatures tomorrow. A storm near Washington caused lightning damage seen at a local residence and a radio tower outage at WINC, with minor power and telephone disruptions reported.
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Winchester
Washington
J. G. Fosbrink
Woods Mill Road
Northern Virginia Power Co
C & ® Telephone Co
Power Company Distribution Office
Lost Corner
Stephens City
Double Tollgate
Berryville
Winc
Democracy and Communism clash in Winchester wedding metaphor
Senator Robertson warned the democracy communist alliance is a shotgun wedding that ends in divorce. He urged action on UN veto reform or Russia’s removal, citing failed peace while noting U S housing shortages and a looming national debt mortgage.
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Robertson
A. Willis Robertson
Winchester Rotary
San Francisco
Europe
United Nations
Russia
United Nat
Fie Alles
U. N
U. S
E. Blackburn Moore
Lions Club Donates Picnic Shelter To City
Winchester officials receive a $4000 30 by 60 picnic shelter with concrete floor and a 20 foot stone chimney. Lions Club presented it to Mayor C. R. Anderson amid a park program that drew hundreds despite rain, with free snacks and a concert by McIlwee’s Municipal Band and a talk by Conrad L. Wirth of the National Park Service.
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Winchester
Lions Club
Senseny Road
Ralph Hengeveld
Lions Recreation Committee
C. R. Anderson
MclIlwee
C. A.ert
Conrad L. Wirth
National Park Service
J. R Alexander
The
Lions
F. G. Senger
Rummage Sale and Bargains at Local Shops
Rummage sale at corner of S Loudown and Cork St starts Saturday August 23 at 10:30 am. Sale notes include a refrigerator for sale, Wool balance bargains, bathing outfits, and 20 percent off present low prices at Timberlake's. Also an apartment wanted ad and hats priced at 1.00 and 1.95 from Margaret L Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop.
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S. Loudown
Cork St
N. Main
J. H. He
Timberlake
Tiberlake
Margaret L. Hodgson
America Britain And France to Go Ahead Regardless
The State department said Russia objects to a French led conference on German industry growth but talks will proceed in London tomorrow. Lincoln White confirmed a Soviet note was received but said it will not block the plans. The U S also protested Russia over the continued Soviet occupation of the Chinese port of Dairen.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Lincoln White
Soviet Union
London
United States
Dairen
Moscow
Reuther Urges U S Probe of Steel Shortage
Walter Reuther calls for a government investigation into what he terms the steel industry's restriction of iron and production capacity. He warns steel limits threaten the whole American economy and cites a recent GM plant curtailment schedule as context.
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GM Sonareail E. Wilson
Truman
Beauty Show Entrants in Northern Virginia Contest
Clarke county Lions announce the second annual Northern Virginia Beauty contest at Berryville grounds on Aug 29 with 83 sponsors and 23 contestants announced so far. Expected over 100 sponsors. Opal June Shuler a 1946 guest. Participating firms span Winchester Berryville Charles Town and nearby towns. judges invited and to be announced.
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Clarke County Lions
Northern Virginia
Berryville
Miss Northern Virginia
Opal June Shuler
Winchester
R. W. Norris and Sons, Inc
George Washington
Valley Oil Co
Earl L Mason
Buncutter Tire Co
Truck Suppliers, Inc
Thrift Auto Store
Riteway Cleaners
Schenck Cheese Co
Peter's Studio
Dunlop Tires and Rubber Co
Shade Equipment Co
E. Earl Shade
M. C. Fleet
the Jewel Box
Montgomery Ward and Co
Battletown Transfer, Inc
Northern Virginia Power Co
W. D. Wisecarver and Son
Battletown Pruit Co
Berryville Mills, Inc
E. and B
Blue Ridge Press
Leonard H. Bell
Crosen’s
Pine’s Drug Store
Case Motor Co
Purcellville
Purcellville Motor Co
Llangollen Dairy Farm
Uppeville
J. C. Digges and Son
Qasn
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Elbertas
England
U. S. Treasury
Collys
Calif
Martinsville
Roanoke
Hampton
Newport News
Patton
York Inn
Crystal
J. H. Henry
Robert Lee
Kernstown
Old Virginia
R. E. Byrd
Stephens City High School
Independent Hose Company
Germany
Reds
Austria
Italy
Hungary
Syria
Lake Success
Rusia
Security Council
General Assembly
New York
France
Poland
America
Reuther
Spensers
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