Committee OKs Money For Five Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Three Planes
The defense bill worth 16.77 billion dollars funds Air Force Navy Army procurement and arm aid to foreign nations since Korea. It includes 4.535 billion for the Air Force 2.648 billion for the Navy 3.064 billion for the Army and 4 billion for arms aid abroad plus atomic weapons work and stockpiling. The Army would reach about 834000 men by next June with added divisions and training units to increase combat readiness.
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Washington
Korea
U States
Senate House
E House
Senate
South Korea
Voice of America
Truman
Nurses Graduation Exercises Set for September 6
Homer Alberti of Winchester Memorial Hospital announced public graduation exercises for student nurses will be held at 8 p m on Wednesday September 6 at Christ Episcopal Church. Principal speaker Miss Pearl McIver of Washington will deliver the address. she is past president of the American Nurses Association and heads the Office of Public Health Nursing in the U S Public Health Service in Washington D C.
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Homer
Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Christ Episcopal Church
Miss Pearl McIver
Washington
American Nurses _ Association
Office of Public Health Nursing
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
International Council of Nurses
London
Minnesota School of Nursing
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Labor Shortage Affects East Tomato Harvest Areas
The Virginia State Employment Service reports a tomato harvest labor shortage in Exmore and the eastern shore as many migrant workers move north. Shortages may grow with sweet potatoes and snap beans in September, while West Point may face worker shortfalls when students return to school.
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Richmond
Exmore
Virginia State
West Point
Winchester
VSES
Warsaw
Lynchburg
Harrisonburg
Charlottesville
Roanoke
City Health Nurse Appointed In Frederick Winchester Area
Mrs John O Kanode of 348 National Ave has been named city health nurse for the Frederick Winchester Health Department effective Monday. Formerly Frances Cadwal lader she is a Berryville High School and Garfield Memorial Hospital graduate with nine months public health work in Berkeley County and experience as an industrial nurse at O Sullivan Rubber. She has eight years nursing at Winchester Memorial Hospital and is married to a Valley Service Station foreman with a 13 year old son John.
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John O. Kanode
National Ave
Frederick-Winchester
Paul Chapman
Kanode
Bernice Agar
Army Nurses Corps
City
Frances Cadwallader
Clarke County
Berryville High School
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Washington
Berkeley County
W. Va
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Truman Cannot Predict War's End
President Truman said he cannot predict with certainty when the Korean War will end. He noted Defense Secretary Johnson’s belief it may end in six to eight months but stressed there is no certainty about the timeline.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Johnson
Virginia's Progress An Editorial From the Lynchburg News
The Lynchburg News-Progress surveys Virginia's economic gains citing Dr William H Stauffer and the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce The analysis compares Virginia with national averages across five economic categories and notes Virginia outperformed in four while 1948 figures show gains in manufacturing plants value of products and energy tourism coal and other sectors The piece praises Virginians for resilience amid criticism and urges continued constructive effort toward growth
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South
Virginia
William H. Stauffer
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Union
United States Department of Commerce
Stauffer
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Truman says nationwide rail strike breaches faith
President Truman denounces the nationwide railroad strike as a breach of faith after assurances of no walkout were given hours before the strike began. He will announce a plan soon and did not confirm seizure. Unions and carriers urged a seizure to safeguard military shipments to Korea.
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Truman
Washington
President Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
Order of
White House
A. E. Stoddard
Union Pacific Railroad
Seattle
Korea
Middletown Parade Set With Fire Companies And Bands
Middletown hosts a Firemen's Fun Festival parade Friday at 7 p.m. with 16 fire companies and three bands, plus guests Rep Burr P. Harrison and State Sen Harry F. Byrd Jr. Prizes total 130 dollars for best units and longest distance. Route starts Church Street, moves to 5th and Main, ending at the school grounds.
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Middletown
Burr P. Harrison
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Church St
5Th St
Main St
U. S. 11
Dallas E. Himelright
T. W. Sperry
Charles L. Wright
Ainsworth Sperry
Howard Shull
Ladies Auxiliary
Middletown Boy Scouts
Capon Valley
Notice U C T Members Regular Meeting Agenda
U C T members will hold a regular meeting Friday August 25 at 8:00 p.m. at Elks Home. Secretary J R Brandon signs the notice.
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U.C.T
Elks Home
J. R. Brandon
Malik Stalls UN Council Action Over Korean War
Jacob A. Malik presides over the UN Security Council aiming to stall decisive action on Korea. He tables unlikely cease fire and seating proposals while threats of a veto loom and Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb is seen restoring normal procedure.
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South Korea
Malik
U. S
U.N
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Wood School forms Physical Education Department
The Physical Education Department for the new James Wood High School is organized under County Superintendent R. E. Ayler and Principal Paul Beable. Harry Coughran of William and Mary heads the department with two new teachers and two county instructors. Robert Tabor, 21, from Cumberland and Shepherd College, acts as coach and PE instructor. Patsy Ritter joins the Girls PE Department teaching PE and science. Mrs. Nancy Manuel and Mrs. Ellen Dorsey return, teaching PE and history. Caughron, 28, ex-William and Mary assistant coach, is highlighted as a former All-Southern Tackle and co-captain of a strong team.
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James Wood High School
R. E. Ayler
Paul Beable
Harry Coughran
William and Mary College
Coughran
Robert Tabor
Cumberland
Shepherd College
Allegany High School
Patsy Ritter
Virginia Ritter
Montague Avenue
Handley High School
Longwood College
Farmville
James Wood
Nancy Manuel
Ellen Dorsey
Manuel
Clearspring
Stephens City
Capon Bridge
Dorsey
Frederick County
Stonewall High School
Madison College
Caughron
William and Mary
Johnson City
Tenn
City Schools Prepare for September 5 Opening
Superintendent Garland E Quarles says all preparations are set for City Schools to open on Tuesday September 5. An eight room addition at Virginia Avenue School is on schedule and sixth grade will be added there. Enrollment is expected to rise about 100 from last year’s 2339 with registrations underway at Handley John Kerr Virginia Avenue and Douglas schools.
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Garland E. Quarles
Virginia Avenue
Winchester
Douglas Colored School
John Kerr
State Police Implement Ten Hour Shifts in Virginia
Virginia state troopers began ten hour patrols to cut traffic deaths after Governor Battle's directive. A Caroline County crash on Route 30 killed a Department of Highways worker and injured six others, worsening the 1950 toll as five troopers were recalled for service amid staffing shortages.
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Richmond
Battle
Department of State Police
Virginia
Caroline County
State
Old Dominion
W. C. Thomas
State Police Department
Joseph Ayers
Caroline
Market for Peaches Tapers Off Here
A strong local peach market shows signs of tapering as Chester packers anticipate a lull. The 1950 season is reported twice as good as last year with No 1 Elbertas at 3.50 to 4.25 and free run peaches to truckers at 1.75 to 2.25. Hale Havens note Belle of Georgia winding down while Virginia’s market remains robust due to peach shortages south of the area.
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Chester
E. P. Bean
Elbertas
Bean
Hale Havens
Belle of
Georgia
Virginia
Dutch Troops to Help Out in Korea
United Nations forces in Korea will be augmented by two thousand Dutch infantrymen, largely battle veterans from Indonesia. The volunteers, announced by J. P. Bourdrez of the Netherlands Information Bureau, include about a third Dutch marines trained in the United States in World War I.
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San Francisco
United Nations
Korea
Holland
J. P. Bourdrez
Netherlands Information Bureau
United States
Rummage Sale and Yard Party Announced in Town Notices
A rummage sale starts Friday at 2 p.m. and runs all day Saturday at a vacant Cork and Loudoun corner building, sponsored by Eastern Star for charity. A yard party follows on August 26 at E U B Church Lawn Double Churches at 5 30. Also listed is a coal yard rental near the N and W Ry Station in Berryville Virginia for immediate possession.
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Cork
Loudoun
Eastern Star
Benefit of Charity
N&w Ry
Selden G. O'Bryan
Berryville
Truman appoints Donnelly Austria minister and envoy
President Truman named Walter J. Donnelly as minister and high commissioner for Austria at a Washington news conference with Austrian reporters. He currently serves as ambassador to Venezuela.
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Washington
Truman
Walter J. Donnelly
Austria
Donnelly
Venezuela
Sugar Hoarding Warning After Philadelphia Sugar Arrives
Four ships reached Philadelphia port with 32,000,000 pounds of sugar. The note urges fear of hoarding and aims to discourage such acts amid a surplus exposure at the docks.
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Philadelphia
Father of the Apple Blossom Festival named
Editorial page identifies the father of the Apple Blossom Festival and names Clarke County’s prominent citizen who served as Queen in 1927.
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Clarke County
Pusan Port Threatened by North Korean Offensives
North Korean Seventh Division moved three eastbound columns toward Taegu and Masan, threatening the Pusan perimeter as U S planes bombed approaching units. American and South Korean riflemen fought near Sobok Ridge while patrols reported thousands of Reds pressing to Taegu. General Collins visited the front, praising morale as leaders warned of a climactic drive on the fortress railhead.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Taegu
Stan Swinton
Chinju
Masan
25Th Infantry
U. S
Sobok Ridge
Aria
Don White
John
Mike) Michaelis
U. S. 27Th Totter
Alliegg
Korea
Kim C Sung
Japan
Korean Central Warfront
Lambert
Meral MacArthur
U. S. Army
J. Lawton
J. Lawton Collins
Collings
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
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Simons
Denver University
Los Angeles Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
International Soundphoto
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