Trucker Appeals Overload Fine In Frederick County
An appeal is filed by Earl Thornton of R. J Chespeake Virginia over a 435 dollar fine in Frederick County Trial Justice court for overgross loads. Smith Transfer Co. of Staunton also appeals all overlicensed load charges. The local drive has produced 36 recent cases with total fines around 4370 dollars and county fines nearing ten thousand since the effort began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Earl Thorton
R. J Chespeake
Frederick County
Violaon
Erle Edwards
Smith Transfer Co
Staunton
Thornton
Edwards
Vernon Clinton Haines
Hagerstown
Lugh John Lemley
Clarksburg
W. Va
Forest Beverage
Hillsboro
Albert J. Jewell
R- 2
Berryville
Albert Carter
Charles R. Moyer
Harrisonburg
Lloyd C. Michael
R. 2
Hoover Plans Restructuring 60 Agencies to Save Billions
President Truman endorses a bipartisan Hoover commission plan to reorganize 60 federal agencies. The aim is to cut government costs by about 3 billion dollars annually by moving agencies into existing cabinet departments or new administrations. The plan follows a 45 minute White House meeting and maps agency shuffles under nine cabinet ranks or six related administrations.
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Washington
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover
White House
Bankers Launch Oratory Contest In High Schools
The Virginia Bankers Assn announced a public speaking contest for high school pupils statewide. The education department cooperates and will mail memoranda to division school superintendents. The contest could become annual if interest justifies, with speeches limited to 12 minutes on Using Virginia's Agricultural Resources to the Best Advantage.
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Richmond
Virginia Bankers Assn
Virginia Department of Education
VBA
Virginia
Hodgson and Brown Gift Item Sale Extends One Week
One more week of our special one and two dollar gift item sale with new gifts added daily. Advertised by Hodgson and Brown and W. B. Snider and Son offering five solid walnut drop leaf tables ready to use.
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Hodgson & Brown
W. B. Snider & Son
Divorce Mill Faked Adultery Evidence Faces State Probe
New York District Attorney Frank Hogan moved to probe about 9000 Manhattan divorces after exposing a ring that faked adultery evidence. Three people were arrested as investigators described phony bedroom scenes staged hotel dates and paid testimony. Hogan said at least 10 attorneys are involved and seeks access to sealed uncontested divorce records to assess scope.
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New York
Frank S. Hogan
Manhattan
New York State
Hogan
State Supreme Court
State Revenues Rise 16 Percent in Early Fiscal Year
Richmond news notes general fund receipts up 18 percent for the first four months of the fiscal year, totaling 16,076,609. July-October state revenues reached 82,923,642, up from 82,492,375. Payroll taxes, ABC sales, liquor sales, and gasoline taxes are detailed with gains and declines versus last year.
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Richmond
General Fund
Commonwealth
ABC
Settlement Approved for $6000 in Rail Injury Case
The court approved a $6000 compromise settlement in the Din ges vs Pennsylvania Railroad Co suit filed by Charles William Dinges of Winchester. Dinges, an employee of John Rosenberger and Co, said a door fell on him in May 1947 while unloading a boxcar due to defective condition. He had sought $15,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles William Dinges
Winchester
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Dinges
John Rosenberger
Caution Voiced On Foreign Aid
Washington officials and lawmakers raise doubts about foreign aid levels and impact. Rep Cannon demands firsthand overseas reports and input from President Truman, Sec Marshall, and military leaders before endorsing large aid programs. Sen Flanders warns Russia pushes heavy spending to harm the U.S. economy.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
United States
Europe
Truman
Marshall
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Russia
Vermont
Kremlin
Invaders Damage Strike Bound Plants in Kalamazoo
A motor caravan invaded Kalamazoo early today, smashing equipment at two Shakespeare Companies strikebound factories and injuring several workers. Police report licenses from Michigan Illinois Ohio and Indiana. Two workers were badly hurt.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Shakespeare Companies
Howard Hoyt
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Autos Production Tops 1947 Mark in U.S. Output
Detroit reports the 4,800,000th motor vehicle of the year rolled from lines as production nears 1947 totals. December schedules hint at 455,000 more units, with 1948 projected around 5.25 million. Industry notes supply, labor, and model-change timing affected output.
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Detroit
United States
Ford
General Motors
Buick
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Automotive
Farmers Pleased At Return of Drier Weather
Frederick county farmers welcomed clear skies as drier weather returns after rain kept them indoors for shucking corn, fixing machinery, and hauling winter wood. Wheat seeding was delayed but 85 to 90 percent of the county’s 12 000 acres is now seeded. Pastures remain green, fodder to be hauled in, and local butchers plan to operate into December as orchard pruning begins. Local Agent I Fred Stine notes abundant feed ahead but still substantial work to finish.
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Frederick County
I. Fred Stine
Stine
Frederick
Dem leaders clash after election in roundhouse rhetoric
Washington report shows GOP Chairman Hugh Scott Jr. and Democratic Chair Senator Wayne McGrath exchanging sharp rebukes after the November 2 vote. Scott urges persistent opposition to what he calls demagogues and radical spendthrift policy while McGrath accuses the Republicans of failing to heed the people’s mandate and vows continued scrutiny of the Truman New Deal.
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Washington
GOP
Hugh Scott Jr
Veee McGrath
Rhode Isand
Scott
House
Pennsylvania
Reuther Prefers Prices Rollback Over Pay Increase
Walter P. Reuther, head of the CIO United Auto Workers, said a price rollback would be preferred to a pay raise if it raises the 1944 standard of living. Speaking at the University of California in Berkeley, he argued lower prices could improve overall conditions, even if wages rise.
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Berkeley
Calif
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers’ Union
UAW
University of California
Western Powers vow action over Berlin crisis
The United States Britain and France warned they may counter Soviet moves in Berlin after the communists split the city and named a rump administration. The note stressed they cannot accept intensified blockades or Soviet interference while seeking a settlement with Bramuglia guiding neutral efforts.
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West
Paris
Berlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
U. N. Security Council
France
Britain
United States
Bramuglia
Security Council
Red
The
xeXen
Virginia Company Low Bidder for 48 000 ton Liner
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. submitted a low bid of 67 350 000 dollars for a 48 000 ton commercial liner to become queen of the American Merchant Marine. The ship will be 980 feet long and operate by United States Lines with capacity for 2000 passengers. An official could not say when a contract or construction would begin.
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Washington
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
United States
Queen of
American Merchant Marine
U. S. Maritime Commission
United States Lines
Navy Drone Plane Slips Away Believed Down
A Navy drone plane that went out of control at 22 000 feet over Salisbury Maryland today is believed to have exhausted its fuel around 1 30 pm The commander at Chincooteague naval air station said it likely landed in water or marshland with no land crash reports and the drone had moved beyond the low altitude mother ship range.
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Salisbury
W. V. R. Vieweg
Chincooteague Naval Air Station
Vieweg
All-America Eleven Mirrors Team Focus Over Individual Glory
In 1948 the Associated Press All-America selections show no school with more than one first team player, marking a shift from prior years. Returning 1947 stars include Notre Dame’s Bill Fischer at tackle, Penn’s Chuck Bednarik at center, and SMU’s Doak Walker in the backfield as the nation’s standout performers amid a midwest dominated collage.
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Ted Smits
New York
Associated Press
Southern Methodist
Middle West
Noyes Led Founding AP and Died at 85
Frank B. Noyes, 85, pioneer newspaper figure, helped organize the Associated Press and served 38 years as its first president. He led the Washington Evening Star as president and chairman, began in journalism at six, and remained active in the AP board until 1947. Robert McLean called his work the greatest contribution to newspapers.
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Washington
Frank B. Noyes
America
Associated Press
Washington Evening Star
Noyes
Grant
Chicago
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Fog Blankets Western Europe For Fifth Straight Day
London report says the longest fog bank in a generation covered western Europe for the fifth day. Traffic hazards and accidents rose hourly across a dozen misty countries, grounding planes and disrupting bus train and streetcar schedules. Southampton remained clear as liners Queen Elizabeth Queen Mary and Aquitania sailed for America. The Berlin airlift remained grounded with seven British planes reaching Gatow airfield.
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London
Europe
Southampton
Aquitania
America
Berlin
Templehof Airfield
Gatow
First AP All America Choices Highlight Rifenburg Burris Justice
The selection spotlights Dick Rifenburg Michigan at end Buddy Burris Oklahoma at guard and Halfback Charlie Justice North Carolina plus Fischer and Walker. Other first team ends tackle guards and centers include Barney Poole Leo Nomellini Rod Franz Bednarik and backs Bobby Jack Stuart Art Murakowski. Michigan Notre Dame and California place multiple players across teams with Michigan's Rifenburg also on the second team backfield.
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Dick Rifenburg
Mich
Leo Nomellini
Minn
Paul Burris
Okla
Charles Bednarik
Penn
Rod Franz
Calif
William Fischer
Notre D
Doak Walker
Charlie Justice
N. C
Art Murakowski
N’western
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Associated Press
Michigan
Buddy Burris
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Fischer
Walker
Barney Poole
Mississippi
Minnesota
California
Bednarik
Bobby Jack Stuart
Army
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Rifenburg
Carpenter Heads Clarke County Conservation Group
J Wilbur Carpenter of Berryville was elected chairman of the Clarke county agricultural conservation association at the county convention. Irvine Price became vice chairman with George Costello as regular member and Harold Sowers as alternate. Patricia Wynkoop is secretary-treasurer. Local community committees named chairmen and alternates for Chapel Greenway Longmarsh districts.
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J. Wilbur Carpenter
Berryville
Clarke County Agricultural Conservation Association
Irvine Price
George Costello
Harold Sowers
Patricia Wynkoop
Chapel
H. L. Smallwood
Charles Wisecarver
da Donovan
Shade Moore
N. I. Humston
Greenway
Weather Delays Road Projects in Staunton District
Winter weather will slow or halt about 10 ongoing road projects on primary highways in the Staunton construction district. Some work will extend into 1949, covering 30 miles of new highway and seven bridges. One project includes improving Route 11 through Stephens City.
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Staunton
Stephens City
Government asks 1949 crop boosts for poultry milk and more
Washington December 1 1948 government set 1949 goals to raise poultry milk vegetables and livestock production. Targeted increases include 25 100 000 turkeys and 700 million chicks 20 million fewer laying hens and a per person egg and meat outlook.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nanking surrounded as Nationalists race to defend city
Desperate efforts by two Nationalist Army groups to set a new defense line around Nanking as Communist forces close in. Government denies danger while diplomats warn Nanking may not be safe, with air links cut to Suchow and a large garrison moving to aid trapped units.
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Nanking
Suchow
12Th Army Group
Madame Chiang Kai Shek Arrives in Washington for Talks
Madame Chiang Kai Shek arrives in Washington seeking limited American backing for China. She is greeted by Mrs. George C. Marshall and embassy officials, travels to Leesburg to stay with the Marshall family, while Marshall is hospitalized for a checkup. The State Department signals only modest aid is possible as policy eyes restraint on deeper involvement.
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Washington
Chiang Kai-shek
China
George C. Marshall
Wellington Koch
Chiang
San Francisco
Truman
State Department
Walter Butterworth
Leesburg
Mrs. Marshall
Marshall
Wal Reed Hospital
Madame Chiang
Frederick County Board of Equalization seats for Shawnee District
The Frederick County Board of Equalization of Real Estate Assessments will meet in the Supervisors Room at the Frederick County Office Building on December 13 14 and 15 1948 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. to hear complaints and equalize real estate assessments including equity errors in parcels in the Shawnee District. J P Arthur chairman. Also Headley's Auctions announces antiques sale Thursday at 10:30 A.M. with afternoon and evening sessions at 78 Braddock.
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Frederick County
Board of Equalization of
Shawnee District
Headley’s
Braddock
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Lawrence
Bill” Dorsey
Claude T. Gore
C. G. Gutter and
P. W. Plumly Lumber CO
Flanders
Watch Out
Chrysler
M’grath
Reuther
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Kurtz Furniture
Buzzella’s Shop
United Nations
Lovett
Virginia Company
Navy
Carpenter Heads
Clarke
Mme. Chiang
Marshall Home
J. P. Arthur
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