New York City Buried as Snow Hits Record 25 Inches
A frigid storm blankets New York City with a record 25.8 inches, halting transportation and triggering emergency sessions. Police, fire crews rescue stranded women and children along Route 1 between Elizabeth and Jersey City as shelters prepare for refugees. Long Branch also reports a 30 inch depth, the deepest in the northeast.
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Associated Press
New York City
North Atantic Seaboard
New England
New York
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Jersey City
John Haller
Haller
Long Branch
U. S. Weather Bureau
Typhoon Toll Grows Amid Philippines Soothe Efforts
The Philippines tally of dead and missing climbs to 49 after a December typhoon. Sixty-one aboard the Kina, a Danish motorship, left 32 unaccounted for while 29 were safe. Reports list 11 killed in Laguna and widespread destruction across Laguna province, Santa Cruz, Cabalogan in Samar.
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Manila
Kina
Philippines
Samar
Laguna
Laguna Bay
Cavite
Santa Cruz
Cabalogan
Turkish Students Force Leftist Out At Ankara University
In Ankara on December 27 students shouting anti Communist slogans invaded Ankara University and forced the resignation of a rector accused of leftist tendencies. The protests are part of a wider campaign by students in Ankara and Istanbul demonstrating anti Communist attitudes.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ankara University
Istanbul
Postoffice Revenue Soars 130 Percent in 14 Years
Winchest er post office records a Christmas period total over half a million and expects annual receipts near 134000. Postmaster Nelson Page notes gains since 1933 when revenues were 56000 and cites Christmas cancellations rising from about 160000 as loading zones on Loudoun Street aid mail collection and delivery.
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Winchester
Nelson Page
Page
Loudoun St
Groves to Speak at Chicago Phytopathology Meeting
Dr A B Groves of Winchester Research Laboratory will preside over the Fungi cide sectional meeting at the AAAS and recent Phytopathological Society session in Chicago. He will present papers on cedar rust control by airborne Fer Mate and on organic fungicides and miticides compatibility using Winchester area data.
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A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Phytopathological Society
Chicago
American Society For the Advancement of Science
Winchester
Public Employes Names on Next List of Grain Traders
Washington officials expect to add 71 federal state and local jobholders to the next commodity traders list as part of wheat surveillance. A new 1240 person wheat futures list for Chicago April 30 1946 was released but offered no congressional detail. Chicago board traders call listing names a violation of private business rights.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Board of Trade
Hope Abandoned For Crew of B-29
Yukon sector of the Alaska Air Command indicated no hope for the eight men aboard a B 29 Superfortress lost Tuesday on a long range training mission. No emergency message was received from the plane.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
Alaska Air Command
College Impact On Religion Forum At First Baptist Church
A joint Adult Youth forum at First Baptist Church will discuss how college instruction shapes student thoughts on religion. Pastor Dr. E. T. Clark leads the discussion with collegians home for Yale holidays. The 11 a.m. sermon will be by University of Richmond student E. T. Clark Jr.
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First Baptist Church
Yale
E. T. Clark
University of Richmond
E. T Clark, Jr
J. M. Heyser Jr
Handley High School
British Study Joining U S to Stop Russia
London December 27 observers say a tentative plan may shift Britain from mediator to a stop Russia partnership with the United States. Foreign Secretary Bevin resents Molotov charges of imperialism but avoids a direct clash that could end Big Four talks.
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London
Brant Bere
Britain
Russia
United States
Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Palestine Death Toll Rises Amid War of Hatred
In Jerusalem four Jews and six Arabs died today as hostilities surge after partition. Police report a reprisal raid by Jewish underground on Silwan on Mount of Olives. One Arab was killed, two wounded, five houses destroyed. Cairo reports Akhbar El Yom stating a 320000 pound secret foreign ministry fund to back Arab actions against the Jewish state.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Silwan
Mount of Olives
Cairo
Akhbar el Yom
Foreign Ministry
Virginians Contribute Gold For Byrd Medal In Honor
Virginia residents donate old gold for a medal honoring Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Collectors include Silder Washington and Garnett Lee, with gifts such as a watch case and a ring. About seven ounces are needed for the medal to be melted and assayed at the Philadelphia mint. The Virginia society will distribute invitations for a January 29 banquet where Byrd will receive the medal, and memorials will be held at Woodrow Wilson’s tomb, the Lee statue, and the Jefferson memorial.
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Washington
Wasington and
Lee
Richard E. Byrd
J. W. Rixey Smith
The
Virginia Society
Philadelphia
Silder Washington
Alexandria
George Washington
Garnett, Lee
Robert E. Lee
Elizabeth Smith Kern
Winchester
Byrds
Hortense Sirman
Norfolk
L. M. Sheers
Falls Church
C. E. Arnett
Grace Reid Montgomery
Rustburg
Margaret Evans
Rocky Mount
Roy G. Allman
H. Glenn Phelps
Grace Johnson
Tazewell County
Christopher B. Garnett
Arlington
Marie Maguire
Robert N. Anderson
Fauquier County
Elwood H. Seal
Warrenton
John S. Weitzel
Richmond
Maude B. Snead
Fork Union
Smith
Byrd
Woodrow Wilson
Washington Cathedral
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Capitol
Jefferson Memorial
Virginia
Two Suspects Held for Grand Jury Action
Police court held two suspects for grand jury action, Herbert Austen Braithwaite of 214 N Braddock St charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny, and Thurston Augustus Timbrook of 8055S Kent St charged with grand larceny. Braithwaite allegedly entered the George Washington garage office closet on Jan 2 and stole about $65. Timbrook allegedly took $100 from Mrs. Clara Whitacre’s kitchen desk and fled town after a late Sunday visit.
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John Rice
Herbert Austen Braithwaite
N. Braddock St
Thurston Augustus Timbrook
Kent St
Braithwaite
George Washington
F. M. Funk
Timbrook
Clara Whitacre
S. Kent
Lowery and Boyce
Rudolph
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Charlottesville
Leesburg
Front Royal
Winchester
Platt Offers Reward For Attacker In Silk Mill Robbery
Charles Platt owner and manager of a Strasburg silk mill was slugged and robbed of about 4000 dollars. He recovered after surgery for a skull fracture at Winchester hospital and was described as in very good condition. The Strasburg mill offers a 500 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailant or assailants.
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Charles Platt
Strasburg
Winchester Hospital
Platt
Unions May Refuse To Load Munitions
Harry Bridges head of the Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union said CIO longshoremen will likely refuse to load arms and other cargo for overseas nations facing struggle against reactionary employers landlords and governments. He cited France Italy and Greece as examples.
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San Francisco
CIO
Harry Bridges
France
Italy
Greece
Tax Reduction Bill Sure Bet In Congress
Republican leaders expect a major tax cut in the new Congress with a bill likely to pass despite President Truman’s previous vetoes. The draft would raise personal exemptions to $600, adopt community property sharing, and pursue overall rate reductions to curb inflation and boost production.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Pennsylvania Ave
Harrys. Truman
Capitol Hill
Berryville Basket Plant Closes For Repairs
Berryville Basket Co. shutters its plant for four to five weeks to overhaul equipment after a season producing over a million bushels of baskets. Production to resume late January or early February for the new manufacturing season. A mix of 85 men and 20 women employees will be reassigned during the closure. The facility, organized in 1921 and bought in 1938 by H. M. Smoley, is led by Smoley as president and treasurer with Nellie F. Cobb as assistant secretary.
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Berryville Basket Co
Berryville
H. M. Smoley
Bridgeton N. J
Nellie F. Cobb
Fires Destroy Three Facilities Amid Deep Snow Storm
Snowbound cities confront a series of blazes as Portland Maine, Philadelphia and York Pennsylvania suffer major fires. In Portland the Union wharf coal plant and adjacent stockyard facility burn while a 400 ton loading tower collapses onto fishing boats. damage about 225000 dollars. Philadelphia experiences a pre dawn warehouse fire destroying a five story interior. York sees the Home Furniture lumber yard burned with unofficial damages near 100000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Portland
Philadelphia
York
New York City
Union Wharf
Grand Trunk Railway
Home Furniture Co
Marshall to Direct Europe aid Spending
Secretary of State Marshall has been appointed by President Truman to supervise expenditure of 352,000,000 in stopgap aid for France, Austria and Italy. The aid will provide mainly food and fuel to see the three nations through the winter. The order also authorizes directing use of 18,000,000 for China.
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Washington
Truman
France
Austria
Italy
White House
Marshall
China
Yeggs Overlook Unlocked Doors
Morris police report for 1947 shows 65 businesses left doors unlocked and eight left windows unlatched at night. Ten robberies occurred that year, none at locations with open doors or windows.
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Morris
Clarke County Plans Rat Eradication Campaign
Clarke County will launch a county wide rat eradication effort in the last week of January led by Col. James M. Thomson. County Agent J W Olcott has ordered Antu poison and details on the campaign and where to obtain poison will be announced soon.
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Clarke County
James M. Thomson
J. W. Olcott
Antu
Thomson
Army Rejects Glenn Davis Bid to Resign for Pro Football
The Army refused Glenn Davis's request to resign so he could pursue a professional football career. Officials maintained service obligations while Davis sought separation to join professional play.
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Army
Glenn Davis
McHale Licensed As Veterinarian
The State Board of Veterinary Examiners names 26 Virginians who passed exams and are qualified to practice veterinary medicine. Among them is Mark A. McHale of Winchester along with William E B Eggert of Culpeper and Thomas J. Howard of Leesburg.
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Richmond
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
Virginia
William EB. Eggert
Culpeper
Thomas J. Howard
Leesburg
Mark A. McHale
Winchester
Beauty Fete Entry Shouts Fake At Nude Contest
In Nice France Mrs Henrietta Kennis exposed herself at a beauty contest claiming the entry was a fake. The judge later fined her a suspended amount after her attorney argued she was a work of art. Her husband, a manufacturer, approved the stunt as spectators watched. The winner was not remembered.
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Nice
France
Henrietta Kennis
Greece faces new independent Communist regime bid
Moscow hailed the Greek move toward a provisional independent regime as noble and patriots’ desire. In Greece the government readied a ban on the Communist Party while reports said guerrilla forces stepped up use of levy and mortars to resist efforts to clear areas.
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R-Calif
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Rep
Teague
D-Tex
Reccen
Moscow
Menting
Bnr
Partriots
Trud
Bourozani
Konitsa
Athens
Com Party
Themistokles Lit
United Charge D
Karl
FHA Mortgage Insurance Power Boosted in Key Measure
Washington December 27 President Truman announced a measure boosting by 750 million dollars the federal government's authority to insure new home mortgages under the Federal Housing Administration. This expansion aims to accelerate housing finance and support home buyers during the postwar period.
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Washington
Truman
Madison No 6 to Attend Late Brother’s Funeral
All members are requested to meet at I W Pall Mall St at 2 pm Sunday to attend the funeral of our late brother W A Buncutter. Signed Wilber Kern Noble Grand.
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Madison No. 6
I. W. Pall Mall St
W. A. Buncutter
Wilber Kern
Noble
Grand
Iso Priter Setntias Oe
Stephens City
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E. Water St
Carl Bayliss
Golden Glove
Sovereign Lowery
Jones’ Funeral
Groves
Winchester Laboratory
U. S
Adm. Byrd
Boarder
GOP
Knutson
Chairrman Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Claire L. Chennault
Anna Chan
Hungiai
Shanghai
International Soundphoto
Berryville Concern
Europe
Yeggs
Battle Rats
Col. Thomson
McHale
W. Va
West Va
Winchester Evening Star
U.S
Ity
Buncutter Tire Company
E. Buncutter
Redwing
W. Boscawen St
Golden Glow Restaurant
Cip
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