Hoover urges plan for reorganization of executive dept
Former president Herbert Hoover backed President Truman’s demand for power to reorganize the government to improve economy and efficiency. He testified before the House committee on executive expenditures, urging removal of agency exemptions and noting the growth from 350 to 1800 agencies.
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Hoover
Executive Dept
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Truman
House Committee On
Rep
Rich
R-Pa
Congress
Farm Auction Schedule for Clarke County Listings
Feb 9 10 am L C White 3 miles west of Stephens City live stock and implements Feb 16 10 am Claude Poston 1 mile south of Millwood Rt 50 machinery and livestock Feb 23 10 am Charles Edwards 4 miles east of Berryville Marvin Chapel Church livestock and farm implements Feb 24 11 am H Bart White Hall farm machinery and livestock Feb 25 10 am H O Light Grimes Va livestock farm machinery and household goods
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L. C. White
Stephens City
Claude Poston
Millwood
Charles Edwards
Berryville
Marvin Chapel Church
H . Bart
White Hall
H. O. Light
Grimes
Israel Proposes Armistice Talks With Trans-Jordan King
Tel Aviv reports an Israeli proposal to open armistice talks with Trans-Jordan as soon as Rhodes negotiations with Egypt end. Talks could be at Rhodes with UN sponsorship optional. Prime Minister Ben Gurion welcomes U S recognition and seeks broader regional peace.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Trans-Jordan
Rhodes
Abdullah
United Nations
United States
Holy Land
David Ben Gurion
Russia
Negev
Answers to Daily Quiz and quiz item details
The page lists ten quiz answers including Simon Legree the South Pole gold grandson 50c per month Switzerland and the Elks flag the age 65 and Civil War veterans. It notes the first aeronautical stowaway as William Ballantyne a rigger from the R-34 crew who stowed away on the July 1919 flight to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Legree
South Pole
Switzerland
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
M.K
William Ballantyne
America
Sol Bloom calls for peace talks with Stalin
Rep. Sol Bloom of New York in his Washington office urged the administration to explore all possibilities of peace with the Soviet Union after Stalin signaled willingness to meet President Truman. He warned against any form of appeasement.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Sol Bloom
New York
Washington
Stalin
Truman
Rep. Bloom
Time Tight for Frederick Farmers to File ACP Reports
Frederick county farmers lacking 1948 Agriculture Conservation Program reports have under two weeks to file. J. L. Hershman says February 15 is the deadline for last year’s practices at the county office, with about 150 farmers still未 reported. Receipts or tags for lime, fertilizer, or seed purchases help prove ACP activity.
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Frederick County
J. L. Hershman
Hershman
Heishman
Mrs Massie’s Sister Dies in Hampton
Mrs Mary Holmes Hudgins 76 sister of Mrs Joseph A Massie died in Hampton from pneumonia. Born in Winchester she was daughter of Dr William S Love and Mrs Love and granddaughter of Mary Boyd and Charles Faulkner. Survived by husband Kenneth W Hudgins two children Elizabeth Rede ker William Love Hudgins Malcolm four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial 11 am tomorrow at the Presbyterian church in Hampton.
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Mary Holmes Love Hudgins
Joseph A. Massie
Hampton
Hudgins
Winchester
William S. Love
Mary Boyd
Charles James Faulkner
Kenneth W. Hudgins
Elizabeth Love Redeker
Boston
William Love Hudgins
Highway Fatality Rate Up in Month
Virginia state police report January highway deaths rose 36 percent from a year earlier with 53 fatalities, up from 39 in the previous January. The increase reflects higher traffic accidents across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
A newspaper style crossword clue list includes across and down entries with hints for words such as masculine famous German general and African antelope, plus various language and measurement terms. The puzzle also features numbered entries from 1 to 52 across and 1 to 48 down with several omitted items and partial solutions.
Market Quotations New York Stock
A slow and easy trading pace in the stock market today was accompanied by mixed prices. Activity was slight and centered in steels, motors and oils with steels and motors mostly unchanged to higher while oils dipped. Higher leaning issues included U S Steel General Motors Chrysler U S Rubber Kennecott Westinghouse Dow Chemical Chesapeake Ohio and Johns Manville. Lower trends appeared in Downey Lockheed Santa Fe Atlantic Coast Line Texas Co Gulf Oil and National Distillers.
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New York
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Kennecott
Westinghouse
Dow Chemical
Chesapeake & Ohio
Johns Manville
U.S. Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Baltimore market notes show steady apples and poultry prices with light offerings and moderate receipts, plus cattle hogs calves and sheep price ranges and steady trends. Chicago hogs and cattle notes reflect slow sales with varied weights and prime steers and yearlings priced in the low to mid twenties.
Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Prices Monday January 31
Weather slowdowns kept cattle prices steady to 50 cents lower than last week. Hogs rose to 75 cents higher while lambs and calves held steady. Dairy cows brought up to 230 a head, stock cows to 190, and bulls limited to lighter stocker types up to 22.50 with dealers at 37 to 39.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Uenter
Red Grange Football Career Timeline
Red Grange played at the University of Illinois from 1923 to 1925. He played professional football from 1925 to 1934, missing 1928 due to injuries.
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Red Grange
Universiy of Illinois
Auction Notice at Crowser's Warehouse Winchester Virginia
Auction to be held Tuesday February 22 1949 at 190 AM at Crowser's Warehouse 1 Clark Street Winchester Virginia rain or shine. Items include old rag carpet silver plated tea set copper wal nut iron leaf table Russell rocking chair Victorian walnut table doll tea set cane bottom chairs fireplace screen dining room table washstand dressing table sideboard wardrobe straight chair bed and springs chest of drawers shaving stand dresser Hardwick gas stove Norge refrigerator washing machine bedsprings mattresses kitchen table chairs Philco radio china cabinet Coleman oil heater small round table flat top piano and other articles to numerous to mention.
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Crowser's
Clark Street
Winchester
Virginia
Casa
Hardwick
Norge
Philco
Belgians Strike Halts Major Industries in Antwerp
In Antwerp 13,000 gas and electricity workers walked out demanding higher pay. The strike disrupted shipyards, Bell Telephone, chocolate, and diamond cutting plants, with power shortages curtailing production. Wages targeted a 20 cent increase to a $2.85 minimum.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Bell Telephone Company
Egg and live poultry price report from Winchester Markets
Agriculture Department Markets Division lists prices paid for Federal State grade A eggs at Winchester with grades ranging from extra large to B and pullets, leghorn and heavy breed hens, roosters, and broilers. Live poultry farm prices include leghorn and rock cross broilers, red broilers, and young turkey hens and toms with varying weights and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Local Market Prices Listed For Various Grains and Feeds
Daily corrected local market list shows prices for flour corn meal and mill feeds. Entries include corn meal yellow white and white varieties, barley wheat per bushel, egg mash and cracked corn by bag, Bran and Turkey starter, butterfat and butter prices.
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Iatave Ste
Tbs
Brosier
Ises Tulroy Leno
Este Eise
Chicago Grain Open Weak. May Corn Drops
Chicago grains opened weaker with May corn down over a cent. Opening prices posted for Wheat May 2.18 3 4 7 8, July 2.04 1 4, Sep 2.05 1 8, Dec 2.06 1 2 3 4. Corn May 1.40 1 39 1 4, July 1.40 3 4, Sep 1.37 7 8, Dec 1.31. Oats May 1 70 3 8, July 67. Rye May 1.56. Soybeans Mar 2.42 3 4 1 2. Lard May 14.65, July 14.75 72.
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Chicago
Jly
Tilden Faces Morality Charge Again
LOS ANGELES Feb 1 William Tilden once tennis king is jailed on morals charges against a 17 year old boy for the second time in two years. He awaits a court appearance and a jail visit by a lawyer to determine bail. Charges include contributing to the delinquency of a minor and parole violation from the prior case.
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Los Angeles
William T
Big Bill) Tilden
a @wyer
Martinsburg honors William D. Poland as Outstanding Young Man
William D. Poland manager of the Union Sales Co. was named outstanding young man of the year in Martinsburg at the 11th annual JBT Founder's Day banquet where he received a distinguished service award key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Poland
Union Sales Co
Martinsburg
JBT
Detailed Weather Forecasts Lie peeey cloudy and con tinued
West Virginia fair and some what colder tonight. Wednesday increasing cloudiness with little change in temperature. Maryland and Virginia fair and somewhat colder tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy with little change in temperature.
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West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Bus Drivers Vote on Union Representation in Virginia
Virginia State Lines drivers will vote in Richmond Lynchburg Danville and Washington in a National Labor Relations Board election. Division drivers in Staunton Galax and Front Royal will vote by mail.
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Richmond
Virginia State Lines, Inc
Virginia Trailways
Lynchburg
Danville
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Staunton
Galax
Front Royal
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