Grain and Stock Markets Tumble as Prices Fall
Grain prices slide for a consecutive day with No 2 winter wheat at Winchester Mill and May Chicago futures down sharply. Stocks retreat on weak demand while economists warn of an economy ripple from the grain collapse.
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Winchester Millng Co
Monty
Chicago
Associated Press
Truman
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Erains
Hhey
A. W. Zelomek
International Statistical Bureau
Holy Name Breakfast Scheduled Sunday
The Holy Name Society of St. Red Heart Catholic Church will hold a communion breakfast at 8 15 a.m. Sunday at the George Washington Hotel. Roy J Sullivan of Riverton will speak, with about 50 expected to attend. Transportation from the church to the hotel is arranged. Father Joseph Heye Wilfia Sullivan Fred Sturm and E A Hobert assist, with Hobert acting as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society of the Red Heart Catholic Church
Sn Aranging
Joseph Heye
Wilfia Sullivan
Fred Sturm
E. A. Hobert
Purse Crammer Harriet Hawk Wins State Title
In Tulsa Oklahoma on February 5 Mrs. Harriet Hawk claimed the champion purse crammer title at a BPW club contest. A total of 218 items were counted as she organized and packed a small bag. The prize was a purse flash light to aid locating items.
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Tulsa
Okla
Harriet Hawk
BPW
Foreign Trade Agreements Said To Hurt Apples
Sen. Chapman Revercomb told apple growers at the West Virginia Horticultural Society meeting that foreign trade agreements on fruit should be cancelled. He warned they threaten American fruit markets and urged repeal of reciprocal treaties.
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Martinsburg
Chapman Revercomb
R-Wva
Revercomb
West Virginia Horticultural Society
West Virginia -Virginia-Marylandle Belt
Mother and son die fleeing Baltimore fire
A mother Mary Paddy aged 45 and her son Calvin 13 died leaping from a burning Baltimore home to escape the blaze. Three others were injured including Calvin Mueller a Johns Hopkins student who was knocked from a window frame while helping others. George L. Jones a passerby was also hurt in the fall.
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Baltimore
Mary Paddy
Calvin
Calvin Mueller
Johns Hopkins University
Paddy
George L. Jones
Jones
Mueller
Pilots Union Sued Over Strike That Halted Operations
National Air Lines filed a 5 million dollar damage suit against the Air Lines Pilots Association AFI after a pilots strike forced suspension of operations in Miami on February 5. The action seeks damages for lost revenue and business interruption.
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Miami
Fla
National Air Lines
Air Lines Plots Assn
AFI
Hospital care rated above cost in Winchester poll
A public survey by the Winchester Memorial Hospital community trends committee shows 96 of 100 residents prefer higher costs to maintain modern hospital care. Chairman John H. Rosenberger says people value life-saving services and are willing to fund them through voluntary contributions. 94 percent would back a public appeal for donations if operating income falls short.
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Community Trens Committee
Winches Memorial Hospital
John H. Rosenberger
Com
Rosenberger
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Erty. Rosenberger
Winchester Memorial
Poultry Conference Attracts 300 In Winchester Area
The second annual poultry conference sponsored by the Winchester area Poultry Improvement Council drew over 300 attendees at Farmer's Liv Exchange today. About 125 Future Farmers of America members from 11 Virginia and West Virginia counties joined the event, which aimed to address broiler production and pricing issues.
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Winchester Area
Poultry Improvement Council
Farmer’s
Hollis Shomo
8S. L. Dodd
Moorefield
Wa. Va
Howard Abbot
Delaware Feed Dealers Assn
G. W
Sussex County
Delaware
America
William Henderson
Magruder Dies in Richmond After Apparent Fall
Mark W. Magruder age 42 a copy editor for the Richmond Times Dispatch died en route to medical college hospital after being found in a pool of blood at his home stair foot investigators say the death resulted from a fall down the stairs probably hours earlier He was a native of Woodstock attended Washington and Lee university and formerly served as Woodstock correspondent for the Washington Post and other papers.
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Richmond
Mark W. Magruder
Richmond Times Dispatch
Medical College Hospital
Dan W. Duling
Magruder
Woodstock
Washington and Lee University
Washington Post
Clarence Lewis
Anderson Ave
Threats Seen From Atomic Energy Use For Destruction
New York February 5 Chairman David E Lilienthal of the Atomic Energy Commission said the United States is improving the atom bomb and warned the threat exists that atomic energy will be used for destruction on a scale not yet disclosed. He urged widespread understanding of the atomic world as the shield for peace and noted Los Alamos NM as the site where new weapon designs are being developed as part of the commission's Congress report.
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New York
David E. Lilenthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Sid
New Mexico
Commission
Los Alamos
N. M
Congress
School leaders stand firm against Klan threats in Georgia
Lakeview Georgia February 5 A coach Walter Rowland and principal John Burks vow defiance after a Klansman threat and a cross burning near Rowland home on January 16. Sheriff Jim Moreland refused aid leading Rowland to stock weapons while Bowland and his wife defend themselves and consider shooting if attacked.
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Lakeview
Walter Rowland
Jim Moreland
Catoose County
Chattanooga Times
Moreland
Rowland
Schoolman Arms
John B. Burks
Bowland
Tar and Feathers
Brumback and Rowe enter race in local city council bid
The city council race heats up as Fred Brumback of C I Brumback and Sons and Harold Rowe of Sanitary Dairy announce candidacies for the upcoming primary on April 6. Incumbent J Thomas Kremer will not seek re election and will focus on water supply efforts in the coming months.
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Fred Brumback
C. I. Brumback and Sons, Inc
Harold Rowe
Sanitary Dairy
Brumback
Rowe
Kremer
Kerr St
VPI
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Agricultural Implement Concern
Genevieve Bean
Handley
Virginia Ave
Dairy Co
Scouting
Savings Bank
Plotters Against Gandhi Nabbed by Bombay Police
Bombay police commissioner Bharucha said six people named by Mohandas Gandhi's assassin are in custody. Two leading suspects remain at large as authorities pursue the broader conspiracy, with motive rooted in religious tensions and Gandhi's policy toward Muslims.
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Bombay
India
Bharucha
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahatma
Gabriel Jones Anecdote From Shenandoah Valley History
Gabriel Jones known as the Valley Lawyer and friend of Lord Fairfax and Washington remains a notable figure in Shenandoah history. He was famed for fiery temper and strong profanity yet was deeply religious. An 1800s court incident describes him opposing Hugh Holmes. the judge warned Holmes to stop provoking Jones or face jail, while Jones left a lasting lineage including descendants who married local families and owning Vaucluse.
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Gabriel Jones
Valley
Lord Fairfax
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Hugh Blair Grigsby
Jones
Hugh Holmes
Grigsby
Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Valentine Candy Sale and Job Notice in Local Ads
The page lists a Valentine candy sale at Colonial Kitchen with chocolates and ribbon candy priced 1.35 the pair and Valentine boxes offered. It also notes job applications due by February 5 and announces fire company meeting dates for Rouss and Sarah Zane Fire Co attended by members and officers.
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N &P
Colonial Kitchen
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Atend
Roads Kept Open By 36-hour Fight On 5-in Snow
State highway crews from Frederick County kept all primary roads open for 36 hours despite 3 to 5 inches of snowfall. Five people were hospitalized after a R. 11 collision near Bartonsville. New England and the Mid-Atlantic were blanketed by more snow with travel and school disruptions widespread.
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State
Frederick County
Howard Groves
Middletown
Bartonsville
Julian Steele
Stephens City
James Lewis
Norwich
N. Y
Thelma Steele
Mary Crocker
Steele
Susan Crocker
Lena Moore
Robert DeHaven
Associated Press
Midwest
New England
Seaboard
Middle Atlantic
Kentuckey
Seattle
Wash
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
Fraiser wins women's special slalom at Winter Olympics
Gretchen Fraser, 28, from Vancouver Washington, wins first U S championship in the fifth Winter Olympics. She posts a time of 1 57.2 minutes after two zigzag descents on the treacherous Alpine course in St Moritz.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Gretchen Fraser
America
Vancouver
Wash
West Coast
Nazi General Blaskowitz Dies Before War Crimes Trial Opens
Gen Johannes Blaskowitz 64, a Wehrmacht veteran, leaped to death at Nuernberg prison as war crimes trial for him and 13 others opened. Prosecutors argued the case could be Germany's most significant, with Field Marshal von Leeb as top defendant and Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor leading the U.S. case.
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Mernberg
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
Nusrnberg
Blaskowitz
Rotunda
Renine Fal O
Poland
Lighth
Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
United States
Hitler
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Telford Taylor
Chevy Chase
U. S
Ceiling Fight Over Budget Brings Narrow $37 Billion Cap
President Truman faces a Senate House confrontation on a $37.2 to $39.7 billion budget ceiling. A House subcommittee proposed a $3.2 billion cap for the fiscal year starting July 1, signaling deeper cuts than the prior year. Republican leaders debate tax reductions and government spending amid uncertain Senate action.
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Senate House Subcommittee
Congress
Truman
Senate
Bridges
Trudsy
House
Hous
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
House Senat
Sen. Wherry
Neb
GOP
Sen. Barkley
Democratic Policy Committee
Jury to Probe Labor Newspapers Endorsements
A U S jury will examine whether endorsements in union financed papers violate the Taft Hartley Act which bans union and corporate political spending. The AFL and CIO have printed endorsements in several elections and argue the ban conflicts with a free press guarantee.
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Washington
General Guard
AFL
CIO
Harrisonburg Pastor Leads Week of Prayer Service
Dr Ire Sankey Ernst of Memorial Evangelical United Brethren church in Washington urged a Braddock Street church audience to pray boldly and form a chain of prayer as snow fell. The Rev Albert Edwards of First Presbyterian Harrisonburg will speak at tonight's Ministerial Association service. Dr T J Hawkins led, with East urging the church to seek God’s will through prayer.
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Ire Sankey Ernst
Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church
Washington
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Ernst
San Francisco
Albert Edwards
Scotland
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Harrisonburg
Edwards
First Presbyterian Church
Orange
Carl Hiser
Winchester Evangelical United Brethren Church
T. J. Hawkins
Braddock St
East
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Zelemek
Ena
Tors
Oly
West Va
Pilots Union
Fire Department
Broiler
Pennsylvania
Harry H. Kauffman
Pennsylvania State College
Oates Lumber Yard
C. E Babb
Millwood Ave
Neals
Apple Blossom
Doyle, Lee & Sherman
Apple Blossom Restaurant
S. Braddock Sr
Defy Klan
J. Thomas Kremer
Gandhi
Friendship Fire Coo
F. H. Tevalt
Sec’y
Loudoun
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
Loryn M. Cradill
Mendal Hospital
San Joaquin Valley
U.S
U. S. Jury
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