Austerity Measures Tighten Grip Across Britain
The Conservative government enacts steel cuts reducing knives, bicycles, fridges and more to save imports. Labor warns of unemployment rises as Sandys pushes job placement. food prices rise, and education spending is trimmed, packing classes and halting new school construction.
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Britain
Sterling
Ministry of Labor
Labor
Duncan Sandys
Sandys
Ministry of Food
Florence Horsbrough
Boards of Education
Lewis Delays New Contract Talks Five Days
John L. Lewis has not publicly signaled a desire to start new contract talks as five days pass. The current United Mine Workers contract may terminate March 31 with 60 days notice. without notice, it remains in effect. The wel fare fund stands around 109 million dollars, funded by 30 cents per ton of coal mined.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis Oss
United Mine Workers
UMW
French Poodle Joins Musician Union Local 47
Hollywood report says a 3-year-old French poodle named Beau Stafford earned a union card with Musician's Union Local 47 after a piano audition for President John te Green. Owner Singer Jo Stafford says Beau will join a concert tour but remains strictly a companion, not an accompanist.
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Hollywood
Musician's Union Local 47
Jo Stafford
John Te Green
Beau Stafford
Miss Stafford
Beau
Police Court Detainees Billed For Drunkenness And Fugitives
A list from the Police Court shows Leo Everhart released to Shenandoah County authorities after a fugitive status. Russell Coplin, Harry Jones, Roger Shaffaker, Ellwood Cather and Clyde Bowman cited for drunkenness with fines from $9.75 to $15.25. Marvin Coughlin faced Illegal possession of Muskrat hides, turned to Warren County authorities. William Duff received $9.25 fine and ten days for drunk and disorderly conduct. William Bryan Duan Jr. cited for improper muffler at 220 Parkway Avenue with a $9.25 fine.
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Russell Coplin
Stephens City
Harry Jones
Millwood Avenue
Roger Shaffaker
Winchester
Marvin Coughlin
Martinsboro Pike
Warren County
William Duff
W. Cork Street
William Bryan Duan, Jr
Parkway Avenue
Ellwood Cather
Clyde Bowman
Market Quotation Summary of Opening Stock Flurry
A brisk opening in New York stock trading faded as limited support appeared. Decliners included US Steel Santa Fe Standard Oil (NJ) United Air Lines Anaconda Copper U E Rubber Allied Chemical Westinghouse Electric. Advancers included Chrysler Douglas Aircraft Zenith Radio International Paper St Regis Paper Southern Railway Cities Service.
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New York
US Steel
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
United Air Lines
Anaconda Copper
U. E. Rubber
Allied Chemical
Westinghouse Electric
Chrysler
Douglas Aircraft
Zenith Radio International Paper
St. Regis Paper
Southern Railway
Cities Service
Market Report Covers Livestock and Produce Arrivals
Baltimore receipts show slow calf sales with odd prime dealers around 41.00 and steer yearlings 36-50. Hogs light, under 260 lb 25 cents lower. sows 19.50-25.00. heavier hogs 16.50-18.75. Sheep scarce. apples and potatoes mixed. poultry generally steady. Chicago USDA hogs 16,000 head, cattle 7,000, calves 300. ranges for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and lambs listed with regional price spreads.
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Baltimore
N. J. Goldens
Bu Hprs Goldens
Beltsville
Chicago
USDA
Taft
Chicago grains open lower on liquidation at Board of Trade
Grains and soybeans opened down at the Chicago Board of Trade continuing yesterday's liquidation. Wheat futures slipped with contracts for Mar May Jul Sep and Dec all posting lower quotes. Corn oats rye and soybeans also moved lower while lard held near the day’s values.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Agricultural egg and live poultry price report
The Winchester area price list shows U S Grade A Extra Large eggs at 39 cents and Grade A Large at 33 to 31 cents. Live poultry prices list Heavy Breed Hens 4 1 2 pounds up at 24 cents, Leghorn Hens at 18, Rocks and Cross Broilers at 28, Leghorn Broilers at 19, Beltsville White line from 32 to 38 cents, and Old and Young guineas at 25 cents.
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U. S
Winchester
Leghorn Cocks
Beltsville White
Local Market Prices and Feed Items From The Star
Daily corrected local market listing shows flour corn meal varieties with bag sizes and prices. It includes grain prices per bushel for wheat and corn, cracked corn, ege mash, butterfat items, broiler mash, and mixed feed by 10 lb bag with stated prices and typographical notes.
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The
Star
Adi Caves
Connee
John Deere Day Draws 700 Attendees at Lupton Orchard
About 700 people attended John Deere Day at the Lupton Orchard Service building on N. Loudoun St. McSherry Lupton and Herman Stine said it was the company's most successful event to date. Displays included plows tractors and cultivators while a farming movie played in the morning. Lunch served to 50 attendees. The afternoon showed the Galahad Jones film made for John Deere, shown only at dealers showrooms.
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John Deere
Lupton Orchard Service
N. Loudoun St
McSherry Lupton
Herman Stine
Galahad Jones
Airliner Crash Kills 18 On Congo Flight
Belgian Airlines reports a twin engined Congo Lines airliner crashed in a jungle area. All 18 aboard are confirmed dead as rescue efforts begin and authorities investigate the disaster.
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Brussels
Belgium
Congo Lines
Reliance EUB Youth Week Services Show Strong Attendance
Youth Week on the Reliance Evangelical United Brethren charge drew more than 125 attendees at the Sunday night service in the Activities Building despite rain. The program featured a pantomime Let the Lower Lights Be Burning and the technicolor film Lord of All led by Mrs. Louise White, with vocal solo by Mrs. Howard White.
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Churches of the Reliance Evangelical United Brethren Charge
Reliance
Youth Week
Louise White
Howard White
Ridings Chapel
Don Harbaugh
Shenandoah College
Dayton
Juanita Tederick
Reliance Christian Endeavor Society
Gordon Maloney
Middletown
Speker
Nancy Bray
Bulgarian government shakeup reported in Sofia dispatch
Tass reported a purge within the Bulgarian government after Parliament approved several changes proposed by pro Moscow Premier Vulko Chervenkov in a Sofia dispatch. The Vienna based note notes a possible internal cabinet reshuffle reflecting Moscow aligned policy.
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Vienna
Austria
Tass
Sofia
Vulko Chervenkov
AFL Council Calls for Repeal of Excise Taxes
The American Federation of Labor Executive Council at its midwinter meeting urged repeal of excise taxes on amusements transportation communications cosmetics leather goods and other goods and services saying the taxes burden the least able to pay and strangling to business.
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Miami Beach
Fila
American Federation of Labor
Winchester Marriage Trends Through a Century of Data
A retrospective on local marriage licenses in Winchester shows only seven years with above average marriages across 100 years. Key spikes occurred in 1920 1940 and 1948 with thousands licensed in 1940 peaking at 4182. January consistently produced licenses and Civil War years had near zero to low activity.
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Winchester
Winchester Corporation
Republicans Rally in D C Attacks Truman Policy and Korea
Republican leaders assailed the Truman Administration at a Lincoln Day rally in Georgetown University gym with a 8000 strong crowd. They linked corruption and Communism to government and urged victory in November to avert disaster while splitting support between Taft and Eisenhower.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
Georgetown University Gymnasium
Eight Die As War Ruined Tenement Collapses in Cologne
A wartime tenement in Cologne collapsed early today in the old city, killing five children and three adults. The dangerous building had been slated for evacuation later, authorities said.
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Cologne
Germany
Woman Lawyer Barred Not in All States Till 1920
A reader asks in which state a woman lawyer first could practice. The answer notes a 19th century start in one town in 1869 and explains women won the right to practice law nationwide only in 1920.
Telegraph pole spacing along railroad tracks
The text indicates about 25 to 45 poles per mile along railroad tracks. It notes variations in spacing related to the weight of the wire carried.
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S. Loudoun Street
Shenandoah County
Omps’ Funeral Home
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Goodyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock
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Massachusetts
Eisenhower Republican Group
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Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
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Chapman Motor Coo
State Farm Insurance
Walter M. O’dell
Winchester Territory
State Farm Agency
O'Dell
State Farm Mutual Auto
State Farm Life
State Farm Fire and Casualty Companies
Woodland Avenue
State Farm Insurance Companies
State Farm Mutual
Imseran
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WTOP
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