Hoover Warns Against Exemptions In Government Reorganization
Former President Herbert Hoover denounces propagandists seeking to exempt agencies from reform plans and predicts billions in savings if reforms are pushed. He cites Army Engineers exemptions as dangerous and notes widespread telegram protests to the plan. He also backs a Hoover commission report calling for a presidentially led, tightly integrated government with broad new powers.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Senate Expenditures Committee
U. S. Army Engineers
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Army Engineers
Congress
Governmental Reorganization Commission
House
Truman
Ybu Soren
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lions to Honor International Official of Asin
Stephens City Lions and Winchester members meet at Sarah Zane hall to hear R Roy Beaton of Chicago assistant secretary general of the International Assn of Lions. The motorcade departs at 11 45 a m with R E Ayler leading the visiting delegation and Sebert J Smith predicting up to 500 Lions attendance. Beaton has served since 1945 after touring all states and founding 33 Lions clubs in one year.
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Stephens City Lions
Winchester
Sarah Zane Hall
R. Roy Beaton
Chicago
International Assn. of Lions
Stephens City
R. E. Ayler
Sebert J. Smith
Keaton
Dist
James C. Hill
Vienna
Texas
Lions International
Norfolk Thunderstorm Signal Foreshadows Spring
A Norfolk thunderstorm dropped about a half inch of rain as fronts collided, seen as an early spring hint. Weatherman Frank B. Whitney called it unusual but not phenomenal, noting a warm surface front meeting a cooler air mass aloft caused the storm.
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Norfolk
Frank B. Whitney
Prices Too High Still Says O Mahoney In Round Table Call
Senator O Mahoney chairs a Senate House committee meeting to probe inflation and postwar price adjustments. The group seeks to determine whether rising prices and unemployment reflect a broader trend or a temporary adjustment. The Department of Agriculture predicts meat price recovery, CIO leaders eye a fourth wage round, and UAW leader Reuther outlines new Ford negotiations.
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O'Mahoney
O’mahoney
Department of Agriculture
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Co
Pine Motor Co., Inc
GOP Senators Move To Curb Filibuster in Senate
In Washington on February 74 percent of Republicans backed a motion by Senator Knowland to bring a rule change to the Senate floor aimed at curbing filibusters. Democrats oppose the move, controlling the rules committee, with a vote expected later in the day.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
E Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Senates Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Rules
Rouss Banquet to Honor Rep Rivers at 52d Fire Company Gala
Congressman Mendel Rivers of South Carolina will be guest speaker at the 52d Charley Rouss Fire Company banquet honoring Char les Broadway Rouss. More than 350 guests are expected for 6 and 8 PM meals with a program after the second serving. The event will feature toastmaster Dr. Ronald S. Wilson and remarks by Senator A Willis Robertson and Rep. Burr Harrison among others. A male chorus, directed by Floyd Haines, will perform and a full menu includes tomato cocktail, roast turkey, Virginia ham, salads, potato dishes, fruit, cigars and more.
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Mendel Rivers
South Carolina
Charley Rouss
Floyd Haines
Menuu
Robert Legge
Virginia
C. Douglas Brown
John H. Sal Jr
W. E. Huntberry
Marvin D. Weaver
Carson C. Dettra
B. F. Arthur Jr
Robert C. Legge
Everett D. Kline
Cecil C. Grim
Robert A. Whitten
J. Madison Spurr
Frank Miller
John H. Dunn
William Simpson
Stuart Dyke
Dorsey Hottle
Tom Bald
Merci Train Rolls South to Richmond
A section of the French Merci train rolled south through Virginia with military officials town leaders and school children meeting the train at Quantico the first Virginia stop There was a Fredericksburg stop before Richmond to leave the gift loaded 40 and 8 car for Virginia The state 40 and 8 car will be placed permanently in Byrd Park Richmond near the American
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Quantico
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Byrd Park
Apple Assn Opposes Extending Wage-Hour Law to Farms
Samuel Fraser of Rochester N Y told the House labor committee that applying the federal wage hour law to farms could force orchard and vegetable operations to close by raising labor costs. He spoke as hearings resumed on a bill to boost the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour and up to $1 in some industries.
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Washington
International Apple Assn
Samuel Fraser
Rochester
N. Y
House Labor Committee
Fraser
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Congress
Davis
Senate Labor Committee
GOP
Senator McClellan
Arkansas
Senator Mundt
RSD
Senate
Ai Labor Sieg
Boy Scouts Seek 11100 Funds in Shenandoah Drive
Harry F. Byrd Jr. leads the Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council drive to raise 11000 more to complete an 1949 budget. The one week whirlwind effort runs through Feb. 21 with 1000 scouts and 576 adults in nine counties including West Virginia and Virginia.
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council
Byrd
Shenandoah Area
Morgan, Jefferson and
Berkeley
West Virginia
Frederick, Clarke, Rappahannock
Warren, Page
Shenandoah
Virginia
Frederick County
Berkeley County
Camp Rock Enon
Boy Scouts of America
America
County Tax Rate To Be Set Monday
Frederick county supervisors met briefly Saturday to review the 1949 50 budget figures and postponed setting the tax rate until their regular February meeting next Monday.
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Frederick County
Orchard Labor Requirements Sought by VSES
Virginia State Employment Service official J. Marvin Powell visits Winchester to map labor needs for the coming apple harvest. Last year 325 migrant workers were used, housed in camp facilities, with performance records kept to weed out unsatisfactory crews.
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J. Marvin Powell
Virginia State Employment Service
Richmond
Winchester
Fruit Growers Assn
VSES
Florida
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
C C Books Rowe Of Hoover Group For Banquet Talk
James H. Rowe Jr a Hoover commission member will speak at the chamber of commerce banquet at the George Washington hotel at 7 pm Monday Feb 21 Burr P Harrison will be toastmaster and William Battaile will preside Rowe has served as Roosevelt admin assistant in the DOJ and Navy officer in World War II with later work on Hoover commission assignments
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James H. Rowe Jr
Hoover Commission On
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington Hotel
Burr P. Harrison
William Battaile
Chamber
Rowe
Roosevelt
Montana
Department of Justice
Navy
Pacific
Naval Reserve
Hoover
Dimes Drive Surpasses Goal For Infantile Paralysis Fight
Winchester raises 3538 for March of Dimes drive led by Joseph E. Butler. Local totals show 2539 collected with donations from theater patrons schools and various events and groups. Half to National Foundation and half to local chapter.
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Joseph E. Butler
Butler
Winchester
Booth
Russia Denounced by Free Press in Scandinavia
Scandinavia's non communist press derided Russia for a Soviet Norwegian non aggression pact proposal. A Swedish spokesman said Moscow has not offered such a pact to Sweden and Swedish neutrality would likely block any move.
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Russia
Scandinavia
Oslo
Norway
Sweden
Moscow
Acheson Presses Norway on Nato Alignment
Norway’s foreign minister Halvard Lange met with Secretary of State Acheson in Washington to seek U.S. guidance on backing the Russian or American plan for guarding Norway. The visit follows a Russian offer of a non aggression pact, raising Norway’s security concerns. Acheson planned to urge Lange to join the United States Canada and Western Europe in a firm Atlantic alliance.
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Washington
Norway
State Department
U.S
Acheson
United States
Canada
Western Europe
Halvard M. Lange
Russia
Scandinavia Bristles as Sweden Denounces Soviet Pact Overture
Swedish non communist press denounces Russia’s overtures to Norway and praises Western alliance steps. Oslo papers unite that a pact offer cannot sway Norway from joining a North Atlantic alliance. Critics call Moscow’s moves a dangerous repeat of earlier aggressions and warn of a renewed cold war in Scandinavia.
Teen-age Pageant Tonight Reveals Baby Show Victors
More than 1000 are expected at Handley auditorium for the VFW Auxiliary teen-age pageant a two hour musical revue and queen coronation. Winners of Friday's baby show at the armory will be announced with judges selecting a prettiest and handsomest baby while envelope sealed results are opened tonight. About 500 attended the armory event and organizers anticipate a crowd near 1000 for the pageant finale.
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Handley Auditorium
VFW
Armory
Martinsburg
Finance Director of Festival Named
F Amos Shryock Winchester native and orchard supplier named Director of Finance for the 1949 Apple Blossom Festival. He will coordinate finance departments. Shryock previously mayor of Winchester 1928-32 and holds multiple local posts. The article details his family, career, and residence.
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F. Amos Shryock
Winchester
Shryock
F. A. Shryock Co
The
Kiwanis
Elks Club
Rouss Aire Co
Farmer's Livestock Exchange
Inter-State Orchard, Inc
Christ Episcopal c
Russians Insist Norway Yield No Military Bases
Moscow reports say Russia may offer similar treaties to Sweden and Denmark after a non aggression note to Norway. Moscow says the North Atlantic Alliance does not meet United Nations aims and accuses Norway of not giving a clear reply on hosting foreign bases. Pravda calls the pact aggressive and a lever for new world war.
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Moscow
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
United Nations
iRussia
U. S
Canada
Britain
France
Holand
Belgium
Luembourg
Pravda
North Atlantic
Film Stars Lead Nation in Salary Ranking, Treasury Reports
The Treasury lists the top ten earners with Betty Grable among the stars and Dorothy Shaver leading non-acting earners at 110 000 dollars as president of Lord and Taylor. Notables include Bogart, Davis, Durbin, and Ann Sheridan. Robert Mon and George Mason tie for tenth at 250 000. Federal tax on 250 000 for a single person amounts to 191 771 after deductions.
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Betty Grable
Dorothy Shaver
New York
Lord and Taylor
Movie World
Bogart
Jacob W. Schwab
Robert Mon
George Mason
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
For Sale New modern house three bedrooms easy terms
For sale a new modern house with three bedrooms heat included and easy terms. The ad lists $1990 down and balance like rent. Contact Pine Motor Co. Inc. The notice also mentions South End Fire Co. members are to attend.
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Cail Pine Motor Co. Inc
South End Fire CO
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