Britain’s Attlee Faces Coal Crisis Turning Corner Claim
London reports Prime Minister Attlee and a nine member coal cabinet sought a date to end Britain’s deepening coal shortage. Truman’s offer to divert European coal was refused as gas plants were warned to prepare for possible industrial shutdowns and continued electricity restrictions.
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Britain
Truman
London
Attlee
Guy Nott-Bower
Ministry of Fuel and Power
British Gas Council
Labor Party
The
Daily Herald
Gas Council
Booth Convicted By Page Co Jury Charge Reduced
Raymond Booth of Beltsville Maryland was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in his wife Frances Booths death last August after she fell from a car. Judge William Ford set March 14 for a motion to set aside the verdict on grounds of error or insufficient evidence. Commonwealths Attorney I R Dovel sought up to five years. The jury recommended six months in jail and a fine. Five Day Report wired notes generally fair weather with light rain or snow possible Saturday and Monday or Tuesday and warmer by midweek.
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Lurry
William Ford
Page County Circuit Court
Raymond Booth
Beltsville
Carpenter
Frances
Booth
A. E. Hackley
Commonwealth
I. R. Dovel
Luray
Frances Jones Booth
Farm Situation To Be Reviewed By An Attorney
James Ayers of Richmond Virginia will speak at the mid winter regional conference for board members in Winchester on Wednesday night February 26. The meeting aims to present a report on cooperative operations the spring farm supply outlook and the agricultural economy.
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James Ayers
Richmond
Winchester
Southern States
Winchester Service
Walker McC. Bond
Alfred Wright
John W. Larrick
City
L. T. Larrick
White Post
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
R. Lee Barney
Gainesboro
Lester Dailey
Cross Junction
Winchester Petroleum Cooperative
Snapp
Bunker Hill
D. K. Russell
W. R. Thompson
C. L., Brumback
Ralph Marker
Opequon
C. D. Dye
John W. Larrick, Jr
Stephens
Ray Rinker
Robert Stickley
Carl Martin
Julian Carbaugh
Hammond McDonald
Julian Hammock
M. 8. Barey
J. E. McDonald
Martinsburg
Southern States Board of Directors
Palestine Will Land In Law Of United Nations
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin announced Britain would take the Palestine issue to the United Nations after a British Arab conference failed to reach a workable agreement. A communique said Bevin told Arab delegates that Britain would refer the Holy Land problem to the UN and did not specify when the appeal would be made.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Palestine
United Nations
Bevin
Holy Land
Memorial Services Announced By Sarah Zane Fire Company
Arrangements are set for the Sarah Zane Fire Company Memorial Service at First Evangelical United Brethren Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Captain Loryn Crabill asks members to assemble at the Hall by 7 p.m. Six members died in 1946: George Craig James Wingfield Ed Stine Wilbur Cather R. W. The Rev. Franklin G. Senger says Dr. E. T. Clark will deliver the sermon and the Chanter's male chorus will provide music.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Loryn Crabill
Archie Conner
George Craig
James Wingfield
Ed Stine
Wilbur Cather
R. W
Franklin G. Senger
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
DeMille Urges Congress To End Closed Shop Power
Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille urged Congress to ban closed shop practices and union political assessments. He described the system as collectivist absolutism and compared it to dictatorship, recounting his AFRA dispute over a one dollar political assessment and radio program access. He warned of unions’ growing influence and slated testimony by AF of Labor leaders in upcoming hearings.
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Washington
Cecil B. DeMille
Congress
Hollywood
de Mille
Senate Labor Committee
The
American Federation of Radio Artists
AFRA
Hitler
Mussolini
Labor
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Detrick Man Harled In Law Seriously Injured
Woodstock Va Feb 14 John Huffman 54 of near Detrick was seriously injured yesterday when he fell into the whirring blade of a saw mill. Dr R C Fravel treated him then rushed him to the University of Virginia Hospital. Huffman’s left arm was almost severed at the shoulder with collarbone shoulder blade and joint likewise damaged.
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Woodstock
John Huffman
Detrick
R. C. Fravel
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Huffman
Winchester Police Chief Warns Juvenile Delinquency Grows
Police Chief C. W. Hollis reports 1946 serious juvenile crime in Winchester with youths as young as four involved in break ins. He ties drift to lack of supervision and recreation and urges parental, civic action and better facilities to address the problem.
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Winchester
C. W. Hollis
Common Council
Hollis
Moore cites 25 percent extra state funds for schools
State Delegate E. Blackburn Moore told the Rotary Club that Winchester and Frederick County will receive about 25 percent more state school aid for 1947 48. Frederick County gets 96264, Winchester 67793, based on average daily attendance. Clarke County also receives 41334. Legge thanked Moore for leadership in education.
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Moore
E. Blackburn Moore
Rotary Club
Winchester
Frederick County
Candy and gifts for Valentine’s Day at local shops
Open all day Wednesday through Friday with candy for Valentine’s Day. The Colonial Kitschen and Hodgson & Brown advertise goods including the Big Ben Alarm Clock and Samsonite luggage. Corset shoppe opened at 111 S Loudoun Street run by Laura B. Hensell, phone 7146.
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Hodgson & Brown
S. Loudoun Street
Laura B. Hensell
Six Year Old Knows Spring Has Arrived Say Weatherholtz
Six year old Jerry Lynn Weatherholtz phoned in to report a robin sighting in Phaea En, confirming that spring is on the way. The Weatherholtz family lives at 506 N. Breakfast Room Sets, solid oak with chrome legs and chairs on sale at Savines GEO. W. Kurtz. Prices slashed from 69.50 to 49.00.
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Jerry Lynn Weatherholtz
The
Star
Phae Ena
E. Weatherholtz
Geo. W. Kurtz
Budget Panel Rejects Move to Protect Truman Era Funds
House Senate Budgetary Committee votes to reject proposal to keep Army and Navy funds intact for Truman era programs. Secretary of State Marshall tells Foreign Relations Committee the world is in a very critical condition amid talks on Poland and a Moscow conference.
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House
Senate
Truman
Marshall
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Rmich
Arthur Bliss Lane
Poland
Lane
Warsaw
Connally
D-Tex
James F. Byrnes
Moscow
China
Barkeley
Dirksen
Rep
R.T
Crec
Army Navy
Dr. Frederick C. Lincoln to Speak at Izaak Walton Ladies Night
Senator Robertson announces Dr. Frederick C. Lincoln chief of the Migratory Bird Unit of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service will address the Izaak Walton League at Sarah Zane Hall on Monday February 24 at 7 p m He will show wildlife sound pictures Teasurer A T Hawthorne will toastmaster and B P Harrison is on the program Members should confirm attendance promptly. the event is expected to be the year s standout program.
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A. Willis Robertson
Frederick C. Lincoln
Migratory Bird Unit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Izaak Walton League
Sarah Zane Hall
Lincoln
A. T. Hawthorne
B. P. Harrison
SixYearOld Boy Struck By Car On S Loudoun Street
Maurice Ritter Jr. aged six, son of Mr and Mrs Maurice H Ritter of 35 Southwerk Street, was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital for a cut temple burn and bruises after being struck by a car on S Loudoun Street while returning home from school. The driver Carlton Fletcher of Berryville Avenue said the boy darted in front of his car and tried to turn back. Fletcher could not avoid the impact. The injuries were treated and the boy released.
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Maurice Ritter, Jr
Maurice H. Ritter
Southwerk Street
Winer Memorial Hospital
S. Loudoun Street
Carlton Fletcher
Berryville Avenue
Fletcher
Square Dancy Fire Hall
Stephens City
Benefit Independent Hose Co
Bitter US Soviet clash over atomic control resurfaces
Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko demanded outlawing atomic weapons before any control system. The United States backed its plan for international controls inspections and veto-free enforcement as UN Security Council prepared to resume debate on a proposed blueprint based on American proposals.
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Lake Success
N. N
United States
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
Atomic Commission
Gromyko
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Budget showdown over Truman aid sparking Senate clash
Washington report on February 14 describes the Senate Budget Committee rejecting a compromise to limit Truman’s budget at 33.35 billion with debate over cuts to Army Navy funding and a proposed 6 billion slash within the armed services. The plan aimed for an 11.2 billion defense cost, while opposition urged openness and broader reductions.
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Washington
Senate House Budget Committee
Truman
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
Prone
Court upholds sugar rationing ruling clouding program
The U S Court of Appeals sided 2 to 1 with a district court in Letts 1944 War Act case involving sugar allotment for bulk sweetened condensed milk. The ruling may upset sugar rationing. Moberly Milk Co of Missouri challenged the historical use formula as discriminatory against small firms.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
OPA
F. Dickinson Letts
Letts
Moberly Milk Co
Moberly, Mo
Milk Company
Moberly
Appeals Court
Wilbur K. Miller
A. Barrett Prettyman
District Court
Henry W. Edgerton
Carl Auerbach
Supreme Court
Auerbach
Rcal
Lions Club Sponsors Scout Circus In October
At a Board of Directors meeting the Winchester Lions Club authorized sponsoring a Boy Scout Circus in cooperation with the Southern Area Council. The event is planned for October pending final arrangements.
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Lions Club
Scout Circus
Winchester Lions Club
She Area
Editorial on Labor Legislation In Congressional Record
The Congressional Record quotes an editorial from the Winchester Evening Star by Harry F. Byrd Jr. It argues four principles for labor policy: equal justice under law free collective bargaining with balanced rights for all and warned against excessive government intervention while stressing public welfare.
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Washington
Congressional Record
Winchester
Ing Star
Harrison
D-Va
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
The
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