21 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
1
A massive blast at an electroplating plant wounded 158 with many hospitalized and several feared dead. Police and fire officials blamed perchloric acid detonation amid debris as witnesses recounted scenes of horror and rescue efforts across downtown LA.
An official announcement reported the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline near Haifa was blown up and cut in two places early today, halting oil flow in the region.
Glais e Jr of the Finance Committee told the Rotary Club the 1947 48 budget will near 500000, up from earlier figures, with a growing population and new city duties. He noted a 650000 water and sewer project and potential tax implications, urging stronger schools and a top medical center to sustain growth.
Greenville sheriff reports 27 men jailed over the lynching of 25 year old Willie Earle near Greenville. Twenty three of the detainees are Greenville taxi drivers who signed statements admitting mob involvement. A search for the alleged trigger man continues as investigators exam more suspects. The victim’s body bore five stab wounds and a shotgun wound, found near a country road after removal from Pickens County jail.
Five day report notes a cold Saturday with a slow rise in temperature for Sunday and Monday. Colder conditions expected late Tuesday or Wednesday with average temperatures about five degrees below normal. Snow is likely in the north portion, with rain or snow in the south portion on Tuesday or Wednesday. Total precipitation expected 1 to 4 inches in the north and 1 to 2 inches in the south.
CHICAGO February 21 Hog prices reach record highs at Union Stockyards with average 26.50 per hundred pounds and top 27.50 as small receipts and strong pork demand lift value. Traders expect potential May prices near 30.00 as spring crops and market weight shift. Agriculture department notes 86 percent of 1946 spring pig crop marketed with a continuing small run ahead.
President Truman asked Congress to appropriate 350 million dollars for relief to liberated countries abroad. He noted UNRRA will wind up by March 31 and urged direct U.S. relief in the future. Hoover’s long term plan and criticisms of UNRRA were mentioned without direct action.
A meeting of the Apple Blossom Festival Firemen’s committee laid plans for eight parade divisions including Visiting and Local companies Mummers and Old and New cars and Military units. Official cars will be led by parade marshal William Battaile with W E Argenbright and judges B F Arthur Jr. Next meeting March 10 at Sarah Zane Hall to finalize plans.
United States Congress debates fiscal needs for 1947 48 with President Truman urging about 37.5 billion dollars while Republicans push for around six billion. Capitol discussions highlight alarm over wartime debts and domestic needs.
Wood for sale advertised with temperature data. Stove cage contact details implied. Historical weather framing notes high 31 and low 15 degrees, year ago high 43 low 24.
Winchester and surrounding area faced the heaviest snowfall in four years with official readings at 12 inches and unofficial reports up to 15 inches in mountainous sections. temps dropped to 15 at night and 24 during the day as plows cleared routes and roads opened gradually.
The Wenders Store debuts at the corner of Loudoun and Piccadilly amid snow with Dutch floral displays and pink carnations for each visitor. Louis Wender says the new location mirrors the old floor space and features modern lighting and fixtures to attract shoppers. A separate Winston County notice lists a February 22, 1947 sale at Susonyside Route 522 with turkey prizes.
In the Virginia district, Harrison voted against reducing the federal budget by six billion dollars. The bill, the sole pending measure in the House to cut the national budget, passed 239 to 159.
Joseph A. Beirne president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers told the Senate Labor Committee he would prefer arbitration to a countrywide strike in April. He urged CIO and AFL unity against restrictive labor legislation and defended industry wide bargaining with ATandT. House hearing eyed reforms to curb secondary boycotts after attorney Russell Parsons testified they cripple West Coast business.
In Pontiac Michigan a four year old boy Jerry Hargraves accidentally shot his mother Loudene Hargraves with a 410 shotgun removed from a closet. Clyde Hargraves her husband was at work at the Fisher Body plant when the tragedy occurred.
The heaviest snowstorm in recent years killed at least 20 people as Virginia faced up to 27 inches of snow. 28 Virginia counties closed schools while highways froze and business slowed. death causes included overexertion and traffic accidents.
Winter tightens its hold across Central and Northern Europe with heavy ice in the Baltic. Sweden nearly surrounded by ice masses. ships bound for the country unable to unload. Berlin reports eight more deaths from exposure as temperatures fall. American ships face Baltic ice blocking deliveries. coal and gas shortages widen in Britain and Ireland.
Earl Bunting president of the National Association of Manufacturers will be a guest on the Columbia Broadcasting System program Cross Section USA Saturday afternoon from 3 to 4 p m His talk will discuss George Washington and other topics of manufacturing policy on the network from Columbia station.
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged a substantial reduction in President Truman’s 37 billion dollar budget. He warned democracy cannot survive financial insolvency and called cutting expenses one of Congress’s hardest tasks. He noted wartime and postwar spending, warned of rising national debt, and urged restraint before a recession and inflation worsen the economy.
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