Snowdrifts halt trains and buses in Winchester area
Heavy snowdrifts paralyzed transport with 14 foot drifts near Stephenson halting the westbound No. 55 train between Brunswick and Strasburg. Route 11 north blocked, but crews with bulldozers and a Staunton rotary blower pressed to reopen county roads. Greyhound and Trailways buses largely resumed service, while passengers were aided at Stephenson and Winchester. Local highway department offered 55 cents per hour for snow shoveling and urged responsible time-keeping.
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F. M. Yellett
Department of the Roads
Frederick County
Mts
Staunton
Yellott
Highway Department
Apple Pie Ridge
Veto
Greyhounds
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Winchester
Charlestown
Rippon
Route 11
Trailway
Front Royal
Riverton
McCann’s
Stephenson
Carpenter’s Store
Public Sale Postponed at Oates Lumber Yard
Public sale postponed until Monday February 24 at 10 30 am. Items include maternity dresses at Wiener’s 128 North Main and wood for sale stove length. Call 6414 for details. Oates Lumber Yard listing.
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Wiener
North Main
Oates Lumber Yard
Bunker Hill
GEO. I. Www. We
Snowdrifts Blocking Virginia Roads Recede With Winds Down
Road crews labor on primary routes in Tazewell and Staunton districts clearing 16 foot drifts while schools reopen and most highways reopen. Officials report remaining blocked routes, 18 foot drifts in Nelson County, and widespread around the Salem district efforts with 1,000 workers.
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Associated Press
Tazewell County
Staunton Highway District
State Highway Department
Loudoun County
Greene County
Warrenton
Bland County
Wythe County
Culpeper
Salem
Staunton
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Richmond
Nelson County
J. H. Wyse
Roanoke
Craig
Montgomery
Botetourt
Bedford
Franklin
Floyd
Bath
Alleghany
United States Weather Bureau
Bristol
Hampton Roads
Bureau
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Suffolk Highway District
Washington National
Gordonsville
Lynchburg
Hog Island
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Quantico
Urbanna
Washington National Airport
Tuesay
Clarke County Business Licenses Show 22 Increase
Berryville Va February 24 Clarke County monthly state business licenses issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Revenue rose by 22 in January from the previous January. Revenue totaled 7506.83 including license and fees with 102 retail merchants and 7 contractors among other categories.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Office of the Commissioner of Revenue
Moving Picture
Diehard Nazis' Immature Dream Nippped By Allies
British and American forces intensified raids to dismantle a subversive Nazi network. Officials report 80 percent of wanted men arrested, with hundreds questioned about a planned totalitarian Germany. Headquarters appeared in the British zone. many arrested in the American zone held false documents and assumed identities.
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Berlin
Nationes
Europe
Germany
U. S
Co Chairmen Named for Richmond Jackson Day Dinner
Co chairs for the Richmond Jackson Day Dinner are Thoma ville interim U S senator death of Carter Glass and Edmund T. DeJar nette of Hanover. Horace H. Edwards announces the first Democratic Jackson Day dinner in five years set for April 5 at $25 per plate.
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Richmond
Ric Va
4000 Week Old Chicks Destroyed In Brooder Fire
Approximately 4,000 week old chicks were destroyed in a fire at a brooder house owned by Millard Canter near The Plaza on the Front Royal Pike. Fire alarm came in at 4 50 AM and was answered by Lupton Orchard Service Company. a second alarm brought Clearbrook and Friendship Fire Companies. The center of the building burned and damage was about 1 000 dollars, insured. Had the fire occurred yesterday, response would have been impossible due to drifted roads.
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Millard Canter
Front Royal Pike
Lupton Orchard Service Company
Clearbrook and
Friendship Fire Companies
Democratic City Committee To Meet Tonight in Winchester
A special called Winchester City Democratic Committee meeting is set for 7:30 PM in the City Council Chamber to elect a new chairman succeeding the late Noble C. Pierce. All members are urged to attend.
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Winchester
Rendezvous of W. and L. Students Damaged by Fire
Fire damaged the Corner Store restaurant in Lexington Virginia early today. The blaze forced 12 Washington and Lee students from third floor quarters without injury.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee
Hogs Hit New High Price on Feb 24
Live hogs surged to a record high of 29.00 dollars, up 1.50 from the previous peak set October 15, 1946, and matched last week in Chicago trading today.
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Chicago
Clarke County Clerk Reported Ready To Resign Position
The Star learns from a trusted source that Clarke County Clerk J Edward Thoma plans to resign and form a law partnership with H K Benham of Winchester. Berryville lawyers favor trial justice Lor ing C Kackley as successor. Thoma denies but offers no confirmation.
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The
Star
J. Edward Thoma
Clarke County
Elliot Marshal
Thoma
H. K. Benham
Winchester
Berryville
Loring C. Kackley
Benham
Georgetown
Mr. Thoma
Georgetown University
Eugene Glover
First National Bank
South Charen Street
Mary Margaret
Kackley
Randolph-Macon College
Washington and Lee University
Pineville
Blount
Harry K Thaw Dies in Florida After Heart Attack
Harry K Thaw 176 a former resident and Rouss Fire company member died Saturday night at 8 o clock in Miami Beach Florida from a heart attack suffered a week earlier He lived at Kennelworth Martinsburg pike until selling during the war The body will be sent to Pittsburg for burial in the family plot There is note of Thaws earlier sensational life including the Stanford White shooting and multiple hospitalizations with insanity trials.
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Harry K. Thaw
Miami Beach
Fla
Mr. Thaw
Kennelworth
Martinsburg Pike
Rouss Fire Company
Pittswill
Thaw
Stanford White
White
Baptists Honor Rev Nathanael B Habel Leaving City
About 175 people attended a testimonial dinner at First Baptist Church as Rev Nathanael B Habel resigned as associate pastor to become pastor of Baptist churches in Boykins and Branchville Virginia. Speakers included Rev William J Hadden Jr and others. a five foot mahogany desk and matching chair were presented along with a commemorative plaque.
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First Baptist Church
Ralph G. Hengethanael B. Habel
Boykins
Branchville
E. T. Clark
William J. Hadden, Jr
Cork Street Christian Church
Severe Weather Costs Dairymen in Maryland
Snow blocked roads in Montgomery County forcing farmers to dump 30000 to 40000 gallons of milk over the weekend. The loss totals 20000 dollars and represents about a third of DC daily milk consumption, county agricultural agent O. W. Anderson reported.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
O. W. Anderson
District of Columbia
Anderson
Red Cross Fund Drive Opens Saturday in 1947 county drive
The Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Fund Drive begins next Saturday and runs through March with a local quota of 11340. Philip B. Glaize chairs the effort detailing seven divisions and their goals, led by J Thomas Kremer for commerce and industry.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Red Cross
Philip B. Glaize
Drive
Glaize
Commerce and Industry
J. Thomas Kremer
Continental Oil Company
Buffalo Teachers Strike Shuts Most Public Schools
Buffalo faces a near total shutdown as 79 of 98 district schools close amid the largest U S teacher strike. About 64 000 students are out while Lafayette School observers form pickets and police guard the building.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Lafayette School
Lafayette
Frank R. Got
United States
Russians accused of organizing Korean troops in Korea
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge said Russians may be organizing and training Korean forces in Korea. He reported no change in Russian behavior and that lifting the iron curtain has been unsuccessful. Hodge spoke after a White House meeting with President Truman and with Secretary Patterson.
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Washington
John R. Hodge
Korea
R Sporters
White House
Truman
Robert P. Patterson
Hodge
War and State Department
VEPCO Plans Major Expansion Spending in 1947
Virginia Electric and Power Company president Jack G. Holtzclaw announced a $14,750,000 construction program for the coming year to add 28,000 customers. Key items include a $2,000,000 boiler for the Norfolk plant, $2,200,000 in rural extensions across Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina, and the first year of a $60,000 kilowatt Possum Point plant near Dumfries on the Potomac River.
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Richmond
Jack G. Holtzclaw
Virginia Electric and Power Company
VEPCO
Norfolk
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Possum Point
Dumfries
Potomac River
Whisky Tax Dominate 1946 Federal Revenues
Washington February 24 Whiskey wine and beer yielded over seven cents of every dollar of federal taxes in 1946 Internal revenue estimates show the government collected 2690982000 dollars from alcoholic beverage levies about 19 dollars per person. Whisky taxed at nine dollars a gallon produced 1738445000 dollars while an eight dollar levy on each 31 gallon beer barrel brought in 633699000 dollars.
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Washington
Ferguson Seeks Deep Cuts to Government Costs
Senator Ferguson of Michigan urged eliminating waste and overlapping functions as Congress considers a plan to cut President Truman's budget by billions. He backed a $6 billion pledge, aligning with Millikin's proposal, while others favor a $4.5 billion figure. Debate extends, with Barkley and Hatch expressing mixed support as Army and Navy reductions are debated. A lengthy 1690 word letter from Tokyo is noted.
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Washington
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Senate
Truman
Michigan
Tmstead
Millikin
R.-Cole
Perguson
Barkley
Kentucky
Hatch
D.N. Langer
Sma Posal
Tokyo
Malcom
War Department
Congress
President Urges U S Participation in Refugee Organization
President Truman asked Congress to authorize U S involvement in an international refugee organization amid more than 1 000 000 displaced persons in Germany Austria and Italy Almost two thirds under U S care and control Senators Vandenberg and Connally introduced a resolution for American representation with a 12000 yearly salary and two alternatives The State Department said the budget includes 75 million for UN refugee trade and health efforts with the bulk for refugees The UN accord urged international action to repatriate displaced persons and care for those returning home until new homes are found
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Germany
Austria
Italy
Vandenberg
Rmich
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
United Nations
Coast Guard plane crash claims nine lives near Tijuana
Nine Coast Guard members died and two were injured when a flying boat on a mercy mission crashed near a 700 foot mesa after circling San Diego bay in dense fog. Victims were aboard the Dorothy Lee recovery voyage. one fisherman, Gabe Leavitt, 23, of San Diego, died. Names of the other dead awaiting relatives.
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Coast Guard
AN Diego
Calif
Tijuana
Mex
Strick
San Diego Bay
Coronado Islands
Gabe Leavitt
San Diego
Dorothy Lee
Altamura Estero
Stalin Marks 29th Anniversary of Soviet Army Legions
Stalin issued an anniversary order praising the first year of the five year plan and the army’s progress in combat training. He urged further advances in military discipline and political education to secure peace and security for the country. To its reception, a toast to continued cooperation among Soviet British and American armies was held.
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Stalin
Moscow
Terror Struck as Blast Victims Shelter in Fear
Terrified victims seek aid after the explosion at O'Connor Electroplating. Mrs. Eusan Linden is comforted by her husband while responders rush to the scene. Tenants and local residents brace for updates on injuries and shelter.
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Eusan Linden
O'Connor
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