Apple promotion bill clears Senate by 31 to 1 vote
The apple promotion bill passes the Senate by 31 to 1 after a 40 minute debate. It imposes a tax of 11 to 4 cents per bushel on packed apples to fund the program. A 200 bushel exemption applies, and the commission would operate under the Agriculture Department with funds segregated for its uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Thomas B. Stanley
Commission
Department of Agriculture
House
Tuck
Senate Finance Committee
Te Committee
Neottaes
Eieere
Moncure-Locher
Phillips
Moore
Carload Nitrate Soda Shipped By Herbert Bryant Inc
Herbert Bryant Inc announces shipment of a carload of nitrate soda with contact by phone number 5885. Public notice dated February 25, 1927.
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Herbert Bryant, Inc
Auction Notice at 7 South Braddock Street
An auction is scheduled for Thursday February 28 at 10 A M on the second floor of 7 South Braddock Street. Items listed include lot numbers X42 19 21 23 25 26 27 1p 61.
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South Braddock St
China Forms Unified National Army Under 18 Month Goal
A new agreement unites government and Communist forces into a single national Chinese army with the aim to field ten divisions within eighteen months. General Marshall called the pact hopeful and warned against irreconcilables while Chang Chih-Chung and Chou En-Lai signatories oversee the truce implementation and economic rehabilitation. The force will comprise three divisions per army with service troops capped at fifteen percent and eight service areas placed under national defense oversight.
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Marshall
U. S
Cine Civil
Chang Chih-Chung
Chou En-Lai
Mame Eee
China
Reoo
Minister of National Defense
National Military Council
State Takes Over Chesapeake Ferry Operation After Strike
The Chesapeake Ferry Company ferries serving Wilby to Old Point Comfort were delivered to the State Highway Commission for operation amid a weeklong strike by 50 unlicensed workers demanding pay raises and overtime. Assistant Attorney General Edwin B. Jones said the commission will assume control as soon as possible and hire replacements if needed.
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Oote Va
Chesapeake Ferry Company
State Highway Commission
Wilby
Old
Point Comfort
Edwin B. Jones
Highway Commission
Methodist Council to Employ Chaplains for Special Work
Atlantic City N J February 25 The Council of Methodists considers employing chaplains for special work funded from the denomination camp activities program.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Council of Methodist
Bundle of Joy At Brookfield Zoo Sparks Hippo Debate
A 40 pound hippo calf born to Bebe at Brookfield Zoo has attendants and visitors debating its sex. Keeper Eli Mark leans male based on head shape, while visitor Gilbert Scheel argues female since it is smaller than three male calves. The calf will be confirmed after surfacing from the pool. Bebe, prolific mother, has two prior female calves and nudged the new calf’s head above water for its first breaths. Papa Toto, previously banished after a January spat, was seen in bachelor quarters nearby.
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Chicago
Bebe
Brookfield Zoo
Eli Mark
Gilberrt Scheel
Surburban Oak Park
Papa Toto
Noted Clergyman And Author Charles M. Sheldon Dies
The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, famed Kansas clergyman, lecturer, editor and author of In His Steps, died last night in Topeka after a cerebral hemorrhage. He would have turned 89 tomorrow. The novel sold over 23 million copies and was translated into 16 languages though copyright denied royalties. Former editor of the Christian Herald and briefly of the Topeka Daily Capital, circulation surged to 370,000 during that week.
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Topeka
Kan
Charles M. Sheldon
Kansas
Sheldon
Cold Weather Returns to Winchester
Weather data from the Winchester Research Laboratory shows a high of 42 and a low of 32 yesterday, with temperatures dipping to 22 last night and 10 a.m. this morning. A developing storm was expected to spread over the Mississippi Valley as forecasts predicted a warming trend beginning tomorrow with varied regional readings.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Mississippi
Virginia
Florida
Tribunal hints Churchill may have spurred Hitler
At Nuremberg the Ribbentrop defense cites a Churchill remark claiming Britain would destroy Germany if she grew too strong. The attorney argues the prewar statement could have inspired Hitler to rearm and plan aggressive wars. Keitel seeks Goering and co defendants as witnesses. Keitel plans to testify.
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Ribae
Ribenteen Capenile
Churchill
London
England
Germany
Martin Horn
Ribbentrop
Tribunal
Hitler
Horn
Wilhelm Keitel
Hermann Goering
Senator Brewers demand on lend lease guns clash with Britain
In Washington Senator Brewster proposes that the United States tell Britain to keep American lend lease equipment out of colonial fighting or reclaim it. Also in Washington Chairman Arthur Altmeyer urges Congress to extend federal retirement and survivors insurance to all workers and to significantly raise benefits.
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Washington
Brewster
United States
Great Britain
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Congress
Student Held On Homicide Charge
Assistant district attorney said a boy was hired by the girl's parents to care for the child. Turk told investigators the boy restrained the girl by stuffing gauze in her mouth taping her mouth shut and tying a cord around her neck before placing her in a partly filled bathtub.
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Victor Levin
Queens County
Jack Gurfein
Levin
Turk
Bombay Quiet After Mutiny and Riots In Bombay
British communique reports Royal Indian sailors returned to duty and Bombay nearly normal after last week's mutiny and street unrest. Strikes ended in most docks and mills. air force personnel still refuse work. Police say barricades removed, few incidents reported. Congress leaders plan protests against military use. Casualty toll cited as 228 killed and 1,047 injured, though higher figures claimed. Jawaharlal Nehru arrives to study riot causes.
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Bombay
Royal Indian Air Force
Congress Party
Hlvave
Jawaharlal Nehru
Brownell to Quit GOP Post
Herbert Brownell Jr plans to resign as chairman of the Republican National Committee. The formal move will be presented at the April 1 meeting in Washington. He will return to private law practice in New York and will not manage Dewey’s or any other campaign this fall.
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Washington
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Republican National Committee
Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
Poni
New York
Dewey
Oan
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Skiing fatality claims Captain Victor Constant
Word arrives of Captain Victor Constant death in New Hampshire after a skiing accident. An Army Reserve officer and West Point instructor, Constant was preparing for upcoming ski championships and was regarded as one of the nation's best. He was the son of Colonel and Mrs. Victor Constant of Governors Island, New York.
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Victor Constant
New Hampere
Sosbeng Sochdent
Cap Constant
West Point Military Academy
Browne
New York
Constant
Governor's Island
N. Y
Schwellenbach Attacks Case Labor Measure in Senate
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach told Senators the Case labor dispute bill risks upsetting the current system for handling labor relations. He cited two aims: create new mediation machinery and restrict union activity by amending the NLRA and Norris-La Guardia Act. He warned the bill could trigger industrial warfare and government power against unions. Senator Smith voiced impatience with production delays and called for less name-calling between labor and management.
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Washington
Labor
Schwellenbach
Case Labor Dispute Labor Committee
Smith
Capt Baker to Host State Guard Officers Conference
Twenty five officers from the Eleventh Battalion Virginia State Guard will meet at the Red Fox Tavern Middleburg on Sunday March 10 at 12 noon for a conference. Captain W Baker of Winchester Company 115 will host and toastmaster followed by a dinner. Brigadier General B Gardner Waller Adjutant General of Virginia is guest of honor to discuss the June 30 1946 conversion from State Guard to National Guard. Company 115 Winchester earned a superior War Department rating in 1945.
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Virginia State Guard
Red Fox Tavern
Middleburg
W. Baker
Winchester Company 115
Gardner Waller
Adjutant General of
Virginia
State Guard
Everett A. Hellmuth
War Department
Winchester
Germans Held Gala Aboard Navy Vessel Amid Irregular Gatherings
The Philadelphia Record reports a farewell party aboard a Navy ship with German guests and Allied personnel. Officers note visitors logged as friends or relatives, while crew describe irregularities and songs in the German hall. Capt. H. Graubart from Los Angeles commented that there was no alcohol aboard but gifts of food were allowed.
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Philadel Record
A Navy
C. H. Cobb
They Yyter
AH. Graubart
Ten Percent Increase In Cost Of Living Seen
The report discusses wage price policy and inflation risks, noting a possible ten percent rise in living costs above prewar levels. OPA price ceilings, tax changes, and production increases are examined as ways to curb inflation. Officials aim to balance demand and supply while maintaining production incentives.
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OPA
Sion
Canada
House
Eccles
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City Prepares for Transit Strike Contingency
New York City fire department warned for possible duty in case of a city wide transit strike. Officials called 1 000 specialists to be screened for emergency operation work. Mayor Dwyer appealed to CIO leader Murray to avert a walkout threatening service to millions.
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New York
New York City
Ae Ote Reac
Pollen Ana Charge Pot Board
Soeanwige
William O'Dwyer
CIO Presi
Philip Murray
Janight
Murray
Dwyer
City of
New
Four Die In Fire At Pinesake Building Converted Apartment
A blaze at a building dating from 1812, converted into an apartment, killed four occupants including Beatrice Bobbitt, 35, and her husband’s name not clearly provided. The victims were believed to have been overcome by smoke before the fire burned on.
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Aparrows
Beatrice
James Hi
Pinesake
Lieutenant Yount Declared Dead in WWII Mission
Newton North Carolina reported Lieutenant Yount declared dead after a January 21 B 17 mission over Remagen Germany. The 8th Air Force navigator vanished when his bomber failed to return and no trace was found. Yount enlisted January 1942 after studying at Appalachian State and North Carolina State College.
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Newton
North Carolina
Yount
U. S. 8Th Air Force
England
Rein
Germany
North Carolina State College
N. C
Appalachian State
Boone, N. C
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Richmond
Virginia Selective Service System
Hent
E. S. Shields
Prince Edward County
Dennis W. Hartz
Sussex County
Claude R. Cammer
Winchester City
Lot
Draft Board
Bundle of Joy
The
Associated Press
GOP
Capt
Case
Capt. Baker
Henry J. Kaiser
Tee Automobile
OAS
de Hartley
R-Nj
Elie
Paul Porter
Bowles
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