Tobacco and Textile Lead Virginia Industry in 1947
In 1947 Virginia’s tobacco products value reached 895.813 million with wages of 27.88 million while textiles topped wages at 122.774 million from a value of 581.825 million. Food processing ranked third in product value at 361.632 million and second in wages at 33.694 million, with flour milling driving the drop from 1946 levels.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Department of Labor and Industry
John Hopkins Hall Jr
Fruit Growers Open Maryland Meeting in Hagerstown
Local fruit growers head to Hagerstown to attend a Maryland State Horticultural Society meeting at the Hotel Alexander. Speakers include University of Maryland professors Charles O. Dunbar and A. Lee Schrader, with industry reps H. C. Brown Leary Baker Henry Jenkins and W. W. Hunt from Lupton and National Fruit Products. Appalachian service films will be shown.
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Hagerstown
Maryland State Horticultural Society
Alexander
H. C. Brown
Leary Baker
Lupton
Orchard Service
Henry Jenkins
W. W. Hunt
National Fruit Products Co
Charles O. Dunbar
A. Lee Schrader
University of Maryland
Appalachian Service
William A Bailey Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for William A. Bailey, 70, who died Tuesday morning, will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow at Winchester EUB church. Rev Carl Hiser will officiate with interment in Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers are W P Anderson Silas and Carl Cather Elmer Hodges Hinkle Carpenter and W F Artrip.
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William A. Bailey
Winchester Eub Church
Carl Hiser
Mt. Hebron
W. P. Anderson
Silas
Carl Cather
Elmer Hodges
Hinkle Carpenter
W. F. Artrip
Lovett Addresses Staunton Rotary on India Stations
Harry Lovett of Winchester and army captain in the late war was guest speaker before Staunton Rotary yesterday. He discussed his wartime stationing in India and spoke of experiences there.
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Harry Lovett
Winchester
Staunton Rotary
India
Civil rights and foreign policy items urged in union platform
The union calls for passing the same civil rights proposals requested of the 80th Congress and restoring the full effectiveness of the reciprocal trade agreements act. It also urges admitting displaced persons without discrimination and maintaining a strong military with universal training.
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80Th
Congress
Peace Amid Middle East Tensions Urged by U S
The United States presses Israel and Arab states to halt fighting in Palestine and urges compliance with UN cease fire resolutions. State department announces behind the scenes efforts to prevent a wider crisis as Security Council planned to meet in New York. Egypt accepts a new UN cease fire order in the Negev desert. Israel studies it.
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Washington
United States
Israel
State Department
Egypt
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
New York
Tel Aviv
Security Council
Department
Britain
Middle East
U. N
Negev Desert
Democrats Narrow Senate Committee Party Split
Senate Democrats sliced the foreign relations panel to eight Democrats and five Republicans, a three vote edge that drew Republican protests as partisan tilt. Other committees shift to eight to seven or thirteen to eight in favor of Democrats, reshaping committee control to ease Truman’s legislative push.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
GOP
Senate Democratic
Truman
Labor
Banking
Arculture
Judiciary
Rules
Commerce
Public Works
Armed Services
Expenditures
Interior
Post Office
Civil Service
Districts of Columbia
Finance
Garber's Drop Tilt Ends in 54 78 Loss to Greencastle
Garber's Ice Cream quint lost 54 to 78 at the armory against Greencastle. Ritter led Garber with 12 points while Zimmerman scored 22 for Greencastle. Garber's next game in the Eastern States league is Sunday at the armory. Winchester shows one win and four losses so far.
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Garber’s
Greencastle
Armory
Ritter
Zimmerman
Shokes
Crisman
Garbers
Winchester
O Sul livan Alleges Breach Over Plastic Venture
O Sullivan claims Interchemical breached a contract on Oct 6 before stock registration and Plant completion, refusing to support production costs and profits sharing with a Virginia firm. Interchemical has 20 days to answer the complaint.
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O'Sullivan
Virginia
Interchemical
Labor bill aims to replace Taft Hartley and restore Wagner act
Rep Lesinski says a complete replacement for the Taft Hartley act will be ready for Congress before month’s end. AFL and CIO oppose a single package, fearing Taft Hartley provisions stay in a patched bill. President Truman pushes civil rights and a 75 cent minimum wage amid economic cautions.
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Congress
Lesinski
Dmich
House Labor Committee
Michigan
Bill Lesinski
AFL
CIO
William Green
Organized Labor
Leemen Rout Warren County In Conference Tilt
The Leemen routed the Warren County High Wildcats 53 to 27 last night signaling a strong conference push. They aim for a third league win Friday at Lexington and host a game on January 28.
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Lee High School
Tiotice
Warren County High Wildcats
Leemen
Lexington
Young Widow Bernice Moore Found Dead Near Mill Race
Roanoke report states Mrs. Bernice Lee Moore 38 of Salem was found dead last night in a mill race near her home. She leaves five children. Her husband Thomas M. Moore was found dead in the family station wagon about five months earlier. He was part owner of the flour mill destroyed by fire.
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Roanoke
Bernice Lee Moore
Salem
Thomas M. Moore
Plane crash in Brazil kills three passengers
A British South American Airways plane with 17 people aboard crash landed on the Atlantic coast of Brazil. Reports say three were killed and several injured.
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Rio DE Janeiro
British South American Airways
Brazil
Cork St. Church Seeks Pastor After Hadden Resigns
The Cork St. Christian church executive board accepts the resignation of Rev. W. J. Hadden Jr. effective February 13. Dr. C. R. Anderson announced a pulpit committee including Claude Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hockman, Mrs. Clarence Butler, Ray Blosser, Gertrude Clevenger, and Ray Duncan. Hadden seeks release to accept a call to Clarksville Tennessee to resume graduate studies at Vanderbilt University.
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Cork St. Christian Church
W. J. Hadden Jr
C. R. Anderson
Claude Grove
Robert Hockman
Clarence Butler
Ray Blosser
Gertrude Clevenger
Ray Duncan
Hadden
Clarksville
Ten
Vanderbilt University
Health Insurance Bill Proposed
Three administration supporting senators and one House member urged national health care. The plan seeks health insurance for 125 million people with free doctor choice and local administration, extending OASI to 25 million more, doubling average benefits, adding sickness disability coverage, and liberalizing unemployment and employment service programs.
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Washington
House
McGrath
D-Ri
Wagner
D-Ny
Murray
D-Mont
Dingell
D-Midh
Winchester Men Enlist in Army and Air Force
Seven local men from Winchester enlist in the Army and Air Force. Names listed are J. A. Simmons Lohn Foreman L. Shipp Thomas Myers Floyd Starnes Robert L. Wolfe and Adrian Sargent. S Sgt Crabtree of the Winchester recruiting office announced the enlistments and that wartime commissions as lieutenants are available to those with college degrees.
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Winchester
Army
Air Force
J. A. Simmons
Lohn Foreman
L. Shipp
Thomas Myers
Floyd Starnes
Robert L. Wolfe
Adrian Sargent
Signal Corps
Sgt. Crabtree
Bookmakers Adjust Points as Manhattan Beats GW 71 to 63
Report details how bookies fluctuated point spreads for the George Washington versus Manhattan game. Manhattan led early as favorites, then saw spreads rise from 6 to 1/2 to 13, while GW ultimately won 71-63. The piece explains the betting dynamics and why bookmakers shift lines.
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Ice
Manhattan
George Washington
G. W
Colonials
Inflationary Message Sparks Tax Policy Debate
Rep Reed of New York, the leading Republican on the House tax committee, condemns the inflationary message as part of a tax and spend approach. He argues the policy line emphasizes higher taxes to fund continued spending and electoral gains.
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Rep. Reed
House
New Deal Proposals Urge Business to Expand Output and Control Credit
The speaker called for continued control of consumer credit and broadened powers to regulate bank credit. He paired his recommendations with a plan for steady expansion, urging businesses to raise output, lower prices, and resist monopoly and restrictions.
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Union
WCHS
Cork St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Duke Hydraulic
Farmco Arbor Press
Sash & Doors
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Clea Rosenberger Sis
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