Measure Holdovers in State Funds Debate Picked Up
The article outlines advances in the measure with a $1.5 million addition from the schools and colleges group and a liquor wine tax plan aimed at funding teachers and mental health efforts. Delegate Robert Whitehead led the push for the extra appropriations and the tax bill, branding a pay as you drink approach to fund education and care. The House readied first floor consideration while Senate Courts of Justice prepared to hold hearings amid loud proceedings and threats of gallery removal.
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Ee and Colleges Committee
Schools.and Colleges Group
Appropriations Committee
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Whitehead
Milk Prices Rise and Local Dairy Plans Outline
Milk prices have jumped from 2.81 in 1941 to about 5.45 last year. In Washington Harrisonburg Front Royal milk sells at 19 cents per quart while Strasburg Martinsburg show 18 cents. The annual meeting will be a dinner for Grade A producers with a banquet committee of Solenberger Shade Stine and Eagle plus I Fred Stine to prepare the program. Staples presided at the meeting as treasurer Eagle reported 700.02 in bank. The association will seek Dr Gordon H Ward VPI economist to help set up a bookkeeping system.
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Washington
Harrisonburg
Front Royal
Strasburg
Martinsburg
Ansel Solenberger
Earl Shade
Herman Stine
George Eagle
Fred Stine
Charles E
Fruit Cake Made With Dried Fruits Suggested
Question and answer note that fruit cake can be made successfully using dried fruits. Dried fruits may be soaked in orange juice or grape juice to reconstitute and ease slicing.
Debt Costs and Budget Clash Spark Congressional Debate
A summary of Truman's 1948 budget and debt outlook notes per capita debt rising to 1819.58 by mid 1948 with a total debt around 260.2 billion. Bridges criticizes the plan as a cold shock to taxpayers while Republicans clash with Democrats over spending and tax cuts.
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Bridges
Congress
Washington
Truman
Census Bureau
Hollywood
Jan
Capehart
R-Ind
Budget Cuts and Tax Talk Dominate Senate Hearing
Senator Taft calls for a 3.5 billion White House budget cut and a 20 percent income tax reduction. Rep. Taber proposes a 29.5 million cut while Senator Aiken opposes tax cuts until the budget is balanced and the national debt reduced.
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Taft
Ohio
White House
Rep
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Aiken
Conservation Group To Be Headed By McC Bond Chairman
Frederick county fruit grower Walker McC Bond was elected chairman of the Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District board for 1947 at the Winchester office meeting. J.T. Hepner was named vice chairman. David Cloyd secretary. Roy Bageant treasurer. Hepner and Cloyd named new supervisors replacing Earle and Olcott. The board reviewed last year's work including land use plans on 259 farms, contour strip cropping, orchards, cover crops, pond improvements, pasture work, and wildlife areas. Banks plan to publish a folder detailing the district’s conservation efforts.
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Frederick County
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District Board of
Winchester
J.T. Hepner
Shenandoah County
David Cloyd
Warren County
Roy Bageant
Messrs. Hepner
Cloyd
Alec Earle
J. W. Olcott
Clarke County
Defiant teen gang held in Clarke County crimes
A trio of boys and two girls, ages 17 to 18, were in custody in Parsons West Virginia after burglary, automobile theft, and an attempted armed robbery. They stole furs, jewelry and firearms, abandoned a car, then tried to rob motorists near Fairmont. A girl remains as a material witness.
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Fairmont
Crosten
Where Henry V's Body Rested After Death
Henry V died in France at age 33. Initially his body lay in Rouen Cathedral, then with great pomp it was moved to Westminster Abbey.
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Henry V
France
Rouen
Westminister Abbey
Poultry Leaders converge for regional meeting in Sarah Zane Hall
About 200 poultry raisers, specialists, feed dealers and county representatives from Northern Virginia, four Virginia and West Virginia counties, attended a meeting arranged by Frederick county poultry committee chaired by C Irvine Cather. Andrew J. Bell gave a welcome on behalf of the mayor. S. L. Dodd discussed poultry as a future farming business, followed by Dr. C W Knox on poultry production and management.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Sarah Zane Hall
Frederick County
Poultry Talks Highlight Broiler Production and Nutrition
In Beltsville Maryland researchers discuss efficient methods for broiler production during a morning session. Dr H M Hyre of West Virginia University speaks on the topic and is followed by Dr H P Bird who covers recent advancements in poultry nutrition and oversees Beltsville investigations.
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H. M. Hyre
West Virginia University College of Agriculture
H. P. Bird
Youth Threatens West Virginia Firms Over Prices
A 17 year old Charleston youth, who police say admitted writing notes threatening arson unless prices were cut, was jailed awaiting transfer to a state mental institute after being adjudged insane by the Kanawha County Mental Hygiene Commission. The notes were found in a hotel and several shops.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County Mental Hygiene Commission
Poli
Truman backs higher federal minimum wage push
President Truman supports raising the national minimum wage from 40 cents to 73 cents an hour, with Senator Pepper proposing 65 cents previously and a newer 73 cent target. Representative Hartley signaled strong GOP backing as Congress weighs a bill.
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Truman
Pepper
D-Fia
Congress
House Labor Committee
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
Senate
House
Florida
Why Do Official Baseball Averages Differ From Unofficial
At season end league statisticians recheck all averages and correct discrepancies before the official figures are released. The process aims to ensure accuracy by validating results after initial tallies and addressing any errors found in the standings and player stats.
Early African American College Graduate Noted
Question asks who first Negro to graduate from a college in the United States. The text mentions U C B A signees and a Black graduate who earned a Bowdoin degree in 1820. It identifies Bowdoin College as the institution and the year 1820 as the milestone. Further details about the individual are not provided in the fragment.
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A. Signees
Ee Negro Collége Gradua
Bowdoin
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