Meat rationing not required, Anderson tells Senate
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson asked Congress for stand by authority to control wholesale meat prices while signaling no need for retail price ceilings. He noted wholesale controls may suffice. Senate discussions include possible spring rationing and wage price controls tied to Truman’s anti inflation plan.
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Washington
Anderson
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Tobey
R-Nh
Sparkman
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Democratic Committee
Senate
Truman
Sen. Barkley
Sen
Taylor
Didaho
Sen. Capehart
Rind
Indiana University President Detained by Soviets in Berlin
Dr. Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana University and adviser on cultural affairs to Gen. Lucius D. Grady, was arrested and held three hours by Soviet occupation authorities in Berlin. Four other Americans accompanying him were also held in violation of Allied free-movement rights.
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Berlin
Herman B. Wells
Indiana University
Dr. Wells
Lucius D. Gray
U. S
428 Acres Swept By Forest Fires In Two Counties
The Virginia Forest Service reports 1947 saw eight fires in Frederick county and three in Clarke county. Total burned: 335 acres in Frederick and 93 in Clarke, Frederick accounting for 6.02 percent of the area and an average of 41.8 acres per fire. Across the Seventh district, 83 fires burned 2,001 acres on private land, with August county recording the fewest fires and Page county the next, while Warren and Shenandoah counties had few incidents.
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Frederick County
Clarke
Virginia Forest Service
Clarke County
August
Page County
Warren
Shenandoah County
Bank Case Trial Nears Completion
In Richmond on January 12 the retrial of Hugh N. Rakes and his wife Lillian C. Rakes in the Fredericksburg bank case moved into its second week in federal court. The defense argued no bank lost money due to actions by the defendants and claimed they were used as pawns by others unprosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Federal District Court
Hugh N. Rakes
Lillian C. Rakes
R. H. McNeill
Rakes
Grand Jury Probe On St. Louis Food Prices
Attorney General orders a federal grand jury in St. Louis to probe food production and distribution with focus on milk prices. Four Justice Department assistants join U S Attorney Drake Watson to assist the inquiry, which is to convene immediately in the Eastern Missouri district.
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Washington
Clark
Justice Department
St. Louis
U. S
Drake Watson
Missouri
John Ford Baecher
Anti-Trust Division
George B. Haddock
Walter B. Murphy
John R. Niesley
Murphy
Niesley
District Court
Court Rules Realty Deal Invalidated by Zoning Change
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held that a city zoning ordinance can defeat a real estate contract. In Pearl C. Clay vs W P Landreth and Co M Tysinger the buyers refused to complete a sale after Roanoke rezoned the site from business to residential, and the seller’s suit for specific performance was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Pearl C. Clay
W. P. Landreth and Co. M
Oklahoma Ordered To Provide Law Schooling for Negro
Supreme Court orders Oklahoma to immediately educate a Negro student seeking law school training. Court mandates access to higher education in law for the individual despite prior segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Washington
Supreme Court
Mayor hopeful bus service will return for city
The city has been without bus service for 13 months as Winchester Bus Co ceased operations. City Manager S Lee Grant said re advertising for bids on the bus franchise is unclear and may be discussed at the next council meeting. Mayor C R Anderson believes bus service is needed but doubts the city will take over operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Bus Co
S. Lee Grant
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Fiery Transport Abandoned as Crew Flees
The Army transport Joseph V. Connolly caught fire early today and was abandoned by its crew of 45 and one passenger, as 900 miles east of New York gale force winds raged. Lifeboats were sighted by search planes but not located by the Morrison B. Waite, with multiple ships and aircraft aiding in the rescue effort.
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Boston
Ph Connolly
New York
Joseph V. Connolly
Europe
Antwerp
Coast Guard
Morrison B. Waite
Connolly
Connollly
Waite
Army
Air Force
Callan
Josephine Sykes
Tamaroa
Kindley Field
Bermuda
The Coming Russian Terror Part Nine
In 1942 Poland faced Allied appeasement as Stalin pressed for Polish subjugation. Mikolajczyk recalls Moscow’s pressure on the Warsaw government, Molotov’s defiance to Hull, and U.S. reluctance amid pro Soviet influence in war agencies.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Stalin
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
London
Washington
Poland
America
Molotov
Cordell Hull
Hull
U.S
Msscow
Admiral Standley
Red Army
Ciechanowski
Berryville Entrants Lead Winchester Beauty Pageant
Nine additional contestants join the Winchester Forty and Eight beauty pageant with Berryville’s Jean Audrey Brown and Woodstock’s Rosie Waner among new entrants. Sponsors include Brannon's Cleaners Ebert's Garage Hen ry T. Goode Insurance and others as proceeds fund a teen center. the Chamber of Commerce backs the project.
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Robert Pizzano
Berryville
Jean Audrey Brown
Brannon’s Cleaners
Woodstock
Rosie Waner
Ebert
Kathreyn Mahony
Henry T. Goode
Britain Says Russia Risks War With Unsettled Europe
Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison accused Soviet policies of provoking a new war and hindering world economic recovery. Prime Minister Attlee had denounced communism as imperialist, while British Cabinet discussions signaled closer alignment with the United States and support for democratic Europe. Morrison urged restraint and condemned undemocratic Communist governments and press suppression in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
England
Russia
Herbert Morrison
Attlee
Europe
Britain
United States
Morrison
Labor Party
York Publisher Heads Penna Party Favoring Wallace
Harrisburg in progress of formation a new political party dedicated to Henry A Wallace for president. J W Gitt editor of York Gazette and Daily named chairman to pre empt the party and call for a people's convention. Pennsylvania law requires 7974 signatures on a nominating petition W Justin Carter has taken out petitions for Wallace.
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Harrisburg
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Pennsylvania
Union
J. W. Gitt
York Gazette and Daily
Wallace
W. Justin Carter
Wall Paper Sale At Hillyard's Piccadilly St
Hillyard's runs a wallpaper sale at 41 E. Piccadilly Street promising value. The promotion highlights a limited time offer with discounted wallpaper options for homes and offices.
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Hillyard
E. Piccadilly St
Publisher Joseph Daniels in dying condition at 85
Raleigh News and Observer founder and former secretary of the Navy Joseph Daniels, 85, remains in a "dying condition" according to Dr. Hubert Haywood who called his state "very very low" as of January 12 in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Raleigh, N. C
Joseph Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Navy
Wilson
Toay
Hubert Haywood
Scouts Plan 150 Attend Shenandoah Area Council Meeting
Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council holds annual election meeting Friday January 23 at Sarah Zane hall with about 150 attendees invited. Harold F Pete National Speaker and 17 year staff member will address scouts. Silver Beaver award to be presented for outstanding service.
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Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council
Ben Belchie
Horace C. Browne
Cade
Brent Royal
Reece
Harold F. Pete
National Boy Scout Council
Pete
Belchic
C. Vernon Eddy
W. W. Baker
Brastow
E. P. Turner
C. Ralph Beall
Martinsburg
Shenandoah
Morgan, Berkeley and
Jefferson
West Virginia
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shnandoah
Rappahannock
Page
Virginia
Sarah Zane Hall
Apple Tax Bill Introduction by Moore Expected
The Virginia Apple Commission seeks to amend the state tax law to tax bulk fruit and packed apples differently. Delegate E Blackburn Moore plans to sponsor the measure in the upcoming assembly session after regional support.
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Associated Press
Virginia State Apple Commission
General Assembly
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Staunton
Wimchester
Amherst
Wasington
Rapahannock County
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia Apple Commission
Butlers’ Packing House
Pauley Admits Nearly 1 Million Market Profits
Sen Elmer Thomas offers records on commodity dealings as Edwin W Pauley reports 932703 in profits from three years of speculation Harold E Stassen questions Pauleys fitness for his post and accuses him of false statements The committee may seek Thomas records and Edith Thomas is named in cotton futures lists
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold E. Stassen
Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Stassen
Truman
Thomas
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Royall
Regan
Minnesota
Thomas’ Stant
Ferguson
Anderson
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Edith Thomas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington, D. C
Edith
Berlin Four Power Talks Face Possible Soviet Oust Warning
Russian sponsored press signals a push to oust Britain and the United States as joint occupiers of Berlin. The potential move could be raised at the next session of the four power Allied Control Council for Germany on January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Britain
United States
Allie Control Council
Germany
Republicans Rip Budget Proposal as Extravagant and Political
Washington reports Republicans attack President Truman's 39.669 billion budget as extravagant. Democrats defend it as reasonable amid domestic and foreign challenges. Senate figures debate armed forces funding of 11 billion with calls for restraint, while some Republicans warn against increased spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Alkali Co Faces Trial on River Pollution Charge
The Mathieson Alkali Co will stand trial before Trial Justice W B Birchfield on April 7 in Smyth county on charges of violating Virginia anti pollution law by dumping excessive waters into the North Fork Holston River in late December. Warrant served on H B Worthy Saltville plant manager by Ernest Yeatts and Wheeler Kesterson. Earlier river water and fish samples were sent to state labs for chemical analysis.
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Marion
Mathieson Alkali Co
W. B. Birchfield
Smyth County
Virginia
Holston River
H. B. Worthy
Saltville
Mathieson
Ernest Yeatts
Washington County
Wheeler Kesterson
Cold Wave Heads Toward Chicago
A cold wave driven by winds up to 25 mph bore down on the North Central States today. Forecasters warned of zero temperatures as far south as northern Iowa and northern Nebraska by tomorrow morning. The front was expected to sweep east across Wisconsin and northern Illinois tonight, moderating somewhat before reaching the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
North Central States
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Illinois
Great Lakes
Truman Budget Proposes Record 39.7 Billion Peacetime Plan
President Truman sent Congress a peacetime budget of 39.7 billion dollars, forecasting surpluses if taxes are not cut. The plan aims to reduce the public debt to about 250.9 billion by next June, with 79 percent of 1949 outlays tied to war costs and defense. The proposal envisions 11 billion for national defense and 7 billion for international affairs, while projecting 44.5 billion in receipts for 1948 and 44.5 billion in 1949.
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Bridges
Lucas
Sen. Lucas
Illinois
Sen. Promsso
Sen
Sparkmen
D-Ala
Sen Wherry
Nebraska
Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury
United States
Republican Congress
Europe
Senate
House
U. States
Debe
Locomotive Explosion Shatters Milwaukee Train
An explosion heard six miles away shattered a Milwaukee locomotive pulling a passenger freight train. The blast killed the fireman and seriously burned the engineer, who was aboard the wrecked engine left a skeleton on its undercarriage.
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Portage
Wis
Milwaukee Railroad
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