Winchester Council approves dairy product control ordinance
Winchester council approved a dairy product distribution ordinance and amended the fireworks ordinance, ordered notice to county supervisors on sanitation rules within two miles of the city, and boosted fire company funding. The meeting also reviewed taxi licenses, Boy Scout Week events, jail fire-safety upgrades, and highway aid inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Commons Council
Winchester Fire Companies
Robinson
H. Delmar Robinson
Hunter H. McGuire
State Board of Corrections
Winchester
National Fruit Co
H. W. Butler
Clare Ritter
Kern and
Freemont Sts
Anderson Ave
Acorn Heights
Rouss Ban
100th Birthday Cake For Mrs Sloat At Maplewood
Market Street Methodist church observes Mrs Elizabeth Sloat's 100th birthday with a three tier cake standing 46 inches high bearing the numeral 100. The cake is a gift from church groups and is placed in the Maplewood Nursing Home dining room for a 2 to 4 pm open house. Officials and volunteers plan flowers and gift presentations while a nursing home couple arrange the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maplewood Nursing Home
Market St. Methodist Church
Elizabeth Sloat
Ww Scs
A. C Halvosa
L. F. Havermale
Plumly Tests Low Cost Houses Near City Boundary
Plumly reported six county dwellings selling for 6000 to 7000 dollars as an experiment in affordable housing. He requested a private water main tie in with the city main on Watson Ave to serve the homes. He urged city action on sewerage to prevent worsening conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Plumly
Watson Ave
Plumly
Middletown Bank Elects Directors and Officers
At the 39th annual meeting of Middletown State bank Herbert S. Jones presided with 224 shares represented. The cashier’s report showed deposits and loans growth a six percent dividend and expansion of undivided profits. Directors elected M. H. Rhodes E. R. Sperry Herbert Larrick Byron Brumback H. W. Owings J. D. Juffman J. J. Pickrell and W. R. Campbell. Officers named M. H. Rhodes president W. R. Campbell vice president and cashier Byron Brumback assistant cashier Ruby M. Everly was hired as bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown State Bank
Herbert S. Jones
M. H. Rhodes
E. R. Sperry
Herbert Larrick
Byron Brumback
H. W. Owings
J. D. Juffman
J. J. Pickrell
W. R. Campbell
Ruby M. Everly
Krug Eyes 60-Day Price Freeze If Congress Grants Powers
Interior Secretary Krug told the Senate banking committee that with stand by price control power he would order a 60 day freeze on retail and wholesale prices for coal fuel oil gasoline and all petroleum products He said allocation and rationing authority might be needed for fuel oil and gasoline and explained the difference between allocation and rationing Senator Flanders warned that labor would push for pay raises but Congress is unlikely to approve wage controls.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Krug
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Flanders
R-Vi
City County Bond Purchase Tops 1.1 Million
Citizens of Winchester and Frederick county invested 1 135 706 in U S savings bonds last year. Clarke county 1947 total 261 661 Warren 394 066 Shenandoah 685 Fairfax 1 187 626 Fauquier 928 000 Loudoun 510 000 Page 458 000 Rockingham 1 180 600 Rappahannock 191 000. December sales city and county 152 021 25, quarterly total 362 711 25 versus 450 000 quota.
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Winchester
Frederick County
U. S
Clarke County
Warren
Shenandoah County
Fairfax
Fauquier
Loudoun
Page
Rockingham
Rappahannock County
Apples Suggested For Europeans in Marshall Aid Plan
Rep. Horan a Washington apple grower urges including fresh fruits in the relief shipments under the interim aid plan. He notes U S supplies of apples pears citrus and nuts are plentiful while grains are scarce for relief areas.
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Washington
Jan
Horan
R-Wash
Europe
United States
Katyn Massacre and Katyn Papers Contested
The account recounts the Katyn Forest massacre of 11 000 Polish officers and Stalin’s shift in policy. It describes a proposed public trial in London to prove German and Russian complicity and details movements of Katyn related documents through Cracow Breslau and Czechoslovakia.
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Stanislaw Mikolajcyk
Katyn Forest
Russia
Stalin
Ussr
Nuerburg
Poland
Ous
Sawicki
London
Bogomolov
Cracow
Breslau
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Clarke Orders Lobbying Probe At Washington
Attorney General Clarke ordered a Federal grand jury investigation of lobbying in the District of Columbia. Special assistant Irving R. Kaufman was given powers of a district attorney and authorized to present before the grand jury as he continues inquiry into compliance with the 1946 lobbying registration act requiring disclosure of payers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clark
District of Columbia
Irving R. Kaufman
Kaufman
Congress
Soil Conservation Payments to Increase in 1939 Crop Year
Federal budget experts predicted larger soil conservation payments for the 1939 crop year, with the Southeast expected to gain under the existing formula. The President asked Congress for 300 million dollars, matching 1946 levels, and no tentative 1949 allocations until after new funding is approved. Virginia's 1946 figure was 5.878 million. Southeast states anticipate the greatest needs and allocations.
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Washington
Congress
Southeast
Virginia
Reds in French Assembly Claim Vice Presidency
In Paris on January 14 Communists argued they must hold the vice presidency of the National Assembly, accusing attempts to strip them of the post as unconstitutional. Marcel Cachin, interim chairman, reconvened a reorganization meeting after a tumultuous session ended in lights-out chaos. Non Communists seek help from President Vincent Auriol to resolve the offices dispute amid threats of boycotts.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Marcel Cachin
Assembly
France
Vincent Auriol
Byrd Brands Wallace Campaign as Unholy Crusade in Virginia
U S Senator Harry F. Byrd said America needs a strong national defense and called Henry A. Wallace's presidential bid "an unholy crusade." He warned Wallace would appease Russia, socialize America, and ruin the government if elected, as Virginia lawmakers attended the opening of the State Senate session.
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Richmond
United States
Harry F. Byrd
America
Henry A. Wallace
Virginia
State Senate
Byrd
Wallace
Franklin Roosevelt
Russia
State
Senate
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
United States Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia General Assembly
Snyder Objects To Forced Use Of Dollar Credits
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder opposed forcing Marshall plan nations to use their dollar holdings in the United States to cover European aid costs. He urged Congress to approve a mix of grants and loans with careful repayment limits and set aside five percent to guarantee private American firms dollars in exchange for foreign currencies.
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Walington
Snyder
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Truman
United States
U.S
Lodge
R-Mass
Marshall Plan
Lewis H. Douglas
Great Britain
State Department
Aesman Vandenberg
R-Mic
Byrd’s Son Takes State Senate Seat in Virginia
In Richmond the 1948 Virginia General Assembly opened with Gov. Tuck delivering the State of the Commonwealth address. U S Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. sat in the state senate as part of the ceremony, alongside other leaders as the bodies organized and elected officers.
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Richmond
House
Senate
General Assembly of
State Council Urges School System Shifts
In Richmond on January 14 the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council urged drastic school administration reform. It proposed scrapping the State superintendent of public instruction and creating a governor appointed, full-time paid board of education. Recommendations also call for higher local funding of teacher salaries and a focused vocational education program, plus retirement rules for State police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Ike's Backers Stir GOP Chiefs In Primary Moves
Eisenhower backers press independent presidential draft actions risking full backing from regular Republican groups in several states. The Draft Eisenhower League aims to enter pledged candidates in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania primaries, drawing support from outsiders at odds with local party machines. N B Williams Jr leads a slate in Pennsylvania with ties to Duff opponent efforts.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower League
New Hampshire
Charles Tobey
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
N. B. Williams Jr
Williams
James H. Duff
Duff
Virginia Governor Pushes Higher Taxes to Fund 1948 Budget
Governor William Munford Tuck asks for 21.7 million dollars in new revenues for the 1948-50 biennium, opposing a sales tax and proposing increases in personal and corporate income taxes, licenses, and utilities, while outlining broader spending goals for schools welfare and health programs. He signals a large state budget and hints at matching capacity with higher taxation.
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Richmond
William Munford Tuck
General Assembly of Virginia
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