OPA Extender Bill Faces Senate Debates Amid objections
Administrator Paul Porter faulted a Senate Banking Committee version of the OPA Extender Bill, calling several provisions undesirable and urging conformity with President Truman’s recommendations. The measure, approved 12 to 5 by the committee, faces a fierce fight as Taft and GOP members oppose its revised price controls and profit rules.
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Washington
Paul Porter
Congress
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Porter
Senate
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Barkley
Secretary of Agriculture
Olessing
Kentucky
Clarke County School Board Elects Carr as Chairman
C B Carr of Boyce was elected chairman of the Clarke County School Board at Tuesday night’s meeting. Dr C H Iden named Vice chairman. John Hardesty as clerk and G Kenneth Levi as deputy clerk. Julian A Everly attended as new member from Greenway district, succeeding Alice Sammariona who resigned. Bus drivers named for 1946-47 and 25 Boy Scouts with four adults approved use of a bus for a camping trip to Canada.
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C. B. Carr
Boyce
Clarke County School Board
Mea
C. H. Iden
John ©. Hardesty
G. Kenneth Levi
Julian A. Everly
Greenway
Everly
Alice Sommarioa
Barton Cook
Ross Sirbaugh
Page Rutherford
Rixey Dearmont
George W. Grove
Thomas Jackson
Canada
Meat Prices Jump After OPA Death Sparks Free Market Test
The nation sees higher prices for meat butter milk and rent as the first peacetime free price period ends and Congress debates extending OPA controls. Virginia letters to Congress largely favor OPA extension with rent control emphasized.
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Congress
Sangee
Chicago
Atlanta
Memphis
Columbus
Birmingham
Shreveport
OPA
Richmond
Virginia
Richmond News Leader
Byrd
Thomas G. Burd
Rep
A. Willis Robertson
Kielce Pogrom in Poland Left Dozens Dead and Wounded
Reports say at least 34 killed and 42 wounded in Kielce Poland during postwar pogrom sparked by anti Jewish rumors. Military and police patrol streets as government describes attackers as fascist elements.
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Warsaw
Kielce
Poland
Kilce
Spo
Louisville Citizens Organize Revival of OPA
Louisville observers report a Jefferson County Citizens Political Action Committee push for a buyers strike to restore OPA. Attorney Herbert Mansky warned rents and prices may be picketed and urged public support while Edmund Grimes of the AFL Truck Drivers Union pledged full cooperation and delivery respect for picket lines.
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Louisville
Jefferson County Citizens Political Action Committee
Herbert Mansky
Citizens P. A. C
Edmund Grimes
A. F. L. Truck Drivers Union
Mansky
Congress
Big Four Drafts Invitations For Peace Meeting
Paris reports the foreign ministers of Great Britain, France, Soviet Union and the United States drafting invitations for a general European peace conference in Paris on July 29. The leaders agreed on Italian reparations, a key hurdle, and set the conference date to advance treaties ending World War II for Italy and its satellites.
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Paris
Big Four
Italy
Great Britain
France
Soviet Russia
United States
Veterans Picket O'Daniel Apartment in Dallas
Veterans plan to picket the O'Daniel apartment house in Dallas Texas over an eviction notice. The protest concerns eviction actions linked to Mike O'Daniel son of Senator W Lee O'Daniel and involves local residents and supporters.
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O’daniel
Dallas
Tex
Mike O’dan
Ge Atenet
Brients
Mike O’daniel
Sen
W. Lee O'Daniel
D-Tex
Fourth Of July Celebrations Report Mixed Safety Record
A national survey found 142 violent deaths during the Independence Day holiday period with 65 traffic fatalities and 42 drownings. Philadelphia and Waukesha saw explosive deaths, while a 13 year old girl died in Fairmont Park. The National Safety Council had estimated 900 immediate deaths for the four day span.
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National Safety Council
Philadelphia
Waukesha
Wrs
Jeanne Piccone
Fairmont Park
George Bucher
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
British Army Finds Munitions Cache in Mesheq Yagur
In Jerusalem on July 5 the British Army reported uncovering a large cache of munitions and a substantial quantity of British battle dress in Mesheq Yagur Haifa Bay area. Troops have searched since last Saturday and had earlier found contraband munitions in an underground depot. An army officer said the battle dress in the cache could never be considered defensive equipment.
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Jerusalem
Mesheq Yagur
Haifa Bay
Community Union Service Scheduled at Boyce Church Lawn
A community union service will be held on the lawn of the Episcopal Church in Boyce at 8 p m Sunday July 7. Sponsored by the Baptist Episcopal and Methodist churches of Boyce with special music and speakers and an invitation extended to all.
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Episcopal Church
Boyce
Baptist
Episcopal
Methodist
July 25 Set as tentative date for Bikini atomic test
Vice Adm. Blandy set July 25 as the tentative date for Bikini's second atomic bomb detonation under the lagoon. A July 19 full dress rehearsal was announced. The official said the sub surface blast would likely produce a 70 foot wave and a radioactive cloud with contamination risk to ships delaying their return for inspection.
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MT. Mckinley
Adm
H. P. Blandy
Bikini
Task Force One
Bikini Island
Blandy
Arkansas
Pensacola
Sakawa
Independence
Shields Warren
Senator May Faces Storm Over Contract Pressure Probe
Maj. Gen. L. H. Campbell Jr testified before the Senate War Investigating Committee that Rep. May pressured him on behalf of Henry Garsson the Illinois munitions maker under inquiry. Campbell said requests for contractor introductions were acceptable until pressure became insistent.
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Washington
L. H. Campbell, Jr
Rep
May
D-Ky
Illinois
Fomer
Activites
House Military Committee
Henry Garsson
Campbell
Senate War Investigating Committee
Mead
D-Ny
George Meader
Vaporizing Tank Test Demonstrates Fuel Efficiency
In Washington Virginia on July 5 reporters state C R Wood treasurer of Rappahannock County drove 52 miles using fuel from a Patented vaporizing tank. The June 28 test consumed 2.2 gallons, with superior motor performance cited. Using a regular tank consumed 3.4 gallons for the same run per the inventors J Herper and R Frank Goode.
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Washington, Va
C. R. Wood
Rappahannock County
J. Herper
R. Frank Goode
Winchester Soap Box Derby winner to race internationally
Leroy White aged 15 won the first Winchester Soap Box Derby yesterday and earned a trip to Akron Ohio next month to compete for the international title and a $2000 college scholarship. He defeated Roy Cather Jr by about four lengths in a hot finish and collected a sun gold trophy, a first class A gold medal, and a wrist watch at the victory banquet.
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Leroy White
Akron
Leroy Franklin White
Berryville Avenue
Winchester
Ohio
Roy Cather, Jr
Young White
C. R. Anderson
Barney Oldfield
Frederick County
F. L. Largent, Jr
Cather
Roy A. Cather
Valley Avenue
White
Young Cather
Hillary Brant
12 year old Roy Cather runner-up in city derby speed test
Roy Cather Jr aged 12 says he has built wooden soap box cars since learning to use hammer and saw. His car titled the best designed in yesterday's race cost 7.89 dollars, took three weeks, and was painted bright yellow with tin and sesmalined in the shape of a bomb. He plans to return next year with an improved model despite finishing as runner-up.
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Roy Cather, Jr
Young Cather
Cather
Sarah Zane Fire Co to Hold July Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening July 5 at 8 p m. All members are requested to attend. Loryn M Crabill, Capt. Co-11)
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
For Sale Ice Cold Watermelons at Smiths Gulf Station
Ice cold watermelons for sale at Smiths Gulf Station on the corner of Braddock and Sorea. Open until 10 p m. Also notices of the Charlie Rouss Fire Company meeting Friday July 5 at 8 p m urging all members to attend. A butcher shop note by F F Snapp and an ad for seven Reed porch chairs at 125 South Loudoun St.
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Smith’s Gulf Station
Braddock Ee Sorea
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Company
F. F. Snapp
Loudoun St
Original Copy of Mein Kampf Given to Library
Brigadier General Ga. Bryan Conrad of Winchester presented an original Adolf Hitler book to Handley Library. The rare volume, bound and gold edged, measures about 15 to 20 inches and was part of postwar paper salvage with a controversial inscription urging duty and readiness.
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Ga. Bryan Conrad
Winchester
Handley Library
Adolf Hitler
B. B. McMahon
Fueher
Howver
Conrad
Colons McMahon
Eddy
Newspaper profession mourns death of editor Theodore W. Noyes
The newspaper world mourns Theodore W. Noyes of the Washington Star who died in his sleep at 88. He was editor-in-chief since his father Crosby Noyes died in 1908, ending a 41 year tenure as editor.
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Washington
Jay 5
Theodore W. Noyes
The
Washington Star
Noyes
the Star
Crosby Noyes
White Reviews Great Victory at International Soap Derby
Leroy White, bound for Akron to represent Winchester next month, savors a thrilling win and discusses his orangeade postrace mood. He recalls a dog on track prompting a slight swerve, and notes the $9.48 wooden bodied car’s build. Family supported him as he prepared and celebrated the victory.
Congressional Criticism Flares Over Wire Tapping
Washington July 5 congressional anger rose over wire tapping as lawmakers denounced secret recordings of phone conversations. Speaker Sam Rayburn expressed strong displeasure while Republican Leader Martin questioned bureaucratic telephone powers and Congress condemned wire tapping for crime. A House committee member pledged a thorough probe into executive overreach.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sam Rayburn
D.-Tex
FBI
Martin
Congress
Special House Committee
Veterans Return to Civilian Jobs Listed
The article lists returning veterans: Herbert F. Stultz with 33 months Army service including 24 in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater now employed at Miller and Anderson Plumbing and Heating Co. Melvin H. Harmon with two years service including 12 in Europe now employed at the B and M Chevrolet Co.
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Herbert F. Stultz
Nowr
Miller and Anderson Plumbing and Heating Co
Melvin H. Harmon
Europe
B and M. Chevrolet Co
Hutchinson Attacks Byrd Over Vote On British Loan
State Senator Charis Moses of Appomattox assailed Senator Byrd for opposing a British loan. Moses praised Byrd era road legislation for tax savings to rural areas and urged Byrd's reelection citing Southside Virginia support at the polls. Moses criticized the vote as costly to progress.
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Pance
Charis T. Moses
Appomattox
Byrd
Moses
Virginia
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the People's Paper
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Jail Hill
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Douglas B. Jones
Jones
Virginia Woolen Company
John Kerr School
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Picadilly
Loudoun
Monmouth
McKiwee
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Andrew Bell
Chamber of Com
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