Winchester Chamber Adds Ten New Members
Gene Laker, newly appointed secretary of the Winchester chamber of commerce, announces 10 new members joining the chamber. The total membership rises to 263 with Clyde L. Hershman, Mrs. Katie Gutmann, Mrs. Ruth Rhodes, Mrs. Phil Gold, Mrs. Ollie Ebersole, Caldwell Sites, Jamison and Gore, Mrs. Irene Stipe, Douglas Fisher, and Mrs. W. B. Stine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Lakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Clyde L. Hershman
Katie Gutmann
Ruth Rhodes
Phil Gold
Ollie Ebersole
Caldwell Sites
Jamison and Gore
Irene Stipe
Douglas Fisher
W. B. Stine
Military Honors At Reburial of Sgt W C Allen
Sgt. W C Allen son of Mr and Mrs William Allen of 312 Amherst was killed in France in 1944. Returned remains will be buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery at 2 p m Wednesday. He was born Nov 16 1915 and served in Co I National Guard later inducted in 1942. He worked for Sullivan Rubber Co before duty. He was wounded in Normandy and later fatally in Brest. Surviving: parents a brother James and three sisters Mary Elizabeth Arlington Dorothy Keller Sunnyside Herman Billmyer Sunnyside. Family plans to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen
Amherst Ot
France
Arlington National Cemetery
Co. I National Guard
Qo’ Sullivan Rubber Co
Allen
Normandy
Brest
James Allen
Sunnyside
Dorothy Keller
Winchester
Herman Billmyer
Combs Photo Wins Snapshot Contest for Edison News
Robert Combs of the Northern Virginia Power Co service dept is named winner of the Winchester Employees Association Snapshot contest. He receives $5 for his photo appearing in the June issue of Potomac Edison News. Robert Kern and Raymond Grubbs finish second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Combs
Northern Virginia Power Co. Service Dept
Winchester Employes’ Assn
Robert Kern
Raymond Grubbs
Potomac Edison News
Tuck Rejects Assembly Call On School Matters
Governor Tuck refused two requests to convene a special session of the General Assembly to enact a sales tax for Virginia schools. The Washington County school board and Loudoun County board of supervisors pressed for the tax to fund school construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuck
Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Washington County School Board
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Strike Injunction Plea in Coal Mines Set for Wednesday
The government targets John L. Lewis in court as the coal mine strike appears set to continue until a Wednesday hearing before Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough on whether to grant the stop strike injunction sought by R N Denham of the NLRB. A separate report notes United Mine Workers raise coal prices by 85 cents per ton after a $1 per day wage boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Rakes Sentence Stayed Nine Days
Hugh N. Rakes a Leesburg dairyman has nine days of freedom pending a Supreme Court hearing on a petition for a writ of certiorari in his federal conviction for aiding in the misapplication of bank funds. Judge John J. Parker stayed the Fourth Circuit mandate until July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Hugh N. Rakes
Leesburg Dairyman
Supreme Court
John J. Parker
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Rakes
Blackwell Returns To Form In Four Hit Shutout
Cincinnati ace Ewell Blackwell dominated the Chicago Cubs, striking out 12 and allowing seven hits in a 4-0 complete game. The victory marks his return to 1947 form, signaling a strong impact on the pennant race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cubs
Blacky
Blackwell
Summer Freeze Grips Germany as Waves of Cold Hit
A summer blizzard struck southwestern Germany with temperatures plunging well below freezing over a wide area, authorities reported from Frankfurt on July 9. High winds and heavy frost disrupted travel and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Permafrost region definition and depth details
Permafrost is ground that remains frozen over long periods. It includes soil and bedrock with temperatures below freezing. In North America it begins at the US Canada border and thins toward the north. In Alaska it reaches depths over 900 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
United States-Canada
Alaska
Food-carrying Flying Boat Crashes Killing Three
Three Americans died when a United States Air Force C-47 on a Berlin airlift mission crashed in the Taunus mountains near Frankfurt. A civilian passenger and two air force officers perished. weather and rough terrain were factors.
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Berlin
United States
Taunus Mountains
Frankfurt
U.S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Hof
ICC approves major Eastern rail passenger fare hikes
The ICC sustains a 20 percent basic fare increase for coach travel and a 143 percent rise for sleeping and parlor cars, effective across 61 railroads in the East. The 10 percent prior nationwide hike is augmented, boosting coach rates to 3 cents per mile and sleeping car rates to 4 cents. Two commissioners dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio and Potomac Rivers
Chicago
ICC
Commission
Aitchison
Splawn
Western Railroads
Southern Lines
Wistern Roads
Higher Egg Prices Likely For Rest Of 1948
Virginia Tech poultry head Prof. Harry L. Moore warns egg prices will stay high through 1948 due to expensive poultry feed, reduced replacement pullet production, and heavier culling of layers. He urges raisers to keep pullets and Cull nonproductive or molting birds, noting July and August as prime culling months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Harry L. Moore
Virginia Tech Poultry Department
Moore
McClintock to Run Five at Cumberland
Trainer McClintock of Cameron Street will take five horses Amnesta Moose Out Front Rush Order Polly's Pet and Distant to Cumberland races July 20-24 and 27-31. The string remains stabled at Charles Town with the Jockey Club meeting closed. From Cumberland the horses will move to Wheeling for a 55 day meet. Amnesta Moose had one win in seven starts at Charles Town with four second places and one third or fourth. Polly's Pet had one win in three starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClintock
Cameron
Winchester
Charles Town
Way
Polly’s Pet
Price Control Continued From Part 1
The article reports on party leaders debating civil rights and the threat of Negro support for a third party voiced by Guy R. Drewer of the National Non-partisan Committee. It notes surprising unity among Dixie and other factions as they seek a harmonious race policy ahead of the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy R. Drewer
National Non-partisan Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Dixie
Explosion Leaves Six Americans Hospitalized After Fatal Blast
Six persons remain in the hospital after an explosion that killed one and injured twenty. Names include Mrs. Bertha Baumgardner of Inwood, Mrs. Ollie Kirby, Mrs. Delhia Johnson of Parkway, Mrs. Sarah McTiwee of Glaize Avenue, Mrs. Bertha Swisher of Sharp Street, and Chris Spanos of North Avenue who is improving slightly. others reported very satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Baumgardner
Ollie Kirby
Inwood
Delhia Johnson
Parkway
Sarah McTiwee
Glaize Ave
Bertha Swisher
Sharp St
Chris Spanos
W. North Ave
White Hall Plans Youth Organization Meeting
Reorganization of the White Hall youth group will start at 7 30 p m DST Sunday at the Methodist church. Miss Esther Ridgeway Ridgeway W Va will speak on the functions of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall
Methodist Church
Esther Ridgeway
Ridgeway
W. Va
Southern Democratic Party Birth Talk at Birmingham
Discussion in Birmingham centers on forming a Southern Democratic party with a July convention date. Senators Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and Richard Russell of Georgia are discussed as potential presidential nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Richard Russell
Georgia
QCTE
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