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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
3
Funeral services will be held at Episcopal church tomorrow at 11 30 a m for Mrs Arabella Davies 65 a native of Baltimore daughter of the late Thomas W Harrison and widow of Henry G Lane. Rev Lane will officiate and burial will be in Mt Cemetery.
The Rev Dan A Lanning a Catholic priest from Mission Texas urged compulsory military training in high schools at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. He supported universal military training with Blake A Van Leer president of Georgia Tech as a co witness opposing critics. He argued training should begin in high school to provide four to eight years of continuous training.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York visitors are urged to stay longer as Winchester's hotels tourist houses and dining spots are praised for enterprise. The speaker notes the city is not perfect but is well above the state average and ongoing improvements pay off for a rosy tourist outlook.
The quoted line "Ah, but a man's rear exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for" appears in Robert Browning's poem Andra del Sarto. The poem adapts Vasari's Lives of the Painters to recount the artist's story.
President Truman said a special congressional session is not on his mind and he has no plans for a cross country trip or a message to Congress on European economic recovery. He favors a Missouri River Valley Authority but says it would not solve Midwest flood control and will confer with leaders on displaced persons. he also cautioned against naming John R. Steelman to head the new conciliation service.
Fire of unknown origin yesterday razed the large barn of Mrs. Lelia Miller on the Orkney Grade. Losses include a corn picker ensilage cutter binder wood saw tractor plow and a large quantity of hay wheat and barley stored in the barn.
Funeral services were held at Ebenezer church near Whitacre for Earl C. Foreman. The 1 year old was killed by a hit and run driver near Gore school last Saturday. State police had no new leads in locating the vehicle.
The text notes shortages in royal residences and London flats with suggested renovations needed at Clarence House and St James's Palace. Newlyweds may start life in a Buckingham Palace wing, as stately homes come onto the market. A quiz Q A about a snail offers a distractor.
Washington July 10. John L. Lewis signed what he calls the best contract yet with coal mine owners. The agreement largely bypasses the National Labor Relations Board, raises issues about union dues and checkoffs, and invites questions on end-of-contract rules and possible government delay powers amid a looming strike.
Herbert S Larrick commissioner for the settlement of the estate of A H McIntyre deceased sets July 30 1947 at 10:00 AM as the time and place to receive proofs of debts or demands. Proceedings will be continued as needed.
The text notes that Czechoslovakia may be sidelined from a unified European economy excluding Russia. It cites Russia as a 13 percent share of Czechoslovakia's foreign trade and mentions Hungary's council of ministers announcing a long session outcome.
Polish government officials say Poland will not attend a proposed Paris reconstruction conference without key powers, while Poland hopes the United States will fund essential rebuilding. Poland notes it sent notes to the four big powers urging participation and allowing amendments to the Marshall plan. Switzerland announces three participation conditions preserving neutrality and sovereign approval over any conference conclusions.
Falls Church Va July 10 Coroner Nelson Podolnick ruled Norman Leroy Planks shooting a murder after Dr Jefferson Kernodle of Alexandria pathologist found no powder marks on the skin other than those from the bullet The coroner reversed a prior death by own action finding that had been temporarily withdrawn when it
Missing automobile belonging to Plank's sister Nellie L. Burrer is noted. Plank, a clerk in the District of Columbia small claims court, was discovered in the basement of his sister's home Sunday night with a bullet wound in his head.
Funeral services for Waford Dailey of 232 Shawnee Ave. were set for 2:30 p m Saturday at Rest Methodist church with Rev. Emory Ellmore officiating. Dailey, a retired Pittsburgh policeman born Oct 7 1871, died at Memorial hospital after a brief illness. He lived in Ridgeway West Virginia and was survived by his wife Eva Staily and several children and siblings. Also noted is a 1945 line about West Point Military Academy dropping WWII era airplane pilot training.
Dr R E Lapp of the War Department outlines practical limits on increasing atomic bomb size beyond Nagasaki. He notes that despite possible technical advances, larger bombs may be uneconomical due to scarce and costly fissile material and diminishing damage benefits.
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