Oil Supply Adequacy Faces Shortages This Year
A Senate commerce subcommittee warns gasoline fuel oil and kerosene shortages may hit parts of the country later this year unless voluntary conservation efforts succeed. Demand has surged from 368 gallons per person in 1938 to 608 in 1947, with production at 54 million barrels per day, and defense officials warn a wartime shortage could occur without a large stockpiling program.
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Senate Commerce
House Armed Services
Forrestal
Air Force
Navy
Farm Population Decline Reverses Postwar Rise in 1947 48
The number of Americans living on farms fell to 27.44 million on January 1 1948, down 110000 from January 1947 despite a growing population. The Department of Agriculture notes a postwar reversal of the 1945 46 rise as soldiers return to cities and seek other work while farm mechanization reduces needed labor. The trend could pressure agricultural demand as population grows.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Army SOS Calls for Peacetime Draft Training Staff
The Department of the Army issues an urgent appeal showing that peacetime selective service needs more than legislation. It requires a large enough corps of experienced officers to train draftees, with reserve officers available in war and reliance on volunteers in peace, who are not appearing in sufficient numbers.
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Department of the Army
Congress
Officers Face Shortage As One Third Apply for Active Duty
One third of required officers have applied for active duty, while many men resist leaving private employment to rejoin the armed forces. They recently returned to civilian life and fear for their economic future. The duration of the emergency is uncertain, prompting further readjustments for draftees and officers. The Army must solve the leadership gap or selective service risks being a boondoggle.
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Selective Service
Investigating officers linked bottle to sleeping tablets in Landis case
Opinion on the Carole Landis death notes a bottle believed to contain sleeping tablets found in her bedroom and the body in a bathroom. The piece warns about barbiturate abuse, misuse with alcohol, and the dangers of dependence, stressing risks to public safety and personal health.
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Miss Landis
Carole Landis
United States
Robert P. Herwick
United States Food and Drugs Administration
The Tolerant Troop Roast at Sea Cottage
A cottage beside the sea hosts a lighthearted gathering where roasts are never crisp and brown and pies collapse under testing bites. Friends troop in for an honest tasting and convivial supper in a seaside setting.
Winds Still Blow as Drivers Chase Skid Marks
A fragmentary note from the Winston-Salem Journal hints at drivers pushing limits on sand and road, describing bold behavior behind the wheel and a sense of urgency on late model streets.
Winchester police officer attends FBI National Academy
Joe Riter of the Winchester police force is attending the FBI National Academy opening in Washington. Scout troops from Market Street Methodist Church plan a ten day camping tour to Canada. Winchester distributors report no gas supply difficulties. Rebekah lodge No. 21 installed new officers. Jock Sperry of Woodstock spoke at Kiwanis luncheon.
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Joe Riter
Winchester
FBI National
Washington
Boy Scouts of Troops
Market Street Methodist Church
Canada
Rebekah Lodge No. 21
Jock Sperry
Woodstock
Kiwanis Club
Record of early flight and local curiosities
Ten years prior in 1938 Howard Hughes and crew set a new round the world flight record in 91 hours. A 1340 journal from Middletown bans tobacco during Sabbath School hours. Potomac Heights residents in Washington report a robber who leaves a red rose on the bed after each theft. In 1923 Moose celebration drew Gov Lee Trinkle and U S Marine Band. Winchester visitor Tom Harbaugh sells personal effects including Mark Twain letter for 1000 dollars to fund a poorhouse escape.
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Howard Hughes
Journal
Middletown
Potomac Heights
Washington
Lee Trinkle
Tom Harbaugh
Winchester
Mark Twain
Fire Devastates Harpers Ferry Business District
In 1898 a blaze believed intentional destroys Harpers Ferry business area. G B Lind shows an egg with a U letter at the Star office. James Collins receives a photo from John McFadden with the U S Thud Signal Corps at Chicamauga.
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Harpers Ferry
G. B. Lind
Star Office
James Collins
John McFadden
U. S. Thud Signal Corps
Chicamauga
Former Secretary Anderson Returns 1900 DNC Badge
The White House photo shows former Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson holding a Democratic National Convention badge from 1900. The badge, pinned on Thomas Price by an usher at the Kansas City meeting, was returned by Anderson to the usher who is now the President of the United States.
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Clinton P. Anderson
White House
Thomas Price
Kansas City
Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
U.S. (International
Strength For The Day In The Home Faith Sermon
Earl J. Douglas discusses the concept of the church in the house based on Paul’s note to Philemon. He argues the family is the heart of the world and that a loving, responsible, prayerful household strengthens society and can aid world peace.
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Paul
Philemon
Apostle Paul
Present and Past Rainfall Averages for Winchester Region
The 35 year average annual rainfall is 36.20 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 are listed: January 2.46, February 1.94, March 2.91, April 3.02, May 3.67, June 3.92, July 3.82, August 3.76, September 2.57, October 3.31, November 2.44, December 2.38. Data courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
How's Your I Q A Quiz From An Old Newspaper
A reader quiz lists ten questions on grammar politics and history with scoring labels from Genius to Poor. It asks to correct a sentence about insensibility to pain and covers topics from Truman’s world view to the location of a third U.S. mint and the Zale Graziano boxing match.
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Truman
Klement Gootwald
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
American Federation of Musicians
U.S
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Calif
Glass Wage Increase Offered to 16,000 Workers
A general wage raise of 10 cents an hour plus insurance estimated at two and one half cents an hour was agreed for about 16,000 employees of Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co and Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co in Cincinnati on July 13.
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Cincinnati
Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Co
Pittsburgh Pine Glass Co
Divorce Requested by Complainant Against Deserter
The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony by the complainant against defendant Sarah G. Festus on the ground of desertion for two years. It appearing the defendant's address is unknown and due diligence to locate her has been made, she must appear within ten days after due publication to protect her interest. P. J. Marshall, Clerk. A7 13-20-27(8-3-46)
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Sarah G. Festus
P. J. Marshall
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