Mellon Gift Seen as Start on Virginia Farm Plan
Paul Mellon presented a 126000 gift to Virginia Tech to fund forage crop and pasture research in the state. Speakers said the program will develop into a 50 million annual farm income boost within 20 years. The Middleburg event drew 300 plus attendees as Mellon outlined a land and equipment donation to establish the research center.
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Paul Mellon
Virginia Tech
Upperville
H. N. Young
Virginia Agricultural Eperiment Station
Blacksburg
Middleburg Community Center
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Handsome Center
John R. Hutchinson
VPI
U. S
Harry Byrd
Mellon
Middleburg
Edgeworth
Green Hill
WPI
Ex-senator Might Succeed Scott
Friends of Taft and Dewey lean to former Senator John Danaher of Connecticut as a potential successor to GOP National Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. Scott hinted he will quit if a harmonizing party leader is found. Danaher previously worked as liaison between the committee and senators and ran in the 1944 chairman race.
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Washington
Taft
Dewey
John Danaher
Connecticut
GOP
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Danaher
Scott
National Committee
Scott Camp
Martin
R-Pa
Carroll Reece
Yard Party at Double Churches Benefit Night
A yard party will be held Saturday night July 16 at Double Churches to benefit the EUB Church. The event runs from 1 to 7 PM and includes activities numbered 5 8 12 15 41.
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EUB
CAP Lad Chosen For Overseas Tour
Gary Whitfield a 16 year old Winchester CAP cadet has been chosen for a three week foreign exchange program to England with possible continental stops He is the only Virginian selected and will depart Boling Field August 4 returning August 26 The Star carrier leader has led CAP cadets for four years and may begin flight training next year at his father’s wish the local squadron meets Tuesday nights with most cadets in ground training.
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Gary Whitfield
Claude D. Whitfield
Miller Ave
Winchester Civil Air Patrol
England
CAP
Washington
Whitfield
Canerta
Virginia
Boling Field
Winchester Cap
Gary
L. J. Sjostrom
Virginia Tech offers timber buying leaflets for farmers
Three leaflets from Virginia Tech extension service help farmers and small landowners compute board feet and lumber costs. Leaflet 14 covers boards, 15 covers sawlogs, and 16 covers trees of various sizes with tables and tally sheets. Free by contacting county agents or writing the extension service at Blacksburg Virginia.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
J. W. O' Byrne
Forestry
Flannagan Backs Miller in Virginia Governor Race
Bristol is told N Clar ence Smith campaign manager for former congressman John W Flannagan supports Francis Pickens Miller in the Democratic primary. Flannagan, a retired congressman from southwest Virginia, was allied with John L Lewis and represented coal mining areas.
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Bristol
N. Clarence Smith
Bluefield
John W. Flannagan
Francis Pickens Miller
Congress
Flannagan
John L. Lewis
Virginia
Senators Agree On Deep Cut in Military Spending
Washington July 15. Senators tentatively agreed to slash about 1.25 billion dollars from this year’s military outlay. An appro priations committee member cited roughly 850 million cut already voted in a closed session with more reductions planned. The House had earlier approved 15.9 billion for Army Navy and Air Forces.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Army
Navy
Air Forces
British Pound Asking US to Join Trade Pact
London reports Britain and dominions may seek a two way multi million dollar trade pact with the United States to stabilize world prices for empire raw materials and secure fixed purchases while enabling continued American imports of tobacco and cotton. Dominion finance ministers study the approach as Snyder and Cripps previously discussed it.
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London
Britain
Dominions
United States
Commonwealth
John W. Snyder
Stafford Cripps
Dominion
Balloting by Mail Is Easily Arranged
Plan to vote by mail under the Virginia absentee voters law. If out of town or confined by illness, call 6198 between 9 am and 5 pm to receive absentee ballot application blanks and guidance.
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Virginia
A Bomb Mystery Conference Sealed From Public View
Washington reports a secret White House meeting lasting two hours and thirty three minutes with President Truman and top military and diplomatic leaders. The New York Times suggested talks may have covered sharing atomic bomb technical information with Great Britain, though no decisions were announced.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Paveloo
New York Times
Great Britain
Roanoke Senator Backs Battle in Virginia Race
Roanoke senator Earl A. Fitzpatrick endorsed State Senator John S. Battle for governor urging voters favor a clean economical government. He warned a split vote with Edwards could help Francis Pickens Miller and place state power in self interested hands amid a tight Battle vs. Miller contest with CIO backing.
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Richmond
Earl A. Fitzpatrick
Roanoke
Horace H. Edwards
John S. Battle
Fitzpatrick
Battle
Edwards
Francis Pickens Miller
Virginia
Nouncement
Senator Battle
Miller
Soldiers Load Export Goods at London Docks Amid Strike
British troops began loading export cars at Thames docks as a wildcat strike paralyzed shipping for 19 days. About 14 289 stevedores idled while 6000 troops moved 10000 tons of autos steel and other freight with 17 more ships still tied up. Pickets urged unions to join a march to Trafalgar Square as union leaders met labor ministry conciliators to settle the dispute.
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London
Thames River
Trafalgar Square
Labor Ministry
Sir Robert Gould
Sir Robert
Wellsburg Man Charged With Bigamy Held For Grand Jury
Ellsworth Jacob Byers, 40, of Wellsburg West Virginia, jailed in Winchester to face bigamy charges. He allegedly obtained a license and wed Yolanda Kovach last August while still married to Henrietta Sipes Byers of Chambersburg. Warrant issued May 25. Capt. F M Funk transported him to jail.
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Ellsworth Jacob Byers
Wellsburg
W. Va
Winchester
Byers
Yolanda H. Kovach
Henrietta Sipes Byers
Chambersburg
F. M. Funk
Summer clearance sale and shop notices
Advertising blurbs for BUZZELLA'S SHOP offering hats bags lingerie and costume jewelry. LOvett'S SHOE & DRESS Shop promotes a shoe sale. ELKS LODGE 867 invites members to a 106th annual picnic at Jordan Springs. Dr Arthur M. Jackel announces office closure July 16 and 18. Contact details included for Winchester Virginia offices.
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Buzzella's Shop
Elks Lodge
Jordan Springs
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
N. Loudoun
Cripps Plan to Slash Dollar Purchases Faces Backlash
London reactions split as Sir Stafford Cripps announces Britain's 25 percent cut in dollar purchases of cotton steel non ferrous metals timber paper pulp tobacco and sugar. He says buys will shift outside the dollar zone while critics warn of higher costs and tougher solutions.
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London
Britain
London Morning Press
Labor
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Daily Telegraph
Cripps
Financial Times
Wall St. Journal
Unification Bill Passage Expected To Come Quickly
Congress faces quick action on a military unification bill after the House services committee reversed itself and approved reorganizing the armed forces business finances. Minority Leader Martin Jr. influence cited, with debate slated for Monday and expected broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House Services Committee
Joseph W. Martin Jr
McCormack
House
Snyder in Rome
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder arrived in Rome from Geneva to continue his financial and economic survey of Europe as a representative of the United States government.
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Rome
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Geneva
Europe
Armstong Co Ad Handles Doors Displays
E W Armstrong Co advertises screen doors storm doors and aluminum frame screens with immediate delivery. Includes address 37 E Piccadilly St and event dates July 15 and 16 at John Kerr school ground for Friendship Fire Co benefit. Also mentions Burnt Factory Methodist Church web and July 20 Country Ham and Chicken Sandwiches with baked goods.
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly St
Burnt Factory Methodist Church
Atlantic Treaty Vote Set In Senate For Thursday
The Senate scheduled a 4 p m vote next Thursday on the North Atlantic security treaty after Senator Lucas secured agreement. Opponents led by Senator Donnell pressed for an earlier ballot while Taft and Flanders proposed extending the Monroe Doctrine to Western Europe, a plan chairman Connally criticized as duplicative. President Truman said the Atlantic Pact should be approved without reservations.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Donnell
Rmo
Europe
Taft
Ohio
Flanders
Vermont
Congress
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
United States
Western Europe
United Nations
Western
70 Cakes Baked For Yard Party
Friendship Fire Co. yard party on John Kerr school lawn at 6 p m this evening rain or shine. If bad weather the fete moves to the engine house. Tonight a band concert and a portable iron lung demonstration by Chief Taylor Barr. Mrs Cora Robinson reports 70 cakes donated for the event with lemonade and ice cream stands and amusement concessions. The two day program ends with a pony and cart prize presentation tomorrow night.
Bullets Hit Homes Of Anti KKK Men
In Atlanta on July 15 a cross was burned in a yard and four bullets were shot into a residence housing two young lawyers who had filed an injunction against the Ku Klux Klan. Attorney Hal A. Irvin reported the attack by phone and said he and Samuel D. Johnson were inside. Earlier he received a threat promising retribution for filing the suit.
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Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Hal A. Irvin
Irvin
Samuel D. Johnson
Farm Surplus Buy Plan Faces European Aid Push
Senators push to require the ECA and Army to buy about 1800 million dollars in farm surpluses for foreign aid, including cotton tobacco wheat, with a 10 percent funding cut and possible softening of the freeze provision. Maybank says aim is a fair farm commodities deal amid admin opposition.
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Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Army
Truman
Unions Win Fight To Repeal Missouri Labor Law
Jefferson City Missouri July 15 organized labor won repeal of the Madison Act 1947 law that barred jurisdictional and sympathy strikes restricted boycotts and mandated arbitration Governor Forrest Smith signed the repeal bill after a heated session and a Senate filibuster labor leaders testified in support.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Forrest Smith
Senate
Five day weather outlook for Virginia July 16 to 20
Scattered showers expected Saturday and again Monday or Tuesday. Total rainfall around half an inch. Temperatures remain near normal for the period.
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Virginia
Lions Sending Delegation Of 21 To New York Convention
Twenty one Winchester Lions members plus many wives depart for the Lions International convention in New York City July 17 to 21. Virginia Lions funds support advertising at the Madison Square Garden booth featuring a state map and murals.
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Lions
N.Y
Winchester Club
New York City
Lions International Conventio
Llewellyn Jackson
Robert Jasper
Paul Anderson
Co. Fpf. Schenck
George Sanders
Verlis K. Sirbaugh
James Alexander
Marvin Weaver
Sebert Smith
Earl L. Mason
James Foster
Wayne Omps
Lester Elliott
Elmer Ours
J. Walter Knee
J. Lee Miller
J. Lee Jr
Jane
Herman
Lions Clubs of
Virginia
Winchester Lions
Madison Square Garden
Old Dominion
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Smithfield
Suffolk
Winchester
Steel Industry Accepts Truman Plan to Avert Strike
Washington reports the CIO United Steel Workers and the major steel firms including U S Steel Bethlehem Republic and others agreed to a 60 day pause and a three member board to study the wage pension dispute under Taft Hartley. President Truman pressed for fact finding with no explicit binding effect.
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Washington
Trumann
CIO
United Steel Workers
Midisonthller
Truman
White House
Bethlehem
Republic
U. S. Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Dh Ieee
Benjamin F. Fairless
President Signs Housing Measure in Fair Deal Push
President Truman signed the long range housing bill today and urged immediate operation. The act aims to aid cities by clearing slums and rebuilding blighted areas and would fund 810,000 public housing units over six years. He requested Congress provide additional appropriations for this year.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Poultry and Autos Classified Note
Continued on Page 3. Frying and roasting chickens and country fresh eggs offered by B and S Poultry. Also autos listed including a 1948 Mercury coupe a 1946 Buick convertible a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline sedan and a 1947 Plymouth coupe with contact phones 5231 or 6164.
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Brie
By Jack Bell
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
U.S
The
Atomic
Sen. Fitzpatrick
Sen
London Docks
W.va
Gladiolus
Arthur M. Jackel
N. Loudoun St. Winchester
John Kerr School
Benefit Friendship Fire Co
Organized Labor
Aie & Corp
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