United States to transfer 10 ships to Turkey for aid program
Secretary of State Marshall announced the U.S. will sell ten government owned cargo and passenger vessels to Turkey to bolster Turkish armed forces. The move, funded by a 100 million dollar aid program, covers six cargo passenger ships and four war surplus crafts, with payment to be cash.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Bhe
Marshall
U. S
State Department
Marhall
Greece
United Nations Balkan Inquiry
Rontier
Athens
Supervisors Urge Add Two Roads to Secondary System
Frederick county board seeks state approval to add Renner Road and Brindle’s Lane to the secondary system. Appointments to evaluate Thornhill Lane for acceptance and claims paid at July meeting list multiple farm animals with totals.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
State Highway Department
Renner
Brindle
Newtown Bridge
Carroll Solenberger
Carlton Ramey
Amos Lillard
Thornhill Lane
W. D. Myers
Hayfield
C. K. Wright
Opequon
S. A. DeHaven
Winchester
E. Clay Rogers
Clyde Rudolph
Carl DeHaven
Middletown
W. M. Stickley
Vaucluse
Wilbur Yard
Stephens City
Greek Bombers Hit Guerrillas On Mt Gamila Front
Greek army planes struck anti government guerrillas trapped on Mount Gamila north of Janina. Three government brigades closed in with 4,500 troops, forcing the guerrillas to stand and fight. Intelligence identified six guerrilla centers in Albania and Yugoslavia, with a large Albanian base at Lescovic and a hospital.
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Athens
Mount Gamila
Janina
Albania
Yugoslavia
Lescovic
Greece
Veroplatanos
Vasilikon
George Stratos
Negradhes
Epirus
Stratos
United Nations Five
Salonika
Konitsa
Dorsey Named Harrison Lecty
Berryville July 16 R Meade Dorsey son of Mr and Mrs Ralph N Dorsey named secretary to Rep Burr Harrison Dorsey a Berryville high school graduate attended Episcopal high school in Alexandria and the University of Virginia earning a commerce degree in 1942 He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946 and recently married Sara Ann Mumma of Berryville They will reside in Washington after the wedding trip
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Berryville
R. Meade Dorsey
Ralph N. Dorsey
Burr P. Harrison
Dorsey
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
University of Virgnia
Commerce
Moore and Dorsey
Navy
Sara Ann Mumma
Washington
Senate Pigeonholes Loyalty Test Bill Heads for Senate
House passed bill sets up loyalty checks for federal employees and requires fingerprinting, heading to Senate pigeonhole amid debate.
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Senate
Washington
City to Add Two Weekly Garbage Collections in Winchester
City Manager S Lee Grant announced that starting next week Winchester will switch to two garbage pickups weekly. Delays in new equipment forced continued use of old trucks but residents should curb waste by 8 a.m. in tight containers.
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S. Lee Grant
City Sanitation Department
Winchester
Ctizens
Sanitation Department
Grant
Safety Council for Local Area Formed in Winchester County
Winchester and Frederick county industries have pledged two thirds of a 6000 dollar budget for a new Safety Council. A steering committee led by Mr Jones will present the plan and proposed officers and bylaws at tomorrow night’s meeting.
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Winchester
Ck County
Jones
Zering Com
Seoueiae
Tomor
Safety Council
Frederick County
Mr. Jones
Paul Ayers
Charles Bass
F. L. Largent, Jr
Richard Petrie
McSherry Lupton
Ben Belchie
Robert Dechert
Andrew Babb
Thurman Mason
J. Thomas Kremer
State Sanitary Code Is Urged in Virginia
A Virginia advisory legislative council committee on tourist trade was urged to adopt a comprehensive state sanitary code as a model for local health departments. Senator J. D. Hagood chaired the public hearing attended by L. H. Peterson of Charlottesville Albemarle chamber of commerce who urged action over nationwide lag in sanitary enforcement.
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Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Senate
VALC
J. D. Hagood
Clover
L. H. Peterson
Charlottesville and
Albemarble County
UNRRA Withdraws From Yellow River Project
UNRRA ordered its employees to withdraw from the Yellow River dike project after Chinese Chief of State Chen Cheng warned the government could not be responsible for UNRRA personnel safety in Communist controlled territory. General Yeh Nan said disruption of repairs threatened 3,000,000 residents on the south river bank.
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Nanking
UNRRA
Yellow River
Chen Cheng
Yeh Nan
Rotary to Hear World Federalists
Winchester Rotary will hear talks on the World Federation tomorrow at the weekly luncheon. Mrs. John Steck Jr and Mrs. Leslie M Bell will speak with Ridge White introducing the World Federalists group. New members E P Browning and Lemuel W Brown were announced.
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World Federation
John Steck, Jr
Leslie M. Bell
Winchester Rotary
World Federalists Organization
Ridge White
E. P. Browning
Lemuel W. Brown
Nominates Two for Winchester Junior Board Treasurer
JBT directors nominate Howard Meltom of Commonwealth Discount Corp and Roscoe Edwards of Commercial and Savings Bank to replace Marshall Jessee as treasurer. Election set for 7 30 p m August 1 at Molden Electric Co offices. William Battaile is JET president.
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Howard Meltom
Commonwealth Discount Corp
Roscoe Edwards
Commercial and Savings Bank
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Marshall Jessee
Molden Electric Co
William Battaile
EAGLE
Sarah Zane
J. T. Corrigan
Aerie No. 824
Los Alamos A-bomb Plant To Remain On Permanent Basis
The Atomic Energy Commission announced plans to permanentize and modernize Los Alamos New Mexico. the town will host a multi million dollar improvement program with 1000 new homes and upgraded schools and facilities, under the direction of Carroll L. Tyler retired Navy captain. The move aligns with secrecy around Sandia base near Albuquerque as part of the armed forces special weapons project and follows leadership changes in the Los Alamos lab.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos
N. M
Alamogordo
Carroll L. Tyler
Navy
Los Alamos Laboratory
Tyler
Col
Herbert C. Gee
Army
Commission
Sandia
Albuquerque
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Leslie R. Groves
Manhattan Project
Atomic Commission
Britain considers peace time draft of non productive workers
London July 16. Arthur Deakin of the Transport and General Workers union proposed a peace time draft to fill industrial manpower gaps slowing postwar recovery. He argued thousands idle should be put into productive work and warned unions must expect some direction. Observers saw the move as a trial balloon to test union reaction with ministers watching closely.
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London
Britain
Arthur Deakin
Transport and General Workers Union
Deakin
The
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Deaken
Wild Geese Flown Over Winchester In Morning Flight
A flock of eight wild geese was counted moving northeast in the morning over Winchester. The sighting adds to regional migratory patterns observed by local observers.
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Winchester
SWV Elects Cook Senior Vice Commander at Virginia Encampment
Seven delegates from Col. James C. Baker camp Winchester attended the 38th annual Department of Virginia encampment in Roanoke where H. T. Cook was elected senior vice commander and adjutant of the local camp. Cook presented the SWV with a history book of the department, and the Winchester camp won the Gordon Simmons Cup for most veterans registered, marking a second consecutive win toward permanent possession.
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James C. Baker
Winchester
Roanoke
Department of Virginia
H. T. Cook
Cook
USWV
SWV Dept
Gordon Simmons
Col
Mr. Cook
William F. Courtney
Frank M. Ritter
Hector B. Ritter
Samuel W. Shewbridge
Clearbrook
Bernie W. Coffman
Woodstock
Harry Cook
Nettie Forney
Sadie Shewbridge
Donald Levi Named Clarke Game Warden
Donald Levi was appointed Clarke county game warden by the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. He begins August 1 after taking the oath before county clerk Loring Rackley and posting a $1,000 bond. Levi is the son of Ralph W. Levi and previously worked for Northern Virginia Power Co.
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Berryville
Donald Levi
Clarke County
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Loring Rackley
Ralph W. Levi
Northern Virginia Power Co
City council weighs Loudoun Street one way plan
Inquiries show residents split on a proposed one way traffic rule for Loudoun Street between Cork and Piccadilly Streets. Julian Watson backs two way flow with single side parking while Ada Oppie opposes the change citing merchant impact and truck congestion.
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City Council
Loudoun St
Cork
Piccadilly Sts
Julian Watson
Boyd Ave
Loudoun Street
Ada T. Oppie
Cameron
Loudoun
Indian Alley
Main Street
Truman seeks 10 year flood control program for Mississippi basin
President Truman asked Congress for a ten year plan to control floods and develop water resources in the Mississippi basin. He requested 250 million dollars to start and urged rapid action, citing flood losses this year potentially exceeding 500 million. The plan includes navigation irrigation hydroelectric power and related water uses.
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Washington
Congress
Sun
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
Soil Conservation
Truman
Missouri
Tennessee Valley
Cherry Orchard Damage Suit Set For Sept 11
In Berryville on July 16 the $10,000 damage suit by T Fleet Galloway and Elizabeth D Galloway against the Norfolk and Western railroad for alleged cherry orchard damages was scheduled for September 11. Clarke circuit court also set two other trial dates by Judge Elliott Marshall.
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Star Berryvlle
T. Fleet Galloway
Elizabeth D. Galloway
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Galloways
Clarke Circuit Court
Elliott Marshall
David E. Smit
Loudoun County
Velma C. Smith
David Smith
Wilton V. Stuart
F. Grove White
Www
B. Stuart Co
The
Commonwealth
Kenneth Jackson
Trial Justice Court
Council
Ralph Lynwood Cunningham
Berryville
Bass Reelected Frederick County School Board Chairman
Charles E. Bass of Stephens City has been reelected chairman of the Frederick County school board at the annual organization meeting. G. Harry Richard of Star Tannery was chosen vice chairman and Mrs. Elizabeth Sheetz of Winchester was named clerk.
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Charles E. Bass
Stephens City
Frederick County
G. Harry Richard
Star Tannery
Elizabeth Sheetz
Winchester
Marshall Gains Governors Support for Marshall Plan
In Salt Lake City the national governors conference resolutions committee unanimously approved a pledge backing Secretary of State Marshall. The statement commends his peaceful settlement efforts worldwide with a broad scope beyond Europe and notes upcoming full conference action.
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Salt Lake City
Marshall
Europe
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Carlson
Resolutions
Alaska
Hawaii
Charge Farmer Kills Wife
A 26-year-old tenant farmer, Berlin Cain of near Delaware City, was held without bail for grand jury action on charges of murdering his 23-year-old wife. Police said he admitted the slaying of his wife whose battered body was found in a ditch beside a highway 14 miles south of Wilmington.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Berlin Cain
Delaware City
Here
Whooping Cough Leads to Death in Winchester Hospital
Larry Reynolds of Middletown died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after two weeks with whooping cough that developed into pneumonia. Survived by Irvin R. and Theresa Darrett Reynolds, and siblings Samuel and Marion. Funeral set for 2:30 p m tomorrow at Omps funeral home with burial at Green Hill cemetery in Stephens City at 3 p m.
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Larry Reynolds
Middletown
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Irvin R
Theresa Darrett Reynolds
Samuel
Marion
Omps Funeral Home
Green Hil
Stephens City
Eleven Nations Invited to Meet On August 19
The United States proposed an 11 nation conference for August 19 to begin work on a Japanese peace treaty. The plan seeks to avoid veto by the Big Four and would be held in Washington or San Francisco with no replies yet received.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Russia
San Francisco
State Department
Rusia
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
of Marshall
Lutheran Synod Delegation From Winchester Stage Program
A Winchester group led by Mrs. Roy B. Wickes Jr and Mrs. Herbert Seidel presents a 6 pm program during a Lutheran Synod convention dinner in Strasburg. Weather permitting, dinner will be served on Mrs. E. E. Keister’s lawn as delegates attend sessions that opened at 9 am with a business meeting and vesper service by Miss Frances Dysinger. the convention closes tomorrow.
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Roy B. Wickes, Jr
Herbert Seidel
Winchester
Woman's Missionary Society
Lutheran Synod
Strasburg
E. E. Keister
E. Homer Harlee
O. Brown
Pred M. Ritter
Sarah Margaret Lupton
Vincent Miller
Benny Jones, Sr
Betty Combs
W. E. Jones
E. L. Lupton
W. E. Eisenberg
J. T. Frye Warde
Frances Dysinger
Philadelphia
Governor Tuck Opposes Federal Grants to States
In Salt Lake City on July 16 Governor William M. Tuck of Virginia condemned federal aid to education as undermining states’ rights. He said money comes from taxpayers, and federal strings threaten local control, but Virginia would still seek its share for self protection while grants exist.
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Salt Lake City
Virginia
William M. Tuck
Governors
Tuck
Federal
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Clarke
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Winchester Evening Star
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