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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1947

Page

2

Winding Laramie North Park and Western Line Through Forest Range

The Laramie North Park and Western railroad reports 11l miles with fifty seven 12 degree curves along a main line from Laramie Wyoming to Coalmont Colorado. The route traverses Medicine Bow National Forest with steep grades and unfenced range areas where wandering sheep and cattle often interrupt trains. Deer and antelope have also halted operations at times.

Laramie North Park Wyo Coalmont Colo

Gen Clay to Work With Paris on Europe Recovery Plan

Gen Lucius B Clay, commander in Germany, to cooperate with Paris Marshall plan committees to fit the American occupation zone into a new European order. He may travel to Paris to discuss Germany’s coal, industry, trade and food needs as invited by the Paris group. British asks U S to assume greater cost for feeding and running joint zones.

John M. Hightower Washington Germany United States Jsoon Paris Europe Lucius B. Clay Clay Iion Paris Organization U.S Bri Tain U. S

Virginia Tourist Traffic Rises in June But Prewar Levels Linger

Virginia’s June traffic on the primary highways rose 15.5 percent from June 1946 and 19.2 percent from June 1941. Sunday driving grew marginally versus 1941, and many motorists vacationed within the state due to car shortages. Out-of-state travel declined, remaining about 5 percent below June 1941 levels.

Richmond Virginia State Highway Department Old Dominion Ohio Pennsylvania New York

Answers to the Daily Quiz

Readers are provided with the quiz solutions for Page 4 questions. Topics include clothing, Geoffrey Chaucer, timing, Jonathan Daniels, golf, Britain’s ally Egypt, Norman Armour, Great Britain, the Sixteenth, and August 15 1947. Also tips to store onions by cooling and wrapping in waxed paper.

Geoffrey Chaucer Jonathan Daniels Egypt Great Britain Norman Armour

July 19 Sales Directory Estate and Household Items

July 19 at 10 A M John W Kern Estate Loudoun Street extends seven room house and lot furniture and personal property plus electrical appliances. July 19 at 1 P M Jack Kemp northern limits Stephens City household and kitchen furniture. July 19 at 10 A M Chester Racharda 344 miles west on Route 50 furniture. July 23 at 1 P M R C Carter 314 miles from Winchester on Berryville Pike automobile dry goods furniture. July 26 at 11 A M Ralph S Richard Executor front of Frederick County Court House real estate.

John W. Kern Loudoun St Jack Kemp Stephens City Chester Ralph S. Richard Frederick County Court House North Loudoun St Winchester Maytag

Educators Quarles and Kline Attend Roanoke Meeting

In Roanoke, City Superintendent Garland R. Quarles and County Schools Superintendent Leslie D. Kline join the annual meeting of division superintendents to discuss educational matters.

Garland R. Quarles Leslie D. Kline Roanoke

Feed grains planned for spring 1947 planting

Authorities announce that feed grains intended for spring 1947 planting will be used in fall 1947 and throughout much of 1948, outlining a shift in agricultural planning.

Delay for St. Lawrence Seaway Power Project Action

Senator Vandenberg said no Senate action on the St. Lawrence seaway power project this session. The Foreign Relations Committee will decide Friday to file a report or wait until January, with opponents requesting a delay for a minority report. The closed door session discussed the controversial matter.

Washington Vandenberg R - Mich Senate St. Lawrence Seaway Senate Eign Relations

General Motors to halt a week of production

Detroit July 15 General Motors Corp will take a week off from manufacturing passenger cars starting Monday due to disturbed steel conditions and coal mining sitaus tion. About 180000 workers will be laid off from assembly lines while 265000 production workers remain employed and weekly output was 30000 cars.

Detroit General Motors Corp

U S Officials Talk Rio Trip and European Plan

At a news briefing General Marshall indicated possible attendance at the Inter American defense conference in Rio de Janeiro next month. He said the U S has not been asked to join Paris talks on a European program and that the move should come from European nations drafting the plan. On Korea he noted no immediate action is planned and denied withdrawing from the peninsula.

Rio Rio de Janeiro United States Paris Marshall Korea Soviet Russia

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