City ends year with cash surplus of about 122000
The city ended the fiscal year June 30 with a general fund surplus of 98,863 and water fund surplus of 55,? plus an unexpended balance, yielding an overall cash back near 122,000. Transfers of 100,000 moved to sewer construction, bids for a 1 million project influenced funding. Income exceeded estimates in taxes licensing fines and service charges, including parking meters totaling 27,317.72 versus 15,000 estimated.
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W. A.ker
John Jones
Fred L. Gle Jr
Sewer Construction Fund Council
South Carolina Democrats Ordered to Enroll Negroes in Party
Federal Judge J. Waring ruled the South Carolina Democratic Party must enroll Black members and allow full participation. He warned officials that noncompliance would bring contempt proceedings and possible imprisonment, calling racial discrimination in politics a disgrace.
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Charleston
S. C
J. Walles Aring
South Carolina
Democratic Party
David Brown
Beaufort
George Elmore
Fish Fry Postponed to July 24 Near Benwnville Bridge
The Winchester Izaak Walton Lea fish fry near the Benwnville bridge, originally planned for tomorrow, has been postponed until Saturday, July 24.
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Winchester
Izaak Walton League
Benwnville Bridge
Winchester Schools Set September 9 Opening for 1948 49
Winchester public schools announce the 1948 49 session opens Thursday September 9. Superintendent Garland Quarles says new teacher meetings precede and faculty gather on September 8. Enrolment is expected to rise as vacancies fill and renovations continue at several plants. Registration schedules for new students include white and colored pupils at John Kerr Handley and Douglas buildings with birth certificates vaccination proof and prior work records required.
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Winchester Public Schools
Garland Quarles
Quarles
Douglas Colored School
Virginia Avenue
Handley
Winchester
John Kerr
Douglas School
Steel Pay Boost 13 Cents. Prices To Be Advanced
Pittsburgh July 16. Steel Corp and CIO United Steelworkers agreed to a pay increase averaging 13 cents hourly and the firm said there is no alternative but to raise prices to cover higher labor costs. The raise ranges from 9 to 25 cents across over twenty job classifications and will affect about 170000 production workers. Steel workers now average about $1.55 hourly.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Corp
CIO United Steelworkers
Winchester Soap Box Derby opens with 33 entries
The third annual Winchester Soap Box Derby draws 33 entered racers with 3 cars scratched from a 36 entry field. Two trials yesterday caused four crashes but crews expect repairs for Saturday’s competition. Class A lists Sime Lupton Orchard to Sager Clowes Jewelry with Owen Carter scratched and others named.
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Winchester
JRT
Owen Carter
William Himmock
Granville Creek
Jack Denny
Gace Sime
Lupton Orchard
Vast Military Procession at Pershing Funeral
A vast military funeral procession is planned for General of the Armies John J. Pershing. President Truman and the cabinet are expected to attend the graveside ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. Army troops will escort Pershing from Walter Reed to the Capitol, where he will lie in state before a Monday morning funeral.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
Air Force
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman
Arlington National Cemetery
Fort Myer
3Rd Mechanized Cavalry
Fort Meade
Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
Pershing
Charley Wycoff
Arlington
France
General Pershing
Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Gov Tuck bedridden with painful foot infection
Governor Tuck, returning from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, is confined to bed at the mansion with a recurring foot ailment. No comment on recalling the Virginia Democratic convention or participation in the Southern revolt convention in Birmingham is available.
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Richmond
Tuck
Philadelphia
Central Democratic Committee
Virginia
Birmingham
Alabama
Ford boosts white collar pay for 25,500 workers
Ford Motor Co. announced a salary increase for 25,500 white collar employees ranging from $20 to $50 per month. The move, noted in Detroit on July 16, affects staff as of Thursday, July 22, with a weather-affected reference to rain on July 23. Public notices include local sales and community center mentions.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Round Hill Community Center
Poor House Road
Route 50
West Winchester
Old Sherman
Political tide runs high as new party or lineup shifts loom
Atlanta July 16 leaders in the South debate civil rights as a turning point. Some see a birth of a constitutional party while others predict a reoriented Democratic or Republican alignment. Sen Russell and others argue for unity within a new party or major realignment to reflect Jeffersonian democracy and local self government.
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Charles F. Barrett
Atlanta
U. S
South
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Franklin Roosevelt
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Democratic Party
George
Dixie
Constittion
Memphis Press-Scimi
Lynchburg News Denounces National Democratic Party
The Lynchburg NEWS editorializes against the National Democratic Party calling its platform an affront to the South. It argues Southern voters should vote for other parties and condemns representatives in Philadelphia as bending to vote-bribes. The paper, founded by the late Senator Carter Glass, is published by Carter Glass Jr.
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Lynchburg
National Democratic Party
Philadelphia
the News
Carter Glass
Carter Glass, Jr
Solid South Bloc Might Win Out
Angry southern Democrats push plans for a separate ticket in November. Some leaders claim a 127 electoral vote southern bloc backing a Dixie candidate, while others doubt any chance of electing a southern president. Mississippi's Fielding Wright calls it the start of a fight to save the south as W. W. Wright doubts any chance of成功.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dixie
Truman-Barkley
Mississippi
Fielding Wright
South
Truman
United Nations Orders Cease Fire in Palestine
The Security Council directed Jews and Arabs to stop fighting within three days and pledged to enforce the order with force. It also called for an unconditional Jerusalem cease fire and demilitarization of the Holy City. The decision marks a major UN action in the Palestine conflict.
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Security Council
Palestine
United Nations
Jerusalem
Holy
Durocher to Boss Giants Shotton To Guide Dodgers
New York July 16 Ott resigns as manager of the Giants and is succeeded by Leo Durocher. Durocher's post with the Dodgers goes to Burt Shotton who was recalled from semi retirement last year to lead Brooklyn to the pennant after Durocher was suspended by Commissioner Chandler. Ott had led the Polo Grounds club since 1942 and joined as a player 23 years ago.
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New York
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Burt Shotton
Shotton
Brooklyn
Durocher
A. B
Chandler Durocher
Dodgers
Giants
Ott
Polo Ground
Communists Call Off General Strike in Italy
In Rome on July 16 the nations communists halted their nationwide strike after a warning from Premier De Gasperis government that it would use all means to end the insurrection. A restive back to work movement spreads across Italy as Genoa quiets and Milan reports new disturbances. Togliatti remains hospitalized after a shooting at his villa with his condition described as agitated and depressed.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Genoa
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democratic
Communists
Milan
Community Sale Days Draw Record Winchester Crowd
Thousands of shoppers filled Loudoun Street as 39 stores, led by the Retail Merchants Assn., revived Community Sale Days for the first time since 1941. Stores offered special prices today and tomorrow to reduce living costs, with wrapping and change facilities strained by the flow. If crowds persist tomorrow, sales may set a local record. some stores will extend summer clearance into next week.
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Winchester
Loudoun St
Rain Delays City Pet Show Postponed to Tuesday
Pet shows planned yesterday at city playgrounds were postponed to 3 p.m. Tuesday due to bad weather. The notice lists local businesses and services including Cain Cleaners in Stephens City and Robinson Cold Storage with promotional items and a gas odor warning from The Gas Co.
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Cain Cleaners
Harry E. Cain
Stephens City
Winchester
Robinson
CITY
M. C. Fleet
Prop
Reds Place Fighter Planes in Corridor of Allied Flights
Berlin dispatch notes two wartime options to break the Soviet Berlin blockade. Western powers may use force to crack the land blockade or retaliate elsewhere to raise costs for Moscow. Observers say Russia has abandoned diplomacy, using economic and military pressure to control Germany and the Ruhr.
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Reds
Berlin
Europe
Munich
Soviet Union
Germany
Russia
Ruhr
M. Molotov
Russians Warn of Training Flights Over Air Corridors
Berlin reports Soviet fighter planes will train in air corridors used by Western airlift to Berlin from seven a.m. to seven p.m. from Koethen Dal gow and Brandenburg. U.S. officers say the move is harassing but not stopping the airlift. In Washington 60 B 29s head to England for a short training visit as part of U S air strength buildup in Europe amid the Berlin blockade.
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Berlin
Koethen
Dalgow
Brandenburg
U. S
Adolf Hitler
Washington
Air Force
England
Labregat
Bermuda
USAF
Royal Air Force
Ted Tates
Germany
Atlantic
Europe
Russia
Wray
G Tandly Wray
Muncie
Ind
United States Air Forces In
Ceremany
Johnson Urges Congress Quit On Convening
Senator Olin D. Johnson of South Carolina says he will seek an immediate adjournment when Congress convenes July 26 in line with President Truman's call. Johnson leads Southern Democrats opposing civil rights measures and has spoken against anti lynching anti poll tax and segregation laws.
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Washington
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Congress
Truman
Johnson
National Convention Like A Steam Bath In Philadelphia
Relman Morin describes a national political convention as a four to five day business session held in summer. He notes the Philadelphia hall at midnight runs hot, with 95 degree heat, hard wooden seats, blazing lights, and crowds flooding aisles as demonstrations amplify the chaotic energy of the event.
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RELMAN MORINGHT_ADELPHIA
Champs Elysees
Philadelphia
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