Controls On Credits May Cease
Washington July 23 President Truman faces a decision on lifting wartime credit restraints on autos refrigerators radios and other items. The House approved ending controls immediately, while a Senate plan to extend restraints to December 31 stalled. Current rules require 20 percent down payments and up to 15 months payments on many consumer goods including furniture and appliances.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Voice
Esterday
Wolcott
R - Mich
House Banking Committee
Senate
Inchester Dealers Divided Over Auto Financing Terms
Six local car dealers split on financing rules with a 1 3 down payment. Some favor extending payments to 18 months and new cars to 24. They also call for changing rules on used car pricing above the Red Book value and related down payment requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inchester
Fred Ritter
Shenandoahoter Co
William Battaile
B and
Chevrolet Sales Co
Battaile
At & Rice
Barbershop Chorus Rehearsal Shakes House in Clean
A barbershop chorus rehearsed with vibrant energy causing chunks of plaster to fall from the ceiling twice. The incident occurred during a session in Clean New York on July 23. No injuries reported.
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N. Y
Population Ups and Downs in Winchester Directory
The Winchester city directory shows the Browns leading in new entries while the Millers remain the largest family group. The Miller count rose from 129 to 131. Browns from 58 to 71. Other gains include the Smiths, Boyds, Lewises, Adamses, and Cathers. some families like the Andersons and Bakers show declines. Abrell replaces Abshire as first seron listed for a local carrier.
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Miller
Winchester
Smiths
Boyds
Lewises
Adamses
Cathers
Andersons
Bakers
Clark
Coopers
Grims
Jacksons
Jenkinses
Joneses
E. Abrell
Sy Et Company
S Helen L. Abshire
Turkey steaks proposed to replace roast turkey in U S
National Turkey Federation pushes turkey steaks as a beef sirloin substitute. First public showing at the International Baby Chick Association convention. Developed by Texas A and M research, Dr F Z Beanblossom demonstrates grinding turkey meat into four to six ounce steaks. Industry members say turkeys 25 to 40 pounds could be produced, but ovens may not fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Turkey Federation
International Baby Chick Assn
Poultry and Egg National Board
Texas A. and M. College
F. Z. Beanblossom
Reckless Driving Verdict Set Aside by Judge Marshall
Judge Elliott Marshall sustained a defense motion to set aside a jury verdict finding Charles P. Turpin of Winchester guilty of reckless driving. The five member jury had convicted Turpin after an accident near Vaulcluse where Turpin claimed approaching lights blinded him, not speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Mashall
Charles P. Turpin
Winchester
Trial Justice Court
Turpin
W. Erle Edwards
Charles Zeildr
Foreman
Joseph Ramey
H. John Whitacre
H. L. Cadwallader
W. C. Adams
J. Edward Thoma
H. K. Benham
Marshall
Vaucluse
Favor Citizenship For Ex Communist
A House judiciary subcommittee approved a bill to grant American citizenship to Victor A. Kravchenko, a former Soviet official who has renounced communism and testified to the House Un American Activities Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Victor A. Kravchenko
House UN- American Activities Committee
Growth in storage and new dwellings eyed in local permits
The C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Co wins a permit for a six story brick cold storage and reezer plant at 250000 dollars. Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Winery Corp gains permission for a brick steel orehouse 150 by 150 feet cost 50000 dollars and moves a frame office building 60 feet west. New dwelling permits include several brick and concrete block homes led by Ruth W Brown at 6000 dollars and a 5500 dollar Kenandosh Ave block dwelling. Additional permits cover a range of structures and modifications including a 3000 dollar removal of a billiard parlor and a 1250 dollar car wash building.
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C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Torage Co
N. Cameron J
Rmit
Shenandoah Valley
Fairmont Ave
W. North Ave
Ruth W. Brown
Kenandosh Ave
Wood Tierson
For Sale One Iron Fireman Bin Feeder and Boiler
For sale one iron fireman bin feeder and boiler in perfect condition. Contact C. D. Brown at B. and C. Bakery. Dated 7 22 1p 31.
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Condin
C. D. Brown
B. & C. Bakery
Apples Wanted at Williams Early Red Orchard
Williams and E. W. Barr advertise apples for packing at Winchester Cold storage Packing House. Phone 436. Notice appears in the local column dated July 22.
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Williams
E. W. Barr
Winchester Colderage Packing _House
Hotpoint Water Heaters Now Available at Molden Electric
82 gallon Hotpoint water heaters offered by Molden Electric with a limited savings of 15 to 20 dollars if installed before August. Piccadilly Soda Shop opens under new management offering breakfasts lunches and sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molden Electric CO
Piccadilly
Truman Appears Unannounced On Senate Floor
President Truman returned to the Senate floor unannounced after lunch. He thanked Senator Vandenberg for the reception and said he spent the best ten years of his life in the Senate. An armed man was arrested later in a rest room, unclear if connected.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Capitol
Senator Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Missouri
Mr. Truman
M. L. Stanley
Uniformed Police
The
Senate Today
Humston Farm Home Near Middletown To Be Remodeled
The E L Humston family farm residence one mile north of Middletown on Valley Pike will be remodeled into a summer home for Mrs Mamie H Coffman and her son William R Coffman both of Winchester. The sale of farm and household effects disclosed the plan during an auction at the old homestead. Earl Humston and his sister Mrs Coffman act as estate executors. The 190 acre farm will be farmed out and features a tenant house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Humston
Valley Pike
Middletown
Mamie H. Coffman
S. Loudoun St
William R. Coffman
Thrift Auto Store
Winchester
Coffman
Humston
Joyce Attends State Supervisors Conference in Virginia
Russell A. Joyce, district supervisor of vocational rehabilitation for Northern Virginia, attends the conference of all state supervisors at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center near Staunton this week. The center, formerly Woodrow Wilson Hospital, was a U.S. government hospital recently acquired by the State Department of Education to be used as a training center for the severely handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell A. Joyce
Northern Virginia
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson Hospital
U. S
State Department of Education
SINGER SEWING MACHINES FOR SALE AT RHODES DRUG STORE
Guaranteed rebuilt portable console electric and treadle sewing machines offered for cash or monthly payments. Henry F Seale at Rhodes Drug Store Building Winchester lists this sale. Also notes a yard party at Carpers Valley on Wednesday July 30 for a church benefit. Bargains galore with 50 percent or more reductions at N P Style Shoppe 160 N Loudoun St.
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Henry F. Seale
Rhodes Drug Store
Winchester
Carper's Valley
Benefit Church
Lads of 11 and 14 Face Charges of Forging Checks
Two Winchester youths aged 11 and 14 were arrested on charges of forging more than 70 dollars in checks. They allegedly copied check style from an arithmetic book and passed fake payments at multiple local stores, claiming the funds were for yard work for Mr. Cather.
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Winchester
F. M
Punk
Kevin Omps
Thomas D. Cather
Omps
Cather
Clayton’s Feed
Patton's Grocery
Seabright’s Grocery
J. E. Keffers
McIntyre’s
Sunnyside
Valley Fruit and Candy Co
Winchester A and P
Mr. Cather
Capt
Funk
Saboteurs Sink British Ship in Haifa Harbor
Official sources report the British ship Empire Lifeguard sunk in Haifa harbor after disembarking 261 Jewish immigrants from Cyprus detention camps. British release says an internal explosion caused the loss with no casualties reported.
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Jerusalem
Empire Lifeguard
Haifa
Holy Land
Cyprus
General Marshall Seeks Frederick Directions
In Frederick Maryland on July 23 a silver haired man with District of Columbia plates hailed publisher William T. Delaplaine asking directions to Col Harrison McAlee's home. Delaplaine identified the man as Secretary of State Marsh and offered guidance before Marshall drove off joking about his poor driving in town.
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Frederick
District of Columbia
William T. Delaplaine
Harrison McAlé
Delaplaine
Marsh
Reds to Quest Again for Antarctic Whales
Russia's whaling fleet is preparing for its second Antarctic trip this year. Moscow radio reported the last expedition in Southern waters caught 386 whales, exceeding the target by 39 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Antarctic
Moscow Radio
Crabill Named To State Post In Education
In Richmond on July 23 F B Cale announced two new appointments to the department to replace retirees and a leav e of absence. W R Crabill and B C Bass succeed T J Horne and W H McCann as assistant supervisors of agricultural education overseeing the Veterans training program. Crabill a VPI graduate and former Herndon instructor rose to colonel after serving since 1941. Bass also a VPI graduate taught vocational agriculture in Pittsylvania County before entering the army in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
F. B. Cale
Cale
W. R. Crabill
B. C. Bass
T. J. Horne
W. H. McCann
Horne
McCann
Army
VPI
Crabill
Bass
United States Army
Frederick County
Herndon High School
Fairfax County
Dan River
Spring Garden
Pittsylvania County
Safety Council To Pick Officers
The Winchester Frederick county safety council board will meet tomorrow night at the chamber of commerce office to elect officers select a managing director and amend by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester- Frederick
Nightie Theft Suspect Delbert Durr Arrested Again
Winchester trail er camp veteran Delbert Durr, previously given a 12 month suspended sentence last December for stealing ladies garments from clotheslines, was arrested again after Mrs. Nora Carper reported an embroidered nightgown missing. Police found the gown and two other items at his trailer on 5S Kent St. His preliminary hearing is set for Thursday and authorities say he had targeted more than a dozen residents before last winter. He claimed he did not know why he took the garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Durr
Winchester
Durr
Nora Carper
Kent &T
9 inch Rainfall Floods Erie Pa Damage 1 Million
A state of emergency in Erie, Pennsylvania, as 9.03 inches of rainfall caused $1 million in damage and left 75 families homeless. Evacuees, many from a housing project, were housed in city hall. Red Cross sought shelter for them. Floodwaters reached two to three feet on French Street. GE plant outside Erie idled 5,000 of 17,000 workers. In Pittsburgh, a lightning strike damaged a crowded trolley car injuring 18 people, two seriously, with survivors describing a flash and smoke.
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Erie
City Hall
Red Cross
Mill Creek
Weather Bureau
French St
General Electric Corp
D. F. Smith
Pittsburgh
Jacob Rominoff
W. T. Plough
Mercy Hospital
Plough
CIO Leader Alleged Red Indicted on Perjury Charge
Harold Roland Christoffel, Milwaukee CIO leader and former president of UAW local 248, is indicted by a federal grand jury on perjury charges for denying membership in the Communist party while testifying to the House labor committee about past Allis-Chalmers plant shutdowns during a prolonged Milwaukee area strike.
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CIO
Red
Washington
Harold Roland Christoffel
Milwaukee Cio
Communist Party
Christoffel
House Labor Committee
United Auto Workers
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
GOP to Probe Cost of Living and Housing
Senate Republican leaders approved a long list of investigations led by Taft of Ohio. Probes target rising living costs and housing problems with sponsors needing Senate or congressional approval to proceed. Most inquiries planned for the congressional recess through January.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Congressional
Congress
Yard Party at Gainesboro Church Lawn July 26 1947
The W S C S of Gainesboro Church hosts a yard party on the church lawn Saturday night July 26 1947 starting at 6 30 p m Proceeds support church activities. July clearance sale at Lovett s Shoe and Dress Shop 156 158 N Loudoun St now in progress bargains remain through February 1 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
Impulse to Slay Leads Girls to Kill Younger Child
A 14-year-old Sacramento honor student faced Sacramento county jail custody for the hammer slaying of 10-year-old Mary Lou Roman. The girl told doctors she battled for a year with an extreme urge to kill someone and cited thoughts of killing family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Sacramento County
Mary Lou Roman
Rudolph Toller
Stockton State Hospital
Louise
U S Stands Firm On Punishment Of A bomb Crimes
Frederick H. Osborn, U S atomic deputy, told the United Nations atomic energy commission that the United States insists no veto apply to punishment of atomic crimes. He urged postponing veto debate until a point by point discussion and upheld Baruch’s principles. Gromyko pressed for a veto on any final decision to punish atomic control, while the committee continued to study Russian amendments to the commission report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard M. Baruch
Atomic Commission
Osborn
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
Russia
Security Council
Commission
Poland
Soviet Union
United States
Honey outlook improves for Virginia bees
Felix Kelley of Roanoke told the state beekeepers association convention in Lynchburg that the future for Virginia honey and bees is brighter than in many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Virginia
Felix Kelley
Roanoke
the Beekeepers’ Assn
Indonesians Adopt Scorched Earth Policy in Java War
Batavia Java July 23 Indonesians say scorched earth tactics deployed as Dutch forces push on two fronts toward Jogjakarta Salatiga and Soemedang are reported fired and levelled while Cheribon ports near reach. Dutch motorized column advances 30 miles southwest of Batavia amidst aerial attacks and Dutch raids reach Medan.
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Batavia
Java
Salatiga
Semarang
Jogjakarta
Saloga
Lawang
Rewang
Malang
Soemedang
Tjitjalengka
Bandoeng
Sumatra
Medan
Poland Loses Share Of U.S. Relief Funds In 1947
Washington reports Poland's portion of the 350 million dollar American relief program is canceled after a survey finds Poland has enough food for the year. Hungary may also be excluded. relief for Italy Greece Austria and Trieste proceeds, with discussions on China ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Poland
State Department
Hungary
Vison
Benevence Marshall
Red Army
Italy
Greece
Austria
Trieste
China
Congress
House
Hartley to Take Lead In Labor Law Change
Rep Hartley outlines plans to strengthen Taft Hartley if it harms labor and to amend if needed. He warns unions risk suffering most if they oppose the bill. Taft relies on a survey committee for revisions as full operation begins August 22 with mediation service expansion and tougher union accountability.
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Hartley
Washington
Rep
R-Nj
House Labor Committee
Taft
Senate House
Labor
New Jersey
Truman
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Organized
John L. Lewis
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Cmp Co
Ermit
Cameron St
Miller Fletcher
W. Leicester St
A. O. Tokes
Billard
N. Loudoun St
Steve Yeatras
Barr’s Orchard and Farm Supply Co
N. Loudoun
Otis Stottelmyer
S. Braddock St
C. R. Anderson
E. Piccadilly St
Kenneth F. McDonald
N. Kent St
Texas Co
G. H. Fansler
Humston Farm
Joyce
Gene Miller
Frederick, Md
Reds
WPI
Safety Council
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
U.S
America
Red Security Council
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