Peery Endorses Battle in Virginia Governor Race
Ex governor Peery backs John Battle for Virginia governor citing Battle’s 20 years in the House and Senate finance chairmanship. Remmie L. Arnold shifts to Battle, while Fenwick disputes Arnold’s portrayal of events. Ballot dynamics include Edwards supporters noting Byrd era ties and Harrisonburg board hints at cross party voting.
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Associated Press
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George C
Ernor
Virginia
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Peery
Tazewell
Perry
John S
Fio
Goshiar
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Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Arnold
Alexandria
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Arlington
Tuck
U. S
Byrd
Edwards
Rockingham County
Charles 8. Estep
Walter Johnson
R. G. Wolverton Auction Near Stephenson Nap Livestock
Sale listing for August 6 at 10 a.m. includes farm household goods and livestock. R G Wolverton hosts near Stephenson Nap locations.
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R. G. Wolverton
Stephens Nap
Miller Farm First With New Sweetcorn in Winchester Stores
First locally grown sweetcorn appears in Winchester stores from Miller Farm on the Shenandoah River in Clarke County. Prices range from 49 to 65 cents a dozen cars. The farm is usually the first to market sweetcorn.
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Winchester
Miller
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
Klan Threatens Political Action Over Prosecutors
A Ku Klux Klan spokesman warned of political retaliation in response to a grand jury probe in Birmingham Alabama. The jury returned four new indictments tied to night rider violence and cross burnings as it continues its investigation. previously 17 men were indicted for related terrorism. Dr Lycurgus Spinks a 1947 Mississippi gubernatorial candidate spoke at a Klan meeting in Tarrant City and predicted 150000 Alabama members by the next election and pledged to retire state leaders in Montgomery.
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Lycurgus Spinks
Mississippi
Tarrant City
Spinks
Thomasville
Ala
Klan
Alabama
Montgomery
Conservatives Seek Anglo American Pact Expansion
The Conservatives advocate cut waste and boost efficiency to lower costs while promoting a foreign policy to maintain peace. They cite Churchill's Fulton 1946 speech as pointing the way to an Atlantic Pact and seek U S cooperation. They envision broader treaty arrangements with Arab states and Mediterranean partners, with United States participation as defense assurance. Labor holds 391 seats to Conservative 193 in the Commons.
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Britain
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Mediterranean
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House of Commons
Honolulu Strikers Appeal To Truman For Settlement
Honolulu longshoremen ask President Truman to name a board of inquiry to end the 84 day Hawaii dock strike. Sen Morse urges arbitration as Hawaii legislature mulls seizure and dock operations bills. Union and employers clash over venue and wage demands amid fears of spread to the Pacific coast.
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America
Pacific Coast
Assembly
Kip
ILWU
Henry Schmidt
Civil Service
Pacific
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Taft and Robertson Oppose ECA Recovery Fund Earmark
Senator Taft opposed earmarking about 1500 million of European recovery funds to buy American farm surpluses. Senator Robertson argued the ECA law already requires purchases by ECA countries when surplus crops exist, calling it protection.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Robertson
Virginia
Business Shows Signs of Turnaround Amid Mixed Week
New York July 23 visual signs of improvement emerged in the business week. Retail sales lagged a year earlier while second quarter earnings show higher costs. Cotton cloth prices rose and zinc market advanced as steel capacity held near 78 percent. Ford wage strike talks loom with no walkout yet while auto production neared 156 thousand units, still above last year.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Michigan Labor Mediation Board
Ford
Monty Stratton Loses Leg In 1938 Hunting Accident
White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton lost his leg after a hunting accident on November 28, 1938. The pistol discharged in his belt holster while he hunted, the bullet injuring his leg and necessitating amputation to save his life.
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Livestock prices move mixed in Baltimore and Chicago markets
Reported figures show cattle and calf values mostly steady to slightly higher in Chicago with steers and yearlings topping 28.50 and feeders steady. Baltimore listings note declines for hogs and varied beef cuts while wheat holds at No. 2 red winter near 1.88 a bushel.
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Baltimore
Phon Conan
Chicago
Spring lamb market shows gains and steady demand
Yearlings shared spring lamb de cline but overall sheep strength pushes prices up. Bulk good and choice spring lambs closed at 23.50 to 25. Cull and common yearlings near 21. Choice light ewes sold stronger to 9.50, while heavy ewes and bucks moved to 6.50.
Chicago Grains Opening Prices Show Firm Undertone
Chicago markets opened with a firm undertone as light selling followed. Opening prices showed Wheat Sep 2.04 03 cents, Dec 2.05 for a minor rise, Mar 2.08, May 2.10. Rye 129 cents. Oats Sep 65 66 cents, Dec 65, May 63. Rye Sep 1.54. Lard Sep 11.25.
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Chicago
Answers to Daily Quiz Correct Answers List
The page lists correct quiz answers including John Dillinger James C Pe 91 years True and Protective Orders Edgar Rice Burroughs Waterglass and the Spanish American War. The fragmentary notes provide the quiz key for questions on history and general knowledge.
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John Dillinger
Kentucky
James C. Pe
Edgar Ries Burroughs
Otto Abetz Sentenced to Twenty Years for War Crimes
Paris reports Otto Abetz, former Nazi ambassador to occupied Paris, was sentenced yesterday to 20 years of hard labor for war crimes. The court found him responsible for crimes committed during his tenure in France.
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Otto Abeta
Occupied
Par
Accused of Complicity in Mandel Killing and Crimes
He was charged with complicity in the killing of Georges Mandel former French foreign minister of the interior aiding in deportation of Frenchmen for forced labor in Germany pillage of French art treasures and other crimes.
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Georges Mandel
Interior
Germany
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