Toll of 43 in Tornadoes Rips Oklahoma and Arkansas
Storms slammed Arkansas and Oklahoma leaving at least 43 dead and hundreds injured. Major damage hit Pine Bluff area Arkansas with many rural villages wiped out and Leedy Oklahoma where six died. National Guard deployed to curb looting as shelters filled quickly.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Associated Press
Pine Bluff
Leedy
George Steed
Steed
Pine
National Guard
Elks Recruit War Aid for Youths Through Army Drive
The War Department seeks high school graduates to join the army as part of a campaign organized with the Elks National Veterans Service Commission to recruit 30,000 men monthly. Also notes GI Bill credits for graduates, police department vacancies, local ads, and rental and sale notices from Winchester area businesses.
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War Department
Arthur F. Streit
Winchester Lodge
Elks National Veterans Service Commission
Army
John G. Shettle
Baltimore
Locust Bloom Hints at Heavy Corn Crop in Grimes Area
Grimes residents in Frederick County note a very tall locust bloom this year and expect a heavy corn yield. Elders say a long observed link exists between locust blossoms and crops, though the mechanism remains unknown.
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Grimes
Frederick County
British Apple Purchases Delayed By U K Crop Prospects
A letter from a Kent fruit dealer suggests England may delay buying U S apples as the largest English crop in history nears harvest. Limited container space and lumber shortages threaten packaging, likely reducing overseas purchases of certain fall varieties while stock in November may tighten.
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England
Lester Arnold
United States
Kent
Ministry of Food
Jonathans
Grimes
King Davie
Pope Pius XII warns rulers on hate as weapon
In a June radio address from Vatican City Pope Pius XII urges world leaders not to miss a chance to restore relations. He warns against echoing the hate and violence of the defeated regime and questions how victors can use such methods themselves.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Europe
Clergyman Speaks at Berryville Memorial Day Service
The Rev. R. K. McDonald led Memorial Day exercises at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. The program was sponsored by the Lloyd Williams Post American Legion. Mrs Truman Holds Own in Grandview Missouri was reported resting comfortably at age 94. Apples for sale Small Winesap apples two dollars per bushel at Old Mill Storage Valley Pike.
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R. K. McDonald
Berryville Presbyterian Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Lloyd Williams Post
American Legion
Truman
Grandview
Wallace Graham
Graham
Martha F. Truman
Old Mill
Valley Pike
Memorial Service Honors Bible Class Founder Dr Whitlock
About 100 members of two Golden Rule Bible Classes in Winchester and Stephens City gathered at Mt. Hebron Cemetery to honor founder Dr. J Lawrence Whitlock. Rev. W C Talbert spoke of life beyond the grave as congregants and class members reflected on Whitlock’s work and leadership.
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J. Lawrence
Whitlock
Mt. Hebron
Braddock Street
Dr. Whitlock
Mr. Talbert
Emerson
Winchester
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
Stephens City
C. P. McVicar
R. E. Ayler
T. J. Hawkins
City Four
Ayler
Stephens City High School
Golden Rule
City
C. W. Watson
David Petrie
Gervis Lemley
M. S. Barley
Norman W. Bean
C. E. Staples
Ray Staples
George Ritenour
Henry Ritenour
Raymond Hausenfluck
Harry Boothe
T. A. Grim
Earl Ewing
Frank Barley
Ray Cougill
H. R. Mills
Ray Rinker
Leslie Orndoff
H J. Greene, Jr
Irvin Wilson
Scouts Watching Schoolboy Hurler in Allentown Exhibition
Curt Simmons a 17 year old southpaw hurler from Whitehall High School will start for Egypt in an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Allentown. Scouts from nearly all major leagues will attend as he nears graduation and potential pro offers after state title success with Coplay American Legion.
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Allentown
Curt Simmons
Hurley
Egypt Club
Philadelphia Phils
Simmons
Coplay
American Legion
Whitehall High School
Berryville Chamber to Elect Board at Wednesday Meeting
The Berryville and Clarke County Chamber of Commerce will meet Wednesday night at the Presbyterian church hall in Berryville. On the agenda is the election of a board of directors.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Bride 17 Reports Attempted Abduction by Black Man
In Rich Square North Carolina on June 2 a 17 year old bride reported a Black person grabbed her at her door and tried to pull her outside She fainted and the assailant fled Three Black men were held in undisclosed jails in connection with the incident and seven Rich Square men were arrested last week in a related seizure of a Black man attempting to abduct a young white stenographer from the county jail at Jackson They are free on 2500 bond each according to Police Chief Frank Outland.
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Rich Square
N. C
Jackson
Frank Outland
Allen Davis Byrd
Lasker
Byrd
City Trapshooters Win State Team Title and Singles Honors
Winchester shooters dominated Virginia State trapshoot at Roanoke Gun Club. A. W. Anderson won the 16 yard division with 138 straight and claimed the state individual crown. C. J. Renner tied for second in the doubles. Ruth Cuthbert led the women with 237 team points and placed seventh overall. Roanoke took second in the team event with 219 points, followed by Richmond 216 and Washington 213.
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Winchester
Virginia
Roanoke
C. J. Renner
E. E Cuthbert
A. A. Seabright
A. W. Anderson
Ruth Cuthbert
Miss Cuthbert
Anderson Anderson
R. C.gilliam
Norfolk
E. Cuthbert
Renner
Anderson
Lewis
Cuthbert
Seabright
Richmond
Washington
Southern States Co op Sets Winchester Annual Meeting
The Southern States Winchester Service board and Farm Home Advisory committee plan the annual membership meeting for Winchester area members. A 7:30 p.m. June 9 gathering at the Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe will finalize time and place, nominate candidates for local board and committee, and review the program.
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Southern States Cooperative
Winchester
Southern States Winchester Service
Southern States Farm Home Advisory Committee
Golden Glow
Walker McC. Bond
Will
Inc
Fide
Southern States
Board of Directors
Farm Home Committee
McC. Bond
Alfred Wright
John W. Larrick
L. T. Larrick
White Post
L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Lee Barney
Gainesboro
Lester Dailey
Cross Junction
Alfred W. Wright
R. Lee Barney
L.O Dick
Seniors At Gore Have Atomic Talk
Education for the Atomic Age will be the theme Wednesday night at the Sidney Gore high school's commencement exercises. Samuel P. Vanderslice, registrar of Strayer College, Washington, will deliver the address. Leslie D. Kline, superintendent of schools, will speak. Diplomas will be presented to nine seniors by Principal Paul Beable. Commencement week began with the bacalaureate services last night and continues today with class night exercises.
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Sidney Gore High School
Samuel P. Vanderslice
Strayer College
Washington
Leslie D. Kline
Paul Beable
House Approves Income Tax Plan This Summer
The House gave final approval to a Republican backed bill to cut income taxes starting July 1 by 4 billion dollars annually. The plan lowers individual rates from 10.5 to 30 percent and sets ranges for 20 15 and 10.5 percent reductions with extra exemptions for seniors.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Coal Talk End Invites Truman's Labor Law Okay
Washington June 2 Congress may cut short its summer vacation if a coal strike develops and the labor disputes bill passes this week into law. Senator Ellender said Congress may take direct action if United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis calls a walkout after June 30 without federal intervention. Miners plan a 10 day vacation starting June 27, delaying any work stoppage.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Ellender
D-La
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Smith-Connally
Band Leads March By Three Lodges Memorial Service
IOOF and WOW members joined yesterday afternoon in a Memorial service at Mt Hebron cemetery honoring deceased lodge members. Cary W Hancock Woodmen of the World guest speaker introduced by W Erle Edwards presided, with the McKillwee municipal band leading the parade and participating in the program. Refreshments followed at the lodge hall.
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IOOF
WOW
Mt. Hebron
Cary W. Hancock
Woodmen of the World
W. Erle Edwards
Mckillwee
Senate panel schedules Army Navy unification bill action
Henry Garsson testified in a war fraud trial that his munitions firms already held ten million dollars in war contracts before he met former Congressman Andrew J May, whom he is accused of bribing for government favors.
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Washington
Henry Garsson
Andrew J May
Guard Inspection Open To Public At Berryville Armory
Clarke county's 29th Division Reconnaissance Calvary Troop National Guard will be inspected at 7 30 p m today at the Berryville armory. Town and county officials and citizens have special invitations to witness the inspection and activation of the company. Inspecting officers were to arrive in Berryville late this afternoon to inspect the armory and company records.
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Clarke County
Calvary
Berryville
Fur Coat Storage Modern Age Shoppe Advertisement
For sale 4 large jets coats offered near U S 11 close to the West Virginia line. Cheap price. Call 4084. Contact details appear in local classified.
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U. S. 11
W. Va
Lawyer Challenges Conviction In Snake Handling Case
In Richmond on June 2, Verney B. Tate argued in the State Supreme Court of Appeals that Harvey O Kirk was wrongly convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a Wise county jury. He contended the verdict aimed to eradicate serpent services rather than reflect law and evidence.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Wise County
Harvey O Kirk
Serpent Services
Verney B. Tate
Kirk
Cool Weather Boosts Winchester Restaurants and Lodging
The past three days of cool weather drew travelers to Winchester from the Eastern seacoast, filling tourist hotels and camps. Restaurant owners report pastry and pie shortages as appetites rise and apples disappear from counters, while lodging houses turn away applicants. Michigan and Illinois auto licenses appear prominently in the scene.
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Winchester
Seacoast
Michigan
Illinois
Youth Trapped On Rail Trestle Leaps To Death
Seven year old Douglas Mitchell Mumaw died after leaping from Pugh's Run bridge on the Southern Railroad near Woodstock Virginia as a southbound train approached. His siblings Gerald Donald Shirley and Barbara Ann escaped to safety. survivors include maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Haltreman of Frederick County.
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Woodstock
Douglas Mitchell Mumaw
Pugh
Here
Douglas
Gerald
Donald
Shirley
Barbara Ann
Joseph Halterman
Frederick County
Britain Ready With India Plan
A New Delhi communique said Britain's plan to transfer power to Indian hands would be announced tomorrow. It indicated that major Indian parties had accepted or were expected to accept the proposals on Tuesday. Lord Mountbatten would broadcast tomorrow night and the text would be read afterward. Nehru, Jinnah, and S Baldev Singh were to speak on the radio.
Chemical Plant Blast Kills Two Injures Nine
Two men died and nine people were injured when an explosion wrecked two buildings at the American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp facility near Edinburg Lawrence County. The dead were Melle Craven 55 and Robert Downing 38, both of New Castle Pa.
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Edinburg
American Cyanamid and Chemical Corp
Lawrence County
Melle Craven
Robert Downing
New Castle, Pa
Democrats to Name City Committee Meeting Called
Winchester Democratic Committee announces a mass meeting at City Hall Court Room at 8 p.m. Monday June 16 to elect a Democratic committee for the next two years Oscar H Lewis chairs and Lee Fisher serves as secretary with duties to organize party efforts.
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Oscar H Lewis
Chaiman
Lee Fisher
Winchester Democratic Comittee
Fisher
Secretary of State Cancels Half of Hungary Credit
Secretary of State Marshall ordered cancellation of an unused half of a 30 million dollar credit to Hungary amid the formation of a pro Communist regime with Russian support.
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Washington
Marshall
Hungary
O'Sullivan Winchester Plant to Ramp Up Output
Earl Bunting states the Winchester plant will rebound after a period of reduced production. Fifty idle workers return as a rebuilding program completes, joining 400 already employed, with further hiring expected later in the year. He cites mechanization, stock absorption, and war surplus adjustments as factors shaping the recovery and affirms a bright economic outlook for the city.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester
Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
O'Sullivan
War Surplus Administration
Mr. Bunting
O'Sullivan Company
Auto Crash Deals Still Top List In Holiday Toll
Auto crashes dominated the Memorial Day weekend toll with 215 deaths, the AP reports. California led states with 31 highway fatalities. Maryland Virginia and West Virginia show multiple deaths across traffic, drowning, and other causes since 6 PM Thursday.
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Associated Press
California
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
For sale modern home near Berryville Pike
For sale a modern home with five rooms and bath, good well and cistern, two lots with fruit trees, one mile from city limits on Berryville Pike. Two more houses are being built. G. W. Morris, phone 5077. Also notice: poorhouse auction next Thursday. Pocahontas Coal available for immediate delivery by A. C. Slonaker & Son.
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Berryville Pike
G. W. Morris
Dock St
Pocahontas
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Blue Valley Creamery to Close Wednesdays After Noon
The Blue Valley Creamery will shut every Wednesday after noon starting Wednesday June 4. Just received new floor coverings at J W Grove Furniture Co located at 125 S Lowe Street with significant stock noted.
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Blue Valley Creamery
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Lowe Dounst
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