Congress Tariff Policy Clash Shapes Presidential Race
The Truman administration faces Republican pressure in Congress over renewing the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. The law, due to expire June 12, allows tariff reductions by the president. Republicans seek a one year renewal with veto power to curb concessions beyond set peril points. Truman may choose to present the issue to voters as a choice between trade cooperation and economic isolationism, amid debates over Geneva and ITO plans and their impact on exports, imports, and domestic producers.
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Congress
Truman
Republicans Back Tariff Reform Debate Shapes Trade Policy
The article analyzes Republican stance on tariffs, noting a shift away from direct congressional tariff making toward a re formed Tariff Commission. It questions cost of production standards and whether protection would hinder imports needed for a creditor nation. It argues that lower trade barriers aid economic development.
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Tariff Commission
Rail unions and government ownership clash over rail labor
Current Opinion in The New York Times argues that rival railroad union leaders overplayed their hand with a nationwide strike threat. It notes the President's Fact Finding Board found rail offers fair, while leaders seek government ownership to resolve the dispute.
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New York Times
Railway Labor Executives Association
Tornado Toll in Oklahoma and Arkansas Tops Year Earlier News
News from 1947 reports at least 43 dead and hundreds injured in tornado outbreaks across Oklahoma and Arkansas. Golden Rule Bible classes and Braddock Street and Stephens City Methodist churches jointly honored founder Dr. J Lawrence Whitlock.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Golden Rule Bible
Braddock St
Stephens City
Methodist
J. Lawrence Whitlock
Five Years Ago in Winchester Area Farm Notes
Fruit growers were advised to begin a second cover spray. C P McVicar, ration board chairman, received orders to cut local gas rations. Chas Cochran and Richard Campbell received Sarden club prizes in an essay contest.
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Winchester
C.P. McVicar
Ration Board
Chas Cochran
Handley
Richard Campbell
Gore
Berryville honors largest graduating class of 1933
Dr. E L Fox of Randolph Macon College addressed 36 Berryville graduates, the largest class to receive diplomas in the school's history. Rev Ryden led Little Theater’s production of East Lysvie. Rev C H Funk reported improvement from injuries from an auto accident near Hagerstown.
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E.L Fox
Randolph-Macon College
Berryville
Ryden
Little Theater
East Lysvie
C. H. Funk
Hagerstown
Plague of 17 year locusts predicted for Frederick county
1923-25 years ago report notes Frederick county forecast locust outbreak. A new building at Western State hospital in Staunton is named for Shirley Carter, a Winchester citizen and board member. Mrs. M L Kremer, 91, dies at 501 Market Street.
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Frederick County
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Shirley Carter
Winchester
Institution
M.L. Kremer
Market St
Accident injures man as dray collides with carriage
Fifty years ago in 1898 the drayman’s collision with a carriage left John E. Snapp seriously injured after being thrown from the vehicle. A.L. Shearer was seen on the street in a double tally-ho drawing public attention. A separate note recalls a baseball game between two teams of colored boys ending when a ball knocked down a bee’s nest near a knitting mill.
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John E. Snapp
Drayman
Snapp
A.L. Shearer
Be Still and Hear God in Everyday Life
Strength For The Day notes that all souls are capable of hearing God's voice though distraction and worry mask it. Even the money minded or skeptical can hear Him if attention returns to God. The piece urges stillness to hear, urging readers to sharpen their inner hearing.
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Earth
God
How's Your IQ Quiz from a Numskull Page
A quiz feature offers ten questions on topics from the 1948 Pulitzer Prize to birthstones and a World War II era nickname. It asks about Taft Stassen delegates in Ohio, a landlocked Bolivia, duckpins versus tennis, American Indian and Eskimo health, a nation once called the Land of the Rising Sun, and the Navy vessel nicknamed pigboat, plus a quotation attribution.
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Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Bolivia
South America
Finland final World War I debt payment date
On December 11, 1947 the Treasury received 260,852.24 dollars from the Government of Finland. It covered 96,000 dollars principal and 130,025 dollars semi annual interest under the 1923 Funding Agreement plus 13,695.06 dollars on the annuity due under the 1941 postponement and 21,132.18 dollars on the annuity due under the 1943 postponement. These payments settled the entire debt due on December 15, 1947.
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Treasury
Government of
Finland
Public Sale of House and Lot in Winchester Virginia
The trustee will auction on Friday July 2 1948 at 12 oclock noon in front of the County Courthouse Winchester Virginia. Property is at the corner of Cameron Market and Pall Mall Streets fronting 88 feet on Cameron Street and improved by Nos 713 and 720 South Cameron Street. Terms: one third cash then two equal annual installments with bonds, interest payable semi annually, secured by a deed of trust and insurance on buildings.
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Ella R. Ducknall
Corporation Clerk’s
Winchester
Virginia
D. B
County Court House
Cameron (Market
Pall Mall
Cameron Street
South
Herbert
Larrick
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Winchester Area
Presented rainfall data for the period including June and yearly totals. 1948 to date shows 15.11 inches, with average annual rainfall over 35 years at 36.20 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 list values from January 2.46 inches to June 3.92 and December 2.38, with monthly pattern noted.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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Ini Cate
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