Price Drop Expected as Housing Expeditor Liquidated
The House appropriations committee recommended liquidating the Office of Federal Housing Expediter by end of this month due to market saturation of building materials and widespread price reductions. The bill cuts direct appropriations by 23 percent and targets housing agencies, with liquidation costs pegged around three and a half million dollars.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Federal Housing
Government
National Housing Agency
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Office of Housing Expeditor
Wife Views Man's Crushed Body Then Repeats Leap
Horace S. Marshall a 36 year old attorney and Singer executive died by jumping from a 17th floor penthouse in Greenwich Village. Minutes later his wife Mrs Amelie Edgerton Marshall 36 also an attorney leapt to her death near the scene. Police labeled both deaths suicides and the couple left no clear explanation.
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New York
Horace S. Marshall
Amelie Edgerton Marshall
Greenwich Village
Marshall
Singer Sewing Machine Company
John Marshall
United States
Horace
John
Storm Jumps City Hits Charles Town in West Virginia
A heavy wind storm moved from Winchester into Charles Town, West Virginia, damaging structures. Officials report the storm did not strike Hagerstown, while a separate twister there ripped six blocks from the northwest.
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City
Charles Town
West Va
Winchester
Northern Virginia Power Co
Hagerstown
Board rescinds action ordering Bailey Bros to vacate hitching lot
Frederick County supervisors reversed May decision requiring Bailey Bros general merchants to leave their building on the hitching lot by September 1 for more municipal parking. A delegation of eight and 756 signers urged license to continue operations, arguing eviction would harm income and impose hardship.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Bailey Bros
Baileys
Frank Arthrip
Rt. 1
Winchester
George Helsley
Rt. 2
Nelson Hensel
Grimes
H. M. Fout
William Carpenter
G. W. Lemley
H. C. Light
General Merchants
Brooklyn minister subdues intruder with golf club
Rev. Alvin E. McGary a 69 year old Presbyterian minister said a young Black man George Smith 20 Brooklyn intruded his home and tried to assault his wife Marion 40. Smith jumped from a second story window breaking his left knee. He was charged with attempted burglary attempted felonious assault and violation of anti public safety law.
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New York
Alvin E. McGary
MaGary
Marion
Brooklyn
George Smith
Bellevue Hospital
Letter Bombs Found in Pair's Suitcase
Belgian police arrested a man and woman after a false compartment suitcase was reported to contain letter bombs. Scotland Yard sent an operative to assist Belgian authorities to assess possible involvement in mailing explosives from Italy.
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London
Utder
Scotland Yard
Italy
Valley News Stand reopens with ice cream bar
Valley News Stand at 30 East Piccadilly Street is back in operation offering newspapers magazines and homemade twin kist ice cream. Customers can watch ice cream being made at the new circle ice cream bar.
Outstanding Handley graduates honored in class elections
Handley High School seniors were named outstanding in class elections. The 18 graduates include Best All Around Dick Owens and Shirley Werdebaugh, Most Likely to Succeed Jimmy McCoy and Lulu Glascock, and other top honors such as Most Intellectual Stanley Boyce and Betty June Hurst, Most Popular Lila Lee Robinson and Gibson White, and Best Dressed Mary Jane Yellet and Danny Babb.
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Barr
Handley High School
Dick Owens
Shirley Werdebaugh
Jimmy McCoy
Lulu Glascock
Stanley Boyce
Betty June Hurst
Lila Lee Robinson
Gibson White
Anne Beverley Wright
Wendell Seldon
Mary Jane Yellet
Danny Babb
Adrian LaRue
Ona le Bageant
James Rose
Patricia Stephenson
Marianne Walter
Gordon Nelson
Clarke bred Clifton Farm gelding leads Green Hunter crown
Clifton's Champ, a Clarke county bred grey gelding from Clifton Farm by Coy D'Espirit out of Granny's Gem, won the Green Hunter Championship at the Blue Ridge Hunt show in Millwood. Ridden by Miss Mary Davy, the horse captured four firsts and one third, with Daze from Llangollen Farm as a runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springsbury Farm
Berryville
Llangollen
Upperville
Tipperary
Boyce
Martin Vogel
Warrenton
Meander Farm
Locust Dale
Betty Perry
Clifton
Richmond
Millwood
Reds to Force Americans Out Of Hungary Oil Firm
In Budapest on June 9, the Hungarian Communist leadership offered to buy out the Hungarian American Oil company and threatened to banish the company's American executives. Minister Hector MacNeil cautioned it was premature to judge the events, hoping changes in government would not undermine parliamentary democracy. He noted Anglo-Hungarian relations could be affected and said Ambassador Sir Maurice D. Peterson would consult with the Soviet government to pursue a broader discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Maori
Hungary
Hector MacNeil
Maurice D. Peterson
Hail Ravages 400-acre Apple and Peach Orchard
A severe hail storm struck Romney area damaging about 400 acres of Romney Orchards Inc. land owned by the Byrds and E. W. Miller. Apples and peaches suffered about 75 percent damage, stripping foliage and even barking some fruit trees. The Schwalb orchard nearby was also hit, ending a previously promising crop outlook after recent freezes.
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Romney
Romney Orchards, Inc
Byrds
E. W. Miller
Augusta
Schwalb
GOP Plans Special Call Of Congress If Need Arises
Washington dispatch reports Republicans may seek a recess with recall power to address crises. They prefer leaving room to reconvene Congress if international or domestic events demand action, while aiming to adjourn by July 31 to campaign ahead of 1948 elections.
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GOP
Congress
Washington
Vanderberg(rmich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Vandenberg
Truman
Senate
House
Truman Delays Action on Tax and Labor Bills
President Truman will withhold action on the income tax reduction and labor bills until after his return from Canada next Friday. Secretary Russ said most mail urges a veto on the labor measure while noting bills on taxes move toward final action. He left Washington for Canada and will address the Canadian parliament before resuming decisions on the two measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Canada
Charles G. Russ
White House
Ross
Kansas City
Republican Congress
Ing
Freight heavier at Baltimore and Ohio weekly carloads rise
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad reported 68 142 carloads handled in the week ended June 7, up from 65 270 the prior week and 65 663 in the same week last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimre
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Levee Break Above St. Louis Floods Cities
The Mississippi flooded large areas from Missouri to Illinois with eight to ten foot breaks driving hundreds from homes. Alexandria and Hannibal faced rising waters as Des Moines flood ashore worsened conditions. Ottumwa reported multiple deaths and Quincy hit a record high before relief levees reduced pressure. Coast Guard and engineers led rescue efforts as thousands evacuated downstream communities.
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Hannibal
Missippi
St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Alexandria
Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Quincey
Quincy
Clarksville
Warsaw
Coast Guard
Corps of Engineers
Canton
Mer! Hamill
Main
Louisiana, Mo
Winchester Schools Prepare for Graduation Day
Winchester city schools close Thursday after a Pilgrimage to Mount Hebron cemetery honoring Judge John Handley and local benefactors. Handley High graduates receive diplomas in the auditorium after a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W. W. Glass III. County schools crown 52 Stephens City seniors tonight and Stonewall graduates tomorrow.
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Winchester
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John Handley
Winchester Public Schools
Handley
W. W. Glass
Tee Club
Stephens City
Stonewall
Jones Foresees No Low Mood in Economy
Former Reconstruction Finance Corp chairman Jesse Jones told the House banking committee in Washington that there is no likelihood of a sustained low mood. He said a reduction in prices of necessities would help lower the cost of living.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
House Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Texas
Forest Fire Toll 320 Acres in 6 Months
During the first half of this year six forest fires in Frederick county burned over 320 acres. Virginia forest service fire report notes 55 conflagrations in District 7 burning 1,968 acres on private land. Railroads, smokers, incendiary and brush.
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Frederick County
Virginia Forest Service
District 7
Two State Troopers Resign to Join Wildlife Enforcement Flight
H W Glascock of Berryville and Thomas J Starrett of Front Royal resign July 1 to join the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries flying squadron. They will enforce wildlife regulations with a six man unit under the commission director, Glascock likely based in the Potomac area and Starrett in northern Virginia. Glascock, a Charlottesville native, served in the state police since 1941 with a Navy tenure. Starrett joined in 1941 and has worked in the Front Royal area since 1942, with four children in his family and plans to move from Front Royal to Essex county headquarters at Tappahannock.
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H. W. Glascok
Berryville
Thomas J. Starrett
Front Royal
Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
State Game Commission
Glascock
Potomac
Starrett
Virginia
Navy
Charlottesville
Lane School
Clascock
Christiansburg
Glescock
Frances Weaver
Culpeper
Tappahannock
Essex County
Winchester
Frederick County
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnati
U. S. Army
Starretts
Marl Pits Close As Conservation Funds Hit Snag
Unfavorable House action on federal agricultural conservation funds halted limestone and fertilizer deliveries to about two thirds of Frederick county farmers and 300 in Clarke county. Three marl pits employing about 30 men are shutting down, with two near Clearbrook and one near Boyce. Ground limestone deliveries valued at about 24000 dollars had been supplied ahead of the stoppage.
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House
Frederick County
Clarke County
Lee Dick
Clearbrook
Boyce
J. L. Hershman
Stephens City
Gas Track Crash Burns Six Houses in Philadelphia
A gas track crash toppled a power line pole causing more than 7 000 gallons of gasoline to ignite. Five people were injured and six houses burned forcing 22 residents to flee as a 100 foot fireball roared into the air. Firefighters fought the blaze for nearly three hours.
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Philadelphia
Unauthorized Work Stoppage Spreads Through Coal Fields
Uniontown district miners idle as 6,600 quit or vote to quit over the weekend, joined by 3,600 more in Fayette Greene and Washington counties. UMW District 4 president Hynes says protests against a labor bill are authorized. meetings planned and government injunctions loom over potential wider strikes.
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Uniontown
Congress
Pennsylvania
Fayette
Greene
Washington
William Hynes
United Mine Worker District 4
Laebor
Hynes
UMW
Delanet
Hartles Taft
Truman
U. 8, Steel Corp
Weirton Steel
Jones and Laughin
Republic Steel
John L. Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Beco
Andrew S. Rayner
Supreme Court
Gates
H. C Prick Coke Co
U. S. Steel
Rayner
Oval
U N Secretary Censured Over Palestine Immigration Note
The Jewish Agency for Palestine charged Trygve Lie with overstepping his functions by circulating a British note on immigration to the Holy Land. It filed a protest with Lie and the U N inquiry commission and urged dissemination to 55 member nations, noting the May 29 warning to discourage illegal immigration. The commission prepared to depart for Jerusalem.
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Lake Success
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Holy Land
Lie
U. N. Palestine Inquiry Commission
New York
Ftce
U.N
Palestine
Jerusalem
For Sale Store Fixtures at Wenders Ad Page Nine
Classified note advertises sale of store fixtures Blizzard brand clothing items and blouses with sweaters and specific inventory codes 8-9-1n-21. Wenders location implied by ad. Page nine listing.
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Wender’s
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E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly
Hershey's
Coca- Cola
Preacher
Pair
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Handley Graduates
Clarke Tops
Blue Ridge
Daze
M. E. Whitney
William B. Watkins
Graham Dougherty
Reds
W. Va
Pennsylvania Field
Ill
Jones
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