Draft bill revival stirs Senate action and votes
June proceedings show GOP senators plan to adjourn by June 19 without fixed date. They back a one year extension of the reciprocal trade program and push approval of the draft act, the Vandenberg policy resolution, and related measures amid debate on compulsory service terms and army needs.
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Millikin
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Sen. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Pratt
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Regular
Armed Services
Selective Service Organization
Sen
Revercomb
R-Wva
Federalists Grow Membership at Winchester Chapter Meeting
The Winchester chapter of United World Federalists reported a membership rise by about one third to near 200 after a June session in the George Washington hotel. Speaker Philip W. Amram urged forming a world constitutional body of law, arguing past legal innovation shows a path to global governance.
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Winchester
United World Federalists
George Washington
Philip W. Amram
Washington
The
Federalists
Thomas D. Scully
Amram
United States
Walker M.C. Bond
Virginia
Hartley urges Congress to stay in session over coal strike
Rep. Hartley of New Jersey warns that John L. Lewis is preparing for another soft coal strike next month. He urges GOP leaders to keep Congress in session to handle an emergency, asserting Lewis negotiates in bad faith and that adjournment would leave the country at the mercy of the United Mine Workers. He cites Taft Hartley act limits and ongoing talks between Lewis and soft coal operators.
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Washington
Rep
Hartley
John L. Lewis
Kep Congress
Lewis
House Labor Committee
Negro Atty Wins Seat on Richmond City Council
Richmond voters elected 41 year old Oliver W. Hill a World War II veteran and independent candidate to one of the nine council seats. His victory marked the first time a Black person joined the city’s governing body in many years amid a contest where the Richmond Citizens' Association elected eight of its nine nominees.
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Richmond
Oliver W. Hill
Richmond Citizens’ Assn
Handley Graduation Class Portraits Show 1943 Seniors
The Handley High School commencement honors 64 graduates with diplomas at 8 p m. The class portraits list 10 seniors in the first row and 54 others across seven additional rows with faculty and family members noted in the facing group.
Graduation Night Concert Opens Commencement Exercises
A 30 minute choral program by the Handley high school Glee clubs and the Vivace club will begin tonight’s graduation ceremonies in the school auditorium. Diplomas will be presented to 84 seniors by Garland Quarles superintendent. Addresses by James Miller salutatorian and Sara Sencindiver valedictorian. Shirley White to present class gift to Florence Hartley and leadership transfer from Frank Crim to Robert Hall. A piano interlude follows with Rachmaninoff Stickles Concerto No 2 by Betty Lou McFarland. In charge Miss Gwendolyn Haynes director of music. piano by Sadie Finkelstein. Selections include Sylvia This Is My Country Gypsy Choral Fantasie Greeting to Spring The Man I Love When a Man Comes Knocking at Your Heart.
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Handley
Edward Levi
Margel McKee
Ralph Harry
Jimmy Miller
Sara Sencindiver
Donald Crim
Roberta Rinker
Richard Wolfe
Shirley White
Imogene Minton
George Eagle
Edith Garrabrandt
Maxine Keckley
Nancy Adams
Nancy Ritter
Louise Milburn
Evelyn Rogers
Charlotte Grandstaff
Hazel Richardson
June Racy
Rosa Martin
Gertrude Peery
Ronald Willey
Cora Wells
Wanda McKee
Billie Smith
Peggy Galladay
Marjorie Duncean
June Henshall
Jo Ann Castleman
Evelyn Brown
Guard
Rebecca Daugherty
Fouth
Jay Lowden
Jean Miller
Barbara LaFollette
Helen
Thes Glee Clubs
Vivace
Handley High School
Garland Quarles
James Miller
Florence Hartley
Frank Crim
Robert Hall
Rachmaninoff- Stickles
Betty Lou McFarland
Gwendolyn Haynes
Winchester
Sadie Finkelstein
Speaks
Jacobs Scott
James
Strauss
Gershwin
Priml
Wreck at Laurel Kills One Man Injuries Thirty
A Baltimore and Ohio Diplomat passenger train wreck near Laurel Maryland on June 10 killed one man and injured about 30, with nine serious. A broken rail caused four cars to derail and overturn while a second local train sideswiped the wreckage. several injured were taken to St Agnes Hospital and other suburban facilities.
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Laurel
Baltimore and Ohio
St. Louis
New York
Washington
St. Agnes
Baltimore
Stassen Pleads For Full ERP Appropriation
Harold E Stassen urged Congress not to cut European recovery funds terming a reduction a breach of commitment. The Minnesota Republican and 1948 candidate testified before the Senate appropriations committee amid debate to trim over a billion dollars from the 5 3 billion authorization for Western Europe recovery aid.
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Washington
Harold E .Stassen
Congress
Stassen
Senate
Western
Europe
House
Romania's Ex king weds Danish princess in Greek rite
Mihai I of Romania wed Anne of Bourbon-Parma in a Greek ceremony at the Athens royal palace attended by about 30 royals. Archbish Damaskinos performed the rite with crowns borrowed from the Greek royal house as Anne wore a white satin gown and a diamond necklace.
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Romania
Athens
Mihai I
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Greece
Damaskinos
Denmark
Anne
Rome
Mihai
Royal Palace
Eric
King Paul
Frederika
Helen
Prince Eric
Isaiah Horepse
Quaker Historian to Speak at First Twilight Meeting
Dr. Frederick B. Tolles of Swarthmore College will headline the Mini sterial Association's first twilight union church service of the year at the Friends meeting house in Piccadilly and Washington Streets. He serves as librarian of the Friends Historical Library and sits on boards including the American Friends Service Committee and Pendle Hill. Tolles, a Harvard PhD, is preparing a book on Quaker merchants in colonial Philadelphia to be published by the University of North Carolina press.
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Friends Meeting House
Piccadilly
Washington Sts
Frederick B. Tolles
Swarthmore College
Walker McC. Bond
Meeting House
First Baptist Church
Tolles
New Hampshire
Harvard University
Friends Historical Library
American Friends Service Committee
Pendle Hill
Wallingford Pa
Swarthmore Meeting
Tobles
University of North Carolina Press
Air Force to Buy 2201 New Planes for 70-Group Force
The Air Force will purchase 2201 aircraft to build a 70-group force. Of these, 243 are bombers including 162 heavy long-range models and 1405 jet fighters. The bomber mix includes 81 jet bombers with 20 Flying Wing variants.
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Air Force
Washington
Air
Defense Department
Defense
Boyce High to Award Graduates at Tonight Exercises
Miss Jean Garver will deliver the valedictory at Boyce graduation with a 2.4 average over four years. Charles Grubbs will give the salutatory with an 88.3 percentile. Eight diplomas will be given by Principal C. E. Miley Jr. The Alumni Medal for top citizenship goes to a senior girl, presented by C. B. Carr. Archibald Robertson will introduce commencement speaker Rep. Burr P. Harrison. Invocation by Rev. Dargan Lucas. benediction by Rev. Melton Wright. Glee club music directed by Virginia Harvey with Henry Johns at the piano.
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Jean Garver
Boyce
Lawrence Garver
Charles Grubbs
Thomas Grubbs
C. E. Miley Jr
C. B. Carr
Alumni Assa
F. L. Ayier
Fort Loudoun
Dar
Evalena Cadwallader
Burr P. Harrison
Archie F. Robertson
Dargan Lucas
Boyce Baptist Church
Melton Wright
Medocist Church
Glee Hub
Virginia Harvey
Henry Johns
Helen Lane
Golden Glow
Tolam
Schwellenbach Labor Secretary Dies at Walter Reed
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach 53 former Washington senator and federal judge died at Walter Reed Hospital after a long illness. President Truman expressed deep regret and noted Schwellenbach as a warm friend and capable public servant. He had led the Labor Department since 1943 following Frances Perkins tenure.
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Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Walter Reed Hospital
President Truman
Olympia
Wash
Schwellenbach
Labor
Truman
David A. Morse
Labor Department
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Sear
Schnellenbach
Senate
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Washington State
TEW Housing Bill Rejected By House Group
Washington June 10 The House banking committee defeated 14 to 12 a Democratic effort to revive the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill for public housing slum clearance and farm home aid Two Republicans Hull of Wisconsin Stratton of Illinois joined 10 Democrats in supporting the TEW bill leaving Republican leadership temporarily in control of housing legislation Democrats planned to amend Wolcott's substitute bill and hold further showdowns
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Hull
Wisconsin
Stratton
Ilinois
House
Wolcott
R-Mich
Sen
Taft
VFW Picnic At Winchester Park Draws About 200 Veterans
Approximately 200 overseas veterans attended the VFW picnic at Winchester recreation park yesterday. A brief meeting approved a $150 donation to Ward Handley school band uniforms. Paid up membership reached 351 of 450, 4000 poppies sold on Memorial Day for a net profit of 241, and members enjoyed softball and horseshoes.
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VFW
Winchester Recreation Park
Handley School
Mrs Eleanor Cross to continue work at Rose May Beauty
Mrs Eleanor Cross will continue to work at Rose May Beauty Shoppe, with contact via call 8115. The notice lists personnel placement and ongoing employment at a local beauty shop.
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Eleanor Cross
Rose May
Craft Launched From B-29 Five Miles from Earth
Air Secretary Symington reports XS-1 flights faster than sound in preliminary tests. Captain Charles E. Yeager, renowned WWII ace, piloted theXS-1 and earned multiple decorations after flying 64 combat missions before joining the Air Material Command at Wright Field Ohio.
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Earth
Washington
Symington
Air Force
Yeager
Myra
W. Va
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Ohio
Navy
Bell
Germany
Hamlin
Pearl Harbor
Europe
United States
Rebuilding Permit Granted for R. 11 Through Stephens City
Stephens City council approved on third reading an ordinance granting the State highway department permission to rebuild R. 11 through the town within the 40 foot right of way. Plans call for widening with cement curbing and gutter on both sides and a committee of Racey Cook Massie to assist the right of way engineer in securing property owner signatures. A special meeting is set for 7 30 p m EST tonight for the first reading of the town's new ordinances.
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Stephens
State Highway Department
Highway Department
H. C. Racey
W.S. Cook
H. E. Massie
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