Sugar rationing to end as U S gains more sugar allotment
Washington reports the United States will end household sugar rationing by July 1 after an International Emergency Pool boost of 250 000 tons. The new U S allocation rises to 7 150 000 tons, enough to cover household needs at prewar levels, pending Senate action.
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Washington
United States
International Emergency Pool Council
Inter
Agriculture Department
Nice
Owever
House Banking Committee
O . Rly
House
Senate
Dr A T Hawthorne Associates With Dr Walter Flaherty
Dr Allen T Hawthorne announces his association with Dr Walter T Flaherty formerly of Louisville. Flaherty, Georgia Tech graduate, interned at Our Lady of Victory hospital Lackawanna and served as a medical officer in WWII 1943 to 1945. Since 1945 he was resident ophthalmology physician at Louisville General Hospital before joining Hawthorne in Winchester. They reside at 14 Springleaf Ave.
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Allen T. Hawthorne
Walter T. Flaherty
Louisville
Flaherty
George Washington University
Our Lady of Victory Hospital
Lackawanna
N. Y
Kentucky
Winchester
Louisville General Hospital
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Sprinecrest Ave
City
Four Army Fugitives Caught in France
Four more of eight fugitives from Mannheim prison were captured by French police in France last night leaving two at large. The four, including one Black soldier, were seized 2 miles south of Nancy after hijacking a car at rifle point from an American lieutenant colonel. They entered a French cafe to sell the car at about 10 p.m., and the cafe owner alerted police who arrested them without a fight.
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Heidelberg
Mannheim
France
U. S
Nancy
Rifle Point
Plucky Platypuses Prompt Uniform Makeover At Bronx Zoo
New York June 11. Bronx zoo keeps platypuses calm after arrival from Australia. To soothe nervous animals keepers swap Sleepers uniforms from white to black. Spectators mainly women with bright clothes and umbrellas are barred from viewing during adjustments.
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New York
Bronx Zoo
Australia
Mayor Stops Lynching In Alabama Mob Surrenders Black Man
In HNRTSBORO Alabama Mayor Hart Vann and local leaders persuaded a mob of about 25 white men to release 19-year-old Jimmy Harris who was bound and threatened with a rope after a white woman reported an attempted break in. Harris was turned over to Sheriff Ralph Matthews and held at Kilby prison for safekeeping on charges of attempted rape.
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H. T. Ellison
Godwin Bush
Jackson
Rich Square
N. C
Bush
Vann
Harris
Reuben Streetman
Ralph Matthews
Kilby State Prison
Mathews
Home Builders Seek Water Tap on City Main
Clinton Ritter and Homer Glenn of Bellview ask permission to tap a 4 inch city main on Robert Street to serve new homes. The request has been referred to the water and sewer committee.
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Clinton Ritter
Homer Glenn
Bellview
Are
Robert Street
Water and Sewer Committee
Berryville High School Graduating Class Candidates Photo
Berryville High School releases a candid outdoor photograph of the graduating class scheduled to graduate tomorrow night at 6:30 p m. The image shows four rows of seniors with names listed and notes three students absent: Shirley Perks, Jimmy Berlin, and William Ritter.
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Berryville High School
Dickie Fuller
Leona Boswell Buckner
Marvin Armel
Charlotte Stickles
Trip Hardesty
Jane Funk
Norman Haymaker, Jr
Jacqueline Longerheam
Harry Tharpe
Faye Kercheval
Vaughn Boyd
Nell Jane Hardesty
Charles Renner
Mildred
Winchester Bus Co Seeks Main Street Route Permit
Winchester Bus Co seeks city council approval to operate five stops on Main Street from Boscawen to Cork, arguing it will provide a needed public service while reducing losses. The plan faces traffic and one way street concerns and was referred to the traffic committee for study.
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Winchester
Sargent
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Rouss Ave
Capitol Theatre
Shoecenter
Palace Theatre
Timberlakes
Main St
Largent
Loudoun St
Percy D. Miller
William P. McGuire
Boyd Named Winchester Police Chief After 23 Years on Force
Capt J T Boyd of 1509 Vallejo avenue, a nearly 23 year veteran, was appointed chief of police to succeed C W Hollis who retires July 1. The selection, urged by Dr C R Anderson and approved by the city council, preserves the $2290 salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T Boyd
Vallejo Avenue
Winchester
C. W. Hollis
C. R Anderson
Cancer Fund Drive Nears $2 500 Goal
The Winchester and Frederick County cancer fund drive nears its $2 500 target aided by a $500 Lions gift and contributions from the Eagles American Legion Auxiliary and the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. With a June 15 deadline, chairwoman Mrs Ronald S Wilson says the goal will be surpassed by Sunday.
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Lions
Eagles
American Legion Auxiliary
Beta Sizman Phi
Ronald S. Wilson
Winchester
Frederick County
Record Crowd At Stonewall High Commencement
Stonewall high school held commencement for 21 graduates as Harry F. Byrd Jr urged public involvement. The auditorium reached capacity with many outside. it was the largest crowd since the school opened six years ago.
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Stonewall High School
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
B. R. Harper
Stonewall
Emory Ellmore
Dorothy Morrison
Doris Morrison
Winifred Knight
Marie Boyd
Nancy Inskip
Stonewall School
Harper
Daisy Bell Beauty Salon Closed for Ill illness Notice
Daisy Bell Beauty Salon will be closed until further notice on account of illness. Daisy B Creswell confirms office closure as of June 11.
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Daisy Bell
Daisy B. Creswell
Malchom Farm
G.G. Baker
City Hall
Gilpin resigns from State Highway Commission post
Major Kenneth N. Gilpin of Foyce resigns from the State Highway Commission effective December 15 after eight years of service due to illness. Governor William M. Tuck accepts with regret. Gilpin, hospitalized in New York City, cites a new coronary attack and says he can no longer serve effectively.
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Gilpin
State Highway Commission
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Foyce
Gipin
Presbyterian Hosptal
New York City
State-Highway Commission
Wife Killed Man Injured In Car Mishap
Mrs Jessie Rebecca Dill Sumption aged about 65 wife of Arthur Pearl Sumption a former Winchester resident now of Harrisonburg drowned at 4 45 p m when the automobile she drove failed to turn at the Harrisonburg hydro electric plant on the Shenandoah river and overturned into the tail race. She was pronounced dead when pulled from the car which lay on its top in four feet of water. Mr Sumption a passenger was pulled from the car and is injured.
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Jessie Rebecca Dill Sumption
Arthur Pearl Sumpton
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Shenandoan River
Ten Owners Seek Whitlock Ave Improvements
Ten property owners on Whitlock Ave have requested the city council permit entry into an agreement to provide for improvements per the street ordinance. Signers include Lawrence Hollis Russell Bell Henry Kern Jr Mrs O C Windle Harry Ebert Jr Ellis Ford Walter Weiner Howe Riley Wilfred Cather and Vincent Hollis.
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Whitlock Ave
R Ted
Sit
Street Committee
Lawrence Hollis
Russell Bell
Henry Kern
O. C. Windle
Harry Ebert
Ellis Ford
Walter Weiner
Hove Riley Wilfred Cather
Vincent Hollis
Gromyko Calls For UN Global Atomic Energy Control
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged the United Nations to form a world commission within the Security Council framework to supervise mining production and stockpiling of atomic materials and energy. He outlined a seven point plan for an international body with its own inspectors and access to facilities, stockpiles, and data.
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Russia
United Nations
World Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. Atomica Energy Commission
Gromyko
Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
International Control Commission
Mercury at 95 Degrees as Heat Peak Hits City
The Winchester Research Laboratory logged 95 degrees at 1:30 PM marking the hottest day of the year, surpassing 94 degrees from last year and yesterday’s 90. A rainstorm near Gainesboro brought hail and powerful lightning that startled officials who quickly closed windows in their cars.
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Mercury
Winchester Research Laboratory
Gainesboro
Big Hailstorm Hits City with Heavy Rain
Hailstones up to an inch in diameter fell at 2:45 p m after a heavy rain and thunder crash. The storm caused extensive damage to orchards and crops with continued hail and torrential rain at 3 p m, described as the worst in years.
Offer Ordinance To Permit Appeal By Ousted Police Officer
An ordinance offered by Kern and Kern to amend the Winchester police commission rules was referred to the council ordinance committee. It would allow officers suspended 30 days to appeal and grant the police committee power to hear appeals following the earlier suspensions.
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Kern and
Kern
Winchester
Ebert J. Smith
John Steck, Jr
C R R. Anderson
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Police Committee
Hudson Workers Endure New Auto Labor Troubles
The automobile industry faced fresh labor strife as 15 000 Hudson workers joined CIO United Auto Workers in a refusal to cross picket lines. About 600 Hudson office staff erected the first protest, forcing production shutdowns at Hudson Motor Car Co plants and affecting Continental workers.
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Detroit
Pune
Hudson Motor Car Co
Continental
Hudson Cio
United Auto
Hudson
Senator Urges Quick Tax Cut Action on $4 Billion Bill
Senator George of Georgia urged Secretary Snyder to push President Truman to sign the $4 billion tax reduction bill to avoid delays until after July 1, 1948. He warns a veto would push major tax cuts to late 1948 and cites political risk ahead of elections.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Snyder
Millikin James Per Ee
Abpublicens
Millikin
Daylight Saving Favored 6 To 1 At Winchester Council
A Chamber of Commerce survey showed 401 residents in favor and 71 against Daylight Saving Time. Executive Secretary Henry Hardenburg reported the results to the city council, noting the chamber is impartial and that county votes favored the measure. City Solicitor James P. Reardon said the council can recommend but not enforce DST, and no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Henry Hardenburg
Hardenburg
Councymen
James P. Reardon
Two More Traffic Lights Prepared for City
J. T. Kremer reports three new traffic lights received with one installed at Braddock and Cork Streets. Plans call for others at Wyck and Loudoun streets and Piccadilly and Kent streets amid possible railroad signal conflict. A traffic officer at Boscawen and Braddock streets 4:30 to 5:30 daily was approved. Valley News Stand reopens at 30 East Piccadilly Street with home made ice cream.
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J. T. Kremer
Publc Safety Committee
Bradtock St
Cork St
Wyck
Loudoun 'S
Piccadilly
Kent Sts
Kremer
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Hr. WT. Flaherty
A. T. Hawthorne
Gene Miller
E. W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly
Alabama
Lemley Photo
Winchester Bus Co
F. L. Largent, Jr
Boscawen
Roussave
Cork
Anderson
Capt. Boyd
Police Department
Dr. Anderson
Bessie Boyd
Millwood Pike
Walter Boyd
J. T. Boyd
Stonewall Hi
Ralph Hengeveld
General Insulating Corp
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
William M. Tuck
Commonwealth
A. P. Sumption
Pave
Gromyko Voldes Atomic Energy Control Plan
U. N
Handley
Winchester Public Schools
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John Handley
John Kerr
Cork Street
Virginia Avenue
Kent Street
Naddeo
Council
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