Wheat and Barley Prospects Bright Across County Fields
Farmers report favorable weather and a strong wheat yield outlook with cutting to begin in about ten days. Barley is already being harvested in some areas while corn and oats show uneven progress but good potential for a solid hay crop and overall grain output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concensus
H.M. Brumback
H. Warner
Berryville Pike
Carpenter
Boycinger
Chars Town
Unger
Staples
Stephens City
Biggset Eld
Ples
Paul M. Haldeman
Peried
Youth Dies of Bus Window Injury in Virginia
George Smallwood 11 son of Mrs. Agnes Smallwood of 660 Virginia Ave. died in a Washington hospital from head injuries suffered Monday when riding to a church school at Aldie Va. He had been visiting a sister in Winchester after school let out. A passing van’s outside mirror struck him after he extended his head from the bus window. State police issued an alarm for the truck but could not locate it. He leaves three sisters, including Mrs. Maurice Trenary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smallwood
Agnes Smallwood
Virginia Ave
Washington
Aldie
Winchester
Smallwood
E. B. Mitchell
Maurice Trenary
Arab Jewish truce tensions rise as Bernardotte mediation debated
Cairo reports accuse Jews of exploiting the cease fire to advance positions while Arabs threaten to use force if the front is not restored. Bernadotte meets league members amid complaints of truce violations. Israel says Rhodes peace conference invitation missing and issues a manpower decree for mobilization up to ages 55 to 59 with penalties up to ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Folke Bernado
United Nations
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Rab League
Ague
Bernatte
League
Tel Aviv
Jaifa
U. N Ce
Noti
Fied
Jerusalem
U. N. Consular Truce Commission
Balk
Foreign Ministry
Rhodes
Bernadotte
Holy Land
Jal
Legion to Convene Seventh District Meet Sunday
Thirty two Legion posts expect over 200 delegates at the Seventh district convention to be opened by Gene Dearing and Misf Clowe Jr. at Conrad Hoover post on N Loudoun St. District officers will be elected and a national delegate slate chosen with potential state vice commander candidate endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Conrad Hoover
N. Loudoun St
Gene Dearing
Misf Clowe Jr
Ralph Grubbs
Winchester
A. N. Davis
Buena Vista
Sarah Zane Hall
Miami
John Blakemore
Abingdon
Glenn Elliott
Alexandria
Henry Meador
Staunton
Afred Morgan
Walter Green
Harrisonburg
John Minnigh
Smith Elected Lions President in Winchester Meeting
Sebert J. Smith a Winchester businessman and city council member was elected Lions Club president to take office July. Officers named include Paul Anderson Roy Harper Sam Johnston Earl Mason Richard Veitel George Sanders. Directors elected include Charles Lanahan James Foster two-year and one-year directors Versus Sirbaugh Dr. William Schenck Marvin Weaver John Glaize Jack Blackburn with Robert Jasper as carry-over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Anderson
Roy Harper
Sam Johnston
Earl Mason
Richard Veitel Tail Twister
George Sanders Lion Tamer
Charles Lanahan
James Foster
Sirbaugh
William Schenck
Marvin Weaver
John Glaize
Jack Blackburn
Robert Jasper
Hoye Riley
Bells Toll For Road Deaths Across Churches
Richmond reports the governor's highway safety committee asked state ministers to toll church bells at noon on Sunday June 27 for each life lost in a 1947 traffic accident, inviting communities to observe the toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Local ads list services and sale items in Winchester area
Classified fragments advertise hauling services at WAN and Shields Esso Station with contact numbers 6531 and 6903 for 7 day operation. Other lines offer metal weatherstrips caulking from E W Armstrong Co 37 E Piccadilly Winchester VA 4643. Father’s Day gifts from Clowe’s and a small air conditioner for sale at Colonial Kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields
Air Force Aims 1700 mph Speed in X-1 High Altitude Tests
The Air Force plans to push the Bell X-1 to 1700 mph in new high altitude tests up to about 80,000 feet. Seven X-11s are ordered to expand supersonic research after Capt. Yeager's breakthrough. New X-2 X-3 and X-4 aircraft are described for future speed studies and flight altitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Sionic Wall
Charles E. Yeager
Pierce ex-supervisor of Clarke dies at 84 in Berryville
F Hugh Pierce 84 died at home of his son in Berryville after lifelong service in Clarke county as a county board of supervisors member. He survived by three sons and four daughters, including ties to Pierce family of Winchester and Alexandria. Services set for Friday at Gaunt residence with burial at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hugh Pierce
Wilbur M. Gaunt
Berryville
Alfred Newton
Mary Bell Pierce
Clarke County
New York
Alfred Newton Pierce
Alexandria
Thomas Dix
R. Dean Colston
Balboa
Canal Zone
Herndon
Arthur
Winchester
Howard M. Jones
Brunswick
Noble C. Pierce
Gaunt
Emory S. Kilmore
R. A. Craig
Green Hill
John Hardesty
Triplett Hardesty
Matthew Jones
Loring Kackley
Russell Kaplan
Grover Carter
Clifton Price
John Fishpaw
Charles Fishpaw
Landon Kackley
Holmes Hardesty
William McAtee
A. P. Osborne
Chamblin Funkhouser
Public Housing Provisions May Be Dropped From Bill
Republican leaders previewed a House strategy to vote on a housing bill missing the Senate public housing measures. Plans include the rules committee blocking debate on the original bill, the banking committee approving a stripped version, and the rules panel endorsing the modified bill despite earlier opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rules Committee
House
Banking
Senate
Rep
Allen
Canter Renamed Head of Clarke Commerce Group
Garland M. Canter of Republic Oil Co. in Berryville was reelected president of the Clarke county chamber of commerce at a meeting yesterday. Directors named J. A. Emmerth as vice president and postponed choosing a secretary treasurer until August 1. Circuit court clerk Loring C. Kackley, secretary since 1931, asked not to be reelected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland M. Canter
Republic Oil Co
Berryville
Clarke County
Senate Restores House Cuts in Global Aid Bill
The Senate approved a global aid bill totaling 6 125 710 228 dollars by a 60 to 9 vote, restoring a 12 month spending basis and boosting the House version by about 145 million dollars. The measure faces House opposition and may go to a conference committee before adjournment. The Navy appropriation of 3 686 733 250 dollars and TVA provisions were also noted in the day’s actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
Tennessee Valley Authority
Virginia federation convention to draw record attendance
The 27th annual Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks and Auxiliary convention expects delegates from across the state plus visitors from Maryland DC West Virginia and Pennsylvania for events at the George Washington hotel. National and local officers will address the gathering with banquets and dances planned Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Federation of Post Office Clerks and Womans
George Washington Hotel
Maryland
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Carl L. Campbell
VFPOC
Glen D. Roe
Akron
E. C. Hallbeck
Washington
NFPOC
Oscar Whitesell
Greensboro
N. C
H. Co. Thaxton
Lynchburg
Henry Wyman
Post Office
Dept
Wash
Barry Harrison
Winchester
Virginia Federation
A. E. Sears
Richmond
M. H. Burnett
Herman M. Lee
Taylor Simpson
C. R. Anderson
W. Nelson Page
Campbell
Herman See
Taylor
House Overrules Truman Veto on Security Bill Funds Move
The House voted 288 to 113 to approve a 975700 appropriation bill shifting the U S Employment Service from the Labor Department to the Federal Security Agency. The veto override surpassed two thirds by 20 votes, with Senate considering its own override.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Truman
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Senate
Southern States Lead in Home Economics College Students
The Office of Education reports a decline in home economics majors among college women. In 388 colleges only 11 to 12 percent specialize in home economics this year, down from 17 percent in 1941 and 13 percent in 1945. The 12 Dixie states have the most students in the field, and the nation needs 3000 to 4000 new home economics teachers annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Education
For Sale Chevrolet Panel with All-Season Tires
Unusually good Chevrolet panel in excellent running condition. Six ply tires. Phone 5056. Also refrigerators washing machines and electric stoves. Immediate delivery Bayliss Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayliss & Patterson
Aluminum Plant Strike Declared by CIO United Steelworkers
The CIO United Steelworkers called a strike of about 20 000 workers in nine Aluminum Company of America plants, starting midnight Sunday, after wage talks broke down. The walkout affects 18 500 workers across nine states, with Alcoa in Tennessee and New Kensington in Pennsylvania among the largest plants. The company offered an eight percent raise, raising hourly minimums toward nine to 15 cents, while the union sought 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
Steelworkers Union
Afl-Aluminum Workers
CIO Union
Alcoa
New Kensington
Cio-Usw
CIO
Texas Georgia Officials Hit Anl Lobbyists
A federal grand jury indicted Texas agriculture commissioner J E McDonald and Georgia commissioner Tom Linder along with Ralph Moore of Granger Texas and Robert H Harris of New York for conspiracy to lobby for higher commodity prices without registering with Congress. The National Farm Committee and the Farm Commissioners Council were named as entities in the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Commissioners of
Texas
Georgia
Clark
Congress
J. E. McDonald
Tom Linder
Ralph Moore
Granger
Massive Sympathy Walkouts Sweep France Amid Clashes
About 10,000 workers walked out across France in a general stoppage led by the communist dominated General Confederation of Labor. In Clermont-Ferrand police forced strikers from the Michelin rubber plant, injuring at least 150, with 70 police and 80 protesters hurt overall. Strike actions spread to Marseille, Belfort and Riom as miners and metal workers quit in sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont-Ferrand
France
U.S
Red Belt
General Confederation of Labor
Michelin Rubber Co
Marseille
Boroughnan
Brassac
St. Nae
Rae Tobacco
Riom
Belfort
Reciprocal Trade Bill Hardening Split Between Marshall and Vandenberg
Secretary of State Marshall and Senator Vandenberg push a bipartisan reciprocal trade act but face a rift over its tariff cutting scope. Marshall may aid administration approval despite earlier objections by Will Clayton, while Vandenberg supported the compromise in Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall
Sen. Vandenberg
State Department
Truman
Will Clayton Clayton
White House
Vandenberg
Senate
City Permit Issued For Bottling Plant
A building permit is issued for a 96 by 25 Oates Ave brick bottling plant for Grapette Bottling Co. owned by Ralph Hengeveld. The $25,000 facility will serve 10 counties in Virginia and West Virginia, employ 12, and open in about 60 days with six bottling mechanics and full sanitary features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oates
Hengeveld
Virginia
West Virginia
Hagerstown
Maryland Territory
Winchester
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John Larrick
Winchester Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Hospital Building Fund
John H. Rosenberghe
Hansborough & Carter
N. Loudoun S
Bin
Sebert J. Smith
The
Lions Club
J. R. Alexander
Clowe'ss
Clowe's Jewelry Store
North
Londoun St
Northrop
Clarke
Canter
Clarke Commerce Group
Bulletin
Women's Army Corps
Regular Army
Marion Buchanan
Mary Murphree
Heen Brower
Anl
National Farm Committee
Linder
Farm Commissioners’ Council
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