Marshall Plan Must Keep Going Dewey Declares
New York June 16 Gov. Thomas E. Dewey returning from western Europe says continued Marshall Plan aid is essential to keep Europe stable. He notes ongoing Cold War tensions and cites Communist propaganda funding as a major challenge to recovery. Dewey spoke after a six week voyage aboard the liner America with 864 passengers.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
Dewey
Paul Lockwood
America
Economic Cooperation Administration
Senator Doubts U-235 Container Has Been Found
Senator Hickenlooper questions if Argonne has located the missing uranium-235 container. He notes ongoing mystery as lab officials cite an ordinary fruit jar while reports say brown bottles held the material. Dr Walter H Zinn says jar contained the missing material and FBI concurs. Hatch raises charges of mismanagement at the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Argonne Atomic Laboratory
Senate House Atomic Committee
Walter H Zinn
Chicago
FBI
Atomic Energy Commission
Capitol Hill
Lord Fairfax described as upright and generous by contemporaries
Archdeacon Burnaby praised Lord Fairfax for humility and charity during his Virginia visit in 1759 60. Bishop Meade noted his civic duty and public generosity to neighbors and workers. Frederick county records support his honorable standing. Yard party notices list church events and poultry ads for Payne's Chapel and Ridgeway School land.
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Lord Fairfax
Thomas
Andrew Burnaby
Winchester
Northern Neck
Virginia
Bishop Meade
Greenway Court
Frederick
Stephenson Methodist Church
Girl shoots Waitkus. confession follows courtroom wait
In Chicago a 19 year old Ruth Steinhagen sobbed awaiting a felony hearing after shooting baseball star Eddie Waitkus in a hotel room. Waitkus improved at Illinois Masonic Hospital as doctors monitor his condition and plan possible transfusions.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Ruth Steinhagen
Philadelphia Philies
Waitkus
Illinois Masonic Hospital
L. L. Braun
Chicago Cubs
Spanish War Vet Vanguard Arrives for State Convention
Veterans of the Spanish American War begin arriving in Winchester for the 40th annual state convention at George Washington hotel. William A. Calkins of New York will deliver the memorial address at the armory Sunday afternoon as the memorial tablet is dedicated to 5326 Virginia volunteers.
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George Washington Hotel
Winchester
William A. Calkins
New York
Armory
B. S. McAllister
Ohio
J. N. Bryan
Reno
New
Virginia
Spain
W. W. Glass
Carter Hall
Washington
Frank Topash
Col
William A. Brewer
America
Harrisonburg Marks Century of Progress
Harrisonburg celebrates its 100th anniversary under the current mayor council government. The city was founded by Thomas Harrison in 1780 and received its present government form from the General Assembly in March 1849.
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Harrisonburg
Thomas Harrison
General Assembly
Judith Coplon Takes Stand in Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon, 28, a former Justice Department analyst, testified in Federal court to deny espionage charges. Her appearance followed questioning by Raymond P. Whearty, a government prosecutor acting as a defense witness, and defense attorney Archibald Palmer.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Raymond P. Whearty
Archibald Palmer
Hobert Seeks Lions District 24-C Lt Governor Post
C A Hobert of Berryville aims to become lieutenant governor of Lions District 24 C at the Virginia Beach convention. He is deputy district governor, backed by Winchester lions, with endorsements from northern Virginia clubs. Delegates from Winchester attend the convention. Anderson and Knee flew in, others drove.
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C. A. Hobert
Berryville
Virginia Beach
Hobert
Winchester Club
Virginia
Samuel Preston
Winchester
Rebert Smith
Robert Smith
Paul Anderson
Walter Knee
Llewellyn Jackson
J. Ben Cather
Marvin Weaver
Ralph Chrisman
Merkle Slifer
Anderson
Knee
Washington
Sarah Zane Hell
Three Area Fire Companies Parade at Front Royal
Three area fire units from Winchester and Frederick County enter equipment in the Northern Virginia Firemen's Association parade at Front Royal. South End Fire Co Rouss Co Middletown plan marching units and trucks. Prizes total 475 with top awards for best appearing company and apparatus.
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Winchester Fire Companies
Frederick County
Northern Virginia Firemen’s Association
Front Royal
South End Fire Co
Rouss Company
Middletown Fire Co
Reuss
Cinderella’s home visit for Georgia elopement couple
In Windber Pennsylvania June 16 a Cinderella and her wealthy son-in-law visit her mother as crowds gather. Stephana Hitchcock age 24 and husband Francis Hitchcock return from Georgia where she eloped. Stephana helps with chores while Francis says they may look for a nearby house.
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Windber
Steve Turk
Stephana Sara Hitchcock
Francis Hitchcock
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Hitchcock
Stephana
Site of Clarke Consolidated High Due Next Week
A Clarke county committee considering a Clarke Consolidated High School held a public hearing in Berryville and surveyed sites near Old Chapel and Pigeon Hill. Members included R. C. Haydon and Arthur E. Chapman with county and area superintendents. a report to Richmond is expected next week.
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Clarke County Consolidated High School
Boyce
Berryville
Court House
Old Chapel
Pigeon Hill
R. C. Haydon
Arthur E. Chapman
Paul Hounshell
Culpeper County
Paul Cale
Albemarle County
J. P. Snead
Fluvanna County
Walter Flory
Boyce Pta
Garland Canter
Berryville Board
A. F. Robertson
Clarke County
Haydon
State Department of Education
Richmond
Car Thieves Lock Driver in Trunk Then Rob Bank
In June 1671 in northeast Baltimore two men stole a car and abducted salesman Eugene P. Wagner from a local used car lot. They looted a First National Bank branch of about $4000, and fled in a small sedan. Wagner was found locked in the trunk after the car was abandoned.
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Baltimore
Eugene P. Wagner
First National Bank
Notice Rouss Fire Co Members Parade and Uniform
All members traveling to Front Royal Saturday for parade meet at Engine House Friday at 7 00 pm Uniforms issued Friday Secretary 1p 6 16 11
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Rouss Fire CO
Senate Limits Non Communist Oaths In Labor Bill
The Senate added a Taft-Hartley style non-communist oath feature to the Truman labor bill on a voice vote. Amendments broaden union and management affidavits and require policy-forming bodies to sign, with exemptions possible if subversives are barred from leadership. Additional changes push good faith bargaining and free speech protections, while Truman opposes the revisions.
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Washington
Senate Today
NLRB
Douglas
D-Ill
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers
Lewis
Murray
Taft-Hartley
Senate
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Holland
D-Fla
Newsprint Supply Closes Gap With Demand
Industry spokesmen report West Coast mills at full production and newsprint supply catching up with demand. The gray market is disappearing and publishers can now buy from jobbers. Prices for newsprint remain high while other paper prices trend downward.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pulp and Paper Industry
Charles E. Ackley
Crown- Zellerback Corp
Ackley
Douglas Jones
Montreal
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Ackley and Jones
George Craigie
New York
Telephone Union Threatens Strike On Bell System
The CIO Communications Workers of America announces a campaign for recognition by the Bell Telephone System. A nationwide strike is planned if negotiations fail.
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Bell System
Chicago
CIO Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
FBI Traces Copying of Secret Docs to Hiss Typewriter
FBI testimony linked four Hiss family papers to the family typewriter used to copy State Department secrets. Henry Waldeigh testified he handed over documents to Whittaker Chambers, who alleges Hiss passed them to a Soviet spy ring. FBI agent Ramos Feehan showed similarities in typing of the papers as evidence.
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FBI
Hiss
New York
Mhenry
Julian Waldeigh
State Department
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Brief Showers Bring Partial Drought Relief
Rain arrived as a drizzle and sharp showers bringing brief relief to a drought area. Farmers welcomed 0.12 inches at noon and a brief 1:45 pm shower as forecasts call for further precipitation tonight and tomorrow.
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Tomorow
Robinson Snapp and Dutton Renamed To School Board
Delmer Robinson and Drs Ralph Snapp and B B Dutton, whose terms on the Winchester school board expire June 30, have been reappointed for three-year terms effective July 1. The action was taken by council recommendation of the school committee headed by Councilman Alan Peery.
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Delmer Robinson
Ralph Snapp
B. B. Dutton
Winchester
Alan Peery
Tuck to Address Highway Opening Picnic July 4
Governor William Tuck will speak at the July 4 highway opening celebration for the interstate link between Strasburg and Wardensville West Virginia. A ribbon cutting at the state line will lead to exercises at Gravel Springs church grounds with Virginia official James A Anderson attending. Governor Oakey Patterson of West Virginia declined due to a prior engagement. WV officials are expected.
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Tuck
William Tuck
Strasburg
Wardensville
W. Va
State Line
Gravel Springs Church
Oakey Patterson
James A Anderson
Virginia
Lamb Prices Edge Down Amid Slower Wholesale Decline
Retail meat prices eased modestly this week after a erratic month long advance with lamb cuts leading declines up to nine cents a pound wholesale and six cents retail. Demand remained mixed as pea prices rose on light shipments while beef and veal showed modest drops.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Truman Granted Broad Power to Reorganize Government
Congress approved a compromise bill giving President Truman authority to streamline the executive branch. The Senate backed the measure by voice vote after House approval, sending the bill to the White House. Truman pledged to pursue reorganizations promptly, noting faster action enables more proposals this session.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
Senate House
House
White House
Capitol
Truman Pushes Brannan Farm Plan At Session
President Truman said he wants the Brannan farm plan enacted this session and predicted Congress will pass some of it. He warned reports of delay were overstated and tied farm legislation to the party platform while noting hysteria over spy investigations is likely a postwar pattern that will fade. A correction ad followed listing prices for various items at Leggett's Department Store in White Rock Capon Bridge.
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Agriculture Department
Mas-sachusetts
Michigan
Dun & Bradstreet
Washington
Truman
Congress
Jefferson
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