Auto Theft Ring Based at Bristol By Two Arrests
Federal and state authorities probe a five state theft ring tied to a Pennington Gap, Virginia, motor company. Charles Thompson and his son Cecil were arrested under bond, facing charges for falsified papers and stolen cars sold through the Thompson operation to dealers and private buyers in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Pennington Gap
Charles W. Brown
Richmond
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
Charles W. Woodson
Virginia
Charles Thompson
Oa Company
Cecil
Thompson
Wise
Brown
Cecil Thompson
FBI
Brotéin
Thompson’s Motor Company
Thompsons
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Ohio
Motor Company
Kingsport
Pe Gap Motor Company
33 day coal supply reported by Bureau of Mines
The Bureau of Mines said the nation had a 33 day supply of soft coal above ground on May 1. The figure marks an 11.6 percent drop from April 1 mainly due to heavy exports.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Sheep Dog Prize Goes to Illinois At National Trials
Tweed a black and white tollie owned by Arthur N. Allen of McLeansboro Illinois won the North American Sheep Dog Association national outdoor trials with 97 1 2 points out of 110. Fleet owned by Carter Andrew of Nineveh Pennsylvania earned the breeder trainer trophy.
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Staunton
Tweed
Arthur N. Allen
McLeansboro
Ill
North American Sheep Dog Association
Fleet
Carter Andrew
Nineveh
Lack of Parts Delays Street Traffic Lights
Parts are needed to install new traffic lights at Wyck and Loudoun Streets and at Piccadilly and Kent Streets. J. T. Kremer, public safety chairman, said the city manager wrote to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. about the Kent and Piccadilly light, the railroad already has a signal there.
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Wyck
Loudoun Sts
Piccadilly
Kent Sts
J. T. Kremer
Public Safety Committee
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Kent and
Evening gowns on sale at limited stores
A brief notice reports that a few more evening gowns are now available on sale at select retailers. The item highlights steady discounts and shoppers are urged to inquire at local shops for sizes and prices.
Truman to Send Labor Bill Message Friday
President Truman will address Congress with a message on the labor union control bill regardless of signing or vetoing. White House aides report record mail volume opposing the measure and expect a veto, with House leaders predicting an override possibility in the Senate uncertain.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Eben Ayers
White House
Ayers
House
Prsident
Princeton
N. J
White Houses
GOP
Halleck
Indiana
Senate
Hatch
Ives
House Freezes Payroll Tax
The House passed unanimously a bill to freeze the Social Security payroll tax at current rates for two years. If the Senate approves and President Truman signs, the measure would block an automatic 2 billion dollar annual tax increase starting January 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Russia Denies Tt Managed Hungarians Change in Government
Soviet Lt. Gen. V. P. Sviridov told the Allied Control Commission that Russia had nothing to do with Hungary’s recent government shift. He said Moscow exerted no influence in forming the government as Ferenc Nagy’s premiership ended under Communist pressure. Imre Fold, Hungarian manager of the Allied Officers Park club, claimed he was seized and questioned by the political police and faces jail. authorities say he’s accused of being pro-Nazi and plotting to overthrow the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
V. P. Sviridov
Allied Control Commission
Sviridov
George H. Weems
U.S
Ferenc Nagy
Hungary
United States
Imre
Imre Fold
Allied Officers Park Club
Fold
Plan to Extend Mine Safety Code Gains Support
Washington June 18 A proposal to extend the temporary federal mine safety code won quick support. Senator Butler Republican Nebraska and Senator Kilgore Democrat West Virginia will cooperate to speed continuance of the code rather than push new federal legislation.
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Washington
Butler
R.-Neb
Public Lands
Kilgore
D-Wva
State to Push Highway Work Expansion Plan
The State Highway Department awarded a $1,110,000 contract for a new stretch of the Henry G. Shirley memorial highway in Fairfax County. It disclosed plans to place statewide contracts totaling $4,000,000 per month for the rest of 1947 if bids prove satisfactory.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Henry G. Shirley
Fairfax County
County PTA Session Called For Frederick County
A meeting of the Frederick county federated PTA will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at Miller school. Reports from the Moses-McCue committee which met at Culpeper will be given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Federated Pta
Miller School
Moses-McCue Committee
Culpeper
Arch Chapel Methodist Board Meeting Called
Rev. E H Jackson announces a church board meeting at Arch Chapel Methodist Church Stephens City at 8 30 p m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Jackson
Arch Chapel Methodist Church
Stephens City
Red Cross Disaster Conference Planned in Winchester
The Winchester Red Cross Chapter will host a disaster preparedness conference next Monday and Tuesday led by local disaster chairman Walker McC Bond. Miss Marjorie G Howard will attend to help overhaul the chapter’s disaster setup after citing a Hillsboro plane crash as showing the need for an adequate organization. Bond notes Howard joined Red Cross in May 1943 and served in the Eastern area until 1945 before becoming administrative assistant. A public meeting is tentatively planned for the final night of the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Bond
End of Freight Car Shortage Near End of Shortage
Washington reports the end of the freight car shortage is in sight. Warren C Kendall, chairman of the Association of American Railroads car service division, said railroads have assurances that materials will shortly be available for building as many as 100000 new cars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Warren C. Kendall
Association
Car Service Division
Rail Workers Ask 20-Cent Boost in Pay
Chicago June 18 Officials of 17 non operating rail unions and carriers began talks on a 20 cent an hour wage rise for over 1 million workers. Rail officials estimate the increase could lift annual payroll by about 524 million, with payrolls rising by 44 million in affected areas. The bargaining covers maintenance clerical and other non operating workers, while operating unions representing about 350,000 rail crews plan to file demands Friday and refile about 44 rule changes amid last year’s strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Memorial Hospital Nursing Class Graduation Tomorrow
Commencement with an address by H F Byrd Jr at Christ Episcopal Church 8 p m. Diplomas for 23 graduates conferred by Dr Hunter H McGuire. Miss Mary Jane McCone presents school pins. Invocation by Rev James B Roe. Organist Mrs Leonard Sirbaugh. Graduates include Catherine B Baker Staunton Dorothy L Harrington Sunset Hills Dorothy L Lockhart Capon Bridge and others all from Frederick County plus Anna F P Bull Front Royal and Doris Ann McClain Hagerstown.
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H. F. Byrd, Jr
Jay H. Lowden
Christ Episcopal Church
Memorial Hospital
Hunter H. McGuire
Mary Jane McCone
R. N
James B. Roe
Christ Church
Leonard Sirbaugh
Catherine B. Baker
Staunton
Dorothy L. Harrington
Sunset Hills
Dorothy L. Lockhart
Capon Bridge
Jean G. Miller
Rockville
Opal G. Oates
Frederick County
Irene E. Shutts
Clarke Conty
Ruth Statham
New Jersey
Frances E. Wallace
Warrenton
Nancy H. Taylor
Eleanor D. Appell
Charles Town
Robertine L. Brown
Martha G. Clendening
Mabel M. Conner
Pauline E. Grim
Carrie DeHaven
Geraldine A. Fearnow
Anna FP. Bull
Front Royal
A. Virginia
Phoebe
A. Franklin
Monroe
Gale G. Pence
Edinburg
Nancy Lee Presgraves
Lincoln
Elma B Thornhill
Boston
Doris Ann McClain
Hagerstown
Editors fly London stop inaugurating Pan Am world service
A Pan American Constellation plane carrying American editors and publishers landed at London airport with one engine out after a 12 hour stop from Shannon. The flight marked the start of Pan American's round the world service. The editors planned meetings with Prime Minister Attlee, government officials and Lord Beaverbrook during the halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alobe
Pan-American Constellation
Shannon
Erie
Pan- American
Attlee
Lord Beaverbrook
London Daily Express
Evening Standard
Gainesboro High School SAT Benefit Evening Baseball Game
Gainesboro High School hosts a June 21 at 5 PM event featuring a baseball game, entertainment, and refreshments to raise funds for Agriculture and Home Economics Building. Also noted is the Bake Oven Hamburger Shop offering a working man's plate lunch for 25 cents and a cash-for-used-car ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro High School
Cork and
Main
Greeks Promise Great Effort On U S Plan
Washington notes say Greece will undertake a great and continuous effort to restore order and economic well being with U S aid. The Greek government outlines recovery plans and accepts responsibility while seeking further American expert assistance to ensure effective use of the 400 million dollar aid program. President Truman frames aid to promote reconstruction and prevent communism and totalitarianism in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greece
United States
State Department
Athens
Truman
Rain May Spoil First Bass Day
Anglers face muddy Shenandoah rivers as the bass season opens Friday. The season runs west of the Blue Ridge to December 31 with a creel limit of 10 per day and 150 per season, no bass under 10 inches legal, residents under 16 not needing licenses, and landowners exempt on their own property. Frederick County has no bass streams.
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Shenandoah River
Blue Ridge
Frederick County
State Commission Sets Hearing on Veterans Affairs 1948
A tentative public hearing date of October 1 at 10 30 a m was chosen by the state commission on veterans affairs to receive recommendations from veterans or veterans organizations for the 1948 General Assembly. The commission is led by Delegate William J Gibson of Fredericksburg.
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Richmond
State Commission On Veterans Affairs
General Assembly
William J. Gibson
Fredericksburg
Proclaims July 5 Legal Holiday Proclaims July 5 Legal Holiday
Governor Tuck proclaims Saturday July 5 a full legal holiday in Virginia. In Miami two children were beaten to death and a couple shot in a real estate office. Karl Russell, father of the children, was held for investigation as the motive remains unclear.
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Miami
Richmond
Tuck
Virginia
Fla
John L. Deas
Deas
Karl Russell
Peggy Russell
John Russell
Russell
Walter A. Wolfe
Wolfe
Wolfe's
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Ethel
Dr. C. L. Riley Named to State Medical Board
Richmond June 18 Governor Tucker named Dr. C. L. Riley of Winchester to the State board of medical examiners for a five year term ending June. He succeeds Dr. F. H. Smith of Abingdon and joins Drs G. B. Setzier and Carson L. Fifer in reappointments and appointments to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Riley
State Medical Board
Winchester
State Board of Medical Examiners
P W.chester
Iners
G. B. Setzier
Pennington Gap
F. H. Smith
Abingdon
Carson L. Fifer
Alexandria
Winchester council committee to discuss bus route
A special meeting of the Winchester council public safety committee is set for 4 p.m. Monday to weigh a bus company request to operate on Loudoun Street between Ave and Cork Street. Chairman J. T. Kremer said the committee may ride the proposed route before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Council Public Safety Committee
Loudoun St
Ave
Cork St
J. T. Kremer
President to Sign New Rent Control Measure
Washington reports President Truman is expected to sign a new rent control bill into law as the current act ends June 30. The measure creates local five member rent boards, details eviction rules, and allows limited 15 percent increases under specific lease conditions before February 1948.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Plant Readied For Packing Cherry Crop
Zeropack has started stalling machinery for packing cherries though the date of fruit intake is unclear. Local plant has handled some strawberries with only a small workforce. Freeze damage reduced the local crop but regular Zeropack growers report a short cherry and strawberry season. County Agent I Fred Stine notes strawberry harvest near end with poor quality due to wet weather and some fruit selling at 25 cents a quart. sour cherries and sweet cherries are on market with a short season expected.
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Fred Stine
Turkey Steaks To Feature Meal At Virginia Growers Meet
Turkey steaks will headline a two day regional Virginia Turkey Growers meeting in Frederickssurg and at Chancellor School near Chancellorsville. Kentucky turkey experts will address the gathering while Howard Zigler of Timberville, president of the Virginia State Poultry Federation, leads the dinner session.
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Frederickssurg
Virginia
Chancellor School
Chancellorsville
Kentucky
Howard Zigler
Timberville
Virginia State Poultry Federation
More Blouses and Sleepwear at Lovett's Special Table
Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shop at 156 N Loudoun St lists new stock including blouses sweaters and silk panties at a special table. Small ad notes a young man wanted to learn salesmanship with a path to a large state wide business. Apply 5 to 7 pm Room 337 George Washington Hotel.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
N. Loudoun St
Stewart St
Washington St
Tennyson
Maurice Pifer
Gene Miller
Ovett’'S Shoe & Dress Shop
George Washington Hotel
Europe to Form UN Framework for Postwar Economic Plan
Paris reports France and Britain agreed to convene a European economic commission within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe to manage reconstruction. Bevin and Bidault discussed Marshall aid, with Russia asked to join discussions. France outlined technical committees on transport food power steel and machinery to guide recovery.
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Paris
France
Britain
United Nations
Megs Commission For Europe
Marehalis
U. S
Dunkerque
Russia
Ain
Commission
Georges Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Benjamin V. Cohen
U. S. State Department
Europe
European Economic Commission
U. N. Economic Commission For Europe
Geneva
U. N. Commission
Comtuunion
Prance
Marshall
Eureope
Moscow
Bidault
National Assembly
Foreign Affairs Committee
Marcel Cachin
Foreign Ministry
Rotary to Hear Dr. E B Horgan
Dr Edmund B Horgan wartime army consulting surgeon will address the Rotary luncheon tomorrow in Winchester The talk will cover surgery in the armed services and the notably low death rate even with improvised equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund B. Horgan
Winchester
Rotary
Horgan
Davis Given Life in Hammer Attack Case
Hagerstown Maryland June 18 Bruce Davis 32 an aircraft mechanic from Kingsport Tennessee was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted last week of the hammer attack on his sweetheart. The Corbin sale at 237 S Gerard Street is postponed to Saturday June 21 at 1 PM.
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Hagerstown
Bruce Davis
Kingsport
Tenn
Corbin
S. Gerrard St
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PTA
Red Cross
Marjorie G. Howard
Global Flight
P. W. Boyd
Wayles R. Harrison
Danville
Emory P. Barrow
Lawrenceville
State Highway Commission
Opa
U. N
Assembly
Tee
Wih Marshall
Harvard University
E. B. Horgan
Davis
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