Conferees Reach Agreement on Eight OPA Extension Points
House and Senate negotiators edge toward final passage of an OPA extension bill before the June 30 price controls expiration. The pact covers eight points including suspension of maximum prices on wholesalers, Taft amendment on manufacturer ceilings, decontrol when supply aligns with demand, and sector specific pricing rules for textiles and conversion goods.
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House
Senate
Barkley
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
United States District Attorney
Albuquerque man loses billfold after dropping a dime
George R. Walling of Albuquerque, New Mexico, told police that while searching a bus terminal for a dropped dime he lost his billfold containing $1,000. He did locate the dime.
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Kansas City
George R. Walling
Albuquerque
N. M
Ministers Consider Trieste Ramifications At Four Power Talks
Paris reports say the Big Four foreign ministers reopened the Trieste dispute amid dinner talks with Molotov and Vishinsky. Byrnes hosted the session exploring whether progress on Trieste and the Italian Yugoslav frontier could unlock broader peace treaty groundwork. American sources cited frank discussion but few formal proposals, noting informal sessions were urged by some ministers.
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Paris
Trieste
United States
Italy
Balkans
James F. ‘Byres
V. M. Molotov
Andrei J. Vishinsky
Vladimir Pavlov
Byrnes
Molotov
Fitzgerald Picked To Fight World Famine
Dr D A Fitzgerald deputy head of agriculture is named secretary general of a 20 nation emergency food council to lead a fight against global hunger. The nine nation central committee will guide plans and report to the full council for 18 months while taking over wartime food board operations.
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Washington
D. A. Fitzgerald
Agriculture Department
International Emergency Food Council
Fitzgerald
Full Council
United
RFC Financial Set Up Under Fire By Auditors
A congressional probe into RFC wartime operations follows a GAO report that the agency does not control its 7 billion investment in properties. Lawmakers demand a clean bill of health and extend RFC life beyond June 30 as investigations loom.
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Washington
RFC
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
R-Sd
Manasco
D-Ala
House Expenditures Committee
Banking Committee
Charles B. Henderson
Cudgell
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate Banking Committee
Hobbs anti-racketeering bill moves through Senate
Congress pushes the Hobbs anti racketeering measure to President Truman after swift Senate passage. Senators cite penalties for obstruction of interstate commerce while supporters insist peaceful picketing remains protected. Senator Hatch predicts Truman will sign, saying veto concerns stem from mispresentation of the bill.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hatch
D-Nm
New Mexico
Ernest Clem Ordered To Appear In Court On Hit-Man Charge
Ernest Clem of the Marlboro section in Frederick county is charged with property damage to a car driven by 16 year old Roland Keeler of Opequon and leaving the scene after a two mile pursuit two miles west of Winchester at Routes 11 and 628. He is ordered to appear before County Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards Monday at 2 pm. State Trooper C A Seale investigated after Keeler reported the incident. Keeler was with his mother Mrs J C Keeler and sister Jacquelyn Keeler.
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Ernest Clem
Marlboro
Frederick County
Roland Keeler
Opequon
Keeler
Winchester
W. Erle Edwards
Clem
C. A. Seale
J. C. Keeler
Jacquelyn Keeler
Welcome Home Veterans of Frederick Clarke and Winchester
The Star welcomes home veterans from Frederick and Clarke counties and Winchester who have received their discharges and resume civilian life. The Star asks the public to supply names of local men newly discharged as the list is supplemented daily. The Sergeant's Sale advertised of bile will not be held. G. G. Baker, Set.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
The
Star
G. G. Baker
Swank Baker Hotel rubble may reveal more deaths
Firemen and wrecking crews comb the basement of the Swank Baker Hotel in Dallas as investigators search for additional victims after an explosion killed seven and injured 41. Experts from the Bureau of Mines and the National Board of Fire Underwriters assist in the probe.
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Dallas
Tex
Swank Baker Hotel
George M. Kintz
United States Bureau of Mines
C. N. Penn
Kintz
E. L. Mitchell
San Antonio
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Chicago
Hotel Lasalle
Canfield
Dubuge
Iowa
Darden Urges Loans for College at Bankers Meeting
Former Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr urged Virginia bankers to fund college education for capable yet moneyless students and supported a state loan fund. He warned of global threats to democracy and urged stronger civics education, while praising Virginia's public schools and urging smaller travel times to schools. The Virginia Bankers Association also called for a balanced federal budget and favored Hampton Roads steamship service. Also noted is the marriage license issued in Minature, Nebraska to Edward Hard Heart and Ruth Poor Bear.
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Virginia Beach
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Virginia Bankers
Darden
Virginia Bankers Association
Cavalier Hotel
Democ
Collins Darden
L. Preston Collins
Virginia
Old Dominion
United States
Bankers Association
United States Savings
United States Maritime Commission
Hampton Roads
Atlantic Coast
Omaha
Nebr
Edward Hard Heart
Ruth Poor Bear
Minature
Atomic Bomb Dress Rehearsal Delayed To Monday
The Bikini test fleet postpones the full dress rehearsal for the fourth atomic bomb due to the worst weather since arrival. Admiral Blandy and staff shift the practice to Monday as meteorologists predict heavy clouds and high winds. Most ships have left anchor and cruise the Pacific while some stay outside the atoll until the drill concludes. Favorable clouds are needed for the explosive drop over the target fleet.
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U. S. S. MT. Mckinley
Bikini
William P. Blandy
Pacific
Lions consider $50,000 war memorial fund for blind camp
The 24th district Lions International convention in Roanoke Virginia will review a $50,000 memorial fund to support a summer recreational camp for needy blind residents. The decision timing is at the 1947 gathering.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Lions International
Horticultural Meeting Dates Set In December
December 16 17 and 18 are the Virginia State Horticultural Society annual meeting dates announced by Lester D Arnold president. The John Marshall Hotel Richmond will host with members urged to book rooms on the third floor to accommodate as many as possible.
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Virginia State Horticultural Society
Lester D. Arnold
John Marshall Hotel
Richmond
Victims Of Auto Mishap On Route 50 Much Improved
Four people hurt in a two car crash on Route 50 five miles west of Winchester were reported much improved. Ten year old James Morse was released after 24 hours for shock. Hazel Batten Arlington remained seriously injured but safer, while Mrs Morse Arlington and Miss Chellis Nowery Parkersburg W Va showed improvement though remain uncomfortable.
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Winchester
James Morse
Hazel Batten
Arlington
Morso
Chellis Nowery
Parkersburg
W. Va
September 14 Probable Date For Democratic Parley
The News Leader reports the Virginia State convention to nominate the Democratic candidate for the late Carter Glass's unexpired Senate term is expected September 14 in Richmond. The event would align with the Young Democratic Clubs state convention. State Democratic committees meet Monday at 2:30 p.m. to set official time, place, and representation basis.
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Richmond
United States Senate
Carter Glass
Young Democratic Clubs
Virginia
Democratic
Coal Miners Threaten Strike Over Food Shortage
Navy officers governing district coal miners in Pittsburgh asked Washington for more bread flour and fresh meat as miners in Export Bobseen Mt Morris and nearby towns declare no work without better food. A letter claimed to represent 800 miners.
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Pittsburgh
Navy
Washington
George E. Slocum
OPA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Slocum
Bob- Seen
Mt. Morris
Plans Complete For Organizing Camera Club Here
Plans to organize a Camera Club in this city are ready inviting all interested men and women to a meeting on June 27 at 7 30 p.m. in the Handley Library meeting room. The group will cover all photography aspects from film exposure to mounting prints and hopes to stage salons for public shows with an election of officers for the coming year.
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Handley Library
Child Drowns in Norfolk Creek Bathing Incident
Mary Ann Thompson 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert C Thompson drowned yesterday after entering water over her head while bathing in Steamboat Creek on the Elizabeth River's Branch in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Mary Ann Thompson
Albert C. Thompson
Steambott Creek
S Branch
Elizabeth Ver
Wanted Transparent and Early Apples
Advertisement from E. W. Barr at Winchester Cold Storage Packing House seeks transparent and early apples for sale or delivery. Listing appears in the Winchester area, with a simple classified notice style and date code 6-22-1p-21.
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E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
SINGER MACHINES Wanted by Twelve Drophead Shoppe
Classified note seeks Singer sewing machines from customers by Twelve Drophead Shoppe located at 104 West Bos cawen. Phone contact Dial 3211.
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Dial
West Boscawen
Meat Situation Serious Bowles Discusses Food
Washington June 22 Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles predicts more meat available after July 1 and a bread shortage easing in 30 days. He warns prices may rise if price ceilings are removed but more meat will flow into stores. He sees meat demand higher than prewar, with supplies tightening again by late fall.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
ABC Network
Meat Packing Ee
Chicago
Kansas City
Armour
Abe
OPA
Packing Industry
Nash Discussion At Sarah Zane Hall Pertinent Talk
Dr Vernon Nash will speak at Sarah Zane Hall next Wednesday night on world ent. Dr R H Kerlin calls the subject one of the most pertinent today. Dr Leslie M Bell says world government could be a solution to world peace if a governing majority can enforce law. Town Meeting Committee expects a large audience.
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Vernon Nash
Sarah Zane Hall
R. H. Kerlin
Leslie M. Bell
Dr. Nash
Nash
Rollins Evidence Completed Case Argued Tuesday
A seven officer Navy general court martial will hear final arguments Tuesday in the case of Chief Steward Walter W. Rollins. The Virgin Islands man is charged with two sex offenses and theft, gambling and misconduct. Defense witnesses completed testimony, including John H G Poole a senior civil engineer at the Naval Academy who testified about possible observations through a wall aperture.
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Annapolis
Navy
Walter W. Rollins
Virgin Islands
Rollins
Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts Prepare for Camp Season
Shenandoah Area Council reports rapid camp reservations for Camp Rock Enon running June 30 to August 4. About 400 scouts from nine counties attended in 1945. organizers expect larger registration this year. Anderson of Martinsburg named scoutmaster of the provisional troop. junior staff includes Sydnor Stone Orsini of Charles Town. Lee Kellas of Winchester. Robertson Berryville. Kennedy Front Royal. Hawkins.
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Herbert Wilkins
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts of America
Rock Enon
Wilkins
Or Anderson
Martinsburg
Ned Sydnor
Buddy Stone
Albert Orsini
Charles Town
Keith Lee
Jack Kellas
Winchester
Archie Robertson
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Hobbs Bill
Truman O.K
Robert Richard Pingley
Singer Machines
Associated Press
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