Antipoll Tax Bill Advances in House Committee
The House committee approved an anti poll tax measure 11 to 7, banning state requirements to pay taxes to vote in federal elections. The bill ties to President Truman's civil rights program and faces rules committee clearance before a floor vote. Southerners may stall action amid new rules. bill author Mrs Norton leads.
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Truman
House Judiciary Committee
House
Rules Committee
Senate
Norton
Dnj
Administration Committee
Senate Judiciary
Herbert M. Levy
Courtiel
American Civil Liberties Union
Congress
Levy
Justice Department
Roanoke Laundry Fire Causes $250000 in Damage
A large blaze struck the Magic City Launderers and Cleaners plant in Roanoke early today causing about $250,000 in damage. Corporation President E. C. Tudor said there was no insurance on the plant or its contents but announced plans to rebuild.
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Roanoke
Magic City Launderers and Cleaners, Inc
E. C. Tudor
Coplon Admits Overnight Visit With Justice Dept Attorney
Miss Coplon testified she spent more than one night with H P Shapiro a bachelor and an attorney in the Justice Department criminal division. She is charged with stealing secret papers to pass to Moscow via Gubitchev. She said she would not marry a man tied to the Soviet ideal.
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H. P. Shapiro
Justice Department
Miss Coplon
Moscow
Gubitchev
Russia
Kelley
White Rock Camp Groups Prepare July 1 Opening
The junior camp committee will meet at camp White Rock Friday at 10 a.m. with the Martinsburg group to finalize plans for opening day. Chosen for camping experience they will handle last details and assist in completing the camp program with members June Spring Lilian Solenberger Cap tola Saxe Susan Stine Liz Cather Iris McFadden Judy Grove Susan Larrick and Nancy Sjostrom.
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Camp White Rock
Martinsburg
Lilian Solenberger
Capitola Saxe
Susan Stine
Liz Cather
Iris McFadden
Judy Grove
Susan Larrick
Nancy Sjostrom
Snake Bite Victim Added to Flood Toll In West Virginia
West Virginia flood toll rises to seven as Mrs. Morgan Conrad of Smoke Hole dies from a copperhead bite suffered Sunday. Eight men hiked eight miles to carry her body to Petersburg. Grant and Hardy counties face multi million dollar losses with 350000 chickens lost in Grant. The B and O line suffers 50 washouts. Water stood 8.3 feet above 1936 flood. Cleanup continues and a cattle exchange station opens at Moorefield.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Potomac River
Morgan Conrad
Smoke Hole
Grant County
Hardy County
Baltimore and Ohio
Trough
Petersburg River
Moorefield
Appeal Denied for Luray Strikers by Virginia Supreme Court
The Virginia Supreme Court denied appeals by Local 265 of the International Fur and Leather Workers Union and more than 20 members convicted of contempt of court for mass picketing at the Virginia Oak Tannery during a year long Luray strike. Sentences ranged from 60 days to a year, most suspended, with the union fined 100 dollars which the court called a token fine due to lack of assets.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
International Fur and Leather Workers Union
CIO
Virginia Oak Tannery
Crosby
White Sox Preview Practice and Dedication Parade
The White Sox will drill at 6 p.m. Friday at Rouss diamond to prep for Sunday’s game at Clarke county. A business session will decide if players join the dedication parade for the new Front Royal lighted field Monday night. Front Royal will host Wood stock after ceremonies led by Clarke Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators.
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Winchester
Daily Crossword Across Clues Read With Puzzle Tone
A scan of a crossword puzzle fill lists across and down clues. Readable entries include Unadul terated and Side of a room among many others with several numeric gaps and partial phrases.
Navy Hostess Sharman Douglas Dances in London
Sharman Douglas daughter of the U S ambassador to England attends a dance in London hosted by the English Speaking Union. She was hostess to over 100 US Navy officers and cadets overseas on a routine training mission in the city.
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U. S
England
Sharman Douglas
Charles Orem
Washington, D.C
Edwards Critical of Mental Hospitals
Richmond June 22 Horace H Edwards a Democratic gubernatorial candidate charged conditions in the state mental hospitals are most deplorable He blamed the situation on an entirely uneconomic failure of the state to provide adequate funds and staff He proposed a two per cent sales tax to aid public schools and free surplus funds for mental and health programs
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Richmond
Horace H. Edwards
Edwards
Kiwanis guests discuss air power and patriotism
Kiwanis luncheon features Lt. Col. S. E. Cleveland of AAF Aircraft Corp. in Hagerstown discussing air power in national defense. The program also notes President Coolidge’s May 30 1923 remarks on patriotism and self-reliance, and a brief botanical note on Obedient Plant Phyostegia virginiana with its angle-holding flower.
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S. E. Cleveland
AAF Aircraft Corp
Hagerstown
Kiwanis
Coolidge
H. McG
Northhampton
Mass
America
Harding
Physostegia
Modern Manners booklet offers etiquette guidance
The Winchester Star Information Bureau advertises a 32 page booklet titled Modern Manners. It promises polished manners for all life relations, correct speech, dress guidance, social emergencies, business etiquette, and postage paid by enclosing 20 cents to Washington DC.
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Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
City Arrests 117, Issues 148 Parking Tickets
Dest Sergeant Warren Rudolph reports city arrests totaled 117 last month. Forty charged with drunkenness and seven with driving under influence. The offenses numbered 28, largely minor. Police issued 148 parking tickets.
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Dest
Warren Rudolph
Wheat Harvest Progress and Beetle Watch In Loudoun Area
Farmers report strong growth in field crops with corn beans and peas progressing. Wheat harvest accelerates in southern Frederick County with Brumback Wake man Huffman and Ballone farms noting yields around 27 to 28 bushels per acre. First reports of Japanese beetles appear in Loudoun County as drought and heat raise fire risk across New England New York and New Jersey.
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Lemley
Loudoun County
Groves
Winchester
Frederick County
B. O. Brumback
P. H. Wakeman
J. C L. Huffman
J. W. Ballone
Middletown
Brumb
New England
New York
New Jersey
Heat waves push temps to year highs across Northeast
Summer heat surged into the 90s and 95 in Boston and Philadelphia as crops suffer in Massachusetts and New York faces a serious drought. Governors banned fires in several states amid fire risks while New Jersey foresees a favorable crop outlook. Heat prostration and heat strikes idled Detroit plants as humid warmth eased northward.
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Massachusetts
New York
New York State
Cornell University
Paul A. Dever
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
New Jersey Agriculture Department
Boston
Philadelphia
Albany
Syracuse
N. Y
Washington
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Detroit
Chrysler
Kaiser-Frazer
Great Lakes
Uncle Continues After Flood Damage and Shortages Hit Town
The bank of a mill race broke, allowing Pete to enter the business section. Townspeople queued at the lone hand pump for kerosene as coras ran out. First aid from outside arrived Saturday with Red Cross disaster workers and a National Guard unit from Keyser, who walked several miles to reach the scene.
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Pete
Secon
Red Cross
National Guard
Keyser
Flood Strikes Town Wiping Out Savings and Livestock
The flood caused dire losses as savings disappeared for many residents. Homes damaged or abandoned near Pantano. A mule swam to safety after floodwaters receded, while hundreds of chickens, cows, and pigs perished. About 200 visiting bass fishermen faced disruptions as the area reeled from the disaster. Himelright welcomed firemen and guardsmen who arrived late Saturday night. He had traveled from Petersburg with Taylor early Sunday morning.
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Himelright
Pantano
Gap
Poteee Himelright
Winchester
Petersburg
Taylor
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