Gas Pipe Leak Suspected In Baylass Store Blast
Winchester council hears C W Owings of College Park Md Bureau of Mines outline the probable chain of events behind the Raylass store explosion that killed one and injured twenty. Council votes to require gas line renewals and cap unused mains with new safeguards amid calls for stricter inspections and public notice.
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Baylass
Winchester Council
Raylass Store
C. W. Owings
College Park
Bureau of Mines
Percy Miller
Miller
C. R. Anderson
Anderson
Specialists Hunt for Gas Leak at Baylass Department Stores
Specialists in gas detection search for a butane leak in Loudoun Street in front of Baylass Department Stores where a fatal explosion occurred Wednesday. Detectors guided holes to an old unused gas service. C. W. Owings of the Bureau of Mines analyzes the scene while colleagues G. W. Jones F. A. Saunders and A. J. Bell assist.
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Loudoun St
Baylass
C. W. Owings
Bureau of Mines
Washington
G. W. Jones
Bureau of Mines Experimental Station
Pittsburgh
F. A. Saunders
SCC
A. J. Bell
Trout Season Extended to September 15
RICHMOND June 25 The State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries extended the trout open season to September 15 from July 31 under authority of recent General Assembly legislation.
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Richmond
State Commision of Game and Inland Fisheries
General Assembly
Five day Virginia forecast shows warm trend after cool weekend
June 26 to 30 outlook calls for temperatures two to four degrees above normal. Cooler weekend followed by warmer Tuesday. Showers likely Monday or Tuesday. Rain totals expected from one third to three four tenths inches.
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Virginia
Blue & Gray Beauty Shop
Beauty Service of Distinction
Mary Sherman
Firside Antiques
O!d
Helen Barr Grimm
National Ave
Raylass Store Plans to Reopen in Winchester
Raylass Department Store in Winchester plans to reopen after a fire and salvage operation. E H Davis says authorities expect to move stock this afternoon to the old Wonder Building across the street. Salvageable merchandise quantity unknown. insured coverage confirmed. adjustors, undersellers, and managers involved as offices shift post incident.
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Raylass
Winchester
E. H. Davis
Raylass Department Scores
Davis
Wonder
McCrory's Stores
W. S. Pope
New York
Spencer
O. C. Mabry
Beable Named Principal of Stephens City High School
Paul D. Beable, 35, of 113 West Monmouth Street, chosen by the Frederick County school board at a special meeting to become Stephens City high school principal. He will assume duties July 1, succeeding Robert E. Ayler. Beable has led Gore high school for seven years and holds a master’s from George Washington University.
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Paul D. Beable
W. Monmouth St
Stephens City High School
Frederick County School Board
Beable
Robert E. Ayler
Gore High School
Shenandoah County
A. L. Beable
Toms Brook
Lucille Hoak
Gore
Beabie
George Washington University
Bridgewater College
University of Virginia
Frederick County
Stafford High School
Frederick County Teachers Assn
Most Operators Lewis Sign New Coal Contract
John L. Lewis and most soft coal operators signed a new contract granting a 1 dollar per day wage increase and a larger miners welfare pension fund. One steel industry owned mine refused to sign. The pact preserves most terms of the prior agreement including a union shop. The contract takes effect July 1, miners begin a 10 day vacation tomorrow and return July 6. Harry Moses opposed the union shop continuation, citing labor law concerns.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Harry M. Moses
Moses
Miners’ Welfare
Stephens City relinquishes streets to state for paving
Stephens City town council approved a resolution transferring 1.76 miles of streets to the State highway department for maintenance and paving under the new general assembly law. The action follows similar moves by Middletown Berryville and Boyce in recent days to join towns under 3500 population.
Washington Homes In Clarke Itinerary
Clarke County historical group plans a 1:30 p.m. Tuesday tour departing Berryville courthouse to visit Washington area homes in Charles Town. Sites include Happy Retreat and others tied to the Washington family around 1800. Notables expected to attend include Col James M. Thomson and Mrs. Thomson, plus local residents.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Washington
Charles Town
R. J. Funkhouser
Gusta Washington
Blackburn
Frank R. Stockton
The
Murphys
Funkhouser
Cedar Lawn
James M. Thomson
Society
Thomson
Benjamin Crampton
E. K. Meade
Courtney Byrd Jones
Betty Bradford
W. S Powers
Logen Sisson
John Hepler
Curtis Chappalear
D. H. Allen
Sybil Burwell Jacobs
Republicans Pick Candidate Rated Likeliest to Win
June 25 Philadelphia delegates to the 24th Republican National Convention chose Thomas E. Dewey as their presidential nominee. Dewey is seen as a coldly efficient administrator, the governor of New York, with campaign strengths but limited enthusiasm among some delegates. Taft was favored by some as the best president in a traditional sense, yet delegates doubted his vote getting power. Dewey’s campaigning skill is praised as outstanding, with commentary from a New York newspaper writer and Pennsylvania Senator Edward Martin boosting his momentum.
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H. F. Byrd, Jr
Evening Star
Philadelphia
Congress
U. S
Thomas Edmund Dewey
Dewey
Taft
R. A. Taft
Ohio
G.O.P
Bob Taft
Tom Dewey
United States
Harony
New York Journal-American
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Bellevue-Stratford
Washington
GOP
New York
Dewry
Physicians, Nurses, Volunteers Rally to Winchester Hospital
Medical staff and citizens mobilized to aid Winchester Memorial Hospital after a Raylass store explosion. Doctors, nurses, and volunteers worked tirelessly, with hospitals in Charles Town Martinsburg Front Royal sending plasma and blood supplies to Winchester. Local staff returned from vacation and private duty nurses joined in, easing the crisis.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Raylass
Homer Alberti
Alberti
Charles Town
Winchester
Martinsburg
Front Royal
Franc Royal
Washington
Red Cross
Bernice Blosser
Ann Ritter
Joseph Ritter
Jean Shrvock Miller
Eva Sprint
Winchester Hospital
E. W. Lacy Jr
B. B. Dutton
Dewey to Begin Campaign After Democratic Nomination
Thomas E. Dewey accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Philadelphia and announced plans to launch his formal campaign once the Democrats assemble in the same city. He pledged a goal of freedom for men everywhere and signaled early campaign activity following the convention speech.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
First Draft Call Not Earlier than September 22
Washington reports outline a second peacetime draft under President Truman. A $10 billion Army Navy Air Force build up to 2 million men is approved. August registration begins about August 16 with 4000 draft boards to handle 18 to 25 year olds. Draftees start no earlier than September 22. 225,000 may be drafted for 21 months, 161,000 can volunteer for one year of training.
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Washington
United States
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
National Guard
Defense
Forestal
Louis Walcott Heavyweight Title Fight Postponed Again
The June 25 report says the Louis versus Walcott title bout at Yankee Stadium is postponed again due to rain. Weather predictions note fair skies tonight with possible late showers not delaying the 9 p.m. EST 15 round fight. Psychiatrist J L Moreno offers views on postponement impact on fighters and fans.
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New York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
J. L. Moreno
M .D
Joe Walcot
Louis
Walcott
Jersey Joe
South End
Louis—Walcott
Martinsburg
Airport Road
the High Hats
Sat
San
Legionnaires
Mt. Hebron
D.st
Studebaker
Colonial Kitchen
East West Ticket Named At Republican Convention
Thomas E Dewey and Earl Warren were chosen as the 1948 Republican presidential ticket Warren accepted the vice presidency before delegates at the Philadelphia Convention which adjourned after a late night session Warren was nominated by acclamation no other name for vice president was presented Arizona briefly sought Harold E Stassen before withdrawing The ticket aims to end 16 years of Democratic rule in Washington and was formed after overnight conferences and negotiations with key GOP leaders and state chairmen.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Earl Warren
Warren
Arizona
Harold E. Stassen
Joseph Martin
New York
Dewey
Jassen
Stamens
Driscoll Stassen
G. Mason Owler
Pennsylvania
Walter 8. Hallman
West
Virginia
GOP
Vandenberg
Michigan
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Conventorn
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Legionnaires Miliary Funeral
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Merchants National Bank
Stephens City
Steel
Council
Fleenor
Clarke
Charles Washington
George Washington
Mildred
Charles
Samuel
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Continental Congress
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