Scott Heads GOP National Committee Leader from Pennsylvania
Scott a Virginia born Philadelphia lawyer and Republican congressman was named to head the Republican National Committee succeeding Carroll Reece. The selection reflects Pennsylvania support led by Sen Edward Martin and Joseph Grundy amid Dewey’s presidential bid.
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Scott
GOP
Philadelphia
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Congress
Pennsylvania
Republican National Committee
Fredericksburg
Randolph Macon College
University of Virginia Law School
House
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Sen
Taft
Martin
Dewey
Edward Martin
National Committee
Herbert E. Brownell
New York
Brownell
Naval Reserve
Iceland
Pacific
Japan
Beott
Interstate and Foreign Committee
Philade!hia
Edward H. Martin
Joseph Grundy
Martin-Grundy
Hollow stick yields corn plant growth in field
Arnstead Fowler, tenant on the Louis Meade farm near Boyce, found a five inch hollow stick in a corn field. A corn plant grew through the stick with four blades pushing out the far end, seed apparently sprouting at one end.
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Arnstead Fowler
Louis Meade
Boyce
Fowler
Appalachian Apple Service Reelects McCue Brown Miller
Appalachian Apple Service reelects three of its four officers for a 12th straight year at Martinsburg meeting. Purcell McCue Malcolm Brown and Carroll Miller are returned to their posts. Charles L Packard elected president succeeding William Schieferstein. The group reports gains in dealer service publicity and national apple promotion efforts.
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Appalachian Apple Service
Martinsburg
Purcell McCue
Greenwood
Malcolm Brown
Carroll Miller
Appalachian
Charles L. Packard
Roaring Springs
William Schieferstein
Reading
Miller
Virginia State
Apple Commission
James Laise
Kruger’s
Apple
South
Peach Division
Virginia
Brown
National Apple Institute
Stephens City Cannery to Hold Instruction Meeting
Stephens City cannery, which canned 14 000 cans last year with 440 workers, plans an early July opening. A 7 15 p m instruction meeting Thursday will teach new quicker canning methods led by J C Gordon. Mrs William Stickley 3d returns as supervising canner as the facility offers guidance for home canning through October before winter pork and meat work resumes.
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Stephens City
J. C. Gordon
Gordon
Cannry
Frederick County
William Stickley 3d
Middletown Fire Co to Elect Officers Next Thursday
Middletown Fire Co led by president C. L. Wright will hold its annual officer election at 8 p m next Thursday in the fire house. Terms start July 1 with dues due then. The fire company plans a $7200 new fire truck arriving from St Louis in July, needing extra garage space.
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Middletown Fire Co
C. L. Wright
St. Louis
Jews Get U.N. Permit To Smack Egyptians
Cairo reports a UN approved Jewish convoy through Egyptian resistance and vows action by Israel. Egyptian premier Nekrashy Pasha defends the move while UN observers say their pilots were shot at near a UN plane. The incident follows a disputed low flight and a convoy stoppage near Negve desert settlements.
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U.N
Cairo
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Negevi Desert
Palestine
U. N
Trues
Matim
Nekrasky Pasha
M. L. Martin
Bluefield
W. Va. Nokrashy Pasha
U. W
Coal Strike Threat Defused by Lewis Agreement
The coal fact finding board told President Truman the national emergency threat from a bituminous shutdown was averted by John S. Lewis agreement with independent operators. The Taft Hartley board noted the wage settlement covering 65 percent of output and said the captive mines’ refusal to sign the contract did not create a major crisis.
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Washington
Coal Fact-Finding Board
Truman
John S. Lewis
Board of Inquiry
David L. Cole
E. Wight Bakke
Waldo E. Fisher
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Notice of Registration for Primary Election in Winchester
Notice to qualified voters of 2nd Ward precinct Winchester Virginia that on July 3, 1948 the registrar W Benton Snyder will register voters at 523 North Cameron Street from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm prior to the August 3, 1948 primary election. Also small local ads: 1946 Studebaker truck for sale at 1295 dollars, Early Apples packing house opening June 28, and The Fireside Antiques at 425 1/2 National Ave run by Helen Barr Grimm.
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City of
Winchester
N. Cameron St
W. Benton Snyder
Virgini
Early Apples Packing House
E. W. Barr
Helen Barr Grimm
National Ave
Braddock Street
Kenneth E. Herry
Virginia
S. Cameron
Blanche W. Noonan
North Brugdock Street
Ir Davis
AFL head warns against Dewey Warren ticket
President William Green said the American Federation of Labor will never support the Dewey Warren Republican ticket after a meeting with Truman. He urged Johnson as labor secretary and criticized Congress for weakening the Labor Department. Green did not commit to supporting Truman or a Dewey Truman race and noted Republican aid for Wallace.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Truman
Green
White House
Cerwn
Philadelphia
AFL
Keen Johnson
Kentucky
Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Johnson
Labor Department
Congress
Department
Mr. Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Guardsmen Sign Brief Enrollment Before Draft Clamp
Fewer than a dozen men enlisted in local National Guard units after the draft bill signed by President Truman. The new law makes those outside the guard subject to the draft if not in reserve by midnight. Recruiting was halted yesterday. Headquarters Company nears full strength while Company I has about 140 vacancies. Enlistees included Roy Lee Sheetz Eldon F E Conerd Charles Ray Sanderlin and John W Orndorff of Winchester.
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National Guard
Truman
Headquarters Co
Co. I
Roy Lee Sheetz
Eldon FE. Conerd
Charles Ray Sanderlin
John W. Orndorff
Winchester
Latin Americans Unenthused at Dewey Nomination
Bogota reports that Latin American nations show little enthusiasm for Gov. Dewey becoming president. Telegrafo or Tiempo notes the prospect viewed with misgivings and says the GOP nominee has not spoken on the good neighbor policy.
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Bogota
Columbia
Tiempo
Dewey
Il Tiempo
Woman Electrocuted When Radio Falls Into Tub
YOUNGSTOWN June 26 Mrs Harold E Wiseman died after a radio fell from the tub edge into water and electrocuted her. Firemen reported that she was taking a bath at the time.
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Youngstown
Harold E. Wiseman
Joe Louis Retires After Win and Plans Politics
Joe Louis defeats Jersey Joe Walcott in the eleventh round at Yankee Stadium to retain the heavyweight title and then announces his retirement. He says he will be active in this year’s presidential campaign and may pursue politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Walcott
Gus Lesnevich
Ezzard Charles
Sol Strauss
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Louis
Wallcott
Jersey Joe
Warring Delegates Both Elected to State Convention
In Williamsburg, Ashton Dovell and Dr. Robert G. Caldwell, rivals from the Democratic side, were elected as Williamsburg delegates to the state convention meeting in Richmond next month. The melee over ballot counting ended with both men chosen, joining Mayor Vincent D. McManus and Lloyd H. Williams. The factional vote directs the delegation to oppose any resolution opposing the National Democratic party and to withdraw if bound to act otherwise.
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Williamsburg
House of Delegates
College of William and Mary
Ashton Dovell
Virginia General Assembly
Robert G. Caldwell
Richmond
Vincent D. McManus
Lloyd H. Williams
Wussle
Dovell
Caldwell
National Democraic Party
Unopened Safe Moved from Sanitary Laundry Plant
Winchester police report a half-ton iron safe was dragged along the Sanitary Laundry plant yard Thursday night and left unopened outside the back door. The safe contained about $100 and no missing property was found. Capt. Funk suggests the thieves fled or gave up, having entered by removing a rear window glass. Concurrently, gas stolen from a truck at Valley Fruit and Candy Co. on Cameron St. and Fairfax Lane, with a broken gas pump and mat taken from a Ford owned by R J Diller.
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Winchester
Francis Funk
Cameron St
J. Thomas Boyd
Valley Fruit and Candy Co
Fairfax Lane
Eleven Injured In Gas Explosion Still Hospitalized
Winchester Memorial hospital reports all eleven hospitalized from Wednesday's gas explosion had a good night and improve with no discharges expected. Chris Spanos remains critically burned but showing modest, steady improvement. Red Cross Nurse Aides Bertha Kline Mitchell Boyd Lyte Cooper and Mary Welch assisted at the hospital. Winchester Elks adopt a resolution expressing sympathy for the family of Lawrence Owens, who was killed, and hoping for full recovery of the injured.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Chris Spanos
Red Cross
Bertha Kline
Mitchell Boyd
Lyte Cooper
Mary Welch
Winchester Elks
Lawrence Owens
Edwin T. Snider
Winchester Primary Election Voter Registration Notices
Multiple dated public notices from Winchester Virginia 1948 about registering to vote in 2nd precinct 1st ward 2nd precinct 2nd ward and Gore High School janitor applications. dates include June 25 26 1948 with registration deadlines August 2 1948 and August 3 1948. offices listed at Braddock Street Cameron Street and 24 North Braddock Street and Gore High School.
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Frederick County
Gore High School
County Court House
Antiques Willed To War Memorial In Mrs. Greene Will
Katherine Glass Greene, educator and author, who died last month, leaves in her Nov 1947 will a bequest of select antique pieces to the Winchester War Memorial building if realized on settlement. Items include a Chippendale chair, a G Chandlee clock, a bureau, horse hair sofa, dining table, and historic pictures from Fort Loudoun and elsewhere. Will is probated. Shenandoah Valley National Bank named executor with a $20,000 bond. trusts created for sister and brothers and nieces and nephews. appraisers listed.
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Katherine Glass Greene
N. Loudoun St
Winchester War Memorial
Col
James Wood
Winchester
Comfort Welsh Wood
Robert Wood
Helen Baum
Dorothy Nicholson
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Peyton St
Hattie Glass Davis
N. Braddock St
Katherine Georgette Strider
Rose Hill Farm
Glen Burnie Farm
Thomas R. Glass
William Wood Glass
Hugh Brill
Charles Harper
H. W. Wopenhaver
S. C. Brooks
John L. Glaize
Miss Seety Quits Job After Winning Prize
June Hillary, 19, of Reading, Pa, crowned Miss Seety 1948, wins a movie screen test a week on a Hollywood stage and about $3000 in prizes. She plans to quit her insurance office job to pursue singing and acting in films after being chosen by the National Secretaries Association judges from 52 contestants.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
June Hillary
Reading
National Secretaries' Assn
Gasoline Tanks Explode Injuring Twenty at Aetna Oil Plant
Twenty people were injured when 23 gasoline tanks exploded at the Aetna Oil plant in Louisville. Firefighters and staff reported damages could reach $500,000. Initial blasts caused minor injuries to three workers, while over 15 firefighters also sustained cuts and bruises tackling the fires.
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Louisville
Aetna
Berlin Milk Drops Highlight Postwar Blockade Tension
U S planes deliver milk to Berlin children as the Soviet land blockade tightens. Britain accuses Moscow of starving civilians to win political leverage while Western Powers seek next steps. Currency reform and black markets complicate daily life as U S officials vow to stay in Berlin.
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Berlin
Britain
Soviet Union
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Bern
Russia
Douglas Lees Bevin
Lewis Waglas
Ernest
London
Berin U. 8
The Tuleyries Home Near Boyce A Tale Of Ownership
This history recounts The Tuleyries built about 1633 by Col. Joseph Tuley Jr. near Boyce, its inheritance by his heirs, later sales including Col. Upton L. Boyce, Graham F. Blandy, and Georgette Borland, and its present ownership by Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson.
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Tuleyries
Boyce
Clarke
Col
Joseph Tuley Jr
Tuley
Winchester
David W. Barton
N. Cameron St
Richard E. Griffith
Upton L. Boyce
Boycey
Graham F. Blandy
Georgette E. Borland
New York
Col. E. Llewelyn Bull
Orme Wilson
Miss America Bride at Memphis Tonight
Barbara Jo Walker the 22 year old Miss America and Dr. John Vernon Hummel 24 will wed in a double ring ceremony at First Methodist Church Memphis. The ceremony will draw about 2000 guests as Walker wears an all white glaze cotton gown and carries a bouquet of orchids and lilies. Honeymoon plans not announced and Hummel takes a nine day vacation.
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Memphis
Barbara Jo Walker
Atlantic City
John Vernon Hummel
First Methodist
Barbara
Hummel
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McCue
Mahmoud Norkizsky Pasha
Ment
Count Folke Bernadotte
Studebaker
Dewey-Warren
Gov. Johnson
Radio
Savage
Virginia & W. Va
West Va
Winchester Evening Star
War Memorial
Chippendale
Seety
U.S
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