Trial dates set in Winchester gas blast damage suits
Three damage suits totaling 215000 against Consumers Utilities Co and a Virginia corporation stem from a June gas explosion at the Raylass department store in Winchester. First trial for 15000 damages set for April 27. another for 100000 slated May 30. a third 100000 trial set May 17. Juries will be summoned and defendants denied motions to add others. A separate Virginia Supreme Court case involves a 1947 Harrisonburg beauty shop explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Corporation
Consumers Utilities Co. & Virginia Corporation
Raylass
Consumers Utilities Co
C. J. Owens and
Raylass Department
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
CUC
Harrisonburg
Richmond
Pthe
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
High Court
Evelyn E. Masters
Pauline
Supreme Court
Rockingham County
T. W. Hart
Ruth Eleanor Hart
Consumers Utilities Company
W. M. Menefee Jr
W. M. Menefee and Son
Annfield Historic Home Tied to Page Family and Carter Ancestry
Annfield near Winchester links to Matthew Page 1752 1826 built on 2258 acres from Robert Page Broadneck Hanover County part of Fairfax grant. 1790 dating common but building took years. George Washington State coach visited. Mrs Lee born Oct 1 1808 at Annfield. now home of William Bell Watkins Sr. plus a local notices section lists Eagles meeting and local ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annfield
Clarke
Matthew Page
Robert Page
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Page
Southern Senators Capture First Round in Filibuster
Washington March 3 Southern senators appeared to win the first skirmishes in a filibuster battle. Dixie forces claim gains as talks reach day four with Senate Majority Leader Lucas reversing plans on a debate limit petition and Republicans signaling a split on voting. Russell Long, 30, defended unlimited debate and condemned any form of debate restriction as dangerous. Huey Long’s son hinted at a potential 24 hour speech if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Connally
Texas
Washington
Richard Russell
D-Ga
International Soundphoto
Dixie
Senate
Lucas
Senate Gop
Langer
North Dakota
Holland
D-Fia
Barkley
Truman
Sen
Long
Russell Long
D-La
Huey P. Long
Young Long
Huey Long
Red Cross Campaign in Rotary Session Raises Funds
J W Warner spoke to Rotarians about Red Cross expenses for the coming year and noted a $1040 subscrip tion total after two campaign days. Laurens Jones chaired the event with 75 workers present. Susan Kabler announced Saturday afternoon Red Cross office hours. Warner highlighted March as Red Cross month and questioned where $21 million beyond the $60 million goal would come from as the Winchester chapter and others over subscribed in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Warner
The
Red Cross
Warner
Laurens Jones
Susan Kabler
Winchester
Presbyterians Grow In Membership Annual Dinner Will Be Told
Winchester downtown Presbyterian church shows growth with membership around 1100. Pastor Dr Ronald Wilson will report at the congregational annual dinner. Clarence Johnson of St Louis will give the principal address. Reservations exceed 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterians
Winchester Presbyterian
Ronald Wilson
Wilson
Highland Ave
Clarence Johnson
National Food Corporation
St. Louis
Clarke County Recreation Council Forms In Clarke
The Clarke County Recreation Council was formed in Berryville to provide supervised summer play for county children. G M Canter was elected president with Dr J M Casey as vice president and Miss Mary Thompson as secretary. An executive board of nine was elected to govern the new organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Recreation Council
Berryville
G. M. Canter
J. M. Casey
Boyce
Mary Thompson
Boyce High School
Co. A. Hobert
County Board of Supervisors
School Board
PTA
The
Lions
Berryville-Clarke Chamber of Commerce
John H. Enders Fire Co
J. F. Moore
C. A. Hobert
Graham Dougherty Sr
G. M
15 Months Rent Control Extension Wins House Group
The House banking committee voted 23 to 2 to extend rent controls for 15 months, rejecting a 24 months plan. Controls expire March 31 unless renewed. The panel also rejected fines up to 5000 and imprisonment up to one year for willful violators and an amendment on ceilings for fair value return. The full bill is not yet approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Banking Committee
Rep. Brown
D-Ga
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Philadelphia
Atlanta
St. Louis
Senate Banking
Fire devastates Lakewood home killing mother and children
In Muskegon Michigan a fire at Mrs Maude Clover's Lakewood summer home from an oil stove blast claimed nine children ages 3 to 15 and Mrs Clover 46. A roomer August Tasky also perished. Survivor Howard Clover 17 described the rapid blaze. Authorities listed bodies of Mrs Clover Tasky Artie Clover Nancy Sandy Jimmie Harold David Roger Joan and an unidentified victim.
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Muskegon
Mich
Mrother
Maude Clover
Lakewood
Here
August Tasky
Clover
Mercy Hospital
Howard Clover
Ward
Victory Harvey
Montague
Tasky
Artie Clover
Nancy
Sandy
Jimmie
Harold
David
Roger
Joan
Government Backs Gen. Clay in Russian Note
The United States, in a note to Russia, fully supports General Lucius D. Clay and his demand that the Soviet repatriation mission be withdrawn from the American zone of Germany. Molotov accused Clay of misrepresentation. the note was delivered to Molotov in Moscow by Foy Kohler. In Frankfurt, U S Army Engineers barred the repatriation mission with barbed wire and floodlights to deter food smuggling and unauthorized departures, offering transport to the border if volunteers leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
State Department
Molotov
Clay
Moscow
Foy Kohler
Franfurt
U. S. Army
Credit Terms Eased Reducing Down Payments and Pay Periods
The Federal Reserve Board issued an order easing installment credit for consumer items from cook stoves to automobiles. Down payments drop to 15 percent for all items except autos, which stay at one third, and buyers gain up to 21 months to pay. The move aims to lift lagging car sales and stimulate business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cook
Federal Reserve Board
Edgar Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Patman
D-Tex
Clarke County Gets New $15 000 Fire Truck
The John H Enders Fire Co order a large Clarke county fire truck from Mack Fire Apparatus Co New York costing 15000 with 650 gallon booster tank and 800 feet 2 inch hose 400 feet 143 inch hose 400 feet 1 inch booster hose and a 150 gallon per minute engine at 150 psi It will aid county fires with no hydrants and water sources far away Funding comes from county supervisors 5000 town of Berryville 2000 3000 and company 2000 total 7000 with 8000 left to raise for delivery in six to seven months. The vehicle designed for Clarke county use will replace and supplement the Berryville unit for larger conflagrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Shenandoah Valley
John H. Enders Fire Co
Berryville
Mack Fire Apparatus Co
New York
C. A. Hobert
Berryville Company
Hobert
County Board of Supervisors
John Henders
American Reds pledge opposition to Wall Street war
U S communist leaders Will iam Z Foster and Eugene Dennis vowed to oppose any war driven by Wall Street interests. They pledged to cooperate with democratic forces to defeat imperialist aims and seek a peaceful outcome, while facing federal conspiracy charges amid congressional debate and European reactions.
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New York
U. S
Wall Street
America
William Z. Foster
Eugene Dennis
Russia
Foster
Dennis
U.S
Europe
Maurice Thorez
Palmiro Togliatti
Italy
Togliatti
Thorez
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Red Army
Foster-Dennis
Congress
State
Justice Departments
Washington
Sen
Smith
Moscow
Senate
Democratic
Lucas Ofllinois
France
Kremlin
Wherry
R-Neb
Communist Party
Pepper
D-Fla
Russell
D-Ga
National Board
State Milk Act Constitutionality Upheld by Court
Virginia’s milk act and the State Milk Commission price increases in Newport News were upheld as constitutional by Judge F Snead of Richmond Circuit Court. Groups representing 70 000 Peninsula milk consumers challenged the act arguing unfair prices and an emergency measure outlasting its usefulness. The decision upheld the act and commission orders amid the protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
F Snead
Newport News
Peninsula
Commission
Friendship Fire CO
Boscawen Street
Cardinal Leads Priests through Picket Lines
Cardinal Francis Spellman led about 100 seminarians and priests to bury 600 unburied bodies at Calvary cemetery during a seven week strike. He denounced the striking union, organized volunteers to dig, and pledged daily returns until the backlog cleared. Pickets offered no interference though some jeered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yok
Francis Cardinal Spellm
Calvary Cemetery
St. Joseph's Seminary
Yonkers
Cardinal Spellman
Ed Ruggieri
Festival Policy Group Discusses Housing for Bands
A Festival policy committee meeting chaired by President H. Delmer Robinson tackled expanding both the number and amount of financial memberships and procuring 500 cots for band housing. The session at Macsfield covered national publicity, entertainment, parade plans, the Apple annual, police protection, and pageant details with department heads Garland R. Quarles and others leading discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Delmer Robinson
H. B. McCormac Jr
Macsfield
Garland R. Quarles
E. W. Barr
L. G. Sjostrom
John A. Boyd
James R. Alexander, Jr
B. M. Knight
Thomas Scully
al Nelson
LaMar Keen
Ralph Larson
F. L. Largent Jr
Philip Glaize
Charles Pine
William Battaile
Edward L. Molden
Clarke T. Cooper
John Rice
Kenneth L. Miller
Thomas Boyd
City Police
W. W. Blythe
State Police
Minimum Wage Hike Seen to 75 Cents A Hour
A House labor subcommittee will begin hearings on the administration bill to repeal Taft Hartley and raise the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. The full committee will finalize the bill next week with coverage extending to retail firms above a $500 000 annual gross. Lary Lesinski Democrat Michigan leads the panel, Kelley Democrat Pennsylvania chairs the subcommittee, and observers await action next week. The measure seeks to expand coverage to more retail business and set new wage standards per party platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor
Lesinski
D-Mich
Labor Committee
Rep
Kelley
D-Pa
Labor Department
Democratic Party
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
President Truman expected to name Forrestal successor today
President Truman is expected to accept James V. Forrestal’s long pending resignation as secretary of defense and appoint Louis A. Johnson of West Virginia to the post. White House informants say the announcement will come at a news conference this afternoon with letters between the President and Forrestal prepared for release.
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Washington
Truman
James V. Forrestal
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
West Virginia
White House
Forrestal
Roosevelt
Navy
Johnson
Forerstal
Maya
Kenneth Royall
J Wa
Jos
State
Clarke County oratory selector faces Berryville duel
Clarke county selects its entry for the district oratorical contest tonight at Berryville courthouse. Louise Tate 17 of Boyce HS and Dane Long 14 of Berryville HS compete for the Clarke county winner. The victor advances to a district meet at Berryville HS auditorium next Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Virginia Bankers Assn
Berryville
Louise Tate
Boyce High School
Dane Long
Ginia
Berryville High School
Virginia Yates
Handley High School
Frederick County
Loudoun County
Virginia
Miss Tate
Frank Z. Tate
Boyce
Long
Albert Long
Young Long
Lord Fairfax Loil Conservation District
Rouss Fire
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
Duplex House
Braddock St
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Baylass
L. E. Owens
Everard Kidder Meade
Winchester Aerie No. 824
Order of Eagles
John T. Corrigan
E. M. Care Star
B & S Poultry
Berryville Ave
Southern Senators
North
Loudoun St
EARI
SHADE
Frederick County Court House
Commercial & Savings Bank
Geo
Washington Hotel
Wins House Group
Roomer
Gen. Clay
Louis Johnson
Wall St
J. H Seal
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