City Merchants Vote Saturday Closing Hours For New Season
Winchester merchants vote to close at 6 p m on Saturdays starting April 12 after heated discussion. Some stores will stay open despite the vote, arguing Saturday daytime shopping and longer weekends for workers. Officials expect most merchants to align with the change, with two Saturdays excepted. Continued on Page 14, Column 4.
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Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Bell , Clothes Store
H. C. Sheetz and Son
N. and P. Style Shop
Wonder's
Duff's Record Shop
Joe the Motorist
E. B. Capper Jeweler
Lemaster’s Stove Store
Miller’s Drug Store
Winchester
Bank Publishes Frederick County Historical Sketches in The Star
Winchester residents show interest in daily briefs published by Merchants National Bank on The Star back page. Prepared by former Mayor W. W. Glass, the sketches draw from early county records about downtown Frederick and the bank site. Citizens and students clip for future reference.
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Winchester
The
and Merchants National Bank
Star
Frederick County
Glass
W. W. Glass
U. S. Chamber Presses Wagner Act Revisions
The U S Chamber declares employers must push for changes to the Wagner Act to remove interpretive gaps. Chairman Steinkraus cites NLRB policy shifts as creating uncertainty for long held rulings. He notes free speech limits and neutrality rulings have evolved with Supreme Court changes.
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Washington
G.P
U. S
Herman W. Steinkraus
Chamber
Labor Relations Committee
House Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Raymond S. Smethurst
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Labor Committee
NLRB
Senate Group
House
Paul Herzog
Labor
Schnellenbach
Steinkraus
Supreme Court
Mt Etna Erupts From Two New Fronts In Recent Activity
Mount Etna resumed strong action with two new craters. A fresh flow from the Monte Santa Maria crater sent lava toward Randazzo, threatening rail lines though the town of about 14,000 remained outwardly safe. The old Passo Pisciaro crater remained active briefly.
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Monte Santa Maria
Monte LaGuardia
Randazzo
Ansa
Passo Pisciaro
Adventists Elect Ochs President of Columbia Union
In Cincinnati on March 6 Seventh day Adventists elected D A Ochs of Philadelphia as president of the Columbia Union Conference. Delegate C M Gruesbeck of Winchester attends with union comprising Virginia New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Ohio Maryland West Virginia and DC with 452 churches and over 28000 members.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Seventh-day Adventists
D. A. Ochs
Philadelphia
Columbia Union Conference
C. M. Gruesbeck
Winchester
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
District of Columbia
British Tommies in Jerusalem demand honest war
In Jerusalem March 5 troops and Arab police guard civilians as gunfire and bomb damage create a tense, uncertain scene. Journalists observe young soldiers unsure of allies, with civilians labeled potential enemies and veterans calling for a decisive struggle.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
the Prophets
Herneck
Goldsmith Club
Haifa
Associated Press
Walter Green
Tom Fitzsimmons
Sheikh Jarrah
Netherlands Navy accused of act of piracy
Capt. Rudy Grey of the Martin Behrman and attorney James W. Ryan charged the Netherlands East Indies with piracy after the destroyer Kortenaer and Dutch Marines forced the American ship to leave Cheribon, travel 160 miles, and reenter Tandjong Priok.
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Atavia
Java
Ienther
United States
Netherlands Navy
U. S
Martin Behrman
Rudy Grey
James W. Ryan
Isbrandtsen Company of
New York
Tandjong Priok
Batavia
Cherobon
Grvey-myan
Grey
Ryan
Netherlands East Indies
J. E. van Hoogstraten
Cheribon
Kortenaer
Tandjong Priok Harbor
High Seas
Temperatures and Events Roundup at Local Club and Auction
Weather shows high 46 and low 22 with year ago 77 and 43. Moose Club hosts a Friday party at 8 with refreshments. Antique Auction set for March 19 at 10 am Patton's Hall Winchester. Also notices Woolens shop ad and barber wanted. Wood for sale by Oates Lumber Yard.
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The
Moose Club
Patton's
S. Main St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
S. Braddock St
Ed Shir E
Protest over Soviet interference fuels Big Four talks
The United States filed a note with Moscow via Secretary of State Marshall criticizing Soviet interference with Hungary's non Communist government ahead of the Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference in Washington. Britain and the Allied Control Council at Budapest received copies as Washington aims to bolster Hungary against Russian domination amid parliamentary strife.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Hungary
Moscow
Marshall
Great Britain
Allied Control Council
Budapest
State Department
Greece
Bela Kovacs
Kovacs
V. P. Sviridov
Control Council
Marshall Lands In Paris On His Way To Moscow
PARIS March 6 Secretary of State Marshall landed at Orly Airport at 12 40 p m en route to the Moscow Foreign Ministers Conference He flew from Washington via Bermuda and the Azores United States Ambassador Jefferson Caffery greeted him and took him to luncheon at the ambassador s residence He was to dine with President Vincent Auriol and planned to confer with Premier Paul Ramadier before continuing to Berlin for talks with United States occupation authorities in Germany
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Paris
Marshall
Foreign Ministers Conference
Moscow
Orly
Washington
Bermuda
Azores
United States
Jefferson Caffery
Vincent Auriol
Paul Ramadier
Bermuda Governor Seeks Assurance on Sale Plot
Hamilton Bermuda March 5 Governor Sir Ralph Leatham told the House of Assembly members have requested the British government provide assurance that Bermuda is not being negotiated for sale to the United States.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Sir Ralph Leatham
House of Assembly
United States
Daughters of American Revolution Opened Convention in Norfolk
The Daughters of the American Revolution opened its annual convention in Norfolk with memorial services led by state chaplain F Kirk Perrow. Election of state officers is set for Friday afternoon, with Mrs E L Repass of Salem slated for state regent.
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Norfolk
the Daughters of the American Revolution
F. Kirk Perrow
E. L. Repass
Salem
Bick
Supreme Court holds UMW in contempt over coal strike
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers were in contempt for defying a court order during last fall's soft coal strike. A $2.8 million penalty is set to stand if the union strikes again on March 31, with fines against Lewis individually upheld at $10,000 and the union's penalty reduced from 3.5 million to 700 thousand. Justices split over the fines, and Lewis faces possible Senate testimony on labor law reforms.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Vinson
Truman
Lewis
United Mine Workers
High Court
Murphy
Rutledge
UMW
Black
Douglas
Eet Vinson
Inson
Secretary of the Interior
King
Senate Labor Committee
Stassen Arrives in Athens on European Fact-Finding Tour
Harold E. Stassen lands in Athens from Paris for economic fact finding with U S Embassy and Greek officials. He plans talks with Premier Maximos and Foreign Minister Tsaldaris, then departs tomorrow for additional engagements with Bank of Greece officials.
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Athens
Harold E. Stassen
Paris
U. S
Foreign Ministry
Stassen
Demetrios Maximos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Bank of Greece
Truman Urges Global Trade Barriers Cut For Economic Peace
President Truman calls for reduction of world trade barriers as a path to economic peace among nations. The report also notes Frederick County Maryland schools set to reopen Monday March 10 after heavy snow. highway engineer Yelliott reports about half the county roads are now passable with 8-foot drifts common and warns another snow could arrive. residents urged to stock food and fuel. Train service resumes on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Stephenson with delays easing. wide snowbound areas from New York to Illinois experience closures and isolated communities amid ongoing winter weather.
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Truman
F. M. Yelliott
Yellott
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
Baltimore and Ohio
Stephenson
Winchester
New York
New England
Maryland
Kansas
Missouri
Michigan
Thumb
Hubbard Lake
Alpena
Illinois
Indiana
Upper
Upper Newce
Albion
N. Y
Henry Horsch
Mar
Newport News Heavy Cruiser Launched Today
Newport News Va March 6 The heavy cruiser Newport News was christened in a ceremony led by Undersecretary of the Navy John L Sullivan. Mrs Homer L Ferguson broke a champagne bottle on the bow as dignitaries including Governor William M Tuck spoke. The 17000 ton ship was described as one of the heaviest ships in the world with length 716 feet and displacement of 17000 tons.
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Newport News
John L. Sullivan
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Jnst
William M. Tuck
Sulli
Navy
Sullivan
Democrats' Money Raising Dinner To Be Held April 12
Virginia Democrats shift the 1947 Jefferson Day dinner and dance to April 12 at the John Marshall Hotel Richmond. Co managers G Burch of Martinsville and Delegate Edmund T DeJarnette of Hanover said the date moved because April 5 would fall on the Saturday before Easter.
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Richmond
John Marshall
G. Burch
Martinsville
Edmund T. DeJarnette
Hanover
City Treasurer Warns Taxpayers on Delinquent Local Taxes
City Treasurer W A Baker reported this morning that many residents have not paid city and state taxes. He urged prompt settlement before the next billing cycle to avoid penalties and further action by the tax office.
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W. A. Baker
Gromyko Attacks U S Atomic Control Plan
In Lake Success on March 6, Andrei Gromyko denounced U S proposals for international atomic energy control as contrary to the interests and independence of other nations. He urged strict but limited oversight and rejected broad UN management of Soviet factories and borders.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Security Council
United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Poland
Reaffirms Faith In Reciprocal Trade Act Under Fire
In Waco Texas March 6 the president defended the Reciprocal Trade Act amid GOP criticism. He urged freer world trade, warned against economic isolation, and praised bipartisan support for reducing trade barriers as essential to peace. He urged a united approach to global economic policy and warned against a return to protectionism.
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Waco
Tex
United States
Mexico
Baysor Diversity
Congress
Geneva
United Nations
United Today
Nine year old Frankie helps win probation for mother
Abington Va March 6 nine year old Frankie Devore whose plea to Detroit Judge Skillman led to her mother Vera Devore s probation after fatally shooting her husband reunites with her mother at grandmother s home Frankie calls everything good after the release and says they will be on their own while seeking work
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Frankie
Detroit
Abington
Frankie Devore
W. Y Skillman
Vera Devore
Nella Bailey
Here
Skillman
Abingdon
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Lewis and Miners
Mt. Etna
Gruesbeck
Behrman
Auriol
Eee One Group One Group
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Rouss Ave
Dial
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