Elizabeth S Dunham 83 Dies of Pneumonia in Glengary
Elizabeth Susan Dunham 83 died at her Glengary home from pneumonia. Widow of Wilmer C. Dunham she leaves sons Wilmer Mark and Jesse and daughters Elizabeth Bailey Ada Sims Ruth and Florence plus 12 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral at Pine Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Edward Kyle officiating. burial in adjoining cemetery.
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Elizabeth Susan Dunham
Glengary
Jackson
Elizabeth Jane Lewis de Haven
Wilmer C. Dunham
Pine Grove
Ada Sims
Falling Waters
W. Va
Ruth
Florence Dunham
Lester DeHaven
Hedgesville
Charles Shaull
Martinsburg
Floyd Crim
White Hall
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Edward Kyle
Marshall Plan Cash Clears Key Senate Step
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a bill for five and a half billion dollars in second year Marshall Plan aid to Western Europe. The measure, backed by ECA head Paul Hoffman, adds two amendments expanding Hoffman’s authority and offering ships for Italian emigration to the Americas.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Vandenberg
Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
South
Central America
Premier Sun Fo Quits in China
Nanking March 8 Premier Sun Fo, carryover from Chiang Kai-shek era, resigns opening room for a premier more acceptable to the communists in peace talks to end China's civil war. Gen Ho Ying-chin, former defense minister, emerges as likely successor though both are on the communists war criminal list.
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Nanking
Sun Fo
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Ho Ying-chin
Sun
Senators Fight Over Federal Horse Breeding Plan
Senators Robertson and Morse protest Brannan plan to dispose of Army remount horses at Front Royal Virginia and other stations. Morse mails a memorandum to Virginia and 25 states. a conference with Brannan is planned after further replies. Robertson urges keeping Nordlicht and best Virginia stock, warning disposals breach prior promises.
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Washington
Robertson
Morse
Oregon
Brannan
Front Royal
Virginia
Germany
Anderson
W L Student Dies in Auto Crash Near Lexington
Albert G. Holland, 18, of St. Petersburg Florida, died instantly when a Washington and Lee University car failed to make a sharp turn on the edge of town. Four others were injured Kenneth Finley of Bloomington Indiana Brain concussion and head lacerations William G Bean Jr Lexington concussion and head lacerations Thomas P Whitaker and Emory West Bitzer of Tampa Florida suffered minor lacerations. The car left the road struck a telephone pole and overturned.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Albert G. Holland
St. Petersburg
Florida
Kenneth, Finley
Bloomington
Ind
William G. Bean Jr
Lexinton
Thomas P. Whitaker
Emory West Bitzer
Tampa
Fla
Colder Weather To Check Floods
Cold air from central Canada hits the North Central States lowering temperatures to minus ten at Pembina North Dakota and hampering flood relief. Nebraska and Iowa face continued floods with Crete described as extremely critical as the Big Blue River overwhelms blocks. Doane College students join National Guardsmen in aiding 40 displaced families as Seward Beatrice and other towns brace for rising waters. The Missouri River stays below flood stage in Nebraska while Iowa residents remain unable to return home after weekend floods.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Nebraska
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pembina
N. C
Crete
Doane College
National Guardsmen
Seward
Beatrice
Missouri
Continental shelf area placed under U.S. control in 1945
The continental shelf area is estimated at 262,500 acres extending up to 120 miles offshore. Subsoil and seabed resources were brought under U.S. control by Presidential Proclamations 2667 and 2668 and Executive Orders 9633 and 9634 issued on September 28, 1945.
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United States
U. S
Winchester Ministerial Assn Sponsors Good Friday Service
The Winchester Ministerial Association agreed to again sponsor the union Good Friday service. The Inter-church committee led by Dr. Ronald Wilson will prepare the program and revise the broadcast schedule with WINC officials. Dr. H. H. McConnell directs a city evangelism week with 100 volunteers visiting prospective members each evening at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church.
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Winchester Ministerial Assn
Ronald Wilson
E. T. Clark
William Archer Wright
Wilson
WINC
B. W. Coe
Montague Ave
H. H. McConnell
Protestant Churches of
Winchester
First Baptist Church
McConnell
Plan to Boost Postcard Rate to Two Cents Sparks Fight
Washington march 8 congressional allies of the penny postcard condemned plans by the Post Office Department to raise the rate to two cents. Critics call it a burden on the poor as the department seeks to cover a half billion dollar deficit this year.
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Washington
Congressional Friends of the
Post Office Department
Edwin A. Hall
Sol Bloom Dies A Colorful Figure In Congress At 78
Sol Bloom a colorful New York Democrat and longtime chairman of the House foreign affairs committee died of a heart attack at Bethesda Naval Hospital on the eve of his 79th birthday. A self made businessman turned lawmaker he helped shape U S foreign policy and helped lay groundwork for United Nations participation as a San Francisco conference delegate and signer of the UN charter.
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Washington
Sol Bloom
New York
Congress
Pekin
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations
San Francisco
Appeal in Lias Case Dismissed by Fourth Circuit
The U S Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a government appeal in the William G. Lias case from a district court ruling. Judge Parker announced the action not appealable and a brief opinion would be filed. Lias, of Wheeling West Virginia, faced evasion charges totaling about 1 million dollars. He was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 10000 dollars, then sought to withdraw and substitute an innocent plea.
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Richmond
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
William E. Baker
William G. Lias
Wheeling
W. Va
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N. C
Lias
Governor Tuck Attends Senator Broughton Funeral
Governor Tuck traveled to Raleigh to attend the funeral of United States Senator J Melvin Broughton former North Carolina governor. The item notes the politician’s death and the state capital visit.
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Richmond
Tuck
Raleigh
N.C
United States
J. Melvin Broughton
North Carolina
Corner Scene of Another Crash at Kent and Cork Streets
At the Kent and Cork Streets intersection a second crash in four days caused $175 in property damage with no injuries. Police identified drivers as Fred Wilson Burch of Charlottesville driving a GMC owned by Esso Standard Oil Co of Richmond and D. A. Riley of Gettysburg driving a 1947 Plymouth owned by Fred C. Riley. The car driver was summoned for reckless driving for allegedly ignoring a stop sign.
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Kent
Cork Sts
Fred Wilson Burch
Charlottesville
Esso Standard Oil Co
Richmond
D. A. Riley
Fred C. Riley
Gettysburg
Truman proposes tax on military pay and retirement
President Truman asks that all military pay be taxed and that service members contribute to their own retirement. The proposal, in a March 5 letter to Defense Secretary Forrestal, was read to the House armed services committee during hearings on a bill to raise pay by about 14 percent and overhaul the retirement system. Estimated annual cost is $440 million per year.
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Washington
Truman
Funeral Rites Held for Ernest B. Clevenger
Funeral services were conducted yesterday for Ernest B. Clevenger who died Sunday at his county home. Rev. W. J. Hadden Jr. led the rites at Omps Funeral Home with interment in Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named were Joseph and John Jolliffe, D. K. Russell, Roy Duvall, Howell Bond and Fred Ridgeway.
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Ernest B. Clevenger
W. J. Hadden Jr
Omps Funeral Home
Mt. Hebron
Joseph and
John Jolliffe
D. K. Russell
Roy Duvall
Howell Bond
Fred Ridgeway
Johnny Long A College Favorite Leads Popular Band
Long career features a left handed violinist orchestra leader who recorded two million sellers with Decca. He travels to college venues including Duke and Durham and returns yearly for graduations. His theme The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi remains a collegiate staple.
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Duke W University
Decca
Johnny
Sigma Chi
Durham
Johnny Long
N. C
Duke
Johnny’s
Odom Sets 5000 Mile Nonstop Record for Light Plane
Teterboro New Jersey March 8 veteran flyer Bill Odom landed at 12 06 p m after flying nonstop from Honolulu in a single engine 185 horsepower light plane carrying 288 gallons of gasoline. Officials awaited instrument checks to confirm exact mileage estimated between 4999 and 5010. He noted rough weather over the Rocky Mountains and compared his return to a businessman coming home from a simple trip.
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Teterboro
N. J
Bill Odom
Honolulu
North Jersey
Honlulu
Odom
New York City
Hudson River
Rocky Mountains
Alaska Hawaii Statehood Approved by House Public Lands
The House Public Lands Committee approved statehood for Hawaii and Alaska. The vote confirms both territories move toward full state status with potential admission dates to follow.
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Washington
House Public Lands Committee
Hawaii
Alaska
Committee recommends cuts in health grants while funding stays
A committee urged cuts in state grants for hospital construction and health programs despite continuing nationwide x ray tests and expanded mental health cancer and heart rehabilitation. It paused a 1950 Care printing reduction and held up funds for the National Labor and Conciliation Service until pending labor legislation clarifies its status.
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Children’s Bureau
National Labor and Conciliation Service
J C Baker Dies in Newport News Hospital
James Carr Baker Jr. son of the late Col James Carr and Ada Keene Baker of Winchester died this morning in a Newport News hospital. He was a cousin of Mrs. D C Randolph of 24 W Piccadilly St. Graveside rites are set for 2 2 p m Thursday at Mt Hebron cemetery with Rev Henry G Lane of Berryville officiating. Interment there.
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James Carr Baker Jr
James Carr
Ada Keene Baker
Winchester
Newport News
D. C. Randolph
W. Piccadilly St
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Henry G. Lane
Berryville
Tourist Directory Planned For City This Year
Gene Sakers of the chamber of commerce announces plans to publish a tourist directory with places to stay eat and see and do in the city. Publication expected to be ready for distribution at the start of the tourist season.
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Gene Sakers
Chamber of Commerce
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Haldeman’s Milk
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