Western Germany Pact Emerges in Marshall Plan Talks
European ministers debate Germany's role under the Marshall Plan as Portugal's Jose De Mata advocates excluding Spain from deliberations. The U S outlines funding via the Treasury and four core proposals include multilateral treaty and a permanent international organization.
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Germany
Portugal
Jose de ‘Mata
Franco
Spain
Mata
Marshall Plan Union
U. S
U.S. Treasury
Senate
Britain
France
Union of Germany
Europe
Parce Worth
LaBouisse
Det
Radiology Doctors Expand Practice in Me Rial Hospital Area
Ellsworth Johnston Abrams and Frances Ford Associated in agnostic roentgenology and radium therapy. All three certified by the American Board of Radiology and operate offices at Memorial Hospital. Abrams trained at Penn and Virginia. Johnson and Ford studied at Mayo Clinic. Johnson practiced in Winchester 15 years. Abrams and Ford are new to the city. Dr Johnson arrived from Terre Haute, Indiana. Dr Ford left China five months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Johnston
Abrams
Frances Ford
Ind
Ford
China
Berry's Ferry Named After Its Operator at Ashby's Gap
The Virginia Gazette and The Chester Advertiser note a petition in August 1790 to erect a Shenandoah ferry from Col N Burwell’s lands at Ashby’s Gap, near Frederick County. The General Assembly granted the petition, Berry's Ferry formed and served in the early 1800s. Corsets on sale at Hensell Corset Shop in Loudoun Street begin March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick
N. Burwell
Ashby’s Gap
Joseph Berry
General Assembly
Berry
Pric
Hensell Corset
S. Loudoun Street
Italy bolsters army to thwart leftist coup
Vice Premier Tandolfo Pacciardi announced Italy has added 30 000 army and public security forces capable of breaking illegal attempts by the left to seize power. He said the coalition government will persist after the April 18 elections and predicted the Communist led Front will not gain a majority. Pacciardi stressed troops will aid police in preventing rebellion while US aid would not decisively alter the campaign.
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Rome
Italy
Vicepremier
Tandolfo Pacciardi
Pacciardi
Ment
Papulo Front
Alcide de Gasperi
United States
U. S
State Department
Palmiro Togiliatti
Scouts Seek 22 More Troops in Shawnee District
W E ERLE EDWARDS named director of a boy scout extension campaign to add 22 troops in Shawnee district this spring. Rev W J Hadden said 17 committees and five Winchester groups could sponsor troops if they learn more about the program and local boys eager to join.
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W. Erle Edwards
Shawnee
William J. Hadden
Winchester
Hadden
Edwards
Senate Delays Tax Cut Debate Awaiting Truman Address
Democratic senators decided to wait for President Truman's special message before acting on the Republican 4.7 billion tax cut bill. Senator Barkley said the hour and a half Democratic conference did not set decisions. The move delays Senate debate planned for tomorrow, while House already passed a 6.5 billion tax cut and finance committee trimmed the Senate measure to 4.7 billion with varying brackets.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Barkley
D.-Ky
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Two Burials Link Virginia Sailor to Frederick Family
Seaman William Miller of Gore Virginia died in a Sydney hospital in 1945. Cpl Bruce Sheard, a Winchester mortician, prepared Miller for burial in Australia. Last week Miller's casket returned to Frederick County for interment in National Cemetery, a homecoming Sheard called different and personal.
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Sydney
Australia
National Cemetery
Winchester
Frederick County
W. C. Miller
Pacific
Seaman Miller
Virginia
Carson Miller
Cpl
Bruce Sheard
Gore
Sheard
U.S. Army Registration Service
Sydney Hospital
U.S. Navy
Army Chapel
Miller
Rook Wood
Cpl. Sheard
W. Va
Miller School
Handley
41St Infantry
Omp
Seaman William Miller
Blossom Festival Mass Meeting to Hear Glee Clubs
The Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Mass Meeting, scheduled 8 p.m. Friday at the George Washington hotel, will feature the Handley Glee Clubs and the combined Girls and Boys Glee Clubs from the School. Performances include This Is My Country Sylvia Greet ings to Spring and I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time. Several hundred local and out of town civic and business representatives are expected. the meeting will report on 1948 Festival progress and not solicit funds.
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Shenandoah
George Washington Hotel
Handley Glee Clubs
John 8. Scully
Gwendolyn Haynes
Girls Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
Jacobs
Sylvia
Speaks
Strauss
School Lunch Buys 93 Cars of Va Apples
National Apple Institute data show the U S Department of Agriculture accepted 1245 cars of Virginia apples for school lunch purchases totaling about 970000 bushels. Prices ranged from 1 90 to 176 per bushel with Virginia producers named including Earl Parsons Harry W Butler Bond Brothers Wyatt Richard and E W Barr Barr reported 8000 accepted.
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National Apple Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Earl Parsons
Harry W. Butler
Bond Brothers
Wyatt Richard
E. W. Barr
Barr
Warning on grass fires as peril rises across area
Fire chief Tom Rosenberg urged caution as grass fires threaten farms and woods. A 30 acre blaze near Swimley's Station sparked by a train prompted response, while another 60 acre fire near Boyce was reported by a private pilot. He noted a brush burning law restricting ignition near woodland March 1 to May 15 from 4 p.m. to midnight.
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Tom Rosenberg
Clearbrook
Swimley
Boyce
Rosenberger
Rosenbeger
Clearbrook Fire Company
Rosenber
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook With Warmer Weekend
The extended forecast for Virginia from March 17 to 21 calls for temperatures about five degrees above normal. Cooler days on Wednesday and Thursday with little change on Friday. Warmer conditions expected Saturday and Sunday with rainfall on Thursday and Sunday. Total precipitation forecast between half and two thirds of an inch.
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Virginia
Hospital's First Superintendent To Be Honored
A $13 000 memorial subscription by Dr Hunter H McGuire and son Dr William P McGuire will honor Charlotte Claybrook McGuire the hospital's first superintendent when Winchester Memorial Hospital opened March 17 1902. The Family plans a lobby memorial as part of the $850 000 building fund with more memorials to follow.
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Hunter H. McGuire
William P. McGuire
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charlotte Claybrook McGuire
St. Luke's Hospital
Richmond
Miss Claybrook
Winchester Hospital
Maniac with two guns fires at Catholic students killing boy
A 64 year old Serbian born maniac Marko L Markovich opened fire outside Power Memorial academy injuring six others and killing 16 year old Thomas Brady. He fled but was captured after a three block chase. detectives quote him claiming Catholics provoked the attack.
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New York
Marko L. Markovich
Power Memorial Academy
Lad
Thomas Brady
Markovich
Tornado Ravages East Florence Homes In Alabama
A tornado struck East Florence Alabama early today destroying about 75 houses and badly damaging many more. Local businessman Clyde Anderson said 200 or more residents were left homeless with property damage likely over 500000. Initial police reports noted a large grocery warehouse demolished and roughly 100 houses damaged.
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Florence
Ala
Clyde Anderson
Work Stoppage Hits Steel Co Coal Supplies
Washington report notes a pensions walkout by soft coal miners led by United Mine Workers seeks $100 monthly pensions. More than 265,000 miners idle as Pittsburgh area steel coal output slows. major mines statewide close and production declines across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Welfare Fund
van Horn
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh-Uniontown
U.S. Steel Corp
Pensylvania
Ingtates Jones& Laughlin
Remn
Lakestown Sheet & Ee
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illi
Denny to Run Local Soap Box Derby This Year
Denny announced plans to form committees for the Winchester Derby with entry blanks and rule books available at B and M Chevrolet Co. for boys 11 to 15 in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties. Each youth needs a guardian present at registration and the winner advances to Akron for prizes including college scholarships and a Chevrolet car. A trainer from JET will advise entrants on racer construction.
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Denny
B & M Chevrolet Co
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Akron
Viscoe Corp Cited for Hearing On Plant Waste
The State Water Control board orders American Viscose Corp to appear April 6 for a hearing to decide if a special order is needed to neutralize and clarify all waste waters. The move follows a long dispute over pollution from the viscose rayon plant believed to harm river bottom food for fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Water Control Board
American Viscose Corp
Front Royal
Winchester
Izaak Walton
Water Control Board
Sweden's Military Chief Warns On Coup Preparedness
Sweden's commander Helge Jung urged stronger coup preparedness with more money personnel materials and industrial capacity to raise the armed forces to par. The defense staff echoed the plea citing Russia's brusque methods.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Helge Jung
Science May Open Jungles of Amazon
Rio de Janeiro March 169 Modern science plans an UNESCO backed study of the Amazon basin grouping 4,000,000 sq miles. Researchers will establish an international Hylean Amazon Institute at Manaus with branch centers in Amazon nations.
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Rio DE Janeior
Amazon Jungle
South America
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Amazon
Manaus
Brazil
Amazon Forests
Rockefeller Foundation
CIO Pickets Hit All Major Meat Plants Nationwide
Chicago reports mass walkout by 100 000 CIO United Packinghouse Workers seeking wage increases. Picket lines form nationwide. industry estimates show potential meat shortages and higher prices within weeks. about 140 plants affected while many others settled wage questions.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse
Gates
CIO
Oleo Tax Repeal Battle Fails In House Committee
The House agriculture committee voted 16 to 30 to draft repeal legislation for federal taxes on margarine. Chairman Hope says the bill would not reach the floor unless a discharge petition gains 218 signatures, which is unlikely. Current taxes include 100 dollars per 50 pounds for colored oleo, a quarter-cent per pound for uncolored oleo, and annual licenses for manufacturers and wholesalers.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Hope
R-Kans
House
Last Day's Rush Funds 300 Assisted At Income Office
More than 300 persons were assisted in filing income tax returns yesterday at the Winchester internal revenue office. The crowd crowded the stairs and hall of the Post Office building as workers tried to beat the federal deadline. Tax collectors S C Galladay, Walter Massie, and Gloria Dorsey assisted filers, with the office needing extra time after 5 p m.
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Winchester Internal Revenue Office
Post Office
S. C. Galladay
Woodstock
Walter Massie
Gloria Dorsey
Winchester
Main St
Montgomery Ward
ED Molden
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Clowe’s Jewelry Store
N. Loudoun St
Steel Co
Virginia Insurance Rating Bureau
State Corporation Commission
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Augusta
Nelson
Clark and
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Viscoe Corp
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