Eisenhower drafts and party splits roil 1952 race
The Associated Press reports new moves to consider Gen Dwight D Eisenhower for the presidential race. Leonard Finder cites public support while Sen Olin Johnston urges southern Democrats to back Eisenhower as an independent. Taft condemns administration foreign policy as pro-Communist. Stassen and Dewey eye farm issues. Kentucky Democratic leaders rebuff a Southern revolt offer.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leonard V. Finder
Manchester
N. H
Finder
Eisenhower
Look Magazine
Philadelphia
Columbia University
Sen
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Johnston
Taft
Portland
Russia
Roosevelt
Truman
Ld E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Republi
J. Luter Donaldson
Kentucky Democratic State Executive Committee
Donaldson
Herbert Holmes
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
Daily Quiz Answers From Ottawa Page
Answers to the daily quiz are printed on an Ottawa page. It lists five points and mentions a Murray. It notes the context is in hockey.
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Ottawe
Murray
President Truman to present world conditions report
President Truman canceled several appointments to finish a world conditions report for Congress. He will deliver it at 12 30 p m before a joint Senate and House meeting in the House chamber.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Tired Roosters Hear Ball Scout at George Washington Hotel
Rex Bowen, Brooklyn Dodger scout, spoke to about 60 Winchester residents at the George Washington hotel. He discussed experiences and fielded questions about a possible baseball school in Winchester, with a pitching control display and a local quartet performance.
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Rex Bowen
Brooklyn Dodger
Geoge Washington Hotel
Winchester
Bowen
Robert Legge
Eugene Russell
John Peltner
Robert Snapp
Four German proposals on postwar plan and aid
A French editorial notes four concrete German proposals for the Marshall Plan: a mutual aid treaty with use of funds, a lasting organization per Bevin, Germany’s inclusion in reconstruction, and reports on Europe’s needs from American data. A Tass dispatch foresees a military bloc from the conference.
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Ernest Bevin
Germany
Europe
L’humanite
Communist Party
Tass
State Hopes to Treat 600 Alcoholics Yearly
Richmond March 16 Virginia's new program will handle about 600 patients per year, said Dr L J Roper health commissioner. Tentative arrangements with the Medical College of Virginia provide 16 beds for the plan. Preparatory work begins in weeks with a view to a new health department division starting July 1 when funds are available.
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Richmond
Virginia
L. J. Roper
Medical College of Virginia
Roper
Health Department
Rollback in Rents Defeated in House
The House defeated 117 to 29 a proposal by Rep Helen Gahagan Douglas to extend rent controls to June 30 1950 and roll back wartime increases. Her plan would have wiped out hikes from voluntary leases. Republicans then moved a local option controls bill.
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Washington
House
Helen Gahagan Douglas
D-Calif
Congress
Douglas
Truman weighs options as coal strike tension grows
The White House said President Truman is studying reports on soft coal walkouts. Potential actions include mediation talks or Taft Hartley measures possibly leading to a court injunction. In Virginia and West Virginia, the strike effort shows about 15,000 miners idle and 20,000 diggers idle in the Pocahontas field as most mines halt operations.
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White House
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Charleston
W. Va
Pocahontas Operators’ Assn
Bluefield
Winchester board to seek bids for city baseball park use
Winchester recreation board will accept bids for 22 Sunday and 2 holiday dates from May 2 to Sept 26. Top two bidders share dates with the higher choosing cycle pattern and holiday. Minimum bids 50 per game or 600 for 12 dates. 75 bond required. Bid opening March 26.
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Winchester Recreation Department
The
Legion, Park Association
White Sox
Winchester Business College
Recreation Department
C. A. Hobert
Sam Preston
Ryland Conner
Hugh T. Henry
Sales Directory March Auction Listings by Towns
A sequence of March and April auction notices lists sellers and sale details across towns. Items include livestock dairy cattle farm machinery household goods furniture and antiques with dates from March 17 to April 7 and locations in Winchester Charles Town White Hall Berryville and Nain.
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Henry Shirley
Winchester
U.S
C L. Nicodemus
Charles Town
W Va
Samuel Hart
White Hall
Florence L. Denny
Patton
N. Cameron St
J. T. Mowery
Stephens City
White Post Road
Leonard J. Langbein
Berryville
R. G. Wolple
Nain
R. G. Wolverton
S. Loudoun St
Lessie Lucas
Hayfield
Geo. Helsley
Edgar Maple
International
Chevrolet
Army
McCormick-Deering
Fordson Tracto
Ford
Studebaker
Dodge
Hugh Crim
Carlton Dyke
Charles Duvall
Strong Lewis
Coleman Dun
Preston Engle
Mullen
Jolliffe
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Jessie G. Wright
Wardensville
Bang
Ford - Ferguson
Ferguson
New Holland
Oliver
Ontario
McCormick
Deering
Cormick
H.P
Mc Cormick-Deering
UN Moves Toward Force in Palestine Crisis
The United States Russia and France endorsed in principle that a threat to peace exists in Palestine. China pressed on wording, delaying a final Security Council resolution. If the council confirms a threat, the UN could use force to restore order, as the Palestine Commission warned of ongoing strife this spring.
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New York
United States
Russia
France
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
China
U. N
United Nations Palestine Commission
Holy Land
Rebels Fall in Costa Rica Stronghold Capture
Costa Rican troops captured the rebel stronghold of Jose Figueres, the government said. The country is reported calm and under control in a government communique.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
Scouts Plan New Troops Across Communities
Scouts will form new troops by selecting one sponsor representative per area and meeting March 30 with District Scout officials at Bakers restaurant to plan the Together Dinner. Communities targeted include Gore Capon Bridge Clearbrook Brucetown Kernstown Marlboro White Hall Sunnyside Albin Gainesboro Round Hill Star Tannery Mt. Falls Cross Junction Whitacre and Bartonsville. The world population grows about 20 million annually.
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Baker’s Restaurant
Gore
Capon Bridge
Clearbrook
Brucetown
Kernstown
Marlboro
White Hall
Sunnyside
Albin
Gainesboro
Round Hill
Star Tannery
Mt. Falls
Cross Junction
Whitacre
Bartonsville
Extension Ladder Lifts Dog From 150 Foot Ledge
In Santa Monica California Silver a German shepherd was stranded 150 feet above Roosevelt Highway whenDusty barked for help. A motorist alerted the animal shelter and Joe Slomski climbed the cliff but could not descend. A power company truck with an extension ladder finally brought both down safely.
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Santa Monica
Calif
rMach
Silver
Dusty
Roosevelt Highway
Pacific Ocean
Joe Slomski
Power Company
Joe
Gas Tank Trip Deposits Block Virginian Railway
Gasoline truck blocked the railway near Rich Creek Virginia after a 290 foot plunge over an embankment. The driver Chapman W Huff 34 of Woodlawn escaped injury in the March 16 incident.
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Rich Creek
Here Toay
Chapman W. Huff
Woodlawn
Plant upgrades raise expected 57 percent efficiency
Mechanical analysis suggests the new treatment plant could achieve an estimated efficiency of about 57 percent. The project team believes the upgrade will improve performance despite initial mechanical challenges and aims to reach the target after implementation.
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Imum
Special Stockholders Meeting Notice at Farmers and Merchants Bank
A special meeting of the shareholders of the Farmers and Merchants' National Bank of Wincheste r Virginia is scheduled for Friday April 16 1948 at 7 29 PM in the banking rooms to transact business as may come before the meeting J H Yost cashier
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Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
City of
Winchester
State of Virginia
J. H. Yost
Company Faces Hearing Over Prolonged Waste Neutralization
Board records show a leaking valve caused trouble in November and early December but the company has operated its neutralizing machinery for more than three months without a break. An April 6 hearing will hear testimony to decide if the firm must continue neutralizing waste going forward. The firm processes trade waste by chemical means, primarily sulfuric acid.
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Cayermine
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UMW
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Paris
A. B. Solenberger
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Kine & Snider
Clerks
ST. Patrick’s Day Parade
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Frank Aiken
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Virginian Railway
Viscoe
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Washington St
Handley High School
Roy P. Duvall
Russell H. Dunlap
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
S. Main St
R. G. Hengeveld
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Buncutter Tire CO
Chapman Motor CO
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