Fruit Buds Back On Normal Schedule After Cold Snap
Weather forecasters predict continued cool in Winchester through Wednesday and fruit buds for apples peaches cherries and pears should return to normal schedules. Entomologist Dr Walter S Hough and pathologist Dr A B Groves praise the outlook saying yields appear favorable next midweek. Snow blankets grain crops sown last fall and smudge pots and frost warnings aim to protect against further cold snaps.
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Walter S. Hough
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A. B. Groves
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Weather Bureau
Martinsburg
Narpeetas
Vume
Winchester Research Laboratory
Elks to Present Film Strips to Handley School
Winchester Elks will present six filmstrips titled Our American Heritage to Handley School students as part of the Make Democracy Work program. State Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. and former Mayor William Wood Glass will deliver the gift to Garland R. Quarles, superintendent of schools. The series, produced by Reader's Digest for the National Education Association and American Heritage Foundation, traces democratic freedoms from Magna Charta to modern challenges.
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Handley School
Perry Wright
of the Elks
the Elks
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William Wood Glass
Garland R. Quarles
Freedom
Reader's Digest
National Education Assn
American Heritage Foundation
Confederate Home Transfer Protested In Richmond March
Confederate organizations threaten court action to block transferring the R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Home to the Virginia Institute for Scientific Research. John H. Johnson asserts the 1934 act and 1948 amendments restrict disposal of the property and will guide future protests until the United Daughters of the Confederacy decide on steps.
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R. E. Lee Camp
Virginia Institute For Scientific Research
John H. Johnson
Virginia
Conservation and Development Commission
General Assembly
R. E. Lee
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Johnson
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Visiting Teacher to Speak at Exchange Club Luncheon
Miss Charlotte DeHart visiting Winchester schools will address neglected juveniles at the Exchange club luncheon Tuesday. Bruce Gorham will be inducted as a new member. The board of control will join a service clubs luncheon on April 27 with Queen Shenandoah as guest of honor. Irvine Cather named committee chairman for the annual festival exchange float.
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Charlotte DeHart
Winchester
Bruce Gorham
Board of Control
Queen Shenandoah
Irvine Cather
Virginia Artists Exhibit to Feature 167 Works
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will open its 12th annual Virginia artists exhibition next Wednesday in Richmond. It will display 167 works by 113 Virginia artists across paintings drawings prints sculpture furniture weaving and ceramics.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia
Five day Virginia weather outlook remains cool
A five day forecast for Virginia covers Sunday through Wednesday with temperatures two to four degrees below normal. Expect chilly conditions Saturday and Sunday with precipitation totaling about inch.
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Virginia
Civil Rights Debate Gag Passes in Senate Pivot
The Senate approved a debate gag by 63 to 23 as Republicans and Dixie Democrats back a rule to curb filibusters. The move stalls the Truman civil rights program while rent controls and other major administration bills await action. Senate leaders predict the rule will test civil rights efforts in coming sessions.
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Senate Rent Decontrol Bill Set for Monday Debate
The Senate debates a bill extending rent controls 12 to 15 months with a decontrol path for states. It allows a 15 percent total rise from June 1947, with mid term protection and later vacancy decontrol. Views split along party lines on the scope and pace of decontrol.
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Family of 13 Burns Loss Leaves Home in Boyce
A morning fire destroys the Elliott family home in Boyce, forcing them to live with neighbor Russell Wood temporarily. Clarke County Red Cross appeals for housing and essentials as the 19 people seek sanitary, stable quarters and the Woods’ five rooms limit space.
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Boyce
Russell Wood
Clarke County Red Cross Chapter
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Red Cross
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Elliot
East German Reds Call for All-German Unity Conference
Berlin reports that the SED led call for an all-German conference to solve divided Germany. William Pieck proposed east and west Germans meet in Brunswick under British permission, as Western Ruhr steel embargo fuels Cold War tensions.
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Virginia Industrial Management Conference Opens at Lexington
H B McCormac Jr and F L Largent Jr of Virginia Woolen Mills are among 200 delegates at a Virginia Industrial Management conference in Lexington under VMI and Virginia Manufacturers Assn. Edward J Hanley of Allegheny Ludlum Steel spoke on productivity as security. Jack Wolff discussed improving relations with foremen for the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. Robert N McGee of Jones and Laughlin Steel also spoke.
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F. L. Largent Jr
Virginia Woolen Mills
Virginia
Lexington
VMI
Virginia Manufacturers Assn
Edward J. Hanley
Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp
Jack Wolff
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Robert N. McGee
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Hershey Store on South Braddock to close for painting
The Hershey Store on South Braddock Street will close Monday and Tuesday the 28th and 29th for painting and repairs.
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Hershey
South Braddock St
Delightful stone stucco home for sale in Winchester VA
For sale a pleasant stone stucco residence at 37 E Piccadilly St Winchester Virginia. First floor features reception hall living room fireplace dining room den or sun room kitchen two baths. Three bedrooms on second floor with hardwood floors throughout hot water bin fed stoker heat basement and garage. 12 blocks from town center possession April 1. Contact B M Sullivan phone 5522.
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Senate backs education aid and child health funding
The Senate labor and public welfare committee endorsed a $300 million education aid bill and a companion $35 million yearly program for state health services to children in public and private schools. States must contribute 25 to 50 percent of federal grants, shaping about $60 million annually for health.
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Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
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House
Truman
Girl Fire Chief Will Be Selected at Apple Blossom Parade
Out-of-town fire companies invited to enter a young woman as honorary fire warden with a pre parade contest at Handley library auditorium where one girl will be named fire chief and her company leads the out-of-town division. Cars provided by the parade. photographers pick the visiting chief. Florence Hinz organizes arrangements.
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John Boyd
Handley Library Auditorium
Winchester
Florence Hinz
Shenandoah Valley Inc
Boyd
Friendship Fire Company Memorial Service for 13 Members
Thirteen deceased Friendship fire company members will be memorialized at 7 30 p m Sunday at Market St Methodist church. Rev. Lewis F Havermale will lead with music by the church choir and Eagle quartet. Arch Smith Wilbur Dyke Prank Taylor David L Larrick Lewis W Graves Fred Grim Sam Laren Issac Carpenter among those named.
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James E. Orndorff
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Edward Conner
Leslie Brown
Marshall Trenary
Italy votes 2 1 to join West Alliance
The Chamber of Deputies voted two to one for Italy's entry into the North Atlantic alliance ending a three day filibuster. Violent clashes occurred as deputies fell and chairs were hurled before Sirens and sergeants at arms restored order.
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N. W. Wiggington Orchardist Dies at 79
Newton J. Wiggington 79 of Clark Street died at Winchester hospital. Born in Frederick County he was a fruit age and dealer in orchard supplies. Survived by brother Asby Wiggington and sister Lillian Belle Wiggington. Funeral 2 p m Monday at Jones funeral home with Rev. Benjamin Coe officiating. Burial Mount Hebron cemetery.
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Middle Road
Jones Funeral Home
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Mount Hebron Cemetery
Armored Car Used In Standoff At Chesterfield County Cottage
Police used tear gas and a state police armored car to arrest Marion Appleman 44, of Hickory Road Chesterfield County, after a hours long gunfight at his three room cottage. Officers recovered a still and 50 gallons of mash. A preliminary hearing was set for Chesterfield Trial Justice court.
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Petersburg
Chesterfield County
Marion Appleman
Hickory Road
Chesterfield Trial Justice Court
Appleman
North Atlantic Treaty pledges collective defense amid new pact
The treaty commits the United States and eight allied nations to resist an armed attack on any member, with each nation deciding if force is necessary. It creates a council and defense committee to coordinate action across Europe North America and the Arctic, invoking joint help under Article 5 if attacked. Iceland Portugal and Luxemburg are among potential signatories.
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Two Alliances Similar in Size and Population
The North Atlantic alliance covers about 8,600,000 square miles with around 290 million people. The lands behind the Iron Curtain, led by the Soviet Union, total about 8,900,000 square miles with roughly 295 million inhabitants.
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Atlantic Alliance
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North Atlantic Defense Alliance
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Soviet Union
Treaty Opens New Era Bevin Asserts
London March 18 Foreign Secretary Bevin said the North Atlantic Defense Alliance is a major step toward world peace and security. He called it a purely defensive arrangement for common security with no secret clauses and said it marks a new era of cooperation and understanding. Russia and communist states oppose the accord and already have similar treaties with several Eastern European countries. The pact, he said, strengthens Europe politically economically and militarily.
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Unions Lose Election at Welding Shipyards in Norfolk
In Norfolk on March 18, employees at Welding Shipyards Inc voted 506 against unionization out of 1007 ballots. The effort involved the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations seeking bargaining agent status for 1068 workers.
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Norfolk
Southern Democrats Celebrate Senate Victory Over Civil Rights Push
In Washington on March 18 the Senate ended a long filibuster over President Truman's civil rights program. Southern Democrats framed the result as a salvage, while Republicans and Truman allies traded blame. The debate stretched since Feb 28, with extensive talks and procedural maneuvers. The outcome leaves a complex political scene as coverage continues.
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Senate
John
Truman
Lucas
Russell
Georgia
Hospital remodel to start by Oct 1 with bids after June 30
Winchester hospital remodeling and enlargement likely underway by October 1. Advertisement for construction bids will follow June 30 with contracts set by August 15. Superintendent Alberti says preliminary plans are complete and official tear down or move of 315 W Cork St to make way for the larger facility.
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Winchester Hospital
Cork St
Cork
Ac’ Wiln
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Hodgson and Brown
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