Ceiling collapse at Cork Street Church injures no one
Early Sunday morning a 24 year old plastered ceiling fell on empty pews at Cork Street Christian Church. The accident, ruled due to inferior construction, damaged the junior choir area and left no insurance. Repairs estimated over $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork St. Christian Church
C. R. Anderson
William J. Hadden
Cabman
Hadden
Polly Cab Co
Frederick Johnson
Ray Blosser
James Ford
Caude Grove
Apple Blossom Festival Fete Chairman Named for 1948
A long-time organizer who helped stage the Apple Blossom Festival has been named chairman of the Presidents special committee for the 1948 fete. He previously served as vice president of the festival group and pioneered radio publicity. Cooper, distributor for Richfield petroleum products, is also vice president of the Exchange club and active in Winchester civic life. Mrs. Cooper is Katherine Montague of Lynchburg. They have two children, Evelyn M. and Clarke T. Cooper Jr. The committee includes H. Clay deGrange Fred L. Glaize Jr. F. L. Largent Jr. E. W. Barr and Garland Quarles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richfield Petroleum Products
Cooper
Exchange Club
Winchester Golf Club
Katherine Montague
Lynchburg
Evelyn M
Princess Elizabeth Expected to Join in October
The People says Princess Elizabeth is expected to become a member in October. An official announcement canceling the princess public engagements may come at any time in the next few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
People
Elizabeth
Stasburg Woman Struck by Taxi In Strasburg
Mrs Annie Lineburg of Strasburg was hospitalized here in serious condition after being hit by a taxi Saturday in Strasburg. She suffered a broken arm leg and multiple broken ribs. Police said no charges were filed against the taxi driver pending her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Lineburg
Strasburg
Senators Seek Data on Cold War Plans from Marshall
Senators on the armed services committee pressed for secret Cold War data from Secretary Marshall and Defense Secretary Forrestal. The session studied Truman's draft revival and universal military training while Marshall faced questions on Berlin, Trieste, and Palestine policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman Administration
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Armed Services Committee
Marshall
Secretary of
Defense Forrestal
Truman
Vices Committee
Bridges
Europe
Senate
Armed Services
Armed Services Group
UMT
Sen. Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohioan
Associated Press
Warm March Spurs Early Apple Bloom and Garden Activity
A week of above normal March warmth peaked with 88 degrees, prompting Dr. A B Groves to warn about buds advancing too early. Apples bloomed in late March, later frost hit green fruit, while similar warmth in 1921 produced crop losses. Gardens sprang to life with seed and tool sales as homes cooled furnaces for a fourth day. Coal shortages tied to strikes complicate fuel supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester
Groves
Handley Library
Courthouse
Emory Elsmore
Morningside Drive
Handley High School
Truck auto crash on Rt 50 hospitalizes six
Six people were hurt when a 1939 Studebaker rear ended a parked truck on Rt 50 near Mt William Road. Allanson family members and Edna Bauserman reported facial lacerations and fractures. two were released after treatment. LeRoy Brantner driving the truck and the damaged car were not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 50
Mt. William Road
Marie Allanson
Riverton
Edna Bauserman
Stephens Cicy
Wanda Grim
N. Loudoun St
Charles Hartley
Fairmont Ave
Frank Allanson, Jr
Reliance
Earl Allanson
Gore
E. B. Mitchell
Frank Allanson
Studebaker
LeRoy John Brantner
Westernport
Golden Glow Restaurant Sunday Dinners and Services
Golden Glow Restaurant advertises Sunday dinners from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with fountain service and various offerings. Also includes an Easter lilies and flowering plants promotion from The Flower Shop in Miller Brothers department at 39 East Piccadilly Street and a separate for sale note for a used Hardie Sprayer on a Chevrolet chassis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Glow
Chevrolet
Pine Motor Co
Three princesses chosen for Queen Shenandoah XXI Court
Ellen Andrews Helen Bennett and missing Hahn named to serve at the Apple Blossom Festival April 29 30. Andrews backs Mary Baldwin College Staunton where she works on Campus Comments and guides students. Bennett represents American University and is active in Delta Gamma and cheerleading. Hahn attends State Teachers College Farmville and participates in Cotillion Pi Kappa Sigma and Dramatic club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Andrews
William L. Andrews
Greendale Farms
Roanoke
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Miss Bennett
Frank Amos Bennett
Bethesda
American Uni
Versity
Washington
Art Guild
Delta Gamma
National Women's Fraternity
Bethesda Chevy- Chase High School
Activities Council
Miss Hahn
William O. Hahn
Richmond
State Teachers College of Farmville
Kappa Delta Pi
Cotillion Club
Pi Kappa Sigma
The
Dramatic Club
May Court
Bank to Vote on Gift to Winchester Memorial Hospital
Far mers National Bank stockholders will vote at 7 30 p m April 16 on a donation of about 6100 to Winchester Memorial Hospital building fund The directors unanimously approve contributing one percent of capital surplus and undivided profits to support the hospital campaign for 850000. Diet Kitchen Unit Memorialized by W N Page with 2100 gift for a diet kitchen unit 212 in the new central building honoring Ella Baker Page mother of W Nelson Page a Winchester postmaster and member of the Baker Page family in Virginia history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Farmers National Bank
J. H. Yost
W. Nelson Page
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Greater Winchester Memorial Hospital
Ella Baker Fage
Page
Central Building
Winichester
Virginia
W. B. Baker
Building Fund
Owners Refuse To Sit In Meet With John Lewis
Washington reports that soft coal operators accepted a government invitation to discuss the pension dispute but will not sit in the same room as John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers. spokesmen say positions will be clarified after talks with conciliators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles O'Neill
Cyrus Ching
Lewis
Ching
Cyrus S. Ching
International Soundphoto
Baby Floats in Deep Well Rescued by Father
In Atlanta a 20 month old girl Patricia Ann Houze fell 30 feet into a deep well. Her father was able to lower himself on a rope and pull her to safety. She was taken to a hospital, treated, dried off, and discharged. The mother was treated for nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Patricia Ann Houze
Patricia
Glenn Houze
Czech Workers Give Free Labor to Aid Greek Guerrillas
In Prague on March 22 the government disclosed that over 4,000 Czechs labored for nothing in factories mines and construction as part of the first victory shift. Their unpaid wages will support an international children's relief fund and guerrilla efforts in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
International Children's Relief Fund
Greece
Bata Shoes and Allied Industry
Hotel stock sells at130 per share at public sale
George Washington Hotel stock offered Saturday at a public sale brought 130 per share. Douglas Cooper and Clarence Robinson were the buyers. Several other stocks offered by Farmers and Merchants National Bank were withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Douglas Cooper
Clarence Robinson
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Noticeboard items at Snapp Foundry and Robinson Fruit Stand
Car load I beams and angles offered by Snapp Foundry Inc located on N Cameron St. Apples available in any quantity from Robinson Fruit Stand on Rt. 30 two miles west of town. Listings dated March 22 with page references 1p-31 and 1p-1t.
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Snapp Foundry Inc
N_ Cameron St
Robinson Fruit Stand
Town
Stop-gap aid bill passes House for Europe and allies
The House approved 555,000,000 emergency aid for Austria France and Western Europe with 125,000 for Indian relief and 500,000,000 for tax refunds. A second measure seeks 6.205 billion for economic and military aid to Western Europe China Greece and Turkey as Senate leaders study proposals and debate. Senate committee also backs 463,000,000 for China with 100,000,000 for military supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Capitol Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Russia
State Department
Berlin
Trieste
Washington
House
Austria
France
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Eaton
R-Nj
Foreign Affairs Committee
House Rules Committee
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Rules
United States
Tobey Expects House to Yield On Rent Control
Senator Tobey predicts federal rent controls will die next week unless the House abandons its home rule provision. He says Senate and House conferees will likely reach agreement and implies House compromise is likely. Tobey spoke after the first joint conference committee meeting and stressed Senate opposition to the home rule clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobey
House
Senate
Joint Conference Committee
Explosion Wrecks Haifa Street Killing Many
An explosion wrecked a densely populated street in Haifa's Arab section today. Government spokesmen reported very many casualties with unconfirmed counts of 17 dead and 50 injured. Eight houses were destroyed and fires, aided by Arab volunteers and British troops, raged as debris and bodies were believed buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Iraq
Haifa
Floral offerings and well drilling services advertised
An ad prompts corsages from Miller Bros Flower Shop at 39 East Piccadilly Street and H. E. Shirley promotes water well drilling services in Stephenson Virginia with pumping and casing options.
Tito Protests Plan to Return Trieste to Italy
Belgrade reports Premier Tito protests Western Powers plan to restore Trieste to Italy while not rejecting it. Yugoslavia says US Britain and France ignored the need for agreement with Yugoslavia the most affected ally. Notes caution against fueling chauvinist hatreds and straining Italian Yugoslav relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Trieste
Italy
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
United States
Britain
France
Europe
Girl Drives Off Bull Blocking Highway Rescue
A belligerent bull with a cow and calf halted traffic on a major road for about 30 minutes yesterday. Dolly Van Duren rode up on a horse, cried seat, and the animals moved away as motorists waited in long lines.
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Dolly van Duren
River Floods Drench New York and Pennsylvania
Heavy rains caused floods across south central New York and northeastern Pennsylvania driving hundreds from homes. The Susquehanna at Vestal rose 12 feet over flood stage and nearby Wilkes-Barre faced an imminent 10 foot crest. Mississippi River rose seven feet at Quincy Illinois as volunteers fortified levees. Des Moines River levels fell in Iowa and Missouri streams dropped rapidly.
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Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Vestal
N.Y
Susquehanna
Wilkes- Barrie
Mississippi
Quincy
Ill
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Missouri
GOP Leader Sees House Backing Senate Tax Cut Plan
Washington on March 22 reports Republicans expect the Senate to pass the 4.8 billion income tax cut with enough Democratic votes to reach a two thirds majority. House Ways and Means Chairman Knutson signaled potential Senate approval without a conference, paving the way to send the bill to President Truman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Military Scrip Revisions Implemented Overseas
In Frankfurt Germany on March 22 the United States military scrip in Germany was changed to a new currency. Similar revisions were applied today in Japan and other territories under American occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
United State
Japan
Far East Command Veterans Arrive for Recruiting Drive
Five veterans from the Far East Command arrived in Winchester to recruit men aged 17 to 35 for the 1st Cavalry Division and the 11th Airborne Division in Japan and Korea. They will be at the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station on Loudoun Street through Tuesday March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East Comand
Winchester
1St Cavalry Division
11Th Airborne Division
Japan
Korea
Harold E. Raffensberger
M-Set
Richard P. Griffin
T-Set
Fred W. Baars
Henry T. Tucker Jr
Thomas L. Kohl
Far East
Army
Army and Airforce
Loudoun Street
Peoples Drug Store
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Fete
Stasburg
By Jack Bell
Six
Miller Brothers
East Piccadilly Street
Festival Princesses
Ellen Andrews
Helen Bennett
Marian Hahn
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Ella Baker Page
U.S
Redland Methodist Church
Whitacre
E. W. Armstrong
Miller Bros. Props
H. E. Shirley
Stephenson
Ralph Hummer
Penna
GOP
Far East Command
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