Shenandoah Gas Co Granted Charter in Virginia West Virginia
The State Corporation Commission granted a charter to Shenandoah Gas Co to build a 26 inch gas pipeline from near Front Royal to Strasburg Winchester Berryville and into Charles Town Harper s Ferry Shepherdstown Martinsburg and Hagerstown with connections to Cobb system. Officers named J Howard Myers Charles C Wise and Ralph J Bean sit on the board with Merryman Gilbert and J Boyd Hoke. Capital stock set at 25000 with option to increase by amendment. Several listed towns could not be reached for confirmation.
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Richmond
Ofirginia
State Corporation Ommission
Mdoah Gas Co
Front Royal
Cobb
West Virginia
Rockville
Maryland
J. Howard Myers
Martinsburg
Charles C. Wise
Charleston
W Va
Ralph J. Bean
Moorefield
W. Va
Merryman Gilbert
J. Boyd Hoke
Winchester
Martinsburg Moorefield
William Starkey
Consumers Utilities Co
Shenandoah Co
Bankruptcies Hit High Since 1942
New York March 22 A total of 210 commercial and industrial businesses went bankrupt in the week ended March 17, Din and Bradstreet said. It was the highest weekly total since 1942, though below 1933 prewar levels. Retail failures spiked to a seven year high with 85 000 or more liabilities rising to 173.
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New York
Din & Bradstreet
Credit Reporting Agency
Fuel Oil and Kerosene Prices Reduced
Fuel oil and kerosene dropped eight tenths of a cent per gallon today. J. T. Kremer of Continental Oil Co. announces new local prices: fuel oil at 12.1 cents per gallon and kerosene about 14 cents.
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J. T. Kremer
Continental Oil Co
Taxi Strike Ends in Richmond After 13 Days
Taxicab drivers in Richmond voted to call off a 13 day strike effective immediately. The action ends a prolonged labor protest with drivers asserting demands met and service resumed citywide.
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Richmond
In Memoriam Edna Smith The Aunt Who Just Is Away
Poetic obituary lines honor Edna Smith as “away” not dead, noting a cheery wave and a dreamlike journey to an unknown land. The verse urges readers to think of her as lingering in love, not departed.
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Edna Smith
Southern Senators Praise Truman Move On Civil Rights Debate
Southern Democrats voiced cautious approval of President Truman's bid to ease tensions with Congress. Senator Lucas and colleagues Maybank Sparkman and Fulbright hailed cooperative work on rent control, signaling a softening in civil rights opposition amid Republican skepticism.
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Washington
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Maybank
D-Sc
Sparkman
D-Ala
Fulbright
D-Ark
Mr. Truman
Dixie
Army Officer Named Fire Rescuer in Smithfield Ave Blaze
Major Ralph Manuel identified as the army officer who carried an elderly invalid, Mrs Ona Stanbaugh, from a burning house on Smithfield Ave Sunday night. He was visiting relatives and redirected his taxi to Virginia Ave to avoid the fire zone before continuing to Berryville and then New York.
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Ralph Manuel
Ona Stanbaugh
Smithfield Ave
Manuel
Berryville
New York
Noonan
Ashly Hillyard
North Ave
Virginia Ave
Accomplice Turns On Gunman in Trap and Is Shot
A former temporary patrolman, John Frawley, 34, died after being shot in the head while tackling gunman Walter Reese, 26, during a music shop holdup in Newark. Frawley had been working with Reese to trap the crime and alerted the FBI beforehand. Reese, wounded, was kept under guard at City hospital as investigators weighed charges.
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Newark
N. J
John Frawley
Bloomfield
Carl Lindsey
Frawley
FBI
Lindsey
Walter Reese
Essex
Reese
City Hospital
Neighbors Reported Alarm Then Suspect Escaped in Taxi
Neighbors who phoned in the alarm described a man who assaulted an elderly woman, then fled the scene and returned to a waiting taxi. Authorities are investigating the incident and reviewing nearby surveillance for identification.
Lions Zone Meeting and Dinner Tonight at Stephens City Hall
The Lions meet at 7 15 in Stephens City fire hall for the quarterly zone gathering alongside the Stephens City club supper. Zone Chairman Gene Newkirk of Purcellville will preside. Leesburg Middleburg Purcellville Clarke County Winchester and Stephens City clubs send presidents and secretaries, R E Aylor president and A R Marks secretary.
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Stephens City Fire Hall
Stephens City
Gene Newkirk
Purcellville
Leesburg
Middleburg
Clarke County
Winchester
R. E Aylor
A. R. Marks
70-group Air Force Bill Passes House With High Vote
The House approved a 70 group Air Force bill and sent it to the Senate. The final vote was 395 to 3 against an anti segregations amendment. The bill lays out a 70 combat group Air Force, an Army ceiling of 837000 men, and an Air Force cap of 502900.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cellar
DNY
Marshall
D-Minn
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Wnrld
Air Force
Leatherman to Represent NFP Co at Safety Conference
Daniel E. Leatherman director of industrial relations will represent National Fruit Product Co at the Presidents Conference on Industrial Safety in Washington. He substitutes for W. W. Hunt who cannot attend due to prior business engagements.
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Daniel E. Leatherman
National Fruit Product Co
Washington
Mr. Leatherman
W. W. Hunt
Kiwanis to Greet Hagerstown Men
Kiwanis members will visit Kiwaniana at a 12 30 p m luncheon tomorrow at George Washington hotel in Hagerstown. The inter club relations program features Dr Wilson P Ard past president of Denver and Bellefonte clubs presenting The Gates Are Open.
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Hagerstown
Kiwanis
George Washington Hotel
Wilson P. Ard
Denver
Colo
Bellefonte
Oswell Rites Held. Widow Mary Gettys 1947 Death Noted
Oswell Gettys, Pennsylvania native and former frame maker, died after a long life spent in retirement aside from a half day at a local studio. His wife Mary Himelright died in 1947. Surviving children Mil dred Gettys Sussex Hampton Va Elmer Gettys Detroit Chester Gettys Arlington and James H Gettys Pittsburg. The Arlington son arrives to arrange funeral. body at Omps funeral home.
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Pennsylvania
Mary Himelright
Mildred Gettys
Sussex
Hampton, Va
Elmer Gettys
Detroit
Chester Gettys
Arlington
James H. Gettys
Pittsburg
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