Winchester Apple Growers Face Low Prices Despite Stockpiles
Winches ter area apple men report 238 000 bushels stored locally amid steady but weak movement. USDA notes 6 million bushels moved nationwide in February while Virginia holdings total 1 093 000 bushels. Prices drop 60 percent from last year as costs for labor and materials soar, threatening heavy losses if a big crop arrives.
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US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Virginia
Winchester
Iry
Rosenberger Family Gifts $10,000 Memorial Nursery
The firm of John W. Rosenberger and Co. Inc. donates $10,000 to the Winchester Memorial hospital building fund to establish an isolation nursery memorial to Mrs. Ella Florence Fitts Rosenberger. Family members include John W. Rosenberger and Paul F. Rosenberger with other heirs named. F. Grove White notes the gift is fitting.
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John W
Paul F. Rosenberger
Rosenberger
Henry W. Brown
Elsie M. Rosenberger
Winchester
William E. Norris
Arlington
Farmont White
Hampton
New Jersey
Enlarged Hospital
F. Grove White
Utilities Face Possible Cuts in Coal Consumption
The government drafted coal saving orders to accompany a strike shutdown led by John L. Lewis. Aimed at utilities, the plan mirrors a 25 percent freight shipment cut and may bring dimouts and brownouts to conserve power. A three-man board was named to report by April 5 under Taft Hartley.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Interstate Commere Commission
Truman
Appalachi an apple festival to feature four princesses
Horticultural societies from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia will send princesses to the Apple Blossom Festival on April 29 30. The lineup includes Miss Goodling of Pennsylvania Miss Bonham of Virginia Miss McCain of Maryland and Miss Hollis of West Virginia with Miss Hollis as a continuing representative.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Miss Goodling
York
Miss Bonham
E. B. Bonham
Chilhowie
Westhampton College
Richmond
Virginia Society
Westhampton
Marion College
The
Horticultural Society
Miss McCain
Blue-gowned Farmer Crowned Gore Beauty Contest Champion
Edgar Triplett of Timber Ridge led a crowd of 300 plus at Gore High School for the PTA sponsored men’s beauty contest. Judges named Doug Kerns top sweater girl with others in evening, street and blue dress classes receiving prizes and applause. Proceeds fund playground equipment and the school lunch program.
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Edgar Triplett
Timber Ridge
Farmer
Gore High School
Elsworth
Y Dodson
County Board of Supervisors
Virgil Hudson
Gore Baptist Church
Dodson
Hudson
C. R. Anderson
A. C. Oates
Winchester
C. F. Miller
Richmond
Doug Kerns
Gore
High School
John Ward
Patricia McGraw
Luther Larrick
Hayfield
Paul Beable
Shirley Sibert
Vanda Gay Adams
Ward
PTA
Mary
Martha Richards
Thelma Wisecarver
Merle Reynolds
Erle Howard
Robert Smith
Leonard Scott
Dewey Hulver
Roy Wingfield
David McGraw
Cletus Sirbaugh
James McGraw Russell Lupton
Dick Davis
John LaFollette
Milburn Wiley
Wayne Wisecar
Truman calls UN truce talks and trusteeship plan for Palestine
President Truman urged the United Nations to convene Arab and Jewish leaders for a Palestine truce to end bloodshed. Warren Austin will present the proposal to the Security Council as the U.S. shifts from partition toward a temporary UN trusteeship to keep the peace. He warned that inaction could bring disaster and did not rule out enforcement if needed.
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Washington
Truman
United Nations
Palestine
Warren Austin
U.N
U.N. Security Council
United States
Palatine
Austin
MacArthur Booster Fuss in California
MacArthur supporters halted Western campaigning amid clashes over plans to enter the June 1 California GOP primary. National HQ in Washington floated cabinet allocations for the West, later said to be only recommended. In California, factions split over entering MacArthur, while Eisenhower friends advised, and Warren supporters backed another candidate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ervin Hohensee
MacArthur-fors President Group
Ohio
Interior
California
New York
Hohensee
MacArthur
Allen H. Worcester
Frank F. Merriam
Punch
Joseph Choate
Claifornia
Gen. MacArthur
Republican Party
Earl Warren
Dwight D.eisenhower
President Truman
University of Kentucky Rejects Negro Doctoral Application
The University of Kentucky announced it will reject a Negro teacher's application for enrollment in the summer session. Lyman T. Johnson sought to pursue a doctorate, but registrar Maurice F. Seay said state law and the constitution prohibit accepting registration of a Negro.
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Louisville
University of Kentucky
Lyman T. Johnson
Maurice F. Seay
Public Sale of L. H. Williams Property in 1948
Auction notice lists a March 26 1948 sale time at 1200 M for an eight room house on about 2 acres with Lee advertisement. Trustee Herbert S. Larrck invites inspection after 500 p.m. Also includes a separate sale for a Spanish type residence at the corner of Lee Street and Sto newall Avenue with eight rooms on two floors and a basement plus oil furnace and 2000 gallon tank. Contact Dial 5408 or 6520.
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L. H. Williams
Lee
Herbert S. Larrck
Lee St
Stonewall Ave
Germans Say Allies Must Leave Berlin Soon
The Russian licensed Berliner Zeitung asserts that American British and French troops will soon depart Berlin. It notes that Allied commanders stated they will remain in Germany while occupation exists, implying a future withdrawal once sovereignty resumes.
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Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
Germany
Marshall Says U.S. Will Stay On in Berlin
Secretary of State Marshall announced the United States will persist in Berlin regardless of Russian refusals to cooperate with the Allied Control Council. He backed General Clay's effort to keep Allied machinery operating in Germany and to remain in Berlin.
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Marshall
U.S
Berlin
Washington
United States
Allied Control Council For
Germany
Gen. Clay
Clay
Berlin Supply Debates as Soviet Critics Escalate
Soviet backed press today charges Western Allied actions in Berlin amount to plundering valuable manufacturing equipment and goods. The debate centers on the legal and practical untenability of Western positions in the city amid Allied occupation tensions.
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Berlin
Director Molden Named Apple Blossom Official
ED L Molden is a local businessman serving as director of public entertainment and public service for the Apple Blossom Festival on April 29 and 30. He chaired the festival dance committee in 1946 and 1947 and holds multiple leadership roles including director of Winchester JET, past president of the JET, and executive committee member of the Community Chest. He also serves as chairman of the Salvation Army advisory board and is a member of Kiwanis and Moose.
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ED L. Molden
Molden
Winchester Jet
USJCC
Kiwanis
Moose
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Democratic votes wobble on tax cut veto amid defense funds push
Washington March 25 Democrats debate potential switches after reports that President Truman will seek large defense appropriations. The House passed the 4.8 billion tax cut 289 to 67, while the Senate approved 78 to 11. Cox signals possible vote shift if Truman requests more for Air Forces and atomic energy. Pepper may reconsider if veto becomes imperative.
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Washington
Truman
Defense
Congress
House
Senate
Cox
D-Ga
Knutson
Rminn
Martin Red
Pepper
Sen. Pepper
D-Fla
Rent Controls Extended Year By Congress
Congress sent to the White House a one year extension of rent controls. The Senate approved the measure by voice vote after the House passed a 220 to 95 vote. The emergency court would rule on rent boosts when local boards and Federal officials disagree.
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Congress
White House
Senate
House
United States
Girl Goes to Trial On Patricide Charge
Patsy Robinson a 17 year old faced murder charges in Roanoke after a trial was continued. Detective Webb and Policewoman Garst testified the defendant said she aimed a rifle to scare her father Vernon Robinson who had come home drinking and fussing.
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Roanoke
Patsy Robinson
Frank H. Webb
Hazel B. Garst
Vernon Robinson
Girls Lose Looks Over Boy Friends in Palestine
In Jerusalem on March 25 Jewish girls dating American or British boys face danger as Jewish extremists lash out and shave their heads to intimidate them.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Princess Executed As Japanese Spy
Manchu Princess Yoshiko Kawashima, 33, executed by rifle shot in Peiping after being convicted as a Japanese spy. She left an unfinished autobiography. Born in Tokyo to Manchu Prince Su and a Mongolian princess, she was adopted at age three and never married. "Men only make trouble for women," she said.
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Peiping
Yoshiko Kawashima
Japan
Tokyo
Rakes Must Serve 3 Years in Prison
An order in U S district court here finalizes Judge Johnson J. Hayes judgment denying Hugh Rakes of Leesburg a reduction of his three year term. Rakes was guilty of aiding and abetting misapplication of nearly 500000 dollars from Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Fredericksburg.
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Richmond
U. S. District Court
Johnson J. Hayes
Hugh Rakes
Leesburg
Rakes
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Fredericksburg
Radioactive Weapons Foreseen By Glenn L. Martin
New York reports Glenn L. Martin says the Navy has perfected guided missiles with homing capabilities to sink ships across the ocean. He describes an atomic cloud weapon and new bacteria agents that could render steel industries useless and cause prolonged illness, with war likely decided within 65 days if another conflict occurs.
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New York
Glenn L. Martin
Navy
United States
Martin
Japan
720 000 Increase In Men Needed Says Forrestal
The nation’s top military leaders asked Congress for immediate expansion of forces and drafting men ages 19 to 25. Secretary Forrestal outlined the plan to the Senate Services committee as President Truman prepared a revised defense program and hinted at broader funding needs. The push includes 349,500 more personnel, $3 billion in cash and contracts, universal military training to yield 850,000 trained annually, and exemptions for veterans.
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Washington
Congress
Defense Forrestal
Senate Services Committee
United States
Italy
Russia
Truman
Forrestal
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Armed Services
UMT
Senate Committee
War Council
The
Royals
Sullivan
Air
Symington
Omar Bradley
Adm
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Spaatz
Bradley
Deniel
Chiefs of Staff
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Robert Walker
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M. Cameron St
Russell McCain
Frederick
Hood College
YWCA
House Council
Curricula Council
Joseph Apple
Miss Hollis
Roy Hollis
Martinsburg
West Virginia Society
Madison College
Nancy Goodling
Carolyn Bonham
Alice McCain
Peggy Hollis
Security Council
Special Federal Court
Girl
Patricide
Virginia Ave
Weber & Sons Nursery
Martinsburg Pike
Loudoun St
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