Blossom Festival Gains Favor With Lt Governor At Civic Meeting
Citizens hear Lt. Gov Preston Collins praise the Apple Blossom Festival as a major Virginia event. He notes the state's apple industry ranks third in the nation, yearly production around 9 million bushels, and a 30 million dollar value with 500000 jobs. The festival pageant features 900 students and Handley glee clubs, while organizers promise bold parade changes and new surprises.
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Preston Collins
Collins
William A. Wright
Virginia Conservation Commission
Virginia
B. B. Dutton
Chester Hobert
Navy
Marine
John Boyd
Fairfax High School
Garland Quarles
Handley Glee Clubs
Tom Baldridge
Lamar Keen
W. H. Bosserman
Andrew Bowen
Baldridge
Allied Industries
Remigq
Scout Meeting On Boy Scout Movement Planned In Frederick
C F Germelman of Shawnee District announces an all adults and parents meeting in Frederick and Clarke counties for Tuesday March 15. The event features three sessions with Admiral Morton C Mumma retired presenting history and development, a panel on essentials, and Henry T Hardenburg on community use with the film The Scout Trial to Citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Germelman
Shawnee
Boy Scouts of America
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Morton C. Mumma
U.S.N
Boy Scout Movement
Charles McVicar
Horace C. Browne
Admiral Mumma
Henry T. Hardenburg
Prayer Vigil Begins Sunday at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church starts a pre Easter Prayer Vigil from tomorrow evening at eight, continuing through Easter Sunday morning at nine. The church stays open for prayer and meditation with organ music by Elizabeth Grim at noon and Dr E T Clark leading evening meditations with scripture and films.
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First Baptist Church
Elizabeth Grim
E. T. Clark
Clark
Laymen’s Movement For
4 Christian World
New York City
Brewster Links Greek Turkish Aid to Oil Concessions
Senator Brewster says American aid to Greece and Turkey will safeguard oil concessions in Arabia and urges access to a navy report on 1941 oil negotiations. He cites lower Persian Gulf prices and alleges oil companies profited by overcharging the Navy during wartime. James Moffett testifies Arabian American Oil Co profits. Navy disputes claims of excess profit.
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Washington
James A. Moffett
United States
Navy
Moffett
Senate War Investigating Committee
Brewster
R-Me
Greece
Turkey
Arabia
Truman
James Moffett
Persian Gulf
Greek
Maine
Golden Glow Restaurant Breakfast and Dinner Hours Updated
Notice states new hours for breakfast 7 to 11 a.m. and dinners 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily including Sunday, with fountain hours to 10 p.m. and Saturday closing at midnight. Location appears as Golden Glow Restaurant.
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Golden Glow
Local Quartets Win Big At Martinsburg Song Fest
Two local quartets shined at the first annual Barber Shop quartet contest in Martinsburg high school. The Four Mugs won first prize of 50 dollars in the harmony section, with Eugene Russell, Robert Legge, John Pelter, and Robert Snapp. The Four Cubs took second in the costume division, dressed in 80s style. Other locals The Windy Chesters and Southern Jubilee were sidelined by illness. Ridgeway Farmer Four from Best did not place. Home Run Quartet and American Legion quartet from Martinsburg placed second and third in harmony.
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Inwood-Bunker Hill Lions Club
Martinsburg High School
Eugene Russell
Robert Legge
John Pelter
Robert Snapp
Winchester Lions Club
Lions Club
Cubs
Wayne Spaid
Ralph Pugh
Eugene Russell, Jr
Charles Sheetz
Chesters
Southern Jubilee
Ridgeway Farmer
Best
Home Run
Martinsburg Lions
American Legion
Martinsburg Legion
Cos
Louise Overell Defense Outlined By Her Attorney
Louise Overell plans to enter a plea of innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity if ordered to stand trial in Superior Court for the alleged murder of her parents with her fiancé George Gollum. Judge Franklin West will decide next week if the case stays in juvenile court or goes to joint trial.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
Otto Jacobs
Jacobs
University of Southern California
George Gollum
Franklin West
Miss Overell
Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Beulah
Newport Harbor
Day of Mourning Planned in Mine City for Centralia Disaster
Centralia Illinois prepares a citywide day of mourning after the Centralia Coal Co No 5 mine explosion. Rescue efforts reduce missing count to 19 as 92 bodies are confirmed. Investigations include federal and state reports and a miners plea to Governor Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia, Ill
Fred Liepert
Centralia Coal Co
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
U. S. Senate
Byrd Backs Higher Sugar Allowance for Homes
Senator Byrd voted to raise the home sugar allotment from 25 pounds in 1946 to 45 pounds in 1947 hoping for ample canning supplies. He also supported ending sugar rationing on October 31. The Senate bill set 35 pounds per person instead of Byrd’s 45, still 19 pounds more than last year.
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Byrd
Senate
Senator Byrd
Ruhr miners stage hunger strike amid food rations unrest
Four thousand Ruhr coal miners sat in Dortmund protesting food rations in Germany on March 29 as hunger strikes and marches spread across the region. An estimated 500000 people joined protests, with a major demonstration in Dusseldorf yesterday that included damage to British military vehicles. Morrison resigns as London Labour leader after 32 years.
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Essen
Germany
Ruhr
Dortmund
Dusseldorf
Morrison
London
Herbert Morrison
France
London Labor Party
AFL District Plan to Split West Virginia Maryland Virginia Threads
A proposal to divide the AFL-ILGW district covering West Virginia Maryland and Virginia was submitted to delegates at the annual district convention. The plan aims to create several regional areas within the district during a session in Unitington on March 29.
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Unitington
W. Va
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Afl-International Ladies Garment Workers
High School Teams Compete in Virginia Drama Contest
In Charlottesville March 29 group II competition wraps the 13th annual Virginia High School League drama tournament at the University of Virginia. Schools New Hope Orange West Point and Rocky Gap perform as the event closes after opening yesterday with Group I and II presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Virginia High School League
University of Virginia
New Hope
Orange
West Point
Rocky Gap
Guinness Brewery to Halt Stout If Coal Shortage Persists
In Eire on March 29 workers report heavy hearts as the Guinness Brewery plans to stop stout manufacture within a month unless more coal is secured, signaling potential disruption for the plant and its supply chain.
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Eire
Britain to seek urgent UN session on Palestine mandate
March 29 a foreign office spokesman said Britain will ask immediately for a special session of the United Nations Assembly to consider the Palestine mandate. Sir Alexander Cadogan, permanent British representative to the United Nations, has been asked to make the formal request.
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Palestine
London
Foreign Office
Britain
United Nations Assembly
Alexander Cadogan
United Nations
Britain Proposes Repatriation of German POWs by 1948 End
Moscow dispatch says Britain urged the Big Four to返urn all German prisoners by December 31, 1948. The Foreign Ministers Council planned to tackle German economic, military, and political issues ahead of Marshall’s plan for a full discussion.
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Britain
Moscow
Soviet Union
France
United States
Germany
Marshall
Russia
Control Council
Iars
Ernest Bevin
Stalin
George W Kurtz Spring Furniture Clearance In Progress
Local ad notes a furniture clearance with savings up to 50 percent. Also mentions a dance event at an inn with Saturdays and Sundays music by Sunny Prye and Playboys and an admission of 1.10 for couples. A volunteer firemen association meeting is scheduled at Friendship Fire Hall on March 31 1947. Includes a lost dog notice and a for sale item described as in A-1 condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kurtz
Sunny
Prye
Playboys
Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Friendship Fire Hall
John L. Shine
Izaak Walton League to Build New Club House
The Winchester Izaak Walton League hears plans for a new clubhouse while stocking 10,000 trout for the April 20 opening. Trout from state and federal hatcheries were released in Back Creek Cedar Creek Big and Little Stoney Passage Creek Laurel Run and Duck Run. Committee chairs and members are named for club activities including programs conservation public relations and the annual fish fry to be led by Raymond Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred L. Glaize, Jr
Fish and Game Committee
Winchester Izaak Walton League
Back Creek
Cedar Creek
Big
Little Stoney
Passage Creek
Laurel Run
Duck Run
Glaize
Club House
Henry Goode
Raymond Saxe
Robert Newlin
M. J. Billmyer
Lester Arnold
George Snarr
Fred Hyde
Fred Glaize
E. E. Harbaugh
Preegram Commitee
Herman &8
Raymond Baker
DeWitt Markham
Haddonfield
N. J
For Sale Modern home and two extra lots near city
For sale near the corporation line a modern home in fine condition with two additional lots. Possession May 1. Price nine thousand dollars. Contact B M Sullivan 34 Rouse Ave phone 5522. Also an annoucement about ae Panecy Boxes of Chocolates and Capitol Restaurant lunch specials. Also a wanted notice seeking bees for pollination in an orchard with contact Winchester 7300.
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B. M. Sullivan
Rouse Ave
Capitol
Winchester
Spanish Cabinet expected to declare Spain a monarchy
An authoritative source says the Spanish Cabinet may decree Spain a traditional monarchy, recognizing Franco as chief of state and creating a regency to succeed him. The move would mark the regime as temporary and appoint a 20 member regency led by the Cortes president, the Archbishop of Toledo, and the army lieutenant general. Don Juan, the pretender, is named as the principal claimant and is said to be in Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Cortes
Toledo
Enrique Cardinal Splay Deniel
Don Juan
Lisbon
Historical Sketch Of Winchester On Air Waves Tonight
A Winchester historical sketch will be broadcast at 7 p m tonight on the American Broadcasting System as part of the radio series It's Your Business. Earl Bunting president of O'Sullivan Rubber Corp will speak from the local station and his remarks will feed to the network. the Winchester sketch originates in New York.
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Winchester
American Broadcasting System
National Association of Manufacturers
Earl Bunting
Mr Bunting
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
New York
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House Un-American Activities Committee
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Hollywood
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
America
International Soundphoto
Frederick and
Clarke
Oates Lumber Yard
Chener
West Va
Mine City
Centralia
Heavy Hearts
Dublin
Allied Council For
Gesman
Potsdam
Minis
Marshal
Formants
Cal
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K. W. Gorton
Izaak Walton League
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