British Labor Defeated in Commons as Attlee Seeks Confidence Vote
London reports a Labor government setback in the House of Commons after a minor defeat 283 to 257. Prime Minister Attlee's cabinet met to assess the defeat and consider a confidence vote to restore prestige while the Conservatives claimed a clear victory on the adjournment issue.
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London
Attlee
Labor
House of Commons
Chi
Conserva
Sto
Siage
Amateur camera work can pay off with timely shots
A March article extols the value of carrying a camera to capture news. It cites Fred Hansen aboard the S S Vestris and Arnold Hardy at an Atlanta hotel fire as examples of prized amateur photos. Photographers are urged to report incidents quickly to papers, develop neg atives fast, and pursue quick pay.
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Aaron J. Erickson
Fred Hansen
S. S. Vestris
Atlantic
Hansen
New York Pier
Atlanta, Ga
Arnold
Georgia Tech
News Pictures
Arnold Hardy
Atlanta
Italy Bans Fascist History in Schools Near Five Years
In postwar Italy, Allied authorities barred secondary education on Fascist history and Mussolini. Textbooks omit Mussolini and Fascism to avoid classroom controversy. The ban has persisted since 1947, with a ministry commission studying objective presentation but no completion date.
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Rome
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Fascism
Education Ministry
Chicago auto theft returns improve with police recovery rate
Chicago police report 4,390 motor vehicles stolen in 1949 with 801 vehicles unrecovered. The figure suggests most stolen cars are recovered, indicating a strong return rate for city thefts.
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Chicago
Census workers to start practice enumeration in Winchester
Winchester enumerators will begin a practice census tomorrow morning under crew leader Vincent Hollis. Citizens contacted Friday will not be revisited. The official census starts April 1 and workers have been training this week at the Frederick County courthouse.
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Winchester
Vincent Hollis
Frederick County Court House
Republican Led Out Attempt Defeated in House
Washington action defeats a Republican led bid to cut 150 million from the foreign aid bill. The House rejected Representative Smith's Kansas amendment by 154 to 103 to drop the anticipated 150 million surplus from the current year’s funds. The House had already tentatively voted a 250 million cut from the President’s requested program.
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Washington
House
Representative Smith
R-Kans
Truman
Martinsburg Flying Service to Close Operations
Martinsburg Flying Service, Inc. gives notice of closure due to adverse business conditions. The company will end operations at the Martinsburg field by month’s end and is advertising sale of all equipment.
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Martinsburg Flying Service, Inc
Martinsburg
Permit Granted for 105 West Germain Shop and Apartment
J Howard Riley of 701 South Brad Dock Street received a building permit for a two story brick veneer structure at 105 West Germain Street. The 49 by 27 foot building costs 8000 dollars with first floor shop space and an apartment on the second floor.
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J. Howard Riley
S. Braddock St
W. Germain St
Nell Gwynn Portrait Question Sparks Gallery Review
London officials question a long displayed portrait labeled Nell Gwynn after 39 years. A gallery functionary notes many portraits claimed to be Nell Gwynn differ and this one bears no resemblance to any known likeness.
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London
Nell Gwynn
Nell
Sir Peter
Charles II
Whitehall
Baboon Nuisance Halts Sudan Telephone Line Work
In remote Bahr El Ghazal workers report baboons raiding insulators and butterfly nuts while grass fires threaten a new telephone line. The wild savanna locale complicates maintenance as crews battle nature and wildlife in service restoration efforts.
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Bahr EL Ghazal
Sudan
Africa
Strike Reaches Riot Proportions in Memphis Plant
In Memphis the American Sauff Company strike escalated as non union workers arrived at the plant and rocks shattered a company bus. About 500 people gathered, eight injured, four hospitalized, and eight arrested as violence prompted 50 patrolmen to the scene. Union members from Firestone and International Harvester joined the protest over wages.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cars Collide In the City On Washington Street
Two cars collided at Wolfe and Washington Streets yesterday causing about 250 dollars in damage. A 1949 Chevrolet driven by Mary Cora Perkins stopped for a pickup truck, then a 1938 Buick driven by Emily Viola Grove rear ended the Perkins car. The truck was unharmed and no injuries were reported.
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Wolfe and
Washington Sts
George Washington Gordon
Loudoun
N. Washington St
Mary Cora Perkins
Middletown
Emily Viola Grove
Divorce Granted for Luella Turner and Robert Turner
A local court grants Luella Turner an absolute divorce from Robert Lee Turner. The decree notes a 1947 Baltimore County conviction for attempted murder and a 3 1/2 year penitentiary sentence. The couple married in Berryville in 1932 and eight infants are awarded to the mother.
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Luella Turner
Robert Lee Turner
Turner
Baltimore County
Berryville
Martinsburg Captain Receives Air Medal for 100 Missions
Captain John B. Horsfall of Martinsburg West Virginia is awarded the Air Medal for completing 100 missions from Western Germany bases in Berlin during Operation Vittles from January 14 1949 to April 23 1949. He served under Colonel Albert T Wilson and is now on foreign duty at Kicham Field Hawaii. He is married to Kathryn Kline of Winchester.
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John B. Horsfall
Martinsburg
W. Va
Germany
Berlin
Albert T. Wilson
Horsfall
Kicham Field
Hawaii
Kathryn Kline
Winchester
Belgium undertakes 46 million dollar road facelift
Belgium plans a 46 million dollar upgrade to roads once neglected by rail and canal. Officials say a modern network will need ten years and 400 million dollars, with main routes still paved in stone blocks in places, making the system about a century behind.
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Brussels
Var
Belgium
Europe
Ministry of Public Works
Clarence Bohrer Dies After Illness at Winchester Hospital
Clarence Newton Bohrer of Winchester died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a 10 year illness following a six month stay as a patient. Born December 24, 1877 in Morgan County West Virginia, he was a longtime farmer and retired to Winchester seven years ago. He served as secretary of Camp 14677 Modern Woodmen of America at Stotlers Cross Roads and belonged to Knights of Pythias Berkeley Springs P O S A Angers Store. Survivors include his wife Lena V. Bohrer, stepchildren Bernadeen Lantz Paul Constable and Raymond Newbraugh, one brother John L. Bohrer, two sisters Daisy Newbraugh Odessa Grove, six nieces and three nephews. Relatives will meet at Omps Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Saturday and proceed to Greenwood Methodist Church Angers Store for 2:30 p.m. services conducted by Rev E C Day with Rev Joseph Duckwall assisting. Burial in adjacent Greenwood Cemetery.
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Clarence Newton Bohrer
Winchester Memorial Hospital
County
W. Va
Uriah P
Martha J
Morgan County
Winchester
Modern Woodmen of America
Stotlers Cross Roads
Easter Holidays Start Thursday in Winchester Schools
Easter break in Winchester begins next Tuesday evening and runs through Monday. The Apple Blossom Festival will observe holidays on both days.
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Winchester
Broken fishline near deadly sinker accident
Compton California report of Ernest Lascar nearly fatally struck when a sinking lead line snagged on rocks. The sinker snapped back into his thigh severing an artery. A friend ferried him 25 miles to a hospital where he received treatment and survived.
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Compton
Calif
Ernest Lascar
Lascar
April 1 sales directory listings for Frederick County area
A list of April auction items and times across Frederick County: real estate and personal property at various county locations including Stephens City Kernstown Stephens City Bunker Hill and Winchester. Entries note estates commissioners and auctioneers with items ranging from real estate to livestock furniture and farm machinery.
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H. K. Benham
J. Pred Larrick
Frederick County
Aow House
Jos
Lupton
Frederick County Court House
Kernstown
D.W Maury
Greenwood Church
Mary F. Swartz
Bunker Hill
W. Va
J. Fred Larrick
Mrs Mary Martz Dies at Pine Grove Residence
Mrs Mary Martz died at her home in Pine Grove Clarke County at 5 30 this morning. Born April 26 1892 she was the daughter of the late Newton and had one son William Harrison Jr two daughters Mrs Martha Virginia Warinick of Alexandria and Mrs Ida May Herndon of Charleston SC one sister Mrs Lewis Lucious of Alexandria and one brother Charles Elsen of West Virginia Funeral arrangements had not been completed.
Sports Talk Tops Barber Shop Chats in Chicago
Henry Kipphut, celebrating 50 years behind the chair, notes that nine of ten customers choose to discuss sports. His barber shop in Chicago reflects a common habit of patrons filling conversations with athletic talk.
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Chicago
Henry Kipphut
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed on Page Four
The Bastions page lists quiz answers including R Heath for item one, Anti Saloon League’s Prohibition, Omar N Bradley, Czechoslovakia, Chinese, Adolf Hitler, and the Postmaster General.
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R. Heath
Prohibition
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United Commercial Travelers Charter
United Commercial Travelers Handley Council No
Mason Herrell
Walter Hunts
Bonista Borcontine
Obelia M. Lockhart
Jones Funeral Home
Sal
J. R. Alabaugh
Charles St
M. J. Grove Lime
Stephens City, Va
Bryarly
Albin
P.T.A
C. D. Kerns
Buddy Arteip
Titaly
Administrator's Sale
John H. Swartz
David Franklin Baker
Front Royal Road
Flying Service
N. Cameron St
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron &T
Clarence Bohrer
Waynesboro
R. Johnston Bittner
Waynesboro, Pa
Carey
Slone Aed
de Ee Ee Pt Eee
Mary Martz
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Stephens City
Sanitary Cearme
Mexico
Berkeley
Sherburne F. Cook
University of California
Cameron St
Omps Funeral Home
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
County Court House
Salem Church Road
Joseph T. Jenkins
Roy Duvall
J. R. Alexander, JR
N. Loudoun St
Northern Virginia Power Company
Zeke
Seitu Besiies Meade
Swift
Swift & Company
Plant Food Division
Chicago 9
Ilinois
Red Steer
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