Mayor seeks bids for Winchester natural gas franchise
Mayor M B Clowe Jr says he will ask the City Council to authorize the city manager to advertise for bids on a natural gas franchise. Valley Gas Company officials propose a house to house survey to gauge interest and a transmission line from a point south of the city. If a bidder wins, engineering studies and a 20 000 survey cost are planned with a potential October gas arrival pending prompt action.
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Eugeene Miller
M. B. Clowe Jr
S. L. Grant
Winchester
Crowe
Valley Gas Company
W. Spear
Herndon
Clowe
Spear
Ray D. Littrell
Sarasota
Fla
Valley Gas Co
D. D. Cushnie
Vienna
Transmission Corp
le Point
Sester
Yens City
Middletown
Eck County
Spears
Geome
Littrell
Littrell Engineering and Construction Co
Typhoon Skirts Guam No Damage Reported
The typhoon skirted Guam causing negligible damage as islanders and service personnel returned to quarters. Winds touched 60 knots briefly but hovered near 40 knots, the storm passing 115 miles southwest. The fourth typhoon of the year tracked toward Iwo Jima. a 110 foot barge broke from its mooring but no one was aboard.
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Guam
Jay
Iwo Jima
Pacific
Five day Virginia weather outlook with scattered showers
Weather outlook covers Virginia from tomorrow to Sunday May 14. Scattered showers likely late Wednesday and again Saturday. Temperatures average 2 to 4 degrees above normal with a cooler trend Thursday and a rise toward Saturday, then cooler again Sunday.
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Virginia
Lewis to Be Quizzed On Charge Of Secret Signaling Miners
A House labor subcommittee will subpoena John L. Lewis to testify about secret signals to miners during last winter's coal strike. Sidener and Beasley also face subpoenas as the panel probes union democracy and alleged undemocratic actions tied to a $50,000 fine against Sidener.
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Lewis
Washington
House
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Rep
Jacobs
D-Ind
UMW
Lloyd H. Sidener
Canton
Sidener
Bernard J. Beasley
Illinois
United Electric Coal Co
Rep. Velde
R-Ti
Winchester Milling Corp Reorganizes With New Charter
The Winchester Milling Corporation at 320 North Cameron Street reorganized with a new charter, increasing capitalization from 100000 to 400000 and a stock issue of 240000. A board of directors and new officers were elected, and operations continue under the amended charter.
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Winchester Milling Corp
N. Cameron St
Winchester Milling Cooperative, Inc
Hansborough and
Carter
C. F. Coffman
Melvin L. Seldon
Clifford D. Grim
Frederick A. Naegely
Mr. Coffman
Grim
Mr. Seldon
Mr. Naegely
Walker McC. Bond
L. T. Larrick
Herman Timbrook
No Clues In Wyck and Cameron Fruit Growers Burglary
Police say no new clues in a weekend burglary at the American Fruit Growers Inc. office in Wyck and Cameron Street. Thieves took 137.40 from two cash registers, entry gained by breaking a north side window pane, with 80.50 and 56.90 missing from the registers.
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American Fruit Growers Inc
Wyck
Cameron St
Ruppenthal
Hagerstown
Youth Given 2 Year Term In Clarke County Case
Kenneth Leight, 19, received a two year suspended penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to forging John Livengood’s name on a $30 check and was placed on probation for two years. co-defendant Herbert Everhart, 27, found guilty of aiding and abetting and given one year. James W. Miller ordered to Southwestern State Hospital for observation and treatment after auto larceny indictment.
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Berryville
Kenneth Leight
Clarke County
John Livengood
Herbert Everhart
James W. Miller
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Confessed Killer Is Called In Washington
William Andrew Tyler Jr. 18, described as an African American, confessed to the slayings of two Lansburgh department store night watchmen after a lie detector test. The victims John Carpenter 66 and Oliver R. Hesse 57 were stabbed with a butcher knife during a Good Friday robbery.
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Washington
William Andrew Tyler Jr
Tyler
John Carpenter
Oliver R. Hesse
New Highway Bridge Opens Across Potomac
A new highway bridge spanning the Potomac River connects Virginia with Washington D C The structure replaces the old bridge which will carry only southbound traffic The project aims to relieve congestion during morning and evening rush hours It becomes the fifth Potomac crossing linking the District and Virginia
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Washington
Potomac River
Virginia
District of Columbia
Potomac
Hollywood Muffler Craze Moves Across the Nation
A new twenties fad, Hollywood mufflers, spreads from California to the East Coast as dealers commercialize the roaring, deep-toned exhaust. One unit sells for about four dollars and is demonstrated in stores with records illustrating the sound. A dealer notes the muffler alters tone by reducing packing yet remains a true muffler, amid laws restricting muffler bypass devices.
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Baltimore
Charleston
Hollywood
West Coast
Seaboard
Maryland
States
Below Freezing Readings Kept Orchards Safe Overnight
Frederick County areas recorded subfreezing temperatures with lows near 28 to 41 degrees. Smudge pots were lit at several orchards including Cedar Creek Grade and Berryville to prevent damage. no fruit loss reported as temperatures dip briefly below 30. A milder forecast with 50 to 58 degrees and possible showers follows.
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Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Peyton Marshall
Cedar Creek
Kenneth Robinson
Merrimans Lane
Moore and
Dorsey
Berryville
Charles Town
Harry F. Byrd
Hydrogen bomb prospects described as in lap of the gods
At an AEC news conference acting chairman Simpson Pike described hydrogen bomb development as entirely in the lap of the gods and between probable and possible. He said the government is pursuing various atomic weapons while refusing to expand on details and noted progress will be clear only when a test occurs.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Stmnner Pike
AEC
Pike
Defense Department
AFL Says Yes If Unity Be Permanent And Organic
The AFL answered the CIO proposal for unification with a yes only if unity is permanent and organic. If the CIO seeks a tentative and cooperative unification the AFL says no.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
CIO
AFL
Truman Proposes Changes In Capital
President Truman proposed to name the NSRB chairman as war mobilization czar with Symington in control. He also seeks RFC under the Commerce Department and four reorganizations affecting housing lending and industrial mobilization.
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Washington
Truman
National Security Resources Board
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Department of Commerce
RFC
Commerce Department
Commission On Government Reorganization
Herbert Hoover
Senate
House
Symington
NSRB
Railroads Prepare For The Walkout
Chicago reports railways set for a strike at 6 a.m. local time tomorrow. The Santa Fe and Southern Railway Systems announced service curtailments and embargo plans as they move to halt passenger and freight traffic ahead of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen action.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Southern System
Park Attendance Establishes Record at Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park saw a record weekend attendance with 6 107 visitors in 1 667 cars at Front Royal entrance. Friday 135 cars 416 passengers, Saturday 362 cars 1 232 passengers, Sunday 1 180 cars 4 459 passengers, according to Ranger Walter H. Miller.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah National Park
Walter H. Miller
Truman Promises To Push Western Development
President Truman pledged to push western development despite opposition rooted in Teapot Dome scandals. He cited the Kortes Dam 60 miles south of Casper as government enterprise to bring wealth and strength, spoke to a 1,600 strong Natrona County crowd, and warned against isolationism and communism while praising farm support plans in Lincoln.
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Casper
Wyo
Truman
West
Here
Rocky Mountain
Kbortes
Natrona County High School
Interior Chapman
Michael Straus
Andrew Kortes
Kortes
Lincoln
Neb
Brannan
Pacific Junction
Towa
Kortes Dam
Illinois
Iowa
Midwest
States Righters Face Decisive Day On Civil Rights Split
Jackson Mississippi reports a crucial gathering of States Rights leaders as they map future action for the movement and its opposition to federal civil rights bills. Alabama’s shift in leadership and Mississippi and Louisiana party dynamics loom large for the upcoming decisions.
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Jackson, Miss
Deep South
W. W. Wright
Jackson
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
South Carolina
Truman
Philadelphia
Birmingham
J. Strom Thurmond
Fielding Wright
Mayor seeks governors help over gaming crisis at Colonial Beach
Mayor Norman Brewington plans to ask the Town Council to invite Maryland Governor Lane and Virginia Governor Battle to discuss the Potomac gambling dispute. He cites Maryland waters extending to the Virginia shore and a licensed gambling ship docked offshore. The plan also weighs halting ship to shore shuttle service to reduce patrons.
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Colonial Beach
Norman Brewington
Invason
Brewington
Maryland
Virginia
John S. Battle
William Preston Lane
Lane
Potomac River
Potomac
Charles County
Mek
Republican Leaders Move to Cut Near One Billion From Appropriation
GOP policy committee agreed to amend the omnibus appropriation bill to subtract about 996 million dollars. Proposed cuts would limit federal agency hiring and reduce operating funds, with defense spending largely protected. House action also trimmed 1.8 million from rivers and harbors and flood control, completing that portion of the bill.
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Washington
House
GOP
Representative Taber
New York
Taber
Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
United States
Representative Young
Ohio
Young
U. S
Appropriations Committee For
Senator Benton Defends State Dept Against McCarthy Attacks
In a Senate speech Senator Benton calls McCarthy a talented propagandist of Soviet type and accuses him of exploiting distrust in the State Department. Benton defends State Dept public affairs chief and notes McCarthy’s absence during the remarks. The Senate fight echoes a pending Subcommittee inquiry into State Party files and possible contempt charges. Frederick Vanderbilt Field denies contempt of Congress in related questioning.
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Washington
Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
State Department
United States
Ges
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Congress
Johnson Named Assistant Secretary of the Army
President Truman nominated Earl Dallam Johnson of New York as assistant secretary of the Army to succeed Archibald S. Alexander who became undersecretary.
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Washington
Truman
Earl Dallam Johnson
New York
Archibald S. Alexander
Oldest Confederate Veteran Johnny Graves Dies at 108
In Higginsville Missouri Uncle Johnny Graves, the nation's oldest Confederate veteran, has died at age 108. The notice lists local grocery closings each Wednesday at noon for the summer and names several stores including Bros. Market New Hi-Way Grocery Buyers Grocery L. & Son Barret Browns Meat Market.
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Higginsville
Johnny Graves
Bros. Arket New Hi-Wa
L. & Son
Browns
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