Tightening of Oil Strike Asked on Eve Of Critical Meeting
Denver reports union leaders urged a tighter nationwide oil workers strike as a Washington conference called by the Wage Stabilization Board nears. A picketing tightening plan was approved by eight midwest unions in Toledo while a California pact with Standard Oil raises an 18 cent basic wage, with higher shift differentials to follow.
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Denver
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Toledo
Ohio
California
Independent Union of Petroleum Workers
Standard Oil Co of
London
British European Airways Corp
Britain
United States
Knight
A Knight
WSB
Standard Oil of
Los Angeles
James Wood FFA Wins District Meet at Washington Va
James Wood High School FFA degree team and public speaking entries captured first place in the Northern Triangle contest in Washington Virginia Friday night and advance to the 22 county Northern Virginia District contest in Woodstock tomorrow night. Eugene Baker won public speaking with Conserve Soil to Preserve Freedom defeating Warren County High School’s Delano Jenkins who spoke on Pasture wise and Preserve, earning top honors. The district winner earns a 150 prize and a shot at the 100 state championship. The degree team includes Clarendon Ruble president A V Dailey Jr vice president Donald Ramey treasurer William Lee Whitacre secretary Amiel Grove reporter Carl McDonald sentinel Donald Lockhart Cecil Artrip conductors Julius Whitacre and Irvin Williams greenhands and J L Givens adviser. Last year James Wood’s district public speaking title went to James Hattle who later placed in state and became state FFA president. James Wood’s degree team lost in last year’s district meet.
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James Wood High School
Washington, Va
Virginia
Woodstock
Eugene Baker
Delano Jenkins
Warren County High School
Clarendon Ruble
A. V. Dailey, Jr
Donald Ramey
Will'am Lee Whitacre
Amiel Grove
McDonald
Sentinel
Donald Lockhart
Cecil Artrip
Julius Whitacre
Irvin Willams
J. L. Givens
City School Registration Dates Announced for 1952
Registration for children entering city schools in September will be held May 14 and 15 at John Kerr, Virginia Avenue, and Douglass Schools from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Children must be six by September 39, 1952. Birth certificates required. Garland R. Quarles, Supt. of Schools, Winchester, Virginia.
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John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Douglass
Garland R. Quarles
Dodd Held by Reds on Koje Island Threats Noted
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd said Communist POWs on Koje Island threatened to kill him if a forceful rescue was attempted. Gen. Mark W. Clark said the Reds granted minor concessions and described their demands as unadulterated blackmail. Dodd testified the threat influenced the UN response and noted he was treated well during captivity.
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Seoul
Korea
Francis T. Dodd
Koje Island
U. S. Eighth Army
Mark W. Clark
U. N
Tokyo
Dodds
Clark
Dodd
United Nations
Charles Colson
Charleston
S. C
Oje
Dr Clark Heads Winchester Ministers Group Vespers Planned
Dr E T Clark pastor of the First Baptist Church was elected president of the Winchester Ministerial Association at the May meeting. He succeeds Rev Joseph Duckwall. Clark begins his 27th year in ministry here and plans summer vesper services on the Miller House lawn starting June 15 as a farewell for the Wilsons and the June 22 service marking Winchester’s 200th Anniversary. Bishop Henry St George Tucker will speak.
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E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
Joseph Duckwall
The
Presbyterian Church
Clark
Robert A. Whitten
First Congregational Christian Church
House to Probe TV and Radio Programs for Immorality
The House ordered an investigation of television and radio programs to curb offensive material. The study by the Commerce Committee will shape legislation to remove immoral content from the air waves.
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Washington
House
House Commerce Committee
East German Reds Plan Cold War Step Up
Bonn reports say East Germany plans a stronger Cold War posture and closer Soviet ties as West Germany faces the Euro pean army plan. A clash in Essen left one youth dead, many injured, and police firing on protests led by communist youths. Adenauer met rebel coalition leaders as the fence pact faces ratification hurdles. The Allies insist they have given all they will.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
United States
Britain
France
Ridgway Leaves Tokyo for NATO Command
General Matthew B Ridgway departs Tokyo to assume command of NATO forces succeeding General Dwight Eisenhower. He hands over UN and Far East duties to General Mark Clark and will travel via Honolulu and San Francisco to Washington for talks with President Truman. About 100000 people lined the 15 mile farewell route.
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George McArthur
Ridgway
MacArthur
Corregidor
Truman
Honolulu
San Francisco
Washington
NATO
Nineteen Girl Scouts Sign for Camp White Rock
Nineteen Girl Scouts registered for Camp White Rock with sessions from June 29 to July 12 and July 13 to July 26 under Martha Foreman of Martinsburg W Va. Registrations due May 24 at the Scout Office.
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White Rock
Dorothy Cooper
Martha Foreman
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mary and
Sue Barnley
Carol Dickson
Rosemma Oates
Headley Barnsley
Gail Larson
Mary Bruce Rhodes
Judy Grove
Louise Lee
Janet Duncan
Diane Dunlap
Becky Simpson
Janey Kremer
Susan Eddy
Agnes Massie
Sally Madden
Susan Stine
Elaine Boyer
Glorialeigh Hawkins
Scout
Gambling tax receipts rise in Virginia in April
Virginians paid 10 percent gross gambling taxes totaling 15 523 94 in April, up from 2 874 85 in March, per the Internal Revenue Bureau. Collector Stuart L Cren shaw cites the jump as evidence of increased gambling activity in Virginia.
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Richmond
Public Hearing Opens on Move to Oust McCarthy
Public hearings begin on the bid to unseat Sen. McCarthy with Sen. Gillette leading the Senate Elections subcommittee. The session reviews Benton's charge that McCarthy violated ethics by accepting 10000 in 1948 from Lustron Corp. for a housing article amid McCarthy's defense and tax return scrutiny.
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McCarthy
Washington
Sen
R-Wis
Gillette
Dia
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Senate
Bie
Subcommittee
Benton
Communist Party
Lustron Corporation
D-la
Lustron
Fire damages Snapp residence at 31 Whitlock Avenue
Damage estimated at 3000 after a fire partially destroyed James F. Snapp's home at 31 Whitlock Avenue this afternoon. A passerby reported smoke at 1 10 p.m. Fire crews from South End and Friendship halted the blaze within an hour. The fire likely began from an overloaded electrical outlet in a second floor bedroom where multiple lamps were on one circuit. A 3 by 5 foot hole burned through to the living room. contents were heavily damaged. Insurance covers both house and contents. amount not given.
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James F. Snapp
Whitlock Avenue
South End
Friendship Fire Companies
Augusta Military Cadet Home Again
Augusta Military Academy cadet David Costa who hitchhiked 4,000 miles seeking a ranch job was found walking in Cheyenne Wyoming wearing his AMA uniform. Police flew him to Washington where his father will decide if he returns to school after his disappearance from Winchester Virginia on May 2 before the Apple Blossom Parade.
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Herndon
David Costa
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Washington
Costa
Winchester
AMA
Pennsylvania
Texas
Billings
Mont
David
Cedar Creek Bridge Accident Fatal To A C Orndorff
Albert Clinton Orndorff of Arlington died at Memorial Hospital from injuries after a non collision at the Cedar Creek bridge. The 1951 Hudson left Route 11, struck the bridge abutment, and Orndorff was thrown from the car. His three children were in another car behind him. The tragedy followed an earlier city collision at Stewart and Boscawen Streets involving a 1941 Pontiac and a 1950 Buick with moderate damage.
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Albert Clinton Orndorff
Arlington
Strasburg
Memorial Hospital
Cedar Creek Bridge
C. D. Taylor
B. F. Berry
Orndorff
Route 11
Cedar Creek
Stewart and
Boscawen Streets
Maurice Lake
Winchester Police Department
Charles Neff
Stephens City
Boscawen St
Louis Wender
Stewart St
Boscawen
Communists Shell Destroyer Owens. 3 Die, 6 Wounded
The Navy reports the destroyer James C Owens was hit by six Communist shells off Korea on May 7. Two sailors were killed outright and six wounded, one fatally, as the ship fired 153 rounds in an 11 minute battle scoring direct hits on Red shore gun positions near Songjin.
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Washington
James C Owens
Korea
Songjin
U.N
Sik
Mundung
Eighth Army
North Korea
Hamyang
Pusan
South Korea
Reds Accused of Using Truce Talks For Propaganda Purposes
The United Nations Command accused the Communists of turning armistice talks into a propaganda forum. UNC said the Reds delivered a vicious 34 minute tirade and vowed to continue meetings as a propaganda sounding board. Negotiations remain deadlocked over POW repatriation.
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Reds
Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
UNC
Ger
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
U. N Command
Nam I
Panmunjom
Joy
Nam
William P. Nuckols
U. N. Command
Taft Favored In Tomorrow's W V Primary
Sen Robert A Taft of Ohio leads West Virginia Republicans as polls open at 6 30 am to 7 30 pm for the contested 16 GOP delegates. Eisenhower backers push to split delegates and urge Ike write ins on Taft Stassen ticket though not counted. Democratic side has no entered candidates with most undeclared preferences and only Kefauver named by one candidate.
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
West Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
Ike
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Taft-Stassen
Senstes Kefauver
Tennessee
West Virginia Republican Organization
GOP National Committee
Walter 5. Hallanab
49th Air Division to join U S Air Forces in Europe
The Air Force said the 49th Air Division will depart to join U S Air Forces in Europe and be based in England. It will field one wing with B 45 Tornado light jet bombers and one wing with F 84G Thunderjet fighters under Lt General Lauris Norstad, marking the first multi jet bomber to Europe. The unit trained with the Tactical Air Command at Langley Field Virginia.
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Washington
Air Force
49Th Air Division
U. S
Europe
England
Lauris Norstad
Tactical Air Command
Langley Field
Saturation Bombing of Red Rails Continues in Korea
U N warplanes pound North Korean rail lines with 28 cuts on the Kang ere Sinanju corridor near Huichon and 90 tons dropped on the Huichon rail bridge. Bunkers and gun positions are hit, with ground fights reported near Kumhwa. casualties tallied for May 1 to May 7.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Kangere-Sinanju
Huichon
Sunchon
Manchuria
Pyongyang
U. N
U.S. Marine Corsairs
Panther
U.S. Eighth Army
Kumhwa
Fiery Object Over Seattle Likely Meteor
Air Force investigators and astronomers after reviewing eyewitness reports said a fiery object that exploded over Seattle and Puget Sound early Sunday probably was a meteor. They questioned witnesses from Olympia to Bellingham and searched for strange materials possibly from the meteor. Airline pilots and ground observers described a blinding flare and flaming streaks across the sky.
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Seattle
Air Force
Puget Sound
Olympia
Here
Bellingham
Supreme Court Opens Hearing on Steel Seizure Legality
The Supreme Court hears arguments on President Truman's steel seizure amid a looming constitutional test. John W. Davis argues for six steel companies that the district ruling halting the seizure should stand, while Philip B. Perlman for the government seeks reversal. The session fills the court with observers as it weighs presidential emergency powers and constitutional limits.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Truman
John W. Davis
High Tribunal
David A. Pine
Pine
Justice Department
CIO
United Steelworkers
Judyne Pine
Department
Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Sale Sets New Averages
The Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders sale grossed 33,900 from 57 registered animals, an average of 596.66, edging last year’s totals despite fewer head sold. Top price for a bull was 900, paid for McCann’s Bellvue Fond Memory X by G M Byram, with buyers spanning Maryland to South Carolina.
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Shenandoah Valley
Shorthorn Breeders Association
Harry L. McCann
J. E. Halsey
Des Moines
Iowa
Forest Glen
McCanns Bellvue Fond Memory X
G. M. Byram
Falmouth
Maryland
Indiana
Tennessee
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
H. W. McCeney
Capon Bridge
W. Va
R. P. Sager
Star Tannery
Frederick
Clarke County
C. E. Campbell
Winchester
Farnley Farms
White Post
J. M. Fishpan and Son
Berryville
H. L. McCann
T K Mi Cann
Stephenson
Albert G. Robinson
Clearbrook
Gare
C. Ridgely White
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Cenfer
Standard Oil Contract
James Wood Ffa
Dr. Clark
Bulletin
Corrigan Rug CO
Gen. Ridgway
Matthew B. Ridgway
Japan
Dwicht Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Douglas MacArthur
Mark Clark
Haneda Airport
Girl Scouts
Margaret L. Hodgson
E. Earl Shadf
D-Conn
Wisconsin
Snapp
Augusta Military Cadet Home
A.C. Orndorff
Taylor Barr
Robert Geanious
Charles Giffin
Friendship Fire Company
Owens
Bayonne
N. J
William A. Hoefer, Jr
Naval Court
Wasp
Hobson
Hornet
Naval Depot
By Don Whitehead
U.S
Philip B. Perlman
Congress
Mills
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