Frederick County High Schools to Graduate 104 Seniors
Four Frederick County high schools report 104 seniors eligible for diplomas this spring. Stephens City will graduate 52, Gore 9, Gainesboro 14, Middletown 11, Stonewall 18 plus two ex servicemen. Baccalaureate services run May 25 to June 8 with commencements May 30 to June 9 at various locations.
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Frederick County
Stephens City High School
R. E. Ayler
Gore High School
Gainesboro High School
Fred Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Braithwaite
Paul Beable
Middletown
Grace Methodist Church
H. Dennis Hoover
Stonewall High School
Bryant Harper
Clearbrook School
Methodist Church
Clarke County Commencement Week Sets June Dates
Clarke County high schools announce commencement week activities starting Sunday June 8 with baccalaureate at Boyce and Berryville. D G Cooley says the Episcopal church will host the annual sermon and the graduation program occurs Thursday June 29 with 29 diplomas plus one ex serviceman. Boyce schedules graduation June 13 in the school auditorium.
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Clarke County
Boyce
Berryville
D. G. Cooley
Beryville
Episcopal Church
Boyce High School
C. E. Miley, Jr
101 B 29s Roar Over New York Target Area
An armada of 101 B 29 bombers, the heaviest United States air force strike group, conducted a two wave review over New York City. Weather delays diverted some planes to MacDill Field, Tampa, while one wing lagged 15 minutes over the target area. General George C Kenny led the full dress exercise before landing at La.
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New York
United States
Mississippi
Tucson
Ariz
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
New Yor
George C. Kenny
Army Air Force
Strategic Air Command
House Group Recommends Navy Budget Cut by 11 Percent
The House appropriations committee favors an 11 percent reduction in the 1948 Navy budget, urging cuts in military and civilian personnel and closing shore establishments. It maintains essential naval activities while approving research and aircraft purchases, detailing potential total manpower reductions across navy and marine corps of about 36,300 personnel and 528 officers.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
House
Chester W. Nimitz
Forrestal
United States
Taber
Thomas
D-Tex
Naval Academy
Congress
Navy Department
J. L. Holloway
Plymley
R-Vi
Johnson
R-Ind
Army
100 Boy Scouts To Join Camp At Handley School
About 100 scouts from 15 to 20 patrols will camp in Shawnee district at Senseng Road area of the city park instead of Handley playground. The camp opens Saturday at 2 PM and runs through Sunday after lunch with a camp fire Saturday night and a Protestant worship service Sunday morning led by the Winchester Ministerial Association.
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Handley School
Shawnee
Herbert Wilkins
Senseng Road
Handley Playground
Wilkins
Winchester Ministerial Association
William J. Hadden
James Roe
Christ Episcopal Church
W. B. Snider & Son
Workingman’s Store
Loudoun St
Mary Washington
Winchester Seed Co
N. Casteron St
Truman weighs Red Cross ally for foreign relief post
Washington reports President Truman is considering Richard F. Allen a Red Cross vice chairman for directing the foreign relief program nearing final Congressional approval. The item appears among several dispatches including speakers and appointments in Richmond Virginia and Virginia dental board updates. Miners' talks between John L. Lewis United Mine Workers and operators continue with limited progress as a possible summer strike looms. Prince Don Juan seen ready to work with Franco toward a constitutional monarchy in Spain. The Golden Glow announces extended hours after the Ewing Dance Recital.
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Washington
Truman
Richard F. Allen
Red Cross
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Franco
London
Don Juan
House of Commons
GOP Leaders See Truman Leaving Labor Door Open
Republican Senators Taft and Ives said Truman’s labor plan keeps the door open for White House approval of the Senate union curb bill. Truman reiterated four points from his January state of the union, while Schwellenbach warned against any narrower labor curbs such as a closed shop.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Ives
Truman
White House
Senate
Congress
GOP
Police and Labor Committees
Tves
Labor Committee
House
Schwellenbach
Shawnee-On-Delaire
May testifies in war bribery case against Garsson brothers
Washington May 16 former War Committee chairman Andrew J May testified in his defense against charges he took 55000 bribes from munitions makers Henry and Murray Garsson. Defense contends May acted from duty aiding war production and saving government funds.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
House Military Committee
Henry
Murray Garson
Kentucky
Senate War Investigating
May
Garsson Brothers
Garssons
Henry Garsson
Charles J. Margiotti
War Department
Garsson
Republican Leaders Clash Over Truman Inflation Remarks
Republican chairmen of two economic committees challenged President Truman on Congress' cooperation to curb inflation. Knutson and Wolcott defended Congress saying they have acted to halt inflation. Democratic Whip McCormack cited broken promises after OPA’s demise and rising prices.
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Washington
House
Truman
Congress
Tavey
OPA
Knutson Minn
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Wolcott
Mich
House Banking Committee
Rep. McCormack
Mass
National Association of Manufacturers and Republicans
Virginia Phone Strike Settled After New Contract
Governor Tuck will not issue an executive order to seize the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia as workers end the dispute. The Virginia Federation of Telephone Workers accepted a new contract with wage increases of 2 to 3 dollars weekly and withdrew strike notices, with a formal letter to follow.
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Richmond
Tuck
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
Virginia
Virginia Federation of Telephone Workers
Earl Bunting winds up West Coast tour in Seattle
NAM president Earl Bunting arrives in Seattle for the final day of a West Coast tour with regional NAM meetings. He also presides over meetings in Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles San Francisco and Portland and plans to stop in Chicago on return for an executive committee and board session.
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Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
Seattle
Mr. Bunting
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester
Denver
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Chicago
Wincheser
Bunting
Death of Dr. Richard Dabney Former UVA Dean
Dr. Richard Heath Dabney emeritus history professor and former Graduate School dean at the University of Virginia died at 6 30 am at his Rugby Head residence in Charlottesville. He was 87 and had suffered long illness. He fathered Virginius Dabney editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch. Dabney was born in Memphis Tenn and earned an MA at UVA in 1883 81 and studied at Berlin Munich and Heidelberg from 1882 to 1885.
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Charlottesville
Richard Heath Dabney
University of Virginia
Rugby Head
Virginius Dabney
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dabney
Memphis, Tenn
Don Miff
Berlin
Munnich
Heidelburg
Barbering By Appointment In Denver Shop Ad
Modern barber services promise no time lost waiting with a phone number and address in Denver. A rummage sale by the United Brethren Church Junior Hi Chair is set for May 17 at 10 a.m. at 121 N Loudoun St, formerly Wenders Apparel Shop.
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Denver P
Boscawen St
United Brethren Church
Loudoun St
Wenders Apparel Shop
Republicans Eye Early Move On Tax Cut Bill
Senate Republicans plan to bring up the 4 billion tax reduction bill next week despite a Democratic delaying tactic. Chairman Millikin says he will move to set the bill for consideration, while some GOP members favor delaying action until full appropriations are set.
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Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Committee
O’daniel
Texas
Morse
R-Ore
GOP
Donnell
R-Mo
Aiken
RVI
Wilson
Iowa
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Doughnuts Fresh Daily At Bluebird Bakery
Sugared chocolate and honey coated varieties plus cinnamon and plain doughnuts offered by Bluebird Bakery located at 17 S Loudoun. The ad promotes daily fresh production and lists product options available for customers.
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Bluebird Bakery
S. Loudoun
Negro applicant to practice law shoots it out with officers
In Washington a disgruntled bar applicant opened fire in a municipal courthouse injuring several and killing a patrolman and a District of Columbia bar official. Officers pursued the gunman through streets near Pennsylvania Avenue as bystanders hid.
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Washington
Municipal Court House
Hubert Estes
Ray Devendorf
District of Columbia Bar Association
George W. Dalzell
Dalzell
George Clemons
Walter Bramhall
Bramhall
P. Estes
Clay
Sixth
F Streets
Pennsylvania Avenue
Main Street
Five Day Weather Outlook With Rain and Temperature Rise
Five day report forecasts average temperatures about five degrees above normal with cooler conditions early in the week. Showers are expected Saturday and again Monday or Tuesday with total rainfall around one half inch, except southeast where two tenths of an inch are anticipated. Also notes a big party at the South Eng Pire Company tonight at 8 30 pm.
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South Eng
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Croswell Henderson
Douglas Cather
Curtis Fray
Bob Dechert
Alson Hott
Harry Ridgeway
Maurice Grim
T. M. Hooker
A. E. Long
Herschell V. Johnson
University of Richmond
George M. Modlin
Clarence K. Garrard
Lynchburg
Virginia State Board of Dental Examiners
T. Wood Campbell
Suffolk
Ewing
Margiotti
Congressman May
Nam
Lynch
Greenville
S. Cis
Robert Martin, Jr
Willie Earle
Richard Dabney
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