County Board Of Agriculture To Study Schools At Next Meeting
The Frederick County Board of Agriculture will devote its 8 p.m. May 23 meeting at the county courthouse to schools. C. E. Staples, chairman, announced speakers include C. C. Bass, school board chairman, on how the public can support the program. Annie Preston Starling and Leslie D. Kline will discuss rural teacher personnel and the proposed new consolidated high school building plan.
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County Board of Agriculture
Frederick County Board of Agriculture
C. E. Staples
County Court House
Cc. E. Bass
Frederick County School Board
Annie Preston Starling
Leslie D. Kline
Miss Starling
Kline
Board of Agriculture
Staples
Truman Alarmed Over Inflated Farm Prices
President Truman warns of soaring farm land values 92 percent above the 1935-39 average and calls a June 9 conference of government and private lenders and farm groups to seek ways to slow the boom. The plan may include a voluntary program requiring larger down payments to reduce speculative buying and curb price inflation.
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Washington
Agriculture Anderson
Truman
White House
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Religious Services At South End Fire Co
Plans for Sunday night services at 8 p m in the South End Fire Company hall are completed. Chaplain Rev S J Goode announces a splendid program and urges all members and families to attend, with friends warmly invited.
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South End Fire Co
South End Fire Company
S. J. Goode
Golden Glow Extends Hours After Ewing Dance Recital
The Golden Glow will stay open tonight until 11 30 for patrons after the Ewing Dance Recital with Fountain Service, providing added convenience and pleasure.
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Ewing
Russia and United States clash in UN over Slav revolt
At Lake Success on May 17 the United States and the Soviet Union faced a potential showdown in the Security Council over Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria. Tense exchanges followed Yugoslav deputy Kosanovic amid a debate on curbing an interim commission investigating warfare along northern Greek borders. Yugoslavia opposed the border watch and faulted the inquiry as overreaching.
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John A. Parris
Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United States
United Nations Security Council
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Council
U. S
Herschel Vv. Johnson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Sava N. Kosanovic
Johnson
Albania
Bulgaria
Security Council
Gromyko
Alfonso Pez
Columbia
Kosanovic
U. N Commission
Great Britain
Yugoslvia
United Nations
Greece
Col
W. R. Hodgson
Australia
Winchester Sergeant Named for FBI Police Training
Sergeant Joseph C. Ritter of the Winchester Police Force was picked to attend the FBI National Academy session in Washington starting July 14. The 12 week program covers all police training phases and Ritter will be the first from Winchester to attend. Hoover extended the invitation to Police Commissioner Cc. R. Anderson. The city will cover Ritter’s living expenses. Ritter joined the force around 1938, served in the U S Navy during World War I, and later rose to the rank of sergeant.
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Joseph C. Ritter
Winchester
FBI National Academy
Washington
C. W. Brown
Richmond
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ritter
Cc. R. Anderson
J. Edgar Hoover
Winchester Police Department
U. S. Navy
Pendleton Case Postponed in Clarke County
The Commonwealth case against Francis S. Pendleton in Clarke Circuit Court is continued until June 20. Pendleton is charged with unlawfully feloniously shooting Anne Mae Pendleton in the foot with a shotgun.
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Pendleton
Clarke County
Berryville
the Commonwealth
Francis 5S. Pendleton
Clarke Circuit Court
Anne Mae Pendleton
May Tells Court of Business Deals in Garsson Case
Former congressman Andrew J. May testified as the opening defense witness, describing a $7,500 incident linked to money owed in a deal with Garsson brothers. He faces charges of taking $55,000 in bribes tied to a $78 million munitions firm, while detailing loans and payments connected to Greenbrier manganese mining. He said he borrowed $10,000 for the same deal, with a $5,000 note paid by Murray Garsson. He will resume Monday.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
Garsson Brothers
May
Henry
Murray Garsson
House Military Committee
Henry Garsson
Murray
Kentucky
Greenbrier
W. Va
New York
Valley Textile Association Meeting in Winchester
The Shenandoah Valley Textile Association holds its spring meeting in Winchester today. Officers are expected to be elected for the coming year. Shelb Lemon of Berkeley Woolen Mills Martinsburg chairs in President Charles Howard’s absence now living in New York.
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Shenandoah Valley Textile Association
Winchester
Shelb Lemon
Forman
Berkeley Woolen Mills
Martinsburg
Charles Howard
New York State
Hoggy Turns Piggy Again Opening Penitentiary Door
Richmond on habeas corpus review for Earl Williams of Sussex County who faced a 1946 petit larceny charge for a pig valued at 17.50. The 1936 law classifies certain farm animals as felonies with prison terms up to five years. the court ruled the pig a hog under the law, sentencing Williams to five years before potential release.
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Richmond
Julien Gunn
W. A. Hall, Jr
Earl Williams
Sussex County
Williams
Virginia
J. Jordan Temple
Temple
Gunn
M. Ray Doubles
Truman Rushes To Bedside Of Agine Mother
President Truman was summoned to the bedside of his 94 year old mother in Grandview Missouri as her condition worsened. Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham said her heart condition was very serious and complications had developed after multiple fractures. The president flew from Washington and was expected to arrive within four hours.
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Grandview
Truman
Wallace Graham
Mary Jane Truman
Graham
Washington
Negro Lawyer Kills Two in Cash Dispute at DC Court
Daniel Williams Jr., 40, a Negro lawyer, opened fire inside Washington municipal court, killing Ray Devendorf 65 and Hubert Estes 51 and wounding George Dalzell 69 and Cecil Craig 45 after a refused $125 fee refund. Williams, shot four times, said Dalzell refused return of his fee and Estes shot at him first. He had deposited $125 to practice in DC and had been barred in Mississippi.
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Washington
Daniel Williams, Jr
Municipal Court
Williams
Gallinger Hospital
Ray Devendorf
District Bar Association
Hubert Estes
George W. Dalzell
Cecil Craig
Sergt
Walter Perry
Dalzell
Estes
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Willams
Devendorf
Craig
Perry
Medical Refresher Course At University Of Virginia
An intensive two week general medicine refresher course will be offered by the University of Virginia medical faculty starting May 19 in Charlottesville. It marks the first extended program since last year’s veteran officer program.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
F. A. DeHaven
Safe recovered after Checkerboard Feed Store theft
Winchester police reported the recovery of a 500 pound safe stolen from the Checkerboard Feed Store. Two Virginia Department of Highways workers found the safe dumped on a Spring near Route 656 off Berryville Pike. The safe was damaged with missing cash and contents. authorities noted the cash amount varied from $10 to $150.
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Winchester
Checkerboard
Virginia Department of Highways
R. W. Renner
Roy Fisher
Route 656
Berryville Pike
Warren Rudolph
Rudolph
Echols urges five year national air production plan
Oliver P. Echols, president of the Aircraft Industries Association, urged Congress to enact a five year national air production program. He emphasized the need for a healthy commercial aviation sector.
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Washington
Oliver P. Echols
The
Aircraft Industries Association
Conegress
South Carolina Restes Case Over Lynching Evidence
Greenville jury heard the state rest its case against 31 white defendants after Judge J. Robert Martin Jr refused to admit photographs of a Negro lynching on May 17, showing mob brutality but the court barred the evidence.
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Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
J. Robert Martin, Jr
Child Killed by Train In Culpeper County
State police report Kenneth Lucas aged 2 was crushed to death by a Southern Railway passenger train locomotive at Inlet Culpeper County yesterday. Police said the child crawled under the locomotive when the train stopped.
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Richmond
Kenneth Lucas
Southern Railway
Inlet
Culpeper County
Battleship Oklahoma Sunk While Tow Toward San Francisco
The Coast Guard announced the battleship Oklahoma, being towed from Pearl Harbor for scrapping in San Francisco, sank at 4:35 a m Pacific Standard Time, 540 miles from Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Walker Cup Reclaimed by America in Tight Finish
America regained the Walker Cup with five of the first six singles victories on day two to reach seven wins, clinching the trophy. Seismologists reported a strong quake centered near the Solomon Islands as Truman flew to Grandview to visit his gravely ill mother in a rainstorm.
National Guard Climbing Toward Its Goal in May
The National Guard reports 37 691 members ready for emergency service. April enlistments reached 15 836 compared with 14 911 in March. Additionally notices advertise asparagus roots cabbage and tomato plants for sale from Winchester Seed Co and a Sunday reopening at Red Wing Restaurant.
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Washington
National Guard
Butler M. Miltenberger
Puerto Rico
Territory of
Hawaii
Mary Washington
Winchester Seed Co
N. Cameron St
West shale cliffs may assure US petroleum security
In Rifle Colorado the navy reports first sighting of oil shale retorts at a western demonstration plant. Commodore W G Greenman says the project aims to prevent fuel shortages if natural petroleum supplies fail, warning the US could become isolated in another war. Production peaked in 1946 with signs of higher withdrawals ahead.
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Colo
West
America
Clorado
W. G. Greenman
USN
Naval Peroleum Reserves
United States
Primary Fight In Washington Draws Interest
In Olympia on May 17 the highly watched Democratic primary for Washington's Third District pits State Attorney General Smith Troy a self described Truman Democrat against former Congressman Charles Savage who avoids Wallace talk Campaigns split with conservative and Progressive Citizens of America backing for Savage Meanwhile four man Republican field for the June 7 special to replace the late Rep Fred Norman includes Russell Mack Herbert Sieler Thomas Hall and Monroe Burnett factors highlighted Troy argues against Communist influence while Savage backs limited Greece Turkey aid and economic needs
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Smith Troy
Truman
Charles Savage
Henry Wallace
Savage
Wallace
House of Representatives
Fred Norman
Troy
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Progressive Citizens of America
Russell V. Mack
Hoquiam
Herbert Sieler
Chehalis
Thomas Hall
Wahkiakum
Monroe Burnett
Statewide Center For Vocational Training Studied
Richmond May 17. A move toward a statewide vocational training and rehabilitation center at the former Woodrow Wilson General Hospital was discussed at a conference of Augusta County school authorities and state education officials. The plan aims to serve students beyond high school with a separate rehab and training setup under state supervision, while Augusta County will operate a new high school on the property.
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Richmond
Woodrow Wilson General Hospital
Augusta County
State Board of Education
Brewster Sees U. S. Aircraft Industry Slip
Senator Brewster says the U S aircraft industry is ailing and needs quick government help. He warns the next war could see the United States at a strategic disadvantage and supports creating a temporary national air policy board with top government officials and lawmakers.
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Brewster
U. S
Washington
Congress
Senate Commerce
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Sir Policy Board
Secretaries of State
War
Navy
Commerce
Senate
House
Drivers to Race for Big Prizes at Airport Speedway
More than a thousand dollars in prizes will be awarded to winners of races at the Airport Speedway tomorrow afternoon. The second auto racing card of the season will include five five ten lap qualifying trials and a 30 lap final. Ker mitt Batt operates the local track and Shorty Bowers’s record will be challenged.
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Airport Speedway
Kermitt Batt
Shorty Bowers
Temperatures Reported For Sich With Averages
The record shows This location Sich posted a high of 71 and a low of 56. Compared to year ago the high was 80 and the low 62.
New York City Theoretically Knocked Out By B-29 Bombs
New York City faces a theoretical ruin scenario after a mock B 29 raid observed by millions along the Eastern Seaboard. General Kenney cautions the show of force would not last in a real war due to lack of stockpiles and factory output to sustain sustained operations.
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New York City
New York
George C. Kenney
Army Air Forces Strategic Command
Kenny
ABC
Truman Absence Delays Signing Greek Turkish Aid Bill
President Truman delays signing the 400 million dollar Greek Turkish relief measure as he stays in Grandview for his mother’s illness. Eben Ayers said signing was planned for Monday or Tuesday, pending Mrs. Truman’s health. Congress approved the aid with 10 days for signature, while debates over further relief funds and allocations continued.
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Washington
Truman
Grandview
Eben Ayers
Martha Truman
Congress
Senate
Vanderberg
R-M
A Foreign Relations Committee
National Phone Workers Return In Six States
Settlement paves the way for 52,000 striking telephone workers in six states to return to jobs. Southwestern Bell and Michigan Bell reached agreements granting weekly wage increases of 4.42 and 3 to 4, respectively. Picket lines will be respected, with Michigan ballots to decide on the offer by Tuesday. Western Electric installation talks broke up without a statement. conciliators plan to resume negotiations.
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Washington
Western Electric Tioup
Southwestern Bell Company
Michigan Bell Company
Southwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Michigan
Western Electric Company
Barbering By Appointment at Denver Shop
Modern barbershop offers services by appointment with no waiting time. Located at 13 W Boscawen Street, Denver. Phone 8242. Upstairs shop details noted.
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Denver P. Spring
Boscawen St
South End Fire Co Special Notice Service May 18
The South End Fire Co invites members to its regular spring service at the company hall Sunday May 18 at 8 p m. All members are urged to attend and the public is welcome. Rainsberger Jr Captain.
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South End Fire CO
Welcomacse Rainsbereger, Jr
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Hoggy
Agine
University of Va
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