Clarke County to Consolidate Boyce Berryville High Schools
Clarke County officials approve a plan to merge Boyce and Berryville high schools financed by a special tax levy. The move relocates southern county students to Berryville, assigns E Miley as future consolidated school principal, and aims to ease overcrowding with new elementary rooms and expanded facilities.
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Consolidated HS
County School Board
County Board of Supervisors
Clarke
Berryville
Boyce High School
Pee E. Miley
State Board of Education
Boyce
C. B. Carr
Walter Flory
Alice W. Sommaripa
J. C. Diggs
William Fenton
Chapel District
Clarke County
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia
Five day outlook from Wednesday to Sunday shows scattered showers midweek, with considerable rain Friday totaling about half an inch. Warm and humid Thursday and Friday, cooler conditions Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures run two to four degrees above normal.
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Virginia
Emancipates Daughters Will of Free Man of Colour
Alfred Wells dated October 7 1844 in Winchester court probated November 2 1844 frees his children Maria and Emily from slavery and instructs the executor to ensure their freedom amid past slave kidnapping fears. The note reflects Virginia history and concerns about status of children of free people of colour.
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Alfred Wells
Winchester Corporation Court
Virginia
Emily Smith
Page
John W.page
Isabella
Maria
Emily
Eisler's $20 000 Bonds Forfeited
The U S district court here forfeited $20 000 bonds posted by communist Gerhart Eisler in two criminal cases. A bench warrant for his arrest was issued, as he remains ineligible for bail while pending. The cases involve contempt of Congress and passport fraud. Extradition from England hinges on British permission.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
U. S. District Court
Eisler
England
Batory
U. S
James W. Morris
William Hitz
District of Columbia
Hitz
Morris
Court Upholds Negro Voting in Carolina Primary
The Fourth Circuit affirms a district ruling allowing Black voters to participate in South Carolina Democratic primaries. Judge Parker writes for the court, concurring with Waring’s reasoning that party rules must not exclude Negro voters.
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U.S
Carolina
Richmond
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Oday
South Carolina
John J. Parker
J. Waites Waring
Charleston
S. C
District Court
Maurice A Soper
Armiead IM. Dobie
Parker
Waring
Democratic Party
Clay Decorated For Services of Supreme Value
General Lucius D. Clay, retiring commander in Germany, returned to Washington and received from President Truman a decoration for services of supreme value to the country and humanity. At a White House ceremony Clay was awarded a second oak leaf cluster in lieu of a third Distinguished Service Medal. The citation praised his soldierly conduct and his stature as a statesman dedicated to peace. The Rose Garden ceremony drew about 150 notables and nearly the White House staff. Diplomats, the cabinet, and members of Congress attended.
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Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Truman
White House
Clay
U. S
Gely
Cabinet
Senate
House
Senator Demands Explain Use of Funds for Communist Training
Senator O'Mahoney called on Atomic Energy Commission officials to explain how federal money could fund training for a known communist. He cited Has Freistadt a 23 year old UNC student and fellowship recipient and noted a loyalty rider bars payments to members of groups advocating overthrow of the U S government.
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Washington
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Atomic Energy
Congress
O'Mahoney
Senate
House
David E. Lillersthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Freistadt
University of North Carolina
Lilienthal
Atomic Agency
United States
Lewis Offers To Talk Contract With Big Steel
U S Steel Corp reported receipt of a letter from John L Lewis offering to meet on a new coal contract. The letter was delivered to Harry Moses of H B coke Co, a steel subsidiary, with no text disclosed. Lewis plans to meet Southern operators May 25 at Bluefield West Virginia. no talks yet with northern miners. The current contract expires June 30 and captive pits supply coal for steelmaking.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Big Steel
Harry Moses
H. c. Ge Coke Co
Moses
UMW
Southern
Lewis
Bluefield
W Va
Northern Coal
T. Alan Goldsborough
Pennsylvania
Frick, Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
National Steel Corp
Red Army Inches Toward Canton As China Battles
Reports from Hankow say Lin Piao's Fourth Field Army moves to take China's inland Yangtze port while a second field army pushes through Kiangsi toward Liuchin near Canton. Nationalist communique notes Reds concentrating on the Pootung area as Shanghai faces the threat.
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Shanghai
Pootung
Whanepoo River
Hankow
Lin Piao
China
Yangtze River
Canton
Kiangsi
Liuchin
Liu Pocheng
American war bride’s mother visits America in a hurry
Mrs. Ernest Ridge of Kew Surrey Britain, mother of war brides, travels through the United States visiting her daughters and sons-in-law. She notes Americans stay up late but have no more fun, admires fitness, and plans to see New York City sights before returning home on the Queen Mary. She craves Idaho potatoes and a visit to Brooklyn.
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Riverhead
N. Y
Ernest Ridge
Kew Surrey
Ridge
George Burns
Decatur
Ala
Philadelphia
William Farrell
Long Island
Daniel McBride
Mrs. Ridge
America
England
London
Public meeting eyed on water sewer lines to James Wood high
The county superintendent of schools plans a May 27 meeting at 8 p m with about 35 property owners near the proposed James Wood high school site to discuss extending water and sewer lines. Bond figures and loan paperwork were outlined as the English construction company awaits work start and the school board seeks a $100 000 Literary Fund loan.
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County Superintendent of Schools
James Wood High School
R. 50
Winchester
Leslie D. Kline
Walter McC. Bond
Kline
S. L. Grant
L. J. Roper
English Construction Company
U N Remains Ban on Franco Spain
United Nations vote keeps Spain out of UN with 26 support 15 against missing two thirds by four votes abstentions from the US UK and France noted. A separate Polish resolution to halt arms to Spain failed 6 to 40. US rejects Spain loan bid citing poor credit. Spain seeks aid for reconstruction reportedly asking 1.275 billion dollars. Public sale notice dated May 25 for items at D E B Pifer Middle Road near Winchester.
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New York
United Nations
Spain
U. N. General Assembly
Madrid
Generalissimo
Franco
Assembly
United States
Britain
France
U.N
Italy
Ethiopia
Bolivia
Brazil
Columbia
Peru
Washington
State Department
Andres Moreno
Rancho Hispano-Americano
Pifer
Middle Road
Winchester
Underwood
Health unit to be established in Winchester Frederick
The State Commissioner of Health announced a Winchester Frederick health unit will be created by July 1 with Dr. Joseph W. Still as health officer. The unit will include two sanitation officers two nurses and clerical staff. Local officials welcome the move saying funding is provided by city county state and federal contributions.
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J. W. Still
Winchester-Frederick
Joseph W. Still
Richmond
L. J. Roper
William P. McGuire
Warrenton
Still
Prince William
Fauquier
Manassas
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Medical College
Johns Hopkins University
Army
Italy
State Department of Health
Statement of Health
J.C. Neale
State Health Department
Winchester
Winchester City Council
Frederick County Board of Superviors
Germans Upset Soviet Plans for Peoples Congress
Berlin May 17 Eastern Germany thwarted Soviet aims by delivering a large No vote in the People s Congress election. Of 12 TO4 221 valid ballots 4 080 272 were No, 66 1 turn yes with 7 943 949. The Soviet backed slate failed to win solid support. The result challenges Moscow s plan for a unified German government during the Paris talks.
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Berlin
Germany
People's Congress
Foreign Ministers Conference
Paris
Taeglische Rundschau
Social Unity
Communist
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
People’s Congress
West Germany
Congress
Jurors Uphold Conviction for Truck Overload
A five member Frederick circuit court jury upheld the lower court's conviction of Lloyd Clinton Michael for operating an underlicensed vehicle carrying a 52 000 pound load. The jury fixed the driver’s fine at 35 dollars and watched a case seen as a test of state load limit laws. A defense motion to set aside the verdict was denied and Judge Elliott Marshall slated May 30 to hear charges against seven other drivers on similar counts.
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Frederick
Lloyd Clinton Michael
Staunton
George S. Brady
Simon C. Newlin
R. Fletcher
F. C. Inskip
Gar Largent
Truman Withdraws Wallgren Nomination for NSRB Chair
President Truman withdrew Mon C. Wallgren's nomination to head the National Security Resources Board at Wallgren's request. Wallgren, former governor of Washington, received a personal note of undiminished faith from the President. The nomination had been tabled weeks earlier by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Washington
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Wallgren
Washington State
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Pay in Advance Tax Scheme Might Avert U.S. Deficit
Rep Mills proposes a painless five billion dollar boost by forcing corporations to prepay 1949 taxes six months early. The plan would avoid new taxes or rate increases, erase Truman’s proposed tax rise, and turn a projected 1700 million dollar 1950 surplus into debt relief, with no effect on individual incomes. It targets corporation taxes due over a year, accelerating receipts to midyear, while estates and non residents gain additional collection.
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Washington
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Snyder
Truman
Arkansas
Tax-Framing House
Ways and Means
Administration
Doughton
D-Nc
Gas Co Settles With Family of Blast Victim
Consumers Utilities Inc and insurers approve a 12500 settlement in the fatal Baylass Dept store gas explosion case. The court allocates 2500 to attorneys, 102 to Firemen's Fund, 5000 to the infant Sharon Owens guardian, and 6000 workers compensation to the widow.
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Consumers Utilities Inc
C. J. Owens
Lawrence Elwood Owens
Baylass Dept
Winchester Corporation Court
CUC
Owens
Harrison
Benham
Thoma
Sharon Anne Owens
Thal Colleen Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Colleen Owens
Sharon
Baylass
Contracts Placed For Jail Addition
The Winchester Frederick county jail adds a two story rear cell block. Turner and Harper Construction Co. of Strasburg won the low bid of 78 225 dollars. Work expected to start next week and finish in about five months.
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Winchester- Prederick County
Turner and Harper Construction Co
Strasburg
Landon B. Whitacre
Groves Teets
C. E. Garber
Fred Glaize Jr
M. B. Clowe
J. Lee Miller
Legion Post Rent Control Meeting Delayed To Friday
Legion Post commander William Louthan said the special called session to discuss rent control is postponed to Friday night. The meeting remains closed to Legionnaires only with about forty members petitioning. The executive committee will not take sides on the issue and a public rent control discussion occurs May 24 before the council. SPLASH! Willew Lawn Swimming Pool opens May 21 at 10 a.m. Season tickets at Gaunt's Drug Store or the pool.
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William Louthan
Legion
Louthan
Winchester
Splash! Willew
Gaunt’s Drug Store
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Boyce, Berryville High Schools
Margaret L
General Clay
Gen. Clay
Red
Red Student
AEC
Move
China Reds
Gera
Idaho
Brooklyn
Peoples Congress
Legion Post
A Flying Club
HOBBY
S. Braddock St
Bickers Motor Co
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