Subscriptions rise in Winchester hospital fund drive
Volunteers report 265 new subscriptions totaling 17 046 at the third progress meeting for Winchester Memorial Hospital building fund. Women’s divisions led with 75, 56, and 35 new subscriptions totaling 2832, 4491, and 2145 respectively, driving progress toward a larger six payment plan funded goal. Clarke County memorial adds 3000. Final reports urged for Tuesday night.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital Building Fund
George Washingon Hotel
Winchester Women’s Division
W. H. Lawrence Jr
M. L. Steele
W. R. Strader
J. Pinckney Arthur
Arthur
Winchester
George H. Smith
Lawrence
Miss Steele
J. Curtis Fray
Edward L. Molden
Clarke County
Allie
Berryville
E. Ritter
Clearbrook
O. M. Swimley
Stephens City
Winchester Stores to Close for Memorial Day Observance
Winchester retailers will close Monday May 31 in observance of Memorial Day. Raph Larsen, president of the Retail Merchants Assn, announced the holiday schedule and said stores will start closing at noon on Wednesdays beginning June 9 through August 25.
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Winchester
Raph Larsen
Assn
Larsen
Blue Ridge Bus Line Shutdown Tied to Employee Dispute
A work stoppage by an Eastern division employee halted Blue Ridge buses in Winchester delaying about a dozen northbound riders to Harrisburg. Union official William E. Griffin said the firing caused the tie up and emphasized no wages or hours dispute, with talks planned to resolve the contract issue.
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Eastern
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
Winchester
Harrisburg
Washington
York
Dick West
Hagerstown
Charles Town
William E. Griffin
Motor Coach Employes of America
AFL
Blue Ridge
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cumberland
Frederick
Griffen
Giffen
Giffin
Secrecy can stifle progress says Dr. Condon
Washington May 21 Dr Edward A Condon head of the Bureau of Standards center said that unnecessary secrecy hampers scientific progress vital to national security in the atomic age. He urged wide distribution of research results to attract young minds and argued that scientific secrets deteriorate when stockpiled.
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Washington
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards Center
Battaile to Wield JBT Gavel Last Time
The last Winchester JBI membership meeting led by retiring president William Battaile is set for 7 36 p m Thursday at the George Washington hotel. Howard Melton will head a new officer slate taking over in June.
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Winchester Jbi
George Washington Hotel
William Battaile
Howard Melton
High School Baseball League Plans Banquet and All Star
Coaches in the Frederick Clarke league meet at Chanticleer Inn to select the All league team for 1948 and decide players eligible for the All Star game. The All Star contest is set for June 1 at Winchester Baseball Park. Middletown leads the seven team league with Berryville second. The league winner faces Shenandoah county champs for the District L title May 28 in Winchester. Announcement for next week\u2019s meeting was made by secretary R Ayler. Paul Able of Gore is president. league sponsored by the Evening Star.
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Frederick-Clarke Baseball League
Chanticleer Inn
Winchester
Middletown
Berryville
Shenandoah County
R . Ayler
Paul Able
Gore
Ester Evening Star
Oregon Primary Tests Dewey and Stassen Fortunes
Oregon voters face a crucial primary that could boost or sink Harold E. Stassen or Gov. Dewey. A Dewey win would bolster his bid after recent losses, while Stassen would claim momentum with three straight wins and a Pennsylvania write-in. Taft campaigns in New Jersey as Oregon delegates loom.
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Washington
Oregon
Harold E. Stassen
Dewey
Pacific Coast
Sen. Taft
New Jersey
Stassen
Taft
Princeton
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania
Wendell L. Willkie
Middle West
New Hampshire
Ohio
Anlvers
Chijican
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson
N. Y
Teft
Miners Killed as Roof Collapses at Clinchfield Mine
Six miners died when a roof section collapsed in Clinchfield Coal Co. No. 2 mine near Dante Virginia four miles underground. Rescue teams retrieved the last body after four hours entombment as four others were injured. Large crowds gathered at the mine entrance during the recovery.
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Colonial Kitchen
Apples in Cold Storage Drop To 65 000 Bushels Here
Government purchases for the school lunch program and a push to domestic trade reduced local cold storage apples to about 65 000 bushels. Winchester and Virginia storage sites hold the bulk. movement to markets is slowing with May limits and prep for new crop in July.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Virginia Apple Storage
Old Mill
Robinson's Cold Storage Co
O Davis
Appalachian Apple Service
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Adams
Franklin
Maryland
Police Captain Slain in Office in Newark
In Newark New Jersey Police Captain Thomas J Rowe was shot to death in his First precinct headquarters office. A tall red headed woman identified as Mrs Ann Powers 39 was held for questioning after being seized by Officer Willie. Powers reportedly said little about a 1930 marriage to Henry Power.
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Newark
N. J
Thomas J
Rowe
First Precinct
John Haller
Ann Powers
Haller
William Willie
Willie
S. Rowe
Henry Power
Apparentl
Capt Rowe
Captain Rowe
Memorial services at Brucetown Church draw capacity crowd
A capacity crowd is expected at Brucetown Methodist church Sunday at 2 30 p m for annual memorial services sponsored by the Brucetown Memorial Assn led by J R Smith. Waverly Hardesty and Mrs Ray Russell head the association which will seek memberships and offer a church record and history of the church for sale. Special music features a quartet. The group organized in 1946 to restore the church cemetery and maintain grounds.
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Brucetown Methodist Church
Brucetown
Winchester
E. S. Elmore
M. S Snapp
Julian Cooper
Earl Smallwood
Paul Ridgeway
Brucetown Memorial Assn
Waverly Hardesty
Ray Russell
Sundsy
Fire Demonstration Invites 61 Fire Companies
Sixty one fire companies are invited to a fog foam and wet water firefighting demonstration at Clearbrook fire house six miles north of Winchester on Route 11. The event, at 1 p.m., aims to simulate real conditions using twelve small burning buildings with 400 gallons per minute fog nozzles.
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Clearbrook
Winchester
Clearbrook Company
W. H. Lawrence Jr
Lawrence
Rockwood Sprinker Company
Worcester
Mass
Rouss Fire Company
Movie Writers Fined and Jailed for Contempt of Congress
Washington May 21 John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were each sentenced to one year in jail and fined $1000 for contempt of Congress. Both announced plans to appeal to higher courts and will remain free on bond.
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Washington
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Congress
For Sale Tomatoes Peppers Sweet Potatoes and Dahlia Plants
Winchester Seed Co advertises tomatoes peppers sweet potatoes and dahlia plants for sale with phone contact 3497 in a small classified item dated May.
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Winchester Seed CO
Auto Accidents Drop in City in First Five Months
City reports 17 fewer accidents in January to May 1948 than 1947, with 48 incidents up to May 15 and 36 property damage cases plus 12 personal injuries. No fatalities. total property damage $7223 vs $7487 last year. February worst month with 12 accidents. Tuesdays most active. Harold K. Jack urged driver education in schools as vital for safety and vocational gains. State Police speaker F. L. Woolf also appeared.
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Winchester Safety Council
J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
Harold K. Jack
State Dept. of Education
Richmond
Joe Hottinger
Garland Quarles
R. EF. Ayler
Bryant Harper
Stephens City
Stonewall
Jack
F. L. Woolf
Railroad Wage Negotiations Flop
Washington negotiators failed to settle the 11 month old railroad labor dispute as talks broke up today.
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Washington
Five day Virginia weather and local notices mix
Weather outlook for Virginia May 22 to 26 calls for average temperatures about three degrees above normal with moderate weekend warmth and a chance of showers on Monday bringing near a quarter inch rain. Local notices include reopening of The High Point Dining Room in Stephens City for dinner hours 5 30 to 9 00 p m and various classified items such as a 1946 Chevrolet dump truck for sale a mill closing a poultry ad and job and housing notices.
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Virginia
High Point
Stephens City
Stephens Cty
Clearbrook
Army to Move Big Bomber Base To Omaha Neb
Sen Wherry said the Army Air Forces will shift the strategic air command nerve center from Andrews Field to Offutt Field near Omaha Nebraska. The Second Air Force HQ will move from Offutt to another midwestern site, with over 1000 officers and men stationed at Omaha. The Omaha base will oversee two subordinate commands from Colorado Springs Colorado and Fort Worth Texas.
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Washington
Wherry
R-News
Army Air Forces
Strategic Air Command
Andrews Field
Offutt Field
Omaha
Second Air Force
George C. Kenney
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fort Worth
Tex
NLRB Honors Virginia Ban On Union Shop Elections
The NLRB will not hold union shop elections in 13 states where state laws ban or restrict union shops. In a Giant Food case the board upheld Virginia and district limits, ruling state law governs union shop elections and Taft Hartley provisions yield to local rules.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc
Retail Clerks International Assny
AFL
Giant Food
District of Columbia
Virginia
Ross Madden
Baltimore
NLRB
James J. Reynolds Jr
Abe Murdock
Copeland Gray
MUK
American Citizens Seized From Ship in Beirut
Forty American travelers, aged 19 to 55, were taken from the Marine Carp in Beirut and interned with 29 other nationals at Baker barracks. The U S State Department warned against discrimination and said Lebanese authorities threatened to use force to remove the group, with Pinkerton guiding nonresistance.
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Marine Carp
Beirut
State Department
U. S
Aren Ggage Anon
Lewis Pinkerton
Department
Lebanon
United States
Marine Corp
Pinkerton
Arabs Claim 80 Percent Control of Jerusalem
Arabs asserted control of 80 percent of the old city of Jerusalem as fighting raged. They reported pushback into a thin defense line on the west of the Jewish Quarter amid heavy clashes. The accompanying dispatch notes a UN mediated truce effort and calls for international force to halt the fighting.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Episcopal Church Moves to End Segregation Rules
In Richmond on May 21 the Diocesan council of Virginia voted to remove language enforcing racial segregation from its canons and constitution. The 153rd annual session also elected an additional suffragan bishop, with changes allowing negro members to join regional convocations rather than a separate Negro convocation, pending a second reading.
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Richmond
Cese
Virginia
General Fund Receipts May Surpass Earlier Virginia Forecast
Richmond May 21 Revenue figures for the first ten months of the fiscal year ending June 30 show a potential general fund surplus larger than the $20 310 715 forecast. State Comptroller Henry G Gilmer reports ten month revenues up $6 269 794 from last year’s level of 45 346 062 with two months remaining and ABC profit shares not yet included.
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Richmond
Virginia
Office of State Comptroller
Henry G. Gilmer
ABC
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