Truman seeks year extension of material controls
President Truman asked for a one year extension beyond June 30 of authority to control domestic use and export of tin fibers cordage antimony cinchona bark quinine foods fats and oils rice products nitrogen fertilizer and key industrial exports. The request accompanies continued export priorities to aid foreign reconstruction as his mother lies ill in Grandview Missouri.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Grandview
Winchester Chamber Drives Large Membership Growth
Local Chamber of Commerce launches a week long May 26 31 drive to boost membership. Secretary Hardenburg notes Front Royal's 385 members for a town of 9080 demonstrates potential, urging Winchester to reach at least 550 with a 30 person committee contacting prospects.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Hardenbure
Winchester
Front Royal
Front Royal Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Hardenburg
Winchester Chamber Seeks Opinion on Daylight Saving Time
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce conducts a survey to learn residents and county opinions on DST. Citizens are asked to mail a postcard to Secretary Henry Hardenburg indicating support for last time during summer or the standard time currently in effect.
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Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Henry Hardenburg
Anderson Proclaims Buddy Poppy Day in Winchester
Mayor RR Anderson proclaims Buddy Poppy Day on Saturday May 24 in Winchester. He urges citizens and merchants to cooperate with the sale of poppies, with all proceeds benefiting disabled and needy veterans and dependents per National By-Laws.
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Winchester
Anerson
Bled
Anderson
Community Dance Sessions At Ole Mill Wheel
Round and square dance events held every Saturday night with a six piece orchestra at Ole Mill Wheel Ber erville Pike. Also weekly round and square dances on Wednesday Friday and one night. Professional notice: Doctors Snapp er7 Powers offices closed the week of May 25.
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Ole Mill Wheel
Bererville Pike
Winchester Councilman Hawthorne outlines city projects
Dr. Allen Hawthorne, Winchester physician and city council member, spoke at the Civic League luncheon at Kenilworth Inn. He detailed plans to build an incinerator, a new water reservoir, a county co operated jail, remodel Rouss City Hall, and increased school funding. He noted surplus funds cover the projects and announced two new garbage trucks and near year round weekly pickups pending materials for a new sewage system.
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Allen Hawthorne
Winchester
Civic League
Kenilworth Inn
Rouss
Hawthorne
GOP Leaders Move to Cancel Large Federal Appropriations
Senator Bridges says Republicans aim to cancel about 1.0 billion dollars in prior-year appropriations to cut 1948 federal spending below President Truman's level. He notes a 641.832 million fund transfer already enacted will aid the plan while pledging larger cuts in army navy and agriculture funding to meet overall savings goals.
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Washington
Bridges
Congress
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Hampsire
Treasury
Local Producers To Take Turkey Tour To Loudoun
Local producers are invited to join a turkey tour in Loudoun County next Monday. The program begins with a 9 a.m. inspection of Brookhill farm in Hamilton, then a 10 a.m. session with Loudoun County Agent J. R. Lin r. Speakers include H. B. Bird from USDA and F. E. Mullen on diseases. A noon recess precedes the Greenfield farm inspection and a talk by M. C. Small of Turkey World. A panel led by F. M. Cox closes the day. County Agent I. Fred Stine must hear from interested producers by tomorrow. The group departs from the courthouse at 8 a.m.
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Loudoun County
Brookhill
Hamilton
Greenfield Farm
Leesburg
Brookhill Farm
J. R. Lintner
H. B. Bird
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Administration
F. E. Mullen
Harrisonburg
Warren D. Jonson
Nottingham
Lynch
Reenfield Farm
M. C. Small
Turkey
F. M. Cox
I. Fred Stine
Court House
No Action Is Taken By Tuck In Phone Case
Governor Tuck deferred granting the petition of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephon Company for the return of its Eastern Shore properties after conferring with the attorney general. He indicated the state would likely relinquish operation of seized utility properties soon.
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Tuck
Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephon Company
C & P Company
Five Day Weather Report for Virginia Outlook
Continued warm and above normal through the period with temperatures about three to six degrees above normal. Showers expected Saturday and Monday with total rainfall ranging from three quarters to one inch.
Student protests spark martial law in Shanghai and Peiping
May 23 reports say martial law was declared to curb demonstrations as students in Shanghai and Peiping defied authorities over ending the civil war. In Shanghai more than 40 000 students began a two day protest march after police beatings in Nanking.
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Shanghai
Peiping
Nanking
Nazi agent Goertz commits suicide in Dublin Passport Office
Dr Hermann Goertz, a Nazi agent awaiting deportation from Eire, died by self-inflicted poison in the Dublin Passport Office. He entered Eire in June 1940 and eluded arrest until November 1941.
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Dublin
Hermann Goertz
Eirie
Goertz
Eire
Frederick County Supervisors Fight to Keep Yellott as Engineer
Frederick County Board of Supervisors at their May meeting urged the State Highway Department to maintain an office in Winchester and retain resident engineer F. M. Yellott locally. Chairman C. M. Rosenberger was tasked to inform State Highway Commissioner James A. Anderson of the action.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
State Highway Department
Winchester
F. M. Yellott
C. M. Rosenberger
Board of Supervisors
James A. Anderson
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Frederick County
Fred Yellott
Yellott
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Commencement Week Program At Gainesboro
Gainesboro high school hosts a Sunday sermon for 14 graduates in the auditorium at 8 p m with Dr T J Hawkins delivering the spiritual message. The Friday May 30 diplomas will be awarded by Superintendent Leslie D Kline with graduation class oversight and glee club music.
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Gainesboro High School
T. J. Hawkins
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Edith Hannum
B. W. Johanson
Gainesboro Methodist Church
Hawkins
Harvey Mauzy
Johnson
Leslie D. Kline
Glee Club
South’s Mob Trial Captures British Front Pages
London papers feature the Sylvania Georgia verdict in the Jim mie Brown case. Brown, a 25 year old Black man, was convicted of raping a white woman and sentenced to death after a three minute jury deliberation. The coverage highlights tensions over race and justice in America’s South.
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South Carolina
Britain
Daily Express
America
South
London
Daily Mail
Sylvania
Jimmie Brown
Wanted Experienced presser at Pingey and Carper Clean ers
An in person job ad seeks an experienced presser for Pingey and Carper Cleaners. The terse notice states apply in person with no additional details. The tag implies a small business hiring message from a local newspaper snippet dated May 23.
Fashionable nylons and gifts at Buzzela Shoppe
Beautiful 51 gauze seamless nylons priced at 1.49 offered by Buzzela Shoppe with attractive graduation gifts. Also notes a Rainbow Inn dance round and square event featuring Sonny Frye and Massa nutten Ridge Ramblers at the Rainbow Inn. Poultry and fresh fryers advertised with delivery from B and S Poultry Co. Awnings in stock from FE W Armstrong Co with address 37 E Piccadilly.
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Buzzela
Rainbow Inn
Sonny Frye
Massanutten Ridge Ramblers
B & S Poultry CO
W. Armstrong CO
E. Piccadilly
Southern Mine Owners To Meet Lewis Wednesday
John L. Lewis and the Southern Coal Producers Association agreed to meet on May 28 to negotiate a new work contract. Any agreement would take effect after the government authority to run 2500 soft coal mines expires June 30. The Southern group prefers separate talks with the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern Group
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Henry F. Warden
Balkan Report Faces Tough Path in UN Security Council
The UN Balkan Investigation Commission report, signed in Geneva, heads to a likely clash in the Security Council as Soviet Russia and Poland oppose condemning Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria. Russia and Poland resist limiting a border-watch sub-commission, delaying full council action on the border dispute.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Balkan Investigation Commission
Geneva
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Council
Poland
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Balkan
Crickets Threaten West Oregon Farmlands on Trail
Report from May 23 notes a massive cricket swarm along the old Oregon Trail Highway west of here advancing toward rich western Oregon farms. Farmers fight back with oil, poisoned mash, and machines as seagulls attack the swarm while roads grow slick. The insects may halt for mating within about ten days, but could reach key fields first.
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Oregon Trail
Oregon
Temperatures Note and Fire Company Party Reminder
Temperatures show a high of 51 degrees and a low of 36 degrees with a year-ago high of 71. A big party is scheduled tonight at 8 30 p m at the South End Fire Company.
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South Eng
Pri
Balkans Group Seeks UN Action Over Armed Bands
The Balkans investigation commission signed a report urging the United Nations Security Council to consider support of armed bands violating Balkan frontiers a world menace. Nine nations backed the conclusion with Russia and Poland opposed. The panel blamed Yugoslavia for guerrilla support in Northern Greece and held Albania and Bulgaria partially responsible. The 251 page final report also sent over 100000 pages of records to the council.
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Balkan Frontiers
Geneva
Balkans Investigation Commission
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Commission
Security Council
Council
Dr Thomas C Iden Locates In Berryville
Dr Thomas C Iden announces location in Berryville joining his father Dr C H Iden in general practice. He is a Berryville native and graduate of Randolph-Macon College 1941 and M D from Medical College of Virginia 1944, Navy medical officer in World War II, resident at Lewis Gale Hospital. His father’s illness keeps him temporarily as sole practitioner with his wife Mae Oglesby Tench and daughter Jean Larew.
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Berryville
Thomas C. Iden
C. H. Iden
Iden
Randolph - Macon Academy
Front Royal
Randolph - Macon College
Ashland
Medical College of Virginia
United States Navy
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Dr. Iden
Navy
China
Japan
Lewis Gayle Hospital
Roanoke
C H Iden
Memorial Hospital
Mae Oglesby Tench
Pulaski
Jean Larew
Constellation Sets California to Miami Speed Record
A Lockheed Constellation of Eastern Air Lines flew nonstop from Burbank California to Miami in six hours 49 minutes 26 seconds breaking the California to Miami speed record by 5 minutes 31 seconds. Captain H O Hudgins of Miami piloted the four engined airliner at an average speed of 348 mph and 23000 feet.
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Miami
Fla
Fastern Air Lines
National Aeronautical Association
Constellation
H. O. Hudgins
Burbank
California
Mobsters abduct Negro prisoner from Northhampton jail in N C
Sheriff A C Stephenson said deputies search the Roanoke River area for the body of a Negro named Bush seized by armed masked men from the Northampton County jail in Jackson. The Murfreesboro Herald News reported three men entered early this morning and demanded Deliver him or else.
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Jackson
N. C
A. C. Stephenson
Roanoke River
Northhampton
Murfreesboro
Murfreesborn Herald-News
E. D. Edwards
Edwards
Bush
Rich Square
Frank Outland
Herald-News
Outland
Northampton County
Herald- News
Hillman Ridgewell Hall Sentenced to Life in Penitentiary
William C. Hall aged 20 and George R. Ridgewell aged 19 were sentenced to life in the Frederick County circuit court for the slaying of Frederick Austin Currie of Grosse Pointe Michigan. They were brought to the state penitentiary in Richmond Virginia, prison officials said today.
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Richmond
William C. Hall
George R. Ridgewell
Frederick County
Frederick Austin Currie
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Wilbur La Roe Jr Elected Moderator of Presbyterians
Wilbur La Roe Jr of Washington DC was chosen moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the fourth lay man to hold the post. He defeated Dr. Robert Whyte, Dr. John Gardner, and Dr. Paul VieConkey. A referendum on admitting women to the ministry appeared headed for defeat with 95 opposed, 75 in favor, seven not voting. complete returns will be announced later.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Wilbur la Roe
Washington, D. C
Presbyterian Church
U.S
General Assembly
la Roe
Robert B. Whyte
Cleveland
John H Gardner
Baltimore
Paul VieConkey
Seattle
Orchard Terrace
House panel orders deep cuts in Agriculture Dept budget
The House Appropriations Committee recommends an 32 percent cut in the Agriculture Department for the coming fiscal year, trimming $383 million from Truman’s request to $805 million and shaving total 1948- level outlays by about $2 billion as part of a broad reduction drive. The panel targets the farm home administration soil conservation and school lunch programs while preserving some crop and livestock research funds.
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House
Agriculture Department
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Farmers’ Home Administration
Old Farm Security Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Treasury
General Fund
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Alkamicamba
Charleston
W. Va
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Ben Moore
U.S. District Court
John C. Morrison
Gainesboro
Southern Mine Owners
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Balkan Report
Soviet Russia
U.N
Balkans
U. S
N.C
Ridgewell, Hall
Wilbur la Roe, Jr
Presbyterians
Neearly
W. B. Snider & Sons
N. Cameron St
Gene Miller
John Deere
Clearbrook
Collis
Highland Ave
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Loudoun St
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