Draft extension passes House signaling Senate fight ahead
The House approved a two year standby selective service extension by 216 to 11, keeping draft registration alive and enabling future mobilization if a national emergency is declared. The measure prolongs the 1948 act, avoids immediate inductions, and preserves local boards at an annual cost of about 10.6 million dollars while urging a broader M Day manpower plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
NLRB
Congress
Selective Service
State Labor Group Votes Tax Hike for Political Fund
The Virginia State Federation of Labor voted to raise the monthly per capita membership tax from five to seven cents to create a political war chest of 10 000 to 12 000 dollars a year. The move, aimed at combating labor legislation, supported replacing “reactionary” legislators with “men of vision.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia State Federation of Labor
Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Association Meeting Notice
Members are notified of a Winchester Virginia meeting at City Hall Court Room on Thursday June 1 1950 at 8 PM to receive the Site Committee report elect officers and conduct other business. W E Edwards President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchesterederick County War
Indictment of Ilse Koch for prison camp crimes in Germany
A Munich court indicted Ilse Koch, 42, widow of Buchenwald mistress, for instigating murder of 45 prisoners and attempted murder of 135 others along with mistreatment of inmates. Trial set for late July with about 200 witnesses planned, including three from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Llse Koch
Koch
Buchenwald
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
United States
U. S. Senate
Aichach
Bavaria
Hans Ilkow
Ilkkow
Ernest Jagemast
Kellam to Be Sworn In as County Treasurer
Sidney S. Kellam, Princess Anne County treasurer and state director of conservation and development, will take the oath at Princess Anne Court House on Wednesday afternoon May 31 at 4 o'clock. Judge Floyd E. Kellam will swear in D. J. Vaughan as treasurer and C. Roger Malbon as sheriff to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Anne
Sidney S. Kellam
Princess Anne Court House
Floyd E. Kellam
D. J. Vaughan
Kellam
Roger Malbon
Vaughan
Biggest fish story of the season hooks 14 sharks
Sigmund Scharf of New Brunswick reeled in a six foot shark off Brielle New Jersey aboard his boat. The catch yielded 13 younger sharks at about a foot long each a remarkable brood born on the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brielle
Sigmund Scharf
New Brunswick
Growers to Talk About Employment in Clarke and Frederick
Fruit growers in Clarke and Frederick counties meet at the Virginia State Employment Service office on Friday evening to discuss labor needs for the coming season. J Marvin Powell will outline migrant and Bahaman labor options and screening processes to ensure efficient pickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Virginia State Employment Service
W. Piccadilly Street
J. Marvin Powell
F. W. Bailey
Herd Leads State as Fairfax No 1 Dairy Herd
The Fairfax No 1 Dairy Herd Improvement Association led the state in March with an average of 37.2 pounds of butterfat and 932 pounds of milk per cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Fairfax No. 1 Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Virginia Tech Reports Garden Returns in Virginia 1920s
Virginia Tech reports last year home gardens across Virginia yielded an estimated net return of 13.8 million dollars. The average per plant was about 76 dollars for farm gardens and 23 dollars for urban home gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia
Virginia Tech
GE Plants Vote Today on Union Choice for 57 Factories
Thousands of GE workers in 57 plants cast ballots to choose between two unions the CIO split the UE. NLRB regional office in Baltimore supervised with about 95 000 eligible voters. Results expected after midnight as tabulation routes to Baltimore for final counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
General Electric
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
New International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
IUE
Maurice J. Tobin
Philip Murray
Albert Fitzgerald
Murray-Tobin
Fitzgerald
General Motors
James B. Carey
Radio Corporation of America
Westinghouse Nlrb
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Colonial Beach Delegation Seeks Action on Maryland Waters Gambling
A Colonial Beach delegation met with Governor Battle to discuss slot machines on piers extending into Maryland waters and liquor sales from a pleasure ship off the town. The group cited whiskey on piers. no specific requests or actions were made after the private meeting. Governor said Virginia rulings may extend past the river and be under Maryland control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Colonial Beach
Battle
Maryland
Norman F. Brewington
George Mason Jr
Stanley G. Adams
John F. Ware
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
G. Stanley Clarke
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Brewington
Potomac River
Charles County
Potomac
Mason
Virginia
Group Forms to Seek Site for Permanent Farmers Market
A committee named to study a downtown site for a year round farmers market combining the Curb and Home Demonstration markets. Members include Walker McC Bond Mrs J W Larrick Jr T N Cather Carroll Campbell Mrs Julian Larrick and Mrs Walter Adams. They will meet June 12 and may contact VPI for shelter plans. The effort follows years of push for a permanent market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker McC. Bond
J. W. Larrick, Jr
T. N. Cather
Carroll Campbell
Julian Larrick
Walter Adams
Frederick County Board of Agriculture
VPI
Three More Binaggio Henchmen Indicted On Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury indicted Walter L. Rainey Samuel Goldberg and John Mangiaracina as associates of late crime boss Charles Binaggio on income tax evasion charges. The indictments detail unfiled returns for 1946 47 48 and misreported net incomes, with Goldberg facing five counts including failed returns for 1947 48 and evasion for 1946 47 48 totaling large unpaid taxes. The cases connect to a Jackson County gambling operation and the Binaggio murder tied to Truman Road headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Walter L. Rainey
Samuel Goldberg
John Marigiaracina
Samuel C. Hayden
Jackson County
Tano Lococo
Hayden
President Truman
Dead Man
Lococo
Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Truman Road
Goldberg
Rainey
Mangiaracina
Kiwanis Festival Draws Large Week Crowd at Willow Lawn
Attendance at the Kiwanis Fun Festival near Willow Lawn rose sharply with crowds expected to grow through Saturday. Charles Pine notes frequent nightly turnout and rides by Winchester Amusement Co. benefiting Winchester's underprivileged children. A Saturday matinee from 1 to 5 p m offers rides at reduced prices with ample parking and bus service nearby.
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Williow Lawn
Charles Pine
Winchester Amusement Co
Winchester
Willow Lawn Pool Grounds
Exchange Club Names Delegates to Virginia Convention
The Winchester Exchange Club selected John Jones city auditor and Robert J. McNally Jr. assistant cashier of Shenandoah Valley National Bank as delegates to the 1950 Virginia State Exchange Clubs convention June 16 18 in Williamsburg. Commonwealths Attorney Joseph A. Massie Jr. will also attend. Principal speaker will be Judge Amos L. Conn of the National Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Exchange Club
John Jones
Robert J. McNally
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia State Exchange Clubs
Williamsburg
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Exchange Club State Board of Control
Amos L. Conn
National
Ohio Court of Appeals
Basis for 1950 corn war decided in Blacksburg mix
The 1950 corn competition between North Carolina and Virginia will base standings on the percentage increase over the 1940-49 average. A local note mentions the decision and ties to the officials in the Blacksburg area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
North Carolina
Virginia
Braddock St. J. D.C
U S Aids Indochina in Internal Strife with Reds
The United States announced a program of economic aid to Indochina aimed at stabilizing war torn Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. The plan centers on initial funding of about 23.5 million with cooperation from France and Indochinese governments and a mission led by Robert Blum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
United States
France
Edwund Guillion
U. S. Legation
Southeast Asia
Allen Griffin
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
American Economic Cooperation Administration
Ho Chin Minh
Viet Minh
Robert Blum
Overseas Territories
ECA
Guillion
Can
Agriculture Board Favors More Space For Parking Here
The Frederick County Board of Agriculture endorsed extending Fahnestock Lane to Route 50 and using Winchester parking meter revenue for additional public parking. The plan aims to ease bus routes to James Wood High School and provide farmers with parking away from heavy downtown traffic. The group, presided by Byron Brumback, heard M A Hubbard oppose the Brannan farm plan and support farm banking and a poultry and livestock diagnostic laboratory site in Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Board of Agriculture
Fahnestock Lane
Winchester Council
Landon B. Whitacre
James Wood High School
Winchester
Whitacre
Byron Brumback
M. A. Hubbard
Virginia State Farm Bureau Federation
M. J. Pease
County Farm Bureau
Hubbard
American Farm Bureau
Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratory
Warren County
Landon Whitacre
Boyd Ramey
Carl Strickler
Brownie Burkholder
Murl Hannum
Front Royal Tuseday
Virginia State Department of Agriculture
Three Nations Agree to Supply Arms to Middle East
The United States Britain and France reach a joint accord to supply arms to the Middle East for defense only with assurances not to attack others. President Truman says the move will boost confidence in future security and aid Near East stability. The three-power accord was announced from London Paris and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Truman
London
Israel
Palestine
Near East
Paris
Memorial Day Weekend Mortality Risk Warned by Safety Council
The National Safety Council estimates about 290 healthy people will die in Memorial Day weekend traffic. Council president Ned W. Dearborn urged motorists to exercise extra caution and courtesy to cut the probable deaths in half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned W. Dearborn
Ingrid Bergman and Rossellini Tie in Mexico Proxy
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini wed by proxy yesterday in Juarez Mexico to bypass delays in the United States Sweden and Italy. The ceremony at noon EST was performed by Judge Paul Orozco with two Juarez lawyers signing for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Juarez
Mexico
United States
Sweden
Italy
Miss Bergman
Paul Orozco
Rio Grande River
Trap for A-Bomb Spy Suspect Was Set Months Ago
Senator McMahon said the FBI set its trap for Philadelphia chemist Harry Gold at least two months ago as investigators narrowed a 1,200-suspect list. Gold is charged with receiving secret atomic info from Klaus Fuchs and passing it to the Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mc Mahon
D-Conn
FBI
Philadelphia
Harry Gold
Klaus Fuchs
McMahon
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Fuchs
Puchs
Soviet Union
Gold
New York- Philadelphia
England
Santa Fe
N. M
Los Alamos
John Doe
Congress
Work Is Done On Roads Here In Frederick County
Frederick County spent 8,392.12 dollars on shoulder and ditch work for the past fiscal year, covering 471 miles of secondary highways. The Virginia Department of Highways notes this excludes main road upkeep and puts the per mile cost at 17 dollars. The statewide cost for maintaining shoulders and ditches on secondary roads totaled 1,575,624.31 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia Department of Highways
Barr's Studio to Close for Repairs Two Weeks Beginning May 29
Barr's Studio announces a two week closure for repairs starting Monday May 29 with phone orders for finished items due by Saturday. Margart Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop advertises final clearance of spring hats with all items 42 price or less and notes continued Dress Carnival through May 31 with special prices on fabrics and garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BARR
Margaret L. Hodgson
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Winchester-Frederick County War Memorial Association
T. G. Adams
Bill Garrard
Ilse Koch
Sidney Kellam
Bailey
G.A.A
Jenkins Building
Capitol Theatre
Cameron
3More Binaggio
Reds
Agriculture Board
Eugene Miller
Rossellini
Stromboli
Mediterranean
Ingrid
Peter Lindstrom
Los Angeles
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Hollywood
Lindstrom
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