Truman Forces Seek to Speed-up Labor Legislation
Senate Democrats consider speeding action on the Truman labor bill as Taft presses for quick repeal of the Taft Hartley law. Taft backs a substitute with 28 changes while preserving core principles, aiming to pass it with help from 15 to 20 Democrats. House leaders push a new compromise to sustain main T H provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Congress
House
Truman
Bids Sought for Middletown Virginia Water System Bonds
Middletown Virginia seeks bids to issue 25000 in bonds to fund a public water system. Bonds of 500 each, 25 year term, interest not above 2 3 4 percent, semiannual payments. Bid deposits 5 percent, open July 1 1949, town may reject all bids.
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Middletown
Virginia
Circuit Court
Frederick County
State of
Common Council of
Wincheser Evening Star
Winchester
Frederick
Teeton
G. W. Borden
C. L. Wright
Robert E. O'Neal
Senate Deliberates Trade Bill Amid Health and Scheduling Woes
Conferees plan to bring the trade measure to the Senate after four or five smaller bills are cleared. Senator George of Georgia, the trade pact floor manager, is ill and may be unavailable. Senate Majority Leader Lucas of Illinois notes the labor bill or the Atlantic Treaty could be advanced first if needed.
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Senate
George
D-Ga
Lucas
Fire Departments Distribute Circus Tickets for Benefit
Fire Chief Taylor Barr announced advance sale tickets are distributed among four local fire companies and at select stores. Winchester Firemen’s Executive Assn funds two June 10 showings of Roger Bros. circus to support an iron lung for public use. Proceeds split with 50 percent aiding the firemen. $700 remaining to raise. The iron lung costs $1500 and will aid Friendship ambulance, with five spare units for polio epidemics. Cattle origin note mentions aurochs.
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Taylor Barr
Winchester Firemen's Executive Assn
Roger Bros
Barr
Harrisonburg
Garber Lot
Front Royal Rd
Martinsburg
Cumberland
Albert Robinson
Sarah Zane
H. W. Layman
South End
Roland Conner Friendship
Dorsey Hottle
Rouss
John Hawse
Assn
Friendship Ambulance
Local church notices list weekly services across Salem area
The calendar lists multiple congregations with pastors and service times. Highlights include Church of the Brethren Salem Congregation with J. Floyd Wine and others. Reliance and Ridings Chapel schedule. Winchester and Pleasant Valley entries. Greenwood Methodist with Dr. Havermale. Old Bethel and Stephens City events. and the third quarterly conference set for Friday at 7:45 p m.
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Church of the Brethren
Salem
J. Floyd Wine
Cephas Fahnestock
Jubilee
Stephens City
E. C. Day
Kernstown
Civic League hears Byrd on Berlin airlift andShanghai
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr told Winchester Civic League that the Berlin blockade’s lifting and the renewal of talks, plus Shanghai’s fall, were the month’s top foreign affairs events. He touted the airlift as a major Allied victory, noting nearly two million tons of goods flown to Berlin and daily air deliveries surpassing pre blockade levels.
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Civic League
Sen
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester Civic League
Berlin
Shanghai
Gregory House
Charles Town
W.W. Beattie
United States
Russia
Byrd Warns At Four Homeland Conference On East West Rift
Senator Byrd says Soviet aims in Berlin and Shanghai show a widening gulf with the West after five days of talks. He urges realism in economic policy and curbs on foreign spending, noting Shanghai’s 6 million population under Communist control.
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Russia
United States
Britain
France
Hobert Heads Berryville Retail Merchants Assn
C A Hobert elected president of the Berryville Retail Merchants Assn. named to serve with him are E B Jackson as vice president and L W Levi as secretary treasurer. Elect ed to the board of directors for two year terms were Maurice Wisecarver Jr and Preston Ker cheval.
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C. A. Hobert
Berryville Retail Merchants Assn
E. B. Jackeson
L. W. Levi
Maurice Wisecarver Jr
Preston Ker« Cheval
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Aly
Aly Khan
Cannes
Rita Hayworth
Ministry of Justice
Chateau de la Horizon
International Radiophoto
Fire Companie
Evangelical United Brethren
Reliance Charge
L. P. Tederick
Reliance
Henry Scott
Baker Hospital
Ridings Chapel
Floyd Falk
Grenway
Rashi
John E. Oliver
Pleasant Valley
Mt. Pleasant
Greenwood Methodist Chapel
L. F. Havermale
Helping Hand Mission
Indian Hollow
Jean Baker
Henry McVicar
Old Bethel Methodist
J. W. Pent
PennZoil
Springuard
LABT
W. L. Clark
Springuard Laboratory
Berryville Assn
Nature
Marvelax
Remch
fe _ price
Drug Store
Loudoun St
Fence
Bookles
Buick Service
N. Main St
H. W. Ebert
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