Democrats Aim At August 15 End to Congress
Washington May 28 Democratic leaders reportedly aim for an Aug 15 adjournment even if several Truman measures remain. The plan hinges on progress on labor reform and housing bills while the Taft-Hartley Act repeal debate continues. The CIO pressed for action, warning public resentment grows over slow progress.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Trumand
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Labor Committee
House
George
D-Ga
CIO
Lucas
Illinois
Rep
McCormack
Massachusetts
Philip Murray
Norton family of Virginia traders and Winchester links
Local history notes the Norton firm built on Virginia tobacco trade with England, its London losses, George Hatley Norton becoming senior partner in 1777, and John Hatley Norton’s Winchester life. It details marriages, properties at Piccadilly, Amherst Street, and a 1797 death, plus a church service cancellation for repairs on May 29.
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John Norton and Sons
England
London
George Hatley Norton
Virginia
John Hatley Norton
Winchester
Piccadilly
Loudoun Sts
Goldsmith Chandler
Cameron Sts
James Holliday
Wood
Amherst St
John H. Minnigerode
Norton
Sarah
Robert Carter Nicholas
George Harley Norton
Nancy
Courtney
Elizabeth
Edmund Randolph
Catherine
Philip Bush
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan Moslem wedding rites planned
Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan arrived with two Moslem imams to perform the Moslem marriage rites after their civil ceremony in Vallauris. The couple remain secluded at Chateau de L H Horizon as plans for the Islamic ceremony and honeymoon unfold, with residence decisions pending.
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Rita
Prince Aly
Cannes
France
Paris
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Vallouris
Aly
Si Kaddour Gen Ghabrit
Chateau de L’horizon
Gohe
Chateau
Epsom Downs
Aga Khan
Vatican
Paul Derigon
Vallauris
Aly Khan
India
England
Ireland
Hollywood
Lodge to Rebuild Barn After Frederick County Twister
The Modern Woodmen of America lodge plans a community rebuild at the Fout Farm two miles east of Cross Junction. Harry M Fout’s barn was lifted from its foundation and parts scattered over an acre by last Sunday’s wind storm. Neighbors volunteers will bring hammers and tools to repair the farm buildings, with five smaller structures destroyed and 100 baby chicks killed in a nearby brood house. Two horses survived. fences and fruit trees were also damaged.
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Lodge Brothers
Harry M. Fout
Frederick County
Woodmen of American Lodge
Ripley Founder of Believe It or Not Dies at 55
Robert L. Ripley world famous creator of Believe It or Not cartoons died of a heart attack at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center at age 55. He had not felt well recently and went to hospital for a checkup. Ripley built a media empire with books radio movies and television and aimed to keep Believe It or Not as an American institution after his death. His Long Island home Bion housed a $2 million curios collection and he traveled to 200 countries hiring as many as 70 assistants.
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Lise Wisse
Ripley
Col
Robert Hyland
Mamaroneck
Long Island Sound
Conquered Shanghai Faces Fuel Shortage and Money Tangle
Shanghai struggles to resume normal life as 6 million residents face fuel oil for 16 days and a cash scramble with jen min piao not set. Reuters reports rail service to Nanking恢复, authority talks on coal, shipping, and oil, plus 1000 communist administrators arriving to run the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U. S
Nanking
Communist Military Control Council
Shanghai-Nanking
Ai Line
Economic Cooperation Administration
George St. Louis
ECA
Shanghai Power Co
Red
Reds
China
Soochow Creek
Closing Notice for Gaunt's Drug Store
The notice states Gaunt's Drug Store will close Monday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is dated May 28. It notes a temporary weekday closure with no other events or details provided.
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Gaunt'’S Drug Store
E. B. Plickinger
Winchester Milling Corp
Winchester Association of Insurance Agents
May Rainfall Nearly Doubles Monthly Average
May ends with unseasonably cold spells and recurring furnace needs as rainfall for the month tops seven inches in Winchester. Garden growth slowed by cold weather. a brief shower pushed May rainfall above the 37 year average of 3.68 inches. Forecast calls for a morning low near 35 to 40 degrees and a warming, brighter Sunday after church.
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Winchester
Ace
Factory Output Reveals Decline
New York May 28 AP business and industry show May ending with shrinking volume and lower prices as labor disputes grow. Industrial output fell week to week and often versus last year. steel production dropped below 1948 levels. unemployment rose with strikes and shorter weeks. Memorial Day briefly boosted retail but volume remained below a year ago. Wholesale activity improved versus prior period but stayed under previous levels.
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New York
Sawyer
Atlantic City
Grand Commander Knights Templar Here Tomorrow
David E. Bayliss Jr. of Alexandria will visit Winchester for Ascension day services at Grace Lutheran church. Calvin H. Kibler heads visitors from West Virginia and Martinsburg with others invited from surrounding commanderies. Local Sir Knights meet at city hall at 7 pm in uniform and march to the church where Rev. W. E. Eisenberg will speak. Refreshments follow at Masonic temple on N. Loudoun St.
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David E. Bayliss Jr
Alexandria
Knights Templar
Virginia
Winchester
Grace Lutheran Church
Roy Larrick
Arangements
Calvin H. Kibler
West Virginia
Kibler
Martinsburg
Shepherdstown
Harrisonburg
Luray
the Plains
Culpeper
City Hall
Templar
W. E. Eisenberg
Masonic Temple
N. Loudoun St
All-night Parley Fails to Bring Ford Strike
Detroit May 28 Thirteen hours of talks failed to settle the Ford strike after 24 days. Negotiators adjourned at 9 25 a m and set a new meeting for 8 p m. Disputes over arbiter selection and disciplining 35 workers halted progress amid high hopes a settlement soon could end the 106 000 idle workers.
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Detroit
Ford
John S. Bugas
Cio-United Auto Workers
Harry Shulman
Shulman
Auto Workers
Reuther
UAW
Walter Reuther
Truman
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Court Grants 13 Couples Divorces in Winchester and Frederick
Judge Elliott Marshall issues 13 absolute and bed and board divorces for desertion across Winchester and Frederick counties. Cases include Virginia Mae Duke and Herbert J. Duke Jr.. Nannie W. Robinson and Cecil B. Robinson. Ralph J. Morris and Hilda G. Morris. Elaine Carper Courtney and James Lee Courtney Jr.. Viola Elizabeth Orndorff Dillard and Raymond J. Dillard. Reuben A. Berry and Eura Weese Berry. Jennette B. McKeever and Harry M. McKeever. Velma J. Dudley and Charles Dudley. Lona M. Kerns and Hetzel C. Kerns. Billve Casper Rinker and Leona June Walford Rinker. Also mentions Madeline Sargent and David W. Sargent and others. Court dates referenced 1920s–1947.
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Elliott Marshall
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia Mae Duke
Herbert J. Duke Jr
Nannie W. Robinson
Cecil B. Robinson
Shenandoah County
Ralph J. Morris
Hilda G. Morris
Madeline Sargent
David W. Sargent
Fenton A. Kerns
Mary Kerns
Elmer L. Kerns
Erma H. Kerns
Elaine Carper Courtney
James Lee Courtney Jr
Hetzel C. Kerns
Jennette B. McKeever
Harry M. McKeever
Velma J. Dudley
Charles Dudley
Berlin Rail Strike Threatens Wider German Settlement
Western powers and the United States weigh higher level action as Berlin’s week-old railway strike drags into Cold War politics. American officials say a Paris Conference can intervene while Russians accuse the Allies of backing the strike. air corridors remain unchanged as airlift continues.
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Berlin
James W. Riddleberger
U. S. State Department
Germany
A. Dix
Dix
West Berlin
Frank 8. Howley
U.S
Paris
C.P. Zorchenko
Russia
Guckeberg
Western powers seek unified Germany under Bonn model
Amid Berlin tensions the Western powers proposed a four power occupation plan to extend Bonn's democratic framework to all of Germany including the Soviet zone. The plan envisions a high commission, limited veto rights, and continued Allied control of security and key functions. Vishinsky received the proposal with no immediate reaction as German unions face rail strikes and Western Berlin block concerns.
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Federal Republic
Germany
Russia
Paris
Bonn
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
Andrei A. Vishinsky
Ihp
High Commission
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Vishinsky
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Delmer Robinson Sr
School to seek aid for extending water and sewer lines
Branson Myers was named chair of a four owner committee near the new consolidated county high school to assess landowner willingness to share the $5 front foot cost of extending water and sewer lines. The plan estimates total cost at $65,000 with city participation possible. The next school board session is June 7.
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Branson Myers
New Consolidated County High School
Walker McC. Bond
Myers
Low Bid of 58 580 on Virginia Ave School Addition
Three contractors bid on an eight room two story addition to Virginia Ave Elementary School. Harry W Aikens of Clearbrook submitted the low bid of 58580 with rivals from Howard Shockey and Son 59750 and Guy J Hafer 66618. The school board had not awarded a contract as details remain to be settled.
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Virginia Ave
Garland R. Quarles
Harry W. Aikens
Clearbrook
Howard Shockey and Son
Winchester
Guy J. Hafer
Chambersburg
M Cready Wins British Amateur Golf Championship
Sam McCready of Ireland defeated Willie Turnesa of Elmsford New York 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final to win the British amateur championship at Portmarnock Ireland on May 28.
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Portmarnock
Ireland
Sam McCready
Willie Turnesa
Elmsford
N Y
Memorial Day Observances Across Nation Honor Fallen Heroes
Associated Press reports the 81st Memorial Day will be observed with prayers for peace and tributes to fallen service members. Graves nationwide will be decorated, wreaths placed on unknowns tombs in Paris London and Arlington, with Sen. Millard Tydings delivering the Arlington address. A floral anchor will float in the Potomac and a floral cross in the Pacific at San Diego. Gold Star Mothers gather on Sunday, candles lighted atop Ridge New England knoll as Catholic services mark the shrine’s first Memorial Day high mass. Hyde Park neighbors recall Franklin D. Roosevelt as memorial events unfold.
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Associated Press
Arlington Cemetery
Truman
Mr. Truman
Ler
Paris
London
Arlington National Cemetery
Millard Tydings
New England
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Robert L. Ripley
Couses
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Shangahi
the Star
THE
Evening Star
Airlift Menace
Middletown
Front Royal
Supreme Concrete
J. H. Huff
N. Loudoun
W. P. McGuire
Fred Brumback
Lee Miller
Lee Grant
Sami] Reeves
Leslie D. Kline
R. E. Ayler
State Department of Health
J. C. Neale Jr
Richmond
Low
M’cready
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