Bevin Wins Confidence Vote At Labour Conference
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin received near unanimous support at the Labour Party annual conference in Margate England with only a few delegates voting against. Bevin warned of Asian tensions and urged broader involvement of wartime allies in Japan peace talks while criticizing left wing MPs for alleged backstabbing amid discussions with the United States government.
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Margate
England
Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Bevin
Labor
United States
America
House (of Commons
House
Asia
Japan
Potsdam
Germany
Korea
Far East
Europe
Indiana
Gore High prepares for commencement and baccalaureate
Gore High School schedules a Sunday 8 p.m. baccalaureate in the auditorium with Rev. Edwin Bith of Gravel Angel Lutheran Church delivering the sermon. Music by the Jones Male Quartet. Class Night on Monday June 2 and graduation on Wednesday night. Speaker Prof. Samuel P. Vanderslice of Strayer College. Diplomas by Principal Paul Beable. Graduates include Betty Jane Anderson Wanda Cullen Ashley Mary June Brill Bernice Louise Cooper Hazel Lincoln Sager Harry Douglas Pugh Roger Lee Sager Martha Lee Triplett Virginia Lee Palmer.
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Gore High School
Edwin Bith
Gravel Angel Lutheran Church
Jones
Winchester
Samuel P. Vanderslice
Strayer College
Washington
Paul Beable
Betty Jane Anderson
Wanda Cullen Ashley
Mary June Brill
Bernice Louise Cooper
Hazel Lincoln Sager
Harry Douglas Pugh
Roger Lee Sager
Martha Lee Triplett
Virginia Lee Palmer
Memorial Day Observance Planned in Winchester
Local Memorial Day events begin Friday at 11 am with a parade from North Cameron to the National Cemetery followed by services at 11 led by L. E. Hill. Earl Bunting of the National Association of Manufacturers will speak, a firing squad will salute the dead, and a luncheon and baseball game cap the day.
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National Cemetery
Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester
United States
L. E. Hill
U. S. National Cemetery
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Cameron Street
Piccadilly Street
National Avenue
Handley Band
Legionnaires
Winchester Vfw and Auxiliary
James B. Roe
Christ Episcopal Church
Legion Post
Kate B. Sherwood
Mifflin B Clowe, Jr
Bunting
Hill
National Guard
W. J Hadden, Jr
Cork Street Christian Church
The
Legion
Sarah Zan
Kenneth Windle
Williamsport
Rotary Club Hosts Handley High Graduates at Luncheon
Handley High School’s graduating class was hosted by the Winchester Rotary Club at a luncheon. Toastmaster J. Pinckney Arthur led remarks as 83 graduates were served by Winchester businessmen including City Council members Fred L. Glaize Jr. and Percy Miller. Garland R. Quarles praised outstanding seniors such as president James McCoy along with seven World War II veterans. Quarles also noted ROTARIAN families Barbara Hough Barbara Sprenkle and W. R. Legge Jr.
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Handley High School
Winchester Rotary Club
J. Pinckney Arthur
Winchester
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Percy Miller
Garland R. Quarles
James McCoy
Quarles
Barbara Hough
Walter Hough
Barbara Sprenkle
Phil Sprenkle
W. R. Legge
General MacArthur’s son hurt in Tokyo ice skating accident
Nine year old Arthur MacArthur, son of General MacArthur, fractures his left arm while skating at a downtown Tokyo rink. He is reported resting comfortably at the 49th General Hospital. Other items include local restaurant hours and community notices.
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Little MacArthur
Tokyo
Arthur MacArthur
General MacArthur
49Th General Hospital
Congress Reaches Compromise On Labor Bill Controversy
Congressional conferees reach a final accord on a bill to curb strikes and union activity. They remove a House clause excluding food processors from bargaining rights, leaving the issue to the NLRB interpretation and judicial review. Taft notes seven of ten conferees approved the compromise.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Ohio
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Talks On Coal Are Adjourned Until Tuesday
Negotiations between John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers and the Southern Coal Producers Association recessed for a week after a two hour exchange of operator ideas for a new contract. Laurence E. Tierney Jr. said no union demands were made in two days of talks. The UMW policy committee met briefly with Lewis, the shortest session on record, and will reconvene at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow at union headquarters.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Negotiating Conference
UMW
Lewis
Senate House Conferees Agree On July 1 Cut
Senate and House conferees reach agreement on a 4 billion dollar annual income tax cut to take effect July 1. Individual rate cuts range from 10.5 to 30 percent with a 15 percent band set from 136720 to 302400 dollars. President Truman's stance on signing or veto remains unsettled.
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Senate
House
Washington
Millikin
R-Cole
Truman
Weather shifts nationwide as cold sweep bears down
Steady local conditions contrast with nationwide chills and late frost threats. Temperatures climbed toward 91 at noon locally, higher than last year, while Alaska and the Midwest faced unseasonable heat and near freezing in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Snow depth reached 12 inches in Nebraska and several inches in Wyoming Iowa and Colorado. Orchardists in San Jose note a helicopter fro bringing frost protection amid ongoing spring crop risks.
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Midwest
Alaska
Fairbanks
Anchorage
MacKenzie Basin
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Iowa
Colorado
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Eckman
N. D
San Jose
Calif
Middletown High Graduates Prepare Baccalaureate Sunday
Eleven members of Middletown High School will attend baccalaureate services Sunday at 8 pm in the Methodist church. The graduation program is Thursday June 5 in the same church with Rev. H S Roane delivering the address and Principal H Denis Hoover presenting diplomas. The list of seniors includes Lois Thompson Mary Love Ritenour Therese Koenig Charlotte Conner Rose Edna Bauserman Harry McCauley William Dalton Harry Dicks and Eugene DeHaven.
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Midletown
Methodist Church
H. S. Roane
Middletown Methodist Church
H. Denis Hoover
E. C. Day
Stephens City
Roane
Jesus Name
FE. C. Day
Middletown
Lois Thompson
Mary T.ove Ritenour
Therese Koenig
Charlotte Conner
Rose- Edna Bauserman
Harry McCauley
William Dalton
Harry Dicks
Eugene DeHaven
Howard Ordered To Marion By Judge Marshall
J. W. Howard a 17 year old colored youth was ordered held for the grand jury on breaking and entering with intent to attack a white girl and committed to the Central State Hospital at Marion Virginia for care and observation by Judge Elliott Marshall The case was presented in Corporation Court by Commonwealth's Attorney James P Reardon The defendant from Robin Field Georgia was to be delivered to the hospital for the criminal insane at Marion The arrest was May 11 for attempting to break into an apartment over the Star Restaurant where three white girls fled through a window Two girls jumped to the ground one injuring her back and staying in hospital The case was represented by Scully T G Scully appointed by the court
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J. W. Howard
Central State Hospital
Marion
Elliott Marshall
Corporation Court
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
Marshall
Robin Field
G. G. Baker
Mashall
Howard
Scully
T. G Scully
Memorial Day notice for Golden Glow open
A brief notice states Golden Glow remains open as usual on Memorial Day with no changes to hours or operations. It notes standard services continue and invites customers to visit for holiday coverage.
Army Budget Slashed 8.3 Percent by House Panel
The 1948 Army budget faces an 8.3 percent cut by the House Appropriations Committee despite Eisenhower and Patterson urging higher funding. The panel would set $3,240,982,423 for the new fiscal year, approve $280 million for airplanes, cancel $1.1 billion of unspent prior-year funds, and trim civilian and officer payrolls while preserving core enlistment and R&D needs.
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Army
House
Eisenhower
Patterson
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Truman
War Department
Air Corps
Arctic Frontier
Weather notes and local notices touch daily life
The page lists temperatures with highs and lows, a for sale section for garden plants and supplies, Memorial Day observance details at Cameron Street, a Colonial Kitchen ad for candy and ice cream, a weekly round and square night at Ole Mill Wheel, and police department job applications with Chief signatures.
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Winchester Speed Co
Legionaires
Cameron St
Capitol Theatre
Colonial Kitchen
High Congressional Leader Sees Extra Session On Foreign Policy
A senior Democratic leader in Washington says a special late year session of Congress on foreign policy could occur if East West tensions persist after the U N General Assembly and the London Foreign Ministers Council. He notes budget cuts and ongoing international commitments as factors shaping any decision.
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U. S. Congress
Washington
Congress
Russia
U. N. General Assembly
London Council of Foreign Ministers
Herbert Hoover
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
Germany
Japan
Truman
Europe
United States
Britain
Death of Berryville Former Mayor John O. Goldsmith
Friends in Clarke county learned of the death Wednesday morning of John O. Goldsmith 72 a former Berryville mayor and prominent resident. He died at his aunt’s home 136 Edith Street NE Atlanta Georgia where he had lived for several months. Funeral arrangements were not known.
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Ward
Clarke County
John
Goldsmith
Berryville
Jerry W. Goldsmith
Eidith Street
Atlanta
Georgia
Lawson Hockman 67 Dies At Home On Amherst St
Winchester citizen Lawson I Hockman 67 died at 8 55 last night at 302 Amherst street from complications after years of poor health. He was born April 1 1880 in Shenandoah County son of the late William A Hockman and Joanna Copp Hockman. He managed American Agricultural Chemical Co of Alexandria for 12 years, earlier spent about 20 years in Winchester in feed and grain sales and farmed about 18 years. A charter Kiwanian and organizer of Cork Street Church of Christ he also supervised the church Sunday School until ill health. He married Rovertha K Cnsman in 1991. survivors include eight children, 13 grandchildren, three sisters and one brother. Funeral Saturday at 4 p m from his residence with interment Mt Hebron cemetery. flowers or cancer fund tributes requested.
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Lawson I. Hockman
Winchester
Amherst Street
Mr. Hockman
William A. Hockman
Joanna Copp Hockman
Shenandoah County
American Agricultural Chemical Company of
Alexandria
Charter Kiwaniar
Hockman
Kiwanis Club
Cork Street
Berryvale
F. Crisman Hovkmen M'ema
Fla
Clem A. Sydpor
Lynchburg
Roy C. Hockman
New York
It Aly
Love Hook
Wuneldorph
Benjamin Leedy
Clifton
Florence F Wabright
Robert Hockman
Wiliam Hadden
C. R. Line
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
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Gaunt’s
Priday
Gene Miller
Pingley and
Carper Cleaners
Special Attention
the Star
Evening Star
Smith
Imlay City
Mich
Janet
Gladys
Barbara
Stanley
International Soundphoto
Winchester Airport Speedway
Diamond Cab
E. Piccadilly
East End
Texaco
National Ave
Ed Moore
Millwood Ave
Amoco
Loudoun
Cork
Conoco
N. Loudon
North Ave
Sarah Zane Hall
John L. Shine
South Eng
Pri
Rotary Club
Handley High
Golden Glow
Massanutten Ridge Ramblers
Sonny Frye
Playboys
Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Redland Methodist Church
Whitacre
Court House
A. R. DuPuy
Plymouth
J. A. Massie, Jr
VY. F. W
V. F. Ww
Rouss
Old Mill
Valley Pike
Union
Mid-West
Corn Belt
Eckman,n. D
Methodist
E Hoover
Albert J. Engel
R-Mich
Beveryville Pike
Pol
Hollie
Cnet
Police
W. Hi
Lawson Hockman
Amherst St
Chater Kiwanian
Alexandria Chemical Company
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