Harriman Hopes for Price Drop
Secretary Harriman testifies before the Senate House committee on the 10 point anti inflation plan and hints prices could be rolled back. Taft questions government limits while Snyder and Eccles discuss bank reserves and lending. Standard Oil Alabama distributes gasoline rationing starting December 1 amid wider nationwide curtailment hints.
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Washington
Retary
Harriman
Tom Dent Truman
Senate
House Economic Committee
Watkins
Utah
Taft
Ohio
Eccles
Snyder
Standard Oil
Alabama
Middies Hope To Trim Army In Philadelphia Showdown
Philadelphia November 28. Army and Navy meet in Philadelphia's municipal stadium to end 1947 campaigns. Army, despite a 32 game unbeaten streak ending at Columbia, carries a strong season record. Navy, with eight games and only one win over Cornell and a Duke tie, eyes their first win over Army since 1943.
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Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Municipal
Columbia
Middies
Cornell
Duke
Christmas Antique Sale in Winchester Virginia
An old ad lists events and shops including a Christmas antique sale on Tuesday December 2 at 10 am at 1601 S Loudoun St Winchester VA by R Schneider and G Miller. Also references include Big Parties at South End Fire Co Hall on Fridays at 8:30 pm and other local happenings such as a Thanksgiving Dance at Ole Mill Wheel and a high school writing job posting.
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South End
National Ave
Helen Barr Grimm
Hotel Jack
Amherst St
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
R. Schneider
G. Miller
Ole Mill
Berryville Pike
Hillyard's
E. Piccadilly St
Rotary to Send Winchester England Edibles for Yale
Winchester England club sends greetings to Yale Rotary. A special committee chaired by McSherry Lupton will assemble a Christmas box with hard to obtain items in England such as frying oil sugar soap syrup tea rice and more. Members include J Pickney Arthur Clifton Grim Joe Morrow Ross Martin Andrew Bowen and William Lawrence.
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Winchester Rotary
Winchester
England
McSherry Lupton
J. Pickney Arthur
Clifford Grim
Joe Morrow
Ross Martin
Andrew Bowen
William Lawrence
Commodities Rise As Wheat and Oats Hit New Highs
Prices surged across markets with wheat for December at 3.16 3 4 a bushel and December oats at 1.26 1 2 a bushel, both new records. May wheat broke the 3.00 mark while cotton futures climbed to seasonal highs in New York. Hogs cattle and eggs butter rose at Chicago outlets, coal prices up 65 cents a ton in Pittsburgh, and Sun Oil to raise crude oil by 50 cents per barrel.
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Associated Press
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Chicago
Chicago Merchantile Exchange
Pittsburgh
U. S. Rubber Co
Sun Oil Co
U. S. Engineers To Help Turkey Build Highways
Eight Public Roads Administration engineers will depart for Turkey to assist in creating a national highway system. Deputy administrator H. E. Hills said the route network’s extension toward the Soviet border and linking with the Soviet system was not yet decided. He noted possible links to Iran and Iraq could improve access to oil, but would not discuss that aspect.
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Washington
Public Roads Administration
Turkey
H. E. Hills
Iran
Iraq
Hills
Nearly 100 Die in Thanksgiving Traffic Crashes
The Associated Press reports nearly 100 people were killed in traffic accidents during the Thanksgiving holiday. Four fatalities occurred in Virginia.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Lad Dies After Yard Explosion Fire
Kenneth Haines eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Haines Gainesboro died at Winchester Memorial hospital from burns suffered in an explosion at his fathers coal and wood yard on East Cork Street. Another man Lewis Carpenter escaped with minor burns and helped in the rescue efforts.
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Kenneth Haines
Earl Haines
Gainesboro
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Burns
E. Cork St
Haines
Lewis Carpenter
N. Kent St
Mr. Haines
Mr. Carpenter
Kenneth
House Joins Hunt For Frauds in Plane Contracts
Washington Nov. 28 The House gives the war contracting probe a new phase by examining purchasing officers for possible overpayments in aircraft contracts. Rep. Bender of Ohio chairman says the panel will match the Senate’s findings, retracing dealings between wartime officers and manufacturers to see if officers benefited from contracts.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Capitol
Rep
Bender
Ohio
Senate War Investigating Committee
Senate
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
House Committee
Taft and Dewey Battle In Illinois Primary Looms
Washington reports a potential clash between Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Sen. Robert A. Taft for the 1948 Republican nomination. Taft plans entry if Dewey enters Illinois on April 13 with 56 convention delegates, while Dewey weighs possible slash into New Hampshire and Wisconsin contests.
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Taft
Dewey
Illinois
Jack Bell Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ex-Gl Sergeant Heads Tribal Raiders in India
The U S embassy reports a former army sergeant named Russell Haight of Denver is leading a company of northwest frontier tribal raiders against Indian and Kashmir state army forces in southern Kashmir. Reports say he wore cowboy garb and left Afghanistan to join the invaders at Rawal pindi in Pakistan. His wife Doris Haight, Brit ish born, says she is not surprised and notes he left an insurance job to join the surveying crew and has long sought action during war.
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New Delhi
U. S
Northwest Frontier
Kashmir
London
Russell Haight
Denver
Afghanistan
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Russell
Doris Haight
Susan Terry
Haight
England
United States
American Signal Corps
Infantry
Less Tinplate For Beer Cans
Secretary Harriman announced a commerce department order to cut beer can production to conserve tinplate for other uses. He estimated 250000 tons of tinplate would go to beer cans in 1948 if not restricted.
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Washington
Harriman
Commerce Department
Milan Troops Seize City as General Strike Cripples Transport
Milan's military garrison and thousands of workers faced a one day general strike with transport crippled while troops were deployed to take over civil functions in Milan and its province. The Milan garrison commander reported to Rome that troops assume control as the government oversees the crisis.
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Rome
Milan
Italy
Ladies Slip Covers Now Selling Fast
Women urged to place orders for new slip covers with free estimates. Product shown in previews and customers invited to call for details at 3953.
Chubette Dress Line Advertised by Campbell 5 Teen Shop
A Campbell 5 Teen Shop advertises a national line named Chubby Dresses for girls sizes 7 to 14. The appeal highlights the Chubette dress range as a key purchase option for mothers shopping for their daughters.
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Campbell 5
Apple Display Will Feature State Meeting
The Winchester Berryville area will be well represented at a three day meeting of the Virginia state Horticultural society beginning Monday afternoon at Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke. Displays of apples from this and other orchard districts are to be featured in the lobby by a VPI student horticultural club committee chaired by Lester D. Arnold Jr of Winchester. Notable speakers include Dr Walter B. Hough and Dr C. Scarseth with topics ranging from mouse control to labor and grading rules. The program spans sessions Tuesday and Wednesday with emphasis on extension work, peach and apple breeding, packing, and orchard management.
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Winchester-Berryville
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Roanoke
VPI
Wyatt Richards
E. Blackburn Moore
Alex M. Earle
George R. Green
McSherry Lupton
Hermann&. Barr
R. D. Sax
Thonday
Dbd Scarseth
American Farm Research Assn
Frank Horsfall Jr
VPT
Virginia
Henley
VPI Department of Horticulture
E. L. Overholser
J. H. Henley
Apple and Peach
Winchester
W. F. Coley
Waynesboro
M. L. Bobb
Piedmont Research Laboratory
Charlottesville
Fred A. Hartley
New Jersey
Lyle L. Davis
Blacksburg
George D. Oberle
New York State
Blackburn Moore
Virginia Apple Commission
W. F. Phillips
Coleman Falls
Newman
Walter S. Newman
Roy Howells
Philadelphia
John B. Whitehead
Lovington
Purcell McCue
Greenwood
J. T. Bregger
American Pomological Society
Don James
American Veneer Package Co
G. M. Shear
Association
Walter Hough
A. H. Teske
Russia Offered 100 Million From Austrian Production
London report says France proposed Russia receive 100 million from Austrian production as part of reparations. The plan would allocate a third of the Zisterdorf oil field output indefinitely and transfer Austrian Danube shipping, amid talks by the Big Four on Austria and Germany’s future. A Soviet source said Moscow would reject the German asset definitions in Austria.
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London
France
Russia
Austria
Germany
Zisterdorf
Danube
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
British to Get Dime's Worth More Yule Meat
Britain's food ministry today announced extra Christmas rations. Each person may buy an extra 10 cents worth of meat using cheaper grades, plus an extra pound and a half of sugar and four extra ounces of candy.
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London
Britain
Food Ministry
Permits Issued For Few New Dwelling Units
Commissioner C P McVicar grants permits for four new dwellings including a two story brick church parsonage for Reverend Robert Whitten costing about 17000. Other homes include a Kerry Street brick house 4500, Frederick Avenue concrete block 8000, Millwood Avenue frame 4000, plus various small structures and alterations totaling several thousand dollars.
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Congregational Christian Church
Commissioner of Revenue
C. P. McVicar
Robert Whitten
L. Elwood Smith
Kerry St
Charles J. Lillis
East Lane
Frederick Ave
M. P. Carper
Virginia Ave
Millwood Ave
Mary E. Robinson
W. Cecil St
Stella I. Hockman
Ross St
Conway St
Charlies Rinker
Fairmont Ave
Amherst St
J. L. Massey
Cameron St
Maynard F. Reed
Boyd Ave
Herman— Hable
N. Loudoun St
Kenney Shoe
William D. Lewis
N. Cameron St
Girls' Molester Indicted Trial Set for Dec 8
J. W. Howard, local Negro, pleaded not guilty to breaking into a dwelling last May with intent to commit rape. Jury trial scheduled for Dec. 8 in Corporation court. Jurors summoned include Lewis E. Clowser, Herman B Stine, John Wise, Frank M. Yeakle Jr, and others. Grand jury returned a true bill after hearing.
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J. W. Howard
Corporation Court
Lewis E. Clowser
Herman B Stine
John Wise
Frank M. Yeakle Jr
William S. Wheatley
Ralph Mooers
H. C. Sheetz Jr
T. S. Creedle Jr
France Calls 80 000 More Troops to Colors
Paris reports France mobilizing 80 000 conscripts as strikes threaten the economy. The cabinet, led by Premier Schuman, increased total forces to 15 divisions within a week and fired 66 police commissioners amid Communist-linked protests. The move accompanies overtime pay reforms and civil servant pay adjustments while unions vote on strikes.
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Paris
France
L'Humanite
Germany
Robert Schuman
Vincent Auriol
Ministry of War
United
Schaman
General Administration
General Economy
Postal, Telephone and Telegraph
PTT
Press Wireless
U.S. Population Reaches 144 Million Census Bureau Report
The Census Bureau estimated the U.S. population at 144,702,000 as of October 1. The figure shows an increase of over 13 million people, about 9.9 percent, since the 1940 census taken April 1.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Indictment of 14 Nazi Militarists for War Crimes
United States authorities indict 14 Nazi leaders including field marshals Wilhelm von Leeb Hugo Sperrle and Georg von Küchler for crimes against peace and humanity. Indictment cites planning and waging aggressive wars, murder, deportations, enslavement, plunder, and destruction. Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor calls crimes rooted in decades of German militarism.
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Mernberg
United States
U. S
Telford Taylor
Wilhelm von Leeb
12Th Army
Sudetenland
France
Hugo Sperkie
England
Georg Karls Friedrich Wilhelm von Kuechler
Army Group North
Russia
Gen
Johannes Bleskowitz
Netherlands
Victory May Hinge on One or Two Votes
New York Nov 28 Dr Oswaldo Aranha president of the United Nations Assembly predicted that the Soviet American plan to partition Palestine would be approved by a narrow margin in the Assembly vote later today. He said the minimum 31 to 15 with possible 13 votes against. The prediction came as opponents accused supporters of using pressure tactics on the floor. In Cairo Arab League Secretary General Abdel Rahman Jam Pasha warned partition would lead inevitably to fighting in the Middle East after touring the region.
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New York
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Holy Land
Aranha
Cuba
Iraq
Cairo
Egypt
The
Arab League
Abdel Rahman Jam Pasha
Partition of Palestine
Middle East
Assam Pasha
Federal staffing cap set for 1948 first quarter
Budget Director James E. to trim federal personnel to 1,914,814 for Q1 1948, down 106,148 from 1947. Post Office will slash 43,716 jobs after Christmas, with War Navy and Agriculture and Interior departments also cutting staff. agriculture and interior declines labeled seasonal. Foreign aid legislation could lift the ceiling.
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Washington
James E
United & States
Congress
Post Office Department
War-navy Department
Agriculture Department
Interior Department
Agriculture and Interior
Stock Growers Advised to Lay In Extra Feeds
Winchester area stock raisers report higher animal numbers and warn grain feed may be scarce. Local dealers urge laying in supplementary non grain concentrates such as cottonseed, linseed, and soymeal with 32 percent protein. Profit is expected above average despite high corn costs as pastures improve with rains. Call 5339 or Seon for details.
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Winchester
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