Europe Urges Caution on U S Aid Certainty
Representative Francis Case wrapped up a 25 day tour of Britain and Europe and warned nations not to assume U S Marshall Plan aid is guaranteed. He and 18 colleagues return with a cautious view while awaiting the committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
U. S
Southampton
England
Francis Case
Britain
United States
Case
House
Christian A. Herter
Mass
Tee
Charles W. Hursell
Ill
Germany
Austria
Wursell
Berlin
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
R- NY
SCC Denies Richmond Reassessment of VEPCO Property
The State Corporation Commission refused Richmond's bid to reassess Virginia Electric and Power Co. property, upholding the 40 percent true value assessment. The city indicated it would appeal to the State Supreme Court, with assistant city attorney Henry R. Miller confirming plans to pursue further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric and Power Co
SCC
VEPCO
State Supreme Court
Henry R. Miller
Husband and Daughter Witness Air Crash Killings in Monrovia
In Monrovia California on October 4 Walter D Williams a commercial air pilot and his 17 year old stepdaughter Jeanne Johnson watched a small plane perform a snap roll and crash near their home. The dead include pilot Earl Henry 36 of Alhambra who runs a cafe at Monrovia airport and passenger Mrs Vera Williams 40 wife of Williams and mother of Jeanne.
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Mon Wovia
Calif
Walter D. Williams
Jeanne Johnson
Earl Henry
Alhambra
Monrovia
Vera Williams
Williams
Jeanne
Bridegroom 83 Passes Self Off As 78 in Divorce Testimony
An 18 year old bride testified in Kansas City divorce court that her octogenarian husband deceived her about his age. She said he claimed to be 78 but was actually five years older. Judge Ben Terre granted the divorce as she described jealousy and disapproval of cosmetics. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Robert Van Brunt, farmed on Bucher’s 121 acre property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lilian Arlene Bucher
Ben Terre
Bucher
Robert van Brunt
Freda Milhorn Wins 4-H Girls' Sweepstakes
The nine 4-H clubs county fair closed at First Baptist church with a large audience. Milhorn, 15, of Round Hill, won the girls sweepstakes with 60 points, followed by Anne Wolfe 42 and Roxanne Rogers 34. Judging contests awarded top honors to Larrish, Adams, Wolfe, and Milhorn in various categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Agnes Shirley
Ition
Needad Milhorn
Clayton Milhorn
Round Hill
Anne Arnold Wolfe
Hayfield
Roxanne Rogers
Gainesboro
Canning
Nancy Larrish
Joyce Adams
Alice White
Anne Wolfe
Nancy Larrick
Virginia Adams
Mary Triplett
Alice Elliot
Virginia Boyce
Wiletta Adams
Alice Ellio
Freda Milhorn
Ann Wolfe
Alice Elliott
Decrease in Strikes Under Taft Hartley Cited
Roanoke report on the Taft Hartley act noting fewer labor grievances. John C. Gall Washington labor relations attorney told the Virginia Manufacturers Assn meeting that there may be a real decline in strikes this year versus previous Octobers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
John C. Gall
Washington
Virginia Manufacturers Assn
Death Ship Sails for Home From Antwerp
The bodies of 5,600 American World War 2 soldiers buried in Henri Chapelle cemetery near Liege were sent home today from Antwerp. They are the first remains to be returned upon next of kin request.
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Antwerp
Henri Chappelle
Liege
Truman Seeks 100 Million Bushels Of Wheat For World
The United States aims to supply about half of the world's wheat imports this year but faces a shortfall of nearly 100 million bushels. War damage and depleted croplands left farming under production as nations rebuild after the conflict, likely reducing bread consumption further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Butter Prices Dip Spark Consumer Pushback
Consumer resistance to high butter prices grows as sales fall across major markets. Dealers report light buying despite plentiful supplies, with notable declines in Philadelphia St Louis Washington and New York. Wholesale prices ease while bread flour and feed costs push some price pressures. Local remarks note farmer butterfat at 69 cents and milk producers earning $1.35 per pound equivalent.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Winchester
Paul Haldeman
Scout Troops Build Floats For Parade Across Shenandoah Area
Scout troops in Front Royal Middletown Berryville Inwood Berkley Springs Woodstock Boyce Charles Town and Winchester construct floats for the Boy Scouts circus parade on November 7 and 8. The Shenandoah area council represents Virginia counties and 14 Lions clubs sponsor the event with several bands planning to participate and multiple prizes for floats and bands.
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Boy Scouts
Front Royal
Middletown
Berryville
Inwood
Berkley Springs
Woodstock
Boyce
Charles Town
Winchester
Shenandoah
Virginia
Lions Clubs
Clean-Up Day Set in Middletown to Cut Fire Hazards
Middletown schedules a Clean-Up Day on Oct. 8 with a truck traveling regular routes to collect rubbish. Town officials urge residents to participate as the event becomes semi annual to reduce fire hazards.
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Middletown
Sut Council
Cider Apples Being Received Daily
Local notices mention daily receipt of cider apples and advertise auto repair and parts services by Heinz Co and Valley Wrecking Co. The advertisement also promotes an available modern home for sale with cash terms and a contact phone number 5077.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz CO
Valley Wrecking Co
Martinsburg Pike
Churchill Urges Readiness for Election Amid Tory Rally
At the Brighton Conservative conference Winston Churchill warns a national election could come this year or next. He labels the Labour government a minority and calls for a new Parliament to tackle economic crisis while a million dollar fighting fund is launched.
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Robert B. Hewett
Brighton
England
Winston Churchill
Conservative Party
Churchill
House of Commons
Labor
Britain
Atlee
Preston Sees Progress In Winchester Recreation Plans
Sam D. Preston of the city recreation council told the Women's Civic League at the George Washington hotel that groundwork is laid for Winchester’s recreation program. He traced progress to 1913 with Rouss Park plans and said a recreation director should be hired by January. He urged more facilities at Rouss Park and a year round teenage center, noting per capita spending is only 50 cents versus a needed 1.50 to 2 dollars for a full program.
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Winchester
Sam D. Preston
City Recreation Council
Women's Civic League
George Washington Hotel
Recreation Council
Preston
Rouss Park
Jan. J. Rouss Park
Ball Park
Civic League
Planck Dies World’s Quantum Pioneer at 89
Berlin dispatch reports Dr. Max Planck, 89, Nobel laureate and originator of quantum theory, died last night at Göttingen university clinic after a pneumonia. The German physicist, whose work redefined physics and chemistry, earned the 1918 Nobel Prize and influenced science on both sides of the Atlantic. A brief obituary notes his long career and key ideas about radiation packets. A separate line lists a janitor job at Shenandoah Valley Academy with contact phone 5153.
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Berlin
Max Planck
Goettingen University Clinic
Planck
Albert Einstein
Atlantic
Farmers Workers No Better Off Than Year Ago
A weekly market overview finds price gauges erratic with some records set and others improving little for workers and farmers. Wages rose about 13 percent year over year while purchasing power stayed flat due to higher living costs. Farm prices rose about 11 percent, while costs paid by farmers increased 16 percent.
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Associated Press
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Department of Agriculture
Five more Jewish immigrant ships head for Palestine
Haifa Palestine October 4 five more refugee ships were reported by a British naval informer to be bound for Palestine in the late summer offensive to break the blockade. Three definite en route and two probable ships were cited with two coastal vessels Paducah and Northlands intercepted yesterday bringing about 5 000 persons from Black Sea ports via the Dardanelles to Haifa.
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Haifa
Palestine
Holy Land
Paducah
Northlands
Black Sea
Dardanelles
U S Not to Take Italian Warships Declared by Sforza
Rome October 4 Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza announced in the Constituent Assembly that the United States had renounced its share of Italian warships received under the peace treaty. The disclosure came amid a heated debate over a no confidence motion against the conservative government.
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Rome
Carlo Sforza
Constituent Assembly
United States
Yankees Lead 1-0 In Fifth Inning
In Ebbetts Field Brooklyn the New York Yankees held a 1 to 0 lead in the fifth inning of the World Series game. Dodgers pitcher Bigney escaped a bases loaded jam twice after loading the bases.
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Associated Press
Ebbetts Field
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Bigney
Byrd Probes TVA Employee Growth and Ceilings
Senator Byrd urged Budget Director Webb to justify TVA’s monthly employment rise averaging 240 workers for 16 months, noting 14,920 staff in August and a prewar peak of 14,597. He asked whether ceilings were met and whether hiring will continue, citing 3,868 hires since May 1946 and wartime staffing.
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Byrd
Joint
House
Senate Committee On
James E. Webb
TVA
Virginia
Webb
Budget Bureau
Congressional Committee
Baptists Vote on Education Director Candidate
Members of First Baptist church will vote at 11 a.m. tomorrow on extending a call to Miss Zubie Ingle of Statesville to serve as education director. If approved she will start within 10 days after the approval, succeeding Rev. N B Habel who resigned for a pastorate in Boykins Virginia. Miss Ingle, a Meredith College graduate, has led Averett College's Bible department and has the backing of a 25 member executive board and a committee headed by Dr. A T Hawthorne.
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The
First Baptist Church
Zubie Ingle
Statesville
N. C
N. B. Habel
Boykins
Miss Ingle
A. T. Hawthorne
Sam D. Preston
Julian Armel
Robert Pizzano
B. 8. Hiltom
Church
Merridith College
Raleigh N. C
Baptist Missionary Union Training School
Louisville
Averett College
Danville
Lucille Kersey
Stonewall High School
Staples Apperson To Take New Seats
Richmond October 4 resignations of Attorney General A. P. Staples and Harvey D. Apperson were submitted to Governor Tuck and will take effect at midnight Sunday. Judge Apperson will replace Staples as attorney general and Staples will move to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Geo L Growning.
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Richmond
A. P. Staples
Harvey D. Apperson
State Corporation Commission
Tuck
Apperson
Staples
Supreme Court
Geo. L. Growning
Egypt Seeks 1 Million Anti Cholera Vaccine
Cairo reports the U S Embassy sent a request to Washington for 1,000,000 units of anti cholera vaccine. Egypt already promised 1,609,000 units from the U S Navy as the two week epidemic death toll rose to 268 with 53 more fatalities reported.
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Cairo
Egypt
U. S
Washington
U. S Navy
Special Dinner Sunday at Tokes Inn Opequon Va
A dinner event is listed for Sunday October 5 at Tokes Inn in Opequon Virginia. The notice notes Division Superintendent as the organizing contact and time blocks 10 2 1p 31 with 1p 11.
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Tokes Inn
Opequon
Man delays wedding to teach bride English at airport
James Cox, 29, of Hudson Ohio, bound for the United States with his Lithuanian bride Aldena Satellite, said at London airport it took five months to propose. He could not say the words in a language she could understand, so he waited for her English to improve.
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London
James Cox
Hudson
Ohio
United States
Aldena
Perth
Two Arrested On Chicken Theft Charges
Kenneth Armel and John Kerns of Wardensville Grade face grand larceny charges after 50 to 60 young chickens and one old hen vanished on September 30. Sheriff Rob ert L. DeHaven said the case stems from a tip by Thomas Webster and ties to a sale to the Winchester plant of the Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co op on N Kent St. The check for 28.22 was made to a fictitious Charles Locke of Winchester. Armel led officers to Kerns. Armel also faces parole violation charges.
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Kenneth Armel
John Kerns
Wardensville Grade
Robert L. DeHaven
Thomas Webster
Webster
Sheriff Ritter
Winchester
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co-op
N. Kent St
Armel
Charles Locke
Locke
de Haven
Boyce and
Slane
Kern
Boyce
Renner
Corporation Court
Elliot Marshall
Shenandoah valley back on track weather report
Local weather notes mild readings similar to last year with a temporary near freezing period in the past week. Forecast calls for slightly higher than normal temperatures ahead as the AP reports generally mild conditions nationwide over the weekend.
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Shenandoah Valley
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Missouri Valley
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Plan Envisages 18 Sites for State Vehicle Inspections
Col. C. W. Woodson Jr. proposed a state owned inspection system financed by a $1.50 yearly per vehicle fee. The plan, presented to the Virginia advisory legislative council, would use 18 inspection buildings with 25 lanes total, serving current registration figures. Operators would offer impartial inspections testing brakes wheels headlights and other safety factors to ensure uniform standards. The fee would be paid with vehicle registration, aiming for self sufficiency and early capital for operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Col. C. W. Woodson Jr
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Tuck
Col Woodson
Aiso
Automoe
Tisinone Sanaa
Tidewater Automobile Assn
Timmons G. Wise Wescott
Automobile Club of Virginia
Col. Woodson
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Cloyes
Russian Trainees Reported Missing After Training
Senator Ferguson reports three Russians admitted for technical industrial training have disappeared. The Immigration Service informed him that the Clay Equipment for training company in Buchanan Michigan is involved in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferguson
Mich
Justice Department
Immigration Service
Rane Ot
Arment Co
Buchanan, Mich
Cary Marshall Pictured In Life Apple Story
Life magazine showcases Cary Marshall daughter of the Winchester clerk of court in an eight page apple feature. The spread includes a color photo of her biting a winesap and a page size shot of National Fruit Product Co. bins. Also pictured is 79 year old John H Brown of Kearneysville sampling cider from his press. Local dealers expect demand to rise once the Winchester pictures circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Magazine
Life
Cary Marshall
Corporation Court
Peyton J. Marshall
Winchester
Appalachian
National Fruit Product Co
John H. Brown
Kearneysville
W. Va
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