Truman Announces Mobilization Army Spending Doubles
President Truman launches a wartime mobilization with a $30 billion annual arms budget headed by William H. Harrison as head of the National Production Authority. The move aims to speed defense production while coordinating eight federal agencies and allocating scarce materials. J. Stuart Symington will oversee policy and agency coordination.
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F. Green
Washington
Truman
William H. Harrison
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
National Production Authority
NPA
Commerce Department
NPR
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Symington
Sawyer
Fisional Production Authority
Harrison
Berryville Social Notes Highlights Labor Day Gatherings
Mrs. Nora Pierce and Mrs. Janet Ball hosted guests including Phil Petri of Martinsburg and Helen Vukus of Midland Pa. Labor Day weekend visits included John Pierce and attendance at the Mary Anne Walter and William Cheek wedding at Welltown Methodist Church.
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Elsie C. Olcott
Nora Pierce
Janet Ball
Phil Petri
Martinsburg
Pierce
John Pierce
Helen Vukus
Midland
Ray Cather
Tommy
Bowie
Mary Anne Walter
William Cheek
Welltown Methodist Church
Arlington
T. M. Stephens
VFW to Hold Meet Wednesday Night
Winchester Post 2123 Veterans of Foreign Wars schedules its regular monthly meeting for 7 30 p m Wednesday at 32 Rouss Avenue. Refreshments follow after the business session. Commander J Douglas Butler announces Miller Saffell and John Dunn join the House Committee led by Ernest Nesselrodt. Korea has more than 100 usable offshore anchorages.
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Winchester Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rouss Avenue
J. Douglas Butler
Miller Saffell
John Dunn
House
Ernest Nesselrodt
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduation
18 graduates received diplomas at a commencement held in Christ Episcopal Church. Pearl McIver former APA leader delivered the address on Nursing at the Mid century. John H. Rosenberger conferred diplomas. Mary Jane McCone presented the school pins.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Christ Episcopal Church
Helen Whitacre
Hazel Sager
Lucy Ryman
Doris Richardson
Dorothy Mills
Helen Jagiello
Margaret Lytton
Charlotte Conner
Ruth Fuss
Sylvia Jackson
Billie Ann Burns
Colleen Bailey
Margaret Fleming
Betty Ann Snallwood
Freddie Fadely
Mary Ae Miller
Helen Crim
Rosemarie Kettlewe
Barr Studio
Pearl McIver
American Nurses’ Association
Division of Public Health
United States Public Health Service
John H. Rosenberger
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mary Jane McCone
R. N
Wide Open Play Dominates Virginia College Scrimmages
Across Virginia and neighboring schools sophomores shine in scrimmages as coaches push running and passing games. Notables include Richmond QB Bobby Tyler and Virginia Tech end Joe Kosko, with standout performances from William and Mary’s Ed Weber and John Connors.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Bobby Tyler
University of Richmond
John Alber
Richmond
Bob Tata
University of Virginia
Gene Burnett
Joe Kosko
Charlie Herb
Virginia Tech
Ed Mioduszewski
William and Mary
John Papit
Cavaliers
Art Guepe
Norman Scott
Harold Hoak
Gerald Furst
John Connors
Rube McCray
Strength For The Day Sermon On Fiery Furnace Faith
Earl L. Douglas D D discusses nonconformists from biblical figures to Jesus and Daniel in a sermon style piece. It highlights Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in Nebuchadnezzar's furnace and the presence of one like a Son of Man guiding through trials while noting a mix of beliefs among Korean Christians.
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Socrates
Amos
Jeremiah
John the Baptist
St. Paul
Jesus of Nazareth
Nebuchardnezzar
Local Market Prices At A Glance
Local markets list prices for corn meal white 6 lb at 33 a, 25 lb at 1.70, gray wheat under 14 percent moisture at 1.85, No 2 old yellow corn at 1.70, and feeds at retail. Market corrections noted but no responsibility for typographical errors.
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Star
Farm Bureau announces fresh poultry and produce prices
Agriculture notices list several grade categories and prices for fowl and eggs in Frederick County. U S S Grade A and B lines show per pound rates for Leghorn hens, young white turkeys, broiler turkeys, ducks, and old guineas, with additional heavy and medium weight categories and dressing plan details.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
U. S&s
U. S
Heste
Sonseva Bae A
Plaster Is At Foot of Class
Berlin reports Schoeneck, in the Russian zone, students used lime and plaster from a vacated chemical works to retrofit a vocational school. They nailed walls but woke to find the lime had shifted to foot powder, a former factory product.
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Berlin
Schoenebeck
Stuyvesant trumpeter caused sturgeon’s death by nose light
The tale says Anthony Corlaer, Peter Stuyvesant’s trumpeter, had a vast nose. While aboard a boat a sunbeam on his nose allegedly reflected and shot down a hot ray, killing a nearby sturgeon.
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Peter Stuyvessant
Anthony Corlaer
Golconda
Corlaer
Shaw Taken to Hospital After Garden Fall
George Bernard Shaw aged 94, Irish playwright, was taken by ambulance to Luton and Dunstable Hospital after a fall in his garden. He was to undergo surgery tonight for a broken thigh. Shaw celebrated his 94th birthday on July 26.
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Ayot ST. Lawrence
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Luton
Dunstable
Russians Occupy African Deserts Joke in Berlin Gossip
BERLIN East Germans brought a satire about Russians occupying global deserts to West Berlin. The punchline features Papa Stalin and a street interview with an old lady noting milk shortages and water in Africa, prompting a joke about occupation there.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Papa Stalin
Stalin
Africa
Israel Arabs Form Village Governments
In Jerusalem the department for minorities in the interior ministry authorized local governing councils in five Arab villages. About 100 councils are planned to be formed eventually as Israel's Arab population of 165000 moves toward local self government.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Department For Minorities
Ministry of Interior
Synthetic Sponges Cut Demand for Luffa Vegetable Sponges
A market shift shows synthetic sponges replacing luffa vegetable sponges as consumer demand declines. Producers note the change impacts traditional sponge markets and ethereal farm labor. The trend suggests broader move toward man made cleaning products.
Luffa Gourd Undergoes Scrubbing Declared Inactive
A luffa gourd, described in the fragment as scrubbing, is noted in a terse line about its status. The sentence communicates a basic action without additional context or events.
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