Meat Packers Defend New Controls Law Capehart Amendment
A meat packers spokesman told Congress the Capehart Amendment in the new controls law is needed to curb a beef black market, while ADA urged repeal saying the measure harms consumers. Hearings before a Senate Banking subcommittee aired opposing views on the amendment tied to Truman’s request to kill it. Wilbur La Rue, representative of the National Independent Meat Packers Association, blamed OPS for beef price issues and the hides and tallow decline, not Congress. ADA's John J. Gunther argued against the Capehart provision, questioning its inflation protection.
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Washington
Congress
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Senate
Truman
Wilbur la Roe
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
la Rue
John J. Gunther
Local Police Chiefs Attend Two Day Virginia Meeting
Winchester officers Chief J Tom Boyd Lieutenant Joseph Ritter and Sergeant Robert Boyce will travel to Roanoke for a two day Virginia Association of Police Chiefs session. The event features panels on Jurisdiction Traffic Safety and a Round Table on Crime Prevention with notable officials. Over 100 chiefs and sergeants are expected.
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J. Tom Boyd
Joseph Ritter
Robert Boyce
Winchester
Roanoke
Virginia Association of Police Chiefs
Boyd
Association
James H. Boice
Lynchburg
R. D. Auerbach
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond
Commonwealth of Virginia
George R. Hamrickhouse
Howard C. Gilmer
U. S
William L. Groth
Virginia State Police
Walter F. Anderson
State Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
North Carolina
International Association of Chiefs of Police
L. B. Butler
Suffolk
Soldier and Wife Killed in Crash in Tennessee
A soldier and his German wife were killed when their car slid on a wet curve and crashed into a trailer truck unloading dynamite. Staff Sergeant Herbert R. De Wald, 29, from Ft. Campbell Kentucky, and his wife Irm grade 26 died. Truck driver George Gordon Manwell 31 Falls Church VA and relief driver John Fuqua Lynchburg VA escaped injury. The couple’s home address was listed as 5505 Bell Street Richmond Virginia.
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Cookeville
Tenn
Herbert R. de Wald
Ft. Campbell
Irmgrade
DeWald
State Highway Patrol
Bell St
Richmond
George Gordon Manvell
Falls Church
John Fuqua
Lynchburg
A. C Jared, Jr
Manwell
Martha Washington
A& P’s
Handley and Rouss to march in Jefferson County celebration
The Handley High School Band and the Rouss Fire Company Drum and Bugle Corps join 18 other units from four states in Charlestown West Virginia for Gov. Patteson’s Jefferson County Sesquicentennial parade. Louise Corbin wins the county pageant queen honor by an 80 000 vote margin and will attend the pageant events with the governor crowning her.
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Handley High School
Rouss Fire Company
Jefferson County
Charlestown
W. Va
Louise Corbin
Carrie Lee Strider
Corbin
Charles Town
Patteson
Washington
Lavinia R. Pine
Norman Corbin, Jr
New York
Jockey Club
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia Universiy
Billy Peer
Melody Boys
M. C
Knox
Hutchinson
Agriculure
School Board Offers Accident Insurance for Pupils
Frederick County School Board endorses a voluntary blanket accident policy for pupils and teachers at one dollar per year. North American Assurance Society of Virginia provides coverage for school day travel and activities with limits up to 1000 dollars for medical, 1000 dollars for life loss, and 7500 dollars for loss of eyes hands or feet. J R Alexander of Winchester is the local district representative. pamphlets and premium collection begin Monday.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Ayler
North American Assurance Society of Virginia
J. R. Alexander
Winchester
Critical Time Arrives in Korea
General James A. Van Fleet warned that tonight and the next two nights are extremely critical for a possible Communist offensive in Korea. He spoke at an airbase while bidding farewell to South Korean President Syngman Rhee and noted the enemy’s history of attacking during a full moon.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Depesters
van Fleet
Korea
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Two Months Drought Ends in Winchester Rainfall
Records from the Winchester Research Laboratory show 1.5 inches of rain fell between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. ending a two month drought. August rainfall was only 0.83 inches and early September brought 0.38 inches. drought hurt crops with peaches shrinking up to half an inch and apple crops dropping by millions of bushels.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Western Allies Move to Fast Track West Germany in Defense Pact
The United States Britain and France said they will press negotiations to bring West Germany into the European defense framework as rapidly as possible. Acheson Morrison and Schuman announced a new effort for a postwar settlement with Austria and suggested talks with Italy over a revised peace treaty limiting its armed forces. The Big Three directed high commissioners in Bonn to negotiate a peace contract, reaffirming the goal of an integral Western community.
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Washington
West Germany
Ireu
U.S
Britain
France
Russia
Austria
State Acheson
Herbert Morrison
Robert Schuman
Free World
Rubber leverage in grain row ties Britain and Russia
Government officials disclosed that Russia retains power to halt grain shipments to Britain unless Britain can purchase empire rubber.
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London
Russia
Britain
France Suspends All Air Traffic Amid Czech Tension
Foreign Minister spokesman said Paris has suspended all air traffic with Czechoslovakia today in a move signaling heightened strain.
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Paris
France
Czechoslovakia
Government allows auto price increases to pass to buyers
Washington authorities said auto mobile dealers may transfer factory price hikes on new cars to customers. Metropolitan Restaurant advertises air conditioned breakfast lunch and dinner with 24 hour service.
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Washington
Metropolitan
Rocks Fly Between West and East Berliners at Border
Fifty West Berliners clashed with East Zone police in a border fight on the Wedding to East Berlin border. Demonstrators tore down a barricade as the Communist police arrived and stones flew from both sides. In nearby incidents a Communist Party office was burned and Polish Military Mission offices were tagged with warning signs. East Zone police tightened border checks, blocking about 60 of 90 crossings to curb inter-sector movement.
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West Berlin
Communist Party
Wedding
Stalin
West Bermers
Winchester Girl Scout Council Incorporates as Nonprofit
Miss Helen J. Massey announced the Winchester Girl Scout Council has incorporated as a non stock nonprofit to promote Girl Scouting in Winchester. Officers include Miss Massey Deputy Commissioner Mrs Ralph Larson Elizabeth Kern and Mrs Herbert Solenberger. The first meeting is Wednesday at 7 45 pm at Episcopal Parish Hall to elect a board and officers to serve until December 31 1951.
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Helen J. Massey
Winchester
Elizabeth McHugh
McHugh
Winchester Girl Scout Council
Winchester-Frederick County
Family of Five Lives in Auto
Chicago story about John Hochgraber and his wife with three children living in a borrowed car after eviction. The family, including an 18 month old, sleeps in the front seat while two older children rest in the rear seat as the landlord claimed to need the apartment.
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Chicago
John Hochgraber
West Side
Hochgraber
Aileen
Harry
Driver Job Opening at South End Fire Co
Applications are now being received for the position of driver at the South End Fire Co. Mail all information to H. M. at P. O. Box 622 by Sept. 2.
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South End Fire Co
Second Banker Charged With Embezzling $550000 in New Kensington
William Smeltzer, 60, assistant cashier at First National Bank, is charged by the FBI with embezzling $550,000 over 22 years. The arrest follows another major embezzlement case in the town of about 25,000 residents, as neighbors and church leaders react with shock.
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William Paul Smeltzer
First National Bank
Smeltzer
FBI
Ludwig Schlekat
Parnassus National Bank
Schlekat
Pittsburgh
William Paul Smeltzer, Jr
First Presbyterian Church
Smeltzers
William P. Russell
Beating Victim Nears Recovery
Mrs Dorothy Oates a 23 year old of 128 W Boscawen Street was severely beaten in an alley the night of September 1 and is to be released from Winchester Memorial Hospital tomorrowmorning. Louis Charles Tepper 22 of 228 S Loudoun Street is free on bond charged with assault and battery in the case. A September 11 hearing before Police Judge John W Rice was continued until Mrs Oates can testify.
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Dorothy Oates
W. Boscawen Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. Tom Boyd
Louis Charles Tepper
Loudoun St
John W. Rice
Oates
Senate Passes Record Military Spending Bill
The Senate approved a $59.51 billion military spending bill by a 79 to 0 vote, sending it to the House. The measure, the largest peacetime defense appropriation, includes a $5 billion boost for airpower and secret weapons research, with amendments to limit flying pay for combat and other crews.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
House
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate House
U. S
Douglas
Dill
Army
Air Force
Navy
Witness cites Boyle role in 1949 RFC loan for St. Louis firm
Diary keeper John S. Toole testified before a Senate subcommittee that William M. Boyle Jr helped arrange an RFC loan for American Litholoid in early 1949 after three rejections. He said Boyle called RFC chairman Harley Hise to discuss the loan, while Hise and Duncan denied any Boyle involvement.
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Washington
William M. Boyle, Jr
RFC
St. Louis
Johns. Toole
American Litholoid Corporation
Senate
Boyle
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Democratic National
Toole
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
R. J. Blaunder
Hise
Duncan
William and Mary President Resigns Amid Sports Scandal
William and Mary President Dr. John E. Pomfret resigns after a board rebuke over handling of a sports scandal. He led the college for nearly a decade as investigations revealed altered athletic records and improper credits. Potential successors include Dr. Robert Calkins and Dr. Morgan L. Combs. acting president to be named soon.
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Williamsburg
College of William and Mary
John E. Pomfret
W & M Board of Visitors
Pomfret
Comfret
Robert Calkins
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Morgan L. Combs
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Board of Visitors
Pomfret’s
Phi Beta Kappa
Oscar L. Shewmake
Shewnake
Shew
Citizens Seek Abandonment of Route 22 Through Berryville
A Berryville meeting prompts residents on Buckmarsh Street and Rosemont Circle to urge the State Highway Commission to abandon widening Route 22 through a residential area. They plan a petition citing heavy traffic and schoolchildren crossing hazards near a new high school site, noting deeds already paid for. if relocation fails they propose banning tractor-trailers from the town road.
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Berryville
State Highway Commission
Buckmarsh Street
Rosemont Circle
Consolidated High School
Battle of Hills Continues on Korean Front
U S Eighth Army reports heavy fighting along eastern Korea with U N troops seizing a towering peak north of Yanggu after fierce resistance. Russian type T 34 tanks were seen west of Yonchon as Marines push through rugged ridges toward Kaesong amid renewed cease fire talks.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Yanggu
Yonchon
U. N
Fifth Air Force
U S
Tie Hare
Parallel 38
Seoul
Chorwon
Kaesong
Boxing Club Fined for Ticket Row Numbering at Robinson Bout
The New York State Athletic Commission fined the International Boxing Club $5,000 for ticket sales violations in the Randy Robinson middleweight title bout. Officials cited lettering and numbering of ring side seat rows sold at 30 dollars each, with rows 4 4A and similar issues at rows 6 8 10.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
International Boxing Club
Randy rpin-Ray Robinson
Boxing Club
Eddie Eagan
Five day weather outlook for Sept 14 to 19 in Virginia
The period will see temperatures about three to four degrees above normal. Cool weekend, warmer Monday and Tuesday, cooler Wednesday. Rain tonight and Saturday with additional rain around Tuesday. Total rainfall expected from one half to two thirds of an inch.
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Virginia
Pastor Wagner resigns after long Martinsburg ministry
The Rev. Dr. Frederick Runyon Wagner who led St. John's Lutheran Church for nearly 32 years and served as a minister for almost five decades offered his resignation.
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Martinsburg
Frederick Runyon Wagner
St. John’s Lutheran Church
NAM President calls crusade to curb U.S. spending in South
NAM President William H. Ruffin urged the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association to fight what he called a spending mania. He warned that every unnecessary dollar spent by government increases power over citizens, urging Americans to demand cuts to protect liberty and national defense.
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Roanoke
National Association of Manufacturers
America
NAM
William H. Ruffin
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association
Primrose
Ruffin
Indicted former Massachusetts revenue collector Delaney
Denis W. Delaney, fired by President Truman as Massachusetts Collector of Internal Revenue, was indicted on bribery and tax certificate charges. The 54 year old, in office since 1944, faced six counts on accepting 500 and three counts on filing false certificates for tax claims totaling at least 179000. He was suspended June 25 and ousted July 16 after a grand jury hearing with over 40 witnesses. Delaney had risen from WPA laborer to a 10500 year post, prior to removal.
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Boston
Denis W. Delaney
Truman
Massachusetts
Internal Revenue
Delaney
WPA
Defense Speaker At Hotel Tonight
Mrs. Clara Longstreth Washington attorney and national security representative of the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs will address the local BPW group after a banquet at the George Washington Hotel. The program begins at 7:30 pm and is open to the public. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Jeannette Cobb and Mrs. Mildred Winters with RFC ties.
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Clara Longstreth
Washington
National Security
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
BPW
George Washington Hotel
Longstreth
Jeannette Cobb
R. H
The
Maritime Commission
Mildred Winters
RFC
Yoshida Refuses to Rearm Japan Amid Pact Ratification
Prime Minister Yoshida declared Japan would not rearm after World War II, urging citizens to stay faithful to the Western alliance. He spoke at a news conference following his return from San Francisco where Japan rejoined the community of nations as the U.S. security pact awaits ratification.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
U. S
San Francisco
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Corrigan Rug CO
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