Warm Debate Over Franco Regime At International Stage
A heated debate surrounds Franco Spain as Poland seeks council action to curb his forces and probe alleged German science involvement. Oscar Lange leads European bloc, while the US Britain favor nation-by-nation policy. Russia pushes Iran case while a committee prepares legal guidance on Lie’s agenda question.
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Paris
Francisco Pranco
Poland
Spain
Franco
Oscar Lange
France
Russia
Mexico
Australia
Fernando
United States
Britain
Mycal
Egypt
Netherlands
China
Trygve Lie
Local Knitting Firm and Union To Meet Friday
John J. Wanner general manager of the Winchester Knitting Mill said a joint meeting with union officials Albert Lohm and Harry Smith would be held Friday afternoon. Wanner said he had conferred with Smith today.
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John J. Wanner
Winchester
Oday
Albert Lohm
Harry Smith
Warner
Smith
Little Orphan Girl Receives Medal Remembrance
A young orphan girl receives a medal to honor her father, a soldier who endured the Bataan death march and died in a Japanese prison. The piece notes she was a five month old at his capture, living with her grandmother in San Francisco as a war memory.
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Bataan
General San Francisco
Philippines
Joan
Alice MacKay
May F. Ryder
Hson
Truman Reveals Navy Criticism Sparks Lobbying Debate
President Truman disclosed that remarks attributed to an admiral triggered his sharp criticism of Navy lobbying and propaganda. He said the admiral’s name was Melville, later clarified as Rear Admiral A. S. Merrill, then commandant of the Eighth Naval District in New Orleans en route to Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Melville
Achion
White House
Charles G. Ross
A. S. Merrill
Merrill
Eighth Naval District
New Or
Ross
Dallas
Tex
New Orleans
Forrestal W. Nimitz
Naval Opera
Hawaiian
Truman Affirms Affection for Hannegan Amid Party Row
President Truman said he personally likes Chairman Robert E. Hannegan of the Democratic National Committee and will not replace him. He noted that selection of a chairman is a matter for the national committee and mentioned his preference for the postmaster general.
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Washington
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Hannegan
National Committee
Stewart
D-Tenn
White House
Mead
New York
Senate
Capitol Hill
Clo Action Committee
Hillman
West Coast lumber price probe expands under OPA
The OPA announces a major investigation into black market lumber dealings on the West Coast as part of a large scale price control effort. In Long Beach a mutilated body is found in a rooming house. Freeman Whitecotton, 2%4, missing since yesterday, identified.
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San Francisco
OPA
Price Control Agency
Long Beach
Margery Griffin
Freeman Whitecotton
Rock Island Strike Sparked by Trainmen Picket Call
Rock Island Railroad workers about 2,500 union members planned a 6 P.M. walkout after A F Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen ordered a strike. President Truman was expected to appoint a fact finding board to probe claims the company altered rules to evade awards.
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Cleveland
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Today
Rock Island Railroad
Truman
Associated Press
Rock Island
J. A. Coleman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Kansas City
Melon Bee Hle
Washington
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Pope Receives 500 Missouri Sailors on Rome Leave
In Vatican City Pope Pius XII greeted nearly 500 sailors from the battleship Missouri during a three day leave in Rome. Additional groups are slated to meet the Pope on upcoming days while London reports from Moscow claim German scientists are secretly developing weapons in Spain.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
U.S
Missouri
Rome
London
Moscow Radio
Siemens and Halske Works
Spain
City Motorists Urged to Buy 1945 Licenses and Tags
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis warns that 1945 auto licenses expired at midnight April 15 and 1.46 plates must be purchased immediately from C. P. McVicar, city revenue commissioner. Cars with old tags will violate the law and face court summons.
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C. W. Hollis
C. P. McVicar
Reuss
Four Soldiers Die In B 25 Crash Near Forestville Md
Four soldiers were killed when a B 25 bomber from Andrews Field Maryland crashed and burned in a wheat field near Forestville Maryland north of the air base. Names of the victims were withheld by Army authorities awaiting next of kin notification. A board of inquiry will investigate the cause of the crash. Fire units from Andrews Field and nearby Seat Pleasant Capitol Heights and Forestville responded to the scene.
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Washington
Andrews Field
Forestville
Wisden
Seat Pleasant
Capitol Heights
Marshall arrives at Peiping for Manchuria halt talks
General Marshall lands at Peiping for important conferences aimed at halting the fighting in Manchuria, with headquarters confirming the visit. The date recorded is April 17. Local sources indicate high level discussions are planned at the capital.
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Chungking
Marshall
Peiping
Manchuria
Poultry Federation Appeals to Grow Virginia Market
State Poultry Federation leaders urged expansion of Virginia poultry sales at a Winchester dinner. Funds discussed include a 20 000 budget for advertising and feeding experiments to gain out of area market share and support for poultry industry research.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
State Poultry Federget
Sanaa
Federa
Virginia
Richmond
Legislature
Truman Urges Diet for Two Days to Curb Waste
At a news conference President Truman urged Americans to emulate European rations for two days a week to reduce waste and better feed starving peoples. He said the average American consumes about 3,300 calories daily, far above European levels, and backed agriculture officials and UNRRA critics of policy while noting meat supplies lag into fall.
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Truman
Agriculture Anderson
Chester Davis
U. S
UNRRA
Europe
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Agriculture Department
CIO
Virginia Dental Association Elects Van Deusen President
Richmond Va April 17 Dr Orville Van Deusen of Winchester was named president of the Virginia State Dental Association and Dr Harry Lyons of Ones named president elect. The group urged dental education to remain autonomous from medicine.
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Richmond
Orville van Deusen
Winchester
Virginia State Dental Association
Harry Lyons
Hodgson and Brown Invest for Future Growth
A brief notice notes Hodgson and Brown engaging in a future-focused investment. The line reads like an in-paper business card, highlighting the firms as active players in strategic financial moves.
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Hodgson & Brown
Lime Lime for white waking
W. B. Snider and Son advertise lime products for white washing needs with a dated line suggesting a 4 16 16 21 code. The brief ad emphasizes lime for cleaning and coating interior surfaces.
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W. B. Snider & Son
Changchun Falls to Communist Troops Forecast
Dispatches from Sino American troops say Changchun the Manchuria capital is under heavy Communist pressure. Rebels seized the railway station disrupting government lines as Marshall seeks peace terms. The Red force is estimated at about 40 000 with PPC guards. government will resist for days.
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Peiping
Changchun
Manchuria
China
Marshall
Chungking
Szeptingkai
Chang ‘Chun
Washington
Truman
Aeds Coe Em
Mies Neman Corps
PPC
MacArthur Defends Occupation Policy From Critics
In Tokyo on April 17 General MacArthur rejected Russian criticism of Allied occupation policy. He said occupation duties must align with policy and avoided pressuring any party. He also said new elections would be handled carefully as inquiries into candidates proceed.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Tlye
Allied Council
Japan
Russia
Council
Merchants Urged to Quickly Secure Window Decorations
The Retail Merchants Association asked all merchants planning to use decor to quickly obtain supplies unpacked at the Trianon Building at Loudoun and Piccadilly. Building vacates after Saturday and supplies are limited. Pifer Printing says a Pifer's or McCroy's employee will be on duty daily 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 at the Trianon. Decorations include synthetic blossoms, apples, dummy apple sauce cans, crepe paper, and silver oy. Ralph Pifer, president of the association, commented.
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Retail Merchants Association
Trianon
Loudoun
Piccadilly
Pifer Printing
the Star
Pifer’s
McCroy’s
Ralph Pifer
Hotel Gibstone Dining Room Closes Early
The dining room at Hotel Gibstone is closed due to an unspecified issue. Listings note chicken and steak dinners as specialties, with the notice appearing in the Tuesday 7:00 a.m. slot.
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Gibstone
Normal fruit crop likely in Virginia area after light frosts
Dr. W S Hough of the laboratory reports no frost damage as temperatures stayed near 37 degrees overnight. He notes potential for an almost normal crop if good weather continues and warns last year’s May 3 frost could recur. Virginia forecast calls for cooler nights with light frosts in northwest regions.
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Loechester Research Ru
W. S. Hough
Associated Press
Virginia Weekly
Martinsburg
W. Va
New York
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Marie Iturbi Dies By Gunshot In Beverly Hills
Marie Iturbi Hero Iturbi a 28 year old mother of two was found dying from a self inflicted gunshot wound in her father's Beverly Hills home. Det Sgt Arthur H McBain said the death appears to be suicide. She had a troubled six year history including a 1939 separation suit against Stephen Hero with custody arrangements for her children Narua Teresa 9 and Maria Antonio 8.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Marie Hero Iturbi
Jose Iturbi
Arthur H. McBain
McBain
North Berford Drive
Iturbi
Miss Iturbi
Bedford Hills
N. Y
Stephen Hero
Narua Teresa
Maria Antonio
New York
Hero
Stine General Store Sold. Brucetown to Reopen April 8
Notice states J. P. Stine General Store at Brucetown has been purchased and will resume business on Thursday April 8 under new ownership R. Lewis.
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J. P. Stine General
Brucetown
Cc. R. Lewis
Representatives Limit Extension To Nine Months
The House advanced price control changes aiming to extend the OPA by nine months and set a reasonable profit for producers and distributors. The vote was 171 to 144 to limit the lease on life to nine months, with Republicans and some Southern Democrats backing the measure despite Democratic opposition and Truman administration pressure.
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Washington
The
House Today
OPA
Rep
Wolcott
Rmich
Monroney
D-Okla
House
Truman
To Rebuild Baker Drug Store Building
The project to rebuild the Baker Drug Store proceeds with completion of debris removal. Plans indicate a two story new building will rise on the site.
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Baker Drug Store
Ex-servicemen from Winchester join civilian businesses
On The JOB lists Charles L. Patton, who served 3 12 years in the Army including time with the 7th Division in Europe, now partner in the grocery of H. L. Patton and Sons at 307 N. Cameron.
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Winchester
Charles L. Patton
Army
7Éth
Europe
Ie & Partner
H. L. Patton and Sons
N. Cameron
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