Communists Report Capture of Changchun City
An official broadcast from Yenan claims Changchun, capital of Manchuria, is under Communist control. Local forces cleared puppet troops and bandits, with a Democratic municipal government restored while Russian withdrawal completed amid missing American correspondents and U.S. officers.
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Yenan
Changchun
China News Agency
Communist
Nea
Democratic Joint Army
Associated Press
Masterson
Changchung
Chiang Peng-Fei
Japan
Polish Peasants Terrorized by Ukrainian Nationalist Bands
Strongly armed bands of Ukrainian nationalists cross the frontier into southeastern Poland terrorizing villagers along the San. Russian and Polish forces report nightly raids and widespread destruction. Peasants fear to sleep and villages upgrade alarm defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Girl Dies of Burns in Sorority Initiation Fire
In Austin on April 19 a sorority initiation tragedy occurred when Miss Stevens, wearing a wet dress, caught fire from a candle and suffered burns to her arms legs and body during the ceremonial at the PR house.
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Austin
Tex
PR House
Stevens
Legion posts offer flag sets through officer order
The American Legion posts advertise hand standard flag sets for side use and instruct readers to order via Post Finance Officer F. Schenck. The notice references a form or code 18 Ip 5t for ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
See & Etn
F. Schenck
Post Finance
Man Snatches Money Bag in Hayfield Real Estate Office Heist
Ernest Lee Dyke 45 of Hayfield snatched a money bag containing 246.77 from the Hable Real Estate office on South Loudoun street. L. E. Cain pursued and recovered the bag after a chase to Pine Motor Co and a Sinclair station. Dyke was captured, charged with grand larceny, and held for grand jury action.
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Ernest Lee Dyke
Hayfield
Hable
South Loudoun Street
L. E. Cain
East Piccadilly Street
Cain
Indian Alley
Cork Street
South Braddock Street
Edward Embrey
Loudoun Street
Pine Motor Company
Sinclair
Oman Joe Ritter
Onmouth
South B
John W. Rice
Alice Tidler
Duke
Mr. Cain
June Dunn
Thousands Drawn To Mount Calvary Easter Pilgrims Fill Jerusalem
Thousands of pilgrims walked the Via Dolorosa from Pilate's palace to Mount Calvary in Jerusalem during Good Friday services. Despite labor strikes and Jewish Arab tensions, crowds filled the old city as Eastern sects held Maundy Thursday rites and the Passover and Nebi Musa were observed. Arab legionnaires with rifles mingled among participants.
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Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Filate
Mount Calvary
Holy Land
Old City
Pilate
Golgotha
Christ
Garden
Gethsemane
Hoover Delays Return to U S After Famine Survey
President Truman agreed Herbert Hoover should finish famine surveys in foreign countries before returning to the United States. Hoover, speaking from Cairo, plans to travel to India and other nations to inspect conditions before a big New York meeting on May 12.
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Washington
Truman
Herbert Hoover
United States
White House
Cairo
Anderson
Hoover
India
America
China
Japan
Philippines
New York
Winchester veterans return to civilian jobs list
Former servicemen in Winchester have resumed civilian work. Charles Nicholas, ex Army with service in the European Theater of Operations as part of the 9th Infantry Division, works for the Gene Co. Webb C. Jenkins, with 53 months Army service and 344 months in Europe, is at Valley Service Station 22 Amherst Street. J C Russell B. Newcombe, ex Navy aviation storekeeper, served 44 months and four months in the Pacific Theater, also at Valley Service Station.
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Winchester
Charles Nicholas
Eene Co
Army
Swane
9Th Infantry Division
Webb C. Jenkins
Valley Service Station
Amherst Street
J-C Russell B. Newcome
U. S. Navy
Noted brain surgeon Dr. Walter E. Dandy dies in Baltimore
Dr. Walter E. Dandy a renowned brain surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital died at 10 45 AM after a coronary occlusion He was 60 and had served as professor of neurological surgery and chief neurological surgeon He joined Hopkins late last night survived by widow Sadie M Dandy one son Walter E Jr and three daughters Mary Ellen Kathleen Margaret M His pioneering work included locating and removing brain tumors and refining treatments for Meniere's disease He educated the field into an almost exact science and his fame reached worldwide He once claimed two thirds of the brain could be removed without compromising intellect His bold methods included removing frontal lobes and in 1940 reported 401 operations with 400 cures and one death
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Baltimore
Walter E. Dandy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dandy
Hopkins University
Sadie M. Dandy
Walter E., Jr
Mary Ellen
Kathleen CS
Margaret M
World of Medicine
Sedalia
Meniere
Martin Luther
Jonathan Swift
Leon Trotsky
Mexico City
Hopkins
Mexico
Trotsky
City Firemen Respond To Front Street Blaze And Stove Fire
Firemen were called to 32 East Loudoun Shenandoah Wholesalers where smoke and flame issued from a sidewalk grate. Volunteers extinguished the blaze with no damage reported. Later at 6 PM firemen moved a smoldering kerosene stove from 912 South Loudoun Street, Miss E Ridgely Jackson’s apartment, with no damages.
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Shenandoah
E. Ony
W. E. Argenbright
E. Ridgely Jackson
S. Loudoun
Help Wanted Three Women Apply In Person
Classified notice for SANITARY LAUNDRY inviting three women to apply in person. The short item lists no names, dates, or locations beyond the employer name and method. The notice is typical of early 20th century employment ads.
Building supply office closes Saturdays notice
The building supply office will be closed every Saturday from now. Notice issued by HN W. Rosenberger.
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HN W. Rosenberger
Compromise Proposed on Spanish Question at UN Security Council
Australia proposes a five member sub committee to investigate the Spanish situation and report back by May 17. Delegates showed interest though few committed, as council returns to the Iranian case and rules debate after Easter recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Security Council
W. R. Hodgson
Trygve Lie
New York
Australia
U. S. Air Force Expands in Europe Under Spaatz
Berlin April 19 news reports a planned 71 000 strong U S Air Force in Europe built largely from scratch under Gen Carl Spaatz. B 29s will anchor the force with 200 shipped to the UK and 300 more on order. Four fields in France and two in Germany are planned.
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Berlin
U. S
Europe
Carl Spaatz
USAAF
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Problem of Ending Coal Strike Falls To Schwellenbach
Natives scattered to home cities today leaving Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach the task of ending the 19 day strike by 400 000 United Mine Workers. Operators who waited eight days while he tried to revive negotiations for a new contract said they would return when the secretary deemed it possible to negotiate.
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Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Auction Sale Antiques at Headley’s Winchester
An antiques auction begins at 10 a m on Thursday April 25 at 7 S Braddock St on the second floor in Winchester. The sale is advertised by Headley’s Auction.
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S. Braddock St
Winchester
Headley'’S
Closed Easter Monday by Winchester florists note
All Winchester florists will be closed all day Monday following The Flower Shop B Smalt s and Son 418s Ip 2t.
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Winchester Florists
B. Smalts & Son
Hodgson and Brown Invest In Future
A note from Hodgson & Brown dated 4 17 19 outlines plans and investments aimed at building toward the future. The brief item emphasizes financial moves and strategic direction by the firm.
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Hodgson & Brown
Labor chief eyes talks with Lewis and coal operators
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach said he will confer with John L. Lewis and coal operators separately again next week to seek an end to the bituminous coal strike. The Wage Stabilization Board approved wage averaging for about 10,000 Allied-Chalmers Manufacturing Company workers in 30 states.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
31 Indicted For OPA Violations In Auto Ring
A federal grand jury indicted 31 residents from Illinois Kentucky Missouri and Michigan for conspiracy to violate OPA rules in a 3 million used automobile series. The case spans eight states and involved hundreds of people with Cairo Illinois and Murray Kentucky identified as focal points of a large black market auto ring.
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Detroit
OPA
U. S
John C. Lehr
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Michigan
Cairo
Ill
Murray
Town Gasps as 12 Die in Deep Mine Blast
Grief stricken McCoy prepares funeral rites for 12 residents killed in a Great Valley Anthracite mine explosion. Inspectors probe the disaster as 46 others escape, with eye witnesses recounting a terrific blast and the struggle to reach the far reaches of the mine.
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Mccoy
Great Valley Anthracite Coal Corporation
Sune
Cloyd Martin
Radford
Crockett Hungate
Paul Price
Hungate
Frank DeWese
Paul
Record Sale of Easter Flowers
Winchester florists report demand for Easter flowers surpasses any prior year. C B Smalts Jr says corsages sold out and orchids scarce while hyacinth and tulip bulbs are plentiful. Mrs Catherine Hollis notes strong sales of cut flowers and potted plants as late Easter reduces Acacia Azalea and Tulip supplies. Sam Hurst from Rainbowridge Gardens confirms demand above prior Easters though hyacinth plants are scarce.
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Winchester Florists
C. B. Smalts, Jr
C. B. Smalts and Son
Florist
Associated Press
New York
Smalts
Netherlands
Catherine Hollis
Miller Brothers Florist
Sam R. Hurst
Rainbowridge Gardens
Northwestern Pike
Fire Departments Seek Flat Rate for County Calls
Friendship and South End fire companies discuss 24 seven coverage and a flat per call rate with County Agent Stine to fund fire response. Marion Anderson and George Eagle back contact with South End. plan includes mileage guarantees and potential county funds.
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Friendship and
South End
Previdship Fire Co
Frederick County
Landon Whitacre
Marion Anderson
George Eagle
Southend Fire Co
Tural
I. Pred Stine
Company 115 Plans Evening Meeting at Golden Glow
Captain W. A. Baker of Co. 115 Virginia State Guard announced a 7 p.m. meeting at the Golden Glow restaurant instead of the Armory. Members are instructed to appear in full uniform.
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W. A. Baker
Co. 115
Virginia State Guard
Golden Glow
Armory
Atlantic Service Station Opens Under New Management
Atlantic Service Station will open under new management Apress 20th. We specialize in brake service. We would appreciate your patronage. Dial 5741, corner of Pall Mall and South Loudoun. Wayne McCarty and Daniel Kremer.
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Atlantic
Dial
Pall Mall
South Loudoun
Wayne McCarty
Daniel Kremer
Bulls in Plain Sight at Pishpaw and Son Auction
Five registered polled run bulls from the J. M. Pishpaw and Son herd will be offered at the Va. Livestock Market auction next Tuesday April 23. The bulls are serviceable and well bred.
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T. B
J. M. Pishpaw
Arsenic Poison Strikes 1900 German POWs at Nuernberg Camp
In an American camp near Nuernberg 1,900 German prisoners of war were stricken by arsenic poisoning over the past 24 hours. The U S Army Headquarters reported all victims as seriously ill with no deaths. Bread suspected to carry the poison, prompting Counter Intelligence Corps and theater provost marshal investigations.
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Stalag 19
Nuernberg
U. S. Army
Counter- Intelligence Corps
Ex GI kills himself after wounding wife and employer
New York report says 38 year old Jose Manuel Acebas wounded his wife and his employer then shot himself in a Fifth Avenue office. Clerk Prank Luria testified Acebas talked into the other officer. Mrs Acebas offered no motive and denied jealousy.
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New York
War
Fifth Avenue
Jose Manuel Aceba
Luria
Acebas
Weather Outlook for Atlantic States Ahead of April 24
The forecast shows scattered showers on Tuesday with total rainfall of 1 to 2 inches. Cooler conditions are expected Sunday and around Wednesday. Temperatures will run five to ten degrees below normal on average.
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United States
Borea Dle
Atlantic States
Rites Tomorrow For Mrs. Susie Strider
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Glass Strider will be held at 4 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ronald S. Wilson and Rev. Joseph S. Duckwall officiating. The body will lie in state until 3:30 p.m. for viewing. Interment follows in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Glass Strider
Presbyterian Church
Ronald S. Wilson
D. D
Joseph S. Duckwall
Hatcher
John Ambrose
J. W. Strider, Jr
Mount’ Hebron
Gomera
Don’t Forget the Big South End Party Tonight
A notice invites attendees to the big party at the South End Pire Co tonight at 8:30 PM, with specifics likely including dress and entry details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Pire Co
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