Marshall Demands Proof of U S Planes Attacking Reds
Gen Marshall seeks confirmation of reports that U S planes attacked Communist forces in Manchuria near Szepingkai. He held talks with Chou En Lai and Chiang Kai Shek to press for evidence as government troops push toward Changchun while U S reporters remain restricted.
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Gen. Marshall
U.S
Chungking
Manchuria
Marshall
Chou En-Lai
Imo Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou
Mukden
Changchun
New Life
United States
Associated Press
Tom Masterson
Man Is Given Five Years For Grand Larceny In Winchester
Ernest L. Dyke, 45, of Hayfield, was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary by Judge Burr P. Harrison in Winchester Corporation Court for grand larceny. He waived trial via nolle prosequi plea after indictment over stealing a money bag containing 246.77 from Hable Real Estate on South Loudoun Street. Frederick Paul Nelson Jr. faced trial for felonious assault, set for May 28. T. J. Tryer presided as grand jury foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest L. Dyke
Hayfield
Winchester Corporation Court
Burr P. Harrison
Friday Dyke
Hable
South Loudoun Street
H. R. Kern, Jr
Frederick Paul Nelson, Jr
T. J. Tryer
Veterans employed after service highlighted by local paper
The notice features Kenneth Lineburg now with Pifer Printing Co and his three years in the Army including 7 months overseas in Europe with the 436th Troop Carrier Group. It also mentions the 42nd Air Depot Group of the 9th Air Force and Old Dominion Life Insurance Co in Miller Building. Employers are invited to call the Star with names of veterans recently employed.
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42Nd Air Depot
9Th Air Force
Old Dominion Life Insurance Co
Miller
Kenneth Lineburg
Pifer Printing Co
436Th
License renewals due. display plates or face court action
Warning from C. W. Hollis Chief of Police dated April 18 1946 states all city and state auto licenses expired at midnight April 15 1946 and plates must be displayed immediately or court action will follow.
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C. W. Hollis
Help Wanted at Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Small help wanted ad seeking a young man for the dry cleaning department and a second position for a presser. Contact Pingley and Carper Cleaners for application details.
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Pingley & Carper
Russian Planes Target U S Transport at Vienna Airport
A U S Army C 47 on a test flight was fired upon as Russian fighters P 39s, lent by the United States, pursued and strafed the plane during landing at Tulln near Vienna. Captain Baxter reported seeing two 37 millimeter cannon bursts and described a tense, restricted cross border flight in the Russian occupation zone.
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Vienna
Ar & Ara i
U. S. Army
Tulln
Russia
James C. Baxtre
Baxter
Berlin
Frankfurt
Truman Boards Carrier Roosevelt for Navy Maneuvers
President Truman cruised Chesapeake Bay bound for Norfolk to board the 45,000 ton Carrier Roosevelt. He transferred from the Williamsburg after a 21 gun salute and will join Admiral Marc Mitchel's task force with 21 ships including the Midway and Missouri in Atlantic maneuvers.
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Norfolk
Truman
Roosevelt
Adm
Marc A. Mitchel
USN
Eighth Fleet
Virginia Capes
Williamsburg
Secret Service
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Franklin D. Roose
Marc Miter
FDR
Atlantic
Midway
Missouri
Mediterranean
More German POWs Stricken in Stalag 13 Incident
NUERNBERG April 22 United States Army authorities reported that more German prisoners were stricken at Stalag 13 seven miles from Nuernberg raising the total evacuated since last Monday to 2 283. No deaths have been reported yet.
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Nuernberg
U. S. Army
Stalag 13
Marine Corps Commandant Named Grand Marshal of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Gen. A A Vandergrift will serve as grand marshal for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 3 with a Quantico Marines battalion leading the parade. The event also includes Army Navy American Legion and school units, 34 bands, and cash awards for top units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
A. A. Vandergrift
Ralph B. Hengevéld
Shenandoah
Fete
Tom Baldridge
Quantico
Richard Rothwell
Army and Navy
American Legion
Emergency Food Collection Drive To Start May 12
United States will launch a nationwide emergency food collection with Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace as chairman. The drive begins May 12 and invites contributions of canned food or money to buy food, with distributions through the UNRRA to greatest needs. Local chairmen from the victory clothing campaign will serve, with no deductions for expenses.
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Washington
United States
Henry Wallace
Wallace
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Victory Clothing
Federal Trade Commission
Truman
FTC
American Legion flag sets for lawn display available
The American Legion offers standard flag sets suitable for sidewalk or lawn display. Order from C F P Schenck, Post Finance Officer, for the listed item.
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American Legion
C. F P. Schenck
Antiquities Auction Set for April 25 at Winchester
Headley's Auctions to hold an antiques sale starting at 10 a m on Thursday April 25 at 7 S Braddock Street second floor Winchester. Auction list includes items from the four twenty four line.
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S. Braddock St
Winchester
Headley'’S
Chief Justice Stone Stricken Ill at Court Bench
Chief Justice Stone became ill at the Supreme Court and was helped from the bench. Officials described a digestion attack with a stable pulse and no return to today’s late session. Capitol physician Dr. George W Calver and court officials noted long working hours before the incident.
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Washington
Stone
Supreme Court
Thomas. E. Waggaman
Waggaman
George W. Calver
Capitol
Elmore Cropley
U.S. Atom Bomb Claim Draws Laski Assertion
Laski, citing information from an American, claimed the United States has a new atom bomb powerful enough to devastate large regions. He warned five bombs could destroy the U.S. south of the Mason-Dixon line, a claim contradicted by Washington experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Illinois
United States
Mason-Dixon Line
Laski
Washington
Shidehara Resigns as Japan Cabinet Steps Down
Premier Kijuro Shidehara and his cabinet resigned tonight under the Sere party influence after an election left no majority. Emperor Hirohito accepted the resignation after a briefing through Foreign Minister Shigeru Yoshida. a new government will be formed as Japan seeks stability post surrender.
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
Sere
Sum Tasore
Wataru Narashi
Narashi
Shidehara
Japan
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Shigeru Yoshida
MacArthur
Vandenberg Endorses Loan for American Welfare
Michigan Senator Vandenberg announced he would support a British loan totaling 5.18 billion dollars, saying the bill must pass for America’s welfare and a peaceful world. He called the decision a reluctant balance and warned it is a gigantic speculation. He spoke before leaving for the Paris foreign ministers conference with Byrnes, as Acheson observed from the gallery. Senate Democrats signaled no rush to replace the loan with draft extension before the May 15 Selective Service deadline.
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Vandenberg
Byrnes
Paris
Two Eng Meet Trains Head-On in Readville Crash
Boston April 22 Two New Haven railroad trains collided head on in Readville injuring about 300 passengers. The fatalities were Norman Goodwin 37 fireman and engineer William E Bean 59 who died trapped in the Hartford to Boston locomotive cab. Investigators said one train ran past signals as ambulances and Red Cross units rushed to the scene.
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Boston
New Haven Railroad
Readville
Norman Goodwin
William E. Bean
Hartford
Providence
R. I
Hartford-Boston
Goodwin
Bean
Red Cross Nable
Thrift Auto Store to Reopen April 24 Near A B C Store
Thrift Auto Store will close Monday and Tuesday and reopen Wednesday April 24. The store resumes operations next to the A B C Store.
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Thrift Auto
Robinson Obtains Apple Bud With 34 Blossoms
H Delmar Robinson of Winchester orchardist sent the Star a bud with 34 blossoms. Dr Ansel Grove of the Winchester Research Laboratory notes blossoms per bud can reach nine in seasoned trees. The bud came from a Rambo tree in Robinsons Sunnyside orchard at Woodstock.
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H. Delmar Robinson
Winchester
The
Star Today
Mr. Robinson
Ansel Grove
Winchester Research Laboratory
Sunnyside
Woodstock
Front Royal Attorney John Downing Dies at 62
John H. Downing of Front Royal, trial justice of Warren County and former Commonwealth’s Attorney, died at home after a week of heart attacks. Born December 14, 1883, he was UVA Law School 1905 graduate, ex mayor of Harrisonburg, survived by wife Mattie Miller Downing and several siblings. Funeral set for Wednesday at the Episcopal Church in Front Royal at 2 p.m.
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John H. Downing
Front Royal
Warren County
Commonwealth’s
University of Virginia Law School
Downing
Harrisonburg
Henry H. Downing
Nannie Byrne Downing
Mattie Miller Downing
S. Byrne Downing Sr
Mattie Mount Downing
Margaret Downing Lee
Cherie Noyes Tyndell
Rioting Prisoners Seize Milan Jail in Violent Revolt
A mob of about 2,500 rioting prisoners seized Vittore jail in Milan arming with light machine guns and grenades. Ten guards were taken hostage as the revolt began yesterday. Police and army surrounded the jail and 20 people were wounded. Many inmates face political charges.
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Milan
Ivaly
Vittore
Alfredo Idlefonso Cardinal Schuster
Four Japanese War Criminals Executed in Hankow Case
Glum-faced Maj. Gen. Masataka Kaburagi former chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese 34th Army and four subordinates were hanged at Ward Road Jail this morning for their roles in the torture parade and the strangling of three American fliers at Hankow in December 1944. This marked the first execution of war criminals by Americans in the China Theater.
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Shanghai
Masataka Kaburagi
Imperial Japanese 34Th Army
Ward Road
Hankow
China
Hokum Charge Triggers Raucous OPA Hearing Row
President Arthur of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers labeled OPA supporters hokum during a Senate banking committee hearing on extending price controls beyond June 30. The exchange grew heated as lawmakers pressed for cautious amendments and tested witnesses.
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Washington
Arthur
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Besse
Tobey
UNRRA report urged UN united action for relief
The President sent Congress a report on UNRRA operations and warned only concerted United Nations action could alleviate desperate world conditions. In Knoxville a judge appeals for commutation of a rape-slay sentence. In Peiping authorities charged a strike at General Tire and Rubber Co. halted operations in Akron, idling 1,400 workers. In Washington Agriculture Secretary Anderson said wheat exporting countries cannot meet a 700,000 ton monthly famine relief request.
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Washington
Congress
UNRRA
United Nations
Akron
General Tire and Rubber Co
Anderson
Compromise Army Navy Unification Plan Proposed
Senator Bridges proposed a compromise plan for Army Navy unification. He warned against being hustled toward a militaristic merger and urged preserving separate services with a common defense cabinet. The plan suggests training exemptions for overseas draftees and extending military training until next year amid election considerations.
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Washington
Bridges
Congress
Army
Navy
Senate
Sbirtey Keameine Su
Thomas
Truman
Armed Services
Court Upholds $15,000 Judgment Against National Fruit
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals affirms a $15,000 award to Eric Wagner, a four year old, against National Fruit Product Co. Justice W Hudgins notes dollar value decline, saying money is poor compensation for pain and disfigurement.
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National Fruit Product Co
Eric Lloyd Wagner
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
W. Hudgins
Alexandria Corporation Court
Associated Press
Richmond
Hudgins
Easter crowds fill Winchester churches praising peace and resurrection
Winchester churches reported overflowing crowds at Easter services as warm sun and five years of peace set the scene for a large celebration. Across the world, millions attended services from Notre Dame to Arlington Cemetery, with papal isolation noted and servicemen among worshippers.
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Wincheser
Winchester
York
Pope Pius III
Vatican
St. Susannen’s
Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris
Emmanuel Cardinal Suhard
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Arlington Cemetery
Washington, D. C
San Prant Davide
Both
Wesern
Kentucky Fire May Enter State
Virginia forest unit reports district forester J B Heltzel sighting burning timber near the state line in Lee and neighboring counties while Virginia and Kentucky crews battle week end fires. State Forester George W Dean notes the busiest week end since windy season began with about 1300 acres burned from Saturday noon to Sunday night, now reported under control.
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Virginia Forest Service
Charlottesville
J. B. Heltzel
Lee
Dickenson
Buchanan
Wise
Virginia
George W. Dean
Seartad Stroices Open Tonight at First Baptist Church
Dr. Theodore F. Adams of First Baptist Richmond preaches this week at the First Church Winchester at eight o'clock with services featuring the evening program As It Began to Dawn and special presentations by Harker and Andrew pe Sarver as part of the church event.
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Seartad Stroices
First Baptist Church
Theodore F. Adams
First Baptist
Richmond
Winchester
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Headley
Marine Corps Commandent
Vandergrift
University of Virginia
Corps
Cuba
Panama
Nicaragua
Mexico
Haiti
South Pacific
USS
Minnesota
Delaware
Chester
U. S
Body
Robinson
John Downing
Hokum
Senate Committee
Knoxville, Tenn
Earl McFarland
Harry Truman
Peiping
Army-Navy
Sen. Bridges
National Fruit
Kentucky
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