State News Briefs Rise from Virginia in Early War Memorial and Trials
Blacksburg mourns WW2 dead as a memorial service is held in Burruss Hall at 2 30 pm Sunday May 12. Harrisonburg trial nears verdict in the Alph Garner case for the death of Frank C Smith. Richmond reports 10 35 veterans in the area have applied for plans through March 27. Narrows voters approve 175000 bond issues for streets building and fire equipment plus 200000 for a sewer. Richmond jailers Conn or and Sorenson acquitted of negligence in a 1945 jail escape. Dr William T Anger to head the Virginia Cancer Foundation for the coming year. Governor Tuck announces resignation of Dave Satterfield Jr from the State Armory Commission and appointment of John R Th of Boston to succeed him.
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Associated Press
Blacksburg
Virgina
Burruss Hall
Richmond
Dave Satterfield, Jr
Richad
State Armory Commission
John R. Thof
Revival Services Begin at Pentecostal Church Nain
Mary Ogestrieder, evangelist from Philadelphia, opens Sunday revival services at the Pentecostal Church in Nain starting Sunday April 28 at 8 p m. The event runs each evening with ongoing preaching and songs.
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Pentecostal Church
Nain,a
Mary Ogestrieder
Philadelphia
Answers to the Daily Quiz
NSWERS TO THE DAILY QUIZ Below are the correct answers quiz questions printed on ge 4. 1. English, French, Russian and Spanish 2. Is not. 2. Would not. 4. General Motors, Ford, Chrys- S-John Marshall. 6. Semi-fluid butter made in ndia. 7. Virginia. 8, 20,000,000 (1,600,000 more Oem:ee 10. "Focattare manufacturing.
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General Motors
Ford
Chrys
John Marshall
Ndia
Virginia
Focattare Manufacturing
Rites Tomorrow For Mr. Hammack
Funeral services for Daniel I. Hammack will be held Wednesday starting at 2 30 P M with friends and relatives leaving Stover Funeral Home and proceeding to Reliance Church for 3 P M services led by Rev L P Tedrick Interment follows in the adjoining cemetery Pallbearers are Harry Gruver Ira Gruver Robert Steel Harry Cullers and Charles Roberson
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Daniel I. Hammack
Stover Funeral Home
Reliance Church
L. P. Tedrick
Harry Gruver
Ira Gruver
Robert Steel
Hary Cullers
Charles Roberson
Silver Star Quartet to Sing at Zion Baptist Church
The Silver Star Quartet of Alexandria will perform at Zion Baptist Church in Boyce on Friday April 26 at 8 p m Supper will be served Sponsors are Rev H C Johnson pastor and Roxie Morgan.
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Silver Star Quartet
Alexandria
Zion Baptist Church
Boyce
H. C. Johnson
Roxie Morgan
Mrs Atwell Rust Dies at Montague Avenue Nursing Home
Mrs Atwell Rust wife of Atwell Rust of Stephens City died at 1 p m today at Montague Avenue Nursing Home. A full obituary and funeral arrangements will be printed tomorrow.
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Atwell Rust
Stephens City
Montague Avenue
Parade Bands Entered With Piece Counts Across Multiple States
The list shows bands entered in the Top Bands parade with their numbers of players: Handley High 30, Harrisonburg 45, Middlesboro 56, Mary Washington College 57, Warren County 58, Randolph Macon Academy 30, Staunton Military 51, Dallastown 60, Greenbrier Military 50, John Marshall 60, Morgan County 65, Washington-Lee 45, Hyndman 53, Stonewall Brigade 40, Lane 60, Lucy Addison 26, Martinsburg 50, George Washington 60, Fort Hill 65, Fort Defiance 60, Moose Drum 30, Massanutten 25, Morgantown 23, U S Marine 65, Marine Drum 25, Army 40, Navy 40, American Legion 34.
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Handley High
Winchester
Harrisonburgee
Harisonburg Middlesboro
Isn
Middlesboro
Mary Washington College
Prederickshurs
Warren County High School
Front Royal
Randolph Macon Academy
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
Dallastown
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
W. Va
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Morgan County High School
Berkeley Springs
Washington-Lee
Arlington
Hyndman
Stonewall Brigade
Lane
Charlottesville
Lucy Addison Ao
Roanoke
Martinsburg
George Washington
Alexandria
Fort Hill
Cumberland
Augustatory Academy
Fort Defiance
Hagerstown
Massanutten Military Hee
Woodstock
Morgantown
West Va
U. S. Marine Band
U. S. Marine
U. S. Army Band
U. S. Navy
American Legion
Quiet Returns To Frankfurt
Peace returned to the Craw section of Kentucky's capital after white and Black fighting last night. Police Chief Guy Wainscott ordered extra patrols and bars in Craw could reopen but would close if violence resumed. Two men were injured. one fireman reported an incident and the police department followed mayoral orders.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Guy Wainscott
Wainscott
Ata
Arthur C. Jones
Bixie Fallis
E. W. Gritton
Lionel Atwill Dies in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns actor Lionel Atwill at 61 after a pneumonia relapse. The London born character actor died at his Pacific Palisades home with his fourth wife Paula present. Former husband of Louise Cromwell MacArthur, Atwill charted a stage career before rising to film.
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Hollywood
Lionel Atwill
London
Atwill
Pacific Palisades
Paula
Louise Cromwell MacArthur
Croydon
England
Mercer Academy
Clarke Food Handlers Aid Chest Clinic Interest Grows
Mrs Clifton Price chair of Clarke County Tuberculosis Association says the personal contact committee is gratified by the response to the appeal for food handling establishments to attend the X Ray Clinic at the Berryville Community Building on Thursday and Friday April 25 and 26. Transportation will be provided for those unable to attend by calling Berryville 298 J.
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Clifton Price
Clarke County
Advance Weather Forecast to April 28
The forecast for the middle Atlantic states calls for showers Tuesday night or early Wednesday then clear skies and cooler Wednesday. Light showers are expected Thursday night or Friday with totals from 1 to 4 inches. The AP notes a mild weekend with temperatures a few degrees above normal Sunday.
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Middle Atlantic States
Associated Press
Naval base at Guam established after recapture
The Navy built a large base at Guam after recapturing it from Japan. Advanced Pacific forces headquarters were set up there on January 28, 1945. Extensive building and harbor work occurred, with many structures being Quonset huts awaiting permanent replacement if Guam becomes a permanent base.
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Guam
J.W. A
Navy
Pacific Forces
AFL CIO clash in race to organize southern workers
Washington April 23 AFL CIO move toward southern organizing sparks government fears of jurisdiction fights in Dixie industries. CIO picks Van A Bittner to head a 1 million dollar drive while AFL aims for 1 million new southern members in a year. Green plans May Asheville conference to finalize the southern drive with Meany Lewis Hutcheson and other leaders attending.
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Afl-Cio
Washington
AFL
Cio-Afl
Dixie Industries
CIO
van A. Bittner
Cio-United Steel Workers Union
Caunters Union
Orida
Green
Asheville
N. C
George Meany
John L. Lewis
William L. Hutcheson
South
Bittner
Scotland Yard hunts six after Hever Castle art theft
Scotland Yard posted alerts at ports and airfields as six men who robbed Hever Castle items from Lt. Col. Astor’s home flee England. A 2000 pound reward was offered as investigators pursue wealthy foreign collectors theory for the loss of Anne Boleyn prayerbooks Queen Elizabeth items Henry VIII ring and Napoleon gift snuff box.
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London
Hever Castle
John Jacob Astor
England
Scotland Yard
Lady Violent Astor
Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth
Charles V
Henry VIII
Marie Louise
Napoleon
Randolph Proposes VA Take Martinsburg Hospital
Rep. Randolph of West Virginia urges the Veterans Administration assume control of Newton D. Baker Hospital at Martinsburg when it is handed over by the Army on June 30 1946. He argues the VA building program is behind schedule making use of the Martinsburg facility prudent.
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Washington
Randolph
D.W. Va
Veterans Administration
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Army
Omar N. Bradley
Senate Military Committee backs single defense department plan
The Senate Military Committee approved merger legislation unaltered after an initial vote of 10 to 1 with one abstention. Chairman Elbert Thomas noted six absent lawmakers would cast votes later and the bill reflects recommendations from President Truman and the panel’s three sponsors after extensive hearings.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Senate Military Committee
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
Thomas
Hill
D-Ala
Austin
R-Vi
Truman
Nations allied in the Boxer Rebellion in China
The United States Great Britain Russia France Germany and Japan were allied in the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Japan
China
Warren County Bar to Honor Late John H Downing
Warren County Bar holds memorial for John H Downing Front Royal prominent attorney who died Sunday night with funeral set for 2 p.m. in Front Royal Circuit Court special session presided by Judge Burr P Harrison. Service includes resolutions recorded by a court committee and a list of active and honorary pallbearers from county bar, judiciary and local officials.
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Warren County
John H. Downing
Front Royal
Warren County Circuit Court
Burr P. Harrison
John Paul
U. S. District Court
Harrisonburg
W. LeRoy Corron
Elliott Marshall
Robert H. Webb
Mr. Downing
Warren County Court House
Bank of Warren
Citizens’ National Bank
W. W. Sonner
George C. Ramsey
O. W. Carper
Henry B. Weaver
Mark B. Turner
L. L. Voight
Calvary Episcopal Church of
Front Revhkl
17Th Judicial District
Board of Supervisors
State
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
Giles B. Cook, Jr
D. Boyd
E. E. Marlow
Julian Updike
John C. Boggs
S. M. Boyd
Beverly F. Browne
R. Gray Beverly
Winchester
Thomas F. Brastow
James Cavanaugh
L. B. Dutrow
Q. D. Gasque
John B. R. Long
William E. Lynn
H. C. MacDonald
W. Rice Matthews
Robert L. Miller
Walter B. Gabler
F. I. Williams
Stephen M. Boyd
W. S. Deming
Frank Cary
Col
W. E. Jennings
James Petty
Harold W. Smith
George N. Buck
Powell Jones
Reginald Stickley
Miller Jett
Dr. M. Cloyd
Carlton Childress
Merle Luck
Stewart Royer
Race Track Executive Killed in Rhode Island
John F. Letendre, 68, a noted race track executive hotel owner and politician, was shot by attackers in a black sedan in Woonsocket Rhode Island. His car then careened from the road as three shots were fired with uncertain hits. he had been returning from the Blackstone Hotel. He also owned a hotel in Miami Florida and helped found Gull Stream Park in Florida.
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Woonsocket
R. I
John F. Letendre
Letendre
Blackstone
Miami
Pla
Gull Stream Park
Florida
Barker to Be Buried Tomorrow at Timber Ridge Church
Funeral services for L. J. Barker known as Blink will be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday April 24 at Timber Ridge Christian Church with interment in the adjacent cemetery A brief service will be held at the home at 1 30 p m Pallbearers from the Virginia Barrel Co include Frank E Royer John DeHaven Charles Kidwell W S Williamson H Scott White and L G Carpenter
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L. J ‘Blink” Barker
Timber Ridge Christian Church
Virginia Barrel Co
Frank E. Royer
John DeHaven
Charles Kidwell
W. S. Williamson
H. Scott White
L. G. Carpenter
Road maps and travel pamphlets received for state travel
Andrew Bell said the Chamber of Commerce office has received numerous road maps from 48 states after a request. He also noted a supply of illustrated Virginia travel pamphlets from the Virginia Conservation Commission.
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Andrew Bell
The
Star Today
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Virginia Conservation Commission
Army dispatch cites forces near Kangchuling
A Peiping dated dispatch reports the First Army has reached Kangchuling, with expectations of a bitter fight ahead. It notes eighty thousand Communist troops concentrated in the area, but provides no further details. Kangchuling lies about forty miles south of Changchun.
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Kangchuling
Peiping
Manchuria
Changchun
Strike in Richmond Dry Goods resolves with city aid offer
The city settled the strike after 95 percent of freight was idle. Mayor William M. Herbert said police protection would be provided to moving goods if the firm supplies vehicles and drivers, though no requests were received. Union men sought a 30 percent wage increase from 60 cents per hour.
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William M. Herbert
Richmond
Justice Stone dies as court nears 4 to 4 splits
The article recalls Justice Stone's liberal stance on school saluting and tax on religious literature, his rise to chief justice under FDR, and how his death leaves the court with an impasse on several cases. It notes Jackson at Nuremberg and Burton as Truman's lone appointment, leaving a vacancy for the next president.
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Stone
High Tribunal
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Jackson
Nuernberg
Truman
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Man Finds Relief After Ten-Year Brick in Stomach
A man reports a decade of digestion problems ending after taking ERB-HELP. He describes initial weakness, headaches, gas, and constipation but says symptoms disappeared within a day as bowels cleared and energy returned. ERB-HELP, with 12 herbs, claims to cleanse bowels and aid liver and kidneys. Sold at Winchester drug stores.
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Winchester
Stone Remembered as Supreme Court Giant and Public Servant
Tributes pour in for former Attorney General and Columbia Law School dean who became the fourth Chief Justice and later associate justice. The papers note his short public tenure prior to the bench, his Coolidge cabinet service, and his standing as a great jurist and American.
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Mr. Truman
Stone
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Columbia University Law School
New York City
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