Battle Leads Governor Primary With 23 Thousand Plus Votes
Results show Democratic candidate Battle leading for governor with 66 to 75 percent in several counties. In Winchester he earned 1726 votes and 2687 statewide, carrying most precincts and sweeping the Seventh District with about 15 000 votes. Lieutenant governor race favored Collins 1078 to 1268 for Almond with 1538 total in Frederick.
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John 8. Battle
Winchester
Battle
Frederick County
Clarke County
Shenandoah County
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Arnold
Edwards
Miller
Francis P. Miller
Warren County
Reuss Engine House
Friendship
Sarah Zane
City Hall
Rouss
Collins
L. Preston Collins
Nick Prillaman
J. Lindsay Almond
Moss Plunkett
Democratic Nominee Wins Seven of Nine Districts in Virginia
Virginia politics centers on the Byrd machine as John Stewart Battle leads a four way Democratic gubernatorial primary. Battle captures seven of nine congressional districts while Francis Pickens Miller trails. Edwards Arnold and Miller concede early while Almond and Collins win organization backed bids. Local note: Miller gains coastal district over party chairman Massenburg.
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Richmond
John Stewart Battle
Virginia
U. S
Harry Byrd
Charlottesville
Francis Pickens Miller
Arnold
Battle
Edwards
McGuire
Williams
Miller Thig
Miller
Almond
Collins
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Moss
L. Preston Collins
Martinseville
Nick Prillaman
Miller Camp
Elizabeth City
Democratic Party
G. Alvin Massenburg
House of Delegates
Victor P. Wilson
Miller's
Cam
Massenburg
Edwards Miller
Dewey orders speed-up in public works program
Governor Dewey directs priority on construction in areas hit hardest by unemployment and releases a watchdog committee report. The report notes unemployment is serious but not alarming and urges Autumn accelerations of the 575 million public works program with 575 million available, 194 million under contract and 381 million to go under contract this year.
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Albany
N. Y
Dewey
Public Works Department
Committee On
Senate
Aga Khan Robbery Strikes Foreign Nobility in France
The Aga Khan and his wife were robbed of jewels and cash valued at 450000 dollars while leaving their Riviera villa near Cannel France. Four attackers with tommy guns seized one 25 carat diamond valued at 25 million francs and bags containing passports and plane tickets. The couple offered 5000000 francs for identification of the bandits.
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Cannel
France
Aga Khan
Begum
Riviera
Deauville
Aly
Rita Hayworth
Tito Forecasts Bulgaria Albania to Quit Red Bloc
Belgrade premier Marshal Tito predicted Bulgaria and Albania would leave the Moscow led Cominform and offered aid to shake off Russian domination. Speaking in Skoplje to about 350000, he said Bulgarians would ignore slanders and cooperate to remove obstacles to brotherly ties with Yugoslavia. He extended the same to Albania.
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Tito
Bulgaria
Albania
Red Bloc
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Moscow
Skoplje
Macedonia
South End Firemen Eye Uniforms for Valley Convention
South End Fire company plans a marching unit with auxiliary to attend the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Assn. convention in Mechanicsburg on August 20 if new uniforms arrive. At the August meeting two new members, John Feeley and Dale Baker, joined. Frank Loy reported the iron lung purchase is $7 short of the $1,500 goal.
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South End
Lions Gift Tackle Helps Angler Land Big Bass
George T. Sanders of 418 W. Clifford St. and Rodney Sirbaugh fished the Shenandoah from Beeler's Ford to Goods Mill. Sanders landed a 3-pound smallmouth and a 4 pound 14 ounce largemouth using a Johnson silver minnow and live catfish minnows. The Lions of Winchester had presented Sanders the fishing rod last year. Both forks of the Shenandoah are clear.
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George T. Sanders
W. Clifford St
Northern Virginia Power Co
South Fork
Shenandoah River
Beeler’s
Sanders
Winchester Lions
Shenandoah
Cattle laden truck blaze causes $6500 loss
A tractor trailer belonging to F. R. Benner of Northwestern Grade burned yesterday at Renner town. The truck loaded with 22 cattle from Farmers Livestock Exchange, bought by Harold Comb, was en route to Rochester Mills Pa. The trailer suffered $2000 damage and several cattle were bruised but unburned. Two cattle escaped. insurance covers the damage. Responding units included Reuss and Sarah Zane trucks.
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F. R. Benner
Northwestern Grade
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Harold Comb
Rochester Mills
Rennertown
Renner
Benner
Reuss
Sarah Zane
Atlantic Treaty Defense Force May Come Soon
Admiral Denfeld indicated a defense organization under the Atlantic Pact could be set up before year’s end after talks with British chiefs of staff. U.S. leaders seek prompt, large scale military unity and possible absorption of Western European Union staff into a united Atlantic Pact framework despite some Western Union hesitation.
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London
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Denfled
Bradley
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Denfeld
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Field Marshall
Viscount Montgomery
U. S
Admiral Byrd Plans Naval Expedition To the Antarctic
Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd plans to lead a new naval expedition to the Antarctic next winter. About 3500 men and eight ships are reportedly earmarked, with tentative sailing in October. An advance base would be set in New Zealand to spend four months mapping and exploring a vast unknown polar area.
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Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
New York
Richard E. Byrd
New York Times
Byrd
Navy
Times
Secretary of Defense
the Times
New Zealand
The
Europe
Massenburg Loses Fight to Return to Lower House
In Richmond Virginia August primary voters ousted long time House speaker G Alvin Massenburg of Hampton and Elizabeth City County. Victor P Wilson won 3149 votes to 2973 for Massenburg with E J Shave trailing. Across the state incumbents faced defeats in Alleghany Clifton Forge Patrick Portsmouth Norfolk City and other districts.
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Richmond
G. Alvin Massenburg
Hampton
Elizabeth City
House of Delegates
Massenburg
House
Victor P. Wilson
E. J. Shave
Wilson
Shave
Charles City
James City
New Kent
York
Williamsburg
Paul Crockett
Catherine C. Blow
Charless
Franklin
Culpeper
Rappahannock
D. French Slaughter
J. B. Hudson
Danville
Landon R. Wyatt
E. B. Ferguson
Norfolk City
Delamater Davis
Walter A. Page
James W. Roberts
Hary Singleton Garrett
Louis Lee Guy
Louis B. Fine
C. A. Bibbins
Petersburg
Benjamin L. Campbell
Benjamin T. Kinsey Jr
E. D. Lucas
Pittsylvania
Samuel W. Swanson
L. Melvin Giles
Chester E. Blair
T. Ryland Dodson
Caroline
Essex
King and Queen
Frank B. Beazley
W. L. Smoot
Lancaster
Wayloe Murphy
Dabney Overton
Halifax
Roy B. Davis
R. C. Edmunds
E. J. Wyatt
Lunenberg
Mecklenburg
E. M. Bridgeforth
S Ashton Ozlin
B. M Spencer Franklin
J. Brodie Allman
Frank B Layman
Alleghany
Clifton Forge
Temple L. Kessinger
Hale Collins
Bath
Highland
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Charrles N Loving
Boyd, Stephenson
Charles A. Lowman Jr
Indonesian War End Near. Cease Fire Set for Java and Sumatra
Batavia Java Aug 37 The Dutch and Indonesian Republicans formally ended their armed conflict and issued cease-fire orders. The proclamation becomes effective in Java at midnight Aug 10 and in Sumatra at midnight Aug 14 This marks the end of fighting that began in 1945 as Indonesians sought independence from Dutch rule.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
Legion Picnic Plans Set for Aug 17 at Jordan Springs
Conrad Hoover American Legion post members met outdoors to discuss Boys State reports and the Virginia convention in Danville this weekend. They outlined the first annual picnic set for Aug 17 near Stephenson with 500 expected attendees, a 50 cent adult entry, LeRoy Cahill as general chair, and a 1 PM start with entertainment and refreshments.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion Post
Virginia
Danville
Jordan Springs
Stephenson
LeRoy Cahill
Paul DeHaven
James Hammock
Richard Nesselrodt
James Whitacre
Winchester
Legion
Winchester Derby Class A Winner Ivan Barb
Ivan Barb of Winchester won the Class A finals in the Winchester Soap Box Derby with a 28.86 second run down Jail Hill Cameron Street. Robert Henry, also of Winchester, was runner up as elimination heats began at 1 pm with 32 contestants. A drizzle began at 2 45 but officials continued the Class B race leading to a Winchester title and a trip to Akron for the national race.
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Ivan Barb
Winchester
Barb
Jail Hill
Cameron St
Robert Henry
JCC
Barth
Akron
Eggs Off 2 Cents as Local Buyers Mark Down Prices
Local buyers cut two cents from egg fees today. Grade A extra large now 57 and Grade A medium 55.
Idled Workers Top 4 Million Most in Years
Washington August 3 Unemployment rose above four million in July for the first time since January 1942. The Census Bureau said the 59,720,000 employed topped June’s record while unemployment rose due to a 417,000 rise in the civilian labor force. Adults accounted for most of the July rise in jobless figures.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Congress Grants Johnson Military Control Powers
The House approved an armed forces unification bill by 356 to 7, giving Defense Secretary Johnson specific control over the Army Navy and Air Force. It creates a new accounting system to cut expenses and appoints a permanent chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Johnson
House
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Monoply Power Shattered In Japan Restored By MacArthur
Tokyo reports General MacArthur says the deconcentration program ended. Eleven big firms were targeted by a Washington board that listed 325 Zaibatsu affiliated companies for action. The board urged divestment for nine firms amid claims of effective results and rising production.
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Japan
MacArthur
Tokyo
General¢e McArthur
Washington
Zaibatsu
Joseph Robinson
Robinson
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