West Pocket War Nearing Settlement Sign Truce
Reports from Tokyo and Moscow in August 1947 state the cease fire and armistice terms are accepted. Soviet and Japanese forces agreed to halt operations at noon local time, maintaining lines at midnight. Domei described cheerful silence with occasional gunfire like fireworks as troops observe each other.
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Tokyo
War Office
Siberian-Manchoukuoan
Moscow
Foreign Office
Domei
Changkufeng Hill
Siberian
Russia
Cripple Clinic Here Saturday
The District Nurse Association announces an orthopedic clinic at the association offices Saturday August 13 from 9 30 a m to 2 p m. Dr Robert V Funsten of the University of Virginia Hospital staff will oversee. The clinic is for children only. Crippled adults require a written request from their physician to be examined.
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The
District Nurse Association
Robert V. Funsten
University of Virginia Hospital
Winchester Days firemen seize Luray. reel races spark interest
Report from Luray says firemen have taken possession of the town. Reel races this morning drew interest while Winchester residents plan to attend a grand feature parade. County schools convene September 14 prompting thoughts for students resuming studies. Congratulations to the Middletown Grange on a decade of accomplishments.
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Luray
Winchester
Middletown
Golden Glow Coffee Shop Special Platter Dinners
During shopping hours leave your packages with us and meet your friends here. Enjoy our special platter dinners.
Public Auction for 1930 Dodge Sedan in Excellent Condition
Public sale announced for a 1930 Dodge sedan in excellent condition. Viewings at Reuss Avenue with bidding starts 10:30 a.m. Saturday August 13. Auction note references class or lot markers 8 11 1p 2t.
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Reuss Avenue
Seafood Dinners 25c at Star Restaurant
Friday and Saturday readers can enjoy seafood dinners priced at 25 cents a plate at Star Restaurant. The promotion highlights a limited-time offer with emphasis on value for diners.
Anegrundal Loupes and Watermelon Sale at Micciche Service
A local ad notes a large stock of Anegrundal loupes and guaranteed sweet produce. Prices listed include 58 cents per basket for loupes and 25 cents for watermelons at Micciche Service Station on Le Pike, Abri rs.
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Micciche
le Pike
Ab. Ri
Woman Bequeaths Eyes to Help Two Blind Men
Margaret Carr aged 80 of Berkeley California died after agreeing to donate her corneas. Surgeons in San Francisco transplanted her eyes to two blind men including Reverend A E Harding an Oregon minister and another unnamed recipient restoring sight for both.
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Margaret Carr
Berkeley
Calif
Carr
A. E. Harding
Oregon
Harding
San Francisco
Central Press
Picnic Speakers for Byrd Sponsored Orchard Event
The Clarke county gathering near Berryville at Rosemont features talks by Walter S. Hough on nicotine use in codling moth control J R Magness on improving apple varieties B S Hutcheson on soil relations to apple production and H P Gould on the other fifty bushels of apples The program to aid eastern apple producers follows a noon lunch with possible relocation to a Berryville packing plant if rain occurs Several speakers will discuss topics not yet announced All fruit growers and related industries invited
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H. F. Byrd
Rosemont
Berryville
Clarke County
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
J. R. Magness
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States
Dece
Washes
B. Hutcheson
Department of Agronomy
Virginia Pee Institute
Blackburg
H. P. Gould
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Samuel Insull Leave About $1 000 To Widow In Paris Will
Chicago August 11 Samuel Insull died in Paris July 16 leaving an estate of about 1000 dollars. The once rich magnate who built a vast business empire left the paltry sum to his widow Margaret Insull.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Paris
Margaret
Debenture Holders Urged to Consult Bank on Bonds
Debenture holders who are sued by various corporations and guaranteed by Maryland Casualty Company should consult Commercial & Savings Bank for guidance. The notice references former Guaranteed Bonds across multiple firms and directs holders to seek advice from the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Casualty Company
Commercial & Savings Bank
Republic Steel Chief seeks Senate probe of CIO violence
Tom Girdler chairman of Republic Steel urged a Senate inquiry into violence and intimidation by the CIO during last summer's little steel strike. He criticized the civil liberties committee's inquiry as one sided and urged subpoenas for CIO records to reveal fund use. He offered a 550 case record of CIO violence and pledged more witnesses.
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Washington
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Senate
C. I. CG
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Girdler
CI. O
la Follette
Wis
Comemitteemen
LaFollette
Republic
Little Steel
Staunton Wins Firemen's Race in Luray
Staunton's Fire Company won the Luray reel race in 26 seconds, after a protest claimed Staunton jumped the gun. The Strasburg team finished second in 30.14 seconds and Friendship was third at 31 seconds. A new streamline truck from Charlottesville drew crowd interest as Friendship plans to join tomorrow's grand parade.
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Luray
Friendship Fire Company
Staunton
Strasburg
Friendship
Ae Ee
Charlottesville
Friendship To Company
Exceptional Slip Covering and Drapery Bargains in Moline and Cather
Attendance sale at 32 National Avenue features trucks and trailers with free viewing at eleven o'clock Friday August 12. James P. Reardon Trustee advertises, listing local sale details and contact. Lost horseshoe brooch breast pin in old gold with sapphires and pearls seeks reward from Star Office. WANTED A good home for a male half grown kit ten. Phone numbers 41 or 1182.
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National Avenue
James P. Reardon
Horshoe
Star Office
Lightning Strikes Hit Major Buildings Across East Coast
Early morning storms sweeping New York state and Lake Erie caused widespread damage to property and crops. Twenty five people in six boats were rescued or reached safety after missing during the peril on Lake Erie, while two fishermen were saved and a third listed missing off Sandy Hook New Jersey. Lightning struck Union Station in Washington and damaged the Treasury building flagpole and Agriculture wiring. The storm cooled the capital from a heat wave, with Cortland and Rochester recording heavy rainfall and New York City feeling the tail of the system that forced a boxing title fight postponement.
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Associated Press
New York State
Lake Erie
Sandy Hook
N. J
Union Station
Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
Department of Agriculture
Cortland
N. Y
Rochester
New York City
Armstrong- Ambers
Boston
Man enters home and draws gun on owner
John H. Arthur of Worthington West Virginia admits entering the Davis home at 119 Peyton Street during a short absence. He drew a loaded .38 revolver on Mr. Davis and a second gun was found in a car where liquor odor and a quest for solace were noted. Police investigate ownership of the car and other angles. no charges yet.
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John H. Arthur
Worthington
W. Va
B. F. Davis
Peyton Street
Mr. Davis
Public sale notice for lot on Shawnee Avenue
Public sale at eleven o'clock Saturday August 13 in front of Court House. James P. Reardon trustee. Auction of property on Shawnee Avenue as stated in notice.
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Shawnee Avenue
Court House
James P. Reardon
Brandenburg Completes Berlin to New York Nonstop Flight
The Brandenburg completed a 3,942 mile westbound non nonstop journey from Berlin to New York with a four man crew, landing at Floyd Bennett Field after 25 hours in the air. Officials noted the official time was 24 hours 54 minutes due to field timing. The flight aimed to show Germany's readiness for daily transatlantic mail and passenger service.
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New York
Berlin
North Atlantic
Brandenburg
Floyd Bennett Airport
Field Administration
North American
Newfoundland
North America
Canada
New England
Lufthansa Line
Italo Balbo
Libya
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Karinhall
Alfred Henke
Balbo
Germany
Atlantic
Lufthansa
Corrigan Says He Did Nothing For Aviation His Crate Made Waves
An interview in Washington quotes Douglas Corrigan saying he did nothing for aviation while his crate plane did. The license suspension ended, but the $900 aircraft license remains unreinstated, with a cautious outlook on restoration in a few days.
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Corrigan
America
Capital
New York
Mulligan
Niagara
Citizens in Stephens City Support Municipal Water Plan
Citizens at a mass meeting approved seeking a PWA grant to fund about 45 percent of a proposed $40,000 municipal water system. Aylor chairs a committee to present the plan to the town council and court for a possible special election to issue bonds. The effort cites fire protection, insurance savings, and projected grant timing.
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Stephens City
PWA
F. Grove White
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Robert Aylor
Mr. Aylor
P. E. Lineburg
Lomax Parker
Heap Steele
Eldridge Lemy
Citizens’ Committee
White
T. R. Cather
C. S. Brumback, Cairman
Board of Supervisors
Middletown Grange Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Readiness for the Middletown Subordinate Grange celebration includes speeches by Senator H. F. Byrd in the afternoon and State Grange Master Caldwell in the evening. Mark Turner will attend as State Grange Master. The program, with multiple events, will be held at the high school auditorium.
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Middletown
H. F. Byrd
Mark Turner
State Grange
Caldwell
North Carolina
Power Plant At Millville Burns In Severe Storm
A Potomac Edison plant in Millville West Virginia suffered a total loss after a lightning strike and fire. The operator Fritz escaped uninjured as generators and the brick building burned quickly. Northern Virginia Power Company restoration followed within hours as officials planned rebuilding of an important system unit.
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Potomac- Edison Power Company
Millville
W. Va
Fritz
Northern Virginia Power Company
Potomac Edison
Virginia
Potomac-Edison
Bunker Hill
Martinsburg
Heat Stricken Musician J Leslie Hall Recovering in Winchester
J Leslie Hall of Pittsfield Massachusetts a professional musician was overcome by heat on the Martinsburg pike north of Winchester. He was brought to Memorial Hospital Winchester where his condition today showed improvement after treatment by Dr Pifer. Earlier reports misidentified him as Wendell Hall the radio entertainer who wrote It Ain t Gonna Rain No Mo but this was found to be false.
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J. Leslie Hall
Pittsfield
Mass
Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Pifer
Wendell Hall
British Vessel Stanlake Hit In Valencia Air Raid
Madrid reports the British ship Stanlake came under machine gun fire during an insurgent air raid on Valencia harbor. No bombs struck the ship and no casualties were reported aboard. Fifty bombs fell along the waterfront with no injuries.
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Madrid
Stanlake
Valencia
Rest
Roosevelt Promotes Wealth Creation in South at Georgia Stadium
President Roosevelt reiterated his goal to raise purchasing power in the south during a University of Georgia appearance. He received an honorary doctor of laws degree, was introduced by Gov. Rivers, and cited a broad plan to “create wealth” through constant progressive action, before continuing to Barnesville for another address.
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William B. Ardery
Athens
Roosevelt
South
University of Georgia
W. Sanford
University System of Georgia
E. D. Rivers
Lawrence S. Camp
Warm Springs
Warm Springs Foundation
Camp
Walter F. George
George
University of Georgia Summer School
Governor Rivers
Barnesville
Corrigan Aims to Renew Flying License and Return
Washington August 11 Douglas Corrigan said he would fly back to New York to reassemble his Atlantic crossing airplane and seek a co-pilot job with American Airlines. He spoke at a breakfast with Oswald Ryan and government officials about obtaining an early firing permit for his plane.
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Washington
Douglas Corrigan
New York
Oswald Ryan
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Corrigan
American Airlines
Denis Mulligan
Mulligan
Cumberland Man Found Hanging Near Home
Perry Wolford, 80, a former insurance agent, was found hanging this afternoon in the brush near his Cumberland home at 201 Pennsylvania Avenue. A rope attached to his suspenders was around his neck when found. He had been dead about three hours. no motive was established by the county coroner.
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Cumberland
Perry Wolford
Pennsylvania Avenue
Somerville Avenue
Man And Wife Are Found Slain In Delaware County Home
MEDIA Pa Aug 1 Areal estate man Andrew Ford 47 and his wife Ethel 43 were found shot to death in their Bordendale home. Corporal George Smith said Ford likely killed his wife with a blast from a shotgun as she slept then killed himself.
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Media
Andrew Ford
Delaware County
Ethel
Bordendale
Here
George Smith
Ford
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CIO
Claims Committee
U.S
Bulletin
Eddy Gilmore
Dennis Mulligan
Federal Air Commerce Bureau
Ireland
California
President Roosevelt
Pensacola, Fla
Pacific
Pensacola
Fla
Sipings
White House
Leex Erecion
Grangers
Millville, Burns
Potomac - Edison Company
Georgia
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