Delhi unrest leaves several dead after sectarian clashes
Four people killed in New Delhi amid Hindu Muslim violence as refugees flood from Punjab. trains halted and passengers targeted on board. Nehru appeals for peace and an end to retaliation. Pakistan warns travel is unsafe between Lahore and Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Delhi
Punjab
Dominions
Pakistan
Jawahalal Nehru
M. A. Jinnah
West
Lahore
Liberator
Nehru
Mrs Florence L Denny 94 Dies at Patton Nursing Home
Mrs Florence L Denny 94 of 312 S Washington St widow of Robert A Denny died at 3 40 a m yesterday at Patton nursing home after seven months of ill health cause heart attack born September 8 1852 at White Post daughter of Peter Henning and Mary L Piper Henning married in October 1886 to a jeweler partner in Sibert and Denny firm died 1917 survived by nieces and nephews funeral 11 a m tomorrow Kurtz funeral home 21 S Louden St Rev James B Roe officiating interment Mt Hebron cemetery pallbearers Walter Denny Ellis Denny Willie Denny William Holliday M B Clowe H C Sheetz Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence L. Denny
S. Washington St
Robert A. Denny
Patton Nursing Home
Denny
White Post
Peter Henning
Mary L. Piper Henning
Sibert and Denny, Jewelers
Winchester
Kurtz
S. Loudoun St
James B. Roe
Christ A Church
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Walter Denny
Ellis Denny
Willie Denny
William Holliday
M. B. Clowe
H. C. Sheetz, Jr
Bilbo's Seat To Be Chosen In Mississippi Nov. 4
Gov Fielding L. Wright said Bilbo's Senate seat remains vacant until the general election on November 4 unless Congress calls a special session. Wright, empowered to appoint a temporary Senator, argued such an appointment would not benefit Mississippi under the current circumstances.
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Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Senate
Congress
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Terminal Leave Bonds Cash Service At Farmers & Merchants Bank
Veterans may cash their Terminal Leave Bonds certificates with prompt service at Farmers & Merchants National Bank Winchester Virginia. Dr L M Allen president and FDIC member bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
L. M. Allen
Winchester
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp
Housing Urged On Reclamation Program Basis
Rep. Pletcher proposes a reclamation style housing program to build homes for sale to low income families. Government construction would offer houses at 15 to 20 dollars monthly for 40 to 50 years. He says the plan centers on home ownership for those earning about 1,000 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Senate
House Committee
Mercury Dips and Rises as Cool Front Moves East
Winchester records show 2 PM temperature at 91 after 89 overnight, with 69 overnight low. humid conditions produced many picnics and swims. A Texas tropical storm brought rain and damage from Galveston to Texas City, while a broad cool air wedge moves east across the North Central states. Forecasters expect hotter readings on the East Coast and continued warmth in the South, with near average temps on the West Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Tex
Texas City
East New
Weather Bureau
Baby Born on Plane in Medford Flight
A young woman passenger delivered a four pound five ounce daughter aboard a Southwest Airlines plane. An undergraduate nurse assisted the mother during the in flight birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford. Oge
Southwest
Russia Agrees To Speed Talks On Korea Deadlock
Washington reports Molotov belatedly accepted a plan for a joint commission report to bridge differences on Korea’s future. Marshall may direct direct talks again or shift to the Pacific Big Four or the United Nations for resolution. In Seoul three U S soldiers recount brief detention with armed guards before release.
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Washington
Russia
Korea
Molotov
Joint Commission
Moscow Radio
Marshall
Commission
United States
Moscow
United Nations
Seoul
Pyongyang
Yohyon-Ni
Tommy F. Pugsley
Renton
Wash
John D. Hopfe
Seattle
Gerald K. Geffen
Port Chester
N. Y
Supervisors of Truck Drivers Go to School
More than 60 Virginia supervisors of heavy truck and bus drivers enrolled in a 5 day school in Richmond to learn accident prevention on the state's highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Britain Faces Need for U S Aid Yet Fears Asking Now
Washington dispatch outlines Britain’s postwar dollar shortage and the 1946 47 loan with a convertibility clause. Britain relies on American dollars to buy essentials while London weighs seeking further aid as prices rise and industry recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
England
Vatican Prelate Slashed by Mob in Venezia Area
An Italian dispatch from Trieste reports a mob in the Venezia Giulia zone attacked and gravely injured Vatican prelate Msgr. Giacomo Ukmar while he confirmed children. local priest Rev. Miro Bubisch was killed trying to defend him. The assault occurred at Lanische in Tito-occupied Istria, amid hostilities that have hampered church confirmations.
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Rome
Disputch
Trieste
Venezia-Giulia
Vatican
Ansa
Giacomo Ukmar
Fiume
Miro Bubisch
Msgr
Ukmar
Tito
Lanische
Istrian
Marshal Tito
Akmar
Antonio Santin
Capodistra
Santin
Capodistria
De Gaulle says RPF will enter elections not as a party
Gen Charles De Gaulle announced that the Rally of the French People will enter the October municipal elections not as a party but to make a truce in non French quarrels. He said the RPF would run national scale with full tickets including men and women from varied political backgrounds to work for public welfare.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
France
de Gaulle
Estonians Petition Truman to Enter United States
About twenty thousand Estonian displaced persons in Germany and Austria have petitioned President Truman for resettlement in the United States. The note notes Estonia is now part of Soviet Russia. Elberta and Hales peaches listed with contact Frank Minor in Boscawen Street.
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Germany
Austria
Truman
United States
Estonia
Soviet Russia
Elberta
Hales
Frank Minor
West Boscawen
Hormone Spray For Apples Will Be Discussed
Desirability of using hormone sprays to prevent early dropping of apples weakened by the May freeze will be discussed by C. D. Harley of the Beltville Experiment Station before Frederick county fruit growers association Friday at the courthouse. I. Fred Stine county agent said the spray has been in use for years and may be valuable this year. A. H. Teske of VPI will report on a convention of apple shippers. Rep Burr C. Harrison will speak on preserving the Valley as an agricultural center. The Frederick and Clarke Farm Wexe board will hear discussion on wage rates for measured picking of apples. Board members are H. W. Butler, R. K. Dorsey, Ralph Marker, L. D. K. Russell and Mr. Stine.
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C. D. Harley
Beltville Experiment Station
Frederick Courty Fruit Growers Association & P. m
Court House
I. Fred Stine
A. H. Teske
VPI
Burr C. Harrison
Frederick and Clarke Farm Wexe
H. W. Butler
R. K. Dorsey
Ralph Marker
LD. .K. Russell
Mr. Stine
Pravda Sees U S Backing Chinese War on Communists
From Nanking August 25 the Pravda dispatch argues the Chinese National government plans a new offensive against the communists and relies on large scale American support. The report notes government silence on Lt Gen Wedemeyer's farewell address amid reform calls and a cabinet deadline for officials to resign or be replaced.
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Nanking
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
Wedemeyer
Pravda
Moscow
Reds move to ban Agrarian Party in Bulgaria
Sofia reports the National Fatherland Front plans to ban the Agrarian party of Nikola Petkov from Parliament. The Front calls the party illegal, alleging its activities, while Petkov faces a death sentence after a conspiracy conviction. The case draws U.S. and British diplomatic protests to the Kremlin.
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Reds
Agrarian
Bulgaria
Sofia
Nikola Petkov
Agrarian Party
National Fatherland Front
Fatherland Front Committee
Agrarians
National Assembly
Petkov
Supreme Court May See Quick Taft Hartley Test
National Labor Relations Board ruling requires Geraldine Novelty Co to reinstate eight CIO Fur and Leather Workers in Gloversville New York and cease discrimination warnings elevate looming Taft Hartley conflict. Board may press or appeal depending on affidavits. Chairman Hartley criticizes act for lacking teeth in protecting public from strikes. Continued on Page 2 Col 2.
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Washington
Supeme
Taft- Hartley
National Labor Relations Board
Geraldine Novelty Co
Gloversville
N. Y
Cioi Fur and Leather Workers
Fur and Leather Works
Ben Gold
Taft-Hartley
NLRB
Hartley
R-Nj
House Labor Committee
Secret Caverns Rumors Stir Albuquerque Area
Rumors claim a 10 million dollar secret project near Albuquerque on the mesa east of the city. The Denver Post reports underground caverns for atomic storage and weapons production with Sandia Army base and Kirtland nearby. Brig Gen Montague calls some claims fantastic.
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Labuquerque
N. M
Albuquerque
Sandia
Manzano Mountains
Denver Post
Rio Grands Valley
Mesa
Los Alamos
Trinity
N.M
War Department
Sandia Base
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Man
Leslie R. Groves
Manhatan
Robert M. Montague
Post
Unlicensed Driving Reform Proposed by Virginia Delegate
Richmond delegate James E. Gardner proposes a state level system to conduct a complete check on unlicensed drivers in Virginia. He cites State Police figures showing 4,827 arrests for driving without a license since 1946 and says 1947 projections will rise. Gardner will consult with Col. Woodson to devise a method and push action to enforce licensing checks statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
James E. Gardner
House Committee of Milita and Police
Virginia
Gardner
C. W. Woodson
Ih Simple
Rtace
ON Weal
Col. Woodson
Japan Credited With Sincerity In Reconstruction
Allied headquarters said two years of occupation showed Japan's efforts to rebuild its national life along constructive lines. The report lists five changes: new constitution adoption, democratization via local elections, civil code reform for gender equality, rural land reform, and limited private trade with foreign nations.
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Tokyo
Isoruka Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
Tatsukichi Miyo
Navy General Staff
International Tribunal
Yamamoto
Bouganville Island
Japan
Liberals for Greece Refuse New Cabinet Bid
Ath ens Aug The Liberal party led by Amistokles Sophoulis refused to join a new government under Constantin Tsaldaris after a party conference. Co leader Sophocles Venizelos announced the decision as the United States had pledged 300 million in Truman plan aid. The Libs spurned a broad coalition effort as Tsaldaris sought a fresh cabinet.
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Athens
Liberal Party
Amistokles Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophocles Venizelos
United States
Greece
Tsalaris
Demetrios Maximos
U. S
Sophoulis
Midget Racer Upset Injures Driver at Winchester Speedway
Spectators saw Gerbig lose control in a curve during a time trial at Winchester Speedway. The midget racer rolled multiple times. Gerbig was thrown clear but unconscious, later hospitalized with a compound fracture of the left arm and a broken nose. He showed improvement today as spectators recalled Sunday’s races and a next card set for September 7.
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Gerbig
Liberty St
Winchester Speedway
FBI Agent Booked For Talk to Club
William Lohr, Winchester agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will be the speaker tomorrow at the regular luncheon of a club at a hotel. The Exchange will hold its annual picnic on State Park near Be Springs. Each member brings a son or invites a boy aged 8 to 12 as guest. Members and guests depart at 1 p.m. from the city parking lot on Kent Street. attendees are asked to bring cars.
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William Lohr
Winchester
Federal Bureau. Investigation
Bene Tgram
Exchange
State Park
Be Springs
Kent St
Infant Lost Four Days Lived on Blackberries
MARION O Aug 2 Tiny 20 month old Carolyn Jean Patterson wandered away from home for four days then was found near her home alive. Authorities say she survived by eating blackberries in briar patch about 1000 feet from the house and was playing in a crib when located aiding her recovery.
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Marion
Carolyn Jéan‘te Patterson
Marion City Hospital
Waldo, O
Carolyn
Mrs Mina Edison Dies at 82 in New Jersey
Mrs Mina Miller Edison 82 widow of Thomas A Edison died last night in New Jersey at her home. Former secretary of the navy Charles Edison inventor Thomas Miller Edison and Mrs J Eyre Sloane were at her bedside. The notice also mentions her son and a local community picnic event upcoming in Virginia with a chicken dinner and games.
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New York
Mina Miller Edison
Thomas A. Edison
New Jersey
Charles Edison
Thomas Miller Edison
J. Eyre Sloane
Friendly Grove
Route 600
Mountain Palls
Friendly Grove Hall Association
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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Albert Brown
U.S
Brown
John R. Hodge
Sgt
Jerry Korn
Western Hemisphere
Venezia
Supreme Court
Army
Old Dominion
Tsaldaris
Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
Griffith
FBI
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
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