Berryville Scouts Aid at Dog Show
Twenty members of Boy Scout troop 18 Berryville lead by scoutmaster camp Saturday at Tammany Farm near Hagerstown. Sunday they assist exhibitors, park cars and carry dog gear as other Maryland Virginia and West Virginia scouts help. Maj Gen Joseph Byron on national executive board to review. Local invitation extended via W C Smith of Winbegen s a kennel member.
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Boy Scout Troop
Berryville
Tammany Farm
Hagerstown
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Joseph Byron
National Executive Board
Boy Scouts of A
Britain seeks new aid as pound dollar swaps shrink
In Washington talks Britain outlines steps to conserve dollars after heavy loan use. Measures include pausing swaps, delaying convertibility, and capping dollar losses with U. S. approval. Sir Alfred Eady says Britain hopes to avoid further help, noting high scrap rates in U S during 1942-46 compared to 1937-41.
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Britain
U. S
Sir Alfred Eady
Washington
Sales Directory listings for Winchester households
Prem sale by Mrs G W Warehouse at 21 a m in Winchester features household goods and furniture. On August 30 at 10 a m John E Anderson of 18 Morningside Drive Winchester offers household goods and some antiques. At 1 p m August 30 Leslie N Pries of 510 N Loudoun St Winchester lists furniture household goods tools and more.
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Clowser’s
Clark St
Siamese Twins From Pine Dale Reported Only Fair Condition
Attendants at Wyoming General Hospital said premature Siamese twins born to Mr and Mrs Harding Brown of Pine Dale weighed 12 pounds 4 ounces and were united at the front of the pelvis. Dr K E Krueger said their survival chances are very very small though both girls were in fine condition 12 hours after birth by Caesarian section. The 21 year old mother was reported in good condition. father is a 26 year old war veteran ranch hand.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Wyoming General Hostital
Harding Brown
Pinedale
K. E. Krueger
Brown
Greek Legion Leader Urges Troop Action Over Truman Doctrine
Arriving from Washington the Legion commander told reporters he favors using police to enforce policy and, if necessary, sending troops to defend Greece. He warned that waiting would fail if Greece is invaded and that troops should be sent if no other option exists.
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Washington
Truman
Legion
Greece
Hartley act injunctive measures cap strikes, Hartley says
Hartley told reporters the proposed remedy is a compromise document and its machinery to stop strikes does not go far enough. The act allows court injunctions against nationwide strikes endangering health and safety, with potential 85 day stalls and doubtful extensions. He favors reinstating the monopolistic strike provision defining a walkout from conspiracies between competing employers.
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Congress
Hartley
Labor Committee
Senate
Truman
Urban residents depend on milk delivery by truck
Eighty five percent of urban residents receive all their milk by truck, highlighting reliance on home delivery services and distribution logistics in the city.
Miss Lucy Kern Dies in Hospital
Miss Lucy Kern aged 79 died this morning at Emergency hospital Washington from a broken hip after a fall. She was the daughter of the late William and com Kern of Gerardstown W. Surviving cousins Mrs Norval Hottle Mrs F I McClure and Mrs Curtis Bowers. Services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mt Hebron chapel with Rev William E Eisenberg officiating. Interment Mt Hebron cemetery.
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Lucy Kern
Emergency Hospital
Washington
William and Com Kern
Gerardstown
W.a
Norval Hottle
F. I. McClure
Curtis Bowers
Mt. Hebron
William E. Eisenberg
Parliament May Be Called for Special Session
Prime Minister Attlee and his cabinet held a second special meeting in eight days to reassess Britain's dollar position amid suspended sterling convertibility. Sir Wilfred Eady arrived from Washington as Britain seeks U S help to steady the economic crisis. News Chronicle and Daily Mail forecast an early special session of Parliament. adjournment until Oct 20 was noted.
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London
Attlee
Wilfred Eady
Washington
Great Britain
Liberal News Chronicle
Conservative
Daily Mail
Potsdam Decisions Said Canceled by Dollar Diplomacy
Pravda asserts that dollar diplomacy canceled the Potsdam Germany decisions. The article cites Marin in Washington talks as a second stage in the bargain and says Americans have saddled the English in Washington and will do so in London with the French. It notes London talks focus on Germany production but will require foreign ministers council to resolve.
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Moscow
Pravda
Potsdam
Germany
Marinin
Washington
London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Indonesian Appeals To U N for Action
Sutan Sjahrir the Indonesian ex premier appealed to the United Nations security council for action to check a situation he called verging on open hostilities between Dutch and Indonesians.
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Lake Success
Sutan Sjahrir
United Nations Security Council For Action Today
Spider Web Nets Used for Fishing and Hunting in New Guinea
The article notes that in New Guinea spider webs are utilized as nets to catch fish birds and bats. Local communities employ this natural resource to secure food and support subsistence needs amid the region's biodiversity and traditional practices.
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New Guinea
Rebel Seizes Presidency In Ecuador Coup News
Col. Carlos Mancheno declared himself executive power in Ecuador after President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra resigned and fled to Colombia. Velasco Ibarra and his wife sought asylum in Cali. Mancheno named a cabinet with plans to consult parties while inviting Quintandinha defense delegate Jose Vicente Trujillo to stay as foreign minister. The United States said it was too early to know if it would recognize the new government.
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Quito
Ecuador
Col
Carlos Mancheno
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Velasco Ibarra
Corina Parral de Velasco Ibarra
Cali
Colombia
Mancheno
Col. Mancheno
Quintandinha
Brazil
Washington
State Department
United States
Lincoln White
Ibarra
Scouts Prepare For Big Circus
Henry T. Hardenburg announces Shenandoah area Boy Scouts circus set for November 7 and 8. Troop 3, sponsored by Braddock Street Methodist church, volunteers for a part. Ray Garrabrandt is scoutmaster. Cub Pack 2, sponsored by Winchester Presbyterian church, with Cubmaster Sam McCarty, will impersonate 15 odd “animals” in an Out of the Ark act. Ralph Gemmill Sr. of Front Royal is preparing an Indian act.
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Henry T. Hardenburg
Shenandoah Area
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Ray Garrabrandt
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Sam McCarty
McCarty
Hardenburg
Ralph Gemmill, Sr
Front Royal
Bulgaria Okays Peace Treaty With Allies
Sofia August 25 Parliament unanimously approved Bulgaria's peace treaty with the Allied powers this evening, formalizing the end of hostilities after the war.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Plane Crashes in Fog Near Burbank
A plane crashed in foggy foothills north of Burbank California today starting a brush fire out of control within an hour. Police say the craft was a C 47 cargo ship and investigators had not yet determined if it was private or military.
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Burbank
Calif
Here
Wisecarver Welcomed as Clarke County Lions Member
Berryville reports M. F. Wisecarver Jr. has been welcomed as a member of the Clarke County Lions Club.
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Berryville
M. F. Wisecarver, Jr
Clarke County Lions Club
Answers to Daily Quiz on Page 4
Answers to the daily quiz questions include Whipping, Abraham Lincoln, Matador, The Sunday of January, Liberia, Department of National Defense, 1933, 8 760, July 26 1947, Carl Sandburg.
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Abraham Lincoln
Matador
Liberia
Department of National Defense
Carl Sandber
Ford Raises Car Prices Across Most Models
Ford Motor Co announces price increases from $20 to $97 on most passenger cars and trucks after seven months of lower pricing. President Henry Ford I cites higher raw material costs and supply disruptions as factors, while claiming continued commitment to affordability with some six cylinder models still priced low.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford I
Ford
James Baker Camp Adds Five Members
Five candidates were inducted into the Col. James C. Baker camp Spanish American War Veterans at a Woodstock hotel meeting. Membership rose to 34 with seven more expected at the next rear meeting on Sept 11. Commander William F. Courtney led the local delegation as plans for a nationwide 50th anniversary celebration were discussed.
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James C. Baker
Woodstock
William F. Courtney
Navy to Quit Manila
Rear Adm. H. H. Good announced that his Manila headquarters would be decommissioned September 15. Production of new automobiles in 1946 was 37 percent below wartime output.
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Manila
H. H. Good
U. S
Philippines
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Florence
J. W. Grove Furniture
Mervel W. Adams
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Church of the Wayfarer
Carmel
Cal
Kathryn Grayson
Johnnie Johnson
Potographer
Berryville Ave
Republic Service
M. M. Adams
Wisecarver
LIONS
James Baker Camp
Loudoun St
Winchester
Leslie E. Fries Duvalls
Morningside Drive
Westinghouse
Chippendale Mirror
Old Picture Mirror
Coleman Dunn
John E. Anderson
Winchester, VA
Cheney
II. Glaize & Bro
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Cameron ST
Bete
C. I. Brumback & Sons
Bayliss & Patterson Contractors & Dealers
N. Cameron
Omps Funeral Home
CAT Food
Food Wittern
Jones
The
Order of the Golden Rule
Chrysler
Plymouth
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Spairplay Market
S. Loudoun St
Valley 2
W. Boscawen
St. Bath
Tommy D
Lockhart
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
SELB
Molden Electric CO
E. T. Snider
G. W. Kerr
WAC
S & F Bargain Store
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