Foreign Ministers to Meet as Peace Conference Stalls
The Big Four backs a commission to probe reparations while striving to speed the 21 nation Peace Conference. Molotov opposes the Australian reparations plan as the council prepares for tomorrow's Foreign Ministers session in Paris. Bevin to attend in the clock room at the Quai d Orsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Willard Thorp
U. S
United States
France
Britain
V. M. Molotov
Italy
Luxembourg Palace
Thorp
Oy Herve Alphand
Glenville Hall
Molotov
Bevin
London
Quai D’orsay
Andrei Y Vishinsky
Russia
Steamroller Rolls Over Man Wounding Chest In Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee on Monday a steamroller wheel passed over John H O Rea rs chest as he worked for a road company. The impact broke four ribs though he remained conscious. Doctors say his chest was pressed flat and the patient was still smoking a cigarette two hours later in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
John H. O
G. H. Kistler
Ettawo
Lions Plaque Honors Dr Hauser and Memorial First Aid Room
Purcellville Lions Club installed a memorial plaque for Dr Fred T Hauser and completed a fully equipped First Aid Room in the town public school. The $300 room includes bed metal cabinets chairs basin linens and supplies. Dr Hauser a charter Lions member and former Winchester Memorial Hospital physician had many local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred T. Hauser
Purcellville
Hauser
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Warren County Delegates Back Robertson for State Convention
Ocrats in Warren County elected 20 delegates to the state convention in Richmond on September 5 and instructed that the county's 10 votes be cast for A Willis Robertson for the one term of the Senator Carter Glass era. The measure was offered by Elliott Marshall with a unit voting proposal and half votes for each delegate listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Ocrats
Warren County
Inichmond
Robert H. Webb
Claude A. Stokes
Gussie McFall
Craig Livingston
Giles B. Cook, Jr
Rolfe Millar
Elliott Marshall
H. F. Minter
S. Gardiner Waller
Tracewell H. Brown
W. T. Steed
J. Frank Forsyth, Jr
Henry B. Weaver
B. S. Atwood
Commander Raymond Guest
Clarke County Veterans Of World War II To Be Welcomed Home
Clarke County prepares a Welcome Home and Armistice Day event to honor about 1200 World War II veterans. The planning committee outlines memorial service at Berryville churches, ordnance display, and soldier exhibition led by Col. Graham Dougherty. Various officials and committees, including Rear Adm. John Beardall and Harry Byrd Jr., are invited to attend the October 19 celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Yvile
Progam
Berryville
Graham Dougherty
William B. Burter
Ralph Dorsey
Treas
Army
Navy
Publiity
Everarde Meade
Harry Byrd Jr
Joyce Davis
Stacey B. Lloyd
G. Kenneth Levi
Arthur Krock
Graham Dougherty Jr
Comee
Moore
Henry G. Lane
Twenty Cadet Nurses to Graduate at Winchester Hospital
Twenty cadet nurses from Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing will graduate at 8 o clock this evening at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev. James B. Roe will deliver the commencement address. Diplomas will be presented by Dr. Hunter H. McGuire, with pins awarded by Miss Mary Jane McCone. A reception follows at the Nurses Homes on West Clifford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Christ Episcopal Church
James B. Roe
Hunter H. McGuire
Mary Jane McCone
H. E. Alberti
Mary Ella Ryan
Juanita Brown Scrivener
Jean Elizabeth Shyrock
Lillie Marie Wisecarver
West Clifford Street
Local Roads In Good Shape For Winter Says Engineer
F M Yellett, resident highway engineer, reports local roads are in pretty good shape for winter. Resurfacing from Winchester to Double Toll Gate is finished, with work continuing from the Front Royal end and Richard F. Kline of Frederick, Md., as contractor. Route 50 surface treatment near Hague Greek to Riley's Station noted as complex. In Cross Junction, low water bridges added to reduce icy conditions. Secondary roads under special effort to stay smooth for apple trucks. five miles of Middle Road and four miles of Cedar Creek Grade widened to ease truck passage. Bus routes to be kept in good condition.
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F. M. Yellett
Winchester
Front Royal
Richard F. Kline
Frederick
Hague Greek
Riley’s
Cross Junction
Yellett
Cedar Creek
Yellott
13 Year Old Boy Held In Connection With Childs Death
In Buffalo a 13 year old boy identified as Charles Hazlett was held by police over the New Year’s Eve death of 12 year old Michael Gerrick. Gerrick’s skeleton was found in a Pittsburgh cellar where the Hazletts lived previously. The boy said they were playing a holdup game when a rifle fired, killing Gerrick as he whispered that he was dying, and he attempted to hide the body under crates and baskets in the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Pittsburgh
Charles Hazlett
Michael Gerrick
Hazlett
Hazletts
Frank Nowakowski
Mike
Nowakowski
Gerrick
Russian ambassador leaves Greece amid looming plebiscite
The imminent departure of Russian ambassador K. K. Rodionov to Greece accompanies a tense diplomatic week as Greece faces a plebiscite to restore King George I. Rodionov sought an exit visa for his family, while Isador Cankar and Ukraine accusations complicate the scene. The US allies move a carrier group to Greece, signaling support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
K. K. Rodionov
Greece
George I
Rodionov
Isador Cankar
Ukraine
United Nations Security Council
U.S
U. S
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Stephan
Government drives eight agencies to fix freight car shortage
Reconversion Director John R. Steelman outlines a seven point plan to relieve a severe rail bottleneck crippling postwar conversion. Agencies including CPA and ODT mobilize to divert freight, speed production, and expand car availability for crops, industry, and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John R. Steelman
White House
CPA
Civilian Production Administration
State Department
ODT
Serene Department
State and Agriculture Departments
OPA
Steelman
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
National Housing Agency
John D. Small
Man Dies After Gas Explosion Burns Wilt at 1104 Loudoun
Roy W. Wilt 44 a Consumer Utility Company serviceman died after a gas explosion in the cellar at 1104 S Loudoun street while installing a gas meter. He had lived in Winchester and leaves a widow Mollie Whitlock and four children Rose Ella Barbara Ann Leroy and Mary. Services set Friday at 3 30 pm at Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel with burial in Mt Hebron. Pallbearers listed.
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S. Loudoun Street
Roy W. Wilt
Wilt
Paw Paw
Morgan County
W. Va
James Wilt
Mollie Whitlock
Winchester
Rose Ella
Barbara Ann
Leroy
Mary Wilt
Henry Wilt
Herbert Wilt
Pennsylvania
Gladys Babson
Presbyterian Church
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Duckwall
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Garland Harmer
Marion Vanscoy
George McFarland
Albert Lee
Edward Dusing
Elwood Willey
Convicts Escape Draper Kilby Escapes Fire At Kilby Prison
In an overnight surge two Kilby Prison escapees and nine Draper inmates tunneled toward freedom from Alabama cotton mill sites. Warden Weston reported a smoldering Kilby fire started by convicts and several recaptures followed as guards policed the area.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Kilby
W. D. Weston
Weston
Draper
Wells
Brown
Winchester to Receive 50000 In Liquor Profits This Year
The state comptroller reported ABC profits for the year ended June 30 totaling 14232059.70. Winchester will get about 50000, Frederick county about 46000, Clarke county about 26000, with the state receiving 5244019.90 after distributing 8988037.70 to localities and a 750000 state retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Alcoholic Beverage Control System
State Comptroller
Virginia
Frederick
Frederick County
Clarke County
ABC
Justice Dept Probes Bid Practices in Government Purchases
The Justice Department says it is investigating identical bidding and monopoly practices in the sale of many products bought in large quantities by federal state and city governments. An official familiar with the inquiry declined to specify items but noted they are essential to government operations and public health and safety. The report appears in a period context and mentions government procurement concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
British Airborne Raid Searches In Jewish Villages
British 6th Airborne Division swept into Dorot and Ruhama in Gaza District at dawn to search for arms. No casualty or troop numbers disclosed. Meanwhile forces probed Jerusalem's Bukharian Quarter where Irgun once held a British officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
6Th Airborne Division
Dorot
Ruhama
Gaza
Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Halsey Says Navy Could Go Anywhere At All
Reports quote Admiral Halsey asserting the U S Navy could sail anywhere including the Mediterranean as he defended naval strength amid a Moscow charge of American moves in the region. He spoke after a 28 000 mile tour through the Americas and his return press briefing.
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Iam F
Halsey
Aeate
Moscow
United Sta
Daily Worker
London
U. S
Central
South America
Pacific High
Mediterranean
Poland
Municipal Band To Play Friday Evening Concert
The McIinee Municipal Band conducts a summer open air concert Friday at 8 on City Hall Plaza. Kenneth W. Windle will direct the program of popular music, with cars allowed to listen from parked vehicles. Spectators are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIinee Municipal Band
City Hall Plaza
Kenneth W. Windle
Southern States Membership Meeting Set for Winchester Friday
The Winchester area will host the Annual Southern States Membership Meeting at 8 PM Friday at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. H B Manuel will deliver the year’s Southern States report, with L C Ellis detailing services to farmers. Two directors and two Farm Home Advisory Committee members will be elected. Continued on page 2 column 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States Cooperative And‘of
Southern States
Winchester Service
Southern States Farm Home Advisory Committee
Winchester
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Walker Bond
Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Winchester Service
H. B. Manuel
Strasburg
L. C. Ellis
Harmon B. Brumback
J. H. Punkhouser
C. D. Dye
Ralph Marker
Wright
J. Nethers
James Russell Jr. Adesville
Ft. T
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Loudoun County
Robertson
Mr. Roe
Drive
Communist
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Great Trusts
Europe
Chua
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Business College
White Hall Grange
Grange Hall
Constantine Tsaldaris
Vassili Dendramis
United Nations
Security Council
Stephen Lee Grover
William Friess
Memorial Bridge
Ellen K. Ready
Grover
Aidussina
Morgan Line
Third Fleet
Justice Dept
Lovetts’ Dress Shop
N. Loudoun
Hodgson & Brown Registered Optometrists
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