Arthur Starts Active Plans For Apple Blossom Fete
Newly elected Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival President J. W. Arthur has begun planning for the 1946 fete. He announced the first Festival Board meeting would be held Friday at 1 PM at the Golden Glow private dining room. Arthur named four veteran Budget Advisory Committee members to guide finances and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Arthur
Tom Baldridge
Arthur
Golden Glow
Fred L. Glaize
Clark T. Cooper
Garland H. Quarles
H. Clay de Grange
J. Pinckny Ar
Dairies Suspend Cream Sales In Winchester
Officials from Haldeman and Sanitary Dairies serving Winchester announce a suspension of cream sales due to milk shortages. They explain that to maintain year round supply they must limit cream and sell bottled milk instead, hoping conditions improve by February 1.
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Haldeman and
Sanitary Dairies
Winchester
Paul Haldeman
N. B. Shingleton
Haldeman
Adjusted Noose For 1 000 Hangings
Dachau Germany December 6 A U S military court heard Emil Erwin Mahl a defendant say he was forced to adjust nooses around the necks of 800 to 1 000 prisoners executed under orders He testified he was a prisoner and acted as hangman claiming his soul was ruined by the acts.
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Dachau
Germany
Emil Erwin Mahl
U. S
Dachau Concentration Camp
Mahl
Nangman
Acheson Defeat of Iran Policy Question Sparks Hearing
Witness Hurley and Chairman Connally clash during testimony as Hurley refuses to specify how Dean Acheson defeated American policy in Iran. The exchange turns tense with demands for documents and terse replies before the record continues on another page.
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Tex
China
Acheson
Coun
Connally
D.tex
Texas
Hurley
Iran
Dean Acheson
Po Burley
Strike Legislation Initiated to Pause Major Labor Disputes
Norton of New Jersey introduced a bill sped to the Labor Committee. Acting Chairman Ramspeck said hearings would be held next week and the measure could pass in its present form. The bill would authorize a president to set up fact finding commissions and bar strikes or lockouts for 30 days as a remedy to prevent major industry disruptions.
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Man Norton
Labor Committee
Ramspeck
D.-Ga
Truman
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Linotype Disrupted by Weather Hits Star Newspaper
Severe weather damaged city power lines forcing early shutdown of electric linotype machines used to compose the Star. Multiple hours without power caused loss of numerous columns of news intended for tonight's edition.
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Star
Influenza Cases Rise Across Virginia Schools Move To Close
Influenza cases increase in mild form across Virginia with some districts closing schools. State health reports 1,438 cases in the week ending December 1, up from 607 the prior week. Radford city schools closed for one week after a doctors and officials meeting.
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Richmond
Vsa
Virginia
Schoo Stetecoa
Ch Department
Radford
Two Powerful Japanese Figures Arrested as War Crime Suspects
Tokyo reports General MacArthur ordered the arrest of Prince Fumimaro Konoye and Marquis Koichi Kido as war crime suspects. Seven others with Pacific War ties were追加 listed. The shock reverberated through Tokyo as officials and the Diet weighed the announcements.
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Tokyo
Prince Fumignaro Konoye
Koichi Kido
MacArthur
Konoye
Japan
Kido
Hirohito
Kinaro Shidehara
Pifer Dies at 77 in Winchester Home
Clarence Baldwin Pifer, aged 77, of 17 North Braddock Street, Winchester, died late yesterday after a yearlong ill spell. He was born February 13, 1868 in Mountain Falls, son of John William and Margaret Ritenour Pifer, formerly with National Fruit Production, and a Grace Lutheran Church member. He married Minnie Snapp of Rosenberger who died last February and leaves four children Clark Ralph Maurice and Virginia Piferell. Funeral plans await finalized arrangements likely Friday.
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Clarence Baldwin Pifer
North Braddock Street
Mr. Pifer
John William and
Margaret Ritenour Pifer
Mountain Falls
National Fruit Product Company
Grace Luthiran Church
Minnie Snapp
Rosenberger
Perry and Sager Arrive In States
William E. Perry and William W. Sager were due to arrive in New York today, according to an Associated Press dispatch to the Winchester Evening Star.
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Perry
Sager
States
William E. Perry
William W. Sager
New York
Winchester Evening Star
Associated Press
Kiwanis Plans 24th Christmas Party for 50 Children
The Winchester Kiwanis Club outlined its December 19 charity event at a noon meeting. Santa will greet 50 underprivileged youths and a turkey dinner will be served by Sue Tokes. Board members approved a $100 War Memorial fund donation.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Santa Claus
On Ee
Sue Tokes
Laurens Jones
E. B. Coo
Winchester Sets Clean-Up Day for Victory Bond Drive
Tomorrow marks another Victory Loan Clean-Up Day in Winchester with civics and fraternal clubs assigned quotas to boost bond sales before the drive ends December 8. Junior Board of Trade leads at nine with 10 000 dollars including 2 000 in E Bonds while Elks and Rotary carry large targets and Kiwanis joins late in the afternoon at Loudoun Street booth for E Bonds and total sales.
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Pearl Harbor
Winchester
Wendall Barney
Civics
Loudoun Street
Junior Board of Trade
Errith
Elks
Elks Club
VFW
Rotary
Masons
Hiram Lodge
Kiwanis
Lions Club
American Legion
Lions
Legion
Winchester Faces Early Winter Ice Storm Preview
Winchester and Frederick County were hit by freezing rain last night leaving ice covered streets and damaged trees. An estimated 1.16 inches fell per the Winchester Laboratory, causing power outages and scattered collisions. One minor crash occurred at Boscawen and Amherst with no injuries. Absences rose in local schools as illness and ice reduced attendance. Northern Virginia Power and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone crews worked to restore lines as limbs caused widespread interruptions. Continued page 2. Col. 1.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Boscawen
Amherst
Stanley Cooper
Minnesota
Handley
Joan Kerr
Virgina Avenue
Northern Virginia Power Company
Wasington
Man
Hospital
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Capt James Davis Resumes Dental Practice
Capt James C. Davis, after three years service abroad in the U S Army Dental Corps, has refurnished his office at 120 Amherst St and will resume practice on Monday December 10.
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James C. Davis
U. S. Army
Amherst St
Doolittle to Join Shell Oil Company
New York December 6 Lieut. Gen. James H. Doolittle leader of the first air raid on Tokyo will leave the Army Air Forces to become a vice president of Shell Oil Corp on January 1 the company announced today. Doolittle will have general charge of the corporate note as said including cordi
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New York
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Army Air Forces
Shell Oil Corp
Doolittle
Cordi
Neighbors’ Neighbor Murder Case Surfaces in New Mexico
Prosecutor reveals Ben French tried to hire four men to kill Henry Westerman. Westerman’s wife Edna and son Gene charged with first degree murder alongside French. Gene, 15, confessed shooting his father after obtaining a rifle from French. Gene allegedly said I shot Pa down like I would a dog. Edna Westerman remains jailed as the case unfolds.
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Vienna
Nmip
Hamp Rothwell
Ben French
Ozarks
Henry Westerman
French
Westerman
Edna
Gene
Rothwell
Henry
Regular Monthly Meeting Of Sarah Zane Fire Co
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co will be held Friday December 7 at 8 p m. All members are requested to be present. Capt. Loryn M Crabyll urges attendance.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabyll
Rouss Fire Co Sets Regular Meeting Friday Evening
Charlie Rouss Fire Co. will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday evening December 7 at 8:00. All members are urged to attend. Dettra, President.
York VNN Dec 9 30 to 12 30 Sophisticates 9 30 to 12 30
The York VNN marks December with play from 9 30 to 12 30. The Sophisticates will perform Sunday from 9 30 to 12 30.
New Off Center Hairdo Gains Miami Beach Attention
In Miami Beach on December 6, M. Louis, a national hair stylist, showcased a new off center style. Hair cut to about four inches sweeps up and over into a whirl at one side leaving the top flat and simple.
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Miami Beach
Fia
M. Louis
Wedge Provided For Reopening Wage Disputes
Washington reports the cost of living rise now estimated at 33 percent since 1941 up from 29.5 to 30 percent. The figure could let employers seek higher prices and wages, while GM and the CIO Auto Workers resume the 30 percent wage talks.
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Washington
John C Collet
Collet
Truman
Mr. Truman
OPA
General Motors Corporation
CIO -Auto
Republicans Map Election Plans
Top Republicans in Congress headed for a national committee meeting in Chicago to approve a 1000 word interim platform for the 1946 elections. The document backs the United Nations and relief abroad, strengthens national defense, calls for lighter taxes and debt reduction, and affirms labor rights with collective bargaining and peaceful dispute settlement.
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Washington
Congress
Chicago
House
Senate
United Nations Organization
Marshall says plan to remove most P-36s for Hawaii defense
General George C. Marshall testified that early in 1941 he decided to strip nearly all P-36 pursuit planes from U S bases to defend Hawaii. He also said he knew of no commitment by President Roosevelt to go to war before Pearl Harbor and that wartime conferences did not bind the United States to combat action without attack.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United States
Hawaii
Marshall
Army
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
William D. Mitchell
Mitchell
China
Truman
McVay Testimony Focuses on Verbal Orders at Sea
Navy General Court Martial heard Edward Keyes testify Capt Char ete 3rd reportedly tried to issue orders over a malfunctioning loud speaker shortly after the Indianapolis explosions. The case probes McVay's alleged delays in ordering abandonment and his zigzag course decisions amid submarine threats.
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Washington
Navy
Charete
Epecarroenor
Indianapolis
Edward H. Keyes
McVay
Guam
Leyte
Scientist Describes Radiation Dangers From A-Bombs
A scientist testifying before the Senate Atomic Energy Committee described how radiation from atomic blasts caused delayed deaths in Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims. He explained the rays damaged bone marrow, impaired blood formation, and led to internal bleeding and infection two to three weeks after exposure.
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Washington
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Philippes
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Morrison
University of Illinois
Four Billion Dollar U S Loan To Britain Announced
London reports a United States loan of 4.4 billion dollars to Britain, pending approval by Congress and Parliament. The agreement spans 50 years starting 1946 with no interest for five years and a 2 percent rate thereafter, easing wartime trade dynamics.
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London
United States
Britain
Congress
Washington
Ne Pers
Daily
Sketch
Mra Carta
Daily Herald
Beecher Stranded At Sea To Be Repatriated By Christmas
The Beecher, with 541 soldiers including the 302nd MP escort company and the 542nd and 544th Ordnance units, has rolled in heavy seas after losing a propeller 510 miles off Bermuda. A patrol craft will escort it to port while Saturnia sails to Bermuda to pick up troops for shipment home by Christmas. The John Gibbons remains aground near Cape Henry, with coast guard efforts ongoing.
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Ted
the Beecher
Bermuda
Marseille
Norfolk
En Cent Frontier
Naval Operations Ang
Beecher
Ordnance
McCrary
Navy
U. S. Army
Saturnia
Francis A. Slanger
Brooklyn
John Gibbons
Cape Henry
Coast Guard
Moseley Shoe Rebmnit Opens at 31 W Boscawen St
Extra heavy soles in Kerry Krome Leather Prime Military Leather and O Sullivan Rubber featured at Moseley's Shoe Re bmnit located 31 West Boscawen Street. Customer service line offers assistance and fitting services.
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Kerry Krome
Prime Military
O'Sullivan
Moseley’s Shoe Rebmnit
W. Boscawen St
Shipment oil burning pace heaters
G and M Appliance Center offers shipment of oil burning pace heaters with contact at phone 4542.
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Pace
Opening of Markwood Restaurant Promises Real American Food
Announcement for Markwood Restaurant offering real American food with renaming and renmeeaale prices. Family dinners served by appointment. Phone 6985.
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Markwood Restaurant
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Budget Advisory Committee
Isl Dai Daires
Shmil Christias
C. F. Pifer
Kiwanis Club
Per
R. B. Brown
M. B. Clowe
Roy Cather
Delmar Robinson
J. L. Metz
C. A. Getzendanner
John Glaize
U. S. Navy
O. L. Jamison
George Wesprecht
Pikesville
Earl Shade
John Sartelle
Kenneth Howard
William Dick
Clyde Koon
War Memorial Fund
W. C. Deming
Front Royal
Bond Booth
James Davis
Wieners Winchester Front
Royal Lovely
W. B. Snider & Son
N. Cameron St
Shell Oil Company
Dettra
Pres
York
Gen. Marshall
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