Winter storm spans Southeast and South with snowfall
A pre winter storm centered off the North Carolina coast dumped five inches in Nashville and left a 12 inch deposit in east Tennessee while drenching the Carolinas Kentucky and Virginia with chill rain. Temperatures ranged from 25 in Bismarck to 50 in Texas with freezing or below in the upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys and widespread cold across the Northeast.
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Florida
Pensaco
Hartford
Mississippi
Ohio
Lakes
Buffalo
Cleveland
Winter Weather Hurts Travel Across Virginia States Roads Clear in Spots
Heavy rain and a second blast of winter disrupted auto travel across Virginia. Radford saw three inches of snow with cold overcast skies while Petersburg reported 30 degrees and light rain. Route 31 between Williamsburg and Jamestown flooded. ferry service to James River openings resumed. Some districts reported clearer roads as temperatures rose but ice remained on mountain routes and several roads were sanded.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Highway Department
Radford
Petersburg
Fredericksburg
Suffolk
Williamsburg
Jamestown
James- Te
Scotland Wharf
Culpeper
Bristol
Lynchburg
Amherst
Afton
Salem
Staunton
Truss Fitting Service Ad Promises Comfort in Martinsburg
An advertisement from Martinsburg West Virginia promotes daily truss fitting services claiming a well fitted truss relieves suffering. The copy promises ongoing adjustment guidance to ensure proper wear and maximum comfort for all sizes.
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Martinsburg
West
Shanghai Night Club Echoes From War Notebook
A war correspondent describes a Shanghai nightclub scene with Herbert, a young accordionist, and his father playing piano to support their livelihood. A soldier, a white Russian girl, and officers listen as Herbert offers quiet wisdom about choosing life in Shanghai, while a haunting tune reveals shared longing for home.
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Herbert
Wien
Shanghai
Paris
Belgium
Elbe
Germany
Local Markets and Livestock Prices in Daily Star
Market listings show prices for bags of flour and corn meal, livestock categories with fat and stock steers, heifers, cows, calves, lambs, and pigs, plus local retail flour and grain rates. Factory egg mash and various grower feeds are listed with per bag or per cwt values, reflecting regional commodity pricing.
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Turkey
Cas Lee
Pat Gows
Aneiace
Eeeses
War and World News December 6 Bulletin Summary
General Marshall said Pearl Harbor defenses could have thwarted Japan's 1941 aggression if vigilant. A bomb struck Nahas Pasha in Cairo but he escaped. Five Navy torpedo bombers are missing off Florida. a PBAY-2 flight from Kodiak to Seattle with 25 crew members is missing. Indonesian casualties near Soerabaja rise to 38. 28 killed in Azerbaijan unrest. War crimes trial for 20 Qazi leaders to recess two weeks. A Long Beach dock fire damages exceed $1 million, with over 1,000 firefighters at the scene and two Navy vessels damaged.
William B Jennings Dies by Suicide at Home
William B Jennings 38 committed suicide with a .22 rifle early Wednesday at 2048 S Kent St after locking himself in a bathroom. He leaves his mother Belle Jennings two sisters Helen Richardson and Elizabeth Cooper of New York City an uncle William Briscoe and niece Beverly Anne Richardson. Private funeral plans announced. coroner Dr H I Bifer ruled the death a suicide.
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William B. Jennings
S. Kent Street
Jennings
Belle Jennings
Robert Jennings
Helen Richardson
Elizabeth Cooper
New York City
William Briscoe
Beverly Anne Richardson
Boyd
Winchester
H. I. Bifer
Fred W. Borden Rites Set Friday
Funeral rites for Fred William Borden will be held Friday afternoon. Relatives meet at 3 o clock at 103 South Purcell avenue to proceed to First Brethren Church on Berryville avenue for services by Rev. C. R. Line. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. He was a native of Shenandoah county and died while assisting Sidney Spiker to butcher. He had worked 16 years for Gulf Oil Company in Washington, D C. He is survived by his mother, widow, and son, two brothers and four sisters.
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Fred William Borden
Lee Smith
South
Purcell Avenue
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
C. R. Line
West Cork Street Church of
Ernest Hummer
Shenandoah County
Sidney Spiker
Gulf Oil Company
Washington, D. C
Truman Plan Faces Auto and Steel Labor Feud
Washington column notes John R. Steelman and Labor Secretary Schellensbach drive Truman cooling plan for auto and steel disputes. unions resist but may accept impartial fact finding. expected wage boost 15 to 20 percent debated amid rising tensions and public interest.
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Truman
John R. Steelman
New York
Lax
White House
Swellenbach
Steelman
Schellenbach
CIO Auto Workers
AFL
Green
Congress
Auto Workers
Labor unions likely to accept proposed solution, analyst says
The analyst argues that a timely solution would prevent a return to union chaos. Resistance could push Congress to enact pending bills forcing unions to meet national responsibilities commensurate with their political power to sue and be sued. The analyst expects labor to come around.
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Congress
Acheson Testimony Links Tehran Declaration to Iran Issue
Acheson describes the Tehran declaration and its connection to Iran while testifying. Senators showed curiosity about the link to Acheson, but did not press him further at that moment.
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Tehran
Iran
Acheson
Diplomatic Setback Hits Prince Morisama Nashimoto War Crimes Case
A serious blow was reported after efforts to gain Allied reprieve for Prince Morisama Nashimoto failed. Rumors say the cabinet may resign at session end per Kyodo.
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Morisama Nashimoto
Kyodo
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