Wilson Names Two Assistants On Taking Mobilization Post
The article notes Wilson appointing two assistants to take up mobilization duties and discusses compliance expectations among affiliated firms and Standard Company in New Jersey. It also covers broader war economy issues including price actions by International Harvester and the push for wage and price controls in the auto industry.
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Wilson
Somany
Standard Company
New Jersey
Vetbiake
International Harvester
Sheppard
Alea
House
Armed Services
Sales Directory list for January 10 estate sale items
Classified sale notice lists items for sale at Patton's Ware Winchester and G. G. Baker City Sergeant starting 10 am. Items include furniture and household property from estate of Elmer Peer located four miles south of Ridings Chapel, January 10 at 1 pm.
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G. G. Baker
Patton’s
Ware
Winchester
Elmer Peer
Ridings Chapel
Furniture
Wal
Draft Dodger Bergdoll Sentenced Five Years in Prison
Alfred Bergdoll son of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll was sentenced in New York to five years for dodging the 1950 draft. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan said the maximum penalty applied and offered a 60 day window to reconsider if he chooses to fulfill his duty.
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New York
Alfred Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ryan
Bergdoll
Clay Burial Moulds Found in Ancient Greek Graves
Archaeologists report ancient Greek burials where the body was wrapped and clay moulded around it before baking. The technique yielded pottery-like artifacts and preserved burial practices across multiple sites. Researchers note regional variations and potential ritual significance in the clay encasements.
Fries to Head Marine Recruiting Named Hero
Fries, a former football star and Virginia National Guard member, earned a Silver Star after evacuating a wounded Marine under heavy fire during the Okinawa campaign. He later served as a first lieutenant and master sergeant, and returns from Okinawa to head a new Marine recruiting office in the area, covering Frederick Warren Clarke and parts of Loudoun counties.
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Fries
Virginia National Guard Co. I
116Th Infantry
Okinawa
Marine
Washington
Frederick
Warren
Clarke
Loudoun
Hattie Caraway Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway 72 of Arkansas the first woman elected to the U S Senate died at White Hall Sanitarium Falls Church Virginia after illness since January 11 A stroke on January 18 left her partly paralyzed She was a member of the Federal Employees Compensation Appeals Board at death and had served just over 13 years in the Senate beginning November 13 1931 appointed to succeed her husband Thaddeus Caraway and later won a special and two regular elections
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Washington
Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
United States Senate
White Hall
Falls Church
Caraway
Federal Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Thaddeus Caraway
Settlement of Railway Battle Reaches Auto Pact Framework
The settlement shows workers earning four cents more per hour if set in effect and includes a yearly productivity improvement allowance. If government policy allows such improvements, wage talks will resume with Steelman assistance and a Truman appointed binding referee if no agreement is reached.
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Steelman
Truman
Tuttle Named First Aid Chairman In Winchester
Marvin Weaver announces John Tuttle as First Aid Chairman for the Winchester-Frederick County Red Cross Chapter. The city and county need 2,000 trained in First Aid and seek instructors or prospective instructors at the Red Cross Office in the George Washington Hotel Building. Tuttle, director of Public Relations at O'Sullivan Rubber Co., succeeds Herbert Duke Jr. who entered military service.
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Marvin Weaver
Winchester-Frederick County
Red Cross
John Tuttle
Weaver
George Washington Hotel
First Aid
Tuttle
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
Herbert Duke, Jr
Profits Tax Bill Speeded Through Congress
Congress raced to finalize an excess profits tax to raise billions from corporate earnings. The Senate approved a version lifting the surtax to 22 percent and applying a 75 percent levy on excess profits retroactive to July 1, with House-Senate conferees seeking compromise.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
George
D-Ga
UN urges China to pursue cease fire in Korea talks
The United Nations cease fire committee urged Peiping to halt Korean fighting in return for broader Far East talks. China’s Wu Hsiu chuan returned home after failing to secure U S activity and troop withdrawal concessions. The U N cautioned that talks may depend on a Korea halt, while the U S opposes linking the issues.
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United States
Red China
Formosa
United Nations
Peiping
U. N
Wu Hsiu-chuan
U. S
Korea
Oaths Required for CBS Employees in New York
Regular radio and television staff at the Columbia Broadcasting System in New York must take loyalty oaths similar to those required for U S government civil service applicants.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
U. S
Truman Signs Bill Extending Rent Control in DC
President Truman signed a bill extending rent control in the District of Columbia until March 31, 1951. The note references population figures for Europe from 1650 to today.
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Washington
Truman
Disa of Columbia
Questions and Answers in The Winchester Star
A reader questions facts for a humorously formatted quiz. Answers cover skunk scent, longest escalator in London, Nast emblems, black fly origin, and Venice canals with brief details from multiple sources.
Senate Approves 20 Billion Defense Spending Push
The Senate today backs a 20 billion emergency defense bill and sends two other must list measures to the Senate. A nationwide civil defense system could cost 3.1 billion over three years and a 1.6 billion military public works authorization targets top secret projects. Senator McKellar pushed the measure through the committee. House approved 840 million for the Atomic Energy Commission. Senate group increased to 1.08 billion. Large additions fund 50 fast cargo ships and TVA and aircraft research. A 1.85 million Southeastern Power Administration cut was made. A proposal on Marshall Plan funds for China area is offered.
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Senate
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Southeastern Power Administration
House
Langley Field
Truman
China
Communists Numbed Despite Allied Air and Artillery Pressure
AP reporters describe enemy inactivity on the Hungnam perimeter as warplanes artillery and naval guns pound Reds. Communists reply with mortar fire on the east flank as villages are burned and assembly areas are disrupted. US and British forces report gas warfare unconfirmed and targets scarce along the Pyongyang Sariwon Kumchon corridor.
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Tom Lambert
Stan Swinton
Hungnam
Lambert
Swinton
Far East
U. S. Eighth Army
MacArthur
Tokyo
Theseus
Pyongyang
Sariwon
Kumchon
Moon craters counted and Plato noted
Scientists report about thirty thousand lunar craters charted, with the prominent Plato crater covering roughly 3000 square miles of its floor indicating the Moon’s complex surface.
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Moon
Plato
Five More Win Turkeys at Palace Theatre
Five additional Turkey winners were announced last night at the Palace Theatre. Elmer Sherman of Front Royal Rad George Kelter of At 1 A Winchester Marshall Williams of 8068 Loudoun Street Jane Steele of Purcellville and Charles Cromer of Hagerstown Maryland were among those honored.
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Turkey
Palace Theatre
Elmer Sherman
Front Royal Rad
George Kelter
Winchester
Marshall Williams
Loudoun St
Jane Steele
Purcellville
Charles Cromer
Hagerstown
Korea pledges halt to mass executions
United Nations officials reported that the Republic of Korea government promised to stop mass executions of convicted persons, signaling a potential shift in capital punishment policy.
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Seoul
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Rosenberg Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense
The Senate approved Anna M. Rosenberg for the post of assistant secretary of defense by voice vote. Her confirmation completes a key appointment in the defense department and places Rosenberg in a high level policy and administrative role.
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Washington
Senate
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
Le Ag measures of length 17. Pieces of land
Land boundaries and measurement notes describe plots with lengths and areas. Officials reference acreage totals and parcel identifiers while outlining measures used to define property extents.
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Fields
Senberger Co. Inc
Bi S. Braddock St
Clement Clarke Moore
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Christos
St. Nicholas
Kris Kringle
Misseltoe
England
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
Set. Fries
Chosan Reservoir
1St Marine Division
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Thomas
W. Va
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Hattie Caraway
Tommy D. Lockhart
Europe
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N. Loudoun St
T. J. Starrett
Jane
Bobby Starett
George Rodgers
Raymond Carter
Benton Snider
George Schecter
Scheder
Rodgers
Carter
Starrett
Snider
Izaak Walton League
TV Stars
New York City
Faye Emerson
Lyle Cedric
Skitch) Henderson
Mexico
Faye
Elliott Roosevelt
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Eye St
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Washington, D. C
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London Underground
Thomas Nast
P.E
India
Philippines
West Indies
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Venice
Jones
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Valley Shoe
SALON
Glaize & Bro
McCormick-Deering
Brumback & Son
J. R. Alexander, Jr
Chapman Motor CO
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
the Food Center
Willys Jeeps
Frederick Motors
North Martinsburg Pike
Valley Wrecking Co
B. F. Goodrich
Stephens City
Sanitary Treating CO
DELCO
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