Chiang's Son Sent to Moscow for Sino Soviet Talks
Chungking reports Chiang Chung Kuo eldest son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek left for Moscow Tuesday to be consulted on Sino Soviet issues. Official quarters declined to confirm or deny. The young envoy previously served as Manchuria foreign affairs commissioner and would engage with Big Three ministers in Moscow.
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Chungking
Chiang Chung-Kuo
Chiang Kei- Shek
Moscow
Young Chiang
Manchuria
Embarrassed Sheriff Faces Burglary Shame in Santa Ana
Burglars stole 30 gifts from beneath Sheriff Jesse L. Elliott's Christmas tree in Santa Ana California. Police report the sheriff's uniform cap and badge were left in plain sight as the break in occurred on December 26.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Jesse L. Elliott
Elliott
Storm-Delayed Transport Docks Christmas at Sea
The Navy transport General T. H. Bliss arrived in New York with 3,348 servicemen after 29 days at sea spent away from home for Christmas. Officers praised the men for good humor despite storms of up to 85 mph. Debarking crews received candy parcels from the WAC and Red Cross. Lt. Dennis L. Ryan reported Dec. 16 to Christmas Day storm conditions but no injuries or damage occurred.
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New York
T. H. Bliss
Calcutta
India
Seaa
WAC
Red Cross
Dennis L. Ryan
General Bliss
Azores
Ryan
Berryville Daily Event Reports Snapshot
Local bulletin lists happenings across Berryville, Boyce, and Clarke County showing community notices, school actions, public meetings, and upcoming events with brief details and dates as reported.
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Berryville
Boyce & Clarke County
Foreign Musical Broadcast Ban Clears Airwaves
James C. Petrillo head of the AFL AMERICAN Federation of Musicians bans broadcasts by U S stations of originating in foreign countries except Canada effective Dec 31 1945 The move aims to protect American musicians from foreign competition while waiving overseas Vatican Jerusalem and military broadcasts.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
Canada
Petrillo
Musicians
AFM
United States
National Association of Broadcasters
Dominion of Canada
American Federation of Musicians
Vatican
Jerusalem
Army
Navy
Picket arrests mark CIO action at Illinois Gear plant
Chicago December 26 police arrested 30 CIO United Electrical and Radio Machine Workers pickets at the Illinois Gear and Machine Company Plant for dis orderly conduct and dispersed about 200 more. Bail set at 25 dollars. hearing slated for tomorrow on south State Street.
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Chicago
Barnes
CIO United Electrical and Radio and Machine
Illinois Gear and Machine Company
South State Street Court
Thomas Moore
Louis Torre
Torre
Hospital Fire at Niles Street Hospital Kills Seventeen
Hartford report shows Christmas Eve blaze spread via telephone wires delaying alarms. State Police Commissioner Edward J. Hickey notes the lengthy gap left many of 31 elderly patients beyond aid when firefighters arrived. Thirteen patients died, two more today, with eighteen others injured and ten firefighters hospitalized.
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Hartford
Conn
Niles Street Hospital
Edward J. Hickey
Hickey
Robbers Loot Five and Ten Store Safe in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on December 26 thieves forced entry to a five and ten cent store, damaged the door and safe, and hauled it to a park where police recovered the safe and found $2,500 inside. Officer Lee Muullinix examined fingerprints and opened the safe, which had apparently not been locked.
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Oklahoma City
Lee Muullinix
Government pays moving costs for dependents under regulations
Answering a reader question, the policy states under Army Regulations that transportation costs are covered for dependents of enlisted men above the fourth grade and for officers and warrant officers when moving to a new permanent station within the United States, under certain conditions.
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Army
Costa of Transportation
United States
Chief Hollis Vows to Break Up Street Light Vandalism
Chief of Police C. W. Hollis announced orders for officers to arrest anyone seen destroying street lights. Winchester youths allegedly shot out tealota lights in two consecutive nights, damaging a telephone cable and leaving 21 phones out of service. The act violates a Federal Communications Commission act and will be charged as a felony with federal action planned. Local police expect arrests soon.
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C. W. Hollis
Pao
Iovemner
Winchester
Hollis
France Advised To Ratify Bretton Woods Agreement
Paris December 26 The foreign affairs commission of the constituent assembly voted unanimously to advise ratification of the Bretton Woods monetary agreement. The government decreed a franc devaluation to 119.10669 per dollar and 480 per pound, closing the stock exchange until Thursday. Bi dault reported to the commission as experts said the franc is artificially valued. devaluation aims to align France’s currency with world market value before ongoing debates.
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Paris
Foreign Affairs Commission of the
Constituent Assembly
Bretton Woods
Georges Bidault
Commission
United States
England
France
Today
French Stock Exchange
Ring Found After Christmas Proposal In Candy Box
Pvt. William Sykucki of the Frankford Arsenal planned to propose by placing his engagement ring in a candy box for Mildred Operman of Philadelphia. A salesgirl dropped the ring during wrapping, but a public appeal let the GI learn it was found. Miss Operman exclaimed yes upon discovery at midnight.
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Con Rue
Chicago
William Sykucki
Frankford Arsenal
Mildred Operman
Philadelphia
Bill
New View On China Situation
Leaders of the Democratic league in Chungking met Gen. George Marshall to present their views on China’s current situation. Government ministers accused the Communists of conditioning their Dec 19 truce proposal on government withdrawal from railroads. Troops moved toward Sauhaen as Marshall sought unity amid ongoing civil strife and liaison with Russian troops reported for entry into Simmin near Mukden.
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Chungking
Democratic League
China
George C. Marshall
Marshall
The
League
K. C. Wu
Sauhaen
Pervis
Associated
Bree
Etchurian
Davis
Simmin
Mukden
Old St George’s Church Damaged By Fire
The Philadelphia fire damaged Old St George’s Church a historic Methodist shrine dating to 1769. As the second oldest Methodist church in the world it stood seven years before the nation and is surpassed only by Bristol Chapel of 1739.
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Philadelphia
St. George’s Church
England
Bristol Chapel
Winchester Has White Christmas
Local police urged motorists to drive slowly as the area records a white Christmas with rainfall well above normal for the season. Only five days remain in the year, making further increases unlikely.
Explosion Traps 35 Deep In Coal Mine
A coal mine explosion trapped 35 miners underground after a blast as black smoke poured from the entrance. Officials cited limited information on names and noted the day shift was not at full capacity due to a holiday.
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A. A. Fish
Big Three Reunited in Spirit of Collaboration
After eliminations of Ministers Byrnes and Molotov and Foreign Secretary Bevin, the Big Three are united again in a cooperative stance. The development signals renewed Allied coordination amid postwar diplomacy and recovery efforts.
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Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Winchester Court Dockets Drunk Driving And Disorderly Conduct
In Winchester Police Court Judge John Rice heard several small offenses this morning. Ronald Asbury Conner 21 of 11 E Cecil Street was fined 10 dollars plus costs for drunkenness. Kenneth Clifford Welsh 37 of 130 South Cameron Street paid 5 dollars and costs for drunkenness. David Clark Spurs 47 of Mount Williams was fined 100 dollars and costs with 30 days suspended and license revoked for one year for driving under the influence. Walter Sunder 24 of Cemetery Lane was given 30 days and costs for disorderly conduct and vagrancy. Delvin Rouss Reynolds 20 of 720 West Virginia Avenue was fined 10 dollars for drunkenness.
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Winchester
John Rice
Ronald Asbury Conner
E. Cecil Street
Kenneth Clifford Welsh
South Cameron Street
David Clark Spurs
Mount Williams
Walter Sunder
Cemetery Lane
City
Delvin Rouss Reynolds
West Virginia Avenue
Trial Justice Court Docket From Stephens City
Two cases heard by Trial Justice W Erle Edwards on December 24. Mabel I Wymer 40 of Stephens City fined 10 dollars and costs for drunk. Winfield Herrell 33 of Stephens City fined 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct.
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Trial Justice Court
W. Erle Edwards
Mabel I. Wymer
Stephens City
Winfield Herrell
Flying Father Home To Funeral
The Army ferried Pvt. Otto Winkelman to Detroit area Roseville Michigan to attend funeral services for his five children who perished in a house fire.
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Tokyo
Army
Pvt
Otto Winkelman
Detroit
Roseville
Mich
Streetcar Crashes Into Navy Patrol Wagon in San Francisco
A streetcar collided with a Navy Shore Patrol wagon in downtown San Francisco. Dozens of sailors on the sidewalks cheered the streetcar operator as the incident unfolded.
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San Francisco
Navy
GM Plant Pickets Back After Christmas Stay
Pickets in the General Motors strike resumed at Flint plants after a four day Christmas weekend. Entry was allowed for 2 000 to 3 000 office and salaried workers at the Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants while Buick salaried workers faced larger lines and stayed off the job.
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Detroit
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
AC Spark Plug
Buick
Buick Local 599
Pfc Louis March Arrives on Coast
The Star reports via AP that Pfc Louis March of Winchester, a passenger on the USS Brewster, is due to arrive in San Francisco on December 23. The notice confirms his coastal arrival and his service status.
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the Star
Associated Press
Pfc
Louis March
Winchester
US. S
Brewster
San Francisco
Answers to the Daily Quiz Reveal Wartime Knowledge
The page lists quiz solutions: Army side half, Navy side half. Cuba, Elliott Roosevelt, South, General Motors Corporation, aim to induce Britain to accept peace with Nazi Germany, Mrs. Geraldine Pyle, the Aegean, epilepsy, and General George C. Marshall.
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Cuba
Elliott Roosevelt
South
General Motors Corporation
Geraldine Pyle
Ernie Pyle
The
Aegean
George C
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