Bowl Games Attract 400000 Fans On New Year's Day
400000 fans expected to attend 13 New Year bowls across the nation with Alabama vs Southern California in the Rose Bowl drawing about 90000 and Oklahoma A&M vs St Marys in the Sugar Bowl drawing about 72000. Shrine All Stars game in San Francisco to host about 60000. Radio schedule lists CBS NBC and other networks for Orange Cotton Sugar Rose and more with start times around 1:45 to 7:45 p.m.
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New York
Pasadena
Alabama
California
CBS
Holy Cross
Miami
Cotton
Dallas
MBS
Texas
Missouri
Sugar
New Orleans
St. Mary's
Oklahoma A
Associated
Denver
New Sun
el Paso
Tex
ABS
Mexico
Rose
NBC
Southern California
Aon Tem
San Francisco
Stark recounts warnings before Pearl Harbor attack
Admiral Stark testifies that prior to Pearl Harbor he and Navy leaders warned of the risk of a Japanese strike and the need for defensive deployment. He describes correspondence with Kimmel, Short, and Marshall and notes a late arriving decoded note from Tokyo on December 6.
Chiang Calls for Communist Truce in Civil Strife
Chiang Kai shek urged communists to join an all party assembly so other political leaders may take part. He vowed peaceful methods to solve internal conflicts as officials study a Communist proposal for a nationwide truce in the civil strife.
Baltimore livestock market quotes slow demand at year end
USDA 11 a m quotations from Baltimore show overall slow cattle trade with slaughter steers and heifers near last week’s levels. Vealers and weighty calves steady. hogs and lambs mixed with pricers ranging from 7.00 to 16.50 depending on grade and weight.
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Baltimore
USDA
Soldier Fails To Arrive In Time For Funeral
Mrs. Lillian Dietz was buried at Bethel Methodist Church cemetery in Trone Timber Ridge as her husband Corporal Marvin Dietz remained en route from the West Coast after two years in the Philippines. Red Cross efforts reached Dietz in Seattle to relay the death of his wife from influenza and pneumonia on December 23, but transport eastward could not be arranged in time for the funeral conducted at Hebron Baptist Church Gore by Dr. E T Clark and Rev N B Habel. The church was packed with friends and relatives while the husband could not attend.
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Lillian Dietz
Bethel Methodist Church
Trone
Timber Ridge
Cpl
Marvin Dietz
West Coast
Cpl. Dietz
Philippines
American Red Cross
Seattle
Hebron Baptist Church
Gore
E. T. Clark
N. B
One Killed In Airplane Crash At La Guardia
A Miami to New York Eastern Air Lines flight overshot the La Guardia runway in a rainstorm and sank into Flushing Bay. One passenger, 48 year old Mrs. J. M. Scully of New York City, was killed. ten passengers and three crew members escaped serious injury.
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New York
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
la Guardia Field
Flushing Bay
J. M. Scully
New York City
Grace Teichholtz
Robert Willison
Richmond
Billy Southworth, Jr
Boston Braves
Six Killed In Fire In Petersburg Va
Six persons died and one injured in a fire in a Petersburg apartment yesterday. Fire Chief J Farmer reported three perished in flames and three died later in hospital. Names listed include Bernard Vaughn Teresa Epps Lucille Reed Lazarus Reed Dalton Reed and James Hicks. Cause undetermined and damage estimated at $20.
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Petersburg
Rmer
Bernard Vaughn
Teresa Epps
Lucille Era
Hugh Roney
Lazarus Reed
Dalton Reed
James Hicks
Farmer
Cut In Taxes Is Due Tomorrow
The 1946 tax law cuts taxes to spur business and peacetime production. Corporations save 3.136 billion dollars and individuals 2.8 billion, with rates from 100 percent for about 12 million low income people to modest cuts for others. The measure aims to boost civilian goods and jobs by letting producers keep more profits.
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Ashington
Tomorow
Uncle Sam
Contract Set For Long Delayed Potomac Bridge
Bethlehem Steel Co. wins contract for the Sandy Hook Bridge superstructure spanning the Potomac near Harpers Ferry linking Maryland and Virginia. Piers in place for two years. war delayed completion. Maryland approach by M J Grove Lime Co. nearly a mile of road required. will connect to Shenandoah and West Virginia road plans to restore independent vehicular passage after 1937 flood toll bridge loss. Traffic currently uses a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Bethlehem Steel Co
Sandy Hook
Potomac
Maryland
Virginia
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Lime-Kiln
Méd
Shenapdoah
West Virginia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Byrnes States Moscow Conference Will Not Hinder MacArthur
From the State Department Byrnes affirmed that a new international framework for Japan will not obstruct Gen Douglas MacArthur’s governance and that the U S maintains a top policy role. He outlined U S Britain and Russia agreements on Japan atomic energy peace treaties and other issues and noted a three power Iran study commission. Byrnes will travel to London for the January 10 assembly.
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Byrnes
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
United States
MacArthur
Tokyo
Moscow
State Department
Russia
Britain
China
Korea
Romania
Bulgaria
Bevin
Molotov
Iran
London
Hitler's Will and Death Plans Reveal Nazi Leader’s Belief
The testament portrays Hitler living as a martyr and insists on serving the common good over self. He envisions a glorious rebirth of the Nazi movement and plans to die with Eva Braun, asserting she will join him by choice. He leaves assets to the Nazi Party and mentions a Linz gallery for his paintings.
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Germany
National Socialist Movement
Hitler
Miss Braun
Nazi Party
Linz
Den
Lumber Stolen From Boyce Cabinet Shop
Lumber valued at about 100 dollars, including cedar walnut white pine and cherry two inch stock, was stolen from the storehouse of George W. Shimp in Boyce. Shimp, confined by flu, did not notice the loss until Friday after finding the door lock broken and the lumber missing. He asks mills and dealers to watch for the merchandise and asks for clues to catch the thieves.
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George W. Shimp
Boyce
Shimp
Kiwanis To Install Officers 1946
Kiwanis Club to hold January 2 meeting at 12 30 P M at Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Retiring president Dr R H Kerlin reports 1945. new officers for 1946 include John J Wenner president Virgilia Strader vice president Andrew Bell secretary treasurer. New board directors listed. Attendance pins awarded to longtime members.
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Kiwanis Club
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
R. H. Kerlin
John J. Wenner
Virgilia Strader
Treasure
Andrew Bell
Ben F. Arthur
Sam C. Brooks
Garland Quarles
Charles E. Bass
Ellis E. Harbaugh
Laurens Jones
Edwin C. Yost
Jesse Oakes
Eugene B. Cooper
L. I. Miller
Eston P. Bean
Ben Arthur
Ellis Harba
Winchester in 1945 a year of war ends and postwar recovery
Residents recall 1945 with war’s end in Europe and Japan, servicemen returning home, rationing fading, and a year marked by weather disasters, fires, and modest civic gains. The year closes with a cash surplus, new infrastructure plans, and a surge in local social events as Winchester eyes 1946.
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Winchester
Europe
Japan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah Valley
National Fruit Planning
Star
Lopcal
Ser
State News Briefs Highlight McVay Court Martial Testimony
A Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars official denounces calling a Japanese naval officer to testify at the naval court martial of Captain Charles N. McVay III, commander of the Indianapolis when it sank last July 30. Other notes cover B L Hummel leaving to serve as Chinese agricultural extension adviser, Dr Clairborne Willcox’s death, funeral for Roland Eugene Cook, W V Ford seeking Page County Circuit Court judgeship, and Luray Chamber seeking UN home site invitation.
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Associated Press
Staunton
W. S. Wooddell
Virginia Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Virginia Department Council of Administration
Charles N. McVay
Indianapolis
Blacksburg
B. L. Hummel
Virginia Agricultural
Luray
W. V. Ford
Page County Circuit Court
H. W. Bertram
End of Long Greyhound Bus Strike Nears as 4000 Vote to End Walkout
The 4000 Greyhound Lines workers in 18 states voted to end a two month strike over wages. They will begin returning to work Thursday after talks with company officials and AFL Amalgamated Association representatives.
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Associated Press
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Howard T. Colvin
U. S. Conciliation Service
Western Union
War Labor Board
W. L. Allen
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
WLB
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Packard
Rites Wednesday For Charles Graber
Funeral services for Charles Wesley Jr. killed in a car crash December 1 near Pikeside West Virginia will be held Wednesday January 2 at 3 30 from the Church with Rev Paul Dick officiating. Pallbearers listed and honorary pallbearers named. Friends will meet at Jones Funeral Home and burial is at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Charles Wesley Oe Jr
Pikeside
W. Va
Paul Dick
Melvin Eckley
Wesley Ware
Beverley Cooper
Charles Bean
Warren Ware
Nevin Lanham
Kenneth Clevenger
William Clevenger
Charles Patton
Robert Dunn
Chicago Grain Quotations
Grain quotations from Chicago showing futures for oats corn and oats futures with prices in fractions. July and May contracts listed with corresponding price ranges and delivery months.
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Chicago
Lelia Cross Passes Away in Clarke County
Lelia Frances Cross a respected Black woman of Clarke county and Berryville died in Winchester Memorial Hospital Saturday night after serving as a nurse at the Miss Pages home near Millwood She fell ill Saturday and was rushed to Memorial Hospital Funeral plans await arrival of her son from Chicago Illinois.
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Lelia Frances Cross
Clarke County
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Miss Pages
Millwood
Memorial Hospital
Puneral
Chicago
Winchester Reemerges as Tourist Gateway
An OCR fragment notes Winchester again becoming a media for travelers with a seven percent rise in tourist trade signaling renewed interest and activity in the area.
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Winchester
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