Hess sought peace talks in 1940 41 with English circles
Confidential papers show Rudolf Hess worked to end the war by contacting English figures. A Haushofer draft dated May 25, 1941 describes Hess sending a peace letter via a Swiss official and engaging with important English circles. Hess was later implicated in the 1944 plot and executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Hitler
Hess
Albrecht Haushofer
England
Haushofer
Duke of Hamilton
International Red
Fuen
Karl Haushofer
Gestapo
Winchester Tuberculosis Association reports 1945 Christmas Seal sales total
Dr. T. T. Clark announces that 3857.68 has been raised from the 1945 Christmas Seal Sale opened November 19. Funds will support the expanding program to maintain community health standards, with thanks to contributors and a reminder to several hundred nonrespondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Clark
Winchester Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Association
Clark
Lt Cather Heads Oversea VFW Post
Lt jg J Howard Cather BC USN R of 303 South Washington street has been elected Commander of Field Post No 2 Post No 811 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The overseas dispatch says his post covers the Marianas including Guam Rota Siapan and other islands under Allied control. He bases headquarters on Guam overseeing business from other islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard
Cather
South
Washington Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marianas
Guam
Rota
Siapan
Allied Nations
Jg) Cather
Wanted Help Wanted At Slonaker And Son
A notice seeks assistance for A. C. Slonaker & Son. Post location and contact details not fully readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Truman urges Americans to demand action on postwar policy
President Truman in a radio address urges the public to push Congress for swift action on reconversion measures and to curb strikes in key industries. He warns time is running out and calls on citizens to contact their representatives, stressing price controls and a 30 day pause for fact finding in major disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Congress
United States
Gas leak likely kills five in Maryland home
Authorities investigate a gas leak as the probable cause of death for a family of five in Kensington Maryland. John Moran 36 his wife Elizabeth 33 and their three daughters Betts Jane 17 Patricia 15 and Charlotte 11 were found dead in their night clothing after neighbors alerted police. Gas was detected upon entry with a stove pilot light burning on the first floor and a pipe joint outside was sent for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
John ©. Moran
Elizabeth
Betts Jane
Patricia
Charlotte
John Leahy
Thomas de Nell
Montgomery County Police
Bethesda
Rouss Fire Co. Monthly Meeting Notice
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co. announces a Friday January 4 meeting at 8 o clock. Election of officers for 1946 will be held. All members are urged to attend. C. C. Dettra, President.
Friendship Fire Company Elects Officers
Friendship Fire Company names officers led by George Earle first lieutenant and Richard Boxwell second lieutenant. Eston Tevalt elected secretary and Harold Rowe treasurer. Norman Crismore is chief bosman with Dash Locke as chief pipeman. Chaplain Rev R B Nelson and surgeons Drs C R Anderson and George Snarr. Trustees include W E Jones Lee Grant Charles H Harper and C D Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe
George Earle
Richard Boxwell
Bernard Hodgson
Henry Thompson
Eston H. Tevalt
Harold Rowe
Boseman
Norman Crismore
Dash Locke
R. B. Nelson
C. R. Anderson
George Snarr
James P. Reardon
Company
W. E. Jones
Lee Grant
Charles H. Harper
C. D. Barnett
Coal Mines Will Comply With Insurance Demand
A Kentucky coal operators spokesman predicted all companies will provide Workmen's Compensation Insurance for miners after Sam Caddy of District 30 UMW demanded coverage. The push followed a Pineville mine explosion last week that killed 24 workers and showed the mine lacked compulsory insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky Coal
United Mine Workers
Sam Caddy
District 30
UMW
Pineville
Man Charged With Killing Neighbor In Fredericksburg
David Shooks a 56 year old King George county resident is charged with fatally shooting neighbor John Conway Grigsby 46 at Shooks home. The weapon a shotgun, found by authorities in Shooks arms with an empty shell nearby. Sheriff J B Dishman said Shooks appeared intoxicated and claimed Grigsby cursed him and dared him to shoot. The two were alone in the house when the shooting occurred and Grigsby’s wife alerted a neighbor to summon help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
David Shooks
King George County
John Conway Grigsby
Shooks
J. 8. Dishman
King George
Dishman
Grigsy
Grigsby
Two-Headed Baby Dies After Brief Life in Birmingham
A two headed baby girl born New Year’s Day to the English wife of an American soldier died at 7:05 last night after 50 hours 35 minutes of life. The infant weighed five pounds 12 ounces at birth and had been kept alive since 4:30 p m with oxygen. doctors had little hope for survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Eng
Moseley's Shoe Rebuilders Re spikes for golfers
Local ad notes MOSELEY'S SHOE REBUILDERS at 31 W Boscawen St offers re spiking services for golfers and asks if they may serve customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moseley's Shoe Rebuilders
W. Boscawen St
Sarah Zane Fire Co Meeting Notice 1946 Officers
The regular monthly meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. will be held Friday evening January 4th at 8 p m. Election of officers for 1946 will be held. All members are asked to attend. Loryn M Crabill Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Loryn M. Crabill
Senator Glass Quietly Observes 88th Birthday
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia quietly marks his 88th birthday amid illness. No public celebration planned. only visits from intimate friends and bouquets of red crusader roses. Smith confirmed the low key observance and steady health for a veteran lawmaker with 44 years in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter’ Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank System
Mayflower
J. W. Rixey Smith
Smith
Glass
Congress
Senate
McKellar
Dtenn
Capper
UNRRA chief in Germany asked to resign
UNRRA announced the resignation request for Lieut. Frederick E. Morgan, head of Berlin operations, after a Frankfurt news conference linked a Jewish group to a large Jewish exodus from Poland. Morgan denied resigning, and Washington officials later clarified the move came from London, not Lehman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UNRRA
Frederick E. Morgan
Germany
Frankfurt
Morgan
Poland
Hoechst
London
Humphrey Gale
European
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Herbert H. Lehman
California
Gale
Erle Edwards Plans War Memorial Drive In County
Erle Edwards campaign chair for Frederick County outlines a drive next week to fund a Winchester located war memorial building. He says it will serve as a business and cultural center for the county and city, aiding meetings and community unity with support already pledged by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erle Edwards
Winchester
Frederick Conn- Erle Edwards
Couny
Edwards
Frederick County
186 Percent Bond Quotas Reached in Winchester Frederick
Winchester and Frederick county report 186 percent of its Victory bond quota the second highest local record. By December 31 unofficial totals show 1 678 463 dollars sold toward a 903 000 quota. E bond sales also exceeded plan with about 304 156 dollars versus a 253 000 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Myrna Loy Weds Commodore Gene Markey in California Chapel
Myrna Loy and Commodore Gene Markey were married yesterday in a chapel that once served as a schoolroom for Japanese fisher men's children in San Pedro California. Admiral William F Halsey served as best man. This is Loy and Markey's third marriage for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Calif
Myrna Loy
Gene Markey
Navy
William F. Halsey
Markey
Third Fleet
Navy Reports Possibility of War by Manmade Epidemic
Washington reports that war by manmade epidemic is a likely future possibility. A Naval medical unit at the University of California conducted two years of secret experiments and found knowledge for mass defense against a deadly disease and methods to produce microorganisms, though large stocks were not built without approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Naval Medical Research Unit
University of California
United States
Britain
Canada
War Research Service
Naval
California
Great Britain
Can
Pati
Recodification Of Virginia Statutes Aimed By Council
Virginia advisory body recommends recodifying state statutes to remove conflicts and obsolete provisions. A five member commission would oversee the update for four years at an estimated cost of 60000, with funding requested for printed material, staff, travel and per diem. The plan emphasizes reorganizing general laws without rewriting or altering substantive content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Virginia
Council
Darden
Bar
Yuri Takes Stand In Own Defense
Yokohama January 4 Lt Yuri testifies at war crimes trial denying U S Marine Pavlokos starved at Omuta camp stating Pavlokos died of acute pneumonia in the guard house He says he provided fruit and tangerines gifts Red Cross packages medical supplies and stage shows for prisoners amid charged mistreatment and deaths
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Kel Yuri
U. S
Cpl
James Pa~vlokos
Chicago
Omuta
Yuri
Japan
Paviokos
Pavlokos
Red Cross
Two Linked With Nazi Crimes In Nuremberg Trial
At Nuremberg Jan 4 two of 22 Nazi leaders on trial before the International Military Tribunal were linked to concentration camp horrors. Alois Hoellriegel identified Baldur von Schirach as a visitor to Mauthausen in 1942, while Walter Schallenberg testified that Gestapo chief Ernest Kaltenbrunner ordered mass evacuations of weakened prisoners as Allied forces advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Germany
International Military Tribunal
Alois Hoellriegel
Mauthausen
Baldur von Schirach
Hitler Youth Movement
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Walter Schellenberg
Nazi
Security Police
Foreign Intelligence Service
Ernest Kaltenbruner
Gestapo
Probers Hear Knox Report On Pearl Harbor Findings
Congressional investigators reviewed the Knox memorandum to President Roosevelt revealing Hawaii’s defenders anticipated a second Japanese strike and pressed for more fighters and anti aircraft guns. The report notes a 10 plane patrol went south while the Japanese approached from the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probers
Knox
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Hawaii
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
Ferguson
R-Mich
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Mr. Roosevelt
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Oahu
Pacific Fleet
Adm. Kimmel
MacArthur orders purge of wartime Japanese leadership
Tokyo reports General MacArthur issued drastic directives to cleanse Japan’s government of war leaders. Premier Shidehara's cabinet called an emergency session to discuss compliance. The purge targets ultra nationalist and militarist figures, excluding only Kisuro Shidehara, Shigeru Yoshida, and Chuzo Iwata, shifting power and threatening many Diet members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Shidehara
Kyodo
Kisuro Shidehara
Shigeru Yoshida
Chuzo Iwata
Progressive Party
Sale Notice of Albin Dwelling on Kent Street Front Court House
James P. Reardon administrator c t a M D Albin announces the sale of the Albin dwelling at 318 North Kent Street in front of the Court House on Saturday January 5 at 11 o clock in the morning. The notice is dated December 29, 1931 and runs in legal ad format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin
N. Kent Street
Court House
We Will Be Closed For Inventory At Bickers Motor Co
The Bickers Motor Co announces closure for inventory from January 9th to January 12th. The business will reopen on January 14th at its location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickers Motor Co
Mounting Tension In Nation's Industrial Strife
The AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen urged President Truman to convene a packing industry conference to avoid a complete tie up. Strikes loom as labor unrest grows with thousands idle and wage demands rising across major industries including auto and rubber sectors. A nationwide telephone walkout loomed as Western Electric workers began strikes in New York and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen
Truman
Associated Press
Ne Ee
Erican Press
Bicago
CIO
Harvester
Salt Lake
Volf Lake
Akron
CIO Rubber Workers
Year Tire and Rubber Co
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
General Cotes
C. V. Wheeler
Goodyear
Aboohateny Desestany
Western Electric Company
New York
New Aa
Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac
Welcome Home Veterans From Frederick Clarke and Winchester
The Star welcomes former residents who have served the nation and received their discharges. Names listed include Daniel Kremer Douglas B. Golightly Calvin Ray Cain T. G. Smallwood Vernon L. Fox Maurice Painter Lemley Winford Ash. Public help is sought to supply additional names of local discharged veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
Daniel Kremer Douglas B. Golightly
Calvin Ray Cain
T. G. Smallwood
Vernon L. Fox
Maurice Painter Lemley Winford Ash
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VFW
South End Fire Co
Oates
Margaret L. Hodgson
Friendship Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Ryland Conner
Senator Glass
Ada
VALC
M’ Arthur
Admr
C. T. A. M. D. Albin
Four Metor Industries
Bulletin
AFL
Western Union Telegraph Company
Metropolis
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