Winchester Council Considers 650000 Water Sewer Bond Issue
Winchester Virginia Common Council moved toward a 650000 bond issue to enlarge relocate and improve city water and sewer systems. The plan follows an engineer report noting the present system overload and lacking treatment capacity and proposes a special election after a forthcoming ordinance.
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Winchester
Percy D. Miller
W. W. Dellinger
E. E. Baker
Ution
City of
Virginia
M. H. Klegerman
Alexander Potters Associates
New York City
James P. Reardon
Henry
Lee Grant
Nation Faces Meatless Diet as Packers Strike Rages
CHICAGO Jan 16 Packers strike across the nation pits 268000 workers in a labor dispute that threatens a meatless diet within a week. Pickets form nationwide with clashes at Swift and Company in Kansas City and at Cudahy Wilson Armour plants as talks with Secretary Schwellenbach stagger and plans for Washington conference loom.
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Chicago
Swift and Company
Kansas City
Kan
E. W. Phelps
CIO
Swift
Phelps
Cudahy
Wil
Louis Conn Heavyweight Title Fight Set for June 19
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced the heavyweight title bout between champion Joe Louis and Billy Conn would take place at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday night June 19.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Yankee Stadium
Girl for Checking Department Pingley & Carper
A short notice item from Pingley and Carper cleaners notes a girl for the checking department. No further details on duties or qualifications are provided.
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Pingley & Carper
For Sale Wood Stove Length by Oates Lumber Yard
For sale wood stove length at Oates Lumber Yard phone 6414. Sale item appears in brief yard ad format with contact number.
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Oates
Standstill in Electrical Item Production Amid Major Strike
New York reports a complete halt in production at GE, Westinghouse, and General Motors plants as a 200,000 worker strike affects devices for reconversion and home appliances since Pearl Harbor. Westinghouse ends its wage contract as talks fail, calling for shared responsibility between union and management amid reconversion pressures.
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New York
Pearl Harbor
General Electric
Westingh
General Motors
John D. Small
Westinghouse Corporation
CIO
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
W. G. Marshall
Beneave
Unon
Native of City Gets Film Position
Richard Griffith son of Mrs. Richard Griffith of 320 West Clifford street is named executive director of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Incorporated. He succeeds James Shelley Hamilton after serving as a technical sergeant in the Army Signal Corps and aiding the Why We Fight series under Col. Frank Capra and Lt. Col. Leonard Spigelgass.
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Richard Griffith
West Clifford Street
Griffith
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Incorporated
James Shelley Hamilton
United States Army Signal Corps
Army Pictorial Service
Frank Capra
Army-Navy Screen Magazine
Leonard Spigelgass
Cute Suit With Drape Gape Invented For Men
Washington January 16. A man’s peek a boo summer suit with lace insets for cooling places is offered for comfort loving males. Joseph Zelano of New York received patent 2391535 for the cute suit with the drape gape. Lace runs up the outside of trouser legs and down sleeves with flaps to close drafts.
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Washington
Joseph Zelano
New York
Sanford J. Jarrell
Norfolk
Samuel Ludwig
Toronto
Canada
Snow or Sleet Forecast for Tri State Area
The Associated Press reports snow or sleet beginning tonight and continuing Thursday across Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. A low pressure system from the Gulf meets a cold front from the northwest, driving temperatures down while precipitation moves in from the south. In Virginia freezing rain or sleet is expected in the south this afternoon and snow or sleet in the north tonight.
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Tri- State
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Gulf Region
War Veterans Picket Panther Valley Mines For Jobs
About 6,000 Panther Valley miners refused to cross veteran picket lines as 65 ex-GI s marched at Lansford at 5 30 A M to protest lack of local mining work. They accuse Edison and Lehigh Navigation Coal of hiring outsiders during the war and offer no jobs for veterans and residents. Local 1704 UMW members met but took no action. James H Pierce Edison president defended job assignments.
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Lansford
Paneer Valley
Tamaqua
Coaldale
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company
Edison Anthracite Coal Company
Panther Valley
United Mine Workers
Edison Company
Scranton
James H. Pierce
Memorial Group Is Incorporated War Memorial funds top goal for Winchester drive
The War Memorial Association reports success of a public fundraising drive and states more than 60000 dollars has been pledged in Winchester and Frederick County toward a 150000 dollar living memorial. The board was reorganized as a trustees group under Virginia law and reiterated a central site is sought. The Executive Committee will continue fundraising through local banks and members.
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The
War Memorial Association
Winchester
Frederick County
George Washington Hotel
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Board of Trustees
Associaton
Another Steel Parley Called
President Truman summond steel leaders to the White House for a fresh round of wage talks aimed at averting a looming strike. Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel CIO chief Philip Murray and top advisers planned to reconvene at 2 p m EST after last Saturday's postponement and Truman expressed optimism a settlement would follow the Finding Board recommendations.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
CIO
Philip Murray
Big party at Sarah Zane Fire Hell
Event listing for nightly parties at Sarah Zane Fire Hell from 1 to 9 on Wednesday and Thursday with IP TF notation.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hell
Kimmel Testifies on Death Threats After Pearl Harbor
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel told a Senate House Committee he received letters threatening his life after Pearl Harbor. He read a 1942 letter to Adm. Harold R. Stark, criticizing Navy actions and noting retirement without offense. He described daily hostile mail and public crucifixion over wartime coverage.
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Washington
E. Kimmel
Senate House Committee
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Navy
Knox
Kimmel
Seth Richardson
Pacific
Japan
Supreme Court
Owen Jee
Ate
Ferguson
R-Mich
Roberts
Draft Law May Die On May 15
Washington reports that House Military Committee members may let the draft law end on May 15 when the current statute expires. The Army faces shortages in replacements as enlistment gains lag, while Eisenhower orders two-year or 40-point personnel to exit by June 30. Lawmakers hope ending the draft would advance universal training urged by President Truman.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Congress
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department
Truman
Man Injured In Clarke Fire
Berryville Va January 16 Jack Bowers race horse owner was injured when a fire swept the feed room of the main stables at the show grounds just west of Berryville at four this afternoon He was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital yesterday and is resting comfortably this morning He freed his horse from the burning stall next to the feed room The John H Enders Fire Company responded and the feed room and stables were burned with damage estimated at 750 and partly insured.
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Berryville
Jack Bowers
Show Grounds
Bowers
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John H. Enders Fire Company
Cleardike Sale at Lovetts Shoe & Dress Shoppe
The annual Cleardike Sale announced by Lovetts Shoe and Dress Shoppe runs from January 15. Local shoppers are urged to visit for discounts and footwear specials during the event.
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Cleardike
Lovetts Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Virginia Governor Attacks Federal Aid to States in Address
William M. Tuck, sworn in as Virginia governor, urged Virginians to fund higher education public health and agriculture via state and local taxes. He warned recurring costs may require higher taxes within two years but asserted strong public support for financing better schools through local revenues.
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
Virginia Capitol
General Assembly
Virginia
Iran May Appeal To UN Security Council For Azerbaijan Issue
Iran contemplates an immediate appeal to the United Nations Security Council over the Azerbaijan autonomy dispute. Tehran issued new instructions to its London delegation, with Nasrullah Entezam citing plans for a direct petition or action through the UN Secretary-General.
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London
Iran
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Azerbaijan
UNO
Seyed Hassan Taquizaden
Tehran
Nasrullah Entezam
Security Council
Entezam
McNarey Bans Demonstrations for Soldiers in Europe
Gen Joseph McNary announced mass demonstrations by American troops in the European Theater are forbidden without explicit command authority. He cited confusion and misunderstandings about soldiers purposes as the reason for requiring military approval. The theater commander said major officers must enforce the policy.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Peace Agency
UNO
Andrei Vishinsky
Churchill Urges U S Troops Stay to Secure Victory
Winston Churchill arriving in Miami Beach says Britain needs U S troops kept in the field postwar to preserve wartime gains. He warns against returning all troops home, stressing the postwar work must endure and cites labor loyalty in framing the plan.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Winston Churchill
Britain
United States
Gerwing
Toll of Havaco mine blast rises to fourteen dead
In Welch West Virginia the Havaco No 1 mine disaster left 14 dead after one more victim died in hospital. Fifty six injured were treated and 267 men were in the mine at the time of the explosion amid ongoing recovery efforts and prior catastrophe notes.
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Welch
W. Va
Havaco
Clarence Hale
State Mines Department
Havaco No
Pocahontas and New River Consolidated Coal Company
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show slated for 1946
Clarke County Horse Show Association stockholders voted to resume the Clarke County Horse and Colt Show this year marking the first event since August 1941. The Berryville meeting at the John H Enders Fire House elected directors and officers for 1946 with expenses totaling 510.42 and a year start balance of 577.02.
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Berryville
Clarke County Horse Show Association
Clarke County
John H. Enders
Association
Major Cae A
A. Lindsey
Len. Ewart Johnston
Sebres P. Greenhalgh
W. Lodge Bowles
L. H. Bell
George H. Levi
A. B. Hummer
Graham H. Dougherty
Tuck sworn Virginia Governor in 1961 inauguration
Rolund, William Munford Tuck of South Boston became Virginia's sixty first governor taking the oath at 12 29 PM in the capitol portico. Chief Justice Campbell administered the oath with Lieutenant Governor Collins and Attorney General Staples also sworn in. A 10 gun salute marked the ceremony before about 6000 spectators. Governor Tuck, age 49, will move to the governor's mansion after four years as lieutenant governor and over two decades in the legislature.
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Rolund
Genia
William Munford Tuck
Boston
Virginia
Preston W. Campbell
Commonwealth
C. Vernon Spratley
Lewis Preston Collins
Marion
Mr. Tuck
Herbert B. Gregory
Abram P. Staples
Fort Monroe
Capitol Square
Darden
Capitol Grounds
Tuck
Welcome Home Veterans From Frederick Clarke Winchester
The Star welcomes veterans and former residents who served the country and have received discharge. They resume civilian life as the paper lists include names of local men aided by the community and readers.
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F Ormer
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
The
Star
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