Communists Gather For Important Meet In East Germany
Berlin dispatch reports top Cominform leaders from eight nations assembling for the East German Socialist Unity Party convention. Notables such as Suslov Pospelov Togliatti Duclos and Cyrankiewicz arrive while troop moves and border security heighten Cold War tensions in the region.
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East Germany
Cominform
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
Yugoslavia
Soviet Bloc
United Nations Committee On the
Balkans
U. N
Irygve Lie
Greece
Red
Russia
M. A. Suslov
P. N. Pospelov
Suslov
Russian Communist Party
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
France
Reds
Jacques Duclos
Wang Chia Hsiang
Chinese Communist Central Committee
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Jakub Berman
Poland
Communist Politburo
Josef Revai
Hungary
Mintche Neitchev
Bulgaria
Vasile Luca
Romania
Josef Frank
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Communist Party
Harry Pollitt
Spain
Enrique Lister
Socialist Unity Party
Evening Star Wins Virginia Top Award for Print Quality
The Winchester Evening Star earned the Virginia Press Association prize as the best printed Class A daily in Virginia. Martinsville Daily Bulletin took second and Staunton News Leader third. The Star recently added a 16 page rotary press from Duplex Printing, installed January 1947, weighing 66 000 pounds, with chief pressman Edwin F. Ritter serving 29 years.
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Richmond
Winchester Evening Star
Virginia Press Association
Virginia
Martinsville Daily Bulletin
Staunton News- Leader
Winchester Star
Duplex Printing Press Company
Star
Edwin F. Ritter
The
Wanted Presser Apply In Person
CLOSING OUT SALE Real Bargains Accessory Shoppe 7 W. Boscawen St final reductions on pocket books jewelry dresses blouses skirts hats hose lingerie sweaters gloves. Pingley Carper advertise in person for work.
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Presser
Pingley & Carper
W. Boscawen St
Congressmen Agree Truman Needs War Powers for Economy
Congressmen broadly back giving President Truman new powers to mobilize with a focus on defense and industry. Some Republicans warn against a blank check while debates about allocation, credits, and wartime controls loom, as calls for excess profits taxes and full mobilization emerge.
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Truman
Washington
Taft and
Bricker
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
Halleck
Rind
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Morton
Kernstown Private Wounded in Korea
A telegram from the War Department advised Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shanholtz of Route Bay Winchester that their son Pvt. Charles L. Shanholtz was slightly wounded in action in Korea. The family was told to keep mailing to Pvt. Shanholtz and await a new address.
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Kernstown
War Department
Jacob Frankhnitz
Route Bay Winchester
Charles L. Shanholtz
Edward F. Witsell
Army
Pvt
Korea
Shanholtz
Fort Knox
Japan
Typhoid Investigation in Winchester Continues
The Winchester Frederick County Health Department reports two typhoid fever cases unresolved as of now. Five year old Ellen Haymaker was discharged from the hospital, and two year old Clarence Haymaker is to be released soon. The children are residents of 1051 Orchard Ave. No new cases are reported.
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Winchester
Winchester-Frederick County
Ellen Haymaker
Clarence
Russell Haymaker
Orchard Ave
Autos Damaged In Winchester Multiple Accidents
Three accidents occurred in and near Winchester causing property damage totaling 535 dollars. George Streit of Route 1A Winchester paid a 10 dollar fine for reckless driving after a 1:15 a.m. crash on U S Route 11. Paul Michael of Pittsburgh was northbound when Streit rear ended his 1950 Mercury. Damage to the Ford about 100 dollars and Michaels car about 25 dollars. A separate downtown incident at 4:10 p.m. involved Nora Deaver’s 1947 Ford and a Northern Virginia Power Co truck driven by Boyd Heckman Lintz with combined damage around 160 dollars. A second 4:45 p.m. crash occurred at Braddock and Boscawen streets.
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George Gilbert Streit
Winchester
U. S
Streit
Pvt
Boyd McDonald
Washington
Boscawen Streets
Nora V. Deaver
Capon Bridge
Northern Virginia Power Co
Boyd Heckman Lintz
Sunnyside
Inchester
Braddock and
Winchester Sees Another Rainfall Spurs St Swithin Legend
Rain fell in Winchester again keeping the St Swithin legend alive. The old rhyme predicts 40 days of wet weather after rain on St Swithin’s Day and a shower last Saturday has been followed by five rainy days. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tomorrow.
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St. Swithin
Truman's Message Signals War Question to Russia
President Truman's push to rally U S power against expanding Communist strength places the issue of all out war or a new uneasy peace directly before Moscow. Washington sees Russia with the initiative while the West builds up conventional and atomic forces and weighs utilizing German industry for non combat and essential items.
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Truman
Russia
Washington
Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Red
Defense Department
Congress
West
Germany
Kiwanians Install 12 New Members
Winchester Kiwanis Club installed twelve new members led by Garland R. Quarles with George Masters presiding. New members include Donald Buckley Vincent Hollis Gordon Baxter C H Hill Edward Baillie Robert Baker Gus Bornsceuer Harry A Nelson J A Holinger Myer Hamburger and Dr E T Clark. Bob Baker outlined plans for a Red Cross bloodmobile drive August 7 and a July 26 club picnic at Selma.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Garland R. Quarles
George Washington Hotel
George Masters
F. Amos Shryock
Donald Buckley
Vincent Hollis
Gordon Baxter
C. H. Hill
Edward Baillie
Robert Baker
Gus Bornsceuer
Harry A. Nelson
J. A. Holinger
Selma
Delmar Robinson
War News At a Glance From World War II Dispatches
The aerial and ground war report details rapid movements on the Korean front with U S and South Korean forces countering a Communist push. Major General William F Dean’s location is unknown as Reds seize Chonju while U S ground forces deploy rocket weapons against enemy tanks.
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Associated Press
U. 8
24Th
Taejon
William F. Dean
Chonju
U. S
Yongdok
Tokyo
MacArthur
South Korea
U. N
Washington
Congress
Armed Services
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
China
London
Europe
Truman
Byrd Supports Military Spending Amid Nondefense Cuts
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia said he would back Truman's military funding but pressed reductions in nondefense spending. He warned that adding $10 billion in military appropriations could push total outlays to about $52 billion, risking a deficit near $12 billion and a debt around $260 billion.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Congress
Lions to Hold Annual Picnic
The Winchester Lions Club announces its annual picnic for members and families on Wednesday August 16 at the Jordan's Sulphur Springs in Stephenson. Robert Jasper chairs the committee with Fred Ritter Bernard Groves August Cahill Irvin Hoke Wilbur Feltner and other members handling entertainment equipment games and food.
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Winchester Lion’s Club
Jordan’s
Bernard Groves
August Cahill
Irvin Hoke
Wilbur Feltner
Jasper
Demand for Profits Tax Faces Capitol Hill Push
Frances M. Lemay reports on demands for an excess profits tax as part of a broad revenue plan to fund postwar needs. President Truman signals support for higher taxes to finance military and anti inflation efforts while Congress debates form and timing of a new tax bill.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Truman
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate House Economic Committee
Russia wants UN to discuss peace in Korea
Moscow outlined a plan after talks between British ambassador Sir David Kelly and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The communique urged Security Council consideration with China and Korean representatives, proposing hostilities end and North Korean troops withdraw beyond the 38th parallel.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
38Th Parallel
United Nations Security Council
China
David Kelly
Cty
Andrei A. G@ ko
Britain
Stalin
India
Nehru
Kelly
Gromyko
Security Council
Korea
38Th Parrallel
People’s
Shanghai
Dagunban
Truman Warns on Price Controls and Korea War
President Truman said he is prepared to order price control and rationing if inflation worsens from buying and speculation. He condemned scare buying as foolish and selfish, and attacked profiteering as aiding enemies. He called the Korea invasion a raw act of aggression and blamed international Communism, pledging the US will stay in the fight to repel the invasion.
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Washington
Truman
Voice of America
Broadcasting Corporaon
South Korea
United Nations
International Communist Movement
Russia
Moscow
Republic of Korea
United States
Battle for Taejon Rages as City Ablaze and Dean MIA
Front line reports say the 24th Division withdrew from embattled Taejon as combat raged around the city. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean’s whereabouts were unknown amid intense ground and air fighting. New rocket launchers and fighter aircraft claimed Red tanks destroyed while American units began to withdraw under heavy pressure.
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Tokyo
Front
Taejon
William F. Dean
Dean
Washington
Defense Department
Fae Oe Lee
Dee
Air
Eighth Army
Korea
Korean Peninsula
U. S
Chongju
Kumije
Kumje
Chonju-Kumje
Winchester Big Sale Kickoff Promises Bargains and Perks
Winchester prepares for a two day shopping blitz named Winchester Days with 34 merchant partners offering 10 to 60 percent reductions. Free parking, free bus rides, and free movies are provided by the Retail Merchants Association led by Clyde S. Campbell to boost patronage. Children can attend kiddies matinees at Palace and Capitol theaters as parents shop.
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Winchester
Assa
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Clyde 8S
Campbell
Palace
Capitol Theaters
Winchester City Transit
Winchester Star
KURTZ
George W. Kurtz
Cameron & Boscawen
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Arlsbad
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Vishinsky
Bern
Socialist Unity Congress
Evening Star
Lovett's Shoe
Arends
R-N
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Taft
GOP
Walcott
Rmich
House Banking Committee
Defense
West Va
Beyond Va
U.S
By John M. Hightower
Kiwanians
Northern Va. Power Co
Bryarly School
P.T.A
Relief Methodist Church
U. S. Air Force
Philadelphia
Schuylkill Arsenal
Iane C. Severson
Wac-Waf
Wafs
Eleanor V. Meckley
Joan A. Artz
Schillington
Mary F. O'Donnell
Girardville
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Frances M. Lemay
U.N
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