Concentration Camp Methods Alleged by U S Army at Lichfield
Civilian witnesses testified that guards at the U S Army guard house in Lichfield England beat detainees during 1944 and 1945. Cu bage Lt Leonard W Ennis and others face court martial trials as former inmates recount how beatings and solitary confinement were used to punish and intimidate.
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U. S. Army
Lichfield
Eng
Koblinsky
Military Court
Dubage
Cubage
Leonard W. Ennie
Peekskill
N. Y
Theodore Taylor
New York
Louis L. Kardon
Philadelphia
Aubrey L. Key
Birmingham
Ennis
Richey
Stranger uses man’s phone in wife murder case
James D. Sullivan 52 allowed a stranger to use his phone Sunday morning. He told police he found a nude, battered woman’s body near an iron works and went with the man to the scene. Sullivan exclaimed the woman was his wife as evidence of a violent struggle emerged behind the iron works.
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Los Angeles
James D. Sullivan
Sullivan
Gordon Bowers
Veterans in Winchester Work Force
Among the veterans now employed in Winchester businesses are Arthur Kiracofe who served 31 months in the Navy with duty in the Pacific and European Theaters and is now at the Army and Navy Store 12 N Loudoun St Harrison Keckey with 34 months Army service including a year in the Theater and now at J C Penney Co 2 N Loudoun St Saupe a veterans are invited to telephone the Star with the names of veterans recently employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Arthur Kiracofe
Navy
Army and Navy
N. Loudoun St
Harrison Keckey
J. C. Penney Co
N. Loudoun St. Saupe
Star
Wanted two to three pound dressed chickens at once
Help wanted ad from D FP Hardesty at 1012 Berryville Ave Virginia seeks immediate supply of two to three pound dressed chickens. Contact via phone 6976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. FP
Hardesty
Berryville Ave
Notice on florist hours and nursing position
All florists will be closed Thursday at 3 oclock and all day Friday to attend a very important meeting. Miller Brothers Co. B. Smalts. Wanted colored nurse for baby two years old. Good wages. Apply.
Truman Expected to Veto Case Labor Bill Says White House
White House intimates privately expect President Truman to veto the Case labor disputes bill after two days of study. Administration spokesmen on Capitol Hill offered no definitive decision, while some supporters propose edits or tying the measure to emergency strike control to win a signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Fee Wep
Hill
D.-Ala
Barkley
Truman
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
House
GOP
Compromise Plan Aims Draft Teenagers To Break Deadlock
Representative Sparkman proposes using 18 year olds for overseas service as a basis to end the Senate House draft extension stalemate. The plan would bar 18 year olds from overseas service unless they volunteered and would not affect the status of 19 year olds inducted before May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House
Sparkman D-Ala
Sparkman
United States
Tak
Belhouse
House
Senate
Caan
Saturday Warm Weather Records in June 1933 Era
The weekend brought shirt sleeve warmth with 92 degrees on Saturday, the latest June high since 1933. Historical notes compare to June 8 highs of 96 in 1933 and 96 in 1937, 89 in 1939, 87 in 1940, documenting temperature records over the years.
Five Communities To Vote Tuesday
Five communities prepare to vote on Tuesday with polls opening early morning in Winchester around 4 45 a m and closing near sunrise or sunset. Local officials urge residents to cast ballots as scheduled.
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Winchester
Court Upheld Conviction Of Major Tobacco Firms
The Supreme Court confirms the Sherman Act conviction of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co and American Tobacco Co The firms were fined 255000 in Lexington Kentucky district court The Sixth Circuit upheld the verdict Justice Burton delivered a 6 0 decision The case addressed whether exclusion of competitors is required for monopolization under the Sherman Act
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Company
U.S. District Court
Lexington
Sixth Federal Circuit Court
Burton
Reed
Frankfurther
Kew
Justice Department
Army Silent On Jewel Robbery Developments at Capitol
Washington reports the Army offered no comment on new developments in the Hes sian crown jewels theft. About $1 500 000 in gems were looted from a Rhineland castle and most, if not all, gems are believed recovered. Major David F. Watson of Burlingame faces implications tied to Col. Jack W. Durant and Durant's wife Kathleen B Nash Durant, married two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rhineland
War Department
David F. Watson
Burlingame
Jack W. Durant
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Col. Durant
Death Toll In Canfield Hotel Fire Reaches 16
In Dubuque Iowa the Canfield Hotel fire killed 16 people with 23 missing and 15 hospitalized. Investigators from the state fire marshal’s office the county attorney and the coroner led the probe while coroner F S Leonard ordered an inquest. Firefighters battled the 55 year old building for 22 hours. rescuers describe screams and heroism as guests escaped by rope towels and window ledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Canfield
F. §. Leonard
William Canfield
Mercy Hospital
Red Cross
Zach Cook
American Red Cross
Perry Kirch
Kirch
Leonard
Harold Cosgrove
Horned Moth Found Near Winchester By Abé Readers
A horned moth with a wingspread near three inches was brought to the Star by Michael Abé four miles from Winchester on the Northwestern Grade. It was found yesterday by George Hodson and Lester Baker who live nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Abé
Winchester
George Hodgson
Lester Baker
Abe
Senate finance panel approves Truman nominee for Chief Justice
The Senate finance committee endorsed President Truman's nominee for chief justice in a unanimous vote during a closed session. Chairman George of Georgia announced the approval and noted the committee's consensus on the recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
The
United States
George
D-Ga
23 Believed To Have Perished In C-54 Crash
West Palm Beach Fla June 10 Army authorities planned to investigate a C 54 crash from Morrison Field that killed 23 aboard a four engine plane en route to Albrook Field Panama City The mishap left eight miles off the Canal Zone coast with the crew six enlisted men one colonel two West Point cadets and a civilian among the dead names not released pending next of kin notification
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Morrison Field
Army
Beca Ae
Taboga Island
Canal Zone
Albrook Field
John 8
Owens
West Point
Panama
Fighting in Manchuria Sparks Civil Strife Ceasefire
Nanking reports Chiang Kai Shek ordered a 15 day truce while government and Communist leaders prepared to meet separately with General Marshall to discuss a peace in Manchuria. The Central News Agency said Communists attacked four Manchurian cities four hours after the cease fire order took effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
U. S
Marshall
Associated Press
Tom Masterson
Peiping
Central
Chiang
Masterson
Blue Ridge Strike Enters Eighth Week
In Pittsburgh on June 10 a Blue Ridge Bus Lines strike enters its eighth week involving 215 drivers and maintenance and terminal workers on two tri state divisions. Union president George L. Bennett said the company offer of a two cent raise was rejected at a Washington Pennsylvania meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsburgh
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
George L. Bennett
Washington
Robbery at Winchester Steam Laundry and American Store
Thieves broke into the Winchester Steam Laundry and the American Store over the weekend. The American Store lost 38.65 in petty cash, cigarettes, and silver from desk drawers while the safe was relocked after tampering. Entry occurred via skylight, descent by rope, and damage included desk drawer rifling and disturbed dry cleaning inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Steam Laundry
P E. Anderson
Anderson
Winchester Captain Seabright Guests of President at White House
Capt. Glenn W. Seabright of Winchester spent a weekend leave at his home at 324 West Leicester Street after a garden party on the White House lawn with President Truman. He is on hospital leave from Walter Reed and served in the 34th Division of the 5th Army with campaigns in Africa and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn W. Seabright
Winchester
White House
Truman
Captain Seabright
West
Leicester Street
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Army
5Th Army
Stassen Faces Political Gamble in Nebraska Senate Vote
Harold E. Stassen campaigns in Nebraska aiming to unseat incumbent Hugh Butler in a race framed by foreign policy. Griswold backs the British loan while Butler touts opposition, with outcomes shaping Stassen’s 1948 convention prospects and Nebraska’s 15 Republican votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Butler
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Willkie
Stassen
Nebraska
Griswold
Butler
UN Faces Busy Week on Atomic Energy Franco Spain
United Nations opens a packed week with talks on atomic energy and Franco Spain. The Economic and Social Council seeks accord among Russia the United States and Britain before a June 29 adjournment. The Security Council plans to meet to consider a sub committee report on Franco with a possible call to break relations if he stays in power.
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New York
United Nations
Franco Spain
Economic and Social Council
Russia
United States
Britain
Council
Security Council
Franco
General Assembly
Tondon
Prince Adulet Succeeds Brother as King of Siam
Prince Adulet aged 18 becomes king after the death of King Ananda found with a bullet wound in the Barompinan palace. Ananda, popular and a former pupil in Switzerland, died after a two day illness. The queen mother Phraratananihsri Sangwan expressed deep grief as crowds gathered outside the palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Adulet
Brother
Siam
Anada
Sie
Theegislature
Ananda
Boston
Mass
Prince Spege
Harophon
Switzerland
Barompinan
United States
Es Publicity
Bango
Phraratananihsri Sangwan
Rites Are Held For Mr Kinzel
The funeral of Theodore Y. Kinzel 81 prominent Winchester banker was held at 4 p m today from 149 N Loudoun St with Rev James P Roe officiating. Members of Hiram Lodge number 21 AP and AM were to conduct grave services. Kinzel belonged to the lodge for over fifty years. Pallbearers included Grim Dr Lewis M Allen Jona D Glover James L Kalbach C Douglas Brown Allen B Gray Paul M Haldeman Dailey R Slonaker Jacob H Host and G Gibson Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Y. Kinzel
Winchester
N. Loudoun St
James P. Roe
Christ Episcopal Church
Wisenesses
Hiram Lodge
Te Grave
Kinzel
Lodge
Claude
Grim
Lewis M. Allen
Jona D. Glover
James L. Kalbach
C. Douglas Brown
Allen B. Gray
Paul M. Haldeman
Dailey R. Slonaker
Jacob H. Host
G. Gibson Baker
House Labor Committee Seeks End to Ship Dispute
Washington June 10 Chairman Augustine B Kelley of a House labor subcommittee plans a Congressional solution as federal mediation stalls. CMU unions threaten a midnight strike over the 56 hour work week for seamen. Hearings will feature CIO leaders Curran Bridges and Murray as negotiators assess a new approach to cut hours at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Augustine B. Kelley
House Labor
Kelley
Age Labor Management
Labor Department
Committee For Maritime Unit
CMU
Josep Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen‘s Warehousemen’s Union
Joseph
CIO Communities Association
Curran Bridges
Philip Murray
Murray
New York
Shenandoah Man Held in Slaying
Calvin Frye of Shenandoah county was jailed in Woodstock charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Leo Price, a 23 year old Army veteran. Frye reportedly admitted the shooting followed an argument over two girls on Highway 211. Price’s body was found in a ditch along Smith Creek between New Market and Price’s father’s home. The two girls were being held as eyewitnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Calvin Frye
Shenandoah County
Leo Price
Oscar L. Sheetz
Prye
Price
Sheetz
Lester Tidler
B. B. Williams
William Pu
Mount Jackson
W. H. Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miller Brothers, Co. B. Smalts
Snyder
Manchuria
Blue Ridge
Capt. Seabright
Harold E. Stassen
Mr. Kinzel
House Labor Committee
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