Labor Front Brightened By Settlement of GM GE Strikes
New York March 4 The CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers ratified wage agreements with General Electric and General Motors ending a 113 day walkout at GM and a two month GE stoppage. About 275000 workers are expected to return to work as unions confirm the deals with 18 1 2 cent an hour raises. Secretary Schwellenbach hailed the end of the slow reconversion era and called the GM agreement significant toward industrial peace.
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New York
United Electrical, Radio and On Workers
CIO
Beeen
General Eelectric Company
Associated Press
Steelers
CIO Electric
W - House Co
AFL
Get‘o
Schwellenbach
Washingto
General Motors
Welcome Home Names List Supplement for Local Servicemen
This notice lists local men including Wilmer W Braithwaite William M Hockman William L Bursest v L William R Clark Wilbur H Wisecarver Dallas E Racey Lawrence F Riley V Catlett Walter G Each day this list will be supplemented with additional names of men who have received government aid toward their return.
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Wilmer W. Braithwaite
William M. Hockman
William L. Bursest v
L William R. Clark Wilbur H. Wisecarver
Dallas E. Racey
Lawrence F. Riley
V. Catlett
Walter G
Big Thursday Party at Sarah Zane Hall
For sale dirt fills offered with quick delivery by Hable's Real Estate. Includes Thursday night event notes and weekly schedule. Community notices hint at regular gatherings and local commerce.
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Sarah Zane Hall
Hable’s Real Estate
Notice of shop and restaurant on Gerrard Street
Public notice lists Golden One Shop and Restaurant at 25 Gerrard Street Route 50 with a date of March 18. The notice reference marks 3 14 1p tf.
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Gerrard
Goering Testifies On Luftwaffe Growth And Franco Aid
Hermann Goering told the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg that Franco sought air aid and that Germany prepared long range bombers though aluminum shortages hindered plans. He claimed responsibility for arming the air force and for anti Jewish decrees while detailing aircraft development and strategic targets.
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Mernberg
Hermann Goering
International
Adlatt Bitten
Francisco Franco
Goering
Tce
Franco
United States
America
Russia
England
France
Italy
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Vaehaen
Army to Release 47000 Officers Amid Demobilization
The War Department announced plans to release more than 47000 officers by August 31 as part of rapid postwar demobilization. Regulars medical corps volunteers and scarce-category officers may stay, while most two-year veterans return to civilian life. Discharges have cut army strength from a wartime peak to about 2.8 million.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Architect To Confer With School Committee
A representative from the firm Smithy and Boynton of Roanoke will confer with Clarke County School Board building committee members today in Berryville to review preliminary plans for a new Berryville elementary school. Archie F. Robertson, Dr. C. H. Iden, Kenneth N. Levi, and John O. Hardesty will participate as committee members. A called School Board meeting may slow the consultation.
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the Star
Berryville
Smithy and Boynton
Roanoke
Clarke County School Board
Archie F. Robertson
C. H. Iden
Kenneth N. Levi
John O. Hardesty
Willard Battery Announcement
Willard Battery announces new service options and extended warranties. Local customers are invited to explore battery upgrades, maintenance plans, and pricing details at participating outlets nationwide.
G and M Music Appliance Center Ad Notice
A classified line advertising music required knowledge for a saleslady position at G and M Music Appliance Center appears in the department listings. The brief text notes music knowledge is preferred but not essential.
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Aleslady
Dry cleaning department men spotted Blatts Cleaners
A blotter item notes men in the dry cleaning department at Blatts Cleaners in Harrisonburg Virginia observed on March 12. No injuries reported and no theft alleged.
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Harrisonburg
Six Fire Companies Accept Festival Bids
Marion Anderson reports six fire companies replied to participate in the Torchlight Parade of the Nineteenth Annual Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival. The groups include Cumberland Hose Co Chambersl’s Fire Co Shenandoah, Pryey and others from West Virginia. The association also plans a commercial division for business sponsor floats and parade queen and princesses.
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Marion Anderson
Visit Fire Companies
Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Shenandoah Valley
Cumberland Ose Co
Chambersl’ S Fire Co
Shenandoah Tadoah
W. Va
Pryey
Volunteer Fire Women’s Association
Salig
Clarke County Names 1946 47 School Reappoints
Clarke County Schools announce teacher reappointments for 1946 47 after a March 6 school board meeting. Berryville High School lists D G Cooley as principal and multiple teachers. Berryville Elementary names several instructors. Boyce Miley and others added. W T Williams Training School staff listed. Millwood and White Post colored schools assign new teachers.
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Berr
Archie F. Robertson
Clarke County
Berryville High School
D. G. Cooley
Eva D. Massey
George D. Grove
Garland Williams
Speculation Grows on Truman Navy Undersecretary Pick
Washington March 14 speculation centers on Truman choosing a new Under Secretary of the Navy after Edwin Pauley quit. Possible names include H Sturtevant Hensel John L Sullivan Joseph Kennedy and Colgate W Darden. Byrd opposition and Kennedy seeking cabinet status influence the odds. Senate delay on Pauley cited.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
Darden
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Pauley
Senate
Frederick Grand Jury Called Monday
Frederick County court opens Monday at 10 o clock with J Burr P. Harris presiding over the grand jury session as announced by local officials.
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Frederick
Frederick Court County
J . Burr P. Harri
Seventy Five Winchest ter County War Bond Medalists
Seventy five citizens of Winchester and Frederick County receive medals from the U S Treasury for meritorious service in surpassing the county city war bond quota. Total sales reached 14 550 574 against a 10 137 500 goal for 1941 45. Medal recipients include J H Yost R B Fansler and many others with Silver and Aluminum distinctions described.
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Winchester
Frederick County
United States
Treasury Department
War Finance Committee
Frederick Cunty
U. S. Mint
Treasury
Iwo Jima
J. H. Yost
R. 8. Fansler
Ralph G. Hengeveld
S. L. Magerfield
Harold G. Brown
Gene Miller
Lamar Keen
Grant Pollock
Rinker
W. M. Richards
E. E. Harbaugh
Claude M. Grim
Maynard Wisecarver
Tom Halterman
P. G. Ireland
Abe Levin
Virgil R. Strader
Silas G. Cather
Ralph Larson
W. Nelson Page
Hilda H. Cover
E. G. Rusk
Elsie Mathews
A. T. Thornton
Ray Nenning
W. A. Baker
R. F. Lewis
Garland R. Quarles
R. B. Dech Marshall B. J Fred *Ert
L. Glaize, Jr
Ben Belchic
W. N
Iran Accused of Seizing Russian Territory
Moscow reports Izvestia accuses Iran of schemes to seize Soviet lands in early years of the USSR and to harbor politicians seeking to disrupt Russia. The piece cites Iranian reactionaries tied to 1919 aims and notes Iran did not act to interfere with actions near Ashkhabad and Baku.
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Moscow
Iran
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Russia
Shahmedrom
Notable Speaker To Address Church Family Dinner
Dr Ben R. Lacy president of Union Theology Seminary Richmond and Assembly Defense Service Council chair will be guest speaker at the annual Family Night Congregational Dinner this Friday March 15 at 6 30 p m. Over 300 reservations reported by Pastor Ronald B Wilson. The event honors service members and features a Presbyterian choir directed by Mrs Gilbert Tulotson and child care by Miss Sara Tanquary.
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Ben R. Lacy
Union Theology Seminary of
Richmond
Assembly
Defense Service Council
Ronald 8. Wilson
Lacy
Davidson College
Oxford University
Thomas G. Scully
Harry McCann
H. Clay deGrange
Mae Duncan
Alton Powell
Presbyterian Choir
Gilbert Tulotson
Woman's Auxiliary
F. M. Yellett
Sara Tanquary
Firemen Discuss New Alarm Plans at Police HQ
Firemen review a new alarm plan using code wheel technology to locate fires by pre arranged blasts. The system, aimed at a limited set of industries, would be installed at Police Headquarters but faced delays and funding questions.
Mild Weather Prolongs Stability as Storms Approach Southeast
The report notes mild conditions with one of winter's warmest nights, a 74 degree low from a Research Laboratory record, and anticipates a southeast storm system from Georgia and Tennessee moving toward the Carolinas and Virginia. Wind gusts up to 60 mph clip trees and power lines, with Atlanta recording 50 mph as temperatures rise past yesterday's 73 in Boston, about 28 degrees above normal.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Carolinas
Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Atlanta
Boston
Lewis accuses coal industry of making 28000 miners dead
John L. Lewis addressed a United Mine Workers conference accusing management and stockholders of killing 28 000 miners through neglect and poor conditions. He called for a vote on joining the indictment and demanded abatement of what he framed as slaughter and extortion plus improved mine safety and longer term compensation measures.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Moe
Sup
Caddy
Kentucky
Stalin Attacks Churchill In Pravda Interview
Stalin harshly criticized Churchill in a Pravda interview, accusing Allied aims of world domination by English nations. He condemned a proposed Anglo American alliance and warned that coercive domination would spark inevitable war.
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Joe Churchill
Hitler
Stalin
Pravda
Communist Party
Churchill
Pulton
England
Penicillin Could Lose Its Edge On Widespread Diseases
Medical experts warn penicillin may become nearly useless against many common illnesses within years. While Molitor did not voice it explicitly, physicians have long debated alternative antibiotics such as streptomycin, noting the risk of resistance emerging as germs adapt to chemical agents.
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Molitor
Evacuation Pressures Grow in Manchuria Amid Battles
Dispatches report three hour battle in southern Mukden suburbs after an unsuccessful attack on government positions. Soviet advisers seek economic cooperation with Mukden officials as thousands of Communist troops move toward Fushun. Chungking truce committee discusses clashes with Gen Chang Chi Chung and Gen Ghou En Lai.
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Chun
Changchun
Red Army
Mukden
Muka Dadien
Manchurian
Fushun
Manchuria
Chungking
Chang Chi-Chung
Ghou En-Lai
Alvin C. Fillem
General Marshall
Truman
China
Washington
One Column Swings Toward Turkish Border
U S government reports increased Russian troop movements in Iran with three large formations near Marand and Mianeh. Analysis suggests possible Kurdish uprising linked to the Turkey Iran Iraq frontier, as Moscow contemplates actions near the Kurdish population in the three nation region.
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Washington
United States
Iran
Ghana
Moscow Command
Marand
Urmia
Sake
Mianeh
Tabriz
Turkey
Iraq
Fire blasts through Salisbury stores destroying property
A $300,000 fire in Salisbury damaged an alley behind stores and destroyed a trash pile structure. Firemen were injured by a smoke explosion as flames spread quickly to adjacent buildings. Fire units brought the blaze under control after 8 a.m. The city, a regional shopping center, suffered significant property loss.
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Heigh' Monte
J. Landis Dennis
Sneilh
OPA to Nip Rising Cotton Prices
Chairman of the Agriculture Committee introduces a bill to curb cotton price rises and extend the OPA beyond its June 30 expiration. He urged lawmakers to pool efforts to prevent further price increases while reporting on authority for traders margin requirements.
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OPA
Far
Chester Bowles
The
Agriculture Committee
$100 Judgment Awarded in Pine Motor Co Case
A $100 judgment was awarded to H. T. Owens trading as Pine Motor Co and Calvin C. Chapman yesterday. The ruling cites $211.30 as damages for the engine block assembly, with $100 awarded and $50 monthly for two months due to the truck being unusable during that period.
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Les
Pine Motor Co
Calvin C. Chapman
Golden Glow Coffee Shop Opens March 18
The Golden Glow Coffee Shop and Restaurant announces a opening date of March 18 at 25 East Route 50. The site notes full service cafe with meals and beverages in a historic town setting.
Notice to Wear All Gear by Captain W. A Baker
An official notice from Captain W. A Baker in Company 115 Virginia State Guard emphasizes that all personnel must wear their required gear at all times. The directive reinforces safety and readiness protocols across unit operations.
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VA. S. G
W. A Baker
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Spain
Army
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Salisbury
East Sete
H. T. Owens
Golden Glow
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