Eisenhower Urges Indefinite Draft Extension and Pay Increases
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower asked Congress to extend the draft law indefinitely and limit inductees’ service to 18 months. He warned the Army could fall short of needed strength by July 1 if not renewed, and urged accompanying pay and allowances boosts for all personnel.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
House Military Committee
Eisenhower
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Thera
United Nations Organization
Men Sleep Eat Work In Strike Bound Ohio Plant
About 85 Crawford Steel Company workers in Bucyrus Ohio slept on benches and desks inside the plant then reported for a morning shift after CIO United Steelworkers pickets arrived to protest a two month wage dispute. Production clerk Richard Dunahay said the night was uneventful and uncomfortable and that workers planned to pour metal today. General manager S McClure predicted the plant would reach 50 per cent output.
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Bucyrus
Crawford Steel Company
CIO United Steelworkers of America
Richard Dunahay
S. McClure
Fatal stock barn fire claims Joseph F. Dodson
Joseph F. Dodson, 32, died from smoke in a stock barn fire on Earl Shade’s farm near Bufflick road. The blaze, likely sparked by a faulty hay mow electrical wiring, destroyed 50 cattle, six horses, grain, hay, and equipment in the barn, with damages estimated at $15,000. Fire response proved slow. local departments arrived after the structure burned, prompting criticism of aid from Winchester units.
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Joseph F. Dodson
Earl Shade
Bufflick Road
Kenneth Dick
Martin Journell
Omer Dick
Fas
Shade
Winchester
Lenroot urges family welfare tied to community health
Miss Katherine F. Lenroot chief of the U S Children's Bureau told 135 attendees at the Virginia Conference of Social Work luncheon that family welfare is linked to local, state, national, and world welfare. She urged citizen involvement, empathy, and community services to reduce child neglect and promote health, recreation, education, and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine F. Lenroot
United States Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Washington, D. C
Virginia Conference of Social Work
First Baptist Church
Lenroot
Arthur W. James
State Department of Public Welfare
Vernal Equinox Marks Spring As Day Reaches Twelve Hours
AP report notes spring arrived at 12:00 A.M. EST with the sun crossing the equator. Atlanta weather observer says day length Xbox twelve hours but sun appears slightly ahead due to refraction. Temperatures in the U S. are normal with light snow in western states. The forecast hints a good day for fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Nevada
Nine Year Old Girl Beaten With Hammer and Shot
Joliet Illinois March 21 state attorney James E Burke issued a warrant charging assault with intent to kill against James F Lincoln Jr 30 in connection with the hammering shooting of a nine year old girl Carol Williams who was found in serious condition after being beaten and shot Burke said Lincoln was jailed without formal charge while a statement he gave is reviewed and the attack is linked to his actions while his wife Laura defends him
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Joliet, Ill
James E. Burke
James F. Lincoln, Jr
Cleveland
Walter J. Schoop
Burke
Lincoln
Carol Williams
George Williams
Joliet
River Forest
Chicago
Laura
Truman Won’t Announce 1948 Plans For Reelection
President Truman said he would not announce on Saturday night whether he will run in 1948. He said the speech would be political and joked about announcing a candidacy, noting no plan has been set and that party discipline was discussed only in general terms. He welcomed cross party support for progressive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Commerce Wallace
Wallace
Ex Soldier Convicted in V-1 Rape Slaying Case
Howard Auld, 25, a discharged soldier wounded in the Philippines, was found guilty of first degree murder in the V-1 rape slaying of a Philadelphia waitress. An all male jury recommended no mercy, making death in the electric chair mandatory. The victim’s nude body was found in a Haddon Heights sewer five days after the V J party. Autopsy showed she suffocated in a cistern. Auld pleaded insanity.
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Camden
N. J
Howard Auld
Philippines
Philadelphia
Haddon Heights
Auld
Little Girl Rewards Aunt Minnie Rose Webb Wave
In Covington Tennessee on March 21 a railroad conductor paused his freight train to greet Minnie Rose Webb a crippled girl who waved from a porch chair. Her kindness led Illinois Central Line workers to fund a wheelchair and arrange for the Chickasaw Limited to stop near her home the next morning.
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Covington
Tenn
Minnie Rose Webb
Minnie Rose
Ceicon Tees Chickasaw Limited
Minnie
Rose Webb
St. Louis
Grand Opening of New Golden Glow Restaurant
A grand opening is announced for the New Golden Glow Restaurant this Friday night from 8 to 10 p m. Music will be provided by Kenneth Wendle's Orchestra. The notice invites attendance at the new venue.
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Kenneth Wendle
Grand Opening of Golden Glow Coffee Shop and Restaurant
Friday night 8 to 10 pm features live music by Ken Windle's Orchestra. Readers are directed to Willard Battery announcement on page 3 for details.
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Golden Glow
Ken Windle
Willard Battery
Eee Barber Shop Opens on North Main Street
Eee barber shop opens for business at 620 North Main St with Roy A. Miller as proprietor. Patrons are invited to visit and support the new establishment.
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North Main St
Roy A. Miller
Victory Lunch to Open at 6 on Sunday
Notice states Victory Lunch will open now with service starting at 6 in the evening on Sunday, dated March 21 2023 at 1 PM.
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Aeathers
Nelson Carpenter Elected Director of Virginia Swinebreeders
Nelson Carpenter of Route 3 was elected to the Board of Directors of the Virginia Swinebreeders Association at the annual meeting in Orange Virginia. Other officers named were C B Patterson president W M Terrill vice president and George C Herring secretary. The group planned winter and summer hog sales at Winchester Suffolk and Staunton and to sponsor a breeder show in Staunton. Directors may authorize sales in southwest Virginia if hog supply warrants.
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Nelson Carpenter
Route 3
Virginia Swinebreeders Association
Orange
C. 8. Patterson
New Hope
W. M. Terrill
Lehore
George C. Herring
I. Fred Stine
Winchester
Suffolk
Staunton
Virginia
MacArthur Affirms Death Sentence for Homma in Bataan Case
General Douglas MacArthur upholds the Manila court martial conviction of General Homma for ordering the Bataan Death March. He rejects Supreme Court dissenters Murphy and Rutledge and says the sentence stands, while Japanese officials comment on the decision's moral and strategic implications.
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Bataan
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
Manila
Homma
MacArthur
Supreme Court
Murphy
Rutledge
Wataru Narahasji
Narahashi
Stimson Reveals Cabinet Rejected Pre Pearl Harbor Attack
Former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson testifies that the Roosevelt war cabinet discussed and rejected a U S attack on Japanese forces nine days before Pearl Harbor. He recalls receiving an ultimatum briefing on Nov 28 1941 and says the president agreed defense favored taking initiative.
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Stimson
U. S
Nips
Pearl Harbor
William T. Peacock
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Roosevelt
Senate House Committee
Japan
Westinghouse rejects CIO proposed settlement in 65 day strike
New York March 21 The Westinghouse Electric Corp rejected a CIO United Electrical Workers proposal to settle the 65 day strike involving 75 000 workers. Maine March 21 Four inmates escaped from the Maine State Men's Reformatory by sawing through an iron bar and sliding 60 feet down a rope from the third story dormitory. Washington March 21 A House Post Office Committee approved a pay raise of 400 a year for salaried postal employees. Atlantic City March 21 Walter P Reuther’s bid for president of the CIO United Auto Workers is reported assured in union circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO
United Electrical Workers
South Windham
Maine State Men’s Reformatory
Washington
House Post Office Committee
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Ruth Kern, 71, Siler, Dies After Long illness
Mrs. Ruth M. Kerns of Siler died Wednesday evening at 6 30 o clock at her daughter’s home near Cross Junction. She was a longtime Brush Creek correspondent and Primitive Baptist Church member. Survived by two children, nine grandchildren, three brothers, and other relatives. Funeral from Mrs Alva H. Lamps home near Cross Junction Saturday at 1 pm. Burial at Timber Ridge Primitive Baptist Church cemetery near Reynolds Store.
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Ruth M. Kerns
Siler
A. H
Cross Junction
Frederick County
Kerns
Star
Brush Creek
Primitive Baptist Church
Timber Ridge
A. H. Lamp
Harry O. Kearns
Sifer
Thelma
Eva
Gladys
Glenn
Helen Lamp
Zane
Maxine
Wanda
Norma Kerns
Haden
Stephens City
Page
Washington, D. C
Fedvin
Shenandoah
Alva H. Lamp
Cross Juntion
Primitive Baptist
Clarke Divorces 5 to 1 In Favor of Husbands
Clarke County Virginia records show six divorces granted in February with five to husbands and one to the wife. Desertion and adultery cited. seven marriage licenses issued, five to white couples and two to colored.
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Clarke
Berryville
Clarke County
Welcome Home Veterans from Frederick Clarke Counties and Winchester
The Star joins in welcoming returning veterans who have served their country, listing former residents of Frederick and Clarke counties and Winchester as they come home.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Sendwall
Star
For Sale Wood Stove Length
For sale wood stove length. Oates Lumber Yard. Telephone 6414.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oates
Iran Faces Kurdish Attacks as Conscription Rises
Reports say three Iranian army garrisons near the Iraq border were attacked by Kurdish tribesmen while Tehran summoned 19 year olds to the colors amid political tension. Leftist leaders held private sessions as rightist figures accuse detained deputy Zia Ed-Din of anti Russian stance. An official note cites preventive detention and UNO as Iran's hope.
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Tehran
Iran
Iraq
Tran
Tudeh
Tudeh Party
United Nations Security Council
Zia Ed- Din
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh
Jan
Zia Ed-Din
UNO
Prince Firouz
Ahmed Qavam
Pickets Clash in Pittsburgh Over Union Picketing
In Pittsburgh a scuffle broke out between picket leaders and deputy sheriffs as a large crowd gathered outside two gates. One man was struck. deputies and leaders dispersed the crowd and cleared the street. An injunction against mass picketing was issued after a decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a Westinghouse versus CIO United Electrical Workers case.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
Walter P. Smart
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Westinghouse
CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
Truman Says UN Meet Will Not Be Postponed
President Truman states the next United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran will not be postponed. Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko warns hasty action could complicate the Iran matter as negotiations continue between Iran and Russia.
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Washington
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Truman
UNO
United States
Moscow
Romyko
State Department
New York
Byrnes
Russia
Iran
Security Council
United Nations
Famine Warning in India Threatens Millions
Atlantic City report warns five to fifteen million Indians may die in coming months due to famine. Sir Girja Shanker cites past Bengal starvation and cites limited daily calories as barely sufficient for existence. Bajpai and Lehman statements frame famine as a barrier to peace.
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Atlantic City
N. J
India
Girja Shanker
Bengal
Bajpai
United States
Hebert Lehman
New U S Ionosphere Rocket Reaches 43 1 2 Miles
Pasadena report says a Caltech developed ionosphere rocket weighing 1000 pounds and 16 feet long soared 43 1 2 miles into space to study weather secrets. The Army Ordnance Department turned it over to the Signal Corps for sub stratospheric temperature data. Dr Frank J Malina leads the project with colleagues.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Army Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Las Cruces
New Mexico
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Miss Lenroot
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M’ Arthur
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Douglas Sirbaugh
John M. Hightower
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Frank J. Malina
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