Baby Receives Corneas From Donor Eye Bank
A Stamford woman Miss Tobey donated her eyes to science after death. Doctors transplanted her corneas to a baby eight months ago and report initial success though ongoing observation is needed. The baby’s name was not released and the donor’s motive was to aid a nephew’s eye affliction.
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Tobey
Septeman Hospital
Miss Tobey
Eye Institute
Ox E Presbyterian Hospital
Stamford, Conn
Russians Quietly Pull Out of Karaj Gate to Tehran
In Karaj, 20 miles northwest of Tehran, Russians depart with little fanfare. Evacuation of Red Army Sherman and medium tanks proceeds toward Kazvin and the north as Soviet forces withdraw from the ancient gateway to the Iranian capital.
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Karaj
Tehran
Kazvin
Highway Commission Moves To Acquire Ferries And Bridge
Richmond Va March 26 The State Highway Commission adopts a resolution to acquire by purchase or condemnation the Hampton Roads ferries and the James River Bridge system near Norfolk. It also sets tentative allocations totaling 7 048 815 for the 1946 47 primary road program.
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Richmond
State Highway Commission
Hampton Roads Ferries
James River
Norfolk
Daily Quiz Answers Reveal Presidential Lineage
Harrison, the grandson, later became President. Spain is named among the quiz prompts.
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Harrison
Spain
VMI Names New Head Related to Peyton J Marshall
Peyton J. Marshall, clerk of the Corporation Court, is described as a first cousin of Major General Jaqueline Marshall, named to head the Virginia Military Institute. The cousin has met the general only a few times in recent years.
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New Vmi
Peyton J. Marshall
Corporation Court
Jaqueline Marshall
Torday
Virginia Military Insit
Marshall
Grand Central Palace
New York
Jacqueline Stuart
Army
Woodmen Meeting Rescheduled to April 4
Modern Woodmen of America chapters from Frederick Clarke and Warren counties will meet in Odd Fellows Hall Thursday April 4 at 8 p m. instead of April 3 due to inability to secure the venue.
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Frederick, Clarke
Warren Counties
Odd Fellows Hall
Approve Fund For Veteran Housing
Washington March 26 The House appropriations committee approved a new 253 million dollar fund to provide temporary homes for war veterans and their dependents. The bill plans 102 350 units and completes a prior program of 100 000 temporary homes funded at 191 million dollars.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Flint Hill Men Patent Invention Doubles Gas Mileage
J E Keyser and Frank Good of Flint Hill Fauquier County have invented a vaporizing tank for motor vehicles claimed to double gasoline mileage. Their patent application has been granted by the U S Patent Office.
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J. E. Keyser
Frank Good
Flint Hill
Fauquier County
U. S
Patent Office
Virginia State Police set age limit at thirty
Richmond announces the maximum recruit age is cut from 35 to 30. Governor signed 47 bills from the General Assembly, leaving 136 for his consideration. Yorktown resident Mrs Conway Shield, 77, was found dead in her bed. Arlington notes John Locke Green’s court loss and Carter Glass age 70 proposal. Abingdon reports George Cox, 21, in murder case for Mary Elizabeth McSwain. Cox remanded for 60 days mental observation.
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Richmond
Tuck
General Assembly
Yorktown
Conway H. Shield, Sr
Arlington
John Locke Green
U.S
Carter Glass
Vacat
Republican Executive Committee
U. S
Abingdon
Walter Robertson
Washington County
George Louis Cox
Mary Elizabeth McSwain
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Local Markets Daily Corrections Notice
Local markets column notes corrections and that The Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in daily market listings.
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The
Star
Local Wholesale Market Prices and Livestock Figures
A compact market listing shows prices for flour brands by bag size, corn meal and corn at farm, and cattle quotes. Livestock categories include steers, heifers, cows, calves, shoats, with unit prices and ranges, reflecting a period wholesale market snapshot.
Price List for Feed and Meal Products
A catalog page lists various feed and meal products with weights such as 10 lb and 25 lb bags and per hundredweight pricing. Items include corn meal in different bag sizes and colors, chicken starter, starter and grower, turkey starter, egg mash, scratch feed, middlings, and butter.
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Seeees
Dismembered Remains Tinned By Petiot Probe Findings
French medical examiner Dr. Albert Paul testified that bones and limbs found at Dr. Marcel Petiot's home came from ten persons and that an extra thirty pounds of bone calcium suggested many other victims. He described precise dismembering, including spine separation and facial masking, with remains fit into a furnace.
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Paris
Marcel Petiot
Albert Paul
Petiot
Paul
Seine
Rene Floriot
Men May Attend Classes At Vassar
Vassar College will admit properly qualified men to study in regular classes as non residents during overcrowding caused by veterans’ return. Male students may enroll for the term starting April 23 or for the September entrance, announced by President Henry Noble MacCracken.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Henry Noble MacCracken
Meat May Disappear From City Stores
A spokesman for livestock producers warned that meat could vanish from major city markets if price ceilings and cattle subsidies remain. H. M. Conway of the National Livestock Producers' Association spoke to the House Agriculture Committee examining meat production.
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Washington
H. M. Conway
National Livestock Producers’ Association
House Agriculture Committee
State Guard Labor Talks Resume Over Wage Pact
State wide labor dispute continues as Vv. P. Co and union representatives plan to meet at 2 PM EST to resume negotiations on the wage contract. The outcome may affect workers across the state amid ongoing tensions.
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Vv. P. Co
D. m
German Youths Attack Americans Near Russian Border
Military police report a 26 year old American army corporal was emasculated and another U S soldier killed by German youths near Kassel and Eschweiler in the American zone. The wounded assailant fled toward the Russian boundary as investigators seek arrests.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Germany
Kassel
Eschwelge
Ex-Gl s Should Keep Selective Service Cards
FBI in San Francisco urges veterans to retain their Selective Service Classification cards despite medals or war service. Clinton Stein notes veterans often discard the cards, but registration and classification docs must be carried by draft age men. The FBI will hold those without cards until their boards are checked.
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San Francisco
FBI
Clinton Stein
Infant Nancy Perkins Rushed for Operation in Boston
Baby Nancy Eleanor Perkins, born in Washington, rushed to Children’s Hospital in Boston for an operation to aid swallowing. She remained on the hospital danger list but continued doing nicely.
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Nancy Eleanor Perckins
Washington
Children's Hospital
Boston
Times Publisher Warns of Rapid Pacific Demobilization
Norman Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times and AP vice president, said we have demobilized too rapidly in the Pacific and are now alarmingly weak. He spoke on March 26 and urged a reassessment of defense posture.
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Los Angeles
Norman Chandler
The
Los Angeles Times
Associated Press
Pacific
Sunspot lifetimes vary from a day to months
Most sunspots are short lived. Small spots last a day or two to four days. Larger spots may endure longer. One recorded instance from 1840-41 shows a sunspot persisting for 18 months.
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F.L. A
Former army captain cited for contempt in Canada
Gordon Lunan, once an army captain, was cited for contempt and jailed after refusing to testify at a preliminary hearing for Fred Rose, a Communist tied to Canadian Parliament disclosures.
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Montreal
Gordon Lunan
Russia
Fred Rose
Iran Crisis Seen Dragging On As Russia Objects
The United Nations Security Council faced a tense session as Russia objected to placing Iran’s appeal on the agenda. Gromyko argued Iran’s case did not merit council review while stating troops were already withdrawing under Stalin’s backing. Byrnes pressed for a formal statement on any agreed troop withdrawal and for Iran to present its case.
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Iran
Cadogan
Hussein Ala
Gromyko
Stalin
Security Council
London
Quo Tai-Chi
China
United Nations
Soviet Union
Moscow
Soviet Council
Council
Associated Press
Edy Gilmore
Coal Miners To Stop Work
Miners announce stoppage actions as workers plan to halt production. The move includes a joint study initiative between United Mine Workers and industry leaders to review plans and actions affecting the coal sector.
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United Mine Workers and Industry of Plans
Will contest and sale ordered in Virginia court
In the Corporation Court of Winches ter City, Virginia, March 1, 1946, the Commercial and Savings Bank seeks to interpret the will of Steward G. Fawcett deceased and to sell a house and lot to convert it into cash for estate administration. An affidavit notes Virginia residents Richard Fawcett Barbara Fawcett and others must appear within ten days after publication.
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Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Steward G. Fawcett
Laura Fawcett
Horace C. Zacharias
Richard Fawcett
Barbara Fawcett
Frederick Fawcett
Maxine Fawcett
David Snook
Sep
Coal talks propose fund and compensation amid strike threats
Lewis outlines a plan to create a fund for hardships from mine accidents and to enforce Workmen’s Compensation Laws. Operators propose unions administer funds, study mining laws, and levy daily damages for strikes or lockouts. Negotiations continue as coal inventories near 47 million tons and weekly output hits a record 13 million tons.
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Lewis’ Aoe
Lewis
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