Iran Denies Civil War in Azerbaijan and Kurdistan
London dispatches quote Iran's war ministry denying fighting in Azerbaijan and Kurdistan. The ministry says no orders to attack were issued and martial law and curfew were proclaimed in Tabriz. A BBC report cites Reuters on the disputed claims and harsh punishment for violators.
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Tehran
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Azerbaijan
Kurdistan
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Briz
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Cardinal Gasparri of Italy Succumbs
Enrico Cardinal Gasparri of Italy, prefect of the supreme tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, died today in Rome at age 74. His death reduces the Sacred College to 66 members, four below the 70 cap, reflecting a long Vatican diplomatic career including Latin America assignments. He was created cardinal by Pope Pius XI in 1925.
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Enrico Cardinal Gasparri
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Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Sacred College of Cardinals
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Latin America
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Veterans Employed In Winchester Businesses Listed
Honorably discharged veterans are reported as employed in Winchester firms. Former Sergeant Harland C Hannum served 35 months in the 393 Infantry and 31 months in the European Theater and now works at Valley Service Station Inc. Major Paul F Rosenberger of John W Rosenberger and Co Lumber Yard served three years in Army Ordnance.
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Winchester
Harland C. Hannum
393 Infantry Regiment
Valley Service Station, Inc
Paul F. Rosenberger
John W. Rosenberger and Co
Army Ordnance
Was Co
Seeareen
Diamond advertising promissory note by H Dgson Brown Anate
An advertisement extols buying diamonds with assurance of beauty and value. It promotes the firm as diamond experts and cites dates and seed company as part of the notice framing.
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H Dgson & Brown Anate
Sixteen 10 Graduate At Gainesboro High School
Sixteen Gainesboro High School seniors are candidates for graduation with diplomas to be awarded by Principal Fred C. Braithwaite at commencement on Friday May 31. The photo lists graduates Jean Braithwaite Alice Flowers Isabelle Strother Dorothy Stotler Elizabeth Kelso Janice Baker Juanita Davis Rana DeHaven Wendall Phillips Dorothy Davies Marjorie Omos Maxine Parkinson Ann Patterson Martin Schultze Jean Moore and Ruby Braithwaite. Commencement week opens with a sermon to the graduates by Rev E B Smith and a senior party is planned for Wednesday May 29.
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Gainesboro High School
Fred C. Braithwaite
Jean Braithwaite
Alice Flowers
Isabelle Strother
Dorothy Stotler
Elizabeth Kelso
Janice
General Marshall Criticizes Both Sides In China
General Marshall, the American peace envoy, condemned both Communist and Government factions for part in the civil war. He warned of a risk of general fighting spreading from Manchuria southward and urged restraint to localize or suppress conflicts.
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Man Arrested in Mass Murder of Wife and Two Children
Christo Sortir, 33, an optical worker, faced district court arraignment on a murder charge in Southbridge after his wife Lena and their two sons aged four and 40 days were found dead. Police said the baby died en route to Harrington Memorial Hospital from stab wounds and the mother from stab wounds to the face and chest. Sortir was found unconscious after reportedly leaping from a second floor apartment balcony.
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Christo Sortir
Ulric Brault
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Lena
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Harrington Memoral Hospital
Stewart M. Grison
Sorth
Bruno Francassi
Conservative Cabinet Named For Japan
Tokyo May 20 a heavily conservative cabinet was named after General MacArthur warned that disorderly minorities must stop mass violence and intimidation or face action. Chief Cabinet Secretary Joji ...
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Japan
MacArthur
Joji
President Truman Urges Americans To Work For World Peace
President Truman spoke at William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri urging Americans to work in farms mines railroads factories and mills to strengthen the nation and pursue peace with all effort. He praised the United Nations and urged listeners to join the team for leadership in peace while noting the ongoing labor questions and the loan discussions in Washington.
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United Nations
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Washington
Virginia Leaders Join NAM Board of Directors
Robert R. Wason announces three Virginia manufacturers elected to the National Association of Manufacturers board. Earl Bunting of O Sullivan Rubber Corp Roanoke Don Jordan of Johnson Carper Furniture Roanoke and W R Seward of American Hardware Petersburg are named new directors. Bunting has long led Earl Bunting and Co. in Portland and Washington. Jordan previously worked as a banker in Roanoke and Halifax County before joining Johnson Carper Furniture.
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Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
Virginia
NAM
Earl Bunting
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
Winchester
Donald L. Jordan
Johnson-Carper Furniture, Co., Inc
Roanoke
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Amercan Hardware, Co
Petersburg
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Ill
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Halifax County
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Order Men 26 29 For Examination In Virginia
State Selective Service ordered Virginia local boards to forward for preinduction physical examination men ages 26 through 29 who are non fathers and not manifestly disqualifying. The group size was described as small and won't compensate for 18 and 19 year olds unavailable for May and June calls. Previous military service members are excluded.
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Richmond
State Selective Service
Virginia
Joel D. Griffing
Selective Service
Harrison Dies In Electric Chair In Virginia
Thomas Edward Pug Harrison, 20, condemned for the Roby Daugherty holdup at a Salem filling station, was executed in the Virginia penitentiary electric chair after appeals claiming mental retardation. Maj. Smyth observed the chamber action at 17 35 a m. he died six minutes later. Only visitor was a spiritual adviser. his father had visited previously seeking clemency.
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Richmond
Thomas Edward
Pug) Harrison
Roby M. Daugherty
Salem
Maj. W. Frank Smyth, Jr
Virginia Penitentiary
Daugherty
Harrison
Board of Pardons
Byrnes Plans 9 PM Radio Address on Paris Conference
Secretary of State Byrnes schedules a 9 p m radio address to the nation tonight on the Paris foreign ministers conference. He will speak from the cabinet office after returning by air Saturday, broadcasting on ABC and NBC networks.
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Washington
Byrnes
Paris
ABC
NBC
Senators Back Byrd Plan To Limit Labor Welfare Funds
A bipartisan group of Senators endorsed Byrd's amendment to curb union control of welfare funds funded by employer contributions. The plan would rewrite the provision to let current union managed funds operate, with future bans after contracts expire. Efforts aimed to balance labor and management amid ongoing labor dispute debate.
Woman Dies After Fall From Army Captain's Apartment
Dorothy Knapp a 28 War Department typist from Staten Island died after a fall from a second floor apartment at the U S Army headquarters in Frankfurt. Lieutenant Colonel Connolly said the death at the 97th General Hospital appeared accidental and that the captain involved was unnamed.
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U. S
Provost Marshall
Redmond J. Connolly
New York
Marshall
97Th General Hospital
Connolly
Dorothy Knapp
Staten Island
N. Y
War Department
United States
Apple Blossom Restaurant Fruit Sale Ad
Watermelons ice cold priced 1 50 to 2 25 and Florida oranges and juices direct to you Bananas from South America Buttoned up note with address 168 Brad dock St and date 5 18 18 31.
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Apple Blossom Restaurant
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Storage and Repair Work at Modern Age Shoppe
Storage and repair items completed at the Modern Age Shoppe with cleaning and glazing services. Large certified firm undertook the job under shop operations and material handling.
Buford Named Federal Manager of Seized Railroads
Charles H Buford executive vice president of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad Company was named federal manager of the seized railroads by President Truman J Monroe Johnson director of the Office of Defense Transportation made the appointment In Washington May 20 Union leaders said progress was reported in talks toward a settlement of the rail labor dispute ahead of the Thursday strike deadline Representatives A F Whitney and Alvanley Johnston joined discussions while officials said joint conferences were unlikely before the deadline The government was also negotiating separately with labor leaders and carriers as they sought wage and work rule changes and a potential mines truce in the soft coal dispute.
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Charles H. Buford
Truman
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
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Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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Steelman
New York
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Poe Ca
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Booth Tarkington Rites Tomorrow
Indianapolis author Booth Tarkington died at 76 in his longtime writing home. His prolific career yielded Pulitzer winners The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams, and he created Penrod. He became blind in 1930 after years of vision trouble and continued writing longhand before fading.
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Indianapolis
Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Tarkington
Alice Adams
Willie Baxter, Jr
Orvie
Penrod
Bishop Ireton Confirms Class At Sacred Heart
The Most Reverend Peter S. heer gs D. D., bishop of the Rich mond diocese, confirmed a class from Winchester and Front Royal parishes at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The ceremony occurred at four o'clock yesterday afternoon with the Very Reverend Robert O. Hickman as master of ceremonies. Assistants included the Rev. Julian Bullock, Rev. John J. Connolly, and Rev. John McGilley.
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Peter S. Heer
Richclass
Winchester
Front Royal
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Robert O. Hickman
Richmond
Julian Bullock
John J. Connolly
St. John’s Catholic Church
John McGilley
Shorthorns Sale Sets Averages At $323 Per Head
Forty one head of Shorthorn cattle sold Saturday at Livestock Auction Market with an average of 323 per head. The top price 1100 paid for a cow and calf from Montanna Hall Farm Clarke County. Out of state buyers included buyers from Ohio Indiana and other western states. The sale was sponsored by Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Association.
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Madison County
Paul Teegardin
Ashville
Ohio
A. S. Hewitt
Montanna Hall Farm
Clarke County
E. O. Rudolph Staunton
Indiana
Goun County
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Valley
Nations Seek Unified World Food Administration
President Truman told the International Food Conference the next week before the 1946 grain harvest will be critical for famine areas. Herbert Hoover urged a single United Nations food administration and broader, efficient distribution with normal commerce, not charity, to feed needy regions.
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Washington
Truman
International Food Conference
United States
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Combined Food Board
Food Administration
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Lewis Buys Partner Interest in Red Wing Restaurant
Lewis acquires partner stake in Red Wing restaurant and plans to make it his home with his wife and infant son. Veasey served near Ft. Lewis for about four years in the Army.
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Lewis
Red Wing
Veasey
Ft. Lewis
Change in Draft Law Cuts County Call to Two Men
Following passage of a new draft law, Frederick County calls two men for May 27. Azariah Boo ten Jones and Paul Franklin Punkh are named among those affected by exemptions for 18 year olds and fathers as directives from State Selective Service are awaited.
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Prederick County
Ren's Spring Coats and Suits at Half Price
Advertisement notes half price sale on Ren's spring coats and suits in sizes 3 to 6 and 7 to 14 with Margaret L. Hodgson listed. Also mentions Martha Washington Restaurant closure on Sunday until further notice in Wisconsin.
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Ren’s
Margaret L. Hodgson
Martha Washington Restaurant
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