Arms Plant Being Tuned For Orders
Washington reports that if the arms embargo ends, the industrial northeast and western regions plus California and Washington aircraft plants will take the bulk of European war orders. Army and navy planners say capacity exists to meet wartime needs, with about 60 percent of munitions coming from six states near Pittsburgh to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
States Army
Navy
Warent
UN Congress
Bny
Army
Pittsburgh
Wilming
Del
Boston
United States
Pacific
East
Answers to Today's Quiz on Page Four
Answers printed for questions include Criminology and California. Questions cover topics such as a ten year period, Denmark, pronunciation clue Flo ripu rous, Bay of Bengal, and Commerce within a State. Westminster Abbey appears in the clue, and hardness and resistance to wear explain a material property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Denmark
County Seal Committee Sets Christmas Goal in Frederick
Frederick County Tuberculosis Association held a meeting at Mrs. Wyatt Richard’s home to plan for the Christmas Seal sale. Miss Lula Freeman of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association spoke on running a successful drive. Last year the county raised 425 dollars. this year’s goal is 531 dollars. The report notes 19 x rays and two sanatorium board provisions. Attendees included Miss Anne Starling Miss Ruby Everly Miss Mary Theis Mrs Evelyn Cadwallader Mrs John Whitacre Mrs Chase Rosenberger Miss Lula Freeman and Mrs Wyatt H Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Tuberculosis Association
Wyatt Richard
Lula Freeman
Virginia Tuberculosis Association
Frederick County
Anne Starling
Ruby Everly
Mary Theis
Evelyn Cadwallader
John Whitacre
Chase Rosenberger
Wyatt H. Richard
Rev R A Whitten To Query Firemen Quiz Night
The Rev R A Whitten chaplain of the Charley Rouss Fire Company will host a Professor Quiz contest at Friday night’s regular meeting. Prizes will be awarded to the successful contestants as the committee aims to boost attendance which has averaged over 100 for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Whitten
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Germany Ready for Positive Initiative in War says Berlin sources
Berlin observers assert Germany now has room to press a positive initiative in Europe after Italy reorganized its cabinet and Vyacheslav Molotov signaled Soviet policy. They view Mussolini’s cabinet changes and shifts in Rome as a strengthening of Rome Berlin and Moscow German ties. They warn some see a rebalanced Axis, not a breakup.
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Berlin
Germany
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Mussolini
Letoff
Italy
Russia
Rome
Europe
Convicted on Bad Check Law at Berryville
N W Dutch Stickles a 28 year old man was found guilty in Trial Court of passing a bad check Judge Kackley sentenced him to 30 days suspended on redemption of the check and payment of costs Frank Payne a filling station operator had issued a warrant after failure to collect the $2 50 check.
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Berryville
N. W
Stickles
Kackley
Frank Payne
Goons And Goblins Roam In Berryville On Hallowe'en
Berryville Virginia November 1 1947 goons and goblins roamed the streets but officers and deputies formed a blockade around town to deter mischief. damage was limited to picket fences and a drive way bridge with a lone brawl involving two 16 year olds at the Southern Cafe resulting in a beating and missing teeth. Harlan Mayhew of Keyser West Virginia was jailed after the fight and faced a trial today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Hallowe'en
Star
Hallowe’en
Main Street
Millwood Pike
Southern Cafe
Harlan Mayhew
Keyser W. Va
Fred Shackleford
Shackleford
A. P. Osborne
Mayhew
L. C. Kackley
Community Notes From Middletown Virginia Nov 1
Middletown Virginia report lists residents traveling to Washington for winter visits and local weekend guests. Social events include a Week of Prayer service at the church on November 7 and an all day prayer gathering at Miss Mae Ginn’s home on November 9. Families mentioned include the Kline and Hallford households with travel between Middletown and Winchester and Stephens City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
J. S. Larrick
Washington
Florida
Howard Owings
Will Owings
Little Son
Orkney Springs
Leonard Walker
Lloyd White
Stephens City
Carl Jones
Berryville
Frank Willey
Woodrow Cornwell
Ruth Keith
Baltimore
Gordon Keith
John Cornwell
George Brill
George Hawes
Winchester
Baltimore Visit In-Laws Reunion Noted In Local Sketch
Mrs. Garrette Bowers and her son Thomas spent the weekend in town with the Mc Inturff sisters while Mr. and Mrs. Howard Owings hosted visitors. Fred Hewins of S Langhorne Pa accompanied them during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Owings
Baltimore
Garrette Bowers
Thomas
Fred Hewins
S. Langhorne, Pa
Misses McInturff
Parents may be held liable for children's mischief in Pittsburgh
Safety Director George E. A. Fairley warned that parents can be held responsible when their children engage in destruction of property or other illegal activity. The ruling suggests fathers must guard against Halloween pranks to protect themselves and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
George E. A. Fairley
Primitives Found To Be Intelligent
Dr. D. B. Davidson of the University of Pennsylvania argues Australian Aborigines are as intelligent as modern Americans. He notes their adjustment to harsh environments, use of eugenic population balance, and ritual of killing the young in times of stress, while valuing elders for knowledge. He links declining birthrates to civilization shocks.
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Los Angeles
Australia
D. 8. Davidson
University of Pennsylvania
Western Australia
Davidson
Life Blood of Trade, Newspapers Drive Retail Ads
The piece notes retailers praise newspaper advertising as vital to business. It cites manufacturers and distributors who spent 167000000 last year on newspaper space, underscoring the medium’s importance to trade and sales.
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Thriftivator
Marvel
W. Adams
E. Piccadilly St
A. F. Rees, Inc
Leesburg, VA
Berryville, VA
James W. Hill
Bund
Federal Building
New York
Peter L. F. Sabbatino
Hill
County Seal Committee
Richard
Eedlewomen
Bce
Weiner
Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Household Arts Dept
West 14Th Street
Yale Toys Show
War
Little Walter Kelly
Harley Cheshire
Boy
S. Loudoun
Loudoun Street
Loudoun
Hable’s Real Estate
West Water St
J. H. Henry
Central
S. Main
Sale—Air Cerene
Cane Luttrell
Albin
Joe
Schenck Cheese Co
Kelvinator
W. B. Snider and Son
Virginia Apple Storage
American Cooperage Co
Leghorn Bullets
R. S. Crosby
Kernstown
C. Hardy Grim
Chocolate Ceater
Colonial Kitchen
E. Piccadilly
Front Royal Live Stock Market
Fred Beal
Fred Erwin Beal
North Carolina
Dies Committee
New Bedford
Mass
Communist Party
Moscow
Svete LH
SILCO
Mornagen
Dr. Davidson
American Philosophical Society
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Parlett Funeral Home
Gainesboro
Rosenberger's
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Braddock St
Sanitarry
N. Loudoun St
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