Fresh labor disputes swell idle ranks nationwide
The Associated Press reports thousands more workers joined idle lists as strikes spread from New England textile plants to the San Francisco Bay area. About 16 500 CIO textile workers walked out in three states with 60 000 total idle in the region. Additional stoppages hit Maine New Hampshire Connecticut and California with wage and union shop disputes driving the holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
CIO
New England
Tates
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Hampshire
AFL
Sansco Bay
William M. Tuck Profile as Virginia Governor Candidate
A Halifax County editor extols William M. Tuck Democratic candidate for Virginia governor. The piece traces his rural upbringing on the family farm near South Boston, his long service, and his climb to leadership as the party’s standard bearer for the November 6 election.
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Halifax County
Tuck
South
Boston
Public Sale of Household Furnishings in Gore Virginia
Brooks Pharmacy presents public sale of household furnishings at Gore Virginia on Saturday November 3 1945 at 1 pm. Beulah Shingleton serves as auctioneer. Terms are cash. Rexall to sale notice indicates sale continues through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Brooks Pharmacy
Gore
Beulah Shingleton
Fire company meetings set for November second
The Charlie Rouss Fire Co and Sarah Zane Fire Co announce their regular monthly meetings for Friday November 2 at 8 PM. Members are urged to attend. presidents signaled attendance requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Bingo Tonight and Prizes at South End Fire Company
A bingo event at the South End Fire Company starts at 8 30 p m with a 100 dollar door prize plus numerous other prizes each week. Also an opening for an experienced millinery store sales lady aged 30 to 45 at Mary Lee Hat Shop 33 Loudoun seeking a neat personality to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Company
Mary Lee Hat Shop
Loudoun
Reorganization Bill Amended in Senate Debate
Amendments flood the Senate on a proposed presidential power to reorganize government. Byrd seeks a July 1 1948 submit deadline. Taft warns against disrupting acts of Congress. Radcliffe and Eastland seek to exclude the Maritime Commission. House exclusions mirrored in the Senate bill adding several agencies. Any plan takes effect in 60 days unless either chamber disapproves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Barkley
Byrd
D-Va
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
Henry A. Wallace
Radcliffe
D-Md
Eastland
D-Miss
Maritime Commission
House
Federal Trade Commission
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Securities Commission
Railway
Senate Judiciary Committee
Federal Communications, Tariff and Federal Power Commissions
Federal Land Bank System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
District of Columbia Government
General Accounting Office
Free Press Amendment Debated in UNRRA Bill Vote
Washington date line reports an amendment to a 550 million UNRRA appropriation aimed at requiring free press access in liberated nations. The measure, pushed by Rep Clarence Brown and passed 188 to 168 in the House, faces Senate action amid opposition from UNRRA and the State Department who fear harming relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
Senate
UNRRA
McCormick
Massachusetts
U. S
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
State Department
Relief
Dr. P. T. Grove Joins Winchester Obstetrics Group
Lt. Commander P. T. Grove, U S N, placed on inactive duty Oct 31 after four years in service, will practice obstetrics and gynecology in Winchester starting Nov 20 with Dr. L. M. Allen at 14 W Boscawen St. Grove, a Summit Point, W Va native, trained at UVA Medical School and institutions in New Orleans, New York, and Washington. He served 16 months in the Pacific and last at WAVES Separation Center. Grove and his wife will live at 128 Academy Lane and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Grove
Winchester
L. M. Allen
W. Boscawen Street
Grove
Summit Point
W. Va
University of Virginia Medical School
Turo Infirmary
New Orleans
New York Lying In Hospital
Columbia Hospital For Women
Washington, D. C
Columbia Hospital
South Pacific
Waves Separation Center
Washington
Academy Lane
Nippon Veterans Under Scrutiny
Tokyo reports vigilance against resurgent Japanese ideologies remains priority for Allied authorities. Brig Gen Thorpe says a few individuals show extremist thinking while large demobilizations risk revival. Three Japanese officers questioned over the 1942 Kiangwan Doolittle airmen execution as Omori prison deal advances. Genki Abe and former police head Suzuki cabinet member surrender for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Elliot RR
Thorpe
China
Japan
Allied
Doolittle
Kiangwan
Shanghai
Hata
Omori
Genki Abe
Nippon
Thought Police
Suzuki
Metropolitan Police Board
Sunday Opening Hours Noted for Afternoon to Evening
The passage states Sunday opening hours from 3 P M to 9 P M with a reference to 11 2 1p 21 as a potential notation or code. No further context provided about the location or organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks Pharmacy
Truce Brings End To Night of Java Fighting
In Magelang area a noon truce followed a night of sharp clashes between Indonesian extremists and British Indian troops. RAF planes strafed Indonesian forces as Gurkha infantry reoccupied areas and 1,500 Dutch nationals were evacuated from Soerabaja under delicate conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Morton Batavia
Magelang
Java
Soerabaja
Col
C. H. O. Pugh
Soekarno
Batavia
Dr. Soekarno
Batavia Radio
Molotov Rebuked By British Press
London newspapers criticized Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov for rejecting calls from American and British correspondents to ease Moscow censorship. The Daily Herald and News-Chronicle urged openness, saying free news flow aids understanding between nations and Molotov's stance harms both the USSR and global relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Molqtoy
Buses of Capitol Greyhound Still Serve This Area
A nationwide wage dispute triggers a major Greyhound strike with 4000 workers walking out. Capitol Greyhound routes from Washington to St Louis via Leesburg and Winchester face service cuts while Atlantic Greyhound remains unaffected. Government conciliation attempts aim to restart talks as the walkout threatens east coast mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sry
Greyhound Bus
Miss St
Atlantic Seaboard
Acre- York
George E. Lift
Servic
Salt Lake
AFL
Graphite Bronze Company
Cleveland
Mechanics’ Educational Educational Society of America Independent Union
Capitol Greyhound
Washington
Greyhound
Winchester
Capitol
St. Louis
Leesburg
Berryville
Romney
Parkersburg
Atlantic Greyhound Line
Shenandoah Valley
Roanoke
Knoxville
Howard Colvin
Conciliation Service
Capitol Greyhound Company
Sam Barong
Maryland
Amalgamated Street Railway and Motor Coach
Union
Greyhound Companies
Putman Hill Chanter D A R Refuses Luce Request
Greenwich Conn Nov 2 The Putman Hill Chapter D A R by 48 to 2 refused to censure the Washington chapter over Hazel Scott the Negro pianist denied use of Constitution Hall Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce had urged a vote of censure but declined to resign after her plan to attend was canceled The chapter upheld the National Board of Management ruling stating the executive ruling of March 23 1932 cannot be changed by the National Convention
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Putman Hill Chanter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Clare Boothe Luce
Washington
Hazel Scott
Constitution Hall
Judson, Jr
National Board of Management
Washington, D. C
Henry M. Brooks
War Memorial Campaign Headquarters Opens in Winchester
Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Association announced a new headquarters at 14 N Loudoun Street in the Northern Virginia Power Company building. Architects drew plans for a memorial room, auditorium seating 1000, gymnasium use, meeting rooms, a kitchen, and club spaces funded by local industries. The drive aims to raise at least 150000 dollars during the Victory Loan bond drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester-Frederick County
War Memorial
War Memorial Association
President Proposes Broad Pay Increases for Federal Officials
A Senate Civil Service Committee hearing disclosed President Truman seeks a 20 percent raise for federal civil servants and salary hikes for Congress, cabinet members, and judiciary. Proposals set cabinet heads at 25,000 and Congress at 20,000, with judiciary scales rising to 30,500 for chief justice and 20,000 for district judges, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Arthurs. Flemming
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Committee
Flemming
House
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
Circuit
Courts of Appeals
Court of Customs
Court of Claims
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court
Chinese Landing In Manchuria Six Army Groups Reach Ports
Chinese government troops landed at Hulutao and Yingkow in Manchuria on November 2 using U S transports from Haiphong and Hong Kong. The moves aim to precede Russian withdrawal by December 1 as northern forces move to secure rail links and prevent overland access toward Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
United States
Manchuria
Sao Tang Pao
Japan
China
Liaotung Bay
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hulutao
Chinwangtao
Yingkow
Mukden
Port Arthur
Chiang
U. S
Haiphong
Indo-China
Hong Kong
Tientsin
Bingo-Stephens Civque Hall Benefit
Fire company hosts a benefit bingo at Civque Hall on Saturday November 3 at 8 PM with door prize a turkey for a reader driven fundraiser event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens Civque Hall
Benefit Fire Company
Door Vrize
Turkey
Charlies Harrison Auction Sale Notice
Auction sale announced for Charlies Harrison at Front Royal Road on Thursday November 3 at 10 00 AM. See advertisement on Page 9 for details and terms.
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Charlies Harrison
Ankara Assembly weighs fate of Bosporus amid Soviet treaty end
The Turkish National Assembly opens amid anxiety over the end of the Soviet Union friendship pact on November 7 and the future of the Bosporus and Dardanelles. President Ismet Inonu says Turkey has no debts to pay and hopes to reach an understanding with the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
National Assembly
Soviet Union
Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Russia
Britain
United States
Moscow
Inonu
Iwasaki Family Resigns Key Mitsubishi Posts in Japan
Tokyo November 2 two Iwasaki family members Baron Koyata Iwasaki president and Hikoyata Iwasaki vice president resign from Mitsubishi Holding Co and its subsidiaries amid American pressure alongside other Zaibatsu leaders. The shakeup follows earlier resignations at Uesuda Sumitomo and Mitsui with Mitsui also signaling retirements. Government faces wartime loss estimates of yen 90 billion in munition firms.
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Tokyo
Iwasaki
Mitsubishi Holding Company
Koyata Iwasaki
Mitsubishi Holding Co
Hikoyata Iwasaki
Associated Press
Iwasakis
Uesuda
Sumitomo
Mitsui
Barion Takakimi Mitsui
Mitsui Holding Co
Maor Oldline Zaibatsu
Ukura
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
County Welfare Head Resigns in Frederick County
Miss Mildred McClanahan resigns as superintendent of the Frederick County Department of Public Welfare effective October 31. She joined Frederick County on August 1, 1943 after seven years in Shenandoah. She will head the Woodstock office of the McClanahan Shop with her brother Paul McClanahan. Clara Rush takes temporary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred McClanahan
Frederick County
Department of Public Welfare
Miss McClanahan
Shenandoah
Paul McClanahan
Woodstock
McClanahan
Clara Rush
Wanted torO pressers apply Pingley and Carper
Classified notice seeks torO pressers with instruction to apply to Pingley and Carper. No phone is provided.
Lord Gort Resigns as Palestine Commissioner amid unrest
Field Marshal Lord Gort resigns as high commissioner of Palestine amid widespread anti British violence blamed on Jewish elements. George Hall cites a highly organized sabotage campaign, while Arab protests and strikes ripple Cairo and Haifa. Hall notes ill health as Gort’s reason. J W Shaw to govern in interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Gort
Turbulent
Palestine
George Hall
Egypt
Cairo
Hall
Commons
J. W. Shaw
Palestine Police
Jerusalem
Haifa
Eens
Palestine Post
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life
The Star greets Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester veterans who have received discharges and resuming civilian life. The piece welcomes their service and notes their return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
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Ryle Leman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dr. Allen
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Merriman Lane
Ankara Assembly
Bosperous
By Henry B. Jameson
Ralph L. Summer Earl L. Beaver Woodrow W. White
Robert M. Sargent
Kenneth C. Patton
Raymond McDaniel
John L. Unger
Massey
Willie F. Cunningham
Earl Line Beaver Wesley C. Burks
Samuel C. Welch, Jr
Robert D. Patton
James M. Clarke
Maurice J. Lillis
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