Outbreaks Kill 75 in Tripolitania Jewish Community
British information office reports 74 Jews and one Arab dead in Tripoli riots. curfew imposed. looters shot if necessary. 83 Jews and 36 Arabs hospitalized. widespread arson and looting in Souk El Juma Tejura Cassabat and Zloten. Libya's Arabs clash with Jews amid independence tensions and imperial control debates.
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Cairo
Ministry of Information
Tripolitania
Tripoli
North Africa
Souk el Juma
Tejura
Cassabat
Zloten
Arab League
Italy
Cirenaica
Russia
London
Eritrea
Libya
Rommel
Alexandria
Suez Canal
el Alamein
Fire in Coal Bin at Winchester Steam Laundry
A small coal bin fire at the Winchester Steam Laundry on N Kent Street caused slight damage. Fire Chief William Argenbright said the partition fed coal to a stoker and the blaze likely started by spontaneous combustion. workers moved coal and cut the partition to fight it.
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Winchester
N. Kent Street
William Argenbright
Argenbright
Notice to Members of Co 115 Va S G
On Captain Dunning's invitation the unit will travel to Berryville Virginia on Sunday November 11 to join in their Loan Drive and Armistice Day celebration. They depart the Armory at 1 PM. On Monday November 12 they meet at Joan Kerr School Building at 10 AM for Armistice Day events. Capt W A Baker.
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Dunning
Berryville
Armory
Joan Kerr School
W. A. Baker
Shady Rest Announces Thursday Dancing Hours Return
Shady Rest management says dancing will resume every Thursday from 9 to 12 30. The notice provides a clear schedule for patrons seeking evening social dancing on Thursdays.
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Shady Rest
Antique Auction and Bingo Evening in Woodstock VA
Daniel Burner hosts an antique auction at 9 30 on Thursday November 8 in Woodstock Virginia. A bingo event at Sarah Zane Fire Hall begins 8 30 P M the same evening with valuable prizes and a $100 door prize.
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Daniel Burner
Woodstock
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Stalin Absent From Celebration in Moscow Red Square
Soviet leader Stalin did not attend the 28th anniversary parade in Red Square. Molotov delivered the State of the Nation address at the Kremlin. World leaders sent greetings though U.S. messages from Roosevelt and Byrnes were missing. Britain and Chiang Kai-shek sent prominent remarks in Izvestia.
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Moscow
Stalin
Russia
Red Square
V. M. Molotov
St. Andrew Hall
Kremlin
Lenin
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Izvestia
Chiang Kai- Shek
Roosevelt
Bomber Crashes Near Chico. Crew Feared Dead
A four engined B 29 army bomber crashed and burned six miles southeast of the Chicago army air field. Officials doubted whether the four crewmen aboard survived. Salvage crews hiked into rugged terrain six hours after the 7 15 P M PST crash. Names of the crew were not listed on the flight plan filed from Denver.
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Chico
Calif
Chicago Army Air Field
A. W. Tyer
Denver
Firearm and optic lot for sale in Martinsburg West Virginia
Property and weapon items offered include a pair German 6-power binoculars a pair French 8-power binoculars two 12 gauge auto shotguns one 97 Winchester pump gun one 410 double barrel like new one 16 gauge double barrel two 20 gauge smooth bore Ithaca trap gun deer rifles listed under R C Snapp 329 S Queen St Martinsburg WV contact phone 307 November 7 item code Ip 11
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Ithica
R. C. Snapp
S. Queen St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Public Sale at Clear Brook Va Route 11
C W Fiddler conducts a public sale on November 9 and 10 at 10 AM in Clear Brook Virginia along Route 11. Livestock farm machinery and household goods included. Auctions to be held by appointment with buyer responsibilities.
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C. W. Fiddler
Clearbrook
Churchill Urges Attlee to Press US on Atomic Bomb Details
Winston Churchill told Commons Britain should not pressure the United States to reveal atomic bomb production details. He warned Russia could withhold if asked, praised Stalin as a great leader, and urged alignment with a 12 point Truman policy while avoiding anti Russian policies. He spoke during Commons foreign policy debate after Labor took power.
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Alex H. x
London
Nevinston Churchill
Soviet Russia
Attlee
Washington
United States
Churchill
Britain
Russia
Common
Generalissimo
Stalin
Truman
New York Navy
U. S
Critain
National Fruit Plans Expansion
The National Fruit Product Company Inc plans rebuilding and expansion to boost production and add products. Pectin plant and cider mill at Martinsburg are remodeled. Winchester will gain a new general office building warehouse plant office and processing plant with updated equipment. Local help and materials are emphasized to benefit Valley residents as employment may extend 10 or 11 months a year.
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National Fruit Product Company, Inc
Martinsburg
Winchester
Wage Issue Near Showdown in National Labor Conference
Unions suspend wrangling to face CIO demand for wage talks at the National Labor Management conference. A 16 member executive committee is set, with labor votes split among CIO AFL UMW and railroad brotherhoods. The issue could recur when delegates rejoin AFL unity.
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Washington
National Labor Management Conference
CIO
AFL
Labor
Wish Umw
Railroad Brotherhoods
For Sale Good fodder not frosted and corn
Classified note listing fodder and corn for sale by G W Morris at Berryville Pike. Indicates available agricultural feed and grain commodities with no frost.
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G. W. Morris
Berryville Pike
Outbreaks Of Dissatisfaction Roil Congress
Congress faces fresh bitterness as Democratic leaders demand action on the Pull Employment bill to prevent year end recess. The Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee shows internal strife while Senator Revercomb presses to end draft if army and navy fail to halt drafting this week. Navy Deputy Secretary Hensel returns to testify on War Navy merger.
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Washington
Congress
House
Truman
Pearl Harbor
Senate
Chapman Bevercomb
West Virginia
Army
Navy
Revercomb
H. Struve Hensel
Senate Military Committee
War
Navy Departments
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Conciliators Seek To End Transit Strike
Washington faced a two day transit shutdown as 4000 AFL workers walked out. Federal conciliators arranged talks with unions and Capital Transit to seek a wage settlement amid hints of a taxi drivers strike and disrupted daily fares.
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Washington
AFL Amalgamated Street Railway
Associated Press
AFL
District of
Columba
Maryland
Struck Capital Transit Company
Arkon
Recreation Department Seeks Higher 1946 Budget
Winchester Common Council debated boosting the 1946 recreation budget from 6742 to 12663. Representatives Benjamin Belchic and Chester Hobert outlined operating and capital needs including playground equipment, park improvements, a swimming pool fence, shelter storage, and development of softball, football, and baseball facilities. The discussion touched on use of Rouss Park, the armory, and calls for a committee to inspect building operations.
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Winchester Common Council
Winchester Recreation Council
Benjamin Belchic
Chester Hobert
J. T. Kremer
Belchic
Rouss Park
Rouss
Miller receives Silver Star posthumously for Lt Col Miller
George F Miller Jr accepts the Silver Star on behalf of his father Lt Col George F Miller who was killed in action January 20 1945. Major James D Leitner presided at the Montague Avenue home ceremony as Elks members and family attended the tribute and E L K s Valor Medal was also awarded to Mrs Miller.
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George F. Miller, Jr
George F. Miller
James D. Leitner
Winchester
Miller
Elks
Howard J. Cahill
Col. Miller
R. B. Nelson
W. W. Glass
E. W. Miller
Paul Miller
F. A. Laffitte
Edwinee
Henry B. Crocett
William O Dwyer elected mayor of New York City
William O Dwyer won the New York City mayoralty in a landslide over two major opponents. The result signals Democratic strength and questions Gov. Dewey s political influence, with other postwar mayoral races noted across Detroit Pittsburgh Cleveland Boston Syracuse and Buffalo along with congressional outcomes in New Jersey Illinois and New Mexico.
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William O'Dwyer
New York City
Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward J. Jeffries
Detroit
Richa T. Frankensteen
CIO
Union
Eader
David J. Lawrence
National
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
James M. Curley
Boston
Curley
Syracuse
Buffalo
Frank J. Costello
Bernard J. Dowd
New York
New Jersey
D. Lane Powers
Frank A. Mathews
Frank 8
Katzenbach
Dlinois
Congress
Roy Clippinger
Clippinger
James D. Republican
Mathews
House
New Mexico
Hannegan
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
O’dwyer
Harrys. Truman
Franklin Democratic
D. Roosevelt
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
O'Dwyer
Dewey
New York State
Major Davis Reported Missing After Plane Crash
Major B F Davis Jr is among the missing after a Liberator transport plane from Honolulu landed at sea. War Department telegram to his parents confirms missing status with a follow up letter expected. His wife Eleanor Dugan and three year old son live in Baltimore. Search continues 469 miles northwest of Oahu where the crash occurred. 11 of 21 passengers and five crewmen still unaccounted for.
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B. F. Davis, Jr
Air Transport Command
Honolulu
War Department
B. F. Davis, Sr
Peyton Street
Major Davis
Eleanor Dugan
Baltimore
Benjamin F. Davis
Oahu
CIDER APPLES WANTED AT RIDGEWOOD FRUIT
An ad from Ridgewood Fruit Industries on Merriman Lane seeks cider apples. Contact by phone 5938 for interested suppliers or owners with apples available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Merriman Lane
Tuck Wins Virginia Governorship landslide in Virginia
Virginia voters across Winchester and Frederick counties backed William M. Tuck in a decisive win over S Floyd Landreth with 1110 to 333 in local ballots and 325 to 41 in Clarke county. Independent Howard Carwile drew 25 statewide.
Americans Reported Seized by Chinese Communists
In Shanghai on November 7 reports said Chinese Communists seized several American crewmen from a Liberty ship in the Chinwan area. U S Army spokesmen declined comment, the consul general cited vague reports, and inquiries were redirected to the Tientsin consulate. Nearby Marines and Liberty ships operate in North China, fueling anti American propaganda with minor shooting incidents and no casualties.
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Shanghai
Chinwangtao
U. S. Army
United States
Tientsin
North China
Auction sale notice for Charles Harrison
Attend Charles Harrison's sale at Pront Royal Road on Thursday November 8 at 10:00 A M. See advertisement on page 9 for details.
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Charles Harrison
Royal Road
Sale Notice at 10 A. M. Saturday November 17
A local notice announces a sale at 10 A. M. Saturday November 17 at 7 S. Braddock Street Winchester Virginia. The entry lists Miles B. Dean with numbers 11 5 7 10 12 13 14 15 16 as part of the sale details.
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S. Braddock St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Virginia elects Big Bill Tuck governor in landslide win
Richmon d Virginia voters chose William M. Tuck 49 year old leutenant governor and Byrd ally as governor with a margin over two to one. S. Floyd Landreth and Howard Carwile trailed for lieutenant governor and attorney general respectively as Republicans gained four seats in the House of Delegates. Tuck led in Page County and several counties while preston Collins topped the lieutenant governor race.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
William M. Tuck
S. Floyd Landreth
Tuck
Landreth
Howard Carwile
Clarke County
Carwile
Lewis Preston Colling
Staples
Staples Candidates, Respectively For — Phar
See Gover
Sie
Intes
Step Sottins
Collins
Berryville
Fenwick
County
Clarke
G. Gibson Baker
James Reardon
Peyton Marshall
Co. P. McVicar
Richmond
William M
Big Bill
South Boston
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Galax Republican
John Garland Pollard
House of Delegates
Coveience
Lewis Preston Collins
Marion
Carl Marshall
Fairfax Repubican
A. P. Staples
Roanoke
Lester
Parsons
Norfolk
Landrethh
Tork
Pagenoke City
Carrell
Grayson
Syd
Montgomery
Page
Shenandoah
Bland
Buchanan
Scott
Smyth
Commonwealth
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life
The Star welcomes home veterans formerly of Frederick and Clarke counties and Winchester who have received their discharges. Names listed include Gilbert Helsley Donald G. Cooley McGhee T. Gilpin Roland E. Willingham and others resuming civilian life.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
Gilbert Helsley Donald G. Cooley
McGhee T. Gilpin
Roland E. Willingham
George 8S
Whitacre George la Follette
Johnny H. Peffer
Robert C. Gochenour
Roy F. Donald Haden
A. Clem Russell D. McKee
Max L. Foltz
Maurice Smith
Benjamin F. Slaughter
Philip B. Hollis
Eugene L. Lofton
Cecil E. Hahn Halford H. Baker Marshall D. Haines
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VA. S. G
FBI
Sierra County
W. D. Johnson
Dickie Jum Suden
San Francisco Bay Area
Downieville
Cal
International
Attee
National Fruit Plans
By Max Hall
Bulletin
Recreation Department
Bart
Ryland Conner
Winchester Park Association
Hobart
Howard L. James
Fred Glaize
A. T. Hawthorne
Sebert Smith
George Miller, Jr
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