British Forces Bombard Soerabaja Threaten Indonesian Resistance
British Indian troops attacked Soerabaja in Java with naval and air support after Indonesian resistance imposed an ultimatum to surrender arms by dawn. Reports say casualties occurred on both sides as bombardment targeted government buildings and the post office. Indonesian leaders claim no fire from their side while British officials say the attack escalated as the siege continued.
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Batavia
Java
Soerabaja v
Soerabaja
Jogjakarta
Nce
East Indies
Mansergh
E. C. Mansergh
Big
Soebardjo
Indonesian Youth Movement
Ration Office To Close Monday
The Winchester War Price and Rationing Board offices in the George Washington Hotel building will be closed Monday November 12 in observance of Armistice Day.
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Winchester War Price and Rationing Board
George Washington Hotel
Antique Auction at 10 A.M. Saturday in Winchester VA
Miles B. Dean presents an antique auction scheduled for 10 A.M. on Saturday November 17 at 7 S Braddock Street in Winchester Virginia. The notice lists an assortment of items and a catalog code sequence 11-5-7-10-12-13-14-15-16.
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S. Braddock St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Congressman Robertson To Attend Legion Celebration
W R Pifer reports that Winchester Merchants Association advisory committee unanimously recommended closing all city merchants for the day Monday instead of the 10:30 to 12:30 window. Banks issued closing notices. City offices expected to close while county clerk and treasurer offices would stay open. State and federal offices to observe the holiday. post office to dispatch mail with no window service or mail delivery.
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W. R. Pifer
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Strike War Fueled by Ford GM and Chrysler Labor Row
The Associated Press reports a strike weapon forged by Big Three autoworkers supports a 30 percent wage bid. Vote margins favor action but efforts aim for peaceful settlement. Negotiations with General Motors adjourned to November 15 in Detroit. Higgins Industries faces out of court liquidation with potential 1,000 jobs saved by $5 million contracts. A large strike looms in Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania with a November 28 vote for a $2 wage increase. Navy pulls back control of three Ohio oil refineries after a 30 percent wage demand.
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Associated Press
Automotive
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ers
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Co
Cio-Uaw
Detroit
Higgins Industries, Inc
Andrew Higgins, Sr
New Orleans
Hggins
Morris Gottesmann
AFL
Higgins
Uarge
United Steel Workers
New York
Pennsylvania
Joseph P. Molony
Navy
Ohio
CIO Oil
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Lima
Can
Shawnee Lunch Room Opens November 12 on Millwood Ave
Shawnee Lunch Room on Millwood Ave will open Monday November 12 to serve dinners sandwiches and short orders as announced in the public notice.
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Millwood Ave
Armistice Day Observance in Winchester Plans
Congressman A Willis Robertson will attend a Monday Armistice program in Winchester including a 10:15 parade, a memorial service at Grace Lutheran Church with Chaplain John A. McAfee, and a 11:15 service. A dinner at the armory hosted by the American Legion follows.
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A. Willis Robertson
Winchester Armory
American Legion
Robertson
W. Nelson Page
Armory
Grace Lutheran Church
John A. McAfee
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
Cameron Street
John Kerr School
Cameron
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Clifford
Washington
Boscawen
Fire Valley
Robert Y. Conrad
Legion Post
Newton D. Baker
Handley High School
Veterans of All Wars
Virginia State Guard
W. A. Baker
Red Cross
Salvation Army
William Eisenberg
Mildred Jones
Wm. E. Eisenberg
Jay Lowden
Wilson
D. D
God the All-Merciful
R. 8. Wilson
McAfee
Robert B. Nelson
Congressman Robertson
C. R. Anderson
Shidehara Favors MacArthur Policy For Japan's Occupation
Premier Kidhuro Shidehara says General MacArthur is moving fairly and effectively to end militarism and establish democracy in Japan. The 73 year old statesman, recalled from retirement, sees occupation as potentially a blessing in disguise despite bitterness over defeat.
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Glenn Babe
Tokyo
Kidhuro Shidehara
MacArthur
Japan
Shidehara
Washington
Manchuria
Nine piece dining room suite at J. W. Grove Furniture
Advertises a new nine piece dining room suite from J. W. Grove Furniture Co located at 125 S. Lou doun. Includes furniture offered for sale with contact street address.
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J. W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun
Attlee Arrives in Washington for Atom Talks
Prime Minister Attlee arrived in Washington to discuss atomic bomb policy with President Truman and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. The talks, aiming to shape postwar atomic policy and peaceful energy development, could last several days with other subjects in agenda.
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Washington
Attlee
Truman
Mackenzie King
National
England
Newfoundland
Aines
Lord Halifax
Harry Vaughn
Halifax
Brynes
Britain
Generalissimo
Stalin
White House
Canada
Russia
To- Mie
Mackenzie Reine
Sir John Dill
Arlington National Cemetery
Eight Navy Prisoners Escape From Camp Peary
A nationwide search was launched for eight Navy men who overpowered two Marine guards at Camp Peary and fled in a stolen car toward Richmond. The escapees, identified as William M. Hagan, George D. Ledger, Vyron E. Thompson, Edward O. Byus, Theodore E. Hall, Justin R. Harrington, Charles H. Wright, and Silas Henry Burgess, escaped about 9 a m from a general work detail and are at large with guards reporting their condition stable.
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Norfolk
Camp Peary
Eecomnone
Fifth Naval District
Naval Training and Distribution
Williamsburg
Richmond
Fifth District
William M. Hagan
Parkville
George D. Ledger
Dubois
Vyron E. Thompson
Soldier
Iowa
Edward O. Byus
Moodbine
Theodore FE. Hall
Rochester
Mich
Justin R. Harrington
Cochecton Center
N. Y
Charles H. Wright
Nashville, Tenn
Silas Henry Burgess
Baxter, Tenn
Winchester Hosts State JC of Directors Meeting
Jaycees arrive for the State Board of Directors meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce hosted by Winchester. More than fifty out of town guests gather at the George Washington Hotel for meetings this afternoon and an informal party tonight. The group has a morning business session tomorrow at the hotel.
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G. T. Binner
Winchester
Congress Clashes Over Army Navy Policy Debate
Washington news reports a Congress divided on Army Navy policy issues. Doolittle supported merging departments, while Eisenhower to be questioned on the plan. Universal training hearings split, with a key joint session planned with Prime Minister Attlee as Ike may testify. A bill to regulate radio commentators also surfaces amid Senate Navy Army friction.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of War
Jimmy Doolittle
Senate
Doolittle
War
Navy Departments
Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
House Military Committee
Pearl Harbor
Army
Clyde Reed
R-Kan
Congress
Genral Eisenhower
Clement Attlee
House
Navy
Japan
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Hil
Chester Nimitz
Mark Mitscher
Jap Doolittle
Admiral Nimitz
Admiral Mitscher
Forrestal
Patterson
Whethr
Ernest Adamson
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Ellis Patterson
D-Calif
Lions Festival Draws Record Crowd at Armory
Ben Cather says 1300 people attended the Lions Fun Festival at the Armory to watch Paul Smith of 225 Boyd Avenue win a five piece bedroom suite as door prize. Organizers expect a Pontiac sedan prize to be announced tonight, signaling a new high for attendance.
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Ben Cather
Lions Fun Festival Committee
Armory
Paul Smith
Boyd Avenue
Clark Lumber Company
Wedemeyer Sees U.S. Forces Leaving China by Spring
Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer, commander in China, predicted all U S forces would depart China by early spring and said the United States would not aid China in moving troops into Manchuria. He stressed U S troops would stay nonpartisan in the civil conflict. Marines would remain at their current stations and would not land elsewhere in China.
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Chungking
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
United States
Manchuria
U.S
Wedemeyer
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitations Commission
Peiong
Tientsin
Tangku
Chinwangtao
Tsingtao
State Ready To Reactivate National Guard In Virginia
Richmond officials say by next July, if Congress passes required laws, Virginia's historic units the Richmond Light Infantry Blues Richmond Grays Monticello Guards and Huntington Rifles could be reestablished. Initial enlistment ages 18 to 35 with goals to reach 11,500 National Guard members within five years.
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Richmond
Virginia
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Richmond Grays
Monticello Guards
Huntington Rifles
Gardner Waller
Old Dominion
National Guard
War Department
General Staff
Adjutant Generals Association
National Defense Act
Congress
Wanted boy or girl to learn optical trade
Advertisement seeks a boy or girl to learn the optical trade at 47 Loudonm? Are inquirer should apply. The notice appears in a historical newspaper classified column for apprenticeships.
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Loudomm &T
Berryville Armistice Day Parade Forecast Amid Rain
Berryville residents prepare for a large Armistice Day parade and bond rally honoring General George C Marshall. Weather forecasts predict cloudy cooler skies with intermittent rain tonight and Sunday, prompting indoor rally plans if needed. Attendees expected from Winchester and Frederick County.
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Berryville
George C. Marshall
Weather Bureau
Winchester
Frederick County
Must Keep Faith With the Fallen Says Vandegraft
General A A Vandegraft urged that the flag raising on Iwo Jima serve as a reminder to keep faith with the brave and fallen. The Mt Suribachi statue, unveiled near Constitution Avenue to mark the Marine Corps 170th anniversary, honors the Marines and Navy Corpsman who raised the flag and those who died in the battle and war effort.
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Washington
A. A. Vandegraft
Iwo Jima
Mt. Suribachi
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Navy Building
Constitution Avenue
Marine Corps
Navy
Mount Suribachi
Five Day Forecast Temperature Drops Across Regions
The forecast shows a drop of about ten degrees in the Middle Atlantic States and Eastern New York over the weekend with a rebound to normal by Tuesday or Wednesday. Light to moderate rain is expected in the south, with rain or snow in the north on Sunday and again midweek. In Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia temperatures average about fifteen degrees below normal with light snow Sunday and possible rain or snow Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Middle Atlantic
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
James Roosevelts Have Son
Col and Mrs James Roosevelt announce the birth of an eight pound twelve ounce son in Los Angeles yesterday Their first child will be named James Mrs Roosevelt former Romell Schneider nursed Roosevelt during an illness in 1938 The Roosevelts have two daughters aged 13 and 9 from a prior marriage to Betty Cushing Roosevelt who divorced him here in 19-
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
James
Rosevelt
Romell Schneider
Roosevelt
Betty Cushing Roosevelt
Artillery and Heavy Mortars Tangle China Front
Heavy fighting north of Chinwangtao reports artillery and heavy mortars used for the first time in the civil war. American Marines hear distant shelling from Shanhaikwan as Nationalist and U S units bolster positions along the Chinwangtao Peiping rail line. Ambushes, casualties, and troops at Sunelian and Peitaiho yards are noted with no Marine losses reported.
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Chinwangtao
Stone
Wall of China
Chinwangtao- Peiping
Shanhaikwan
Great Wall
Manchuria
Eighth Route Army
Chinwangtao-Peiping
Peitaiho Sunelian
Peitatho
Kuomintang
Setion
Six Believed Dead In San Diego Train Crash
The 11th Naval District reported six believed dead in a crash off San Diego yesterday. Rescue crews from the attack transport Bexar searched the scene during training operations with the plane but found no survivors. One body had been recovered. names of the victims were not released.
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San Diego
11Th Naval District
Bexar
Navy
Mrs Minnie Menefee Dies In Luray Virginia At 75
Mrs Minnie Beylor Menefee 75 mother of Marvin J Menefee secretary to Senator Byrd died of a heart ailment at her Luray home at 4 AM after a period of illness. She is survived by her husband James Y Menefee seven other children six grandchildren and a brother Edward Beylor. Active in the Methodist Church she was a charter member of the Wesley Bible Class. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM.
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Luray
Minnie Beylor Menefee
Marvin J. Menefree
U. S
F. Byrd
James Y. Menefee
Iva Menefee
Vernon L. Menefee
Washington
Charles Menefee
Lu Linwood Gordon
Charles
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life
The Star welcomes veterans from Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester who have received their discharges and resume civilian life. Each day the list will be amended with new names as discharged veterans are identified and named.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
Tne Star
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