Armistice Day Observed With Parades And Veterans Events
Large crowds gathered for an Armistice Day ceremony at the Courthouse at 11 AM with performances by the Handley High School Band Rouss Drum and Bugle Corps Gibson Drum and Bugle Corps Legion and VFW units and two National Guard companies. The Conrad Hoover American Legion Post opened its new hall on N Cameron St for veterans from 11:30 to 2:30.
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Handley High School
Rouss
Gibson Drum
Legion
VFW
National Guard
Robert Whitten
Conrad Hoover American Legion Post
N. Cameron St
Speaker Declares State Advertising Dollars Mis spent
A New Mexico publisher at a three day conference says Virginia wastes advertising to attract tourists while ignoring industrial investment. He urges more aggressive efforts to lure manufacturers and cites recent years of missed opportunities. The session features talks by government officials on water resources development and general education.
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Richmond
New Mexico
Virginia
Frank Schroeder
Lovington
M. M
Schroeder
Old Dominion
Deep South
South
William A. Warne
United States Department of the Interior
Robert F. Calkins
General Education Board
New York City
Lee-Jackson
Armistice Day Honors Urge Total Mobilization in Korea War Era
Secretary of Defense pledged that more than 4 655 Americans who died in Korea will not be forgotten. General Marshall spoke at Arlington with a pledge to keep the resting places beautiful and honor the sacrifices. Earl Cocke Jr American Legion urged total mobilization of U S armed forces to deter a total war with Communist leaders. The Legion also pressed universal military training as the nation faces defense needs.
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Associated Press
U. S
George Marshall
Korea
David Barr
U. S. Seventh Division
Pukchong
Germany
Berpress
Thomas T. Handy
U. S. Army
Washington
Secretary of Defense
John J. Pershing
Arlington National Cemetery
Marshall
Earl Cocke, Jr
American Legion
Potemas River Ash
Cornelius J. Mara
Sae Sun Kim
Daughters of the American Revolution
Blue Star Mothers
Russia
Maxia
Legion
Cocke
Fort Wayne Officials and Mayor Indicted in City Funds Case
Fort Wayne local officials led by Mayor Henry E. Branning Jr and purchasing agent Harold Battenberg along with businessman Eugene Martin face 36 43 indictments for conspiracy to commit grand larceny and bribe schemes tied to coal and supplies for the city. Two police officers signaled perjury charges. Bonds set from 1 000 to 11 000 with details of coal and supply purchases totaling 233 108.51.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry E. Branning, Jr
Harold F. Battenberg
City Utilities
Board of Works
Eugene Martin
Martin Coal Company
Korte-Baker Company
Charles H. Boyer
Korte- Baker Company
Martin
Boyer
Eisenhut and
Klug
Phone Strike Extends Past Weekend Across Nation
A coast to coast partial telephone strike enters its third day with no new joint talks planned after failed Federal peace talks. The CIO Communications Workers of America use hit and run tactics to curb operations, affecting long distance and manual exchanges while Bell’s Western Electric maintenance workers join the strike. Idle automatic dial service remains largely unused but could suffer if the walkout continues.
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New York
CIO Communications Workers of America
Ana Sa Peterug
Bell
Western Electric Co
Temperature rises in Winchester amid regard to cold spell
The Winchester noon reading was six degrees above a 34 degree low last night. The maximum may reach 41 as the weather observer notes. Yesterday’s top temperature marked the coldest day since last April and freezing weather is forecast tonight and tomorrow statewide.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester Star Reporter Applauds Third Grade Class
A Winchester Star visit to John Kerr School highlights Mrs. Otis Sargent's class of 32 eight year olds. Students recite prayers pledge the flag and read from My Weekly Reader while locating India and Mexico on a map. The observer notes orderly conduct and steady reading progress.
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John Kerr School
Otis Sargent
India
Mexico
Sargent
Virginia Bean
Madison College
Winchester
Senator Vandenberg Poised to Return and Shape Foreign Policy
Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, sidelined by illness, expects to return for the 82nd Congress convening January 3. As ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, he has been a key broker between Democratic administration policies and GOP dissent, and his return could temper Republican criticism as new and reelected senators push for policy changes, including calls for Secretary Acheson’s resignation.
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Washington
Arthur Vandenburg
R-Mich
Congress
Vandenberg
82Nd Congress
Grand Rapids
Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Michigan
GOP
Acheson
Qaster Vandenberg
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
State Acheson
M. H. Rosenberger Dies in Hospital at 90
M H Rosenberger of Hayfield aged 90 died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born April 22 1860 in Frederick County he leaves a large family including daughter Mrs W A Grove and son Lloyd Rosenberger. Funeral at his Hayfield home 11 AM conducted by Rev E B and Rev S J. burial in Hebron Cemetery.
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Madison
W. Va
Ella Griffith
Washington, D. C
Jacob Rosenberger
Shenandoah County
Frank L. Woore
Charles Rosenberger
W. A. Grove
Frederick County
Lloyd Rosenberger
Newton Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Rosenberger
Manpower Program Shaping Up in Nation's Capital
Washington reports a coordinated wartime manpower plan taking shape with Anna Rosenberg named to assist Defense Secretary Marshall and Robert C. Goodwin heading ODM personnel. The pair, veterans of the War Manpower Commission, will guide voluntary staffing to sectors critical to defense and defer draftees, with core offices drawn from the Labor Department.
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Washington
Defense
Marshall
Anna Rosenberg
Office of Defense Manpower
ODM
Labor Department
Robert C. Goodwin
Budget Bureau
Tobin
Goodwin
Bureau of Employment Security
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Edward Keenan
Arthur W. Motley
Leo Werts
Department
International
Rosenberg
Godwin
Truman
Mrs. Rosenberg
Officials Silent On Phone Exchange Picketing Plans
Union officials refused comment on whether more Virginia exchanges will be picketed during the three day strike by telephone installers. Pickets halted work at six of Norfolk’s ten exchanges yesterday and some 600 personnel stayed off duty. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company condemned the move as interfering with workers. The company asked the governor to consider seizure under state utilities law. attorney general’s opinion awaited. Louis Nelson said the union would fight any attempt to seize the company.
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Virginia
Norfolk
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
C and P
C&p
W. H. Trapnell
Communications Workers of America
CIO
Battle
Almond
Commonwealth
Public Utilities Labor Relations Act
Louis Nelson
Installers’ Union
Yugoslavia Seals Albanian Legation in Diplomatic Rift
Yugoslavia closed and sealed the Albanian legation in Belgrade in a move that edges toward breaking off diplomatic relations between the two countries. The action marks a sharp escalation in tensions and follows recent exchanges between Belgrade and Tirana.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Two Chinese Red Troops Captured Describe Yalu Crossing
Two Chinese Communist soldiers captured near Korea claim 30,000 Chinese troops crossed the Yalu into North Korea last month. They say Russians are in Manchuria and seek to rule, their unit's 42nd Army totaling about 30,000 men. They were wounded near the Juson reservoir and treated at Pukchong field hospital.
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Korea
Yalu River
North Korea
Manchuria
Mukden
Chang Yong-Siang
Shinh Wen-Ching
Shiah
Juson
Pukchong
U. S. Seventh Division
Seventh Division
Governor Escapes Injury After Auto Skid in Goochland
Governor John S. Battle escaped injury when his car skidded on a wet Route 6 near the state farm in Goochland and struck a highway sign. He was alone in the vehicle.
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Goochland
Governor Johns
Battle
Route 6
State Farm
U S protest note to Russia over Austrian riots made public
The United States released the text of a note to the Soviet Union protesting its actions in Austria during communist riots October 4 and 5. It objects to Soviet interference with Austrian police and recalls orders in Wiener Neustadt and Vienna. The note cites four power agreements on Austrian independence and Allied council joint action.
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U.S
Russia
Austria
Washington
United States
U. S
Britain
France
State Department
Andrei Gromyko
Alan Kirk
Moscow
Wiener Neustadt
Federal
Vienna
Allied Council
CBS Color Television Preview Draws Big Public Interest
New York Times reporter Jack Gould lauded CBS color TV for exceptional color fidelity and simplicity. A Manhattan Tele-Tone demonstration drew 20 000 ticket requests as color broadcasts set for November 20 amid ongoing FCC approval and RCA challenges. Federal hearings in Chicago promise swift action and possible Supreme Court appeal if needed.
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New York
New York Times
Columbia Broadcasting System
Jack Gould
The
Times
CBS
Gould
Manhattan
Tele-Tone Radio Corp
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Corporation of America
RQA
Chicago
Supreme Court
Philip L. Sullivan
Tense Lull Along Front Is Broken
United Nations forces shattered a tense lull with a four mile advance along the northwest front. American British and Australian infantry faced very heavy resistance as they moved from the Chongchon bridgehead toward Pakchon and the Manchurian border.
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Seoul
United Nations
Chongchon River
Red China
Korea
U.N. Security Council
China
U. S
First Cavalry
Chongchon Bridge
24Th
First
Kunu
Yalu River
Manchuria
Buck
Ameras
Pakchon
Pyongyang
John H. Church
MacArthur
First Corps
Taeryong
Kasan-Pakchon
Housewife Explains Wind Gust Crash Cause in Reseda
Mrs. Margaret K. Steward 21 says a bee entering her car through a window and a gust lifting her dress blinded her, leading to a crash into a parked car. Officers estimate total damage at $500.
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Reseda
Calif
Margaret K. Steward
Victory Barber Shop
N. Loudoun St
Miller A. Keckley
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