General Johnson Urges US First at Armistice Day Rally
Gen Leon W Johnson deputy to the Army Air Forces chief urged Americans to fix domestic problems before tackling international issues. He warned that neglecting returned service members would plant bitterness and fuel radical ism. The Army event at Winchester Armory included a Legion luncheon and a parade with other Armistice Day observances.
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Leon W. Johnson
Army Air Forces
Winchester
America
Gen. Johnson
Air Force
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Market Street Methodist Church
Legion
Robert Rosenberger
George B. Roszell
A. J. Novick
Clifford D. Grim
Nelson F. Richards
Hugh A. Clark
E. C. Goss
B. M. Sullivan
Philip Fowle
Harry W. Butler
Edwin
C. R. Anderson
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Robert Y. Conrad
John Hoover
Richard
Byrd Heads to Michigan for Star’s New High Speed Press
Harry F. Byrd Jr. editor of the Star left for Battle Creek Michigan to oversee delivery and financing of a new duplex high speed printing press built for the Star. The machine will operate at over 30000 copies an hour and will be installed in the Star’s forthcoming office at Kent and Boscawen Streets. Byrd expects to return to Winchester next week.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
The
Star
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kent and
Boscawen Streets
Byrd
Winchester
Baptist Convention hears ex-desperado on faith
Guest speakers at the State Baptist Convention included Ralph Pultz who was introduced as "the only surviving member of the Clyde Barrow Gang" and spoke about his conversion to Christianity after a life of crime.
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Mineral
State Baptist Convention
Ralph Pultz
Clyde Barrow
Hollis Insurance Office Moves to Piccadilly Street
Removal notice announces Lawrence C. Hollis relocating his insurance office to 41 E. Piccadilly St over Hillyard's Parana Paint Store effective November. Telephone 4366.
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E. Piccadilly St
Hillyard
Paorana
Lawrence C. Hollis
Government Puts Off Conference With John Lewis
Washington November 12 The government postponed contract talks with John L. Lewis for 24 hours amid uncertainty over his proposal to avert a soft coal strike. Interior Secretary Krug did not explain the delay, and union leaders said they knew no reason for the postponement.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
J. A. Krug
Lewis
United Mine Worker District
Krug
Earl Armel Arrested on Forgery Charges
Earl Lee Armel a 22 year old from Frederick County was arrested by State Troopers Seale and Mitchell on forgery charges linked to a $216 check at a Chambersburg livestock market. He was taken into custody at Kernstown while a fugitive from Pennsylvania authorities and has refused extradition.
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Earl Lee Armel
Frederick County
Seale and
Mitchell
Chambersburg
Armel
Kernstown
Pennsylvania
Italian Elections Show Trend To Left In Major Cities
In Italy's municipal elections results indicate leftist victories in five of six large cities, signaling a possible consolidation of the divided opposition. Rome and Naples show Communist gains while Genoa Turin Florence and Palermo offer varied outcomes.
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Rome
Italy
Sunov
Naples
Srs
Genoa
Turin
Florence
Palermo
Sic
Russia May Yet Agree To Form Of Inspection
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov suggested Russia might accept some form of inspection including atomic weapons as part of arms reduction. He urged United Nations action to curb an arms race while Byrnes and Bevin pledged to push disarmament and keep pace with world powers. Diplomats noted progress on some issues but major disputes like Trieste and Danube navigation remain unresolved.
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Russia
Molotov
United Nations
Byrnes
Bevin
Foreign Press Association
Axis
Trieste
Danube River
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Yugoslavia
Woman Walking On Route 55 Struck By Auto Near Wardensville
Mrs. Ota McKeever was struck along Route 45 near Wardensville while walking home. The 1936 Oldsmobile driven by William Harrison Ratliff skidded at Trout Run Bridge. McKeever was hospitalized with injuries to her left leg and right wrist, condition listed as resting easily. State Police will investigate.
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Ota McKeever
Wardensville
Trout Run
Winchester Memoria Hospital
Trout Run Bridge
McKeever
William Harrison Ratliff
Ratliff
Elmo Or
Five Day Forecast From Weather Bureau Districts Four and Five
District Four: Fair and cool Wednesday and Thursday, warmer Friday through Sunday with rain Sunday. Temperatures above normal and precipitation under 1 to 3 inches. District Five: Rain late Friday and Saturday, totaling about 1 inch in western parts and under 1 to 2 inches in the east, otherwise fair. Temperatures above normal with warmer weather starting Thursday after a Wednesday cool spell.
Notice from Maplewood Nursing Home Personnel
The Office of Dr. M Schaffer on Chiropodi street announces closure from November 11th to care for a patient. Posted by Frank Pemnberg of Maplewood Nursing Home located at 411 W Clifford St. Salary offered.
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M. Schaffer
North Loudoun
Frank Pemnberg
Maplewood Nursing Home
W. Clifford St
Winchester Faces Perplexing Problem With No Winchester Judge
Winchester confronts a corporation court without a sitting judge as Elliott Marshall, newly sworn in as judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit, presides in Berryville. The city may seek interim appointments or a new local judge, but funding and state approval pose obstacles.
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Winchester
Beach
Elliott Marshall
17Th Judicial Circuit
William Tuck
Winchester Corporation Court
Marshall
Front Royal
State Supreme Court
Corporation Court
J. Harry May
Staunton
Winchester Bar
Frederick County
Commonwealth Attorney
Heavy frost to night forecasts in bureau report
A late bureau forecast warns of a heavy frost tonight with temperatures around a high 41 and low 43, comparing to last year’s 68 high and 44 low.
Bodies of Mrs Kimmey and ex-con suitor found
In Toms River New Jersey the badly decomposed bodies of Mrs Mary Kimmey and her kidnapper ex convict were found in Lebanon State Forest. Police call it a clear cut murder and death by own action as the FBI and state police continue their investigations.
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Toms River
N. J
Mary Kimmey
Walter J. Coughlin
Silver
New Jersey
FBI
S. K. McKee
Lebanon State Forest
Earthquake Kills 30 in Two Towns North of Lima
A powerful quake near Lima killed at least 30 people and destroyed Sihuas 250 miles north. Reports say Mayo tamba in Libertad Department and areas in Ancash were also heavily damaged as the quake struck shortly after noon yesterday.
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Lima
Peru
Sihuas
Libertad
Ancash
Rockingham youth accused in bridge assault and girl’s death
In Rockingham County a 11 year old boy named Orville Lee Whetzel admitted kicking Patricia Ann Strawderman from a Breadway bridge into the Shenandoah River after an argument over candy. The body was found about two feet of water near the bridge around 10 p.m. Friday.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Eustody
William A. Rhodes
Shenandoah River
Breadway
Rhodes
Orville Lee Whetzel
Midgets thrill city in first race at Airport Speedway
Shorty Bowers, Hagers town driver, won a spectacular midget race at Airport Speedway drawing a crowd of thousands Sunday afternoon. He gained the lead amid veteran racers, but mechanical trouble struck with one lap left. Bowers was later hoisted on the crowd’s shoulders as spectators cheered.
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Shorty Bowers
Hagers Town
Airport Speedway
Bowers
Grandstand
Kight
Johnny Favinger
Collegeville
Steve Jars
Phila
Mit Batt
L. W. Lichliter
Social Security Pictured As a Low Mood Brake
Social Security Commissioner Ar thur J. Altmeyer says the unemployment trust fund near 7 million dollars will blunt a postwar depression. He notes reserves can prevent a downturn, bolster purchasing power, and deter a severe recession while states pay weekly benefits up to 19 dollars. The fund is financed by payroll taxes up to three percent.
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Altmeyer
Social Security
Truman Administration
Social Security Administration
Truman Favored Change in Presidential Succession
Washington dispatch notes President Truman reportedly still backs designating the Speaker of the House as next in the presidential line of succession. If enacted, Sam Rayburn would precede Edward Stettinius Jr and James Byrnes, altering the 1886 order. GOP leaders hint at reviving the measure.
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Washington
Truman
House
Congress
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
James F. Byrnes
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Rayburn
GOP
White House
King George VI Opens Parliament Amid Tight Security
London November 1 King George VI opened the second Labor Parliament delivering a Labor government agenda. He urged conscription continuation nationalization inland transport and utilities and proposed stock exchange controls and a move toward broader worldwide trade. The opening followed a guarded street procession by over 5 000 officers amid high precaution after IRA bombings.
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London
George VI
Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army
Labor
Germany
London Stock Exchange
British Commonwealth
GOP Leaders Demand Moderate Truman Agenda
Republican leaders in NGTON say Truman must pursue a centrist legislative program to gain their support in the new GOP Congress. Senators Knowland and Brooks reject what they call PAC drafted and socialistic proposals and urge unity on foreign policy while avoiding shifts to the right.
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Ngton
Truman
Congress
William F. Knowland
Calif
C. Wayland Brooks
Ill
Knowland
Brooks
Rigonon’ San
Berryville Banker Elected Advisor of Bankers Group
Giles M. Miller Jr of Culpeper was elected chairman for the ensuing year. Other officers named were M. O. Miller of Broadway, vice chairman, and P. W. Anderson of Marshall, secretary and treasurer. Advisory committee selections included Louis B Stephen son Jr of Staunton, Ralph Ware of Berryville, Theodore Reid of Hamilton, W. D. Shumate of Waynesboro, and B. F. Boan of Alexandria.
Train wreck north of Paris kills 35, injures 80
Thirty five persons were killed and eighty injured today when a French Express train derailed at Revigny Sur Ornain, about 150 miles east of Paris, at around 6 30 am. The crash occurred as the express approached a station.
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Paris
Express
Revigny Sur Ornain
Leadership Worries Beset Both Parties
Washington early in a bid to lead the House Republicans and Democrats face leadership worries. With two candidates in the race and a third possible, Rep. Charles A. Halleck and Rep. Thomas Jenkins entered the fight for Republican Floor Leader as party lines shift.
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Washington
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio
Clarenda Brown
Supervisors Set Dates for County Home Sales
County supervisors fixed December 11 for sale of furnishings at the county home and November 30 for public sale of farm buildings and land. Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall will handle both sales. The meeting also noted other routine business from Monday. Miles B. Dean.
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Ular
Dunn and Duvall
Sro Wed
Batton’s Hall
S. Mainchester
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General Johnson
H. F. Byrd, Jr
New Press
the Star
H. J. Heinz CO
John Lewis
Weather Bureau
Burr P. Harrison
Warren County
Julian Updyke
Berryville
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick
Harrison
Late Bureau
Arthur J. Altimeyer
King George of
England
Bankers Group Three
W. Martin
Martin
Dership
Erners
Eugene E. Cox
Georgia
John
Miles B. Dean
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