Management Urges Progress at Labor Conference
Washington November 14 industry leaders plan to present a firm stand on bargaining and contracts at Truman’s management labor conference as wage talks with United States Steel face a new impasse. U S Steel President Fairless warned further talks are useless until OPA price relief issues are resolved while asserting labor and government impediments hinder settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
CIO
United States Steel Corporation
Schwellenbach
United Steel Workers of America
U. S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
OPA
Fairless
Arthur S58. Meyer
New York State Mediation Board
A. 5
Steel
Philip Murray
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Mosher
Public Sale A Crisman Estate Scheduled at Braddock St
Auction details announce public sale of the A Crisman estate on Thursday November 15 and Friday November 16 at 808 South Braddock Street. Advertisement appears on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Crisman
S. Braddock St
Antique Auction At 7 S Braddock Winchester Va
Miles B Dean presents an antique auction at 10 AM on Saturday November 17 at 7 S Braddock Street Winchester Virginia. The listing includes a sequence of numbers likely catalog notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Public Sale of Live Stock and Farm Equipment Near Swimley
A public sale will be held Friday November 16 at 10 30 A M featuring live stock harness and farm machinery located one mile west of Swimley Virginia and 11 2 miles east of Wardensville Virginia conducted by E M Lock auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swimley
Wardensville
E. M. Lock
Special Call Takes for Turkey and Chicken Dinners
Turkey and chicken dinners available by special call on Thursday November 15. Call 5062 for details and ordering.
Civilian and Naval Police Brace For Fresh Honolulu Riots
Honolulu authorities report strengthened civilian and naval police guarding the area around naval air stations after Monday night violence that involved about 1500 Navy personnel and civilians. Police faulted Navy for lack of cooperation amid rumors fueling a three hour rampage, as shore patrols prepared to prevent further disturbances and possible exits from the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Naval Air Stations
NAS
Navy
Damon
William A. Gabrielson
Eugenes Kennedy
Damon Tract
Kennedy
First Rainy Spell Since September Hits Winchester
Winchester saw its first significant rain since last September with 0.28 inch reported at the Research Laboratory. The forecast calls for lingering showers tonight, clearing Thursday with colder temperatures and possible rain or snow by the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia
Palestine Jewish Strike As Bevin Plan Draws Protest
A 12 hour general Jewish strike began at noon in Jerusalem and across Palestine in protest of new British proposals for settling the Palestine problem. Shops, restaurants, workshops and transit were closed while mass meetings were planned in the afternoon. Jews urged essential workers to remain at key sites such as military camps hospitals post offices and El Aviv harbor where the first cargo ship since 1940 began unloading. They objected to Bevin's pledge of joint US Britain action and trusteeship for Palestine noting Britain rules under a League mandate.Continued on page 5 column 3.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
el Aviv
Ernest Bevin
Britain
United States
League of Nations
Social Recreation Institute Planned
The Winchester Recreation Department will sponsor a Serial Recreation Institute December 3 4 5 6 7 at 730 pm in Handley High School. Mrs Ruth Garber Ehlers of the National Recreation Association staff New York City will conduct the Institute. An afternoon session will be held in Mt Carmel Baptist Church for the Negroes of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Recreation Department
Handley High School
Ruth Garber Ehlers
National Recreation Association
New York City
Ehlers
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Mystery Howling Beast Terrifies Keystone Area Residents
In Sheep's Hill, Pottstown area residents search woods at night for a creature said to leap 20 feet and scream like a baby. Four people were injured by misdirected hunting and car crashes during the hunt. Witnesses compare it to a panther, puma, Chow, bear, or black fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottstown
Sheep's Hill
Edward Creger
William J. Brandel
Betty Hart
Douglasville
John Hipple
Montgomery County
John Wojack
Hungry Nippons Plead For Food And Imports
Tokyo reports desperate pleas from Japan for Allied food and fuel with a plan to pay in installments using gold diamonds silk and other goods. Minister Ogasawara announces formal import requests while General MacArthur and U S forces brace for the postwar balance and reparations talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Sankuro Ogasawara
America
Robert L. Eichelberger
Korea
U. S
Kyodo
Finance
Foreign Commerce and Industry
Agriculture and Forestry
Transportation
Ogasawara
Nippon
Ees
United States
Local roads in fair shape says Yellott
F M Yellott the resident highway engineer said local secondary roads are in fair condition for winter. Southern Frederick Clarke and Warren county roads suffered washouts but are now improving. Primary highways were less affected and no new construction is planned this winter due to labor conditions. State funds include 120000 for Route 50 east of the WV line and 39063 take note.
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F. M. Yellott
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Yellett
State Department of Highways
West Virginia Line
Clarke County
Gaylord
Rute 12
Boyce
Lone Oak
Charles Town Gets New Potomac Edison District Manager
Phillip N. Hunter of Winchester is named District Manager for the Potomac Edison System at Charles Town West Virginia and will assume duties December 1. Cecil W. Grapes of Winchester is appointed Service Department Manager for NV P in Winchester. Hunter leaves NV P as he is promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Krise
Northern Virginia Power Company
Phillip N. Hunter
Potomac Edison System
Charles Town
W. Va
Cecil W. Grapes
Winchester
Hunter
Hagertown
Lions Club
Loudoun Street Presbyterian
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts
N. V. P. Service Department
China and Russia In Difficulties in Manchuria Talks
Chinese and Russian negotiations over Manchuria face unresolved issues including entry of Chinese troops and potential factory withdrawals. A foreign office spokesman said talks continue but no details or confirmations were provided on reports of Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces flying into Changchun or Russia's troop withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Russia
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changchun
K. C. Wu
Chiang
Weirton Fined $148 125 For Fraud Counts
Weirton Steel Company was fined 148125 dollars by Federal Judge William E. Baker after pleading no contest to a government charge of illegally installing a priority air conditioning system at the company country club. President Thomas Millsop attended the court session but declined comment. Indictment had been issued June 12 by a federal grand jury at Elkins. One bill carried 26 counts accusing the company of obtaining advantages through the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
William E. Baker
Weirton Steel Company
Country Club
Thomas Millsop
Weirton Steel
Elkins
Weirton
Virginia State Guard Platon meets this week at Armory
Members of the First Platoon Virginia State Guard Company 115 gather at the Armory tomorrow night at 7 30 p m. The Second Platoon meets Friday night at the same time.
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Virginia State Guard
Soerabaja Clash Intensifies After Japanese Accusations
British Indian forces in Soerabaja fought fierce battles at Kota railway, repelling three Indonesians assaults. British General Hawthorn accused Japanese generals Nagano and Tamamoto of arming militants and ordered their transfer to Singapore for investigation. Indonesian premier Sjahrir formed a new cabinet and pushed for peace talks to end fighting.
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Batavia
Soerabaja
D. C. Hawthorn
16Th Army
Java
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Kota
Haugland
Singapore
Hawthorn
Yiuchiro Nagano
Moichiro Tamamoto
Sonterabaja
Sutan Sjahrir
Grand Hotel
Lne
Nagano
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Indonesian Republica
Sjahrir
Chinese Troops Land Unopposed Near Tsingtao
Thousands of American trained Chinese Nationalist troops land from U S transports at Tsingtao in North China unopposed. Marines hold a lone foothold on Shantung Peninsula. Chinese Communists control Chefoo and Weihaiwei ports. Marines report being fired on by Reds. two enlisted wounded and others apologized by letter.
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Tsingtao
U. S
China City
Shantung Peninsula
Lemuel C. Shepard
Chefoo
Adm
Daniel E. Barbey
United States
China
Generalissimo Eeces
Gtao
Second Fugitive Quits Exhausted
Paul Henry Hahn 21 surrendered to officers at his sister Louise Rose’s home in Tunnelton after escaping with William Turner 29 who faces execution for the Carla Dean Pratt murder. Turner was recaptured near Clarksburg, Hahn was bruised after a fall, Turner to be moved to Moundsville. Hahn to Kingwood jail surrender.
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Kingwood
W. Va
Paul Henry Hahn
Preston County
Louise Rose
Tunnelton
A M. Hurst
Hahn
William Turner
Carla Dean Pratt
Newburg
Moundsville
Turner
Clarksburg
Hurst
Ocean Mine
Harrison County
Clarisburg
Berryville Still Divided Over Presidential Visit
Berryville and Clarke county residents still discuss the October 6 visit when President Truman, serving as best man at Bennett Champ Clark and Viola Heming’s wedding, was smuggled into Grace Episcopal Church. Citizens felt let down by not seeing him ride Main Street despite decorations and a crowd of several hundred. Mayor Bell noted safety concerns and implied Truman would not have left the visit that way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County
President Truman
Grace Episcopal Church
Senate
Bennett Champ Clark
Viola Heming
Leonard H. Bell
Truman
Secret Service
Allied Officials Ponder Russian Attitude On Atomic Talks
Allied officials in Washington express concern about Moscow's likely response to an Anglo American Canadian plan for international atomic controls. They warn a negative Russian stance could split unity and fuel an arms race as Attlee Truman and King seek broad cooperation through the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
United Nations
Truman
Attlee
Min MacKenzie King
Canada
Soviet Union
Moscow
MacKenzie King
Congress
Vannevar Bush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Welcome Home Veterans Returning to civilian life
The Star greets Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester veterans who have received their discharges and are resuming civilian life. The list includes James W. Hall Don C. Hall Emanuel Brooks Flickinger Robert Marshall Dick James F. Nicholson Garfield C. Royston Beverly H. Grim. The Star requests the public’s help supplying additional local discharge recipients.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
The
Star
James W. Hall
Don C. Hall
Emanuel Brooks Flickinger
Robert Marshall Dick James F. Nicholson
Garfield C. Royston
Beverly H. Grim
Tne Star
Kernstown Cabin Camp to Close All Day Thursday
The Kernstown Cabin Camp will be closed all day Thursday November 15 due to planned closure.
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Kernstown
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Hamburg
Germany
Naval
Social Recreation Institute
Keystone State
Yellott
Marshall
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Mamouth
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