Government Takes Hand In Settling Wage Dispute
The government intervenes in the General Motors wage dispute with CIO Auto Workers officials in Washington. GM President Charles E. Wilson cites an unresolved strike situation and may not attend. Pickets' actions and wage disputes ripple across industry, affecting Ward, Greyhound, and Puget Sound lumber workers with multiple labor conflicts nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
CIO Auto Workers
Washington
Walter P. Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Edgar L. Warren
Charles E. Wilson
Detroit
Schwellenbach
Wilson
Warren
Waren
CIO
Saginaw
Mich
CTO
Auto Workers
CIO Tool and Die
Tool and Die
Chicago
Albany
N. Y
Barre
Denver
Kansas City
Royal Oak
Dear Born
Trenton
N. J
Anderson Ind
Certified Public Accountants
NLRB
AFL
Greyhound Bus Lines
Schnieenbach
Labor Department
Pennsylvania
Central Greyhound
Teche
Northland
New England
Southwestern
Tlinois
Public Sale of Household Effects from A Crisman Estate
Final sale of household effects from the A Crisman estate scheduled for Saturday December 1 at 808 S Brad dock Street at 10 a m rain or shine. Also wanted at once good mechanics and a service man for Geo Washington Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Crisman
S. Braddock St
Geo. Washington Garage
Shenandoah Body Works Opens for Repair Services
Notice announces the opening of Shenandoah Body Works at 116 North Market Street offering radiator repair welding and brazing by Bowen and Groves. Phone 33638.
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Shenandoah Body Works
North Market St
Bowen and Groves
Price Recommends Re-Examination of Military Government in Germany
Byron Price urges rethinking of the American military government in Germany including Potsdam. He warns against starvation and epidemics in the American zone and calls for breaking the Berlin control council deadlock. He blames French opposition for Germany’s economic dismemberment and urges U S policy re-evaluation.
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Price
Germany
Washington
White House
Byron Price
Lee
Truman
War
Navy Departments
Control Council
Berlin
France
Six Million In Literary Loans
Virginia’s literary fund loans outstanding at June 30 1945 totaled 6 205 789 83. The 78 counties owed 5 822 731 46 while 10 cities and towns accounted for 383 058 37. FairFax County led with 559 720 Roanoke 476 030 and Arlington 396 400.
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Richmond
Virginia
W. Tayloe Murphy
Fairfax County
Roanoke County
Arlington County
Literary Fund
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Clarke
Fauquier
Loudoun
Page
Rockingham
Shendoah
Falls Church
Harrisonburg
Waynesboro
Largest Buck On Record In Region
In Manassas Virginia a 300 pound stag was bagged by M B Rector of Delapane on Buck Hill in the Alleghanies near Harrisonburg during the recent deer hunting season. Rangers confirmed the deer a 10 pointer as the largest ever taken in the region.
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Manassas
M. B. Rector
Delapane
Buck Hill
Alleghanies
Harrisonburg
For Sale Special Shotguns and Rifles by R C Snapp
Auction style sale listing lists a Savage 30 20 rifle with 12 gauge barrel combo. Includes Savage automatic, Winchester 97 pump, 20 gauge double, 410 four shot bolt action, three single barrels, Fox Sterlingworth 12 gauge double, and 12 gauge shotgun shells. Located at 329 S Queen St Martinsburg West Virginia. Phone 307.
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Fox Sterlingworth
R. C. Snapp
S. Queen St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Tax Notice Frederick County Treas Harry L McCann
Taxes are due with a 5 percent penalty after December 5 1945. The notice is issued by Frederick County Treasurer Harry L McCann and appears in the Frederick County parish records indicating overdue assessments and penalties.
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Harry L. McCann
Treas
Frederick County
Oppenheimer Proposes Million Kilowatt Peaceful Atomic Plant
Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer outlines a plan for a million kilowatt atomic energy plant to aid peaceful use of atomic power at UCLA. He warns the world about the horror of the new order while noting the bomb’s creation did not involve scientists in decision making. He says a large scale attack would bring atmospheric poisoning but not fire the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Japan
J. Robert Oppenheimer
California Institute of Technology
Los Alamos
N. Mex
University of California At Los Angeles
Oppenheimer
Hiroshima
Reports Show Juveniles Jailed
Virginia's public welfare chief says the state still uses jails for minors. 187 youths under 18 were jailed in the year ending June 30, with most 16 and 17 year olds treated as adults and whipped in rare cases while younger children face probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
O. Hawkins
State Department of Public Welfare
Virginia
Hawkins
Lake Chelan Tragedy Still Claims 14 Victims
In Chelan Washington divers recover two more bodies from Lake Chelan as the bus driver and 13 school children remain missing after a bus plunged 20 feet into icy waters Monday morning. Snow fringed shores hinder search efforts and no trace of the bus has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelan
Wash
Connally Opposes Delay in United Nations Debate
Senate debate on American participation in the United Nations faces delays as Sen Connally fights off interruptions while pressuring for quick passage. Wheeler Taft Donnell and others offer amendments limiting armament use, requiring court involvement, and seeking broader Senate approval for security council pacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conally
D-Tex
Senate
United Nations Organization
Chamber
Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
UNO
Wheeler
D-Mont
United Nations
Russia
Taft
Ohio
Security Council
U S
International Court of Justice
United States
Donnell
U. S
House
Jury Hears Dr Myers Case in Liquor Possession
The jury trial of Dr W D Myers in police court on illegal liquor possession neared deliberation with five jurors and the defense to rest as Attorney Thomas led the defense while Commonwealth Attorney James P Reardon prosecuted. Testimony earlier included Police Clerk Rudolph Officer Lowery ABC Agent Bailey and chemists from Richmond and Hagerstown.
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W. D. Myers
Myers
Dr. Myers
Thomas
Commonwealth
James P. Reardon
William Reed
Norvall Hottle
Philip Sprinkle
William Hyatt
Loy
The
Rudolph
Lowery
ABC
Bailey
Richmond
Hagerstown
Moseley's Shoe Rebuilders Opening Ad Praise
Thank you Winchester for patronage during our first week. Our policy remains the kind of shoe work you want when you want it. Moseley's Shoe Rebuilders at 31 West Boscawen Street invites customers with phone 4914.
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Winchester
Moseley’s
W. Boscawen St
Halsey Nominated For Five Star Fleet Rank
President Truman nominated Admiral William F. Halsey Jr for promotion to five star Admiral of the Fleet. Halsey had relinquished command of the Third Fleet and signaled retirement plans at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
William F. Halsey, Jr
Halsey
Third Fleet
Hess Not Insane Says Psychiatrists At Nuremberg
British Russian and mixed medical teams report Hess not sane in strict terms though memory loss could impede his defense. They describe hysteria and memory exaggeration used to shield himself from examination as Goering and other leaders face war crimes charges at Nuremberg.
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Mernberg
Rudolph Hess
Hitler
International Military Tribunal
Hess
Scotland
Aus
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Austria
Reich
George S. Messersmith
U.S
Mexico
Virginia Press Association Plans 1946 Midwinter Meet
Plans are under way for the twenty ninth VPA mid-winter meeting to be held January 17 18 and 19 at the Hotel John Marshall in Richmond. Maj Raymond B Bottom of Newport News Daily Press heads the convention committee. A banquet on January 18 will honor members of the 1946 Virginia General Assembly with guests including Senator Harry F Byrd Governor elect William M Tuck Governor Colgate W Darden Jr and Lieutenant Governor elect L Preston Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Press Association
John Marshall
Raymond B. Bottom
Newport News Daily Press and Times- Herald
VPA
Virginia
Virginia General Assembly
United States
Harry Flood Byrd
William M. Tuck
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
L. Preston Collins
Congress hears need for atomic bombs and cost
Maj. Gen. Groves told the Senate Atomic Energy Committee that the nation must maintain a supply of atomic bombs with an annual operating cost around 500 million dollars. He warned that a bomb strike on Washington could obliterate a two mile area including the White House and Capitol, and cited Hiroshima casualties as 70,000 to 100,000 dead or missing and 75,000 to 200,000 injured.
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Washington
L. R. Groves
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
White House
Capitol
Japan
Hiroshima
Gen Marshall to Step Into World No 1 Postwar Spot China
General Marshall is assigned to handle the top postwar trouble in China as steel workers nationwide vote on a potential strike for a $2 a day wage increase. Balloting runs across 766 plants in 27 states with 600000 to 700000 workers participating, under NLRB supervision. The union cautions that a walkout remains dependent on internal policies and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Marshall
China
National Labor Relations Board
International Wage Policy Committee
Hurley Speaks At Press Club On Asia Policy
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley told a National Press Club crowd that British, French and Dutch imperialists in Asia threaten U.S. efforts toward democracy in China. He defended American troops in China and reiterated his resignation claims, saying imperialists oppose democracy and U.S. policy has support from Russia and Britain only in part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Asia
Hurley
Far East
National Press Club
China
Britain
Netherlands
Pilots Parachute Snares On Tree
An army pilot remained suspended 80 feet up a pine after he and six others bailed from a transport plane that crashed in rainy weather near Walhalla South Carolina. Fort Benning officials said rescuers built a ladder and aimed to reach First Lt. R. A. Phillips of Miami as daylight faded. He reported no injuries but suffered from cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walhalla
8. C
Fort Benning
R. A. Phillips
Miami
Fla
City Police Get First New Ford
The Winchester Police Department purchases the first 1946 Ford super deluxe sedan capable of 125 mph. The vehicle replaces the old 1942 Packard, which was sold outright through the department sale.
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Winchester
The 4th Chair and Water Softener Added at Barber Shop
Russell H. Carpenter Barber Shop announces new amenities including a fourth chair and a water softener to improve client service. The note appears as a shop notice dated November 28 with catalog style numbering 1p 21.
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Russel H. Carpenter
Marshall tapped to replace Hurley as U S China envoy
President Truman named George C Marshall to serve as special envoy to China replacing Patrick Hurley who resigned unexpectedly. The move aims to stabilize U S policy amid China’s civil war with Marxist forces while keeping military influence in the region.
Somnolentia defense in Mansfeldt murder trial opens
In San Francisco on November 8, attorneys for Annie Irene Mansfeldt argued she killed nurse Vada Martin without criminal intent while in a trance like state called somnolentia. Defense claims a sedative given by Dr. John Mansfeldt left her semi conscious and unaware of firing the revolver.
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San Francisco
Annie Irene Mansfeldt
Vada Martin
Somnolentia
Vincent Hallinan
Hallinan
John Mansfeldt
Pa coal production off 23 million tons
Pennsylvania coal output fell by 16 million tons of bituminous coal and seven million tons of anthracite in the first 10 months of the year compared with 1944. Through November 1 bituminous totaled 106,589,000 tons versus 122,592,000 last year and anthracite 45,599,000 tons versus 52,810,000. Deputy mines secretary Joseph J. Walsh cited work stoppages in both coal fields since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Mines
Joseph J. Walsh
Some Codes Destroyed By U S Embassy Prior to War
Former Ambassador Joseph C Grew testified before the Senate House Committee that codes used by the U S Embassy in Tokyo were destroyed before Pearl Harbor and others after the attack He described moves to hear General Marshall and discussed access to Grew's diary as part of the inquiry Also noted were an army board’s findings on the warning message handling and Hull’s absence due to weather
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Senate House Committee
George G. Marshall
China
Truman
Brewster
Rmaine
Grew
Ferguson
R-Mich
Walt
Gee Ieom
Barkley
D-Ky
Amittee
D-Ga
Army
Staf
Gearhart
Hawaii
Ealana
Mara
Eral Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Short
Hull
Rep. Murphy
D-Pa
Cordell Hull
Murphy
Welcome Home Veterans Returning to Civilian Life
The Star salutes Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester veterans who have received their discharges and are resuming civilian life. Names listed include Joseph B. Luttrell Everett Franklin Kizler Thomas Lafayette Manuel James William Hall James E. White Allen L. Franks Branson J. Funk with daily additions of discharged servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
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Associated Press
Puget Sound
Pacific Northwest
Geo. W. Kurtz
John Deveny
Stars and Stripes
Ellsworth
Sonny) Wisecarver
Dr. Myer
Pittsburgh
Cio-United Steel Workers
George C. Marshall
Patrick J Hurley
Marshall
Byrnes
State Departments
Artemus Gates
Washingon
Edwin A. Locke
Chungking
Leesburg Va
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