600 UNRRA Workers Dismissed for Incompetence in Europe
UNRRA chief Leo Margolin announced that 600 UNRRA employees in Germany were dismissed for incompetent service amid a restructuring led by Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan. He rejected reports linking the mass dismissals to a black market probe and said investigations will continue with replacements from demobilized American and British personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNRRA
Germany
Margolin
Frederick A. Morgan
Dr. W. D. Myers Acquitted In Liquor Case
A five member Winchester Corporation Court jury acquitted Dr. W. D. Myers of possessing illegal liquor after about an hour of deliberation. Myers testified the liquor came from an ABC Store purchase and was mixed with gin he had for some time. Two defense witnesses supported his account. police court had sentenced him to 60 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Corporation Court
W. D. Myers
Dr. Myers
Aine Aa
Bubbles Mowrey Orchestra Available for Engagements
Notice announces Bub bb les Mowrey and His Orchestra available for engagements. Contact 6474 by phone wire or write 15 W Piccadilly St Winchester to arrange performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowrey
Piccadilly St
Winchester
Cakes for the boys at Newton D Baker Hospital sell dates
Cakes for the boys at Newton D. Baker General Hospital will be received at the George Washington Hotel on Saturday December 1 and Wednesday December 5 from 9 to 12 each day. Be sure to send your cake at the above time. Public sale of household effects by A. Crisman Estate at 808 S. Braddock St. at 10 a.m. Saturday Dec 1 rain or shine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
George Washington Hotel
A. Crisman
S. Braddock St
Moseley's Shoe Rebuilders Repairs Walk-In Service
Run down heels repaired in minutes while you wait at Moseley's Shoe Rebuilders located at 31 West Boscawen Street. Phone 4914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moseley’s
W. Boscawen St
Wanted Need at once good mechanics and service maf
The Geo Washington Garage seeks skilled mechanics and service staff immediately. Applicants should have experience, be reliable, and ready to work in a busy shop environment. Call for details and interview appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Washington
Local Bride Injured In Automobile Collision
Mrs. Henry B. Pitzer Jr., 23, of Clearbrook, was severely injured yesterday afternoon on the East Side Highway south of Harrisonburg. She was taken to Rockingham Memorial Hospital for treatment of facial and neck wounds. her husband, Alvy Lee Breeden of Elkton, faces charges of reckless driving and DUI.
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Henry B. Pitzer, Jr
Clearbrook
East Side
Harrisonburg
Pitzer
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Katherine Elizabeth Huyett
Rockingham County
Alvy Lee Breeden
Elkton
Breeden
Gomast
Charles Huyett
William Huyett, Jr
Huyett Light
Maryland Institute of Art
Hagerstown
William and Mary College
U.S. Coast Guard
Miller Promoted to Naval Captain in Medical Corps
Commander James M. Miller, U S N R, is promoted to Captain in the Medical Corps. He enlisted in 1941, served in Washington and Norfolk naval hospitals, spent two years in North Africa, and later returned to Norfolk. He practices in Winchester and is married to Susan Steck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
James M. Miller
Miller
Naval
Washington
Norfolk
North Africa
Naval Hospital
Winchester
Susan Steck
Landis Named Circulation Manager at Winchester Evening Star
Circulation chief Harry F. Byrd Jr announces David W. Landis as circulation manager. Landis, a recent Marine Corps retiree after 3½ years service, previously worked in the Pittsburgh Press and Monongahela Publishing Co. He and his wife plan full time study of local circulation issues and reside with daughter Barbara Jane at 406 North Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
David W. Landis
Landis
United States Marine Corps
Pittsburgh Press
Monongahela
Monongahela Publishing Company
The
Star
Fala Loses Fight With Blaze the Bull Mastiff
Fala the president’s Scottie was injured in a dog encounter at Rhinebeck with Elliott Roosevelt’s 135 pound bull mastiff Blaze. Fala was taken to Dr. Sheldon’s hospital after suffering blood loss and multiple bites requiring stitches. The dog was visiting Hyde Park with Miss Margaret Suckley when the two dogs met on the Roosevelt lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Fala
Presidentosevelt
Scottie
Elliott Roosevelt
Blaze
Thomas Sheldon
Margaret Suckley
Roosevelts
Hyde Park Estate
Army Intel Guessed Japan Would Invasion Thailand
Army Intelligence officers predicted on November 27 1941 that Japan would invade Thailand. Brig Gen Sherman Miles noted plans for southeastern Asia and a task force of about five divisions to execute these moves. He said a Manila Naval District report cited a force including battleships and carriers heading to an unknown point.
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Washington
Army
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Thailand
Sherman Miles
Senate
House Committee
Miles
George C. Marshall
Asia
Usu
Manila Naval District
Marshall
Marshall To Carry Broad Powers On Trip
Gen. George C. Marshall heads to China with broad authority and Truman backing. He plans informal talks with Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley and Secretary James Byrnes, while Hurley’s resignation and foreign service tensions ripple through Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
James F. Byrnes
Connally
Hurley
Department
Chungng
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
State Department
Potsdam
Marshall
Chungking
Truman
Army
Capitol
Wherry
Far East
Virginia Motor Vehicle Revenues Rise in 1944 45
Virginia's motor vehicle revenues for 1944 45 rose 5.2 percent to 26 708 466 74 from 25 365 169 73 in 1943 44 and 25 902 102 49 in 1942 43. Commissioner C F Joyner Jr urged a central city block building for parking and proposed changes to accident report timing and license standards for taxi and other public passenger carriers including stricter character checks and felony history reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
C. F. Joyner, Jr
Darden
Sei
The 4th Chair and Water Softener Added at Barber Shop
Russell H. Carpenter Barber Shop announces the addition of a fourth chair and a water softener to improve service. The change enhances client comfort and efficiency at the shop.
Absentee Surge Hits Winchester Schools Amid Illness
More than 250 students were absent across Winchester schools with illness blamed for the spike. Handley High and elementary classes reported 64 and 70 absences respectively, while John Kerr School saw a rise to 77. Countywide, the epidemic lingered as weather and mild sickness kept many home.
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Winchester
Handley
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Douglas School
Leslie D. Kline
Mrs Mansfeldt Faints As Trial Halts In San Francisco
The murder trial of Mrs Annie Irene Mansfeldt stops when she collapses in court. Deputy Prosecutor Elkington plans to restate the state's case and call final witnesses as Judge Murphy adjourns. The defendant pleads insanity but pleads not guilty to killing nurse Vada Martin. The victim’s husband Navy Warrant Officer Wilbur L Martin testifies emotionally, calling the slain woman his love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Annie Irene Mansfeldt
Norman Elkington
Mansfeldt
Elkington
Vada Martin
John R. Mansfeldt
War Memorial Drive Solicitation Launched At Luncheon
The Winchester Frederick County War Memorial drive begins with a joint Lions Club luncheon next Tuesday December 4. Junior Board of Trade and Quota Club members will attend. Hoye L. Riley chairs the general solicitation. The three clubs will canvass homes offices and businesses for support. A speaker of national interest will be featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester- Prederick County War Memorial
Lions Club
Junior Board of Trade and Quota Club
Hoye L. Riley
Frederick County Agriculture Board Elects Staples Chair
Co. E. Staples of Stephens City elected chairman of the Frederick County Board of Agriculture at the Winchester meeting last night. Mrs. Landon Whitacre reelected co-chairman, Byron Brumback named vice chairman, Mrs. H. A. Snapp vice secretary, and Edwin Marker treasurer. Elected at large were E. M. Funk and Walker Bond. Reports show a less successful Farmers Market season due to weather and 180 employers in Frederick and Clarke counties used German POW labor this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. E. Staples
Stephens City
Frederick County
Williams
Wyatt Richard
Edwin Marker
E. M. Funk
Walker McC. Bond
Grover Schlack
Farm and Home Market Committee
Bond
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Mother's Appeal Is Passed Along For Rare Serum
A mother, Mrs Richard Temple, pleads with President Truman for Streptomycin to treat her 23 month old son Richard Arnold Temple with milliary tuberculosis. The request was sent after the drug’s supply from McGuire General Hospital in Richmond ran low due to a Washington directive. Officials said only minimal wartime quantities remain for the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Waters
Richard Gordon T le
Truman
Richard Arnold Temple
White House
Charles G. Ross
Yester
McGuire General Hospital
Richmond
Temple
Washington
War Department
More High Nazis Are Arrested
MERNBERG Germany November 29 The U S military government at Coburg announced the arrest of Karl Eduard Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha a grandson of Britain s Queen Victoria He was president of the German Red Cross and held a general s rank in the Nazi Storm Troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Germany
U. S
Coburg
Karl Eduard
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Britain
Victoria
Red Cross
Vinegar Prices Up Four to Twenty Cents a Gallon
The price for cider vinegar will rise four to twenty cents per gallon starting December 4. The change follows higher fresh apple prices, varying by region, as announced by OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Beatrice Fairfax Succumbs at 70 in Washington
Beatrice Fairfax originator of the Lovelorn Advice column died of a heart attack at her home in Washington. Real name Marie Manning Gasch 70. Widow of Herman E. Gasch survived by two sons Maj Oliver Gasch and Manning Gasch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beatrice Fairfax
Marie Manning Gasch
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst
Marie
New York Journal
Herman E. Gasch
Senate action stalls as war with Russia looms
Senate at near‑empty chamber hears warnings of drift toward war with Russia. Senator Connally says UNO supporters have voting strength but Senate may not vote this week. Chairman of Foreign Relations notes hope fades for passage while promising potential vote on amendments Friday. Senator Edwin C Johnson warns of accelerating drift toward war with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Organization
Connally
D-Tex
UNO
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Berryville Budget Totals Released for 1946
Berryville Virginia reports a 1946 General Fund budget with receipts of 15 67885 and disbursements of the same amount The Water Fund shows 9750 in receipts and disbursements The Sewer Fund records 2500 in receipts and disbursements A public hearing is set for December 11 two thirds of General Fund receipts to come from tax collections and ABC profits
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Marshall's Warning Message Laid Before Investigators
Washington reports Gen George C Marshall sent a last minute warning to Hawaii before Pearl Harbor. The cable message to Lt Gen Walter Short arrived about 45 minutes before the attack, showing an order to destroy the code machine. The note accompanied a telephonic warning to Gen Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Army
Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Walter C. Short
Honolulu
Naval
Senate
Truman urges United Nations to handle postwar issues
President Truman told reporters there is no need for more big three conferences and that the United Nations should assume within 90 days the problems once handled by the Allies. He dismissed fears of Soviet noncooperation and noted talks among Allies over revising the Potsdam Declaration on Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Ceremany
United Nations
Russia
Germany
United States
France
Britain
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Price
Hurley
Goering Linked to Austrian Blitz Plans at Nuremberg
Records presented at Nuremberg connect Hermann Goering to directing by telephone the 1938 blitz invasion of Austria. Transcripts show Goering coordinating with Austrian Nazis before and during the occupation after Chancellor Schuschnigg was ousted. Evidence came from Air Ministry files provided by AP reporter Dan de Luce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Austria
International Military Tribunal
Hermann Goering
Austra
Kurtchnigg
Goering
U. S
Sidney 8
Alderman
Berlin
Air Ministry
Associated Press
Dan de Luce
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civil Life in Frederick Area
The Star welcomes veterans from Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester who have received their discharges and resume civilian life. The list includes John J. Zeigler Louis F. Dodson Albert W Renner Douglas F. Seabright Lawrence Bell Howard R. Womeldorph George Coffman Elwood S. Webber William J. Johnson and Chester D. Harris. The Star will publish more names as discharged veterans are supplied by the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
John J. Zeigler
Louis F. Dodson
Albert W Renner
Douglas F. Seabright
Lawrence Bell Howard R. Womeldorph
George Coffman
Elwood S. Webber
William J. Johnson
Chester D. Harris
Se Star
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Roosevelt Square
Camden
N. J
Jack Maurer
Guadalcanal
Maurer
Dr. Miller
Russel H. Carpenter
Kline
O'Sullivan
County Agriculture Board
Staples
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