Yankees Take Early Lead In Second World Series Game
At Yankee Stadium New York hosts Brooklyn with a 5-2 Dodgers-Yankees game state. Stirnweiss and Henrich start the scoring with singles and Lindell’s double play helps Stirnweiss score. Reynolds strikes out Stanky and Robinson as DiMaggio, Reiser, Jorgensen, and Berra contribute.
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New York
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
George Stirnweiss
Tommy Henrich
Johnny Lindell
Stirnweiss
Allie Reynolds
Dodger
Eddie Stanky
Jackie Robinson
Little Vic Lombardi
Brooks
Lombardi
Rolley
Spider Jorgensen
Henrich
Rizzuto
Berra
Stanky
Dodgers
Reese
Jorgensen
Reynolds
Robinson
Reiser
Lindell
Flaweiss
Yankees
Dimaggio
Lamardi
McQuinn
Dodgers Walker
Indians and Reds In U.N. Security Vote Battle
In New York observers watched the World Series during a council ballot recess as India and the Ukraine battled for a security council seat. Reporters followed results of the fifth ballot while fans joked about the Indians and the Reds.
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New York
United Nations
Security Council
India
Ukraine
Livestock Show To Feature 4-H Clubs Fair In Frederick County
Frederick county fair will host a first time livestock exhibit at the Paul Haldeman farm on Front Royal road starting Friday at 1 p m with riding and contests to be completed that afternoon. Farm produce poultry and home economics displays will be at First Baptist church with two sections for 4-H members by completed project status. Exhibitors include 160 boys and girls from nine clubs such as West Frederick White Hall Round Hill with leaders Nancy Larrick and others.
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Frederick County
Paul Haldeman
Front Royal Road
First Baptist Church
Frederick County Co-operative Farm Bureau, Inc
Nancy Larrick
Wilda Jean Adams
Carlton Sager
E. Clay Rogers
Buddy Ramey
Winchester
West Frederick
Alice, Elliott
Marguerite Elliott
Freda Milhon
Virginia Boyce
Dorothy Eversole
Naomi Racey
Betty Fishback
Charlotte Fishback
Mary Fox
Pegssy Milhon
Raymond Racey
Joseph Racey
Franklin Racey
James Bétz
William Fawcett
Clayton Milhon
Lloyd Milhon
Robert Eversole
Edgar Long
Garland Wolverton
Construction Gains in Virginia August Permits Hit $5.71 Million
The Federal Reserve Bank reports Virginia issued building permits in August totaling 5,708,902 dollars. This is about 85 percent higher than August last year.
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Richmond
The
Federal Reserve Bank Today
Virginia
Dewey Attacks Reds Over Poland Policy On Pulaski Day
Governor Thomas E. Dewey declared Poland was once again enslaved by a foreign power and implied he meant the Soviet Union during a proclamation designating October 11 as Pulaski Day. The comment marks a sharp rebuke of the USSR in Albany.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Poland
Russia
Soviet Union
Patterson Calls for Study of Atomic War Plans
Former secretary of war Robert Patterson warns that world war 3 looms if Americans keep a business as usual stance He argues U S military strength is inadequate and nations may quickly develop an atomic bomb He urges a government defense plan addressing continuity evacuation dispersal and mobilization in case of an atomic attack.
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New York
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Washington
33-degree Morn Believed Close To Record Here
A cold snap in Winchester drops the thermometer to 33 degrees at the Research Laboratory. The Weather Bureau predicts a heavy frost tonight with more cold expected. Alfred Schwab reports 29 at Romney and Martinsburg 27. Lynchburg records 34 and Richmond 36.8 for Oct 1.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Weather Bureau
Alfred Schwab
Romney
Martinsburg
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Shenandoah Valley
Chicago
Old Dominion
Lynchbore
Richmond
Whitacre Named Deputy Sheriff and Jailor in Frederick County
D H Whitacre 25 of Winchester is appointed deputy sheriff of Frederick county and day jailor by Sheriff Robert H DeHaven. He succeeds J Henry Renner as jailor but remains deputy sheriff. Whitacre served in Navy 1943 45 aboard Bogue and Patrol Craft 480 with combat duty in Europe. He is married to former Winifred Dove.
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D. Harding Whitacre
Winchester
Frederick County
Robert H. DeHaven
Whitacre
J. Henry Renner
Bessie Line Whitacre
Berryville Pike
George Lewis Whitacre
Edinburg
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Winifred Dove
John Dove
Clarke County
Surgeon Opens Office Here in Winchester
Dr. Carrington Harrison a World War II veteran and Virginia medical graduate opened a new surgical office at Mr Boscawen Street Winchester. He interned at Vanderbilt Hospital and served as surgical chief at Cush ing General and Walt ham Regional Hospitals. Discharged February, he worked with the VA at Newton D Baker Hospital Martinsburg before moving to Winchester with Mrs Harrison and their three children. They reside at 214 W Cort.
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Boscawen
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Harrison
Nashville
Winchester
W. Cor
Phone Rate Boost Hearing Set Nov 5
A hearing on Chesnake and Potomac Telephone petition for Virginia rate increases is set for November 5 by the State Corporation Commission. The new rates, if granted, would cost C. and P. subscribers about 25 cents more per month and will be held in abeyance until December 31.
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Richmond
Chesnake and Potomac Telephone
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Police Dept Vacancy Notice and Application Details
Notice announces a vacancy in the Police Department. Applicants must be 22 to 32 years old and have a high school education. Applications are to be submitted to Chief Boyd at Police Headquarters. Also includes a shop staff announcement and a dog stud notice with names and locations.
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Police Dept
Boyd
Barbara Ann Rinker
Colonial Beauty
East Piccadilly St
Earl C. Brown
Martinsburg
W. Va
Bower of Roses: City Garden Clubs Hold Flower Show
Winchester hosts a flower show and plant sale at the armory staged by three city garden clubs. Exhibits feature roses, dahlias, white blossoms, and antique tables. Awards at 8 p.m. judged by a panel from Leesburg, Roanoke, Marshall, Martinsburg, and other towns.
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City's Garden Clubs
Winchester
Ule
Lucy Kurtz
Garland Quarles
Mary T Metzger
Frank Osborne
Stanley Brown
Leesburg
Lynn Hammond
Allen Kirk
Roanoke
Morris A. Parris
Edward Meade
Marshall
Felix Schneiderhan
Martinsburg
Sam Rozel
Markham
Third of Fatal Road Accidents Traced to Drink
Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards told the Winchester Kiwanis that one third of all fatal traffic accidents involve drinking drivers or pedestrians. He noted most drunk driving crashes occur 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and urged designating a sober driver. He cited that one in four pedestrians killed had been drinking and advised against walking when impaired.
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W. Erle Edwards
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Edwards
Four Charged With Drunken Driving Fined $100 Each
Four persons found guilty in Police court on drunken driving charges were fined $100 each by Judge John Rice. Names listed include Joseph William Butler Roy Benton Spurs Holmes Lee Elliott and Ruhl Harold Durr. Elliott faces jail after a second offense. Spurs and Durr receive extra fines for reckless driving and disorderly conduct.
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John Rice
Joseph William Butler
E. Lane
Roy Benton Spurs
Stephens City
Holmes Lee Elliott
Tougher Policy On Admission Of Reds Hinted
Washington in October as 12 senators faced a Soviet refusal to grant visas for a Moscow visit. Senators Bridges and Dworshak urged a tougher stance on admitting Soviet subjects and sympathizers amid reports of about 1,500 Russians in the United States.
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Washington
Russia
Moscow
Congress
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Senate
John Peurifoy
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Ussr
Sen. Bridges
McGrath Plans More Activity As DNC Chair
Senator J Howard McGrath said after a White House meeting that he will be more active as Democratic National Committee chair than his predecessor. He noted Robert ex Hannegan is leaving Oct 29 for health reasons and will not grant as much party activity. McGrath and Gael Sullivan will lead the 1948 presidential campaign efforts with McGrath insisting responsibility rests with himself.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Rhode Island
Robert Ex. Hannegan
McGrath
Gael Sullivan
Germany to lose plants worth a billion in reparations
Berlin Oct 1 Gen Lucius D Clay said new Anglo American dismantlings would remove plants valued about 1 billion dollars completing reparations from western Germany. He insisted dismantlings would proceed despite German objections and labor threats, noting the value is less than annual aid received.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
U.S
United States
Britain
Britain Tightens Economic Control On Isle
London reports a sweeping austerity drive that bans foreign holidays, ends gasoline rations for leisure driving, raises railway fares, and directs labor through government exchanges. The moves follow Cripps and Wilson reshaping the cabinet to combat Britain’s dollars shortage and trade deficit.
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Britain
Sir Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Boy Wonder
James Plarold Wilson
Labor
Board of Trade
Arthur Greenwood
Attlee
Ste
Hugh Dalton
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
United State
New ABC List Lowers Virginia Liquor Prices
Virginia ABC retail stores implement new price lists with drops on several items led by a bottle of bourbon down from 5.90 to 4.40 per fifth. Wines see minor cuts of 5 to 20 cents per bottle and eight new items, including a Scotch, were added.
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Virginia
ABC System
Presbyterian Church
Rail Unions Seek 30 Percent Pay Increase Across Rail Lines
The Associated Press reports rail unions representing engineers firemen conductors trainmen and switchmen demand a 30 percent wage hike for over 350 000 members amid broader transport disputes including air travel disruption and harbor cargo delays. Classroom shoe workers also avert a wage rise of three cents an hour in Missouri Illinois and New Hampshire. Negotiations with carriers start in Chicago Tuesday.
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Associated Press
West Coast
Railroad Brothers
CMO United Shoe
International Shoe Co
Missouri
Linois
New Hampshire
National Railway Labor Act
Chicago
Brethren Elect Steffler Moderator At Atlantic District Conference
The Atlantic district conference at the First Brethren Church on Berryville Ave elected Dr. Steffler as moderator succeeding Rev. William Gray of Allentown who becomes secretary. Officers named include Rev. Walter Lepp vice moderator, Charles Croker treasurer, and E Gerald Se for Hagerstown statistician. The host church's Rev. Paul Dick as chair of committees with Rev. Harold Mayer and Lepp on the same panel. The four day gathering closed with belloting results announced after a prayer service led by Steffler. Dr. A V Kimmel of Philadelphia addressed last night before his departure for Africa.
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Philadelphias
Atlantic
First Brethren Church
Berryville Ave
Steffler
William Gray
Allentown
Walter Lepp
Hagerstown
Charles Croker
Philadelhia
E. Geraldse
Paul
Farmers Asked To Reduce Wheat Fed to Livestock
President Truman urged Americans to eat fewer slices of bread and cut grain fed to cattle to save 100 million bushels for European aid. He said plenty of food exists if fairly distributed and stressed lowering prices to aid hungry people abroad.
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Washington
Oct
Truman
United States
White House
Citizens’ Food Committee
Charles Luckman
America
Europe
U. S
Darden at Inaugural Boosts 2 year Colleges
Former Governor Colgate W Darden Jr. was inaugurated as the third president of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He urged expansion of two year colleges and adult education to meet high school graduates entering the workforce, citing William and Mary model and potential nationwide applicability. He voiced plans for administration reforms and argued for broader access to postsecondary work.
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Charlottesiille
Colgate W Darden Jr
Norfolk
University of Virginia
Univer of Virginia and
Mary Washington College
College of William and Mary
Richmond
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