Yankees Take 2-0 Lead in Fourth World Series Game
At Ebbetts Field on October 3 the New York Yankees led Brooklyn 2-0 after four innings. Bill Johnson drove in a run with a 400 foot triple followed by Johnny Lindell’s double. DiMaggio walked in the first to start scoring and Lindell and DiMaggio made spectacular catches. Hal Gregg relieved Harry Taylor after a rough first, and Bevens pitched four no hit innings in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Bill Johnson
Johnny Lindell
Joe DiMaggio
Lindell
Jackie Robinson
DiMaggio
Gene Hermanski
Harry Taylor
Brooks
George Stirnweiss
Tommy Henrich
Pee Wee Reese
Hal Gregg
Taylor
Arabs Protest Partition General Strike Across Palestine
A dawn general strike paralyzed Arab areas in Palestine to protest partition plans for the Holy Land. Arab buses stayed idle, mosques filled, and Falastine urged unity against Jewish political aims as police fortified gates and Arab leaders urged peaceful demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Falastine
Jaffa
Palestine
Emilie Ghury
el Aksa
Haj Amin el Husseini
Palestine Police
Five Day Weather Forecast Northeast Virginia Warm Weekend
The five day outlook shows Virginia warmer than normal with a weekend warm spell and a warm Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures average four to six degrees above normal for the period. Light showers are possible late Sunday or Monday and are expected to be light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Error Corrected for Bleach Price Ad At 1218 Loudoun Street
An advertisement error misquoted the price of 33 Bleach yesterday. The correct price is 2 bottles for 23 cents. Contact number 4101 at 1218 Loudoun Street for details.
Winchester Sgt J C Ritter Graduates From FBI Academy
City officials note Sgt J C Ritter of the Winchester police department has completed the FBI Academy session in Washington. The class of graduates, largest in academy history, includes officers from 37 states plus the District of Columbia Canada Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Director J Edgar Hoover announced the achievement as Ritter and 100 fellow graduates completed a 12 week program to train police instructors and modernize law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
James P. Reardon
John Rice
J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester
FBI
Joseph C. Ritter
Winchester Police
John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Navy
Set. Ritter
Washington
Frank Ritter
State Police
Charlottesville
Davis Ritter
Hinton
W. Va
Marcus Ritter
Employe
National Fruit Product Co
Pennsylvania
Tom Ritter
Potomac State
Keyser
District of Columbia
Canada
Honolulu
Puerto Rico
Academy
Hoover
Joseph Caesar Ritter
FBI National Academy
Washington, D. C
Ritter
To Keep Armaments Intact Says Nimitz Address
Fleet Admiral Chester W Nim itz told the 3rd annual convention of the American Veterans of World War 2 that further limitation of U S armaments must wait until other nations prove good will by deeds as well as words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
4 H Clubs Fair Judging at Paul Haldeman Farm
Judging contests during the 4 H clubs annual fair at Paul Haldeman farm on Front Royal road drew a large crowd this afternoon. Prizes were awarded in baby beef and swine divisions, with numerous entries across cattle hogs and poultry. Winners include Lynn Wolfe and Franklin Racey in Guernsey classes, Dennis Cole in 24 months plus Holstein, and Fred Stine Jr. claiming grand champion cow with Connolly Rainey as reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Haldeman
Front Royal Road
Guernsey
Lynn Wolfe
Franklin Racey
William Fawcett
Carlton Ramey
Oath Donald Ramey
Connelly Ramey
Joseph Racey
Dennis Cole
Fred Stine Jr
Connolly Rainey
Duvoc
Carlton Rainey Jr
Wayne Miller
New Hampshire Reds
Roger Ramey
Garland Cather
George Cather
Open Class Section Exhibits Awards at the fair
Awards in the open class section went to exhibitors for canned vegetables and string beans. Rhoda Whitacre is noted with continued coverage on Page 7, Col. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Whitacre
Dual Inquiries Seeking Aviation Policy for U S
James Marlow explains the origin and aims of hearings on aviation policy by a presidential board and Congress. The piece outlines three key questions on future war planes, rapid wartime production, and civilian air travel, noting the need for a national plan and two formal investigation paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
United States Air Force
Congress
Nazis Threaten To Sabotage Plant Removals
Hamburg reports a political crisis as Britain and the United States plan to publish lists of dismantling plants for reparations in the American and British zones. Leaflets in Munich urge Germans to sabotage military government orders while Russians press propaganda with 10 000 copies of their daily papers into major centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Munich
Berlin
United States
Nuernberg
Frankfurt
Free Exchange of
County Teachers To Attend Educational Meet
A 14 member Frederick county delegation led by H. Dennis Hoover will attend the District 6 Education Assn annual meeting at Madison college Harrisonburg. Attendees include educators from Middletown Stonewall Gainesboro and Gore high schools with supervisors and university officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dennis Hoover
Frederick County Teachers Assn
District 6 Education Assn
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Mass Myrtle Rhodes
Cathryn Watson
Middletown High School
R. E. Ayler
Donald Perrault
Ellen Keller
Stephens City High School
Bryant Harper
Grace Clevenger
Stonewall High School
Fred Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Paul Beable
Clementine Ward
Margaret Shook
Mary Richard
Martha Richard
Gore High School
Annie Preston Starling
C. D. Bennett
Winchester Assn
E. P. Browning
District Assn
State Department of Education
The
Virginia Assn
Robert St. John
Mildred Lee Grove
Stephens City
Browning
Strike Stopped By Court Order Under Taft Hartley Act
Albany longshoremen suspend a 10 day strike after a federal court order under the Taft Hartley Act. C Testa says members of International Longshoremen's Association Local 1294 and Local 1643 return to work at 1 p m. The order bars secondary boycotts and requires a Syracuse court appearance. Louis Waldman denounces the injunction as government overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
C. Testa
International Longshoremen's Assn
AFL
Joseph T. Ryan
Association
Testa
Stephen Brennan
New York
ILA
Charles T. Douds
NLRB
Syracuse
Louis Waldman
Teen 4 H Club Fair Names Prize Winners
Nine county 4 H clubs contributed to over 500 exhibits at the First Baptist church auditorium with prizes awarded to teen competitors Roxanne Rogers 14 Anne Arnold Wolf and Freda Milhoun for achievements in home economics dressmaking clothing foods and homemaking projects alongside livestock and homework entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Roxanne Rogers Anne Arnold Wolf
Freda Milhoun
Roxanne Rogers
Mistaken Injection Causes Three Deaths
Deputy Coroner C Everett Kelley reported analysis of organs from three babies who died in St Francis hospital Wilmington maternity ward after an attendant injected a chemical by error. A four day old boy died Sept 23 and an eight day old boy and a nine day old girl died three days later after receiving the mistaken injection instead of sodium chloride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
St. Francis Hospital of Medicine
C. Everet Kelley
Appointment of George R. Hummerickhouse as U S attorney East Virginia
The appointment of George R. Hummerickhouse to succeed Harry H. Holt Jr. as U S attorney for the eastern district of Virginia seems almost certain after Judge Sterling Hutcheson announced that Walkley E. Johnson will be named clerk of federal courts in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
George R. Humrickhouse
Harry H. Holt Jr
U. S
Eastern District of
Virginia
Sterling Hutcheson
Walkley E. Johnson
Cider Apples Being Received Daily At Heinz Co
Applications open to fill a police department vacancy with the city posting age limits 22 to 32 and requiring a high school education. Apply to Chief Boyd at the Police HQ. Also notes about Heinz glass work, Valley Wre ing Co, and Grant Apple Picking Bags with contact info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz CO
See Valley Wreing Co
Martinsburg Pike
GRANT
N. Cameron St
Police Dept
Boyd
Police H
Holland Sceptre Handed Juliana Princess Regent
The Netherlands announces Queen Wilhelmina will temporarily relinquish royal power for health reasons and Crown Prince Juliana will act as princess regent. Legislation will permit transfer of power. The queen is 67 and not in immediate danger. she missed the opening of Parliament on Sept. 16.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Willem
Prince Henry of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Budget Requests 60 Percent Above Revenues
Roanoke dispatch reports Governor Tuck’s budget advisory commission notes requests exceed current appropriations by about 34 million dollars, totaling 60 percent over revenues. Senator John B Battle cites 1947 half-year state income at 59.6 million and warns of a potential 35 to 40 million future level, urging restraint over borrowing and surplus use to avoid bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Tuck
Virginia
Virginia Manufacturers Assn
John 8. Battle
Charlottesville
Sen. Battle
Warmer Days Lie Just Ahead
The article notes sun and easing cold with near term warmth forecast for next Tuesday and Wednesday. It cites 37 degrees in Winchester and lists regional temperature reports from Phillipsburg, Elkins, and Bangor. It mentions a forthcoming warm spell and broad mild weather from the southern Rockies to Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Middle
North Atlantic
New England
Midwest
H. C. Kenny
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Phillipsburg
Elkins
W. Va
Bangor
U S May Purchase Export Wheat Corn Direct from Farms
Detroit Oct 3 Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece said renewed price controls would force rationing and wage controls. He warned that inflation is serious and could worsen, feeding on itself like power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Detroit
Carroll Reece
Reece
United States
Bread Prices Rise as Grain Costs Push Upward
Prices for bread and some meats are expected to climb as grain costs rise. Hog and pork values surged to a record, with hogs at 29 dollars on average and top at 30.25. Beef and cattle prices held steady, while wholesale butter and eggs fell and poultry eased in New York markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Agricuture
New York
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Agriculture secretary eyes direct grain purchases from farmers
Secretary Anderson disclosed the Agriculture Department is considering buying wheat and corn directly from farmers to bypass grain exchanges. The move aims to curb inflationary price pressures and reduce speculation linked to European aid programs while continuing to buy through normal channels if prices stay in check.
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Washington
Anderson
Agriculture Department
Ae SK Tourer
Pretessment
Saiad
Coopera
Mr. Truman
Spees
Truman
Republic
State
Commerce and Warangynae
Sepeen Spearee
Aeitin
Commodity Credit Corp
Human Fly to Scale Hotel Twice Tomorrow
Johnnie J. Woods known as the Human Fly will scale the George Washington hotel exterior twice tomorrow without safety gear. He will climb blindfolded for the second ascent, balancing on his head at the top after ascending the six story building in Winchester under Winchester Nash Co. Start times are 3 30 p m and 7 p m with a possible rain postponement to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie J. Woods
George Washington
Mr. Woods
Woods
Winchester
Winchester Nash Co
Cameron
Staunton
Stonewall Jackson
Augusta County Fire Department
Washington
Portland
West Coast
L. C. Smith
Seattle
George Washington Hotel
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South End
Caer
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Fire Co
Sgt. J. C. Ritter
FBI Neatral Academy
Nimitz
Holland
Msgrs. Assn
Campbell’s
Loudoun
Tokes Inn
Ion
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
B. P. Arthur, Jr
Workingman’'S
N. Loudoun
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J. J. Woods
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