Liberty Ship Crew Finds Rare Ambergris Treasure
The Liberty Ship Santiago Isle Gras crew recovered a spray mass of ambergris from the Atlantic near the Azores. Captain Arthur C. Wood and 43 crewmen suspect a haul exceeding 250 pounds valued at about 1000 dollars per pound. Bayonne city chemist Robert P. Gaines confirmed the find as ambergris. Ownership will be determined by the War Shipping Administration legal division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cris
Santiago Islegras
Azores
Robert P. Gaines
Bayonne
N. J
Lesses
Arthur C. Wood
War Shipping Administration
Hewlett R. Bishop
WSA
Holiday Dances Planned By JBT
The Winchester Junior Board of Trade announces four holiday dances starting Hallowe en and ending New Year s Eve. Ed Molden chairs the committee with Art Humphrey assisting. The Hallowe en dance is October 31 at the Winchester armory with Phil Young s Orchestra from Chambersburg. Remaining dances occur November 22 Thanksgiving December 25 Christmas and December 31 New Year s Eve.
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Winchester Junior Board of Trade Today
Hallowe’en
Ed Molden
Art Humphrey
Molden
Winchester Armory
Phil Young
Chambersburg
Graduate Nurses To Meet Here
The Twelfth District Graduate Nurses Association of Virginia will meet in the Nurses Home at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Friday October 19 at 3 30. A guest speaker will present and a report from the Richmond meeting on placement and assignment will be read. Members should bring a wrapped gift suitable for iS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graduate Nurses Association of Virginia
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Deserted Puppies Found On Road
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seeks a home for two female part hound puppies found in a sack along the Martinsburg pike north of town. They were discovered by Mrs. Jessie Hoover who saw the moving sack while traveling with her husband. The 8. P. C. A. was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Martinsburg Pike
Jessie Hoover
S. Kent Street
OPA Raises Retail Ceilings on Sheets and Pillow Cases
The OPA announced higher ceiling prices for sheets and pillow cases in a move to offset rising manufacturing costs. Wholesalers and retailers have absorbed two prior increases and cannot absorb another, with the consumer to pay the higher end. Costs rose again but a precise new price level was not estimated due to variations in increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Ration Calendar Details for Meats Fats Sugar Shoes
The Associated Press notes book four red stamps Ai through Ei are valid through Oct 31 Fi through Ki through Nov 30 Li through Qi through Dec 31 and Ai through Vi through Jan 31 for meats and fats. Sugar in book four stamp 38 covers five pounds through Dec 31. Book three airplane stamps 1 2 3 and 4 for shoes are valid indefinitely. OPA says plans to cancel any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Selective Service Boards Now Veterans Information Centers
Local Selective Service Boards were designated as Veterans Information Centers by the Retraining and Re-employment Administration. They operate from the County Office Building and City Hall, offering free guidance on reemployment, G I loans, insurance, education and other veteran benefits to help ex servicemen reestablish civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Veterans Information
Congress
Veterans Information Centers
G. I
Mrs Catlett, 64, Expires in Frederick County
Mrs Thelby F Catlett 64 wife of Solomon J Catlett died Tuesday evening at her home in the Reynolds Store area northern Frederick County She was a daughter of the late Cephas and Thelby Bishop Surviving husband two sons Isaac Catlett Summerville Ohio Riley V Catlett in the army in France and daughter Elizabeth Catlett New York City Also two half brothers Benedict Omps Whitacre and Peter Holland Reading Pa Funeral services will be held Saturday Relatives meet 1 pm at the late home then proceed to Wesley Chapel Methodist Church for rites conducted by Rev C H Palmer Interment in the adjoining cemetery Pallbearers E D Shenk Eldon Se Lutrell A B are Utah Crosen and Cecilost
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Catlett
Roy
Thelby F. Catlett
Solomon J. Catlett
Reynolds Store
Frederick County
Cephas and
Thelby Bishop
Isaac Catlett
Summerville
Ohio
Riley V. Catlett
France
Elizabeth Catlett
New York City
Benedict Omps
Whitacre
Peter Holland
Reading
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
C. H. Palmer
E. D. Shenk
Eldon Se Lutrell
A. B
Utah Crosen
Cecil ‘Ost
Howard Heads to Eighteenth FFA National Convention
Howard J Dowell, supervisor of Education and Virginia FFA treasurer, leaves Richmond for Kansas City to attend the eighteenth FFA national convention October 9 and 10. Delegates Francis Harris Jr and Edward Goode from Virginia will join, as the group outlines awards for American farmer degrees and national officer elections. Virginia FFA has about 7500 members in high school vocational agriculture. National officers will be elected, with the exception of a secretary and Mr Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Pi— Dowell J. Howard
Department of Education
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Francis Harris, Jr
Tilerson
Edward Goode
Ferrum
Virginia
National Organization
Bey
Howard
Citizens Seek Improved Route To Front Royal
Front Royal chamber representatives and Middletown Grange met with highway department engineer R W Yellett yesterday to discuss an upgraded road from Front Royal to Reliance linking with the Middletown road. Reliance residents Ira Gruver Floyd Derflinger W R Stickley Ashley Brumback F C Durman Robert Steele and C C Bowen attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
Front Royal
Middletown
Return of Lt Col Dewey Body Sought in Viet Nam Disorder
Saigon dispatch reports Annamese nationalists agreed to return the body of Lt Col A Peter Dewey of Washington DC who was shot during recent disorders. They also pledged to release French hostages as peace talks opened between Vietnamese and French leaders. A cease fire remains in effect until Saturday when talks end.
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Saigon
Indochina
A. Peter Dewey
Washington
D.C
Douglas Gracey
Middle East Wacs Soon To Return
All WACS in the Middle East theater are scheduled to sail for the United States about October 17. Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Giles, the American commanding officer, said the corps justified to the full the War Department’s expectations. About 300 WACS are in Egypt and others are at Accra and Casablanca with the Air Transport Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Middle East
United States
Benjamin F. Giles
War Department
Egypt
Accra
Casablanca
Air Transport Command
Local Markets Note on Market Listings
Local markets are published daily and the Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in listings. The page focuses on price ranges and vendor names in a standard market digest.
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The
Star
Local Graded Egg Market and Feeds Price List
Butter Creamery butter Local Graded Egg Market lists prices for eggs and a wide range of feeds and livestock items. It includes specific weights and rates for butter, meal, middlings, dairy and poultry feeds, cracked corn, ground corn, starter and grower mixes, and various livestock categories with price ranges for steers, cows, calves, lambs, pigs, and poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oranda
NORS
Csese
Cooe
Sidi Cie Setae
Leghorn Dowies
Eckson
Ames
Grevaialeacer
Apaieseerie
District Nurses Report Shows September Clinic Load
The District Nurses report a busy September with 219 visits. Over 300 Miller School children were examined for teeth and tonsils on September 24 and 25 at Stonewall School. One adult and two children were found tubercular. additional chest X-rays and hospital admissions supported tuberculosis control efforts. Milk was provided to one family and several children received hospital treatment through local programs.
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District Nurses Association
Miller School
Stonewall School
Blue Ridge Sanatorium
Winchester Tuberculosis Association
University of Virginia Hospital
Crippled Children’s Fund
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Big Three to launch talks to end wartime deadlock
Diplomatic circles expect President Truman Prime Minister Attlee and Stalin to begin trans Atlantic discussions soon after Byrnes and Molotov meet. Bevin briefed the British cabinet on the breakdown in foreign ministers councils and Evatt urged a three power principle review followed by a broader drafting meeting with other belligerents.
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London
Truman
Stalin
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Molotov
United States
Russia
Britain
Australia
Foreign Ministers Council
H. V. Evatt
Evatt
Kiwanis Club Hosts Major M. B. Clowe Speaker
Winchester Kiwanis Club held its weekly luncheon with Major M. B. Clowe Jr as guest of honor. In Dr. R. H. Kerlin’s absence due to the district convention, John Wanner presided. Guests included Eric Lundgren Bill Pifer Bill Butler William Mills Dugg Diggs and others from local and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Clowe, Jr
City
Winchester Kiwanis Club
R. H. Kerlin
Richmond
John Wanner
Eric Lundgrin
F. Grove White
Bill Pifer
Dr. H. S. Pifer
Bill Butler
Harry W. Butler
William Mills
Washington
Harry W. Ebert
Dugg Diggs
Staunton
Sgt Ernest Stotler Headed Home After Liberating News
Norma Adams of Gettysburg received a letter from her brother Sgt Ernest A Stotler describing his liberation from the Japanese and his plan to return to the United States. He said he was resting in an army hospital on September 15 and tired but not seriously harmed after having flown 1200 miles. He hoped to be home by Christmas as weather allowed him to fly to Manila then the States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Adams
Gettysburg
Winchester
Ernest A. Stotler
States
Sgt
Statler
Manila
Army of the United States
E.N. A
War Department
AUS
Service Administration
Sweethearts of Childhood Will Start Life Anew
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 4 Blind T. Set Joseph Cahill and his wife Sue return to Cecil street home after his treatment in California. Their son Jackie greeted them at the station. Cahill, a 27 year old veteran blinded by a German bazooka, will undergo rehabilitation training in Avon Connecticut after 60 days at home.
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Philadelphia
T. Set
Joseph Cahill
Sue
Cecil Street
Jackie
Joe
California
Avon, Conn
Cubs Tigers Attack Endures In Tight Exhibition
In the Cubs and Tigers game, Cavarretta doubled driving in the first run. Cramer and Greenberg produced key hits including a Greenberg homer as Detroit surged, then Cubs and Tigers traded innings with no further scores through the seventh.
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Cubs
Trucks
Hughes
Wyse
Webb
York
Hack
Johnson
Tigers
Pafko
Richards
Mayo
Cramer
Greenberg
Cullendine
Cavarretta
Lowrey
Cullenbine
Cromer
Outlaw
Nicholson
Gillespie
Secory
Trio Charged With Larceny of Sugar in Front Royal
Two Front Royal men and a Martinsburg man were arrested on October 2 by State Trooper Thomas J. Starrett and jailed in Winchester for investigation of stealing a quantity of sugar from Interstate Commerce at a railroad siding in Winchester. Federal officers are aiding the case. Names: Edward Lyle Showers, 25, Joseph E. Showers, 18, and Calvin Pitman Carper. The investigation continues.
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Front Royal
Martinsburg
Thomas J. Starrett
Winchester
Edward Lyle Showers
Rt. 3
Joseph E. Showers
High Street
Calvin Pitman Carper
King Street
W. Va
Soviet Comments on Gen Patton Removal in Bavaria
Berlin’s Soviet sponsored paper says Patton’s ouster shows the American people oppose fascism. The Berliner Zeitung editorial by Dr Guenter Kertzscher praises popular protest, claims Russians British French share the move, and stresses democratic resolve over political expediency.
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Berlin
Belin
George S. Patton
Bavaria
Berliner Zeitung
Guenter Kertzscher
Watton
Roanoke Truckers Vote on Potential General Strike
Roanoke Virginia union drivers helpers and warehouse men face a possible general strike as Local 171 AFL prepares to announce results of a vote. About 1 000 workers across 57 trucking firms may join a broader walkout if the later ballot supports it. An earlier strike by 90 Pitzer Transfer and Roanoke Public Warehouse workers is underway. a separate local deal in Martinsville and Bassett is described as temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Chauffeurs’ and Teamsters
AFL
B. Barber
Pitzer Transfer Company
Roanoke Public Warehouse
Barber
Martinsville
Galax
Bassett
President outlines atomic knowledge and secrecy stance
President Truman argues that essential atomic theory is widely known and that foreigners could catch up. He says three nations with the secret may share peaceful uses while withholding the production know-how for the bomb’s explosive power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Laval on Trial for Treason in High Court of Justice
Laval faces multiple charges including plotting against domestic security, aiding the enemy, hindering government move to North Africa, and denouncing the Republic. The trial of the former French premier, amid protests, resumes after a 30 minute recess as Laval demands more time to present his defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongibeaux
Laval
Defense Council
North Africa
Germany
Auxiliary Card Party Set by American Legion Auxiliary
At the October meeting of the Robert Y. Conrad Post Auxiliary held at Mrs. Robert Barton’s home, reports on the State Convention were heard. The group approved sending funds to Department Hospitals and Newton Baker Camp and Hospital Council for Christmas gifts. The Armistice Day Card Party will be on Monday, November 12, in the Elks Club upstairs rooms, with Mrs. T. Russell Cather and Mrs. S. C. Brooks in charge and detailed committees named for reservations prizes service sale poppy sale waitresses sandwiches coffee tables plates and napkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Robert Y. Conrad
Robert Barton
Philip Fowle
Bob Schenk
Frances Beverly
Richmond
Department Hospitals
Newton Baker Camp and Hospital
Elks Club
George Washinton
T. Russell Cather
S. C. Brooks
R. E. Griffith
Nelson Page
Gibson Baker
Claude Grim
Harry
Truman Seeks Quick OK for Great Lakes St Lawrence Plan
President Truman pressed for speedy approval of bills to develop the Great Lakes St Lawrence basin but faced a snag over treaty requirements. Senator Overton argued that water boundary deals with Canada must be treaties, while others backed simple legislation. A congressional review was referred to the Foreign Relations Committee as sponsors push for the Canadian American agreement with navigation and Niagara power issues still in dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin
Overton
D.-La
United States
Canada
Senate
House
Connally
D.tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
D.-Ky
St. Lawrence Seaway
Niagara River
Answers to the Daily Quiz Declared Correct
The page lists quiz answers: 1 True 2 False 3 Admiral Husband E. Kimmel 4 True 5 The sergeant was more frightened than he 6 Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky 8 Anne Rutledge 9 A country lying between two potential enemy countries 10 Michigan.
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True
False
Husband E. Kimmel
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Anne Rutledge
Michigan
Truman pushes fast action on wartime tech policy
Immediate steps to safeguard the nation’s scientific and industrial assets were urged by President Truman. He cited the vast army of scientists and key production plants in Washington and Tennessee and called for quick moves to regulate energy, licensing, censorship, and distribution to prevent monopoly and secure peace time products. Senator McMahon questioned feasibility of an international agreement to halt development.
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Isue
Truman
Washington
Tennessee
McMahon
D-Conn
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Liberty Ship
JBT
Associated Press
Selective Service Boards
Mrs. Catlett
F.F.A. Meeting
Wacs
Aiprececeres
Cicc
M. B. Clowe
Ernest Stotler
Cavaretta
Gen
Patton
Paul Mongibeaux
Andre Mornet
Mata Hari
Marshal Petain
Republic
High Court of Justice
Vichy
Joseph Darnand
Petain
Pyrennes
de Gaulle
Rence
Acheson
St. Lawrence
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
CE LO
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley Schools
Handley Library
Handley Fund
LIONS
Berryville, Virginia
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