Great Coal Strike Looms After Talks At Labor Dept
Washington reports indicate John L. Lewis and soft coal operators left a Labor Department session still at odds over averting a nationwide strike. The dispute has shut more than 500 mines, removing about 155000 miners from work as government seeks a settlement while oil and automotive strikes flare across the nation.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Schwellenbach
Lewis
Sesson
United Mine Workers
Labor Department
O. A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Knight
Detroit
New York
Ford Motor Co
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Leslie Downie
Kelsey-Hayes
California
AFL
Warner Brothers Studio
Pacific Northwest
Laval Is Expelled Again From Courtroom in Paris Trial
Paris October 6 Pierre Laval the former Vichy leader was expelled from the high court of justice for a second time in three days after a heated clash with Judge Mongibeaux and prosecutor Andre Mornet. Laval later returned but the session was suspended indefinitely due to lack of witnesses. Lebrun testified briefly as prosecution witness and Laval refused to answer questions about who restored him to power in 1942. He sat in anteroom during proceedings and demanded handcuffs to enter.
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Will
Pierre Laval
Paris
International
Albert Lebrun
Lebrun
Paul Mongibeaux
Laval
Vichy
Andre Mornet
High Court of Justice
Paul Moxgibeaux
Mongibeaux
Petain
Cider Apples Wanted At Ridgewood Plant
Ridgewood Fruit Industries seeks cider apples at the Merriman Lane plant. Contact by phone at 5938 for details.
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Ridgewood Fruit Industry
Merriman’s Lane
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Merriman Lane
Shidehara Named Japan Premier To Form Liberal Cabinet
Tokyo oct 6 baron kijuro shidehara the 73 year old anti militarist was summoned from retirement to become prime minister and form a liberal cabinet he vowed to win the approval of allied occupation authorities Yoshida was reappointed foreign minister and shidehara planned a two to three day cabinet completion the appointment drew cautious comments from allied headquarters and macarthur aides despite concerns over swift democratic reforms
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
Japan
Hirohito
Higashi- Kuni
Shidehara
Allied
MacArthur
Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida
Domei
Migashi-Kuni
Shedehara
Richard K. Sutherland
Staf
Nippon
Scout-O-Ree Set For October 12 In Shenandoah Area
The Shenandoah Area Council, Boy Scouts of America plans a Scout-o-Ree at Winchester Armory October 12 at 8 p.m. A parade starts 7:15 p.m. at the Plaza. the route passes City Hall Cameron Loudoun Piccadilly Gerrard to the Armory. Officers include H. C. Browne parade marshal and Lt Col Henry Covington announces with Scout Executive Herbert Wilkins assisting.
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Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts of America
Wm. H. Lawrence, Jr
Winchester Armory
Winchester City Hall
Court House
Armory
City Hall
Cameron Street
Piccadilly Street
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Gerrard
H. C. Browne
Phil N. Hunter
Ben Belchie
E. B. Cooper
H. C Browne
John S. Scully, Jr
Henry Covington
Herbert J. Wilkins
Hugh Peters
Ed Molden
Diamond Cable Phone 4106 Notice
Office opposite Luthern Church offers 24 hour service with listed hours 10 6 8 10 12 15 17 19 22 24 26 29 31 1p 12t for Diamond Cable Phone 4106 services.
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Luthern Church
Bomber Plunges Into Pacific Off California Coast
A returning B-29 bomber from the western Pacific plunged into the ocean about 300 miles off the Pacific coast at 5 A M today. Normal load is 20 men and officials had no further particulars at Mater Field Sacramento.
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Pacific
Pacific Coast
Mather Field
Phone Employees Set Strike Vote In 15 Days
Two hundred thousand telephone workers nationwide will vote on a strike within 15 days. Henry Mayer of the Federation of Long Line Telephone Workers says wage gains average 30 percent with no wage cut below $2 weekly. The stoppage disrupted long distance lines and local service, with 45 local unions voting overwhelmingly for the strike move. Virginia exchanges operated normally after a four hour stoppage, while smaller towns with manual service showed reduced capacity and emergencies only.
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New York
Henry Mayer
Federation of Long -Line Telephone Workers
Ind
Mayer
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Virginia
Richmond
Federation of Telephone Workers
Kearney
N. J
Congress of Industrial Organizations
FTW
CIO
AFL
Local Telephone Operation Normal After Work Stoppage
Manager 8 S R Sammis of the Winchester Virginia office said local telephone service resumed at 6 pm Friday after a four hour walkout by exchange workers. Long distance was kept to emergency calls with management staffing the switchboard.
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R. Sammis
Winchester
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
National Labor Relations Board
Western Electric Company
New Jersey
Sammis
Winchester Exchange
Gas Murders Admit by Beast of Belsen Kramer Confesses
Joseph Kramer known as the beast of Belsen testified as a prosecution witness in a mass murder conspiracy trial. He admitted gas chamber use at Oswiecim and Natzweiler and described orders from Himmler and Hoess directing killings and disposal of bodies for transport to Strassbourg University.
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Charles Chamberlain
Lueneburg
Joseph Kramer
Belsen
Natzweiler
Kramer
Osweichim
T M. Backhouse
Oswercim
Strassbourg University
Jadin
Reichsfuehrer
Himmler
Gruppenfuehrer
Glucks
Osweidim
Strassbourg
Hirt
Professor Hirt
Struthof
Osweicim
Birkenau
Hoess
Sherman Dick Named To Lead Scout Movement
Sherman Dick of Winchester is named chairman of the Clarke and Frederick Counties district committee on organization and extension for the Boy Scouts of America Shawnee District. The article notes a need for more Cub Packs and Scout Troops to serve about 260 nine year olds and 260 twelve year olds annually, with current units totaling four Cub Packs and eleven Scout Troops. Mr. Dick will expand the committee and plan new units, inviting organizations to sponsor Scout or Cub units and offering sponsorship information via Tel. No. 5106.
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H. C. Browne
Shawnee
Shenandoah
Boy Scouts of America
Sherman Dick
Winchester
Clarke
Frederick
Herbert J. Wilkins
Mr. Dick
Truman Flies From Berryville To Save Martinsburg Trip
President Truman canceled plans to fly from Martinsburg, West Virginia, due to bad weather and low ceilings. He traveled by road to Berryville, Virginia, to serve as best man at the wedding of former Senator Bennett Champ Clark and Violet Heming, the actress. The “Sacred Cow” aircraft did not land at Martinsburg, turning back to Washington as ceilings dropped to 300 feet.
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Berryville
Truman
Washington
Blytheville
Ark
Martinsburg
W. Va
Clark-Heming
Bennett Camp Clark
Violet Heming
Matinsburg
John H. Burkett
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Burkett
Secret Service
Capital
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Bennett Champ Clark
State Guard
Ralph Rannels
Bergville
Reelfoot Lake
West Tennessee
Mild Weather Forecast With Showers Across Districts
A 5 day outlook shows District Four with mild temperatures and scattered showers from today through Tuesday with cooler areas on Sunday and Monday and warmer conditions midweek. District Five expects showers today, then generally fair weather, cooler Sunday and Monday, and warmer conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered showers in the northern portion on Wednesday.
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District Four
Virginia
West Virginia
Wanted to rent house in Winchester by Dec first
Residence sought in a good Winchester section by December 1st with three bedrooms and two baths. Respond to F. 5. R., care Star, immediately.
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Winchester
First Game of Chicago Series Starts In Rain
In drizzle at Wrigley Field on Oct 6, the Cubs and Tigers opened the World Series amid poor visibility with 44,000 damp fans. Ray Prim started for Chicago against Dizzy Trout for Detroit as scoring stalled in the early innings.
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Wrigley Field
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Cubs
Ray Prén
Tigers
Paul
Dizzy” Trout
Webb
Cavarretta
Mayo
Pafko
Cramer
Prim
Hack
Johnson
York
Lowery
Cullenbine
Greenberg
Trout
Nicholson
Outlaw
Hughes
Richards
Livingston
Jack
Tiger
Army frees surplus enlisted men in U S forces
Washington reports the Army authorized the discharge of surplus enlisted men on duty in the United States. President Truman signed legislation to spur voluntary enlistments. Criteria include not eligible for discharge by age, no foreign-duty status, two years since Sept 16 1940, surplus to force needs, not economically retrainable, and lacking scarce skills.
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Washington
Army
United States
Truman
Nation's Chief Serves As Best Man At Berryville Wedding
Judge Bennett Champ Clark of the District Court of Appeals married Miss Violet Heming at Grace Episcopal Church in Berryville with President Truman as best man. The ceremony was private, followed by a reception at Ball’clutha before the President departed for Blytheville, Arkansas. Among guests were Senator Harry Byrd and ex Senators Worth Clark and Harry Hawes. Heming wore a wine silk suit with a pink feathered hat.
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Berryville
Grace Episcopal Church
Bennett Champ Clark
District Court of Appeals
Violet Heming
United States
Henry G. Lane
Winchester
Harry S. Truman
Man
Mary Margaret Truman
Ballclutha
James Thomson
Charles Town Pike
Clarke
Truman
Miss Heming
Broadway
England
Richard Duncan Gatewood
Clark
Welcome Home Veterans Returning to Civilian Life
The Star welcomes Frederick Clarke counties and Winchester veterans who have received their discharges and are resuming civilian life. The column will be supplemented daily with names of discharged service members and asks the public to supply missing names for the list.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
The
Star
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