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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1946

Page

7

Pinchot Funeral Held In Milford Pa

Ex Governor Gifford Pinchot 81 a leading conservationist and two term Pennsylvania governor was buried after funeral services at his ancestral Milford home town. He died Friday night in New York after leukemia treatment and a period of illness.

Milford Gifford Pinchot Pennsylvania Pinchots Pinchot Division of Forestry McKinley Theodore Roosevelt Taft New York

Baltimore Produce Market yields steady bids on apples and potatoes

Produce volumes remain liberal with slow demand across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. Apple prices range mainly 2.00 to 3.25 with several varieties listed. potatoes and sweet potatoes marked market ready with moderate to liberal supplies. poultry and eggs show light receipts but rising wholesale quotes. Baltimore livestock quotations show active trade for cattle and a strong hog and lamb market.

Lesson In English by W L Gordon

Lesson in English discusses proper usage and pronunciation with examples. It defines inculcate as to teach by frequent repetition and admonition and cites Christ as an instance urging humility.

W. L. Gordon

Livestock Auction: Bulls Vealers Sheep Prices Mixed

After a modest sale, bulls and vealers held steady to down with bulls scarce and active from 13.50 to 12.50. Vealers brought 18.00 mostly 17.50 down. Salable sheep 7,000 of 7,500 total. lambs steady with top natives 20.10 and good loads around 19.50. Yearlings 16.00 to 16.75. slaughter ewes 9.75-10.00 and common to medium 7.75-8.50. culls 7.50.

Baltimore MD. Pa. Va W. Va Bu. Bas Eastern Crits Usis Grimes Jonathans McIntosh Smokehouse Staymans Wolf Rivers N. J N. Y Long Island Idaho MD. Va Bas Goldens Usis Baltimore Livestock USDA Chicago Livestock Chicago

Chicago Grain Quotations

Open ing prices show Wheat Jan 1.24 1 4 Mar 1.98 1 2 May 1.94 1 2 Corn Jan 1.37 1 8 Mar 1.34 1 4 May 1.33 1 8 Oats Nov 84 1 2 3 4 Dec 80 3 4 7 8 Mar 75 5 8 1 2 May 74

Chicago

Pretty Bride To Be Drops Dead In Aisle

Inwood New York October 7 21 year old Rose De Fabrizio collapsed in a church aisle on the way to her wedding altar. Father Louis guided her as bridegroom John Mastanuone waited in the vestry while the wedding march played.

Inwood N. Y Rose de Fabrizio John Mastanuone Louis

Big Four move to speed action on five treaties

The Foreign Ministers Council pressed to fast track five treaties after a swift adoption by the council. Three days were allowed for the Italian treaty with its many controversial angles, and one day each for treaties with Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland.

Big Four Foreign Ministers Council Romania Bulgaria Hungary Finland

Florida Braces as Tropical Storm Enters Gulf of Mexico

Red Cross reports storm tracking from Key Largo to Cedar Keys with warnings across the peninsula. Miami prepares for winds up to 60 mph while shelter readiness and precautionary food and clothing stocks are organized. The storm center lies 140 miles southwest of Havana with 60 mph winds near Dry Tortugas as Cuban towns endure stronger gusts. Officials urge alert along the Gold Coast and West Coast, and military bases cancel liberty as emergency measures begin.

Key Largo Cedar Keys Florida Peninsula Miami Havana Key West San Julian W. O. Johnson Gold Coast Fort Myers Florida West Coast

Truss Fitting Promises Comfort and Proper Use

The notice touts Martinsburg services to fit a truss daily and insists the modern truss supports any rupture size or location. It promises improved circulation, stronger weak areas, and closure of openings while offering ongoing adjustment and instruction on correct wear for best results.

Martinsburg

Charles Sours Dies at 87 in Mt Williams Home

Charles Wesley Sours 87 died Saturday at 8 50 PM at his Mt Williams home after a two week illness. Born April 29 1859 in Page County he was a farmer retired years ago. Survived by wife Emma J Sours and son David of Mt Williams two brothers Jacob Culpeper Samuel Luray and sister Angeline Miller California. Funeral from Omps Funeral Home 9 AM to Grace Lutheran Ida Grove attended by Rev E B Smith burial in Ida Grove family cemetery.

Charles Wesley Sours Mt. Williams Page County Samuel and Mary Weaver Sours Emma J. Sours David Sours Jacob Sours Culp

Iceland Parliament Accepts U S Iceland Agreement

Iceland's Althing voted 32 to 19 in favor of the agreement allowing American civilians to maintain the strategically important airport. Officials say the decision reflects peaceful foreign policy amid Soviet pressure over Turkey.

Althing Iceland United States Russia Turkey Reykjavik

Shenandoah Valley Association heels in as component of state body

Dr. Allen State Dental Association by Dr. Orville Van Duesen of Winchester, president. Other speakers were Dr. Guy R. Fisher of Staunton, Dr. J. Stanley Jordan of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. John C. Specker of the Justice Department in Philadelphia. The Shenandoah Valley Association is Component No. 7 of the state association, its area extending from Winchester to Roanoke.

State Dental Association Orville van Duesen Winchester Guy R. Fisher Staunton J. Stanley Jordan University of Pennsylvania John C. Specker The Justice Department Philadelphia Shenandoah Valley Association State Association Roanoke

Police Question 312 in Jerusalem Shooting Probe

Police and military officials questioned 312 people and arrested four during a search of Jerusalem's Jewish quarter for assailants who shot and killed an unarmed Royal Air Force airman and wounded another while they were sightseeing in the Prophets Street area last night.

Jerusalem Royal Air Force the Prophets

Medical Society Of Virginia To Meet At Virginia Beach

The Medical Society of Virginia will hold its first full postwar meeting at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach from October 14 to 16. Dr. George F. Lull of the American Medical Association will address trends in medicine at the annual banquet on October 15, with other speakers including Dr. Joseph S. Lawrence, Dr. Julian L. Rawls of Norfolk, and Dr. E. C. Harper of the Veterans Administration in Richmond.

Virginia Beach Medical Society of Virginia Cavalier George F. Lull American Medical Association Joseph S. Lawrence Council On Medical Service and Public Relations Julian L. Rawls Norfolk Society E. C. Harper Veterans Administration Richmond

Church Opens Space to Ease Berryville School Crowding

In Berryville Virginia on October 7 the First Baptist Church voted to let the Clarke County school board use the east Sunday School room to relieve fourth grade congestion at Berryville elementary. A committee of Ed Barnett Oscar Carr and W E Hart will coordinate with the school board. The church notes prior use for schooling in 1869 when the public system began.

Berryville First Baptist Church Clarke County Ed Barnett Oscar Carr W. E. Hart First Baptist

Postwar trials and dispersal notes from Nuremberg

The article reports Hjalmar Schacht leaving Nuremberg for nearby Stuttgart to visit relatives and friends after acquittal, and Franz von Papen awaiting permission to move to the British zone. It also notes per capita public debt figures rising from 1917 to 1946 across two world wars.

Hjalmar Schacht Nuernberg Stuttgart Relatves Ohter Hans Fritsche Franz von Papen Palace of Justice Stockhausen

Harriman Sworn In as Secretary of Commerce

W Averell Harriman was sworn in today as Secretary of Commerce succeeding Henry A Wallace. The ceremony in Washington was administered by Chief Justice Fred M Vinson with Harriman flanked by cabinet members and Mrs Harriman in attendance.

Washington W. Averell Harriman Henry A. Wallace Truman Harriman England Fred M. Vinson

Pittsburgh Reopens After Two Week Power Strike

In Pittsburgh on October 7 large department stores and many smaller shops reopened after a near two week shutdown caused by a city power strike. The Golden Triangle business district, once a ghost city since September 24, regained activity as power generators hummed back to life.

Pittsburgh

Treasury bonds move to pay WWII veteran terminal claims

Crisp five year treasury bonds head to government offices to fund about 2.7 billion dollars in World War II veterans terminal leave claims. The bonds will settle more than 50 billion in claims and reach service finance and disbursing offices this week.

Washington Treasury

Bakers Threaten District Bread Strike Over Wage Claim

About one thousand bakers threaten to cut off 80 percent of the District bread supply with a strike tonight unless a daylong agreement is reached with 40 bakeries. The AFL Bakery Workers Local demands a 184 percent wage increase. U S Conciliator James Holden schedules a meeting of employer and union negotiators.

Washington AFL U. S James Holden

Alaska Canoe Vote Supports Statehood Push

Juneau reports that Alaska’s canoe vote is expected today to boost support for statehood in tomorrow’s general election. Backers argue the move is pivotal despite business leaders’ concerns over cost for the small population. The Alaska Statehood Association leads the campaign with broad group backing.

Juneau Alaska Alaska Statehood Association

Heath to be hanged at Pentonville Oct 16

George Neville Heath once an RAF fitter and convicted killer of Margery Gardner a London film extra will be executed at Pentonville Prison on October 16 according to the Home Office announcement made in London on October 7.

London George Neville Heath RAF Clifer Margery Gardner London Film Extra Pentonville Prison Home Office

British Halt Flights Over Yugoslavia

Royal Air Force officers announced a temporary suspension of all RAF flights over Yugoslavia following the forcible downing of an RAF courier plane. This action occurred as tensions rose after the incident and was reported from Rome on October 7.

Rome Royal Air Force Yugoslavia

Yugoslav Fighter In Nis Scene Last Friday

A Yugoslav fighter was involved in an incident at Nis last Friday. Details remain sparse in the partial excerpt.

Nis

Walter Johnson in grave condition at Georgetown Hospital

Walter Johnson famed pitcher was reported in very critical condition today by attendants at Georgetown Hospital. The update comes as his illness dominates headlines in Washington with fans hoping for a recovery.

Washington Walter Johnson Georgetown Hospital

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