Churchill Warns of World War 3 and Atomic Stakes
Churchill warned that World War 3 could erupt at any moment and that only U S atomic bombs can halt Soviet expansion in Western Europe. He urged the West to act now before Russia acquires the bomb and called for harsh measures against Soviet aggression. He praised MacArthur’s Japan policy while stressing strength as peace’s foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llandudno
Wales
Winston Churchill
Berlin
United States
Europe
Consecative Party
Churchill
Russia
United Nations
Austria
Germany
Britain
Japan
Churchill Hnighly
Douglas MacArthur
General Lee's letter on Bishop Meade obituary note
TheRev. Bishop Meade died in Richmond on the night of March 13 1862. Gen. Lee wrote to Mrs. Lee describing the final hours and blessing given before Meade’s death noting the strong affection and calm the bishop displayed. References to Freeman's Lee and Gibson's Sketches are cited for further accounts. Bishop Meade was Mrs. Lee's godfather.
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Gen. Lee
Bishop Meade
Richmond
Robert
Gén. Lee
Freeman
Lee
Churchhill Gibson
Mrs. Lee
Enthusiasm Fires Red Feather Community Chest Drive Start
Several hundred volunteers launched a drive to raise 35000 for eight Winchester Frederick County agencies. Ed Molden headed the kickoff. State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr. was keynote speaker. The drive runs through Oct 22 with a progress meeting Friday at the George Washington hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Frederick County
George Washington
Palace
Capitol
Malden
Ronald 8. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Len Byrd
Sam McCarty
Dick Rush
Jack Fretwell
Don Patton
Swing Boys
Roberta Rinker
Joan Brubaker
Nancy Allen Levi
Berryville
France Weighed by Red Strike Wave Across Nation
France faces a sixth day of coal and rail stoppages as a communist strike wave disrupts recovery. Government sources estimate daily losses around $2 million as nearly one million tons of coal go idle. One worker died near Metz during clashes with police and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Metz
Barter Theater Sells Single Tickets For Two Plays
Winchester officials announced single tickets on sale for Barter Theater shows Papa is All and Hamlet. Papa is All, a comedy, plays 8 p.m. Monday at Handley auditorium with box office 45 minutes before curtain. Advance tickets available at Molden Electric Co. Miller's Drug Store Mulvey's J. W. Arthur Insurance Hobby Shop Anna Belle Beauty Shop Berryville te Drug Store Stephens City Navy 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Porter Theatre
Handley Auditorium
Molden Electric Co
Miller's Drug Store
Mulvey’s
J. W. Arthur Insurance Co
Hobby Shop
Anna Belle Beauty Shop
Berryville
Te Drug
Stephens City
Navy
Diphtheria Clinic Series Planned in Clarke County
Physicians of Clarke county visiting nurse association Red Cross school board and state health department plan a series of diphtheria clinics next week. Monday 10 am Berryville elementary school and 1 pm Berryville high school Tuesday 9 am Boyce high school 10 45 am to noon Millwood and White Post schools Thursday 9 am W T B Williams training school No fees for toxoids.
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Clarke County
Virginia apple grade and pack improving this year
Virginia apple industry reports progress in raising grade and packing quality despite a lighter crop. Dr. E L Overholser and a Virginia Tech team toured packing houses and storage centers to assess the program, with clinics and meetings in mid summer to demonstrate grading and packing methods.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
E. L. Overholser
Virginia Tech Horticulture Department
Overholser
John W. Watson
Staunton
State Apple Commission
State Horticultural Society
A. H. Teske
Fred R. Dreiling
Agricultural Extension Service
H. Henley
Winchester
Federall-State Fruit Inspection Service
The
Apple Commission
Horticultural Society
Extension Service
State Department of Agriculture
Indians Stay Up 3-1 In World Series After Gromek Win
Cleveland pitcher Steve Gromek silenced Boston in a 2-1 victory before a record 78 000 crowd. Lary Doby belted a 400 foot homer for the Indians with Lou Boudreau driving in the first run in the opener. The series lead widened to 3-1 as Gromek allowed seven hits in a strong win.
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Clveland
Steve Gromek
Cleveland Indians
Boston
Johnny Sain
Lary Doby
Fleet Negro
Indians
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Gromek
Boudreau
Tomorow
Bobby Feller
Braves
Johnny Sai
Feller
Marv Rickert
Holmes
Judnich
Dark
Hogan
Torgeson
Elliott
Hegan
Mitchell
Doby
Keltner
Robinson
Stanky
Sam
Goredon
Rickert
M. McCormick
Gordon
Sain
Eliott
Masi
Boudrea
World Series gate sets receipts record in game
The 70,306 attendance for yesterday's World Series game yielded a new gate record of 354614 dollars, the largest at a single baseball game. The report notes the historic revenue milestone alongside classified ads and notices in the same paper page.
Stern Gang Men Break Out of Jaffa Jail
Scores of Stern gang members attacked and disarmed guards at Jaffa jail in Tel Aviv shaking Sabbath calm. About 120 prisoners escaped or wandered, with 75 to 100 believed at large as military cordons tightened and clashes reported near the waterfront amid fallout from the Bernadotte assassination.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Stern
Jaffa
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Bernadotte
Nathan Fiedman-Yellin
Joel Caspi
Holy Name Society Sectional Meet Planned for Sunday
A sectional meeting of the Holy Name Society will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Church in Winchester. Walter Wool of Martinsburg will preside over the business session uniting Catholic men from Front Royal, Martinsburg, Keyser, Ridgeley, Berkeley Springs, Harpers Ferry and Winchester. Officers to be elected. Movies from the national convention in Boston will be shown. A luncheon precedes the meeting, then benediction. Father John J. Conley of Front Royal is spiritual director.
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Holy Name Society
Tomorow
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
Walter Wool
Martinsburg
Front Royal
Keyser
Ridgeley
Berkeley Springs
Harpers Ferry
Boston
John J. Conley
Jockey Robert Runyon Held in Brooklyn Gang Slaying Case
Robert Runyon a 23 year old freelance jockey and husband of a Winchester woman is among seven men held on high bail after the slaying of Peter Del Pozzo in Brooklyn. Runyon held on 25000 as a material witness as police pursue clues and a man named Joe. Also jailed for felonious assault are Frank Martella and Thomas Signorino.
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Robert Runyon
Cork St
Winchester
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Peter del Pozzo
Runyon
Prank di Lalla
Press Assn
Frank Martella
Thomas Signorino
del Pozzo
Martella
Signorino
Peter Chido
Natali Martella
Baltimore
Mary Margaret Everhart
Victory Stables
New York
Kansas
Charles Town
Dewey Poised For Pittsburgh Speech Monday
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey reviews reports from foreign affairs adviser John Foster Dulles on Berlin and UN issues in Paris. He returns to Albany briefly then heads to Pittsburgh Monday for a trainside speaking tour amid U.S. Russia tension signals.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Berlin
United Nations
Paris
Dewey
New York City
Allen Dulles
Pittsburgh
Truman
Marshall
New York
Dulles
United States
Russia
Pennsylvania
Lexington Leads Handley 7-0 at Half After Strong Second Quarter
Lexington led Handley 7-0 at the end of the first half as Pooley Hubert Jr. completed three passes in the second quarter to set up a six point score. A crowd of about 3000 watched the district showdown impact Handley’s bid for an undefeated season.
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Lexington
Handley High School
Pooley Hubert Jr
Hunt Date Set for Middleburg Race Meeting
The 12th fall meeting of the Middleburg Hunt Race Assn will be held Saturday November 13 at Glenwood Park course in Middleburg. Seven races are on the program.
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Middleburg
Middleburg Hunt Race Assn
Glenwood Park
Fight on Tooth Decay Began in Two Virginia Counties
The first county wide sodium fluoride program in Virginia started in Prince William and Fauquier counties. Over three years children in the second, fifth and seventh grades receive fluoride treatment each year. Program sponsored by the state health department and local boards.
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Manassas
Virginia
Prince William
Fauquier
State Health Department
Boards of Supervisors
Virginia to furnish 288 men for December draft
RICHMOND Oct 9 Virginia is to furnish 288 men for induction into the armed services during December Col Mills Neal state selective service director said this total is in addition to the November quota of 237 men Men selected under the new quota will take physical examinations next month and will be inducted during December About 1200 men are expected to be called for physical examinations
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Richmond
Virginia
Armed Services
Col
Mills Neal
State Selective Service
Thurmond Sees W M Gridders Play VMI
Virginia campaign stop features Thurmond at William and Mary vs VMI game in Norfolk. He speaks in Richmond and Lynchburg and pledges states rights ticket aims to win electoral votes to deny a electoral majority.
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Richmond
J. Strom Thurmond
Executive Mansion
Gov. Tuck
Virginia
Williamsburg
Norfolk
Gov. Thurmond
General Assembly
Thomas Odom
Suffolk
Young Democratic Clubs of
Thurmond
Dewey
Truman
Robert O. Norris
Lancaster
W. Tayloe Murphy
Warsaw
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Special notice for land and building sale at bargain price
40x60 building and 1 acre land with railroad siding available at $7500. Contact Stephens City at 44-1-2 or 15-1-11. Also listed FHA sale of almost new Fraiz er sedan for $1795 at Cal Pine Motor Co. A dance for Eagles members at the Eagles Home on Saturday night October 9 with music by Eagles Club Quartette.
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N. Kerr St
Stephens City
Fraizer
Cal Pine Motor Co
Eagles
Eagles Club Quartette Entertainment Committee
Truman and Marshall meet on Berlin blockade tension
Washington reports President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall met to discuss the Berlin crisis while plans for a Moscow envoy were reportedly abandoned. British and Russian press weighed the impact on the UN and Four Power negotiations.
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Marshall
Berlin
Washington
Truman
Paris
United Nations
Buffalo
Secret Service
Lovett
White House
Fred Vinson
Moscow
Russia
Marshal
Nacht Express
State Department
the Express
Mill Rd Dwelling Permits Issued And Local Notices
Frank L. Barrett of Winchester Route 2 receives a building permit for a 5 room frame bungalow on Mill Road near Green Spring Road at an estimated cost of 3000 dollars. M H Rudolph of 909 South Cameron Street gains a permit for a 3 room frame house to be used later as a garage located three miles north of Winchester off Route 50 at 1200 dollars. Edgar Largent of Cross Junction gets a 600 dollar garage and smokehouse permit. Apple pickers wanted at H F Byrd Packing House Berryville. One theater notice lists Papa is All on sale at Handley Auditorium Monday Oct 11 at 7 1 p m. Tickets 1 50 each tax included.
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Frank L. Barrett
Winchester R. 2
Mill Rd
Greenspring Rd
M. H. Rudolph
S. Cameron St
Winchester
R. 50
Edgar Largent
Cross Junction
H. F. Byrd
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West
MacArthur
Red Feather
Clarke
Apple
Boston Braves
Pine Motor Co
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
Fred. County Court House
Potomac-Edison
Geo. Wash
Nat. Pruit
Virginia Woolen Co
Coleman Dunn
Sara’s Beauty Shop
Stern Gang
GOP
Handley
Hunt
J. Fulmer Bright
Co. C. Carlin
Alexandria Gazette
Dixie
House of
Lynchburg Armory
Randolph-Macon
Kentucky
Vinson
Kremlin
U.N
Security Council
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