Hayfield Exhibits Beeves At Richmond Fair
E. Clay Rogers of Hayfield and his children Roxanne and Sidney have entered baby beeves in the Rural Atlantic Exposition in Richmond this week. County agent I Pred Stine notes spring and fall shows on 450 acre grounds with entries from at least thirteen states. Assistant county agent John T. Wolfe also attends the exposition.
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E. Clay Rogers
Hayfield
Roxanne
Sidney
Richmond
I. Pred Stine
Stine
John T. Wolfe
Death of War ren County farmer Harry E. Martin at 69
Harry E. Martin 69 prominent farmer and stock dealer of Warren County died last night at 7 in his Cedarville home along the Front Royal Winchester highway. He was born in Alma Page County and was a director of Citizens National Bank Front Royal and of the Winchester Credit and Loan Association. Survived by wife Sally Rothgeb and three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Martin
Warren County
Cedarville
Front Royal Winchester Highway
Alma Page County
William Martin
Molly Jenkins Martin
Winchester
Front Royal
Retired Policeman Shot in Squirrel Hunt by Mistake
J D Porter a 23 year Fairmont W Va police veteran was accidentally shot by William Arthur Saville Augusta W Va who mistook him for a squirrel Porter lost his right eye suffered upper arm injuries and chest wounds hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital in fair condition Investigating Hampshire County WV prosecutor to lead inquiry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Porter
Fairmont
W. Va
Augusta
Porter
William Arthur Saville
Police
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Hampshire County
Wage and price controls face cautious reassessment
Quick action on resignations and new OWMR appointees continues while wage price policy research by the OWMR advisory board proceeds. Truman says the board must study stabilization. no agreement on timing for removal of controls as industry and labor seek rapid but cautious action amid debates from Green and Johnston on elimination of wage and price controls.
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Office of War Mobilization
Truman
OWMA
OWMR
AFL
William Green
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Green
Chicago
Fred Leighton to headline State AAU weightlifting event
Norfolk’s Fred Leighton touted as one of the best built men in the United States arrives for the State AAU weightlifting contest at the armory this Saturday. Coach Charles Lillis recalls past stage appearances with Leighton in balancing and muscle control exhibitions. Don Brumback of Sacred Heart Athletic Club may break a state record by teeth lifting 275 pounds.
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Fred Leighton
Norfolk
United States
Leighton
116Th Infantry
U. S. Army
Lillis
Charles Lillis
Maryland
Baltimore
Richmond
Don Brumback
Sacred Heart Athletic Club
Samuel Hodgson Retired Farmer Dies in Winchester Hospital
Samuel Lee Hodgson 84 a Frederick county farmer died early today at Winchester Memorial Hospital after years of poor health. Born September 28 1862 at Round Hill he was a son of Abner and Ann Hodgson and part of a pioneer Virginia family. Survived by one sister Mrs David Armstrong of Hutchinson Kansas and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 from Jones Funeral Home with Rev T J Hawkins officiating.
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Samuel Lee Hodgson
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Hodgson
Round Hill
Abner
Ann Hodgson
Virginia
Mervil Dick
Angers Store
W. Va
Murray cites steel output excess and cotton hoarding concerns
Philip Murray notes steel plants run above wartime peak while a major car maker warns of steel shortages. He cites cotton hoarding in churches in the South and, when asked about CIO AFL re affiliation, answers simply Dim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Murray
CIO
AFL
Chamber report charges top advisers are Communists
The chamber released a report claiming two top advisers of Sidney Hillman and CIO President Philip Murray take direct orders from the Communist Party. The identities were not disclosed. Francis P. Matthews defended sources as accurate and refused to reveal informants.
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Chamber
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Philip Murray
Communist Party
Francis P. Matthews
Omaha
Matthews
Roanoke Stop Highlights Army Colonel and Daughter Trek
Col Harrison H. C. Richards of Riverton Va and his daughter Dandonia, a Vassar graduate, passed through Roanoke en route to San Antonio Texas. They began in Front Royal September 19 and expect to reach the city about Christmas on a horseback journey after surviving three and a half years as a Bataan prisoner.
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Roanoke
Army Air Forces
Vassar College
San Antonio
Tex
Harrison H. C. Richards
Riverton
Dandonia
Front Royal
Bataan
Norfolk Adopts Pasteurization Ordinance for Retail Milk
Norfolk city council adopts a measure mandating pasteurization of all milk sold at retail following a request from Dr John M Huff health director and local distributors and producers. The ordinance aims for practical enforcement based on health officer inspection within reasonable limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
John M. Huff
Four Escapees Apprehended in Florida Jail
Four of seven men who fled the Warwick County jail at Denbigh have been captured in Jefferson County Florida. Sheriff R Bickford Curtis said Florida authorities advised the arrest of the four in a stolen auto. Names listed include Richard Zeias 18 Charles Sullivans 19 both Fort Eustis soldiers charged with grand larceny James Hudnall 20 and Orville McQuillan 18 awaiting removal to the state penitentiary under one year for house breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Warwick County
Denbigh
Jefferson County
Florida
R. Bickford Curtis
Curtis
Richard Zeias
Charles Sullivans
Fort Eustis
James Hudnall
Orville McQuillan
State Penitentiary
Frederick County VA land sale commission seeks value and liens
A 1946 court order in Raymond Grubbs v Daisy Grubbs refers a master commissioner to report on the 22 acre tract north of the Stephens City to Double Toll Gate road. The report covers fair market value, ownership interests, enforceable liens, divisibility, and potential sale or partition options.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Raymond Grubbs
Daisy Grubbs
Stephens City
Double Toll Gate
Opequon
Fred Cook
Rouss Avenue
Winchester
H. K. Benham
Chinese conscription marks 35th Republic anniversary
CHINA observes the Republic's 35th birthday as Chiang Kai-Shek restores military conscription amid civil conflict. In Singapore, Maj. Gen. Misao Otsuka and Maj. Gen. Minao Hidaka are among five men sentenced to death for treacheries at Outram Road jail, with jail staff receiving life terms and others 1 to 18 years.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Singapore
Misao Otsuka
Minao Hidaka
Outram Road
Broadway Limited Railyard Collision Delays Two Trains
Nine people suffered minor injuries when the Pennsylvania Railroad Broadway Limited rear-ended the Liberty Limited in East Palestine. The Liberty was delayed after a freight train earlier blocked its first section. the impact derailed two truck wheels on the last Liberty car, delaying both trains by several hours.
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East Palestine
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broadway
Liberty Limited
Richmond Freight Embargo Hits Northbound Shipments
The Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad imposed a freight embargo on less than carload shipments from Richmond to the north from October 10 through October 19. General superintendent W. A. Aiken Jr said the move is due to a shortage of trucks to handle the large volume of small shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad
W. A. Aiken, Jr
Soap shortage hits Charleston schoolkids with itchy outbreak
Charleston Health Director Max J. Goldman reported a soap shortage raising scabies cases among local schoolchildren. He described the outbreak as a plain old fashioned itch spreading through schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Max J. Goldman
Dr. Goldman
Fire Nearly Destroys Charles Town Post Office and Store
Fire at Bakertown owned by Martin D. Welch nearly destroyed the post office and general store with an estimated loss of 6000 dollars. Fireman Milton Carson was overcome by smoke and given artificial respiration before being taken to Charles Town General Hospital.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Martin D. Welch
Bakertown
Welch
Milton Carson
Charles Town General Hospital
Hull Shows Slight but Definite Improvement
Bethesda Naval Hospital reported a slight but definite improvement in Cordell Hull's condition. The 75 year old former Secretary of State had been in serious condition since a stroke on September 30.
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Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Stilwell Stricken by Liver Condition in San Francisco
General Joseph W. Stilwell Sixth Army commander is critically ill at Letterman General Hospital. The 63 year old Asiatic warfare veteran suffers a liver condition believed to stem from Burma jungle exposure.
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Stilwell
San Francisco
Joseph W. Stilwell
Letterman General Hospital
Burma Jungles
Porterfield Resigns as Richmond Health Director
Dr. Jack B. Porterfield, longtime head of the Richmond Health Department, submitted his resignation to Mayor Horace H. Edwards today. The resignation takes effect November 15.
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Porterfield
Richmond
Jack B. Porterfield
Richmond Health Department
Horace H. Edwards
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Local Period
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 7 a m at .35 inches and October to date .42. Average annual rainfall over 33 years of record is 36.49 inches with monthly totals from 1913 to 1945. January 2.49 Feb 1.97 March 2.97 April 3.14 May 3.63 June 3.85 July 3.82 August 3.76 September 2.58 October 3.37 November 2.45 December 2.46 Courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Clarke County Remembrance Day Events Highlight Veterans Tribute
Clarke County observes Homecoming and Remembrance Day with an 11 a.m. memorial at Berryville Baptist Church and a parade at the Horse Show grounds. Lt. Gen. A. C. Wedemeyer will speak as Sen. Byrd presides. Attendees include Gov. Tuck and top Army Navy and Marine officials. A 3 p.m. program follows Troop B parade with a Roll Call of Heroes and taps. Reserved seating for families of WWI dead.
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A. C. Wedemeyer
43Rd Calvary Squadron
W. P. Burks
116Th Infantry
U. 8
Army
W. N. Thomas
U. 5S. Navy
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
M. A. Edson
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Gardiner Waller
Henry G. Lane
R. K. McDonald
The
Presbyterian Church
Carrington Paulette
Baptist Church
G. Peyton Craighill
Cunningham Parish
Millwood
Herbert Johnson
Colored Baptist Church
Clarke
American Legion to honor fallen with Gold Star Certificates
Clarke County Post Commander Reginald G Morrison leads a ceremony presenting Gold Star Certificates of Merit to the next of kin of fallen World War II veterans. A 4 30 barbecue and 8 oclock street dances set Saturday night on Church street near Main street and at the W T B and Will Training School. Invitations have been mailed to over 1100 Clarke county veterans and their families are invited.
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Ican Legion
Clarke County
Reginald G. Morrison
American Legion
Church Street
Main Street
W. T. B. and
Will
Glarke County
ATHLETES FOOT GERMS KILLED IN ONE HOUR
Advertises TEOL strong fungicide for athletes foot with 90 percent alcohol. Claims to penetrate and kill more germs faster. Sells locally at Boyd's Drug Store with a 35 cent guarantee.
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Boyd's Drug Store
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al Goodman
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