Reading Takes Red Cross Post in Kentucky Assignment
George W Reading announced at the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross meeting that he accepted a National Red Cross Field Representative role covering Kentucky with HQ in Lexington. He resigns as First Aid Water Safety and Accident Prevention chair after three years and will begin November 3. previously he was a chemist with the Virginia Woolen Company in Winchester.
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Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
National American Red Cross
Kentucky
Lexington
Winchester
Reading
Virginia Woolen ‘Company
Treasury Seeks Victory Loan To Bridge Year End Finances
Richmond Virginia October 1 Under Secretary Daniel W Bell said federal spending has fallen since V J Day but the Treasury balance would run dry by year end without the Victory loan Proceeds. About 300 Virginians to oversee the drive October 29 to December 8 attended a conference in Richmond with attendees including Wendell Barney Sam Magerfield Grant Pollock Lamar Keen Mrs H Clay deGrange and Tom Baldridge.
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Richmond
United States Treasury
Treasury
Daniel W. Bell
Ashington
Victory Loans
Virginia
Bell
Winchester
Wendell Barney
Sam Magerfield
Grant Pollock
Lamar Keen
H. Clay deGrange
Tom Baldridge
Armed Jews Raid Palestine Training Depot
Palestine military headquarters announced a large number of armed Jews raided a training depot early today, overpowered guards, and fled with weapons and ammunition. The raid raised tensions as British reinforcements arrived and police pursued about Beth Oren and YJ villages, with a clash injuring a constable and Arabs during a clearance. In Tel Aviv police clashed with a large mob during a routine search.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Military Headquarters
Palestine
Beth Oren
Tel Aviv
Sad home-coming for war hero in Kentucky tragedy
Pvt. William H. Garrett 23 arrived from the European War Theater but his return turned to mourning as his parents and six siblings were killed in a Providence Kentucky car accident last Saturday. He travels to Sturgis for the funeral and the family will be buried in eight graves at Morganfield Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Morganfield
William H. Garrett
Paris
New York
Mark Clark
Garrett
Sturgis
Albert Leslie Garrett
Providence
Odd Fellows
Policy change before lending fronts House debate
Congress welcomed a House committee plan to withhold loans to Russia and Britain until they adopt open doors for American technicians and loosen trade barriers. Critics warned the blunt language could strain wartime allies. Bloom urged diplomacy and dialogue.
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Washington
Congress
House
America
Russia
Britain
United States
Rep. Colmer
D-Miss
Europe
Bloom
Dny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
James Curl Dies in Front Royal
James Clinton Curl a native of this city died at 10 o clock in Front Royal hospital after years of ill health He was 71 and born March 19 1874 He was a plasterer by trade and had retired He is survived by eight children including Mrs Elmer Laing two brothers Sidney C Curl and C B Curl Funeral arrangements not completed
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James Clinton Curl
Front
Mat Royal Hospital
James W
Lillie M. Curl
Winchester
Elmer Laing
Sidney C. Curl
C. B. Curl
Marine Ace Joe Foss Released From Marines
Marine Major Joe Foss, famed WWI pilot linked to Eddie Rickenbacker with 26 aerial victories, was released from the Marines at the Santa Barbara station where he served as operations officer. He plans no immediate future moves and will remain in Santa Barbara. hometown listed as Sioux Falls.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Joe Foss
Eddie Rickenbacker
Marine Or Corps
Sioux Falls
General Clark To Get Citation
Gen Mark W Clark Italian campaign leader and commander of American occupation forces in Austria has returned to the United States for a brief visit. He arrived at La Guardia field and was met by his wife and son Lt William D Clark. He will attend ceremonies in New York tomorrow and receive the Four Freedoms Award from the Italian Labor Council.
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New York
Mark W. Clark
Aussia
United States
Clark
la Guardia Field
William D. Clark
Italian Labor Council
More Touch Football Games Sunday
Officials of the Boy's Athletic Club announce a Sunday touch football schedule. The junior Midgets meet at 3 o clock in the senior circuit. Games are at PW Camp field. Public is invited with no admission.
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Boy's Athletic Club
Snyder Advisers For Loosening Of Wage Control
Washington officials weigh loosening wage controls as reconversion faces stoppages. Advisers estimate possible wage hikes up to 15 percent with modest price impact, while higher boosts could shift costs to employers. The debate involves OPA policy and labor pressure from unions. Max Gardner says the war mobilization advisory board will discuss next Monday.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
An. Snyder
Office of War Mobilization and
OPA
Truman
CIO
Max Gardner
War Mobilization Advisory Board
House Sets Swift Pace for 5.3 Billion Tax Cut Bill
The House rushed to pass a 5.3 billion dollar tax cut plan aiming effective January 1. It would guarantee at least a 10 percent cut for individuals, remove 12 million low income people from returns, cut corporate taxes by sweeping the excess profits tax, repeal certain wartime levies, and erase the $5 automobile tax next July while keeping social security tax at 1 percent in 1946.
Ballistics Plant May Be Leased
Cumberland Md Oct 11 Rep Beall Md says Navy may farm out Allegany Ballistics Laboratory at Pinto West Virginia to continue research in power and rocket projectiles. He notes it seems unlikely the Navy would operate the plant itself and suggests leasing to a principal explosive manufacturer.
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Cumberland, Md
Navy
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory
Pinto
W. Va
Beall
Mrs Smellie Called By Death At Bartonsville
Mrs Annie Pearl Smellie 72 died suddenly at Springdale Bartonsville after influenza illness a heart attack proved fatal within 15 minutes She was a cousin of the Hacks born in Moorefield W Va and widow of J Wilson Smellie Survived by daughter Mrs Albert Wade two brothers and a sister five granddaughters Funeral plans pending arrival of kin Burial set at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Annie Pearl Smellie
Moorefield
Hardy County
W. Va
W. H. Harness
Winson
Herbert Haig Smell
Major Herbert Haig Smellie
Washington, D. C
Albert Wade
Silver Springs
Wade Harness
Idaho
Robert L. Harness
Ohio
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Middletown Ladies Plan Annual Party
The Women's Society of Christian Service of Grace Methodist Church Middletown announces its annual birthday party on Friday October 12 at 7 30 PM in the Sunday School auditorium An entertaining program is planned with Louise Knieling Winchester cello soloist Mrs Jane Metz vocal soloist and M Mascarilla solovox soloist Guest speaker will be Mrs W H Ballangee from the National Board of Missions of the Methodist Church A free will offering will be taken and refreshments will be served.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service of Grace Methodist Church
Middletown
Louis Knieling
Winchester
Jane Metz
M. Mascarilla
W. H. Ballangee
National Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
French Haw Haw Is Executed On Treason Charged
The French broadcaster Jean Herold Paquis known as Lord Haw Haw was executed in Paris for treason by broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Strasbourg. Reports from Wiesbaden Luther trials in Germany and Italy show mass atrocity hearings and defenses as prosecutors pursue Nazi war criminals. In London Polish officials announce hundreds executed or jailed and thousands pending prosecution.
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Associated Press
Haw Haw
Jean Herold Paquis
Paris
Strasbourg
Germany
Italy
Wiesbaden
Hadamar Insane Asylum
Irmgard Huber
Lueneburg
Josef Kramer
Oswiecim
Belsen
Franfi Hoeszler
Anton Dostler
Rome
Albert Kesselring
Hans Georg. Schulz
Dostler
The New Colossus Inscribed on Lady Liberty Pedestal
The poem was written in December 1883 for the Portfolio of the Art Loan Collection to aid the pedestal fund. It was placed on a pedestal tablet in 1908 by friends of Miss Lazarus.
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Emmaxz Lazarus
Lazarus
C L Clanahan Dies In Sleep at 79 in Shenandoah County
Charles Lindon Clanahan 79, of Front Royal Road, died in his sleep and was found at 6 A M by his wife. A Shenandoah County miller for 65 years, he was born January 31 1867 in Woodstock and survived by Grace Greenwood Lind, a daughter Ruth L Harrison, a brother Harry, and three grandchildren. Funeral set for Sunday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev John Teter officiating. Interment in Macedonia Cemetery.
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Charles Lindon Clanahan
Front Royal Road
Mr. Clanahan
Woodstock
William J. Clanahan
Powell Fort
Regina McKinturff Clanahan
Jones Funeral Home
John Teter
Macedonia Cemetery
Dixon farmer elected president of Future Farmers of America
A 20 year old Dixon Illinois farmer and stockman J Glydon Stuff was elected president of the Future Farmers of America at the close of the 18th annual convention. Sherman C Beard Jr of Gerrardstown West Virginia was named first vice president. A W Tenny and Dowell J Howard reported a cash balance of 13000 dollars, enabling a large Victory convention in Kansas City next year.
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Kansas City
Dixon
Ill
Farmer and Stockman
J. Glydon Stuff
Future Farmers of America
Sherman C. Beard, Jr
Gerrardstown
W. Va
A. W. Tenny
Washington
Dowell J. Howard
Winchester
New Serial Starves on Love Pattern For Love
A new Star serial titled Pattern For Love begins in tomorrow’s issue. Lorena Carleton spins a romance about a British lad in America escaping London bombings. His arrogance toward his hostess nearly harms her health, then he is tamed through love with Belinda.
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the Star
Lorena Carleton
America
London
Belinda
Rescue at the Wolffe House Ends Eleonore Missing
After a tense raid the CIC FBI and Home Guard surrounded the Wolffe house and found Eleonore Lawrence alive in a cave. Bill Steuben and Eleonore recover together with plans for a white house green shutters and four children.
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Bill
Eleonore
Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets
Baltimore market notes show apples poultry eggs unchanged with 50 547 lbs of eggs in stock. Cattle and calves trade steady to active with varied prices for steers heifers cows and calves. hogs steady at ceiling prices. sheep slaughter lambs scarce and steady. Chicago reports USDA salable hogs cattle calves and sheep with firm to higher trends on select items and mixed grades overall.
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Baltimore
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Grain Quotations Open Higher Wheat and Rye
Chicago opens with wheat and rye futures rising while oats fall after the government crop report. Wheat Dec 1.77 3-4, May 1.76, July 1.70 1-2, Sept 1.69 7-8. Corn May 1.18 3-8, July 1.18 1-8. Oats Dec 67, May 68 1-8, July 66 1-8, Sept 65 1-4. Rye Dec 1.56 1-4, May 1.49, Sept 1-2.
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Chicago
Rye
Ae Ae
Stock Market Near Highs Falters After Five Advances
New York traders pulled back after five straight gains to new highs as profits were taken amid talk of a potential technical core, with commitments trimmed for the long weekend. Inflation expectations and tax cut hopes linger, while labor disputes may be resolved, lending a mixed tone to otherwise active early trading.
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New York
Senators Seek Policy to Trade War Surpluses Abroad
Washington October 11 Senators will press Secretary of State Byrnes this week to apply Yankee horse trading to disposing of American war surpluses overseas. Mead chair says the Senate War Investigating Committee will demand tangible rights for the U S such as oil concessions and military bases in exchange for vehicles and equipment. The panel wants coordinated economic and diplomatic deals with foreign nations and warns against isolated pacts. Mead notes little progress while Byrnes is at London and cites British efforts for a loan and oil concessions as an example of competing aims.
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Washington
Byrnes
Mead
Senate War Investigating Committee
Truman
State Department
London
New York
Ickes
Luther League Plans Stephens City Religious Survey
The Luther League of Trinity Lutheran Church plans a community survey to measure church membership and Sunday School attendance in Stephens City and surrounding areas. Ten to twelve teams will canvass on Reformation Sunday afternoon October 28 after a 1:45 pm prayer service at the church.
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Luther League of Trinity Lutheran Church
Stephens City
Luther League
The
Trinity Lutheran Church
Raymond L. Booze
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