Byrnes Boards Sacred Cow For Homeward Trip
Secretary of State Byrnes left Orly Field aboard President Truman’s plane The Sacred Cow heading to the United States to report on the 21 nation Paris Peace Conference. He and his wife departed after a news conference praising the conference work and anticipating Yugoslavia joining the peace treaty with Italy.
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Byrnes
America
Paris
United States
Orly Field
Truman
Yugoslavia
Italy
Hardenburg Announces C. C. Banquet for Winchester Chamber
Henry T. Hardenburg, secretary, announced the Winchester Chamber of Commerce banquet set for Wednesday evening. William A. Blume of Detroit will be principal speaker, president of the American Brake Shoe Company division. Out of town guests expected. a brief business session may revise the chamber bylaws.
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Henry T. Hardenburg
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
William A. Blume
Detroit
American Brakeblok
American Brake Shoe Company
Hardenburg
Livestock Prices Surpass Records as Buyers Stampede
Chicago traders shattered cattle and hog price records in a peak session at the stockyards. Steers rose to 35.25 per hundred pounds, hogs hit 27.50 before slipping, while lambs sought higher than the day’s 26.50, reflecting nationwide demand and tight supply.
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Chicago
American suggestion urges discriminate inspections of atomic violations
The United States to the UN Atomic Energy Commission urged that inspections be carried out with discrimination to avoid antagonizing nations. The report says inspections should be limited to what is necessary and rights of nationals observed, noting difficulty in defining illicit production levels and risks of a secret five or more bombs annually.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
United State
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Soviet Russia
U. S
Jon
Ribbentrop First to Die Inquart Last
The report states Hermann Goering died by cyanide capsule after poisoning attempts by the hangman failed for other Nazi leaders. It describes a grim dawn in Nuremberg as Goering, Hitler’s ally, evaded the traps of two gallows, while ten other ring leaders faced execution for wartime crimes.
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Herman Goering
Reich
Goering
Pudgy No
Adolf Hitler
Navy's Forrest Sherman to speak at Clarke County Remembrance Day
Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, U S Navy, will attend Clarke County Remembrance Day on October 19 as a principal speaker. He serves as Deputy Chief and is on duty in the Navy, representing the service at the event.
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Forrest P. Sherman
U. S. Navy
Navy
Clarke County
Admiral Sherman
Naval
Welcome Home and Remembrance Day Celebration
The entry notes a Welcome Home and Remembrance Day Celebration scheduled for Thursday evening at 6:35 p m, broadcast on WINC. It lists event timing and station without additional details.
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Unty’s
Mutual System Rules Truman Talk As Non Political
The Mutual Broadcasting System refused the rest of the Republican National Committee free air time, saying President Truman's talk was not political. ABC and CBS provided free time to Republican figures, as the GOP argued the speech aimed to influence the November elections.
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Truman
New York
Mutual Broadcasting System
Republican No Committee
D. Swezey
American Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Jackson Opposes 4 Nation Trial Of Other Nazis
Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson urged immediate prosecution of many top German war criminals. He urged swift trials in the American zone for a large number of ex Nazis, opposing four power trials as slow and costly. He cited industrialists financiers and officials who aided Nazi crimes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Truman
White House
Hitler
Herman Goering
Jackson
Nuernberg
Crossroads of New York as man reunites with his daughter
In Times Square crowds, 46 year old Czech inventor Gross-Polesiuk, who fled a concentration camp, reunites with his brother-in-law Irving Gray and his daughter Erika, 19, after a claimed scientific claim about non explosive gasoline. Erika appears alive after years apart. the trio plans to live in Canada until reentry under a quota.
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New York
Times Square
Arthur Gross-Polesiuk
Irving Gray
Erika
National Guard meeting set for Handley Library Auditorium
A meeting at 7 30 p m on Thursday October 17 is called for all National Guard units in Winchester. Inactive status officers are urged to attend and O R C officers should be present.
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Handley Library
Winchester
Eagles Schedule Special Meeting in Martinsburg Friday Night
The group announces a special meeting in Martinsburg on Friday night October 5 for all officers and members. The regular meeting is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. at 123 North Braddock Street. Signed The Secret.
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N. Braddock St
Martinsburg
AFL Refuses to Join CIO on Foreign Policy
The AFL convention rejected a proposal to form a joint foreign policy with CIO and World Federation of Trade Unions. It defended a firm U S stance toward Russia and backed the Baruch Atomic Energy Plan for international control. William Green was seen as likely to win reelection.
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AFL
CIO
Chicago
American Federation of Labor Today
Russia
U.S
American Federation of Labor
CIO Union Organization
American la
Green
William Gren
Labor Movement
World Federation of Trade Unions
Depp
Edior
Eee
WFTU
Europe
South America
William Green
Wage Stabilization Board Eyes Fast Decontrol Step
Public members of the Wage Stabilization Board met with President Truman's advisers as the administration drafts orders to speed wage control junking. Wirtz Garment chair and Steelman Collet discussed reducing controls in Steelman's White House office and boards prepare for rapid decontrol across prices and wages.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
W. Willard Wirtz
Phillips L. Garman
John R. Steelman
John C. Collet
Steelman
White House
OPA
Agriculture Department
Tee
Clarke County to Hear Plans on Wil of fin
Col Graham Dougherty and General Chairman will present detailed plans for Clarke County. Bailey Grocery at 1819 Cork Street is slated for a full day closure on Thursday October 17 as officials review the projected routes and schedules.
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Graham Dougherty
Chraiman
Clarke County
H. C. Bailey
Cork St
Goering Death Scene Marks Nazi Leaders’ End
In Nuernberg the corpse of Hermann Goering was brought into the jail courtyard before witnesses as part of the fall of Nazi rulers. His body lay on display to confirm his suicide before execution. The scene followed the hangings of ten other Nazi leaders, with chaplains reading prayers as the grim procession closed the era.
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Nuernberg
Nazi Germany
Herman
Wilelm Goering
Coceo Chamber
Alfred Jodi
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Reich
Luftwaffe
Allied Control Council
Iny
Tyeen
Goering
Earl Llegree
Centur
Mernberg
Herman Goering
Hitler
Frederick County 4-H Shows At Atlantic Rural Expo In Richmond
North Frederick 4-H members Roxanne and Sidney Rogers exhibited Hereford beef calves and hogs. One beef weighed over 900 pounds and placed eighth, the other under 900 pounds placed fifth. Hog pens earned top prizes with Berkshires third and Duroc Js first. Total prizes exceeded 115 dollars across all exhibits and sales on October 11.
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Roxanne Rogers
Frederick County
4-H Club
Richmond
Roxanne
Sidney Rogers
E. Clay Rogers
Gainesboro
North Frederick
Rogers
Berkshire
Berkshires
William Lee Whitacre
W. R. Legge
FP. F. A
Methodists In Lynchburg Open Annual Meeting
The 164th Annual Conference of Virginia Methodists opens in Lynchburg with Bishop W. W. Peele presiding. About 800 ministers and lay delegates attend at the City Armory for a five day session featuring speakers Dr. J. W. Shackford of Newport News and Dr. Ralph E. Diffenderfer. Reports on fund campaigns and new membership are expected.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Methodists
W. W. Peele
Lynchburg City
J. W. Shackford
Newport News
Ralph E. Diffenderfer
Methodist Board of Missions and Church Extensions
Caututente Wi
Music by Juven ile Dance Band Ends October 15 1926
Music provided by the Juvenile Dance Band continues through October 15 1926. Local amusement listings note the ensemble will perform at the city hall during that period.
Man Finds Carved Wood Piece With Initials B R at Hayfield
Baker of Hayfield found a sapwood piece carved with the initials B R and the date 34 near the George Fahnestock farm by the O Sullivan Rubber Co plant. Unable to identify the initials, locals placed the item on display at Handley Library for possible clues.
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A. E. Baker
Hayfield
George Fahnestock
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
B. R
Handley Library
Meeting Called Of Middletown Citizens October 29
A special mass meeting of Middletown citizens is set for October 29 at Woodmen Hall to explain the water bond election on November 5. Mayor Fred J. Larrick says officials and the survey engineer will attend to answer questions about backing the proposed community water bonds.
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Middletown
Woodmen Hall
Fred J. Larrick
Larrick
United States Has More Super Sized Bombers Than End of War
The United States lists a larger bomber fleet now than at war end with 2 865 on hand in August 1945. Most are B 29s or B 29 variants though only part are flown, the rest in reserve. Some B 17s and B 24s were scrapped or repurposed, and forthcoming B 36 and B 35 models may shift the balance as jet planes enter service.
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United States
Washington
Army Air Forces
AAF
WAA
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International Soundphoto
C. C
Blume
Casion
Vice
Forrest Sherman
H. J. Heinz CO
Valley Pike
WINC
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Germany
Kingsbury Smith
Combined
American Press
Atlantic
Methodists
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