Japan Hid Spies in U S Embassy Ties Hint at Diplomatic Breach
Tokyo disclosed pre war espionage inside the American embassy and a search of diplomatic pouches violating immunity. Records cite 1940 items noting Henri Smith Hutton, then lieutenant commander, reported four 40 000 ton battleships and urged merchants to report sightings. Smith Hutton, now a captain, declined comment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Amer
Smith-Hutton
Henri Smith
Atee
Pacific
United States
Washington, D. C
Naval Liaison Office
Bulgarian American Scribe Markham Faces Bulgarian Criticism
A Bulgarian American journalist, Markham, recalls forced exile and his Svet weekly, then foreign posts. Dispatches from New York circulated in Bulgaria, triggering government attacks over his interview on U S Bulgaria relations and freedom. Bulgarian press vs Markham labeled him foreign interference and aligned him with enemies of the people.
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Savankov
Svet
World
Markham
Bulgaria
America
New York
Petkov
U. S
Rabotnechesko Delo
Ehrenburg
Ration Calendar Details Through Late 1940s
The ration calendar lists items with stamp validity. F1 through K1 expire Nov 30 Li through Q1 expire Dec 31 R1 through V1 expire Jan 31 Sugar Four Stamp 38 good through Dec 31 for five pounds Shoes Airplane stamps 1 2 3 4 good indefinitely OPA says no plans to cancel any.
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OPA
Divorce Decisions In City Court Ruling Profound
Judge Burr P. Harrison grants Kathryn O Roark Nichol a bed and board divorce from Arthur Nicholson for desertion. Nichols married January 21 1945. Elsie Fae Sisk's partial divorce from Claude Sisk becomes absolute. A child awarded to complainant with father to pay 12 monthly. Payton vs Payton desertion suit denied. mother awarded two children and father ordered 16 weekly support.
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Burr P. Harrison
Kathryn O’roark Nicholson
Arthur Nicholson
Elsie “Fae Sisk
Claude S. Sisk
Harrison
Robert R. Payton
Marie C. Payton
Problems Of American Home To Be Considered
The Christian Education program at First Baptist Church Winchester advances with a Parents night program Thursday at 8 p m. Miss Lola V Moore leads with The Value of Home Training from a public school teacher viewpoint. Mrs Gladys Jones joins to share methods and books for strengthening home religious education. Rev N B Habel presides and opens the meeting on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Winchester
Lola V. Moore
Miss Moore
New Christian Education Program
Gladys Jones
Bloom Gift To Hospital Honors Lt. Morton Bloom
H E Alberti administrator of Winchester Memorial Hospital announces another gift from Mr and Mrs J S Bloom of 322 West Piccadilly Street. The couple donated a child wheel chair for the hospital's Children’s Department in memory of their son Lieutenant Morton I Bloom who died in Normandy July 25 1944. Morton Bloom served eighteen months overseas including Africa and Sicily and was a Staunton Military Academy and University of Maryland graduate.
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H. E. Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J. S. Bloom
West Piccadilly Street
Bloom
Morton I. Bloom
9Th Reconnaissance
Normandy
Staunton Military Academy
University of Maryland
Racial Question In Labor Rift at Tobacco Plant
The NLRB orders an election at Tobacco By-Products and Chemical Corp in Richmond Virginia to choose between the International Union AFL and Tobacco Chemical Workers Local 13011 UMW District 50 for bargaining rights. A white machinists group from 1937 will not participate. All production and related workers including gang leaders vote within 30 days. Plant is Richmond with principal office in Louisville.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board Instruction Workers of the
Tobacco By-Products and Chemical Corporation
Richmond
Tobacco Workers International Union
AFL
Tobacco Chemical Workers
UMW
NLRB
The
Corporation
Louisville
Guard Called To W. Va. 88 Years Ago
Our attention recalls that 88 years ago, on October 16, 1859, John Brown led his raid on the U.S. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry and the Continental Morgan Guard in this city was hastened to the scene. The guard stayed on duty at Harpers Ferry for several weeks.
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John Brown
U.S. Arsenal
Harpers Ferry
Continental Morgan Guard
Car Collision In Kerr Street and Virginia Avenue
Auto accident yesterday morning involved a 1939 Plymouth driven by Mrs. Rhoda Pearl Lewis of 10 N. Kent Street and a 1935 Ford coached by Gene Miller of 324 E. Piccadilly Street. Estimated damage to both vehicles totaled about 250 dollars.
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Rhoda Pearl Lewis
N. Kent Street
Gene Miller
E. Piccadilly Street
Kerr Street
Virginia Avenue
District Army Recruiting Office Opens in Winchester
The Winchester district Army Recruiting Office headquarters of the Winches ter Recruiting District for the United States Third Service Command opens over Peoples Drug Store at North Loudoun and Boscawen streets. Col. Green and Maj. James D. Leiter arrived to establish the offices with five officers 12 enlisted men and 10 civilians. Branch offices exist in Martinsburg and Warrenton as part of a drive to recruit a voluntary army and hasten the return of World War II veterans.
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Winchester
United States
Third Service Command
Peoples Drug
North Loudoun
Boscawen Streets
Virginia
West Virginia
Col. Green
James D. Leiter
Martinsburg
Warrenton
Expansion of Rayon Industry Predicted
MEADVISE Pa Oct 17 Rapid expansion of the American rayon industry in postwar years with probably 12 billion pounds annual output by 1955 is predicted by W C Appleton president of American Viscose Corp Addressing a foremen dinner here last night Appleton told of Viscose plans to pump production and declared I am very optimistic of the future He told of expansion at Viscose seven plant chain two of which are Roanoke and Front Royal Va The company is planning a plant at Radford Va with a capacity of 55000000 pounds a year he said and added it will be so built we can step up that production even higher
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Meadvise
W.C. Appleton
American Viscose Corp
Appleton
Viscose
Roanoke
Front Royal
Radford
Widow of Frank B Crawford remembered for civic service
Mrs. Crawford, longtime Winchester activist, led Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R regent for three years during 1932 Bicentennial efforts. She advanced Presbyterian church programs, greeted colored women at Petersburg Conference, and supported Red Cross drives. Survived by husband Frank, daughter Raleigh Engle, grandchildren Elizabeth and Margaret, and brother John Gold. Buried Mount Hebron.
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W. Va
Katherine Glass Greene
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Frank B. Crawford
McDonogh School
Baltimore
Crawford
Winchester
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Washington
The
Delphian Society
Red Cross
Raleigh Moore Engle
Elizabeth Craighead Engle
Margaret Darke Engle
Hampton
John Calvin Gold
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Ronald Wilson
J. A. McMurray
Fred
John Wade Jones
John 8. Scully, Jr
R. Bruce Slonaker
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Penicillin May Route Diseases
United States Surgeon General Thomas Parran testified before the House Appropriations Committee that penicillin costs about 20 dollars per patient for syphilis and about 2 dollars for gonorrhea. He said he hopes penicillin and other new treatments will make these diseases rather rare.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Thomas Parran
Parran
Radio Set Production Delayed As Reconversion Slows Supply
CHICAGO October 17 Re conversion difficulties slow essential parts of the radio industry risking far fewer new sets for the Christmas trade. Stewart-Warner’s Frank A Hiter says makers aim for a 1941 level model not a wonder machine with prices at 1941 levels. He cautions that evolution rather than rapid leaps is needed until supply lines refresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank A. Hiter
Stewart-Warner Corporation
Hiter
OPA
Warships Arrive For Navy Day in New York Harbor
The 10,000 ton aircraft carrier Monterey led a nine-ship Third Fleet home from Japan into New York harbor at dawn. The Enterprise followed as a veteran ship famed for battles in the Pacific. Vice Admiral Frederick C. Sherman commanded the Big E aboard. Blimps and Navy planes greeted the formation while harbor whistles and cheering marked Navy Day ceremonies.
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New York
Monterey
New York Harbor
Japan
Enterprise
Pacific
Frederick C. Sherman
Harvest Completion Seen Across Virginia Crops
Virginia crop report notes fall harvest nearly finished with 75 percent of peanut acreage dug last week and tobacco largely gathered. Cotton harvesting lags due to labor and weather, while apple picking nears completion. Frosts caused little damage except in scattered mountains.
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Richmond
Frederick
Rappahannock
Patrick
Nelson
Recommends Big Spending Out
Washington October 17 The House Appropriation committee recommended cancellation of 52 453 535 278 in current year spending The plan wipes out 48 264 441 39 in direct appropriations and 4 187 903 339 in contractual authority for the year ending June 30 It also recovers 1 190 000 in funds of corporations tied to the Inter-American Affairs coordinator Chairman Cannon cautioned that tax cuts are unlikely and deficit spending will ease modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Cannon
D-Mo
City Installs Drain On Shenandoah Academy Grounds
City workers complete a concrete surface drain installation on the Shenandoah Academy site to relieve floods by channeling excess water away from Amherst Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Academy
Amherst Street
Labor turmoil spreads through steel and mining sectors
Threatened mass layoffs loom at the Chicago Gary area steel mills as the coal conflict deepens. Secretary Ickes warns the coal situation could worsen. UMW strategy discussions and possible walkouts add to an escalating labor crisis affecting miners and steel workers nationwide.
Answers to the Daily Quiz Listed by Page Four
The document provides quiz answers including 1 The mob blindly followed its leader 2 Buenos Aires 3 Denied Kiss 5 Service stripe 6 Germany if St fifteen billion dollars 8 Ivan 9 President William M Kinley 10 St Patrick.
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Buenos Aires
Kiss
Germany
Ivan
William M.kinley
St. Patrick
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Lola Moore
Bruce
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S. Braddock St
District Army Recruiting Office
Chicago-Gary
Ind
Interior Ickes
Schwellenbach
United Mine War Foremen's Union
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Gary
Iron Age
Jesse V. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
New York Long Harbor
CIO
Joseph P. Ryan
Ryan
Harry Bridges
West National Maritime Union
Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studio
New Castle County
Del
National Vulcanizing Fibre Company
Wilmington
National Fibre
United Electrical, Radio and Machine
Glaize & Brother
N. Cameron ST
Handley Board of Trustees
Clifford D. Grim
Charles F. Coffman
Wm. E. Cooper
Boyd H. Hamman
Charles H. Harper
J. Sloan Kuykendall
W. Nelson Page
John I. Sloat
George G. Snarr
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
DIAL
E. E. Harbaugh
Mgr
Valley Avenue
Morton’ Downey Winc
Cabri
Coca-Cola
Coke
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