Roosevelt Pressed Moscow Protocol Fulfillment Behind War Program
Washington report reveals 1942 White House insistence that all Moscow protocol shipments to Russia be released despite impact on U S war production. WPB urged Nelson to explain drastic effect on schedules and noted key shortages in aircraft parts, gun springs, and bearings vital to both sides.
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Washinggton
Rosevelt
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
Civilian Production Administration
of the War Production ‘d
Russia
Soviet Union
Dump Truck Wreck Spreads Coal After Route 11 Crash
A 1938 Ford dump truck skidded off Route 11 near Stephenson at about 4 am and sheared a telephone pole, knocked down 50 feet of fencing, and spilled 8 tons of coal. Driver Virgil Simpson of Beryl Md escaped with bruises as a tire blowout was blamed. Damages to the truck about 600 dollars. Fence owner C R McCann and the Martinsburg toll line of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. were involved in the scene.
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Route 11
Stephenson
Virgil Simpson
Beryl
Seale
C. R. McCann
Martinsburg
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Feeder Calf Sale Set for October 18 in Winchester
Plans for the 1946 Northern Virginia Feeder Calf Sale at the Virginia Livestock Auction Market in Winchester are complete. More than 400 Angus and Hereford calves weighing over 300 pounds and under 12 months are expected, vaccinated for Blackleg and shipping fever, with Bangs tested heifers. Auctioneer H. H. Terry will preside at 1:30 p.m. Consignors include Paul A. Adams, John D. Breckon, J. H. Hershman, W. Milton McCoy, and many others from Virginia and nearby states. buyers from Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania have inquired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Virginia
Virginia
Winchester
I. Fred Stine
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Ass’n., Inc
H. H. Terry
Paul A. Adams
Middleburg
Ernest Adams
Blenhemi Farm
the Plains
C. N. Braithwaite
John D. Breckon
Orlean
Hugh Brill
S. Braddock St., Winchester; B. N. Carvalho
Paris
T. Newton Cathey
Rt. 3
J H. Cunningham
Marshall
A. L. Donaldson
Dickerson
Graham Dougherty
Berryville
J. H. Hershman
Star Tanery
Albert P. Hinckley
George A. Garrett
W. Milton McCoy
John E. Pennypacker
A. L. Pennypacker
Win
W. Boyd Ramey
Red Gate Farm
Edward Jenkins
Millwood
Rockburn Farm
W. Fred Carter
Reginald J. Vickers
E. M. Weir
C. K. Wright
Opequon
A. R. McLemore
Rileyville
Roy Lee Elgin, Jr
Roger L. Elgin
Hungry Run
Monterey
Creamery Butter Hits Dollar A Pound in Winchester
Creamery butter in Winchester today sold from 91 cents to $1 per pound. Meat shortages eased but prices rose about 13 cents per pound. Hamburger priced at 43 cents per pound, T bone steak 78 cents, veal 68 cents, chuck roast 52 cents.
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Winchester
Great American hamburger vanishing act of 1946
Washington dispatch notes a 1945 Agriculture Department pamphlet on feeding adults on 7 to 8 dollars weekly may need revision as the era’s wartime food budgets are mocked by the idea of a vanishing hamburger. The piece highlights Hank and Helen Young and their quoted monthly food costs and menus.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hank
Helen Young
Helen
Boston
Anderson
Burial Secrets Hail Goering Death In Nazi Nuremberg
In Nuernberg a three man army board probes how Hermann Goering obtained cyanide before his execution. Twelve German employees remain under protective hold as burial plans for Goering and his 10 deceased colleagues are shrouded in secrecy amid rumors of sea burial.
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Nuernberg
Army Board
Hermann Goering
Goering
Adolf Hitler
Reichmarshal
Flood of Livestock Floods U S Markets As Prices Rise
Chicago reports a vast influx of hogs and other livestock pushing into Union Stockyards. About 36 000 hogs arrived in Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Iowa and Minnesota with 15 000 sent directly to packing houses. Omaha trucks queued for discharge as 9 000 hogs 12 000 cattle and 8 000 sheep sold at opening. Overall 135 000 hogs reached Western markets today versus 95 500 yesterday.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Omaha
Nebr
Jewelry Stolen From Windsor Household During England Visit
Surrey police report a burglary at the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s country home in Sunningdale, Surrey. A “considerable amount of jewelry” was taken while the Duke and Duchess were guests of the Earl of Dudley. Scotland Yard detectives searched for clues as royal security and local ring robberies draw attention.
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London
Surrey
Earl of Dudley
Sunningdale
Surry
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
England
Scotland Yard
West
Help Wanted Men for Work in Cider Mill
Help wanted for labor at a cider mill on Valley Pike. The brief notice calls for men to apply for work.
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H. J. Heinz CO
Valley Pike
Two Winchester Officers Honored in National Guard Reorganization
Two local Winchester officers with World War II distinction receive high posts in the National Guard reorganization. Major M. B. Clowe Jr. becomes 3rd Battalion executive officer and Captain Robert Manuel takes 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company commander. Enlistments open and a Handley Library meeting at 7:30 p.m. outlines plans.
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M. B. Clowe
Robert Manuel
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester
National Guard
Handley Library
Clowe
General Sands
Arthur Sheppe
Staunton
A. H. Sproul
Manuel
Normandy
Berryville Veterans Set for Welcome Home Saturday
Graham Dougherty and William Burtner announce Clarke County Welcome Home and Remembrance Day for approximately 1100 World War II veterans. The event, October 19, features 11 am memorial services at Berryville Baptist Church, Gold Star Certificates, and a grandstand parade with Virginia officials, generals, and an army band.
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Graham Dougherty
William D. Burtner
Clarke County
Berryville
Dougherty
Burtner
Baptist Church
American Legion
G. L’s
Horse Show Grounds
Virginia
Berryville Veterans Day Event Clarifies Invited Guests
Clarke County Veterans Home Coming and REMEMBRANCE Day set for Saturday October 19 clarifies invitations. Clarke county GIs and families eat first at the barbecue then other relatives friends and the public as food allows. The opening church service is at First Baptist Church Berryville at 11 am and not at Grace Episcopal Church as previously announced.
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Clarke County
First Baptist
Winchester meeting on reorganizing National Guard units
A notice lists a 7 30 p m meeting on Thursday October 17 at Hand Is Library Auditorium for all personnel interested in reorganizing Headquarters and Company I National Guard Units in Winchester. O R C officers urged to attend and inactive officers should be present.
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W. A. Baker
Np. m
Gore
J. W. Herrell
Handis Library
Headquarters and Co. I
National Guard
Winchester
N. Braddock St
Martinsburg
Scrap Controls Program Gains Steam in Wartime Phase
The administration moved to accelerate price decontrol as OPA lifted ceilings on more food items including vegetable fats oils margarine mayonnaise and salad oils. White House officials expect rapid wage decontrol and a quick decision on the Wage Stabilization Board amid calls to abolish the Tri‑way panel.
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Washington
OPA
White House
LaGuardia
Oklahoma City
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Byrnes Told By Truman He Exceeded At Peace Conference
Secretary of State James Byrnes returned from the Paris Peace Conference to report to President Truman that he had done a most excellent job. Truman congratulated Byrnes in a 50 minute White House meeting and Byrnes prepared a radio report to the nation to outline progress toward peace in Europe.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Byrnes
Truman
Henry Wallace
Russia
State Department
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
NBC
Europe
Valley Huntsmen Return From Three-Week Moose and Deer Hunt
The Valley Huntsmen led by C E Garber Jr M G Larrick Dave Weiner and Captain George Curry returned from a three week Kenora Ontario trip. They bagged three moose and four deer with heads sent to Washington and Virginia for mounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Eagle
C. E. Garber, Jr
M. G. Larrick
Winchester
Dave Weiner
Marshall
George Curry
Solomon Islands
Kenora
Anada
Warner Lake
Carry
Larrick
Virginia
Weiner
Washington
Fatal liner crash near Laramie leaves 13 dead
A chartered passenger flight from Oakland to Cheyenne crashed in heavy snow one mile north of Laramie early today, killing 11 aboard and two more later at Laramie hospital. The NATS plane went down in a level field near the snowbound range, with victims including women and sailors. Civil Aeronautics officials and local coroner Arthur Knight described the scene and confirmed the casualties.
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Laramie
Wyo
Oakland
Cheyenne
Wryo
Civil Aeronautics’ Authority
Nats Air Transport Service
Knight
Mie
Amie
AFL Calls for Change in U S Housing Plan
The American Federation of Labor urges shifting housing policy to favor more rental apartments for veterans and fewer single family homes for sale. It also condemns reliance on injunctions and supports peaceful labor pressure actions.
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AFL
U. S
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor Today
APL
World Bulletins Strangling City Economy Hit By Strikes
Strikes cripple the city’s freight flow with docks warehouses and rail yards idle. The metropolis, handling 19 000 098 annual trade in imports, sees thousands of tons of freight stuck and hundreds of stores closed as maritime and trucking actions bite. The U S Maritime Commission cites 357 American flag ships bottled up in New York harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Maritime Commission
New York
Light Company HQ Crowd Barred After Scuffle
About 15 workers were temporarily barred from entering the downtown Light Company headquarters amid scuffling in which no one was hurt. Extra police details forced peak captains to limit lines to nine and to keep moving.
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The
Light Company
Pic Ket
Freeman Woman Dies of Shotgun Wounds in Ambulance
Mrs. B. B. Compton, 66, of Freeman Mercer County, died en route to a Bluefield hospital from shotgun wounds. Police Me Kh ev Stacy of Bramwell said he arrested the husband for further investigation.
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B. B. Compton
Freeman
Mercer County
Bluefield
Ev Stacy
Bramwell
Santa will need early shopping for bigger 1940s toys
Chicago reports a heavier Santa Claus load for 1947 with wartime shortages easing. Electric trains skates and construction sets return in limited quantities while mail order houses promise new toys and low price ranges, including an electric kitchen range at 5.95 and other novelty items.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Merchandise Mart
Papa
Roebuck and Company
Company
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Tells Byrnes
Wallace
Valley Huntsmen
Wyoming
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