Nazi Plot Ties John L. Lewis to Goering in 1940 Bid
Swarthmore report ties UMW president John L. Lewis to a Nazi backed plan to defeat Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 election. O. John Rogge, justice official, cited Joachim Hertsler and William R. Davis in conversations with Hermann Goering. Lewis declined comment in Washington.
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Swarthmore
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UFL
O. John Rogge
U. S
Rogge
Herman Goering
Joachim Hertsler
William R. Davis
Washington
Lewis
Davis
Goering
Justice Department
America
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Don
Willkie
Dewey
Topeka
Kas
Landon
Bund
Syracuse
New York State
Herslet
Germany
Hertsler
Davis-Goering
Dry cleaning method for rugs and upholstery announced
Charles 8 Crisman promotes a new rug and upholstery dry cleaning method with no odors and in home cleaning by appointment. Call 4352. Also a Crosley gas range for immediate delivery listed by J. W. Grove at 125 S. Loudoun St. for the dates given.
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Charles
Crisman
Crosley
J. W. Grove
S. Loudoun St
VEPCO, IBEW Unit Settlement Ends Planned Strike
Virginia Electric and Power Company agreed to recognize 180 VEPCO foremen as a unit of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Foremen had filed a strike notice for next Wednesday, but the move was withdrawn as state and federal officials mediated a settlement. Governor Tuck said a court decision on legality is pending, with expectations within a year.
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Richmond
Virginia Electric and Power Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tuck
Fredericksburg
Betwen Union and Company
IBEW
VEPCO
Ibew Memana
State Commissioner of Labor
Western Union Strike Postponed
New York reports that CIA president Joseph P. Selly announced the threatened Western Union Telegraph strike has been postponed for one week until October.
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New York
Joseph P. Selly
American Communications Association
CIA
Western Union Telegraph
Butcher Hanged After Conviction in Prague
Col. Gen. Kurt Daluege known as the Butcher of Lidice was hanged today in the Pankrac prison courtyard. He was executed three hours after a Czechoslovak peoples' court convicted him of war crimes.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Kurt Daluege
Lidice
Pankrac
Stephens City Lions Club Receives Charter At Dinner
Nearly 250 Lions and guests from Winchester Stephens City Front Royal Clarke County Woodstock and Staunton attended the dinner and charter presentation for the newly organized Stephens City Club sponsored by Winchester Lions at Sarah Zane Hall. Mayor Anderson welcomed the club and highlighted community service while District Governor Kenneth Cruser reviewed Lionism growth worldwide.
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Winchester
Stephens City
Front Royal
Clarke County
Woodstock
Staunton
Stephens City Club
Winchester Lions
Sarah Zane Hall
Cal Lions
Benost
Allen T. Hawthorne
Anderson
C. R. Anderson
Lions Club
Lions
Kenneth B. Cruser
Virginia Beach
Ripley S. Walker
Shenandoah County
J. W. Galladay
Stephens City Lions Club
Stephens City Lions
Mr. Day
Lion
E. C. Day
Rev. Day
Lionism
Lion Galladay
Lion Craser
Lions District 24-V
Craser
Ben Cather
Winchester Club
Virginia Cole
Norfolk
Kenneth Windle
Ten Die as Lake Pocotopaug Home Is Destroyed in Fire
A mother and nine others including eight children and an infant granddaughter perished when a Lake Pocotopaug house burned. Edward Clark survived with minor injuries as two doors offered escape but fire and collapsing roof trapped the victims.
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East Hampton
Conn
Lake Pocotopaug
Edward Nelson
Betty Heltema
Mary Kelvin Hall
Rita Clark
Edith Nelson
Christina Nelson
Chapin Nelson
Charles Nelson
John Nelson
Jacqueline Heltema
Edward Clark
Ren
United Nations Seen As Parliament of Man by Diplomats
Diplomats view the United Nations General Assembly as the potential parliament of a world government. The body acts as a sounding board for world opinion with equal voice for all 51 members and a veto in the Security Council governing major decisions.
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United Nations General Assembly
Parliament of
Man
John A. Parris, JR
New York
London
Winston Churchill
Balkan
Soviet Union
Yalta
Attlee
United Nations Security Council
Council
Russia
UN Opens With Truman In New York As Keynote
Delegates from 51 nations gathered on American soil to hear President Truman open the United Nations in New York. Byrnes preceded him with a brief speech at a luncheon as tensions between the United States and Russia shadowed discussions of permanent peace. Paul Henri Spaak presided and Spaak planned to introduce Truman after welcoming remarks by Acting Mayor Impellitteri.
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New York
America
Russia
United Nations
Truman
Byrnes
United States
la Guardia
Washington
General Assembly
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Assembly
Spaak
Winston Churchill
Vincent Impellitteri
Bus Schedules Are Established and Pending Approval
Dick Kern announced that the new city bus company has finalized schedules routes and policies. The plan awaits Winchester council approval at the November meeting. Twelve driver positions await applicants while six new buses are delayed but expected to start service before the January 17 deadline. Three morning buses will pass Handley each day from Kernstown Berryville Avenue and Morningside Drive, with a potential special school bus from Berryville Avenue if demand exists.
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Dick Kern
City Bus Company
Winchester Council
Kern
Handley
Kernstown
Berryville Avenue
Morningside Drive
Wanted Men Apple Pickers at Round Hill Orchard
Help wanted for two weeks of apple picking at Round Hill Orchard Berryville. Also notice that absentee ballot applications are being accepted ahead of the November election with a phone request option.
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Round Hill Orchard
Berryville
Special Goldfish Sale Promises Lively Pets
A local ad promotes a special sale featuring two lively goldfish in a gothic globe tank with seaweed rainbow pearl chips and a package of goldfish food for complete setup and care.
Maritime Union Head Warns of Global Strike Impact
In New York on October 23 a spokesman for the Masters Mates and Pilots AFL strike said talks with East and Gulf Coast ship operators look bleak. Capt. Albert E. Oliver, head of the union negotiating committee, warned the dispute could halt ships worldwide if demands for captain membership and a 30 percent wage rise are unmet. Union locals from New York Boston Philadelphia Norfolk Baltimore Savannah Charleston Jacksonville Mobile New Orleans and Galveston participate in the talks.
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New York
AFL
Albert E. Oliver
MMP
Capt. Oliver
Boston
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Baltmore
Savanah
Charleston
Jacksonville
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
Embargoes Slow Down Livestock Flow To Market
Chicago markets report slower receipts as embargoes curb pre receipts of cattle and delays in loading slow hog markets for the second day. Cattle 51 200 head, hogs 47 800 at 12 markets. Denver led cattle and sheep, Chicago hogs. meat prices high though supplies plentiful. Ernest Thompson Seton dies at 86 in Santa Fe area.
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Chicago
Denver
Colo
Department of Agriculture
Engineers Threaten To Strike Hotels In Washington
About 600 operating engineers joined the 13 day old strike by service workers in Washington's 18 major hotels. They run furnaces and electric plants and could close hotels if they walk out. They seek arbitration on pay, with union leaders planning to ask the international union for strike permission.
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Washington
AFL International Operating Engineers Local
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Jesse West
International Union
of Hotels
Big Speculator Thomas Jordan Triggers Cotton Exchange Shutdown
Thomas Jordan, once a Winchester-area local figure linked to the Jordan family of White Sulphur Springs, was identified as a major cotton trader. He reportedly held about 150000 bales when a market plunge forced margin calls, leading to transfers to a leading spot-cotton firm.
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Winchester
Jordan
Jordan White
Associated Press
Russia announces fourth postwar demobilization order
Moscow reports a new demobilization decree affecting older soldiers and non commissioned officers of land troops. The order, not specifying the number involved, will be carried out from November 1 to January 1 after the war’s end.
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Moscow
Russia
Frederick Clarke Apple Harvest Readies 3 250 000 Bushels
County Agent I Pred Stine reported that roughly 75 percent of the Frederick and Clarke apple crop has been harvested with the season likely to extend to mid November for larger growers. The 3 250 000 bushel yield estimate stands as the county’s forecast.
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I. Pred Stine
Frederick
Clarke County
Hardenburg to Speak at World Community Day Event
Henry T. Hardenburg secretary of the Winchester Chamber of Commerce will address World Community Day at United Brethren church on November 1. The event aims to mobilize Protestant women for a Christian World Order and broader Christian cooperation.
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Henry T. Hardenburg
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
United Brethern Church
GOP Candidates Expected To Reach Winchester Today
Laenae, Norfolk and Woods of Pearisburg are expected in Winchester today as the GOP nominees to oppose Senator Byrd in the November 5 election. Woods is the representative for the expired term of the late Senator Glass. Cork Street Christian Church announces an event to be held Wednesday.
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Laenae
Norfolk
Rt ‘Oods
Pearisburg
Winchester
Jengees
United States Iaeans
Senato Byrd
Woods
Senator Glass
Cork St. Christian
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K. W. Largent
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Kentucky
South Side
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Security Council
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World Agency
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W. A. Baker
J. J. Newberry Coo
Maritime Union Head
Santa FE
N. M
Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton Village
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Holy Land
Thomas Jordan
Frederick, Clarke
Smithfield Avenue
National Fruit Product Co
Stine
Hardenburg
GOP
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York Inn
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