Drive to curb CIO PAC in Congress battles
In Washington on October 31 a drive to cripple the CIO Political Action Committee gains momentum. Senator Burton Wheeler vows to oppose a State Department plan to use U S troops under a World Security Council without explicit congressional approval.
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Washington
CIO
Political Action Committee
Burton Wheeler
State Department
U. S
World Security Council
Josephus Daniels
Senate
C. I. O. Political Action Committee
PAC
House Military Committee
Congress
Cio-Pac
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Security Council
Wheeler
D-Mont
Orthopedic Clinic Offered at Winchester Memorial Hospital
The District Nurse Association sponsors an Orthopedic and Pediatric Clinic at Winchester Memorial Hospital on Friday November 2 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday November 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dr Robert V Funsten and Dr M Birdsong of University Hospital Charlottesville staff the event. No adults will be examined and no appointments are possible.
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District Nurse Association
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Normas
Robert V. Funsten
M. Birdsong
University Hospital, Charlottesville
Holland bulbs and flowers offered by Winchester Seed Co
Holland bulbs including tulips jonquins crocus hyacinths narcissus bulbs advertised by Winchester Seed Co. listing bulb varieties and quantities with a catalog style note.
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Holland
Winchester Seed Co
Cider apples wanted at Ridgewood Fruit Industries plant
An advertisement lists cider apples wanted at the Ridgewood Fruit Industries plant on Merriman Lane with a contact phone 5938. Also offered are Bailey Bros woven barb and woven wire for sale in the same line.
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Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Merriman Lane
Bailey Bros
Hiroshima Survivor Recalls Atomic Blast Horrors
Kaleria Palchikoff, a 21 year old Russian typist for the U S forces in Hiroshima, recounts the blast’s aftermath. She describes scenes of burning flesh and blackened skin as she fled with family two miles from the center and witnessed clothes burning and fires erupting along the mountainside.
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Kaleria Palchikoff
Hiroshima
Palchikoff
President Won't Fix Wage Hike
President Truman declines to name a wage increase percentage, saying raises must be set in each case by collective bargaining. He endorses reasonable raises to prevent deflation and unemployment while holding price increases to a minimum. He warns workers against excessive demands and says industry can absorb some raises from profits.
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Washington
Truman
Diamond Cable Service Notice Opposite Lutheran Church
Public notice for Diamond Cable Service at the office opposite Lutheran Church offering 24 hour service. Listed are numbers in sequence (10 6 8 10 12 15 17 19 22 24 26 29 31 1p 12t) indicating contact or service details.
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Luthern Church
Halloween Costume Dance at York Inn on October 31
York Inn hosts a Halloween Costume Dance on October 31 with iMac and His Orchestra providing music. Mr DeMazzon will award a prize for best costume and serve as judge. Stag entries are barred. Cover is 90 cents including tax. advance reservations suggested.
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York Inn
iMac
DeMazzon
Hitler and Other Nazi Chieftains Were Tax Dodgers
Frankfurt report from October 31 states Adolf Hitler, despite being a top Nazi earner, paid no income tax arguing the head of the nation should not be taxed. The American Military Government said funds used for Hitler’s needs and castle construction went untaxed, with other field marshals and party officials likewise dodging taxes.
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Frankfurt
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Governor Praises Virginia Workmen Compensation Act
Governor Darden lauded Virginia's workmen compensation law as a model for Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina during a Roanoke stop on his campaign tour. In four years 744716 accidents were reported under the act with total benefits of 8529207 paid to workers and dependents. The maximum weekly compensation rose to 18 dollars, aligning Virginia with many states.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Darden
Collins On Air At 7 45 Tonight
A transcribed address by L Preston Collins Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia will be broadcast tonight at 7 45 over WINC. Friday night at 7 30 an address by Senator Harry F Byrd will be rebroadcast over the local station.
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L. Preston Collins
Virginia
WINC
Harry F. Byrd
Soerabaja Crisis Escalates With British Force Rally
British warships and aircraft rush to Soerabaja as Lt Gen Christison vows to crush further attacks on troops. Soekarno plans talks with Van Mook and radio address to halt fighting amid reports Indonesians wore Japanese uniforms and were led by former U boat officers.
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Batavia
Java
Soerabaja
A. W. F. Mallaby
Philip Christison
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands
Aneta
Soekarno
Hubertus J. van Mook
East Indies
Christison
Mageland
British Exchange Telegraph
Chystison
Nakamura
P. J G. Huyer
Pollock Named Campaign Director for Winchester Frederick War Memorial
Pollock, WINC commercial manager, is elected campaign director for the Winchester Frederick County War Memorial drive. Judge Earl Edwards will be fund solicitor, Virgil R. Strader heads Retail Division, and Victor Arthur chairs Special Gifts. The drive, tied to the Victory Loan effort, seeks 150 000 to build a Memorial community center.
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Grant Pollock
WINC
Winchester-Frederick County War Memorial
Earl Edwards
Frederick County
Virgil R. Strader
Victor Arthur
Pollock
Winchster-Frederick County
Winchester-Frederick County
Garland R. Quarles
Chinese Reds Attack Tatung. 100,000 Reported in Shansi
Soviet and Chinese authorities plan landing of Chinese government troops in Manchuria. Gen Yen Hsi Shan claims 100000 Communist troops assault Tatung, a rail junction city in northern Shansi, with tanks and field guns. he says defenders are under strength and will fight to the death.
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Chungking
Manchuria
Changchun
Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi
Tatung
Yen
Chu Teh
Pieping Suiyun
Puchow
Ho Lung
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Suiyuan
Chining
Germans Display Menacing Signs in Occupation Zone
In the American occupation zone of Germany, groups of idle German youths and returning soldiers show rising unrest. The monthly report cites resentment toward displaced persons as the main source of lawlessness, with incidents of theft, murder, and looting noted. In Bremen, 20 youths were arrested before attacking displaced persons. About 22,000 civil police were on duty, armed only in Bremen.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Bremen
Rexall Sale At Brooks Pharmacy In Public Notice
Public sale on November 1 1945 at 10 A M at Trianon Restaurant 185 N Loudoun St features beds with inner spring mattresses, bed linen spreads chairs wash stands linoleum gas stoves glassware booths dining suite iron safe furnace and more. Notice changes time from 1 P M to 10 A M.
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Sharp Trianon
Loudoun St
Truman sees Russia joining Far East policy talks
President Truman announced he expects Soviet participation in the Far Eastern Advisory Commission, after receiving a favorable reply from Stalin. He noted Russia’s absence had hindered U.S.-Soviet relations as the first sessions were held with Russia not present.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
Stalin
New York
May
Testimony Details Japanese Atrocities Under Yamashita
Manila witnesses recounts mass killings and mutilations by troops under Lt Gen Yamashita in early 1945. Del Rosario testifies 8090 bodies buried with claims of $120,000 billed to the US government. Prosecution argues orders pattern show commander failure to halt atrocities.
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Manila
Manilano del Rosario
Manila City
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of Malaya
del Rosario
United States
Yamashita
Philippines
Dens
Truman Cautions Against Making Undue Demands
President Truman urged labor to avoid excessive wage demands while supporting reasonable increases to offset wartime losses. Strike votes are active in auto, steel, electrical, and packing sectors, involving CIO and AFL unions with hundreds of thousands of workers affected. Bay Area machinists strike threatens milk deliveries and factory shutdowns, with federal mediators seeking a break.
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Truman
House Military Committee
CIO United Automobile Workers
CIO Steel
CIO
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO Packing House
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
Leterman General Hospital
American Can Company
San Francisco Bay
Resignation Talk Circulates Around Senator Glass
P J W Rixey Smith says he does not know if Senator Carter Glass plans to resign. Times Dispatch speculates a formal announcement may come soon while Washington Times Herald reports a resignation may have already been submitted, effective January 1.
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Washington
P— J. W. Rixey Smith
Carter Glass
D-Va
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Glass
Washington Times-Herald
Smith
Times-Dispatch
James H. Latimer
Latimer
Senate
Mayflower Hotel
Friendship Fire Company Meets November First Evening
The Friendship Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening November 1 at 8 o'clock. All members are asked to be present. A Ryland Conner, Captain.
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Friendship Fire Company
C’elcock
A. Ryland Conner
Japanese Labor Plans To Take Hand In Politics
Tokyo reports that Japanese labor groups reorganized under occupation aim to enter politics. Leaders Komakichi Matsuoka and Kanju Kato agreed on united action to form a Socialist party. In the same dispatch Allied counter espionage jailed Nazis including Gestapo members and Meisinger aides, while seizing bullion and securities.
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Tokyo
United
United Action
Komakichi Matsuoka
Japan Trade Union Congress
Kanju Kato
Nation Council of Japanese Labor Unions
Gestapo
Josef Meisinger
Warsaw
Meisinger
Wilhelm Seidle
United States
Hitler
Charles Schmidt Juchein
San Francisco
Count Gottfried Durchiem
Japan
Our Propaganda Organizaon
Weather Primes Virginia Maryland Cooldown Across Region
The day saw temperatures around 78 degrees in Winchester with a cooling trend expected tomorrow across central and northern Virginia. Forecasters predict clear skies tonight and tomorrow with cooler conditions extending into Maryland and West Virginia.
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Winchester
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civil Life
The Star welcomes Frederick Clarke Winchester veterans discharged and resuming civilian life. Lists names of men such as Chester Speilman Grant Seabright Lewis Rhodes George Snyder Harry Callan Paul Orndorff and others with updates promised daily. The community is asked to supply missing names. A bingo event at Sarah Zane Pire Hall on Thursday Nov 1 at 8 30 PM offers $100 door prize.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
Chester D. Speilman Grant T. Seabright Lewis R. Rhodes
George H. Snyder
Harry W. Callan
Paul P. Orndorff
Clinton M. Keckley
Charles A. Dorton Charles E. O’connor Ralph Meredith
Hann Everett E. Jenkins
George W. Nickens
Archie R. Lowery
William E. Pitcock Sherwin L. Farmer Lee Elwood Willey Shirley O. Bly Ellwood
D. Mason Glasgow A. Newcomb
Archie Everett Conner
Norman Y. Chrismore
Richard A. Haven Milton E. Leeland Meets
Paul D. Brown
Sarah Zane
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Collins
Ralph Morton
War Memorial
Rexall le Sale
Brooks Pharmacy
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China
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