U.S. Proposes July 1 1948 for Palestine split into two states
The United States urged the UN to declare Palestine as two independent nations on July 1, 1948. American delegate Herschel V. Johnson told a Palestine sub committee that the Arab and Jewish states should be absolutely sovereign and in charge of public order. Britain would handle laws and order during the interim.
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Lake Success
United States
Palestine
United Nations ‘Assembly
U. S
Herschel V. Johnson
General Assembly
Johnson
Britain
Acquittal Verdict in Assault Hearing Given by Jury
A 12 man Frederick jury acquitted William Harrison to Pa Stephens City of assault on Norma Mac Madigan near Ste- City. The trial began 9 am and ended after the defense and prosecution completed their case. The defendant admitted an intimate relationship with Madigan the morning of Sept 7 and claimed she consented if he would marry her.
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Raberg
Frederick W
Sirbai
William Harrison
Stephens City
Ise
Norma Mac T ]Gan
Ste- 5 City
Hay
Bearning
Moon
Tgskers
the P
tCe
Tovin
Miss Madigan
Tobin
F. L. Largent Jr
Creedon Quits Housing Post
Frank R. Creedon resigned today as national housing expeditor in a government reshuffle. The White House named Wayne E. Woods, a Chicago native and Notre Dame graduate, to replace him and Woods will serve as deputy prior to taking the top role.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
Truman
White House
E. Woods
Creedon
Woods
Chicago
Notre Dame
Lost on Dark Street Woman Pulls Fire Alarm
Mrs Edith K Hanlon became lost on a dark Oakland street and pulled a street fire alarm. Fire trucks responded and Battalion Chief Frank Kisport assisted before a police patrol car guided her home. She cited darkness of the streets as the cause.
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Oakland
Calif
Edith K. Hanlon
Frank Kisport
Hanlon
Treets
Virginia National Guard appoints Capt James H Himelright commander
Capt James H Himelright named commanding officer of Co I Virginia National Guard succeeding Lt Alvin Wenzel who remains as an officer. Himelright WWII veteran served in Alaska Aleutians Germany and Europe. Five recruits announced with nine new members since September and a National Guard campaign quota of 42 ending November 16.
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James H. Himelright
Alaskan
Aleutian
Europe
Co. I
Virginia National Guard
Alvin Wenzel
Wenzel
Himelright
S. Clarence Himelright
Mille St
Beauty Departed With Bat Fleeting Kiss by Husband
New York report of Eileen Green Hagen a 21 year old English beauty who married a Billings contractor and flew to New York for a brief meeting with her husband. Immigration officials placed her on a plane after discovering her visa had expired. She may reapply within a year with proper documents.
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New York
Eileen Francis Green Hagen
Billings
Mont
England
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Barney Hagen
United States
British Overseas Airways
Ta Guardia Field
Hagen
Eileen
Winchester Chest Drive to Seek Employee Donations
Largent Jr. will organize industrial plants in Winchester for the Community Chest drive November 3 to 11. Campaign chairman LaMar Keen said the plan includes payroll deductions with quarterly options and solicitors among plant employees to enlist gifts for eight agencies including the Boy and Girl Scouts Gerturde Barton Day Nursery and the Salvation Army, with the slogan One Day's Pay Paves The Way.
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F. L. Largent Jr
Winchester
LaMar Keen
Largent
Industrial
Chester
Winchester - Frederick
Community Chest
Sargent
Winches
Baptist Union Delegates Here For Convention
Virginia collegians from the Baptist Student Union register at First Baptist church for the annual convention. Housing and transportation are organized with 32 cars available. banquet set at Sarah Zane hall and a song service at First Baptist church.
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Baptist Union
Virginia Collegians
Baptist Student Union
First Baptist Church
B. G. Hilton
G. M. Kelly
Germelman
Relda Madagan
R. G. Hengeveld
Hengeveld
Sarah Zane Hall
Robert Grove
John Golden
L. W
Maurice Baptist
Julian Armel
Hugh Peters
Earl Mason
D. O. Louderback
Church
S. D. Preston
Edgar Payne
B. H. Potts
J. M. Hepfer
Lee Brown
E. T. Clark
Lois Eaton
Five Thousand Shenandoah Voters Likely At Polls Next Tuesday
Reliable estimates place over 5000 Shenandoah county residents at the polls to vote in the Virginia General Assembly, county officers, and board of supervisors. The ballot lists 16 names for eight offices led by Harry F Byrd Jr for the State Senate.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County
General Assembly of Virginia
Board of Supervisors
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester
Senate
House of Delegates
Parke M. Smith
William C. Lambert
Commonwealth
Ripley S. Walker
Edgar W. Newman
Samuel G. Clark
Raymond A. Rudy
Carl F. Godnour
Jesse D. Funkhouser
James F. Moreland
Oscar L. Sheetz
Mr. Rudy
Fire sale notices and local bargains from area shops
Community notices advertise store closings and sales including a shoe store discount up to 50 percent at 914 E Piccadilly St and a fire sale with Saturday as last day. Other items include a Kaiser sedan price drop to 400, poultry specials, a rummage sale, Sanforized dress shirts for 2.75, and a Halloween social at a church with a small admission.
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E. Piccadilly St
Frank
Wonder’s
Workman’s
N. Main St
Hallowe'en Social
U. B
Colorful Halloween Parade Set for 7 30 Tonight
M B Clowe Jr commander of the local American Legion said the grand Halloween parade is likely the largest for children in Winchester with costumed youngsters and decorated bikes. The parade walks from City Hall to the plaza, rain or shine, followed by band and magician shows.
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M. B. Clowe, Jr
American Legion Post
Prospect
Winchester
Cameron St
Wiccadilly
Clowe
Legion Post
Four Big Unions Ignore NLRB Qualifying Rule
Four major unions show signs of skipping the NLRB qualifying deadline under the Taft Hartley Act. United Mine Workers United Steelworkers United Auto Workers and United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers may face dismissal of pending cases for noncompliance. District 50 contains about 250 000 members within UMW and the CIO affiliated groups.
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NLRB
Washington
Reorganized
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
United Auto Workers
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
CIO
Lewis
AFL
UMW
District 50
A. D
Denny
New Democratic Head Takes Over At D C Convention
In Washington Postmaster General Robert Hannegan passes the gavel to Sen. J Howard McGrath marking a new DNC leadership. McGrath becomes chairman while Hannegan remains in the cabinet and resigns later due to ill health. The 1942 Democratic convention is planned for Philadelphia.
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Democratic National Committee
Washington
Robert Hannegan
J. Howard BicGrath
Philadelphia
International
Quail Plentiful, Walton League Urges Open Season
Quail in the Shenandoah Valley are judged plentiful by Frederick County Izaak Walton League members who unanimously urged the Fish and Game Commission not to shorten or close the hunting season. The commission is set to meet soon after reports that quail are scarcer this year. Members travel the area extensively and dispute the scarcity claim.
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Shenandoah Valley
Frederick County
Izaak Walton League
Fish and Game Commission
October Rainfall Dips Below Normal Across Winchester Area
Rainfall in October was one third below normal in Winchester with 1.25 inches measured at the Winchester Research Laboratory versus a 34 year average of 3.34 inches. Showers were forecast for Monday and Tuesday with warm temperatures predicted mid week.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Five Day Weather Forecast for Virginia
Five day outlook from Nov 1 to 5 shows cool weekend with a warming trend Monday and Tuesday then cooler Wednesday. Temperatures avg three to six degrees above normal. Showers likely in the southwest Saturday night and across most of the district Monday and Tuesday. Rainfall near one third inch.
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Virginia
Fuel oil prices rise for Continental Oil Co. kerosene
Continental Oil Co. today increased spot tank car prices for kerosene and heating oil by eight tenths of a cent, affecting supply quotations across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Oil Co
Opening Night Free Games at Bob's Music Shop Event
Community notice for free games tonight at Bob's Music Shop on Cork Street with sales ads for a 1941 Plymouth Sedan at 735 and a 1947 Corbit tractor at 2000, plus a Friday night party at South End Fire Co Hall and a fire sale on coats and dresses. Cider apples arriving daily from Heinz.
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Bob
Cork St
Plymouih
Pine Motor Co., Inc
Corbitt
Price Pine Motor Co., Inc
Diana Shop
N. Loudoun St
South End
Credit Controls Ended Prompting Easier Installment Terms
Washington reports that with price ceilings ending, sellers gain freedom on down payments and terms for autos appliances and other goods. Officials fear inflation while some expect a renewed push for controls if a buying spree takes hold. The American Bankers Association outlines suggested minimum terms.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Truman
Congress
Europe
Federal Reserve Board
American Bankers Assn
Worker Stripped By Potato Digger
In Jerone Idaho on Oct 31 a potato digging machine stripped David Detweiler of all clothing except shoes and skin as he was entangled in the power take-off. He escaped with minor bruises after witnesses described him being spun like a wind mill.
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Jerone
Idaho
David Detweiler
Detweiler
Son of Missing Craft's Pilot Sights Debris
In Alaska, wreckage of the Pan American World Airways clipper, missing since Sunday with 18 aboard, was sighted on an Annette Island mountainside. Wesley Monsen, son of pilot Alf M. Monsen, reported overflight and said all aboard likely perished. Two search parties and a CAA inspectors team planned to continue near Tamgas mountain amid rugged terrain.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Pan Can World Airways
Annette Island
Wesley Monsen
Alf M. Monsen
Tamgas Moun
Annette Field
Monson
CAA
Voting Residence Questions Split by Individual Intent
Virginia voters face residency questions decided case by case says Attorney General Harvey Apperson. He notes actual transfer of legal residence ends voting rights in the former precinct and that intent guides residency. The opinion confirms Oct 30 as final day for absentee ballot objections with a five day processing window. Richmond report.
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Virginia
Harvey Apperson
Strickland
Buchanan County
Apperson
Richmond
Oct
Reparations From Japan May Total Fourteen Billion
Washington report details an eight month dispute among wartime Pacific allies over Japan reparations. The Philippines alone placed a 4.2 billion dollar claim for damages, with shares tentatively totaling about 14 billion across the Allied nations and Japan.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Phillippines
Canada
China
United States
Australia
Britain
The
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