Asa P. Crisman Dies at 69 in Winchester Hospital
Asa Philip Crisman 69 a longtime Winchester furniture dealer died in Winchester Memorial Hospital Monday at 1 05 am after two weeks illness He was born September 28 1875 in Kernstown son of the late Jacob Crisman and Katherine Larrick Crisman He taught school in Frederick County before 45 years in Winchester Funeral Thursday at 4 from Jones Funeral Home with ministers officiating Burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery Surviving are sons M A Carroll F Wesley O and Hugh L Crisman all of Winchester a daughter Mrs T H Hussey of Norfolk a granddaughter Carol Hussey two brothers Frederick A and Jacob L Crisman of Winchester four sisters Mrs C P Pifer Martinsburg WV Mrs Loring Funkhouser Mrs L L Hockman and Mrs C L Nicodemus all of Winchester and many nieces and nephews.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kernstown
Jacob Crisman
Darmstedt
Germany
Katherine Larrick Crisman
Hayfield
Old Reliance Academy
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Wesley O
Hugh's. Crisman
T. H. Hussey
Norfolk
Carol Hussey
Frederick A
Jacob L. Crisman
L. L. Hockman
C. L. Nicodemus
Jones Funeral Home
T. J. Hawkins
Braddock Street Methodist Church
J.S. Duckwall
Highland Presbyterian Church
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
J. H. Locke
Boyce
N. H. Hottle
Edward Heine
Bismarck Preffitt
William. G. Bayliss
M. K. Hutchinson
General McNarney Arrives in Athens on Air Visit
U S Army General Joseph T McNarney commander in the Mediterranean theater arrived in Athens by air yesterday The purpose of his visit was not disclosed
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Athens
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
Mediterranean
Ration Calendar Details and Stamp Validity Update
The notice lists endurance dates for meat stamps V2 through Z2 valid until Sept 30 and other ranges through Dec 31 for sugar and stock items. Shoes stamps 1 2 3 4 remain valid indefinitely. OPA has no plans to cancel. Gasoline fuel oil stoves and processed foods rationing ends Wednesday Aug.
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OPA
Family Church Night Plans At Braddock Street Methodist
Braddock Street Methodist Church announces Family Church Night starting Wednesday at 7 30. Mary Lou Steele directs activities for children teens adults and drama groups with joint assembly plans and a social hour hosted by the Fellowship Committee.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Mary Lou Steele
Walter Knee
Edward Capper
Owen Hoagland
J. W. Rosenberger
John H. Rosenberger
Hoye Riley
Herman Barr
Harry EB. Gregory
Allen Emmart
H. Clay Manuel
Thomas J. Hawkins
Prisoners Return From War In Europe
Seventy thousand Italian prisoners of war are set to return home as 37 000 of them who aided German forces in France the Netherlands and Germany begin repatriation today in a move linked to postwar settlement efforts.
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Paris
Erbcan
France
Holland
Germany
War's Blame and Lessons From The League
British demobilization plans face urgency as troops may be needed abroad for occupation duties. Attlee links the Manchuria invasion of 1931 to the League of Nations crisis and warns that peace depends on universal enforcement of the rule of law.
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Manchuria
League of Nations
Heavy tourist trade floods Winchester over Labor Day
Winchester drew hundreds of motorists from nearby states over the holiday weekend, hotel managers reporting record crowds and strong business. A 12 year old girl drowned in the Capon River near Capon Bridge, with rescue efforts failing. Weather cooled after a 92 degree peak. rain and cloudiness lingered through Labor Day as baseball games and a church picnic drew crowds.
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Winchester
Eugene Branch
George Washington Hotel
W. Va
Cacapon River
Capon Bridge
Imogene Hawkins
Charles Hawkins
Fairmont
W.a
Russell B. Oates
Sarah Igné
Lee A. Brown
Giffen Funreal
Mercury
East Portson
Gravel Springs
Star Tannery
Mellwee
Black Market Found Behind Panels In Belgian Hotel
Belgian police and a Canadian Army unit raided a luxury hotel at Campine uncovering a hidden chamber behind sliding panels. The secret room contained a large cache of black market tea coffee cereals canned milk chocolate and other goods worth 200000 francs.
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Brussels
Campine
Prisoners Produce British Food
The Ministry of Agriculture reports war prisoners play a larger role in Britain’s food production. Regular land workers have fallen by 22,500 from last year, while prisoners in agricultural work rise from 25,300 in June 1944 to 54,500 last June.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Agriculture
Syrian Parliament Ratifies United Nations Charter
Beirut dispatch reports the Syrian Parliament unanimously ratified the United Nations charter with a U S congressional delegation in attendance during a Middle East tour.
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Beirut
U.S
Middle East
States Debating Federal Funds for Jobless Pay Increase
The testimony discusses using federal funds to raise unemployment benefits to a national max of 25 dollars a week for 36 weeks. State payments would vary from 15 to 28 dollars weekly for 14 to 22 weeks. The witness notes the bill would shift much of the burden to the federal government and questions incentives to work and reconversion amid wartime economic pressures.
Fragments Describe Unclear Local Event Or Notice
OCR text is unreadable with fragmented words and missing context making it impossible to identify persons places dates or actions for a proper summary.
Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Meets MacArthur Again
San Francisco dispatch says Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu conferred at length with General Douglas MacArthur for the second straight day. The Domei agency report carried no details.
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San Francisco
Domei Agency
Mamoru Shigemitsu
MacArthur
FP. Cc. C
Local Market Prices and Goods Listings
Local markets list prices for feeds grains and livestock. Items include patent flour, corn meal, mixed feed, egg mash, chick grower, turkey starter, poultry and livestock rates with per bag cwt and per head figures. Readable entries show 10 to 100 pound bags, heavy fowls to hogs and cattle prices.
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Ene
Ateak
Eeeeenne
Local Graded Egg Market Update
The report lists local graded egg prices including large extras at .005 and .35, with medium extras and trades noted for pullets. No clear seller or date could be identified from the fragmented OCR text.
Cadet Holsinger to receive wings next Saturday
Cadet Holsinger, born January 20 1918 at Broadway and son of Mr and Mrs Berlin Holsinger, is one of the class of pilots to receive second lieutenants’ commissions in the Army Air Corps next Saturday. He leaves behind a wife Beverley Kaye and infant daughter, plus parents, a brother in India, and a sister. Funeral with military honors will be Thursday at 2 pm from First Brethren Church, with interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery and Rob ert Y Conrad Post officers at the graveside.
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Army Air Corps
East Street
Holsinger
Beverley Kaye
Berlin W. Holsinger
Broadway
Sgt
Beverley Holsinger
India
Wavalyn Holsinger
Ivan
Cadet Holsinger
Broadway High School
American Viscose Company
Front Royal
First Brethren Church
Middle Georgia College
Cochran
Turner Field
Paul E. Dick
Mount Hebron
Robert Y. Conrad
Truman seeks more executive control over federal agencies
Budget Director Harold D. Smith heads to Capitol Hill to explain to the House Expenditure Committee why President Truman seeks greater authority to reorganize the executive branch. Critics doubt major changes and fear eroding congressional powers. A Senate move signals partial support amid resistance.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
Capitol Hill
Truman
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
General Accounting Office
Congressional
Congress
Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Tragic Labor Day Toll Surges Across Nation
The Associated Press reports over 350 deaths during America's first peacetime holiday since 1941. At least 352 lives ended as Lab or observance concluded, with auto accidents driving most of the rise. Illinois led states with 36 deaths including 18 traffic, 5 drownings, and 13 misc. accidents.
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Associated Press
America
Pearl Harbor
Illinois
Governor Calls 20 Percent Reduction in Federal Income Tax
Governor Edward Martin of Pennsylvania proposed a 20 per cent cut in federal income tax as a catalyst for reviving the lagging reconstruction effort. He urged reduced federal expenditures and a shift to mass production tax policy to balance the federal budget and raise future revenues.
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Hershey
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Martin
Pato
Oscar W. Taylor Dies at His Winchester Home
Oscar William Taylor 70 native of Winchester died at 2 15 this morning at 317 Highland avenue after a three week illness. He was born August 12 1875 and was a former Ramsburg Store clerk. Survived by wife Emma Willingham and children George R Albert L Charles W Wilbert L Jack Miller Mrs J R Denton Mrs Vir ginia Cain and Mrs Earl Maddigan. Services Thursday 5 pm at Highland Avenue Presbyterian with Rev J S Duckwall. interment Mount Harrods? The body to be moved from Omps Funeral Home to the residence at noon tomorrow.
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Oscar William Taylor
Winchester
Highland Avenue
Henry Taylor
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church and Also of the Friendship Fire Company
Omps Funeral Home
Chinese Flying To Nanking For Japs' Surrender
American trained Chinese Sixth Army heads to Nanking for the China theater surrender scheduled for Tuesday. Gen Yen Hsi-Shan and Gen Tso-Yi join at Tatung as lines are drawn for regional surrenders. Reports from Hanoi cite uprisings and French casualties amid Indochina unrest.
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Burma
Nanking
China Theater
High Command
Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi
Tso-Yi
Suiyuan
Tatung
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Hunan
Ho Ying-Chin
Yasuji Okamura
Lu Han
Indo-China
Hanoi
Charles Chamagne
Metropole
Naval Men May Don Civies
Navy personnel nationwide may wear civilian clothes after working hours with uniforms only required during duty and at home when four or more are present. The Army has not yet followed the Navy’s example, announced last night.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Bahamans Arrive in Winchester for Local Harvest Work
A total of 211 Bahamans arrived in Winchester Sunday evening and 205 were at work on area orchards this morning. They came from the Eastern Shore where they helped harvest truck crops. Another hundred are expected at the Winchester camp by mid September. those needing this labor should contact the county agent immediately with date and number of workers.
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Winchester
Zastern
Young cyclist pedals 306 miles to New York
Crawford John MacCallum returned from visiting his grandfather in New York City. He biked 306 miles from his city to New York in five days, later noting a 90 mile day on one leg of the journey before heading home by car to Virginia.
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Crawford John MacCallum
Spencer Heath
New York City
Young MacCallum
Ian MacCallum
New York
Virginia
Ministers Praise Local Cooperation
The Winchester Ministerial Association expresses deep appreciation for the cooperation and thanks from all who helped make the V J Day observance a helpful occasion. They also thank the press and radio for publicity and Pifer Printing Company for printing the programs.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Pifer Printing Company
Unidentified gunfire halts crowd as officer Lacy is shot
A shooting occurred as a crowd dispersed after the tow of a car. Officer Lacy fell from gunfire of an unidentified shooter. Reinforcements arrived, the liquor car fled, and additional troopers plus MP units responded from Manassas.
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Lacy
Manassas
V J Day Service Highlights Four Gains
The speech by Mr. Quarles praised gains from World War II victory. He cited the virility of free institutions, sacrifices of our sons, the shift from provincialism to global leadership, and overcoming evil as key outcomes of the war.
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Quarles
Fruit Growers To Meet Tonight In Frederick County
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association plans a 8 o'clock meeting at the county courthouse to reconsider the wage scale for transient labor and to vote on its newly prepared by laws. All members are urged to attend.
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Frederick County Fruit Growers Association, Inc
County Court House
New Landings Expand Grip by Yabo Village
American forces intensified occupation along the Tokyo area as 100000 troops were set to land on Japanese soil with projections reaching half a million for the month. US troops seized four air fields near Tokyo, transferring units to relieve Atsugi. Brig Gen Julian Cunningham's 112th Reconnaissance team landed at Tateyama after securing Surrender of that port.
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Answers to the Daily Quiz From Page Four
Correct quiz answers include Potsdam conference Japanese self-disembowelment as ritual death number 93 Neptunium and 94 Plutonium date Wednesday August 8 city Nagasaki figures Herbert Hoover UNRRA and old age pensions. The value reads One hundred twenty eight. Thou shalt have no other waits before me.
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Herbert Hoover
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
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