Britain seeks U.S. permission to spend Marshall Plan funds
Bevin and Cripps arrive in New York for a three power financial conference aimed at easing Britain's cash crisis. Officials say Britain may dip into reserves and seek relaxed Marshall Plan rules as talks open with the United States and Canada. Morgenthau warns of American industry peak aiding crisis.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Bevin
Cripps
Sir Stafford Cripps
Stores Switch to Full Day Wednesdays
Winchester merchants announce a permanent shift to 9 a m to 5 p m Wednesday hours. Ralph Larson president of the Winchester Retail Merchants Assn says merchants will plan a Christmas promotion including a Santa visit and parade.
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Winchester
Ralph Larson
Winchester Retail Merchants Assn
Santa Claus
Congressmen for Frederick County 1809-1861 list
Frederick district elected representatives from 1809 to 1861 are listed with years of service. Names include Gen. John Smith, Henry St George Tucker, Jared Williams, Alfred H Powell, Robert Allen, James Madison Hite Beale, James M Mason, G B Samuel, Richard W Barton, William Lucas, Henry Bedinger, Richard Parker, Charles J Faulkner, and Alexander R Boteler. A correction notes Jared Williams won the 1823-25 seat but was unsuccessfully contested by Alfred Powell.
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Frederick
Frederick County
John Smith
Henry St. George Tucker
Winchester
Jared Williams
Alfred H. Powell
Robert Allen
Shenandoah
James Madison Hite Beale
James M. Mason
David Holmes
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Robeson Fans Protest Stoning After Concert
Robeson supporters urge President Truman to restore law and order as riots erupt after a concert near Peekskill New York. Police under George M Fanelli report 900 officers enforcing the scene with over 100 injuries and more than a dozen arrests amid vehicle windows smashed and buses overturned.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Here
Truman
New York State
Westchester County
George M. Fanelli
Dewey
New York City
Robeson
Three Year Old Falls From Car Killed Near Winchester
A Syracuse boy Martin Weber, three, died in Winchester hospital from head injuries after falling from an automobile driven by his father Sgt Leroy J Weber on Route 50 four miles east of Winchester. The death raised Virginia highway fatalities to 27 during the three day holiday and national toll near 400. The Weber family were en route to Riverson Maryland after visiting Skyline Drive when the accident occurred. the father heard a thud as the door opened.
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Martin Weber
Syracuse
N. Y
Winchester Hospital
Sgt
Leroy J. Weber
Winchester
Omps
Virginia
Martinsville
Melfa
Webers
Riverson
Skyline Drive
James Harold Coleman
Washington
Millwood Ave
Benjamin Franklin Rickard
Baltimore
Braddock and
Cork Sts
Boyd
Joseph F. Bayliss Jr
Braddock
Amherst Sts
James Dye
R. 2
G. A. Ebert
Fairmont
W. Va
Dye
Frances Ebert
Berryville
Truman Predicts Program Succeeds
President Truman in Labor Day speeches pledges to continue the fight against the Taft Hartley act and backs the Brannan farm plan. He criticizes organized special interests and patterns his campaign for the 1950 elections with Eisenhower and AFL CIO leaders urging unity between labor and agriculture.
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Truman
Independence
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Special Interests
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
St. Louis
Eisenhower
The
American Bar Association
America
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
Murray
Willian Green
AFL
San Diego
Chicago
Agriculture Brannan
Labor
Virginia Governor Praises Good Roads at Bridge Dedication
In Radford Virginia Governor Tuck hailed Virginia's road system as a sign of overall economic and governmental health. He noted road funding supports schools and health services and highlighted pay as you go policies. The dedication of the Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge showcases Virginia's strong highway system and ongoing projects from mountains to seashore.
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Radford
Virginia
Tuck
Southwest Virginia Memorial Bridge
Union
Southwest
Virginia Memorial
Bhat
Richmond
Tidewater
Yorktown
York River
Mountains
Seashore
Potomac
North Carolina Line
Holiday Arrests Exceed Apple Blossom Figures in Winchester
Winchester police recorded 37 arrests over Labor Day, one more than at this year’s Apple Blossom Festival. Police Chief J Thomas Boyd cited most arrests for drunkenness amid busy holiday enforcement.
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Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Traffic Check Lists Cars from 22 States at Interchange
Police Chief J Thomas Boyd reports a traffic check at Braddock Bos cawen intersection yesterday from 10 15 to 11 15 a m. listing 22 states and Canal Zone as origins of passing vehicles.
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Canal Zone
Braddock-Boscawen
J. Thomas Boyd
Front Royal Asks Oglesby and Pastor Return at Conference
Front Royal Methodist church at its final quarterly conference urged the return of pastor Rev. R. C Johnson and district superintendent Dr. F. S. Oglesby. Annual conference set for Oct 12–17 in Richmond to arrange Virginia appointments. Church reports 1134 members and next Sunday operations include a sermon and conference in Toms Brook Winchester area notes.
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Front Royal
Coma Breaks for Justice Rutledge in York Hospital
Supreme Court Justice Wiley R. Rutledge has shown improvement after awakening from a coma in York Maine. A hospital spokesman said the 55 year old jurist talked with family and nurses and took nourishment for the first time since Friday.
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York
Supreme Court
Wiley R. Rutledge
Elmer Tower
Rutledge
Assembly Favors European Union
The Council of Europe assembly in Strasbourg voted to expand into a genuine federal authority with definite powers over member governments and to create a European union. The measure now goes to the ministerial committee for further work on powers.
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Strasbourg
France
Council of Europe
European Union
Winston Churchill
Russia
Europe
Frantic neighbors rush ambulance to save choking tot
Robbie Sue Ernst 19 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Frnt of Millwood Pike was rushed to Winchester Hospital by Friendship ambulance after a frantic call from Mrs Joseph Lingo and Mrs Mary Bullard. The child, limp and purple, appeared to choke as blood was drawn trying to force open her mouth. Throat showed phlegm. ambulance attendants treated her and she recovered on the way. A physician said the attack caused by an upset stomach may have triggered a convulsion. The Ernsts live on the Linge property. he is a welder on nearby construction work.
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Robbie Sue Ernst
Robert Frnt
Millwood Pike
Winchester Hospital
Friendship
Joseph Lingo
Mary Bullard
Ernsts
Linge
Easine
Five Day Weather Outlook and Public Sale Notice
The five day forecast for Virginia covers Wednesday through the period with temperatures near normal and minimal daily variation. Showers are forecast on Thursday and again over the weekend. A public sale is listed for Lot No. 41 Corelas Ave on Saturday Sept 1911 at the Front County Court House.
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Virginia
Corelas Ave
A. m Front County Court House
Frederick County Court House
George Washington Hotel
National Pruit
Shen. Valley A. Cider & Vin
Shenandoah Valley Nat. Bank Partners & A Nat
Military Plane Use Restricted to Public Business
Senator Elmer Thomas announced that military aircraft use would be limited to public business. He dropped a demand for data on aircraft costs after assurances from Undersecretary Stephen Early, ending a controversy over a senate group’s round the world plane trip.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Defense Johnson
Truman
Thomas
Stephen Early
Senate
Europe
Johnson
Japan
Barkley
Lucas
Illinois
Democrats Name Executive Group To Serve County
Frederick county Democrats in a mass meeting named a 21 member executive committee to serve for two years beginning January 1. The list of members includes A. P. Whitacre J. W. Harper George A. Smith Utah Crosen Clayton Pingley W P. Harris Julian C. Kline H. C. Clagett Eli Pifer and Thomas Roserberger among others with W. Erle Edwards as chairman and Robert De Haven as secretary.
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Frederick County
A. P. Whitacre
Ashton
J. W. Harper
Yeakiey
George A. Smith
Bakers Mill
E. Clay Rogers
Gainesboro
Utah
Armel
Lomax Parker
Stephens City
Julian C. Kline
Middletown
H. C. Clagett
Old Forge
Henry Mears
Canterbury
Eli Pifer
Dry Run
Thomas Roserberger
Russells
Maynard Snapp
Lamys
Robert Muse
Gore
W. E. Riley
Brucetown
William Carpenter
Carpers Valley
Carroll Campbell
Kernstown
Venner Bayliss
Greenwood W. Erle Edwards
Robert de Haven
Supreme Court Lets Seven Nelson Martinsville Rape Appeals Proceed
The Supreme Court of Appeals agreed to review seven Martinsville men condemned for the rape of a white woman and death sentences. Executions were stayed pending appeal. Four defendants faced death on September 16 and three on September 23. Governor Turk had granted two 0‑day stays to allow appeal.
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Staunton
Virgildas Supreme Court of Appeals
Martinsville
Turk
Supreme Court
Quiet Army vet turns killer on Camden street rampage
Harold Unruh a 28 year old Army veteran unleashed a 45 minute shooting spree on a busy Camden New Jersey street killing 12 and wounding five. Neighbors described him as quiet and well dressed. Police and witnesses recounted the rampage as the worst mass slaughter on a city street.
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Camden
N. J
Camden Street
Marshall Thompson
Harold Unruh
Thompson
Unruh
Hurricane Turns From Florida in Bermuda Direction
A hurricane with winds up to 120 miles an hour moved toward Bermuda, about 400 miles southwest. It drifted north northeast at six miles per hour, passing roughly 800 miles east of Miami, with gale and hurricane force winds spanning wide radii as the Weather Bureau tracked its movement and course shift.
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Miami
Bermuda
Honeymoon Isles
Weather Bureau
Grady Norton
Flying Boat Lands After Dropping Engine Near Honolulu
The Philippine Mars with 54 passengers and crew landed safely in Honolulu after losing an engine 440 miles offshore. The flight originated from an unspecified route and the vessel continued to port on schedule despite the setback.
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Honolulu
Philippine Mars
Redheads Absent in Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City
Atlantic City hosts the Miss America pageant with 52 entrants from 45 states and other regions, excluding redheads. Contestants face strict rules on substances and dating, chaperoned by local hostesses, as preliminaries begin with a Mardi Gras parade and judging on bathing suits, gowns, talent, and personalities. The winner earns a $5000 scholarship and potential earnings from appearances.
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Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Canada
Delaware
Idaho
Rhode Island
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Convention Hall
Eagle Scout Douglas Jones to be honored at district court
The Shawnee district court of honor will present Douglas Jones aged 15 with the Eagle badge at Market St. Methodist church at 8 p.m. Jones is son of Mr and Mrs George Jones of 503 Fairmont Ave and a member of Troop 9 sponsored by Market St. church. His mother will pin the badge, and the event includes two movies Air Power is Peace and Army Navy game replay.
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Shawnee District Court of Honor
Market St. Methodist Church
Douglas Jones
George Jones
Fairmont Ave
Market St. Church
Young Jones
Harold Rower
Tunstall Powers
Air Power
Eastern Airlines
Army Recruiting Service
Winchester
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Crisman Cleaners
S. Kent St
Old Bethel Methodist Church
E. R. Conner
Benefit of Friendship UB Church
T-H Law
Brannan
Oglesby
Pastor
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge
Assembly
Democrats
Camden, N.J. Street
Gas and Electric Company
William McNeilly
Pennsauken
Public Service Co
New Jersey
River Road
Austria
Temple University
Florida
Atlantic City
Bob. Shopp
Hopkins
Minn
Betty Ballard Lewis
Norfolk
H. J. Heinz CO
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Trust Dep't
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