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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1947

Page

9

Washington Brimfull of National Assas

ARTHUR EDSON surveys the Washington scene showing a profusion of national organizations. He notes groups ranging from the national cemetery association to the American box shook export association and the American institute of cooperation, highlighting leaders and aims while touching on the opposing view of the unequal rights amendment.

Arthur Edson Washington National Child Research Center Guadian American Box Shook Export Association Guy Smith Shooker Smith American Institute of Cooperation Thomas H. Cleary National Committee U.S Ralph Young

Fort McHenry to See Attack Reenacted Night Observance

Bonds will burst in the air over Fort McHenry as Baltimore marks Defenders day with a reenactment of the 1814 bombardment. The event recalls Francis Scott Key inspired by the Star Spangled Banner and features a British attack reprise.

Baltimore Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key Key

Missing Youth Continues Search Near Berryville

Local authorities report a large-scale search for a missing boy near the Rosenthal residence in Berryville. Volunteers from the Red Cross, National Guard under Marshal Reynolds, and older high school students are combing Blue Ridge Mountain terrain as officers coordinate from a temporary base at a county bus stop. The boy, 5'1" with black hair, wore a navy cap and is said to be unfamiliar with wooded areas.

J. D. Griffing Ralph Dorsey Rosenthal Home Red Cross Mt. Carmel National Guard Berryville Marshall Reynolds Blue Ridge Mountains M. B. Clowe, Jr 115Th Infantry Clowe Robert Manuel Miller Fletcher Rosenthal

Byrnes Slips From Debate As War Council Sits In New York

James F. Byrnes is absent from the assembly debate as foreign ministers meet in New York. He will be in the U S Sunday with advisers including Charles E Bohlen and will stay at the Hotel Pennsylvania while headquarters remain at the American delegation offices on Park Avenue. A Sunday Waldorf speech may tilt U S positions on key issues. The article also notes insect sound mechanisms.

James F. Byrnes Foreign Ministers Council New York Assembly Arthur H. Vandenberg Lower Park Ave Waldorf-Astoria United Nations

Couple Found Dead In Parked Auto In Toronto

A married man Vigus, 39, and Iris Scott, 21, were found dead in the luggage compartment of his parked car in Toronto. Police consider possible double murder or suicide pact, with autopsy pending. wallet and keys missing. Preliminary signs include blood at the nostrils and ears.

Toronto Ont Vigus Iris Scott

CIO Leader Appeals For Price Controls

Jack Kroll, national director of the CIO Political Action Committee, told the CIO council in Cleveland that American business squeezes workers and consumers. He urged restoring price controls to halt rising prices that strain family budgets during the four day convention.

Cleveland Jack Kroll CIO Council Today Kroll CIO Political Action Committee

France May Slash Purchases in U S

French Ambassador Henri Bonnet warned that a worsening dollar shortage could force Paris to reduce imports of American wheat fats and coal. He spoke before meeting Secretary of State Marshall to brief on his France trip.

Washington Henri Bonnet Bonnet Marshall France

Extension of Rent Controls Seen Likely

Four senators who often differ on legislative matters agreed that Congress is likely to vote an extension of rent controls beyond February 29. Senators McCarthy Flanders Sparkman and Myers expressed this view in separate interviews.

Washington Congress McCarthy

Trouble in Peshawar Amid Riots and Military Action

The military spokesman named Peshawar in the northwest frontier province as the chief trouble spot aside from Delhi and the Punjab. Tanks and troops were deployed against Moslem rioters and Afridi tribesmen who raided parts of Peshawar City before order was restored. The report notes 28,100,188 motor vehicles registered in 1946 in the United States, versus 29,507,113 in 1941.

Peshawar Delhi Punjab Northwest Frontier Province Pakistan United States

Taft Warns Against World State as Power Grows

Senator Taft opening a western tour warned against a World State that concentrates power in distant capital. He argued federal overreach would abolish states rights, urging free government against totalitarian plans while criticizing the Taft Harley act for causing industrial unrest.

Santa Cruz Cali Taft Ohio State Bar of California New Deal Washington United States Los Angeles San Francisco James E. Murray Dmont

Arab Labor Leader Murdered at Home

Sama Effendi Taha secretary general of the Arab labor federation was assassinated at his home in Jerusalem in what officials described as an unofficial announcement.

Jerusalem Sama Effendi Taha Arab Labor Federation

Colorado farm products exceed mining output in value

In Colorado the value of farm products more than four times the annual output value of the state's mines and quarries, highlighting farming's economic lead in this mining state.

Colorado

Coupon Offer for Tulip Bulbs and Free Iris or Crocus

The advertisement promotes a Tulip order coupon offering a free selection of 6 Dutch Iris or 12 Crocus bulbs. It also advertises price tiers for Giant Darwin Tulips: one dozen for $1.00 and three dozen for $2.25, with offer details mailed in.

Darwin

FCC Might Cancel Ga. Radio Licenses

U S District Judge E Marvin Underwood indicated the FCC may have to cancel the licenses of three CBS chain stations if Georgia proves a conspiracy in restraint of trade between Columbia Broadcasting System and Detroit financier George B Storer. The remark came during final arguments in the WGST Atlanta suit against CBS and Storer.

Atlanta U. S E. Marvin- Underwood FCC State of Georgia Columbia Broadcasting System Detroit WGST CBS George B. Storer

Landlubber’s Yacht Theft Lands Man in San Francisco Jail

Pat Duff, described as a landlubber, is jailed in San Francisco on charges of stealing a $10 000 yacht, the 36 foot ketch Kahana owned by Henry Bleuler. Duff and the craft were recovered after Coast Guard action near a mud flat on the east side of San Francisco Bay. Duff admitted drinking beer the night Bleuler reported the yacht missing.

San Francisco Pat Duff Duff Kahana Henry Bleuler San Francisco Bay Coast Guard Golden Gate Pacific

Fined as Tax Evader in Baltimore Case

George W. Bowers a 35 year old automobile dealer of Fruitland Maryland was fined 10000 dollars plus costs and given a suspended prison term after pleading guilty to evading eighteen thousand seven hundred sixty seven dollars in income taxes for 1942 and 1944 authorities said Bowers admitted the offenses in court today.

Baltimore George W. Bowers Fruitland

Bunting to Attend NAM Board Meeting in Hot Springs

Bunting will drive to Hot Springs Virginia for the September NAM board meeting. The gathering is at a resort and wives attend. Mrs. Bunting will serve as official hostess for the ladies. They plan to return September 28.

Bunting Hot Springs

Diamonds From South African Mines Break World War I Records

Production of diamonds from South African mines shattered prior records during World War I, reflecting unprecedented output amid wartime demand and ongoing mining operations.

South Africa

No warm blooded creatures live by dissolved oxygen like fish

The statement notes that unlike fish, warm blooded animals do not sustain themselves by dissolved oxygen in their environment. It contrasts metabolic strategies across vertebrates and highlights differing oxygen uptake methods.

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