Auto Race Crash Sends Two Drivers to Hospital
Four thousand spectators witnessed a 30 lap final at Winchester Airport Speedway when a crash at lap 24 involved Paul Nycum of Cumberland and Buddy Yates of Washington. Nycum escaped with minor injuries while Yates sustained a forehead cut and back strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Yates
Washington, D. C
Paul Nycum
Cumberland
Winchester Memorial Hosital
Winchester Airport Speedway
Nycum
Bowers
Hagerstown
Jimmy Seabright
Winichester
Yates
Paul Handshaw
Boswell
Friendship Ambulance
Henshaw
Truman Urges U N Conference on Resources Conservation
President Truman asked the United Nations Economic and Social Council to convene a scientific conference on resources conservation and atomic energy uses. He proposed a preparatory committee to organize the conference and to select members for a drafting group, citing peace through resource protection amid wartime losses and future industrial needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ces
Economic and Social Council
Joh G. Winant
Council
United Nations
United States
Truman
Russia
Government Troops Drive Deep Into China
Government forces push into the Yenan Kalgan line aiming to sever Communist communication hubs. Yenan remains distant as troops advance from Kalgan to Linfen and Yangku, threatening isolation of key cities and diminishing peace optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Nanking
Yenan-Kalgan
Ing
Wang Ping-Nan
Kalgan
Chahar
Yenan
Linfen
Yangku
Shansi
California teens held after double family slaying
Barstow California September 16 two teenage boys Billy Anderson 18 and Nathan Edwards James 15 head home to face charges for killing rancher W H Anderson and his wife Donie Marie Anderson in Yuba City on September 8 Marilyn Hodge 12 was not implicated in the killings The pair were captured after separate detentions and later brought together in jail recounting similar stories of the crime with a shotgun and a .22 rifle used in the slayings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Calif
California
Slim Billy Anderson
Nathan Edwards James
Lloyd Hewitt
Sutter County
Yuba
W. H. Anderson
Donie Marie Anderson
Billy
Marilyn Hodge
San Bernardino
Nathan
Topock
Ariz
Kingmari
Hewitt
Anderson
James
Mrs. Anderson
Star Receives Top Award for Excellence of General Make-Up
The Winchester Evening Star edited by Harry F. Byrd Jr won the Virginia Press Association's top prize for excellence of general make-up, signaling superior overall layout for a Virginia paper of its size. The honor was announced at a banquet closing the association's 64th annual meeting in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Winchester Evening Star
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Virginia Press Association
Virginia
OPA Allows Immediate Auto Price Increases
The Office of Price Administration granted immediate retail price hikes averaging about six percent for Ford Mercury and Lincoln cars. The boosts use a revised hardship pricing formula and take effect at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
United Brethren Conference Opens in Martinsburg West Virginia
The 147th Virginia annual conference of the United Brethren Church gathers in Martinsburg with Bishop J Balmer Showers opening events. Rev Franklin G Senger reports Winchester church gains including 61 new members and a Telescope circulation rise. Budget details show local church spending and benevolences amid a new reserve fund and a record district banquet attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Virginia
United Brethren Church
Franklin G. Senger
First United Brethren
Winchester
Ora Bailey
Conference Board of Finance
Senger
Board of Christian Education
Ministerial and Widows’ Aid Board
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
J. Balmer Showers
Eastern
Harrisburg
Milyarne Wiley Frederick
Confession of Faith
Potomac Park
Cumberland
Athletic League
Expenditures Committee Plans Session on Primary Inquiry
The House Campaign Expenditures Committee may decide today whether to investigate the Missouri Democratic primary in which Truman-backed Enos Ax tel defeated Rep. Roger D. Slaughter. A closed meeting is expected to discuss this question along with other committee procedures. Jerome Walsh, a third candidate in Missouri Fifth District, has asked for an investigator, alleging excessive expenditures by opposing candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Campaign Expenditures Committee
Missouri
Enos Axtell
Roger D. Slaughter
Jerome Walsh
Hat Box opens new shop for children and ladies wear
Newly opened shop at 154 N Loudoun offers infants and children's wear up to size 16, plus ladies slacks, pajamas and dungarees. The ad mentions Pine, Dumont Shows, rides and conoes for entertainment at the venue with plenty of fun for everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun
Dumont
Everr
Richmond Man Killed In West Virginia Plane Crash
Julius A. McGinley of Wardensville was killed and his brother Carl McGinley of Richmond seriously injured when a plane crashed near Wardensville after takeoff. Julius died en route to hospital. Carl sustained multiple injuries. The wreck, observed as aircraft stalled during a climbing left turn, led to police and aviation officials involvement. Julius, survived by his widow and three daughters, will be buried in Pulaski, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius A. McGinley
Wardensville
Carl McGinley
Richmond
Winchester Memorial Hospital
West Virginia
Civil Aeronautical
Julius McGinley
Carrier Funeral Home
Timber Ridge
W. Va
Pulaski
Clarke County Remembrance Day Plans Nearing Final Stages
Clarke county prepares for a Homecoming and Remembrance Day on October 19 with a memorial service, marching troops, army ordnance display, barbecue and street dance. Governor Tuck, Rep A Willis Robertson, and General Omar Bradley are expected speakers. Ralph N Dorsey and Lt Col Graham Dougherty are shown as organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Tuck
United States
Rep
A. Willis Robertson
Omar Bradley
Public Roads Meeting Called By Yellott for September 30
F M Yellott resident highway engineer announces a public road meeting at the courthouse at 8 o clock on September 30 to discuss constructing and maintaining rural routes. Attendees include the Board of Supervisors road engineers county school officials drivers and mail carriers and all interested persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Yellott
Court House
Board of Supervisors
O Sullivan Rubber Co Declares Dividends Amid Strong 1946 Sales
The O Sullivan Rubber Co Inc of Winchester reports quarterly dividends 10 cents on common and 1.25 dollars on preferred stock payable October 1 to records September 20. Earl Bunting, president, cites 3.904 million dollars gross sales for the first seven months of 1946 with a 152393 dollar net profit and new contracts for equipment to expand plastic material production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Sullivan Rubber Company, Inc
Winchester
Earl Bunting
Wallace Applies Soft Line to Russia as Cabinet Divides
Secretary of Commerce Wallace reaffirmed support for a softer U S policy toward Russia and said he will continue to speak publicly for his views. The move signals a widening split in President Truman s Cabinet over administration policy toward Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
U. S
Russia
Truman
Wallace Defies Policy Split As White House Talks Continue
Editorial notes bitter opposition from aides to Wallace's peace plan amid high level friction in Washington and Paris. Wallace told reporters he would keep pushing for a just and lasting peace and may speak again. State and Commerce aides report possible White House contact and caution against further speeches without State approval. No immediate comment from Wallace on Truman repudiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
Byrnes
Paris
Wallace
Newret
New York
Commerce Department
White House
Truman
State Santo
Connally Urges Trieste Free State at Peace Conference
Senator Tom Connally calls for Trieste to be an independent free state under a U N plan, citing Foreign Ministers Council agreements as a path to world peace. Yugoslav deputy premier Kardelj attacks Western powers and presses for a Yugoslav led Trieste framework. Delegates seek a clear U S policy reply after Henry Wallace remarks.
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Paris
Tom Connally
V. M. Molotov
Trieste
Yuglavia
Italy
Foreign Ministers Council
Connally
Texas
Edward Erdelj
Mediterranean Sea
Kardelj
United States
Britain
Mediterranean
Russia
Soviet Union
United Nations
U. S
New York
U.S
Henry A. Wallace
Major points to be settled by Episcopalians
The 55th triennial general convention resumes with three unresolved issues. A new presiding bishop is to be elected to succeed Henry St. George Tucker, taking office Jan 1. The church weighs revised marriage and divorce canons and a potential merger with the Presbyterian Church in the U S A. The House of Bishops backs canon changes on remarriage. deputies oppose rushing merger votes to parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Protestant Episcopal Church
Henry St. George Tucker
The
Presbyterian Church
House of Bishops
House of Depues
House of Deputies
Carnival at the Airport Tonight Promises Fun for All
Local flyer advertises a carnival at the airport this evening with “plenty of fun for every one.” Additional lines note job openings at Cold Storage Winchester and Ridgewood Fruit Industries, with cider apple workers sought at Ridgewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Pee Fruit Industries
Ridge-wood Fruit Industries
Threats Of Clashes By Rival Unions Mark 12th Day Of Maritime Strike
The twelfth day of the nationwide maritime strike saw tensions surge at New York docks as CIO seamen and AFL longshoremen faced off with threats of clashes. Police boosted patrols while union leaders warned against crossing picket lines as talks to end the walkout stalled. AFL seamen pressed for a pay rise won in a Steelman ruling, but CIO workers awaited gains for immediate pay parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
York City
CIO
AFL
Convny
Eee
S. S. George Washington
Joseph P. Ryan
al Afl
John R. Steelman
NMU
New York
Norwegian Ship Breaks In Half Rescue Efforts Ongoing
Twenty four Norwegian seamen were rescued after the tanker Marit II broke in two 148 miles off the North Carolina coast. Rescue planes and ships searched for 14 missing crew members as Coast Guard Lt Comdr J R Scullion said few more survivors likely. The Gulf Hawk rescued six men from a life raft and headed toward Delaware breakwater while Pan Amoco continued operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Atlantic
North Carolina
Norwa
J. R. Scullion
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Hawk
Delaware
Pan Amoco
Prospects Brighten for Truckers Peace Offer
New York story reports trucking strike yields brighter prospects as Bohack Co. and Daniels and Kennedy offer a plan to cut hours and raise weekly pay to 7.40. Union leaders plan to bring the proposal to members at a forthcoming meeting despite a break in unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Bohack
William O’dwyer
H. C. Bohack Co. Inc
Daniels and Kennedy
Newberrys Enlarged Store Planned for November Opening
Newberrys on North Loudoun Street in Winchester is expanding to a 60 by 180 foot space with all new fixtures and an air conditioned main floor. The grand opening is planned for November 15, with D W Haynes as manager and W A Barnes as assistant manager. The project involves about $50,000 investment and will add across the front of the building. Sixty employees will be needed, a substantial increase over current staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry's
Loudoun Street
D. W. Haynes
Herman Hable
Newberry’s
N. Lote Down Street
Keystone Shoe Store
W. A. Barnes
Haynes
Winchester
U.S. Marines
Charles
Barnes
U. S. Army
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City Hospital
U. N. Conference On Conservation
Chiang
United Brethren Conference
George Washington Hotel
Farmers and Merchants
Roy P. Duvall
Gold Star
Reginald G. Morrison
Lloyd Williams
American Legion Post
Berryville
H. J. Heinz CO
Valley Pike
Yellott
O’sullivan
World Capital
Extreme
Tucker
Brannon’s Cleaners
Berryville Ave
Yugoslavia
Yugo Army
Lonlon
Belgrade
Yugo
Gaither
Richaely Gaither
CIO Union
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