Delegates Gather for 146th Virginia United Brethren Conference
About 225 delegates registered for the Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church as the 146th annual three day session opens in the city. Bishop J B Showers presided at the communion service and delivered the keynote on The Cup He Would Not Drink. Memorials honored former Winchester pastor Rev George R Stover. Elections named Dr Carl W Hiser and Mrs George Elliott to fill secretary roles, with Rev W B Obaugh chosen statistical secretary. A major afternoon agenda item is a union discussion and vote on merging the United Brethren with Evangelical Churches. Sessions run through Thursday with services led by Dr Ronald S Wilson and Dr Raymond Weh. Special music and public worship are planned and the public is invited.
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Virginia
United Brethren Church
J. B. Showers
D. D
Harrisonburg
George R. Stover
Winchester
Carl W. Hiser
Martinsburg
George Elliott
W. B. Obaugh
Roanoke
United Brethren and
Evangelical Churches
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
America
D. F. Glovier
Staunton
W. E. Wolfe
Lacey Springs
Stanley A. Knapp
Mamassas
Sadie Hamrich
J. Bruce
Winchester welcomes visitors as Virginia conference begins
MA Winchester notes welcoming attitude toward delegates of the Virginia Conference of the United Brothers Church in Winchester. Local groups praise gatherings and anticipate future meetings. The Harrisonburg Chamber endorses reviving the Turkey Festival next year as part of Apple Blossom Festival plans. National Dog Week Sept 16 22 aims to improve dog care and training.
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Harrisonburg
Senate Debates Pay for Unemployed in Postwar Fight
Senate opens a heated postwar debate over unemployment benefits as President Truman advocates higher weekly payments. Senate Finance Committee opposes broader federal cash while backing extended state funded benefits. House debates army discharge issues as postwar problems loom.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
FBI Conference for Law Officers This Friday
The FBI plans a Friday conference for area law enforcement in Winchester with firearm care, demonstrations, and trick shooting starting at 2:30 at the McCann farm National Guard Range three miles north of Winchester. Sessions are coordinated with the Police Training School and include other sites in Waynesboro, Lynchburg, Danville, Roanoke, Marion, Quantico, and Richmond.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Winchester
Police Training School
Charles Beal
National Guard
McCann Farm
C. W. Hollis
FBI
Waynesboro
Lynchburg
Danville
Roanoke
Marion
Quantico
Richmond
Heavy rain soaks Winchester area as floods threaten roads
Three inches of rain fell in 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. with 2.98 inches recorded in the city. The Shenandoah River rose rapidly while Hogue and Opequon creeks topped banks. Water in cellars and basements prompted many calls to plumbers and school buses were canceled on Warren County secondary roads. Forecasts anticipate warmer weather by Wednesday and drier conditions later in the week.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Hogue
Opequon
Back Creek
Shenandoah
Clarke
Winchester
Front Royal
Warren County
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
District Four
Appalachians
Food Rationing May Continue Despite Talks
President Truman warned that food shortages and rationing could linger beyond expectations. He said efforts to feed Europe through January 1 depend on financing and UN relief funds, while meat rations for civilians may rise in October.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Japan
Europe
Great Britain
European
United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Anderson
Izaak Walton League Dinner Meeting Planned
The Izaak Walton League will hold a dinner meeting Friday evening September 21 at 6 at Tokes Inn. A speaker from Washington DC will address the group and motion pictures will be shown. Members planning to attend should notify Dave Kinter at 4551 during office hours to make reservations.
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Izaak Walton League
Tokes Inn
Washington, D. C
Dave Kinter
Fresh Fuel In Labor Disputes Spurs Oil and Auto Strife
Postwar labor waves intensify as CIO oil workers strike in East Chicago and Detroit area with 30 000 workers alerted across six states. In Detroit Ford GM and Chrysler plants push for 30 percent wage hikes while Chicago tractors union seeks similar gains for 90 000 members. Strikes spread nation wide from California to New York with most idleness in the north central region.
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Truman
Detroit
CIO Oil
Chicago
Ind
Gulf Oil and Texas Company
Texas
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
CIO United Automobile Workers
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler Corporation
CIO United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers’ Union
UFE
Borg Warner Corporation
California
New York
South
North Central
Patterson Named Secretary of War Successor to Stimson
President Truman selected Undersecretary Robert P Patterson to replace Henry L Stimson as Secretary of War. The announcement followed Stimson turning 78 this week and signals forthcoming War Department reshuffles including McCloy retirement and Marshall succession by Eisenhower.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro Washington
Truman
Robert P. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
War Department
McCloy
John J. McCloy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Patterson
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Senate War Investigating Committee
Army
Canada
John W. Snyder
Paul V McNutt
Philippines
Doctor Tells of Ghastly Horror In Prison Camps
British Army doctor Brigadier Glyn Hughes testified at the war crimes trial of Josef Kramer and 44 aides, describing Belsen horrors and the planned killings at Auschwitz. Prosecutors promised witnesses and records of millions of deaths, naming Irma Grese as among the worst guards. Separate trials were debated but denied by the court.
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William Frye
Luneneburg
Germany
Belsen
Joseph Kramer
Glyn Hughes
Second Army
Brig. Hughes
Hughes
Kramer
Auschwitz
Irma Grese
Birkenau
Ausschwitz
J. R. Philips
H. P. M. Berney- Fickin
T. M. Backhouse
Shanghai Times Is Suspended by Chinese Authorities
The British owned Shanghai Times, the only English language paper in Shanghai, was closed by the Chinese ministry of publicity who said it was run by the Japanese and used for anti Allied propaganda during the occupation. Proprietor A Nottingham seeks British consular aid to resume publication.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Times
Ministry of Publicity
Times
Nottingham
U. S
Help Wanted Press Man and Laborers at Heinz Plant
Advertisement seeks men for work as press operator and laborers at the H. J. Heinz Company facility on Valley Pike in Winchester Virginia. Apply in person or by mail for immediate employment opportunities.
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H. J. Heinz CO
Valley Pike
Winchester
Public sale of farm equipment details inside
Notice announces a public sale of farm equipment on September 20. The listing directs readers to see the advertisement inside for full details and mentions contact by W. C. Plundere.
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Publis
W. C. Plundere
Truman May Have To Pass Upon Occupation Plan
Washington discussions center on MacArthur estimate that 200000 troops could hold Japan. President Truman may need to decide occupation policy as State Department reacts to avoid implying early withdrawal. Congress debates easier recruitment while resisting higher discharges and draft limits.
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Truman
Washington
MacArthur
Japan
Capitol Hill
State Department
Dean Acheson
Department
Pacific
United States
House
Building Curbs Lifted By Reconversion Chief
Reconversion Director John W. Snyder announced the lifting of all restrictions on construction of private homes and other buildings effective October 15. The War Production Board said its L-41 order will be revoked then, easing limits on stores offices hotels apartments and public works. Price Administrator Chester Bowles urged Congress to authorize price limits on new dwellings to prevent a surge in home prices.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Snider
P. A
War Production Board
Chester Bowles
Snyder
Congress
Bowles
Senate
Hodgson & Brown Optometrists Ad Notice
Eye care and frame repairs offered by Hodgson and Brown Registered Optometrists. Eye examinations duplicates frames and repairs broken sense in a concise service ad.
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Hodgson & Brown
Wanted Men to Cut Corn Near Roy R Boyce
Advertisement seeks men to work cutting corn near Clearbrook Virginia for Roy R Boyce. Suitable laborers should apply locally.
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Roy R. Boyce
Clearbrook
Heinz Co cider apple intake hours notice
Notice that H. J. Heinz Co. will receive cider apples daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local growers are informed to bring fruit within these hours for processing.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Truman Says Korea Move Toward Free Nation Needs Time
President Truman announced that Japanese war lords are being removed from Korea and that the Allied powers will help build a free, independent Korean nation. He cautioned that Koreans must assume responsibilities gradually, with joint efforts from Korea and the Allies, as Tokyo-era control ends in Seoul. Some Japanese leaders remain temporarily for technical reasons.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
United States
China
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Demands Arrest Of Jap Emperor As a Criminal
Senator Russell urges the arrest of Emperor Hirohito as a war criminal in a prepared Senate address. He warns ongoing peace terms risk failure and another war in the Orient, noting Hirohito remains on the throne under Allied occupation with MacArthur issuing orders.
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Washington
Japan
Rusell
D-Ga
Hirohito
Georgia
Senate
Orient
Russell
Douglas MacArthur
Molotov Says Russia Seeks Mediterranean Foothold and Trusteeship
Foreign Commissar Molotov stated Moscow is keen to gain a foothold on the Mediterranean and showed interest in Italian colonies, hinting at a possible trusteeship over Tripolitania. He avoided specifics on Italian Yugoslav boundary and praised governments in Romania Bulgaria and Hungary while noting Yugoslav claims over Verona and Trieste.
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London
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Tripolitania
Molotov
Italy
Rusia
Mediterranean
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Venetia Giulia
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
United States
Britain
Marshal Tito
Edward Karelj
Monfalcone
Trieste
Fiume
Zara
Pola
MacArthur suspends Asahi for two days in protest over anti wartime editorials
General MacArthur ordered the major Tokyo daily Asahi suspended for two days after its editorials accused the United States of violating international law by using the atomic bomb. The paper faced 100 percent censorship and was closed from 4 p.m. today until Thursday.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Asahi
United Sta
Oe Sanens
Imperial Palace
Japan
Washington
State Department
Congress
Truman
Robert L. Fichelberger
U. S. Eighth Army
Honshu
Wainright
Hero
Corregidor
Pacific
James Doolittle
Welcome Home Veterans of Frederick and Winchester
The Star welcomes veterans and former Frederick county and Winchester residents who have received honorable discharges and are resuming civilian life. Names of those acknowledged appear among the readable portion of the notice.
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Frederick County
Winchester
The
Star
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United Brethren
Virginia Conference of the United Brothern Church
Mama
Azubi Barracks
First Cavalry Division
By Max Hall
F.B.I
Associated Press
Sec’y Stimson
Eisenhower
Marshall
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Merriman Lane
Doctor
Japanese Empire
Seoul
Nippon
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