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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
3
Plane Flight Uses Butane for Fuel
Oklahoma City report on the first officially supervised flight using butane as fuel in a two seat Cessna. Landrum L. Hughes, who developed the motor conversion, notes butane costs 9 cents per gallon versus 37 cents for aviation gasoline and burns evenly with less piston wear.
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Oklahoma City
Landrum L. Hughes
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Hughes
New Unified Defense Setup Goes Into Operation
Washington reports the new defense machinery activated today by presidential radio orders from President Truman. The move followed James Forrestal’s swearing in as secretary of defense yesterday, chosen to act promptly amid the international situation as Truman returned from the Rio de Janeiro conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
James Forrestal
Ukraine Resistance Forces Battle Reds
United States army report says Ukrainian resistance fighting for independence fielded 15 000 to 20 000 troops engaging Polish and Soviet units in pitched battles near Rankfurt Germany on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankfurt
Germany
United States
Secretaries of Air and Navy Sworn In at Defense Department
Washington Sept 18 W Stuart Symington was sworn as the first U.S. secretary of the air force and John L Sullivan took oath as secretary of the Navy Chief Justice Vinson administered the oaths. Kenneth Royall remains secretary of the Army after his recent elevation from undersecretary of War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Defense Department
Navy
Air
Fred M. Vinson
W. Stuart Symington
John L. Sullivan
Kenneth Royall
Race Fix Fugitive Held in Brooklyn
Peter Del Pozzo a 30 year old Brooklyn tavern operator was ordered held in felony court for a hearing next Tuesday on a diary of being a fugitive from Charles Town West Virginia where he has been indicted for an alleged attempt to fix a horse race in 1945 He posted a 5000 dollar bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter del Pozzo
Brooklyn
Charles Town
W. Va
VFW District Meet Set for Front Royal Sunday
The 7th District of the Virginia VFW will meet Sunday afternoon in Front Royal. Post representatives gather at the VFW hall and auxiliary members at the Masonic temple for a joint assembly to conclude the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Virginia
VFW
Masonic Temple
First white man to see Niagara Falls debated by researchers
Inquiries note Father Hennepin historically credited with discovery, but Champlain and other French missionaries may have preceded him. Evidence suggests they did not explore the river, yet they reported the Falls based on Indigenous accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
W.E. A
Hennepin
Champlain
Niagara
Kiner Hits 50th Home Run in Pirates Victory
Pittsburgh slugger Ralph Kiner belted his 50th homer of the season in the second inning to briefly lead the majors over Johnny Mize and the Giants as the Pirates defeated Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Mize
New York Giants
Kiner
Pirates
Brooklyn
Rail Brotherhoods Frame Wage Demand in Cleveland
Wage committees of five operating railroad brotherhoods met in Cleveland to discuss a uniform wage demand. The proposal seeks about 30 cents per hour for roughly 350,000 members across the nation’s carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Booth sails for Athens with Greek Aid Mission
Gen. Charles L. Booth of Front Royal has sailed for Athens Greece as part of the Greek Aid Mission. Mrs. Booth and two children will follow from New York on Sept. 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Charles L. Booth
Athens
Grece
Greek Aid Mission
Stradivari Dies On December 18 1737 At Age 93
The great violin maker Stradivari died on December 18 1737 at the age of 93. Among his eleven children two sons followed in his craft as violin makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stradivari
Freedom Train tour proclaims anti communism in speech
Sen Edward Martin denounces Communism to thousands at Board Street station Philadelphia praising the Freedom Train as America's best weapon and vowing to win without stooping to its tactics. Attorney General Tom C Clark adds that shared freedom across nations guards global liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U. S
Edward Martin
America
Tom C. Clark
Clark
Guatemala Fears Communist Coup
Guatemala suspends 10 constitutional guarantees for 30 days amid plots against the government and efforts to organize a Communist party. Francisco Villagran, minister of Government, said the move targets internal and external agitation and Communist activity in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Diario de Centro. America
Francisco Villagran
Berryville Tennis Winners Crown Potts and Enders
In Berryville on September 18 Harold Potts won the men's singles final defeating Walter Wisecarver. Helen Enders claimed the women's singles title with finalist Ann Langbein. Herman Lloyd and Reginald Fuller won the men’s doubles, Enders and Evelyn Levi the women’s doubles, and Ann Neville Pope with Billy Barnett took the mixed doubles trophy.
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Berryville
Harold Potts
Helen Enders
Potts
Walter Wisecarver
Ann Langbein
Herman Lloyd
Reginald Fuller
Evelyn Levi
Ann Neville Pope
Billy Barnett
Methodist Conference Opens Led by Rev Forrest B Oglesby
The Rev Forrest B Oglesby district superintendent will preside Monday at the fourth quarterly meeting of the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest B. Oglesby
Fouth Quart
Braddock St Methodist Church Holds Annual Conference
Braddock St Methodist Church reports officers to be elected at the annual conference. Notes on church crops suggest tris growing well in sandy loams.
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Erly
The
Braddock, St. Methodist Church
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