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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1946

Page

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Veterans Welcome Home Day to honor Clarke County dead

Vice-Admiral Sherman and Brigadier General Edson will join Berryville for Clarke county veterans Welcome Home and Remembrance Day. Senator Byrd Representative Robertson and Governor Tuck already accepted. Memorial Service at First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Certificates of Merit will be given to next of kin of Clarke county servicemen who died in World War II. Robert Crawford will read the honored dead list.

Forrest. P. Sherman Naval Operations M. A. Edson U. S. Marine Corps Navy Department Washington Clarke County Berryville Graham Dougherty Harry F. Byrd A. Willis Robertson William Tuck First Baptist Church Henry Lane George 8. Lightner R. K. McDonald James A. Figgs Peyton G. Craighill R. C. Paulette

Wallace to Speak on Peace Through Trade Broadcast

Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace is set to discuss trade and U. N. matters on NBC next Monday at 10 30 p m under the American Association for UN and East West Association. The Radio Manufacturers' Association reports a new monthly record as home radios roll off assembly lines.

Wallace New York Radio Manufacturers’ Association Peace Through Trade Commerce Henry A. Wallace Washington NBC American Association For UN East-West Association

Stewart White Dead in San Francisco

Stewart Edward White aged 73 died in San Francisco. The notice is continued on page 2 column 6.

Stewart White San Francisco Stewart Edward White

Virginian Aboard Ill Fate Liner Records Disclose

Rich mond Va Sept 19 Dr Helen Ruth Henderson 47 of New York one of 44 passengers aboard a trans Atlantic plane operated Sabena airlines Belgium found today overdue Wednesday night en route from Brussels to New York was a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates and connected with the State Department of Education for 13 years She was executive secretary of the international division of Girl Scouts and had attended a meeting in France Her state prominence began in 1928 succeeding her mother Mrs Helen T Henderson as a member of the House of Delegates from an and Russell county

Richmond Helen Ruth Henderson New York Sabena Airlines Belgium Brussels House of Delegates Virginia General Assembly State Department of Education Henderson International Division of Girl Scouts France Helen T. Henderson An and Russell Counsel

Lewis Calls For Ceiling Removal On Nation's Meat

John L. Lewis urged ending meat price ceilings arguing a growing shortage could become a famine in coal regions. A price decontrol board official said no action possible now, noting miners need meat to work and supply must meet demand this winter.

Lewis Washington John L. Lewis Price Decontrol Board United Mine Workers West Virginia Kentuck Virginia Decentrol Board

Battle of Winchester remembered in local history tribute

A Star Reporter recalls the Battle of Winchester from September 19 1864 to honor Winchester and its people. The piece notes women and children watching the fighting near Mount Hebron Cemetery and highlights Matilda M. Russell among heroic locals.

Star Reporter Battle of Winchester Morton Frederic Morton Mount Hebron Cemetery Jubal A P. H. Sheridan Early Matilda M. Russell Frederick Clarke Counties Kate McVicar

Survivors Reported After Sabena Transatlantic Crash

New York dispatch reports at least five to seven persons survived the Sabena airliner crash in Newfoundland. Rescue planes dropped survival kits while coast guard and army teams moved toward the wreck four to five miles from the scene near Gander. The burning aircraft lay in a rugged wilderness as crews prepared to reach it.

New York Newfoundland Transworld Airlines Coast Guard Boston Caro Gander TWA Halifax Nova Scotia Sabena

Davis Re-Elected Moderator at Shenandoah Baptist Session

The Rev. D. J. Davis of Charles Town was re-elected moderator at the Shenandoah Baptist Association annual session held at the First Baptist Church in Front Royal. Boyce, Virginia, was chosen as the next meeting site with officers including H. W. Peters as vice moderator and A. B. Hummer as secretary treasurer.

D. J. Davis Charles Town Boyce Shenandoah Baptist Association First Baptist Church Front Royal H. W. Peters A. B. Hummer Berryville E. T. Clark N. H. Habel A. T. Baker Winchester Fred T. Langdon A. B. Honts J. W. Simmons John Wern R. Carrington Paulette John Ward Brown Martinsburg Ray Smith Luray W. B. Wallace Bentonville Woman's Missionary Union W. S. Wallace Baptist Training Union B. S. Hilton Woodstock R. C. Paulette E E. Sumpter J. W.simmons John Kern C. C. Louderback Stanley Gordon Massie Middleburg Belgious Herald

Churchill Calls For Franco German United Europe

Winston Churchill urged in Zurich for an end to retribution against defeated Germany and for France and Germany to form a federal Germany within a United States of Europe. He proposed a regional European order under the UN and warned the atom bomb could reshape global power.

Churchill France Germany United States of Europe Zurich Switzerland Winston Churchill University of Zurich Byrnes Stuttgart U.S Commerce Wallace President Trueman Russia United States America Soviet Russia Europe

Two Men Burned as McCoy Mine Explosion Occurs

In McCoy Virginia the Great Valley Anthracite Coal mine explosion around 10 30 am left two men Frank Doss and Lewis Goad badly burned and one missing John Howell. Eighty workers were in the shaft when the blast occurred. emergency crews aided and gas masks from Blacksburg aided the evacuees.

McCoy Great Valley Anthracite Coal Corporation School of Mining At Blacks Stevens Frank Doss Lewis Goad Bellspring Pulaski County John Howell Dry Branch L. I. Cothern School of Mines Virginia Polytechnic Institute New River I. A. McCoy

Middletown Carpenter Suffers Compound Arm Fracture

Ollie Headley of Middletown, a carpenter for Howard Shockey and Son of Winchester, sustained a compound fracture to the right arm when a scaffold broke while working on the Farmers and Merchants National Bank addition on North Loudoun Street. He remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition.

Ollie Headley Middletown Howard Shockey and Son Winchester Winchester Memorial Hospital Headley Farmers and Merchants National Bank Loudoun Street Old

Laborer and checker ads from Ridgewood and Heinz

Laborers and checkers sought by Winchester Cold Storage Ridgewood Fruit Industries and H J Heinz Co. Cider apples wanted methods and hours listed. Applicants to contact Persons Office phone 1553 Leslie D Kline ink.

Winchester Cold Storage Ridgewood Fruit Industries H. J. Heinz CO Leslie D. Kline

Lawmakers Return From Far Eastern Inspection Trip

Five members of the House Military Committee returned from a six week Pacific tour totaling 38 000 miles. They urged strengthening U S military and political positions in the Pacific with bases from Alaska to Australia to deter Soviet aggression. The delegation met Gen Douglas MacArthur and Gen C Marshall and plans a formal report.

Washington America Pacific House Mlitary Committee Russia Soviet Union John F. Sheridan D-Pa Douglas MacArthur Tokyo Gen. C. Marshall Nanking Sheridan Reps Sikes D-Fla Short R-Mo N. Thomas Martin R-Ila LeRoy Johnson Rcalif Rep Feighan Ohio House Judiciary Committee Alasa Honolulu Kwajalein Guam Saipan Iwo Jima Japan China Korea Siam Philippines

Dance at Rainbow Inn features Sonny Frye band

Dance event at Rainbow Inn four miles from Sensency Road held Friday Saturday and Sunday nights. Music by Sonny Frye and Play Boys with Slim Largent as caller. Promotes social square dance entertainment in a rural venue.

Sun Rainbow Inn Sensency Rd Sonny Frye Play Boys Slim

Furniture shipment to Marion Virginia sale notice

Load of furniture from Winchester or surrounding territory to any point south on 0 8 11 as far as Marion Virginia for Friday September 19. Call 3208 or 6714. Patton's.

Winchester Marion Patton

Federal Arbitrator Rules NMU Men On Parity With AFL Ship Personnel

Federal arbiter James L. Fly ordered NMU seamen placed on parity with AFL crew and approved immediate resumption of shipping. The June 14 award raises pay by 5 to 10 dollars monthly from a base of 172.50, prompting call for all sea going personnel to return to work and for operators to reinstate striking workers.

Associated Press James L. Fly CIO National Maritime Union AFL Fly NMU New York City

Clark urges local justice but warns federal power may intervene

Attorney General Tom C. Clark told the Virginia Bar Association that federal civil liberties laws should serve as a last resort. He argued states must provide equal justice and warned that prolonged local laxity endangers all authority, citing lynching as murder and stressing states’ responsibility to enforce their laws.

Virginia Beach Tom C. Clark Virginia State Bar Association

Newsboys to Attend Penn Premier Carnival

The Winchester Star reports newsboys will be guests Friday night at the Penn Premier Shows at the Senseny Road recreation area. Sponsored by the Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association the event runs nightly this week with a dozen rides ten shows and multiple concessions.

Winchester Star Penn Senseny Road Winchester Volunteer Firemen’s Association

Imported from Holland Bulbs for Immediate Planting

Newberry notice announces narcissus tulips and crocus bulbs imported from Holland available now for planting. Virginia Captain W A Baker referenced in the notice among company members.

Holland Crocus Bay

Final Sessions Of Conference At Martinsburg

The Virginia Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ met in Martinsburg with a 9 a m devotional by Dr Merl W Harner. The 3 day gathering ends at 8 pm with a stationing committee report and closing sermon by Bishop J B Showers.

Virginia Church of the United Brethren In Christ Martinsburg Faith In Christ Mer] W. Harner J. B. Showers Showers Otterbein Press E. E. Harris L. C. Messick F. G. Senger W. R. Montgomery Floyd M. Palk Elkton Carl W. Hiser W. B. Obaugh Roanoke

Isaak Walton League set for Front Royal state meeting

Delegates from fourteen Virginia chapters of the Isaak Walton League of America will hold a state meeting at Hotel Royal in Front Royal starting at 3 p.m. Saturday September 21. They plan to discuss revisions to improve pay and training for state conservation officers to replace county wardens. Local Waltonians Croswell Henderson Lester D Arnold Sr Henry T Goode and David Sewell will attend. A banquet will follow the meeting.

Virginia Isaak Walton League of America Hotel Royal Front Royal Cecil F. DeLaBarre State Waltonian Association Croswell Henderson Lester D. Arnold Sr Henry T.goode David Se

White House says President made no deal with Wallace

Washington report says President Truman and Secretary of State Byrnes held a 20 minute conversation by teletype but details were not disclosed. Charles G. Ross said there was no deal, no bargain, or any implied agreement related to Wallace's actions and Paris Peace talks.

Washington Truman Byrnes White House Secretary of Commerce Wallace Paris Ross Merce Wall Ons Tru State Byrnes Russia Will Clayton

IMF Named Core of UN Drive to End Economic Warfare

Washington reports IMF described as heart of United Nations campaign to curb economic war as Camille Gutt leads fund. Countries joining pledge economic disarmament while currency stability aims to prevent 1930s trade wars with a shared treasury of 8 billion dollars and US, Britain key contributions.

International Monetary Fund U. N Washington United Nations International Bank Camille Gutt Gutt Russia United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sherman Edson Dougherty World News Lake Success N. Y Ukraine Greece United Nations Security Council Balkan Keyser W. Va Mark McCauley Davis Justice of the Peace J. E. Arondalt Mineral County Grand Jury Virginian Shenandoah Baptists South Braddock St J. W. Grove S. Loudoun St Hugh L. Carper Frederick County Board of Supervisors Blacksburg School of Mining Alaska Hawaii Australia Okinawa Ee J. Heinz CO Nor Vie Clark Old Dominion Byrd Newsboys Penn Premier Carnival OTICE W. A. Baker Bishop Showers Isaak Walton Charles Ross Great Britain Com
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