New Orleans Hurricanes Roar Northward After City Hit
A tropical hurricane roared toward southern Arkansas after tearing through New Orleans. Widespread destruction included unroofed houses and mangled Canal Street. 60 percent of Reno housing project units reported destroyed. Navy crash boats evacuated residents. the storm’s eye passed over the city with winds up to 90 to 120 mph.
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New Orleans
Akansas
Ponchartrain
Canal Street
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Baton Rouge
Emile Verret
Capitol
Reno
Higgins Industries
Navy
Lake Ponchattrain
Naval
Biloxi
Miss
Empire State
Congress St
Algiers
Hotel Monteleone
Banana Co.eyor
Erato St
Rampart St
N. Broad St
Florida
Apples and potatoes movement in Winchester cold storage
Officials report abundant vacant storage as apples move slowly into storage while growers decide to pack or sell to processors. Government potatoes are being removed from Winchester storage with completion hoped by next week. Apple varieties packed are mainly Grimes Jonathan and delicious and trucked out for sale.
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T. S. Thomas
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Thomas
U. S
Winchester
Virginia
Grimes
Jonathans
Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Co
Tokyo Floods Force 50 000 More to Flee
Tokyo floods prompt evacuation of 50 000 more as a weakened dike and tidal backwash threaten widespread inundation in northern Tokyo. The Kanto plain death toll rises to 2 000 and three wards face potential flooding if the Naka river dike fails.
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Tokyo
Toyko
U. S. First Cavalry
Kanto
Allied Headquarters’ Public Health and Welfare
Naka
Tokyo Bay
Man Missing with Six Thousand Dollars in Portsmouth
Police search for A. C. Pitts, 38, who left home Wednesday with $6,000 and has not been heard from. His wife said he planned to go to Newport News to buy a house.
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Portsmouth
A. C. Pitts
Newport News
Production Only Cure For Price Inflation
Senator Ives links soaring prices to under production and calls for higher output to tame inflation. He cites a Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing farm and food wholesale prices at historic levels while overall 900 commodity prices remain 5.9 percent below the 1920 peak. Senator Thomas warns inflation may persist for years to pay debts and costs, noting prices may rise unevenly and that some goods are too high while others too low. The BLS shows farm and food indexes atop 1926 baselines, with farm at 187.3 and food at 180.9, while broad wholesale averages stand at 157.4 of 1926.
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Washington
Ives
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Oklahoma
BLS
Eshelman Case Goes to Jury in Maryland Court
Asberry R. Eshelman of R. Boyce faces assault charges in Frederick circuit court. Clarence Lee Braithwaite was reportedly cut five times in a dispute at Feltner's filling station on Route 50 east of Winchester. Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Massie Jr. presented six witnesses as the 12 jurors heard the case in the afternoon session.
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Asberry R. Eshelman
R. Boyce
Clarence Lee Braithwaite
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie Jr
Frederick
Braithwaite
Julian Fant
J. A. Miller
Lillie Barrett
Julian Craig
Carl David Baker
F. L. Largent Jr
Feltner’s
R. 50
East of
Winchester
J. J. Russell
C. S. Solenberger
C. F. Schenck
Ray Place
Earl S. Clark
Tom R. Brown
M. D. Adams
William A. Boyd
Shiley
Charles W. Parish, Jr
Martin Denies Candidacy But Plans for Tour
House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. said he is not a candidate for president and does not expect to be one. He outlined a western speaking tour and will cover territory similar to that of Senator Taft and Governor Dewey as he heads out Monday.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusets
Martin
Taft
Dewey
New York
Harold E. Siassen
Minnesota
Goss Favors Grain Controls If Conservation Fails
Albert S. Goss head of the National Grange says government controls on grain use should be restored if voluntary conservation steps fail to allow large exports. He returned from a Geneva FAO conference describing Europe’s food situation as desperate.
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Washington
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Goss
Geneva
Food and Agriculture Organization
Europe
LaGuardia in coma amid illness at home
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, 64, gravely ill with a pancreas condition, lies in a coma at his New York home. The former mayor remained in a deep sleep throughout the night, with no immediate change reported by his physician.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Woman Killed Inside Rooming House In Prowler Incident
Mrs. Adele Johnson, 62, died after a prowler entered her rooming house to frighten him away. She reportedly fired two shots from a small pistol as she fell during the confrontation. Police described the event as a fatal shooting tied to a prowler incident.
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Washington
Adele Johnson
FOR SALE White WB-22T Truck and Parts
FOR SALE White WB-22T truck with 136 inch wheelbase. See at Bickers Motor Co or call after 6 pm. Also listed auto repair services and new used auto parts advertised by Valley Wreck and others. Cider apples being received daily by Heinz Co. Notices of cafe closure for alterations and a modern house sale listed with contact numbers.
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Valley Wreckrr
Dives 390 Feet Without Suit Ends in Tragic Death
Maurice Fargues a 34 year old sailor descended nearly 390 feet in the Mediterranean with a face mask rubber fins and oxygen but no diving suit. He stopped to sign plates along a sloop then at 390 feet suffered fatal effects and died after reaching a hospital.
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Toulon
France
Maurice Fargues
Mediterranean
Taft Proposes Stabilizing Wages and Prices at New Level
Senator Taft urged a national policy to hold prices and wages 50 to 60 percent above 1939, arguing high wages persist due to full employment. He called for a minimum wage rise from 40 to at least 60 cents and warned that inflation is driven by postwar demand and exports.
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San Francisco
Taft
Nation
Commonwealth Club
Ohio
Truman
Taper
Repub
Senate
GOP
Italian Red Hails Will for Revolution
Rome reports the labor ministry ended a 1 000 000 farm workers strike in northern Italy as nationwide leftist demonstrations loom over the cost of living. Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti says there is will for revolution in large parts of the people and defends the demonstrations as not being declared by parties.
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Rome
Ministry of Labor
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
Moscow
200000 Autos Lack Inspection Warned by State
The Department of State Police warns Virginia vehicle owners who have not yet had their cars inspected. A deadline of October 31 applies and Col. C. W. Woodson orders on the spot checks statewide focusing on uninspected vehicles. About 200000 autos are not yet inspected.
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Richmond
Department of State Police
Col. C. W. Woodson
Virginia
Eggs prices rise while hen costs fall in market update
Producers raised eggs by 3 cents a dozen in today’s market with Winchester buyers. Heavy breed hens saw a 1 cent drop. US Grade A eggs quoted at 69 cents and hens at 27 cents.
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Winchester
Grain Prices Break Sharply Second Day
The Associated Press reports sharp declines in U S and Canadian grain markets. Chicago May wheat fell to the 10 cent limit with no buyers for 350 400 thousand bushels while futures fell and then partially recovered. Exports curtailment news weighed on prices and meat demand showed a slowdown with oleo and beer demand shifting. Cattle prices eased in Chicago as hog trading slowed with buyers cautious on 200 250 pound lots.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Chicago
Dun and Bradstreet
Russian Iranian Oil Pact Denied
An Iranian source states no actual agreement exists or ever existed for a joint Russian Iranian oil company to exploit northern Iran. The April 1946 notes between Prime Minister Ahmed Qavam and Soviet Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov are described as proposals, with Molotov discussed in Moscow and parliament approval yet to come.
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Tehran
Iran
Ahmed Qavam
Ivan Sadchikov
Molotov
Moscow
Sadchikov
Qavam
Earle named warmonger after Russia attack remark
In West Grove Pennsylvania retired Pennsylvania governor George H. Earle III defends his claim that Russia will use the atom bomb, saying he is honored Vishinsky calls him a warmonger while some critics say he is mischaracterizing the danger.
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New York
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Geroge H. Earle
Earle
Pennsylvania
West Grove
Vishinsky
Rick's Guaranteed Used Cars Ad Offers Cash for Late Model Trades
An old classified advert promotes Rick's Guaranteed Used Cars at 668 N Loudoun St Va license 1139 with cash for late model cars and trucks and sale of used vehicles opposite Fair Grounds. Also notes seek for a seamstress and a wholesale millinery shop and fabric promotions including wool skirts.
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RICK
Fair Grounds
A. N. McKee
Loudoun St. Va
Spur
Soviet Stalling Blocks Austrian Treaty Effort
Vienna dispatch says Soviet reluctance to withdraw troops from Austria Hungary and Romania blocks a compromise at the four power commission. Observers allege Russia offers minimal concessions, ignores U S proposals, and profits from occupation while keeping troops in Central Europe.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Romania
Treaty Commission
Allied Commission
Kremlin
Europe
Russia
Bass Horn Traps Foul Ball During Game Incident
San Francisco catcher Will Leonard fouled a sixth inning pitch from Sacramento and the ball dropped into the bass horn in the band stand during a Pacific Coast League game.
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San Francisco
Will Leonard
Sacramento
Institutions Ask For More Money
Richmond news reports Gov. Tuck and advisors conclude the first week of pre budgeting tours. The Industrial School for Girls seeks 191 000 from the general fund an increase of 64 790. Beau Mont School for Boys requests 404 470 an increase of 124 856. State farm in Goochland and Powhatan asks 1 048 734 up 249 834. State Industrial Farm for Women seeks 635 435 up 352 590.
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Richmond
Tuck
Industrial School For Girls
Beaumont School For Boys
Goochland
Powhatan
State Industrial Farm For Women
Date for Taking Non-Commie Oath Reset by NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board and General Counsel Robert N. Denham gave AFL and CIO top officers until Oct. 31 to sign affidavits disavowing Communism, delaying dismissal of about 5000 pending cases as Taft Hartley requires national officers to sign. The extension follows AFL and CIO conventions that may set policy on affidavits.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Road
Robert N. Denham
AFL
CIO
Denham
NLRB
Governor to Name Two to West Point
Virginia moves toward selecting two National Guard enlisted men for West Point exams as Governor Tuck asks the adjutant general to prepare a list of eligible candidates. Interested personnel should contact their commanding officers.
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Richmond
Virginia National Guard
West Point
Tuck
State Adjutant General
Escape from Prison Veiled in Mystery
Three men including a lifer and two long term prisoners escaped from Charlestown State prison in Boston. They reportedly left their cells, reached a roof, dropped into a yard, and scaled a 22-foot wall. Two were recaptured within a half mile of the facility.
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Boston
Charlestown State Prison
Francis Lanagan
Coal Production Estimate for Bituminous Week Ended Sept 13
The National Coal Assn. reports bituminous production for the week ended Sept 13 at 12,600,000 tons, up from 10,650,000 the prior week and below 12,888,000 in the same week in 1946.
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Washington
National Coal Assn
Five Day Weather Forecast for Virginia in September 2024
A five day forecast shows Virginia expecting a few showers on Saturday and rain likely Monday. Total rainfall around half an inch. Cooler and humid through midweek with temps about three to six degrees above normal.
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Virginia
Manufacturers Refuse To See Dark Picture
A New York report shows manufacturers largely dismiss concerns about needed production cuts due to higher living costs. Plants run at top speed, sales and orders stay near record highs, inventories slim, while personal incomes and employment remain strong despite rising food prices. Some disagree, warning runaway prices could trigger a boom bust despite current balance.
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New York
White Russia backs Soviet chief delegate at UN Assembly
In New York Kuzma V. Kiselev, White Russia’s chief delegate, reasserted charges of American warmongering and world domination threats. He accused the United States of fueling a war drive and attacked Truman and Marshall policies, prompting debate as the General Assembly moves toward possible atomic control actions. The session also noted India and Argentina delegates reacting to Vishinsky’s fiery address.
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New York
Nations Assembly
Russia
Kuzma V. Kiselev
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Kiselev
Gentina
Jose Arce
Tina
Vishinsky
Arce
Argentina
Viene Se
United Ad
United States
United Transaction
George ©. Marshall
Truman
Foster Dulles
Marshall
inter-American Defense Confernece
Brazil
Local Notices and Party Alerts Prompted at South End
Fresh homemade candy advertised with a note to stop in tomorrow. A message mentions Washington and big parties at South End Fire Co with accommodations and sleeping quarters, inviting apply H. P. Byrd in Berryville.
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Eas
Wee Ske Temes
Eashington
South End Fire CO
Gvesy Vaipay
H. P. Byrd
Berryville
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