Truman warns West against Republican sabotage plan
President Truman urges Rocky Mountain voters to oppose Republican efforts he portrays as undermining West prosperity. He argues a Republican victory would roll back progress and weaken conservation and economic aid, urging support for a Democratic administration. He spoke at the State Capitol after a parade and other speeches.
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Denver
Truman
Rocky Mountain
West
Wall Street
Wester- Rae
State Capitol
Congress
Republic
Lighted Softball Field Dedication Ceremony Tonight
The lighted softball field at Winchester recreation park will be dedicated at 8 p.m. today in a special ceremony preceding the championship game. Delenberger and Virginia B. Clowe Jr. will give speeches. Chester A. Hobert and other city recreation officials attend, with Dick Richard chairing the softball committee and Kenzil Timbrook leading the church league.
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Winchester Recreation Park
Delenberger
Virginia
B. Clowe Jr
Chester A. Hobert
City Recreation Amis
Dick Richard
Commission Softball Ittee
Tv Softball League
Kenzil Timbrook
City Church League
Attorney Attacks Report on Schools
Oliver W. Hill Riverside attorney and Richmond city council member attacked G. Tyler Miller the state superintendent of public instruction over a report on Negro school progress in Virginia. Hill said Richmond lacks non discriminatory facilities and that separation means ongoing discrimination. Miller urged cooperative efforts with Negro communities to equalize schools rather than court actions in Surry Gloucester King George and Chesterfield counties.
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Richmond
G. Tyler Miller
Oliver W. Hill
Hill
Miller
Virginia
Cooperaton
Surry
Gloucester
King George
Chesterfield
Reverend E B Smith to Open Lebanon Lutheran Centennial
Winchester minister Rev E B Smith is set to preach the opening service of a week long 100th anniversary celebration for Lebanon Lutheran Church located west of Strasburg of the founding church.
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E. B. Smith
Winchester
Lebanon Lutheran Church
Strasburg
Heiress Refuses to Answer House Committee Questions
Mrs. Louise Branston Berman, living in New York, declined constitutional grounds to answer UNIA questions on atomic espionage probes. She said replies would incriminate her, and cited Slander as motive. Committee extended subpoena and barred departure.
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Washinggton
Louise Branston Berman
House un-American Activities Committee
Berman
New York
Thomas
un-American Activities) Committee
House Committee On un-American Activities
Hollywood
Louis J. Russell
Gov Tuck II Hospitalized In South Boston
Governor Tuck II is under doctor care at a South Boston hospital with a severe cold and fever. He plans a West Coast trip later in the week and is to speak at the University of Richmond convocation before leaving for Los Angeles for the National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Control Boards conference.
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Richmond
Tuck
South Boston
Hampton
Gov. Lane
Maryland
University of Richmond
Los Angles
Conference of the
National Ass. of Alcoholic Beverage Control Boards
States Rights Virginia Party Backs Thurmond Talk
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond will speak in Richmond on Oct. 8 at a Thurmond dinner sponsored by the States Rights Democratic party of Virginia. Miss Genevieve Boguess said arrangements chairwoman confirmed the plan after earlier hesitation over sponsorship.
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Richmond
J. Strom
Thurmond
States Rights Democratic Party of Virginia
Genevieve Boguess
Young Democratic Clubs of
Virginia
Young Democrats’ Executive Committee
Tom Odom
The
Young Democrats
Seven Polio Cases Reported Across Virginia Over Weekend
Seven new infantile paralysis cases were reported in Virginia over the weekend, increasing the 1948 total to 368. The cases included individuals aged 5, 10, 14, 20, 24 and adults in Princess Anne, Montgomery, Southampton, Albemarle, Caroline, Portsmouth, and Richmond.
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Richmond
Virginia
Princess Anne County
Montgomery
Southampton
Albemarle
Caroline
Portsmouth
Moose Gather for Virginia State Moose Convention in Roanoke
Twenty seven lodges of the Virginia State Moose Association will convene in Roanoke for a three day meeting. The opening business session Saturday will be addressed by Malcolm R. Giles supreme secretary and executive director of Mooseheart. Attending Winchester Moose members include Sherman Dick and Meredith Royston Sr.
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Roanoke
Virginia State Moose Assn
Loyal Order of Moose
Marional Order
Malcolm R. Giles
Mooseheart
Boy Scouts Aim to Add 100 Members This Week
Scout Trail Week runs Oct. 18 24 in Shawnee district with events in Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties. Scout Executive Herb Wilkins outlines activities including investiture a demonstration of scouting feats and a district covered dish supper with recruiting awards. Roundup aims for 100 new scouts plus governor's citations for full unit participation.
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Shawnee
Herb Wilkins
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
E. B. Cooper
Hurricane Heads For Florida Keys Slams Toward Coast
South Florida from Miami to the Keys faced the danger zone as a hurricane with winds over 100 mph bore down. The 9,000 ton freighter Lochmonar with 67 crew and six passengers grounded on Little Cayman Island. tug Curb stood by as seas roared, while rescue operations could not begin.
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Miami
South Florida
Keys
Lochmonar
Little Cayman Island
Curb
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Florida
Florida Straits
Cuba
Grady Norton
Community Chest Sets 1949 Goal at 35000
Paul Rosenberger announces the Winchester-Frederick County Community Chest aims for 35000 for Oct 8 to 22. The goal, slightly above last year, follows a budget-panel analysis of eight agencies needs. Special events include an Oct 8 parade and Oct 9 red feather promotion with free movie tickets.
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Paul Rosenberger
Winchester-Frederick County
Molden
Comunity Chest
Boy and Girl Scouts
Gertrude Barton Nursery
Sacred Heart Boys Club
Salvation Army
Princess Elizabeth Expected to Bear Heir This November
London reports authoritative sources say Princess Elizabeth will give birth at Buckingham Palace around mid November. It would be the first royal heir born at Buckingham since 1841, following Elizabeth’s parents Prince Philip and Elizabeth.
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London
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Hilgabeth
Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
University of Virginia fund drive surpasses million mark
Admiral William F. Halsey reports the University of Virginia development fund has passed one million dollars. Campaign began in April aiming for 7.8 million, with Halsey as national chairman leading the drive.
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U. of V
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Wiliam F. Halsey
H. J. Heinz Company
Dewey Opens Western Drive in Des Moines Tonight
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey launches the 1948 GOP campaign feature in Des Moines aboard his private railcar. He plans a curtain-raiser speech outlining his program as Truman campaigns coast to coast. Local candidates and party leaders on both sides shuffle for support ahead of November elections.
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Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Des Moines
Truman
Denver
Pacific Coast
Dewey
Englewood, Ill
Dwight Green
Sen. C
Wayland Brooks
Colorado
Sen
Edwin C. Johnson
Earl Warren
Oklahoma
Ross Rizley
E.H. Moore
Robert S. Kerr
Martin
Congress
New Mexico
Warren
Patrick J. Hurley
Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
Agriculture
J. O. Gallegos
Hurley
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Washington
House
Brazilians Distressed Over Rising Cup of Coffee Price
Rio de Janeiro residents lament higher cafezinho costs as 1946 price hikes and subsidy cuts shutter traditional cafés. Fourteen central Rio venues closed since 1946, others pivoted to fruit, lunches, or larger milky coffees.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Russians Expect To Have Leningrad Rebuilt This Year
Moscow reports that Leningrad will have all war damaged housing completely reconstructed by year end according to Tass. P G Lazutin, chairman of the city soviet, said the city lost housing for 300000 to 450000 people during the war under European occupancy norms.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Tass
P. G. Lazutin
Soviet
Europe
Army Cargoes Move At Full Speed
SAN FRANCISCO SEPT. 20 Army cargoes to move at full speed tomorrow for first time since a maritime strike tied up Pacific ports Sept 2 Independent companies in Seattle and San Francisco using union labor have contracted to do the job in Seattle San Francisco Stockton and Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Seattle
Stockton
Los Angeles
Mediator Bernadotte Urges UN Intervention If Peace Fails
Posthumous Bernadotte report to the United Nations calls for UN intervention to end the Palestine conflict if Arabs and Jews cannot reach a peace accord. It proposes Muslim Arab Jerusalem under UN control with substantial autonomy and guarantees for holy sites, free ports at Haifa and Lydda, and a UN conciliation commission to supervise boundaries and minority rights.
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Paris
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Israel
Palestine
Holy Land
U. N
Andre Pierre Serot
Orly Field
Bernadotte
Stockholm
Jerusalem
Haifa
Lydda
United Nations Conciliation Commission
Concilation Commission
Credit Controls May Cut Trade Only Slightly
Federal credit controls on installment buying return after 11 months with auto dealers predicting tougher terms may curb used car prices and push late models out of reach for many families. The Fed fixed terms requiring a one third down payment on autos and one fifth on other items, with balances over $1000 due in 18 months.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Soviets Plan Korean withdrawal surprises Americans
Moscow announced that all Soviet troops would withdraw from Northern Korea by the new year, unconditionally, while urging the United States to move its forces from Southern Korea. The Tass decree said the withdrawal would begin by mid October and be complete by January 1, with no troop numbers given. US diplomats called the plan a surprising shift in Korea policy.
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Moscow
Russia
Korea
Far Eastern
United States
Tass
Supreme Soviet
Moscow Radio
London
United Nations
Arab League forms Palestine government amid Jordan opposition
In Amman Trans-Jordan and Iraq protest as the Arab League announces an Arab government for Palestine. Ahmed Hilmy Pasha is named prime minister, while King Abdullah vows to oppose any partition and warns against outside interference as fighting continues around Jerusalem.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Arab League
Palestine
Ahemed Hilmy Pasha
Tary
Ata
Jerusalem
Abd
Paris
Abdullah
Syria
Lebanon
Mufti
Cairo
Abdelaman Pasha
Saandens
United Nations
Arab Legion
Ramallah
Taft Slated for GOP Rally in Winchester Virginia
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio is tentatively set to speak at a Dewey and Warren rally in Winchester on Thursday October 7 according to Earl Lutz executive director campaign manager for the Virginia GOP. Other speakers include Dewey with date unset Stassen in Charlottesville in October and possibly Governor Warren later in October.
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Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dewey and Warren
Winchester
Earl Lutz
GOP
Virginia
Dewey
Harold L. Stassen
Charlottesville
Gov. Warren
Rome Opens 19th Tiber Bridge Called Testaccio
Rome completes its 19th bridge across the Tiber after a decade of work slowed by war and postwar difficulties. The span, intended as Africa Bridge, is renamed Testaccio for the suburb it serves.
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Horatius
Rome
Tiber
Africa
Italy
Testaccio
For Sale Service Station and Five Room Cotts
For sale service station business with year round steady income. Sell stock and equipment at cost. Five room cotts available with a year lease at low rent. Located centrally. option to sell together or separately. Apply 501 N Cameron or call 8133. 9-20-Ip-1t)
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Ing Health
N. Cameron T
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