Prominent W V a official dies in Winchester hospital
Funeral services for L Ward Orndorff longtime Hardy county sheriff and Bon Valley Bank director will be held in Wardensville. Orndorff 56 died suddenly at Winchester Memory Hospital after a major operation his death a shock to friends in West Virginia and Virginia. He was active in the Democratic party and served on Wardensville town council. He married Myrtle Wise and was a member of Wardensville Presbyterian Church. Survived by two brothers two sisters and in laws including Mrs Bessie Orndorff widow of Welton Orndorff. Burial plans tentatively set for Saturday at 2 p m in Wardensville.
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L. Ward Orndorff
Hardyty
W. Va
Bon Valley Bank
Prominfarmer and Stockman
Kwardensville
Winchester
Frederick County
Orndorff
Winchester Memory Hospital
West Virginia
Myrtle Wise
Moorefield
C. C. Wise
Hardy County Court
Circuit Court
Wardensville
Hoyt M. Orndorff
Catlett
Cecil R. Orndorff
Washington, D. C
B. Russell Hook
Gore
Garland F. Potts
Wilmington
Del
Bessie Orndorff
Welton Co
Rndorff
E. W. Knee
Student to Speak at Church of Christ
R. F. Johnson a Union Theological Seminary student in New York City will be the guest speaker at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow at the West Cork Street Church of Christ He plans to graduate next June and is interested in an appointment here A new pastor has not yet been secured to succeed Rev C R Line who retired from active ministry
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R. F. Johnson
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
West Cork Street Church of Christ
Johnson
C. R. Line
A M Chichester Dies In Leesburg
Arthur Mason Chichester Jr. a Loudoun County figure dies at Leesburg after months of illness. He lived much of his life in Loudoun and was linked to the Chichester estate near Leesburg. He belonged to St James Episcopal Church Clive Branch lodge Masons Leesburg Rotary Club and the Loudoun Hunt. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 PM from St James Church Leesburg with interment in Union Cemetery.
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Arthur Mason Chichester, Jr
Loudoun County
Winchester
Loudoun
Masons
Leesburg
Doihara Arrest Ordered Continues On Page 1
Report notes Doihara arrest ordered amid wartime coverage. Navy blockade of Woleai in the Caro line Islands causes severe starvation as 5 000 of 6 500 Japanese troops die and survivors surrender. Edwin W. Pauley in San Francisco says U S will receive war indemnities in material goods from Japan, not cash.
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New Caledonia
Pearl Harbor
Nimitz
Navy
Woleai
Caroline Islands
Oery
San Francisco
Edwin W. Pauley
Allied Reparation Commission
United States
Japan
Ration Calendar Details Stamp Validities Across Meat and Sugar
The notice lists book four red stamps V2 through Z2 valid through September and October 31 for various meats and fats, with additional stamps Fi through Q1 valid through December 31. Sugar stamp 28 valid through December 31, stamp 37 bypassed, and airplane stamps 1 2 3 4 valid indefinitely. the OPA plans no cancellations.
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OPA
Radio Proximity Fuse a Wonder
The Navy reports a radio proximity fuse as a major wartime breakthrough costing 800 million dollars to develop. It uses a five tube radio set to detect target proximity by reflected waves, triggering a detonation within 70 feet, with early success including a Lexington class cruiser downing Japanese planes and a 1943 first use by the Helena.
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Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Hensel
Helena
Gasoline Strikes Spread as Unions Vote in Texas and Oregon
In Houston and Texas City plants, workers vote on strikes amid ongoing auto industry reconversion disruptions. Detroit area unions plan strike ballots for Chrysler General Motors and Ford as federal conciliators seek solutions. In Portland 30,000 CIO Woodworkers show strong approval to strike if wage demand of 1.15 dollars an hour is blocked. Harbor workers in Philadelphia end a stoppage after a retroactive pay settlement. Across the nation, multiple strikes continue with threats of more, but no large group actions yet.
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Houston
Texas City
Beaumont
Detroit
Chrysler
General Majors
Ford
CIO
UAW
Portland
Ore
Claude Ballard
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Oregon
Washington
California
Philadelphia
Harbor Workers
Dewey warned by Roosevelt attack foreknowledge kept quiet
Chamberlain cites Roosevelt and high command foreknowledge of Pearl Harbor and Ultra code cracking. He argues Dewey could have charged the President with betraying U S interests by not leveraging the warning in 1944. Marshall reportedly urged silence to avoid lives lost.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
U. S
Marshall
Chamberlain
White House
Albany
George C. Marshall
America
Pearl Harbor
Washington High Command
East Indies
Philippines
Guam
Shootings at Orchard Inn End with Russell Wounded
Witnesses recount a confrontation at the Orchard Inn involving Carroll brothers and Constable Staubes. Staubes drew and fired, wounding Russell above the heart as he entered the doorway. The altercation continued with Freeman and McFillen pulled apart, and no official report to the sheriff’s office had been filed by Staubes or Mrs. Keyser by late Thursday. Russell was transported to Winchester hospital.
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Carroll Brothers
Staubes
Russell
Orchard Inn
Lee McFillen
Berryville
Willie Freeman
Clarke County
Freeman
McFillen
Charles Town
W. Va
Jap News Chief Calls Abolition of Japan’s Army and Navy
Hitoshi Tanaka, Meiji University economist, says Japan should have neither army nor navy. He argues military strength diverts resources and asks constitutional changes to curb supreme command and emperor influence, while treaty ratification would shift from imperial assent.
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Army
Navy
Baltimore
Hitoshi Tanaka
Domei
Japan
Robert B. Cochrane
Baltimore Sunpapers
Toay
Cochrane
Tanaka
America
Meiji University
Tokyo Shimbun
Chumbu Nippon
Supreme Command
Privy Council
Ford's Grandson To Head Firm Ford's Grandson To Head Firm
DETROIT Sept 21 Henry Ford II was named president of Ford Motor Company succeeding his grandfather Henry Ford who resigned. Ford II had served as executive vice president since April 28 1944 and the elder Ford said he would remain on the board to advise.
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Detrict
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Ford
Pollock To Speak At JBT Meeting
Grant Pollock will speak at the Junior Board of Trade membership meeting tonight at 8 o clock. The session is set for the George Washington Hotel.
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Pollock
JBT
Grant Pollock
Junior Board of Trade
George Washington Hotel
Seabrook Remembered For Travel Adventure and Controversy
Maryland author Seabrook, a WWI veteran and Times journalist, gained fame with Adventures In Arabia and The Magic Island. He faced notoriety for Jungle Ways and Witchcraft claims, wrote biographies of Dr. Wood, and survived by his third wife Constance Kuhr and son William.
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Katherine Pauline Edmondson
N. Y. Times
New York Times
Seabrook
H. L. Mencken
Verdun
Arabia
Africa
New York
Maryland
Robert W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Doctor Wood
William
Marjorie Worthington
Garrell Cornelius
Rhinebeck
Marriages With Germans Banned In American Zone
Berlin dispatch reports the United States group control council stating no intention to permit marriages between occupation troops and German nationals or billeting troops in German homes in the American zone. The council noted zone commanders may grant billeting or marriages only at their discretion but reaffirmed bans in the American sector.
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Berlin
United States Group Control Council
Allied Control Council
Allied Council
U. S
Gen Roosevelt May Be Called
Washington Sept 21 Some House Ways Committee members pressed for personal appearances by Brig Gen Elliott Roosevelt and others in his financial affairs. Chairman Doughton summoned the committee to another closed session as some seek appearance of John Hartford and Jesse Jones before action on the inquiry. Others want to dispose of the inquiry and move to peacetime tax legislation.
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Washington
House and Ways Committee
Elliott Roosevelt
Doughton
D-Nc
Young Roosevelt
John Hartford
Jesse Jones
Do Players Get Percentage of Gate Receipts in Pro Baseball
The Sporting News states that professional baseball players do not receive a percentage of gate receipts for each game. Players in Organized Ball sign fixed seasonal salaries. In post season playoffs several leagues specify a share of profits to be divided among attendees.
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Sporting News
Sees Collapse If Control Removed
Chester Bowles warns that removing inflation controls during reconversion will trigger a temporary boom followed by a catastrophic collapse. He says excess profits tax cuts and price rises could spur superficial prosperity before a nationwide economic disaster. Bowles spoke at a national industrial conference board session in New York.
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New York
Chester Bowles
CPA
United States
Bowles
National Industrial Conferrence Board
Court To Examine More Ballots In Virginia Primary Contest
Richmond hearings continue in the Coll ins Fenwick dispute over the 1946 Democratic lieutenant governor primary. Ballots and election data from Cumberland county will be examined before Judge Julien Gunn as part of depositions and potential ballot challenges across four counties.
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Richmond
Collins- Fenwick
Julien Gunn
City
Cumberland County
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
Fenwick
L. Preston Collins
Smyth
Wise County
Collins
J. A. Gardner
Qunn
Charles R. Fuller
Allene Henley
Gardner
George Warren
Bristol
Appomattox
Cumberland
Prince Edward
Lunenburg
FBI Conference Redirects Police Training Schedule
The Winchester Police Training School postpones tonight's class to join the FBI Area Law Enforcement Conference in the city. The program includes a firearms demonstration at the McCann farm range and a lecture on firearm care and maintenance by Special Agent Charles Beall.
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Winchester Police Training School
F. B. I. Area
McCann Farm
Charles Beall
Conference Clergy Roster and Officials List Read by Readers
The article lists conference delegates and supply staff across Virginia and West Virginia towns including Broadway Petersburg Martinsburg Winchester Winchester Station and Martinsburg with chaplains to the U S Army and Navy. It notes long-time treasurer Rev A J Seabrist re-elected for 32nd year since 1914.
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Blairton
Greens
Calvin Harden
Broadway
Paul Slonaker
Churchville
D. F. Glavier
Joseph Sheets
Supply
Cumberland
C. K. Welch
Dayton
James A. Swain
Edinburg
Floyd L. Palk
Franklin
W. Va
Lee E. Sheaffer
Great Cacapon
B. F. Spitzer
Hardy
E.— B. Caplinger
West Frederick
L. C. Messick
West Rockingham
Lloyd S. Bowman
Winchester Circuit
J. E. Oliver
Winchester Station
F. G. Senger
U S. Army
Maj
S. Racey
Florian
Vernon O. Rogers
Forrest Kermit Cassady
U. S. Navy
Daniel Newman
W. F. Gruver
L. A. Racey
C. J. Racey
A. J. Secrist
W. W. Maiden
Department of Public Relations
Otterbein College
Wade §S. Miller
Board of Home Missions and Church Erection
A. B. Havermale
D. F. Glovier
Staunton
George Kyle
Harrisonburg
C. W. McGuire
Winchester
William Sargent
Martinsburg
George Frye
Keyser-Lee Shepp
Berkeley Springs
Charles Stuckey
Petersburg
Bert Sites
A. J. Sebrist
Round World Flight Schedule to Washington in 120 Hours
Round World itinerary traces Azores Africa India China Philippines Hawaii ending in Washington at midnight October 4. 120 hours 45 minutes air time and 30 hours 15 minutes on the Newark to Washington leg cover 20 plus cities from Bermuda to Kunming and Kwajalein. Reporters Inez Robb Frederick C Othman and AP writer will sample early airline thrills for civilians.
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Azores
North Africa
Egypt
India
China
Philippines
Hawaii
Washington
Newark
Bermuda
Santa Maria
Casablanca
Tripoli
Cairo
Abadan
Iran
Karachi
Calcutta
Luliang
Kunming
Manila
Guum
Kwajalein
Johnson Island
Honolulu
San Franciso
Kansas City
Inez Robb
International News Service
Frederick C. Othman
United Press
Associated Press
Senators Clash Over Acheson Reflections On MacArthur
Congressional brief notes a clash between Senators Chandler and Wherry over Dean Acheson reflections on General MacArthur. The story mentions U S policy in Japan and a pending Senate vote on Acheson as Undersecretary of State. It also notes a White House blessing for Van denbergh’s plan. The Senate passes standard time bill and the tidewater lands surrender bill moves to the Senate.
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Dean Acheson
General MacArthur
Chandler
D.ky
Wherry
R.-Neb
Acheson
Army
Navy
U. S
Japan
Senate
White House
Vandenbere
Senate House
House
Truman
Acoustics and Language Across Nations
This item lists terms including acoustics, French, Bulgaria, Poland, and Nebuchadnezzar, along with the pampas, the Allies, the song Anchors Aweigh, and a time span of twenty years. It appears as a miscellaneous reference collection or quiz-like prompt.
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Bulgaria
Pampas
Poland
Nebuchadnezzar
The
Allies
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