Russians Scrap Friendship Pact With Yugoslavia
The Soviet Union broke off the 1945 friendship treaty with Yugoslavia after declaring Tito's regime aligned with foreign imperialist circles. The note cited the Budapest trial of Laszlo Rajk and alleged Yugoslav-American plots to overthrow the Moscow-backed Hungarian government.
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Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Budapest
Laszlo Rajk
Via
Soviet Union
Rajk
Hungary
Marshal Fa
Cominform
Marshall Tito
Rusia
Tito
Moscow
Vyachesslav Molotov
Ussr
Clash at Cool Springs marks Clark's soil battle
On July 18 1864 three Crook brigades crossed the Shenandoah near Castleman's Ferry and formed a skirmish line at Cool Spring and Westwood farms guided by deserter John F. Carrigan. Breckinridge ordered Ramseur Gordon and later Rodes to strike, driving the Union line and causing panic and drownings as retreats failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook
Shenandoah
Castleman’s Ferry
Early
Cool Spring
Westwood Farms
John F. Carrigan
John C. Breckinridge
U. S
Gracechurch
Berryville
Ramseur
Gordon
Josiah Ware
Rodes
Gaylord
Cool Springs
Clark’s
Notice of Registration for General Election in Winchester Virginia
Notice to all qualified voters of 1st Precinct 2nd Ward City of Winchester Virginia that on October 8 1949 registration will be held at 323 N Cameron St from 9:00 a m to 5:00 p m. This is the last day to apply for registration before the November 8 1949 general election. Dated September 29 1949 Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Winchester
N. Cameron St
la Registra
Virginia
State Defense Council Starts Task of Insuring Coal Supply
Virginia moves to secure winter coal supply after Governor Tuck orders emergency council activated. General James A. Anderson leads efforts to set up emergency fuel committees and prioritizes fuel use, with powers to buy lease or condemn mines if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Defense Council
Richmond
Fuel Commission
Virginia
Tuck
United Mineworkers
James A. Anderson
Boards of Supervisors
Commonwealth
Anderson
Tipples Blasted in Pennsylvania and Kentucky Mines
Explosions destroyed a tipple and motor house in Kentucky Butler County causing thousands in damage. In Grass Flats Pennsylvania United Mine Workers pickets were blamed for sabotage delaying repairs at the Junedale Coal Co. tipple. No one was hurt as coal industry negotiations continued amid a state emergency and a long mine workers walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Butler County
Grass Flats
Robert M. Smith
Junedale
Virginia
William M. Tuck
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Power Off Sunday to Affect Large Virginia Area
A major electric outage will hit Northern Virginia customers in southeast and southwest city and county areas from 7 am to 12 noon Sunday. Crews from Hagerstown and Charles Town join local workers to install heavier 33 000 volt conductors on the Kent Street line and operate a portable substation at O Sullivan Rubber Co. The shutdown covers S Kent Street Taylor area streets and nearby routes including Millwood Ave and Front Royal Road, with approximately 70 workers expected to complete the work.
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Northern Virginia
Kent St
Elmore Norris
Hagerstown
Charles Town
S. Kent St
S. Cameron St
Clifford
Bond
S. Loudoun
E. Cork
S. Braddock
E. Cecil St
Gerrard
Washington
E. Monmouth St
Millwood Ave
Front Royal Rd
Norris
O’sulivan Rubber Co
Winchester business group attends regional government conference
Twenty Winchester business and professional people will attend a regional conference on government issues at the Hotel Royal in Front Royal. The group will caravan from the Chamber of Commerce on E Piccadilly Street joining delegations from Strasburg Woodstock Marshall and Luray. The conclave will explore labor legislation socialized medicine and measures to curb government intrusion into private enterprise.
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Winchester
Hotel Royal
Front Royal
Chamber of Commerce
E. Piccadilly St
M. B. Clowe Jr
William Battaile
J. Curtis Fray
C. P. Marks
Roy A. Cather
Gene Sakers
Shirley Bly
A. J. Bowen
Harold Brown
Hospital Auxiliary Plans Yearly Rummage Sale in Winchester
Winchester hospital auxiliary announces its annual rummage sale set for October 14 and 15 in the Cooper building at oer dilly and Loudoun. Donated items fill the storeroom and sales support hospital expansion and the Children’s Endowment Fund as part of ongoing financial obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Hospital
Walter Bosserman
Cooper
Oerdilly
Loudoun
Winchester
Cooper Building
Fred Ritter
Lynne Stout
War Aid Approved to Send Equipment to Allied Nations
Congress gave final approval to a $1,314,000,000 foreign arms bill and a separate $5,809,990,000 foreign economic aid program. The arms bill funds immediate shipment of $450,000,000 in surplus equipment to North Atlantic pact allies including Greece, Turkey, and Western European nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
America
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Russia
Congressional Appropriations Committees
RFC
Greece
Atlantic
Turkey
Korea
Philippines
Iran
China
Earl of Harewood Weds Viennese Commoner in Mayfair
The 26 year old Earl of Harewood nephew to King George VI married 22 year old Marion Stein at St Mark's church Mayfair in a ceremony attended by the royal family and about 900 guests in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl of Harewood
George VI
Earl
Marion Stein
St. Mark's Church
Mayfair
Britain
Community notices page roundup of sales and rentals
Items include a bake sale and lunch at Fidelis Congregational Christian Church with homemade soups and sandwiches on September 30 at 108 W. Clifford St. Also listed are poultry offerings, a 17 piece living room suite for sale, two refrigerators, a rummage sale October 1 at 29 E. Boscawen by Eastern Star, and rooms for rent near Crystal with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Clifford St. Fidelis
J. W. Grove Furniture
Loudoun
Grimm
E. Boscawen
Eastern Star
Atomic Weapons Schedule May Be Enlarged
Senator Hickenlooper said appropriations for the atomic program include funds for potential Russian developments. The Senate House atomic committee and Atomic Energy Commission meet behind closed doors to reassess plans and possible expansion of facilities, ore production, and scientist staffing. Webb noted rational use of atomic materials and hinted at possible cooperative arrangements among the US Britain and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Congress
Truman
Webb
America
Britain
Canada
Cafozella Named Head of O'Sullivan
Vincent A. Cafozella was elected president and a director of O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation, replacing R. J. Funkhouser who resigns as president. A. C. Halvosa becomes director and vice president in charge of sales. Cafozella, 42, a New Yorker with 19 years in banking and business, served in World War II reaching major rank. He is to reside in Winchester, with arrival planned for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent A. Cafozella
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
R. J. Funkhouser
Mr. Funkhouser
A. C. Halvosa
Catazella
Victor Products Corporation
Hagerstown
Reynolds & Co
New York Stock Exchange
New Yorker
O'Sullivan
Fifth Army
Allied Control Board
Italy
United States
Austria
Winchester
O'Sullivan Ofce
Arrange Playoffs If Big League Teams Are Tied
The first of a three game playoff to decide the National League representative for the World Series will be in St Louis next Tuesday. Brooklyn and St Louis officials arranged the format with Ford Frick in his office. The rematches follow in Brooklyn and Brooklyn by Wednesday open for travel. Brooklyn led Boston 9 0 in the sixth. Pittsburgh and St Louis were tied 1 1 in the sixth.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Ford Frick
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Boston
Will Harridge
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Notice of Registration to All Qualified Voters
Notice to voters of the 2nd Precinct 2nd Ward Winchester Virginia of registration and election day details. Registrar John H. Seal schedules office hours at 208 West Boscawen Street from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the last day to apply November 1949.
Two Italian Fliers Adrift Near Bahamas Reported
A dispatch from Paris said two Italian fliers, Brondello and Bartoglio, missing since Sept. 17 on a Azores to New York flight, were alive in a single engine plane adrift near the Bahamas. The Coast Guard planned an air search from San Juan as Italian radio relayed a blind message stating they were alive but short of food, radio inoperative, and no search planes sighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
TWA
Paris
Bahamas
John M. Brondello
Camillio Bartoglio
Azores
U. S. Coast Guard
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Stage Show Rebooked For Evening Hours
The Asylum of Horrors stage show at the Capitol has been moved to two evening performances at 6 30 and 8 30 pm on Thursday Oct 6. Manager Lamar Keen cited unexpectedly strong demand for the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asylum of Horrors
the Capitol
Lamar Keen
The
Capitol
Keen
Symington hints at plane to outrun sun across continent
Air Force Secretary W. Stuart Symington spoke at a National Security Industrial Association dinner in New York. He mentioned a plane that could outrun the Sun, noting its potential to reach San Francisco before it left New York due to a three hour time difference, alarming timetable experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symington
New York
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
San Francisco
West Coast
National Security Industrial Assn
Ford Co Grants $100 Pension Plan
Detroit Sept 29 a historic contract between Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers ends a lengthy bargaining session with a company financed pension paying 100 dollars monthly to Ford workers over 65, effective Oct 1. The 30 month pact keeps the 1.65 hourly wage, places pension funding on the company, and signals possible impact on steelworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Ford-Uaw
UAW
Walter P
John Bugas
Reuther
Senate Trims Cabinet Pay in Senate Action on Raises
Senate cut cabinet member raises from the House plan as part of a hurried session. The chamber approved a substitute setting cabinet pay at 22 500 and other top officials at 15 000, with President allowed higher checks for aides. House action had boosted civil service and military pay, now pending Senate review.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Congress
Soman
National Security Resources Board
Federal Security Administrator
Veterans Administrator
White House
Steel talks collapse as major producers halt bargaining
Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel halt negotiations with the CIO United Steelworkers as an orderly shutdown of furnaces looms within 24 to 48 hours. Crucible Steel near Pittsburgh reports walkouts and picket lines at plant gates as Big Steel Murray talks fail to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Crucible Steel Co
Bethlehem
Republic
Steel-Murray
Bethlehem Steel
Ford Motor Co
U. S. Steel-Murray
Corporation
Seave Pn
Ford Men
U N Overrules Soviet China Airs Complaint at UN
At Lake Success on September 29 the United Nations approved placing Nationalist China s charges against the Soviet Union on the Assembly calendar. The vote was 45 to 6 with five abstentions, sending the issue to the 59 nation political committee for debate. Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc opposed UN intervention.
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Lake Success
United Nations
China
Russia
Mao Tze-tung
Assembly
Yugoslavia
U. N
Notice to Register Voters for Winchester Precincts
Notice that on the 8th day of November 1949 registrars will open to register all qualified voters at specified offices in Winchester. Registrations run from early morning until evening with hours and locations detailed for the 1st Precinct 1st Ward and 2nd 1st Ward, urging action before the general election.
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2 Steel Cos
Kremlin
Western
Europe
Bulletin
the Reformed Church
Cafozella
Us Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Court House Square
Fed. Deposit Insurance Corp
City of Winchester
West Boscawen St
John H. Seal
W. Boscawen St
Ford Co
Lucas
Illinois
Murray
U.S. Steel
U.N
Ki . Crean
Noonan
Braddock Street
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