Tribunal Rules Reich Planned US War In '40
The International Military Tribunal ruled Germany planned war on the United States in 1940 and sought to entice Japan to attack. It stated Hitler and Ribbentrop urged Japan to join the war in late 1941 and promised German participation once war with the United States began.
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Mernberg
Germany
International Military Tribunal
United States
Japan
Great
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
International Court
Matsuoka
Singapore
Jenen
Ribbentrop
Tribunal
Berlin
Great Britain
Italy
Sacred Heart hosts Western deanery Catholic Women meeting
The Parish Council of Sacred Heart hosted a National Council of Catholic Women western deanery gathering in the parish hall. Forty delegates and two priests from Keyser Berkeley Springs Martinsburg Harpers Ferry Front Royal and Winchester attended. Mrs. John Beard presided. Miss E B Lynch spoke on Vocations. brief talks by Mrs. Gertrude Organ Rev Julian Bullock and Father Rizer. A vocal program by Miss Philomena Laren and Miss Elizabeth Grim accompanied followed by a buffet lunch before benediction.
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Sacred Heart Church
National Council of Catholic Women
Keyser
Berkeley Springs
Martinsburg
Harpers Ferry
Front Royal
Winchester
Dent
John Beard
Martinsac
E. B. Lynch
Charles Town
Gertrude Organ
Winchester Council
Julian Bullock
Father Rizer
Philomena Laren
Elizabeth Grim
Public sale of automobile in Winchester Virginia
Public sale scheduled for 12 30 p m Saturday October 5 1946 in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia. Estate of Wilbur C Cather dec d Evelyn L Cather adm ix with auctioneer R P Duvall. Also notes items from Headley Auctions October 7 and local business openings in Winchester including Leland W Brondstater Optician at 47 S Loudoun St. and e g i s cellars.
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Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Evelyn L. Cather
Wilbur C. Cather
R. P. Duvall
Leland W. Brondstater
S. Loudoun St
Antiqu
S. Braddock ST
Headley’s
U S protest over Yugoslav charges on Trieste incidents
The United States protested Yugoslavia for alleged dis regard of Allied military rules in Trieste and for spreading propaganda. An American board found six Yugoslav soldiers in Venezia Giulia detained Sept 9 with grenades concealed on their persons. they were released.
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United States
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Will Clayton
State Department
Venezia Giulia
Zone A
U. S
Judge Harrison Nominated Unanimously for Congress Seat
Judge Burr Powell Harrison was nominated Saturday by a Seventh District Democratic convention in Staunton to run for Congress. He resigned as judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit effective at noon today after the nomination on the first ballot amid broad support from Winchester and area delegates.
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Burr Powell Harrison
Staunton
Congress
Tuck
Winchester
Harrison
J. Sloan Kuykendall
James P. Reardon
E. Blackburn Moore
Reardon
Moore
Clarke
W. Erle Edwards
Frederick County
Judge Harrison
Rep
A. Willis Robertson
Lexington
U. S
Carter Glass
Karl Jenkins
Staney
G. Fred Switzer
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
C. G. Quesenberry
Waynesboro
J. Tinsley Coleman
Nelson
George Torrence
Hot Springs
Switzer
Thomas W. Harrison
Commonwealth
State Senate
Northern Virginia Beauty Pageant Sponsorships Grow
In six counties more than 100 sponsors back the first Northern Virginia Beauty Pageant to be held October 4 at Berryville Horse Show grounds. Clarke County Lions Club hosts a gala event with a 9 piece orchestra as contestants vie for Miss Northern Virginia.
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Northern Virginia
Clarke County Lions Club
Berryville Horse Showgrounds
Lions Club
John O. Hardesty
J.w.olcott
Berryville
C. B. Carr
Boyce
Clarke, Warren
Frederick
Shenandoah
Loudoun
Fauquier
Evelyn Leach
Eva Doyle
Anne Butler
Barbara Darlington
Peggy Lee Anderson
Loring Anderson
Winchester
Gloria Buckner
Jane Funk
Betty Buckner
Frances McDaniel
Mildred Childs
Helen Jenkins
Christine Jones
Rebecca Knapp
Patsy Pitta
Peggy Pope
Ann Rhodes
Mary Welch
White Post
Norma Richards
Barbara Bragg
Ellen Suddith
Gene Hawkins
Anne Ridgeway
Bobby Brown
Ida
Navy declares Mediterranean duty to carry US policy
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal announced that United States naval forces will remain in the Mediterranean to support occupying forces and protect American interests and policies. The statement explained aims tied to Allied government responsibilities and U S policy in occupied Europe, with no link to current Dardanelles tensions.
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Forrestal
Mediterranean
United States
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tay
Turkey
Dardanelles
United States Navy
Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea
Europe
U. S
Pag Navy
Stephens City Water System Turned On Again
The Stephens City water system was turned on again Saturday for domestic users, Mayor Lomax Parker reported. Drilling on the new town well is finished with a 24 hour test to start. the well is expected to provide 75 gallons per minute, though a pump connection will take 7 to 10 days.
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Stephens City
Lomax Parker
Parker
Wedemeyer Accepts Clarke Welcome Home Day Invite
Lt. Gen. A. C. Wedemeyer will attend Clarke County Welcome Home and Remembrance Day in Berryville on October 19. General Chairman Graham Dougherty announced the plan, which honors about 1100 Clarke County men who served in World War II. The program includes a memorial service an ox roast and a street dance.
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A. C. Wedemeyer
Clarke County
Berryville
Graham Dougherty
Durant Guilty In Looting Case Sentenced Five Years
FRANKFURT y Sept 30 Former WAC Captain Kathleen Nash Durant was convicted today by a military court of stealing 1 500 000 dollars worth of Hesse family jewels and was sentenced to five years imprisonment at hard labor with dishonorable discharge.
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Frankfurt, Y
WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
Pilgrim Fellowship Elects Officers For Year
At a Sunday meeting of the Pilgrim Fellowship group of the Congregational Christian Church officers were chosen. Eugene Russel was named president, Ralph Pugh vice president, Evelyn Allen secretary, Betty Trenary treasurer, with Herbert J. Wilkins serving as advisor. The new officers take over October 1 and a fall program and committee appointments will be planned by the president.
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Pilgrim Fellowship Young Peoples Group
Congregational Christian Church
Eugene Russel
Ralph Pugh
Evelyn Allen
Betty Trenary
Herbert J. Wilkins
Apple harvest at peak in area
Dr. Walter S. Hough of the Winchester Research Laboratory said the local apple harvest has about reached its peak and will likely continue for about ten days. Orchardists using the stop-drop Stayman spray may keep apples on trees longer. areas without spray could lose fruit to today’s high wind.
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Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Stayman
Strike at Novicks Enters Second Week
The sympathy strike at Novick Transfer Company extends into its second week with about 100 trucks and 125 workers idle. Watchers are posted at the terminal and no disorder has been reported.
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Novick Transfer Company
Novick Terminal
Sportsman Sloane Dies Of Heart Attack In Warrenton
Sloane a noted Hunt and Steeplechase figure dies in Warrenton Virginia after long heart trouble. Funeral set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. in St James Episcopal Church with burial in Warrenton church cemetery. He was a member of the National Hunt and Steeplechase Association.
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Warrenton
St. James Episcopal Church
Sloane
National Hunt
American Legion in San Francisco Faces New Era After Pearl Harbor
The San Francisco gathering showed a younger Legion taking lead roles and focusing on atomic energy housing and business start ups while old veterans recall Argonne and Omaha Beach. A split between World War II veterans seeking greater representation and World War I leaders framed a power struggle at the national convention.
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San Francisco
American Legion
Pearl Harbor
New Legion
Old Legion
Argonne
Chateau Thiery
Canal
Anzio
Cassino
Omaha Beach
Legion
Patton
Legion National Convention
Veterans’ Organization
Campaigning in France Rages Over New Constitution
Paris reports two weeks of heated campaigning over a constitution condemned by Gen. Charles De Gaulle as leading to anarchy and tyranny. The Constitution Assembly approved the document 440 to 106, with a referendum set for Oct. 13. Voters previously rejected the first draft. Bidault’s coalition backed the new version over Rightist and radical Socialist foes.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Constitution Assembly
Assembly
Bidault
Georges Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Comunists
Gen. de Guulle
Free French
Epinal
Winchester firemen plan Monday meeting at Sarah Zane Hall
Notice states the Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association will meet at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall at 8 00 Monday night. Signed William Argenbright. Also notices about cider related items including orders and work in cider mills, with references to H J Heinz Co and Valley Pike.
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Winchester Volunteer Firemen's Association
Sarah Zane
William Argenbright
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Vandenberg Seeks Free Danube Trade In Peace Talks
Paris peace conference Balkan commission votes nine to five to back a proposed Danube navigation clause. Senator Vandenberg urges freedom of trade on the river with a plan supported by Britain, aiming to bind riparian states and require a six month conference to apply the rule after treaties take effect.
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Paris
Romania
Vandenberg
United States
Balkan Economic Commission
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Russia
Stanoje Simic
Danube
America
Trieste
Free State of
Hungary
Pro Yugoslav Italian Communists Attack Americans
In Trieste last night a mob identified as pro Yugoslav Italian Communists ambushed and stoned 10 American soldiers. Pfc Raymond L. Rowe of Alhambra California was hospitalized and Pvt Jerome G Gurske of Pa was bruised. Seven civilians were arrested and denied complicity.
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Trieste
Pfc
Raymond L. Rowe
Alhambra
Calif
Jerome G. Gurske
Textile Workers Union approves eight cent raise in Dan River pact
Danville Virginia September 30 members of the Textile Workers Union of America CIO ratified a contract with Dan River Mills Inc. granting an eight cent per hour wage increase and a company paid medical surgical plan.
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Danville
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Dan River Mills, Inc
Nickel Air Mail Stamp Takes Effect at Midnight
Washington dispatch reports the nickel air mail stamp becomes valid at midnight. Assistant Postmaster General Gael Sullivan predicts air mail volume will soar with a five cent rate, jumping to unprecedented heights. He cites about 700 commercial planes today and expects 8,000 within a year.
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Washington
Gael. Sullivan
Sullivan
Apple Boxes Solve Housing Problem At Montana Hospital
MISSOULA Mont Sept 30 Apple boxes and peach crates solved a shortage of living quarters at St Patrick s Hospital. The hospital designed for only 12 newborn babies but 38 infants arrived during the past few days. Boxes and crates were rigged up as cribs.
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Missoula
Mont
St. Patrick’s Hospital
Goering and Colleagues Await Fate After Trials Acquittals
The International Military Tribunal declared aggressive war a crime and acquitted the German general staff and high command and the Reich cabinet of criminal organization charges. It convicted some SS SD and Gestapo leaders while verdicts and sentences will be delivered tomorrow. Hermann Goering and 20 colleagues appeared grim as the court read the long judgment.
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Goering
High Command
Reich Cabinet
Mernberg
International Military Tribunal
Britain
France
Russia
United States
S. A
Gestapo
Hermann Goering
Hitler
Martin Borman
Pittsburgh Struggling With Major Power Strike
Pittsburgh faces a major power strike crisis as federal conciliators from Labor Department prepare to join city and company representatives to resume urgent negotiations. Mayor Lawrence warns the city teeters toward paralysis while power and water remain available only at limited levels.
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Pittsburgh
Todey
Ae Bong Ogore
Washington
Duquesne Light Co
Labor Department
William Margolis
New York
Lucian Rye
Baltimore
Katz
David L. Lawrence
Pahuaown
Afl-Amalgamated
Kent Union
AFL
Power Union
Executions Planned for Naz Leaders October 16
Berlin reports the International Jury Tribunal is expected to execute defendants on October 16. The Allied Control Council, in charge of enforcing sentences on 22 Nazi leaders, discussed confinement for those facing prison terms and appeals procedures. The council remains the defendants' last option for relief.
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Berlin
International Jury Tribunal
Allied Control
Naz
Council
John L. Lewis in Good Condition After Appendectomy
John L. Lewis United Mine Workers president, who underwent an appendectomy last Friday, is reported in very good condition. The update comes as unrelated political and crime notes appear from Atlanta and Manila with officials discussing actions against the Ku Klux Klan and an unidentified gang incident.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Eisenhower Urges Less Pessimism On World Reforms
In Berlin Gen. Eisenhower returns to the city where the Four Power control in occupied Germany is shared and says there is too much pessimism about internal relations and too little credit given to progress being made.
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Eisenhower
Berlin
Ceremany
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Steischer's
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Tephens City
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Wedemeyer
Durant
Pilgrim Fellowship
Novicks
Gold Star
Reginald G. Morrison
Lloyd Williams
American Legion Post
Ridgewood Industries
Pruit
U.S
Nickel Air Mail
Montana
Lord Justice
General Staff
Adolf Hiter
World News
Atlanta
Eugene Ta
Ku Klux Klan
Dan Duke
Talmadge
Manila
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