Coal Strike at Glance
Pittsburgh February report outlines a nationwide coal strike with 370 000 strikers ignoring back to work orders. Eight month contract dispute expands as diggers begin no contract no work actions, railroads cut service, and stockpiles near historic lows. Federal court issues 10 day back to work order, hearing set February 20 under Taft Hartley act. UMW seeks wage rise to 15 dollars daily and royalty increase to 35 cents per ton for pension and welfare fund.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Lewis and the Op
UMW
UMW Pension and Welfare Fund
Grounding near Hampton Roads tied to secret range operation
A ship ran aground while attempting to run a secret electronic range outside the main channel near Hampton Roads. A judge advocate questioned Tra vis about two spar buoys marking a shallow back river channel, and the steersman confirmed sighting Captain William D. Brown concentrating on the buoys after clearing Hampton.
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Hampton Roads
Missouri
Travis
William D. Brown
Nightly Vehicle Parkade Estimate in New York City
Estimates place the number of vehicles parked on New York streets each night between 100000 and 150000. The figure reflects urban parking demand and street usage patterns across the city.
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New York City
Farm Bureau Convenes Sessions on Commodities in Raleigh
The 14th annual State Farm Bureau meeting opens with vesper services and runs into a busy program. Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan, NC Congressmen Harold Cooley and Graham Barden, and Tennessee's Albert Gore address delegates. Claude Wickard and other officials also speak, with Governor Scott and others set for Wednesday.
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Raleigh
State Farm Bureau
Charles Brannan
North Carolina
Harold Cooley
Graham Barden
Tennessee
Albert Gore
Claude Wickard
Gerholz Talk to Charlotte Realtors Broadcast Live
Robert Gerholz president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards will address a Charlotte Realtors meeting tomorrow night in Charlotte. The talk will be broadcast over Station WBT. H M White president of the High Point Board of Realtors was informed today. Gerholz is touring Southern cities.
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Robert Gerholz
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Charlotte Realtors
Charlotte
WBT
H. M. White
High Point Board of Realtors
Gerholz
Republicans Push Anti Communist Stall Tactics Across States
Republican leaders including Wherry Bricker Henderson Ives Gabrielson Stassen attacked communist influence in government. They charged the Truman administration allowed communists in posts and criticized court rulings. Stassen warned socialism undercuts freedom and compared government growth to fire.
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Hiss
White House
Ives
Hendrickson
Man Jailed On Larceny Charge In Thomasville
Fletcher Hunt aged 38 of 316 Polk Street is jailed in Thomasville on larceny and receiving warrants for allegedly stealing watches from S. B. Daniels of the same address. Arrested Saturday night, Hunt awaits bond setup and trial date.
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Thomasville
Fletcher Hunt
Polk Street
S. B. Daniels
Hunt
Daniels
Fragmented Crossword Clue Stream Reflects Mixed Phrases
A vertical puzzle entry lists clues ranging from national symbols to anatomy and language. The compilation includes items like flag depiction, garden dormouse, and Greek letters, with themes spanning geography history and everyday objects.
Young Girl Found Dead In Stream In California Town
In Bishop California on February 13 an 18 year old named Marilyn Smith was found dead in Bishop Creek. An autopsy showed pregnancy and death by drowning with a head bruise. Charles Leonard Schneelock known as Charles Snow is held without charge awaiting an inquest. Marilyn's fiancé Howard Finkle arrived from San Diego and said Marilyn used her married name Schwartz. Marilyn had been married previously to John Schwartz and led the Butte band in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses parade in 1948. Her mother Marguerite Hodnik of Deer Lodge Montana is preparing the funeral. Schneelock worked at the Owens Gorge hydro electric project. His parents are listed as Walter E Schneelock and Mrs. Schneelock of Drexel Hill Pennsylvania. Moose Peak Maine reports the foggiest point in the United States with a 16 year average of 1607 fog hours per year.
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Bishop
Calif
Marilyn Smith
Marilyn
Bishop Creek
Charles Leonard Schneelock
Charles Snow
San Diego
Schneelock
Finkle
Marilyn Schwarts
John Schwartz
Butte
Mont
Pasadena
Marguerite Hodnik
Deer Lodge
Schnee
Slander Case Opens After Domestic Dispute In Thomasville
Jenny Pike of 311 East Main Street was arrested on a warrant charging slander and assault on a minor after an argument with Mrs. Bernice Pearman at their home. The complaint alleges Pike cursed Pearman and stomped the foot of Pearman’s 10-year-old daughter Patricia Ann Steele, who had been burned last week by a dress caught in an open fireplace. Pike was released on bond with a February 27 trial date.
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Thomasville
Jennie Pike
East Main Street
Bernice Pearman
East Main
Pearman
Pike
Tornado Stops Sunday Dinner in East Texas
Lufkin records 1.43 inches of rain in 27 minutes as a tornado halts a Sunday dinner. Mr. Curry, whose car is stuck about a half mile from the Windsor home, carries unconscious family members to his brother’s residence 400 yards away. Roads are treacherous, and telephones are scarce in the timbered area. He reaches a phone at 12:45 p m after helping the Wind sor family to a nearby highway where two ambulances wait.
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Lufkin
Mr. Curry
Windsor
East Texas
Curry
Tornadoes Kill Dozens Across Several States
A series of tornadoes struck Louisiana Texas Arkansas and Tennessee. Louisiana counts list dead in Shreveport area towns while Texas fatalities include Haslam and near Lufkin. Arkansas reports little damage and Tennessee toll reaches at least nine in Hurricane Hills near Ripley.
Thomasville Stove Fire Ends With No Damage
Firemen were sent to Clinton Fisher's home at 506 East Guilford Street yesterday at 5 25 p m to put out a stove fire. The fire was already out when they arrived and no damage was reported. The article adds that the telescope was invented by Galileo.
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Thomasville
Clinton Fisher
East Guilford Street
Tornado Toll in Four States Claims Dozens of Lives
The Associated Press reports tornadoes from a cold to warm air clash struck twenty towns across northwestern Louisiana east Texas and Southern Arkansas in under a day. Thirty four killed and about two hundred injured with multiple fatalities listed including La Porte Texas Jericho Fellowship Haslam Corley Salem Roytown Sligo Shreveport Slack air force depot Grand Cane Hood's Quarters Ripley.
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Sligo
Shreveport
Grand Cane
Louisiana
Shreveport Times
Roytown
Slack Air Force Depot
Hood's
Twisters
Texas
Little Saw Mill
Haslam
Lufkin
Jericho
Corley
Texarkana
la Porte
Arkansas
la Porte-Alvin
Hughes Springs
Associated Press
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Houston
Buster Fults
Fellowship
Laura Grayson
Will Eastridge
Clairborne Mayfield
Paralee Banks
Salem
Linwood Windsor
Dick Winsdor
Hood's Quarters
Ripley, Tenn
The 39th Birthday Blues in a February Gloom
A reflective essay laments turning 39, comparing February’s harshness to personal age. The narrator debates youth versus middle age, calls 39 a year of indecision, and imagines a sabbatical from life to endure the transition.
Gas Hearing Faces Four Week Delay In Piedmont Case
The Virginia Carolina natural gas hearing may be delayed as four weeks recess is proposed by power commission counsel. Examiner Glen R. Law weighs speeding the process to meet a March 31 deadline while stressing Virginia gas users’ needs. The dispute centers on Piedmont Natural Gas Corp delivering gas to Virginia cities including Richmond and Norfolk, with cross examination of Piedmont witnesses slated.
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Power Commission
Glen R. Law
Piedmont Natural Gas Corp
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Speed
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Richmond
Norfolk
Newport News
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Petersburg
Hopewell
Examiner Law
Piedmont
Law
Commission
W. P. Conyers, Jr
Spartannburg
S. C
Miners Defy Dual Mandate Resume Negotiations In Good Faith
Miners defy a dual mandate and plan to resume negotiations in good faith. Some operators believe their bargaining position strengthened after Judge Reech ruled out four of Lewis demands as possible unfair labor practices. The rejected demands included a union shop a welfare fund for UMW members only and clauses tying work to being able and willing and memorial periods used for nationwide strikes. No bar exists against further wage requests.
Sun Valley Served as Naval Convalescent Hospital
Sun Valley in Idaho operated as a naval convalescent hospital during World War II, providing rest and medical care for wounded sailors and Marines. The resort facilities were repurposed to support military nurses and staff in the wartime effort.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
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