Coal operators sue Lewis for 8 million over three day week
Five Ohio coal companies filed suits in Common Pleas Court seeking nearly 8 million dollars in damages from John L. Lewis and other United Mine Workers leaders and the union treasury. They say strikes and three day week caused tonnage losses and wage costs totaling over 13 million. They seek injunctions to bar adherence to the three day week under Ohio's Valentine antitrust act.
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Cambridge, O
Ohio
Commonpleas
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Union Treasury
Lewis
Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co
Warn. Collieries Co
Y. and O. Coal Co
Franklin County
Columbus
New York Coal Co
Lorain Coal and Dock Co
Powhatan Mining Co
Hocking Valley
Cost of living to hold steady in 1950 says analyst
A price analyst predicts 1950 will drain about as much from family budgets as 1949 with little relief. Some foods may rise further while others inch down. overall costs are expected to stay high with modest shifts. Hopes for savings rely on smart shopping and selective price drops.
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Huntsberrys
Esther’s
W. Boscawen
the Shoe Center. Inc
Campbell Elected Friendship Captain
Raymond Campbell 35 of 19 W Bond St was elected captain of the Friendship Fire Co succeeding Marion Anderson. He will also serve as fire warden with new lieutenants chosen and several officers reelected or continued. Campbell is a Farmers Livestock Exchange yardman and Navy veteran with a son.
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Raymond Campbell
W. Bond St
Friendship Fire Co
Marion T. Anderson
George Eagle
Lloyd Smith
Laurens F. Jones
Campbell
John W. Jones
Harold Spurling
Robert Ryan
Harold Rowe
James P. Reard
C. R. Anderson
George Snarr
Robert Geanious
Boseman
Mitchell Seabright
E. G. Hill
S. L. Flickinger
W. E. Jones
Ryland Conner Marion Anderson
Navy
Lavenia Ogden
Strasburg
Raymond Jr
Dynamite Found At UAW Office Abducts Watchman
Detroit January 6 The watchman who found 39 sticks of dynamite planted outside the CIO Auto Workers headquarters was abducted at 5 a.m. and dumped alive beside the Rouge River. William Thomas 58 reported being seized by two men and tied, suffering exposure but later recovering in hospital.
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Detroit
CIO Auto Workers
River Rouge
William Thomas
Wayne County Hospital
Thomas
UAW
International
Taft Sees GOP Unity on Campaign Platform
Senator Taft of Ohio said he expects Senate and House Republicans to agree on a campaign platform for the coming elections. A 15 member policy group led by Guy Gabrielson will coordinate proposals with Senate and House committees, with Taft chairing the Senate panel.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
GOP
Congress
Guy Gabrielson
West
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Far Western
Millikin
Taft, Aiken
Young
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Figure eights carved on girl by boy in assault tale
A 13 year old girl told officers of a half hour of horror in which a boy carved figure eights on her chest with a knife after saying he would prove a point.
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Los Angeles
Bowman Johns Hopkins ex president dies at 71
Dr. Isaiah Bowman 71 former president emeritus of Johns Hopkins University and noted geographer died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He retired as Hopkins president a year ago and advised Wilson on the League of Nations plan and Roosevelt on wartime and UN groundwork.
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Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins U
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins
Bowman
Wilson
League of Nations
Roosevelt
United Nations
Arthur to Lead Intown Finance for Shenandoah Apple Blossom
B F Arthur Jr will head the intown division of the finance department for the 23rd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. He aims to raise 12500 to fund the event, drawing on decades of civic work and business roles including Kiwanis leadership and as a representative for Cussons Ma Co in Northern Virginia and beyond.
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B.F. Arthur Jr
Intown Finance
Blossom Festival
B. F. Arthur Jr
Department of Finance
Shenadoah
H. Delmer Robinson
Mr. Arthur
Elizabeth Steck
J. Victor Arthur
Shenandoah
Winchester
Frederick County
Arthur
South Carolina
Kiwanis
Cussons, Ma. and Co
Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia Glass Sand Corp
Virginia Ely
Barnsville
Ohio
Daniel
T. Wood
Robinson
Shenandoah Valley
Rural-Urban Fete To Hear Anderson
U. S. Senator Clinton Anderson of New Mexico will speak at the Winchester Rotary Rural-Urban luncheon Feb 9 at the George Washington hotel. The event is organized by the Rural-Urban committee led by W. W. Hunt with members including Walker McC Bond Dr Charles B Milton J W Arthur Herman B Stine I Fred Stine and Fred Naegely Basil Starkey program chairman. The program invites Rotary members to bring a farmer guest to strengthen city rural ties. Anderson previously served as agriculture secretary and later as a U S senator after a House tenure. He studied at North Dakota University and the University of Michigan and was a past Rotary International president.
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U. 8
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Winchester Rotary
George Washington Hotel
C. Ridgely White
W. W. Hunt
Hunt
Walker McC. Bond
Charles 8. Milton
J. W. Arthur
Herman B. Stine
I. Fred Stine
Fred Naegely
Basil Starkey
Rotary
Sen. Anderson
Winchester
Nancy Anderson
Anderson
Senate
House of Representatives
North Dakota University
University of Michigan
Rotary International
Abortion Charged In Death Of Young Mother
Deputy coroner called the abortion that killed Nina Campbell a completely unsuccessful operation. Ralph Myers of Arlington is charged with abortion under DC law after Mrs Campbell, mother of two, was found beaten in Ruth Childs apartment. Carlton Campbell reported her missing, leading police to the scene. Miss Childs was questioned and released.
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Washington
Christopher J.murphy
Nina Jean Campbell
Ralph Myers
Arlington
Robert V. Murray
District of Columbia
Campbell
Ruth E. Childs
Children’s Hospital
Murphy
Carlton Campbell
Hillside
Britain Recognizes China Red Regime Amid World Shift
Britain extends full de jure recognition to the Peiping government, becoming the first major Western power to acknowledge Mao Zedong’s regime while severing ties with Chiang Kai-shek. The move sparks U S questions and prompts expected follow up from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
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Britain
China
London
Great Britain
Mao Tze-Tung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Formosa
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Egg Slump Forces Local Farmers to Sell Hens
Ww. C. Miller of the Frederick county Farm Bureau reports a price slump in eggs, with the Washington quotation at 35 cents a dozen, two cents below the government support. Small scale producers are selling hens rather than using the Commodity Credit Corp, due to packing and marketing hurdles. The Farm Bureau list includes about 46 farmers supplying the plant, many bringing in only a few dozen a day.
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Ww. C. Miller
Frederick County Coop Farm Bureau
Washington
Frederick Farm Bureau
Miller
Commodity Credit Corp
Present Price Level Correct President Tells Congress
Weather in Winchester stays springlike with forecasts for five warmer days and above normal temperatures. Gardeners note early bloom and budding plants including crocuses tulips narcissus hyacinths forsythia and lilacs while experts warn cold snaps could harm them. Local paths show roses with new leaves and pansies thriving as herb beds stay green with mint and parsley growth.
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Winchester
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
PMA Announces Apple Purchase At $1.80 Bushel
The PMA launches a winter apple purchase program at 1.80 per authorized bushel container for shipping points, continuing the Fall school lunch buying with varietal and size changes. January price is 1.89, a 10 cent rise. Vendors must submit offers by 5 p.m. January 16 to the PMA State Office for inspection, purchase, and shipment by month end.
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PMA
J. Parker Lambeth Jrs
USDA
Virginia
East Main St
Richmond
Newtown
Jonathan
Grimes
Delicious
McIntosh
Rome Beauty
Stayman
Winesap
York
Clarence T. Owen Dies at 72 Former Glove Manufacturer
Clarence T. Owen 72 a former glove manufacturer and business representative died yesterday at 114 Handley Blvd He lived in Winchester since 1907 and co bought the Grahein Grove factory later Owen and Trenary He belonged to the Va Masonic lodge United Commercial Travelers Survivors include his widow daughter Theresa Owen Smith granddaughter Mrs Tom Ritter and sister Mrs William Carlisle Services are 2 p m tomorrow at Kurtz funeral home with cremation and interment in Green Hill cemetery Berryville
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Clarence T. Owen
Handley Blvd
Nkers Development Corp
New York
Adve
Apple Blossom Festival
Clarke County
William Owen
Rapphannock County
Winchester
Owen and Trenary
Masonic Lodge
The
United Commercial Travelers
Theresa Owen Smith
Tom Ritter
Blacksburg
William Carlisle
Kurtz
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Five Day Virginia Weather Outlook
Five day outlook for Virginia from Saturday to Wednesday. Rain on Saturday and again on Tuesday totaling about half to one inch. Cooler conditions Saturday and Sunday with a warming trend Monday through Tuesday and cooler likely Wednesday. Temperatures average five to eight degrees above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Virginia Advisers Push Higher Indigent Hospitalization Funds
The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council urged a higher annual appropriation for indigent hospitalization in the next biennium. It also proposed abolishing state sponsored hospital credits at UVA and the Medical College of Virginia and called for direct, targeted funding for teaching cases, expanded chronically ill facilities, and broader reimbursement rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
General Assembly
University of Virginia
Medical College of Virginia
VALC
General Hospital
Business Leaders Urged to Expand Investment Efforts
President Truman outlines a national goal of rising incomes and full employment by 1954, calling on business labor and farmers to join government in a sustained growth effort. He signals more liberal loan terms, moderate tax increases, and a focus on balanced budgets, while warning against slackening investment.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Truman
United States
Sandy
Bowers
Arslil
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Winchester Evening Star
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Commercial & Saving
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Dodge Senantan Farmers & National Bank
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Winchester Club
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Snapp Foundry, Inc
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