Steelworkers strike widens across 30 states
The CIO United Steelworkers launch a nationwide walkout affecting about 750,000 workers. Plants from mills to shops shutter nationwide, with Pennsylvania hit hard as picket lines form in freezing conditions and negotiations with U S Steel stagnate over wage gains.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Pennsylvania
Truman
Mr. Truman
U. S. Steel Corporation
Indust
U. S. Steel
Murray
Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Fontana
Cal
Kaiser
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton
W. Va
Steubenville
Ohio
Ese
Harrisburg
George Medrick
Wanted experienced cook for small family
Public sale notice lists printing date January 25 at 10 30 a m with livestock machinery and feed for auction hear Stephenson Va R L Lewis references required phone 6453 ex cellent wages for full or part time cook position
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Priting
Hear Stephenson
R. L. Lewis
For Sale Wood Stove Length at Oates Lumber Yard
Lumber yard advertisement announces sale of wood cut to stove length at Oates Lumber Yard with telephone contact 6414.
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Oates
Antique Auction To Benefit War Memorial Fund
Grant Pollock announced that Boyd G Headley will donate all proceeds from his next bi monthly antiques auction to the War Memorial Fund. The sale Thursday January 31 at 10:00 PM in Winchester will accept furniture glass china books and pictures donated by locals with pickup options and donor names announced at sale.
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Grant Pollock
Campaiman
Ichester Frederic
Boyd G. Headley
War Memorial Fund
South Bradock Street
War Memorial Campaign Committee
Headley
Winchester
Frederick County
Feadley
Mr. Headley
Kenneth Levi Wins Editorial Award in 1945
Clarke Courier editor Kenneth Levi of Berryville receives the Virginia Press Association award for second best weekly editorial of 1945. The winning piece titled How Green Was My Valley argued against a dam planned on the Shenandoah River, part of a federal project.
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Kenneth Levi
Clarke Courier
Berryville
Virginia Press Association
Paul F. Watkins
Ashland Herald Progress
Levi
Enandoah River
Winchester Snow Clears. Roads Reported By Tonight
Streets in Winchester faced about half an inch of packed snow with two inches observed by the Winchester Research Laboratory. F M Yellett, highway engineer, says primary roads should be clear by tonight as freez ing rain and sleet crust covered surfaces. One minor accident occurred at Indian Alley and Amherst Street. no injuries and damage under $25. Weather cooled to 18 degrees Friday night and did not rise above 31 yesterday.
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Winchester
F. M. Yellett
Winchester Research Laboratory
Indian Alley
Amherst Street
Yellett
Dangerous sleet leaves Virginia highways treacherous
A dangerous coating of sleet and ice spread from the coast to southwest Virginia causing many accidents and halting airport operations. A family of four died in a Sunday crash near Richmond as weather improved in parts of the state with Woodrum field Roanoke closed and Eastern Airlines disrupted. Snow and ice covered much of Virginia with counties like Wythe Grayson Smyth reporting lighter precipitation and better road conditions in some areas.
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Virginia
Associated Press
North Carolina
Washington
Richmond
Vira
Woodrum
Local Quarries Still Operating Amid Steel Strike
At noon today the M. J. Grove Lime Company quarries in Middletown and Stephens City reported no cancellation orders yet from the nationwide steel workers strike that began last night. Most output supports Pittsburgh area fluxing stone for iron ore reduction. About 80 men work the two quarries, and officials said the plant would not be affected immediately unless the strike lasts longer.
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M. J. Grove Lime Company
Middletown
Stephens City
Steel Workers
Pittsburgh
Communist Sought By Party to Succeed De Gaulle
Paris reports the Communist party began a drive to name a successor to Gen. Charles De Gaulle after his resignation as provisional president. De Gaulle said his mission of leading France toward liberation and sovereignty was complete and cancelled a scheduled radio address.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Communist Party
Charles de Gaulle
France
Felix Gouin
Constituent Assembly
National Constituent Assembly
Assembly Gets More New Bills
Virginia lawmakers introduced measures to implement Campbell Suffrage Commission recommendations on election law reforms and medical exams for public school children, plus a 25 percent cut in motor vehicle license fees. The Hopkins Measure to restore local councilman primaries to April was passed.
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Richmond
Campbell Suffrage Commission
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
Delegates
Tuck
Virginia
Congress
William G. Halsey, Jr
Hopkins
Dole Plan Seeks Monthly Army Demobilization Funds
Rep Dirksen proposes using Congress power to grant funds to the Army on a monthly quota through June 30 to cover feeding and housing troops as demobilization proceeds. He would amend a bill to cancel about 6.5 billion in prior grants, shifting from a full year allotment to monthly disbursements based on releases.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Rep
Dirksen
R-ll
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Truman Nominates Fed Board Member for 14-Year Term
President Truman makes a nomination for a 14 year term on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. The White House also sends to the Senate the nomination of Vice Admiral G Kirk as ambassador to Belgium and minister to Luxembourg.
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Board of Governors
The
Federal Reserve System
Senate
G Kirk
Belgium
Luxembourg
People’s Dry Cleaners Opens Under New Ownership
Notice states The People’s Dry Cleaners is now opened for business under new attendance attributes with confirmation of operation date and updated business details.
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People's Dry Cleaners
Commission Forms To Create Atomic Energy Controls
The United Nations political and security committee approved a special commission to devise controls for atomic energy. The body can only issue recommendations and does not force countries to share secrets. The vote was 46 in favor with one abstention, as key leaders urged immediate action.
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London
United Nations Assembly
Tom Connally
Dmitri Maniulsky
Ukraine
Philippines
Tomas Gabili
Andrei Gromyko
Ernest Bevin
Connally
Bevin
Hiram Boyer Dies At Bloomfield Clarke County
Clarke county resident Hiram Edward Boyer, 81, longtime farmer and former county agent, died at Bloomfield Farm after a heart condition. Born August 20, 1864 in Luray, he married Jamin Franklin Humston in 1892 and had two daughters, Frances Naomi Boyer and Mrs. Robert L. Stewart, living at home. He served on the Clarke county school board and as clerk of Longmarsh District.
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Hiram Edward Boyer
Clarke County
Bloomfield Farm
Luray
Page County
Benjamin Pranklin
Isabelle Clem Boyer
Jamin Franklin Humston
Humston
Clarke
Edinburgh
Bloomfield
Boyer
Fauquier
Warren
Longmarsh
Frances Naomi Boyer
Robert L. Stewart
Frank Boyer
Seven Fountains
Coasting Tonight On Cecil Street
The Winchester Recreation Department with the Police Department announced Cecil Street from Tennyson Avenue to Stewart Street will be blocked off for an event tonight.
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Cecil Street
Winchester Recreation Department
Tennyson Avenue
Stewart Street
Frankie Snapp Returns on 30 Day Navy Furlough
Frankie Snapp a Laker third class in the Navy has arrived in Winchester to spend a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs James F Snapp of 521 South Cameron Street He was in the South Pacific for 24 months and has served 27 months in the Navy He will report to Washington DC after his furlough for further assignment.
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Frankie Snapp
Laker
U. S
James F. Snapp
South Cameron Street
Winchester
South Pacific
Snapp
Navy
Governor Tuck Proposes Broad Tax and Policy Reforms
Governor William M. Tuck urges the Virginia General Assembly to outlaw unionization of public employees, then pushes a wide set of reforms. He calls for a gasoline tax rise, lower car licenses, carrier tax changes, and higher state employee pay within the budget. He seeks a bi partisan study commission, school health measures, road and private farm access, pollution controls, workmen’s comp and boiler inspections.
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
General Assembly
Virginia
Darden
Juch
The
Game Commission
State Corporation Commission
Division of Veterans Claims
Special Legislative Commission
E Genet Assembly
Pankers Met In Luray Saturday
The thirty seventh annual meeting of Group 3 of the Virginia Bankers Association was held at the Minsym Hotel in Luray on Saturday January 19. James W. Wright presided. Principal speaker was William B. Irwin of the American Bankers Association on economics. William H. Neal spoke on banking leadership. Over two hundred bankers attended from Group 3 including Roy E. Potts Ralph M. Ware W R Campbell M H Rhodes and J H Yost.
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Group 3
Virginia Bankers Association
Minsym
Luray
Virginia
James W. Wright
Citizens-Waynesboro Bank and Trust Company
P. W. Anderson
Mar- Virginia Sociation
William 8. Irwin
American Bankers Association
William H. Neal
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Winston Salem
North Carolina
Neal
Roy E. Potts
Bank of
Clarke County
Beryville
Ralph M. Ware
First National Bank
Premier Hakimi Resigns After Failed Russian Talks
Tehran reports Premier Ibrahim Hakimi has resigned after failing to negotiate with the Russians over Azerbaijan. He told Parliament his foreign policy had failed and later informed the Shah he had placed Iran's case before the United Nations and was ready to step down.
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Tehran
Permier Ibrahim Hakimi
Azerbaijan
Hakimi
United Nations Organization
Iran
Jap War Plants Seized for Reparations by MacArthur
Tokyo dispatch reports General MacArthur seizing and guarding Japan's war plants including 394 facilities with 265 aircraft and parts plants listed as first priority material. The Allied Reparations Commission plans removal of many plants to Allied nations and cancels prior permits to safeguard and repurpose the facilities.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Allied Reparations Commission
Winchester JET Receives Award
Martinsburg Virginia plans showed resolutions praising road safety and state vehicle inspections. A 16 year old driving age proposal was included with strict speed limit enforcement. The Junior Chamber of Commerce executive board adopted measures and set the Norfolk convention for May 10 12. Winchester JCs won best single project for a New Years Day dance and best money raising project.
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Martinsburg
Virgina
State
Junior Chamber of Commerce Executive Board
Norfolk
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Truman May Vacation In Florida
The White House said President Truman may take a short vacation in Florida next month. Press Secretary Charles G Ross had no knowledge of any plans to meet Winston Churchill, who is vacationing at Miami Beach.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Florida
Winston Churchill
Miami Beach
Charles G Ross
Winchester Blue Baby Recalled to Local Hospital Tomorrow
Thomas Wayne Fadeley of Winchester known as the blue baby will be returned to the local hospital tomorrow to build up the infant before another surgery to correct a life threatening condition. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Fadeley and suffers from inadequate blood flow to the lungs causing insufficient oxygenation. Continued on page 2.
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Thomas Wayne Fadeley
Winchester
Tessie Tion
Albert Padeley
Truman Proposes Budget and Labor Policy Details
President Truman outlines a budget totaling 35.7 billion dollars and urges a new labor policy to boost output and reduce costs. He warns against disunity and calls for better labor management relations while resisting further tax cuts. The State of the Union emphasizes fair wage structures and inflation controls after steel strike concerns.
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NS Ee Ee
Truman
Man
Ries
Leway
Meat plants may be seized in urgent action
Chicago January 21 officials signaled a possible immediate seizure of meat packing plants as a last resort to avert shortages. The decision would hinge on federal authority and prompt action amid dwindling supplies, with warnings that emergency measures may be required within a day or two.
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Chicago
Natice
Wea
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life
Frederick Clarke Winchester veterans who served their country receive discharges and resume civilian life. Names listed include Ernest N. Secor Elmer Kenneth McFarland Boyd Cogel. Each day the list is supplemented with additional names of local men aided by videonential support.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Ernest N. Secor
Elmer Kenneth McFarland Boyd C. Fogel
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Bulletin
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
United States
By James Marlow
Dina Nick
Prsident Truman
International
Missis
Winchester Evening Star
Assembly
Commission
Hiram Boyer
Hits
Pankers
Winchester Jet
Winchester Blue Baby
D. Harold Oliver
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