Guaranteed Wage Gains Shape Auto Contract Era
Walter Reuther leads CIO United Auto Workers in securing a three year deal worth three quarter billion dollars with Ford and General Motors. The agreements expand compulsory union membership at GM, holiday and pension enhancements, and extra premiums. Ford and GM rejected a joint strike strategy to pressure the other, while potential ripple effects loom for American Motors Chrysler and others as talks begin.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
Reuther
Chrysler
Studebaker-Packard
Local Market Prices and Grain Bi-weekly Feed Rates
Market listings show daily local prices for feed and grain items including mixed feed at 3.25 per 100 lb and egg mash at 4.50. Grain quotes include No 2 Yellow Corn 1.60–1.65 and Wheat No 2 Red Winter around 2.0. Barley No 2 near 0.85–0.90. Butterfat wholesale and flour prices vary by item and region in Rockingham, Augusta and Luray listings.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham Co
EOE
New
Augusta
Luray
Rockingham, New
Augusta, New
Ear
Market steady on broilers and eggs in Harrisonburg area
Agriculture Dept reports market steady for broilers or fryers with heavy receipts. Farm prices posted for 24 hours, including live poultry and heavy breeder hens. Egg grades U S A large white brown and other grades listed for Harrisonburg and Winchester markets with mixed quotations.
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Wea
Eess
Svea
Harrisonburg Egg Mae
U. S
U.S
Market Quotations for Produce and Livestock in Baltimore
Market report from Baltimore noting apple supplies insufficient and berries mixed to steady. quotes for Md NJ Pa and NC vegetables and fruits, assorted potatoes and sweet potatoes. Livestock and hogs, cattle calves and sheep listed with price ranges. Chicago USDA hogs and cattle futures and current prices included.
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Baltimore
NC Cobblers Usis
Canso Usis
SC Sebagoes
Usis
USDA
Wall Street Opens Mixed as Goodyear Plans Stock Offering
Early trading shows a narrow gain for the market with mixed results. Goodyear Tire announces a capital raise via stock offering and opens down at 63 3 8, while Pennsylvania Railroad climbs on active blocks and other major issues trade with modest moves. cattle and sheep prices listed with several ranges for Holstein steers, heifers, cows, bulls, vealers, and lambs.
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New York
Goodyear Tire
Pennsylvania Railroad
U. S. Steel
Standard Oil
International Harvest
RCA
Sinclair Oil
Boeing
National Steel
Chicago Grain Opens With Mixed Early Gains
Chicago Board of Trade opens with grains holding most prior session gains. Fats and oils fundamentals pushed large advances. Opening prices show a spread of wheat, corn, oats, rye, soybeans and lard across July and September contracts with notable quotes.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Rye
Major league baseball players number nearly 400
A concise answer notes that almost 400 men are playing in the major leagues.
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F.H. A
Methodists Hear UVa President Address At Conference
At Norfolk the Virginia Methodist Conference heard UVa President Colgate W. Darden Jr present an address during the second day. Bishop Paul N. Garber reported on church work and urged ministers to show a divine call, clear messaging for 20th century Americans, a deep belief in the Christian cause, and power in their testimony centered on Jesus.
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Norfolk
Colgate W. Darden Jr
University of Virginia
Virginia Methodist
Board of Education
Commission On Town the Country Work
Board of Ministerial Training and Qualifications
Paul N. Garber
Garber
Jesus
Five Pastors Retired and 21 Preachers on Trial in Conference
The conference noted five pastors retired and 21 preachers on trial while also hearing a report from the board of lay activities. Dr. Harry Denman spoke, and reports were given from 15 districts. A. G. Jefferson announced a push to charter 100 new men’s clubs and noted over 1,500 certified lay speakers. Alexandria District reported a net membership gain of 3,169, the largest increase of the districts.
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Board of Lay Activities
Harry Denman
Methodist Board of Evangelism
Nashville, Tenn
A. G. Jefferson
Lynchburg
Board of
Lay Activities
Alexandria
Gore Barbecue Raises Funds for Fire Company Equipment
Over 400 people attended the Gore Fire Company chicken barbecue at Gore School netting about 750 dollars for the equipment fund. More than 200 chickens were roasted over a 25 foot open pit with sauce from Moorefield barbecues. Donations came from L. C. Ellis Stephenson Sager's Produce Star Tannery and Rockingham. The 1948 Cadillac ambulance is being lettered and tires replaced for service this week. The truck and ambulance will appear in Wardensville parade Thursday. Menu included baked beans potato salad rolls coffee tea pie cake and ice cream. Thirty seven pounds of dried beans were prepared by the auxiliary.
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Gore
Gore Fire Company
Gore School
Fire Company
Moorefield
L. C. Ellis
Stephenson, Sager
Star Tannery
Rockingham
Cadillac
Wardensville
Auxiliary
Severe earthquake recorded near New York by Fordham seismograph
A fairly severe quake about 2 400 miles from New York was recorded today on the Fordham University seismograph. The direction was not known.
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New York
Fordham University
Electronic mail sorting device tested by Canadian Post
An electronic device is being tried out and the experiment has roused keen interest. Authorities report that a larger model of this device is believed to be capable of sorting upwards of 150 000 letters an hour.
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R. Me
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Old — Strong Bank
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