Battle Presses Labor Law Stand in VA Governor Race
Richmond June 18. Candidate John S. Battle again demands that his two Democratic primary opponents state their positions on Virginia labor laws. He cites the anti closed shop law and the Public Utilities Labor Relations Act, saying enforcement is vital for stable industrial relations and opposing repeal. He urges Miller and Edwards to declare their views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
John S. Battle
Virginia
WRNL
Battle
Horace H. Edwards
Francis P. Miller
Roanoke
Public Utilities
General Assembly
Joseph Keenan
AFL
Labor League For Political Education
Delaware
Keenan
Washington
Labors League For Political Education
Federaet Nee Laber
Frances P. Miller
Utilities Labor Act
Local History Notes on Nelson Land Holdings and Advertisements
In The Virginia Gazette and Winchester Advertiser, April 6 1789 notices warn against damaging fences on James McCully property for Colonel Hugh Nelson. September 29 1789 Nathaniel Burwell advertises salt for barter or sale at his mill in Frederick County. Nelson played a major role in Clarke County land history, with Chapel Green later sold to Burwell in 1790, while Burwell held extensive Clarke land. Also noted are an Ewing Dance Recital and Moose softball game in Winchester with local baseball and event listings.
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James M'Cully
Hugh Nelson
Millwood
Frederick Co
Nathaniel Burwell
Thomas Nelson
Virginia
Clarke County
William Nelson
Colonial Council
Chapel Green
Clarke's
Lord Pairfax Ewing
Barr
MOOSE
Hagerstown
Wingchester Moose
Recreation Park
Livestock Losses Flood Potomac Near Moorefield
Moorefield area floods wash out fields along the Potomac. Four or five people reported missing as water recedes. News from Moorefield Examiner editor R E Fisher notes dead pigs and cattle littering river bottoms. Two local men clung to a telephone pole until rescue by town fireboats. Water supply cut earlier, sanitation teams flown in to check safety.
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Moorefield
Potomac River
R. E. Fisher
Fisher
Bob Compton
Bob Hartman
Keyser
Farm price supports expanded in House bill draft
A House agriculture subcommittee draft proposes replacing the 1948 law with a Brannan parity based system at 100 percent of parity, effectively raising supports for major crops while cutting some others. The plan allows a three crop trial for production payments and would pay direct subsidies to farmers to cover price gaps.
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Washington
House Agriculture
Brannan
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Coplon Says Boss Ordered Notes for New York Trip
Judith Coplon testified in her espionage trial that William E. Foley directed her to take notes on a decoy FBI memorandum before leaving for New York. She said Foley called the memo hot and interesting and wanted notes on Amtorg tied to Isidore Needleman and another Amtorg official.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
New York
FBI
Miss Coplon
William E. Foley
Foreign Agents Registration
Internal Security
Needleman
Amtorg
Isidore G. Needleman
Foley
Clearbrook Co Adds Livestock to Auction at Yard Party
Clearbrook Volunteer Fire Co plans aWednesday auction at Stonewall school grounds starting 7 30 p m featuring a registered Yorkshire male shoot and two baby calves among prized items. Households appliances auto supplies clothing and more donated. auxiliary members with local churches provide food. Proceeds benefit the fire company.
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Clearbrok Volunteer Fire Co
Stonewall
Fire Company
Harrison Defends Wood Bill Vote Before Front Royal Union
Rep. Burr Harrison faced sharp questioning from CIO Textile Workers Union locals at the American Viscose plant in Front Royal on June 18. He defended a Wood Bill tied to Taft Hartley while blaming union leaders for restrictions, citing John L. Lewis and government needs during strikes.
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Front Royal
Burr P. Harrison
CIO Textile Worker's Union
American Viscose Corp
Mr. Harrison
Lesinski
Harrison
Taft-Hartley
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Crest of West Virginia Potomac flood passes Romney
South Branch of the Potomac crested at Romney by 10 a m and has receded, isolating Petersburg and washing out bridges. Officials urge minimal water use until the reservoir and filtration plant can operate. pumps and portable power units are being rushed in to supply wells and towns.
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W. Va
Romney
Potomac
Petersburg
Grant County
Affleck
H. W. Grove
Double Tollgate
Winchester
Meem's
Mt. Jackson
Georgia Senate Outlaws Masks amid Hooded Protests
Alabama actions clash with Georgia mask ban matter as Gov. Folsom pushes legal steps against hooded groups. The Alabama Senate passes a 23 to 3 anti mask measure and sends it to the House while citing possible Klan ties and enforcement prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Atty
Albert Carmichael
Alabama
Federated Ku Klux Klan
Jefferson
Birmingham
Federated Ku Klux Klans, Inc
Union Men Shot In Fight At Strike torn Plant
Fa i rmon t City Ill June 18 44 Two union men were shot and two rivals were beaten during a melee among striking American Zinc Co employees. Joe Petroski and Colmaro Rodriguez were hospitalized. Angelo and Joe Verdu plus Eddie Martinez were roughed by a crowd of about 300. Verdu brothers led a revolt of Midwestern locals in 1947 and faced a recent NLRB election loss. Police arrested the Verdu pair on concealed weapons charges.
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Fairmont City
Ill
American Zinc Co
Joe Petroski
CIO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Colmaro Rodriguez
East St. Louis
Angelo
Joe Verdu
Smelters Workers’ Union
Verdus
CIO Progressive Metal Workers Council
National Labor Relations Board
Smelter Workers’ Union
Eddie Martinez
Red Cross Reports Flood Losses and Missing in Potomac Shenandoah Region
The Red Cross says three are dead and 14 missing in flood areas of Virginia and West Virginia. Fishermen died near Moorefield and Harrisonburg, with missing at Petersburg Moorefield and Harrisonburg. Staff sent to Romney Harrisonburg Moorefield Parsons and other towns to aid affected families.
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ASSOC
Red Cross
Potomac-Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
West Virginia
Zellers Island
Moorefield
Hardy County
W. Va
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Petersburg
Grant County
Romney
Evelyn Webb
Herman Culbertson
Florence Turner
Parsons
Tucker County
Joseph Mastonie
Aid readied for Petersburg flood area after heavy rain
Two and a half inches of rain fell yesterday and today with 3.59 inches in 48 hours, isolating Petersburg West Virginia area by a swollen Potomac tributary. Red Cross and National Guard mapped relief, bread milk supplies coordinated, and trucks stood by to deliver aid as roads cleared and flood subsided.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Potomac River
George Sanders
Red Cross
M. B. Clowe Jr
3D Battalion
Robert Manuel
Headquarters Co
Virginia National Guard
Moorefield
Sanders
Cross
Alexandria
Winchester
Clowe
N. B. Shingleton
Columbia Baking Co
General Baking Co
Romney
Columbia
Thomas Sutler
Melvin Johnson
Wardensville
Baker
Hogue Creek
Bible Classmen Rally Tomorrow At Market St
About 500 members of local Bible classes will gather at 9 45 a m tomorrow for combined worship at Market Street Methodist Church Guest speaker Rev F B Oglesby district superintendent and Dr L F Havermale pastor will speak on Bringing up Father A 16 member chorus will sing and several classes meet earlier to join the service Hosts include Wesleyan Men Hoover Kern Bible classes and Grace Lutheran and Open Door Presbyterian groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St. Methodist Church
F. B. Oglesby
Curtis Blye
Barnard Grove
Robert Womeldorph
Blye
Winchester
Oglesby
L. F. Havermale
Father
Hoover- Kern
Market St
Grace Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church
Bridgewater Floods Swallow Town After Sudden Shenandoah Rise
Bridgewater Virginia reels from a flash flood that inundated homes and left seven people missing. Rain-swollen Dry River and North Fork Shenandoah overflowed, cutting power and water. National Guard and Red Cross deployed as residents rescues and searches continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Anaes
Allen Harvey Sr
Harvey
Winchester flood reaches porch as dam scare erupts
Mrs H Dennis Hoover of Middletown said her mother Mrs E M Snow in Bridgewater spoke by phone at noon today about a flood that halted at her porch steps. An excited neighbor reported a dam break and a trip to Harrisonburg but an Associated Press later denied the dam break.
Drought Persists Across New York and New England
The Associated Press reports extreme heat and storms across the nation with no rainfall for extended periods in Central New York and New York City. Four deaths from heat, eleven drownings since last Saturday, and fifty two Adirondack forest fires in a week highlight worsening drought effects as Vermont closes forests.
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New York State
New England
Associated Press
Montana
Rockies
Plains
New York City
Adirondacks
Vermont
Martin Denies President's Tirade on Housing Lobby
President Truman denounces a real estate lobby as misrepresenting housing legislation. Rep. Martin of Massachusetts denies the charge and asks Congress to focus on spending. House debate on the public housing slum clearance bill begins, amid claims of a costly, delayed program.
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Martin
Washington
Truman
Rep
R-Mass
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Congress
Bass Season Opening Spoiled In Shenandoah
High water up about 5 feet and very muddy in the Shenandoah and its branches spoiled the bass season opening in Front Royal. Local anglers had looked forward to the bass season opener on Monday as the principal fishing streams in the area remained unfishable.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah
Yard Party Benefit At Brucetown Church
A yard party will be held at Brucetown Church on Thursday June 30 to benefit F and WSCS. The event runs from 1 to 6 and includes games and refreshments for attendees.
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Brucetown Church
Ws.cs
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Miller
Edwards
Virginia Gazette
Winchester Advertiser
Middletown
Strasburg
Clearbrook Co
Wood
T H
Georgia
Senate
KKK
Edpress
Staunton
Augusta County
North River
Stokesville
H. P. Grim
W.va
Clarksburg
Reynold's Transportation Co
Elkins
Novick
Mt. Crawford
Super
South Fork
Mt. Solon
Culpeper
National Guard
H. Callender
Shenandoah Valley
Cab
Company M
the Cross
College
Washington West
Calender
Dick Bowman
Leonard Kiracofe
Margaret Bricker
Jennings Gap
James River
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