Worker ordered to repay UC benefits in three charges
Kenneth E. Lonas of 418 Diehl Ave was convicted in police court on three charges of violating the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act. He received 30 day suspended sentences on each count, placed on one year probation, and ordered to repay 155 in restitution for allegedly collecting benefits while employed at a Winchester bowling and billiard parlor on North Youdou n Street after being laid off by Buckley Lages Corp.
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Kenneth’ E. Lonas
Diehl Ve
Virginia
John Rice
W. M. Bly
von i
Lonas
Contractor Laying Cell Block Walls at Agent Jail
With the foundation in, workers are laying brick for the cell block addition to Agent jail. The walls rise several feet, built of concrete block with brick facing. Plumbing is being installed for floor drains. Turner and Harper Co. of Strasburg is contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeent
Turner and Harper Co. of
Strasburg
Sales Directory July 2 Car Misle and Allen estate sale
July 2 at 1 p.m. Frank Car Misle near Winchester on Front Royal Road offers household goods and furniture. July 8 at 10 a.m. estate of L. M. Allen three miles north features horses cattle hogs and farm machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Car‘Misle
Winchester
Front Royal Road
L. M. Allen
Young Republicans push for elder statesmen overhaul
At the national convention in Salt Lake City the Young Republicans demanded a leadership housecleaning of the GOP Old Guard led by Tom Dewey. They criticized party finances and ouster calls for Ben Whitehurst while backing John Tope of Detroit as new chairman and Replogle as co chairman amid questions of funding and control. Ralph Becker noted the group received about $25 000 this year with roughly $4 500 spent at the Salt Lake meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ean
Caeha
Ox Ee
Salt Lake City
John Tope
Detroit
Old Guard
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Convetion
Ben Whitehurst
National Speakers Bureau
Scott
Tope
Laughlin E. Waters
California
National Party
Summer Sessions At Miller And Handley Start Enrollments
A dozen county high school pupils enroll at Miller School this morning for summer work with Mrs. Lucille Kersey teaching English and history. Five or six more are expected. About 25 city students enroll at Handley for summer work, classes started last Monday taught by Mrs. Helene Walker.
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Miller School
Lucille Kersey
Handley
Helene Walker
Hiss Denies Close Ties With Main Government Witness
The government opened cross examination of Alger Hiss as he ended defense questioning with I am not guilty. Assistant U. S. Attorney Murphy probed a 1935 Washington New York trip with Whitaker Chambers about discussions. Hiss said most talk was general and denied intimate nicknames with Mrs Hiss observed by Chambers.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Senate Munitions Committee
Crosley
George
George Crosley
Dilly
Infant Haines Rites Held At Mount Hebron Cemetery
Week-old Rebecca R. Haines, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Augustus Haines of 125 W Bascon St, died Saturday. Survivors include brothers John and Fred and sisters Mary Lee and Melissa, all at home. Graveside services conducted 2 p m today at Mount Hebron Cemetery with Rev Tyndell officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca R. Haines
J. Augustus Haines
W. Boscawen St
John
Fred Haines
Mary Lee
Melissa Haines
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Sen Tyndell
Seven Die as Sedan Collides With Vegetable Truck
Two Stockton families riding in a 1941 sedan were nearly wiped out in a head on crash with a heavily loaded vegetable truck in Madera California. Seven of the nine occupants were killed and two others were listed in serious condition. The truck driver Don Allen said the car swerved into his lane and he was not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madera
Calif
Stockton
Don Allen
Ministerial Service At Friend’s Meeting House
About 150 people attended a union service on the lawn of the Friend’s meeting house. Rev. E. T. Clark of the Baptist church spoke on The Friendliness of Jesus and Miss Elizabeth Grim directed the choir. Next Sunday Braddock St. Methodist church will conduct the service.
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Friend's Meeting House
Baptist Church
E. T. Clark
Jesus
Elizabeth Grim
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Counterfeit Bills Seized Near White House in Office Raid
Secret Service officers seized almost $100 000 in counterfeit currency in a raid six blocks from the White House and Secret Service HQ. Four suspects Eugene Creighton Walter Kidwell William Hughes Josephine Hughes and Arthur Behar were charged with manufacturing and passing counterfeit notes.
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Washington
Secret Service
White House
Treasury
H Street
Northwest
World Bank
Eugene Hammon Creighton
Walter Wilbur Kidwell
Willam F. Huges
Josephine
Arthur M Behar
The
Creighton and Kidwell
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Memphis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Atlanta
Richmond
Baltimore
Directors Named In Six Areas for Battle Campaign
Democratic gubernatorial campaign headquarters for John S Battle announce six new area campaign directors. William Earl White will manage the Petersburg area. R Turner Jones covers Highland County. Waldo M Miles oversees Bristol. H M Purviance serves in Boykins. G Hinson Parker Jr handles Franklin. R B Johnson directs King William County.
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Richmond
John S. Battle
William Earl White
Petersburg
R. Turner Jones
Highland County
Waldo M. Miles
Bristol
H. M. Purviance
Boykins
G. Hinson Parker Jr
Franklin
R. B. Johnson
King William County
Luray Vespers Begin Ninth Sunset Series at Tower
The ninth annual sunset vesper service starts at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Luray Singing Tower. Carillonneur Charles Chapman opens with bell music, and guest soloist Mrs. Robert Yost Frazier of Harrisonburg performs.
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Luray Singing Tower
Charles Chapman
Robert Yost Frazier
Harrisonburg
Lions Sponsor Benefit Show at Berryville High School
Clarke county Lions sponsor the Le Roy Magic Show on Thursday at Berryville High School auditorium to benefit a charity fund. Ernest Locke serves as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Lions
Berryville High School
Ernest Locke
Rock Enon Scout Camp Opens With Full Week Enrollment
Boy Scouts open Rock Enon camp for a five week session with full enrollment. Basil Starkey serves as camp director and Jack Moore as program director. Twenty five scouts have registered. next week applications due Friday. Scouting groups from Winchester Berryville and Troops 1 9 2 3 6 18 represented.
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Rock Enon
Basil Starkey
Jack Moore
Winchester
Labor unions split widens over Taft Hartley repeal fight
Senate faced a tight choice between a 60 day injunction plan and a government seizure proposal on national emergency strikes. AFL and CIO blame John L. Lewis for blocking compromise and jeopardizing Taft Hartley repeal efforts, while Lewis clashes with other leaders and faces CIO and AFL bitterness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
AFL
John L. Lewis
Senate
Holland
D-Fla
Lucas Qb
Lewis
Taft
Ohio
UMW
Phillip Murray
Recession indicators mix as activity stalls yet some sectors rise
The piece lists mixed signals with unemployment up but employment rising, inventories steady, and personal incomes still above last year. It notes favorable rises in freight car loadings auto production and bank clearings while production and consumer demand soften. Potential risks include strikes wage hikes and Cold War spending effects.
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Federal Reserve Board
Rainbow trout in North Fork confirms high water mud spill
Bradford Michael of 212 East St reports a 14 inch Rainbow trout caught in the North Fork of the Shenandoah after recent high water. He says the fish likely washed in from Cedar Creek during the flood. The North Fork was muddy after Saturday rain, while the South Fork remained extremely muddy.
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Woodstock
North Fork
Shenandoah
South Fork
Bradford Michael
East St
Cedar Creek
Compton Advocates Free Inquiry Over Secrecy in Security
In a dedication address at the naval ordnance laboratory, Senator Compton argues true security requires staying ahead of competitors rather than strict secrecy. He stresses science advances through free inquiry and open exchange, citing AEC Chairman Lilienthal to support his stance.
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Compton
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
David E. Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Answers to the Daily UI quiz printed on page 4
The list presents correct quiz solutions: De Joseph Smith, U S S Kearsarge, The same, Interstate Commerce Commission, Orson Welles, Central Intelligence Agency, Pie plant, Swede, Cannes, The Moffat tunnel.
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de Joseph Smith
U.S.S. Kearsarge
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Orson Welles
Central Intelligence Agency
Pie Plant
Swede
Cannes
Moffat Tunnel
National Fruit Product Company Special Stockholders Meeting
Notice is given of a special stockholders meeting for National Fruit Product Company in Winchester Virginia on June 27 1949 at 12 noon EST. Agenda includes adopting a merger agreement dated June 8 1949 with Armstrong and Company and related actions. Only stockholders of record June 10 1949 may vote. proxies will not be solicited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fruit Product Company, Incorporated
Winchester
Virginia
Armstrong and Company, Incorporated
R. L. Hardy
Arms Credit Proposal for Latin Nations Aids Defense Efforts
Officials explained Latin American countries struggle to obtain US military equipment. A credit plan would let the defense establishment place orders and finance advances, with delivery upon payment. Congress would be asked to authorize contracts up to 100 million dollars without increasing the existing 1450 million appropriation for pact nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States National Defense Establishment
Secretary of Defense
Congress
Berlin strike ends as union gains recognition step
Berlin officials refused to recognize the UGO as the official bargaining agent after the workers demanded recognition. The strike proved successful, boosting UGO membership from 3,000 to 14,000, and paving the way for Four Power consultations by deputy military leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UGO
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Saori
Vapotone
L Peontil
Aea
By Jack Bell
Haines
Union Services
Luray
Lions
Photography
St. Loudoun St
Boy Scouts
Berryville
North Fork Muddy
Berlin
C. I. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Paris
Ata
Glaize
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen S&t
Winchester Furniture CO
S. Main
Wisconsin
Mie
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Kelvinator
Cobb Fomoes
Miller
Anderson
E. Boscawen
Foye
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock
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