Half of Nation's Miners Quit Work and Steel Mills Hit
Half of the United States soft coal miners walked out to back John L. Lewis demands for $100 monthly pensions. More than 155,000 miners idle across eight states including West Virginia Kentucky Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Indiana and Virginia. U S Steel reported nine of 14 western Pennsylvania pits closed with 7000 miners idle. Jones & Laughlin and Republic also idled thousands. Virginia and Buchanan county mines saw widespread closures as independent operators anticipated a wider strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Albania
Indiana
Tennessee
Virginia
Lewis
United Mine Workers
U. S. Steel
U.S. Steel Corp
Western Pennsylvania
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Republic
Virginia Coal Operators Assn
Norton
Williamson
W. Va
Buchanan County
Arabs and Jews Called to Agree on Palestine Truce
The Big Powers urged Arabs and Jews to accept a Palestine truce and asked the Jewish Agency and the Arab Higher Committee to respond by tomorrow on entering a cease fire pact. They also urged the six Arab UN members to cooperate, and a UN Security Council meeting was postponed to await replies. The Torah Higher Committee refused the UN partition plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Arab Higher Committee For Palestine
United Nations
United Nations Security Council
Torah Higher Committee
U. N
Holy Land
Coal Supply Here Believed Ample for Needs
Local coal dealers report supplies should cover several weeks barring a weather spike. Pocahontas coal is scarce on hand or in transit, with some dealers stockpiling in anticipation. Mines in Maryland and West Virginia run with most workers, while several mines shut down, signaling potential shortages if stoppages widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Concensus
Louderback Announces He Will Not Seek Re Election
Charles C. Louderback, longtime Page and Warren counties delegate and three term chair of the House appropriations committee, said in Stanely he will not run again. The 70 year old banker farmer and insurance man led Virginia's largest appropriation bills and will focus on private affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Charles C. Louderback
House of Delegates
Page
Warren
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Louderback
Frank Moore
Rockbridge
Appropriations
Virginia
Louderbark
Stephens City Pastor to Lead Mission Work in Virginia
The joint council of St. Paul and Trinity Lutheran churches Stephens City plans to act on Rev Raymond L Booze resignation effective April 15 to become a missionary in Gladesboro near Hillsville Va He will serve a single rural congregation eleven miles from Hillsville within two miles of the SkyLine Drive He has led growth in membership and programs during his three years in Stephens City and will consult the Lutheran Synod of Virginia superintendent before a new pastor is chosen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Trinity Lutheran
Stephens City
Raymond L. Booze
Booze
Gladesboro Lutheran
Hillsville
F. B. Cadwallader
P E. Lineburg
St. Paul’s Church
Lineburg
R. Homer Anderson
Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Gladesboro
Ancy Gap
Mount Airy
Orth Carolina
Wytheville
Communion
Trinity
Frederick County
Stephens City Lions
Stephens City Fire Co
Boy Scout
Festival Treasurer Named For Apple Blossom Festival
Festival treasurer Armstrong, named by President H Delmer Robinson, serves on the Shenandoah National Bank and Winchester Memorial Hospital boards. He led the 1947 out-of-town solicitation drive and is married to Margaret Pwelridge with four children. He also belongs to the Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers group, the Elks and Rotary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Delmer Robinson
Armstrong
Margaret Pwelridge
Shenandoah National Bank
Winchester Memorial Hospital
The
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers
Elks and Rotary
New License Plates Issued To Motorists
B Solenberger of 142 NM ashington received the first 1948 49 auto license plate number 348 201 issued this morning by Andrew Bell the local license agent. J H Yost cashier of Farmers and Merchants National Bank got the second plate. By noon 278 tags had been issued from about 100 agencies statewide. Motorists must obtain new plates by April 15 or remove vehicles. The passenger car fee dropped from 40 to 30 cents per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Solenberger
Nmashington
Andrew Bell
Division of Motor Vehicles
J. H. Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Bell
General Assembly
Agriculture Board to vote on reorganization plan meeting
Frederick county Agriculture Board called a special meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Court House to receive the reorganization committee report chaired by Walker McC Bond. The board may reorganize by representation from farm related groups with officers for 1948 to be elected. B L Hummell will discuss China and show UNIRA photos after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Staples
Frederick County
B. L. Hummell
VPI
China
UNIRA
Hummell
Slip Covers Offer Custom Fitting and New 1948 Designs
Spring rush avoidance with eight new slip cover designs and material options. Includes contact details and a sample-driven ad layout. Also lists various classified offers including a bean sprayer sale, auto repair service, battery charging, a Spanish style residence for inspection, and a 1948 Harley Davidson motorcycle for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Singhass
Charlestown
Chuck
Winchester Motor Service
N. Kent
Lee St
Stonewall Ave
Two Elderly Colored Men Die of Burns in Separate Fires
Two elderly Winchester residents died from severe burns in separate fires within the city yesterday. Alfred Stephenson, 58, residing at 222 Haddox Row, suffered extensive burns while attempting to start a fire and died after midnight. Edward Dean, who lived at 606 North Cameron Street, perished at 5:30 a.m. at the hospital after an oil stove explosion and flames. Neighbors aided Stephenson by pulling him from the room and removing burning clothing, while Dean was saved from flames by a neighbor who smothered the fire. Funeral arrangements for Stephenson are set for Cartwright funeral home with burial in Orick Cemetery. Dean’s relatives were not identified.
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Winchester
Alfred Stephenson
Haddox Row
Edward Dean
N. Cameron St
Stephenson
Walker Johnson
Alonzo Ball
Lulu Montgomery
Johnson
Ball
Edna Harris
Miss Harris
Dean
William Wilkinson
Kenneth Robinsons
Clarke
Warren
Cartwright Funeral
A. T. Gaskins
Orick Cemetery
Richard and
Susan Broomer Stephenson
City
James Stephenson
Robbers Loot Cash Register and Juke Box in Two Break-Ins
Winchester police investigated two break-ins discovered during routine rounds. At 1:30 a.m. the Checkerboard near N Cameron St was entered and the cash register damaged. only a few dollars in stamp money reported. At 2 a.m. Farmer's restaurant on N Loudoun St was broken into, a juke box damaged to reach money, about $25 plus $1 in pennies stolen. Captain F M Funk leads the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Joe Ritter
Robert Lowery
Stroon N. Cameron St
Emory Rogers
Denny Slane
N. Loudoun St
F. M. Funk
Finland Relfects Doubts on Soviet Military Pact
Finnish President Paasikivi told Prime Minister Stalin that Finland has doubts about a Soviet proposed military cooperation treaty. He said Finland hopes to stay out of international conflicts and expects the pact to be freely considered at negotiations in Moscow opening next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Jas Posars
IphMndov
H. Paasikivi
Stalin
Moscow
Paasikivi
Religious Education In Public Schools Stops at Norfolk
Norfolk and adjoining counties stop classroom religious instruction by order of the Supreme Court. Rev Vernon L Fisher of Portsmouth, head of the county council of weekday religious education, says the board will abide, seeking a better path while noting the Court’s authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk County
U.S. Supreme Court
Vernon L. Fisher
Portsmouth
Supreme Court
Hospital Lab Technicians Role in Health Work
A Winchester Memorial Hospital technician prepares a blood smear for analysis as part of a series on hospital benefits. The piece notes expansion plans of $850000 to move the laboratory to larger quarters to support growing diagnostic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Taft Escapes Plane Crash In Maine Campaign Swing
Senator Robert A. Taft and two aides survived a crash on the ice covered Kennebec river near Waterville Maine. Pilot John T. Clark and Sen. Owen Brewster were uninjured as engine failure forced an emergency landing seven miles south of Waterville. Mrs Taft and Mrs Brewster traveled by Gov Horace A. Hildreth in the governor's car to Bangor after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Maine
Vassalboro
Kennebec
Taft
Stinson
Owen Brewster
John T. Clark
Horace A. Hildreth
Augusta
Sen. Brewster
Clark
Meine Aeronautics Commission
Augusta-Waterville
Brewster
Hildreth
Waterville
Bangor
Old Town
Army
Dow Field
Senate
Red Terror Hits At Opponents in Czech Parliament
In Prague the Communist government pushes a dual agenda of new laws and retribution against opponents. Parliament panels will discuss stripping Vladimir Krajina and two deputies of immunity, while arrests rise to at least 20 and others are sought in a spy plot with the National Socialists.
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Czech
Prague
Vladimir Krajina
Ministry of the Interior
Krajina
Justice
Cepiecka
Antique Auction Sale March 18 by Daniel Burner Woodstock Va
A consignment of antiques is to be sold at a public auction on March 18 at 10 a.m. conducted by Daniel Burner of Woodstock Virginia. The sale offers a splendid collection of antiques of all descriptions and is advertised in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Burner
Woodstock
le Roy
Brunner
Wm. Neudenburg
Berryville
Italy Warned No U S Aid If Vote Is Red
The State Department warned that if Italy elects a Communist government it would receive no further U S economic aid. The ruling Communist party would decide whether seizing aid ended. The European Recovery Program remains under Senate debate with action expected soon. Marshall cautioned Senators that halting aid to Greece would bring swift and tragic consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Italy
United States
Italian Communist Party
Marshall Pitwicheel McDermott
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Greece
Turky
Eaton
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Almanac Predicts Fair Weather For Festival
The Apple Blossom Festival officials hope for sunny skies on April 29 and 30 as the almanac forecasts fair weather after a likely eight day spell of rain and wind ending April 28. The almanac has served Potomac river area residents since 1797.
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Potomac River
Europe Faces 16 Nation Pact as Western Germany Is Urged
In Paris the 16 nation conference was urged to include Western Germany in the continent's reconstruction plan. British Foreign Secretary Bevin and French Foreign Minister Bidault spoke to delegates urging cooperation among Anglo American and French zones to advance economic and social welfare. Russia and its satellites rejected Marshall Plan participation despite U.S. Senate approval of 6.3 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Europe
Bidault
Bevin
Russia
U.S. Senate
Four Die in Blast at International Harvester Plant
Four workers killed in an explosion at the International Harvester Farm Equipment Co plant. The blast destroyed a brick and steel testing building, flooded the basement, and damaged the main plant as firefighters and volunteers fought intense heat. Production halted and engines were sent into the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Farm Equipment Co
Religious Education Leaders Meet to Discuss Court Ruling
Frederick county church leaders gather tomorrow at Warrenton Baptist Church to interpret the Supreme Court ruling on teaching religion in public schools. Attending are Rev. E C Day Rev. Raymond L Booze P E Lineburg C E Staples and B F Strother who heads the county council. Miller Virginia director of religious education may speak offering options to move classes to churches or non public buildings.
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Frederick County
Church Council
Tgether
Supreme Court
Warrenton Baptist Church
E. C. Day
Raymond L. Booze
P. E. Lineburg
C. E. Staples
B. F. Strother
Strother
Limeburg
Day
Minor C. Miller
Virginia
Warrenton
Mil
Ler
Lineburg
Miller
Eee
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Cumberland Cumberland
Maryland
Allegany
Garrett
Thomas, W. Va
Frank Armstrong JR
A. H. Solenberger
Agriculture Board
Harley Davidson
Finn
Virginia Shields
Maine River
U.S
House
Almanac
International Harvester
Louisville
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