Unemployment Benefits Reach $115 Million in February
Government payments to unemployed workers rose to $115 million in February, the Bureau of Employment Security reported. The figure, higher than January, reflects weekly unemployment checks averaging about $20, with about 1.446 million claimants that month. An additional $20 weekly for 52 weeks offsets jobless World War II veterans, totaling roughly $12 million weekly.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
His Revenge Gained Ex Convict Returns To Prison Calmly
Roy Frank Godbey, 53, who killed county attorney Earl Pruett after 17 years in prison, will spend the rest of his life in the penitentiary. The Oklahoma jury rejected the death penalty and insanity defenses. Godbey had been released Jan 11 and killed Pruett in his office. He said, I feel fine, I’ll just exist until I die.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Frank Godbey
Earl Pruett
Godbey
Ito Pruett
Parked Auto Hit By Fugitive Trailer On Piccadilly Slope
A house trailer broke loose from an automobile on W Piccadilly Street near Fairmont Avenue. It drifted about 300 feet and crashed into a parked car causing over 300 dollars in damage. Edward K. Marshall of Canton Ohio owned the trailer attached to a 1939 Chevrolet sedan. The trailer struck a 1947 Dodge convertible owned by DeKalb Russell Jr. of Clearbrook with damages around 25 dollars to the trailer and 300 to the car.
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W. Piccadilly St
Fairmont Ave
Lester Shickle
Edward K. Marshall
R.1
Canton
Washington St
DeKalb Russell Jr
Clearbrook
Virginia GOP Central Committee Sets 1949 Convention Date
The Virginia Republican State central committee met with city and county GOP leaders in Lynchburg to fixed a time and date for the 1949 State Republican convention and to discuss replacing the nominating convention with a state wide primary. Winchester area leaders did not attend.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Republican State Central Committee
Winchester
Job Picture Improves in Week Ending March 12
The employment picture brightened as the week ended March 12 with fewer people drawing unemployment benefits and fewer first-time claims. The Bureau of Employment Security reported 319,000 initial claims, down about 12,000 from the prior week after transitional claims were eliminated.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
Keyser Terminal Jobs Shift to Cumberland Amid Layoffs
Baltimore and Ohio railroad moves Keyser West Virginia terminal operations to Cumberland tonight and begins an indefinite furlough for about 1200 workers. The layoff follows a two week memorial holiday for coal miners and a downturn in demand.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyser
W. Va
Absurd Swedes Reject Russian Persecution Claims
STOCKHOLM Sweden March 19 Sweden again rejects as absurd Russian charges of persecution of Balts in Sweden The foreign office says there is no end to Russian claims that Sweden prevents voluntary repatriation of Estonians Lefts and Lithuanians who fled after the Soviet takeovers Sweden says these persons have asylum as refugees under international law and do not want to return to their Russian occupied homelands The charges have been made and answered twice.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Foreign Office
Eagles Set Date for New Fraternal Era in Front Royal
F. H. Way, organizer, says April 24 will begin a new aerue of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Front Royal with about one hundred charter members expected to join.
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Fraternal Order of Eagles In
Front Royal
F. H. Way
School dance program ends with gifts and music
Mrs. Dora Ewing directed the event as students received personal gifts from the company. Suzanne and Nancy Jones performed a ballet number while Michael led performances. Howard Holland and Charles Aikens played guitar as the city recreation director joined remarks urging an auxiliary, followed by a benediction from Edgar Mason.
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Michael
Suzanne R
Nancy Jones
Dora Ewing
Sumption
Howard Holland
Charles Aikens
Banker
Aikens
Barr
Edgar Mason
Shenandoah Valley Inc. Aims 12000 Budget For Publicity
Lexington treasurer James Payne of Front Royal recording secretary and an executive committee including Nelson Clarke Martinsburg E L Clingstein Harrisonburg C B Houck Roanoke E W Opie Staunton and B F Minter Front Royal. The retiring president seeks 12000 with 80 percent for publicity to tell the world about the Shenandoah Valley as Florenz Hinz resigns after three years. Burr P. Harrison speaks at dinner.
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Lexington
James Payne
Front Royal
Nelson Clarke
Martinsburg
E. L. Clingstein
Harrisonburg
C. B. Houck
Roanoke
E W. Opie
Staunton
B F. Minter
Hunter
Shenandoah Valley
Florenz Hinz
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Shenandoah Valey
Burr P. Harrison
East Germany Looted by Three Foreign Generals in Berlin Currency War
Berlin faces a currency shift as the United States Britain and France plan to end east marks as legal tender in their sectors, forcing west Berlin to use the west German mark. Rumors of a Russian counter move to replace the east mark add to market jitters as districts brace for the transition and a two currency Berlin potential outcome.
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Berlin
Mittags Echo
East Berlin
East German Economic Commission
West Berlin
Newton Wigginton Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Newton J. Wiggin ton of 21 Clark Street will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev. B. W. Coe of Montague United Methodist Church. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Wiggin ton helped found Winchester apple industry and served as director of Winchester Cold Storage Corp. An orchardist and supplier dealer, he innovated orchard equipment and contributed to Frederick County planting efforts. He retired about 20 years ago after a long career and lived a secluded life.
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Newton_J. Wigginton
Clark St
Jones Funeral Home
B. W. Coe
Montague Ars
Methodist
Mount Hebron
Harry Copenhaver
James Grant
George Clowser
Howard Holland
Oe Richard
Hiram Brumer
Wigginton
Winchester
Mt. Williams
Oscar Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Corp
Frederick County
Wiggleton
Pact of Western allies seeks to deter aggression
Western nations hailed the pact as a safeguard against future wars though Russia and Communist groups denounced it as a move toward aggression. Nations negotiating included the United States Canada Britain France the Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg with Norway Denmark Italy and Portugal invited. Acheson and Connally stressed no automatic U S war commitment but a flexible response to counter attacks.
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Europe
Rusia
Moscow
J. Lemin
Soviet Union
Vienna
Acheson
France
Bevin
Schuman
New York
Warren Austin
United States
United Nations
Canada
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Norway
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Donnell
R-Mo
Congress
The Cossacks Provide Cavalry Aid to Russia
The Cossacks, enjoying partial autonomy, supplied the Russian Empire with cavalry and scouts in place of tax payments.
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Russian Empire
31 Penn. Freight Cars Wrecked Near Columbus
Thirty-one cars of a 75 car Pennsylvania railroad freight train derailed near Hilliard, ten miles west of Columbus. Damage was estimated at $500,000 with no injuries. The train carried meats, gasoline, flour and wine, and merchandise was scattered along the right of way as residents gathered items.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hilliard
Bulldog Mascot Killed by Ambulance Near Nain
Bucky, the Friendship Fire Co. bulldog mascot, was struck by an ambulance as it left the engine house on a call to a fatal auto crash near Nain. Leon Pomp and Robert Geanious rushed the dog to Dr. Charles Milton, who pronounced it dead on arrival from a broken neck. Burial is planned for tomorrow at George Eagle farm. the dog had been donated a year ago by Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Shifflet of Winchester.
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Bucky
Friendship Fire Fire Co
Nain
Leon Pomp
Robert Geanious
Charles Milton
Dog Hospital
George Eagle Farm
Forrest Shifflet
Winchester
Infant Popkins Buried in Berryville Graveside Rites
Graveside ceremonies were held at Green Hill cemetery Berryville this afternoon for Harry Shepherd Popkins infant son of George W and Stella Longerbeam Popkins who died yesterday at his parents home in Loudoun county near Bluemont The Popkins also have two other children Donald Lee and Bobby Iden.
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Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
Harry Shepherd Popkins
George W
Stella Longerbeam Popkins
Loudoun County
Bluemont
Popkins
Donald Lee
Bobby Iden
Senate rent bill proposal seeks staged increases and local control
The proposal would empower federal action for rent overcharges, allow evictions under local control with damages capped at back overcharges, and let local authorities regain rental control from federal oversight. It outlines a two step 5 percent rent rise schedule with a cap tied to June 1947 levels. Supporters contrast it with a House plan aiming for fair returns, while a states rights angle and amendments from senators are noted. Birds have been on earth since the Mesozoic era, now the most numerous higher animal class.
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Sparkman
Cain
Wash
Bricker
Ohio
Capehart
Ind
Senate
Earth
Oak Ridge Opens to Public in New Era of Free City
Oak Ridge Tennessee marks a new era as a public city with no passes for the first time. Thousands arrive to view the town once a guarded atomic city while new security rules remain in effect at the uranium235 plants. A day of celebration will feature speeches by Vice President Barkley and AEC Chairman Lilienthal.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Alben W. Barkley
Atomic Energy Commission
David £. Lilienthal
Market Trends Show Deflation Pressure and Spring Issues
The article notes deflation still dominates the business barometer with lower prices and mixed retail trade. Easter timing dampens activity while labor troubles rise and wintry weather edges in. Yet steel hits a record output at mills 102 percent with 1 880 400 tons annualized and autos reach 119 674 vehicles, a yearly high.
Woman Dies After County Highway Crash
A woman died in a Frederick County wreck where bystanders freed her from the car after it overturned. Slayton described the scene as workers pushing the vehicle upright to extract the body. The fatality marked the fourth in 1949 for the county, prompting a safety council meeting to curb highway deaths.
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Slayton
Winchester-Frederick
Origin of the saying Another country heard from in 1876
The phrase arose during the 1876 U S presidential contest between Samuel J Tilden and Rutherford B Hayes. As ballots were recounted and results remained uncertain the comment Another country heard from circulated widely reflecting the tense vigilance of the period.
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Tilden
Hayes
Mrs Daisy Palmer Dies at 66 in Winchester Hospital
Mrs Daisy V Palmer age 66 wife of William Palmer of Fishers Hill died last night at Winchester hospital. Survivors include daughter Mrs Mary Burch and sister Mrs Emma Racey both of Winchester.
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Daisy V. Palmer
William ©. Palmer
Fishers Hill
Winchester Hospital
Mary Burch
Emma Racey
Winchester
University student life reforms cited in Newman report
Newman said student council pushed for better conditions and noted improvement. He warned that without positive measures the education system could suffer, and that conditions are not fully corrected. Plans for a student union and dormitories are moving forward.
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Newman
Courthouse Meeting Set at 7 30 P M March 30
The notice states a meeting to be held at the courthouse at 7 30 p m on March 30. Appointed to the 1949 board the previous night are M J Pease B O Brumback Ray V Brumback Walker McC Bond Murl Hannum Carroll Campbell C Irvine Cather J L Hershman E R Maker Mr Whitacre T N Cather Mrs C L Butler Mrs Whitacre Mrs Sloan Wolfe and Roland Snapp. Additional members include Mrs Jennie H Bass Mrs Frances Sager £& Clay Rogers Mrs One Adam and C E Staples.
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M. J. Pease
B. O. Brumback
Ray V. Brumback
Walker McC. Bond
Murl Hannum
Carroll Campbell
C. Irvine Cather
J. L. Hershman
E. R. Maker
Whitacre
T. N. Cather
C. L. Butler
Sloan Wolfe
Roland Snapp
Jennie H. Bass
Frances Sager
Clay Rogers
One Adam
C. E. Staples
County Seeks 10 Bushel Corn Yield Increase Countywide
County treasurer reports a 267 dollar balance while the governor of Virginia challenges North Carolina on corn yields. Officials endorse a countywide goal of at least 10 extra bushels per acre above 1948. County agent I Fred Stine notes a meeting of agricultural workers, farm and civic leaders, press, and others to form a committee and advance the program.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Fred Stine
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Newton Wigginton
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