Pepper Attacks Bill To Curb Labor Unions In Senate Fight
In Washington on May 12 Senator Pepper warned that a labor curbing bill would depress the economy and hurt wages. The debate centers on a Democratic substitute amid Republican pressure for a quick vote on the omnibus measure.
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Pepper
Bill
Washington
Senate
Sen. Pepper
D-Fla
GOP
Wherry
Neb
Florida
George
D-Ga
Murray
Mont
Ball
Rminn
Taft
Ohio
Johnson
Olin D. Johnson
Senator Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Labor Committee
Russell
Aiken
Motorcycle Races Draw Big Crowd In Winchester Sunday
George Sabine of Gaithersburg Md won the main event on a Harley Davidson after Don Smith of Cabin John Md crashed out on the north turn. Sabine posted the day’s best speed averaging 62 mph for the course and 94 mph on the straightaways as 34 riders from six states competed in nine events.
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George Sabine Burg
Winchester Motorcycle Club, Inc
Sabine
Don Smith
Cabin John
Smith
Bob Wells
Alexandria
Leonard Mills
Hagerstown
William Fritsch
Millersville
Martin Imbach
Baltimore
Exen
Walt Durbin
Bob Boutwell
al Moran
Suitland
Joe Burroughs
George Sabine
Stuart Dayhoff
Keen Hostetter
More
Hancover
al Moron
Bob Lyons
Vienna
Gaithersburg
Charles Smith
Washington, D.C
Walter Troxel
Ephrata
Ted Boyd
Randallstown
Martinsburg Case Remanded For New Trial By Appeals
Fourth Circuit reverses Martinsburg West Virginia district court ruling and remands for a new trial after finding improper jury instructions. Case involved Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company seeking reversal of a $3 600 damages award to Scott O Denneen from a grade crossing collision argued in Richmond, Virginia.
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Richmond
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Martinsburg
W. Va
District Court
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Scott O. Deneen
Long Round-Up Recovered Stolen 1941 Buick in Winchester
A 1941 Buick sedan stolen in Pittsburgh in July 1946 has been recovered in Winchester. The latest buyer, Harry Calvin Clark, paid $1,050 on February 11. The car belongs to Dr. William Goodman of Chester, Pa. Circoula arrests linked to other thefts aided the trace. Clark bought from Robert Wilt via Polly’s Cab after Hoover Auto Exchange and Tuscarora Motor Co. sale chain. Circoulas sentenced to two to four years for auto theft.
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Pittsburgh
Winchester
F. M. Funk
Harry Calvin Clark
RFD
William Goodman
Chester
Capt. Funk
Ashtabula
Ohio
Serfeno Alfred Circoula
Beatrice Circoula
Rochester
N. Y
Brighton
New York
Martinsure
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Clark
Robert Wilt
Polly
Hoover Auto Exchange
Stephenson
Tuscarora Motor Co
Martinsburg
Four Labor Front Trouble Spots Still Largely Quiet
Four industries remain potential trouble spots on labor management with coal maritime and railroads highlighted. Coal talks stall as July 1 looms and industry wide bargaining remains disputed among Southern operators and John L. Lewis. Maritime negotiations have not begun and West Coast stevedores show aggressive positions.
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Max Hall
Associated Press
Washington
CIO
America
John L. Lewis
Congress
Lewis
Senate
House
Truman
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
Thesr
Young Woman Injured Escaping Break-in Suspect
J W Howard a 17 year old colored youth is jailed on charges of breaking and entering with intent to attack a white girl at an apartment above the Star Restaurant on E Boscawen street. Florence Duke reported the incident and three girls escaped via a back roof. Alice Webb suffered a back injury and a fractured vertebra. she was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Sergeant Ritter and Officer Boyce arrested Howard in the hallway outside the apartment. Judge Rice set date for the preliminary hearing.
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J. W. Howard
Robin Field
White Palace
Howard
Florence Duke
Star
E. Boscawen Street
J. C. Ritter
Boyce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fighting Ninth Leaders Exit After Long Terms
Two veteran members of the Fighting Ninth district announce retirement plans. Rep John Flannagan of Bristol will not seek re election after his term ends December 31 1948 in Congress. State Senator William Neff of Abingdon will not run again in the fall. Walter Hopkins of Richmond and Elizabeth Newton Dew enter races ahead of the August primary. Norfolk and Pittsylvania contest noted with new candidates and a GOP drafting committee planned for statewide legislative program.
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John W. Flannmagan
Bristol
William N. Neff
Abingdon
Senate
Richmond
Walter L. Hopkins
Virginia House of Delegates
Elizabeth Newton Dew
Norfolk
James W. Roberts
That City
J. Addison Hagan
House
B. O. Melcher, Jr
E. Jeff Robertson
Chatham
L. Melvin Giles
University of Virginia
Pittsylvania County
Robert H. Woods
GOP
Floyd 8. Landreth
Galax
Mountain Lake
Planagan
Congress
Francis Wills Flannagan
Washington and Lee Law School
Flannagan
Tom Fugate
Lee County
Harry C Stuart
Russell County
M. M. Long
Wise County
Neff
General Assembly
185 000 Workers Idle As Phone Strike Pro longs
New York May 12 The coast to coast strike now in its sixth week leaves about 185 000 NFTW members idle across the country Although San Francisco reports the NFTW strike broken 12 000 Northern California and Nevada workers return to their jobs In St Louis Southwestern Bell rejects a union demand for a 6 weekly raise with 20 of 89 contract items still unresolved
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New York
National Federation of Telephone Workers
San Francisco
CIO American Communications Association
NFTW
California
Nevada
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Ind
Tornado Strikes Texas Oklahoma Injuring Eighteen
Tornadoes swept through Lenorah North Cowden and Ackerly Texas and El Dorado Oklahoma injuring eighteen. Lenorah suffered the heaviest damage with fifteen injured, two critically, and destruction to homes a store a school and a church.
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Lenorah
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Woodward
Ackerly
el Dorado
North Cowden
Fairfax Officials With Warrant For Michigan Youths
Lt Margarity of Fairfax county arrived in Winchester with warrants for three Michigan youths sought for last week s garage robbery in Falls Church. Warrants from Michigan also name the trio on breaking and entering and grand larceny charges. Local authorities expected the youths to be held for Fairfax and Michigan authorities after penalty payment. About $1 200 of the $1 885 stolen may be recovered, Chief C W Hollis said.
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Lt. Margarity
Fairfax County
Winchester
Michigan
Falls Church
Trme
C. W. Hollis
Robbery Attempt Probed At Duncan Bros. Company
Police investigate a break in at Duncan Bros. Company on Millwood Avenue. Entry came via basement window. office ransacked and safe tried, stamps left. no losses found as of this morning. Detectives Sgt. Warren Rudolph and Offs Hinkins Wisecarver on case.
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Duncan Bros
Millwood Avenue
Warren Rudolph
Hinkins and
Wisecarver
Frederick Co. Fruit Loss Put At Sixty Percent
Dr A B Grove estimated Frederick County apple crops were damaged at least sixty percent with peaches also hurt by recent freezes. He noted Clarke and Shenandoah counties see heavy damage and said location determines impact, with timber ridge high ground faring better. Weather forecasters promised milder days as officials warn the season’s loss varies by site. Continued on Page 2.
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Frederick County
A. B. Grove
Frederick
Grove
Clarke
Page County
Shenandoah County
Winchester Research Laboratory
Virginia-West Virginia
Hough
Winchester
Martinsburg Pike
Taft Plans Senate Budget Move Ahead of Tax Bill Action
Senate debate nears on the 4 billion tax cut as Taft seeks cross party agreement on budget trimming. He aims for a compromise on economy pledges before a GOP Democratic clash over spending and debt reduction unfolds. Knights of party dissent flag delays and demand totals before voting on taxes.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Truman
Aiken
R-Vi
Wilson
Rtown
Supreme Court Upholds Rail Freight Rate Changes
The Supreme Court today sustains an Interstate Commerce Commission order raising railroad freight rates 10 percent in the North and East and lowering them 10 percent in the South and as far West as the Rockies.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rockies
Seeking Man In Connection With Raping And Death Of Girl
State police seek a young blond man in a black automobile for questioning in the abduction rape and slaying of five year old Carol Ann Thompson of Landsdale Pennsylvania. The body was found in a well after her brother told of a stranger taking them. Investigators caution local man likely involved.
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Norristown
Carol Ann Thompson
Landsdale
Carpenter
J. W. Bushong
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Edgar K. Pete
William, Jr
William Thompson
Body of unidentified woman found in Long Beach district
The body of a 38 year old unidentified woman, reportedly raped before murder, was found in a Long Beach residential area. Police said she had been beaten about the head and her underclothes torn.
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Long Beach
Calif
Acheson Resigns as Under Secretary of State. Lovett Named Successor
Dean Acheson resigns as under secretary of state. President Truman selects Robert A Lovett a New York banker and former assistant secretary of war to replace him effective June 30. White House releases Truman letter expressing regret and noting Lovett will undergo Senate confirmation this week.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Truman
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
New York
White House
Acheson
Charles G. Ross
Senate
Robbery at Checkerboard Feed Store Loss About 150
Burglars broke into Checkerboard Feed Store overnight or early morning and carried off a safe containing about 150 in cash. Harold Scott discovered the break upon opening, police remained without clues as officers investigated the entry through a rear window and noted the safe could fit in a vehicle.
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Harold Scott
Winchester
Thompson
Slane
Warren Rundolph
Valley Prunt and Candy Company
Constellation Plane Explodes Killing Four Crewmembers
A TWA Constellation on a training flight crashed in Delaware Bay and exploded, killing its four crewmen. Fishermen found only splinters, some flesh and clothing at the scene after the aircraft sank yesterday.
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Cape May
WN. J
TWA Constellation
Delaware Say
Winnie Ruth Judd Escapes Third Time From State Hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd, who killed two women and dismembered their bodies in 1931, escaped from the Arizona state hospital for the insane. Superintendent Dr. John A. Larson said she used conivances and a key to pass two doors before a north gate was found open. Police recaptured her late this night.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Los Angeles
State Hospital For the Insane
John A. Larson
Larson
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Riteway Cleaners
Julian F. Garber
Nameron
Mary Washington
Winchester Seed Co
N. Cameron St
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Automobile Underwriters Detective Bureau
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Circoula
Boscawen St. Apt
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Duncan Company
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Frederick Co
Weather Bureau
Walter 8. Hough
Senate House
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Marvin Brooks
George E. McGinnis
Ann
John C. Simpson
George Perry
Fort Atkinson
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Wisconsin
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Tuck
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Marshall
Russia
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