Whose Ox Is Gored in Taft Hartley Debate
In Roanoke World-News the opinion column questions who benefits from the Taft Hartley Act. It cites a Cleveland dispute where AFL Building Service representative accuses Alvanicy Johnston head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of threatening hotel workers over a strike. Johnston denies the charges and says the Brotherhood favors closed shop and offers to compromise.
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Cleveland
AFL Building Service
Federation of Labor
Alvanicy Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Park Lane Villa
Johnston
Labor dispute looms as union defies Taft-Hartley limits
The Brotherhood threatens a strike over wage proposals rejected by federal investigators while 17 other unions accept them. The hotel industry is cited as an example of unions owning property and pressing tough terms, with Westbrook Pegler's frequent charges echoing in the discussion. The Cleveland scene hints at broader tensions.
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Westbrook Pegler
Cleveland
Memorial hospital ad ministrator charts near half million in business
Homer E Alberti said the hospital’s annual business had almost reached the half million dollar mark. The county school board signed a contract with architects for a new consolidated high school project. Bailey Bros. was ordered by the board of supervisors to vacate buildings on county hitching lots so grounds could be used for parking space.
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Homer E. Alberti
Memorial Hospital
County School Board
New Consolidated High School
Bailey Bros
Board of Supervisors
Local growers oppose OPA fruit price ceiling plan
Fruit growers oppose the proposed OPA ceiling on peaches apples and other fruit. Mrs J W Metz of Berryville attended the annual convention of U S Daughters of 1812 held in New York. County court orders sale confirmation for Greenwood and Hayfield school buildings.
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J. W. Metz
Berryville
U. S. Daughters of 1812
New York
Greenwood
Hayfield
Music festival draws 600 county students
More than 600 students from county schools took part in a regional music festival. Reconditioning work began at Opequon Presbyterian Church. State Officer R. E. Bayliss announced his resignation from the force.
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Opequon Presbyterian Church
R. E. Bayliss
Force
Local notable James C. Ritter dies at 67
Carpers Valley residents observe a half holiday to attend the trial of Newlin and Nolan. Automobiles obstruct roads as members of Friendship Fire Co. extinguish a blaze at Old Dominion Paper Co.
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James C. Ritter
City
Carpers Valley
Newlin and
Nolan
Friendship Fire Co
Old Dominion Paper Co
Roland Bryarly starts messenger service in city in 1898
Fifty years ago in 1898 Roland Bryarly of Western Union established a messenger service in the city. John Shackleford and Maggie Greenwalt wed at the bride's sister Mrs A L Gardner home in Berryville. Charles Spellman, a well known local, won first prize in the decorated bicycle division.
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Roland Bryarly
Western Union
City
John Shackleford
Maggie Greenwalt
Bride
A. L. Gardner
Berryville
Charles Spellman
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
A devotional piece argues that prayer is essential and powerful, citing Dr. Alexis Carrell on prayer as a guiding necessity. It compares scientific insight into atomic energy with spiritual energy released through prayer as humanity’s deepest source of power.
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Alexis Carrell
Devosion
Garrell
IQ Quiz From A Newspaper Page
A reader quiz promises scoring tiers from 2 Genius to poor and directs readers to Page 2 for answers. It asks ten questions on topics including a Bogota uprising, cabinet departments, Soviet ambassadors, Mrs Malaprop, 2200 Army time, Sinclair Lewis, a Midwestern primary, Szeged, and antipodes.
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Ba Adsett
Bogota
Colombia
United States
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Malaprop
Sinclair Lewis
Arrowsmit
Szeged
Rainfall figures and monthly averages from 35 year period
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation and year to date totals for 1948. Average annual rainfall over 35 years is 36.20 inches with monthly means ranging from 1.94 inches in February to 3.92 inches in June, courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
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U. 8. Patent Office
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U. S. Patent Office
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COALE
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