Inland Steel declines to sign contract with workers
Inland Steel of Indiana Harbor refuses to sign a collective bargaining contract with the steel workers organizing committee after a half hour meeting. Van A. Bittner says the company flatly refused any contract as labor actions loom under Wagner Act options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Pi—Inland Steel Company
Chicago
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Steel Committee
van A. Bittner
Steel Union Group
Inland
National Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh
Mil
John L. Lewis’ Steel Workers Organizing” Committee
American Steel Foundries of
Crucible Steel Company
Philip Murray
van A Bittner
Inland Steel Corporation
Indiana Harbour
Ford Detroit
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Dearborn
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
William Green
United Garment Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Post Office Card Exhibit Highlights Misaddressed Mail
During the Apple Blossom Festival, about 58 misaddressed cards were left at the office for dispatch. The note urges careful addressing of cards letters and packages and reminds readers of updated mailing schedules to aid efficient service.
Big Winchester Flower Show Planned for June 2
The Winchester and Clarke Garden Club will host a spring flower show at the George Washington Hotel on Wednesday June 2 from 3 to 9 pm. Amateur growers may exhibit almost any flower for prizes with minimal rules and no entry fee. The event includes a plant sale from the Play Gardens and welcomes all exhibitors, not just club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester and Clarke Garden Club
George Washington Hotel
H. Esis
Eleven More Executed in Siberia Over Sabotage Convictions
Moscow reports that 11 people were executed at Khabarovsk on charges of sabotage linked to Japanese intelligence. The executions, announced via a May 15 communique in Pacific Star, bring Siberia’s death toll to 55 in a matter of days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Far East
Siberia
Pacific Star
Supreme Court
Svobodny
Khalbarosvk
Manchoukuo
Stotler Renews Mail Contracts for Four Years
Bryan Stotler announces renewal of his four year contract for the Strasburg Winchester morning mail route from July 1 to June 30 1941. He also will carry the Winchester Shockeysville route during the same period. W R Graham will continue as carrier for the Winchester Strasburg route and cover Shockeysville. The two routes together require an 85 mile daily trip totaling about 2400 miles per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Stotler
Star Mail
Strasburg
Winchester
Stotler
Winchester-Shockeysville
Shockeysville
W. R. Graham
Winchester-Strasburg
County Loses School Funds
Frederick county schools closed for summer except Rock Enon which stays open another week or more due to illness. Two schools for colored pupils operated as itinerant schools this year and will extend. lax attendance by about 300 pupils caused financial losses to the county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Rock Enon
Kline
Graduates' Clock Marks 15th Year at Hodgson Brown
Handley High School's annual graduates clock began its 15th year at Hodgson and Brown Jewelry. The dial lists 123 graduates, 62 boys and 61 girls, with the winning pair to be indicated when the hands stop after about a week. Crowds typically gather to watch the clock run down. This year more boys' names appear on the dial than girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley High School
Hodgson and Brown Jewelry
National Decoration Day Observance at National Cemetery
The Ladies' National Memorial Association announces the Memorial Day program for May 31 at the National Cemetery. Col Roszel will deliver an address as observers honor over 5,000 buried U S soldiers from Civil War to World conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ National Memorial Association
National Cemetery
Winchester
Handley Library
Memorial Association
Boy Scouts
Heinz Plant Has a Strike
Hundreds of pickets gathered at the H J Heinz Company north side plant in Pittsburgh on May 25 as workers enact a strike to gain recognition for the Canning and Pickle Workers Union. About 2,300 employees at the Allegheny riverfront facility faced suspended operations while those wishing to work kept apart from strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
North Side
H. J. Heinz Company
Canning and Pickle Workers Union
System
Allegheny River Front
Heinz System
Keefer To Visit Winchester Kiwanis Club
Lieutenant Governor Arthur C. Keefer of Kiwanis International will visit the Winchester Kiwanis Club as the guest of honor and principal speaker at the weekly luncheon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Keefer
Capitol District
Kiwanis International
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Mr. Keefer
Ex-Lover Accuses Daughter in Hatchet Slaying Trial
In Hudson County Court Jersey City on May 25 red haired Donald Wightman 19 counter accused Gladys MacKnight of killing her mother Mrs Helen MacKnight with a hatchet last July 31 The youth denied the story she spent eleven hours on the stand linking him to the crime The confrontation centered on who delivered the blows and whether Gladys or Donald was responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Jersey City
N. J
Donald Wightman
Gladys MacKnight
Hudson County Court
Helen MacKnight
Col
George T. Vickers
Gladys
Donald
Lindberghs Welcome Son During Coronation Day Chaos
Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh gave birth May 12 in London after a detour around royal procession closures. Col Lindbergh kept privacy, with mother and 13 day old son convalescing in Harley Street clinic amid police guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Kent
Maternity
Anne Morrow
United States
Col Lindbergh
Harley Street
Lindbergh
Weald
Steel Strike Inevitable at Inland Steel Plant
Steel workers officials say a walkout is inevitable at Inland Steel Company after a hasty meeting with local union chapters. Inland refuses to sign a contract though willing to recognize the union if NLRB election shows majority. Local officers may call the strike at their discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Harbor
Ind
P—Van A. Bittner
Chicago
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Inland Steel Company
Bittner
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers
Inland
National Labor Relations Board
Thieves Chase Ends At Filling Station Showdown
Two unidentified men stole a Kern car and attempted an armed hold-up at a Capon Bridge filling station. A bystander used a gun to deter the bandits who fled after a brief confrontation near Route 650 as officers from three states pursued the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Capon Bridge
Kern
Palace Theatre
Mr. Kern
Frank Schaffaker
Schaffnaker
A. D. McKee
Affnaker
Mr. Schaffnaker
Winchester
Drew
Mr. Schaffaker
Paw Paw
Federal Agencies Begin To Perfect Operation Of Pension and Jobless Act
The piece notes federal agencies advancing work under the Pension and Jobless Act. It mentions Ivy Lee the famed press agent who helped popularize John D. Rockefeller and the dime-giving publicity tactic that softened public perception of the tycoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Lee
John D. Rockefeller
Lee
John D
Funeral Held For Ada P F Clevenger In Grimes Virginia
Mrs Ada P F Clevenger wife of Robert Clevenger died last week funeral held at 2 pm Sunday at Galilee Church of the Disciples of Christ pastor Rev Wilbur Reid and Rev F B Sapp led services large crowd attended floral tributes choir sang Rock of Ages Nearer My God To Thee The Old Rugged Cross Safe In the Arms of Jesus interment Mount Hebron Cemetery Winchester pallbearers were John Orville and Robert Willey Lohr Ernest Clevenger and Cecil McVay Mrs Clevenger a native of Middletown Frederick county had long resided near Grimes and was active in Galilee Church affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus
Mount Hebron
Winchester
John, Orville
Robert Willey
Lohr
Ernest Clevenger
Cecil McVay
Clevenger
Middletown
Frederick County
Grimes
Galilee Church
Wallis to Have Hair Tinted Blue for Windsor Wedding
Wallis Simpson may wed in blue with her hair tinted blue by Pierre at the Chateau de Cande on May 31 as part of plans for the June 3 ceremony. The duke and Mrs Warfield will marry in a double ring civil ceremony officiated by Mayor Charles Merci er with about 30 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monts
France
Wallis Simpson
Pierre
Paris
Chateau de Cande
Duchess of Windsor
Duke of Windsor
Herman L. Rogers
Chateau
Duke
Mrs. Warfield
Charles Mercier
Edward
Lions Club Honors Leonard Sirbaugh For Ten Years Attendance
Lion Leonard Sirbaugh receives recognition for not missing a meeting in ten years. Dr. Allen Hawthorne presented the honor while Edward Kingsley of Lions International offered congratulations. Deputy District Governor Marvin Wilson from Alexandria attends as a guest and notes an expected attendance surge for the state convention. A Pittsburgh Lions Club communication urges Winchester delegates to back the Pittsburgh invitation to the national meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Leonard Sirbaugh
Ench Wee
Allen Hawthorne
Lion Sirbaugh
Edward Kingsley
Lions International
Lion Wilson
Marvin Wilson
Alexandria
Pittsburgh
Lions Club
Winchester
Mills Face Water Shortage Across Winchester Industries
Winchester industries using large water in manufacturing report shortages and look for new sources. Rumor says Virginia Woolen Company may move dyeing and wool washing to Shenandoah river areas, Strasburg mentioned as a possible site. Directors not informed. the issue could require many transfers if true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia Woolen Company
Shenandoah River
Strasburg
Board of Directors
Study Under Way On Pay As You Go Pension Plan
Washington officials from the security board and Treasury push toward a pay as you go pension and unemployment law, aiming to replace a proposed 47 billion revolving fund. Morgenthau warns a budget threat if the ruling had favored bonds, while Altmeyer notes progress and possible amendments within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Security Board
The
Treasury
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Altmeyer
Congressional
Geri
Ee Aive
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Florida
Illinois
Missouri
Traveling Museum Display on Rouss Avenue
A traveling museum exhibit is shown today and Wednesday on Rouss Avenue from 3 to 10 p m. Sponsored by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss Avenue
American Legion
Gift of 50000 Dollars From Holt To V M I
Jack Holt the western star and Winchester native donates 50000 dollars to the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington. The gift was announced by the V M I Alumni Association through the Cadet and made possible by Major H A Jacob, class agent for 1909. Holt briefly attended V M I in his early college years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Jack Holt
Winchester
V. M. I. Alumni Association
V. M. I. Cadet
H. A. Jacob
Holt
Cara Nome Beauty Week at Brooks Pharmacy
Miss Olga Nelson, trained representative for Cara Nome Beauty Creations, visits our store this week to offer consultations. Call 766 for an appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nelson
Cara Nome Beauty Creations
Brooks’ Pharmacy
Notice of Market Street Service Station Manager
A notice states SODDY HAINES is manager of the Market Street Service Station at the corner of Baker and Market Streets selling Blue Sunoco oils and gas. Also a wanted ad for Carpenters asks applicants to contact H N Ritter in Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market St
Cor. Baker and Market Sts
Blue Sunoco
Haines
Carpenters
H. N. Ritter
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Inland Steel
Lewis and
Green
United
Amalgamated
Gant
Riverside
Inl
Central Press
Winchester-Clarke Club
Russia
R. M. Swimley
U. S
Col. Roszel Will
Heinz
Pittsburgh Works
Keefer
Rhodes Drug CO
Wightman
London Hospital
Bulletin
Harry Kern, Jr
Frank Schaffenaker
W. Va
Wallis
Lions
Leonard Sirbaugh
the Treasury
Cara Nome Beauty Week
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