Novick Transfer Workers End Their Strike
Union members at Novick Transfer Company returned to work after a two year contract agreement. The settlement includes wage increases for city drivers and warehouse staff with a 11 cent raise this year and 10 cents next year for payroll, while Elliott Motor Lines still faced a dispute over a driver’s back pay and suspension.
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Novick Transfer Company
Elliott Motor Lines
Charles Bramble
Teamsters Local 453
Cumberland
W.N. Swiggett
Winchester
L. H. Stotler
Novick
W. R. Shaffer
Elliott
Stanley Clevenger
J. T
Shaffer
Canadian Dollar Finds Its Level
The Canadian dollar rose over the weekend, trading around 93 to 95 U S cents in New York and Montreal as Canada unpegged its currency. The Bank of England posted 96 6 cents, while the move aims to lift Canada’s gold and dollar reserves to an all time high. Prices for U S goods may stabilize though newsprint costs could rise.
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Associated Press
United States
New York
U. S
Montreal
U.S
Bank of England
London
Canada
Toll reaches 639 in Virginia traffic deaths this week
Virginia's 1950 road toll rose to 639 over the weekend as six people died in accidents on Old Dominion highways. The item also includes classified help-wanted notes for a girl presser, an automobile mechanic, and a service manager at local firms.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Woolen Shop
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Kibler
Smith Pontiac Sales & Service
Gerrard St. Valley Ave
Winchester
City Urged to Back 1950 Community Chest Drive Kick-off
Mayor announce October as Community Chest month and urged citizens to back a campaign for 1950. Henry Covington explained drive mechanics while eight agencies share a single solicitation. goal is 35000 with 75 percent from volunteers. Divisions led by Virgil Strader E L Molden Paul Rosenberger Monford Custer C Ridgely White Paul Vance Carl Campbell. First progress report due Wednesday at Chest Headquarters 111 E Piccadilly St.
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M. B. Clowe, Jr
Sacred Heart Boys Club
Salvation Army
Merchantile
Virgil Strader
E. L. Molden
Paul Rosenberger
Monford Custer
C. Ridgely White
Paul Vance
Carl Campbell
Chest
E. Piccadilly St
Man Sentenced for Fighting Officer at Dance Hall
Burchell Willey 21 of Boyce was fined 125 dollars and jailed 90 days after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct resisting arrest and assaulting an officer. Officer Wilmer Comer received a head wound. several officers subdued Willey at the station following a dance hall disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burchell Willey
Boyce
John Rice
Willey
Wilmer Comer
Comer
J. Thomas Boyd
James Claycomb
Farnum Messall
Patton
Boyd
Ain
Rice
Maurice Robert Carter
Marshall, V
Clifton J. Perry
Stephens City
Carter
Perry
Bermuda Braces for Hurricane Winds as Tropical Storm Edges In
Miami report says Bermuda and nearby isles 700 miles east of South Carolina coast should prepare as a tropical storm crawls over the Atlantic. The system is forecast to bring strong winds and possible rough seas to the region.
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Miami
Fla
British Isles
Bermuda
South Carolina
Atlantic
Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Rummage Sale Scheduled
The annual rummage sale by the Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will occur Thursday and Friday at the Episcopal Church parish hall. Co chairmen Mrs Willis Lacy and Mrs Thomas Gibson lead the event to raise funds for hospital needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Episcopal Church
Willis Lacy
Thomas Gibson
Hospital Auxiliary
Sa Re
John Adams
Lynne Stout
Auxiliary
Childrens’ Endowment Fund
J. Pinckney Arthur
Negro Day Nursery
Sun Rises Warmly in Winchester as Temperatures Climb
The Winchester area saw the sun push temperatures to 76 yesterday and 78 by 2 p.m. today. Residents enjoyed bright sunshine, doors opened, and a promenade mood returned after a foggy morning with more warm weather expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
West German police claim victory over communist riots
West German police say they jailed over 1 400 Red leaders and halted riots in numerous cities. The day saw scattered clashes and about 30 officers injured as authorities crushed communist demonstrations during a feared national wave of unrest.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Berlin
Truman
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Red
East Germany
Hamburg
Munich
Hanover
Sandy Baker 69 Dies After Long Illness in Winchester
William Alexander Baker longtime city treasurer and former Winchester Common Council president died at 1 a m at his home 4078 S Washington St after a long illness. Born January 22 1881 in Winchester he served in World War I and for years in public service including 11 years on the council and as treasurer since 1929. Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church with interment Mount Hebron.
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William Alexander Baker
S. Washington St
Sandy
Mr. Baker
Winchester
William Henry
Emma Ginn Baker
New York
Ellen Fauntleroy Browne
Katherine Bowyer Tierney
Bluefield
W. Va
Ellen Fauntleroy Morgan
Alexandria
Emma Gina Rosenberger
Anne Tierney
Ellen F
Austin H. Morgan
Albert L. Baker
Baker
Fort Myer
Fort George Meade
1St Pioneer Infantry
Camp Wadsworth
D. C
France
Marne-Aisne
Oise- Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
Army of Occupation
United States
Legion
American Legion
Virginia State Guard
Christ Episcopal Church
William Hanckel
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Douglas D. Spill
Tax Withholding Rates Rise Shaving Paychecks Nationwide
The government raises federal income tax withholding effective yesterday. About 25.0 million workers see a roughly 20 percent higher withholding next paycheck, with individual taxes up by around 2.7 billion dollars annually and corporate taxes also increased. Some taxpayers will receive refunds, others owe more at year end, due by March 15. A. C. Slonaker & Son seeks a salesman driver for an oil truck.
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Washington
War News At a Glance
South Korean Third Division drives 30 miles beyond the 38th Parallel into North Korea. U S Marines push north of Seoul. Seventh Division takes Ichon as Allied air power targets Pyongyang. China’s Chou En-lai rejects appeasement. India warns on eight nation plan at the UN.
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38Th Parallel
North Korea
Yangyang
Wonsan
Pyongyang
Seoul
U. 5
U. 8
Seventh Division
Ichon
Suwon
MacArthur
Peiping
China
Chou En-lai
Lake
India
U. N
Korea
Vishinsky Labels U.N. Korea Resolution as Aggression
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky charged the eight nation U.N. Korea resolution with direct aggression and vowed to present a counter proposal. He argued the plan aims to perpetuate foreign occupation and called for halting American bombings, while accusing U.N. actions of bias and illegal influence by the United States.
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Vishinsky
Security Council
U. N. Commission
Korea
United Nations
South Korea
North Korea
U. N
United States
Britain
U.N
America
U. S
Warren R. Austin
38Th Parallel
Soviet Type Mines Found Off Korea
Admiral Sherman testified before the House Armed Services committee that U S Navy ships off Korea found many floating mines of Russian type. Exam of recovered mines suggested recent laying. On the destroyer Brush incident nine sailors were killed ten injured and five missing after a mine tore a hole in her hull.
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Washington
Forrest Sherman
U. S. Navy
Korea
Sherman
Naval Operations
House Armed Services Committee
U. S
Brush
South Koreans Reach 30 Miles Inside North Korea
News despatch by Russell Brines reports South Korean forces advancing about 30 miles into North Korea along the east coast, with nearly 20,000 troops and a third division poised to cross the border. American Marines push north in the west as MacArthur and top commanders stay silent on border crossing amid warnings from Chinese and North Korean leaders.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Red Korea
United Nations
Reistance
Bag Bey
Red
Red China
Korea
Republic
Wonsan
Sea of Japan
Red Pyongyang
Yellow Sea
Geneal MacArthur
W . Ite
Forrest Sherman
U. S. Navy
Westinghouse Electric Workers End Turnover Pact
Nearly 50,000 Westinghouse employees return to work under a one year CIO IUE contract with a 10 cent hourly raise and improved pension and social insurance. The pact runs to September 30, 1951 and is retroactive to September 18. Further negotiations cover 50,000 additional workers across two unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Cption
CIO International Union of Electric Workers
IUE
Westinghouse
Cio-Iue
James B. Carey
Senator Calls for Removal of 38th Parallel in Korea
Senator Sparkman urged United Nations to erase the 38th parallel and unite Korea under a unified democratic government after victory. He noted military action may continue to defeat North Korean aggression, with South Korean forces already crossing the boundary under U.N. orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sparkman
United Nations
Korea
U. N
38Th Alley
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
Bridges
R-Nh
Freeze on Television Outlets Enters Its Third Year Today
The FCC marks three years of the television freeze begun October 1, 1948 as a long delay persists. Chairman Wayne Coy says the schedule on color, new channels, and nationwide allocation must proceed to avoid technical obstacles. The industry debates color reception and future sets while hearings on extra channels are pegged for mid October.
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Jack Adams
Washington
Federal Communications
FCC
Commission
Wayne Coy
United States
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
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Winchester Presbyterian Church
F. L. Largent, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Eugene Miller
Sandy” Baker
A. C. Slonaker & Son
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