Wage Revision Halts Woodstock Hospital Bid Opening
Bids for the Shenandoah County Memorial hospital project were returned to eight bidders after a new federal wage schedule increased labor costs. Contractors including Howard Shockey and Son and English Construction Co had bids resealed for revised estimates, with resubmission deadline set for Thursday at 2 p.m. Hospital officials cited a Labor Department telegram prompting the wage adjustment.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
U. S. Department of Labor
Howard Shockey and Son
Winchester
English Construction Co
Alta‘vista
Ames Wood County High School
Castle Construction Co
Grottoes
James F. Hughes
Baltimore
Wise Construction Co
Richmond
Earl Camp
Chambersburg
Dyker Building Co. Inc
Irons and Reynolds
Washington
Labor Department
Landslides and floods raise Japan typhoon death toll
Landslides and floods after a powerful typhoon pushed Japan's death toll to 95 with 417 injured and 49 missing. Over 50,000 were homeless in the Tokyo region as heavy rainfall caused floods. Rail traffic between Tokyo and Yokohama halted. The Tone River ran bank full and a landslide near Urawa added nine fatalities.
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Toyko
Japan
Tokyo-Hokoheama
Tokyo
Yokohama
Tone
Urawa
Flight of Autogyros Attracts Attention Over Winchester
Four large autogyro aircraft with two propellers each flew over Winchester at 8:15 a m in a northwest direction. They traveled at low altitude drawing notable attention from observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Food Lockers Closed for Holiday Break
Plant to close from Sunday noon until Tuesday morning for the holiday. In other items, stock from local institutions will be sold at public auction in front of the Frederick County Court House at noon on Thursday Sept 8. Also notices on a fire company meeting, peaches packing details, and a garbage collection schedule are included.
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Holiday City
Frederick County Court House
George Washington Hotel
Common & Preferred
National Fruit Product
Pfd
Shen
Valley A. Cider & Vin
Shenandoah Valley
Nat
Bank Farmers & Merchants Nat
Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank Trust Dept
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
M. W. Adam
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Soldier Weds Despite Beard Sparked Altarside Delays
Fort Lewis Washington wedding ends with a brief kiss as bride groom Merle Kurtzhal 28 of San Francisco and bride Vernan Gregory 22 keep the wedding beard. Gregory demanded the beard removal within two weeks but kept it through the ceremony. The couple had rekindled a wartime friendship dating to 1945 while Kurtzhal recovered from wounds at Casino Italy.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Merle Kurtzhal
San Francisco
Vernan Gregory
Kurtzhal
Gregory
Madigan General Hospital
Casino
Italy
Southern Operators Withhold Mine Welfare Fund Royalties
John Gall, attorney for the Southern Coal Producers Assn, says many southern coal companies withheld the 20 cent miners welfare royalty due Aug 20. Lewis refused to confirm a revolt and called trustees to meeting as negotiations drift, with Southern firms claiming contract expiry June 30 and some passing the levy to customers amid weak demand. Talks resume Sept 14 Bluefield with potential confrontation as August royalties remain unsettled.
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Washington
John @. Gall
Southern Coal Producers Assn
John L. Lewis
Josephine Roche
Lewis
Northern
Western
Yia
Southern Association
Gan
South
Gall
Southern Associa
Bluefield
W. Va
Steel Company-Owne Mines
White Sulphur Springs
Man posing as doctor nabbed after holdup spree
Detroit police captured 30 year old Earl Eugene Ward who admitted posing as a doctor to impress others. Ward, a meat cutter by trade, held up a real estate office and kidnapped a salesman in a $27 robbery before his capture following a wild chase. He claimed prior hospital stays and social ties with doctors as justification for the ruse.
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Detroit
Earl Eugene Ward
Walter Wyrod
Ward
Wyrod
Pennsylvania
Florida
Season's Best Haul Croakers At 35000 Pounds
Two Messick York county fishermen Cecil Evans and Hyne Holloway landed a 35 000 pound croaker catch in Cheeseman's creek off the Poquoson river. It is the season's largest haul in a poor year and comes after the croaker run in Chesapeake Bay normally ends.
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Hampton
Messick
York County
Cecil Evans
Hyne Holloway
Cheeseman's Creek
Poquoson
Chesapeake Bay
New Legion Commander George N Craig Vows Civilian Atomic Control
George N Craig of Brazil Indiana was elected the American Legion’s national commander the first World War II veteran named to head the group. He will earn 15000 dollars annually with a 35000 dollar expense allowance and secured broad support from major state departments including Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Texas Indiana and New York. Craig pledged the Legion as an influential voice in national politics and social life and backed civilian control of atomic energy. He also endorsed a self help plan to boost jobs industry and housing in cities nationwide.
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American Legion
George N. Craig
Brazil
Ind
Legion
Craig
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Indiana
New York
U. S
Storm Nears Cuba Moves Toward Puerto Rico
A small tropical storm neared Cuba and southern Puerto Rico with the center expected about 120 miles south of Puerto Rico by early afternoon. Northeast storm warnings were hoisted along the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico.
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Miami
Puerto Rico
Cuba
JCC Plans Barter Tickets For Handley Auditorium Plays
JCC Barter theatre committee led by Charles Campbell Jr plans to distribute 1600 tickets for The Imaginary Invalid at Handley auditorium on September 26. Ticket sales targets full house with two plays this fall You Cant Take It With You on November 14 in reduced pair pricing.
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JCC Barter Theatre
Charles Campbell Jr
Handley Auditorium
Moliere
Shirley Bly
Loans Available For Barns Silos FHA Chief Says
Roanoke September 1 Dillard B Lasseter head of the Farmers Home Administration says the rural housing portion of the Federal Housing Act will let the FHA lend for farm buildings such as barns and silos He notes the move improves efficiency and expands capacity to 700 more farmers. two percent of whom will be in Washington.
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Roanoke
Dillard B. Lasseter
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Virginia
Lasseter
Washington
Virginia gubernatorial candidates spent 60639 personally
The four Democratic nominees for governor in Virginia reported personal campaign expenses totaling 60639. The figures filed with the State Board of Elections show no accounting for money spent by others on their behalf. Francis Miller reported personal expenditures of 15082.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Board of Elections
Francis Miller
Beer Tax Receipts Drop by About 100000 in August
The State department of taxation reported beer tax receipts for August at 596632 dollars, about 100000 less than August 1948 and below July’s 604420. The decline follows a weaker month from prior year levels.
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Richmond
State Department of Taxation
Germans skip Red Holiday rush west for shopping spree
FRANKFURT Germany Sept 2 Tens of thousands of Soviet zone Germans fled west for food clothes and consumer goods. More than 4000 East Germans took advantage of relaxed border controls to visit the western zone while Russian backed demonstrations urged staying. By nightfall most had returned eastward loaded with provisions.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Horace Greeley
Adi
Cp Yes
Five day Virginia weather outlook and weekend trend
The five day forecast for Virginia Saturday through Wednesday calls for near normal temperatures with a rising trend toward Sunday and cooler conditions Tuesday. A few showers are possible Monday and Tuesday with rainfall under a quarter inch.
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Virginia
McCarthy Pushes Costello Witness for Five Percenters Inquiry
Senator McCarthy says Frank Costello, the so called gangster of New York, should testify in the Senate probe of five percenters. He linked Costello to possible campaign funds and liquor firm associates while Vaughan denied any ties. The hearings are recessed for about a month as investigators audit tips and data.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Frank Costello
New York
Senate
Costello
Senate Investigations
H. Vaughan
Truman
Vaughan
Phil Kastel
William Helis
Helis
New Orleans
Segregation Ruling Sparks Airport Case Discussion
District Judge Albert V. Bryan ruled race segregation does not violate the Constitution or federal law, dismissing five counts of Helen Nash Washington Negro suit over denied service at Washington National Airport dining facilities. One count for $10000 damages against Air Terminal Services Inc. remains.
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Alexandria
Albert V. Bryan
Congress
Helen Nash
Washington
Virginia
Potomac River
Civil Aeronauticc Administration
L. E. Harris Public
National Ave
Rat
Erery
Forgive Fugitive From Loudoun Jail Who Built Life in California
Gov. Tuck urged to pardon Albert L. Gee 31 once jailed in Loudoun for attempted robbery. Gee escaped, assumed Lester Tate, married in Los Angeles, fathered four children with another on the way. Calif. friends raise defense fund and seek extradition drop.
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Tuck
Loudoun
California
Richmond
Los Angeles
Albert L. Gee
Loudoun County
Princess Anne County
Gee
Lester Tate
Earl Warren
Robeson to headline concert amid Peekskill protest parade
Paul Robeson announced a Sunday concert in Cortlandt near Peekskill after a riot at his previous show. Veterans groups, including 14 posts of American Legion and VFW units, plan a conclusive parade to protest communism as authorities prepare for the event.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Cortland Township
Alan M. Grant Jr
American Legion
Legion Invites State Commander To Installation
Ralph Johnson Virginia State commander of the American Legion is invited to attend Conrad Hoover post meeting September 13. The Labor Day holiday caused the postponement from next Tuesday. The September meeting installs new officers with Robert Baker as administrator and Charles Zuckerman Robert Manuel and Kenneth Patton as vice commanders. Carl Campbell becomes adjutant. The retired commander will present a year-in-review report and annual committee reports. A chicken repast follows the business session in Sarah Zane hall at the post home.
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Ralph Johnson
Virginia
American Legion
Conrad Hoover
William Louthan
Robert Baker
Charles Zuckerman
Robert Manuel
Kenneth Patton
Carl Campbell
Sarah Zane Hall
Post Home
Longshoremen Face Wage Cut Demand on Waterfront
A 120-man committee representing 65,000 East Coast longshoremen met in New York as employers pressed a 13 cent per hour wage cut. An ILA spokesman warned the cut could cause trouble on the waterfront when the current labor contract ends September 30. Current basic pay is $1.88 per hour, with a 22 cent hourly increase sought across ports from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia.
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New York
ILA
Portland
Hampton Roads
Ford Strike Crisis Heads Toward Midweek Break
In Detroit on September 2, the Ford contract dispute between CIO United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co. stalls on minor issues until Wednesday. The core fights remain pensions health welfare benefits and an hourly wage rise. UAW President Walter Reuther warns of a five day notice for termination if no progress, potentially triggering a nationwide strike by about 115,000 Ford workers. Legal barriers to a walkout have been removed.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ford
Drivers Pay $125 on Traffic Charges
Carter Julian Cooper of Stephenson fined $100 plus costs by Trial Justice W Erle Edwards for drunken driving. An extra $5 for lacking an operator's license. Carl Baker of Winchester fined $20 for reckless driving.
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Carter Julian Cooper
Stephenson
W. Erle Edwards
Edwards
Carl Baker
Winchester
New House Slated For Shenandoah Ave
Mrs. Julia C. Davis of 119 Peyton St. has a building permit for a frame one and a half story dwelling at 364 Shenandoah Ave. Estimated cost 5000 dollars. Dr. Philip W. Boyd estate may add a brick veneer rear addition at 212 W. Boscawen 81. P. W. Plumly is contractor.
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Julia C. Davis
Peyton St
Shenandoah Ave
Philip W. Boyd
W. Boscawen
P. W. Plumly
Manhunt Ends as Florida Fugitive Shot by Deputies
John Russell, 34, was killed after charging deputies Bob Spooner and Harvard Frazier in an Orange Grove. Russell, who escaped from Pinellas county jail, had tortured Norman Browne and attacked the Crums. Browne’s wife and their infant daughter were injured.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
John Russell
Bob Spooner
Harvard Frazier
Russell
Spooner
Harvard
Pinellas County
Clearwater
Norman Browne
Browne
Miles Crum
Crum
Crums
Record Sept 2 Low Hits 46 Degrees Here
A morning low of 46 degrees near the onset of September may be a record for Sept 2 as a cool mass from the Midwest and Ohiova to the North Atlantic brings unseasonably chilly air. Forecasters expect fair, milder weather with highs near 78 to 82 and partial clouds on Saturday.
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Midwest
Ohio Va
North Atlantic Sea
Virginia
Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester Laboratory
Associated Press
Philipsburg
Pennsylvania
Binghamton
N. Y
Albany
Elkins
W. Va
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Rocky Main Region
County T B Assn Chest Clinic Set For September 15
Frederick County Tuberculosis Association plans a chest x ray clinic at Miller School on September 15 from 1 to 4 p m and 7 to 10 p m with a goal of 500 pictures. The event targets school drivers and food handlers but welcomes the public. President R E Ayler notes Winchester residents may participate and recalls 1942 May turnout. 2400 sputum cups have been purchased for county patients.
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Frederick County Tuberculosis Assn
Miller School
R. E. Ayler
Winchester
Aylor
Bay Anglers Catch 500 Fish in Two Days
A local fishing party at the mouth of the Rappahannock river near Deltaville hauled over 500 fish in two days. Participants included W. Erle Edwards, C. C. Mayes, Charles Mayes, M. J. Pease, Daniel Gance, James Sempeles, and Lee Butler. The catch consisted of perch, trout, croakers and blues.
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Chesapeake Bay
W. Erle Edwards
C. C. Mayes
Charles Mayes
Albin
M. J. Pease
Daniel Gance
Ridge
James Sempeles
Winchester
Lee Butler
Cross Junction
Rappahannock
Deltaville
ALL Eagles
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Homer Alberti
Administratinare Hospital
Ald
R. Conner
Stephens City, Va
Man
Philadelphia
JCC
William Sullivan
Herbert Duke
Jaycee
Malden Electric Co
Jack Ireland
Campbell
Dorothy Schneider
Jersey City, N. J
Ethel Gall
Eagle
Piccadilly St
We Will
Garuers & Merchants National Bank
Robeson
State Capitol
United States
Louthan
County
T-B Assn
South End
P.O
Middletown
Old Bethel Methodist Church
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