Four Truck Firms Sign New Wage Contracts Here
Union officials met with reps from four motor transport lines and discussed new wage terms. Four lines Mason Dixon Lite Super Service Associated Transport and Smith Transfer agreed with the AFL Teamsters Unit, with a substantial pay raise hinted but not specified. Conferences with Novick Transfer Allegheny Freight and Elliot Motor Lines continued after the lunchtime session.
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AFL Teamster’s
Mason Dixon Lite
Super Service
Associated Transport
Smith Transfer
Novick Transfer
Allegheny Freight
Elliot Motor Lines
C. B. Stutzman
Cumberland and
Winchester
John Grigsby
Richmond
Clyde Washington
Wilbur Swigcett
William Krapf
Union
Ministers Regret Winchester Sunday Movie Opening
The Winchester Ministerial Association issues an open letter regretting Sunday movie showings planned by Warner Brothers Coral P at the Capitol Theatre with a Sept 28 start. Signed by Dr. Thomas J. Hawkins Rev James B Roe and Dr Ronald Wilson the letter denounces the move as undermining Sabbath observance and civilization's spiritual foundation.
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Winchester Ministerial Assn
Star
Thomas J. Hawkins
Braddock St
Winchester
Painting sparks dispute over nude portrait identity
Hollywood reports a controversy over an oil painting showing a woman's torso. Model Carol Janis claims the face is hers but denies the body is hers, alleging painter Edward Withers used another figure to match her head. The artwork has been destroyed while debate continues.
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Hollywood
Carol Janis
Edward Withers
New Delhi Riots Waning under Police Attack
Heavy army patrols with machine guns and rifles moved through New Delhi as authorities chase rioters after days of rioting looting and killings. Refugees flood concentration centers while officials try to feed displaced persons and prevent an epidemic. The death toll nears a thousand amid sectarian violence across old and new Delhi.
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New Delhi
New
Old City
Old Delhi
Punjab
Jack Named Head of Physical Ed
RICHMOND Sept 11 The State board of education accepted the resignation of Eliot V Graves and appointed Harold K Hack as state supervisor of physical and health education The board also approved a policy statement for school driver education courses and a regulation allowing the appointment of assistant division school superintendents plus loans from the Literary table and Exper janitor.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Harold K. Hack
Eliot V. Graves
Motor Co
Russia Refrains From Voting on Atom Control
United Nations atomic energy commission adopts its second report to the security council by a 10 to 1 vote with Russia opposing and Poland abstaining. The vote follows sharp exchanges as the United States and Soviet Union accuse each other of blocking work. Russia can veto in the council if desired.
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Atomic Commission
Soviet Union
Council
Frederick H. Osborn
United States
World Series Start Set for Sept 30 in New York
The World Series will begin Tuesday September 30 at Yankee Stadium if the Yankees win the American League and the Brooklyn Dodgers win the National League pennants. If the Cardinals win the NL and the Yankees win the AL, the series would open October 1 at Yankee Stadium.
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Cincinnati
Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Yankees
GOP Senators Hint at Food Profiteering
Senators Flanders and Baldwin announced at a joint news conference that a congressional inquiry into rising costs could lead to reductions in food and clothing prices. They said profiteers would be warned during hearings set to begin next Monday and indicated the investigation may prompt potential legislation.
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Washington
Flanders
Baldwin
Auto Inspection Lag Reveals Extension Effect
State Police Sgt. F. L. Woolf said the Oct 31 deadline extension for vehicle inspections has slowed motorists with pending inspections. Local stations report a drop in inspections since the extension, and motorists are urged to complete inspections now to avoid a last minute backlog.
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F. L. Woolf
Woolf
Bevin Pushes Revival of Wartime Lend-Lease Policy
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin urged the United States to revive lend-lease to revive Europe's economy and hinted at redistributing Fort Knox gold. He spoke to American Legion members and said the U.S. is the junior partner while promising that Britain will win through. Government officials noted Congress would authorize any revived program and compared it to possible elements of Marshall plan aid.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Europe
United States
U. S
Fort Knox
Bevin
U. S. State Department
Congress
Britain
Washington
George C. Marshall
Lion Lend-Lease
Sembic
New Apple Crop Brings Better FOB Prices
Northern Virginia and West Virginia growers report higher FOB prices for Jonathan and Greenings apples. Prices include 3.10 FOB for 2 1 2 inch Jonathans and 2.70 FOB for Greenings, with statewide and national market contrasts and an August USDA report noting 113 million bushels. R. M. Peterson to head Martinsburg area office. report due Sept 13–16.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Panhandle
Washington State
Chicago
New York
Hudson River Valley
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
George Expects Special Session Doubts Benefit
Senator George of Georgia says President Truman may call Congress into special session but warns it could lead to a political stalemate and loss of prestige. He doubts an emergency European relief program passes before year end, expects no return of U.S. price control though exports may see tighter limits. He notes broad foreign relief could keep prices high.
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Visenna
Gap
George
D.-Ga
Truman
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Europe
United States
Coast Guard Probes Island Queen Blast in Pittsburgh
A Coast Guard board of inquiry opened in Pittsburgh to determine the cause of the Island Queen excursion steamer disaster at a river wharf. Twenty lost, with 13 bodies recovered and seven crew still missing as divers comb the sunken wreckage on the Monongahela River.
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Pittsburgh
Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Monongahela River
Threeanan Coast Guard Board
National Guard Seeks Local Recruits Under 85Quota Plan
Virginia National Guard launches a recruitment drive from September 16 to November 16 with a state quota of 85 per unit nationwide. Local units Co I and Headquarters seek 42 and 43 new members respectively, led by Alvin J. Wenzel and Robert Manuel, as Gov. William Tuck urges citizens to support National Guard Day.
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National Guard
Truman
M. B. Clowe, Jr
116Th Infantry
Robert Manuel
Winchester
Co. I
Alvin J. Wenzel
I Company
Gdv
William Tuck
Virginia
Virginia National Guard
United States
National Guard of
Commonwealth
Higher Butter and Hogs Boost Prices Across Markets
Butter nears $1 a pound in New York stores with some outlets asking $1.05 while Winchester retailers sell butter at 86 cents. Hogs fetch $30.50 to $30.75 per hundred pounds in Chicago and Baltimore, with poultry buyers seeing corn-driven pork costs rise. Eggs in Winchester sell for 69 cents retail, lower than New York’s 91 to 98 cents.
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Winchester
New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Baltimore
Star Actor Out as Circus Prank Leaves Boy Injured
Louis Martin, 14, of Stoneham, Mass, was practicing for a neighborhood circus when a rope leap went wrong. He fell, walked home a mile, and doctors diagnosed broken both arms.
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Stoneham
Mas
Louis Martin
Three Die In Army Cargo Plane Crash Near Denver
A U.S. Army C-47 cargo plane carrying three crew members crashed 30 miles south of Denver near Spruce Mountain by Castle Rock. Wreckage from Hobbs New Mexico to Lowry Field was found by a sheriff after a bus driver reported the sighting. The plane hit a sheer rock bluff close to the highway and all three were killed.
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Denver
Lowry Field
Spruce Mountain
Castle Rock
Hobbs
N. M
Colorado Springs
Censored husband seeks divorce in jealous suit
Chicago reports Bert Johnson seeks divorce from Ester Johnson claiming excessive jealousy. He alleges she forbids him to read newspapers or magazines about women and censors articles about moral or social questions. He says her actions stem from perceived inferiority to other women.
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Chicago
Bilbert Johnson
Ester Johnson
Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
American Marine Released by Reds
Chinese forces released a U. S. Marine pilot who was forced down at Goosepoint in Shantung Province. The pilot, detained since August 27, arrived at an unspecified location.
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Reds
Tsingtao, Chine
U. S
Shantung Province
Steel Cos Plan Vast Expansion Says Institute
NEW YORK September 11 Henry A Wallace warned the steel industry high command plans a production drop that would induce a low mood. Walter S Tower of the American Iron and Steel Institute said a billion dollar program to expand output is under way with record breaking peace time spending. U S Steel chairman Irving Olds said a half billion dollar building program about 40 percent complete as part of a response to charges of looming downturn.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
High Command
Walter S.tower
American Iron and Steel Institute
Washington
CIO
United Steelworkers
Senate
Wallace
Irving 8. Olds
U. S. Steel Corp
Congress Group Starts Probe of Lumber Cost
A Senate House investigator group opened hearings on high lumber prices and overall building costs. McCarthy said prices are 169 percent above 1927 and materials costs up 71 percent, with a goal to find why lumber and other materials are so expensive and how to cut profits. He urged building 1.5 million houses annually for the next decade to expand the market.
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Washington
Senate
Ace
McCarthy
Gamble
R-Ny
America
Eisenhower Declines Nomination Interest Amid Campaign Turmoil
Washington reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower rejected clubs pressuring for his presidential bid and stated he would avoid conniving or answering hypothetical nomination questions. Alfred Landon’s letter regarding his availability prompted Eisenhower to reiterate he has no desire for public office post military service.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower
Roy A. Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
President League
Landon
Columbia University
Egyptian Mob Wrecks Statue of De Lesseps in Port Said
Egyptian crowds in Port Said and Alexandria clashed with police as protests over the UN Security Council failure to act against British forces grew. The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps was toppled at Port Said, and demonstrators shouted against Britain and imperial France while workers at the Filaturi Nationale factory struck in Alexandria.
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Cairo
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Suez Canal
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
Port Said
Canal Zone
Alexandria
Britain
Security Council
Sudan
Russia
Poland
Nere
Kitchener Street
de Lesseps
ICC Delays Quick Boost in Rates
Railroads press for a 27 percent freight rate rise with authority for a 10 percent immediate hike. The ICC already allowed 16 eastern railroads a 20 percent passenger fare increase and a 17 percent freight rise earlier, with further passenger and Pullman car charge hikes approved.
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ICC
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Yale and Towne To Build Plant Near Roanoke
Yale and Towne to build a plant near Roanoke Virginia for specialty locks. The Yale and Juring Co. of Stamford Connecticut has optioned 22 acres at Salem and plans to hire between 500 and 800 workers for the new operation, announced by president W G Carey Jr.
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Roanoke
Yale and Juring Co
Stamford
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Valley Wrecking Co
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