Truman veto risk upends tax bill and labor reform clash
National Dispatch notes that President Truman is likely to veto both the tax reduction and the labor regulation bills, risking loss of tax revenue and triggering a partisan fight as voters head toward the 1948 elections. The piece discusses potential economic impact, revenue effects, and political strategy surrounding drugging the bipartisan foreign policy program and debt reduction.
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Washington
Truman
Senator Vandenberg
Republican Party
Mr. Truman
United States
Treasury
Congress
Republican Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Truck and Private Car Crash Near Wilkesville
A State Highway Department truck loaded with stone collided with a private car driven by Gerald Grate in Meigs County on Rt 124 two miles east of Wilkesville. No injuries or arrests were reported. drivers were Russell Buckley and Gerald Grate.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Department
Meigs County
Wilkes Ville
Rt. 124
Gerald Grate
Langsville
Russell Buckley
Racine
A Beginning for Peace Through United Nations Reform
The piece urges Americans to mobilize for peace by strengthening the United Nations. It calls for amending the UN Charter to curb veto power, noting Russia and the other Big Five hold it. Popular opinion could drive reforms, even if the effort is arduous and lengthy.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Palestine Commission of Inquiry
America
Russia
San Francisco
None of Our Business A Rome Rumor on Italian Cabinet
A rumor from Rome claimed U.S. pressure sought to remove Communists from Italy's cabinet and warned of withheld aid if included. The author argues such pressure would violate moral authority since Italy's Communists were elected, and foreign coercion to exclude them is unacceptable.
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Rome
U.S
Italy
Freedom for Petain appeals sweep France and church
Sentiment runs high in France for the release of 91 year old Marshal Petain. The French Academy and France's highest clerics join calls echoed by the U S secretary of state. The Paris paper notes voters recall his heroism and later betrayal, arguing his punishment lies more within than in prison.
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France
Marshal Petain
Paris
Petain
Democracy as a Shared Government The Platos View
The text discusses democracy as a form of government accessible to all people. It cites Plato describing democracy as varied and disorderly yet offering equality to all. It notes majority influence with protections for minority rights.
Vigilance urged as press fears for future security
The article warns that despite strong public sentiment, the press must stay vigilant. It notes a dangerous mindset among some Americans who fear what a free press could mean for their future security.
FCC seeks 375000 study on Western Union telegraph service
FCC requests a 375000 Congress appropriation to investigate Western Union Telegraph Company. If service is found lacking, options include government subsidy, post office takeover, or merging with AT&T Bell System. Western Union opposed, arguing reform and tax relief are needed and modernization should finish first.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Western Union Telegraph Company
FCC
U.S
Western Union
U.S. Post Office Department
Postal Service
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Joseph L. Egan
House
Ways and Means Committee
Chambers of Commerce
July Fourth Parade Plans For Point Pleasant
Captain Tom Greene of Cincinnati nominated to attend Point Pleasant Fourth of July celebration as parade organizers urge merchants to commit early for float space and entry placement. Chamber publicity director L H Putz warns delays threaten positions while Bend area businesses seek parade spots. contacts listed for details.
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Point Pleasant
Tom Greene
Cincinnati
Green Line
Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Putz
Bend
G. G. Patterson
The
John McNeill
Meeting Set For Play Area Harmon Field Plan
W C Roberts associate county agent announces a meeting in the courthouse Monday at 8 p.m. to discuss developing Harmon Field as a community recreation center. He notes groups have long needed suitable buildings space and equipment for meetings and activities in Point Pleasant and nearby areas.
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Point Pleasant
W. C. Roberts
Harmon Field
Independence Day Ball Planned by Lambda Chi Omega
Lambda Chi Omega sorority schedules Independence Day Ball from 10 p m to 2 a m on July 4 in the gymnasium with a celebration queen and attendants leading the grand march and a floor show at 11 15 p m A meeting of the sorority in the Moose Club ladies lounge listed officers and members including Mrs Ronald White president and Edith Quillin among others.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega
The
Moose Club
Ronald White
Sidney Brown
Hansel Poling
Clayton Pullins
Nelson A. Park, Jr
William F. Machir
Casby Meadows, Jr
C. L. Head
John Shawkey
Wadear Thabet
George O. Harper
Woodell Burdette
Richard H. Melrose
Edith Quillin
Dinner Guests From Local Addresses Attend Friendly Four Show
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Proffitt of Jefferson Blvd entertained Sunday with dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burris of New Haven and the Friendly Four Quartet from Station WCHS Charleston. The group includes Mr. Williams Mr. Mullins Mr. and Mrs. Henson and Miss Betty Henson, a daughter of the Hensons, who is the accompanist.
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Point Pleasant
Howard Proffitt
Jefferson Blvd
Howard Burris
New Haven
Friendly Four
Station Wchs
Charleston
Williams
Mullins
Henson
Hensons
Betty Henson
New Fuel Gas Office to Close Saturdays
J W Gerwig, manager of the Point Pleasant United Fuel Gas Co office, announced the branch will be closed all Saturdays. The discount period on bills will be extended to the next business day.
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Point Pleasant
J. W. Gerwig
United Fuel Gas Co
Rent Control In Vicinity Is Discussed
Point Pleasant local justice of the peace A. Simmons received a report from Edward F. Wagner area rent director about rent control. Simmons said his main suggestion was to end rent control to spur home building as the area had a temporary surplus. He noted few evictions and many suits over unlawful detention of real estate, often due to non payment of rent.
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Athens
Court Street
Point Pleasant
S. A. Simmons
Edward F. Wagner
North High St
Columbus
Messrs. Eiffert
Ezzo
Simmons
Huntington
Parkersburg
Charleston
Eifert
Alfred T Cruickshank Dies in Charleston
Funeral services were held at the Chesapeake Baptist Church for Alfred T Cruickshank 78 who died Sunday in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. He worked for the state road commission and is survived by a sister Flora Myers two daughters Mrs William Blizzard and Mrs L B Warren and a brother Luther Cruickshank.
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Point Pleasant
Chesapeake Baptist Church
Alfred T. Cruickshank
Charleston
Estate Road Commission
Flora Myers
This Place
William Blizzard
Winfield
L. B. Warren
Luther Cruickshank
Chauncey
Jail blotter error lists Basil Huddleston among intoxication arrests
Monday's Messenger reports an error in the jail blotter caused Basil Huddleston to be listed with several men arrested over the weekend on intoxication charges. The correction clarifies the actual roster and underlying charges.
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Point Pleasant
Basil Huddleston
Reunion Planned as Vaughns Visit Illinois Grandmother
Mrs. Joseph Vaughn of Rutland Illinois visits her grandmother Mrs. W A Williams of Glenwood for a family reunion to be held Sunday. The Vaughns plan to return home June 16.
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Point Pleasant
Joseph Vaughn
Rutland
Ill
W. A. Williams
Glenwood
Vaughns
Play Readied For Showing On River
The Hat fields and McCoys, a play by Capt. Billy Bryant, will be performed aboard the Showboat Majestic at Gallipolis June 13–15 and Huntington June 17–19 at 8 p.m. The same cast from the first production stars John McNeill Ida Stanley and Okey Burdette with Marilyn Putz and others. L. H. Putz directs.
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Point Pleasant
The
Hatfields and McCoys
Billy Bryant
Majestic
Gallipolis
Huntington
John McNeill
Ida Stanley
Okey Burdette
Armo Morrison
Marilyn Putz
Nancy Hatfield
Carol Kennedy
Edward Swint
Earl Thomas
Charley
State Police Arrest Employee of Shipyard
H W Dilcher a shipyard employee pleaded guilty at arraignment to operating a car with Ohio license tags. He had lived on Jefferson Ave for four years and recently bought property in Athens planning to move. He admitted using Ohio tags for over a year and was fined $20 plus costs. Sgt Paul F Thomas of the state police made the arrest.
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Point Pleasant
H. W. Dilcher
Ohio
Jefferson Ave
Athens
Paul F. Thomas
Bank reports 15 veteran loans made and 45 refused
C. C. Lewis president of Citizens National Bank says 15 veterans loans totaling 54 604 have been made while about 45 loans were refused as too risky. He notes the bank spends substantial sums investigating loans regardless of approval.
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Point Pleasant
C. C. Lewis
Citizens National Bank
Lewis
Births and hospital notes from Point Pleasant clinic
Mrs Aus tin Morrison was admitted to Point Clinic for surgery. Mrs Eugene Morgan and Robert Stephenson were discharged after surgical care. A daughter weighing eight pounds eight ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Ezra Biffle. A daughter named Barbara Anne weighing eight pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Whiting with Dr Edna Graffan attending.
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Point Pleasant
Austin Morrison
Point Clinic
Eugene Morgan
Leon
Robert Stephenson
Route 2
Ezra Biffle
Barbara Anne
Arthur Whiting
Beech Hill
Edna Graffan
Licenses Granted at Point Pleasant Marry Pairs
Marriage licenses issued to Hillis Worthington Faudree and Katheryn Elizabeth Burdette and to Frederick Denzel Casto and Frances Louise Cobb in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Hillis Worthington Faudree
Katheryn Elizabeth Burdette
Frederick Denzel Casto
Frances Louise Cobb
New Jersey Manufacturer Visits TNT Area with Chamber Official
A New Jersey manufacturer spent Tuesday in Point Pleasant inspecting property in the TNT area. He was accompanied by G. G. Patterson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Point Pleasant
New Jersey
TNT
G. G. Patterson
The
Chamber of Commerce
Marriage License Granted in Point Pleasant Area
Application filed for Frank Leslie Heck Jr of Point Pleasant and Mary Alice Lewis of Ashton to wed.
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Point Pleasant
Frank Leslie Heck, Jr
This Place
Mary Alice Lewis
Ashton
Did You Say It Was Warm? Akron Pair Visit Gallipolis
Eugene Baldwin of Akron remarked on 92 degree warmth in Gallipolis as he and his sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mossman planned a several day visit. Baldwin had left a gas furnace running “just in case” during a cold wave.
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Gallipolis
Eugene Baldwin
Akron
Leo Mossman
Baldwin
Mossman
Gene
Two Plead Guilty in Gallipolis Picture Case
In Gallipolis municipal court Leslie Irion and Kenneth Barry pleaded guilty to taking pictures owned by the Gallipolis Theater and were released to await today’s decision. John R. Woods pleaded guilty to intoxication, fined five dollars plus costs, paid, and released.
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Gallipolis
Leslie Irion
Kenneth Barry
John R. Woods
Sheriff Deputies File Hidden Weapon Charges
Gallipolis Joe Angel charged with carrying concealed weapon after Kananga arrest by Deputies James Mills and Morton Dickey. Bound over to the grand jury in J. H. Shato's court under a $300 bond. Deputies say he carried a loaded .25 automatic pistol.
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Gallipolis
Joe Angel
James Mills
Morton Dickey
Kananga
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Shato
State Highway Patrol Reports Two Arrests
Gallia county report two arrests by the State Highway Patrol with fines in Municipal Court. Denver B. Smith of Vinton was fined five dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle in unsafe condition. Henry E. Wright of Gallipolis was fined twenty five dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle with plates of a former owner.
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Gallipolis
Denver B. Smith
Vinton
Henry E. Wright
Hospital Admissions and Births in Gallipolis Area
Patients listed at Holzer Hospital include Mrs. J Clyde Jones Oak Hill Mrs Earn est Sheets James Gillingham Francis Moran and Mrs John Martin all of Gallipolis A daughter was born to Mrs Park McDaniels Jr Point Pleasant and a son was born to Mrs Ivan Yerian of Jackson
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
J. Clyde Jones
Oak Hill
Earnest Sheets
James Gillingham
Francis Moran
John Martin
Park McDaniels, Jr
Point Pleasant
Ivan Yerian
Jackson
Marriage Licenses Issued in Local Probate Court
Irwin Gibson and Josephine Angell both of Bladen received licenses. Ola Thomas Barry of Crown City and Wanda Frownfelter of Mercerville. Eugene F. Moore of Cheshire and Mary E. Roberts of Rodney also secured licenses.
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Irwin Gibson
Josephine Angell
Bladen
Ola Thomas Barry
Crown City
Wanda Frownfelter
Mercervile
Eugene F. Moore
Cheshire
Mary E. Roberts
Rodney
Gallipolis Man Fined for Intoxication in JP Court
George Easter was arrested by sheriff's officers and appeared before Justice of the Peace J. H. Shato. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs on intoxication charges.
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Gallipolis
George Easter
Court of Justice of the Peace
J. H. Shato
Boy Scout Executive Speaks to Rotarians
Mac MacGarry from Point Pleasant addressed the Rotary Club on Tuesday night. Eugene Baldwin of Akron attended as a guest and brother-in-law of Rotarian Leo Mossman.
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Gallipolis
Mac MacGarry
Point Pleasant
Rotary Club
Eugene Baldwin
Akron
Leo Mossman
Fifty Women Plan Glass Company Tour
Fifty Gallia county women led by home demonstration agent Dorothy Haubeil and county agent Forrest A. Brown planned a tour to the Blanco Glass Co. at Milton, West Virginia, today. The group would include lunch at the LeSage State Forest near Huntington.
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Gallipolis
Dorothy Haubeil
Forrest A. Brown
Blanco Glass Co
Milton
We Va
LeSage State Forest
Huntington
River Traffic at Gallipolis Gates and Kanawha Falls
The Ohio River gauge at Gallipolis Locks stood 18 feet with 156 feet run on the rollers. Barge passages included Hubbard at 3 40 p m Barrett at 3 05 p m Calvin Verity at 4 25 p m Price at 5 20 p m and William Penn at 12 40 a m. Nearby river traffic shows City of Pittsburgh Guan and Kiski Ohio and George Verity on the Ohio and Zubic Criss on the Kanawha with Winfield falls at 3 04 feet and vessels at 9 10 a m and 2 25 p m.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Hubbard
Barrett
Calvin Verity
Price
William Penn
Pittsburgh
Ravenswood
W. Va
Ashland
Ohio
Greenup
George Verity
Kanawha River
Winfield
Fence debate at cemetery over assessment sparks quip
In Gallipolis a downtown resident quips on a cemetery fence assessment saying that those outside don’t want in and those inside don’t want out, questioning the need for a fence.
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Gallipolis
Nurses Attend State Convention in Columbus
Col umbus hosted a state nurses convention last week with attendees Naomi Evans Mrs Lucile Holdman Candace Lewis Orpha Burgess Mrs Bernadine Inman Mrs Mary Steinbeck and Evelyn Harris.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Naomi Evans
Lucile Holdman
Candace Lewis
Orpha Burgess
Bernardine Inman
Mary Steinbeck
Evelyn Harris
Nurses Picnic Ties Gallia County Alumni
Holzer Hospital alumni and Gallia County District 14 nurses association members enjoyed a picnic at Chickamauga Park Tuesday night.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County
District 14 Nurses Association
Chickamauga Park
Mercury at Highest Gallipolis Temperature This Season
Gallipolis recorded a 92 degree high on Tuesday the warmest day of the season. The 1946 high reached 99.6 degrees, marking this as a notable heat event for the area.
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Gallipolis
Spriggs Taken To Pinecrest Sanatorium
William Spriggs age 22 of Main St was transported Tuesday to Pinecrest Sanatorium in Beckley by Chapman ambulance.
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Point Pleasant
William Spriggs
Main St
Pinecrest
Beckley
Chapman Ambulance
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Boy Scout
Fifty Women Plan Glass Company Tour
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