Greece aid debate signals potential third world war risk
David Lawrence assesses U.S. plans to aid Greece as a test of resolve against Soviet expansion. He argues for candor from leaders, warns that Congress may balk, and that a limited, forceful demonstration could deter Moscow or push toward conflict. The piece links postwar diplomacy with fears of a new global war.
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Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Soviet Russia
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
United Nations
U.N
Balkans
Balkan
Greece
United States
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Moscow
Europe
U.S
America
Hitler
Rhineland
Britain
France
Tito
Mediterranean
Congress
Medical Comment Column on Drug Addiction and Opium Effects
Dr. O'Brien explains habituation withdrawal addiction and how pain drugs like opium morphine and cocaine affect the body. Cannabis indica marihuana is described as producing dreamy states and possible self harm. The column ends with a reader question about episodic heart racing and a physician's diagnostic note.
Hartford Ladies Bible Class Meets at Mrs Mack Howard Home
The Hartford Methodist Church Ladies Bible Class gathered at Mrs Mack Howard’s house with Helen Biffle as co host. President Mrs James McKnight led devotions by Mrs Edward Kell and refreshments were served to a large group of attendees. A community birthday celebration for six year old Juhling Mel Clung was held with cake and ice cream.
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Hartford
Hartford Methodist Church
Mack Howard
Helen Biffle
James McKnight
Edeward Kell
Henery Jenkins
Bessie Jenkins
Elizabeth Grueser
Charles Smith
J. W. Kell
Richard Johnson
Arthur Wayland
William McKnight
Rutter Knight
Edward Kell
Thurl Stone
Bertha Jenkins
Esther McKnight
Juhling
Mel Clung
Keith McClung
Mary Margaret Beard
Karen Hall
Kathleen Juhling
Annette Johnson
Anna Carol
Helen Marie Hudson
Marvin McFarland
Jimmy Juhling
Clyde Beard
Laren Hall
Graham Station Methodist Church
W. I. Fiber
George Pringle
Dunbar
W. Va
T. M. Johnson
Mason
Hattie Duncan
Oran Lové, Jr
Point Pleasant
Mary Aumiller
Gerald Arnold
Pomeroy
Howard Turnbull
Newell
Daughters of the American Revolution
A. Keith McClung
Addie McKnight
Huntington
John Aumiller
Cleveland
J.M. Crump
Capt
A. L. McC
Harry Ohlinger
New Haven
Ramie Edwards
Alfred
Kenneth Kearnes
Bobby Dale Roach
Sammy Roach
Fairview
Rowland Gibbs
Don Zerkle
United Nations Eyes Continental Reconstruction Effort
The United Nations Economic and Social Council creates a special commission to coordinate European reconstruction on a continent-wide basis. The move marks a potential bridge between Soviet eastern Europe and non-Soviet western nations and signals cautious optimism about UN cooperation in postwar rebuilding.
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United Nations Economic and Social Council
London
Europe
Russia
United Nations Commission
Canada
Mexico
New York
South Carolina
Big Pond
Soviet Union
United Nations
Economic Highlights of the Dollar's Global Role and Exchange
The piece explains the dollar’s shrinking purchasing power yet rising international demand. It notes the dollar as the dominant exchange medium, its impact on food and industry, and how fixed official rates fuel black markets. Examples include Austrian currency and Chinese yuan values on official versus black markets.
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Newsweek
Cie
US policy on Greece focused on economy not war
Peter Edson argues the Greek crisis is economic, not a case for American troop deployment or Britain’s removal. He warns against assuming US aims to save the British empire or keep a Greek king, noting no law allows arming Greece beyond surplus German stocks.
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Washington
America
Great Britain
United States
Greece
Europe
Palestine
Danube
Dardanelles
Middle East
Germany
Fire at Leon destroys Craig store and Town Hall
A morning blaze in Leon leveled the Sullivan Building housing the Craig store and damaged Leon Town Hall. Firefighters from Point Pleasant and other towns battled flames for hours, saving some homes but causing heavy material losses and a burned justice of the peace docket. No injuries beyond minor blisters were reported.
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Point Pleasant
Leon
Sullivan
Martin
George A
John W. Rairden
Bert Craig
Craig
George A. Rairden
House of Delegates
Rairden Brothers
Middleport
Gallipolis
Nitro
Arthur Buxton
Kanawha
Vernon Miller
W. G. Durst
Howard Irvin
Ralph Thomas
William Leport
Robert Knapp
Justice of the Peace
O. C. Cossin
E. H. Burdette
George Bailes
Leon Town Hall
Child Dies of Injuries In Toledo Oil Truck Crash
Carol Wadsworth, seven, died yesterday from injuries after being struck by an oil truck in Toledo. The accident occurred on a city street as she was traveling with family.
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Toledo
Carol Wadsworth
Legion to Sponsor Play in Early April at Point Pleasant
The local American Legion Post plans a home talent play to be held early in April. Miss Reba Morrison announced the event and urged interested persons to interview Commander Maurice Mayes at the post office.
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Point Pleasant
American Legion Post
Reba Morrison
Maurice Mayes
Half Interest In Bull Sold For $5,000
Beech Hill resident W J Newman sells half interest in a three year old Hereford bull named Bacca Royal Domino 21st to San Luis Valley Land and Cattle Co of Crestone Colorado for 5000 dollars. Settlement calls for June 15 shipment to Colorado and July 1 transfer annually with first refusal if one party sells. This follows another Mason County high bull sale of 10000 dollars within a month.
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Point Pleasant
W. J. Newman
Beech Hill
San Luis Valley Land and Cattle Co
Crestone
Colo
George G. Somerville
Newman
Colorado
Mason County
Bartow Jones
Jones
Pt Pleasant AAUW Meeting Highlights and Plans
The Pt Pleasant AAUW met at the McCulloch home with hosts Miss Mary Mc Culloch Miss Edna Burdette and Mrs. Chris Thorniley. Mrs. James E. McComb presided as Mrs. John W. Kirk was elected a delegate to the national convention in Fort Worth and Dallas Texas in April.
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Point Pleasant
American Association of University Women
McCulloch
Main St
Mary McCulloch
Edna Burdette
Chris Thorniley
James E. McComb
John W. Kirk
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas
Nelson A. Park
Unesco
China
Ethiopia
Korea
J. Marien Foglesong
Ohio River Road
Gladys Hay
Scotland
Charleston
P. E. Burt
AAUW
Ata Hdayac
Czechoslovakia
West Virginia University
Cary Howard Rayburn
L. C. Somerville
Nelson A. Park, Jr
J. Marion Foglesong
Edward Ohlinger
Kirk
Douglas Rouse
Garrett Green
Burt
McComb
William Steenbergen
Interest Is Reported In WVOW Land Sale
E W Ligon project manager for the federal farm mortgage corporation of Baltimore said at West Virginia Ordnance Works that Tuesday the first day of the sale drew 29 inquiries including 10 from original owners. He predicted about 60 percent of the land would return to original owners though no offers were filed yet, with better prospects expected in days ahead.
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Point Pleasant
E. W. Ligon
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation of
Baltimore
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Missing State Checks Found In Office
State auditor Harrah found five missing refund checks totaling 4419.41 in Mason county offices, dated January 1946 and mailed to Sheriff Hesson. The overpayments covered districts Copper, Graham, Lewis, Robinson and Waggener. Sheriff returned the checks for re issue. state checks must be presented within six months.
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Point Pleasant
E. O. Harrah
State Tax Commission
Mason County
Ruth Blenner
Ernest Hesson
State Sinking Fund Commission
Miss Blenner
Harrah
Hesson
Cooper, Graham, Lewis, Robinson and Waggener
Cologne
Clendenin
Mr. Harrah
Point Pleasant Soldier Promoted to Sergeant
Mrs. Walter Jones of 109 English Court reports her son James Edward Jones has advanced from private first class to sergeant while stationed in Frankfurt Germany for about six months He was discharged after the war in the Ordnance Department and re enlisted in November 1945 for a three year term His current station unknown to his mother.
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Point Pleasant
Walter Jones
English Court
James Edward Jones
Frankfurt
Germany
Ordnance Department
Livestock Market Active at Pt Pleasant Saturday
Pt Pleasant markets saw strong activity with all grades steady to higher. Heavy fed calves sold $18.10 to $20.60, cows $14.00 to $15.30, medium $12 to $14, canners $10.70 to $11.60, light stocker cattle $11.90 to $18.60, top calves $28, hogs $25.80 to $27.50, and lambs $21.85 per head for medium good.
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Point Pleasant
Staats Suit for Divorce Filed in Circuit Court
George Staats of Hartford files for divorce from Berdice Staats alleging desertion. The couple married in 1945 and separated in February of this year.
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Point Pleasant
George Staats
Hartford
Berdice Staats
Thompson confined by influenza at Carolina Lumber Co
Leon Thompson, manager of the Carolina Lumber and Supply Co. at Point Pleasant, has been shut in at home since the weekend due to an influenza attack. He said his illness could not be described as a light attack.
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Point Pleasant
Leon
Thompson
Carolina Lumber and Supply Co
Radio Network Schedule Cuts and March Departures
A wave of sponsor decisions ends about ten radio programs across CBS NBC and MBS. CBS will drop two shows and another on CBS will end its winter run. The MBS exit is McGarry and His Mouse with final air March 31. Tonight features CBS The Whistler and NBC lineup. tomorrow includes Dennis Day and more.
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New York
CBS
Hollywood
Kenny Delmar
Meredith Willson
MBS
McGarry and His Mouse
Blaze Extinguished at Whaley Home in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant firefighters responded to a second alarm Tuesday at 2 30 p m. An attic fire at the residence of Mrs C L Whaley 610 Viand Street was quickly subdued by the volunteer fire department.
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Point Pleasant
C. L. Whaley
Viand St
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Dennis Day
Frank Morgan
Ellery Queen
Charles G. Bolte
ABC
Willie Piper
Paul Whiteman
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Bing Crosby
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