Labor legislation split shows public demand for reform
The piece argues public sentiment in the United States favors labor regulation and criticizes Senate and House tactics. It notes party lines blur in support of labor bills, highlights White House veto pressure, and predicts a conference committee will shape a final bill strengthening unions while recognizing employer rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Senate
House
White House
Capitol
Congress
Truman
Martin
Barkley
Joint Conference Committee
Taft
Ives
Senator Ball
Ellender
Louisiana
Murray
Montana
Medical Comment Column Highlights Community News
Hartford district events include the Graham District Monthly Sing at Hartford Methodist Church with solos by Rev Ray and Lorraine, and appearances by the Roush Thompson quartet. Daily notices list numerous visits, travels, and hospitalizations, alongside a Health column urging hygiene, immunization, and public health cooperation.
Deadlock in the Big Two labor merger talks
The AFL and CIO met again without progress on merging their major unions. They clash over leadership, union structure, and politics. Ideological divides, including communism, racketeering, and jurisdictional disputes, hinder unity as war-time allies consider a brokered peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
AFL
CIO
Moscow
Russia
AFLO
Cio-Pac
Wrong Method: Free Speech vs. Suppressing Parties
The piece criticizes Brazil’s ban on the Communist Party as undemocratic and warns against replicating such steps in the United States. It argues groups within a free nation deserve existence and political participation unless treasonable, and urges defending democracy by strengthening the system rather than using force to padlock parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brazil
Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Communist Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Socialist Party
Tax cuts or increases and their effects on prices
A civic column argues that tax policy affects inflation and prices. It questions if tax cuts raise prices and provocatively asks whether higher taxes could lower prices, challenging common fiscal assumptions with a hypothetical scenario.
Roosevelt and Ibn Saud rail idea in 1945 tug chat
Peter Edson recalls Roosevelt hosting King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud aboard a U S cruiser at Great Bitter Lake. The president offered gifts and discussed railroads, though no line existed. Ibn Saud later rode a railroad in Cairo and pursued a Riyadh to Persian Gulf route surveyed by Bechtel McCone, with oil revenues funding his plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Great Bitter Lake
Suez Canal
Ibn Saud
William A. Eddy
Col
T. E. Lawrence
Hejaz
Damascus
Medina
Richard H. Sanger
State Department
Peninsula
Cairo
Farouk
Egypt
Riyad
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Bechtel-McCone
Boulder Dam
Ministers Should Tour for Peace Talks Before Bargaining
The author suggests convening participating ministers on a world tour before negotiations. The idea aims to ensure they choose the right venue and remain there until the peace work is completed.
Ravenswood High to Hold 34th Graduation Address by WVU Professor
Ravenswood High School will host graduation ceremonies Friday May 16 at 8 p.m. Dr. Carl M. Frasure of West Virginia University will deliver the address. D. K. Somerville will present diplomas. Valedictorian Marilyn Thomas and salutatorians John Lee Tucker Iris June Patterson are listed among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Carl M. Frasure
West Virginia University
Ravenswood High School
Howard Johnson
Frasure
Maxine Price
Frederick Valentine, Jr
Grace Episcopal Church
D. K. Somerville
Marilyn Thomas
John Lee Tucker
Iris June Patterson
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge Dinner Honors Shriver in Ravenswood WV
A large Ravenswood crowd attended a Tuesday dinner at the Community Building hosted by the Ravemswood IOOF and Rebekah lodges. F L Shriver received a meritorious service pin from Charles A Craig of Welch as grand patriarch. Shriver spoke on the 128th anniversary of the first Odd Fellows lodge in America and noted West Virginia’s leadership in Odd Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood Ioof
Rebekah
F. L. Shriver
Odd Fellowship
Charles A. Craig
Welch
West Virginia
Craig
Shriver
Odd Fellows Lodge
America
Baltimore
W. F. Williams
Silverton
North Ravenswood
J. S. Wade
Arkansas
J. R. Keller
John Kirk
Keller
Rebekah Lodge
Graduation Exercises at Gilmore Junior High School
Graduation exercises at Gilmore Junior High School are set for 8 oclock Wednesday evening next week. Rev Frederick Valentine Jr of Grace Episcopal Ravenswood will be speaker. A girls chorus and pianist June Riggs will perform. Evelyn Dawkins will sing. Thirty junior high graduates will receive diplomas and 36 eighth graders will be certificates. Salutatorians Ruth Mason and Richard Currey will speak on Opportunities and Looking Ahead. Valedictorian Miss Margaret Tolley will speak on Our Memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore Junior High School
Frederick Valentine, Jr
Grace Episcopal Church of
Ravenswood
June Riggs
Evelyn Dawkins
Charles E. Wilson
Ruth Mason
Richard Currey
Margaret Tolley
Ravenswood PTA installs new officers for coming year
At a Monday meeting Mrs. Margaret B. Carmichael was installed as president of the Ravenswood Parent-Teacher Association succeeding Mrs. Coit R. Rowley. Other officers installed were Mrs. William Pinnell vice president Selma Harris secretary and Mrs. Fred Bare treasurer. Rev. Paul E. Sutton sang solos and Betty Fowler gave a reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret B. Carmichael
Ravenswood
Parent-Teacher Association
Coit R. Rowley
William Pinnell
Selma Harris
Fred Bare
Paul E. Sutton
Walton Memorial Methodist Church
Betty Fowler
Surprise Birthday Party for Miss Ann Gettys
A surprise birthday party was held Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Roff C. Twiggs in honor of Miss Ann Gettys. Guests played cards and gifts were exchanged as ice cream cake and coffee were served to Ann Gettys Laura Alice Kyger Lorene Shockey Gladys Palmer Clara Belle Tucker Mrs. Hazel Crimm Mrs. Mildred Stewart and Mrs. Roff Twiggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Gettys
Roff C. Twiggs
Laura Alice Kyger
Lorene Shockey
Gladys Palmer
Clara Belle Tucker
Hazel Crimm
Mildred Stewart
Roff Twiggs
Mrs Springston Hosts Four-Table Bridge Party
Mrs W T Springston hosted a four table bridge party last Wednesday at her home in honor of Mrs H B Springston of Baltimore. A salad course was served by hostesses Ietha Brian Wayne Myers and Betty Sayre to a list of guests including Mrs C L McIntosh Mrs C E Keeney Mrs Carl Knotts Pauline McConnell Beatrice McConnell Mrs Letha Gandee Mr and Mrs Cecil Wright Dr and Mrs J H Donovan Wayne Myers Mrs Virginia Wheeler Mrs Foster Seaman and the guest of honor Mrs H B Springston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Springston
H. B. Springston
Baltimore
Ietha Brian
Wayne Myers
Betty Sayre
C. L. McIntosh
C. E. Keeney
Carl Knotts
Pauline McConnell
Beatrice McConnell
Letha Gandee
Cecil Wright
J. H. Donovan
Virginia Wheeler
Foster Seaman
Weirton Man Ends Life With .22 Caliber Shot
Paul Henry Nohe 31 took his own life at a Weirton rooming house this week. Described as despondent, he left a widow Irene Pantell and parents Mr and Mrs Marion Nohe of Sherman. Surviving siblings are Carl Nolte and Mrs Lester Moore of Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Henry Nohe
Weirton
Marion Nohe
Sherman
Nohe
Irene Pantell
Chicago
Carl Nolte
Lester Moore
Parkersburg
Death of Herbert C. Nuzum Following Truck Fall
Herbert Claude Nuzum, 41, of near Berlin West Virginia, died April 21 in a Weston hospital from injuries after falling from a truck. Born June 23, 1905 in Leroy Jackson County, he was a son of John and Amanda Nuzum, educated in Jackson County schools, and a 1927 Gilmore High School graduate. He attended Ohio University and taught in Harrison County. He belonged to Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Claude Nuzum
Berlin
W. Va
Weston Hospital
Leroy
Jackson County
John N
Amanda Nuzum
Gilmore High
Ohio University
Harrison County
Pleasant Grove
Local Social Notes From Parkersburg Area
Various visits and events across Parkersburg and nearby towns. Mrs. Roush returned home after surgery at St. Joseph Hospital. Families from Athens Syracuse Middleport and Columbus shared weekends with relatives. A Baptist Missionary Circle meeting and a home freezing demonstration were held. One obituary notes the death of Mac Beegle with funeral in Dorcas.
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Racine
Harry Roush
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
Garrett Circle
The
Baptist Missionary Circle
Verne Watters
Ralph Neigler
Morris Hardin
Syracuse
Henry Roush
Eagles
Methodist Church
Betty Decker
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Sammie Curtis
Middleport
Dorcas
Sistersville
Owen Watson
B. M. Tyree
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Vada Caldwell
Athens
George Sayre
Pittsburgh
Camella Sayre
Henry McCormick
Mattie Terman
Columbus
Newt McKenzie
Charles Davis
Ravenswood
Kelly Coe
Ben Spencer
Edwin Tabor
Tommy
Wilton Mallory
Charleston
Ed Carroll
David Lyons
Catherine Mallory
Joe Cross
Ruth E. Cross
Westerville
Ward Roberts
Shawnee
Cross
Amanda Cross
Berlin church superintendent dies with family ties noted
The deceased, lifelong church leader and superintendent, was a Berlin resident and member of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges. Survived by his wife Ruth Marple Nuzum and three daughters Creola Reva and Julia, plus two brothers and three sisters. Funeral at Berlin Methodist Church with Rev. T. R. Rector. interment in Fairview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Odd Fellows Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Ruth Marple Nuzum
Creola
Reva
Julia
Leonard Crew
Vanlue
Ohio
Levi J. McQueen
Parkersburg
Pearl Balderson
Portsmouth
Berlin Methodist Church
T. R. Rector
Fairview Cemetery
Ravenswood Social Notes Highlight Derby Guests
Attendees at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville included Mr. and Mrs. Ed win Gould and son Johnny, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGraw. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clay Knox ersburg, with Mrs. Knox recovering satisfactorily. Miss Lettie Gillaspie visited Freda Worth's family, and Golda Tennant with her aunt and a Charleston friend visited the Tennant home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Edwin Gould
Johnny
Joe McGraw
Clay Knox
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Knox
Lettie Gillaspie
Freda Worth
Golda Tennant
Charleston
Lawrence Tennant
Fuel shortage looming after union mining ban order
A UMWA general order halting all mining threatens fuel supply. Athens county group of church representatives from the Ohio State Federation of Churches met at First Methodist Church to appoint a pro tem committee. Raymond Matheny was named special motor policeman by Safety Director Kelley. George Zeigler returned home from Europe after three years away. Nelsonville police search for a missing 14-year-old who left home two days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMWA
Conference of Churches
Ohio State Federation of Churches
First Methodist Church
Athens
Charles M. Bond
M. E. Chatley
Leon Arpee
Raymond Matheny
Kelley
Nelsonville
Europe
George Zeigler
Amesville
Local News Glance From Hocking County
Ten years ago a cloudburst along Route 50 south of Athens flooded the highway between the L A Pierce and John Gist properties to three feet. Cars were stranded. Koehler and Zimmer won Glouster High School seniors horseshoe title with Bob Wolfe as manager. Two Logan girls missing earlier were found at a Buckeye Lake cottage. Ebon Gillispie was reelected Millfield PTA president. Bill Kuhner of Jackson set a broad jump record as Rome and Marietta high schools swept district track honors. Heavy rains caused flood surges in Oroville and Scrub Monday Creeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Atty. L. A. Pierce
John Gist
Glouster High School
Koehler
Zimmer
Bob Wolfe
Bill Kuhner
Jackson
Rome
Marietta
Hocking County
Oroville
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National Dispatch
William A. O'Brien
Hartford
Graham
Hartford Methodist Church
Mr. Ray
Union United Brethren Church
Lorraine
Everett Laudermill
New Haven
Charles Wilson Oliver
C. Oliver
Broad Run
Johnson
Roush Thompson
W. T. Fiber
Harry Miller
Ray
Jinks
Union Church
A. K. McClung
Henry Retemire
Fayette County
Margaret Breen
Minnesota
J. W. Kell
Jane Ann
Hugo Juhling
Hollywood
Fla
Wahama High School
W. T. Stone
Wm. Kelly
D. A. Smith
Tom Johnson
F. A. Chapman
George Brown
Miles Brown
Dorsell Foglesong
Mason
Milton Miller
Point Pleasant
William Foglesong
Ray Proffitt
George Adams
Knight
Huntington
Helen Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Harley Powell
Nitro
Walter Bulmer
Hannah Taylor
George Gibbs, Jr
Toledo
Joanne Smith
Grover Smith
Ray Roush
Harold Lewis
Kaylong
F. G. Musgrave
James M. Crump
Rankin
Robert Roach
Peggy
Willie Edwards
Delmas Kerns
Gerald
Charles Robert
Bernice Ann
Wilson Nease
Kathleen Edwards
Martha Robinson
Edna Mae Gibbs
Billie Kearns
Sadie Roush
Billy Kearns
Leroy Dunlap
George Spokes
C. A. Rockwell
Fred Hudson
James Holt
Katherine Lerner
James MacKnight
Henry Stapburg
Pomeroy
George Kapp
B. J. Lerner
Dick Smith
Fenton
Mich
Deadlock
Treasury
Federal Treasury
Peter Edson
Ravenswood News
Mildred Moore
Margaret Ann Owens
Carolyn Derenberger
Q. R. Cunningham
John Norman
Ruth Bardin
Grace Derenberger
Ruby W. Watts
Margharita Geren
Joseph W. Short
Wenzel Cogar
Eva McConnell
Harry Gorrell
Jessie Geren
Rebecca Rayburn
F. M. Bowen
H. C. Hysell
Rachel Harris
Ronald E. Good
E. E. McMurray
H. W. Phillips
Evelyn Parsons
Wilma Hart
Howard Suck
Harold Somerville
Pauline Somerville
Joe Roy Suck
Paul Anderson
Bessie McIntosh
Flora Nay
E. J. Leeson
Mabel Fling
Nelson Fling
Nelson Bonar
Gilmore
PTA
Mrs. Springston
Paul Nohe
Herbert C. Nuzum
Otis McClintock
Mrs
Robert Roush
Ravenswood Personals
By Galbraith
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
Harvey
Logan
Buckeye Lake
Newton Spencer
Alfred Campbell
Ebon Gillispie
Millfield
Parent- Teacher Association
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