City Budget Increases Costs For Fiscal Year
City directors adopt a new fiscal year budget totaling 445 788 dollars to be presented to the state tax commissioner. Salaries and wages take 52 percent, operating expenses 23 percent, and improvements 25 percent with raises of 15 dollars per month for most staff and a 15 to 30 dollar increase for several top officials.
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Emory P. Mitchell
Luther G. Scott
Charleston
Bluefield
West Virginia
Huntington
Elmer C. Barton
Sereneeweneeeee
Anne
Ford Halts Strike and Cuts 51,000 Jobs Across Auto Plants
Ford Motor Company averted a 107,000 worker strike with a last minute UAW CIO truce but ordered 51,000 layoffs within 24 hours. The halt affects 35,000 Detroit area workers and 16,000 at branch plants nationwide due to parts shortages from a Murray Corp of America strike.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Murray Corporation of America
Ciouaw
Murray
UAW
D. S. Harder
Ford Manufacturing
Assembly
Bamboo Attacks Birthday Party At Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia keepers celebrated Bamboo the 21 year old gorilla with a birthday party He shredded a sign toppled a cake flung pie and watermelon at bars and photographers before retreating to his cage with scraps of the sign remains This lively display ended with Bamboo back in his pen.
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Philadelphia
Bamboo
Beckley Man to Head West Virginia Legion
Delegates to the West Virginia American Legion convention named William R. Pugitt of Beckley as commander and chose Huntington as the 1947 site for August 13 to 16. Officers elected included Starr, Everhart, Brown, and Goode. Mrs. Alan H. McClain was elected auxiliary president. A proposal to bar communists from joining was urged, immigration quotas were urged not to be relaxed, and post-convention meetings were scheduled amid a serious, security-minded mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
American Legion Department
William R. Pugitt
Beckley
West Virginia
Huntington
Paul T. Starr
Parkersburg
Frank Everm Rt
Terra Alta
Ed S. Brown
Chelyan
Benjamin S. Goode
Charleston
Alan H. McClain
West Virginia Legion Auxiliary
J. T. Hill
Wheeling
New York
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
The
Legion
Jackson's Mill
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Department
Boys’ State
Army
Navy
Air Force
Tiny two pound girl thrives in West Virginia incubator
A two pound baby girl born July 3 by Caesarean section at Madison General Hospital has completed one month in an incubator and gained five ounces. Dr. David Hill says survival is rare but likely barring complications. the infant named Inky shows signs of normal development and responds to caregivers as she is fed with goat's milk and vitamins. The parents, Ray and Mrs. Jarrell of Uneeda Boone county, have a coal miner father and one older child.
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Madison
W. Va
David Hill
Hill
Madison General Hospital
Ray Jarrell
Uneeda
Boone County
Lois McColgan
Mrs. Jarrell
Incumbents Lead Virginia Voting Close Races
Early returns from Virginia Democratic primaries show incumbents leading in most races for the senate and house of delegates, with close contests in districts where incumbents did not seek re nomination. Weather was hot and turnout heavy as counties in the southwest watched while eastern counties nominated.
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Richmond
Senate
House of Delegates
Virginia
Commonwealth's
Commissioners of Revenue
Southwest
Rife Nominated For Buchanan Sheriff
In Buchanan county Virginia John A. Rife led an eight man field to win the sheriff nomination with 908 votes out of 15 precincts reporting. C Arthur Wood led for commissioner of revenue by a wide margin over B E Stiltner as ballots from isolated precincts were awaited. Incumbent sheriff Garland Keen’s son Hobart Keen did not seek renomination.
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Mosby G. Perrow
Lynchburg
Russell E. Coleman
Ageron
Campbell-Lynburg
Coleman
Craig
Botetourt
Rockbridge
Buena Vista
Clifton Forge
J. C. Carpenter
Eldon K. Crowder
Franklin
Montgomery
Roanoke County
Rad
Grundy
John A. Rife
C. Arthur Wood
Buchanan County
Rife
Wood
B. E. Stiltner
Jennings Looney
A. D. McClanahan
Hobart Keen
Garland B. Keen
John
A. Rife
Oliver Keen
R. M. McClannahan
A. H. Goff
A. L. Blankenship
J. G. Cole
J. R. Childress
J. H. Roberts
Roberts
Kentucky Miners Walk Out Over Wattage Policy
About 1,900 Kentucky miners walk off in Letcher county as 1,500 workers at Consolidation Coal Co. quit after Wright mine protest against shift rotation. Approximately 6,000 truck miners idle second day amid ramp operators dispute over coal prices.
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Whitesburg
Consolidation Coal Co
Jenkins
Letcher County
Consolidation
New Wright
Pikeville
Carson Hibbits
United Mine Workers
Wright
Luther Bates
Here
Letcher Truck Mine Operators Association
UMW
British Begin Roundup Of Jewish Leaders
In Jerusalem the British launch a mass roundup of Jewish leaders amid rising underground resistance. An improvised device exploded at the labor department, killing three British policemen and injuring others, as authorities reimpose a curfew on most of the Jewish quarter.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Labor Department
Military
Palestine Police
David Stern
Abraham Stern
Stern Gang
Hagana
Jewish Defense Organization
Tel Aviv
Ram At Gan
Petah Tikvah
Natanya
Oved Ben Ami
Prophets
American Baptist Mission
Mildred Fried
Memphis
Tenn
Givat Shaul
Wright Leads Four Opponents in Mississippi Primary
Gov Fielding L Wright led four opponents with 1957 votes in early returns from 84 of 1714 precincts in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Mississippi. Paul B Johnson Jr had 749 votes Jesse M Byrd 276 Frank L Jacobs 88 and William Lycurgus Spinks 55 trailed.
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Jackson
Miss
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Paul B. Johnson, Jr
Jesse M. Byrd
Frank L. Jacobs
William Lycurgus Spinks
Two Vital Political Talks Scheduled
West Virginia GOP leader Walter S Hallanan notes two major radio addresses this week Senator Brewster of Maine will speak on Why Taxes Are High over the Columbia network on Wednesday August 6 from 5 15 to 5 30 p m est National Republican Chairman Reece will discuss Our Task in 1948 on ABC network Thursday August 7 from 9 15 to 9 30 p m est
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
GOP
Brewster
R. Maine
Columbia
Reece
ABC
Publicist Meyer Denies Fatherhood Claim in Hughes Probe
John W. Meyer publicist for Howard Hughes calls the accusation that he is the father of Patricia Miles's six month old child “ridiculous” and “fantastic” while testifying in Washington before a Senate panel on Hughes contracts. A warrant for his arrest, signed by Special Sessions Justice Frederick L. Hackenburg, awaits Meyer’s return to New York, where Miles alleges paternity.
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New York
John W. Meyer
Howard Hughes
Meyer
Washington
Senate
Hughes
Special Sessions
Frederick L. Hackenburg
Patricia Miles
New York State
Miss Miles
Carter Miners Eligible For Pay For Unemployment Benefits
About 2,200 workers at Carter Coal Co mines in McDowell County are eligible for unemployment benefits for job loss after July 7. State official Cabell S. Davis ruled they became unemployed through no fault of their own when operations paused after Navy control, with a 10 day Krug-Lewis vacation excluded from benefits. Several hundred found new state jobs soon after the pits closed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Big Carter Coal Co
Coalwood
Caretta
McDowell County
Cabell S. Davis
State
Navy
Davis
Krug-Lewis
State Employment Service
Carter Pits
Most Negro Voters Go Unchallenged In White Primary Test
In Jackson Mississippi on August 8 most Negro voters were not challenged under the new White Primary law. Officials allowed Black citizens to vote without swearing allegiance to party principles opposing federal anti lynch and anti poll tax measures. The law targets backing Democratic principles set by the state party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
Fair Employment Practices Commission
South
Eccentric Indian Tenant Shot In Eviction Battle
In Lyndhurst New Jersey on August 5 a lone tenant known as Charlie Longboat shot and killed a district court constable during an eviction attempt then killed by a police captain. The gunfight lasted about thirty minutes with tear gas used before Longboat was fatally shot.
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Lyndhurst
N. J
Charlie Longboat
Washington
Joseph
Trolman
William Brady
Longboat
James Vogle
Vogle
Roosevelt testifies on Hughes wedding gift and hotel bills
Elliott Roosevelt tells a Senate war subcommittee he might face reprimand for a Howard Hughes wedding gift hotel bill of 576.83 and notes Jack Frye paid 850 for his marriage. He challenges John Meyer to say if girls on Meyer's expense account were procured for him, calling the insinuations despicable. He recalls delaying payment for the Beverly Hills hotel bill before his December 1944 marriage to Faye Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Howard Hughes
Roosevelt
Senate
Jack Frye
Trans- World Airline
Hughes
John W. Meyer
Meyer
Faye Emerson
Africa
Europe
Hughes’ Company
Lane
Henry J. Kaiser
Hughes Roosevelt
Beverly Hills
California
Elliott
Hughes Aircraft
Frye
Severe thunderstorms sweep Georgia Alabama and Florida
A violent storm system struck Georgia, Alabama and Florida after record heat, causing roof damage in Selma and Rome, with a hangar roof ripped near Montgomery. Lightning knocked out power and Telephone service in Atlanta. rail cars were struck but no injuries reported. Radar showed rapid temperature drops across the region.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Selma
Ala
Rome
Allenport
Montgomery
Miami
Atlanta
Evergreen
Dothan
Muscle Shoale
Tallahasse
Pensacola
Fla
Athensa
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Alabama Highway Patrol
Carnegie Library
Barron Field
Dewey Voices Labor Support in pre Labor Day statement
Gov Thomas E Dewey reaffirmed support for union organization and collective bargaining in a pre Labor Day remark. He praised New York State labor leaders while facing criticism from CIO officials over his past stance on strikes by public employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New York State
Louis Hollander
CIO Council
Hollander
New York City
Organized Labor
New York
Parollee Held In Brutal Murder of Niece
Parollee, a 25 year old parolee, is held on a murder charge in the killing of his eight year old niece Theresa Lefleur in Fall River Massachusetts. Police found the child’s body in a wooded brush covered area after he led them to the site. He confessed in a signed statement but details were not released. He claimed motive related to her father and denied rape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Charles McGarty
Reformatory
Dutch accused of violating cease fire in East Indies clashes
Indonesian army charged Dutch troops violated cease-fire orders on two fronts in Java. Republicans claimed a three pronged Dutch force operated near Jogjakarta and Gombong and near Semarang, seizing Demak after the deadline. Dutch confirmation was absent.
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Batavia
Java
East Indies
Jogjakarta
Gombong
Jostakarte
Demak
Semarang
Netherlands
Pekalongan
Weleri
Kendal
United Nations Security Council
Pacific Islands
Tragedy in Waxahachie as Tank Truck Collision Kills Many
At Dawn near Waxahachie Texas a gasoline tank truck and a Black workers truck collided and burned. About 21 or 22 people fatally hurt with four more injured. Nineteen bodies recovered earlier. afternoon fragments of two or three more found under wreckage. Officials could not confirm exact counts due to condition of remains.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Clue to Siegel Killing Tied to Los Angeles Man
Virgil Clark Manning 28 of Los Angeles, a man who reportedly feared for his life, signed a statement saying he drove a car for the killer of gambler Bugsy Siegel in Beverly Hills on June 20. Manning, with a forgery record, claimed the shooter hired him to watch Siegel's house and drive the escape car. Authorities cautioned he may seek a free ride to California while Los Angeles officials remained skeptical.
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Waurika
Okla
John Hannah
Bugsy Siegel
Beverly Hills
Hannah
Virgil Clark Manning
Los Angeles
Manning
Missouri Penitentiary
Penitentiary
Siegel
C. H. Anderson
Norris Stensland
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Beckley Man
Buchanan
Kentucky
Rios
Gov. Wright
Carter
Adavers
Charles Hill
Thomas Albino
Albine
Senate Committee
Parollee
Score
Seigel
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