Severe cold grips U S with factory shutdowns across regions
Frigid weather blankets the nation from the Midwest to the South and East causing mass layoffs in major plants. About 250,000 workers idled as gas supplies were cut, with 200,000 in Detroit and thousands more in Pittsburgh Cincinnati Dayton Toledo and other cities. Forecasters predict a Pacific air invasion will ease the cold by week end.
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Chicago
Pacific
Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Briggs
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Youngstown
Steubenville
Warr
Massillon
East Liverpool
Cleveland
Lone Star State Gas Company
Exas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Pacific Ocean
Rockies
Montana
Akotas
Midwest
Colorado
Alamosa
California
Ohio River
Army
Huntington
W. Va
Ward’s Automotive
United States
Canada
South
Trafe
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
el Dorado
Camden
Nashville
McGehee
Warren
Monticello
Magnolia
Lake Village
Manin Act Case Goes To Jury
A federal jury failed to reach a verdict after forty five minutes in the Charles B. Sharp Jr case. Hazel Sharp pled guilty to the first count. the second was rejected. The trial covered transporting a woman from Chicago to Bluefield for prostitution with Virginia Keenan and Clifford Opperud named in the indictment.
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Charles B. Sharp, Jr
Chicago
Bluefield
Hazel Sharp
Sharp
U. S
Phil Baer
Huntington
Baer
Virginia Keenan
Memphis
Tenn
Clifford Opperud
Miss Keenan
Opperud
Little Rock
Ark
316 Believed Lost In Jap Ship Sinking
A Japanese freighter the Joe Maru sank in the Inland Sea after hitting a mine, with death toll estimates around 316. Survivors were rescued by small craft as the area remained closed to allied shipping and minesweeps cleared passages. Three British soldiers survived. authorities weighed tolls from 316 to 288.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
0. S. Naval
Kyodo
Kobe
Tadotsu
Shikoku
Kure
Cold spell eases briefly in Bluefield area
Clearing weather brought relief after days of heavy snow and freezing temperatures. A thaw improved travel lanes and highways, though most snow remained. Ohio River ice halted boat movement as West Virginia faces record cold and fuel shortages. schools reopen as temps dip further.
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Bluefield
Charleston
W. Va
West
Wood County
Lloyd H. Wharton
John R. Sharp
Huntington Office of the Engineers
Ohio
Gallipolis
Millersport
Huntington
Douglas L. Weart
Ohio River Division
the Engineers
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Panhandle
Follawsbee Steel Company
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Grafton
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Army Buddy Repays $100 After 32 Years
Pierre South Dakota January 28 Guy Barnes a Pierre real estate man and former army buddy lent $100 to a comrade while in the service thirty two years ago the buddy kept his promise and repaid yesterday leaving Barnes with a clear debt settled and a note of old friendship restored.
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Pierre, S. D
Guy Barnes
Pierre
Ales
Senator Thomas Refuses Hearing On Commodities Deals
Sen Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma declares he will not submit to a public hearing on his commodities speculation. He will provide facts to investigators while resisting subcommittee subpoenas and pushes for all senators to disclose personal finances. He notes his trading netted about 150000 when he sold Oklahoma holdings years ago and says his net worth remains similar.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee
Tail Oklahoman
Ublic
Thomas
Oklahoma
Beth Gage
Agriculture Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
R-Mich
Taylor
D-Idaho
Morse
Rore
Congress
Stassen Ready to Debate Dewey Across U S Campaign
Harold E. Stassen said he is ready to debate Gov. Thomas E. Dewey on foreign and domestic issues anywhere in the United States during the Republican presidential campaign. He spoke at a New Hampshire press conference amid the primary drive for delegates on March 9. Dewey aides offered no immediate comment.
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Durham
N. H
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Stassen
New Hampshire
Dewey
Albany
N. Y
Two Candidates Enter State Race
Charleston West Virginia January 28 two major contenders formally entered the Democratic primary race for the governorship as Okey L Patterson executive assistant to Governor Meadows announced his candidacy and James Kay Thomas assistant attorney general and former house speaker indicated he would run Meadows offered a cautious remark about Patterson while Bailey Pineville Democratic state chairman already joined the field.
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Charleston
W. Va
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
Okey L. Patterson
Meadows
James Kay Thomas
House of Delegates
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Patteson
M. M. Neely
Neely
Thomas
R. Carl Andrews
Fairmont
French Finance Crisis Eases After Gold Bill Compromise
Paris reports Premier Robert Schuman won a socialists’ compromise on his gold bill to create a free gold market. The cabinet pledged solidarity while socialist deputies faced a split over backing the measure amid devaluation plans and a two day bank closure to curb speculation.
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Paris
En Robert Schuman
Robert Schuman
Pat
France
National Assembly
Schuman
Georges Bidault
Rene Mayer
McCauley Faces Night Of Hanging In West Virginia
At Moundsville Prison Mark Roy McCauley awaits an execution time set for about 9 p.m. Friday for killing state police officer Joseph P. Horne during a truck theft arrest. Governor Meadows pending reprieve and a court review add uncertainty as warden Skeen notes officials prepared 14 witness passes.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Mark Roy McCauley
State Penitentiary
McCauley
Roy Adkins
Mineral County
Joseph P. Horne
Tucker County
O. Gay Hovatter
Hovatter
Supreme Court
Orel J. Skeen
Ped
Abnd
Lincoln Day Speakers Chosen for West Virginia Event
Political observers note the impressive lineup of Lincoln Day speakers in West Virginia underscoring GOP importance in this year’s election. The schedule from Walter S. Hallanan lists diverse figures visiting multiple cities from February 9 to February 14, including Revercomb, Lodge, Bricker, Baldwin, Ramey, and Reece across Charleston, Beckley, Clarksburg, Huntington, and other towns.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
National
Walter S. Hallanan
Parkersburg
Revercomb
Wva
Kenova
Ellis
R-a
Beckley
A. A. Lilly
Fairmont
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Logan
William S. Livengood, Jr
Aera
Pennsylvania
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Rmass
Livengood
Wierton
Wellsburg
Homer Ramey
Clarksburg
John Bricker
Morgantown
Raymond &. Baldwin
Conn
Ripley
Wheeling
GOP Committee
Carroll Reece
Bluefield
Walter Ploeser
Hallanan
Truman To Appeal To Keep Grain Curbs For Whiskey
President Truman will address Congress to seek continued controls on grain for whiskey production as the current law nears expiration. Secretary Anderson said a revised bill to extend authority by one month was under consideration, despite a House Banking Committee rejection after Senate approval.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
House Banking Committee
Senate
House Committee
Possibility Of New Food Strikes Looms
Reports from Frankfurt indicate protests over food shortages could trigger strikes by more than four million German workers across American and British zones. Labor circles in Lower Saxony estimate 200,000 may strike next week, with other sizable walkouts in Wuerttemberg Baden Ruhr Rhineland and Bavaria last weeks. An informant in Hamburg said Hanover unions planned a secret Tuesday strike decision to be announced tomorrow.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lower Saxony
Wuerttemberg - Baden
Ruhr
Rhineland
Hamburg
Hanover
One Killed One Hurt In Crossing Crash Near Dunbar
Christopher Columbus Lycans 60 of Slip Hill was killed when a New York Central passenger train struck the truck they rode at the Lock Six crossing near Dunbar. Lorenzo Dooley 36 of Charleston the truck owner and driver was injured with possible fractures to the hip shoulder pelvis and ribs.
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Charleston
W. Va
Christopher Columbus Lycans
Slip Hill
New York Central
Lock Six Crossing
Dunbar
Lorenzo Dooley
Dooley
Wrights condition said not so good in Dayton
Orville Wright, 76, who suffered a heart attack yesterday in his Dayton laboratory, was described as not quite as good as expected by his physician Dr. A B Brower. He had a prior attack in October.
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Dayton
Orville Wright
A. B. Brower
Wright
Former Barbara Hutton in critical illness in Bern
Doctors said Princess Troubetzkoy formerly Barbara Hutton is seriously ill after an abdominal operation in a Bern clinic. The operation’s nature was not disclosed and she is resting in a hotel tonight.
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Bern
Switzerland
Princess Troubetzkoy
Barbara Hutton
28 Deportees Die as Charter Plane Crashes in California
A chartered immigration service plane carrying 28 Mexican deportees, three crew members, and a guard crashed in western Fresno County near Coalinga after appearing to explode en route from Oakland to El Centro. Rescue teams recovered many bodies as officials identified the crew and passengers, all agricultural workers awaiting deportation.
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Fresno
Calif
Immigration Service
Fresno County
Los Gatos Canyon
Coalinga
Irving F. Wixon
U.S. Immigration Service
San Francisco
el Centro
Mexico
Wixon
United States
California
Frank Atkinson
Long Beach
Robbie Atkinson
Marion Ewing
Balboa
Atkinson
Rochester
N. Y
Air Transport Command
Frank E. Chaffin
Berkeley
Burbank
Oakland Airport
Frank V. Johnson
Johnson
Eccles Ouster Probe Shapes Up
Washington reports a congressional inquiry into President Truman s removal of Marriner Eccles from the Federal Reserve Chairmanship. Senate banks chair Tobey says to identify forces pressing the action while Treasury Secretary Snyder denies personal clashes. Eccles accepts the demotion to vice chair. Snyder says policy will not change. McCabe’s candidacy praised as a strong business record.
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Washington
Truman
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Tobey
R.N.H
Senate Banks Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Eccles J
Treasury
Treasury-Federal Reserve Board
Thomas B. McCabe
Philadelphia
Senate
McCabe
Search On For Missing Plane From Istres To Udine
United States Air Forces will launch a wide search tomorrow for a C-47 transport missing for more than 36 hours. The plane disappeared on its way from Istres France to Udine Italy over the Mediterranean with four crew members and five dependents aboard. Bremerhaven and Frankfurt routes linked the travelers, and up to a dozen B 29 Superfortresses will join the hunt along with several C 47s.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Air Forces
Air
Istres
France
Udine
Italy
Mediterranean
Air Force
Trieste
Europe
United States
Air Forces
Air Forces Headquarters
Bremerhaven
Witnesses clash at gypsum hearing over housing costs
Isidore Ginsberg of New York testified before the joint housing committee on gypsum supply and profits, dodging questions about suppliers and triggering sharp exchanges with Senator McCarthy and Rep. Patman. The session featured shouting, personal barbs, and promises to provide confidences from gypsum firms.
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Washington
Isidore Ginsberg
New York
Jhousing Committee
Ginsberg
Cochairman
Senator McCarthy
Wis
McCarthy
Massachusetts
MacCarthy
Committee
Patman
Texas
Mr. Ginsbere
Ginsbere
Rev. Gamble
R.N.Y
Tax Bill Faces Monday House Vote On $6.5 Billion Cut
Speaker Martin predicting a Monday passage of the GOP tax cut with unified support and a promise to override a presidential veto. Democrats argue the plan risks solvency and deficit with a $6.5 billion reduction, while Republicans cite debt repayment goals and revised figures.
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Washington
Martin
R-Mass
House
White House
Rayburn
Texas
Knutson
Rep
Doughton
North Carolina
Rep. Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means
Senate
Truman
D-Nc
House Rules Committee
Congress
Board To Consider Wise Election Angles
Richmond Virginia News reports the state board of elections will review Wise county irregularities toward the end of next week. The board will also certify the election of a state senator from the thirteenth district with Frank P. Burton, Patrick County Commonwealth's Attorney, as the candidate.
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Richmond
Wise County
State Board of Elections
Levin Nock Davis
Frank P. Burton
Commonwealth
Patrick County
Russia protests Mellaha base reopening in Tripoli dispute
Moscow radio reported formal protests to the United States and Britain over plans to reopen Mellaha airbase near Tripoli as part of American transport routes. The broadcast claimed the move violates Italian peace terms and targets democracies in Europe, while U S air forces cited needs for supply flights to the Middle East.
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London
Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Mellaha
Tripoli
Tass
New York
Mediterranean
Europe
U. S
Frankfurt
Germany
Middle East
American State Department
British Foreign Office
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Lake County
Frances H. Dwire
Mounds Club
James E. Moloney
Dwire
C. E. Dwire
Waite Hill
M’cauley
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