House Approves Wool Measure Amid Trade Tensions
The House backed a wool support policy despite a looming presidential veto. It pegged support prices, directs quotas or tariffs on imports, and passed 191 to 166 to send the bill to the Senate. Voting reflected party lines with key administration figures opposing return to isolationism.
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Washington
House-Senate
Marcantonio
New York
American Labor Party
Congress
Senate
Truman
House Committee
Secretary of
Marshall
Will Clayton
Henry L. Stimson
Cordell Hull
Rep. Cooley
D-Nc
United States
Freight Strike Heads For Long Siege
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a 15 day freight strike heading for a long siege as the Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association rejects a 20 cent settlement urged by AFL teamsters. A January 14 percent wage rise for 25 operators is accepted, while the union seeks 90 cents across the board. Bernie C. Mazon of teamsters local 249 says a contract with 25 operators carrying a 14.5 cent increase plus six holidays will be signed tomorrow. The association denies naming firms in settlement. The initial 2,500 striking truckers had demanded 35 cents hourly.
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Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association
AFL
Teamsters
Teamster
Bernie C. Mazon
Teamster Local 249
Maroh
George Ley
Senate Restores Part Of Reclamation Funds
The Senate restored part of the funds for western power reclamation projects cut by the House in the interior department budget. President Truman urged restoration as essential for agriculture and industry. A Senate-House conference now must decide the fate of the restored money with Senator Wherry leading the push.
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Washington
Senate
Interior Department
Truman
Senate-House
Wherry
R.neb
Giles Man Dies Of Train Injuries
Lloyd Doyle age 24 of Bluff City near Pearisburg died from injuries after being struck by a Virginian coal train Friday afternoon in North Narrows. He had been hospitalized at St Elizabeth's in Pearisburg and died early Sunday. Funeral services were held at First Methodist Church Pearisburg with internment in Birchlawn cemetery.
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First Methodist Church
Pearisburg
Lloyd Doyle
Bluff City
Virginian Railway
North Narrows
St.lizabeth’s Hospital
Birchlawn
Doyle
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia and Virginia
Obituaries report the deaths of Miss Mattie C. Hanes 88 of Richmond and Dr. Joseph A. Baylor of Lake Junaluska with services in Bristol and Emory Cemetery. Also noted are funeral plans for Thomas A. Shewey Jr. in Kermit and Charlie Graham Duff of Simmons with interment at Hawkins Memorial. Surviving relatives and service details listed.
Rites Set For C. M. Hunter
Funeral services for Charles M. Hunter 71 will be held at Stras Memorial Episcopal church Tazewell this afternoon. He was a former Virginia house of delegates member and prominent local figure who died after a heart ailment at his Pounding Mill home. Interment at Maplewood cemetery will follow. He had many roles including vice president of Pounding Mill Quarry Corp and life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Survived by widow two sons a daughter three brothers a sister and two grandchildren.
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Thomas A. Shewey, JR
Thomas Alexander Shewey
Memorial Hospital
Williamson
W. Va
Kermit
Claude Collins
Kermit Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Young Shewey
War Eagle
T. A. Shewey
Annis Brewer
Clarence Frederick Shewey
Virginia Shewey Flannagan
Morgantown
Charlie G. Duff
Charlie Graham Duff
Simmons
Duff
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Florence Duff
Oscar A. Duff
Maybeury
Billy V. Duff
Saeger
Fred W. Duff
Northfork
Annie L. James
Bramwell
Maybeury Methodist Church
Carl Looney
O. H Logan
Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
Richlands
Stras Memorial Episcopal Church
Tazewell
Charles M. Hunter
Virginia House of Delegates
Tazewell County
Pounding Mill
Maplewood Cemetery
Hunter
Pounding Mill Quarry Corporation
Virginia Episcopal School
Lynchburg
American Society of Civil Engineers
Richmond
W. W. Boxley Company
Roanoke
Catskill
West Virginia Symphony Plans Discussed At Bluefield Meeting
Plans for a 7 45 pm special meeting on the West Virginian Mezzanine floor address a joint effort by Mrs Helen M Thompson executive secretary of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra League with Bluefield area groups. The session considers an all West Virginia music program to pool resources and audition promising musicians for solo opportunities with symphonies. Music lovers are invited to attend and offer suggestions.
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West Virginian
Helen M. Thompson
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
American Symphony Orchestra League
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Civic Symphony Orchestra
Bluefield
West Virginia
Thompson
Truman Veto Sparks Tax Split Across Congress
Washington June 16 Senator Revercomb argued President Truman's veto of the income tax reduction bill preserves high taxes and spending. He said the bill would have delivered substantial relief, reduced debt, and cut government expenses, but propsed exemptions for families and bite into income sharing. Revercomb urged tax relief despite the veto and condemned continued high spending.
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Washington
Sen
Revercomb
R.W. Va
Truman
Congress
Hollard
Wallace outlines Berlin talks to bridge US Soviet aims
At a rally attended by about 8,000, Wallace urged a Berlin conference with Molotov and Marshall to align US and Soviet objectives on Germany. He said peace with the Soviet Union underpins UN strength and noted observers from a communist front organization. Pepper introduced him as funds were raised for the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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Wallace
Clark Foreman
Berlin
United Nations
Soviet Union
Marshall
Molotov
United States
Germany
Russia
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Senator Pepper
D.-Fia
Sit Down Strike Continues As Labor Pushes Ahead
The National Maritime Union plans full-scale picketing if no deal is reached with shipowners soon. Union president Curran says owners profit while workers seek a fair contract after mass meeting of 3,500 NMU members. Murray of CIO reportedly pledges full backing.
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NMU
Curran
NMA
Philip Murray
CIO
Washington
Georgia Courts Block CBS Radio Station Transfer
Georgia won a temporary federal injunction to stop transferring WGST from state control to CBS affiliate WAGA. U S District Judge E Marvin Underwood set June 26 for a hearing on a permanent injunction. Attorney General Eugene Cook alleged CBS conspired with Liberty Broadcasting to induce a Dec 15 affiliation shift with Wheeling and Miami stations joining CBS networks.
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Atlanta
CBS
Liberty Broadcasting Company
WWVA
Wheeling
W. Va
WGBS
Miami
Fila
WGST
Wheeeling
State Police Revamp Their Radio System
West Virginia state police plan a state wide FM radio network with two way sets in all mobile units after July 1 Superintendent Burchett said transmitters are already in Beckley Shinnston Logan Mingo Summers Randolph counties with more to come in Moundsville Romney and central state areas FM systems promise less static and greater reliability.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
Becklay
Shinnston
Logan
Mingo
Summers
Randolph
Moundsville
Romney
Royal Arch Masons Meet Tonight in Bluefield Chapter
Bluefield Chapter No 20 of the Royal Arch Masons meets at 7 30 PM for officer installation. Refreshments follow. R D Payne serves as secretary.
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Royal Arch Masons
Bluefield Chapter No 20
R. D.payne
Smather Jr. Waives Extradition on Car Theft Charge
State Police Corporal C. Clinton said Clarence Farr Smather Jr., held in Mingo county jail on auto theft charges, waived extradition to Canton North Carolina where the car was said to be stolen. He is also wanted for a breaking and entering charge in NC and is on parole.
Three Young Jews Sentenced to Death in Palestine
A British military court in Jerusalem jailed three young Jews for terrorism and gave two others life terms after the Acre prison break. Irgun Zvai Leumi immediately appealed to the UN Commission on Palestine, while Arab protests and a general strike drew attention to the session.
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Jerusalem
United Nations Commission On Palestine
Und Und Organization
Irgun Vai
Asher Levisisky
Gordon MacMillan
Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Victor Hoo
U. N. Special Commission
Acre
Irgun
Lions to Elect
International Counselor Dewey Wass of Harrisville spoke to delegates. District 20-W banquet led by Ralph Bailey of Mount Hope. District 29-V banquet presided by John V. Anderson. Immediate Past District Governor C. D. Hampton led joint meeting at Ramsey auditorium. Pierce introduced by Bailey. Vincent Gottschalk entertained. District governors hall closed the second day of the conclave after a 10 pm start. Breakfast at Pinnacle tomorrow at 8 am for presidents secretaries and key members.
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Ralph Bailey
Mount Hope
John V. Anderson
Appalachian Assembly Room
C. D. Hampton
Ramsey Auditorium
Bailey
Pierce
Vincent Gottschalk
Chicago
Harry R. May
Ben Moore
Charleston
Real Committee
Walter Purdy
Rainelie
Harry Moats
Harrisville
C. G. Peveroy
Beckley
Dan Sweaney
Weir Cove
D. W. Waring
C. E. Jones
Rex V. Tennant
Albert Harmon
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
Ranswood
Bluefield Country Club
Mercer Golf Courses
Frances Langford and Jon Hall Escape Plane Incident
Frances Langford and Jon Hall survived a forced landing at Santa Monica airport after their cabin plane was apparently hit by a small caliber rifle bullet. West Los Angeles Officer C. W. Wood arrested a 14 year old nearby boy with a rifle, who said he was rabbits hunting.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jon Hall
Frances Langford
West Los Angeles
C. W. Wood
Reds Slow Down Lend-Lease Talks
Washington reports that Soviet delays in the lend-lease talks stem from a partial inventory of American goods in Soviet hands. U.S. officials say Moscow cannot search across its vast territory for full listing, while noting the United States sent about 11.297 billion dollars in lend-lease supplies, roughly 23 percent of total shipments to all nations.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Four Woods family members injured in taxi wreck near Otsego
Four members of the Andy Woods family from Maben were treated at Taylor hospital after a Union taxi collision near Otsego Saturday night. Injuries included a fractured arm for Andy Woods, cuts and possible leg fracture for Sarah Woods, injuries to both legs for Kenny Woods, and minor injuries for Sarah Jane Lewis. Jil Woods from Glen White suffered shock, driver Guy Cowan had slight bruises, and the 1947 Chevrolet taxi sustained about $500 damage.
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Andy Woods
Maben
Taylor Hospital
Otsego
West Gulf
Sarah Woods
Kenny Woods
Sarah Jane Lewis
Jil Woods
Glen White
Guy Cowan
South Mullens
Ministers Seek Police Help in Gambling Checks
Huntington officials pledged police cooperation for spot checks as ministers plan local gambling probe. Mayor Tomkies said enforcement is the policy and would provide a court if requested. Dr Rolla S Kenaston noted anonymous tips but urged on the spot investigation if complaints prove valid.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington Ministerial Association
Douglas C. Tomkies
Rolla S. Kenaston
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Association
Dr. Kenaston
Officials Piece Continues on Safety Advisory Group
President Truman has appointed a five member advisory group to study the safety problem and recommend government action. The panel will hold its first meeting tomorrow.
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Truman
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Virginia
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Jim H. Shott
Jefferson Street
W. D. Easley
Wythe Avenue
J. A. Baylor
State Street
Bristol
Joseph A. Baylor
Bland Street Methodist
Holston
Lake Junaluska
W. F. Blackard
C. E. Lundy
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French
Paul B. Kern
Emory
C. M. Hunter
Inro A
the Electric Eye
Ate
Stalin
Georgia
LIONS
Dewey Wass
Reds
Howerd
Ortone
Seld
Cohen Drug Co
Kaiser
Frazer
Kaiser and Frazer
America
Willow Run
Doyle McClung Motors
Ino
Baball Motor Sales
Beckley, W. Va
Kaiser-Frazir
Greene Mortor CO
North Tasewell, Va
Ball Motor Sales
Hinton
Garter Motor & Farm Equipment CO
Richlands, Va
Pyles-Riner CO
Union
Zg. & W. Motor CO
Princeton, W. Va
B-C Motors, Inc
Mullens, W. Va
Looney Motor Sales
Grundy, Va
Wisler Motors
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