Farm Leaders Back GOP Stand On Coop Tax Exemptions
Farm leaders in Philadelphia say the Republican platform will not call for ending tax exemptions for rural cooperatives. They assert coops are essential nonprofit entities supporting a billion-dollar industry and reject the push by national businessmen to repeal the exemptions.
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Philadelphia
National Associated Businessmen
GOP
National Grange
Farm Bureau Federation
National Council For Farmer Cooperatives
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Albert S. Goss
The
Grange
Goss
Ancher Nelson
Agriculture Subcommittee
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Truman
Revercomb backs two-year federal highway aid plan
Senator Chapman Revercomb announced a conference agreement for a two year highway aid bill at 450 million dollars annually for fiscal 1950 and 1951. The plan prioritizes 45 percent for rural primary roads, 30 percent for secondary farm to market routes, and 25 percent for urban highways. West Virginia would receive about 4.78 million annually.
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Washington
Chapman Revercomb
R-Wva
Revercomb
Senate
House
Arcomb
Congress
Public Roads Administration
West Virginia
Brady Appointed to Cabell County Court
Huntington June 18 Governor Meadows appoints James Brady Barboursville merchant and former House of Delegates member to Cabell county court to fill the unexpired term of the late T Henry Nash.
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Huntington
W. Va
Meadows
James Brady
Barboursville
House of Delegates
Cabell County
T. Henry Nash
Bluefield College Graduation Honors Awarded At Ceremony
Bluefield College held commencement with Dean R B Pinchbeck of the University of Richmond delivering the address. Diplomas were presented by Dr Charles L Harman assisted by James E McCoy, registrar. Awards medals honors went to multiple students including Robert L Matthews, June Crowell, and Richard George with two Trustee Medals awarded to Marvin L Hill and Lorrene C Tatum.
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Bluefield College
R. B. Pinchbeck
University of Richmond
Charles L. Harman
James E. McCoy
Chopin
Marvin Williams
God of Our Fathers
Herman H. Mauch
Calvary Baptist Church
Frank Stowers
Effinger
Dr. Harman
George Allen Thompson
Richard George
H. K. Jarreil
God Is Ever
de Rose
Dean C. W. Owen
Wendell G. Davis
College Avenue Baptist Church
June Davidson
Nancy Ruddell
Marcella Winn
Clarence Ashby
Crockett Brewster
Donald Reynolds
Cecil E. Carder
Oulpenper
John
Carrisonourg
George Mace
Theresuman
George U. Gillespie, Jr
West Granam
Marvin L. Hill
Martinsville
Lorrene C. Tatum
State Streams Conditions Vary Ahead of 1948 Fishing Season
Weather and river reports from the Conservation Commission show spotty stream conditions across many counties on the eve of the 1948 bass and frog seasons. Some rivers are clear and improving while others remain muddy or high, with forecasts calling for showers and thunderstorms tomorrow.
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Charleston
W. Va
The
Conservation Commission
Monroe
Greenbrier
Pendleton
Mineral
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Fayette
Monongalia
Wetzel
Ohio
Brooke
Barbour
Tucker
Upshur
Randolph, Webster, Nicholas
Pocahontas
Kanawha County
Poca River
Grant
Boone
Wayne
Preston
Taylor
Marshall
Tyler
Prince
Fayette County
Gauley
Nicholas County
Guyan
Elk River
South Fork
South Branch
Capon River
Hardy County
Yale Swimmer Stack Breaks National Backstroke Records
Allen Stack of Yale, a 1948 captain and leading backstroker, lowered national times in the 200 meter and 220 yard events in Yale’s 55 yard pool under AAU sanction. He swam 200 meters in 2 27.8 and 220 yards in 2 38.5, beating Kiefer’s 1937 marks of 2 28.6 and 2 29.8. Stack, from Hingham, Mass, contends for a Detroit Olympic tryout spot and will attempt the 150 yard backstroke next in a 50 yard pool.
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New Haven
Conn
Allen Stack
Yale
Stack
San Francisco
Adolph Kiefer
Lake Shore A. C
Chicago
Hingham
Mass
Detroit
Kiefer Decos
Coral Gables
Maritime Opponents Ordered To Parley
Federal judge John W. Clancy ordered both sides in the east and gulf coast maritime dispute to resume bargaining at once. He kept in effect a 10 day restraint on a union strike and scheduled a Thursday progress report on talks. Seven maritime unions had threatened a nationwide shutdown after contract expirations.
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New York
John W. Clancy
East
Gulf Coast
San Francisco
Cleveland
Federal Court
Seaman
Clancy
U S to Provide Over 7 Billion in Foreign Aid
The Commerce Department estimates 1948 aid abroad will total 7.5 billion dollars, up from 6 billion annually 1945 to 1947, with grants making up over 70 percent of this year's foreign aid. Loans and credits through postwar years reached about 10 billion, most to Europe, including 7.8 billion to the 16 European recovery program nations.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Department
Europe
New Law Lets States Loosen Aid Rules for Blind
Senate approved a measure allowing states with approved aid to the blind programs to liberalize their income deductions. States may choose to ignore the first 40 dollars of monthly personal earnings when assessing a blind recipient’s need for assistance, relaxing existing requirements that consider all income sources.
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Washington
Senate
Trinity Men’s Club Hosts SA Couple For Meeting
Major Garthwaite and Mrs. Willis Garthwaite of the Salvation Army spoke at Trinity Methodist in Welch last night. Garthwaite performed magic feats while June Goodloe sang with ukulele accompaniment. Henry Fortune sang with Mrs. Fortune at the piano as R. M. Murphy led the final summer meeting before September resumption. A plant stem twists dextrorse or isistrorse depending on direction.
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Willis Garthwaite
Salvation Army
Welch
Trinity Methodist Church
Major Garthwaite
June Goodloe
Miss Goodloe
Henry Fortune
Fortune
R. M. Murphy
Reds Step Up Squeeze Play
Russians halted rail and road traffic into eastern Germany to block flight of marks from the west. German border police said the embargo targets travel into the Russian zone, with the limit set until currency reform in western Germany is finished.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Geman
Wiesbaden
Gerstungen
Kassel
Helmstedt
Berlin
Marienborn
West
Hof
Senate-House Talks Seek Accord On Aid And Housing
Congress debated foreign aid funding extending 12 to 15 months and farm price support changes. A compromise housing measure would admit up to 205000 homeless Europeans to the United States in two years if qualifying, while veterans gain priority for war built housing. Critics urge tighter limits. Rep Fellows backs compromise.
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Senate-House
Senate
House
U. S
Rep Fellows
Rme
Trustee clash blocks miners' relief plan at district court
Truman handed meetings show Van Horn blocked efforts to resolve differences. Van Horn sued in federal court to stop Lewis and Bridges from carrying out a Friday night resolution that would activate the 1947 fund. Money would aid payments to distressed miners as set by 1946 welfare trustees, with the 1946 fund once $26 million expected to be exhausted by June 30. Lewis demands operators continue payments from the 1947 fund, warning halt would affect 146000 crippled, injured or destitute miners and families within two weeks.
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van Horn
Federal District Court
Lewis and Bridges
Lewis
Aluminum Strike Postponed For Week
Pittsburgh notice reports CIO President Philip Murray said the Aluminum Company of America strike of 18,330 workers, set for Sunday midnight, is delayed one week at the request of Cyrus S. Ching. Negotiations between the United Steelworkers and ALCOA will resume Monday toward a new contract.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Aluminum Company of America
Murray
Cyrus S. Ching
U. S. Department of Conciliation and Mediation
Steelworkers Union
ALCOA
Five Thousand U S War Dead Leave United Kingdom
In Cardiff Wales on June 18 a Welsh port bid farewell to nearly 5 000 United States war dead returning home for burial on American soil. The bodies will be carried back aboard the U S S Lawrence Victory due in New York June 26.
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Cardiff
Wales
United States
United Kingdom
U. S&s
Lawrence Victory
New York
Vandenberg Attacks Truman Over Political Vacation
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan condemned President Truman for a self-serving political vacation during a televised Foreign Relations Committee discussion. He praised Congress for its work and its bipartisan record on international affairs, avoiding remarks on a possible presidential bid.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Truman
Congress
Senate
Congress On International Relations
America
Philadelphia
Draft Bill Clash Shifts Focus in Senate Debate
Filibuster delays progress as five senators attend with chamber nearly empty. Summary contrasts House and Senate versions on registration ages 18 to 30, medical exemptions, induction ages 19 to 25, service periods, draft start, exemptions for veterans, volunteering options, deferments, reserve service, and executive powers over industry.
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Senate
House
Armed Services
U. S
West Virginia Delegation Splits on Draft Bill Vote
In the House on June 18 West Virginia's delegation divided evenly on the draft bill. Democrats Hedrick and Kee and Republican Rohrbough voted for passage while Republicans Ellis Love and Snyder voted against.
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Washington
West Virginia
House
Hedrick and
Kee
Rohrbough
Ellis, Love
Snyder
Revival To Begin At Pine Grove Church Of Christ
A two weeks revival at Pine Grove Church of Christ begins Sunday evening at 8 oclock. Evangelist is Prof. J Spencer Holland of Johnson Bible College Kimberland Heights Tenn. Pastor Rufus H Peer, a recent Johnson Bible College BA graduate, leads the church. A note on shock absorbers explains stiffness or lack of oil causes the car to pull.
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Pine Grove Church
Deaths and Funerals Reach Across Bluefield and Nearby
Funeral notices list Mrs. Sarah Katherine Etter 79 of Bluefield Virginia with services at Graham Christian church. Also noted are prolonged illnesses and funerals for Mrs. Mollie Peery in Tazewell and Mrs. Levitt in Pearisburg along with Denny Steele of Eggleston and infant Galla Susan Wills of Rich Creek with local burials planned.
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Galla Susan Wills
Lorin Wills
Rich Creek
Bluefield Sanitarium
H. M. King
Fairview Cemetery
Narrows
Injured Players Force Wimbledon Semi Final Walkovers
London reports two injured players, Gardnar Mulloy and John Bromwich, defaulted their semi finals in the London Lawn Tennis Championships. Bromwich sprained ligament and Mulloy infected toe ended their runs as Falkenburg and Sturgess advance to the final. Doris Hart advances in the women’s singles, upsetting Louise Brough.
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London
Gardnar Mulloy
John Bromwich
Bob Falkenburg
Eric Sturgess
Bromwich
Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Doris Hart
Margaret Osborne DuPont
Wilmington
Del
DuPont
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Mary Arnold Prentiss
Los Angeles
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Miss Hart
Miss Brough
United States
Funeral services pending for Frank B. Taylor in Bluefield
Frank B. Taylor 43 died Wednesday afternoon at Bluefield sanitarium after being found unconscious in a car in Ted Johnson's parking lot. Body remains at Hawkins funeral home pending arrangements. Taylor lived in the city seven years and was formerly a coal miner. Surviving are one sister and two brothers.
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Jessee James Lewis
Princeton
Tazewell County
Lewis
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Amonate
UMW
Cleo Lawson
Cecil Mitchell
Howard Bailey
Carlile Hager
Clarence Lockhart
Minta R. Dye
Richlands
Peery Herndon
Charles Perkins
Swords Creek
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Dye
Cedar Bluff
John
Susan Sword Robinett
William Crockett Dye
Lee
Avie Puckett
Léna Widner
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Lee Dye
Frank B. Taylor
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ted Johnson
Bluefield
Hawkins Funeral Home
Taylor
Mrs Mollie K Levitt Funeral Procession Announced
The funeral for Mrs Mollie K Levitt who died Friday morning at her son George R Levitt home on Harry street will leave Bluefield about 12 oclock Sunday afternoon for the services.
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Mollie K. Levitt
George R. Levitt
Harry Street
Bluefield
Mine Foreman Killed At Wayne Operation
East Lynn West Virginia June 18 a rock fall at a Wayne County coal mine killed foreman Clarence Richardson 42 and injured Delbert Vanhouse 28 seriously with back injuries Oscar Harvey 35 of Genoa was treated and released at Huntington hospital The mine operated by James Fry at East Lynn employs about 20 men.
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East Lynn
W. Va
Wayne County
Clarence Richardson
Delbert Vanhouse
Huntington
Oscar Harvey
Genoa
Booton Funeral Home
Richardson
Vanhouse
James Fry
UN Strives For Holy Land Peace
Cairo June 18 Count Folke Bernadotte arrived at his Peace headquarters in Rhodes to begin a basis for a permanent Palestine settlement. Arab and Jewish experts will assist. delegations expected Monday. A UN convoy reached Jerusalem with wheat and repairs to the Latrun highway enable aid delivery in days.
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Cairo
Folke Bernadotte
Rhodes
U. N
Tel Aviv
Agean Island
United Nations
Riggs And Budge Reach Pro Net Finals In New York
Defending doubles champions Bobby Riggs of Altadena and Don Budge of Hell's Kitchen advance to the finals at the West Side club. They face Pack Kramer and Pancho Segura in a seeded showdown after defeating Gornto and Stubbs and then Pails and Pellizza in straight sets.
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New York
Bobby Riggs
Altadena
Don Budge
Hell
West Side
Riggs
Budge
Kramer
Los Montiera
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Cuos
Budge and Riggs
Mickey Gornto
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Robert Stubbs
Scarsdale
N. Y
Australia
Dinny Pails
France
Pierre Pellizza
Stubbs
Gornto
Segura
Los Angeles
Carl Barn
Bob Harman
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Welby van Horn
Germantown
Carl Earn
John Nogrady
Flushing
Bob Stubbs
Snake discourages all kitchen work in Lynchburg
Mrs J N Gordon on Leesville Road reports a large snake crossed her kitchen floor and disappeared into an open cabinet. She locked the cabinet and plans to dismantle it once assistance arrives.
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Snake
Lynchburg, Va
J. N. Gordon
Leesville Road
Death toll in state highway crashes hits 160 this year
Charleston reports Marshall county bicyclist death raises June toll to 10 and annual highway deaths to 160, comparing with 164 deaths on the same date last year per state police accident prevention bureau.
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Charleston
W. Va
Marshall County
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
City and Coalfield Suits Arrive in Gabardine Styles
Shaman's at 406 Princeton Ave announces new City and Coalfield men's gabardine suits. Single and double breasted models available.
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Shaman’s
Princeton, Ave
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L. B. Sutherland
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Ira M. Quillen
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Phto
Sarah K. Etter
Sarah Katherine Etter
Newton C. Etter
Graham Christian Church
W. B. Underwood
Robert Porter
Maple Cemetery
Emory
John N. Warren
Joan Arrowwood Warren
Josie Wyrick
Ward M. Blankenship
S. Warren Etter
Tom, Graham
William Warren
Annie Bryant
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Glade Springs
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Marion
Jennie Lytton
Limestone
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John Milder
Brooklyn
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Lewis Ridener
Roanoke
Mercer Funeral Home
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Reese Anderson
Andy Neer
Jack Owens
Owen Roland
Fred Kitts
Robert Chandler
Clarence
Stanley Breckenridge
Providence Methodist Church
Pearisburg
Tomorow
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Oscar Levitt
Appalachian Electric Power Company
John Gilpin
Ed Levitt
Emmett Levitt
Gratton
Tom
Mrs. Mollie Peery
T. A. Freeman
Tazewell Presbyterian Church
W. E. Mustard
Tazwell
Mollie Peery
Richlands Hospital
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Tazewell
Bill J. Peery
J. R. and
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Buchanan
Denny Steele
Estil M. Steele
Eggleston
Buford
U.S. Navy
Jessee J. Lewis
Holy Land
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