McGrath Sees Truman Nomination On First Ballot
New York June 28 Senator J Howard McGrath chairman of the Democratic national committee predicted President Truman would receive a first ballot nomination at the Democratic national convention He said he did not regard General Dwight D Eisenhower as a candidate for the nomination McGrath also noted the vice presidential field was wide open and no crystallization of sentiment had occurred yet
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J. Howard McGrath
R. L
Truman
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McGrath
President Truman
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Madison
Wis
Mewsman
Changing Standards Drive Up Highway Building Costs
Charleston dispatch notes highway construction costs 80 to 90 percent higher due to modern design standards. Ray Cavendish explains wider lanes shoulders and stronger bases raise prices, while better roads benefit taxpayers. Four projects illustrate costs per mile from Calley Grove to U S 60 by pass and Putnam relocation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ray Cavendish
West Virginia
Commission
Cavendish
Roa Commission
U. S
Calley Grove
Ohio County
Coal Mountin
Putnam County
Oil Firm's Pensions Will Be Boosted in Texas
A Texas oil firm announces supplementary payments to pensioners whose monthly pensions are below 75 dollars for 20 years of service or 100 dollars for 25 years. The company will top up so total reaches the stated amounts, noting rising living costs since 1937 and extending relief to retiree incomes on fixed budgets.
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Texas Company
Texaco
Virginia Siders to Attend Southeast Methodist Conference
Three Virginia Siders will attend the southeastern jurisdictional conference of Methodist churches in Columbia South Carolina starting Wednesday. Rev B T Sells and Rev A N Williams will represent the Holston district and First Methodist Church, with N Clarence Smith also attending as a lay delegate. The conference runs into early next week and may elect two bishops from the Holston conference.
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Virginia
Sells
Holston
Smith
Florida
Mississippi
Road Death Is 10th In Year
A 10 year old girl, Carol Shatley of Killarney West Virginia, died after being struck by a half ton Chevrolet truck driven by Raymond Rosa of Matoaka on Route 10 between Matoaka and Lashmeet. The accident marked Mercer County's tenth traffic fatality of the year.
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Carol Shatley
Killarney
W. Va
Raymond M. Rosa
Matoaka
Lashmeet
E. D. Bazzie
Mercer
Tazewell
West Virginia
Virginia
Cecil
Ross
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Bailey Funeral Home
Bazzie
Frank Gibson
Clyde H. Harman
Route 1
Bandy
Mercer County
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Welch
Eugene Miller
Leckie
W. Wa
Richlands Hospital
Joe Allen
F. M. McCarty
Baileysville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dave Murray
Lloyd Cooke
L. L. Shields
Amonate
Richlands
Miller
Hyatt
W. M. Carroll
Athens Star
Douglass Funeral Home
Alley
McCarty
Parents seek sons belongings after Bluefield jail death
Mr and Mrs Dean Hall of Montpelier Vermont travel to Bluefield Virginia to claim the possessions of Andrew Hall 26 who hanged himself in the Bluefield jail on June 17 He drove a 1936 Plymouth sedan carried about 1000 in cash and 5000 in bonds Police chief says the assets must be advertised for four weeks before transfer Mrs Hall named administrator will collect items after the waiting period Also noted is a safety show plan at West Virginia State college July 7 17 sponsored by the American Red Cross.
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Montpelier
Bluefield
Andrew Hall
Hall
Brit Brown
W. Va
West Virginia State College
The
American Red Cross
Annual State Fair Expansion Planned in West Virginia
Lewisburg West Virginia June 28 Plans for expanding facilities for the annual state fair were announced after a weekend meeting of fair directors and state officials A five acre land purchase adjoining the current fair grounds and a building program for future development were approved Governor Meadows and Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin attended with Ross H Tuckwiller serving as fair association president The fair is slated for August 16 to 31 this year
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Ross H. Tuckwiller
The
Fair Association
Governor Meadows
Agriculture
J. B. McLaughlin
Three Nations Added To Tariff Concessions
President Truman declared India, Norway, and southern Rhodesia eligible for new tariff concessions effective July 9 for India, July 11 for Norway, and July 12 for southern Rhodesia. The proclamations implement Geneva agreements of October 1947 and Havana accords of March this year, marking the first U S trade treaties with these nations.
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Truman
India
Norway
Southern Rhodesia
Geneva
Havana
United States
Balloting for Bluefield Chamber Ends Today at Noon
Owen Rickard, manager director of the Bluefield chamber of commerce, announced that voting to nominate seven new directors closes today at noon. Through yesterday 165 ballots have been returned and a majority vote is needed for election at the July meeting. Three associate directors under a constitutional amendment are eligible: Dr. E L Gage, E R Davis, and Francis Haynes. Ballots should be returned to the Chamber offices in the Law and Commerce building.
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Owen Rickard
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Rickard
Chamber
E. Lyle Gage
How Dr Edwards Helps Constipated Folks
For years Dr Edwards relieved patients bothered by constipation with his famous Dr Edwards Olive Tablets now sold by all drugstores. Olive Tablets are mild gentle but oh so thorough. Olive Tablets act on both upper and lower bowels to produce more natural like movements. No griping. Just complete satisfaction. Buy today. 15¢ 30¢
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Dr.Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Expansion at Huntington state hospital to add beds and labs
Huntington West Virginia June 28 expansion work started on a 409000 project at the Huntington state hospital. Superintendent Dr Edward F Reaser said the main building will be remodeled to add operating rooms laboratories and six wards with 100 beds. The 750 acre farm will become dairy production and three residences for staff physicians will be built.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington State Hospital
Edward F. Reaser
West Virginia Progressive party to adopt peace platform
Charleston June 28 The Progressive party of West Virginia will adopt a platform of peace security and prosperity at its July 11 convention State Direct Clive Knowles announced Knowles said the platform calls for repeal of the war program repudiation of the draft full use of the UN equality for Negroes and all minorities halting inflation curbing profiteering and public ownership of key economic sectors Additional proposals include repeal of the state sales tax miners baths a state fair employment practices act and a state minimum hourly wage of 1.
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Charleston
W. Va
Progressve Party of
West Virginia
Clive Knowles
Toay
Knowles
West Virginia highway deaths reach 24 in June
Charleston report shows weekend accidents lift June toll to 24 and year-to-date deaths to 174, surpassing last year’s June total of 175 for the same period. State police accident prevention bureau releases the figures.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Wonder Salve claims relief for skin irritations wartime discovery
Wartime advertisement touts UNDER SALVE as a remedy for psoriasis eczema infections and athlete's foot. It promises painless application and fast relief without acids or alcohol, developed for army use and now for home use.
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