West Virginia primary unsettled in key secretary of state race
A see-saw Democratic contest for secretary of state in West Virginia dragged into the night as tabulation from 2,151 of 2,788 precincts showed D. Pitt O'Brien leading Sam X. Chilton by narrow margins. Other contests including U S Senate and governor drew congratulations for victors, with Republican nominee for governor Herbert S. Boreman and Revercomb firmly leading in the Senate race. Unofficial totals across multiple offices and statewide advisory votes filled the incomplete tallies.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
D. Pitt O'Brien
Secretary of State
Sam X. Chilton
O'Brien
Chilton
William S. O'Brien
U. S. Senate
Okey L. Patteson
Clarence Meadows
Patteson
James Kay Thomas
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Herbert S. Boreman
Parkersburg
Boreman
Supreme Court
Haymond Maxwell
Clarksburg
Edgar C. Lawson
Paul R. Maness
Ruthurdale
Paul O. Fiedler
Huntington
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Neely
U. S
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Holt
Bruce Hoft
J. Buhl Shahan
Elkins
Forest McNeer
Hinton
Revercomb
Chapman Revercomb
John Alderson Simms
Harold L. Stassen
C. Vander Pyl
Cleveland
Woods Bryer
Martinsburg
O’brien
Robert
H. Kidd
Burnsville
Kenneth Hill
New Cumberland
Noble F. Conner
Congress Races Still Counted
Charlest on West Virginia May 12 1948 Ramsay leads first district Democratic field with 291 of 419 precincts counted. Incumbents Love Rohrbough Hedrick show strong margins in districts. Staggers Burnside Bailey and other candidates lead in multiple districts as returns trickle in from heavy voting.
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert L. Ramsay
Follansbee
Ramsay
Ohio
Charles L. Ihlenfeld
Jack R. Adams
Wheeling
Pat Beacom
Fairmont
Clyde C. Jones
Wallsburg
Grover Goldfield McPeek
Paden City
Francis J. Love
Joseph J. Walker
Moundsville
E. G. Rohrhough
Glenville
P. G. Garrett
Harrisville
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Coral Chenoweth, Jr
Dunbar
Parkersburg
Bethel O. Henderson
Huntington
Cleveland M. Bailey
Clarksburg
Rohrbough
Herschel C. Wade
Salem
Melvin C. Snyder
Kingwood
Huberts. Ellis
John, Kee
Bluefield
Bales
Hartley Sanders
Princeton
D. L. Salisbury
Royall Rejects Rail Mediation
Secretary of the army Royall refused today to take the job of negotiating a wage contract with three rail unions but left the door open for other government peace moves. He asserted Truman’s order empowered him to run the trains. A 10 day restraining order kept the railroads operating and Royall named three aides to advise on government operation of the carriers.
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Washington
Royall
Truman
T. Alan Goldsborough
Edward F. McGrady
New York
Harald C. Heiss
Cleveland
William T Joyner
Goldsboro
North Caroina
Railroad Corporation
McGrady
Labor Department
Radio Corporation of America
Marshall rejects Soviet proposal for two power talks
Secretary of State Marshall rejects any Soviet American conference on a general settlement. He opens to improved relations with Russia through the United Nations and diplomacy, suggesting Moscow may soften its policy. He notes note exchanges and Molotov’s peace line, stressing readiness to discuss specific proposals in international forums.
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Russia
UN Washington
Marshall
United Nations
Kremlin
Molotov
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
United States
Smith
Truman
Europe
Marshal
Soviet Union
Lovell
U. S
Lewis summons UMW conference to set wage demands
Washington May 12 United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis called the 200-man policy committee to meet Monday to discuss potential demands for the year. Soft coal contract expires June 30 while bituminous talks begin Tuesday. Anthracite talks start May 20 with plans to end the 10 cent per ton welfare fund royalty. About 80,000 miners in eastern Pennsylvania are in the anthracite group. Committees have urged higher welfare fund royalties, though Lewis has not disclosed his specific request.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Chrysler Strike Largest Auto Walkout Since 1945
Detroit May 12 Chrysler's 75000 CIO workers walked out the first major auto strike since 1945 halting 12 Michigan plants and affecting Briggs Manufacturing. The union sought 17 to 30 cents hourly raises while Chrysler offered six cents. Gov Sigler ordered state labor mediation and a strike vote law was cited. Pickets drew Henry Wallace to speak as Walter Reuther recovers in hospital.
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Detroit
Chrysler
CIO
Michigan
Indiana
California
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
Sigler
State
Uaw-Cio
Dodge
Henry A. Wallace
General Motors .Corp
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Walter P. Reuther
West Virginia primary results show incumbents trailing in spots
May 12 Charleston dispatch reports incomplete results from West Virginia primaries. Incumbent state senators and House members face setbacks, with Speaker John E Amos leading in the eighth district while Charles G Morris trails. George L Bambrick loses in the northern district to Herbert Traubert, and other incumbents including C Howard Hardesty Glenn Jackson and Fred C Allen lead or trail in various districts. Julian C Hansbarger trails in McDowell countys House renomination race, with Fleming A Jones Jr and others also failing to gain renomination according to incomplete tallies.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
South
House of Delegates
John E. Amos
Charles G. Morris
Kanawha County
Amos
Morris
Brooke
Hancock
Ohio
George L. Bambrick
New Cumberland
Hambrick
Herbert Traubert
Follansbee
Walter E. Mahan
Wellsburg
C. A. Williams
Theodore M. Bowers
Lee Fetty
New Martinsville
C. Howard Hardesty
Fairmont
Glenn Jackson
Logan
Hardesty
Charles W. T. Lockard
Grafton
Jackson
Wallace E. Ferrell
Chapmanville
Harry Jackson
Harry E. Moats
Harrisville
J. Walter Stalnaker
Grantsville
Lama W. Beane
Oceana
Arthur R. Kingdom
Malens
Fred C. Allen
Marlinton
Kenny C. White
Webster Springs
James S. Daley
Martinsburg
John S. Rogers
Keyser
Julian C. Hansbarger
Welch
McDowell County
House
Fleming A. Jones, Jr
Hansbarger
Jones
McDowell
Hans Kareger
McDowe
W. L. Mills
Bernard H
West Virginia delegate race tightens with partial returns
In Charleston on May 12 delegates at large race shows Funkhouser leading Republicans with 35 588 votes from 22 counties while Hallanan trails. Democrats list Kilgore Meadows and Randolph as leaders for delegate at large with Alderson Bailey Baker and others also high in counts. Delegates to party conventions are unpledged and West Virginia’s advisory primary saw Stassen leading among listed candidates.
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Charleston
W. Va
Walter S. Hallaman
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Rawson
West Virginia
Harley M. Kilgore
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Clarence W. Meadows
Funkhouser
Hallonan
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
U. S. Senate
Henry D. Hatfield
Hunting
Barbour
Grant
Ohio
Putnam
Jefferson
Ritchie
Tucker
Roane
Monroe
Jackson
Wirt
Berkeley
Calhoun
Monongalia
Randolph
Marshall
Pleasants
Lewis
Morgan
Brooke
Gilmer
Doddridge
Sweeney
Hatfield
Hallanan
Lilly
Davis
Gideon
Hammond
Hart
Townsend
Wade
Alderson
Bailey
Baker
Byers
Coakley
Davisson
Hill
James
Jennings
Jeter
Kilgore
Long
Meadows
Neale
Ogden
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
70 Year Old Woman Finishes Eighth Grade
Cleveland May 12 A 70 year old woman completes the eighth grade and will receive a diploma at a Cleveland adult education ceremony. Mrs Rose Koenig born in Budapest says she enjoys American history and spelling, believes high school is not for her, and expresses pride in her learning.
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Cleveland
Rose Koenig
Budapest
Hungary
Jews push to seize Jaffa as British exit nears
May 12 dispatch reports Jews prepared to take over Jaffa from Arab control as Haganah pressed southern Palestine operations and Arab forces fought to defend Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway. Beisan fell to Jewish forces, tensions rose near Jerusalem with cease-fire violations, and talks of a Jewish state intensified before mandate expiry.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Jaffa
Haganah
Holy Land
Gaza
Jerusalem
Beit Mahsir
Bab el Wad
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Lake Galilee
Alan Cunningham
Holy City
Haifa
King Abdullah
Trans
Manshieh
United Tenens
Solon Denounces Senator Taylor in Senate Clash
Washington May 12 Senator Knowland Republican California denounced Senator Taylor Democrat Idaho in the Senate after Taylor criticized President Truman and called Secretary Forrestal a potential Hitler. Knowland said Taylor could not have given more aid to the Kremlin. Taylor, a Henry Wallace third party vice presidential candidate, argued Truman had dismissed Russia's willingness to confer on differences, saying the issue is the smallness of the president rather than America's bigness.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Taylor
Idaho
Senate
Truman
Defense Forrestal
Hitler
Kremlin
Henry Wallace
Russia
America
United States
McDowell Vets Are Defeated
McDowell county results show incumbent Leonard H. Hardin losing the assessor race to Henry O Bernard. Richard Parsons led Democratic criminal court judge race with Omas F Henritze and Thornton Berry close behind. UMW backed Bernard. Fleming Jones lost a legislative seat. Beveran and Boreman won GOP nominations for U S Senate and governor respectively. John A Blevins and Cecil Wilson led their GOP and Democratic contests for assessor and sheriff. Counts show Bernard 5054 to Hardin 3728, Parsons 4189, Henritze 3808, Berry 1881, Blevins 2085, Otey 1629, Card 5938, Marinari 2303, and various Democratic and Republican House delegates leading in counts. Final tally pending official count. trend favors winners.
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McDowell County
Craban
Leonard H. Hardin
Henry O. Bernard
Welch
UMW
Bernard
Richard Parsons
Omas F. Henritze
Thornton Berry
Julian C. Hansbarger
Fleming Jones
U. S
Chapman Bevercomb
John William Sims
Herbert Boreman
GOP
M. M. Neely
U. S. Senate
Okey Pattesoma
Robert Bailey
Wyoming County
Harry Chasins
G. C
Rocky) Sexton
John A. Blevins
C. M
Red) Otey
Cecil Wilson
Meril Kepler
Chandler
Curd
Jack Marinari
Sheriff
Democratic
Wilson
Kepler
Chaffin
Sexton
Parsons
Henritze
Berry
Blevins
Otey
Hardin
McCauley
Card
Marinari
House of Delegates
Cyphers
Drewery
Farmer
Hansburger
Hawkins
Jones
Mills
P. Mullins
W. W. Mullins
Pauley
West
Warden
Whitt
Woodyard
Armour
Cornett
Dupier
O'Blenis
Penningre
Sword
Turner
Maynard And Carr Win Nominations In Mercer GOP Contest
Mercer county Republicans reported one of the closest primaries in years with E. H. White winning the sheriff nomination over G. K. White by a 64 vote margin after 92 precincts. J. Frank Maynard captured the Republican prosecuting attorney nomination. W. Robert Carr upset Roscoe H. Pendleton for Democratic prosecuting attorney. other party nominees include J. Kahle for criminal court judge and several House of Delegates hopefuls led by Peters Bailey Rogers and Matson in Bluefield-Princeton areas. County results also show E. H. Red Martin leading Democrats for house of delegates while later pages note Lawson carrying the county for governor and Fleming, Shaffer, Bell, Morris in GOP races.
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Board of Public Works
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Spencer
Rudolph Rogers
Henderson
W. W. Trent
Edgar B. Sims
South Charleston
Walter H. Wolfe
Gratton
Russell R. Bell
Charleston
Paul L. Brothers
St. Albans
Harlan Staats
Ripley
Richard E. Talbott
Philippi
James M. Hatch
Huntington
Hubert B. Lake
Parsons
Hal F. Morris
Ira J. Partlow
Fleming N. Alderson
Lucile Chenoweth Jeter
James B. McLaughlin
Big Chimney
Joe F. Burdette
Point Pleasant
James, B. Riley
Wheeling
Fred L. Fox
Sutton
Everett B. Pennybacker
Parkersburg
J. W. Maxwell
Beckley
Lewis H. Miller
John Gage Eater
Meadows
Thomas
Mercer County
EH. H
Harold) White
Spanishburg
J. Frank Maynard
James 8. Kahle
E. H. White
G. K. White
Princeton
J. Otis Bowling
Bluefield
Elmore
J. C. (Coon) Fanning
Walter Vergil Ross
Gordon Garner
BE. L. Phillips
Matoaka
Young W. Robert Carr
Roscoe H. Pendleton
Carr
Pendleton
James S. Kahle
Thomas H. Scott
O. H. Ballard
Paul Hudgins
A. J. Lub Uner
G. T. Johnsson
Charles Harman
Memorial School
E. H. Martin
Paul S. Hudgins
O. S. Ballard
W. Robert Carr
Fred Thomason
Thomason
R. W. Faulkner
Phil EK. Johnston
D. M.(deock) Thomason
S. W. Harvey
Fleming M. Alderson
Lucille JC. Jeter
James Blaine McLaughlin
Moore M. Reynolds
Supreme Court
Mercer
Jas. B. Riley
Broughton Johnston
Don McClaugherty
John R. Ballard
Ire E. Briers
F. Morton Wagner
Annie D. Woolwine
Lawson
Edgar C. Lawson
Herbert S. Boreman
Haymond Maxwell
Paul O. Fielder
Paul R. Maness
Sweeney Fleming
Fairmont
GOP
Linus K. Parsons
Harland Staats
Hubertb. Lake
Senate Eyes Manpower Needs in Draft Bill
Washington reports the Senate armed services committee says 1,669,000 new men are needed next year to boost regular and reserve forces. Enlistments lag quits, Truman pleas for stronger defenses noted. Arm forces would rise 1,446,000 to 1,795,000. reserves 1,006,000 to 1,520,000 with replacements totalling 554,000 and 605,000 respectively. The TO-group air force bill awaits Truman signature.
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Washington
Senate
Armed Services
Senate Armed Services Committee
Gurney
R-Sd
Truman
House
Air Force
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Congress
Victors
E. H
Clarence Elmore
Hansburger Trails
Egypt
Solon
McDowell Vets
Maynard
Lublmer Beaton
Hudgins, Martin, Peters, Bailey, Rogers and
Kahle
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