City Drivers Beat Gasoline Profits Purveyed by Local Dealers
Charleston motorists face high gasoline prices as local retailers take the largest margins in the nation according to a national survey. The piece compares Charleston tank wagon costs and retail prices with nearby cities and notes taxes and refinery proximity influence margins.
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Wheeling
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Clarksburg
Keyser
Panhandle
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Grant Pure Oil
Chelvan
Cabin Creek Junction
Grant's
Louisiana
Charis
Virginia
Sunday Specials Highlight Gazette Features Across Pages
The edition promotes a big Sunday issue with features including Dallas Highee’s story on life in the wild blue and a genealogical trace to Jesse Hughes in Gandeeville. It invites readers to explore weekend attractions in the Northern Panhandle and other topics on pages 9 24 26.
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Gandeeville
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Rowne Cerritory
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Panhandle
Youth rescues girl from river at Marmet
A Marmet youth and the Marmet Fire Department saved six year old Gloria Jean Jacobs from drowning in the Kanawha River near Old Jacob's Wharf. Gene Taylor, 20, a neighbor, spotted the girl and recovered her from about 12 feet of water while Capt. Dana Russell led the rescue effort.
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Kanawha
Gazette
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Robert R. Jacobs
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Taylor
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Kanawha County property values rise with tax levy shifts
Assessment official J H Abbott says higher district valuations due to new building will boost revenue for the Board of Education County Court and Charleston City Council. Decreases in tax bills arise from spreading bonded indebtedness and sinking fund needs across districts.
Two Girls Drown Near St. Albans
Two young Negro girls, Lavinia Richardson aged 14 and Frances Till Robbins aged 18, drowned in Coal River near St. Albans during a fishing outing at Indian Creek. Police say the tragedy occurred around 1 30 p m as they waded into the stream holding hands while accompanied by Rev. Troy A Richardson and three younger girls. The father, Montgomery preacher Richardson, witnessed the incident.
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Montgomery
Richardson
Car Dives in Canal Drowning Three Rochester Family Members
A Rochester family perished when their automobile skidded into the Sowanges Canal near Coteau Landing Que. Veving P Ranalli 26 his wife and their 20 month old child were identified as victims. Police blamed a slippery paving for the fatal plunge.
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Storm Warnings Raised as Northeast Storm heads Offshore
Northeast storm warnings were hoisted for Morehead City to Virginia Capes as the Atlantic hurricane speeds toward the North Carolina coast. The Miami Weather Bureau warned of a 40 mile wide band around the center remaining at sea while Patuxent Naval Air Station evacuated partly and flights moved to other bases.
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Portsmouth
U S to Urge Pact Allies to Increase Arms Programs
President Truman sends Ambassador Spofford to London for North Atlantic talks. He will urge Britain France and other Western European nations to boost emergency rearmament and allied aid as Soviet threats loom. Officials cite a defense program near 935 million annually and a pending 4 billion emergency foreign military aid request.
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Britain
France
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Europe
Moscow Paper Pictures GIs Pleading Peace
The Literary Gazette in Moscow published a picture of captured Americans in North Korea signing the Stockholm peace petition and ran a story calling American soldiers gangsters. The image was not identified and the piece quoted a prisoner only as Paul Sanders, son of an Indiana farmer.
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Indiana
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Korea
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Charles Dickens
State Legion Convention Set to Open Thursday in WV
The 32nd annual West Virginia American Legion convention begins Thursday at the Daniel Boone Hotel with entertainment, business, and speakers. Expected attendance tops 3,000 Legionnaires through Sunday. Secretary Louis A. Johnson will address the commander’s banquet Saturday night on 180 ABC stations. Other speakers include Jan Vallin on anti-Communist writings and Mrs. Norman L. Sheebe, national Legion Auxiliary president.
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Legion Auxiliary
Senator Solon backs jailing Communists if war nears
Washington Aug 19 Sen Douglas urged jailing U S Communists if war with Russia seems imminent and said he has no objection to outlawing the Communist party. He argued the party poses a security danger and could be moved against under the 1867 Conspiracy Act. He plans to vote against Mundt Ferguson anti-subversive amendments and Senate debates continue.
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Pressman Called By Spy Probers Witness to Testify
The House Committee on American Activities seeks missing links in the Hi Chambers case and has summoned a one time New Desk government lawyer and former CIO Teacher known as Pressman. The call follows a breakfast with the American Labor Party, which Pressman says could not win due to labor’s conviction it backs the Communist party.
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Chambers
Charleston Gazette recommends NYT reader message
In a break with precedent the newspaper publishes a message signed by 24 outstanding Americans, as it appeared in The New York Times. The item appears on page 20 and is presented for reader consideration by Charleston's Gazette.
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Senate battles over curbs bill loom for Monday vote
Washington August 19 A tense Senate fight is seen over whether to include stand by price wage rationing powers in Truman era controls. Maybank backs retaining powers while critics call amendments crippling as lawmakers brace for more than 40 proposals and a Senate House conference to resolve the measure.
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Early Rail Congress Eyes Parley Fails
Washington reports the White House backs talks between railroad unions led by the Trainmen and management with John R. Steelman to avert token strikes at freight terminals and short lines in the Midwest. Both sides press for a 40 hour week with no pay loss as Steelman meets carriers and unions.
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Casualty Total Set at 100000 In Korean War
Washington reports Defense Department estimates that about 100000 American, North and South Korean casualties have occurred in the Korean War. An Army spokesman notes North Korea has about 50000 effectives and South Korea about 37000 losses as of three weeks ago. American casualties total around 6000, with new policy delaying totals until major campaign phase ends.
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Amer
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ECA Says U S Aid Must Run Past 1952 Deadline
Washington dispatch reports Marshall Plan officials state that U S aid will continue beyond the 1952 deadline to aid free nations in Western Europe and deter Communism. The memo from the Economic Cooperation Administration outlines a reoriented program and new missions in Southeast Asia as part of a global mobilizing effort.
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Southeast Asia
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Hat 7
Coonskin Park to Dedicate Finley Lake Memory
Ceremony planned at Coonskin Park to name three acre lake Finley Lake as a living memorial to Francis M. Finley Jr a Navy veteran killed in World War II. Kanawha Game and Fish Assoc president Cohen announced the dedication for next Sunday with park improvements and a Chilton Playground named for E Sen William E Chilton.
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John M. Slack, Jr
Operation Coonskin
William E. Chilton
Cohen
Andersen-Coleman
Paul R. Anderson
Anderson's, Inc
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Baldwin Machinery Co
Jake
Carter
Allies halt Communist thrust near Taegu hub
Allied and South Korean forces launch a joint operation near Taegu to halt a Communist push toward the vital Taegu hub. Marines, amphibious landings, and naval gunfire support were reported as shelling continued to restrict enemy advances toward Waegwan and Taejon.
Trusteeship Eved For North Korea Plans At UN Session
Report from Lake Success notes that U.N. trusteeship for Korea is under debate as delegates push for a plan. Key diplomats emphasize a quick timetable and set negotiations to address military forces and international concerns amid tense sentiment.
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Charleston Skies Sunday August 0 Fotorist
Weather brief notes vague sky conditions for Charleston on a Sunday in August with an unclear forecast piece likely a stub from Page 1. Mentions a map feature and imagery by the newspaper’s photo section. No specific measurements or named entities beyond Charleston.
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