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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
7
The readable fragments describe the American Student Union exposing ties to Communist control from its inception and following the party line, with emphasis on defense of teachers in line with official party objectives.
A government report charges Prof. Schlesinger with sponsoring or affiliating with the National Emergency Conference for Democratic Rights and other Communist front groups. It alleges interlocking directorships, notes a 1940 shift to democratic rights phrasing, and identifies many teachers connected to the declaration.
Magistrate W B Cabell announced Dies committee findings on Glen Ferris faction linked to Hillman's National Citizens PAC. Winston Smallwood, 46, jailed on murder charges connected to a shotgun assault tied to front organizations and petitions tied to Communist groups. Grace Irene Hamilton identified among signers.
Montgomery detachment officer R Callaghan reports Sunday evening shooting at Smallwood's home. Smallwood, reading mystery stories, heard noises at the door and fired a shotgun through the door after calling out. He found his cousin outside and went for a doctor, according to officers.
Police report a burglary at 2212 Corkle Avenue where items valued at about 375 dollars were taken. The thiefs left behind a mix of silverware, a silver chest, linens, bedding, and a pipe. Detectives noted no obvious lead as investigators reviewed the scene and listed items missing.
A scene from a bookstore where a young woman laments sending a shelf of “book my self” while a saleslady and Aunt Sarah banter over a proposed title. The saleslady urges reading about normal people and offers to buy the first copy, hinting at a different take on ordinary life.
Flames damaged the M and L Lunch at 207 Hall Street with about 35 dollars in losses. Firemen cited beer cases near a stove as the cause and an alarm at 7 38 a m triggered by a car engine sparking from a leaking gasoline line at Jackson and Elizabeth Streets. No injuries reported.
The text reports Franco sending a Spanish emissary to Portugal to urge Don Juan to return and claim the throne, but Don Juan refused to meet him. It notes Byrnes delaying a 540 million loan to Poland pending electoral guarantees, and covers top U.S. moves on Greece based on British intelligence. It mentions plans for relief aid to Austria, Greece, and Italy, and an Anglo American agreement to unite the U.S. and British zones in Germany as part of Byrnes’ policy.
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