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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
2
New York columnist Inez Robb foresees a future dominated by puppet power led by Howdy Doody and Charlie McCarthy. She warns that television and mass media could overshadow human agency as puppet influence expands through radio, TV, and press.
Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Sheard, supervisor of recruiting services for West Virginia, is ordered to command the Pennsylvania Army and Air Force recruiting district. He came to Charleston last January and will leave January 16 for his new duties. A Kansas native, he previously served at Camp Blanding Florida Camp Robinson Arkansas Camp Rucker Alabama and was in the Philippines during World War II. Mrs. Sheard and he have been living in South Charleston.
Railroads saw freight and passenger traffic drop to eight year lows in 1949 amid competition strikes and weaker general business. Net income fell about 50 percent while unfilled orders for freight cars plunged, even as new high tech locomotives and turbines began testing and demonstrator units appeared.
Welsurn Mayock former chief counsel for the Democratic National Committee and President Truman’s ally announced he will oppose James Roosevelt for California governor. Roosevelt seeks Republican and Democratic nominations while Mayock runs as a Democrat and denies White House backing. Roosevelt led the draft Eisenhower effort last year.
Westport Massachusetts police chief Charles FF Dean arrested two Aquor store clerks after they allegedly tried a robbery. The suspects James R Brown 19 Ammand Tisdale Jr 19 both AWOL from Fort Eustis Va and accused of assault with intent to commit robbery. They reportedly held a customer and assaulted clerk Viola Betty 26 before attempting to flee as other customers arrived.
James F. Wolfe, 18, of Gluck Run and a basketball player at Sand Fork High School, died after an accidental shotgun discharge. The gun went off when Wolfe rested it on the ground while stopping to talk with a friend as a bunt was being returned.
Reg NOW 2.50 to 3.00 for Crane Paper. Crane Paper priced at 5.50. Stationery on the Mein Floor. Cotton Prints listed at 59 to 65 cents, 76 cents for some items, and 0.4 to 1.00 for others. Linen Prints 35 to 59 cents. Lace line item appears.
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