Flannery Edges Toward Labor Backing In West Virginia Primary
Labor groups AFL CIO and Railroad Brotherhoods signaled support for Democrat W. E. Flannery in the West Virginia gubernatorial contest. The move comes as Hedrick rumors circle and a four man GOP race narrows with Bartow Jones quitting. Flannery was already backed by the UMW and faces possible independent challengers and multiple Democratic filings.
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Labor Today
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UMW
Organized ‘Labor
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Beckley
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Hedrick
Robert C. Byrd
Sophia
Associated Press
Bartow’ Jones
Point Pleasant
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Cyrus Kump
Elkins
Atty
William C. Marland
Death of King George VI Shocks Britain in Mourning
Reports from Sandringham confirm the 56 year old king died in his sleep likely from a heart attack. The nation faces months of mourning as Churchill leads Parliament and the BBC broadcasts four hours of dirges. London bell tolls echo widespread grief while Britain contemplates postwar challenges ahead.
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Buckingham
Winston Churchill
London
St. Pa
BBC
Piccadilly
Browning Files For Full Term For Attorney General
Chauncey Browning of Logan, newly appointed state attorney general, filed for the Democratic nomination for a full term. He resigned as Logan County prosecutor to accept Gov. Patteson’s appointment to the unexpired term. Browning promised to represent the state and its subdivisions with conscience and vigor in all courts. Also filing was W. L. Martin, Hope farmer and accountant, seeking the office of agriculture commissioner McLaughlin, the Democratic incumbent.
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Logan
Browning
Logan County
Patteson
William C. Marland
Marland
Hope Farmer
J. B McLaughlin
Martin
McLaughlin
Howard ‘L. Bailey
Huntington
House panel approves Universal Military Training rules
The House Armed Services Committee approved operating rules for Universal Military Training by a 27 to 7 vote and sent the bill to Congress, aiming to have it ready for a House test by February 26. The plan calls for six months of training for all eligible males after 18 then 1½ years in reserves, with enactment tied to ending the existing draft for under 19s. Opponents threaten to kill it. the program would target about 800,000 boys annually once active.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Winson
D-Ga
Armed Services
Deadline for Filing Candidacy Tonight in May Primary
Circuit Clerk Malcolm H. Hix announced the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy in the May primary is Saturday midnight. His office will stay open until midnight to accommodate late filers who decide at the last moment to run for office, though it normally closes at noon on Saturdays.
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Malcolm H. Hix
Hix
Court House
Fairmont Faculty Reject Mundel Aid Vote
Fairmont faculty members voted 21 to 3 against aiding Dr. Luella R. Mundel in the event of a retrial of her slander suit against a state board of education member. The decision was reported by the Fairmont West Virginian and tied to a university chapter meeting at Fairmont State College.
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Luella R. Mundel
State Board of Education
West Virginian
Fairmont State College
American Association of University Professors
Mander
Masked witness details Katyn massacre claim before House panel
A man in a white head to toe mask testified via interpreter to a House subcommittee that in 1989 he witnessed 200 Polish officers killed at Katyn Forest near Smolensk. He said two Poles and a Polish priest escaped a Russian prison camp and observed the executions, with 206 victims counted as they were bound and dumped into a mass grave.
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Katyn Forest
Smolensk
Russia
Hidde
Madden
D-Ind
Mittee
Berest
Robbing Blue Goose Easy as Duck Soup Heists Reported
The Blue Goose restaurant at 93244 Lee St suffered a Tuesday night burglary. Thieves pried a vent grill, jimmied a cash drawer, and took three watches and about 310 to 400 dollars in bills and change from proprietor Mike Skaaf. Auto caps were stolen from six cars on Lee St, including two from Mrs. M. Gane and four from Charles F. McCabe.
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Lee St
Mike Skaaf
Skaaft
City Among Fight Tops in Business
Rand McNally data place Charleston West Virginia among eight top US business cities noting a 10 percent year over year boost. The report ranks Amarillo Denver Tampa Tucson Cleveland Columbia Reno with gains from 11 to 15 percent and shows West Virginia employment and salary totals for 1947–1950 and 1950.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States
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Texa
Denver
Coig
Tampa
Fla
Tucson
Ariz
Cleveland
Columbia
S.C
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Rand McNally
Wbres
Mourning for King George Widens Across World
London reports much of the civilized world joins Britain in mourning for King George. In Washington, Brannan fires two Agriculture Department officials over administrative failures linked to government grain losses. Latham White and Harry James Solomon dismissals underscore ongoing grain shortage probes centered in Dallas.
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Britain
London
George
Washington
Agriculture Department
Latham White
Harry. James Solomon
Dallas
Tex
White
Solomon
House Agriculture Subcommittee
Senate Committee
Truman Says He'll Run RFC If Senators Balk
President Truman said he could run the Reconstruction Finance Corporation himself if senators persist in balking at confirming Harry A. McDonald as RFC head. Senator Maybank led a banking committee delegation to the White House in protest over approval while the SEC investigation continues.
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Feo
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Harry A. McDonald
RFC
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Maybank
Senate -Bank
White House
McDonald
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wonder
Windsor to attend royal funeral after George VI dies
The Duke of Windsor sails to England for King George VI's funeral. The 57 year old duke, who abdicated in 1936, remains estranged from the royal family. His former wife Wallis Simpson never joined the royals.
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Duke of Windsor
George VI
England
Windsor
Duchess of Windsor
Wallis“ Warfield Simpson
Anne Seagrim
Britons Withdraw To Personal Grief Over King’s Death
Londoners respond with mourning after the king’s death. crowds gather at Buckingham Palace as white blinds close and St Pauls bells toll. The BBC halts normal programming and Paris bulletins interrupt trading as workers drift home in somber quiet.
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Buckingham Palace
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Paris
Letins
Anill Exchange
Tom
St.Paul's Cathedral
Elizabeth the Queen Her Childhood to Reign
A London dispatch profiles Elizabeth II from childhood to throne, recounting early moments at Windsor nursery and royal lessons. It notes her nickname Lilibet, a growing sense of royal bearing, and a nursemaid's recall of a playful yet pivotal passage as she prepared to become queen.
Queen Elizabeth Prepares to Assume Duties After King's Death
In Nairobi the 25 year old Princess Elizabeth prepares to take royal duties after King George VI dies. Her husband the Duke of Edinburgh delivers the news from London as the couple abort a five month tour. They fly from Nairobi to Entebbe and then on to London, expected to arrive by morning.
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Kenya
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Entebbe
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Victoria
Prayer for Peace Read Amid Daily Reflections
A brief 30 second prayer expresses a plea for peace and guidance. The fragment mentions God and seeking forsakenness, reflecting a moment of spiritual reflection in daily devotion.
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