Snow Promised Tonight After Brief Warm Spell In Kanawha Valley
The Kanawha valley may enjoy a brief warm spell with slightly higher temperatures today before snow returns tonight and temperatures drop for several days. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a high near 38 after a low of 16, then a mighty fall to about 28 tonight and similar again Thursday. Yesterday saw an ice covered day with two accidents and one fatality as two year old Faye Hope Bath died when a truck slid from a snow bordered island near St. Albans. Mrs Kermit Alberts suffered a broken ankle from a fall on slick sidewalks while several other falls were noted across Charleston. Gas rationing continues with 30 percent curtailment of industrial use in seven northern counties and bakeries urged to limit plain bread output. Bluefield reports a fresh blanket of snow with bright sun after the storm that left 4 to 4 inches in Mercer county. Motorists are urged to use chains on highways around Bluefield and Princeton as temperatures drop, with highway officials noting hazardous conditions.
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Frigid Air Mass Pushes South From Canada
A new cold air mass from Canada tightens winter conditions across the northern United States. Sub zero temperatures persist in Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, northern Minnesota and upper Michigan. Snow blankets the central Rockies and parts of the plains, while Great Lakes and East see moderating but unsettled weather.
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Willie Willis By Roberts Quillen Day Quote
Willie Willis says he will be big like Uncle Joe and that nature only gives such big feet to support a six footer. The remark frames a boastful prediction about future height and stature.
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Red Official Nabbed by FBI
Washington reports a high official of the American Communist party, John Williamson, labor secretary, arrested in New York and sent to Ellis Island for a deportation hearing. A Justice Department official called him the party’s most important figure. Other notes include claims of Communist sympathizers on State Department payrolls and calls to require registration as foreign agents. Williamson was born in Scotland but long acted as an American citizen.
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VA to Fire 8,500 From 206,000 Staff Amid Budget Push
The Veterans Administration will dismiss 8,500 of its 206,000 employees by July 1 to trim the 1949 budget under President Truman. Medical services remain protected while 13 field offices reduce staff. 6,810 administrative workers plus central offices in Washington and New York must cut 1,450. Last February VA Payroll peaked at 226,131 and stood at about 200,731 recently.
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Veteran Urges Congress to Outlaw Communists
National Commander Odgar C. Corry of the American Veterans of World War II urged Congress to pass strong anti-Red laws to destroy Communists in the United States. Testifying before a House subcommittee, he said prompt legislation is needed to render Reds impotent within the constitutional framework and to safeguard personal safety and national security.
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Taft Raps Truman For Power Grab
Senator Taft accuses President Truman of a power grab over industry, agriculture, and commerce and says the administration aims to keep grain and living costs high for political gain. He spoke at a Bloomington banquet linking high prices to Democratic policy and blaming Republicans for décadas of inaction.
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U S Replies to Russian Charges as Weaker Blow
Washington reports that U S officials see Russia s assertion over Nazi Soviet papers as a weak counterpunch It notes the three week old U S release of Nazi Soviet alliance documents and outlines Moscow s two main charges while stressing the aim to influence opinion in Europe rather than Washington or Moscow Local readers are invited to turn to Page Col 3 for continuation.
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Fire Destroys Shelter Home Killing 34 In St John’s
A 50 mile an hour gale swept Hull House a three story concrete shelter for the aged as flames raged. thirty four residents were reported dead with nine survivors. Firemen rescued about 49 from two annex buildings while charred bodies were identified. The blaze prompted warnings for fire escapes and structural changes.
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British Break Arab Assault in Jerusalem Violence Rages
In Jerusalem a fierce daylong battle broke out as Arab forces attacked the Jewish quarter. Two British infantry companies intervened, leaving six Arabs, one Jew, and one British soldier dead and many wounded. Elsewhere a group killed several Arabs in Tulkarm and Neifa saw more casualties. The unofficial toll since late November nears 1,118 with a road curfew imposed in the Safad area.
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Commodities Fall Across Nation As Grocery Prices Drop
A nationwide Associated Press survey finds wholesale commodity declines driving retail price cuts in bacon flour sugar and butter. Grocers report mixed results with some stores offering loss leaders to attract shoppers while others hold prices steady.
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State's Housewives See Evidence of Dip in HCL
West Virginia housewives welcomed a mild fall in inflation as butter, shortening, and flour prices dipped today. A grocery chain cut butter by six cents per pound and shortening and flour by six and 12 to 14 cents respectively. Hog offerings rose 25 percent at Moundsville market as producers joined in the price-break mood. George King of the Retail Grocers association said independent stores would align with competition and pass on savings to shoppers.
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Child 2 Killed in Truck Crash in West Virginia
Two year old Faye Hope Bell of Winfield died when a half ton pickup driven by her mother veered off a snowbank on U S Rt 60 near Albans and plunged over an embankment. She was thrown from the vehicle and died at South Charleston hospital. Her mother Mary Bail, 24, was uninjured. brother Carl Ball, 6, suffered minor forehead burns. Police say the crash occurred around 3 45 pm east of the area referenced. details continue on page 16.
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Flour Butter Lard and Pork Decrease Here
Iscal stores reported further price drops on multiple staples as the national commodities market fell. Pork fell from 1.05 to 0.95 per pound, butter from 0.94 to 0.89, flour to 2.19 per 25 pound bag, and lard down to 0.27 per pound, with bacon seen at 0.75 per pound. Merchants expect further declines if market prices keep tumbling this week.
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Aid Plan Gets One Man Rule in EU Recovery
Senate foreign relations committee backed a cabinet rank administrator to run the European recovery program with a $20,000 yearly pay. The move shifts control from the State Department and pairs the administrator with a bipartisan board and the Secretary of State, with any disputes escalated to the President. The panel also pushed broader Marshall Plan scope and noted France receives more than half of Europe aid in the current stopgap program.
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Andresen Seeks Trader Identity Over Wheat Sell-off
Washington February 10 Rep August H Andresen demanded the name of a leading speculator who sold 1 040 000 bushels of wheat short as the market fell He urged Secretary of Agriculture Anderson to reveal the identity claiming the trader profited around 400 000 and had insider info about government grain paying plans Anderson denied market tip off and said he may not disclose the name The issue ties to a House committee probe into commodity trading and market manipulation The telegram to the Chicago Board of Trade opposed a reduced requirement of 33 13 percent Field note: continue on page 16 Col 5
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Britain pleads for more exports and Marshall aid
London reports Britain faces economic peril without rising exports and Marshall plan support. An emergency white paper shows a 1947 trade deficit of 2.7 billion dollars while Britain, burning through gold and dollar loans, seeks currency convertibility and balanced trade with hard and soft currency areas. Sir Stafford Cripps warns the gap must close, stressing need for domestic growth alongside Marshall aid.
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WVU Dean Cites State Water Loss During Conference
WVU College of Agriculture Dean C. Orton told the State Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors that West Virginia faces its top problem water loss. He cited 42 inches of average annual rainfall but 20 to 25 inches are lost yearly, with farmers hauling water in winter as streams and wells run dry.
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Slump Deepens Across Markets Amid Price Declines
Chicago reports show commodities and stock prices tumbling again, with New York cotton hitting a 16 month low and wholesale meat costs dropping in Chicago. Grain futures slide sharply with March wheat down 48.5 cents and May oats down six cents, while some foods see retail discounting and a wool price boost elsewhere.
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Baruch Sees Commodity Break as Positive, Signals No Depression
Bernard Baruch, quoted by The Sun, says the break in commodity prices is beneficial and does not signal a coming depression. He notes global hunger, a record food crop, and potential growth if peace is achieved. Baruch says price drops cause worry but falls in prices or rises induce hand wringing.
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Jingling the News Have a Heart
Stan Arnol notes Henry Wallace seeks a vice presidential slot but many approached decline. The columnist wryly wonders who will be his Valentine as 1943 politics stir speculation in The Gazet.
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