Toledo or Charleston: Toledo chosen for franchise bid
Menendez ruled out any rival city in the Toledo franchise bid saying no bidding war and declaring Toledo the sole option, with Charleston as the alternative mentioned. The report notes a misprint or garbled line about Louisville.
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Menendez
Charleston
Story Out
Toledo American Association
Daniel Booné Hotel
Danny Menendez
Harry Wallace
al Banister
Columbus Redbirds
Gazette
Steel wage talks end in deadlock as panel weighs million words
In New York on February 16, management and labor deadlock in a steel wage dispute after 14 days of hearings before a six member Wage Stabilization Board panel. The CIO United Steelworkers threaten 650000 workers if demands are unmet while industry warns of higher prices and inflation. The panel will review nearly one million words of testimony and may make a recommendation to the WSB, which has nonbinding authority.
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New York
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Fnion
WSB
Washington
Pittsburgh
Sunday Specials Begin In State Magazine Section
The Gazette launches two new features in its expanding State Magazine Section. Riley Wilson shares circus travel anecdotes in a multi part series and Hugh McPherson starts Plat ter Portraits in a world of records. Page references guide readers to sports, weddings, editorials, and more.
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State Magazine
The
Gazette
W. E
Riley) Wilson
Gazete
John W. Handlan
Riley
Pageom
Hugh
West Virginia
State House Carpenter
Hardiman
Woods and Waters
Pistons
Miny Punch
Jessus
Riley Wilson
Winfield
Piatter
Visnetie
Rage
Gazette Promotion Moscow Message Quiz Okayed
The West Virginia High School Print Pass Asset announces approval of the nationwide Messages to Moscow contest. Governor Patteson is named as a finalist judge along with two others to be announced, selecting the winning message from four preliminaries over four weeks.
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Moscow
West Virginia
W. Trent
Younty
Trent
Jillage
Patteson
Gazette
W. E. Chilton
Ritchie Banker Sought by Police In Fund Shortage
FBI issues warrant for Samuel E. Swiger vice president and cashier of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Cairo West Virginia in a $36,000 bank shortage. Swiger has been missing since Wednesday and faces charges under the Federal Reserve Act.
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Ritchie
Pittsburgh
FBI
Samuel E. Swiger
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Cairo
Ritchie County
W. Va
Swiger
Fred Hallford
Hallford
Federal Reserve Act
Parkersburg
U. S
Lawrence Ronning
Howard Caplan
Clarksburg
Vacation Advised For Young Queen
London reports Queen Elizabeth II advised to take a vacation after King George VI’s burial and her accession. She met Queen Mary and the Duke of Windsor at Marlborough House then spent a quiet day at Clarence House with Prince Charles and Princess Margaret present. Advisers say a holiday is planned but may be several weeks away as she handles decisive duties.
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Queen Elizabeth
Marlborough House
Queen Mary
Duke of Windsor
Britain
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Dove
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Clarence House
Princess Margaret
Appeal Granted for Irving Schein in Tots and Teens Fire Case
Irving Schein former owner of the Tots and Teens Children's Shop on Lee Street won an appeal against his arson conviction. Sam Bodoff a bondsman and ex detective from Charleston was denied a writ of error on his extortion conviction. Stamper of Malden was found guilty of unlawful carrying a blackjack. Bouchelle denied reasons, stay on Schein’s sentence continues. Schein awaiting county jail reporting date while under $10,000 bond. trial occurred in New York.
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Lee St
Sam Bodoff
Charleston
Julian F. Boucheille
Preston
Stamper
Malden
Schein
Rodoff
New York
William J. Thompson
Bouchelle
Witness Immunity In Probe Rapped
Sen. O'Conor of Maryland criticized President Truman's plan to grant immunity to witnesses in the Morris probe. He warned the move departs from regular practice and could pose great danger, urging Congress to reject the request for such sweeping powers.
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Washington
Truman
Newbold Moris
Sen
O'Conor
Conor
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Congress
Morris
Ten Klansmen Are Charged With Kidnaping Floggings
Ten Klansmen face charges of kidnapping and flogging in what appears to be a local or regional criminal case. The report notes the group’s alleged actions and pending court proceedings, reflecting tensions around extremist activities during the period.
FBI raids target North Carolina Klan night riders
Federal agents arrested 10 former Ku Klux Klansmen in Columbus County for kidnapping and flogging a white couple from Fair Bluff. The suspects, including a deputy sheriff and a constable, faced $5,000 bonds and possible Lindbergh-law penalties. Victims Dorothy Martin and Ben Grainger were driven into South Carolina and beaten by masked assailants. A wave of floggings and fear has plagued the county, with officials noting other attacks.
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FBI
Carolinas
North Carolina
Columbus County
IFBE
J.edgar Hoover
Washington
Fair Bluff Klavern
U. S
Misa Dorothy Martin
Ben Grainger
Fair Bluff
Horry County
S.C
Clayton Sellers
French OK for West European army with German delay
The French National Assembly approved a united West European army contingent on delaying German recruiting until the plan is approved and in effect. No date is set, and full agreement among nations is pending a formal treaty and ratifications. Premier Faure touted the shift to gain Socialist support and ease pressure on US deterrence plans ahead of meetings in London and Lisbon.
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Paris
French National Assembly
National Assembly
Edgar Faure
Saurcay
Socialist Party
United States
Europe
London
Lisbon
Faure
Robert Schuman
Taft Camp Urges MacArthur To Disavow Delegates
Backers of Sen Taft urge Gen Douglas MacArthur to disavow a slate of GOP delegate candidates entered under his name in the March 11 New Hampshire presidential primary. The Taft camp views the move as a bid to split Ohio’s support in a contest with Eisenhower. Truman faces a similar January to March split within his party over a possible run.
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Fep
Taft
Ohio
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
New Hampshire
Kefauver
Tennessee
Truman
MacArthur
Ohigan
Dwight
Eisenhower
Loggers Trek Out Of Snow Prisons In Maine
More than 100 loggers escaped four days of storm imprisonment in Northern Maine camps. Ten Eastern Corporation woodsmen were rescued after 12 foot drifts. others reached outposts as airlifts and snowplows restored supplies.
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Patten
Paper) Corporation
Here
Maine
Eastern Corporation
All West Virginia Soap Box Derby Set For July 19
The Gazette and Chevrolet announce the 1st annual All West Virginia Soap Box Derby will be held Saturday July 19. Builders are urged to pick up the 1942 Official Rule Book at Rhodes Walker South Charleston or McMillion Motors Kanawha Blvd to enter the competition.
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Gazette
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Chevrolet Deaters
Rhodes- Walker
South Charleston
McMillion Motors
Bank Robbery Strikes Suburban Wheeling Bank of Warwood
Police sweep roads after two well dressed gunmen held up the Bank of Warwood at closing time stealing an estimated 27 000. Vice president Steber and cashier Robinson were forced into a vault as the robbers collected cash from four drawers.
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Wheeling
Pauline Archer
Bank of Warwood
Ww. C. Steber
Steber
K. T. Robinson
Body of Girl Found In Car In Huntington
Police identify a 17 year old girl found dead in a parked automobile in Northeast Huntington. Detective Chief Herman A. Frazier says the body was found today and had been dead about 12 hours. Cause of death pending autopsy. body reclined on the rear seat and floor, not visible to passersby.
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Huntington
Herman A. Frazier
Mary Madden
Congressmen denounce Democrats at West Virginia dinner
Two Republican lawmakers condemned the Democratic Party during Lincoln Day speeches in Southern West Virginia. Rep. Albert P. Morano denounced the White House ethics crisis, urging Republicans to win in November. He spoke at Logan and Bluefield events, urging restoration of ethics and dignity in government.
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West Virginia
Albert P. Morano
R-Conn
Logan County
Sons of Italy Hall
Logan
Leslie C. Arends
White House
Morano
Struggle of Taft vs Ike in Congress Handling
A Gallup survey asks which man would work better with Congress, Eisenhower or Taft. General Eisenhower leads overall due to Democratic Senate control, but among Republican voters the split is closer with Taft gaining ground.
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Struggle of Taft
Ike
George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Senate
House
Iiks
Taft
Public opinion on Eisenhower vs Taft in Congress relation
Gallup Poll surveyed 2 cross sections from Maine to California asking which Republican candidate would work better with Congress. Eisenhower polled 55 percent to Taft. The public’s ability to judge congressional effectiveness remains uncertain, with 46 percent saying they don’t know.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Taft
Eisenhower
Probers Subpoena Ex-Taxman Nunan
Washington house tax probe subpoenaed ex IRS official Joseph D. Nunan who says he received an open subpoena to appear before the Ways and Means subcommittee. Senator Williams demands investigation into Nunan s alleged forgetfulness about tax cases. The IRS notes waivers were issued allowing Nunan to represent eight firms after leaving government service in June 1947.
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House
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan
Government Service
Nunan
New York
Rep. King
D-Cal
Harker
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Congressional
Internal Revenue Bureau
Williams
30-Second Prayer for Peace Reflection
A brief devotional prayer invoking Jesus Christ as the way to peace and truth. Rev. Allen Woolums of the Apostolic Church of the Nazarene in Valley Grove leads the prayer expressing gratitude for finding the way through Christ and hoping the world will find answers to perplexities.
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Jesus Christ
Allen Woolums
Church of the Nazarene
Valley Grove
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