Bank Founder Giannini Dies in California
Amadeo Peter Giannini founder of Bank of America died in his San Mateo home Seven Oaks after a month of illness. A produce merchant turned banker he built the Bank of Italy into a nationwide network with more than seven million depositors and assets over 34.9 billion. His son L. Giannini succeeded him as president of the bank.
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Bank of Italy
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Habbi Cashdan to Speak at Logan Temple Dedication
Habbi Louis Cashdan of Charleston will preach at the dedication of the new non sectarian Jewish congregation in Logan. Judge C C Ginsmakers will address. The event begins at 3 p m with Rabbi Karl Grosman of Cincinnati giving the invocation and responsive reading. The temple seats 148 and includes a Sunday school basement with a kitchen.
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Charleston Gazette
Habbi Louis Cashdan
Logan
P! Guck
Ben [Tobin
National Bank of Sgn
Karl Grosman
Cincinnati
Ladd M. Ross
J. Hickman
Bernard Milwh
Om the
Ben Shierman
Harold Koehn
Fener
Abe Melman
Brosizes
Berry Sterr
Phil Glick
Bernard Miller
Sam Cohen
Jack Moss
Joe Fisch
M. E. .Thalheimer
Temple
Si Bloom
Albert ‘Thalheimer, Jr
Chester Sharf
Sar. Weiner
Kernard Miler i
Train Hits 21 Month Old Girl Near Rock Mercer
A 21 month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cal White of Rock, was struck by a locomotive and injured yesterday near Rock in Mercer County. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition and remained unconscious late tonight. The parents said the train pushed the child along the track briefly after she wandered from the White home yard about 50 feet away.
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Bellsfield
Shine
Rock
Mercer County
Cal White
Parkersburg Fatality Brings Highway Toll To 134
The death of 18 year old Anna Ella Freed in Parkersburg from injuries sustained on Memorial Day raised the state highway toll to 134 for the year. The death was the fourth highway fatality this month and follows two June deaths.
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Anna Ella Freed
Parkersburg
Escapees Threaten Guard Numbers and Prison Damage
A jail warden notes prior escape attempts by inmates and vows to add guards, aiming for ninety to confront 1.69 inmates. He cites an aging facility, a new cell block funded by a legislative appropriation, and worries about how to handle captured escapees without risking officer or citizen lives. He portrays inmates as willing to kill for freedom.
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Jan
One-Eyed Annie and the Columbia Split Story
A fragment recounts a figure once labeled One-Eyed Annie as a pro in New York. It alleges he left Columbia University in 1923 after a harshly criticized play and joined then broke with the Communist party before rejoining at times. It notes aliases, a suicide pact exposure by a brother, and that he paid minimal income tax in 1929.
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One-Eyed
Annie
Columbia Dnversity
Communist Party Pod
Red Trio Jailed Contenders From Case 17 Medina
Medina eyed the courtroom as bail was revoked for three defendants charged with conspiring to violently overthrow the government. Gates, editor of the Communist Daily Worker, faced contempt risks after refusing to answer certain questions. Federal Judge Samuel H. Kaufman pressed for a defense strategy and remaining in jail pending trial.
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Medina
Hall
Sessio
Gates
Communist
Daily Worker
Sgranta
U.S
McGubkey
Jonge
Pign
Samuel H . Kaufman
Spy Theory on Missing Uranium at Argonne Lab
FBI scientists in Washington examined fingerprints on an empty bottle that held uranium oxide found at Argonne National Laboratory. The investigation, led by Dr. Ernest Thiele of Standard Oil, seeks to determine if theft or carelessness caused the disappearance of the super uranium mixture and to assess security at AEC installations.
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Washington
Argonne National Laboratory
Phi Raro
Congressional Committee
Ernest ‘Thiele
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Thiele
Argonne
Oak Riggs
AEC
Two youths drown in river near rescue boat scene
Two boys, Quesenberry and Prior, drowned after a boat accident near a water plant. Fire crews retrieved bodies within minutes, both with faint pulses revived briefly, then died at Charleston General Hospital. One man, Oscar Spreching, 22, also drowned after falling from a boat on the river. Bodies held at local mortuaries.
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Wake
Baens
Charleston General Hospital
Cunningham
Quesenberry
Young Prior
Cunninghem Mortuary
Pryor
Campbell Tortuary
Oscar Spreching
Gare Irison
Eli
Rigid Seclusion for Pentianel Seam Pace 1
The jury was ordered to have restricted access to telephone calls and mail as the judge cut references to the trial from newspapers. The court discussed deposition timing for John Lies and noted that John Lies is present in Wheeling.
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Fortner
Marishal Russel
Nichols
Teige Watkins
Jona
William Lias
T Johm Lias
Jheannal
William
Lias
Jobn Lige Hat
Convicts Escape From Moundsville Prison Raid
Two prisoners walked away from the state penitentiary farm at Moundsville and were later recaptured in New Martinsville. The breakout involved 14 men, with guards bound and headquarters alarmed after a guard’s telephone line was cut. The escape used improvised tools and a library book to cut bars and pry doors, with fugitives fleeing into Brooke County and beyond after a 26 foot drop. The incident triggered a state police investigation and scrutiny of prison staffing.
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Hanedy
Vatuen Ore
J. Skeen
Moundsville
Bill
Lifors
Carroll County
Emple
Virginie
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Skeen
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Virgil
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the Creck
Brooke County
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Logan County
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Otto Neff
Ile
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Thames P. Ross
Jack Heensy
Life
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Dennis P. Taylor
Everett Leroy Kuble
Elmer Tichnell
Iter Stumlex
Sheluis
John Valykea
Denver Vaniess
Eddie Starcher
Gerald Nolab
John Val
Fed Feeut
Lewisburg
Paw
Petersburg
Prisiat
iBureh
West Virginis State Penitentiary
Moundevills
Orel J. Skeen
Railroads Seek Boost in Rates Amid War Strain
Railroads urge higher fares claiming rising wage and operating costs postwar demand. They seek increases to passenger and sleeping car rates, pointing to 16 17 percent hikes already granted in the East and urging further relief to offset wartime expenses. Other regions see similar pressure as carriers warn costs will rise with continued operating demands.
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Iust
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Last Rites Planned For William Walder
William Walder age 50 of Kanawha Blvd died Thursday night after a purchase, with services at 11 a m tomorrow in Barlow memory chapel conducted by Rabbi Louis J. Cartdan. Burial in Spring Hill cemetery. He headed Southern Chemnleaf Co at Hansford Street and was active in Sulliness fraternal and sports circles. He attended Charlesseton game before illness and followed Charlestor high school, Stonewall Jackson high, and Mortis Harvey college games.
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Bicycle accident injures man near Hevnsha
John McCormick 33 of Hevnsha was hurt when the bicycle he rode skidded near his home. He was taken to Boiarsky Memorial Hospital with facial injuries including a torn jaw and a possibly injured eye. He received brush wounds and other unspecified injuries.
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John McCormick
Hevnsha
Boiarsky Memorial Hospital
Railmen Defy Britain in 24 Hour Strike Action
London reports a group of state rail workers ignored both the Labour government and union leaders to plan another 24 hour strike. They demand the government rearrange schedules so workers can spend nights away from home.
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Innight
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Death notices span multiple families in Winona county
An obituary listing rural Winona and Putnam counties details numerous local residents, with services and burial plans in cemeteries across Bancroft, Clarendon, and surrounding towns. The notices name survivors, service times, and funeral homes, reflecting a large, regionally woven mourning record.
Service for Soldier Will Be Tomorrow
The body of Pet. Clifford Adkins, 24, of Mysa Lincoln County, killed in Germany in November 1964 while serving with the U S Infantry, arrived at Mahagen and Koontz funeral home Hamlin. Services tomorrow at 1 pm at Colling Enab Methodist with Rev Ebb Cummings officiating. Burial will be in Galdsherry cemetery. The American Legion Post No 1111 of Hamlin will provide military honors. He is survived by two sisters Mrs Homer Adkins of Hamlin and Mrs Vaunin Adkins of Stas, three workers Clyde of Smiths Ferry IP Hubert of Wellyville and Elba of Mount Gaya.
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Mam
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Ebb Cummings
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Galdsherry
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Homer Adkins
Vaugin Adkins
Stas
Clyde
Smith's Ferry
Hubert
Wellyville
Elba
Mount Gaya
Funeral arrangements for Frank Turner 92
Reported obituary notes services for Frank Turner aged 92. Funeral plans list Chapman mortuary and Bull Creek cemetery with burial at Pleasant, along with survivors including a wife and children and detailed funeral arrangements. Fire call and misdirected alarms are noted amid the day’s events.
Memorial Service Arranged For Mr Bettinger Sr
The service continues from Paes Jy for the first football team of Charleston High. The obituary notes he lived 40 years in the New York market and lists surviving wife Mrs Ara M. Bettingser, daughter Mrs James Walker of Charleston, two sons C Bettinger Jr and Claude Hettinger at home, two sisters Elizabeth Bettinger of Charleston and Mrs J B Rensford Huntington, a grandson James J Walker Jr, and the service location at Miss Elizabeth Dettinger’s home 151e Virginia St Be
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Shayer
New York
Ara M. Bettingse
James 5. Walker
Charleston
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Claude
ML Hettinger
Elizabeth Bettinger
J.B. Rensford
Huntington
Sone
James J. Walker, Jr
Euizabett Dettinger
Virginia St
Dr. Herbert H Haynes Dies of Heart Attack
Dr. Herbert H Haynes a nationally prominent surgeon who invented novel abdominal surgery methods and a widely used bed and splint died in a hospital last week from coronary failure. A native of Fayette county he trained at Balliol College and practiced medicine in Clarksburg since 1911. Private funeral services will be held here tomorrow. he leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter.
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Reid
Herbert H. Diaynes
Haynes
Besrt
Thisnregon
Fayetur County
Janos Haynes
Pope Plans to Name Cardinals This Year
Vatican sources report Pope Pius intends to appoint new cardinals in a consistory later this year to broaden the Sacred College. The present cardinals number around 70 and have not grown since the 16th century, with 24 vacancies cited.
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Service Arranged for Pfc Alfred Creigh Burial in Ronceverte
The body of Pfc Alfred E Creigh 25 of Ronceverte killed in action in Belgium in December while with the 82nd Airborne division is returned for burial. Service at 3 p m today at Ronceverte Presbyterian Church with Rev J G Morrison officiating. Burial in Riverview Cemetery under Kramer mortuary. Body moves to church at 9 30 a m today. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs A E Creigh II Alpine Texas and sister Margaret Lynn also of Texas.
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Ronceverte
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Ronceverte Ebyterian
J.G. Morrison
Riverview
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A. IE. Creigt
Alpine
Tex
Margaret Lynn
Texas
Miners and Operators Near UMW Contract Conclusion
Lewis Stalling urged injunction if miners gain stalled talks as UMW presses for good faith bargaining. Mandy lamented, while Mondy claimed no chance to place operators’ contract proposals on the table. Southern producers stand ready to dispute labor demands as nationwide strikes loom.
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UMW
U. S
Assco
Berlin Unity Talks Over Kommandatura Plans
Berlin observers note common ground between rival plans for Berlins four sector command, seeking a central city administration under occupation. Western powers push for majority vote in ordinary functions, while preserving limited veto for security. Russian member faces frequent blocking concerns amid postwar governance tensions.
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Symington Defends Record On B-36 Modifications
Symington asserts no urging by him for Air Force purchases or B-36 changes and dismisses claims of irregularities. He recounts consultations with Van Zandt, notes Forrestal era procedures, and denies pressuring Odlum or other manufacturers. He defends the process as proper and in line with prior administrations.
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Blaze checked by bucket brigade saves second house
A hastily organized bucket brigade and a fire truck prevented spread after a residence at Katawha Two-Mile burned. Firemen lacked pressure to combat the blaze, limiting damage to a second house to 150 dollars. The destroyed house was valued at 2,000 with 500 in contents. Origin was not determined, reported at 10 last night.
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Allen Haines
Johnson Withdraws Alleged Gag Order
Washington report states Secretary Johnson withdrew directive No 1 amid denial it was designed as a gag for armed services. Yet existing prewar regulations still require Army and Air Force personnel to submit speeches and articles for review while Navy assigns individual accountability for remarks. The order aimed to centralize review across services, drawing sharp criticism for potential peacetime censorship.
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Deletse Johnson
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Air Force
Navy
Marines
Reich Council Sells German City Jobs Amid Talks
Howley said Russia rejected Western proposals including an arbitration court under the Allied Control Council directive. Moscow declared the control council dead a year ago and now seeks revival. He warned Western policy remains in patient waiting to ease a strike hindering Western Allied ship deliveries to Berlin with no future meeting scheduled.
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Berlin
Compromise Sought On Labor Amendments And Emergency Powers
Reported proposals from Douglas Aiken and Morse outline five labor amendments to the Wagner Act. They would require unions to bargain in good faith, guarantee freedom of speech in labor relations, require annual financial reports to the NLRB, have unions and employers sign anti totalitarian assurances, and set two new strike handling procedures. The plan permits the President to appoint an emergency board and, if needed, seize industry for up to 90 days with return of property within 60 days after the board report.
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Hil Aiken
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National Labor Relations Board
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Signs Point to Stable Pound Market Despite Export Strains
The Tovestor's Chronicle notes limited speculation on a free market for the pound, deeming it worth roughly wartime price and suggesting little gain from present values. It cites high export costs reducing British sales and whispers of possible depreciation affecting exports as the economy remains tight.
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