Mrs Craft Appointed Kanawha County Demonstration Agent
Mrs Rosalie Craft of Nitra is named Kanawha county home demonstration agent succeeding Lavonia Hilbert who resigned to take a Pennsylvania post. Craft taught at Poca High School in Putnam county last semester and previously served three years as home demonstration agent in Jackson County. She was a club agent for a year, graduated in 1941 from West Virginia University with a bachelor of science in home economics and biological science, and studied at Morris Harvey and West Virginia Wesleyan colleges.
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Craft
Rosalie Craft
Nitra
Kanawha County
Lavonia Hilbert
Pennsylvania
Poca High School
Putnam County
Jackson County
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Westleyan
Seven Hurt In Varied Mishaps In Charleston Area
Charleston area hospitals report seven injuries from accidents and mishaps. John Williams of Union, Monroe county, suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash near his home and was admitted. Lee Plumley, 23, of Hamlin, released after emergency care for minor lacerations and bruises. A child, Tommy Hayze, 5, was treated after a car backed over him. James Ball, 3, of Belle, fractured his right arm from a fall on stairs. John Hill, 24, of 1907 Fourth Ave, lacerated and fractured left hand from a drill mishap. Elwood Jarrell, 24, of Van, Boont county, injured both knees when a mine motor struck him. Fifty to sixty percent of U S timber is privately owned and forty percent publicly held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
John Williams
Union
Monroe County
Charleston General Hospital
Lee Plumley
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Staats Hospital
Tommy Hayzelett
Fifth St
E. C. Redse
Charles Watson
Merl. Watson
Litstlepage Terrace
Charleston General
James R. Ball
Belle
W. R. Hall
John L. Hill
Midwest Steel Corp
Elwood Jarrell
Van
Boon County
Y & O Coal Co
Taft Leads GOP Pull After Trade Pact Vote
Senator Taft outlined eight priorities for a possible post convention session. He noted civil rights legislation, two-year AEC term extensions, federal pay raise, highway aid, tidelands, margarine tax changes, Mundt Nixon anti Communist bill, and an equal rights amendment as items to act on. Taft also planned talks with Speaker Martin to set terms for reconvening Congress.
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Taft
Congress
Sen
Millikin
R-Colo
Finance Committee
Vandenberg
Johnson
D-Colo
Senate
GOP
Sroop
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio
Martin
Senators Propose Alien Draft Plan Amid War Controversy
The article notes Senator Lodge pushing a plan to draft aliens for the American Army, with 50 000 originally, later reduced to 35 000 under Tydings pressure. It describes debates over serving abroad, voluntary training for 18 year olds, and an extra Senate session to speed action as House bills mirror the proposals.
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Womumaeo
Pepe
Lodge
Tydings
Ate
Senate
Gurney
Director Arrives to Lead Local Summer Play Project
James H. Lee co directs Summer Players Inc arrives at Kanawha airport via American Airlines after working on The Great Gatsby in Hollywood. Miss Mary Ellen Annand of Kanawha Players welcomes him as interviews begin for eight planned plays and membership info is available from Lee or Peters at 25-829. The first production will be staged at St Mathews church community house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lee
Summer Players, Inc
Charles Peters, Jr
Kanawha Airport
American Airlines
Mary Ellen Annand
Kanawha Players
Charleston
Mr. Lee
Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Betty Field
Lee
Peters
St. Mathews Church
Reduction in State Apple Crop Foreseen in West Virginia
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service noted a predicted smaller West Virginia apple harvest due to heavy fruit losses locally. The report also cited satisfactory fruit in the week ending June 5, with alfalfa and grass clover hay underway and early crops in bloom, plus corn planted and potatoes appearing very good. Cattle feeding scarce and costly, milk output steady, egg supply falling, and farm labor shortages reported in many locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Truman Dedicates Montana Visit Amid Nebraska Discontent
The article reports friction in Montana and Nebraska as President Truman tours. Nebraska Chairman William Ritchie shifted support after Omaha events. Truman meets Idaho party officials at Sun Valley and secures 12 unpledged Nebraska votes at the national convention.
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Salomtans
Montana
Lester H. Loble
Nebraska
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Truman
Omaha
Sun Valley
Idaho
Dan Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Truman Heads to Idaho for Sun Valley Visit Drive to Idaho Falls
Democrats in Iowa felt bypassed by the Chief Executive amid claims of no trouble. A Presidential aide said the President welcomes talks with Democratic officials in a lonely state. Mr. Truman spent the night at Sun Valley and began an 183 mile drive to Idaho Falls ahead of schedule. He passed through valleys with peaks and sage covered foothills and wild flowers. The trip included a pass through Craters of the Moon National Monument and brief stops at Arco and a naval ordnance testing ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lovery State
Truman
Sun Valley
Idaho Falls
Scheduule
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Arco
Naval Ordnance
Marsh to resign as West Virginia U S Commerce district manager
Q C Marsh announces resignation effective June 30 from his post as district manager for West Virginia with the U S Department of Commerce. He has served since 1942 in various government roles including Smaller War Plants Corp and Reconstruction Finance Corp. He plans to return to the automobile business in Charleston. No successor named yet.
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Q. C. Marsh
U. S. Department of Commerce
West Virginia
Marsh
War Plants Corp
Reconstruction
Finlance Corp
Lttle
Commerce Department
Charleston
Meadows to Speak At Coal Institute in Beckley
Gov. Meadows will address the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute spring meeting at the Black Knight Country club. Eight WVU students who won Coal Association scholarships will attend, with a field trip to New Waves Co. de watering plant Saturday morning.
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Madison
Jack Ice Poundstone
Morgantown
Daniel Ashcraft
Wheeling
Lloyd G. Fitzgerald
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Arch J. Alexander
J. R. Blackburn
State Department of Mines
T. J. Liddle
Stonega Coal and Coke Co
Harry Fisher
American Dynamic Co
Cadwallader Evans, Jr
Hudson Coal Co
C. C. Ballard
New River
Truman Hopefuls Prosper in Western Tour Notes
At Sun Valley Idaho President Truman received broad support from Idaho Democrats including State Chairman Dan Cavana gh who pledged 100 percent for the Truman doctrine and policies. The Florida delegation split from Pepper forces while Clinton Anderson led New Mexico Democrats in a Senate primary with John J Dempsey as opponent and Maj General Patrick Hurley winning the Republican nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Sun Valley
Idaho
Dan Cavanagh
Nebraska
Montana
South
Furman
Florida
Frank D. Upchurch
Claude E. Pepper
Pepper
Alex Littlefield
GOP
Carroll Reece
Senate
Rhode Island
New Mexico
Colorado
Kentucky
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
John J .Dempsey
National Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
Hurley
Dennis Chavez
Arabs Claim Paris Cabinet Faces Strain Over German Pact
In Paris the cabinet battles over the London agreement with Germany as opposition accuses Bidault of secrecy. Centrist deputies fear a narrow defeat in the National Assembly while Gen. Charles de Gaulle is seen as the likely successor. In Berlin the Soviet press denounces the pact as a diktat and warns it risks partition of Germany.
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International Red Cross
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Bidault
de Gaullists
France
Germany
London
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Schumen
Berlin
Diktat
Primary Rule Controversy In County Committee
The Supreme Court was petitioned after the county court rejected Robert son’s list. Judge Lovins noted the county committee had not requested or voted on any qualified voter for election commissioner or poll clerk. The dispute stemmed from a split over supporting James Kay Thomas of Charleston versus Grey Patteson of Mt. Hope for governor.
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Supreme Court
Robertson
Lovins
James Kay Thomas
Charleston
Grey Patteson
Mt. Hope
Housing bill aims to boost public homes and veteran aid
New Housing (Contrived From Pere 1) proposes 100000 low cost public housing units yearly for five years. Polcott explains the bill aims to build over one million five hundred thousand homes annually for ten years, with modernization, mortgage insurance through veterans cooperatives, and aid for disabled veterans to obtain suitable housing. Wolcott defends and says the plan would exceed one million homes per year.
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Pere
Polcott
Tait-Eilender- Wagner
Wolcott
Elkview Man Elected to Capitol Sail Conservation Board
Elkview supervisor F. B. Phillips has been elected to a three year term on the Capitol Sail Conservation district board. Mayor Carl Andrews of Charleston chairs the district with M. V. Fisher of Liberty as the third member. Terms for Glennie Burford of Elkview and B. B. Milam of Sissonville expire July 31.
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Elkview
F. B. Phillips
Capitol Sail Conservation District
State Department of Agriculture
Carl Andrews
Charleston
M. V. Fisher
Liverty
Glennie Burford
B. B. Milam
Sissonville
Chernoffs Seek to Sell Ohio Radio Station WMOA
Marietta Broadcasting Co. sought federal approval to sell WMOA Marietta Ohio to William G Wells of Alexandria Virginia for 76000 Wells a Toledo native and CAA flight information services deputy director plans to hire Hugh M Higgins of Washington as station manager and sell Higgins a ten percent stake in WMCA The sale is to be made by Howard L Chernoff Melva Chernoff of Charleston West Virginia and Mildred Chernoff of Huntington West Virginia
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Chernoffs
Ohio
Washington
Marietta Broadcasting Co
The
Communications Commission
WMOA
Marietta
William G. Wells
Alexandria
Wells
Toledo
Oho
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Hugh M. P. Higgins
Washington, DD
Jsell Higgins
WMCA
Howard L. Chernoff
Melva Chernoff
Charles~ton
W. Va
Mildred Chernoff
Huntington
Charleston Pilot club members head to Pilot International convention
Five of eight Charleston Pilot Club members plan a Daytona Beach trip for the Pilot International convention. Alma Blair Edna Tendy Helen Maier Virginia Lemons and Winifred Newman are pictured studying maps. Newman is District No. 10 governor and will participate in the program. The five day event begins next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Pilot Club
Daytona Beach
Fla
Pilot
International
Alma Blair
Edna Tendy
Helen Maier
Virginia Lemons
Winifred Newman
Nose M. Kirby
Ethel Merdor
Frances Atwood
Miss Newman
Gazette
Child Wins 22 Mile Passing Race Injury Chokes Mil
A two year old Kanawha county girl Priscila Craig won a 22 mile race then choked on milk. She was rushed to Charleston General Hospital where doctors Dr James Gray and Dr Baldock began artificial respiration and she is said to be getting along fine.
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Kanawha County
Charleston General Hospital
Priscila Craige
Elmer Lee Craig
Ward
James EB. Gray
J. M. Baldock
Dr. Alston Chosen President of Agnes Scott College
Dr. Wallace M. Alston former pastor at First Presbyterian and currently at Druid Hills Presbyterian in Decatur Ga is elected vice president and professor of philosophy at Agnes Scott College and will become president July 1 1951 George Winship announced He will assume college duties September 1 after leading First Presbyterian from 1938 to 1944 during which church membership rose from 1900 to about 3900.
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Alston
Wallace M. Alston
First Presbyterian Church
Druid Hills Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Agnes Scott College
George Winship
College Board of Trustees
Reservists to Train in Charleston On Native Duty Basis
The 292d Organ and Reserve Composite group from Kia nawha Boone and Clay counties will meet at Charleston high school auditorium for a two day training course on a native duty basis. Col Justus Stalnaker said the course forms plans for handling major emergencies in the area and has been in progress since last October attracting interest from group members and other state organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kianawha
Boone
Clay Counties
Charleston
Justus Stalnaker
Stalnaker
Judgment Awarded In Auto Collision Case On Route 1
Dale E Monk of 1635 Clay received 380 dollars from a circuit court in a suit for 1000 dollars against Mr and Mrs G D Ps of Belle. No appearance was made by defendants. The claim arose from a Dec 15 1847 collision on U S Route Wh Rand where Pearson allegedly rear ended the Monk vehicle.
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Dale E. Monk
Clay
G. D. Ps
Belle
U. S
Rand
Pear
Pearson
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RED Top Brewing CO
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Coal Institute
Paris
Child
Cedar Grove
Pilot Club
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