Georgia to Fight For Abolishment Of Ku Klux Klan
Georgia moves to revoke the Ku Klux Klan charter, arguing unlawful assemblies and Klan activity under the 1916 Georgia charter. State Attorney General Eugene Cook said Atlanta hosts the national headquarters and will seek legal action next week to dissolve the organization.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Eugene Cook
Cook
James A. Colescott
Colescott
Association of
Georg Sia Klans
Samuel Green
Byodk Be Grand Dragon
Green
Knights Ei Ther
Ku Xinx Klan, Inc
Investi
Flogging Incident in Georgia Tied to Local Anti union Factions
June 16 1946 report questions whether a flogging of Willie Dudley a south Georgia Negro was the work of the Klan An AFL statement quoted Dudley saying four men who seized him from a clay pit identified themselves as slansmen The sheriff of Twees county said the assailants were local anti union folks and Dudley could only identify them by voice
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South Georgia
Willie Dudley
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Dudley
W. E. Hambrick
Twlees County
Viscose Employees to Vote on Union Representation Tomorrow
Workers at American Viscose Corp plants in Nitra Parkersburg and six other sites will vote to choose between UCW or CIO Textile Workers Union or neither. About 17,000 hourly and piece workers participate under NLRB supervision in a consent election agreed by UCW CIO and the company after an earlier petition. Ballots extend to Front Royal Roanoke Meadville Lewistown Marcus Hook and other plants.
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Nitra
Parkersburg
American Viscose Corp
United Construction Workers
CIO Textile Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
UCW
United Mine Workers
CIO Textile Workers
NLRB
Front Royal
Roanoke
Lewistown
Marcus Hook
Meadville
Youth Kills Dad in Self-Defense Claim in Coral Gables
Miami youth Harry T Mikell 21 says he killed his father, Ovid Mikell 52, after years of mistreatment. He surrendered at Coral Gables police with a .49 caliber pistol, led officers to the home 18 miles south where the father lay dead with three chest wounds. An inquest looms as Mikell cites self defense amid family turmoil including sisters Ethel 16 and Ruby 11 and a threatened knife attack on the mother during a violent confrontation.
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Ethel
Ruby
Mikell
Coral Gables
Ovid Mikell
Eunnet
Houston
Mills
Tate
Sis
Mils
Mikel
Trieste reports activity of allies in Venezia Giulia
Trieste dispatches say allied forces showed unusual activity along the Morgan line in the Gorizia area and unusual movements of troops and materiel through Trieste. Official sources deny unusual activity, while an aide to Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee says some shifts may have occurred for no ulterior purpose. In Milan, 179 Italian bicyclists were barred from Trieste passage due to occupation authority permissions. Putnam man Roy Page, 37, was wounded in a Fry Street shooting and treated. he declined to prosecute.
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Rome
Trieste
Venezia Giulia
Giornale D'Italia
Gorizia
John C. H. Lee
Mediterranean
A. Co
Milan
Maly
Putnam
Roy Page
Red House
Putnam County
Fry St
Page
Charleston General Hospital
William R. Lacy
Recreation Conclave To Meet Wednesday At Carver 4-H Camp
The West Virginia state college extension division will hold a three day recreation institute at Washington Carver 4-H camp Cliff Top. Extension agents from 18 counties will train in camping methods covering sports games music conservation swimming hiking and other recreation. Prominent figures from WV State College West Virginia University and New York City will assist with activities and lead instruction. The event aims to show how such programs fit the life of the community. The domesticated cat was an object of veneration among the Egypta.
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Cooperative Extension Division
West Virginia State College
Washington Carver
John W. Davis
Br. LJ. K. Wells
A. Knapp
West Virginia Univers
St Albans Jaycees offer free poison ivy spray program
The St Albans Jaycees led by Gregory Funk declare poison ivy an enemy and mobilize an eradication drive using ammonium sulfamate spray. Residents within corporate limits may request the service at no charge, with materials at cost for large outlying areas, through June 2, by calling listed numbers between 2 and 6 p.m.
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St. Albans
Jaycees
Funk
Naval Academy Graduate McKenzie Jubive Receives Commission
Naval Academy graduate Joseph F. McKenzie Jubive son of Mr and Mrs J V McKenzie Quinwood GreenbrierCounty was commissioned as ensign after graduating at Annapolis early this month He is stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida.
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Naval Academy
Joseph F. McKenzie
J. V. McKenzie
Quinwood
Greenbrier County
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Naval Air Station
Jackonville
Fla
Young doctor charged in Library of Congress robbery
Herbert Richard Cooke, 32, ex Grand Doctor of Philosophy, is charged in the theft and mutilation of 550 rare Library of Congress books. FBI and Justice officials disclosed 150 volumes found in a Washington warehouse. Cooke, a Reno native, was arrested in Chesiar Montana and arraigned at Great Falls after a year of alleged geological and geographical thefts during Army service and a government survey assignment.
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Herbert Richard Cooke
Library of Congress
Department of Justice
Cooke
Chesiar
Mont
Drary
PEI
J. Edgars
Hoover Hoover
Reno
New
FBI
Washington
PRI
Conke
Montana
Great Falls
Tonopah
Nev
Jury to Hear Canada's Case Against Fred Rose
In Montreal the trial of Fred Rose a Communist member of parliament opened with the address to the jury. He is charged with conspiring to communicate war time secrets to Russia and the durors could begin deliberations tonight.
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Canada
Fred Rose
Montreal
Russia
Pa Woman Plans Auto Trip Revisit West Virginia Scenic Tours
Mrs. Marvin Lynee of Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania says she will repeat a 45 year old horse and trap journey through four mountainous West Virginia areas by automobile. A nostalgia sparked by a tourist ad prompted her to request a road map and vacation guide from the industrial and publicity commission.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Marvin Lynee
Conneaut Lake
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Greane Line
Pittsburgh
Montgomery
Charleston
Rive
Lynce i
Laver
Church Events At Humphreys Memorial and Freewill Baptist
The Glesners will host a gathering at 810 West Aav tomorrow at 8 p.m. with Mesdames C. H. Osborne and Nena Board, assisted by Mesdames Charles Tully and Herbert Tully. A singing convention is set for today from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Freewill Baptist church on Garri aon Ay.
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Glesners
Humphreys Memorial Methodist Church
C. H. Osborne
Nena
West_aAv
Charles Tully
Herbert Tully
Freewill Baptist Church
Garriaon Ay
Arabs say Mufti’s whereabouts remain a mystery
JERUSALEM June 15 Dr Izzat Tannous secretary of the Arab higher committee said he believes the Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin El Husseini will remain hidden, perhaps in Saudi Arabia, to avoid danger. He noted Arabs widely accept him as spiritual leader and cited support from Muslims and Christians in Palestine.
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Jerusalem
Izzat Tannous
Arab Higher Committee
Haj Amin el Husseini
Saudi Arabia
Tannous
Jamal Husseini
Mutti
Juden, Syria
Arab League
Old City
Palestine
Mooseheart program to feature speakers and music
Mrs E M Grangler will speak on Mooseheart this Wednesday at p.m. for the Women of the Moose chapter 317 at the VFW hall. J E Lilly leads the program with vocal numbers by Doris Lee Walker and Rebecca Leach, piano by Margaret Hastings, and performances by Honolulu Conservatory students. A class of candidates will be initiated. American Legion auxiliary Ed mund Coda post 129 Gauley Bridge meets at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Gauneka restaurant.
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E. M. Grangler
Mooseheart
Women of the Moose
VFW
J. E. Lilly
Mooseheart Committee
Doris Lee Walker
Rebecca Leach
Margaret Hastings
Honolulu Conservatary of Music
American Legion Auxiliary
Edmund Coda
Gauley Bridge
Gauneka Restaurant
Airplane Club Plans Meet at Lorberet i Peace Springs
Interest grows in joining a model airplane club under the Dims mond hobby department. A meeting is set for 8 p m at Lorberet i Peace Springs. The piece outlines a plan to use a former resort as a women’s prison, with state funding and a capacity of 85 inmates after alterations.
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Hobby Department
Dimsmond
Lorberet i
Peace Springs
Petro Berry
Orm County
Berry
State Penitentiary
Moundevills
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