Morris Harvey College Gets Government Buildings
Morris Harvey college gains approval from the U S commissioner of education to use surplus federal buildings on its 21 acre South Ruffner campus opposite the state capitol on the Kanawha river. The group totals about 14 000 square feet with 23 classrooms four laboratories a bookstore and four offices enabling enrollment of about 1000 more GI students. Construction is funded by the government except for architectural services.
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Morris Harvey College
U. S. Commissioner of Education
South Raffner
Leonard Riggleman
Riggleman
South Rulier
State Capitol
Kanawha River
Kanawha County
Office of Education
Federal Security Agency
Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Community Facilities
College
Morris Harvey Head
Richmond
South
Ruttner
Morris Harvey
Rigglemoon
West Virginia
Bite
South Ruffner
U.S. Office of Education
Army Mobilizing Against Fund Out
The War Department plans to resist any congressionally driven cut to the Army below 1,070,000 men without reducing occupation duties. Secre tary Patterson warned reserves that the regular force is stretched, with scant striking power. Europe shows only one division and a 38,000-strong constabulary in Germany, vs Russia's 40 divisions. The National Guard and reserves are in early reorganizational stages, leaving the Army short for emergencies as lawmakers push to trim defense spending.
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Washington
War Department
National Council of the Reserve Officers Assoc
Patterson
Europe
Germany
Russia
Columbians Chief Knocked Down in Court Clash
In Atlanta on November 1 a fight erupted in Judge E. B. Pomeroy's chambers during a dispute over the Columbians charter. Dan Duke struck Emory C. Burke, drawing blood after Burke alleged Duke was not a white Anglo Saxon public official. The incident followed a six day postponement of a state suit to revoke the chapter.
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Dan Duke
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
Emory Burke
Columbians, Inc
Atlanta
Tve
Emory C. Burke
Burke
Duke
E. B. Pomeroy
Germans to vote on constitution in Württemberg state
In Stuttgart, Württemberg Baden voters face the first democratic constitution since 1933. About 1.85 million Germans in the American zone decide yes or no as Bavaria and Greater Hesse plan referendums on December 1, shifting control to German self-government while the American military government will supervise international affairs.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Wuerttemberg
Baten
Adolf Hitler
Weimar Republic
Wuerttemberg-Baden
Bavaria
Hesse
Alpinists Find Crash Victims in Alpine Rescue
In Meiringen Switzerland a rescue squad reached 11 American passengers from a U S Army transport crash on a high Alpine shelf. Four women and a 11 year old girl among the survivors faced a fifth night in severe cold as darkness halted removal plans until morning. Doctors were aiding the group with drops of supplies as radio contact remained unreliable.
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Meeringen
Switzerland
Clare
Alps
Mystery Death Of Los Alamos Chemist Stuns City
James F. Moulton a 24 year old chemist at Los Alamos atomic laboratories was found dead in his apartment early today. District Attorney Ralph Brown of Albuquerque said the death appeared self inflicted and offered no further detail. An FBI agent was seen at Memorial chapel as censorship enveloped the case.
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Los Alamos
N. M
INS
James F. Moulton
Los Alamos Atomic Laboratories
Moulton
Ralph Brown
Albuquerque
EBI
Memorial Chapel
Memorial Hospital Fund Campaign to Be Revived
Memorial hospital plans to revive its drive for a $600000 December push to reach the $4000000, 400 bed Kanawha Valley medical center goal. H L Snyder says December meetings outline final drive steps while soliciting nine adjoining counties and stressing the center will serve the metropolitan area with robust medical and surgical services.
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Memorial Hospital
Kanawha Valley
H. L
Jack) Snyder
Daniel Boone
Charleston
Snyder
Morris Harvex College
Red Cross
Jewish Relief and Community Chest
Memor
Ial
Hospital
Homer A. Holt
Hall
Truman Recasts Diplomacy in Middle East and Vatican
President Truman sends Myron C. Taylor back to the Vatican for brief peace talks and boosts U S representation in the Middle East. Taylor sails from Paris and may return by Christmas as the White House outlines a short mission. Separately George Wadsworth is raised to ambassador to Iraq, with Lebanon and Syria assignments expanded.
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Washington
Truman
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Middle East
Taylor
Paris
White House
Tylor
America
Iraq
George Wadsworth
Baghdad
Wadsworth
Syria
Lebanon
Middle
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Joint Thanksgiving Service Arranged at Charleston Church
Charleston churchgoers will gather at 0:30 a.m. Thursday in the Muntelpat auditorium for the sixth annual union Thanksgiving service sponsored by the Charlestan Ministerial Association. Dr Eugene M. Austin will deliver the sermon "Thanksgiving Then and Now" with assistance from Harald W. Ewing Charles W Fortines Miss Ann Lau Estill and others.
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Charleston
Muntelpat
Charlestan Mintevial Assoc
Eugene M. Austin
The
Baptist Temple
Harald W. Ewing
Charles W. Fortines
Morris Harvey College
Ann Lau Estill
Ewing
Mr. Fortines
Miss Estill
Alfred E. Bennett
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Joe B. Overmyer
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Karg Elert
J. S. Bach
Forlines
Advancement of Colocs
H. Harold Miller
Morris
Memorial Methodist Church
Stores Open Late Three Nights During December
The Charleston Chamber of Commerce announces extended shopping hours for December with stores staying open until 9 p m on December 20 21 and 23. On December 24 stores will close at 6 p m to let employees spend Christmas Eve at home.
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Closure suggested for amusement places during coal strike
President Truman, back from Florida, and cabinet members discussed steps to end the coal strike with Krug warning governors to plan for closing amusement places and even schools if stocks run low. John L. Lewis offered no sign of ordering miners back to work as labor leaders consider backing a general strike.
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Washington
Truman
Florida
Interior Krug
John L. Lewis
A. Philip Randolph
AFL Brotherhood of Sleeping Carorters
New York
United Mine Workers
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
West Virginia plans rural growth at State Development Conference
West Virginia held its first annual State Development Conference ending with a call for communities to take charge of development. Dr. Millard C. Faught urged self-help strategies as E. L. Worthington praised groundwork for an agricultural future to sustain next generations during the two day meeting attended by 286 people. In Washington, plans to roll back wartime powers faced new resistance as GOP leaders weigh retaining some controls and considering state rent regulation, with Senator Wiley proposing local rent boards to handle equitable adjustments while the party treads carefully.
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West Virginia
Millard C. Faught
Sereiael
theCommitee For Economic Development
Business New
Dr. Faught
America
E. L. Worthington
Rao — le
Washington
Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
GOP
Smith- Connally
John L. Lewis
OPA
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
Skygazers View Eclipse and Sun Spots During Partial Shadow
Nationwide observers witnessed a partial solar eclipse lasting over three hours with large sun spots appearing. Augusta, Me offered the best view at 84 percent, while Greenland near the Arctic circle saw the largest eclipse percentage. Clouds hindered northeastern observers.
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New York
Augusta
Me Han
United States
Greenland
Arctic Circle
Two Bandits Stage Wild West Bank Robbery
In Carlisle Hartford Carlisle savings bank two masked bandits with a sub machine gun robbed the bank wounding a female bookkeeper Florence Hinrichs 20. They escaped with an estimated 3000 to 4000 dollars after failing to access the time locked safe. Carlisle population about 700. Deposits at the bank were around 2 million.
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Carlisle. Ja
Hartford-Carlisle
Florence Hinrichs
Carlisle
Des Moines
Capitol Lights Darken Under Brownout Order
Public lights including the Capitol dome will go dark Monday night as a federal electricity restriction takes effect due to coal mine shutdowns. Governor Meanow and Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small order the capitol and other public lighting reduced to conserve power amid 102,000 idle miners. The ban targets decorative lighting, advertising, show windows, and nonessential uses. street lighting, elevators, and escalators may continue. West Virginia joins 21 states facing reduced electric use while output from strip mines is expected to rise modestly next week.
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Associated Press
Capitol
Meanow
John D. Small
West Virginia
Coal Plants Switch to Oil Fuel After War Decline in Coal Use
U S Bureau of Mines official notes a shift from coal to oil as fuel, driven by greater convenience and to avoid strikes. By 1945 coal use fell relative to other fuels while many large manufacturers requested to convert, though small factories and households face equipment shortages. The trend began after Japan's surrender.
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Washington
L— Jr
W. H. Young
U. S
Mines Bureau
Dr. Young
Bureau
Solid Fuels Administration
Bureau of Mines
United States
Bilbo War Contract Probe Moves to Public Hearings
The Senate war investigating committee voted for public hearings starting December 12 into allegations that Sen. Bilbo of Mississippi received more than 30000 dollars and gifts from war contractors. The probe also covers charges Bilbo blocked black voters in the Mississippi primary and aims to aid efforts to bar his seat.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Sen
Bilbo
Dmiss
Mississippi
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Senate Republican Steering Committee
War Investigating Committee
Sen. Mead
D-Ny
Sen. Bilbo
Subways Warn of Fare Hikes Amid Warning Blare
Attorneys critique the committee arguing headlines instill fear while detailing specific complaints. The record cites Bilbo allegedly receiving a $25,000 fee and war contractor payments between $6,060 and $6,000 during 1941 and 1942 as part of the controversy.
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Bilbo
Labor Threatens General Walkout
New York November 23 A Philip Randolph president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters AFL said unions may back the United Mine Workers with a general strike amid the coal crisis and government injunction against John L Lewis. He urged unionists to support the UMW and called for a separate labor political party, criticizing ties to the New Deal.
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New York
Philip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Forters
AFL
CIO
United Mine Workers
Conference On Human Relations
Randolph
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Organized Labor
Sleeping Car
Iis
Organized
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