Powder Blast Fails to Bare Safe's $4,000
Three men were arrested yesterday and charged with breaking into the Marmet liquor store. They attempted to blast open a large burglar proof safe containing about $4,000 in receipts and change. One suspect, George Payne, 25, of Chesapeake, signed a statement and waived preliminary hearing. The other two, Vernon Clark, 22, and Earl Jones, 25, both Marmet residents, were to be arraigned today before Magistrate Ed Smith. The blast awakened residents as a brick was blown through a nearby window. whisky worth about $300 was also missing from the stock. The store remained open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmet Uquor
C. B. Burner
Chelyan
Ed Smith
George Payne
Chesapeake
United Carbon Coal Co
Burner
Vernon Clark
Road Commission
Earl ‘Hotshoe Jones
Smith
Marmet
Payne
L. S. Woodell
John Alderman
Independent Magazine Co
Rush Creek
Wallaceites File As 'Independents'
Henry A. Wallace campaigned in Tennessee as Arkansas officials weigh a Wallace supporters petition to list electors on the November ballot as independents to dodge a party oath ban. Secretary of State C G Hall calls the move subterfuge while Wallace meets supporters and a Little Rock breakfast for Black and white locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Henry A. Wallace
Tennessee
Arkansas
C. G. Hall
Wallace
Wal- Taen
Hall
Southland
Memphis
Leonard Farmer
Connecticut
Capitol
Progressive Party
Willie Willis praises salmon balls and nearby hot dogs
The note mentions Willie Willis praising salmon balls and warns that food stands are two blocks away, allowing people to stop for a hot dog for supper.
Meat Supply Outlook Hints Slower 1948 Beef and Pork
Washington reports meat production per capita in 1948 will run about 10 percent below last year’s rate despite ample feed crops. Consumption in 1948 is expected near 145 pounds per person, above prewar levels, with higher income pushing prices. Weather bureau notes a Gulf hurricane threatening Louisiana with 75 mph winds, abnormally high tides, and gales extending outward.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Orleans
Louisiana
W.R. Stevens
U. S. Weather Bureau
Louisianna
Stevens
Mississippi River
Dead 6-Year-Old Among 12 Hurt In Bus Crash
A Greyhound bus collided with a coal truck on a narrow bridge over Kinnikinnick creek near Chillicothe Ohio. Elsie Rhodes six died at Chillicothe hospital two hours after the wreck. Her mother Louise Rhodes and four others were hospitalized. Bus driver Paul Hickey of Columbus was treated and released. The bus was traveling from Columbus to Chillicothe.
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Chillicothe
Greyhound
Here
Highway Patrol
Elsie Rhodes
Chillicothe Hospital
Louise Rhodes
Aoarrow
Kinnikinnick Creek
Float themes set for re dedication parade week
Patriotic floats depicting Washing ton crossing the Delaware the Liberty Bell and Lincoln Gettysburg address other scenes of American history will headline Charleston Dedication Week September 1925. The Freedom Train appearance on September 25 joins the parade with plans coordinated by Randall McNabb of Alan Metzeger and Associates of Chicago.
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A. J. Carey
Freedom Train
Charleston
Washington
Delaware
Lincoln
U. S
Iwo Jima
Columbus
America
Charles ‘Ton Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Carey
McNabb
Metreger Company
Youngstown
B 29 Crew Walks Back Adds Grim Touch to Games
The American B 29 Superfortress crew bailed out over Holland during a four day mock air Battle of Britain. Engine trouble forced the plane to crash off the Dutch coast near the Scheldt estuary. 10 or 11 crew rescued, one seriously injured. Names include Lt Comdr Harold Wilgan and Capt James Farmer. Roquet seriously injured. Fire onboard after engine trouble drove crew to parachutes as the plane fell into the estuary. The event occurred amid Britain’s largest air exercises since the war with many aircraft and jets in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Ac
Fighter Command
Middlesex
England
Holland
Britain
Scheldt
Vlissingen
Flushing
Netherlands
J. Durocher
James Farmer
Harold Wilgan
Oklahoma
Walter Doyle Roquet
Frank Palzel
Franklin Dixon
D. Mayo
T. C. Graham
E. Thornton
G. H. Burdre
A. Brofft
Roquet
Shipping Tioup Paralysis Hits Pacific Coast
On September 3 a West Coast longshore strike paralyzed ports from the Canadian border to Mexico. CIO Longshoremen and allied unions, led by Harry Bridges, unionized 12,000 strikers with 15,000 seamen idle. Some vessels in port and air tankers or bulk carriers operated under separate contracts. Government injunctions failed to stop the strike, which Bridges warned could last four to six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Mexico
CIO
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen’s and
AFL Strike Clash Breaks Out at Wilmington Dock
In Wilmington on September 3 striking CIO Longshoremen and non striking AFL sailors clashed at the Consolidated Lumber Co dock during unloading of the Rotondo ship from Coos Bay Oregon. About 150 men on each side fought, with several knocked down and others with bloody heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
CIO Wilmington
Csl
CIO
Consolidated Lumber Co
Rotondo
Irwin-Lyons Co
Coos Bay
Ore
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
Employers Threaten Strike Over Teamsters Demands
New York City and coastwise labor tensions surge as AFL truck drivers press for higher wages and welfare funds. Nonworking Teamsters squads block trucks, disrupting deliveries and prompting fears of store closures. Officials report cargo losses valued at $800,000 as a 25 cent raise pace clashed with employers stance on pay and benefits.
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New York
AFL
Fikhood J
Rana
Local 807
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
807
Local 282
Local 307
Harris J. Klein
McClean Trucking Co
Winston-Salem
N. Y
North Carolina
New Jersey
William O'Dwyer
Draftee Upkeep Costs Tripled Since 1940
Washington reports the Army estimates annual cost to equip and maintain each draftee at 906.28 dollars, triple the 256.27 dollars of early World War II. Men born in 1925 begin 21 month draft registrations with two days to sign up, while Labor Day offices close.
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Washington
In- Hation
Army
Group Named to Study Atom Labor Problems
President Truman appointed a three member commission to study labor relations in the atomic energy program. William H. Davis heads the panel with Edwin E. Witte of the University of Wisconsin and Aaron Horwitz, an arbitration expert in New York City. The group was formed after disputes at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Los Alamos New Mexico raised concerns about current collective bargaining methods in atomic installations.
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Washington
Truman
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Office of Economic Stabilization
Edwin E. Witte
Department of Economics
University of Wisconsin
Aaron Horwitz
New York City
White House
Oak Ridge
U.S. Talks on Aiding French Army Expansion
Top American officers Lt. Gen. Wade Haislip and Maj. Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer held secret talks in Paris with the French general staff on U S military aid to reinforce a French army. The discussions focus on equipping up to 20 French divisions to back Marshall Plan defense and deter potential conflicts along the Rhine.
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U.S
Paris
INS
United States
Washington
Wade Haislip
Lyman Lemnitzer
U. S
Truman
Haislip
Lemnitzer
Europe
Western European Union
Permanent Defense Committee
WEA
Department of the Army
Rhine
Allies Set Target Date To Wind Up Berlin Talks
Berlin dispatch says Western Allies fixed September 15 as a target date to settle currency and blockade disputes. General Lucius D. Clay and the three other military governors of Germany met for a fourth straight day in a four and a half hour session, the longest yet.
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Berlin
INS
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Berliner Zeitung
German Economics Commission
The
Zeitung
Berlin-Helmstedt
Benes Dies After Long Fight For Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes died at his country home in Sezimovo Usti at 6 10 p m He was 74 and died on the ninth anniversary of World War II start A cabinet meeting was set for tomorrow to arrange the funeral and radio broadcast followed the announcement by the Czechoslovak radio The death ends a long public life rising from peasant stock to world renown with his brother Vojta Benes at home and Clement Gottwald in the summer home outside Prague.
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Sezimavo Usti
Benes
Czechoslovak Press Agency
Associated Press
Prague
Brother
Vojta Benes
Socialist Democratic
Fair Opens At West Virginia Agricultural and Industrial Fair
The Kanawha state fairgrounds host the West Virginia Agricultural and Industrial Fair with a new family friendly policy. A midget auto racing championship kicks off the nine day event with time trials at noon and main race at 3 30 p m. Children enter free Sunday. other days 25 cents for children and 35 cents for adults with tax.
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West Virginia
Kanawha State Park Association
W. T. Wuey
Brotherton
Scott
Fair
T. H
Pat
McGowran
French Crisis Ends In Unresolved Deadlock
Paris September 3 Premier Robert Schuman failed to form a new government as France faces a political stalemate likely requiring general elections. President Vincent Auriol postponed naming a new premier, with Robert Lecourt tapped to study party plans and push for a possible election. Observers note growing calls for a Radical Socialist leadership or renewed constitutional steps to dissolve the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert Schuman
France
Charles de Gaulle
Vincent Auriol
Republic
Robert Lecourt
Schuman
Middle-Of-The Road Party
Aurioly
Matie
Rene Mayer
Lecourt
Popular Republican Party
National Assembly
Pleas Johnson Edges Ahead In Recount Of Runoff
In Dallas Texas on September 3 Lyndon Johnson pulled ahead 44 votes in the Texas election bureau revised count from Jim Wells County boosting his runoff lead over Coke Stevenson to 202 votes. Total results showed Johnson 494 141 Stevenson 454 097 with the official canvass pending.
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Johnson
Dallas
Tex
Lyndon Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Texas Election Bureau
U. S. Senate
Democratic State Executive Committee
Jim Wells County
Rio Grande Valley
Stevenson
Brannan Blames Dewey for High Prices in Farm Row
Secretary Brannan accuses Dewey of trying to shift blame for high living costs onto farmers and price supports. He cites wheat price declines without bread drops, criticizes Republican Congress for blocking Commodity Credit Corp storage, and questions GOP inflation strategy while urging accountability for rising costs.
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Washington
Bran
Thomas E. Dewey
Brannan
Truman
White House
Dewey
Subaldies
Bratman
Akyward
CPA
Congress
Commodity Credit Corp
GOP
Republican Congress
Dewey Branton
Harald Stassen
Dewey claims New York strike record on Labor Day
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey proclaimed a strike record second to none in New York and blamed Moscow Washington and selfish men for labor strife. He tied labor unrest to communist influence and urged support for Poland relief while praising New York workers for their historic role and potential nationwide response.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Moscow
Washington
Poland
Dewey
PawHag
America
Lucky Earl Warren to speak across thirteen states
The statement notes Lucky Earl Warren will begin speaking dates in thirteen states. The quote from Stan Arnold reflects he is not superstitious, indicating broad tour plans without emphasis on superstition.
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Lucky Earl Earl Warren
Stan Arnold
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Woonsocket
Cecile
George
Louis
St. Cyr
Herbert Larkin
Akron
Larkin
Meat Supply
Pacific Coast
Bridges
U. S. Supreme Court
Cio-Ilwu
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Opa
Reds
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