Strong Funds Back Anti Communist Programs In U S And Abroad
The House appropriations committee approves a 747 million dollar bill for next year funding anti Communist efforts abroad and at home. Voice of America gains 2.9 million more, FBI programs receive 8.87 million more than current levels, with overall allocations across State Justice and Commerce departments plus the federal judiciary.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
State Department
Voice of America
FBI
America
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
Truman
Commerce Department
Justice Department
Police Civil Service Exams Planned Soon
Paul E. Malone chairman of the City Police Civil Service commission has been asked by City Manager Curtis D. Decker to conduct an examination soon. Plans are being made, date not yet set, with notice to follow. Acting Police Chief Jos flask, Patrolman Lawrence er, and Hugh Woodford are three civil service members on the city force.
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Paul E. Malone
City Police Civil Service Commission
Curtis D. Decker
Matake
Jos Flask
Lawrence Er
Hugh Woodford
Tal Airlines Adds Pittsburgh Morgantown Run
Tal Airlines will add Clarksburg as a stop April 24 on the daily round trip between Pittsburgh and Morgantown. J B Franklin, vice president in charge of operations, announced the Morgantown service on the flights to both cities, issued in June 1945.
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Resburg
Jes
Clarksburg
Pittsburgh
Eston
J.B. Franklin
Morgantown Airo
Aire
New Trial Granted for Webster Springs Police Chief
The West Virginia Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Roy B. Reppert, police chief of Webster Springs, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 1947 shooting of Ralph Ware during an attempted arrest. The court cited trial errors including lack of intent instruction and failure to recognize Reppert as an officer.
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Charleston
Webster Springs
Supreme Court
Frank C. Haymond
Roy B. Reppert
Braxton County
Reppert
Ralph Ware
W. T. Lovins
Fred L. Fox
Baltimore and Ohio seeks to abandon commuter train
Raymond H. Holter of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad says the daily commuter service between Baltimore and Singerly Maryland should be dropped due to annual losses of about 25000 dollars. The line runs with six regular passengers and Holter notes he rides the train for free. He hints at using a bus or his car instead.
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Baltimore
Raymond H. Holter
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Here
Singerly
Foster
Maryland Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Holter
Loreley
Murder Trial Docketed In Taylor County Court
The murder trial of Charles Brennan Gaines, 52, Flemington father of 10, indicted for the fatal shooting of James Richard Brunson, is docketed for Monday April 18. Walter L. Curry also faces April 18 for attempted murder and assault, with other cases including Charles R. Miller and Everett McCoy Ervin linked to a major term expected. Local grand jury investigations may place Miller and several others on the docket, amid talk of one of the county’s largest court terms. Also noted, Brooke county children were bitten by dogs over the weekend, with officials considering extending a 120 day restriction that expired March 30.
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Charles Brennan Gaines
Flemington
dJames
Richard Brunson
Richard B. Bord
Walter L. Curry
Fairmont-Grafton Road
Guy B. Weaver
Charles P. Weaver
Charles R. Miller
Miller
Taylor County
Everett McCoy Ervin
Audry A. Howell
Joe Gross
Howard A. Doss
Robert Morris
Ernest Bolton
Steve Swirple
Donald Moran
Russell Helmick
Wellsburg
Brooke County
Russell Holsgerry
Question Father Concerning Death
Police questioned a 27 year old father of two about the sleeping tablet death of 19 year old Katherine Ellis. She was taken to a hospital from a hotel room where the pair had registered as married for three days. The man telephoned a physician after she took tablets. she died. He said Kathryn urged divorce and marriage, but his wife and children stood in the way.
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Huntington
Katherine Ellis
Paul Bloss
Harry Farris
Kathryn
Hedrick to visit Panama for yellow fever study
Rep Hedrick of West Virginia plans a trip to Panama from April 13 to 27 with his wife to study the prevalence and care of yellow fever. Hedrick is a physician and congressman.
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Washington
Hed. Hedrick
D-Wva
Panama
Hedrick
Taxi Service Resumed In New York City
New York taxis returned in large numbers as the strike appeared to end after a police announcement that the strike was over. Details of a settlement plan with Mayor O'Dwyer involve a state labor relations board election to determine union majority. Police counted 1,087 taxis on the street at 7 a.m. EST, the highest since the strike began.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charleston unions urged to withdraw picket lines for park work
Charleston contractors invited striking craft unionists to withdraw picket lines to resume construction on the city’s new ball park. The contractor group rejected retroactive wage increases tied to the strike. No talks on meeting the April 27 opening date. Federal conciliator Moran seeks a second joint meeting as progress touted.
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Charleston
J. A. Moran
AFL
Charleston Building Trades Council
ASK
Man Killed by Train Near Clay
State Police Corporal T. Myers said Frank Chapman a 77 year old resident near Clay was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train while walking along the railroad tracks three miles north of the town.
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Clay
T. 3. Myers
Frank Chapman
Baltimore and Ohio
Here
Clark Gives Word On War II And Internal Threats
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Clark telling Congress that if war came now the nation would be in pretty good shape. J Edgar Hoover says the FBI’s subversive activities work has risen 230 percent, reflecting heightened concerns about communism and the need for domestic intelligence coverage.
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Washington
Fom Clark
Congress
PBS
J. Edgar Hoovers
Clark
Heart Attack Fatal To Alex H. Cooper
Alex H. Cooper, 56, former state director of the War Assets Administration, died at his Clarksburg home after an unexpected heart attack. He had just returned home yesterday following an eight week hospital stay for a major operation. A long-time automobile dealer, he joined federal service in 1942 as state director of the War Production Board and later headed Post-War Civilian Production Administration before supervising sale of war surplus property as State WAA Director.
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Clarksburg
Alex H. Cooper
War Assets Administration
Cooper
Federal Service
War Production Board
Civilian Production Administration
WAA
Bobby Soxer Slays 52 Year Old Lover in Waukegan
In Waukegan Illinois a 17 year old Joyce Schumaker was jailed on murder charges after shooting her 52 year old married lover Carl Reeder in his car with another teen present. Police say the slaying followed a quarrel over marriage plans and a possible divorce. The victim was a clerk janitor at Waukegan Township High School.
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Waukegan, Ill
Bobby Soxer
William A. MacDonald
Joyce Schumaker
Carl Reeder
Reeder
Waukegan Township
MacDonald
Mae Donald
Bobby Page
Illinois Hospital Fire Claims Dozens At St Anthony
A catastrophic blaze at St Anthony hospital in Effingham Illinois killed many, with Dr George Wood estimating 56 to 58 dead and officials earlier suggesting 30 to 60. The four story brick building burned to the shell after midnight as rescuers faced intense heat and collapsing walls.
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Effingham, II
St. Anthony Hospital
George Wood
Lieut
Nelson Page
Ilinois
J. H. Green
Sec S
Order of St. Francis
Karl Alt
Illinois
Eyewitness account of hospital fire tragedy
An eyewitness in Effingham describes a night hospital blaze near midnight. Flames roared from the upper and front areas as smoke filled the building. Firefighters arrived quickly and rescued several women by guiding them from windows to safety amid the spreading flames.
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Associated Press
W. R. Crannell
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Effingham
Melba
Sisters Home
Bridge Fatality To Remain In Mud Until Debris Moved
The body of Paul Sanders, 39, a Radford Virginia rigger, will stay in the Bluestone Reservoir mud while debris from the Bluestone Bridge Span is moved. Company officials say recovery would risk the remaining damaged span, which still dangles by steel beams, and Sanders' family approved the decision.
Two New Autos and Suspicious Hotel Man Arrested
A couple of newly purchased cars and a suspicious hotel attendant, a garage owner, and a police captain led to the arrest of Richard H. Crowe on charges of disappearing with 884,660 dollars from National City Bank funds in New York. The FBI had trailed Crowe since he vanished on March 27, leaving letters and money mailed to friends he owed. he mingled in stores, bars and hotels. Police described attempts to disguise his hair and noted he always carried a suitcase. Crowe checked into the Beach Hotel in St. Augustine as Robert Franklin on March 31, then left April 2, with the FBI watching. He arranged to store a Pontiac in Jacksonville, claiming it belonged to a John Robert of Miami who would go to Japan for six months.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Richard H. Crowe
New York
National City Bank
FBI
Crowe
Virgil Stuart
1St Augustine
Beach
St. Augustine
Robert Franklin
Miami
Stuart
Jacksonville
Frank Tart
John Robert
Roberts
Oil Company
Japan
Tart
Bulgarian Reds Oust Kostov As Deputy Premier
Sofia reports the Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee ousted Traicho Kostov from the deputy premier post and Politburo. Rostov was accused of intrigue and double dealing to harm relations with the Soviet Union and foment trouble at home. Kostov allegedly led a $87 million Russia Bulgaria trade deal and faced multiple charges including political errors and leadership faults.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Tanjug
London
Communist Party
Kostov
Central Committee
Rostov
Soviet Communist Party
Geste Communist Central Commi
Politburo
Russia
Richard Bolyard Moose Governor elected at Graf ton lodge
Richard Bolyard, WWII veteran and Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee, was elected governor of the Graf ton Moose lodge at last night’s meeting. James Sterling, another veteran and railroad worker, won junior governor. William Lawler named prelate, Herman Freedman elected other officer, and James Oliver to trustee. Installations set for April 25.
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Richard Bolyard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
Dana
Barker
Alvey Jacoby
Grafton Welcomes Three New Arrivals at City Hospital
Three new arrivals at the City Hospital yesterday bring this week’s total to four. Mr and Mrs James Davis of Route 2 Newburg greet a son born at 1 01 am weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Mr and Mrs Etsell Cochran Route 1 Thornton announce a daughter born at 4 08 pm weighing six pounds fourteen and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Dewayne Rhodes Route 2 Tunnelton report a son born at 6 10 am.
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City Hospital
James Davis
Route 2
Newburg
Etsell Cochran
Route 1
Thornton
Dewayne Rhodes
Tunnelton
Grafton Tage
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Dorothy McGain
Charles Crawford
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James Crawford
Dorothy
Australia
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U.S
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Benedum
Taylor County Court
Charles B. Gaines
Carry
Bloss and Farris
York City
Wetzel County
W. Va
West Virginia
Tighe Woods
Magnolia
Proctor
Illinois Hospital
Young
R. H. Crowe
Richard Bolyard Moose
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