County Governments Are Sharply Criticized
The State Chamber of Commerce blasts West Virginia counties as inefficient and in need of reform. It notes that 55 county courts must set and approve budgets for the new fiscal year, with many operating without budgetary control. It urges legislative action to ensure timely budget approval and limits on sheriff powers and assessor terms, calling for streamlined staffing and oversight.
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Charleston
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Chamber
DC imposes sales tax plan and Trumans return home
The DC district moves to collect a sales tax from residents and visitors with a sliding scale, meals over 1.25 dollars taxed, and transient hotel rates subject to the levy. In Washington President and Mrs. Truman return from Independence Missouri after a train trip, meeting reporters at a suburban station before heading to Blair House.
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Walington (P
District of Columbia
Washington
Truman
Independnce
Maryland Mountains
Blair House
Surplus Goods Inquiry Ties Testimony To Property Disposal
Washington reports reveal John Maragon secret senate testimony touches on government surplus property disposal. The hush hush inquiry also probes Maragon’s bank deposits since 1945 and sources of his income, connected to the Kansas City bootblack once granted White House access.
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Washington
John Maragon
Senate
Kansas City
White House
Maragon
Marshall Urges Action On Foreign Aid Plan
General George C. Marshall told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that hesitation to approve President Truman's foreign arms aid program would be most unfortunate with wide ramifications. He said delaying approval could save a minor economy now but might trigger a major outlay later, backing the $1.45 billion package supported by Acheson and Bradley.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Truman
Army
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshall
State Acheson
Omar N. Bradley
State Department
Baby Lucy Brumfield Strangled In Madison Home Tragedy
An eight months old girl named Lucy Dean Brumfield died after being strangled at her Madison home. Police describe the case as a fatal infant assault. her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Brumfield mourn the loss as doctors note the tragedy occurred while the child played on the floor.
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Madison
Brandytown
Lucy Dean Brumfield
Alvin Brumfield
Lids Pop Off Rent Controls In 82 Cities Under Setup
Chicago reports rent controls lifted in at least 82 cities since local option authority started April 1. Federal housing expediter Tighe E. Woods moved to lift restrictions in 168 communities but reimposed them in three after price rises. Five states act under the 1949 local option provision to abolish ceilings or create new systems. Nevada awaits governor signature on a bill to remove restrictions. Nebraska completes actions and awaits governor notification to housing expediter. Texas to decontrol statewide Oct 19, with cities allowed to impose local ceilings by ordinance. Wisconsin governor signs bill lifting section.
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Chicago
Congress
Tighe E.woods
Nevada
Legislatne
Nebraska
Texas
Wisconsin
Police Seek Two Men After Bank Robbery in Northfork
Police in Northfork hold road blocks as they search for two men who robbed the town's only bank, First Clark National, taking 20 500 dollars and forcing bank president B W Cook to load cash into a sack while cashier E B Evins and two female employees were held at gunpoint. descriptions remain inconsistent and no solid leads reported.
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Northfork
Shriff Cecil Wilson
First Clark National Bank
B. W. Cook
Casier
E. B. Evins
Graf ton's Most Interesting Woman Of The Week
Mollie M. Cook of 805 West Main Street, 82, recalls 19 years living in a tent while following her husband to oil field boom towns Mononalia Marion Wetzel and Harrison counties in West Virginia. Selected by the Grafton Sentinel, she says those early married years were the happiest and describes a 12 by 22 foot tent with two beds, stove, lights, and communal camps for 20 to 25 families.
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Midwest
Grafton
West Virginia
Mollie M. Cook
West Main Street
Mononalia
Marion
Wetzel
Harrison
Mrs. Cook
Grafton Sentinel
Graf
Ton
Cook
West Virginia Areas Affected By Bus Walkout
HAGERSTOWN Maryland drivers and maintenance men of Blue Ridge Transportation stayed on their jobs awaiting a strike vote set for Tuesday and Wednesday. About 175 eastern division employees belong to the AFL Amalgamated Association. The dispute centers on a 20 cent hourly wage increase, three weeks vacation, and other benefits after negotiations broke down last week. Blue Ridge operates a main line from Baltimore and Washington to Pittsburgh with branches in Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Charles Y Stickell, union local president, announced they would remain at work pending the vote.
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Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Eastern Division
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Blue Ridge
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburgh
Coronation Rites Open Eighth State Dairy Show
Jackson's Mill hosts the opening of the Eighth Annual State dairy show with a king and queen to be crowned from 23 county 4-H Magic From Milk entrants. The day features dairy judging, 4-H and FFA cattle shows, and showmanship contests. Banquet planned Thursday with Dr. F J Holter delivering the principal address. Officials include Z W Law, J B McLaughlin, J N Fetty, C H Amick, and I D Porterfield.
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Jackson's Mill
Future Farmers Farmers of America
F. J. Holter
West Virginia University School of Physical Education and Athletics
Z. W.law
Bridgeport
J. B. McLaughlin
J. N. Fetty
Clarksburg
C. H. Amick
Charleston
I. D. Porterfield
Morgantown
Taylor County Board of Trade Plans Wednesday Meeting
The Taylor County Board of Trade will hold its monthly membership meeting this Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the trade board offices. Executive Secretary Jack R. Nuzum urges all members to attend as two committee reports are expected, including the crematory site committee.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Jack R. Nuzum
Farm Bill Placed On Senate Must List By Lucas
Washington senators head toward a lengthy session as Senator Lucas adds a farm bill to a broad must list aimed at keeping Congress in session through September. He says action on administration bills could push back recess to Labor Day or later, with further measures including the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Bill and civil rights legislation on the calendar. Republican Morse proposes a return in November, but Lucas prefers continuing work through the fall.
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Washington
Lateasof Titinuis
Senate
Congress
Lucas
Morse
R-Ore
Taft
Ohio
Hartley Named Manager of B&O Agricultural Development
L S Hartley, longtime agricultural agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania, is appointed manager of agricultural development for the entire B and O system effective August 1 He succeeds the late O K Quivey Hartley, born on a Jackson County farm, was an early 4 H member and won the 1916 County Championship in Purebred Pig Project.
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L. S. Hartley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennnsylvania
O. K. Quivey
Mr. Hartley
Jackson County
Advertisers Now Scheduled For Tuesday's Paper
Tomorrow's Sentinel lists advertisements already scheduled including Lucky Strike Grafton Finance Malone's Drug Caplan's Jewelers Grafton Jewelry Loar's Jewelry Parrish Manos Theatre Twilight Drive In Grafton Drive In Penneys Rartan Ris Rado and others
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Sentinel
Lucky Strike
Grafton Finance Company
Malone’s Drug Store
Caplan’s Jewelers
Grafton Jewelry Company
Loar's Jewelry Company
Parrish Agency
Manos Theatre
Grafton Drive-In
Penney's
Passenger Hurt As Crack B.&C. Train Jumps Track
BERKELEY SPRINGS West Virginia four passenger cars left the Baltimore and Ohio tracks on the Chicago Express after a straight mountain run at 50 mph. One unidentifed passenger was badly hurt and treated at Hancock Maryland. others received on site care. Conductor H C Miller reported sudden lurches and a car overturning as 150 yards of track tore up. Railroad officials opened an investigation into a possible broken rail. The engine and remaining cars proceeded to Cumberland for further physician checks.
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Berkeley Springs
Chicago
H. C. Miller
Baltimore
West Virginia
Cumberland
Curry Case Reaches State Supreme Court of Appeals
Walter L. Curry, charged with unlawful shooting and wounding Charles R. Weaver, will appeal before the State Supreme Court of Appeals. A January term ruling is expected after the court accepts the case on a writ of error. Curry was convicted in the April Circuit Court term and sentenced to one to five years. He posted $5,000 bond and received a stay of execution for his attorney to seek approval.
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Walter L. Curry
Charles R. Weaver
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Curry
W. Merle Watkins
W. P. Samples
Byrd Demands Hazelwood Name Possible Contact
United States Senator Harry F Byrd demanded Hazelwood name the person close to Byrd who allegedly offered $10 000 to desert Remmie L Arnold. Byrd said any implication he discussed or entertained such a proposal is a lie and denounces it.
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Washington
United States
Hary F. Byrd
Robert Hazelwood
Harry Byrd
Hazelwood
Remmie L. Arnold
Byrd
Jealous husband blows self up killing himself in Clarksburg
In Clarksburg downtown a jealous husband detonated a blast near his home killing himself and critically injuring his estranged wife Dorothy Mamie Secrest ninety days old, nine others treated for minor injuries, and twenty five homes damaged. The couple had been separated amid threats and a peace warrant had been issued.
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Clarksburg
E. F. Amsler
J. Duane Secrest
School Street
Secrest
Dorothy Mamie
St. Marys
Amster
Ralph Shaffer
Bhi
Grafton Navy Man Aboard Mt Olympus
William Thomas Warder BM2 USN son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Warder of 602 Jeffries Ave Grafton is on active duty aboard USS Mt Olympus taking part in the Navy’s largest amphibious training operation. Warder has served since June 1942 with World War II theatre involvement in North Africa Sicily Italy and France.
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William Thomas Warder
USN
Charles E. Warder
Jeffries Ave
Grafton
U.S.S. Mt. Olympus
U.S
Navy
Warder
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Grafton Home Damaged By Fire. Three Escape Unhurt
A pre-dawn blaze at 117 Luzadder Street damaged the rear of the six room two story frame house of Mrs. Bessie D Boyce. She and her son escaped from the first floor. a roomer Hyle Sandsbury was dazed by smoke but woke. The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the fire with praise from the owner and police aid. No furniture destroyed. occupants remain in residence. Cause undetermined. smoke and smoldering persisted. Neighbor Carl Glenn alerted occupants and called the fire department.
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Bessie D. Boyce
Luzadder Street
Hyle Sandsbury
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Boyce
Carl Glenn
Boyce Home
Fire Department
Two Wrecks Leave Seven Hurt Across Tyler County
Slippery roads from Saturday rains led to two crashes in Tyler county injuring seven. In the Wickwire Road crash a 1947 Clousson car rolled several times. occupants Mrs. Garrette Lawson Clousson 40 and Mrs. Mary V. Haught 67 suffered serious injuries and were treated at Grafton and Clarksburg hospitals. In the Webster road head on collision a 1942 sedan driven by Sater Frank Lynn Haught 64 and a 1942 O'Dell car collided. Mrs. Mary V. Haught fractured left knee and Mr. O'Dell and Mrs. Elsie O'Dell sustained knee and chin injuries. FP G. Gonsway 67 also injured. State Trooper E Le Dugoworth investigated.
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Talyor County
Garrett Lawson Clousson
Clarksburg
Mary V. Haught
Alvey
Tyler County
Grafton City Hospital
G. F. Randall
Tor
Webster Cemetery
Grafton-Philipps
Sater
Frank Lynn Haught
Webster Road
Donal Eugene O'Dell
Morgantown
Haught
Mr. O'Dell
Elsie
G. Gonsway
Gantown
E. le Dugewortth
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Ray Williamson
W. L. McLaughlin
James W. Noe
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