West Virginia Briefs Highlight Labor Strike and Local News
West Virginia briefs report a strike threat by Teamsters against 17 distributors across Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and Virginia over wage rates up to 40 for a 40 hour week. Huntington notes children enjoy a wading pool despite missing electric motors as workmen leave for tools. A commencement address at West Virginia State College is announced for August 1 by Dr. D T Murray. Scarbro funeral services set for George Quincy Stover mine motorman killed at Milburn By‑Products Co. Keyser grocers refuse to stock Arnold Hageerty milk products effective August 5 threatening milk supply plans to meet special calls.
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Cumberland
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Joint Council of Teamers
Stutzman
APL Teamsters Union
Oinit Council
Oak Hill
Scarbro
George Quincy Stov‘er
Milburn
Keyser
Arnold Hageerty
Keyser Dairyman
Keyser Grocers
Nets
Haggerty
Continued page one race for circuit judge nomination
Contested race between Herman Poling Barbour and Francis Warder Taylor for the fall Taylor-Barbour Circuit Judge nomination draws attention. Analysts expect a close result with Warder possibly holding a minor edge. All candidates urge party members to vote, fearing low turnout next Tuesday. In the Senate race Sova Hill gains support while Sweeney faces a tighter contest than first seen.
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Herman Poling
Barboureen
Francis Warder
Taylor
ylor-Barbour
Warder
Senate
Sova Hill
Rm Fently
Sweeney
Political races in Taylor County face tight outcomes
The article outlines competitive contests in Taylor County with Fleming challenging Love for the first district nomination and predictions of Fleming winning in Wetzel Marion and Taylor counties. It notes Holt versus Lawson in the State Senate race with Lawson unlikely to threaten, Carder unopposed for House of Delegates, Watkins favored in the circuit judgeship, Sampies and McPhail nearly even for prosecuting attorney, and two strong candidates for county commissioner. It mentions nonpartisan school board choices between J Lee Evans and W F Bowman.
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Francis Love
Ohio County
Sweeney Fleming
Pairmont
Fleming
Taylor County
Brooke
Hancock
Love
Ohio
Wetzel
Marion
Taylor
Senate
James F. Holt
Chick Lawson
Grafton
Lawson
House of Delegates
Fred Carder
Taylor-Barbour
Merle Watkins
George Kittle
Paul Ware
Philippi
Kittle
Watkins
Prosecuting Attorney
Hugh McPhail
Lee Carder
Bruce McIntosh
Simpson
Arthur Poe
Fetterman
Plane crash inquiry to probe cause of fiery wreck
A burning plane could not be approached as investigators determine the cause of the crash. An army board of inquiry will study the incident to establish what happened.
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Army Board of Inquiry
Russians Arrested in Berlin Amid Spying Claims
Three Soviets in civilian clothes were captured en route to the American sector of Berlin for alleged clandestine activities. Private Kuznetov, driving the car, was charged as an accessory to Sedov and Shulkin’s illegal actions. The detainees were handed to Red Army authorities on July 14 after the U S Army freed Samuel L Harrison and his wife. The Russians accused Americans of rude interrogation while in custody, while U S officials noted similar Soviet charges against Cobin and Wyatt after their release.
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U. S
Berlin
Pvt
Kuznetov
Sedov
Shulkin
Red Army
U. S. Army
Samuel L. Harrison
San Antonio
Tex
Berliner Zeitung
U N Delegate Sets Order For Albanian Case At UN
The united nations one nation committee voted July 31 to take up applications in receipt order. Albanias case will be discussed first on Monday while others from Afghanistan Transjordan and outer Mongolia await consideration. The panel may receive four more filings before the August 31 deadline to report back.
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Alvania
Albania
AfoTrans
Affghanistan
Outer Mongolia
Transjordan
Debate Over Albania Admittance To United Nations
Delegates urge caution as applications are reviewed with care. Russia backs Albania and outer Mongolia while Britain supports Trans-Jordan, a stance criticized by the Soviet press. Greek Ambassador Vassili Dendramis opposes Albania joining the U.N. arguing Albania is not peace loving or eligible under the U.N. charter.
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Russia
Vas
Albania
Outer Mongolia
Britain
trans-Jordan
Vassili Dendramis
Albanias
U. N
Albana
U.N
Army enlistments in July exceed earlier estimates
Reports show 29,798 enlistments in the first three weeks of July, supporting an estimate of 40,000 for the month. Of the 29,798, 15,303 volunteered for three years, while Congress mandates the Army cut 40,000 men monthly until the minimum strength is reached next July.
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Johnson
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