Special school levy election called November 8
Washington reports William Thomas Fariey Chicago attorney and railroad official was named head of the Civilian Reserve Policy Board. Fariey’s appointment by Secretary of Defense Johnson aims to coordinate reserve policies across Army Navy Air Force and National Guard as Congress passes legislation empowering the Defense Secretary. Johnson orders Navy to take over Army ships and form MSTS for fleet transport beginning October 1, while Air Transport Service consolidates air transport for all three services under Air Force control.
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Washington
William Thomas Fariey
Chicago
Poe Military Establishment
Civilian Reserve Policy Board
Fariey
Secretary of
Defense
Johnson
Congress
White House
Truman
Armed Services
Navy
Army
Military Sea Transport Service
MSTS
Yanches
Air Transport Service
ATS
Air Force
Organized Reserve
National Guard
Taylor County Board votes for voter special school levy
The Taylor County Board of Education, by a 3-2 vote, approves asking voters in a November 8 special election to approve a 10 to 40 cent per $100 valuation special levy to qualify for 61608 state funds. The plan would raise about 66,142, with 61,608 from state matching, funded over three years and include 30,000 for building repairs and 39,650 for veterans training.
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Board of Education
Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Education
Niot
Virgil Rohrbough
Tito forecasts Bulgaria and Albania quit Moscow bloc
Belgrade reports Premier Marshal Tito predicted Bulgaria and Albania would quit the Moscow led Cominform and offered aid to shake off Russian domination. He has clashed with the Cominform since June last year after Yugoslavia’s Communists were expelled for nationalism and deviations from Moscow Marxism. Bulgaria and Albania recently purged high Communist leaders accused of heresies similar to Tito’s charges.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Bulgaria
al- Panta
Cominform
Tito
Communist International Information Bureau
Moscow
Albania
Aga Khan Robbed En Route From Riviera Villa
Four armed bandits robbed the Aga Khan as he and his party left their villa on the Riviera today. His wife, a maid, and a chauffeur were with him. The thieves escaped with money and jewels of unestimated value, reports France Soir.
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Paris
Aga Khan
Riviera
Prance Soiralg Today
Britain accuses USSR of new slavery via labor camps
In Geneva the British delegate Corley Smith claimed the Soviet Union rents a new slavery system on a mass production basis. He presented a copy of the corrective labor codex of the Russian SFSR detailing labor camp rules. He pressed the USSR delegate for a direct answer on permitting an investigation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Galcon & Mass
Ussr
Corley Smith
Council
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
Moscow
Perghit
Byrd Plans Antarctic Expedition With Navy Backing
Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd, famed polar explorer, intends to lead a new naval Antarctic expedition next winter. The New York Times reported 3500 men and eight ships are earmarked, pending Defense Secretary approval. Tentative sailing in October aims to establish an advance base near New Zealand and spend about a year at the South Polar region.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Antartic
New York Times
Byrd
Navy
The
Times
Secretary of Defense
Zealand
Antarth
Morgantown Police Seek Two Men On Kidnapping Charge
Morgantown police seek two New York men on kidnapping warrants in the abduction of Garret Malvito, the three year old daughter of Ray Malvito. Ray Malvito of Far Rockaway and Jack McGraulin of Long Island are charged with taking the child from the home of foster parents John and Gladys Shrone near West Penn in Cheat Lake. The Shrones, Lake Lynn residents, had custody of the child after a previous court case.
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Morgantown
New York
Walter Snodgrass
Ray Malvito
Mott Island
Far Rockaway
Long Island
Jack McGraulin
McGraulin
Malvito
Garret
John
Gladys Shrone
West Penn
Cheat Lake
24 New Polio Cases In State Last Week
West Virginia health officials reported 24 new polio cases in the week ended July 30, raising the year to date total to 87. Fayette county led with five cases, followed by Kanawha with four and two cases each in Boone Logan Raleigh Webster, and one in several counties including Berkeley Greenbrier Harrison Lewis Morgan Nicholas and Wyoming. The Morbidity report also listed 36 new tuberculosis cases across 17 counties and 25 new whooping cough cases.
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Charleston
State Health Department
West Virginia
Fayette County
Kanawha
Boone, Logan
Raleigh and
Webster
Berkeley
Greenbrier
Harrison
Lewis, Morgan, Nicholas
Wyoming
Clay County
Shorter working hours for city police and firemen
City budget for 1949 50 balanced at 103 825 dollars allows a new program to lift police morale by moving to an eight hour day six day week and a seven man force. Firemen will also adopt six day weeks with no wage increases. Funding relies on shifting the city engineer salary to the water budget and higher county and parking meter receipts to cover costs.
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Grafton
Water Department
Byrd-Backed Man Wins Nomination in Virginia Primary
John Stewart Battle, a Charlottesville lawyer and state senator with 20 years in office, won the four way Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia. Backed by Harry Byrd's political machine, Battle secured the nomination with about 23 000 votes and swept seven of nine congressional districts. He defeated Francis Pickens Miller, the anti organization candidate and former army colonel, who posed the strongest challenge to the Byrd machine in 25 years.
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Richmond
John Stewart Battle
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Charlottesville
Francis Pickens Miller
Lonely Hearts defendant drops insanity defense
Raymond Fernandez renounces the insanity plea at his murder trial in Valley Stream New York as Mrs Martha Beck remains under insanity defense. Fernandez told reporters he is not the man who needs a psychiatrist and seeks withdrawal of the insanity claim while Beck continues with the defense. The case concerns the slaying of Janet Fay a 66 year old Albany New York widow on January 4.
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New York
Raymond Fernandez
Fernandez
Janet Fay
Albany
N. Y
Valley Stream
Martha Beck
Herbert E. Rosenberg
Beck
Dangerous Firebug Captured By Police
State police recaptured a dangerous 24 year old firebug who escaped from the state mental hospital near Sykesville Maryland. He was identified as William Edward Ambrose. State Trooper Charles Hollie spotted him yesterday about twelve miles northeast of the town in Carroll county.
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Sykesville
William Edward Ambrose
Charles Hollie
Here
Carroll County
Teachers Assigned To County Schools For Next Term
The Taylor County Board of Education last night assigned elementary teachers and janitors to county schools for the next term. Three principal vacancies were filled with Joseph Reed named principal at Simpson and William Drainer placed at Hepfibah. Grafton and East Grafton lists include West, Florence H Wilkinson, Rena S Goodwin, Pearl Thomas, Helen Brown, Arlene Byers, Ruth Welch, Hazel Woodyard, Gracie Busely, Rhea Fisher. Stout and Stout-related staff at Grafton Junior High and Blueville, Pruntytown, Thornton boards list these assignments and principals.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Education
Kenneth Little
Thornton
Joseph
Reed
Simpson
William
Drainer
Hepfibah
West
Grafton
Florence H. Wilkinson
Rena S. Goodwin
Pearl Thomas
Helen Brown
Minnie K. Byers
Arlene Yo
Wilma Hatley
Virginia
Husk
Joseph Reed
Juanita
P. Stout
Pauline Chavenger
Virginia Lee
Prin
Hearing Set For Accoville Youths In Alleged Rape Case
Logan P A prosecutor announced a hearing for four Accoville youths held in connection with an alleged rape near Man early Sunday. No charges were filed. Sheriff Grover C Combs said one victim was partly crippled by polio and found dying on the roadside near Huff Creek after the incident.
B. & C. Official Advises Youths On Railroad Safety
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Superintendent H L Denton warns youths during vacation that dangerous play near railroads can be deadly. Parents should teach children to avoid crossings, rails, parked cars, and bridges, as trains can move without warning. See B. & O. Page 4.
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H. L. Denton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Denton
Board approves equipment buy for six state hospitals
The Board of Control approved spending 265 850 for additional equipment at six state mental and tubercular hospitals including Tubercular Hopemont Sanitarium Denmar Mental Spencer State Hospital Lakin Weston and Huntington. The funds come from a 1949 appropriation to leverage a federal Hill Burton grant of 1 154 000 for construction and equipment. Expenditures were set after superintendent needs were reviewed and relate to federal allocation under the Hill Burton act.
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Charleston
Board of Control
Hopemont Sanitarium
Denmar
Spencer State Hospital
Lakin
Weston
Huntington
Joe F. Burdett
Three Way Split in National GOP May Upset Chairman Vote
Washington report shows a three way split within the Republican National Committee as it nears a vote to choose a new chairman. Guy Gabrielson of New Jersey leads some delegates claiming a majority of the 103 votes, while old guard supporters dispute the tally. Hugh Scott's earlier 54 to 50 confidence margin looms, with Scott set to resign. A T Bert Howard of Nebraska gains support from Sen Wherry and Rep Butler as a compromise candidate.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Guy George Gabrielgan
New Jersey
Auard
Gabrielson
Hugh Scott
Scott
A. T
Bert” Howard
Nebraska
Wherry and Butler
Howard
Seven Year Old Boy Recovers After Sleeping Tablets Overdose
In Omaha a seven year old boy named Trevis Wissenburg emerged from a drugged sleep after ingesting 23 sleeping pills and later 3314 grains of sedative. Nurses reported his revival as a hypodermic needle was used and he regained consciousness, showing hunger and awareness after near death.
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Omaha
Trevis Wissenburg
Field Day Of Inter Playground Contests Marks Closing Of Playgrounds
The field day will close Taylor county's first summer Playground program this Friday at 9 a.m. at Grafton Senior High athletic field directed by RB McKinney, Edward Whitescarver, Mrs Mildred Bord, and Kenneth Daugherty. Events include horsehoes, dashes, races, ball throws, and a softball tournament with a point system for individual and playground awards.
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Taylor County
RB. H.mckinney
Grafton
Grafton Senior High School
McKinney
Edward Whitescarver
Mildred Bord
Kenneth Daugherty
Major Changes Due In Arms Bill
Washington hearing on the arms to Europe bill focuses on a 1.45 billion program to aid allied nations against Soviet pressure. Maj. Gen Lyman Lemnitzer and Dr. Lloyd Berkauer testify as draft planners while committee demands concrete details and specifics.
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Washington
Europe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lyman Lemnitzer
Army
Lloyd V. Berkauer
State Department
Rep. Vorys
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
Hospital attendants announce births at the city hospital. A son born August 1 at 7 20 p m to Mr and Mrs James Hundley Independence Route 1 weighed eight pounds six ounces. A son born this morning at 12 19 a m to Mr and Mrs Okey Halbritter Tunnelton weighed seven pounds eleven ounces. A son born July 27 at Union Protestant hospital in Clarksburg to Mr and Mrs Raymond McDaniel Grafton Route 1 weighed eight pounds and named Earl. The mother is the former Eye Dabiel Wheae.
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City Hospital
James Hundley
Independence
Okey Halbritter
Tunnelton
Raymond McDaniel
Grafton
Route 1
Union Protestant Hospital
Clarksburg
Earl
Gerae
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