Annie M. Wells Dies at Parkview Home in 15th Year
Annie M. Wells aged 15 wife of the late William Tice Wells died at her Parkview home at 1:30 this morning after years of ill health. A Nazarene member born April 23 1873 in Ritchie county she leaves a half brother John Morgan a sister Mrs T J Dayton four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2:30 p.m. from Nazarene church with Rev Mills and Rev Boshell officiating. Burial Woodsdale cemetery Bartlett Funeral Home in charge.
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Annie M. Wells
William Tice Wells
Parkview
Nazarene Church
Helen G. Fawcett
Ritchie County
George Newton
Margaret Bennington Newton
John Morgan
T. J. Dayton
Grafton
Robert W. Fawcett
Anna Clyde Boylen
James R. Fawcett
Gratton
Harold G. Fawcett
U. S. Navy
NBC Will Not Start New Give Away Shows Pending legality
New York Aug 7 The National Broadcasting Company said it will not start any new give away programs until they are sure they are legal. NBC made the statement after the Federal Communications Commission disclosed it was studying such shows under federal lottery laws. The network said it will not accept additional programs of the type questioned pending the commission's study outcome.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
NBC
Truman faces pushback on reclamation policy request
Truman’s request to appoint a reclamation commissioner met swift resistance from Senate and House appropriations leaders. Rep Jensen notes Western approval of restrictions while Sen Wherry condemns the political maneuver. Critics say the job should go to an engineer.
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Senate
House
Jensen
Towa
West
Wherry
B and O soil contest seeks farmer winners in region
Baltimore and Ohio sponsors a third annual soil conservation contest as part of its system program. Quivey, manager of agricultural development, notes the goal is to boost conservation where carload traffic comes from productive farms. Local first prize is a $50 U.S. Saving Bond, second prize $26. An October start for new and prior farm plans is outlined, with emphasis on land use and sustained practices. In Pueblo, a small ammunition dump exploded at the depot after an electrical storm, with no injuries reported.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
K. Quivey
B.&o
Quivey
U.S
Edgar A. Moats
Baltimore
Ohio
Pueblo
Colo
Iato
Western Allies vow to double Berlin airlift despite Russian protests
An American official said Russia may be just talking or intend forceful action over routes to Berlin. Moscow claims flight rule breaches linked to the airlift begun two months earlier, while Western Allied authorities promise continued and doubled support.
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U.S
Berlin
ANB
Washington
Truman
Marshall
Gifford Completes ROTC Training at Langley AFB
Robert N. Gifford son of Rev and Mrs Warner T Gifford of 253 W Washington St completed six weeks of intensive ROTC training at the 1st Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps Camp Langley Field Virginia on Saturday July 31 He studied Administrative training and upon graduation will be commissioned Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve.
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Robert N. Gifford
Warner T. Gifford
W. Washington Street
1St Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
Langley
Air Force
United States
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Gifford
West Virginia University
United States Air Force Reserve
Public hearings set on adding areas to soil district
Public hearings have been scheduled at Aymer August 31 and at Mabne September 2 on expanding the Tygart Valley Soil Conservation district to include more Randolph county areas. A proposal to add Grant district of Ritchie county to the district will be the subject of a hearing at Kanawha Soil Conservation in Cairo on September 16.
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Ciarleston
Aymer
Mabne
Randolph County
Tygart Valley
Aged Dentist James A. Garnes Dies in Charleston
A heart attack yesterday claimed the life of Dr James A Garnes 82 a veteran dentist long ranked as the oldest practicing in West Virginia He was a native of Jackson county and practiced in Clendenin St Albans and Charleston for over 55 years
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Charleston
James A. Garnes
West Virginia
Cares
Jackson County
Clendenin
St. Albans
Truman to press GOP on inflation as housing bill looms
President Truman eyes a political edge by highlighting Republican actions on housing and inflation. Advisors indicate a strategy to keep Republicans off balance while the GOP prepares its own housing and anti inflation bills. If the final anti inflation measure raises gold reserve requirements a veto is expected.
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Page One
Cordell Hull
Senate
Truman
Congress
Dispatch Flags Sponsored Money Circulation in City
A dispatch claims that sponsored money circulates throughout the city and that the information comes from informed Washington circles. The report cites anonymous sources and suggests broader implications for local economics and political influence.
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Tie
Anal
Washington
Flemington Band Boosters Plan To Buy Uniforms
The Flemington Band Booster club plans a bake sale to fund band uniforms for Flemington High School. Members thanked the Taylor County Board of Education for sending Paul W. Shdhan to conduct summer instruction and hope for more winter sessions. President Robert Johnson led a 15-member meeting at Flemington High School with various plans for the band.
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Flemington High School
Flemington Band Booster Club
Taylor County Board of Education
Paul W. Shdhan
Grafton
Senaior
Flemington High
Witnesses withhold names as Mundt probes spy claims
Mundt says witnesses cannot be identified and a mystery figure may crack open Soviet spying case. New York and Washington committees defer to closed meetings while planning next hearings on a Russian spy ring and wartime atomic shipments. A government official reportedly pushed wartime material to Russia, though later denied by Stripling and McDowell.
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Mundt
New York
Koral
Rep
Hebert
D.la
Russia
McDowell
R-Pa
Robert E. Stripling
Stripling
New Deal
MelDowell
No Agreement Yet In Talks With Soviet On Germany
London August 7 Informants say Western powers have not agreed with the Soviet Union on a basis for four power tasks on Germany. Molotov proposals drew objections but talks continue. no communiqué likely this weekend. Officials expect possible restart of talks after new instructions. Charles.
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Arthur Gavshion
London
Lometz Soures
Soviet Union
Russa
Molotov
Britain
France
Kremlin
Pista
Stalin
Foreign Office
Foreign Ministers Council
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Pape
Sch
Lie
Germany
Berlin
Polk county fights political machine in county sweep
Police seized weapons and an arsenal at the county jail after eight arrests on concealed weapon charges. State safety commissioner Lynn Bomar said three suspects would face murder counts for killings in the county. In politics, H. E. Barclay's Polk County Good Government League claimed a sweeping victory over the Burch Biggs organization, taking most county offices.
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Lynn Bomar
Polk County
H. E. Barclay
Copperhill
Polk County Good Government League
Burch Biggs
GGL
Justice of Peace
Hepzibah Fair Planned With Basket Dinner
A Hepzibah community fair is slated for September 4 with a noon basket dinner and refreshments for attendees. Separately, an automobile hit a electric pole on U S Route 50 near Black and White, cutting power to Blueville Route 119 Last Graf ton and nearby hill-top areas for about an hour yesterday. The Grafton Volunteer Fire department joined a Davis parade last night, with ten local firemen and sponsors participating.
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Hepzibah
Blueville
Route 119
Grafton
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Davis
Stalnaker Victim Backstory Reveals Flemington Ties
The mangled Commenium page notes the victim was taken to Graham Funeral Home after inquiries by Coroner Jefferys Sheriff Newton and other officials. It details Stalnaker’s ties to Barbour County and Flemington, his Hawaii teaching stint, GE and government work, his Mona Bartlett Stalnaker wife, her teaching career, and their two children from a previous marriage.
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sCommenium
Graham Funeral
Jefferys
Melvin Newton
Hugh R. McPhail
B.&o. Patrolamin
Robert Cleer
Flemington
Mr. Stalnaker
Stalnaker
William and
Elizbeth Stalnaker
Barbour County
Mills Institute
Honolulu
Hawaii
General Electric
Inte
Mona Hosan Bartlett Stalnaker
Independence
M. H. Bartlett
Mona Bartlett
Los Angeles
Calif
B. Wong
W. W. Stalnaker
Yuma
Arizona
A. W. Stal
Elderly Alexander resident dies. funeral plans pending
An elderly resident of Alexander Ohio aged 92 dies, with funeral arrangements in progress as relatives travel to attend. Graham Funeral Home said arrangements remain incomplete today pending arrival of relatives.
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Naker
Alexander
Ohio
Graham
Revercomb outlines amendment for economic hearings
Revercomb argues no single act can fix the complex economic dilemma. He proposes a joint committee to hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, and report to Congress by January 2.
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Revercomb
Congres
Tragic Mine Accident Claims Local Boy
A 13 year old boy died after entering a muddy pool at a strip mine on Gordie Batley farm. Rescue attempts by neighbors including Joe Gregory and Buck Day prompted artificial respiration, but the youth did not survive. Coroner Ona C. Jefferys ruled the death accidental. state trooper E L Duckworth led the investigation.
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Joe Gregory
Bill Bush
Hugh Eskew
Ray Lines
Buck Day- 45
Grafton
Palmotor
Mason Tucker
Bartlett Funeral Home
Tommy
Donnie
Gene
Gerry
Gordie Batley
McAllister and Company
McAllister
Ona C. Jefferys
E. L. Duckworth
Tree seedings offered by Ty gart Valley Soil District
Farmers in Ty gart Valley Soil Conservation District may obtain tree seedings for reforestation by contacting Edgar 1A. Moats P. C. Box 66 Grafton before August 18. Species include black locust white pine scotch pine red pine Norway spruce white spruce layeh sugar maple and bird food shrubs. Seedlings arrive this fall with planting possible this fall or next spring.
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Tygart’s Valley Soil Conservation District
Edgar
Moats
P. C
Grafton
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