Father Divine Marries Beautiful White Girl
Philadelphia reports Father Divine, a self styled god and negro evangelist, wed a 21 year old Montreal born white girl on April 29 in Washington. He claims the marriage is only in name and says his first wife Mother Divine approved it. The spiritual leader addressed followers at a wedding banquet and maintained his new wife is a spiritual extension, not a literal partner.
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Philadelphia
Father Divine
Montreal
Rose Ritchings
Washington
Albert L. Shadd
Divine
Scense
Mother Divine
Sweet Angel
Hurt concedes third district to Rohrbaugh in primary
Charleston August 8 The only close race in Tuesdays primary was resolved by telegrams with Ruth C Hurt of Oak Hill conceding the third district Republican nomination to E G Rohrbaugh of Glenville Hart extended heartiest congratulations and Rohrbaugh replied you made a tremendous race Rohrbaugh, first elected to the House in 1942, will oppose Democrat Cleveland M Bailey who was renominated The Democratic senatorial and Republican contests with UMW influence sparked speculation on the mine union stance See HURT page 5.
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Charleston
Tus C. Hurt
Oak Hill
E. G. Rohrbaug
Glenville
Hart
Rohrbaugh
Glenville State College
House of Representatives
Cleveland M Bailey
Clarksburg
Ciopac
United Mine Workers
UMW
Huntington Mayoral Nomination Depends on Canvass
Huntington awaits an official canvass to confirm the winner of the Republican mayoral nomination as Robert H. Weber leads incumbent Mayor P. O. Fiedler by 169 votes after Tuesday’s primary. Weber has 4,394 votes to Fiedler’s 4,225 in a closely watched race in Huntington.
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Huntington
Robert H. Weber
P. O. Fiedler
Weber
Fiedler
Ana Oneridare
Committee Files Looted to Stop Barsgon Expose
Washington reports a Senate War Investigating committee action reveals it has names of individuals involved in looting its secret files during a probe into war time fraud. FBI agents are being directed to track the post midnight prowler said to have removed documents. The panel also secures new expert help to seal war time anti profiteering loopholes.
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Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Garsson
Senate
DAN AR Uren Ented of
Truman Signs Railway Bid to Seize Greenbrier Hotel
President Truman signed a bill allowing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, former owner, to take over the Greenbrier Hotel property at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The hotel, which became a focal point, would pass under railway control as authorized by the act.
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Washington
Truman
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
W- Va
Taylor County Education Levy Estimate Highlights Increase
Taylor County Board of Education reveals a levy estimate showing higher education funding with over 11 000 from federal and state food aid and about 4 000 from veterans farm training. The new funds push the year’s levy increase to over 15 000, part of a total 29 618.74 rise versus last year.
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Veterans
Taylor County Board of Education
Board OF
West Virginia 1947 primary reshapes Senate and House
Results indicate at least three incumbent Democratic state Senators likely out and many new House members as the legislature nears convening. District winners include Adams, Karickhoff, Winters, Taylor, Jackson, Love, Fritzell. incumbents Belknap Hall and Ramage defeated. Stemple tops Ross in the 16th district.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Jack R. Adams
R. Karickhoff
Spencer
A-R
Snooks) Winters
Huntington
Glenn’ Taylor
Matewan
Lloyd G. Jackson
Hamlin
Charles Love
Virgil F. Fritzell
Grafton
Grover C. Belknap
Sutton
Twenth
Dayton R. Stemple
Philipp
Perce J. Ross
George Ralrden
Mason County
Bee
Foreman Union Contract Approved At J L Mines
The government approved John L. Lewis as the foreman head of four Jones and Laughlin mines in western Pennsylvania. Adm. Ben Moreell negotiated the agreement as authorities regulate the wartime coal industry. This marks the first such contract in mining with the National Labor Relations Board to decide foreman issues. See JOHN LEWIS page 5.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pennsyvania
Adm
Ben Moreell
Lewis
Interior
J. A. Krug
National Labor Relating Board
Moreell
U. S. Court of Appeals
John Lewis
Taylor County Trade Board Negotiates Shirt Factory Plan
The Taylor County Board of Trade continues talks with a shirt company about locating a factory here though no site details were available last night. Negotiations focus on attracting the facility to the area and boosting local employment.
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Taylor’ County Board of Trade
Asta Ben
Road Commission Buys Beckley Toll Ridge Bridge
Beckley toll bridge over the New River near Beckley was toll free today after $271,360 was paid to the Raleigh County circuit court for transfer to the ridge owners. Tolls had been eliminated last mid time the state possession under a 1946 legislative act, paving the way for freeing several other toll bridges in southern West Virginia.
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Beckley
Prince
New River
Raleigh County
Boer Curan Ee
West Virginia
Education Board Announces 122 Teacher Placements
The Taylor County Board of Education listed 122 teachers placed for the 1946-47 school year at a meeting on Tuesday. Changes include Anna Giles McKinney leaving Haymond, Paul Senior resigning for Florida, and Arthur B. Wolfe becoming Flemington principal. Charles L. Smith will teach boys physical education at Grafton Senior High and coach, replacing W. Bolyard Jr. who left for a western school. new Grafton hires include Kenneth Haun as principal and Ruth Batten among others.
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Taylor County
Anna Giles McKinney
Haymond
Paul Senior
Piorida
Arthur B. Wolfe
Flemington
Charles L. Smith
Ravenswood
Grafton Senior High School
W. ‘T. Bolyard, Jr
Smith
Pehnsboro
Kenneth Haun
Ruth Batten
Mildred “R. Bord
Barbara Cather
Charles R. Cather
R. W
Molotov presses vote issue at peace conference
In Paris, Molotov reopened the voting question and said Russia cannot agree to the rules committee decision. Evatt of Australia contested Molotov’s stance, accusing him of trying to enforce veto power and swing opinion against Soviet interests amid the conference through Western dominance claims.
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Evatt
Molotov
Foreign Ministers Council
Providente
Australisin
Paris
Molothy
Niles
Britain
United Devisions
Mninisters Council
Annman
Rules Committee
U. S
Australia
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Rowabaugh
Heirens
James Ashenden
William Tuohy
William Heirens
Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Uate Senate
J. & L. Mines
Fairmont
Mannington Pools
Road Commission Buys
Toll Ridge
Enatt
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