Byrnes Rejects Soviet Bid At Peace Conference
Paris Aug 9 The peace conference rejected Soviet Russia's bid for a two thirds rule for adopting conference recommendations. Secretary Byrnes declared the United States will not be dictated to and will make concessions but not surrender all. The plenary approved a British compromise allowing mixed majority votes by ministers, while Russia retains veto power through the foreign ministers council. Russia’s bloc question and rights of nations that fought in the war were raised as the conference continued.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Paris
Russia
Byrnes
United
Foreign Ministers Council
Soviet Union
State's counties begin canvassing in primary elections
Officials in 55 counties started official canvassing of last Tuesday's primary votes. In Huntington, Mayor Paul O. Fiedler trails Robert H. Weber by 169 votes in unofficial returns for renomination on the Republican ticket and may seek a recount after the canvass. Incumbent A. R. Winters trails Fred Rotroff in the Democratic race for the fifth state senatorial district. Winters led early results before a technical halt.
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Charleston
Egan
Huntington
Paul O. Fiedler
Robert H.weber
Theanvass
A. R. (Snooks) Winters
Fred Rotroff
Winters
Cabell
Wayne Cimets
Grafton Theatre Masters Present Tonight Double Bill
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Maxine Miller to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre show featuring The Affairs of Susan with Joan Fontaine and George Brent or Rebecca with Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine and That Texas Jamboree with Ken Curtis and Jeff Donnell at the Dixie Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
Maxine Miller
Grafton Park
Susan
Joan Fontaine
George Brent
Strand Theatre
Rebecca
Laurence Oliver
Ken Curtis
Jeff Donnell
Dixe Theatre
Morgantown Hikes Theatres Tax To Two Cents
Morgantown city council raised the admission tax on adult theatre tickets from one to two cents and projected annual receipts near 23000 dollars. Officials plan to extend the ticket tax to school social and athletic events for the first time.
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Morgantown
Morgantown Theatres
Government Sets to Tougher on Wage Control
Washington August 9 The government bars a second reconversion pay boost for Pacific Northwest lumber workers signaling restraint on wage rises. Steelman stated federal approval remains required before any higher pay boosts are submitted for OPA price ceilings. The ruling affects over 45 000 workers in the West Coast lumber industry and follows a 14 cent base wage with a further five cent uplift from unions. This marks a continued effort to align wages with price controls. Charleston West Virginia July industrial accidents kill 36 and injure 4768 per commissioner Pennypacker, with 30 deaths in June and 32 in July 1945.
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Norman Walker
Washington
John R. Steelman
Pacific Northwest
OPA
Steelman
Eccemrnat
CIO
AFL
The
Nations Wage Stabilization Board
Charleston
West Virginia
E. B. Pennypacker
Britain Replies To Troop Movement Protest
London reports a foreign office spokesman said Britain could act unilaterally if violent threats to lives or property arise in Iran and would not be obliged to consult the United Nations Security Council. Iran protested Indian troop movements to Basra, Iraq, and asked their removal, while Britain said troops were replacing others near oil fields in southern Iran. The spokesman cautioned that law and order can deteriorate without time for UN consultation.
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London
Foreign Office
Tool
Iran
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Basra
Iraq
Persian Gulf
India
United Nations
Record coal output despite car shortage says mines
The Bureau of Mines disclosed record output levels as coal production continues. About 20 000 mine cars are deemed obsolete or needing repairs by railroads, hindering movement from several West Virginia and Kentucky mines forced to shut down due to gondola shortages.
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Bureau of Mines
Coal Mines Administration
West Virginia
Kentucky
Vinson Family Plans Huntington Reunion With Chief Justice Attending
The Vinson family revival of its annual Huntington reunion set for Sunday, August 25 at a city park. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Louisa, Kentucky, plans to attend with his wife and two sons, after writing to Mrs. Belle Vinson of Huntington.
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Huntington
Vinson
Huntington Park
Fred M. Vinson
Louisa
Belle Vinson
Father Divine Court Drama and White Bride in Canada
In Princeton a criminal court judge weighs a defense bid to overturn a murder verdict against William Gordon for the Bluefield shooting death of Mrs. Josephine Carr. In Philadelphia Father Divine introduces his blonde 21 year old white wife to photographers and followers amid cult beliefs and looming media attention.
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Princeton
Criminal Court
F. Morton ‘Wagner
William Gordon
Josephine Carr
Mercer County
Colum 1
Seilor
Carr
Bluefield
Philadelphia
Father Divine
God
Divine
Taylor County Republicans Back Senate Candidate Victory
Gratitude is expressed to Republican voters of Taylor County for support in Tuesday's primary securing the party candidacy for State Senate from this district. The message calls for a united party for success in November.
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Taylor County
State Senate
States second polio death in West Virginia reported
An infant in Kanawha county died of infantile paralysis, the state health department confirms this as the second polio death in West Virginia this year. Only 23 statewide cases have been recorded so far, with five in August including the Kanawha death in June and others in Cabell Raleigh and nearby counties.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
State Health Department
West Virginia
Department
Cabbell
Raleigh
Et An
Kanawha
Logan
Greenbrier
Cabell
Winemeee
Wyoming
Sgeatrast
Harold Gene Seachrist
Curtain Falls on War Profit Drama in Senate Probe
The Senate War Investigating Committee closed a six week wartime probe into a munitions cartel and political influence. A key witness, ailing General and a distant fixer, failed to speak as plans unraveled amid sensational claims of contracts and behind the scenes support.
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Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Empire
Prestonbure
Combine
Globair Seeks Interstate Air Service Approval
The Public Service Commission heard Globair Inc. and Mid Atlantic Airlines request to substitute Globair for Mid-Atlantic as the applicant to provide interstate air service. The plan covers passenger freight express and mail between Martinsburg and Parkersburg with stops at Wiley Ford Morgantown Clarkeburg Huntington Charleston and Beckley.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Globair, Inc
Mid-Atlantic Airlines
Globair
Mid-Atlantic
Giobal
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Wiley, Ford
Morgantown
Clarkeburg
Huntington
Beckley
Slaughter defeats triggers fresh inquiry push
Defeated Rep. Slaughter heads back to Capitol Hill to resume leading the House committee probe into surplus property disposal. Wise, the committee’s general counsel, says the inquiry could threaten several in government. A postponement of today’s session allows Slaughter to take charge next Monday as the investigation resumes.
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Washington
Slaughter
Capitol Hill
Hugh D. Wise
House Committee
Missouri
Truman
Wise
House
Monsee Slaughter
Hold Three In Auto Jump Out Death Of Woman
FAIRMONT Aug 9 three Fairmont men were held after Mrs Bess Ingram a department store saleslady died from injuries after leaping from a speeding automobile on U S Route 250 coroner D E Kidd reported The woman in the back seat with one of the trio suddenly leaped from the car at about 40 miles an hour Officers said they returned her to a hospital where she was to have sustained skull injuries Mrs Ingram was the wife of Hank E Ingram of Fairmont
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Fairmont
Bess Ingram
D. E. Kidd
Ingram
Hanks E.ingram
14 Year Old Girl Ends Life Over Forbidden Love
In Madera California on August 9 a fourteen year old girl Edna Rodden killed herself after writing a note to a boy friend forbidden by her parents. The District Attorney reported the case details and circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
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Madera
Calif
Edna Rodden
State's First Polio Death This Year
The state records its first polio death of the year in West Virginia. The child, son of Mr and Mrs Harold A Seachrist of Chesapeake Kanawha county, was stricken three weeks ago marking the second polio case reported in the state.
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Tim Os
West Virginia
Harold A. Seachrist
Chesapeake
Kanawha County
Investigators Seek Answers In Western Coal Car Shortage
Investigators led by Commander J H Gichner and N Kelley planned a return visit to Fairmont and Grafton as shortages of coal cars persist. Railroads report 1818 of 208 cars ordered placed and 57 mines idle on the division, with daily fluctuations continuing amid CMA actions and production limits.
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J. H. Gichner
Washington
D. C
8. N. Kelley
Pittsburgh
Fairmont
Gichner
The
Coal Mines Administration
Kelloy
Grafton
Gidnelly
Toma
CMA
Selective Service Meeting at Camp Dawson Reported
Conference will be attended by General Lewis B. Pierce, discussing selective service matters. Inductions may resume next month amid talks touching Virginia, North Virginia, and the beemed Columbia region.
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Camp Dawson
Genel Lewis B
National Selective Service
Pierce
Virginia
Enlisted Men Granted Pay For Unused Furlough Periods
A wartime notice indicates enlisted men receive pay for unused furlough days. President Truman signed the order at the White House midday, detailing leave pay rights and rates, with specific figures and service-based calculations.
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Nnn
Truman
White House
Depangerit
Artificial Dairy Cattle Findings Highlight Montan Greentier Herd
A fragmented note from Greentier Montana reports organized dairy cattle efforts with bulls and breeders listed among key participants. It mentions an origin line and several numeric tags, indicating ongoing classification and selection of cattle for breeding purposes.
Gambling Fraternity Left Stranded On Cornero Floating Casino
In Los Angeles on August 9, about 800 patrons were left stranded aboard Cornero's floating casino while the Guard cutter Yank and associates attempted to move the ship from its moorings. Reporter Jimmy Wakely notes the situation could shift as events develop with the gambler fraternity awaiting further guidance and safety assurances.
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Cornero
Los Angeles
Iaw
Yankon
Doreon
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