Bituminous Coal Wage Conferece Recesses
The bituminous coal wage conference recessed leaving miners in an uneasy truce with a three day work week. Negotiators for United Mine Workers and Northern and Western operators met for two hours but rejected a 20 month extension of the old contract. Some operators fear mine closures and royalty payments into the union welfare fund, while others expect no binding beyond September 20.
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White Sulphur Springs
John L. Lewis
United, Mine Workers
Northern and Western
UMW
George Love
Pittsburgh
Plane crash lands in Virginia couple unharmed
A Baltimore to Richmond flight forced a crash near Smithfield Virginia. Mr and Mrs Harvey Dunham suffered minor cuts and bruises while the rescue plane later struck by lightning caused a wing tear. They were safely brought to Cambridge Maryland and completed the journey by car.
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Easton
Harvey Dunham
Baltimore
Richmond
Dunham
Smithfield
Bill Newman
Newman
Dunhams
Cambridge
Canton Defenses Hold Against Major Communist Assaults
Canton's defenses remained firm as 50 000 to 60 000 Communist troops pressed the city. A Chinese army spokesman said Reds could not breach the fortifications while fighting raged on the outskirts 215 miles northeast of Canton. Provincial officials fled the capital of Klangs Province, with Governor directing Manhsien's defense under General Fang Tien.
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Canton
Kanhsilen
Klangs Province
Manhsien
Fang Tien
Kiangsi
Collins Named Army Chief of Staff Successor
General Joseph Lawton Collins has been selected to succeed General Omar Bradley as army chief of staff. President Truman named Collins to the post, with Senate approval required. Johnson also named General Thomas T. Handy to command the European theater, replacing General Lucius D. Clay.
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Washington
Joseph Lawton “Collins
7Th Corps
Europe
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Truman
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Defense Johnson
Thomas T. Handy
Lucius D. Clay
Dr Brown to Speak at American Chemical Society Meeting
Delegates at the American Chemical Society annual meeting in Atlantic City will hear Dr Charles Fleming Brown head of Bethany College chemistry department. He will discuss aluminum alkoxides by products of aluminum and alcohol reactions.
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Bethany
American Chemical Society
Atlantic City
Charles Fleming Brown
Bethany College
Fatally Injured Man Killed by Falling Tree Near Home
Forrest E. Thomason, 43, a coal miner, died when a tree fell during a group cutting near his home in a Doddridge County community. Neighbors were present at the time of the accident.
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Long Run
Forrest E. Thomason
Military Plane Stunting Tied to Trenton Crash
At a Civil Aeronautics board hearing witnesses testified the Navy Hellcat roared in a near vertical climb just before colliding with an Eastern Airlines liner near Fort Dix. The July 30 crash killed 16 aboard the airliner and the Navy pilot, with airport manager George Humphrey describing a close pass at about 1 000 feet and noting parachute straps on the pilot.
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Trenton
Eastern Airlines
Navy
Fort Dix
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert C. Chrisp
CAB Safety Bureau
Airlines
George W. Humphrey
Morrisville
Humphrey
Grafton's Interesting Woman Of The Week Columba Bonafede
Mrs Columba Bonafede a Grafton businesswoman at 241 West Main street has been chosen as Grafton's Interesting Woman Of The Week. Born near Naples Italy she came to America at age six with her parents seeking opportunity. The family lived in Newark Thomas Cumberland and Elkins before her husband built a career in local commerce.
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America
Grafton
Columba Bonafede
241
West Main Street
Grafton Sentinel
Teora
Avelino
Naples
Italy
Angelo
Teresina Forcella
Two Men Die In Fayetteville Car Crash
In Fayetteville Gene Smith and Ray Mattingly both 26 and 55 died when a car crashed into a parked truck. The driver Talmadge Henson, also of Fayetteville, was seriously injured according to state police.
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Fayetteville
Gene Smith
Ray Mattingly
Talmadge Henson
Officials In Washington Moscow Talk Of Future Wars
James Marlow notes a sunlit Washington and Moscow scene while officials in both capitals discuss war risks. He cites atomic bomb plans, B-60 aircraft, and the mismatch between public optimism and military talk, including arms support for allies and the potential for long-term destruction. The piece contrasts daily life with looming geopolitical tension and the idea that future war may already be planned in high places.
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Washington
Moscow
James Marlow
Picieg
Everett McDaniel Heads County Church Council
Everett McDaniel was reelected president of Taylor County Council of Churches at the annual church school convention held at Thornton Methodist church. About 250 persons attended from county church schools. The program featured talks by Rev Foster Jones Rev Z B Edworthy Rev J C Gould and Miss Sarah Palmer. Officers for 1949 50 include president Everett McDaniel associate presidents Mrs C Burl Mason Rev Harry Eckels Lonnie Mays secretary treasurer Mrs F J Bartlett association secretary treasurer Mrs Max Phillips Sims on Commission on Religious Education Classes in Grade Schools Rev E F K Roof and more.
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Everett ‘McDaniel
Taylor County Council of Churches
Thornton Methodist Church
Foster Jones
West Main Street
National Women's Christian ‘Temperance Union
Everett McDaniel
C. Burl Mason
Harry Eckels
Lonnie Mays
F. J. Bartlett
Association
Max Phillips
Simpson
Commission On Religious Education
E. F. K. Roof
Man And Science Set For Dramatic Battle With Water
Smugglers Cove California reports Otis Barton of Boston prepares for a historic dive to 6,000 feet. The Har vard trained explorer aims to peer into depths where creatures, light, and life are unknown while studying potential ocean resources and underwater geology for science and military use.
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Calif
Otis Barton
Boston
Harard
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Barbara
Barton
Berry Picker Found Not Seriously Hurt in Swamp
Parson, a 67 year old man missing since last Saturday, was found yesterday in a swamp near Canaan Mountain two miles from his last sighting. He weighed 25 pounds less, feet blistered and bruised, but not in serious condition. Volunteers searched the area with two planes from Elkins airport aiding the effort. Sheriff Crosten said Ours was found in a swampy valley two miles from where he disappeared.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Canaan Mountain
Advertisers Scheduled For Monday's Sentinel Paper
Monday's Sentinel lists advertisers to appear in the next issue including Curry Motor Company Lucas Dairy Ford Motor Company Imperil Ice Cream Co. Delaney's Electrical Appliance C. & P. Telephone Co. Grafton Drive-In Theatre Twilite Drive-In Theatre Manos Theatre Dixie Theatre Loar Jewelry Malone's Drug and Chemical Caplan's Jewelry Williamson Furnace Kaliser Frazer Sales Parrish Agency and others.
Council of Europe blocks Ireland call for Irish partition debate
In Strasbourg, the Assembly rejected Ireland's bid to raise the Irish partition issue for debate. British delegates led opposition as Yevolt of Assembly members seeks wider debate rights. The outcome follows earlier moves by the Committee of Ministers to bar discussion of the Irish divide.
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France
Council of Europe
Assembly
Ireland
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Assembly O
Committee of Ministers
Britain
Winston Churchill
Treland
Trish
Agen
Youth To Appear in Justice Court On Murder Count
Jerry Riggs, 13, is to appear before Magistrate J. L. Jennings in Buckhannon on a murder charge for shooting his father, Hary Livingston Riggs, 48, with a .25 caliber rifle. Investigators say the boy admitted taking $1,318 from a hiding place, spending $60 to buy a bicycle.
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Buckhannon
Jerry Riggs
J. L. Jennings
R. C. Culp
Hary Livingston Riggs
Relief In Heat Wave Sweeps Eastern United States
A cool air mass from Hudson Bay is cutting across the eastern half of the United States, forming a deep wedge that pushes the heat wave southward. Temperatures from the Central Great Plains to Ohio are not rising above the 80s today, bringing relief to the Phio River Valley region.
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Washington
Hudson Bay
United States
Phio River Valley
Great Plains
Ohio
Charleston Delinquent Charter Taxes Notice Pending
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims announces that 905 corporations are behind in charter tax payments. Many are expected to settle before dissolution suits become necessary early next year. The formal notice will be published Sunday in Charleston.
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Charleston
Edgar B
Sims
County four levying bodies win approvals for budgets and levies
Taylor county's four tax levy bodies have state approval to finalize budgets and levies on Tuesday August 17. The county court budget is 82 912 dollars, debts cut by 32 036, road bond payoff completed, and levies reduced across class properties. Gratton's budget is 103 825 with similar levy, while the Board of Education requests 565 102 with most funds from state and federal aid. Flemington's budget also approved.
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Taylor County
Flemington
B and O Ends Shenandoah Division Passenger Trains
Winchester Virginia reports the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ends passenger service on the Shenandoah Division with final run of No. 4 from Strasburg to Brunswick. No. 54 and 55 discontinued due to losses over years. Martinsburg will handle express traffic and a new Harpers Ferry to Strasburg postroute will operate on the same schedule. Pennsylvania RR had withdrawn its last passenger train over a year ago due to lack of patronage.
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Winchester
Shenandoah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Strasburg
Brunswick
D. F. Deck
Frank Brannum
Vondwetor
Public Service Corporations of
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
J. W. Morrow
Railway Express Company
Martinsburg
W.va
Carl Campbell
Harpers Ferry
Pennsylvania Railroad
Braxton Sheriff Examined For Polio
A report on Braxton county Sheriff Robert Carr’s condition will be made by physicians at a Wheeling hospital today. Carr was brought in with a diagnosis of polio and doctors have begun a thorough examination to determine whether he actually has infantile paralysis.
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Wheeling
Braxton
Robert Carr
Carr
Cart
Polio Insurance Warnings Drive Caution to Buyers
Charleston police state polio insurance buyers should examine contract and application language closely. Insurance Commissioner Robert A Crichton notes most policies are valid but some ads claim Immediate Coverage may mislead buyers about when protection begins.
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Charleston
Robert A.crichton
Bee
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