Lake Strike Paralyzes Shipping On Great Lakes
President Joseph Curran of the CIO national maritime union said the Great Lakes strike would be pressed to the limit of union resources including a million dollar fund. He blamed ship operators for the stoppage which tied up about 25 organized and 15 unorganized ships. Curran said the union would negotiate on its demands and set up official strike headquarters in Detroit. Pickets were placed around major ports as aging ships halted iron ore, coal, grains and oil flow, risking rail backlog. See LAKES page 2.
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Cleveland
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union Today
Great Lakes
Curran
Detroit
CTO Nations Maritime Union
Ibly
Exchange
Marginal aid funds fall short for county schools
In Charleston on August 15 the $100,000 allotted to county school systems for marginal aid is about half the amount needed. Funds must be spread across at least two more counties Pendleton and Wirt, on top of seven who received funds last year. The Board of School Finance will study budgets after all requests are in to determine allocations. A three day course for elementary supervisors statewide will be held in Charleston August 21 22 1921 led by H Cliff Hamilton and Miss Margaret Leckle to refresh and train new supervisors.
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
Pendleton
Wirt
Board of School Finance
Ea Education Department
H. Cliff Hamilton
Hamilton
Margaret Leckle
Tren Page
Paper Boy Suffered Toes Injured In Highway Accident
Eight year old Billy Wilson, son of Alfred Wilson, stepped into the path of a passing Ford truck near the South Side bridge while selling Sentinels. The truck crushed his left toes. witnesses and police called the accident unavoidable. He was taken to City Hospital for treatment by Dr T W Heironimus Jr.
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South Side Bridge
Billy Wilson
Alfred Wilson
Front Street
Woodford and
Moran
E. M. Shackelford
Route 3
Truman to take 18 day yachting vacation in New England
President Truman will leave Washington for an 18 day yachting vacation aboard the presidential yacht USS Williamsburg. The cruise heads into Narragansett Bay and up the Maine coast, marking the Williamsburg’s first voyage under Capt. C L Freeman who succeeds Capt. John H Revers as commander.
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Washington
Truman
New England
White House
Charles G. Ross
U. S. S. Williamsburg
Narrangansett Bay
Maine
Williamsborg
C.L. Freeman
Freeman
Augusta
Europe
Potsdam
James H. Foskett
John H. Revers
Williamsburg
Lee
Temperature swing as heat returns after cool spell
The report notes a chilly period with lows around 52 degrees and a high of the low 90s yesterday. Evening 7 30 p m recorded 86 degrees while morning readings showed a 52 degree start and a late rise to 81 by 1 p m. Grafton dam engineers reported reservoir elevation at 1077.35 and dropping at noon, with one needle valve half open.
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Grafton
Bonus Ration Whiskey Offer At West Virginia Stores
Lquor commissioner Charles H. Green announced a bonus ration of one fifth or two pints of blended whiskey available to patrons today through August 31 at West Virginia state liquor stores marked with black numbers 9 and 10.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Lquor
Charles H. Green
Philippine silver salvage bid eyed by sea bottom hope
Manila reports Victor Berge plans to recover about 10 million dollars in Philippine silver dumped near Corregidor before 1942. President Roxas granted permission to attempt recovery as U S Navy salvage crews already recovered over five million dollars. The effort aims to retrieve a total of seventeen million dollars in pesos and coins lost at Manila bay.
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Manila
Victor Berge
Manila Bay
Berge
Roxas
Corregidor
U. S. Navy
SEE BAD POLITICS IN CARRIER CRUISE
AP Diplomatic Reporter John M Hightower reports rising Near East tension as Russia presses Turkey for a direct role in Dardanelles defense. The United States backs Turkey against Moscow while an aircraft carrier may appear in the Mediterranean near Portugal as a training cruise. Naval plans include Houston and Littlerock joining the carrier at Lisbon.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Near East
Turkey
Dardenelles
United States
Mediterranean
Portugal
Lisbon
Houston
Littlerock
Grand and Petit Jurors Are Drawn
The 16 grand jurors for the September 9 term of Taylor County Circuit court have been drawn and were summoned this morning. Forty petit jurors were chosen. Names by district include Booths Creek Murray Bartlett Herbert Curry Martin Kester Lee Roy Goodwin Knottsville Harry Richman Walter Rogers Milton Mayle Fetterman Garnett Hedrick Donley Bennett Walter Knotts Charles Watson Flemington George Haney Carl Bailey John Great House Ceollpect Robert Johnson Howard Caldwell Farrell Yeates Hartsel McCauley.
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Taylor County
Merle W. Bailey
J. Q. Musgrove
H. M. Parrish
Lst
Booths Creek
Murray B. Bartlett
Herbert ‘H. Curry
Martin Kester
Lee Roy Goodwin
Knottsville
Harry J. Richman
Walter 8.Rogers
Milton A Mayle
Fetterman
Garnett L Hedrick
Donley B. Bennett
West Pike Street
Walter W. Knotts
Charles M. Watson
Flemington
George Haney
Rosemont
Carl W. Bailey
John G. Great‘house
Ceollpect
Robert P. Johnson
Howard C. Caldwell
Farrell D. Yeates
Hartsel
McCauley
Veterans of Foreign Wars Clubrooms Reopen After Injunction
Fairmont post 629 VFW prepared to move back into their clubrooms as concessionaires who had been barred moved out. Post Commander J F Debolt and Adjutant Olan Hedrick secured a July injunction from Circuit Judge Harper Meredith against E H Willis and Arthur McCoy to stop selling drinks and running concessions, but Willis and McCoy owned the equipment, blocking use of the premises until now.
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Fairmont
Fairmont Post No
J. F. de~ Bolt
Olan Hedrick
Harper Meredith
E. H. Willis
Arthur McCoy
Charleston
Willis
McCoy
Post
CIO weighs wage policy as price raises loom
Washington Aug 15 The CIO mapped its wage price strategy at an emergency session to address how wage demands fit with recent price boosts. Top officers and regional reps met after CIO vice presidents drafted policy declarations, with public release delayed. Three big unions are already talking wage action: Packinghouse Workers with Swift, Ford Local 600 CIO Auto Workers, and CIO Oil Workers meeting at Ft Worth. President Murray was to testify before the decontrol agency at 4 p.m. EST.
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Washington
CIO
Packing House
Swift and Company
Ford Local 600
CIO Auto Workers
CIO Oil Workers
Ft. Worth
Tex
Price de Control Board
Philip Murray
Decontrol Agency
Wirtz
Garman
United Farm Equipment
Woltes
Ford
sen+ Bee POST
Robbery of Valuables Strikes Huntington Car
In Huntington on August 15 a theft occurred from an automobile in front of a roadside restaurant. Suitcases valued at 2062 dollars containing table linens and clothing were taken. The owners, Mr and Mrs Charles Carnell of Alexandria Var, reported the loss to Trooper Paul Pritchard. A 1400 dollar imported Italian lace tablecloth with napkins was among the items taken.
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Huntington
Russell Creek
Charles Carnell
Alexandria
Var
Paul Pritchard
Two Die After Chlorine Cylinder Explosion
Two workmen died and a third was seriously injured when a chlorine cylinder exploded at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass plant in New Martinsville. Identified victims were Oliver B. Crawford of Duffy and James W. Hayhurst of near Sistersville. details indicate a fatal accident at the Watham plant.
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New Martinsville
Watham
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Oliver 8. Crawford
Duffy
James W. Hayhurst
Sistersville
Byrnes speech at Paris conference draws loud applause
U S Secretary of State James Byrnes told the peace conference that economic treaties conflicting with Potsdam would lead to enslavement. He denied Soviet claims of wartime enrichment by nations, said the U S spent 4 hundred billion dollars and seeks no recompense, and offered help for economic rebirth to any nation.
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William B. King
Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Byrnes
Italy
United States
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Janos Gyongyosi
Britain Faces Palestine Plan After U.S. Refusal
London reports authoritative British sources say the United States declined to participate in the Palestine partition plan. President Truman sent a letter saying he could not accept or reject the scheme without American public support, delaying admission of 100,000 Jewish refugees and forcing Britain to seek a new path.
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London
United States
Palestine
Britain
Truman
Attlee
Europe
Maryland American Legion Convention Opens in Cumberland
The 28th annual Maryland American Legion convention gathers in Cumberland with thousands of Legionnaires filling housing and dining spaces. A joint session of the Legion, auxiliary, Forty and Eight, and Eight and Forty begins the postwar conclave, with reports shaping the day. Paul H. Griffith of Uniontown Pa. urged a mentorship program emphasizing teaching, talking, and preaching as part of the keynote session. Over 10,000 out-of-towners expected tomorrow night.
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Cumberland
Maryland American Legion
Legion
Paul H. Griffith
Uniontown
National Legiont
Dav is Coal Starts Work on $2.2 Million Plant
Parsons August 15. H L Beattie vice president of Davis Coal and Coke announces a $2.2 million coal cleaning plant the first in the region to be built at Bayité. Construction expected to begin after railroad site work and completion of the plant is planned for November 1. Beattie notes the project will boost regional operations.
Hazel Atlas Glass resumes partial production after strike
Wheeling August 15 partial production was restored at the Hazel Atlas Glass plant after a six week strike ended when rival unionists violated a picket line. Charles McKinney international representative of the AFL Association of Glass and Bottle Blowers and Rolly C. Carr local union president sanctioned workers' return to fulfill the contract with the company.
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Wheeling
Hazel Atlas Glass
Charles McKinney
AFL Association of Glass and Bottle Blowers
Rolly C. Carr
Inquest Into Mrs Ingram Death Continues Next Week
FAIRMONT Aug 15 An inquest into the death of Mrs Bess Ingram who died after falling from or jumping from an automobile was continued after a witness said three men agreed to stick to the story The trio who brought Ingram to the hospital were later arrested and released on 500 bond with no charges filed Also in Grant Town residents rejected a proposal to incorporate 347 to 325 the sponsors said they would try again within 60 days
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Fairmont
Bess Ingram
Grant Town
Roosevelt Injured In Highway Collision Near Yonkers
Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of President Roosevelt, was shaken and four others injured when her Lincoln sedan crossed the lane divider and head-on collided with a second car near Yonkers New York. The crash occurred late yesterday afternoon as she dozed off at the wheel, according to Patrolman William Segall of Westchester parkway police.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Eleanor Roosevelt
Here
William Segall
Westchester County Parkway
Roosevelt
Navy court martial rules over one defense objection
Lt. William R. Lima Sr., suspended Naval Academy band leader, faces a Navy court martial in Up, Md. The judge advocate was instructed to inform Secretary Forrestal that charge 10 on perjury is not in due form as it lacks authority and subject matter details. The case centers on allegedly false testimony at a summary court martial involving musician first class William R. Sima Jr. who received a bad conduct discharge later remitted.
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Navy
William R. Lima
Naval Academy
Secretary of Navy
Forrestal
Sima
William R. Sima, Jr
Owig
Pvt Sims in Jail in Default of Bond
Pvt Floyd Ellis Sims of Zanesville Ohio charged with robbing a discharged WAC on the National Limited was taken off the train by local police for federal authorities. He appeared before U S Commissioner L Eddy in Fairmont on Tuesday afternoon for a hearing and is held in Marion county jail in default of $2500 bond for his appearance before the current session.
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Floyd Ellis Sims
Zanesville
Ohio
National Limited
U. S
L. Eddy
Fairmont
Haived
Marion County
Pickets At Major Lake Ports On Maritime Strike
The CIO National Maritime Union posted pickets at major Great Lakes ports as a strike began at midnight, potentially idling 360 vessels. NMU reports about 4 500 lake members and 4 000 to 5 000 other seamen expected to join. A Washington spokesman noted altered nine union gatherings to push a wake price policy amid broader wage demands.
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Associated Press
CIO National Maritime Union
Great Lakes
NMU
Joseph Curran
Cleveland
Washington
Underground Jewish Threat Ties to British Palestine Crisis
A garbled report cites Irgun Zvai Leumi claiming planned attacks on Britain and disruptions to communist systems as British forces guard Palestine amid deportations. It mentions 50,000 to 200,000 awaiting potential trouble, illegal Jewish immigrants being repatriated to Cyprus, and 600 arrivals facing deportation under British policy.
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Great Britain
Mandate
Cyprus
Haifa
Irgun Zval Leumi
Ted
Kini
West Virginia veterans named for Tokyo war crimes testimony
Charleston August list names 28 former prisoners of war of Japan sought for testimony in Tokyo war crimes trial. Military authorities released readable veterans list and requested cooperation with identification and contact efforts.
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Charleston
Tokyo
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Danny Boy
Strand Theatre
Joel McCrea
Maureen O'Hara
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Dixie Theatre
Maryland
American Legion
Hasek
Oima
Pvt
Sims
Webb
Ingun Zval Leumi
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Marie Miller
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