AFL drivers back to work ends long strike in Pittsburgh
About 600 AFL Teamsters truck drivers returned to work today after a weeks long strike. Thomas L. Fagan says most accepted a 10 cent hourly raise, bringing pay to a new rate as negotiations continue on several hundred drivers. Workers are with Master Builder Association and Mixed Concrete Association, and Allegheny County bar Institute. strike has stalled millions in local construction. In Huntington, authorities aided by inspectors search for men who allegedly beat Cabell County mail carrier Joseph Swann. Swann hospitalizes with non life threatening injuries. attackers left him for dead after driving off near Salt area Saturday. Police report no motive found or robbery of money from the car.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Thomas L. Fagan
Cal 249
AFL Teamsters
Fagan
Master Builder 3 Association
Mixed Concrete Associat
Allegheny County Bar Institute
Huntington (P
Cabell County
Saint Mary's Hospital
Joseph Swann
D Swann
Salt
Money Swann
Mrs Mays and Thornton Win School Warning Signs
The Sentinel reports Mrs Clara Mays of Thornton and other residents won state action to place school zone and warning signs on Route 50 at Thornton. Ray Cavendish forwarded the matter to District Engineer HL Griffith for prompt installation after a deadly highway accident near the town. The letter cites lack of signs and dangerous crossing conditions for children and asks for safer routes.
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Clara Mays
Thornton
The
Sentinel
Ray Cavendish
State Road Commission
Clark Likely Confirmed to Supreme Court Seat
Senate expected to confirm Attorney General Tom C Clark as the 86th Supreme Court justice amid three and a half hours of debate before a 2 30 p.m. EST vote. If approved Clark would be succeeded as attorney general by Senator J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island.
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Washington
Senate
Sentinel's Pedigreed Piglets at West Virginia fair
The West Virginia corn crop forecast by the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service notes July weather boosted projections though yield remains below last year and the 1-year average. The Sentinel announces three pedigreed sow piglets to 4 H Club winners at the Taylor County Fair, highlighting Weightman Mountain Bill’s lineage. Tito aid: US grants Yugoslavia export license to buy an American steel mill, a high-risk move amid long-running split with Moscow.
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Reharleston
West Virginia
Sentinel
Taylor County
The
Weightman Mountain Bill
Weightman
Hampshire
Washington
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
United States
National Defense
State Departments
Yugnslavia
Six Women Die In Flaming Crash Between Ville and Camp Campbell
Ville Kentucky dispatch reports a fatal crash between an automobile carrying six women and a soldier car colliding with a transport truck near Camp Campbell. Driver Otis W. Morriman of Evansville escaped injury. Lt Col R V Bottomly said two soldiers’ injuries did not appear serious. Convictions were obtained in 99 cases for violations of West Virginia fish and game laws in July, per the Conservation Commission.
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West Virginia
Conservation Genaion
Government Agencies Get New Lease On Financial Lives
Washington reports swift Capitol Hill action pulled many big government agencies from a financial hole. About 30 billion dollars in operating funds still awaits six weeks after delay, with a September 15 deadline set for solving the tangle. House and Senate appropriations chairs Cannon and McKellar approved a stopgap to keep 40 agencies, including Army Navy Air Force Atomic Energy Commission Veterans Administration and Interior Department, meeting payrolls and expenses.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Cannon
D-Mo
McKellar
D-Tenn
House
Grand Jury Expected In Patrolman Slaying Case
Clarksburg authorities await a grand jury decision on a voluntary manslaughter charge against 85 year old Robert Lee Fawley in the killing of Patrolman Charles Shack. Shack died after a Monday early morning shooting while both officers patrolled near headquarters. Fawley is free on 5000 bond awaiting the November 8 grand jury date.
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Clarksburg
Paworman
Robert Lee Fawley
Asurale
Charles L. Smith
Cnesver Shack
Shack
Joel
Fawley
Senator McCarthy Demands Vaughan Fire
Senator McCarthy urged President Truman to fire Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan, coordinator of Veterans Affairs, citing Senate five percenter inquiry testimony. Mundt said the president may replace Vaughan as a result of the investigation, though Truman has defended Vaughan.
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Washington
McCarthy
Mundt
R-Sd
Vaughan
Senate
Truman
Advertisers Scheduled For Friday's Sentinel Page 2
Tomorrow's Sentinel lists confirmed advertisements including Delaney's Appliance Store Malone's Drug Store Grafton Jewelry Company Dixie Theatre Manos Theatre Grafton Drive-In Twilight Drive-In Caplan's Jewelers Loar Jewelry Co Moose Dance Cheat Lake Supper Club Grafton Finance Co Welfare Finance Co Jenkins Cleaners and others.
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Delaney's
Malone's Drug Store
Grafton Jewelry Company
Dixie Theatre
Manos Theatre
Grafton Drive-In
Twilight Drive
Caplan’s Jewelers Loar Jewelry Co
Moose Dance
Cheat Lake Supper Club
Grafton Finance Co
Welfare Finance Co
Jenkins Cleaners and Others
Beck and Fernandez Convicted in Lonely Hearts Murder
Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were found guilty of first degree murder in the Janet Fay case. A mandatory death sentence was set by the court, with sentencing scheduled for Monday after a nightlong deliberation by a 12-member jury.
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New York
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Fernandez
Beck
Herbert E. Rosenberg
Fay
Albany
Valley Stream
Edward Robingman, Jr
Nassau County
Eace
Nancy Rohrbough Competes For Miss North South Crowns
Nancy Rohrbough travels to Charleston with twenty WV contestants for the annual North South football game events. The sixteenth all star week includes a Pigskin Pageant Parade and a reception at the Daniel Boone Hotel.
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Nai Rohrbough
Charleston Press Club
Charleston
State House
Kanawha
Daniel Boone Hotel
Four Hundred Cattle Expected at West Virginia State Fair
LEWISBURG The West Virginia State Fair expects about four hundred cattle to compete in 115 classes across two livestock divisions with more than thirty purebred herds. C J Lyndenstricker, secretary of the State Fair, notes the event will include fat cattle in three breeds, plus sheep and swine, while the state junior show hosts 4 H and FFA youth in baby beef, dairy, and market lambs. The secretary promises the fair will be a premier live stock showcase, rivaling Chicago International in cattle displays.
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Lewisburg
C. J. Lyndenstricker
West Virginia
Stair
Chicago
Sant Tat
Dog Lovers Society Plans Evening Meeting
The Dog Lovers Society calls all members to attend tonight at 8 p.m. in the Sentinet offices. Officers urge bringing a friend to the gathering and discuss society matters.
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Dog Lovers Society
Dog Lover's Society
Move To Cut Arms For Europe In Half Gets Strong Support
The $1.45 billion arms for Europe program faces a major House test as Rep Richards seeks to halve the allotment to western European nations. Supporters press for bipartisan backing while opponents push limits on expenditures before June 30, 1951.
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Europe
Washington
Rep. Richards
D-Sc
Assia Ant
Richards
House
Congress
Shirley Mae France Delayed In Channel Swim Plans
Dover England July 17 17 year old Shirley Mae France of Somerset Massachusetts had planned to swim the English Channel from Cap Gris Nez to Dover but rough seas and winds delayed the attempt. Her father J Walter France said she would be brought back to Dover after a four to five day light training period and noted another Cuban swimmer Jose Cortinas failed earlier, influencing the decision.
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Dover
England
Shirley Mae
France
English Channel
Somerset
Mass
Cap Gris Nez
Calais
J. Walter France
Shirley
Jose Cortinas
Cuba
Business Men Fortify Fall Trade Surge Seen
Washington reports loans to businessmen rose sharply as banks across the country boost financing for inventory build up ahead of fall and Christmas sales. Officials note the gain signals broader revival with only minor interruptions expected, as factories may ramp up and recall laid off workers.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Cleveland
Boston
Reckless Driving Fine Leveled in Municipal Court
Nathaniel Nestor of Route 1 Thornton paid a 50 dollar fine after a reckless driving charge. Arresting officers Messenger Swisher Reed testified the driver struck three parked cars on Latrobe Street at 12:50 a.m. Monday and was arrested after parking at St John and Main Streets.
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John Snyder
Nathaniel Nestor
Route 1
Thornton
Messenger
Swisher
Reed
Neilfor
Latrobe Street
St. John
Main Streets
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
A baby girl born at 5 24 p m yesterday to Mr and Mrs Junior Williams Simpson at Grafton City Hospital weighs six pounds thirteen and a quarter ounces. Also announced is the birth of a son August 7 to Mr and Mrs C F Hussion of 612 Lugadder Street at the same hospital. This is their second child with Aniston listed as the paternal name.
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City Hospital
Junior Williams
Simpson
C. F. Hussion
Lugadder Street
Grafton City Hospital
Aniston
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Amsler
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Pearl
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Grafton
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