Escaped Alabama Prisoners Recounted After Fire Report
A fire at Kilby prison and an exaggerated escape report at Draper sparked a large manhunt in Alabama. Initial claims of 50 escaping convicts were corrected to nine, with seven recaptured and two still at large as night wardens and guards pursued the fugitives and investigated the blaze.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Draper
State Highway Patrol
Kilby
W. D. Weston
Weston
Wells
C.G. Broga
Fair entries deadline set for Taylor County event
County Agent Lloyd Reid announced all exhibits must be registered by noon Thursday September 12 ahead of the fair opening on September 12. Judging starts at 9 am Friday. Registration committee members and judges are named. The fair features rides from Earl South Amusement Company and a flower show run by the Grafton Women’s Club. Catalogs with committee lists rules and prize lists will be distributed August 30. See NAME page 3.
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Taylor County
The
Fair Association
Lloyd Reid
C. C. Batson
C, W. T. Lockard
James Guth
Lloyd Sayres
Ray Keener
V. B. Saville
West Virginia University
Delia Whitlow Wills
Doddridge County
Earl South Amusement Company
Grafton Women's Club
Reid
Theatre Tickets Invites LEO MURPHY to See Rendezvous
The Grafton Sentinel invites Leo Murphy of 706 Pearl Street to tonight's Strand Theatre presentation Rendezvous starring William Garzan and Pat O Moore and the Dixie Theatre showing The Bride Wore Boots with Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Cummings
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Leo Murphy
Pearl Street
William Garzan
Pat. O. Moore
Strand Heatre
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Cummings
Dixie Theatre
Poland and United States exchange diplomatic rebuke
An unusual exchange of unofficial rebukes between Poland and the United States signals rising tension over Russia's influence. Poland charges infringement on sovereign rights over upcoming elections while the State Department acknowledges interference but asserts commitments to free elections per Yalta Potsdam. The public note comes via press release and an anonymous State Department spokesman.
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Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Poland
United States
Russia
Mediterranean
State Department
Yalta
Potsdam
Great Britain
Patterson
War Department
John D. Small
One Time Grafton Man Passes In Huntington
Funeral services for Benjamin F. Strachan 70 retired C and O Rail Way Co chief clerk will be held tomorrow. Strachan moved to Huntington from Grafton in 1894 joined C and O in 1896 and retired in 1930. Surviving daughter Mrs Mary L Norton of Alexandria Va.
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Huntington
Benjamin F. Strachan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Strachan
Grafton
C and O
Mary L .Norton
Alexandria
Temperature Stays At 46 Degrees Three Days
The article notes three mornings with a 46 degree low at 7 am while afternoon highs reach the high 70s to low 80s. It records 78 degrees at 1 30 pm and a 94 degree evening sun temperature. Engineers at the Grafton dam report the reservoir level at 1071 63 feet with a needle valve half open.
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Grafton
Roads report shows July vehicle tally for West Virginia
The road commission reports 841867 vehicles counted on West Virginia highways in July, down 5.6 percent from the 1941 pre war peak of 891126, with all vehicle types included in the total.
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Charleston
The
Road Commission
West Virginia
We Have Always Wondered Tale In Chattanooga Accident
In Chattanooga Tennessee on August 28 a steamroller front wheel ran over John H O Rears chest while he worked for a road construction firm. He suffered four broken ribs yet two hours later he sat up in a hospital bed and smoked a cigarette noting his chest had been pressed flat like a pancake while doctor G H Kistler treated him.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John H. O’rear
G. H. Kistler
O'Rear
Greek election squabble rattles with fleet movements
Washington stated US Navy ships may go anywhere after questions about deployments. Athens reports Rodionov sought a exit visa amid diplomatic turmoil surrounding King George II's possible return. Isador Cankar and Ukraine charges shape the scene as a U.S. carrier, cruiser, and destroyers head toward Greek ports.
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Chakales
Athens
K. K. Rodionov
Greece
George II
Rodionov
Isador Cankar
Ukraine
United Nation Security Council
U. S
Moscow
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S. Navy
Miss West Virginia Makes Most Of New York Trip
Miss Norma Lee Salisbury age eighteen titled Miss West Virginia helped seven top models from a New York agency entertain 300 sick and wounded soldiers at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island after a gift presentation by Parkersburg mayor to Mayor William O Dwyer of New York City prior to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
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New York
Parkersburg
W. Va
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Norma Lee Salisbury
West Virginia
Atlantic City
N. J
Halloran General Hospital
Staten Island
West Va
Legion backs peacetime savings bonds push in West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports American Legion leaders, including state adjutant C A Bud Tesch, declaring strong support for the government's peacetime savings bonds program. They urge continued member purchases to finance wartime obligations and keep the revenue in the hands of the people.
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Charleston
American Legion
C. A
Bud) Tesch
Treasury
Tesch
Hatch seeks four year House term constitutional change
Senator Hatch of New Mexico announced he has enlisted several colleagues to back a constitutional amendment to lengthen House terms to four years from two. He plans to introduce legislation next January to reduce party division when different parties control Congress and the White House.
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Jack Bell Washington
Hatch
D.-N.m
New Mexico
Congress
White House
Kidnap of Manila Boy Sparks Ransom Demand
Aug 28 report says Chau Kian Bin, son of Chinese businessman L F Chua, was seized by two kidnappers near his home in Manila. A ransom note demanded 100000 pesos for the boy's life, prompting a police and search response.
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Manila
Chau Kian-Bin
L. F. Chua
Four powers oppose Australian reparations plan at Paris talks
In Paris the big four nations united against an Australian proposal for a special commission to study reparations claims as diplomatic efforts to speed the month-old 21 nation peace conference continue. Willard Thorp and Herve Alphand represented the U S and France while Molotov opposed the plan amid broader talks on frontier redrawings and treaty progress.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Willard Thorp
U.S
United States
France
Britain
V. M. Molotov
Italy
Luxembourg Palace
Thorp
U. S
Herve Alphand
Charles, Marshall Receives Regular Army Commission
President Truman announced ten West Virginia officers to receive regular army commissions. Named are 1st Lt. Maj. William M. Copley Jr. of SC, 1st Lt. Lt. Col. Charles B. Marshall of AC at 309 High Street Grafton, and Capt. Maj. Andrew C. Nelson of FD at 724 Stratton Street Logan.
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Washington
West Virginia
Truman
War Department
William M. Copley
Box 5
North Matewan
Charles 8
Marshall
High Street
Grafton
Andrew C. Nelson
Stratton Street
Logan
Britain and Netherlands Press to Keep Ukraine Case Off Agenda
Great Britain and the Netherlands joined to keep Ukraine charges against Greece from the United Nations Security Council agenda. Netherlands labeled the accusations unsubstantiated while Britain’s Sir Alexander Cadogan urged no basis for council discussion. Debate delayed new member consideration.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Great Britain
Netherlands
Ukraine
Greece
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Holand
Alexander Cadogan
van Kleffens
Britain
London
Two Local Lads Admit Attempted Store Entrance
East Grafton youths aged 12 and 15 confessed to Chief of Police Joe Mask that they tried to enter the L. D. DeLaney grocery on Lincoln street around 8 50 Monday night. Police said they used a 20 foot extension ladder from John Knotts garage and attempted to lift it to a window. three other lads are being questioned. The youths will be turned over to child welfare worker Mrs. Gertrude Shaw in the coming days.
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East Grafton
Joe Mask
L. D. DeLaney
Lincoln Street
Mask
Gertrude Shaw
John Knotts
OPA Decontrols Prices On Polishes And Leather
Washington August 28 The OPA removed ceilings from many polishes and a wide range of leathers as it nears the posting deadline for new meat price tags. Meat prices including steaks chops roasts and hamburger are expected to rise somewhat from post-lapse levels. Clinton P Anderson aides seek a two dollar per hundred rise in cattle and hog prices while Porter favors a full rollback and Congress grants Anderson final authority over agricultural ceilings.
Working teams for YMCA drive are announced
The YMCA campaign in Grafton proceeds with completion of working teams representing patriotic, fraternal, civic, labor and social groups. R Virgil Rohrbough and Mason E Tucker thank local leaders for offering time and talent to fund the drive for Y quarters and program. Joseph J Genthner explains the need for a directed YMCA program and funds.
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Ymca Fund
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Ymca Board of Directors
Mason E. Tucker
Grafton
YMCA
Joseph J. Genthner
Financial Service Bureau
National Council of Ymca
Two New Trains To Start By September 29 Announced
Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials announced the launch of two new streamlined trains between Washington and Cincinnati. The services will pass through Graf ton daily between 2 and 3 p m starting September 29, powered by coal burning locomotives. A full schedule remains to be determined.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
National Limited
Forms For Veterans To Buy Cars At VA Ready Soon
Veterans Administration says forms for amputee veterans to apply for government funded cars will be ready in about two weeks. VA contact representatives and field offices will issue the forms. Car price must not exceed 1800 dollars including attachments and taxes. Veterans cannot pay the difference for a more expensive car.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Feld
Ereerern—Nn
Eight Agencies Mobilized to Halt Freight Car Shortage
Washington Aug 28 The government mobilized eight agencies to address a severe freight car shortage described as one of the worst blocks on the road to peacetime reconversion. Reconversion chief John R. Steelman warned of grave consequences if not solved and outlined a seven point program urging prompt action as railroads carry more freight with far fewer cars. The civilian production administration said 40,000 new cars are needed this year and 60,000 old ones require urgent repair to restore movement.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
White House
Civilian Production Administration
Breelman
Man Held For Charges In Personal Offense Cases
Wheeling magistrate John B. Moran held Virginia Johnson, age 7, for action by the county grand jury on three counts of personal offense against his two daughters aged 7 and 8. Johnson was held without bail on a charge involving his oldest daughter and $10,000 on each count for relations with the 7-year-old. He denied knowledge of the acts. Prosecutor Charles L. Thenfeld said Johnson, a coal worker, was arrested after his wife Ruth Ann Johnson accused him of beating her. A subsequent report described events as the wife fled to her neighbor’s house to escape further abuse. Johnson pleaded innocent to the counts but pleaded guilty to an incident charge, and was sentenced to six months in jail. The 10-year-old child remains under medical care.
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Wheeling
John B. Moran
Johnson
October
Acta
Ohio
Charles L. Thenfeld
Ruth Ann Johnson
Melvin Rabbie
SepIyEgbor
Moran
Thienfeld
Newsines
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Ymca Drive
Mystic Lodge
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