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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1947
Page
1
A Paris to Lille passenger train derailed near Arras amid saboteur blame. At least 13 dead, about 40 injured, with 17 bodies recovered by 10 a.m. Residents fear higher tolls as rescue continues. Officials note parallel rail wrecks amid CGT strike calls.
MOUNDSVILLE Dec 3 The governor studied an official report on Iwaik McCauley as arrangements began for his scheduled execution next Wednesday night at the State penitentiary. The report from probation and parole included a psychiatrist’s examination, though any potential clemency action was not indicated. Warren Orel and J Skeen announced McCauley may be moved to the death cell today or tomorrow, sooner than usual.
Lisbon reports rising death toll from a violent sea storm that struck the Portuguese north coast fishing fleet. Five more bodies were found near Oporto and many small boats remain missing as winds neared 117 miles per hour. Authorities call it the worst Portuguese storm in history.
An upswing in measles cases reported by the state health department shows 80 cases for the week ending November 29, with 54 occurring in Raleigh county. Public health officials urge vigilance and preventive measures across affected communities.
William Baxter Horner, 73, commander of the Parkersburg Post of Spanish War veterans, died of a heart attack last night while attending a Masonic lodge meeting. A former Baltimore and Ohio railway conductor, he retired in 1940 after 42 years with the carrier. Surviving are his widow, two sons and two daughters.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania a three year old boy died in a house fire caused by an explosion of a kitchen oil stove. Eight year old Otto Fitzsimmons led his seven month old sister Alma and siblings Shirley six and Barry four to the street but could not reach Ervin who hid under the kitchen sink.
The Tuscawilla tram of Charleston West Virginia won the Tamworth swine reserve championship and first place for a pen of Tamworth barrows at the 48th International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. C A Smith of Chester West Virginia exhibited the Hereford champion bull.
Paris dispatch reports saboteurs derailed a mail train near Arras by unbolting track sections prompting the National Assembly to approve a hard line on sabotage and on strikes. Five thousand police and guards were deployed around the chamber as sessions continued overnight and new measures were readied for final passage.
Washington December 3 official estimates place Soviet manpower at about 4 050 000 with 1 702 000 in western Russia and Soviet occupied Germany and Austria. The count supports debate on a $590 million anti-Communist aid measure as congressional votes loom.
Twenty four farm men and women met in County Agent Lloyd Reid's office to launch the 1948 Farm Bureau Membership drive in Taylor county with a goal of 300 members. The soliciting will begin December 10 and run to March 1, committee chairman W M Brown said. Harley Haller described the secondary road program with five county projects expected to finish in 1949. French Miles explained the $50,000,000 bond issue for road improvements to be voted on in the 1948 election.
Washington reports a clash over President True Man's anti inflation program as the CIO moves to seek a third wage round in contract talks beginning next year. Republicans caution that price and wage measures will face prompt opposition while Democrats urge swift action. CIO President Philip Murray said no congressional action is expected during the special session to curb prices.
Curtis D. Decker city manager told the city council that water plant repairs are progressing with a possible completion by early next spring if equipment arrives as scheduled. Street improvements were also moving well and could wind up this week if weather permits, with positive notes on bulldozer work and West Washington street grading.
The government rested its case in the kidnapping conspiracy trial of John Marrello 35 after a statement by PBI agents claimed John Ferguell 33 admitted transporting a young woman to Kingston Maryland against her will. Judge Moore ruled the statement admissible.
President Truman departed by plane for a five day trip to Florida to rest and attend the dedication of Everglades National Park. He flies on the Sacred Cow to Boca Chica near Key West with aides, then travels to the naval base for a temporary White House stay. He will visit Everglades City Saturday for a brief speech.
The advisory committee for the Farming For Better Living contest will meet Friday at 7 pm in County Agent Lloyd Reid's office to choose winners. Winners announced at the Farming For Better Living banquet on Tuesday Dec 9 at 6 30 pm in Hotel Grafton. Dr Robert F Gerkin named toastmaster. Kiwanis Rotary banquet speaker to be announced.
Taylor County Board of Trade directors meet at 8 p m to consider smoke control measures. Executive secretary Charles N Prickitt says the session will focus on air pollution remedies and potential action. A smoke elimination campaign was launched this week with petitions presented to local women’s organizations for distribution to gain city council support.
In Moundsville Marshall County a 63 year old woman, Louis Yanak, died attempting to salvage clothing from her burning home as smoke and flames spread. Yanak's husband was overcome by smoke but survived. he was treated at Glen Dale hospital for a fair condition. The couple awoke to fire about 4:49 am and she returned inside to save belongings before disappearing again.
Secretary General Trygve Lie announced plans to visit Palestine and named Ralph J. Bunche as principal secretary to the five-nation commission overseeing Holy Land partition. Lie said he could stay only a short time and would tour Europe in January to assess hosting the 1948 General Assembly session.
Prof Claude E Vincent known as The Music Man died suddenly at 3 30 am at his Peacock Park home Fairmont aged 71 He led bands and orchestras in Grafton and Pruntytown and ran a music studio in Fairmont His death recalled Vincent's Cornet Band and lifelong music teaching Married Martha May Jones in 1900 they had one son. Cold snap ends with 54 in afternoon and 23 at night with possible rain or snow tomorrow.
Violence erupts between Arabs and Jews across Tel Aviv and Jaffa over the UN partition plan. Death toll unofficially rises to about 20 with 12 Jews and eight Arabs reported by AP, while official counts show eight Jews and five Arabs killed. Hundreds wounded, curfews imposed, and transport disrupted as clashes continue into the day.
City council heard first reading of Ordinance 174 creating a water works department for Grafton. The department would oversee munic ipally owned water plants, headed by a water works superintendent appointed by the city manager, who may also take the post. The move aims to organize city government under the new administration.
Joan Foster Dulles, Republican adviser to Secretary of State Marshall, will travel to Paris to consult French leaders on foreign policy amid the present internal crisis. The trip, described as a personal fact finding mission, has Marshall's approval as the foreign ministers council nears a German peace treaty decision.
Betty Patterson of 8 East Knotts Avenue is invited to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre program featuring Plainsman and the Lady with William Elliott. Also showing Affairs of Geraldine with Jane Withers and Alias Billy the Kid with Sunset Carson at the Dixie Theatre.
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