Children Send Christmas Pennies to Aid Miners Fine
Charleston reports that children across Williamson district are sending Christmas pennies to help pay the United Mine Workers fine levied in Washington. Miner families donate small sums, with some pennies sent in their own handwriting. Blizzard notes dozens of miners and UMW offices forwarding contributions, despite the $3.5 million in fines and $10,000 personal penalty against John L. Lewis. He cites a $50 bill offered, refused, and urges using funds for children’s Christmas needs.
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Charleston
John L
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers Leaf
Williamson
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Blizzard
Childrens
Washington
UMW
John L. Lewis
Mer
Towatu
Héald
Bietard
Dupont Plant Fears Shutdown Amid Stoppage Furloughs
Signs of a car industry stoppage spread in the Kanawha valley as layoffs rise. DuPont says 200 of 4,000 at Belle Plant are furloughed while Electro Metallurgical cuts 50 of about 2,400 at Alloys. More payroll cuts expected soon.
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Charleston
Indus
Uwe Kanawha Valley
E. I. Dupont de Nemours
Belle
Electro-Metallurgical Company
Alloys
Dupont
B and O Railroad Says 6500 Workers Jobless in Coal Strike
Baltimore and Ohio railroad reports a total of 6500 employees laid off across mechanical and maintenance departments with further cuts expected. Only a very small percentage remain in locomotive or apprentice roles while main line service to New York continues with diesel engines on those routes.
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Baltimore
Baltmore and Ohio Railroad
New York
Theatre ticket present this clipping for ad mission
The Grafton sentinel of WHS invites 1312 West Main Street to attend tonight's presentation of Blonde Alibi starring Martha O Driscoll and Tom Neal at the Strand Theatre plus Step By Step with Lie Anne Jeffreys and Law rence Tierney and Fighting Bill Carson at the Dixie Theatre.
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West Main Street
Martha O Driscoll
Tom Neal
Strand Theatre
Anne Jeffreys
Lawrence Tierney
Bill Carson
Buster Crabbe
Sabe
Dixie Thea
Veterans czar proposal to speed ex GI benefits reach
Lt Col Winthrop Rockefeller urged a master plan and a top level coordinator to cut red tape among 15 agencies including the Veterans Administration. A six months survey found veterans frustrated by slow results from the G I Bill and related programs with unemployment and underemployment at distressing levels. Rockefeller called for drastic action and creation of a citizens group to drive employment and correct perceived injustices.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Veterans’ Affairs
War Department
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administration
de- Ste Vetpran
Russia Asked To Approve Atomic Energy Plan
United States appeals to Russia to back the atomic bomb control plan and urges UN Atomic Energy Commission to approve the proposal before year end. Bernard Baruch directs remarks to Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko, noting Moscow’s recent policy statements and urging Soviet participation.
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Larry Hauck Lake
N. Y
United States
Russia
United Nations Atomic Enercy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
V. M. Molotov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Cleaning Up 1s Promised After 14 Years New Deal
Republican leaders pledged a constructive program for the 80th Congress to clean up after 14 years of New Deal spendthrift policies. Rep Martin Mass will be speaker and urged labor legislation to prevent disruptions like the coal strike. Party leaders discussed site for the 1948 convention and campaign fundraising amid talks on a GOP legislative agenda.
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Jack Bell Washington
Congress
Rep. Martin
Mass
Martin
National Committee
White House
Jouett Ross Todd
Kentucky
Dan Whetstone
Montana
Britain faces potential cuts in bread and bacon amid food strike fears
London dispatch reports Food Minister John Strachey warning that a U S coal strike threat could have grave global effects on North American food supplies. He said Britain may have to reduce bread rations from nine to possibly fewer ounces and could drop bacon rations from three ounces weekly if the situation does not improve.
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London
John Strachey
Hou Commons Today
Great Britain
North America
Britain
Strachey
Graftenians Enjoy Warmer October Day
Yesterday was the warmest day since the cold wave began with a high of 55 degrees and a low of 28. Forecasters predicted more warmth, and by noon the temperature reached 58 degrees in the town.
Government Limits on Parcel Post and Freight Take Effect
The government enacts limits on parcel post and freight to conserve coal. A Sunday cut in railroad passenger service aims to stretch coal reserves into mid February. Coal burning locomotives account for about a quarter of U S coal use. The rules cover passenger travel on coal powered trains, parcel post shipments domestically and abroad, with various exceptions.
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James Marlow Washington
Pre-Christmas layoffs hit American workers nationwide
Amid a 16 day coal strike, Pittsburg reports show unemployment rising above 213000 in related industries. Projections warn more than five million could be idle by New Year if the stoppage continues. Government plans stricter conservation and extended brownouts to preserve coal supply.
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Pittsburgh
D. Small
Mystery in death rocks Morgantown couple
In Athens Ohio a 21 year old Leah Mae Peters wife of 25 year old Jewell Peters an Ohio University student veteran, was found dead in a trailer camp home near the county fairgrounds. Prosecutor Gordon D Gray said autopsy results may take a week due to the case's complicated nature. Police had initially suggested poisoning by lye but authorities had not confirmed the cause.
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Athens
Gordon D. Gray
Leah Mae Peters
Ohio University
Jewell Peters
Gray
Athens County Fairgrounds
John H. Elias
Realtor Refuses To Open Books To OPA
Huntington realty head Paul C Pancake declines to disclose company books to OPA agents. He says they demanded rent and repair records since 1939 and would require a court order to proceed. He cites voters' disapproval of OPA in the November 5 election and says the timing is improper for a survey.
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Huntington
Huntington Realty Company
OPA
Paul C. Pancake
The
Pancake Realty Co
Pancake
Chesapeake and Ohio furloughs 2421 more workers
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway announced 2421 additional layoffs due to the coal strike, with 1300 layoffs at Huntington shops and 700 freight car shopmen in Russell Kentucky plus workers in Richmond Virginia Clifton Forge Virginia and Peru Indiana. The railroad had earlier laid off 4700 workers.
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Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Russell
Richmond
Clifton Forge
Peru
Indiana
Relieved Embargo 15 Welcomed by Graftonians Today
Grafton merchants and industries breathed relief as shipments not exempted under the embargo order may move on the Baltimore and Ohio system. Supt. R. A. J. Morison said last night the embargo is relieved for shipments between points on the B and O. Non exempt shipments from other railroads originating elsewhere will not be transported. The policy does not affect foods or other exempted items. Local industries sourcing raw materials await further details.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
R. A. J. Morison
Morrison
Vets Seek German Wives in U.S. Immigration Push
In Frankfurt and other cities, over 2,500 American war veterans filed to marry German women and import them to the United States. Congress approved bringing alien fiancés when married within three months, with exit permits issued by Berlin’s travel board.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Umy
Congress
Munich
Stuttgart
Bremen
Berlin
Hamburg
Occupied
Navy tests rubber swimming suits in polar waters
On the U S S Mt Olympus fifty five naval officers and men from an underwater demolition team will test new six pound rubber one piece suits in 28 to 35 degree water off the south polar seas. Led by Lieut Halver Iverson the tests aim to assess survivability for projected Japan invasion gear.
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U. S. S. Mt. Olympus
South Polar
Halver Iverson
Savannah
Japan
45 Union Miners Return to Work in Jackson Ohio
Harry Shick general manager of Jackson Iron and Steel Co announced that 45 union coal miners returned to work voluntarily rather than keep the furnace shut down. The company, a rare silica iron producer, supplies iron used by other steel makers. He said the men voted 100 percent to resume work at a company mine near Jackson.
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Harry Shick
Jackson Iron & Steel Co
Schick
United Mine Workers
Coal Output Falls to About One Sixth Normal Level
The National Coal Association reports week ending November 30 output at 2,000,000 tons, a drastic drop from last year’s 12,390,000 tons. The week before the walkout began November 20 saw 12,640,000 tons, while the week ending November 23 produced 6,500,000 tons.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Navy seeks congressional approval of new promotion plan
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Adm. John H Towers says the Navy will scrap the old seniority system in favor of a new plan that stresses youth and proven ability. The move follows prewar reforms approved by Admiral Nimitz and other top commanders, with a bill to revise laws to be presented to Congress.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
John H.towers
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Towers
Truman Cabinet Meeting Shapes Sunday Speech on Coal Crisis
An hour long cabinet session split over the coal strike as one member warned there is no turning back in this flight. President Truman seeks cabinet views for his Sunday night national address while labor marshals support John Lewis in court battles. The United Mine Workers posted bonds totaling 3 1/2 million dollars and Lewis posted ten thousand to cover fines, with securities placed in a Treasury vault for safekeeping.
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Washington
CTO
Philip Murray
Truman
Rep
Randolph
West Virginia
John L. Vewls
United Mine Workers
U. S
Lewis
A G. Ross
Police Shoot Man After Scuffle in Charleston
In Charleston on December 6 a man identified as James C. Long, 29, of Remick Greenbrier County, was shot by a city patrolman after escaping four officers during a scuffle at police headquarters. Long had been brought in on charges of smashing a store window and stealing a picture projector and camera.
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James C. Long
Remick
Greenbrier
Harold B. Cornwell
Cornwell
Long
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Basil Britton
Blas
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