Grafton Welcomes Shoppers For Christmas Weekend Event
Pearl Harbor Day finds shoppers from Preston Barbour and Taylor counties converging on Grafton for a Christmas push Saturday and Friday. Santa Claus arrives by Baltimore and Ohio train at 9 00 a m to be greeted by the Grafton high band and parade to the Post Office where the tree will be lit. Stores promise wide selections at lower prices and window displays, with Earl Owens and William Murray organizing the program. All roads lead to Grafton as crews report clear routes despite a 40 year snowstorm.
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Murphy Urges Early Christmas Mail to Avoid Swamped Post
Postmaster Jamies T. Murphy urges quick holiday mailing for distant friends with deadlines. All parcels to distant states should be in the mall by December 9 for delivery before Christmas. December 15 advised for out of state cards, local greetings a week before.
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Murphy
Experts to Speak in Texas University Meeting
Morgantown West Virginia University extension experts will address the 32nd annual American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Dallas December 10 to 14. Director J O Knapp and Miss Trene Spitz will discuss farm organization utility and recreation techniques at farm bureau gatherings.
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American Farm Burgan Federation
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Miss Spitz
Mary Been
Helvetia
Randolph County
George Hunt
Wetzel County
Miss Been
Hunt
Senators May Vote No Confidence in Dean Acheson
Senate Republicans meet to decide if they will formally declare no confidence in Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Senator Living Ives of New York will introduce a resolution urging Acheson’s removal as GOP leaders debate the move. Some party members back the demand while others hesitate, and action by President Truman is not assured.
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Mrs. Rosenberg Not Confirmed Amid Communist Question
The Senate armed services committee schedules a closed hearing to review charges about Anna Rosenberg being a member or supporter of subversive groups before acting on her nomination as top manpower official in the defense department. Rosenberg denies Communist ties and cites a possible mix up with another Anna Rosenberg in New York directories. She requests face to face testimony with any witnesses.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Defense Department
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New York City
Speeding Up the Excess Profit Tax Debate
A fragment from the Senate Finance Committee shows focus on accelerating the excess profit tax. lawmakers weigh legislative steps, potential revenue impact, and procedural actions as part of broader tax reform discussions.
State Roundup News From The Associated Press
White Sulphur Springs residents die from carbon monoxide fumes in a motel. One man in critical condition in a Ronceverte hospital. In Raleigh county a falling tree near Grandview kills two Summers County men aiding a power line project. An 84 year old man in workmen's compensation records dies. he was blinded 35 years ago in a railroad explosion and collected 72,800 dollars under old law. Traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio line resumes after six derailed freight cars near Philippi, with no injuries. passengers bused from Charleston to Grafton. A motion to set aside eviction is heard in Huntington.
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John Gunter
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Philippi
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Grafton
Manchuria’s long history of conquest and conflict
Tokyo reports Manchuria seen as a sanctuary for a fighting army. The piece recalls Manchuria’s ancient walls and border wars, noting the region’s size, ports, and climate, and outlining the Manchu conquest of China from 1644 to 1912 and its evolving status in history.
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Marines Strike Through Snow In Korea Defense Line
United Nations forces attempt to establish a defense line in northeast Korea seventy miles long from Munsan to the Yellow Sea while Marines fight through a blinding snowstorm eight miles from Wagaru toward Koto to join others for a possible push toward Hamhung. The crisis prompts debates on using atomic weapons as MacArthur reports the Eighth Army positions and Americans plan to fall back if pressure grows.
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United States
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Koto
Whi
Hamhung
Montana Draft Board Debate Atoms Bomb Controversy
Governor John Bonner demands resignations of two county draft board members who advocate using the atomic bomb against China and claim it is sporting to let thousands fight a million. Board chairman B R Taylor calls it poor sport, while Bert Flowman urges using the atom bomb as long as available. The governor labels the viewpoint akin to mutiny and presses for resignations.
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Montana
Govenor
John Bonner
B. R. Taylor
Bert Flowman
Montana Govenor
500 Bad Checks Man Placed Across 48 States
Kenneth Ralph Baker, a 23 year old from Vermont, admitted passing nearly five hundred bed checks in eight months across 48 states. He said his take was about $6000 and he targeted doctors by receiving penicillin shots then writing bad checks for the balance. FBI custody follows Marion police credit. He is being sent to Rutland Vermont.
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Kenneth Ralph’ Baker
FBI
Marion
Rutland
International
Coalition Fights Wage and Price Curbs in House
In Washington a coalition of House Republicans and Southern Democrats threatens to derail a 90 day extension of federal rent and wage controls. In a 5 to 4 vote the House Rules Committee blocked final passage, keeping the bill in doubt and signaling strong opposition from GOP and Dixie members.
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House
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GOP
House Rules Committee
Germany Demands Equality Amid NATO Troop Plan
West German officials resisted France's plan to form German combat teams within an Atlantic defense force. They rejected any setup excluding a German General staff, heavy arms, or a war ministry, insisting on full equality for German contingents. Chancellor Adenauer had previously urged full parity for Germany's defense role.
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France
Atlantic
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower May Be Named Supreme Commander
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee enter the fourth day of talks focused on the international crisis. They discuss accelerating Western Europe rearmament and the possibility that General Dwight Eisenhower will be named within a week or ten days as supreme commander of a North Atlantic army.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Marines Refuse to Fail Amid Bitter Hagaru Withdrawal
Marines recount a grim retreat from Hagaru to Koto, a bitter fight for survival as they abandon ten and more material. The clash underscores stubborn resolve and high costs in a demanding phase of the action.
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