Arab Leaders Confer On Palestine Course
Arab leaders gathered in Cairo to oppose the United Nations partition of Palestine amid heavy bloodshed across the region. Reports say 216 killed in the Middle East, 88 in nine days of riots. Aden saw 124 dead as British forces controlled the colony. The exiled Haj Amin El Husseini urged action as leaders from Saudi Arabia to Yemen met to chart a course for an arming, political response. The UN mandate’s May 15 deadline looms as tensions mount across Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Amman with calls for decisive Arab steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cairo
Palestine
United Nations
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Arabian Sea
Aden
Syria
Great Britain
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Samir Rifai Pasha
Raq
Saleh Bey Jabr
Deer Bagged 83 in Taylor County Season Ends
Taylor County ends a deer season with 83 kills and no hunting accidents, well below the 1946 record of 66. On closing Saturday four deer were taken, 27 on Monday, 11 Tuesday, 10 Wednesday, three Thursday, and five Friday. Only two illegal kills reported. no arrests made. County Game Protector Joseph J. Powell listed Saturday’s kills: James Jacobs, Thornton. Carrol Komando, Knottsville. Richard Collins, Knottsville. Carl Parsons, Booths Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Jone
Joseph J. Powell
James Jacobs
Thornton
Fetterman
Carrol Komando
Knottsville
Richard
Marshall changes tactics in dealing with Molotov
On December 8 in London U S Secretary of State George C Marshall conferred with British and French leaders on the eve of today’s showdown with Russia over German economic unity. He met Bevin and Bidault at the American embassy after hosting a delegation reception amid hopes for Western unity. Molotov signaled a possible new move by demanding a German delegation from the Communist sponsored German People’s Congress in Berlin be heard by the Big Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
London
U. S
George C Marshall
Rusia
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Frances’ Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Bevin
Bidaul
Germany
Berlin
Big Four
Cold Wave Prompts Northward Temperature Plunge
A rapid cold front moving from Canada threatens the nation with subzero temperatures across the Midwest. The Chicago weather bureau forecasts one to five below in northwestern Wisconsin and Iowa, with as low as 15 below in northwestern Minnesota as the cold air sweeps in by tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Canada
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
State Fatality List Grows To 355 Today
West Virginia reports 355 highway deaths for 1947, two more fatalities by state police. December tally rises to five with weekend victims James Woodrow Mason, 30, of Putnam county, and Jonathan M. Moore, 44, of Spring Hill, struck crossing U S Route 60 at a South Charleston intersection. In Columbus, Ohio, the American Legion starts a drive for 10 million signatures backing universal military training, launched by national commander James F. O Neill at Pearl Harbor day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
James Woodrow Mason
Putnam County
Jonathan M. Moore
Spring Hill
South Charleston
Columbus
American Legion
James F. O'Neill
National Legion
Ohio
First Friendship Ship Off To France From New York
Eight million pounds of food collected on the Friendship Train was en route to France aboard the US Lines freighter American Leader, due at Le Havre about a week before Christmas. Ludovic Chancel, French consul general in New York, accepted the aid on behalf of France and thanked the American people and involved agencies for the gift and to the steamship company for transport without charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
le Havre
Ludovic Chancel
Steamship Company
Reveal contest winners Tuesday at Farmers for Better Living banquet
Reservations for eighty six persons have been made for the annual Farmers for Better Living banquet at Hotel Graf ton tomorrow evening at 6 30 o clock under Kiwanis and Rotary sponsorship The highlight will be the announcement of the Farming for Better Living contest winners and prizes over 100 including cash merchandise and local store credit Local merchants contributed all prizes L Bush Swisher project director will travel from Morantown to announce the winners and speak at the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Grafton
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
L. Bush Swisher
Laraine Day to Follow Leo Durocher to Dodgers
Santa Monica report says Laraine Day cancelled a six year contract with RKO to join Leo Durocher, now Brooklyn Dodgers manager. She plans to marry him January 22 after her divorce becomes final, and will follow the Dodgers wherever he goes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Leo Durocher
Laraine Day
Miss Day
Without
R-K-O Studio
Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Arrange To Move McCauley Into Death House Today
Prison authorities arranged to transfer Mark McCauley to the death house at the Wet Virginia site in Moundsville. The move is part of a short trip leading to the gallows Wednesday. Gov Meadows would not reveal if commutation is ordered, and psychiatrists recently examined the convicted slayer who killed State Police Sgt Joseph P Horne during a 1943 truck theft arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
Mark McTauley
Nnicon
Tharlestn
Meadows
McCzure
Joseph L. Knapp
Weton State Honital
Joseph Reasor
Huntington
Hovatter
McCauley
Mineral County
Supreme Court
Resume Traffic On B and O Near Martinsburg
Martinsburg December 8 reports resumed traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio main line westbound after crews cleared wreckage from a freight train that blocked two main lines and a siding mile east of Martinsburg. About a dozen cars of merchandise blocked the right of way. No injuries. crews from Cumberland and Brunswick Md worked overnight. Trains rerouted via Shenandoah Junction and Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Baltimore and Ohio — Railroad
Cumberland
Brunswick
Shenandoah Junction
Four Hurt In Auto Struck By Train Near Ashland
In Ashland Kentucky last night a car was struck by an eastbound Chesapeake and Ohio freight train. Four people injured, one seriously. taken to King's Daughters Hospital. Wanda Fossen 27 suffered five broken ribs and a fractured right collarbone. Elmer Fossen 29 received a fractured right leg and a head laceration. Their six year old son Miskey had a minor head laceration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Here
Chespeake and Ohio Railway
King’s Daughters Hospital
Wanda Fossen
Elmer
Miskey
Trucks Collide At Fetterman Intersection
Two trucks wrecked at the intersection of U S Route 50 and Main Street in front of Shriver's garage at 10 40 a m. No injuries were reported. Paul W Bell of 504 West Knotts Avenue drove a 1949 Chevrolet one and a half ton truck west on West Main and pulled onto Route 50 colliding with a panel truck from West Virginia Tractor and Equipment Company of Charleston coming east on Route 50. Charles W Higginbotham of Dunbar drove the panel truck. Patrolman Lawrence Messenger investigated. Damage to both trucks estimated near 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Shriver
Paul W. Bell
West Knotts Avenue
West Main Street
W. Va. Tractor and Equipment Company
Charleston
Charles
Local Cemetery Not Notified of Reburials This Week
Superintendent J H Griffin of the National Cemetery says he has not been notified of any scheduled re burials at the local cemetery this week. He expects six days notice from distribution centers before re interment. Separate report notes an estimate that 460,000 houses in Britain were destroyed or made uninhabitable during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Griffin
The
National Cemetery
Britain
Paris subway strike collapses as CGT setback
Paris Dec 8 The Communist dominated CGT suffered a sharp setback when a two day subway and bus strike scheduled to begin this morning apparently collapsed. A five day warning strike of government workers met dubious success as officials said offices were functioning normally. Two injured in clashes. arrests made as strikers blocked gates and cut lines. Authorities also reported nationwide saborage arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman
Paris
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Mairie D'Ivry
Elks Hold Annual Memorial Service
The Grafton Lodge 308 Elks observed their annual memorial service as Rev. F. Carl Davis of First Presbyterian led remarks honoring departed members of the lodge. He recalled their contributions and consoled families, with tribute to William P. Kimmel and M. A. Gleason who joined in 1910 and 1936 respectively and passed away in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Lodge 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
F. Carl Davis
First Presbyterian Church
Ellis
Davis
William P. Kimmel
M. A. Gleason
H. H. Wil
Investigate Strange Death Of Girl In New Jersey Car
Cape May Court House New Jersey December 8 a 14 year old high school girl was found dead in a parked car on a front seat with a 28 year old male companion unconscious beside her Coroner Kenneth Matlack ruled carbon monoxide poisoning as the preliminary cause The man identified as George F a neighbor was found unconscious in the driver's seat of the same car Prosecutor Harry Tena nbaum said the investigation continues for further facts and details about the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May Court House
N. J
Cape May
Kenneth Matlack
Joan S. Tanghare
Mayville
Harry Tenanbaum
George F
Nuts To High Cost Of Nuts In Parliament
In London on December 8 protesters in the House of Commons challenged the high price of Christmas nuts. Food Minister John Strachey said recent auctions to wholesalers yielded a ministry profit of 1,250,000 pounds. Conservative MP Norman Bower accused the ministry of exploiting the public for monopoly profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Ministry of Food
John Strachey
M. P
Norman Bower
Food Ministry
ICC approves rate hikes on western and New Haven lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a 6.06 percent rise in first class and sleeping car fares on western railroads and a 15 percent coach fare increase for the New York New Haven and Hartford line. The New Haven, among 60 eastern carriers, had already seen a 10 percent average rise last summer. A temporary 10 percent freight hike was later approved, with talks of a 30 percent permanent freight raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Toay
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Mississippi River
New Haven
New Haven Railroad
ICC
Commission
Railway Labor Political League Head Named
Arthur E. Lyon named chairman of Railway Labor's Political League and announced a drive for at least one dollar from each of 1 250 000 railroad workers. The League, backed by the Railway Labor Executives Association, will cooperate with the AFL Educational and Political League while remaining independent on key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur E. Lyon
Railway Labor
Railway Labor Executives Association
Lyon
AFL
Louis Wins Fight Verdict Stands After Hearing
New York December hearing on the Louis Walcott heavyweight bout upheld the decision for Joe Louis. Eddie Eagan refused to overturn Judge Forbes scoring, noting Walcott and manager Webster filed objections. Walcott, from Camden New Jersey, contested the rounds and point totals and sought a formal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eddie Eagan
New York State Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Walcott
Joel Webster
Eagan
C. B. Powell
Frank Forbes
Forbes
Louis
Webster
Camden
N. J
New Cold Wave Heads Toward Grafton and Taylor County
A new cold wave is forecast to hit Grafton and Taylor County tonight with temperatures dropping to 18 above zero by tomorrow. Earlier today the mercury fell from 60 to 35, with rain turning to snow expected as the cold front from the Midwest advances. The season’s second cold spell follows a recent 9-degree low and a 0.33 inch rainfall last night reported by W D Myers of Brownlow Park. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler dies in New York at 85 after a long tenure as Columbia president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Taylor County
Mid-West
W. D. Myers
Focal Government
Brownlow Park
Butler
New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
St. Paul's Chapel
Columbia University
St. Luke's Hospital
Truman Ends Florida Vacation at Boca Chica
President Truman wrapped up a five day Florida escape at Boca Chica Naval Air Station and left at 10:30 a.m. aboard his official plane for Washington to deliver a message to Congress on Europe recovery plans. He appeared refreshed and in good health after time at the Little White House with sun exposure noted. The report references further details on page 3. The Grafton Sentinel notes Mrs Kenneth D Haun is invited to attend tonight's Strand theatre showing Escape Me Never with Errol Flynn and Ida Lupino or Deep Valley at the Dixie theatre with Dane Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B
Vaccaro Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
Washington
Congress
White House
The
Grafton Sentinel
Kenneth D. Haun
Thayer Street
Errol Flynn
Ida Lupino
Strand Theatre
Deep Valley
Dane Clare
Dixie Theatre
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wellsburg
Thomas Bryan
Pittsburgh
Berger Bechtel
Johnstown
Earl Smith
Laraine
Leo
Death House
Evseaimower
Jack Bell
Dwight—D.eisenhower
Army
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Veterans Administration
Lee Eisenhower
Subiay
ELAS
Railway Labor Political League
Joe Lewis
Jersey Joe
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Strand
Dixierman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!