Winter Blast Hits Taylor County Area Today
A fresh winter blast after a severe blizzard blankets Taylor county with three inches of snow. State Road Commission reports all highways open and passable with chains. cinder crews worked from 1 AM. Subfreezing temps linger, lows near 25, highs around 28 as flurries spread statewide.
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Thousands Visit City For Santa Claus Debut
Thousands of spectators filled downtown Grafton last Saturday to greet Santa Claus. The Trading Commission praised the event, with Santa in good health and cheer. He interacted with a boy on crutches, promising a special gift left at the Board of Trade office for the lad’s mother to claim.
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Sanity Test Given Ilse Koch
Frau Ilse Koch, wife of a former Buchenwald commander, undergoes a sanity test in Augsburg. Witnesses report a rampage in her jail cell with pleas of guilt. Doctors dispute her mental state as the German court proceeds with the trial in her absence.
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Washington
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Buchenwald
Augsburg
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Wreck on Lincoln Street Ends Without Injuries
Two drivers failed to yield to suspicion after a wreck on the curve at 170 Lincoln Street at 12 5 a m. Alfred Sloan 20 of 315 East Main Street faced reckless driving and left side of the street charges. Carl Keene 37 of Montsville was booked for operating without a license. Both ordered to appear in municipal police court. Sloan trial continued to Wednesday at 9 a m.
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Montsville
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Choral Group To Present Distinct Christmas Program
A school program directed by Nancy Staley will be held Friday night at 7:15 in the Senior High School Auditorium. The Mixed Chorus of 155 voices will lead the first half and the A Cappella Choir of 44 voices the second. The concerts will feature well known Christmas carols and popular selections, promising one of the district’s best choral programs.
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Nancy Staley
A-Cappelle
B&O Christmas Season Opens Saturday in Maryland
The Baltimore and Ohio marks the Christmas season with a December 16 tree-lighting for its giant fifty-foot holly on the Jackson right of way. An NBC broadcast features about 150 voices performing The Nativity Cantata by Eric Thiman, with a half hour concert by the Women’s Music Club and the Glee Club. Sprigs from the holly will be worn by employees during the season, and a 3 to 3:30 p.m. daytime broadcast precedes the 8:00 p.m. tree lighting.
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Peabody Conservatory of Music
Great Gift Values In Tuesday's Sentinel
The Sentinel teases Christmas gift values in town with a wide variety of items from local stores. Readers are urged to check the Tuesday edition for detailed advertisements from Penney’s Loar’s Jewelry Grafton Jewelry Evans Furniture and many more, to help craft gift lists with prices claimed lower than nearby cities.
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Sichler Furniture
DeLaney
Russell
National Auto Pettrey
Manos C. C. Richman
Hartford
Malone
Fawley Music Store
Grafton Finance Personal Finance
Parrish Singer Sewing Machine Co
State Road seeks tougher laws on truckers in West Virginia
Charleston WV State Road Commission proposes stronger motor vehicle measures to protect highways. Revisions include weight based on actual load rather than rated capacity, declaration of combined truck and load weight, and creation of a highway safety division. Licenses would renew every two years with exams and raising driver minimum age from 16 to 18.
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Guerrilla Warfare View Dividing US Military
Some U.S. military men advocate guerrilla warfare against China, arguing underground forces loyal to Chiang Kai-Shek could strike the mainland as a diversion to tie up Chinese Communist forces in Korea, though White House and State Department oppose naming supporters.
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Truman
U N Command Still In Excellent Shape Says Gen MacArthur
General MacArthur inspects Korea fronts and tells War Correspondents in Tokyo the United Nations command remains in excellent shape despite heavy fighting. He reads a personal statement noting the command is relatively secure for the time, credits field commanders for skillful withdrawals, and cites agent losses as high for the enemy near ten to one.
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Last Elements Of Trapped Marines Safe
TOKYO reports the final elements of the trapped Marine force have reached safety after a long retreat from the Changjin reservoir area. AP correspondent Jack MacBeth notes no confirmed American dead on the march yet, with about 4,000 wounded, many from the snowbound airfield at Koto. He recalls watching nearly 200 bodies buried by a bulldozer and says Leathernecks have penetrated toward Hamhung while a large American unit withdraws under security. The fate of two South Korean divisions remains unclear as forces pull back toward the escape port of Fatnam near Hamhung.
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Citizens Must Decide Nation's Fate Now
A column urges citizens to press congress amid perceived admin indecision. It recounts postwar alliances, Korea war events, and the UN vote on Red China, arguing the United States faces a choice among three paths and must act decisively. The piece frames civic engagement as essential to national survival and policy direction.
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Thirty five lawyers in West Virginia legislature
In Charleston on January tenth a roster of the legislature shows thirty five lawyers among the lawmakers. The house has 26 lawyers and the senate has several, with key Democratic figures named including Senate President W Broughton Johnson and House Speaker William E Flannery. GOP victories in Putnam and Hancock are noted with Raymond V Humphries and David N Thomas winning seats.
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Mercer County
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Hardy County
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Logan County
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Homer Davis
Kanawha
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Gilmer
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Marshall
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Webster County
Uranium Found In New Mexico Discovery by Navajo Paddy Martinez
A geologist’s discovery near Grants New Mexico may reveal one of the world’s richest uranium deposits. Paddy Martinez a 69 year old Navajo spotted yellow streaked rock near Haystack Mountain twenty miles north of Grants and reported samples. Santa Fe railroad owns the mineral rights and will oversee further testing after initial finds suggested vast ore in the area and potential government interest.
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National Auto announces evening hours through Christmas
The National Auto company announced today that their store will be open each evening until Christmas, extending hours to accommodate holiday shoppers.
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National Auto’ Company
Economic Approaches Are Studied In Inflation Fight
Washington debates how to curb inflation and fund the battle against communism. Three strategies appear: wage price controls, higher taxes, and expanded production. Keyserling favors higher taxes and production with controls as a complement. Capehart backs controls before taxes, while OM warns controls alone only mask inflation temporarily.
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Rand
Trueman
Leon Keyserling
Ameriga
Homer Capehart
Teaneaioe
Man Arrested Here Fined $50 for Driving Without License
Burnell Hiitott of Craigeville in Nicholas County paid a $50 fine plus costs to George Hickey, Magistrate at Richwood, after being arrested on September 30 by Trooper E L Chicksworth of the State Police for driving on Route 60 without a valid operator's license, its revocation dated May 16, 1949.
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Craigeville
Nicholas County
Ind Costa
George Hickey
Richwood
H Itott
E. L. Chicksworth
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