Committee Slams Price-Cut Plan On Truman
Washington report says House Banking committee questions Truman anti inflation efforts while endorsing a GOP substitute allowing price cuts by business within anti trust rules. Taft reviews a living cost statement outlining GOP aims for Congress, signaling potential voluntary and compulsory actions.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Truman
House
Taft
R.-O
Seene
Congress
Local girl sent to reform school
A 15 year old South Grafton girl was committed to the West Virginia Industrial School for Girls at Salem by Taylor County Circuit Court judges for being incorrigible. She will remain until she is 18. Three escapees from the West Boys were returned to the reform school. Two 17 year olds were charged with stealing a car owned by I A Peters and another with breaking and entering Orville Bartlett's home. A third car theft case was continued to next Friday.
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South Grafton
West Virginia Industrial School For Girls
Salem
Taylor County Circuit Court
West Virginia Industrial School For
Reform School
I. A. Peters
Country Club Road
Orville Bartlett
Trap Springs Hill
Foreign ministers session postponed amid deadlock over reparations
London dispatch reports the foreign ministers’ meeting was postponed to Monday on British initiative to cool tempers after last night’s violence. U S sources say the conference is hopelessly deadlocked on reparations, with Marshall to decide whether to end or extend talks as Molotov signals possible continuation.
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John M. Hightower
London
U. S
Marshall
Molotov
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Lewis W. Douglas
Young GOPs Talk Iver Role At State Meet
Clarksburg December 13 The two day meeting of the State Young GOP League opened with a focus on the role of young Republicans in the party. National committeeman Walter Hallanan and State Committee Chairman Jim Sort of Bluefield led a panel on The Place of Young Republicans In the Party organization.
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Clarksburg
Yang Gop League
Walter 8. Hallanan
Jim
Bam
Young Gop
Cancellation of 14 Reburials at State National Cemetery
The state National Cemetery cancels 14 reburials set for next week but schedules a replacement service. Cemetery Superintendent J M Griffin says a re bur ial for Jack J Bell is planned for Wednesday at 1 30 PM with Clara Bell of Cleveland as the nearest kin.
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National Cemetery
J. M. Griffin
Jack J. Bell
Clara Bell
Cleveland
Speculate Lewis To Play Independent Role In 1948 Campaign
John L. Lewis has split from the AFL with 600000 miners, signaling an independent 1948 presidential bid. The second break from AFL follows an 11 year rift with the United Mine Workers, reflecting long standing labor divisions and pivotal political maneuvering.
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Lewis
Harold W. Waed
Washington
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Russians Protest Fresh French Soviet Arrests
Paris reports a Soviet embassy note protesting new French arrests of Russian citizens in Paris and Marseille. The foreign ministry spokesman said details could not be disclosed and the note was being translated. Alexandre Kamov allegedly delivered the note to Jean Chauvel requesting immediate abolition of those detained.
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Paris
Foreign Ministry
Mareille
Alexandre Kamov
Jean Chauvel
Trade Board Directors and Union Officials to Meet
Following a discussion between Charles N. Prickitt executive secretary of the Taylor County Board of Trade and Local Federation No 19 officials the trade board directors and the union officials will meet next Wednesday at 7 30 pm to discuss stake statement petitions. Attending officials include J P Harter federation president W R Gerkin Machinists local 618 chairman and R L Shroyer.
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Charles N. Prickitt
Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
J. P. Harter
W. R. Gerkin
Machinists Local
R. L. Shroyer
17 Die in Wreck Near Riom France
A French interurban diesel train collided head on with a freight and passenger train near Riom on December 12 killing 17 people and injuring 20, some seriously, as authorities investigated the crash outskirts of Clermont Ferrand.
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Clermont - Ferrand
France
Riom
Booths Creek road progress in Boothsville to Tapan
County supervisor Harley Haller reports progress on the two mile Booths Creek district secondary road from Boothsville to Tapan. Prison labor is clearing rights of way and drainage is being installed ahead of grading, with work five days a week under Armstrong of the prison labor division.
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Booths Creek
Boothsville
Tapan
Harley Haller
State Road Commission
Pilla
Haller
Armstrong
Tats Band
Gai’ My. Hal
Savage River Dam Finish Urged by Potomac Basin Panel
Washington, Dec. 13, UP The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin urged early completion of the Savage River flood control dam near Lake, W Va In a committee report submitted yesterday they hope funding will come in the 1948 fiscal year beginning July 1 The project about 70 percent complete would aid pollution reduction by smoothing stream flow within the basin.
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Washington
Interstate Commission On the
Potomac River Basin
Savage River
Lake, W. Va
Potomac River
RPORT
Margaret and Dad Dow Play Ouets in Public
President Truman and daughter Margaret appeared to perform separately at a Kansas City press conference. Miss Truman explained she and her piano playing father do not duet because he does not play the songs she sings. reporters from Kansas City’s high school press asked questions as the two expressed mutual admiration.
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Kansas City
Truman
Margaret
Miss Truman
Independence
Tve
Strikes Blamed on Grievance Pileup Says Expert
Charleston December 13 A statement by Van B Stith of the Anchor Coal Mining Institute and the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers says most strikes stem from a long series of ignored grievances. He argues that even small grievances can trigger a strike when they become the last straw. A correction notes Mrs J N Wagner was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Republican committee in the Grafton district.
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Charleston
West Virginia
van B. Stith
Anchor,Coal Mining Institute
Ceneral Applachian
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Stith
J. N. Wagner
West Boyd Street
Alfred Wagner
Knotts Avenue
Grafton
Ed Plum
Taylor County
Republican Executive Committee
One More Dies After Yeansy Mine Explosion
Wilkes-Barre Pa December 13 The Franklin Colliery disaster raises dead to eight with the death of the last of three burn victims at Wilkes-Barre General hospital last night Two other miners had died earlier in hospital Five men were killed outright as two gas explosions ripped through a Lehigh Valley Coal mine near here shortly before noon Thursday
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Chicago
Poze
Slalny Py
Ans
John Kucsis
Nick
Sislayer
Tom Daley
Daley
Andrew Barry
John Kuesis
Brookfield
Wick
Frank Baker
Wele
Tater
Aad
Sfiea
James Alex
McCook
Hodgkins
Baker
Schmixal
Alex
Ween
Nick Kuesis
John McNamara
Kuesis
McNamara
Wilkes-Barre
Franklin
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Here
Rail union heads make open letter statement
Entering a two week old smoke abutment dispute a public open letter was issued by the Local Federation N6 19 representing Baltimore and Ohio railroad crafts. The letter, published on page four of today's Sentinel, follows a Wednesday general assembly in the K of P hall with J P Harter as federation president and signatories including W R Gerkin Sr W R Jackson BR L Shroyer H P Poling T D Moran and R D Collier.
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T Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sentinel
General Assembly of the Union
K. of P. Hall
J. P. Harter
Federation
W. R. Gerkin, Sr
W. R. Jackson
BR. L. Shroyer
H. P. Poling
Carmen
T. D. Moran
R. D. Collier
Black
Bail Union
Two Lodge Members Finish Degrees at Grafton Lodge
W R Zickefoose of 109 Pc street and Lloyd Sprage completed their first second and third degrees in Grafton Lodge 32 1 0 O F this week during the weekly meeting at Latrobe street quarters. The lodge planned a Christmas party at the lodge home next Friday night December 19.
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W. R. Zickefoose
Pc Street
Lloyd Sprage
Grafton
Latrobe Street
New Records Being Set In Many Lines Of Business
Industrial production rose along with general business activity as inflation fights and other economic problems deepened in partisan politics. Christmas buying began, stores lengthened hours, and transportation hubs buzzed with rush. Autmobile and truck production hit a postwar high, power output rose to a record, and business failures reached a low not seen since September. Coal output peaked since June, freight carloadings topped last year, and money in circulation grew. Large New York metropolitan department stores urged help during the rush. nationwide employment surpassed 60 million as peacetime peak.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Robert C. Goodwin
Seed Dealers To Meet Next Thursday Night
At the request of County Agent Lloyd Reid a meeting of the seed dealers in Taylor county has been called for 730 oclock next Thursday night in the Taylor County Board of Trade rooms by Charles N Prickett execute s secretary. Mr Reid will discuss and recommend at the meeting the garden and field seed lists and dusting methods recommended by West Virginia University agricultural extension division.
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Lloyd Reid
Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Trade Rooms
Charles N. Prickett
Mr. Reid
West Virginia University Agricultural Extension Division
Pauley Case Sparks Broad Probe Into Grain Trading
The Senate Appropriations Committee plans an early decision on a possible full inquiry into government officials trading in grain. It will seek more information from Edwin W. Pauley, Army aide and former Democratic treasurer, who has disclosed speculation in the million dollar class. The panel will review reports from five department heads on inside knowledge use, with a decision likely early next week.
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Donald Sanders
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Pauley
Bridges
R.N.H
Pauley Cas
Bombs kill 12 in Jerusalem and Jaffa amid fears
AP photographer reports fear among Arabs and police after two blasts in Jerusalem and Jaffa. One explosion in Jerusalem killed 12 Arabs and wounded 60 as police fired over crowds. A fire at a Jewish firm in midtown Jaffa followed and officials described the downtown blast as a routine fire. The old city remains divided and tense under armed occupation as British troops bolster security.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
James Pringle
Pringle
Jaffa
Nile
Snow Promised As Yuletide Season Nears
The article notes Old Man Winter arriving in December with temperatures dropping to 12 degrees and light snow forecast for the weekend. Continued cold is expected with readings near or below freezing, including a morning low around 16 degrees climbing to 24 later.
Knutson to Introduce New Tax Cut Bill
Chairman Knutson of the House Ways and Means Committee said he would introduce a bill to cut income taxes by about five billion dollars on the last day of the special session. He said the measure would be ready for early action when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Washington
Dec
Knutson
Minny
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
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