Physician Collapses In Courtroom
Dr. F. Egerton Evans a 59 year old West Charleston physician collapsed in a courtroom while awaiting murder and abortion trial. It appeared he suffered a heart attack after slumping at 10 15 a m as he moved to confer with counsel. Dr Leon Dickerson and Dr Willard Pushkin were summoned and Evans was taken to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
F. Egerton Evans
West Charleston
Evans
Councel
Leon Dickerson
Willard Pushkin
Orders Further Hearing on Train Service Discontinuation
The Public Service Commission ordered a further hearing on a proposal to discontinue a train serving Marion and Monongalia counties. No date was set after one day of hearings at the Monongahela Railway request. The train runs between Fairmentaria West and Brownsville, Pa, via Van Voorh in Monongalia County. Residents fear loss of transport would leave them 1 to 4 miles from any available form of transportation.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Marion
Monongalia
Monongahela Railway Company
Fairmentaria
Van
Miners Idle After Foreman Safety Inspectors Demand
About 800 Olga Coal Company workers at No 1 mine Carette were idled by a labor dispute over whether mine foremen should conduct safety inspections. A picket line blocked entry, with union leader George J Titler saying details were unclear but that workers refused to work citing the foreman issue. The stoppage headed to the Supreme Court as of yesterday.
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Supreme Court
Olga Coal Company
Carette
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers District 29
Federal Grants Total Over Million For Airports In State
West Virginia has received 1,253,642 in federal grants for airport improvement and construction since the airfield act began July 1, 1946. Director Hubert H. Stark announced that less than half is used, with 583,412.55 applied to projects across the state.
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Charleston
West Virginia
K Aeniehe
Hubert H. Stark
Starke
Teachers' salary hike urged by Miss Mowery at banquet
Miss Corma Mowery of Clarksburg urged higher teacher pay to attract and retain staff at the Taylor County Teachers association banquet at Grafton High School. She noted many vacancies filled by underqualified workers and called beginning salaries for an AB degree to rise to 2400 dollars annually. Superintendent Rohrbaugh announced a county wide teachers workshop set for March 10 and 11. S.H. Haselden presided.
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Board of Education
Parent-Teachers Association
Corma Mowery
Clarksburg
Grafton
Virgil Rohrbaugh
S. H. Haselden
Rainfall Near Record Locally
A near record rainfall drenched the Grafton area totaling 1.68 inches in 24 hours with 1.36 inches since 6 p.m. yesterday and 32 inches yesterday. The temperature plunged to 36 degrees at 9:30 a.m. after a high of 64. State Route 20 near Wallace and Route 31 near Tupper faced flooding threats. main highways were clear with some slides. Rain totals include 2.5 inches at Clay and 2.36 inches at Charleston.
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Grafton
Mercury
State Road Commission
Wallace
Harrison County
Tupper
Sissonville
Clay
Wheeling
Huntington
Charleston
Grafton Salutes Newest Citizens
Mr and Mrs Wesley Wiles of Route 4 Tunnelton announce the birth of a son at City Hospital on December 12 at 8 30 am. The baby weighed eight pounds fourteen ounces at birth. Mr and Mrs Junior Bolyard of Thornton announce the birth of a daughter on December 12 at 9 51 am weighing six pounds five and one quarter ounces.
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Wesley Wiles
Route 4
Tunnelton
City Hospital
Junior Bolyard
Thornton
Assistant to Bishop Strider Named by West Virginia Diocese
Clergy in Clarksburg report the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia council named an assistant to Bishop R. E. L. Strider. The two day meeting will nominate today and elect tomorrow to prepare a successor or coadjutor.
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Clarksburg
Episcopal Diocese of
West Virginia
R. E. L. Strider
Strider
Sentinel Receives 1950 Market Guide
The Grafton Sentinel notes receipt of the 1950 Market Guide from a major U S advertising agency. The book provides detailed information on every city and rural area in the United States and is offered to local businesses for marketing purposes.
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Grafton Sentinel
Laargest
United States
U.S. Denounces Bulgaria in Diplomatic Strains
The United States backed a sharp denunciation of Communist Bulgaria signaling a possible break in relations. The State Department said the Sofia legation is severely restricted and nearly nonfunctional, while Undersecretary Webb questioned Bulgaria's intent to maintain normal ties.
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Washington
United States
Bulgaria
U.S
Donald R. Heath
State Department
Sofia
James B. Webb
Webb
Peter Voutov
Heath
Traicho Kostov
Farmers urged to register horses for county treatment
Taylor county farmers owning horses mules or ponies are asked to contact County Agent Ralph Fike. Leave names and number of animals at the agent’s office to set up treatment sites. Each treatment cost about one dollar last year and may be similar this year. A veterinarian will not travel without sufficient demand.
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Taylor County
Ralph F. Fike
Fike
Missing Son Of U S Official Found Safe
Berlin dispatch reports the three year old son of American deputy commander in Berlin was found safe after a large search by German civilian police and American MPs. He wandered from home near Frankfurt to Berlin, was cold but not injured, found about a mile from his home amid busy traffic in Grunewald area. Parents Colonel W T Babcock and wife were unreachable while the nurse cared for the child.
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Berlin
Tad Teen
Grunewald Forest
W. T. Babcock
Frankfurt
Babcock
Believe Flies Mosquitoes Immune To DDT
Dr. A M Boyce of the University of California warns that house flies and some mosquitoes are becoming resistant to DDT and newer insecticides. He predicts that areas across the nation may report increasing resistance next spring and summer, signaling a difficult pest year ahead.
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Tampa
Fla
A. M. Boyce
University of California
American Association of Economic Entomologists
Sign Contract for Charleston State Office Building
The general contract for the state's new 4.6 million office building was signed in the governor's office. Governor Pattson and E. J. Kraft of J. A. Jones Construction signed. Existing buildings on the site will be moved or demolished with excavation expected to begin January 15.
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Charleston
Pattson
E. J. Kraft
J. A. Jones Construction Company
Charlotte
N.C
Stiff Fine For Driving Drunk Guilty Plea In Court
Harry Shultz of West Washington Street pleaded guilty to drunken driving in municipal police court yesterday. He received a fifty dollar fine or thirty days in jail, agreed to pay, and was released. His license was suspended six months under state law after a 2 PM Sunday arrest on West Main Street. Chief Mask noted the sentences for Jim Hamilton Gordon Powell and Harley Jeffries for drunkenness at today's session. Raymond Brown received ten days in jail for non payment of a prior fine.
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Harry Shultz
West Washington Street
Shultz
West Main Street
Mask
Jim Hamilton
Gordon Powell
Harley Jeffries
Rays
Brown
Lovins Named President Judge of Charleston Supreme Court
William T. Lovins of Huntington will serve as president judge of the Charleston Supreme Court during 1950, while his 12 year term as a supreme court judge ends in 1952.
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Charleston
William T. Lovins
Huntington
Supreme Court
Carey to Speak for Fairmont CIO Meeting
Officers of the CIO International Electrical Workers union announce that James Carey, CIO secretary treasurer, will address the group in Fairmont this Sunday. The event highlights the union’s efforts to organize local electrical workers and boost member engagement.
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Fairmont
CIO International Electrical Workers Union
James Carey
CIO
Journalists elect Britton Shaffer WVU honorary president
Britton Shaffer of Cumberland Maryland was elected president of the Morgantown based Journa lets, an honorary society for men journalism students at West Virginia University.
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Morgantown
Journalets
West Virginia University
Britton Shaffer
Cumberland, Ma
West Virginia U Plans Coal Research Course Seminar
West Virginia University will offer a coal research course as a weekly seminar starting January 31 at the beginning of the next semester. The program aims to explore coal industry topics and related scientific methods.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Three-Year-Old Fatally Burned in Washtub Incident
A fall into a tub of hot water at a Cornstalke area home caused fatal burns to Archie Dean Loudermilk three, son of Mr and Mrs Arvel Loudermilk. He died while being transported to Hinton hospital.
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East Rainelle
Archie Dean Loudermilk
Arvel Loudermilk
Cornstalke
Hinton
Airliner Crash at Capitol Leaves Three Dead Four Injured
Washington reports Capital Airlines jet crashed near National Airport in fog. Four killed among 23 aboard. Survivors, 19, rushed to Bolling AFB hospital with multiple injuries. Officials plan prompt inquiry into cause and radar deviation.
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Washington (P
Capital Airlines
Air Force
Neville Lassiter
Columbus Street
Arlington
W. J. Davis
Bellevue Blvd
Alexandria
L. L. Porter
Farmington Drive
John W. Buell
Takoma Park
George C. Harrison
16Th Street
Lewis Fletcher Harrison
Chisco’ Avenue
Mount Hays
Maryland
L. Stephens
South 36Th Street
Virginia
Washington
National
Potomac River
Bolling Air Force Base
Reform Campaign Eight-Point Plan By Hoover
Washington A Hoover drawn eight point reform program aims to save taxpayers about 2 billion annually. He spoke at the National Reorganization Conference warning against higher taxes and inflation as the nation faces a large deficit this year. Senator Lucas says President Truman plans about ten reorganization measures to Congress this session.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Truman
Lucas DD
Congress
November Arrests Show Decline Of Ten Over October
November arrests totaled 50 with 19 for intoxication and 110 for speeding. Police Chief Joe Mask cited a drop from October when 60 arrests occurred with 40 for intoxication. November saw three overtime parking and two whiskey resale cases, plus 16 other miscellaneous arrests versus eight in October.
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Reity
Joe Mask
Century milestone: unlocking atom secrets in new era
New York writes of the 20th century reaching its halfway point on January 1st. The piece weighs hope and doubt about progress, noting medical triumphs yet persistent diseases, rising living standards, equal rights, and the enduring search for ease of mind amid scientific advances and social change.
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New York
Camp Towles Camp Manager Elections Set
A Camp Towles Development project manager for spring and summer duties will be elected at a meeting of the Camp Towles advisory committee. The session, chaired by W. A. Collins, convenes Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the County Agent Ralph Fike’s office. County Agent Pike urged local firms to file any unpaid Camp Towles bills before the meeting so they can be settled then. The session will be brief to allow attendance at the Mixed Chorus concert at Grafton High School.
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Camp Towles
Ralph Fike
W. A. Collins
Pike
Grafton High
Power Station One Of World Largest In Ohio River Plant
Philip Sporn president of the American Gas and Electric Co. praised the Graham Station project as the American dream at a Gallipolis dinner after a tour by 145 newspaper and radio men. He outlined plans for four units now and two more later, totaling six, with completion hoped in 1952 at an estimated cost of 66000000. The plant aims to cut power costs and will produce one kilowatt hour from about eight tenths of a pound of coal, part of a drive to build a major modern generating facility on the Ohio River.
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Sporn
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
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