Attempt To Clean Feeder Line Proves Unsuccessful Here
An attempt to clean a main feeder water line yesterday failed due to insufficient pressure from the high reservoir. City Manager Curtis D. Decker said another attempt will be made later when more pressure is available. The work affected the Nine 12 inch line from the high level tank to Three Creek, with blueville and areas east of St. John street receiving little water temporarily. The B and O rail line and trains faced no delays as they sourced water elsewhere. West Union timberman Elmer Fenton Healcraft, 27, was fatally crushed when a falling tree pinned him.
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Curtis D. Decker
St. John Street
Wilson
St. John Streets
Three Creek
Blueville
Baltimore and Ohio
Irm
Walr
Ph City
Threatened Power Shortages Set Stage for Bitter Row
New York December 14 The American Federation of Musicians will end its 114 month recording ban this afternoon signing a new five year contract with phonograph record companies The government approved a union welfare fund financed by royalties on records to be managed by Samuel R Rosenbaum The fund is expected to raise about 25 million annually to hire inkless musicians for free public concerts and other welfare uses RCA Victor Columbia Capitol lined up artists to start recording immediately Decca slower to respond Petrillos son halted recording in December of last year when the old contract expired.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Phonograph
AFL
Tom C. Clark
William 8. Tyson
Labor Department
Samuel R. Rosenbaum
Rca-Victor
Columbia
Capitol
Decca
Musicians Union
Petrillo
May Rival Fury Of Public Private Fight After World War 1
Washington reports a looming clash over power policy as winter shortages loom. The piece contrasts government dam and transmission investment with private capital, noting figures like Rankin Kefauver and P L Smith pushing expansion or defense of private power.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Congress
National Security Resources Board
Rankin
D-Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Kefauver
Dtenn
Senate
P. L. Smith
National Association of Electric Companies
West Virginia Coal Operators wary of cold weather market shifts
West Virginia coal operators expect colder weather to help market conditions. An industry spokesman said retail dealers are buying nearly all production from larger mines while a prolonged warm spell could further soften prices. Survey shows some small operations feel market pinch, larger operators can clean and grade coal, distributors prefer processed coal, and no major layoffs reported yet. In Martinsburg, police probe foul play in Homer Church death after head injuries found on Sunday. no charges filed.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West, Virginia
W. VA
Martinsburg
Homer Church
Grant Town Man Is Held On Murder Charge
Grant Town resident Robert Z Brim 47 was held in the county jail on a murder charge. The woman he was accused of hitting died yesterday at the home of her daughter Jeannette O Beil where he was shot during an altercation November 14. Magistrate Pete Hamilton issued the murder warrant as assistant prosecutor Manley noted Brim had been held on bond after the shooting, tied to Mrs Gor juries outcome.
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Fairmont
Robert Z. Brim
Grant
Ting
Hester Gattee
Brim
Aged Woman and Invalid Brother Die in Fire
In Chicago a 63 year old frail woman perished trying to save her bedridden 80 year old brother as their two story frame home burned. Sister Jeanette Pratt 62, who found the blaze, escaped with heavy smoke filling the house.
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Chicago
Calista’ Pratt
Richard
Jeanette Pratt
Business houses hit by North Main blackout in Grafton
A transformer failure caused six or more businesses and the YMCA to lose power on the north side of Main Street in downtown Grafton. Darkness lasted until Monongahela Power workers restored service about 1 a.m. Sunday after failing about 8:15 p.m. Saturday outage.
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Main Street
Grafton
Monongahela Power Company
YMCA
Cincinnatian Delayed After Crossing Collision Near Salem
The westbound Cincinnatian train struck a GMC panel truck at Industrial crossing near Salem causing a 45 minute delay. The driver Floyd Watters 21 of Fairmont was hospitalized with possible shoulder fracture and facial lacerations. The truck was demolished and railroad traffic remained mostly normal.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Floyd Watters
Fairmont
Industrial
Salem
Watters
Russo Fruit Company
Clarksburg
GMC
Victim of Jungle Attack Succumbs
Guam report details the death of Ruth Farnsworth a 27 year old San Francisco woman who was kidnapped raped and beaten by a sex maniac near a jungle site. Boots with possible blood stains and a sandal were found as investigators press the search for the attacker. Rewards were offered for information.
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Guam
Ruth Farnsworth
San Francisco
Naval
FBI
Washington
Judy
Navy
Orien Tel Curla
Farnsworth
Miss Farns
Worth
Death of John A. Sandor Sr. noted in Prantytown area
John A. Sandor Sr., 78, principal owner of the Grafton Domestic Coal Co. and operator of mines in this region, died after a ten day illness at Grafton City Hospital. Born March 25, 1870 in Hungary, he came to the U.S. in 1893, and worked for several coal firms before organizing Alexander Coal in Somerset County. Surviving children include Mrs. Martha Dudash, Mrs. Harry Tucker, John A. Sandor Jr., Frank, Stephen, and Thomas. Funeral set for Friday at St. Augustine church with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. arrangements by Bartlett Funeral Home.
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Grafton City Hospital
John A. Sanaor
Grafton Domestic Coal Company
Prantytown
Sandor
Hungary
Taylor County
St. Augustine Church
John Sandor
Mary Pachuta Sandor
United States
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Baxter
W. Va
New Central Coal Company
Monongahela Valiey Traction Company
Alexander Coal Company
Somerset County
Bear Mountain
Elizabeth Kola Sandor
Martha Dudash
Harry Tucker
Grafton
John A. Sandor, Jr
Pruntytown
Frank Sandor
Stephen Sandor
Fairmont
Thomas Sandor
East Washington Street
M. J. Hannon
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Bartlett, Funeral Home
Execution By Axe Will Not Be Used if Wife Convicted
A 23-year-old New England housewife, Mrs Wilma Billie Ybarbo of Malden Massachusetts, goes on trial for murder of her U S soldier husband Sgt John Ybarbo who died October 1 from gunshot wounds after a quarrel at a party on September 20 German and American military law murder charges. Protests over German beheading penalties were quieted by assurance that the axe would not be used if she is convicted. Prosecution seeks the death penalty. Mrs Ybarbo, mother of a six year old son, will plead innocent and claim self defense.
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Harburg
Germany
New England
Wilma
Billie” Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
U.S
John Ybarbo
Ybarbo
DeWitt White
Morgantown
W. Va
Hugh &. Hinchcliffe
Palm Bead
Fla
Cleveland
Ohio
Weather outlook and birthday news from December
Extended West Virginia weather forecast through December 15 to 19 indicates near normal temperatures with a cold spell tomorrow and warmer conditions Thursday, followed by colder readings Friday and Saturday. Rain or snow likely late tomorrow or Thursday and again around Saturday, with total precipitation near half an inch. London notes King George VI turning 53 today, celebrated amid improving general conditions.
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West Virginia
London
George VI
Berle Jr. Subpoena Highlights Espionage Probe in New York
Former Assistant Secretary of State Adan A. Berle Jr. was summoned to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington on the espionage inquiry. The session followed earlier testimony by Berle and linked to Whittaker Chambers claims of 1939 State Department infiltration. Microfilms of seized government documents were shown to the grand jury and later handed to the FBI, with the Nixon committee stewarding custody amid a late compromise in the federal building.
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New York
Adan A. Berle Jr
Grand Jury
Justice Department
Berle
Hosean-American Activities Comm
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
Chambers
Jury
FBI
Washington
Federal
Department of Justice
House Committee On un-American Activities
Richard ‘M. Nixon
R-Calif
Congressional Committee
Cour See
Municipal Body Trains Sights On Home Rule Law
Washington dispatch reports the American Municipal Association advancing a home rule policy. Mayor Delesseps Morrison, set to be president, argues cities must govern locally under state powers, citing Louisiana’s interference in New Orleans as example. Morrison urges charter amendments by local electors and revenue autonomy.
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Washington
Delesseps S. Morrison
Association
Morrison
Louisiana
New Orleans
Two Grafton Men Hurt In Accident Near Morgantown
Two young Grafton men were hospitalized after an automobile crash near Morgantown in heavy fog early Sunday. Albert Lansbury, 25, a Moose club steward, is at Grafton City hospital with shock chest injuries and lacerations. Carl Grub, of Grafton and a Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee, is at Helskell Memorial hospital with facial lacerations a leg injury and an improving condition. They were bound for Washington when the car collided with a telephone pole after being crowded off the road.
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Grafton
Morgantown
Albert Lansbury
The
Moose Club
Grafton City Hospital
Carl Grub
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Helskell Memorial Hospital
Washington, Pa
Labor chiefs plan push to repeal Taft Hartley act
CIO and AFL leaders meet in Washington aiming to repeal the 1947 Taft Hartley law and expand labor’s political role. CIO officers report to nine vice presidents after a Portland convention backed outright repeal and restoration of the Wagner act as a base for amendments. Secretary Tobin met CIO officers but remained tight lipped while Truman prepares next State of the Union.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
AFL
CIO
Philip Murray
Portland
Ore
Labor
Tobin
James B. Carey
Arthur Goldberg
David J. Mcdonald
Truman
Congress
Cincinnati
Radio And Film Star Ends Life
Patricia Styles a 25 year old radio and film actress shot herself after a quarrel with her estranged suitor Nathan Sugarman 43 head of an auctioneering firm. Sugarman was wounded in the legs and head and survived. Detective Lt E W Smith said Miss Styles did the shooting from an automobile as they talked then collapsed beside the car. Police arrived to find her dead. Sugarman's condition was reported good by hospital attendants.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Styles
Hal Styles
Nathan N. Sugarman
E. W. Smith
Sugarman
Lt Smith
Miss Styles
Gas Explosion Kills One Miner In Kentucky Mine
Williamson December 14 A gas explosion at Pond Creek Collieries Goody Ky mine killed Carl Kidwell 32 of Chatta ray West Virginia and injured four others. Superintendent BS Hamilton said 75 miners were in the drift when the blast occurred three miles back. He noted the fire brigade rushed in but the death came about three hours later.
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Hamilton
Carl Kidwell
Chattaray
W. Virginia
Surprise Witness Refuses To Cite Communist Ties
Marian Bachrach a New York writer and longtime Communist party official testified before the House Un American Activities Committee denying any known Communist connections or knowledge of prior witnesses. She declined to identify links to Alger and Donald Hiss or to the alleged spy ring as questions about past documents and the navy bureau of standards were raised. The hearing followed Whittaker Chambers claims about secret state department papers and a possible Red spy operation in Washington.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congressional
Marian Bachrach
West Lith Street
New York City
Communist Party
Oe Mts
Bachrach
Bureau of Standards
Navy Department
Whittaker Chambers
Red
State Department
Chambers
Alger Hiss
PSC To Hear C P Request January 24
The Public Service Commission will hear Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company request for a higher rate schedule on January 24. The proposed increase would yield about 2.3 million dollars in extra revenue and is suspended until April 15. Several municipalities and labor groups plan to oppose the boost.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Coal Truck Sinks Ferry at Morgantown
Morgantown dispatch reports a semi-trailer coal truck weighing 24,000 pounds overweight sank the Aberdeen ferry last night. No injuries. State Police say driver Weller Marshall of Thompkinsville was ordered to appear in court today to answer a charge. See COAL TRUCK page 3.
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Morgantown
Aberdeen
Weller Marshall
Thompkinsville
Supreme Court Affirms Preston County Judgment Against Railroad Company
Charles P. Ross, serving 30 years for armed robbery, escaped from the state penitentiary in Moundsville only to be recaptured after a cab driver recognized him from a radio description. He was spotted, halted in Steubenville, and returned to his cell.
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Supreme Court
Preston County
Moundsville
Charles P. Ross
Ross
Steubenville
Newburg Man Pays Lane For Speeding
Dale Walden of Newburg paid 25 dollars plus costs in May on speeding charges after being arrested onSt Marys bridge in a 1987 Chevrolet. State Trooper E. B. Duckworth was the arresting officer. The Supreme Court today affirmed a 20000 Preston county judgment against West Virginia Northern Railroad for a worker injury and a 7500 verdict against the railroad for Margaret Riley’s husband Henry Riley killed in 1946. The case involved George Pritt, a brakeman injured March 7, 1946, when crushed between a coal gondola and a tipple. The court ruled the railroad’s interstate commerce activity meant workmen’s compensation did not cover the injury.
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Dale Walden
Newburg
Ona C. Jefferys Court
St. ‘Mary's Bridge
E. 8. Duckworth
Charleston
Supreme Court
Preston County
West Virgina Northern Railroad Company
George Pritt
Margaret R. Riley
Henry G. Riley
Riley
Pritt
Blake Coal Company
West Virginia Northern Railroad
Kingwood
Tunnelton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Stores Open Nights For Christmas Shoppers
Grafton shoppers can find nearly half of local stores with Christmas merchandise open until 9 p.m. after a survey last night. Merchants began extending hours to assist evening shoppers and more stores plan to stay open later starting this Saturday night.
Vickers Named Charleston Chairman for Inauguration
Governor Meadows announced the appointment of retiring Senate President Arnold M. Vickers as chairman to arrange the inauguration of governor-elect Oney L. Patteson on January 17.
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Charleston
Meadows
Senate
Arnold M. Vickers
Oney L. Patteson
Grafton Sentinel Invites Mrs Lewis Kitzmiller to Theatre
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Lewis Kitzmiller of 817 St John Street to tonight s presentation of The Pirate at the iDixie Theatre starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Lewis Kitzmiller
St. John Street
Judy Garland
Gene Kelly
iDixie Theatre
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Elmer Fenton Healcraft
Grant Town
PSC
Vickers
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