State To Contest Payment Of Samples Probe Costs
The State of West Virginia contests an order directing the State Tax Commissioner to pay 675 in fees for the Samples investigation. Notices were served on attorneys and Bertha Thacker and Miss Helen Shaw. The case, set for January 13 in Taylor county circuit court, will seek to set aside the April 10 1946 order. Judge Warder ordered the probe. Judge Watkins will hear the case. The investigation grew from alleged misconduct by W P Samples as prosecuting attorney during a grand jury probe into city government. Samples was cleared by the investigating body.
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West Virginia
W. P. Samples
George P Alderson
Merle Bailey
State Department
Stice
William T. George, Jr
D. D. Bremple
Paul Bea
Bertha Thacker
Helen Shaw
Taylor County
Francis L. Warder
W. Merle Watkins
Warder
Ramples
Sample
New York Bribe Case Set for Tuesday Trial
Alvin J. Paris a 28 year old officer of a novelty firm faces trial on bribery charges involving two New York Giants players. Judge Saul Strait set the date after a dispute over an early start. Paris defense argues he is being railroaded while motions may delay proceedings.
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New York
Alvin J. Paris
New York Giants
General Sessions
Saul S. Strait
B. F. Barra
Atorney
Hexas
Streit
Francis L. Valante
Paris
Innocent
Theatre Ticket Ad Frames Tonight’s Double Feature
The Grafton Sentinel invites Howard Pratt of 17 East Main Street to Strand Theatre for So Goes Our Love with Loy and Amache or The Cher Flash featuring Sunset Car and Great Day with Eric An as a double feature tonight.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Howard Pratt
East Main Street
So Loy
Don Amache
Strand Theatre
Cher- Flash
Sunset Car
Eric An
Austin Car Co to close amid British coal shortages
Britain faces job fears as Austin Motor Car Co plans closure due to fuel shortage. Officials warn 1,000,000 could lose work, but fuel ministry urges economy. Plant's output includes over 1,000 cars weekly, with half destined for export. After Christmas the firm may have 770 tons of coal left vs 1,800 tons needed weekly. The factory employs 17,000 workers.
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London
Britain
Austin Motor Car Co
Ministry of Fuel
Hugh Gaitskell
Fuel Ministry
Austin
R. A. M. Diment
Pottery Workers Have Christmas In Scio Ohio Plant
In Scio Ohio the pottery plant distributed a total of 705686 in Christmas bonus checks to 827 workers. Boss L P Reese, once a relief recipient, handed out the pre holiday surprise party funds. Many receivers planned to pay debts save for bonds and spend on year end financial relief.
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Scio, O
Scio- Ohio
L. P. Reese
Scio Bank
William Hughes
Reese
Hold Factory Workers In Woman's Abduction Case
A 27 year old factory worker held without charge after the five hour abduction of Della Stackhouse, a 40 year old mother of three. Frank L Sickles of Wyoming, Illinois, reportedly forced her from her Dixon home after an attempted robbery, tying two Stackhouse children and leaving them in a closet before the woman was released unharmed at a farmhouse five miles away.
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Dixon, II
Gilbert Finch
Frank L. Sickles
Wyoming
Dixon
Della Stackhouse
Sickles
Stackhouse
Lynda
Dianne
Strike Victim BURTON COLBY Beaten in West Allis Incident
Burton F. Colby an engineer in a training course at the strike bound Allis Chalmes plant in West Allis Wisconsin is shown after a severe beating. He was attacked by two unidentified hoodlums who invaded his trailer home while his wife and three week old baby watched.
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Burton F. Colby
West Allis
Wis
Colby
Tertas International
Faustina Gamez
Fort Wayne
Ind
Antonio Gamez
International Soundpinete
Jenkins decries outside meddling in leadership race
Rep Thomas Jenkins of Ohio protested efforts by presidential hopefuls to control the House leadership contest. He objected to Gov Thomas Deweys endorsement of Rep Charles Halleck for the post and warned outsiders should not dictate congressional leadership. The dispute marks a rare intra party rift after a recent election.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Rep
Thomas Jenkins
Oho
American Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Seek Court Test On Divorce Rulings In West Virginia
Huntington, Dec. 21. Attorney Thomas West said a supreme court test will be sought to determine if nearly 1,000 divorces granted before court rules became final can be challenged. He plans to ask for a writ to rehear a Cabell county case where a quick divorce was granted over eight months ago. The court’s September ruling requiring a statutory time between filing and hearing may affect these prerule decrees.
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Huntington
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Thomas West
West
High Court
Cabell County Domestic Relations Court
Stalin's 67th Birthday Hints From Moscow Radio
London observers note that Moscow radio had not announced Stalin's 67th birthday by mid morning, as celebrations were expected for the Soviet leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Portal Pay Suits May Reach Billion Dollar Mark Soon
The CIO has begun legal actions in several cities to recover portal to portal pay and damages likely totaling near a billion dollars. Detroit area claims include $270 million against Ford, with suits filed in multiple districts and involving thousands of workers.
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Portal
Associated Press
CIO
Detroit
U.S. Supreme Court
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Richard T. Leonard
Cleveland District Court
Pittsburgh
Midwest
See Portal
New Cold Wave Forecast Brings Snow and Ice Disruptions
Forecasters warned of snow sleet rain and fog causing traffic jams and travel delays across the east south and middle west. Newark New Jersey reported historic congestion with a four hour cross-town trip. Heavy snow fell in northern New York and parts of New England with freezing rain elsewhere as temps fell across the region.
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Associated Press
East
South
Middle West
New Jersey
Newark
N. J
New York State
New England
Atlantic Coast
Wisconsin
Some Difference Robbery Reported At Local Store
A misplaced decimal delayed reporting a $1500 jewelry robbery at Moskin Credit Clothing. Manager Arnold Waxman said robbers smashed a window and took a large quantity of jewelry. Police noted the error as $15.00 in the blotter, Detective Herman Frazier called it the largest he had seen in months.
Georgia Governor-Elect Talmadge Dies at 62
Atlanta reports Eu gene Talmadge, four-time Georgia governor elect and white supremacy advocate, died quietly at Piedmont hospital before his scheduled inauguration. Funeral services set for McCrae. constitutional questions loom as to succession and potential impeachment and the fate of Herman Talmadge or Ellis Arnall in the ensuing political battle.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Piedmont Hospital
Talmadge
McCrae
Ellis Arnall
Story of Kalman is Typical of All Today
Tokyo dispatch describes a great dirty arm of water striking Kainan on the Wakayama peninsula. Telegraph reports tell of obliterated houses and whimpering survivors searching for missing relatives as tidal devastation spreads through dozens of communities.
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Kalman
Tokyo
Kainan
Wakayama
Divers Seek Bodies From Sunken Tug Sinking Near St Johns
Coast Guard divers planned to search underwater for the bodies of five crewmen missing after two tugs crashed into a jetty and sank near the mouth of the St Johns River in Jacksonville. One body, not yet identified, was recovered. See DRIVERS page 5.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Guard
St. Johns River
Request Authority To File Contempt Charges Against Witness
Senate War Investigating Committee seeks authority to file contempt charges against Edward P. Terry former secretary to Senator Bilbo. Terry refuses to disclose whereabouts of 15000 dollars allegedly given by a New Yorker to use in the Mississippi election. Contempt action requires Senate approval then referral to a federal prosecutor and grand jury. Penalties include up to one year in jail and a 1000 dollar fine.
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E. P. Terry
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Edward P. Terry
Bilbo
D.-Miss
Terry
Mississippi
Senate
Christmas Home Built In Elmira For Crippled Mother
Sixty five volunteers rushed a four room bungalow to beat a Christmas Eve deadline for a crippled young mother and her three sons living in a concrete milkhouse under unsafe conditions. Anonymous Elmira residents funded site and materials after a business men's club found the family. The mother, 23, is paralyzed from the waist down and bound to a wheelchair. Her children are ages three, five, and six.
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Elmira N. Y
Elmira
Six Churches Plan Christmas Eve Services Locally
Six Grafton churches schedule Christmas Eve services while many county churches hold Yule auditions tomorrow. Andrews Methodist hosts a candlelight service at 11 15 p m with midnight communion led by Rev Arta F Shomo. St Augustine Catholic at 11 30 p m offers carols and 11 45 p m hymns. St Matthias Episcopal at midnight will follow with holy communion. Candlelight communion service noted on page 8.
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Grafton
Yule
Andrews Methodist Church
Arta F. Shomo
St. Augustine Catholic Church
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Wet and Cloudy Weekend Clamps Down on Grafton
Cloudy mist blankets Grafton as residents stay indoors amid pre Christmas chill. Shoppers brave drizzle to finish gifts while officials report an inch of snow and .69 inches of precipitation at the Grafton dam yesterday. At 7 am today the mercury stood at 40 degrees with a low of 33 recorded overnight. High yesterday reached 35 with noon today at 37.
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Grafton Dam
Blueville
Man Killed by Train in Huntington Incident
Lee Anderson a 76 year old janitor for downtown firms was struck and killed by a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train in Huntington today. The death was reported as an accident with no immediate signs of foul play.
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Huntington
Lee Anderson
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Devastating Japan quake and tsunami kill many
A powerful earthquake and six tidal waves devastated southern Japan, with 500 dead 612 wounded and 43 missing in Wakayama and surrounding areas. About 28,000 homes damaged or flooded and 500 fishing vessels lost. Authorities caution on undersea epicenter. Evacuations and refugee camps form as relief clamps begin.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Wayama
Shimoda
Honshu
Kochi
Tanaka
Watayama
Shikoku
U. S
Seismologists Record Fresh Temblors Today
New York December 21 Seismologist Rev Joseph J Lynch of Fordham University reports the university seismograph logged seven earthquakes at 53213 and 54252 am today about 6000 miles from New York in an unclear direction. England West Bromwich Observatory corroborated the tremors lasting about two hours. Shaw said the quake likely occurred near the Alutian Islands and was less intense than yesterday's Japan quake.
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New York
Joseph J. Lynch
Fordham University
University
England
West Bromwich Observatory
J. J. Shaw
Shaw
Alutian Islands
Japan
West of the Pecos and Midnight Man Hunt at Grafton Theatre
A double feature at the Grafton Theatre screens West of the Pecos starring Bob Mitchum and Midnight Man Hunt starring William Gargen.
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Mibet
Thomas Dewey
Stalin
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Fred Bennett
Malaga
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Mother Church
Peninsula
St. John’s Methodist Church
Seihler Furniture CO
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