West Virginia cities seek share of liquor profits
Clarksburg officials announce a plan to allocate about a third of the state's liquor profits, nearly 3 million dollars, to municipalities based on last year’s figures. Roy P. Ash says a conference with Pat Maloney and Governor Meadows will seek a workable program endorsed by civic groups and the American Federation of Labor. Municipalities received 600,000 of last year’s roughly 8.6 million profit.
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West Virginia League of Municipalities
Roy P. Ash
League
Pat E. Maloney
Charleston
Meadows
Asa
American Federation of Labor
Liquor Commission
Ash
Funds linked to Bilbo bid in primary investigation
The committee's Grove Meader and counsel sought a perjury charge against Terry amid testimony about a $16,000 payment from Simon Liberman of New York to back an opponent against Bilbo. Terry said the money was to be given to any opponent, but Bilbo won outright in the first primary and the funds were reportedly repaid to Liberman, who had reportedly died months earlier.
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Grove Meader
Terry
Simon Liberman
New York
Bilbo
Liberman
Frieason
Judge Rules State Statute Applies To Retroactive Pay Suits
Federal Judge Paul Jones in Cleveland ruled that state statutes of limitations apply to retroactive pay cases. Claims must be filed within three years, and pay for work before 1943 may be disregarded. The largest Friday suit sought 30 million dollars for 3,000 workers via CIO United Steel Workers. Two additional suits target Geneva Steel Castings Corp and National Enameling and Stampine Co in Granite City Illinois.
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National Enameling and Stampine Co
Granite City
Til
Coast Guard rescues crew member after jetty collision
The seventh crew member, Luther Brown of Durham North Carolina, survived and remained in Mayport Coast Guard Dispensary recovering from exposure and shock. One body was recovered near Mayport far from the disaster site as tugs Hudson and Locust Point rammed the jetty in rough weather near the river mouth.
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Tremage
Luther Brown
Durham
N. C
Coast Guard
Mayport
Hudson
Talmadge dies after illness as Wood Towing ship aids
The governor-elect of Georgia, Herman Talmadge, dies with his family at his bedside after extensive treatments for hemorrhages. The Hudson, owned by Wood Towing of Norfolk, towed a second tug from Charleston toward Mobile as the illness progressed. Talmadge’s career spanned from 1927 as state agriculture commissioner to two terms as governor through 1937, with later bids for the U.S. Senate against Richard B. Russell and then Walter…
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The
Wood Towing Company
Norfolk, Va
Charleston
S.C
Mobile
Talmadge
Herman
Bill Kimbrough
Charles Smylh
Georgia
U. S. Senate
Richard B. Russell
Walter
Pottery Boss Announces Wage Increases and Bonuses
A pottery plant owner affirms funding and aims to keep workers highly paid, detailing a 20 cent hourly wage rise and a $3,500 total bonuses for 88 long-serving employees. The $1 minimum wage remains for unskilled workers, with an average bonus of $852.50 and a $10 minimum bonus for new staff.
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Hans Obhl
Tye
Rees
Governor-elect Talmadge Death Reported In Jacksonville
The governor-elect Talmadge died at seven o'clock after a stomach hemorrhage. He had been stricken in Jacksonville, Fla, entered a hospital, showed brief improvement, then relapsed two days ago. Doctors cited acute inflammation of liver cells possibly linked to plasma administration.
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Talmadge
Jacksonville
Fla
Public Hearing On City Charter For Grafton West Virginia
The Charter Board of the City of Grafton announces a public hearing under the Municipal Home Rule Law. On January 6, 1947 at 8 p.m. in the Taylor County Circuit Court Room the proposed new city charter will be read and discussed. Copies of the draft are available at the Finance Commissioner’s office. The notice will run in two newspapers and be posted in ten public places at least ten days before the meeting. Robert F. Gerkin, Chairman.
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Court House
Taylor County
Grafton
West Virgin's
Charter Board
City OF
Robert F. Gerkin
Death toll and destruction from Japanese attack reported
Fragmentary text records 612 Japanese killed, 42 missing, and one British occupation soldier missing. Four thousand five hundred homes destroyed and over nine thousand damaged.
Massive 14 000 Dwellings Flooded After Japanese Quake
A major earthquake and aftershocks battered Kyushu to Honshu exposing widespread destruction. Osaka reported 14 killed and flooding three feet deep in parts while Kochi and Takamatsu recorded extensive damage. Public health and food rations stabilized for 50 000, but rail and communications were severely disrupted isolating many communities.
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Wakayama Peninsula
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Sca
Pre
Huey
Heeshu
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James
Kyushu
Shikoku
Shizwa
Honshu
Kyodo
Osaka
Japan
Kyoto
Nara
U. S
Tsuka
Kobe
Kochi
I ‘Kyodo
MacArthur
Oketa
Shikoku Island
Takamatsu
Okayama
Hiroshima
Yura
Kainan
Forecast Sees Freezing Conditions with General Snowfall
Forecasters report sub-zero readings not expected and no new cold wave for any region. Snow was general across New York state with four to eight inches in the north and about two inches elsewhere.
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New York State
Northen
Winter storm disrupts New York travel and causes deaths
Snow turned to sleet in the New York metropolitan area snarling traffic and contributing to two fatalities. LaGuardia reported 113 flight cancellations and many extra trips were canceled. Trains into the city ran late by up to two and a half hours as the system extended westward into Ohio and Michigan with other states experiencing rain and fog warnings.
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LaGuardia Field
Metropolis
Ohio
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Indiana
Illinois
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