Greenwald seeks writ to return as Grafton fire chief
Louis H. Greenwald, claiming to remain city fire chief since April 1937, filed in Taylor County Circuit Court a mandamus petition directing City Manager C. D. Decker to reinstate him and restore him to the chief’s post. The filing requests court order for audit and payment of $360 in back salary, with hearing set for January 12, 1948. The case notes the city’s shift to a city manager form of government and civil service status.
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Grafton
Louis H. Greenwald
Taylor County
C. D. Decker
Merle Puiley
Ing
Eee Oes
W. Merle Watkins
Greenwald
Hid
Commission
Parents Trigger Student Strike At White School
In Huntington on December 30 five pupils attended classes at the White school in Westmoreland after parents called a strike to pressure authorities to complete fire safety repairs. The parents voted last night to keep children home until alleged fire hazards are removed. Wayne county schools had just resumed yesterday after Christmas break. State School Superintendent W. W. Trent declined to comment, saying he was not in a position to speak without more information. Morgantown reports on a resignation rumor involving Beer Commissioner Fred B. Watkins, noting Clarence E. Johnson was reportedly offered the post.
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Huntington
Westmoreland
Wayne County
Weith
W. W. Trent
Charleston
Morgantown
Fred B. Watkins
Prices to top 1920 wholesale peak by Feb says economist
Washington report details that wholesale prices for 900 commodities rose to 162.5 in the week ended December 20, nearing the May 1920 high of 167.2. Economists predict prices may exceed the 1920 crest by late February and continue rising, despite slower food gains.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Truman Signs Inflation Reduction Bill Amid Mystery
President Truman signed a duplicate copy of a bill aimed at cutting living costs, after a hurried effort to copy the Republican measure that vanished at the White House. He warned the economy faces grave peril and called the bill pitifully inadequate, pledging to use halfmeasures to the fullest extent.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Guerrilla Battle Rages as Konitsa Siege Intensifies
Greek guerrillas press a decisive attack to capture Konitsa, seen as the capital for a new Communist state. Government forces endure with grenades, bayonets, and armor supported by planes while reinforcements advance. Police seize Communist party HQ in Piraeus as authorities vow to crush the rebellion.
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Chakales
Athens
Konitsa
Markos Vafiades
Bourozani Bridge
Toannina-Konitsa
Kalpaki
Bourozani
Communist Party
Piraeus
Fresh killings in Palestine erupt at Haifa refinery
In Haifa a bombing and ensuing battle at the Consolidated Refinery left 36 Jews and 11 Arabs dead with another 14 Jews and 47 Arabs wounded. Arabs attacked Jewish workers after the blast as British troops cordoned off the port city. The violence marks the fiercest rioting since the UN partition decision.
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Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
United Nations
Palestine
Haifa
Explosion Halts Work at Dupont Plant injures two
Two workers were injured in a blast at Dupont smokeless powder plant in Wilmington Delaware today. George Fravel 31 of New Jersey and Kenneth Brown 28 of Salem New Jersey were treated for shock and bruises after sheltering behind a reinforced concrete barricade. The 8 50 a m explosion at Cameys Point plant near the Delaware river was described as a heavy roar by residents.
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Wilmington
Del
Dupont
George Fravel
Duke Tive
Jetinsgrove
N. J
Kenneth Brown
Gr Fiths St. Salem
Camey’s Point
Delaware River
Philadephia. Resider
Uitac Aria
Hea.ing & Wrific Roar
Anderson puts whiskey makers under grain rationing
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson orders whiskey distillers to limit grain use to 2,450,000 bushels through January 31, 1948 under anti-inflation powers. The move follows a voluntary 61 day production holiday and aims to conserve food. Each plant receives a daily mash and monthly average based quota and wheat use is banned.
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Washington
Anderson
Aise Gurng Lae Wat
Five Die In Farmhouse Fire Near Black Creek Wisconsin
A farmhouse blaze nine miles north of Black Creek Wisconsin killed five people including Mrs Fern Pingel a 31 year old mother and four of her six children aged eight and one. Ray Pingel husband and father owned the home. Two other children were saved from the fire.
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Black Creek
Wis
Wisconsin
Fern Pingel
Ray Pingel
Six Of Plane Victims Safe In Name Today But Five Others Feared Dead
Six of eight crewmen from a crashed B 29 were rescued by two Alaska bush pilots near Nome while five remain missing. Parachute team members believed sighted near the crash site as searchers, aided by dog teams, continued to seek Lt Vern Arnett and Lt Frederick Sheetz who planned to reach Shishmaref after Christmas.
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Nome
Alaska
Seward Peninsula
Filers
Vern H. Arnett
Santa Ana
Calif
Frederick I
Sheetz
Keyser
W. Va
Shishmaref
Frank W. Wahley
Wien Alaska Airline
Wil- See
Kaiser Son Sued for Divorce Wife Seeks Custody
Los Angeles report states Henry J. Kaiser Jr. age 31 was sued for divorce by wife Jane Walker Kaiser. She accuses him of cruelty and desertion and seeks custody of their two children, noting estrangement since last year.
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Los Angeles
Henry J. Kaiser, Jr
Jane Walker Kaiser
Firemen drive funds rally tops two thousand
At a Grafton firehouse dinner meeting last night volunteers and local workers raised about 1735 in cash and pledges with workers reporting 400 to 500 more awaiting counting. The drive aims to buy a new truck, portable light, and portable pump costing between 8000 and 10000, with the group including businessmen, ministers, veterans, and civic leaders.
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Grafton
Bill Bell
Grive Wokers
Caiet
John Proctor
Tygart’s Valley River
Wallace Announces Independent Run For President In 1948
In a nationwide radio address Henry A. Wallace said he will campaign as an independent in 1948 on a platform of peace and prosperity. He condemned both major parties for a policy that could lead to war, and he indicated there is always hope for election outside the two parties. The Chicago announcement marks a major third party bid amid debate over U.S. relations with Russia.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Wallace
Bell
Washington
Russia
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Lee Demmies
Fred Watkins resigns as cheer commissioner
Fred B. Watkins of Grafton presented his resignation from the cheer commissioner post created in 1945. He asked it take effect no earlier than January 16, citing personal and business reasons, to assume a new West Virginia representative role for Samuels Products, Inc.
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Charleston
Fred B. Watkins
Grafton
Meadows
Okey Patteson
Patteson
Watkins
West Virginia
Samuels Products, Inc
Cincinnati
Henry Wallace Faces Ballot Hurdle in West Virginia
Charleston reports West Virginia officials say Wallace must file petitions signed by more than 7,000 voters to list his name on the 1948 ballot. Chief Clerk D P O'Brien notes one percent of the 1944 presidential vote, 715,596, sets the requirement, with details to be filed with county clerks.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Henry Wallace
Pitt O'Brien
Wallace
Wallace Cahfe
King Mihai Abdicates Romanian Throne Under Communist Pressure
King Mihai I abdicated today and the Communist dominated cabinet declared Romania a people’s democratic republic. The proclamation, signed by all ministers, sets the stage for a ratified constitutional change as Parliament reviews the acts. Mihai, 26, had recently traveled to London and Switzerland and was linked to a potential marriage to Danish Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parme.
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Leonard Kirschen
Bucharest
Romania
Mihai
London
Switzerland
Amia
Anne of Bourbon-Parme
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Carol
Mme
Elena Lupescu
Iron Guard
Burmese Plotter Condemned Today
RANGOON Burma December 30 Douglas Lackerstean reports a special Burmese tribunal sentenced eight men to death for the assassination plot that killed Maj. Gen. U Aung Ban and six Burmese ministers. U Saw leader of the Myochit party was named as the mastermind. The July 19 attack in the ministers chamber followed by machine gun fire led to arrests, including U Saw who had opposed anti communist U Aung San who was to become Burma’s first premier.
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Douglas Lackersteen
Rangoon
Burmi
Burr
U Aung Ban
U Saw
Myochit Party
Ministers’ Council
Aung San
Burma
Martin Urges Cooperation to Halt Inflation Rise
Boston December reports House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. urged unselfish cooperation among President Truman, Congress, and the public to curb rising inflation. Speaking to the Massachusetts women’s Republican club, he called for the greatest peacetime cooperative movement to avert an inflationary spiral, stressing unity across parties and citizens. Also notes Grafton Sentinel invites attendance at tonight’s film showings Angel and the Badman and Desert Fury at local theatres.
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Boston
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
R.-Mass
Truman
Congress
America
Martin
Massachusetts Women's Republican Club
The
Grafton Sentinel
James B. Skaggs
Maple Avenue
Angel
John Wayne
Gail Russell
Dixie Theatre
Desert Pury
Elizabeth Scott
John Hodiak
Strand Theatre
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Janelle Borujois
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Fred Watkins
Henry
King Naat
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