Change In Method Of Electing Presidents Argued
Senators debated altering how presidents are elected with a plan to fraction the electoral votes by each candidate's share of the popular vote. Taft and Taft supporters argued against the present plurality rule while Lodge pushed the constitutional amendment. A Senate vote was set for today as GOP members weighed the merits of the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Judge
Massachusetts
Lodge
Tait
C and P Official Denounces Imminent Nationwide Phone Strike
J R B Crigler vice president and general manager of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia states no dispute exists with MBis company and warns of CWA strike plans to call out 100,000 workers on February 6 with picket lines at all company exchanges where W A members work, aiming to disrupt operations and discourage employees from working.
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J. R. B. Crigler
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Board of Trade Meeting Called for Thursday Evening
The County Board of Trade has called an important meeting for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the BE, Gayitt secretary, with directors and members expected to attend. The session will cover various topics of concern to the trade group.
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Gayitt
Mighty Mo Freed From Chesapeake Bay Bondage
The 45,000 ton battleship Missouri floated free at Thimble Shoal after two weeks aground. A salvage team, high tide, northeast wind, and straining winches enabled the release, with Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith coordinating the effort. Missouri reports for duty as Blandy retires and Fechteler takes command. Dredges worked to secure a safe deep channel.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Thimble Shoal
Allan E. Smith
Missouri
P. Blandy
Atlantic
Blandy
Navy
Adan William M. Fechteler
Meningitis Strikes Johnny Cavalieri Five Times
Little Johnny Cavalieri, nearly three, has survived five attacks of meningitis. Pediatric doctors at Children's Hospital report they doubt any patient has endured as many bouts of the severe disease. They note meningitis affects the central nervous system and can recur, though a second attack is uncommon.
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Philadelphia
Johnny Cavalieri
Children's Hospital
Johnny
Russia Threatens Surprise Atomic Attack Claim
Secretary of the Air Force Symington says Communist dictaters command the world’s largest ground army, air force and submarine fleet and warn Russia could launch a surprise atomic attack on any U.S. area with no assured defense. He aired a bleak view at Baylor University mid year exercises, detailing Russia’s growing forces and potential threat to free democracies.
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Waco
Tex
Air Force
Symington
Russia
United States
Baylor University
America
Street Lights Replaced After BB Gun Destruction
Four city street lights were broken by youths using BB guns on weekend nights. Charles J. Jarrett of Monongahela Power says lights near the fire department, Francis street, and Washington street were damaged. He notes the bridge light by Grafton Senior High has been repeatedly broken by stones. Police are investigating after reporting the vandalism.
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Charles J. Jarrett
Monongahela Power Company
Francis Street
Washington Street
Jarrett
Grafton Senior High School
Nly
Biggest clock built Strasbourg clock in Oslo plans
Europe’s largest clock is under construction in a special workshop. When finished it will stand in Oslo with a 26 foot diameter face and 550 pound hands. The big hand will advance by jumps equal to half a minute, and a 35 bell electric carillon will accompany the timepiece.
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Strasbourg
Europe
Oslo
Vase Case Ends Without Damages for All Parties
In Taylor County Circuit Court a consolidated suit concluded before noon. Emma Springer and her husband failed to recover damages from Builders Service and Supply Co. and Fred Foreman. A jury reported no damages for Springer, while the court had previously directed verdict for the Springer couple against Builders and Foreman. The case location was near the Country Club road and the Builders warehouse. The Ridenour versus Ellers matter was continued to April term.
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Emma Springer
Builders Service and Supply Company
Taylor County
Fred Foreman
Springer
W. Merle Watkins
W. H. Springer
Builders Service and Supply
Fairmont
Country Club
Layne Ford
Francis Warder
Robert J. Ridenour
Emory Ellers
Martin Predicts No Income Tax Cuts For Years
Rep Joseph W Martin Jr Republican House leader predicted there will be no income tax cuts for many years criticizing Democratic spending. He noted the last income tax cut was in 1948 passed by a Republican Congress over vetoes and spoke at the Advertising Club of Baltimore. He did not address a GOP victory in 1952.
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Baltimore
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
R-Mass
House
Ad Vertising Club
New Hopes In Search For Plane
Faint distress band signals renewed hopes in the hunt for the missing C-54 transport with 44 aboard. The flights from Alaska bound for the states disappeared last Thursday. Fort Nelson reported signals and Whitehorse HQ confirmed. Air Force crews and technicians prepared to locate the source as search planes widened the sweep near Whitehorse.
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Whitehorse
U. S. Air Force
States
Alaska
Fort Nelson
B. C
Gospel Quartet Appears Here This Saturday Night
The Heavenly Four gospel quartet, famed across West Virginia, will perform Saturday night with the Sagebrush Roundup at 8 p.m. in Grafton Junior High School. Fire Chief John Proctor announced no price increase for the added feature. Sagebrush Roundup operates weekly at the junior high under the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department sponsorship to raise funds for firefighting equipment.
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West Virginia
John Proctor
Grafton
Grafton Salutes Newest Citizens
City hospital attendants report two births at the hospital this week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Loar of Route 5 at 1:38 p.m. January 29, weighing 7 pounds 1 1/2 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Odbert Shoemaker of Route 4 are the parents of a boy born at 10:31 p.m. January 30, weighing seven pounds 1 ounce.
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City Hospital
St Patrick's Day Dance Planned Here
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Grafton Volunteer Firemen's Association announces a St Patrick's Day Dance at the Moose Home on March 17. Proceeds will aid the firemen's equipment fund.
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The
Grafton Volunteer’ Firemen's Association
Moose Home
Walter
Firemen’s Fire Fighting Equipment Fund
Heavy January rainfall threatens February floods in West Virginia
January rainfall at Huntington 1.47 inches and Charleston 1.07 inches set a pattern of continued downpour. Highways are flooded and closed across many points as the Ohio River rises at Huntington, with forecasters predicting more rain and mixed precipitation. Schools closed in several districts and residents near Pine Creek are urged to report any missing persons as police investigate cries for help from Fisher Bottom outside Logan.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Huntington
Leroy Stone
Saar
Fisher Bottom
Logan
Pine Creek
Stone
Elkins
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Ohio
Drowns in flood car as Sutton police chief rescues four
In Braxton County a car carrying five people swerved off a secondary road near Sutton and sank in Bison Creek. Garland Mace 24 died, while Sutton Police Chief Minter Pullen, a state trooper, and four survivors escaped. Rescued were Elmer Eugene Donahue 24, Goldie Hacker 21, Kathleen Bender 24, and Rose Lynch 25.
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Garland Mace
Braxton
Sutton
Minter Pullen
Paul Swiger
Pullen
Swiger
Elmer Eugene Donahue
Spencer
Goldie Hacker
Bonnie
Kathleen Bender
Canfield
Rose Lynch
Robert Carr
Bison Creek
Klang Family Carpenter Roots Shape National Symphony Hornist
William R Klang grew up with a carpenter father who hoped he would follow, but he chose the horn. He became the National Symphony Orchestra's first French horn player and even built his own house with learned carpentry skills.
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Washington
William R. Klang
Young Klang
William
National Symphony Orchestra
Local Boy Graduates From Ohio University
Charles Lee Evans son of Mr and Mrs C Ross Evans of 633 West Wilford street will receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Ohio university this Saturday February 4 He graduated from Graftor High school in May 1945 and served in the United States Navy for seven months before beginning his schooling at Ohio university Mr and Mrs Evans and son Kenneth a student at West Virginia university will leave Friday to attend graduation exercises.
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Charles Lee Evans
C. Ross Evans
West
Wilford Street
Ohio University
Graftor High School
United States Navy
Evans
Kenneth
West Virginia University
Seek Court Order To Stop Tactics Used By Miners
The government asked a federal court to curb coal strike tactics by John L. Lewis and his miners in a case brought by the National Labor Relations Board counsel Robert Denham. President Truman sought a 70 day truce to allow fact finding, with an answer due by 5 p.m. Saturday. Dominick Manoli presented exhibits, including a Bureau of Mines report warning of a national crisis if output does not recover. Lewis was not in court. further coverage on page 4.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Robert Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Truman
Denham
White House
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Dominick Manoli
Richmond B. Keech
Manoli
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Strong Guard Surrounds Atom Plants
Aerial guard lines backed by jet fighters and anti-aircraft weapons are being set up around the nation’s major atomic plants. The defense department said the program will expand to other areas as equipment and personnel become available. It is part of long-range air defense planning and not tied to any specific international development. The moves followed Secretary Johnson’s warning that an attack could come from the opposite hemisphere with unpredictable fury, though the threat of war was said to be diminished. At Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque three squadrons of 700 mile per hour F 86 jets with full service loads of am-
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Washington
Atlantic
Maine
Norfolk
Defense Department
Johnson
Albuquerque
N. M
Kirtland Air Force Base
Three Killed In Puritan Coal Mine Roof Collapse
Three miners died at Puritan Coal Corp mine near Williamson West Virginia when the roof of a room caved in after a slate and rock collapse. Lon Gsteps, 38, Julius Brown, 27, and Leo Crum, 49, were found after 13 hours of digging as ten others escaped uninjured. The company spokesman said there was no warning and the roof fell while workers were breaking the roof. Puritan, a mining town of about 500, employs around 240 men.
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Puritan Coal Corp
Puritan
Here
Truman push for hydrogen bomb development
President Truman announced the United States will continue full-scale work on the hydrogen bomb as part of a broader atomic arms race response. He urged international control of atomic energy and directed continued Atomic Commission research. An aerial guard around major plants was also established while Congress largely supported the move.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Americ
Truman
Local Rail Officials Attend Grafton Meeting
Several Grafton employees of the Baltimore and Ohio attended a Mononga Division safety meeting in Clarksburg as plans were laid for February kickoff of the No Accident campaign. About 225 railroad workers and their families joined the session at Central Junior High School with remarks from T. J. Klauenberg and John Bradford.
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Grafton
Baltimore
Ohio
Clarksburg
Central Junior High School
T. J. Klauenberg
John Bradford
R. B. Kimble
Stop The Clock Winners Listed In Grafton Sale
A list of shoppers who received five dollar gifts during the Stop the Clock Value Days sale in Grafton spans two days. Winners include Lear Jewelry Mrs John Boylen Barton's Miss Allene Outright and others at Thayer Street Blueville East Bluemont Street Route 5 Parkview and Bennet's Refrigeration Service. A Friday 10 a m reburial service at National Cemetery honors World War II heroes Pfc James C Decker and Pfc Harold L Worley Saltville. Local American Legion and WPA posts will be honor guards with Rev C Wash officiating.
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Grafton
Lear Jewelry
John Boylen
Thayer Street
Barton's
Allene
Blueville
Penney's
Hugh Miller
East Bluemont Street
Curry Motor Co
R. W. Knight
Bennet
Russell F. Smith
Parkview
National Cemetery
James C. Decker
Cleveland
Ohio
Harold L. Worley
Saltville
American Legion
W.pf
W. Posts
C. Wash
Andrews Church
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