Nazi General Leaps To Death As Trials Open
On February 5 in Muernberg Germany Nazi General Johannes Blaskowitz leaped to his death before a war crimes trial with 13 others. He died from a fractured chest after escaping a prison line and climbing a fence. The trial in Nuember involves field marshals admirals and generals charged with crimes against peace and humanity.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Muernberg
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
Blaskowitz
Netherlands
Wilhelm Ritter von Leb
France
Poland
Fiehth
Bris
Telford—Paytor
Chevy Chase, Md
U. 5
Sev
Mrs Dorthy D Davis 73 dies after long illness
Mrs. Dorthy D Davis aged 73 widow of Irvin Marion Davis retired Baltimore and Ohio conductor died at City Hospital at 11:45 last night after a long illness. A Grafton resident most of life she leaves two daughters Mrs Ruth Davis Kellenberg and Mrs I M Davis, and was a member of St Pauls Methodist church and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen auxiliary. Born Astor Taylor county June 20 1874 she was daughter of Thomas Hannigan and Harriet Bartlett Wyckoff Hannigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorthy D. Davis
Irvin Marion Davis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
City Hospital
520
Gay Street
Grafton
Davis
St. Pauls Methodist Church
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Astor
Taylor County
Thomas Hannigan
Harriet Bartlett Wyckoff Hannigan
Ruth Davis Kellenberg
I. M, Davis
Mask Reduces Police Off Days During Burglary Spike
Police Chief Joe Mask announced halting two days off per month for city patrolmen amid a burglary surge. The privilege was granted previously and will resume once the epidemic of robberies is under control.
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Joe Mask
Mask
Farm for Sale at Court House Saturday February 7 1948
Bruce Wiseman offers a 45 acre farm on Lost Run for sale at the Court House front steps at 2 00 p m Saturday February 7 1948 Trustee's Notice of Sale appears on another page indicating legal proceedings and sale details.
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Bruce Wiseman
It's Just Good Clean Fun Eh Boys Defense in Bingo Trial
Morgantown February 5 defense attorneys press bingo as wholesome entertainment in the William P. Zoppi gambling case. They argue no state law bans bingo and cite PTA groups and churches using it for schooling, while a separate Charleston dispatch reports governor Meadows denying slush fund charges in WV politics.
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Morgantown
William P. Zoppi
Don J. Eddy
Charleston
West Virginia
Meadows
De Valera Sees First Signs of Vote Failure
Dublin Feb 5 Finna Gael captured two of the first three parliamentary seats in Eire's general election count. Fianna Fáil led by Prime Minister De Valera won the first seat in East Donegal for Neal Blaney. De Valera vows to quit if no absolute majority of 74 seats. polls suggest potential defeat. Fine Gael reelected J A Costello in Dublin South and D McMenamin in East Donegal. Speaker P Fahy returned unopposed.
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Robert Hewett
Dublin
Fine Gael
Eire
Elecon
Ramon de Valera
Fianna—Pait
Neal Blaney
Donegal
de Valera
Richard Mucahy
J. A. Costello
Dublin South
D. McMenamin
P. Fahy
Fianna Fail
Weather Halts HU Schedules In Grafton Today
Bus service in Grafton will be suspended from noon until streets improve. W. C. Law son, owner, cites hazardous roads and expects a day or two of stoppage. A Fetterman Blueville bus wreck on East Main street caused about 400 dollars damage with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Grafton Transportation Company
W. C. Lawson
Bus Company
Hazal Atlas Glass Company
Fetterman-Blueville
East Main Street
Lawson
Washington
Clark
Communist Party
House Committee On Fifiy
Congress
Justice Decarent
Welch
Norfolk and Western
Gordon W
Tabor
Maybeury
Ae the
Repo
City to Rid Sewers of Rats on R Day
City officials plan a state wide R Day on Friday February 13 to spread large quantities of rat poison in sewers. City Manager Curtis D Decker surveys sewers to prepare poison distribution within city limits. Citizens are urged to join the war on rats while warning that pets should be kept indoors that day.
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Curtis D. Decker
Ku Klux Klan Threat Fails to Frighten Georgia Coach
Lakeview Georgia February reports a coach Walter Bowland and principal face threats from the Ku Klux Klan after a gym fight with a student. Bowland sought sheriff protection but was refused. He states he has firearms ready to defend his home as hooded Klansmen burned a cross nearby.
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Lakeview
Walter Bowland
Chattanoo
Moreland
Rowland
Ku Klux Kan
Commodity prices nosedive for second straight day
The Associated Press reports broad declines in grains with wheat futures off the maximum daily limit and corn and cotton also slipping. Moderate NYSE losses and lower sugar and wool prices accompany the rout. Economist Zelomek calls the drop potentially inflation turning point, warning of wider economic impact. See PRICE NOSEDIVE Page 8.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York Stock Exchange
New York
A. W. Zelomek
International Statistical Bureau
Zelemek
City to Raise Hospital Rates After Council Action
A revised ordinance increasing hospital rates appears set to pass after the City Council rejected Ordinance No. 175 in December. Attorney John K. Burdett reviewed the measure, with republication slated for February 9 and 16 and a second public hearing scheduled for February 19.
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City Hospital
Ordance
John K. Burdett
Equipment Fund Grows to $4965.50 in Grafton
The Grafton Volunteer Fire department equipment fund rose to 4965.50 after 101 in recent contributions. Donors include C. C. Batson 10, Welch Radio Shop 5, Glenn Zinn 5, J E Rhods 85, Kiwanis club 20, Tom Shields 5, F B Cather 10, and F See.
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Grafton
Southern Dems Fight FEPC Bid Blocked
Rebel Southern Democrats move to block a Truman civil rights bill creating a national commission against job discrimination on race creed or color. Senate labor committee set to vote. leaders warn of political split and potential funding withdrawals from the South. Senator Hill of Alabama criticizes the measure as harmful and divisive.
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Washington
Truman
National Commission
Senate Labor Committee
Trumen
Dixie
Congress
Hill
D.-Ala
Labor Committee
Truman Presses Congress On Price Controls To Halt Rise
President Truman warned that prices are rising alarmingly and a crash is inevitable without action. He urged Congress to grant authority for price controls and presented Budget Bureau charts illustrating persistent increases.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Budget Bureau
Snider Goes Free on Reduced Bond in Theft Case
Charles Snider, 21, of 319 Barrett Street, was released from Taylor County jail on a reduced $500 bond after an appeal by lawyer J. Guy Alender. He was among three men held for grand jury action in a Baltimore and Ohio railroad property theft case. Paul Poling, 23, and Elisha Martin, 30, both of 319 Barrett Street, remain jailed.
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Charles Snider
Barrett Street
Taylor County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Merle Watkins
J. Guy Allender
Paul Poling
Elisha Martin
Lilienthal Warns of Improving Atomic Bomb Threat
U S Atomic Energy Commission head David E Lilienthal told the New York audience that the atom bomb continues to be improved and can be used for destruction on an unprecedented scale He urged widespread understanding of atomic energy as the key to preventing misuse and to keeping the world safer and more peaceful.
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New York
David E. Lilienthal
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Radio Executives Club
Weather storms freeze roads and slow traffic in WV counties
Rain sleet and snow battered Randolph Pendleton and Fayette counties as the Road Commission issued travel advisories. Randolph reported 15 inches of new snow on US 250 over Cheat Mountain, Pocahontas saw 3 to 4 inches and icy conditions, and Pendleton saw ice on roads with 50 badly iced sections prompting emergency travel limits. Slush and freezing rain added danger on Sewell Mountain and U S Route 0 Nicholas County. Chains advised across northern West Virginia and Flat Top between Bluefield and Beckley due to icy crusts after a four inch fall.
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Charleston
Randolph
Pendleton
Fayette
Road Commission
Commission
Randolph County
Cheat Mountain
Pocahontas County
Union defendant in libel action by National Lines
National Air Lines filed a 5 million dollar libel and slander suit in Dade County circuit court against the Air Lines Pilots Association. The action follows a pilot strike that grounded all NAL planes serving 11 states and Cuba. ALPA leadership cited safety concerns amid ongoing mechanics strikes.
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Miami
Fla
National Air Lines
The
Air Lines Pilots Association
AFL
Dade County
David I. Behneke
Chicago
Alfred McCarth
National Ai Lines
Fibel
Behneke
ALPA
NAL
States
Cuba
Council Accepts Two Resignations At Meet
The City Council at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night accepted the resignations of Oral J. Jones city clerk and deputy finance director and John K. Burdett city attorney. Both were asked to remain until successors are named. Richard B. Beards resignation as municipal police court judge remains unaccepted. Clark outlines steps to curb Communism via law tightening and enforcement proposals.
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Oral J. Jones
John K. Burdett
Richard B. Beard
Grafton Sentinel invites attending two 1930s film events
The Grafton Sentinel invites W. G. Robey of 528 Maple Avenue to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre program featuring Bette Davis in Marked Woman and Humphrey Bogart in Santa Fe Uprising, with Jen Lane and another act listed, plus a Dixie Theatre appearance by Hert Gordon and Harry Von Zell.
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The
Grafton. Sentinel
W. G. Robey
Maple Avenue
Bette Davis
Humphrey Borpart
Strand ‘Theatre
Sante Fe
Jen Lane
Ened Do
Hert
Gordon Sand
Harry von Zell
Dixie Theatre
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Dick Button
Gretchen Fraser
United States
America
Englewood,n. J
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Vancouver
Wesh
Barbara An
Sweden
Mars. NA
Davis Ines
Ku Klux Klan
Jim Moreland
Catoosa County
Paige
HOUSE
Knutson
Joseph W. Martin
R-Mass
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
Senate
FEPC
Russia
Edwin B. Greenwald
Ankara
Turkey
Necmeddin Sadak
Assembly
Moscow
Sadak
England
St. Augustine Athletic Association
Moose
Ralph Shahan
Sammy
Snider
Benefit
Quota Club
U. S
Tucker County
National Lines
Glark
William F. Arbogast
Strand
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