Hoover Proposes Reducing 65 Agencies By One Third
J. Gus Lambert, 67, a Taylor county farmer and election contestant for county commissioner, dies at his McGee home. His death delays a mandamus hearing in the contest with H. Lee Carder, the incumbent Republican, as the Supreme Court had continued the case for a week. The court had ordered two county court members to appear and justify Carder’s certificates. The death alters the legal timetable and proceedings related to the disputed commissioner race.
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Lambert
H. Lee Carder
Supreme Court
Charleston
J. Gus Lambert
Taylor County
Taylor Countian
McGee
Grafton
Mr. Lambert
State Supreme Court
Carder
Scandinavians Face West East War Align or Pact
Washington February 7 Scandinavian nations weigh new options in the cold war. Norway has received a Russian non aggression treaty offer and Dr Halvard Lange will meet Secretary Acheson to discuss alignment with the United States Canada and Western Europe for joint defense and possible NATO membership.
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Washington
Norway
United States
Halvard Lange
Acheson
Pravda
J Paul Murphy Heads Farm Group
J Paul Murphy was elected chairman of the 1949 Farming For Better Living advisory committee for Taylor County. Claude S Ebert was named vice chairman and Charles J Jarrett elected chairman of the annual awards committee. The local committee laid plans for the tenth annual farming contest with enrollment open to all Taylor County farmers until April 1 1949, and the contest to close after harvest.
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Taylor County
J. Paul,Murphy
Taylor County Board of Education
Murphy
Claude S. Ebert
Charles J. Jarrett
Charles W. T. Lockard
Grafton
J. Bush Swisher
Morgantown
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
J. Paul Page
Chimney Fire Damages Home at 307 High Street
A chimney fire at Walter Moore’s residence at 307 High Street yesterday around 30:50 p m caused over 50 dollars in damage. Sparks ignited dry leaves in the eaves and a portion of the roof burned, but most damage stemmed from water used by family members trying to extinguish the blaze.
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Walter, Moore
High Street
John
Three Die in Grant County House Fire
A fire near BISMARCK WEST VIRGINIA killed three people including a 22 month old child. The Cosner family suffered the fatalities, while four others escaped injury. Mrs Mahala Cosner was hospitalized in Cumberland with stable condition. Lorenzo Cosner, father of the child, ran for help after discovering the blaze caused by a faulty flue.
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W. V
Grant County
Mahala Cosner
Cumberland
Maryland
Juanitha Cosner
Sayard
Lorenzo
Majorette Injured During Mor gantown Grafton Game
Miss Mary Andrews, a majorette for the Grafton High School band, sustained a serious injury during halftime drills at the Morgan-town Grafton basketball game Saturday. Doctor Paul Warden attended her at the scene and moved her to her home, where she remained unable to move the injured limb the following afternoon. the full extent of the injury was not yet known.
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Mary Anrews
Grafton
Andrews
Paul Warden
Warden
Miss Andrews
Slashing Storms Open New Front Against Rescuers
A major blizzard swamps northern California while winds and heavy snows close roads in Wyoming South Dakota and Montana. US Highway 40 remains blocked. winter storms extend into Sierra Nevada striking a long weekend for ski resorts and marooned travelers.
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Associated Press
California
Wi Waing
South Dakota
Montana
Sierra Nevada
Weather Bureau
Donner Passe
Mottalia
Wyoming
Two Elkins Men Die In Plane Crash Near Club
Elkins February 7 two Elkins men James Kelly and 31 year old Emmett Cook were killed when their light aircraft crashed into a hillside near the Elkins Country club shortly after takeoff from Elkins city airport. Both men worked at a local machine shop and left families. Civil Aeronautics inspector J A McCausland from Clarksburg said the cause was not yet determined.
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Elkins
Elkins Country Club
James Kelly
Emmett Cook
Elkins City
Civil Aeronautics
Clarksburg
J. A. McCausland
Nation's Cost Of State Government Rises Across 44 States
An Associated Press survey finds total budget requests or grants for 1949 in 44 states amount to 11.524 billion dollars, up from 9.280 billion. Education drives the rise with higher teacher salaries and expanded state aid to schools and colleges cited as major factors.
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Chicago
Maine
Associated Press
Millions Protest Mindszenty Trial in Budapest
Budapest on February 7 reports Cardinal Mindszenty prayed in his cell as a Communist court neared a treason verdict. World church leaders condemned the trial as a mockery of justice while Pope Pius awaited the ruling. Nationwide prayers marked February 7 in the United States.
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Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Pius
Rome
New York
Cardinal
Mindszenty
Women support over two million families in '47
Census data show female breadwinners fully supported more than two million of the 37 million U S families in 1947 and supplied 25 percent of income for one in four families. The average U S family earned 3600, up 20 percent in three years, with four million families under 1000 and one million at 10000 or more. White families averaged 3200, about twice that of Black families, a gap smaller than in 1939.
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Washington
U.S
Census Bureau
St Valentine Boosts Darling Postoffice Business
In Darling Pennsylvania population 170 the two by four postoffice swells with greeting cards and valentines as St. Valentine’s Day nears. Postmistress Martha manages the surge by stamping mail with the town postmark, pleasing local senders.
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St. Valentine’s Day
Darling Postoffice
Darling
Darling Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Martha
Hoover commission calls for vast government reshuffle
The Hoover commission urges Congress to shrink 65 agencies to 20 under presidential control in a sweeping overhaul. It proposes broad new powers for the President, expanded staff and budget authority, and direct reporting to the President for most federal offices. The plan targets nine regulatory agencies including the Interstate Commerce Commission and Federal Reserve Board. This is the first chapter of a multi installment reform blueprint expected to span 15 parts through March 31.
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Congress
Herbert Hoover
Senate
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Preateientt
Teorganizationsteich
Hoover
Fairmont Lawyer Charles Deveney Dies in Charleston Visit
Charles Brooks Deveney, 52, husband of Helen Judge Deveney of Grafton, died of a heart attack Saturday in a downtown Charleston office during a weekend trip. Georgetown Law School graduate, he practiced in Fairmont for 20 years and served on the Fairmont General Hospital board. Survived by wife, his mother, two daughters and four brothers and two sisters, he was active in Knights of Columbus and VFW. Last rites set for Tuesday at St Peter's Catholic Church. body to Jones Funeral Home.
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Fairmont
Helen Judge
Grafton
Charleston
Georgetown Law School
Fairmont General Hospital Board
Thomas E. Deveney
Laura E. Deveney
Georgetown
St. Mary’s Academy
Greensburg
Pennsylvania
St. Vincent's College
Tatrobe
American Lee
West Virginia
Marion County
United States
Joseph E. Gibson
Jones Funeral Home
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Test Of Fire Truck To Be Wednesday
Fire Chief John Proctor announced that the acceptance test for the newly purchased fire truck will occur Wednesday at noon. The vehicle was funded by donations and department benefits, with P. G. McDonald of Charleston from the West Virginia Fire Insurance Underwriters Inspection bureau conducting the test at Beau mont on the former glass factory site.
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John Proctor
P. G. McDonald
Charleston
West Virginia Fire Insurance Underwriters Inspection Bureau
Beaumont
GOP Seeks Retention Of Taft Hartley Law Support Hopes
Washington February 7 Republicans claim most Taft Hartley Labor Law will be kept with help from Southern Democrats. GOP figures say 14 Southern Democrats could join at least 38 Republicans for a Senate majority, though Senate leader Scott Lucas denies solid backing and calls the claim political propaganda. The Senate labor committee continues hearings with a Thursday deadline amid heated exchanges, including an incident where Taft accused Neely of bulldozing and a record change was requested.
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GOP
Re Publican
iIf
Senate
Scott Lucas
Ofllinois
Lucas
Senate Labor Committee
Robert Taft
Ohio
Matthew Neely
West
Virginia
Neely
Taft
Blackguard
Committees Open Veterans Bonus and Medical School Hearings
West Virginia lawmakers begin a new week with House Veterans Affairs examining a finance clause for the 90 million dollar veterans bonus bill. A joint House Senate hearing will address plans for a West Virginia University medical and dental college, a hospital run with the school, and a health department reorganization, with Martinsburg Morgantown and Charleston sites debated. The state chamber urges a careful look as hospital costs alone reach 10 million dollars.
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West Virginia
House Committee On Veterans’ Affairs
House
Senate Health Committees
West Virginia University
Martinsburg
State Medical Society
Monongalia
The
County Medical Society
Morgantown
State Chamber of Commerce
West
Violent Death Toll Jumps Across Clarksburg Area
Clarksburg reports elevating violence with 11 fatalities in West Virginia over the past week. Among the dead is 23 year old West Virginia University student Jack Lee Simpson, killed when his truck sidewiped another near Quiet Dell. a 21 year old passenger Patty Bussell was injured. Fellow victims include Bernard Gogdlon Melton who died in hospital, with other recent incidents in Weston and surrounding areas.
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West
West Virginia University
Jack Lee Simpson
Quiet Dell
Simpson
Patty
Bussell
Eugene, McCombs
Hanoverton
Ohiva
McCombs
Bernard Gogdlon Melton
Weston Hospital
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
Old Doc Stork made one weekend visit to Grafton stopping at the city hospital at 4 p.m. He delivered an eight pound twelve ounce son to Mr and Mrs W Bell of Route 2 Newburg.
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Doc Stork
Grafton
Grafton City Hospital
W. Bell
Route 2
Newburg
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