Avalanche Snowslide Dashes Train Cars Into Gorge in Colorado
A thundering snowslide swept three cars from a Denver and Rio Grande Western limited train into a gorge near Toltec in the Cumbres mountains. Fourteen people were aboard. all escaped, with two men and three women hospitalized for injuries. Rescue trains laboriously ferried survivors to Alamosa as temperatures plummeted to minus 80.
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Alamosa
Colo
Denver and Rio
George Attoway
Rio Grande Hospital
Salida
Railway Express
Victor Engle
Mary Martinex
Park View
N. Mex
Pat Kelly
Durango
A. C. Mc
McLane
Lane
Cumbres Mounains
Colorado-New Mexico
Lincoln Day Feeds Reach Climax Tonight in West Virginia
Lincoln Day celebrations in Charleston escalate with U S Sen Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts to speak tonight along with William S Livengood Jr Pennsylvania official. Tomorrow Bricker Baldwin and Reece set to address in Clarksburg Morgantown Wheeling as cries against Democratic spending and GOP election gains echo through Lincoln day dinners.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
R.mass
William S. Livengood, Jr
Pennsylvania
Bricker
Ohio
Baldwin
Connecticut
Carrol Reece
Party National Committee
Clarksburg
Balwin
Morgantown
Reece
Wheeling
Lincoln
Kuhl Begins Hospital Books Audit in Charleston
Mirth H. Kuhl of the State Tax Commission office in Charleston has completed a city records audit and is examining hospital records from July 1, 1945, to July 1, 1947. The audit of city books began in November and is not yet finished at the hospital.
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Mirth H. Kuhl
Commissioners Office
Charleston
Plunging Markets Take Breather Over Lincoln Holiday
United States commodity and securities markets closed for Lincoln's birthday after a week of sharp declines. Grains and cotton led the slide with widespread price drops in food and raw materials, while global stock markets including Manila, Copenhagen, Sydney, and Toronto weakened before some recoveries. The AP average hit a new low since last June as Tuesday marked the worst day of the week long tumble.
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Richard Fiske
New York
United States
Lincoln
Manila
Copenhagen
Sydney
Toronto
London
British Exchange
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
A. W. Zelemek
Trainmen Hurt In Cherry Run Freight Sideswiping
Three B and O freight workers were slightly injured when a Western Maryland switch engine sideswiped a Cumberland bound freight in Cherry Run yards. Engineers C H Largent J M Breightner and H Moreland were treated for scratches and bruises then released. Fifteen derailed cars were left atop the derailed train, with damage deemed not extensive.
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Cherry Run
Baltimore and Ohio
C. H. Largent
J. M. Breightner
H. Moreland
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Stassen Endorses Vandenberg as Lincoln’s Heir at Dinner
GREENSPRUG, Pa Feb 12 Senator Arthur H Vandenberg is the statesman who best applies to world problems the concepts of Lincoln says Harold Stassen avowed Republican presidential candidate in a Lincoln Day speech. Stassen praised Vandenbergs insistence on peace with justice shaping U S foreign policy.
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Greenspurg
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Lincoln
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Vandenberg
Reds say Allies caused Nazi attack
Moscow asserts Britain and France pressured Hitler to attack the Soviet Union. It cites 1937 1938 German documents captured by the Red Army to support claims that Western powers let Germany seize Czechoslovakia and signed non aggression pacts with the Fuhhrer. The bureau’s statement follows U S published papers on Nazi Soviet relations.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Fuhhrer
Soviet Information Bureau
German Foreign Office
Red Army
United States
U. S
U. S. State Department
Hitler
Fralin
Poland
Balkans
REDS
Popular Speakers To Address Farm Bureau Meeting
Clyde Bonar of Mineral County president of the West Virginia Farm Bureau and Leland Booth of Morgantown secretary treasurer of the WV Farm Bureau will speak at the Taylor County Farm Bureau annual meeting. More than 100 local farmers will attend the day long event with a 10:30 a.m. Court House session featuring director elections. John Stout of Flментon will chair the morning business session. A luncheon at 12:15 p.m. precedes an afternoon program with speakers.
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Clyde Bonar
Mineral County
W. Va. Farm Bureau
Leland Booth
Morgantown
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Taylor County
Farm Bureau
Court House
John Stout
Flemington
Wil
Winston Churchill's new grandson born in London
A six pound son was born today to Mrs. Christopher Soames the former Mary Churchill in London. Winston Churchill's family welcomes the fifth grandchild with the birth announced from Windsor House.
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London
Christopher Soames
Mary Churchill
Winston Churchill
Boreman enters GOP gubernatorial race in West Virginia
State Senator Herbert S. Foreman enters the Republican nomination race pledging an itemized budget and full disclosure of every penny spent. He vows to restore government to the people, pledge to expose long standing practices in Charleston, and to resist political minions. Other GOP entrants are possible while Democrat Okey L. Patterson appoints Harry M. Brawley as publicity director.
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Charlestom
Herbert S. Boreman
Foreman
West Virginia
Charleston
Parkershore Rgisister
Senate
Boreman
Sports Editor Pepper Dies Today
Huntington February 12 Wade Pepper 57 veteran West Virginia newspaperman died today after a long illness. He served on staffs in Wheeling Huntington and Clarksburg where for many years he was sports editor. Pepper son of James B and Rebecca Bailey Pepper a native of near Flemington Taylor county. His father Union veteran. Educated Flemington public schools and West Virginia University where he starred as football tackle and full back. He began his career with the Wheeling Intelligencer and later worked at the papers in his region.
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Huntington
Wade Pepper
West Virginia
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Pepper
James B
Rebecca Bailey Pepper
Flemington
Taylor County
West Virginia University
Wheeling Intelligenter
Inter
Highest Temperature Here Since Jan 9 in Grafton
Winter-weary Graftonians enjoyed a brief warm spell as yesterday’s high reached 52 degrees, the highest since January 9 when 53.1 was recorded. The low last night was 22, the warmest since January 21’s 33, with noon today at 37 and tonight expected to be cloudy and colder with rain and snow.
Maynard Grain Market Profits Draw Congressional Interest
E T Wayanad Now to Be Investigated reports that Maynard of Chicago profited over 200000 in grain and cotton trades amid a market slump. Three congressional panels including Senate Agriculture, a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, and a House group will question him about speculation and related gains. Senator Young and others urge a full inquiry, with a possible Monday summons.
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Washington
Maynard
Chicago
Senate Agriculture
Senate Appropriations
House
Anderson
Maynard Muue
Rowland
Calif
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Young
R-Nd
Agriculture Committee
R Day to Be Held in Taylor County Says Reid
Taylor and Grafton counties will observe R Day this Friday February 13 despite a postponement of the statewide drive. County agent Lloyd Reid says the local committee will continue the campaign urging citizens to spread rat poison to kill rats worth an estimated 5 million dollars in damage. A follow up attack is planned 30 days later to curb varmints, with warnings to keep pets indoors Friday and Saturday morning until moon.
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Grafton
Taylor
Lloyd Reid
Reid
Lincoln's Tomb Commemoration Marks Lincoln Birthday
In Springfield Illinois the Lincoln tomb at Oak Ridge cemetery and the former Wabash depot were focal points as the nation marked Lincoln's 139th birthday. The American Legion held its 14th annual wreath ceremony, and a friendship train bearing Lincoln's name loaded with food for Europe and Asia began a cross country effort. Gov Dwight H Green praised the project as aligned with Lincoln's ideals.
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American Legion
Lincoln
Springfield
Europe
Asia
Dwight H. Green
Labor's political woes as 1940 drive stalls
Norman Walker reports Washington February 12 labor's push for the 1940 elections faces two problems. a grand jury indictment may chill union political spending and divided loyalties within AFL and CIO hinder unified action. The indictment names CIO president and the Taft Hartley act.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Devanard
Labor
AFL
CIA
CIO
Reral Mmneth
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Labor League For Political Education
March of Dimes Drive Totals $911.04 in Taylor County
The Taylor County March of Dimes drive reached 911.04 after nine days with Strand and Dixie theatres contributing 374.66 toward the goal of 1200. Schools are to report contributions this Saturday, while the Jaycees may run another mile of dimes board.
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Taylor County
Strand
Dixie Theatres
J. L. Bush
Frank Randolph
Mile- Of-Dimes
The
Jaycees
Incomes Hit Record In 1947 Commerce Dept Reports
Washington reports personal incomes for 1947 reached a record total of 197 billion dollars, with December alone at an annual rate of 209.1 billion. The rise was driven mainly by farm income, signaling a potential drop in early 1948 due to lower farm commodity prices.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Lincoln Day Dinner Draws Taylor County Republicans
Over 120 Taylor County Republicans attended the Lincoln Day banquet at Andrews Methodist Church where Senator Dayton R. Stemple of Philipp spoke on Let’s Quit Kidding Ourselves. James F. Holt of the Sentinel argued the party is the real liberal force, while a Grafton Junior High quartet provided music. A chicken pot pie dinner followed. Lincoln’s Birthday closures included the First National Bank and Taylor County Courthouse.
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Taylor County
Dayton R. Stemple
Philipp
Andrews Methodist Church
Great Britain
Krussian
James F. Holt
the Sentinel
Abraham Lincoln
Republian
New Deal
Republican Party
Grafton Junior High School
Nancy Ann Staley
Clyde C. Mays
B.é&O. Railroad
Arta F. Shomo
Areas
Ladies of the Andrews Church
Lincoln
First National Bank
27 Year-Old Mother Fatally Shoots Self After Night Club Visit
In Portsmouth Ohio a 21-year-old mother, Mildred Rogers Harris, is found dead face-down on an icy street after a man, Robert Nolan, is wounded in a shooting outside a night club. Police suspect a self-inflicted gunshot following an argument, with ballistics from a 38 caliber pistol pending. Nolan, married to a California woman, claimed Harris shot him and then killed herself. authorities plan tests for powder on her hand. Harris was born in Kenova West Virginia.
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Portsmouth
Mildred Rogers Harris
Grady Harris
Long Beach
Calif
Robert Nolan
Rudity
Nolan
Wyckoff Named Acting Business Manager By Board
The City hospital board named Robert Wyckoff acting business manager until a successor for W. A. Cobun is found. Norma Jean Moyer is rehired as chief book keeper after a prior resignation amid a disagreement. Wyckoff, a Grafton native and World War II veteran, previously served as hospital chief book keeper.
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City Hospital
First National Bank
Robert 2. Wyckoff
W. A. Cobun
Norma Jean Moyer
Moyer
Wyckoff
Grafton
West Virginia Business College
Clarks- Lee Wyckoff
Still Some Sub Zero Cold In Far Northern States
Winter delivered a four ply punch of cold snow sleet and rain across the nation from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard. The worst hit Kansas Oklahoma and Texas panhandle mountain states and gulf regions. North central areas faced hazy blasts but moderating temperatures and rain or snow were hoped for in the east while New England stayed cold.
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Chicago
Rockies
Eastern Seaboard
Kansas-Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Mountain States
Gulf Region
North Central Arcs
New England
Eleven Die As Danish Airliner Crashes in Germany
An Danish airliner, en route from Copenhagen to Switzerland via Frankfurt, crashed near Ulr ichstein Germany at 12 30 p m local time. Eleven people were killed and ten survivors escaped the burning wreckage. The C 47 carried 17 passengers and four crew members. The crash occurred about 30 miles from the Rhine Main air base.
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Ulrichstein
Germany
Zeb
Copenhagen
Switzerland
Frankfurt
Tude
U. Rhine-Main
Rank
Furt Ir
Firemen's Drive Nets $59.34 From Radio Show
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department raised 59.34 from a radio show at Suntor High School, boosting the equipment fund to 5 024.84, over half the goal. A large crowd attended, with 10 firemen on duty to manage the event and crowd control. City Manager Curtis D. Decker praised the drive as it progresses.
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Grafton Volunteer Fire
WMMN
Grafton
Suntor High School
Groeen
Curtis D. Decker
City Cour
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