Extend Rent Control as Senate Acts Next Week
In Washington the Senate and House Republican leaders approved a 30 day extension of rent controls to cover the period beyond February 29. Taft said the Senate would act late next week, while the House expected to pass on Tuesday. The extension buys time to decide continued controls, lengths, and form, even as a 14 month bill is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Wolcott
R.-N.j
House Banking Committee
Walcott
Cain R.wash
Fires devastate Pittsburgh offices and grocery warehouse
In Pittsburgh two major fires destroyed the Jackson building at Sixth Street and Penn Avenue and an A. and P. warehouse at Lynn Way and D. Avenue. Damage nears 600000 dollars with two missing. Firemen were injured and a downtown crowd watched as debris rained onto intersections. Missing: Irene Westbrook, 40, cashier, and Gerald Levy, 36, hoseman. Nearby structures also damaged. The blaze likely started in the drug store basement.
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Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Jackson
Sixth Street
Penn Avenue
Lynn Way
D. Avenue
Homewood
Irene Westbrook
Sun Drug Co
Gerald W. Levy
Snow forecast predicts two to three inches
The federal forecast at noon predicts two to three inches of snow by tomorrow amid cold, cloudy conditions. Temperatures ranged from a noon high of 34 degrees to a low last night near 18, with a strong wind making the cold feel harsher.
IRS Office Closes for Washington Birthday Holiday
Camden P. Uhl deputy collector said the Grafton IRS office will be closed Monday for the national holiday honoring Geo Washington. Beginning March 4 the revenue office will be open daily through March 15 the deadline for filing income tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden P. Uhl
Internal Revenue Office
Grafton
Geo. Washington
Revenue Office
Byrd Tells Dixie Hold Fire But Keep Powder Dry
West Virginia Democrats named J Howard Myers of Martinsburg as new party chairman succeeding R D Bailey of Pineville. Myers urged fair primary processes while Bailey's resignation aimed to keep party unity as delegates are chosen for the national convention. Byrd of Virginia advised patience on civil rights debates, urging calm and deliberate action before Southern leaders decide on any federal measures.
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Byrd
Dixie
Charleston
West Virginia
J. Howard Myers
Martinsburg
State Senate
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Myers
Jack Bell Washington
Virginia
Truman
Richmond
Congress
House
Laney
Arkansas
Lane
Maryland
Thurmond
South Carolina
Jester
Texas
Tuck
Virania
Senator McGarth
Rhode Island
Democratic
McGarth
Southern House
Traffic Resumed Over Tracks After Wreck Near Portsmouth
Trains returned to service on the Norfolk and Western double-track main line east of Portsmouth less than 24 hours after a wreck tore up the road bed. The east-bound Powhatan Arrow derailed, killing Fireman Robert F. Maiden, 57, and injuring 34, with all but three of the injured later released from hospitals.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk & Western Railway
Powhatan
Robert F. Maiden
Kuhn Heads to Atlantic City for School Admin Meeting
N. G. Kuhn, superintendent of Taylor County schools, departed for Atlantic City, New Jersey, to attend the annual meeting of the American Association of School Administrators convening February 21 to 26. His trip was authorized by the Board of Education at its meeting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G._ Kuhn
Taylor County Schools
Atlantic City
N. J
American Association of School Administrators
Mr. Kuhn
Board of Education
Truman Arrives at San Juan On Caribbean Trip
President Truman, on a Caribbean vacation, arrived in San Juan Puerto Rico at 9:22 a m EST aboard the presidential plane the Sacred Cow. He had taken off from Boca Chica early this morning bearing a message of hope for self government and was accompanied by Fleet Admiral William D Leahy.
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A. I Goldberg
Prague
Czechoslovakia
VPI
Klement Gottwald
Russia
West
Gottwald
Edouard Benes
Benes
National Assembly
Communist Party
National Front
Redways
John Huss
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Truman
Key West
Fla
Boca Chica
Thisaval
Isla Grande
William D. Leahy
Flyer Who Saw Buddy Fall Prey To Sharks Lands
Esteban de Leon Mexican flyer who survived a Gulf crash will land in Brownsville Texas. He watched his companion Neil Womack fall prey to sharks after nine days on a raft. Womack reportedly jumped from the raft or went insane as sharks closed in. De Leon, whose brother Tomas reports these details, was rescued by the banana boat Roatan near Frontenac off Mexico.
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Brownsville
Tex
Esteban de Leon
Gulf of Mexico
Banana Boat
Roatan
Soe
de Leon
Fronteran
Mex
Neil Womack
Tomas de Leon
Esteban
Womack
Tefolo Crixwell, Jr
Matamoros
Carmen
State of Campeche
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Texas
New Orleans
Margle
Board Hires Two New Teachers At Meet This Week
Taylor County Board of Education hired two new teachers at the monthly meeting. R. P. Soles of Fairmont will teach economics at Grafton Senior High, filling Helen Burnside’s vacancy. Ruth Selvey of Simpson will teach first and second grades at Romont, replacing Retha Carder on leave. Janitor Paul Jones was hired for Gratton’s Senior High, and Forrest Edwards Jr. was reassigned as assistant mechanic. Bills totaling 7126.71 were approved.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Board of Education
R. P. Soles
Fairmont
Grafton
Mis
Helen Burnside
Ruth Selvey
Simpson
Rosemont
Retha Carder
Paul Jones
Gratton
Forresti Edwards, Jr
MacArthur blocks testifying push on China aid
In Washington on February 21 the House Foreign Affairs Committee faced a heated debate over inviting General Douglas MacArthur to testify on China relief efforts. MacArthur refused, returning to Tokyo and citing his duties, ending the flap as lawmakers pitched other figures and echoed plans for a Washington headquarters to back his cause.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
China
United States
House
Tokyo
Lawrencé Smith
R-Wis
Rep
Judd
R.minn
Claire Chénnault
U.S
AM Hamric Dies in Daughter's Home at 87
Mrs. Nancy Elzada Hamric aged 87 died at 2 am at her daughter Mrs. Reta B Watkins home in Simpson. She was born November 25, 1860 in Braxton county to James Matheny and Arabella Given Matheny. Survived by five children and one brother. Funeral notice on page 8.
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Nancy Elzada Hamric
Reta B. Watkins
Simpson
Union Baptist Church of
Women’s Missionary Society of
Braxton County
James Matheny
Arabella Given Matheny
Newton B. Hamric
Edwin L. Hamric
Parkersburg
Charles Emerson Hamric
Miami
Fla
Rata B. Watkins
E. Staley Hamric
Grafton
Hamric Motor Company
Lena Thompson
Charleston
J. C. Matheny
Hamric
Pearl Felton Seeks Re election to Republican Committee
Miss Pearl Felton of Webster filed her candidacy yesterday afternoon for re election to the Taylor County Republican Executive committee from Court House district in the May 11 primary. Felton has long been a leading Republican and was named acting chairman after T Beall died last fall. She is the first candidate to file.
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Pearl Felton
Webster
Taylor County
Republican Executive Committee
Court House
Miss Felton
T. Beall
Eagle Tries To Carry Away Young Child
In Carlsbad New Mexico on February 21 a four year old boy was seized by an eagle as he played in the yard. The mother Mrs C J Reinhart pulled the talons free with pliers then carried the child to a doctor. The father Reinhart returned home and beat the bird to death with a bed slat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
N. M
C. J. Reinhart
Reinhart
Steel Leaders To Tell Congress About Steel Prices
Two to three top steel industry leaders will testify before a joint economic committee next Thursday to explain a $5 per ton price boost. Senator Taft said the decision was reached unanimously in a closed session, calling it a preliminary step to decide on further action.
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Washington
Congressional Economic Committee
Taft
R-O
Senate-House Economic Committee
Stolen Car Recovered. Buick Still Missing
State Police report recovery of a 1937 Ford coupe owned by Homer J. Parsons Jr. of Walnut Street, found abandoned in Lucertia with an empty radiator. The second thiefn car, a green 1939 Buick sedan owned by J F Fordyce of Webster, remains unrecovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer J. Parsons, Jr
Walnut Street
Lucretia
J. F. Fordyce
Webster
Crashing Gran Commodity Price Affects Economy
William BD Horgan reports a sharp February price break signaling a potential shift in the economy. Inflation wanes but costs and uncertainty linger as new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show food prices down 3 percent from January peaks and other living costs near postwar highs. Labor and management ready for tougher negotiations amid wary markets and cautious consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William BD
Well Street
New York
Frisco
Polley
Ste
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Firemen Decide On Two Trucks For Grafton Department
The Grafton volunteers revised their plan for new fire apparatus after a fund drive nearing $5,000. Fire Chief Proctor said bids will be published early next week for the equipment. The department will advertise the sale of two trucks and a squad car, replacing the previously chosen single unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Proctor
Good People Of Belgium Hemroulle Get Bedsheets Back From Americans
In Hemroulle Belgium the villagers joyously received bedsheets gifted by Col John Hanlon of Winchester MA on behalf of fellow townspeople. The 24 residents celebrated with church bells bugles and flags three miles north of Bastogne in a snowbound hamlet. The event, dubbed Winchester Day, followed the Christmas of 1944 and closed with a local program and public notice mention for Treasure of Bierrastarring Humphrey Bogart.
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Robert Mallard
Winchester
Ain
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den Charman
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Rovernor
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Wheeling
Woward Pase
Bob Kay
Robert H.C. Kay
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