Grafton To Organize Youth Planning Council
Delbert Wolfe succeeds Bayley as organizers plan a Youth Planning Council at Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton. The meeting aims to create a juvenile detention room and city playgrounds, with J. J. Straight of Marion County schools speaking. About 30 civic and public officials expected after the Camp Towles benefit dinner.
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Grafton
Andrews Methodist Church
Grafton Woman's Club
J. J. Straight
Marion County Schools
Andrews Church
Camp Towles
Hoover Commission urges major overhaul of Agriculture Dept
The Hoover Commission recommends a broad reorganization to save taxpayers at least 80 million dollars a year and end farmer confusion. It urges unifying scattered activities in Washington and in the field, transferring some food and land tasks from other agencies, and creating eight units led by a secretary’s staff service. Two dissenters doubt the 80 million figure.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Agriculture Department
Congress
Commission
Department
Herbert Hoover
12-Law Commission
Dean Acheson
State
James H. Rowe, Jr
Hsinc Pes
Campaign To Boost Farming Launched By Burnside
Washington reports Rep. Burnside of West Virginia launches a one man effort to spark dairy farming interest in his district. He aims to gather farmer names to mail government bulletins on modern livestock practices while noting milk supply pressure due to growth in Putnam Lincoln and Mason counties. He also cites a proposed Kanawha river bridge near Winfield funded by federal aid to ease chemical industry driven travel and improve access.
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Washington
Burnside
D-Wva
Putnam
Lincoln
Mason Counties
Winfield
Putnam County
St. Albans
Cloudy and Colder Local Prediction for Tonight
Increased cloudiness is predicted for this locale tonight with lower temperatures expected in the western portion. The noon temperature reached 59 degrees under pleasant spring conditions. The high yesterday was 50 and the low last night was 38.
Carloadings on B&O Railroad Week Ending February 19 1949
Balti more and Ohio Railroad carloads totaled 57 009 for the week ended February 19 1949 with 37 430 loaded on line and 19 579 received from connections. The prior week ending February 12 1949 reported 57 921 total loads, 37 585 on line and 20 336 from connections. For the same week a year earlier total loads were 65 084 with 41 164 loaded on line and 23 920 from connections.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
County Court Appoints Local Business Man To Assume Post On March 1
Delbert Wolfe of U S Route 50 near Blueville was named by the Taylor County Court to fill the unexpired term of the late D I Bayley, a Republican commissioner. Wolfe, a 28 year Wolfe Tire Shop employee and Barbour County native, will take office March 1, marking his first public post.
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Delbert Wolfe
Blueville
Taylor County
D. I. Bayley
Bayley
Wolfe
Dalles Wolfe
East Main
Bridge Street
Barbour County
O. F. Wolfe
Cove
Mr. Wolfe
Gloria Swanson Returns in Sunset Boulevard Film Role
Hollywood star Gloria Swanson signs with Paramount for a part in Sunset Boulevard as an ex movie queen. Near 51, she greets the studio stage with confidence, recalling a career from Keystone extras to DeMille and Paramount headlining roles.
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Hollywood
Gloria Swanson
Paramount
New York
Gloria Page
Parades and Ceremonies Honor Washington Birthday Anniversary
The capital marked the 21st anniversary of George Washington's birthday with parades and wreaths at Mount Vernon, including a Veterans of Foreign Wars ceremony. President Truman sent a wreath, DC Masons honored Washington at the monument, and Alexandria planned its longest parade amid a bicentennial program. Congress met for a noon reading of Washington's farewell address by Senator Margaret Chase Smith in the Senate and Rep. Roc'.bett in the House.
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Washington
Capitol
George Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mount Vernon
Truman
District of Columbia Masonic Clubs
Washington Monument
Alexandria
Virginia
Houses
Congress
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Senate
Rep. Rocbett
R-Pa
House
Lawmakers Divided Over Truman Social Security Plan
Lawmakers in Congress weighed President Truman’s broad social security proposal asking for home relief and substantial tax boosts. House and Senate leaders signaled only partial support as they debated payroll tax increases from 1.8 to about 6 billion dollars and potential coverage for up to 50 million people.
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Kers
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Doughton
House ‘Ways and Means Committee
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congess
Crayon Art Exhibition Showcases 32 Young Artists
Outstanding crayon artworks by 32 of the nation’s schoolchildren are on display at the J C Penny store under the Grafton Woman’s club sponsorship. The exhibit, part of the America the Beautiful Crayon Art Competition, includes nine national scholarship prize-winners from the 1946 1947 contest and features state level winners earning engraved plaques before advancing to nationals for scholarships.
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J. C. Penny Company
Grafton Woman's Club
Scholaship Fund
Wil Chessman
Oe Cohness
Gordon Elliott
Successful Farming
George W. Finnegan
Woman’s Home Companion
Ralph Ellsworth
Parents
Vaughn Flannery
Pathfinder
Grafton Firemen To Attend Parsons Meeting
Four members of the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department will attend a North Central Firemen's association meeting tonight at Parsons at 7:30 p.m. Roy Robinson Ted Stevens Bill White and Al Petrovich will represent Grafton. The agenda includes general business and reviews of fires attended by departments this month.
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Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
North Central Firemen’s Association
Parsons
Roy Robinson
Ted Stevens
Bill White
al Petrovich
NLRB Chair Cites Friction From Taft Hartley Law
NLRB chairman Paul M. Herzog says Taft Hartley has created friction between the board and its general counsel. He cites friction delay uncertainty and unnecessary litigation in a letter to Senator Morse. The letter lands in committee records as hearings consider restoring Wagner Act elements with changes.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Paul M. Herzog
NLRB
Morse
R-Ore
Mors
Senate Labor Committee
Gerhard P. van Arkel
van Arkel
Robert M. Denham
Denham
Herzog
Senate Debate Over $90 Million Veterans Bonus Plan
In Charleston the $90 million veterans bonus proposal faced a senate amendment to fund it via a higher sales tax. The measure, approved 5-3 by the veterans affairs committee, would hinge on fiscal action and possibly be voted at the 1950 general election. House opposition to taxation for financing the bonus is noted as it moves to the senate.
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Charleston
Senate
Veteran's Affairs Committee
House of Delegates
del. Woodyard
D. McDowell
House
Page
Mrs Dorsey Burned As Fire Destroys Toluca Lake Home
BURBANK California Mrs Jimmy Dorsey wife of the orchestra leader remains in serious condition from burns after a spectacular fire destroyed most of the couple's 125000 Toluca Lake mansion She 38 was severely burned on arms and face and was found unconscious in bed by longtime butler Ben Murphy 66 who says she attempted to save valuables Arson squad theorizes she was burned while trying to save items from the library where the blaze began
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Burbank
California
Jimmy Dorsey
Toluca Lake
St. Joseph's Hospital
Pole Department
Dorsey
Ben Murphy
West Virginia bill would cut car and truck registration fees
A Charleston House bill proposed by Delegate Dawson would lower fees for passenger cars and light trucks. Cars 2000 pounds or less drop from 11 to 10 dollars annually with half a dollar per 100 pounds. Trucks up to two tons see cuts: one ton or less from 15 to 12 dollars, 1 to 1.5 tons from 25 to 15, 1.5 to 2 tons from 35 to 25. A separate measure would credit out of state insured periods against West Virginia three year coverage. Other measures include city payments by Wheeling tracks for police and road costs and donor limits for corporations on gifts.
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Charleston
Dawson
R-Morgan
West Virginia
Tucker
D-Wayne
McKown
Burt
Ohio
Wheeling
By Knight
D-Kanawha
Bolivian Cabinet Quits To Organize New Coalition
The Republican Socialist cabinet resigned to let President Hertzog form a broad coalition to counter renewed right wing threats. The government has a state of siege after a plot by the MNR and exile of many leaders followed Villaroel’s 1946 ouster and lynching. Peru allegedly aided the coup plan with a Peruvian minister involved.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Republican Socialist Cabinet
Enrique Hertzog
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Gualberto Villaroel
Villaroel
Hertzog
Argentina
Peru
Act Of Congress Needed For W Va Hospital
Senator Kilgore said West Virginia could obtain the Newton D. Baker hospital at Martinsburg only through an enabling act. The state legislature approved studying its availability if declared surplus by the government. He noted the hospital is not yet surplus and cited VA demand for facilities for veterans.
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Washington
West Virginia
Newton D. Baker
Martinsburg
Congress
Kilgore
D-Wva
Kilcore
Veterans Administration
Clarkshoe
Berkley
Huntington VA
Baker Hospital
Expectant Mother Slashed To Death In Seattle
In Seattle a pregnant woman awaiting her third child was killed by a rusty butcher knife. A policewoman's arrival stopped the attacker, and Norma Alex arrested the slain woman's husband Donald B. Mervyn, 39, unemployed millworker and former inmate, amid statements he uttered before collapse. The victim, Ruth Constance Mervyn, died shortly after.
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Seattle
Norma Alex
Donald B. Mervyn
Sitherer
Mervyn
Ruth Constance
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
A new baby boy was born at City Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stolzenfels of 539 Maple Avenue. The infant arrived at 11:68 a.m., weighed eight pounds thirteen and a quarter ounces, during a brief visit by Doc the Stork.
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Stork
City Hospital
Robert Stolzenfels
Maple Avenue
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Francis P. Bolton
Georgetown
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Philip
John Bingham
Molly Peters Bolton
S. S
Grafton Woman’s Club
Claire Dennis
Great Lakes
Chicago Press Photographers Ball
T-H Law
Labor Committee
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