Judge Swygert Rules Against ITU in Taft Hartley Injunction
Indianapolis Feb 25 U S District Judge Luther M Swygert denied the International Typographical Union's bid to block a Taft Hartley injunction. He upheld section 101 of the Taft Hartley Act allowing NLRB to seek injunctive relief and scheduled a hearing for March 3.
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Indianapolis
U. 8
Luther M Swygert
International Typographical Union
Taft- Hartley
Swygert
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Court of Equity
Rul
Showers Forecast as Rain Returns in Taylor County
Taylor county residents report mild temperatures yesterday and today as a brief downpour cleared by noon. Cloudiness and rain expected this afternoon follow a warm day that melted most of the weekend storm snow. Temperature rose from 36 to 49 degrees by midmorning.
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Taylor County
Fderal
Blueville
Mercury
NEA Reveals WV School Spending Below National Averages
A National Education Association survey shows that about 87 percent of West Virginia students attend schools spending per pupil below the national average. Only 13 percent attend schools costing $100 or more per student, above the U S average of $99 for 1946 47 spending.
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Washington
National Education Association
West Virginia
U. S
NEA
Two Fatal Mine Accidents In Logan County Today
Logan Feb 25 Two fatal mine accidents in Logan county were recorded within 12 hours. Guy Lisk 45 died after being run over by a motor at Lorado Mining Co. Melvin Newsome 42 of Kistler was killed by a site fall at Buffalo Chilton Coal Co. The deaths were the sixth and seventh mine related fatalities in the county this year.
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Logan
Logan County
Guy Lisk
Lorado Mining Co
Melvin Newsome
Kistler
Buffalo Chilton Coal Co
Former Maj. Gen. Meyers Challenge to Senate Probe
Washington reports counsel for Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers argued that a senate subcommittee lacked legal authority to probe his business affairs. Meyers, 52, faces federal trial on charges of persuading Lamatre to testify falsely about war contract profits. The government called William P. Rogers to the stand to link Lamatre's testimony to coverups.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Meyers
Army Air Force
Bleriot H. Lamarre
William P. Rogers
Senate War Investigating Committee
Rogers
Lamatte
Robert T. Bushnell
Bushnell
Lamarre
Dayton
Ohio
Massachusetts
George Morris Fay
Aviation Flectric Company
Fay
Lamatre
Accounant
Seven Children Die in Farmhouse Fire near Burlington
A farm family of fourteen lost seven children in an early morning blaze at their two story frame home in Burlington Iowa. Parents Ellsworth Waterhouse and spouse survived along with three sons and a daughter in law. Children aged 18 months to 14 years perished while sleeping in upstairs rooms.
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Burlington
Ellsworth Waterhouse
Florid union demand pits White Collar workers fee increase
The Federation of Wes incomie Independant silmed mons asked Westinghouse Electric for a 20 cent wage hike for all white collar workers. The unions opened bargaining with management after recent rent contract provisions were extended, while a separate note from Wellington reports a deadly train derailment near Blenheim with twelve killed and forty injured.
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Pittsgfurgh
Federation of Wes Incomie Independant
Silmed Mons
Westin’ House
Eetric Corp
Alcrease
Westinghouse Management
Yoneesno
Criticism grows as Truman steel price move spurs probe
Washington February 25 The government seeks signs of inflationary risk after President Truman ordered FBI to probe steel industry records for possible antitrust violations. Taft and Barkley comment on price hike and investigation while Duff of Pennsylvania denounces the increase as a disservice to national welfare. The inquiry centers on last week’s $5 per ton rise in semi finished steel prices and includes Justice Commerce and Council of Economic Advisers.
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Sterling F
Green
Washington
Truman
FBI
Taft
Ohio
Renate-House Economic Committee
Security council debate on Palestine partition possible setback
With security council developments shaping the plan to partition Palestine, delays and even repeal of the scheme appear possible. Colombia urged a special UN General Assembly session, the U N and United States seek study and conciliation, while Moscow awaits Washington’s terms. President Truman backed the U S speech as Andrei Gromyko reports the Kremlin's likely response.
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Palestine
Security Council
Colombia
United Nations
General Assembly
United States
Russia
Delegat
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Moscow
U. S
Warren R Austin
The
U. Ne
Holy Land
Austin
Truman
Mother and 3 Children Die In Camden Fire
A mother Mrs Dorothy Evans and her children Joan three George two and Tommy one perished in a blaze that damaged nine of sixteen row homes in Camden New Jersey. Two firefighters were seriously burned and the husband George was reported in a Philadelphia naval hospital. Fire officials believe about forty five people were affected.
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Camden
WN. J
Dorothy Evans
Joan
George
Tommy
Hom
Evans
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Pagfie
Sapp Announces Candidacy for Assessor's Office
Glenn Sapp 27 a Lucretia grocer and deputy assessor under Harry Batson filed for the Democratic primary for the assessor position. A Taylor county native and WWII veteran he was a POW in Germany and served four years in the U S Army.
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Glenn Sapp
Lucretia
Harry Batson
Sapp
Merle Bailey
Taylor County
U. S. Army
Germany
Armed
Grafton Transportation Company
Batson
Madge Kuhn
Mr. Sapp
Senate approves bill extending rent controls
Washington February 25 The Senate passed a 31 day measure to extend rent controls beyond the coming Sunday and send the bill to President Truman for signature. The House approved a comparable bill earlier and the measure would keep controls through April 30 1949 with possible 15 percent rent increases where both sides agreed on leases through 1949.
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Jackeely
Washington
Howe
Renita Truman
Sone Dixie Party
Truman
Costess
House Judiciary Subcommittee
House
Senate
Caribbean
Wor H
Tad Nicht
Torre
New Directors Will Be Elected by Board of Trade
Taylor County Board of Trade will elect eight new directors to two year terms beginning April first. Ballots mailed after March 10 will list all members. each votes for eight names with March 28 return deadline. Expiring March 31 are Murray Parish Jarrett Willhide Ray Evans Watkins Yates.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Charles N. Prickett
Board of Trade
W. A. Murray
H. R. Parish
Charles Jarrett
Victor Willhide
Max E. Ray
Jon Evans
W. Merle Watkins
Arthur G. Yates
Mason Tucker
Glenn Harmon
Paul Malone
Robit F. Gerkin
Claude Ebert
R. T. Knotts, Jr
James F. Holt
Charles W. T. Lockard
Beavers Hired as Temporary City Hospital Bookkeeper
Mrs. Dorothy Beavers, former bookkeeper for Grafton Jewelry, has been hired to temporarily replace Miss Norma Jean Moyer as bookkeeper at City Hospital. Moyer has taken a month leave of absence for surgery. Beavers has already assumed her new position.
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Dorothy Beavers
Grafton Jewelry, Company
Norma Jean Moyer
City Hospital
Moyer
Beavers
Presidential Watch Encounters Rough Going
President Truman faced the roughest seas of the Caribbean voyage aboard the U S S Williamsburg as it neared the Guantanamo Naval base. Officials described the conditions as moderate to heavy swells about 100 miles south of Guantanamo and 30 miles east of Cape Dame Marie Haiti. Reporters aboard the escort ship Greenwich Bay noted the sea was rougher than observers reported.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Truman
Caribbean
U.S.S. Williamsburg
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cape Dame Marie
Haiti
Williamsburg
Greenwich Bay
Congressional Inquiry Promised Over War Contract Fraud
General Accounting Office reports possible fraud in one of every twenty war contract settlements prompting Rep. Bender to promise a congressional investigation. GAO head Lindsay Warren urged repeal of the contract settlement act as he cited $906 million in 6,701 settlements and nearly $4 million in improper payments induced by fraud.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Rep
Bender
Ohio
House
GAO
Congress
Lindsay Warren
Lne
Warren
Operators To Meet With Lewis On Pensions Plan
Soft coal operators will meet Friday with John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers to discuss a proposed pension plan for miners. The conference was postponed due to the death of Thomas Moses, father of operator participant Harry M. Moses. Fire destroyed two frame houses in Powhatan leaving four families homeless.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Thomas Moses
Harry M. Moses
Keystone
Powhatan
Benes capitulates to Communist demands in Prague
Feb 25 Prague reports indicate President Eduard Benes accepted a cabinet of Communists and left wing supporters. Government radio says the last obstacle to Communist control has been removed, clearing the path for full seizure of power. Frankfurt dispatch notes tight border security by Czechoslovakia security police and armed guards along the western frontier. Prague confirms minister resignations remove anti Communist ministers and signal complete Communist control.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Kewtsdewand
Social Democrats
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Czechoslovakia
iAsch
County Court Meeting Today In Taylor County
The Taylor County court convenes for a day-long session led by President Arthur Poe to conduct routine business. Registrars will be assigned seating citywide with minor changes planned and completion anticipated by March 26.
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Taylor County
Arthur Poe
Warder's
Oourt
West Virginia January fire losses total 448345
State Fire Marshal Robert H. Kidd reported January fire losses in West Virginia reached 448345, up 279250 from January 1947 and down 339703 from December 1947. Over 100000 of the damage came from two fires, including a 50000 loss at Gatley Bridge on January 11 and a set of three business buildings burned at Northfork in McDowell County later in the month.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert H. Kidd
Kidd
Gatley Bridge
Northfork
McDowell County
The Grafton Sentinel Invites Pauline Reed To Theatre
Miss Pauline Reed is invited to attend tonight’s show at the Strand four together starring James Cagney and Joyce Bri at 4 The Theatre. Reed is addressed at 404 Barrett.
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the Grafton: Sentinel
Pauline
Pauline Reed
Barrett
James Cagney
T the Strand
Joyce Bri
Theatre
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