Winter Here Delivers Record 13 Below Zero
The dispatch records a bitter cold wave sweeping Grafton and Taylor County with a low of 13 degrees below zero, rising to 17 above by late morning. Gas curtailment remains at 40 percent for industry, roads stay icy, and fire risk rises as crews work to keep primary routes safe. Huntington druggist William Samson Vinson, 79, founder of Retail Drug Association, dies in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Taylor County
W. D. Myers
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company
Huntington
William Samson Vinson
Retail Drug Association
Milton
Vinson
Marshall College
Dunsmore Business College
Staunton
T. M. Boggess
Fountain Drug Store
Winter Storm Drops Subzero Readings Across West Virginia
Winter’s coldest blasts swept West Virginia last night and today with readings from 15 below to three below across the state. Cities and sites including Elkins Huntington Morgantown Charleston and Clarksburg reported subzero temps as Hope Natural Gas noted Hastings hit 17 below. No major fires or accidents were reported though injuries occurred from sleigh mishaps and a clothing fire in Kanawha County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Huntington
Elkins
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Kanawha
Flat Top Mountain
Raleigh
Mercer
Pittshurch
Hope Natural Gas Company
Clarksburg
Hastings
Wetzel County
de Myers
Graffumi
Taylor County
Sissonville
Mazella Walls
Cameo
Kanawha County
Two Americans dead in Palestine amid fighting toll
Jewish sources report two Americans killed in action with Hagana in Palestine since the UN partition vote. Ari Rabinowitz, 26, Haifa Tech College student, slain in a Wadi Rushmiya clash. Mosheh A. Pearlstein, 22, of Haifa, identified among 35 Jews killed Friday in the Judean Hills beyond Beth Shean-Fall. Official tally cites 893 deaths in Jewish Arab fighting. Jewish forces also blew up a suburban home at Er Ramle near Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
Hagana
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Ari Rabinowitz
Haifa
Er Ramle
Tel Aviv
Demmie Again Seeks Congress In First District Race
Charleston January first notes Adams of Wheeling has filed with the secretary of state to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the First district in the May 11 primary. Ramsay of Follows and Thienfeld of Wheeling are already entered in the race from Ohio county and neighboring areas.
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Charleston
Re. Adams
Wheeling
State House of Delegates
Secretary of State
Congress
Robert, L. Ramsay
Ohio
Phomenteeies L. ‘Thienfeld
Icy Streets Cause Auto Accident Here
Icy road conditions caused a minor auto crash early Saturday on Market Street crossing Main. Paul E. Graham drove a 1941 Chevrolet sedan, skidded, and struck a North Pole Ice truck. Gary damage to Graham’s car was slight and the truck about 45 dollars. Patrolman Lawrence Messenger investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E
Reany) Graham
West
St. Charles Street
Market Street
Main
Charles Dalton
North Pole Ice Company
Graham
Lawrence Messenger
Sentencing for Matayja Scheduled Amid Telegraph Sale
Harrisburg reports that Richard Alan Matayja a 17 year old from Fulton Weelteg faces sentencing for car theft. His testimony alleging assault by a West Virginia Industrial School foreman prompted a probe orders by U.S. District Judge Baker. Matayja has been jailed in Marion county after pleading guilty. The judge plans a 60 day rest trip to Berkeley Springs prompting case transfers to Judge Watkins. The youth has caused jail staff trouble including locking incidents in Ohio and Marion counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Alan Matayja
Fulton
Weeetag
West Virginia Industrial School For
Pruntytown
U. S
William E. Baker
Grafton
Reform School
Marion County
Wheeling
Baker
Berkeley Springs
Harry E. Watkins
Ohio County
Gandhi accepts peace pledges ending hunger strike
Mohandas K Gandhi ended his 121 hour fast after a pledge by Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh leaders to protect Muslims in India. He drank sweet lime at 12 45 pm and said the pledge would mean unbroken friendship among communities while planning further efforts with Pakistan to extend truth and non violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly
New Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Pakistan
Eisenhower and MacArthur Call For GOP Convention
Washington dispatch reports GOP Committee 10 formally calling for the June nominating convention in Philadelphia. Eisenhower and MacArthur, not present, are discussed as potential stalemate candidates alongside Dewey Taft and Stassen. Some members seek Eisenhower’s views before backing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Republican National Committee
Philadelphia
MacArthur
Eizenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Sen
Morse
Ore
Sen. Tobey
Two More Union Heads Sign Smoke Resolution
Six Baltimore and Surpasses officials miss the joint meeting of Taylor County Board of Trade and union leaders sign a resolution to cut black smoke in Graf ton. Absent heads sent signatures later to exec secretary Charles N. Prickitt, with Paul E. Malone presiding. Miss Paris of 1947 and her Yank soldier husband Ray Mack honeymoon in Columbus today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ohio Railroad
Taylor County Board of Trade
Grafton
Rade Board
Charles N. Prickitt
Trade Board
Paul E. Malone
Columbus
Paris
Ray
Mack
Grafton Fire Department Equipment Drive Nears Goal
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department reports 50 today toward a $10,000 equipment fund goal with $389 raised over the weekend. Notable contributions include $100 from Empire Market and $50 from Ross Gerard, plus numerous individual gifts from local businesses and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Bill Beall
Empire Market
Ross Gerard
C. N. Prickett
Eastern Star
Naomi
Adington
Plodie Cunningham
Lawrence Boyce
C.B. Mason
Beulah Belle
Bess F Kennedy
Ross ‘Wiseman
Helfin
Grafton Ares
Ministrial Association
James J. Rose
Cecil Snider
A. E. Leonard
W. Va. Farm Supply, Inc
Keefer
Ada Keefer
Richard Bord
Baruch’s program lines up with Truman plan in Senate
Bernard M. Baruch told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that his 11 point peace program includes price rollbacks for food, wage stabilization, and no tax cuts for two years. He endorsed the Marshall plan but warned dollars alone won’t save Europe and urged mobilization for peace with measures to boost production and curb nonessential spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Congressional
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Reed
Kas
Delegation from Taylor County to Morgantown meeting
A Taylor county delegation heads to Morgantown tonight for the second of six annual statutory meetings allowing sportsmen to voice views on open hunting seasons bag limits and fishing rules. State Conservation Commission Director Jack Shipman is expected to attend. Delegates are urged to submit written recommendations to commission representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Morgantown
Tomorow
Jack Shipman
State Conservation Commission
Shipman
Joseph W. Powell
Hold Boys After Mate Found Strangled In Cell
Two teen inmates of the Missouri training school for boys are held in the death of 15-year-old Rolland Barton who was found strangled in a segregation cell. Sheriff Lee J. Ross named J. D. Hicks, 16, and Robert Oswald, 14, as detainees with no charges filed. The incident follows another strangling at the school in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonville
Missouri Training School For Boys
Rolland Barton
Leo J. Ross
J. D. Hicks
Robert Oswald
Hicks
Oswaltd
Barton
Bea Hold Boys
Two More Highway Fatalities Reported
Charleston reports two more highway deaths raising January total to 14. Grace Rosie Paul, 39, a passenger on Secondary Route 8 in Boone county, and Sandra Jane Ashburn, 9, a pedestrian on Copeland Run Road in Harrison county, died in separate accidents yesterday. The January total is three above the same period in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Grace Rosie Paul
Boone County
Sandra Jane Ashburn
Copeland Run
Harrison County
Virginia governor submits 504 million dollar two year budget
Governor William M. Tuck transmitted a proposed 504,995,051 budget to the Virginia General Assembly for the 1948-50 period. The plan calls for 156,785,427 from the general fund plus 346,299,624 from special funds, with tax increases totaling 21.7 million. The package trims department requests by 100.7 million in the general fund and 6.6 million in special funds, and projects a 20.31 million general fund surplus as of June 30, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
William M. Tuck
General Fund of the Treasury
Treasury
General Fund
Griffith to Speak at Fairmont Chamber Dinner
Paul H. Griffith of Uniontown Pennsylvania, immediate past National Commander of the American Legion, will address the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce bosses dinner on The Impact of Communistic Trends. Officials note the event January 19 at the chamber hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
Paul H. Griffith
Uniontown
American Legion
Baruch Urges Restore Excess Profits Tax on Corporations
Bernard Baruch proposed restoring the excess profits tax at half wartime levels as part of a peace program. He argued against immediate income tax cuts and faced secretary Harriman who warned inflation requires keeping tax levels. Harriman testified to Congress while Baruch spoke to the Senate committee amid debate over tax policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard Baruch
Truman
Baruch
Congress
Commerce Harriman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harriman
House
Ways and Means
Federation
GOP Aims Billion Dollar Tax Cut Move
Republican leaders weigh a one billion plus tax cut as part of a five and a half billion measure to win Democratic votes and clinch a veto proof plan. Decision to be taken by the House GOP leadership in a meeting set for tomorrow in Speaker Martin’s office as they also push to cut President Truman’s forthcoming budget. Representative Taber and lawmakers call for an informal session to draft the federal measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis MI
Washington
House
Martin
Truman
Taber
Legislative
Federal
GOP
Sub Zero Cold Wave Grips Nation With 26 Below In Penn
The worst cold wave of the season, already blamed for at least 25 deaths, pushed fuel oil shortages and heavy frost through the Midwest. The Chicago Weather Bureau reported sub zero readings general in New England with temperatures well below freezing as far south as southern Florida. Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania recorded 26 below zero as the cold expanded across eastern states.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago’ Weather Bureau
New England
Florida
Phillipsburg
Penn- Lee
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Huntington Druggist
Preston County
Demmie
Athens
Platonos
Greece
Jaffa
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Telegraph
I. Newhouse
Newark
N. J
Annothere
Bineville
GOP Committee
SGU
Barugh
Senate Committee On Foreign Aid
Mate
State OF Virginia
Griffith
Farm Bureau Group
Gop Nay
Penna
Dixie
Gratton Sefitiné
Elbert Rhodes
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Strand Theatre
Dixie Theatre
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