Mardi Gras Celebration Hits Washington Ahead of Inauguration
The capital buzzes with Mardi Gras spirit as thousands arrive for Truman's inauguration. President Truman and his family join festivities, attending a $15-a-plate sendoff at the Mayflower Hotel where the crowd sang along to I'm Just Wild About Harry. Truman vows to pursue world peace and fair domestic measures in remarks at events tonight.
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Harry
Washington
Truman Barkley Club
Mayflower Hotel
Finance Committee
Democratic National Committee
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Nanking Regime Seeks Cease Fire and Peace Talks
The Nanking government called for a cease fire and immediate peace talks with the Communists amid ongoing shelling in Nanking. The executive Yuan approved the move, with Chiang Kai-Shek's final say anticipated. Formosa reports hint Chiang may relocate, with military units and staff mobilizing ahead of any potential arrival. A WVU hire, Donald P. Brown, was named assistant agricultural engineer after studies at VPI and Mason Town High School.
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China
Peiping
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Yuan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Central Executive Committee
Kuomintang Party
Formosa
Taipei
Air ‘Force
Navy
Morgantown
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
West Virginia University
Donald P. Brown
Brown
Masontown High School
VPI
Ripley
Youth pays in full for attempted robbery
A Huntington and New Castle youth, nineteen year old Donald B. Smith, has paid in full for an attempted robbery of a Cleveland drug store last week. The owner, Wayne N. Albee, was wounded and remains in fair condition in a Cleveland hospital. Smith died this morning from gunshot wounds inflicted by his intended victim.
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Huntington
West Virsita
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Donald B. Smith
Wayne N. Albee
Rapid temperature plunge across the state from 74 to 42
After a warm spell with a 74 degree reading in Huntington yesterday, temperatures fell sharply overnight to near 40s across the state. Elkins reported the warmest spot at 60 while cities like Charleston, Parkersburg, Morgantown, Petersburg, Wheeling, and Martinsburg recorded 40s and 50s as a cold front sweeps in with winds and a chance of snow overnight.
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Mercury
West Virginia
Elkins
Huntington
Charleston
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Petersburg
Wheeling
Martin
Ten Year Grafton Sentinel Route Awarded to Danny
Danny delivered the Grafton Sentinel for ten years starting in first grade, growing to over 100 customers and never missing a delivery for long stretches. He faced many dogs, one fall into a snow embankment, and more than his share of loyal tips and Christmas presents from grateful families.
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Grafton Sentinel
Little Johnny Colebank
the Sentinel
Fay Heinzman
Washington Street
Tts
Sentinel Base
Patteson Attending Truman Inaugural
West Virginia Governor Okey L. Patteson and his wife arrived in Washington for President Truman's inauguration joining a small West Virginia party. An aide said time limits may keep them from the inaugural ball but they will attend the concert and ride in the West Virginia delegation in the parade.
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West Virginia
Okey’ .L. Patteson
Truman
C. F. Jones
Navy
Pattesons
Arthur Koontz
Charleston
Philadelphia
Air Force
Clarence W. Meadows
Patteson Party
Taylor County Schools Get $50,000 State Aid In West Virginia
Charleston dispatch notes January aid distribution to 53 of 65 county school boards totaling nearly 1.5 million dollars. Barbour and Taylor counties each receive 50 thousand, with other counties listed including Berkeley 60 thousand, Boone 65 thousand, Greenbrier 90 thousand, Mingo 125 thousand, Monongalia 100 thousand, and many more. Some counties such as Kanawha and Wyoming did not apply.
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Barbour
Charleston
Cabell
Doddridge
Kanawha
Wyoming
Berkeley
Boone
Braxton
Brooke
Calhoun
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Hardy
Harrison
Action Not Words Is Lovett's Request
Britain ponders recognizing Israel only if the United States joins a peace guarantee plan. London claims such discussions surfaced in talks with Sir Oliver Franks and Lovett, while the Washington embassy calls the accounts nonsense and says recognition is not part of any new proposal.
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Palestine
London
Israel
United States
Middle East
Oliver Franks
Lovett
Washington
NLRB examiner rules union shop illegal in UMW contract
Washington January 19 an NLRB examiner ruled the union shop provision in the United Mine Workers soft coal contract illegal about 400 000 soft coal miners affected the ruling will be reviewed by the five man board if either side appeals UMW officials in Pittsburgh said the decision will have no immediate effect in the coal fields until a final ruling by the Supreme Court and John Owens secretary treasurer of the Malted Mine Workers urged total repeal of Taft Hartley law in a Columbus convention speech
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United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers Union
United States Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
John Owens
Columbus
Owens
Congress
Break in 30-inch gas line triggers Riverside evacuation
Bulletin reports a rupture in a 30 inch gas pipeline near the Moreno community forcing evacuation of the 250 residents. Officials fear a major explosion could occur at any moment as the break remains active and containment efforts continue.
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Riverside
Calif
Rmal
Moreno
Harrowing Week Ended By Rescue Of Flier In Colo
Former Army aviator William Harrison Junior recalled a week stranded on an 8000 foot plateau near the Colorado Utah border. He was rescued by a ski plane and flown to Vernal Utah, then to Fort Logan Veterans hospital for frozen feet. Two Craig, Colorado, filers helped save him. In Shanghai, two fires left over 1,000 homeless with deaths among two children and an adult.
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Colorado
William Harison Junior
Colorado-Utah
Harrison
Granby
Vernal
Utah
Fort Logan Veterans Hospital
Craig
Jim Eskridge
C. Leboutillier
Coast Guard Icebreaker Eastwind Collides In Fog Off New Jersey
A fog bound collision occurred early today off Barnegat lightship 60 miles east of New Jersey between the Coast Guard icebreaker Eastwind and the Gulf Oil tanker Gulf Stream. At least 10 were injured and several Coast Guardsmen killed. a fuel fire broke out aboard both vessels as rescue efforts began and boats sped to New York with the injured. Survivors were aided by sailors from a nearby columbian vessel as fire crews fought to control the blaze. Funeral services for Scott A. Shroyer, a 79 year old Blueville farmer and longtime greenhouse operator, are planned Friday at Bartlett Funeral Home with burial in Mount Morris cemetery.
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Scott Shroyer
Blueville
Shroyer
Taylor County
Melvin Lewis Shroyer
Hannah Etta Hall Shroyer
Sarah Alice Cornwell Shroyer
Elizabeth Bowman
Hattie “Hoban
Ruby Thayer
Grafton
Charles L. Shroyer
Ralph A. Shroyer
Fairmont
A. B. Shroyer
Clarence Shroyer
Thornton
Clinton Shroyer
Bluesville Methodist Church
Bartlett Funeral Home
Mount Morris Cemetery
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New York
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Barnegat
Eastwind
John A. Flynn
Boston
Ject
Suzanne
Newport News
Virginia
Cape May
Capital Airlines To Be Available In Morgantown Soon
Morgantown will gain Capital Airlines service around March 1 linking to Charleston Pittsburgh and about 70 other cities says Capital aide Jennings Randolph. Morgantown flight schedules to be announced later. Fin e of 1200 dollars fined for Bluefield transfer firm violating Interstate Commerce rules in Bluefield Federal Court.
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Capital Airlines
Capital
Jennings Randolph
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Bluefield
Perdue ‘Transfer and Storage Company
Monti Is Sentenced for Treason in New York Case
Former U S Air Force pilot Martin J Monti was sentenced to 25 years and fined 10000 dollars by Judge Robert A Inch in New York after confessing to treason during World War II He admitted flying a photo reconnaissance plane into German held Italian territory and later broadcasting for the Nazis.
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Martin J. Monti
Robert A. Inch
New York
IL Monti
International
Third Of Missing Boys Found Only One Still Living
PARSONS Jan 19 All three Tucker county boys who disappeared a week ago have been found. Two are dead and the remaining boy, 16 year old John Helmick, is in a critical condition in an Elkins hospital.
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Eston Carr
Beaver
State Legislators To Resume Monday
West Virginia lawmakers are off for the rest of the week, but Senate President Broughton Johnson asked committee chairmen to return Monday for heavy work. Some senators and delegates head to Washington for President Truman's inauguration. others have gone home. Johnson noted the slow start to business in the 49th session and said committee work will ramp up next week with bills and resolutions under study. A bonus proposal and a public construction financing bill were among the notable measures discussed.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Senate
Broughton Johnson
Ruman
Washington
Bridgeport Students Share In Big Estate
Bridgeport high school students will share in the will of the late Clara Benedum who died last week. She left ten thousand dollars for a scholarship fund at West Virginia University for Bridgeport students and one thousand dollars each to nine friends and relatives.
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Clarksburg
Bridgeport- Harrison County
Clara Benedum
Michael L. Benedum
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
A newborn daughter arrived Monday to Mr and Mrs James Mitchell at 103 East Main Street, the city’s sole new citizen this week. Doc Stork’s trip toward West Virginia is noted with no other county stops reported.
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Doc Stork
City Hospital
West Virginia
City
James. Mitchell
Main
Unseasonably mild weather yesterdays’ warm spell ends tonight
Cold weather headed for West Virginia after a 74 degree Huntington high, the warmest date since 1929. A warm front from the Gulf of Mexico drove the milder readings statewide while forecasters predict rain turning to snow tonight and much colder temperatures. Rumors of the day’s readings: Charleston 66 Parkersburg 65 Morgantown 64 Wheeling 62 Bluefield 54 Battersburg 49. President Truman signs a bill raising his salary to 100000 and increases expense allowances to 390000.
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West Virginia
Huntington
U. S
Leroy Stone
Gulf of Mexico
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Wheeling
Bluefield
Batersburg
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