Documents Show Extent USSR Encouraged Hitler
The United States released a major propaganda blow by publishing a 362 page volume of long secret German foreign office records. It details Moscow Berlin talks and a 1939 treaty that carved Europe into spheres of influence. Stalin demanded a free hand in Finland and a base near the Dardanelles, with a dominant Axis voice, and Hitler refused a crucial price.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Voice of America
Europe
State Department
Moscow
Berlin
Hitler
Soviet Union
Germany
Poland
Stalin
Finipa
Dardanelles
Axis
Nuernberg
Marshall
Diphtheria Claims Local Child in County Outbreak
The death of 15 year old Martha Louise Gordon from Route 1 is attributed to diphtheria by Dr. J. W. Travis. She was among three county cases reported earlier, with no new cases since. Funeral services were held at 1 PM.
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Martha Louise Gordon
Route 1
J. W. ‘Travis
R. D. Stout
Stout
Knottsville
Chapel Hill
Gordon
West Virginia University to Award 26 Four Year Scholarships
Morgantown January 22 Twenty six high school graduates will receive four year scholarships to West Virginia University announced by President Irvin Stewart The awards, third straight year, cover remission of all fees except special services and state funds, based on scholarship citizenship leadership and other abilities and prepared to support four years.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Irvin . Stewart
University Board of Governors
Bevin urges Western alliance against Soviet expansion
British foreign secretary Bevin told the House of Commons that Soviet Russia seeks to dominate Europe using all means and that continuing this policy will trigger another war. He cited Poland Bulgaria Hungary and Romania as examples and warned appeasement is futile while urging a Western alliance as a debate on foreign affairs opens.
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Tom Williams
London
Bevin
Russia
Europe
Yalta
House of Commons
Soviet Union
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Britain
Husband Shoots Two Women Before Children
Topsham Maine, January 22 Two women were shot to death by the husband of one of them, who then reportedly drowned in a well. Four children witnessed the incident, with Mrs Mabel Russell, 40, and Mrs Hattie Crosman, 31, named as victims. Police chief Frank Carver gave the account.
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Topsham
Frank Carver
Mabel Russell
Hattie Crosman
Carver
Edward Russell
Truman Sure Democrats Will Have A Candidate
President Truman said there will be an announced Democratic candidate before the party convention opening in Philadelphia July 12. He declined to name the man in mind, noting everyone in the United States has a right to be a candidate in either party.
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Washington
Truman
Philadelphia
United States
Chicago couple scheduled for trial on Jan 28
Bluefield W Va Jan 22 A Chicago doctor Charles B Sharp 39 and his wife Hazel 35 pleaded innocent before federal Judge Ben Moore on charges of transporting a woman from Chicago to Bluefield for immoral purposes. A third defendant Clifford E Operud 23 of Memphis Tenn and a prominent Egan critic in custody in Little Rock Ark will be brought here for trial.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Tenn
Soviets May Ship Food Into Germany For First Time
Soviet officials may import grain into the Russian occupied eastern zone of Germany as a Molotov plan of economy takes shape. Maj. Gen. Timofei Dudarov, acting military governor for Saxony, told U.S. correspondents that shortages in the zone’s food supply could force shipments from the Soviet Union, though no final decision has been made.
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Edwin Shanke
Dresden
Saxony
Soviet Union
Germany
Europe
Timoffei Dudarov
Car and tractor-trailer collide on Route 50 injuring man
A head on crash on U S Route 50 near Thornton at 9 50 a m left Earl Ruble of Clarksburg with minor head injuries. The 1941 Willys sedan driven by Gerald Flynn of Keyser and the parked tractor-trailer from Alexandria collided after the car trying to pass the trailer could not see it. The sedan suffered about 400 dollars damage while the truck incurred no damage.
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Thornton
Earl Ruble
Clarksburg
E. L. Duckworth
Duckworth
Wil
Liam Harry Hatton, Jr
Alexandria
Grafton
Willeys
Gerald Flynn
Keyser
Lincoln Day Dinner Set For February 11 in Taylor County
The Republican party in Taylor County will hold its annual Lincoln Day dinner February 11 at 6 30 p m at Andrews Methodist church East Main Street. Dayton R Stemple state senator from the 15th district will deliver the principal address. Clyde Mays will preside. Other program committee members include Hugh R McPhail and Mrs Merley Bailey. Pearl Felton chairs the county Republican women’s group.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
Taylor County
Andrews Methodist Church
Clyde Mays
Hugh R. McPhail
Merley Bailey
Woman's Republican Club
Pearl Felton
Fire devastates Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co facility
A blaze swept the Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co block in Chester causing 33 buses destroyed and estimated losses of 750000. The fire prompted mass evacuation as police feared 20 explosions, with 300+ firefighters battling the flames until containment. P T Reilly called the incident feed from a bus gasoline burst after an explosion.
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PPRES
Chester
Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co
Inidcity
P. T. Reilly
Tomlinson Elected New Committee Chairman at Trade Group
E. M. Tomlinson of Taylor County was elected chairman of the advertising committee of the Taylor County Board of Trade at a recent meeting. The session reviewed past activities and outlined plans for publicizing Taylor County, including pamphlets about local sites like the National Cemetery and the Andrews Methodist church. Other members named were Joe Evans C W T Lockard Leslie Loar Dr Charles Casner R M Brower and James F Holt.
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E. M. Tomlinson
Taylor
New York Life Insurance
Taylor County Board of Trade
Taylor County
Grafton
The
National Cemetery
Andrews Methodist Church
Joe Evans
C.W.T. Lockard
Leslie Loar
Charles Casner
R. M. Browr
James F. Holt
Lovins drops US senate bid after court ruling
Charleston WV January 22 Supreme Court Judge William T Lovins withdrew from consideration for the United States Senate saying he will serve the remaining five years of his term on the bench Former Senator M M Neely of Fairmont leads the Democratic nomination prospects for Bevercomb of Charleston Republican candidate. In Washington Republicans press Truman budget cuts as Democrats plan tax relief shifts under Rep Doughton plans to trim between five point six and six point five billion from the national tax bill.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
William T. Lovins
United States Senate
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Chapman Bevercomb
Lovins
United States
West Virginia
Lovin Pase
William F. Arbogast
Francis M Lemay
Washington
Truman
Senate House Committee
Rep. Doughton
D.N.C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Boy Dies In Wringer Tragic Washing Machine Accident
A three year old boy named Nelson Parker died in Orange New Jersey yesterday after his arms were caught in the rubber rollers of an electric washing machine wringer. He wedged his throat against a guard rail and suffocated. Dr. Gabriel D Amato of Orange Memorial hospital confirmed the death.
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Orange
N. J
Gabriel D'Amato
Or=range Memorial hospital
Nelson Parker
Nuzum files for House of Delegates in Taylor County
Jack Robert Nuzum 26 year old West Virginia University student and former Army Air Force captain announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Taylor County seat in the 1948 primary on May 11. He seeks to unseat Republican incumbent Fred D. Carder who has served three terms and has not yet filed for re election amid rumors he will run again.
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Jack Robert Nuzum
West Virginia University
Army Air Force
House of Delegates
Taylor County
Nuzum
Fred D. Carder
Carder
Jack -Nuzum
Midway to Withdraw for Altérations. New Carrier to Replace
The Navy will pull the 45,000 ton Midway from the Mediterranean for extensive alterations and will send another aircraft carrier to take her place. Speculation pointed to Franklin D. Roosevelt or Coral Sea, but no replacement was specified. Both ships will be ready for assignment when Midway withdraws during March.
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Washington
Midway
Mediterranean
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fresh Snowstorm Strikes State Across West Virginia
A fresh snowstorm swept across West Virginia with thunder and hail as a new cold front moved in from the northwest. High winds drifted snow on high ground while the Road Commission urged chains statewide. Areas reported up to eight inches in Preston County and four inches in Kanawha and Boone counties. Temperatures ranged from 20s to mid 20s, with roads iced and plowed areas repeatedly shovelled.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Road Commission
Huntington
Terra
Alta
Aurora
Preston County
District Highway Office
Kanawha County
Boone
Clay
Commission
Parkersburg
Moundsville
Princeton
Clarksburg
Terra Alta
Hold Salesman of Kidnapping Charge In Federal Case
A Florida office supply salesman Clifford Woodward George, 42, was held on federal kidnapping charges for taking Dorothy Groover, 30, at gunpoint and imprisoning her in a hotel room across the state line. FBI agent J K Mumford cited forcing Groover into a car and transporting her to Moultrie Georgia despite a companion’s defense efforts.
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Tallahassee
Fla
FBI
J. K. Mumford
Mobile
Ala
Clifford Woodward George
Dorothy Groover
Moultrie
Mumford
AFL Head Proposes Week Worked Out On Overtime
Washington January 22 AFL President William Green proposed voluntary measures to set a 43 hour work week on an overtime pay basis to boost production and combat inflation. He urged labor and management to agree, supporting Truman’s anti inflation program and standby authority to control wages and prices if needed.
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AFL
Washington
William Green
Dabor
Setiste-Banthein
Oh S
Republcan
Trimisn
Hoover
Snow blankets Taylor county halting travel
A sudden five inch snowfall blanketed Taylor county and icy blasts renewed winter's grip. State Road crews fought to clear roads as plows expanded from four to six crews by 7:30 a.m. Primary routes were well plowed though motorists were urged to use chains. Route 250 west near Mt View Camp described as worst.
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Taylor County
Mt. View Camp
Pase
One Million German Workers To Strike At Midnight
Bavarian Trade Union Federation calls for a 24 hour walkout by virtually all workers in Bavaria to protest food shortages. The action follows a prior 24-hour strike affecting about 200000 workers yesterday in Nuernberg and Cologne, amid emergency measures for film showings and local theatre schedules.
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Munich
Germany
Bavarian’ ‘Trade “Union Federation
Bavaria
Lincoln Street
Nuernberg
Cologne
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
Strand Theatre
Flying Serpent
Starrioutes
Zucco
Ralph Lewis
Dixie Theatre
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