Grafton Man Held for Pennsylvania Check Charge
Woodrow Annon, 25, of West Main Street Grafton, held in Taylor county jail awaiting Pennsylvania authorities. He is charged with false pretense for allegedly writing a $730 check on the First National Bank of Grafton in payment for a 1949 Pittsburgh car. Annon reportedly had no bank account and will be taken to Allegheny County for prosecution.
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Taylor County
Pennsylvania
Woodrow Annon
West Main Street
Annon
Thomas Hyett
Allegheny County
Graftonian
First National Bank of Grafton
Pittsburgh
al- Yegheny
Some Prices Show 24 Per Cent Drop
An Associated Press survey across 13 cities finds prices down as much as 24 percent over the past year. Food items averaged a 9.9 percent drop, with variation by city. Womens cotton house dresses fell about 24.5 percent, nylon stockings about 15 percent, and men’s shirts about 7.5 percent. Shoes and suits largely held steady, while San Francisco paid slightly more for seven staples. Milk rose in price. See SOME page 2.
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Washington
Associated Press
San Francisco
C and P Acquires West Virginia Land for New Projects
Charleston reports Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co has bought 13 land tracts in West Virginia for construction sites. The Public Service Commission hearings this week will consider a proposed two step rate increase to cover higher operating costs. Arthur L. Lanigan testified for the company, noting WV operations since the war.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
C and P
Arthur L. Lanigan
Washington, D.C
Lanigan
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
West Virgina Company
C. & P. Page
Mysterious Bomb Explodes Injuring 3 Postal Workers
In Bowling Green Kentucky a parcel post blast injures three postal workers as clerk William Harry Osborne loses both hands and eyes. The package marked for a non existent address was being examined when it exploded. The eastern origin is suspected and authorities report shattered windows and wrecked fixtures at the post office. Investigators include Postal Inspector A B Cleveland and Deputy Sheriff Oscar Isbell with lead on the case.
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Bowling Green
Howling Green
Kentucky
William Harry Osborne
A.B. Cleveland
Osborne
Cl Coffey
Ray Toffey
Oscar Isbell
Dant Goodrum
Ray Cosarles
Supreme Court halts fire boss safety inspection rule
Charleston reports the state supreme court issued a temporary injunction to stop enforcing a rule that only fire bosses may conduct safety inspections at West Virginia mines. The decision, 3 to 2, stayed on bond of ten thousand dollars and affects Kanawha circuit court proceedings. More than 15 mines closed and over 6000 workers idle amid the dispute.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
State Mines Department
West Virginia
James B. Riley
WT. Lovins
Kanawha
Fairmont Officer's Trial Continues Amid Dismissal
In Fairmont Patrolman Walter M. Garrison Junior faces unlawful wounding charges as his trial proceeds. A defense motion to dismiss a felony count was sustained yesterday after Boyles was shot when he leaped from a car following a traffic stop on January 3.
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Fairmont
Walter M. Garrison
Garrison
Theodore W. Boyles
Boyles
Rain Expected Tonight With Cooler Thursday Outlook
Rain is forecast for the area tonight with a slight temperature drop anticipated for early Thursday. Yesterday’s rainfall at Blueville weather station was .78 inches, with a low of 43 degrees overnight and a high around 58 degrees by noon today.
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Blueville
General MacArthur Sets Quiet Birthday Abroad
General Douglas MacArthur marked his 69th birthday outside the United States with no special plans. The Supreme Allied Commander carried on with routine duties, though an aide noted a birthday cake would be served.
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Avia
Jan. Or
Douglas MacArthur
United States
MacArthur
Eta Kappa Nu Initiates 28 WVU Electrical Engineers
Charles W. Calvert of Tunnelton joined 27 fellow high ranking electrical engineering students in the Eta Kappa Nu initiation banquet at West Virginia University this week, honoring outstanding students in the field.
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Charles W. Calvert
Tunnelton
Eta Kappa Nu
West Virginia University
Kiwanis Club Sees B and O Movie
The Kiwanis club viewed a Baltimore and Ohio railroad film detailing operations and maintenance of motive power and track. Sponsored by the American Legion, the movie will tour local civic clubs in coming weeks and showcases the railroad sentinel service recently started by B and O.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Sentinel
B, and O
A J Williamson Appointed Hospital Administrator Here
Alva J Williamson of Charleston, consultant in hospital administration for the State Department of Health, is named administrator of Grafton City hospital, succeeding James McKelvy who left January 1. Williamson will assume February 14 after a long career in Charleston hospitals and health groups, with education from Virginia Tech and National Business College.
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Alva J. Williamson
Charleston
State Department of Health
Grafton City Hospital
Hospital
James McKelvy
Pennsylvania
C. N. Mays
Williamson
Health Department
Charleston General Hospital
Charleston Hospital
United Fuel Gas Company
Central Trust Company
McClung Hospital
American College of Hospital Administrators
West Virginia Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
Charleston Retail Credit. Association
University Club
Blue Cross Plan
Carolinas-Virginia _Hospital association
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Virginia
Natonal Busness College
Roanoke
American Institute of Bawking
Patteson Urges Careful Tax Hikes Amid Service Expansion
Governor Patteson urged expansion of state services but asked the legislature to avoid tax increases unless demanded by a genuinely needed service. He urged prompt action on county school building aid and considered enabling extra levies by popular vote or constitutional amendment. He noted debt costs and fair tax burden distribution.
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Citarleston
Patteson
Clarence W. Meadows
House
Senate
State Department
Flemington Man Held In Daughter's Murder Awaiting Family Visit
Charles John Edgar Miller, a Flemington miner, remains in the county jail awaiting his wife or brother to visit this week to help arrange legal defense for the murder charge in his daughter Nora Burl Duvall of Rosemont. He has not yet secured counsel and fears jail delay may hinder his case. The sheriff allowed a photo as Miller spoke from his cell on the third floor.
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Charles John Edgar Miller
Flemington
Taylor County
Flemington Miner
Nora Burl Duvall
Rosemont
Taylor
Sentinel
Miller
Marty Batson
Sentinel News
Sherne Matthews
Martinsburg Urged as Site for West Virginia Medical School
Charleston dispatch reports that Martinsburg is proposed as the location for a new West Virginia Medical School and hospital. Five Eastern Panhandle lawmakers including Senate Judiciary Chair Bean and Major Itypfloor leader support Martinsburg. Supporters include Senators Bean and Beller and Delegates Wright Perry and Dawson. A separate Washington item notes representatives from 48 nations gathering in Washington for an international wheat conference.
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Charleston
Thal
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Senate Judiciary Committee
The
State Medical Association
Huntington
Bean
Hardy County
Judiciary Committee
Majoritypfloor
Beller
Morgan County
Wright
Berkeley
Perry
Jefferson
Dawson
Washington
B and O worker dies after switch engine accident
FAIRMONT January 26 a 58 year old car repairman was killed yesterday in the Fairmont yards of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Isaac Richards named by Supt P J Klauenberg of the Monongah division as the victim. Coroner D E Kidd is investigating and no inquest determination had been made. No witnesses saw the accident but investigators believe Richards stepped behind a backing locomotive.
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Fairmont
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
P. J. Klauenberg
Isaac Richards
D. E. Kidd
Richards
Gov Patteson to deliver first speech before legislature
Charleston January 26 Governor Okey Patteson will address the state legislature this afternoon as both chambers convene at 2 p m. and hold a brief joint session to hear the address. He is expected to outline his administration plan on schools roads and other matters. House business yesterday lasted 24 minutes and the senate 12 minutes with 40 bills introduced. Proposals include granting women jury service raising legislators pay and installing bathhouses for miners. Ballard seeks to raise annual salaries from 500 to 1200 plus 10 a day for extended sessions. Maloney proposes constitutional change to allow women jury service. Boyle introduces the miner bathhouse bill. Patteson will meet with six veterans groups tomorrow to discuss a veterans bonus proposal able to gain administration support.
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Charlston
Okey
Patteson
Senate
House
Assembly
Ballard
Mercer County Democrat
Posal
Melton Maloney
Kannawha
Boyle
Ohio County
Chinese Reds Seek Arrest Of Chiang Kai-Shek War Criminal
Chinese Communist broadcasts demand the arrest of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek as a war criminal and urge Acting President Li Tsung Jen to prove sincerity in pursuing peace. They threaten a renewed civil war if peace talks fail while Nanking shifts to Canton and peace negotiators travel across the Yangtze River.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang
Canton
Yangtze
Nationalist government-of-China
Yangtze River
Id Tsung-Jen
Shanghai
Red
Bill Lias Wins Appeal to Face Jury Trial
Wheeling operator Bill Lias won his appeal to withdraw a guilty plea on income tax evasion charges. He will be tried by jury. previously sentenced to five years and a $10,000 fine. Attorneys argued parole expectations influenced the plea. The judge’s exact ruling and trial date were not set.
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Wheeling
Big Bill Lias
Lias
William E Bakers
Wheeling Downs
Lins
Baker
Beckley Woman Awarded 2500 in State Court of Claims
A Beckley widow, Della J. McGraw, won a $2500 award recommendation from the State Court of Claims. The ruling cites silicosis as a factor in the death of her husband George T. McGraw, a former Eastern Gas and Fuel employee who died in 1945 after TB treatment. The court previously ruled against her in October for lack of sufficient evidence.
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Charleston
Beckley
State Court of Claims
George T. McGraw
Eastern Gas and Fuel Asociates
Veterans Hospital
pMers Della_J. McGraw
Pinecrest “Sanita
McGraw
Council Lifts Ban on Sunday Movies
Milton town council votes three to two to lift the ban on Sunday movies though hours are limited to times when church services are not in progress. Nine church representatives from Milton and nearby communities opposed the ordinance. Sunday movies had never been legal in Cabell County town.
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Milton
Cabell
Israel Election Returns Show Labor Leads
Jan 26 reports two labor parties ahead in returns from Tuesday’s parliamentary election in Israel. Early tallies indicate strong showing for labor contenders amid a tight race with key districts still uncounted.
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Singapore
Israel
Opponents Propose Soil Conservation Plan Against West Fork Dam
In Washington the West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner and Governor Patteson oppose the West Fork River dam proposal. They favor an intensive soil conservation program as a cheaper alternative to the Brownsville dam. Supporters insist the multiple purpose dam is needed for flood control navigation and water supply.
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Washington
West Fork River
West Virginia State Agriculture
Board of Army Engineers
Brownsville
Okey L. Patteson
Lawrence R. Lynch
Clarksburg
West Fork
Weston
Fairmont
George S. Davidson
Cleveland Bailey
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens Baby Parade
Grafton reports six newborns so far this week with Doc Stork visiting Grafton City hospital at 10 41 p m. The latest baby, six pounds two ounces, was born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shaffer as families celebrate new arrival in the community.
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Grafton
Doc Stork
Grafton City Hospital
Lawrence Shaffer
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