Charter board gains in city vote as 1103 favor change
In yesterday’s citywide charter vote 1103 preferred the reform while only 140 ballots were cast in several precincts, with 13th showing no opposition. Dr Robert F Gerkin led charter board candidates with 1236 votes, Paul E Malone 1099, and others including Rosalyn Fleming Heironimus, J Paul Murphy, John K Burdett, Jed W Robinson, and Florence H Wilkinson elected. Several defeated candidates totaled 589, 557, and 438 votes. Poll clerks noted afternoon and evening turnout was strongest, but overall turnout was about one fifth of registered voters.
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Robert F. Gerkin
Paul E. Malone
Charter Board
Rosalyn Fleming
Heironimus
J. Paul Murphy
John K. Burdett
Jed W. Robinson
Florence H. Wilkinson
Frank M. Randolph
Willie R. Jackson
William Morgan
Wonder Drink shuts down plant due to sugar shortage
The Wonder Drink Co. closed its plant here until syrups and raw materials can be secured. A sugar shortage widespread across wholesale suppliers and Cuban export restrictions under the War Powers Act have halted shipments. President J. L. Evans Jr. expects a closure of a few days to three weeks with limited local sugar for consumers.
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Wonder Drink Co
Wonder Orafize
Bob's Cola Co
Richardson Root Beer Bottling Co
J. L. Evans, Jr
Evans
United States
Riverboat Rhythm at Strand and Tarzan and the Leopard Women at Dixie
Grafton Sentings invites M Leith to tonight’s double bill. Riverboat Rhythm stars Leon Errol at Strand Theatre. Tarzan and the Leopard Women stars Johnny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce at the Dixie Theatre.
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Grafton
M. Leith
Beechstreet
Leon Errol
Strand
Johnny Weismuller
Brenda Joyce
Dixie ‘Theatre
Hazel Atlas Plant Closes For Four Day Fourth Of July Holiday
The Hazel Atlas glass plant will close at midnight tonight for a four day vacation over July 4. Supt. Robert T. Knotts said repairs on the tanks will be made during the closure. Raw materials are arriving more plentiful and expected to return to previous standards soon.
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Hazel Atlas Glass
Robert T. Knotts
Independence Day Plans and Accident Warnings
West Virginians prepare for July Fourth festivities with picnics beaches and city programs while police urge strict traffic enforcement to reduce holiday deaths. Ripley and Pt Pleasant announce elaborate Independence Day observances as officials warn this could be a deadly travel period.
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Charleston
West
Ripley
Pt. Pleasant
Prices at a Glance from AP Report July 3
Chicago July 3 Prices show oats unmoved as light trading continues. Livestock prices reach highs at some markets while meat returns to butcher shops. Butter poultry milk cheese flour rise. rents climb with tenant complaints. clothing steady. grains up. stock markets slump to four month low. cotton futures fall. buying normal. Congressional leaders consider a price control compromise to restore OPA rules.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Comromise
War Profits Probe Hits May in Kentucky and D C
A multi‑item news brief notes a July 3 Senate war profits inquiry. Major Gen. Porter testifies Rep May of Kentucky intervened with the Army on behalf of Batavia Metal Products tied to war profiteering probes. The report covers prices and a murder verdict in Clarksburg.
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Kentucky
Alex H. Singleton
Washington
William N. Porter
Rep. May
House Military Committee
Army
Ai Dlinois Munitions Combine
Porter
Chemical Warfare Service
Senate War Investigating Committee
May
Batavia Metal Products, Inc
Batavia, T
Chalman Mead
D-N
George Meader
Col
Ry ‘Ay
Tetlow
Batavia
Warsaw Embassies Highlight Space and Opulence
In Warsaw the Proletariat Mas The Best Quarters While The Capitalists Wish reports on housing shortages in Poland. It notes Russians occupy a grand five story embassy block with 30 to 40 apartments, while the United States has one of the smallest embassy spaces, contrasted with luxury interiors and costly furnishings. The piece frames embassy living as a measure of national presence amid postwar conditions.
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Warsaw
Larry Allen
Hal Boyle
Warruined
Poland
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Europe
United States of America
City Officials Reprimand Two Officers In June Shooting
City officials severely reprimanded Patrolman Chartes Dwyen and Patrolman Earl T. Myers for a June 28 shooting incident but both will remain on the city police force. Mayor C. O. King awaits results on the police chief position before acting further.
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Chartes Dwyen
Earl T. Myers
C. O. King
Joe Mask
Re Pueien
Sentinel Not Published Tomorrow in Grafton Area
The Sentinel and all government offices and establishments will be closed on July 4 for the national holiday except restaurants, drug stores, and theaters. Employees may enjoy time with families per policy.
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Grafton
The
Sentinel
Frank Morgan Jr. Local business man dies after illness
The Grafton community mourns Frank Reed Morgan 52 a plumbing contractor for over twenty years. He became ill at home and died in the afternoon despite medical aid. Morgan was highly regarded in town and active in local politics across parties. He trained as a plumber with Alex Zeck and later worked for E F Clark before starting his own contracting business. He left a prominent mark on Grafton’s business scene.
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Grafton
Frank. Reed. Morgan
South Grafton
Taylor County
Morgan
E. F. Clark
Mr. Morgan
Frank Morgan
Trieste May See International Peace Conference
Paris dispatch reports observers forecast a 21-nation peace conference in weeks as foreign ministers near agreement on the Italian peace treaty. Key issue is how Trieste would be administered under a French internationalization proposal, with hope a general conference could convene before month end. Molotov suggested only a few talks remain to settle Trieste. Elsewhere, Walter Horab, 56, died after falling into a cutting machine at the Koppers Coal mine in Grant Town, Coroner Kidd announced.
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Robert Eunson
Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Trieste
U. S
James F.uight
Vyacheslav Molotov
Fairmont
Walter Horab
Koppers Coal Company
Grant, Town
D. C
Kidd
Bilbo clings to slim Mississippi primary lead for third term
Unofficial Mississippi primary results show Theodore G. Bilbo leading with 87,903 votes to 85,984 for rivals after 1 382 of 1 701 precincts counted. Tom Q. Ellis 54,030, Ross A. Collins 16,792, Nelson T. Levings 13,875, Frank Harper 1,287. Several thousand Negro voters sought to qualify per a Supreme Court decision.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
United States
Theo. G. Bilbo
Ross Collins
Tom Q. Ellis
Frank Harper
Nelson T. Levings
Bilbo
Theodore G. Bilbo
Ellis
Ross.a. Collins
Supreme Court
Rubber plant closure sparks wage dispute at Institute
The U S Rubber Institute Plant, with 350 workers, shut down amid a labor dispute. A company spokesman said a walkout by employees was unauthorized by the union. CTO representative John B Easton claimed the clash arose from management plans to halve the workforce by doubling up and warned of July 8 duties assignment.
Mrs Meadows in Hospital After Surgery at St Marys
Mrs. Clarence W. Meadows wife of the governor entered St. Marys hospital Monday for surgery. Attendants report she is in good condition at the Huntington hospital.
OOMMELIVES UP BLOCKING TACTICS AFTER THREE DAYS
Washington July 3 Two measures to revive price controls faced Senate action after blocking tactics stalled them for three days. O'Daniel dropped a motion to refer the bills to pensions, joking that 65,000 former OPA workers have nothing to do. Majority Leader Barkley said the motion was out of order, upheld by Maybank acting president pro tempore. The bills, already passed by the House, would extend OPA life to July 20 to allow Congress more time to act.
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Washington
Senate
O'Daniel
Committee On Pensions
OPA
Barkley
Maybank
D-Sc
House
Congress
Judge Sets July 11 for Loughry Voluntary Manslaughter Hearing
InPhilipppt Circuit Court Judge Francis L Warder fixed July 11 to hear arguments on a defense motion to set aside the jury verdict convicting Mrs Margaret Loughry 26 of voluntary manslaughter in a fatal car collision. If denied she would be sentenced between July 11 and July 15, facing a penalty of one to five years imprisonment.
Northwest Airlines Strike Ties Up Coast-to-Coast Service
Seattle and Newark report coast-to-coast suspensions as 800 to 1,000 machinists and maintenance workers walk out over wages hours and vacation with pay. Pickets surround offices and hangars, planes ordered to divert or terminate at next division point with all flights halted.
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Seattle
Roarest Airlines
Independent Association of Machinists
Mechaical
Newark
N. J
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Hayden Chemical to Run Morgantown Plant for War Need
Hayden Chemical Company of New York has leased the Morgantown ordnance plant in West Virginia on a short term basis and will take over immediately from the Army. Senator Kilgore says the firm can operate it if a sufficient quantity of coke is obtained, signaling full plant use for manufacture.
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Washington
Hayden Chemical Company of
New York
Morgantown, W. Va
Army
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Atomic Bomb Rated A Success Even It Didn't Sink
At Bikini Atoll the July test damaged 49 of 73 target vessels aboard the USS Appalachian. Reports say six sunk, nine heavily damaged, with crews noting the blast could compel a nation to quit war and that no defense to shoot it down exists. Maj. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe comments.
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Uss
Appalachian
Bikini
Navy
Army
Ces
Anthony McAuliffe
United States
Federal probes on car shortage to aid rail supply
Fairmont reports a car shortage probe with eight to eighteen idle mines. Cmdr J H Gichner and H N Kellogg plan to meet war dispatchers in Grafton, then return to Washington to report. Gichner says the aim is not blame but to raise car supply through increased rent and production.
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Fairmont
Grafton
Cmdr
J. H. Gichner
Naval Reserve
8. N. Kellogg
Washington Au
Gichner
Coal Miners Start Four Day Vacation Tomorrow
Pittsburgh July 3 The nations soft coal miners begin a four day holiday tomorrow with about 30 million dollars in vacation pay paid last week. The miners, many of whom will travel, follow a pattern of pauses to rest and allow time for family outings as production bows to the holiday period while unions and mine owners note the broader demand for coal remains steady.
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Pittsburgh
London
Hound
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Clarksburg
Barnett
Charles W. Goff
Barmett
Weston-Clarksburg
Illinois Outfit
Frank Jr. Morgan
LOGAL
Rankin
Collins
Tom Q. Bills
Frank Harpe
Institute Down
Meadows
Ratae
Northwest Air Lines
Hayden Chemical Co
Morgantown
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