Fighting Around the World War Reports from Korea and Pacific Fronts
The dispatches recount Lt. Jack Eno of Lansing Michigan surviving a bomb stuck in his B 24s bomb bay and landing in the sea before an American rescue. Reports from San Diego describe carrier actions with Sicily, Philippine Sea, Boxer and Valley Forge awaiting duty as Seventh Fleet operations continue. Diplomatic notes in Washington discuss the UN flag and possible UN command in Korea while MacArthur leads a near term strike against Pyongyang from carriers Valley Forge and Triumph. A late Tokyo bulletin previews air battles by carrier forces and a fresh air war box score on General MacArthur’s push in Korea.
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Tokyo
Korea
Ife
Jack Eno
Lansing
Michigan
Japan
Red Forces
Wal
Eno
San Diego
Sicily
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Sea
Boxer
Valley Forge
MacArthur
Triumph
Pyongyang
West Virginian to Head National Education Body
Miss Corma Mowrey of Clarksburg nominated without opposition for the presidency of the National Education Association at the Saint Louis convention. She is on leave from Victory High School and has held multiple WV education posts including director of professional services for the WV Pascaton Association and former state association president. The formal selection will occur Friday. only other WVian to hold the post was Dr. Joseph Rosier in 1933.
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National Education Association
West Virginia
Corma Mowrey
Clarksburg
Rainy WV Fourth Trip Toll Rises Over Last Year
Rainy weather kept West Virginia travel light during the extended Fourth of July weekend yet the early death toll climbed past last year’s figure. Through the first three days, nine people died in various incidents, eight in highway crashes and one struck by a railroad train.
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West Virginia
Joseph Ellis
Hugheston
Patrick Street
Charleston
Ray Carry
Allingdale
Baltimore and Ohio
Richwood
Brings Volunteers To Fight Communists In Korea
A dozen pilots from the Virginia Beach National Guard have volunteered for Korea. The group includes commanding officer Major Leland Waters Jr. They sent a telegram to the Korean embassy in Washington stating they are a small but select unit available to join the Korean conflict immediately.
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Richmond
Virginia
View National Guard
Outfit
Leland Waters, Jr
Washington
Eisenhower Addresses Scout Jamboree On Korea Policy
General Eisenhower spoke to forty seven thousand Boy Scouts at Valley Forge warning against another Munich while urging American action in Korea using broad means. He linked courage to faith and loyalty and concluded with Let her rip as the Normandy invasion cry. The crowd erupted in fireworks.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Munich
Valley Forge
Generalisenhower
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Europe
Ike
Normandy
Holiday Death Toll 739 Sets Grim Fourth Total
The Fourth of July holiday toll reaches 739 fatalities with hundreds more injured and isolated in hospitals and homes. The tally marks a grim historical high, surpassing earlier records and prompting juries to consider safety and accountability in celebrations.
Three Grafton youths held after WV burglaries
Three 20 year old men, Donald Paul Fey Ralph Durand Fast and Thomas Carl Freeze, were arrested in Webster Springs after allegedly admitting to 20 to 25 burglaries and safe cracking across six West Virginia counties. They reportedly robbed a McCourt Motor Company safe in Webster Springs and stole about $900 in cash bonds and stocks from the Tigart River banks in Taylor County. Police matched tire impressions to tracks at the river bank to locate the suspects.
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Grafton
Webster Springs
Donald Paul Fey
Grand Street
Ralph Durand Fast
Leonard Street
Thomas Carl Freeze
Ethel Street
West Virginia
Taylor
Harrison Lewis
Barbour
Randolph
Webster
B. A. Zirkle
Fast
Frey
McCourt Motor Company
Tigart River
Taylor County
Valley Falls
Tecover
River Ban
Mask Resigns As Police Head In Grafton Health Crisis
Joseph Mask known as Chief resigns as Acting Captain of Police in Grafton West Virginia due to health and upcoming strain. He will stay on civil service books as a patrolman on sick leave. City Manager Harry Curry accepts resignation with thanks for service and vows a departmental reorganization.
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Joseph Mask
Grafton
Police
Civil Service
Joseph G. Ma
Curry
Tay Mr. Mask
Aarry Curry
Mask
2 Sentinel
Joe Mask
Odd Bits In The News From Independence and Muscatine
In Independence Missouri a hollow tree in a pasture within city limits still burns after firecrackers started by small boys provoked the fire crew to gallop to the scene. A ferocious bull charged the approaching firefighters, forcing them to retreat, leaving the tree burning slowly as the bull watched. In Muscatine Iowa a buffalo hunt resumes as two buffalo belonging to a rodeo show roam the farm of Walter Sabbath ten miles from town.
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Independence
Missouri
Muscatine
Iowa
Muscaitine
Walter Sabbath
Italian Bandit King Guiliano Killed by Police
Salvatore Guiliano, Sicily's bandit king, died in a dawn confrontation after an eight month dragnet by 2000 carabinieri. The longtime terror leader was shot dead in his lair as authorities closed in, ending a seven year manhunt and wiping out most of his gang.
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Rome
Italy
Sicily
Salvatore Guiliano
Ansa
Iano
Jim
Carabinieri
Giuliano
Grafton City Hospital Admits and Dismissals List
Several persons were admitted to Grafton City hospital on July 3 and July 4. Names include David Davisson, Flora Bolyard, Betty Cross, John Richard Weaver, Carol Bolyard, Mildred Dens, Maxine Maxwell, Clifford Sturms, Mary Marie Wolfe, Robert Moran, Nathan Drainer, Esther Shingleton, Dorsey Davis, Haddie May Ross, and others. Dismissals include William Summers, Helen Spino, Vera Simpson, Flora Jean Boyard, Mary Lee Fridley, Ice C Thorn, David Davisson, Howard Woodyard, and George Reel.
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Grafton City Hospital
David Davisson
Independence
Flora Bolyard Newburg
Betty Cross
Water Street
John Richard Weaver
Carol Bolyard
Tunnelton
Mildred Densmore
Maxine Maxwell
Clifford Sturms
West Main Street
Mary Marie Wolfé
Robert Moran
Gratton
Howard.w.woodyard
George Reel
One Highway Accident Reported For Yesterday
Grafton state police report a weekend highway crash on U S Route 119 at Hammond Hill. Arnett Lee Reot and Larken Tyston Stanley were involved, with minor injuries. Both cars were badly damaged. neither driver was hospitalized.
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Grafton
Arnett Lee Reot
Larken Tyston
Stanley
Bridgeport
Hammond ‘Hill
Root
C. F. Randall
American Infantry Cut Off in Korea Front
North Korean forces isolated American infantry south of Suwon as battle reports flowed in from MACARTHURs command. U S planes from carriers Valley Forge Triumph struck Pyongyang targets with no recorded casualties, while communications indicated a fluid, desperate frontline situation and possible reinforcements heading toward the pocket.
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MacArthur
Sion
United States
Amerva
Sphlesman
Pte Weithlesis
Taft Blames Truman For Korean War
Taft of Ohio accuses the administration of inviting the attack on South Korea in a weekly report to Ohio voters. He notes only 200 of millions allocated to arm Koreans were spent and cites figures from William Foster on South Korea’s 100,000 troops. Foster described the forces as well disciplined and ready to meet the North. Pentagon data show high priority on protecting the air and sea routes to the region.
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Taft
Ohio
South Korea
Senate Appropriations Committee
William Foster
Foster
Sune
Pentagon
South
Es Sra
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Taejon
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New Yor City
Pall Grounds
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Fairview
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New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodge
Marie Bel
Graftonians
Suwon
Sawanr
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Reds
Ami
William Dean
Truman
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Donna Jesse
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