Life-Term Convict Ends Own Life After Morgantown Slaying
Vincenzo Stefanizzi, a life-term convict condemned for first degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Paul L. Douglas, a Morgantown coal company physician, hanged himself in his jail cell as a defense motion to set aside his conviction was to be heard. The jailer discovered his body during a routine morning round. The incident occurred at Star City Ferry slip where investigators noted the doctor had made alleged slighting remarks about Italy about a year prior.
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Morgantown
Vincenzo Stefanizai
Stefanizai
Paul L. Douglas
Coal Company
Mike Gill
Stefaniai
Gill
Douglas
Star City
Stefanizzi
Thaly
Grafton Area Not To Be Affected By Fare Hike
Grafton area will not be affected by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad passenger fare increase starting July 15. John Bradford, assistant superintendent of the Monongahela division, said the rise applies only to commuter fares in Philadelphia and Newark regions. ICC approved average jumps of 21 to 25 percent on four eastern railroads.
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Grafton
Area
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Bradford
Philadelphia
Newark
Bradford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taylor County Primary Ballot Has Five GOP and Five Dems
Taylor County voters face an August 1 primary with five Republican and five Democratic candidates for the Board of Education two seats. Republicans include K C Ste Clay for county clerk and W Merle Bailey for circuit clerk. Democrats Ray Jo Martin and others vie for these posts.County commissioners see Republican H Dana Leach and Democrat Glenn Sapp unopposed. The only tight race is for a House of Delegates member.
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Auzist
Taylor County
K. C. Ste Clay
Ray Jo Martin
McGee
St. Clie
Martin
W. Merle Bailey
Tylor County
Democratic Executive Committee
Bailey
H. Dana Leach
Ofice
Glenn Sapp
House of
Congressmen May Forget Adjournment
Washington lawmakers discuss the August adjournment date as re election pressures rise. Senators Owen Brow and other Republicans say they should stay to work in Washington. Brewster notes Republican candidates blame the Truman administration for U S weakness in the Pacific. White House sources say a $300 million atomic program request will fund Hydrogen bomb research.
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Washington
Owen
Browhe
Beause
Karen
Brewster
White House
Congress
Princess Margaret’s Marriage Rumors Shake Again
Rumors about Princess Margaret’s marriage are unsettled after she reportedly showed interest in Lord Igilvy son of the Earl of Airlie at a ball. Earlier reports linked her to Harlot Dalkeith, but new notes suggest a shift in attention.
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Dondon
Britain
Margaret
Dalkeith
Lord Igilvy
Earl of Airlie
Senators Press for Speedy Korean Supplies and Reinforcements
A bloc of U S senators urges faster shipment and loadout of military equipment to South Korea to prevent a perception of U S weakness against Communist moves. They warn delay could invite Soviet pressure in Europe and support for allied nations with continued aid. Military officials discuss deploying new weapons in Korea to test effectiveness against large Soviet forces in a potential European war.
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Washington
South Korea
Korea
Russia
United States
Millard Tydings
Wayne Morse
Europe
Truman
West Virginia Boy Dies in Korea Aboard US Army
Eyewitness account by Ray Turnbull unveils how Private Kenneth Shadrick of Wyoming County West Virginia became the state’s first service member to die in Korea. The report details frontline action near Sojong, about 18 miles south of Suwon, with Shadrick and Turnbull firing against North Korean forces while a photographer captured the moment.
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West Virginia
Korea
Charleston
Ray Turnbull
Asso
Banth Kannan
Kenneth Shadrick
Wyrmins
Wyoming County
Turnbull
Overnight Parking Ban Extends To City Streets
City Manager Harry Carr announced overnight parking will be prohibited starting Monday July 10 on Lincoln Main Walnut Grand and Beech streets from the bridge to the traffic light. After midnight police will tag and remove cars on these streets while Main and Boyd streets retain prior enforcement.
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Harry Carr
Lincoln
Main
Walnut
Grand
Beech Street
Boyd
Parade Six Firemen and Sponsors Attend Westover Jubilee
Six members of the Grafton Volunteer Firemen's Association and eight sponsors drove to Westover near Morgantown yesterday for Firemen's Jubilee Week activities. They plan parades on July 12 in Blacksville, July 21 in Star City, and July 22 for the North Central Association meeting at Thomas, with Fire Chiefs John Proctor serving as president.
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Grafton Volunteer Firemen's Association
Westover
Morgantown
Blacksville
Star City
Thomas
North Central Association
John, Proctor
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizen
A baby girl was born at 2 45 a.m. at Grafton City Hospital to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bolyard Route 2 Newburg. The newborn weighed seven pounds twelve ounces.
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Grafton City Hospital
Lawrence. Bolyard
Newburg
National and State Tickets on August Primary Ballot
Voters will see a short August 1 primary slate for both parties with one national race and several state offices. Republicans contest four congressional nominees including Love of Wheeling and Ramsay incumbent. Democrats field Beacom of Fairmont and Ramsay. State tickets list Republican five candidates and Democrats five with clear incumbents and unopposed posts. no Republican candidate for state senate in this district.
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Congrion
Tavio
Congress
Francis J. Love
Wheeling
Robert L. Ramsay
M. Earle Morgan
Fairmont
Joseph J. Walker
Moundsville
D. Paul Camilletti
J. Patrick Beacom
Follawsbee
Hal F. Morris
Charleston
Louis Reed
Elizabeth
West Virginia
William H. Bardin
Pt. Pleas
Ant
Charles Ritchie
Supreme Court of Appeals
State Senate
William H. Ansel, Jr
Springfield
Hirman Phillips
Sprigg
William C. Marland
Glen Rogers
Leslie E. Given
Don J. Eddy
Morgantown
Major Railroads To Roll Again In West Virginia
Western railroads in W VA resume operations after a 12 day strike. A F of L switchmen end wage dispute and one hour walkout for four of five lines following a White House order. Rock Island remains on strike with no declared emergency along its routes.
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Wasminion. Voy
A. F. of
White House
Rock Island
Oversight By Census Takers May Cost Parkersburg
Parkersburg business leaders dispute the census counts and launched their own head count. Furniture dealer Clarence Z Ruth offered a silver dollar to residents missed by the census. The board of commerce reports finding 732 additional people.
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Parkersburg
Clarence Z. Ruth
Pretty Penn
Board of Commerce
Ruth
Yesterdy
Another Derailment At Scene of Crash Yesterday No Injuries
A second Santa Fe derailment occurred near Monica Illinois after a fatal collision yesterday. No injuries were reported while the Chicago Burlington and Quincy tracks were used to reroute trains. Three diesel units derailed and the California bound train was moved to Fort Madison Iowa after a three hour delay.
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Washington
Santa Fe
Monica
Tlialois
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Fort Madison
Towa
Taylor County May Get More School Funds For 1950 51
The State Board of School Finance released 37.5 million dollars to operate state schools for the new business year an increase of 500000 over last year. Taylor county officials await final figures to be announced after July 17 as Superintendent W W Trent and assistant Ronald Knotts travel to Jackson's Mill for the county superintendents convention.
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Taylor County
Board of Education
State Board of School Finance
W. W Trent
Ronald Knotts
R . Virgil Rohrbough
Jackson's Mill
Boone, Doddridge
Navy doubts B 29s hit subs in North Korean harbor
Washington says a Navy spokesman doubts a Tokyo dispatch claiming four submarines were sighted and bombed in Chinnampo harbor. He notes prewar subs were based at Darien with trips to Chinnampo, but provides no confirmation of actual damage. Dispatches described a cruiser division and force movements in the area.
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Washington
Navy I
Darien
Chinnampo
Pentagon
Manchuria
Yellow Sea
North Korea
Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Navy
Truman asks Congress for 260 million for atomic energy programs
President Truman asks Congress for 260 million dollars to fund atomic and hydrogen bomb development and energy capacity. He emphasized peaceful aims but insisted on strengthening national atomic energy resources and supporting the Atomic Energy Commission. Pike’s renomination remains pending as Senate vote looms.
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Wasilington
Trymin
Congress
Fer
Imu
Energy Commission
Mergy
Delre
AEG
Truman
Samer T. Pike
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Pike
Wate
Reds Step Up Maneuvers In German Sector
Washington reports that Russians are increasing military maneuvers in the German area. Eight divisions are said to be moving, prompting caution and calls for allied vigilance.
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Reds
Washington
Germany
Writers Back in Action Following Doughboy Reporters
U S war correspondents return to frontline duty in Korea, expanding from five to about a hundred as Red forces capture Seoul. Despite hazards including a wrecked bridge and two missing reporters, most crews remain safe with news wired through a single Signal Corps line to Tokyo.
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Washington
U.S
Ernie Pyle
Wes Gallagher
Hal Boyle
Korea
Seoul
Tom Lam
Bert
Associated Press
Peter Kalischer
United Press
Red
Trom Lambert
Kalischer
Signal Corps
United States
South Korea
Tokyo
Four convicts escape from state penitentiary and camp
Charleston reports four nonviolet inmates at large after breaking from the state penitentiary and a nearby road camp. Norman Hartwell of Kanawha county and Wille Bennett of Upshur county escaped yesterday during work on a new cell block. Hartwell had one to ten years for a breaking and entering conviction, Bennett two to ten for automobile theft. Also missing are Clifford Boggess and Boston James from the Kingwood labor camp. Boggess was sentenced one to ten years for breaking and entering and James one to ten for grand larceny in Logan.
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Charleston
State
Moundsville
Norman Hartwell
Kanawha County
Wille Benett
Upsttur County
Hartwell Wis
Bennett
Clifford
Boggess
Boston James
Kingswood
Clacksburg
James
Logan
Twenty Five Social Work Students Return to Campus
Twenty five graduate students in Social Work at West Virginia University have returned to the campus after a semester of field work. Assoc. Prof. T. R. Fiulton, acting head of the department, said the students seek Certificates of Social Work requiring a semester of study plus a six week training period. Field work occurred in family service agencies, child welfare agencies, VA regional offices, and VA hospitals. Cynthia Hampton of for ton TWENTY page.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Assoc
T. R. Fiulton
Department of Social Work
Social Service Division of Veterans Administration
V. A‘ Hospital
Cynthia “Hampton
F'Or
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