Grafton Mourns Loss of Attorney G W Ford
Grafton mourns the death of Gene Worth Ford aged 172, a prominent attorney for six years. He died at home on the Pruntytown pike after weeks of illness, having been hospitalized in Clarksburg. Born May 1, 1878 in Oak Grove, he was a Taylor County native and WVU law graduate who also played football for West Virginia University and local teams.
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Forces Assign Antiaircraft Units for Pacific Move
SAN FRANCISCO Sixth Army announced two antiaircraft units are to move to the Pacific soon. One unit is with the Sixth Army in the far west, the other with the Fourth Army in the south west based at Fort Sam Houston Texas. No unit designation or personnel numbers were released. Major General Emmett O Donnell Jr arrived in the far east to direct three B 29 groups in operations of the far east bomber command.
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Corma Mowrey Named NEA President in St Louis
Miss Corma Mowrey was elected unopposed as president of the National Education Association in St Louis Missouri. She leaves her teaching post at Victory High School Clarksburg WV to serve as acting director of professional services for the West Virginia Education Association.
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Reds Not Returning Artillery Fire in Korea Action Mystery
Tokyo dispatch reports Reds not replying to artillery as U S advanced HQ notes increased tension _60 miles south of the 38th parallel_ as Communist forces press across the peninsula. A South Korean officer cites potential heavy losses from air strikes while the acting premier says Seoul could fall in a day if help is delayed.
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Ebert Trustee Urges Support for Children's Home Project
Claude S. Ebert a trustee for the West Virginia Conference Methodist church children’s home at Burlington urged all Methodists of the Grafton 2port to back the project The home is funded by special gifts a portion of fifth Sunday offerings from church schools and payments from parents and other custodians Special gifts will fund food supplies equipment and additional cottages for the home.
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WVU To Sponsor Four Agricultural Field Days In July
West Virginia University will sponsor four agricultural field days in July for farmers to learn about the latest developments. The potato field day is at the Reedsville experimental farm on July 11, the agronomy day at the Ohio Valley Substation near Point Pleasant on July 13, the poultry day in Morgantown on July 14, and the turkey day at the agricultural experiment station in Kearneyville on July 28.
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Crooner Sinatra Ordered to Pay Support in California Case
Frank Sinatra must pay his estranged wife and their three children 2750 dollars a month as ordered by a California court. The singer, now in England with Ava Gardner, faces a pending maintenance suit in another case.
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Draft Board Signals Possible Draft Start Amid National Debate
In Grafton and across the nation the question is how soon the first men may be inducted. Adjutant General Charles R. Fox says a week or more may pass before the defense department decides if enough volunteers will boost armed forces by 600 thousand. West Virginia reports 307 thousand men classified 1-A and ready for call, with another 33 thousand 613 aged 13 to 25 tentatively 1-A pending physicals. The state's 36 draft boards stand ready if a call is issued.
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Truman names MacArthur UN forces commander in Korea
President Truman designates General Douglas MacArthur as commanding general of the United Nations forces in Korea under a United Nations Security Council resolution. The move places the veteran commander in charge of the multinational force amid the Korean conflict.
Protection of Formosa is Ordered
The Seventh Fleet commander arrived and conferred with Chiang Kai Shek on Formosa defense. President Truman ordered Vice Admiral Struble to stop any Chinese Communist invasion. Struble said the visit, directed by General MacArthur, concerns naval matters and will involve appropriate officials.
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Skinner named assistant manager at local J C Penney
L D Skinner, new assistant manager at the local J C Penney store, said he finds Grafton people very nice and looks forward to working there. He comes from Weston where he clerked in a Penney store for two and a half years under A W Dean. A World War II veteran, he served on Guam and, after discharge in 1948, returned to the Penney company. He is 22, single, a Weston native, and a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. His new home is 137 High Street.
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Fairmont Plant Strike May Last Long
Fairmont plant workers at Westinghouse Electric walkout began after a janitor was fired for taking a dust pan. Union officials say no quick settlement appears likely with 15,000 production workers involved. CIO officials cited other unresolved issues and warned the men may not return soon.
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Korean War Will Last A Year Says Air Force Officer
Lt Col Thomas MacClure, a former Korea military governor, warns of a costly, difficult year ahead. He estimates about 100000 troops are needed and cites sabotage risk as the South Koreans may hide among civilians. He notes many Koreans oppose freedom and democracy and that some are Communists.
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Challenges to Charleston Sewage Plant Order
Charleston faces a $10 million sewage treatment facility mandate as the State Health Department warns Kanawha River conditions threaten public health. City solicitor John Preston argues the order taxes without representation, proposing a sanitary district within the Kanawha Elk watershed to fund a treatment program. The challenges were aired before the commission, which will decide later.
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