Death of Loco Fireman Ends Grafton Man's Run
William Long 62, a Baltimore and Ohio fireman, collapsed in his engine cab at 11:15 p.m. and died en route to Grafton City Hospital. A World War I veteran and American Legion member born March 12, 1888 in Pennsboro, he lived in Grafton with wife Frances and five children. Surviving kin include several grandchildren and relatives in West Virginia and Washington, D. C.
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Baltimore
Ohio—railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
American Legion
Pennsboro
James Long
Ida May Lillon Long
Frances Larsch Long
William Long
Grafton
Elsie Solvas
Washington, D. C
Lois Miller
Marguerite Pougel
Joseph Cons
Otla Justice
Cowen
West Virginia
Kessler Tong
Clay
May Arndoff
Homing Halls
Trixie Gainer
Richwood
Koreans Use 60-Ton Tanks Now
Washington dispatch reports that North Korean forces used heavy 60-ton tanks in battle, with ten American tanks destroyed and two disabled. The Defense Department cautioned it has no confirmation of 60-ton tank use, noting American air power and rockets as the key anti-tank weapons while details on American tanks in Korea remain undisclosed.
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Washington (P
Defense Department
Far Eastern
Holwever
Ina
Ab Teast
Defense Départment
Korea
United States
Washington
Cors
MacArthur
Kum River
Stores To Be Open On Railroad Pay Day
Grafton stores will stay open tomorrow afternoon due to Baltimore and Ohio railroad pay day. A spokesman for the Taylor County Board of Trade announced the change, noting merchants had voted earlier to close Wednesdays but would remain open on this pay day.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Taylor County
Boar—of Trade
Unusual Boom In Business 4i Local Recruiting Offices
West Virginia draft boards brace as 20,000 draftees are sought nationwide. Adjutant Charles Fox says state quota will be set after a complex formula aims to balance eligible men in uniform. He estimates about 285 West Virginians may be called soon.
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Larned
Dees Ment
Lor
Forves
Saerny West
Charles BR. Fox
Selective Service
West Virginia
Death Penalty Sought in Wife Shooting Case
In Charleston a coal miner identified as Chit Esta Hall faces the death penalty over the March 18 shooting of his wife Helda. The state claims Hall killed Helda, mother of four, after suspicions of infidelity. Witness Miss Minor testified she loved Hall and had wished to marry him, while Hall’s relative Hutchinson said he found Helda with another man shortly before the shooting.
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Charleston
Eccles
Mn Beeley
Hall
Helda
Lata Lee
Miss Minor
J. Hutchinson
Nether Mu
Candidate's Name Back On Ballot In Mingo County
Riley Varney’s name was restored to the Democratic primary ballot for circuit clerk of Mingo County by Circuit Clerk W A Curry after Curry had removed Varney citing a prior prison term for embezzlement. Varney seeks Supreme Court relief arguing the removal was without right or just cause and will proceed with the court action.
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Charleston
Mingo County
Supreme Court
Riley Varney
W. A. Cu
Curry
Varney
Police Wives Association Forms in Chicago
Chicago law enforcers wives form the Police Wives Association to support officers. They vote to send a delegation to the state capital to seek a pay raise for their husbands and to address related worries about the family budget.
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Chicago
Police Wives Association
Serious outlook voiced on Korea campaign by Senator Tydings
Senator Tydings told reporters the Korea situation is grave and the campaign will be extremely difficult. He cited General Bradley and warned that weeks may pass before the full problem is known, urging forehanded sacrifices rather than a rushed all-out attack.
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Washington
Tydings
Maryland
Bradley
Korea
Showers Arranged For Kiddies In Grafton Wards
Randall H H Mckinney county playground supervisor says the Playground Council will run weekly street sprinklers connected to fire hydrants in all five wards of Grafton starting next week through August 11 or 12. The fire department cooperates with a roped off roading device on each street. Schedule: Monday First Ward Fetterman, Tuesday Second Ward near East Wilford Street, Wednesday Third Ward Blueville, Thursday Fourth Ward Beech Street, Friday Fifth Ward South Side street to be determined. Major issue is securing a hydrant on low traffic streets.
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Randall HH. Mckinney
Grafton
Fetterman
Wilford Street
Blueville
Beech Street
South Side
Russia accuses U S of starting Korea war over UN flag
Moscow reports say a Russian trade union group condemns U S actions in Korea and accuses Washington of using the UN flag to intimidate peace opponents. The note to UN Secretary General Lie calls the UN flag usage illegal and questions the Security Council backing of a U S led unified command.
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Russia
U.S
Moscow
Trad
United States
Korea
Stockholm
U. N
Trygve
U.N
Security Council
Recalling Of Reserve Airmen Is Threatened
The recall of Army Air Force reserves is at risk if volunteer counts miss targets. Local recruiter Charles A. H. Donaldson announced a dispatch detailing recall options for active reserve officers and airmen, including one year terms and grade protections, with processing through nearest recruiting stations and processing centers.
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Army Air Force
Charles AH. Donaldson
Air Force
Army and
Active Reserve
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
House Approves Wedding for West Virginia GI Fiancée
Charleston reports the House passed a bill to admit Yuriko Mizumoto a 19 year old Japanese girl to marry Benjamin L. Scott a 22 year old ex G I from Links Grove Monros county within three months of enactment. Scott met Mizumoto in Yokohama in 1946 while he served as a soldier. Scott was discharged 18 months ago and now works for the Department of Defense.
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Charleston
House of Representatives
Senate
West Virginia
G. I
Yuriko Mizumoto
Benjamin L. Scott
Links Grove
Monros County
Ikw
Scott
Yokohama
Department of Defense
Local Youth Enlists Here In Air Force and Army
Sgt. Charles H. Donaldson reports Ralph Richmond enlisted in the Air Force and will begin 14 weeks of basic training in San Antonio Texas with assignment to a school of his choice. He is a Grafton High School graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Victor Richmond 321 Maple Avenue. Also enlisting is Robert Riggins from Tunnelton who has joined the Regular Army and is undergoing basic at Fort.
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Charles H. Donaldson
Ralph Richmond
Air Force
Pvt
Richmond
San Antonio
Texas
Pvt. Richmond
Grafton High School
Victor Richmond
Maple Avenue
Robert Riggins
Tunnelton
Pvt. Riggins
Regular Army
Fort
Clay
Florida Jones
Eugene S. Jones
Jones
West Virginia Military District
A. R. Reeves
Fort Benning
Georgia
Army
Baltimore and Ohio Freight Car Loadings Decline in July Week
Revenue freight on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad totaled 37,790 cars for the week ended July 8, down from 42,127 for the same week last year. Coal loadings fell by 4,917 or 3,345 cars versus last year due to a ten day miners holiday. The prior week to July 8 saw 58,619 cars handled.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Greetings From Uncle Sam Dusting Off Again
Washington reports the draft machinery being oiled to recruit 20 000 for the Army across four training divisions near population centers. General Hershey notes it would take 60 days to restart induction, with potential calls around 100 000 to 300 000, prioritizing older men but expanding to younger ages. President Truman has not used national guard or reserve powers yet.
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Washingtons
Army
Pentagon
Ney
Fort Ord
California
Ninth Infantry
Fort di
New Jersey
Tenth Armored
Fort Riley
Kansas
Third Armored
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Lewis Hersh
Hershey
Truman
National Guard
Doctors Examined for Licenses in Charleston
Forty-five physicians and three chiropodists are being examined by the Medical Licensing Board in Charleston. Of the doctors, 28 seek licensure by reciprocity and 17 undergo three days of written exams. Tests run until noon tomorrow. The board suspended the license of West Charleston physician Dr F Edgerton Evans effective August 1 while awaiting Supreme Court decision on his appeal from a conviction for performing an illegal operation. Evans received a three to ten year prison term.
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Charleston
Medical Licensing Board
Hong Alco
West Charleston
F Edgerton Evans
Evans
N. H. Dyer
Licensing Board
Supreme Court
State Road Opens Bids On Four Road Jobs
Charleston reports the State Road Commission will open bids today on four road improvement projects three in Kanawha county and one in Jackson county. Kanawha work calls for concrete paving of about five miles on U S Route 60 in three segments. In Jackson county the project covers grading drainage and base work on six and a quarter miles of secondary routes 30 and 15 at Parchment Valley Road.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Kanawha County
Jackson County
Kanawha
Parchment Valley Road
Reds Infiltrate U.S. Lines Amid Korean Front Strife
Washington reports say North Korean infiltrators in civilian clothes moved behind American lines at night, while front lines faced pressure as ten tanks were destroyed and 18 American soldiers captured and killed. MacArthur vows punishment for atrocities. Two correspondents killed and missing include Ray Richards and Cardinal Frans Peeler.
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Defense Department
Washington
Ind
Tate
Aieutenart
Associated Press
Willam_ Moore
MacArthur-bes
Ray Richards
Hearst Papers
Frans Peeler
Stars and’ Stripes
Tokyo
Wash
South Carolina Chooses Men For Dem Ticket
South Carolina Democrats vote for governor US senator and other offices with 350000 expected turnout. Former secretary James Byrnes and three others compete for governor, with a runoff possible. Olin Johnson seeks another Senate term as J Strom Thurmond challenges him. A Negro runs in a Democratic primary for Congress, a first for the state.
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Washington
South Carolina
United States
James Byrnes
Olin Johnson
Senate
J. Strom Thurmond
Congress
Picnic Kicks Off Parkview Playground Activities
The Parkview playground group held a kickoff party last Friday with about 50 children. They roasted whethers and enjoyed a picnic made possible by Parkview community support and contributions from Casell's Bakery and Parkview Tavern.
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Parkview Playground
Parkview
Casell's Bakery
Parkview Tavern
Dean Heads AEC Acting Chairman to Chair AEC
Dean becomes acting chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and is chosen to be its chair. The White House announced the selection today and said the formal appointment will follow. Sumner Pike’s term expired June 30 and he was confirmed by the Senate for another term yesterday.
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Washington
Truman
Te Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
Dean
Sumner Pike
Commission
Pike
Senate
Constable To Testify In Huntington Robbery Case
Former constable Oliver E. Bing is set to testify in Huntington about being paid 700 to aid a 6400 robbery. Prosecutor Edward H. Greene says Bing will testify in the Alfred White trial from Lancaster Ohio for looting a Huntington food market in March 1947. Market owner John Beckwith testified that robbers hoisted a safe through a roof hole. defense says three other men committed the crime.
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Huntington
Oliver E. Bing
Edward H. Greene
Bing
Alfred White
Lancaster
Ohio
Moundsville
White
John Beckwith
de- Nonge
J. J. N. Quinlan
100000 More Recruits Needed for Korean War
A report from Washington cites 100000 additional recruits as needed beyond the existing 1.3 million in service. Draft calls will add 20000, with volunteers swelling ranks. The figure implies about 3.5 billion dollars annually for the extra manpower and costs.
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Washington
Korea
Treasury
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City Hospital
William ‘Thomas Long
Long
Grafton City Hospital
Mr. Long
the Allroad
Grafton Iival
W. Va
Uncle Sam
State Road
U. S
Dem
AEC
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