Republicans seek new national chair to replace Scott
The Sentinel reports Republicans ready to appoint a full time paid national chairman if Hugh D. Scott Jr. quits. Scott shows no public sign of stepping down despite friends and critics urging change. A group led by Col. R B Creager plans a meeting to seek a compromise after a January Omaha vote kept Scott in power by 54 to 50.
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Washington
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Scott
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Col
R. B. Creager
Texas National
Walter Reuther Seeks Absolute CIO UAW Control
Walter Reuther begins his third term and aims to solidify control of the CIO United Auto Workers. Observers see the goal as possible but not assured, depending on today’s election of the UAW executive board. All four top officers won re election amid weak opposition and a marginal left wing faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Senator Elmer Thomas Sees No Immediate War Threat
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma argued that Russia is not ready for another war, calling it the underlying reason to cut armed services funding. He spoke after a closed door Senate Appropriations subcommittee session assessing Army Navy and Air Force funding for the coming year.
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Washington
Russia
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Senate
Predict More Rain Intermittent Weather Lifts Northeast Hope
Intermittent showers eased drought in the northeast with more rain forecast. The 50 day dry spell harmed truck gardens and pastures across New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania. Rain totals varied from Philadelphia to Gettysburg and Chambersburg as the region anticipates continued precipitation.
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New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Chamberburg
Fruit Belt
Berlin Pastor Demands Action on German Dismantling
Berlin pastor Martin Niemoller urged world Protestants to halt dismantling of German war plants. He addressed the World Council of Churches in CHICHESTER describing dismantling as a crime against humanity and noting 12,000,000 Germans in western Germany cannot be absorbed by current industrial installations.
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Chichester
England
Martin Niemoller
Berlin
Niemoller
Central Council
World Council of Churches
Germany
Workman Killed by Fall Near Parkersburg
Waiford Q. Wolfe, 23, construction lineman for the Monongahela Power Co., died after falling from a pole onto a charged electric wire. He resided in Belpre, Ohio.
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Parkersburg
Waifford Q. Wolfe
Monongthela Power Company
Belpre, Q
Floods Hit West Virginia. B&O and B&Q Bridges Wash Out
Flash floods swept through Nicholas and Webster counties as 11 miles of Baltimore and Ohio track between Centralia and Harwood flooded and two bridges failed. The Monongah division reports discontinuation of the daily Richwood to Burnsville passenger train, with bus replacement, and delays on the B&Q main line west of Cumberland. At Bear Hollow near Piedmont and Oakland, 80 feet of track washed out on both B&O main lines, halting service and forcing eastbound passengers to be bused to Cumberland.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Centralia
Harwood
West Virginia
Nicholas
Webster County
J. R. Bradford
Monongah Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Richwood
Burnsville
B. and Q. Main
Cumberland
Bear Hollow
Piedmont
W. Va
Oakland
Mid
B& O
Alleghenies
Maryland
Pittsburgh-Chicago
Cincinnati- St. Louis
Truman Fireside Chat Tonight Addresses Economy and Fiscal Policy
President Truman will address the nation tonight at 9:30 p.m. EST to calm fears about a moderate economic decline and defend his fiscal policy. The talk will be broadcast on four radio networks and television from the White House projection room.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Fairmont Man Refuses To Help Police Chief
An out-of-town visitor who declined to help the police chief arrest a man was held today for grand jury action. Magistrate A. P. Armstrong ordered Harry Snyder of Fairmont held under $500 bond on a charge of refusing to assist Police Chief Minter Pullen. Pullen, a Fairmont police official, testified Snyder declined to aid in arresting Hey Cutin of Parkersburg on a drunken and disorderly charge.
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Ohio
Fairmont
Jones Selznick Marry in Portofino Yacht Ceremony
Portofino’s mayor announced actress Jennifer Jones and director David Selznick wed today aboard the motor yacht Manona off the Italian Riviera. The ceremony occurred at anchor near a picturesque resort with Jones in a white frock and a flowered head kerchief. The couple then boarded the Faccy, owned by Prince Pignatelli of Naples, which departed for Rapallo near Genoa.
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Portofino
Ittaly
Jennifer Jones
David Selznick
Italian Riviera
Miss Jones
Prince Pignatelli
Naples
Rapallo
Genoa
50 Day Dry Spell Ends As Rain Refreshes Nation
Washington reports rainfall end a long drought as Northeastern states receive showers easing a 50 day dry spell though authorities warn losses may still run into millions for crops. Forecasters predict more rain with possible showers tonight and tomorrow.
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Washington
New England
Motorist Involved In Wreck Is Fined
Julius Matt Viglianco a 17 year old from Fairmont driver of a truck in a South Route 119 collision paid a $10 fine and costs after appearing before Magistrate Ona C Jefferys. Trooper E L Duckworth arrested him on hazardous driving charges for not having his vehicle under control. Three persons were slightly injured in the mishap.
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Julius Matt Viglianco
Fairmont
Ona C. Jefferys
E. L. Duckworth
Dairy Cattle Exhibit Set For Jackson's Mill Show
Charleston reports 215 dairy cattle to be shown at the eighth annual State Dairy Cattle Show at Jackson's Mill on August 14. Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin notes 97 breeders with entries including 79 cattle from 4 H youths and the Future Farmers of America. More than $1,500 in prize money will be awarded.
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Charleston
Jackson's Mill
J. B. McLaughlin
Future Farmers of America
Agriculture Department
McLaughlin
Advertisers Scheduled For Thursday's Sentinel Paper
Tomorrow's Sentinel lists advertisers already scheduled for publication including J C Penney Co Bennett's Refrigeration A and P Tea Co Sanitary Market Style Shop Lucky Strike Dixie Theatre Manos Theatre Grafton Paint Co Loar Jewelry Duquesne Pilsner Beer Malone's Drug Store Parrish Agency Grafton Finance and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Penney Co. Bennett's
A. & P. Tea Co
Lucky Strike
Dixie Theatre
Manos Theatre
Grafton Paint Co. Loar Jewelry Duquesne Pilsner Beer Personal Finance
Malones Drug Store
Parrish Agency
Grafton Finance Personal Finance
United Steelworkers Accepts Truman 60 Day Delay Plan
Pittsburgh report says United Steelworkers president Murray announced unanimous board approval of Truman's 60 day delay proposal for a steel strike. The wage policy committee will ratify, with only Jones & Laughlin yet to accept. six leading producers were contacted.
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United Steelworkers
Truman
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CTO
United Steelworkers Today
Murray
Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
White House
U.S. Steel Corp
Authorities differ on cause of Standard Airlines crash
CAB sources varied over whether a fight aboard a Standard Airlines C-46 led to the wreck 30 miles north of Los Angeles. The plane exploded in fog over a canyon, killing 35 and injuring 14. regional CAB chief James N. Peyton said the brief brawl between two passengers apparently did not cause the crash.
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Los Angelos
Here
Standard Airlines
Santa Susana Mountains
Civil Aeronautics Board
James N. Peyton
Peyton
Mayor O Dwyer Seeks Reelection After White House Meeting
Mayor William O Dwyer announces he will run again in New York City. He says it is his duty in the city’s best interests. The disclosure follows a Truman meeting in Washington and a promised nomination by three of five Democratic leaders.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Truman
Washington
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
New Crematory Site To Be Used Next Month
City officials announce a new crematory site near Curve Bridge will be activated early next month. City garbage contractor Fred Williams will operate the site under a contract enhanced by an extra $1,000 for the crematory setup.
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Fetterman
Curtis D. Decker
Curve Bridge
Fred Williams
Convicts Recaptured After Work Crew Escape at State Hospital
State Trooper R A Elliott announced the recapture of two penitentiary convicts who left a work crew at the State Hospital. Identified are Thomas Snow, 22, a ten year sentence from Nicholas County for armed robbery, and John Rose, serving two to ten years from McDowell County for breaking and entering.
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Weston
State Hospital
R. A. Elliott
Thomas Snow
Nicholas County
John Rose
McDowell County
Burns Cause Tragic Death at Raysal Home
A child, Sherman Day age 18 months of Raysal, died when a container of hot grease overturned at his parents home. Burns suffered by the incident, with investigators noting the fatal burn injuries.
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Welch
Sherman Day
Raysal
Third Levy Election Ordered At Beckley
Raleigh county court ordered a third special levy election for July 28 in Beckley to decide a $300,000 airport program and an $85,000 recreation program or both. A $100,000 overdraft was not included. Previous defeats were blamed on bundling all three issues in earlier ballots.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Crop prospects brighten with near normal rainfall and warm temps
Charleston reports crop growth improved last week due to near normal rainfall and temperatures about six degrees above normal. The Cooperative Crop Reporting Service notes good prospects for a heavy cherry crop.
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Charleston
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Damage Near Million Dollars In Elk Gauley River Areas
Hearings opened on a 623 million military construction bill funding bases worldwide and a small 1 dollar Navy purchase of part of the Oahu railroad. The bill would authorize about 383 million for the U S and 240 million for bases abroad with a 14.5 million Army weapons project, but no money would be spent until authorized. Damage from flash floods in Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster counties caused estimated losses of 500 thousand to 1 million dollars with homes inundated. Elk river at Sutton reached 14 feet with crest forecast near 24 feet. Route 20 was washed out near Grassy Creek and repairs would take days. Fire Chief Kent Duffield led relief efforts as rescue teams operated.
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Washington
Alaska
Pacific
House Armed Services Committee
Army Air Force and Navy
Navy
Oahu
Hawaii
Sutton
Braxton
Nicholas
Webster
Elk
Gauley
Elk River
Leroy Storie
Huntington Weather Bureau
Kanawha River
Charleston
Webster Springs
Buckhannon
Buckhannon Was Cut Off About Five Miles North of Herevat Little Grassy Creek
State Road Commission
Kent Duffield
Taylor County Sees Relief From Drought With Rainfall
Taylor County recorded 3.57 inches of rain in the first 13 days, easing the drought statewide. Daily totals reached 1.26 inches yesterday and 0.51 this morning, with June totaling 1.57 inches. Temperatures cooled from 95 degrees to a 68 degree record, followed by forecasts of cloudiness and possible showers. Weather observer W. D. Myers notes the relief and a repeat of the hot spell earlier in the month.
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Taylor County
W. D. Myers
Water Commission Delays Action On Clarksburg Refusal
The State Water Commission delayed action on Clarksburg's refusal to undertake a sewage treatment program. City Manager Roy F. Ash and City Attorney H. L. White testified at a hearing after the city was cited to show cause why it should not be ordered to stop dumping raw sewage into the West Fork river and Elk Creek. They said proper facilities would cost about $4,000, an amount the municipality cannot afford at present.
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Charleston
State Water Commission
Clarksburg
Roy F. Ash
H. L. White
West Fork River
Elke Creek
Motorcyclists Fined On Speeding Counts
Fines of 25 dollars and costs were imposed on Edwin Eugene Tansill of 49 Addison Street and Wilford Hayes Pilson Jr of 3 East Main Street after they were found guilty of speeding on U S Route 119. The pair appeared before Magistrate Ona C Jefferys this week, and were arrested by State Trooper E L Duckworth while riding motorcycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Eugene T Tansill
Addison Street
Wilford Hayes Pilson, Jr
East Main Street
Ona C. Jefferys
Tansill
Pilson
E. L. Duckworth
Virginia governor urges calm in crabber death case
Governor Tuck asks fishermen and Virginians not to pass hurried judgment over the Maryland crabber Earl Nelson shot by a Virginia Fisheries Commission officer in Chesapeake Bay. He cites a thorough joint probe by Virginia and Maryland police and notes cooperation between states as the investigation continues.
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Richmond
Tuck
Virginia
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk Izaak Walton League
Earl Nelson
Virginia Fisheries Commission
German War Bride Plunges To Death
A 23-year old German war bride identified as Eva Renkes, formerly of Oberlin near Munich, Germany, leapt from an eighth floor fire escape at the Century building on Seventh Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh. Witnesses said she walked onto the fire escape, paused, and then jumped to the street, with morgue officials noting only one person saw her.
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Pittsburgh
Eva Renkes
Oberlin
Munich
Germany
Charlie, Renkes
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Seventh Avenue
No Mufflers Result In Fines For Drivers
Edwin L Morris of 1127 West Railroad street paid a ten dollar fine plus costs after appearing before Magistrate Ona Jefferys for operating a vehicle without a muffler. He was ordered to appear in justice court by State Trooper E L Duckworth. Roy C Jones, 32, of Newburg, was fined the same charge before Magistrate John Snider. Trooper Duckworth made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Morris
West Railroad Street
Ona
Jefferys
Justice Court
E. L. Duckworth
Roy C. Jones
Newburg
John Snider
Duckworth
City Council Delays Action of New Budget
Wheeling city council delayed action on a new fiscal year budget proposal calling for expenditure of 1,189,937 dollars. The figures, prepared by City Auditor N. H. Von Berg, totaled about 7,000 dollars less than last year.
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Wheeling
N. H. von Berg
Elks Leader Nuzum Attends National Convention
Jack R. Nuzum exalted ruler of Grafton Lodge No. 308 BPO Elks and executive secretary of the Taylor County Board of Trade represents at the national convention in Cleveland Ohio.
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The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Emmett Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
George Hall
New York
Cleveland, C
Grafton
B.P.O. Elks
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack R. Nuzum
Taylor County Board of Trade
Soft Coal Talks Convening Again
Negotiators for the United Mine Workers and the Southern Coal Producers Association met in Bluefield amid rumors of a two week recess as talks resume after a June 30 contract expiry. No major progress noted since May 25 start. UMW head John L. Lewis ordered miners east of the Mississippi to a three day work week during negotiations.
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Bluefield
Southern Soft Coal
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
UMW
John L. Lewis
Mississippi
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
Gratton Welcomes Three New Arrivals at Local Hospital
Gratton reports three newborns added to the nursery roll this week. Teresa Ann Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ralph Reed of 208 West Washington, born July 11 at 4 a.m., weighed seven pounds fourteen ounces. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collins of 815 West Boyd at 2:24 a.m. weighed eight pounds three and three-quarter ounces. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Andy Takacs of 401 East Main at 9:50 a.m. yesterday. Ottawa news notes Dr. Maurice Nott of Logan West Virginia passed French exams to practice medicine in Canada, per the Medical Council of Canada.
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James Ralph Reed
West Washington Street
Teresa Ann
Dolores Rosier
O. N. Rosier
Barrett Street
James E. Reed
West Washington ‘Street
Paul Collins
West Boyd Street
Andy Takacs
East Main Street
Ottawa
Maurice Nott
Logan
W. Va
Canada
Medical Council of Canada
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Jackson’s Mill
ELKS
United
O’ Dwyer
Elk, Gauley River
Braxton, Nicholas
Webster Counties
Water Commission
Gratton
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