Fatal shooting during stolen car chase near Clarksburg
An unidentified youth was shot and killed by a state trooper during a high speed pursuit of a stolen station wagon along the route to Fairmont. Trooper Hit Carson fired as the Jeep neared a bridge by Haywood, the driver died hours later at Fairmont hospital. Fire chiefs plan association meetings and parades in July.
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W.K. Murphy
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Haywood
Paul Digman Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated
Paul Digman of Pruntytown, about 40, was arrested on Riverside Drive by Corporal G F Randall and Sheriff Harry Eat for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He posted a $300 bond and is to appear before Magistrate Ona C Jefferys at 11 a.m. Saturday. Digman was driving a 1941 vehicle.
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Pruntytown
G. F. Randall
Harry Eaton
Riverside Drive
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Ona C. Jefferys
Rupert Attends Osteopathic Meeting in Chicago
Dr. J E Rupert, local osteopathic physician, attended the forty fourth Annual Convention of the American Osteopathic Association at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago July 10 14. Over 2 500 doctors registered for the five day meeting with representatives from all parts of the United States Hawaii Canada and several other foreign countries. The theme was The Integrated concept of Health as Reflected in Osteopathy.
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Chicago
United States
Hawaii
Canada
Love Blames Democratic Policy For Korean War Situation
Francis J. Love of Wheeling, former congressman and Republican candidate for the 1st district, blames Democratic foreign policy for the Korean War situation. He criticizes the Democratic administration, says allies received shells and equipment in earlier wars, urges the U.S. to field the best armed forces, and accuses the current administration of placing Communistic-minded Algerist at peace talks. See Love page 6.
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Francis J. Love
Wheeling
Now & Publican
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Navy
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Marine—Corp
Algorist
Visit Dam Visit Dam A tour of the Upper Monongahela Valley
A group of 31 graduate students from 19 states toured the Upper Monongahela Valley concluding with a visit to Grafton dam. They explored dairy farm experiments, Jackson's Mill, a coal mine, flood control and power projects, Cooper's Rocks, and WVU before returning to Columbia University.
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Graftondam
Columbia University
Gaston
Jackson's Mill
Cooper's Rocks
West Virginia University
Columbia
Newswoman Ordered Out Of Korea
Marguerite Higgins of the New York Herald Tribune, the sole foreign woman correspondent on the war front, was ordered out of Korea by a front commander Lieutenant General Walton Walker. A Tokyo spokesman said Walker now directly controls which reporters may cover the war, with final say on access. Higgins plans to stay if others remain.
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VFW Pushes Jailing of All Communists Across States
West Virginia VFW delegates from 12 states, including 75 at a Charleston conference, adopted a resolution calling for the immediate jailing of all known Communist Party members. The action, to be sent to President Truman and Congress, frames Communists as a growing menace amid Korea fighting. Dr. A B Bowyer of Charleston, national surgeon general, supported the move, noting troops face Communist forces abroad and urging traitor branding for party members at home.
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Truman
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A. B. Bowyer
Korea
U S Forces Retreat After Korean Offensive Near Taejon
Washington reports a near Taejon offensive as 40,000 North Korean troops press the U S position. American units lose ground, retreat three miles north of Taejon with the 24th Division under heavy artillery support. MacArthur notes redeployment to new positions near Tucson as North Koreans push forward.
4 H Camp Awards Announced at Camp Towles
Approximately 140 visitors including parents and friends attended the final council circle of the annual 4 H camp at Camp Towles. County Agent Ralph E Fike and Home Demonstration Agent Lenore Crouser directed the camp with assistance from Jeanne Sheets Jeannie Sickman and Jim Baker. Local 4 H leaders and several Mrs. Humphreys and others aided with activities.
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Ralph E. Fike
Lenore Crouser
Jeanne Sheets
Greenbank
Jeannie Sickman
Spencer
Jim Baker
Marion County
Lucille Henderson
Ruth Batten
Bruce Bumjfardner
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Cecilia Hood
Mary Humphreys
Youth Finds Mother Dead From Gunshot Wound At Home
In Huntington a 19 year old Harold Carrico discovered his mother, 41 year old Anna Elizabeth Carrico, dead with a bullet wound believed fired from outside the home. Four children slept nearby as police held former taxi driver Robert C Leadman on murder charges.
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Robert C
Tommy) Leadman
Truman to Send Congress War Report This Week
President Truman plans to transmit a formal report on the Korean War to Congress this Wednesday and seeks legislative action as needed. Democratic leaders met at the White House to discuss the message, which Truman will not personally appear to deliver. No radio address is planned, and leaders declined to reveal contents while observers anticipate possible controls, credit restrictions, and a tax increase.
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Two Slayings In Logan County Investigated In Logan County
The second Logan County slaying is reported by State Police with a possible third under investigation. Evelyn Bloor was shot at her Crown home. a man fled toward a railroad track. Earlier, Dee Walker was shot on a Lundale porch. a seven year old boy, Darys Gene Osborne, is involved and will face a judge. State Police also deem a railway death, William Ansen Brumfield, a railroad fatality near Kistler.
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Evelyn Bloor
Crown Enly Tolay
Don Carey
Dee Walker
Lundate
Logan
Darys Gene Osborne
Hallie Brumfield
Walker
C. G. Chambers
William Ansen Brumfield
Kistler
Brumfield
Chesapeake and Ohio
Logan General
Acheson Plans Delicate Reply on Korea Crisis
Secretary of State Dean Acheson prepares a careful response to India's Korea settlement proposals. He is expected to insist on complete withdrawal of Chinese invasion forces from South Korea as essential, while leaving doors open to UN backed talks for a just permanent solution after aggression ends.
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New York Times
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Public Invited To Session On City Welfare
Allens of Grafton and vicinity are invited to attend a conference at the Taylor County Board of Trade rooms tonight at 7 30 p m. The meeting is sponsored by the Grafton City Council as a follow up to a prior session with Dr Earl Frasure of West Virginia University and staff.
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Garston
Man Calls Hearse Then Drinks Poison
A Chesapeake resident near Charleston, 58-year-old Frank Holden, reportedly ordered a funeral home hearse and told staff he would be dead when it arrived. State police said Holden died by his own action, drinking poison, after being found by an ambulance driver at his home.
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G. Coen
Three Colored Persons Killed In Fairmont Wreck
In Fairmont a light truck and a bus collided head on killing three occupants identified as Alex Gray Leonard Moore and Waneta Moore all of Chesapeake Kanawha County. A fourth truck occupant James Dooley of Chesapeake was critically injured. Six of the bus passengers were injured but none seriously.
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Alex Gray
Leonard Moore
Waneta Moore
Chesapeake
Kanawha County
James Dooley
MacArthur Confirms U S Retreat and Red Pressure
General MacArthur reports Korean Communists massing for new assaults on American positions in South Korea. He notes an enemy division attempting to turn the Taejon north flank, with heavy artillery support and two tanks across the Kum River destroyed. Allied withdrawals were orderly, with North Korean forces massing near Chochiwon as air capability remains strong.
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Five European Nations to Meet on Defense Resources
Five Brussels Union Allies, Britain France Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg plan a defense ministers meeting in Fontainbleau near Paris on Thursday. The London foreign office spokesman called the gathering routine as they assess military resources in light of the Korean War.
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Holland
Colonel Injured In Battle Of Kum River Line Heroic Fight
Tokyo report from a Korea front describes a U S colonel wounded in the Kum river line action while praising his unit for a gallant defense against Red artillery and ground assaults. The colonel, shot in the right leg, remained on a stretcher at a clearing station as others vowed they would continue fighting.
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Korea
Adjutant General Fox and wife welcome twins in Charleston
Twins born yesterday to Adjutant General and Mrs Charles R Fox in Charleston. One weighs seven pounds ten ounces and the other six pounds twelve ounces. General Fox was en route from Fort Knox to Charleston directing a two week National Guard encampment. Both mother and babies reported doing fine.
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Charles R. Fox
Truman to Outline Home Front Controls This Week
President Truman is expected to detail needed wartime controls this week including possible limits on steel use for autos and a curtailment of consumer credit. Analysts foresee a push for tax changes and slower construction to reserve materials for guns and ammunition. Senator Guy Gillette warns price controls could follow if profiteering rises.
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Washington
Korea
Conress
Senate
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Defense Department To Decide Manpower For Korea
Washington report outlines possible manpower for Korea with Truman’s views to be revealed this week. Analysts predict six to nine National Guard divisions plus reserves and reactivation of two regular Army divisions. Pentagon has not yet provided cash, equipment, or men estimates, delaying the president’s report timing.
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