Dewey Eisenhower meet over European crisis in Pawling
Gov Thomas E Dewey and Gen Dwight D Eisenhower held a surprise conference in Pawling New York discussing the European situation and the military establishment Eisenhower arrived with his wife from New York City at Dewey's invitation The leaders planned to meet again the next day with Senator Arthur Vandenberg and John Foster Dulles to talk more on foreign affairs and the Berlin crisis. Glenna G Rand ing would become a bride at 14 pending probate court approval in Westbrook Maine.
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Henry
Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Dewey
Europe
Arthur H. Vandenberg
John Foster Dulles
Berlin
Ike
New York City
Robinson Placed Under Peace Bond Over Firecracker Threats
A neighborhood dispute led to May peace bond for Herbert L. Robinson of Loveland addition after John W. Snider set the bond at $108 for six months. Sherman Wilson and his wife accused Robinson of threats quarreling and setting off firecrackers near their home. Mag. Snider announced the decision after hearing both sides with Hugh R. McPhail for the plaintiffs and Richard Bord for the defendant.
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John W. Snider
Herbert, L. Robinson
Loveland Addition
Mag. Snider
Sherman Wilson
Oif
Herbert L. Robinson
Wilsons
Robinson
Hugh R. McPhail
Richard Bord
Russia seizes move to swap communist leaders amid crisis
In the Berlin crisis, diplomatic reports say Moscow is pressuring satellites to yield power to tougher Communist leaders. Figures such as Hungarian Deputy Premier Rakosi and Czechoslovak President Gottwald may be ousted as Moscow views them too Tito-like.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Berlin
Russia
Matt —Rakosi
Klement Gottwald
Tito
Yugoslavia
Frror
Moscow
Find No Trace of Crash in State
Charleston July 23 a West Virginia Aeronautics Commission director said he flew over the region near Charleston and found nothing to substantiate a reported plane crash. He continued a survey from Kanawha airport and urged citizens with knowledge to notify authorities.
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Charleston
Hubert H. Stark
West Virginia Aeronautics Commission
Stark
Kanawha
Elk River
Kanawah
National Guard
Trade Directors To Hold Meetings Tonight
Taylor County Board of Trade directors convene at 7:30 to organize duties in the absence of an executive secretary. A delegation that motored to Charleston on Tuesday will report to state conservation and road authorities.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Charleston
State Conservation Commission
State Road Commission
Fire At Restaurant Sparks Excitement In Grafton
Last evening at 7 30 the DeLuxe restaurant on E Main street caught fire. Charred French fries were the only damage as 15 volunteer firemen rushed to the scene and extinguished a stove blaze with a carbon dioxide tank. Fire Chief John Proctor said the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department responded promptly.
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E. Main Street
John Proctor
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Decker founder of Society Brand Clothes dies at 76
Al fred Decker founder and board chairman of Society Brand Clothes Inc died in Chicago at 76 after a heart ailment. An immigrant from Germany he came to the United States at age 13 and started as an office boy in a clothing firm.
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Chicago
Alfred Decker
Society Brand Clothes, Inc
Decker
Germany
Wallace Tries To Prove Party Not Run By Communists
Wallace declares he will not repudiate peace backed support for his third party bid while denying being a Communist. He arrives in Philadelphia to launch the convention nominating him for president with Senator Glen Taylor for vice president, aiming to draw votes from both major parties.
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Wallace
Jack Bell
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Robert M. Lafollette Sr
Burton K. Wheeler
New
Price index reaches record high in June
Washington reports the cost of living index climbed to a record 171.7 in June for moderate income families in large cities, with food prices at steep levels. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes the index covers data to June 15 and trails current retail prices by about five weeks. Wholesale prices peaked earlier and will reflect in retail figures later. The price index is 9.3 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Clay Assures House We Can Hold Out
Gen. Lucius D. Clay told House members that American forces in Germany can remain in Berlin and carry out the government’s policy. He spoke after a 35 minute closed session and planned a White House briefing with Truman on the Soviet blockade.
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Washington
Lucius D. Clay
House
Germany
Berlin
Clay
United States
Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Truman
Eaton
RNJ
Army
Kenneth Royall
Charles G. Ross
Aged D. W. Griffith Dies at 73 in Hollywood
Hollywood veteran David Wark Griffith aged 73, famed for discovering Mary Pickford and directing The Birth of a Nation, died today after a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been inactive in film for years, fell ill Wednesday night, and died at 8:24 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time in an hospital oxygen tent.
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Mary Pickford
Griffith
Extended West Virginia Weather Forecast for July 24 28
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging 2 to 3 degrees below normal at 16 degrees. Expect cooler conditions with a warming trend late Sunday into Monday and a cooldown by Tuesday. Showers are possible Sunday and Monday, with total rainfall around one inch.
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West Virginia
Police seize four slot machines at Legion quarters
Police confiscated four slot machines four punch boards and a cigarette machine from the Taylor County Post No 12 American Legion home during a 10 15 pm search. Edgar T McKee steward was taken into custody posted a 51 bond and was released to await a municipal court appearance by Judge Guy Allender postponed until next week.
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Taylor County
American Legion
Edgar T._McKee
Rainy, Cooler Outlook for Grafton Area
Forecast calls for more rain with cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Today’s noon temperature hit 81 with humid heat, while yesterday’s high was 82 and the low last night 67. Rain since yesterday totals .16 inches, bringing the year’s total to 38.4 inches, below the 40-inch average as the year passes its halfway point.
Appeals 10 Reds in Yugoslavia to fight U G Britain
Belgrade July 23 The Yugoslav Communist congress called for unity among Communist nations to confront Anglo American warmongers. Speeches praised Premier Tito for wartime record and reconstruction while defending Yugoslavia against Cominform critics. Maslarich touted Tito's Marxist Leninist leadership and solidarity with Stalin Russia.
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Osgood Caruthers
Belgrade
Yugoslav Communist Congress
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Comsmunikt-Information, Bureau
Tito
Pravda
Moscow
Bozidar Maslarich
All Slav Committee
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Russia
Masiarich
Cassell retires after 50 years with B and O railroad
Edward M. Cassell ends a 50 year and six month career with the Monongah division of Baltimore and Ohio railroad his long service spans 46 years as a machinist at the Grafton shops beginning as an engine cleaner in 1879 and rising to machinist before his retirement residing at 403 East Main page 5 CASSELL directory
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Edward M. Cassell
Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cassell
Grafton
East Main
Two Die In Murder-Death by Own Action Case
Princeton reports Fred H. Richards aged 48 of Pigeon Creek Mercer county shot his wife Bessie 22 at their home six times with an automatic pistol then told an undertaker of the killing and his plan to kill himself. He took his two daughters to a sister’s home before shooting himself 90 minutes later.
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Princeton
Fred H. Richards
Pigeon Creek
Mercer County
Bessie
Richards
M.C. Yoak
Yoak
Gunfight At Roadblock Ends Ohio Crime Spree
Two ex convict gunmen terrorized Ohio with seven slayings in 14 days before a Van Wert road block ended their crime spree. John C. West, 24, was killed between the eyes. Robert M. Daniels, 22, surrendered after confessing to the killings. Officers were wounded in the shootout as West’s vehicle carried the pair’s trail of violence from Columbus to Fremont and Tiffin.
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Daniels
Midwest
West
van Wert
Ohio
John C. West
Parollel
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert M. Daniels
Columbus
Highway Patrol
Sarge Seals
Mort Tar
Here
Sgt
L. D. Con
Frank A Frlemoth
Roy Shaffer
Conn
Dan
End
James Smith
Tiffin
Glenn Beard Schwind
Fremont
Earl Ambrose
Gschwind
Ambrose
Tearful mother says West must pay in Ohio crime spree
Parkersburg West Virginia July 23 Mrs Della West 58 mother of a young desperado critically wounded in Ohio today after a 14 day reign of terror in which seven persons were slain said I wish it were all over She did not elaborate but told a reporter in a tearful tone that if her son 22 year old John C West did anything wrong he should pay West was shot between the eyes TEARFUL page 5
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Della West
Ohio
John C. West
West
Birth Certificates May Be Big Help These Days
Charleston report notes birth certificate copies can ease future issues for draftees and parents of students. Health Commissioner N H Dyer warns that 18 year olds seeking a year of service to dodge the draft should keep copies of their birth certificates.
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Charleston
Health Department
N. H. Dyer
British Charge Russians With Violations In Berlin Air Corridors
Britain accuses Soviet fighters of violating flight rules in the air lane RAF used to supply Berlin. Officials say the Russians likely practiced target actions in the corridor. London reports Moscow rejected a Russian offer to provide electric power to a western Berlin factory.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
RAF
Rin Tin Tin II film at Dixie theatre in Grafton
The Grafton Sentinel invites Gerald Duff of 302 Market Street to attend tonight's presentation of The Return of Rin Tin Tin at the Dixie theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
Gerald
Duff
Market Street
Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin II
Dixie Theatre
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