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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1946
Page
1
Delegates from 21 nations gather at the Luxembourg palace in Paris to draft postwar treaties with Bulgaria and other nations. The Big Four foreign ministers convene to prepare for the July 29 opening, with the exterior view and grand stairway shown as delegates proceed to the conference hall for formal signing.
Washington dispatch reports Congress marked time awaiting conference on a cash or bonds provision for the GIterminal leave bill, with a second major measure to freeze social security taxes at 1 percent. Senate action on outlawing state poll taxes in federal elections remained uncertain despite sponsors’ push.
Bikini Atoll reports indicate Work on Test Charlie is starting with deep sea detonation planned for next spring. Vice Admiral Blandy said damage reads from a target fleet remain radioactive after Thursday’s harbor blast. Seabees prepare deep-sea moorings while X rays hinder inspection of inner-circle ships.
The West Virginia League of Municipalities demanded a larger share of liquor profits for cities and towns facing severe financial distress. Huntington Mayor Paul O. Fiedler, league president, said the measure was approved at a July 13 meeting in Parkersburg and submitted to Governor Meadows and legislative candidates. The group believes cities should receive at least an additional amount annually.
The Grafton Sentinel invites Farrell Duckworth at 302 Pearl Street to attend tonight's presentation. Also listed are Gary and Ingrireman at Brand Theater or Gilda with Rita Hayworth at the Dixie Theatre, Glen present for the show.
Oak Hill reports 15000 to 20000 expected to attend a United Mine Workers District 29 Labor Day celebration on September 2. Salem college president S O Bond invited 32 of his former pupils from 1896 to 1898 to help mark his 50th anniversary at the site of the old Jesse Hughes Run school. Charleston notes closing and transfer of price control board functions at Wellsburg and Holliday's Cove to Wheeling per OPA district director Grover Smith. Oak Hill reports Dr Thomas Herbert Elliott, veteran ...
In Somerset County Rev. James E. Musser age 65 pastor of Rockwood Trinity Evangelical church died yesterday from a heart attack triggered by multiple bee stings. He was found dead in his Rockwood home after an apparent incident with a pot at his residence.
Ten people are believed dead after a ferry collided with two oil laden barges near Caruthersville Missouri. Thirteen ferry passengers were saved when the vessel overturned dumping vehicles into the river. The disaster occurred at about 9 20 p m near the Missouri shore as the crossing from the Tennessee side ended. Jerry Vickers five died after reaching shore. Larry Vickers six is among the missing. The ferry pilot Ed Hendrix was among survivors and estimated 20 to 25 aboard.
Charleston West Virginia announces a five week ration period with a bonus of two fifths or four pints of whisky for customers. The extra plus to the standard two fifths or four pints under the meal ticket system applies to black numbers five through seven. Patrons may choose current whisky redemptions or premium varieties bottled in bond or imported scotch under the liquor commission rules.
Voters face a tight week of political action with Tennessee voters deciding Thursday on whether to renominate 77 year old Kenneth D. McKellar for a sixth term. Alabama and Arkansas also hold contests and Kentucky voters choose nine House nominees while weighing the Senate chair now held by Republican William A. Stanfill. The center of attention remains Tennessee and the CIO-PAC.
Beauford Jester led Texas Railroad Commission candidates with 366,146 votes to 233,235 for Hefther Rainey as 945,722 of 1,215,000 votes were tallied. Jester led in 201 counties while Rainey led in 17, with a runoff set for August 24. Connally renomination also cleared.
Senate Banking Committee unanimously approves Truman nominees for decontrol board. Roy L. Thompson, Daniel W. Bell, and George H. Mead named. Mead meets with press secretary Ross. Thompson arrives tomorrow. board to decide by August 20 which goods fall under price controls.
A junior chamber of commerce event in Moundsville lists 15 contestants vying for Miss West Virginia and a spot in the Miss America pageant. Notable entrants include Nancy Nesbitt Wheeling Betty Jo Kelley Grantsville Gwendolyn Mitchell Clarksburg Rhea Baker Martinsburg June Gayle Smith Williamson Loretta Stearts Clay Camille Esposito Elkins Mary Pats Paul Hinton and Fay Audrey Hales Weirton Elizabeth McCarthy Fairmont.
The Army announced that about three fourths of 378,000 German POWs interned in the United States returned home partially educated in democracy and friendship toward the United States after a survey of 33,153 prisoners passing through Camp Shanks on their way back to Germany from camps nationwide.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 2.4317 billion dollar GI furlough pay allotment and a 26 million dollar fund for the reborn OPA, plus 2.4797 billion for the overall deficiency bill. The measure covers overtime pay, price control board costs, Manhattan district funds use by the AEC, and 19.75 million for military aid to the Philippines. The GI pay targets about 15 million past and present Army and Navy personnel seeking furlough reimbursement. The bill moves to the House floor amid conference talks with the Senate over payment form, cash vs bonds.
Comptroller General Lindsay C Warren testified before Senate investigators that broad wartime procurement liberalization invites abuse. He cited officials enjoying entertainment and travel while drawing government per diems, calling cost plus contracts the greatest drain on treasury. Warren urged accountability amid procurement looseness.
United Nations commission announces 15 possible sites in Westchester Fair field area for the permanent world capital. Sites vary from two to 40 square miles and will be narrowed to five for the General Assembly's fall meeting. Also, the atomic energy debate features a likely majority report backing U S control and a minority report from Russia and Poland on the issue.
E. E. Meredith reports Taylor County receives notable mention in Hamill Meaning Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. The Grafton Public Library may acquire the volume after Keny’s seven year study, which draws on maps, atlases, and postmaster correspondence and cites Fleming and West Virginia Blue Book honors.
Paris July 29 The 21 nation Peace conference convened at Luxembourg palace after World War II to abolish the plague of war President George Bidault of France urged 14600 delegates to seek peace solutions. He warned that failure to keep peace involved great powers who pursued arms during peacemaking.
State Police report a stone wall in tracing leads in the lynching near Monroe Georgia. Maj. William E Spence says some mob members may be known but cannot be proven. The First Methodist church calls for cooperation from officials, while Sheriff Gordon promises full cooperation. A $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to the mob’s capture.
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