Military pay bill faces old hurdles in Congress
The slimmed-down bill would add over 300 million dollars a year to the payroll. It faces opposition from economy-minded lawmakers and veterans who want larger raises for junior officers. Rep. Kilday says the bill is the best possible. Vinson predicts passage in the House. Truman nominates Georgia Neese Clark as first woman US treasurer, noting her Kansas banking background and her bipartisan support.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Kilday
D- 'Tex
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Truman
Georgia Neese Clark
Richland, Kansas
United States
Clark
India Edwards
Democratic’ National Committee
Democratic Party
William A. Julian
U. S
Lewis UMW Conviction Upheld By U S Court
The US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the contempt of court conviction of John Lewis and the United Mine Workers for failing to call off a strike last year. The court ordered the UMW chief and the union to pay 1.42 million in fines, imposed by Federal Judge Goldsborough in 1948. The ruling centered on obeying a temporary court order to halt disruptions, not the contract terms or Taft Hartley.
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Washington
Lewis Ke
le Ear
Goldsborough
Lewis
Supreme Court
Pickets Cheer as Dennis and Green Enter Court
About 500 demonstrators gathered in Foley Square to protest the readers by Federal Judge Harold Medina during the communist conspiracy trial. Defendants Eugene Dennis and Gilbert Green acknowledged the crowd with a bow as they entered the federal court building. Medina entered through a side door, saying he was too busy to view the demonstration.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
Eugene Dennis
Gilbert Green
Federal Court
Foley Square
Meding
Court House
Rail Strike Pending Affects Chesapeake and Ohio Firemen
Richmond union and company officials confer on a system wide grievance dispute that could trigger a strike of about 1600 to 1700 firemen and enginemen on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Negotiations continue as a strike date remains possible pending talks and a meeting to fix timing. Pittsburgh reports one man shot and over 100 arrested amid the escape of 14 convicts from Moundsville State Penitentiary. Detective Kane says William Porter was wounded twice and Eygar Thrasher claimed he shot to aid Porter as a convict escapee.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Pittsburgh
Moundsville State Penitentiary
John B. Kane
Connellsville
William Porter
Dunbar
Egar Thrasher
Porter
Claims Top Secret Man Suspended On Loyalty Topic
Senator Hickenlooper said an AEC draftsman of top secret reports was suspended after an FBI loyalty inquiry. He hired under an emergency clearance in 1947 and faced a March 1948 derogatory finding. A hearing occurred in May before three AEC staff.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congress
FBI
Atomicnergy Commission
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Congressional
Spy Trapper Gives Startling Comment
Joseph J. Franey a Buffalo rubber repairman testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that an FBI agent said the State Department sought to appease a Russian spy. Franey of Niagara Falls and wife were linked to Bell Aircraft and Hooker Electro Chemical in providing documents and support for the FBI case.
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Washington
Buffalo
New York
FBI
State Department
Red
House
UN American Activities Committee
Joseph J. Franey
Niagra Falls
Franey
Hooker Electro Chemical Company
Deveryman
Bell Aircraft Company
Franeys
Grafton High Instructors Name Commercial Awards Winners
Sherman Haselden and Miss Gladys Hickman announce awards for Grafton Senior High commercial department for the year. Bookkeeping certificates require B average or higher, with numerous recipients in Bookkeeping Two and One, Typewriting One and Two, and various 40 to 66 point pin awards listed by name.
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Sherman Haselden
Gladys Hickman
Grafton Senior High School
Virginia Harman
Leis Harrison
Arlene Shahan
Barbara Withers
Even Carr
Glenna Joan Definbaugh
Jane Flaherty
Mary Marquess
Vivian Snyder
Elaine
Ruby Weaver
Mary Frances Denton
Betty Travis
Patty Thorn
City Council Reports On Modernizing Grafton Pumps
City managers study the water pumping options deciding to replace old boilers with electric pumps. Repair costs were estimated at 75000 dollars, while the new system would cost about 6000 dollars to install and could save at least 10000 dollars annually. The first new pump has pumped April and May water, confirming expected economies. The report notes April 3 was first usage.
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Decker
Election Polling Places Announced
Polling places for the municipal election opening tomorrow at 6 30 a m are listed by precinct. Precinct 13 Grafton Fruit Market 816 W Main St Precinct 14 West Main Street Methodist Church Community House Precinct 21 George Todd s residence 363 West Main Street Precinct 22 Office of Taylor County Board of Trade Professional Building Ethel St entrance Precinct 23 Grafton Fire rt Precinct 24 Elks Home Precinct 25 East End School Precinct 26 Paul Morgan s garage Barrett Street Precinct 27 Garrison School Precinct 28 Charles Custer s residence 330 Maple Avenue Precinct 29 Chevrolet Garage Beech and Yates Street Precinct 30 W O Sturm s residence 467 Walnut Street Precinct 31 West Side School Beech Street
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Grafton Fruit Market
Main Street
West Main Street
Methodist Church
George Todd
Taylor County Board of Trade
Ethel St
Grafton Firert
Elks Home
East End School
Paul Morgan
Barrett Street
Garrison School
Charles Custer
Maple Avenue
Chevrolet
Beech and
Yates Street
W. O. Sturm
Walnut Street
West Side School
Beech Street
Government Seeks To Show Lias Ran The Show Of His Works
In federal court here Wheeling race track and night club operator William G. Lias faces income tax evasion charges as the government aims to prove he ran the operation without true family help. A tax agent testified about a July 31 1947 meeting with Lias and accountant David S Goldberg.
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Fairmont
William G. Lias
Wheeling
Carl R. Watson
Huntington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Lias
David S Goldberg
Watson
Lsted
Alice
John Lias
Today Is D Day Plus Five Years
Today marks five years since D Day. In 1944 Allied forces crossed into France at Omaha Beach to begin the liberation effort. The passage of time has saw grass reclaim fox holes and cattle roam fields where bold soldiers once fought and sacrificed.
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Omaha Beach
France
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Cies
Brooklyn
Belsen
Escaped Convicts Break From WV Penitentiary
Four of fourteen hardened criminals escaped from Moundsville Penitentiary after sawing out, aided by six accomplices. They fled through a three state police blockade with drills and smuggled hacksaw blades, as reported by International Soundphot.
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West Virginia
Moundsville
International Soundphot
Delayed Contract Talks Resume In Coal Dispute
Southern coal producers and the United Mine Workers plan to resume talks in Bluefield after a weekend recess. UMW chief John L. Lewis may return from Washington to lead the negotiators, or stay on leave to Secretary-Treasurer John Owens. President Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association accused Lewis of stalling as the June 30 contract deadline nears.
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Bluefield
Southern Coal Producers
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Washington
John Owens
Owens
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Moody
U.S
Grafton Voters to Fill 2 City Council Seats Tomorrow
Hundreds of Graftonians will cast ballots to fill two four year council terms and approve a three year 1949 1950 1951 levy for street repairs. Polls open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. Kiwanis funded volunteer workers operate from a fire department fund. Kandid—Dorsey Bolyard Walter Evans Merritt Feather Carr China Harry Hanleiter Lindsay Mahaffey Arthur Morrison Kenney Rosier. City finances strained as liquor profits ruling affects revenue. levy sale may raise 40000 to fund critical street repairs including Bluemont cemetery drives St Charles and Ross streets.
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Oran
W. A. Murray
H. Dent Wiles
Dorsey G. Bolyard
Walter Leon Evans
B,&c
Merritt Feather
Carr China Company
Harry L. Hanleiter
Lindsay
T. Mahaffey
B. and .O
Arthur Calvin Morrison
Joyces
Kenney M. Rosier
Hsean
State Supreme Court
Edgar B. Sims
Curtis D. Decker
Grafton
Bluemont Cemetery
St. Charles Street
Ross Street
Two Fire Alarms In Grafton No Damage Reported
Two fire calls in Grafton prompted by gasoline igniting from a leaking auto at Malone's Drug Store on West Main Street at 4 15 p m Saturday. Firefighters then checked a trash fire at 29 West Boyd Street started by neighborhood children. No injuries reported per Fire Chief Proctor.
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Graftom Volunteer Fire Department
Main Street
En ‘Auto
Three Of Fourteen Escaped Convicts Are Still At Large
MOUNDSVILLE West Virginia three of fourteen hardened convicts who escaped from the state penitentiary remain at large as police from West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio press the manhunt. Eleven others were recaptured within 60 hours after the pre dawn break. In Ohio yesterday Marshal James Bailey and cousin Chalmers Tate traced three life term prisoners near Cadiz in a stolen car. Bailey fired and felled 38 year old Otto Neff as Tate cornered another escapee, while pursuit continued for six miles.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Gerald Nolan
Eddie Starcher
Denver Wartnest
All Life Terriers
James Bailey
Chalmers E. Tate
Cadiz
Marshal Bailey
Tate
Three Life Terriers
Bailey
Otto Neff
Molotov Heads Reds In China
A Paris based diplomat said Vyacheslav Molotov has been placed in charge of Russia's policies in China and the Orient, signaling a possible shift from diplomatic aloofness toward the Chinese Communists. Western powers await Moscow's reaction to Dean Acheson's attempt at a Berlin compromise. Acheson dined with Vishinsky, as talks move toward possible Kremlin concessions at the foreign ministers' conference.
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Russia
China
Orient
Moscow
Dean Acheson
Berlin
Acheson
U. S
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U.S
West
Germany
Big Four Council
Vishinsky
Mos
Kremlin
Damaged Exmouth Moves Toward Jersey City for Repairs
The 7,600 ton cargo vessel Exmouth moved toward Jersey City for repairs after a pre-dawn collision with the Greek freighter Hellenic Beach off Delaware coast. Two crewmen were injured in the foggy accident near Overfalls Light. The Hellenic Lines ship remained docked at a Brooklyn yard as authorities assessed the damage.
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Lewes
Del
Exmouth
Jersey City
Hellenic Beach
Emouth
Delaware
Hellenic Lines, Ltd
New York
Brooklyn
American Export Lines
Delaware Bay
Coast Guard
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens Baby girl born to Breedlove family
A baby girl was born yesterday at City hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William E Breedlove of Route 1 Grafton. The infant weighed eight pounds two ounces and was delivered at 5 55 p.m. Reports say mother and child are doing well.
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William E. Breedlove
Route 1
Grafton
City Hospital
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