CIO and operators seek court on reopening West Virginia liquor stores
Former Republican state delegate J Callinan of Charleston petitions the state Supreme Court to compel the West Virginia Liquor Control Commission to reopen liquor stores closed May 21 to begin a new ration system. He urges recognition of new sales permits across all state liquor outlets and attacks the current card restrictions as unlawful and inequitable. He claims the action aims to curb illicit alcohol sales but argues the rationing plan will expand control and limit access.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
State Supreme Court
West Virginia Liquor Control Commission
Nquor
Ae Kt
Cullinan
West Virginia
Callinan
Navy bandsman testifies at Rollins court martial in Annapolis
In Annapolis on June 8 a navy bandsman testified he attended an all night party at Welter W Rollins's quarters, a Virgin Islands steward, as Rollins faces charges of gambling drinking embezzlement and theft. The trial also covers relations with a white woman. Witness Lima, son of Lt. William R. Sima Sr., a suspended band leader, linked to the February party at Rollins' quarters.
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Annapolis
Navy
Welter W. Rollins
Rollins
Virgin Islands
William R. Sima
Lima, Jr
U. S. Naval Academy
Margaret A. Sima
Nude body of woman found in Philadelphia apartment
A nude red-haired woman was found dead in a second floor Philadelphia apartment. Mary Duffy, 0, identified by a 45-year-old painter who led police to the scene. She had been estranged from her husband. Investigators held the painter for questioning. The victim suffered a broken jaw, severe facial injuries, throat marks, and branding on the stomach, possibly by acid.
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Philadelphia
June B
Mary Duffy
Anthracite miners approve new contract in New York
Pennsylvania's 75,000 hard coal workers will return to the anthracite pits Monday under a new contract giving an 181% cents per hour wage rise and a 2.7 million dollar health and welfare fund financed by a five cent per ton royalty. The five week strike ended as operators and United Mine Workers leaders reached a pact, with costs estimated at 50 to 60 million dollars yearly and a roughly one dollar per ton impact on consumer coal prices.
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New York
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
Pennsy Train Derailed Near Pittsburgh No Injuries
Five Pennsylvania railroad passenger cars of the St. Louisian derailed two miles west of Pittsburgh. No injuries were reported. Three sleepers stayed upright. The St. Louisian was en route from St Louis to New York. A Pittsburgh to Wheeling train was blocked by the derailment, carrying the St. Louisian passengers into Pittsburgh. Near the Francis mine the incident occurred.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Louisian
St Louis
New York
Wheeling
W. Va
Francis Mine
R. G. Russell
Truman Considers Major Labor Speech to Congress
Washington reports that President Truman weighs a major address to Congress on labor legislation. Lawmakers say a message will launch alongside his decision on the Case Labor Disputes bill, with no firm choice to approve or veto by June 12.
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Truman
Congress
Clair Johnson
Washington
The Case Of The Missing Crown Jewels R A WAC Captain Makes Good
Army investigators close in on two more suspects in the Rhineland jewel theft case. A honeymooning colonel and his WAC captain wife are in custody as authorities seek two majors and a GI to complete the tale of a $1,500,000 loot. Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant and Col. J W Durant are the detained couple. the probe spans Hessian history and wartime loyalties.
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WAC
Ruth B. Cowan
Washington
Rhineland
Bride
Hesse
War Department
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Hudson, Wis
J. W. Durant
Weber gets life in penitentiary
Charleston June 8. Marvin Weber 22 pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Denver D Hill last April 18 and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Intermediate judge Cyrus W Hall. The death penalty had been imposed on Weber's companion Richard Lee Collins 22 who was convicted of first degree murder with no mercy recommendation after a 12 minute jury deliberation. The execution for Collins is set for September 14 at Moundsville penitentiary. Hill a 39 year old salesman and former athlete was found shot near Edgewood country club. Weber and Collins were arrested about four hours after Hill's car was found abandoned near Alley.
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Charleston
Marvin Weber
Denver
Red) Hill
Cyrus W. Hall
Weber
Richard Lee Collins
Hall
Collins
Moundsville
Hill
Sovereignty Must Be Shared for World Peace Says Ecuadorian Envoy
College Park Md June Ambassador Galo Plaza of Ecuador urged nations to surrender some sovereignty to the United Nations for lasting peace. An alumnus of the University of Maryland he spoke at commencement and received an honorary degree. He warned postwar times challenge institutions and warned the era of the United States may fade unless leaders act.
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College Park
Galo Plaza
Ecuador
United Nations
University of Maryland
Pacific
United States
America
Former Mayor of Ineger Passes Away Today
James W. Johnson aged 66 of Landgraft died today in a Welch hospital. He served as mayor of Ineger and earlier was a store manager for the Vera Pocahontt Coal company at Vera.
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Ineger
Welch
James W. Johnson
Landgraft
Welch Hospital
Johnson
Vera Pocahonttas Coal Company
Vera
Grandmother 79 Weds 18 Year Old Neighbor in Ky Court
In Louisa Kentucky a 79-year-old grandmother and an 18-year-old neighbor-farm lad married this morning by county judge J F Wellman at the Lawrence county courthouse. About 100 people crowded the courtroom and hall to witness the brief ceremony. The couple, from Gladys 15 miles west, had been set to marry later this afternoon. Witnesses included former Louisa police court judge D M Cornette and E A Kirk. Mrs Large spoke barely audible I do and they did not embrace after the ceremony. Grandmother page 4
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Louisa
Pi— Delbert (Shorty
Mattie Lyons Large
J. F. Wellman
Lawrence County Court House
Gladys
Here
D. M. Cornette
E. A. Kirk
Fairmont Couple Weds by Telephone with Osaka Officer
Alice Williams Darquenne married Lt James Herbert by trans Pacific telephone at dawn linking Fairmont and Osaka Japan. The Rev John W Hollister officiated in a small ceremony marking her eligibility to join her husband overseas. Friends noted the reception went smoothly and the bridegroom appeared calm. The event underscores long-distance communications during wartime separations.
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Fairmont
Alice Williams Darquenne
James Herbert
Osaka
Japan
Plan Convention Plans for Fairmont State Convention
Regis Cole of Washington, national representative of the American Veterans Of World War II, conferred with local offices on plans for the first state convention to be held here June 14. A separate item reports a statewide hunt for a New Jersey poultry buyer’s killer shifted to Ocean City, Md., after the victim Rollin Roscoe Riley, 38, was found shot in his apartment. A light pickup was found abandoned in Ocean City. Sheriff Woorlawa Jackson and Medical Examiner Dr Henry M Langford described the death as a temple shot with a 38 caliber pistol. a bullet remained in a pillow under the fan. State’s Attorney Pentiss Evans said no warrant yet issued. Mrs Anna Riley and her sister-in-law traveled here from their home See SEARCH page 4
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Fairmont
Regis Cole
Washington
The
Princess Anne
New Jersey
Ocean City
Rollin Roscoe Riley
Woorlawa Jackson
Henry M. Lankford
Somerset County
Pentiss Evans
Crisfield
Anna Riley
Charge Ku Klux Klan With Fatal Stabbing In Old Atlanta
Atlanta June 8 A long time Klan foe says the revived hooded order committed a fatal stabbing and a flogging in Dekalb County amid a state probe. Assistant attorney general Dan Duke reported undercover agents linked an inner Klan group, the Kavalier club, to the slaying of Porter Flournoy Turner and a flogging of a 21 year old Negro veteran Hugh Johnson.
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Ku Klux Klan
Atlanta
Henry Lesesne
Samuel Green
Green
la Salle
Chicago
Dan Duke
Duke
East Point
Rent State
State Legal Department
Kavalier Club
Porter Flournoy Turner
Dekalf County
Fie
Hugh Johnson
Navy
Col Lorence credits dams for averting greater western PA floods
Pittsburgh June 8 Col W E Lorence army district engineer says flood control reservoirs in the rain drenched regions prevented a repeat disaster after tributaries of the Allegheny had largely subsided and Monongahela streams rose. He cites Tionesta Creek and Loyalhanna Creek reservoirs as most effective along with others on Mahoning Crooked Creek and Youghiogheny Tygart rivers, stopping Pittsburgh from reaching flood stage.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
W. E. Lorence
Army District
Allegheny River
Monongahela
Tionesta Creek
Allegheny Basin
Loyalhanna Creek
Col. Lorence
Mahoning
Crooked Doek
Allegheny
Tygart River
Youghiogheny River
Monongahela Basin
Indentify Body Of Woman Found At Cumberland
The body of a woman found floating in the Potomac river near Cumberland has been identified as Mrs. Pearl V. Commer, 48, by her son Virgil Emerick after police sergeant John H. Sherry recognized the corpse. Dr. Herbert V. Deming, acting medical examiner, said the body had been in the water four to five hours.
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Cumberland, Md
Potomac River
Pearl V. Commer
Cumberland
Virgil Emerick
John H. Sherry
Commer
Herbert V. Deming
Price Control Bill Sparks Senate Split Over Economic Safety
Four senators on the banking committee warned that the amended price control extension bill spells doom for price wage and rent stabilization. They urged renewed congressional action before the end of the month expiration, arguing a fight against inflation is needed.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Wagner
D-N. Y
Downey
Congress
Banking Committee
House
O'Shea and Mayo Plan Marriage After Divorce Granted
Hollywood report states actor Michael O'Shea and Virginia Mayo will wed soon after his divorce from Grace O'Shea. The couple, married twenty years, separate since Grace left with their children Edward Jr and Barbara 17. Grace expected to initiate divorce proceedings. she resides in Hartford Connecticut.
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Hollywood
Michael O'Shea
Virginia Mayo
Goldwyn
O'Sheas
Grace
Hartford
Man Dies After 444000 Volt Charge At Charleston Tower
Paul M. Cook, 29, of Edwight Raleigh County, died in a Charleston hospital from injuries after a 44 000 volt electrical mishap. He suffered severe burns and head injuries from a 50 foot fall from a tower.
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Charleston
Paul M. Cook
Edwight
Raleigh County
Five men fined in cream theft ring case at Beckley
Five men were fined ten dollars and costs each by Magistrate G. O. Mills in Beckley on charges of possession of stolen property after being arrested in a cream theft ring that diverted stolen cream into black market butter. Two others were held for grand jury action on grand larceny charges.
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Beckley
G. O. Mills
Seek Formula To Avert Maritime Walkout June 18
Washington June 8 With time running out fast CIO union leaders and ship operators renewed efforts to avert a maritime strike next week. Joe Curran's national maritime union pressed for a June 15 walkout as talks continued into the night. The dispute centers on sealing a 44 hour work week at sea or a 56 hour standard with compensatory time off, while the Navy prepares to operate vital merchant shipping if needed.
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Washington
CIO
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
National Council
Navy
APL
Uational
Maritime Union
Labor Department
Aaa
Recapture of fugitives and escape from prisons at Randall county
Moundsville June 9 Officials tracked the recapture of three fugitives and the escape of five prisoners from Huttonsville and Randolph County medium security prisons. Deputies reported five escapees remain at large while Wetzel and Mingo authorities reported captures and ongoing searches for others. Names include Everett Meadows Clarence Morrick Glendon Daily Clarence Murray and Roy Adkins among those involved.
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Moundeville
Huttle
Randolph County
Fee Callison
Everett
Meadows
Grant Tareceny
Cabell County
A Inman
Long
Wetzel County
Huttonsville
Clarence Morrick
Mingo County
Robert Steven
Selinist
Mapay
Tonsville Institut
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