Worst Puerto Rican plane crash kills 54 near San Juan
A C-46 crash near San Juan, Puerto Rico, claims 54 lives with 18 children among the victims. Only crew member killed is Capt. Alfred Cockrill of Strato-Freight Inc. Investigations by Civil Aeronautics and Puerto Rican officials begun. A stewardess clung to a rock and saved a passenger and herself for five hours.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Alfred ©. Cockrill
Pittsfield
Mass
Strato-Freight, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Administration
U. S
Maryland
International Soundphotos
Congress Bills Seek Budget for Itself Amid Pleas for Frugality
The Sentinel reports two bills to fund Congress for the coming fiscal year with a total of 62.2 million. Provisions include new cars for members, swivel chairs, and refrigerators for senators, alongside standard operating costs. The package is 3608 114 higher than this year but 11.7 million below budget estimates. 10 million in cuts reflect the Senate office building decision awaiting Senate input.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Chambers wife to testify in Hiss case in federal court
Esther Chambers, wife of Whittaker Chambers, is expected to testify as a government witness in federal court to support her husband in the Alger Hiss perjury case. The Maryland farm, noted for seeding espionage drama, housed a hollowed pumpkin used to stash microfilms.
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New York
Whittakey Chambers
Alger Hiss
Esther Chambers
Maryland
Hiss
Three Children Die in Ice Box Tragedy at Walnut Ridge
Arkansas state police report a 10 year old boy, identified as James Buddy, shut an unused ice box, trapping three other children during a game of I Spy. The incident occurred last Friday in Walnut Ridge, with the uncle of one victim mentioning the play.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Arkansas State Police
R. Peterson
James
Buddy
Man Sentenced in Voluntary Manslaughter Case
Michael Rod of Idamay was sentenced to one to five years in the penitentiary after pleading to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife Polly.
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Fairmont
Michael Rod
Idamay
Polly
Manos Theatre Opening Delayed To Late June
Ted Manos of the Elkins Theatre company announced a three week postponement for the Manos theatre opening in the former Strand location due to delayed plate glass deliveries. The rebuilt venue, originally slated for June 6, features a stainless steel V shaped marquee with plastic lighting, a nearly complete lobby, installed air conditioning, and interior decoration underway with chairs and machinery to be installed soon. Attendance capacity reaches about 600 with push back seating and padded backs as construction nears completion.
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Manos
Strand Theatre
Ted Manos
Elkins Theatre Company
San the
Huntington Man Seeks Arthritis Research as Human Guinea Pig
George Backley, 44, Huntington, says he is willing to become a human guinea pig for arthritis research. He has lived with constant pain for decades and is gradually losing sight. Buckley, a former bricklayer, is blind in parts of his life yet remains hopeful experiments may ease his and others’ suffering. He has contacted the Foundation For Rheumatism and Arthritis, which is still in early development and cannot yet help.
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Huntington
George Backley
Backley
Buckley
Hoffman Elected to Journalism Honorary Sigma Delta Chi
Thirty eight students at North western University's Medill School of Journalism were elected to Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalism fraternity. Among the inductees is Charles Loren Hoffman, son of Loren A. and Mrs. Hoffman, 425 West Washington Street, a Davis and Elkins College graduate and former Army daily editor.
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North
Western University
Medill School of Journalism
Sigma Delta Chi
Charles Loren Hoffman
Loren A. Hoffman
West
Washington Street
This City
Young Hoffman
Davis and Elkins College
Alpha Sigma Phi
Army Daily
2000 Elks and wives arrive for state convention
The Bluefield and Princeton lodges host the 41st annual Elks state convention with about 2000 Elks and wives registering. Social events include a golf tournament and banquet honoring past exalted rulers. Election of new officers is slated for tomorrow afternoon.
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Bluefield
Princeton
E. A. Kallmerton
Huntington
E. B. Heiskell
Morgantown
Kallmerton
Elks State Board of Trustees
Bedford
Virginia
Elks
Prinseton Lodge
Gasoline Pump Destroyed in West Main Fire
Fire at Eller's Filling Station on West Main Street above the post office destroyed a gasoline pump. Chief John Proctor reported the pump was under repair when it ignited and burst into flames. The blaze caused considerable excitement as it leaped into the air for several minutes.
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Eller's
West Main Street
Post Office
John Proctor
Proctor
Isotopes Sent Abroad Aids Research Says Strauss
Washington tests by Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis L. Strauss say radioactive isotopes sent to foreign nations could aid worm warfare research. Strauss also indicated Russian scientists may visit labs using American isotopes, though none had been shipped abroad yet. He dodged a direct judgment on alleged AEC mismanagement, calling his view too close to assess and noting outside evaluation is needed.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Senate-House
Senator Hickenlooper
Rlowa
The
AEC
David
Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Jackson
D-Wash
Commission
Prisoner Described As Most Dangerous Of Escapees Caught
Denver Vannest, 35, one of 14 convicts who escaped from the state prison last Friday, was recaptured at New Martinsville. He had been labeled the most dangerous by Warden Orel J. Skeen. Two others, Gerald Nolan, 19, and Eddie Starcher, 23, remained at large, both serving 10 year terms for grand larceny. Vannest was seized around 4 a.m. near the Ohio River dam after being spotted by City Patrolman Rector and civilian Hupp Potts. He is being held at Wetzel county jail for prison authorities.
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Moundsville
Denver
Vannest
New Martinsville
A. E. Winter
Jackson County
Orel J. Skeen Ast
Gerald Nolan
Wood County
Eddie Starcher
Roane County
Parkersburg
Nolan
Ohio River
R. ©. Rector
Hupp Potts
Wetzel County
Taylor School Officials Meet to Discuss State Aid Laws
Taylor County superintendent R. Virgil Rohrbough and assistant Ronald Knotts joined about 20 county officials in Clarksburg to review new laws affecting schools. W. W. Trent D. L. Gainer and C. H. Koontz, forming the School Finance board, led the discussion focusing on state aid for financing school construction. The first of three meetings opened in Charleston, with another set for Romney tomorrow.
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R. Virgil Rohrbough
Taylor County
Ronald Knotts
Clarksburg
W. W. Trent
D. L. Gainer
C. H. Koontz
Board of
School Finance
Charleston
Romney
Benjamin Wilson Dies at 66 in Blueville Area
Benjamin B. Wilson 66 retired service station operator and tourist home owner in Blueville died at City Hospital at 3 a.m. after a year of ill health. Native of Pennsboro born June 17 1882 he earlier ran a Shell distributorship and the WJZ Oil company. Survived by wife Gertrude Doke Wilson two sons Charles E. Wilson of Graf ton and Benjamin J. Wilson of Hopemont one brother Fred Wilson and four sisters. Funeral services Sunday at 12:30 p.m. from the Church of Christ in Blueville.
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Benjamin B. Wilson
Blueville
Wilson
City Hospital
Shell
WJZ Oil Company
Harmian Brothers
Wilms
Grafton
Pennsboro
Mr. Wilson
Government Probes Lias Bank Stock Transactions Today
The government probes Williams Lias bank and stock activity to pursue income tax evasion charges. Lias, a Wheeling night club and race track owner, faces more than 1 million dollars in taxes, penalties, and interest for 1942 to 1946. Bank officials from Wheeling Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland and Royal Oak testified about large purchases and bond purchases through Federal Reserve banks indicating he spent more than reported income.
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Fairmont
Williams Lias
Lias
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Royal Oak
Mich
Firestone
Cleveland Federal ‘Reserve ‘Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Captain Edmond M. Jacobs Reports to Keesler AFB for Training
Captain Edmond M. Jacobs son of Mr and Mrs Alvey Jacobs of this city and husband of Mrs Wilda R Jacobs has reported to Keesler AFB Biloxi Miss to attend school He received his commission on 16 September 1942 at Miami Beach Florida and served overseas in the European Theater Operations.
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Keesler Afb
Biloxi
Edmond M. Jacobs
Alvey Jacobs
Wilda R. Jacobs
Jacobs
Miami Beach
Florida
Secret FBI report names Fredric March among Hollywood communists
A confidential FBI document tied Fredric March and other Hollywood figures to communist activity, citing informants from 1947. The report alleged March was a party member and influenced industry infiltration, alongside names such as Lionel Berman and Edward G Robinson, drawing public condemnation.
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Washington
FBI
Fredric Marsh
Hollywood
Judith Coplon
March
Fredric March
Communist Party
NC 402
William J. McCarthy
Daniel F. Garde
Lionel Berman
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Robeson
Dorothy Parker
Donald Odgen Stuart
Ruth McKinney
Alfred Malta
Alvah Bessie
Dalton Trumbo
Millen Brand
Michael Blankfort
T-6
Canada Lee
Institute For Democratic Education, Inc
KXXX
Daniel L. Marsh
Boston University
Clyde R. Mil 1
Columbia University
Norman Corwin
Columbia Broadcasting System
Rexport
Mountaineer Boys State Opens Government Training
Jackson's Mill P notes Mountaineer Boys State begins a week long program with 325 high school juniors learning government under governor Henry Shores of Charleston. Governor Okey L. Patteson addresses the group praising citizenship training as Shores forms a functioning federalist legislature and appoints posts. City and county governments are being established.
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Jackson's Mill
Mountaineer
Henry Shores
Charleston
Okey L. Patteson
Shores
Patteson
Berlin blockade remains as rail strike stalls trade talks
Western officials in Paris and Berlin say Russia likely rejects Dean Acheson’s call to lift the little blockade while a near completed east west trade pact hinges on ending the Berlin rail strike. Officials note Moscow seeks a political endgame at Paris, using Berlin as leverage, with a five day deadline for rail talks looming.
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Paris
Russia
Dean Acheson
Berlin
Acheson
West
Hiss Names Five Men Who He Said Supplied Papers
Whittaker Chambers testified in New York naming five men he said gave him government documents during his time as a Soviet spy ring courier. The list included William Ward Pigman Harry Dexter White Vincent Reno and Julian Wadleigh alongside Alger Hiss.
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New York
Whittaker
Alger Hiss
William Ward Pigman
Harry Dexter White
Vincent Reno
Julian Wadleigh
Chambers
Wadleight
Hiss
State Department
aRbanppieten
Aby Fitzwilliam
N. J
House Un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Franklin Victor Reno
Aberden Proving Ground
Aberdeen
Maryland
Kallis
150 Enter Middle Atlantic AAU Championships in Harrisburg
More than 150 track and field stars will compete for team and individual titles here Saturday at the 37th Middle Atlantic AAU Championships. Three Penn State track stars notified Meet director Earl J. Flickinger that they would stop here on their way to the National Collegiate Championship Meet in Los Angeles.
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Harrisburg
Penn State
Earl J. Flickinger
Los Angeles
Miners to Be Idle One Week Under Lewis Orders
The United Mine Workers with 450000 members begin a week long strike Monday to press John L. Lewis on industry overproduction and to showcase instability in coal markets. Lewis says inaction will curb harmful practices while SAC and Southern Producers dispute contract terms. The walkout boosts bargaining leverage ahead of crucial contract talks.
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Lewis
Glad
Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
J. Atlee Schafer
American Retail Coal Association
Cleveland
Charleston
W. Va
Walter T. Thurmond
Southern Producers Association
Volster Lewis
Plans Complete For Elks Flag Day
The Baltimore based Hon Earl B Hoppman will speak at the annual Flag Day ceremonies in Baltimore and Ohio station square on Tuesday June 14 conducted by Grafton Lodge No 308 Elks. The 6:45 pm parade starts at the Post Office along Main Street to the square with A A Miller leading the first division including Graf ton Senior High School Band Veterans of all wars and scouts. The second division features Grafton Junior High School band and Dr James V Flanagan with Elks I as guests. A survey team led by C Burl Mason from Buckhannon will ride in the parade. Ex Senator William J Hussion chairs the Flag Day committee.
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Earl B. Hoppman
Baltimore
Maryland
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Baltimore and Ohio Station
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Main’ Street
T. J. Moran
R. H. McKinney
A. A. Miller
Grafton
Veterans of All Wars
Sons of the American Legion
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cub Scouts
Grafton Fire Department
James V. Flanagan
The
Elks I
C. Burl. Mason
Buckhannon
William ‘3. Hussion
Flag Day
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
The City hospital reports Mr and Mrs Richard Campbell of Pearl street welcomed a baby girl named Mary Ellen born yesterday at 8:10 am. She weighs four pounds three and a quarter ounces and is the couple’s first child. The mother is Mildred Gall, daughter of Mrs Ads Gall. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs R Li Campbell of Dewey Avenue.
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The
City Hospital
Richard Campbell
Pearl Street
Mary Ellen
Mildred Gall
Ads Gall
R. Li. Campbell
Dewey Avetiue
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Jazi
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Taylor School
Benjamin Wilson
Blueville Church
Benjamin
Fredrick March
Reds
Pigman
White
Reno, Wadleight
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