Labor Secretary Schwellenbach Dies in Walter Reed Hospital
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach, 53, dies at Walter Reed after a long illness. President Truman, in Olympia, mourns a warm personal friend and great senator and judge. Schwellenbach had led the department since 1943, after Frances Perkins, amid labor tensions and past health incidents. More undersecretary acts as secretary pending cabinet selection. funeral plans incomplete.
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Washington
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Truman
Senate
Schwellenbach
Olympia
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
White Mouse
David A. More
Labor Department
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Hms
Department
Congress
Proddit ‘Keefe
R.-Wis
Hidlget Appropriations Committee
Hold Young Wife As Husband Shot Between The Eyes
Salisbury Md June 10 Mary Ellen Truitt 19 wife of a nursery worker and mother of a two year old girl was charged with murder after her husband was shot between the eyes at their home the Tingle Nursery near Pitts Ville 14 miles east of here She is held in the Worcester jail Sergeants C C Serman and Charles L Andrew of the Maryland State Police said they found William Edward Truitt 34 shot in the head with a .22 rifle bullet between the eyes Hold on page 5
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Salisbury
Mary Ellen Truitt
Tingle Nursery
Pitts Ville
Here
The Return of the Whistler at Strand and Dixie Double Bill
Theatre ticket clipping invites admission to tonight's Strand show The Return of the Whistler starring Michael Duane and Lenore Aubert. Also on the Dixie bill are Vigilante's Return with Jon Hall and Margaret Lindsay and Blonde Savage starring Lief Erikson and Gayle Sherwood. Identification may be required.
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Strand
Dixie
the Whistler
Michael Duane
Lenore Aubert
Jon Hall
Margaret Lindsay
Lief Ericson
Gayle
Sherwood
the Dixie
Officials Honor KT Gainer At Farewell Banquet
A gift of over 200 to CARE was presented in honor of R A Morrison who leaves the Monongah division to head Cumberland division. Basel Pepper presented the funds raised by rail employees and friends at a Grafton High School cafeteria banquet. T J Klauenberg also honored as he moves to lead the Monongah division. The distribution plan directs the money to war widows and orphans in Norway and Denmark.
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European Relief Organization
R. A. J. Morrison
Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Morrison
Basel Pepper
Grafton Senior High
T. J. Klauenberg
Toledo, Ohio
Grafton
Norway
den- Sre B. & O
No Decision Yet In Greenwald City Case
Court authorities explained transcription of stenographer notes in the case Louis H. Greenwald vs Curtis D. Decker has not been completed, delaying a ruling. Judge W Merle Watkins will study the evidence and depositions before issuing a decision. Greenwald seeks reinstatement as chief of the Grafton Fire Department and accrued salary dating from last August.
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Louis H. Greenwald
Curtis D. Decker
W. Merle Watkins
Greenwald
City of
Grafton
Upton Reappointed Harrison County School Superintendent
June 10 Harrison county board of education reappointed Arthur W. G. Upton to a four year term as county school superintendent. Upton, a noted figure in state education, had served nine years since coming from Morgantown High School principalship.
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Clarksburg
Arthur W. G. Upton
Harrison County
Final voting on draft bill proceeds in Senate
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia charges the Army blocks volunteers and presses for the draft while Navy and Air Force rely on volunteering. With hours left before final votes the Senate set balloting for 3 p.m. EST and expected eventual approval before sending the bill to the House for a separate battle.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Revercomb
R.W. Va
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
West Virginia
Airforce
Truman and GOP clash sparks rough campaign tone
President Truman blasted Congress as the worst in history during a Western tour, prompting a sharp Republican retort about the president’s performance. The exchange intensified as party lines sharpened ahead of November, with political rhetoric fueling expected tough campaigning nationwide.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Truman
Spokane
Congress
Howard F.’Smith
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Knight of Columbus
The
Chicago Tribune
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Boys State Legislature Seeks School Law Reforms
Governor David Hermansdorfer of Mountaineer Boys State urged the joint session of the Federalist senate and Nationalist house to enact laws improving state schools and expanding visual education, while pushing anti Communist measures and a lower voting age. He called for rural school funding equality and qualified sex education instructors in high schools.
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Jackson’s Mill
David Hermansdorfer
Mountaineer
State Senate
House of Delegates
Hermansdorfer
Federalist
American Legion
Mihai of Romania Wed Anne of Bourbon Parma in Greek Rite
Athens June 10 An imperial wedding linked Mihai I of Romania to Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma in a Greek Orthodox ceremony led by Archbishop Damaskinos. Anne, Roman Catholic, did not receive Rome dispensation for the Greek rite. Mihai vowed to raise children in the faith as he defends his throne claim. The ceremony was orderly in a palace hall with about 30 attendees.
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Chakales
Athens
Mihai I of
Romanis
Anne
Bourbon- Parma
Greece
Damaskinos
Romania
Prince Eric of
Denmark
Mariella
Lotti
St. Peter’s
Rome
Liarri
Italy
Michael
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Weather Outlook For Grafton And Taylor County
Cloudy skies with showers forecast for Grafton and Taylor County. Warm air to follow after scattered showers. Today’s high reached 72 degrees at noon, after a cooler 69 yesterday. Overnight low was 48 with 62 degrees by eight this morning.
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Taylor County
Gross Enrollment In County Schools Drops 44 Pupils
Taylor county schools report a 44 pupil decrease in total enrollment for 1947-48, with 3794 students this year compared to 3838 last year. High schools shed 54 students to 966, while junior high gained 17 from 932 to 349.
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Taylor County
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Taylor County Schools
Hallanan to Start Sixth Term as WV National Committeeman
Charleston resident Walter S. Hallanan will preside as National Committeeman from West Virginia begins his sixth term when the Republican National Convention opens June 21. He is chairman of the arrangements committee and was reelected at a Charleston meeting.
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Charleston
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Tiallanan
Frasure to Speak at Flag Day Ceremony in Grafton
Ex-Banator William J. Hussion announced a change in the principal speaker for the annual Flag Day observance to be held Monday June 14 at Station Square. Dr Carl M Frasure head of the West Virginia University political science department will replace State Senator Don Eddy of Morgantown. Frasure has held key posts including Merit System supervisor 1940 41 and Office of Price Administration director 1942. He has advised governors and legislatures since 1933 and is a member of the Political Science Association and AAUP.
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William J. Hussion
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Protective Order of Elks
Carl M. Frasure
Department of
West Virginia , University
Don Eddy
Borgantown
Station Square
I Patan
Chicago
Georgee Ronversity
Cambridge Univeralt
England
Train wreck in Maryland kills one injures dozens
A Baltimore and Ohio St Louis Diplomat train derailed near Laurel race track causing one death and about 30 injuries. John Davenport of Jersey City, New Jersey was identified as a victim. Several seriously hurt were rushed to Prince Georges and other area hospitals while others were treated at St Agnes in Baltimore. A broken rail appears to have caused the crash.
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Jersey City
Maryland
Sayer
Laurel, Md
Washington
St. Agnes
Ca Pitil
Baltimore
John Davenport
Sey City
N. J
John’ Davenport
N.J
Fear Saveral
Offically Admit U.5 Plane Flies Faster Than Sound
Washington June 104 news confirms the XS-1 flown by Capt Charles E Yeager exceeded sound speed. Yeager, a Wright Field test pilot, noted as the first beyond sonic speed, with details on speed of sound at varying temperatures and altitudes. A Taylor County trade board meeting followed discussing a private business seeking local grounds.
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Washington
Aymington
Severas Times
Hag
Smyington
Charles E. Yeager
Air Force
Yeager
Myra
W. Va
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Ohio
Taylor County Board of Trade Directors
Family fears for daughter's safety after abduction report
Mr and Mrs W C Austin of 615 Walnut Street say their daughter may be in danger after a vague report of she being abducted. The only detail shared is that a girl was last seen near her home, with no clear identification or time given.
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Agi
W. C. Austin
Walnut Street
Austin
Attorney For Gaines Seeks Bond In Murder Case
Attorney for Gaines filed a petition asking that the prisoner be allowed bond while awaiting grand jury action next September on a premeditated murder charge. Gaines, held with the shooting of James R. Brunson, was to appear for a 2 p.m. hearing at the Taylor County Circuit Court center.
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Charles Brennan Caees
Flemington
W. P. Samples
Gaines
James R. Brunson
Simpson
Taylor County
Ceater Day
Hubb 'R.' McPhail
McPhail
Presdad
Brunson
Tember Farm
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KT Gainer
Greenwald City
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Bourbon-Parna
King Paul
Frederika
Helen
Eric
Smith
Lodge
King Mike
Frasure Wall
Hamlin
Ane
Aine
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