Truman Seeks Peacetime Consumer Credit Controls
Washington June 12 President Truman urged Congress to renew controls on consumer credit in peacetime. He argued legislation is needed to keep down excessive expansion and prevent economic instability and unemployment. If Congress fails, he will end the wartime regulations governing down payments and installment terms.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
House Banking Committee
Reserve Board
Directional Signs To Lake Planned By Taylor County Board
Directors of the Taylor County Board of Trade outlined plans to erect directional signs for Ty gart Valley River Reservoir at points along U S Route 50 and elsewhere. They also agreed to send an autographed picture of the lake to Congressman Francis J. Love for his Washington office.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Tygart
Valley River Reservoir Lake
Francis J. Love
Capitol
Washington, D. c
Russians Fire On Swedish Relief Party Reported
A high Austrian official claimed Russian troops shot at a Swedish relief party in Austria last night killing a driver and wounding Torsten Arnass the Swedish Mission chief. The Swedish legation questioned the claim and said the chargé d affaires had gone to the scene to investigate with an expected official update later. No Russian comment was available.
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Vienna
Torsten Arnaus
Austria
Dewey to Tour West in July as Presidential Prospects Rise
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans a July trip to western states as speculation grows he may seek the Republican nomination in 1948. The New York governor will travel with his family and meet numerous local party leaders while skipping speeches and visits. He will stop in Salt Lake City for the annual Governor's conference, a past venue for Dewey to test support.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas EB
Dewey
West
New York
Mississippi
Albany
Salt Lake City
Churchill progresses after hernia operation
London June 12 Winston Churchill at 72 recovering from yesterday's hernia operation. Doctors reported he had a good night and his general condition is satisfactory.
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London
Winston Churchill
Bloodhounds Used In Hunt For Kentucky Gunman
Sheriff deputies and state troopers with bloodhounds searched Christy creek district near Morehead Kentucky for a crude gunman whose shotgun blasts killed Eddie Johnson 52 and a 16 year old youth. Witnesses say the suspect wore a sack with eye holes, entered the country store and warned others to stay still.
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Morehead
Christy Creek
Sam Green
Rowan County
Elijah Hogge
Eddie Johnson
Robert Rowe
The Grafton Sentinel Invite for Tonight’s Double Feature
The Grafton Sentinel invites M A MCPPOUTY at 203 West Main Street to attend tonight’s presentation at the Strand Theatre featuring The Sea Wolf with John Garfield Edward G Robinson and Ida Lupino or The Last of the Mohicans with Randolph Scott and Binnie Barnes and Kit Carson with John Hall and Lynn Barr at the Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
M. A. McPpouty
West Main Street
Johnn Garfield
Edward G. Robinson
Ida Lupino
Strand Theatre
Randolph Scott
Binnie Barnes
Kit Carson
John Hall
Lynn Barr
Dixie Theatre
Snow Overnight Covers Eastern Wyoming and Colorado
Snow fell overnight across scattered locales from Lander Wyoming to Colorado Springs Colorado. Temperatures dipped below freezing in Cheyenne and Laramie Wyoming with Denver reporting the coldest June night in 75 years and a low of 34 degrees.
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Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Lander
Wyo
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cheyenne
Laramie
Charges Fly Back and Forth Over Meat Prices
CHICAGO June 12 The beef market sees a surge in prices with steers and yearlings at Chicago hitting a record near 26 000 per hundred pounds and top hog prices around 24 75. Uproar follows as butchers blame packers and retail prices rise, with Newark butchers threatening to close over high costs.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Newark
N. J
Joseph Vian
Independent Retail Butchers Association of
New Jersey
Dissee
Five Shots Hit Circus Driver. Baltimore Mystery Deepens
In Baltimore at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus tent, five bullet wounds killed driver Robert Sheehan, 41, a Chicago resident. Police Capt. Oscar Koch said three men were seen fleeing from a rest tent as drivers were washing and shaving. The body lay beside tires under the tent flap. five drivers were detained for questioning. no gun found.
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Baltimore
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Robert Sheehan
Chicago
Vicitim
Oscar Koch
Koch
Weather brings relief as heat eases in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh Pa today the sky was partly cloudy easing yesterday's 93 degree heat. Today's high is forecast at 76 with increasing clouds and a chance of showers tomorrow according to the weather bureau.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Wallace to enter presidential race within two months
Los Angeles Times reports Henry Wallace expected to announce candidacy for the Democratic nomination in California and other states. Wallace supporters push a western. Kenney and others back the Wallace revolt with Progressive Citizens of America backing Wallace. In Washington, the House Un American Activities Committee will attend a Wallace speech Monday to monitor and report on the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
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Los Angeles Times
Henry Wallace
Kyle Palmer
Times
Wallace
California
West
Pacific Coast
Robert W. Kenny
Kenny
Southern California
Progressive Citizens of America
the Times
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Idaho
J. Parnell Thomas
R. -Nj
House Committee On un-American Activities
Henry A. Wallace
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Say Wallace
Humidity Keeps Grafton Sizzling
A second day of extreme heat left Graftonians sizzling as temperatures rose to the top of thermometers. At the Grafton dam Fred E. Floyd reported sun temperature around 104 and 96 at mid afternoon, while Blueville station showed 89. Humidity intensified the heat driving crowds to cooling waters and boosting soft drink, ice cream, and beer sales.
Per Capita Income In State Reaches 895
Charleston June 12 The State Chamber of Commerce reports West Virginians earned enough last year to give every man woman and child 895 dollars. The 1946 total income from salaries wages dividends interest rents royalties and withdrawals of self employed persons reached 1.65 billion, up 13 percent from 1.457 billion in 1945 and 108 percent above 793 million paid out in 1929.
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Charleston
West
Will Probe Commie Infiltration Into Unions
House Committee on Un-American Activities moves to hearings on infiltrations of Communists in labor unions. Witnesses to include CIO Electrical Workers Union members from Bridgeport, Schenectady, and New York City. Additional actions include fascism investigations and hearings, with Victor Kravchenko testifying June 26 and Henry Wallace event observed.
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Washington
House Committee On unAmerican
J. Parnell Thomas
Rays
Thomas
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Bridgeport
Henry A. Wallace
Victor Kravchenko
Soviet Purchasing
Truman winds up Canadian visit after Ottawa holiday
President Truman finished a Canada trip with a day off official duties near Ottawa before returning to Washington to tackle labor and tax cut legislation. He toured the countryside with his staff and planned a luncheon at Seigniory Club. He toasted Parliament and praised their cordial reception before boarding an 11 car special train for home via Toronto Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Ottawa
Truman
Canada
Washington
United States
Toronto
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Street Resurfacing Reaches Half Way Mark
State Route 119 resurfacing in Graf ton reached the halfway point as the macadam base from St. Marys bridge to Blueville intersection was completed. The second course of Kentucky rock will be laid next week after material arrives, aiming for a finish that mirrors the Pruntytown to Fetterman bridge highway.
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Grafton
St. Mary's Bridge
Blueville
Pruntytown
Fetterman Bridge
Detroit Strikes Stall Major Industry Amid Labor Actions
Detroit labor disputes cut about 18 000 workers from two major plants. Hudson Motor Car Company remained closed and Continental Motors Corp limited output of Ford clutch assemblies and aircraft engines. A sitdown strike at Continental’s Detroit plant began yesterday, affecting about 1 200 day workers while operations resumed after shift changes last night.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Company
Ford
Continental Motors Corp
Continental
May Have Special Session On City Gross Sales Taxes
Charleston reports a predicted special session of the West Virginia legislature before month end to legalize municipal gross sales taxes. Governor Meadows is weighing options while the West Virginia league of municipalities seeks action after a Supreme Court decision. Mayor activity and budget operations are cited as drivers. Willard Beck, 28, of Tipple Wyoming County dies from a June auto wreck with fatal neck injuries.
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Charleston
Charleston Gazette
West Virginia
West Virginia League Oficipalities
Supreme Court
Parkersburg
Beckley
Willard
Tipple
Wyoming County
Wildcat Walkouts Close as Mines Reopen in Robena
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on June 12 194? wildcat walkouts by miners protesting anti union legislation affected U S Steel Co mines. The H C Frick Coke units including Robena restarted operations with about 1900 workers returning after stoppages.
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Uniontown
U. S. Stell Com
Big Steel
H. C. Frick Coke Co
Robena
Wildcat
Treatments for fatal infantile paralysis outlined
Atlantic City June 12 Discoveries of several treatments for the most fatal type of infantile paralysis that save lives and reduce crippling were reported to the American Medical Association by Dr A B Baker of Minneapolis The bulbar form once claimed 80 percent fatality but was reduced to 30 percent through new remedies revealed during the Minnesota outbreak These treatments address the five subtypes of bulbar paralysis and aim to prevent choking from stopped swallowing nerves Autopsies show throat secretions caused the choking and the new methods seek to support breathing and swallowing More details appear on page 3.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
A. B. Baker
Minneapolis
Minnesota
National Foundation For
Tnse
Taylor County delegates named for Farm Bureau meeting
H F McDonald John C Stout and E W Lough selected as delegates to represent Taylor county at the Farm Bureau conference to be held at Jacksons Mill on August 11 County Agent Maud Reid announced Alternates are George Post Milton Matthew and EB C Mc Daniel A resolution committee was appointed to consider general problems for the conference W M Brown chair T B McVicker H R Williams and C R Kinney will serve The bureau urges members with farm impact issues to bring them to a committee member promptly.
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H. F. McDonald
John C. Stout
E. W. Lough
Taylor County
Farm Bureau
Jackson's Mill
Maud Reid
George Post
Milton Matthew
EB. C. McDaniel
W. M. Brown
T. B. McVicker
H. R. Williams
C. R. Kinney
New Rain Forecast As MD West 2000 Moves Onto Missouri
St Louis June 12 forecasts of new rain today push flood warnings toward the St Louis area. Mississippi river crest near Canton at 35 feet, Missouri river crest near Boonville with 294 feet, some 14 feet below 1944 peak. Mississippi alone unlikely to cause major flood. Meteorologist Wahlgren predicts Missouri crest near confluence delayed until late tomorrow or Saturday. Thousands remain evacuated as rivers and tributaries threaten northern areas.
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ST. Louis
New Tring
Missouri
Mississippi
Canton
Tll
Boonville
0. S
His ‘Wahlgren
Hood
Wahlgren
End of Coupon Rationing for Most Goods Declared
Amid wartime controls, most Americans gain freedom from coupon use for goods beyond April 28, 1942. The final ration book can be discarded, though sugar and some industrial sugar remains under rationing and price controls persist. The issue, framed by a secretary’s order and political maneuvering, ends a long era of consumer couponing while leaving key restrictions in place.
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Jane
Secretary of Agriculture
Repub
Nation Weather Map Shows Snow Rain and Heat Across Regions
A muddled weather pattern covers the nation with snow in the Rockies, rain in the flooded Midwest, and unseasonable heat in the East. The Weather Bureau reports snow in Denver and Cheyenne, while forecasts call for heavy rain in the Midwest and cooling temperatures in the East as highways remain open and travel continues.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Denver
Cole
Lander
Wyo
Cheyenne
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