Draft foes still hope to ice plan until next January
Washington June 16 draft foes rally around a plan to stall the issue until January. Rep Shafer proposes delaying registration and naturalization while an aggressive recruiting drive and raises for enlisted men are pursued. Senate bill already allows 26 000 aliens for five years. Shafer’s plan seeks broader pause with a presidential proclamation.
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Howard Dobson Washington
Rep. Shafer
R.mich
Rep. Short
R.mo
House
Andrews
R.N.Y
House Armed Services Committee
Shafer
Rep
Gavin
R.-Pa
Armed Services
Congress
Mrs Henrietta Blaney 79 City Resident Dies at Hospital
Mrs Henrietta Blaney aged 79 a lifelong Grafton resident widow of Robert E Blaney Sr and mother of Robert E Blaney Jr died at City hospital about 9 20 last night after two weeks illness She was born April 1 1869 to John Shaffer and Margaret Beamer Shaffer Survived by son and four brothers Edward Shaffer Cumberland Md She belonged to the Methodist church Friends may call at Bartsee home page 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Blaney
Barrett, Street
Robert E. Blaney
City Hospital
Margaret Beamer Shaffer
Robert E. Blaney, Jr
Edward Shaffer
Cumberland
Methodist Church
Bartsee
Blaney
Some State Reservists Will Be Recalled Soon
Charleston June 16 West Virginia military district announced that 3600 enlisted reserve corps members 300 from West Virginia would be recalled to active duty for nine months to a year. Recalled reservists will perform administrative and maintenance duties at posts across the Second Army area on a voluntary basis. Station assignments will be reassessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia Military District
Second Army
West Virginia
Nelson Dingley
Russia Rejects London Agreement On West Germany
A Soviet embassy spokesman announced Russia would not accept the six power London plan to set up a separate West German government. Zarubin told Strang the move violates the Potsdam pact. Britain, the United States, and others had approved. France debated.
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London
Russia
Britain
Georgi N. Zarubin
William Strang
Moscow Radio
France
United States
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Zarubin
Strang
Foreign Office
Meyers Famous Home Estate Sells on Long Island
The palatial Long Island estate of Bennett E. Meyers, a former army air forces major general now in jail, is up for sale for $100. Ila Rae Meyers, his wife, will remain on the twelve acre property overlooking Long Island Sound. The 12 room Georgian colonial residence is listed with real estate dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Long Island
Bennett E. Meyers
Army Air Forces
Ila Rae Meyers
Long Island Sound
Yeager Tells Story Of Supersonic Speed Flights
Air Force aims to push Bell X-1 beyond the sonic barrier reaching 1 700 mph in high altitude tests. A handful of pilots have already surpassed the sonic line, with Yeager sharing a guarded account of the feats and the program’s secret scope.
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Yeager
James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Washington
Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Enchunerda
Upsee Yeager
Stassen May Jump Behind Vandenberg
Reports from the Harold E. Stassen camp say if he fails to win the Republican nomination he may lead a convention move to draft Senator Arthur Vandenberg. Supporters cite a rebound in Stassen’s standing after the Oregon primary and his forecast of victory at the convention. Stassen has praised Vandenberg on foreign policy while clashing with Dewey and Taft. STASSEN page 3
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Jack Bell
Washington
Harold EK
Stassen
Arthur Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Philadelphia
Vandenberg
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Weather shifts to cool 62 as 84 yesterday tops records
The day brings a sharp contrast with a high of 62 at noon after yesterday’s 84 degree heat. Early morning showers yield 0.43 inches of precipitation and most of the morning remains cloudy. Last night’s low was 60, rising to 63 by 8 am before a four hour drop. Tonight and Thursday forecast partly cloudy with moderate temperatures for Grafton and Taylor County.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Senate restores foreign aid bill in Senate action
The Senate approved a global aid measure totaling 6.1257 billion dollars by a 60 to 9 vote, restoring a 12 month spending basis. If the House rejects it, a conference committee will seek a middle ground before adjournment. The action boosts the House bill by over a billion but remains below President Truman’s request. John Frazier of McDowell County was sentenced to one year and one day for auto theft.
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Oliver W. DE Wolf
Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Vandenberg
R.mich
Marshall
Bridges
R.-N.h
Bluefield
John
Frazier
McDowell County
Ben Moore
Hold Pair In Jail Here For Arraignment
Lucky Walker 22 of Keyser and Ollie Lewis 18 of Cumberland are in Taylor County jail awaiting arraignment before Mag. C. P. Lucas on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. State trooper H. Parks transported them from Parkersburg, where they were arrested Monday on the same charge in connection with 15 year old Rhoda Evelyn Austin of Graf ton. Police traced the girl after her parents reported she was held against her will. Prosecution planned further inquiry into the case this afternoon.
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Lucky" Walker
Keyser
Ollie Lewis
Old Town Road
Cumberland
Taylor County
Mag. C. P. Lucas
H. Parks
Parkersburg
Wood County
Walker
Lewis Wer
Rhoda Evelyn Austin
Grafton
W. C. Austin
Walnut Street
Parkershire
Parks
Hugh R. McPhail
Austin
Mag. Lucas
Aluminum workers strike at Alcoa over 15 cent wage demand
CIO-United Steelworkers ordered a nationwide walkout at 20,000 Alcoa workers across nine plants in nine states starting Sunday midnight after wage talks collapsed. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly increase and elimination of wage inequities with a stronger social insurance program. The firm had offered an eight percent raise and extended contract to 1950. AFL unions planned sympathy action at several Alcoa plants.
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Pittsburgh
Cio-United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
AFL
Alcoa
East St. Louis
Massena
LaFayette
Ind
Cressona
James Thimes
Thimmel
CIO
City seeks private help as budget delay looms
City of Grafton will not have time to pass new revenue legislation before the next fiscal year starting July 1. City Manager Curtis D. Decker cites pending laws and tight schedules. Council invites contributions from businesses and residents to bridge the financial gap until additional revenue sources are secured. Local figures C W Lawson and C W T Lockard report broad support from a city survey.
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Grafton
Curtis D. Decker
C. W. Lawson
C. W. T. Lockard
House Passes Money Bill Over President's Veto
Washington June 16 the House approved a 975 million dollar appropriation bill by 288 to 113 overriding President Truman. The measure shifts the U S Employment Service from Labor to the federal security agency, funding portions of the 1949 appropriations.
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House
Washington
Truman
U.S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Hospital Board to Elect Officers at Thursday Meeting
The City Hospital Board will elect officers for the fiscal year starting July 1 at a 7:30 p.m. meeting at City hospital. Mayor Russell G. Dotson serves as temporary president, with Linn Norman acting secretary, as James McKelvey Jr. notes committees will be appointed and by laws recently approved.
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City Hospital
Russell G. Dotson
Q. Jay Fleming
Linn Norman
James McKelvey, Jr
Camp Towles Clean-Up Day Set for Thursday
Taylor County 4-H Leaders announce a full day clean-up at Camp Towles to ready for the July 18 Taylor County 4-H camp. Miss Ellen Jane Wiseman says 4-H members will form groups at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow under leader supervision, bringing brushes rakes and other tools to clean cabins and dining hall.
King Gustav V Observed 90th Birthday in Stockholm
King Gustav V marked his 90th birthday in Stockholm with international homage from Britain Denmark Norway and other nations. Royal guests included King Frederick IX and Queen, Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess. The monarch remains active despite age, hunting trips last season and tennis duties ceased on doctor’s orders.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav V
Britain
Frederick IX
Denmark
Olav
Norway
Gustav
Ching Calls New Meeting Between Coal Ops and Union
Government conciliator Cy Ching moved to thaw talks between John L. Lewis and coal operators as their sessions collapsed amid wage welfare fund demands. A meeting with Ching is set for tomorrow, while Lewis plans a separate strategy session with advisers next week. Moody and directors of the Southern Coal Producers Association walked out and a court order had forced inclusion of an operator rep in an industry wide session.
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Harold W. Ward Washingon
Cy" Ching
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ching
Southern Coal Producers Association
Joseph E. Moody
Moody
SCPA
United Mine Workers
Arabs Refuse Open City Status for Jerusalem
June 16 Arabs reject UN mediator Count Bernadotte’s proposal to declare Jerusalem an open city. Fawzi Mulki Pasha says the Arab League would require Arab troops to evacuate positions won last month, defying cease fire terms. An Arab League source notes the political committee refused an invitation to sit at a conference table.
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Max Boyd Catro
Arabs Today
United Nations
Jerusalem
Fawzi Mulki Pasha
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Folke Bernadotte
League
Texas and Georgia Officials Hit by Justice Dept
A federal grand jury indicted Texas agriculture commissioner J. E. McDonald and Georgia agriculture commissioner Tom Linder along with Ralph W. Mobre of Granger Texas and Robert M. Harris of New York City for conspiracy to lobby for higher commodity prices without registering with Congress. The action targets the national farm committee and related entities tied to Linder and the Texas corporation.
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Washington
Agricultural Commissioners of
Texas
Georgia
Clark
Congress
J. E. McDonald
Tom Linder
Ralph W. Mobre
Granger
National Farm Committee
Robert M. Harris
Harris and Vose
New York City
National, Farm, Committee, & Texas Corporation
Linder
Farm Commis Atonet
Juvenile Court Delays in Taylor County Sessions
A 16 year old youth was returned to West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Prunty Town and the remaining cases were continued until next Wednesday at 10 a.m. in juvenile court. An escapee implicated in a truck theft from Acle Isaacs of White Front on April 20 may face sentencing next week. A 14 year old girl and an 18 year old boy were also directed to remain, with witnesses to be summoned. Mrs. Gertrude Shaw, child welfare officer, presented the cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Industrial School
Pruntytown
Juvenillé
Taylor County
Reform School
Acle Isaacs
White Front
Billford
Gertrude Shaw
B&O Authorized to Discontinue Station at Summit Point
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad was authorized by the Public Service Commission to discontinue its Summit Point station in Jefferson County and replace it with a flag stop. The station serves about 150 residents with 200 nearby, on Shenandoah subdivision, the railroad said.
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Charleston
Baltimore On Ohio Railroad Company
Public Service Commission
Summit Point
Jefferson County
Shenandoah
Search Mediterranean For B-17s Vanish
Paris June 16 planes and ships scoured the Atlantic to locate privately owned B 17s headed for Palestine. One search plane reported floating debris from Santa Maria Azores. Portuguese destroyer Lima rushed to the area. The planes' nationality was officially unidentified. they were reported to have disappeared yesterday.
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Paris
Atlantic
Palestine
Santa Maria
Azores
Lima
Yessee
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