Miners Leader Hears Contract News Before Policy Panel
Washington June 23 John L Lewis pauses from renewed talks with coal operators and will brief the United Mine Workers Policy Committee tomorrow. The contract expires June 30 and a progress report will go to President Truman's fact finding board later today. Justice Goldsborough lifted a court order blocking miners from leaving their jobs over pension fund operation after confirming prior rulings on Lewis pension plans.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
UMW
Lewis
Truman
Goldsborough
Rain Galfisborough
Matthew F. Mcsee Lewis
Western Allies Reject Soviet Berlin Currency Order
Western Allies reject Moscow currency reform for Berlin and declare their Deutschemark the official currency in western sectors. Americans British and French close banks except food and drug stores and impose a moratorium as crowds fill city hall amid protests. The three powers say the Russian plan violates four power agreements and deem it void.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Berlin
Socialist Unity Party
Soviet Zone
Old K of P ballroom leased for railroad storage
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad leased the K of P ballroom in the M and M Bank building for one year to store Monongah division records. Records have moved from the old deanery building and riverbank storage to the new space. The adjacent building needs repairs and the deanery is slated for demolition as the railroad provides workers housing on Hotel Grafton floors five and six.
National Guard Quota Would Be Filled Soon
Charleston June 23 quotes Adjutant General Charles Ri Fox saying West Virginia National Guard quotas would be filled soon after the draft law. He noted no rush had developed yet and the guard was within 7 of its full strength. As of June 15 the force stood at 2,713 officers and enlisted men against a 3,507 total quota.
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Charleston
National Guard
West Virginia
Charles Ri
Fox
Congress
Parents Held As Child Freed Of Dark Closet
In San Francisco on June 23, five year old Sharon Stewart was rescued from a dark foul smelling closet at the family home. She was nude, hair matted, and about 15 pounds underweight but not in serious condition after hospital treatment. The mother Esther Stewart, 29, was arrested on return from a beach outing, while father Robert Stewart, 32, a city fireman, was detained after returning from a fishing trip. The couple has two other children.
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San Francisco
Sharon Stewart
Sharon
Esther Stewart
Robert
Stewarts
Auto license extension announced after July first
Charleston June 23 The motor vehicles commissioner Don McClaugherty announced current automobile license plates will remain good beyond the July 1 deadline. He did not specify how long 1947 48 plates may be used. The extension is due to the department not yet mailing out applications to owners of trucks and miscellaneous vehicles.
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Charleston
Don McClaugherty
Trent May to Name New Roane County School Board
Charleston June 23 The state attorney general said Trent may appoint a complete new Roane county board of education after the West Virginia supreme court ordered the removal of Opie Hunt Cleo Allen Elmer Walker H D McKown and Ralph Daugherty from the Roane board Hunt was found to profit from groceries used in a school lunch program and the court held the others knowingly approved a misdemeanor The five will remain until the court delivers its mandate to Roane circuit court and an order of removal is entered TRENT page 3
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Charleston
W. W. ‘Trent
Roane County
Trent
Supreme Court
Opie Hunt
Cleo Allen
Elmer Walker
H. D. McKown
Ralph Daugherty
Hunt
Walton
Roane
Lewis H
Dewey Wins Backing as Nomination Climb Grows
Dewey and rival favorites move through day at Convention Hall Philadelphia as Alfred E Driscoll joins Dewey backers while Taft Stassen and Vandenberg push for momentum. Delegates assemble to begin the fifth session with nomination talk and forecasts for the Republican contest.
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Jack Bell
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Repubean
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
New York
Driscoll
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Arthur A. Vandenberg
Vandenberga
Michigan
Vandenberg
Hances
Belman Morin
Stassen
Taft
Warren
Louis Walcott Fight Postponed By Yankee Stadium Rain
The Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott bout in Yankee Stadium was postponed until tomorrow night due to rain and threatening weather. Major event details and venue remain unchanged as crews prepare for the rescheduled fight night.
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New York
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Local Hospital to Get Inspection
Grafton City hospital faces inspection by Dr. Paul W. Park from the American College of Surgeons to determine eligibility for approval. Administrator Janes McKelvey says Park will review facilities, equipment and services, meeting medical staff at noon, then discussing implications with the board in the evening as officers are elected.
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Grafton City Hospital
American College of Surgeons of Chicago
Paul W. Park
Janes McKelvey
Parks
American Collage of Surgeons
McKelvey
Park
American College of Surgeons
West Virginia stalls on candidate choice at GOP nominating
West Virginia remains undecided as the Republican convention enters the nominating stage. Delegation secretary Robert H. Kay of Charleston said no caucus had occurred and likely none before the first ballot. He noted there is little time and the delegation would be easy to assemble if a caucus is held on the convention floor. Other delegates described the stance as Dewey-Taft leaning with Dewey ahead.
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J. Frank Tragle
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Robert H. CG. Kay
Charleston
Kayaidime
Dewey
Crafton Hag 29 Degrees and Heat Wave Endure
Weather notes from Crafton report a hot day with 90 degrees at peak and 87 degrees before noon. Citizens sought relief at soda fountains as humidity stayed high. A brief afternoon shower cooled temperatures, with a night drop to 59 degrees and further unsettled forecast with scattered thunder showers expected later.
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Grafton
Mangled Body Of Young Girl Discovered
Charleston reports a gruesome discovery along the Vinipian big way track east of here. State police say a young woman, aged 18 to 20, was found dead after an apparent railroad incident near the Snow Hill crossing on Route 60. Attendants noted a red checked dress and white shoes. no identification was found.
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Charleston
Eastier
Williams
Snow Hill
Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Georgiana Hall to theatre
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Georgiana Hall of Addison Street to attend tonight's performance of Danger Street starring Jane Withers and Lowery. The current attraction is listed as Theatre. Verification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Georgiana Hall
Addison Street
Eucine
Danger Street
Jane
Withers
Lowery
Theatre
Reds Satellites Consider Separate State At Warsaw Meeting
In Warsaw on June 23 a seven nation conference including Soviet Union Poland Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Romania and Hungary discussed possibly forming a separate state in eastern Germany. The gathering at Wilanow Palace aimed at reforming Cominform and opposing the European Recovery Program.
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Warsaw
Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
V. M. Molotov
Wilanow Palace
Moscow
Molotov
Etrich
Polish Foreign Ministry
Okecie
Explosion at Raylass store collapses floor injuring workers
Winchester on June 23 reports say a basement blast blew out the street floor of the Raylass department store, injuring more than a score of employees and customers. Part of the second floor collapsed in the three story building on Worth Loudoun street. trapped persons were rescued and transported to Memorial Hospital with varying burns.
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Winchester
Raylass
Loudoun Street
Taylor Barr
Memorial Hospital
Miner Truck Wreck Kills One, Injures Seventeen near Whitesburg
In Kentucky, a coal mine truck carrying workers from Lucky Banks Truck Mine on Rockhouse Creek rolled 50 feet down an embankment. One man, Samuel Sexton, 21, died. 17 were injured, two in critical condition. Brakes reportedly failed before the plunge.
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Whitesburg
Lucky Banks
Camip Branch
Rockhouse Creek
Samuel Sexton
Republican Convention Adopts 1948 Platform
Francis M. Lemay reports from Convention Hall Philadelphia where the Republican platform endorses civil rights legislation anti-lynch anti-poll tax and non segregation in armed forces. The document, praised by Lodge and Dewey, calls for world peace and victory over Communism and asks Truman to push these proposals in Congress.
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Francis M. Lemay
Hall
Philadelphia
Congress
Truman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Resolution Committee
Gor
Hm Republic
Notano
Joseph Martin
Thomas
E. Dewey
Harold H. Stagsen
Taft
Ohid
Dides
Weston High Band Camporee Begins With Intensive Practice
The Weston High and Grafton bands began a week of practice drills and concerts under direction of Thomine and Goats, with Warren Outright and Florence Seymour as chaperones. Adults Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Warden, Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Shahan also assist in instrumental instruction as the daily schedule calls for tonal rehearsals across groups.
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Sommaber
Iedderdy
Goat
Weston High
Grafton Banda
James
Thomine
Paul Warden
T. Seymour
the Shahan Fot Grat- Thomas
Daily
Six New Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in West Virginia
The West Virginia health department reported six new scarlet fever cases for the week ending June 49. The figure is lower than the prior week and unchanged from the same week in 1847, reflecting similar seasonal patterns.
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Charleston
Jie
West
Virginia
Health Department
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