Fire damages Fullerton after hotel blaze spreads
A large fire in Fullerton California damaged a auto agency hotel hardware store and the Pacific Citrus products plant. The blaze started at the auto agency and swept to the three story Fullerton hotel and a hardware store. It jumped an alley to the plant threatening the business district. Damage is estimated at 978000 dollars. Twenty cars in the agency garage and several new cars on the showroom floor are a total loss. All hotel occupants escaped.
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Alteuss Fullerton
California
Auto Agency
Fullerton
Pacific Citrus: Pyotigcts Company
Ptime
Three Killed In Jet Crash Near Bedford Virginia
A Navy experimental AJ-1 jet plane crashed near Bedford Virginia during a test flight killing at least three aboard. Authorities fear more victims. the pilot was Navy lieutenant commander from Edwards California and a North American Aviation pilot among those aboard.
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Bedford
Virginia
E. L Johnson
Los Angeles
Navy
Edwards
California
James ‘A. Moore, Jr
Downey
Logan Voters Approve One Million Recreation Bond
Logan voters approved a million dollar bond for recreation to buy 40 acre Midelburg Island in the Guyan river and build three field houses. One on the island would cost 500000, another in Man for 170000, and a Chapmanville house for 47000, with the county planned to take over the project.
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LOGAN
Midelburg
Guyan River
Man
Chapmanville
Amnall Dan
Logan Civic Mention
Band Encampment At Camp Towles Starts Sunday
Flemington junior and senior bands will attend a week long encampment at Camp Towles starting Sunday. There are 58 members directed by Biging Corder. ES intensive training will be featured with recreation. Camp counsellors are Mrs Jesse Simmons Mrs Alma Thompson and Clinton Mitchell. A concert followed by a weiner roast and fellowship hour will highlight Thursday's activities.
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Flemington
Camp Towles
Biging Corder
Jesse Simmons
Alma ‘Thompson
Clinton Mitchell
Delay in murder trial of Samuel L Newberry in Bland Virginia
The murder trial of Samuel L Newberry, charged in his sister in law Katheryn Newberry death, was postponed as defense motions sought commitment to determine insanity. A ruling on impaneling a jury to decide sanity is awaited. Ralph A Newberry, Katheryn’s husband and Samuel’s brother, was convicted of first degree murder and given 20 years.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Samuel L. Newberry
Bland
Newberry
Katheryn Newberry
Ralph A. Newberry
Samuel
Haircut protocol in Elmira barber warns mothers
In Elmira New York barber Lee Rowley posts a sign stating boys under 12 must bring a note from home for a brush cut. The measure targets calming impatient mothers and controlling the shop scene.
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Elmira
New York
Lee Rowley
Debendarfer Seeks Reelection For Taylor County Board
H K Debendarfer, owner of Cozy Rest and longtime resident of Grafton, seeks reelection to the Taylor County Board of Education non partisan seat whose term expires this year. W A Collins also filed for candidacy. Debendarfer formerly worked with the State Police and now runs tourist court business. He was appointed to fill a vacancy created by Fred Carder and elected to a six year term, and is known for civic activity and as water fair livestock exhibitor with purebred Herefords.
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H. K. Debendarfer
Taylor County Board of Education
W. A. Collins
Cozy Rest
Mannington
Grafton
Debendarfer
Fred Carder
House of Delegates
Jolling
Taylor ‘ County
Taylor County
Jereford
Poison ivy antidote found by MIT scientist
Cambridge Mass report says Dr Irwin W Sizer of MIT found an antidote to poison ivy. The enzyme laccase acts as catalyst to neutralize irritants, enabling the plant to keep growing by changing compounds. Researchers warn against self treatment and note medical use is still under study.
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Cambridge
Mass
Irwin W. “Sizer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Sizer
Rumor of Margaret and Earl of Dalkeith Wedding Talk
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on gossip that Princess Margaret may marry the 26 year old Earl of Dalkeith. The claim cites Margaret's 20th birthday on August 24 as a potential engagement date with the Earl described as a longtime escort and kin to the Duke of Buccleuch, who manages vast 500000 acre estates across seven counties.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Margaret
Earl of Dalkeith
Elizabeth
Earl
Windsor
Ascot
Duchess of Glouchester
Duke of
Buccleuch
Britain
B and O Safety Rally Draws Baltimore Officials to Gratton
Approximately 400 Baltimore and Ohio railroad employees and families will attend a safety rally at Gratton Junior School at 7:30 tonight. Mayor Bolyard welcomes the group as speakers from the Balti more division prepare remarks. A safety skit and two short films will be shown as part of the program.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gratton Junior School
D. G. Bolyard
Klauenberg
Tyahongah Division
UG. W. Miste
Baltimore
Grand Re HS Kimble
Balti
Offic Hoskins
Maut
Ralph Shahgn
James A. Newton
G. C. Newcome
Harold Heffner
J. H.bradford
Ménongah Faivision
Ban
Ridenour Files Candidacy For Delegates Race
Taylor county politics heats up as Republican veteran C. Gough Ridenour 30 of 118 Beech Street files for the house of delegates. Democrats already in the race are C. C. Whitescarver and W. D. Sergent, with two Republicans and two Democrats now listed.
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Taylor County
Gough Ridenour
Beech Street
Podgia
Ridenour "Mapleaves
House of Delegates
C. C. Whitescarver
W. D. Sergent
Republicans Plan Move On Tax Bill Heaping Burdens
Washington GOP leaders debate strategy as the party weighs opposing the tax measure aimed at cutting luxury taxes by 1.01 billion dollars while shifting more burden to big corporations. Joseph Martin calls the bill phony and a political risk, with a House vote anticipated next week.
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Washington
House
GOP
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Hag
Republican Policy Committee
Martin
24 Ships Carry Arms Aid to Western Europe
Washington reports 24 ships to Europe carrying 2000 tons of American arms for Belgium and other Atlantic Pact Allies. Vessels sail for Belgium France Britain Italy Netherlands Luxembourg Denmark and Norway as part of a broad aid program to bolster western Europe and North Atlantic defense. About 170000 tons of modern equipment expected in western Europe by mid July.
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Washington
Europe
Belgium
North Atlantic
France
Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Western
World’s largest big cone spruce at Plesto camp grounds
The tallest conifer in Los Padres National Forest near Frazier Park California measures 116 feet in height and 23 feet 11.5 inches in circumference. Rangers estimate the trunk holds about 15 000 board feet, enough timber for a seven room house despite a broken top.
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Frazier Park
Calif
Plesto Camp
Los Andres National ‘Forest
Cincinnatian Last Run Through Here Tomorrow
The Baltimore and Ohio streamliner Cincinnatian will make its final pass through Grafton tomorrow afternoon arriving at 2 53 pm and departing at 2 58 pm for its last schedule in this territory The Public Service Commission order clears the West Virginia portion’s discontinuation next Sunday and Ohio and Maryland portions face halting actions with minimal formal steps.
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Baltimore and Ohio Rail-Road
Cincinnatian
Grafton
Sec
West Virginia
Cincinnati
West Virginia Commission
Ohio
Maryland
Streamliner
East Palestine Seeks City Status After Census Dispute
East Palestine Ohio aims to remain a city as residents challenge the census count. A delegation presented a list of 225 allegedly missed residents to East Liverpool district staff, arguing the 4 857 figure undercounts the population and would drop the town into village classification. Mayor Paul Merwin notes many alleged misses reside near downtown.
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East Liverpool
Sally Witten
East Palestine
Paul Merwin
Leach Files Candidacy for County Court Seat
Leach Dana Leach of 503 Beech street an insurance agent for ten years today filed as a Republican candidate for member of the County Court. He is the first Republican to seek the post. Democrat Glenn Sapp is also pursuing the office now held by Delbert Wolfe who was appointed to fill the vacancy after D. I. Bayley’s death.
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Dana Leach
Beech Street
Glenn Sapp
Leach
Hazel Atlas Glass
Blant
Delbert Wolfe
D. I. Bayley
West Virginia Steel Strike Ends in Huntington
The two week strike by 450 workers at West Virginia Steel and Manufacturing in Huntington is settled. A three year contract terms agreement was announced by CIO Steelworkers negotiators and the company. Details remain undisclosed and union ratification is expected at tomorrow’s meeting. The strike began June 12. Obituaries and political notes follow with local changes including a Huntington college faculty appointment, a Morgan County court member seeking re election, Republican candidate C P Yost, and in Moundsville a historic first woman candidate Mrs Joe Yoho enters the scene.
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West Virginia Steel and Manufacturing Company
Huntington
CIO Steelworkers
A. Price Pays $25 Fine For Disturbance In Church
Theodore A. Price of Route 3 Grafton was arrested for causing a disturbance in a place of public worship on La Trobe street. City patrolman Mauller made the arrest after four witnesses described seeing two inebriated men in the church. Price paid a $25 fine and court costs to Judge J Guy Allender in city court.
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Theodore A. Price
Route 3
Grafton
Latrobe Street
Mauller
Price
J. Guy Allender
Bridegroom of 26 Years Seeks Annulment in Los Angeles
Roland Clenden ing of Los Angeles seeks an annulment after 26 years of marriage begun in Wheeling West Virginia. He explains his wife married him to escape her parents and has since vanished, sending a letter admitting no legal marriage occurred.
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Los “Angeles
Roland Clendening
Los Angeles
Wheeling
West Virginia
Jeff
Clendensing
Coffee price forecast and Southeast Asia plan
Representative M. G. Burnside of West Virginia warned coffee could rise to one dollar per pound unless production increases. He proposed U S funded Southeast Asia cultivation to spur competition with Brazil. A separate hearing in Grafton found Everett Stutler guilty on a peace warrant violation and he was sent to jail.
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Washington
M. G. Burnside
West Virginia
Huntington
Marshall College
Burnside
Southeast Asia
U. S
Everett
Stutler
Grafton
John W. Snider
Stytler
Ore
Chinese Pilots Fired Upon By Unidentified Gunboat
Nationalist pilots report being fired on near Swatow while attacking a freighter beached near a large mainland port about 100 miles off Formosa. The unnamed gunboat showed no flag and may have been foreign, possibly Russian, as Britain patrols coast lanes amid the blockade.
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Hong Kong
Chinege
Swatow
Formosa
Rural republics aim to end hunger with new Indian jobs
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru backs "rural republics" to relocate refugees into self-contained townships. Each township self produces goods from cloth to soap, with joint farming and small industries. One experiment near Nadia district receives funding. aims to employ all residents with no middlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nend'in
Nadia
Nehru
S. K. Dey
Nilokheri
Sep
Far Eastern Official To Talk Some More Behind Closed Doors
Washington United States State Department official John Stewart Service faced more closed testimony before a Senate investigation into the Amerasia case. Under oath he denied knowingly disclosing military information to Philip Jaffe and said his arrest related to the alleged theft of secret documents found in Amerasia magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
John Stewart
Senate
Tte
Olf Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia
Service
House committee sanctions reluctant witness in espionage probe
Washington report says the House Committee on Un American Activities voted to cite state Nelson for contempt after he refused to answer most questions about charges of Communist infiltration at the University of California radiation laboratory. The proceedings stem from a broader probe into atomic espionage and Communist influence in Western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Eite
Nelson
Western
Pennsylvania
Radiation’ Laboratory
University of California, An
Survivors of B-29 crash rescued near Guam
Eight men from the 11 man B-29 crew were rescued after a crash in the Pacific during a training flight six miles off Guam. Three fliers remain missing as Air Force officials press search operations. No details were released to Chilver City, California. A separate report notes a giant jet helicopter wreck during Howard Hughes test work for a top secret Air Force project.
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Washington
Guam
Pacific
Air Force
Chilver City
California
Howard Hughes
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
The Grafton City Hospital reports the births of two boys born early yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shaffer of Thornton are parents of a eight pound four and one half ounce boy at 12 15 a m. yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudston of 612 Luzadder street became parents of a six pound and one quarter ounce son at 1 55 a m yesterday.
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Grafton City Hospital
Clifford Shaffer
Thornton
Borhr
Charles Hudston
Luzadder Street
Oupce
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George T. Harmon
Wichita
Kanady
J. H. Bradford
Arranginty
Ridenour
Palestine
W. Va
Marshall Obilege
Alliance High Feet
Fap
Warrett
M. Davis
College
Davis
Steubenville
Barnesville
Ohio State University
Morgan County
C. P. Yost
Yost
Moundsville
Joe Yoho
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