Flood Toll Mounts As West Virginia Flood Strikes
State officials warn dead toll may top 32 after six counties flood damage runs into millions. Two million dollars of destruction hit Weston in Lewis County. Red Cross aids 2,000 affected families. 100 to 200 homes destroyed. Vaccinations planned. cleanup underway as bridges wash out and debris blocks roads.
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Charleston
E. E. Stout
West Virginia
Stout
Lales
B. J. Cooper
Karen
Smithburg
Lewis County
Weston
Red Cross
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Martinsburg Adopts Elaborate New License and Fee System
The Martinsburg city council enacted a sweeping new license and fee system after a late session. Four members were needed to vote, with interim outreach to secure a fifth attendee, George Englebright. The ordinance, backed by City Attorney Carroll Sencin diver, sets levies from 12 dollars to nearly 5000 dollars yearly. Warner Brothers theater interests, operating four local theaters, protested the change.
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Martinsburg
Carroll T. Sencindiver
Sencindiver
George D. Englebright
Fogk
Warner Brothers Theater Interests
Vessels Collide Near New York Bay
Two ships collide in upper New York bay as the Danish vessel Columbia and the American liner Excalibur collide near the Narrows. The Excalibur sinks with beaching efforts underway. The incident occurred at 12:35 p.m. EDT with the Excalibur carrying 114 passengers bound for a Mediterranean cruise.
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New York
New York Bay
Columbia
Narrows
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Charletonians Witness Coonskin Park Airport Project
Special trains and buses run to a site near Kanawha Airport to show Charlestonians a large operation. Work began this morning transforming the area into a recreation ground with a road two dams for artificial lakes a dance pavilion band shell picnic tables and a baseball field expected to be ready by tomorrow night. Operation Coonskin is a Kanawha Valley effort with equipment donated by contractors valued at about half a million dollars.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Scouts Convene at Valley Forge Jamboree
Boy Scouts from across the nation gather at Valley Forge Pennsylvania for a large jamboree amid security warns about Communist sabotage and rumors. President Truman will speak Friday as Secret Service tightens precautions and food is routed to prevent illness.
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Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Truman
Secret Service
Parsons Fire Department Best In Parade Here Last Night
Hundreds watched a long line of fire trucks bands and equipment as 16 fire departments paraded through Grafton West Virginia. Parsons fire department won best appearing unit while Webster Springs claimed best appearing unit and best band honors. Oakland Maryland earned longest distance cup for traveling over 100 miles. Fire departments from Elkins Terra Alta Davis Newburg Stonewood West Dover Philippi Reedsville Tunnelton Belington Rowlesburg Granville and Grafton participated. After the parade crowds toured the fair grounds for rides and shows despite threatened rain.
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Grafton
Parsons Pitt
Webster Springs
Oakland
Maryland
Tunnelton
Elkins
Terra Alta
Davis
Newburg
Stonewood
West Dover
Philippi
Reedsville
Belington
Rowlesburg
Granville
West Virginia
Fair
Four Prisoners Escape Then Are Recaptured in River
Four prisoners escaped from a rock quarry on Riverside Drive around 2:30 p.m. were found in the Tygart River after a three hour search by city county and state officers and prison guards. They were returned to Moundsville prison. Names listed as John Linkenanger 18 Robert Milam 20 Jesse Starcher 17 James Johnson 24.
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Tygart River
Riverside Drive
G. F. Randall
Ray Matthews
Burl Mauller
Moundsville
John Linkenanger
Robert Carl Milam
Jesse James Starcher
James Eugene Johnson
Scant Hopes for Settlement in Rail Strike No. 7
Washington reports scant hopes for an early settlement in the AF of L switchmen’s strike tying up four major railroads and hampering a fifth. Federal mediators met union reps in Chicago, the first such talks since Sunday, with another meeting planned today. The Great Northern plans to close shops in five cities and impose an embargo on livestock and perishables, while the other four lines have already done so.
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Washington
A. F. of L. Switchmen
Chicago
Great Northern
Ramsay Pushes Bill to Make Oil From Coal
Washington congressman Ramsay of West Virginia introduced a bill to back building liquid fuel plants using soft coal with federal aid. The proposal aims to speed industrial growth similar to wartime financing and would target railroads as potential users of synthetic oil.
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Washington
War of Weakness In Marriage Warns Of Nagging Ills
Dr Paul Popenoe spoke at the University of Cincinnati on marriage strains. He cites three weapons of weakness nagging ill temper and illness used by women to gain equality and argues couples should seek mutual understanding rather than bullying or hysteria.
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Cincinnati
Paul Popenoe
Univer of Cincinnati
Popenoe
Britain Deliberates Korean Crisis At Downing Street
A anxious crowd gathered before 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister Attlee and the British cabinet weighed the Korean crisis. Britain coordinates with the United States and France and has sent instructions to Sir Terence Shone for the U.N. Security Council meeting at Lake Success in New York.
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London
Downing Street
Britain
Number 10
Clement Attlee
United States
France
U.N. Security Council
Terence Shone
Lake Success
New York
World's Largest Rail Tunnel Opens After Two-Year Build
BLUEFIELD. The worlds largest double track railroad tunnel part of a 12 million dollar Norfolk and Western improvement project is now operating. The 7100 foot tunnel officially opened yesterday afternoon after two years and nearly seven months of work. The Powhatan Arrow Cincinnati to Norfolk passenger train snipped a ribbon at the east opening to mark the launch.
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Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Major Policy Decision At White House Conference
President Truman ordered U S planes and warships to aid South Korean forces and stood firm against Communist aggression in the Far Pacific. A high level White House conference discussed a broad policy including possible bomber strikes on South Korean targets and a push to constrain China’s mainland actions. The Defense Secretary said no ground troop mobilization is planned at the moment while policy reviews continue.
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Washington
MacArthur
United States
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Truman
Far Pacific
United States Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Osa
Chiang Kai-Shek
South Korea
White House
Joints Chiefs of Staff
Omar Bradley
Army Chief of
J. Lawton Collins
Stephen Earry
Tokyo
Bradleyne
Hig
Patriewee
Georgia Dems Pick Governor Candidate in Georgia
Washington reports Democrats in Georgia choose a candidate for governor in a race considered tantamount to election. Herman Talmadge promotes white supremacy while opponent M. E. Thompson argues for a segregation plan, citing an $80,500,000 school building as proof.
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Washington
Georgia
Red-Gall
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Talmadge
Thompson
Firemen Plan Terra Alta Oakland Trip
The Grafton Fire department will travel to Terra Alta West Virginia and Oakland Maryland on July 4 to join Independence Day celebrations. They arrive Terra Alta at 10:00 a.m. for a parade and rodeo, then proceed to Oakland by 1:00 p.m. The department participates annually in these events.
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Grafton Fire Department
Terra Alta
West Virginia
Oakland
Maryland
Local Man Demands Stay At County Jail For Rest
Otha Drummond, 49, of Grafton, arrived at 2:05 p.m. and told Deputy Sheriff Robert White he wanted to stay in the county jail for four or five days to rest. The jailer advised him to seek shelter outdoors, but Drummond persisted in his request.
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Otha Drummon
Grafton
Robert White
Drummond
Truman Statement On Korea Text From Washington
The note outlines President Truman's statement on Korea. North Korean forces attacked the government forces defending borders and internal security. The United Nations Security Council urged a ceasefire and withdrawal to the 38th parallel, which the invaders ignored while the United States provides air and sea cover and support.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
North Korea
Security Council of the
United Nations
38Th Parallel
At- Security Council
United
Ted
Brown Enters Guilty Plea In City Court
Raymond Brown pleaded guilty to assault and battery in the office of Justice John W. Snideer. He was fined ten dollars plus costs, sentenced to five days in jail, with details involving Clarence Jewell and other local individuals from East Main Street. City patrolmen Woodford and Swisher arrested Billie Dawson and Raymond Hensell yesterday.
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Raymond
Brown
Apo
Clarence Jewell
Justice of the Paste
John W. Snideer
Costa
Chester McPhail
Raymond Hensell
East Main Street
Woodford and Swisher
Rolmen
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A. K. Summers
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U.S
Bradley
Collins
Defense
Bulletin
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