War profits probe eyes tax returns in Truman push
Senate panel, with White House backing, moves to expand war profits inquiry led by the Truman committee. Officials say executive orders will grant access to income tax returns of a 14 company group whose interlocking boards allegedly earned nearly a million dollars from war contracts.
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Veterans eye donation bid raises wartime sacrifice question
Clarksburg June 28 A.M. Sloan a World War II veteran and Post Commander who lost a leg may have inspired a dramatic request. William F. Barker of Lost Creek offered to donate an eye to John Ashley Veith of Lost Creek who is blind. Local American Legion officials seek VA guidance on whether such an operation could be feasible and precedent setting.
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Veith
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William F. Barker
Lost Creek
Veterans Administration
Huntington
John Ashley Veith
Lost
Hall
Barker
Postpone Construction of Fairmont Playground
FAIRMONT June 28 The Mallon county residents department postpones building a Coal Run playground due to polluted water runoff. Sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce the project was to be finished July 15 and may be abandoned for the summer as officials reevaluate.
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Fairmont
London Detectives Arrest Suspect in Hotel Murder Case
London police report one murder solved in the case of three slain women. Joseph Henry Marshall, 80, a laborer, was arraigned at dawn on murder charges for Kathleen Grace Patricia Lindsay, 18, whose nude body was found in a London hotel room. Trial is set for July 10. Lindsay, described as striking, checked in with a man Wednesday night. body found next morning.
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Scotland Yard
Joseph Henry Marshall
Kathleen Grace Patricia Lindsay
Marshall
Miss Lindsay
Captain Centinnaa visit and family plans
Captain Centinnaa plans a visit after returning from Lancaster. She will see her daughter Miss Anna Mary Warder in Baltimore Maryland and Mrs William H Byrd at Chevy Chase Washington DC.
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Lancaster
Anna Mary Warder
Baltimore
William H. Byrd
Chevy Chase
Washington, D. C
FEAR RENT FEAR RENT Minsley page one forecast
Fragmentary text mentions fear of rent increases and implications for landlords if rent controls end. A private remark to a reporter expresses horror at possible outcomes. Also includes a prompt to Mrs. Housewife to buy brooms made in Grafton.
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Minsley
Grafton
Grafton City Charter Election Voting Places Listed
City Finance Commissioner John A. Newcome announced the voting locations for 13 precincts in the City of Grafton Charter Change election to be held Tuesday July 2. Polls will open at 6 30 a m and close at 7 30 p m Eastern Standard Time precincts include Warder Garage Building Club Room West Main Street Methodist Church George L Jolliffe s Residence Court House Mayors Office Elks Club East Grafton School Morgan s Garage Garrison School R C McDade s Residence Chevrolet Garage Otto Sturm s Residence West Grafton School.
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John A. Newcome
West Main Street
Methodist
George L. Jolliffe
Washington Street
Court House
Mayor's
Elks Club
East Grafton
Morgan
Garrison School
R. C. McDade
Chevrolet
Otto Sturm
West Grafton
Students Fight County Voter Registration Refusal
Students in Monongalia County clash with officials over residency for Morgantown voting. They argue living with families there fixes residence. if no accord, they will seek a circuit court order to compel county clerk to register for the upcoming election.
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Monongalia County
Morgantown
Circuit Court
Senator McKellar Seen as Villain in Filibuster Fight
Mrs Brand named Senator McKellar of Tennessee as president pro tem and the villain in the piece for recognizing only supporters of continuing the filibuster against the bill to make permanent the Fair Employment Practice Committee.
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Unclear prosecution notes surface in dense transcript
Fragmentary OCR records show references to a Thomas being questioned in a crime case. Healy notes questioning may resume around 10 30 a m and sessions concluded last night after a plea. The readable parts hint at a prior con or confrontation ending with a plea.
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Thomas
Healy
MISSISSIPPI VOTER RUMORS OF INTIMIDATION IN REGISTRATION
PPT Critic MISSISS": PPT Critic vray usage DAE OMA) .T. B. Wilson, negro, president of the Progressive Voters' League, has asserted, however, that some circuit clerks by ruse and intimidation are keeping negroes from registering. For example, he said, some clerks are continually absent from their offices, and
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T. B. Wilson
Progressive Voters’ League
White citizens urged to curb votes in heated campaign
Bilbo urged white citizens to resist negro voting with threats during a campaign speech. The piece notes the chilling rhetoric about keeping blacks from ballots and predicts harsher suppression if voting rises. Amid wariness, consumers face shortages with white shirts selling out then reappearing at discount as stores ration essentials like butter and bread.
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Bilbo
Detroit Meat Supply Faces Slower Packer Output
The report notes Detroit has a better yet inadequate meat supply. Big packers run at 25 percent capacity while independent packers operate around 50 percent. Detroit relies mainly on independent plants, reflecting a constrained regional market.
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Detroit
Grafton Official Ballot on Charter Referendum
Special election July 2 1946 in Grafton West Virginia to decide if a Charter shall be framed by representatives of the voters. Ordinance adopted May 9 1946. Willie R Jackson attested by city official.
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Grafton
West Virginia
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