Four Convicts Escape From Gypsy Camp Quarry Near Grafton
Four prisoners from the Gypsy road camp escaped the Riverside drive stone quarry at 10 a.m. today and are at large around Grafton. A county wide dragnet and state police search are underway with the quartet last seen near the Fetterman bridge after stealing a truck and fleeing toward Route 40. The men are Hershel, 24, Henry Kinkead, 21, Herman Kirk, 28, and Kenneth C. Hager, 32, with unclear sentences or origins.
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Grafton
Riverside Drive
Hershel
Henry Kinkead
Herman Kirk
W. D. Sergent
Fetterman Bridge
Gypsy Road
State Road Commission
Taylor
Lions Install New Officers at Grafton Event
J Dabney Jackson of Clarksburg will speak as installing officer at the Lions Club installation and ladies night Friday at Hotel Grafton at 6 15 p m. He succeeds Joe Warrenfelts of Charles Town as district governor. Warrenfelts will attend and speak. Arnold Knotts becomes Lions president, with Harold Appel H E Proudfoot Manford Shafer as vice presidents and W L See as secretary.
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J. Dabney Jackson
Clarksburg
Lions International
Grafton Lions Club
Hotel Grafton
Jackson
Joe Warrenfelts
Charles Town
Warrenfelts
Indy Friends
Lions Club
Arnold Knotts
Lions
P. W. Robinson
Harold Appel
H. E. Proudfoot
Manford Shafer
W. L
Bulgarians Deny War Intentions Toward Yugoslavs
SOFIA reports the Bulgarian government rejects war aims toward Yugoslavia despite Cominform criticism. A Bulgarian official statement affirms ongoing Yugoslav Bulgarian friendship and mutual assistance, and notes Bulgaria will not interfere in Yugoslav internal affairs amid a Yugoslav bloc proposal.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Tito
Yugoslav Communist Party
Balkan
Otechestven Front
Communist Party
Council First Reading of Ordinance 179 for Street Lighting
The Monongahela Power Company would supply electric street lighting and related services to Grafton city under Ordinance 179. A second reading and public hearing are set for Friday July 9 as the measure aims to reduce city expenses. The council also enacted Ordinance 178 imposing nuisance taxes.
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Monongahela
Council
New York Woman Charges Police With False Arrest
Nancy Fletcher Choremi, a 27 year old who says her diplomat father is C. Paul Fletcher, claims police falsely arrested her for prostitution in a New York hotel and her East Side apartment. She obtained a writ of habeas corpus in State Supreme Court, alleging illegal detention and harm to her honor.
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New York
East Side
Nancy Fletcher Choremi
C. Paul Fletcher
Casablanca
State Supreme Court
George
Prospects Brighten For Agreement With Rails
Washington June 30 The White House pressed for face to face talks between unions and rail management as a settlement plan nears. Four hour session yielded no immediate results but a path to resolution is under consideration. Union leaders urge higher wages and hope for a 16 to 17 cent rise over the previously agreed 15 cent boost. Officials indicate talks will continue with renewed effort tomorrow.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Ben Wed
Gaanees
Steelman
Sailor Held After Chloroforsming Child At Naval Academy
A 24 year old hospital man is in custody in Annapolis for investigation in the chloroforsming of a three year old girl at the naval academy. Medical authorities report the child unharmed. The incident was stopped by the mother yesterday in an empty garage behind officers' cottages. No charges yet filed. officials to act after full probe.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Jesse R. Wallace
Severn River Naval Command
Wallace
Revocation of Three Beer Licenses Announced
Charleston June 30. Beer Commissioner Burton Crow announced revocation of three retail beer licenses including Edgar Meade of Johnny Boy's Ragland Mingo county for continuing beer service after a man was shot and killed. Meade is jailed in Mingo county on related charges.
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Charleston
Burton Crow
Edgar Meade
Johnny Boy's Place
Ragland
Mingo County
Crow
Meade
Still Higher Meat Prices Forecast For Summer
The Agriculture department predicted meat on the hoof would rise further this summer and early fall as supplies tighten and consumer demand remains strong. Hog, cattle, and sheep prices rose 8 percent from mid May to mid June, with shipments down and little hope for major supply gains.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Stillmigher
Berlin air life in 15 false rumor balloons scare
Western Allies consider direct approach to the Kremlin to settle Berlin crisis. Marshall says U.S. will stay in Berlin despite the Russian blockade and increase air transport to meet civilian needs. A lone Russian balloon caused a false scare over the food ferry line. experts confirm only one balloon exists and it is short in duration.
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Berlin Air Life Ine
London
Ernest Bevin
Kremlin
Berlin
Washington
Marshall
Ber- U
Magdeburg
Air Safety Center
U.S
Shipwreck survivors of Hazel recount Gulf ordeal at Cedar Key
Cedar Key Florida June 30 A harrowing tale emerges from two Hazel survivors Mrs Merle Potts and William Sanders both of Ocala rescued on Seahorse Island after the 38 foot boat exploded and burned in the Gulf of Mexico Eleven aboard including Mrs Ted Hill were on board with four others possibly alive Sanders and Potts endured exposure shock and scratches from needle fish Two bodies were recovered while others clung to life on rafts before rescue.
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Cedar Key
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Hazel
Merle Potts
William Sanders
Ocala
Dad” Collier
Seahorse Island
Ted Hill
Snake Key
Levy County
G. T. Robbins
Sanders
Hill
Yankeetown
Falkenbergs gains Wimbledon final in straight sets
Bob Falkenberg of Hollywood California advances to the Wimbledon men's singles final by defeating Gardnar Mulloy of Fiji in straight sets six one and six two.
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Falkenburg
London
Bob Falken
Hollywood
Calif
Hiis
Gardnar Mulloy
Fis
Hoe Eh
Dewey and Dulles Confer on Policy at Farm Meeting
Governor Thomas E Dewey met with foreign affairs adviser John Foster Dulles at the governor's farm to discuss policy on the international situation. A statement redefining the Republican nominee's general stance was anticipated, with plans to travel to Albany for a statewide address.
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Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Henry
Pawling
Thomas E. Dewey
Dulles
Governor's Farm
Albany
Yugoslav Communists Assert Freedom From Outside
Yugoslav Communist party declared independence from outside control and denounced Cominform charges against Tito as lies. They proposed a Yugoslav Bulgaria Albania bloc and urged strengthening the army to defend freedom and independence, while Tito’s exact location remained elusive amid a Kremlin rift.
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Alex Singleton
London
Yugoslav Communist Party
Marshal Tito
Red
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Bulgaria
Albania
Tito
Communist Party
Stalin
Russia
Bled
Belgrade
Adriatic
Austria
Moscow
Yugosavia
Kremlin
Cominform
Arthur Poole Retires After Forty-Nine Years with Rail Line
Arthur Poole retires after 49 years in rail service, 28 with Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. A former circus man, Poole joined Monongah division January 1, 1920 and became conductor on November 1, 1925. He resides at 334 East Main Street in Grafton. Trainmaster A N Peters and assistant division superintendent J B Bradford praised his dependable service and offered best wishes for retirement.
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Monongah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Arthur Poole
East Main Street
Poole
Grafton
Parkersburg
A.N. Peters
Ind
J. B. Bradford
Flash Floods Hit Town After Severe Storm
A cloudburst and tor Nado winds battered Grafton city and nearby areas causing over $3,000 in municipal damage and thousands more to private property. Rain reached 1.39 inches as water main breaks, sewers burst, and roads washed out. Hazel Atlas Glass plant idled briefly while Route 50 and multiple streets faced flooding.
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Decker
Hazel Atlas
Fetterman
Grafton
Curtis D. Decker
Lambert
Railroad Street
Main Street
Hazel Atlan Glass
Little Creek
Shriver Motor Company
Shriver
Scenc
St. John and
Mainstreets
Luzadder
Knotts Avenue
Dewey Plans Broad Foreign Policy Push With Dulles
Republican candidate Thomas E Dewey outlined a foreign affairs focus as Democrats pressed domestic issues. Dewey said he spoke with John Foster Dulles twice daily about Berlin and international crises, signaling a potential general statement of ideas after today’s sessions. Warren returned to New York after meeting at the upstate farm, with no campaign details disclosed.
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Associated Press
Thomas BH. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Berlin
Dulles
New York
Earl Warren
Upstate
Warren
California
Car Crash Kills Three Youths In Parkersburg
In Parkersburg on June 30 a collision between a car and a bus left three young people dead and two injured. The victims were Jerry Jones 21 Ruth Elder Menifee and Ruth Ann Stott all from Parkersburg and employed at a local hospital. Injured were Eleanor Barns with a fractured pelvis and Evelyn Sams in shock. The car skidded on wet pavement during a thunderstorm and struck the bus front.
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Parkersburg
Jerry Jones
Ruth Elder Menifee
Ruth Ann Stott
Jones
West Virginia University
Eleanor Barns
Evelyn Sams
Rolman Gale Smith
Coal Loadings On Division Still High
Coal loadings on the Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad remained strong with 1,534 cars loaded yesterday as strip mines boosted output. The total exceeded last Friday’s 1,209 cars before deep miners began a 10-day vacation, and officials noted ample hopper supply for all mines.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United Ming
Local theater listing notes Dixie attraction at night
The notice highlights a Dixie theatre program featuring Philip Reed, Shia Ui Robert, Lowery, and other acts. It emphasizes a big attraction and invites the public to attend at the Street to attend event location provided by EBRET.
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Grattan Rentinel
Thvites
W. Ebret
Arrint
Philip Reed
Shia Ui Robert
Lowery
the Dixie
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Beauty
Pope
Mariruth
Mariruth Ford
Warwood
W. Va
John J. Swint
Wheeling
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Board of Trade
Trade Promotion Committee
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