McCabe defends overseas surplus sales to China
Washington March 10 Thomas B McCabe told the senate banking committee that disposal of surplus property abroad has been well handled despite inescapable mistakes. The Pennsylvania industrialist, nominated to the Federal Reserve Board, rebutted Tobey R criticizing bulk sales to China and said an impartial record review will support his claim.
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Washington
Thomas B. McCabe
Senate Banking Committee
McCabe
Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Board
Tobey
Truman
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve System
Committee
Senate
Marshall
China
Pacific
Hopper Car Apply Improves Coal Loadings on Monongah Division
Improved weather has boosted hopper car supply and lifted Monongah division coal car loadings. Peak figures reached 2,198 cars in the week with 1,966 on Monday, as a Baltimore and Ohio railroad spokesman noted faster moving hoppers and larger trains under better conditions. Coal car orders totaled 3,564, with 1,936 available for placement, but officials expect supply to improve tomorrow. Daily loadings last week totaled 10,188 across the division with 2,044 Monday, 1,541 Tuesday, 1,860 Wednesday, 1,617 Thursday, 1,542 Friday, and 1,584 Saturday.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Feil
MacArthur Says Won’t Let Politics Interfere In Japan
General MacArthur stated that he would not permit the presidential campaign to disrupt U S military operations in Japan. He emphasized his separation from rationing officers and the need for calm in the allied command as officers prepared for a news conference and press photos.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Japan
Dewey Wins First Round in New Hampshire Primary
In Concord New Hampshire March 10 Up Gov Thomas E Dewey won the first round of the Republican presidential nomination battle sweeping six debt delegates in the New Hampshire primary the first in the nation in 1943. He defeated Harold E Stassen who entered a full slate while Truman won Democratic endorsement unopposed. Dewey led with Blood and Dale among top vote-getters as precincts counted.
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James F. King
Concord
N. H1
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
New Hampshire
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Robert O. Blood
Charles M. Dale
Trade Promotion Group Meets This Afternoon
The Taylor County Board of Trade trade promotion committee was set to meet at 2 30 this afternoon in the trade board offices. Claude Ebert J C Penney store manager and group chairman said several important subjects were on the session agenda.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Claude Ebert
J. C. Penney Company
State Man Wins $150000 Damage Award For Injury
In St Louis on March 10, A.W. Ferguson of Huntington was awarded 150000 in a U S district court damage claim. Ferguson, a switchman for the St Louis South Western Cotton Belt railway, lost his right arm part of his left hand and his left side adjusting a defective coupling in 1947.
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ST. Louis
U.S
A.W. Ferguson
Huntington
St. Louis South‘Western
Cotton Belt
Ferguson
Beach Defense Concludes Case In Cleveland Court
In Cleveland on March 10, defense attorneys for Harold A. Beach closed their case amid uncertainty whether the 42 year old would testify in his trial for the knife slaying of eight year old Sheila Ann Tuley. Lawyer Walter Booth indicated the defense likely would not call further witnesses. Dr Marguerite Hertz a psychology teacher at Western Reserve University testified Beach is psychopathic with dull normal intelligence. Ink blot tests supported her conclusion.
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Cleveland
Mar
Harold A. Beach
Sheila Ann Tuley
Walter Booth
Beach
Marguerite Hertz
Western Reserve University
Schram backs tax relief to aid U.S. economy
President Emil Schram of the New York Stock Exchange urged Congress for prompt tax relief for business. He cited an alarming short age of funds for investment and a 22 percent drop in stock trading from last year. He endorsed substantial cuts including a capital gains tax cut to 12 1/2 percent and an income tax exemption for corporate dividends, noting a surplus potentially exceeding 9 billion this year. Senate action follows hearings on a House plan to cut taxes.
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Washington
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
Schram
Senate Finance Committee
House
Exchange
Senate Group
Senate
Millikin
R.-Cole
Firemen Take Exam as School Ends in Grafton
Twenty one members of the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department completed 22 weeks of schooling from the Bureau of Mines at West Virginia University. Fire Chief John Proctor led weekly classes at the fire station with seven weeks of outside drills set to begin Sunday March 14 at the city reservoir.
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Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Bureau of Mines
West Virginia University
John Proctor
Proctor
City
Harold Murphy
Lloyd Sprage
Arthur’ Marshall
Kenneth Rouse
Harry Henleker
Earl Dewey McFarland
Paul Stemple
James Peters
Clarence Kelley
Benny Bryan
Robert Kelley
Robert
Witness testifies Meyers offered bribe to perjure in court
Calvin Mettee ex chauffeur for Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers testified that Meyers offered him 2000 dollars to lie at the general's federal trial over wartime profits. Mettee said Meyers coached him to claim a 3000 dollar blue Cadillac was a gift from Aviation Electric. Also noted is Lamarre's role and profits, plus a separate Richwood body recovery of 18 year old Lester Rader from Allingdale.
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Washington
Mar
Calvin Mettee
G. 1
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Senate
Army Air Force
Mettee
Ohio State University
Huntington
N. C
Aviation Electric Company
Dayton, O
Lamarre
Aviaton Electric
Aviation Electric
Richwood
Lester Eugene Rader
Allingdale
Here
Dewey Gains Six of Eight New Hampshire Delegates
In New Hampshire Governor Thomas E. Dewey captured six of eight partial delegate votes, keeping a strong political punch. Harold E. Stassen won the remaining two, leaving the GOP nomination race in a standoff as attention shifts to Wisconsin on April 6 where MacArthur enters the contest. Stassen’ supporters praise two Philadelphia convention ballots. Dewey’s camp notes a flattering tribute to his strength.
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Jack Bell
Washington
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New Hampshire
Harold E Stassen
Minnesota
New England
Wisconsin
Dewey
Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Charles M Dele
Austrian Girl Endures Russian Interrogation After Shooting
A 19 year old Austrian woman Elfriede Elias described brutal treatment by Russian troops after aiding an American, Pfc. Jack Grunden of Portland Oregon, who was shot in the back during a clash with Soviets. She said she was taken to Russian headquarters, questioned thrice, signed a dictated statement, and warned not to tell the Americans. An accompanying note mentions a St Patrick Eve dance hosted by the Grafton Elks Lodge on March 17 with Bobby Downs Orchestra.
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Vienna
Elfriede Elias
Jack Grunden
Portland
Ore
Grand Hotel
Miss Elias
Austria
St. Patrick's Day
Grafton
Judge Watkins Puts Ex-GIs on Probation in Cases
FAIRMONT, March 10 Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins placed 10 World War veterans on probation in district court yesterday after the ex servicemen pleaded guilty to accepting readjustment allowance checks illegally. The men were charged with accepting the checks while they were gainfully employed. In placing them on probation, Judge Watkins ordered repayment to the government or face prison. Probation set for three years after guilty pleas.
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Fairmont
Harry E. Watkins
Watkins
Page
Weather Forecast Predicts Snow Despite Mishap
Weatherman sticks to a colder tonight with rain or snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow. By noon the city was cloudy with 42 degrees after a 53 degree high yesterday. Overnight low reached 25 degrees. By 8 am today the thermometer read 27 degrees.
Russia United States Split Over Palestine Partition
The Russia United States clash outside the United Nations highlighted sharp differences on Palestine. Washington seeks Arab involvement in consultations while Arabs boycott talks. Jews accept partition by next Oct 1, Russia calls moves useless amid past failures. Warren Austin responded to Soviet remarks later.
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Larry Hauck Lake
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
U. N. Assembly
Russia
United States
Warren R. Austin
U. S.russia
Directors Of Farm Bureau Meet At Reid's Office
Taylor County Farm Bureau directors plan 7:30 pm meeting at the County Agent Lloyd Reid's office in the Post Office building. They will discuss boosting a 300 member goal and progress includes 150 enrolled to date. John C. Stout will preside. attendees include Ed C. McDaniel Milton Matthews Harry McDonald George Post Robert Campbell Warren McVicker Ridley R. Law E. W. Lough and C. P. Sharp.
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Taylor County Parm Bureau
W. M. Brown
John C. Stout
Bureau
Uoyd Reid
Ed C. McDaniel
Milton Matthews
Harry McDonald
John Stout
George Post
Robert Campbell
Warren McVicker
Ridley R. Law
E. W. Lough
City Hospital Board Meeting to Consider Administrator
A special meeting of the City Hospital board is set for 7 30 p m Thursday night at the hospital to review applicants for the administrator position. Mayor Russell G Dotson says all board members should attend. Lindberg administrator of Fairmont General hospital will attend to aid the board with the issue.
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Grafton City Hospital
Russell G. Dotson
Lindberg
Fairmont General Hospital
West Virginia to Train Draft Personnel at Fort Meade
West Virginia draft personnel will train at Fort George G. Meade Maryland from April 10 to 24. State Director Carleton C. Pierce said the group will join men from Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia for the two week session. General Hershey announced training at various schools to activate the system on short notice.
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Charleston
Mar
West Virginia
Fort George G. Meade
Carleton C. Pierce
Office of Selective Service Records
Second Army Command
Kentuck Yhia
Pennsy Eve
District of Columbia
Lewis B. Hershey
San Francisco
Tate
Pierce
National Guard
Son of founder of Czech Republic leaps to death
Prague reports that Jan Masaryk, 61, non party foreign minister in the new Communist government, leaped from his second story office and died. He was the son of Thomas Masaryk, founder of the republic. Officials confirmed the death after delays and a solemn Dvorak requiem. The cabinet attended the session as a wreath lay on Masaryk’s planned seat. He had spent the night reading letters and telegrams amid attacks by Western press.
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A. I. Goldberg
Prague
Jan Masaryk
Lev. Prehala
London
Masaryk
Thomas Masaryk
Republic
Dama
Foreign Ministry
Anton Dvorak
Tina Vaclav Nosek
Tuianrvelt
Nits
England
United States
Nosek
Soviet Union
Russia
Over 24 Signs Planned For Taylor County Roads
About 24 wooden signs and several metal signs directing motorists to Grafton and the Grafton dam will be erected in Taylor county. The plan was approved at a Taylor County Board of Trade advertising committee meeting at Four Corners restaurant. Ten members attended, chaired by E M Tomlinson, with Harley C Haller, Bob McWhorter, and Curtis D Decker among those present.
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Grafton
Grafton Dam
Taylor County
Four Corners
Advertising Committee
Taylor County Board of Trade
E. M.tomlinson
Harley C. Haller
State Road Commission
Bob McWhorter
Standard Advertising Firm
Clarksburg
Rough Time At 104th Med Regiment Armory Riot
Baltimore police reported a crowd of 2,160 rioters at a negro dance at the 104th Medical Regiment armory. A patrolman was pitched from a nine foot balcony, eight negroes were arrested, seven fined for disorderly conduct. Elmer Burley, 23, held on $1,500 bail for assault on Patrolman Bernard Sandhubler, with magistrate Patré adding $1,000 bail.
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104Th Med. Regiment
Baltimore
Medical Regiment
Elmer Burley
Bernard Sandhubler
Preston A. Patré
Grafton Sentinel invites Pauline Nestor to tonight’s shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Pauline Nestor to attend the Disneé Theatre presentation of Killer McCay starring Mickey Roohey and Brian Don levy, and the Strand Theatre screening of Song of Love with Katherine Hepburn and Paul Henfeld.
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Grafton . Sentinel
Pauline Nestor
West Washington
Killer McCay
Mickey Roohey
Brian Donlevy
Disneé Theatre
Song of Love
Katherine Hepburn
Paul Henfeld
Strand Theatre
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Hame
Barbara Ann Scott
Cornval Airport
Montreal
Europe
Barbara Ann
Switzerland
Farm Bureau
Reid
City Hospital Board
FT. George Meade
State Chamber of Commerce
Wheeling
Bluefield
Tugeatin
Foeer
Nicholas County
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Czech Republic
Strand
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