120 Seniors in Grafton High Graduating Class Named
Grafton High announces the class of fourteen is actually 120 seniors for graduation with Mary Margaret Keener as valedictorian and David Dowden as salutatorian. Principal Kenneth DoTamy introduces the group listing many students and hometowns.
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Grafton
Mary Margaret Keener
David Brooks Dowden
Grafton Senior High School
David Brooks Doween
Kenneth DoTamy
Graftonhich
J. Ray Keener
Route 3
Dowden
John E. Dowden
Street
Mary Evangeline Andrews
Betty Virginia Bailey
Patricia Sue Parker
Della Joan Blackman
Mary Lou Bolyard
William F. Bowman, Jr
Barbare
Ann Byers
Roberta Jean Bradford
Charles B. Bragg
Betty Bea Bush
Mary See
Last Effort To Bring Vet Bill Before Electorate
Charleston WV A senate house conference committee fought a last ditch effort to place a veterans bonus question before voters. The measure seeks 90 million dollars for World War I veterans with financing tied to a tax extension, but chambers deadlock on wording and financing details.
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Charleston
Senate House Conference
West Virginia
Senate
Fort Worth B-36 Sets Nonstop Flight Record to Carswell
A B 36 super-bomber landed at Carswell Air Base at 7 57 a m after a 9600 mile non stop flight the longest ever for a B 36 The aircraft had two hours of fuel remaining due to failure of two engines Maj John D Bartlett project officer for B 36 training with the 7th Bombardment Wing of the Far Air Force directed the flight which surpassed by 687 miles the prior Fort Worth to Honolulu simulated flight conducted last December
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Base
Carswell Ai
John D. Bartlett
7Th Bombardment Wing
Fur Air Force
Honolulu
Railway Express Standstill as 9000 Idle Amid Dispute
Rail express operations near collapse with 9000 workers set to be laid off in New York and northern New Jersey amid a four day slowdown. Union leaders seek picketing at Grand Central and Pennsylvania stations to pressure carrier railroads to settle contract talks in Chicago.
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New York
AFL Brotherhood of Railways and Steamship Clerks
George M. Harrison
Uanion
Chicago
Harrison
Daniel Sullivan
Express
The
Union
New Jersey
Unionn
Grand Central
Pennsylvania
Express Agency
American and Filipino Girls Shot Near Clark Field
A hail of rifles and tommy guns killed an American soldier and two Filipino girls near Clark Field 60 miles north of Manila. Five others wounded as an army bus returning from a base dance was ambushed within 300 yards of the U S Air Base. Brig Gen J W Crabb imposed a curfew and urged Americans at the base to stay indoors after 6 p m while authorities investigated the attack.
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Manila
U. S
Clark Field
Mannilx
Luzon
J. W. Crabb
Philippine Constabulary
Reds Weigh Mediterranean Pact With Turkey
In Ankara Russia probes a regional security belt linked to the North Atlantic Pact. Ambassador Lavrishev discussed a Mediterranean agreement with France Italy Great Britain Greece and possibly the United States. Turkish officials deny details but confirm inquiries.
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Ankara
Turkey
Russia
Alexander Lavrishev
France
Italy
Great Britain
Greece
United States
Necmeddin Sadak
Lavrishey
London
Foreign Office
Mediterranean
Reburial of Local Hero Next Tuesday
Seaman First Class Donald R. Boyce, a Blueville native and WWII casualty, will be returned to Grafton for burial. Remains arrive Monday at 5 17 p.m. at Bartlett Funeral Home, services Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. with Rev. J B Staley officiating. Burial in Woodsdale Cemetery with American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars honors.
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Donald R. Boyce
Samuel D. Boyce
Blueville
Grafton
Bartlett Funeral Home
J. B. Staley
Woodsdale Cemetery
American Legion
Veterans of
Senate Leaders Face Big Decision On Continuing Fight
Washington leaders face a pivotal choice after a 46 to 41 defeat in overriding Vice President Barkley on a proposed two thirds gag rule. The loss shifts leverage to the administration and tests whether the Dixie filibuster will end the fight. Democratic leaders weigh continuing a fight as Truman, on vacation, reportedly favors pursuing priority civil rights measures despite opposition from Southern members.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Lucas
Truman
Key West
Florida
Fire Destroys Student Building at Ohio College
A Marietta Ohio campus blaze partially destroyed a student union building on the Marietta College campus around 5 30 am. No injuries were reported as residents fled. Graduate student John Farrell woke his family and led others to safety while professors and several student families escaped the flames aided by a cold March wind threatening nearby Chi Omega and other dorms.
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Marietta, O
Marietta College
John Farrell
Parsons Hall
Carl M. Scott
Chi Omega
Aged Man Commits Death in Capitol Corridor
A 70 year old man, Thomas C. Williams of Buffalo, shot himself in a Senate corridor near the Public Gallery inside the Capitol. He died on the marble floor about 30 minutes after the shot. A letter to the Associated Press cited protests against pork barrel politicians and greed in trade unions and business bosses.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Thomas C. Williams
Buffalo
Associated Press
West Virginia Miners to Begin Two Week Shutdown Monday
About 120000 soft coal miners in West Virginia will join a two week stoppage starting Monday as urged by United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis. District 31 officers say the call requires no further orders and industry voices warn the halt could hurt miners more than operators.
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State
Charleston
West Virginia
John di
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW District 17
William Blizzard
Blizzard
James Boyd
Truman
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Senate
Alalia
United States
Harry Bennett
United Mine Workers District 31
Fairmont
John L. Lewis
Mississippi River
UMW
Ebersole Gaines
New River Company
George Brackett
See States Page 6
Committees Begin Work Tieing Up Loose Ends Today
Charleston report notes committees move to finish the 49th West Virginia legislature with final provisions on the operating budget of 148 510 649 dollars including 3 073 064 for schools and a revived veterans bonus debate. Also seeks pay raises for police and higher fishing and shunting license fees as two conference committees work while sessions run late. Springfield Ohio Mary Klauenberg earns Dean's Honor Roll status at Wittenberg College with a 3.64 GPA as daughter of Theodore and Mrs Klauenberg.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Springfield
Ohio
Mary Klauenberg
Wittenberg College
Lewis' Word Sparks Demands for Tough Labor Laws
Washington takes note as John L. Lewis signals a two week coal shutdown in the east to protest President Truman's pick James Boyd as bureau of mines director. Lewis calls the walkout a memorial shutdown and cites fatalities from last year while miners west of the Mississippi stay at work.
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Blizzard
Lewis
Boyd
Truman
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Johnnry L. Lewis
James Boyd
15 Month Rent Control Extension Faces Sure House Passage
Washington leaders predicted sure passage of a 15 month rent control extension after a 178 to 163 House victory. Democrats limited a 90 day amendment, offering a rural area expansion to preserve ceilings in big cities while rejecting a 24 month extension and broader powers sought by Truman. The Senate remains bogged by filibusters as a final vote delays.
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Washington
McCormick
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Mr. Truman
Tighe Woods
Stripping Executive Powers Scrutinized By Hoover Commission
The Hoover commission proposes removing executive powers from nine regulatory agencies overseeing shipping radio power and labor relations. The 12 member panel says these agencies perform poorly and slow regulation, suggesting maritime functions move to commerce, power and rail safety programs shift from FCC and ICC to Commerce, Interior, or related departments.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Commission On
Congress
Martime Commission
Commerce Department
Federal Power Commission
Interior Department
Intertate Commerce
King George VI Safe After Buckingham Palace Operation
King George VI underwent a successful operation at Buckingham Palace to restore blood flow to his ailing right leg. Nine royal doctors issued a bulletin declaring his condition entirely satisfactory. Prof J R Learmonth performed the procedure, removing a small nerve center near the spine that governs circulation.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
His
J. R. Learmonth
Edinburgh
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