Local Quota Club Marks Mother's Day Home in Grafton
Grafton Quota club adopted a project to place markers at city entrances stating Grafton is the home of Mother's Day and its founder Anna Jarvis. Miss Allene Cutright urged clubs to help fund and install markers near Blueville intersections to inform travelers that Grafton hosted the first Mother's Day service.
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Grafton
Quota Club
Anna Jarvis
Allene Cutright
Quotarian
Blueville
Chrysler Talks Break After 62-Hour Session
Detroit reports negotiators at Chrysler after a 62 hour session took a five hour recess with talks resuming at ten. Federal mediator E Marvin Sconyers offered no optimism saying it doesn’t look any better. The strike enters its 98th day as the company cites contract wording and unresolved issues from the union side.
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Chrysler
Detroit
E. Marvin Sconyers
Man faces manslaughter and drunken driving charges
Oscar M. Lewis of Hurricane Putnam County is charged with manslaughter and drunken driving in the death of two month old Michael Stephen Fry from a two car crash on U S Route 60 west of Milton. Warrants issued by Magistrate Harold Kitchen of Huntington. Lewis was arrested after the Sunday crash.
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Putnam County
Huntington
Oscar M. Lewis
Hurricane
Harold Kitchen
Lewis
Milton
Michael
Stephen Fry
Census Takers To Finish Soon
Taylor county census officials say the nose count is about 99 per cent complete. They figure that the job will be wound up in another week. Most suburban sections are finished and census takers now concentrate on rural areas. Eva Knight, Dorothy Cooper, Jean Keller and Mrs. Mary Mc Farland were substitute census takers appointed for those unable to serve.
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Taylor County
Eva Knight
Dorothy Cooper
Jean Keller
Mary McFarland
Soviet claim rockets aimed at Alaska surface
A Naval engineer who escaped from Russia says the Soviets have rocket installations aimed at Alaska Norway and Sweden He identifies one site on Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean He is Victor Martynuk a 33 year old currently held in Norristown Pennsylvania awaiting congressional decision He says he was serving a 25 year Soviet sentence when he escaped after beating a guard to death with a wrench He asserts Soviet doctrine foresees inevitable conflict with non Communist nations and cites a looming U S Russia clash
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Washington
Russia
Alaska
Norway
Sweden
Novaya Zemlya
Arctic Ocean
Victor Martynuk
Norristown
Pennsylvania
Congress
United States
Leningrad
Martynuk
George C. Kenney
Maragon's Sentence To Be Given Today
John Maragon faces sentencing in Washington after a perjury conviction. He could receive eight months to two years on each of two counts, with potential combined terms, and has a history as a Greek immigrant who became a Kansas City shoeshine boy before moving to Washington.
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Maragon
Washington
John 3 Wen
Senate
Kansas City
Mr. Truman
Harry Vaughan
Lattimore Denounces Budenz as Liar in Senate
Owen Lattimore testifies before investigators calling Louis Budenz a liar and a product of a twisted personality. He criticizes Senator Joseph McCarthy as a bad policy risk and defends his own conduct while preparing to answer charges including alleged Communist ties.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Senate
Louis Budenz
Lattimore
Communist Party
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Congress
Freda. Utley
Institute of Pacific Relations
Arthur Backs Outlawing Red Party In Japan
General Douglas MacArthur marks the third anniversary of Japan's new constitution by urging the outlaw of the Japanese Communist party. He asserts the Reds cannot attain power through elections and warns that communism uses liberty to destroy liberty. He cites a past militarist minority that pushed Japan toward disaster under foreign dictation.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Communist Party
MacArthur
Japan
Truman Plans Across Nation for Weekend Stump Tour
President Truman set to begin a cross country journey Sunday traveling through 16 states from West Virginia to the Pacific Northwest. He will deliver eight speeches written in advance, with numerous platform stops for informal remarks from his bullet proof car. The tour echoes his 1948 campaign style as he seeks support for his Fair Deal agenda in a year voters will choose 435 House seats and 36 Senate seats.
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Washington
Truman
West Virginia
Pacific
Northwest
House
Senate
Congress
81St
Hospital Authorizations Cut Off By DPA Until July First
Taylor county public assistance officers report state directives to suspend all medical and hospitalization authorizations for the remainder of the fiscal year. Director Ola Gainer says hospitals may still handle extreme emergencies, as monthly benefits for aged, dependent, and blind clients have been slashed to 50 percent. Funds appropriated by the 1949 Legislature, totaling around 645000 for each of 1950 and 1951, were boosted to just over 1 million by county levies but are now exhausted. The cutoff marks the first time such authorizations are entirely halted.
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Taylor County
State Public Assistance Department
Ola G. Gainer
Robert R. Roth
Roth
DPA
Second Army Band Headed to Grafton for Memorial Day
The Second Army Band from Fort Meade Maryland will arrive May 29 to participate in Memorial Day services at Grafton National Cemetery. Congressman Robert L Ramsay secured the band after via telegram General Gerow granted the request. Ramsay, a Taylor County native, will deliver the principal address on Homecoming Day.
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Ft. George Meade
Maryland
Robert L. Ramsay
National
Grafton
Grafton Sentinel
Gerow
Second Army
Ramsey
Army
Far West
Hill
Sentinel
National Cemetery
Taylor County
House of Representatives
M. Ramisay
Follansbee
Hilkey Heads CTA Here
Miss Geneva Hilkey elected president of the Class Room Teachers association and to be installed at tonight's annual dinner in the Grafton Senior high school cafeteria. Elected officials include vice president Mrs Mary Lewis secretary Mrs Wilma B Evans and treasurer Mrs Mildred Haddix. A regular business session followed the election Saturday evening.
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Geneva Hilkey
Hilkey
Grafton
Mary Lewis
Wilma B. Evans
Mildred Haddix
Weirton Steel Fire Cuts Jobs At Tin Plating Plant
About 200 employees at Weirton Steel face a few days off after a $100,000 fire at the tin plating processing plant. John A. Jones says partial operations may resume tonight and full work in a few days. A ruptured oil line sparked the blaze. fire crews from Weirton and neighboring towns battled it for nearly four hours with no injuries reported.
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Weirton
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton Steel
John A. Jones
Follawsbee
Hooverson Heights
New Cumbeland
Steubenville
Ohio
Rent control bill stalls as June expiry nears
The article notes one year extension of current control past June, but the rent control bill stays in public hearing with little action likely. Other Fair Deal proposals are stalled, Taft Hartley repeal and civil rights action seem unlikely, leaving issues unresolved to fuel campaign rhetoric.
Muriel Holt Elected President of Taylor County Principals
Muriel Holt was elected president of the Taylor County Principals Association at a meeting in the Grafton high school building. Reanous Nuzum was chosen as vice president and Francis Wolfe as secretary-treasurer. The group planned officer installations and set a final fiscal year meeting for May 17 in the Haymond School building as a dinner and installation ceremony.
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Taylor County
Grafton
Muriel Holt
Reanous Nuzum
Francis Wolfe
Haymond &Shool
Young Republicans To Meet In Morgantown 1950 Convention Dates Set
In Morgantown from August 4 through 6 the Wee Virginia young Republicans will hold their state convention. National committeewoman Mrs. Mary Scott announced the date after a weekend meeting of the Republican League Executive committee. The committee also decided not to endorse any candidates in the West Virginia primary election.
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Morgantown
Wee
Incinerator Deal Near as Grafton Council Chooses Firm
A Grafton City Council spokesman said signing of an incinerator purchase contract is expected within a day or two. The council will decide which incinerator firm to buy from, aiming for the biggest and best at the least cost while avoiding careless spending. The delay stemmed from late price figures from a Chicago firm.
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Grafton Sentinel
Grafton
Goder
Chicago
Bradley Calls For Extending Drafting Law
General Omar Bradley urged Congress to extend the draft law, arguing no let up in Communist pressure. The law expires June 24. Chairman Vinson proposed a two year extension with Congress retaining power to set inductions or seize industry, while noting no inductions since January 1949.
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Washington (P
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar Bradley
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
Congress
Defense Department
Four States Holding Election Across Senate and House
States hold elections for three senate seats and 49 house seats with Florida drawing most interest as Democratic Senator Claude Er seeks renomination against George Smathers. Alabama and Ohio nominate governors as well. In Ohio Democrats set a date to challenge Senator Taft while Indiana voters choose nominees for 11th house seat.
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Senate
House
Florida
Claudeer
George Smathers
Alabama
Ohio
Art Taft
Indiana
Whitescarver Elected To Head County Teacher
Charleston reports a street fight linked to the taxicab strike. Charles Slack of Charleston accuses E A Carter of the State Federation of Labor and R W Miller of assault after an exchange on the street. Slack counters with a disorderly conduct warrant against Slack. Added details appear on LABOR page 3.
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Charleston
State Federation of Labor
Charles Slack
E. A. Carter
State Federation
Slack
R. W. Miller
South Charleston
Carter
Miller
Five Day WV Forecast Shows Warm Damp Periods Ahead
The Weather Bureau Huntington forecasts May 3 to 7 in West Virginia to be fairly warm and damp with a cooler trend Thursday and Friday. Showers are expected tomorrow and possibly Thursday, with about three fourths of an inch of rain likely. In local education news Edward Whitescarver was elected president of Taylor County Education Association, succeeding Sherman Haselden, at Gratton, as the group renamed to align with state and national bodies.
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West Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
Morrow
Edward Whitescarver
Flemington High
Taylor County Educationation
Sherman Haselden
Whitescarver
Bat
Gratton
P Action
Soe
County ‘Teachers Association
Taylor County Education Alion
Rhea Fisher
Helen Brown
Helen Biburn
Joseph Reed
John Pollard
Francis Wolfe
William
Mildred Haddox
Mittee
Mary Lewis
Hartley
Alfred Newton
Torlock ,Rasmussen
Talbott
Del
Pate
Examiner Resumes Labor Hearings
An examiner has resumed hearings on charges of unfair labor practices against the United Mine Workers. Bitner Fuel Uniontown members closed a new mine in Lewis County in July, threatening violence.
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Clarksburg
United Mineers
Bitner Fuel
Pennsylvania
Lewis County
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