Candidacy filings thin as two county offices wait
Cir cuit Clerk Merle W. Bailey reported near noon that H Lee Cfer and O J Bartlett filed for two county commissioner posts Walter H Wolfe seeks the House of Delegates seat and Homer L Heavner runs for constable all on the Democratic ticket. Bailey will reopen his office briefly tonight from 11 to 12. Only five candidates have filed by noon and two county offices remain without nominees with midnight approaching for both parties.
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Merle W. Bailey
H. Lee Cfer
O. J. Bartlett
Walter H. Wolfe
House of Delegates
Homer L. Heavner
Wendel
Constable
Bailey
Carder
Thornton W. Beall
Mr. Beall
Bartlett
Wolfe
Heavner
Rye
Twoty
O. J. Bart
Thorne W. Beall
H. L. Carter
Beall
Uit
Disqualification shakes Japanese leadership amid post election turmoil
Report notes Ichiro Hatoyama faced political turmoil as a general and other figures were discredited. Ichiro Hatoyama’s government plans faltered amid dereliction accusations and cabinet reshuffles. The article references a scathing state issued by supreme commanders and mentions post election turbulence.
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Ichiro Hatoyama
Tomaming
Hatoyama
Theatre Listings at Strand and Dixie Tonight
Sentinel lists tonight shows at Strand Theatre with Barb ack and George Brent in a production and at the Dixie Theatre featuring Boris Karloff in Isle of Thunder. Dates and exact film titles are partially obscured but indicate multiple screenings.
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Raften Sentinel
W. B. Bumgardner
Yates Avenue
Barack
George Brenttrand
Isle of
Boris Karloff
Falloping Thunder
Starres Starrett
Smiley
Dixie Theatre
Second Doe Killed On Highways Of County
CHARLESTON May 4. Within three weeks two doe deer about to have twins were killed on Taylor county highways. Game Protect or J. W. Powell reported to the Conservation commission. An automobile struck one and a bus hit the other. Both crashes occurred at night.
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Charleston
Taylor County
J. W. Powell
The
Conservation Commission
Powell
Derby Day at Churchill Downs Sees 17 horses in post
Lord Boswell leads a field of 17 three year olds aiming for a $100000 winner’s share at Churchill Downs amid muddy track conditions. A crowd of about 100000 gathered for the 72nd Run for the Roses as rain threatened and past Derby celebrations echoed New Year’s Eve in Broadway style.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Matt Winns Derluck
The
Roses
Derby Town
McLaughlin
Wee Admiral
Sid Feder
Broadway
America
Kentucky Home
Lord Boswell
Robert S. McLaughlin
Hamilton
Bermuda
Lord B
Proposal for Air Force National Guard and Reserve
Washington May 4 The Army Air Forces proposed creating an air force national guard and reserve totaling 216800 men to augment regular aerial defenses Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer told the National Guard Association that plans call for 27 Air National Guard groups equipped with 2664 planes and 34 Air Reserve groups The AAF also proposed utilizing the Civil Air Patrol existing structure and roles
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Washington
Air Force National Guard
Army Air Forces
George E. Stratemeyer
The
National Guard Association
AAF
Air National Guard
Stratemeyer
Civil Air Patrol
Farmers' Union Calls For Ouster Of Agriculture Secretary Anderson
The National Farmers Union urged organized labor to oust Agriculture Secretary Anderson amid price control battles. The demand followed President Truman's stance for keeping meat and live stock price controls, while the union claimed Anderson backed a plan weakening meat pricing. The unrest came as a third double shooting in the Texarkana area remained under police investigation.
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Farmers’ Union
Agriculture
Anderson
Texarkana
Ark
Here
Virgil Starks
Starks
Washington
National Farmers Union
Truman
Farmers Union
Bowles Hints Country May Have To Go Back To Food Rationing Again
Actress Constance Bennett is ordered to appear in Los Angeles court May 16 on a speeding charge earnings 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. Municipal Judge Leonard Kauffman has been sentencing speed violators to two to three weeks in jail.
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Bowles
Los Angeles
Constance Bennett
Leonard Kauffman
Radio Talk on World Food Situation by Bowles
Chester Bowles said America would accept restoration of food rationing if needed in a radio address. He noted possible tougher famine relief measures but did not see any immediate necessity, speaking on the World Food Situation over the American Broadcasting System.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
America
Bowles
Conciliator Seeks End to Ohio Valley Bus Strike
Federal conciliator Samuel Young from Youngstown will meet with Valley Motors Transit Co. officials and AFL unions to resolve a bus strike in five Upper Ohio Valley towns. About 120 drivers walked out at 2 a.m. demanding pay rises from 86 cents to $1.20 per hour.
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East Liverpool
Ohio Valley
Samuel Young
Youngstown
O. Earl Greenwalt
Conciliation Service
Valley Motors Transit Co
Electric Chair Survived by Willie Francis in Louisiana
A 117 year old Negro, Willie Francis, survived an electric chair execution attempt after authorities found the proceedure faulty. He later said the chair tickled a little and did not hurt much, and expressed relief in being alive while Gov. Jimmie Davis granted a six day reprieve.
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ST. Martinsville
Willie Francis
Iberia Parish
New Iberia
Francis
Jimmie Davis
Leonard R. Weber
Andrew I. Thomas
St. Martinville
Wayne Talbott Files for Judge Wayne Talbott Files for Judge
West Virginia incumbents filed for the August primary as last minute certificates arrived at the secretary of state. Democratic Reps. M. M. Neely Jennies Randolph and E. H. Hedrick listed their candidacies in morning filings. Only one incumbent was absent from the list.
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Charleston
House of Representatives
West Virginia
Secretary of State
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Jennines Randolph
Filkins
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Wayne Page
Jaycees Concluding State Convention At Dinner
The West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce wraps up its eighth annual convention with social events and chapter and individual awards. A final dinner will feature national vice president John P. Hunt as speaker and the installation of officers.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Coal shortage begins to hurt Penn utilities and railways
The 34 day coal strike spreads paralysis in steel and rail sectors. Governor Edward Martin names aides to meet AFL UMW district VPs in Pittsburgh to discuss mining for essential utilities. Officials warn European aid and peacetime recovery could suffer as output falls to 67.7 percent. Railroads plan service cuts by 50 percent under ODT orders, affecting fuel and food shipments nationwide.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Martin
Pittsburgh
AFL United Mine Workers
Washington
J. A. Krug
Solid Fuels
Stepl
Buffalo
Cleveland
Birmingham
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Troops To Be Taken Out Of Levantine States
New York May 4 The United Nations Security Council heard assurances from France and Britain that most forces in the Levantine states would withdraw by June 30 Separate notices said British and French units had already left Syria and would quit Lebanon soon while Russia vowed to remove troops from Iran by May 6 as a response to a March 2 treaty limit and a looming crisis over Soviet forces.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
France
Britain
Syria
Lebanon
Council
Iran
Russia
Jobless Benefits Dip in Charleston April Report
April unemployment compensation payments in Charleston fell to 1 034 412 from 1 113 310 in March, director Cabell Davis reported. The decline reflects changes in benefit disbursements handled by the unemployment compensation department.
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Charleston
Cabell Davis
Tremendous quake recorded over South Pacific region
Franklin Institute released details of a tremor logged on its seismograph. Director Dr Roy K Marshall cited a 6 25 p m EST quake about 1200 miles south of Philadelphia in the South Pacific. He compared it to a 1931 Napier quake in New Zealand.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute Today
Roy K. Marshall
Institute
South Pacific
Napier
N. Z
Memorial Day Committee Names for 79th Observance
Blair S. Mugler announces the 79th Memorial Day committee for the May 30 observance at National Cemetery. Appointed chairs include Crawford Compton Jr publicity, William Husston reception, Francis C. Chambers amplifier, Joe Mask public safety, Tom Moran parade, Leland Price music, Roy Burnside refreshments, Torlock Rasmussen program, John Snider decoration. Jennings Randolph of Elkins will deliver the Memorial address. A general meeting is set for next Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at the American Legion to finalize plans.
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Blair S. Mugler
The
America, Legion
Crawford Compton, Jr
William Husston
Francis C. Chambers
Joe Mask
Tom Moran
Leland Price
Roy Burnside
Torlock Rasmussen
John Snider
House District of Columbia
Mugler
State Pays Bounties for Fur Bears in Early May
Conservation Director Jack Shipman announced Charleston May 4 that bounties totaled 32,120 for the period ending May 1. The commission paid 31,453 for 8,818 Bray foxes and 667 for 146 wild cats.
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Charleston
Jack Shipman
Word From Convicts On Surrender At Alcatraz
San Francisco reports from May 4 describe guards placing ladders to cell window outlets as convicts fire ceased since yesterday. A prison clerk could not confirm an end to the riot. Guards reinforced and prepared to blast the rebels from their entrenched cell block after they refused surrender.
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San Francisco
Oakland Tribune
Alcatraz Island
Idle by Strikes Passes Million Point Today
Thousands of workers joined the idle ranks as hundreds of industrial plants cut operations under coal conservation orders amid labor disputes. The number likely exceeds one million, with more than 700000 on the strike list.
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Associated Press
Washington Enters Early Brownout as Coal Shortage Bites
Wartime brownout rules return in Washington with immediate curtailment of street and display lighting aimed at cutting electric use by about one third. District commissioners enforce mandatory limits as theaters and shops already darken to conserve dwindling coal. See Washington page 6.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Marques
50 Bands March In High School Band Festival
Huntington hosts the 10th annual West Virginia high school band festival with a two mile parade from downtown to Fairfield stadium featuring up to 60 bands. The event showcased a colorful display of marching music as high school ensembles performed for spectators.
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Huntington
Fairfield Stadium
West Virginia
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