White House Calls Conference With 3 Railroad Chairmen
The White House summoned leaders of three railroad brotherhoods for a May 7 meeting with Dr. John R. Steelman to head off a threatened rail strike. Steelman will talk first with the unions Alyanley Johnston David Bo Robertson and Clover then bring in railroad management. Officials would not reveal possible actions or whether Truman might join or seize the railroads.
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Washington
White House
Railrad
John R. Steelman
Charl
Ross
Alyanley Johnston
Locomotive Engineers
David Bo Robertson
Locomoti
A.aeiu_eue
D. Clover
Switchmen’s Union
1. Hoss
Johnston
Cleveland
Robertson
Steelman
Truman
Glover
Buffalo
Half Day Closing By Local Stores Still Undecided
Taylor County Board of Trade discussed a weekly half day closing for June July and August. Executive Secretary Charles N Prickitt was asked to conduct a survey of the business district to determine the action to be taken. The matter was referred to the Retail Trade Pro.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Charles N. Prickitt
Fire Destroys Farm Home Near White Station
Fire Chief Edward Bright reports $6,000 damage after a blaze destroyed the farm home of Mrs. Virginia Newton three miles north of Elkins in May.
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Elkins
May
Edward Bright
Virginia Newton
White Station
Here
Dr J E Rupert Announces Practice Move In Grafton
Dr J E Rupert informs friends in Grafton and vicinity that starting May 4 1948 he will be in offices in the Grafton Bank and Trust Building announcing his professional practice location and hours for his medical services.
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J. E. Rupert
Grafton
Grafton Bank [and Trust Building
Both Sides Claim Victory in Ohio Primary Split
Harold E. Stassen captured nine Ohio Republican delegates, while Sen. Robert A. Taft won 14 contested delegates plus 30 unopposed. Both hailed the result as personal victory as Ohio delegates head to the national convention. Stassen stressed a clear cut win amid upcoming Philadelphia nomination efforts.
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Reed Smith
Columbus
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Minnesota
Taft
Stassen
Washington
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Toledo
Akron
Youngstown
Dayton
Cleveland
Canton
Steuben
Fatally Stabs Husband Flees As He Chases Her
In Baltimore a 28 year old expectant mother Rita Zegzdryn told police she fatally stabbed her husband after he grabbed her during a dispute over her three children from a former marriage. She said she grabbed a knife from the kitchen table as he pursued her with a wound from his own knife. The magistrate heard direct testimony and a police statement.
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Baltimore
Rita Zegzdryn
Housing Split Looms Up Today
President Truman urged prompt action on housing health and social security during a national family life conference warning the housing shortage is almost fatal. He praised the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill and urged the House to act while House Republicans split with Senator Taft over a stopgap title 6 loan program.
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Washington
Truman
House
National Conference On Family Life
Senate
House of Representatives
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Taft
Ohio
Walcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
TRY AGAIN FOR A JERUSALEM TRUCE
A United Nations commission presses a renewed effort for a city wide truce in Jerusalem amid renewed Arab Jewish clashes. The Jerusalem Consuls General of the United States Belgium and France returned from Jericho with no agreement after talks with UN official Col Roscher Lund and Arab leaders Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Siraj Ahmed Hilmi Pasha and Taaquiddin Al Sahl. The commission reported those leaders had no authority to bind their governments.
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Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
United Nations Commission
United States
Belgium
France
Jericho
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Col
Roscher Lund
Secretariat
Hussein Siraj
Ahmed Hilmi Pasha
Palestine Arab Higher Committee
Taaquiddin al Sahl
Lebannon
Korbelik Girl Non-Committal At Father's Funeral
In Wheaton Illinois Frances Korbelik 16 showed no emotion at the burial service for her father whom she admits slaying. She attended with her mother and sister as her arrest followed. She faced a murder charge by a Du Page County warrant issued by Justice of the Peace William H Johnson with Sheriff Elmer Hoffman filing the complaint. A plea of innocent was advised due to her age and a hearing was scheduled for May 19.
Railroads Rally After White House Move To Avert Strike
In New York May 6 railroad stocks recovered from morning losses following news that railroad brotherhood chiefs were summoned to confer with a presidential adviser. Shares of major carriers rose amid a narrow price uptick across Southern Railway, New York Central and Illinois Central, while industrial and utility stocks moved irregularly higher.
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New York
White House
Railroad Brotherhood
Southern Railway
New York Central
Illnois Central
Grafton hospital to hold National Hospital Day open house
In observance of National Hospital Day on May 12 the Grafton City hospital will host open house from 3 to 4 PM and 7 to 8 PM with tours for the public. Hospital administrator James McKelvey says refreshments will be served and leaders including Mayor Russell Dotson and Dr T W Helionimus Jr will greet visitors.
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National Hospital
Grafton City Hospital
James McKelvey
Grafton
Russell G. Dotson
T. W. Helionimus, Jr
Betty Held
Dotson
Audra Corey
McKelvey
Elizabeth Gill
Rainfall in Graf ton Area Exceeds Normal for Early May
The first five days of May brought 2.16 inches of rain in Graf ton and surrounding areas, well above normal. Local weather observer W D Myers said more showers were forecast with cooler, cloudy conditions tomorrow. By noon today temperatures rose to 73 after a low of 40, with yesterday reaching a high of 63.
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Grafton
W. D. Myers
Warn Russians May Have Bomb Very Soon
Cleveland, May 6. Al vanley Johnston, grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said he was summoned to Washington by John R. Steelman to seek a settlement of the Tail strike set for 6 a.m. May 11. Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen is in Washington, with Switchmen's Union invited to join. Johnston said Steelman would confer with labor first and then call railroad representatives. Also, Johnston warned Park Lane Villa Hotel employees they would not be rehired if they strike, a claim he denied.
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Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Washington
John R. Steelman
Johnston
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Steelman
Robertson
Switchmen’s
AFL
Park Lane Villa
Johnson
Bridges Urges 70-Group Air Force Measure Approval
Senator Bridges blasts Russia on atomic threat and urges swift senate action on a 3.233 billion bill to expand air power. The measure funds the air forces and naval air arms, with only an 822 million item disputed. House already approved 343 to 3. The plan follows Forrestal and Truman requests for broader forces and training.
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Washington
Russia
Bridges
RNH
Senate
Appropriations Committee
New Hampshire
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Forrestal
Truman
Congress
Defense
Boreman Calls for Itemized Budget to Curb Graft
State Senator Herbert S Boreman urged West Virginia voters to demand an itemized budget. He cited a 1947 House resolution to provide detailed expenditures and receipts for the 1947 49 biennium. Boreman blamed administration forces for defeating the measure and warned against partisan voting on the issue.
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House of Delegates
Boreman
Thanks For Nothing Willyam Letter From Clarksburg
Clarksburg Exponent editor confirms Ray Garvin wrote the Willyam column item. Garvin admits authorship in a phone call, while the paper hints at a measured response and notes the piece continues on page two. The exchange centers on identifying the column as Garvin’s and the editor’s stance on replying in kind.
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Clarksburg
Willyam
Ray ‘W. Garyin
James F. Holt
Garvin
Grafton
Mother's Day Services Near Full Cast at Andrews Church
Grafton's Mother Church of Mother's Day prepares for a floral ceremony this Sunday marking the fortieth annual observance at Andrews church. Wild flowers and potted plants will adorn the church while most attendees wear carnations to honor mothers of all tongues and races.
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Grafton
Andrews Church
Anna M. Jarvis
Esther Has A Very Interesting Story Esther Williams
Hollywood reports Esther Williams, national swimming champion, says new scanty bathing suits are unflattering and impractical. She argues they come off in water and questions their usefulness for swimming.
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Hollywood
Esther
Williams
Boston Post
Pennsy May Shut Down If Strike Hits All Departments
Philadelphia May 6 The Pennsylvania railroad the nations biggest carrier warned that a strike by enginemen and firemen called for Tuesday may idle its 140 000 employees In a letter to all departments President M W Clement called the strike unreasonable and arbitrary He said if the engineers and firemen carry out the strike it will become physically impossible to operate the railroad and management may have to shut down in all departments
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Philadelphia
M.y
Pennsylvania Railroad
M. W. Clement
Clement
Pennsy
Bodies of 2 local heroes returning home for burial
The Department of the Army announced that the bodies of two Grafton soldiers, T-4 Robert L. Montgomery and Pvt. Junior C. McDaniel, will be returned for re burial. Montgomery died in India, 23, and will be re interred at National Cemetery after arrival. McDaniel’s death details are not confirmed. both will be buried in local or national cemeteries as ships Lawrence Victory and Cardinal O'Connell carry 4183 Americans home from Europe and Asia.
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Grafton
Department of the Army
Robert L. Montgomery
James R. Montgomery
Parkview
Junior C. McDaniel
Stewart H. McDaniel
West Main Street
Clarksburg
Young Montgomery
India
James M
Leona Kerns Montgomery
Carr China Company
Charles Montgomery
Winchester
Louise Woodyard
Wellsville
Ohio
National’ Cemetery
Young McDaniel
National Cemetery
McDaniel
U. S
Europe
United States Army
Lawrence Victory
West
Police Chief Returns To Position Today
Joe Mask resumes duties as city police chief after a several week leave for surgery. Acting chief during his absence was Patrolman Charles Tawyer, who remains in the position upon Mask's return.
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Joe Mask
Charles Tawyer
Mask
Clarksburg Man Writes Own Obituary Then Dies
In Clarksburg Holt Breton Pursell a retired freight inspector spent the last hour of his life yesterday writing his obituary. He told hospital staff his efforts would aid hardworking newspapermen. He left a blank for the hour of death. The five paragraph obituary was printed in full by local papers. Survivors include daughters Miss Margaret Pursell of Richmond, Mrs. Charles B. Leach of Columbus, and Mrs. Clyde B. Steele of Pittsburgh.
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Clarksburg
Holt Breton
Pursell
Margaret Pursell
Richmond
Charles B. Leach
Columbus
Clyde B Steele
Pittih
Baltimore and Ohio to lay off all employees if strike proceeds
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad notified all employees that they will be furloughed at 12:01 am next Wednesday if Enginemen and Switchmen strike as threatened. President Roy B White ordered departmental heads to standby while the strike shuts traffic and revenue, affecting about 50 000 of 65 000 workers.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Roy B. White
B&o
White
Had Company
Irae
Si Sapred
Governor Meadows to Speak on 15-Station Radio Network
Governor Meadows will address a 15 station radio network at 7:30 p.m. EST to defend his administration against unsubstantiated attacks cited from a Kanawha county governor candidate and the Charleston Gazette. He did not name individuals but referenced James Kay Thomas and the Gazette's support for Thomas, while indicating support for Okey L. Patteson and noting another Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.
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Associated Press
Meadows
Kanawha County
Charleston
James Kay Thomas
Charleston Gazette
Ll’ Sup
Thomas
Okey L. “Patteson
Ant
Theatre Ticket Invites Elizabeth Rendle to Tonight’s Shows
A ticket invites Miss Elizabeth Rendle of 1003 West Main Street to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre presentation of The Corsican Brothers starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Also offered are Strange Holiday starring Claude Rains at the Strand and Whirlwind Raiders starring Charles Starrett at the Dixie Theatre.
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Gentine
Elizabeth Rendle
Main Street
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Strand Theatre
Claude Rains
Charles Starrett
Dixie Theatre
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