Shingleton Elected New President of Local Eagles
W M Shingleton was elected worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 2389 in Grafton during the organization’s initial election of officers last night at the Lodge hall. Other officers elected include worthy treasurer William H Harvey, conductor John Inner Guard Frank W Douglas outer guard Joseph H McCue Jr. The retiring president becomes junior past worthy president and joins the board of trustees along with secretary Le... Price. two trustees Dorsey A Shingleton and James Chester. New fiscal year begins June 1 with installation planned for June 6.
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W.M. Shingleton
Order'of Eagles
Grafton
Worthy
Wiliam H. Harvey
John
Inner Guard
Frank W. Douglas
Joseph H. McCue
Andrewmith
House Committee Denies TVA Funding Request
Washington May 7 The house appropriations committee rejected an administration bid for 4 million dollars to boost the Tennessee Valley Authority output and launch an 84 million dollar steam project. The decision signals a heated battle on the house floor over public versus private power production.
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Washington
House —Appropriations Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Appropriations
Weather Outlook May 7 to 12 With Variably Warm Days
May forecast calls for cool Saturday and Wednesday, warmer Sunday afternoon and Tuesday. Temperatures near normal with showers late Sunday or early Monday. In TVA plans a power generation effort hinges on weather. Sections note prices farmers received fell last month except meat while feed costs rose.
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Charleston
Federal-State Crop Reporting Service
Tax receipts rise in Charleston through April
Tax Commissioner C. H. Koontz reported that gross sales tax collections through April are running more than $5.579 million ahead of last year in Charleston Maryland.
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Charleston
C. H. Koontz
Ee Ees
Rotarians Meet Fairmont at West Virginia District Convention
Representatives of three West Virginia Rotary clubs arrive for the two day district convention in Fairmont. A banquet is set for tonight while business sessions are planned for tomorrow.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Rotary Clubs
Rare Tigion Born At Salt Lake City Zoo
Salt Lake City May 7 A rare Tigon offspring a hybrid of a lion and tiger was born yesterday at Hogle Gardens Zoo Superintendent Joseph L Sloan says the small seven inch cub has a lion like head and tiger like body Borne to Daisie a tiger and Huey a lion born in 1941 the hybrid resembles others in New York Central Park and London England
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Salt Lake City
Hogle Gardens Zoo
Joseph L. Sloan
Germany
New York Central Park
Tendon
England
Daisie
Huey
Sloan
West Virginia sees 67 fire deaths in early 1948
State Fire Marshal Robert H. Kidd reported 67 West Virginians died from fire or electrocution in the first four months of 1948, eight more than the same period in 1947, including four deaths in April.
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Charleston
Robert H. Kidd
West
Hooks Urges Veterans Not To Seek More Education Benefits
Huntington May 7 VA regional office manager H G Hooks urged veterans not to write or call about increased education or job training benefits. He said inquiries would divert VA manpower from checking records to determine who qualifies for higher allowances. Bechley May 7 W H Speegle 74 of Glen Rogers president of the UMW local died from injuries after a Sunday automobile crash near Raven Cliff.
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Huntington
H.G. Hooks
Veterans Administration
Bechley
W. H. Speegle
Glen Rogers
UMW
Raven Cliff
Railroad unions and managers hold quiet talks after meeting
Leaders of Firemen and Enginemen and Locomotive Engineers met with executives from the railroad. B Robertson and Alvanley Johnston declined comment after the session. Arthur J. Glover also did not speak as reports from railroad management sources surfaced.
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B. Robertson
Alvanley Johnston
Locomotive Engineers
Arthur J. Glover
Switchmen’s Union
Steelman
Farley
Railroad wage dispute stalls as talks wind down
In Washington conference reporters heard Steelman press for concessions that would offer a face-saving path amid a strike by three railroad brotherhoods. Johnston, en route to Washington, said he doubted further action after the presidential fact-finding board backed a 15 percent pay rise, a proposal accepted by management and most unions except the three brotherhoods seeking 30 percent raises and rule changes.
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Ington
Steelman
Johnston
Rarey
Cleveland
UAW Planning May 12 Strike Amid Interstate Plant Dispute
The United Auto Workers push plans for a May 12 walkout in Michigan while arguing Chrysler’s interstate plants in California Indiana remove it from Boniie Tripp law. The union pressed ahead despite a state attorney general ruling requiring a vote. Also noted is a claim about Mindanao’s deep sea abyss being 20 times the Colorado Grand Canyon.
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Michigan
UAW
Chrysler
California
Indiana
Comprany
Mindanao
Grand Canyon
Colorado
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