County Returns To Traditional GOP In Taylor County
Clerk Ed St. Clair reports final May 11 primary registrations show Democrats with a slim 9,135 vote majority, shrinking from 355 in 1946. Historical data trace GOP strength from near 1,700 in the late 1930s to Democratic gains during the New Deal era, with a slight Democratic edge reasserting by this year’s re-registration and a total of 11,123 registered voters to date.
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Taylor County
Ed St. Clair
Taylor
Beavers Named New Bookkeeper In City Water Office
Mrs Dorothy Beavers of Blueville, now at City Hospital, will become bookkeeper in the city water department collection offices on June 1. City Manager Curtis D Decker also announced Oral J Jones will leave his post as city clerk and deputy finance officer on June 15, with Decker assuming some duties until a replacement is named. Jones future plans remained undisclosed.
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Dorothy Beavers
Blueville
City Hospital
City Water Department
Curtis D. Decker
Beavers
Skaggs and Company Jewelers
Grafton Sentinel
Decker
Oral J. Jones
Egyptian Army penetrates into Palestine fronts
Cairo May 8 A communique from command volunteers on the southern front in Palestine states Egyptian volunteers have penetrated about 30 miles into the Holy Land. The force held posts with no casualties and helped Arabs resist a Jewish attack near Rafah, while residents hailed Arabism and King Farouk. The status of the volunteer corps remained unclear.
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Cairo
Palestine
Holy Land
Igaq Suewidan
Rafa
Egypt
Farouk
Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Jewish Agency
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Wailing Wall
Holy City
Alan G. Cunningham
Jericho
Jersee
President Truman’s 64th Birthday Amid Rail Strike Turmoil
President Truman marks his sixty fourth birthday while facing a threatened nationwide rail strike that could disrupt his cross country speaking tour. His schedule hinges on averting the walkout, affecting travel plans and the presidential special train.
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Waitiivaton
Brdsitiett
Truman
White House
State Banks Showing Strong, Healthy Growth
Charleston May 8 Resources of West Virginia banks and trust companies rose to an all time high of 462 093 217 as of April 12 Banking Commissioner John H Hoffman announced Deposits climbed 12 875 254 from prior levels The previous high 48 011 014 was reached October 6 1947 The State Banks page 3 notes the figures Rotary Sup Fairmont reports 185th district Rotary International wind up two day conference with a banquet and the governor's ball yesterday's session
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Charleston
West Virginia
John H. Hoffman
Hoffman
Rotary Sup
Bands Parade In State Festival This Afternoon
Huntington May 8 The grand parade opening the 12th West Virginia High School band festival began at noon. Mayor Douglas C Tomkies rode in an open car followed by a veterans color guard and scouts. East Bank high band led the procession after winning a late-night draw.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Douglas C. Tomkies
Fairfield Stadium
Veterans Organizations
Scout
East Bank High
Holy Land cease fire order gains traction in Jerusalem
Washington reports the State Department asks the Navy to establish communication facilities in Jerusalem as the cease-fire in the Holy City goes into effect. Arab and Jewish leaders suspended hostilities for negotiations toward a permanent truce with a UN truce commission observing.
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Holy Land
Carter Davidson
Washington
State Department
Navy
Jerusalem
Jersalem
Holy City
Is This An Apology Is This An Apology
The Clarksburg Exponent May 8 reprints Willyam s Letter from the May 5 column to let Grafton readers judge if it is an apology for earlier remarks. The editorial casts doubt on the author s contrition and hints at continuing reaction from Ray W Garvin.
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Clarksburg
Willyam
Grafton
Ray W. Garvin
William's-Leffer May 7 1947 police note in Grafton
A fragmentary page 5 note references Mr. Frank J. Regenauer Captain B 620 Police Grafton West Virginia. The OCR text is incomplete and lacks clear context or an identifiable event.
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Frank J. Regenauer
Police
Grafton
W. Va
Frank
Aco
Mothers Day Services Prominent Throughout Grafton Churches
Grafton churches plan special Mother’s Day services marking the day’s fortieth anniversary. Evangelical United Brethren and First Church feature sermons on Christian homes and mothers tasks. Other churches plan flower gifts and music with emphasis on mothers and church activities.
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West Main Street
Fetterman Methodist Church
Blueville Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Won Asirk
St. Pre Mets
Fred Robinson
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church
Precincts Prepare for May 11 Primary in Taylor County
General supplies and ballot boxes were distributed to 31 Taylor county precinct ballot commissioners for the upcoming May 11 primary election. County Clerk Ed St Clair and Circuit Clerk W Merle Bailey organized distribution. Bailey oversaw ballots, St Clair issued supplies. Republican sheriff candidates include Guy W ColeSr Clarence F Moore and Leroy Kinter. Democrat Harry Batson unopposed. Republican prosecutor contenders Richard B Bord and Hugh R McPhail, while the Democratic ticket has no candidate. Incumbent H Lee Carder and Gus J Lambert run unopposed for county commissioner, and Fred H Carder and Jack R Nugum are unopposed for their respective House seats. Delegates context follows.
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Taylor County
Ed St. Clair
W. Merle Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Mr. St. Clair
Guy W. Cole
Clarence F. Moore
Leroy Kinter
Harry Batson
Richard’ B. “Bord
Hugh R. McPhail
Atttorney
Eda
H. ‘Lee Carder
Republian
Gus J. Lambert
Fred H. Carder
Jack R. Nugum
Kelly Slaps Back At Meadows On a Charges
Robert G. Kelly of Charleston former chairman of the Democratic state executive committee says Governor Meadows urged Kanawha county leaders to back Okey L. Patteson for governor and to back a Kanawha county man for the U S Senate with local candidates chosen by the courthouse crowd Kelly spoke in a radio address for the group that met Meadows and replied to his radio address of Thursday night Also named were Carl Calvert Dale Casto and Ernest K James who attended the law conferences Meadows said Patteson acted in response to party demand for an outsider from Kanawha county He asserted some courthouse crowd planned to place the governor on the ballot but did not name individuals Kelly said none of those invited were present on the occasion on page 5
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Associated Press
Robert G. Kelly
Charleston
Democratic State Executive Committee
Meadows
Kanawha
Okey L. Patteson
Kelly
State House
U. S. Senate
Court House
Kanawha County Court House
Nota
Law
Carl Calvert
Dale Casto
Ernest K. James
Patteson
Kanawha County
Congress urged draft to bolster forces amid Soviet risk
The House Armed Services Committee said the Soviet Union may risk a showdown with the United States and urged strengthening ground and sea forces through a manpower draft. It rejected using air power alone and called expanding the air arm from 55 to 70 groups.
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Howard Dobson
Washington
Congressional
Soviet Union
United States
House Armed Services Committee
House
Forrestall
Hospital Board Passes By-Laws At Special Meet
Hospital board approves new by-laws at a special meeting led by administrator James McKelvey Jr. A nominating committee was named to elect officers for July 1, the start of the new fiscal year. Temporary committees were appointed to serve until then, including an executive panel with Dr. Gerkin Mayor Russell G Dotson and Mr. see.
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City Hospital Board
James McKelvey, Jr
Gerkin
Russell
G.* Dotson
See
Circuit Court Term Ends Here Yesterday
Taylor County Circuit court finished the April term with a brief adjournment yesterday afternoon and will reconvene in September. Circuit Clerk W Merle Bailey announced that order books will be kept for a few days to file additional orders in the evening. Some orders remain pending.
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Taylor’ County
W. Merle Bailey
White House Conference Aims To Avert Rail Strike
Washington May 8 railroad operators and three union leaders were called to the White House for afternoon talks to avert the looming railroad strike set for Tuesday. John R Steelman, presidential assistant, had found no basis for joint talks yet and planned 15 minute intervals with separate spokesmen in different rooms. Further discussions were noted as exploratory with no announced progress.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Wee Management
Officints
White ‘House
Charles See
Wreck of Hummingbird Streamliner in Fog Injures Three
A fog collision near Montgomery involved the Hummingbird streamliner southbound from Cincinnati to New Orleans and the Miami Chicago Florida Arrow. Three passengers required hospital care after derailed cars. the others had on-site first aid. The wreck did not block traffic and trains diverted on nearby sidings. The injured were treated at Birmingham Hospital.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hummingbird
Louisville
Nashville
Headon
Miami
Chicago
Florida
Cincinnat
New Orléans
Ave,n
Birmingham
Weather forecast cool tonight with warmer tomorrow
Forecast predicts slightly cooler conditions tonight with a chance of frost. Tomorrow should be warmer with possible rain later. Yesterday’s high reached 43 degrees by 6 pm with a low near 38. Noon today was 55. Rainfall yesterday totaled 0.66 inches, with 2.84 inches for the month.
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Mercury
Clarenessburg Delegates Back Education Buildout Plan
Delegates at the 84th State Education Association assembly in Clարesburg discussed a proposed 10 year educational construction program estimated to cost between 80 and 100 million dollars. The plan envisions joint funding by the state and local authorities with emphasis on liberal sick leave provisions for education staff.
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Claresburg
Assembly of the
State Education Association
States Righters Promise Drastic Action at Convention Opens
Jackson Mississippi May 8 The States Rights movement leader Wright says drastic action against the Democratic party will be taken at the States Rights convention opening Monday in Jackson. Wright spoke in a pre convention interview promoting the revolt and urged action to present a forceful stance.
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Jackson, Miss
Nate Fons
Democratic Party
Wright
Migsterview
Anid
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Republican
President Truman
Andrews Church
Alan Gordon Cunningham
United Nations Truce Commission
France
Belgium
Cunningham
Truce Commission
Jerusalem-Telsee
William’s - Leffer
Methodist
Mosher Ohne
Kanasilin
Hospital Board
Ahé
Mary C.davison
Bridgeport
Ahrpital
J. 8. Davisson
Mothers Day ‘Lovers
WHITE
LQN
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Dixie
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