Borough extends time for bail case in labor dispute
Washington May 19 A court extended the restraining order in the rail labor dispute for 10 more days to May 29 and postponed the injunctive hearing to May 28. Talks between the railroads and engineers, firemen, and switchmen continued as efforts to settle wage and working rules issues intensified.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsberrg
Goldsborough
Justice Rtment
Gold- Woororgh
Pricay
Justice Department
Ley
Rters
Esterday
White House
Wreck Victims Doing Well At City Hospital
Four victims of an automobile wreck at Four Corners in theville yesterday morning are reported by Dr. T. W onimus Jr. to be all doing well. Three are collatians and the fourth a San Diego man. Clarence Weaver, 53, a local barber from Route 3, is listed as the worst injured with four fractured ribs a broken collarbone and possible internal injuries.
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Four Corners
Theville
City Hospital
T. Wonimus, Jr
San Diego
Calif
Clarence Weaver
Route 3
Walter Frank
Rage 3
United States reports improved atomic weapons after Sandstone tests
Honolulu dispatch says top military and scientific directors describe a vastly improved weapon than Hiroshima and Nagasaki types. At Enwetok tests over 45 days three weapons were tested with secrecy shielding details. No undersea or air drops disclosed. missile guidance details withheld. Lt Gen John E Hull led Task Force Seven and declined specifics as page 3 coverage continues.
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Doug Lovelace
Honolulu
United States
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Eniwetok
mid-Pacific
U.S
John E. Hull
Fairmont Man Ordered To Appear In Court
John Delmar Martin of Fairmont Route 4 posted 25 bond for a 3 p.m. municipal court hearing on drunkenness and indecent exposure at a local restaurant. He was arrested by Patrolman Hugh Woodford on a warrant from the restaurant management.
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John Delmar Martin
Fairmont
Route 4
Martin
Hugh Woodford
Democratic secretary of state candidate leads in unofficial tally
An unofficial tally from 2,762 of 2,788 precincts shows D. Pitt O'Brien leading Sam Chilton 87,675 to 67,013 for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state. Results include 15 counties and reported official returns with the rest unofficial. Kanawha county precincts incomplete.
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Charleston
D. Pitt O'Brien
O'Brien
Sam Chilton
Secretary of State's
Kanawha
Marshall Tosses Cooperation Issue Back Upon Stalin
Secretary of State Marshall said Russia’s future cooperation will show Premier Stalin’s sincerity in seeking understanding among nations. He would meet Molotov if he comes to Washington, but declined to say he would be glad to see him. Marshall noted limited recent Russian cooperation before the United Nations and other bodies, citing a ten day gap since talks between W. B. Smith and Molotov and Stalin’s recent broadcast. The State Department called Stalin’s statements encouraging, yet warned negotiations hinge on more than past peaceful declarations amid expansionist policy.
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Washington
Marshall
Stalin
Molotov
Malatau Net
United Nations
W. B. Smith
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
State Department
Moscow
Soviet Union
Desert Legion Seizes Old City Jerusalem Clash Likely
Danial De Luce reports from Jerusalem that King Abdullahs Desert Legion moved into the walled old city, shelling Jewish positions and threatening annihilation as Arabs push to take Jerusalem after the British withdrawal. Moshe Sharetak protests to the UN, alleging ceasefire violation.
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Daniel ‘de Luce
Old City
Jerusalem
Abdullah
Desert Legion
U.S. Navy
de Luce
Haganah
Montefiore
Moshe Shretok
Israel
United Nations Security Council
Lake Success
Feather Is Low Bidder On Morgantown Road
The road commission delayed action until today on 16 road and bridge projects. Keeley Construction Company of Clarksburg was the overall low bidder at 204 147.20 dollars. Feather Construction Company of Morgantown bid 38 919.30 on Monongalia county surface treatment project. Weather outlook calls for cooler tonight and warmer tomorrow with noon temperature at 62 degrees.
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Charleston
Federal Fundy
Wood County
Low Binder
Keeley Construction Company
Clarksburg
Monongalia —County
Morgantown
Gratton
Feather Construction Company
No Compromise On Draft Racial Item
Senate Republicans failed to secure a compromise on racial issues tied to the draft bill. Senator Russell led southern Democrats insisting that whites should not serve alongside non whites if they object. The GOP proposal would have defense secretaries decide unit racial status, aiming to avert next week's Senate fight, as the bill bans discrimination based on race or color. Elks to Convene Morgantown report notes 21 state lodges, about 500 attendees, for the West Virginia Milk Association convention opening in Morgantown with Chal W. Craze attending.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
Russell
GOP
Army, Navy
Air Force
ELKS
Morgantown
West Virginia Milks Association
Los Angeles
Grafton Kiwanis Endorses City Sewer and Garbage Ordinances
The Grafton Kiwanis Club unanimously backed two ordinances to come before the City Council Friday. Ordinance 178 would levy a 40 percent sewer charge to fund sewer rehabilitation and future extensions. Ordinance 177 would require universal garbage collection and disposal for all residents.
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Grafton Kiwaniss Club
Hotel Grafton
Grafton
Mona Poling Hurt In Bicycle Accident
Fourteen year old Mona Poling daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Poling of Route 1 18 a patient at City hospital suffering from a fractured skull as the result of a bicycle accident Monday evening The child is reported satisfactory today by her attending physician Dr Paul P Warden The child sustained the head injury when she ran the bicycle into the doors of Otto Waughs garage on Bridge street The impact threw her into the street Patrolman Hugh Woodford said the girl borrowed the bike from a friend and apparently did not know how to ride it She started down Bridge street with her feet off the pedals when she wrecked it witnesses said she turned toward the garage as she fell
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Mona Poling
Ernest Poling
City ‘Hospital
Paul.p. ‘Warden
Otto
Convict Cumberland Man of Funds Charge
Charles F. Burke Jr a 35 year old former city tax collector in Cumberland Md was convicted of defrauding the city by 8334 while in office. Two judges in the states fourth judicial circuit sentenced him to 18 months in the Maryland House of Correction with restitution to be made. The defense argued mismanagement negligence rather than embezzlement and noted commissions owed him.
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Cumberland
Charles F. Burke, Jr
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Maryland
House of Corréction
Burke
Femiend
Measles Cases Surge in West Virginia Counties
The Health Department reported 200 measles cases in West Virginia for the week ended May 15, up from 130 the prior week. More than half of the cases originated in Payette County with 27 in Raleigh County, while the week’s totals surpassed the previous week and the same week last year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Health Department
Payette County
Raleigh County
Haller Struck By Auto On Main Street
Henry M. Haller, 50, of the Woodford addition, received emergency treatment for scalp lacerations at City hospital after being struck by an automobile on Main street in the business district. Dr. H N Shanes attended. city police were not notified to investigate, per Police Chief Joe Mask.
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Henry M. Haller
Woodford Addition
City Hospital
H. N. Shanes
Joe Mask
May Put Ike Up For Dem Candidate To Oppose Truman
Washington May 19 Eisenhower name could be first nominated for presidency at the Democratic National Convention. Alabama delegates may list Ike high to spark a boom against Truman. Ike, then president of Columbia University, has said his January remark against Republican nomination applies to both parties. Southern leaders say he might not turn down a nomination if pressed. J Howard McGrath and aides report progress.
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Jack Bell Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama
Eisenhower
Truman
Dante
Trumin
Columbia University
J. Howard McGrath
Les May
Citizens Aitken To Cooperate In Survey
City Manager Curtis D. Decker urged Gratton residents to cooperate with the water survey. He said the north side work is done and attention now shifts to the south and west sides. Some residents refuse entry threatening water shut off, a measure to speed the survey and save expenses.
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Gratton
Curtis D. Decker
Decker
Southern Group charges Lewis with unfair labor practices
Negotiations on a new Softcoal wage contract collapsed. Southern Coal Producers Association promptly charged John Lewis with unfair labor practices for alleged refusal to bargain. The two day talks ended over Lewis and United Mine Workers’ stance, prompting a request to the National Labor Relations Board for a court order to force bargaining.
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Washington
Southern Ming
John J
Hewis
Southern
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph
Yon
National
National *Labor’ Relations Board
Robert M. Deni
Moody
The
Association
Denham
Cain
Parade Marks Clean Up Event Through National Cemetery Route
A parade at 6:30 pm featured Gratton Senior and Junior High bands with broom symbols, followed by trucks bearing large cleaning slogans. Sponsored by a Woman's Club and the Lions Club, the procession aimed to showcase city cleanup efforts under a Lions Club direction.
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Gratton
On ‘Woman’s Club
The
Lions Chi
the Lion's Club
Har
McLean Praises AP For Near Objective Report
Sulphur Springs May 19 The president of the Associated Press says the AP has attained the nearest to a comprehensive objective impartial news report in this complex world. He stresses unadorned veracity and stringent standards amid ongoing debates over press neutrality.
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Sulphur Springs
Associated Pres
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