Will Resume Railroad Talks Tomorrow Whitney Says
Five big unions plan to bargain under the railway labor act delaying any strike for perhaps six months. A F Whitney says they will start negotiations from scratch, aiming for a breakdown by November 1. The stance mirrors Alvanley Johnson and other unions as they prepare to use legal procedures after a 48 hour strike last year.
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Washington
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Whitney
Alvanley Johnson
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Truman
Army
Eastern Railroads Get Fare Increase
East of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers railroads gain roughly ten percent higher basic passenger fares with five days public notice after the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the eastern railroads plea for increased revenues. The 60 railroads faced a combined deficit of 54 million dollars in 1946. One-way coach fares rise from 2.2 to 2.5 cents per mile.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Ohio and
Potomac Rivers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
New Haven Railroad
Eastern Pare
Strand and Dixie Theatres Offer Night of Double Features
The Grafton Sentinel invites Arlie Howatter of 447 West Main Street to tonight's showings at the Strand and Dixie. Blondie's Big Moment with Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake at the Strand plus Home Sweet Homicide with Peggy Ann Garner and Randolph Scott and That Fighting Frontiersman with Charles Starrett at the Dixie mark a double feature night.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Arlie Howatter
West Main Street
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Strand Theatre
Pegey Ann Garner
Randolph Scott
Charles Starrett
Dixie Theatre
Ranks Of GAR Thinned To Only A Big Platoon
The Grand Army of the Republic faces a reduced muster for Memorial Day as only 97 Civil War veterans remain on the Veterans Administration pension rolls as of May 7, a drop of 58 since last year and 143 since the prior year. Among surviving Confederates, under 80 are thought to live, including 99 year old Uriah Alley of Cameron, West Virginia.
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Washington
Grand Army of the Repubic
Veterans Administration
Uriah Alley
Cameron
W. Va
Thousands Pay Final Tribute To Archbishop Curley
Thousands of mourners in rain gathered outside the Cathedral of the Assumption for a pontifical requiem Mass honoring Archbishop Michael J. Curley, spiritual leader of 450,000 Catholics in the Washington Baltimore archdiocese. Monseignors and bishops, in purple and red cassocks, participated as Abbots and clergy offered absolution. Notables included Archbishop Hafey, Bishop Ireton, Toolen, Shehan, and Arcene Turquetil.
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Baltimore
Cathedral of the Assumption
Mi ‘Chael' J. Curley
Washington
U. & Catholicism
Cicognani
Dior
Curley
William J. Hafey
Scranton
Peter L. Ireton
Richmond
Thomas J. Toolen
Mobile
Ala
Lawrence J. Shehan
Baltimore-Washington
Arcene Turquetil
YMCA Plans Reflooring Inside Facility
The YMCA house committee awarded a $1,400 contract to Armstrong Linoleum of Charleston to lay black and white lino tile over 2,000 square feet in the lobby reading room game room and hallway around the bowling alley. Work could start in about two weeks with installation by the company. This begins a broader interior rehabilitation following prior improvements to dressing rooms and the gymnasium as the committee pursues further upgrades.
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YMCA
Ymca House Committee
Charleston
Armstrong Linoleum Company
Y” Committee
House Committee
Truman’s mother progresses in bed at Grandview
Grandview Missouri May 22 President Truman’s mother Mrs Martha E Truman aged 94 is reported progressing nicely after being placed in an oscillating bed for passive exercise Brig Gen Wallace H Graham the president’s physician said her voice is strong and he is encouraged by her continued progress The president his wife and daughter Margaret are at the house with her and he brought official papers to read Earlier the president said he would call on Greece and Turkey for aid The elder Mrs Truman’s condition remains precarious and the strain shows on the president as he signs a large aid bill in Kansas City SIRS page 5
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Grandview
Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Martha E. Truman
Graham
Kansas City
Charles G. Ross
Margaret
Muehlebach
Page
New Ambassador Dies Unexpectedly in Texas
Pryan Texas is the scene as Sam Howell 54 a business attorney and veteran diplomat dies at 5 30 am just before sailing to take his post as U S Ambassador to Uruguay His death echoes the heart attack that felled C Max Gardner 84 in New York eight hours before sailing to England Howell a Bryan native served in the Diplomatic Service from 1916 to 1935 His stepmother found him unconscious and he died without regaining consciousness Awaiting confirmation of Mrs McRae daughter who was to meet him in New Orleans and accompany him to Uruguay
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Court of St. James
Howell
Bryan
New Orleans
Montevideo
Rosemary McRae
Aruguny
U. S
McRae
Tex
Plane crash near Dayton kills five in field blast
Five people are dead and two injured after a four engine army transport plane from Wright Field crashed and exploded in a rural field about four miles east of Dayton. The accident occurred today and details are being investigated by military and civil authorities.
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Dayton
Wright Field
Coroner's Jury Rules Miner Died By Unknown Hands
OAK HILL May 22 The coroner's jury said Oswald miner Lovell Tenn ent, 52, died at the hands of persons unknown after an autopsy showed he was struck on the head with a blunt instrument. He was found on a railroad track near town Monday and died shortly after.
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Oak Hill
Jury acquits 28 in Greenville lynching case
In Greenville South Carolina May 22 twenty eight white men were acquitted last night of murder and conspiracy in the lynching of Willie Earie a 23 year old black man taken from Pickens county jail February 17 and killed at an old slaughter pen. The nine day trial drew national attention as prosecutors urged convictions while the defense pressed for acquittal noting Northern interference and Greenville resolve. The indictments covered murder conspiracy and accessories before and after the fact. Three acquittals followed directed verdicts for others.
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Romney Wheeler Greenville
S. C
Greenville County
Willie Earie
Pickens County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Greenville
Samuel Watt
Robert Ashmore
South Carolina
Thomas Wofford
Reform School Sentence For Two Suspended Today
Two Rosemont lads aged 16 and 17 were sentenced to the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown but received suspended sentences and probation at a juvenile court session. Four younger boys, aged eight to fourteen, were placed under supervision of county welfare officer Mrs. Gertrude Shaw for breaking and entering the Rosemont company store on May 6 and 7. The report notes action on the See REFORM page 8. SHARLESTON May 22 1947 convention of the West Virginia Department of the Reserve Officers Association to be held here Friday with expected attendance of several hundred former army men State President H J Lipscomb announced.
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Rosemont
West Virginia
Pruntytown
Merle Watkins
Gertrude Shaw
Rosemont Company
Sharleston
West Virginia Department of the Reserve Officers Association
H. J. Lipscomb
New York Banker Sponsored For Army Commission By Mrs Roosevelt
The article reports that a New York investment banker named Harvey le Schwam was introduced to the idea of a military commission sponsorship in Washington. It states Mrs Roosevelt and Maj Gen Watson originally backed the sponsorship and that May arranged a conference for Schwam to discuss the matter with officials.
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New York Banker
Fdr
Fandter Ss
New York
Crewes
Ope
Apie
Baler Evelt
Erp Tel
Commien Ener
Eee
Harvey le Schwam
Washington
Murray Gersson
Henry Garason
May
Schwam
Roosevelt
Watson
Hawin
Patterson
Achwan
Robert Papa
Searaspey
Igghwain
Amb
Rey
Jones
Henry B. Bheets
Buffalo
N. J
Truman Signs Greek Turkish Aid Bill
President Truman signed the 40 million dollar Greek Turkish aid bill in a simple midwest ceremony. He described it as aid to bolster weak nations against outside aggression and as proof the United States will work to create conditions of peace. Ambassadors in Greece and Turkey will begin negotiations for fund expenditures as an administrator is appointed.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Kansas City
Truman
United Nations
United States
Greece
Turkey
Near
Middle East
Weather cooler than Wednesday with 68 at noon
Today's temperature at noon reached 68 degrees, cooler than yesterday's 81. Yesterday's peak was 83 and the overnight low fell to 48. At 6 30 a. m. the thermometer stood at 52 degrees, with precipitation listed as 35 inches.
Suit Claims $50,000 for Mine Damage in Clarksburg
James J. Rockwell of Enterprise sues Maryland Fairmont Coal and Buffalo Gravel for 50,000 alleging strip mine operations damaged his property. Jury heard the case in Clarksburg Circuit Court on May 22.
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Clarksburg
James J. Rockwell
Enterprise
Maryland Fairmont Coal Company
Buffalo Gravel Corporation
Conferees Work On Labor Bill Today
Washing May 22 AP The Senate and House conferees discuss labor bill differences including whether a reforming Communist should be barred from holding union office. Senator Taft says repented individuals may gain future union posts, while House conferees show limited enthusiasm for a provision barring such officers.
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Senate House
Taft
R-O
Senate
Conference Committee
Ohio
House
VA Office Here Closes May 31
The local Veterans Administration office on the third floor of the Grafton Bank and Trust building will close May 31 due to insufficient contacts. After closure, VA service will be offered twice weekly at the W. Va. Employment Service office with a Clarksburg VA representative visiting on Tuesdays and Fridays. Manager H. M. Powell will move to Clarksburg. clerk Lucille Payne will transfer to Martinsburg. The office opened May 1 last year by Joe Brown of Fairmont.
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Veterans Administration
Grafton Bank and Trust Company
H. M. Powell
Washington
D. C
Richmond
W. Va
Clarksburg
Powell
Lucille Payne
Martinsburg
Joe Brown
Fairmont
Indictments for Arson in Pickens Fire Case
Walter Collins 22 of Selbyville Upshur charged with starting a Pickens fire destroying property valued at 100000. Randolph County grand jury returned six indictments for arson plus three forgery counts linked to the blaze. Bail set at 10000. Collins in jail awaiting arraignment. Manila airliner wreckage found on Mindanao confirms at least 11 officials and seven crew perished.
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Manila
Mindanao
West Virginia Reps Split on Foreign Relief Bill
May 22 record notes Rep Ellis joined opposition to the House vote on the $350 million Foreign Relief Bill, while other West Virginia representatives supported funding to feed hungry people abroad.
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Washington
Rep
Ellis
R-W.va
West Virginia
House
Britain Eyes War Prevention Amid Margate Conference
Britain surprised by Uruguay fears as UP-Labor leaders gird for clash with a Leftist bloc at next week’s Margate conference. The Labor government says it aims for British-American understanding to prevent war and will not side in any global lineup, per a published booklet.
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London
Labor Party
Margate
Baviti
Ee Polley
Tla Islet
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