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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1947
Page
5
Eastport Maine May 22 a dramatic blast ripped through the sardine packing waterfront damaging the Pearl Essence company plant and related factories. Debris scattered flames surged for miles as workers fled the scene amid explosions and collapsing structures.
The Archbishop known as the Bishop of the North Pole died and was honored in a cathedral service attended by about 2,200 people admitted by card. Dominican and Franciscan orders participated as relatives of Curley observed private burial arrangements and a Vatican cablegram offered condolences from Cardinal Montini.
The veteran Kentucky Democrat testifies that he wrote in 1945 to General Eisenhower asking Europe commander to review Captain Garson’s battlefield command conviction. Garson was convicted by court martial for disobeying orders and placed on the army inactive list after sentence reduction. May, 72, suffers heart ailment, describes fatigue and insists he is not dead as he faces further questioning about alleged pay as House chairman.
A War Department linked committee alleged bribery involving the Garsson brothers over a $78 million munitions concern. May testified money from the Garssons allegedly funded a Kentucky farm and Cumberland Lumber, a firm the Garssons allegedly controlled to conceal payments. Prosecution claims the Garssons used the lumber company to mask bribes to May while wartime coverups lingered amid President Truman’s brief public appearance and family updates.
The Road Commission reported earth and rock slides blocked Route 2 near New Cumberland in Hancock county and a detour via secondary routes 7 and 9 was set up. A second slide on McMahatt Road in Brook County blocked 10,000 to 12,000 cubic yards of earth with no detour, expected to last a week or ten days.
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