Agriculture Budget Slashed as House Approves Cuts
Washington May 23 The House appropriations committee voted a 32 percent cut to the Agriculture department for the 1948 budget sending a 807.14 million dollar bill to the floor. The panel trimmed 381.43 million from Truman figures, approving 467.54 million less than this year. It includes 225 million in loan authorizations and 10.43 million in permanent appropriations. The move follows weeks of closed hearings and a contention by Secretary Anderson that reductions would impair farm services. The committee cites rising farm asset values since 1940 as justification for continued funding. See AGRICULTURE Page 3.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
House
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Anderson
Romney Sentenced For House Office Shortage Conspiracy
Kenneth Romney former house sergeant at arms was sentenced to one to three years in federal prison for concealing a 143 863 shortage in his office accounts. Judge Holtzoff allowed bond pending appeal and noted Smithwick’s involvement alleged but barred by statute of limitations.
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Washington
Kenneth Romney
House
William H. Collins
United States Court of Appeals
Holtzoff
Romney
Federal District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
John H. Smithwick
D.-Fla
Georgia
Smithwick
Theatre Ticket Present This Clipping for Ad Mission
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Lillian Wolfe of 1 Addison Street to tonight's Strand Theatre presentation Blue Skies with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire or Home Sweet Homicide with Peggy Ann Garner and Randolph Scott and The Fighting Frontiersman with Charles Starrett at the Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Lillian
Wolfe
Addison Street
Bing Crosby
Fred Astaire
Strand Theatre
Peggy Ann Garner
Randolph Scott
Charles Starrett
Dixie Theatre
Virginia Colored Man Dies In Electric Chair
Ephriam Thomas, a Negro convict from Ninsemond County, was executed in the Virginia state penitentiary for murder in the death of Lenora Hamlin. He died at 7:30 a.m. after appealing to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, which upheld the circuit court’s first degree murder conviction as wicked, wanton, willful and premeditated.
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Richmond
Ephriam Thomas
Lenora Hamlin
Ninsemond County
Thomas
Nanseman
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Plague Of The Crickets Invades Oregon Farm
In Oregon the Old Oregon Trail highway ran red with crickets as millions moved toward rich farmlands. Farmers and seagulls attempted to halt the invasion with poisoned mash and irrigation ditches while machines spread insecticide along a 12 mile front.
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Oregon Trail
Map Projects To Wipe Out Potomac River Pollution
CACAPON STATE PARK. W. Va May 23 The Potomac River Commission met to draft projects to eliminate pollution in the Potomac River. Representatives from Virginia West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia form the commission devoted for years to cleaning the river basin. Now we must devote our efforts to a program of specific projects designed to rid the Potomac of conditions that make for pollution, said L Harold Sotheron commission president opening a two day conference.
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Cacapon State Park
W. Va
Potomac River Commission
Potomac River
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Potomac
L. Harold Sotheron
Commission
Halleck vows to push bills despite veto threats
House Republican Leader Halleck of Indiana dismissed looming veto threats as needless. He said Republicans will write good bills and send them to the White House, not bow to demands to tailor legislation to President Truman. Halleck called veto threats a usurpation of legislative power and warned against rubber-stamp politics.
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Douglal B. Cornell
Washington
House
Halleck
Indiana
Republican Congress
White House
Hallesk
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Rep. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
Will Clayton
Man Killed By Train In Moundsville Tragedy
Howard Poyles aged 43 of MoundsVille was instantly killed last night when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train. The accident occurred near the city, details remain sparse as officials investigate. Local authorities reported the victim was alone at the scene and no witnesses are named.
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Moundsville
Howard Poyles
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Find Greek border trouble menaces world peace
The Balkans investigation commission recommends that support of armed bands violating Balkan frontiers be viewed as a threat to world peace by the United Nations Security Council. Nine nations favored. Russia and Poland opposed. The panel faulted Yugoslavia for guerrilla backing in northern Greece, while Albania and Bulgaria were deemed frameworthy to lesser degrees, with Greece’s internal conditions noted as contributing factors. The commission also ordered transmission of over 10,000 pages of records along with a 251 page final report.
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Ernest Fischer
Geneva
Balkans Investigation Commission
United Nations Security Council
Balkan
U. N
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Grece
Commission
Security Council
Council
United Nations
Bridges Push to Cancel Billion in Appropriations
Senator Bridges says Republicans plan to cut about 1.0 billion dollars in old appropriations approved by the Democratic Congress, aiming to save 4.5 billion under Truman’s figures. He notes a 641.8 million fund transfer aided the effort and believes further cuts to Army Navy and Agriculture will be required to hit the target. Page 5.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Bridges
Congress
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
New Hampshire
It's Circus Day in Grafton Today
Circus day unfolds in Grafton as the King Bros. Circus arrives from Elkins. Tens of tents form a city at the old Fair Grounds with elephants, camels, steam calliope music, and crowds including many boys guiding ponies. The dining tent serves breakfast as hours-long shows begin.
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Grafton
King Bros. Circus
Elkins
Fair
Can't Find Man To Administer Greek Turkish Relief Programs
President Truman faces delays in launching the aid drive for Greece and Turkey as the State Department seeks an administrator. A $100,000,000 RFC loan backs the effort, with the full $400,000,000 program awaiting leadership. Five candidates have been considered, but no appointment made, amid speculation around Paul Hoffman. The Turkish portion proceeds with little hold up.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Truman
Greece
State Department
Turkey
Congress
Noth
Paul Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Finding Wreckage Of Plane Announced In 1940s Flight
WEST PALM BEACH Fla May 2014 The wreckage of a Flying Fortress missing on a flight from the Canal Zone to Kelly Field Texas has been found in Nicaragua The army announced today no plane with 15 persons aboard was located as a vast search by the army and navy continued over Central America the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea Morrison Field authorities said the notification carried no other details
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Fla
Canal Zone
Kelly Field
Texas
Nicaragua
Central America
Gulf of Mexico
Caibbean Sea
Morrison Field
Reece optimistic for 1946 campaign tour remarks
National Republican Chairman Carroll Reece spoke in Clarksburg on May 23, saying in 25 years he has not seen Congress accomplish so much in so short a time under great difficulties. He predicted a sweeping GOP victory in 1948 and criticized Truman admin expenditures while outlining GOP goals including tax relief, labor reform, and curbing radical influences. See REECE Page 3.
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Clarksburg
Carroll Reece
Washington
Missouri
GOP
Congress
Reece
Japs Elect New Prime Minister Last Night
Tetsu Katayama, a 60 year old Socialist leader, was elected Japan's new premier by an overwhelming vote in the house of representatives. He received 420 votes, becoming the first Socialist premier and the first chosen by popular vote in Japan's history.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Tetsu Katayama
Japan
House of Representatives
Katayama
Mrs Truman Shows No Improvement Today
President Truman's very weak mother, Martha E. Truman, showed no improvement, keeping open the possibility he may stay in Grandview indefinitely. Mr. Truman told reporters at 9:30 a.m. that her condition was "just about the same" and she didn't have a very good night as he and Mrs. Truman left their Kansas City hotel to rejoin events.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Grandview
Truman
Martha E. Truman
Kansas City
Mrs, Truman
Forrest City man held in killing as crowd menaces jail
A negro farm hand captured after an eight hour search in dense east Arkansas woods was held in an undisclosed jail today in the knife slaying of Mrs. Ethel Bills Boyd near Forrest City. Dee Duke, 40, was cited for first degree murder as investigators linked him to the crime.
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Ark
Arkansas
Ethel Bills Boyd
Pnhér
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Jwr
Here
Boyd
Michel” Andrews
Pittsburgh
Sherif
Audra B. Grindle
Grafton City Hospital
W. A. Cobun
C. O. King
Grindle
Miss Andrews
Eldersville
Columbia Aniversary
Dale Carneta
Burgettstown
Bellaire City Hospital
Bellaire
Ohio
Buffalo General Hospital
Buffalo
N. Y
Moore-Overton Hospital
Binghampton
Andrews
Mable
Suspect in Arcadia Knife Attack Captured in Town
Sheriff West said the assailant was caught after a wide search uptown and in nearby areas. Dike quoted says the victim Mrs Boyd was slashed in the throat with a pocket knife after asking to be driven home. Templeton of the Ark State Police recounted details of the strike and attempted rape, with the attacker collapsing in a forested area.
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Sheriff West
Dike
Durant files petition for habeas corpus in freedom bid
Charleston lawyer John C Morrison filed a federal habeas corpus petition for NMS Durant arguing she was a civilian at arrest and conviction and not subject to court martial. Judge Ben Moore had granted a hearing set for July 14 as part of the case against Durant and her husband in a high profile jewel theft.
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WAC
Nash Durant
Young Woman Arrested on Felony Theft Charge
Miss Ruth Martin of 752 Maple Avenue was arrested here by Lewis County authorities on felony theft charges for allegedly stealing 160 dollars from her aunt Harriett Warder of Weston. Constable C. P. Cry secured the warrant with Mag. Ona C. Jefferys endorsement. Officer Charles Dwyer made the arrest. Martin posted 1000 dollars bond and appeared before Mag. Jefferys to schedule Weston hearing for next Monday at 2 p.m. on the alias Ruth Smith listing.
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Maple Avenue
Lewis County
Harriett Warder
Weston
Yates Avenue
C. P. Cry
Mag
Ona C. Jefferys
Charles Dwyer
Miss Martin
Francis Warder
Mag. Jefferys
Mercury Temperatures Rise as Noon Readings Hit 79
The mercury climbed to 79 degrees at noon with forecasts predicting scattered showers and clouds for Saturday. Yesterday saw clear skies with a high near 76 and a low around 44. At 7 30 a.m. today the thermometer stood at 61 degrees.
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