Memorial Day Observance Draws Largest Crowd At State Cemetery
Memorial Day services at the state National Cemetery drew thousands as 1436 World War II, Korean War and other veterans’ markers were decorated by hundreds of schoolchildren. Congressman Jennings Randolph urged peace, UN cooperation, and a new approach to war, calling for a secretary of peace and reframing foreigners as neighbors. He then attended a Belvedere club luncheon before heading to Purselove for another address.
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Anay
Jennings Randolph
United Nations
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Belvedere Club
Purselove
Grand Army of the Re- See
Anthracite Strike Begins Among 76,000 Miners
New York, May 31. A 76,000 member Pennsylvania hard coal miners strike began at 12:01 p m EST after failed contract talks with operators. The walkout started 24 hours before the old pact expired, with no work until a new agreement is signed. Meantime centers at Hazelton and Scranton observe the stoppage as negotiations continue.
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Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Scran- Sec
Grafton Sentinel Promotes Tonight's Double Theatre Bill
The Grafton Sentinel invites ARLIE D HOVATER of 447 West Main Street to attend tonight's program featuring Rainbow Island with Dorothy Lamour Eddie Bracken and Gil Lamb at Stand Theatre or A Letter for Eve starring Marsha Hunt John Carroll and Hume Cronyn, plus a Western with Tim McCoy at Dixie Theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
Arlie D. Hovater
West Main Street
Dorothy Lamour
Eddie Bracken
Gil Lamb
Stand Theater
Eve
Marsha Hunt
John Carroll
Hume Cronyn
Tim McCoy
Dixie Theatre
Britain near bread rationing as war strains rise
London May 31 John Strachey Britain's new food minister hinted to the House of Commons that bread rationing may be only a few weeks off for 45 million residents. He said voluntary economy schemes may not suffice and rationing machinery is being prepared for possible emergency use to ensure daily bread security.
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John Strachey
Britain
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Strachey
Herbert Morrison
Council
Dunkerque
Winston Churchill
Labor
Ben Smith
Germany
Iron Curtain
Tuck Names Burch To Fill Out Glass' Term
In Richmond on May 31, Governor William M. Tuck named Thomas Granville Burch a temporary United States senator to succeed Carter Glass who died in Washington on Tuesday. Burch, a Democrat in the Virginia Fifth District since 1991, will serve until the next general election in November.
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Thomas Granville Burch
House of Representatives
Virginia
United States
Carter Glass
D-Va
Washington
William M. Tuck
Pollution dump tallied in Pittsburgh political clash
May 31 report cites three million tons of industrial waste and 200 million gallons of sewage dumped daily into the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio rivers in the Pittsburgh district. James H. Duff, Republican nominee for governor, declared last night.
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Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
James H. Duff
Truman Refuses to Accept Stettinius Resignation
Washington reports Edward R. Stettinius Jr has resigned as the U.S. representative to the United Nations Security Council, but President Truman said he will not accept it. Truman and Secretary Byrnes want Stettinius to remain as the U.S. delegate and believe he will agree to stay on.
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United Nations Security Council
Truman
Byrnes
Stettinius
United States
Miners Turn Out After Six Weeks Idle in West Virginia
West Virginia soft coal miners returned to work after six weeks idle, drawn by a $1.85 wage increase under a wartime pay agreement with the United Mine Workers. Kanawha coal operators forecast a fairly good production as activity spiked in northern fields despite the holiday. The Baltimore and Ohio reported 2,600 empties at tipple sidings, signaling increased demand as the industry braces for the new contract rollout.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Washington
United Mine Workers
Baltimore and Ohio
Tipple
Kanawha Association
Truman On Very Bad Political Spot
In Tokyo Hirohito meets General MacArthur for a second time to discuss food reconstruction and postwar changes just before Tokyo war crimes trials begin. In Washington President Truman faces a political dilemma over signing or vetoing the Case Labor Disputes bill amid rising labor pressure and war-threat strikes.
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Tokyo
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General MacArthur
U. S
Japan
McArthur
MacArthur
Government Turns To Settlement Of Anthracite Mines Strike Today
The report notes the anthracite mine strike and government efforts toward settlement. It also references Klan influence in Georgia politics, with Gov. Ellis Arnall seeking to curtail the Ku Klux Klan amid court orders and a large tax bill challenge. Key figures include Henry Lesesne, Gov. Arnall, James V. Carmichael, Gene Talmadge, E. D. Rivers, and Senator Byrd with national figures tied to labor and policy.
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Henry Lesesne
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
James V. Carmichael
Klan
Supreme Court
KU Klux
Small Says New Cars And Refrigerators Set Back
Washington May 31 John D Small Civilian Production administrator says new cars and new refrigerators are three months farther away for the average American family due to the soft coal tieup and other strikes. He urged Congress to prohibit strikes for six months to let production sprint instead of hobble.
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Washington
John D. Small
Congress
Marshall College Sees 800+ Early Registrations
Huntington May 31. More than 800 advance registrations have been received for the first summer session at Marshall college, assistant registrar Miss L. Marie White reported today. Registration day is Monday and she predicted more than 1,000 students would enroll for the session.
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Huntington
Marshall College
L. Marie White
Teenagers Die In Auto Wreck Near Wheeling
In Wheeling on Memorial Day, an 18 year old boy Ralph Underwood and 17 year old Roberta Pierce from Sistersville were killed when their ride crashed into a utility pole on U S 40 near Wheeling. The driver said he was blinded by oncoming lights. The tally of violent deaths in the area rises to three after earlier reports of Earl Ray Porter drowning after jumping from Market Street Bridge into the flooded Ohio River.
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Sistersville
Ralph Underwood
Roberta Pierce
Earl Ray Porter
Ohio
Market Street
Truman vows to use all means to avert maritime strike
Washington May 31 President Truman said he would use every means in his power to keep ships sailing if a nationwide maritime strike occurs He would deploy the navy war shipping administration Coast Guard and Army as needed He said the labor dispute in maritime fields looks serious and emergency measures to keep ships operating are being prepared Seven unions demand wage increases of 22 to 35 cents an hour to call off a June 15 walkout involving 200 000 longshoremen and seamen The labor department recessed talks until tomorrow for review of proposals
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Truman
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War Shipping Administration
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Congress
Labor Department
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Joseph Curran
AT LAST THOSE PHONES ARE COMING TO WEST VIRGINIA
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone plans spending over 5.5 million dollars this year to expand construction to relieve a backlog of service applications. The project is the final step in a 30 million dollar five year postwar program with new buildings central office equipment and expanded outside plant. Work is already underway across the state and some projects may cost up to 1 million each.
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Chesapeake and Potomac telePhone Company
J.R. B. Crigler
Crigler
West Virginia
Appli
East Liverpool Bus Strike Settled Today
AFL bus drivers return to work tomorrow on Valley Motor Transit lines after a 28 day strike. The walkout involved 120 drivers and 45 maintenance workers of a company serving East Liverpool area with 140000 residents and about 45000 daily riders.
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East Liverpool
AFL
Valley’ Motor ‘Transit Co
Earl Greenawalt
Pope Pius Plans Major Radio Speech Tomorrow
Vatican announces Pope Pius II will deliver a significant radio speech, likely rivaling his Christmas address. It follows greetings from the sacred college of Cardinals on the Pope’s name day, observed as the birth day of St. Eugen.
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Vatican
Pius II
Sacred College of Cardinals
St. Eugen
Truman says he invited Stalin to Washington, but health blocks visit
President Truman disclosed that he invited Marshal Stalin to Washington about 30 days ago for a social visit during the Paris Foreign Ministers Conference. Stalin declined, health concerns cited by his doctors. This was Stalin's second refusal since Potsdam. No immediate plans to meet elsewhere were announced.
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Truman
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Paris
Potsdam
Mr. Truman
OPA Raises Prices on Shoes in Lower Price Class
The OPA boosted prices 10 to 15 percent on shoes generally $5.50 or less. Effective immediately on new shipments by manufacturers, the hike applies to standard men’s women’s and children’s footwear made during 1942. The aim is to spur production of low and moderately priced footwear as cheaper shoes have largely disappeared from the market.
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Washington
OPA
Truman Defends Strike Draft Plan Amid Misunderstanding
Washington May 31 President Truman insisted he supports the emergency striker draft concept not to draft labor but to draft citizens in an emergency. The senate has knocked out the striker draft section of the emergency bill. He said deputies could be used to enforce laws and to staff industries seized by the government. He declined to discuss a political death warrant linked to a railroad strike and noted Senate revisions weakened labor legislation.
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Truman
Congress
Harold W. Ward
Byrd
D-Va
Joan L. Lewis
Senate
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pepper
D-Fla
Trumane
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of
Whitney
Woman Dies at National Cemetery Memorial Service
Mrs. Frances Reese Hall of Elkins died of a heart attack yesterday morning at the National Cemetery while attending the annual Memorial service. The 172 wife of Dr. C. H. Hall had watched the parade and spoke with Mrs. Blanch Weese of Elkins before the fatal collapse on the cemetery steps near the parade route.
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Frances Reese Hall
C. H. Hall
Elkins
National Cemetery
Hall
Blanch Weese
Post Office Plans Helicopter Air Mail Service
The Post Office Department will use helicopters to shuttle air mail between suburban communities and central airports in large cities. Second assistant postmaster general Gael Sullivan says this could guarantee 12 hour air mail service between any two metropolitan areas and notes the project has been developed in secrecy over the past four months.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Gael Sullivan
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