Truman to visit Minneapolis and St Paul on western trip
President Truman departs at 2 30 p m EST for a ten hour visit to Minneapolis and St Paul with a full schedule including a 10 30 p m EST address at the St Paul auditorium broadcast by CBS. He will ride a parade route from the depot to his hotel and visit Shrine Hospital en route and attend a reception and dinner before the concerted address.
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Washington
Truman
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
CBS
Mr. Truman
Lowry
Shrine Hospital
Weirton Sets World Record In October Steel Output
Weirton Steel, independent of the nationwide strike, says October production reached 200,379 tons of ingots using 12 stationary open hearth furnaces, a world record. A separate last month tally from its three blast furnaces hit 124,134 tons of pig iron. Weirton, a leading tin plate producer, notes broad steel output advantages.
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Weirton
Weirton Steel
National Steel Corp
Weirton Sain
Blackmer Faces Tax Evasion Case In Denver Historic Jane Doe Context
In Denver a U S district court weighs charges against Henry M Blackmer who avoided testifying in the Teapot Dome inquiry. He faces four counts of federal income tax evasion with a minimum four year sentence and $40,000 fine. Blackmer, once dubbed The Child of the Gods, built a fortune in mining oil and railroads including the Continental Trading Company, which earned $2,000,000 in oil profits soon tied to Liberty bonds and linked to Albert Fall during the Harding era.
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Denver
U. S. District Court
Henry M. Blackmer
Teapot Dome
Blackmer
Child of the
Continental Trading Company
Liberty Bonds
Albert Fall
Interior
Harding
Labor peace hopes rise on Lewis coal settlement hint
Washington reports a possible push by John L. Lewis toward a coal strike settlement after a break in the steel strike. Lewis calls a miners union policy meeting in Chicago as Illinois producers show impatience for a deal. Fred Wilkey notes the Chicago meeting is unusual but hints at a pattern for broader agreements.
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Chicago
Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Philip Murray
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Illinois
Murray
Bethlehem
Fred
Wilkey
Illinois Coal Operators ‘Association
Offici
Car Stolen Here Inmates Escape
Police report a 1949 Chevrolet sedan stolen from Mrs. Ruby Foley’s Webster area home before midnight with keys absent. Inmates from West Virginia Industrial School at Pruntytown also reportedly escaped last night, prompting county and state police involvement.
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Taylor County
Webster
Ruby G. Foley
Webster Pike
G. F. Randall
West Virginia Industrial School
Pruntytown
Six Die as Fire Sweeps Elm Street Apartment
A three story Elm Street building in Cincinnati saw six residents die in a downtown edge fire trapping them in rooms. Seven others were burned or injured by falls from second and third floor windows while four residents escaped unharmed. Firefighters and Fire Marshall Harry McNay contained the blaze quickly with estimated damage brief.
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Cincinnati
Elm Street
Harry McNay
Jones & Laughlin Nearing Steel Strike Settlement
Jones & Laughlin was believed close to an agreement with Philip Murray to end its strike. Murray, CIO president, conferred three hours last night with company officials in Cleveland. A high union source called the situation hopeful, while L. Morell and Victor Lawrence declined to discuss prospects.
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Clevelannd
Jones & Laughlin
Philip Murray
Murray
CIO
Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
Ben Morell
Victor Lawrence
Admiral Sherman Named Navy Chief Amid Shakeup
Vice Admiral Forrest P Sherman was named top naval officer by President Truman, becoming the youngest chief of naval operations at 53. He supports unification of armed services and says he expects full loyalty from the Navy, despite recent leadership upheaval and questions about defense planning. The formal commissioning was held today after the White House announcement.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Navy
Shernan
Louis E. Denfeld
White House
Truman
Sherman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Denfeld
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson attacks die hards who fight new weapon
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson warned at the American Automobile Association convention that die hards resist new weapons and may delay arms production. He contrasted them with impractical dreamers and warned against waiting for tomorrow’s better weapons like guided missiles potentially obsoleting current bombers.
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Louis Johnson
Armed Services
American Automobile Association
Britain
Singapore
Johnson
Seeking Identity Of Childs Parents
Webster Springs police sought the parents of a 15 month old boy after taking him from a 30 year old unmarried woman. Sheriff Ova Carpenter said Pearl Sillman was jailed without charge while a check of the child’s identity was made. She claimed the child was given by its mother in Asheville North Carolina last week and that she brought it to the area because the mother was frequently intoxicated. The sheriff added, however,
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Webster Springs
Ova Carpenter
Pearl Sillman
Asheville
N. C
Non-Union Orchard Mines Resume Operations Under Injunction
In Point Pleasant Mason county circuit judge Lewis J Miller granted a temporary injunction against the United Mine Workers and Local 2118 leaders to allow Orchard Coal Co to resume two non union mines near here. The move aims to restore coal to Lakin Industrial school and farm as officials report supplies dwindled.
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Point Pleasant
Orchard Coal Co
Here
United Mine Workers
Mason County
Lewis J1
Miller
Lakin
Madam President inevitable says Boyle
A column argues that electing a female president is inevitable as power shifts toward women in the United States. The author, Boyle, cites a Gallup finding that 48 percent would back a qualified woman candidate, urges men to support it, and predicts change regardless of party. See MADAM page 2.
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New York
America
White House
United States
Gallup
DeBerry delays murder trial awaiting sanity report
Circuit Judge Max DeBerry postponed the murder trial of Dolly Hinzman Lewis 30 until doctors can examine her and report on sanity. Her attorneys entered an insanity plea as she was arraigned on charges tied to the fatal October shooting of her father Isaac Harold Hinzman 53.
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West Union (P
Max DeBerry
Dolly Hinzman Lewis
Isaac Harold Hinzman
NO FUEL SHORTAGE CLAIMED IN WHEELING AREA
Upper Ohio valley power plants have sufficient coal to assure operation until year end, said General Manager R R Jewell of Wheeling Electric. Moundsville council will review proposals on municipal garbage collection and building fees to relieve the city finances.
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Wheeling
Upper
Ohio Valley
R. R. Jewell
Wheeling Electric Company
Moundsville
Fatally Burned Summersville Teen Dies in Fire
John Miles Butler a 15 year old Summ ersville High School freshman died in Richwood Hospital after a barn fire. Family says he was sleeping in the barn when it burned.
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Summersville
John Miles Butler
Richwood
Mine Fall Kills Student at Hodgesville
A slate fall in a Hodgesville area mine killed 25 year old Robert Ira Coleman a West Virginia Wesleyan College student who worked there part time. He is identified as a student and part time miner.
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Buck Hannon
Hodgesville
Robert Ira Coleman
West Virginia Wesleyan College
CIO Purge Drives Out Left Wing Unions
In Cleveland the CIO moved to purge left wing influence by amending its constitution to bar Communists from leadership. It expelled United Electrical Workers and Farm Equipment Workers after a merged attempt that was not recognized by the CIO. UE delegates walked out, denouncing President Murray and secretary treasurer Carey as the purge proceeds.
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Cleveland
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
Resolutions Committee
United Electrical Workers and Farm Equipment Workers
Atl
Philip Murray
James B. Carey
Clo
Reuther
Bethlehem terms set for steel strike compared with coal dispute
Jesse V. Sullivan of the West Virginia Coal Association said Bethlehem Steel terms were decidedly more favorable to industry than coal deals. He noted coal since 1947 has paid 20 cents a ton for miners pensions and welfare, while Bethlehem Steel CIO United Steelworkers terms require under 12 cents an hour for pensions and half of the 5-cent hourly welfare fund cost.
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Charleston
Bethlehem Steel
Jesse V. Sullivan
Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers
Sheriff's Association Convention Opens Today
FAIRMONT WV two day convention of the West Virginia Sheriff's Association opened with a luncheon. Discussion topics include juvenile delinquency control crime prevention and traffic safety. Consideration will be given to salaries based on county valuations and populations. Officers to be elected Thursday. Sheriff Grover C Combs of Logan county is now president.
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Fairmont
West Virginia Sheriff's Association
Grover c. Combs
Logan County
Ten Bodies Still Missing In Potomac River Tragedy
Washington witnesses the worst airplane crash in history as 55 aboard Eastern Airlines DC-4 collide with a Bolivian P-38 fighter near National Airport. Ten passengers remain unfound while Congress vows full air safety hearings and the Civil Aeronautic Board prepares rapid hearings.
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Potomac River
Eastern Airlines
Congress
Civil Aeronautic Board
Great Lover Faces 1 to 10 Years Now
CHICAGO Sigmund Sam Engel known as Confidence man and lover of 1001 women was found guilty of swindling Chicago widow Mrs. Reseda Corrigan 39 out of 8700 after promising marriage He faces one to ten years for operating a confidence game and will appeal to the Illinois State Supreme Court Judge George M Fisher doubled bail and set November 9 for a new trial hearing The jury of six women and six men deliberated one hour seven minutes Engel has a 50 year police record of swindling women in the United States and Europe and four other women testified to being swindled
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Chicago
Sigmund
Sam) Engel
Grien
Engel
Reseda Corrigan
George M. Fisher
Board Of Trade Meeting Called Tomorrow Night
An important Taylor County Board of Trade meeting is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the trade board offices. W G Robey acting executive secretary says the holiday street lighting is on the agenda along with other important matters.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
W. G. Robey
Mr. Robey
Legion Leads Local Armistice Day Observance
Armistice Day on November 11 will be observed as a Taylor County holiday with patriotic services led by the American Legion Taylor County Post No. 12. No parade is planned. events include a memorial at Blueville at 11 a.m. and a 6:30 p.m. banquet at Grafton High School with District Vice Commander Frank Barnhart as principal speaker.
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Coor
Méing
Amercan Legion
Taylor County Post
R. V. Roehrbough
Scnoy
Legion
Blueville Memorial
Grafton High School
Frank Barnhart
Hew Follansbee
Deer Season In Six Counties Cancelled
Charleston West Virginia Conservation Director C F McGlintic announced the two day open season for deer in Logan Mc Dowell Mercer Mingo Raleigh and Wyoming counties is cancelled as a precaution to prevent health risk from diseased deer meat and to protect the small herds.
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Charleston
West Virginia
C. F. McGlintic
Logan
McDowell
Mercer
Mingo
Raleigh
Wyoming
McClintic
Decision On Telephone Bills To Be Made Soon
Charleston West Virginia residents await a Public Service Commission ruling on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone's request for a third post war rate boost. The company sought 4 million dollars in new revenues but was authorized to raise not more than 650 thousand annually, with action expected within days.
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West Virginis
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Seephay
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