03 Nov 1949
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1949
Page
1
President Truman may ask Congress to raise taxes by about 25 percent or more to balance the budget. Officials say the move would help cover projected red ink of 5.5 billion dollars for the year ending June 30. Congress faces pressure and opposition as experts note the need to boost revenues from individual and corporate taxes.
Navy divers in Washington dredged the Potomac for clues after a fatal collision between a Bolivian P-38 and an Eastern Airlines DC-4. They freed the DC-4 nose section and continued searching 35 feet down for three remaining victims, aiming next to locate the Bolivian fighter plane suspected as the collision’s cause.
Charleston reports first half utility tax checks mailed to counties and cities totaling 4.85 million with 44.55 million to sheriffs for county courts and schools and 501 thousand to cities. State auditor Harry C. Deisher notes 6.56 million collected with funds partly for sinking fund bond payoffs. Additional 6.16 million due next May. Grafton Area Ministerial Association to meet at First Church of Christ due to absence of Reverend Gifford. Meeting begins Monday at 10 a.m.
Grafton awaits possible snowfall this evening as forecaster predictions suggest light showers turning to snow flurries and colder conditions tonight. By 11 am the temperature rose from a 36 degree low, while yesterday morning felt winterlike with a 26 degree reading.
Grafton salutes new citizens and reports several births at City Hospital on November 2. Forest Jones and Mada Line Phillips Jones welcome a daughter weighing five pounds 15 ounces. Harry Andrews announce a son nine pounds 1.75 ounces. Matthias Bott and wife announce a daughter eight pounds 11.5 ounces. Otner Shahan announce a son seven pounds 11.5 ounces. Ernest Jenkins and wife announce a daughter six pounds 15.5 ounces.
Washington reports said the government may intervene in the coal strike as Indiana operators reject separate peace talks with John L. Lewis. An official noted that Lewis must not advance beyond the weekend and that Washington may invite Lewis and operators to talks next week, potentially placing the issue before President Truman who has not declared a national emergency. Indiana Governor Schricker had proposed a state pact, which Lewis was willing to forward to his union committee in Chicago.
In Bluefield, negotiations between United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis and the Southern Coal Producers Association collapsed after more than five months of intermittent talks. The SCPA, representing about one sixth of U S bituminous coal production, quit, while Northern and Western operators had earlier left. UMW officials declined comment. Lewis sought a wage rise of 30 to 35 cents per ton, which operators rejected in a market downturn.
New York, The U S court of appeals ruled that 11 top American Communists convicted of conspiracy may be released on bail pending appeal. Seven defendants receive 20000 each and four receive 30000 each. Judges Hand Swan and Frank noted the appeal raises a substantial question.
Stockholm, P D The Swedish Academy halted the 1949 Nobel Prize in literature due to a deadlock among four top candidates including Winston Churchill and Benedetto Croce. No candidate secured the absolute majority, so the award will be withheld until 1950. Boyd Orr, 69, is the 1949 literature laureate.
In Los Angeles an 80 year old woman, Miss Toulsa Schmidt, was arrested for begging. Police found $2,122 in currency pinned to her undergarments. The incident occurred as officers reported her begging along a sidewalk yesterday.
New Orleans musician Louie Prima recalls his mother urging violin early, then choosing trumpet and jazz. He advises starting with piano for harmony, then letting a child pick an instrument. Prima now runs a 16 piece band, publishing and racing ventures, earning up to 500000 annually. He stresses playing for audiences and offering novelty.
Robert H. Swisher of 249 West Boyd Street pleaded guilty to hazardous driving and leaving the scene after a collision with a parked truck on East Main Street at about 11 PM. He also faced a charge of driving on the wrong side, continued until tomorrow. Swisher's 1936 sedan sustained heavy front-end damage and debris damaged the sidewalk area.
President Truman outlines a non political bipartisan speech at 10 30 p m eastern time in St Paul Minnesota on the anniversary of his major political victory The address aims to renew attacks on reactionaries and defend the Fair Deal program he promoted during the 1948 campaign and presented to the 81st Congress last January.
Deputy Sheriff J. V. Whitlock recaptured two escapees from a road camp, Harold Orville Scott 30 and Ernest Stevens 25, who said they preferred penitentiary life to road camp conditions describing the camps as too tough and quoting them about wanting to return inside where it is now 50 degrees.
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