CIO Delegates Adjourn Over Leftist Factions At CIO
Delegates at the Cleveland CIO convention adjourned after tossing out two unions led by leftists the United Electrical Workers and the Farm Equipment Workers for defying policy. A new union was chartered to replace UE, while the CIO moves to settle eligibility of ten left-wing leaders amid constitutional changes barring Communist aligned groups from the 51 member board.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Farm Equipment Workers
CLO
Philip Murray
Ben Gold
Fur and Leather Workers
Gold
Fitzgerald Orders Right Wing Group Out Of His UEWU
Fitzgerald, head of the United Electrical Workers union in Pittsburgh, issues telegrams ousting right wing officers after the CIO expelled the union this week in Cleveland. The move targets leaders in at least five large locals, including Clyde J. Bowman of Local 601 with about 13,700 members.
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Fitzgerald
UEWU
Pitsburgh
Dent Albert J. Fitzgerald
United Electrical Workers
National Cio
Cleveland
Clyde J. Bowman
Ronald Knotts Heads Taylor County March of Dimes Drive
Ronald Knotts, assistant superintendent of Taylor County schools, is named chair of the 1950 March of Dimes Drive for Taylor County. He chaired last year’s campaign, which exceeded its $1,209 goal by $700. The drive starts January 21 with the same goal, and details will be released after Thanksgiving.
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Ronald Knotts
Taylor County
Knotts
Begin Airplane Crash Probe Next Wednesday
The Civil Aeronautics Board will begin its investigation next Wednesday into history s worst air crash, the collision of a P 38 fighter and an Eastern airliner at National Airport killing 550. Bo livian pilot Erick Rios Bridoux, hospitalized with pneumonia and serious injuries, will have testimony included. Investigators retrieved the fighter from the Potomac river as they examine its instruments.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Erick Rios Bridoux
Bridoux
National Airport
Taylor County Sees First Snowfall of the Season
Taylor county reported its first snowfall of the season last night but no accumulation. Temperatures dropped to 34 degrees before rising to 36 by midmorning with a forecast of more snow flurries and a low around 35.
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Taylor County
Mercury
Three Hurt In Auto Accident Yesterday
Three persons sustained injuries yesterday afternoon when four vehicles including a truck and car collided at the Morgantown road Halleck road intersection in Monongalia County. Charles Markley 46 of Shinnston driving the truck suffered a broken shoulder and several broken ribs. Max Smith 35 of Clarksburg driving a car on Route 119 suffered extreme shock and possible internal injuries. Anthony J Tiano 33 was a passenger in the third vehicle.
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Morgantown
Monongalia County
Charles Markley
Shinnston
Max Smith
Clarksburg
Grafton
Markley
Smith
Anthony J. Tiano
Grafton Band wins first place at parade
Grafton High School band captured first place honors among several high school bands in the Fairmont State College homecoming parade yesterday. Director Paul W. Shahan said the win marks a second straight trophy for the group and they stayed for Shinnston game halftime. He noted no official Forest Festival rating yet, though rumors place them on top.
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Grafton
Fairmont State College
Paul W. Shahan
Hall
Fairmont
Shinnston
Shahan
Sentinel reflects on School Levy debate and free press
The Sentinel commends democracy in the school levy discussion while reaffirming its neutral stance. It emphasizes freedom of speech and openness of the Letter to the Editor column, noting it will not force readers to side with any position and will continue defending press rights.
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Sentinel
the Sentinel
The
Letters to the Editor at The Grafton Sentinel
A reader relays a 1949 letter from H N Hansucker, State Supervisor of Vocational Agriculture, offering funds to build a school cannery in Taylor County and inviting local officials to discuss the project. The note notes election day publication limits and includes a defense of Superintendent Rohrbough and staff, with page reference to Letters To page 6.
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M. B. MacLeod
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton
West Virginia
MacLeod
Taylor’ County
H. N. Hansucker
Vocational Agriculture Service
Department of Education
Charleston
Tam
Wag
Mackey
Board of Education
Latrobe Street
Romrbough
Miss Grafton of 25 Years Ago Honored Again
The Grafton Sentinel honors Mrs. Paul E. Malone, long touted as Miss Grafton era queen. Once a 1924 statewide beauty contestant, she placed second for Miss West Virginia in Fairmont. Now a married mother of three, she remains a civic figure in Grafton.
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Grafton Sentinel
Grafton
Fairmont
Charleston
West Virginia
Philippi
The
Grafton Sentintel
Sentinel
L Eading
Paul E. Malone
Maile Avenue
Grafton Seaman Aboard USS Toledo in Pacific Exercise
Paul George Sapp of Route 1 Grafton West Virginia serves aboard the heavy cruiser USS Toledo. The ship takes part in Operation Miki a large amphibious exercise in the Pacific through October and November involving around 40 000 personnel under General Mark W Clark Sixth Army commander.
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Paul George Sapp
USN
Ralph Sapp
Grafton
W. Va
Toledo
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Mark W. Clark
Sixth Army
Major Break In Steel Strike Looms As Government Steps In
Washington reports a major new break in the steel strike with Republic Steel offering a pension to 54,000 workers in Cleveland while Bethlehem Steel settled. Lukens Steel reached an agreement at Coatesville and workers began returning to jobs as federal mediation chief Cyrus Ching pressed coal operators to explore settlements. The White House signaled possible federal action under Taft Hartley, with Truman decision anticipated.
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Lewis
Washingtonn
John L. Lewis
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip) Murray
Bethlehem Steel
Washington
United States Steel Corp
Pennsylvania
Lukens Steel Company
Coatesville
Lukens
Cyrus
Ching
Federal Mediation Service
White House
Truman
Stout
Steel
Coil
Rashinahnisamee
Mr.Truman
Cover Girls Rise and Fall in Modeling World
Grace Downs trains and finds work for about 25 000 models in New York. The pioneer cover girl explains how the industry grew from painted covers to ready to wear light modeling. Today models earn 40 to 75 dollars a week and many move on to buyers, designers, or sales roles.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Rover
Grace Downs
Miss Downs
Grace
Flash Flood Deaths Hit Caracas Suburbs
Venezuelan authorities report at least 20 dead as heavy rains cause a flash flood from the swollen Guaire river. Rescue services search for missing residents while damage runs high in Caracas areas along the river banks.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Latin America
Guatemala
Guaire
Attorney Eugene Ford Recalls City of Grafton's Early Days
The fourth in the Man on the Job series profiles Eugene Ford, a long time Grafton attorney. Born in Dodderick Taylor county, he grew up on a farm, studied at Wesleyan College and West Virginia University, where he played football and recalls a historic win over Washington and Jefferson. He began law practice in 1904, served as prosecuting attorney for eight years and city attorney for 20 years, and sits on the boards of the First National Bank and other institutions.
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Eugene Ford
City of
Grafton
Ufe
Ford
Stoderick
Taylor County
West Virginia Conference Seminary
Wesleyan College
West Virginia University
Laurel Run
Fetterman
Washington and Jefferson
Wyckoff
Tra Robinson
Clarksburg
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