White House Sets Week End For Lewis Fact Finding
Federal mediation head Cyrus S. Ching sent the coal dispute to the White House for action. John L. Lewis faces a Monday deadline to accept a fact finding board or risk Taft-Hartley action. The plan would propose a board with 60 day settlement leverage, with Lewis having until week’s end to respond.
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White House
Lewis
Washington
Cyrus
Ching
John R. Steelman
Truman
John L. Lewis
Willin
United Mine Workers
Nee
Emergency Repairs At City Water Filtration Plant
Urgent repairs to the fhash ing tank at the city pump station were outlined to Grafton City Council. The council debated financing the project, but no decision was made pending further study. A Clarksburg firm bid 8000, but no contract was let. The council also addressed garbage disposal financing for an incinerator but lacked a city attorney for legal guidance. A successor to Hugh R. McPhail remains unfilled. A lease purchase option at about 297 monthly for 18 years, with eventual ownership, was discussed, raising garbage fees from 75 cents to one dollar. EMERGENCY page 4.
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Grafton
Vastas
Clarksburg
Council Iine
Hugh R. McPhail
Jme
Launch Manhunt For Suspect In Brutal Slaying
International manhunt launched for 66-year-old retired baker Fred Stroble sought for questioning in the brutal killing of six-year-old Linda Joyce Glucoff. Autopsy details described savage attack as body found wrapped in a blanket and dumped in a neighbor’s yard after last seeing her alive. A bus driver reported transporting a man resembling Stroble toward the Mexican border as police issued broadcasts.
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Los Angeles
Touy
Linda Joyce Glucoff
Fred Stroble
Stroble
Linda Joyce
Rita Hayworth Plans Hollywood Return in March
Rita Hayworth is expected to return to Hollywood in March. Her dancing master father Eduardo Cansino says he received a letter from his daughter noting a potential motion picture project but did not confirm specifics. He also cited a letter from Princess Aly Khan saying she awaits the birth of her baby in Switzerland.
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Hollywood
Rita Hayworth
Eduardo Cansino
Cansino
Aly Khan
Switzerland
Thanksgiving Day Union Service At Lutheran Church
The annual Union Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday November 24 at St Pauls Lutheran church. Three city pastors share the program with Rev V Tate delivering the sermon Rev Paul Trimpey reading scripture and Rev Clyde W Ash offering prayers. Presiding is Rev O J Howearth of the Christian church and Grafton Area Ministerial Association head. The offering aids Church World Service supporting relief and rebuilding worldwide.
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St Paul's Lutheran Church
V. Tate
United Evangelical Brethren Church
Paul Trimpey
West Main Street
Grafton Area
Greenbrier Hotel Offers Lower Winter Rates
The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs announced a lower rate schedule to attract winter vacationers. The discounts would apply from Thanksgiving Day through early March, aiming to fill rooms during the season.
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Greenbrier Hotel
Strike Narrowly Averted For 2000 Dock Workers
Washington reports a potential walkout by 2000 AFL Dock Officers across 38 companies on Atlantic and Gulf routes was halted by government mediation. A one week to 30 day truce was agreed just before a planned strike, with time to resolve hiring and 16 other contract issues. Both sides may extend the agreement if settled by Monday, revocable by Tuesday noon.
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Washington
AFL
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Amerian Merchant Marine Institute
Roosevelt Bid For Governorship Tops 3 States in 1950s Speculation
Washington report on James Roosevelt highlighting California New York and Pennsylvania as the three most populous states by Census estimates. They hold 107 of 531 electoral votes for the 1952 possible presidential ticket. governors seats held by Republicans while Senate seats are Democratic. The outcome could influence the next Congress and presidential tickets.
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Washington
James Roosevelt
California
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Dewey
Warren
Calif
Duff
Lehman
Downey
Myers
Sbortie
New
Fined For Leaving Wrecked Car On Street
Howard Poling of Grafton was found guilty and fined $5 plus costs for leaving a wrecked car on Lincoln street in a restricted area from 2 am to 9 am on November 9. H J Shahan paid $5 for speeding in a school zone on Lincoln street. Tom Sloan was fined $10 for intoxication. Raymond Brown was jailed 15 days in default of a $15 fine for intoxication.
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Lincoln Street
Howard Poling
Grafton
H. J. Shahan
West Knotts Avenue
Tom Sloan
Raymond Brown
Animal Psychologist Gives Horse New Start In Life
New York drama follows Gilbert Ward as he brings his horse Pegasus to Dr Ambrose Withers an animal psychologist. The horse rejects his owner avoiding life and only runs sideways until the doctor sedates it on the couch revealing Pegasus shy of the owner.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Gilbert Ward
Gilbert
Pegasus
Ambrose Withers
Ward
Dr. Withers
London
J. Wither
Withers
Kiwanis Officers To Be Installed Early In January
Grafton Kiwanis Club will install new officers in early January with Merritt Feather to become president succeeding Wayne Sinsel. Feather is a local pottery official and head of the Taylor County Community Concert Association, active in civic groups. John Booth will be vice president, Torlock Rasmussen treasurer, and Bil Beall serves as secretary for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Merritt Feather
Wayne Sinsel
Merritt
Taylor County Community Concert Association
John Booth
Mr. Feather
Torlock Rasmussen
Bil Beall
Kiwanis Club
B&O Stockholders Meet Monday Vote on Lakefront Bonds
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces its annual stockholders meeting for Monday November 21 at 11 a.m. in the B O General Office Building Baltimore. Directors to be elected for the coming year and stockholder approval sought for acquiring half the Lakefront Dock and Railroad terminal Company stock and related bond issues.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore
Lakefront
New York Central Railroad Company
Lakefront Company
B&o
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Ailroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Woman Serving Term For Manslaughter In Husband Death
PRINCETON workman Louise Boone 31 of Bluefield pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, receiving a six month jail term for the stabbing death of her husband Clarence Boone on July 11, 1948. She had been tried twice before, first for voluntary manslaughter and second for a mistrial.
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Princeton
Louise Boone
Bluefield
Clarence Boone
Five Polio Pneumonia Cases Reported Statewide
The State Health Department reported last week five new polio cases and five pneumonia cases, adding to the year's totals. The weekly tally also listed 28 influenza and 15 scarlet fever cases statewide.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Acheson protests Chinese warship firing on U S vessel
Secretary of State Acheson announced a formal protest to the Chinese Nationalist government over a warship’s firing on an American merchant ship endangering lives. He cited harsh Communist treatment of Angus Ward and stated no recognition of the Communist government while progress continues on ECA official releases.
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Washington
United States
Acheson
Angus Ward
Mukden
ECA
Korea
Russia
Mackay reports B-29 believed lost near Bermuda
Mackay radio said a message to the Marine Station at Bermuda indicated a United States Air Force B-29 was about to ditch off Bermuda. The message urged all ships within 100 miles to keep sharp lookout for aircraft 5289 with USAF markings, silver color, believed fast, and capable of transmitting on 500 kilocycles. No further details were available.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Bermuda
Mackay
Marine
Battle over VE funds and union split roils workplaces
Pittsburgh report notes a heated power struggle within the electrical workers, as the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers seeks bargaining elections at major firms. Rightist factions push for secession, using court action to seize funds. NLRB rulings will shape whether UE contracts block elections, and whether polls span company-wide or plant by plant. General Electric and General Motors avoid the issue while GE negotiates with UE.
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Pittsburgh
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
NLRB
Labor Board
General Electric
General Motors
Carloadings surge as B and O recalls workers locally
Grafton and Monongah division officials report more than 500 Baltimore and Ohio train and engine service workers, shopmen, and clerical staff recalled from furlough after the coal strike. Mines reopening boosts division loadings to 2230 hoppers Monday and 1798 Tuesday, with car shortages cited. State police continue vandalism probe into weekend picket activity in Taylor county after coal gains.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongah Division
Taylor County
Flemington
Homeland
Galloway
Truman OKs public housing loans for 108 cities
President Truman approved loans totaling 20 400 000 to 108 cities for planning low rent homes for a half million people. The Public Housing Administration announced the action via John Taylor Egan. Loans cover surveys and planning for 134 500 dwellings in 27 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC.
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Washington
Truman
Puerto Rico
Washington, DC
John Taylor Egan
Public Housing Administration
Egan
Bids Opened For State Office Building Contract
Charleston news brief reports base bids totaling 3,335,424 for a new state office building opened by the state office building commission. They plan to meet Monday to act on bids and award contracts. Technical experts study alternate bids potentially shifting total price and low bidder. Choices include bronze versus iron window frames and concrete versus linoleum floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Office Building Commission
12 Trains Discontinued by C&O Railway Authority
The Public Service Commission granted the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway company authority today to discontinue 12 passenger trains operating mostly in Raleigh and Fayette counties.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Raleigh and
Fayette Counties
Road Commission mulls bids on nine projects total 32 million
Charleston road officials paused on low bids for nine road improvement projects totaling about 32 million dollars. Bose and Ritchie Inc of Ravenswood submitted the lowest bid 535 075 70 to relocate a section of U S Route 60 between Gauley Bridge and Glen Ferris in Fayette county. The plan calls for a four lane 0 9 mile stretch with Kanawha river embankment fill. only two lanes will be paved now.
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Charleston
Road Commission
Bose and Ritchie, Inc
Ravenswood
Gauley Bridge
Glen Ferris
Fayette County
Kanawha River
European Sailors Held For Investigation
Two 19-year-old European sailors Karl Tarbjorn of Denmark and Dan Ulrichansen of Sweden are detained in Baltimore awaiting immigration checks after leaving their ship to tour the country. They traveled from the steamer theme on 90 day visitor permits, then rode a bus to Fairmont, West Virginia, and say they hitched rides to reach this city, citing broken English in police statements.
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Williamson
Baltimore
Karl Tarbjorn
Denmark
Dan Ulrichansen
Sweden
H. T. Maynard
U.S
Fairmont
W. Va
Two School Teachers Dismissed By Board
Williamson West Virginia reports that Mingo county school superintendent Troy Floyd Jr announced two teachers were dismissed after parent complaints of frequent absences. Mabel Wilson of Glen Alum Station and Myrtle Diedrich of New Thacker were named, while Leonard Lee of Spring Fork submitted a resignation prior to the hearing.
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Williamson
Troy Floyd
Mingo County
Floyd
County Board of Education
Mabel Wilson
Glen Alum Station
Myrtle Diedrich
New Thacker
Leonard Lee
Spring Fork
Special Levy Passes In Ohio County Voting
Wheeling residents approved a three year school building levy by 6899 to 2879 amid a 60 percent threshold. A separate excess levy will fund four swimming pools in South Wheeling Warwood Wheeling Island and a Negro recreation center under a 21 member advisory committee oversight.
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Wheeling
Ohio County
South Wheeling
Warwood
Wheeling Island
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