West Germany Eases Occupation Controls clash over Adenauer
West Germany's parliament approved the Allied German accord relaxing occupation controls amid a bitter session. Socialist Leader Kurt Schumacher was barred from 20 future sessions for insulting Chancellor Adenauer. The vote followed objections to German participation in an international Ruhr control authority and adherence to demilitarization and anti cartel measures.
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Konrad Adenauer
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Ruhr
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Britain
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West Virginia Folk Lore Fosters Funding Drive
West Virginia authors back a folk lore project and urge donations toward a $100,000 building fund. To date $32,000 has been pledged as locales and writers celebrate home grown tales and mountaineer storytelling amid outlander interest. Alberta Hannum’s renowned work highlights regional lore.
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West Virginia
Alberta Hannum
Demonstration For Higher Wages By France’s Unions
France's two largest unions called a 24 hour general strike to press higher wages but life largely continued. Transportation disrupted in places, yet many workers stayed on the job. In Lille the strike showed varied effectiveness by sector from 10 to 80 percent. A Bordeaux incident halted a train to Spain while Cherbourg ports were involved in the unrest.
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Paris
France
Eugene Thomas
Lille
Bordeaux
Spain
Cherbourg
Deer Checking Stations Listed In Taylor County
Taylor county eight day deer season opens at sunrise Monday and ends at sundown Tuesday December 6. County Game Protector Joseph W. Powell says deer numbers are high this year and lists stations including the sheriffs office county courthouse Lee Linn residence Steinbeck Esso station Bluevillege Elmlee Lodge Mac s Servi station St Knottsville Boyd s store Pruntytown and Mountain View camp. The Taylor County Beagle club will open its refuse to deer hunting for the season but will bar all other hunting during and after close.
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Taylor County
Joseph W. Powell
Sheriff's Office
Taylor County Court House
Lee Linn
Country Club Road
County Line
Steinbeck
Esso
New Safety Inspection Procedure Is Outlined
Charleston officials announced a new state mine safety rule for idle days when only maintenance workers are underground. Previously only areas with maintenance staff received inspections. now all mine sections will be inspected on idle days, per a directive from Mines Chief Arch J. Alexander.
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Charleston
Arch J. Alexander
Thanksgiving Day tragedy ends in self-inflicted death
In Pembroke Georgia a turkey hunter mistook a red kerchief for a cock’s comb and killed his aunt. Sheriff FE Miles identified the dead as Mrs Bertha Goodman 35 and William E Ruff 29 of Savannah. Ruff fired after spotting the kerchief bobbing in brush along the Ogeechee river and then shot himself after Goodman’s wife was killed.
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Pembroke
FE. W. Miles
Bryan County
Bertha Goodman
William E. Ruff
Savannah
Miles
Factory site urged as garment plant draws pledges
A Taylor County group reports $32,000 raised in two days toward a $100,000 goal to build a factory in Grafton. The garment plant could employ about 600 workers, mainly women, with a weekly payroll of $20,000 to $25,000 once operating. EB Gavitt was named director of publicity for the drive. A Sentinel report notes progress and plans discussed at the Board of Trade meeting.
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Expect New Coal Talks Report Now
Washington observers and mine owners await a coal peace report to be issued by Monday. They expect UMW President John L. Lewis to act swiftly to avert a Taft-Hartley injunction as 380,000 soft coal miners east of the Mississippi face possible walkout after a 52 day strike and three week truce ending November 29.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Nis
Mississippi
Lewis
Truman
Taft-Hartley
Breworklity
Snowfall Turns Attention To Yuletide Season
Snow flurries mark the approach of Yuletide as Taylor County observes a chilly Thanksgiving Day. Weather forecasts call for snow flurries windy and colder with lows 20 to 25. Local observer W D Myers logged 22 degrees yesterday morning and 55 high yesterday afternoon, then 46 by 6 PM. By 11 AM today the temperature fell to 32 as heavy showers produced .38 inches of precipitation. See Snowfall page 6.
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W. D. Myers
Myers
Gasoline Prices To Be Reduced Now
West Virginia markets see immediate cuts in gasoline of two to four tenths of a cent per gallon announced by D680 Standard Oil. Division Manager R E McDaniel cited temporary over supply from higher crude runs as refineries ensure heating oil stocks.
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Charleston
Standard Oil Company
West Virginia
R. E. McDaniel
State Takes Over Britain's Steel Plants After Bill Passage
London reports state ownership of Britain's steel industry became law after the House of Lords and royal assent. The government must wait until after the next general election to assume control, with nationalization taking effect January 1, 1951 and elections due by June. Churchill warns the vote will be a referendum on steel nationalization.
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Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
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Cable and Wireless Communications System
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State Department Handling Of Ward Case Attacked
Washington lawmakers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee demand immediate firing of officials over the Ward case. They condemn the State Department's “spineless performance” in aiding the release of Angus Ward from a Chinese jail, calling it a humiliating chapter in American diplomacy. Rep Judd urged military action, criticizing the administration’s approach as ignominious.
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Judd
Minnesota
Reps
Chiperfield
Illinois
Vorys
Ohio
Law
Thanksgiving Day storms kill 14 and injure 44 in Alabama
A quartet of twisters struck four points in east central Alabama on Thanksgiving Day, wiping out an entire Black family of 10 near Hackneyville, Tallapoosa County, as winds hurled their home 300 yards. Forty-four people were injured and several missing amid destroyed buildings across three counties.
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Alabama
Hackeneyville
Tallapoosa
49 Year Old Surgeon Takes Over Presidency
PANAMA Panama P Arnul fo Arias a fiery 49 year old surgeon became Panama's third president in six days by congressional proclamation. The approval appeared to legitimize the latest coup by Col. Jose Remon who ousted President Daniel Chanis Jr. Remon later defied a Supreme Court ruling and announced Arias as the new president hours after the court said Chanis remained constitutional president.
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Arnulfo Arias
Congress
Jose Remon
Remon
Daniel Daniel Chanis, Jr
Supreme Court
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Chanis
Buckhannon Man Held On Forgery Charge
James Hosaflook, about 19, of Buckhannon, held on a 1090 bond for check forgery in Taylor County. He waived preliminary hearing and awaits Grand Jury action after being arrested by City Police Chief Joe Mask for attempting to cash two checks totaling 30 dollars drawn on First National Bank of Grafton and signed Gordie Bailey's name. He was returned to jail in default of bond following the booking.
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Taylor County
James Hosaflook
Buckhannon
Hosaflook
Caa C. Jeffreys
Grand Jury
Joe Mask
First National Bank of Grafton
Hosaflock
Gordie Bailey
Mask
Holiday Death Toll High
The Thanksgiving holiday period saw 161 violent deaths nationwide, including 105 traffic fatalities and 58 in miscellaneous accidents such as fires, plane crashes, shootings, falls, and hunting. Alabama tornadoes accounted for 14 fatalities. state breakdowns list numerous traffic and miscellaneous deaths across all states.
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Women Wanted For Pleasant Garment Work In Grafton
An industrial engineer from a garment company seeking to locate in Grafton asks the Sentinel to survey how many women desire to work in pleasant clean surroundings for good pay. Sewing knowledge is helpful but not required. training will occur with minimum wage. Interested women should fill the coupon and return to the Sentinel before Tuesday November 29.
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Grafton
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