Loop Driveway At Tygart Lake Underway By State Road Commission
The State Road Commission has begun work on widening and improving the road from Knottsville road at Lewellan hill to the Tygart Lake boat dock and linking it with the Graf ton Dam road. Paul E. Malone, president of the Taylor County Board of Trade, announced the project as a major board objective. All right of way issues have been settled, and construction starts immediately.
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Knottsville
Lewellan Hill
Tygart Lake
Grafton Dam
State Road Commission
Paul E. Malone
Taylor County Board of Trade
Trade Board
Malone
Endurance Fliers Rest After World Record Flight
The new world endurance champions Woody Jongeward and Bob Woodhouse rest at Yuma homes after landing at Yuma county airport in the City of Yuma four place plane. They logged 1,124 hours and 18 minutes of continuous flying since Aug 24, totaling about 85,000 miles, three times around the globe, with 9,000 gallons of gas and 200 quarts of oil used. The flight ended Sunday night when a magneto failed. Wives parents and record holders Dick Feedle and Bill Barris welcomed them.
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Yuma
Ariz
Woody Jongeward
Bob Woodhouse
City of
Yuma County
Arents
Dick Feedel
Bill Barris
Fullerton
Calif
No Atomic Defense Plan Yet Said by Senators
Washington reports that Senator Millikin and Senator Hickelrooper criticized the lack of a defense plan against an A bomb attack. They noted the Senate atomic committee has not presented a concrete plan despite months of urging. In Charleston, J. B. McLaughlin announced a herd sale of 53 Hereford cattle brought $15,995 at the Black-Morrow plains near Wheeling.
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Washington
Millikin
R-Cola
Tod Millikin
Senate- House
Hickerlooper
Iowa
Senate-Nous
Theratomje Onderry Commission
Charleston
J. B. McLaughlin
Black-Morrow
Wheeling
NLRB Negotiator Intervenes in Trucking Strike
A federal NLRB mediator arrived in Charleston to urge a joint meeting between AFL International Teamsters Locals 195 and 505 and the Tri-City Carriers Trucking Association. The strike, over a 12 cent hourly wage request, has halted freight handling across Charleston Parkersburg Huntington Point Pleasant and Ashland areas.
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Charleston
Parkersburg
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Ashland
AFL International Teamsters
John L. Connor
NLRB
Washington
Tri-City Carriers Trucking Association
Connor
G. F. Groff
Presi
Republican Women Claim Truman Program Socialist
Ashland Ky. The president of the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs said last night if President Truman's program is enacted by Congress it will push the country toward a socialist state. Joseph Farrington of Washington spoke to a Tri- City Women's Club meeting sponsored by the Eighth Congressional District Confederated Women's Republican Organization. The federation aims to continue fighting for a free economy and urged Republicans to look forward to the party's roots and expand its influence.
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Ashiland
National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
Truman
Congress
Joseph Farrington
Washington D.C
Tri- City
Storm Killing 16 Moves Into Hudson Bay Area
A major storm that killed 16 people and caused heavy property and crop damage moved into the Hudson Bay region after brutal gales. Winds surpassed 100 mph in spots, moderating thereafter with widespread rain across the midwest and unseasonably warm highs in the east.
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Hudson Bay Area
Washington
Hudson Bay
Midwest
Atlantic
Mercury
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Masons to Close 79th State Convocation and Install Officers
Bluefield reports the 79th annual State convocation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Masons will close with installation of new officers. About 350 Masons registered for the convocation, which opened yesterday under Grand High Priest J. Irvin Dugan. Tomorrow, roughly 700 Masons are expected for the 85th Annual Communication of the West Virginia Grand Lodge, with host Bluefield Athens Bramwell and Princeton chapters. The election of officers and installation ceremonies are set for Thursday, with Grand Master Nelson J. Orkney of Webster Springs delivering an address tomorrow night.
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Bluefield
Grand Royal Arch
Masons
J. Irvin Dugan
Huntington
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
Athens
Bramwell
Princeton
Nelson
Orkney
Webster Springs
Svetlova to Open Taylor County Concert Series
Svetlova prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera Association will perform tomorrow at Grafton High School as the first of three community concerts this fall and winter. The 8:30 p.m. recital, with Isola Merritt Feather as president, follows a revised curtain time. Future acts include John Tyers on February 1 and the Teltschik brothers on March 22. Attendance is limited to concert association members with tickets. Svetlova’s Latin America tour drew packed houses and rave reviews, while partner Robert Roland is a young all American dancer.
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Svetlova
Metropolitan Opera Association
Taylor County Community Concert Association
Grafton High School
Isola Merritt Feather
Concert
John ‘Tyers
Teltschik Brothers
Concert Association
Latin America
Republicans Clash Over 81st Congress Record Hooting Debate
Republican leaders criticized the White House summary of the 81st Congress achievements calling it a partisan campaign document. Senator Brewster of Maine and National Chairman Guy Gabrielson signaled a GOP counter program and planned review of party accomplishments.
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Washington
White House
Brewster
Maine
Guy George Gabrielson
Congress
Truman
Charles Ross
Senate
Taft
Ohio
House
Gabrielson
SCPA Plans Resumption of Coal Contract Talks
Charleston reports that the Southern Coal Producers Association plans to resume contract negotiations with the United Mine Workers. Secretary Walter R. Thurmond said a luncheon briefing aimed to update the bargaining team. Meetings followed Bluefield talks on October 5 and joint sessions with Cyrus Ching of the Federal Mediation Service. Lewis and Owens are expected at White Sulphur Springs sessions with northern and western producers.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
SCPA
Walter R. Thurmond
UMW
Bluefield
John L. Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
Ching
Umwscpa
White Sulphur Springs
Lewis
John Owens
Communists Lose In Norway Voting Shifts In Parliament
Norway's Labor government appears to hold an 80 seat majority in the 150 member Storting, gaining from the Communists who fall to four seats. Conservatives and Liberals win 23 and 22 seats, with Agrarians 13 and Christian Democrats 13. Prime Minister Gerhardsen calls a sign of approval for Norway's Atlantic pact, a point the Communists opposed. Foreign Minister Halvard Lange secures a decisive victory.
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Oslo
Norway
Einar Gerhardsen
Labor
Storting
Halvard M. Lange
Publishing Company Dissolves Grafton Sentinel
The Grafton Sentinel owner Mrs Alice B Holt and James F Holt sold the paper November 1 to Grafton Publishing Company and after settling affairs the corporation has dissolved.
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Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company
Alice B. Holt
City
James F. Holt
Los Angeles
California
Holt
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton Publishing Company
President Urges Quick Agreement On Farm Measure
President Truman called Democratic congressional leaders to the White House urging a quick agreement on the farm bill. Delegation members left after an hour-long conference. Rep. Cecil F. White said Truman backed legislation for price supports of 90 percent parity on basic crops. Senate leaders and others push a sliding 75 to 90 percent parity approach, while discussions on the Brannan plan to adjust price supports continue to spark debate amid farm legislation negotiations.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Cecil F. White
Calif
Senate
Luc‘as
Anderson
D-Nm
Secretary of Agriculture
Elmer Thomas
Dckla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Government Conciliation Service Takes On Biggest Job In History
The government conciliation service, led by Cyrus Ching, moves to settle twin steel and coal strikes. Ching will meet CIO United Steelworkers leaders and industry chiefs, while monitoring coal strike developments and pressing leaders like John L. Lewis and Philip Murray to return to bargaining.
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Pittsburgh
U.S
Cyrus Ching
CIO
United Steelworkers
Ching
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Steel Industry
Philip Murray
Steel Workers
Murray
Westinghouse Plant Closes After Walkout Blamed On Heat Wave
FAIRMONT The lamp plant of Westinghouse Electric Corp here shut down after a walkout blamed on the heat wave. About 400 employees were off as the day shift began leaving while temperatures hovered around 85 degrees. Union officials cited poor ventilation and said leaders would confer with Pittsburgh officials for full company consideration of grievances.
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Fairmont
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
William Parker
United Electrical Workers, Cio
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Supreme Court Upholds Theatre Lottery Conviction
The state supreme court unanimously upheld the Huntington Theater Corporation conviction on lottery charges tied to its give away days. A $1,000 fine was imposed in Cabell County Common Pleas Court. The company argued the plan did not violate lottery statutes and did not require a ticket purchase to participate.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Greater Huntington Theater Corporation
Fred L. Fox
Cabell County
Warns Soviet Union Likely To Possess Powerful Missiles
A Navy weapons expert told Congress Russia probably has guided missiles that can locate and strike bombers above 40,000 feet. Capt. J. I. Sides warned Nazi rocket secrets fell into Soviet hands and that relying on atomic bombs and big bombers alone is foolhardy. He said anti-aircraft developments from 1945 could now be in Soviet use and that missiles capable of hitting high flying bombers may be in production within years.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Russia
J. I. Sides
Sides
U. S
Germany
Naval
House
Armed Services Committee
Somdr
Eugene
Tatum
City records 90 degree heat in October
Grafton reported 90 degree heat yesterday with government weather observers calling it an October record. New York City also hit 88 degrees amid a rare heat wave, breaking all time highs for the period. No relief was seen in the near term as forecasts offered little cooling.
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Grafton
AFL and CIO divide persists as peace talks stall
In St Paul delegates voted against a formal AFL CIO alliance and backed separate political action. No move to reintegrate John L Lewis or the CIO is evident, though cooperation remains in some state labor efforts. The AFL plans talks with the Machinists and to send a delegation to London for a new world union effort against the Communist dominated federation.
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ST. Paul, Minn
AFL
CIO
American Federation of Labor Convention
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Philip Murray
Philip Hannah
Ohio State
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Machinists Union
al Hayes
AFL Executive Council
London
World Federation of Trade Unions
Drilling Holes At Bridge Street Bridge This Week
State Road Commission workers drill test holes under Bridge Street Bridge this week to gauge soil and rock depth for a firm foundation. Board of Trade President Paul E. Malone says the drilling signals progress toward reconstrucing the long-closed luricide bridge with abutments and piers, aiding planned reconstruction.
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State Road Commission
Bridge Street Bridge
Board of Trade
Paul E. Malone
The
Trade Board
Students Strike as Walton High Resigns Leader
Walton High School faced disruption as 80 to 240 students left classes Friday after teacher Jarrett Jones resigned to take a better paid post. The Roane county board was petitioned to name Jones principal, but Superintendent Myles Spencer said Jones had left and current principal A V Morford would stay, with no quarrel reported between students and Morford.
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Spencer
Morford
State Employes To Have Holiday
Many state employes will have a holiday tomorrow Columbus Day Offices at the Capitol will be closed and the state road commission announced its employees would have the day off The liquor control commission said that state liquor stores would remain open.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
The
Liquor Control Commission
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Marina
Robert Roland
Col. de Basil
Dif
Dissolves Corporation
Russell
Dsee
Supreme Court
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Fice
China
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Washington, D. C
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