Farm price supports clash with senators amid 1950 campaign
President Truman backs 90 percent parity for six basic crops. Senators Lucas and Anderson push flexible price drops 75 to 90 percent. Meantime in Prague Nationalized businesses expand as police roundups widen. Families of owners face eviction as actions target middle class remnants.
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Washington
Truman
Lucas
D-Ni
Anderson
D-Nm
Rague
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Heat Wave Expands Across Eastern and Southern States
The heat wave continues with temperatures near midsummer levels across much of the east and south. Highs reach 85 to 91 in cities including Rochester Huntington Philadelphia Washington New York Pittsburgh New Orleans Brownsville. Central states see diminished winds after earlier impact, while a survey reports 22 deaths and heavy property damage across Wisconsin Kansas Wyoming Illinois South Dakota Nebraska and Iowa.
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Washington
Rochester
N. Y
Huntington
W. V
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Brownsville
Wisconsin
Kansas
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nabraska
Iowa
Accident Fatality at Saw Mill Near Route 59
G W Richards 76 of Season Run died after a timber fell at the mill on J 8 Route 59 about seven miles from here. He was struck while operating at the saw mill.
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West Union
G. W. Richards
Season Run
Misens Ruanm Wngkeine
Route 59
West Virginia Considers Self-Liquidating Toll Turnpike
Governor Patteson announced prospect of a self-liquidating toll turnpike with a bi national turnpike commission authorized to build and operate the highway. The plan, authorized by the 1947 legislature, follows months of study on material and labor cost stabilization and firm bidding.
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Patteson
Charleston
West Virginia
Del
Frank A. Knight
D-Kanawha
State Road Commission
Turnpike Commission
Three Republicans Ask 5 Percenter Inquiry Continued
Three Republican senators pressed to keep alive the five percenter inquiry. A behind closed doors session of the Senate special investigations subcommittee was scheduled to discuss adding witnesses. Subcommittee chairman Hoey indicated hearings might resume if witnesses testify, with possible return in 1950 depending on developments, while Smith Mundt and McCarthy urged planning to question at least three more witnesses.
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Washington
Senate
Special Investigations Subcommittee
Hoey
North Carolina
Subcommittee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Mundt
South Dakota
Advertisers Now Scheduled For Thursday's Paper
Tomorrow's Sentinel lists advertisers scheduled for publication including Delaney's Electrical Appliances Monongahela Power Esso and Co Dent Wiles Esso Station Grafton Drive-In Twilight Drive-In Manos Theatre A and P Pure Food Market Grafton Jewelry Co Loar Jewelry Style Shop Penneys Pettreys Grafton Refrigeration Service Parrish Agency Caplan's Jewelers Malone's Drug Store Personal Finance Co and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaney's Electrical Appliances
Monongahela Power Co
Esso Standard of Co. Dent Wiles
Esso
Grafton
Twilight Drive-In
Manos Theatre A
P. Pure Food Market
Grafton Jewelry Co
Loar Jewelry Co
Style Shop
Penneys Pettreys
Grafton Refrigeration Service
Parrish Agency
Caplan’s Jewelers
Malone's Drug Store Personal Finance Co
Truman Receives Air Force Size Dispute For Review
A bipartisan Senate delegation will confer with President Truman to resolve a clash over Air Force size. The Senate favors 48 combat groups while the House demands 58. The dispute blocks the military appropriations bill for over a month. Senator Elmer Thomas said the talks aim to learn if Truman would impound the extra ten groups or allow spending.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Elmer ‘Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Russia pushes UN count of weapons in world tally
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob Malik urged the United Nations to tally all weapons from bombs to ships in a global census. US Delegate Warren Austin dismissed the move as an attempt to fool the public, saying verification is essential.
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Russia
United Nations
United States
Warren Austin
Jakob Malik
United Nation
Security Council
Malik
Four West Virginia youths awarded American Farmer degree
Four West Virginia youths earned the American Farmer degree at the Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City. Recipients were Robert S. Butler Martinsburg Dewey B. Durrett Belington J Rogers Fike Ezlon and Wayne R. Staritt Catawba. Chapters at Civeleville and Weston also received gold emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
West Virginia
Future Farmers of America
Robert S. Butler
Martinsburg
Dewey B. Durrett
Belington
J. Rogers Fike
Ezlon
Wayne R. Staritt
Catawba
Civeleville
Weston
Death Daring Halloween Pranks Alarm Grafton Police
Pranks in Grafton and nearby areas involve youths faking deadly roadside scenes to scare motorists. A 12 year old and other teens lay along highways as cars stop, some drenched by water or narrowly dodging crashes. Police warn that such acts endanger lives and property and that parents may be held liable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Navy Pushes Back Against Air Force Policies Defense Cuts Threaten Fleet Needs
Navy leaders, led by Fleet Admiral Halsey, resume critique of Air Force favored policies. Admiral Blandy warns naval forces would fall below minimum needs if cuts pass, including reconsidering the carrier program halted by Secretary Johnson. Congress debates a 353 million dollar Navy spending trim.
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Washington
Navy
W. F. “Bull” Halsey
House Armed Services Committee
W. H. P. Blandy
Es Futhermore
United States
Defense Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Fearing Black Dahlia style killing spurs search for actress
Police in Los Angeles mobilize hundreds in a Griffith Park hunt for the body of Jean Spangler, a bit player whose torn purse was found in Fern Dell about 36 hours after her disappearance. Investigators note parallels to the Elizabeth Short case and other prior vanishings.
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Los Angeles
Police Today
Griffith Park
Fern Dell
Jean Spangrey
Elizabeth Short
Miss Short
Mimi Boomhower
Bel-Air
Miss Spangler
145 Cases Of Whooping Cough Reported In State
Charleston news reports 145 whooping cough cases in the week ending October 8, described as seasonal, with 11 polio cases bringing the year’s total to 304. Other new diseases include 13 diphtheria, 18 measles, 18 scarlet fever, 21 mumps, and 10 influenza. Wyomi ng County accounts for 109 cases, Marshall County 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Health Department
Wyoming County
Marshall County
Still No Prospect Of Settlement In Truckers' Strike
Charleston area reports no settlement in AFL freight handlers strike halting trucking in West Virginia and Kentucky. Teamsters and operators failed to convene with federal conciliator John L. Connor, who had urged talks. Spokesmen say parties remain willing to meet, but no conference materialized. The strike, begun Sunday by Charleston Local 175 and Huntington Local 505, affects Charleston Parkersburg Huntington Point Pleasant and Ashland jurisdictions.
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Charleston
AFL
West Virginia
Kentucky
Teamsters Union
John L. Connor
Huntington
APL International ‘Teamsters
Charleston, Parkersburg
Huntington, Point ~ Pleasant
Ash
Youths Ordered Into Police Court For Halloween Pranks
Ten youths, reported to West Grafton police for trick or treat tactics, are to appear before Municipal Police Court Judge Guy Allender. Police Chief Joe Mask said they demanded money or treats and threatened property damage. A Fetterman area group caused nightly nuisance. owners warned parents will be held responsible.
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Grafton City Hospital
Joe Mask
West Grafton
Guy Allender
Mr. Mask
Fetterman
Grafton Woman Seeks Reimbursement for Window Damage
Margaret Mason owner of the Village Inn in Grafton testified before the court of claims seeking a $22.80 reimbursement for a broken window. She alleged the damage resulted from an escapee from Pruntytown Boys Industrial School due to alleged guard negligence by the Board of Control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Grafton
Pruntytown
Court of Claims
Tgaret Mason
Village Inn
Board of Control
Halsey urges readiness for rapid air attack strategy
Washington reports Admiral William F. Halsey testifying before the House Armed Services Committee calls for a defense plan focused on ready rapid air strikes against military targets. He criticizes reliance on the B 36 and urges lighter fast planes to strike armies and transport networks, arguing strategic bombing of rear areas cannot halt ground forces.
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Washington
William F. (Bull
Halsey
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Pacific
Europe
Gressor
Lewis and Ching Pressures Push Coal Talks Past Week
John L. Lewis and soft coal operators met for the 40th time as Cyrus S. Ching, the government mediator, advised speedier talks to end the strike now four weeks old. Ching spoke by warning of a crisis and government scrutiny while Lewis signaled willingness to bargain with northern western and southern operators meeting at Charleston and White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Lewis
Charleston
LEWIs pare 6 HIT BY AUTO
Robert B. Barnes 16, of Horner's Rock, was struck and killed by an automobile while crossing State Route 4 at Dulls Creek. State Police Cpl. Myers reported. Barnes had been playing with a group of children during a recess at the Dulls Creek school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Robert B. Barnes
Horner's Rock
Dulls Creek
Myers
Five Forest Fires Extinguished in Southern West Virginia
The Conservation Commission reports five forest fires in Kanawha Lincoln and Mingo counties, all minor with four spotted by the commission's airplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
Kanawha County
Lincoln County
Mingo County
Ommission
Plan Murder Charge Filed in Buckhannon Tavern Fight
State Police Cpl. R C Culp said murder charges would be lodged today against Stanton Flint 22 and Robert Harris 20 both of Burnsville. They were arrested in connection with the death of Osburn Andrews 26 of Arlington who died in a Martinsburg hospital from injuries suffered in a tavern fight near Buckhannon.
Women Meet for Peace Conference at Grafton Church
At Andrews church a group of one hundred American women hosted a dinner for delegates from six nations United States Great Britain France Germany and South America The gathering stressed friendship learning about each other and the power of love as a path to peace Many attendees noted mothers represented five of the six countries and recalled how war-pride gave way to affection as families formed ties across the seas Women observers emphasized that if women acted as peace negotiators wars might end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
South America
W. Va
USA
Woman's Club
Andrews Church
Red forces drive toward Canton as Chinese defenses crumble
In south China the Communist armies push toward Canton while Nationalist defenses retreat. An estimated 80,000 government troops withdraw toward the city as evacuees flood Hong Kong. Reports say Communists may advance from suburbs northeast of Canton with plans to evacuate by sea to Foshan and Hainan.
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Hong Kong
Fiortheast
Canton
Formosa
Hainan Islands
Tsung-Jen
Kewilin
Kwangsi Province
Chungking
Pat Chunghi
Kwingsi
Freight Train Crash Kills 25 in Buenos Aires
A collision between a freight train and a resort bound passenger train near the President Peron railway station in Buenos Aires left 25 dead and more than 100 injured. An electric line caught fire from a short circuit, with fire crews at dawn still battling flames and no additional casualties reported. Most casualties occurred in second class cars as the freight train plowed into the oncoming train. President Juan D. Peron, Evita, and cabinet members rushed to the crash site within city limits.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Evita
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