Prison Break by Five Arizona Desperadoes, Two Dead
In Phoenix, five inmates from Midtown county Jail escaped from a fifth floor cell block early today. Two prisoners, Edward Corcoran and Edward McEwen, were killed by gunfire. A night watchman was shot, and deputy sheriff injuries were reported as authorities blocked streets and searched the courthouse while the escape prompted a citywide manhunt. One inmate, Jack L. Tatum, fled downtown, while two others were captured on a stairway. The incident sparked dramatic response as fire trucks and deputies.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Tom Stowe
Jack L. Tatum
Edward Corcoran
Edward McEwen
Tatum
Sheriff's
W. A. Millett
Kingwood Drug Store Fire Causes $10,000 Loss
A early morning blaze damaged Bartlett's Drug Store in Kingwood causing about $10,000 in losses. Fire Chief Scott Bundorf said no injuries were reported.
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Kingwood Drug
Kingwood
Bartlett's
Scott Bundorf
Death by own action verdict in Wheeling case
Ohio County Coroner John Dugan yesterday ruled death by own action in the Wheeling case of Howard Fehrenbach whose body was found hanging from a rafter at his home.
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Wheeling
Ohio County
John Dugan
Howard Fehrenbach
L G Robinson Heads Ministers For Second Term
The Reverend L G Robinson was re elected president of the Methodist Ministers Association of the Grafton area at St John s church. Re elected secretary was Reverend S L Arnold with Clyde Ash named treasurer and G W Swynham as publicity chairman. New members Reverend Ash and Reverend Grimpey welcomed. meetings set for the third Monday each month at 10 a m.
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L. G. Robinson
St. John’s Methodist Church
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Grafton
St. John's Church
5. L. Arnold
Clyde Ash
Andrews Church
G. W.swynham
Ash
E. ‘Trimpey
Grimpey
Messenger
Ministers’ Association
Grafton Student Earns ROTC Cadet Leader Post
Nelson C. Hinchee Jr of Weirton, a forestry senior at West Virginia University, was elected president of the 298 cadets in the advanced ROTC unit. Other officers named include Malcolm M. Crawford of Brownsville Pennsylvania as vice president James G. Lusk of Williamson as secretary and Thomas Robinson of Grafton as treasurer.
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Morgantown
Nelson C. Hinchee, Jr
Weirton
West Virginia University
Advanced Reserve Officers Training Corps
Malcolm M. Crawford
Brownsville
Pennsylvania
James
G. Lusk
Williamson
Thomas Robinson
Grafton
Officials Association Accepting Applications in West Virginia
John Semon of the Northern West Virginia Approved Basketball Officials Association invites applications for membership. Write to Mr. Semon at West Virginia University to obtain blanks, which must be returned by November 15.
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John Semon
Northern West Virginia Approved Basketball Officials Association
Semon
West Virginia University
Railroads to Curtail Passenger Trains Over Coal Shortage
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads with 25 days or less coal supply to trim passenger trains by 25 percent for two months. Major lines including New York Central and Michigan Central announce cuts. impact varies by line, with many commuters facing crowded trains or travel changes. Local officials indicate no immediate passenger service curtailment in Monongah, but statewide disruption looms as ICC action takes effect.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
ICC
Michigan Central Railroad
Long Island Railroad
York City
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Reading
Grand ‘Trunk
New Haven
Pere Marquette
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ilinois Central
Monon
Gulf Mobile
Ohio
New England
Urey says Reds moving faster in atomic field
Nobel laureate Havol d C Urey told a Philadelphia press conference that Russia is advancing faster than the United States in atomic development and may soon surpass us. He urged curbing military secrecy and firing security officers except at Los Alamos, a view echoed by Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves.
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Scott
U. S
Philadelphia
United States
Havold C. Urey
Urey
Los Alamos
Taylor Farmers To Receive Free Repair Instruction
The Vo-Ag Department of Grafton High School announces free adult and young farmer courses in Farm Mechanics and Farm Machinery repair starting Monday evening October 24 in the Vo-Ag shop. Instructor 8. Kever Ford will lead sessions each Monday from 7:00 to 11:00, with farmers supplying their own parts and materials. enrollment is open.
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Vo-Ag
Grafton High School
Taylor County
F. C.waggoner
Kever Ford
Local Girl Tops Mortar Board List At West Virginia U
Fourteen sophomores tied for scholastic honor on West Virginia University's Mortar Board Honor Roll for top averages as freshmen. Edna Arnold leads with 3.0, followed by Janice Bradshaw Gratton 2.94, Barbara Shumaker Morgantown 2.94, and other Morgantown residents with 2.92 to 2.50. Lois Burson, Newell, Mortar Board president, announced the list.
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Geaston
Mortar Board
West Virginia University
Lois Burson
Newell
Edna L. Arnold
Morgantown
Janice Bradshaw
Gratton
Barbara Shumaker
Jeanne Beicher
Elm Grove
Joanne Linge
Clarksburg
Elva Shingleton
State Commander Of American Legion To Visit Locally
Walker Long West Virginia American Legion commander will visit Grafton Post 12 next Wednesday Oct 26 at 5 pm. He will also tour posts in Kingwood Terra Alta Morgantown Grant Town Salem Fairmont Clarksburg Lumberport and Shinnston with Assistant Department Adjutant R A Thorn. Local Legionnaires are urged to attend the welcome session at the Legion home on McGraw Avenue for dinner and a following meeting with films Armistice Day plans will be discussed. Long, Huntington Publishing general manager, was elected State Commander at Wheeling in July. a World War I Naval Flying Corps veteran and Cornell AB graduate.
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Walker Long
Huntington
West Virginia American Legion
Grafton
Long
Kingwood
Terra Alta
Morgantown
Grant Town
Salem
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Lumperport
Shinnston
R. A. “Rat” Thorn
Mr. Long
Legion
Graw Avenue
Armistic
Huntington Publishing Company
American Legion of West Virginia
Wheeling
Naval Flying Corps
Ground School of
Naval Corps
University of Washington
Navy
San Diego
California
American Legion Post
Borneman Registers at Colorado School of Mines
Golden Colorado robert c borneman son of mr and mrs w c borneman of 326 yates avenue and a grafton high school graduate has registered as a freshman at the colorado school of mines this year marking its seventy fifth anniversary of mineral engineering training the mine offers professional engineering degrees in mining petroleum production refining geology metallurgy and geophysics
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Golden
Colorado
Robert C. Borneman
W. C. Borneman
Yates Avenue
Grafton High School
Colorado School of Mines
Borneman
Miner starts pilgrimage to honor memory of son
Corbin miner David Wallen, 54, plans an 8000 mile walk from Louisville to San Francisco carrying a three foot aluminum wreath plaque. He will meet his wife there and together travel to Guadalcanal to place the plaque where his son’s ship sank in the last war. He trusts divine guidance to handle travel details.
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Louisville
Corbin
Guadalcanal
David Wallen
San Francisco
Wallen
Body of Youngster Recovered From Spring
The body of David Fanning aged 2 son of Mr and Mrs Henderson Fanning of Davy McDowell County was recovered from a spring here by his mother yesterday after he fell in and drowned in the channel near the spring.
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Welch
David Fanning
Henderson Fanning
Davy
McDowell County
Local Students Ride Fire Truck Across Taylor County
Forty eight Taylor county students earned a ride on the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department fire wagon as a reward for home inspection contest excellence during Fire Prevention Week. Four winners from each school, two girls and two boys, rode in scheduled stops including East End West Side First Ward St Augustine Blueville Haymond Webster Parkview Pruntytown Garrison Knottsville and Thornton with times from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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America
Taylor County
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
East End
West Side
First Ward
St. Augustine
Blueville
Haymond
Webster
Parkview
Pruntytown
Garrison
Knottsville
Thornton
Two Grafton Girls Given Offices At Baptist Rally
The Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Union Association met at Simpson Creek Baptist church in Bridgeport to plan next year. President Martha Lewis of Elkins opened the meeting after a snack supper, with officers and committee chairs including vice president Paul McDonald of WVU Morgantown secretary Allee Harrie Parsons treasurer Jack Crane Alderson-Broaddus College Philippi and fellowship coordinator Barbara Hull Alderson-Broaddus College.
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Baptist Youth Fellowship For the Union Association
Simpson Creek Baptist Church
Bridgeport
Martha Lewis
Elkins
Paul McDonald
WVU
Morgantown
Allee Harrie
Parsons
Jack Crane
Alderson- Broaddus College
Philippi
Barbara Hull
Alderson-Broaddus College
Government Pushes Effort To Break Strike Deadlock
The government presses to end the month old steel strike as coal talks stall. Cyrus Ching urges U S Steel to settle pension and insurance demands in New York. Coal operators walk out in West Virginia and tensions push ICC to cut coal burning passenger trains by a quarter from October 1 levels.
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Washington
Truman
Cyrus Ching
U. S. Steel Corporation
ICC
New York Central Railroad
Baltimore,and Ohio Railroad
Roy B. White
B, and O
Blue- Lee Government
Pace 3
Women Bludgeoned and Brother Killed in Berkeley Tragedy
In Berkeley California two women Mrs Mamie McKenzie and Miss Irene O Neill were beaten to death and their brother Eugene O Neill was shot dead at their home on University of California campus neighbors had reported papers and milk uncollected for 11 days Police found the bodies in a bedroom and laundry area with a revolver nearby investigators question if the brother shot himself or was murdered.
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Berkeley
Calif
Mamie McKenzie
Stern Hall
University of California
Irene O'Neil
Southern Pacific
O'Neil
Grass fire at 441 West Main extinguished quickly
No damage resulted from a grass fire swiftly put out at 441 West Main Street. The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department used an Indian pump to extinguish the blaze at 3 05 p m yesterday.
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West Main Street
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Rosemont Seaman Participates in Labrador Cold Weather Exercises
Frank Scouise a seaman from Rosemont serves aboard the submarine USS Sea son taking part in joint Navy and Marine Corp cold weather drills off Tabread in Had iston Inlet. The exercise lasts about four weeks with roughly ten days in Canadian waters.
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Frank Scouise
USN
Rosemont
Navy Ind
Marine. Corpa
Hadiston Inlet
Canadian
Truman May Seek Tax Hike Next Year Faces Skeptic Congress
President Truman proposed a tax increase for 1950 and faced a cool reception from Congress. Analysts note any tax rise would likely apply to 1950 income, not 1949, with hearings, debates, and cross chamber delays likely. Truman favored raising corporate taxes over individual rates, but Congress may again ignore the proposal.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
House
Senate
Seek 4 H Leaders For Grafton Area
Taylor county 4 H program seeks leaders for the Grafton area to organize youth clubs for the coming year. County Agent Ralph E Women invites interested adults to contact the office as preparations are made to form groups. 4 H membership in Taylor county has grown to over 400, with Flemington Prunty town Hepaibeh area noting large clubs and reorganizations.
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Taylor County
Ralph E
Fike
Flemington
Pruntytown
Hepaibeh School
Tobacco Tax to Target Mail Order Cigarettes
West Virginia will require out-of-state cigarette dealers who mail tobacco into the state to collect the penny-per-pack tax. Tax Commissioner C. H. Koontz says purchases by residents from mail order firms lacking proper stamps cost the state about $200,000 annually.
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Charleston
Truman
West Virginia
C. H.koontz
Koontz
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