B&O to Curtail 23 Steam Trains Under ICC Order
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will discontinue 23 steam powered passenger trains effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday October 25 following ICC directives for coal burned trains on lines with under 25 days coal supply. Local and branch line services reduced with many routes cut to specific days. several named trains and routes listed with schedule changes and cancellations across Cincinnati Washington Pittsburgh Rochester Wheeling Kenova Grafton Charleston and other points.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ICC
B&o
Grafton
Charleston
Cincinnati
Washington
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Connellsville
E. Salamanca
Rochester
E. Salamaica
War Veteran slain near Rhine Main Air Base in Maryland
A 32 year old WWII veteran was killed at the Madsen home near the Rhine Main Air Base as he returned from a party. Investigators say Mrs. Madsen had left the Femme party shortly before the incident. Mrs. Madsen appeared shaken in U.S. District Court in Maryland where Judge T. Marye ordered new remand to custody for trial.
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Madsen
Rhine-Main Air Base
Blue Ridge Bus Strike Ends. Service Resumes Across Regions
Western division drivers and mechanics settled a four day dispute with Blue Ridge Bus Lines. About 300 workers affected, daily ridership around 20,000 across Western Pennsylvania West Virginia parts of Ohio. Eastern division services Hillsburg Camperland Maryland unaffected. Service to resume Wednesday for Waynesburg Uniontown Washington Morgantown Clarksburg Wheeling and Cleveland. Local 1036 AFL Street Railway workers approved settlement. Prison terms issued for unrelated municipal court case in St Louis.
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Washington
Blue—Hidge
Aacey
Apour
Ewack Ce Premiver Lin
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Hillsburgh
Camperland
AFL Street Railway
Blue Ridge
Waynesburg
Uniontown
Washington, Pa
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Cleveland
Truman and Lehman back in NY predict win over Wie
Lehman says he and President Truman see a clear victory over Wie and will not require HAL to accept a campaign speech. Truman’s train guests include Secretary of State Aches, Senate leaders Lucia and Connally, Kee, and Rep. Eaton, reflecting a major foreign policy gathering amid new strains in U S Soviet relations.
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Lehman
Belair House
New York
Truman
Houot
Rep
Eaton
House
Retirement Tribute for Mr. Adams From B&O Monongah Division
B and O on Monongah division honors Mr Adams with 43 years of service. Trainmaster A N Peters lauds Adams for dependable, efficient work and wishes him well in retirement including hunting and fishing. Assistant road foreman W S Snider notes a 30 year association, praising Adams’ character and long tenure.
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Monongah
Adams
A . N. Peters
Adam
Stars in Imaginary Invalid at Grafton High Tonight
Five Barter Theatre stars headline the Imaginary Invalid to be staged at 8 p m in the Grafton Senior High School auditorium. Proceeds go to the Emergency Polio funds campaign, with the Grafton Thespians and local officials coordinating the event.
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Barter Theatre Company
Grafton Senior High School
Grafton’ Thespians
Barter Theatre
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Mildred Haddox
France crisis deepens as Bidault named premier
The coalition government led by Bidault faces pressure over postwar crisis. President Vincent Auriol designated Bidault after a ruling coalition of Socialists Radical Socialists and Popular Republicans navigated between Communism and De Gaulleism. Bidault warned reporters that delay risks forced elections and potential Communist reentry into government to meet international obligations.
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France
Vincent Auriol
Bidault
Re‘porters
Prospect of Prosperity Clashes With Steel Strike Talks
Arthur Clarendon Smith Sr, head of a local Democratic club, quoted the president on two forthcoming prosperous years and possible strike settlements within ten days. Smith later said the quote may have been mistaken. Labor mediator Cyrus Ching pressed U S Steel and the CIO Steelworkers for a pension method breakthrough in secret talks in New York and by phone, with another meeting expected that afternoon.
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Arthur Clarendon Smith, Sr
District of
Cyrus S.ching
U. S. Steel Corporation
New York
Ching
CIO
Son
Ing
U.S. Steel
Attlee Addresses House Amid Financial Crisis Debate
Prime minister Attlee urged reduced expenditure and higher production as Britain faced a financial crisis. The scene inside Parliament showed crowded galleries and anxious crowds outside, with attention on the next steps for the country amid economic pressures.
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Attlee
Britain
Elizabeth
Mult Partisan Cabinet Forms During New Election
A cabinet representing all parties will hold office while a new election is organized. The Communists have been excluded from government for two and a half years. Vladimir K. Zworykin, pivotal in electronic television development, applied for his first patent in 1923. The first major league baseball game televised was Brooklyn versus Cincinnati on August 26, 1939.
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Vladimir K. Zworykin
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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