Plane Crash Kills Many Aboard Air France Constellation
An Air France Constellation with Marcel Cerdan and 47 others crashed on a Azorean peak near Santa Maria. Witnesses saw the flaming craft strike Algarvia peak during poor visibility en route from Paris to New York. Some survivors reported, rescue teams rushed to the scene, passengers included 10 Americans and two Canadians, with Ginette Neveu among those aboard.
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Santa Maria
Azores
Air France
Constellation
Marcel Cerdan
Algarvia
Sao Miguel Island
Paris
New York
Ginette Neveu
Louis Boutet de Montvel
Cerdan
Jo Longman
Paul Jenser
Madison Square Garden
Jake Lamotte
Detroit
Algarva Peak
Truman silent on aiding Missouri renomination bid
A daily world roundup notes President Truman avoided committing to backing Rep. Leonard Irving in Missouri during the looming 1950 primary. He said he would "cross that bridge when he comes to it," leaving the decision for next spring before the Missouri primary.
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Washington
Truman
Leonard Irving
Missouri
Redoubled Efforts To Settle Strike Are Expected Now
President Truman held back from intervening in the steel and coal strikes and expected today to trigger intensified talks toward voluntary settlement. He said the 28 day steel and 37 day coal disputes have not yet forced a national emergency, delaying Taft Hartley injunctions. Senator Taft agreed emergency powers are not warranted yet, while others urge action to prevent worsening effects. REDOUBLED page 5.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
R-Neb
GOP
Senate
Father’s Complaint Brings Galloway Man Into Court
Sam Scolish of Galloway faced a justice of the peace hearing on charges of contributing to juvenile delinquency. He posted a $500 bond and requested a preliminary hearing for November 16 at 10 am. The warrant followed a complaint by Thomas J Saucer, accusing Scolish of urging his 16-year-old daughter toward fornication and adultery. Scolish may present defense evidence on November 16 or waive to let the Taylor County grand jury act.
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Sam Scolish
Galloway
Scolish
E. L. Duckworth
Ray Matthews
Thomas J Saucer
Saucer
Death from rabies in Kanawha County claims 10 year old
Kanawha County records the year's first rabies death as ten year old William Billie O Painter of Dunbar. He died 17 days after a dog bite and after beginning anti rabies treatments.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
William
Billie
O. B. Painter
Dunbar
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizen Birth At City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Kermit Patrick of 438 West Main celebrate the birth of a daughter at City hospital on October 27 at 2 16 pm. The infant weighs seven pounds nine and a quarter ounces.
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Kermit Patrick
West Main Street
City Hospital
Admiral Denfeld Reaffirms Guns Yet Accepts Exit
Washington report says Admiral Louis Denfeld, ousted as chief of naval operations by President Truman, declares he will “stick by my guns” but may take a lesser post if it aids the Navy and the country. He had opposed military unification and testified the Navy is being pushed into a weaker security role by the Air Force.
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Washington
Louis Denfeld
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Truman
Denfeld
House
Georgia
Vinson
D-Ga
Rep. Short
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
30 Men In Jail After Randolpa County Picketing
Elkins reports 30 men jailed and four held on bail pending grand jury action after coal truck dumping amid a strike. Drivers from non union mines under Red Maun's Act charges. State Police say troopers surprised a band of 50 attacking a truck on Route 33 ten miles from Elkins. 30 detained, others fled.
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Elkins
Randolpa
T. E. Wright
Wright
Carr China Staff Donate To Taylor Polio Emergency Fund
Taylor County's emergency infantile paralysis drive totals 325 dollars with 204.75 raised by Carr China employees and staff. John Sayre Jr. said funds will stay local and the chapter has 600 dollars from the national foundation. Two county cases this year cost 850 dollars in bills. Richard Currence has recovered and Lee Allen Green remains hospitalized yet improving. Lions Club masquerade ball next Monday will raise proceeds for the local emergency polio fund.
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Taylor County
Carr China Company
John Sayre, Jr
Sayre
National Foundation
Richard Currence
Otho Currence
Wendel
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Lee Allen Green
Claude Lee Green
Simpson
Lions Club
Woman Dies on B and O Train in Baltimore
A Martinsburg West Virginia woman, Mrs. Bessie E. Ashton, traveling with her husband to Philadelphia, died in Baltimore early today. They left Martinsburg last night and boarded at Camden station. She became ill before the train departed Mt. Royal station. cause of death not immediately determined.
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Baltimore
Martinsburg
W. Va
Philadelphia
Bessie E. Ashton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland
Missing Hinton railroad worker hunted in rugged Bluestone area
Curtis Thurston, 74, a Hinton railroad worker, disappeared on a hunting trip. Rescue squads combed rugged terrain above Bluestone Reservoir after Thurston failed to appear at a prearranged meeting point yesterday morning.
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Hinton
Curtis Thurston
Bluestone Reservoir
F. A. Ferry
Thurston
Hope To Alleviate Hunger Caused By Coal Steel Strikes
In Charleston Wheeling officials extend school lunch support for families affected by coal and steel strikes. Assistant County Superintendent Levering Bonar says no striker child will go hungry and parents should repay after the strike ends, at about 3.50 dollars per month. Wellsboro groups discover 1478.67 unspent from a community chest, redirected to Salvation Army and Red Cross. A meeting is planned to form a relief organization to meet the emergency as about half the normal mining work force, including 1200 miners, is affected.
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Charleston
Wheeling
Levering Bonar
Wellsboro
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Bidault Voted Newest Premier Ending Long Crisis
France ends a half century of political turmoil as Georges Bidault is confirmed premier by 367 to 183. Leading MRP figure and wartime resistance head, Bidault presents a cabinet to President Vincent Auriol, matching a center coalition lineup and pledging a socialist leaning program.
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Paris
France
Georges Bidault
Bidault
National Assembly
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
Vincent Auriol
Assembly
Center
Jules Moch
Rene Mayer
15 Year Old Girl Testifies in Grand Jury Case
A 15 year old expectant mother testified in Fleming ton court that Robert Gordon Jr. raped her on February 18 while her parents were away. Magistrate Ona Jefferys ruled there was sufficient evidence to hold Gordon for grand jury action in Taylor County Circuit Court. The girl Loretta Bays, born August 29 1934, described Gordon entering her one room home at Flemington at 3 p.m. on February 18, locking the door, restraining her and committing the assault. She said she kept quiet about the incident afterward.
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Flemington
Robert Gordon, Jr
Taylor County
Ona Jefferys
Gordon
Loretta Mae Bays
Justice Court
Grafton
Britain Labour Government Wins Confidence Vote
In London the Labour government survived a stern confidence test as Parliament backed the economy program by 353 to 222 votes. Several Labour MPs were absent or abroad, and the opposition pressed for stronger spending cuts amid broader discontent over Attlee’s measures.
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London
Britain
Labyuites
Cabiinet
Tabor
Labor
Parliamener
Attlee
Taylor County Temperatures Fluctuate From Subzero to Warmth
Weather notes from Britain's page seven report Old man weather shifted last night, giving Taylor County relief from 23 degrees. This morning's low rose to 31 degrees, with 11 a.m. reading at 68 degrees, three degrees above yesterday's 65 high. Tonight should stay milder, projected 40 to 45.
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Taylor
36 Years Of Entertainment Shown To Grafton By John Lester Bush
John Lester Bush, known as Les, has long been a fixture in Grafton. He bred and owned West Virginia’s fastest horse, Lady Maude B., and pursued Grand Circuit racing across major tracks. Bush opened his first theatre in 1913, later owned the Strand from 1914 to 1948, and purchased the Dixie Theatre in 1915, with his wife Maude E. Bush (née Moore) an early assistant manager and pianist.
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Grafton
John Lester Bush
Les
Grafton-Morgantown
Mr. Bush
Bush
West Virginia
Colfax
Lady Maude B
Indianapolis
Goshen
New York
Syracuse
Buffalo
Roosevelt Raceway
Reading
Pennsylvania
Myrtle Beach
North Carolina
Hippodrome Theatre
The
Strand
Dixie Theatre
Senator Thom as to Stand Trial November 7
Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff ruled Rep J Parnell Thomas must stand trial November 7 on defrauding the government charges. The 54 year old New Jersey Republican was postponed after physicians reported his stomach disorder. The indicted former committee member faces payroll padding and kickback allegations from the American Activities Committee era.
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Washington
Alexander . Holtzoff
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
Holtzoff
Thomas
Bai
Shennan
U.S
George Morris Fay
William H. Coline
Collins
Eskimos Banned From Crossing Bering Strait Between Alaska and Russia
Rep Burnside reports on a 32 day 92000 mile tour of Alaska and the Far East noting Eskimos may no longer cross the Bering Strait. An Interior Department official says Summer trading on Diomede Island in U S territory has been halted across the border but no trouble was reported this year.
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Parkersburg
Bering Strait
Alaska
Russia
Siberia
Burnside
D-Wva
The
Lions Club
Far East
Washington
Interior Department
Little Diomede
U.S. Territory
Big Diobede
Wilam EB. Warne
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Bear Cleve
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Jesse W. Palmer
Tuscumbia
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Oon
Peter Beatty
Marshall Field
Ritz
Grover C. Adams
Ross Street
Adams
Clarksburg
W. S. Snider
Eft
A. N. Peters
Father
Carr China
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