Hatchet Murder Shocks Housewife in Nightgown Slaying
Police say Mrs. Joseph Kofahl, 40, was slain in her sleep with a hatchet in her home. Detective inspectors Finch and Thiele report the husband William E. Kofahl, a driller, has been abroad in Saudi Arabia. motive cited jealousy. An associate was told to call police after the confession. authorities found a hatchet beside the bed. Also noted, elections will be held within 30 days at Heyden Chemical Morgantown plant to determine union representation for various work groups.
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Pia
Esser
Harry Finch
James Thiele
Billy J. Irvin
Joseph Kofahl
Finch
William E. Kofahl
Saudi Arabia
Trvin
Washington
Heyden Cnemial Corporation
Morgantown
W. Va
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Tropical Hurricane Churns In Atlantic
A mighty tropical hurricane churned through the Atlantic moving northeast after brushing Bermuda. Winds near the center reached about 180 miles per hour as the storm steered away from land and toward shipping lanes, posing no immediate land threat.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Volunteers Swell Police Ranks At Bell Aircraft Riot
Nearly 100 volunteers were sworn in to bolster the police at the Bell Aircraft plant in Buffalo New Jersey amid strike turmoil and two days of clashes that left 14 injured. Sheriff Henry E. Becker authorized the special deputies after warrants were issued for 24 arrests. Governor Dewey and a state mediator sought to curb further bloodshed.
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Buffalo
N. J
Bell Aircraft
Henry E. Becker
Niagara County
Thomas &. Dewey
Frantic Blueville mother learns son safe but won’t return
Florence Shaffer, a widow employed by the government in Washington, D. C., learns her 16 year old son Donald Lee Powell is alive in woods above Blueville. He refuses to return home, fearing reprimand, and police have a state wide alert out. He is described as six feet tall, about 140 pounds, with brown hair and eyes, wearing an aqua sport shirt, tweed trousers and brown shoes.
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Blueville
Florence Shaffer
Washington, D. C
Donald Lee Powell
Haseen
Road contracts awarded by state in Summers and Marion counties
The Road Commission approved three contracts for Summers and Marion counties totaling $80,?06.50 to Atlas Engineering Sam Polino for surface treatment and to Howard Price for grading and drainage. A fourth bid for State Route 10 from Springton to Matoaka was held for study while navigation protests delayed the Star City bridge superstructure bids.
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Charleston
Summers
Marion Counties
Road Commission
The
Feather Construction Company
Morgantown
Bease
Star City Bridge
Commission
Public Roads ‘Administration
New Star City
Marion County
Atlas Engineering Company
Sam Polino
Elkins
Pinley Run
Howard Price and Company
Huntington
Indian Mills
Indian Creek
Mercer
Acme Construction Company
Beckley
Springton
Matoaka
First Place Fair Winners Urged to Contact Sentinel
The Grafton Sentinel reports missing addresses for all first place fair winners. Winners or their friends should contact the Sentinel office to ensure free subscription records are prepared. Subscriptions hoped to be ready by Monday.
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Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Mon‘Gay
Chilly 39 Degrees Sets Season’s Low Record in Area
The government observer W D Myers logged 39 degrees last night, the lowest since spring, with forecasts calling for cool but fair weather. Temperatures are expected to run below the normal 68 this weekend, with Saturday warmer and showers likely Sunday and Monday.
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Grafton High
Clay Battelle
W. D. Myers
Expect New Contract To Be Signed Today Ending Bus Strike
In Hagerstown Maryland AFL bus drivers and Blue Ridge Transportation expected to sign a new contract today. A F MacDonald Blue Ridge general manager said an agreement was reached late last night with a wage increase compromise. The contract updates vacation schedules and adds to the present terms, replacing the expired agreement from July 31. Local 1335 of the AFL union represented the workers.
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Hagerstown
Mad
AFL
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
A. F. MacDonald
Blue Ridge
Mrs America Contest Hit Semi Finals Stage
Fort Lee New Jersey sees thirty two homemakers vie in tomorrow's Mrs America semi finals with kitchen skill and swimsuit appeal. Last night eight more entrants joined twenty four already chosen for the finals at Asbury Park. Two judging panels will pick finalists for the Sunday crown.
Truman Aims to Avert Mopac Strike at Deadline
President Truman pressed last minute efforts to stop a Missouri Pacific Railroad strike set for 3 p.m. EST affecting 5,000 workers and up to 25,000 more across 11 states. Freight halted, passenger service limited, and talks cited as exhausted while steel talks loomed.
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Truman
Missouri-Pacific
Elkins to Ask PSC for Sewage Charge
The City of Elkins will formally petition the Public Service Commission on Monday to grant authority to charge sewer rates to fund a 25000 survey of sewage problems. Rates proposed range from 1 dollar per quarter for homes to 10 dollars per quarter for some institutions and businesses, with the goal of stopping pollution in the Tygart Valley river. The hearing date followed a city filing and comes as the Wayne Gas company seeks to raise its rates from 30 cents to a graduated scale starting at 50 cents per 1000 cubic feet.
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Charleston
Moncay
Wayne Gas Bicgpa
State Officials Sacrifice Rights For Dollars Says Rush D Holt
Rush D Holt, former U S Senator candidate, told a Council of State Governments meeting in Asheville that many state officials trade state rights for Washington dollars. He urged states to end dependence on federal funds and solve problems with their own resources and minds, warning without a return to states rights the government’s form may not endure.
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Asheville
N.C
U. S
Rush D. Holt
Washington
Holt
West, Virginia
House of Delegates
Council of State Governments
Resolution to abolish federal auto excise taxes proposed
The West Virginia highway users conference passed a resolution urging lawmakers to abolish all federal automobile excise taxes. Secretary Francis Farley noted WV motorists pay the sixth highest taxes in the nation, averaging 71 dollars per year.
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Charleston
West Virginia Highway Users Conference
West Virginia
Washington
Francis Farley
Western winners lead Miss America preliminaries in 1949
Atlantic City reports that most early winners come from the western states with Miss Colorado Sylvia Canaday taking bathing suit top honors and Miss Minnesota Gloria Burkhart scoring in talent. Eastern and southern contestants may dominate later in personality and evening gown rounds.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mississippi
Sylvia Canaday
Denver
Colorado
Arzona
Racque Mercer
Litchfield
Jane Ann Pederson
Santa Rosa
California
Margaret Lynn Munn
Toronto
Minnesota
Gloria Yvonne Burkhart
Minneapolis
New York Race Dulles May Face Truman In Campaign
President Truman signaled he may tour New York to back a Democratic senator as Herbert Lehman seeks to fill the Wag ner unexpired term. Senator Dulles said presidential help would not faze him while he campaigns with Senator Ives and the Dewey slate in New York.
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Washington
Truman
Dulles
Robert F. Wag
Ner
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Standard
Lehman
New York
Roosevelt
New ‘York
Ives
Red Light Flashes For Missouri Pacific Strike
The Missouri Pacific railroad flashed a red signal to all trains as a 5 000-strong operating employes strike loomed at 3 p.m. EST. The Sunflower last passenger run began from Kansas City to St Louis at 2 20 a.m. EST. An embargo on freight has been in effect since Tuesday affecting 11 states and hundreds of towns and industries. President Truman said he was using every effort but authority was nearly exhausted.
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Mr. Truman
Mopac
Missouri Pacific
Brotherhoods
Truman
CIO
CIO United Steelworkers
ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Sunflower
Kansas City
St Louis
Washington
Swimmer Plans 160 Mile Ohio River Jaunt
Huntington native George Holderby 42 aims to swim non stop from Huntington to Cincinnati covering 160 miles in about 45 hours aided by river current. He has previously crossed the river in 16 minutes with hands tied and swam 30 miles from Miller to Huntington. The effort is sponsored by Flem Evans of WPLH and Garland Frasher, Marine Sales.
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Huntington
George Holderby
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Holderby
Proctorville
Miller
Flem Evans
WPLH
Garland Frasher
Young Navy flier testifies in B 36 probe before Congress
Lt Samuel Ingram testified at a Navy court of inquiry that Rep Charles Deane asked Navy official Cedric Worth for information leading to the anonymous document that spurred the B 36 investigation. Worth admitted drafting the memo and was suspended. The committee found no politics or irregularities in the hints. Ingram described his meetings with Deane aboard a carrier cruise and dinners while Deane pressed national defense discussions.
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Washington (P
Samuel P. Ingram
Navy
Charles B. Deane
D-Nc
Cedric R. Worth
Worth
House-Armed Services Committee
Dan A. Kimball
Navy Court
Thomas G. Kincaid
Air Force
House
Ingram
Deane
Congress
Cancer detection dilemma outlined by American Cancer Society
In Portsmouth New Hampshire a three day conference of 60 national experts heard that universal annual cancer checkups would overwhelm doctors and resources. The American Cancer Society cited 22 million Americans alive now at risk of dying without better detection or treatment and noted current detection centers are booked for weeks. Experts emphasized the need for simple early spotting tests and efficient screening methods.
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American Cancer Society
Thation
Polio Case Count Rises in Cabell County
The Cabell county total of infantile paralysis cases climbed to 16, with three more patients admitted to Morris Memorial Hospital in Milton. Two infantile paralysis deaths have occurred in the county this year.
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Cabell County
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Police Crack Down on Drinkers at Football Games
Police will limit alcohol at Grafton High football games with officers posted in stands and on the field. New parking rules shift to a west lot for 300 to 400 cars, supervised by traffic police and firemen as Superintendent Rohrbaugh urges public cooperation to curb stadium drinking.
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Joe Mask
Grafton High
Mask
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Taylor County
Moran Named Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs
PAIRMONT PA Robert B Moran of Fairmont will go to Charleston October 1 to take the post as deputy director of the state department of veterans affairs in charge of public relations and field offices. Moran, former newspaper man and head of the agency's office here since 1946, was appointed by State Director T H Pat McGovren.
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Pairmont
Robert’ B. Morran
Fairmont
Charleston
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Moran
T. H
Pat) McGovren
Plan Opening Bids For College Construction Plan
The State Board of Education will meet next Wednesday and Thursday to open bids on construction and repair work at West Liberty State College, Marshall College, and Concord College. Secretary H K Baer said the meeting will also study recommendations for a five member committee to choose a site for a camp for the Future Farmers of America and Future Homemakers of America.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
West Liberty State College
Marshall and Concord
H.K. Baer
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Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employee of America, Afl
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Carl I. Schaeffer
John Michael
Gerald
Papa Schaeffer
Wasitington
PSC
Southern Belles
Portsmouth
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Sidney Schwartz
Brooklyn
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Schwartz
Robert B. Moran
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