Senators Grill Vaughan and Maragon in Molasses Probe
Senate subcommittee hearings reveal alleged payments to Maragon by Allied Molasses Company and corroboration from Milton Polland that he paid Maragon $1,000. Maragon denies any government business payments.
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Allied Molasses Company
Francis Harold M. Ross
Senate
Maragon
Ross
Milton BR. Polland
Milwaukee
Vaughan
Polland
Allied Company
McCarthy
Flanagan
Allied Molasses Company of
Perth Amboy
N. J
Deep Sea Diver Sets Record at 4500 Feet
Otis Barton, aboard the Benthoscope, reached 4500 feet off Santa Cruz near Santa Barbara, breaking his 1934 record and reporting luminous jellyfish and strange creatures. He descended 55 minutes, then surfaced without incident, noting the depth’s clear water and a world unlike any seen before.
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Otis Barton
Bermuda
William Beebe
Barton
Island
Santa Cruz
Santa Barbara
Calif
McCarthy Attacks Vaughan in Sugar Ration Probe Trial
In a heated session, Senator McCarthy and witnesses grilled Vaughan and allies over alleged pressure to secure a sugar ration for Allied Molasses Co. Verdant testimony tied Vaughan to perjury accusations and urged indictments. The exchange also touched Mundt Hoey clash and requests to hand proceedings to Justice.
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Vaugh
Vamaapansaz Wees
H-Sd
Harry
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
Agriculture Department
H. Vaughan
John Maragon
Foemer Agriculture de
Herbert C. Hat
Horn
Milton R Palland
Milwau
Vaughan
Trulan
Mundt
Ofjte
Maragon
Hathorns
Truman
Inc
Fof
Lasses Company
Perth Amboy
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate
N. J
Herbert C. Hathorn
Conver
Itiow
Hathorn
New Jersey
Beckley
W. VA
Decontrol Planned in One Third of Rent Areas
Federal Housing Expediter Tighe Woods said a budget cut forces decontrol of about one third of rent controlled areas. Lists will be released in Washington within days, with a second list before Oct 1. He noted nationwide effect with 1,000 counties still under control and that communities over 100,000 likely unaffected. Woods left Washington for Cleveland to address the Disabled Americans convention and outlined the budget shortfall from 26 million to 17.5 million.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Tighe Woods
Washington
Woods
Senate
Conference Committee
Margaret Short Dies in Hospital in Prosperity Beckley
Mrs. Margaret Short of Prosperity died in a Beckley hospital after a brief illness at age 28. A longtime employee of Beckley Insurance Agency, she was born in Prudence Forks, Faquett County. Survived by husband Carl Short, four brothers, and her mother Mrs. Hallie Short. funeral at Prosperity Baptist Church Thursday with Rev. W. B. Harvey officiating. Burial in Short Cemetery.
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Margaret Short
Beckley Hospital
Beckley Insurance Agency
Prudence
Faoquette County
Robert Lee Coley
Hallie Short
Beckley
Carl Short
Prosperity
Robert
Leonard Coley
George Coley
John Coley
Kansas City
West Virginians Receive Life Insurance Death Benefits
The Institute of Life Insurance reports that West Virginia families received 4.113 million dollars in life insurance death benefits in the first six months of the year. This is down from 6.531 million the same period last year but higher than the 4.612 million paid in the first half of 1941.
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West
Weather brief from Beckley with river notices
Yesterday's high not available today but precipitation reached 0.26 inches. Rivers at Bellepoint Greenbrier and New River high and muddy indicating rising water levels. Storm debris and travel advisories may be in effect for the region.
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Beckley
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Gifts for Presidents Nothing New Despite Freezing Unit Battle
An Associated Press look at White House gifts shows thousands arrive each year for presidents. Personal items like neckties and shirts mix with notable public tokens such as a $5,000 bowling alley gift and a horse shoe court. Some gifts come from foreign nations, while many stay with the mansion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry 5. Truman
Capitol Hill
Executive Mansion
Truman
United States
Missouri
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Pacific Northwest
Trumans
City orders meters and patrol car to aid traffic
City Recorder William Laren announced a council approved purchase of a 1948 Chevrolet police car for patrol use at 1475 dollars and 100 Park-Q-Meter machines costing 5470 dollars from Magee-Hale. The program aims to replace worn hand crank meters and improve revenue and traffic control. Six people died in a separate rail crossing crash near Ogallala Nebraska involving the Union Pacific Overland Limited.
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William Laren
Anthony Scalise
Chevrolet
Scalise
Magee-Hale Parking Meter Company
Main Street
Laren
Council
Tne Associated Press
Ogallala
Neb
Union Pacific
Overland Limited
Keyser Repeals Ban On Obscene Literature
Keyser’s mayor and council repealed the recently enacted ordinance that barred obscene literature and profanity. City Attorney James H. Swadley said the 64 or 67 day old measure duplicated an existing statute and was repealed to avoid redundancy.
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Keyser
Counseil
James H. Swadley
Construction Uptrend Seen As Jobs Rise Forecast By Tobin
The Federal Reserve Board projected continued modest gains in construction work, backing Tobin's forecast that employment will rise by about one million this year. The Board noted construction employed over two million at midyear and cited factors including lower interest rates and mortgage funds, a shift to smaller homes, and improved housing design.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Reserve Board
Taxes and Calloway Heights listed at council special meeting
City Council approved property tax levies totaling 101 929 77 at a special meeting lasting 3 hours 43 minutes. Of the levy, 30 589 funds long term bonds. Tax rates by class include real estate and personal property with per cent values and dollar receipts. Thomas F Stafford outlined a Callaway Heights annexation map, noting census data limits. Councilman Bibb urged extending the map to Route 3 Harper Road. Theatre matters referred to chiefs Scalise and Martin and City Manager Minter.
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Thomas F. Stafford
Chamber of Commerce
Callaway Heights
F. A. Freeman T
Stafford
Chamber
Council
Wnti
William Laren
Clarence Bibb
Harper Road
Anthony Scalise
Bernard Martin
A. K. Minter
H. U. Sloan
Blind Man Fakes Blindness To Beg In Brooklyn
Beecher Beth MacLeod Jr. a Navy veteran, posed as a blind man in Brooklyn, parking cars and begging for months to earn about 15 dollars daily for himself and his wife. Magistrate Ramsgate condemned the ruse and sentenced him to six months in the work house.
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Associated Press
New York
Beecher Beth MacLeod,, Jr
Brooklyn
Charles E. Ramsgate
Thomas Bids for World Disarmament Before Arms Vote
Socialist figure Thomas urged Congress to delay further arms shipments to Europe and push for a universal disarmament effort through the United Nations. He told the Senate committees that any weapons deliveries should wait until a coordinated Atlantic defense is agreed upon. House leaders expected approval of the 1.45 billion foreign arms proposal by Friday with minimal changes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iman Thomas
Congress
Europe
Thomas
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House
Ili
North Atlantic
Unitedtates
Nations
United Nations
Wainwright Presses VA Over Veterans Hospital Beds Shortfall
General Jonathan Wainwright, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, challenged Veterans Administration Chief Carl Gray Jr. over why 16 000 more beds for veterans are not provided. Gray claimed 4 500 beds are vacant due to staff shortages while Wainwright questioned the feasibility. Perry Faulkner warned employers are increasingly selective toward ex servicemen despite rehabilitation efforts.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Jonathan Wainwright
Bataan
Corregidor
DAV
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Gray
Veterans Hospitals
Wainwright
Perry Faulkner
Washington
Faulkner
Veterans Employment Service of
Raleigh Tops List In Polio Increase
Raleigh County led West Virginia in poliomyelitis cases this year through August 13 with five infections as the state total reached 151. Cabell and Kanawha counties each reported four, while Harrison and several other counties showed two or one case apiece.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
State Health Department
Land
Raleigh County
Cabell
Kanawho
Harrison
Boone, Fayette
Jefferson
Mercer
Berkeley
Calhoun
Clay
Greenbrier
Lewis, Logan
Marion
Minbrier
Min~yo
Morgan, Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton
Randolph, Upshur
Webster Counties
Two Sought for Attack on Mail Carrier Near Salt Rock
Huntington County police searched for two men after they allegedly beat 40 year old rural mail Carrier Joseph Swann near Salt Rock. Swann suffered severe injuries to the face and head and was left in a briar filled hollow.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Bell County
Salt Rock
Joseph Swann
U S Britain Win Radio War With Reds
The State Department plans a heavy reinforcement of radio broadcasting to Russia pending Congress approval. The House Appropriations Committee recommended 11.5 million dollars for Voice of America as Lt Gen Wedemeyer testified that American and BBC efforts are injuring Soviet radio operations. Jamming began April 24 with new broadcasts and frequency changes.
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John M.uightower
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Russia
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Voice of America
Albert C.wedemeyer
Wedemeyer
Amercan
British Broadcasting Corporation
U. S
Alas Kirk
Previer Stalin
State Acheson
U S and Britain Intensify Jamming Battle for Russian Listeners
The United States and Britain, after Berlin blockade ended, ramped up all usable broadcasting gear to reach Soviet listeners. Despite around the clock efforts and coordination since May, officials note only limited success in breaking through the jamming wall and delivering uncensored world news to Russia.
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Berlin
State Department
United States
Britain
Russia
Churchill Pushes German Admission to Council of Europe
Churchill called for an extraordinary session of the European Consultative Assembly in December or January to admit Germany to the Council of Europe. He warned this would be the greatest question before Europe and urged action, while Herbert Morrison urged cautious steps toward European unification and underscored Britain’s ties to the Commonwealth and to Belgium France and the Netherlands. Morrison spoke on the assembly's second day as he and Churchill aligned on broader European unity efforts.
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Associated Press
Strasbourg
France
Winston Churchill
European Consultative Assembly
Germany
Council of Europe
Churchill
Britain
Wntil
Herbert Morrison
Assembly
Europe
Morrison
Commonwealth of Nations
Belgium
Netherlands
Africa
West Germans Warned By Secretary Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson warned Western Germans not to abuse freedoms granted by the Western occupation powers. He called the election results a victory for moderation and warned abuse could alienate Western sympathies while not serving German interests. He supported Germany joining the Council for Europe but said invitations must come from European governments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Acheson
Germany
Council For Europe
United States
Lumber truck crashes into revival crowd in Mississippi kills six
Six killed and about twenty injured when a lumber carrier plowed into an open-bed truck carrying revivalists near Falton Mississippi. The crash spread casualties along a hundred foot roadway. Two of the injured were reported very critical. The lumber truck was driven by RB Booth of Newburgh Indiana and struck as the other vehicle turned onto a side road to the church.
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Associated Press
Falton
Miss
Highway Patrol
G. L. Hobis
RB. ¥. Booth
Newburgh
Ind
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