Stage Set For Fast Finish of Peace Meeting
Paris news report says progress toward concluding the Paris Peace Conference with limits on speeches and Greek withdrawal of Northern Epirus claims easing tensions. Byrnes signals possible winding up. deadlines loom for commissions by Oct 4 and final plenary by Dec 1.
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No Action Taken Here by Grocers
Secretary Paul Cole said Raleigh County Retail Grocers Association has not set a definite meeting to discuss closing in opposition to government restrictions. He noted directors may not finalize plans within two weeks and that action would require universal state cooperation. Kanawha retailers have voted to stay open, while Wheeling labor groups plan a Sunday mass meeting to back OPA controls.
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Duquesne Strike Enters Its Fourth Day
Forty Raleigh County Medical Society members heard Dr Wade St Clair discuss Cancer of the Intestinal Tract at Leslie's Diner. X-ray negatives shown by Dr W T Davidson aided cancer diagnosis prior to surgery. New members Dr Edward Glisserman and Dr John Havgerly welcomed. Pittsburgh power supply neared danger as 3200 Duquesne Light workers struck entering day four.
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L. M. Halloran
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Layland
County Society
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
Four Raleigh Countians Injured in Falls
Four Raleigh County residents required hospital care after falls, with I Ronny Taylor and A E Taylor among the injured. Beckley Hospital records show the incidents today as the region faced a 4 power strike affecting rail and utility operations, while pickets blocked access to Philip's plant coal unloading gates and workers faced reduced service and idle staff.
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Nickets
Phillips
Glenwillard
Cranberry Man Weld War Theft of 340
Cranberry man Bailey is in Raleigh County jail charged with stealing 40 dollars from Stamford resident Simpkins. Magistrate J P Meadows set a preliminary hearing for Bailey later today after Simpkins swore out the warrant.
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Cranberry
Raleigh County
Waverly Simpkins
Stamford
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Simpkins
Bailey
Street Scene Patrols Confer Over Local Restaurant Trouble
OPA supervisor visits the scene to discuss a restaurant issue while a police ticket is issued for storing a car. A young first grader shows his mother his early handwriting as they stroll on South Kanawha. Bystanders observe a man with a bag of counterfeit soap fakes near Janney's Market on Neville Street.
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Oak Hill
Bike fall injuries reported in Beckley and Abney
After falling from a bicycle, Charles Baxter Minor ten of Beckley was admitted for treatment of a right forearm injury. Gloria Mae Davis twenty of Abney sustained a right leg injury and was discharged after treatment. Story No. 9, Page 2.
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Beckley
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Abney
Hannegan Backs Truman on Meat Decontrol Decision
Washington Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, chairing the Democratic National Committee executive committee, rejects meeting with the Price Wecontrol Board and backs President Truman on meat policy. He said the shortage is over and that there is no need for a new decontrol act, while Congress bears blame for past delays.
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Hannegan
Truman
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Patterson Tole Drewsmen
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Governor Meadows backs labor union support in CIO campaign
Governor Meadows addressed the West Virginian State Industrial Union Council, endorsing labor's right to actively back public officials in the November 5 election. He warned that labor must engage responsibly, urged expanding the state labor department with more authority, and praised Labor Commissioner Sater while stressing unions' educational role and duties to democracy.
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Charleston
Meadows
CIO
West Virginian State Industrial Union Council
State Labor Department
State Labor
Charles J. F. Sater
Labor Department
Ron Long
Conspiracy A & P Officials Fined In Federal Court
In Danville Illinois the New York Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and 24 officers and subsidiaries were fined a total of 174000 after conviction for conspiring to monopolize a major portion of the U.S. food trade. Federal Judge Walter C Lindley voided part of the Saturday order and acquitted three subsidiaries and one officer while ruling the rest guilty of restraining and monopolizing trade in violation of anti trust laws.
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Associated Press
Danville
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New York
Slaughter cites bad beat on surplus sales in WAA issues
Washington D C—House Surplus Property Committee Chairman Slaughter says the government took a bad beating on surplus sales as agents ran up high expenses. Witnesses indicated electronic item sales may yield little after expenses, with several WAA contracts canceled. The panel notes potential mismanagement and calls for earlier detection of problems.
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Associated Press
Washington
Slaughter
D-Mo
House Surplus Property Committee
WAA
Three Arrested After East Beckley Liquor Robbery
Investigators from the State Liquor Commission Beckley City Police and others say 37 cases of liquor were stolen from the East Beckley Liquor Store Tuesday morning. Three Beckley men were arrested for breaking and entering. Joe Fragile 34 waived preliminary hearing and released on bond. Robert Milton Brown and Theodore Lillard 28 and 20 year old Beckley Negroes face preliminary hearings. Police say 29 vases of whiskey and a tin case of gin were found at Fragile’s home. The liquor was moved to police headquarters and stored there. Officers arrested Brown and Lillard at Raleigh County Service Inn Sprague at 6 25 this morning while they allegedly planned to travel with Fragile to Charleston.
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Robert Milton Brown
Oh Negro
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Who Was Kilroy Nobody Knows About World Famed GI Joe
The Associated Press piece notes Kilroy’s fame spread worldwide as a mythic GI Joe and claims nobody knows the true origin. Accounts vary from a Kansas camp postal incident to a playful air force tale, with Kilroy appearing in places like the Statue of Liberty and the Capitol dome. Kilroy's namesakes, including Eugene Kilroy and siblings in service, voice fatigue with the legend.
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Kilroy
Special Prattie Rules Set For Game Tonight
Police announce special traffic regulations for the Charleton Beckley game at Wand Wirban High School. Traffic on Park Avenue between Granville and College Avenue will travel east. all entry points to Park Avenue will direct vehicles west from Granville and College toward eastbound Park. Local officers will direct parking in front of the high school and on the baseball diamond. After the game, Park Avenue traffic will be diverted toward Woodlawn Avenue eastbound.
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Rae
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Fayetteville War Widow Receives Help After Home Fire
A Fayetteville widow, Mary Rambow, loses her newly repaired home to a Wednesday fire. Her husband Samuel W. Rambow was killed in action in Germany last year, leaving two young sons, Franklin and James Hughie. The Red Cross provided funds for clothing, while the American Legion contributed 200 dollars from local fundraising. The family relies on a government service pension and planned rent support as they seek a new home.
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Mary Rombow
Payetteville
Thrwo
James Witchic
Franklin
Germany
Europe
Register
Fayetteville
Pfr
Samuel W. Rombow
James Hughie
Sam
Lula Ash
Ash
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Frankie
Hushami
Red Cross
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Reombaw
Myron C. Rennick
Weather Summary: Clear and cool tonight with sunny Saturday
Weather notes show a clear night and a sunny Saturday with warmer conditions. Yesterday’s high and tonight’s low are noted for Balm and nearby areas. Precipitation data cover 24 hours ending at noon, with Greenbrier and nearby locations reporting low, clear conditions.
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