Russell Long Faces Loss Amid Dodd Defense and Senate Power Shifts
Washington's Russ Long, seen as likable yet slipping from power, risks reelection in Louisiana if Gov John McKeithen runs. Senators urge swapping him as Senate Finance Chair, with George Smathers eyed to take over. Long boasted of fundraising tactics and even surrendered his father’s desk to gain votes, while critics question his honesty and motives. Corrections note a misidentification regarding Gen. Sarnoff and Dodd, and readers add tidbits about Victory ships and a 1906 song title.
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Louisiaana
Russ Long
Tom Dodd
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Long
Senate
George Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Sen
Dodd
Russell
John Pastore
Rhode Island
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Olin Johnson
D-S.c
South Carolina
John C. Calhoun
Johnston
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Daddy
Russ
Charles Percy
Lyndon Johnson
Percy
Senate Ethics Committee
Earl
David Sarnoff
RCA
Regency Hotel
New York
Gen. Sarnoff
Sarnoff
James Greenberg
New York City
Liberty
United States
Jim Higgins
York
George M. Cohan
George Washington Jr
Cohan
Staggers and the 1950 West Virginia governor race
The piece weighs Staggers as a serious governor candidate, noting his long service from sheriff to congressman and chair of the House Interstate Commerce and Foreign Trade Committee. It discusses his motivation to serve WV, the growing national attention, and the political dynamics within the Democratic and Republican parties, including Governor Smith’s influence over nominations.
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Harley Staggers
I-T
Staggers
Sheriff Ams
Congress
Z-1
2-1
West Virginia
House
Interstate Commerce and Foreign Trade Committee
Washington
House Committee
James Sprouse
Arch Moore
Ulcer and relaxation column aims at light relief for stressed readers
A local humor column titled Ulcer offers relaxation tips and light satire on modern life. It recalls a personal encounter with urban pressures, jokes about traffic, shopping scenes, and a country boy adjusting to city life in Morgantown. The piece mocks miseries while urging readers to find small escapes.
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Jay
Forks of Cheat Baptist Church to Mark 192nd Anniversary
The Forks of Cheat Baptist Church in Monongalia County will celebrate its 192nd anniversary on Sunday July 16. Founded November 5 1775 by John Corbly the church is noted as the county's oldest continuous body and older than the nation with historic ties to early frontier life, records, and community traditions.
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Monongalia County
Stewartstown
John Corbly
John Corbly. Incidentally, Rev. Corbly
Corbly
Pennsylvania
Sunnyside Burying Ground
Fort Dinwiddie
Morgantown First National Bank
Forks of Cheat
West Virginia
John Boltinghouse
Texas
Texas Volunteers
Alamo
United States
Republic
Forks
Frances Ashbury
Asbury
William Baker
Monongalia
Baker
Forks-of- Cheat
Sunnyside
Pittsburgh
Great Britain
British Empire Society
Marion County
Walkout by miners sparks Taft Hartley protests across states
About 2,000 county coal miners joined seven other states in a walkout to protest the Taft Hartley labor act. Union leaders threaten reprisals at the polls against legislators who voted for the bill.
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J. S. Lantz
Guy Davis
Edmund Collins
Riverside Junior High
University of Pittsburgh
Charles G. Baker
Morgantown
Evansdale
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