Airborne Troops Quell Aden Riot With Curfew Imposed
British airborne troops arrived in Aden to assist police in quelling anti-Jewish riots. A 24 hour curfew was set with a partial curfew already in effect after Arab raids. The colonial office reported 44 killed, 100 Arabs arrested, and 19 Jews wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aden
London
Tay
Arabian Peninsula
Gulf of Aden
Bab el Mandeb Strait
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Khartoum
Sudan
Suez Canal
Colonial Office
Raleigh County Man Plans U S Supreme Court Appeal
Beckley W Va December 5 A Raleigh county man E E Justice Princewick merchant and former Raleigh county court member says he will appeal his conviction to the United States Supreme Court after the state supreme court reduced his sentence from the penitentiary to a possible year in jail Justice obtained a stay on the order and seeks to set aside his conviction for subordination of perjury arguing improper testimony was allowed before the jury in the March 1946 trial The case involved persuading Hanley Richards to provide false grand jury testimony tied to murder indictments which led to two men being released and Justice awaiting resentencing under the high court ruling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
E. E. Justice
Princewick Merchant
Supreme Court
Clay S. Crouse
Hanley Richards
Princewick
D. T. Perkins
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Deaths Punturi 85 Montcalm miner retired UMWA
Daniele Punturi aged 85 died at his Montcalm home Friday morning about 8 o clock He is survived by his wife Julia Diantona Punturi six sons Nindo Americo Gildo Sesto and Albert all of Montcalm Louis of McComas and a daughter Mrs Mary Arici of Detroit Michigan Also fourteen grandchildren Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM at the Montcalm home conducted by Rev Father Carr of Princeton Burial will be at Woodlawn cemetery He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and had been retired for six years Pallbearers and flowerbearers will be selected at the home prior to the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniele Punturi
Montcalm
Julia Diantona Punturi
Nindo
Americo
Gildo
Sesto
Albert
Louis
McComas
Mary Arici
Detriot
Mich
Father Carr
Princeton
Woodlawn Cemetery
Punturi
United Mine Workers of America
Benjamin F. Ramey
Conaway
Alice Elswick Ramey
James
Thompson
Kinder
Conoway
John
Myles
Linkous
Alex
Anderson
Mouth
Card, Ky
Kenneth
Elkhorn City
Florence Ratliff
Boston
Mary Jane Belcher
H. B. Miller
Honaker
Sidney J Bailey dies at 78 in Bluefield area
Sidney J Bailey 78 of Hurricane Ridge died at 5 yesterday at Bluefield sanitarium where he had been a patient since Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Survived by wife Ella. daughters Cora Hager Lelia S. Scarberry of Bluefield Beulah Thompson of Northfork. sons Graydon Scott Lee, all Bluefield. brothers Albert Easley of Bluefield Fred of Tennessee. sister Mattie Sarver of Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney J. Bailey
Hurricane Ridge
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ella Bailey
Cora Hager
Lelia Scarberry
Bluefield
Beulah Thompson
Northfork
Graydon
Scott
Lee
Albert
Easley
Fred
Tennessee
Mattie Sarver
Moment of Remembrance for Mrs Mary Shumate Adair
Mrs Mary Shumate Adair 94 died of a heart attack at her Rich Creek Virginia home after a lingering illness. She was a prominent Baptist member, donor to the Rich Creek church site and welfare causes in Giles County. Survived by two sisters Miss Ella Shumate and Mrs Lou Shumate Gwinn. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at her home, Rev Henry G Reynolds to officiate. burial in Rich Creek cemetery.
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Mary Shumate
Adair
Rich Creek
Virginia
West Virginia
Hugh Adair
Hardin Shumate
Sarah Eaton Shumate
Baptist Church
Rich Creek Baptist Church
Giles County
Ella Shumate
Lou Shumate Gwinn
Henry G. Reynolds
Natrows Baptist Church
Adiar
Obituaries for Kester Ramey and Linkenhoker families
Infant Shelia Kay Kester of Lashmeet dies after a weeklong illness at Bluefield sanitarium. Survived by parents, a brother Jerry Dale and a sister Sylvia. services planned at Lashmeet home with Rev. Z F Mayberry officiating. Interment in Mt. Olive cemetery. Benjamin F. Ramey of Conaway dies after years of illness. funeral to be held at home with Rev. H B. Miller, burial in family cemetery. George R Linkenhoker 58 of Williamson dies after three months illness. funeral arrangements pending at Hawkins Funeral Home. survived by wife Edna Wysor Linkenhoker and children Richard, Albert, Dorothy, Betty, and others. siblings also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelia Kay Kester
Darwin Kester
Lashmeet
Bluefield Sanitarium
Jerry Dale
Sylvia
E. H. Kester
Z. F. Mayberry
Kee Street’ Methodist Church
Princeton
Mt. Olive
George R. Linkenhoker
Williamson
Hawkins Funeral Home
Linkenhoker
Huntington
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Summers County
Edna Wysor Linkenhoker
Mitchell Frankowiaski
Richard Linkenhoker
Williamson, Albert
Norfolk
Dorothy
Betty Linkenhoker
J. C. Gilmore
Bluefield
Princeton Road
J. P. Walker
Union
C. C. Linkenhoker
Explosion at Standard Oil Tank Kills Gauger in El Segundo
An explosion during a severe electrical storm at the Standard Oil refinery in El Segundo California set off more than 462000 gallons of gasoline in a storage tank. It killed James E Morris 20 of Santa Monica who was on top of the tank at the moment of blast. Company officials said the fire was under control three hours later and flames were still billowing smoke. Firefighters restrained the blaze from spreading to adjacent tanks holding up to a million gallons. Lightning was blamed for the blast though damage estimate was not given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Segundo
Calif
Standard Oil Co
James E. Morris
Santa Monica
Funeral Services For Fire Victims Today
In Welch West Virginia two young children Helen Ruth Hankins nine months and Elmer Hankins Jr two years died in a dwelling fire at Avondale. Their funeral is set for tomorrow at 1 PM from an uncle’s home with burial in Mullins cemetery. A three year old sister escaped as the mother left to replenish coal. Passersby attempted entry but were driven back by heat as the father, a miner, returned when the house collapsed.
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Welch
W. Va
Avondale
Mullins
Helen Ruth Hankins
Elmer Hankins
Bishops Protest Dismissal of Public Employees in Atlantic City
The Methodist bishops denounced public employee dismissals for alleged subversive activity saying charges were not disclosed nor were accusers faced. They spoke at their semi annual meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey and backed a resolution urging Congress to fund a census of religious bodies.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Council of Methodist Bishops
Congress
Bureau of the Census
Nathan Sharrocks Dies At Keystone
Welch West Virginia December 5 Nathan Sharrocks 44 Keystone native died suddenly last night from a heart condition. He moved to Keystone in 1925 from Mt Hope. Employed by Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates formerly Koppers and belonged to UMWA and Local Moose. Survived by widow Roxie Brown and her twin daughters eight, and two brothers Sam and George in England.
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Welch
W. Va
Nathan Sharrocks
Keystone
Sharrocks
England
Mt. Hope
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Koppers
UMWA
Order of Moose
Roxie Brown
Sam
George
Similar Names Cause Confusion Over Identity
Mrs Raleigh W Martin denies being the Helen McCoy arrested in Hagerstown Maryland on a federal white slavery charge. The Martins live at 333 Bluefield Avenue and claim their daughter Helen McCoy has never been in Hagerstown.
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Raleigh W. Martin
Helen McCoy
Bluefield Avenue
Helen
Jackie) McCoy
Hagerstown
FBI
Martin
B. S. McCoy
Aerial Armada Flight Missing Over Europe
The Scherer family awaited their son’s homecoming as a missing transport plane near the French-German border triggered an Army search. Weather halted early air searches but more than 200 planes joined the hunt while ground teams pressed to reach the crash site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
America
War Department
Rites Tomorrow for Byrl Dewey Ashlin Gunshot Victim
Funeral services for Byrl Dewey Ashlin 49 of Yards Virginia will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at Midway Methodist Church Yards with Rev Foote and Rev Bowden officiating. Burial in Wood Cemetery. Ashlin born May 29 1898 in Smyth County son of William G and who preceded him in death. Survived by wife Margie Grogan and eight children. A UMWA member and Knights of Pyone Lodge 60 Pocahontas pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrl Dewey Ashlin
Yards
Coopers
W. Va
Midway Methodist Church
Foote
Bowden
Bluefield
Woodlawn
Mr. Ashlin
Smyth County
William G. Ashlin
Margie Lea Grogan
Charlies Noland
Chesapeake City
Joseph Baum
Takoma Park
Pfc
A. Robert Ashlin
Everett W
Nellie H
Burl, Jr
Ollie Marie
Bruce E
Ollie M. Gilliam
Princeton Road
Adam Leontuk
Landgraff
Floyd
Princeton
Walter
Gilbert
Samuel Ted
Rochford
Ill
Marvin J
Aards
Gara
Garland D
Louis E
Bessie Noel
Ashlin
U.M.W.A
Knights of Pyone Lodge No
Pocahontas
Pythians
Midway Church
Prison Terms Given Two Members Of Unrecognized Frat
In Huntington West Virginia two teenagers Richard E. Pendergast and Robert T. Patterson received prison terms of one to five years each after pleading guilty to unlawful wounding of Rafael Bastianelli. The judge described the act as part of an ongoing gang beatings tied to an unrecognized high school fraternity and condemned the organization’s apparent self enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
Richard E. Pendergast
Robert T. Patterson
Rafael Bastianelli
Edward H. Greene
Worth
Bids On Hospitals To Be Speeded Up
Army engineers announce a step-up program to award 16 VA hospital construction contracts within 60 days. Closing dates for general construction bids in Clarksburg West Virginia and Beckley West Virginia fall in the next two months with Clarksburg set for December 29 and Beckley for January 8.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Veterans Administration
Clarksburg
W. Va
Beckley
Small Oil Operators Find Reports Helpful
Morgantown West Virginia December 5 Small oil operators find detailed county reports from the West Virginia geological and economic survey tremendously helpful. D T Ring of Columbus Ohio president of the Pennsylvania grade crude oil association spoke at a 50th anniversary dinner noting West Virginia's peak production is past yet 17 000 wells still yield 7500 barrels daily. He predicted industry will need large new reserves and cited rising demand for petroleum products driven by higher living standards.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
West Virginia
D. T. Ring of Columbus
Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association
Ring
War Eagle Lad Suffered Skull Fracture in Truck Fall
Frankie Justice Jr., 10, of War Eagle Welch West Virginia, sustained a skull fracture and injuries after falling from a moving truck yesterday. He was taken to Stevens Clinic hospital. The truck was driven by Lonnie Justice, brother-in-law of the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
Frankie Justice
Hayes Justice
War Eagle
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Lonnie Justice
Bankers Blast Anti-Trust Suit at Convention
The Investment Bankers Association of America denounced the government anti trust suit against it and 17 member firms as outrageous and insulting. Julien H. Collins, elected president, warned the case threatens all firms in the business and urged vigorous defense against the charges alleging conspiracy to monopolize investment banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Fla
Investment Bankers Association of America
New York
Julien H. Collins
Chicago
Association
Collins
Ammunition 15 Civil War Aid Sparks International Involvement
Report notes that hundreds of Americans traveled to Spain to fight in the civil war, joining international volunteers in support of the Republican cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Riots and Battle Spread Across Palestine and Arab Lands
Across Palestine and neighboring Arab states the death toll rose as five days of unrest surged from Tel Aviv Jaffa to Aden and Cairo. Reports cite 48 Palestinians killed in Palestine and 44 in Aden with troops deployed to restore order while Arab demonstrations flare in Beirut and Damascus. The piece notes a surge in military training for Palestine volunteers and renewed calls for holy war amid the upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Arabia
Aden
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Associated Press
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Lebanon
Mecca
Khartoum
Suez Canal
North Africa
Derna
Libya
al Azhar
Cairo
Bagdad
Beirut
Damascus
Fawzi Bey Kawkazi
Miset
Arab Jaffa
Salemeh
Hagana
Jewish Defense Army
Hatikvah
Zablawi
Bodies Of Two Soldiers Will Arrive Sunday
Two American soldiers Pvt Raymond Little and Pvt Charles Robert Ireson will have their bodies returned from Europe for burial in Virginia. Little died November 6 1944 in Germany while with the 102nd Infantry. services set for Sunday in North Tazewell with full military honors. Ireson was wounded in a tank blast and killed in Belgium December 18 1944. funeral Tuesday in North Tazewell with full military rites and interment at Maplewood.
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Tazewell
Europe
Raymond Little
Charles Robert Ireson
Little
George Fox
Amonate Methodist Church
North Tazewell Methodist Church
Maplewood
American Legion
102Nd
Germany
Frank Little
Chilhowie
Ireson
North Tazewell
C. B. Dickenson
Crumpler
W. Va
R. E. Fritts
H. Arthur Phillips
Richlands Methodist Church
Belgium
Jay Robbins
Highland Avenue
Bluefield
Radio Dramas On Tuberculosis Battle Continue In Bluefield
The Mercer Tuberculosis and Health association and WHIS present the third in a Sunday radio drama series titled The Constant Invader at 1 30 pm. The 15 minute programs tell true stories of personal battles against tuberculosis and aim to educate for healthier communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Tuberculosis and Health Association
WHIS
Bluefield
Eva B. Counts
Mercer Association
Counts
National Tuberculosis‘association
New York
Hollywood
Hu Chain
Ben Ludlow
State Forest Fire Crews Alerted In West Virginia
High winds across West Virginia led the conservation commission to alert forest fire crews. Four new fires reported in Mingo county including Vulcan on Tug River and left fork of Ben's Creek. Two more fires noted in Boone county. A hillside fire near Charleston city limits threatened homes as crews worked to contain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
Mingo County
Vulcan
Tug River
Ben's Creek
Boone County
State Capitol
City and Coalfield Frozen Food Locker Ad
An early ad promotes a frozen meat locker service at Mill's Food Market urging customers to store meat safely now and retrieve it later as needed. The note references City and Coalfield and invites preparedness for future meat needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill's Food Market
Hanover Man Dies In Welch Hospital
W EF Keneda 61 of Hanover died in a Welch hospital from a ruptured blood vessel. Funeral service is set for Sunday at 1 pm from Hanover Baptist church with burial in Big Branch cemetery. Survived by a widow five sons two sisters four half brothers and a brother in law King Adams. He was born January 7 1886 in Wyoming County and lived much of his life as a farmer timberman and scale weighman in small mining operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
EF. Keneda
Hanover
Hanover Baptist Church
Big Branch
Keneda
Wyoming County
Leopheus Keneda
Queenie Keneda
Heart of
Lee
Fairmont
Dewey
Logan
Freelin
Pennsylvania
King Adams
Sandy River District
Methodist Youth Group Dinner Meeting Held at Trinity
The Methodist Young Adults of the Bluefield district held their regular quarterly dinner meeting last night at Trinity Methodist church. George Upton of the Bluefield YMCA spoke as principal speaker, and a Ceres Methodist Church representative gave a picture talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Trinity Methodist Church
George Upton
FBI Director Links Youth Delinquency to Parental Neglect
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said parental neglect underlies most youth delinquency. He urged understanding children and earning their confidence, noting many parents are unaware of their kids leisure and activities. He cited rising arrests among 18 to 20 year olds and lingering postwar delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
PBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
FBI
ABC
Colonial Theatre Movie Digest Promotes Holiday Screenings
The Colonial presents Red Skelton in Merton of The Movies tonight for a three day run then features It Happened on Fifth Avenue with Don DeFore and Ann Harding in a pre release. Upcoming shows include Violence starring Michael O Shea and Nancy Coleman and Life With Father starring William Powell and Irene Dunne in Technicolor, with praise for its Broadway roots and family appeal.
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Red Skelton
Red
Skelton
Bluefield
Fifth Avenue
Colony
Charlie Ruggles
Ann Harding
Gale Storm
Don DeFore
5Th Avenue
del Ruth
Newl
Allied Artists
Edward Ward
Harry Revel
Herbert Clyde Lewis
Frederick Stephani
Everett Freeman
Vick Knight
New York
Clarence Day
Warner Bros
Technicolor
America
William Powell
Irene Dunne
Michael Curtiz
Atlantic
Clarence
Jimmy Lydon
Mary
Elizabeth Taylor
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By Bill Stern
Mrs
LEE Ict
Pella
Aee Ae Eee
Jimmy Wakely
Song of
Sierras
Jesse James
Sterling
Robert Livingston
Adrian Booth
Re Ottt Hale Booth
Blake
Zorro
Cartoon Kids
Toll Grows
Nee
Seyesa
Monte Hale
Donald Duck
Granada
Playboys
Atheae Oy
Pr A
Paka
Atcc Ledewean and
EN AL Gee
SF Raver
Watt
Welch Hospital
Methodist Group
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Japanee Board
Michael O'Shea
Nancy Coleman
Underworld
Donald Ogden Stewart
Howard Lindsay
Russel Crouse
Oscar Serlin
Madison Avenue
Milo Anderson
Miss Dunne
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