Chest Workers Owen Big Part Of Fund Drive
Red Feather headquarters report a total of 11867.05 dollars returned toward the 936000 dollar Community Chest goal. Volunteers and company chests lead contributions as residential canvassing begins with a breakfast and luncheon at the Appalachian auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Red Feather
Fter
Appalachian Auditorium
Chest
William McClaugherty
Union Mission
Salvation Army
Clyde J. Stephens
L. D. Feuchtenberger Baking Company
Cole Baking Company
Frank’s Bakery
Southern Baking Company
YWCA
Vickie Alexander
William L. Alley
Maude McCulloch
Beulah Price
Mary Frances Douthat
Frances Stafford
Janet Caffee
Desir Gilmore
Minnie Weaver
Nancy Ford
Barton Baker
Carolina Community Home
H. L Dickason
Boy Scouts of America
J. C. Acuff
Monroe Dodson
Dapper Professor Nabbed On Check Count
Radnor Pennsylvania police arrested 36 year old Robert J. Whiteman of New Martinsville West Virginia on six worthless checks totaling 275 dollars. He had been sought since November 21 after first bogus check passed at Pennsylvania Company Ardmore branch and he claimed to be a college instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radnor
Lower Merion Township
James P. Smith
Robert J. Whiteman
New Martinsville
W. Va
Smith
Whiteman
Pennsylvania Co
Ardmore
Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh
Black Eagle Diggers Still Out At Mine Near Mullens
West Virginia miners at the Black Eagle mine near Mullens vote to extend a three day week until operators deduct from wages to cover grocery debts incurred during the 52 day strike. Company ownership of the Black Eagle store was resumed after recent negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Eagle
Mullens
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
George Belcher
Waaion
Damewood
Corinne
Wyoming County
Belcher
J. Harold Martin
Andrew May Starts Prison Term In Ashland Federal Prison
Andrew J. May, 74, and near 75, surrendered the pearl gray hat and suit for federal prison garb at Ashland federal correctional institute. He received an eight month to two year sentence for bribery and conspiracy and faces minimum eight months in blue denims barring pardon. Warden Culver declined to disclose his prison number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Andrew J. May
House Military Committee
Ashland Federal Correctional Institution
R. O. Culver
May
John M. Moore
Lexington
Kentucky
Red troops press toward Chengtu amid Chinese civil war
Report from Hong Kong states red forces under Gen. Liu Po-Cheng advanced toward Chengtu, reaching near Neikiang on the main road from Chungking. Government officials flee, airlift planned to Formosa, while Chiang Kai-Shek vows continued fight and defense in the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Chengtu
China
Liu Po-Cheng
Neikiang
Chungking
Japan
U. S
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Jungchang
Sing Tao Min Po
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moosa
Anti Red World Labor Group Drafts Charter
A charter calling for mutual assistance to free workers worldwide from totalitarian influence was presented to the anti-Communist world labor federation. Walter Reuther urged an aggressive program to target Communist workers to secure bread and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Red World Labor Group
London
World Labor Federation
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers of America
UMW Sees Willing Coal Operators to Meet in Washington
UMW district president Cecil J. Urbaniak said several northern West Virginia coal operators agreed to meet in Washington this week to discuss new contract terms. He contacted about 25 operators, some ready to attend and others asking for more time. The talks could lead to a contract satisfactory to both sides. The meetings involve operators including independents and members of the Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sullivan
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia
Fairmont
W. Va
United Mine Workers District
UMW
Washington
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association
Truman E. Johnson
Association
Urbaniak
Jack
Agar
Sidney
Woes Mount For U S Consul General Angus Ward in China
Reports relay a garbled message saying Angus Ward does not know if he will depart Mukden tonight or tomorrow before a Communist deadline. Ward and four aides face expulsion from Manchuria and possible delays reaching Tientsin as exit papers are awaited. The vessel Victory is scheduled to remove them via Kobe, Pusan, and Taku Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
Angus Ward
Mukden
Manchuria
Ward
Tientsin
China
Red Manchuria
State Department
Peiping
North China
Communist China
Lake
Land Victory
Kobe
Pusan
Taku Bar
Virginia Railway Plans Furlough for Seventy Three Workers
The New River division of the Virginia Railway Company announced a temporary furlough affecting 73 shop and car employees for a partial work week in coal field service. Terminal points include Millilens Elmore and Princeton. Master mechanic R G Bennett warned further cuts may follow if the reduced schedule persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River Division
Virginia Railway Company
Associated Press
Millilens
Elmore
Princeton
R. G. Bennett
Hard Coal Negotiators Assemble In New York
About 80 000 hard coal diggers from northeast Pennsylvania began arriving in New York for contract talks set to open tomorrow. John L. Lewis will not attend the opening session. he plans to appear later as usual in the climactic bargaining phase. Miners also adopt a three day work week like soft coal workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Riot and Mutiny Aboard East River Ship Nathaniel B Palmer
Police and fire units rushed to the 7 243-ton Nathaniel B Palmer in the East River after reports of riot and mutiny and a shooting. Officers boarded the tanker near the Statue of Liberty and ordered an ambulance to the Queens pier. The ship was later docked and the situation controlled. Further details were not immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East River
Nathaniel B. Palmer
Queens Pier
Statute of Liberty
SCPA Standing Pat Against Union Chief
In Washington on December 5 Southern Coal Producers asserted they would not concede to John L. Lewis giving the union power over mine operations. Lewis imposed a three day work week for 480000 miners, while Southern operators weighed legal options and insisted on negotiating welfare fund standards and curbs on trustees’ spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Southern Producers Board of Directors
Moody
Walfare Fund
Northern
Western
Welfare and Pension Fund
Pikeville
Soviet Seuttles World Arms Census
United Nations assembly approved a world census of arms and armed forces but Soviet bloc objections show no information will be submitted. Russians blocked including atomic bombs counts and cooperation doomed a full global tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Nations Assembly
Shirley Temple Divorces John Agar In Los Angeles
Shirley Temple testified that John Agar drank heavily and brought other women home, prompting the divorce. The judge granted Temple the decree, restored her maiden name, and ordered Agar to pay $100 a month child support with custody to Temple for Linda Susan, 22 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angles
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Shirley
Miss Temple
George Temple
Hollywood
Agar
Lillian Agar
Beverly Hills
Calif
Lake Forrest
Ill
Franklin
Air Force Sergant
Buffalo
N. Y
Roy I. Herndon
Linda Susan
Early Start Promised On Vast Radar Network
The air force pledged an early start for a large air raid warning radar network in the United States and Alaska. It has redirected funds, with a $50,000,000 cap for the initial phase from a total estimated cost of $161,000,000, while Congress authorized $85,500,000 for construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
United States
Alaska
Congress
Peronist Party to Prosecute Two Opposition Deputies
The Peronista party announced it will prosecute two radical opposition deputies for insulting President Juan D. Peron and Eva Peron. Jose Emilio Visca, majority leader, claims Silvano Santander accused the president of buying tanks to provoke war and Carlos Perette insulted the president's wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Peronista Party
Juan D. Peron
Eva
Jose Emilio Visca
Chamber of Deputies
Silvano Santander
South America
Visca
Carlos Perette
Wallace’s New Charge on Atomic Shipments to Russia
Radio commentator Fulton Lewis Jr claims former VP Henry Wallace ordered atomic materials sent to the Soviet Union during World War II despite protests from U.S. atomic officials. The State Department cites early 1943 export licenses for uranium oxide, nitrate, metal and heavy water, noting war agency talks but no direct wartime communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Mutual Broadcasting System
Lewis
Air Force
George Racey Jordan
House An American Activities Committee
Panama Canal
Wallace
Leslie Groves
Army
Jordan
House Committee
State Department
Oday
Lend-Lease Administration
Foreign Economic Administration
War Department
PEA
Lend-Lease
Wa Department
Gen. Groves
House
American Activities Committee
Groves
United States
Bureau of Economic Warfare
Henry Agard Wallace
Nationalists accept delay on UN decision over China aid charges
Lake Success December 5 Nationalist China accepts a face-saving compromise to delay indefinitely a United Nations vote on charges that Russia backs Mao Zedong's regime. The delegation acknowledges it cannot secure a majority pledge from UN members against recognizing Peiping.
Sunstroke Victims in Buenos Aires Heat Wave
Forty sunstroke cases were treated as Buenos Aires faced an extreme heat wave with a December temperature reading near 190.76 degrees. Authorities reported unusually high heat levels and urged residents to seek shade and hydration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
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Greater Bluefield
Community Chest
Cest
Bluefields
Bluefield
W. P. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railway
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Phillip Murray
Bluefield Council of Social Agencies
National Community Chest
Henry Ford II
FE. E. Thacker, Jr
W. W. Thornberg
William L. Kell
Jefferson St
Thornberg
South Bluefield
Jefferson Street
James Hatcher
D. G. Rangeley
Kelly Shumate
Sam Morgan
A. S. Harris
H. E. Land
Oan Rish
J. T. Harvey
James Rosenheim, Jr
Frank Repass
Roy Browder
B. E. Crumpler
Philip Howe
John Powell
P. K. Pierpont
R. E. Dalton
Henry
Charleston
Andrew May
Red
Census Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Bureau
Ronald Bryant
Muncie
Ind
Alexandria
Anderson, Ind
SCPA
Peron
Atom
Ose
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