E-Construction To Begin On South Bluefield Sub Post Office
South Bluefield moves toward construction as a house on the site will be torn down next week and excavation starts immediately. George Fox, contractor, said bulldozing will begin once the house is removed and the building should be ready before the May 1 deadline.
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South Bluefield
Sub Post Office
South
City of Directors
Alan Coppinger
George Fox
Herbert Wetzel
Kenneth Buford
Irwin Mills
I. N. Fuqua
Stewart Webster
Lee Wright
Richard Green
J. N. Shawver
Girl In Jail Since Trip With Friends
Ruth Mabel Patterson 17-year-old high school pupil from Kingston Tennessee has been jailed in Rockford Illinois after a trip with Mr and Mrs Roy Gurley and Ruths arrival yesterday authorities hold Gurley and his wife pending their fathers arrival who is charged with feloniously kidnapping the minor A Rockford deputy sheriff and a Roane County Tennessee official are seeking warrants for Ruths parents. Gurley and his wife signed waivers of extradition stating a misunderstanding is possible.
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Rockford
Ill
Ruth Mabel Patterson
Kingston, Tenn
Ruth
Roy Edward Gurley
W. D. Patterson
Roane County
Gurley
Mid- States Wood Products Company
Kingston
Frank Shea Reports For Arm Examination
Frank Shea rookie pitching star of the 1947 world champion New York Yankees arrived in Baltimore for a consultation with Dr. George Bennett regarding his arm.
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Baltimore
Frank Shea
New York Yankees
George Bennett
UN committee approves relief fund for Palestine refugees
The United Nations budgetary committee voted unanimously to appropriate 54.9 million dollars for Palestine refugee relief. The funds will be spent over 18 months starting January 1, 1950.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Deaths and Funerals Two Local Rites Held
Funeral rites for Cletus Elvedor Bailey 47 of Goodwill were set for 2 30 PM at his Goodwill residence with Rev Nidgett and Rev J C Tilley officiating. Burial in Bailey cemetery with Local Union No 2040 graveside rites. The Stacey infant four days old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Stacey of Lamar died at home. Rites Friday at 11 AM from the Lamar residence with Rev I A Gadd officiating and burial in Panther family cemetery. Baby born December 3 at Saeger. Body to be moved from Bailey chapel Matoaka to Lamar home this afternoon at 2 30.
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Cletus Elvedor Bailey
Goodwill
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mr. Nidgett
Goodwill Methodist Church
J. C. Tilley
Bailey Cemetery
Arthur Stacey
Lamar
I. A. Gadd
Panther
Saeger
Bailey Funeral Chapel
Matoaka
Death of Norton Man George W. Moore Reported
Word came of the death of George W. Moore of Norton Virginia father of Mrs. R. E. Gerdetz of Hancock Street This city He died of a heart attack last Tuesday Funeral services were held Thursday.
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George W. Moore
Norton
R. E. Gerdetz
Hancock Street
Moore
Funeral rites set for Ballard man John L Keatley
John Louis Keatley 92 retired farmer died Tuesday evening at his daughter Mrs W J Mandeville RFD 3 Princeton. Last rites at Union church Ballard Summ ers county at 11 am officiated by Rev L D Candler Peterstown with burial in churchyard cemetery. Grandsons pallbearers and granddaughters flowerbearers. Body moved from Memorial funeral directory to Mandeville residence.
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Union Church
Ballard
Summers County
John Louis Keatley
W. J. Mandeville
RFD
Princeton
L. D. Candler
Peterstown
Mandeville
Funeral service for Troy Banks in Washington DC
Funeral service for Troy Lee Banks of Silver Spring Maryland will be held today at 1 30 p m at Petworth Baptist Church in Washington DC Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery Banks a native of Corinth Mississippi is survived by his widow Audrey Ables of McComas a son David Lee his parents Mr and Mrs Bennett Banks three brothers Roy C Milton R and Charles H Banks and a sister Mrs Mildred V Ward
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Troy Lee Banks
Silver Spring
Petworth Baptist Church
Washington, D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
Banks
Corinth
Miss
Audrey Ables
McComas
David Lee
Bennett Banks
Roy C
Milton R
Charles H. Banks
Mildred V. Ward
Death of William Henry Brewster in Welch Store
William Henry Brewster aged about 60 died suddenly of a heart attack in a War Welch store yesterday afternoon. The body was removed to the O r. Douglas mortuary at Welch.
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William Henry Brewster
War
Or. Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Testimony In Suit Will Resume In Welch Court
Judge Partlow recessed the circuit court in Welch until tomorrow morning as the $3,500 damage suit against McDowell County Constable Ronnie Mathis resumes. Plaintiff Cramer Grubb of Anawalt claims injuries from excessive force, with Deputy Sheriff Frank Donchatz in pursuit after an incident at Sklep's Place beer parlor.
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Frank Donchatz
Sklep
Anawalt
Welch Merchants Post Christmas Hours in Welch
Welch West Virginia merchants announce Christmas week store hours. On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday Welch stores will stay open until 8 PM and on Thursday Friday and Saturday until 9 PM following a Welch Chamber of Commerce executive board meeting.
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Welch
W. Va
Welch Chamber of Commerce
Probers Drop Charge Of Jury Tampering In Appomattox
A special grand jury found no foundation to claims of jury tampering in the December term petit jury panel over a Phenix youth charged with rape. Judge Flood, with Crawley foreman, will report after examining about 40 witnesses. Franklin Dodd, 23, is set for December 15 trial.
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Appomattox
Joel Flood
Petit Jury
Charles F. P. Crawley
George Abbitt, Jr
Chinese Fall Back Before Commies
Chinese Communist troops moved rapidly toward Chengtu and toward Yunnan from Chungking, with Red forces reaching Kunming as border clashes escalate. The Peiping radio claimed the southern nationalist army was weakened, while Lung Yun planned return to govern Yunnan amid internal upheaval.
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Hong Kong
Chengtu
Yunan
Red Radio
Peiping
Yunnan
Kunming
China Mail
Lung Yun
Child Burns To Death In Chickenhouse Fire
Staunton Virginia December 7 Carolyn Mullenax three and a half years old died in a blaze that destroyed a chickenhouse on the Hugh B Sproul Jr farm near Middlebrook The child was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Mullenax tenants on the farm An older child escaped and Mrs Mullenax was badly burned trying to rescue her origin of the fire unknown but believed started by children at play
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Staunton
Carolyn Mullenax
Hugh B. Sproul, Jr
Middlebrook
Glenn Mullenax
Mullenax
Carolyn
Christianburg hunter dies in accidental shooting
Christiansburg Va December 7 Julius Goodman Montgomery county commonwealth attorney said an accidental death verdict was rendered in the shooting of hunter Clinton J Clowers 38 by his hunting companion Brinton Conner Dr A M Showalter acting coroner ruled the death accidental caused by a gun fired by the companion Clowers died in a Christiansburg hospital after being wounded in Floyd county
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Christiansburg
Julius Goodman
Commonweath
Montomery County
Hunter Lastray
A. M. Showalter
Clinton J. Clowers
Brinton Conner
Clowers
Floyd County
550 Cases Of Eggs Unbroken In Wreck
A truck carrying 550 cases of eggs plunged off a mountain curve on Route 60 near Buena Vista but none of the eggs broke. Driver Glenn West, 31, of St. Louis, told state trooper L. F. Payne that the steering mechanism failed as he descended the mountain, and the vehicle stopped on the mountainside among rocks and trees.
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Lynchburg
Buena Vista
Glenn West
St. Louis
L. F. Payne
Hiss Typewriter Cited By FBI During Perjury Trial
FBI expert special agent Ramos C. Feehan testified that typewritten papers Chambers produced were made on a Woodstock typewriter once owned by Alger Hiss. The government argues the documents link Hiss to the prewar spy-ring courier.
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New York
FBI
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Ramos C. Feehan
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Woodstock
Harry Dexter White
the Treasury
Sanders to Stay as UCLA Football Coach
UCLA announces Henry Red Sanders will remain head football coach under existing contract. Provost Clarence A. Dykstra called him a satisfactory leader and noted his success and reception. Florida had approached him with a reported offer of 15000 dollars salary plus 5000 for expenses.
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Los Angeles
Henry
Red) Sanders
University of California At
Clarence A. Dykstra
UCLA
Sanders
University of Florida
McDowell Cotillion Club to Host Winter Dance in King Cole
The McDowell Cotillion club plans a Saturday evening dance at King Cole on Premier Mountain Welch W V with Will Hauser and his Cincinnati orchestra providing music from 9 30 to 1 30 Dinner served at 7 30 for reservations Members and their guests only Formal dress required for women and optional for men
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Welch
W. Va
McDowell Cotillion Club
King Cole
Premier Mountain
Will Hauser
Orchestra of
Cincinnati
Round The World Plane Passenger Sets Record
Tom Lanphier Jr the former pilot who shot down Yamamoto completed a round the world trip in four days 23 hours 47 minutes as a passenger on five aircraft of three airlines. He landed at LaGuardia on the Pearl Harbor anniversary and beat the previous record held by Col Eddie Eagan.
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New York
Admiral Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
Tom Lanphier, Jr
Washington, D. C
LaGuardia Field
Lanphier
Isoruku Yamamoto
The
Atomic Research Corp
Falls Church
Eddie Eagan
New York Boxing Commission
UN Seeks Jerusalem as International City
The U N special political committee voted 35 to 13 with 11 abstentions to press for Jerusalem as an international city. The move, likely to reach a two thirds general assembly vote, overrides objections from the United States Britain Sweden the Netherlands and others who say the plan is impractical given Jerusalem's partition and occupation by Israeli and Jordanian forces.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Hasemite
Jordan
Welch Rotary Sponsor Lectures Series In Four Talks
Welch West Virginia December 7 The Welch Rotary Club through its international service committee chaired by Samuel Solins sponsors four lectures in January February and March by Salem Rizk Count de Riencourt General Bonner Fellers and Louis J Alber Each speaker appears at Welch high school assembly if possible and three neighboring Rotary clubs Bristol Ashland and Alderson cooperate in bringing the talks to the region.
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Welch
W. Va
Welch Rotary Club
International Service Committee
Samuel Solins
Salem Rizk
Count de Riencourt
Bonner Fellers
Douglas MacArthur
Louis J. Alber
General Fellers
Welch High School
Welch Club
Bristol
Va. Tenn
Ashland
Alderson
New Bluefield Armory Under Construction For National Guard
Bluefield WV. Plans for a new National Guard armory moved ahead as work begins. Major Hennon Gilbert of the 150th Infantry announces a spring completion with space for two companies and a drill floor. renovates on Hill avenue near Midway. cost projected at 20000 dollars. the project includes offices, orderly rooms, lockers, a non commissioned club and a motor maintenance garage. current units and officers listed with relocation to the new facility upon completion.
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Bluefield
West Virginia National Guard
City Board of Directors
Gilbert
150Th Infantry
Marcellus A. Cassidy
Princeton
Company I
Emmett A. Hutcheson
Bland Street
Eisenhower reiterates no politics stance in Texas visit
General Dwight Eisenhower, on a social visit to Texas, affirmed he has no political connections or ambitions but will engage on public matters. At a Houston chamber of commerce event he urged serious thinking to avoid the nation being in the wrong place 15 years hence.
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Houston
Tex
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Texas
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Daily Spectator
Spectator
New York City
Ae Spectator
Man's Torso Found in Niagara Turbines
Police report the torso of a man found in the turbines of the Ontario Power Company below Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls Ontario. Investigators worked to identify the victim and determine how the body arrived in the power plant waters.
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Niagara Turbines
Niagara Falls
Ont
Ontario Power Company
Six Die as Express Trains Collide Near Alexandria
Cairo's evening express train bound for Alexandria crashed into a stopped passenger train four miles from the city. Six people were killed and at least 30 injured, 13 seriously, as rescue workers searched the wreckage.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Cairo
New AEP Plant Near Point Pleasant Set for Inspectors
About 100 newspapermen will view Appalachian Electric Power Company’s giant new steam generating plant near Point Pleasant West Virginia next Monday. Division Manager W I Whitefield said only one of four units is complete, capable of 137000 kilowatts or 182666 horsepower.
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Roanoke
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Point Pleasant
W. Va
W. I. Whitefield
Philip Sporn
Methodist Bishop Blasts Catholics and Communists as Threats
Buck Hill Falls Pa December 7 Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam warned at a church meeting that the Roman Catholic church and the Communist party threaten religious and civil liberty. He urged Protestants to confront a world wide crisis and linked the threat to public funds for parochial education, saying draining public education to support private schooling undermines the public system.
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Buck Hill Falls
G. Bromley Oxnam
Communist Party
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Methodist Church
U. S
Roman Catholic Church
Oxnam
New York
Board of Missions
Panther Resident Released On Bond And Forgery Charge
Dennis Justice, 22, of Panther, released on $2,000 bond while awaiting action by the McDowell county criminal court grand jury. His brother Adam Justice and E B Bryant posted as sureties. Justice faces new forgery charges involving relief checks alleged to be taken from the Panther post office.
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Welch
W. Va
Dennis Justice
Panther
McDowell Criminal Court
Adam Justice
E. B. Bryant
Young Justice
Al Smith Campaign Manager Van Namee Dies at 70
George R. Van Namee who led Alfred E. Smith's 1928 Democratic presidential nomination campaign died of pneumonia last night in New York.
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New York
George R. van Namee
Alfred E. Smith
Indiana coal leaders react to Lewis contract claim
At Indianapolis L A Lewis stated that some Indiana mines had signed with the UMW. L Scales, ex president of the Indiana Coal Producers association, said many mines live from disaster to disaster and would not sign a separate contract. He noted no large U.S. producer would.
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Indianapolis
Lewis
Indiana
UMW
L. Scales
Indiana Coal Producers Association
Scales
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George Racey Jordan
White House
Harry Hopkins
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Fulton Lewis, Jr
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