Draft and UMT Proposals Shape Up as Key January Tasks
President Truman presses for a 3,500,000 man force to counter Communist threats. Congress and selective service officials seek draft law revisions to expand fighting manpower. Expect renewed push for universal military training with support from educators and defense officials as quotas are boosted for January and February. Chairman Vinson says changes to draft laws will be first business after Congress convenes.
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Washington
Congress
Ident Truman
Congressional
Selective Service
Truman
Army
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Deaths and Funerals Harvey C Perkins
Harvey Clarence Perkins 48 died yesterday at a sister's home in Narrows after a four month illness. Survived by son Arlen and daughter Peggy Joyce, both of Mullens, and father C. M. Perkins of Narrows. Siblings listed. funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Methodist Narrows. interment Fairview Cemetery. Riffe Funeral Home in Narrows in charge. Body remains at Bailey Funeral Home in Matoaka pending arrangements.
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Harvey C. Perkins
Harvey Clarence Perkins
J. P. Brookman
Narrows
Arlen Clarence Perkins
Peggy Joyce Perkins
Mullens
C. M. Perkins
Brookman
Effie Jackson
Mamie Crowder
Summerlee
Lola King
Miamisburg
Rites Set for Mrs Ida Snow in Matoaka Church
The Rev. Dacel Akers will conduct services at the Church of God on Matoaka Rock road Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Ida Lucinda Snow aged 58 of Matoaka who died Sunday in Bluefield Sanitarium. Burial will follow in the family cemetery near Matoaka. The body was moved from Bailey funeral home to the son's residence, Tyler Snow of Matoaka.
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Dacel Akers
Church of God
Matoaka Rock Road
Ida Lucinda Snow
Matoaka
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bailey Funeral Home
Tyler Snow
Pneumonia Fatal to Mrs Lou Ella East at 78
Mrs Lou Ella East, 78, of Lashmeet, died yesterday after a five day illness with pneumonia. Born May 3 1872 in Mercer county she was the daughter of Henderson and Linda Johnson. She married Jeff East in 1888 who survives with children Annie Phillips Beatrice Brim Edith Bowden all of Lashmeet Louise Gilbert of Laurel bloom Tenn Jessie East of Pocahontas Odie East of Giotto and Cletus.
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Lou Ella East
Lashmeet
East
Mercer County
Henderson
Linda Johnson
Jeff East
Annie Phillips
Beatrice Brim
Edith Bowden
Louise Gilbert
Laurelbloom
Tenn
Jessie East
Pocahontas
Odie East
Giotto
Cletus
Funeral rites for Pelts and Myers held in Bluefield region
Funeral services were held and arrangements announced for Joseph Pelts 68 a retired miner of Maybeury who died Sunday at Bluefield Sanitarium with burial at Woodlawn cemetery. Charles Newton Myers 57 of Elbert a retired miner died Sunday in Welch hospital and leaves wife seven sons four daughters and several brothers. Interments planned in Saeger Memorial cemetery at Roderfield.
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Charles N. Myers
Charles Newton Myers
Elbert
Welch
U. Ss. Coal & Coke Company
Mr. Myers
Brewsterdale
Harve
Elizabeth Brooks Myers
Nannie Geneva Woodridge Myers
Howard
Bill
Donald
Ralph
Roger
Freemont
Wade
Elkton
Margie Dula
Juanita Alford
Bluefield
Lois
Doris Fay Myers
Ira
Robert
Tom Myers
Tazewell
Orville Myers
Miners Plan Christmas Treats for Debtor Families in Pennsylvania
In hard hit coal towns the 1950 strike left miners deep in debt. Local unions in Portage Scalp Level Cairnbrook and Central City areas set up candy boxes, food, clothing and parties for children. thousands of candy pieces and popcorn balls will be distributed to schools and hospitals as a Christmas relief gesture.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
UMW
John L. Lewis
Tipple Town
Cambria County
Portage Local
Johnstown Coal and Coke Company
Johnstown
Central City
Cairnbrook
Windber Hospital
Scalp Level
Fayette
Greene Counties
Country Slaughter Is Sued For Divorce
Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals was sued for divorce by his wife Mrs. Mary Kathryn Slaughter. She charges indignities amounting to cruelty including quarrelsome behavior nagging and threats of violence. They wed May 19 1947. it is Slaughter's third marriage.
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St. Louis
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Mary Kathryn Slaughter
Slaughter
Busy Christmas season hits Santa Claus Indiana postmark
Santa Claus Indiana braces for a record mail rush with Patrick Ballard asking for a two wheel bike or yacht. Jim Yellig may answer up to 100000 letters as Benedictine monks translate foreign requests. Postmaster Elbert Reinkes expects 4000000 pieces of mail and adds 4 new white reindeer to his 13 total. A mechanical three ring circus by the Colvin family debuts as 600000 tourists may visit by Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Indiana Hills
Patrick Ballard
Leigh-on-sea
Essex
England
Santa
Jim Yellig
St. Meinrad Abbey
Elbert S. Reinkes
William C. Colvin
Tulsa
Oklo
British Champ May Meet La Starza Soon
Jack Gardner the newly crowned British empire heavyweight champion may fight Roland La Starza of New York or Cesar Brion of Argentina. Sam Burns said he will send terms for a 10 round bout at Earls Court arena on March 27.
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London
Jack Gardner
Roland la Starza
New York
Cesar Brion
Argentina
Sam Burns
Jack Solomons
Earls Court Arena
Wounding sparks attempted murder charge in Bluefield
Isaac Banner, a Black man from 1014 Ridge street, was charged with attempted murder after a Saturday night family dispute with son in law Jessee Bone of Bluefield. Bone was wounded by a bullet grazing his side during the exchange. Banner was treated at the Bluefield Sanitarium for a left arm wound. The warrant was issued by Justice J A Bailey.
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Bluefield
Isaac Banner
Ridge Street
Banner
Jessee Bone
Bone
Justice of the Peace
J. A
Subway Rush Havoc Injures Over Score Passengers
A rush hour subway train started with its doors open at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue causing chaos. More than twenty passengers were injured, none seriously, as standing riders fell when the train halted after a signal mix up between conductor and motorman.
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New York
Board of Transportation
125Th Street
Lexington Avenue
IRT
Interborough Rapid Transit
Eight Year Old Fred Berger Sends Christmas Gift to Wounded
Eight year old Fred Berger of Holden Mississippi saved forty cents from his allowance and sent it to General MacArthur to aid wounded soldiers in Korea. He received thanks from Brigadier General E B Bush and a Red Cross Tokyo receipt confirming the gift was used for the wounded.
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Holden
Miss
Fred Berger
Korea
General MacArthur
Fred
MacArthur
E. B. Bush
American Red Cross
Tokyo
Symington May Take Over Defense Reins
Washington reports President Truman has tabbed W Stuart Symington to become next secretary of defense when General George C Marshall decides to step down. A White House source says this could be months away as Marshall nears 70 and may retire from heavy defense duties.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
Truman
George C. Marshall
White House
Symington
Marshall
Short Circuit Impacts Princeton Avenue Lights Go Out
Street lights along Princeton Avenue were cut by an electrical short last night. AEP supervisor Jim Compton told city police that the line should be repaired sometime today.
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Princeton Avenue
Jim Compton
AEP
Compton
Fire at Bedford and Mercer Church Causes Minor Damage
Overheating furnace sparked a blaze at a Negro church on the corner of Bedford and Mercer streets last night. City firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the fire with only minor damages reported.
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Bedford and
Mercer Street
Jews Leave Tripoli in Libya Mass Transfer to Israel
About 19,000 Libyan Jews have moved to Israel since the mass transfer began in March 1949. The latest batch of 500 departed on the Israeli ship Komemiut last month.
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Chevrolet
Pontiac
Cadillac
Nash
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Tripoli
Tripolitania
Libya
Israel
Komemiut
State Jaycee Committee Meets to Pick Five WV Young Men
The West Virginia state Jaycee committee met in Princeton to select five outstanding young men. Members include Ralph Byrd Matoaka Virgil Stewart Athens Hewlett Smith Beckley and Essie Bailey Princeton with Gov Okey Patterson also on the panel. Announcement of the five will follow soon.
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State
Gary AF Enlistee Sent For Examination
Virgil Martin Money of Gary enlisted in the Air Force at Welch West Virginia and was sent to Beckley for final examination. He will go to Lackland Air Base San Antonio Texas for active duty with a four year enlistment. Sgt Ben C Farris of the local AF and Army recruiting station announced these steps.
Welch Police Make 15 Weekend Arrests
Welch West Virginia police arrested 15 individuals over the weekend on drunkenness charges. All were jailed, brought before Police Judge Hobart E. Payne, and assessed fines.
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Welch
W. Va
Hobart E. Payne
Sergeant Rejoins Dirty, Loyal Marine Platoon in Korea
General Clifton Cates grants Technical Sergeant Robert Ward permission to return to his unit in Korea. Ward, 25, Cherokee from Los Angeles, had been ordered to Tokyo in a non combat role after his mother sought his non combat placement. He persuaded her to withdraw the request, saying his platoon and he need each other.
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Washington
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
Robert J. Ward
Korea
Ward
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Glenn Peterson
Inglewood
Calif
Cates
Robert Ward
Bus Worker Fainting Man Taken to Sanitarium
Frazier H. Tibbs of the Consolidated Bus company fainted at work yesterday and was taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. A spokesman reported his condition as fair. Tibbs had suffered prior fainting attacks, new details show.
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Frazier H. Tibbs
Consolidated Bus Company
Bluefield
Tibbs
Buchanan Countian Dies In Highway Mishap
Ira Power, 52, died in a Richlands hospital from injuries after being struck near his Keen mountain home in Buchanan county Saturday. The driver Claude Houston Fuller, 24, of Keen mountain hit Power as he stepped from behind a pickup, according to state troopers M Muncy Jr and P S Spraker who investigated.
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Buchanan Countian
Ira Power
Richlands
Keen Mountain
Buchanan County
Mattie Williams
Power
Virginia
M. Muncy, Jr
P. S. Spraker
Claude Houston Fuller
Fuller
Princeton Council Eyes Bid For Airport Operation
Princeton council studies a bid by George Lynch to rent and operate the municipal airport for two years with options for two more. The package offers $1,500 yearly plus 2 percent of gross receipts and was referred to the airport committee for review ahead of a January 2 vote. The committee includes Ben Reid, G. K. White and L. B. White.
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Princeton Council
George Lynch
Princeton Lynch
Council
Airport Committee
Ben Reid
G. K. White
L. B. White
L. A
Thorpe man dies after 175 foot fall in Welch West Virginia
Donald Carter a 22 year old Black resident of Thorpe died in a hospital after falling from a 175 foot cliff onto a railroad yard. State police did not know how or why he was on the cliff. Carter born in Stokes County North Carolina in 1928 was a Gary high school veteran of World War II and employed by U S Coal and Coke company. He leaves a brother Gaither Carter and sister Alice Carter both of Thorpe and grandparents in North Carolina. Funeral arrangements are at Page funeral home.
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Welch
W. Va
Donald Carter
Thorpe
Llamahil
Tibliutvs
Way Bay
FRCS
Carter
Stokes County
N. C
West Virginia
Gary High School
U. S. Coal & Coke Company
Harman Branch Baptist Church
Gaither Carter
Alice Carter
J. W. Carter
Sandy Ridge
Hessie Zigler
Madison
Page Funeral Home
Here
Miners Examiner to Visit Welch for Certificates
R M Greene of the Miners Examining Board will be at the West Virginia employment office in Welch on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applicants must bring a social security card and pay a $1 examination fee.
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Welch
W. Va
R. M. Greene
Miners’ Examining Board
West Virginia
Havaco Man Held On Larceny Charge
Jimmy Chandler of Havaco waived preliminary hearing before Justice E Lonnie Mitchell and was held for grand jury on grand larceny. He is accused of stealing 93 cigarette cartons valued at 139.50 from the Havaco store of New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal company and was jailed. State Trooper L E Hampton arrested him.
Virginia study starts on state colleges consolidation aim
A Virginia advisory legislative council committee began a study of state supported colleges and universities. Seven members met in a closed session and planned to request statistical data from state agencies. The panel will examine overlapping functions and potential consolidations to reduce inefficiency and expense.
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Richmond
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
General Assembly
Paul Crockett
Yorktown
Crockett
WALC
Stone Cutter Marks Through the Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages each stone cutter bore a unique mark placed on stones he cut. Marks were often inherited from father to son and passed down through generations.
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Hythm
Telegraph Commercial Printing CO
W VA
Hungnam
Changjin Reservoir
Jim Pringle
Associated Press
Mrs
Ida Snow
Joseph Pelts
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
Elkhorn
Miner
Maybeury
Kalmatitsky
Woodlawn Cemetery
John Eastone
Andrew Eastone
Nick Hollis
John Joplin
Mike Barna, Jr
Jimmy Hendricks
Hawkins Mortuary
GM Corp
Paper Supply Company
Istr
Bluetie
la Starza
Over Score
Gi's
Defense
W. V. Dunford, JR
Vance Dunford
Bluefield Avenue
War Department
Pvt
William V. Dunford, Jr
North Korea
Jaycee Committee
Ial Athan
Gary
Kinsey Distilling Corp
Linfield, Pa
Ent
Taylor
Mercer
Fifth Street
a_ produce
Mark Barton
Police Department
Miners Examiner
Havaco
Virginia University
Oes
Cavalcade of America
DuPont Chorus
Fonny
Bob Hope
Adheive
Wistul Vista
Big Town
Sity
Steve Whoa
Art Linkletter
Mun Ee
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