Hotel Boiler Blast Kills One In Charleston
A gas buildup ignited by a furnace explosion killed Vernon Adkins and seriously burned two other workers at the Daniel Boone hotel in downtown Charleston. The blast damaged a new boiler room 40 days after installation, with injuries to Arthur Stitt Clyde Redman and others treated at local hospitals.
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Charleston
W. Va
O. E. Boggess
Daniel Boone Hotel
Boggess
Vernon Adkins
Huntington
AFL Asuoestos
Arthur Stitt
South Charleston
Clyde Redman
Herman Shyres
Callettsburg
Thomas Stalnaker
Shy
T. B. Burkhead
Burkhead
Adkins
National Steel Raises Prices amid Political Attacks
National Steel Corp raises prices on most steel products by about 3.50 a ton as board Chairman Ernest T. Weir defends the industry against a political attack. Weir notes tin mill product cuts of about 4.00 a ton and rejects senators calls for probes.
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Pittsburgh
National Steel Corporation
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Weir
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate-House Economic Committee
Lad 15 Charged With Murder Of Schoolmate
Tracy City Tenn Dec 21 A 15 year old boy was charged with murder after a schoolmate died from a blow following a basketball dispute during a recess. Franklin Parson of Coalmont and Gene Campbell scuffled with Parson later struck with a plank from a bench. The victim walked home a half mile but died en route to a hospital. Campbell was released on 2000 dollar bond.
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Tracy City
Tenn
Jim Meeks
Franklin Parson
Coalmont
Gene Campbell
Meeks
Campbell
Illinois Coal Prices Hiked Nationwide and Illinois
Chicago reports coal prices raised by 50 cents per ton as the three day work week imposed by John L. Lewis increases costs. Illinois retailers say the jump already spans downstate and Chicago markets and may extend beyond state borders. Company leaders cite fixed monthly expenses as miners operate on reduced schedules.
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Chicago
Illinois
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois Fuel Merchants Association
Ilinois
M. M. Soule
United Electric Coal Company
Price Decline Foreseen for Bacon Eggs in 1950
The agriculture department forecast cheaper bacon eggs ham and pork chops for 1950 due to larger production. Eggs may drop eight to ten cents a dozen, pork supplies could reach a peacetime record with a bumper pig crop this fall and spring. Government price supports will fall about eight cents to 37 cents per dozen.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Now Once More Whose Auto Was Stolen
Dan Kiley a New Yorker rented a car and, after his work, found he had taken a stolen vehicle. Police said the mix up occurred because two cars were identical in make and color and even the keys fit. Kiley recovered his car to learn it had been stolen as well.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Dan Kiley
Miami
Kiley
Riley
Ross
Grand Central Terminal
Stone
New York Central
Treasury Won't Sell Yule Wrappings
Treasury says its Bureau of Engraving and Printing will not sell uncut sheets of dollar bills for Christmas wrappings. Inquiries have been received about new bills from the press being sold. The department does exchange new bills for old ones for Christmas stockings, but that is the limit of its Yuletide service.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
U Department
Miners Idle At Harman Coal Mine In Labor Dispute
About 1,100 workers at the H. E. Harman Coal Corporation mine in Harman Virginia were idle after a two day return to work following a walkout. The dispute centered on hours for tipple employes and the mine had been shut for three days last week under the union policy.
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Grundy
Virginia
H. E. Harman Coal Corporation
Harman
Tipple
I. J. Richardson
Boston Girl Seeks Hand Saving Care At Childrens Hospital
Ten year old Betty Lou Marbury of Brownsville Tennessee arrived in Boston with her father to consult the Children’s Hospital tumor board on a suspected hand tumor. Doctors believe amputation may be required but tumor specialists will decide after review. Betty Lou is staying at Copley Plaza and plans to depart Friday for Christmas at home. Her trip was funded by a wealthy New Yorker moved by her Memphis appeal for prayers.
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Boston
Betty Lou Marbury
Brownsville
Tenn
Children’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital Tumor Board
Clay Marbury
Betty Lou
Logan Airport
Copley Plaza Hotel
Memphis
East St. Louis to End School Segregation
East St. Louis will end racial segregation in public schools on January 30 after state rules require mixed education to receive funding. Bernice Goedde, president of the city board of education, announced that Negro students may enroll in white schools, while existing segregated schools remain open for nearby students.
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East St. Louis
Bernice Goedde
Board of Education
Goedde
Illinois
Boy 5 Confesses to Shooting Mother in Pittsburgh
Five year old Joe Langston admitted to his aunt that he shot his mother Helen Langston 39, at home near Carnegie. The coroner ruled the death accidental and released the child with no inquest, after he spoke briefly to detectives and requested ice cream.
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Pittsburgh
Joe Langston
William D. McClelland
Helen Langston
Joey
Santa Claus
Frances Kearns
Little Joe
Mommy
John
McClellan
French Reds May Sabotage US Shipments
Paris reports French Communists urge troops to refuse arms shipped by the United States under the North Atlantic Pact. Leaflets allege Wall Street war mongers push a new war, with American tanks and French bodies. Officials fear violence at ports while some doubt the scale of disruption.
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Paris
United States
Wall Street
U.S
France
Washington
Canada
Congress
U. S
Maurice Thorez
French Communist Party
Thorez
Russia
Bordeaux
O'Dwyer and Bride Take Leisurely Cruise
Mayor William O'Dwyer and his bride Elizabeth Sloan Simpson enjoy a quiet yachting honeymoon off Key Largo Florida. The New York mayor aged 59 and his Texas born wife 33 sail the blue green waters as the ocean changes around them.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
New York
Key Largo
William O'Dwyer
Elizabeth Sloan Simpson
Commuters Clash Over Grand Central Ads Music
Enraged commuters attack Grand Central advertising talks as New York Central defends the program, citing 93 600 dollars in revenue. The state PSC will decide later whether to halt the music and ads amid claims of noise and public nuisance.
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New York
Grand Central Station
New York Central Rairoad
the Central
Railroad
Harold Ross
New Yorker Magazine
Leo Fish
Larchmont
N. Y
Harold J. Harris
James L. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Virginia L. Rowland
PSC
Suffering in Coal Town as Youth Battles Fatal Cancer
In Welch West Virginia on December 21 19 year old Eugene Atkins of Asco faces terminal bone cancer. Doctors say the disease is advanced with weeks or months left and no operation possible. The family struggles with medical costs losses from coal strikes and a three day week. Public aid has begun with $75 cash and Red Cross support though pain and care remain burdensome.
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Welch
W. Va
Eugene Atkins
Asco
George Atkins
Eugene
Miner Atkins
Atkins
McDowell County American Red Cross
Navy
Veterans’ Hospital
Marytown
Winter Warmth Stuns Bluefield as Officials Forecast Mild Holidays
Local weather observer Keeney notes Dec 21 warmth tops since August with 60s highs and possible rain as official forecasts predict continued mild weather. Reports from Chicago predict snow east of the Mississippi on the 23rd and 24th while residents hope for a white Christmas.
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Bluefield
North Pole
Santa
Co. C. Keeney
U. S
Keeney
Junior
Chicago
Ill
Mississippi River
Historic warm spell shatters December records in West Virginia
The winter arrival at 11 24 p m failed to curb a two day heat wave with highs in the high sixties across West Virginia and 71 in Huntington and Petersburg. A cold front delayed until the afternoon. Huntington reports 71 degrees breaking December 21 records. 68 on Tuesday also set new marks. Martinsburg stayed at 57 as all other stations hit 60 or higher.
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West Virginia
Huntington
Petersburg
Martinsburg
Panhandle
Gable and Bride Elude Public While Honeymoon Plans Set
Hollywood reports Clark Gable and his British bride were home but unseen by the public. They returned to the Encino ranch in secrecy and planned a Hawaii honeymoon, sailing from San Francisco on the S S Lurline.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Gable
Encino Ranch
Hawaii
San Francisco
Honolulu
Encino Estate
Hard Coal Contract Negotiators Gloomy
Negotiators for workers and operators met briefly and adjourned with little optimism for a pre Christmas agreement. Thomas Kennedy of the United Mine Workers and Ralph Taggart of the operators expect a recess until after tomorrow’s meeting and then until next Tuesday.
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New York
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers Union
Ralph Taggart
Dewey Chides Gotham For Water Shortage
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey condemns New York City for delays in addressing a long standing water crisis. He召 summons the souply Democratic municipal administration for a conference tomorrow at the governor’s hotel in Albany. Acting Mayor Vincent R. Impelliteri will attend. Mayor O Dwyer is away.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Vincent R. Impelitteri
Impellitteri
William O'Dwyer
Florida
Admiral Sherman outlines carrier limits amid anti submarine focus
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman told the Boston chamber of commerce that submarine threats push the navy to emphasize anti submarine technique while carrier air power remains the core offensive tool. He said the flat top fleet would be cut back by next June due to budget limits and balance needs.
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Boston
United States
Forrest P. Sherman
Navy
Sherman
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Plot to Dynamite UAW HQ Fails in Detroit
Un identified assailants planted a large dynamite charge at the CIO United Auto Workers international headquarters in Detroit but it failed to detonate. Police and UAW officials linked the act to a wave of anti union violence connected to Walter Reuther and other leaders. A $25,000 UAW reward joined other offers totaling about $250,000 for the culprits.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Walter Reuther
Victor
Reuther
Victor Reuther
Barges to Transport Coal From Logan Pits
A $5 million chartered Amherst Barge company for Logan county mines received state incorporation in Charleston. It will start with $2 million capital, owned equally by Amherst Coal and Logan County Coal corp. William F. Miller of Charleston serves as secretary treasurer and is an incorporator. The firm bought a half mile by 400 feet riverfront property in Huntington as its first holding.
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Charleston
W. Va
Logan County
Amherst Barge Company
Amherst Coal Company
Logan County Coal Corporation
William F. Miller
Ohio River
Huntington
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Kelley
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Wichita
Kas
North Atlantic
O’dwyer
Bride
Grand Central
State Public Service Commission
Kenneth F. Stone
The
New Yorker
George P. Hetenyi
Amherst
Monroe County Court House
Rochester
Jean Gareis Hetenyi
B. Haight
McDowell
Yale
Associated Press
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Gotham
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Lever Bros
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