Dewey Disavows Further Presidential Aspirations
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced at a news conference that he would not seek the Republican nomination in 1952 1956 or 1960. He also noted no plans to discuss a third term as governor and deflected questions about reelection, citing no further political statements at present. The event included the appointment of Charles D. Breite to a New York City state supreme court vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Goyvy
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Wendell L. Willkie
Philadelphia
Charles D. Breite
State Supreme Court
New York City
Chinese Delegate To UN Piles Up Detailed Evidence Against Soviets
Dr Tsiang nationalists chief UN delegate says he is assembling detailed evidence to present at the UN little assembly in mid January. The Chinese question will top the agenda as the Russians boycott the assembly and challenge China’s representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Formosa
Dr. Tsiang
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Little Assembly
Security Council
U. N
Council
Tsiang
Yugoslavia
Civitan Club Plans Pool for Bluefield
The Civitan club met at the Pinnacle restaurant with thirty members. They discussed fundraising to build a proposed Bluefield swimming pool this summer and appointed a committee to lead the project led by Claude Angel with members Paul Chryssikos and Edwin Humphries.
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Civitan Club
Pinnacle Resturant
Bluefield
Claude Angel
Paul Chryssikos
Edwin Humphries
Scouts Deliver Christmas Baskets To Bluefield Families
Thirty needy families in Bluefield received Christmas baskets from 23 local boy scout units last Saturday. Donations came from 19 troops and four packs and included canned goods fruits vegetables and toys. J. C. Acuff, scout executive for southern West Virginia, organized the effort.
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Bluefield
J. C. Acuff
West Virginia
Very Little Progress In Coal Negotiations In Philadelphia
New York reports a two hour meeting between hard coal operators and United Mine Workers leaders ended with very little progress on the contract for 80,000 Pennsylvania anthracite workers. Thomas Kennedy said no conclusions were reached, and Edward Griffith agreed. The miners seek a 95 cent daily wage rise from about 12.50, and doubling of welfare contributions. Negotiations resume tomorrow at 1 30 EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ICC
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
New York
Pennsylvania
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Ind
Edward Griffith
Kennedy
UMW
Deaths and Funerals for Joseph J. Bales in Falls Mills
Joseph J. Bales, 25, World War II veteran of Falls Mills Virginia, dies after two years of illness linked to war injuries. Funeral rites at Falls Mills Christian Church with graveside military honors at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Virginia. Interment conducted by J. B. Burton Jr. of Virginia.
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Joseph J. Bales
Falls Mills
Funeral service for Leah Mae Hale in Leemaster Va
Funeral service for Leah Mae Hale nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles L Hale will be held at the family home in Leemaster Virginia at 11 o clock this morning Rev Francis Barton of Honaker and Rev Milton Boyd of Leemaster will officiate Burial will be in the family cemetery at Leemaster Grundy hospital reported the death on Monday
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Leemaster
Leah Mae Hale
Charles L. Hale
Grundy Hospital
Francis Barton
Honaker
Milton Boyd
Funeral Service for Mrs Julia Carr Morris
Funeral service for Mrs Julia Carr Morris 65 who died Tuesday at her Kimballton Virginia home after a lingering illness will be held at 1 30 this afternoon at the Kimballton Methodist church conducted by Rev W L Vernon burial in the churchyard cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Morris
Julia Carr Morris
Kimballton
W. L. Vernon
Funeral service for A. D. Rice in Bristol
Funeral service for A. D. Ronnie Rice, who died at Grigsby hospital Bristol Virginia after a brief pneumonia illness, will be held at 11 o'clock this morning at Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church in Bristol. The Rev. Owen Gumm and Dr. William F. Blackard assist. Interment will follow in a Bristol cemetery.
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A. D
Ronnie) Rice
Grigsby Hospital
Bristol
Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church
Owen Gumm
William F. Blackard
James W Osborne service held in Pembroke
James William Osborne 58 dies with service at his Pembroke home at 10 30 this morning. Interment in the family cemetery at Tazewell at 2 p m. Survived by widow the former Ollie Hayton five daughters Daisy Stevens Bluefield Mrs Andy Estallargas Havana Cuba Rose Marie Eula Jane Ollie Mae Osborne all Pembroke and three sons S/Sgt Robert J Osborne Rome N Y Donald Bristol R I and Cpl Kenneth Osborne Frankfort Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Osborne
Pembroke
James William Osborne
Tazewell
Ollie Hayton
Daisy Stevens
Bluefield
Andy Estallargas
Havana
Cuba
Rose Marie
Eula Jane
Ollie Mae Osborne
Robert J. Osborne
Rome
N. Y
Donald Osborne
Bristol
R. I
Cpl
Kenneth Osborne
Frankfort
Germany
Tragic Death of Two Year Old Sterling Crigger
Sterling Crigger two year old son of Mr and Mrs George Crigger of Warriormine died in Richlands hospital after a five day illness. Survived by parents two sisters Patricia Ann and Priscilla Lane and grandparents Mr and Mrs Christopher Spangler of Bandy. Funeral at Bandy Methodist Church with Rev Clyde Church of Swords Creek. Interment Lambert Cemetery. Body to be moved from Hurst Scott funeral home Richlands to grandparents home.
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Sterling Crigger
George Crigger
Warriormine
Richlands Hospital
Patricia Ann
Priscilla Lane
Christopher Spangler
Bandy
Methodist
Clyde Church
Swords Creek
Lambert Cemetery
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Ching Warns of Tension From Pension Plans Across Workers
Ching warns that uneven pension welfare systems may spark unrest between worker groups as some gain better plans while others lose equity when changing jobs. He notes private plans depend on employer solvency and may hinder labor mobility, yet calls for moderation as yearly disputes settle quietly. He plans a west coast tour to promote understanding between labor and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching
West Coast
Davy Town Council Schedule Meeting Next Tuesday Night
Mayor Titi Legato said the Davy Town Council will meet at 7 30 o clock next Tuesday at the regular meeting place in Davy W Va The notice urges attendance by residents and officials.
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Davy
W. Va
Titi Legato
Hiss admits acquaintance with prewar spy group
Alger Hiss testified before a federal grand jury last year he knew several alleged prewar Soviet spy ring members but said he did not know their Communist ties. The minutes named Charles Kramer Harold Ware Ella Reeve Bloor Lee Pressman John Abt and Henry Collins as people Hiss knew with possible ring links. He said none of the named individuals ever sought information about his government duties.
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AJDC
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Edgar Sanders
Corporation
Vogler
Sanders
Jacobson
Vogeler
Andrassy Atea
Legation
United States
New York
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Washington
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Grand Jury
Murphy
Charles Kramer
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kramer
Harold Ware
Ella Reeve Bloor
Lee Pressman
AAA
CIO
John Abt
Henry Collins
Donald Hiss
Alger
Raymond F. Murphy
Rita and Daughter Birth Near Geneva in Royal Circle
Rita gives birth to a girl weighing two and a half kilograms at a Geneva clinic. Dr. Rodolphe Rochat supervised the delivery. The infant is Rebecca Wells, daughter of Orson Welles, whose parents are divorced. The baby remains in a private room with a cautious prognosis on nursing.
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Rita
Aly
Rodolphe Rochat
Marguerite
Mihai
Romania
Anne
Bourbon-Parma
Rebecca Wells
Orson Welles
Lake Geneva
Miss Besson
GE Breaks Off Indicating Possible Extension Beyond March 31
GE indicates negotiations with the employer's duly authorized collective bargaining agent may extend past March 31. The company seeks extension or new contract terms, while a U E spokesman refrains from comment until union officers review the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. E
Potatoes With Built In Atomic Energy Latest Thing On Farm
The atomic energy commission reports experiments at Brookhaven N Y show X rays on potato tubers increased likelihood and speed of sprout growth. Researchers caution low level radioactivity offers no guaranteed benefits and further study is needed. Experiments since 1948 at Beltsville Wooster and Morgantown are noted.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Brookhaven
N. Y.) National Laboratory
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Wooster
Morgantown
W. Va
Brewster Urges Stronger Tariff Attack on Trade Policy
Senator Brewster of Maine called for a tighter Republican push against the administration tariff approach he says helps big exporters while not shielding small U.S. industries. He faulted Paul Hoffman and the ECA for high rates and urged practical solutions to protect American workers and markets at home and abroad.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
U. S
State Department
Marshall Plan
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Maine
Hoffman
ECA
Europe
America
United States
Merry Christmas Ends In Tragedy in New York
A New York family of four perished on Christmas Eve when a gas leak from an unventilated apartment filled with a burning refrigerator exhausted oxygen. Andrew Gazak, 33, his wife Veronica, 32, and children Veronica, five, and Andrew Jr., three, were found dead in their beds as police entered through a window. Autopsies ordered. Gazak was a bank chauffeur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew Gazak
Veronica
Andrew, Jr
Gazak
East 1St St
Attorney Says Leftists Gone In NLRB Hearing
An IUE attorney argued that the United Electrical Workers is defunct as a union to justify an early election for 27,000 GM plant workers. UE counsel contended the IUE must prove the UE exists. hearings proceed with written briefs due Jan 11 and a final NLRB decision pending.
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Daymo
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Ben Sigal
IUE
National Labor Regulations Board
General Motors
Sigal
David Sachs
Martin Kurasch
Kurasch
IVE
Sachs
NLRB
Washington
CIO
Cleveland
Youngster Gives 50 To March Of Dimes
Everett Washington December 28 12 year old polio survivor Ronnie King donated fifty one dollar bills to the March of Dimes. He says he saved half his weekly allowance this past year for the cause and previously donated a larger sum from selling his bicycle before visiting his grandmother in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Wash
Ronnie King
Everett Herald
Florida
Christmas social at Sacred Heart by Lourdes church
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic church hosts a Christmas social tonight at 7 30 in Father Burke's Sacred Heart social hall. Chairmen include Mr and Mrs Hobart Boyd Rebecca Woods Mr and Mrs Edward Palmer. Mass on New Year's Day at Lourdes church 8 30 a.m. Francis X Galvin O M I.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Father Burke
Sacred Heart
Hobart Boyd
Rebecca Woods
Edward Palmer
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Francis X. Galvin
O.M.I
Local church groups set 7:30 meetings tonight
The Missionary Society of the North Side United Holy church plans to meet at 7:30 tonight in Mrs. Lucy Withers’s Bedford street home. The Mount Zion Baptist church Female Chorus meets at the church at 7:30. The Church of God Apostolic gathers at 7:30 in Mrs. Gracie Preston’s Halifax street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the North Side United Holy Church
Lucy Withers
Bedford Street
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Missionary Society of the Church of God Apostolic
Gracie Preston
Halifax Street
Bluefield Music Federation to Host Christmas Pollyanna
The Bluefield Federation of Music groups will hold a Christmas Pollyanna party at Mount Zion Baptist Church tonight at 7 30. Mr and Mrs Johnny Parsons of Newark New Jersey daughter and son in law of Richard A Brown are visiting Mr and Mrs Brown on Church Street.
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Bluefield Federation of Music Groups
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Johnny Parsons
Newark, N. J
Richard A. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Church Street
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Love
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFL
Public Music Hall
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Jacobson Freed
A. D. Rice
Crigger Child
GE Breaks Off
Henry
Henry Aldrich
WHIS
NBC
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
DIAL
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield, W. Va
Merry
Colored News
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