Byrd Urges Truman to Realize Budget Paring Essential
In a Virginia statement Senator Byrd said the nation faces financial chaos unless the Truman budget is pared to essentials. He noted his approach favors strict economy in non military items while the president seeks broader spending cuts. Byrd claimed he had not received a letter from Truman and framed his budget plan as a sincere effort to cooperate.
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Berryville
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
Virenna
Globe
Deat
Federal Grand Jury To Convene in U S District Court
Grand jurors are summoned to appear at 1 30 p m January 16 as the January term opens in the U S district court with Trials set to begin January 22 at 9 a m Judge Ben Moore presides from the Post Office building The list includes Essie F paler Donald E Bowling B B Brown R C Buchanan Willie R Crowell and others from Princeton Bluefield Mullens and Welch with 60 jurors summoned for the trial start and a separate petit jury list also released chaired by Homer Hanna the court clerk.
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U. S. District Court
Ben Moore
Post Office
Homer Hanna
Essie FE. Paler
Circle Dr
Princeton
Donald E. Bowling
Rt. 1
Box
Bluefield
B. B. Brown
Mullens
R .C. Buchanan
Ninth St
Willie R. Crowell
Bedford St
W. L. Cray
Knob St
Thomas Honaker
Bailey Lumber Co
Neal Goepe Jr
Cherry St
Blueeid
C. Houston Patterson, Jr
Stowers
Charlie Pearis
Jones
Charlie Pressley
Squire
Co. Sarver
D. P. Scott
Alder
W. A. Smith
Jackson St
Layton Stewart
E. W. Surder
School St
Roscoe L. Williams
Lindsode
K. Ameen
Saeger
M. L. Bailey
Matoaka
L. H. Barberry
Bluefield Rd
P. K. Blankenship
Bluefield Ave
O. Blevins
Walls Creek
Richard H. Borden
Albemarle St
Charles Bradley, Jr
Hartwell Crumpecker
Honaker Ave
P. G. DeShazo
Scott St
Roy E. Eades, Jr
Hale Street
David F. Ernest
Bland St
Robert Fleshman
R. P. Gammage
College Ave
Leonard
Clark St
Fred Kennedy
Iaeger
Jack Kirkpatrick
Taeger
J. H. Lawrence
Preston St
Charles H. Lockhart
Welch
W. T. Mann
Ira P. McCormick
Union
J. M. McKenzie
Peterstown
Meade McNeill
Athens
R. B. McNutt
Park Street
C. B
R. G. Williams
Ingleside
Weston V. Willis
Stowers St
Karl M. Woods
Crumpecker Apts
Obart A. Yearkey
Controls and High Taxes Threaten American Civilians in 1951
New York forecasts a grim 1951 with rising prices and tighter controls. Consumers face higher costs as taxes and inflation bite. banks hold less money to lend. wage freezes loom. Businessmen confront red tape, material shortages, and defense orders while fear and confusion rise in government policy debates.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Mars
Groundhog
Growth of group life insurance reflects employee security interest
Interest in protecting workers is driving the expansion of group life insurance across the United States, signaling a shift toward broader employee benefits and financial security for firms and staff.
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United States
Bronco Charlie Miller Still Hones For A Fight At 101
New York celebrates Bronco Charlie Miller the last Pony Express rider as he nears his 101st birthday on New Year’s Day. He recalls wartime service, his daring 172 mile Sacramento to Carson City ride, and life at Tompkins Square House in Manhattan. He jokes with cooks, whittles, plays musical saws, and cherishes longevity rules: live right and be friendly.
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Charlie” Miller
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Korea
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Tompkins Square House
Lower Manhattan
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Tompkins House
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento
Calif
Carson City
Nevada
West
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Charlie Miller
Auto Collisions Reported In City Police Blotter
Two automobile accidents were reported to city police, including a hit and run. Erva Saunders blamed slippery streets for a crash with Deputy Sheriff Compton’s parked car on Bland street. Frank Albano reported $50 damage from a hit on his ‘47 model car. Police also investigated a break in at Warlick furniture and broken windows at Nick's Radiator shop.
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Encil Street
Bland County
Compton
Bland Street
Frank Albano
Princeton Avenue
Warlick Furniture
North
Mercer Street
Peck Street
A. L. Dotson
Nick
National Anthem Adopted On March 3 1931
The Star Spangled Banner became the national anthem on March 3 1931. The formal act established the song as the official national symbol.
First Wife Sues to Be Legal Widow in Two States
Mae McCormick Edwards of Huntington files suit in West Virginia seeking recognition as lawful widow of C. Fred Edwards, a mattress manufacturer. A parallel action was filed in Ohio in Ironton. Edwards divorced his first wife and lived with his second wife Esther Sibley Edwards until his death in March, with the Arkansas divorce not recognized in WV.
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Huntington. W. Va
Fred Edwards
Mae McCormick Edwards
Huntington
Lawrence County
Ironton. O
Edwards
National Mattress Co
Chesapeake
Railroad Announces Pay Increases for Salaried Staff
Cumberland Md December 29 Chester T Williams Cumberland division superintendent announced pay raises for all Baltimore and Ohio railroad salaried employees. The January 12 pay will reflect the retroactive raise to October 1. Those earning up to 300 receive 20 dollars per month. those over 300 get eight percent. About 150 local terminal workers benefit. thousands system wide.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chester T. Williams
Cumberland Division
Williams
Letter to Iron Curtain Prisoner Returns Unsent
Mrs. Robert Vogeler said a Christmas letter to her husband in a Budapest prison was returned opened and mishandled after she tried to send it through the Hungarian legation in Vienna. Vogeler, an American businessman, was sentenced to 15 years for spying. a note to Rakosi also failed to forward.
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Vienna
Robert Vogeler
Budapest
Vogeler
Voreler
Matyas Rakosi
Legation
Rakosi
Financial Exchanges To Close New Year's Day
Financial and commodity exchanges nationwide will be closed Monday for New Year’s Day. The New York stock and curb exchanges will stay open for the final trading session, and many live stock reports will be issued Saturday.
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New York
United States
New York Stock and Curb
Hearing Ordered Over Gordon Memorial Nursing School
The West Virginia Supreme Court halted removal from accreditation pending a January 16 hearing. Gordon Memorial Hospital in Spencer contests the board of examiners for registered nurses claim it lacks ACS approval and sufficient obstetrics and pediatrics training. The hospital argues the 1945 statute gives the board unconstitutional legislative power.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Gordon Memorial Hospital
Spencer
State Board of Examiners
James B. Riley
W. T. Lovins
Fred L. Fox
Board of Examiners
American College of Surgeons
Court Hears Motions For Two New Trials
Huntington West Virginia December 29 motions for new trials were heard by Common Pleas Judge H Clay Worth for Mrs Virginia Comstock and James W Hewlett Jr The judge promised decisions in January Comstock superintendent at Barboursville State Hospital was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a patient death Hewlett a 21 year old former Marine was convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of Huntington taxicab driver Julian Buie Decisions set for January 10 and January 12 respectively.
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Huntington
W. Va
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
Virginia Comstock
James W. Hewlett, Jr
Comstock
Barboursville State Hospital
Worth
Hewlett
Julian Buie
Senate Sets Nine Second Term Record in Session
The Senate met for nine seconds in a record brief session led by President Pro Tempore McKellard. He opened at noon EST and recessed until Tuesday at 11 o'clock a.m., banging his gravel to restore order.
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Senate
Washington
McKellard
D-Tenn
Oldest English Colony Newfoundland Bound by Utrecht Treaty
Newfoundland is described as the oldest English colony and notes its status as a British colony established in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht. The brief refers to the colonial transition and the treaty's role in formalizing English control.
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Newfoundland
First Baptist Plans Watch Night Program
A watch service and student night program are set at First Baptist church tomorrow. The Training Union meets at 9 p.m. followed by a student program on That I May Know Christ at 9:40. After a fellowship hour with refreshments, the film In His Name is shown at 11 p.m. The service closes with a world peace devotional led by Rev. Cecil V. Cook Jr.
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First Baptist Church
Young People's Training Union
Christ
Cecil V. Cook, Jr
Milk Prices Rise in Charleston Area
Charleston West Virginia December 29 milk prices move up one cent per quart in the Charleston area effective tomorrow. Wholesale milk rises 25 cents per hundredweight starting January 1 and white bread wholesale increases one cent per pound effective tomorrow. Changes announced by six major distributors the dairymen cooperative and the West Virginia bakers association.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dairymen’'S Cooperative Sales Association
West Virginia Bakers Association
Hunt
Monay
Polio Foundation Founded by FDR in 1938
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938. Russia’s population is estimated at 192,756,000.
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Polio Foundation
National Foundation For
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia
Ten More Join Service As Rush Continues
Ten men enlisted yesterday at the local air force recruiting office amid a steady post Christmas surge. Included are Army veteran Bill R. French of Bluefield Virginia and Bramwell High School graduates James A. Sadler Dominick Zeoli Jr Rudolph B. Sadler and Arnold B. Perkins from Montcalm plus Harry E. Yates John H. Hagg William G. Sutter Roy Leonard Howard Jr and Thomas E. Purdy from nearby towns.
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Air Force
Bramwell High School
Bill R. French
Rt. 1
Bluefield
Bramwell
James A. Sadler
Goodwill
Dominick Zeoli, Jr
Montcalm
Rudolph B. Sadler
Arnold B. Perkins
Harry E. Yates
John H. Hagg
North Tazewell
William G. Sutter
Christie Avenue
Princeton
Roy Leonard Howard, Jr
Thomas E. Purdy
McComas
Beaver Prize Winner Heard Over WHIS
Barbara Fleshman Beaver high school junior won first place in the IT Speak For Democracy contest. Her radio address was heard on WHIS at 7 15 last evening and she received a pen and set as the prize. Alfred Land of the Jewel Box presented the award.
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Barbara Fleshman
Beaver High School
WHIS
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Beaver
Fleshman
Robert H. Fleshman
College Avenue
Alfred Land
Jewel Box
Coal output dips from prior week in three day work rule
Washington Dec 29 the national coal association estimates last week soft coal production at 10.95 million net tons versus 12.005 million the prior week and 9.39 million in the comparable 1949 week when the three day work rule applied.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Alaskans Fear Russians, Lions Club Told
Burns Wornal, Princeton attorney, warned Bluefield Lions that Alaska lives in dread of Soviet Russia. He said many Alaska Russians are loyal to the motherland and that Russia may reclaim Alaska, while noting U S fortifications and Alaska’s frontier character. Sam Rush arranged the program. guests J H Trivett and Ira L Owenby attended.
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Bluefield Lions Club
United States
Alaska
Russia
Burns Wornal
Princeton
Vornal
Soviet Union
Wornal
Sam Rush
J. H. Trivett
Ira L. Owenby
Trucks Block Old Crumpecker Hill Road Between Bluefield and Princeton
Two large freight trucks became stuck side by side on Crumpecker hill between Bluefield and Princeton halting traffic for about half an hour. A State Road Commission crew cindered the slope to free the tanker and lumber truck. Traffic resumed after 9 o'clock with many drivers rerouting via the Old Princeton road through Green Valley and Green Tree.
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Crumpecker Hill
Bluefield
Princeton
State Road Commission
Green Valley
Green Tree
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