Coalition Hope Emerges in West Virginia Primaries
In Charleston and Logan, W V, Feb 9, races tighten as W E Flannery seeks renomination to the House of Delegates while J Horner Davis enters the U S Senate race and Cyrus S Kump runs for governor. The independent Democratic wing hints at a coalition to challenge the state house machine as May 13 primaries loom. Davis Charleston Kump Elkins Casto Kanawha County politics.
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Logan
W. Va
W. E. Flannery
House of Delegates
Charleston
Democratic Party
Statehouse
J. Horner Davis
U. S. Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
Cyrus S. Kump
Elkins
Dale G. Casto
Kanawha
Congress
Flannery
Labor
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Beckley
Capitol
Reece
Joan T. Copenhaver
J. W. Maxwell
Melvin C. Muntzing
Clarksburg
Holt
Cleveone M. Bailey
Kump
Davis
State House of Delegates
W. C. Marland
Taft and Stassen file for West Virginia primary
Taft and Stassen will test strength in the West Virginia primary on May 13. Certificates for both candidates were filed with the secretary of state. Stassen, former Minnesota governor and current University of Pennsylvania president, and Taft’s filing was handled by Phil Conley. A Taft telegram released by Conley says he entered the race at the request of many friends in West Virginia.
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Taft
Stassen
Charleston
W. Va
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
West Virgina
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Phil Conley
Ohio
Conley
West Virginia
Democratic Sheriff Nomination Race Shapes Up In Primaries
The Mercer County primary features six Democratic contenders for sheriff including Lewis Cook Frank Gibson Ed Martin and Perry Dyke with two Republicans Porterfield and Rogers also running. Key races fill seven Democratic House of Delegates seats and circuit judge and commissioner posts, as filing closes at midnight.
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Mercer County
GOP
Lewis Houston Cook
Frank
Red) Gibson
Rock District
Kefauver Urges Deep Budget Cuts and Waste Watchdog Pledge
Senator Kefauver, speaking at a Veterans of Foreign Wars conference in Selma, calls President Truman's 85.44 billion dollar budget heavy with defense spending. He urges squeezing out waste and focusing on bedrock priorities while stressing the need for a strong, quickly built military and value for every defense dollar. He notes waste in materials and manpower as a watchdog on the Armed Services Committee.
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Selma
Ala
Sen
Kefauver
Truman
Tennessean
Congress
The
Veterans, of Foreign Wars
America
Senate Armed Services
Welch Men File For Delegate Assignments
Charleston February 9 reports show Dr L L Belcher Welch seeking Democratic State Executive Committee seat for Sixth District and delegate to the Democratic National Convention from the Fifth Congressional District. W H Ballard Welch seeks Republican National Convention delegate from the Fifth District. Phil Hill Charleston seeks delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention.
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L. L. Belcher
Welch
W. H
Candidates file for legislature in Mercer County
Two candidates for the state House of Delegates and one for the state Senate filed for the Republican nominations. G. K. White of Princeton filed for the Senate, with House candidates Robert W. Yost of Bluefield and E. L. Phillips of Matoaka. An additional GOP House candidate is expected. White, a Mercer County figure, runs White's Service Station and has served on the Princeton City Council. Phillips, a Mercer County lawyer, has led local bar groups and many community activities. Yost, printer and lawyer, is a Princeton resident and former Army major with legal duties in the service. (Turn to Page 3, Col. 8)
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Marine Set
Arnold G. Porterfield
Bluefield
W. Scott Rogers
Princeton
Porterfield
Congress
House of Delegates
Robert M. Richardson
G. T. Johnston
C. R. Harman
J. L. Skinner
Manuel Brown
Dott
W. McKay Fanning
Irwin K
Ken) Huff
Robert W. Yost
E. R. Phillips
Matoaka
State House of Delegates
State Senate
G. K. White
E. L. Phillips
Plymouth
Athens
Dana C. White
Germany
White
Virginian Railroad
First Baptist Church
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Brotherhood of Railroad
Everett Lee Phillips
Wyoming County
Mercer County
Mercer County Bar Association
West Virginia Bar Association
Bramwell
McComas
District of Columbia
United States
Yost
Highland Ave
International Typographical Union
Hoboken
Rains
Long Island
Congress probes housing woes across the nation
A House Banking subcommittee led by Rep. Rains opens a wide inquiry into substandard housing./Fitful letters describe flooded cellars, ice on walls, shaky floors, and leaking foundations across states with FHA and VA mortgage guarantees. Hearings begin in Newark, Hackensack, and Bayshore as buyers urge action.
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Washington
Congressional
House Banking
Rep. Rains
D-Ala
United States
Newark
N. J
Hackensack
Bayshore
Long Island
FBI Probed Over Red Swastika Youth Bands in Philly
Rep. Barrett asks J Edgar Hoover to open an FBI inquiry into Philadelphia youth groups calling themselves Red Swastika bands. He alleges they inspired by adult Nazis, linked to a synagogue and theater fire bombing and a Molotov cocktail at Olney High School PTA meeting.
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Washington
FBI
Philadelphia
Barrett
D-Pa
J. Edgar Hoover
Olney High School
PTA
Hoover
VA graft report targets GI Bill training program
A House committee said graft and waste tainted VA funded veterans vocational training under the GI Bill. It cited bribes, gifts, loans, and inflated school costs, with a minority of veterans abusing benefits while most trainees profited. The panel blamed weak regulation and some schools for exploiting the program.
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US Veterans Administration
Washington
House
Veterans Administration VA
Sam Coyle
Rep
Teague
D-Texas
Pennsylvania
Paul L. Cressman
State Bureau of Instruction
Exploding grave stuns Floyd County cemetery visitors
In Floyd County near Hollins Road Roanoke Virginia a grave at Brethren Cemetery is reported to have "blown up" last Saturday morning. George C Foley grandson of the deceased says remains have drawn about a thousand visitors as relatives plan to inspect and possibly reopen the grave to determine the cause. The earthen cavity is described as nearly three feet deep with debris scattered 150 to 200 feet away.
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George Via
Hollins Road
Roanoke
Topeco Church
U. S. 221
Floyd
George C. Foley
Foley
Taft Outlines His Program For Workers And Farmers
Taft promises liberty and equality for workers and farmers and a Washington house-cleaning to root out waste and dishonesty. He pledges tax cuts and curbed spending, attacks the current administration, and in Wisconsin speeches defends limited intervention in farming while expanding federal research. He calls for honest officials and a new regime to restore enterprise and curb government overreach.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Washington
Taft Caid Tanioht
Raju
Hferana
Emery
Ohio
Wisconsin
Sen
Taft
Republican Party
Reds Reject UN Proposal In Korean Armistice Talks
MUNSAN Korea Sunday Feb 10 Communist truce negotiators rejected an Allied plan to limit any post armistice conference to Korean issues. Allied side sought 30 minute recess to discuss the Communist stance. Reds complained of vague wording and proposed each side appoint five representatives to a political conference.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Reds
McCarthy claims Keyserling recruited by Communist party
Sen. McCarthy says secret testimony shows Leon Keyserling, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, was targeted by a Communist organizer who invited him to join but Keyserling refused. McCarthy cited unnamed witnesses, linking Keyserling to Communist fronts, while noting no comment yet from Keyserling.
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Wheeling
W.va
McCarthy
McCarran
Wisconsin
Communist Party
Gilbert Parks
Keyserling
Senate
Parks
Washington
United States
Joe McCarthy
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Burglars Take $263 From Dallas Grocery Meat Freezer
Burglars removed a roll of cash totaling 263 dollars from a Dallas grocery yesterday. The money had been hidden in the store’s meat freezer and the burglary is under investigation by local police.
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Dallas
Tex
Senator Benton Calls for McCarthy Expulsion in NYC Speech
Senator William Benton of Connecticut told the City College of New York Alumni Association luncheon that Joseph McCarthy has added blackmail to deceit and falsehood and urged his expulsion from the Senate. Benton accused McCarthy of bearing false witness and corrupting fact as he widened attacks to newspapers he disagrees with.
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New York
William Benton
D-Conn
Joseph McCarthy
Wis
McCarthy
Senate
Benton
City College of New York Alumni Association
Wisconsin
DC. 8
U. S
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Hedrick
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Herman Guy Kump
Gover
F. Morton Wagner
Mercer County Criminal Court
D. M. Easley
W. Robert Carr
H. French Day
H. E. DeJarnette
Frank Maynard
J. C. (Coon) Fanning
R. M. Sexton
Freeman
John Crockett
Howard M. Jarrett
Roscoe Pendleton
Pendleton
Reese Spangler
Nation
Ridgepole
Rahway, N. J
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Louisville
Maryland
Red Cross
Edmond D. Wells Jr
Albert, S. Kemper Jr
Groveland Drive
Eastern Coal Sales Corp
Tierney Enterprise
Kemper
Richardson and Kemper
Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army Board of Directors
Bluefield Automobile Club
Christ Episcopal Church
Beaver Pond
Rock
Needs
Wells
National Red Cross
Albert S. Kemper, JR
Floyd County
Leon Keyserling
Senator Benton
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