UMW Targeted by Miners Suit in Kentucky Case
Two Harlan County miners sue United Mine Workers of America in federal court seeking 625 750 damages each. They accuse union officials of not being formally on strike and claim agents assaulted a worker, pushing him into a creek. The text also briefly veers into unrelated celery remarks.
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Lexington
Harlan County
Federal District Court
United Mine Worker America
Wiliams and
Collins
Mobile
Matoaka Kiwanians Hear Welfare Official
Matoaka West Virginia June 5 the Matoaka Kiwanis club met Tuesday evening with Kelly Wooten of Spenishburg Mercer county child welfare department outlining the importance of children and proper care Sam Davis welcomed as new member with pin and instructions Claxton Moye led the program.
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Matoaka
W. Va
Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Kelly Wooten
Spenishburg
Child Welfare Department
Mercer County
Wooten
Claxton Moye
Sam Davis
Gillespie family attends Willians and Mary college commencement
Mr and Mrs H G Gillespie attend commencement exercises at William and Mary college where daughter Miss Olivia Gillespie graduates. Miss Ray Altizer attends the American Nurses association biennial convention in Chicago. Mr Sally and Sandy Blackard of Kinesport Tenn visit Miss Sarah and Jimmie Gillespie. others visit Montvale and Elk Garden. Mrs R A Craig returns home after illness.
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H. G. Gillespie
Willinms and Mary College
Ees
Daugh
Olivia Gillespie
Ray Altizer
American Nurses Association
Chicago
Sally
Sandy Blackard
Kinesport
Montvale
Julia Williams
Small Town Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
In Kingsport and Princeton, families hosted relatives over Sunday. Roy Hill and his wife stayed with J L Ringstaff’s family in Kingsport while W H McGee visited C A Overfell in Princeton. Mrs Ellis Tipton and her son from Kingsport visited Mr and Mrs John Pruett. Also noting historical migration, about 20,000 Australians left 400,000 residents in 1848 to seek gold in California.
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Roy Hill
Kingsport
Tenn
J. L. Ringstaff
W. H. McGee
C. A. Overfell
Princeton
W. Va
Ellis Tipton
John Pruett
Australia
California
Dewey Will Visit Virginia For Delegates Meeting
Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey will visit Richmond on Wednesday to confer with Virginia GOP national convention delegates. Curtis M. Dozier said the New York governor, touring southern and border states to line up delegates, will arrive by train Wednesday morning from Maryland and move to North Carolina after an indefinite stay. GOP leaders weigh public predictions as they assess the 21 member delegation’s sentiment.
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Richmond
Thomas E. Dewey
Virginia
Curtis M. Dozier
GOP
New York
Maryland
North Carolina
Dewey
Giant Flying Wing Bomber Crashes at Muroce Base Calif
A Northrop YB-49 flying wing bomber crashed near Muroce Air Base in California during a routine check flight. Five crew members were killed as the giant eight-jet aircraft plunged from several hundred feet, tearing a path through sagebrush. Officials offered no known cause and noted the plane weighed about 44 tons with 32,000 horsepower engines.
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Muroce Air Base
Calif
Northrop
Air Force
Dale C
Wilson
Altém
Kern County
Claude N. Monson
Manmien S
Los Angeles
Is Plans
Jwo
Yes Awdy
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New Orleans
Louisiana State Capitol
Laton Rouge
Moraes
Louisiana Ene Ewes
Matoaka Kiwanians
Sri Meniand
Forest City
Forst
Bluefield
Muallens
W. Mateaka
Stedel
Tor—Admiral Aam
Mires
Admiral AM
Admiral
Bluefield Hardware Company
Istributor
West Virginia
Robert Taft
Ohio
Harold Stansen
Minnesota
Old Dominion
Titude
Weu
Hot Springs
Ark
Mountain Valley
Arkansas
R. W. Wartman
Henry Street
Bluefield, W. VA
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