Low-Priced Oil Imports Face Coal Industry Criticism
Senate hearing hears new witnesses including six mine leaders and Rep Hedrick on oil imports harming coal towns. Critics warn unemployment and undernourished children from West Virginia coal communities threaten future health and growth while noting April crude oil imports fell from March.
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Washington
Senate Labor
West Virginia Coast Association
Hedrick and
Burnside
Commerce Department
Hedrick
Senate
Coal Miners Decry Oil Imports Hurting Industry
UMW witnesses from six districts report job losses and mine closures as foreign oil strengthens competition. Adolph Pacifico cites tankers bringing oil and displacing coal. District presidents from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio warn of severe unemployment and bids for policy action.
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United Mine Workers
Adolph Pacifico
Columbus
UMW
District Six
District 16
John T. Jones
Washington
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Fairmont
W. Va
George J. Titler
District 29
Beckley
William Blizzard
West Virginia
Kentucky
John P. Busarello
District Five
Pennsylvania
Czech Reds Send Four To Death
A Czechoslovak state court sentenced four people to death for high treason and espionage linking them to Western powers. Thirteen defendants were convicted. four others got life terms, and five received 15 to 28 year sentences. Milada Horakova is named as criminal organizer.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
U.S
Socialist Party
Eduard Benes
Milada Horakova
National Socialist Party
Jan Buchal
Oldrich Pec
Zavis Kalandra
Buchal
Last Rites Today For Wythe Girl
Funeral service for Patty Tipton Chitwood a 15 year old Wythe County girl will be held at 2 30 pm at Wytheville Presbyterian Church Interment is in Hillaville family cemetery She died from injuries suffered in a late Saturday accident near Wytheville Other injured youths include two sisters and a brother and her parents Dr E M Chitwood and Mrs Chitwood survive with siblings Dr Walter Randolph Chitwood and Dr Edmund M Chitwood Jr
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Wytheville
Patty Tipton Chitwood
Wythe County
E. M. Chitwood
Chitwood
Wytheville Presbyterian Church
Roanoke
Hillaville
Walter Randolph Chitwood
Edmund M. Chitwood, Jr
New Electrical Union Wins In Huntington
Huntington W V June 8 4 The CIOs International Electrical Workers won a collective bargaining election at Sylvania Electric Products Huntington. Of 312 votes cast by production and maintenance employees CIO received 184 to UEW 122 with four for no union and two void. Twelve of 324 eligible voters abstained in NLRB supervised poll. This was the last of six WV elections. CIO won two Westinghouse plants in Fairmont and a GE service plant in Charleston plus Sylvania Huntington. VEW won another Westinghouse unit in Fairmont and Huntington. In all six races CIO 1449 versus VEW 165.
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Charleston
W. Va
CIO
International Electrical Workers
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Huntington
John B. Easton
United Electrical Workers
UEW
Easton
George McKay
NLRB
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Westinghouse
Fairmont
General Electric Service
Sylvania
VEW
Two Pulaski Men Face Preliminary Hearing in Homicide
Two Pulaski men facing homicide charges in the death of Red Patterson of Wytheville will have a preliminary hearing June 14 at 10 a.m. William Jones was released on 2500 bond while Curtis Ayers remains jailed. Deputy Sheriff Cline said both admitted being with Patterson during a drinking party before his death. An autopsy report is awaited.
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Pulaski
Red Patterson
Wytheville
William Jones
Curtis Ayers
Pulaski County
Russell Cline
Jones
Ayers
Patterson
Belmont Park Called World's Largest Race Track
Belmont Park is described as the largest horse race track by seating capacity and acreage, claiming global prominence for hosting major thoroughbred events and expansive facilities.
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Belmont Park
Adkin Post Nominates Officers at June Meeting
Adkin District Post No. 38 will nominate officers for 1951 at its regular monthly meeting held at 8 o'clock next Friday at the Employees Country Club. Final plans for the 6th District convention in War are to be developed during the session on Sunday, June 18.
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Adkin
American Legion
Employees Country Club
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Jesse V. Sullivan
The
West Virginia Coal
Sullivan
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Boston Dist. Inc
Boston
Mass
Princeton Aven
Lilly
Sunbeam
Yardley
Bluefield
Trading Center
New Bluefield
Princeton Road
Bluefield, W. VA
Willys
Mecvice Ey
Willys Jeepster
Wilys Trucks
Universal “Jeep
Willys Station Wagon
Willys-Overland Sales and Service
Wythe
Rhett Butler
Knoxville, Tenn
Bob Arwine
Rhett
New Electrical Union
Princeton Ave
Thrifty
Adkin Post
Navy
Diamond Label
RUBY
Princeton Avenue
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