Union Disputes Bus Firm Claim Settlement Falters
Union representatives say a partial strike by Consolidated Bus Lines employees continues. Hubert C. Callaway reports 30 to 40 Welch drivers out, with 60 more at Welch War and Beckley joining UCW Local 638 seeking recognition.
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Consolidated Bus Lines
United Construction Workers
Hubert C. Callaway
United Mine Workers District 50
UCW
Consolidated
Welch
Calloway
Welch, War
Beckley
Judge Riley Reports Campaign Spendings in Primary
Judge James B. Riley of Wheeling declared $1,522.70 spent in his successful Democratic primary campaign for the supreme court nomination. He reports $484.99 unreported, largely for newspaper advertising. Other candidates, Moore M. Reynolds of Clarksburg and J. Alex Tinsley of Montgomery, reported minimal or no spending and no contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
James B. Riley
Wheeling
Secretary of State Today
Supreme Court
Moore M. Reynolds
Clarksburg
J. Alex Tinsley
Montgomery
Bluefield Youth Named VP Post at VPI Cadets
Blacksburg Va June 9 Cadet E G Glenn Chicamauga Ga will be the colonel of the VPI corps of cadets for the 1948 49 academic year Col T W Mun ford commandant of cadets announced today Company commanders designated include W N Smith Bluefield W Va
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Blacksburg
E. G. Glenn
Chicamauga
VPI Corps of Cadets
Col
T. W. Munford
Bluefield
W. Va
Beacon Snack Drive In Opens On Cumberland Road
Local ad promotes curb service snacks from Beacon on Cumberland Road east of Leatherwood Farms. Open daily from 11 a.m. to early morning. Vogue Shop features reduced cotton gab dresses and further sale on salts and toppers plus a large stock of cotton dresses and fur storage vault in Bluefield.
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Beacon
Cumberland Road
Leatherwood Farms
Vogue
The
Bluefield
West Virginia Mountaineer Boys State elects leaders
George Swisher of Clarksburg named president of the state senate while David Kurtz of Weston is chosen speaker in the House. Governor Hermansdorfer announces appointments including James Brown Welch as superintendent of public safety and Dane Boggs Charleston as poet laureate. The state board of control is named with Waldeck Huntington Williams Bluefield. Legislative sessions begin with the governor’s address tomorrow.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
West Virginia
Mountaineer Boys State
George Swisher
Clarksburg
State
Senate
House of Delegates
David Kurtz
Weston
House
David Hermansdorfer
James Brown
Welch
Department of Public Safety
William Sterk
Huntington
Dick Hemphill
Moundsville
Don Hodson
Elkins
Dane Boggs
Charleston
State Board of Control
Howard Waldeck
George Smith
Terra Alta
Oaka Williams
Bluefield
Deaths and Funerals Reece C Hash
Funeral services for Reece Clin ton Hash 82 of Marion Virginia will be held this afternoon in Marion He was born in Tazewell County spent most of his life in Smythe County and lived in Missouri as a youth He is survived by his wife three children one brother and six grandchildren The body is at Douglas funeral home Funeral services are at Bishop Methodist church at 2 30 this afternoon Rev Jordan officiating
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Reece C. Hash
Reece Clinton Hash
Marion
Hash
Caroline Jones Hash
Francis Marion Hash
Tazewell County
Smythe County
Missouri
Josephine Copenhaver
Myrtle Hash Brown
Ashville
N. C
Margaret Hash Stephenson
Frank Ed Hash
Atkins
Edward W. Hash
Chicago
Reece
Frank Anderson
Bluefield
Robert Murry
North Tazewell
Ernest Turpin
War
Bishop Methodist Church
Jordan
Douglas Funeral Home
Russell V. Turpin Dies After Prolonged Illness
Russell V. Turpin 32 of War died yesterday morning at Bluefield sanitarium after months of illness. Survived by his wife formerly Miss Ethel Shelton of War a son Russell Jr his mother and
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Russell V. Turpin
Bluefield Sanitarium
Ethel Shelton
Russell, Jr
Pittsburgh Gas Blast Injures 16 In Squirrel Hill District
A gas explosion in Pittsburgh rips two stores apart injuring sixteen people. Fire Chief Connors cites a leaking main and estimates $200000 in damage. Samson Buick Co showroom on Forward and Murray. adjoining market damaged. owner Hudson G Samson and son William L Samson provide initial details. All victims expected to recover.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Connors
Samson Buick Co
Forward
Murray Avenues
Squirrel Hill
Forward Market
Hudson G. Samson
The
Motor Co
William L. Samson
Rush Holt Advocates Moral Re armament at California Meet
Former Sen. Rush Holt of West Virginia told an international conference in Riverside that most Americans oppose communism because of economic fears. He urged moral re armament as a spiritual weapon against communism and emphasized its potential role in labor relations.
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Riverside
Calif
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Holt
Palmer of Christiansburg Dies. Rites Set
Frank Palmer of Christiansburg Virginia, brother of E G Palmer, died Tuesday night in a Christiansburg hospital. E G Palmer and daughter Mayme Murrey left for Christiansburg to attend the funeral at 2 30 this afternoon.
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Fran Palmer
Frank Palmer
Christiansburg
E. G. Palmer
Bluefield Avenue
Mayme Murrey
Death of George A. Taylor Sr. Arrives for Va. Burial
George A. Taylor Sr. 51 former Bluefield resident died suddenly at his Bell Glade Florida home. Body arrives here tomorrow evening and goes to Hawkins funeral home for a 2:30 pm Saturday service. Burial at Maple Hill Cemetery Bluefield Virginia.
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George A. Taylor
George A. Taylor, Sr
Bluefield
Bell Glade
Fla
Hawkins Funeral Home
Palce
Maple Hill Cemtery
Magazine Article Enrages Russians
Moscow radio reports the Soviet embassy in Washington protested U.S. war propaganda despite UN measures to suppress it. A noted May Newsweek article allegedly slandered the Soviet Union and described plans to use the American air force and atom bombs against Soviet towns. A U.S. State Department official said no Soviet protest had been received by nightfall.
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London
Moscow Radio
Washington
United States
U. S
United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
Soviet Union
Moscow
Leingrad
Kiev
Kharkov
Odessa
State Department
Ex-UAW CIO Official Seeks Jobless Pay
George F. Addes former UAW CIO secretary treasurer filed for unemployment compensation with Michigan Unemployment Commission. At 37 he held the top union post from 1936 until defeat and may draw $20 a week for 20 weeks. He was unavailable for comment.
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Detroit
George F. Addes
Uaw-Cio
Michigan Unemployment Commission
Addes
Prominent Raleigh Businessman John F. Bolen Dies at 80
Beckley West Virginia June 9 John F Bolen 80 prominent Raleigh County businessman and former Raleigh County court president died today after three years illness Bolen had been ill for three years and was well known in Raleigh county affairs.
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Beckley
W. Va
John F. Bolen
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Court
Bolen
West Virginia Income Rises Sharply in 1947
A West Virginia chamber of commerce report shows 1947 per capita income at 1044 dollars, up from 914 in 1946, with total income payments reaching 1.93 billion dollars. U S per capita income rose to 1325 dollars nationally, while WV saw stronger gains due to higher wages and farm prices. Mercer county led retail sales, with 65 percent of county income spent locally.
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West
West Virginia
U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Continental
United States
Commerce
U. S
Mercer County
Bluefield
Wound Is Fatal To Narrows Man
Narrows Virginia June 9 O M Thompson 54 operator of a mail truck route died from a self inflicted bullet wound to the temple in his backyard. Police say ill health believed to have led to the act. Thompson a Bland county native had long served Narrows and delivered mail to the railway station and to Rocky Gap. Body taken to Wright Funeral home.
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Narrows
O. M. Thompson
A. W. McNeil
Thompson
Bland County
Rocky Gap
Wright Funeral Home
Salvation Army Lassie Involved In Holdup Case
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Mrs. Katerine Bain a 23 year old Salvation Army lassie and Sunday school teacher was jailed for three to 11 months as an accessory after aiding her husband Ralph Bain 21 in holdups. Ralph Bain pled guilty to armed robbery attempted robbery felonious assault pointing firearms and larceny and received a 10 to 20 year sentence.
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Pittsburgh
Clarksburg
W. Va
Salvation Army
Katerine Bain
Ralph
Italian Lawmakers Resort To Fists
Rome June 9. For the second time in as many days Italy's lawmakers fought when Communist Fausto Gallo accused Christian Democrats of vague reform aims during a land reform speech. Umberto Tomba clashed with communists as about a hundred lawmakers surged from their seats. Giovanni Gronchi suspended the session for an hour and later said both sides apologized.
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Rome
Italy
Fausto Gallo
Christian Democrats
Umberto Tomba
Christian Democrat
Tomba
Giovanni Gronchi
Chamber of Deputies
West Virginia Considers Vermont Plan for Industrial Peace
West Virginia employers and union leaders show interest in a Vermont style plan for industrial peace. A state committee with equal employer and union representation would hear disputes and issue recommendations to prevent stoppages. Local agreements only. national unions excluded.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Vermont
Charles J. F. Sattler
Sattler
Toledo
Tennessee Valley Authority
West Virginia to mark 85th state anniversary at Capitol
The 85th anniversary of West Virginia’s statehood will be observed Friday June 18 at the state capitol with an all day open house and an outdoor evening program at the Kanawha boulevard entrance. Governor Meadows Roy Bird Cook will speak and a motion picture “A Date with West Virginia” will be shown. L Steele Trotter will preside.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Capitol
Kanawha Boulevard
Governor Meadows
Roy Bird Cook
Esso Standard Oil Company
L. Steele Trotter
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Department of Archives and History
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Nine Area Men Enlist In Army
Nine men from the Bluefield area enlist in the U S Army and report to their chosen camps. David P Saunders James L Burke and Sterling L Robinson from Bluefield VA Fred E Fulcher of Oakvale and Denzil A Thomas of Bastian VA go to the Ninth Infantry Division Fort Dix New Jersey Emmet C Hylton of Spanishburg Billy D Harrison Bluefield Howard Young of Squire and Ernest W Hicks of Caretta join the Fifth Infantry Division Fort Jackson South Carolina.
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Bluefield
U. S. Army
Army
David P Saunders
James L. Burke
Sterling L. Robinson
Fred E. Fulcher
Oakvale
Denzil A. Thomas
Bastian
Ninth Infantry Division
Ft. Dix
N. J
Emmet C. Hylton
Spanishburg
Parkersburg Employees Seek 25 Percent Pay Increase
Mayor Carlton E. Welch announced a proposed 25 percent raise for municipal workers would cost about $70,000. The move was pushed by local 91 of the International Association of Fire Fighters. The article also notes that sixty percent of U.S. saw timber is privately owned and forty percent publicly owned.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Carlton E. Welch
The
International Association of Firefighters
United States
Fire destroys Wyoming home in kerosene flare up
A blaze on East Wyoming Street destroyed a four room frame house occupied by Clifford Ham his wife and five children after a kerosene cleaned stove pipe ignited papers. Adjacent homes survived with minor scorching and no injuries were reported. Firefighters saved two nearby houses but faced delays due to remote location and lack of hydrants.
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Wyoming Street
Clifford Ham
le Murphy
Pearis Harman
Murphy
Ham
Harman
Ramsey Street
Greyhound
Winston-Salem
Charleston
East River Mountain
Federal Street
Power Company
Police Push Hunt For Auto Bomb Slayer
Arlington police said no suspects yet as they pursue new leads in the auto bomb case tied to William A. Denekas. James H. Fisher of Fairfax County was booked for investigation, questioned at length, then released as detectives and Police Chief Harry Woodyuard questioned more than 40 persons in the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Poe
William A. Denekas Monay
James H. Fisher
Fairfo:, County
Harry Woodyuard
Fisher
Mayor and council seek candidate for vacant council seat
Ridgeway Virginia June 9 this town’s mayor and five councilmen searched for one more public spirited citizen to help manage town affairs for the next two years. Voters yesterday numbered 44 and the ballot showed five candidates for six council seats with no volunteer for the sixth as required by the charter.
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Ridgeway
Kiwanis International Names New Officers
Kiwanis International elected new officers at its convention in Los Angeles. J Belmont Mosser was chosen president, succeeding Dr Charles W Armstrong. Two vice presidents were named John E Gorsuch from Denver for the United States and Dan H Murdoch from Winnipeg for Canada.
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Los Angeles
Kiwanis International
J. Belmont Mosser
St. Mary's Pa
Charles W. Armstrong
Salisbury
N. C
John E. Gorsuch
Denver
Colo
United States
Dan H. Murdoch
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
VPI To Honor N and W Rail Officials At Induction
Seven men to be initiated into VPI s ODK chapter during commencement exercises in Blackspur Virginia on Saturday afternoon The honorees include R H Smith president of Norfolk and Western Railroad W J Jenks chairman of the N and W board and Dr Hugh Trout Roanoke surgeon They join four alumni recipients Maj Gen Cecil H Moore USA retired Baltimore W R Legge Winchester W C Bowles Washington and W W Winfree Lynchburg
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Blackspurg
VPI
ODK
R. H. Smith
Norfolk and Western Railroad
W. J. Jenks
Hugh Trout
Roanoke
Cecil H. Moore
USA
Baltimore
W. R. Legge
Winchester
W. C. Bowles
Washington
VPI Alumni Association
W. W. Winfree
Lynchburg
Bluestone Park Group Plans June 19 Meeting
Hinton West Virginia June 9 The Bluestone Park Association holds its second annual meeting June 19 to review surveys and a master plan for developing the Bluestone reservoir area as a recreation spot and potential park. Federal and state planners will report. The plan includes camps swimming beaches boating docks and bridle parks. Kyle McCormick Princeton publisher is association president with members from chambers of commerce civic groups conservation and farm groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Sgt York Sues U S For Tax Refund
Alvin C. York files in federal court to recover 7454.44 alleging overpayment of income tax for 1940 and 1941. He says 25000 earned each year from rights to his life story were capital assets not ordinary income, seeking refund of the difference and interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Alvin C. York
York
McDowell Man Seeks Longer Prison Sentence
Chester Roberts a McDowell county probationer convicted of assault chose to face a longer term in the state penitentiary rather than a one year sentence in Mingo county jail. Judge Charles W. Ferguson approved the request after consulting with counsel, citing probation violations as a factor in the decision. Roberts aimed to serve the penitentiary term rather than county confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
W. Va
McDowell County
Mingo County
Roberts Aidn'n
Gary Building Walkout Ends at W Va Plant
AFL workers at a Gary West Virginia coal processing plant reached a settlement that makes a 25 cent per hour raise retroactive to April 1. RB J McMurray of McNally Construction announced the accord for three firms including Virginia Bridge and Dingle Clark Electric workers who had been idle since last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
W. Va
AFL
RB. J. McMurray
McNally Construction Company
Virginia Bridge Company
Dingle- Clark Electrical Company
U. S. Coal and Coke Co
McMurray
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Horton
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Bland St
Welch Boys
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Princeton
Pepsi-Cola Company
N. Y
CIO
Raleigh
Atlantic
Wyoming
Council
Spa
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Hawley
Bland Street
Dial
Bluestone Park
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Holden
Joseph S. Finch
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