Church Criticizes State Hospital in West Virginia
A Presbyterian committee urged Governor and legislature to improve care for mentally ill children at Huntington State Hospital and the St. Marys Children's Training School. The report cites six months with no outdoor time for some Huntington patients and calls for better attendants and play facilities, while noting St Marys provides some schooling and care but lacks play equipment.
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Elkins
W. Va
The
Presbyterian Church
Huntington State Hospital
St. Marys
Huntington
C. T. Taylor
Hatheton
St Marys
Governor Works In Summer Heat At His Private Office
Richmond sweltered as temperatures neared 90s. Governor Tuck refused air conditioning in his private office, preferring open windows and a fan, while outside reception areas were cooled. The scene contrasted with state offices were AC ran in heat.
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Richmond
Tuck
Lads Not Wanted By Pennsylvania Police
Two youths aged 17 from Prince, West Virginia, and 18 from Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, held for jewelry theft inquiry are not wanted in Pennsylvania. Local police say they will be tried on vagrancy charges this evening.
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Prince
W. Va
Toughkenamon
Pennsylvania
Wallace Target Continues Attacks Over Wallace Smear Claims
Meyer accused Henry Wallace of discrediting citizenship in a house speech. He cited treason definitions and warned against aiding enemies. The Kansan notes Wallace said the US has become a center of world reaction and looks to Russia for ideas and aid. Meyer praised Roosevelt's legacy as Wallace’s heritage.
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Henry Wallace
House
Meyer
Wallace
Webster's Dictionary
Kansan
Washington Post
Newark
N. J
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Meadow Studies and Tempers Over Local Tax Authority
The Charleston Gazette reports a special legislative session may be needed to grant general authority for gross sales taxes to cities including Beckley Clarksburg Fairmont Mannington Morgantown South Charleston and Welch Without it many towns risk losing revenue and essential services .. The piece notes Bluefield Wheeling lack such authority and Parkersburg seeks AG guidance while a home rule charter change would be lengthy and uncertain.
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Charleston
Beckley
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Mannington
Morgantown
South Charleston
Welch
Bluefield
Wheeling
Supreme Court
Parkersburg
the Gazette
Deaths and funerals for Mrs Nannie Ledgerwood and B H English
Funeral services are noted for Mrs. Nannie Ledgerwood 72 a longtime Bluefield resident with services at First Christian Church. Also reported is the death of B H English a Beckley coal industry veteran with services planned in Beckley and Lynchburg.
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Mr. English
Garland
Myrtle Powel
Bramwell
Cook
Lynchburg
Charles E. McKinley
Oakland
Calif
Ernest English
Elkins
Dickie Justis
Hospitals surveyed in West Virginia seek federal aid planning
West Virginia health officials will review a hospital facilities survey Friday in Charleston. The advisory council of the health department’s hospital survey planning and construction program will hear a report and discuss Hill Burton requirements as the state maps plans for broader hospital and health center access with a public hearing to follow.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Health Department
The
Health Department
House of Delegates
State Capitol
N. H. Dyer
Meadows
Hill-Burton
Dyer
Pilotless Plane Sets Nonstop 2000 Mile Flight Record
A four engine army transport plane completed a nonstop 2000 mile flight from Long Beach, California to Wilmington, Ohio, landing at 3:50 pm with no human touching the controls. The crew of ten was led by Capt. Thomas J. Wells of Orlando, Florida, aboard the Skymaster along with T/Sgt. Lem Shaver of Mannington, Virginia.
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Wilmington
Army Air Forces Flying Center
Long Beach
Calif
Thomas J. Wells
Orlando
Fla
Skymaster
Wells
Lem Shaver
Mannington
Local Man Held On Embezzlement Charge
Alford J. Harris a 24 year old colored man of Bluefield was jailed after a warrant by Gertrude Callaway accused him of embezzlement over rings taken claiming a business venture. A hearing before a local magistrate was planned for today.
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Alford J. Harris
Bluefield
C. N. Wilson
Paul Oliver
Harris
Gertrude Callaway
Stolen stuffed owls reported at Owl Cleaners
Stewart Webster operator of Owl Cleaners Bland Street reported to police yesterday that two stuffed owls were stolen from his establishment. The ornaments were mounted on each side of the door outside the building.
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Stewart Webster
Owl Cleaners
Bland Street
Welch Warns Bathers on Streams in McDowell County
County health officers Dr J A Bennett and Dr J E Davis warned Welch residents to avoid swimming in Browns Creek Welch streams and the Elkhorn and Tug rivers due to disease risk. They cited a typhoid case in Browns Creek and urged boiling untreated water and installing screens while offering free vaccinations at the county health office and Welch Emergency hospital.
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McDowell County
J. A. Bennett
J. E. Davis
Welch
Browns Creek
Elkhorn
Tug Rivers
Davis
Bennett
Ethel Gillespie
Aoe of Welch Emergency Hospital
Frank McGinnis Rites Set At Welch Church
Funeral services for Frank McGinnis age 60 will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at First Presbyterian Church Welch with Rev. Don R Brandon officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. A longtime Carter Coal chief payroll clerk, he belonged to several Masonic bodies and the First Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Ada and son Lloyd of Indianapolis.
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First Presbyterian Church
Welch
Frank McGinnis
Caretta
Don R. Brandon
Woodlawn
cGinnis
Carter Coal Company
A. F
A. M
Uniontown
Pittsburgh
Uniontown Lodge of
Coalwood
Ada McGinnis
Lloyd McGinnis
Indianapolis
Ind
Underground To Halt Immigration Activities
A Hagana spokesman says the Jewish underground will suspend immigration shipments temporarily due to new port embarkation difficulties. No ships are en route with uncertified migrants, and future sailings await resumption once obstacles are overcome. The move is not tied to United Nations actions.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
Europe
Palestine
Associated Press
Holy Land
United Nations
U.N
The
Rail wreckage cleared as trains resume in Wellsburg
In Wellsburg West Virginia June 11 the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway resumed normal traffic after a head on collision between a freight and work train spilled nine cars on the double track. Two cars were badly damaged and others were retracked and sent for repairs.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company
Here
L. G. Walker
Joe Memo’s Funeral Set For Tomorrow
Joe Memo 66 died yesterday morning in a Welch hospital. Born in London Italy November 12 1860 he lived in Welch 40 years. Survived by sons Pete Gary and Harry. wife Ann Santy preceded him in death. Requiem mass at St Peters Welch Friday 11 am Rev Father Saladanias. Burial Thorpe cemetery Gary. Rosary tonight 7 30. Pallbearers listed.
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Joe Memo
Welch
London
Italy
Mr. Memo
Pete
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Gary
Harry
Welch High School
Ann Santy
Anawalt
Man Arrested for Beating Woman on Premier Mountain
Leonard Scott of Browns Creek was arrested Tuesday night by Constable Floyd Hunt on a charge of beating Margaret Olsen a 20 of Davy. She was found last Saturday along U S Route 52 on Premier Mountain and is being treated at a local hospital. He will be arraigned before a justice of the peace once she is discharged.
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Leonard Scott
Browns Creek
Floyd Hunt
Margaret Olsen
Davy
Premier Mountain
Scott
McDowell Grocers Set Meeting at Jaeger Tonight
McDowell County Association of Retail Grocers will meet at 7:30 p.m. on June 18 at Jaeger. F. D. Bishop of Jaeger announces the gathering and W. H. Ertel, merchandising expert from Chicago and Pittsburgh, will address the group.
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McDowell County Association of Retail Grocers
Jaeger
F. D. Bishop
W. H. Ertel
Chicago
Pittsburgh
P. W. Jones Again To Be Host To Rotarians
Welch Rotary club announced Paul W. Jones will host Rotarians from McDowell and Mercer counties at his summer home on Wolf Creek Bland County July 1. Attendees from Bluefield Princeton Welch Saeger Kimball and Keystone will join for an afternoon of games and a 6 o clock picnic supper.
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Welch Rotary Club
Paul W. Jones
McDowell
Mercer
Wolf Creek
Bland County
Bluefield
Princeton
Welch
Saeger
Kimball
Keystone
Only Atomic Rockets Can Take Man To Moon
Schnectady New York June 11 A magazine publisher argued that only rockets powered by atomic energy can carry men to the moon due to the high speed required about 25 000 miles per hour He noted atomic energy could propel a manned rocket while chemical fuels could not He claimed five pounds of uranium could suffice for a round trip with a one ton payload and contrasted this with the fuel needs of a V 2 rocket He cautioned that details are few and a lightweight compact nuclear pile would be needed though unlikely to fit in a rocket for several years
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Schnectady
N. Y
General Electric Science Forum
WGY
Martin Mann
Popular Science Monthly
Moon
Mann
West Virginia income rises above 1945 and 1929 levels
West Virginians earned 1.65 billion in 1946 from wages salaries interest rents and withdrawals of self employed in a chamber of commerce study. The per capita income reached 895 with Hancock county highest at 1885 while Kanawha county led in total income at 212 million. Retail outlets in Nicholas Mason Hardy Preston and several others showed notable sales gains.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
Hancock County
Chamber
Ohio
Cabell
Berkeley
Logan
Brooke
Mercer
Wood
Harrison
Raleigh
McDowell
Mongolia
Fayette
Marion
Kanawha County
Huntington
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Nicholas
Mason
Hardy
Grant
Preston
Webster
Non-Stop Air Service Permit Granted Between New York and Cincinnati
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved non stop service for American Airlines and Transcontinental and Western Air between New York and Cincinnati. Both firms previously ran one stop routes via Washington and Dayton respectively. The order also allows Wilmington Delaware and Harrisburg Pennsylvania service for other carriers and adds Allentown Bethlehem for TWA.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
American Airlines
Transcontinental
Western Air
New York
Cincinnati
American
TWA
Dayton
Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Harrisburg
Allentown - Bethlehem
French Railroad Strike Ended After Wage Deal
Paris reports the six day strike ended as government management and union leaders agreed on a wage increase formula. Premier Ramadier accepted the plan and workers were told to resume duties at 8 a.m. GMT today. The agreement came after all night talks and was delivered to Ramadier just before 4 a.m.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Railroad Workers’ Union
Strike Shuts Down Huntington Plant in West Virginia
Huntington West Virginia June 11 a strike halted production at the Maiden Farm Brassiere Co plant 110 machine operators quit in protest of policy changes while about 90 others idle. Hazel Abshire AFL local chairwoman said workers were moved from skilled higher paying jobs to basic pay at 57 1/2 cents an hour. The union plans to back the workers though no formal vote occurred.
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Huntington
W. Va
Maiden Farm Brassiere Co
Hazel Abshire
AFL Ladies Garment Workers
Abshire
Knifing at Florence hotel leaves cab driver wounded
John Wise a Safe Way cab driver from Bluefield suffered a deep neck laceration after a dispute over change from a $10 bill at the Florence hotel. Israel Winbush aged 18 and Pauline Thomas aged 21 were arrested on assault and related charges. Wise was treated and released, Winbush and Thomas remained jailed.
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Florence Hotel
John Wise
Bluefield
Israel Winbush
Allen Street
Pauline Thomas
Wise
Winoush
Winbush
Pauline
Crowder- Freeman Garage
Fatrolman
Paul Oliver
Oliver
View Avenue
Congress Urged to Aid Juke Box Industry
Washington reports the juke box industry seeks relief from Congress noting the 1909 copyright exemption. Sidney Levine, lawyer for the Automatic Music Operators Association, describes the sector as in a sad plight with 36 percent postwar decline and 45 to 50 plays per record, while operators face high costs and split revenue with taverns.
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Washington
Congress
Sidney H. Levine
House
Automatic Music Operators’ Association
Levine
Logan Woman Faces Trial On Murder And Arson Charges
Beckley West Virginia June 11 A June 30 trial date was set for Mrs Virgie Harper of Glen White indicted on murder and arson for shooting her husband I H Harper and starting a house fire that killed him His body was found May 2 by firemen Containing his body The same report notes a second trial date June 19 for four men in an escape from jail and an armed taxi holdup near Logan County The men Ralph Wayne Hedrick Garland Hartwell Levi Lucas and Harry Wallace Short faced charges after a jury disagreed on the first trial
City and Coalfield Items Highlight Summer Sales
Father's Day gifts and fashion items headline city store chatter. Shaman's offers Billfolds and a Stetson straw hat while The Vogue advertises Cool cotton dresses and dozens of play suits. Fur storage offered and summer blouses marked down.
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Shaman’s
THE
VOGUE
Robert G. Honts to Open New Jewelry Store
Robert G. Honts, longtime Burroughs Adding Machine representative in Bluefield, will open a jewelry store at 617 Bland Street next week. A Bluefield native from Eagles Rock Va, he is a World War II Navy veteran and active in the Lions Club Masons American Legion and Baptist church. His wife will join him in running the new business.
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Robert G. Honts
Golf Avenue
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Bluefield
Bland Street
Honts
Eagles Rock
United States
Masonic Order
Snyder Signals Truman Veto Threat on Tax Cut Bill
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder urged knowing expenditures before cutting revenues and suggested a veto could delay tax reductions until late 1948. He criticized Congress for acting hastily and not completing any appropriation bills as Truman weighs the income tax reduction plan.
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Washington
the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Capitol
George
D-Ga
Truman
Election Contest Meet Is Postponed in Washington
A Senate Rules Committee meeting on the Sweeney Kilgore election contest in West Virginia was postponed. Senator Jenner said it would likely be held later in the week. Jenner leads a sub committee probing Kilgore’s reelection after Republican Thomas Sweeney of Wheeling alleged fraud.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Jenner
Ind
Sweeney-Kilgore
West Virginia
Kilgore
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
W. Va
Logan Magistrate Convicted in West Virginia Case
Logan West Virginia June 11 Magistrate Wayne Mathis was convicted in Logan circuit court of being an accessory to breaking and entering and to the theft of records from the county courthouse last September. He was sentenced to one to 10 years in the state penitentiary. The jury deliberated about an hour and a half.
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Logan
W. Va
Wayne Mathis
Logan Circuit Court
State
C. C. Chambers
John Mullins
Howard
Butch) Mullins
Howard Mullins
Peck's Mill
Here
State Inspector of Public Records
E. Marvin Smith
Mathis
Smith
Foster Seaman
Seaman
Wildcat Strikes Near End Amid Coal Industry Disruption
In southwestern Pennsylvania, nearly half of 14,800 striking miners returned to work as eight of 23 pits reopened. About 6,640 miners were back and 8,160 remained idle, with a production loss of 47 600 tons. U S Steel reported two more blast furnaces shut due to coke shortages, expanding district curtailment to the equivalent of 3 1 2 furnaces.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Afl-United Mine Workers
Coal Mine Administration Office
CMA
U. 8. Steel Corp
U. 8. Steel
Record year for auto license distribution in Charleston
Charleston June 11 four mailbags daily show strong license requests says Assistant Registrar Ralph Ballard. The Motor Vehicle bureau notes a record year in the distribution of automobile licenses based on the steady stream of applications.
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Charleston
W. Va
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Ralph Ballard
Fiduciary notice for final settlement in Bluefield WV
The Flat Top National Bank as administrator of J. N. Utley deceased files for final settlement. Commissioner Sidney J. Kwag notes hearing details and location in Bluefield, West Virginia, with date June 4, 1947. A separate zoning notice lists an appeal by M. H. Tabor against the city managers plan to build a gas station on Bluefield Avenue with a June 1 1947 public hearing.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Flat Top National Bank
J. N. Utley
Sidney J. Kwa&g
Zoning Board OF Adjustment
M. H. Tabor
Bluefield Avenue
E Directors
Eleanor B. Shupe
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Hawkins Funeral Home
Fails Mills
Samuel
Virinia Tabor
J. Alex Templeton Ledgerwood
Alex Templeton Ledgerwood, Jr
Charles Tabor
Michigan
Jeanette Lucas
Stella Deacon
Roanoke
R. B. Ferguson
Lou Tabor
D. W. Tabor
M. M. Tabor
H. J. Bowles
B. Chappel
E. C. Barton
J. R. Munsey
J. R. Melcher
C. 8. Caviness
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B. H. English
Beckley Methodist Temple
P. H. Garland
South Bland Street
English
Atto Cook
Majestic Collieries
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Rome
Via Veneto
Welch News
Frank M’ginnis
McDowell Grocers
P. W. Jones
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