Not Guilty For Kemp and Sentence For Woodrow In West Virginia Case
A federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia directed a not guilty verdict for John Lawrence Kemp on possession of an illegal still and sentenced Elmer Woodrow of Lemar to one year and six months for motor vehicle theft. Kemp was acquitted after witnesses tied him to the still on Pinnacle Creek. Woodrow was to serve the single federal term at Chillicothe.
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U. S. District Court
West Virginia
John Lawrence Kemp
Wyoming County
Ben Moore
Elmer Woodrow
Lemar
Chillicothe
Boston
Mass
Kemp
Virgil Ross
Moore
Pinnacle Creek
Laurel Creek Pfc Brady Thomson Dies in Car Crash
Brady Lee Thomson 21 of Laurel Creek near Cedar Bluff Va died Monday night when the car he rode in overturned down an embankment. Two other passengers were uninjured. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Irvin Thompson and siblings Grady and Nell Fern. He was a Navy veteran and worked for Pocahontas Fuel at Amonate Va. Body moved to parental home after removal from Beatrice tizer cemetery.
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Brady Lee Thompson
Laurel Creek
Cedar Bluff
Wake
Thompson
Young Thompson
Navy
Europe
Pacific
Richlands High School
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Amonate
Irvin Thompson
Grady
Nell Fern Thompson
Tizer
Richmond Safety Committee names executive panel to map campaign
The governor's highway safety committee in Richmond named a three man executive committee to map and expedite its campaign against rising traffic accidents in Virginia. The panel includes Commissioner Anson and Colonel C. V. Woodson Jr., state police superintendent, and will select a fulltime executive secretary to administer the statewide safety effort.
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Richmond
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Virgina
Anson
C' v. Woodson
Deaths and Funerals George Woods 72 Laid to Rest
Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 30 p m for George Woods 72 who died at St Luke s hospital Sunday morning. Rev C V Cook presided in Monte Vista Park with the Masonic lodge in charge. Eugene Edwards 19 of Dickenson county Virginia died yesterday afternoon at Grundy hospital. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Johnny Edwards of Tenso Virginia. Funeral arrangements were incomplete last night.
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George Woods
St. Luke's Hospital
C. V. Cook
Monte Vista Park
Masonic Lodge
Eugene Edwards
Dickenson County
Grundy Hospital
Johnny Edwards
Tenso
Steel Workers Lead Pittsburgh Food Shortage Protest
Steel workers joined Pittsburgh area miners in a rally over food shortages. They demand more fresh meat and bread to stay at work while CIO director Anthony J. Federoff urged action. Scores of coal miners across northern and central Pennsylvania were promised additional government meat supplies as protests spread.
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Pittsburgh
Anthony J. Federoff
Sane Cio
Cris Ss
Nothern
Pennsylvania
Lewis Wins Tult n Bosses Union Debates Appeal
A U S district court denied a bid for a preliminary injunction to block negotiations between the government coal mines administration and Lewis supervisory workers union. John D. Battle of the National Coal Association said the case would be appealed within 24 hours if possible and that the ruling could influence labor policy nationwide. The NLRB had ruled in a separate case and both sides planned to meet to discuss reopening negotiations for a contract covering wages and issues for the United Auto Workers supervisory unit in district 50.
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Government Coal Mines Administration
Lewis’ Supervisory Workers Union
Jennings Bailey
U. S. District Court
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
U. S. Court of Appeals
Ttle
Battle
Interior
Krug
the Way Formak
Omer Ludeq
National Labor Relations Board
UMW
Priday
Lewis
NLRB
Jones and Laughlin
Pennsylvania
Lewis’ United Clerical, Tec and Supervisory Pl , & Unit
District 50
Local bakeries face flour shortages and partial reopening
Reports quote Lieut. Comdr. Hawkinson on severe food conditions in the area as flour shipments move from Minnesota to St. Louis and Buffalo. Feuchtenberger Jr. notes a flour consign ment may allow bakery work to resume over the weekend, with plans to inform via papers. Kew-Bee Bakery expects three flour cars en route and hopes to return to baking before July 4.
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Hawkinson
Bluefield
L. D
Waa
Kew-Bee
Buffalo
Paul Cole
The
Bee
Ovat
Navy Delay Sinks Terminal Leave Pay Bill in Senate
Acting Navy Secretary John L Sullivan told a Senate military committee the terminal leave pay proposal conflicts with the president's policy and urged delay until naval officials can testify. The Navy has drafted no men for months and remains uncertain about resuming personnel actions.
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Atimne
Pattereen
Navy
Senate Military Committee
John L. Sullivan
Local Trading Center Ad Promotes Shoes and Fabrics
City and Coalfield items announce children Red Goose White Shoes in multiple sizes with X Ray fitting and Betty Lee Shoes series starting soon to advertise Bluefield as the regional trading center. Also advertised are odd lots of cotton linens mats scarves at half price from Fretwell's with mail card request.
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Betty Lee
Bluefield
Fretwell's
Three Police Sergeants Pass Exam With Top Marks
The police civil service commission announced that three applicants for permanent sergeant positions passed the exam with flying colors. Leon French, Roy Humphreys, and Jim Bowman will be certified as eligible. French achieved a perfect score of 100, a first in Bluefield under civil service rules. The commission also addressed a protest from the Fraternal Order of Police regarding residency requirements for two probationary patrolmen.
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Police Civil Service Commission
Leon French
Roy Humphreys
Jim Bowman
Bluefield
Commission
James B. Wooldridge
J. Cylde EB. Elliott
City approves carnival rental and street bids in July sessions
Decisions include granting a permit to rent city property for a July carnival from July 8 to 13, approving ordinance changes on pinball tax exemptions, and reading bids for three Elm Street city lots. The high bid of 600 dollars for lots 31-33, Elm City, was accepted.
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Clark
Elm Street
Mack Melvin
Harry Street
Elm City
Luther Scott
Bere
Oo Shrewsbury
P. D
Bluefield Cab Company
E. P. Mitchell
Ellis Street
T. C. Tanner
Boone Street
Providence Hospital
Naval Force Moves to Trieste in Mediterranean Tension
American and foreign authorities monitor the area as the U S naval force linked to Admiral Hewitt's 12th fleet shifts to Trieste. Reports of Yugoslav plans and troop movements amid Allied diplomacy raise fears of an international incident, with Byrnes and Molotov negotiating nearby.
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Henry K. Hewitt
12Th Fleet
London
Henary
Trieste
Byrnes
Molotov
Ris
Yugoslavia
Police Situation Continues. Rules, Pay Gaps Discussed
City officials dissect police department rules as City Attorney Scott explains two week old documents created by the city manager and chief of police Porterfield. Fraternal Order of Police pushes for proper certification and pay scales with sergeants earning more than patrolmen.
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Louis Souller
Police Civil Service Commission
Luther G. Scott
Scott
West
Arnold G. Porterfield
Porterfield
T. C. Tanner
Commission
Elliott
City and Police Commission
Brown
City Board of Directors
Lott. Brown
T. C
Fraternal Order of Police
Arnold Yeag
C. N. Wilson
Injuries Fatal To Pageton Man
Two Pageton men, Robert Freeman and Frank Turner both 24, were in an automobile collision between Pageton and Anawalt. Freeman died early last night from skull fracture and chest injuries while Turner remained hospitalized with facial cuts and limb injuries. Both were discharged veterans and employed by Page Coal and Coke company.
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Robert Freeman
Pageton
Frank Turner
Welch Hospital
Anawalt
Freeman
Turner
Stevens
Navy
Page Coal and Coke Company
Welch Woman Elected Head of Rebekahs
Mrs. Daphna D. Bolen of Welch was re elected district deputy president of the 17th district Rebekah assembly at a one day convention. About 100 delegates attended the meeting in the Odd Fellows Temple and new officers were elected and installed including Sallie DeHart Thelma Page Beckie Jimison Mary McCall Jean Dalton Josephine Kish Glenn Johnson Hallie McKinney and Sadie E Rush.
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Daphna D. Bolen
Welch
Rebekah
Odd Fellows Temple
Sallie DeHart
Davy
Thelma Page
Jaeger
Beckie Jimison
Mary McCall
Newhall
Jean Dalton
Worth
Inside Guardian
Josephine Kish
Gary
Outside Guardian
Glenn Johnson
Bluefield
Hallie McKinney
Sadie E. Rush
Lions Club To Install New Officers Tonight
Vv. B. McClaugherty will be installed tonight as president of the Welch Lions club. The regular meeting at 6:30 in the Appalachian community room will also install Claubert White first vice president J C Steve Stamper second vice president Frank Mehall third vice president Norman Byron secretary Claude Hawkins treasurer John Earnest Liarl Tanner J C Kinder Tail Twister. Directors to be installed are J E Stafford Jr William Mitchell W T Thompson and John Latham.
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Vv. B. McClaugherty
Welch Lions Club
Appalachian Community Room
Claubert White
J. C
Steve) Stamper
Frank Mehall
Norman Byron
Claude Hawkins
John Earnest
Liarl Tanner
J. C. Kinder
J. E. Stafford, Jr
William Mitchell
W. T. Thompson
John Latham
Robbery Report Shakes Kimball and Keystone Stores
McDowell county officers and Keystone police investigated a reported robbery at Kimball and Keystone stores of the Koppers company. Officials said merchandise was missing from the Kimball store after the weekend theft.
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McDowell County
Keystone
Kimball and Keystone
Koppers Company
Kimball
Welch Lodge to Elect Officers and Plan June 30 Session
Welch Lodge of Odd Fellows meets at 7:30 to elect officers. A degree team will be chosen to confer all subordinate degrees on a class of candidates at a special session set for June 30.
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Welch
Ee. E Endepentent Order of Elect Officers
Lodge
Carswell Man Dies In Welch Hospital
Carswell man Constantine Creek Metre, 4, of Curwst, died in Welch Hospital. Funeral services will be held at Carswell Methodist Church this afternoon, conducted by Rev. I. T. Peters. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Survived by wife Violet, two children Constantine 3 and Swanca 7, four brothers Harry Woodson, Leslie Moore, Guy Moore of Kimball, two sisters Bessie Sulers of Ohio and Roxie Moore of Columbus, Ohio.
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Carswell Methodist Church
I. T. Peters
Woodlawn
Violet
Constantine
Swanca
Harry Woodson
Leslie
Guy Moore
Kimball
Bessie Sulers
Ohio
Roxie Moore
Columbus
McDowell Girl Scout Camp Opens July 5 Near Kimball
Opening of the county girl scout camp is set for July 5 and runs through July 28 at Camp Miriam Houston near Kimball. Supervisor Miss Emogene Sadler seeks a registered nurse for the first session and urges donations of old furniture for cabins to the local girl scout office.
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Emogene
Camp Miriam Houston
Kimball
Sadler
Girl Scout
Snake Handler Bit By Rattler During Show
Bob Parker, 38, a snake handler with Shaw Brothers Shows, was treated at Stevens Clinic after being bitten on the left arm by a diamondback rattler at Vivian. Parker reached into a cage for an Indigo nonpoisonous snake and was bitten. arm swelling was noted but his condition remained satisfactory.
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Bob Parker
Shaw Brothers
Vivian
Stevens Clinic
Parker
Senate Republicans clash over price control bill
House and Senate members debate extending wartime price controls. Rayburn defends OPA stating it sheltered the economy while opponents accuse the measure of deceiving the public. Wherry pushes for a strict response to oppose any compromise and keep meat and dairy controls under congressional review.
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OPA
Rayburn
Contro
Rep. Buffett
Neb
Rep. Smith
Ohio
America
Wherry
R-Neb
Byrnes Molotov Talks Reach Key Trieste Issue
Paris report says U S Secretary of State Byrnes had a private hour with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in a third meeting within a week. He then conferred with British Foreign Secretary Levin and French leaders Bidault. American informants say Byrnes reported to the French that progress is not complete and noted other items in the Italian peace discussions.
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Paris
U. S
J. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Trieste
Byrnes
Ernest Levin
Georges Bidault
Grundy Man Killed by Train in West Virginia
Henry Phillips, 25, of Grundy Virginia, was killed when struck by a Virginian Railway freight train at Riverside West Virginia, the home of his parents. Inquiries in Grundy found no funeral arrangements and it was unclear if the body would be brought home for burial.
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Henry Phillips
Grundy
Riverside
W. Va
John R. P
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