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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1947

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Snyder Denies Disagreent On Aid Plan

Washington June 25 AP Secretary of the Treasury Snyder denies any split with the Marshall plan after remarks at a news conference sparked cabinet speculation. He says Marshall asks Europe to self inventory and aid only as needed. U.S. assistance remains possible. Officials fear Paris talks may be affected.

Washington Secretary Marshall Snyder United States Marshall Sorgen Paris Molotov Bevin Bidaultill Harvard U. S Europe

Buckley Denies Dodging Trial in Bribe Case

Rep. Charles A. Buckley arrived at the May Garsson trial and denied avoiding appearance. He disputed defense witnesses about lending $5,000 in 1941 to Andrew J. May and stated the loan was to May, not to Murray Garsson. The trial involves Murray Garsson, Henry Garsson, and May in a bribe conspiracy.

Washington Charles A. Buckley D-Ny May Garsson New York Bronx Andrew J. May House Military Committee Murray Garsson Buckley Paisley

Four Killed In Big Four Wreck Near Shiloh

A St Louis bound Big Four special derailed after an open switch near Shiloh Ohio. Four people died including the lead locomotive crew and a section hand. Two crews were critically injured and three passengers were hurt. Names include Engineer C F Higgins and Fireman L J McCord of Cleveland both killed. Injured engineers Elmer Wanke and J D Kennedy Jr of Cleveland. Passengers Mingle Smith and John Espy of Cincinnati and De Ross Bringman of Shelby reported lightly hurt.

St. Louis Shelby Big Four New York Central Shiloh J. D. King Ohio Division of the Railroad Springfield C. F. Higgins Cleveland L. J. McCord State Highway Patrol Shiloh Main Street Highway Patrol Mingle Smith Cincinnati John Espy de Ross Bringman

Woman Juror Slapped During Overell Murder Trial

Santa Ana Calif June 25 A woman juror Mrs Avon Putnam 29 wife of a Newport Beach shipyard carpenter was slapped from behind in her Balboa Island home and warned this isn t all you ll get if guilty The juror remained in court and the jury may be locked up for two more months The trial centers on yacht murders involving Louise Overell 18 and George Gollum 21 The motive ties to parental opposition to marriage and disinheritance of the Overell estate police found no prints or footprints but the juror could not identify the assailant

Santa Ana Calif J. H. Mulvey Attorney General's Office Avon Putnam Newport Beach Balboa Island Walter E. Overell Flintridge Louise George Gollum Gene D. Williams Putnam Williams

Eisenhower Urges Hemisphere War Tactics and Cooperation

General Eisenhower told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a future war could target Great Lakes industry by air. He advocated swift western hemisphere defense coordination, stressing Canadian American military teamwork as vital and urging arms and mission support to Latin America.

Washington Eisenhower Great Lakes Western Hemisphere Americas House Foreign Affairs Committee Army Navy Forrestal Chester W. Nimitz Nimitz Associated Press Latin America Columbia University North America St. Lawrence River Valley United States Canada

Seek Estimate on Global Police Force

UN security council asks the Military Staff Committee to provide by next Monday a tentative initial size for a global police force to preserve world peace. President Alexandre Parodi of France says the estimate covers only the initial force, not its later basing or use against major powers. France and the United States support the request amid Russian and Australian reservations.

Lake Success United Nations Security Council Big Power Council Alexandre Parodi France Col W. R. Hodgson Parodi

Fear Held Woman In Slavery In Washington Case

In a San Diego court the prosecution alleged Mr and Mrs Alfred Wesley Ingalls held Dora Jones a slave for 40 years starting when she was 17 in Washington DC An Alabama missionary school graduate and former teacher Dora became pregnant and faced threats of jail and disgrace from Mrs Harmon The case details describe enduring fear and ongoing medical treatment after removal from the Ingalls in Colorado Santa N. Cor for the defendant and witnesses

San Diego Calif Alfred Wesley Ingalls New England Dora Jones Walter Harmon Harmon Washington Ingalls Harvard Franklin D. Roosevelt Tolan Coronado

Hartley Attacks UMW Leader Over Labor Law Clash

Rep. Hartley of New Jersey branded John L. Lewis rebellious and mutinous as he backed steps to strengthen the new labor act amid a coal strike threat. With 217,000 United Mine Workers idled, talks sought to avert a broad soft coal strike while Hartley warned of further measures against monopolistic strikes and extended union resistance.

Washington Rep Hartley R-Nj John L. Lewis House Labor Committee Lewis United Mine Workers Norther Western Harley Howard Smith D-Va House Senate Mine Workers Congress of the United States UMW

Roosevelt name drops from social register again

New York June 25 Eleanor Roosevelt does not appear in the current social register edition. The previous year listed her at the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park. Her name is the second in the family to disappear after Elliott Roosevelt who was dropped on his marriage to Fay Emerson.

New York Eleanor Roosevelt Social Register Rooseveltt Hyde Park

Witnesses Fail Identify Lilly in Ballot Theft Case

Logan WV June 25 Four hotel employees testifying for the court could not identify William Henry Lilly as involved in the Raleigh County ballot theft last November 15. Prosecutor Browning had summoned them but would not cross examine as allowed by rules. The day saw indictments dismissed and Lilly, a former road commission worker, stand trial after Thornhill's case.

Beckley Lilly

China accuses Russia of blocking Dairen Port access

China's white paper accuses Moscow of failing to honor the treaty and blocking Chinese entry to Dairen and Port Arthur since Japan's surrender. It warns Beijing may deploy troops, notes Soviet opposition to making Dairen a free port, and cites near-term relief columns and a two-week communist siege.

Nanking China Russia Dairen Port Arthur Japan Moscow Szepkingkai Foreign Office

Nearly Half Of State Miners Idle In West Virginia

Nearly half of West Virginia's 100000 coal miners were idle today with 48800 away in protest against the Taft Hartley act or taking an early vacation. Mines in Kanawha Williamson Logan and other fields closed or operated with reduced crews causing substantial tonnage losses. Some northern fields showed improvement with output up and idle mines decreasing.

Williamson Field Kanawha Gulf New River West Virginia Pocahontas Logan Northern Panhandle Williamson Norfolk and Western Railway Kanawha Operators Association Kanawha Field Beckley The Coal Mines Administration Fairmont Monongalia County Koppers Coal Division Grant Town

Licenses Extended For West Virginia Plates Till July 10

Charleston June 25 A 10 day grace period is issued allowing motorists to use 1946 47 license plates beyond the June 30 date until midnight July 10. Registrar Don Mc Claugherty cites heavy tag requests and a Sunday holiday slowing mail service as reasons, with 220000 plates processed and about 365000 orders expected by July 10.

Charleston W. Va Registrar of Motor Vehicles Don McClaugherty McClaugherty

Durant Writ Plea Dismissal Sought In Jewel Case

Government moves to dismiss the habeas writ for Kathleen Nash Durant challenging her army court martial conviction over the Kronberg castle jewel theft. Durant, a former WAC captain now at Alderson, faces federal hearing on July 14. Her husband Col Jack W Durant also convicted in the same theft.

Charleston W. Va Kathleen Nash Durant Wac Federal Reformatory For Women Alderson U.S Ben Moore Frankfurt Germany Durant Farmy Judge Advocate General's Board of Review

Labor Bill Veto Sparks Labor Strike Warning

Rep. Ellis of West Virginia said President Truman's veto of the labor bill is an indirect invitation to labor to strike. He called coal field strike news distressing and warned that a general strike now would be the greatest disaster for the country.

Washington Rep Ellis W. Va House Truman

Seven Additional Area Mines Closed in Labor Walkout

Seventy seven mines idle as workers in 12 Pocahontas field pits press Taft Hartley bill protest. Three thousand five hundred miners idle in Pocahontas area. daily loss estimated at seventeen thousand tons. Virginia pits show eleven thousand idle in southwest Virginia as eight Buchanan pits, Norton, and others shift with closures.

Pocahontas Operators Association J. W. Colley Logan Operators’ Association Norfolk and Western Pocahontas Field Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company Hemphill New River Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company Havaco Premier Pocahontas Collieries Company Premier Railroad J Association Virginia Home Creek Smokeless Coal Corporation Lynn Camp Coal Corporation Buckhanan County Norton Coal Company Norton Virginia Coal Operators’ Association Tazewell Buchanan County Virginia Association Williamson Buchanan Williamson Operators’ Association Buchanan County Coal Corporation Margaret Ann Coal Company Conoway

Masked youths block UN group route in Tel Aviv siege

In Tel Aviv masked youths lined the UN investigating commission route as banners from Irgun Zvai Leumi declared the homeland’s demand to drive out British force. A new kidnapping attempt targeted a UN liaison staffer, explosives found near Salvia hotel, and a grenade exploded in the house garden. Police cited being outnumbered by the crowd.

Jerusalem U. N Tel Aviv Irgun Zvai Leumi Palestine Committee Palestine Government Salvia U. N. Committee Britain Associated Press James Pringle

Pleads Guilty To Mistreating Child In Jamestown

Agnes Smith 47 pleaded guilty to third degree assault in Jamestown New York after a seven year old boy accused her of pressing a knife to his tongue and seizing it with pliers to obtain admission about a baseball bat. Judge Fred Strunk set sentencing for July 2 and noted the defendant denied actually cutting the boy while admitting the plier act. The boy is the son of a truck driver who boarded his four children with Smith.

Jamestown N. Y Agnes Smith Fred Strunk Smith

Miners Idle Rise as Walkouts Spread Across States

Nationwide coal strike momentum grows with over 217,000 idle workers and cutbacks at steel mills. Pennsylvania reports 64,200 idle bituminous and 3,200 anthracite miners. West Virginia 48,800. Kentucky 30,000 to 35,000. Idle totals exceed half of 400,000 bituminous miners nationwide amid protest against the Taft Hartley bill and upcoming vacations.

Pittsburgh Coal Mines Administration Pennsylvania CMA United Mine Workers West Virginia Mountain Harlan County Kentucky Illinois Alabama Virginia Tennessee Ohio Indiana Utah Taft-Hartlen Uniontown Butch” Dennis I. W.rouser Alabama Mining Institute Youngstown, O

Mystery saucer sighting reported by Kenneth Arnold

Kenneth Arnold, Boise pilot and forest service employee, saw nine bright saucer like objects at about 10 000 feet between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams. He estimated speed at 1200 miles an hour and noted weaving formation. Further reports came from Ukiah area with similar claims.

Pendleton Ore Kenneth Arnold Boise Idaho Arnold United States Forest Service Mount Rainier Mount Adams Washington State Yakima Ukiah Here Thos Mountains

Tax Slash Bill Gains GOP Support in Senate Backing

Washington reports a Republican push to reenact a 4.0 billion tax cut bill with effective date moved to January 1. Senators Byrd and George shift to support, while Democrats hint at enough votes to overcome a veto if spending is capped. House Speaker Martin says override is likely.

Washington Byrd D-Va Truman George D-Ga Knutson R-Minn House Ways and Means Committee Martin R-Mass Johnson D-Col Taffiro Congress

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