West Virginia Flood Toll Tops Thirty Dead
Rampaging floods across six counties in north central West Virginia killed at least twenty nine people with three missing. Homes washed away in Smithburg and Berea. debris filled rivers near Clarksburg and Weston. Red Cross aid moved in as state police warned the tally may reach 32.
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West Union
W. Va
West Virginia
E. E. Stout
West Fork
Weston
Baltimore and Ohio
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Doddridge County
Red Cross
Four Rail Lines Dated By Strike In Chicago
Four major western railroads remained idle at nightfall on the second day of a strike by 4000 AFL switchmen. The lines include the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Chicago Great Western, Western Pacific, and Denver and Rio Grande Western. Great Northern reports near normal passenger service but crippled freight. Strikers seek a 40 hour week with 48 hours pay, rejecting an 18 cent raise proposal.
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Chicago
AFL
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Western Pacific
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Great Northern Railroad
12 000 See Sesqui Parade In Tazewell
A 12 000 crowd filled Tazewell for the county's sesquicentennial parade. Weather held for a 52 piece procession along Main street, then heavy rain ended the pageant night. Three performances remain planned with Thursday likely the next show.
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Lee
Jackson
Tazewell
Daily Telegraph
Main Street
House Overrides Truman Veto on Postal Veterans Pay Bill
The House voted 213 to 72 to override President Truman's veto of a bill granting pay increases and credit in the postal service for World War II veterans who served in uniform. If the Senate agrees, the measure becomes law despite the president's objections.
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Washington
House
President Truman
Senate
Truman
U.S. Fighter Downs Yak Near Seoul
North Korean forces push into Seoul as U S fighters defend evacuees from Kimpo. A Yak from the North was shot down near Seoul while U S embass y staff evacuate. The incident follows another aerial clash as South Korea evacuates citizens and prepares for street fighting.
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Associated Press
Seoul
MacArthur
Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Kimpo
Pur
Suwon
Defense Ministry
Japan
Jittery Market Takes Plunge
New York on June 26 saw a sharp stock market drop with about 4 billion dollars erased from listed stocks. Trading volume reached 3.91 million shares, the highest in a decade, while commodity pits surged on demand for grains and raw materials.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
London
Stock Exchange
Jury selection in Newberry murder case advances slowly
In Bland Virginia the Newberry murder trial jury is forming at a snail pace as 16 of 23 jurors are qualified. Six more were tentatively seated but two and two others were discharged on challenges, with progress suggesting deliberations unlikely before midweek.
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Samuel L. Newberry
Bland
Bland County Circuit Court
Commonwealth
Senator Tydings Hears FBI Tape In Amerasia Probe
Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee questioned diplomat John S Service for two and a half hours as it reviewed an FBI transcript of a wartime conversation with Amerasia editor Philip Jaffe. McCarthy warned of hidden microphone claims, while officials said the full text will be released only after the Amerasia inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
John S. Service
Service
Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
FBI
Jaffe
Justice Department
McCarthy
Flying Saucers Sighted Over Bluefield Neighborhood
G W Comer of 1509 Highland Avenue reported seeing 20 to 30 bright round objects moving west to east just below cloud cover near Bluefield last night. He and his wife and neighbor Joe Whittaker Jr witnessed the sighting beginning before 10 p.m. and described rapid movement and brief visibility before clouds obscured the view.
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G. W. Comer
Highland Avenue
Comer
Bluefield
Stony Ridge
Joe
Decline Noted In N W Income For May
The Norfolk and Western railway company reported a May net income of 2,516,906 dollars, down 12 percent from May 1949. For January–May 1950 the road earned 9,203,600 dollars, a 26 percent drop from 12,411,437 in the same period last year. Common stock earnings were 41 cents per share for May versus 47 cents a year earlier. For five months the figure was 1.46 dollars per share, down from 1.99.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
The
Road
Merchants to Close for July 4 Holiday
Bluefield merchants and grocers will close Tuesday July 4 for Independence Day. Banks will also be closed and only special delivery mail will be handed at the main post office and the substation, both shut for the day.
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Bluefield
Francis Haynes
Chamber of Commerce
Flood claims family as Smithburg scene swamps eight houses
Samuel Dail McKinney a 38 year old Columbian Carbon employee watched floodwater rise as flash flood swept his wife and four children to their deaths at Smithburg West Virginia. His account details helping others from high ground and the Bailey house being carried away with 12 of 20 dead in the village linked to the collapse of eight houses along Middle Island Creek.
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Clive Bailey
Smithbore
Bailey
Berea
Ritchie County
Smithburg
Doddridge County
Katherine June Simms
Rock Run
B. J. Cooper
Vivie Cooper
Karen Cooper
Rodger Cooper
Nelda Cooper
ae _Mincheloe
Harrison Coun
Grover Koontz
Lester Sullivan
Wilda Sullivan
Hobart Brake
Clara Bee
Williams Gribble
Cleveland
Harrisville
Sherman Moore
Mountain
Wilbur Drake
Samuel Dail McKinney
Columbian Carbon Company
Associated
Ess
W. Va
R. W. Rothwell
Rothwell
Bailey House
Middle Island Creek
Erickson Sentenced to Two Years and 30000 Fine
Frank Erickson, longtime head of a vast gambling network, was sentenced by a three-judge panel in New York to two years in jail and a 30000 dollar fine the maximum for gambling counts he pled guilty to. He may be eligible for release in about 16 months for good behavior.
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New York
Frank Erickson
Special Sessions
Erickson
Correction Department
Roanoke Woman Beaten. Critical Condition After Attack
In Roanoke Virginia on June 26 Mrs W C McCormack 47 wife of a railroad machinist was found with a crushed skull at her son’s home on Catawba road. She likely was struck with a blunt instrument and many details remain unclear. The four year old granddaughter said some men beat grandma. She was rushed to a Roanoke hospital by her husband and son.
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Mary Katheryn Newberry
Ralph A. Newberry
Samuel
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Roanoke
Catawba Road
W. C. McCormack
Roanoke Rookie Cop Charged With Larceny
Roanoke Va June 26 James I Huffman 23 year old rookie patrolman in the Roanoke police department was arrested on a warrant charging housebreaking and grand larceny in connection with the Market Square hardware store robbery last July Superintendant S A Bruce said Huffman who had been on the force a year and a half was relieved from duty last Friday He was arrested at his home Department records show Huffman reported the breakin at Waldrop Price Hardware Inc 205 Market Square the night of July 15 He was working a Market Square beat that night
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Roanoke
James I. Huffman
Market Square
S. A. Bruce
Huffman
Waldrop-Price Hardware, Inc
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J. B. Burton, Jr
American Legion
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Buford Tynes
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Norton
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State Compensation Commission
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Daniel Boone
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Yak
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Chai Ung Jun
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U. N
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Special Commonwealth
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Watson Bruce
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State Department
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N&w
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Gib Davis
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