Milton Susman To Speak Here On November 10
Milton K Susman a Pitts burgh industrial relations executive and attorney who served in the Army during World War II and helped investigate Dachau Auschwitz and other camps will speak on November 10 for the United Jewish Appeal refugees overseas needs and Palestine drive. The UJA aims to raise 100 million in 1946 for relief reconstruction and settlement in the Jewish National Home and for aiding newcomers to the United States. The drive is supported by the Joint Distribution Committee United Palestine Appeal and National Refugee Service. Susman saw the camps firsthand and witnessed crematories gas chambers and mass graves as part of a special American investigative team after liberation. He enlisted in 1942 and later studied at Harvard and Pittsburgh Law School and helped lead Pittsburgh Jewish and B’nai B’rith groups.
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Pittsburgh
United Jewish Appeal
Palestine
Europe
Jewish National Home
United States
Joint Distribution Committee
United Pala Ee A Ecett
National Refugee Service
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Buchenwald
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Auschwitz
Berjeen-Belsen
Flossenberg
Susman
Harvard University
Logan Man Held In Stabbing Of Kin
Boone Pelfrey, 36, jailed in connection with the fatal stabbing of his father in law Frank Means, 55, a Hetzel mine foreman. Means’ wife is critically ill. two of Means’ four sons have died in the past 18 months. Police reported the case from Logan West Virginia.
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Huntington Hospital
Pvt
L Edward Means
Okinaga
Obie Means
Welch Union Opposes Kilgore in West Virginia Senate Race
United Mine Workers official Ray Thomason in the Pocahontas Tug River area urged support for Republican Tom Sweeney over U S Senator Harley Kilgore. Thomason accused Kilgore of absentee leadership harming miners and opposing UMWA positions on waterways and dams. Election day coverage notes Dowell County polls and local voting sites.
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United Mine Workers of America
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
West Virginia
Ray Thomason
Pocahontas-Tug River
UMWA
Mine Workers' International Executive Board
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
U. S. Senate
Thomason
Sweeney
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Kilgore
Con
St. Lawrence Waterways
Power Trusts
Three Hurt In Auto Accident Near Briar Creek
Three persons injured Sunday night when their car went over an embankment on the Davy Balleysville road at Briar Creek mouth. Ployd Jones 21 of Balleysville his wife Margie 14 and Edgar Brewster of Wolf Pen were taken to Stevens Clinic hospital. Jones suffered chest injuries, Margie had a possible skull fracture and broken vertebrae, Brewster head injuries and lacerations.
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Briar Creek
Ployd Jones
Balleysville
Margie
Edgar Brewster
Wolf Pen
Stevens Clinic
Jones
Young Brewster
Service To Be Held For Mrs Grace Mullins
Funeral service for Grace Joan Mullins 31 of McDowell will be at 2:30 PM today at Tidewater Church of God conducted by Rev John McPeek. Interment in Justice cemetery Davy. She was born in Ashland Kentucky and resided in McDowell five years. Survived by husband John W Mullins three sisters Mrs Joseph J Long Mrs Ralph Meadows and Mrs Henry Vance all of Springfield Ohio and aunt Mrs Martha Vaught of Davy.
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Tidewater Church of God
Grace Joan Mullins
McDowell
Joseph J. Long
Ralph Meadows
Henry Vance
Springfield, O
Martha Vaught
Davy
Welch Briefs Clubs Meet Today
Welch Kiwanis and Rotary plan regular meetings. Rotarians meet at noon and Kiwanians in the evening at the Appalachian community room. SCOOLS close today with no school in Me.
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Welch Kiwanis
Rotary
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Appalachian Community Room
Local Dispute Closes Exeter Coal Mine
Exeter Kingston Po Cahontas Coal company mine idle yesterday due to local dispute and contract talks among government and United Mine Workers representatives. Only large county mine idle. Atlantic Smokeless Coal company mine also idle two days last week but now back in production.
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Kingston
Pocahontas Coal Company
Ivernment
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Atlantic Smokeless Coal Company
Mine A CO
VFW Post Plans Wednesday Meeting On Armistice Day
Fred Linkenhaker, post commander, said Painter-Porroni Post No. 1021, Veterans of Foreign Wars, would meet Wednesday night at the Memorial building starting at 7 o clock instead of Friday. Members will plan the VFW Armistice Day observance next Monday.
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Fred Linkenhaker
Painter-Porroni
Memorial Building
VFW
Cincinnati grocery chain president speaks at breakfast
Joseph B. Hall of Cincinnati said hate today. Hall, president of the grocery chain, made the announcement at a breakfast held in his honor.
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Joseph B. Hall
Cincinnati
Hall
Jewelry Stolen From Art Gallery Recovered
Boston ex convict Benjamin F. Tilley surrendered at Massachusetts police to return to Arkansas for charges in a $65,000 jewelry theft from the Escayhrt gallery in Hot Springs. He waived a federal hearing and faces $320,000 bond. Coleman Foley of Boston and Eleanor Chisholm of Cambridge are in custody. a fourth suspect is sought as authorities plan to extradite.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
ELV
Benjamin F. Tilley
Massachusetts
Coleman Foley
Eleanor Chisholm
Cambridge
Arkansas City
Jerry Watkins
Tilley
Samuel H. Kirsch
Escay Gallery
Man Regains Arm Range After Years With RHO-AID
A West Graham man previously suffering rheumatic pains reports relief after taking RHO-AID. He can raise his arms above his head for the first time in years, noting back neck and shoulder pain disappeared. RHO-AID is advertised as a three-ingredient formula aimed at the source of rheumatic aches. Sold at local drug stores in Bluefield.
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Rhuaid
Bluefield
Local man struck by car on Bluefield Avenue
Police say a man was struck by the right fender of a car driven by Philip Michel of 1403 Gollege Avenue Sunday night while crossing Bluefield Avenue. Hospital staff reported the injured man resting comfortably and not believed to be seriously hurt.
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Chandler
Philip Michel
Gollege Avenue
New Members Slated For Legislative Seats
West Virginia begins 1047 with at least eight new senators and 44 delegates. Many newcomers have little prior service as veterans depart or seek no term. The Lith district oddity leaves Dayton R. Stemple unopposed by Democrats for agriculture commissioner. House leaders Hugus Hudson also did not run. Vickers Johnson are not up this cycle.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Lith
Dayton R. Stemple
Philippi
Stemple
G. O. Young
Buckhannon
House
Wright Hugus
Wheeling
John G. Hudson
Huntington
Senate
Arnold M. Vickers
Montgomery
W. Broughton Johnson
Princeton
Snowbound Sections Fail Get Ballots
Denver reports Colorado residents in isolated rural areas are cut off by a blizzard and may lack ballots for tomorrow's election. County clerks say they cannot deliver supplies to remote districts. the attorney general allows substitute ballots made on available paper if regular ballots are unavailable.
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Colorado
Attorney General's Office
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