Work resumes on bus terminal after picket protest
In Bluefield a contract dispute at the Greyhound terminal on Bland Street caused construction stoppage as A D Carter and Sons faced replacement by City Electrical of Charleston. Union officials and the contractor clashed over open versus closed shop policies and trainees, with work resuming after pickets were withdrawn and the electrical firm took over.
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Bland Street
A. D
Carter
Brown
Charleston
Clecse
Monay
Union Electrical
Schoonover
E Schoonover
Reciprocal License Agreement Approved by WV and VA Boards
Charleston W V a Nov 13 A proposed one for one reciprocal license agreement between the Virginia and West Virginia boards of embalmers and funeral directors won approval from the state attorney general’s office. WV board secretary C A Ruttencutter noted questions of legality and an A G opinion said WV may issue licenses to qualified out of state applicants and that the arrangement is inferentially authorized. An A G opinion also held that an out of state insurer desiring GI loans may be qualified to hold property and conduct real estate business without state registration.
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Charleston
W. Va
Virginia
West Virginia
C. A. Ruttencutter
St. Marys
W Bryan Spillers
West Virginia Board
James Kay Thomas
Ableb
Insurance
Rent Increase Plan Under Advisement
Washington reports that the OPA has taken under advisement industry committee recommendations for a 15 percent overall rent ceiling decrease and immediate removal of rent controls on new housing. The panel proposed gradual removal of controls on certain properties with rents not exceeding 15 percent, and offered assistance to implement promptly. The recommendations were presented at a meeting in Atlantic City as a move to boost new rental housing and balance supply and demand, with action due within 30 days.
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Washington
OPA
Housing Rent Industry Advisory Committee
Enante
UPA
Atlantic City
Funeral services for Laura M. Gregory held at Graham church
Mrs. Laura M. Gregory, 69, of 1722 Virginia Avenue West Graham, died Tuesday night at 9 45. Funeral arrangements were set for 2 pm at Graham Christian Church with Rev. A R Worrell presiding. Interment followed at Maple Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers and flowerbearers were employees of the Bluefield Casket Company.
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Laura M. Gregory
Graham Christian Church
Virginia Avenue
West Graham
A. R. Worrell
Maple Hil
Bluefield Casket Company
Britain to Build Flying Wing Airliner
Britain announced plans to construct a flying wing airliner shaped like an arrowhead to carry 100 passengers at 600 miles per hour. It will be powered by six engines with a total takeoff thrust of 100,000 pounds and a range of 8,600 miles. The craft will also carry 17 and a half tons of mail or freight and a crew of 14, including six stewards.
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London
Britain
Talks With Miners and Owners in Coal Dispute
Reports indicate Krug and Lewis held exploratory meetings with five lead operators amid talks on ending the government contract. Officials offered no concrete proposals while mining executives refrained from stating possible concessions as a strike looms on November 20. President Burke of the Southern Coal Producers Association cautioned optimism remains slim but negotiations are the sensible path.
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Krug
Heller
Lewis
Jeter Maeling
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Henry M Taylor killed in mine accident near Crystal
Henry Mack Taylor age 57 of Browning Lambert mountain died yesterday at 2 PM when a rock rolled onto him in a privately owned mine on the Harless property near Crystal. He was born in Mercer county and survived by his wife, children in McComas Montcalm and Crystal, brothers and sisters, and 15 grandchildren. Funeral at his home Saturday at 2 PM with burial in Taylor cemetery near Goodwill.
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Henry Mack Taylor
Browning Lambert Mountain
Crystal
Harless
Taylor
Mercer County
Willoughby Taylor
Mary Owens
Erle Taylor
Effie Steele
McComas
Gladys Taylor
Cole Watkins
Lenard Taylor
Montcalm
Beatrice
Woodrow
Shirley
Sadie O'Donnell
Ezra
Cletus Taylor
Effie Hartwell
Gooch Taylor
Thornhill
Maggie Epperson
Goodwill
Lillie Hollow
Lamar
Taylor Cemetery
Tightening Of Drug Laws Advocated
Washington reports a national drug trade conference urging states to tighten control of barbiturates and similar sleep drugs. A model law would require traceable records from manufacturer to patient, two year inventories, prescription-only medical use, and penalties up to two years imprisonment or a $1000 fine.
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Washington
Austin Smith
Division of Therapy and Research
American Medical Association
Two Autoists Held After Hit-and-Run Mishap
Police chased and arrested Don Vencill of Longview Street and Wade Kirby of Orange Street after a late Tuesday night hit-and-run on Bland Street. Vencill was charged with drunken driving and hit and run. Kirby with drunken driving and improper Acctizé. The incident occurred when Vencill’s car sidewiped Lewis Hogan’s auto on Park Street. no injuries were reported. Officers pursued and caught them on Wyoming Street.
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Bland Street
Jear Royal Steam Laundry
O. L. Patton
T. R. Land
Don Vencill
Longview Street
Wade Kirby
Orange Street
Armold Porterfield
Kirby
Venelli
Venelll
Jim
Porterfield
Vencll
Lewis Hogan
Park Street
Wyoming Street
Missing student nurse Joyce Garner returns home
Joyce M Garner, 18, a student nurse at City Hospital in Cleveland, who had been missing since Sunday, called her family from Seville, Ohio, saying she had wandered in Kentucky after last recalling a train ride at Columbus en route to Cleveland. Authorities described her as possibly a victim of Tennessee.
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Cleveland
Joyce M Garner
City Hospital
Seville
Rum Grafton
Kentucky
Columbus
Musk Ox Not Extinct Says Fish and Wildlife Chief
Taxpayers page article notes a shortage of musk oxen on Nunivak Island tested FWS attempts at population growth. Albert Day, director of the service, confirmed sightings of a few musk oxen and that an accurate count awaits snowfall, declaring the musk ox herd not extinct.
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Nunivak Island
Bering Ses
Fish and Wildlife Service
Nunivak
Eskimos
Albert Day
Weather Blocks Hunt For Plane Near Mojave Desert
A plane remains missing after a 1:45 a.m. search in the Mojave desert area between Newhall and Palmdale. Western Air and other crafts scoured the San Fernando valley region amid thick clouds, with C-47s and coast guard planes alerted as conditions permit. Investigators note the last known area echoes historic fatal crashes.
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Las Vegas
Miss Burns
Marshall Wooster
Western Air
San Briel Mountains
Newhall
Palmdale
Mojave Desert
Airine
Coast Guard
Army
Sheriff's
San Ferando
Youth Seeks Plastic Surgery Amid Assault Threats
Chicago reports sympathy and offers of aid for 18 year old David Ruge whose facial deformity caused him distress. His attorney Frank Ferlic says prosecutors note his actions included a bizarre extortion threat to a novelty firm owner to obtain money for surgery.
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Chicago
David Ruge
Frank Ferlic
Charles & Byrnes
David
Erlic
R. R. Trubey
Clyde Porcelain Steel Company
Clyde
Ohio
Indictment Shocks War Crimes Probe in Germany
Frankfurt Germany navy reports former Nazi Luftwaffe deputy chief Field Marshal Erhardt Milch Indicted by American authorities in Nuremberg on charges of murder and mistreatment of slave laborers used in aircraft factories and aviation experiments during the war. The long list of election and local race results from Bluefield Bluefield and Parkersburg follow in a separate update.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Navy
Erhardt Milch
Luftwaffe
Nuernberg
Shortage of Paper Curtails Sunday Ads in Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph announces a paper shortage requires ad copy for the Sunday November 17 issue to be submitted by Friday noon. Advertisers seeking Viavi Medicinal preparations should contact Mia L. Manning at 404 Princeton Avenue, Princeton, WV, by phone 528.
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Daily Telegraph
Mia
L. C. Manning
Princeton Avenue
Princeton
W. Va
Chamber To Send UN Bid To Locate Site Here
At a Doon chamber meeting the board formed a committee to pursue a formal bid for the United Nations permanent headquarters site here. Lawrence E. Tierney Jr. chairs the committee with J. P. Gills and J. L. Alexander. Secretary-Manager James J. Hott said Bluefield’s informal invitation already helped initiate moves, aided by Congressman John Kee of Bluefield.
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Doon
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Bluefield
Mane l
Permanen
United Nations Organization
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr
J. P. Gills
J. L. Alexander
James J. Hott
John Kee
Community Fund Exceeds Forty Thousand in Bluefield Drive
Bluefield has surpassed the $40,000 mark in the Community Fund drive with $40,227,200 raised toward a $45,000 goal. Officials say $4,772.80 remains to reach the target and urge absent residents to pledge, with solicitors to visit uncontacted households.
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Bluefield
Community Fund
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