39 Street Job Contracts Get Council Okay
City council approves contracts totaling about 170 thousand dollars for resurfacing 39 streets in Mayor Copenhaver's program despite an hour and a quarter quorum delay. Bids awarded to Standard Asphalt and Tar Co. and West Virginia Black Hook Co. with supervision by H C Nutting Co. Officials discuss delaying Ridgeway and Quarrier street work for foundation concerns while Christopher Street resurfacing is eyed for future work.
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Lafe
Copenhaver
Standard Asphalt and Tar Co
Charleston
West Virginia
Black Hook Co
Ridgeway Rd
Upper Ridgeway Rd
Woodmont Adda
John M. Capito
Latelle M. LaFollette, Jr
Quarrier St
Beauregard St
Ruffner Av
John A. Field, Jr
H.C. Nutting Co
James C. Campbell
Christopher
Capito
Covington Dobson
Field
Dorothy Heinzer
LaFollette
W. E. Moore
J. M. Stubblefield
Edward H. Tiley
Coperhaver
Robert A. Banks
Campbell
James ‘A. McWhorter
Clyde Withlin
Harlan ¥. Wilson
Willard L. Brown
Ww. J. Daugherty
F. O'Dai
Joan Van Horn Named for North South Game at 18
NAMED IN A POLL OF READ ERS to represent the Point Pleasant Register at the 18th annual North South Football Game is Joan Van Horn, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Van Horn. She is a senior at Point Pleasant High School with diverse roles in student government, drama and music groups.
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Point Pleasant Register
Joan van Horn
William H. van Horn
Miss van Horn
Point Pleasant High School
Future Teachers of America Club
The
Thespians
Joan
Glee Clu
Order of Rainbow
Baptist Church
Red Cross
Treblers
Salem College
Charleston
Kanawha Airport
Capitol Building
Kilgore Calls Abolition Of West Point And Annapolis
Sen. Kilgore ranks West Point and Annapolis as third rate schools and urges abolition of undergraduate programs. He cites cadet cribbing as proof and argues overhaul of Army Navy and Air officer training. Congress examines aid to Chiang Kai-shek and Formosa amid shifting policy.
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Kilgore
Washington
West Point
Topolis
D-Wva
Erik
West Virginia
Congress
Army
Navy
Senate
Armed Services
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
R-N. J
Formosa
China
Smith
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Reserve Band Enters Pigskin Pageant In West Virginia
The fourth annual Pigskin Pageant parade will feature seven bands after the U S Army Organized Reserve band joined. West Virginia's leading parade is set for 8 p m next Thursday along Lee and Fayette Streets. Joining the Reserve band are Charleston High, Stonewall Jackson High, Sherman Seth High, Chel yan Junior High, Galperin's Soap Box Derby band, and a North South band unit.
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U. S. Army
Eddie Rowan
West Virginia
Lee and Fayette Sts
Charleston
Stonewall Jackson and
Sherman
Seth
Chelyan
Galperin
Tol Jenter
Pigskin Pageant Announces Southern Truck Sales Float
The North South Football Game proudly reveals the float entry of Southern Truck Sales distributor for Mack Trucks in the commercial division of the fourth annual Pig skin Pageant to be held the night of August 1 on Lee Fayette Streets.
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Southern Truck Sales
Mack Trucks
Lee Fayette Sts
Nudists at five day convention expose for goose pimples
In Reading on August 8 the American Smoathing Assoc met at Angelica amid clouds and wind. Over 800 delegates shed clothes for a long exposure as the five day convention began despite damp weather.
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Reading
Angelica
American Smoathing Assoc
Three Are Sought In Noble Murder
Dallas police seek three Fort Worth men in the land mine killing of gambler Herbert Noble. Benny Binion, once a rival of Noble, says he bears no hard feeling and claims no business ties to Noble. Binion is under indictment on policy game charges and extradition from Nevada has failed.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Herbert
Cat
Noble
Benny Binion
Associated Press of
Las Vegas
Nev
Texas
House Crime Investigating Committee
Binion
Iith
Policy
Nevada
Bill Decker
Nobles
Railroads Win Rate Increase Sixth Since War
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted a six to nine percent freight rate rise, ninth since World War II, with nine percent for Eastern roads and six percent for others. Economists warn prices will rise for consumers by millions yearly as wholesalers and retailers add markups, while railroads say the increase covers only part of higher costs. Revenue is expected to rise about 54 million dollars annually.
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ICC
Washington
INS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Office of Price Stabilization
Eastern
Western Road Associations
Senate panel to review McCarthy ouster bid
The Senate Rules Committee approved sending a Privileges and Elections subcommittee report to the full Senate. It described a despicable back street campaign around the 1950 Maryland Senate contest and McCarthy’s role, amid charges over Gov. Boyle loan influence allegations.
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Lcan
Washington
Senate Committee
Maryland
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wise
Senate
Sen
I Wherry
Neb
Democratic National Committee
McCarthy
Democratic Organization
William Boyle
Boyle
Senate Rules Committee
Privileges and Elections
John Marshall Butler
War anxieties grow as Ridgway seeks guarantees from Peiping
United States general Ridgway presses for guarantees against violations of Korea’s neutral zone. Peiping radio says no date set for resuming truce talks and criticizes Truman Acheson and Marshall. Allied forces conduct a limited objective attack into Pyonggang as armistice talks stall.
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Tokyo
INS
China
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Peiping
Ridgway
Red
Pyonggang
United Nations
Pyongyang
U. S
Trumant
Acheson
Marshall
Youthful Reds Carry Torches Hefty Appetite in Berlin Festival
East Berlin held a torchlight parade to launch the World Youth Festival as half a million youths attend the Kremlin sponsored event aimed at reaching two million participants. Blue shirted youths waved peace torches while trains and buses move attendees home nightly and replacements arrive. Thousands traveled from West Berlin to view the sights. In Mississippi, Former Gov Hugh White leads the gubernatorial primary with 73,759 votes, followed by Sam Lumpkin 55,406 and Paul Johnson 65,156 among 1,499 of 1,782 precincts reporting.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Kremlin
Miss
Hugh White
Mississippi
Yace
Oo White
Sam Lumpkin
Paul Johnson
Ross Barnett
Mary Cain
Jess Byrd
Kelly Hamimona Gizi
Jimmy Welker
It Works Almost Like Aladdin's Lamp Gazette Ad
Truncated classified style ad urges readers to call a number for quick cash by selling odds and ends. It lists wanted items such as a Deep Freeze, boat and motor, Underwood typewriter, and furniture with prices. The ad uses promotional language and a telephone contact.
North-South Contest May Empty Richwood and Shinnston
The 18th annual North-South football game at Laidley Field in Charleston may draw crowds from Richwood and Shinnston, as locals show strong support for players Frank Spadafore and Dick Nicholson. Fans expect the North to win a third straight year.
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Richwood
Shinnston
Charleston
Laidley Field
P.O
Frank Spadafore
Jed Shinnston
Shinnuston
Dick Nicholson
iLumberjacks
Acheson Pushes Peace by Action Not Words
Secretary of State Acheson urged Russia to seek peace by deeds, saying Moscow’s five power pact proposal changes tactics not policy. He warned of Communist moves to disrupt the San Francisco conference, noted Iron Curtain publicity, and invited Soviet participation in UN efforts for a peaceful world.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
Moscow
Nikolai Shvernik
Truman
San Francisco
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Japan
Iron Curtain
U. S. Congress
State Department
Soviet View Scoffs At U S Peace Message
Izvestia denounces U S Congress and President Truman as deceivers and frames a five power peace pact as the test of true friendship with the Soviet Union. Moscow papers trumpet messages from Washington and Shvernik while warning of Western misrepresentation.
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U.S
Moscow
Izvestia
United States Congress
Truman
United States
Soviet Union
Nikolai Shvernik
U. S. Congress
Tzvestia
Pravda
Red Star
Red Fleet
Teachers Gazette
Speace
Washington
Herbert Morrison
Acheson Denounces Foreign Aid Cuts as War Risk Grows
Secretary of State Acheson warned in a letter to Rep Richards that two proposed 700 million dollar cuts would lengthen the period of serious war risk in Europe and hinder efforts to check communism in Asia. He cited an 85 billion program and noted plans for 307 million dollar aid to Nationalist China amid fear of full scale conflict.
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Washington
INS
Acheson
Europe
Asia
Richards
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Byrd
China
Sen
D-Wa
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Joint
Senate Committee
Southeast Asia
Legion Gathering For Session Opens In Charleston
First units of state American Legion posts are arriving in Charleston for the 33rd annual state convention to open sessions Friday at the Daniel Boone Hotel. The 40 and 8 and the 4 and 40 will conclude their official activities today as Dr Golden of Elkins, Grand Chef de Gare of the 40 and 8, meets with committees to arrange details.
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American Legion
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
The
Legion
Br. Golden of
Elkins
Six Hurt In Boone Highway Collision Near PeytonA
Six people injured in a highway crash near PeytonA early today. A 16 month old boy was seriously hurt.James Cox 16 months suffers severe head injuries, Myrtle Cyfers 17 has pelvis and left leg fractures. Mrs Cox 23 and her daughters Farry 2, Donna Fay 5 months, Phyllis Parker 15 treated for minor injuries. Trooper R L Casey cites a collision between a car and the injured party.
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Peytona
Here
Madison General Hospital
James Cox
Pauline Cox
Padre
Myrtle Cyfers
Man
Logan County
Phyllis Parker
Hunt
R. L. Casey
Truman warns need for large armed forces for long term
President Truman told Washington that the United States must maintain large armed forces for a long time to defend freedom and deter a third world war. He praised the troops at a USO lounge rededication at Union Station, calling servicemen the nation’s basic defense and the real V I P s. He said no one is more important than the young men and women in uniform.
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Washington
INS
Truman
U. S
Gwora
USO
Union Station
V. I Ps
V. I. Ps
Mahon urges defense fund amid war fears in Europe
Rep. Mahon warns the House that only a minimal hope remains to avert war as U S defense funding debates focus on moving military supplies away from potential Russian invasion routes in Europe. Rep Sikes reports on supply placement while critics blame past policy for current risks. The debate underscores tensions between defense needs and geopolitical blame.
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Washington
House
Mahon
D-Tex
Appropriations
Sikes
D-Flo
Pentagon
United States
Russia
Rep
Wigglesworth
R-Mass
Tehran
Yalta
Potsdam
Asia
Truman Seeks Increased Flood Control Funds in Congress
President Truman urged Congress to restore 60 million plus and add 21.8 million for flood control projects in the Midwest. He cited false economy in cutting his prior request and named dams and levee works across Kansas Oklahoma Illinois Missouri. Republicans criticized the move as a political issue.
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Washington
Aug
Truman
Congress
Mid- West
Capitol
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
Turtle Creek
Toronto
Kansas
Odlagah
Oklahoma
Hutchinson
Wichita
Kan
Arkansas River
Mississippi River
Wood River
Keat Cape Girardeau
DL Wr
House
Senate
Prayer for Peace from Rev James C Fisher at St Pauls Nitro
A 30 second prayer asks God to grant peace and wisdom to end warring madness. Rev James C Fisher of St Pauls Methodist Church Nitro delivers the plea for timely peace and divine guidance.
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James C. Fisher
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Nitro
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