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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
5
Obituaries list William Amburgey 48 at Payetteville with service at Dodd mortuary chapel. Other notices include Garcia in Oak Hill and Dunn in Dunbar with multiple survivors and memorials. many families named across Fayette, Raleigh, and nearby towns.
Three Cinco men Clyde Meadows 28 Rynvet Mullins 19 and Dorset Shelton 19 pleaded guilty to disturbing an eight o clock Christmas Eve church service at Putney. A Belle magistrate imposed 10 days in Kanawha County jail in lieu of $25 fines each after a church member testified they began fighting during the service. The arrest followed a warrant signed by a Putney Free Will Baptist Church member.
A small blaze at the White Quality Laundry on Virginia Street yesterday caused minor damage estimated at $3. Firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the fire. The origin could not be determined, and investigators were unsure of the cause.
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co plans to close its Library coal gasification pilot plant on January 6 due to unstable labor conditions. President George Love cites the need for cheap coal and steady supply to justify a full plant, as water gas from low grade coal could become synthetic fuels such as gasoline and diesel.
The Power Commission moved to speed decisions on Virginia Gas Transmission Corp and Roanoke Pipe Line Co cases for Charlottesville and Roanoke Va. Intermediary procedures were eliminated and exams skipped, sending the matter directly to the commission. Testimony has ended with warnings of inadequate service if delays continue.
Greek Queen Frederika appeals through INS urging American mothers to help recover about 28 000 children seized by Communist forces during the Greek civil war. She speaks as a mother urging world outrage as Greece mourns and pledges victory to Western civilization.
Washington reports an alleged kick back tied to contracts for the city’s 180th anniversary projects. Carter Egron of the National Capital Sesquicentennial Commission said the matter was brought to Attorney General McGrath. An offer sought six percent profit in return for concessions. The stockholder denies wrongdoing and says the deals were to be outside the main buildings.
The Inter-American Peace Commission sent a note to Dominican President Trujillo asking assurances he will not use his newly granted war powers against any American nation. The five-nation group reached this solution after a closed session as the Dominican leader recently gained authority to declare war on nations harboring revolutionaries against his regime.
Lustron Corp seeks a new government loan on January 4 to fund a March 1 production restart and reorganization designed to end its $27.5 million deficit. RFC officials say Lustron is in default and must present a plan to regain footing, with urgency to prevent default follow up.
Dr Hermann N. Sancle of Manchester was charged with murder for injecting 20 cubic centimeters of air into a 59 year old cancer patient. He pleaded innocent in municipal court and was ordered held without bail for the grand jury. He offered no comment on the charge.
An explosion at a coal mine six miles from Morgantown injured two workers. John Brewer, 49, suffered a deep eye cut, throat lacerations and shock. Angelo Fanti, 47, received lacerations and shock and was treated and released. The blast damaged nearby houses and was linked to a gasoline tank used by Appalachian Construction Corp during repairs.
West Virginia reports its best mine safety record, with an estimated 120,000,000 tons of coal produced in 1949 and a 40 percent gain per death over 1948. Archd Alexander cites 152% deaths in nine accidents this year and notes November’s 22 deaths reduced the average.
President Truman's council of economic advisers said George Bernard Shaw, an economist, is a pretty good playwright. They cited Shaw's book for American Women arguing income distribution by equality and warned that applying such principles would drag the nation into constant fracas and confusion.
Alma Putnam Murray a former church pastor was charged in Dallas with stealing the bell from the Daling church. The arrest followed a complaint by Rev. Jesse Pleasant of the Four Square Gospel Church. Murray was held on a 306 dollar bond.
North Dakota sanitary engineer visited to advise on Bigley Avenue garbage fill project aimed at a safer method. Demonstrations by Caterpillar tractors followed prior federally loaned equipment issues, as Kanawha Charleston health officials note earth is tamped to deter animals while evaluating landfill versus incineration.
Two men were held in the city jail after being charged with car theft. John Abrams 23 alias Glen Palmer 26 of 5427 MacCorkle Ave South Charleston and another suspect were arrested as they parked a stolen 1949 car on Virginia Street. The car belonged to Mrs Frances Thaxton of 1804 O Dell Ave downtown. Abrams allegedly admitted stealing three other cars in Virginia and West Virginia and escaped from a Halifax Virginia prison camp in March. He is also wanted by state police and federal authorities but will face local charges first.
Carl Campbell of Creston faces a reckless driving charge after a Christmas Eve crash in Spencer. He was stopped by State Police Sgt Dann Carson following an accident on a hill near the city limits when his 1949 Chevrolet sedan overturned several times. Campbell and an unidentified passenger were uninjured.
William E. McYoung, 26, of South Charleston died en route to a hospital after being poisoned by roach powder, according to hospital staff and his wife who said he ate the powder yesterday evening. Police investigate the death.
Mrs Ida Reynolds Thomas 90 mother of Mrs H M Cogan of Charleston died in Troy New York at her granddaughter's home Mrs Edward Hauck She had visited Charleston often most recently in 1948 She was born in Brooklyn and was active in Colonial Dames Surviving are six grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren Services at 11 a m in Herbst Mortuary Chapel Brooklyn Burial in Bloomfield New Jersey cemetery
Huntington report states Mrs A C Martin 69 mother of Marshall College Associate Professor John L Martin died last night from a heart ailment.
The second victim of a Monday auto crash on Kanawha Blvd died at 1 35 am. Robert Edward Hinzman 24 of 180 Fifth St Dunbar Miss Ellen Marie Clifton 19 of Swoope Va a student nurse at Mountain State Hospital died Wednesday. Other injured remained in critical condition. William Kenneth Davis 24 Buffalo High School coach had skull fracture and leg injuries. William E. Spence 25 Dunbar improving after skull and limb injuries. Naomi Black 19 Adrian Upshur County head injuries and pelvic and ankle fractures. Hinzman tail gunner on a B 17 in the war was a VFW member. He attended Marshall and Morris Harvey Colleges. Body at Bartlett and Welch mortuary in Dunbar.
Gordon L. Fitzwater 74 of Olcott a retired engineer for Kanawha Central Railway Co died Wednesday night in a Charleston hospital. Survived by two sons Russell and Denzil three daughters Ethel Wendl Earl Smith Hazel Griffith a half sister Cornelia Vredenberg twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body at Long Johnson and Fisher mortuary and will be taken to the residence at 4 p.m. today.
Dr Okey J Casto longtime Parkersburg physician died in a local hospital at 7 am. He was born March 31 1980 in Ripley educated at Maryland Medical College and practiced in Elizabeth Wirt County before moving to Parkersburg. Survived by wife Juanita two sons Dr Charles Cast and several siblings. Services set for 2 pm tomorrow at Vaughan chapel with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Anna Tussey 86 a Kentucky native died yesterday morning at her daughter Mrs Villa Potter’s home 4308 MacCorkle Ave S W South Charleston where she had lived the past 18 months Death was due to a heart attack Surviving are another daughter Mrs Elizabeth Warnick of South Portsmouth Ky and two sons C W of Ashland Ky and Graver of Greenup Ky The body is at Snedgrass mortuary.
Judith Coplon, convicted last summer of stealing secret papers for the Russians, asked a new trial in New York. Her attorney Archibald Palmer cited new evidence alleging extensive FBI wiretapping during the investigation and cited a hearing in Washington. The motion targets the case with Valentin Gubitchev on spy conspiracy charges and asks dismissal due to illegal wiretap evidence.
Albert H Thomas 57 a Fleetwood hotel clerk died in a local hospital after a heart attack at work Wednesday night He was a Kanawha County native living at the hotel and a World War I veteran member of John Brawley Post No 20 American Legion and Schwamb Memoirs Presbyterian Church Surviving are a brother George W Thomas of Charleston and several nieces and nephews The body is at Bartlett mortuary chapel with service set for 2 pm tomorrow Rev John M Hart to officiate burial in Spring Hill cemetery
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