State suspends seven beer permits for violations
Seven retail beer licenses were suspended and two placed on 60 day probation by Beer Commissioner Button Crow for violations of beer laws. Four suspensions occurred in Charleston. The Bombay Club Inc of Follawsbee faces a midnig ht Jan 1 to end of license year suspension for serving intoxicating liquor on the premises. Other suspensions include Henry C Reed for Chicken House and Tropicana Logan for loud and disorderly conduct. Additional actions target Wonder Bat Charleston Jeep No 2 Charleston Walter’s Place Bancroft Putnam County and Sun n ydide Inn Lisgonville for toilet facilities health certificate and intoxication violations. Probation also applied to Brass Hall and Boulevard Bar Charleston for disorderly conduct.
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Dearicenses
Button. Crow
Charleston
Bombay Club, Inc
Follawsbee
Lcensed
Henry C. Reed
Chicken House
Logan
Tropicana
Phico
Logan County
Kiel A. Agsseff
Wonder Bat
Joe Corey
Health Department
Gwen Wits
Walter's Place
Bancroft
Putnam County
James &. Mingrone
Louis F. Mingrone
Sunnydide Inn
Lisgonville
Brass Hail
Tne
Carl A. Ollian
Boulevard
PSC Continues Gas Rate Case Hearing Delayed
The Public Service Commission extended the gas rate case to January 16 to hear protest evidence from Milton Cabell County and other communities. Southern Public Service Co seeks a flat 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet with a $1 minimum bill, arguing current rates risk losses over $31,000 next year. Existing rates range 29 to 32 cents, with minimum monthly bills 80 to 75 cents. affected areas include Milton Madison Danville Montgomery Shrewsbury Crown Hill Hansford Pratt London Smithers Lanzacre Handley Carnolion Neepwater Union.
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Public Service Commission
Commission
West Virginia
Milton
Cabell County
Southern Public Service Co
Milton Group
Edward H. Greene
Kenawha
Fayette County
Formosa Occupation Plan Tied to Point Four Policy
Senator Smith urged early consultations with K C Wu the Formosan governor on joint occupation of Formosa to deter Communist seizure and defend the Far East while Truman weighs Point Four aid and Fleet reinforcements. He warned against using Formosa as a base for aggressive war.
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China
Formosa
Truman
Far East
Ormasa
Valley Forge
Pacific
San Diego
7Th Task Fleet
Adm
Russell S. Berkey
Philippine
Philippines
Okinawa
Navy
Dee.p
National Security Council
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
K. C. Wu
Chiang Kai-shek
America
Smith
United States
New Ruling Details on Housing Control and Expeditor Role
Dupree explains that approval of a resolution grants the housing expediter authority to seize control of the city upon receipt. No provision allows the council to set a deferred date for control. If a new resolution pauses previous housing actions, the expediter may end control after governor approval.
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Nonawer
Xerd
Dupree
Severe quake rocks Luzon Island in Philippines
A strong earthquake damaged much of Luzon with heavy cracking in Manila buildings and fissures opening in Ilagan. At least five downtown Manila structures showed major cracks as landslides isolated towns. two lives were linked to a jeep accident and a drowning near Reina Mercedes.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Tlaigan
Insular
Filipinas Life Insurance
Philippines Red Cross
Ilagan
Isabela
Manila Bulletin
Naguillan
Swaman
Cagayan River
Reina Marcedes
Burnside Proposes Air Academy Site Near Point Pleasant
Rep. Burnside D Virginia proposes an Air Force Academy site near Point Pleasant West Virginia at the old West Virginia Ordnance Works. He said he spoke with Secretary of the Air Symington’s office about advantages of level land with available housing and a beautiful setting.
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Washington
Dee
Point Pleasant
Burnside
Vas
Air Force Academy
Air
Symington
Old West Virginia Ordnance Works
Burn
ICC Poised Command From Page 1
The Baltimore regional office will investigate the matter as described on page one. Officials indicate the action aims to address alleged compliance issues and determine any necessary remedies or penalties.
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ICC
Baltimore
NERB Regional Office Gets Dixie Coal Charge
The Fifth Regional NLRB office received a complaint from Southern coal operators claiming United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis violate the Taft Hartley act. Papers were sent to Baltimore for processing as Regional Director Pendino weighs a court injunction to end the miners work week.
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Baltimore
National Labor Relations Board
Southern Coal
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chargues
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
Washington
John A. Pendnlo
Southern Coal Producers Assoc
Economic Council urges balanced policy for growth in 1950
The council testified before Congressional committees on aeronomic fact outlook and policy and predicted that the national economy would grow in 1930. It urged use of fiscal and credit powers and suggested programs in farm price supports social security minimum wage and mental development. It praised Secretary Sawyer as an administration spokesman and urged governments to provide a business friendly climate.
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Pare
Fanimerac
Sawyer
Officials Refute Planes Speed Claim With Pump Upgrades
An Air Force spokesman said the plane has not used new turbine dual pumps and cannot reach the claimed speed of 1,989 miles per hour. Earlier flights used a gas pressure fuel feed that limited full power to about two minutes, causing fuel exhaustion during acceleration. Turbine fuel pumps would extend the limit to four minutes and allow higher speeds.
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Air Force
Los Angeles Times
Gazette Telephoto
Page Wy
State of the Union plan set for next Wednesday
President Truman will deliver the State of the Union after telephoning with the Big Four. He spoke with Vice President Barkley Senate Leader Lucas and House leaders. Congress opens Tuesday with a joint session mid day. The message is about 6000 words and a cabinet meeting is planned.
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Congress
State of the Union
Ross
Truman
Barkley
Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
Rayburn
Texas
McCormack
Huston
Capitol Hill
Beegin
Navy Demotions and Promotions Stir Unification Clash
The Navy announced promotions including Burke and Glass amid a unification row sparked by Capt. Crommelin’s public letter. Bogan faces shore duty as Cassady’s billet opens at Jacksonville. Admiral Denfeld and Radford back unification policy despite opposition. Additional rear admiral promotions span multiple states with officers named from Boulder to Lynchburg.
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Burke
Glass
Navy
Trump
Crommelin
Congressional
Crormmelin
Bogan
Defense Department
Jacksonville
Fla
John H. Cassady
Calvin T. Durgin
Naval Operations
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval
House Armed Service Committee
Bagan
John G. Crommelin
Croramelin
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Denfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Coast
Cassady
Fleet Alt
Burgin
Adm. W. H. P. Blandy
Blandy
Professor Urges Faster Traffic in Streamlined Age
University of Illinois expert Prof C C Wiley says traffic must speed up to fit the streamlined era. He notes a study showing current speeds need boosting and cites highway engineering findings amid sweeping national economic changes and foreign ownership concerns.
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Independence
Dee Nee
INS
University of Illinois
C. C. Wiley
College of Engineering
Scott Named Post-Herald Editor in Beckley
Eugene L. Scott 37 appointed editor of Beckley Post-Herald by Beckley Newspapers Corp president Charles Haodel. Scott is a Republican State Senator since 1946 and will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ted G. McDowell. He has long served as Post-Herald acting editor and area news director. He will keep his Senate seat with term ending 1950 unless a special session occurs.
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Beckley
Eugene L. Scott
Herald
Charles Haodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Scott
Raleigh County
Charleston
Ted G. McDowell
Morning Post-Herald
Evening Raleigh Register
Mullens Advocate
Post-Herald
McDowell
Armed Services
Table Rock
Lynchburg
Stoco
Duke University
University of Virgini
Summersville City Cannot Ban Pinball From Minors
An opinion by Assistant Attorney General Thomas Gillooly concludes Summersville may not prohibit minors from playing non gambling pinball machines. The Inquiry from Nich0las County Prosecutor Claude H. Vencill prompted the ruling. The opinion states pinball devices are not gaming machines and cannot be criminalized for minor participation by municipal ordinance.
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Gillooly
Summersville
Nicholas County
Asst. Atty
Thomas Gillooly
Claude H. Vencill
State Department Warns Blockade Masters Over Chinese Waters
The State Department warned ship masters that licenses could be revoked for defying blockade orders in Chinese waters. It cited the Isbrandtsen Line and its freighters Flying Arrow and Flying Cloud. these vessels faced shelling by Nationalist warships as mining began in the area.
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State Department
Department
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
Flying Arrow
Redbeld
Sharghai
Isbtandtsen
Flying Cloud
West Virginia Department Stores See November Sales Drop
A Fifth District federal survey of 16 West Virginia department stores shows November sales down four percent from a year earlier. For January to November 1949, total store sales also fell four percent from 1948. Huntington stores led declines while Charleston saw minor gains in November and year to date.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Fifth
Federal Reserve District
Huntington
Charleston
Air Freight Growth Seen From Charleston Up 100 Percent
Airfreight figures show shipments from American Airlines points could double 1943 totals, with a 40 percent rise from the 1948 record of 33,204,517 ton miles. Burkhardt notes final comparisons await year-end figures while highlighting unusual cargo such as animals, clocks, and a political donation donkey shipped to Providence.
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Charleston
American’ Airlines
West Virginia
Andrew B. Burkhardt
American Airlines
Democratic Party
Providence
R. I
J. Howard McGrath
Philadelphia
Boston
Fenway Park
Red Sox
New Haven
Conn
Little Rock
Ark
Celebes Islands
Nashville
Nashville, Tenn
Airlines
Philadelphia Advisory Panel backs 1960 auto use rise and more streets
Traffic engineer Robert W. Mitchell lauds the city plan to ease congestion with new streets and improved signals. He endorses Dickinson Street as a route to the South Side bridge and supports a parking expansion and meter program to boost downtown spaces and better enforcement.
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Robert W. Mitchell
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Dickinson St
South Side Bridge
Virginia St
South Boulevard
Plang
Union Building
Tax policy debate sidelines new levies in Doughton report
The article notes mixed views on excise taxes at manufacturer or retailer levels for items like transportation and phones. It reports limited support for tax increases after Congress adjourned and cites a Federal Reserve finding that families allocate about nine dollars of every hundred to federal income taxes and nine dollars to purchases such as autos, furniture, and appliances.
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Federal Reserve iBoard
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Island of
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Nerb Regional
Dixie Coal
Charles D. Wheelock
Riverside
Cal
Ralon &. McShane
Paul E. Plhl
New Bedford
Aaron Storrs
Oswego, N. C
Boulder, Coly
Lynchburg, Va
Budapest
Rage 4
Ude
Vacuum and
Shell Oil Companies
Phillips Radio
Brown Boveri
Hungarian Telephone Co
Legation
Shell Oil
Hungarian Rubber Goods Co
Hhe
It&t
Wiley
Mayjor Andrews
Doughton New Fee
Tower Super Markets
Belle
Elton
Turkey
Jack Frost
Moon Rose
Wilson
Apple
Butterfield Jumbo Con
Sunshine
Florida
California
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Ran Gelden
Booth
Oxydol
Spic & Span
Ivory
P & G Soap
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Crisco
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