Two Deputies Fired and Two Resign in Mingo County
In Williamson, Sheriff Thurman Chambers dismissed two deputies and accepted resignations from two others amid a political row. Judge Ed Jude disputed the reasons, calling them a political squabble while noting resignations from Joe Wayne Hatfield and R. D. Ferrell and firings of John Keesce and Andy Marcum. The court must confirm or approve new appointments as Chambers seeks to fill the staff shortfall.
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Associated Press
Jehardos
Chambers
Riley Varney
Ciscuit
Field County
Pider
Charles W. Ferguson
E. O. Chambers
David Phillips
Allan Cline
W. A. Curry
Circuit Court
Field Denuts
Varney
Curry
Jude
New Radio Station To Open in Logan
WVOW AM and FM will launch within 0 to 90 days under Logan Broadcastings Corp officials Chauncey Browning president and Clarence Meadows vice president with 5,000 watt power. Frequency 2290 kilocycles assigned by FCC. studio to be built in Consoli dated Business Inc terminal. Other officers include William T. Live ly secretary. existing station WLOG owned by Clarence Frey and Robert Grover.
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Logan
WVOW
Logan Broadcastings Corp
Chauncey Browning
Logan County
Ory ci Broadcasting Corporation
AMC
Federal
Carm Counientions Commission
Washington
Browning
Onher Way
Consolidated Busines, Inc
Westh
Carnoration
Clarence Meadows
West Virginia
William T. Lively
Charleston
Tegan
WLOG
Clarence Frey
Robert O. Grorver
Leagan Banner
Fields Heir May Share in Deceased Comedian Estate
A compromise settlement in W C Fields estate fight largely upholds a Dallas man claiming to be the comedian's son from a romance with Rossia Poole. William Rexford Fields Morris, 83, won a rehearing and seeks a new trial as attorneys submit a settlement plan. The deal would pay Morris a substantial sum for dropping a one third claim. Fields widow Harriett to receive about 250000.
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Los Angeles
W. C. Fields
Dallas
Tex
William Rexford Fields Morris
Fields
Rossia Chatterton Poole
District Court of Appeals
William R. McKay
Morris
Harriett Fields
Son of General Walker Named Aide to General MacArthur
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen MacArthur appoints Capt Sam Sims Walker son of Lt General Walton H Walker as aide. Walker had been company commander of Company A 19th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division, and his father was killed recently in a Korean jeep accident.
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Gen. Walkers
MacArthur
Tokyo
Sam Sims Walker
Walton H. Walker
Walker
19Th Infantry Regiament
24Th Infantry Division
George the Ghost at Sterling Restaurant Mystery
A humorist piece notes fear of a playful George the Ghost, with careful investigation denying human involvement. It asks why the mythical entity operates only at night while Mercy readers wonder at the harmless prank prior to a New Year greeting.
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George
Folks At Mercy
Sterling Restaurant
Casey Struck Out In Paternity Suit
In New York a three judge Special Sessions court ruled Hugh Casey former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher is the father of a child born to Hilda Weissman. He must pay 20 dollars weekly until January 29 while the probation bureau investigates. Casey’s wife Kathleen testified he was with her in Atlanta. An appeal was announced. Weissman cried as justice was read.
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New York
Hugh Casey
Brooklyn Dodger
Weadlinel
Casey
Hilda Weissman
Miss Weissman
Brooklyn
Mis
Kathleen Casey
Atlanta
Frederick L. Hackenburg
Eugene G. Schulz
Nathan 2D. Perlmen
Helgoland Strike Sparks Youth Plan For Island
An American student observer joined Prince Hans Christian in Helgoland as German bombings continue. Britain says the air raids train crews and will not stop. A youth group in Hamburg plans a mass invasion to detach the island and place it under Council of Europe administration as a symbolic first European territory.
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Hans Christian
St. Paul, Minn
Stockphiot
Walter Bartram
Helgoland
Cisxhaven
Hamburg
Germany
Council of Europe
Truman Signs Continued Inflation Aid to Chiang Stronghold
The Economic Cooperation Administration authorized an emergency textile shipment worth 1.2 million dollars to Chiang Kai-shek forces to curb inflation in For mora. This supplements prior ECA aid including flour wheat and peanut oil.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
U. S
Economic Cooperation Administration
Chiang
ECA
Formora
Railroad Pay Hike In Effect in Area
Salaried employees of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the Charleston area will receive pay increases approved yesterday for the entire system. The raise, retroactive to Oct 1 and reflected in the Jan 12 payroll, includes an $20 monthly increase for salaries up to $300 and an 8 percent boost for those earning more than $300.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charleston
1950 Highway Toll Worst Since 1941
Chicago reports the national safety council projects 1950 highway deaths to total about 35,000 by New Year, the deadliest on the roads in nine years. Eleven months show 12,30 deaths and November 3,210. 46 cities posted no fatalities. Brookline Berwyn and White Plains listed largest no-death records.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Wed
H. Deaxhorn
Brookline
Mass
Berwyn
White Plains
Weather Chaos Delays Flights and Roads Across Northeast
Fog and stagnant air cripple ship movements and air traffic. Detroit residents fear gas leak like fog. warm air aloft and cold surface layer trap fumes near the ground. Ice freezes Southeastern Connecticut roads while New Jersey sees stalled cars. Freezing rain hits Southeastern New York with LaGuardia canceling 82 flights. Temperatures run below seasonal norms east of the Rockies, with no extreme sub-zero readings. Far West mirrors normal trends aside from scattered rain and snow in the Pacific Northwest.
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Detroit
Weather Bureau
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
LaGuardia Field
Rockies
Florida
Far West
Pacific Northwest
Fog Binds City Roads As State Snow Ice Lifts
A dense Charleston fog reduced visibility to near zero while state snow and ice eased. Freezing rain and seven inches of snow had earlier hazardous main routes, with most openings by night. West Virginia forecasts call for more snow late Monday or Tuesday and a dip Wednesday. Oregon begins a 10 million program to protect 750000 acres of state forest land.
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Charleston
Ait Kanawha
West Virginia
Fanhandle
U. S. 50
Mineral
Grant
Elkins
Marlinton
Panhandle
Forecast Sees Cold Air Dipping Through Great Lakes
A tongue of cold air will extend through the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley with daytime temperatures remaining below freezing around the Lakes and in the Ohio Valley. Partly cloudy skies cover most of the nation as a fast moving weather pattern brings rapid day to day changes through the weekend.
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Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Lakes
Ohio
U.S. Weighs Losses in China Investments and Safety
The article details American financial exposures in China including consulates embassies and utilities with estimated write offs ranging from 25 000 to 75 000 000. It notes reduced holdings by banks and firms and concerns over personal safety for Americans in Red China.
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Shanghai
U. S
China
Rockefeller Foundation
Hong Kong
Red China
Bread Jorms Continue From Page Increases in Costs
Fragmentary text notes inflation pressures affecting household goods like refrigerators stoves and auto parts. Dealers report wholesalers and distributors frequently changing prices week to week causing frequent price shifts and uncertainty for customers.
Ridgway Holds Seoul Talks With UN Commission
General Ridgway, new UN commander in Korea, met in Seoul with the UN commission on unification and rehabilitation of Korea. Members Soll, Africa, Sarsin, and Ziayd-Din reported frontline visits and high morale among Philippine and Greek troops. refugee probes in Pusan were underway. A separate notice says the ban on Mexican canned meat sales in the United States will be lifted tomorrow per a government source.
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Lake
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Korea
Seoul
U. N. Commission
James Plimsoll
Canada
Bernabe Africa
Philippines
Pete Sarsin
Thailand
Mian Ziayd-Din
Pakistan
Pusan
Washington
United States
Train crew recalls coal line's heyday and its closure
Veterans of the Putney to Annaford run recall the line's peak era between 1918 and 1930 when four passenger coaches ran daily and miners relied on trains. They note aging equipment, reduced ridership, and the final farewell ride with Charles T. Jones aboard as Amhurst Fuel Co. takes over.
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Parr
Erkee
Barton
Harry Slack
Grover C. Dearien
Albert Hodge
Luther Carr
James Hodgy
Desren
Putney
Slack
Desrien
H. L. Beckner
C. V. McDowell
Blount
Amhurst Fuel Co
Reba
Janet
Thomas Johnson
Dearien
Pleven Seeks Confidence Vote On New French Armament Plan
Paris December events report Pleven asking Parliament for a vote of confidence in his reform armament program. The National Assembly approved a large budget for the armed forces amid debate over new taxes to fund the bill. The session, held unusually to avoid New Year’s Eve, would hear the confidence vote after midnight, with tax provisions to raise substantial francs for the year’s armament fund.
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Paris
Pramint lRone
Pleven
National Assembly
Pierre Chevallier
Orleans
Social Democratic Resistance Party
U N Counters Red Leaflers In Korea War
Tokyo dispatch reports United Nations psychological warfare leaflets aimed at Chinese and Korean Communist troops in Korea. leaflets urge surrender and claim Chinese leaders are controlled by the Chinese Reds. Aimed at reducing casualties, others warn of a planned big offensive on Christmas Day that did not occur.
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Tokyo
Korea
Macgothue
United Nations
Soviet Union
China
38Th Parallel
Poland Bans War Mongers in Parliament
Poland joined Czechoslovakia Hungary Bulgaria and East Germany to introduce a bill in parliament outlawing war fans and warmongers. Anyone found guilty faces fifteen years imprisonment as the weather chart and drug counter of the day are noted.
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Poland
Umi
Rasmania
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Bulgaria
East German Republic
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