Barron Involved in Liquor Showdown Looms in State
State Liquor Control Commission faces a shakeup with reports of five to six employees at risk and a potential clash over policy. Names tied to the turmoil include W. W. Barron, Sexton Wright, Clarence Elmore, and Emma I. Edens. Wright’s position appears challenged by Commissioner Luther H. Carson, fueling a tense political tug of war through the commission.
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Harry G. Hoffmann P
Gazette
State Liquor Control Commission
Statehouse
Commission
W. W. Barron
Sexton Wright
Glenville
Marland
Clarence ©. Elmore
Princeton
Mercer County
Mrs. Arbutus
Charleston
Emma I. Edens
Wheeling
Luther H. Carson
Wright
Carson
Liquor Commission
Barron
Canrieiter
Rhee Says U S Lost Will to Fight in Korea
In Tokyo on January 10, President Syngman Rhee said the United States has lost the will to fight in Korea and two U S divisions ordered out by President Eisenhower could as well go home. He warned against peace at any price and noted the move came without prior consultation.
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Marvin Stone
Tokyo
INS
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
United States
Eeets
Korea
Eisenhower
Rhee
Red China
Chou En-lai
Adm
Arthur Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Poison-Slayer Awaits Chair Ex-Charleston Woman
A former Charleston resident, Davie Dean, aged around 60, awaits execution in Ohio for the 1952 poisoning death of her husband in Clermont County. Governor Lausche weighs clemency as the Ohio Supreme Court denied a new trial and granted a temporary reprieve until January. From Marysville Reformatory for Women, she expresses faith in God and acceptance of her fate as officials review her case.
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Charleston
Ohio
Davie
Dean
W. Va
Hawkins
Clermont County
Frank
J. Lausche
State Pardon and Parole Board
Ohio Supreme Court
Marysville Reformatory
Davie Dean
Killer Nabbed Near Welch
A McDowell County man with a shotgun killed a companion and wounded another as police closed in near Welch. Talbert Edwards 50 Skygusty was killed. Parker Day 50 Skygusty was wounded and faces murder charges. Hubert Asbury 22 was held for questioning. Police waited at a moonshine cache when Day and others arrived after an argument.
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Welch
McDowell County
Rhan
C. B. Dye
Dye
South Fork
Talbert Edwards
Skygusty
Parker Day
Stevens Clinic
Day
Hubert Asbury
Donald Gregory
Max Webb
Mark Hager guest artist in State Magazine
A West Virginian with 176 short stories in 25 magazines, Mark Hager of Williamson works as a clerk at the N. & W. Railway office and speaks about his storytelling in today’s State Magazine section. Also featured are women’s fashion notes and a West Virginia weights and measures report highlighting annual consumer savings.
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Gazette
Mark Hager
Williamson
Mark
Horn
State Labor Department
Division of Weights and Measures
West Virginia
Wallace E. Knight
Track Is Hard to Track Down
The Gazette reports on a proposed race track west of Charleston likely within Cabell County. Questions arise whether the plant lies wholly in Cabell or straddles Putnam causing voting and referendum issues for residents. Officials acknowledge uncertainty over jurisdiction and legal consequences.
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Robert L. Jamison Culloden
Cabell-Putnam
The
Gazette
Charleston
Cabell County
Putnam County
Putnam
Gible
the Gazette
Anti-Gamblers Lead Cabell County Track Fight
Huntington leaders express confidence as controversy over a race track in Cabell County intensifies. Nicholas Tweel and Rev. L E Crowson defend anti gambling stance while H Edwards of the State Racing Commission cites conflicting statements about location and facilities.
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Cabell County
Nicholas J
Don Seagle
the Gazette
James Huntington
H. Edwards
Huntington
State Racing Commission
Havel
Tweel
Edwards
Versy
Emmanue! Baptist Church
Citreena
Pianothon Man Plays On Despite News of Death
Jerry Ball, the pianothon man, performed all day on the steps of the old court house despite a report of his death. Rain fell as hundreds requested tunes, donations funding the March of Dimes polio fund. County March of Dimes head Pat Board Jr. whispered an update during the set, yet Ball continued to play.
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Jerry Ball
Ball
Old Court House
March of Dimes
Pat Board Jr
County March of Dimes Head
Alt ‘Hough Board
POW Pro Had Dreams Of Helping My People
Cpl Claude Batchelor recounts his return from a pro red camp in Korea and his early press interviews in Tokyo. He describes joining the army at 16, being captured near Unsan Ni, and facing prosecution while seeking to tell his side of the story. He notes mixed reactions from back home and reflects on his actions and beliefs.
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Pow ‘Pro
Cpl Claude Batchelor
Kermit. Tex
Kures
Tokyo
Associated Press
Cpl
Claude Batchelor
Camp Five
Therm
States
Thejhalf
8Th Cavalry
Qur
Arias
1St Cavalry Divi
California
Sion
Unsan-Ni
Pyongyang
Eldon R. Bradley
Chapin St
South Bend
Ind
Area Crashes Kill Two Men in Kanawha County
Two Kanawha County men died in separate highway crashes within three hours. John Harding 30 Elkview was struck while flagging a stranded car on U S Route 119 near Elisview. James Thompson 64 London died when his truck sideswiped another vehicle. Driver Ernest Davis 28 Elkview, charged with drunk driving and manslaughter, fled after the collision. A passenger Daves Moses 37 Elkview injured. Police identified Davis as the car driver and arrested him later in Elkview.
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Kanawha County
John Harding
Elkview
James Thompson
London
Ernest Davis
RFD 1
Harding
J. A. Woodley
U.S. Rt. 119
Elisview
Woodley
Davis
Robert Bluehall
Sybial
Truax Tracr Coal Co
Charleston General Hospital
Bluchutt
Charleston
Albert Myers and Son Mortuary
Wileesieur
Underworld chase as Don Ritchie key witness escapes
In Detroit and Canada a grim race unfolds to locate Don Ritchie a 33 year old French Canadian described as the key witness in the 1948 Walter Reuther assassination attempt. Prosecutor O'Brien fears the underworld will catch him first as guards fail to stop his Friday escape. The four alleged conspirators named include Carl Renda.
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Detroit
Don
Ritchie
Walter Reuther
CIO
Canada
Gerald K. O’brien
O’brien
O'Brien
Carl Renda
Strauss to speak at Charleston Chamber dinner
Admiral Lewis L. Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission will address a Charleston Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Gov. Marland Mayor Copenhaver and other officials will attend. time for talk undisclosed. Mayor Fitzwater accused of opposing voting machines amid primary election talk.
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Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Charleston
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Boone
Gov
Marland
Copenhaver
Bruce Bartlett
Democratic National
Adm. Strauss
Court Upholds Brewster Claim to West Virginia Board Seat
Circuit Judge Frank L. Taylor ruled that no vacancy existed when Gov. Okey Patteson appointed Ray Brewster to a nine year term on the West Virginia Board of Education. The decision settles whether the governor had authority to fill the post by appointment for a full term without Senate action.
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Bayard F. Ennis
Gazette
Raymond Brewster
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
West Virginia Board of Education
Frank L. Taylor
Brewster
John, R. Fox
Patiesen
Gov. Patteson
J. Howard Myers
Senate
Tetter
Homer Gebhardt
Huntington
William C. Marland
Marland
Taylor
Eighth Army Prepares for Interference Threats in Korea
U N 8th Army commander Gen Maxwell D Taylor said troops will be alerted for any contingency as 22 000 Chinese and North Koreans are set for release from an anti Red prison camp by Jan 23. Peiping accused the move as forcible retention and urged talks to resume. Pyun Yung Tai warned of possible South Korean troop action if prisoners return to communism.
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Seoul
U. N. Teld
Maxwell D. Taylor
Red China
Peiping
United Nations Command
Taylor
Seou
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Chiang ‘Kai-shek
Peiong
Chou Enlai
Mao Tz#tung
Chou
Tome
Washington
State Department
United States
U.N. General Assembly
North Korea
Fenrer’ared
Fis
Red
Peiping Red Radio
Pyun Yung Tai
Pyun
Death Valley Scotty’s $1000 Bill Sweater Tale Recalled
James A. Haught reports on Death Valley Scotty Walter Scott who died last week at his multimillion dollar California castle. A local man recalls Scotty once making a sweater out of thousand dollar bills for his dog and notes their long shared history in the West.
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James A. Haught
the Gazette
Death Valley
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