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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1952
Page
6
Prosecutor Taylor asks Judge Thompson to empanel a special grand jury to investigate election law violations after recounts extend into June. He cites multiple voting and irregular ballots, urging submission of all evidence to ensure a full, fair inquiry.
Mrs. W. O. Clifton of Jackson County died at her daughter’s home in Herold Braxton County. A Middle Run Baptist Church member and Braxton native she leaves four daughters including Mrs. Snodgrass and Mrs. Pope and four sons led by Murray and Harry. Four brothers a sister 19 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren survive. Services Sunday at Middle Run Baptist Church with burial at the church cemetery.
The report cites signatures on poll tickets that do not match permanent records in several precincts. In Precinct 87 Democratic governor results show Marland 111 Hedrick 31 Kump 2 Shafer 1, with Republican figures 31 for Copenhaver, 42 for Holt, 12 for Mexwell.
Crowds including many wives and children gather to bid farewell to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mrs. Eisenhower, moved, receives roses from Orty Field workers. She wears honorary aircraft commander wings, a gift tied to the Columbine plane named for Colorado. Eisenhower reviews an honor guard before departure. Rene Pleven accompanies the couple to brief remarks with microphones.
Police raided Communist offices in Paris and several French cities including Marseilles Bordeaux Le Rochelle Lyon and Clermont Ferrand. They destroyed and photographed burned documents while some offices front groups and demonstrations were dispersed. In Toulon 43 demonstrators were arrested six injured and in Grenoble about 500 gathered to protest Duclos arrest.
A national outlook predicts a three day Memorial Day period could yield a record toll with 310 traffic deaths, as 34 million cars were on the road amid fair weather. State tallies show varied fatalities from traffic, drowning and other causes across the states.
Western observers doubt the new regulation will be applied fairly as the Communist regime expands transit visa rules. Berlin outposts Steinstuecken and Burgerablage face tightening controls amid Allied protests over halted patrols on the Helmstedt autobahn. The ADN agencia labels West Berlin as a hub of spies and black marketeers, while U S General Handy demands immediate action to stop interference with military operations.
Taft backers accuse Eisenhower rivals of scandals while Eisenhower supporters call Taft supporters desperate. Delegates named in New Mexico Oklahoma and Virginia shift balance as Taft and Eisenhower vie for control of the GOP convention. Democrats Kefauver Russell and Harriman lead in early delegate tallies ahead of the July convention.
A weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions in the extreme northeast due to a low pressure system moving east along the Canadian border. cold air from the system brings shower activity while Central States see fair weather and warming in the North and Atlantic regions, with cooler Great Lakes and Central Mississippi Valley temperatures.
Sunday forecast brief notes general weather overview with limited readable details from the section. No specific locations or measurements are clearly stated in readable text.
William Clarence Legg 48 of Mt Lookout Nicholas County died Friday from injuries in a two car crash on U S Route 19 two miles north of Mt Lookout. Otis Legg injured Jack Greaser in critical condition at Richwood hospital. Legg a noted ornithologist and Audubon Club member aided West Virginia University and other schools with material and specimens. Burial Sunday at Mt Pleasant Church Cemetery Mt Lookout with Rev Theodore Carte officiating. Burial directed by Simons and Yeager Mortuary.
Alexander Lewie Asbury 73 of Comfort Bonne County died Friday in Charlesias Gem hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a retired tool field worker. Surviving are his wife Anna of Gortort, seven sons Herbert Alvin Cutford Larry James Bobby and three daughters Nore Smith Edith Nida and Louelim McDaniel and 23 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Service Monday 2 pm at Mt Herman Church Joe's Creek with Rev Homer Sloan and Rev Wayne Briges officiating. Burial by Valley Mortuary of Whitanville in Sharon Cemetery. Also mentioned are Ly Jon Baran and Edward Hendel with service details and pallbearers listed. Mr Hendel 68 of Nitro died Friday from heart attack. service 2:16 pm today at Cune Bingham Memorial Park with pallbearers listed. NOODBUFF Edward former Charleston resident and Port Gadge man died from heart attack. Service Tuesday in Fort Dodge. Surviving wife Emme Woodrutt two daughters four sons two sisters two brothers.
County Commissioner John M. Slack Jr. said the County Court will meet with a League of Women Voters delegation to discuss funding options for about 350 voting machines at roughly $1,500 each. A November decision is likely to determine whether to use a special levy or bond issue to raise the projected $500,000.
William Simms Kirtley 68 dies in a Putnam County house fire. Coroner rules accidental death. body found in basement under his bedroom. Surviving wife Carrie, son Marshall, daughter Mrs. John Murray, brother John Henry Kirtley. Service Monday at Barnett Mortuary. burial Scary Cemetery.
Island Creek Coal Co president Raymond B. Salvati predicts a strong European demand for American coal for four to five years. He notes Europe will increase production, reducing tonnage shipments from the United States, and cites a 20 to 22 million ton export estimate for this year versus 5 million last year. Salvati's Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland and England tour underscores rising European output except in Britain. He describes a deep German mine climb and compares depths with Isle of Creel mines, and cites German mine temperatures.
Mrs. Alice Pierson Cain 79 of Charleston died yesterday afternoon at a daughter’s home after a two year illness. A West Virginia elementary educator and principal, she taught 39 years and led Watts School in Charleston for 15 years before retirement. Surviving are a daughter, a son, a sister, two granddaughters and two great grandchildren. The body is at Wilson mortuary.
Washington May 31 The National Farmers Union urges members to flood Congress with letters and telegrams calling for immediate legislation on farm price supports. The newsletter says House and Senate Agriculture Committees show little inclination to act this session. The union backs Brannan farm plan with higher price supports and broad subsidy use to keep farm income high.
In Pusan on Sunday June 1 President Syngman Rhee gains a political victory as Korea's Assembly rejects resignations of Vice President Kim Sung Soo. Seoul reports a police arrest of another assembly member, bringing to 12 the number jailed this week amid charges of plotting with Communist forces.
Two armed men robbed a Keya Service Station in South Malden last night at about 10 p m. They forced attendants Admiral Dorsey and Kenner Brown to empty the cash register and fled with $77, according to state police at the Chelyan detachment reporting location on 70th Street and MacCorkle Avenue.
Work rushed on smaller enclosures for Communist prisoners of war as U S and South Korean engineers race to complete eight stockades of 500 each, part of 20 compounds for 86 000 detainees. Tension has eased. nine inmates were shot in two days during clashes as guards tried to halt a riot.
The piece argues Soviet pressure and Western delays threaten Bonn and Paris pacts. It notes weak West German enthusiasm for the Bonn peace contract and the defense community agreement. Socialists oppose ratification, seeking German unity first, risking a July deadline.
A four year old boy, Stephen Bryant of Smithers, was struck near his home in Montgomery and brought to Laird Memorial Hospital with a broken leg. The vehicle involved was owned by John Stevens of Cannelton, and state police report the child’s condition as fair.
Las Vegas dispatch reports the Atomic Energy Commission says weather conditions favor a test explosion planned for tomorrow dawn. If fired, it would be another dawn blast though no exact time was announced.
Ervin Andrew Huffman 78 of 3331 Fourth St DuPont City died at home after long illness He was born in Buffalo Putnam County son of the late Frank and Harriet Huffman A retired section foreman for the New York Central Railroad He belonged to United Brethren Church Cross Creek Surviving wife Bella M Huffman two stepsons Charlen Meadows and William Meadows three stepdaughters Reba Lewis Harriet Steele Fay Huntsz sister Mrs H D Sampson two grandchildren The body remains at Fidler and Frame mortuary
A car left the road on Tyler Mountain and plunged down a steep embankment injuring three people. Mr Riley Vineyard, his wife, and 15 year old Pauline Oxley of Nitro were hospitalized. Vineyard suffered a broken right shoulder and pelvis injury, his wife abrasions, while Oxley was in surgery with undisclosed injuries.
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