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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
4
Under slate-gray skies about 25,000 greeted Eisenhawer upon his homecoming in Kansas. He and Mamie arrived at 12 27 p m CST aboard a special train amid a large crowd, campaign delegates, leaders, reporters, and photographers.
Abilene Kansas greeted General Dwight D. Eisenhower with a large, festive homecoming as he returned from Washington to begin his 1952 campaign. The crowd, press, and brass band watched Ike lay a cornerstone for a new Eisenhower Memorial, toured boyhood sites, and heard him pledge limited taxes, local control, and anti corruption reform while stressing America’s steadfast fight against communism.
On June 4 in Topeka during a Santa Fe special en route to Abilene Ike Eisenhower nearly toppled from a rear observation car as a door opened and a handshake with a man wearing an X Like Ike button drew him out. Mamie Eisenhower and Arthur and his wife watched. Ike quipped about moral victories and planned a full explanation at Abilene.
The remarks urge restraint on federal spending and inflation risks, warning that government actions must avoid waste and secrecy. They stress that arms programs require scrutiny for value, and warn against bureaucratic expansion eroding thrift and economy. The speaker cites communism as a global threat and calls on Americans to fulfill citizenship duties to preserve democracy.
General Matthew Ridgway, newly named SHAPE commander, paid a first courtesy call on Prime Minister Antoine Pinay in Paris. He had previously called on President Vincent Auriol and Defense Minister Rene Pleven, continuing a round of official introductions.
National Production Authority filed charges against Sterling Faucet Co of Morgantown and leaders J Wesley Ruby and John R Hardesty alleging receipt and use of nearly 600000 pounds of copper. Allegations cover excess shipments and orders in late 1951 plus record-keeping failures.
West Virginia coal mines faced widespread idling as the 1951 steel walkout disrupted operations. About 7,000 of roughly 112,000 miners were idle, with many others furloughed across rail and related industries. Captive mines in several counties closed or operated on limited schedules, while railways announced substantial layoffs affecting Wheeling division workers and Keyser areas. The steel strike strained output, with some firms continuing almost normal activity in select regions.
Lewisburg report states Robert Bland of Ronceverte received six months in jail and a 150 dollar fine on drunk driving and hit and run charges. Sgt Yoak says Bland allegedly struck Guy Bowden on State Route 63 between Ronceverte and Alderson, sending Bowden to Beckley Veterans Hospital with a fractured skull, broken legs, and back injuries.
Rush D. Holt of Weston, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, denounces vote thieves as saboteurs to the country at a Moundsville Rotary Club gathering. He warns those who approve by silence harm democracy and hints at penitentiary. He notes the penitentiary’s reach and coal region impacts.
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