Truman Warns Soviets May Plot More Koreas
President Truman, speaking at a convention in New London, warns lawmakers against defense and allied aid cuts, citing Soviet buildup in Korea and Europe. He touts growth of Air Force, Navy, and a new generation of tanks, stressing national security over fiscal trimming.
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Truman
Soviet
Koreas
Congress
Korea
Asia
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Tokyo
Tru
Shyme
123Rd Field Artillery
Eisenhower confronts critics at Abilene conference
President Eisenhower faced sharp questioning from spectators as Emanuel M Josephson pressed about Rockefeller Internationalism and Alger Hiss. He defended himself against accusations, said he would push for legal equality but warned against federal overreach into states rights, and admitted several questions with "I don't know" at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmenuel M. Josephson
Rockefeller Internationalism
Eisenhower
Alger
Riss
State Department
Eisehower
Josephson
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Hiss
Abilene
Columbia Seeks Small Atomic Pile for Research
The New York Herald Tribune reports Columbia University is negotiating with the Atomic Energy Commission to build a small atomic pile for atomic and medical research and for training scientists. Only North Carolina State College reportedly has a campus pile. others work on AEC grounds or agency sites.
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Columbia
New York
New York Herald Tribune
Columbia University
Atomic Energy Commission
University Cain
North Caroline State College
The
Herald Tribune
AEC
Practical Nurse Dies by Suicide in Charleston Hospital
Missva Sizemore a Practical Nurse living with Mr and Mrs Frank Amorese in Lee Street Charleston died after swallowing about twenty tablets of poison. Kanawha County Coroner Dr Goff P Lilly ruled death by own action noting despondency and prior drinking. Survived by parents five sisters and four brothers with ties to Kentucky Beckley and Guam. body held at Fidler and Frame funeral home in Belle.
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Charleston
Goff P. Lilly
Kanawhs Couny
Va Sizemore
Miss Sizemore
Lilly
Frank Amorese
Lee St
Charleston, General Hospital
Amorese
Dupont High School
Kentucky
C. S. Sizemore
Reneford
Lars Thorpe
Dey Branch
Donna
Reva
Nova
Helen Sizemore
Calvin
Ele Two Mile
Oscar
Guam
Air Force
Gordon
Rudy
J. M. Collison
Beckley
Fidler
Frame Nortuary
Belle
Dr McClintic Rite Scheduled Today
Dr Clifton F McClintic 67 former head of West Virginia Conservation Commission died at his Williams burg home Greenbrier County. Service set for 2:30 p m Sunday at Lewisburg Methodist Church with Rev Stacy Gro sco n and Dr Lloyd Courtney officiating. Burial Rosewood Cemetery Lewisburg. Active pallbearers named from Williamsburg and Lewisburg.
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Ewisburg
Lewisburg
Clifton F. McClintic
West Virginia
S Conservation Commission
Williamsburg
Greenbrier County
Rosewood Cemetery
Stacy Groscun
Lloyd Courtney
Dr. McClintie
R. C. Knight
William McNeel
James Dean
Bill Bobbitt
Frank Crigger
Earl Bransford
McClintic
House of Delegates
Mauldsville
Wild Life League of
Methodists to Send Delegates to Conference From Region
The article lists clergy and lay delegates selected from West Virginia and nearby areas for a Methodist conference. It notes 310 elected delegates representing about 2,000 Methodists in the northeastern states. Main business includes bishop elections, assignments, and choosing representatives to boards overseeing missionary, educational, and charitable programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
J. E. Hanifan
First Church
Clarksourg
W. S. Overstreet
Board of Education
Ross Linger
Romney
Mooresfield Dist
J. IM. Helm
Huntington
George M. Curry
Parkersburg
Clyde Hensley
Superitendent
Lewisburg
L. J. Burns
Bluefield
Henry R. High
Wesphe
Central
B. W. John
Princeton
George W. Bright
Beckley
R. Jones
Akland
Frank Keefer
Clyde O. Law
Wheeling
W. Evans
Ward M Jowns
Fairmont
Chester Compton
Keyser
John Sanders
McComas
Chester Fannin
Barboursville
DO. R. Helmick
Dr. C
Coffman
Erest Allen
Hinton
George W. Strader
Grantsville
Gazette Event Details Boat Races and Course Changes
The western inboard classes stay at their current site while the eastern MVP shifts toward Morris Street. Inboard hydras, especially 266 and 275 cubic inch types, reach speeds over 309 mph with longer straightaways for planning. Outboard speeds run 41 to 65 mph with classes B C and free-for-all, while inboard races cover 66 225 135 and 44 cubic inch displacements, the latter split for hydroplanes and runabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris St
Weather forecast hints at fair skies in northeast today
The forecast calls for fair skies and pleasant weather in the northeast quarter today with mild temperatures. A trend toward cooler temperatures is noted in the Middle Atlantic, while warm to hot conditions persist in the South Atlantic and Mississippi Valley. Showers are possible from the northern Great Plains to the Great Lakes, with a few showers in the central Rockies. Most of the western states expect fair weather, though there may be heat in the extreme south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Rockies
Thyn- Howet
Weather and Crime Report From Local and National Areas
A scrambled weather summary notes varied conditions across states with highs in the 70s and 80s and humid, warm patterns in several regions. The page also headlines a murder case where a father is charged in his son's death, with minimal additional detail.
Vandalia Violence Sparks Jurisdiction Debate in Fayetteville
Residents report Vandalia area crime with an apparent wave of break ins. Deputy Ruben Puryear notes a murder in the nearby city when John Powers, 20, died from a rifle wound after an argument with his father Lawrence Bush. Times and police lines reveal confusion over which agency has authority at night, prompting Bush to seek protection and ultimately retire from his job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Charleston
Ruben Puryear
Cut
Thomas
Fayette
Coury
John Powers
Concho
Young Powers
Oak Hill Hospital
Lawrence Bush
Elm St
the Gazette
Vandilia
Bush
Pure Food
Four Die As Plane Collides In Kanawha Valley Crash
Nitro pilot Voyager a four place Stinson and several passengers die when their plane collides with another aircraft during takeoff near Charleston. Victims include Jack S Frame 29 Beem Rahall 34 and Thomas Kirby Jr 27 a Dowell engineer. Rescue efforts locate bodies amid mud and water. Rahall’s body found hours later. Authorities identify the occupants and note the incident as the worst area air disaster since 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nitro
Stinson
Voyager
Cla
Thomas Kirby, Jr
Dowell, Inc. Netroleam
Washington, D. C
Kirby
Charleston
Virginia Av
Murphy
Jack S. Frame
Af Pilot Life Insurance Co
South Charleston
Beem Franke Rahali
Woodland
Air Force
Kanawha
Mate Why
Clark
Erleo
Apemour Creek
Ana
Irig
Kanawha River
Rahall
Tick Shuck
Toledo
Shuck
New Car
Murphys Car Agency
Taft gains lead in Indiana delegate race ahead of Chicago
Delegates from Marion County Indiana indicate Taft may control about half of the 1,206 delegates needed for the presidential nomination. Eisenhower trails as Taft court gains, with Virginia and Illinois selections adding to Taft’s tally while some delegates remain uncommitted or in dispute.
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Pulliam
Marion County
Indianapolis
Hisenhower
Chicago
Taft
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Puerto Rico
Talt
Hisen, Hower
Contested Delegate Issue Faces Convention Fight
Washington dispatch reports a battle over seating contested state delegations at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Taft supporters resist compromise despite some urging it, while Eisenhower backers claim broad public support and accuse Taft forces of steamroller tactics to push through delegations favorable to Taft from multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ex-Kaiser's Aide Dies in Doorn Castle Exile
Sigurd Wilhelm Adolph Tiemann, 68, former aide to Kaiser Wilhelm I, died at Doorn Castle in the Dutch exile of the former German ruler. He had followed the Kaiser into exile after World War II, according to the report from Doorn, Netherlands on June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Doorn
The
Netherlands
Sigurd Wilhelm Adolph Tiemann
Wilhelmi
Doorn Castle
Germany
Stolen DC4 Report Spurs FBI San Francisco Inquiry
Disclosure shows FBI in San Francisco pursuing confirmation on a stolen DC4 tied to the Kran Pape and Webb and Mills. The large aircraft had been operating on the Koveay airlift until authorities moved to verify the filing against the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kran Pape
Webb
Mills
FBI
San Francisco
Tired Soldier Nabs Rolls Royce in Court
A 20 year old soldier Derek Mls told a court he drove off in a $5,600 Rolls-Royce because he was too tired to walk back to camp. He was fined $23 and warned not to do it again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Eng
Soldie
Teanip
Derek Mls
Doss Mickles Dead at 72 in St Albans Home
Doss Mickles died Friday night at his son Louie’s home 116 South Drew Street St Albans. He was 72, a retired farmer, and survived by two daughters Connie Hughes and Freda Wheeler, two sisters Phoebe Adkins and Thelma Mannan, a brother Herman Micklas, and 1[ or 1] grandchild. Service 11 a.m. Monday at Pine Grove Baptist Church McCorkle with Rev. Isaac and Rev. Bradley. burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Body to be moved from Curry Mortuary to brother’s residence at 8 Dim ta) before transfer to church.
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Doss Mickles
Louie
South Drew St
St. Albans
Mickles
Connie Hughes
Davin
Freda Wheeler
Merkle
Mia
Phoebe Adkins
Thelma Mannan
Rlm
Herman Micklas
Alum Creek
Red Arming Causes in East Germany Reported
The article notes high schools teaching firearms and military communications and the creation of armed defense corps in major factories. Under rearmament, every East German person is urged to defend the homeland. Infantry battalions wear uniforms matching Soviet WACs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADN
Lila Leeds Announces Plans to Wed Pianist Irvin Roch
Lila Leeds, former Hollywood actress, said she will wed pianist Irvin Rochlin tomorrow in a private ceremony. She declined to reveal the location to avoid photographers. Leeds has recently drawn publicity after a marijuana party raid and a brief hospital release in Chicago.
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Lila Leeds
Celcago
Irvin Rochlin
Miss Leeds
Psychopathic ‘Hospital
Chicago
Trinity Methodist Bible School Opens In Cowen
Cowen residents hear that a special vacation church school of Trinity Methodist Church will start Monday. Classes run 9 to 11 in morning for kindergarten to intermediate with sewing for girls and woodwork for boys. Staff includes Rev and Mrs J A Earl and several named instructors.
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Cowen
School of ‘Trinity Methodist Church
Rey
J. A. Earl
Walt Atkinson
Ovid Morton
Francis Hart
Mesdames Paul Gunn
Genevieve Morton
James Justus
Arnold Cheatham
C. Z. Case
Edith Crites
Michigan Prom Fage Dates Foresee Rainy Weekends
A fragmented note mentions Fridays Saturdays and Sundays in Michigan. Moody quotes a letter to Lovett noting some times of the year when rain hardly matters on those weekends. The piece reads like a clipped historical remark with unclear context and names.
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Michigan
Moody
Defer
al Lovett
Maria Mihlin
Congress
Lawrence J. Davis
4. J. Davis Company
Detroit
Davis
Drowning at Coal River Clouded By Tourism Fear
A swimmer identified as Gene Walker about 35 drowned while swimming at Low Gap near Spruce Fork Dr. in New Mexico. Reported by witnesses as diving and not resurfacing around 8:30 p.m. The incident comes amid concerns tourism and resort industries in Michigan and surrounding areas. Local authorities recovered the body shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Gene Walker
Spruce
Fork
Harrien
Madison
Walker
Obituary and vote recount begins in county races
The county faces a sweeping recount as officials seek to verify results in sheriff and assessor races plus a key Republican turnout contest. Multiple candidates filed petitions for recounts after a tight canvass. court must rule on vacancy and eligibility before proceeding. The process could take months with 307 precincts double checked across Democratic and Republican contests.
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Adams
Hay Manthone
Ghavie Buford
Mott v
M's
Mamie A
Godfrey
Helens Lawnaingets
Chaseston
India Lee
Cinvacs
Woyonk Nayman
Lorna
Charmston
Sue
Hiscrinaur
Watts
Iyo Ee
Raymon Young
Young
Burl A. Sawyers
J. H
Abbot di
Ross G. Withrow
Abbot
J. ‘MM
Black. Jr
tan‘Vass
Withrow
John Alderson
Simms
Raymond D. Miller
James
Maroney
House
Canoess
Miller
Melton M. Maroney
Irom
Leount
Republican Committee
Myrtle Evens Thomas
Nora Duff
Thomas
County Republican Executive Committee
ATIKING Family Obituary Fragments From Nitro Area
Fragmented obituary notes list deaths and services for multiple individuals including Mr and Mrs Adking of Nitro and Mr Adwell of near Ronceverte. It records survivors such as siblings and grandparents, funeral times, locations in Alum Creek Griththaville and Kanawha Valley, and mortuary arrangements with various officiants.
Service Arranged For Crash Victim
Mrs Anna T Dover 54 of Charleston killed in a traffic collision near Cincinnati while traveling with EB Dover en route to Yellowstone. She was a nurse for Dr John Reeves and member of Breal Memorial Presbyterian Church and Oak Hill Chapter 106 Order of the Eastern Star. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at a Charleston church with burial at Blue Gate after mortuary transfer. Other obituaries note families of Murphy Reynolds and Rey family, with services planned in Nitro and Sugar Creek.
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Oak Hull
Anna T. Dover
Charleston
Cincinnati
Davey
Fayette County
EB. L. Dover
Yelowstone Natonal Park
Dover
John Reeves
Bream Memorial Presbyterians Church
Oak Hill
Order of Hustern
Be, L, Jr
Octavius Dover
Douglas Jones
Pikeville
Everett Jones
Dry Hill
Mel
Audrey Decker
Theine Brye
Cora Opp
Didlard' Keaton
Laylayd
Ine B. Overmyer
Robert Rey
Oak Murphy
William R
Nitro
J.C Plsurial
Highlawn
Burin
Hydes
Murphy Motor Sales
Xanawba
Thomasby
Murphy
McDowell County
Miteo
Judith
Michiel
Connie Murphy
Jenkinjones
Fern Woods
Nibyo
Eva Presley
Morris Murphy
Louisville
Man Identifies Not Disclosed By Prosecutor
The prosecutor renews a call for witnesses with evidence of voting fraud while hiring a special investigator from another state to conduct an impartial probe. He cites past statements and urges anyone with information to submit it immediately for possible grand jury consideration.
Mrs. Mary Thomas Dies in Maysel at 73
Mary Thomas 73 died at her Maysel Clay County home after a long illness. Survived by husband W A Thomas two sons Lester Ashland Ky and J A Thomas Holley Ky two sisters Ruth Schoonover Elkhurst and Rachel Butcher Precious five brothers Will Johnny Jesse Curt Davis all of Blchurst and Ben Davis Hiew one grandchild and one great grandchild. Service Monday 1 30 p m at Fairview Baptist Temple with Rev Harry Davis officiating burial in family cemetery at Blur Knob. Body in Hess and Harper mortuary.
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Clay
Marvy H. Davis Thomas
Maysel
Clay County
W. A. Thomas
Lester
Ashland
J. A. Thomas
Holley
Ruth Schoonover
Elkhurst
Rachel Butcher
Precious
Will
Johny
Jesse
Curt Davis
Bllchurst
Ben Davis
Hiew
Fairview Baptist Temple
Harry Davis
Burish
Blur Knob
Hess and Harper Mortuary
Local Officials Face Scrutiny as Contested Election Prompts Debate
In Webster Springs several officials contest the process of appointing election officials amid calls for a fair and impartial vote. Copenhaver says he supports the levy but did not interview or influence any election personnel. Hatfield advocates extending the levy and notes supporters listed on his roster are known to be involved in city welfare. The piece also notes the obituary of Mrs Harriot Henrietta Bonner, a lifelong Webster County resident and church member, who died Saturday after an illness. Funeral plans are set for Monday at Point Mount Church with burial at the church cemetery.
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Taylor
Taya Lloves
Tms
Tilor Yale
Prom Faye Mhubmit
dMatfield
Countcil Namen
Copenhaver
Hatfield
Harriot
Henrietta Siacies
Gregory Benner
John Gregory
Jane Dodrill
Gregory
Noah A. Horner
Iva Pye
Iva King
Webster Springs
Mary Andres
Charleston
Mary Hamrick
Wheeling
Orden Hameicl
Bennett Gregory
Hinkle Gregory
Clarksburg
Issac Greggory
Webster
Springs
Steel Outlook In Washington Amid Steel Strike
Leaders meeting in Washington face a strike crippling 86 percent of daily US steel output. Defense officials fear shortages and plan to direct defense orders to the few plants still operating, which produce about 10 percent of normal output but fall short of defense needs. Negotiations continue in White House talks between six large steel firms and CIO leader Philip Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
National Production Authority
Fem Congress
White House
Philip Murray
CIC Union
Burial service held for infant killed in crash near Wheeling
Baby Richard Alvin Batusie aged one and his parents Mr and Mrs Richard A Batusie of 102 Garvin Ave were involved in a May 9 automobile crash near Wheeling. The child was buried after the tragedy and the parents have recovered while the grandparents remain hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cragh Tial
Richard Alvin Batusie
Wire
Richard A. Batusie
Garvin
Wheeling
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Sunset Memorial Fark
Degiun-Kil- Conger Morinery
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Wilt Cail
Harry Cloxton
Simpann
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Kanawha Valley Iiler
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Lee Shane
Byunger Memorial Park
Snodgrass
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Ther
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Sutton
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Aldine Jackson
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Astron
Ejlees Wolfe
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Raymond Herndon
Tes Tith St. Dunhar
Trena Low
Anna Mae
Walter G. Dintz
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Ghariesto
Tsnby
Arlington Nation
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Dowell, Inc
Ihix
Thammay I. and Sr
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Peea
Putnam County
Gilly Cemetery
Lawrence Gibson Wii
Emil Sheens
Dwight Mandy
Wayne’ Casto
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Dan Halstrad
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Charles M
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Honaker
Ira Crlner
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Mra
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Nitto
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Red Houses
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Pora
Ockett
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Keyser Mortuary
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Altra
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Gayson
Nick Anhail
Tree Brothers
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Sany
Parris
Norristown
Mya
John McCarris
George Shamdim
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Lansing
Lee
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Merle David
Washington, D
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Sant Tee
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Bessie Perkins
Dela Bienes
Lookout
Dodd Mortuary
Fayattevilland
Antioch Baptist Church
Sugar Creek
John Brage
Wit Atticiace
Burlai
Sherman, Thoman
Wald
Mountain State Hospital
Sierman
Harden and Harden Mortuary
Ineavesite
Gerber Hela
Gracrtee
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Daba Henson
Garnie Smith
Walt B
Resineuse
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Mary Thomas
Mountain Mission
Steel Outlook
WWE
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London
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