Wedemeyer Expected To Back MacArthur
The Charleston Gazette reports Wedemeyer likely to back General MacArthur as hearings proceed. Wedemeyer, former U.S. China commander and Sixth Army chief, may testify before a two-round questioning limit. Senate chair Connally insists the inquiry should end soon, granting MacArthur a right of rebuttal if needed.
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Charleston Gazette
Wedemeyer
MacArthur
Senate Foreign Relations
Connally
D-Tex
Senators Say Chiang Forces Admit Weakness On Formosa
Sen Warren Magnuson said Chinese Nationalists on Formosa acknowledge that invasion of China would require full American aid. He spoke during a TV discussion on Gen Douglas MacArthur, while Sen Karl Mundt criticized administration policy as a failure, urging alternatives. Election reports from Italy and municipal results followed.
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Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
2-Wash
Formosa
China
Magnuson
Douglas MacArthur
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
MacArthur
Korea
Rome
Mier
Alcide de Gasperi
Davaeicu
Christian Democrat Party
Socialist Party
Palmira Togliatti
Gasperi
Italy
Communist ‘Party
Russia
Rev Alston Dies At Fayetteville
Fayetteville special report says Reverend Charles N. Alston aged 47 died of a heart attack at his home in Fayetteville. He preached at Fayetteville First Baptist Church. Survivors include wife Helen, mother Ethel Terry of Washington DC, three sisters Irene Kenney, Lola Hawkins, Mae Willie Terry, two brothers Cecil and Leroy, a stepson Thornton Sanders, a stepdaughter Margie Peyton, and four grandchildren. Body at Washington Coleman Mortuary, Montgomery.
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Payetteville
Charles N. Alston
Fayetteville
Fayetteville First Baptist Church
Hester Alston
Ethel, Terry
Washington, D. C
Irene Kenney
Bue Ridge
Lola Hawkins
Layland
Mae Willie Terry
Cecil
East Beckley
Leroy
Thornton Sanders
Detroit
Mich
Margie Peyton
Boomer
Washington-Coleman Mortuacy
Montgomery
James Roberts Dies At Home of Daughter
James Henry Roberts 77 of Hamlin died Sunday at a daughter's home Mrs James Pack. native of Huntington, son of Henry and Nancy King Roberts of Lincoln County. Survived by two other daughters Goldie Sandvich and Esgle Nazer of Detroit and sons James and Ellsworth of Hamlin. Service 2 pm Tuesday in Curry Chapel with Rev Ottis Bias and Rev Homer Curry. Burial in Chilch Cemetery. Body at Johnson and Koontz Mortuary and will be taken to residence Monday.
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Hamlin
James Henry Roberts
Hamelin
Bowles Rt
Huntington
James Pack
Henry
Nancy King Roberts
Lincoln County
Goldie Sandvich
Esgle Nazer
Detroit
Mich
Twa’ Wank
James
Ellsworth
Tess
Curry Chapel
Ottis Bias
Homer Curry
Buvial
Chilch
Johnson and Koontz Mortuary
Vansickle
Gertie
Mason Codaty
Shirley Waugh
Pt. Pleasant
Elie
Paul Hudson
Bourn Side
Bradley Safreed Bowharleston
Brooks VanSickle
Marion
James VanSickle
South Charleston
Broad Defense Cut Stimulated By Military Labor Shifts
Investigators from the Johnson subcommittee sampled 16 training camps nationwide to tally personnel. They found 86,264 enlisted and 10,520 officers performing overhead functions in 18 camps, suggesting many roles could be filled by limited service, women, or civilians.
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Army
Navy
Johnson
Air Force
Marines
Arj Military Police Twork
Sy Gy
Hunt
D-Wye
Joel Midkiff Dies In Hospital At 48
Joel G. Midkiff, 48, of Bloomingrose Boone County, died Saturday in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. An accountant and manager of a Bloomingrose general merchandise store, he was a 32d degree Mason and a member of the Elks Eastern Star and Loyal Order of Jesters. Services at 7 p.m. Tuesday at his residence with Rev. W. F. Dial officiating. Graveside by Masonic Lodge pallbearers. Burial in Bloomingrose Cemetery. Hunter and Hunter Mortuary in charge. Surviving: mother Mrs Albertia Sutphin Midkill a brother James W of Bloomingrose and three sisters Esther Vickers Louise McClung and Lydia Midkiff.
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Bloomingrose
Joel G. Midkiff
Boone County
Charleston
Masonic Lodge
Bloomingrose Cemetery
Hunter and Hunter Mortuary
Madison
Albertia Sutphin Midkill
James W
Esther Vickers
Louise McClung
Lydia Midkiff
Bloomingrese
Iran Iran and Oil Row Sparks Riots on Bahrein Island
A Persian Gulf crisis report notes an anti British riot on Bahrein Island with two killed and several injured as Iran demands national control over oil. Tehran rumors speak of blocking AIOC talks by reclassifying the mission as a British government envoy. Abadan housing promised for the delegation.
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Fineance
Mohammed Ali Varrasteh
Vieh Bahrein
Persian Gul
Iran
Tehran
AIOC
Ahwarz
Khuzistan
Abadan
Truman Request Faces Passage Hurdles On Tax and Beef Rules
The administration seeks quick renewal of the present law beyond June 30 and may face resistance from the House Agriculture Committee which demands DiSalle lift beef price ceilings or face reprisals. A new “super agency” for military production may be considered, while Wage Stabilization Board struggles to set a cost of living based wage policy to replace the January freeze formula.
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House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Cooley
O- Wmc
Super Agency
Defense
Wilson
Harvard University
Wage Stabilization Board
Johnston
DiSalle forecasts early end to beef shortage
Philadelphia June 10 Michael V DiSalle price stabilizer said beef production should be nearly normal within a few weeks and the beef price center problem would settle quickly He warned beer producers might try a strike like in 1946 but believed such a move would fail He spoke at a testimonial dinner by Italian American groups in Philadelphia and urged producers to accept the price rollback gracefully.
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DiSalle
Philadelphia
Michael V. DiSale
Office of Price Stabilization
Lightning Harvey’s feats as a street solver and hustler
The report notes Lightning Harvey as a remarkable figure known for solving complex problems and directing traffic. police recalled him walking home after selling papers to Saturday night customers. He once supposedly beat a machine calculator in a high stakes adding contest.
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Harvey
Winfield Loftus Dies At Home In Sumerco
Winfield Loftus 63 a life long Lincoln County resident and World War I veteran was found dead Sunday at his home in Sumerco Curry Mortuary of Alum Creek said the retired farmer had likely been dead about two days Surviving are a sister Mrs Milliam McCormick of Sod three brothers Amer of MacCorkle Bais den of Sod and Van of Ashford The body is at Curry Mortuary.
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Sumerco
Winfield Loftus
Lincoln County
Curry Mortuary
Alum Creek
Carmer
Milliam McCormick
Sod
Amer
MacCorkle
Baisden
Van
Ashford
Services Arranged For Clifton W. Parks
Clifton Waldo Parks of 418 Reynolds St Charleston died of a heart attack at the wheel after a minor collision with an unidentified motorist. Services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Bartlett I Mortuary Chapel with Rev Louis McCord officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Parks was a Cruze Distributing Co salesman and state police seek the other driver.
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Gassaway
Clifton Waldo Parks
Reynolds St
Charleston
Bartlett I Mortuary Chapel
Louis McCord
Sugar Creek Cemetery
Parks
The
Cruze Distributing Co
Weather Forecast By Regions
Forecasts for Charleston West Virginia Fennessee Western Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia show mostly fair skies on Monday with highs ranging from 70s to upper 70s and lows in the 60s to 70s. Regional notes mention scattered thundershowers in extreme south portions and partly cloudy conditions in Charleston with a slight warmup.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Niger
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Perkins Dead at 75 in Montgomery after heart attack
Everett Winston Perkins 75 of Montgomery a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad employee died at home yesterday of a heart attack. Survived by son Everett brother Russell Huntington and a grandson. Service at 1 30 p m tomorrow at B C Hauser Mortuary Montgomery with Rev Mershall M Broot officiating. Burial Montgomery Memorial Park. Body remains at mortuary. Ballbearers listed.
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Everett Winston Perkins
Montgomery
Louisa County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Everett
Russell
Huntington
B. C. Hauser Mortuary
Mershall
Soviet Reckless Acheson Aide Warns of Aggression
Medford Mass June 10 Soviet actions grow more reckless and impatient says Thomas D. Cabot director of International Security Affairs. In a Tufts College address he warns the Soviet Union aims to dominate the world and uses every tactic including intimidation and threats of military destruction.
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Medford
Mass
State Department
Thomas D. Cabot
Tufts College
Flood Damage Strikes Ronceverte Area After Deluge
Floods left seven blocks of downtown waterlogged with meters submerged and debris choking storm sewers. Losses ranged from 300000 to 800000 dollars with many businesses damaged while the residential district largely escaped. Red Cross aided scene and city officials led cleanup with no emergency housing needs reported.
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Eroployes
Shankland
Red Cross
Be Blankenship
Greenbrier County
GM Comtinoes and Dollar A Year Men in Defense Program
The committee opened hearings into GM and the role of dollar a year men tied to defense procurements. It cited top priority steel allocations to GM for 2663 tons and noted no other firms received interim relief. Documentation shows papers moved to Mc Coy's office with low priority and eventual pigeonholing.
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McGrath
NPA
Genera Motors
NPR
Beldwin - Lima- Hamilton Corp
American Locomagire Corp
General Elec- Tic
William G. Kuigut
Motive Power Division
McCoy
British Diplomat Inquiry Ties to Mediterranean Holiday
British diplomat Tempo reportedly claimed a Florence Rome visit and possible departure abroad. Burgess telegraphed of a long Mediterranean holiday. In Paris, agents and police mingled with crowds amid sightings of MacLean, head of the American department at the Foreign Office since last November. Burgess was an executive officer at the British embassy in Washington. Both men handled confidential papers but did not view top secret messages. Foreign Office said no confidential documents are missing.
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Promeece
Tl Tempo
Florence
Rome
Burgess
Paris
Polie
Montmartre
MacLean
Armerican Department
Foreign Office
Cretin Puppies 2 Erne Peet 1
An article notes dogs’ thyroid-related issues and parallels to human infants. It discusses how mothers’ thyroid hormone levels impact fetal development, the use of iodized salt or thyroid extract, and how cretin babies may be aided by thyroid hormone treatment.
Eleven Cars Jump Track In NYC Streamliner Derailment
Eleven cars of the New York Central Knickerbocker passenger train derailed near Muncie injuring eight persons. The double track main line was torn up for three quarters of a mile, blocking rail traffic. All injured were taken to Ball Memorial Hospital. none in serious condition. One car upset, the rear unit of the diesel and adjacent cars tilted. a wheel on the diesel’s left rear track broke, causing the derailment.
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Muncie
New York Central
Knickerbocker
Ball Memorial Hospital
Jocoty~ Tive
Mary Knaver
Greencastle
Ind
Death of Mrs Mary Ellen Kesster in Ansted at 99
Mary Ellen Kesster a lifelong Par etie County resident died Sunday at her grandson Beryl Kessier's home in Ansted She was a Victor Methodist Church member Survived by two sons Walter S and Joseph of Ansted 26 grandchildren 67 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren Services set for 2:30 p m Tuesday at Ansted Methodist Church Rev Charles Stephenson to officiate Burial in Westlake Cemetery under Thomas Mortuary arrangements Body to be at grandson's home Monday at 6 p m and at the church an hour before services
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Ansted
Mary Ellen Kesster
Paretie County
Beryl Kessier
Victor Methodist Church
Walter S
Joseph
Ansted Methodist Church
Charles Stephenson
Westlake Cemetery
Thomas
Soviet demands for multilateral peace with Japan outlined
The Moscow note insists a Japans peace must be multilateral and based on Cairo Potsdam and Yalta. It calls for a July or August 1951 peace conference with all wartime allies and opposes a separate U S treaty excluding the USSR and the Chinese Republic. It accuses Washington of violating postwar obligations and promotes a UN backed, joint approach.
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Japan
Cairo
Potsdam
Yalta
U.S.S.R
United States
Britain
U. S
U.S.R
Chinese People’s Republic
United Nations
Stop Sign Violation Leads to Whisky Transport Charges
Three Charleston men faced charges after a stop sign violation. Ben Starks Jr, 31, of 1501 Third Ave, Hugh Knox, 28, of Kemp Ave, and David Triggs, of 1722 Kemp Ave, were cited for illegal whisky transport after a City patrol stop at Team Street and Seventh Avenue revealed 15 pints of whisky and 12 fifths of wine. All posted $500 bond for appearance before Municipal Judge Joe Thomas.
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Charleston
Ben Starks, Jr
Third AY
Hugh Knox
Kennp Av
David Triggs
Kemp Av
Joe Thomas
Artie Robinson
Delbert Roush
Triggs
Team St
Georgia Wade Dies In Hospital at 76
Georgia Ann Wade 76 long illness. Survived by two grandsons Hubert Fertig and Guy Fertig and granddaughter Mrs Ralph Trainer. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday Watts Chanel Methodist Neola. Burial Hefner Cemetery near Neola. Active pallbearers listed. Shanklin Mortuary White Sulphur Springs.
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Sweet Springs
Georgia Ann Wade
Neals
Greenbrier County
Andrew
Rowan
John G. Wade
Hubert Fertig
White Sulphur Springs
Guy Fertig
Minniehaha Springs
Ralph Trainer
Neola
Watts Chanel Methodist Church
Lewis E. Lester
Hefner
Shanklin Mortuary
E. B. Fertig
Dennis Dean
Walter Reed
Hamil van Buren
Howard Martin
Bruce Hefner
Obituary notices from Clay County and surrounding areas
Several obituaries and funeral notices list deceased individuals from Mayfel, Clay County, and nearby towns. Details include burial plans, church services officiated by various pastors, and morgue arrangements with Clay Mortuary and other local firms handling services.
Allied push nears end of iron triangle in Korea action
United Nations forces describe the Chorwon sector as untenable for Reds due to Allied flanking threats. An east front near Hwachon reservoir shows gains of up to two miles with heavy resistance in places. Reports tally captured arms and ammunition as counterattacks slacken and the iron triangle corridor tightens around enemy positions.
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Chorwon
Jon A. Shanche
van Fleet
Kumhwa
Schaneke
U. N
Iron Triangle
Pyonggzang
Korea
Triangle
Hwachon
Eighth Army
East Central
Yanggu
Injue
Marshall says no early peace bid in Korea possible
In Tokyo on Monday June 1 U S Secretary of Defense George C Marshall stated he did not expect any Chinese peace bid soon noting that China faces a difficult situation but values face. He affirmed China aims to push the United States from Korea and said he did not know their present objective nor that he had new instructions for General Ridgway. He outlined the Eighth Army goals to sustain itself and repel Chinese or North Korean forces and doubted any cease fire would moderate their actions.
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Washington
Sisg
United States
Far East
Pacific
Moscow Radio
London
U.S.S.R
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Jacob A. Malik
Manchuria
Ussr
Taiwan
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
Russia
Red China
U.S
Kwantung Army
Japan
Marshall
Tokyo
George C. Marshall
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far Eastern
Defense Secretary
Eighth Army
South Korea
Army credits 18 year old with artillery kill on front
The Army credited 18 year old Private Porter T Fender of Galax Virginia with an artillery observation during a western front action. He took command after his lieutenant was wounded at a 51st Field Artillery post and directed several firing missions that caused 50 percent casualties among enemy forces, earning praise from superior officers.
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Army
Korea
Porter T. Fender
Galax
51St Field Artillery
Meeting Set Tonight By Rent Panel No. 2
Panel No 2 of the Charleston Rent Advisory Board will hold a 7 15 p m meeting at offices on 400 Kanawha Blvd E to hear scheduled appeals of landlords and tenants protesting orders from the Area Rent Office Charles M Walker director attorney said only those notified to appear will be heard
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The
Charleston Rent Advisory Board
Kanawha Blvd
Area Rent Office
Charles M. Walker
Purge of Hungary's Interior Ministers Deepens Crisis
Report from Budapest describes a sweeping purge within the Hungarian Communist hierarchy. Zola replaces Kadar as premier and later kills his family amid removal. Hazi becomes third interior minister, as Rakasi and others are arrested. Western sources say the purge aims to cleanse Titoists and non communists from the coalition.
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Budapest
Arpad Bazi
Hazi
Zola
Janos Kadar
Zol
Raxkasi
Kadar
Hon Defense
Rakasi
Kakai
Hungary
Wogo- Islavia
U N Considering New Peace Bid for Korea
U N governments weighing a public peace bid to the Communists as a basis for possible talks. Washington sources say the plan mirrors the March peace statement and would be issued if it improves chances for a Korea settlement. United States and Britain lead, with Dean Rusk and Herbert Morrison shaping terms for review by allied governments.
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Washington
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Trumatt
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Britain
Dean Rusk
Herbert Morrison
State Department
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
mid-Korea
Robertson Heads Bid to Aid Small Business Banks
Washington June 10 Federal Reserve Banks would be authorized to aid small businesses under a Robertson Byrd bill. The measure would let any Federal Reserve Bank guarantee up to 90 percent of loans to chartered banks for business enterprises for up to ten years when funds cannot be obtained from usual sources.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Sen
Robertson
D-Va
Set. Byrd
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Reeserve
Reserve Bank
Kanawha and Clay Beer Retailers Meet Today
A USBF sponsored meeting of beer retailers in Kanawha and Clay Counties is set for today at 85 mg in the House of Delegates chamber, State Capitol. About 580 retailers were invited. Speakers include Don Freeman USBF WV director Major Hughey provost marshal WV Military District Earl LaGrant Ned Davison Wheeling and Burton Crew state beer commissioner.
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Kanawha
Clay Counties
United States Brewers Foundation
House of Delegates
State Capitol
Don Freeman
West Virginia
USBF
Eustgene V
W. Hughey
Provost Marshall
West Virginia Military District
Earl LaGrant
New York
Ned Davison
Wheeling
West Virginia Beer Wholesalers Assoc
Burton Crew
Julia L Engle Dies at 88 in Braxton County
Julia Lloyd Engle 84 of Exchange Braxton County died Sunday in Sutton hospital after a short illness. Survived by Aldine W Engle Exchange four grandchildren two great grandchildren and several relatives. Service set for Tuesday at Lloydaville Church with Rev D Engle officiating burial in church Cemetery. Body at Marple Mortuary Sutton until noon Thursday then to church.
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Lloydaville
D. Engle
Erating
Marple Mortuary
Sutton
Berle Telethon Crowds Surge Behind Nine Attendant Pledge Operators
Berle Swells telethon continues as more than 1,000 volunteer pledge operators work in shifts through the day and night. About 300 spectators fill the studio for the closing hours while Louis B. Mayer from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contributes a top pledge of 25,000 dollars. Also included is a recipe noting eggs baked in tomato sauce served with hard rolls and a tossed salad.
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Farge 1
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Studios
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