Slow Vote Recount Proceeds As Uncounted Ballots Found
The Charleston Gazette reports on the ongoing recount in the 1952 primary with uncounted ballots discovered. Poll irregularities prompt scrutiny as precincts face challenges and potential grand jury action. County officials, including Clerk staff and voter registrar H. Raymon Young, handle seized and misfiled ballots while attorneys debate irregularities and possible investigations.
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The
Charleston Gazette
H. Raymon Young
Cedar Grove
Young
Blakely School
Taft School
Baines St
Atty Sidney -Good
Hiserman
Gazette
Gresham Plumbing Co
Washington
Albert Tingier
Bessie
Green- Joy Drive
Atty
Frank Taylor Keady
Venezuela Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Venezuela declares severance of diplomatic relations with Russia after a tense incident at Miraflores Palace. Foreign Minister Luis Emilio Gomez Ruiz announced the move as Moscow refused to receive Venezuela’s protest. Two Soviet officials, detained and later deported, were accused of attempting access to Russians in custody at the airport.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Russia
Luis Emilio Gomez Ruiz
Mirefloves Palace
Lev Krylov
Mihail Alintiev
Krylov
Moscow
Gomez Russ
Nikolai Yagouschev
Alexandra
Mexico City
Curaceo
Soviet Breaks Ties With Venezuela Over Caracas Recall
Moscow said this morning that the Soviet government broke off relations with Venezuela and ordered Venezuelan Charge dAffaires Wals Carrasqueras to leave. Soviet mission personnel in Caracas have been recalled as published in all papers.
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Moscow
Venezuela
Wals Carrasqueras
Caracas
Lias Offers Tax Deal For Wheeling Track Receiverships
The Justice Department weighs a $700,000 cash deposit by Bill Lias and all track profits to the government until a Tax Court ruling. If against Lias, funds apply to his tax bill. Receiverships for Latonia Inc and other Lias properties would continue pending the decision with immediate steps urged if the proposal is accepted.
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Justice Department
Charles J. Marglotti
Thuryman ‘Hill
West Virginia
Jose
Wheeling Downs, Inc
Wheeling Downs Raring Association
Fed Up Allies Clash Over Prisoner Return Dispute
Allied and Communist liaison officers planned talks after pledging to resist a Communist demand for prisoner repatriation. The Reds claimed Allied shelling near the Panmunjom neutral zone wounded three civilians. Col. James C. Murray said investigations found three Communist outposts just inside the north boundary of the zone.
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Panmunjom
James C. Murray
Noted Rector Dies In Parker sburg
The Rev. Warren Armstrong Seager aged 53 rector of Memorial Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd died in his sleep at his Parkersburg home. He moved here six weeks ago from Welch where he led St. Luke's Episcopal Church for six years. A New York City native and former missionary in China, he served various Northeast and Virginia churches. Funeral in Parkersburg tomorrow with Lane Strider, Wilburn Campbell, and Robert McGill officiating. Burial in Baltimore next Monday.
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Charleston
Robert, A. McGill
Lynchburg
Baltimore
Mrs Acrilla Buzzard Dies at Ohley After Long Illness
Mrs Acrilla Frances Buzzard 82 of Ohley died at home yesterday after a long illness. Born in Boone County November 8, 1868 she lived in Ohley almost 60 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs Edna Moran and Miss Agnes Bubberd four sons M Wy E M B F and Michael twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Service 3 0 p m Sunday at Ohley Baptist Church by Rev Leslie L Rogers. Burial Moose Temztary at Chaizy. Body moved from Pryor mortuary at East Bank to church one hour before service.
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Acrilla Frances Buzzard
Ohley
Yeserday
Boone County
Edna Moran
Fleshing
Agnes Bubberd
M. Wy
Carlton
E. M
Columbus
Ohio
Michael
Providence
R. I
Ohley Baptist Church
Leslie L. Rogers
Moose Temztary
Chiazy
Pryor Mortuary
East Bank
New Road Code Bars Oversized Vehicle Permits
Assistant Attorney General Thomas J. Gillooly stated the state road commissioner cannot issue special permits for oversized vehicles not conforming to the Motor Vehicle Code after July 1. The opinion was sought by Road Commissioner Ray Cavendish regarding a Weir-Cove Co. request to permit tractor and two trailers through July 1, 1958, with ongoing operations limited by the new act to conform with weight and length requirements.
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Ian
Thomas J. Gillooly
Opinton
Ray Cavendish
Weir-Cove Co
Weirton
Uder
Cavendish
Gillooly
Union Talks End Wage Increases and Holiday Proposals
Union talks concluded with proposals from management and the union. The company advertised wage boosts averaging 14 cents per hour while the Wege Stabilization Board recommended about 26 cents more. Proposals also include holiday parol days with double time, two to three seat shift differentials, and three week vacations for 15 year employees, expanding current 22 year standard. Wheeling Steel notes time and a half for holiday workers, with no pay for those off on holidays.
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Menagement
Wege Stabilization Board
Wheeling Steel
Hill resigns as city street head after four years
Col Hill, a retired Army signal officer from the Far Eastern Command, resigns from his street department post. His son in law Robert Connally is city editor of the Raleigh Register In Heckley. Hill will enter an Army hospital for major surgery. A successor had not been chosen.
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Hill
Far Eastern
Robert Connally
Raleigh Register
Heckley
Copenhaver
Truman Sees Continues From Page One
President Truman asserts that federal power must protect constitutional rights while noting progress remains needed. The remarks emphasize enforcement of constitutional guarantees and the continued role of the federal government in safeguarding rights.
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Truman
Hunt for Airmen In Sea Abandoned
Honolulu reports the search for crewmen from a Japan-based B-29 Superfortress ditched 125 miles west of Kwajalein has been called off. Only the pilot with a broken leg was rescued by a Navy patrol craft after surviving in shark-infested waters.
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Honolulu
Navy
Air Force
Kwajalein
Mrs Jane Holcomb Dies in Roane County
Mrs. Jane Holcomb aged 93 died at her daughter’s home in Roane County. She had lived 44 years in the area and belonged to Pine Grove Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters Myrtle Sergent Nancy Myers and Way Moore’s wife, two sisters Nancy Keller and Rosie Hall, a brother Pst McMcCune, 25 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p m Sunday at Pine Grove Methodist Church. Burial will be in Jarrett Cemetery under Hess and Harper Mortuary of Clendenin is directing. The service will be at the residence.
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Anna
Jane Holcomb
Way Moore
Roane County
Sun Jay
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Hess
Harper Mortuary
Clendenin
Jarrett Cemetery
Karly
Leadmon
Elekno
Nin
É& Ey
Ean Steo Hal
Alben
J. H. Myer
Teays Ai
Tom Grady
George Myers
Willan Shores
Jesse’ Bullard
Arnald Buck
Frank Williams
Leadman
St. Albans
Sasaiwha
Putnam
Mogre
Misa Huieh43
Atlantic Greyhound
Kanawha Valley
Boayital
Goarke
Delaware Av
Peor Moore
Aister
Lars
J. William Marti
Charleston
Roth
John KR
Cantelion
A. M
Ray By
Paintaville
Ey. W
South Hills
Frederick
Sunday Gazette's Tops Feature Highlights Magazine Section
The Sunday Gazette spotlights its magazine section with Frank Knight and Anne Price pieces. Readers get new infant nutrition guidance, marriage tips from veterans, a travel feature Going Places, a Blue Bloods party in West Virginia, and a Hereford auction in Greenbrier County.
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Gazette
Frank Knight
Anne Price
Wallace
Knight
Blue Bloods
West Viresinia
Oscar Nelson
Morlunda Arms
Lewisburg
Greenbrier
Norm Atkin
Kanawha County
Cedar Grove
Florida
Weather Forecaster Sees Showers Across Nation This Weekend
Forecast calls for showers in many regions with scattered rain late in the afternoon. Most areas expect fair to partly cloudy skies today with sultry heat in the South and Central U.S. Cooler, more pleasant 76 to 80 degrees appear in the Northeast and Pacific regions.
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U. S
Pacific
The Weather Here and Across the Nation
Weather summaries report current conditions across regions with forecasts for the day. Regional notes highlight temperature ranges and precipitation chances as agencies issue advisories and travelers plan from coast to coast.
State Young Republicans Endorse Revercomb for Vice Presidency
PARKERSBURG June 13 West Virginia Young Republicans holding a three day session elected Roy Hayhurst Morgantown and others as officers and endorsed former Sen Chapman Revercomb for U S vice president though Revercomb said he is not a candidate for that post He will deliver the keynote address tomorrow morning and Rush D Holt Weston party nominee for governor will speak at the dinner tomorrow night The meeting featured routine business and a social program including a buffet dinner and dance The endorsement came from the elder statesman league comprising alumni now 40 or older with Mrs Revercomb among the members and the group passed a resolution backing Revercomb for U S vice president
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Young Republicans
Chapman Revercomb
U. S
Elder Statesman League
Young Republican Club
Young Republican
Revercomb
Roy Hay
South Charleston
Elizabeth Beldwin
Alma Simmons
Delmas Elkins
Beckley
H. William Largent
Morgantown
Paul H. Cook
Charleston
James’ H. Hanway
Fairmont
H. D. Price
A. I. Brookover
Morgentown
Hevercama
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Kerr
Taft Kerr
Eisenhower
Taft
Todlay
Vale House
Herbert Hoover
Charles E. Evans
Huntington
Barboursville State Hospital
Curtis
Wilson
Buckhamon
William G. Changes, Jr
Boones County
Evans
Changes
Young Democrats
Barboursville
Changer
Arthur B. Koontz
Ieam
Koontz
Lynn Merner
Clarksburg
Marland
Republican Party
Repubiicans
Win Ization Board
Funeral service for Mrs Ciersie Painter tomorrow
Mrs Ciersie Alifair Painter of 4035 40th St Nite died late Thursday after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p m tomorrow at the Church of God Dunbar for the widow of Simon Painter. Burial in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Survived by husband, two sons Weldon of Dunbar and Fosepa M of Detroit, six grandchildren. Body at Bartlett and Whittington Mortuary in Dunbar.
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Detroit
Mich
Bartlett and Whittington Mortuary
Dunbar
Rite Set Today for J B Holden Owner of Holden Fanne Steel Co
Service will be at 2 p m today in the Baptist Temple for John B Holden 43 owner of Holden Fane and Steel Co who died of a heart failure Friday night at his home 1608 Main St Dr Eugene M Austin pastor will officiate Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park body is at Owen and Barth mortuary
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Baptist Temple
John B .Holden
Holden Fanne ‘and Steel Co
Main St
Eugene M. Austin
Sunset Memorial Park
Owen and Barth Mortuary
Thomas
Gertrude
Pidler
Prame Qmurivary Chapel
Aunses Memorial Park
Robert Varney
L. B. Thomes
Milton
Malden
John H Henry Morris Dies at Mason City
Mason City death report details John Henry Morris 7B of Winfield Putnam County a retired farmer and St Francis member died Friday at Sehnekel Clinic in Mason City Surviving wife Margaret Morris two daughters Grace Rogers Henderson and Beverley Bayer four sons Fred F of Winfield Sanders Caden and others plus siblings The service and burial will be held in Green Sulphur Springs cab.
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Winfield
John Henry Morris
Putnam County
Mason City
Mason County
St. Francis
Satione
St. Alban
Sanders
Grace Rogers
Henderson
Rainelle
Boos
Casher
Laurel Creek
Iva Welch
Green Sulphur Springs
Blanch Gillian
Beckley
Ssmuel
Hicks
Nickell
Cather
Gromyko and Zarubin Career Shifts in 1845 Memoir
The text notes Andrei Gromyko shifted two issues in March 1845 after a decade in Washington as counsellor and ambassador from 1943 to 46. He then moved to the United Nations in New York and later led the Soviet delegation in San Francisco at the Japanese Peace Treaty conference where aims were blocked by Acheson. Zarubin, previously Soviet ambassador to Britain from 1848, recalled to Moscow last month, also served as a Russian minister in Canada for about two years.
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Cege J. Wishinsky
Washington
United Nations
New York
Gromyko
Lews
Moscow
San Francisco
Acheson
Zarubin
Britain
Canada
Brown obituary notes in Droop Mountain area
Delbert W Brown 41 of Droop Mountain Povshontad County died Thursday in Hyattsville Md. Survived by wife Nellie parents Mr and Mrs Brown Beard four sisters all of Beard and others. Service arranged with Mortuary. body to home at 4 pm today. Also listed are multiple obituaries with service times and burial details for James Cowie, Mrs Jetta Jutta, Roger Wing infant, and others in Charleston area.
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Delbert W
Droop Mountain
Povshontad County
Hyattsville
Salgivorn
Nellie
Diomar Brown
Beard
Theodore Brown
Renick
Bittysley
Mabtle McCoy
Jogster Starke
Heather
Deante Af Marlintnn
Warbler
Nel Arivester
Chesapeake and Oale
Huntington
W Hears
Fetas & Stelephobe Linexman
Electrical Workers “Assoc
Coal Valley
Low
Cwysone
Nael, Jr
Harry James
George Wheeler
Mantaston
Line. Shlonaberry
Mattie Higging
Nora Miller
Mira
Bula Priel
Edith Welton
Joe Shacp
Markleton
B.C. Hooper Mortuary
Montgomery
Democrats Vow to Clean Out Own Rascals at West Virginia Convention
Kerr headline speaker at Young Democrats meeting praised Sen. Neely and Kilgore for crime busting work in Washington and West Virginia. Marland criticized Republicans for three planks in 1932 platform, calling for accountability and economy while noting Taft era missteps.
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Democratic Party
West Virginia
Kerr
Young Democrats
Marland
MM Neely
Robert Moohan
Fairmont
M. G. Burnside
Huntington
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
Matt Neely
Harley Kilgore
Err
Sen
Neely
Rob Mollohan
Washington
Officials Predict Times of Change in Print and Politics
Speech excerpts show leaders urging action to prevent confusion and mislead voters. Sen Kerr accuses Taft of prioritizing election gains over war and peace, urging Democrats to take responsibility to preserve America's high standard of living.
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Koung
Sen
Kerr
Taft
GOP Committee Faces Taft Advantage In 40 Delegate Contests
The article notes Taft supporters controlling state organizations would likely influence about 40 district delegate contests across several states including Georgia with 17 delegates, Louisiana with 15, Mississippi with 5, and Texas with 38, shaping early-party power dynamics.
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Taft
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Retailers Push to End Foods Price Controls
Retailers urge lifting price controls on foods arguing new ceilings would ease shortages and costs. They seek orderly suspensions in areas where moving prices won’t hurt supplies. OPS has already eased ceilings on potatoes and boosted limits on several processed items, while industry groups led the petition.
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The
National Assoc
Nt Retail Grocers
Super Market Institute
National Assoc. of Food Chains
Cooperative Food Distributors of America
Girls Skits Reenact History at West Virginia Girls State
About 300 girls at Jackson's Mill West Virginia attend the Girls State citizenship camp as skits reenact a decade of Rhododendron Girls State history. Martha Jo Lamb Beckley was named Senate president and Carolyn Browning Logan speaker of the House. A 26 cent bill tax will be collected by 12 county assessors with proceeds going to the state treasurer. The event concludes tomorrow noon after honors are given.
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Jackson's Mill
Martha Jo Lamb
Beckley
Senate
Carolyn Browning
Hobart Dandridge Dead at Beckley
Hobart W. Dandridge 56 of Beckley died at home after a brief illness. A longtime Stratford High School teacher, he served in World War I and was active in Ebenezer Baptist Church and fraternal groups. He graduated from Ohio University and was active in Raleigh County Republican politics. Surviving are his mother Angela Dandridge of Parkersburg two sisters Maud Clark Naomi D Crawford and one brother Harlan Dandridge.
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Hobart W. Dandridge
Dandridge
Stratfor High School
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ohio University
Raleigh County
Angela Dandridge
Parkersburg
Maud I Clark
Boyd School
Charleston
Mes
Naomi D. Crawford
Hinton
Harlan Dandridge
Parkersturs
Taft Says Truman Likely Democratic Nominee Amid Debate
Ike and Taft clash over party aims as Taft argues Truman is best known and least flawed pick for the Democrats. He criticizes coercive rights, praises the Taft Hartley Law with caveats, and predicts victory. Duff attacks Hallanan as convention chairman and questions Republican claims of Democratic corruption.
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Truman
Duff
Walter Hallonan
Charleston
Tuff
Hallanan
Hesnodlican
Democratic Party
Texas
Eisenhower
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