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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1954

Page

2

Unglorious Clothes Sorter Soviet Envoy Squelched

In New York a Soviet delegate, Semyon Tsarapkin, denounced as defaming honest labor a photo showing a Chicago laundry worker. US envoy Cabot Lodge Jr. defended blue collar workers, praising laborers and noting the American dream. The AP image featured Stankos Music, 67, a former Yugoslav judge and minister, speaking in Chicago about pride in labor and immigration.

United Nations N. Y Chicago Semyon K Tsarapkin New York Times Seilite Mented Min-Iweary Cabot Lodge Jr United States Lodge Times Stankos

Father Receives 3000 Balm In Seduction Case

A Riverside man Charles Nickogon sued Raymond Ratliff of Charleston for 30900, alleging seduction of his 15 year old daughter. The Circuit Court awarded the father 3000 balm as witnesses testified Ratliff promised marriage. The defendant did not appear. the girl testified Ratliff seduced her and worked for him at River side and Fast Bank taverns earning 23 dollars weekly. Ratliff faces an indictment for forcible rape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Intermediate Court. all cases were continued to July 1.

Charles Senior Nickoson Riverside Raymond Ratliff Charleston Ratliff Nickogon Aiskrace Fast Bank

B&O cuts Parkersburg Kenova Millwood Ripley service

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad won PSC approval to curtail Parkersburg to Kenova and Millwood to Ripley service to save about 127000 annually. Schedule changes cut Millwood Ripley trips to three weekly round trips on Monday Wednesday Friday and adjust departure times. Ravenswood Spencer two hour run shifts to morning departures, with Millwood Ripley times moved earlier.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Parkersburg Kenova Millwood-Ripley Public Service Commission Ravenswood Millwood Ripley Ravenswood - Spencer Spencer

POW status revealed for Col. Heller in Korean War case

A syndicated column lists Col. Edwin L. Heller of Wynnewood as the first West Virginia prisoner of war known to be held by the Communists. The report notes the long mystery of his fate since 1950, with a hinted possibility of exchange for a price, amid other Korean War POW disclosures.

Charleston Robert Virginia Allen Edwin L. Heller Wynne Equipment Wood Walker Machinery Co Air Force Hansford St John D. Bird R. C. Hinrichs Heller Catapillar Co Peoria Air Patrol South Yalu Korea A.P. Walker Jack Southworth Walker Lonstruction West Virginia Col. Heller 167Th West Virginia Air National Guard Langley Field

Army Counsel Calls on Ike

Army counsel Joseph Welch and aide James St. Clair visited President Eisenhower at the White House after being invited by White House press secretary Hagerty. Welch said he would go to Boston that evening and then “relapse into obscurity” with plans to fish where there are no telephones.

Washington Joseph N. Welch Army Eisenhower White House Welch Atty James St. Clair James C. Hagerty Hagerty Boston St. Clair Sen McCarthy R-Wis Pye

Free 3 Days Br IQ Of TV Weds Again

James W. McClain Jr. 44, known as the Dr IQ of television, married Elizabeth Phelps Campagna 36 at First Presbyterian Church Jacksonville. His ex wife Doris, granted a divorce in Alton, custody of four children, alimony $400 monthly plus $50 per child. McClain earlier served as rector at St Paul Episcopal in Alton for 10 months before returning to entertainment.

Jacksonville Til James W. McClain Jr Elizabeth Phelps Campagna First Presbyterian Church McClain Doris Alton Dr. IQ 3. Paul Episcopal Church

Revival Scheduled at Mt Salem Methodist Church

A revival meeting opens Sunday night at Mt Salem Methodist Church four miles west of Coal Mountain. Pastor Rev James Pell will evangelize with special singing at each service over three weeks. Pests Bow Out reports tent caterpillars in northern Minnesota are not expected to return in numbers for 15 years per state entomologist T A Aamodt.

Mt Salem Methodist Church Coal Mountain James Pell ST. Paul Minn Minnesota T. A Aamodt

Dewey Defends Loyalty Boards Against McCarthy Criticism

In Rochester Gov. Thomas E. Dewey condemned McCarthy era glare, praising loyalty boards and the attorney general as the only bodies effectively removing Communists from government. He spoke during a WHAM TV interview with Rep. Keating.

Rochester N.Y Senator McCarthy Everbody

Dewey weighs future political move

New York June 18 Gov Thomas E Dewey said he is weighing his future political course and would not comment for a while on reports he would not run for a fourth term He planned to confer with Dean P Taylor Albany Monday and gave no firm retirement decision He cited personal and family considerations and said financial and political factors have not influenced his thinking He denied plans to become Secretary of State or join a new cabinet post or private law practice

New York Thomas E. Dewey Albany Dean P.taylor Dewey John Foster Dulles Dulles Supreme Court

Plastics Industry Growth Noted By Ohio Executive

N S Mount of Ohio Apex Inc spoke at the Charleston Civitan Club in the Daniel Boone Hotel about plastics growth. He estimated last year’s plastics manufacturing at 2 billion dollars and predicted it could double in ten years, noting prewar U S chemical industry reliance on Germany and England and showing two plasticiser types. He cited Kanawha Valley produced items such as garden hoses floor coverings belting draperies ornaments insulators dolls heads seat covers and sponges.

N. S. Mount Ohio Apex, Inc Charleston Kanawha Valley

Valley Bridge Association Master Points Winners Named

Kanawha Valley Bridge Assn tournament held in The Gazette auditorium on Thursday night awarded master points to two North-South pairs, Mrs Eli Reichl and Bart Tuffly and Dr and Mrs L C Richmond, plus two East-West pairs led by Mrs Mary Chilton Chapman and George Summers and Ben Cheesman with Cecil Reid. A luncheon with Morris as speaker noted at the Kiwanis Club meeting at the Daniel Boone Hotel tomorrow. Stanley Morris, Charleston lawyer, will discuss East-Southwest Asian relations.

Kanawha Valley Bridge Assn Gazette Auditorium Eli Reichl Bart Tuffly L. C. ‘Richmond Milton Leo Horan Bryan Spillers Webb Ari‘gell John Lowe Mary Chilton Chapman George Summers Ben Cheesman Cecil Reid Rosalynd Poling Betty Hawkins Jack Ridenour Morris Charles Kiwanis Ton Kiwanis Club Yalta United Daniel Boone Hotel Tians Stanley Charleston

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