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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1952

Page

10

Service Slated For Mrs Shultz

Mrs Clara Bell Shultz 45 owner and operator of the Drive In B forney Shop on Davis Creek died of a heart ailment Tuesday in St Frances Hospital. Service will be at 2 p m tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. Body will lie at Degnan Kittinger mortuary until shortly before the service.

Clara Shultz Clara Bell Shultz Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Hitler Patton Spring Hill Cemetery Degnan J Kittinger Mortuary South Charleston Shultz Davis Creek St. Frances Hospital

Commons Sees Aerial Assault Spreading Wars

Excerpts show Prime Minister Churchill denying formal consultations with Her Majesty's government over aerial assaults. He notes no policy change toward widening the Korea conflict and says bombing actions remain within General Clark UN command discretion.

Commons Ientisder Pane 1 Churchill Korea Gen. Clark

Senate Receives New FEPC Bill

Washington June 24 the Senate Labor Committee introduced a new FEPC bill to curb employment discrimination on race religion or national origin. Known as FEOFE it would create a federal commission with rulemaking power and the authority to seek court orders against violators. The measure targets interstate industries employing 40 or more people and aims to educate public opinion for future action.

Washington Senate Labor Committee RPEPC Senate Congress Sen Humphrey D-Minn EPC FEOFE Equal Opportunity For Employment” Commission Feofe Commission

McCloy Urges Free Germany Ties to Europe

AUICH Germany June 24 U S High Commissioner John J McCloy urged Germans that not all Soviet might can keep their country divided if they join with the West. He spoke at a Bavarian reception and plans retirement soon after three years in office. He pressed for parliamentary ratification of peace contracts and the European Defense Community Treaty, saying a free Germany must join the European Atlantic community. He warned opposition parties seeking delay that peaceful German reunification depends on a strong flow of free nations in Europe and that distrust of the United States could grow if West Germany retreats from the Western pacts.

Auich Germany U. S John J. McCloy Soviet Russia McCloy United States West Germany Free World Free Germany Konrad Adenauer Russia Europe East Free Europe

General Brink Fatally Wounded in Pentagon Shooting

Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink chief of the American Military Assistance Mission to Indochina was found fatally shot in a Pentagon office. He died en route to Walter Reed Army Hospital after a pistol was found beside him. Brink, arriving two weeks earlier from Indochina for staff conferences, was 58. He is survived by his wife Fiorente Brink and a daughter, Mrs. W. W. Wells of Falls Church, Virginia.

Washington Francis G. Brink Indochina Pentagon Walter Reed Army Hospital Defense Department Brinks District of Columbia A. Magruder McDonald Brink Marethon United States Military Assistance Advisory Group Fiorente Brink Saigon French Indochina W. W. Wells Falls Church

Keynoter Claims the Easy Path for Democrats

New York June 24 Gov Paul A Dever of Massachusetts keynoter at the Democratic National Convention said Democrats would rather campaign against Gen Dwight D Eisenhower than Sen Robert A Taft He argued Eisenhower's ignorance of domestic affairs has cut his popularity He spoke as he boarded a plane for Albuquerque NM where he will address the New Mexico State Democratic Convention tomorrow

New York Paul A. Dever Massachusetts Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower Robert A Hisenhower Dover Albuquerque N. M New Mexico

Rite Arranged For Gus Winter

Argus E. Winter longtime Fal, BlumeSbell coach and North team mentor, dies at home aged 44. Funeral set for Elkins with burial at Maplewood Cemetery following a 2:30 p m service. State miners plan 10 day paid vacation impacts include about 120000 workers and a $19 daily rate.

Elkins Argus E Gus) Winter West Virginia Blumesell West Virginia Coal Maplewond United. Mine Workers Con Follawsbee State Penitentiary Charleston

Lindstrom-Rossellini custody case hangs on birth timing

Pia Lindstrom and Roberto Rossellini face a heated custody dispute over shared summer access with Pia unable to leave the United States without court consent. Rossellini planned to travel to defend against calumnies but remained in Rome awaiting Ingrid’s birth of twins delaying his U.S. appearance.

Pia United States Rossellini Lindstrom Rome Ingrid

Airmen die in crash near UK bases at Lakenheath and Mildenhall

Eleven U S Air Force crewmen died when flaming aircraft were hit and broke apart between Lakenheath and Mildenhall bases seven miles apart. It was Britain's second major U S air crash this year following January 5 Burtonwood collision that killed six. Names withheld pending next of kin notification.

Longmueg Brom Frage 1 Lalenheath Mildenhall U. S Britain Burtonwood

Mossadegh hailed in Tehran as nation’s savior on return

Crowds greet Premier Mossadegh after two months in The Hague fighting the Anglo Iranian Oil dispute. He praises the World Court as Iran presses its case over oil resources and sovereignty, while facing mounting domestic opposition and a pending ruling.

Tehran Mohammed Mossadegh Taalt Hague Netherlands International Court of Justice Tran Mossadegh the Hague World Court Iran

Heat wave to push temps into 90s from Gulf to Great Lakes

A hot humid air mass will sweep across the country driving temperatures into the 90s from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes today. The forecast map shows the humid southern system and a dashed 90 degree line. Most rain will occur in two belts with scattered afternoon or evening thunderstorms from New England to the Northern Pacific area.

Gulf of Mexico Great Lakes New England Northern Pacific

Weather Across the Nation and Charleston Report

The bulletin describes warm humid conditions nationwide with highs mostly in the 90s, scattered thunderstorms in the mountains of Virginia and Maryland, and sunny warm weather in Tennessee and Ohio. It notes a few regional variations including cloudy western Pennsylvania and a few widespread storms, with winds around 17 mph in Philadelphia and similar readings in other cities.

Yavseeeninn jiwet _ p.m Furecasta Wasring Ion Wweather Charleston P.mit Wesy Auleville Ana Biaryland Sonny Warial Bowinn Virginta Chicago Cincinnati Ohio Dalas Desyer Kentucky Jacksonvilie Los Angeles Tennesser Soulshire Pennsylvania New York Lemprratores Pittsburga San Prannisno Washington

Diving Victim’s Rite Scheduled

LeRoy M. Carder 38 formerly of Charleston died Monday in Lakeside Hospital Cleveland from a neck injury after swimming in a Cleveland pool. Service 2:30 p m tomorrow Vandalia Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Charles Scraggs and Rev. F N Nutter. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Carder lived in Washington D C five years before moving to Cleveland in 1951. Burial arrangements by Cunningham mortuary.

LeRroy M. Carder Vandalia Methodist Church LeRoy M. Carder Charleston Lakeside Hospital Cleveland Carder Cleveland Swimming Pool Charles Scraggs FN. Nutter Sunset Memorial Park Elizabeth Bowling Lewis St South U.S Army Washington, D. C Cunningham Mortuary

Four fall from fifth floor deaths shock city

New York police reported a 14 year old babysitter, Rose Cadiz, and three children aged two to eight fell from a fifth floor window after playing near the opened sill. Two children died on impact. the others were hospitalized in critical condition. Investigators said the children rolled from a bed and leaned toward the window as the sitter tried to intervene.

New York Shereea Cadiz Socorro Cadiz Ramon Francisco Jr. Z Rose Cadiz

Patteson Names Fayette Countian to State Board

Governor announces appointments to several state boards including P C Graney of Mount Hope to the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers for a term ending June 30 1955. Others named are Dr Carl A Laughlin of Clarksburg on the Dental Examiners Board ending 1967 and Mrs Otis G Wilson of Muntington plus Mrs Oliver Shurtleff of Fairmont on the Library Commission ending 1956.

Patteson P. C. Graney Mount Hope State Board of Registration Graney John P. Bonner Carl A. Laughlin Clarksburg State Board of Dental Examiners Otis G. Wilson Muntington Oliver Shurtleff Fairmont State Library Commission James E. Hedrick Hinton Public Assistance Parkersburg State Board of Optometry

Tito Gruber Talk On Trieste Issue At Brioni

Premier Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia and Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber held four days of talks on Brioni about Trieste and postwar issues. They discussed border minority problems and boosting trade while evaluating Austria as intermediary between Yugoslavia and Italy. Gruber said progress was made on local and broader questions of mutual interest.

Isle OF Saioni Yugoslavia Marshal ‘Tito Karl Gruber Trieste Italy Adriatic Austria

Mrs Bessie Looney Dies in Montgomery

Mrs Bessie Lee Looney 56 of Seth Boone County died Tuesday at Waird Memorial Hospital Montgomery She belonged to Heeling Stream Baptist Church born Amma Boone County resided here 25 years Survived by husband Kens ie Looney two sons Ralph Bineville Robert Nitro three daughters Mary Michaels St Albans Betty Workman Elly Mae White six brothers and five sisters and nine grandchildren Services set for 1 pm Thursday Healing Stream Baptist Church Burial Sunset Memorial Park Charleston under Hunter and Hunter mortuary Madison Body to school at noon Wednesday and to church one hour before service

Bessie Looney Montgomery Seth Bessie Lee Looney Boone County Waird Memorial Hospital Heeling Stream Betty Workman Elly Mae White Jake. Dore Harv Carper Amma Earl Elkview Clyde Carper Pinch Dorothy Starcher Gladys Vineyard Lula Carper Spencer Ora Goodwin Charleston Frank Akerg Gauley Bridge Elsie Teeney Elizabeth Carper Anna Healing Stream Baptist Church

Resigned Thrice Solon Says Its Final Now

Rome reports Emrico de Nicolau, who has twice resigned as president of the Senate, declares in Naples that this time he cannot and will not return. The 74-year-old senator made the remark in a letter to the Senate amid an order of the day rejecting his resignation from a week earlier.

Solon Rome Emrico de Nicolau Senate Naples

Maggie Martin Dies After Long Illness At 84 In Charleston

Mrs Maggie Martin aged 84 of Charleston RFD 6 died yesterday at home after a long illness. Surviving are three sons James Ray and Aston of RFD 6, five daughters Rhoda Dangertiela Octay Lucas Effie Clay Minnie Ferrell Julia Pitman, one brother William Shannon of Virginia, two sisters Minnie Saiton of South Charleston and Georgia Wallon of Reed, 58 grandchildren eight great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. The body is at Cunningham Mortuary.

Suagxre Martin Charleston RFD James Ray Aston Rhoda Dangertiela Octay Lucas Noth Effie Clay Coal Fork Minnie Ferrell Riverside Julia Pitman Cinco William Shannon Virginia Minnie Saiton South Charleston Georgia Wallon Reed Cunningham Mortuary

Logan Man Is Charged With Assaulting Daughter

Logan County officers say R. D. Wells, 35, of Cora surrendered to state police after being charged this morning with assaulting his daughter Jerry Nan Wells, age about nine. Wells and his wife have been separated for roughly three years.

Logan R. D. Wells Cora Logan County Jerry Nan Wells Wells

Fans pack stadium for Charleston Senator season opener

Fans queued at ticket offices for the season opener as workers at the park cleaned and painted. Copenhaver promised a night ceremony with bards to welcome the former Toledo Mud Hens to Charleston, as ticket demand surged and extra staff and phones were brought in. Transit officials announced extra buses from Nitro Dunbar and South Charleston with quick park transfers, schedules to follow. Also a cooking tip advised setting the refrigerator to the coldest position for freezing ice cream then halving it back for holding.

Faye Charleston Worlyen Copenhaver Toledo Mud Hens Charleston Transit Co Nitro Dunbar South Charleston Summers St

Steel industry strain widens as plants cut work

Defense orders tighten steel supply as CIO United Steelworkers strike drags, prompting furloughs at General Motors facilities in Detroit and early shutdowns or reduced output at Delco-Remy in Indiana, Chevrolet in Buffalo, Bridgeport GE units, and other plants. Evansville Servel plans to close gas refrigerator lines while fighter wings stay active. Ohio plants halt Jeeps and earlier vacations aim to conserve steel.

Pittsburgh U. S. Steel Corp CIO United Steelworkers Allied Industries Detroit General Motors Corp GMC Delco-Remy Anderson Ind Chevrolet Motor Buffalo Bridgeport Servel, Inc Evansville Yoder Company Cleveland Toleis Willys-Overland Ohio

Parade Plans Active as Volunteers Sought for Charleston Band

Knight urged Charleston band volunteers to assemble at the station at 4 30 p m with instruments but no uniforms. The parade would start at 6 10 p m headed by a motorcycle escort crossing the South Side bridge on Virginia Street to Summers and toward the Daniel Boone. Charleston and Louisville teams ride in a cavalcade of convertibles with Mayor Copenhaver and civic officials leading.

Knight Ge. Williams Canada Charleston Will South Side Bridge Virginia St Summers Orth Daniel Boone Louisville Copenhaver ZL. B. Robb Transportation Committee

Carter admits killing wife in July murder case

Carter, jailed at Princeton after confessing to killing his wife during an argument, told reporters he acted alone and claimed not to be crazy. He faces a murder charge at a preliminary hearing scheduled tomorrow before Magistrate J A Douglas Bailey as Sheriff C C Elmore outlined.

Page Borer Carter Harvey Princeton J. A. Douglas Bailey C. C. Elmore Elmore

Ike Assails Taft Air Power Stance At GOP Convention

Ike Eisenhower harshly criticized Taft’s air power policy and warned that abandoning collective security would invite chaos. The GOP race featured Taft claiming a strong delegate lead while Eisenhower urged national leadership, with Stevenson leading Democratic hopes in Indiana and Kefauver pushing to lower the voting age to 18 amid national campaign maneuvers. The AP tally showed Taft ahead on first ballots, and rumors swirled about MacArthur as a potential Taft running mate.

Fuge 17 Manchuria Ohio Eisenhower Kore Denver Taft United States Chicago GOP Associated Press Pennsylvania John S. Fine Gov. Fine Govgies Ming Patwean Washington Capitol Sill Douglas MacArthur MacArthur Adlai Stevenson Illinois Indiana Stevenson Chiclago Paul M. Butler Heasier Kefeuver Richard B. Russell Georgia Averell Harriman Estes Kefeuver D-Tenn Kefauver New York Js Poverly Estes Kefauver Tennessee

Parade Prizes Reward Safety Ideas In Charleston Event

Charleston parade organizers offer prizes for best deco rated bicycle best safety idea and slogan. Awards include fishing kit badminton set U S Savings Bond and Samsonite luggage plus group classifications prizes. WV Safety Council and local officials provide crowd protection. Event coordinated by Charleston leaders and national sponsors across June.

Hawthorne U. S West Virginia Safety Council Charleston

Obituary notices of Wuanedd Waller E Srom and others

The obituary notices list Wuanedd Waller E Srom Bervite and Dr. Eugene M. Austin officiating at services. Burials, pallbearers, and surviving relatives are noted for several individuals including John Whitlam Haddicks, Mistem, Penrod, and Rucker family members with funeral arrangements in Charleston and surrounding areas. The notices describe death, service times, churches, mortuaries, and family survivors across multiple locations.

Attempt On Rhee’s Life In Pusan Newshead

An assassination attempt interrupted President Syngman Rhee’s June speech in Pusan Plaza as 10 000 gathered for the anniversary of the Korean War. A platform guest drew a pistol, fired or attempted to, but the weapon misfired twice and authorities seized the attacker. Rhee continued his address with US envoy Muccio and UN Korea observers present.

Pusan Korea INS Syngman Rhee South Korea Rhee Pusan Plaza United States John J. Muccio United Nations Commission On Korea Korean National Assembly

Tanks Break Siege Near Parati in Rio de Janeiro

Tanks join the fight and troops encircle Parati area as revolting criminals move north toward Rio de Janeiro. Police report 128 of 300 reached the mainland from Anchieta offshore. ten criminals captured and one marine killed after hours of gunfire.

Continueu Fron Page Ll Parati Rio de Janeiro Rio Anchieta Burati Rio-Sao Faulo Anchiela

West Germany and EDC security pact gains Senate support

The panel ratified a page three document stating any U S military use of terms requires Congress. The agreement aims to extend NATO style guarantees to the European Defense Community army, with West Germany slated as one of six EDC members. Senators Hickenlooper Wiley Smith Brewster urged language to allow troop use under the pact. opposition came from Senators George Green McMahon Fulbright Sperkman Gillettes Tobey Connally.

United States Congress German Republic NATO European Defense Community EDC West Germany Hickenrooper Sen. Wiley R-Wis Alexander Smith R-Nj Sen Brewster R-Me George D-Ga Green D-Ri McMahon D-Carn Ren. Fulbright D-Ark Sperkman D-Alsi Gillettes Iowa Sen. Tobey Connally

Bombs Shatter Enemy Plants In New Sweep

Western and Eastern Korea see increased clashes along a 158 mile front with patrols exchanging fire with five MIG15s. Ground fighting persists near Charwon and northwest of the front while armistice talks linger at Panmunjom. AP reports that a broader war could resume if a truce remains elusive.

Fron Page Korea Charwon Seizu de Irance Panmunjom Olf Reds Republic Robert Evnson Tokyo Hoe Tea

Harry Copher dies coal official at 64 in Charleston

Sharp les June 24 Special Harry Levi Copher 64 a Boone County Coal Corp official died shortly before midnight Monday in Charleston General Hospital after a week of illness. He came to West Virginia in 1928 from Illinois. Survivor s include his wife Bonnie Copher two sons dentists Dr Harry Copher of Charleston and Dr Paul Copher of Madison and a sister Mrs Verble Trade of Johnson City NL. Services will be at 6 pm Thursday at Sharples Chapel with burial at Madison Memorial Park. The body remains at Hunter and Hunter mortuary in Madison until 4 pm Thursday.

Hasimicks John Witlam Dornthy Raleigh County Barboursville Hospital Dolores Pearl Hammicks Linda Galland Maryatta Doutea Delmer Ray Bay A Browh Delmer Detroit Mich Helen Dunnington Maryland Susan Miller Dorothy Sergion Toe Morrow Gareaghe Mardway Bartlett Noretuary Chapel Eugene M. Austin Bautista Temple Sunset Memorial Park Anderson Wiivon Dea H. Toipkins J. Chesley Williame Burrues_ Curden Joe Graham Law Carson Mr. Hardway Charleston Bu Petersburg Pla Brothers Hubbard Grace Tamily Sharples Harry Levi Copher Share Ples Boone County Coal Corp Charleston General Hospital Copher West Virginia Illinois Masonic Lodge Pittsburgh Holy Trinity Church Logan Bonnie Copher Harry Copher Paul Copher Madison Verble Trade Johnson City Sharples Chapel Burns Madison Memorial Park Hunter and Hunter Mortuary

Recount of Ballots Reveals Irregularities in Precincts

Recount found irregularities in a large precinct with erasures and triple voting marks affecting candidates including John M. Slack and J H B Abbot. Some ballots listed multiple governor candidates and Justice of the Peace races had overvotes. Legal challenges by Maroney and Slack addressed miscounts and efforts to throw out the precinct amid ongoing retabulation and arguments over counting authority.

John M. Slack J. HB Tass) Abbot U.S Justice of Peace House of Delegates Hisernan, Watta James Maroney Slack Sidney Goad Hinerman Butler St Watts Hisgrmen Maroney

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