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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
8
British fears rise over sending a cruiser to Iran amid nationalist opposition. Mossadegh urged to shelve the bill while four American destroyers in the Persian Gulf stay clear to avoid provoking Iran. Basra evacuation plans trigger tensions as British workers fear a settlement collapse.
A medical committee heard a surgeon argue addiction is an occupational hazard for doctors. He urged tighter controls on barbiturates and said no man who uses drugs or alcohol is ever cured, suggesting harsher penalties to deter use.
Washington hearings on narcotics were broadcast from the Senate caucus room via WSAZ-TV Huntington. Sen. O Conor chairing the Crime Committee described addicts anonymous programs and heard a Baltimore mother condemn addiction after her son, aged five, fell into drugs. Stories from Chicago and New York youths described heroin and marijuana use, theft to sustain habits, and a growing teenage epidemic in major cities.
Five year old Mary Ella Boyd of Tennessee awoke in a hospital bed and asked if her arm had been taken. Doctors removed her left arm to halt the spread of sarcoma, marking the eighth operation in two years as the life threatening cancer persisted.
Seventy one West Virginia army veterans of Korean combat aboard the transport Gen John Pope docked in San Francisco. Col A R Reeves says most will spend 30 days at home on leave as part of the Army rotation system. Returnees include Cpl Watt Adkins Jr Accovile Logan County and Sgt Hillard G Blevins Crab Orchard Raleigh County among many others listed.
Mrs Agnes Adams aged 70 of Oak Riggery Charleston died yesterday at her home. She is survived by husband James Adams, son Moses of Charleston, sister Mrs Stattie Walker of Detroit, Michigan, and ten grandchildren. Body at Harden and Harden Mortuary.
News reports detail fighting around Yonchon and Imjin River with Allied columns pressed back by Communist positions. Air operations involve B 29s against Yonggu and Anak while MIGs clash with F 84s. Pyongyang radio claims heavy Allied losses.
A concise weather summary lists temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities. It notes scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers from Charleston to West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania, with highs near 88 in Atlanta and humid conditions in Los Angeles and Memphis. Continuous regional readings include New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond, St Louis, and Washington with varied temperatures and wind details.
Nine year old Richard Kasian floated out to sea on an innertube with companion John Muise then disappeared. Muise reached shore and alerted others late. A Coast Guard plane located Kasian three miles off eastern point and the Nahant boat recovered the body.
General Finletter assessed the Far East air balance noting the Chinese air force relies heavily on Russian built MiG-15 fighters with some MIG-9 and YAK-15 jets. He cited U S. estimates of 2 000 to 3 000 combat planes in the region and warned the enemy could possess fire bombs rockets and anti personnel weapons. He also outlined Air Force plans to rotate non combat personnel after 18 to 30 months and combat crews after shorter agreed terms as Korea wartime duties wind down.
Scrap steel drive pressures rise as NPA seeks 36 million tons this year up from 32.56 million. Manny Fleischmann warns of an extreme emergency to meet demands. Senators Douglas Moody discuss price rollbacks and inflationary pills, while builders expect relaxed real estate credits for first-time buyers. New allocations limit methyl chloride and sebacic acid for plastics and rubber.
Hinton authorities report Howard Williams, 22, a former Hinton High School football player, was electrocuted today at a power substation near the old Avis crossing after contacting a 2300 volt line. Police Captain C. H. Shirey said Williams died at the scene.
The Florida governor, 45, defies subpoena from Warren's committee and taunts a Miami Bayfront Park confrontation on July 7 to discuss gambling in Florida, Maryland, and Washington. O'Conor dismisses the summons, citing other priorities while the committee accuses the governor of letting Capone's syndicate use his office to push Miami Beach gambling.
Police arrested 21 year old !Continued from Paze i Mazzelli on a 30 day suspended sentence for resisting arrest and assault and battery. Women with infants and placards faced Municipal Court as Judge Benjamin Dzik adjourned the hearing to next Tuesday. Three men were charged with disorderly conduct amid cries and wails in the courthouse corridor. Authorities warned of jail for further obstructing entrances to the new dump.
Work to pave the seven-eighths mile access road from State Route 1 to Coonskin Park advances under Anderson’s Inc bid. The project aims to tie into the Air Nations Guard road to Kanawha Airport with completion hoped by mid July. Over 2,010 visitors entered the county park on Sunday amid the ongoing construction. British Winter Dies in London at 35. Peter Cheyney, famed mystery author, passes away.
WAEM air is expected to control the weather east of the Mississippi today with hot humid southerly flow likely limiting afternoon temperatures into the upper 90s from the Gulf to the Lower Lakes. Cooler change expected in northern Rockies and northern Plains with some precipitation in the East later today.
Warwick of Richmond Virginia was reelected president of the Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association at the closing session in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. C A Carr of Danville Virginia was elected vice president and J S Ficklen of Greenville North Carolina treasurer. An executive committee will include Warwick Carr Tichlen Palmer Rowntree and Schienker. The meeting ran with the Tobacco Association of the United States and drew about 400 leaf tobacco men.
Dr. Thomas S. Knapp superintendent of Spencer State Hospital recommends installing safety screens to replace bars in wards. He says the screens would provide escape routes in fires and cites national hospital fires as justification. The proposal was sent to the State Board of Control and Gov. Patteson for approval and will be installed in a private clinic under construction.
Abel Sinnett Hall aged 91 a retired farmer and minister died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs H Clara Hess 309 Ohio Ave after a 10 day illness He was a member of Randolph Street Baptist Church Surviving include two sons Carl H Hall Dayton and Clyde E Hall Newcastle a sister Mrs Elizabeth Wyer Eskdale sixteen grandchildren nine great grandchildren and service scheduled for 2 pm Sunday at Mt Zion Baptist Church His body to be moved to Morgantown for burial for James Prentice 74 Eskdale Bartlett Mortuary funeral arrangements listed in Eskdale collated notice.
Service is arranged for James Prentice with burial in Woodside Cemetery Laing under Pryor Mortuary East Bank. The body will be taken to the home of formom Saturday in Birmingham. The obituary lists surviving wife Mrs. and five daughters with additional relatives and military son services.
United States doubts Malik proposal for cease fire talks as China and North Korea press for preconditions. Peiping radio broadcasts promise victory and expel American forces while Lie plans return to New York after talks with Younger and Pearson.
Parsons June 26 A badly decomposed body found near Parsons has been identified as Robert Rexrode of Lewis County. Sheriff Crosten said investigators probe suspicious circumstances surrounding his disappearance from a Parsons rest home for the elderly. Identification was by Miss Selma Swearingen, a rest home employee, based on clothing and a crippled foot bone, with clothing marks suggesting a bullet entry in the left hip noted by the sheriff and health official Dr. Guy Michael.
The Senate Democratic leadership announced a unanimous decision to remain in session through early fall to pass new economic controls, funding bills, a foreign aid package worth 8.5 billion, and a tax measure. Plans include Defense Production Act extensions, full-year appropriations, and possible stopgap extensions if needed.
A flood of obituaries from Dry Branch to Charleston details mourners and survivors. The notices mark Emmi rocks and numerous relatives including husbands children and siblings. services held at Emma Chapel and various cemeteries with multiple pallbearers named.
The article reports on a memo circulated at Ridgway’s HQ describing State Department cautions about Malik’s cease fire proposal in Korea. It notes fear of a military shift if UN forces withdraw and potential for a counter attack. Ridgway visits the front then returns to Tokyo as a public protest in Pusan calls for rejecting the Russian proposal.
The article lists witnesses including Levy Williamson an 86 year old South Carolina born Black man and others from Baltimore Washington and Virginia areas who testified today about industry ties and past union disputes. It notes the defendant actor’s moves from Hollywood to New York and references his screen work and teaching.
Charles Bradley son of Mr and Mrs Richard Preadley of Chesapeake fractured both bones in his right forearm in a fall at home yesterday. Bolarsky Memorial Hospital attendants report his condition as being good.
A group of CIO Marine engineers reached terms with shippers, ending an 11 day strike that disrupted East and Gulf Coast shipping. Federal mediators announced the settlement as seamen and radiomen resumed work, while search continues for a missing 3 year old man linked to the Wright residence inquiry. Orville Lee, missing since June 5, is described as 5 ft 8 in, 135 pounds, blue eyes, with a limp.
State Health Director N H Dyer urged parents not to inoculate children over one year against diphtheria or whooping cough due to temporary reduced resistance to polio. Infant immunization should continue for under one year. Exceptions apply for exposure to disease or local epidemics and smallpox cases.
Samuel Tuck 87 of Charleston dies after a prolonged illness at home. A native of Pomeroy he moved to Charleston in 1893, worked at a barbershop on Virginia and Capitol Sts, and was a Knights of Pythias member for 33 years. Funeral services at Preston Mortuary Chapel with Rev John Essex officiating. Burial at Spine Whit Cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs Tita Took three sons Earl Ruby and Rambo Tuck a sister Mrs Alice Jefferson of Pittsburgh Pa three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
John Henry Woods 59 of Webster Springs died this morning. A retired dry cleaner, he lived here over 40 years and was a World War II veteran. He is survived by wife Clara, two sons Sat Lands L and Lonza Ly, two daughters Lela Miller and Anna, and eight grandchildren. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Sand Run Baptist Church with Rev. John Chapman officiating. Burial in Woods Cemetery under Dodd and Hart Mortuary direction.
Coroner Cutlip announced that Selman, arrested May 27 on a statutory charge involving a 16 year old girl, was held for the September term of the grand jury. No investigation will be conducted as the cloth tightened around his neck during the incident.
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