Taft Predicts He Will Carry 30 States in Election
The Charleston Gazelle reports Taft predicting victory in about 30 states if nominated. The piece covers Eisenhower’s support, Taft's campaign plans, and reactions from delegates in North Dakota and Texas. Harriman and Hallinan are cited on policy and balance of power, with Edwards noting women’s voting impact.
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Charleston Gazelle
Taft
United States
Russell
Washington
Associated Press
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
Tafi
Eisenhower
John Hjelllum
Jestown
N. D
Denver Yeaterday
Hjellum
North Dakota
Hjetlum
Emil Hurja
Democratic National Committee
Tam
Chicago
Denver
Texas
Nationals Committee
Progressive
Progressive Party
C. B. Baldwin
New York
Baldwin
Vincent Hallinan
India Edwards
Richmond
Harriman
Dayton
Guy G. Gabrielson
Gen. MacArthur
Gabrielson
WV Telephone Strike Shows Union Demands Escalating
Union demands wage hikes from 4 to 5.50 weekly for West Virginia telephone workers while in Ohio increases have reached 7 dollars. CWA argues boosts align WV pay with national levels and warns that proposed changes threaten long‑held working conditions and labor relations. C&P counters that it seeks fair negotiations without harming employees.
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Ohio
West Virginia
CWA
Charleston
C. H. Johnson
C&p
Compas
Johnson
Murray Declares Steel Industry To Sign Contract
The article reports a call for industry wide bargaining in steel, with figures like Newsom arguing against compulsory unionism and warning that a union shop could empower the CIO Steelworkers Union, affecting agriculture and industrial output.
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Murray
Steel Industry
America
Newsom
Grange
CIO Steelworkers
Woman Shot At Neighbor's Party In Culldden
Mrs. Ruth Moore improved steadily in a Huntington hospital after a Saturday dispute at a party ended with a .22 gunshot wound to her lower abdomen. Neighbor Ralph Lawson was charged with felonious wounding as the investigation described a chaotic sequence involving a found 30 cents, a pistol, and threats from a Lawson associate.
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Culloden
Ruth Moore
Huntington Hospital
Sgt. Pritchard
Juanita Lawson
Lawson
Oryi
Bob Hafér
Smashed Gas Line Sparks Fire After Car Crash
Near Sunnyside on Sissonville Road a 1980 motel car crashed into a ditch and burst into flames after its steering rod broke. Two youths fled the scene on foot. a Cunningham mortuary ambulance found no injuries. Fire lit the countryside for about 30 minutes as residents tried to fight the blaze with a garden hose.
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Sissonville Road
Sunnyside
Cunningham Mortuary
Ofie
Charleston Man Seeks Postdivorce Settlement
Gene Fraziey, 48, of Charleston Red 4, was seriously injured when a tractor tipped over a steep embankment and plunged more than 78 feet into the ravine on Mt. Fylen. The man reportedly hopes to secure offers before a final divorce hearing next month and says he would consider any proposal, anywhere, to support his wife.
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Gene Fraziey
Chearleston
Soviet Held U.S. Doctor For Two Years In Camps
An American physician recalls capture by the Soviets and two years in Arctic penal camps. He describes Lukiskiai and Kozhva in the Komi region, grim conditions, overcrowded cars, lack of water and sanitation, forced labor, and brutal cold. He notes roles as health officer and the daily routine from 4:20 a.m. to 10 p.m. with meager rations.
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Vilnius
Kotlas
Kozhya
Komi Autonomous Territory
Kozhva
Narjar Mor
Krasnya Garrod
Arctic Ocean
Archangels
Vorkcata
Rutherford Dies at 49 in Montgomery
Karl H. Rutherford 42 of Montgomery died at Laird Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born October 1902 in Ronteverte and worked 17 years as a time clerk at the Alley plant. A World War I veteran, he belonged to Kanawha Valley Post 58 American Legion and Montgomery Baptist Church. Surviving: daughter Jean Moore Rutherford. six sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements at B C Hooper Mortuary.
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Montgomery
Karl H. Rutherford
Alloy
Laird Memorial Hospital
Ronteverte
John B
Fanny Dooley Rutherford
Alley
Kanawha Valley
B.C. Hooper Mortuary
Governors urge compromise as Eisenhower moves ahead
The story notes GOP governors press for civil rights compromise while supporting Eisenhower. Texas’ Shivers backs Russell for Democratic nominating chance and warns against Harriman. Warren avoids politics claiming a problem focus as the governors’ conference proceeds.
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Richard Russell
Georgia
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Kohler
Driscoll
Kohier
Shivers
Harrigan
Balting
Texas
South
Russell
Chicago
Harriman
Americans For Democratic Action
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Earl Warren
California
Complete Convention results for West Virginia delegates
Frank A. Knight and Harry G. Hoffmann will attend both conventions in Chicago to report on cannon news affecting the West Virginia delegation. The note promises full convention results and related developments for readers.
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Frank A. Knight
Harry G. Hoffmann
Chicago
Cantron
West Virginia
Obituary notices from Charleston area
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with details on ages, residences, and surviving relatives. Names include Lula Hunter, Emma Morence, Miss Emma, and John Mingus among others with funeral arrangements and burial plans noted across Charleston and nearby towns.
Mrs Nunley Dies At Home In Reed
Julia Catherine Nunley 82 living in Reed dies at home after a brief illness. Widow of Powell Nunley who died in 1941 she was a lifelong Reed resident daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Goodall Crouch. Survived by three sons Wesley Jesse Mouris Nunley and daughter Lyda Gay Haris of Charleston. 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Service Tuesday 2 p m at the residence with Rev Shelby Arthur burial Valley Grove Cemetery. Body is at Cunningham mortuary and will be taken to the home at 10 a m today.
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Julia Catherine Nunley
Reed
Nunley
Powell Nunley
Alex
Elizabeth Enza Goodall Crouch
Wesley
Jesse
Mouris Nunley
Lyda Gay Haris
Charleston
Shelby Arthur
Valley Grove Cemetery
Cunningham Mortuary
Ken
Truce Violation Shell Marked Soviet Made
Allied officials said a shell found near the Panmunjom conference tent bore a Soviet make and antiaircraft gun mark. The shell landed in the Panmunium neutral zone around 4 am Friday but caused no damage during the three day talks.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmzanjom
U.N
William K. Harrison
Panmunium
One Man Killed and Another Injured in Motorcycle Crash
Morgantown reports a fatal motorcycle crash on State Rt 7 near Greer in Monongalia County. Alston D. Watson aged 47 of Mason was killed. Praytis E. Teets aged 35 of Masontown, operator, is in critical condition with serious injuries. A separate incident at Gauley Bridge injures Olaf Murphy, 30, of Hugheston with a broken arm.
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Morgantown
Alston D. Watson
Mason
State Rt 7
Greer
Monongalia County
Gauley Bridge
Olaf Murphy
Hugheston
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomer
Four Hurt in East End Two-Car Collision
Four people were injured in a two car crash at the Virginia and Mortis streets intersection around 8 39 last night. James R Clark and Elizabeth Clark plus James M Clark and his wife, all residents on Lee Street, were in one car driven by the son. James A Williams of Carbon and an unnamed female passenger in the other car were unhurt. Clark said Williams drove into his car s right side. The elder Clark suffered a fractured pelvis and internal injuries while his wife had similar injuries and contusions. Williams was arrested on a warrant from the younger Clark for reckless driving.
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Apant
Virginia and
Mortis ‘Sts
James Young
Robert Jenkins
James R. Clark
Elizabeth
Lee St
James M. Clark
Young Clark
James A. Williams
Carbon
Clark
Virginia St
Williams
McMillan Hospital
Cunningham
Mountain State Hospital
McMillian Hospital
Young
Wiliams
Congress Leaders Plan Early Windup Seen
The piece notes a request that President Truman use the Taft-Hartley 80 day anti strike timing to end the steel dispute. It discusses possible White House comment on amendments approved by House and Senate and predicts a varied response from Truman on Capitol action, including price and credit controls. The article weighs the president’s likely stance on consumer credit, real estate limits, and wage stabilization.
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Truman
House
Senate
Congress
Percy
Federal Reserve Board
Wage Stabilization Board
Centrolt
Woman Dies Oppressed by Long Lineage
Mrs Octavia Adeline Santrock age 87 died at her daughter’s home on Tyler Mountain Road. She was a Boone County native and mother of five daughters and four sons. She left 151 direct descendants and 70 grandchildren with 19 great great grandchildren. Service set for 2 pm at First Baptist Church Nitro with Rev Gibson and Rev Mayer officiating. Burial at Kein Cemetery near Poca. Body to Freder Cook mortuary Nitro then to daughter Mrs Wilkinson’s home.
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Octavia Adeline Santrock
W. A. Willinson
Tyler Mountain Rd
Santrock
Boone County
Robert
Jane Kirk Workman
William Santrack
Karnes
Poca
Three Drownings Mark Logan County Incident Day
Logan County reports three drownings in separate incidents. Jacqueline Rogers, 12, of Monaville. Raymond Lee Morris, 13, of Miceo. and Terry Gene Baisden, 3, of Beio died while near Gilbert Henlawsan and Justice. Funeral home personnel offered few details.
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Justice
Death of 17 year old C D Hudson leukemia
Corbett Dale Hudson 17 son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Hudson of Davis Creek died at home after a two week illness from leukemia. He worked for Thomas Fields and Co in Charleston and is survived by five brothers a sister and both grandparents. Funeral 10 am Tuesday at Assembly Church of God Davis Creek with Rev A V McCutcheon officiating burial in French Cemetery. The body at Snodgrass mortuary South Charleston.
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Jean — Tintans
Earle
Livighiin
Poca
Mas Milinn
Harold Gott
Campbells Creek
Robert. Little
Pace
J. Joyce
Barbera
Dorothy MM Laughain
James
Roger
Leo McLaughlin
Poon
Mack Davis
Galens Mortuary
Otis Castle
Melton
Mingus
John WH
Dundee
Hunta Rion
Charleston Lodge No. 153
Spram
Charleston
Order of the Eastern
Beni Kedem
Dolma J: W. Morris
Iris
Hite
Pearl Mingus
Mra
Beatris Cavender
South Charles
Song
Ford H. Binge
Salt Lake City
Utah
John
Corbett Dale Hudson
Henry F. Hudson
Davis Creek
Hudson
Thomas Fields and Co
Garrett
St. Albans
Calbert
Ronald Cleon
Doyle
Margie Carvill
CL. Hudsons
J. Stover
Assembly Church of God
A. V. McCutcheon
French Cemetery
Snodsrass Mortuary
South Charleston
Coffey James A Dies in Oak Ridge Tenn at 72
James Aloysius Coffey 72 of 04 Washington St W died Sunday morning in Oak Ridge Tennessee after a long illness. Survived by wife Mary Frances Nugent Coffey four children Christine Mertz A Goodhour James Jr in Charleston and Mrs James B Scott Oak Ridge two sisters and nineteen grandchildren. Mass set for 9 am Tuesday at St Anthony Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olivet. Rosary to be recited Monday night in Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home. Body arriving in Charleston today.
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James Aloysiaus Coffey
Washington St. W
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Mary Frances Nugent Coffey
James
Charleston
Christine Mertz
A. A. Goodhour
James B. Scott
C. J. Coffey
Ann Coffer
Charles
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Cuthbert Seporlnrt
Mount Olivet
Rosary
Barlow-Bonsall
George Turner Dies After Long Illness
George W. cn Wiulkner, 77, of Chesapeake, died Sunday at Kenawha Valley Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Write Asbury Mrs. J. C. Hively and Mrs. Ira Kirk of Charleston and Mrs. Virginia Peters of Ameagle. three sons Daniel Roy of Chesapeake and Pete of Chicago. a sister Mrs. Frank Johnson of Charleston. 31 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Service at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Chesapeake Methodist Church with Rev. A. B Chapman and Rev. R. M Renney officiating, burial in Marmet Cemetery. The body will remain at Pryor Mortuary until an hour prior to service.
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George W. Cn Wiulkner
Thesapeake
Kenawha Valley Hospital
Write Asbury
J. C. Hively
Ira’ Kirk
Charleston
Virginia Peters
Ameagle
Daniel
Roy
Chesapeake
Pete
Chicago
Ill
Frank Johnson
Chesapeake Methodist Church
A. &. Chapman
R. MM. Renney
Buel
Marmet
Pryor ‘Ortiary
Hilary Resigns Amid Cairo Embassy Turmoil
A U S embassy spokesman in Washington said the United States will not interfere in another country's internal politics. He called the Cairo embassy statement torredt and noted no official word on a cabinet shake-up. no comment will be issued from Washington.
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United States
Washington
State Department
Michael McDermott
Cairo
McDermott
Department
Record of Extreme Heat Sweeps Southern West Virginia
Scorching conditions drenched Southern and Central West Virginia with 90 plus temperatures as a new mass of hot air from the Midwest moved in. Forecasters warned readings could reach around 100 degrees after a day of heat in St Louis and Louisville.
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West
Joseph W. Bell Dies At Home In Huntington
Joseph William Bell, 93, longtime Huntington contractor who built many large local homes died at his Huntington residence. A Kentucky native, he led a general contracting firm bearing his name and left a lasting mark on the city’s 1920s built environment.
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Joseph W. Bell
Huntington
Joseph William Bell
Bell
Kentucky
Buckner Buckner Dies After Roadside Stabbing Near Kincaid
Buckner Buckner was stabbed during a confrontation on Route 61 near Kincaid. Witnesses described a fight involving his sister Juanda and a man with an axe or weapon. Buckner died before reaching a hospital after a long drive to Montgomery. Police seek witnesses reporting between 1 and 1 30 a.m. near the area.
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Ina
Buckner
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Rt. 61
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Acheson Arrives in Vienna and Berlin in Postwar Talks
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson landed in Vienna greeted by Austrian leaders and crowds. He praised Austria’s patience and independence hopes while warning against Soviet interference. In Berlin he presided at the cornerstone ceremony for an American library and said the Western Allies will keep Berlin as an outpost for German freedom.
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Truman
Tulln
Acheson
War
Gruber
Donnelly
Walter Dowling
United States
Aurelia
Moscow
Austria
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B. Ambasado
Philip C. Dessins
Slaze
Genese W. Perkins
Jucius ND. Barclay
Franz Josef Station
Vienna
Danube Canal
Leopold Figl
Adalf Schaerf
U. S
Plana
Brazil
Berlin
Germany
West Berein
Ernst Reuter
Union
Prench
Robert Schuman
London
Carmen Gray 11 Dies After Car Crash Near Bentree
Funeral scheduled in Ward for Carmen Lee Gray 11 who died Saturday from injuries after the car he drove lost control near Bentree, Nicho las County. Three youths were in the vehicle. Glenville Bess required hospital care. Burial in Ward Cemetery with Rev Albert Castle officiating. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Gray, four sisters, two brothers, and grandfather Bey Bess.
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Ward
Laige Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Bentree
Nicholas County
Carmen Lee Gray
Clarence L. Gray
Gray
Glen=ville Bess
Albert Castle
Cokmar E Ituary
Cedar Grove
Bernice
Inex
Rebecca Gray
Russell Teal
Indianapolis
Robert
Clarence Gray
Bey
Bess
Hugheston
Senate Probe Reveals Police Department Corruption Cast
The Senate subcommittee reports major district governance failures under three commissioners and criticizes supervision by the police chief. Four officers are suspended, including Lt. H. H. Carper of the Narcotics squad, cited for extensive corruption tied to prize schemes and illicit influence.
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Tee
Congress
Young
Fins
Barrell
H. H. Carper
Carper
James M
Jim Yellow Roberts
Power plants in Manchuria central Mukden area cited as key power source
In remarks about regional power stability the Suike plant and its powerhouses were described as the main electricity source for the Mukden industrial zone in central Manchuria. The speaker warned that power loss would inconvenience civilians in Communist China while noting some North Korea regions may rely on coal fueled standby plants.
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Yalu
Baveus
Mukden
Manchuria
China
Barcus
North
Karta
Finnish Girl in Miss Universe Contest Highlighted
The piece notes a Finnish contestant with dimples, posing for photographers and receiving affection from her married sister. It mentions Miss Universe awards, overseas studies, a watch prize, and movie contracts for Jackie Loughery, 21, of Brooklyn, who had won the U S title 14 hours earlier but was eliminated in the semi finals.
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Angevo
Mis
Sieka True
Sewpart. Rei
Universale International Studies
AM Sunners Tuyx
M States
Jackie Loughery
Brooklyn
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