Mother's Day 1953 Reunions Highlight PR War Returns
Mothers across the nation welcomed released POWs with quiet joy as Travis Air Force Base processed repatriates and families rushed to be together. Some mothers learned through prisoners reports that sons survived, while others faced enduring dread for missing men. Names and uncertain outcomes underscored a day of tempered happiness for many families awaiting word.
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Wraveen Oares
Wade
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
United States
Robber Hints in Logan murder case involve numbers racket
Logan, May. A Virginian confessed to a role in the murder of a Logan woman and hinted at a large numbers racket in the area. The 28-year-old Martinsville native, James A. Hill, notes a plan hatched in a McDowell County gambling house and names accomplices including Melvin Loveless and Albert Puckett. Authorities describe the case as part of a broader police sweep from Logan to Leaksville and beyond.
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Logan
James A. Hill
the Gazette
Davis Jefferson Williams
Martinsville
Wiliams
McDowell County
Keystone
Eriex
Albert Kitchen
Puck
Williams
Virginia
Puckett
Mississippi
Leaksville
Loveless
Eugene Sherman
James Rufus Jones
Sunday Specials Highlight Gazette Editorials and Features
The Gazette outlines today’s content with an editorial focus on murders at Widen and a political analysis on Dunbar city government. Charles Frame’s death is linked to local tensions, while Harry G. Hoffmann analyzes the potential replacement of Guy Moss by Charles Lucas Jr. in the June 2 election. The issue also covers Henry Ford’s Ford Archives ceremony and various sections from weddings to sports.
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the Gazette
Charles Frame
Widen
Charleston
Frame
Harry G. Hoffmann
Dunbar
Guy Moss
Charles ©. Lucas, Jr
Fair Lane
Henry Ford
Ford
Frank A. Knight
West Virginia
Knight
Atos Nevis
Feausres
Mershall Collewe
Zia Ae
Rhge
Pereonas
Bitty News Eye
Saceae
Etrlage
Seethon Sports
Ass Yp Reese
Kardman
Woods Aid Waters
Shocinion AV
Krres
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Wife Recovers News Of POW From Korean War
Morgantown story details Mrs. John B. Hughes learning her husband, missing in action since January 1 1951, is alive in a prisoner exchange. The tattered notebook, found by Captain Fon Mitchell in the hands of released prisoners, listed Hughes at 337 Union Ave Whorgan West Virginia. Telegraph editor Al Volker traced the name and Mrs. Hughes, who works in Charleston, reacted emotionally as she prepared to travel for duties in Charleston.
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Myrtle Sonnson
Leon
Iowa
Joseph
Pic
New “York City
Sam Lamphier
Korea
Robert B. Bird
Rutland
Vermont
Morgantown
John B. Hughes
McDowell County
Cpt
Fon Mitchell
Roderfield
Pantomjom
Mitchell
Union Ave
Whorgan
W. Va
Telegraph
al Volker
Hughes
Clarksburg Strife Ends With Settlement Sought
In Clarksburg a week of political clash ends as a settlement seems near. Circuit Judge Karl B. Kyle disqualified himself due to a relative’s involvement and will seek a substitute judge. The Republicans seek a court order to bar Democrats from interfering with city affairs, though Democrats remain in control at city hall.
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Clarksburg
City Hall
Karl B. Kyle
Kyle
Reds Return Pact Goes Home POWs Balky Says All Will Go Home
Reds declare that all 48,500 balky North Korean and Chinese prisoners will be willing to return home after explanations in a neutral camp, a claim questioned by Allied truce delegates. Gen Nam Ji of North Korea insisted on homeward transfer for those who resist, with final disposition left to a political conference. The issue hinges on a neutral five nation commission and potential four month custody before any decision. The 39 minute session adjourned to 11 a.m. Monday as talks continue at Panmunjom.
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Panmunjom
Nam Ji
U. N. Command
William
Harrison
Nam
Nant
Red
Naro
Peiping
Etil
Pressure grows for Eisenhower to address deficit on airwaves
Washington May 9 advisers urge President Eisenhower to take to radio and television to counter backlash over red ink in federal spending. They argue a blunt, nationwide address could reassure voters as Senate Appropriations Chair Bridges calls for further budget cuts and a shift to blame the Democrats for past fiscal gaps.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
R.N. H
Congress
Hisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
White House
No Budget Delays Freeze State Inmate Food Funds
Out of money to feed inmates at the penitentiary and two other state facilities, the budget stalemate delays deficiency funds. Regular funds for food and current expenses at Spencer State Hospital and the State Prison for Women are exhausted while the Supreme Court reviews constitutionality of the budget bill. A special legislative session may be needed before funding is released, with July 1 as the tentative budget start.
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John G. Morgan
Staff Weiter
the Gazette
Supreme Court
Pal
State Budget Directors Office
Spencer State Hospital
Actor John Agar to tour after jail term
Santa Monica Calif May Actor John Agar 31 winds up a 120 day jail term for probation violation tomorrow and will immediately start a brief personal appearance tour He was to be sentenced today on drunk driving and suspended license charges but the studio obtained a postponement until May 23 for the four appearances The former Shirley Temple husband was on probation from two drunk driving convictions in 1951 and was arrested Jan 22 on a similar charge later noted in the report
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Agar
Shirley Temple
Ex Convict Admits Guilt in St Albans Assault
A laborer from Charleston confessed to a knife point home invasion in St Albans, raping a young mother and triggering a nine day valley wide manhunt. Melvin Daniels, 31, identified by police, was arrested in a Court Street tavern and gave a full confession after he was confronted by the victim. He faced a preliminary hearing and waived it, details to be continued on page 14.
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St .Albans
St. Albans
Lester
Groves
Eionish Daniels
Charleston
Pantels
Ohio Railway
Daniels
Triangle District
Court St
C. E. Fairfax
Jesse Johnson
Fairfax
Melvin Loveless
John T. Keenan
State GOP Forms Patronage Group in West Virginia
The West Virginia State GOP forms a five member patronage committee to screen and endorse federal positions for the national committee. Formed at the request of Leo Pard W. Hall, the group unites Eisenhower and Taft supporters in the state amidst post convention jockeying. Members include Frances Stubblefield of Charleston Arthur Mr Hill T E Millsop Mallanan and an ex-officio senior partner of the RNC.
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West Virginia
Walter S. Hallanan
Leopard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Frances Stubblefield
Charleston
Arthur Mr. Hill
Republican State Finance Committee
T. E. Millsop
Weirton Steel
Mallanan
Republican National Committee
Aup
Dulles Says U S Ready to Accept Modified Red Plan
Secretary of State Dulles stated the United States and its Korea allies are prepared to accept the modified Soviet truce terms with limits. He noted discussions with Eisenhower and State and Defense officials on prisoner repatriation, and said a later public discussion of modifications would be premature. Negotiations at Panmunjom were to resume, with clarifications demanded on two points including the neutral commission and timing of POW holding.
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Washington
INS
State Dulles
U. S
Korea
Ray Dulles
Middle East
South Asia
Eisenhower
State and Defense Departments
Dulles
Panmintom
Foland
Czechoslowitzerland
Sweden
U.N
New York
United Nations
Kremlin Sheds Stalin Tactics Revolt May Bring Trouble for West
A Moscow dispatch hints at a rising revolt against Stalinism with potential to push the Soviet leadership toward time buying then toward active involvement abroad. It notes Grigorii Petrovsky, a Lenin ally and former Soviet official, connected to exile return and political intrigue amid 1930s purges.
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Willam L. Ryan Ayevalt
Moscow
Stalin
Red
Banner of Labor
Grigorii
Ivanovich
Petrovsky
Himsell
Lenin
Semet
Stevenson Wins Uneasy Praise In Indian Visit
TRIVANDRUM May 9 Adlai Stevenson drew mixed praise from a Communist weekly editor in Trivandrum who called him a good speaker and noted his influence. Local officials welcomed the Democratic standard bearer now touring Travancore Cochin. Stevenson offered honorary memberships to city leaders and said the visit boosted democracy ahead of municipal and village elections. He proceeds to Karachi May 14 for a Pakistan stopover.
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Trivandrum
India
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Eleanor Roosevelt
Chester Bowles
Stevenson
Travancore
Cochin
Madras
Karachi
Pakistan
Large Group to Receive Writs in Widen Slaying Case
Clay May 9 Special Fifty men will be charged tomorrow in the murder of Charles Frame 29 of Strange Creek in a lambush slaying at Widen. Prosecutor James Reed said warrants are being prepared and two of those named are juveniles. The list includes Virgil Edmond Nelson Dewey Albroe Tripplett Ira Scott Lewis and many others. Most from the Widen area. Fifty two arrests had been made and a milling crowd gathered at the courthouse tonight awaiting developments.
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Moat
Clay
Charles Frame
Strange Creek
Widen
James Reed
Reed
Virgil Edmond Nelson
Dewey Albroe Tripplett
Ira’ Scott Lewis
Roy Wilbert Moore
I. Edward Canfield
Lloyd Branford Johnson
Carl Hisson Ogles
Roy Junior Keener
James Prewitt
Clarence Lee Pritchard
Albert Charles Pritchard
James Allen Bragg
Charles William ‘Taylor
Stemings
Roscon Bailes
George Allen Sizemore
Damon
Donald ‘Zickefoope
John Joseph Ward
Howard Dempery Triplett
Grant Samples
Dale James Boggs
Denis Grahan
Darrell Ramsey
Charles Fugene Lovings
Ren
West
Virginand
Kentucky
Phony Peace Bid Seen in Indochina
Saigon reports that French and Indochinese officials warn that a Lao withdrawal could precede a suspicious Vietminh armistice bid. Premier Nguyen Van Tam doubts sincerity and says Viet Nam would accept only if enemy armies first surrender. Observers say Ho Chi Minh could use such an offer to slow French war effort and disrupt U.S. aid.
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Saigon
Indochina
Laos
Ichina
Nguyen van Tam
Viet Nam
Eoen
Ho Chi Minh
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Syracuse
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Page
Reds
Buffalo
N. Y
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Wark
George W. Gay
Trenton
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Kremlin
Cele Irate
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S’ Stevenson
Beckley
John L. Watters
Eloise Watters
Andrews Field
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Sammy
Walter Reed Hospital
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