Non-Union Diggers Return To Work After Tragedy
A 56 year old Tunnelton miner, despondent over illness, killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun at his daughter's home in Cuzzart near Tunnelton. He left a note for his daughter Marie Lewis, a $35 jar, and a watch. Investigators reported the head wound as self-inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunnelton
David Troy Strawser
Marie Lewis
Cuzzart
Marie
Cumberland
Strawser
Maryland
J. H. Benson
H.E. Parks
W. E. McMorrow
F. W. Pritt
Doyle Halbritter
Kingwood
Armco to Boost Pension for 4500 Workers at Middletown
Armco Steel announced a $100 monthly pension for about 4500 workers at two Middletown plants. Current monthly benefits run $60 to $65, and increases apply to retirees since January 1, 1945 and to future retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Elmer Davis
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Woman Struck and Killed by Freight Train near Station
Police report Mrs. Lettie Michael, 49, of Sistersville was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train while crossing the tracks about 50 yards from the Sistersville station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistersville
Baltimore and—Ohio
Lettie Michael
State Police Patrol Mines Areas to Tackle Violence
Charleston dispatch notes West Virginia state police are ordered to patrol highways today in mining districts to deter violence and maintain order amid ongoing labor tensions and safety concerns. Authorities emphasize a show of force and rapid response to incidents.
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W. Va
Charleston
West Virginia
University Professor Retires From Staff
Morgantown West Virginia University announces the retirement of Professor George P Boomsliter of the mechanical engineering department after a staff career beginning in 1920. The governor said state police will patrol mining areas to prevent violence while respecting peaceful picketing and workers rights. No disorders were reported in the mining regions. See WV STATE page 6
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
George P. Boomsliter
West Virginia University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Patteson
W. E. Burchett
United Mine Workers
Ean
Braxton County
W. VA
Mrs Billups Found Dead Struck by Train Near Tracks
In St Albans, 74 year old Mrs A O Billups, who had been missing from her home for a few hours, was found dead near the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks. Police reported she had been struck by a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Albans
A. 0. Billups
Chesapeake and Ohio
Gaines Faces Five To Eighteen Years For Second Degree Murder
Charles Brennan Gaines, a 52 year old Flemington father of ten, was convicted of second degree murder in the shooting of James Brunson on June 4, 1948. The jury deliberated 52 minutes, with the sentence deferred by Circuit Judge W Merle Watkins as defense motions to set aside the verdict proceed. Gaines is free on $4,000 bond. The case marks a second trial after a hung jury in April. Gaines testified the killing was in self defense, demonstrating how Brunson charged, while his wife and daughter testified Gaines had warned Brunson away from their daughter. The defense claimed the gun was for protection after Brunson took his car. The courtroom heard arguments from Prosecutor Richard Bol. See 5 TO 18 page 4.
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Charles Brennan Gaines
Flemington
James Richard Brunson
Gaines
Chester A. Blue
W. Merle Watkins
Liberty
Brunson
Memington Strip
Yugoslavia Expels Hungarian Diplomats in Diplomatic Rift
Belgrade ordered nine Hungarian diplomats out of Yugoslavia in a move widening the rift with the Kremlin bloc. Hungary retaliated by expelling ten Yugoslav officials in Budapest as Tito accused Russia and Cominform satellites of arm snatching near Yugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Budapest
Tanjug
Russia
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Yugoslav
Approval of Big Pay Bills Pushes Adjournment Drive
The House approved two large pay raise bills benefiting armed services and the post office, aiming for adjournment by mid October. A separate $1.314 billion overseas arms program moves to the White House, with Senate and House versions merged for final enactment. The measure funds North Atlantic pact nations and Greece Turkey Iran Korea Philippines, while a China area allocation remains optional.
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Washington
House
Congress
Armed Services
Post Office Department
White House
Senate
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
China Area
Far East
Tru
Grafton Council Deliberates Incinerator Purchase Details
City council and City Manager Curtis D. Decker discussed the incinerator purchase in executive session noting a favorable mood but no final decision. They will collect more data on legal and financial aspects before announcing a plan. Public support for the incinerator appears high as residents face higher garbage rates to fund the project. The estimated total cost is about 65000 dollars with 298 dollars monthly payments over 18 years under a lease purchase, a legal technicality delaying the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Curtis D. Decker
Mr.Decker
Doctor Indicted On Abortion Counts In Charleston
Four abortion indictments and one murder charge were returned against Dr. F. Edgerton Evans of West Charleston by a Kanawha county intermediate grand jury. The murder count concerns a child said to have been born alive and dying minutes later last May. Three other abortion counts relate to procedures reported over the prior year. The indictments are part of a record 325 returned by the grand jury.
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Charleston
F. Edgerton Evans
West Charleston
Kanawha County
Frank L. Taylor
Set
Cummings
Legion Rehabilitation Conference Set for Martinsburg
The West Virginia American Legion rehabilitation committee will convene in Martinsburg October 8 to 10. The conference will focus on veteran case histories and related rehabilitation issues discussed by the committee.
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Legion Rehabilitation Committee
Charleston
The
West Virginia Department of the American Legion
Martinsburg
Date Set for Beckley Annexation Referendum
Beckley council accepted petitions with about 4000 signatures to annex Sprague Hager Road and Calloway Heights, linking 2000 to 3000 residents to the city. A referendum date will be announced soon and must occur between 20 and 60 days after petition acceptance.
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Beckley
Sprague
Hager Road
Calloway Heights
22 Men Bonded After Coal Mine Picket Disturbance
Twenty two men released on bonds of five hundred dollars each after waiving preliminary hearing on charges linked to a picket disturbance at a coal mine near Coalton in Randolph County. Seventeen thousand was tied to a bulldozer damaged during the incident.
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Elkins
William Davis
G. W. L. Doyle
Randolph County
Grand Jury
Coalton
Here
Sam Polino
O. D. Brady
Junior
Barbour County
Paul Price
Davis
Price
Gus DeMotto
Nonunion
Truman Embarks On Missouri Trip For Another Talk
President Truman leaves Washington for a two day Missouri swing. He will reach St Louis for a Masonic ceremony then Kansas City for a dinner honoring William M Boyle Jr. He plans radio remarks and a Friday return to push welfare programs as constitutional and for the general welfare.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas ‘City
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Boyle
Kansas City Police
J. Howard McGrath
White House
Democratic Party
Miners Defy Strike As Workers Return to Western PA Pits
In western Pennsylvania, non-union diggers return to 40 mines amid armed presence and no reported picket violence. Some 1,850 miners are at work across about 40 pits, with shale of coal production described as a trickle since the Sept. 19 strike by John L. Lewis UMW. Groups travel by mobile picket carriers. tense atmosphere persists as the 10th day of the UMW strike progresses.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Clearfield County
John L. Lewis
UMW
Clearfield
Southern Op
Howard Houston Named Lineman of Week in AP Poll
Harvard tackle Howard Houston 23 year old from Haverhill Massachusetts named lineman of the week after Harvard loses to Stanford on the Pacific coast. He is among 38 nominations in the Associated Press poll for the grid season's top lineman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvard
Stanford
Pacific Coast
Howard Houston
Associated Press
Haverhill
Massachuetts
Young Driver Dies After Multi Rollover On Route 60
George Seafler 19 of Big Chimney died in a hospital from injuries suffered when his car rolled over five times after a collision with another vehicle on U S Route 60 near here Sunday.
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Charlestn
George Seafler
Here
Coal Negotiations To Decide Length Of Mine Strike
UMW negotiators arrive in Bluefield for rounds with southern operators representing about 97 million tons of annual output. John L Lewis may attend talks in White Sulphur Springs with northern and western operators facing a steel contract deadline. Analysts expect time be spent assessing steel dispute outcomes before renewed coal bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
CIO
Police Exams Set For October 21
October 21 is the date for the second civil service exam in Grafton. Paul Malone said the commission announced the vacancy list, with City Manager Curtis Decker obtaining new hires after the July exam left an exhausted eligible list. Starting pay is about 170 dollars monthly. two temp officers serve until replacements are made.
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Tober
Paul Malone
Grafton Police Civil Service Commission
Curtis Decker
Civil Service
Decker
P. A. Funkhouser
Christians Street
Dorsey Hickman
West Main Street
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Denver
Henry M. Blackmer
Denver Federal Court
Blackmer
Teapot Dome
International Soundphoto
Bulletin
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Emergency Board
Union
Burchett
Governor's
Boomsliter
Charles B. Gaines
Tito
Council
Francis E. Whorf
Scituate
Mass
Kenneth Whorf
State Health Department
Kanawha
Greenbrier
Williamson
Blair and Company of New York
Cty Ball Park
Joseph P. Hatfield
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