Mines Start Work At Pitts Consolidation near Library
The Pitts Consolidation Coal company begins operations at a large mine near Library, touted as the world's largest commercial producer. Picketing halted about 2.0 percent of workers seeking to resume in West Virginia, the leading soft coal state, amid a wave of recent strikes. Rank and file miners in Lee and West Virginia clashed with UMW district officials advocating a return to work under John L. Lewis.
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Library
Pitts Consolidation Coal Company
West Virginia
Lee
UMW
John L. Lewis
Stock Market Marks Time Ahead of President's Message
NEW YORK Jan 23 The stock market marked time awaiting President Truman's special message to Congress. Prices were mixed in a narrow range with few stocks moving as much as a point. Gains led by Chesapeake & Ohio Nickel Plate Sin clair Oil U S Steel Chrysler Montgomery Ward J J Case American Smelting American Woolen and National Distillers. Losses included General Motors Studebaker Santa Fe Union Pacific Caterpillar Tractor Douglas Aircraft and General Electric.
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New York
Truman
Chesa Peake & Ohio
Nickel Plate
Sinclair Oil
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
J. J. Case
American Smelting
American Woolen
National Distillers
General Motors
Studebaker
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Caterpillar Tractor
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
Governor urges study of proposed cement plant in state
Governor Scott asked the board of conservation and development to keep the cement plant study alive noting repeated stifling efforts. The study began after a legislative commission hearings and a joint survey is underway with the department of conservation and development the highway commission and the agriculture department. Dr A W Deans took a seat on the board succeeding A H Guion as state park and shrimping topics loom in the two day meeting.
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Raleigh
Scott
Board of Conservation and Development
S Tudy
Department of Conservation and Development
The
Highway Commission
State Department of Agriculture
A. W. Deans
Battleboro
A. H. Guion
Charlotte
Key House Member Blocks FEPC Sidetrack Move
A House member refused to back leaders in sidetracking FEPC legislation. Kee of West Virginia said he would not bring up a minor foreign bill, delaying any action on FEPC past February 13. Speaker Rayburn had previously asserted the foreign bill's right of way, with White House talks ongoing.
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Washington
House
Kee
D-Wva
Foreign Affairs
FEPC
Rayburn
White House
Truman
Capitol
Funeral services for Charlies Evans Hughes Jr.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Charlies Evans Hughes Jr who died Saturday night at age 60 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Hughes is the son of the late chief justice of the United States and a former U S solicitor general.
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New York
Charlies Evans Hughes, Jr
Hughes
U. S
United States
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Taft backs Korea economic aid amid congressional debates
Senator Taft indicated support for including a provision in an Economic Recovery Administration bill to aid South Korea. President Truman seeks speedy rectification of the House's $60 million rejection as secretary Acheson warns of far reaching effects on foreign policy.
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Truman
Korea
House
Taft
Ohio
Congress
South Korea
White House
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Knowland
R-Calif
Formosa
State Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Group
McCloy to Hold Talks With Truman on Saar and Germany
John McCloy U S high commissioner for Germany arrives in Washington with a busy schedule. He plans a White House talk a news conference and NBC broadcast as he discusses Saar status German occupation criticisms and steps toward self government with Secretary Acheson and State Department officials. He will also visit Capitol Hill New York and a town before leaving for Germany Saturday.
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Washington
John McCloy
U. S
Germany
Are Taetaenan
McCloy
Acheson
State Department
White House
NBC
Capitol Hill
New York
Sarr
Accidents Take Lives Of 16 In North Carolina
The Associated Press reports at least sixteen people died in North Carolina over the weekend. Four Camp Lejeune Marines died when their car hit a bridge abutment near Charlotte and overturned. Names include Pfe. James Satterfield 24 of Charlotte, Pfc. Henry M. Gibson 19 of Rock Hill South Carolina and Great Falls South Carolina, Pvt. Herman A. Peaver 21 of Rockford Illinois, and Sgt. Paul H. Mackeil Jr. of Louisiana. Several other fatalities follow from auto wrecks and a bicycle collision across multiple counties including Guilford and Wake.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Camp Lejeune
Charlotte
Pfe
James Satterfield
Henry M. Gibson
Rock Hill
Great Falls
S. C
Herman A. Peaver
Rockford
Ill
Paul H. Mackeil, Jr
Louisiana
Georgia Bell Jackson
Rocky Mount
James A. Strickland
Norfolk
James Monroe Williams
Thomas H. Evans
John Parks Wiles
Yadkinville
Winston-Salem
Henry Logan
Durham
Guilford County
Floyd Wilson
Rockingham County
Leland Marvin Edwards
Goldsboro
Lenoir County
Louis Lee
Edgecombe Ee
Lumberton
Iron Hunt
Willis C. Britt
Stancil Carter
Red Skelton Embraces Clean Living And Creative Outlet
Hollywood humorist Red Skelton says he avoids night clubs and drinks, prefers not to smoke, gamble, or party publicly, and focuses on writing, painting, and home movies. He recalls wartime guzzling briefly and emphasizes staying sharp for performances. Capsule review: Francis (UI) offers light G I era comedy with a talking mule and Donald O’Connor delivering laughs.
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Hollywood
Red Skelton
Red
Romanoff's
Vine Street
Skelton
Gene Fowler
Francis
U I
G. I
Donald O'Connor
Third Attempt To Free Yacht From Shoal Near Virginia Beach
Norfolk VA January 23 A salvage effort to pull the Gee Gee III from False Cape shoals continued with coast guard cutters and crew aboard J P Hazzard posing as owners. Previous lines failed as four hawsers twelve inches of steel cable and a ten inch manila line broke under strain. The 103 foot schooner grounded after wandering shoals in windy night. The Harrescoff yacht, recently bought by J P Hazzard of Chapel Hill, carries his brothers and crew aboard during the salvage. The radio direction finder failed Thursday night leaving the vessel stranded south of Virginia Beach.
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Coast Guard
Marion
Manila
False Cape
J. P. Hazza
Chapel Hill
W. B
J. D. Hazzard
Jack Ward
Phil Hunn
Cape H
Virginia Beach
Giant Too Big For Hospital
Ernest Evans stands eight feet six inches tall and weighs 434 pounds. He lies flat on two beds at St. Peter's hospital in Chertsey England after being brought in for a minor knee operation. Eleven nurses aided the move as staff scrambled to lift him onto the operating table and he had to climb on himself to receive anesthesia.
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Chertsey
Eng
Ernest Evans
St. Peter's Hospital
St. Peter's
Evans
Police Confident Aga Khan Jewels Will Be Recovered
MARSEILLE January 23 police officials express confidence the jewels stolen last summer from the Aga Khan and Begum will be recovered. They say tracking gang member Paul Leca will lead to the jewels, now said to be in France. Nine suspects are in custody with three more arrested. Watson faces complicity charges in the Cannes highway robbery.
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Riviera
Aga Khan
Begum
Paul Leca
Sem
Jean Truchi
9Th Mobile Police Brigade
Leca
Rita Hayworth
Robert Mattei
France
Truchi
George Lindsay Watson
Cannes
Paris
Nice
Marlel Lacotte
Contractor Shot In Woman's Room
Chicago police report gasoline contractor Jack Evans aged 30 was killed in a South Side hotel bedroom during a quarrel with Miss Rosalie Lynch 40. Lynch said she drew a .25 caliber pistol from her lingerie drawer and killed Evans as he cried Dont be a fool Rose I still love you though she later denied the shooting and was detained for questioning. Both lived in the Norwood Park hotel in separate rooms on the same floor.
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Chicago
Jack Evans
South Side
Rosalie Lynch
Evans
Drew Sheehan
Englewood
Lynch
Rose
Miss Lynch
James McMahon
Norwood Park
Flood Threat Centers On Lower Miss River
The flood danger shifts to the lower Mississippi as 3,500 people evacuate low land areas near Cairo Illinois. The crest is expected to pass with no heavy rain, while Ohio River confluence areas report reduced risk and levers respond to easing conditions. Florida, Tennessee, and southern states enjoy milder weather with scattered drizzle and cold fronts across the north.
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U. S. Army
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Washington
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Hiss to File Appeal Soon
Alger Hiss convicted of perjury and linked to prewar Soviet spies will appeal immediately after sentencing in federal court. He faces up to ten years in prison and a four thousand dollar fine. bail was set at five thousand dollars.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Roosevelt
Yalta
Hiss
Claude B. Cross
Brookline
Mass
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Historic Brooklyn Bridge closes for eight hour shutdown
Historic Brooklyn bridge closed to traffic yesterday for eight hours as engineers begin preparations for reading the 67 year old span. It reportedly marked the first complete closure since 1883. Motorists pedestrians and trolley travelers were diverted. Construction expected to start March 1 and run about 16 months at an estimated 3 317 536 dollars. Engineers said the closure reduces strain and vibration during precision measurements.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Thero
American train frees passengers after six hour Russian stand
An American military train from Berlin reached Frankfurt after six hours of dispute with Russian guards in the Soviet zone. Russians blocked a Brazilian mission member and a German passenger from continuing, but Col James I. Duke said the Americans refused to separate them and the train finally moved on with all three aboard.
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Germany
Berlin
Marienborn
U. S. Army
James I. Duke
St. Mary's
Comone Ape
U. S High Commission
Duke
Salem College Inaugural Set for Dr Gramley as 13th President
Winston Salem January report announces the inaugural ceremony for Dr Dale H Gramley as the 13th president of Salem Academy and College to be held April 22. The event marks the first formal inauguration at the 178 year old institutions and aims to unite alumnae locals and guests with the new leader.
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Winston-Salem
Dale H. Gramley
Salem Academy and College
J. Kenneth Phiol
Pfohl
Salem
Construction starts on Carolina Beach yacht basin soon
Carolina Beach officials announced that the $100000 yacht basin is likely to begin Feb 15. Mayor J Co Bame spoke after the arrival of marine consulting engineer Charles A Chaney, with City Manager Randy H Hamilton confirming the plan to make the marina one of the Atlantic Coast’s outstanding small harbors.
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Carolina Beach
J. Co
Mike
Carolina
State cancer drive goal set at 300 350 by ACS committee
The 1950 goal for the state cancer campaign was set at 300 350 by the executive committee of the state division of the American Cancer Society meeting here yesterday. The drive will begin and run throughout the month.
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Winston-Salem
American Cancer Society
How To Hold FALSE TEETH
This ad promotes FPASTEETH an alkaline non acid powder to keep dentures secure and comfortable with no gummy taste. It claims it prevents slipping during meals and controls denture odor without souring the mouth. Available at drug stores.
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