Miners Rally Against Politics In West Virginia Shutdown Debate
In Raleigh Register reports from April 1 1947 Jim Francis of Island Creek Coal and UMW leaders clash over a six day mine shutdown plan. They attack corporate interests and political chicanery while noting key pits Riversville and Beech Bottom remain open under union dispensation. The chamber of commerce cautions stockpile impacts and market effects.
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Raleigh Register
Boeken
W. Va
Jim . Francis
Creek Coal Company
C. EB. Jones
United States
West Virginia
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Riversville
Marion County
Windsor Power Company
Beech Bottom
Panhandle
Elk River
Widen
Lewis
State Chamber of Commerce
James D. Francis
Island Creek Coal Company
Coal mining protests and congressional probes unfold amid mourning stoppage
Mixed actions ripple through the coal industry as Progressive Mine Workers back a memorial stoppage while Congress probes mine conditions. Secretaries Krug and Marshall weigh reporting on delays as soft coal output drops and unions face court rulings on the Lewis order.
Prosecutor details ballot theft and jury selection at trial
Opening statements recount the November 16 burglary at the county clerk's office with missing precinct ballots. Simon confessed, Thornhill implicated, and the case leads to evidence from the President Hotel including a Thornhill suitcase and magazines. A large funds issue from the UMW health plan is noted, while a lengthy jury selection process continues with 40 summoned for a 20 juror panel.
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Ragland
Simon
Phornhill
Heber Street
President Hotel
Eugene Scott
Thornhill
State Senate
Thornehill
Civilian Production Administration trims wartime controls
The Civilian Production Administration revoked 14 wartime orders to align with a congressional edict. It focused on inventory control to prevent hoarding and withholding of scarce items during reconversion, noting grain rice meat and other agricultural products could still be parceled for domestic military and foreign use.
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Dr. Caldwell
Farm Bureau to Host Raleigh County Community Meetings
Community gatherings in Raleigh county will present the latest on crop varieties insect and disease control hybrid corn small grains and pest management for livestock and poultry. Farm Bureau invites farmers and gardeners while local dealers promise stocked materials from the State Extension Service and Experiment Station.
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Raleigh
Farm Bureau
H.B. Thomas
State Extension Service
Proposal to Cortes Requires Same Margin for Approval
A candidate would be proposed to the Cortes and would need the same margin of approval by the Cortes to be confirmed. The text suggests a mirrored approval process within the legislative body.
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Cortes
Heir to the Greek Throne Named Prince Paul
Prince Paul, third son of the late King Constantine and a brother of George, is named heir to the throne. The king was born July 20, 1890, son of Constantine, and Prince Paul is of Russian German and Danish descent.
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Paul
Constantine
George
Ship or the House Do Not Want to Support Me
A fragment notes a speaker saying the ship and the House resist backing them and shifting responsibility onto others. The quotation hints at political pressure and accountability without specifying names or dates.
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John Amos
Homer Davis
Frank Knight
Julian Hansbarger
Clarence Meadows
Meadows
Senate
John L. Lewis
Jack O'Leary
United Mine Workers
America
United Mine Workers of America
God
Francis
Eee
House
George C. Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
Marshall
Walter Bedell Smith
State Department
Ben Cohen
Charles Bohlen
Progressive Mine Workers (Independent
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Progressive
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Lil
Washington
Congress
J. A. Krug
Solid Fuel Administration
Supreme Court
SFA
Walter Thurmond
Southern Coal Operators’ Association
Charleston
U.M.W
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Whcca
Thurmond
Centralia
Lewis and Navy
N. M. Collisson
Thomas E Murray
New York
W. Ai. Hanger
Presiident
Lhon
Wille Hanger
W. A. Riffe
Cpl. T. W. Harrison
Monroe
J. Williams
Regina Pickus
Louis Pickus
Neville Street
Lelia Powers
Mabscott
Huntington
Sidoseph
International Harvester
F.O.B
Chicago
Com
Russia
Commission
Hakes
R-N.j
O.P.A
Agriculture Department
Frankenberger
Frankenb Dy
Tae Are
Madi
Capitol Street
Sfos
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