Reward Offered for McFarland Capture After Jail Break
A $300 reward was posted for information leading to Earl McFarland's capture after he escaped from the District Jail's fourth floor death row. The hunt included the FBI and northern Ohio police who pursued a man resembling him in Cleveland, as a House committee launched an inquiry into the jailbreak.
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Associated Press
Washington
Earl McFarland
Guadalcanal
Cleveland
Ohio
McFarland
New York
Harvey G. Callahan
Joseph D. Medley
Medley
House of Representatives
Howard
Gill
District Welfare Board
Board of Public Welfare
Maryland
Justice Department
Hebert
D-La
Abanon
Husband Stabbed Wife Jailed in Domestic Incident
Mrs Myrtle Taylor is jailed on assault and drunkenness charges after a confrontation in the Daniels Building on Prince Street. Thomas Wilson Taylor was stabbed in the chest with a pocket knife and treated at Beckley Hospital for non serious wounds. A second suspect, Ira Acard of Glen White, was jailed for drunkenness as warrants were issued and hearings set in magistrate court.
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Myrtle Taylor
Thomas Wilson ‘Taylor
Taylor
Daniels
Prince Street
Beckley Hospital
Ira Acard
Glen White
Acard
Keatley Bros Sporting Goods Store Opens May 4
The Keatley brothers announce the opening of Keatley Bros Sporting Goods Store opposite the Courthouse on Prince Street. The remodeled room, formerly Guy and Jerry Cafe, will feature a new entrance and stock all kinds of sporting goods. Gene and Joe Keatley, former Beckley residents, bring prior experience from National Desk Register Co and Hercules Powder Co respectively.
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Keatley Bros. Sporting Goods
Courthouse
Prince Street
Gene
Joe Keatley
Guy and Jerry Cafe
Beckley
National Dask Register Company
Brooklyn
N. C
Joe
Hercules Powder Company
Radford
Street Scene on Neville Amid Odd Parlor Of Courthouse
A street scene on Neville shows a woman with a baby confined in one arm and a package in the other while a man steadies a bow on her blouse beneath her chin. Two elderly deaf men on the courthouse curb shout at each other as onlookers note the banana peels attracting attention along the sidewalk.
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Peng
Neville
Ted
Neville Sidewalk
Fuller May Have Opportunity To Step Into Parley
Labor editor notes strike-bound coal operators threaten to press for a vote on wage and hour issues as John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers resist talks. Federal conciliator Paul Fuller could enter as referee if negotiations collapse, while a possible recess is considered amid public concern and a fourth day of mining shutdown.
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Harold W. Ward
Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United’ Mine’ Workers
Lewis
Paul W. Fuller
Fuller
Tristran
Fhe
Typhoon Rages Over North Luzon with Hurricane Winds
The Associated Press reports a typhoon crossing northern Luzon with hurricane force winds in straits to Formosa as waves reach 35 feet at Manila Bay. A lumber schooner founder occurred but no lives were lost. Communications blackout hindered damage reports. Navy notes no major damage to Philippine installations.
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Associated Press
Manila
Luzon
Formosa
Manila Bay
Navy
Philippines
Miners vote on UMW affiliation in West Virginia
In a second collective bargaining vote within two years about 575 Elk River Coal and Lumber employees chose between remaining independent or joining the United Mine Workers. The UMW had long tried to organize the Widen area near Little Clay County, losing a 1944 runoff by 14 votes, as West Virginia coalfields face ongoing labor disputes and related industry effects. Picketing at Grant Town's Koppers Coal Division continued with selective access for supervisory staff, while monthly salaried workers were allowed entry.
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Koppers Coal Division
Grant Town
Llerk
Supervisors' Union
James D. Lowe
Kilgore Ill Myers To Speak Here Saturday
Beckley dispatch reports Kilgore Ill Myers set to speak Saturday at Army Day events. Meanwhile Koppers Stores reinstated eleven Worley Beckley district workers dismissed in 1945 after NLRB-led settlement. eight others not reinstated. Total compensation for reinstated workers amounts to 6835 dollars and 50 cents. Senator Kilgore ill in Washington hospital. substitute Senator Myers to speak. Mayor Burke proclaims Army Day on April 6 1946 in Beckley with citizens urged to honor the U S Army.
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Koppers
Beckley
Koppers Stores
Pittsburgh
National Labor Relations Board
United Construction Workers
Cincinnati
N.lb.b
Long Branch
Helen
Storesbury
Kopperston
Harley M. Kilgore
Washington
Glenn Webb
Webb
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Kilgore
Peat
Concord College
Lcarrencie J. Tal
Myers
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Senate
A. Burke
United States
I. W. A. Burke
W. Va
Orphanage Sites Two Insurance Companies
Huntington Davis-Stuart School of Lewisburg West Virginia filed two federal suits seeking more than $8,000 from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance of Wisconsin and Mutual Life Insurance of New York named as defendants.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Davis- Stuart School
Lewisburg
W. Va
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Wisconsin
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Vet Commits Death by Own Action Near Here
Joe H. Armstrong twenty five a former corporal with a tank outfit in Europe shot and killed himself with a German weapon he brought home from overseas authorities said near East Rainelle. State Trooper H. E. Locke provided the information.
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Associated Press
East Rainelle
Joe H. Armstrong
Europe
Here
H. E. Locke
City’s Motorists To Get Steel Plated Relief On Two Crossings
Two section crews under Z W Lafon began installing an all steel bumpless crossing at Prince Street. After this two day job, work will start on the Sprague crossing. Similar steel crossings will be added this summer. Lafon described the new crossings as smooth and durable, replacing old ties with sawed ones and tying the plates into pavement with asphalt. Marmet fire station plans receive $2500 federal aid for an $80000 city hall project.
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Raleigh County
Z. W. Lafon
Prince Street
Sprague
Glen Jean
Lafon
C. and QO
Beckley Junction
Cranberry
Beckley Veterans Rush To Obtain Building Material Priorities
Beckley area veterans pursue government priority allocations under Civilian Production Administration rules to secure materials for home construction. Local lumber firms report hundreds of applications, with about 187 veterans seeking priorities. many face credit, supply, and timing hurdles. doors and windows remain scarce as limestone and block shortages loom.
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Beckley Veterans
Emile Hodel
Ibav
Civilian Production Administration
Beckley
Quality Lumber and Supply Company
Jack E. Short
The
Register
Short
Byus-Mankin Lumber Company
Byus- Mankin
J. L. Huffman
Beckley Lumber and Supply Company
Exservicemen
Hill- Rohrer Lumber Company
A. L. Rohrer
Thhey
Rohrer
G.I
Blusstone
Wage boosts for 1,220,000 rail workers face freight-rate demand
U S railroads awarded raises totaling about 584 million dollars annually to 1,220,000 workers on 130 lines retroactive to January 1 1949. Freight-rate increases are expected as unions push for compensation, with Santa Fe seeking an Interstate Commerce Commission appeal. The final award is not subject to further review.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bert M. Jewell
Federal Wage, Stabilization Board
Fred G. Curley
Santa Fe
Vardaman Confirmed by Senate to Federal Reserve Board
Commodore James K. Vardaman Jr., retiring naval aide to President Truman, won Senate confirmation after a ten week battle to join the Federal Reserve Board for an 11 year term at 15000 dollars a year. The vote was 66 to 9 with all No votes from Republicans.
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Washington
James K. Vardaman, Jr
Truman
Reeserve Board
Senate
Vardaman
Missouri
Australia blasts Gromyko as Iran council vote deferred
Australia’s envoy condemned Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko for walking out of the Iran council debate. Secretary Byrnes led a resolution to defer further action on Iran until May 6 while accepting Russia’s pledge to remove troops within five to six weeks. Hodgson reserved the right to reopen the case before that date, keeping pressure on the council to conduct a full investigation and present documented issues before deciding.
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Joun AM
Hightower
Associated Press
New York
U. S
Byrnes
Security Council Today
Australia
Andrei Gromeyko
Council
W. R. Hodgson
Iran
Hodgson
Australa
Herbert V. Evatt
Calls Off Elkins Forest Festival
ELKINS The Mountain State Forest Festival, active since 1942, has been canceled for this year. Festival president E. W. Channel said the return on the grand scale is impossible due to lumber and material restrictions for parade floats. A return is planned for October 1 to 4, 1947.
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Associated Press
Elkins
Mountain State Forest
E. W. Channel
The
Festival Association
Chane Well
Weather West Virginia Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Friday across West Virginia. Forecast calls for lingering clouds and a drop in temperatures with no significant precipitation expected.
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West Virginia
Hawaiian Tide Damage Sets Record Loss in Islands
The tidal waves battered Hawaii inflicting about 10.09 million dollars in property damage across the islands. Rescue efforts continued for 176 expected dead, including 25 schoolchildren, as homeless residents crowded into camps near Hilo. Officials pledged mainland materials and aid to rebuild while insurers and builders organized housing support.
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Insram Mu Stainbark
Stainback
Dal Wave
Army
Navy
Red Cross
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U.N. Council
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Widen Miners
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Harrison County
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Raleigh
Sprayne
Marmet
DW. Va
Federal Works Agency
Hedrick
D-W. Va
Bilbo
Marvin L. Arrowsmifit
Chester Bowles
Anderson
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Anerson
May
Hank
D-S.c
Agriculture Department
O.P.A
O.P
Bowles
Attorney General's Office
Gromyko
Elkins’ Forest
Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaiisa Islands
Islands
Hawaii
Kanaeke Naval Air Station
Kanaeke
Eastern Pacific
Tahiti
Aleutians
California
South America
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
Koko Head
Oahu
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