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Shadow Boxing With Big Stakes In Senate McCarthy Probe
A Senate subcommittee clash over access to McCarthy charged State Department files is unresolved as President Truman defies the panel. Congress may impeach to compel disclosure, but party majorities and political maneuvering complicate the effort, troubling Europe and delaying Marshal Plan backed democracy.
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Senate
Joseph McCarthy
State Department
Truman
McCarthy
Congress
House
Europe
America
Washington
Mock Election at Woodrow Wilson High School
The Register congratulates Mayor Earl Whitener and the council on their rise to city leadership after a mock Beckley election at Woodrow Wilson High School. Hundreds of students voted on issues like traffic, libraries, the city charter, and garbage disposal, showing serious civic interest and a turnout far above typical local elections.
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Register
Earl Whitener
Council
Woodrow Wilson High School
Whitener
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson
Thursday Rites Set for Sunday Wreck Victim
Funeral services for Cpl. Glen C. Gross of Rock Creek will be held at Rebecca Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Emory McGraw. Gross, injured in a wreck Sunday, died at Charleston General Hospital. Graveside military rites will be conducted by the Whitesville Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He served seven years in the U.S. Army, including four years overseas, and was born February 25, 1918, in Caryville, Tenn., to Harrie D. and Sarah C. Gross.
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Register
NACMA
Emory McGraw
Rock Creek
Glen C. Gross
Rebecca Chapel
Cpl. Gross
Charleston
Hos
Metalion
Raleigh
Argeral Home
Whitesville
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
U. S. Army
Caryvile, Tenn
Harrie D
Sarah C. Gross
Gordon Personal Notices Highlight Madison Visits
Gordon Personal notices detail Mrs. Harry Yeager Mrs. Willard Adkins Mrs. John Yeager and Mrs. Dan Hilder brand in Madison Wednesday. Mrs. Willard Adkins hosted her sister Mrs. M V Mabell of Foster Tuesday. Norman Darling and Archie Harris families guests. Mrs. Darling recuperating after hospital operation. Almasarees new Naoma resident. Surviving relatives include four brothers Willie C. Gross Clifford Gross Clyde Gross Walter T. Gross and sister Miss Mable B. Gross. Pallbearers listed as Mont Cook Denny Pettry Conley Bennett Ermel Tackett Warner Webb Donnie Webb Virgil Adams Jr and Gene Miller.
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Register
Gordon
Harry Yeager
Willard Adkins
John Yeager
Dan Hilderbrand
Madison
M. V. Mabell
Foster
Norman Darling
Archie Harris
Darling
Madison General Hospital
Almasarees
Naoma
Willie C. Gross
Stickney
Clifford Gross
Columbia
8. C
Clyde Gross
Long Beach
Calif
Walter T. Gross
Pittsburgh
Mable B. Gross
Mont Cook
Denny Pettry
Conley Bennett
Ermel Tackett
Warner Webb
Donnie Webb
Virgil Adams, Jr
Gene Miller
Th Drive Closes In Mercer County
Princeton reports Mercer County Tuberculosis and Health Association closed its annual drive with 11029.51 raised, short of the 14000 goal but above last year’s 9673.03. Officials credit the prolonged mine strike and Virginian shops closing in 1949 for the lower total yet express gratitude.
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Register
Princeton
Mercer County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Miss Velva Hughes Wins Orgas Beauty Contest
Velva Hughes daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Hughes won a beauty contest sponsored by the Orgas Junior League Baseball Team on Monday night. Contestants Leetha Michaels Doris Lewis and Ramona Sapp also competed. Similar contests will be held in surrounding communities weekly through May 1.
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Register
ORGAS
Velva Hughes
Charlie Hughes
Leetha Michaels
Doris Lewis
Ramona Sapp
Mrs Boone Freed After Involuntary Manslaughter Sentence
Louise Boone is released from Mercer County Jail after serving five of six months for involuntary manslaughter in the July 1948 stabbing of her husband Clarence Boone in Bluefield. She earned four days off per month for good behavior as a model prisoner.
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Register
Princeton
Louise Boone
Mercer County
Bluefield
Morton S. Wagner
Mercer Grand Jury to consider 55 cases this week
PRINCETON The Mercer County Grand Jury will deliberate on 55 cases through Thursday after Judge F Morton Wagner instructed them Monday morning Trials begin Tuesday One homicide case involves Arnold Dye shot by his brother in law James Jennings Dye died after being shot in the abdomen in Pocahontas The docket will be set Friday Lloyd Martin faces murder charges and Clyde Blankenship seeks a new trial for the Depot Lunch shooting of James Dawson in October 1948
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Register
Princeton
Mercer County
Grand Jury
F. Morton Wagner
Criminal Court
Arnold Dye
Wolfe
Inlaw
James Jennings
Blue Bird Inn
Dye
Pocahontas
Lloyd Martin
Clyde Blankenship
James Dawson
Blankenship
D. M. Easley
Circuit Court
Tax collection dates announced for Mercer County
Sheriff Clarence C. Elmore releases schedules for 2.5 percent tax discounts with collection sites across Franklin and Mercer districts. Listings include Beaver Pond Serena Post Office April 18 morning, Cheatwood Elgood April 18 afternoon, Oakvale Post Office April 19, and district posts at Lerena, Bramwell Cumby’s, Montcalm Warden’s, Matoaka Bank of Matoaka, Glenrod Park Tabor’s, Nemours Post Office, Dunns, Rose’s Camp Creek all mid to late April with varied 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. windows.
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Frinceton
Mercer County
Clarence C. Elmore
Princeton
Bluefield
Beaver Pond
Serena
Cheatwood’s
Elgood
Oakvale
Plymouth
Lerena
Rock District
Cumby's
Bramwell
Warden's
Montcalm
Bank of Matoaka
Matoaka
Glenrod Park
Tabor’s
Nemours
Jumping Branch
Dunns
Rose's
Camp Creek
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Everett Christian of Guyan
Mr and Mrs Everett Christian of Guyan announce the birth of a 6 pound 3 ounce son at Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch on April 4.
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Register
Guyan
Everett Christian
Stevens Clinic Hospital
Welch
Shrewsbury Seeks Re Election To Raleigh County Court
Crow native James J. Shrewsbury filed for re election to the Raleigh County Court in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk office. He has served on the court since 1944 after working 25 years in coal mines and leading the Lylin Coal Company at Winding Gulf. He also served on the Southern Soil Conservation Board of Supervisors and as county deputy assessor.
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James J. Shrewsbury
Crow
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Shrewsbury
Southern Soil Conservation Board of Supervisors
Lylin Coal Company
Winding Gulf
5S Benefits May Confuse Claimant
Social Security notices potential confusion between maximum and minimum benefits. Beckley office manager S Roger Brown explains how claiming on behalf of children can maximize payments. With rules allowing two benefits, a claimant with four children under 18 may file for the two youngest to extend the total payment period.
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Roger Brown
Beckley Office
Social Security
Easter Services Set at Pinecrest
Outdoor Easter services for Pinecrest patients and staff begin at 6:30 a.m. Sunday on the Sanitarium lawn with Rev. R. D. Dean of Bradley officiating. The Pine Log will sponsor the ceremony featuring music by the Cogar Quartet the Elliot Family Quartet and an instrumental duet by George W Ballard Jr and Mrs Christine Ballard Bennett, children of Pinecrest’s financial secretary.
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Pinecrest
Sanitarium
R. D. Dean
Bradley
Pine Log
Cogar
Elliot Family
George W. Ballard, Jr
Christine Ballard Bennett
George W. Ballard
New Mine to Open Behind Pinecrest
Berkley Coal Corporation seeks rapid confirmation from the Secretary of State after forming with Theo Hatcher of East Beckley A M Harris of Daniels and F C Harris of White Oak. The $25,000 company plans a 20 ton daily deep mine one mile off Route 19 21 By Pass behind Pinecrest Sanitarium with coal shipped via Raleigh Coal Company tipple and output tied to market demand.
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Berkley Coal Corporation
Theo Hatcher
Hatcher
East Beckley
A. M. Harris
Daniels
F. C. Harris
White Oak
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Weekend Guest Coal Welcomes Miss Lola Hampton
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haynes of Hernshaw hosted weekend guest Miss Lola Hampton, extending hospitality at their home.
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Register
Ernest Haynes
Hernshaw
Lola Hampton
Best Seller Serial A Rage to Live Synopsis
Grace Caldwell Tate and her brother Brock own Fort Penn real estate and control a Sentinel stake while Grace falls for Jack Hollister, a rising columnist and war hero. The scene centers on a March evening when Hollister is invited to speak at Miss Holbrook’s School, triggering conflicts with Amy and Grace amid rumors of Grace and Hollister.
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Grace Caldwell Tate
Brock
Fort Penn
The
Sentinel
Jack Hollister
Grace
Jack
Amy
Miss Holbrook
Joan
Mary Wall
Hollister
Fort Penn University
United States Marines Corps
Betty Martindale
J. H
George
Betty
John
Connie Schoffstal
New York
Grace and Edgar discuss fame and friendship in a tense exchange
In a reflective scene Grace warns Edgar about Hollister being a kind of people's god and the danger of scandal. Edgar consoles her and recalls Sidney’s loneliness seen through a rainy day, admitting how people hide their pain. Grace laments the inability to comfort loved ones and to be truly seen, hinting at ongoing tensions.
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Hollister
Grace
Betty
Edgar
Sidney
County Tax Receipts Show Notable Increase in 1950
Raleigh County tax collections rose by 116166 to 686429 by March 31 1950 from 570262 the previous year Sheriff Okey A Mills announced the five deputy sheriffs will visit about 50 communities over two weeks to collect payments First half taxes were due in October 1949 and a detailed sittings schedule lists multiple districts and dates across the county with deputies assigned to Shady Spring Richmond Ghent Grandview Marsh Fork and other areas.
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Shady Spring
Richmond Pistaier
Ghent
Coal Pidge
Nu Daniels
Crow
Meadows
Beaver
Beaver Hardware
M. Marsh Fork
Don B. Jarrell
Naoma
Monteeal
Euniced
Packsville
P. Fe
Dry Creek
A. Agen
Rock Creek
Arnett
Plear Fork bisTaie
Jay Miller Meer
Company
Dorothy
Coicora GS. Fraley
Five ORC Units Meet This Week
Beckley organized Reserve Corps units plan meetings this week. Four units meet tonight at 7:30 pm: Co Company 497th Engineer Combat Battalion at the ORC armory. 971st Engineer Combat Battalion at the ORC armory. 1180th Engineer Dump Truck Company at the ORC armory. 2824th Post Camp and Station Headquarters Special Training Group at the ORC armory. 2894th Ordnance Special Training Group at the Beckley Lincoln-Mercury Garage at 7:50 pm. one unit meets Thursday at 7:30 pm at the ORC armory. April Arite noted.
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Beckley Organized Reserve Corp
Carl C. Dunnam
ORC
497Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Dwight E. Casto
North
Oakwood Avenue
971St Engineer Combat Batallion
L. W. Peterson
OR Armory
2894Th Ordnance
John E. Cooper
Beckley
1180Th Engineer
Felix E. Fisher
2824Th
Odi Casali
U.S. Librarian Jobs Open With Civil Service Board
The U S Civil Service Board announced additional applications for librarian positions across Maryland North Carolina Virginia and West Virginia. Basic entrance salaries range from 3825 to 5400 yearly with no written test and require one to three years of professional library experience plus an additional basic requirement met by experience or education.
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U. S. Civil Service Board
Henry Kent
Beckley Board
Maryland
Orth Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Four Local Injuries Treated After Accidents
Four persons were treated and released from Beckley Hospital on Monday for minor injuries. Leonard Wayne of Mabscott had a cut to his left ankle. Mrs. Robert Rogers of Helen injured her left ankle in a fall on April 1. Alvin Dale Lilly, age 2, of Cool Ridge, injured his arm. Carl E. Blackburn, age 11, of Mabscott, suffered a head injury in a bicycle accident.
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Beckley Hospital
Leonard Wayne
Felon Wayne
Mabscott
Robert Rogers
Helen
Alvin Dale Lilly
Denver Lilly
Coolridge
Carl E. Blackburn
Shirley Blackburn
Elkinses Welcome 8-Pound Son in Oceana
Mr and Mrs Herbert Elkins announce the birth at their Oceana home of an 8 pound son. Mrs Elkins is formerly Violet Reed daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Reed.
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Register
Oceana
Herbert Elkins
Oceana Sunday
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