Lewis awaits miners return as strike halt hinges on court ruling
Washington reports John L. Lewis faces a pivotal day as 400,000 striking miners decide who returns to work. If he is jailed or fined for contempt, the industry faces renewed disruption. Meanwhile Senator Bridges approves a pension plan for UMW workers, with $100 monthly pensions for eligible retirees and an initial $5 million set aside, though operators' trustee Ezra van Horn questions legality and viability.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Truman
Bridges
Ezra van Horn
UMW
van Horn
Ohio
Cleveland
Yuna
Washingon
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
John J. Lewis
Ashey
Tom Clark
International Soundphoto
West
Virginia
Soviet Official Warns Marshall Plan Means War in Germany
A Soviet official told a German youth meeting that the Marshall Plan would cause war and split Germany. Sergei Tulpanov, chief of information for the Soviet military administration in Germany, said the plan served greedy monopolists and urged use of force to keep Western allies out of Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sergei Tulpanov
Germany
Truman
Hermann Goering
Tulpanov
Zeitz
Saxony
Europe
Peo
Wfs
Goering
Tru
Tulpan
United States
Britain
France
Lewis US Trial Faces Three Big Legal Questions
John L. Lewis faces a new contempt trial before Judge T Alan Goldsborough with three pending issues including whether the United Mine Workers violated court orders by striking, whether to dismiss the order as violating involuntary servitude provisions, and whether to seek an injunction under the Taft Hartley act. If convicted and miners remain on strike, fines could be heavier than if work resumes. The government aims to end the strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Matthew F. SicGuire
Goldsborough
Tate
Supreme Court
Carpenters Move for 2 Dollar Hour Rise in Beckley
Beckley United Brotherhood carpenters Local 1911 serves 30 day notice to contractors demanding a wage scale increase from 1.50 to 2.00 an hour for journeymen with apprentices on a proportional rise. The move targets the veterans hospital project with federal rates rising to 2.00 while Charleston sets 2.25. Committee members H. H. Cole and C. L. Ep ling, TL. Howell note3260
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Beckley Carpenters
TL. Howell
Howell
United Brotherhood At
Carpenters and Joiners
American Federation of Labor
Beckley
Veterans Hospital
Charleston
H. H. Cole
C. L. Epling
Police Continue Work in Theft at Universal CIT Credit Office
City police report no new developments in the Sunday midnight burglary of the Universal CIT Credit Corporation on South Heber Street. Manager Walter Rappold says about $680 in cash and an undisclosed amount of checks were stolen after entry via a pried front door and a forced safe.
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Universal Cit Credit Corporation
South Heber Street
Millard FE. Tyree
Walter Rappold
Tyree
Street Scene Reflects War Memory in Muddy Crossing
A schoolgirl strides through a muddy street with boots flapping while a Navy veteran watches a car splash water and crash through a dip. He recalls the destroyer he served on during the war, linking mundane city life to wartime memory.
House Leaders Promise Speed For Military Bills
House leaders pledge swift action on defense legislation while preserving rights for all military bills. The Armed Services Committee reviews a make-ready draft to boost armed forces by over 500000 within five years, with drafting contingent on enlistment pace. Senate committee works privately on its draft as defense leaders press for mobilization.
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Associated Press
Washington — House
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Armed Services Committee
Forrestal
Marlin
R-Mass
Major flood forecast as Ohio River rises across region
Weather expert Leroy Stone warns a major Ohio River flood will crest in Pittsburgh area today and flood surrounding districts including Parkersburg Huntington Gallipolis and Huntington area tomorrow. Heavy rain continues with 1.54 inches in 24 hours Parkersburg and 3.98 inches total in Huntington over 48 hours. Telephones out in thousands, highways blocked and downtown Mannington flooded as rivers near capacity.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Ohio River
Leroy Stone
Huntington Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Marellia
Ohio
Gallipolis
Stone
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Elkins
Morgantown
Oak Hill
Beckley
Kentucky
Stane
Kanawha
Guyandotte River
Charleston
Logan
Beckley Woman Seeks News on Florida Wreck
Mrs. A C Allen and her daughter Janice of Beckley fly from Charleston to Pensacola to visit her son Corporal Joe Ray Allen 23 who was seriously injured in an automobile accident yesterday.
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A.C. Allen
Janice
Beckley
Charl Yeston
Pensacola
Cpl
Joe Ray Allen
Potomac State Students Strike Over Expulsion
Potomac State College in Keyster faces a student strike after the expulsion of a veteran and a coed for staying out after hours. About 250 of 650 students voted to strike, 30 pickets gathered in rain, classes reportedly continued, and Prosecuting Attorney Rankin was called for a conference.
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Associated Press
Keyser
Potomac State College
Church
Vernon E. Rankin
West Virginia University
Fayette Twister Ravages Greentown and Sanger
A sudden storm described as a twister hit the Greentown and Sanger valleys, uprooting about 100 trees, blowing branches onto roads, and tearing a front porch. Homes suffered roof and porch damage, power and telephone lines were down, and residents sought shelter without injuries reported.
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Register
Oak Hill
Greentown
Sanger
Scarbrae
Strong
Almuina Vide
Hasen Caine
Raborn Named Patteson Campaign Director in Raleigh County
Beaver resident Sam Raborn is chosen as campaign manager for Okes Patteson in Raleigh County for the May 11 Democratic governor primary. He sets up offices in Beckley Hotel room 209 with secretary Dutta Craft, niece of Sheriff Co C. Lewis. The move follows the Raleigh County Patteson for Governor Club organized last week, with George Bright as chairman.
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Sam Raborn
Beaver
Haseen
Raleigh County
Okes Patteson
Mt. Hope
Raborn
Beckley Hotel
Dutta Craft
Sherif Co. C. Lewis
Raleigh
Patteson
Ciub
George Bright
Main Street Fire Probe Launched
Chief Bernard Martin of the Beckley Fire Department said Parker Wilson of the slate Fire Marshal's Office and Howard Wilson of the arson department of the Slate Undertakers Association are probing the cause of the Sunday night blaze that gutted Mack's Market on Main Street. Observers noted a loud explosion in front of the building followed by roaring flames. A second smaller explosion occurred later as the fire neared control. Two other Beckley fires yesterday included a blaze at the Raleigh County jail caused by clothing tearing a light bulb igniting paint fumes, with damage around $190, and a frame house on White Street owned by Thomas and Mrs Smith, damaged by a defective flue with losses between $800 and $1,000. A small Lyte Studio fire on Heber Street and a grease fire in a gas range at Beckley Cale were also reported.
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Bernard Martin
Beckley Fire Department
Parker Wilson
Slate Fire Marshal's Office
Howard Wilson
Slate Underwriters Association
Mack
Main Street
Beckley
Raleigh
Whitestick Street
Thomas Smith
Zionist Council Plans Jewish State Declaration in Holy Land
Jerusalem reports the Zionist General Council will proclaim an independent Jewish state in the Holy Land on May 16, the day after the British mandate ends. An internal authority may form a provisional government while the council approves a military accord between Haganah and Irgun. Unnamed resignations cited, with Ben-Gurion and Gruenbaum at odds over the alliance.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Zionist General Council
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Haganah
Ingun Zvai Lewmi
Gop
Isaac Gruenbaum
Jewish Agency
Bbut
David Ben-Gurion
Council
Hhad
Ben-Gurion
Immunization Clinic Set for Piney View Area
The Piney View immunization clinic for Oak Hill pre school children is scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m. The announcement lists rainfall totals and notes previous scheduling changes for nearby schools. Officials from Hade Creek and local nursing staff prepared updated details for the event.
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Beckley High
Oak Hill
Piney View Area
Piney View
Seereeniees
Bruce Scott
Hade Creek
Candidate Bailey Bows Out of Trials for Governor
Circuit court halts as Prosecuting Attorney Robert Bailey and aide C S Worrell join R D Bailey’s gubernatorial campaign. Docket cleared for July term after two cases set aside. 12 jurors failed to appear and Bailey plans trips across the state to woo voters.
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Register
Pineville
Robert Bailey
C. S. Worrell
R. D. Bailey
D. M. Bailey
D. Grove Moler
W. Halroyd
Mullens
Mayberry
McDowell County
Bailey
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Jesse C. Morgan
A. Blankenship
House of Delegates
Wyoming County
R. D D. Bailey
Enos Williams
Board of
Jesse Champion
Orlando
Fla
The
Redyards
Sam Bowers
Theodore Bailey
Robert Reavers
W. D. Fitspatrick
Moose
Eight of 72 area mines idle despite soft coal gains
Beckley area miners returned to work at about 80 percent strength after union president John L. Lewis announced pension gains. Most mines operated with half to full crews while a handful remained idle due to power failures or muddy conditions from heavy rains.
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Beckley Area
International Union
John L. Lewis
Gulf
New River
Affinity
Killarney
Big Stick
Lillybrook Coal Company
Slab Fork Coal Company
C. H. Mead Company
East Gulf
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Wyoming County
Helen
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Stamford
New River Company
District 29
United Mine Workers Office
UMW
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Logan Officer to Succeed Scalise
Sgt. Ezra Zirkle of the Logan state police detachment will arrive in Beckley to assume duties as successor to Set. A. Scalise who retires May 30 after 27 years of service. Scalise leaves April 22 with a dinner at Black Knight Country Club and a formal retirement to follow. Zirkle will be succeeded by Cpl. R. D. Platt from Mullens, while Trooper R. L. Tabscott of Beckley transfers to the Wyoming County post.
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Ezra Zirkle
Logan State Police
Beckley
Set
A. Scalisé
Scalise
Black Knight Country Club
Zirkle
Logan
Cpl
R. D. Platt
Mullens
R. L. Tabscott
Wyoming County
Platt
Trbscott
County to Hold 18 Ballot Boxes for May 11 Primary
Ballot boxes previously kept for investigation will be released for the May 11 primary election. County Clerk Marty Anderson said 18 boxes are held in the sheriff’s office amid a Senate probe into a prior West Virginia senatorial race. Boxes from nine precincts in Raleigh county involved in a 1846 ballot theft are retained, with enough reserve boxes to cover the vote. The investigation spans 12 counties with boxes being used after removal of supplies. A separate notice invites Masonic Lodge members to a memorial service for deceased brother Hale Elfred Hempton in Coal City WV.
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Marty Anderson
Senate
West Virginia
Sherriff
Anderson
Raleigh
Oo “Hai Rep
Edward G. Rohrbough
R-Wva
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