Aid Mounts for Family Hit by Fire in Cranberry
Raleigh County records show broad Red Cross support for the Adkins family of Cranberry after a Saturday fire that killed 17 month old Rachel Susan and left them with the home and belongings lost. Callers offered quilts beds clothing and furniture while organizers coordinate donations via the Cranberry chapter and Practical Nurses of West Virginia Inc. donations focus on clothing sizes for ten children and six adults. Funeral services for Rachel Susan were held Sunday at Cranberry Community Church.
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New River
The
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Red Cross
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T. C. Moorefield
Maude Barret
Glen Morgan
Practical Nurses of West Virginia Inc
Adkinses
Barrett
Rachel Susan
Cranberry Community Church
Cecil Jones
Mystery Man Aided UMW In Pre Trial Investigation
Henry W. Grunewald, a 60 year old called the mystery man, testified he was hired by John L. Lewis for an investigation into UMW matters amid contempt charges. He refused to detail his fees or reveal exact services, saying such details are not pertinent to the inquiry.
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Henry W. Grunewald
House Committee
John L. Lewis
Lewis
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T. Alan Goldsborough
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Supreme Court
Rep. Boggs
D-La
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Lowell Mayberry
New York
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John Tobin
Mayberry
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Henry
Contempt of Congress
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Ways and Means
Internal Revenue Bureau
Federal District Court
William H. Collins
Eisenhower to Golf in Augusta and Work on Foreign Policy Speech
President Eisenhower flies to Augusta Georgia for a golf vacation and to prepare a major foreign policy speech. He will return Thursday to Washington for the American Society of Newspaper Editors luncheon with television and radio coverage planned. The trip includes his wife, grandchildren and a White House aides staff.
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Eisenhower
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Columbine
David
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Susan
John Eisenhower
John S. Dowd
White House
Augusta National Golf Club
American Society of Newspaper Editors
L Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Western Hemisphere
Beckley Postmaster Race Fights Non Competitive Route
Acting postmaster I E Rorrer plans to apply under non competitive rules for Beckley 6070 a year postmaster job. Washington says a competitive exam may be held. veterans get point boosts, and Rorrer would be among eligibles. Salary fixed at 6070 annually, not 5059.
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Charles L. Hurst
Rorrer
Beckley
Register
Post Office Department
Washington
John Hollingsworth
Borrer
James T. Nelson
Post Office
Eran
Cold Wave Grips Most Of Nation In AP Report
The upper Midwest faced freezing temps while the country cooled overall. Rain across New England and the Northern Pacific coast, with snow in the Northern Rockies. Temperatures fell to 18 degrees in Minot North Dakota and edged into West Central Illinois and Central Kansas. A storm off Southern New England caused rain and strong winds, reaching Ohio and Southern Indiana overnight. Georgia Florida and the Carolinas saw showers and thunderstorms with up to 2.57 inches in Atlanta and 3 inches in Apalachicola Florida.
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Associated Press
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New England
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Illinois
Kansas
Minot
N. D
Ohio
Indiana
Georgia
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Atlanta
Appalachiola
Fla
Weather Review For Beckley And Nearby Areas
Clearing and colder with a low near freezing tonight. Tuesday will be fair and warmer by afternoon. Reports show highs yesterday around 60 at Beckley and 61 at Oak Hill, with readings near 34 to 37 today and precipitation about 0.50 inch. River and reservoir levels at Bellepoint, Bluestone Reservoir and nearby waterways are near normal but slightly muddy.
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Boy Of The Year Named For National Boys Club Week
John Ed Roberts Jr., a 16 year old civil defense leader from Knoxville Tennessee, named Boy of the Year from 360000 contenders as National Boys' Club Week opened. He was honored for local club leadership, community service, and training for Citizen of Tomorrow. David D Armstrong, national director of Boys' Clubs of America, announced the award.
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New York
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John Ed Roberts Jr
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David D. Armstrong
Boys’ Clubs of America
Pro-Red Meeting Raided by Chicago Police
Chicago police dispersed a 1500 person protest at a Roosevelt Stalin memorial event sponsored by the Chicago Council of American Soviet Friendship. Reserves arrived after 500 protesters surged into the People’s Auditorium, smashing chairs overturning tables and scattering books and pamphlets. Speakers included John Howard Lawson William L Patterson and Cedric Belfrage.
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Chicago
Chicago Council of American-Soviet Friendship
Harry Penzin
Friendship Council
John Howard Lawson
William L. Patterson
Civil Rights Congress
Cedric Belfrage
National Guardian
New York
Truman Sends Wreath on Roosevelt Death Anniversary
Hyde Park New YorkFormer President Truman sent a wreath for the eighth anniversary of Franklin D Roosevelt death, placed on the President grave yesterday by his widow during ceremonies commemorating the anniversary. Truman is vacation in Hawaii.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hawaii
Police Probe Mystery Reason For Stabbing
Thompson, a 52 year old coal city man, was treated at Beckley Hospital for facial and chest cuts and released. Hours later he was admitted to Raleigh General with two deep stab wounds to the left chest and in need of blood donors. He told a Register reporter he and another man had been drinking at Sullivan's Tavern prior to the stabbing as state police investigate the incident.
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Register
Thompson
Raleigh General Hospital
Joe Lester Thompson
Beckley Hospital
Lee D. Hedson
Lillybrook
C. T. Burdiss
Burdiss
Hedson
the Register
Sullivan’s
Sullivan
East West Trade Plan Discussed In Secret
Delegates from almost all European nations including both German states met in Geneva to discuss reviving East West trade. The meeting, convened by Gunnar Myrdal, aims to test Soviet sincerity and could involve Eastern timber grains coal and other raw materials traded for Western industrial goods. Outcomes hinge on Soviet leadership under K. K. Bakhtof as new government signals policy.
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Switzerland
Europe
Germany
Soviet Union
Myrdal
Moscow
K. K. Bakhtof
Allied Dress Rehearsal for Korea War Prisoner Exchange
Allied soldiers and Marines staged a full practice of the upcoming prisoner exchange at Panmunjom, detailing deliveries and receptions. The drill, led by Lt Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, covered 9 miles of the 14 mile route from Munsan to the exchange site as UN and Communist staffs finalize terms.
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Kaesong
U. S
Turkey
Canada
Greece
Netherlands
Philippines
South Africa
Australia
Colombia
Freedom Village
Munsan
Imjim
Free Korea Vote Test Of Red Sincerity
Senator Knowland proposed that the United Nations test Soviet sincerity with free elections in North Korea to unite Korea. He and Senators Taft and Wiley urged UN supervised votes as an acid test, citing Austrian peace treaty and moves toward elections in Poland and Communist China.
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Sen
Knowland
Calif
United Nations
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Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohio
Wiley
Wis
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California State Dental Association
Russia
Free World
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Poland
China
Adenauer
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Byrd Warns Ammunition Shortage Endangers U S
Senator Byrd said the U S ammunition supply is dangerously depleted though front line stocks in the Far East may be adequate. The remark came as three Pentagon generals testified before a Senate subcommittee probing shell shortages in Korea.
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D-Va
Far East
Korea
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W. B. Palmer
G-4
G. H. Decker
Army Comptroller
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Rain forces postponement of Washington New York opener
The Washington versus New York American League baseball game to open the season was delayed by rain. The rescheduled clash will be played Thursday at 2 p.m. EST, with opening ceremonies moved to that time.
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Washington
Tito Says Yugoslavia Sees Shift From Stalin Policy
Washington Tito states Russia's new stance repudiates Stalin era policy but will not ease cold war. He calls Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia weak links in Soviet satellites and says Moscow may seek partial gains in Europe while focusing on Asia. He cites Germany and Austria peace as tests of any real easing.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Stalin
Tito
Kremlin
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Asia
U. S. News and World Report
Germany
China
Moscow
London
St Albans Man Takes Own Life in Rail Station
Clyde Short a 49 year old Railway Express messenger committed suicide at the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot in St Albans West Virginia moments before boarding a train for Madison. Coroner Goff Lilly reported Short used a .38 caliber pistol to end his life in the express office. He had served on the local Coal River subdivision since the early 1930s and coworkers note long illness.
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St, Albans
W. Va
Clyde Short
Madison
Goff P. Lilly
Short
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Coal River
Roanoke Student Wins Four-State Oratorical Contest
SHERPHERDSTOWN West Virginia William E Parsons a 17 year old Roanoke Va high school senior won the four state regional American Legion oratorical contest beating three region finalists Joan O Connor LaVerne Fleming and Rosalind Allen The event held on the Shepherd College campus featured Parsons speech Duties and Responsibilities of American Citizens and an extemporaneous talk from 13 topics Parsons president of Jefferson Senior Highs student government will represent the region at the sectional contest in Knoxville Tennessee Thursday.
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Sherpherdstown
W. Va
William E. Parsons
Roanoke
American Legion
Parsons
Jefferson Senior High
Knoxville
Tenn
Joan O'Connor
Catholic High School
Charleston
LaVerne Fleming
Rocky Mount
N. C
Rosalind Allen
Hillsboro High
Nashville
Interstate Circulation Managers Meet Opens in Charleston
More than 100 managers from West Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland and DC attend the Interstate Circulation Managers Association annual convention in Charleston West Virginia Registration and a get acquainted period were held Saturday night A buffet dinner was arranged for delegates Meetings continue through noon tomorrow A banquet with Attorney General John G Fox addressing is scheduled for 7 p m Tonight This marks the first time in 20 years the group meets in West Virginia.
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Charleston
District of Columbia
Interstate Circulation Managers Association
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Frank A
Atty
John G. Fox
Man Hid From Deputies After Vandalism in City
In Indianapolis deputies found Richard Bardy, 29, hiding in a doghouse after neighbors reported him shooting windows from his own home. He was jailed on disorderly conduct drunkenness and shooting inside the city charges.
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P— Sheriff's
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