Carter Miners Fight Carter Company Over Job Rehiring
George J. Titler, UMW president for District 29, says 2,200 Carter Coal Co workers in McDowell County are being culled before possible rehiring and that any offer would be conditioned on undisclosed medical standards. Former employees oppose return under such terms. The plants at Coalwood and Caretta have been idle since July 1 and unemployment benefits are under discussion with government actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Titler
United’ “Mine Workers
Carter Coal Company
McDowell County
UMW
Titler
James F. Carter
areDowell County
Carter
Carter Company
Coalwood
Caretta
Navy Department
Fur Coat Held Fifty Hundred Dollar Bills In Storage
Three court actions seek cash from a fur coat found in Summer storage containing fifty $100 bills. Claimants Marjorie Beebe of New Haven and Elizabeth Adams Gould of Ohio say they found the money and turned it in. B Altman & Company seeks to be joined as defendant. Mrs Sadie Ullman, owner, sues police property clerk for return. her lawyer says Ullman is abroad in Paris recovering property left before World War II. Justice Dickstein reserved decision.
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Associated Press
New York
Marjorie Beebe
New Haven
Conn
Elizabeth Adams Gould
Hamilton County
Ohio
B. Altman & Company
Samuel’ Dickstein
Sadie Ullman
Ullman
Paris
Justice Dickstein
Supreme Court
TAZEWELL VISITORS AND HOSPITAL VISIT NOTES
Pineville visitors Mr and Mrs C B Robinson of Tazewell Va spent Sunday with Mrs Robinsons sister Mrs W W M Lewis and Mr Lewis in Pineville Oceana couple Mr and Mrs L W Beane and daughter Gayle spent Sunday night at Welch visiting patients at Grace Hospital The Carter properties dispute concerns Krug Lewis agreement terms and post federal control operations delay.
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Tazewell
Pineville
C. B. Robinson
Oceana
L. W. Beane
Gayle
Welch
Grace
Krug-Lewis
Christmas Cards Are Turned Out On August Heat
New York reporter visits the Gallery Artists Company in Manhattan to explore a Christmas card trade revival. Frank Magel describes a shift to high color reproductions from famed artists and a move toward simpler, better written greetings amid a multi‑million dollar postage and publishing industry.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Ritz-Carlton
Marie
Frank. Magel
Garden
Hose Week
Main Street
Frank
Degas
Picasso
Rehair
Dufy
Gaugin
Weber
Evergood
Norman
Rockwell
Georgia O'Keefe
Salvador Dali
Magel
Man Found Dead on Philadelphia Museum Steps
A 69 year old securities salesman Thomas P Lunny was found dead on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Detectives say he mailed a letter to a friend expressing fatigue with life and routine. A bottle and two capsules were found on his person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Thomas’ P. Lunny
Securities
Philadelphia Art Museum
Richard Donoghue
Christmas Greeting Reflections From a Hospital Bed
A note on greetings to maiden aunts and a hospitalized friend, recalling Frank’s claim that eighty percent of greeting cards are bought by women. He suggests men neglect small gestures while women keep the tradition alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Elks Lodge To Initiate 29 Members In Beckley
Beckley Elks Lodge prepares to exceed 1,000 members as 29 candidates, led by Melvin Tolle and James Robbins, are initiated. Past exalted rulers J. S. Larrick and L. E. Pruett rotate duties. regular officers including John C. Dellinger and Frank Hudgins will serve. The initiation starts at 8 p.m. with ceremonies following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Elks Lodge
Melvin Tolle
James Robbins
James Snead
C. D. Perkins
Lester McGee
Charles Jackson
David Fourney
Steve Pachuta
Jack Klaus
Rodney Bing
J. B. Houck
James P. Bibb
Warren Dunn
Robert Parker
Steve Alaki
Roy Bazzarre
F.A. Dearing
Billy
L. E. Pruett
Clarence L .Bibb
John C. Dellinger
Frank ‘ Hudgins
Ross Irle
A. R. Braun
Jackson Smith
William F. Watts
Emmett Pugh
John V. Schulte
All She Wanted Is a Dozen Eggs
Mrs Grace Kluger testified that a dozen eggs turned into 26 dozen eggs and 25 pounds of butter when a butter and egg salesman stopped at her lawn. Albert S Miller swung his truck onto the lawn to sell eggs and butter, but he struck another car and overturned. The judge found Miller guilty of reckless driving and fined him twenty five dollars.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Grace Kluger
John M. Wise
Albert S. Miller
Kluger
Miller
Sain's 18th Win Streak Snapped by Braves Pitcher
Boston pitcher Johnny Sain failed to win his 18th game as he went hitless in two at bats, ending a 14 game hitting streak. The report ties in a desert contrast noting Mt Whitney can be seen from Death Valley.
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Mt. Whitney
United States
Death Valley
Thompson Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Walter J. Thompson 49 of Shady Spring were set for 2 P M near Pisgah Talcott Summers County with Rev Harry Peyton officiating. He was a C O railroad brakeman for 23 years and member of the Brotherhood Trainmen lodge. Survived by wife Algin and five daughters Gertrude Epperly Beaver Dorothy Thompson Washington D C Elizabeth Phyllis Patsy, two brothers Everett Lonnie of Talcott two sisters Nellie Dodd Phoebus Va and Mary Wiseman Talcott and one grandchild.
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Walter J. Thompson
Shady ‘Spring
Shady Spring
Pisgah
Talcott
Summers County
Harry Peyton
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Thompson
Brotherhood Trainmen Lodge
Algin Thompson
Gertrude Epperly
Beaver
Dorothy Thompson
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth
Phyllis
Patsy
Everett
Lonnie
Nellie Dodd
Phoebus
Mary Wiseman
Pallbearers Named for Eden Williams Rites
Active pallbearers Owen Williams Eden Williams O Dell Elkins Frank Skaggs R R Freeman and WD Mann will serve at the funeral service. The obituary notes the pallbearers who will carry the casket and pay final respects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden Williams
Owen Wilams
O’dell Elkins
Frank Skaggs
R. R. Freeman
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Beckley Music & Electric Company
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South Payette St
West Virginia
Purity Maid
Hern West
Richmont
Ax Cleaners
Beckley
Oak Hill
MT. Hope
REG
Doe
Coca-Cola Company
Raleigh
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Beckley Mullens
Jack O’brien
Britain
England
Clement Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Attlee
Sunny
Elks
Chessie
Theatre ON Rails
Kim Hunter
MARIUS GORING _ Deveed
Michall Powell
Lucie Pressburgerse
Chessie Theatre
Chesapeake and
Schenley
Americas
Schenley Distillers Corp
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