Farm Production in Raleigh County Shows Higher Values
Census figures indicate total farm value per farm at $2,940 and land value at $44 per acre for 1945 to 1950. In Raleigh County farms averaged $23 to $64 more per acre than national trends, with 640 motor trucks and rising tractor use reflecting increased mechanization. The county’s 2,283 farms yielded $5,563 per farm in 1949, up from $537,567 total in 1944, as part of a nationwide rise in farm values valued at about $31 billion in 1949.
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New York
Releigh County
United States
Raleigh
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Red Prisoner Plan Rejected By The Associated Press
The United Nations command rejected a five point Red prisoner exchange plan at Panmunjom citing fear of unrecovered prisoners and lack of data. Allies and Communists clash over supervision and numbers while Red demands bulk exchange and a month to deliver prisoners. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols warns the issue looms over the truce talks.
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Associated Press
Munsan
Korea
Red
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
U.N
U. N
Red Hands
Panimunjom
William P. Nuckols
Al[iss
Self Light Cigarette Invention Claimed
Swiss chemist Ernest Heimo, 35, claims a self lighting cigarette using a secret chemical on one end. The tip rubbed against the package side ignites tobacco with no flame and no puffing required. Heimo says production costs would rise little and multiple tobacco firms are negotiating rights.
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Fribourg
Switzerland
Ernest Heimo
Weather Summary: Cloudy and Colder With Snow
Weather forecast shows cloudy and colder conditions tonight and Thursday. Low temperatures range from 12 to 18. Precipitation reported 0.8 inches with 5 inches of snowfall. river stages: Greenbrier about a foot above normal and muddy, Bluestone and New rivers normal and clear at Bellepoint.
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Oak Bill
Tam
Su Ecess
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Red Jets Missing From Korean War Front
U S Fifth Air Force reports no Mig-15 sightings as F-88 Sabres sweep northwest Korea. One F-8 Shooting Star crashed in Red territory with no survival chance. Troops probe hills west of Yonchon while B-29s bomb Red troops behind front lines. rail yards hit by B-28s. Temperatures vary from five to forty degrees.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
U.S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
Yonchon
Punchbowl
Httie
Telport
No-Man's-Land
D W French Awarded 854 in Circuit Court
The Raleigh County Circuit Court found for plaintiff D W French and awarded him 851.70. Defendant Owen Gillispie faced the judgment while Judge Ben Ashworth ordered Willie Terry to appear at 10 a.m. Saturday to show why he should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with a prior court order in a divorce case with Addie Wilson Terry.
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Raleigh County
DW. French
Owen Gillispie
Ben Ashworth
Willie Terry
Terry
Addie Wilson Terrry
Four Tax Men Indicted By Federal Grand Jury
Four tax officials including James G. Smyth and deputies were indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco. They face charges of backdating income tax returns unlawfully extending deadlines and removing office records as part of a seven month probe. Attorney General McGrath announced two special assistants would handle income tax cases.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
James G.smyth
California
Federal
Internal Revenue
Washington
J. Howard MclGrath
Smyth
Paul V. Doyle
John J. Boland
Republicans Predict Scandals Dominate 1952 Campaign
In Washington Republicans clash with Democratic claims that tax graft cases will not shape the 1952 race. Senator Ferguson and Senator Nixon call the issue real and ongoing as President Truman faces pressure over government scandals. The Ways and Means subcommittee convenes again to press its inquiry into tax irregularities and fraud handling.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
House
Ferguson
R-Mich
White House
Frank E. McKinney
Nixon
R-Calif
McKinney
House Ways and Means
Huntington Airport Runway Bids Revealed by Hewett
The R H Hewett Company of Charleston submitted the low bids for two Huntington airport runway projects. The smaller 4,200 foot runway bid was 300,517 dollars while the expanded 4,660 foot runway bid totaled 480,460 dollars. Oscar Spears is jailed in Huntington on a drug offense involving a 15 year old girl. Prisoners face notes on Phenobarbital found in cap sales. Charleston tax receipts for November totaled 5,474,384 dollars, with five month fiscal year total at 17,671,729 dollars. Walter Hallanan of Charleston warned that the GOP will wage an aggressive 1952 campaign against the Democratic administration.
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Huntington
R. H Hewett Company of
Charleston
Hewett
Oscar Spears
West Virginia
C. H. Koontz
Walter S. Hallanan
Fat
Hallanan
Potomac
Washington
Kansas City
Cabell County Young Republican Club
Dog Seems to Be Attempting Death by Own Action
The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports a small brown mongrel dog in Providence that jumped into the Woonasqualucket River twice, fought off rescuers each time, and now appears to be starving himself by rejecting food and milk.
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Tne
Associated Press
Providence
RB. I
Rhode Island Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
George J. Reilly
Woonasqualucket
Reilly
Bank Shortage Case Silent on Names Noted by Hoover
FBI Director Hoover announced the arrest of a woman and two men in connection with shortages exceeding $800000 at the Thomasville Bank and Trust Company in Alabama. The investigation traced about $700000 to illicit credit extensions connected to Stutts Lumber Industries and involved bank president Drinkard and cashier McCrory.
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Associated Pro
Washington— Ent
Thomasville
Ala
Hoover
FBI
Stutts
J. Moody Drinkard
Myr. N. McCrory
P. Stutts
Stutts Lumber Industries, Inc
Drinkard
McThomasville
FET
Mrs.Lumber Industries Inc
McCrory
Council Near Agreement on Westwood Driveways
City Council and Acme Construction near agreement on replacing faulty Westwood Drive slabs. Contractor Whitney proposes bringing all driveways to three and a half inches thick and asks for oversight of thicker slabs. Council refers proposal to written recommendation. report due Dec. 19.
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City Council
Acme Construction Company
Westwood Drive
B. F. Whitney
Council
Ithe
Whitney
Dennis Leary
Prince Street
City Avenue
Lilly Land Command
Otsego Home Damaged in Early Morning Fire
Otsego. The home of Earl Cook and family was damaged early Wednesday when a stove pipe burned too close to a wall. Sammy Cook 12 raised the alarm. four children aged 10 to 16 fled. Betty Cook 16 and the mother were elsewhere. Firemen from Mullen s Volunteer Fire Department battled the blaze. damage limited to one wall and attic.
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Y Register
Mullens
Otsego
Earl Cook
Coal Company
Sammy Cook
Otsegn
Betty Cook
Mulelens
O Neill Leaves Hospital After Parkinsons Diagnosis
Boston three year old playwright Eugene O Neill has been discharged from Faulkner Hospital after suffering from Parkinsons disease a deterioration of the nerve centers doctors say he is stable and headed home to recover further with family and care.
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O'Neill
Associated Press
Boston
Eugene O Neill
Faulkner Hospital
Lawsuits Filed Against B V Dillon Over $21,500 Damages
Herbert Mills of Naoma and his three children sue B V Dillon of Arnett in four cases totaling 21,500. Mills seeks 1,500 for property and personal damages from a July 17 automobile accident near Montenal. Eva May Mills 34,000 Barbara Louise Mills 5,000 Delberg Ray Mills 10,000 are listed in separate suits at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office.
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B. V. Dillon
Arnett
Herbert Mills
Naoma
Mills
Montenal
Eva May Mills
Barbara iLouise Mills
Delberg ‘Ray Mills
Raleigh County
Eisenhower nomination hinges on running for it says Ferguson
Republican Senator Fer Iguson of Michigan challenged the idea Ike can secure the 1952 GOP nomination without openly seeking it, suggesting Taft as a possible nominee if Eisenhower does not run. The remarks followed chatter about NATO chief Eisenhower and broader signals on Truman’s possible non-candidacy and party platform disagreements.
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Associated Press
Washington
Fer Iguson
R-Mich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michigan
Eisenhower
Ferguson
Taft
Ohio
Russell
D-Ga
North Auntie Treaty Organization
NATO
Georgia
Free World
Europe
Russia
Eight of sixteen aboard Greyhound bus injured in crash
Eight passengers suffered minor injuries when an Atlantic Greyhound bus traveling from Charleston West Virginia to Pittsburgh struck a tractor trailer on US Route 40 near Sunset Beach. Driver Leonard R. Himes of Charleston was hospitalized with a broken left arm. others were treated and released.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic Greyhound
Charleston
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Leonard R. Himes
Washington Geneeral Hospital
Here
Sunset Beach
Martin V. Hathaway
Terre Haute
Ind
William H. Cranston
Providence
Wheeling
W.va
West
Tallulah Bankhead Expected to Testify in Court Drama
Tallulah Bankhead may testify today in a grand larceny and forgery trial involving her former maid secretary Evyleen Cronin. Defense counsel alleged Bankhead was provided cocaine booze and sex by Cronin, while the star argued during a heated courtroom moment about privacy and misconduct.
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Associated Press
New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Evyleen R. Cronin
Miss Bankhead
Fred J. Moritt
Miss. Bankhead
U S Battle Casualties in Korea Reach 102 576
Washington reports U S battlefield deaths and injuries in Korea total 102 576 today, marking an increase of 488 since last week.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S
Korea
Road conditions warn of icy highways after light snow
Early morning light snow abated by noon with lingering ice on high ways. Forecast predicts near freezing temperatures tonight, urging caution for county travel. Snow depths reach up to six inches on routes in Pocahontas and Randolph counties with lighter amounts elsewhere.
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Harold Lambert
State Road Commission
Tambaet
Beckley
Road Commission
Highway Bureau of Information
Pocahontas County
Randolph County
Huttonsville
Webster County
Richwood
Mill Point
Webster Springs
Valley Head
Swiss Firm May Locate Defense Plant in Beckley
Beckley chambers discuss locating a second Oerlikon Company defense plant in Beckley or nearby area. Organization expects 450 members now and 600 in 1952. Also announced plans to secure more office boxes. 1 000 box shortage noted at post office. Cold air and light snow affect much of the nation.
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Beckley
Great Oerlikon Company
Chamber, of, Commerce
Pany
Land
N. C
Bentley
Oerlikon
M. W. Powers
Chamber
Draft Deferment Test Scheduled
About 22 000 college students are expected to take the college qualification test tomorrow to become eligible for a draft deferment if they pass it. The score and class rank may be used as a guide by draft boards for an educational deferment. The current yardstick favors a score of 70 or upper half of the freshman class or upper two thirds of the sophomore class.
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Associated Press
Washington
Selective Service
Beil Lines
Cherry Creek
William Porterfield
Charles ‘Ton
Raleigh General Hospital
Mabscott Pair Charged in Car Theft Case
Clarence Davis 18 and Baifones 17, both of Mabscott, were jailed by State Police on Tuesday night charged with theft of an automobile. They allegedly stole a car owned by Rev. James H. Neal of Mabscott Baptist Church on December 1.
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Clarence Davis
Ba Ifones
Mabscott
James H. Neal
Mabiscott Baptist Church
Market steady as Canadian Pacific holds gains
A quiet trading day had Canadian Pacific unchanged at open after yesterday's 1 point move, then a minor advance. Northern Pacific opened down 7 8 but trimmed losses to a fractional amount, as the overall market showed little movement.
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Associated Press
Canadian Pacific
Northern Pacific
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