Roosevelt Actress Wife Slashes Wrist In Hyde Park Home
Elliott Roosevelt's wife Faye Emerson Roosevelt, a film actress, reportedly slashed her left wrist with a razor at their Hyde Park home. Sheriff C Fred Close quoted Dr H Sherman Hirst saying the wound was personal safety related. Roosevelt said it was an accident. She was treated, then released, and the sheriff expected Elliott Roosevelt to appear for further details.
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Poughkerpsie
N. Y
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
C. Fred Close
H. Sherman Hirst
Hirst
Vassar Brothers Hospital
Roosevelt
Elliott
Mirst
Hugh) Brennan
Eliott
District Attorney's Office
Close
Roosevelts
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
International Soundphoto
Farmers Awarded For Outstanding Work in County
Eight Raleigh County farm families and 18 Farm Bureau members received honors at the annual Raleigh County Farm Bureau meeting held in the county courtroom. Recipients included the McKinneys of Amigo and Peters of Cool Ridge along with several Shady Spring and Beckley residents for outstanding farm and 4 H club work.
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Raleigh County
Farm . Bureau
Raleigh County Criminal Court Room
G. W. McKinneys
Amigo
J. K. Peters
Cool Ridge
Floyd Furrows
Shady, Spring
Perry Jarrells
Dry Creek
John J. Clays
A.W. Toneys
Harper
Joel F. Wrights
Prosperity
C. E. Shumates
Beckley
Luther Bennett
Abraham
C. K. Harvey
Egerla
G. L. Ferguson
J. H. Harvey
Everette Underwood
G. W. Martin
Lester
W. S. Marcum
Eccles
W. J. Daniel
Arnett
Wayne A. Toney
Harper Route 1
Mina Scott
Glen Morgan
Howard Scott
Glen Mourgan
H. G. Farmer
Bolt
H. E. Shumate
John Shumate
Virgil Shumate
P. C. Ballard
Fred Vines
Odd
Ford Cooper
Mt. Hope
H. B. Thomas
Swan Cafe
J. H. Miller
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
F. H. Halstead
West Virginia Farm Bureaus
B. J. Amick
Fayette
Beckley Area Farm Guidance Scheduled
A plan to gear farm production and marketing in the Beckley area will be presented to farmers and businessmen on January 27 28 by Doane Agricultural officials. Charles Hodel says Morse and McGough will discuss survey results and the rural development council plan for Beckley county communities.
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Beckley
Doane Agriculturalch Em
Charles Hodel
New Industries
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Truc BD
Morse
Doane Service
M. L. McGough
Arta
Hode
West Virginia
Uni- High
Aiversity College of Agriculture
State Department of Agricul
Ain
O' McGough
Bam
Lo Bel
Beckley Editor Ted McDowell Recovers After Heart Attack
Beckley Post-Herald editor Ted G. McDowell was reported resting well at Beckley Hospital after a heart attack he suffered shortly after midnight. Firemen aided his resuscitation before admission around 2 a.m. His physician said he responded to oxygen therapy.
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Ted G. McDowell
Beckley
Miners End Yale Holidays Today
Mining operations resume in Beckley area after a Christmas holiday. The soft coal contract covers Christmas Day as paid but longer stoppage agreements were settled between management and United Mine Workers locals. New River Company miners start tomorrow with day shifts excluded today.
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Beckley
United Mine Workers
New River Company
Ruhr Valley placed under international peace production control
Western powers established a formal Ruhr Authority to bar Germany’s Ruhr industry from war production. The six week talks included the United States Britain France the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg. Germany would gain a seat on the board once a legal government exists with five votes to align with the Big Three and Benelux. An international inspection system would prevent a revival of a war making industrial machine. Ownership of Ruhr industries remains unsettled a concession to France amid long term international supervision.
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Alex Singleton
Associated Press
London
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Ruhr
United States
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Russia
International Control Board
Ruhr Authority
Kaiser Wilhelm
Light Quakes Toss Scare into Reno Residents
Reno residents felt three or more earthquakes last night with one shaking City Hall and causing council adjournment. Reports said tremors rattled chandeliers and doors while candles swayed and a Christmas tree nearly toppled. Quakes centered near Reno, affecting 35 000 to 40 000 people and prompting calls to police and newspapers.
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Associated Press
Reno
New
Frank McCulloch
Reno Gazette
Gianella
Sparks
West Virginia Heart Association Receives Charter
The West Virginia Heart Association based in Charleston received a charter today as a nonprofit. It was formed to study disseminate and apply heart knowledge. Incorporators include W A Thornhill Jr and William C Stewart of Charleston and W Fred Richmond of Beckley. It plans to reorganize into a central layman affiliate of the American Heart Association.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia Heart Association
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Willian C. Stewart
W. Fred Richmond
Beckey
Kwen
American Heart Association
Two Killed as Auto Smashes into Train
Martinsburg report states an automobile struck the side of a locomotive at a run crossing last night killing two people and injuring two. Deceased are Mrs. Leroy McBee 26 of Ridgeway West Virginia and Russell Fogle of Bunker Hill West Virginia. Mrs McBee's husband and Fogle's wife were taken to Martinsburg hospital with no serious injuries.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
Run Crossing
Here
Leroy McBee
Ridgeway
W. Va
Russell Fogle
Bunker Hill
Prime Minister Murdered Operation Ice Cap Rougher Weather Facing Carrier
North Atlantic rescue attempt aboard the U S S Saipan presses northward toward Greenland to reach 13 airmen stranded on an ice cap as weather worsens. Capt. Kane aims to begin operations by Thursday noon with helicopters to land on the 7 800 foot ice. Col Balchen, Air Force rescue chief, flies from Winnipeg toward Greenland but poor weather may force a Labrador landing.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
U. S. S. Saipan
Sreenland
North Atlantic
Air Force
Greenland
Saipan
Newfoundland
Joseph L. Kane
Bernt Balchen
Winnipeg
Balchen
Bluie West
U. S
Ice Cap
Washington
Labrador
Arctic
Alaska
10Th
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Decker Clothes Labor Election Hearing Underway
A National Labor Relations Board hearing in Raleigh County court room addresses whether Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America seeks an election at Decker Clothes Inc. UCW, affiliated with District 50, United Mine Workers, represents most employees. UCW seeks intervention, citing a current contract through September 1949 and 270 employees with 207 UCW members.
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National Labor Relations Board
Raleigh County
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
CIO
Decker Clothes, Inc
United Construction Workers
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Allen Bruckner
Cincinnati
NLRB
David Schttossberg
New York City
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
T. C. Townsend
Hillis Townsend
Charleston
UCW
Ted
Decker
The
Clothing Company
Amalgamated
Hike in School Funds Requested
Charleston area news reports Superintendent W. W. Trent asking lawmakers for 417820 over two fiscal years to run the education department down from 245070 current funds. He seeks 198460 first year and 119460 second year for salaries plus 70000 each year for expenses and adds divisions including research public visual education adult education and an administrative assistant.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. W. Trent
Education Department
Trent
American Wife Guilty Of Murder in Germany
Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo of Malden Massachusetts was sentenced to 20 years in a U S military court in Marburg Germany for killing her American soldier husband Sgt John Ybarbo of Soliad Texas They found her guilty of murder with malice aforethought rejecting self defense and passion as factors The verdict was announced by Judge DeWitt White after a seven day trial noted for its sensational testimony and scandalous details It was the first murder trial of an American woman in occupied Germany
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Associated Press
Marburg
Germany
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
U. S
Mes. Ybarbo
John Yivarbo
Soliad
Tex
DeWitt White
Morgantown
W. Va
Occupied
Ybarbo
Detroit Housing Board Rejects TV in Low Income Homes
Detroit officials deny permission for tenants in low income public housing to install television sets citing budget priorities. The stance aims to help residents save toward down payments on homes. The move follows inquiries from New Orleans housing authorities.
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Associated Press
Detroit
New Orleans
Detroit Housing Commission
James H. Inglis
Inglis
Truman Won’t Name Soviet Leaders Who Would End Cold War
President Truman declined to name Soviet leaders who allegedly want to end the cold war. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said there is no prepared list and no new information beyond the luncheon remarks. The president criticized the Soviet government for blocking peace efforts and warned that contracts with the West are not sacred.
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Truman
Associated Press
Kansas City
Charles G. Ross
United Tata É
Oldlea
Pew
Ross
Eddie Jacobson
Mr. Truman
White House
Stalin
Yalta
Potsdam
United States
Moscow
Marriage Mill Protests Spur Ohio Gov Inquiry
Parkerburg Wood County officials may seek governor's help over alleged marriage mill conditions in Pomeroy Ohio. Divorce Commissioner Throckmorton said similar issues exist along the river but Pomeroy is most flagrant. He noted a case involving a 15 year old who obtained a license and a separate incident with a shooting in the area.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Wood
Ohio
Pomeroy
John F. Throckmorton
Throckmorton
David F. Turner
Cease Fire Draft Up for Security Council Action
Britain pressed an immediate cease fire and Israeli pullback in southern Palestine and the Negev. Harold Beasley proposed a U.N. resolution urging withdrawal, while the U.S. weighed objections to labeling Israel as aggressor. The plan calls for a Jan. 6 truce committee meeting at Lake Success to assess compliance with Nov. 4 orders.
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Associated Press
Paris
Britain
Palestine
Negev
Harold Beetey
Security Council
Egypt
Israel
U. S
Washington
Beeley
Truce Supervision Committee
Lake Success
Ralph J. Bunche
Father of 7 Dies Battling Police in Farm Gun Battle
Martinsburg reports a father of seven, Warry Arthur Roach, died from a temple gunshot after a State Police attempt to serve a warrant at his farm near Martinsburg. Trooper K Kenneth Falk was critically wounded, struck in the jaw and thigh. authorities say a rifle bullet ricocheted from Falk’s badge as police fired at Roach in a shed.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
Here
Warry Arthur Roach
K. Kenneth Falk
Roach
W. W. Murphy
Justice of the Peace
Fulk
Murphy
Falk
Murphy S
Assassin Shoots Egyptian Prime Minister Nokrashy Pasha
Cairo reports the assassination of Prime Minister Mahmud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha by a student disguised as a police officer. The suspect, linked to outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and Nationalist groups, fired five shots in the interior ministry as Nokrashy Pasha traveled to his office and died within minutes. The killer was arrested at the scene. Nokrashy Pasha, 60, led Egypt through postwar years and faced tensions with Israel and Palestine policy.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Mahmod Fahmy Nokrashy Pashe
Assassain
Moslem Brotherhood Association
Ministry of Interior
As‘sassain
No.keashy Pasha
Nokrashy Pasha
United Nations
New York
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Palestine
Holy Land
Israel
University College
Nottingham
England
Stotesbury Mine Blast Probe Set
Mine inspectors will reveal findings at a Raleigh County hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. on the December 6 gas explosion at the Stotesbury No 8 mine that killed one and injured three. Expected witnesses include Arch Alexander and Joseph Bier of the State Department of Mines, C M Meadows, C E Jones of the United Mine Workers, and attorney Townsend.
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Stotesbury No. 8
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Raleigh County Court Room
Yout
Arch Alexander
State Department of Mines
Joseph Bier
C. M. Meadows
C. E. Jones
United Mine Workers and
Townsend
UMW
Jones
East Gulf No. 3
C. H. Mead Coal Company
U S and Soviet Forces Begin Departure From Korea
American occupation troops have started leaving Korea though details are sparse. President Syngman Rhee says he has not been briefed but believes the move poses no risk to Korean security. Moscow announces Russian forces will withdraw from North Korea, with all out by New Year’s Day.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
U. S
Syngman Rhee
North Korea
Moscow
Escaped Felons Lead Chicken Theft Ring
Five escaped prisoners tied to a chicken theft ring faced arraignment before Magistrate Lawrence Lips-Francis after a nationwide search. Sheriff E. E. Crosten identified suspects as Charles Williams and George Williams from St. George and James Plaster, with others coordinating thefts, selling poultry to buyers in Webster County.
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Associated Press
Hullonsville Parsons
Hattie Williams
Wilj
Lams
Lawrence Lips-Francis
Arthur Williams Jr
E. E. Crosten
George
Crosten
Investige- Iss
Fugit Ag
Charles Wiliams
St.Ithe
James Plaster
Webster County
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