Roosevelt Wife Slashes Wrist In Hyde Park Dispute
Faye Emerson Roosevelt wife of Elliott Roosevelt cut her left wrist with a razor at their Hyde Park home. Sheriff C Fred Close quoted Dr H Sherman Hirst as saying the wound was personal and the act was deliberate. Elliott Roosevelt claimed it was an accident and the sheriff said the cutting appeared deliberate and may lead to further inquiries.
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Associated Press
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
C. Fred Close
H. Sherman Hirst
Eliott Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
International
Seven Light Quakes Shake Reno Residents
Seven earthquakes rattled Reno within five and a half hours last night. No damage was reported though City Hall and a City council session were jostled. Residents from Reno to Sparks reported tremors and notified police, firemen, and newspapers.
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Associated Press
Reno
Wnev
Frank McCulloch
Gianella
Sparks
Plane Missing With 28 Aboard
A charter DC-1 twin-engined plane with 28 aboard was overdue on a San Juan to Miami flight. Coast Guard Air-Sea Rescue coordinates led to search efforts after last radio contact near New Orleans and a reported position 30 miles south of Miami.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Air-Sea Rescue Service
Overseas Radio
New Orleans
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Virginia Weather Forecast Notes Cloudy Mild Rain Tonight
Weather forecast for Virginia indicates increasing cloudiness with mild daytime temperatures and a chance of occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. No specific towns or dates are provided in readable text.
West Virginia Weather Update December 28 to January 2
Official forecast reports mild to start the period with temperatures near normal then cooling later. Rain is expected Wednesday with a switch to snow at night, and possible rain or snow near the end of the week. Rivers Greenbrier and New at Belle remain high but nearly clear, with precipitation around half an inch.
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Greenbrier
Belle
West Virginia
Beclky editor Ted G McDowell heart attack report
Ted G McDowell editor of the Beckley Post Herald was reported resting well at Beckley Hospital after a heart attack. He suffered the attack shortly after midnight on arrival home from work. Firemen used resuscitation before admission around 2 a m and he responded well to oxygen therapy.
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Ted G. McDowell
Beckley
Mayor Warns Snow Cleanup Nets Results Downtown Beckley
Beckley mayor G. C. Hedrick reported that his warning to clear sidewalks downtown was heeded. Shopkeepers removed snow from in front of their businesses this morning and could face fines of one to 25 dollars for neglecting to clear walks.
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G. C. Hedrick
Beckley
Hedrick
Ruhr Control Plan Bans German War Industry
Western powers reach a six week accord to place the Ruhr under international control. The Ruhr will produce only for peace, with an international board called the Ruhr Authority to oversee inspections and prevent a repeat of wartime production. Germany gains a seat on the board once a legal government exists, while France secures a key ownership concession. The arrangement may endure indefinitely, and Russia is not admitted as a partner.
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Alex Singleton
Associated Presse
London
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Ruhr
United States
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Russia
Inter-National Control Board
Ruhr Authority
Rhur
Firemen Too Late To Help Fireman On Radio Call
Fireman A is reported to have a car fire near the U S 19 21 By Pass at 11 20 am. Volunteer J W Wise man’s car burned almost totally before firefighters arrived. Fire Chief Martin says alcohol boiled from the radiator ignited on the hot engine. Wise man tried to call for help but the line was busy. Earlier, Howard Quesen berry’s car on North Kanawha burned from a cigarette on upholstery, smouldering all night with damage around 600 dollars.
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J. W. Wiseman
U. S
Martin
Wiseman
Marlin
Howard Quesenberry
North Kanawha
Mertin
One Worker Killed In 80 Foot Tunnel Fall
The Associated Press reports a fatal tunnel collapse in Baltimore. An eighth worker and seven others fell 80 feet from a scaffold at the shaft mouth. David Yourison of Sykesville died at Maryland General Hospital. Foreman W Culvard attempted to catch a plank as seven fell. Eight men were treated. three sustained only contusions and were discharged after examination.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
David Yourison
Sykesville
Maryland General Hospital
J. R. Gibson
W. Culvard
Truman Won’t Name Soviet Leaders Who Would End Cold War
President Truman declined to identify Soviet leaders who allegedly seek an understanding to end the Cold War. White House aide Charles G. Ross said Truman had nothing further to add to his luncheon remarks, which attacked the Soviet government for blocking peace efforts and violating wartime agreements.
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Truman
Associated Press
Kansas City
Charles G. Ross
Touman
United Guan
Nntates
Ross
Eddie Jacobson
White House
McTruman
Stalin
Yalta
Potsdam
United States
al Moscow
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 in the county court room. Recognized families from Amigo to Beckley were lauded for farm and 4‑H club activities, with certificates of merit awarded to many for long service to agriculture. The program included talks on farm organization and parasite control, a luncheon, and remarks from county and district Farm Bureau leaders highlighting 1949 plans and legislative programs.
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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
Percy Jarrells
Dry Creek
John L. Clays
A. W.toneys
Harper
Joe F. Wrights
Prosperity
C. E. Shumates
Beckley
Luher Bennett
Abratwa
L. Harvey
Egeria
G. L. Ferguson
J. H. Harvey
Fverestles Underwood
G. W. Martin
Lester
W. S. Marewi
Eccles
W. J. Daniel
Arnett
Wayne A. Toney
Jiniper
Mina Scott
Glen Mor
Gant Howard Scott
Glen Morgan
H. G. Farmer
Bolt
H. E. Shumate
John Shumate
Virgil Shumate
P. C. Ballard
Beckles
Fred Vines
Odd
Earl Cooper
Mt. Hope
N. B. Thomas
Minor Scott
Bureau
C. F. Hale
Beckley Velebinarian
Decker Clothes Employee Union Election Testimony
Ted S. Decker, president of Decker Clothes, Inc., testified at an NLRB hearing that the firm agreed to recognize the union chosen by employees. The hearing reviews whether Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America is entitled to an election as UCW reps contest. About 100 workers were at a Mount Hope area plant. UCW sought intervention amid a UCW contract and membership figures. Beckley council set regular session for 7:30 pm tonight.
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Ted S. Decker
Decker Clothes, Inc
National Labor Relations Board
Decker
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
CIO
Clothing Company
United Construction Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Mount Hope
Allen Bruckner
Cincinnati
NLRB
David
UCW
American Wife Guilty Of Murder in Germany
Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo of Malden Massachusetts was found guilty by a U S military court in Marburg Germany of killing her American soldier husband Sgt John Ybarbo in a bedroom quarrel The three-judge panel ruled the killing with malice aforethought and rejected self defense The verdict marks the first murder conviction of an American woman in occupied Germany and court officials indicated possible appeals to the military court of appeals in Nuernberg and then to U S federal court
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Assorrted
Marburg
Germany
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
U. S
Ybarbo
John Ybarbo
Uoliad
Sern Ree Eeely
DeWitt White
Morgan‘town
W. Va
Beckley Area Farm Guidance Scheduled
A plan to gear farm production and marketing in the Beckley area and develop rural communities will be presented to farmers and businessmen on January 27 28 by Beckley chamber representatives led by Charles Jode l. True Morse and M L McGough will also speak as part of the survey findings. Officials plan moon luncheons to start the meetings and invite state agricultural leaders from West Virginia University and the State Department of Agriculture to attend. The second day will feature a working meeting to plan a Rural Community Development Council and enlist local organizations to name council members for immediate operation.
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Beckley
Doane Agricultural Sarviern
Charles Iodel
New Industries
Beckley Chambers of Commerce
True D. Morse
Deane Service
T and
M. L. McGough
Beckley‘ Chamber
J Hodel
Extension Service
West Virginia University College of Agriculture
Tthe
State Department of Agriculture
Marse
McGough
Rumors Of Peace Rise In Nanking As Year Ends
In Nanking rumors spread that China's leadership may reorganize and seek peace with the Chinese Communists before New Year. Officials denied the reports, but well informed sources persisted that a new national leadership and possible peace were likely. Chiang Kai-shek faces pressure to step down amid questions over his health and China’s future defense along the Yangtze.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Peoples Court
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Commies Arrest More Catholics in Hungary
Budapest report says ten leading Roman Catholic Church figures in Hungary were arrested, including Cardinal Mindszenty, with the interior ministry claiming he confessed to treason. The government stated Mindszenty, a primate, admitted to treacherous acts against the people, a routine prelude to trial in Communist states.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Interiorinistry
Cardinal Mindszenty
Arch-Tve
Eagles Club Robbed of $1400 in Capital
Police report an armed robber bound a clerk and took more than $1400 from the Eagles Club on the second floor of a downtown office building. City Detective Li Dewey Williams said the robbery occurred yesterday.
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Tne
Associated Press
Charleston
Li Dewey E. Williams
Eagles Club
Cease Fire Sought in Security Council on Palestine Crisis
The Security Council considers an immediate cease fire in southern Palestine and Israeli withdrawal from the Negev. Britain proposes a resolution calling for cessation of fighting and withdrawal, while the U S weighs objections and possible British modifications.
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Security Council
Paris
Briain
Palestine
Negev
Harald Beeley
Egypt
Israel
U. S
Washington
Britain
Beeley
Trace Supervision Committee
Jan @ at Lake Success
Ralph J. Buncher
No-Man's Land
Retail Meal Cost Down 13 Per Cent
The American Meat Institute says wholesale meat prices have fallen about 19 percent from a mid September peak. Retail meat prices declined 13 percent in the four weeks ending at Christmas, based on U S Bureau of Labor Statistics data for all grades and weights of beer lamb pork and veal.
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Asociated Press
Chicago
American Meat Institute
the Institute
AMI
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Auto crashes into train at Martinsburg crossing kills two
An auto mobile rammed into the side of a locomotive at a crossing near Martinsburg last night, killing two persons and injuring two others. The dead were Mrs. Leroy McKee, about 26, of Ridgeway, and Russell Fogle of Bunker Hill, both in West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
Leroy McKee
Ridgeway
W. Va
Russell Fogle
Bunker Hill
Ww, Va
Greenland Icecap Rescue From Frigid Stranding
Twelve men stranded up to three weeks on a Greenland icecap were rescued by a C-47 with jet assist, piloted by Lt Col Emil G Beaudry. The mission originated near Bluie West One, with plans to move to Labrador, as weather and prior rescue attempts unfolded.
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Associated Press
Washington
Greenland
Air Force
Bluie West One
Bluie West Eight
Labrador
Emil G Beaudry
Manchester
N. J
Westover
Mass) Air Force Base
Probe Planned Into Stotesbury Mine Blast Morrows Hearing
A three man board, joined by Mines Chief Arch J Alexander, will probe a gas explosion at the Stotesbury mine of Eastern Gas and Fuel. One miner died and three were seriously burned. Attendees include A Miller of the US Bureau of Mines, Safety Director C E Jones of United Mine Workers District 29, and C A Stahl of Eastern Gas and Fuel. The hearing starts at 10 am in Raleigh County Courthouse Beckley with deposition plans for injured witnesses.
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Arch J. Alexander
Stotesbury
Alexander
Stolesbury
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Alex A. Miller
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Mount Hope
C. E. Jones
United Mine Workers District 29
C. A. Stahl
Eastern Gas and Fuel
T. C. Townsend
Charleston
United M Mine Workers
West Virginia
Yalso
Taleigh County Court House
Beckley
Senator McKellar Strikes Publisher in Hotel Corridor
In Washington, Senator McKellar of Tennessee admitted striking Silliman Evans, publisher of the Nashville Tennessean, after a Sunday night encounter at the Mayflower Hotel. Evans offered no comment beyond saying he did not retaliate.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Silliman Fyans
Nashville Tennesseean
Mayflower
McKellar
Evans
Thad
Mayflower Hotel
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