Beckley mayor flags gambling law gaps in tense council session
In Beckley a heated special session saw Mayor Hedrick accuse the police chief and department of lax enforcement while pledging to clean up the city. Chief Scalise denied undercover payoffs and claimed violations were rising, as council members debated interference and confidence votes amid ongoing gambling complaints.
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Carl Cahill
G. C. Hedrick
Beckley
City Conner
JH. A. Sloan
A. Sealisedena
Degan Earner
Ween
Hedrick
Clict Scalise
Clarence
Bibb
Hedrickatt
Sealise
Scalise
Raleigh Register
F. A. Freeman
Sloan
Mayora i Roberts
Clayton Bowling
Blue Jay
James Hunt
Post Herald
Germans Protest Dine and Drink Ban
Cafes in Frankfurt and other German towns protested an Army directive banning Americans and allies from dine and drink venues. Proprietors said up to 80 percent of their trade came from U S soldiers and German partners. Army officials said the banked prohibition would curb allied consumption of German rations. Cafe owners argued the move targets civilians and questioned its democratic justification.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
Judge Overrules Bid to Set Aside Battle Verdict
Judge WV A Riffe in Bal veigh County Criminal Court overruled attorney JS Bults bid to set aside Burke Battle unlawful wounding verdict. Battle received 1 to 5 years with 60 day stay. convict involved Junior Johnson at Triangle Grill Hesoco on January 7. Defense argued verdict should be assault and battery due to lack of animosity and Shutt testimony. Ellmer Roberts of Mac Arthur was found guilty of two counts grand larceny. sentenced 1 to 10 years, terms concurrent. co-defendant Lando Raynes pleaded guilty and implicated him.
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WV. A. Riffe
Balveigh County
JS. Bults
Burke Battle
Hesoco Negro
Battle
State Penitentiary
Junior Johnson
Triangle Grill
Hesoco
Butts
F. A. Stuatt
Gulf
Shutt
Burke
Ellmer Roberts
MacArtur
James Scott Sentenced for Petty Larceny on B and E Indictment
James Scott pleaded guilty to petty larceny on a breaking and entering indictment and was sentenced to eight months in the county jail plus payment of court costs.
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James Scott
Sunday Beer Ban Bill Filed By Dry Leader
The House considers a Sunday beer ban bill by Delegate George Rairden of Mason to prohibit non intoxicating beer sales on Sundays. Current law allows sales from 1 pm to 12 pm. The Insurance department backs a measure to regulate casualty and surety firms, potentially altering auto liability insurance rates and shielding firms from federal antitrust actions. Senate and House measures propose faster legislative organization with caucus timing and pre session committee setup, including pay for delegates and senators. Others address legal notices, interstate reinsurance, and reducing auto theft penalties.
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Associated Press
Charleston
George Rairden
Insurance Department
House
Trent
D.logan
Senate
Stemple
R.-Barbour
van Camp
R.-Tyler
Amos
Loop D
Kanawha
West Virginia
Powell
Hampshire
West Virginia Weather: Colder with Snow Likely
A fragmented forecast notes rain and clouds in the west with colder temperatures. Saturday through Wednesday show occasional warmth, near normal January temperatures, and a total precipitation around one third of an inch. Snow is likely tomorrow or Sunday and again midweek. Local Beckley figures record yesterday’s high and overnight low with mixed precipitation across Greenbrier, New River, and surrounding areas.
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Virgina Weath
Beckley
Bel’ Point
Births and marriages mix with age gaps in early AP report
In Helena Arkansas a 59 year old wife of an elderly barber gave birth to her sixth child a five pound four ounce son. The mother cites prayer answered and the father is 65. A Arkansas doctor called the case very unusual. Elsewhere in Mercer County a postponed school meeting and in Mason Michigan 12 year old Etta Long, married since last October, defends her right to live with her 23 year old husband. The sheriff reports the girl was born in Williamson West Virginia and faced perjury charges after a rushed wedding and a knife injury during a quarrel.
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Helena
Ark
Fred J. Turley
Eva Dodge
University of Arkansas Medical School
Turley
Nother
Nevada
Sir Wester Princeton
Mercer School Parent-Teacher’s Association
Associated Press
Mason
Mich
Etta Long
Williamson
W. Va
Doris Mudgett
Atlan 9
MacDonald
Weldon Long
Permits Issued For Four Homes
Four building permits were issued this week by the City Recorder for homes on Gran dville Avenue Seventh Street Washington Ave and West wood Drive. Costs range from two to six thousand dollars with two five room and two four room frame houses. East Beckleyan Held for Brandishing Gun Ernest Hill Jr East Beesley faces a magistrate hearing on a charge of brandishing a pistol fired from his house by Deputy Sheriff J S George.
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City Recorder's Office
South Beckley Land Company
Grandville Avenue
Maisie Saunders
Seventh Street
Washington Avenue
L. E. Shrewsbury
Westwood Drive
East
Experts Reassess Forecasts as Road Prices Fall
Experts take another look at economic forecasts as sharp declines in commodity prices gain momentum. The Associated Press commodity index dropped to 169.40, the lowest since Feb 1947, signaling possible sharper adjustments ahead. Industrial and food price indices also declined, with oil and scrap steel easing and farmers debating price supports.
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Sted Pitas
Torbay
Straw AnOrg
Associated Press
Towest
DUN and Bradstiver
OPA
ITA
Army Wacs Test Arctic Uniforms On Mount Washington
Army Wacs test new Arctic clothing on Mount Washington New England summit led by Lt Ana Cummings of Newton Massachusetts. Volunteers from Camp Leo Virginia tested nylon insulated jackets and trousers spun glass lining during Operation Wizeid to evaluate warmth and fit for Northern posts.
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Wacs
Aries
New England
Ana Cummings
Newton
Mass
Uncle San
Waes
Alaska
Army
Army Syants
Sonen
Leo
China
Mindszenty Recants In Court Amid Torture Suspicions
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty recanted a pre arrest letter saying guilt would stem from fleshly weakness as he faces treason espionage and blackmail charges. Farenc Nagy, exiled Hungarian premier, says torture by Communists likely altered Mindszenty's appearance and urges Governor Muck to consider the torture claim. Berlin embargo tightens as Western powers seal rail and road routes into the Soviet zone in response to Soviet Berlin actions.
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Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Associated Press
Richmond
Farenc Nagy
Cardinal Mindszenty
Associatet Presse
Berlin
Britain
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Germany
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Godis
Mindszenty trial drags on as letter void claim voiced
Cardinal Mindszenty told the court he wrote a November 1948 letter to Hungarian church leaders, claiming it should be void now. He apologized for an error while six co defendants faced the second day of the two judge Peoples Court. The judge warned the letter had harmed the court.
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Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Vilmos Olthys
Peoples
Barroom William Tell tragedy at Bedford tavern
In Bedford Pennsylvania a tavern owner, Thomas B. Leary, 48, was killed when a party mate tried to shear a whiskey glass from his head. Clark Morgan, 40, of Cumberland Maryland, was held for questioning after claiming Morgan refused and Leary demanded a shot. Morgan fired, Leary died from a head wound.
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Bedford
William Tell
Thomas B. Leary
Beans Cove
Flintstone
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania -Maryland
Harry Rook
Russell Simons
Clark Morgan
Cumberland
Morgan
Leary
Stalin Levited to Discuss Peace in Independence
INDEPENDENCE MO Associated Press Soviet Prime Minister Stalin may meet President Truman after an invitation to a typical American home at 1228 Cedar Avenue Independence Missouri sent by James W Stobaugh Western Union employee The telegram notes the home setting and hopes differences can be resolved Strabaugh doubts the invitation will be accepted and says the telegram cost 16 32
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Associated Press Independence
Stalin
Kremlin
Truman
Janes W. Stobaugh
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cedar Avenue
Independence
Siobaugh
Strabaugh
Beckley Chamber Pushes Assembly Market Plan
Beckley Chamber of Commerce directs renewed push for an assembly market with state aid after Doane Service report. Leaders contact State Agriculture Commissioner McLaughlin about legislation and Georgia marketing systems. Chamber also backs changes to eliminate the Means Test for state hospital care, favoring payers to fund indigent treatment.
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Beckley
Cumber of Commerce
Armstrong
Elmer Davis
T. E B. Barzarree
Chamber
Fo le Auianta
Georgia
Aney
Two New Traffic Lights Begin Operation City Wide
Two more traffic lights went into operation today at Third Avenue and Neville Street and at Prince Street and Oakwood Avenue. Activation depended on a State Road Commission survey to determine timing with existing signals as part of the city’s new traffic program awaiting direction signs.
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Third Avenue
Neville Street
Prince Street
Oakwood Avenue
State Road Commission
Lewis to Speak at UMW District 29 Rally in Welch
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, will be personally invited to deliver the principal address at District 29’s celebration in Welch on April 1. George J. Titler, District 29 president, said he will request Lewis as main speaker. Lewis last visited Beckley two years ago before heading to Washington after a Florida vacation.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
District 29
Welch
George J. Titler
Lewis
Beckley
Washington
Florida
Navy to Retain Quarters in Red Dominated Area
The Associated Press reports Vice Admiral Oscar Badger announced renewal of a six month lease on a Tsingtao hotel. The Navy will keep Western Pacific HQ with possible shift to Shanghai, while denying permanent move. Ramsey and Badger plan further conferences in Tsingtao as China peace talks waver. Chinese civil war moves slow with Li Tsung Jen’s peace efforts faltering and regional delegations uncertain.
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Associated Press
Shangual
Oscar U. Badger
Dewitt C. Ramsey
Tsingtao
North China
Badger
Shanghai
Ramsey
UD. Ss
China
Manila
Nanking
Li Tsung-jen
Shao Li-fze
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Soviet Refugees Warn U. S. Reds at Westover Air Force Base
Two Russian air force officers who escaped from the Soviet Union by plane landed at Westover AFB Mass and urged American Communists to resign from the Communist Party. They said Stalin might meet President Truman to avert a dangerous cold war and claimed Soviet authorities view proponents of America as morally unstable.
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Associated Press
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Soviet Union
America
Peter Pirogov
Anatole Barsov
Russia
Communist Party
Stalin
Truman
Physicians Differ on Strokes Deterioration in FDR Case History
A report by Dr Karl C Wold claims President Roosevelt suffered three strokes beginning in 1936, with a final fatal attack on April 12 1945. Dr Ross Mette disputes Wold, saying no such strokes occurred and questioning the case history. The book traces Roosevelt’s health decline through wartime duties and visits to Mayo Clinic and Tehran, with doctors at times unsure if he would live to see July 1.
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Associated Press
New York
Roose“welt
Karl C. Worl
Washington
Ross Mette
Rowevelt
Wold
Tria
Dr. Wold
Te ‘Key
Dy Meftire
Navy
Adn
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The
Red Cross
Casey
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James
Mayo Clinic
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Gane
Tehran
Bernard M. Faruch
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Ohe
Hyde Park
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