Federal action urged to close unsafe coal mines
Secretary Chapman urged Congress to grant the federal government enforcement power and criminal penalties to close unsafe mines. He cited 119 and six miner deaths, blaming state laxity and delays after federal warnings. Rep. Price backed a strong mine safety bill.
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Washington
Chapman
House Labor Committee
Rep. Price
Congress
West Frankfort
Carpentertown
Bureau of
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Bureau of Mines
Ispecters
Gallant 24th Div to Defend Japan After Korea War
The gallant 24th Infantry Division, first to fight in Korea and among the first to lose a man, has been taken from combat and sent to Japan to defend Honshu. Maj. Gen. William F. Deannow led the division into the war in July 1950. After 20 months on the central front, the division earned a distinguished unit citation and many medals, and now stands with the First Cavalry Division to guard Japan as the war winds down. Only two of the initial green soldiers remained, with others killed, wounded, or rotated home.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Japan
William F. Dean
Honshu Island
U. S. First Cavalry Division
38Th Parallel
Kamsong
Ier
Shadrick
Woomtog
Washas
America
Cecil M. Martin Dies as Blue Jay
Cecil M. Martin 44 of Blue Jay dies at home after a long illness. Born in Blue Jay November 10 1907 he was the son of T H and Myrtle Fairey Martin who survive. Survived by wife Lilly Martin daughter Elizabeth Ann and son James Robert Martin one sister Miss Gladys Martin and one brother L J Martin all of Blue Jay. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday Sprague Church of God Rev Earl P King officiating. Burial Blue Jay Cemetery. Body to be removed from Caffee Funeral Home to residence at 4 pm today. Active pallbearers James Sanger Jr Willard Matlens James Elkins Ivan Stuckey Emory Petter Ray Elliot.
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Cecil Mac Martin
Blue Jay
T. H
Myrtle Fairey Martin
Raleigh County
Sprague Church’ ‘of God
Purity Maid Baking Co
Lilly Martin
Elizabeth Ann Martin
James
Robert Martin
Gladys Martin
L. J. Martin
Sprague Church of God
Earl P. King
Caffee
James Sanger, Jr
Willard Matlens
James Elkins
Ivan Stuckey
Emory Petter
Ray Elliot
Entry of Newspaper Circulation Office Fails
An attempt to break into Beckley Newspaper Corp building on Prince Street over the weekend was reported to City Police. Police said a glass cutter and a rock were used in the effort to press into the circulation office.
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Beckley Newspaper Corp
Prince Street
Weather guide for Beckley area with cold night outlook
Clear and cold tonight with lows 16 to 22. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer. Rivers report muddy conditions. two feet above normal at Bluestone Reservoir and nearby sites. A 16 year old Beckley youth jailed on breaking and entering charges after a Sunday morning break in at a peanuts warehouse on Third Avenue. police continue questioning.
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Beckley
Oak Hilt
Glade Creek
Beliepaint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
oTm
Third Avenue
Norfolk and W.Va line faces cuts in service
West Virginia brief notes a Norfolk and Western Railway hearing where the carrier seeks to discontinue trains 9 and 12 between Bluefield and Williamson, claiming annual revenue losses near 121000. Testifying were P C Wingo and C W Parrish plus R A Littrell from Roanoke. Hospital boiler blast leaves an assistant engineer critical. John Myers, 21, injured with negligible property damage. A phantom gun mayhem in Huntington raises reward to 1000 with four businessmen contributing. The Rev Andrew Jackson Fannin, 92, veteran Baptist minister, dies after 70 years in ministry across Cabell Putnam counties.
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Charleston
Norfolk Land
Western Railway
Bluefield
Williamson
Penbiee Service Commission
P.C. Wingo
Pocahonttas
N and W
W. Parrish
R. A. Littrell
Iailroad
Roanoke
Charleston — Hospital
Blossom Dairy Co
John Myers
Huntington
Andrew Jackson Fannin
Culloden
Fannin
Cabell
Putnam Counties
West Virginia
Kentucky
Revenue Bureau Proposal Faces Senate Challenge
President Shuman’s plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau meets growing opposition in the Senate Expenditures Committee. Chairman McClellan says testimony is unsatisfactory and Sen George of Georgia, head of the tax committee, is expected to oppose when he testifies February 26.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shuman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Expenditures Committee
Sen. George
D-Ga
George
Truman
Capitol
Tax Collecting Bureau
House
Beckley jail for Moonshine and drunken driving cases
Multiple minor offenses dominate the docket as Garfield Taylor faces moonshine and possession fines, Mark Hudson posts bond for drunken driving, Gene Tolliver with hit and run and reckless driving charges, and James Kirk charged with speeding and running a walk signal. A safety council resolution cites E. H. Hedrick as a coal miners’ ally while criticizing Governor Marland and Patteson for political positioning.
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Garfield Taylor
Washington Ave
Beckley
T. N .Thurman
Mark Hudson
Cranberry
Harper Road
Gene A. Tolliver
Sophia
James A. Kirk
Jonben
S. Kana Wha
Probation Granted to Four Youths in Court Action
Judge Harry L. McCreery granted probation in Criminal Court to four youths on charges of petit larceny while denying probation for Donald Higgins who had juvenile court history. Earl S. Gregory received one year on first offense probation. James Williams and Bobby Williams got one year probation for disturbing public worship. Clarence Davis got six months jail plus probation. Paris Wells pleaded guilty to intoxication in public and received 30 days in jail to run concurrently with another sentence.
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Harry L. McCreery
Criminal Court
Tolday
Wdge McCreery
Earl S. Gregory
Gregory
Donald Higgins
Higgins
Coun‘ty
James Williams
Bobby Williams
Clarence Davis
Paris Wells
Weston National Guard Unit Best Marksmen
Weston National Guard unit proves top shooting outfit in the state. The rifle team of Company B 1150th Infantry won the team championship and had the highest individual scores in all three firing positions. Other outfits finish behind: Bluefield Charleston Morgantown Poist Pleasant Richwood. Weston’s score advances to Second Army Headquarters to compare with winners from Virginia Ohio Kentucky Indiana Delaware Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Weston National Guard
150Th Infantry
FBI Agents Probe Ohio River Bank Holdup in Wheeling
FBI agents and Wheeling police combed residential areas after a daylight robbery at the Bank of Warwood. About 15 agents searched homes while pursuing a third possible accomplice who may have waited in the getaway car. Investigators also checked for stolen vehicles as standard practice, with no solid leads and a local 22-year-old Dun Glen suspect cleared of the bank case.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
FBI
Ohio River
Bank of Warwood
Ohio County
WW. Pugh
Dunglen
Jefferson County
Steubenville
Here
Bodies Of Area Soldiers Arrive in U. S. Today
The bodies of four area men were due at San Francisco Monday among those of 28 Americans who died while fighting in Korea. They include Sgt. Charles E. Baker of Bluefield Mrs Virginis Baker, Pfc. Carl J. Fitzwater son of Carl S. Fitzwater Brooklyn, Pfc. William Howell Jr son of William Howell Holden and Marine Pfc. Jack D. Peters son of Don Peters Route 3 Edwight.
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San Francisco
Ameri
Korea
Charles E. Baker
Virginis &. Baker
Bluefield
Carl J. Fitzwater
Carl S. Fitzwater
Brooklyn
William Howell, Jr
William Howell
Holden
Marine Pic
Jack D. Peters
Don Peters
Route 3
Edwight
Soviet Union Proposed as Neutral in Korean Truce Talks
The Com munists urged that the Soviet Union qualify as neutral for a proposed inspection commission to police a truce. They argued Russia has not fought in Korea and pressed for a plenary session while Allied delegates considered U.N. terms. Allies noted Russia’s nomination required approval and discussed post-armistice peace conference conditions.
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Minsan
Korea
Russia
Soviet Union
Panmunjom
U.N
Red
William P. Nuckols
Inspection
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Adm. C. Turner Joy Sunday
U. N
U.N. General Assembly
Republic of Korea
Germans' NATO Equality Delayed by Allied Ministers
London reports say British French and American diplomats told Chancellor Adenauer that West Germany may join Atlantic pact planning only as part of a European army, not as a full NATO member. After talks, officials said some progress was made and meetings will resume at 4 30 pm.
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Associated Press
London
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
European Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Adenauer
Britain
Lisbon NATO talks loom over GOP bid in Chicago
Reporters note that Lisbon conference on unifying Western Europe defenses could shape the Republican presidential race. Eisenhower signals readiness to run while wary allies favor home-based leadership. Taft and Kefauver spar over strategy. Oregon Senator Morse urges caution amid European alliance pressures.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Chicago
Jack Bell
NATO
D. Wight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Americas
Kefauver
Laconia
N.H
Europe
Presihave
Shires
Isenhower
Washington
Liston
Sen
Taft
Onia
Douglas MacArthur
Gen
Alfreds
Gruenther
Macarthur
Ments
Senator Morse
Oregon
Tobey
New Hamp
Prison Terms Sought for Ten Ku Klux Klansmen
In Whiteville North Carolina a federal prosecutor said prison terms not the death penalty would be sought for 110 former Ku Klux Klan members slated for trial next month on charges of kidnapping and civil rights violations. The group, arrested after a spike in cross burnings and beatings in Columbus County, faces a case built on a white man and a woman abducted in Horry County South Carolina on Oct 6 and flogged. The victims were Dorothy Dillard Martin and Ben Grainger of Fair Bluff.
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Associated Press
Whiteville
N. C
Columbus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Willard Cale
Cale
FBI
Columbus County
Hugh Nance
Louisburg
Charles P. Creen
U. S
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Horry County
S. C
Dorothy Dillard Martin
Ben Grainger
Fair Bluff
City Files Condemnation Suit in Parking Project
The City filed a condemnation suit in Circuit Court to acquire land for a proposed parking lot. Plaintiffs are Lawrence and Thresa Tortone. Commissioners are set for March 10 to hear land value arguments as the city moves ahead with parking lot work pending final decision on a parking building or lot.
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Lawrence
Thresa Tortone
Fits
Twin Sons Succumb Laid to Rest at Lilly Cemetery
Twin sons of Mr and Mrs William Harrison Caldwell died shortly after birth at 6 15 a m Monday at their Odd residence. The bodies will lie at home until 2 p m when funeral services will be held at Lilly Cemetery in Odd.
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William Lou Caldwell
Winfred Lee Caldwell
William Harrison Caldwell
Odd
Lilly
Principals Attend National Meeting in Cincinnati
Five Raleigh County school principals travel to Cincinnati for the National Association of Secondary Principals meeting at the Netherland Plaza Hotel. C G Peregoy of Woodrow Wilson High School John Saunders of Shady Spring High Cecil D Cook of Eccles Junior High Karvey Pauley of Trap Hill High and Sherman Trail of Stoco High attend the opening session which runs through Wednesday.
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Raleigh County
National Association of Secondary Principals
Cincinnati
C. G. Peregoy
Woodfrow Wilson High School
John Saunders
Shady Spring’ High
Cecil D. Cook
Eccles Junior High
Karvey Pauley
Trap Hill High
Sherman Trail
Stoco High
Netherland Plaza Hotel
Five Defendants Receive Verdicts at Raleigh County Court
Judge Ben H. Ashworth awarded judgments for five defendants on opening day of Raleigh County Circuit Court February term. Plaintiffs WK McRoberts and Franchon McRoberts dba McRoberts Supply Co. list amounts: Cecil Hugries 593.77 Darril Fraley 1235.76 George Blankenship 151.10 L H Boggess 427.12 Randolph H Fraley 698.84. Seventeen lawsuits were dismissed. several cases continued to next term.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County Circuit Court
WK. McRoberts
Franchon McRoberts
McRoberts Supply Company
Cecil Hugries
West End Wrecking Service
Darril Fraley
George Blankenship
L. H. Boggess
Randolph H. Fraley
Ashworth
Workmen Begin Removing Richmond Sidewalks
Workmen will start today to remove the sidewalk belonging to Jess P. Richmond on Franklin Avenue. Attorney Robert J. Ashworth said the project complies with the city order to remove sidewalk by February 22.
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Jess P. Richmond
Franklin Ave
Robert J. Ashworth
Richmond
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Ohio City
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Southern
Plains
Gerald Reynolds
North Atlantic
Corfu
Donald Staheli
National Ffa
Hurricane
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Pacific
Scio
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Charles Ocker
FFA
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Gotssemper
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Marland
Patteson
Infam
Weston National Guard Unit
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Social Enitos Deicres
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