Thornhill Offers to Sell Five Acres for Negro Park Dispute
W A Thornhill claims the Fitzpatrick Negro park encroaches on Fitzpatrick Farm land and offers to sell about five acres to the County Court for 5000 dollars. Court President Jack Nuckols says the request is refused for now. The dispute centers on riverbank land and riparian rights tied to a 75 acre tract and 40 years of possession by Ritter Lumber Company.
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W. A. Thornhill
Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick Farm, Inc
Jack Nickols
Thornhill
Delaware
Bitter Lumber Company
Ening Cousins
McCormick
Authing
Pepe Seeley
Harry Anderson
Anderson
MelCormick
Nuckols
Oak Hill
Bennett-Perry-Thomas Engineering Company
Piney Creek
Raleigh County Court
Ritter
Piney River
Piney
United States Land Office
Florida
Park Area Dedicated To 4-H Organization
The Raleigh County Court ordered dedicating 30 to 40 acres of wooded land in Little Beaver Park northwest of Little Beaver Lake for future use by the County Four-H organization. Four-H agent Clarence Wooten said the site could become a camp and fair grounds for youth groups and other agricultural groups.
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Raleigh County Court
Harry E. Anderson
Little Beaver Park
County Four-H
Jack A Nuckols
Little Beaver Lake
Clarence Wooten
County Four- HH
Four-H
Four-Fl
Nol
Wooten
Argentina Unveils Austerity Program Amid Economic Crisis
President Juan D. Peron outlined a nationwide plan featuring lower meat supplies, frozen prices, higher production, and big wage raises. He said the measures aim to stave off an looming economic crisis and ease hardship for workers while reducing other goods for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan DB. Peron
Peron
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperature Trends
Partly cloudy in the west with milder conditions and scattered showers by afternoon. Extended forecast for February 2024 calls for snow in the north and rain in the south Wednesday and again Saturday, totaling one and a half to one inch. Colder through Thursday and warmer by Saturday with near normal temps for the period.
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West Virginia
North
Becalexy
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Deputy to Aid in Filing Income Tax Returns
Deputy collector of internal revenue will be sent to Beckley to aid area residents in filing federal income tax returns. The deputy will be located in the post office building from February 21 to March 17 except Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no charge for the service.
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Internal Revenue
Beckley
FL Roy Yoke
Six Divorces Finalized by Judge Ashworth
Judge Ben H. Ashworth signed final decrees in six divorce suits. Plaintiffs include Rose Mary Hash versus G Lester Hash and Helen Workman versus Dennis Workman. Other cases: Van Buren Jarrell versus Alberta Jarrell Hilda Creala Marple versus Fred Marple Julia Stewart versus Harold Stewart Lanna Bradford versus Gare rett Hobert Bradford.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Rose Mary Hash
G. Lester Hash
Helen Workman
Dennis Workman
van Buren Jarrell
Alberta Jarrell
Hilda Creala Marple
Fred Marple
Julia Stewart
Harold Stewart
Lanna Bradford
Garerett Hobert Bradford
Fire Damages Estimated at 2500 in Cox Home
An early Tuesday blaze in a one story Jerry Cox residence behind F Street near Raleigh Road caused about 2500 in damages. Fire Chief Bernard Martin stated faulty wiring in a radio caused the 10 15 a m fire.
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Jerry Cox
F Street
Raleigh Road
Bernard Martin
Fort Mercer Tide of Survivors Shifts Coast Guard Report
Coast Guard reports 33 survivors found on the stern of the Fort Mercer after the tanker broke up in a northwest storm off Cape Cod. Bow section of the Pendleton shows no signs of life as crews search for seven missing from the two tankers.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Coast Guard
Fort Mercer
Cape Cod
Chatham
Mass
Pendleton
Cape Cade
Meunlock
Pollock Rip
Military Sea Transport Service
John Fitzgerald
Boston
Chatham Bar
Jets score air and rail successes in Korea clashes
In Northwest Korea, U S Sabre pilots claim down three Red Mig fighters in a five minute battle near Sinanju and the Yalu River. Allied air units also report destroying four Communist locomotives on supply networks. Premier Kim Il Sung vows speed and shooting power against bombing raids.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Sinanju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Pyongyang
Kim IL Sung
U.N
Army to Reduce Calls Of Guards and Reservists
The Army announced a plan to call no more National Guardsmen or Reservists to active duty beyond small units and individual officers. Following Korea, about 350000 Guardsmen and Reservists have been activated. most to be released by year end while new volunteers and draftees fill gaps. The total authorized strength is 837000, with releases ongoing for both inactive and volunteer reservists.
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Associated Press
Washington
ARMY
Congress
Ang
National Guard
House panel rejects Truman bid for witness immunity
A Washington subcommittee unanimously votes down President Truman's proposal to grant immunity to witnesses in the cleanup scandals inquiry led by Newbold Morris Bower. The decision blocks a key legal shield in the ongoing investigation.
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Associated Press
Wasrington
House
Truman
Newbold Morris Bower
Parley approves final clause for Korean armistice
Negotiators in Munsan Korea approve the final clause of the armistice and set a 90 day limit for a high level political conference to discuss withdrawal of foreign forces and peaceful settlement. Staff officers begin incorporating recommendations while two major issues remain prisoner repatriation and Red airfield rebuilding.
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Associated Press
Munsan
Korea
Red
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Joy
Nam Il
Flames Destroy Fayette Building
Fayetteville fire of unknown origin destroyed a 50 year old structure that housed Beckwith Post Office a store and living quarters. Elmer Feazell owner postmaster and storekeeper said the fire began in the living quarters about 5 p m Monday. Damages not estimated but included 400 in checks and currency lost in the post office plus stock. Firemen saved a few post office records and prevented wider outages by preserving electric wires and telephone lines.
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Register
Fayetteville
Beckwith
Elmer Feazell
Draft Call for April Lowers MilitRY Enlistment
The Defense Department issued an April draft call of 19 000, the lowest since September when 16 900 were drafted. The Army needs 15 000 and the Marine Corps 4 000 as volunteering and veteran reenlistment rise. This marks the third low since the Korean War began, with total draftees since 1950 at 817 000 for the Army and 77 430 for the Marines.
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Fress Hl
Washington
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Department
Western ministers push German entry into European community
In Bonn and Paris, U S Secretary Acheson, British Eden, French Schuman, and Adenauer say obstacles to Germany joining the European community are removed. They outline six points to a successful Bonn Paris talks and a possible European army. France’s Assembly votes 327 287 to back the army plan as NATO talks loom in Lisbon.
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Associated Press
London
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
U.S
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Bonn
Paris
Adenauer
North Atlantic — Treaty Organizations
NATO
Lisbon
Portugal
Eden
Schuman
Acheson
European Détense Community
EDC
Europe
France
United States
Britain
Edo
Artist tosses two bombs and leaps to death at U S Embassy
In Santiago Chile an Estonian artist named Richard D Pallas who had his US visa application denied returned to the U S Embassy with two home made bombs. After threatening to blow the place up he leaped from the seventh floor as consular officials tried to dissuade him. The bombs burned a rug and a sofa.
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Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
U. S
Florida
Richard D. Pallas
United States
Pallas
Camden McLain
McClain
Richard Tearsbane
McLain
U.S. Atuy
J. Howard McGrath
Washington
Alimony Case In Illinois Ends With Reduction
Mrs. Frieda Cupper a 32 year old Illinois woman won a reduction in alimony from 10 to 5 dollars weekly after agreeing to take her estranged husband John 39 as a roomer The judge noted the arrangement while Mrs Cupper continues to operate a small cleaning plant The couple married in 1938 and separated last September 28 with cruelty cited in the divorce bill
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Bres
Chicago
Illinois
Frieda Cupper
John
John T Dempsey
Will v
Truck Driver Killed in Ditch Crash Near Petersburg
The driver Jack Heavener aged 20 of Petersburg died when his truck left State Route 42 and crashed into a ditch. Nearby hogs weighing 200 to 300 pounds each numbered 127. 40 hogs died in the crash. State Police cited possible sleep at the wheel as cause.
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Ditch
Petersburg
Jack Heaven
Frank H. Tribett
West Virginia
Young Heavener
Heavener
Here
Legion Enters Chase For Phantom Gunman
Huntington Mayor W. W. Payne accepts American Legion Post 16 offer to use its 1600 members in the search for Huntington’s phantom gunman. Private detective Lloyd E. Worden heads the Legion committee and coordinates with police. details withheld to protect the suspect. Rewards totaling 1300 are posted for the capture.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. W. Payne
American Legion Post 16
Nolice
Lloyd E. Worden
Legion
Louisiana Votes Today Keeps Gov Earl Long Backed
Political roundup reports Louisiana voters decide whether to keep the political organization led by Gov Earl Long. The piece also notes Pennsylvania Republicans listing MacArthur Eisenhower Stassen and mentions Taft not entering the Pennsylvania primary and Minnesota petition challenges.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Earl Long
Huey Long
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Wiliam C. Green
Kefauver
Tennessee
Bumphrey
Humphrey
Truman
Beckley Teens Held in String of Break-Ins
Two Beckley youths aged 14 and 16, held by City Police, face charges of breaking and entering linked to a three month crime spree. A third 16-year-old was arrested earlier, with the trio accused of burglaries at Tom's Toasted Peanuts Warehouse, Weld ing Shop, Beckley Feed and Supply, Sports Center, Quality Lumber, Raleigh Printing, and attempted entry at Hill-Rohrer Lumber and Beckley News Paper Corporation on multiple avenues.
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Beckley
Tocal
Third Avenue
C Y Avenue
Beckley Feed and Supply Company
Oakwood Avenue
Quality Lumber Company
City Avenue
Raleigh Printing Company
Hill-Rohrer Lumber Company
Beckley News‘Paper Corporation
Bargain bombs may be tested in Eniwetok series
The United States may test smaller atomic weapons at Eniwetok to gain high explosive efficiency with less material. The AEC and Defense Department offered no details on the test series or dates, fueling speculation about tactical A-bombs and potential underwater or aircraft tests.
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Atomic
Eniwetok
Frank E. Carey
Washington
United States
Bey
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Defense Department
Nevada! Proving Grounds
America
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Nevada
Commission
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