Beckley Factory Drive Seeks Extra 50000 for Decker Clothes Plant
Provisions to raise an additional 50000 to complete the Decker Clothes, Inc. factory will be discussed at a Beckley Industrial Corp meeting at 7:30 tonight. J. E. Short notes the project aims to create up to 65 jobs with about 1 million dollar yearly payroll, and revised costs bring total to 325000. the group will also approve bills paid to date. The meeting will be held at the Memorial Building.
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Decker Clothes, Inc
Beckley Industrial Cor
J. E. Short
Industr‘s
A. Aite
Beckley
Prince Road
U. S. 1925
Short
Decker
Memorial Building
West Virginia Emotions Over Strip Mining in Babcock Park
Chamber leaders, conservation officials, and residents denounce a plan to grant a strip mining permit in Babcock Park after Shipman proposed leasing 188 acres. Citizens cite loss of scenery and natural resources while protests mount from United Mine Workers Raleigh County Red and Gun Club and Southern Soil Conservation District.
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Harrison
Upshur
Byns
West Virginia
Babcock
Byus
Bcores
The
Conservation Commission
Shipman
Babcock Park
Governor Meadows
United Mine Workers
Raleigh County Red and Gun Club
Southern Soil
Conservation District
Charleston
Dr Ware to Preach at Beckley Presbyterian Church
Dr Ritchie Ware of the First Christian Church will preach at Beckley Presbyterian Church at 11 oclock Sunday in place of Dr J W Witherspoon who is receiving hospital treatment His sermon topic is Mission of the Church The Cannery to Close Soon in Pineville Wyomings County Cannery will operate January 15 and 18 for butchering and processing meats supervisor Claude Phillips announced After the 16th it closes until June Fertilizer excess nitrogen may boost yield but rough leaf quality for tobacco crops.
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Ware
Ritchie Ware
First Christian Church
Beckley Presbyterian Church
J. W.witherspoon
Witherspoon
Register
Pineville
Claude Phillips
Movie Men Face Contempt Trials
Ten Hollywood writers and producers pleaded innocent to contempt of Congress charges and were ordered to stand trial separately starting February 9. John Howard Lawson will be first. followed by Daktor Trumbo on February 16 and Albert Maltz on February 23, with other dates through March 24 for the remaining defendants. They were arraigned before Judge Richmond B. Keech for refusing to disclose Communist Party membership to the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Holly+ Wood
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Daktor
Trumbo
Albert Maltz
Alvah Bessie
Samuel Ornitz
Hervert Biberman
Naren
Edward Dmytryk
Richmond B. Keech
House Committee On un-Americain
Communist Party
Hereford Group Meeting Today in Raleigh County
D F Cheech WVU extension livestock specialist outlines a New River area program to Hereford breeders. The New River Hereford Breeders Association meets in Raleigh County Court Room this afternoon to elect officers and discuss plans for the second annual fall sale.
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New River Area
D. F. Cheech
West Virginia University Extension Service
New River
780 Await Rescue Of Russian Ship
The Dvina, a 7,600 ton American-built vessel with 780 passengers, sits heavily listing as 50-foot waves delay rescue tow to a Northern Japan port. A Russian patrol boat managed to place a line aboard while seven other vessels stand by. Weather hampers efforts near Hakodate, southeast of the coast.
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sBy
Associated Press
KYO
Japan
Hakodate
Navy ships to aid Greece Turkey under aid program
The announcement notes 1,000 Marines headed to reinforce U S warships in the Mediterranean amid guerrilla fighting between Soviet allied forces and the West. Navy officials say Greece has six motor gun boats and Turkey will receive a fleet including submarines, armed with transfers staged through U S yards and crews.
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U. S
Mediterranean
Greece
Russia
Europe
United States
Turkey
Navy
Norfolk
Gas firms push 26 inch pipeline from Clendenin to Rockville
The Atlantic Seaboard Corporation and Virginia Gas Transmission seek FPC approval to build a 26 inch pipeline with 20 million cost to supply Washington Baltimore and Pittsburgh. The route runs from Clendenin West Virginia to Rockville Maryland with Atlantic and Virginia Gas handling WV Maryland Virginia legs. Construction aimed to start this year and finish by November 1 1949.
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Associated Press
Washington
Clendenin
W.a
Rock
Ville
Columbia Gas System
Federal Power Commission
Atlantic Seaboard Corporation
Virginia Gas Transmission Corporation
Charleston
W. Va
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cobb
United Gas Fire Line ‘Company
Atlantic
Rockville
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia Gas
Virginia
Potomac River
Boenville
Lifelong Pluto Resident Thomas Meador Dies at 67
Thomas Meador 67 lifelong Pluto resident died at 1:00 AM in a local hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage following a brief illness. Funeral services set for 2:00 PM Sunday at Old Log Church in Pluto with burial at Meador Cemetery. He was born September 22, 1880, son of Meredith Lee and Alice Meador. He was a farmer and Methodist. Survived by wife Lilly Meador six sons Haskell Ramsey Merivale Conrad Beckley Arnett Ralph Cleveland Ronald and three daughters Thelma Bowling Charlotte Meador Phyllis Meador and eleven grandchildren.
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Thomas Meador
Pluto
Meador
Juto
Meredith Lee
Alice ‘Meador
Methodist Church
Lilly Meador
Haskell
Ramsey
Merivale
Conrad
Beckley
Arnett
Cool Ridge
Ralph
Cleveland
Ohio
Ronald
Thelma Bowling
Charleston
Charlotte Meas‘or
Mount
Palestine Partition Commission weighs security forces
The five country Palestine Partition Commission discussed using a security force if needed with the Security Council ready to act. Lie said the council would assume full responsibility for implementing Assembly resolutions if required. The panel also faced guarding its members and staff and arranging Britain’s access for provisional governments by April 1.
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Als
Hi Ri Council
U. N. Palestine Partition Commission
Lie
Security Council
Tsume
Teoree
Cocneil
Asest Sc
Ios
Prev Cously
Secur Ts
Commission
U. N
Lake Success
Britain
Palestine
Assembly
Palestine Commission
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
Jeruslam
Reds Say Truman Talk Hints Crisis
The Moscow TASS dispatch reports President Truman’s address to Congress warned of an approaching economic crisis in the United States with rising inflation. The Soviet agency notes the speech praised American principles while promising general measures to raise living standards and expand civil rights.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Tass
Truman
Congress
United States
Washington
Inventor Sues Fore! Motor Firm
Harry Ferguson, Irish born farm machinery inventor, filed a $251 million damage suit in federal court naming Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Co, Dearborn Motors Corp, and seven other officers and directors. The suit claims patent infringement and antitrust actions to force Ferguson out of business. Ford II called the complaint ridiculous.
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Associated Press
New York
Henry Ford 2Nd
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn Motors Corp
Harry Ferguson
Ferguson
Harry Ferguson, Inc
Detroit
Henry Ford
Infant Rahal funeral set at Sunset Memorial Park
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs N Joe Rahall of Beckley born dead last night at Raleigh General Hospital will be conducted at 4 p m today at the Sunset Memorial Park mausoleum Dr J G Lineweaver will officiate Magistrate Grant Taylor of Allen Junction leaves today for Montgomery Ala and Appalachia Va to visit relatives returning January 16 Tom McCain a Negro of Mullens is sued $3 in police court for shooting firecrackers on Moran Avenue
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Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Sunset Memorial Park
J. GL. Lineweaver
Necietes
Mullens
Grant Taylor
Allen Junction
Montgomery
Ala
Appalachia
Reneter
Tom McCain
Necro
Moran Avenue
Co Pilot Blames Vapor Plugs On Fatal Air Crash
Savannah Ga report says co pilot Raymond Bick, hospitalized after the crash that killed 18 and injured nine, cited vapor plugs formed from gasoline as hampering swim engine operation. He said rescue teams recovered the eighteenth body and the plane may have carried more than 26 aboard after departing New York and Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Savannail
Raymond Bick
Here
Fick
Red Cross
New York
Philadelphia
Eick
Naval
Trertton
N. J
Explosion in Jerusalem Bus Sparks Casualties Amid Tense Strife
An Aftab bus in Jerusalem sprayed smoke from a shoebox and its passengers hurled it from a window before it exploded, blowing a sidewalk hole and shattering nearby Arab shop windows. Sirens, halted during weeks of Jew Arab clashes, to be used for major developments again. In Jaffa Tel Aviv area a dewess was killed by British police in no mans land raising deaths to 638 since UN partition vote last November.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Jaffa-Tel Aviv
Dewess
No Man's Land
United Nations
Opened centers span globe under U N administration
Secretaries general Trygve Lie and the United Nations plan new information centers fed by a network of NK capitals. By month end the 12th office near Moscow will be active, with UN offices already funded in Warsaw Prague London and other major cities worldwide. Additional centers may open in Jerusalem Latin America Africa and three more cities in the Middle East.
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Lake Suc
Trygve
Thas
United NK
Siy
T He
Moscow
U.N
Warsaw
Prague
London
Pacis
Washington
Shanghi
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
Copen
New Delhi
Geneva
Jerusalem
Latin America
A .A
Africa
State Ranks Law In Library Field
The Associated Press reports West Virginia ranks near the bottom in public library service among 48 states. WV spends 10 cents per capita, only Mississippi spends less. Texas and Florida also spend under 15 cents. About 64 percent of WV residents have no access to library service, second only to North Dakota. Dora Ruth Parks notes the per capita expenditure has risen to 12 cents.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia
American Library Association
Office of the
North Dakota
Dora Ruth Parks
The
State Commission
West Virginia High School Dramatics Directors Meet
Morgantown hosts the first annual WV dramatics directors conference sponsored by West Virginia University. Over 250 high schools will attend to discuss acting directing scenery lighting makeup playwriting sound effects and children's theater. Morgantown High students will present a one act play as part of the program.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia High School Dramatics
Omore
West Virginia University
Morgantown High
Oxford, W. Va. U. Teams Debate
A debate between an Oxford University team from England and West Virginia University occurred today on war danger and an Arkio-American alliance. WVU was represented by Thomas N. Chambers Ravenswood Leonard Devis Clarksburg and Richard Toren Cincinnati. Oxford’s team included Anthony Wordgwood Benn David Kenneth Harris and Edward Boyle. The report also notes Jack Stewart and Rexford Acard of Beckley were fined for fighting in Magistrate Mills court.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Oxford University of England
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Ibe
Thomas N. Chambers
Ravenswood
Leonard Devis
Clarksburg
Richard Toren
Jack Stewart
Rexford ‘Acard
Beckley
Juilly
George O. Mills
Ohioan Calls Truman Tax Plan Discriminatory
The Ohioan argued that while broad support for the president's aims exists, Truman's tax plan is highly discriminatory. If executed as intended, it could shift taxes onto a large portion of income earners and burden a small portion of the population.
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Ohioan
Truman
Beckleyan Struck by Auto at Street Crossing
Albert Guiden, 65, of North Kanawha Street, was hit by a car on Prince Street near the Consolidated bus depot last night around 7. Emanuel Levey, called Mr. Hope, drove Guiden to Raleigh General Hospital where doctors said he suffered head cuts and possible internal injuries after the collision.
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Albert Guiden
North Kanawha Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Street
Prince Street
Consolidated Bus Depot
Wheat market probe widens as Stassen cites Pauley gains
A congressional inquiry into commodity speculation expands after Stassen questioned Edwin W. Pauley’s $1,000,000 trading profits and $100,000 loss claim. The panel seeks full investigations, with House Ways and Means in closed session considering broader tax-return access, and Midwest exchanges to face further inquiry. Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham may explain.
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Stassen
Iba Pauley
iPauley
Lovernment
Wallace H
Graham
Truman
Department of Agriculture
Edwin W. Pauley
Army Royall
House,Ways and Means
Rep
Hoffman
R-Mieh
Judge laments short sentence in shocking teen roundup case
Judge Louis expressed regret at the brief sentence in a case described as the worst he has heard. Twenty teenagers aged 15 to 19 were rounded up by police and handed to juvenile authorities.
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Louis
Automobile Dealers to Elect Officers at Raleigh County Dinner
The Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association will elect officers at a dinner meeting beginning at 6 53 o'clock tonight at the Black Knight Country Club. C C Drake serves as president with C C Maples as vice president and Wilbur Bays as secretary treasurer.
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Automobile Dealers
Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association
Black Knight Country Club
C. C Drake
C. C. Maples
Wilbur Bays
Ruhr Workers Stage Massive Walkout Amid Food Rations Crisis
Trade union officials estimated about 50,000 Ruhr region workers walked out, bringing total protesters to around 85,900 as anger over low food rations grows. The stoppage reflects widespread discontent across industries.
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Ruhr
Beckley Chamber Backs Parking Building Plan Site choice urged
Beckley Chamber of Commerce endorses Prince Street site for a municipal parking building and pledges support. Mayor Hedrick invited chamber officials to participate with city engineers on project details and possible road additions to improve access to the Kopnerston area and new development nearby. The group backed advancing the project pending full size and approach plans.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Prince Street
Municipa
G. C. Hedtick
Chamber Offal
Omerhers
Lhayve
Hedrick Med
Fevkley
St the Chamber
Kopnerston
Wit
Beckley
Beckley i
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Prince
Marshall fights for final say over foreign aid policy
In a tense dispute with Senator George and Senator Vandenberg the U S administrator argues for final responsibility over aid to Western European nations, saying the State Department cannot supervise every decision while the secretary of state would be overburdened.
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National Advisory Council
George
Marshall
Vandenberg
Mexico City links telephone firms for cross company calls
Mexico City merged the two local telephone companies allowing subscribers of each firm to talk to the other for the first time. The deal enabling the merger was arranged by Axel Wenner Gren, the Swedish financier residing in Mexico.
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DBS Far
Associated Press
Mexico City
Wee
Axel Wenner-Gren
Mexico
Woman Accused Of Watch Theft Released From Jail
Margaret Henry of Virginia was jailed again last night on a grand larceny charge. Police allege she took a woman's wrist watch valued at 85 from a man she was with. Arraignment before a magistrate is planned for today.
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Margaret Henry
Virginia
Mild Weather Sweeps Nation Across Regions
A fairly mild spell covered parts of the midwest, east and New England while a sharp cold snap struck the north central states tonight. Lake Superior region saw over seven inches of snow in Marquette and six inches in Duluth as rain and sleet spread from Youngstown to Buffalo. Temperatures exceeded normal in many areas with highs of 69 at Columbia and 68 at St. Louis.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New England States
Pembina
N.D
North Central States
Lake Superior
Marquette
Mich
Duluth
Minn
Youngstown
Buffalo
New England
Columbia
St. Louis
Singer wins divorce after husband trades for car
Los Angeles report says singer Claire Bartlett won a divorce from actor Leland Earl Lovett on cruelty grounds. She testified he admitted trading her for a low-priced 1937 car and promised to give her up for the auto. The couple wed in May and separated in December.
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Associated Prose
Los Angeles
Claire Bartle
Leland Earl Lovet
Miss Bartlett
Pat R. Parker
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