Dulles Accepts Molotovs Berlin Conference Procedure
Berlin report says Secretary of State Dulles blasted Molotov for seeking a return to hostile Franco German policy and rejected a big power talk with Red China. He accepted Molotovs proposed conference procedure to avoid weeks of futile argument about an agenda. He called EDC essential and accused Soviets of opposing unity for lasting peace.
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Dulles
Molotov
United States
Red China
Eden
Bidault
France
Germany
Soviet Union
Versailles
Pro-Red Yanks Ask Free Men Commie Haven
Twenty one self assured Americans in the Korean neutral zone pleaded to be taken back as free men from the United States. The group said they may return to America later when they can fight for world peace without persecution. Sgt Richard Corden of East Providence said they are not Communists though some hope to be. Peiping radio reported the Communists agreed to take back the 21 Americans one Briton and 325 South Koreans who chose to stay with the Reds. Sgt Larrance Sullivan of Omaha cited race treatment in the United States and a desire for world peace as reasons for choosing communism.
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Panmunjom
United States
America
Richard Corden
East Providence, R. I
Tokyo
Peiping
Reds
Larrance V. _ Sullivan
Omaha
15 More Farmers Get Federal Feed
Fifteen Raleigh County farmers will receive livestock feed under the USDA emergency program. Approval by the Raleigh County Emergency Drought Committee covers 587 bushels of corn 8600 pounds of mixed feed five tons of hay and 50 bushels of wheat.
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Raleigh County
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Beckley
Reds Propose Conditions For Restart Of Korea Talks
In Panmunjom a sealed Communist letter to U.S. envoy Arthur Dean urged that stalled peace talks resume Monday on Red terms. Peiping radio said the Reds would await the high level letter in Washington and suggested the issue be put directly to Dean for settlement. They offered to consider another date if needed, but pressed no withdrawal of perfidy charges that ended discussions last December.
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Panmunjom
U.S
Arthur Dean
Reds
Dean
Peiping
Blake and Blake Wilson Reappointed Ballot Commissioners
T. R. Wilson Jr. and J. A. Blake are reappointed as ballot commissioners by Circuit Clerk Van Hunter. Wilson is Republican and Blake is Democrat, continuing the election oversight in the circuit area.
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T. R. Wilson Jr
J. A. Blake
van Hunt
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperature Trends
Occasional rain tonight and Wednesday with cooler air settling in the north. Temperatures through Sunday around normal for the region, with lows in the 30s to mid 40s. Precipitation totals expected near three quarters of an inch, cooler Thursday, warmer Friday, then cooler again weekend. Beckley and Oak Hill records noted with today’s readings.
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WVA
West Virginia
Beeson Named to NLRB Amid Party Line Clash
Washington Senate Labor Committee approves Albert C Beeson for the National Labor Relations Board in a straight party line 7 to 6 vote. John L Lewis denounces the appointee as a self styled union buster and sparks a noisy exchange between Republicans and Democrats over hearings and delays. A telegram from United Mine Workers president Lewis is read into the record praising Beeson while provoking further dispute.
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Labor Committee Today
Albert C. Beeson
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
Eisenhower
Washington
United Mine Workers
Senate Labor Committee
Beeson
Murder Trial Continues Missing Defendant Causes Court Alert
Roland Cooney faces a first degree murder case over the shooting of Bernice Waddy in Woodbay. The defendant briefly moved from the defense table, delaying proceedings until deputies located him on a front bench with two women believed to be relatives. W. A. Thornhill pressed a plea based on grand jury representation, which Judge McCreery overruled, paving the way for opening statements as the state resumes its case.
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Day
Cooney
Bernice Waddy
Woodbay
Ann's
New Raleigh Road
Arthur Burks
J. M. Mannix
W. A. Thornhill
Harry L. McCreery
Thornhill
Congress Highlights Labor NLRB Nominee Beeson Debated
Washington reports on John L. Lewis criticizing Albert Beeson as biased against labor while Beeson vows neutrality as the Senate Labor Committee considers his nomination for the National Labor Relations Board. Bricker’s constitutional amendment clash with Eisenhower proposals prompts talk of compromise to keep GOP unity. Condon denies Communist party membership before the Joint Atomic Energy Committee. McCarthy investigations resume as Democrats claim vindication and Republicans cite compromised staff powers.
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Bricker
Sen
Ohio
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Stragglers In March Of Time Hit Beckley Clock Trouble
Western Union Telegraph Office manager M. M. McGuigan said circuit trouble began about 6 p.m. Monday causing some clocks to stop. All clocks operated by the firm should be back to normal by this afternoon with 10 a.m. set for repairs.
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Beckley
M. M. McGuigan
Western Union Telegraph Office
Brutal Levittown Lake Shore Murder Shocks City
Marta Gibbons a 15 year old girl was found seminude beaten and shot to death on an isolated lakeshore section a mile from her Levittown home. Police described the case as brutal and implied a methodical investigation as detectives pursue leads in the fast-growing community.
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Marta
Levittown
Complete Police Staff May Follow Council Meeting
Beckley s Police Department is to have a full staff of 15 men by February 1 after tonight s City Council session. Mayor Elmer L Davis will announce his recommendation to replace the force based on the top three scores from the January 12 Police Civil Service Commission exams, followed by background investigations of Walter J Gilmore John D Bowers and Carl Dale Buckland. A traffic commission ordinance may be ready for appointment by City Attorney W H File with five men and two women on the council s January 12 lineup. The invocation at 7:30 p m will be delivered by Rev Carden A Hillman First Methodist Church.
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Beckley
Elmer L. Davis
Police Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Walter J. Gilmore
John D. Bowers
Carl Dale Buckland
W. H. File
Davis
Carden A. Hillman
First Methodist Church
Fourth Man Pleads To Armed Station Theft
William T. Martin Jr of Princeton became the fourth man to plead guilty in the Beckley service station armed robbery case. He admitted participating in the October 1921 Bill's Keystone Station hold up on the Beckley By-Pass. Sentencing set for February 8. police identified him as the gang leader. Indicted with Martin were Hershel Ray Cox, Claude Burton Cox of Princeton, and Paul McElyea of Freeman.
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William T. Martin Jr
Princeton
Beckley
Martin
Raleigh
Bill
Keystone
McCreery
Hershel Ray Cox
Claude Burton Cox
Paul McElyea
Freeman
Bailey Proposes Extending Unemployment Benefit Period
Representative Bailey of West Virginia urges a bill to raise the unemployment insurance period from 26 to at least 36 weeks. He cites a crisis in coal regions where towns have become ghost towns as imports of cheap fuel oil undermine the industry under reciprocal trade policy.
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Washington
Bailey
D-Wva
West Virginia
Congress
Students Seize Madrid Radio Station
Rolling students seized a Madrid radio station and forced it off air for about half an hour. In the Spanish capital they clashed with police for the second time in 24 hours.
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Madrid
Spain
Cherry Creek man pays fine in school zone speeding case
W. R. Worley of Cherry Creek paid a $19 fine in City Police court today after being arrested on a speeding in a school zone charge.
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W. R. Worley
Cherry Creek
Park at Bluestone Might Get State Backing
State Conservation Commission weighs creating a park at Bluestone and Grandview with priority status. Director Carl J. Johnson said swimming beach work could begin late this summer, as announced during an interview at Beckley Hotel before the meeting.
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Grandview
State Conservation Commission
Carl J. Johnson
Beckley Hotel
Johnson
Park Planning Division
Board of Public Works
Grandview State Park
Nicholas, Fayette and Gauley Railroad
Babcock State Park
Landisburg
Bluestone Reservoir
Commission
Conservation Commission
Tygart Lake
Grafton
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley
Charleston
Huntington
Gilmer
Ritchie
Kilgore
Kee
Byrd
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Wife Fires At Estranged Husband In Contested Divorce
Police hunt for Vasco Shrewsbury after he allegedly fired a bullet through the car window of his wife Doris Shrewsbury during a dispute following a pre trial conference in Wyoming County Circuit Court. She and her mother were driving home when the incident occurred on a mountain road in Barkers Ridge district. A warrant charged Shrewsbury with breach of the peace.
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Mullens
Actioon
Vasco
Doris Shrewsbury
Bud
Shrewsbury
Barkers Ridge
Bill Houck
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Pineville
Hallanan Denies Preference for Neely in West Virginia
Charleston Republican Walter Hallanan denounces claims he favors Senator Mathew Neely as an infamous lie. In a letter to Pineville’s C. H. Stewart, Hallanan attacks Holt’s “rule-of-ruin” tactics and asserts his lifelong Republican loyalty amid intra-party feuding over the state executive committee.
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Charleston
Walter 5
Hallanan
Mathew M. Neely
D-Wva
C. H. Stewart
Pineville
GOP
Rush D. Holt
Clarksburg
Holt
West Virginia
Spencer K.) Creel
Florida
Neely
Democratic Party
Hold Says Republicans Divided by Hallonan
Clarksbury The Republican Party in West Virginia needs leadership change to win elections, Rush D. Holt of Weston declared in a radio address. Holt criticized Walter S. Hallanan of Charleston and urged replacing state chairman Spencer Creel at the Feb 4 meeting, citing undercutting county committees and patronage.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Weston
GOP
National Republican
Spencer Creel
Parkersburg
Creel
Holt
Hallowan
Charleston
Hallanan
Republican Party
Parochial School Plans Initiated in Beckley Parish
The Beckley parish considers opening a parochial school for Catholic children. Rev Fr John Halpin says plans are in the formative stage amid informal discussions by parish leaders. Raleigh County’s potential student count exceeds 200, with surveys planned to assess who would attend within travel distance and to study a grades 1 through 8 facility.
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Beckley
John Halpin
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Raleigh County
Beckley Bureau to Elect Officers and Set Holiday Plans
Beckley Business Bureau will elect new officers at a 2 pm Wednesday meeting in Room 10 Memorial Building. President J S Fisher said the session will also set holiday store closings and decide on special promotions for the year.
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Beckley Business Bureau
Memorial Building
J. S. Fisher
Four Charged with Road Violations in City Arrests
Curtis Leftwich of East Park posted bond around noon for release from jail. He was arrested Monday night on driving without an operator's sign. Also jailed Monday night were Albert Barker of 1921 By-Pass for driving with no operator's license and Ormond Long of Calloway Heights for permitting a non licensed driver to operate his car. Charles Bradley of Mount Hope was ordered to report to city police court Thursday night for permitting an unlicensed person to drive.
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Curtis Leftwich
East Park
Albert Darrell Barker
Ormond W. Long
Calloway Heights
Charles Bradley
Mount Hope
Huntington Ashland area named moderate labor surplus
Washington officials report Huntington West Virginia and Ashland Kentucky area as a Group III region with moderate labor surplus. Senator Kilgore notes Secretary Mitchell monitors national unemployment and may seek special reports on Huntington Ashland if conditions justify action.
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Washington
Mitchell
Huntington
W. Va
Ashland
Harley M. Kilgore
D-Wva
Huntington-Ashland
Four chairmen named for Beckley chamber of commerce
Four chairmen have been named in the Transportation and Tourist Department of the Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce. Jack A. Nuckols is the department chairman. EF. L. Fink heads the tourist committee, R. L. Davis oversees the aviation committee, Thomas F. Stafford leads the highways committee, and Harry Ethridge runs the railways committee.
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Transportation and Tourist
Beckley Area
Sledding Plan May Get Council Attention
Beckley officials weigh safe sledding for children after snowfall. Citizens favor roping off streets, Bowling Addition group considering a proposal inspired by a Sunday column. Mayor Davis backs the idea pending a police chief recommendation.
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Beckley
Register
Murphy
O'Toole
Elmer J. Davis
Evan Hall
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