Power Gains in New 1952 Automobiles Across Brands
Detroit reports higher horsepower across models with Buick Roadmaster up from 152 to 170 hp Cadillac adding 30 hp to 190 and Olds increasing to 160 hp while Ford raises output in all 1952 models including Mercury and Lincoln. New carburetors boost Cadillac Buick and Olds power and Ford introduces a six cylinder OHV and a new V eight.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Prospect
Buick
Cadillac
Olds
Ford
Mercury
Chrysler
de Soto
Oldsmobile
Three Soldiers Sentenced for Attack on Girl
Three U S Army soldiers Thomas F Jackson David A Barne and Richard L Goff were sentenced to two and a half to five years each in Eastern State Penitentiary for attacking an 8 year old girl last year near Indiantown Gap. They were charged with eight car assaults and ordered to pay $25 fines plus costs.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
U.S. Army
Eastern State Penitentiary
William H. Neely
Thomas F. Jackson
Plasterco
David A. Barne
Findlay, O
Richard L. Goff
van Buren
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Neely
Mass wedding taps cheap ceremony in Singapore
The Singapore Chinese M C A plans a mass wedding at Victoria Memorial Hall with 18 couples. Total cost was $1 or about $10 per couple, the cheapest mass wedding in Singapore since liberation from Japanese occupation.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Eskimo Scouts Top Military Task Force At Fort Richardson
In Anchorage, Alaska, Eskimo scouts of the Island 2nd Provisional Scout Battalion train at Fort Richardson for an encampment through Jan. 27. Many traveled long by dogsled and plane, marveling at automobiles and tall buildings for the first time. They plan 24 hour duty along the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean coasts as defense units if needed.
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Associated Press
Anchorage
Alaska
America
Alaska National Guard
2Nd Provisional Scout Battalion
Arctic Circle
Fort Richardson
Nome
Bethel
Air Force
Elmendort Field
Warrlives
Bering Sea
Arctic Ocean
Navy plans new carriers to offset Red Sub threat
The Navy seeks to build several escort air carriers including a new type with a larger hangar deck to handle modern anti submarine aircraft. The plan calls for three additional carriers and modernization of ten combat vessels under a $1.155 billion shipbuilding bill introduced by Vinson, with two Essex class ships to be converted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Plaps
Harvey Samuelson
DiWingham
Russia
Congress
Vinson
Armed Services
Mittee
Navy Shipbuilding Bil
Plane Drops 3800 Feet In Sudden Downdraft Flight Incident
The Capital Airlines coach suffered a 3800 foot plunge near East Liverpool before leveling off. Five passengers were taken to Berea Community Hospital. one released after treatment. Stewardess Genevieve Foster injured. passenger Arthur Gerard describes the jolt and confusion as the craft landed in Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Capital Airlines
Berea Community Hospital
William Mason
Washington
Cleveland ‘Hopkins Municipal
Liverpool
Arthur J. Gerard
Kawkawlin
Mich
Gerard
Miss. iGenevieve Foster
Alexandria
Norma Chafin
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Grenade Attack Wounds Three At Saigon Café
In Saigon Viet Nam a grenade explosion wounded three people at a sidewalk café on Rue Catinat amid regular foreign crowds. The blast followed a pattern seen in prior incidents tied to communist led groups. Police and security forces investigated the attack as urban terrorism with lingering violence in the city center.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet ‘Ninh
Catinat
Boradway
Vatican Weekend and Army Talk Unearths Tension
Constance and Anne discuss Sam remaining in the Army and leading a youth group talk. Alvin Melick recounts a Vatican interview and grand trip with a wealthy, boastful companion, contrasting Anne’s growing disinterest with his vanity and past exploits.
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Constance
Barth
Sam
Donald
Korea
Okinawa
Arizona
Louisiana
Earth
Anne
Melicks
Rane
Alvin Melick
Vatican
Joy
Lowise
Emerald
Colonis House
Williamsburg
Joe Plans A New Mistress For The Crestwood House
In a tense family scene Joe Fehr contemplates replacing his wife Louise with Anne to run the Crestwood home. He recalls his hard, controlling wife and the need for a gentler, more acceptable mistress as Louise’s influence wanes. The narrative ends with Joe considering marriage to Anne, hinting at a pivotal turn.
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Joe
Anne
Fehr
Man 75 Plans Own Funeral Service Soon
Burlington Colorado reports Jim Bernhart plans a repeat performance of his own funeral. The 15 year old humorist presided at his last service costing about 15000 and featuring a copper coffin and granite monument. He predicts a smaller turnout this year and jokes about delaying the dedication of a local dam to match the date.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Colo
Jim Bernhart
Jim
WVU students injured in city crash near Morgantown
Three West Virginia University students were hurt, none seriously, when their car skidded into a culvert on State Route 73 near Morgantown. John Meader 21 a third year law student and Thomas Allman backfield star at WVU, both of Charleston, and James F Wali ler of Parkersburg received hospital treatment. Meader suffered facial cuts requiring stitches. The fourth occupant Jack E Cleavenger of Morgantown escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
John Meader
Thomas ©. Allman
WVU
Charleston
James F. Waliler
Parkersburg
Meader
Jack E. Cleavenger
Malaya Grants Land Titles to Chinese Squatters
The Federation government announced that hundreds of thousands of Chinese residents in resettlement areas across Malaya will receive permanent land titles. The squatters were relocated to shield them from Communist terrorists and to improve access to jobs and education.
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Price Associated
Eress
Kuala Lumpur
Melaya
Federation
Malaya
Divorce Notices from Raleigh County Circuit Court
Multiple notices dated January 14 and 24 1952 announce divorce actions in Raleigh County West Virginia. Plaintiffs Stacy Elva Bylton Ermalene McFoy and Dessie Justice seek decrees with defendants William Wayne Hylton Frank McFoy and William Laird Justice alleged non residents ordered to appear within one month after first publication to protect interests. Attest: Van Hunter clerk. 1-29-T-3-RR.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Stacy Elva Bylton
Wiliam Wayne Hylton
Javit
van Hunter
Circuit Court
Ermalene McFoy
Frank McFoy
Raleign County
Dessie Justice
Vsi
Chancery
William Laird
Funeral and memorial notices from local era
Funeral services are listed for multiple residents with dates in January. Alice Cheetham Smith, 54, of Sprague, dies. Perry Williams, 38, of Beckley. E. Aymer Wills remembered in a 1950 memorial. Also notices seeking lost items and ads for painting and home services fill the page.
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Smith Smith
Alice Cheetham
Sprague
Calfee Funeral
Calfee Funeral Home
A. H. Wilson
WE. Thomas
Stamaford
Caffee Funeral Home
E. Aymer Wills
Arief
Ivy
Garnett Wills
Sandra Sue
Mildred Copeland
State Road Commission
Vergil Clark
J J. Warde
Calloway Heights
Farl H Hendrick
Milton Young
TOR
W. OE. Harvey
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General Motors
Vincent Massey
King George
Canada
Raymond Massey
Viscount Alexander
Britain
Massey
Rome
Clara Jones Fonti
Rome Medical Association
Alice Ross Colver
Dana
London
Geneva
Berlin
Scotland
Paris
Switzerland
Germany
Lucas Barnirman
Crestwood
New York
Alice Rows Colver
King Features Syndicate
Meg
Ike
INS European
SHAPE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Shapes
J. Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
Shape Correspondents Association
Marly
France
Caffee
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Permanel
Gizat- de Qifer
Bexiah Thompson
Helen Bishop
City Ave
Dias Floral
Virgil
Madln ST
Gene H. Crurch
CC. Kinzer
Beckley
Latif
Terreo Block CO
Eccles
Raleigh Glass & Mirror, Inc
G. L. Fette
Mgr
City Ann
Beckley Ice Cream
Fou
East Beckley
Prompt
Wright
Crab Orchard
Dia
Arpa
Coal City Plumbing
Coal City
W. Va
Besco
Cremens Fee
Brigg
Sophia Plumbing
Sophia
John W. Eye
West
Neville S
DIAL
Foster Hardware
Galperin. Music CO
J J. Lamb
Psa Clesners
Spragge
Halstead
East Prince
PERY
Vance Drive
Stover Brothers Company
Prosperity
Astronger
Stover
Munsey
Lewis Transfer CO
Valley Drive
North Kanawha
Filipse Storage
le Transfer Co
Carolina
U. S
P.O
Beckley Safe Driving School
ZOMEO
Purity Cross
Juliet
Teele Vant
Aod Christian
Minster
Gibson Valentines White Cross Pharmacy
Mirrors Beckley Glass CO
N. Oakwood Dial
Alex N. Breckinridge
Wood-lawn Avenue
Pennsylvania
Earl Phillis
Point Masion
Adkins
President Hotel
Sre
Keilers Market
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Avon Cosmetics
Avon
Raleigh
Wyoming
Avan Bist
Home Court
Trash & Garbage Service, Inc
Laren Ave
ICOIL
Acme Loan Company
North Fayette Street
Electro- Metallurgical Company A Division OF
Union Carbide and Carron Corp, Alloy
Cycl
Tverem
General Tire Service
Abe
General Tire
Kraft
R. J. Lucas General Tire
Neville St.Diai
Post-Herald & Register
Register
Post-Herald
Beckley Newspapers
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