John L Lewis Attacks Holt Chapman Kilgore Backed by Marland
Union leader John L. Lewis targets Holt and Chapman in a sharp political broadside. Prominent supporters including Kilgore with backing from Marland vow support for the United Mine Workers motivating the labor front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Rash Holt and
Chapman Revercomb
Morgantown
United Mine Workers
U. S
UMW
Okey L. Patteson
M. M. Neely
Athens
Lewis
News Assembly
Pmen
Chapman
Revercomb
Rush D. Heh
United Nations
Rhee
Truman Protests 8. Korean Action
U.S. officials report President Truman urged immediate steps to resolve Korea crisis as Rhee moves to dissolve the National Assembly. Martial law in Pyongyang area cited. note to Rhee confirmed by the U.S. Embassy. John J. Macevic heads to Pusan to engage directly with Korean lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Carter
Mat Truman
Truman
United Nations
Syngmanland
Rhee
Young Republic
South
Kore
U. S
National Assembly
Jack
Washington
John J. Macevic
Pusan
Syngman Rhee
State Department
Muccio Feft
Korea
Bids Set For Mullens School Building July 14
The Wyoming County Board of Education announces bids on Mullens elementary school and an addition to Conley High School will open at 7 pm on July 14. Financed by a $1.5 million bond, Mullens gets $300,000. land acquisitions and staff appointments are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Pineville
Mullens
Wyoming County Board of Education
Conley High School
Muillens
Jesses W. Morgan
Walkers
Peterfish
Virginian Railroad Board of Directors
Western Pocahontas Land Co
Glen Rogers High School
Suprintendent Morgan
Conley
Mullens High School
Tigers Trade Kell for Dropo in Nine-Man Deal
Detroit announces a nine player trade sending George Kell Hoot Hershel Dizzy Trout Johnny Lipon to Boston for Walter Dropo Johnny Pesky Fred Hatfield Don Lenhardt and Bill Wight. Kell led Detroit in 1949 with a 323 average and was a top AL third baseman, aiding pennant bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
George Kell
Hoothers
Dizzy Trout
Johnny Lipon
Boston Red
Tigers
Walter Dropo
Johnny Pesky
Fred Hatfield
Don Lenhardt
Bill Wight
Kell
Evers
Dropo
Pesky
Lenhardt
Boston
Eers
Weather forecast for Clady and Oak Hill areas
Scattered thundershowers tonight and Wednesday with cooler conditions. Temperatures near normal in the south and slightly below in the north, with a total precipitation of about half to one inch. Coolest Sunday likely in northern regions. highs around 68 in the north and 69 in the south.
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Snout
Pertina
Noa
West Virginia
Oak Hill
Mrs Fannie C Judy Dies at Summerlee
Mrs Fannie C Judy 78 died at her daughter Mrs Harrison Blake's home on Summerlee after a heart attack Monday night in Summerlee Greenbrier and New Normal region. A son Robert Stages of Detroit Michigan and two daughters Mrs Blake and Mrs Walker Stage of Summerlee survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Creek
la Bam
Rivers
Bellepoint
Oak Hill
Fannie C. Sterday
Judy
Harrison Blake
Summerlee
Greenbrier
New
Robert Stages
Detroit, Mich
Daugh- Elystone Reservoir
Normal
Blake
Walker Stage
Clear
Booth
Guards Fire Riot Guns Amid POW Clash in Korea
American guards fired riot guns into a POW compound at RKOJE Island Korea after North Korean prisoners resisted barbed wire removal and flagpole defiance. Four prisoners were wounded or treated, with earlier incidents leaving at least one dead and several wounded. Brig. Gen. Boatner ordered flag pull downs as tensions remained high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Becker
Rkoje Island
Korea
Theother
Haydon L
Boatner
Kose
Haydon L. Boatner
al- Med
Boater
Tank
Beckleyans Nominated In Boys' State Voting
Mountaineer Boys State voters nominate candidates for governor and state offices. Confusion over party lines resolved by state committee. recount confirms results. Beckley student Bill Lazenby defeats Edwin Duncan for Federalist ticket. other nominees include Richard Ole and James H. Atkinson with final results pending clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
W. Va
Latr
Mountaineer
Jim St. Clair
Huntington
Joe Morgan
Parkersburg
Morgan
Rockne D. Rock Ehle
Charleston
Bill Lazenby
Beckley
Edwin Duncan
Hespisbach
Harrison v
Coper
Clarksburg
Richard Ole
Wheeling
James H. Atkinson
Bob Bruce
Jamege Bonar
Jim Lucas Jr
Five Miners Trapped In Iron Ore Mine Near Ironwood
Rescue crews tunneled through loose rock to reach five miners trapped over half a mile underground after a cave-in at the Penokee Iron Ore Mine near Gogebic County. Miners Victor Cox Christopher Hocking Sera fim Zacharzewski Jorma Kenen Kracker and Olkener were reported missing with hopes fading despite shoring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Mich
Penokee
Theodore Nynan
Gogebic County
Victor Cox
Christopher Hocking
Serafim Zacharzewski
Jorma Kenen
Tronwood
Kracker
Bessemer
Olkener
School Aid Study Concludes Today In Charleston
Two legislative committees wrapped a two day meeting on a simpler equitable method for distributing state aid to schools. Senate President W Brighton Johnston co chairs the government and finance group. He urged adoption of a workable equitable school aid formula benefiting students and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Senate
W. Brighton Johnston
Mercer
Deaths and crime spurs in West Virginia and Kentucky
West Virginia brief reports the death of Mrs Helen Cain Thompson 70 wife of Greenbrier College president following a three day illness. The same dispatch notes Dr Thompson injured in a crash near Clifton Forge Virginia. In Kentucky Huntington police arrest George Lewis 37 after a shooting at Mrs Mary Etta Lewis 35 mother of six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W. Va
Helen Cain Thompson
French W. Thompson
Greenbrier College For Women
Thorpson
Thompson
Clifton Forge
Catlettsburg
Huntington
Albert Bell
Herbert E. Coffey
George Lewis
Mary Etta Lewis
Steel strike closes captive mines in West Virginia counties
The steel strike led to the shutdown of captive coal mines in Raleigh and Wyoming counties with others delaying output while some operations remain active under partial captive agreements. Railroads report no personnel reductions, and industry officials warn of deeper cutbacks if the strike persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wyoming
Jones and Laughlin
Black Eagle
Republic Steel
Stamford Fire Creek
Whitby
Republic
Bees
Coal River
Armea Steel Corp
Oyen
Virginian
Chesapeake and Ohio
Stanley Higgins
Sec
New River Coal Operators Association
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Hal M. Scott
Beckley Interchange Planned on West Virginia Turnpike
State officials outline a 91 mile turnpike from Princeton to Charleston with Beckley as a key interchange. Initial surveys set tolls around 65 cents to 90 cents for passenger cars and up to 3.55 for tractor trailers. Construction financed by users, no tax dollars, ending with transfer to state after bond retirement in 1980.
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Beckley
West Virginia
B. K. Beebe
State Gineer
Fay
Spofford
Thorndike
Boston
Route
Princeton
Charleston
Chelyan
Kanawha City
Beebe
Sprague
Furniture Firm Wins Judgments
Richardson Furniture Co. won five judgments in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Defendants include Cecil and Mrs Lee, Richard and Mrs Howard, William and Mrs McAllister, Alexander and Mrs Pemberton, and Bergiew Jenkins. Total judgments amount to 2976.03 with interest and prosecution costs to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Richardson
Frances Richardson
Richardson Furniture Co
Raleigh County
Cecil Lee
Richard A. Howard
William McAllister
Alexander Pemberton
Alexander Pemberton, $326.40; and Mr. and Mrs. Bergiew
Jenkins
Second Dorcas Avenue Youth Is Polio Victim
Ratown county reports its fifth poliomyelitis case diagnosed Monday by Dr. M. M. Ralston of Beckley Hospital. 12 year old Gerald Allison of Dorcas Avenue Beckley was taken to Morris Memorial Hospital Milton. He is the second Dorcas Avenue child to be stricken. Janet St. Clair, three and a half, was admitted May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratown County
M. M. Ralston
Beckley Hospital
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Gerald Allison
van Allison
Dorcas Avenue
Beckley
Janet St. Clair
Elmer Si. Ci
Congress Debates Steel Crisis After Court Ruling
Congress wrestles with response to the Supreme Court ruling nullifying Truman’s steel seizure. Lawmakers, wary of expanding executive power in an election year, look to the president for guidance and discuss invoking Taft Hartley measures or broader legislation to curb strikes affecting national welfare. Senator Russell urges a law over dangerous inherent powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.L. Livingstone
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Truman
House
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower Warns Air Power Key to Future Wars
General Eisenhower told reporters that air power remains the decisive factor in any future war and challenged anyone who says ground forces can win without air support. He recalled Billy Mitchell and urged continued reliance on air power while noting the need to divorce air from ground forces. He also commented on military spending, Spain and Yugoslavia’s roles, universal training, and his shift to civilian life in Abilene.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhoower
Entagon
Robert A. Taft
U.S
Carl A. Spaatz
Europe
Eisenhower
Aif
Indochina
Czechoslovakia
Taft
Russia
Congress
Spain
Yugoslavia
America
West
Abilene
Kans
GOP
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Marland
Kilgore
Harry
Wallium
Holt
Virginia
Rush Holt
D-W
Robert Lewis
Revercomb H. Metlohin
Mollohan
Fairmont i
Trict of Columbia Committee
Robert L. Ramsay
D-W Va
Wellsburg
Walter L
Bill) Hart
Morgantown Dominion-News
Bateson
Marland, Neely
Bosox
Visia Weather
Clady
Compound 96
Boatner Sawl
Beckleyans
Elmer Herbert Hall
T. N. Thurman
Steel
Earl Rice
Mary Mandeville
Jack A. Nuckols
Shirley Weatherford
A. J. Lilly
T. G. McConnell
William B. Laren
George W. Balland
Joseph Luchini
John C. Ward
Julia Tench Painter
Laren
Farmer
Pittsburgh
S. Oakwear
Elkins
Sylvia
Whitestick
Allied
Stratton
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton
Steubenville
Kaiser Steel
New Turnpike
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