UMW Operators to Cooperate in Winding Gulf Safety Campaign
A no lost time accident safety drive will start July 1 in the Winding Gulf field as a joint effort by operators and United Mine Workers. A Raleigh County joint committee last night set the plan begun June 1 in the New River field. C E Jones said both sides pledge to prevent accidents and to follow company rules and mine regulations. Local union presidents will brief members before opening day while foremen remind workers daily. The campaign slogan is Be Careful.
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New River Field
Winding Gulf Field
United Mine Workers
Raleigh County Court House
C. E. Jones
UMW
Jones
Woman Dies After Leap From Eighth Floor Hotel Window
Mrs Helen Burlage 45 died en route to Emergency Hospital after leaping from an eighth floor hotel window as her son Thomas Burlage Jr tried to stop her. He said she had been in poor health since a serious April operation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Helen Burlage
Thomas Burlage, Jr
Burlage
Broadcast From Plane Scheduled
New York America’s Town Meeting plans a July 3 air broadcast with two speakers in a plane over Los Angeles while two ground speakers in New York join Lin Yutang and Dr. Harlow Shapley via short wave and wire to discuss whether Twentieth Century civilization has improved mankind.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Los Angeles
George W. Denny, Jr
Lewis Browne
Lin Yutang
Harlow Shapley
Harvard
Faulty Wiring Ignites Truck Fire in City
A truck owned by V Small caught fire from faulty wiring while parked at the corner of North Kanawha and East Main Streets on Monday. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
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V Small
North Kanawha and
East Main Streets
Des Moines River Approaches Record Flood Peak at Keosauqua
Des Moines River at Keosauqua rises to 25.1 feet, threatening to top 1903 peak. Flood floods Keosauqua business district, isolates telephone office, evacuates residents. Ottumwa also hit, Red Cross and relief efforts mobilized, damage estimated over 10 million dollars in Ottumwa. Cedar and Iowa rivers threaten Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas.
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Associated Press
Keosauqua
Iowa
Des Moines
Norwood Teal
Bonaparte
Teal
Ottumwa
S. E. Decker
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Iowa River
University of Iowa
City
Trial Of Commie Delayed One Week
The trial of Eugene Dennis, secretary of the U S Communist party, for contempt of Congress was postponed for one week by District Judge David A Pine after a request from Dennis attorney to continue until the fall term. Assistant U S attorney John W Fihelly joined in the agreement. Nearby in a district court chamber, opening statements were heard in the mass contempt trial of Dr Edward K Barsky of New York and 15 associates of the joint anti Fascist refugee committee who are charged with refusing to provide records to the House Un American Activities Committee.
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Associated
Press
Washington
Eugene Dennis
U. S
Communist Party
Congress
David A. Pine
Dennis
John W. Fihelly
Edward K. Barsky
New York
Joint
Anti Fascist Refugee Committee
House Un-American Activities ‘Committee
Three Plead Guilty and Sentences Rendered in Beckley Court
Napoleon Washington Beckley Negro pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding and faces sentencing. James Miller of Coal River received 12 months for petit larceny after a plea, with a related nolle prosequi on a burglary charge. Donald Keener pled to grand larceny for a stolen diamond ring, with other indictments noted. Robert Hicks and co defendant face further counts from an agriculture workshop incident.
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Napoleon Washington
Beckley
W. A. Riffe
Washington
Hugo Payne
Marci
James Miller
Coal River
Nolle
Miller
Birchton Coal Company
Birchton
Birchton Company
Leevale
Ameagle
Donald Keener
Keener
C. E. Hiner
North
Kanawha Street
Collins
Ward-Evans Motor Company
Robert Hicks
Voca
Shady Spring High School
Vo-Ag
Franklin Collins Condition Critical At Raleigh General
The condition of Franklin Collins ten year old son of Mr and Mrs J M Collins of Beaver remains critical today at Raleigh General Hospital. He is receiving urgent medical care as doctors monitor his status and possible complications after the incident.
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Franklin Collins
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
Local Greyhound Schedule Altered and New Buses Added
The Beckley office announced added express routes from Charleston to Miami with departures at 10 45 a m and 2 25 p m and no advance reservations. Local Beckley to Charleston runs at 7 15 a m and 11 15 a m with returns 7 15 a m and 11 a m. the 6 45 a m Beckley leg was removed. Schedule changes also shift multiple Charleston Beckley Winston Salem and Beckley Winston Salem to Charleston trips.
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Greyhound
Charleston
Miami
Fla
Beckley
Moss White
Bluefield
Winston Salem
Willeave
Twenty five more Raleigh County circuit jurors summoned
Twenty five additional jurors for Raleigh County circuit court were drawn Monday by Circuit Clerk Van Hunter. They report Thursday June 19 at 9 a.m. Names include Joe Smith Stam ford James A Tomlinson Vine Street J E Asbury Dry Creek E E Neely Crow EB Jar trell Dry Creek E M Maxwell Tams Herbert F Anderson Stanley Street A J Logan Harper Sam Bell Rhodell Sam Madison East Park Arthur W Wolford 501 North Oakwood Avenue Z V Basham Prince wick John Wesley Smith 905 Woodlawn Avenue Cal Milam Montreal Warren Meadows Piney View David O Totten South Oakwood Avenue C L Bruce Daniels Percy Bennett Abraham Henry Shrewsbury Stephenson William B Dale Mabscott Frank Williams Shady Spring Orval C Thompson 115 Maplewood Avenue Joe Taylor Fitzpatrick Charles Wood McCreery
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Raleigh County
van Hunter
Joe Smith
Stamford
James A. Tomlinson
Vine Street
J. E. Asbury
Dry Creek
E. E. Neely
Crow
EB. H. Jartrell
E. M. Maxwell
Tams
Herbert F. Anderson
Stanley Street
A. J. Logan
Harper
Sam Bell
Rhodell
Sam Madison
East Park
Arthur W. Wolford
North Oakwood Avenue
Z. V. Basham
Princewick
John Wesley Smith
Woodlawn Avenue
Cal Milam
Montroal
Warren Meadows
Piney View
David O. Totten
South Oakwood Avenue
C. L. Bruce
Daniels
Percy Bennett
Abraham
Henry Shrewsbury
Stephenson
William B. Dale
Mabscott
Frank Williams
Shady Spring
Orval C. Thompson
Maplewood Avenue
Joe Taylor
Fitzpatrick
Charles Wood
McCreery
Violation Day for Jaycee Safety Campaign
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announced Violation Day for June 21 to promote traffic safety. Jaywalkers will receive violation tags and Local Boy Scouts join. Ist Sgt Tyree praised the group for driver education efforts and a $75 scholarship funds a Woodrow Wilson High School teacher through Marshall College or WVU. President Warren Williams and others will attend the state board meeting in Williamson June 28-29.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Joe Rahall
Ist
W. B.tyree
Thestate Police
Warren, Williams
Virgil Miller
William Barrett
Williamson
Top Court Rules For Land Owners
Washington The Supreme Court unanimously upheld damage awards won by two residents of South Charleston West Virginia in suits against the United States for intermittent flooding and erosion of their lands. Lower federal courts awarded William M Dickinson 6538 and F H Withrow 2900. Justice Frankfurter delivered the decision. The department argued land owners could not recover costs for protective measures and that Dickinson should not be paid for lands reclaimed after flooding.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Justice Department
Department
Dickinson
Druggists Name Officers Today At WV Convention
The West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association opens its 40th annual meeting in Wheeling with Dr. Paul W. Briggs outlining VA drug and medical supply programs for veterans. Other speakers include Dr. Leo F. Steindler and Arthur Gross. Officers-elect to be installed include President Edgar B. Moore and Vice Presidents Virgil Hertzog and Albert Walker.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Veterans Administration
West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association
Paul W. Briggs
Leo F. Steindler
Huntington VA
Arthur Gross
Ben Exley, Jr
James Hill
Niagara Falls
N. Y
American College of Apothecaries
W. M. Sheppe
John W. McPherrin
The
American Druggist
New York
Joseph J. Shine
Central Pharmaceutical Journal
Chicago
Edgar B. Moore
Clarksburg
Virgil R. Hertzog
Worthington
Albert SK. Walker
Sutton
Clyde N. Roberts
Huntington
J. Lester Haymond
West Virginia University College of Pharmacy
J. A. Patterson
Martinsburg
Coal River Group Attends Ball Game in Cincinnati
A Coal River group from Dry Creek joined a Sunday excursion to Cincinnati to watch a New York Giants game. Attendees included Keith Jarrell Dewey Bone Jen Frank Jarrell Edward Barrett J L Massey Robert Jarrell Sundial Donald Maxey and Ted Dickens from Montcoal.
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Register
Dry Creek
Coal River
Cincinnati Standay
New York Giants
Keith Jarrell
Dewey Bone
Jen
Frank Jarrell
Edward Barrett
J. L. Massey
Robert Jarrell
Sundial
Donald Maxey
Ted Dickens
Montcoal
Maxwell Hill Man Held For Larceny
Robert Miller of Maxwell Hill was arrested on grand larceny and driving with an improper license charges after waiving preliminary hearing before Magistrate G A Mills. He stands accused of stealing a car hood, a seat cover, a wheel, and a tire from Beckley Auto Wrecker Company.
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Robert Miller
Maxwell Hil
G. A. Mills
Miller
Beckley Auto Wrecker Company
Ujon Miller
Newfoundland
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Oleny
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Geo. L. Fette
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Philco Freezer
Philco
Bing Crosby
W. W
Ives Beckley Music & Electric Co
Colin McLuckey
Fayette Street
Jaycee Safety
Associated Press Angels
Calif
Charles Kendall
James Twisselman
United States
Coal River Group
Maxwell Hill
E. M. Payne Co
Main St
W. Va
Ayds
Berman’s
Rogers Silverware
Neville St
Beckley Theatre
Fey
Waat
Virginia
Ed Kredit Jewelers
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