Creed Sentenced to One to Ten Years in State Penitentiary
Roy Creed pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a filling station near Pinecrest Sanitarium last April and was sentenced by Judge W A Riffe to one to ten years in the state penitentiary. A separate matter, Robert R Barker’s appeal for a retrial in Fern Pelosi death, was continued. Barker had been sentenced to one to five years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ray Creed
W. A. Riffe
State Penitentiary
Creed
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Robert R. Barker
Fern Palosi
State Supreme Court
Barker
Raleigh County
Supreme Court
James B. Riley
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Miner Hurt in Slate Fall at Alpoca
Wiley Shrewsbury of Alpoca was treated at Raleigh General Hospital this morning for a back injury from a slate fall at the Alpoca mine Wednesday. Hospital reports indicate the accident occurred during mining operations in Alpoca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Shrewsbury
Alpoca
Raleigh General Hospital
Shrewsbury
Rubber Workers May Seek Higher Wages If Costs Rise
Akron Ohio The CIO United rubber workers plan to reopen wage talks with the Big Four rubber companies if living costs climb after Congress acts on price control. International Union President L S Buckmaster said about 100000 workers joined in a 12 cent hourly hike last March and warns further increases may follow to combat inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Akron. O
CIO- United Prebber
International Union
L. S. Buckmaster
Buckmaier
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
United States Rubber Company
U.R.W.A
C.S
Congress
Buckmaster
OPA Bill Faces Senate Delays and White House Pressure
The Senate debated extending the OPA price controls with a session that stretched hours as O'Daniel and Elmer Thomas pressed for talks. President Truman faced urging from Bowles and Porter to sign, while Barkley supported the measure as the administration’s best hope. Opponents warned Congress might block any temporary extension, risking a potential OPA demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Truvnan
O.I.A
Paul Porter
Chester Bowtes
Barkley
Congress
Bowles
OPA
O.P.A
Truman agrees to aid committee on war contract trusts
Chairman Mead said the Truman Committee will probe mushrooming firms with letterhead operations that bid on war contracts. He noted Truman agreed to cooperate in the inquiry but no specific reference to income tax returns was made. Public hearings are set to begin Monday as the defense investigators press for access to government records with possible orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
Mead
D-Ny
Defense Investigating Committee
Truman Committee
Mississippi race voting era stirs clashes over registration
Fletcher has been absent from the college and his Rankin county home as white campaign rhetoric intensifies. T. B. Wilson accuses clerks of using ruse to deter negro registrations while Bilbo urges citizens to resist by any means. The NAACP and Jackson Advocate urge peaceful registration and voting if permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin County
Fletcher
T. B. Wilson
Progressive Voters’ League
Heaid
Bilbo
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson Advocate
Negro Weekly
Mexican Official Denounces Abuse of Veto at UN
Dr. Francisco Castile Najera, Mexico's president of the Security Council and foreign minister, condemned Russia's repeated negative votes as an abuse of the veto. He urged opposition to veto power and suggested the General Assembly may take up the Spanish question in September if removed from the Security Council agenda. The Spanish dispute linked to Poland's charges could dominate future discussions as Oscar Lange heads to Poland and Dr. Evatt weighs a full debate aiming to kill the veto rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Castile Najera
The
Security Council
Mexico
Russia
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
UNRRA team reports free movement in Ukraine visit
A UNRRA group including Americans toured Kiev and Minsk and said they visited all major Ukrainian cities with full freedom of movement. They received full cooperation from Russian authorities and obtained the information they sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
Minsk
UNRRA
MacDuffie
Ukraine
Control aims and local notices blend with mine accident report
Readable items describe a plan to control key cities and a conference stance on restricted areas. Marion Moran, Otsego, Burke Smokeless worker, was hospitalized in Raleigh General for facial and arm powder burn injuries from the Otsego mine. Deeds filed in Pineville list land transfers, while deaths and funeral notices fill the classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
Former Beckley Resident Dies in Washington
Mrs Gladys Brooke Peters Durham of Washington D C and formerly Beckley died yesterday morning Born August 31 1900 at Daniels she was a member of the First Baptist Church Hinton and New River Lodge Auxiliary LL B of L F and E No 412 Surviving are daughter Mrs Feel Hanshaw Landisburg son Walter Warren Durham Perry Point Md three sisters and one brother Two grandchildren Lane and Carole Brooke Hanshaw Burial at Greenbrier Memorial Park with services at First Baptist Church Hinton Sunday at 2 pm Rose Funeral Home will hold the body until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Brooke Peters Durham
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Daniels
First Baptist Church
Hinton
New River Lodge
L.F
Feel Hanshaw
Landisburg
Walter Warren Durham
Perry Point
Maryland
A. L. Carper
Grandview
O. J. Smedley
Killarney
Vella Hutchinson
T. G. Pate
Sheriff Lane
Carole Brooke Hanshaw
BE. W. Billings
Greenbrier Memorial Park
Rose Funeral Home
Fayette Receives Photostat Machine for Clerk's Office
Fayetteville reports arrival of a photostat reproducing device to ease the County Clerk's heavy workload. Installation planned in a basement room to handle deeds recording, copies, and discharge papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Mullens Churches Plan Summer Joint Sunday Services
Protestant churches in Mullens will unite for Sunday evening services all summer. The first gathering is at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church this Sunday at 8 p m with Rev Grover C Currie of First Presbyterian Church delivering the sermon. Future meetings will be announced weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Register
F of Mullens
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Grover C. Currie
Pasor
First Presbyterian Church
Otsego Miner Suffers Burns In Coal Mine Accident
Otsego miner Marvin Moran, 29, a Brule Smokeless Coal Company employee at the Otsego mine, suffered facial burns while shooting down a cut of coal. He received treatment from a Mullens doctor and was taken to Raleigh General Hospital. Lt. James D. Cook returns from 21 months in France and Germany on terminal leave to pursue law at Morgantown. Marriage permit applications filed by Thomas Smith and Virginia Belle Cook, and by Max Cline and Edna Blankenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otsego
Marion Moran
Burke Smokeless Company
Raleigh General Hospital
Cook
Register
Oceana
James D. Cook
Howard Cook
France
Germany
State University At
Morgantown
Mr. Cook
Charleston
Pineville
Thomas Smith
North Tatwell
Virginia Belle Cook
Max Cline
Edna Blankenship
Simon
Lost and Found Classified Fragments Across Town
Numerous lost and reward notices appear, including a brown and white dog named Sport with $5 reward and contact details, three tattooed fox hounds and a beagle with a collar, plus multiple ads for painting, floor sanding, and contracting services offering estimates and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool Ridge
Cline
Beckley
W. Va
Slab Fork Mountain
Russell Goddard
Slab Fork
Adolon
Beer Garden
East Park
Listeen Dzer
R H. Andrews
Goff and Harding
Help Wanted Classified Ad Fragments Reach Beckley
Mixed job ads for waitresses cooks and house help with times wages and living arrangements. Also positions for hardwood mover inspector salesman bookkeeper and general training with Beckley Newspapers listings from 22 to 40 year old women and discharged veterans urged to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckley
fFemnine
Oak Hill
Beckley
Erio Lumber
Beaver
National Supply Co
Elmira
Wwlan
Matt
A. Warden
Mason St
Dial
Eames
General Motors
G. T Biull
Beckley Newspapers
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Roy Creed
Neville St
Beckley, W
Rio Grande
Washington
Fargo
N. C
O'Daniel
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Ehary “Fam Baking Powde
Dupont
Duce
Simoniz—Johnson
Hastings
Ford
Western Auto
Ollie Farley
Carrie P. Perry
Carrie Riffe
Helen Morgen
Huffs Creek
Adkins Devis
Lena Emma
Grand View
Holm
Grand View Church
Paul Smith
Hose Funeral Home
Shrew Sbuty
Willian Riley
Callee Funeral Home
Crowder
Der
el Rae
Farley
Bolt
Dopo
Ate
Matare Beeener Garren
Resser
Tame
Ted
Wender Jewelry CO
Sophia, W. Va
Peoples Shoe Shop
South Fayette St
IGET
National Wage Stabilization Board
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
South Charleston
Lively
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Clarence Fingatt
Doc Lively
Long Branch
Tytee Funeral Home
Enion
Robert C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Bilal
G. D. Covey
Beckley Cla
W. P. Riffe
Crab Orchard Rd
Snow Thornton Florists
Oper
Prince St
Pertt Brothers
Harvey
Meador Dial
Sunbeam Photo Studio
Neville Street
Beam
Cone
H.C. Kinzer
Main St
Cremens
Barbour Plumbing A Healing Co
guar _anteed
Brown
Beckley Steve Repay
General Electric
Dixon Furniture Co
Dial Beckley
South Heber St
Walehproofing
W.S
Au Family
Isinger Sewing Machine
Colon
Kanawha
Dia
Wyoming Refrigeration Co
Beckley Hig. & Appliance
Winkler Stokers Gas
South Oakwood Ave
Pat H. Wheeler
Orchard Ave
Stover
Sophia
Powers Electric Co
South Kanawha St
Bailey Jewelry Co
Saks
Beckley Glass Company
Georgia
Houchins Produce Farm Market
Corder South Oakwood and
Baynes
Eckley Insulation Company
Carl D. Ballard
Hayse W. Bratton
Mandy
Ark Heights
Reektey
Fey
Murray St
di Biat
H. EB. Brammer
Charles
Paris
Ballengee
Rudisell
Mont Pendleton
Elco Lumber Co
Compton Spaces Company
Amigo
Malens
Arnett Swimm Co
Mandeville Transfer & Storage Co
Centransfer
Carolina
Crab Orchard Road
Pioneer Health Institute
South Kanawha St. Mhone
the Swan
Main Street
A. T. Ball
Steno
R. R. Smiley
Raleigh County Bank
Beautician
Raymond's
Frince St
Sco Music
Radio Service
John W. Eye
W. Neville
Studebaker
Beckley Used Car CO
Neville SE
For Ladies Specialty Shop
Chevrolet
Beckley Auto
Cedar St
Motors
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