Wood Bill Vote Sends Measure to Committee
In Congress the House blocked passage of the Wood labor bill as a Taft Hartley repeal effort. Democratic leaders failed to rally eight votes to advance. the vote margin stood 217 to 203 with 193 Democrats 18 Republicans and one American Labor member for recommit and 62 Democrats 147 Republicans against. Leaders plan to send the measure back to the House committee as the administration weighs next moves.
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Senate
Vatine
Reromunisat
Truman
Priest
D-Tenn
Wood
D-Ga
House Un-American Activities Committee
Associated Press
Washington
Trumant House Committee
House
War Probable in Dulles Warning on NATO Ratification
John Foster Dulles warned the Senate committee that failure to ratify the North Atlantic pact could make war more likely. He argued the 12 nation defense alliance is now formalized and repudiation would shift American policy and provoke changes in other nations plans. He noted Berlin blockade tactics could backfire on Russia, weakening Soviet influence in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Dulles
United Nations
Senate
Hickenlooper
A-lowa
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Three Damage Claims Against Coal Company Set for June
Raleigh County Circuit Court term opens May 16 with 126 cases on the docket. Three $25,000 damage suits against Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates involving three children injured by dynamite caps at Stotesbury are set for June 1, with the Withrow case retried after a prior dissent vote. A roster of uncontested divorces, rehancery matters, and numerous civil actions follow, spanning May 16 through June 20, listing parties from Raleigh County Bank to various individuals and companies.
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Raleigh County
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Stotesbury
Eastern Gas and Fuel Property
Billy Gene Withrow
Billy Ray Bryant
Jimmy Car
McAnally
Withrow
Helen ‘Fate Dixon
James Baker
Frances Campbell
Ray ‘&. Pyles
The
Raleigh County Bank
C. C. Pettry
Sam Wheeler
American Farmers Mutual Insurance
Beckley Lumber and Supply
E. E. Lambert
L. Cunningham
Joe Trottino
Elk Refining Company
T. A Beckey
Quality Lumber and Supply
W. C. Mullens
State of West Virginia
Virginia Lilly
Charles Smith
Frank Massey
Dennis Kincaid
O. B. Stanfard
Bonda Maddy
C. O. Whitt
L. L. Dillon
Jean Crouch
June Lee Hamilton
George Quincy Gunnoe
Rowland Land Company, Inc
Clayton Webb
David Bair
Amos Collins
Ralph Andkins
A. L. Rohrer
A. Adams, Jr
B.C. Long
Clatule Watson Bowman
Woodrow Jones
A. E. West
Woodrow Meadows
Richard Trews
Leonard Phillips
Hattie Tyree
Ana Angus, Hodge
State
C. M. West
Clyde McDowell
Leonard Plips
Richard Snewes
Linberg Mahan
Minor
Quality Limbers and Supply
James R. Jarrell
Board of Education
Joseph Brage
Carbon Fuel Company
Andy Abraham
James E. Litlejohn
Sarah N. Humppress
Ves Southeastern Construction Company
Universal Supply Company
Ampollingated Son, Inc
Sterling Lee
Harry Hylton
Te A. Beckey
Lewis Furniture Company
Sylvia Beverly
Realty Company
George Mattox
Father Willams
EL. Williams
Edgar de Williams
Luther Williams
Stanley Kruba
Arthur Tackett
Earl Richmond
Charles Carter
C. C. Sanders
Ginby Motor Freight
William E. Winters
Gal Nolan
Connie Wyath
Stover Nash Motor
Cols Stover Nash Motor Company
Connie Wyatt
J. F. West
Ruth Pyles
Reginald Lilly
Fred Schernback
William Derry
Herbert Cohen
Charles Webb
Ann Hunter Larkins
L. Q. Gates
Matt Abraham
George Toney
Eel River Mines Company
C. C. Griffith
Edward T. Gilmer, Jr
James E. Walker
Gray Johnson
Lawrence Reed
Todd's Grocery and Hardware, Inc
James Deeds
Helen Lewis
George Bowman
T. C. Arnold
Ronald Wood
Rent Hike Rush Overwhelms Housing Office
The Associated Press reports landlords flooded local offices with rent increase petitions under the new fair net income rules. By week’s end about 200,000 petitions were expected to be on file nationwide, with printed forms exhausted in New York Boston Los Angeles Baltimore and other cities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tighe Woods Today
Fair
le County
Woods
New York
Boston
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Bush
Chicago
Levy Support For Raleigh County Projects Planned
About 400 residents in Marsh Fork District backed a new special levy election to fund Raleigh County projects including the airport at Penman and a bridge to the New Elliott Negro Consolidated School. The June 21 vote would set a $496 levy over three years, with $200,000 for airport construction.
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Marsh Fork
Raleigh
Raleigh County Memorial
Penman
Fivo
Raleigh County
Clarence J. Miller
J. H. Clay
Tom Carter
Carl Hizer
New
Elliott Negro Consolidated School
Weston Dems Defeat Rush Holt's Brother for Mayor
Edward Blair Weston won the Democratic nomination for mayor defeating Matthew Holt, brother of Delegate Rush D. Holt. Blair received 344 votes, Holt 980, and Patsy Salvino 31 in yesterday's primary. Blair will face Republican Dr. D. Chapman in June's election. Incumbent Democrat Charles Stalnaker did not seek re-election. other city officials were renominated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Edward Blair
Matthew Holt
Rush D. Holt
Blair
Holt
Patsy Salvino
D. D. Chapman
Charles Stalnaker
Future Sidewalks Need Board's OK
Mayor Grover C Hedrick announced all future sidewalk plans must win Planning Board approval. He noted previous unsatisfactory sidewalks and explained a recent ordinance change stems from a misunderstanding with Anthony Farmer of Bolt and Ben Ashworth of Beckley who sought a step-up sidewalk on Prince Street. The plan was allowed previously with city manager and official consent, but now building plans must accompany sidewalk proposals for board decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Board
Grover C. Hedrick
Hedrick
City Cituneil
Anthony Farmer
Bolt
Ben Ashworth
Beckley
Prince Street
Farmer and Ashworth
A. K. Mintex
William P. Laren
Planning Board
Husband awarded $30,000 in adultery suit
Washington district court jury awarded Simon Beloff a 61 year old real estate operator $30,000 in a suit claiming Leon Spivak a former business associate had committed adultery with Beloff's wife May.
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Washington
Simon Beloff
Leon Spivak
Beloff
May
Weather report from Virginia warms with clear spells
Fair and quite warm today with mild to night. Some cloudiness and continued warmth through Thursday. Beckley yesterday's high near 78, low tonight around a mist. Rivers show high and muddy at Bellepoint, Greenbrier clearing later.
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Beckley
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Mrs Garten and Son Buried Here After Orlando Death
Mrs C D Garten and her five month old son Okie Lee died in Beckley area. Bodies to be returned from Orlando with funeral rites arranged by Rose Funeral Home. A Gordner's Jury found drowning no violence. Mrs Garten was daughter of W K Keyser. Grace Keyser will return from Orlando.
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W. K. Keyser
South
Oakwood Avenue
Grace Keyser
Orlando
Beexley
Orlando J
Prince
Four Miners Trapped in Burning Gilberton Mine
Four men were entombed 800 feet underground in a burning antiacite mine at Gilberton No. colliery near Girardville Pa. A Gilberton Coal Company spokesman said rescuers pumped compressed air into the smoke filled shaft but water pumps failed, raising fears the trapped workers may drown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Giradville
Gilberton Coal Company
Pennsylvania Lown
One Man War on Reds Sparks Vienna Army Response
Edward J. Touhey, a 6'3" 230-pound American from Long Island, started a one man clash with Russian officers in Vienna's international district. After slugging officers at the Swank Imperial Hotel and at a grand hotel, he fought a Russian colonel with an iron chair. Military police restrained him. he was kept in a hospital room under guard as a crowd gathered outside.
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Russia
Fate
Edward J. Touhey
Howard Beach
Long Island
Vienna Army
Touhey
Willard J. Liebel
Liebe
Gaiman
I Tretel
Vienna
International District
Imperial Hotel
Ali
Communists Seal Shanghai as Inland Routes Cut Off
Shanghai cut from inland China as Communist forces seal land routes and threaten Hankow. Hangchow falls without resistance leaving Shanghai with only sea access. Nationalist General Pai Chung-hsi may relocate HQ to Changsha within 48 hours. Hankow’s 200,000 defenders' fate unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Yangtze
Hankow
Hangchow
Canton
Pai Chung-hsi
Nanking
Chamgisha
Hunan
Permits To Build Here Issue 6 City Hall Fire
Building permits totaling 15,700 since May 1 listed by City Hall reveal names and values. Tom W. Trent plans a six room brick house on Booth Avenue for 7,000 with Professional Realty Company. Two frame houses on Raleigh Road at 2,000 each. Mrs F A Bailey to remodel a garage into storage apartment at Massey Street for 3,080. Mrs Joseph Thomas adds two rooms to 104 Dock Street for 800. Everette Thompson builds a limestone block double garage at 218 Joseph Street for 500. Larry Jarret remodels house at 108 Vine Street for 400.
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City Hall
Tom W. Trent
Booth Avenue
Professional Realty Company
Raleigh Road
F. A. Bailey
Massey Street
Joseph Thomas
Dock Street
Everette ‘Thompson
Joseph Street
Larry Jarret
Vine Street
Bus Fare Hikes Sought by PSC in West Virginia
Charleston report says City Lines of West Virginia sought three cent cash fare increases for Clarksburg Fairmont and Weston with no opposition at a PSC hearing The company asked seven cent fares to rise to ten cents and token prices to shift from four for 25 cents to three for 25 cents BH J Zewski cited rising labor and material costs and reduced postwar passenger traffic noting fares had not changed since 1919
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Associated Press
Charleston
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Weston
Public Service Commission
City Lines of
West Virginia
Hearig
BH. J. Zewski
Beckley Rites Planned for Six Fire Victims
Fire in a two story Hinton house killed seven people and sparked eleven funeral rites. Rites for six victims will be in Beckley with Homer Tincher of Hinton officiating. Ellison and Deeds families hold services in Mansfield Ohio and Newport News Virginia respectively.
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Hinton
Beckley
Homer Tincher
Sandstone Baptist Church
James
Ellison
Dianne
Mansfield
Ohio
Anna June Deeds
Drema Kay
Hazel Joyce
Callee Funeral Home
H. P. Hackney
Deeds
E. W. Powers
Ellisons
John Lively
Sito Hernett
Jerry
E. P. Moulder
Heckley
Wily
Bureal
Jeards
Sunset Memorial Park
Tincher
Richmond Family
Moundsville Votes Keep Mayor as Clean-Up Idea Surges
Voters renominated Mayor J Russell Austin, defeating police chief Underdonk who sought Republican re nomination to Charles Harvey. In the GOP race Harvey won over Calvin Conner 778 to 65. Austin leads a June 7 rematch with former mayor Wilbert Miner. Daylight time was approved 1 218 to 776.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moundsville
J. Russell Austin
J. ¥. Underdonk
Charles Harvey
Ministerial Association
Patteson
Austin
Calvin Conner
Wilbert Miner
Beauty Shop Fire Causes Estimated 100 Dollar Loss
Fire at 712 South Fayette Street around 12 40 this afternoon caused about 100 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Bernard Martin said the blaze started in a wall portion of the beauty shop operated by S F B Warren, a Negro teacher, and fault wiring is believed to have started the fire.
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South Fayette Steel
Bernard Martin
S. FB
Warren
Martin
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Paris
Council of Foreign Ministers
London
France
United Nation
Moscow
Britain
Jakob A. Malik
Park Avenue
Philip C. Jessup
U.S
Cadogan
Jean Changel
Jessup
Malik
W. VA
Dale Burnett
Alvin George Hatcher
Alvin G. Fiabber
Dale P. Burnett
L. L. Fleshman
Eddie Lundstrum
L. H. Williams
Leonard Blair
Quality Lumber and Supply Company
J. G. Ballard, Jr
D. B. Walls
Lumberman’s Mutual Insurance Company, Inc
Archie Vlenbogen
Robert Cooper
Richard Miles
Shelby Neal
Thomas E. Dillon
Posey H. Clay
Etoise Garrett
Dr. Pepper Battling Company
George Souder
Swiss Coal Company
Ine
John Bika, Jr
Oaky Meador
Bulas Butler
Mangus Hodge
Gus Fatus
Jessica B. Harnett
W. L. Taylor
E. C. Murphy
Ulysses Flage
R. L. Childs
Granville Pankey
Otho Robertson
Viola Duboise
Johns. Fisher
IM. Young
Herman Wimilton
Lowell Dean
Zachari Karantonis
Robert Lunas
Dorothy Ann Howard
Otho Rupertson
Clay Moten
Miner
Jack Jones
Thomas Williams
James Ray Smith
Chris Jarrell
Carper Land Company
Clinton Jarrell Okes
Paul Spencer Conner
James Ward
Arnold Harrah
Earl Williams
Roy Taicas
Virgil Richmond
J. M. Young
Othleene Eppard
Tamer Farley
Lawrence A. Eppard
Homer Farley
Harold Holstein
Cablish Baking Company
American
State Road Commission
Clinton Dew
Beaver Park
Matt Powers
Jack Nuckols
Rush Holt
Mrs. Garten
PSC
Dorothy Moulder
K. P. Moulder
Sinia Alavida
Harper Heights
Land
J. A. Hunter
Joe Kirk
C. B. Philpott
Matt Bryne
Lonnie Tincher
Fourth Avenue
Denvil
Sandstone
Gladys Tincher
Clinton
Owen Platalian
Brooks
Weiwurs Oy
Avy
Douglas Wiley
Fi Uiwo
Vera Standey
Joyce Lyons
Newport News
Res. Frank Willey
Ass Tay. Re
W. Ellison
E. W
Huntington
Myre Harvey
Marie Maiuck
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
WCFC
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