Dorothy Closing Not Explained by Operating Head
The Dorothy mine of the Truax-Tracr Coal Company closed March 11 and is being stripped of salvaged material. Superintendent Bev Henry cited 18 percent absenteeism last week and said the closure is not due to no market or a worked-out seam. About 147 employees will be offered positions in other mines in Raleigh County at Marfork and in Cabin Creek. several have been placed, but most remain unemployed amid recent union stoppages at No. 2 plant in operation since 1947.
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Dorothy
Truax-Tracr Coal Company
Bev Henry
Henry
Raleigh County
Marfork
Cabin Creek
West Virginia Voters See Mixed Turnout Amid Rain
Overcast skies and intermittent rain affect turnout in early West Virginia voting. Heavy balloting reported in Wheeling and Weirton with Republicans leading early. Moundsville and northern Panhandle areas show rising activity while Clarksburg reports light participation. Temperatures in the 50s as polls opened at 6:30 a.m.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Wheeling
Weirton
Panhandle
Solons Ask Study Of Jet Airplanes For Allied Armies
Washington report on Senate Armed Services panel seeks expert input behind closed doors about what portion of U S jet plane production could be shared with allies under mutual aid. Witnesses Finletter Twining Cassady testified. 1572 planes shipped under mutual aid in 23 months, no jet breakdown provided.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
United States
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russell D-Gal
Russell
Eisenhower
Connally
R-Tex
Foreign Relations Group
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Thomas K. Finletter
Nathan F. Twining
John H. Cassady
Naval Operations
Air
Foreign Relations Committee
Koje Island commander dismissed in POW dispute shakeup
Brig. Gen. Charles F. Colson was removed as Koje Island commandant after a criticized deal with Red POW leaders for the release of his predecessor. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner was named to take over, with Gen. Mark Clark urging full Pentagon clarification on the incidents surrounding Capt. Francis T. Dodd's capture and the concessions. The Defense Department rejected several phrases in Colson's agreement and reiterated POWs have been treated under humanitarian Geneva standards.
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John Randolph
Seoul
Korea
Charles F. Colson
Koje Island
Koje Kommand
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Francis T. Dosd
Koje
Colson
Dodd
Mark Clark
Pentagon
James M. van Fleet
Haydon L. Boatner
New Orleans
Boatner
Kose
1St Corps
David
U.S. Eighth Army
Kore
U.S
Washington
Defense Department
U.N
United Nations
Russians Close Both Ends of Key Highway
Allied reporters describe the Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn blocked at both ends by Soviet forces denying entry to patrol cars for five days. U S Army convoys out of Berlin proceed, while civilian traffic along the 100 mile road remains normal.
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Berlin
Berlin- Helmsted Autobahn
Helm ‘Stedtena
Helmstedt
United States Army
Train kills Eccles youth on morning rail crossing
Larry Hobbs 14 of Eccles died after being struck by an eastbound Virginian train while crossing tracks near a mine and a path to a bar. He was a Beckley Post-Herald carrier finishing his morning route. He lived with his grandmother Mrs. Ella Herron and attended Trap Hill High School.
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Larry Hobbs
Eccles
Raleigh
General Hospital
Larry
Ee- Ness
Beckley Post-Herald
Ella Herron
Trap Hill
Melton
A.B. Inge
Princeton
Virginian Railwar
Weather Digest West Virginia May 14 18
Cloudy cool with lows around 34 to 36 degrees. Wednesday brings fair, warmer skies. Extended outlook for West Virginia shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with a warming trend into Friday. Rain possible Friday night into Saturday, about a tenth of an inch. Normal values expected for the period. Regional readings note Beckley and Glade Creek area highs and lows with scattered precipitation and river levels near or above normal. Reservoirs and creeks show muddy conditions and above normal stages in parts of the state.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Man declines bid for Mullens post
Dave Arnold, a Mullens council candidate, declined nomination after being nominated on the Peoples ticket and then selected by the Citizens Party. He said he had committed to one ticket and would honor that pledge. Mullens election scheduled for June 10.
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Register
Jllens
Dave Arnold
Mullens Y Council On
Citizen's Party
Arnold
Peoples
Citizens Parity
Mullens
Prices on Food To be Increased
Cleveland reports that Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall announced food price ceilings will rise soon. OPS will boost margins on groceries after input from supermarkets and chains. Arnall said an interim study shows earnings justify small increases, with the average family paying a few more pennies weekly, while competition should keep costs in check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Super Market Institute
Super Markets
WSB Steps into U S Oil Dispute
Washington UP The Wage Stabilization Board intervened in the two week old oil strike by ordering informal talks with more than a score of oil companies and unionists. Chairman Fein Singer said the board would seek settlements in the national interest and review existing agreements, while unions insisted they will not return to work until a settlement is reached, about 99,000 oil workers remain on strike.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Nathan L. Feinsinger
Feinsinger
J. J. McKenna
McKenna
A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers
Union Coalition
Stirf Ee Ees
Dismissal of West Virginia Mines Chief Sparks Election Day Talk
Arch J. Alexander the West Virginia State Mines chief was abruptly fired by Governor Okey L. Patterson. The governor’s office offered no reason beyond an promise to elaborate later. Sources tie the move to Alexander’s Welch speech criticizing the Neely mine safety bill, drawing UMW opposition and political maneuvering ahead of today's primary.
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Harry W. Ball
Charleston
Arch J. Alexander
Alexander
Welch
U. S
M. M. Neely
Senate
U. S. Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers
UMW
George J. Titler
District 29
Beckley
Neely
W. C. Marland
E. H. Hedrick
Laf Beckley
Marland
Titler
Charleston Motive
Clarence W. Meadows
Meadows
Patteson
Patteson Seeks Quick Reason On Election Efforts
Police, paint, and a thousand dollar kitty back an honest Raleigh County election. Hoyt and Beckley Police cooperate with provisional League of Women Voters measures to keep distance lines at polling places. Publicity aids voter awareness as voting ends at 7 30 p m. A $1090 reward stands for arrest and conviction of any election law violator.
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Raleigh
Evan ‘Hall
Beckiey Department
Provisional
League of Women Voters
League
Parents Urged to Help Congress Cleanse Comics
Washington report says parents urged to assist Congress in cleansing radio and television programs, books magazines and comics. two House committees ordered investigations into immorality or offensive content with resolutions passed without vocal opposition. commerce subcommittee to assess programs for crime violence and corruption. a nine member panel to review current literature including books magazines and comic books.
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Washington
Congress
House
Commerce
United States
Rayburn
Aet
Jet Fortress on Assembly Line
The Air Force disclosed details on two new jet bombers the YB-60 and YB-52 and announced the B-32 Strata Fortress would enter production at Boeing Seattle. Wing spans range 206 feet for the YB-60 and 185 for the YB-52 with swept-back wings, eight Pratt and Whitney J-47 jets, and a claimed speed surpassing earlier designs.
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Vern Haugland
Washington i
Air Force
Boeing Aircraft Co
Seattle
Convair
Con
Vultee Aircraft. Co
Fort Worth
Tex
Stil Secret
Pratt and Whitney
McDowell tavern operator held after wife’s death
Blankenship, a McDowell County tavern operator, lies in critical condition after authorities say he killed his wife Virgie and then attempted suicide. Deputies found him bleeding and unconscious beside his dead spouse behind their Avondale beer tavern, a mile south of Welch on the Dry River bank. His 12-year-old daughter reportedly told police she saw her father accuse her mother of flirting with a customer before the tragedy.
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Taeger
WiVa
Blankenship
McDowell
Welch
Troy Vance
Virgie
Avondale
State Balloting Tops U S Political Agenda
The Taft Eisenhower fight for Republican presidential delegates tightens with Rhode Island and Wyoming results. Taft backers seek all 16 Republican delegates. Eisenhower forces aim to win even one. Democratic delegates remain largely uncommitted with Kefauver the lone noted supporter. Balloting centers on conventions in Chicago and state contests in Wyoming Rhode Island North Dakota.
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Associated Press
Taft - Eisenhover
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Congress
Chicago
Robert Taft
Ohio
Harald StasiSen
Minnesota
Suipa Aia
Taft
Ty Washington
Wesley Roberts
Eisenhower
North Dakota
Minot
Governor Patton delays comment on Alexander firing
Governor Patton, en route to Precinct 22 in Mt Hope, said he would issue a prepared statement in the next couple of days about Arch Alexander’s dismissal as chief of the State Department of Mines. He declined to name a successor or reveal preferred candidates, mentioning he will vote for William C. Marland for governor and Robert C. Byrd for Congress. He avoided local Fayette County politics and admitted he had been up all night before visiting his polling place.
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MT. Hope
Okey Pattison
Arch Alexander
State Department of Mines
Register
Precinct 22
Hope
Alexander
Sir
William C. Marland
Robert C. Byrd
House of Representatives
Fayette County
Charleston
Angry Citizens Report Voting Violations In Beckley
Incensed residents complain of election law breaches at Beckley polling places. Claims include poll workers violating provisional lines, inside building campaign literature, and crowding near the 60 foot courthouse limit. Police plan checks. FBI says no federal offense found. state police not alerted. Whiskey seen leaving courthouse basement amid tensions.
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Beckley
Register
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Provisional
League of Women Voters
Beckley Junior High School
Raleigh
North Kanawha
Harper Road
Evan Hall
Tole
FBI
Primary Non-voters in Raleigh County jail count
In Raleigh County the primary non voters totalled 75 at 10 a.m., with only two added overnight. Jail confinement rules barred felons and certain offenders from voting, though most inmates could not reach polling places. Downtown precincts reported heavier than expected turnout by 12:30 p.m. with counts across Court House, North Kanawha, Junior High School, and City Hall precincts, showing a mix of Democrat and Republican registrations and tallies.
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Raleigh County
Heniity
Pet
Court House
North
Kanawha
S. Kanawha St
Beckley City Council Calls Special Session on Avenue Dispute
A special session of Beckley City Council will study the dispute over the right of way on City Avenue. Monday night attendees reached a partial agreement with W. G. Stevens property attorneys to purchase land the city claims is encroached upon, occupied by the American Glass and Mirror Co. Dennis Leary, city sidewalk paving engineer, argued the owners encroach on city land needed for sidewalk work.
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Beckley
City Avenue
W. G. Stevens
American iGlass and Mirror Co
Dennis Leary
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