Allies Must Close Ranks Before Big Four Talks
Washington observers warn that the Big Three must unite before a potential Big Four session with Soviet Premier Malenkov. Disagreements within the Western alliance threaten to aid Russia, as France shifts government and delay affects preconference diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Malenkovy
Avaiai
CRF
Malenkov
Western Alliance
Eisenhower
Churchill
Mayer
Bermuda
France
White House
Col Long Honored On 90th Birthday In Huntington
Col J H Long, head of Huntington Publishing Co, celebrated his 90th birthday with 300 friends. Speakers praised his leadership and long career, noting his 60 years as Huntington publisher and AP membership dating to 1895. Attendees included Walter Hallanan and Josephus Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Long
Huntington
J. H. Long
Huntington Publishing Co
Walker
Edward H. Long
Long
Walter S. Hallanan
Charleston
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh, N. C
News and Observer
B. F. Forgey
Ashland Independent
Ashland
Frank J. Starzel
Associated Press
West Virginia approves 29.5 million in school bonds
Bonds totaling 29,468,000 across 14 counties were approved under a 1950 constitutional amendment allowing up to 3 percent of assessed valuation for school improvements and tax basis relief. Mingo County led with 1,650,000. Other counties approving bonds include Kanawha 9,950,000 and Raleigh 2,500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
West Virginia Education Association
WVEA
Mingo County
Berkeley
Fayette
Kanawha
Lincoln
Logan
Marshall
Monongalia
Pleasants
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Webster
Wyoming
Quiet Stock Market and Weekend Weather Report
The stock market showed extremely quiet trading with minor fractional moves. U.S. Steel Chrysler Standard Oil Du Pont Douglas Aircraft and General Electric fell slightly while general conditions remained subdued. Weather outlook calls for cloudy showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with cooler, less humid conditions Saturday. Extended West Virginia temperatures near normal with showery period through next Wednesday and about one inch of rainfall.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
Standard Oil
du Pont
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
W. VA
West Vuginlia
Four Die as Floods and Tornadoes Hail Border Region
Damage from spring storms rose across Louisiana Texas and the Michigan border area with twisters striking Port Huron Michigan and Sarnia Ontario killing four people and injuring many. Earlier reports had seven dead with rescues ongoing and property losses in the millions as floods surged in Louisiana. Lake Charles saw two million dollars in damage with no drownings reported. Orange Texas braced for Sabine River flooding.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Texas
Port Huron
Mich
Sarnia
Ontario
Lake Charles
Orange
Tex
Sabine River
Lawmakers plan June 4 special session on budget dispute
Rep. Burke and state leaders set a June 4 extraordinary session in Charleston to resolve the budget conflict with the Board of Public Works. Gov. Marland will issue the call. a joint committee will draft a new appropriations bill as the new fiscal year begins July 1.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Marland
Supreme Court
Joe Burdett
Board of Control
Barksdale Named Acting Treasurer Of State Dems
The Bluefield Sunset News editor A S Barksdale was appointed acting treasurer and resident secretary of the State Democratic Executive Committee by Chairman Jard Myers due to the absent treasurer Edwin Ratcliffe of Beckley. The duties are temporary until a committee meeting occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Barksdale, Jr
Bluefield
Democratic Executive Committee
J.ard Myers
Barksdale
Edwin Ratcliffe
Beckley
Myers
Mother Delivers Second Baby in Sandy Lake Twist
GROVE CITY Pa Residents of Sandy Lake relaxed after Mrs Joseph Sealer gave birth to a second child in eight days The town expected twins but only one baby arrived Doctors said Bertha Sealer had a double pregnancy and a double birth with a double uterus The town breathed a sigh of relief over the unexpected outcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove City
Mercer County
Sandy Lake
Joseph Sealer
Raph Fennell
Bertha
Princewick Man Fined for Earnings While on Unemployment
Samuel J. Denny of Princewick was fined $20 and costs by Magistrate T. N. Thurman after pleading guilty to failing to report job earnings while drawing $25 in unemployment benefits. Arrested on a fraud warrant by WV Department of Employment Security, he was taken into custody by Constable C. A. Thompson.
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Samuel J. Denny
Princewick
T. N. Thurman
Denny
C. A. Thompson
West Virginia Department of Employment Security
Willis Seeks Water Rate Rise for Harper Eccles Area
George W. Willis, water provider for Harper and Eccles, asks the Public Service Commission for permission to raise rates at a hearing on Friday May 29. Proposal sets 3 dollars for the first 1,000 gallons monthly and 75 cents per 1,000 gallons over 1,000, with a minimum of 3 dollars, replacing the current 1.90 dollars for the first 2,000 gallons and 75 cents per 1,000 for over 2,000, with a 1.90 minimum. Rates would apply to Harper Road, Harper and Eccles in Raleigh County.
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George W. Willis
Harper and Eccles
Public Service Commission
Willis
PSC
Harper Road
Raleigh County
Coal Tonnage Report Sees May Week Output Rise
The National Coal Association today estimated bituminous production for the week ended May 16 at about 9.135 million tons, up from 8.815 million a week earlier. Cumulative output January 1 to May 16 was roughly 166.55 million tons, versus 193.0 million tons in the same period of 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
National Coal Association
Hallanan Urges Northward Shift for GOP in 1954
West Virginia Republican Walter S. Hallanan warned that the GOP could lose three southern congressional seats in 1954 and urged Republicans to compensate in northern states. He warned a 1956 loss would be a national catastrophe, praising Eisenhower's Korea policy and rejecting a repeat of Yalta or Potsdam.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia
Walter S. Hallanan
Charleston
Republican National Committee
Congress
America
Hallanan
Trumans
Roosevelts
Lehmans
Humphreys
X ” Hallonan
Eisenhower
Korea
Yallas
Potsdams
President Signs Oil Lands Bill
President Eisenhower signed the offshore oil lands bill at the White House with a pledge that recognizing coastal states claims aligns with honesty and fair play. More than forty members of Congress attended as the signature drew applause, fulfilling a key campaign promise and affirming state title to submerged lands off Texas, Louisiana, California, and Florida.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Texas
Louisiana
California
Florida
Beckley Recognition Program Set for May 29
Beckley officials plan a May 29 recognition program at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Building to honor the city for entertaining a German team. City Recorder T. E. Bazzarre Jr. said the event, requested by the Federal Mutual Security Agency, will be open to the public and include a certificate of merit for Beckley’s reception of the Germans in March to observe life in an American town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
T. E. Bazzarre Jr
Federal Mutual Security Agency
Food Prices Dip Slightly Amidst Higher Living Costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports mid-April consumer price index up one tenth of a percent with retail food costs dipping slightly while other costs edge higher. The index sits at 113.7 relative to 1947-49 averages, about 14% above five years ago and near last November’s peak. Housing, medical care, cigarettes, transport, and repairs show increases in some cities.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Nine Injured As Fire Destroys Antlers Hotel
INDIANAPOLIS fire swept the top floor of the Antlers Hotel a 8 floor 250 room building near downtown early today. At least nine persons were injured as sleeping guests were roused and streamed into rain soaked streets. Two rescued from the top floor ledge. A guest was arrested for smoking in a hotel bed, a state law violation. Lou Moore of Fort Lauderdale the car racer fainted from smoke but revived.
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Indianapolis
Antlers
Lou Moore
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Moore
Beckley Plans Official Welcome For Pat Stewart Miss West Va
Beckley will host Pat Stewart Miss West Virginia as her 60 vehicle caravan from Wyoming County arrives on Tuesday. A police escort and civic committee will greet her at Route 1921 and New Raleigh Road, with a stop at Beckley Junior High School and a joint performance by Stoco High School Band. The procession continues to the Raleigh County Courthouse where four military escorts will accompany her to the platform. Mayor Chambers will present a specially designed key bearing Welcome Neighbor Miss West Virginia and the city seal. She will receive souvenirs and a cake for a 4 p.m. Pineville reception. If plans hold, The West Virginia Hills will be played from the First Baptist Church chimes as she departs via Neville and South Oakwood avenues. City officials met to finalize plans, with sponsorship by the City of Beckley, Beckley Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Pat Stewart
Pineville
Wyoming County
George B. ‘Chambers
Raleigh Road
Kanawha Street
Beckley Junior High School
Stoco
Raleigh County
Beckley City
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Mayor Chambers
First Baptist Church
Neville
Oakwood Avenue
Chambers
Dear Lord Mayor Seeks Italian Translators for Death Certificate
A letter to Mayor George B. Chambers from Louis Mirisola of Caltanisetta Sicily asks the city to forward a death certificate for his late wife Josephine Arena Mirisola, who died in Beckley in 1920. Mirisola, 68, has lived in the USA 40 years and now seeks to remarry, needs Italian speakers to assist.
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George B. Chambers
Sicily
Louis Mirisola
Via Xiboli
Caltanissetta
Chambers
Beckley
Josephine Arena Mirisola
Mirisola
Italy
U.S.A
Dems Refuse Support for Eisenhower Excess Profits Tax
Democratic leaders in Washington shied from backing President Eisenhower's bid to extend the excess profits tax for six months. A Ways and Means Democrat said Republicans must carry the vote if the bill advances. several committee members privately aligned against renewed support. Treasury Chief Humphrey floated a national sales tax as part of a broader tax revision, while Democrats cited the president's call to reform unequal excise rates.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Treasury
Congress
Memorial Day Closing Voted By Merchants
Beckley stores will close Memorial Day Saturday May 30 after a Beckley Business Bureau vote at a 10 am meeting. To offset the impact, many stores will stay open until 9 pm Friday and continue the regular Wednesday afternoon closing that week. A general meeting is set for June 4 to discuss the next cooperative sales promotion effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Beckley Business Bureau
Fisher
Bureau
Beckley Merchants
Fishing outlook for West Virginia streams this weekend
The State Conservation Commission forecasts generally fair to poor fishing. Eastern panhandle trout streams are fair. Greenbrier Pocahontas area streams are muddy but clearing. Most statewide waters are high and muddy with exceptions in the northern panhandle and Tygart Lake where conditions are favorable.
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Charleston
State Conservation Commission
Eastern Panhandle
Greenbrier-Pocanontas
Panhandle
Tygart Lake
Rabid Dog Outbreak Across Montcoal Quarantine Area
Sheriff John C Ward reports three dogs killed in the Montcoal area yesterday are believed rabid. Montcoal lies within the 120 day quarantine zone established by the State Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheriff
John C. Ward
Montcoal
State Department of Agriculture
Thirteen Divorces Finalized in Judge Knapp Orders
Circuit Judge Norman Knapp signed decrees finalizing thirteen divorces. Cases include Georgia Ann Bishop v Lewis Bishop with custody to the mother, Nelle Gwinn Walters v W E Walters, A L Gentry v Pearl Gentry with two children custody to the mother, and several other alignments restoring maiden names and awarding custody as specified.
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Norman Knapp
Georgia Ann Bishop
Lewis Bishop
Nelle Gwinn Walters
W. E. Walters
A. L. Gentry
Pearl Gentry
Billie Jean Waddell
Norman Lee Waddell
Betty Richards Tyree
John Russell Tyree
Betty Richards
Elgie Daniel Shumate
Patsy Ann Shumate
Pasty Ann Sutphin
Verney Bowles
William Claud Bowles
Shirley Trail Buckland
Robert Lee Buckland
Shirley Trail
Beulah Warren
Arthur R. Warren
Archie W. Quarles Jr
Ruth E. Quarles
Appalachian Proposes To Buy Besoco Company
Charleston PSC considered Appalachian Electric Power Co request to buy Besoco electrical system in Raleigh County for 1501.60 from Wood Pocahontas Mining Co. PSC also heard a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad petition to suspend passenger service between Grafton and Connellsville and Allegheny Airlines request to provide scheduled service between Parkersburg and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Besoco
Raleigh County
Wood Pocahontas Mining Co
PSC
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grafton
Connellsville
Allegheny Air Lines
Parkersburg
Huntington
Mamie Eisenhower Accepts Honorary NMD Foundation Post
Liberty Texas scene as Mamie Eisenhower, wife of President, accepts honorary presidency of the National Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation founded in Liberty. In a letter to Dr A L Delaney, she endorses the cause and hopes her name will help, following a New York area appeal from Mrs Eula Moore of Beverly West Virginia.
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Liberty, Tex
Mamie Eisenhower
National Muscular Dystrophy Research Foundation
East
Texas
A. L. Delaney
Liberty
Foundation
Eisenhower
Eula Moore
Beverly
W. Va
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D-Kanawha
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Traubert
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Wetzel
William P. C. Perry
Jefferson
Martin Bowles
Dels. Francis
D-Raleigh
Mce Curty
R-Roane
Parker
Rwood
Los Angeles
Max May
Floyd W. Rosenberg
May
Rosenger
Rosenberg
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Appalachian
Besoco Company
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