UMW Sends Large Troubleshooting Team to End Strike
United Mine Workers dispatch a four member international commission to Northern West Virginia to force back idle miners. Monongalia County mines close, with 3,000 to 3,500 idle, as Owens No 32 and several others halt production amid a wildcat strike over roof bolting machine assignments. Owens No 32 resumes, while Idamay No 44 and multiple Marion and Monongalia mines halt operations under UMW pressure.
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Fairmont
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
UMW
John L. Lewis
Monongalia County
West
Virginia
Urbaniak
John Ketz
Wilkes-Barre
Joe Yablonski
Clarksville
Peter Phillipps
Cadiz
Ohio
Henry Allai
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Monongalia
Marion
Harrison
Consolidation Coal Co
W. Va
Shinnston
Harrison County
Consolidation
Idamay No
Bethlehem Mines Corp
Marion County
Bethlehem Steel
Idamay Umw
Warner Fincham
Williams
Former Azerbaijan premier Bagirov executed for treason
Moscow reports that M. D. Bagirov former Azerbaijan Communist Party secretary and four top officials were executed for treason and counterrevolutionary activity. Baku Worker said the trial occurred in Baku from April 12 to 26 with charges including setting the state security organs against the government and terrorism. No confirmation appeared in Moscow press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Azerbaijan
Caucasian Republic
Baku
M. D. Bagirov
Azerbaijan Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Azerbaijan Republic
Bagirov
Communist Party
Candidates File Expense Reports in Raleigh County
Thirteen more Raleigh County candidates have filed expense statements with the County Clerk. Filings list name, address, office sought, receipts and expenditures, with figures ranging from none to $200, covering constables, clerks, justice of the peace, and party committees across Beckley, Shady Spring, Crab Orchard, Fairdale, Pineknob and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Clayton Farley
Glen Daniel
Democratic Executive Committee
Fayr Corey
Beckley
Wilson Wood
Daniels
Shady Spring
Harvey D. Richmond Jr
Beaver
Republican Executive Committee
Edgar Nuon
Fairdale
Trap Hill
Kewpie Ballard Smith
Sophia
GOP
Daisy Jarrell
Pineknob
Derno
Arthur Doyle Shrewsberry
Coal City
C. Harold Hanks
Otis L. Hanks
Faye Lusk
Luther T. Stover
Nellie E. l Larrimore
India Signs Treaty to Acquire Four French Enclaves
A treaty signed in New Delhi transfers four French enclaves Pondichery Mahe Karikal and Yanaon to India awaiting France ratification. A fifth enclave Chan dernagar joined India by referendum prior to the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pondichery
Mahe
Karikal
Yanaoh
India
New Delhi
France
Chandernagar
Beckley Soldier Held for AWOL Charge
George T. Lefebvre of Beckley, a member of the Army, was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 8:10 p.m. Monday on a charge of being absent without leave. Arrested by a Raleigh County Deputy Sheriff, Lefebvre will be held pending return to military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Lefebvre
Beckley
Raleigh County
Lefebvre
New Unemployment Benefits Subject to Federal Income Tax
The government ruled that idle workers must pay federal income tax on new supplementary unemployment benefits. SUB payments, funded privately, will not be treated as wages for withholding or social security taxes, but must be reported as nonwage income on annual returns. SUB plans by the United Auto Workers with General Motors Ford and Chrysler begin Friday, aiding over a million workers with up to 65 percent take home for four weeks and 60 percent for 22 weeks of unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue Commissioner
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler Motor Companies
Floods ease as Indianapolis race kept on dry track
Heat and sun help dry out the Indianapolis speedway enabling the 500 mile race to proceed tomorrow after weekend floods. Mayor Bayt declares a flood emergency with over 2,100 Civil Defense workers on duty. Indiana Illinois floods from torrential rain force evacuations, school closures, and road blockages while some areas begin to recover. two Illinois children drown amid rising creeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis
Phillip L. Bayt
Ilinois
Ceneral Ilinois
Sangamon
Farmer City
DeWitt County
Springfield
Ely
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Kress
Tex
Panhandle
Canada
Mid
North Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Warm humid Memorial Day weather across the nation
Weather Bureau forecast shows warm humid conditions for Memorial Day with scattered afternoon thundershowers across the Midwest Great Lakes and South. Temperatures trend hotter in the Southeast while parts of the East see cooler spells then rise again. Intermittent showers possible from Virginia to Texas and mid Atlantic to New England with fair Pacific Northwest conditions.
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Suitland
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
New York State
Texas
High Sierras
California
Midwest
Great Lakes
Southland
Florida
mid-Atlantic States
New England
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Rainstorm Closes Many Secondary Roads in Northern West Virginia
The Associated Press reports heavy rains left 15 to 20 secondary roads closed by slides across Preston County and nearby mountain areas including Terra Alta Rowlesburg and Aurora. W.Va. 72 at Rowlesburg reopened after flood waters rose over it Monday night. Sheriff Fowler cites 8000 to 10000 dollars in damage to small bridges in Monongalia County. Marion County roads were clear later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Charleston
Robert Hart
Preston County
Terra Alta
Rowlesburg
Aurora
W.va
Cheat River
Shermie Fowler
Monongalia
Marion County
Charleston Baltimore Flight Service Slated
BALTIMORE The Friendship Airport Board announced Capital Airlines will begin commercial service between Charleston West Virginia and Baltimore on June 5. The flights will originate in Charleston and stop at Wheeling Pittsburgh Baltimore and Norfolk.
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Charleston
Baltimore
Friendship Airport Board
Capital Airlines
W. Va
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Norfolk
18 Year Olds Vote in Kentucky Primary
Louisville reports show a heavier turnout in Kentucky primary voting for U S senatorial and congressional nominees amid a Democratic factional fight. Weather aided participation and 18 year old first voters added to the mix as Sen Earle C Clement s and Gov A B Chandler backed Joe B Bates in the Senate race. Republicans expected over 60 000 voters in their contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
U. S
Kentucky
Earle C. Clements
A. B. Chandler
Joe B. Bates
Clements
Clarksburg Editor Frank E. Carpenter Dies After Attack
Frank E. Carpenter editor and sports editor of the Clarksburg Telegram collapsed at work and died at 46. He slumped on the phone with publisher Cecil B. Highland, was taken to St Marys Hospital and pronounced dead from a heart attack. Survived by wife Hanna and son Frank Jr. Carpenter had long served as editor since 1938 and was a former WV press association president and sports figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Frank E. Carpenter
Clarksburg Telegram
Carpenter
John Martin
Martin
Cecil B. Highland
Exponent
Telegram
St. Marys Hospital
Lawrence Mills
Hanna Allman Carpenter
Frank E. Carpenter Jr
Salem
Wilbur M. Swiger
The
West Virginia
W B Lubonia Taken by Death
William Bego Lubonia aged 65 of Oak Hill and former Glen Rogers resident died at 9 30 a m after four years illness He was a coal miner with Raleigh Wypening Mining Co a United Mine Workers Local 6004 member and Oak Hill Presbyterian Church attendee Born March 15 1889 in Albania Survived by wife Genevieve Palmer Lubonia three daughters Eva Hrasar Evelyn Green Elenia Green one son Sam Jesse and nine grandchildren Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bego Lubonia
Oak Hill
Glen Rogers
Raleigh-Wypening Mining Co
United Mine Workers of America
Genevieve Palmer Lubonia
Eva Hrasar
Evelyn Green
Hilltop
Elenia Green
Sam
Jesse
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Memorial Day Closures In Beckley And Raleigh County
Beckley and Raleigh County officials will close federal state county and city offices Wednesday for Memorial Day. Beckley City Hall administrative offices and the Raleigh County Courthouse spaces will close while state and fire departments stay open. The Beckley Business Bureau will be closed but stores will reopen next Wednesday. Citizens are urged to display the American flag in honor of Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley City Hall
Beckley Business Bureau
Divorce and Annulment Granted in Raleigh County Court
A final divorce decree was issued for Madeline Vass Trimble and Gordon D. Trimble with Madeline’s maiden name restored. An annulment was granted to Jacquline Bragg against Troy Lee Bragg, with custody of one child awarded to the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Madeline Vass Trimble
Gordon D. Trimble
Madeline Vass
Jacquline Bragg
Troy Lee Bragg
Mental Health Board To Decide Projects
The Raleigh County Association for Mental Health board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the County Courtroom to formulate plans for projects to be recommended at the next regular meeting. Attending expected: Nora B. Franks, Richard B. Hartley, Margaret T. Ross, Corey O. Mitchell, Paul Reed, C. L. Bepler, Paul Copeland, Warren Elloitt, John P. Heagarty, Grover Hedrick Jr., A. D. Belton, Ross P. Daniel, O. Worth May, Nathan Pickus, and W. C. Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
Roy A. Cunningham
Cunningham
Nora B. Franks
Richard B. Hartley
Margaret T. Ross
Corey O. Mitchell
Paul Reed
C. L. Bepler
Paul Copeland
Warren Elloitt
John P. Heagarty
Grover Hedrick Jr
A. D. Belton
Ross P. Daniel
O. Worth May
Nathan Pickus
W. C. Reid
Complaints Should Go Through City Channels Beckleyans urged to file protests
Mayor A. K. Minter told Beckley residents with complaints about animal pens to use proper channels. He noted unsigned letters about neighbors dog pen chicken pen or rabbit pen waste time. Signed written complaints by at least three neighbors to the City Council are required for action by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckleyans
A. K. Minter
Minter
Street Lighting Ills Corrected in Oak Hill
A defective fixture on Blake Street caused an open circuit in Oak Hill street lighting. Lights from Central and Main to Maple toward Virginia Street went off twice around 10 p.m. and near midnight for about 20 minutes. AEP crew repaired temporarily and permanently by 7 a.m.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Blake St
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Central Ave
Main St
Maple Ave
Virginia St
AEP
Break-In Probe at Little Beaver Lake Restaurant
State Police investigate a break-in at the concession building restaurant at Little Beaver Lake. Details on the incident were not available.
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Little Beaver Lake
Riesel Back at Work After Assault
Victor Riesel, blinded by an acid attack eight weeks earlier, returns to his Daily Mirror office to write his syndicated labor column. He says his news sources have increased since the assault, seen as retaliation for his investigations of racketeers in some unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victor Riesel
Daily Mirror
Ellis Seeks Review of Court Order In Loss Of Post
Jim Ellis former Cabell County Court president asks West Virginia Supreme Court to review a Cabell County Circuit ruling removing him from office on grounds of incompetence and official misconduct over a 1955 county farm livestock sale that totaled 2200 dollars. He says evidence did not prove charges and notes his criminal acquittal.
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Ellis
Charleston
Jim Ellis
Cabell County Court
Supreme Court Today
Cabell County
Supreme Court
Shively
Case Farm Machinery Co
Herbert M. Graham
G. S. Banks
John G. Werner
H. E. Sullivan
George F Cabell
Cabell Circuit
John W. Hereford
The
Medical Service Plans Exclude Chiropodist Fees
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled unanimously that chiropodists are not duly licensed physicians and thus medical service plans like Blue Shield may deny chiropodist charges. The case arose after Medical Care Inc. of Huntington refused payment to three chiropodists for treatment of six patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Blue Shield
State Supreme Court
Frank Haymond
Cabell
Supreme Court
Haymond
Medical Care Inc. of
Huntington
John J. Bates
Walter Adkins
Earl W. Gaul
Chiropody Association of
West Virginia
Attorneys For Medical Care Inc
Machumis Rites Slated Thursday
Mike Machumis 82 of Stanaford died 9 40 p m Monday at a local hospital after an hour’s admission. He was born August 2 1874 in Czechoslovakia and worked as a miner for Koppers Coal Co in Stanaford until 1936. Survived by wife Pauline two daughters Mary Shumate Helen Ridenour two sons Steve and Mike Jr all of Stanaford and three grandchildren. Body at Caf fee Funeral Home until Wednesday then to son’s home for rosary at 7 30 p m. Funeral Thursday 9 a m at St Francis de Sales Church. Burial Mt Calvary Addn to Sunset Memorial Park.
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Mike Machumis
Stanaford
Machumis
Czechoslovakia
Koppers Coal Co
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
United Mine Workers of America
Pauline
Stamford
Mary Shumate
Glen Fork
Helen Ridenour
Steve
Mike Jr
Caffee
Mike
Madhumis
Paul Helsley
Mt. Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley Driver Arrested After Early Morning Wreck
Beckleyan Walter Waldo Cooper Jr. was arrested by Raleigh County Deputy Sheriff Boyd Hutchinson after his car struck a Beckley Street Department street cleaner at Prince Street and Oakwood Avenue about 6 a.m. Cooper, charged with driving while drunk, was jailed. The 149 model automobile suffered a damaged side and a door hole, while the street cleaner remained undamaged.
Arson Charged To Fayette Man
A 25 year old Fayetteville man waived to the Fayette County grand jury on arson charges. Charles Everett Conley is jailed on $1,000 bond after police say he threw a lighted cigarette into a car owned by C. B. Wilson of Vinton. The 1947 car was parked along U S 21 between Oak Hill and Fayetteville when the fire occurred. State Police, Fayette County deputies and the State Fire Marshal led the investigation.
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Oak Hill
ANS
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Virgil Lyons
Charles Everett Conley
Conley
C. B. Wilson
Vinton
O. Wilson
U. S. 21
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UMW District 31
Cecil J Urbaniak
Lewis
Executive Board
District 31
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Owings
Farmington
Jamison Coal and Coke Co
O'Donnell
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Jordan
Humphrey
Christopher Coal Co
Bunker
Trotter Coal Co
Humphrey No. 7
Soviet
Beria
Lavrenty Bevin
Baku Worker
Presidiuon
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Stalin
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Caspian Sea
Delhi
Yanaona
Epondichery
Washington
Ment
Weather Bureau
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Beckley Skies
Regulus
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Harry Powers “Bluebeard
Marietta
Salem Colleges
W. B. Lubonia
Mental Health Board
U. S. Naval Academy
Beverly Jean Douglas
San Francisco
Sweden
Ingrid Goude
Stockholm
Riesel
C. Shively
Beckleyan
Fayette
Advertising Council
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