Two Vandals Jailed Over Pemberton Incident
Two Glen White Black men were attacked as vandals burned a car and blocked roads near Pemberton. The attack damaged property on railroad tracks and McKinney remains missing after fleeing toward the woods. Kenneth and Melvin Young of Pemberton were jailed on charges related to the incident.
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Pemberton
Andrew Allen
Russell McKinney
East Gulf Mines
Kenneth Young
Melvin L. Young
Raleigh
Moundsville State Penitentiary
McGraw
Glen White Girl Injured In Halloween Lime Toss
A 14 year old Glen White girl, Shirley White, was struck in the left eye by lime whizzed from a unidentified prankster while canvassing Glen White with other girls for treats. She was treated by Dr. E E Wray Jr in Beckley and plans to enter a local hospital for further care.
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Glen White
Shirley White
Grady White
Shirley
E. E. Wray, Jr
Beckley
Beckley Youth Arrested for Street Light Vandalism
Beckley police report Pilgrim Meadows, 20, of Daniels, shot out three Prince Street street lights with an automatic BB pistol. He was ordered to appear before Police Judge Anthony Sparacino Friday night. Police Chief Anthony Scalise credited local parents for cooperation while stressing ongoing parental liability for property damage.
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Beckley
Anthony Scalise
Pilgrim Meadows
Daniels
Prince Street
Scalise
Meadows
Anthony Sparacino
Tires Burn on Highway Victim and Fire Vandalism Reported
Mike Peelish of Beckley was injured when rocks were hurled at his car near Crab Orchard School. The vehicle went off an embankment after windows were smashed. Two tires were set on fire on the 1921 By Pass in front of Blue Star Restaurant, briefly blocking the highway.
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Peelish
Crab Orchard School
Blue Star
Meat Production Ruling Heads for Congress Agenda
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan plans to present Congress with the meat production problem and the need to support meat animal prices to avoid price spikes and potential controls. He will outline current authority and methods, likely urging committee review after recess, while avoiding specific recommendations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brannan
Congress
Department
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Weather summary from Virginia rivers and reservoirs
Readable weather bulletin reports normal river stages for the Greenbrier and New rivers and for Bluestone Reservoir. No flooding or unusual conditions noted. High and low temperatures yesterday and overnight are referenced with routine readings across Oak Hill and surrounding areas.
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Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Bus Tires Deflated at Mullens School Buses
Flat front tires found on all seven Wyoming County school buses garaged at Mullens Athletic Field are blamed on Halloween vandalism. Tires lacked valve caps and cores. State police asked to investigate as entrance was gained through a side window. A Pineville mechanic repaired 14 tires. buses were to run on schedule this afternoon.
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Mullens
Wyoming County
Lloyd Fender
Pineville
George Bernard Shaw Lapses Into Dying Coma
AYOT ST LAWRENCE England George Bernard Shaw the 94 year old playwright lapsed into a dying coma at 3 am after a relapse seven weeks post two operations kidney ailment and thigh bone pinning He remained unconscious through noon in Shaw's Corners home with Dr P McProbyn reporting no change to reporters.
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Associated Press
Ayot ST. Lawrence
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw's Corners
P. McProbyn
Hedrick reports spending 2324 in Sixth District bid
Rep E H Hedrick of Beckley a Democratic candidate for re election in the Sixth District filed a pre election finance report through October 30 showing campaign expenditures of 2324.54 dollars and two contributions totaling 2200 dollars from the Democratic National Congressional Committee.
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Hedrick
Associated Press
Charleston
E. H.hedrick
Beckley
Democratic Landidate
Secretary of State
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Mary Assumption Proclaimed New Catholic Dogma
Vatican City Pope Pius XII formally proclaimed Mary, mother of Jesus, bodily assumed into heaven as part of Catholic creed. The vast ceremony at St. Peter's drew 400,000, with diplomats from 40 nations, bells tolling, and a wave of cheers as the Pope declared the dogma divinely revealed and binding for Roman Catholics worldwide.
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Virgin Mary
Vatican City
Pius XII
Mary
St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican
Christendom
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
France
The
Sacred College
Pius
Heaven
Sistine Chapel
Telegrams Point to Kidnapping Case Involving Teacher
Police rely on two telegrams from Portsmouth Ohio as the sole clues in the disappearance of Lewis G Daniel 35 a Marsh Fork High School instructor from Whitesville He was last seen in Charleston with 17 year old Ann Tabor a student nurse from Naoma They were reportedly heading to Virginia after a marriage but no license has been found authorities say Daniel faces a kidnapping charge from Ann s aunt The two telegrams to an uncle and to the principal Worley note travel plans and absent return dates The couple were last seen at about 10 pm Sunday in Charleston
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lewis G. Daniel
Whitesville
Marsh Fork
Daniel
Charleston
Ann Tabor
Naoma
Virginia
Kentucky
Raleigh County
Claude Worley
Ann
McMillan Hospital
Marsh Fork High School
One Hurt as Vehicle Hits By-Pass Drive-In
A 1949 model car crashed into the front of Ace Drive-In on the 1921 By-Pass causing about 1000 dollars in building damage and 300 dollars to the car. The car was owned by C. K. Bonham of Crab Orchard and driven by Bobby Bonham 20 of Ghent. Mrs. Pauline Bonham of Crab Orchard suffered facial injuries.
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Ace Drive
Beckley Wrecking Company
C. K. Bonham
Crab Orchard
Bonham
Bobby Bonham
Ghent
Pauline Bonham
Cleveland bomb shelter opens to all in emergency
Bill Filsinger finishes the start ed shelter begun in 1940 and declares it open to anyone passing through suburban Collinwood during an emergency.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Bill Filsinger
Collinwood
Protest Service Held Near Rome Basilica
Near St Peter's Basilica in Rome thousands of Waldensian worshippers gathered for a protest rite against the proclamation of the dogma of the bodily assumption of Mary. The Waldensians, founded in 1170 in Piedmont, seek to reassert Christ as savior while similar services were held in other Italian Protestant churches.
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Associated Press
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Waldensian Church
Pius XII
Piedmont
Europe
Jesus
Italy
Health Groups Rapped For Ignoring Dangers Of Atomic Industry
Abel Wolman, Johns Hopkins sanitary engineer, warned APHA members that state and local health departments risk being replaced or leaving the public unprotected as the atomic industry expands. He urged expert staffing, phased rules for peacetime control, accident risk recognition, stricter use of radioactive materials, and studies on genetic effects of radiation.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Johns Hopkins
Abel Wolman
Wolman
American Public Health Association
Newsprint Costs Rise Over $1,000 Monthly
Newsprint paper remains scarce in the wartime economy though not yet rationed. Prices advance effective today impose heavy burdens on Beckley Newspapers Corporation. The higher cost affects the Post-Herald and Register, increasing monthly expenses by over $1,000.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Post-Herald and Register
Demo Candidates Form Caravan Tour Across Raleigh County
A motor caravan carrying Democratic candidates for the November 7 General Election tours 15 Raleigh County towns today to promote their campaigns and a Saturday rally in Beckley. The itinerary includes Shady Spring Ghent Odd Resoco Amigo Helen Tams MacAlpin Hotcoal Sophia Midway Slab Fork Pemberton Affinity Coal City with further stops tomorrow and Friday and a 7:30 p.m. Eunice rally. Roy Harmon, a House of Delegates candidate, says the tour lets voters meet their candidates.
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Raleigh
Beckley
Shady Spring
Ghent
Odd
Resoco
Amigo
Helen
Tams
MacAlpin
Hotcoal
Sophia
Midway
Slab Fork
Pemberton Affinity
Coal City
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Trap Hill
Eunice
Roy Harmon
House of Delegates
Republicans Ask Vandenberg To Answer Truman
Republican leaders urged Senator Vandenberg to respond to Truman's Saturday night radio address on 1950 campaign issues. Vandenberg's illness casts doubt on hosting a 30 minute broadcast. if he declines, Harold Stassen or others may be chosen. GOP weighs cost and who should air the reply as Truman's 1200 station, 76 TV hookup plan unfolds.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Truman
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
Guy E. Gabrielson
Mutual
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
Stassen
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Rep
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
House
McCarthy
Rwis
Navy to Release Reserves in 1951 Navy to Release Reserves in 1951
The Navy announced plans to begin releasing reserves in 1951 with enlisted men returning to active status from July and officers from October. About 5,000 enlisted reservists will be released each month starting July 1951, and roughly 1,500 reserve officers monthly from October through December 1952. The Navy will still call up selected reservists for the foreseeable future and expects about 31,000 reserve enlisted men needed in early 1951, split between petty officers and non rated personnel.
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Washington
Navy
Naval
Bank Robbery in Winona Nets About 39000 Loot
In Winona, a masked robber armed with a bright gun held up the Winona National Bank, forcing Cashier J R Hodge to fill a bag with roughly 39000 dollars. An accomplice escaped in a reddish brown old model car with Virginia plate 319 305. Fayette County deputies searched the woods near Thurmond, with a deputy firing at one of the suspects. the car was abandoned near a property reported by John Hatcher but deemed a false report. Mrs. Nell Walker recalled a prior robbery at the same bank years earlier. The final amount will be set by an insurance check.
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Register
Winona
Winona National Bank
Nell W. Walker
Fayette County
House of Delegates
J. R. Hodge
Virginia
Polie
Thurmond
U S Forces Gain Ground Near Manchurian Border in Korea
Amid ongoing fighting in northwest Korea, U S armor pushed toward Sinuiju near the Yalu as Russian made jets clashed with U SMustangs in aerial duels. Earlier, Yak fighters fell to U S F-51s and B-26s while a T-6 observation plane was rescued from six Yaks.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Charyongwan
Chong River
U. S. Eighth Army
Yalu
Sinuiju
Antung
Manchurie
South Korea
Asian
U. N. 10Th Corps
Northeast
West Union Sheriff Links Father to Daughter's Death
Sheriff Paul B. Davis believes Elbert Earl Rogers, 60, killed his five year old daughter Nancy Lee and then died by suicide. The two were missing after a squirrel hunt and found dead. A note found supports the sheriff’s conclusion about the double tragedy.
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Associated Press West Union
Paul B. Davis
Elbert Earl Rogers
Nancy Lee
Cool Air Will Topple Record Temperatures
A warm November breaks with a broad heat wave across much of the nation. Temperatures rose into the 80s in many cities while the Pacific Northwest and Central Rockies stayed cooler. A cool air mass from Canada was forecast to move east, returning conditions to seasonal levels and ending a week of summer-like warmth.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Central Rockies
Northern Plains
Gulf States
Great Lakes Region
Lake Superior
Lower
Michigan
Canada
Rockies
Plains
Great Lakes
Chicago
New Orleans
Federal Weather Bureau
North Central
Three Raleigh County men sentenced to ten years each
Three Raleigh County men Edward Randolph Wilburn Bennett Buford Bowden and Jeff Hardin Jr were sent to the State Penitentiary for armed robbery by Judge W A Riffe They pleaded guilty earlier this term and await transfer to Moundsville A motion for their probation was taken under advisement Robert Taylor Jr was sentenced to 1 to 5 years for auto theft Ferguson was jailed 12 months for unlawful wounding Ball to serve six months for breaking jail with Dec 16 as start date
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Raleigh
W. A. Riffe
Raleigh County
Edward Randolph Wilburn
Bennett Buford Bowden
Jeff Hardin, Jr
Moundsville
Leo Brrch
Robert Taylor, Jr
William Ferguson
Tommy Ball
General Assembly Extends Lie Term Three More Years
New York State Department: United Nations General Assembly extends Secretary-General Trygve Lie’s term for three years despite Soviet bloc opposition. State Department reports NATO allies agree there shall be no German national army or German war industry or general staff.
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Associated Press
New York
U. N. General Assembly
Trygve Lie
Washington
Acheson
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Beckleyan
Mike Peelish
Virginirginia
George B. Shaw
Frank Brutto
Ecumenical Council of Bishops
Pius IX
U.S
London
W. Va
Myrtle
Pol. Adv
Roy Flint
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