Follansbee Steel sale approved by shareholders
Shareholders of Follansbee Steel Corp approve the sale of its physical assets to Frederick W. Richmond for 9 286 620 dollars by a vote of 360 442 in favor and 25 212 against. A merger with Midwestern firms owned by Clint Murchison is also proposed. Minority stockholders seek to void the vote amid court actions and SEC intervention requests.
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Pittsburgh
Follansbee Steel Corp
New York
Frederick W. Richmond
Marcus A. Follansbee
Texas
Clint Murchison
Follansbee
J. P. McCamb
U. S. District Court of
Richmond
Herbert S. Boreman
McCamb
William Marland
West Virginia
Harley Kilgore
D-Wva
Cyrus D. Eaton
Cleveland
Securities and Exchange Commission
Marland
Kilgore
Eisenhower
SEC
Matthew Neely
Greyhound Protests Consolidated Bus Gets Pike Support
Charleston hearing resumes on Consolidated Bus Lines request to run three daily Bluefield to Charleston trips via the West Virginia Turnpike. Witnesses from Mercer and McDowell counties urge public convenience while Atlantic Greyhound protests. Greyhound notes exclusive rights contention as Atlantic already operates Beckley Princeton section under temporary authority.
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Charleston
Consolidated Bus Lines
Consolidated
West Virginia
Resumed Public Service Commission
Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer
McDowell County
Logan
Elizabeth Drewry
Northfork
House of Delegates
C. B. Moore
Maybeury
Joseph T. Cook
Bramwell
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
George Richardson
Atlantic Greyhound
Richardson
Beckley-Princeton
Off-Duty Policeman Involved in Johnstown Road Crash
About $1,000 in damages occurred just after midnight Sunday when a car driven by William A. Fink of 203 Sixth St struck two parked cars on Johnstown Road. The parked vehicles belonged to Donald Marshall of 612 Johnstown Road and Ernest Lilly of Columbus, Ohio. Fink, a city policeman, was off duty and driving his own car.
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William A. Fink
Sixth St
Johnstown Road
Donald Marshall
Ernest Lilly
Columbus
Fink
Bluefield Gets TV Channel 6 Station Granted
The Communications Commission finalized and immediately effected a tentative grant to Daily Telegraph Printing Co. for a channel 6 television station at Bluefield West Virginia.
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Washington
the Communications Commission Today
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Oak Hill High Yesterday and Today Weather Update
Weather notes show high and low readings at Oak Hill. Stations in the region such as Greenbrier, New, and Bluestone Reservoir report clear conditions with river stages at Bellepoint and Bluestone at normal levels yesterday and overnight.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier and
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Trio Sentenced To Penitentiary In Raleigh County Court
Three men in Raleigh County Criminal Court were sentenced to prison terms for break in burglary and forgery. Kyle Adkins of Beckley received 1 to 10 years for breaking and entering. Quinton Cook and Billy Lemon of Arnette drew 1 to 10 years each for daytime burglary. Ralph Redden, with no listed address, was sentenced to 2 to 10 years on a forgery count and await a decision on probation. He remains on bond pending the court ruling.
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Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Kyle Adkins
Beckley
Moundsville
Quinton Cook
Billy Lemon
Arnett
Ralph Redden
Ex Red Exposes U S Communists Enter McCarran
Ex Red discusses McCarran Committee probes into espionage and Red infiltration as 1951 begins. He recalls personal conflict with anti-Communist actions, calls for firmer policy, and recounts testifying in Harold Christoffel’s case amid postwar political pressure.
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Senate
United States
Dean Acheson
Korea
Tydings
Harold Christoffel
Christoffel
Topcoat Weather For Election Day
Washington forecast warns voters to wear topcoats as Tuesday will feel like early winter across the country. A Weather Bureau spokesman cites a cold air mass from Canada pushing temperatures down yet bringing mainly sunny skies, with possible snow flurries in northern areas.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Controls Hans In Balance of Voting Ties
Washington leans on the eve of election as Eisenhower and Stevenson rally voters to turnout. Republicans fear slipping Senate and House margins while Democrats aim to sweep both chambers. Campaigns center on anti-communist themes, pocketbook concerns, and last-minute mobilization efforts.
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Hans
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
House
Fiery campaign signs indicate Raleigh County election tomorrow
Fiery battles hint at a turnout, with moochers and hangers-on flocking to the Raleigh County Courthouse as voters prepare to cast ballots from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Democrats lead in registration 34,309 to 16,360 Republicans, with a constitutional amendment on the ballot and multiple local races. Precinct 4 voting place moved to 821 S Kanawha St due to unavailability.
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Raleigh County
League of Women Voters
Raleigh
United States Senate
House of Representatives
State Senate
House of Delegates
Sunday Register
S. Kanawha St
Pat Wheeler
Fifty Percent Turnout Seen for West Virginia Election
The Associated Press reports West Virginia expects about half of eligible voters to cast ballots in tomorrow's election. Democratic Sen. M. M. Neely and Republican Tom Sweeney held final campaign events in Charleston and Fairmont respectively. GOP vice chairman Bill Blake predicted Neely would lose, while Sweeney claimed he could bring three Republican congressmen with him if victorious.
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West Virginia
D. Pitt O’brien
Charleston
Sen
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
Sweeney
Neely
Republican State Executive Committee
Bill Blake
Senate
GOP
Editorial urges voting for West Virginia constitutional changes
An editorial argues for two proposed changes to West Virginia's constitution. It advocates raising legislature pay to 1500 a year and instituting short 30 day even year sessions for annual budgeting, while odd years retain 60 day meetings. The piece emphasizes improved government efficiency and dedicated lawmaker attention.
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West Virginia
Red Plane Shot Down Bombs Fall Closer to Formosa
Taipei Formosa The Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry said Communist planes bombed the Nationalist held Tachen Islands about 200 miles north of here for the first time One raiding plane was shot down The Tachens are off the Chekiang coast about 160 miles southeast of Hangzhou Communist forces also bombarded Yikiang Island The Tachens garrison and civilian population are noted as 20 000 and 30 000 respectively The Red shelling on Yikiang was the heaviest yet reported and may signal a plan to use Yikiang as a stepping stone to the Tachens
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Formosa
Defense Ministry
Tachen Islands
Here
Chekiang Province
Hangshaw
Toumen
Yikiang
Orion River Mountain
iChekiang
Narby Chusan Islands
China
Yikiang Island
Plane Presumed Lost Over Atlantic with 42 Aboard
A Navy four engine Super Constellation with 42 aboard including two officers wives and five children was missing and presumed lost between the United States and the Azores after last contact Saturday night. The search covered a 120 mile Atlantic band with two aircraft carriers nine destroyers four transports Coast Guard cutters and many other planes.
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United States
Azores
Patuxent River Naval Air Station
Porty Lyautey
Africa
Navy
Coast Guard
U. S
Atlantic
Booby trap scare renews B and O train ride in Summersville
In Nicholas County West Virginia a Baltimore and Ohio coal train narrowly escaped a blast as 16 sticks of dynamite were used to booby trap the track. Police and railroad guards ride the 13 mile Allingdale to Muddlety run to deter further attack tied to regional strikes. No arrests yet but several suspects are under consideration as sheriffs report no violations of the late injunction.
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Summersville
W. Va
Allingdale
Muddlety
Nicholas County
B. and
Cpl
C. G. McClain
Nicholas
Webster
Pocahontas
J. R. Maust
McClain
L. W. Boley
Tioga
Boley
Grafton
Railway Brotherhood
John Breckinridge
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Beckley Chamber Reaches 500th Member Milestone
Beckley area Chamber of Commerce hit a yearly peak as membership rose to 500. Credit Bureau of Beckley secretary William P. Hall presented the annual dues check to Chamber managing director O. L. Johnston, marking his firm as the 500th member.
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Beckley Area
William P. Hall
Credit Bureau of Beckley, Inc
O. L. Johnston
Chamber
Pope crowns Virgin Mary queen of heaven during Marian Year
In a solemn St Peter's ceremony Pope Pius XII proclaimed the Virgin Mary queen of heaven and earth. He crowned the Salus Populi Romani image as crowds gathered, calling for grace to overcome despondency and indolence and urging rulers toward concord and charity as Marian Year marks the Immaculate Conception centennial.
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Pius XII
Heaven
St. Peter’s
St. Peter's Square
Basilica
Vatican
Rome
Castel Gandolfo
Mary
Luke
St. Peter's
St. Mary Major
Throw Out Rascals Including the Editor
Farmington Missouri editor Jess Stewart of the Farmington Press urges St Francois County voters to defeat all courthouse officials in tomorrow's general election including himself the circuit clerk Stewart in an editorial saying voters should decide to remove a full time editor. Stewart plans to back Republican opponent Gene Weible after soul searching and self evaluation saying most incumbents should be beaten. he has served two terms as a Democrat appointed clerk.
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Farmington
Jess Stewart
St. Francois County
Jess Stewart Stewart
Stewart
Gene Weible
Demo Congress Gains Indicated in Late Poll
The New York Times and Times correspondents report Democratic gains to control the House and a tight Senate race in a final pre election poll across 47 states. While Democrats lead in key races, margins are narrow and unsettled.
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New York
New York Times
House
Senate
Washington
W. H Lawrence
Times
Turks Hold 4 Yanks In Turkish Flag Incident
Four American airmen attached to NATO Southeast Europe Headquarters in Izmir were jailed after an after midnight incident in which they allegedly insulted the Turkish flag. They are to be tried on November 8 under Turkish law, with possible penalties of one to three years if convicted.
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Izmir
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Southeast Europe
October building permits total seven teen thousand seven five
Eight building permits valued at 17075 in new construction were issued by the City Recorder's office in October. The City of Beckley collected 49 in fees from permit issuance.
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City Recorder’s Office
Beckley
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