Kilgore vows federal aid push for education and pollution
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia says federal school aid and a robust stream pollution control bill are top priorities for the new Congress. He argues aid would stop taxes draining to other states and credits for pollution controls would incentivize plants, with the federal role via the states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kilgore
D-Wva
Congress
West Virginia
Kilbore
Trial on Conspiracy Charge Opens Today
Magistrate G O Mills opens hearing as evidence shows four men conspired to beat Fred Lewis after a Beckley Perkinsburg football game. Dempsey Ferrell Jeonard Lyons Wayne Taylor and Lonzo Taylor are charged with conspiracy.
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G. O. Mills
Fred Lewis
South Kanawha Street
Dempsey Ferrell
Jeonard Lyons
Wayne Taylor
Lonzo Taylor
Weather Summary for Virginia Regions
Yesterday’s high and last night’s low reported with 11 am readings today. Precipitation in 24 hours listed as .21 inch. Conditions varied with muddy ground at Greenbrier Bellepoint and clear skies at New Bellepoint. Glade Creek and Oak Bill areas show rainfall measurements at 11 am and temperatures for yesterday and today.
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Bellepoint
Glade Creek
Judge reverses order to bargain with Southern Coal Producers
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough withdrew an injunction requiring John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association. Lewis had begun bargaining. NLRB sought dissolution of the injunction and dropped a related refusal to bargain case.
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Associated Press
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cold Wave to Hit West Virginia Friday
Huntington Weather Bureau predicts the season’s lowest temperatures for West Virginia with mid-20s tonight and rain in most areas except the eastern panhandle. The bureau warns colder weather may arrive Friday morning.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Huntington Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Panhandle
Industrial Ownership Planned for Germany
The British and American military governments announced that Germany’s vast coal, iron, and steel industries in the bizonal area will revert to German ownership in the near future. Military governors retain limited control, with new German companies to operate the industries under stated conditions including avoiding excessive power concentration and banning Nazi Party collaborators from ownership roles.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Brian Roberson
Britain
Wallace Invited to Stay Out of Democratic Party
The Associated Press reports National Chairman J. Howard McGrath said Henry Wallace would be welcomed back only if he returns to the Democratic Party, but so far Wallace has not announced plans and Wallace's running mate Senator Glen Taylor says the Progressives may wait to see Truman's campaign results before deciding their future.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Democratic Party
J. Howard MclGrath
Wallace
McGrath
Henry Wallace
Democratic Committee
Truman
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Calvert Estill Dies in Charleston at 55
Charleston correspondent for the Ogden chain, Calvert L. Estill, 55, died at his home after a two year heart illness. He had served as secretary to former governor William G. Conley and was the state's first director of relief activities. Surviving are his widow, a son Lt Calvert I Estill Jr with the Army Air Forces in Waco, and a daughter Mrs Kenneth Coghill of Charleston. Funeral plans pending the son’s arrival.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Calvert L. Estill
Ogden
Willim G. Conley
Calvert I. Estill, Jr
Army Air Forces
Waco
Tex
Kenneth &. Coghill
City Council Allocates 15 000 for VA Hospital Streets
The council moved to earmark 15000 held from the prior administration for streets to the Veterans Administration hospital. Mayor Hedrick reported Johnstown Road fill is complete and Willow Lane grading will finish soon.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
G. C. Hedrick
Johnstown Road
Willow Lane
Pinecrest Sanitarium urged to hire more nurses and raise pay
A Raleigh County committee recommends more nurses and higher salaries at Pinecrest Sanitarium to improve patient care. The report calls for free beds, better food service, sanitation upgrades, and expanded social welfare support to reduce patient discharge and improve overall operation.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
Charleston
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Roy J. Smith
Elmer Davis
Eugene Scott
James B. Deck
J. L. Lineweaver
Gus Walker
Raleigh County Social Welfare Assembly
Pinecrest
Raleigh
Clarence W. Meadows
Raleigh County ‘Tuberculosis and Health Association
Roy L Smith
J. M. Coram
Larkin S. Philpott
George W. Ballard
Pingerest
Beckley
Keatley Faces Attempted Kill Charge in Logan
Logan County sheriff announces Beckley constable Logan Keatley will be charged with attempt to kill after being shot by Raleigh County officer Patrolman Gene Chapman in Chapmanville. Keatley, wounded in the right arm and shoulder, was among three men stopped for speeding and resisting arrest. Keatley had sought the Democratic nomination for town district justice of the peace and was not a re election candidate.
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Howard Keatley
Beckley
Logan
Frank White
Keatley
Logan County
Chapmanville
Gene Chapman
Raleigh
White
Chapman
Justice of the Peace
Town
Hoover Says Voters Resent Dewey Campaign Tactics
ABC News commentator Agronsky quotes former President Hoover predicting Dewey voters would judge the campaign as condescending and evasive, spoken at a New York dinner a week before the election. Hoover says voters favor direct talks and will express regret at the polls.
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Associated Press
Washington
Martin Agrensky
ABC News
Today
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Agronsky
Hoover
New York
Moscow Hails Rumor Of Visit by Truman
Moscow papers report a Tass dispatch from Washington quoting an American newspaper that President Truman may visit Russia for a personal talk with Premier Stalin. Paris circles say American sources expect Truman and Marshall to consider direct talks with the Soviet Union to ease East West tensions.
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Moscow
Truman
Associated Press
Moscow Press
Washington
Russia
Stalin
Paris
Marshall
United States
Truman Stalin Moscow meeting reported in Soviet dispatch
The Washington Times Herald picked up a Soviet dispatch noting a possible Truman Stalin meeting in Moscow or at least a discussion with world leaders on peace. The report mentions Truman may travel to Moscow if Stalin stays in the Soviet Union. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith planned Berlin travel with no stated link to the Truman Stalin note. A Beaver resident faced disorderly conduct charges after a liquor fine. Charleston liquor stores were set to close for Armistice Day observances.
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Moscow
Dispatch S
Washington Times Herald
Dispatch
Tris Coffin
Times Herald
Truman
Stalin
Washington
Soviet Union
Amaassador
Walter Bedell Smith
Berlin
Breech
Beaver
Liquor Control Commis Police Court
Sion
Charleston
McCreery Street
Official Family Denies Comment on Peace Rumor
KEY WEST Fla Reports of a Truman trip to Moscow to talk with Premier Stalin puzzled White House aides. Assistant press secretary Ben Ayers offered no comment on the rumor as officials sought confirmation.
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Associated Press
Key West
Fla
Moscow
Trumant
Stalin
White House
Fben Ayers
Vatican Editorial Hopes Truman Stalin Meeting Possible
The Vatican paper L Osservatore Romano editorialized that US elections open room for a Truman Stalin meeting. It notes Truman’s past remarks about talking anytime, while Truman plans to stay in the United States on vacation. Senator Barkley joins the president at the beach amid looming administrative decisions.
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Vatican City
L'Osservatore Romane
Pius XII
United States
Truman
Stalin
Giuseppe Dalla Torre
Pove
Beckley Paving Bond Discount Details and Chamber Banquet
City discusses five percent discount on paving certificates with Beckley banks and contractor transfers. Mayor Hedrick notes banks will honor a five percent discount if paid within thirty days. Beckley Chamber of Commerce plans annual banquet December 9 with Dus ty Miller as speaker and Miss Heverly Watts singing. about 150 attendees expected.
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G. C. Hedrick
Jas
Beckley
H. Lynn
Crawford
Bank of
The
Sommonale
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley Lee
City of Paving
Pasir
Cerlitien
Fecellio
Grogan
Vecellio
Hedrick Lificales
Grosald
Yan
William Laren
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Arthur C. Cundy
J. O. Freeman
George Watkins
C. D. Crawford
Dusty Miller
Tennessee
Heverly Watts
Beckley Mayor disputes Beckley gambling claims
Mayor G C Hedrick told the City Council that rumors of widespread gambling in Beckley are unfounded. A state police plainclothes visit to all likely establishments found very little gambling, though Keeley pool games were noted as hard to detect. He urged police to arrest offenders of gambling laws.
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G. C. Hedrick
Raleigh Hlegister
Beckley
Keeley
Hedrick
Register
McKeever Named Chief of State Parks in Charleston
Conservation Director C F McClintic announces Kermit McKeever will head the state parks division. McKeever, Watoga State Park superintendent since 1945, fills the Charleston post after the death last week of Walt Powell of Charleston.
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McKeever
Associated Press
Charleston
Kermit McKeever
Division of
State Parks
C. F. McClintic
Watoga State Park
Walt Powell
Charles
Ton
Exodus of Americans as Nanking collapses amid riots
The AP reports mass departures of American dependents from Nanking amid riots and martial disorder. Evacuations by sea from Shanghai and by air out of Nanking accelerate, with hospital ship Repose preparing to take at least 509 dependents to safety.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Suchow
Pengpu
Yangtze
Hankow
Shanghai
Peiping-Tientsin
Taki
Gulf of Chilliport
Armecian Military Advisory Group
Peiping
U. S
Tsingtao
U. S. Army
Collins
Buckner
Patrick
Executive Yuan
China Textile Corporation
Church approves atom bomb as defensive necessity in vote
London reports the Church of England assembly backed using atomic weapons to deter aggression. Only three of 400 delegates opposed the decision in a report by a special commission. Arch Bishop Cyril Garbett warned the bomb would likely be used if war broke out and could deter weaker states from starting conflict.
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Associated Press
London
Church of England Assembly
Cyril F. Garbett
York
Grand Jury to Hear Conspiracy Charges
Grand Jury to hear conspiracy charges against Wayne Taylor Lonzo Taylor Leonard Lyons and Dempsey Ferrell held on a 300 bond. The case stems from an alleged plan to assault Fred Lewis on South Kanawha Street after a hectic court hearing before Magistrate G O Mills.
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Callaway Heights
Fred Lewis
South Kanawha Street
Magistate
G. O. Mills
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