Armistice Day speeches urge strong armed forces
The AP reports national leaders urged Americans to keep a powerful military to deter future wars. Defense Secretary Johnson spoke in St Louis, stressing strength and vigilance while Secretary Gray warned over a trillion dollar WWI cost and the need to stay strong. Symington warned of resources and casualty costs to prevent new world wars. President Truman led wreaths at Arlington as Crady noted atomic-era shadows on peace efforts.
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Associated Press
Defense
Johnson
SS Louis
Greenville
N. C
Army
Gray
United States
Air
Symington
Gov
Truman
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Ardington National Cemetery
Adington
George N. Crady
American Legion
Arcoyst
M Ray
Stuart Symington
Welch
W. Va
Simison
Japan
Hedrick to Tour Europe on Marshall Plan Recovery Probe
Rep Hedrick of Beckley will join a nine member appropriation subcommittee voyage to Europe aboard the Saturnia to review the Marshall Plan effects and pace of recovery. The mission, departing Monday, will survey Naples Rome Paris Munich Copenhagen London and Dublin and return December 22 with aims to curb next year’s funds. Hedrick’s wife cannot accompany him.
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Rep. FE. IL. Hedrick
Beckley
Europe
U.S. S. Saturnia
U.S
Ledrick
Hedrick
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Naples
Palermo
Rome
Paris
Frankfort
Munich
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Oslo
London
Dublin
John L. Rooney
Karl Stefan
R-Neb
Lowell Stockman
H-Ore
M. J. Kirwan
Ohio
John £. Fogarty
DRI
Pennsylvania
State Department
Soutthampton
New York City
Sixth
Mines and Mining
Immigration and Naturalization
Jap Warns of Walkout if Allied Peace Terms Are Disadvantageous
Tokyo Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida told the House of Councillors that Japan may walk out of the peace conference if terms are disadvantageous. A transcript shown later prompted the cabinet to request the full text for revision, with officials calling the remarks an unfortunate mistake for the timing.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Shigeru Yosuida
Japan
House of Councillors
Yoshida
Foreign Office
Kilgore Supports Truman Stand on Tuesday Election
Washington lawmakers split over President Truman's claim that Democratic election wins clear the path for his program. Bricker doubts impact on Fair Deal while Kilgore of West Virginia says results ease administration efforts. Byrd and Frear say no shift in civil rights stances. Truman framed wins as a mandate for party platform.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Bricker
Ohio
Kilmore
West Virginia
Byrd
Virginia
Congress
Frear
Delaware
New York State
Mine Operators In Partey Today
More than 100 coal industry leaders met in Uniontown Pennsylvania for a joint session of the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and the Central Appalachian section of the American Institute of Metallurgical and Mining Engineers. Co chairs are J F Mazza and A B Crichton Jr. John N Petty discussed new developments and trends in AC power use underground.
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Associated Press
Uniontown
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Central Appalachian
American Institute of Metallurgical and Mining Engineers
J. F. Mazza
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Indiana
A. B. Crichton, Jr
Johnstown Coal and Coke Company
Richwood
W. Va
John N. Petty
West Virginia Department of Mines
Idle Men Admit Series of Thefts In West Virginia Mines
Seven Cedar Grove coal miners held in Kanawha County Jail signed statements admitting thefts of nearly $1000 in merchandise. They face charges for break ing and entering stores in Mononga and Cedar Grove, a Putnam County store, Old Fort Tavern, and a residence. Names include Harry Knight aged 19 and James Money, 20, plus Herbert Biffle Freddie Hanna Cecil Perry William Hanna Addison Perkins, all charged on one count each. The burglaries occurred in late September and October during a soft coal strike.
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Associated Press
Charleston
C. B. Burner
Cedar Grove
Ka‘nawha County
Monarea
Kanawha
Putnam County
Old Fort
Harry Thomas Knight
James Money
Herbert Biffle
Freddie Hanna
Cecil Perry
William’ Hanna
Addison Perkins
Cabinet Shakeup as Krug Resigns Interior Post
President Tranmin accepts Julius A. Krug resignation as Secretary of the Interior effective December 1. Oscar J. Chapman to succeed, a Denver veteran favored by party leaders. Exchange of letters with Krug to be released later. Chapman’s elevation creates two Colorado natives in the cabinet alongside Agriculture Secretary Brannan.
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Associated Press
Tranmin
Julius A. Kyrug
Oscar J. Chapman
Jonartes G. Ross
Krug
Ross
Chapman
Hil’ Boyle
Bartyr
Agriculture Brannan
Denver
Allied ministers plan eased occupation controls in Paris talks
In Paris the foreign ministers of France Britain and the United States planned to ease postwar occupation controls by negotiating with West German officials. They issued limited instructions to their Western German high commissioners and aimed to foster Germany's integration into Europe. Secretary of State Dean Acheson will meet German leaders in Bonn marking a first direct high level U S contact with the new West German government.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Britain
United States
Germany
U. S
Dean Acheson
Theodor Heuss
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Acheson
Andre Francois-Poncet
North Loadings Above Average In West Virginia Mines
North loadings exceeded expectations with 2655 cars loaded yesterday as divisions from Baltimore and Ohio Monongabela 2,100 cars and Western Maryland 165 cars reported above normal. Three Bethlehen mines and Consolidation Coal in Clarksburg did not record car loadings.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
West Virginia
Distrer
Barrac Pa S
Bethlehen
Federal
Grant Town
Cou Company
Clarksburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Manongatela
Maryland
Monongahela Railroad
Buses Return to Regular Schedule Across Lines
Buses on all Consolidated Bus Lines routes will resume normal operations tomorrow after a coal strike reduced travel. L E Warden Beckley division manager attributed the curtailment to strike conditions and said demand dropped during the stoppage. Washington Mullens and the Coal Association provided production figures for the week ending November 5 at 2,680,000 tons versus 2,770,900 the prior week. the 1947 week comparison stood at 74a.
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Consolidated Bus Lines
L. E. Warden
Beckley Division
Warden
Tre Associated
Miner Tom Stevens Dies In Accidental Shooting
Charleston report says 28 year old Tom Stevens of Cannelton accidentally shot himself with a .38 caliber pistol while handling the weapon. State Trooper C. McCallister provided the details of the fatal mishap.
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Associated Press
Charleston
C C. McCallister
Tom Stevens
Cannelton
Plane Lands in River En Route to Morgantown
Ashland Ky. A 32 year old pilot from Madison Tenn. ran low on fuel while traveling to Morgantown W Va. He attempted to reach Ashland Airport but found no lights and landed in the Ohio River. The plane sank and Caldwell was rescued by police and firemen and taken to King's Daughters Hospital in good condition.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Tenessee
Morgantown
W. Va
Ohio River
Arthur Caldwell
Madison
Belea
Caldwell
Kentucky
King’s Daughters Hospital
Culver
2. M. Munter
Art Insurance
Fairmont
Weather forecast for West Virginia region and nearby towns
A fragmented weather summary reports warm, partly cloudy today with mild tonight and Saturday. It notes cooler temperatures early next week, averages four to six degrees above normal, with showery periods Saturday and again Tuesday to Wednesday, and total precipitation about one third to one half inch. Local city mentions include Beckley and Glade Creek.
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W. Va
Charles H Payne dies of heart attack in Middlebrook Va
Charles H Payne, son of Mrs F M Payne of 408 South Kanawha Street, died at his Paynecrest home in Middlebrook Virginia about 4 a.m. from a heart attack. Born February 1910 in Beckley, he served in the US Army from 1940 to 1945, attended Augusta Military Academy, UVA, and WVU, later managing a Virginia farm. Surviving are his mother, daughter Alma Lillian Payne Beckley, sister Mrs L J Lehever Woodlawn Avenue, and brother F M Payne Jr North Kanawha Street. his wife died in 1942. Funeral at his residence Monday at 2 p.m. with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Charles H. Payne
Sac
F. M. Payne
Kanawha Street
Paynecrest
Middlebrook
Beckley
U.S. Army
Augusta Military Academy
University of Virginia
Tfen
West Virginia University
Army Engineering Corps
Iter
Uiat Lime
Virginia
Alma
Lillian Payne
Mes
L. J
Lehever
Woodlawn
Avenue
F. M. Payne, Jr
North Kanawha Street
Payne
South Kanawha Street
Luneday
James W. Witherspoon
Job
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley Banks See More Than Two Million in Asset Decline
A Treasury Department report shows Beckley three banks suffered a combined asset drop of 2,731,785.67 during the four months ended November 1. Beckley National Bank fell 1,087,653.18 to 14,484,832.03. Bank of Raleigh declined 417,382.26 to 9,292,797.38. Raleigh County Bank dropped 228,750.23 to 9,65,?463.69. Hedrick suggests mine strike and related effects eased deposits, but cautions the view is his bank’s.
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Beckley
Treasury Department
Beckley National Bank
Tie City
Bank of Raleigh
Raleigh County Bank
Treasury
Grover C. Nledrick
Haleigh County Bank
Hedrick
Coal Mines Backed by Heavy Production Delays Persist
Coal from Wyoming mines surged on the first day with 28 340 tons loaded and moving toward consumers. Kopperston operations idle due to a labor dispute while other Virginian Railway served mines were ready to operate. Many miners plan to work Saturday for premium pay rather than hunt rabbits as the season opens.
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Register Stalh
Mullens
Wyoming County
Rapperston
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Virginian Railway
Kopperston
Virginian
Lewis Refuses to See Newsmen in New York
Washington reports say the administration will test John L. Lewis’s openness to a presidential fact finding board on the coal dispute. Lewis opposes such boards, despite White House efforts to give him a chance like CIO rival Philip Murray in steel. Operators may cooperate as a starting point toward an agreement while Taft-Hartley implications loom.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Lewis
White House
Philip Murray
CIO
Taft-Sartley
Deal Lewis
UMW
United Mines
Hdl
Con
Cyrus 8S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
U S Steel Pact Expected Today
Settlement of the strike against United States Steel Corporation appeared a formality as legal talks continued on an agreement based on a Bethlehem peace plan. CIO United Steel Workers 35-man committee stood by at a hotel ready to act. Philip Murray participated in closed door huddles with officials and was expected to address the committee.
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Lhe
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
CIO
United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Murray
Condemned Man Faces Execution in Colorado Prison
Colorado inmate Paul Schneider awaits December 11 execution after being convicted of killing a Denver operator in 1947. In an interview he cried, spoke of 20 months in cell No 7, promises made to God, and fear of failing before his time. He feared not being ready for judgment and questioned his past actions.
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James L. Sterling
Canton City
Colo
Paul Schneider
State Prison
Colorado Supreme Court
Schneider
Frank J. Ford
Denver
Paul
Schneller
Death Row
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