Marshall to Answer Berlin Peace Appeal
An informed source reports Secretary of State Marshall will answer the Lie Evatt UN peace appeal for four power talks on Berlin. The letters were sent to Truman Stalin Attlee and Queuille with possible consultations among British and French foreign ministers before response. White House has no comment but favors UN path over direct talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marshall
Truman
United Nations
Berlin
U. N
Trygve Lie
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
General Assembly
Stalin
Clement Attlee
Britain
Henri Queuille
France
Hector McNeil
Robert Schuman
United States
U.N
Moscow
White House
Key West
Fla
Lie-Evatt
Lie’s
Ewall
U. N. General Assembly
Truman Silent On UN and Cabinet Plans
President Truman issued no public statement on UN secretary-general Trygve Lie and General Assembly President Herbert Evatt urging four big powers to resume Berlin talks. Reports said Forrestal might resign. Barkley McGrath and Biffle declined to comment as officials arrived at the White House. Governor Wallgren returned, rumored for a top post while Truman prepared to send congratulations on Princess Elizabeth's newborn son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pres
Alben W. Barkley
H. Howard McGrath
Leslie L. Biffle
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Br. Truman
Matthew J. Cornnelly
Charles G. Ross
Washington
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington State
Princess Elizabeth
Des Moines the Navy’s New Heaviest Heavy Cruiser
The U S S Des Moines, built by Bethlehem at Fore River, is scheduled for builder’s sea trials and likely to receive a navy commission pennant soon. It is the world’s most powerful cruiser, tipping 17 000 tons with a top speed over 30 knots and featuring an automatic 8 inch battery of nine rifles, firing markedly faster than older calibers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Quincy
Mass
U.S. S. Des Moinés
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Company
Des Moines
Prosperity Man Admits Stabbing in Raleigh County
Charles A. Whittington of Prosperity is held in Raleigh County Jail on malicious wounding charges after surrendering at city hall. He admits stabbing Gay Chambers of Beckley in the chest at 401 Calloway Street. Chambers is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Whittington
Prosperity
Raleigh County
Whittington
City Hall
Gay Chambers
Calloway Street
Beckley
Chambers
Raleigh General Hospital
Weather notes from Oak Hill and Glade Creek region
Fragmentary weather report cites highs and lows at Oak Hill and Glade Creek with yesterday’s values and a mention of Belle. No clear dates or complete figures available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier
Newpoint
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bam
AFL Demands Repeal of Labor Act At Convention
The AFL opened its 6th convention in Cincinnati demanding swift repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and a reshaped Labor Department. President Green and Secretary-Treasurer Meany led talks on restoring Wagner Act principles, pay raises for leaders, and a 7.22 million member base with a $910,720 treasury as the federation eyes a Democratic alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Maurice J.tobin
AFL
80Th Congress
India
Truman
AFL Council
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Mediation Service
Green
George Meany
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Federation
Meany
Veterans Rejoin As Five Enlist in Army
Capt J C Mathis at the Beckley Recruiting Station announced five new enlistments. Robbie Lee Stennett 19 of Indian Mills reenlisted in the air force for three years as a corporal. William Monroe Ward 20 of Beckley joined the medical department for three years as a private. Recruits include Conley Wickline 20 of Greenville and Ernest Poff 17 of Union each with three years Alaskan service, Gilbert Brinson 19 of Scarbro with three years in the regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
J.C. Mathis
Beckley
Robbie Lee Stennett
Indian Mills
Air Force
William Monroe Ward
Medical Department
Conley Richardson Wickline
Greenville
Ernest Richardson Poff
Union
Gilbert Delaney Brinson
Scarbro
O Dwyer Moves To End Strike
Mayor William O Dwyer and AFL IL A president Joseph P Ryan met to settle a six day longshoremen strike affecting East Coast ports. They aimed to stop disruption of supplies and fuel and expected any settlement to end work stoppages in New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Wilmington and Hampton Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
William O'Dwyer
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
California
New York City
O'Dwyer-Ryan
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Hampton Roads
Beckley Jaycees Win $100 and National Plug Award
The Beckley Jaycees receive CBS Sports Director Red Barber’s national youth award of 100 for three projects including City Park on the U S 19 By Pass operation and support for Beckley Baseball League and Mae’s Toy Fund. The prize funds a park improvements fund as Lions Kiwanis and Elks groups contributed to park upkeep and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Chamber For Commerce
Columbia Broadcasting System
Red Barber
CBS Sports
Hulett Smith
U. S
Beckley Jaycees
Barber
Beckley
Ito Mae
Ted McDowell
WJLS
Jaycees
Beckley Lions and
Kiwanis Clubs
Elks and Mouse Clubs
Civil Defense Plans Warn of Limited Shelters and Large Local Role
The 43 expert report to Secretary of Defense Forrestal urges cities to prepare a system to save the injured fight fires and prevent panic. It says air raid shelters offer partial protection against atomic attack and that civil defense rests with states and cities, with federal help for advice and coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Office of Civil Defense Planning
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Federal Office of Defense
Civil Defense
Birth of Princess Elizabeth's Son Pleases Britain
News from Buckingham Palace reports the birth of Princess Elizabeth's son at 9:15 last night with the child weighing seven pounds six ounces. Doctors say both mother and infant are satisfactory. crowds cheered as church bells rang and court circles discussed the infant's future title and name. The boy is second in line to the throne with possible titles including Prince of Wales and Prince of Edinburgh, and christening may occur at Sandringham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landusa
Bingham Palace
Britain
Elizabeth
Empire
Jhours
Westminster Abbey
Prince of Wales
George
Prince of Edinburgh
Sandringham
King George
Faivorih
Custody Awarded to Grandparents in Jones Divorce
Paternal grandparents receive custody of Charlotte Carol Jones and Patricia Louis Jones, ages 6, with the father ordered to pay 37.50 monthly for each child. Judge Ben H. Ashworth filed the order in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office as part of a broader set of four other divorces and settlements noted, including custody shifts and support terms for several minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Jones
Ernest Mason Jones
Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County
Harry Jones
Johnstown Road
Charlotte Carol Jones
Patricia Louis Jones
Betty Jo Hill
Ida Mae Hairston
Ernest Hin, Jr
Hill
Betty Jo Hairston
James E. Meadows
Geraldine Meadows
Dorothy Kathleen Mann Thurman
James Arthur Mann
James Wendell Thurman
Frances Elaine
Frances Hill Hidalgo
Jacob C. Hidalgo
Michael C. Hialgo
Oriers
Leonard Webb
Leaser Furniture Company
Dewey M. Toney
Edgar Moss
Lenora W. Phillips
Selah Virginia Phillips
Spike Jones Band Walks Out Over Bad Check At Café
Spike Jones says his band will not perform at Slapsie Maxie’s if the restaurant reopens tonight after a bounced check for 16500 dollars. The AFL musicians union also ordered Tony Martinez’s group off the job while Co owner Charles Devere calls it a misunderstanding to be resolved before reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Hollywood
Spike Jones
Slapsie Maxie
Maistro
Spike
AFL Musicians Union
Tony Martinez
Charles Devere
Taft May Quit As GOP Leader In the Senate
Washington report notes Senator Taft of Ohio may relinquish his Senate GOP leadership role as a faction within the party debates his future, with some urging a shakeup tied to the 1950 Ohio reelection context and Taft facing pressure from a Democratic-favored state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
GOP
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Onie
Europe
Gev
Thomas FE. Diney
Ohio
Truman
Mechanized Forces Hit Reds in China
Government forces unveil a mechanized army to break through Communist pincers around Suchow and advance toward Nanking. Reports claim a breakthrough near Suchow with units linking to the Seventh Army Corps, while foreign evacuees flee south as tensions rise over a possible capital move to Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
China
Nanking
Hatte
Shanghai
Suchow
Fane
Yeral Huang Po-Tao
Nienchusng
Su Thaw
Chinese Central News Agency
Chiu Ching-Chuan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Wei- Kuo
Nienchuang
Seventh Corps
HALL
Leathern
Tsingtao
U. S. Navy
North China
Tientsin
Associated Press
San Francisco
Canton
Sucheon
Avaih
Able
Non-Pauper Vote Ruling Entered in Raleigh County
Raleigh County commissioners issued an order declaring Pinecrest Sanitarium patients not paupers but victims of a disease deserving public sympathy. The Pinecrest precinct roles, challenged by a Republican official, were reviewed with November election totals. The order said patients were legal voters and properly registered, condemning certain election officers’ treatment as unhumane. A Red Cross disaster conference in Charleston planned discussions on disaster response with Governor Meadows and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Circutelerk
Pinecrest
Harry Anderson
Charleston
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Meadows
Adj
Charles H. Fox
Ralph Bain
Eastern Area Disaster Service
Carlton E. Welch
Parkersburg
Thomas J. Arnold
Roane County
Coach to Discuss Eagles at Beckley Jaycees Dinner
Jerome Van Meter will address Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce members tonight about Woodrow Wilson High School football, a contender for the state Class A title. A special committee will be named at 6 40 p m at EL Chico Cafe to direct activities tied to the Class B playoff in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome van Meter Wil
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woodrow Wilson
EL Chico
Beckley
Huntington Vinson
Alderson
Tennessee Man Held On Bad Check Charge
Thermont Gorsey of Johnson City Tennessee waived preliminary hearing on one charge of passing a bad check. Magistrate G. O. Mills said more warrants will be issued and expects at least 25 charges against Godsey. He is also wanted in Charleston and Huntington on similar counts. Trooper Walter Hampton asks anyone who suspects they have received a Godsey check to contact state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermont Gorsey
Johnson City
Tenn
G. 0
Mills
Godsey
Charleston
Kuntington
Walter Hampton
Fire-damaged Hull Street home after newspapers catch fire
Fire Chief Bernard Martin said newspapers placed on top of a furnace in the basement of C. L. Lilly's Hull Street home caught fire yesterday afternoon. The blaze charred joists but caused only slight damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull Street
C. L. Lilly
Bernard Martin
Dairy short course slated at Jackson's Mill in January
WVU dairy extension chief G Heebink announced the eighth annual dairy short course will run January 4 to 7 at Jackson's Mill. The program aims to inform farmers about new developments in dairy farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Morgantown
G, .Heebink
West Virginia University
Jackson's Mill
Charleston
Governor Meadows
C. H. Hart
Deserters From Russian Forces Cited By Allied Officers
Berlin report says U S Army sources note a sudden halt in Russian desertions toward the west zone. Analysts suggest troop rotations and tighter Soviet controls. Deserters previously spanned to Vienna flights. gas rationing now limits pilots' range as NKVD monitors rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
U. S
West Zone
Germany
Russia
Vienna
NKVD
Secret Police
Attte
Voting Places Set In ACP Election
Kelly Farmer, Raleigh County agricultural conservation committee chairman, announces voting sites for the ACP community elections on November 22. Locations include Mt View Junior High at 3 30 p m, Richmond District High School at 7 p m, C L Harvey home Egeria at 3 p m, Fairview Elementary at 7 p m, Prince Stover’s home Clear Creek at 6 p m, Cliff Top Elementary at 9 a m, and John Vass store Piney View at 4 p m. Delegates meet Beckley November 23 to name committee for county programs. Eligible voters include farmers who participated in 1948 ACP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Farmer
Raleigh County Agricultural Conservation
Sean
Mt View
Richmond District
C. L. Harvey
Egeria
Fairview
Prince Stover
Clear Creek
Cliff Top
John Vass
Piney View
Beckley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prosperity Man
Virginia
Eevee
Eeeta
Hue Vot
Tru
O'Dwyer
Red’ Rolfe
The
Tigers
Associated
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Robert “A
Red) Rolfe
Rolfe
Steve O'Neill
Billy Evans
Tegel
International
Philip
Albert
Eagles
W.va
Tley
Fteader
West
Weees
Community Chest
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!