California floods trigger state emergency and Reno disaster
Torrents from mountain-fed floods sweep Northern and Central California and Western Nevada. Reno endures 20 foot Truckee River flood with downtown six to eight feet of water. Governor Warren declares emergency as Yuba Linda evacuations affect about 3,500 residents. Eight California deaths reported. Weather Bureau forecasts continued heavy rain in the Sierra.
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Associated Press
California
Nevada
Reno
Truckee
Earl Warren
Yuba County
East Linda
Marysville
Yuba
Bear
Hammonton
Marigold
Sacramento
U. S. Weather Bureau
San Francisco
High Sierra
Road Perils Slashed By Cinders and Sunbeams
Winter's heavy white blanket paused Beckley area activity then easing by noon with cinders salt and scattered sunbeams. State Road Commission and police say Raleigh County roads passable after up to half an inch of snow and ice. Minor wrecks reported none serious. crews worked all night deploying trucks and drivers.
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Charles Stafford
Winter
Beckley
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Millard Tyree
Slab Fork
Gulf
Tams Mountain
Elgie Ballard
Sophia
George Gadd
Mabscott Hill
Bradley
Raleigh Hill
Day & Nite Garage
Robert Elms
Gibsonville
N. C
Eloise Crook
Beckley Wrecking Company
M. C. Maxey
Shady Spring
Maxey
Beckley Wrecking
West Virginia
Flat Top
Summersville
Pineville
Lewisburg
Princeton
Virginia and West Virginia Extended Weather Forecast
Period Nov 22-26 calls for below normal temperatures in the North and South Virginia. Slight warming midweek then cooling toward weekend with about one third inch precipitation likely Friday. Highs around 58 at Oak Hill and Glade Creek. several river and reservoir readings noted with normal stages.
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W. Va
Oak Hill High
Tom
Todby
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Tobin May Replace Boyle as Demo Head
The Boston Herald reports Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin is expected to resign to succeed William M. Boyle Jr. as Democratic National Committee chairman. Boyle relinquishes the post due to poor health, with Tobin slated to take over after January.
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Tobin
Boyle
Associated Press
Boston
Boston Herald Today
Maurice J. Tobin
William M. Boyle, Jr
Final Park Project Bill Presented to Raleigh County Court
The Meadows Lumber Company presented a final bill of 9464.32 to the Raleigh County Court for Little Beaver Park construction work including a picnic shelter water system plumbing and masonry. A prior payment left a 4004 balance. further work raised the total to about 9000 with 6000 paid at the last meeting and the remainder awaiting final inspection by the court and Park Board.
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the Meadows Lumber Company
Raleigh
Little Beaver Park
Harry Anderson
Raleigh County Park Board
Anderson
Ned H. Ragland
Harold H. Smith
Florence R. Watkins
Emma G. Sikora
Billie Sue Anderson
Beckley
Herbert Stansbury
E. H. Meadows
Dingess Branch
Trap Hill
Loren Gene Daniel
Sundial
Marsh Fork
Daniel
Woodrow Harris
Harris
James Massey
B. B. Richmond
Richmond
Toe-Pinching Doctor Arrested for No License
Santa Barbara police arrest James Martin on charges of practicing medicine without a license after a policewoman feigned ailments pinching her toes to reveal alleged diagnostic methods. An agent noted Martin used a so-called miracle machine claiming to cure cold feet and other pains.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Calif
James Martin
Dorene Meyer
Martin
Miss Meyer
James Barry
The
State Board of Medical Examiners
U S Infantry Reach Yalu Border at Hyesanjin in Korea
American Seventh Division troops accompanied by Maj. Gen. Almond drive through snow to the Yalu River border near Hyesanjin, claiming to have divided enemy territory and isolated forces east of the 127th meridian. North Korean units reorganize in Manchuria as UN forces advance.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Hyesanjin
Yalu
Manchuria
U. S. Seventh Division
Edward M. Almond
Tenth
United Nations
David G. Barr
Herbert B. Powell
Red Manchuria
Almond
North Korea
17Th
Chuchonhujang
Siberian
Korea
Tumen
Sophia, Cool Ridge Youths Win County Health Honors
Fire in Beckley and Beaver injures none as crews battle blazes. A fire truck on an icy road struck Robert Payne’s Beaver car, damaging fenders while en route to Ed Moye’s Beaver home. Moye’s uninsured dwelling suffered about 7000 dollars in damage with only a washing machine saved. Earlier, at Sylvester Carey’s East Park home, 1300 feet of hose were laid for a 3000-dollar blaze caused by a defective flue. no injuries reported.
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Ed Moye
Beaver
Robert Payne
C. P. Connor
Moye
Bernard Martin
Martin
Payne
Todd
Cranberry
Sylvester Carey
Tenth Street
East Park
Otis Lyons
Lyons
Filipino Officer Relieved of Duty
The commander of 1 200 Filipino troops who protested how his force was used in Korea has been relieved and ordered to return to Manila. Col. Mariano Azurin will be replaced by the battalion's executive officer amid charges the unit was not used as a single fighting force and lacked adequate winter gear. Azurin had protested through the U S Eighth Army and General MacArthur's command. the Philippines 10th Battalion guards the highway between Seoul and Pyongyang against Communist guerrillas.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Manila
Mariano Azurin
Azurin
Philippines
U. S. Eighth Army
MacArthur
United Nations Command
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Paroled Japanese Wartime Foreign Minister Shigemitsu
Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japan’s wartime foreign minister, was released on parole from a seven year sentence after a Tojo trial conviction. Despite Russia’s objections, he received the lightest term among principal defendants, awarded for good behavior following his 1948 conviction. Hideki Tojo was hanged.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Russia
Shigemitsu
Tojo
Hideki Tojo
International Tribunal
Father and four sons perish in Ohio farm fire
An Ohio farm house fire killed Lloyd K. Stine, 51, and his four sons Dean Daniel 13 Elden Joe 11 Garry Eugene 5 and John Harvey 3 last night four miles south of Findlay Richard 15 escaped after futile rescue attempts.
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Associated Press Findlay
Here
Lloyd K. Stine
Dean Daniel
Elden Joe
Garry Eugene
John Harvey
Richard
Baby Born in Ambulance During Snow Storm Ride
In Raleigh General Hospital area a baby boy arrived in an ambulance during a snowstorm yesterday. The mother is Mrs. Frank Goad of Lego, and the delivery occurred en route to the hospital after ten years of service in the family, with driver David Brown of Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home handling the emergency.
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David Brown
Lady Luck
Oakwood Avenue
Fourth Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Luck
Frank Goad
Lego
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Rhodell
Brown
Changes in Army Sharply Shifts Frontline Numbers
General Mark W. Clark announced a shift in U S Army manpower from rear echelons to frontline combat units. He said four rear personnel will be reassigned for every fighting soldier, a ratio still worse than the Russian force structure.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
America
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
United States
Clark
Top Court Voids $55,000 Verdict
The West Virginia Supreme Court today set aside a $55,000 damage verdict in United Dispatch Inc. versus E. J. Albrecht Co. over Parkersburg flood wall construction. It ordered dismissal without prejudice to pursue a proper action, after ruling the original judgment improper.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Parkersburg
United Dispatch, Inc
E. J. Albrecht Company
Albrecht Company
Little Kanawha
Ohio
United
Albrecht
Supreme Court
Wood County
Average paychecks rise for October across production workers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports America’s 13,100,000 production workers earned an average of $61.98 weekly for 41.4 hours in October, up $1.30 from September. The average work week grew by about 25 minutes, attributed to more overtime and higher wage rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commerce Group Seeks Big Cut in Nonmilitary Spending
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to trim nonmilitary spending by at least 6 billion dollars before considering any excess profits tax. The group criticized Truman administration plans for a 75 percent tax on abnormal profits and backed an excess profits tax only if it funds defense needs. Democrats defend the administration tax plan while Republicans push for higher corporate taxes or mixed measures. The House instructed Ways and Means to draft an excess profits bill, with Truman pressing for action in the short session.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Fllsworth C. Alvord
Chamber
Truman
Alvord
House
Ways and Means Committee
GOP
National Production Administration
Air Force
Robins
Asia
Woman Seeks Divorce From Thrifty Husband in St Louis
Mrs Frances Valle Reyburn Nelson 32 filed suit yesterday accusing her wealthy husband James Martin Nelson III of dictating attire and living habits. She says he required blue jeans at social functions and used old newspapers as towels. She also says he saved dishwater for washing dishes. Nelson was former secretary treasurer of Exchange Investment Co and received a third of his father’s $700,000 estate in 1946.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Frances Valle Reyburn Nelson
James Martin Nelson, III
The
Exchange Investment Company
Hollywood 4-H Group Awarded Club Trophy
The Raleigh Register Health and Nutrition Banquet crowned Hollywood Juniors as the top club after a 1949 50 attendance record of 98.68 percent. Sophia Onward Club member Jewell Perez and Harvey Club’s Sherman Lilly won individual health titles, with 16-club teams receiving 19 club awards and 700 members involved countywide.
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Ben Rhodes
Shady Spring High School
Raleigh Register
Raleigh County
Sophia Lass
Cool Ridge
MacArthur
Jewell Perez
Sophia Onward Club
Sherman Lilly
Harvey Club
Beckley
Hollywood Juniors
Hollywood
Raleigh
Tokyo South African fliers in Korea combat UN forces
South African air veterans of the Middle East campaign in World War II are reported engaged in combat with United Nations forces in Korea. The dispatch notes their continued service and the broader air operations over the Korean front with mixed Allied support.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Several Circuit Suits Dismissed in Raleigh County Court
In Raleigh County Circuit Court the McRoberts Supply Company versus C F Noel case ended in a non suit after trial began. Six suits against A T Hene gar were dismissed. Plaintiffs include Joe Murdock G C St Clair Fred Turner Ally Riley and Walter Butler. The Fotos versus Vecellio matter settled by counsel. Wynes versus Williams continued to December 11. Alderman versus Greer non suited for failure to appear. Miller versus Miller defendant ordered to appear November 25 for noncompliance. court adjourned for possible trial in Maynor versus Cline.
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McRoberts Supply Company
C. F. Noel
Raleigh
A. T. Henegar
Joe Murdock
G. C. St. Clair
Fred Turner
Ally Riley
Walter Butler
Earl W. Fotos
Modisto Vecellio
Amos Wynes
Tom Williams
Chester Alderman
W. P. Greer
Magistrate Court
Greer
Betty Miller
Frank Miller
Lewis H. Maynor, Jr
E. R. Cline
Charity Bazaar Sales of Defense Plants Rapped by Probing Salons
A Senate committee faulted government officials for mishandling surplus war plants and rubber programs. The Armed Services preparedness subcommittee cited the Munitions Board, Commerce, GSA, and the Air Force for poor performance despite paperwork. It urged aggressive rubber procurement and warned of harsher shortages ahead.
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Washington
A _ Senate committee
Armed Services Preparedness
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Munitions Board
Commerce Department
General Services Administration
GSA
Air Force
Kan! City
Omaha
Neb
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