Treasury plans vast peacetime bond drive and tax stance
Secretary Snyder told the House Banking Committee that a large government bond campaign for individuals should fund a continued high tax regime. He argued taxes remain necessary to reduce the national debt after aiding foreign nations and balancing the budget, with a notable debt drop anticipated in early 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pwashington
Spyder
Treasury
Snyder
Truman
House Banking Committee
Congress
Conference Looms on Germany as Molotov Hesitates
Western diplomats report the four power conference remains split with Molotov seen as gatekeeper. Bidault faces Paris unrest and may align with U S and Britain awaiting Molotov to initiate real negotiations on Germany and the European recovery program. Ball seeks to detach stop gap aid from long range plans while awaiting details of the Marshall Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Russia
Germany
Georges Bidault
Paris
Bidault
America
Britain
Molotov
Moscow
Europe
Ball
Marshall
Sabine Miner Treated at Raleigh General Hospital
Sabine resident and miner George Cozart was receiving treatment at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley after an incident at the Sabine mine the report notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
George Cozart
Charlotte Conner Birthday Party In Raleigh Honors Niece
Aunt Mrs Burgin Segle hosted a Friday Raleigh gathering in honor of Charlotte Ann Conner of Beckley turning three. Guests enjoyed candy snowmen favors, a pink and white cake, ice cream and soft drinks. Attendees included Brenda West Linda Sue Underwood Thelma Mayes Myrna Lou Walsh Susie Poore Natila Price Myrtle Lowe Nancy Caffee and Etla Carolyn Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Conner
Burgin Segle
Raleigh
Charlotte Ann Conner
Beckley
Brenda West
Linda Sue
Pally Underwood
Thelma
Mary Mayes
Myrna Lou
Marian Walsh
Susie Poore
Natila Price
Myrtle Lowe
Nancy Caffee
Etla
Carolyn Saunders
Betty Lou See Celebrated At Thirteenth Birthday Party
Betty Lou See was honored at a party by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sterling See at 114 Clark Street Saturday for her thirteenth birthday. The event featured movie showings and games with prizes to Martha Kinzer Martha Cole and Mary Warren. Other guests included Joyce Whitner Glenda McKinney Patricia Kenny Sandra Lee Jean Roblis Beret Janet Shumate and Shirley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou See
Sterling See
Clark Street
Martha Kinzer
Martha Cole
Mary Warren
Joyce Whitener
Glenda McKinney
Patricia Kenny
Sandra Lee
Jean Roblis- Beret
Janet Shumate
Shirley
Strike Shuts Chicago Newspapers After Union Votes
After 2330 to 61 vote, 10 lock in negotiations since ITU contract expired October 21. AFL_CHicago Typographical Union Local No 16 ordered composing room workers to quit last night. Publishers claim union refused wage talks while workers protest delays in a lawful contract. About 500 union members in six papers plus 3500 others in city print shops eligible to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITU
Chicago Publishers Association
AFL
Chicago Typographical Union
Sophia men plead guilty in altercation case at Sophia
Eight Sophia men pleaded guilty before Magistrate J P Meadows to assault charges stemming from a November 23 altercation at the Sophia Sweet Shop. Each was fined $5 plus costs. warrants exist for a ninth man on pistol charges. In a separate hearing, Jack Williams of East Beckley was found guilty of unlawful assault against Hallie Garten and fined $10 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
J. P. Meadows
Sophia Sweet Shop
D. Judy
Meadows
Jack Williams
East Beckley
Hallie Garten
Richardson confession questioned amid missing car funds
Officials in Charleston and Beckley voiced doubt Monday about a youth named Richardson after discrepancies in his story. He admitted not being drunk when confessing in Cincinnati but said he must have been crazy. His stepfather Basil Reid cited alleged "queer spells" tied to a wartime illness.
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Candler
Richardson
Charleston
Beckley
Régister
Cincinnati
Basil Reid
Pacific
Government powerless if strike after secret ballot says Bloom
Bloom noted the average Western Union worker earns 96.7 cents an hour with messengers at 85 cents. He claimed without messengers pay would rise to 1.02 cents, and FCC reports show Western Union profits of about 12 million dollars annually. No immediate company comment from Western Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Western Union
Federal Communications Commission
Prisoners Seize Laundry Room in Local Jail Riot
Deputies reached the second floor and found home made weapons including pipes sharpened metal and clubs. Prisoners seized a 60 by 120 foot laundry room yesterday afternoon and the warden said they refused to say why they were striking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Home purchased at Hargrove Street Beckley
Harry and Elsie Jones bought an a story frame home on lots 37 and 38 in section 37 of McCreery Court Beckley at the corner of Hargrove Street and Johnstown Road for about 8500 dollars per a deed on record in Raleigh County clerk's office. Other transfers include many land parcels and lots from various sellers to buyers across Beckley and surrounding districts.
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Harry and
Elsie Jones
McCreery Court
Beckley
Katheryne
Harold W. Blake
George A
Susie Clay
George Pittman
North Beckley
J. A. Lily Land Company
J. Millard Walker
Orchard Extension. Co. Ro
M. A. Clay
Phil Turner
Drews Creek
Marsh Fork
Eulsh Eller
Raleigh Motor
Leslie F
Joyce F. Brown
James Jones
North Hills
Daisy Myrtle Massie
Frank L
Margaret L. Cook
Valley
Big Beaver Creek
Shady Spring
G. C
Ethel M. Hedrick
Jerry Johnson
Central
Rosa L
R. Lee Davis
G. F. Stover
Lacy
Velva Cantley
Ezra
Zada Cantley
Rock Creek
Viola M. Lilly
C. C." Wiggins
Rhodell
Slab Fork
O. C
Irene H. Hall
Et Als
Higgins Grocery Company
Hedrick- Walker-Carter
S. E. Jarrell
Dorothy Smith
Marsh Forks
Pink
Fred Halliwell
Ruth Pilley
Homeseekers Land and Building Company
Edward L. Brogan
Rosetown
Sunset Memorial Park
P. C
Mary
Stafford
James Ray Stafford, Jr
Trap Hill
Millers Camp
Harper
Jack A
Mary S. Nuckols
Herman E
Pauline L. Seasor
Stamey
M. M
Elsie Jane Eller
Lowell R
Gloria M. Cawley
Nellie Price
Hollywood
D. J
Glade Creek
Raleigh
Southern Land Company
John Cook
Black A
West Dorothy
Clear Fork
Charles C. Keller
J. W. Walters
Mabscott and Beckley
President Calls Dictum All Lies at Dayton
The Justice Department did not disclose charges against the retired officer before the grand jury in Dayton, which has been in session since October 1 in the District of Columbia. A Senate subcommittee head urged prosecution for war fraud, corruption, perjury and income tax evasion based on its record.
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Justice Department
Meyers
District of Columbia
Senate
Ferguson
R-Mich
Basi
Spaldings to Spend Thanksgiving in Family Visit
Mr and Mrs George Spalding of Norfolk Virginia arrive here tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with relatives and friends. He once ran a Beckley bakery nine years ago. Enoch Collier and son W A Collier of Glen Morgan left this morning for Farmington Illinois to attend funeral services for their half brother James Fairburn who died Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spalding
Norfolk
Spalding
Beckley
Enoch Collier
W. A. Collier
Glen Morgan
Farmington
James
Fairburn
Physician Warns of Early Degenerative Posture Effects
A Van derbilt University Medical School surgeon reports at the 41st Southern Medical Association meeting that by the mid twenties the body loses muscular support, causing potbelly and swayback. The back then yields to stress, triggering injuries and conditions like lumbago and sciatica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt University Medical School
The
Southern Medical Association
Washington names Donaldson to succeed Hannegan
In Washington President Truman named Jesse M. Donaldson, now first assistant postmaster general, to succeed Hannegan whose resignation is effective December 1. Associates of Hannegan include Charles, George and Spyros Skouras, Edwin W. Pauley, and Sidney Salmon Jr. Hannegan had resigned from the St. Louis Browns board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Hannegan
Charles, George and
Spyros Skouras
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Sidney Salomon, Jr
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Rules for Hot Air Furnace Registers and Floor Coverings
The guidelines specify a one inch minimum space between two registers or they may be single, with asbestos covering not less than one eighth inch thick. Woodwork within two inches must be tin plated. A floor register over a furnace requires four inches clearance around the casing. Every hot air furnace must have one fixed register without valves or louvers.
Fuel Oil Shortage Warned By Industry Leader
Chairman Wherry warns of a serious fuel oil shortage that could leave oil-burning homes cold this winter. Rathbone’s prepared statement accuses Standard Oil of delaying warnings of the postwar demand and looming shortage since early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wherry
R-Neb
County's 20th highway fatality sparks Raleigh County tally
Charles T. Ellison 67 of New, died at Raleigh General Hospital from injuries after being struck by Bernard Massey 24 of White Oak Monday night in Shady Spring. Ellison was hit while crossing near Virgil Richmond grocery. Police plan investigation findings before charging Massey. Raleigh County highway deaths reach twenty for the year, with three in Coal River.
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Charles T. Ellison
New
Raleigh County
Raleigh General Hospital
Shady Spring
Ellison
Bernard Massey
White Oak
Virgil Richmond
Massey
Set. A. Scalise
Beckley
Raleigh
Coal River
Labor settlement expected after Schuman talks
Discussion on wage levels as a General Confederation of Labor committee visits to seek a settlement before Schuman presents his cabinet to the National Assembly for approval possibly on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuman
General Confederation of Labor
National Assembly
Movie Banquet Scenes Deleted From State of the Union
Hollywood reports cut political banquet scenes for food conservation in State of the Union with remaining footage showing Spencer Tracy and others leaving the table. The sole food shown is a demitasse, unlikely to whet European appetites. Entertains Guests Oceana residents host relatives including J A Barnett and George Barnett in Oronto Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
State of the Union
Spencer Tracy
Oceana
Ralph Cook
J. A. Barnett
George Barnett
Oronto
Beckley Hinton Goodwill Dinner Plans for Thanksgiving
Twenty six Summers County residents from Hinton will travel to Beckley for the Beckley Hinton Goodwill Dinner held before the Woodrow Wilson High School football game at Beckley. George Springer will host, Owen Rickard will introduce Beckley guests, with many local leaders and officials named as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
Beckley
George Springer
Beckley Post-Herald
Owen Rickard
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Hotel
Nfinton
R. C. Haynes
High School Athletic, Association
Howard Root
Murvill Cook Post
Willard Jless
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Sawyers
John Faulconer
Hinton Daily News
Harry Lowe
J. L. Perry
Summers County
J. Norman Wilson
J. W. Stokes
West Virginia
Guy Cundiff
Mother of Coal Operator Dies in Mount Hope
Mrs. Michael Graney 87 mother of Patrick C. Graney Mount Hope died Monday at the Huntington home of her daughter Mrs J G Windle. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 30 p m at High lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. She was wife of the late Graney president of Gulf Mining Co and winding Gulf Operators Association.
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Register
Mount Hope
Michael Graney
Patrick C. Graney
J. G. Windle
Ninth Avenue
Huntington
Thei Klinger and Carpenter
Sixth Avenue
Oak Hill
Highlawn Memorial Park
Graney
Gulf Mining Company
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Windle
la Lelle Graney
Beckley Faces Winter Weather Mess and Local Notices
Beclley residents endured rapid temperature swings as winter moved in with wind rain and light snow. A wind gust damaged a recreation building wing costing up to 400 dollars while lines to Hinton were cut. road crews kept drains clear and power remained steady. Marriage permit filed for Albert Roots Jr and Arcie Griffith. Mabscott Woman’s Society to hold a bake sale at Raleigh County Bank lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Beckley
Wipperman Construction Company
Hinton
E. T. Stromp
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Stromp
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Sterling Lee
Beckley Street
Albert Roots, Jr
Glen View
Arcie Griffith
Raleigh County Clerk’s Office
Woman's Society of Christ Isn
Mabscott
Raleigh County Bank
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G. F. Allison
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Claude Akers
Rush Reed, Jr
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Wilburn Reed
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New River Valley
Ment Carr
Eris Ode Meads
Geopel Melody Boys
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Sarwery Sperte
Whitt
Ben Ort
Beaver Rheatre
Begruey
Hargrove St. Johnstown Road
Mrs. Lamarre
Dayton
Wyoming
State Road Commission
Joe
Jervey
Joe Walcott
We, the People
Craberk
Oncer Bradley's
Orch
Dwight Weist
PAC
Rto
Downey
5Th Avenue
Ann Marding
Victor Meori
Irialto
Charlee Bickford Barton McClane
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