Congress session open eyed on price and credit controls
The article reports on the convening of a special Congress session with Treasury Secretary Snyder urging controls over credits and potential price controls for petroleum and coal and possible rationing of gasoline. It notes Truman linking domestic cost of living with Europe aid and quotes Taft and Millikin weighing which measures might pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
Taft
Millikin
Trutman
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Divorce Contempt Accusation Ties Buford McKinney to Court
Buford H. McKinney, defendant in a divorce action by Vestal A. McKinney, must appear in Raleigh County circuit court on December 6 at 11 30 am to answer a contempt charge for failing to pay child support, in arrears by 45 dollars per an order by Judge Ben H. Ashworth. The rest of the note records a name restoration for Marke Blackburn, a dismissed suit by Ora Ward for Joyce Spangler Ward, and a settlement in N Joe Rahal v The Belle Alkali Company Inc.
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Buford H. McKinney
Vestal A. McKinney
Raleigh County
Ben H. Ashworth
McKinney
Marke
Capps) Blackburn
Rudolph Blackburn
Ashworth
William Ward
Ora Ward
Joyce June Spangler i Ward
N. Joe Rahal
Belle Alkali Company,Inc
Belle
Settlement in Highway Mishap Suit Involving Alma Woods
A settlement was reached in Alma Woods guardian of Sheila Mae Woods v Payne Whitaker and Singer Sewing Machine Co. with Woods receiving 500 dollars. The incident occurred April 10 near Sprague when Woods ran into a Singer Co. car driven by Whitaker, fracturing her right leg. Beckley attorney Robert J. Ashworth served as guardian ad litem. In separate actions Circuit Judge Ben Ashworth ordered Beckley National Bank to recover 1 689.73 from B O Houchins and H C Houchins after they failed to appear. He also ruled O H Keffer doing business as Keffer's Market may recover 650 from B Houchins and Hernan Houchins of Houchins Produce Co. after non-appeal by defendants.
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Alma Woods
Shiela Mae Woods
Payne Whitaker
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Raleigh
Sprague
Singer Sewing Company
Payne Whittaker
Robert J
O. H. Keffer
Keffer's Market
B. ©. Houchins
Hernan Houchins, Partners
Houchins Produce Company
Big Four discuss Austria treaty ahead of German issues
At Lancaster House London the foreign ministers agreed on a six point agenda. They will start with Austria treaty formation and German issues dearmament demilitarization and reparations while the big question remains whether the parties can reach compromise quickly. Molotov argued German priorities, while the United States Britain and France urged Austria independence talks take precedence. The session marked free atmosphere but foreshadowed future disputes as Moscow disagreements linger.
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Moscow
France
Great Britain
United States
Austria
Ali Molotov
Russia
Big Four
Asterday
London
Lancaster House
Jone
Germany
Hearing Set on Pistol Warrant
C D Judy of Sophia faces a today hearing on brandishing a pistol during an altercation. Magistrate J P Meadows noted seven men have paid fines of five dollars and costs on assault charges for the Newton on Soak Creek fight. Namely Buford Adams Manuel Akers Claude Akers Rush Reed Rush Reed Jr Arnold Reed and Milburn Reed were fined.
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C. D. Judy
Sophia
J. P. Meadows
Meadows
Newton
Soak Creek
Buford Adams
Manuel Akers
Claude Akers
Rush Reed
Jr Arnold Reed
Milburn Reed
Partition plan for Holy Land sparks mixed U N vote
Six Arab states plus Afghanistan Cuba India Iran Pakistan Siam and Turkey oppose partition in a UN committee room. The United States and Russia align in support with Britain China and France abstaining as Britain prepares to withdraw as mandatory power by August 1 1918 with independence for the two new states by October 1 and a five nation UN commission to oversee interim administration.
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Arab League
U. N
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria
Afghanistan
Cuba
India
Iran
Pakistan
Siam
Turkey
Partison
China
France
Britain
Holy Land
U. N. Commission
Security Council
Truman eyes long range plan for European recovery
G suggested the 597 billion figure is too high and says he will reserve judgment on the Marshall Plan. President Truman is to submit details in coming days. Marshall estimates 16 to 20 billion over four years for 16 Western European nations with stopgap aid for France Italy and Austria. A possible 300 million for China may be requested in the 15 months starting next April. House Foreign Affairs members note past stopgap actions may not predict Marshall Plan handling.
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Truman
Marshall
France
Italy
Austria
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wreck of Alaska bound ship and crew details emerge
A vessel south of Whittier Alaska ran aground last night and sent SOS messages. Skipper Gerald R. Laugesen, 29, of Oakland California, reported the incident as his wife traveled toward Seattle for a planned meeting. Medical supplies were seized and dragged into nearby woods by survivors fleeing the wreck.
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Whittier
Alaska
Gerald R. Laugesen
Oakland
Calif
Seattle
Satisfactory end to debates in General Assembly vote
The Palestine Post hailed the committee vote as a satisfactory end to onerous debates and the uncertain ad hoc committee, forecasting the General Assembly's final verdict as confident and inescapable.
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U. N. General Assembly
Palestine Post
General Assembly
Soviets Expelled From France Amid Labor Unrest
The French interior ministry announced the expulsion of 19 Russians for interference during a national labor emergency. Police clashed with strikers in Lyon as 20,000 demonstrated. tear gas and barricades marked the unrest. In Paris mobile guards guarded stations as a railroad strike continued and new charges accused Communist elements of intimidation. Two Raleigh County couples sought marriage licenses in Fireco and East Beckley. A coal unit note stated coal price and cooking consumption.
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Associated Press
PANIS
Ministry of the Interior
France
Lyon
Soviet Patriotic Union
General Confederation of Labor
Paris
National Federation of Railroad Workers
Eugene Thomas
Postal Workers’ Union
Thomas
Raleigh County
Bennett Buford Bowden
Gladys Ethel Midkiff
Fireco
Charles Robert Schwartz
Reva Geraldine Plumtey
East Beckley
Thanksgiving Day Significance Told by Mullens Club
Mrs. Roger Pritchell reviewed the origin and significance of Thanksgiving at a Mullens Woman's Civic Club Literature and Music meeting. A Thanksgiving poem was read by Mrs. Alton Caldwell. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Gerald Snyder and Mrs. Elbert Humphrey at Mrs. Caldwell's Church Street home.
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Vernon Dailey
T. A. Richards
Beaufort
M. G
R. G. Bennet, Jr
Allen Caldwell
Church Street
Alice Brown
5. P. Pearls
C. E. Stearls
Mullens Youth Nominated for State Baptist Fellowship Post
Mullens teenager Laramy Pearis aged 16 has been nominated by the state nominating committee for district vice president of the State Baptist Youth Fellowship. He would lead the Southern area of nine associations if elected at the Northern Baptist Fellowship Convention in Charleston, with past local fellowship president status and current Mullens High School senior credentials. The convention runs Friday through Sunday, with Rev. Jarrett T. Chandler and other Baptist Youth members in attendance.
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Mullens
State Baptist Youth Fellowship
Laramy Pearis
P. Pearis
Highland Avenue
Barbara Hammock
Morgantown
Northern Baptist Fellowship Convention
Charleston
Mullens High School
Jarrett T. Chandler
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Betty Williams
Elizabeth McKinney
Bruce Clarke
Smith appointed to fireman civil service commission
Mayor W A Burke approves Joe ZL Smith Jr for the fireman civil service commission replacing C D Crawford whose term expired. Firemen name RB Avermentrout to represent them on the panel with J W Givens for the Beckley Chamber of Commerce.
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Joe ZL. Smith, Jr
W. A. Burke
Fireman's Civil Service Commission
Smith
C. D. Crawford
Rb, Avermentrout
J. W. Givens
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Boston Mayor Leaves Prison After Truman Pardon
LT Curley exits the federal institution two hours after President Truman signed a commutation order. He reads a prepared statement denying the charge and thanking the President for the Thanksgiving homecoming. He claims to be innocent and blames a professional confidence man.
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Curley
United States
Boston
Federal ‘Institution
Truman
Youth's Deaths Connected to Black Knight Club Case
Police linked a case at the Black Knight Country Club to the Bailey and Mrs Rand deaths on November 4. Richardson, asked to recount his confession, could not align his account with established facts. Basil Reid, Richardson's stepfather, says the youth has shown odd behavior, possibly tied to an ear fungus from Navy service in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Bailey
Rand R
Richardson
Basil Reid
Pacific
Navy
Congressman Hedrick to Spend Thanksgiving in Beckley
Representative E. H. Hedrick returns from a federal session in Washington to spend the Thanksgiving weekend at his Beckley home on Woodlawn Avenue. Mrs. Hedrick stays in Beckley.
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E. H. Hedrick
Congress
Washington, D. C
Will
Beckley
Woodlawn Avenue
Mrs. Hedrick
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