Battle for Nanking Shifts to Approaches as Reds Advancing
Central China fighting narrows to the capital area as Nationalists withdraw from Suchow to meet Communist forces near Pengpu and Suhsien. The 250,000 Suchow troops are ordered southward while Reds threaten along Nanxing routes. Generals Chen Yi and Liu Po-Cheng push toward Nanking as morale rises among Nationalist troops and foreign correspondents tour battle action.
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Nanking
Suchow
Associated Press
Central China
Suhsien
Pengpuy
Nanxing
Here
Pengpu
Chen Yi
Liu Po-Cheng
Roy Essoyan
Gon
Tu Li-Ming
Sitchowacea
Essoyan
Taft Hartley repeal plans set by Truman aides in labor push
President Truman and Labor Department attorneys prepare a state of the union outline proposing a compromise Taft Hartley repeal. They cite replacing the 1947 act with a blended 1937 and Wagner framework and timing for a draft bill. Labor groups seek broader repeal or staged changes. The annual state labor legislation conference opens with Tobin and aides outlining topics and a push to raise the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents.
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Washington
Truman
Labor Department
Congress
Secretary of
Labor
Maurice Tobin
Dem
AFL
CIO
Vuana
Tobin
John W. Gibson
Ralph Wright
William L. Connally
Bureau of Labor Standards
International Labor Organization
ILO
Atlantic and Pacific Longshore Strikes End in Settlements
Across New York and the East Coast 2,200 dock workers returned to Sunday shifts as 45,000 longshoremen and 20,000 handlers nationwide prepared to work after a settlement ending an 18 day labor stoppage. West Coast ports followed with 2,700 longshoremen approving a new contract in Los Angeles and thousands more in San Francisco Bay and Seattle ending their stoppages. The Atlantic blockade eased as truckers in New York also settled a week-long pay dispute, signaling broader peace on the waterfront.
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Associated Press
New York
East Coast
Maine
Virginia
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Pacific Coast
CIO
West Coast
Waterfront Employers’ ‘Association
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Seattle
Atlantic Coast
ILA
Man Freed by Court After Late Appeal Request
Charleston ruling frees former prisoner Snodderly who robbed Beckley Sportsman Club in 1942. State Supreme Court did not consider late appeal from a habeas corpus writ, and rejected another appeal from the Fraternal Order of Police over mandatory retirement for officers.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Marshal County
Prder
Jonn Snodderly
Snodderly
Raleigh County
Beckley
Supreme Court
The
Cour
Fraternal Order of Police
Jewish State Applies For U N Membership
Israel formally applied for United Nations membership in Paris. Britain plans abstention, signaling a lukewarm stance as Paris debates the Palestine split. Russia may refrain from vetoing and Moscow has supported Israel, while six Security Council members backed partition. Arab states oppose entry amid a crowded council vote.
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Associated Press
Paris
Israel
United Nations
Britain
Palestine
Security Council
Alexander Cadogan
U. N
Benjamin V. Cohen
U. S
Trygve
General Assembly
United States
Russia
Belgium
Canada
France
Soviet Ukraine
Argentina
China
Colombia
Syria
Parents of Six Granted Divorce
Irene and Marlie Saylor were granted a divorce by Judge Ben H. Ashworth in Raleigh County. Mrs. Saylor won custody of four minor children Lara Jane six, Joan Elizabeth eight, Deloise Rose eleven, and Marlie Jr sixteen. The court ordered Saylor to pay 100 dollars monthly for child support and awarded Mrs. Saylor possession of household furniture and appliances.
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Irene
Marlie Saylor
Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office
Striking Students Return to School
Principal Drue reports attendance near normal at Liberty High and Graded Schools for Negro children after a 10 day walkout. Superintendent Troy Floyd Jr says parents will not be prosecuted for the protest led by the PTA over building conditions. More than 95 percent of 307 high school and 240 graded pupils were back today.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Drue
Liberty High
Troy Floyd Jr
Mingo County Schools
Parents and Teachers Association
Culumins
Temperatures and Rainfall Report for Virginia Counties
The report notes yesterday’s high at 14,000 F with a 1:30 PM reading today and last night’s low. Precipitation from 4 PM yesterday to 10 AM today totals .93 inch. River levels in Greenbrier and New Belle point are six feet above normal with negligible additional water.
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Beckley
Rivert Greenbrier
New al Bellepoint
Pluto Man Bags Big Buck Deer Near Richmond District
Marvin Crook of Pluto bagged the season’s first reported deer, a 250 pound buck with six points on his left and seven on his right, taken with a 25 to 35 caliber rifle while hunting alone near his Richmond District home. The kill was logged at Shady Spring Service Station as required. A second item notes Nick Haydn, 64, found dead by hanging at his Rossmore home, sheriff says the miner took his own life.
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Marvin Crook
Pluto
Richmond
Crook
Shady Spring
Keatley Brothers
Buckley
Ghent
White Oak
Odd
Rhodes
Associated Press
Logan
Nick Haydn
Rossmore
Frank ‘ White
Ufe
West Virginia dairy course to open at Jacksons Mill
In Morgantown officials announced the annual dairy short course at Jacksons Mill January 4-7 with an elaborate speaker program. Also in Morgantown WVU said 1949 potato production acreage would drop to 988 from 1200 in 1948, aligning with national trends.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia University
West Virginia
J. Warn Wood
Agriculture Department
Skelton Miners Return to Work After Stoppage
Miners at the New River Company operation in Skelton ended a stoppage that began Wednesday night over motorman replacement. About 275 workers were affected as most shifts sat out Thanksgiving Day. The night shift resumed Friday and the day shift returned Saturday.
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New River Company
Skelton
Kiwanis Ladies' Nigh to Honor Officers Friday
Beckley Kiwanis Club hosts its annual Ladies' Night at El Chico Cafe starting 6:30 p m Friday. Toastmaster W R Fugitt will introduce new officers for the year including E B Hawkins Jr president and John Wirtz Jr first vice president, with retiring leaders J E Williams and K D Libs. New directors include E D Armstrong C A Byus and A O'Brien Hogue among others.
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Beckley Kiwanis Club
el Chico Cafe
W. R. Fugitt
E. B. Hawkins, Jr
John Wirtz, Jr
C. C. Farmer
R. D. Watts
W. A. James
J. E. Williams
K. D. Libs
John Wirtz
E. D. Armstrong
C. A. Byus
A. O'Brien jHogue
Grady Allen
T. BE. Bazizarre
R. H. Neal, Phill A. McDaniel and
Seven to Answer Liquor Charges In Beckley Court Tonight
Seven persons will face hearings in Beckley Police Court on charges of possessing and selling tax and non tax paid whisky. Raids Saturday and Sunday yielded 30 half gallon jars of moonshine and 13 fifths plus 20 pints of bottled whisky. Oren Thompson James Sampson Cora Elmore Mary Brown and Earl Burton were among those arrested in the first raid. Charley Webb and Valeria Webb were later arrested. Webb charged with possession of non tax paid whisky and his wife with grand larceny of 575 dollars.
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Beckley Police Court
Beckley
Bond
Oren Thompson
Lafayette Hotel
James Sampson
Embassy Grill
Cora Elmore
Raleigh
Mary Brown
Log Cabin
Earl Burton
Cedar Street
Burton
Charley Webb
Valeria Webb
South Fayette Street
Webb
Sam Mustapha
Webbs
West Virginia Herds Parade at International Livestock Expo
Three West Virginia Hereford herds entered by Oscar Nelson Charleston C A Smith Chester and T F Koblegard Weston paraded in Chicago at the 49th International Livestock Exposition. Nathan Goff of Clarksburg led nina head of Clydesdales in the horse judging and Mary M Grant of Martinsburg won a $200 4 H Club Congress scholarship. A West Virginia University team placed third in sheep judging as thirteen WVU 4 H members attended national congress sessions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
West Virginia
Oscar Nelson
Charleston
C. A. Smith
Chester
T. F. Koblegard
Weston
Smith
Nathan Goff
Clarksburg
Nina
Clydesdates
Mary M. Grant
Martinsburg
W. Va
College of University
Congress
West Virginia University
Eccles Miners Walk Out in Fuel Dispute
United Mine Workers representative in Eccles seeks to end a one day work stoppage that began this morning. A V Faull of the Eastern Gas and Fuel Assoc says miners left their jobs before a meeting to discuss a new coal arrangement for employees. The plan keeps price unchanged but changes coal size to lumps five eighths by four inches.
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Eccles
United Mine Workers
A. V. Faull
Eastern, Gas and Fuel Associates No. 5
Hay Gibson
UMW
Faull
House Coal Conference
West Virginia trio held for automobile theft
Three Oceana youths were held by West Virginia authorities after surrendering at Cincinnati police headquarters. Detectives identified Carl Daniels 20 Thomas Daniels 19 and Jack Ernest as suspects in an auto theft charge from Man West Virginia dated November 15. They allegedly stole a car and abandoned it near Williamson before surrendering. They said they had wandered the country and had not eaten for two days.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Oceana
W. Va
West Virginia
Central Police
Alfred Werner
Carl Daniels
Thomas
Jack Ernest
Man
Werner
Williamson
St. Louis Vollmer
Control of Military Spending Indicated As Carbon Inflation
Washington officials warn against military budgets rising above the 15 billion dollar cap set by Truman. Edwin G. Nourse and Budget Director James E. Webb briefed Pentagon leaders on inflation risks if rearmament costs grow to 18 to 20 billion. Possible responses include wide price controls, tax or deficit measures, material allocations, and manpower restrictions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Administration
Truman
Pentagon
Aeminar
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of
Ecojee
Nourse
Pentagon Group
Europe
James E. Webb
Madison Baby 2 Dies After Clothes Catch Fire
Funeral services were arranged for Alice Walker a two year old girl of Madison as she burned to death while her bottle was being given on a couch. Her mother had stepped outside to burn trash and returned to find the child on the floor with flames. The mother said the child may have rolled from the couch and ignited by a gas heater in the room.
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Associated Press
Madison
Alice Walker
Publisher Bruce Haldeman Dies at 87 in Kentucky
Bruce Haldeman, 87, former president of the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, died today at his Glenview, Kentucky home after a brief illness. He led the two papers during his tenure and impacted the region’s journalism landscape.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Bruce Haldeman
Courier-Journal
Louisville Times
Glenview
Snow returns as Raleigh County faces second winterish day
Raleigh County records its second snowfall of the season as a rain soaked day gives way to light snow around 1 30 pm. Beckley reports 33 degrees downtown with rising streams and a flooded rural road from weekend rains. Glade Creek runs over Mount View Road but allows vehicle passage. drainage lapses slow water removal. Rivers Greenbrier and New rise five to six feet and Beckley Water Company's Glade Creek dam begins to overflow. Rain totals reach 0.93 inches in Beckley from yesterday afternoon into today morning. Further west Huntington Weather Bureau notes three day rain turning to slush in places with Charleston reporting 1 76 inches in 24 hours. Oak Hill sees 1 35 inches in the same window. Mabscott’s Little Whiteslick Creek rises but threatens nearby roads. Fayette County Road Commission reports no inundated roads.
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Raleigh
Beckley
Reading
George Gadd
State Road Commission
Glade Creek
Mount View
Greenbrier
New
Beckley Water Company
Yester
Associated Press
Huntington
Huntington Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Charleston
Morgantown
Elkins
Wheeling
Oak Hill
Whiteslick Creek
Mabpscott
Fayelte
Beckleyans Sued By Florida Driver Over Collision
Lawsuit filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk against Mrs. Andrew B. Jones and Halbert Dabney Price Jr of Beckley seeking 25 000 for Charles K. Barnhart and 15 000 for Marjorie A. Barnhart after a July 20 head on crash on U S Highway 50 near Romney. Barnharts injured in the rain collision while traveling from Florida with two friends from Pittsburgh. The Barnharts sustained multiple fractures and Charles remains hospitalized in Florida.
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Raleigh
Andrew B. Jones
Halbert Dabney Price, Jr
Beckley
Charles K. Barnhart
Daytona Beach
Fla
Majorie A. Barnhart
U. S. Highway 50
Romney
Barnharts
Health Department Plans Two Clinics
The Raleigh County Health Department announces two clinics this week. Dr. C. A. Smith will supervise a Whitewell baby clinic from 10 to 12 Wednesday by appointment only. A prenatal clinic for Negro and white women will be held Friday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Dr. Sam Sato’s Sophia office. Beckleyan's Father Dies. R. R. Alls of Blacksburg Va., father of Mrs. C. D. Perkins of Beckley, died yesterday in Jefferson Hospital, Va. Mrs. Perkinswill attend the funeral in Blacksburg.
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Raleigh County
Beckleyan
R. R. Alls
Blacksburg
C. D. Perkins
Crescent Street
Beckley
Jefferson Hospital
Insurance Parley on State Regulation of Auto Insurance
Charleston officials open talks with stock companies and agencies over regulating automobile and casualty insurance. Insurance Commissioner D. R. Butler notes West Virginia is among few states without such regulation and aims to build a united front in the coming legislative session.
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Associated Press
Charleston
D. 3
Butler
Senate
House
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Insurance Department
Fires Cause $350 In Beckley Damages
Beckley Fire Department fought two blazes today at the Beckley Hotel and the Colonial Apartments. A room 226 fire in the hotel caused about $200 damage, likely from a cigarette, while a second alarm at 9 05 p m cited a short circuit in Harvey Bailey s Colonial Apartment causing $150 damage to a record player and furniture. Chief Bernard Martin i noted occupants.
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Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Colonial Apartments
Bernard Martini
C. G. Blair
Kingston
Harvey Bailey
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Princeton
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Mateaka
Yeak
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West Virginia Wanderers and Dry Cleaners Association
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Detroit
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