Pensioned Miner Continues Work At W. Wickham
Luther Richard Lilly a 66 year old West Wickham resident and one of the first 12 United Mine Workers pension recipients in District 29 says he will not quit work. He has 35 years as a miner and uses his time building a small farm, bees, fruit trees and a grape arbor while awaiting wage talks. Lilly’s first retroactive pension check for 1947 totaled 1327.90 and he expects 100 more each month. his family also receives social security. He praises UMW leader John A. Lewis and notes he earned honey sales and farm income as supplements amid ongoing negotiations for a 33 hour week and higher wages.
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George Armstrong
Raleigh Register
Luther Richard Lilly
West Wickham
United Mine Workers
Lilly
Cabell-Ml. Tabor Road
Mariscoll
Jianping
UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
Raleigh
Raleigh Coal and Cope I Company
New River Company
The
Sprague and
Mabscott
Jonah
Skelton
J. L. Cox
West Neville Street
Lewis
WV Infantile Paralysis Toll Totals 129 Through Last Week
West Virginia reports 129 infantile paralysis cases this year through last week. Seven new cases were recorded last week across Webster County and one each in Fayette Hardy Charleston Kanawha Moundsville and Wood counties.
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West Virginia
Webster County
Fayette, Hardy
Charleston - Kanawha
Moundsville
Wood
Aff.-Gen Denies Wires Tapping Into Lewis Office
The Associated Press reports John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers officers backed a new pension contract for miners, financing $100 monthly pensions with a tonnage royalty. President Truman commented on Lewis’ attack, denying Justice Department wire tapping during investigations, claiming no taps into Lewis or his office.
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Lewis’ Office
Associated
Prem Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Justice Department
Tom Clark
Partment
Old John
Braves Edge Indians 1 0 on late hit in Wheeling
In a tight game the Braves defeated the Indians 1 to 0 as Halmes homered and Sain drove in the lone run. Pitching by Sain and Feller held the Indians to three hits with key defensive plays and a critical eighth inning. Dr. James Buchanan named WVU physics assistant professor after atomic research stint.
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Indians
Judnich
Robinson
Holmes
Associated Press
Hegan
Wheeling
McCormick
O. R. Doman
Bert. i
Clinton Consolidated School
Parves Torgeson
Shay
Grounder
Fygfott
Feller
Rickert
Boudreau
Er‘frors
Samn
Mitchell
Colleep Center
Doby
Braves Salkeld
Mass
Salkeld
Fel‘ler
Stanky
Cormick
Gordon
Elliott
Keltner
Loves Torgeson
Braves
Officers report at convention on treasury balance and fines history
The officers reported a treasury balance of 13,194,854 on June 30, similar to two years earlier before fines of 2,130,000 were levied on Lewis and the union for contempt of back to work orders in two strikes.
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Treasury
Lewis
Union
China Reds Take Manchuria Capital
Changchun, the Manchuria capital, was abandoned by its government as Communist forces closed in. Russian air activity aided evacuees from the region while reserves report thousands starving. Defenders of Changchun move toward Mukden as U S forces observe from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Manchuria
Associated Press
Nanking
Khangchun
Port Arthur-Dairen
U. S
Claire Chennault
Changtohun
Changchun
Mukden
Jesse James Cave Reported Found Near Gads Hill
In Gads Hill Missouri a cave once tied to the Jesse James legend is reported to hold about 100000 in coins and currency. Harry Wilcox says he will open the cave to 17 teens and girls Sunday and a donor who refused to be identified claims finding the same treasure. Wilcox reportedly has 10000 in gold coins as well.
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Associated Press
Gads Hill
Jesse James
Harry Wilcox
Wilcox
U. S
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W. Wickham
John A. Lewis
UMW
Charleston
State Health Department
Gee the Great
Prince
Fon
Wey
Cepok
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Pravin
TN Plus
I! Plus
New Valley Theatre
Rhodell
W. Va
WWCFC
Sacred Heart
Sammy Kaye Lungheon
Cugat Rereeniy
Margaret Whiting
Blue Room
Eienoure
Beckley
Sponte
Truman
Philadelphia
Hine
John Garner
Garner
Vlee
Sons OF Adventure
Dick Tracy
Beaver Theatre
Gregory Peck
Dorothy McGuire
Y Dulac
Justice and Hospitalite
Wiederann
Whedemann
MAR Grawine CO
Mawport
Beckley Distributing CO
Burgess Street
Beckley, W. Va
Wiedemann
Guy Lombardo
WILS
Fri
West Virginia News
Fairmont
Ned) Smith
Fairmont Times
Fairmont General Hospital
Winton
W. Humphreys
Jack Heblitzell
Irmont
Nens - Ilinois Glass Company
Over Quaver Century Club
E. Weiss
Charles
Rufus White
Orlen Roscoe Williams
Feaser
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Williams
James
Morgantown
Yale University Physics Ity
West Virrginia University
Irvin Stewart
Los Almos
N. M
Buchanan
Yale
jAtomic Resea de
W.v.umaculty
Warren
Republican National Committee
Qut
Wilt
George Arent
Carole Jandis
Torhan Vey
Dial
America
Deanda Durbin
Dick Haymes
Vincent Price
Shs
Wendell Corey
Joanne Page
Princess Pec
Wilkes-Barre
Alsben W. Barkley
Temptation
Merle Oberon
George O'Brien
ALTO
Marlene Dietrich
John Wayne
PINE
In White
Alexis Smith
Sydney Greenstreet
Lad
COBRA
Nile
Armstrong
Buit-in
Zenith-Armstrong
Zenith
East Beckley
Kanawha St
Rowel A
TaaLae
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