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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1952
Page
7
National Press Club speech by Democratic chairman Stephen Mitchell portrays the party as financially weaker while accusing Republicans of generous funding and sweeping media buys. Mitchell cites $5 contributions and two million dollar ad blitz plans influencing voters.
U S Senator John J Sparkman spoke in Courthouse Square Raleigh County urging voters to keep Democratic prosperity policies. He ridiculed Republican plans and noted attendance by family and party members. Weather delayed landings as a dense gray mist hung over the scene and a motorcade moved through Beckley toward Huntington.
Allied infantry repelled a major Chinese assault on the Western Front near White Horse Mountain and Arrowhead Ridge, halting the attack after heavy fighting that left hundreds of Reds killed and tanks and bunkers destroyed.
Charleston obituary notes funeral services for Riley Wilson, a famed showman and speaker known for yarns and engagements in Charleston and beyond. Survivors include widow Alma McConihay Wilson and son John McConihay Wilson of Charleston, an executive at United Fuel Gas Co.
In Bluefield a 50 year old Black man awaits a lie detector test today linked to the torso slaying of another Black person. The torso was found Sunday on a damp dump heap, wrapped in a cabbage sack. Police say another man claimed he was paid to haul the trash including the sack. No charges filed yet.
Richwood West Virginia Paul Hatley 23 a husband and father of one was shot and fatally wounded last night after an argument over a ball game. Mayor James Reynolds said Junior Caldwell 26 was arrested at his home about 3 a m today and jailed for a preliminary hearing.
Mostly cloudy conditions dominate east and west portions this afternoon with cooler tonight and lows around 25 to 30. Wednesday brings fair skies and cooler air. temperatures will run four to nine degrees below normal, then a warming trend through Thursday. Rain likely Friday, totaling about half to one inch, with normal WV temperatures around 56 north and 57 south for the period.
In Cleveland yesterday doctors fought to save 2 year old Demetri Morgan after his father found him strangled with a piece of orange. A tracheotomy and chest massage revived the infant within about 12 minutes as physicians worked to restart the heartbeat.
At Raleigh County Memorial Airport 22 passengers remained grounded as thick fog described as mush or 5500 feet of low visibility prevented five flights from landing. Be warned, the condition could lessen later allowing some flights to land while Beckley passengers are rerouted to another airport for return transport.
The 33-year-old ex-convict Chambless faces a preliminary hearing over a $248,000 robbery of Cuban exiles described as counter-revolutionaries. Ex-con Norris of Duncan was arraigned on interstate transport of stolen money and waived extradition to Ft Worth. Also detained are Sam Brown Cresap and other suspects. bonds set at $50,000 each. The FBI has not confirmed recovery of the missing $243,000.
King Paul ordered Greece's Parliament dissolved and called a general election to seek a majority government amid the nation's grave economic crisis. The move ends weeks of efforts to form a coalition with Field Marshal Papagos and the Plastiras Venizelos alliance, which held 129 seats and relied on independents.
Helen Marie Scarbrough an 18 month old child of Mr and Mrs Albert Scarbrough of Cherry Creek was sent to Huntington Ortho pedic Hospital after a past Raleigh County suspect reached 130 yesterday.
Four unidentified men commandeered the Moundsville Dilles Bottom ferry on the Ohio River yesterday. They ordered off the crew, steered the craft across the river, and escaped in a black sedan, according to owner Roswell Ruble who reported the incident to police.
Stock market activity was muted with a narrow range of gains and losses. Western Pacific moved little after yesterday’s gain, Sinclair Oil slipped slightly while inactive, and higher notes included Northern Pacific Goodrich Boeing Pennsylvania Railroad and Bethlehem Steel. Lower included Standard Oil NJ Texas Co Johns Manville Phelps Dodge Dow Chemical and Westinghouse Electric.
Adlai Stevenson accuses Eisenhower of giving comfort to the Soviets by linking prosperity to war efforts. He argues the high standard of living since Korea is not due to defense alone and denounces isolationist talk. The campaign trails across Michigan Ohio and California include other GOP and Democratic figures amid election drive.
The West Virginia Supreme Court sustains a Raleigh County suit by Earl Farley and Harry Wallace to recover 1500 from American Automobile Insurance Co. The policy lists Farley and Wallace as named insured for a specific car but allows coverage for a substitute vehicle not owned by a named insured. The court holds named insured has a restricted meaning and applies to those named, allowing coverage for the substitute vehicle owned by Wallace.
The United States Army and Air Force Recruiting Station in Beckley will run with two thirds of its normal staff on November 1 due to a force reduction. Major Robert G. Wilson announced the change and said Major Stanley Howard Horwath will replace Major Wyatt Gay next month. Twenty four personnel from the Beckley Main station will depart in the rotation, including Major Wilson Lieutenant Helen Monkowski Master Sergeant Cecil H. Barker Jr Captain Golden Merritt Corporal Lewis ML Young and Major Gay.
Charleston West Virginia Turnpike Commission met to decide how to comply with a ruling to build a four lane expressway. A report from Guaranty Trust Co. of New York is expected on options under a two lane road financed by a 96 million dollar bond issue. Work on the 88 mile toll highway between Charleston and Princeton had halted after an attorney general opinion found multi lane and safety separation requirements. Governor Patteson ordered steps to conform with 1937 law.
A 37 year old father of six is expected to be formally charged with arson in Lincoln County over a $4000 spite fire near Spurlocksville. State Fire Marshal A Raper said charges would come after investigation into the Tuesday destruction of the home of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Clifford Purdy. Raper said the man in custody admitted to state police he started the fire for spite.
Jackson Mississippi reports forced feeding will be used on Luther Musselwhite to keep him alive for an Oct 2 electric chair date. A court order moved the 12 year old from Columbia to a state mental hospital end the starvation attempt begun ten days earlier.
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