Double Barred Sorrow Grips Two Families in One Morning
Westbury New York police tell Ralph Weidler and Ralph Eldridge Sr. that their sons were harmed in separate incidents at 8 58 a m. Weidler’s 13 year old son Robert was seriously injured in an auto crash while Eldridge Sr.’s son Ralph Jr. , 31, was drowned.
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Associated Press
Westbury
N. Y
Ralph Weidler
Weidler
Robert
Ralph Eldridge
Eldridge
Ralph, Jr
Mystery Phenomenon Tropical Storm Blows Self Out Along Seacoast
A freak tropical storm that spawned in Cuba and crossed Georgia and South Carolina slowed to under five miles an hour by the North Carolina line. It caused four deaths and 2 million dollars in Cuba crop damage while sparing Florida citrus largely. The storm moved northward through the Carolinas and Virginia with winds fading as it approached the Atlantic.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Cuba
Florida
Carolinas
Charlotte Weather Bureau
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Spartanburg
S.C
Four Chest Clinics Set in November in Raleigh County
Four days in November have been set for X-ray clinics by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Barbara Wilson says clinics will be November 14 and 15 and 18 and 19 with Dr. R L Smith and his staff from the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control aiding local workers. Two days focus on X-raying teachers and school employees, and two days on food handlers. Mrs Wilson notes health card renewal dates are approaching.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Barbara Wilson
R. L. Smith
Buureau of Tuberculosis Control
Department of Health
Raleigh County
Wilson
Williamson Frost Wrecks Hottest Corn as Creeks Dry
West Virginia crop notes through October 5 report killing frosts damaging late corn beans in Wayne County and sorghum elsewhere. Dry pastures forced dairymen to haul water and seek roughage while winter wheat plantings lag and pasture growth stalls. Some streams dried up with light rains of about .42 inches weekly.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Wayne County
Court Seeks Supreme Review Of Dillon Verdict
The West Virginia Supreme Court is asked to review a Raleigh County Circuit Court ruling that set aside an $8500 verdict for Herman Dillon 10 of Kanawha County against Jean Crouch and E H Crouch. The youth claimed injuries after a car driven by Mrs Crouch collided with a truck trailer owned by his uncle RL Dillon. Judge Ben H Ashworth had granted the defendants’ motion to set aside the verdict.
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State Supreme Court
Raleigh County
Herman Dillon
Kanawha County
Jean Crouch
E. H. Crouch
Crouch
RL. Dillon
Ben H. Ashworth
Bailey More Optimistic Demos To Carry State By 100000
Democratic chairman JB De Bailey predicted West Virginia would be carried by at least 100000 votes in November. He told a rally that the Republican party would defeat itself and cited Democratic records on labor, social security, reform, and rural electrification. He challenged Republicans to match the Democratic legislative record over 12 years, insisting the GOP remains a party of reaction and Wall Street interests. Doctor EF Hedrick urged the laboring class to back the Democrats for the Sixth District race.
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West Virginia
JB. De‘Bailey
County Court House
Bailey
Democratic Party
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Security Exchange Administration
Reconstruction Finance = Corporation
Veterans’ Legislation
Republican Party
Party
Wall Street
Hoover
EF. H. Hedrick
Beckley Canarean
Hull's Condition Reported Serious After Stroke
Washington report states former Secretary of State Hull remained in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital nine days after a stroke. A 9 a.m. update says he rested during the night but there is no change in his status. Hull entered the hospital on September 12.
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Ine Associated Wrest
Washington
Cordell Hull
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Hull
Truman probes meat shortage amid political flare
The White House said President Truman continues his investigation into the meat shortage and receives daily reports. UNRRA chief LaGuardia downplays overseas meat shipments and cites only some canned horsemeat. Ohio Governor Lausche urges federal probe as shelves run bare amid partisan charges.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
UNRRA
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Street Scene Highlights From East Prince Street Area
A woman gathers wild lettuce greens at a vacant lot edge on East Prince Street while a young married woman on South Kanawha runs home after a spooky picture at a local theatre. A youngster nearly drops breakfast as he carries coffee and a toasted cheese sandwich to a Prince Street apartment.
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East Prince Street
South Kanawha
Prince Street
Stuart Hopeful Of China Revolt
U S Ambassador John Leighton Stuart expressed hope for an internal Chinese revolution against narrow partisan forces. He, living in Nanking during the revolution, praised Sun Yat Sen followers and supported Chiang Kai-shek's leadership at the time. He urged a united liberal, patriotic front to advance constitutional democracy in China.
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Associated Press
Nanking
U. S
John Leighton Stuart
China
Stuart
Shanghai
China Press
Chinese Republic
Sun Yat-Sen
Chiang Kai-Sher
Mercantile Board To Meet Tomorrow
Beckley Mercantile Board will hold a monthly meeting Thursday night at 7 30 in room No 1 Memorial Building President Elmer Davis urged all members to attend.
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Beckley Mercantile Board
Memorial Building
Elmer Davis
Shortages Hit Doorstep as Items Vanish From Shelves
A survey of 45 cities by the Associated Press shows widespread shortages of meat, sugar, toilet tissue, cooking oils, and other essentials. In 40 cities meals were scarce or irregular, while 24 faced sugar scarcities and 16 watched toilet tissue fade from shelves. Boise, Idaho stood out with no shortages.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
Fla
Milwaukee
Boise
Idaho
Riots in Rome as Tanks Used Amid Dismissal Protests
Police and troops with tanks fought demonstrators outside the Viminale Palace for hours as workers protest public project dismissals. One death and 79 injuries reported. earlier figures cited three dead, tens of thousands protested, with gunfire heard overhead. Palmira Togliatti and Pietro Nenni among leaders present.
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Associated Press
Rome
Viminale Palace
Communist Party
Palmira Togliatti
Pietro Nenni
Daniels 95 dies at home in Beckley West Virginia
Wayman M Daniels 95 of Bailey Avenue Beckley died at his residence this morning Born March 22 1891 in Mateville WV son of Jesse and Eliza Daniels Survived by wife Mrs Frenchie FE Daniels two brothers Wilfred Daniels Harper and Alfred Daniels Quinnimont and sister Mrs Eva Hagerson Pittsburgh Pa Body at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Wayman M. Daniels
Bailey Avenue
Beckley
Mateville
W. Va
Jesse
Eliza Daniels
Frenchie FE. Daniels
Wilfred Daniels
Harper
Alfred Daniels
Shoe Price Rise Seen Tied to Calf Skin Move
An OPA official warned that shoe prices could jump as production rises. The higher import calf skin prices approved by Reconversion Director John R. Steelman aim to avoid a predicted 49 to 80 percent drop in shoe output in the next three months. The drop partly stems from fewer meat animals being sold.
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Washington
OPA
John R. Steelman
Steeman
Molotov Attacks Trieste Draft as Undemocratic
Paris dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov denouncing the Italian treaty plan for Trieste as undemocratic and under Anglo American control. The conference advanced the preamble and first two articles while votes on Yugoslav frontier amendments revealed bloc alignments among Soviet allies and opponents.
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Associated Press
Paris
Yugoslavia
M. Molotov
Trieste
Adriatic
Molotov
A. D. Metntosh
New Zealand
Jacques Fouques Duprie
Russia
Ethiopia
Poland
Czechslovakia
Ukraine
Belgium
Hhus
Soviet Union
Autalian Political and Territorial ‘Commission
Grand Jury Indicts Three For Murder In County Court
County grand jury handed up 83 indictments. Three men face murder trials in November term: John Lopez of Cone Ridge on November 15, Ray Lilly of Odd on November 18, Henry Saunders on November 11. other defendants include Clyde Davis and Robert Bofen among those slated for November dates. Daniel Lomak died of a heart attack on Valley Drive. funeral arrangements set at Kesser Funeral Home Chapel.
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Valley Drive
Daniel Lomak
Dan J. Moore
Spraake
Keyse Funeral Home
Criminal Court
Raleigh County
Gransi
W. A. Rifle
John Lopez
Con Ridge
Kenneth L. Cole
Cone Ridge
Ray Lilly
Odd
Wiliam Bradford
Henry Saunders
Lester Negra
Man Trimble
Lester Nes
Clyde Davis
W Ho
Charies
Auto Shell
Uso
Fred Cactie
Robert Bofen
Which Is More Important Coal Or Lipstick
Coal miners face shortages as meat soap and explosives run low. Capt. N. H. Collisson of the coal mines administration warns explosives are crucial for mining and may force wartime priorities back. He poses the question which is more important coal or lipstick and notes glycerine from explosives used in cigarettes and cosmetics.
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N. H. Collisson
Charlie Doriance
West
Virginia Coal and Coke Corporation
Navy
Callisson
Collisson
Sap
Nixon Furniture Warehouse Loot Totals $150
Police investigate breaking and entering at Nixon Furniture Company warehouse on First Avenue. About $150 in merchandise taken including two electric clocks two chenille spread sets one chenille garon run a set of tableware and two couch covers. R T Belcher service manager discovered the break in and reported it to police.
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Nixon Furniture Company
First Avenue
R.T. Belcher
Man Accused of Stealing Watch in Danville Street Incident
A man was accused of stealing a watch and striking an elderly man on Danville Avenue near Mahsst Patloe Stosed. The suspect allegedly forced the victim to wash windows around the Daniel street area. The September date is noted for the alleged crime.
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David Walton
Danville Avenue
Patloe
Danle
Weather Report for Virginia Evening Showers and Cool Temperatures
Occasional rain tonight in Virginia with a likely end by Thursday. Continues cool with Beckley and Vestey area readings. 24 hour precipitation around 18 mm. Greenbrier and New rivers at Bellepoint are low and clear.
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