OPA Extends Rent Control to Three West Virginia Counties
The Associated Press reports Fayette Boone and Summers Counties will be under rent control effective November 1. Rents frozen at their January 1, 1945, levels with a Bluefield area office and a branch in Hinton handling properties. Officials say the move follows a national OPA decision after surveys and numerous complaints of rising rents. A Beckley office already oversees Raleigh County and Wyoming County cases, with Mullens added as a branch and more branches likely in Madison and Fayetteville.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Boone, Fayette
Summers
OPA
Grover Smith
Smith
Bluefield Area
Hinton
Beckley
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Mullens
Madison
Fayetteville
West Virginia
Gideons Society
Methodist Temple
Parkershurz
Greece Balks at Bulgarian Treaty Edges Toward New Border Scrutiny
At the Paris peace talks Greece opposes Article 1 of the Bulgarian treaty and seeks Thrace border safeguards. Greek Premier Tsaldaris accuses Western powers of yielding to Soviet pressure while Bulgarian territorial demands and Aegean access spark debate among delegates. The United States pledges to join in NATO safeguards if Greece’s security is threatened.
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Associated Press
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United States
Peace Conference
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Greece
U. S
France
Jefferson Caffery
Bulgaria
United Nat Lions
Caffery
Constantin Tsaledaris
Boris
Bogdan Philav
Stephen Wierblowski
Aegean Sea
Wierblowski
Yugoslavia
Constantin Teate Davis
Tsaldaris
Chiang's Troops Enter Kalgan in Northeast China
Nanking reports the central news agency says government forces entered Kalgan, defending Communist lines shrinking. The capture goal, set for October 15, is described as pivotal for Chiang Kai-shek’s campaign and could split rationalist forces, with limited details available about the entry time.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Central News Agency
Kalgan
Peiping
Chiang Kai- Shek
Klangan
Jap Miners Strike For Higher Wages
Union headquarters said 50,000 goal miners in extreme northern Japan were on strike today with orders sent to other unions on Honshu and to the south to join. Miners in Hokkaido led the walkout demanding a 25 percent wage increase, quitting at midnight Thursday. Officials estimated orders reached 45,000 on Kyushu and 10,000 in northern Honshu.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Elonshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Horshu
Vet Agency Workers Meet in Charleston
State Vocational Rehabilitation Service staff from Beckley visited Charleston on official business. W. W Lovell, senior counsellor, and Mrs. Ortdo Huffman, secretary, made the trip. Local offices were closed yesterday during the Charleston visit.
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Beckley
State Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Charleston
State Office
W. W Lovell
Ortdo Huffman
Portugal Portugal Communications Tie Cut Reported Amid Rebel Action
Madrid and Lisbon were cut off again as a soldier rebellion was reported subdued bloodlessly yesterday. A foreign ministry spokesperson said attempts to connect to Lisbon were delayed and that the line remained down on the Portuguese side while Spain maintained the line was still interrupted.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Madrd
Portugal
I International
Foreign Ministry
Lisbon
Salazar
Non
Ney
Miners Asked to End Coal River Work Stoppage Over Meat Shortage
District 17 United Mine Workers dispatches field personnel to seven mines in Raleigh County amid a meat shortage protest. About 2,500 miners idle after ultimata to firms, while several mines in Coal River suspend operations and other fields continue production.
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District 17
The
United Mine
Coal River
Raleigh County
William Blizzard
District’ 17
American Rolling Mills
Montcoal-Stickney
Ameagle
American Earple Coal Company
Truax-Tracr
Marfork
Eunice
Princess Dorothy Coal Company
Red Dragon
Blue Pennant Coal Company
Charles Connor
Blizzard
Winding Gulf
New River
Ex-Gl's Accused Of Pixing Atomic Bomb
Three men suspected of publishing photographs of an atomic bomb were arraigned in Baltimore before a United States commissioner. George Wallace Comer Miles Frederick Daudenhever and Captain James Barnes Chat eagorga were identified by FBI agent Fred Halford. Comer is from Bel Air Maryland and was discharged in 1945. Daudenhever is a Bel Air resident and former Navy ensign who left service in 1946. Chat eagorga, from Tennessee, entered the Army in 1941 and became a captain in 1944.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Washington
Justice Department
Fred Halford
George Wallace Comer
Bel Air
Army Air Forces
Miles Frederick Daudenhever
U.S. Navy
James Barnes Ric. Chateagorga
Tenn
Army
Local Street Scene Highlightschild Prayers and School Line
Three year old lass says prayers at Beckley home and a courteous driver stops to allow a woman with bundles and baby to cross. A six year old boy at Central grade school recites a rhyme and flips a penny during lunch.
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Beckley
Heber
Central Grade School
Beckley Recruiter Cited for Service
Sergeant Robert B Snyder of the Beesley Army recruiting station was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in obtaining recruits for America's new regular Army. Lt Col Frank A McCulloch presented the award in Charleston.
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Robert B Snyder
Beesley
Army
Sergeant Snyder
Frank A. McCulloch
Charleston
Truman denies UK access to American atomic bombs
President Truman stated that US atomic bombs remain at home and denied arming Britain with any supply. He refused to disclose Attlee’s Palestine reply and said no bombs are in Britain, aiming to quell diplomatic suspicions of a US Britain weapons partnership.
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Bulgaria
U S
Tokyo
U. S
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
United States
Britain
Mr. Truman
Attlee
Palestine
Grandview Man Held For Drunken Driving
Owens Haney of Grandview is jailed in Raleigh County after a drunken driving arrest on State Route 1. He will stand trial this afternoon before a local magistrate, with state police filing charges and him remaining in custody until the proceedings.
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Owens
Haney
Grandview
Raleigh
Porter Receives Ten Year Sentence For Embee Robbery
William Porter 29 of Dunbar was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary for breaking and entering Embee's store in Beckley. Judge W A Riffe overruled a request to reverse Porter’s guilty plea and remanded him to Raleigh County jail for transfer to Moundsville. Budford and Taylor, charged in the same indictment, have been captured in Ohio and await court.
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William Porter
Ddabar
Embee’s
Beckley
W. A. Riffe
Porter
Iriffe
Dunbar
Raleigh
Moundsville
Riffe
Dewain
Bull” Burford
Fof Dunbar
Robert Taylor
Charleston
Balleight County
Ohio
Rufe
Huntington
Porter, Burford and Taylor i
Embee
Main Street
John Henry Keen
Noel James Shaw
South Charleston
Everett Lee Porter
State
Wage Stabilization Board Faces Uncertain Future
Washington reports the Wage Stabilization Board remains in operation as President Truman weighs actions after two industry members, Far N. Cannon and A. Cofman Barrett, offered resignations. They cited an untenable position under current policy and called for ending wage controls, following a September sea‑fare settlement override by Reconversion Director John R. Steelman.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Far N. Cannon
A. Cojfeman Barrett
John R. Steelman
CIO
Cannon
Barrett
US Plane Crash Kills Nurses in Rio de Janeiro
A U S military transport plane carrying American nurses crashed in Tijuca Rio de Janeiro. Early reports indicate eight people were killed with others injured.
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Ine
Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Tijuca
Stepinac Convicted in Yugoslavia Axis Trial
Archbishop Alojije Stepinac was found guilty on major counts of Axis collaboration by a three judge Croatian court in Zagreb and sentenced to 16 years at forced labor. His property was confiscated and he lost legal rights for five years. Eleven others were convicted in the case, with punishments up to death and one acquittal.
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Piers Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Alojrije Stepinac
People's Court of Croatia
Roman Catholic Church of
Stepinac
Axis
Eryk Lisak
Ustash
Pavle Gunhin
Ustashy
Lisak
Croatia
Independent State of
U S Dardonelles Policy Signals Backing Turkey
The United States opposes Russian moves to control the Dardanelles and seeks Turkey’s direct voice in the straits. State Department reiterates opposition to Russia’s plan for a direct Black Sea defense share as it relays a note delivered in Moscow via Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith. The Potsdam accord remains the frame for discussing revised Montreux Convention terms.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Turkey
Dardanelles
Moscow
State Department
Black Sea
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Potsdam
Montreux
Winding Gulf Woman Mrs Caroline Farley Dies at 132
Mrs Caroline Farley widow of S W Farley of Winding Gulf died this morning at her daughter’s home in Whitesville. Survivors include three daughters Eliza Wallace Alice Kidd and Mrs Lipford. four sons Joe Oliver Albert Farley and George Farley. 43 grandchildren 76 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 p m at Sophia First Baptist Church with Rev Akers and Rev Wison officiating. Burial Farley Hill cemetery Winding Gulf. Williams Funeral Home of Sophia in charge.
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Caroline Farley
S. W. Farley
Winding Gulf
R. PB. Lipford
Whitesville
Alice Kidd
Eliza Wallace
Barboursville
Lipford
Joe
Oliver
Albert Farley
Sophia
George Farley
MecAlpin
First Baptist Church of
Fevi Akers
Dewey Wison
Farley Hill
Williams Funeral Home
Stroke Fatal to Tams Resident Anna Helmondeller
Mrs. Anna Helmondeller, 92, died Thursday afternoon at her son's home in Tams after a stroke. Survivors include four daughters and five sons, with services planned Sunday at 10 PM at the Tams Community Church. Pallbearers named and Pythian Sisters will serve as flower girls.
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Anna Helmondeller
Jim Helmondelles
Tams
Helmondoller
Nan Bailey
Roca
Alice Hall
Lola’ Belcher
Crystal
Mae Hamm
Logan
Will
Montcalm
Gordon
Bloodless Portuguese Revolt Jails 900, Calm Observed
A chaotic bloodless revolt in Portugal led to about 900 people jailed, with authorities reporting a calm day as closures and detentions proceed. No violence reported beyond initial clashes, officials say.
Walkout Clouds Maritime Talks In Washington
A surprise strike by Eastern and Gulf ship operators halted government efforts to settle the ongoing maritime labor dispute started in October. Negotiators faced a frozen stance as unions refused to guarantee new crew assignments without broader concessions.
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Washington
Eeos
Governent
Maritime Commission and Labor Department
New York
Mabscott Firm Under New Ownership Changes Hands
Partial readable text shows Mabscott firm changing owners with named individuals Joseph and Anicha Hadded and a Beckles successor tied to Tre Just-Rie Furniture Co. of Maye com. Mentions a state case and a court schedule beginning soon with Meltener referenced.
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Tre Just-Rie Furniture Co
Trearpore
Joseph and
Anicha Hadded
Beckles
Kasey Situm
Joswn Thadaid
Weather Brief for Beckley and Greenbrier Area
Yesterday's high temperature near Beckley and nearby towns. Precipitation in the 24 hours ending 8 am reported. Today's forecast shows no precipitation. Rivers Greenbrier and New have low levels near Bellespoint with clear conditions.
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Beckley
Greenbrier
New
Belle-spoint
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