Signs Indicate Lewis Ready To Talk Terms
At White Sulphur Springs John L. Lewis and coal operators resumed talks with Cyrus S. Ching the government mediator cautioning speed to end the four week strike. Ching warned a crisis nears and the government watches progress. Lewis signals willingness to discuss terms with Northern Western and Southern operators as Moses of U S Steel joins in separate sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Harold W. Ward
White Sulphur Springs
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Ween
Charleston
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corp. Mines
Moses
Northern and Western
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Murray Predicts Early Victory in Pension Squabble
Philip Murray predicts a near end to the nationwide steel strike with victory for miners seeking free pensions and insurance. He speaks in Youngstown amid Industry silence while unions press wage and pension gains, miners demand shorter hours and higher welfare funds. The Taft Hartley Act pressures loom as talks with Bethlehem Steel and other leaders proceed.
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Murray
Associated Press
Piptsburgh
Philip Murray
Youngstown
U. S. Conciliation Service
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
New York
Nehru Plans Tour Of U S Following Official Welcome
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in Washington for a state visit to the United States and met President Truman at Blair House. Officials hope his trip will steer India toward the West in the Cold War and he will discuss business and politics with Americans during his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehru
U.S
Associated Press
Washington
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
United States
Russia
Asia
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Blair House
Mount Vernon
New York
Congress Party
Beckley Merchants See Slump After Miner Strike
Beckley merchants report a sharp year start followed by a deep slump as the miners’ strike cuts demand. Mine supply and auto retailers show 20 to 100 percent declines, with loans tightening and many firms laying off workers while some sectors hold steady on essentials and lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Defense of China Capital Toppling
Nationalist defenses in South China collapsed as Communist armies advanced toward Canton. Reports say Red forces reached suburbs northeast of Canton while government fled to Chungking. Independent observers place the main Communist body 50 miles north and northeast of Canton with little Nationalist resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hong Kong
China
Tottering
Canton
Chungking
Cheng Keng
Cariton
Weather report notes scattered showers and cooler temperatures
The bulletin cites scattered afternoon showers and a cooler night with Thursday forecast to be fair and cooler. Observations from Beckley and Oak Hill show yesterday's high around 83 and low near 79 with clear conditions at several stations including Greenbrier and New Rivers area readings.
Turnpike Plan Revived As Road Costs Drop
West Virginia moves toward a self liquidating toll highway with a bi partisan Turnpike Commission. Governor Patteson named Ray Cavendish ex officio member and announced regulars Frank Easley D Bluefield D, D Holmes Morton Charleston D, Edward Flaccus Wheeling R, William Stathers Clarksburg R. Swears in Oct 25 as bonding firms begin negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Prospect
West Virginia
Patteson
del. Frank
Pennsylvania
Ray Cavendish
Turnpike Commission
Frank S. Easley
Bluefield
State Road Commission
D. Holmes Morton
Kanawha Valley
Del
Edward J. Flaccus
Wheeling
William CO. Stathers
Clarksburg
West Virginia Bar Association
State Department
American Legion
Easley
Judge Lists Five Possible Verdicts In Ross Hearing
Final arguments in the Rupert L. Ross murder case in Raleigh County Criminal Court outlined five possible verdicts: murder in the first degree, second degree, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, or not guilty. Prosecutor Ragland pressed for murder in the first degree, claiming premeditation after Ross allegedly taunted his uncle before shooting. Ross’s defense argued self defense and necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert L. Ross
Raleigh County Criminal Court
W. A. Riffe
Bradley
Hansel Crist
Mount Hope
Ned Ragland
Anthony Sparacino
Ragland
Ross
Crist
Sparacino
Nylon Strips Aid Arthritis Surgery Breakthrough
Boston doctors Kuhns and Potter report nylon arthroplasty as a new knee joint procedure tested at Robert Breck Brigham Hospital. Three patients walked normally after the operation, which uses inexpensive nylon strips between the femur and knee bone to keep knee joints from fusing, with the operation described as quick and straightforward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
John G. Kuhns
Theodore A. Potter
Robert Breck Brigham Hospital
Kuhns
Potter
Paratrooper Prisoner Lands After 3 000-Foot Jump
Pvt. Howard A. Shinneman leaped from a C 82 Flying Boxcar at about 3000 feet over Southwestern Arkansas during an air transfer from Forbes AFB Kansas to Shreveport. The stunt aimed to win a $5 bet and led to a five mile escape before capture by Sheriff Arthur E. Hicks. Shinneman faces a court martial for theft and AWOL after reporting to Barksdale AFB authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vin Wilmon
Arkansas
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kas
Clarksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Shinneman
Barksdale
Arthur E. Hicks
Howard County
Silk
Barksdale Public Information
Nashville
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Texarkana
Bible-Reading Woman Proud of Crime Record
Berkeley jail holds Mrs Frances Worthington a 73 year old paroled convict boasting of a half million dollars stolen over 40 years. She fled Lansing Kansas and has been arrested 24 times since 1910 on offenses from shoplifting to arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Frances Worthington
Lansing
Kans
Kansas State Industrial Farm
Bridgeport Resident Elected by Baptists
Henry Loving of Bridgeport will head the West Virginia Baptist Christian Convention as president for the coming year. Elected with him were Mrs. T. B. Turley of Parkersburg and Rev. William Clark of East Bank as vice presidents. Hobart Beeghley, Jane Lew, secretary. Don Wilson, Parkersburg, treasurer. W. Boer Bowles as past president. The meeting at First Baptist Church featured talks on Christian education and church unity, with Dr. Arnold Ohrn delivering the main address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Loving
Bridgeport
West Virginia Baptist Christian Convention
First Baptist Church
T. B.turley
Parkersburg
William Clark
East Bank
Hobart Beeghley
Jane Lew
Don Wilson
Wb Dane Eer
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Northern Convention
Asa Harris
Christian Education
Eugene Keeney
Belle
Parker Burroughs
Morgantown
Melvin Phillips
Huntington
Arnold T. Ohrn
Baptist World Alliance
West Virginia Baptist Education Society
L. J. Wooster
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Wyoming Leads Whooping Cough Tops Med Chart
A weekly report shows 145 whooping cough cases in the week ending October 8, called seasonal by officials, with polio up 11 to 304 for the year. Diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, mumps, and influenza also rose, with most cases in Wyoming County and Marshall County.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Health Department
Wyoming County
Marshall County
Third Labor Union Plan Denied by FE Leader
Washington report says Farm Equipment Workers president Grant Oakes denies secretly voting to join a left wing outfit to form a third major labor group opposing CIO and AFL. CIO member Peter Aversa claimed FE board voted in Chicago two weeks earlier for the merger plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
CIO
Grant Oakes
Farm Equipment Workers
Oakes
Chicago Sun-Times
Peter Aversa
Auburn
N. Y
Aversa
Chicago
AFL
Ohio River Traffic Hits Peak in 1948 Record Tons
The Associated Press reports that despite a coal strike and ice and high water interruptions, Ohio River commerce set a historic high in 1948 with shipments totaling 42,792,487 tons, up 1,395,749 tons from the prior record, according to Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Mehaffey, Ohio River division engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Joseph C. Mehaffey
Ohio River Division
Prosperity Peak Seen By Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder told a Philadelphia audience that poststrike prosperity will be unprecedented with official figures likely to show the highest national income on record. He cited over 200 billion dollars in income, 200 billion in liquid savings, and 65 billion in private business working capital. He noted 85 billion spent by industry on plant improvements since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Gas Saving Costs Crooner's Life
In Los Angeles a coroner's inquest found singer Buddy Clark's death in the Oct 1 plane crash accidental. The jury blamed pilot James Hayter for lack of care and caution. Hayter faces a CAB hearing on incompetence. He testified he knew fuel was low north of Bakersfield and described fuel and oil purchases before the flight back to Burbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Buddy Clark
Clark
James Hayter
Fresno
Calif
Hayter
Bakersfield
Here
Burbank
Man and Youth Held For Auto Thefts
Lewis Edward Hubbard of Gier Daniel waived to the grand jury this morning on auto theft charges at a hearing before Magistrate T N Thurman. He was arrested at Seth and charged with stealing a Dun Can Catron Motor Company automobile. Hubbard remained jailed in default of a $1,000 bond. A 15 year old Mabscott boy awaits a hearing on stealing Earl W Walker's car on East Main Street last night. State Police made the arrest. Vaughn Blevins of Helen was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while drunk and 10 dollars and costs for driving without an operator card before Magistrate J P Meadows. Constable Roy Childs was the arresting officer. Hobart L Meadows of Slab Fork District is jailed charged with grand larceny. He was arrested by Conservator of the Peace J A Farley. John Parks of Beckley awaits a hearing on a peace warrant sworn by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Edward Hubbard
Gier Daniel
T. N. Thurman
Seth
Duncan-Catron Motor Company
Hubbard
Mabscott
Earl W. Walker
Beckley
East Main Street
Vaughn Blevins
Helen
J. P. Meadows
Roy Childs
Hobart L. Meadows
Slab Fork
Conservator of the
J. A. Farley
John Parks
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International Harvester Company
McCormick
U. S
Commonwealth
Charles Stafford
Chain Department Store
Sete Neeese
A. Knight
D-Kanawha
Commission
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
William Thompson
Montgomery
Ark
Pvt
Howard A. Shinneman
Navy
South Pacific
W. Boer Bowles
Grace Turley
Wyoming
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