France Italy in Throes Of Strikes and Threats
Paris reports Russia’s fifth column sabotaging world reconstruction while Andrei Gshinsky seeks opened doors to ease European tension. In France a 24-hour dockworkers walk threatens port disruption as profiteers face prosecution amid strike waves led by communist influence. In Rome Togliatti warns a new minister could emerge and Italy braces for a nine hour rail strike supporting wage demands.
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Associated Press
Paris
Britain
Russia
Hartley Shanecross
United Nations
Hartley
Andrei Y.gshinsky
Europe
Rusia
Sir Marlley
France
Andrew Marie
Communist Party
Henoit Fra Jchon
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Associated Presse
Rome
Italy
Yalinino Tognalli
Togliatti
Alcide Desperi
Forestry Council Plans Eight Forums To Boost Program
West Virginia Forest Council moves to grassroots inquiry with at least eight forums. A November 23 Lewisburg meeting will finalize plans and local groups will organize forums after the new year to promote reforestation woodland protection and selective timberland management. Committee includes Harry Mosebrook Charles Archer George Sharp Carl Holcomb and W R Keyser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Forest Council
Beckley
Lewisburg
Chambers of Commerce
County Farm Bureaus
Carl Johnson
Extension Forester
Harry Mosebrook
Monongahela Power Company
Chares H. Archer
Mercer County
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
George Sharp
Carl Holcomb
U. S. Forest Service
W. R. Keyser
Welch Daily News
Behind the Scenes Mother of Star Sues Hollywood Figures
Veronica Lake's mother Mrs. Constance Veronica Keane, 47, sues Lake and producer Andre De Toth for 500 dollars monthly support and 17 416 claimed under a 1943 agreement. She says Lake earns 4500 dollars weekly and laments changed relationship, saying she sold belongings to survive.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Veronica Lake
Hollywood
Constance Veronica Keane
Keane
Miss Lake
Andre de Toth
Veronica
Theaters to Defy Ban on Lotteries in Huntington
The Greater Huntington Theatre Corp. announced a normal “give-away day” at two Huntington movie houses despite an indictment against the firm and two officials on misdemeanor lottery law violations linked to the alleged bank riggs. President A. B. Hyman said gifts will be distributed only after court clarity on legality.
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Associated Press
Untington
Greater
Huntington
Theatre Corp
A. B. Hyman
Moscow seals call to drop Berlin dispute in Security Council
Paris dispatch reports Russia asks Western powers to abandon the Berlin dispute at the Security Council and return to the Moscow agreement of August. The AP bulletin indicates late word from a usually reliable source.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Security Council
Moscow
Dewey Welcomed with Tomatoes and Eggs in Illinois
Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey faced a hostile reception in Southern Illinois and Mt. Vernon as crowds hurled tomatoes and eggs. A mishap occurred when his special train backed into about 1,000 people at Beaucoup. Dewey quipped about the engineer and pressed on with 13 speeches planned in Oklahoma City afterward.
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Associated Press
Dewey
Oklahoma
Hinois
Guy
Thomas E. Dewey
Wallace
Beaucoup
Republian
Mt. Vernon
Tfl
Ilinois
Vernon
West Frankfort
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
U. S
Illinois
Curtis MacDougall
Verbal Battles Heat Up as E Day Draws Near
President Truman campaigns to rally daily state votes as Thomas Dewey tours Oklahoma. Dewey accuses Truman of incompetence while Truman scorns GOP foes in Illinois. Senate races in Minnesota and Kentucky draw national attention as Wallace pushes Progressive plans in Georgia.
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Associated Press
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Oklahoma
Trutman
Dewey
Congress
New Yorker
Teceaan
Wise
Ayer
Anre
St. Paul
Minnesota
Joseph H. Ball
Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis
Senate
Dever
Blue Grass
Springfield
Abraham
Efe
Lincoln
Henry Wallace
Hinois
Progressive Party
Georgia
Dallen
Church of God
Lunatic Engineer Defends Dewey Train Incident
Evansville Indiana Lee TindIe a 54 year old Louisville and Nashville railroad engineer said Gov Thomas E Dewey should not have called him a lunatic after the Beaucoup incident He backed up a Dewey train slowly to water a locomotive there were bystanders on both sides and no one was hurt Tindle has 30 years with the railroad and has never had an accident Officials said they have no statement to release.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
Lee Tinjie
Thomas E. Dewey
Beaucoup
Tindle
Dewey
Mr. Dewey
Vint
Oyat
Louisvile and
Nashville ‘Railroad
Community Chest Workers Convene in Beckley and Mabscott
Women volunteers from Beckley and Mabscott will canvass houses next week for the Community Chest. A meeting for workers is at 2 p.m. today in the Memorial Building, with Mrs. C L Bepler Mrs. Frank N Gans and Mrs A F Matson in charge. Joe L Smith and A Matson will give pep talks as work begins Monday. Donations collected so far total 5928.25 dollars from businesses and industries.
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Beckley
Mabscott
Community Chest
C. L. Bepler
Frank N. Gans
A. F. Matson N. Gans
Wilder Duncan
Joe L. Smith
A. ¥. Matson
Rat causes power outage at five Lillybrook mines
A large rat died in an electrical transformer on a 13 609 volt line at about 5 a.m. at Lillybrook. The arc blew two bushings and disrupted power for Lillybrook Coal Company operations including Affinity Big Stick No 1 No 2 and Killarney mines. Repairs finished by 7 a.m. day shift exams were missed and operations paused until afternoon shifts.
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Lillybrook
Lillybrook Coal Company
W. H. Bryant
Robbery Trial Occupies Court
Kyle Adkins testified in the robbery case against Randolph Perdue of Shady Spring noting he was knocked unconscious by Perdue after the group left a car near Shawnee Lake. Delmas Worley pleaded guilty to grand larceny for the same crime involving about $95 and a 17 jewel Elgin pocket watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Adkins
Randolph Perdue
Shady Spring
Perdue
Delmas Ray Worley
Adkins
Worley
Dutch Villa
Shawnee Lake
Way to Finance Sewers Proposed by City Mayor
Mayor G C Hedrick proposed financing a sewer project by using $25 000 in sanitary board bonds as collateral. He suggested city take over a private sewer line on the U S 19 21 bypass serving about 60 families and joked about selling 1000 commodes. Council took no action on the sewer fines.
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G. C. Hedrick
Sanitary Board
Hedrick
U. S. 19 21
Council
Colin Kelly Rites Scheduled Today
The body of Capt. Colin Kelly lies in state at the county courthouse in Madison Florida awaiting burial. An American Legion honor guard and Veterans of Foreign Wars members stand watch as his bier. A detachment from the 14th Air Force will participate in the service.
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Associated Press
Madison
Fla
Colin Kelly
America
Japan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Atlantas
14Th Air Force
Kelly
MacDill Field
Tampa
Grading of Barber Street Delayed by Coal Company
A negro resident of Barber Avenue asked City Council to grade the street so trucks could access her new home with furniture and coal. Major Hedrick said grading requires permission from Raleigh Coal and Coke Company owner E H Shriver who controls a drain pipe on the street. The woman accused the council of spending on a nearby alley while ignoring Barber Street. She said Shriver told her the city could proceed if agreeable. Hedrick said no word had been received. The council voted to investigate the matter.
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Barber ‘Avenue
City 3
Jfarniture
G. C. Hedrick
E. H. Shriver
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Shriver
Hedrick
Council
Ministers in critical condition after car crash with locomotive
Rev. Paul Walker and Rev. David DuPlessis of the Church of God remained critically injured at Raleigh General Hospital after a collision with a locomotive last week. Walker reportedly contracted pneumonia.
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Paul Walker
David DuPlessis
Church of God
Raleigh General Hospital
Nev. Walker
United States Refuses to Recognize New Arab Rule
At a Washington press conference Secretary Lovett stated the United States will not recognize the newly proclaimed Arab government for Palestine, citing lack of normal governmental attributes, while noting U S recognition of Israel. He also addressed unrelated items about France and Argentina.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lovelt
United States
Palestine
Attade
jEgypt
Brag
Lovett
Israel
Mitter
Lovell
State Department
Paris
Cominform
Argentina
Salisbury
Peru
Somerset County
Elk Tick
Fenr
Amos Yoder
Yoder
Erost Mast
Menno Brenneman
Adn Jonas Petershein
Union Leaders Begin Wave of Pay Demands
Cincinnati dispatch reports labor leaders foresee a wave of salary increases for union chiefs after John L. Lewis boosted his pay to 30000 a year. AFL and CIO conventions target next spring. Mine Workers passed a 10 point contract policy for upcoming talks. Lewis criticized Dewey’s reading of the act.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Afla
C10
Portland
Ore
Unin
United Mine Workers
AFL
William Greene
George Meany
Mine Workers’ Convention
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Lewis
Bewrey
Pittsburgh
Dewey
Vast Field Of 100 Seek 32 Governorships Across States
The race features 100 candidates for 43 offices with Republicans and Democrats split 24 each. Maine has already held its election while Georgia stands with no GOP candidate. Progressives appear in 12 states with two women on the ballot. Six Democrats and 12 Republicans seek reelection.
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Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Maine Alrready
Frederick G. Payne
Georgia
Merman Talmadge
Henry Wallace
Lews
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Only Three of 14 Inductees Pass in Raleigh County
Raleigh County draft officials report that only three of the first fourteen men examined were found acceptable for military service. Draft Board 18 chief Aubrey Smith said fifteen more men will be examined October 21, bringing total examined to 105. Officials estimated about ninety would be called in October.
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Raleigh County
Army
Aubrey ©. Smith
Draft Board
Raleigh ‘County
Selective Service Headquarters
Savith
France Touted as Western Defense HQ Locale
A British source says Western European Alliance defense headquarters will be located somewhere in France with integrated planning by Western defense chiefs under Viscount Montgomery as permanent military chairman. The exact site and timing remain undecided.
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Register
London
Western European Alliance
France
Charles de Gaulle
Beecause
Viscount Montgomery
British Correspondent Kenneth Matthews Kidnapped in Greece
In Athens Greek authorities report BBC correspondent Kenneth Matthews and a woman named Anne Michael were abducted from a hotel in the northeastern Peloponnesus by a small guerrilla band. The woman was released after a few minutes. military detachments were sent to pursue the rebels.
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Associated Press
Athens
BBC
Kenneth Matthews
Peloponnesus
Argos
Matthews
Anne Michael
Negro Attacks Woman In Berry Street Home
H H Diggs of 205 Berry Street reports a Black assailant entered his home about 8 30 p m attacked his wife Margaret Diggs 27 who screamed and summoned her brother Gene Warden from next door The wife was taken to hospital for shock The attack prompted no arrest by Police Chief A Scalise at the time.
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H. H. Diggs
Berry Street
UW Caine
Diggs
Boggess
A. Scalise
Ex-Guardsmen Organizing 201st Infantry Association
Former West Virginia guardsmen and affiliates plan a two day meeting in Morgantown on October 23 and 24 to form the 201st Infantry Association. Col H Paul Shaffer announces the effort to organize the group based on the 201st Infantry Regiment which served in Alaska in 1941 and included pre war units from Northern West Virginia. Shaffer coordinates arrangements and an officer election after formation.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia National Guardsmen
201St Infantry Association
H. Paul Shaffer
201St Infantry Regiment
Shaffer
Body of Missing Wolman is Found
The decomposed body of Carrie Young 89 was found in heavy brush in a ravine on West Virginia State College grounds 34 days after she disappeared from a Dunbar fair. State police identified the remains with help from her husband and son. no foul play was detected.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Carrie Young
Loudendale
Institute
Dunbar
R. T. Cummings
William H. Young
John
West Virginia State College
Cummings
Herman G. Canadas
VFW to file ouster petition over state official
The Lew S heffler post of the VFW plans to send a petition to Governor Clarence Meadows demanding removal of Dr C F McClintic, director of the State Conservation Commission. The letter asks for a competent man to replace McClintic and follows a prior note from the Raleigh County Red and Gun Club. Meadows said he had not received the Rod and Gun letter and would comment after conferring with McClintic. The move arises from pollution concerns near the Greenbrier.
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C. F. McClintic
State Conservation Commission
Lew Sheffler
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clarence Meadows
Buckley
Guy Graves
TM Laing
Raleigh County Red and Gun Club
Iman
MecClintie
Meadows
Associated Press
Charleston
McClintie
Beaverite Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Ernest Aaron Worrell of Beaver pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of his brother Albert Fred Worrell of Princeton on July 18. The brother died from wounds inflicted with a double bladed axe and Worrell admitted to unlawful wounding of Earl Akers. He faces sentencing later.
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Ernest Aaron Worrell
Beaver
Albert Fred Worrell
Princeton
Earl Akers
Beaier
Nathaniel Austin
W. B. Spangler
NG. Meadows
John Caldwell
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ned Ragland
Postal Workers Face Red Skepticism in Cleveland
About 15 to 39 Cleveland postal employees who took government loyalty oaths will receive hearings on charges tied to communism. Postmaster Guy Blaneas confirmed the range and noted roughly 4,200 postal workers in the city. Lucas urged dismissal if guilty, but support clearance if innocent.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Post Office
Guy R. Blaneas
Lucas
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Big Stick No. 1
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Killarney
U.S
PIC
Waslington
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Berry St
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