Walkout Follows Layoff at Pond Creek Pocahontas Mine
About 500 employees reportedly walked out at Pond Creek Pocahontas Company No. L mine in Bartley McDowell County following a layoff of roughly 50 workers. General Manager C E Walker did not explain the layoff and UMW officials were unavailable for comment. The Pond Creek firm is a subsidiary of Island Creek Coal Company.
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Associated Press
Welch
Pond Creek Pocahontas Company
No. L
Bartley
McDowell County
C. E. Walker
United Mine Workers
Pond Creek
Island Creek Coal Company
Ex Major Indicted On 2nd Tax Count
Bennett E. Meyers, former major general and wartime second ranking Air Forces procurement officer, was indicted in Baltimore on income tax evasion for 1942 to 1946 totaling $45,731.37. He previously faced a March indictment for evading $15,658 in 1941.
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Baltimore
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Forces
Bluefield Man Speaks to Beckley Woman's Club on Liberty
Bluefield resident J S Dudley told Beckley Woman's Club members that democracy rests on individual dignity and freedom, urging active voting and public participation as the nation’s safeguard. The October program featured pianist Mrs Julian Secrest and new officers and committee members were announced.
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J S. Dudley
American Home and Gardens
Beckley Woman's Club
Dudley
Bluefield
Bill Dudley
University of Virginia
Woman's Club
Julian Secrest
Inez Caffee
Bach
Chopin
Debussy
Joyce Kilmer
Grand Jury to Hear Armed Robbery Case
Ray Harvey of Odd waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate G. O. MUs and is held for grand jury on armed robbery charge. Arrested last week by State Police, he allegedly aided Lee Scalf in robbing Luther Jones of 300 dollars at Sand Lick last summer. Scalf was arrested soon after and will be tried October 26 in Raleigh County Criminal Court.
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Ray Harvey
Odd
G. O. Mus
Band
Harvey
Lee Scalf
Luthers Jones
Sand Lick
Secalf
Raleigh County
Sound Off! Legion Parade in Miami Marks National Convention
The American Legion stages an eight hour parade in Miami starting at 4 p.m. EST to celebrate the 30th annual national convention opened yesterday and lasting through Thursday. Officials expect up to 300000 spectators for a four mile march along downtown and Biscayne Boulevard with TOP Legion and military brass and President Truman among attendees. Governor Earl Warren of California and Harold Stassen are slated to speak tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Miami
FLA
American Legion
Biscayne Boulevard
Legion
Army
Navy
Freezing Temperature Forecast for Tonight
The Huntington Weather Bureau predicted temperatures would fall to the freezing point tonight but not reach last night’s lows. Warmer weather expected for the rest of the week. CITATION DELAYED Chicago: a federal court contempt citation against the AFL International Typographical Union was issued yesterday by Judges Sherman Minton and J. Ear Major of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Huntington Weather Bureau
Chicago
AFL International Typographical Union
Sherman Minton
J. Ear Major
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Roy E. Bach to Wed in December
Announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Louise Robbins of Connellsville Pennsylvania to Roy E Bach. Parents listed for both families. Bride graduated from Connellsville High School and attended Maryland College for Women and West Virginia University. Bach is a senior at WVU and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Wedding planned December 22 at Wesley Methodist Church Morgantown.
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Louise Robbins
Roy E. Bach
Arthur Robbins
Connellsville
B.C. Bach
North Oakwood Avenue
Connellsville High School
Maryland College For Women
West Virginia University
Bach
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Wesley Methodist Church
Morgantown
Two More Japs To Face Court
General MacArthur announces war crimes charges against Admiral Saemu Toyoda and Lt. Gen. Horoshi Tamura. Each will face a seven officer wartime tribunal by November 1 as trials run at GHQ level. Toyoda is charged with command responsibility for atrocities across the Pacific and Indian Ocean area while Tamura is charged for mistreatment of Allied prisoners.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Saemu Toyoda
Horoshi Tamura
Eighth Army
Yokohamae
Hideki Tojo
Tamura
Toyoda
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Huffman Infant Dies in Local Hospital
Jerry Randolph Huffman three weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Roy D Huffman of Shady Spring died in a local hospital after a two week illness He was born Sept 26 Survived by parents maternal grandparents Walter Underwood paternal grandmother Mrs Mary Frances Huffman Funeral at Oak Grove Church with Rev L A Garten officiating Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Body to home of Walter Underwood at 3 pm today
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Jerry Randolph Huffman
Roy D. Huffman
Shady Spring
Walter Underwood
Mary
Frances Huffman
Cremery
Walter Unjderwood
Funjee
Oak Grove Church
L. A. Garten
Oak Grove Cemetery
Explosion injures thirteen at Evansville company basement
A blast in the basement of the Seeger Refrigerating Company plant in Evansville Indiana injures seven teens and possibly more as investigators determine the blast cause and injury extent.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Ind
Seeger Retfrig- Jeraling Company
Nash Hikes Prices On Newest 1949 Models
Nash Motors announced price increases on its new 1949 models with average jumps of 275 dollars for the 600 series and 390 dollars for the Ambassador line. The higher price cars are already in production and will be publicly introduced October 22.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Nash Motors
Nash
Kanawha Gains 7 663 Voters in County Lead
Kanawha County added 7,663 registered voters while Cabell County dropped 1,421 since the May 11 primary. Revised figures show Kanawha with 118,805 voters, up 7,763 across 284 precincts. Cabell with 57,823, down 11,287 across 131 precincts. Remaining counties listed.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kanawha County
Cabell County
Secretary of State
Cabelt County
Piney View Men Sentenced in Tampering Case
Two Piney View men Willard Hanks and Alfred Walker faced Magistrate G O Mills charged with tampering a motor vehicle. They were fined $25 and costs and sentenced to 60 days in jail after taking a car owned by Mrs Betty Persinger of Beckley and driving it to Wyoming County. State Police reported $250 damage. men were arrested Monday night and agreed to pay damages.
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Piney View
G. O. Mills
Willard Hanks
Alfred ‘Walker
Betty Persinger
Beckley
Wyoming County
Ezra Zirkle
Cold snap settles across much of the nation
The mid October cold front drops to subfreezing levels from the plains to New England and reaches the Deep South. The U S Weather Bureau notes readings in the 20s to 30s from Tennessee to Mississippi and Arkansas with more cool air forecast for the South tonight.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Plains States
New England
Dixieland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Mercury
Chattanooga
Nashville
Tenn
North and Central Gulf Coast Weather Boost Floridian Harvest
The report notes temperatures from 70 in Miami to 50 in Jack Lapple and 20s to 30s readings in Reading areas. Farmers in Isonville near harvest cheered by price gains 10 to 135 cents posted by several firms.
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Gulf Coast
New FE Tana Etaire
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