Three Forest Fires in Fayette Quelled With Minimal Damage
State writer reports three Fayette forests fires contained with minimal damage due to citizen cooperation. No fires started Sunday at Salem and Fayetteville by juveniles smoking were extinguished quickly by protectors D. A. Tamplin and J. T. Fleshman. A Kingston blaze Monday was caused by a railway locomotive, according to Forest Protector Lee Samson.
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Register
Oak Hill
Payette County
Lee Samson
Ila
Samson
Salem
Fayettevile
D. A. Tamplin
J. T. Fleshman
Kingston
Foreal
Railway Appeal Granted by Court
Charleston The State Supreme Court has granted the Virginian Railway Company an appeal from a Fayette County verdict of 10 000 to the beneficiaries of the estate of J H Foster. Foster was struck and killed by a locomotive on the Virginian main track at Page on September 15 1945 according to the railway firm’s petition.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Supreme Court
The
Virginian Railway Company
Fayette County
J. H. Foster
Foster
Virginian
Page
Oak Hill Junior Woman's Club Hears Prison Talk
Grace P. Lockard of Pence Springs spoke at Oak Hill Club meeting about the state prison system and the Pence Springs facility. Members received tickets for a Beckley chorus benefit on November 11 and elected representatives for the community center project.
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Oak Hill
Grace P. Lockard
Pence Springs
Cub Pilots Head For Aleutians
The globe circling cub pilots George Truman of Los Angeles and Clifford Evans of Washington DC left Nemuro for the Aleutians at 9 07 p m aiming for Shemya about 1500 miles away. Two Flying Forts dispatched by the Far Eastern Air Force accompany the journey for rescue on the longest leg of the trip.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
George Truman
Los Angeles
Clifford Evans
Washington, D. C
Nemuro
Hokkaido
Shemya
Aleutians
Far Eastern Air Force
Truman
Evans
U. S. Army
Chilose
Supreme Court Reverses Local Divorce Decree
The State Supreme Court reversed a Raleigh County Circuit Court divorce grant to T. D. Cochran of Daniels and remanded the case for rehearing as Anna Lee Cochran’s divorce was nullified by the higher court. Grover C. Trail, Cochran’s attorney, said Telegram reported the decision.
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High Court
State Supreme Court
Raleigh County
T. D. Cochran
Daniels
Anna Lee Cochran
Cochran
Grover C. Trail
Krug Proposes Mine Subsidies For Strategic Stockpiles
In El Paso Texas Interior Secretary Id A Krug proposed a dynamic minerals program to Congress adding subsidies to keep mines operating and build up reserves The plan to be submitted by the Truman administration favors several subsidy proposals The program aims to support mining operations and stockpiling while Representative Frey A Hartley Jr was slated as a featured speaker at the American Mining Congress.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Texas
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Id. A. Krug
Krug
American Mining Congress
Truman Administration
Frey A. Hartley, Jr
A-N. J
Extension Official Attends Fire School in Beckley
H. E. Hannah director of extension fire schools at West Virginia University attended sessions of a class now joined by Beckley regular and volunteer firefighters. Fire Chief Bernard Martin credited as instructor said 26 men attend the school each Monday night.
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H. E Hannah
Extension Fire Schools
West Virginia University
Beckley
Bernard Martin
United Nations discusses Korea occupation and peace steps
The report notes Russia occupies northern Korea and U S troops hold the south under a wartime agreement. Russia proposed withdrawing all occupation forces by January 4, a plan Marshall opposed to avoid a power vacuum. The text also recalls ancient tributes of pepper by Greeks and Romans.
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Russia
Korea
U. S
Marshall
Soviet Union
Local Youth Held In Bond Default In Raleigh County
Thomas Cremell twenty three of Fast Park is held in Raleigh County jail in default of two thousand dollar bond after waiving preliminary hearing on charges of breaking and entering the Lewis Chevrolet Company garage on Neville Street and stealing a 1942 model automobile. He is an employee of the auto firm and faces charges of stealing and wrecking the vehicle. Magistrate G O Mills conducted the hearing. David Hairston of Beckley, a suspect in the John Peters store breaking and entering on South Kanawha Street, will be released this afternoon for lack of evidence.
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Fast Park
Thomas Cremell
Raleigh
Lewis Chevrolet Company
Neville Street
Cremell
G. O. Mills
Pyfice
David Heairston
Beckley
John Peters
South
Kanawha Street
Grand Larceny Pair Arrested In Box Car Theft Case
One man remains in Raleigh county jail and another is free on bond on charges of breaking into a box car at Eccles and stealing blankets and other goods valued at 25 dollars. Magistrate James Meadows revealed today Jim Bolt waived preliminary hearing and was lodged in jail on failure to make bond. Sidney Truly posted bond on the same charge. Both await action by the grand jury. Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Griffith Griffith, born September 18 1862, at Dunns Tests Mercer County, will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Shady Spring Community Church with burial in the family cemetery at Shady Spring. Surviving children include Dan Ghent Frank Cool Ridge Chap Mannie Jack Bob Carey Clyde Jonben Jales Rees Mrs. Etla Lilly Ellison Mrs. Susie McGrady and others. A sister Mrs Altic Meadows and other relatives survive.
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Pgay
Eccles
James of
Meadows
Jim Bolt
Bolt
Louise Francis Griffith
Raleigh
Sidney Truly
Lucinda Rees
Grand
Griffith
McGhee
Dunns
Tests
Mercer County
Ihildren
Shady Spring
Harvey “Todd
Beckley
Dan
Ghent
Frank
Cool Ridge
Chap
Mannie
Jack
Bob
Carey
Clyde
Jonben
Jales
Rees
Etla Lilly
Ellison
Susie McGrady
Norfolk
Betty Hatcher
Ethel Worley
Thelma Davis
Coal City
Marie Upchurch
Jon Ben
Altic Meadows
Ramadier Cabinet Adopts Answer to De Gaulle on Fourth Republic
The Ramadier cabinet unanimously endorsed a midline reply to General de Gaulle after his call for dissolution of parliament and new elections. Interior Minister Depreux said the defense of the Fourth Republic would be delivered later in the day. Deputies in the Assembly formed two committees to respond to de Gaulle’s constitutional revision appeal as confidence vote looms. The premier recalled deputies from vacation for a Thursday vote.
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Pawis
Paul Stanadier
Charles de ‘Gaulle
Edouard Depreux
Ramadier
Fourth Republic
de Gaulle
Depreux
Ratmacher
Ram Dier
Trump Held on Bond Over Stolen Car Motor Details
State Police say Trump remains under bond on a prior charge linked to possessing a motor from a car reported stolen by a Hinton man. The motor’s serial number was allegedly filed down. Farm Agent H B Thomas will attend a regional Far Bureau meeting in Princeton Raleigh County members are asked to be at the extension office at 8 am. Thomas was summoned to Hazard Kentucky by his mother in law’s illness.
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Trump
Hinton
H. B. Thomas
Kentucky
Far Bureau
Princeton
Raleigh County
Thomas
Court House
Hazard
Lavery Refuses to Confirm Communist Ties Before HUAC
Emmett Lavery head of the Screen Writers Guild tells reporters he is not and never has been a Communist as HUAC enters its seventh day of hearings. Witness John Howard Lawson faced questions about his beliefs, risking contempt citations, while lawyers consider civil suits if the case goes to court.
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Dalton ‘Trumbo
Lawson
Emmett Lavery
Lavery
Screen Writers Guild
Hollywood Red
Guild
John Howard Lawson
Fibel
House rejects Conservative amendment to King's Speech
The House of Commons defeated a Conservative bid to insert an expression of regret, 242 to 111, arguing the government lacks a comprehensive plan to shrink Britain’s armed forces. Defense Minister Alexander defended cuts, saying total armed forces would fall to 937,000 by next March. Also note Canada’s Northwest Territories span 1,309,900 square miles with only about 35,000 residents.
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House of Commons
Britain
J. Pl.thomas
Defense
A. V. Alexander
Northwest Territories
Canada
Jury frees Ward Miller in fatal shooting case
A Wyoming County circuit court jury acquitted Ward Miller 26 a Baileyeville WWI veteran of the fatal shooting of Ray West 29 his brother in law at Rapperston on August 3 1946 Miller faces another murder indictment for Archie Hensley’s death on the same date Testimony described a double slaying and family tensions surrounding Miller’s wife Mabel West Hedrick who testified Miller allegedly clutched Hensley and claimed to be married to West’s wife Miller admitted drinking beer on a trip after the incident.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming
Ward Miller
Baileyeville
Ray West
Rapperston
Miller
Archie Hensley
Mel
Ruth West Hedrick
West
Sam
Miller Wo
Archie Hen
Jess
Hensley
Bartley
Wiliam Miller
Kopperstos
Kop
Ise
Wednesday Rites Slated for Bostic
Funeral services for Franklin F. E. Bostic age 65 of Latcher set for 2 p m Wednesday at Delilah Methodist Church Latcher with Rev Pae of Kopperston and two other ministers officiating burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. he died Monday in Welch Hospital from a heart ailment. He was a mine foreman at Kopperston mine and survived by wife Gladys Bostic of Hatcher, three sons Arthur Frank Jr and Walford, four daughters Hazel Perine Clay Marie Pauch Owings Miss Mary Jeannette Bostic and Miss Frankie Lynn Bostic all at home, three stepchildren and siblings. Pallbearers will be Kopperston foremen.
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Steff
Pineville
Franklin FE. Bostic
Latcher
Delilah Methodist Church
Harry Pae
Kopperston
O. HM. Huffman
Ted Cook
Hatcher
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckiey
Rostic
Welch
Sissonville
Mary Jeannette Bostic
Frankie Lynn Bostic
E. W. Webb
Boomer
John R. Cook
Huntington
John Frazier
Dudolph Bostic
Powhatan
Ohio
Fred Bostic
Daytona
Beach
Fla
May Montgomery
Grenville
Nations Race on New Weapons Rumors and Revelations
Zacharias claims Russia and Britain push military uses of cosmic rays and guided missiles while the United States allegedly develops a secret biological germ weapon meant for inter continental war. He warns such weapons could annihilate life on earth.
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Russia
Zacharias
Great Britain
United States
Patton criticizes Allied delays in gas delivery incident
General Patton described a 140,909 gallon fuel shortfall as a change in high command plan under General Montgomery. He called the delay a momentous error of the war while noting his respect for Omar Bradley and his disagreements with higher leadership.
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High Command
Montgomery
Patton
Omar
Bradley
Twelfth Army Group
State education projects list summarized
Cabell County Board of Education and West Virginia State funding details list multiple facilities. Projects include classrooms and recreation spaces, arts building and storage, science building and auditorium, laboratories, shops and farm and auto shop aid infirm. Notable locations include Fairment Salem West Liberty Storer and Cabell County in 207.
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Jtomac State
Fairment
Salem
West Liberty
Cabell County Board of Education
West Virginia State
Fire destroys Woodward stores after furnace blast
A gas furnace blast in Woodward Oklahoma sparked a major fire destroying six stores and injuring at least eight. The blaze began in the Oliver Shoe Store basement and rapidly consumed much of the block as additional explosions followed. Firefighters from multiple towns battled the blaze amid damaged water systems and scattered gas.
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Associated Press
Woodward
Okla
Mmail
Oliver Shoe
Eugene Smith
The
Elks
Masonic Lodge
Peasant Leaders Seek Washington Group Aid Against Communism
Two exiled leaders plan to join the Washington based World Peasant International in a coordinated move against communist regimes that rule most of the countries they fled.
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World Peasant International
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James Meadows
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Sanford Meadows
Junior Meadows
Eunice Meadows
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Liarry McCreery
Juanita Mae Thornhill
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Royal Spaghetti House
Beckley-Mount Hope Road
Edith Foutch
Sand Branch
Tesser Carter
Winding Gulf
Clarence Hughes
Elmer T. Neal
Westmoreland Eet Negro
T. J. Arnold
Church Street
Jack Thompson
Edwight
Sam Bellamy
Marten
Clifsville
John Scott
Ernest McCoy
C. I. Waugh
Charlton Heights
Rill Moore
Rainaire Club
Land
Jackie Shaw
Hole Hill
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Coca-Cola Company
Morton Downey
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Combs Compary
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Fredric March
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Virginia Mayo
Hoagy Carmichael
Raleigh’ County
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Mabel
Bostic
Marianna
William Miller
Maybel
William Schiller
William Meadows
Washington
Gen
Alexandrial
Cer A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
Hlens
M Arine Corps
Leiling
JM. Easley
Wee
Shoutle
Robert McKinney
Elmer McKinney
Basin
Kenna Lester
Bud Jumberman
Beaver Theatre
Becktey
Eee Roy Tuessay & Ednesday
Paul
Kay Scott
Beckle
Interac
Armaison
Stooge
Dial
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Fairstow
Enid
Seiling
Mooreland
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Shattuck
Woolward
Vandegriff
Blaze of Noon
Williamt Halden, Soxny Tulty
Anne Baxter
Liletelie Beet
John Hodiak
Big Town
P Reed
Veda Ann Berg
Father
Rex Harrison
Joe E. Brown
the Daring Young Man
Woay
Oak Hill, West Va
Dawn Patee
Wast
Virginia Reindlers
Gh Valley Boye Berman
Jamboree
Blue Mountain
Wade West Virginia
Neon Alarm Clock Club
Boatlight On A Star
Eddie LeMar
Dan Gacher
Fietts
Chit Edwards
New River Valley Boys
Aloids
Dept. of Veterana Affaire
Etpesrally For You
McPherean
Hallywood
Gossel Melody Boys
Elmer Highman
Scorta
Lebanon
LCFC
Bsab
Sacred Heart
Tor
Rainbow Rendezvous
Bluergm
WCFC
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