Winds Fan Fire Storm As WV Fires Surpass 130000 Acres
West Virginia wrestles with 450 plus wildfires across southern counties as a nine thousand foot smoke plume lingers. The Conservation Commission rushes to station crews and National Guard units, with 3500 to 4000 personnel mobilized and two new fire stations planned. Foresters report limited visibility and rising winds complicating the effort while more than 500 utility workers join the fight across multiple counties in WV and neighboring Kentucky.
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Ciarleston
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Edsel France
Piedmont
Charles R. Fox
Kanawha
Amer
Keith Gritean
Capital
Sastern Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Ad
Guard
150Th Infantry
Thelbeen
Ronceverte
Bart
Wille
Cabin Creek
Paint Creek
Anawha
Lindale
Boone Andjon
Logan
Boone County
United Gas Co
Charleston
Mingo
Lincoln
Wayne
Nicholas
Clay
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Kentucky
Jin
Whitesville
Branch
Kermit
Clendenin
West Virg
Fort Knox
al National Guard Company
State Miners Return En Masse to WV Pits
About 115000 West Virginia soft coal miners moved to resume work after United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis ordered a back to the pits following wage dispute negotiations. District 29 leader George Titler predicted at least 95 percent of miners in his area would return, with operations starting swiftly, though some crews returned only after notices.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Beckley
George — Titler
UMW
O'Donnell
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Marion County
Lewis
Adolph Pacifico
Northern Panhandle
Desperado in Raleigh County Jail Amid Juvenile Court Drama
A 13 year old Desperado, who stole a gun from a magistrate and fired at a police chief, is held in Raleigh County Jail after eluding arrest by Rhodell Chief Monty McCary. He faces concealed weapon charges and a Juvenile Court hearing set for Saturday to argue he was merely play acting.
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Harriet Allen
Rhodell i
Raleigh
Rhodell
Monty McCary
McCary
McCarthy Accuses Adlai of Aiding Reds in Campaign
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy charged Gov. Adlai Stevenson with aiding communists in the presidential contest. He claimed left wing advisers surround Stevenson and that Stevenson would continue postwar policies of Kremlin dictated to push communism on Americans. In Chicago he spoke before about 1,150 diners, amid a heckler removal by police.
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Chicago
Joseph R. McCarthy
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Loop
Heckler
Ilinais
Kremlin
U.S
Maly
Clyde H. Minster
Johnstown Road
Presbyterian
Beverly Hills
Fairmont
J. T.daniels
Beckley
J. J. Haymond
Glan Lemasters
J. W. Hutchinson
C. R. Brooks
Paradise
Mar. Haymond
Melton Mortuary
105 Year Old Woman Votes Absentee Ballot
Agatha Hamill, 105, voted absentee in the November 4 election with help from her son Arthur, 65. She discussed choices between Eisenhower and Stevenson, but her final selection remained secret.
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Seatile
Agatha Hamill
Arthur
Ilreight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Weather outlook with colder, cloudy days and light snow flurries
Cloudy and colder in the north portion with a few snow flurries this after noon and again this evening. Highs will be in the 40s and lows around 25 to 30. Temperatures average 3 to 6 degrees below normal with little or no precipitation except a chance of light rain or snow north Friday or Saturday. Rivers at Bellepoint and reservoirs at below normal stages and clear.
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West Virginia
Rioting Prisoners Call for Adlai at Menard Prison
Three hundred rebellious inmates at Menard Prison near Chester Illinois threaten seven hostages and call for Gov Adlai Stevenson as guards and state police surround the facility. Warden Munie abandons storm attempt after threats to fling hostages from a balcony.
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Chester
Ill
Linois
Menard
Adlai Stevenson
Jerome E. Munie
Munie
Gov. Stevenson
New York
Supreme Court To Rule On Picket Line Crossing
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a National Labor Relations Board appeal involving Charles Waugh, a Rockaway News Supply worker who refused to cross a Nassau Daily Review Star picket line in Rockville Centre New York. The NLRB seeks reinstatement with back pay after his termination, contending employees must honor picket lines when bound by employer rules.
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High Tribunal
National Pabor Relations Board
Charles Waugh
Rockaway News Supply Co., Inc
Long Island
Waugh
Nassau Daily Review Star
Rockville Centre
N. Y
NLRB
U.S
New York
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Nine Dogs Fatally Injure Mississippi Farmer
A 47 year old Mississippi farmer, William Pierce, was killed when nine ferocious dogs attacked him. County Attorney Laurel Weir described severe injuries with extensive flesh loss on his limbs. The body was found in a ditch near his home and the sheriff stated all nine dogs were fatally injured.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Laurel Weir
William Pierce
Weir
Madison Spears
Get Out The Vote Sunday Designated Raleigh County
A Beckley BPW Club committee led by Mrs. M G Jarrell mailed letters to about 130 county clergy urging reminder of church members duties to vote. Other members directing this education and vocations project include Miss Helen Hubbard Miss Mary Syner Mrs Christina Bennett and Miss Elizabeth Marquis.
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Raleigh
Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club
M. G. Jarrell
BPW
Helen Hubbard
James Mahamas
Mary Syner
Christina Bennett
Elizabeth Marquis
Murder and death by own action in Pittsburgh
Four witnesses watched as Ernest Raymer 28 shot his estranged wife Antoinette 24 and then killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun in Allegheny County detectives words murder and death by own action. The shootings occurred at William Speney 53 brother in law of the dead woman. Relatives said Raymer had threatened his wife’s life unless she reconciled.
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Pittsburgh
George Karcher
Allegheny County
Ernest Raymer
Antoinette
William Speney
Raymer
Speney
Marines Regain Peak in Korean Front Clashes
Marines restored lines on the Korean Western Front and claimed destruction of a complete Chinese regiment about 3,000 men. Maj. Gen. Edwin Pollack said one Chinese regiment was destroyed as Allied forces pressed back Red forces along the Panmunjom area and Sniper Ridge. Affected units included the 5th Marine Division with reports of firm control after mop-up operations and aerial bombardment by warplanes.
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Stan’ Carter
Sequl WU
Edwin Pollack
U 5 11St Marine Division
Milo Farnell
Leatthernecks
Hook
Panmunjom
Kumhwa
John Randolph
Pinpoint Hil
Stock Market Edges Up on light NY volume
New York trading was slightly higher with light volume. Higher movers included Union Pacific, Sinclair Oil, United Airlines, AT&T, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler and American Tobacco, while Southern Railway, Deep Rock Oil, American Can, Geedrich and Sener Fey Industries fell.
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New York
Union Pacific
Sinclair Oil
United Air Lines
American Telephone
Bthlehem Steel
Chrysler
American Tobacco
Southern Railway
Deep Rock Oil
American Can
iGeedrich
Sener Fey Industries
November Circuit Jurors Drawn for Raleigh County Term
A list of 125 Raleigh County men is drawn to serve as jurors for the November term of Raleigh County Circuit Court, opening Monday November 16. Jurors report November 17. first week reserved for chancery matters. Notables include A E Manning Glen White Joseph Miller Naoma E G Miller Lester George Michael Beckley and many others from Beckley Glen Daniel and surrounding communities.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Cecil J., Miller
Roy D. Millican
A. E. Manning
Glen White
Joseph Miller
Naoma
E. G. Miller
Lester
George Michael
Beckley
Thomas Marion
Glen Daniel
Ed Maynor
Harper
J. L. Mills
Egeria
Frank Mann
Sprague
French Meadows
Stamford
B. W. McLean
Jeffer
Nash
Floyd
B. Nickell
Kermit R. Okes
Everett O'Neal
Joe Parker
Wather Shipps
Richard Pack
Route 1
J. K. Peters
Coolridge
Marvin Perry
Artie
Wavery
Pryor
M. J. Pack
Ira Earl Parker
Finley Pruitt
Walter Rapnold
Ralph L. Rowley
Mab Scott
M. C. Richmond
Crow
J. M. Robinson
Grandview
J. R. Rogers
Daniels
Harold Rudin
E. W. Redden
New
Shiri Ratliff
George Ray
Cranberry
Arthur T
VA Chaplain Remains In Serious Condition
Chaplain Orr A. James of Beckley Veterans Hospital remains seriously ill after a cerebral hemorrhage. He collapsed at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church while addressing the Men's Club on the topic Living Where We Are. He was admitted last night and stable.
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Orr A. James
Beckley Veterans Hospital
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Three New Fires Reported in Area 6 Today
Three new fires were reported in the Sixth District early today by district forester Carl Lucas. The fires were at Bluff Mountain in Meer County Mart ing in forth Fayette County and Canebrake Mountain in McDowell County. Additional fires were reported yesterday in Raleigh County including spots at Lanark Mabscott Snake Hollow near Dry Creek and near Stanaford School with nearby landmarks and creeks noted.
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Carl Lucas
Forester
Bluff Mountain
Meer County
Marting
Forth Fayette County
Canebrake Mountain
McDowell County
Raleigh County
Lanark
Mabscott
Snake Hollow
Dry Creek
Sureveyor
Stanaford School
Affinity
Sophia
Union Hall
Stanaford
Arnett
Big Beaver Creek
jGoal
Iver
Oswald
Winding Gulf
Incendiarism Probed Amid Nationwide Forest Fires
Half of the states faced extensive forest and brush fires as drought and heat raged. National guardsmen, farmers, and volunteers battled in New England to the South as officials warned the fire danger was out of control and potential arson drew investigations in Missouri Arkansas and Kentucky.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Forest Rangers
National Guardsmen
Weather Bureau
New England
Midwest
Missouri
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Fred Lang
T. S. Martin
Guardsmen Donate $200 to United Fund Campaign
A Guardsman from Headquarters Company Second Battalion 250th Regiment Combat Team subscribed 200 dollars to the United Fund Campaign last night. Authorities confirm the contribution and record the donation as part of ongoing fund drive efforts.
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250Th Regiment
United Fund Campaign
Kimball Plans Resignation Amid Campaign Claims
Navy officials indicate Kimball intends to resign from office after the new term begins. Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball stated he will not remain in office, with Lt. Gilmer C. Smith and Lt. Wil NIV YOR?2 taking command roles as the campaign divisions meet. A meeting is scheduled for Thursday at noon in El Chico to discuss the matter.
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New York Council of the Navy
iChico, jEesque
City Dump Scrap Sale Causes Stir
Huntington city leaders ordered an investigation into the sale of scrap from the city dump after a sworn statement by scrap dealer Richard Wellman alleging he paid the city superintendent at least 202 dollars monthly for exclusive salvage rights. The probe, led by a three member council committee, follows a resignation offer by the superintendent and political maneuvering surrounding mayoral hopes.
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Huntington
Richard Wellman
Wellman
Cecil Thompson
Payne
Council
Republicijcans
State Police Praise Man Who Drove 340 Miles To Testify
Captain Walker praised Elsworth William Redden for traveling over 340 miles from Cleveland Ohio to Raleigh to testify in two driving while intoxicated charges. The elderly witness voluntarily responded to a summons and urged greater citizen participation in crime apprehension.
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JA. A. Lockley
C. L. Walker
Lockley
Walker
Raleigh Criminal Court
Elsworth William Redden
Cleveland
Ohio
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