Forces Press North Korean Offensive Across Korean Front
North Korean forces launched a broad push along the 55 mile northern front from Macan to Pohang with gains near Waegwan and Kigye. U N troops reported heavy fighting around Taegu Masan Yongsan and Pusan as air and ground units massed in support. Casualties topped ten thousand over the previous two days as the UN lines held with ongoing counterattacks by the Second Division and Marines.
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Tokyo
Macan
Pohang
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Waegwan
Taegu
Waegwan-Taegu
South End
Masan
Pusan
U. S
Nam
Naktong
Yongsan
Naktang
Associated Press
Ton Huth
U. S. 24Th Division
Kigye
Stawn Swinton
Centennial Parade Ends Raleigh County Celebration
About 40 000 spectators watched Beckley hold a 45 unit Centennial Parade through downtown under hot sun. O B Harris led the parade as marshal amid delays for queens and princesses with police aid. Beckley Elks Lodge won best float while prizes were awarded for goodwill queen and other costumes. rain later disrupted planned events.
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Dan Donahue
Raleigh County
Beckley
O. B. Harris
Civitan Club
Jorette
Suttens
Beckley Elks Lodge
D.Q. Means
Joseph Baker
J. B. McKenzie
Means
Centennial Committee
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Herbert R. Pitts
Centennial
Pitts
Robert Cornett
Z. Wilbur Bars
Charley Hall
King of Good Fellowship
Slab Fork Mines
Queen of Good Will
Claude Lowder
Jake’ McVey
Pemberton
Raymond Laws
Dayton
Luvin Kup
Keatley Brothers
Foshter Hardware
Silver Brands
Tthe Civitan Club
Commerce Group Retains Officers
Ernest K. James of Charleston was re elected president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce for a third term at the fifth annual meeting. Officers re elected included George T. Fonda Weirton first vice president Howard I. Gray Rainelle second vice president Hayes Pickleshimer Charleston treasurer and H A Stensbury Charleston managing director. The chamber adopted resolutions urging voters in 1952 to approve a constitutional amendment to shift superintendent of free schools from elective to appointive and reaffirmed opposition to the proposed $90 000 000 soldiers bonus in the general election.
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Associated Press
Ernest K. James
Charleston
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Board of
Chamber
State Board of Education
George T. Fonda
Weirton
Howard I. Gray
Rainelle
Hayes Pickleshimer
H. A. Stensbury
MacArthur calls for rapid UN ground force buildup
General Douglas MacArthur urged the United Nations to provide faster ground forces for Korea. He noted strong naval and air power but warned that ground troops are outnumbered and must be expanded promptly to repel North Korean invaders. He spoke in a UN report detailing member nations’ contributions and the urgency of timely support.
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Goldberg Lake
Dour Yas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Macarthur
U.N
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Patteson Projects West Virginia Industrial Boom
Governor Patteson told the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers that the state is entering a strong industrial era. He cited a shift from raw material exports to diverse manufacturing and noted a historic Kanawha Valley synthetic rubber plant as an emergency capability.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Patteson
State Society of Professional Engineers
Kanawha Valley
Institute
GOP Sets Stage To Draft Dewey
ALBANY New York Lt Gov Joe Hanley withdrew as candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination and urged Governor Dewey to run again. The move clears the way for a draft movement gaining momentum for weeks as Hagerty said Dewey would announce early next week.
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Associated Press
Albany
Ni Y
Joe R. Hanley
Dewey
Hanley
James €. Hagerty
Dewees
Hagerty
Francis Mine to Reopen After Three Months Shutdown
The Francis operation of the Amigo Smokeless Coal Company will reopen this week after five months of inactivity. W. M. Barnard, general manager, cites a rejuvenated market. The mine closed April 1 and will partially reopen with two of three loading from the Francis shaft, expecting about 150 workers and 1500 tons daily.
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Francis
Amigo Smokeless Coal Company
W. M. Barnard
Barn‘ard
Mullens Whitesville Labor Programs Highlight Day
West Virginia's Labor Day events include parades and talks with speakers led by Governor Patteson. At Smithers United Mine Workers hosts ceremonies in Kanawha County with Patleson to speak at 2 p.m. A Whitesville parade will be followed by speeches from Agee Inch of Chattanooga, Tenn., and William Blizzard, and UMW officials from Districts 17 and 19 are listed among speakers.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Palleson
Smithers
Kanawha County
United Mine Workers
Patleson
Whitesville
Agee Inch
Chattanooga
Tenn
William Blizzard
UMW
Charleston
Robert
Interam
Attlee Says British Tool Exports to Russia Continue
Prime Minister Attlee told a nationwide radio audience that Britain will not halt machine tool sales to the Soviet Union as they would harm defense needs. He noted some tools of strategic importance may still be exported under pre existing contracts, and defended a trade agreement linking exchanges of feed ing stuffs timber and materials with machinery.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Russia
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Soviets
West
Weather and Labor Day plans disrupted by steady rain
Rainy skies delayed West Virginia holiday activities as the forecast warned continued showers through Tuesday. In Morgantown, a Labor Day parade was planned with floats and bands while state police prepared to manage traffic and crowds at parks and beaches before winter closures. A separate report notes a C network cargo plane landed in fog at Kanawha Airport after engine failure, with 2nd Lt. Patrick C. Russo guiding the C 119 to a safe landing.
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Haliday
West
Charleston
Tre Asociated Press
Air Force
Kana Twna
Pat
Rick C. Russo
Rochester
N. Y
Kilgore Pushes Wartime Internment Plan for Communists
Senator Kilgore proposes internment camps for Communists in national emergencies as an alternative to a Communist registration scheme. He noted a group of senators is examining legal angles and said the plan would be tied to control legislation debated in the Senate. He argued registration is harassment and unworkable, requiring declaration of emergency by both President and Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kilgore
D-Wva
Senate
Congress
Justice Department
German group offers terms for aiding West Germany defense
The Brotherhood proposes three demands for West Germany including full sovereignty, a united Europe with a common army under German command, and restoring the honor of German soldiers at Nurnberg. A Bonn petition was adopted by 500 members as thousands of ex-soldiers signed earlier. The move precedes Western ministers meetings in New York.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Germany
Brotherhood
Die Bruderschaft
West Germany
West
Europe
Nuernberg
Bonn
Helmut Beck-Breichsitter
New York
Two Buckhannon Residents Slightly Hurt In Local Plane Crash
Two Buckhannon residents Scott Singer and Abe Gaston escaped with light injuries when their 1919 Piper cruiser crashed after takeoff from Beckley Mount Hope Airport. Eyewitnesses report the plane stalled and struck trees near Route 1921, about 500 yards south of Bradley. They received first aid at Raleigh General Hospital and were released.
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Buckhannon
Beckley-Mount Hope
Bradley
Scott Singer
Abe Gaston
Sprague
Raleigh General Hospital
Prosperity
Herbert Bellamy
Bellamy
William O'Neill
Russell
Jack Floyd
Beckley
Ellamy
W. L. Borrer
Bamont
Mt. ‘Hope
Okeh
Nine Die in Milwaukee Area Interurban Train Crash
A head on collision of two Milwaukee Rapid Transit two car excursion trains near Milwaukee killed nine delegates and injured about fifty during a National Model Railroad Association convention sight seeing trip. Coroners and rescue workers removed bodies and treated the injured as a Roman Catholic priest administered last rites at the scene.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Rapid Transit and
Speedrail Company
National Model Railroad Association
Jay Meader
Hales
Maeder
86 Casualties Listed On the Home Front
The Labor Day traffic death rate was heavy over the long weekend with 86 fatalities reported early, including a Alabama tragedy near Clayton where a trailer sideswiped a car. Other deaths include a Michigan drowning and a Pennsylvania plane crash, with a Milwaukee train collision. The forecasted total for the period runs to about 435 traffic deaths. About 36 million cars were expected on the roads.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Clayton
Ala
Michigan
Ttwo
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee
Water Works Strike Settlement Reached in Parkersburg
Parkersburg officials and CIO Local 330 announced a settlement after a three day street and water works strike. Terms were not disclosed but both parties conceded. About 40 municipal street and water department workers were to return to work after Labor Day.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Golden Underwood
CIO
Harper Pilot's Luck Changes in Forced Landing
George Spade, a Harper student pilot from Beckley Flying School, made a forced landing on Peters Mountain in Giles County Virginia due to rain and fog. He landed safely in a hillside field, but the Piper Cub skidded into a fence while he tried to crank the engine, crumpling a wing. Spade was unhurt and continuing toward Montville, Virginia.
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Register
Peterstown
George Spade
Harper
Peters Mountain
Giles County
Spade
Beckley Flying School
Mountville
First WW Students Assemble Tuesday At Woodrow Wilson High
A 3 a.m. faculty meeting will open the new school year at Woodrow Wilson High. Juniors and seniors will assemble at 10 a.m. with home rooms assigned. Sophomores report Wednesday at 9:20 a.m. Enrollment lists 324 seniors, 426 juniors, 529 sophomores totaling 1,289, with an estimated 1,235 to enroll.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
C. (. Peregoy
Surprise Greek marriage ends kidnap romance in Athens
Tassoula Vatracogeorgi wed Constantine Kephaloyiannis after a dramatic abduction ending with a ceremony at a Crete monastery. Greek authorities warned of arrest for the kidnapping, while police protected the couple during their ascent to the archbishop’s residence. The bride said she volunteered to marry, claiming love and freedom from captivity on Mount Ida.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Tassoula ‘Vatracogeorgi
Constantine
Costa” Kephaloyannis
Costa
Spyrridon
Crete
Mount Ida
Garazo
Lofty
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