No Teeth Pulled at Snake Cultist Religious Service
O V Shoupe a Kentucky snake cullist led a "snake service" in East Beckley with a copperhead held near his head as followers in the Holiness Jesus Only sect shouted praise. A drunken disruptor offered help during the ceremony.
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Larry King Register
O. V. Shoupe
Kentucky
East Beckley
Shoupe
Jesus Only" Relligious Sect
O. ¥. Shoupe
Cumberland
Jesus
Buck Davis
Fifth Avenue
Fast Beckley
U.S
Seamen Strike Ties Up Atlantic Pacific and Gulf Ports
AFL seamen and allied unions walk off ships in New York, Baltimore and other ports disrupting saltwater shipping. President Truman says wage dispute is now with Labor Secretary Schnellenbach as rail embargoes freight to ports. About 200000 AFL and CIO members observed the action with 100000 seamen officially striking.
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Associated Press
New York
AFL
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Ports
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Secretary of Labor
Schnellenbach
Baltimore
Seamen’s International Union
Seamen's Union of the Pacific
John Hawk
SEU
CIO National Maritime Union
Prices Curb Cosmetics as Meat Ceilings Return
OPA lifts ceilings on low priced cosmetics while meat ceilings return. Full scale action against meat black market planned with focus on New York and Chicago stockpiles bought at high prices. Separate note reports sailors strike impact and union responses across U S ports with AFL Maritime Trades Department backing.
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Associated Press
Washington
OPA
Whalesale
New York
Chicago
Coal Mining In July Tops 45
West Virginia coal production in July totaled 13,916,408 tons, well above last July but behind 1945. The year's output reached 77,421,842 tons with 22 mine fatalities and 1,390 non fatal accidents in July, raising year to date deaths to 135 and injuries to 8,141.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
G. R. Spindler
Spindler
Kuly
Fire Chief Inspects Beckley Schools for Hazards
Beckley Fire Chief Bernard Martin began Tuesday inspections of town schools within corporate limits to remove fire hazards. By this morning seven schools had been checked and conditions were described as very good. Similar inspections occur three times yearly.
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Bernard Martin
Beckley Fire Department
Cattle Receipts Shrink at Chicago Bis Stockyards
In Chicago the stockyards report a drastic drop in cattle and hog arrivals as OPA price ceilings bite. Receipts show only 1 200 cattle 700 hogs and 800 sheep last day, with 8 000 pens largely empty and packers cutting labor.
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Associated Press
Chicago
OPA
Union
Midwest
Mid Western
Salah
Gunfire Scattered As Bombay Lists 189 Dead
Bombay reports 189 dead as gunfire erupts amid unrest. Associated Press notes markets rebounded in New York with gains extending yesterday’s rally despite a sluggish broader downturn and persistent financing hurdles.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Bombay militancy eases after four days of religious riots
Scattered gunfire and a curfew warning persisted in Bombay as officials reported 189 killed and 427 wounded, with unofficial tallies over 200 dead and 690 injured. Government communique noted stray lines of fire and a 4 hour curfew threat while mills stayed shut and traffic halted. A temporary internment camp housed about 2,000 detainees since rioting began last Sunday as Hindus observe a holiday and Muslims prepare for a day of prayer.
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Bombay
Areiger
Isin
Chiang Kai shek forces advance as peace talks fail
Chiang Kai shek’s government claims progress against Communist areas in North China. Kalgan, Jehol and surrounding routes are cited as targets while Tahing siege and rail links are threatened. Eastern Hopeh also sees renewed government offensives amid stalled negotiations.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Kalgan
Chahar
North China
Chen Cheng
Tahing
Chengteh
Jehol
Chengter
Tatung
Kalzan
Hopeh
May Invites Inquiry Into Assistance He Gave Garsson Group
Rep. Andrew J. May asks to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee about aid to the Garsson munitions group. He says he acted to help Cumberland Lumber and that he received no compensation, though he expects at least $659.31 for out-of-pocket expenses. He cites illness delaying his appearance and offers to meet in Prestonsburg Kentucky or Washington as his physician allows.
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May
Garsson Group
Associated Press
Washington
Andrew J. May
Senate War Investigating Committee
Prestonsburg
Garsson
Combite
Kentucky
Mead
D-Ny
House Military Committee
Senate
Peena
Kentucky Democrat
Combine
Cumberland — Lumber Company
Daniel J. Andersen
Senate Committee
Presontsburg
TISAT
Cumberland Company
Heirens Tries Third Death Attempt in Chicago Jail
William Heirens, 17, awaiting the court’s decision on his punishment, attempted to hang himself with a bedsheet in Cook County jail. A guard cut him down on duty at 1 a.m. This was Heirens third self harm attempt since his capture after confessing to multiple killings and burglaries. He had also sought to injure himself with head wounds and planned a fatal overdose of aspirin. The incident occurred as the homicide case neared closing arguments before Chief Justice Harold G. Ward.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Heirens
Cook County
Frank Sain
Heirens
Pephans
Issate
Harold G. Ward
Criminal Court
Charter Election Postponed Again in Beckley
Beckley postpones the proposed city-manager charter election from September 7 to October due to misinterpretation of notice rules by the charter commission. Attorney K Douglas Bowers says a firm date will be set after a meeting, while Recorder William P Laren notes notices must appear 30 days prior in ten places and two newspapers for three weeks.
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Beckley
Charter Commission
K. Douglas Bowers
City Recorder
William P. Laren
Plane crash near Elko claims 24 lives
A Transseg luxury Airlines two engine DC-3 crashed three miles from Elko Nevada around 2 am PST killing 21 passengers and three crew. The NYC to San Francisco flight carried Captain Campbell of Miami and crew member Leather man of New York along with stewardess Marjorie Cox of San Francisco. A woman and a baby survived and are hospitalized.
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San Francisco
Traneg- Luxury Airlines
Elko
Nev
Tree
Airine
New York City
Fike
Campbell
Miami
Fla
Leatherman
New Yor City
Marjorie Cox
Five New Divorces Granted by Judge Ashworth
Five divorces were granted by Judge Ben H. Ashworth this morning in the Circuit Clerk’s office. Roy J. Cawley was divorced from Virginia Ruth Cawley with custody to the mother and $30 monthly support for two children. Christine Foster and James Foster custody went to the mother for three children. Alice Cadle was divorced from Everett Cadle with custody to the mother and $50 monthly support. Other dissolutions included Robert Allen White from Letha Martha White and Nellie Sparacino Cantaberry from Walter P. Cantaberry.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Circuit Clerk
Roy J. Cawley
Virginia Ruth Cawley
Togelher
Christine Foster
James Foster
Alice Cadle
Everett Cadle
Robert Allen White
Letha
Martha White
Nellie Sparacino Cantaberry
Walter P. Cantlaberry
Soviets Demand Rejection of Italian Trieste Claim
Soviet officials at the 24 nation peace talks press for rejection of Italy’s claim to Trieste port. Andrei Vishinsky urged the conference to deny Italian gains while Molotov returns to Paris from Berlin for talks. Minsky asserted Yugoslavia holds no unquestionable right to Trieste, aligning with a broader support for a free port in the area.
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Italy
Trieste
Paris
Andrei Y. Vishnist x
Lowlay
Russia
Molotov
Molntov
Berlin
Moscow
Minsky
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
A-Bombs Poison Penetrates Ship Interior Report Says
An Operation Crossroads report on Bikini tests describes how an underwater atomic depth charge created radioactive mist and fatal radiation illness among 20 pigs aboard four target ships. It notes many animals died quickly, others within weeks, with remaining creatures shipped to the United States for study.
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Tio Associated
Washington
Atom Bank
Cates
Bikini
Burleson
United States
Naval Medical Research Center
Bethesda
Early End Seen To Music Strike In New York Hotels
In New York, AFL President James C Petr predicted the musicians’ strike against city hotels would end within a few days. David Dreschler, representing 41 of the hotels, said the situation remained unchanged as of Monday, with the wage increase demands averaging 25 percent.
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PEN Gassacan
NEW York - AG Ealy Ena
AFL Musics
New York
James C Petr
AFL
America Federation of Musicians
Eee
Chicago
David Dreschler
Two High School Positions Filled Amid Disrupted Opening
The county reports vacancies in two high school posts while Ver stilt and the nearby ROOM school delayed opening on the first day of control due to weather and teaching disruptions. Jaye Broygze Mer and other administrators are noted among the staff, with interim arrangements in place as the district addresses staffing gaps and safety concerns.
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Ne Hotchkiss One
Jaye Broygze
Weather Forecast Notes From the Local Station
Reading shows cooler conditions and a mild threat of rain as the area expects a drop in temperatures. Forecast mentions river conditions and clears, with some places recording low and clear skies as the evening advances.
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Labor Dept
Mr. Truman
Schwellenbach
Association of American Railroads
William Rentz
SIU
Balti
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Seafarers International Union
WSA
WSB
Harry Lundehers
SUP
Witere
STU
Trades Department
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL International Longhoremen's Assocition
SUF
Joseph Curran
CEG National Maritime Union
Harry Bridges
C19 International C Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Reds
U.N. C
London
London Daily Mail
United Nations Organization
Wilson Broadbent
U.N. Bunt
Communist Party
Ord
Soviet
U.N. O
Callege
Beckley Hotel
Main Street
Prince Street
Chiang
Foward
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Batavia Metal Products, Inc
Garston Group
Elco
Associated Pree
Minoscow. Ceteengrim
Stalin
Investia
Inl
Tse
Halien
Poland
Ivanoe Bonomi
Ves
Goduy
Mory
Bellepot
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