Beckley Schools Open With Delays And Teacher Shortages
In Beckley today prospective first graders like Phil start at Central School under guidance from Mrs Hazel Davenport while Dorsey youths face different luck due to teacher shortages at three county schools McDonald Brushy Gap and Victor. Superintendent reports school will be delayed for these pupils.
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Hazel Davenport
Phil
Central School
Dorsey Lad
McDonald
Brushy Gap
Victor
Raleigh County
Little Pattie Arnold
Fletcher Mann
Pattie
D. W. Bryson
John Bruce Dorsey
E. van Dorsey
Billy Harsanyi
William Harsanyi
Paul Mason
Gene Mason
Berserk Camden veteran kills twelve on city street
A 26 year old war veteran in Camden New Jersey opened fire in a 45 minute rampage killing 12 and wounding five. Police described the scene as battlefield like as officers exchanged shots with Harold Unruh who barricaded himself before surrendering under guard.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. JA
Marshall Thesapson
Thompson
Corah
Uhey
West Virginia Weather Forecast and Camden Shootout
The five day forecast calls for near normal temperatures with showers likely by Wednesday night or Thursday and again on Saturday. In New Jersey a gunman attacked in a street shooting spree lasting under 45 minutes, killing several people including Morris Smith, James J. Hutton, and Alvin M. Day, wounding others before surrendering to police.
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Bellepetat
Greenbrier
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
West Virginia
Cohen
Minnie Cohen
Unruh
Clark Hoover
Thompson
Morris Smith
Cooper Hospital
Camden
James J. Hutton
Westmont
N. J
Alvin M. Day
Amantua
Record Accident Toll Shocks Safety Leader
Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council said Labor Day weekend set a grim record with more than 500 holiday deaths. He called the toll shocking and said traffic fatalities dominated the figure, the largest holiday death count in history, condemning for reckless driving.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ned H.__Dearborn
National’ Safety Council
America
Oscar Winner Elected Amvets Commander
Harold Russell, handless war veteran and Oscar winner for Best Years of Our Lives, was elected national commander of Amvets at the convention. Russell, from Watertown Massachusetts, now leads the American Veterans of World War II. Mrs Cliff Lampson of Waterloo Town was elected Amvets Auxiliary president unopposed.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Harold Russell
Amvets
The
Waterloo
Town
Amwels
Titler Rejects Airport Terms
United Mine Workers leader Titler halted contract talks over what he called a plan to hire non union workers after 25 days with sub contractor Leroy Frankman. He claimed 33 laborers would not return without a full union contract for the airport project. Polina Co. of Elkins could not be reached for comment.
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Raleigh County Memorial Airport
George Je Titler
United Mine Workers District 29
Titler
Leroy Frankman
Frankman
Tiller
United Construction Workers Organizing Committee
Joseph TD. Polina
Polina Company of
Elkins
Campbell Suit in Court Today Prompts City Case
In Circuit Court, Sarah N Humphreys v Ross Construction seeks 3000 damages for alleged blasting at 201 Queen Street near Veterans Hospital. James A Campbell, executor, sues the City of Beckley for 10000 over his mother's death after a fall on Main Street.
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Sarah N. Humphreys
Paul Ross
Ross Construction Company
Bluefield
James A. Campbell
Beckley
Humphreys
Ross
Queen Street
Veterans Hospital
Ross Company
James A Campbell
Hal Payne- Campbell
Police Court Trials Scheduled for Pair
Two suspects arrested by Beckley police at 12:30 a m today are ordered to appear in police court at 10 a m tomorrow. The pair are Michael Tenesco 36 of Fairmont and Ethel Weihl 33 of Charleston.
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Beckley
Michael Tenesco
Fairmont
Ethel Weihl
Charleston
MPs in Skirmish on Czech Border
FRANKFURT Germany American military police exchanged fire with unknown assailants in a bloodless weekend skirmish on the Czechoslovakian border. An armed vehicle of the U S zone border patrol was fired on Friday night and an American patrol reportedly faced an ambush Sunday morning with about 600 shots exchanged.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
Czechoslovakia
U. S. Zone
No Dates Falsies For Beauty Queens In Miss America Contest
Atlantic City girds for the annual Miss America contest with strict rules to ensure fairness. Contestants to avoid padding in bathing suits and to abstain from drinking or seeing boyfriends during the week long competition. Each queen will be chaperoned by a hostess as a $5000 scholarship accompanies the title. Last year's winner Bebe Shopp of Hopkins Minnesota reportedly earned $50000 through personal appearances.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Biondes
Bebe Shopp
Hopkins
Minn
Truman Plans 1950 Tour With AP Speeches
President Truman announces a 1950 campaign tour with Associated Press speeches at Pittsburgh and Des Moines to push the Fair Deal and repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. He defends his labor coalition and says many senators and representatives still oppose him but are fading. He addressed AMVETS in Des Moines after visiting family in Grandview Missouri and pledged a tough fight to advance progressive measures.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Des
Independence
Truman
Congress
Amvets
Des Moines
Washington
Abs
Mary Jane Truman
J. Vivian Truman
Grandview Mo
Allegheny County Free Fair Grounds
Sword Camparen
Migz
Deaths Revive Protests Over Perilous Air Races
The Thompson Trophy race near Cleveland faced renewed protests after the death of Bill Odom and two spectators when a high speed F-51 Mustang crashed into a Berea home. Odom, piloting for Aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran, died on the second lap as the event set new speed marks.
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James J. Strerig
Associated Press Aviation
Cleveland
Bill Odom
Odom
Jeanne Laird
Ulhie
Aviatrix
Jacqueline Cochran
Conk Cleland
Navy
Cook
Cleland
Bendix
Berea
Clevelan
Perea Progressive Citizens League
Bill Brennand
Oshkosh
Wis
Walter C. Rew
California Air National Guard
Air Force
Indianapolis
Admirals Open Probe Of Fraud Document
A board of admirals began a probe into the origins of an anonymous memo that stirred Capitol Hill over alleged Air Force bomber procurement fraud. Cedric R. Worth, suspended for drafting and sharing the document, fronts a court of inquiry led by Adm. Thomas C. Kitcard to determine others involved and to identify witnesses including Thomas Davies and Virginia Charles. Worth admitted authorship during testimony to the House Armed Services Committee.
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Associacen
Washington
Fort
Capitol Hill
NAVY
Cedric R. Worth
Adm
Thomas C. Kitcard
Worth
Dan A. Kimball
Femdr
Thomas Davies
House Armed Services Committee
Davies
Yeo
Virginia Charles
Easton
Matthews
Court of Inquiry
Raleigh County Court in Session Addresses Appointments
Raleigh County Court in session before presstime President Jack Nichols said the body had done nothing but pay bills County Clerk Harry Anderson planned to ask for deputy clerks Mrs Elizabeth Perdue and Miss Francis Tosh Both from Beckley Mrs Perdue previously worked in the clerk's office No action on the resignation of coroner W A Dempsey Jr The court will seek a medical doctor to fill the vacancy Nuckols indicated
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Raleigh
Jack Nichols
Harry Anderson
Elizabeth Perdue
Beckley
Francis Tosh
Perdue
W. A Dempsey
Appeal Granted In Buffa Verdict
Supreme Court grants Mary Bulla an appeal from Fayette County verdict in a wrongful death suit over her daughter Helen Hutta in a Raleigh County highway crash dated August 6, 1948. Defendants include G A Baumgartner and son Allen. trial showed car driven by John White. verdict for defendant. Also appeals denied for Tracy and Arlena Brown over a Wyoming County case involving possession of a home.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Supreme Court Today
Mary Bulla
Fayette County
Helen Margaret Hutta
Raleigh
G. A. Baumgartner
Allen Baumgartner
John White
Tracy Brown
Arlena Brown
Wyoming
Frank Roysler
Ruth Roysler
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Harold
Bowie
River Road
Morris Cohen
Charles
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West
Campbell
Czech
Bruce Cunningham
Andrews
William P. Odom
Atlantic
Bill
Admirals
House
Itoday
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Cincinnati
Pittshugh
WCFC
W. Va
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