Fate of Fanny at Stake in Capital Hearing
Beckley and its businessmen fought to keep Fanny, a shuttle train giving Beckley its only rail passenger service. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway sought to discontinue the train at a Public Service Commission hearing, citing low use and high costs. The shuttle serves Raleigh and Fayette counties including Quinnimont and Beckley.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Beckley
Fanny
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Public Service Commission
William H. File, Jr
G. Berk Lynch
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Requesan
Raleign
Fayette
Quinnimont
Beckley Junction
Lester, Mabscoty
Hemlock Hollow
K. R. Ketcham
Hinton
C. and
O's
LD. Twin
Richmond
C.’and O
Two Men Jailed For Non-Support Bowden
Bowden of Winding Gulf was sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail for non support by Magistrate Charles T. Burchjss. Herman Price of Beckley, wife of Bowden, had a drunk charge and a non support warrant recommitted. Calvin Gilbert of Beckley paid an $8.73 check and costs after a check warrant. dismissed. Deputy Sheriff Wood arrested Gilbert. VOTERS TO SELECT UNION. Elections within 30 days to decide unions for Heyden Chemical Plant Morgantown WV per NLRB order.
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Beckley
French Davis
Piggly Wiggly Grocery
TN Thurman
Wood
Ascoriaed Press
Washington
Heyden Chemical Corporation
Morgantown
W. Va
National Labor Relations Board
Five Fayette Men Fined for Looting Oak Hill Armory
Five men from Oak Hill pleaded guilty to looting the National Guard Armory during a fire at Oak Hill last October. Judge Ben Moore fined Allen Albaugh 400 and James Gordon 300, Fitzpatrick 300, Richards 210, and others received various prison terms or probation in related cases.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Ben Moore
U. S
National Guard
Oak Hill
Aad
Moore
Chillicothe
Fred L. Basham
Princeton
Federal Correctional Institute
Ashland
Wesley W. Candler
Johnny E
Athens
Mil Point
FBI
Herbert R. Taylor
Pinnacles Creek
Wyoming County
Boy Knits Afghan Wins Second at Kentucky State Fair
An eight grade Louisville boy Fred Ades Jr began knitting three months ago and won second place in textiles at the Kentucky State Fair which opened on a Sunday. He calls knitting a part time job and also plays football and baseball.
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Louisville
Fred ©. Ades, Jr
Flo
Two Men Arrested for Speeking by City Police
Police yesterday arrested Ray Lickliter of Lanvark and Lloyd Boggess of East Beckley for speeking and ordered them to appear in police court at 7 pm Monday. The two men faced the magistrate after the late night incident.
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Pam
Ray Lickliter
Lanvark
Lloyd Boggess
East i Beckley
Western Galf Corral First Beauty Honors
Preliminary results from the 1949 Miss America pageant show Westerners leading in talent and bathing suit divisions with Miss Colorado Sylvia Canaday and Miss California Jane Ann Pederson among top contenders. Canadian Margaret Lynne Munn won talent, while Miss Minnesota Gloria Yvonne Burkhart also excelled. final prelims decide the finalists tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Mississippi
Ottier
Sylvia Canaday
Denver
Colorado
Ook
Arizona
Racque Mercer
Litchfield
Jane Ann Pederson
Santa Rosa
California
Margaret Lynne Munn
Toronto
Minnesota
Gloria Yvonne Burkhart
Minneapolis
Mrs America contest semi finals set in New Jersey
In Fort Lee New Jersey thirty two beauty contestants vie in tomorrow’s Mrs America semi finals following last night’s quarterfinal round eliminations that add eight contestants to the existing 24. Judges from both beauty and homemaking fields will select finalists as Asbury Park prepares for the event.
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Associated Press
Fort Lee
N. J
Glamour Gas
Twofields
jAmerica
Truman May Help Lehman in New York Campaign
President Truman signaled he may campaign in New York if he believes he can aid in reclaiming the Democratic seat held by a Republican appointee. Senator Dulles of New York expects to run against former Gov. Herbert Lehman to fill the Wagner vacancy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Senator Dulles
New York
Herbert Lehman
Robert F. Wagner
Dulles
Thomas &. Dewey
Republican Standard
Lehman
Duiles
Ives
Dewey
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Missing Truck Case Heard by Raleigh County Jury
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury heard the case of Air Force sergeant Thomas E. Dillon against Marsh Fork constable Posey H. Clay at 11 40. Dillon alleges Clay ordered a truck into Beckley after arresting Dillon for drunken driving on Oct 27 near WWNR. The missing 1936 pickup supposedly carried Dillon and a visitor. Clay testified he deputized William Morris to follow into Beckley. Marsh was later arrested in Wyoming County driving the same truck for drunken driving. Clay claimed a determined effort to locate the truck failed. The suit is joined with another filing by Maude B. Highlander administratrix against C B Vencill for 10000 damages connected to a 1948 auto death near Ond. Another related suit for 1500 damages concerns the deceased’s car.
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Raleigh County
Thomas E. Dillon
Air Force
Greenvile
S. C
Posey H. Clay
Counci
Dillon
Clay
WWNR
Dilton
William Marsh
Glen Rogers
Marsh
Beckley
Court House
Dillion
Willian Morris
Wyoming County
Clay S. Crouse
L. L. Scherer
George L. Ballard
Maude B. Highlander
C. B. Vencill
Edwin G. Highlander
Ond
Barrage Injures Kin of Gangster in Fairfield
A barrage of bullets struck Little Earl Shelton, 33, nephew of local gang leaders, as he arrived at his home in Fairfield just after midnight. Police Chief Elmo Mugrage said Shelton was found moaning with four to five bullet wounds in the thighs and a head wound. Doctors at Evansville hospital reported Shelton will recover despite many leg wounds.
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Fairfield
Little Earl Shelton
Ilinois
Elmo Mugrage
Little Earl
Mugage
Shelton
Earl
Evansville
Ind
John W. Fisher
Petitions Carried On Delivery Routes In Raleigh
Raleigh Register notes newspaper boys will carry petitions for Calloway Heights and Spragee on routes today and tomorrow. Circulation supervisor B F Stout urges prompt signer of the petitions to avoid delaying the boys. Three petitions urge City Council to place the proposed inclusion of two sections on the October ballot.
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Raleigh Register
Calloway Heights
Spragee
B. F. Stout
Tre
Trail Veteran Beckley Police Chief Dies After Long Illness
William J. Trail 61 longtime Beckley police officer and twice chief died at home after a long illness. A veteran of World War I he served in the State Police after 1921 and later worked as a mine foreman before joining Beckley Police in 1936. He retired March 1947 due to ill health. He leaves wife Leah Trail three daughters three sisters three brothers and three grandchildren. The body is at Keyser Funeral Home.
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William J. Trail
Beckley
Trail
Freeman Street
West Virginia
Winding Gulf
A. & Minter
Robert Winston
Trait
Police
Becaus
Lester
John L
Ellen Lester Trail
Union
Monroe County
Raleigh County
American Legion
Elks Lodge 1N
The
Baptist Church At
Leah Toney Trail
Coal Tonnage Estimates Weekly Output
Washington reports the National Coal Association estimated bituminous production for the week ending September 3 at 7,050,000 tons, down from 7,910,000 the prior week. The corresponding week in 1948 saw 42,253,000 tons produced.
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Washington
National Coal Association Today
Marriage Racket Nets Six Arrests in Greenup
A Greenup grand jury indicted six prominent men including a police judge a magistrate and three physicians in a marriage racket case. The defendants allegedly shared ceremony fees and bought patients at a popular resort that marries Virginia and Ohio couples, enabling same day nuptials. Commonwealth Attorney Liles said testimony showed a lucrative operation.
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Greenup
W. S. Sturgill
F. Silas Greenslall
EB. Leeg
Ory
Hf. T. Morris
Ellis £. Raike
J. H. Holbrook
Marrage
Ohio
Kentucky
Terell H. Liles
Regular Checks Urged If Doctors Available
Cancer authorities say annual checkups for all adults could detect most cancers early and improve cure rates. Experts at a national American Cancer Society conference say two yearly exams with broader tests would require most of the nation’s 495,000 doctors. About 22,000,000 Americans now living could die if detection is not improved. current methods find only about 1 percent early.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Portsmouth
Iltp
Amer ‘Ican Cancer Society
McKinley Trent
Hontibeles
T . Day
Arej
Harry W. Hill
Williamson
Flemi
Otis
Hanna
William
Cripps Outlines Hard Work and Sales as Crisis Cure
Sir Stafford Cripps declared the only satisfactory solution to Britain's economic crisis is to sell enough goods for dollars to become self supporting. He urged more intensive salesmanship in exports to dollar markets and tied economic strength to Western unity against communism while praising progress with Acheson and Bevin. The speech framed Britain’s talks with the United States and Canada as a mutual push toward a durable dollar-based arrangement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sir Stafford Cripps
Britain
National Press Club
Sir Stafford
Acheson
Bevin
Vaiw
Cripps
$20 Million Loan Granted to Tito
The Expert-Import Bank announced a direct credit of 20 million dollars to Marshal Tito's government. Yugoslavia may draw 12 million for American materials to rehabilitate mining, plus 8.6 million for goods and services. The 12 million bears 3.5 percent interest, paid semiannually, with 20 equal installments starting July 31, 1951. The loan marks Tito's return from the Moscow split after 15 months.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Soviet
Russia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Cominform
Stalin
Forging of Deeds Charged by Jury
Williamson The Mingo County grand jury has indicted four men on charges of inserting forged deeds in the records of the county clerk, it was disclosed.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Mingo
Weir Foresees U S Depression If Aid Keeps England
Industrialist Ernest Ty Weir argues in his magazine that a socialist UK hampers growth, warning that continued U S aid would delay necessary reforms. He notes deteriorating U S finances and fears a global depression from deficit spending, urging scaled back aid and competitive policy rather than propping up England.
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Associated Press
Weiryon
Ernest Ty Weir
England
Evan One Grange
Weirton Steel Company
Weir
Nen
National Steel Corporation
Lsted
United States
Mayor Indicted On Misdemeanor Charges in Town Clubs Raid
Mayor John C. Hutchinson and four others from the Moose Club American Legion and Eagles Club were indicted by the Mason County grand jury on misdemeanor charges for permitting gambling and liquor sales at the Moose Club Legion home and Eagles Club. Bonds posted were forfeited after failure to appear for hearing.
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Associated Press
Point Pleasant
John C. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Moose Club
Mason County Grand Jury
American Legion
Eagles Club
C. H. Gibson
L. N. Profitt
Herbert Stanley
Steve Slickas
The
Legion
George H. Choquette
Eagles
Choquette
Slickas
Proffitt
Gibson
Simmons
Vennari Salary Dispute Ties Case to Drive-In Firm
In a chancery case, D. G. Bailey sues Paul Vennari over alleged mishandling of funds at the Koo-Koo Drive-In on South Oakwood Avenue and Neville Street. Attorneys clash on whether a salary agreement existed. Bailey says Vennari took money beyond profits. A hearing on a receivership and injunction is set for tomorrow in Circuit Court.
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D. G. Bailey
Paul Vennari
Vennari
South Oakwood Avenue
Neville Street
Bailey
Johny Bailey
C. EK. Harlesé
Oppie Hedrick
Hedrick
Venna
Harless
Florida
Vennart
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President’s Council of Economic Advisers
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Federal
Oak Hill Armory
Western Galf Corral
West of the Stern
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