Fayette County Dem voter rolls face GOP challenge probe
Fayette County Republicans filed challenges against 9 275 Democrat names as dead or moved voters in a countywide probe. Raleigh County officials noted prior purge removed 6 143 names from registration. Officials say cooperation occurred with registrars and plans to notify challenged voters by mail within 30 days.
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Fayette County
Raleigh
Robert J. Ashworth
Ashworth
Fred Hurt
John Frisk
Carl B. Vickers
GOP
Patteson
Vickers
West Virginia
Willis Kincaid
Montgomery
Maxine Tyler
Oak Hill
Republican Executive Committee
Frank Love
Congress
Kincaid
Spotlight on Eight State Primaries Shapes McCarthy Fight
Eight state primaries unfold with McCarthy favored in Wisconsin as voters decide the political future. Stevenson travels California after campaigning in the Far West while Eisenhower heads to Indianapolis amid Taft backing. Texas Democrats confront a historic showdown over their presidential nominee choice.
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McCarthy
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Joseph R. McCarthy
Maine
Adlai Stevenson
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indianapolis
U.S
Frederick G. Payne
Burton M. Cross
Congress
Robert Hale
Charles P. Nelson
Clifford G. McIntire
GOP National Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Washington
United States
Arizona
Colorado
New Hampshire
Minesota
Utah
Vermont
Leonard Schmitt
Gov
Stevenson
Seattle
Taft
Campaig
Texas
Amarillo
Eisenhower
No Work No Food Edict Targets Czech Women and Small Owners
Czech government decrees threaten ration cards and soap for women without children who refuse factory or farm work, and for houseowners and small shopkeepers not in the public sector. The measure aims to purge the middle class by pushing them into higher priced markets.
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Vienna
Lidove Democracie
Ministry of Interior
Economist Turner predicts peak defense spending trend
Robert C. Turner a new member of President Truman's Council of Economic Advisers warned that defense spending may have peaked and could cool the economy. He suggested reduced direct controls on prices wages and materials and urged more private buying to sustain growth while noting potential budget reductions if outlays level off.
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Washington
Robert C. Turner
Truman
Threeman Council of Economics Advisers
Turner
Indiana University
Weather forecast for Extended West Virginia region
Fair tonight with low near 50 in the east and 35 to 60 in the west. Wednesday should be fair and warmer. Temperatures will run four to seven degrees above normal. warmer midweek, with cooler conditions by weekend. Showers total about one third of an inch or less. Northern counties average 68 degrees, southern around 69. Local spots and readings listed for Beckley and surrounding areas.
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Eckley
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Nor Stages
Luestone Reservoir
Noritage
No Advance In Price Of World Series Tickets
Commissioner Ford Frick said there will be no increase in World Series ticket prices for 1952. If Cleveland or St. Louis reaches the series, slight additions for city or state taxes may apply. Each box will add one dollar for mailing costs, but no tickets are on sale yet.
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New York
Ford Frick
Cleveland
St. Louis
Uneasy Cahn Follows Riot in Ohio Prison
A riot at the Chillicothe Federal Reformatory left one prisoner shot and two beaten. Guards from multiple states helped maintain order as 1,070 inmates were confined to dormitories for the nine hour disturbance. Associate Warden Galvin pledged a full investigation.
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Ohio
Chillecothe, OW
Federal Reformatory
John J. Galvin
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Chillicothe
Frank J. Lausche
Galvin
P. Hagerman
Three Gangsters Face Government Crackdown
Washington reports three major underworld figures, Frank Costello Joe Adonis and Anthony Accardo, face a federal push to strip Costello of citizenship and indictments for Contempt of Congress for Adonis and Accardo. The Justice Department will seek removal based on alleged nondisclosure of a criminal record in 1935 naturalization papers.
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Washington
America
Frank Costello
Joe Adonis
Anthony J. Accardo
Justice Departmet
Costello
Adonis
Accardo
Congress
Refusa
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Sailor Killed in Collision Near Joplin Missouri
Robert Earl Sex, a sailor from Romney West Virginia stationed at the Naval Powder Factory Indian Head Maryland, died when his car veered into the westbound lane on U S 50 and sideswiped a tractor trailer truck driven by Wendell Holmes after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel.
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Romney
W. Va
Robert Earl Sex
Joplin
Naval Powder Factory
Indianhead
Sex
U. S. 50
Wendell Holmes
Two Men Jailed On Assault Counts
Two men charged with felonious assault waived to the grand jury at arraignment in Magistrate 4 N. Thurman’s court. Both remanded to Raleigh County jail after failing to post bond. Grover Lee Lykins of Cranberry faces assault on Ervin Flannery. George Grimes Jr. of Sprague charged with assaulting his wife Margaret Patricia Grimes.
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N. Thurman's Court
Raleigh
Bors
Grover Lee Lykins
Cranberry
Ervin Flannery
George Grimes, Jr. Sprague
Margaret Patricia Grimes
Civil Defense Chiefs Meet in Pennsylvania
Civil defense directors from six eastern states and the District of Columbia met in West Chester to discuss interstate cooperation, mutual aid compacts, and a regional civil defense funding plan. The session highlighted federal matching funds and allocations for Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia North Carolina West Virginia Delaware and DC for 1952.
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West Chester
Virginia
Edgar M. Sites
West Virginia
E._Z. Jones
District of Columbia
Carolina
John &. Fondahl
Inter State
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
Richard Gerstel
Ang Pustic
Civil de
D. Preston Lee
David G. Mc
J. H. Wyse
Supreme Court to hear Kanawha fire case appeal
West Virginia notes report the state supreme Court today will hear an appeal from a $10,000 judgment against West Virginia Kefs West Virginia Kefs munity Hotel Corp in Charleston. The award went to the Clyde Redman estate for injuries from a basement fire box explosion at the Daniel Boone Hotel. The Washington firm Standard Engineering Co. was also judged but was not party to the appeal. Clarkburg notes report Mrs. Walter S Boyles dies. Shepherd College expects 400 plus students. Martinsburg retailers overturn summer Wednesday closing. Williamson reports a fatal mine accident at Island Creek Coal Co No 24 mine on Rockhouse Fork where a lookout timbers collapse killed S honing 41.
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Munity Hotel Corp. Supreme Court
Kanawha County
Clyde Redman
Daniel Boone
Charleston
Redman
Standard Engineering Co
Washington, D. C
Washington
Holt to Speak in Raleigh and Rally Dates Set
Republican governor candidate D Rush Holt will speak in Raleigh County on Tuesday September 23 at the Beckley Business and Professional Women's Club Employe Employer Dinner. Holt and wife Mrs Holt will attend a tea September 27 at the Woodlawn Avenue home of Mr and Mrs French Lucas. A public rally will follow on October 1 at Little Beaver Park.
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Rush
Holt
Didate
Raleigh County
Beckley ‘Business and’ Professional
Woodlawn Avenue
French Lucas
Little Beaver
West Virginia University Opens 86th Year with Freshman Meeting
Morgantown campus starts autumn term with a general meeting for all new students in the Field House tomorrow marking the kickoff of the universitys 86th year. Freshman registration continues Saturday and general registration follows next Monday and Tuesday. First classes begin the following Wednesday under the new Physics Building set to house Physics, Mathematics, Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Ufe
Mercer Court Members Visit Memorial Airport
Mercer County Court members inspected Memorial Airport today to decide whether concrete or blacktop is better for its runways. The group conducted a general survey of the airport and facilities and was met by Logan Circuit Court officials including Logan County Bar Association members. The September term was disrupted by Judge Andersons illness and no substitute could be found. grand jury plans and plea day arrangements were noted for the term.
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Chambers
Lilly
Logan County Bar Assotia
Mercer County Court
A. C. White
W. Rob
T Carr
Mercer County
Ting
Chamberss
Stock Market Police Jail Two AWOL's
Two AWOL soldiers were arrested by State Police and held in Raleigh County jail after a fast opening stock page showed prices slipping. Officials Warfe and Lilly from Military Police in Charleston coordinated the arrest as markets saw widespread declines with shares in Bethlehem Steel Chrysler United Gas Santa Fe Southern Pacific Texas Company Goodyear Allied Chemical and more trading down.
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New York
Raleigh
Warfe
Lilly
Charleston
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
United Gas Corp
Santa Butcher Price
Dennis Danile
Miners Ignore Lewis Orders. Several Mines Remain Closed
In Southwestern Pennsylvania roving pickets shut down 17 mines and idled about 19 000 miners after John L. Lewis urged workers to return to work. Three mines Shannopin Bobtown and Vesta Nos 4 and 5 stayed closed as 4000 more diggers joined the closures. The closures followed the dismissal of a Shannopin worker nearly two months ago and subsided after a radio appeal by UMW President William J. Bynes.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Pennsylvania
Shannépin
Bobtown
Vesta
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
William J. Bynes
Caudle to Testify In Public Hearing
Public hearing set for September 18 with former Assistant Attorney General Caudle to testify after a six day closed session on alleged White House influence in tax fraud cases. Rep. Chelf said former Atty General McGrath will be questioned September 16.
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Washington
House
T. Lamar Caudle
Sbe
Rep. Chelf
D-Ky
Judiciary
Justice Department
Caudle
Atty
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
White House
Congress
Chelt
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
UN Planes Down 7 Red MIGs in Korea Air Battles
US Fifth Air Force reports seven MIGs shot down over Northwest Korea and additional damage in a sixth straight day of air combat. Monthly totals show 29 MiGs destroyed and 27 damaged with early September fighting expanding near the front. Chinese casualties pass 900 in the first 14 hours as ground fighting intensifies around hill crests.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Eighth Army
Polio Total Reaches 106 in Raleigh County
Polio cases in Raleigh County rise to 106 as three more children Moi to Mor tis Memorial Hospital. They include Mary Maxine Shrewsbury three years old of MacArthur Willie Harmon four years old of Beaver and Beverly Barron 27 months old of Glen White. Polio fund contributions to day total 11228.05.
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Raleigh County
Mortis Memorial Hospital
Milton
Mary Maxine Shrews- Bury
Henry Cart Shrews- Bury
MacArthur
Willie Harmon
Troy Harmon
Beaver
Beverly Barron
Bascom Barron
Glen White
Tax Collector Caught With Sweepstakes Ducats Roanoke
Roanoke police raided the delinquent tax office seizing Irish sweepstakes tickets and indicting City Tax Collector William D Equi Jr. He spent a hour in jail before bail by his wife and a friend set a 600 dollar property bond. A court hearing was tentatively scheduled. Officers found 93.40 in a coffee jar and the sweepstakes tickets in the safe. Equi had served as delinquent collector for over 15 years.
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Roanoke
William D, Equi Jr
Equi Jr
Equi
State Awards $440 818 In Highway Contracts
Road Commissioner Harry Radcliffe announced three federal aid road contracts totaling 440 818 99. Keeley Construction Co. of Clarksburg won two contracts for grading draining land surfacing 2 33 miles of U S 250 in Barbour and Randolph Counties Barbour 33 385 15 Randolph 321 712 04 The Asphalt Products Co. of Martinsburg won widening and resurfacing 2 83 miles of WA 30 in Hampshire County at 175 721 80
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Charleston
Harry Radcliffe
Keeley Construction Co
Clarksburg
U. S
Barbour
Randolph
Asphalt Products Co
Martinsburg
Hampshire County
Diesel locomotives reach Logan coal field first cars
In Clendenin W Va the Island Creek Coal Co mine No 27 received the first diesel powered cars in the Logan coal field. A three unit Chesapeake and Ohio diesel train hauled empties through Pigeon Creek toward the site as Charleston votes on extending rent controls in Kanawha county during the next April.
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Logan Field
Logan W
Scarlet
Iisland Creek Coal Co
Logan Coal Field
Chesapeake and Ohio
Clendenin
Halfmile Trace Mountain
Kanawha County
Pigeon Creek
Charleston
Field County
Suhaul
South Charleston
Steam Locomo Dunbar Tires
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Donald Kingsley
UNKRA
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Tokyo
Canot
Atlantic City
N.J
Neva Jane Langley
Miss Langley
Georgia
Maton
Wesleyan Conservatory
International Soundphoto
Walter S. Boyles
Maj
Raymond Boyles
State Notice Department
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Oliver S. Ikenberry
Shepherd College
Ikenberry
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Memorial Airport
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