Turnpike Dual Lanes Not Needed, Commission Tells Gov
West Virginia Turnpike Commission stated last spring that a two-lane expressway from Charleston to Princeton would meet need, with dualized lanes unnecessary given traffic volume. Morton cited studies showing tolls would cover only initial two lanes and that higher costs for full dualization would not be justified under current demand.
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Commission
Patteson
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Charleston
Princeton
Beckley
D. Holmes Morton
Holnes
Morton
State Road Commission
Washington
Virginia Line
Metropoli
Beckley welcomes Miss Sager on 2800 mile civic tour
Miss Sager representative of Cumberland mayor completed a lengthy Beckley visit presenting invitations to the Greater Cumberland Industrial Exposition. She will deliver invitations to governors and mayors as a civic outreach. Mayor George B. Chambers welcomed her and praised Woodrow Wilson High School Flying Eagle Band.
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Miss the
Maryland
Raine’ Sager
Representa
Beckley
Caravah
Lumberland
George B. Chambers
Princeton
Bluetowns
Roy W. Eves
Cumberland
Greater Cumberland
Woodrow Wilson High School
Flying Eagle Band
Episcopal Vote Blocks Women Deputies in Church Body
In Boston the 57th triennial convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church voted to exclude women from seating as lay delegates to the House of Deputies. Clergyman delegates favored admission 4314 to 2014 with 10 divided, while lay delegates opposed 3014 to 3444 with 13 divided. The Rev. Albert J. Dubois cited practical objections.
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Boston
Protestant Episcopal Church
U.S. A
House of Deputies
Albert J. DuBois
New York
The
American Christian Union
High
Lewis Eyes Bargaining With Southern Coal Operators
Southern coal operators met to consider John L. Lewis share-the-work plan. They directed chief negotiator Joseph E. Moody to bargaining with Lewis to reach an agreement before the September 30 contract expiry. A modest miner pay boost and broader distribution of work could influence Southern opinions.
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WaantyGar- Gouthern
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Operators Association
Joseph E. Moody
Lewis’ Unites
Lewis
Nis
Weather Update: Clear Skies Across Regions Tonight
Fair conditions prevail tonight with little temperature change. Lows range from 43 to 58 degrees, with western and southern areas near 50 to 58 and northeastern zones around 40s. Rivers at Bellepoint Greenbrier and N Stages remain clear, Bluestone Reserve stage clear.
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Eeveen
Slualel
Glade Creek
Bellepoint Greenbrier
Bluestone Reserve
Sprague Man Placed Under Peace Bond
George Grimes Jr of Sprague was released on bond after a felonious assault charge. He was placed under a peace bond by Magistrate T N Thurman. Grimes is accused of beating his wife Mrs Margaret Patricia Grimes who was treated at Beckley Normal hospital. The peace bond was secured by her grandfather R E Turnster of Beckley.
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George Grimes, Jr
Sprague
T. N. Thurman
Grimes
Margaret Patricia
Becklew
Normal
Fey Hospital
Dir. Normal
R. E. Turn
Ster
Beckley
Constable Faces Bribery Charge in Fairmont Case
FAIRMONT. Constable Hugh Metz is free on a $1,009 bond until the September grand jury. He is accused of bribing state policeman Trooper W R Withrow to tip him off about numbers raids on Marle H Thompson, who was charged with operating a letters business and posted $1,000 bond for a September 17 hearing. Thompson was arrested after police traced the payoff and an investigation followed to Dorsey Abbott’s establishment where a liquor case ended with a $200 fine and costs.
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Fairmont
Hugh Metz
Harrison Conaway
Metz
Marle H. Thompson
Thompson
Conaway
W. R. Withrow
Withrow
J. B. Jack
Com. ‘Pany AL
Dorsey Abbott
Wilson Favored by GOP to Lead Raleigh County Campaign
Thomas R. Wilson Jr. is favored by Raleigh County Republicans to direct their General Election campaign for November 4. He was appointed at a GOP meeting led by Chairman Robert J. Ashworth, who said candidates will reconvene Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. to appoint a headquarters manager and map strategy.
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Thomas R. Wilson Jr
Raleigh
Wilson
GOP
Robert J. Ashworth
Ashworth
Sen
Kilgore
Rep. Kailey
Glenville
Wold
Rayburn
Elkins
Fayette
Carl B. Vickers
Patteson
Vickers
Marland
Pt. Pleasant
Conservation Commission
MacAlpin Man Dies After Truck Crash on U S 33
Bernard W. Douglas of MacAlpin died in Elkins hospital after a tractor trailer crashed on U S 33 near Harmon Randolph County. Driver George Stone of Charleston was seriously injured. Cpl. L W Kelly said brakes failed on the steep grade. Truck owned by Hall Trucking Co of Charleston.
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Raleigh
U.S. 33
Harmon
Randolph County
Jan Embankment
L. W. Kelly
Bernard W. Douglas
MacAlpin
Elkins
George Stone
Charleston
Kelly
Stone
Douglas
Clay
Hall Trucking Co
Richwood Wife Charged in Pistol Slaying Granted $1000 Bond
Mary Collins, 24, mother of three, was released on a $1000 bond after waiving to a grand jury in the shooting death of her husband in Summersville. Authorities say she fired five times with a .25 caliber pistol after being awakened by him threatening her.
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Richwood
W. Va
Mary Collins
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Dotson
Summersville
Polio Toll Rises to 111 With Three New Hospitalizations
Raleigh County records 111 polio deaths and adds three more children admitted to Morris Memorial Hospital Milton. New cases include Rebecca Lafon and Rogmy Mooney, both five and three year old Curtis Meadows of Cranberry also hospitalized. Contributions total 11 445 35 from Raleigh County Chapter NFIP.
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Raliegh County
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Rebecca LaFon
Waldo F. LaFon
Vine St
Jor Mooney
Ivan Mooney
Curtis Meadows
Ronard Meadows
Cranberry
W. A. Burke
Raleigh County
National Foundation of Inifantile Paralysis
Admiral Ingram Dies After Fatal Attacks at 65
Retired Admiral Jonas Howard Ingram, former commander of Allied forces in the South Atlantic during World War II, died at 65 in San Diego after suffering heart attacks. A Medal of Honor recipient for Vera Cruz service in 1914, he also coached football at Annapolis and led the Naval Academy team for three years before a 44 year Navy career. Survivors include his widow Jean Ingram, a son William of Los Angeles, and a daughter Mary B. Hays of Quantico Virginia.
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San Diego
Calif
Jonas Howard Ingram
Mander
South Atlantic
Adlai to Talk Scandal the Mum on McCarthy
Adlai Stevenson campaigned across California and New York area stops with talks on government corruption and social security. Eisenhower and McCarthy dominate national headlines as Taft and other allies maneuver for campaign roles.
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Mum On McCarthy
Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Los Angeles
Sa Francisco
S Truman
Fresno
Joseph St. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
McCarthy
New York
Midwest
South
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Robert A.’ Taft
Ohio
Taft
House
Sam Ray
Sburn
Texas
Republicans Plan Fellow Through In Fayette Challenge
Fayetteville reports the Fayette County Republicans plan a mass challenge of 9,275 permanent Democrat registrations. Willis Kincaid and Maxine Tyler announce the move, while Prosecuting Attorney Car B. Vickers questions its legality and the county clerk’s staff reviews the challenged records. The effort follows three months of volunteer work by about 500 Republicans.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Willis Kincaid
Montgomery
Republican Executive Committee
Car. B. Vickers
Kincaid
Vickers
jPrevenson
Maxine Tyler
Oak Hill
Truman Attacks Isolationists and Press Bias in News Conference
President Truman said a Republican Congress would be isolationist and fail to bring peace. He criticized Gen Eisenhower and the press for bias, noting Democratic support was limited in newspapers and magazines in 1938. Stevenson echoed similar complaints about treatment by editors.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Trutman
Hig
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Brothers Waive to Jury on Contributing Charge
Kenneth and Robert Cline of the Lester area were held to answer to the grand jury after arrest on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. They posted $500 bonds in Magistrate I. P. Meadows court. Deputy Flynn Canaday arrested them after Cordin King filed the delinquency charges.
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Kenneth
Robert Cline
Lester
I. P. Meadows
Flynn Canaday
Cordin King
Eccles
West Virginia Briefs from Elkins to Atlantic City News
West Virginia items report the Washington DC band participation in the Mountain State Forest Festival October 2–4 with coronation events for Miss Dieckmann of Wheeling. FAIRMONT pool room operator indicted for tax evasion $31,307 for 1946–48. McClain indicted for false restaurant entries. An 81-year-old man, Austin Adkins of Tackett's Creek, killed crossing US Route 60 by a two-ton produce truck near St. Albans. Fred G. Bannerot Jr. of Charleston elected VP of the National Petroleum Association in Atlantic City.
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Elkins
Metropolitan Police Department
Washington, D. C
Mountain State Forest
Charles Benter
Jane Dieckmann
Wheeling
Silvia XVI
Fairmont VI
Fairmont
U. S. District Court
U. S
Howard Caplan
James H. Boyer
Mary Kathryn McClain
Clarksburg
Empire National Bank
ST. Albans
W. Va
U. S. Rt. 60
Here
W. S. Webb
Austin Adkins
Tackett’s Creek
St.Albans
Lawrence O. Nutter
South Charleston
Adkins
Atlantic City
N. J
Fred G. Bannerot Jr
Charleston
National Petroleum Association
Tito Says Russia Not Planning War in Near Future
Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito told visiting Norwegian reporters he believes the Soviets are not planning an attack on Yugoslavia soon. He warned that any such move would spark World War as Western powers resist Soviet expansion. Tito said Yugoslavia would defend itself and noted needs for U S military equipment while reaffirming claims on Trieste. He also highlighted differences between Russian and Yugoslav communism.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Europe
United States
Trieste
Adriatic
Italy
Russia
Wooten Non-Support Charge Dismissed in Court
The non-support case against Ben Wooten Jr. was dismissed by Magistrate T. N. Thurman after failing to locate Dixie Wooten. Earlier, neglect charges tied to the 20 month old Jerry Wooten’s injuries were mentioned as Mrs. Wooten dodged reporters. A separate felonious assault charge against nurse Mary Haskins was to replace a cruel-treatment count.
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Dixie Wooten
S. Heber St
Ben Wooten Jr
Crab Orchard
T. N. Thurman
Wooten
Jerry Wooten
Thurman
J. P. Meadows
West Virginia Rallies Highlight Falls Campaign Moves
West Virginia politics feature a Parkersburg clash over Internal Revenue Bureau changes targeting Kilgore and Neely, a Bailey protest to Truman against a Venezuelan crude oil tariff, and a Glenville rally with Speaker Rayburn to drum up support. Marland pledges more recreation funding. Fayet teville registration challenges trigger debate.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Parkersburg
U. S
Kilgore and
Neely
D-Wva
Internal Revenue Bureau
Rep
Bailey
Truman
Washington
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Glenville
Fayetteville
Fayette County
William C. Marland
Pt. Pleasant
Internal Revenue
GOP
Kermit. Mason
Morgantown
Kilgore J
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