Robbery at Glover mine office under active probe
Wyoming County police and State Police continue the investigation into the theft of a safe containing about 1000 from the Marianna Smokeless Coal Co store at the Glover mine office. A Board of Education truck, used in the getaway, was found on Jesse Mountain near Harrison Jewell’s home.
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Register
Pineville
Wyoming County Police
Oday
Glover
Marianna Smokeless Coal Company
Wyoming County
Board of Education
Harrison Jewell
Jesse Mountain
Jewell
Coal Company
Oceana
Claude Phillips
Pass
Linda Sarrett
Paul Goode
Goode
S. D. Platt
L. P. Mullins
Department of Public Safety
Tragic Truck Crash Claims Three-Year-Old Willie Shrewsbury
Funeral services are planned for Willie Jasper Shrewsbury three son of Jasper and Mrs Shrewsbury of Stephenson after a truck overturned on Basin road near Herndon. The child was killed instantly and buried at the family plot near Stephenson. Seven people rode in the truck. Verney Shrewsbury Alpaca serious shoulder injury treated in hospital. No charges filed as investigation continues.
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Mullens
Willie Jasper Shrewsbury
Jasper Shrewsbury
Stephenson
Troper L. P
Philip Graham
Shrewsbury
Wycle Shrewsbury
Basin Road
Herndon
Verney Shrewsbury
Alpaca
Raleigh General
Mullins
Charles
Bud
Bill Mills
Basin
Victoria Elizabeth
Russell
Roberttson-Foglesong
Fayette Board Considers Bible Classes In Schools
Fayette County Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday September 17 to consider teaching Bible classes in public schools. Oak Hill citizens said a teacher could be engaged and the course would cover basic Bible principles and avoid sectarian content.
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Register
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Retiring Fayetteville pastor feted at home party
Dr and Mrs Fogiesong honored at an open house at Mrs E G Blume home in Fayetteville about 100 guests attended between 7 and 10 pm. The Fayetteville Methodist Church pastor for seven years retires September 28 and plans to reside on Beaver Avenue in Beckley after leaving the ministry.
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Register
Fayetteville
W. H. Fogiesong
E. G. Blume
Blume
Fogiesong
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Foglesong
Foglesongs
Beaver Avenue
Beckley
General Howard takes command of China Marine forces
Maj. Gen. Samuel L. Howard arrived in Tientsin to assume command of the U S Marine forces in China. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rockey, who will depart in about ten days to head the Marines Department of the Pacific at San Francisco.
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Howard
China
Gatewood Property Sells For $7,000 in Fayetteville
A long list of real estate transfers is reported in Fayette County records. The Kitchen couple purchased seven lots with half an acre from Lilly for 7000 dollars, with numerous other deeds showing transfers in Faymoor Heights Richards Addition Oak Hill and Forest Hills, values ranging from about 500 to 8000 dollars.
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Gatewood
Fayetteville
Arlen Kitchen
Joseph K. Lilly
Marie . Jones McCormick
C. E. Jones
Faymoor Heights
Henry C. Maxwell
Florrice ‘Maxwell
Richards
Oak ‘Hi
J. B. Davis
Sherman Gilbert
Nuttall District
Ronald Snyder
R. , Simpkins
Forest Hills
Mt Hope
C. H. Woodrum
Herbert E. Jones
Board of Education of
Fayette County
Greentown
Nick Larocco
Josephine Accadia
Highlawn
Oak Hill
Sophia Jachimowicz
Martha Ann Jachimowicz
Curtis .R. Guntee
Bayard B
Sewell Mountain
T. L. Kincaid
Arthur Belcher
Armstrong Creek
Blanche Nichols
G. B. Garbett
C. S. Bowles
May Cole
Patterson Flats
New River
H. A. Berry
W. L. Goodson
Marberry Park
J. R. Kinehart
J. H. Goode
Kincaid
Kincaid Post Office
William H. McCutcheon, Sr
William M. Martin
Mt. Hope
Mullens Legion Installs Officers
Mullens American Legion Post No. 106 installed new officers at Tuesday night’s meeting led by Rocky Sexton of Welch. State Vice Commander Clark spoke briefly as Woodrow W. Cook became first vice commander and other officers named include A Ritz Kingdon second vice commander and service officer, Robert Neeley third vice commander, Eddie Lawson chaplain, Ernie Richmond sergeant at arms, Will Davis finance officer, F A Seeley adjutant for a fourth term, Dr J O Bailiff Americanization officer fifth term, and Willard Edid post historian.
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Fegister
Allens
Rocky Sexton
Welch
W. PF. Staals
Mander
Mullens
Eddie Lawson
Ernie Richmond
William Boots i Davis
F. A. Seeley
J. O. Bailiff
Willard 'Edid
Six Slavs Held In Trieste Explosion
Allied 13th Corps reports disciplinary action against six Yugoslav train guards arrested after a dynamite blast near Prince station. Guards found without arms, five grenades recovered, penalties undisclosed as authorities plan routine service for future trains. Also reports birth of Supergirl Jean Marie Strohl in Montrose Pennsylvania weighing 18 pounds at birth and 33 pounds last April.
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Associated Press
Trieste
13Th ‘Corps
Hambhh
Tripete
Tenner Meeetteee
the C
Supergirl
Montrose
Jean Marie
Strohl
BE. M. Fry
Presbyterian Men's Rally Heads Beckley Friday
The West Virginia Men's Rally for Presbyterian men and Sunday School superintendents meets at Beckley Presbyterian Church. Registration runs 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Worship 2:00 to 2:20 led by Paul Thomas and Rev. Harmon Ramsey. Alex Batchelor of Richmond delivers 7:20 address. Patterson leads discussion. nominating committees meet 1:30 with elections at 3:40. Movies and banquet follow with H. B. Fillmer as toastmaster.
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West Virginia
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Hazel Underwood
Ned H. Ragland
Paul Thomas
West Virginia Synod
Harmon Ramsey
First Presbyterian Church of
Bluefield
Alex Batchelor
Richmond
Committee of Religious Education
Batchelor
Jap Patterson
Department of Men
Montreat College
Montreat
N.C
H. B. Fillmer
Beckley
Communists and Soviet policy influence noted in foreign affairs
Officials assess the threat of Communist agitation shaping U S foreign policy. They link Soviet influence to Central and Eastern Europe and describe Communist parties elsewhere as instruments of Moscow. French elections and labor control are cited as indicative dynamics.
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France
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Central
Europe
Communist Party
Russia
Western Hemisphere
CMU Presses New York Strike Plan After Local Meeting
The CIO dominated Committee for Maritime Unity CMU moved to New York for another strike planning conference after a meeting in the area yesterday.
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Committee For
Mari ‘Time Unity
CMU
New York
Road Bond Interest Higher Than In May
Charleston West Virginia road bonds worth two million dollars drew nine bids led by Halsey Stuart and Company of New York City. The issue sold at a 4.57 percent average interest rate, higher than May but still attractive to bond specialists. Northern Trust Company of Chicago bid 4.58 percent.
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Charleston
Halsey, Stuart and, Company
New York City
Northern Trust Company
Chicago
Unemployed Pay Fraud Charged in Cabell County
Homer Far ley of Salt Rock is held on a $1000 bond for grand jury action on obtaining unemployment compensation fraudulently while an inmate at Cabell County jail. He is one of three men facing similar charges. The report notes a medical oddity about deer gall bladders.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Homer Farley
Salt Rock
Cabell County
Miners Deal Ends 59-Day Shutdown Under Krug Terms
The agreement signed May 29 by Lewis and Interior Secretary Krug ended a 59 day mine shutdown. Operators sought time to study Moreell suggestions for an 18 month contract with potential wage adjustments on 30 days notice. A key issue remains unionization of supervisory workers and eligibility rules. Iceland is believed to have been colonized originally by the Irish.
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Lewis
Interior
J. A. Krug
United Mine Workers
Moreell
Supervisory Workers Union
Iceland
Mead eyes shutdown of Garsson probe as May health delays hearing
Senate investigators may delay hearings on the Erie Basin Metal dispute as Rep. Andrew J. May home health concerns and Meads chairmanship transition shape the probe. Mead will not set a date until May physician clearance, while Kilgore and Brewster weigh new investigations and re election pressures. A stray line notes a lizard species native to Hawaii.
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James H. Mead
New York
Warley M. Kilgore
D-Wya
Kilgore
West Virginia
Brewster
R-Me
Mead
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Garsson
Daniel J. Andersen
May
Andersen
Washington
Prestonsburg
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Henry Garsson
Murray Garsson
Ansted V.F.W. Popularity Contest and Dance Planned
Ansted VFW hosts a popularity contest and public dance at Lover's Leap Saturday night. Twenty six local businesses back contestants sponsoring girls for a $10 entry fee and campaign support, with Miss V. FLW to win a loving cup. runner up also awarded.
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V. Flw
Beulah Parsons
Lorna Skages
S. T. Coleman
Eula Mae Hoffman
J. G. Mohr
Marguerite Pauley
R. E. Sydnor
Betty Rogers
Regional centers dominate southern records
Two aralian centers led the standings with most records shown. Practically all notable performances hailed from the South, highlighting a regional concentration of top results.
Enrollment Down At Dubois High School
Mount Hope Dubois High reports 333 current students, a drop from 348 last year. Freshman class leads gains with 111. junior high and senior classes show notable declines. late self supporting registrations blamed. Mount Hope Armory destruction limits facilities.
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Register
Mount Hope
DuBois High School
T. W. Chiles
Chiles
Mount Hope Armory
DuBois
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Reynolds
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Nancy
Dlc
Gulyan
Lula Soler
Betty Jane Catlett
Ann Nagy
Virginia Walker
Woodrow Wilson
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Beckley Open - Air
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Claudette Colbert
Don Ameche
Johnny Mack Brown
John Woodbury
Cabell Co
Bing Crosby
Ingrid Bergman
ST. Mary's
Charley
Mabscott
Garssons
Hrelana
ST. Clair Theatre
Beaver
Stanley Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Ansted V.F.W
Eugene Skages Post
U.S. S
Oklahoma
Pearl Haror
W. Chester
William R. Skages
Jennings Skaggs
Woodrow Burton
Harold Hoffman
Eugene Dempsey
Jack Little
Frank Mulins
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
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