VFW Demands Action on WV Stream Pollution
West Virginia VFW posts with Raleigh Summers Fayette Monroe and Greenbrier counties adopt a resolution urging action by the state Conservation Commission Water Commission and Legislature to control pollution along streams especially the Greenbrier River. They seek education and enforcement and note no corrective measures have been taken for years.
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West Virginia
Greenbrier River
VFW
District 10
Raleigh
Summers
Fayette
Monroe
Greenbrier
State Conservation Commission
West Virginia Water Commission
E.guy Graves
Beckley
E. R. Fletcher, Jr
Alderson
Eugene W. Walker
Greenbrice River
Marlinton
A. B. Bowyer
Charleston
District 1
Conservation and Water Commissions
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
Eugene Walker
East Rainete
Meadow River
Hinton
Bluestone Dam
Defendant Blames Slain Gunman for Ohio Lust Killings
In Mansfield Ohio defense attorney L H Beam declares client Robert Muir Daniels had no memory of the Niebel family killings and blames slain companion John C West for the murders. Prosecutor Theodore Lutz asserts the slayings were malicious premeditated and intentional. West was killed July 21 at a police roadblock near Van Wert after a Va day comic orgy tied to the case.
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Associated Press
Mansfield, D
Robert Muir Daniels
John C. West
L. H. Beam
Daniels
John F. Niebel
Alansfield Reformatory Farm
Notanda
Phyllis
Beam
Niebel
Theodore Lutz
Niebels
West
van Wert
Nichols
Daniela
John Weal
Red Berlin rally appears listless in Lustgarten crowd
Western observers say the Communist sponsored mass meeting in Soviet Berlin drew about 120,000, about half the turnout of last Thursday's anti communist rally. ADN reports 50 000 Germans attended the Sunday session as children marched in bands under red banners.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Lustgarten
Royal Pleasure Garden
Soviet Russia
ADN
Hiter
Three Hartin Auto Collision Near Glen Jean Hill
Three people from Layland were treated and released at Oak Hill Hospital after a head on collision on the Glen Jean Hill at about 2 30 a m Sunday. The injured were Willie Taylor 17 James Kender 19 and Lloyd Irwin 18. Both cars were a total loss and were towed from the scene. State police investigated the wreck but a report was not available.
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Register
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
Glen Jean Hill
Willie Taylor
James Kender
Lloyd Irwin
Layland
Eskew Seeks Damages After Fayette Wreck
E B Eskew of Fayetteville seeks 619.14 from the road commission in the court of claims claiming a five ton boulder on the highway between Beckwith and the Fayette County 4 H Camp damaged his car driven by Walter Caldwell. He argues the rock was left on the berm extending to the pavement.
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Iese Charleston
E. B. Eskew
Fayetteville
Court of Claims
Beckwith
Fayette County
Walter Caldwell
Eskew
Road Commission
Agents Said Out To Kill Gottwald
Prague based Minister of Justice Cepicka says foreign agents seek to kill President Gottwald in revenge for Eduard Benes death. He claims a slogan calls for Gottwald’s death and notes heightened security during Benes state funeral with thousands of armed guards. Cepicka accuses Catholic Church and the Sokol gymnastic society of anti state activity and acceleration of a purge.
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Mgress
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Alexej Cepicka
Klement Gottwald
Cepicka
Gottwald
Taduchov
Eduard Benes
Benes
Gollwald
Churcely
Sokol
Kymnastic Society
Rotary Inter-City Meet Set by Beckley Clubs
About 130 Rotarians from five Southern West Virginia clubs will attend an inter-city dinner Thursday evening at the Black Knight Country Club. Crawford Wilson, Beckley Rotary president, announced reservations include members from Filton Oak HU Fayetteville and Maltens. Arthur Cundy urged local members to study American history and pride. Nicholls was initiated as a new member.
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West Virginia
Black Knight Country Club
Crawford Wilson
Beckley
Filnton
Oak HU
Fayetteville
Maltens
Joe Fazio
Inter-Ciy
Arthur Cundy
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Club
Nicholls
Blonde Chosen Mrs America in 1948 Crown
A 21 year old Spanish heritage blonde Maria Money Straohmeier was crowned Mrs America 1948 at Asbury Park New Jersey. She received prizes worth about 8000 dollars and began a whirlwind reign with a press conference parade and modeling engagements though she has no home of her own, living with her in laws in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Asbury Park
N. J
Maria Money
Straohmeier
Amerita
Philadelphia
Mrs. Americas
Sandra Stavros Feted on Birthday in Warm Family Party
Gina Stavros honored her daughter Sandra with a bath birthday party at the Stavros home on Highland Avenue. Mrs Pat Davis assisted, thirteen guests attended, including Doris Brooks Gerry Young Don Jenkins Larry Davis Melva Akers Selah Bennell Jerry Williams Janice Sowers June Cook Patty Minnick Dorothy Jane Murdock Patty Shumate Pan Hypes.
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Stavros
Highland Avenue
Pat Davis
Mrs. Stavros
Doris Brooks
Gerry Young
Don Jenkins
Larry Davis
Melva Akers
Selah Bennell
Jerry Williams
Janice Sowers
June Cook
Patty Minnick
Dorothy Jane Murdock
Patty Shumate
Pan Hypes
Monarch Praises U S Aid To Western Europe
King George VI lauds United States aid to Western Europe as far sighted and generous. The speech, by government ministers, was read in Parliament as the session ends, with the King to attend a special session at Westminster tomorrow. He noted the European Recovery Program and Britain's role under the five power treaty with Belgium France Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
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Associated Press
London
George VI
United States
Europe
Hose of Commons
Lords
Westminster
Britain
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Kaiser Frazer Suit Seeks 98 Million Damages in Detroit
Kaiser Frazer Corp sues Otis & Co and others in federal court in Detroit seeking 98 552 118 dollars alleging a conspiracy to dodge a contract to market 900000 Kaiser Frazer shares James F Masterson and David Marpling named as co conspirators Masterson had filed prior suit to block sale of the Kaiser Frazer stock Otis & Co withdrew from the marketing agreement pending lawsuits Kanawha Airport erosion project to spend 60000 on hillside work funded equally by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and Kanawha County Court
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Associated Press
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Otis & Co
Cleveland
James F. Masterson
Philadelphia
David ¥. Marpling
Kaiser- Frazer
Masterson
Kaiser-Frazer
Kanawha
Charleston — District
Kiait Ziebarth
Kanawha Airport
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kanawha County
Volcano Erupts After Short Lull on Camiguin Island
The Hibok-Hid volcano on Camiguin Island erupted again after a two day lull. Fifteen foot waves hindered rescue efforts as U S Army transport ships aided refugees. Red Cross nurses and volunteers provided aid to arriving evacuees along the ash covered coast.
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Associated Press
Manila
Camiguin Island
Social Welfare Commission
Camiguin
Philippines
Sagay
Binone
U.S. Army
William Weigel
Wengel
Cagayan Port
Red Cross
Dorothy Hall
Sirs. A. Latham
Flag Presented To Pettry Clan At Naoma Reunion
The Pettry Family held its annual Naoma reunion yesterday and received a flag presented by Dr. F. I. Medrick of Beckley. Speakers included M. M. Neely a U S Senate hopeful, Judge Fred Fox and Judge Lewis Miller of the State Supreme Court, D L Salisbury of Dunbar and candidates L W Beane George Chambers O C Weeks and Robert C Byrd for state and federal offices.
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Register
Naoma
Supreme Court
Fred Foxi
Lewis Miller
United States
Great Britain
D. L. Salisbury
Dunbar
Hedrick
L. W. Beane
Oceana
Senate
George Chambers
Beckley
O. C. Weeks
Crab Orchard
Robert C. Byrd
House of Delegates
Two U S Jets Crash in Germany
Two U S F-80 jets crashed in Bavaria near Fuerstenfeldbruck while en route to England for the Battle of Britain Day. One more F-80 is missing with pilots believed killed. a second formation reached its target without incident.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Jerastiedt
Kaufbeuren
England
Britain Bay
U.S. Air Force
ALE
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Bavaria
Mandan Roe
Anderson Heads Clerks Group and District Legal Skirmishes
County Clerk Harry Anderson leads the West Virginia Association of County and Circuit Clerks as president and chairs a legislative panel to push salary boosts for clerks with decades without raises. The group opposes central vehicle license issuance and cites other officers elected, while court actions include a $1,000 damage suit against Harry Meade and Clarence Ritz and several settlements.
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Harry Anderson
West Virginia Association of County of Circuit Clerks
Anderson
West Virginia
Raleigh
Charles S. Ruddell
Wood County
A. M. Brown
Putnam County
Trink
Leant Wee Heoim Fadav
Riowntan Weer
G. 7
Gravely
Harry Meade
Clarence Ritz
Mt. Carbon
Fayette County
Meade
Ritz
U.S. 1921
Circuit
Davie Bair
Atuas Collins
Bair
Collins
Maencer
D. Farley
Robert Stanley White
Robert Stan‘lay White
Mancer D. Farley
Willie W. Wilburn
Min‘or
Bessie Church
Mancer BD. Farley
May Solve Actress Injury Report Clarifies Mystery
Hollywood investigators release notes on the actress Miss John son after a fall at her apartment. Det. Forbes and Det. Hubka say the case remains open with a preliminary judge that the injury may be accidental from a 15 pound hair dryer fall last Monday. The actress, 35, remains in critical condition under oxygen with brief recovery moments yesterday.
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Hollywood
Rita Johneant
Johnson
C. C. Forbes
A.W. Hubka
Miss Johnson
M. A
Stephenson
Tough Texas Job Certifying Winner
The Texas Democratic Executive Committee faced a close vote certifying the August 28 run off winner for U S senator between Lyndon B Johnson and Coke R Stevenson. A 162 vote margin and a dispute over 202 Wells County votes prompted suits and legal action as Johnson sought to bar a recount while lawyers prepared for trials in Alice Texas.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Coke R. Stevenson
U. S
Johnson
Stevenson
Wells County
Jonson
Alice
Teex
Jim Wells
Churches Plan October 3 Rally Day in Beckley
Local churches meet Tuesday at Beckley Presbyterian Church to organize a community-wide Sunday School Rally on October 3, sponsored by the Beckley Ministerial Association. Pastors, superintendents, and committees from multiple denominations are named to attend.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Ministerial Association
Charles £. Walker
First
Beckley
A. HL. Wilson
Carroll Hutchinson
Oak Grove
L. A. Garten
Crow
Grandview
Table Rock
Piney View
Paul Smith
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Witherspoon
M.C. Ott
OW. E. Wags
Methodist
W. B. Peck
CS. McKinney
C. I. Gwinn
Temple
G. W.stewart
F. F. Cooper
F. Lake Alten
A. J. Cook
Glenn Webb
R. I. Stewart
L. C. Gwinn
Memorial
C. E. Walker
Donald Lowe
Otis Yost
Calvary Baptist
James H. Neal
Luther Fink
Margarette Sullivan
Gladys Davenport
Hollywood
Howard Spencer
Orval Craley
Ralph Norlund
R. Yates
TN. Thurmond
Crab Orchard
Dewie Brown
Church of Christ
Harper Road
Truman Marshall To Confer Today On International Tension
President Truman will hold a Monday luncheon with cabinet members and then discuss the tense international situation with Secretary of State Marshall. Ross noted Marshall usually meets with the President each Monday morning after the luncheon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Trutman
Marshall
Charles G. Ross
Truman
19 Men Enlist in Army and Air Force in Beckley Area
The U S Army and Air Force enlisted nineteen men in Beckley and nearby towns. Enlistees include Floyd V Maynard of Hatcher and John L East of Talcott for three years in the regular army or air force, with assignments to Lackland AFB or Camp Breckinridge. Others, from Oak Hill to Summerlee, join the 101st Airborne Division or U S Constabulary with posts at Ft Knox Ft Dix and Ft Lewis.
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U. S. Army and
Air Force
Beckley
R. E. Bruns
Floyd V. Maynard
Hatcher
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Tex
John L. East
Talcott
Regular Army
Caymp Breckinridge
William L. Underwood
Thomas E. Martin
Tidybrook
William D. Ham
Nimitz
101St Airborne Division
Camp Breckinridge
William H. Anderson
Oveana
Randall M. Richmond
East Rainelle
U. S. Constabulary
Ft. Nix
Clarence N. Worley
Bolt
Clifford F. Denney
Fayetteville
Camp Breckinnridge
John H. Hogan
Hinton
Billie R. Swaggerty
Summerlee
James C. Warren
Second Avenue
Russell G. Hudson
Oak Hill
James £. Davis
Seebert
Ft. Knox
Second Infantry
Ft. Lewis
Washington
James E. Filiott
Eastf Rainette
Muriel E. Devlin
Stamford
Ft. Dix
Anthracite Coal Demand Prompts Six Day Work Week
Philadelphia reports Robert V. White of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co says hard coal demand will force a six day work week to meet needs. He pegs industry production at 56 million tons this year, up from 54.02 million in the prior year, with 57.183 million in 1946, noting last year’s mid summer spike built stockpiles but not this year.
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Philadelphia
Robert V. White
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
White
Russian backed Koreans demand Americans exit
North Korean radio broadcast quotes a letter from the Pyongyang regime calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea. It cites North Korea’s claim that Russian occupation forces in the north would leave anytime if Americans depart.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
South Korea
North
United States
United States Rejects Soviet Protest Over Runaway Teachers
Washington says Secretary Marshall sent a note to the Soviet Embassy stating the matter is for Kasenkina and Samarin to decide and denying Moscow access to the teachers. The case centers on Kasenkina’s injuries after she fled the Russian Consulate and is under U.S. protection.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
State Department
Marshall
Oksana Kasenkina
Michael Samarin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tolstoy Foundation
Kasengina
Afr. Samarin
Soviet Union
Maine Holds General Election Amid GOP Sweep Hope
Traditional Republican Maine votes open with Senator Margaret Chase Smith seeking a Senate seat. Democratic challenger Adrian Scolten, 49, from Prairie View, Kan, faces the congresswoman as Republicans aim for a clean sweep of major offices including governor and three House seats. Both parties read the ballot for November winds.
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Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Margaret Chase i Smith
Senate
Adrian HH. Scolten
Prairie View
Kan
Wife of Virginian Official Succumbs
Mrs. E D Hanes wife of the coal traffic manager of the Virginian Railway Company died yesterday at her Norfolk home after a lengthy illness. Hanes is known in the Trecktey area among coal officials but could not visit often last year. Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Tuesday Daylight Saving Time at Norfolk.
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E. D. Hanes
Virginian Railway Company
Norfolk
Hanes
Trecktey
False Teeth Fear-Free Comfort With FASTEETI Powder
False teeth that loosen can embarrass wearers as plates slip or bleed. Use FASTEETI cron-acid powder on plates to make false teeth feel firmer and more comfortable, eliminate odors, and avoid sourness. Available at drug stores.
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H Teder
COREN
Otheir
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