Labor Walkout Shuts Down Coal Mines Nationwide
In Beckley West Virginia on September 19 19 a mass walkout closed all Raleigh County pits and strip operations as miners protest the suspension of welfare and pension benefits under the United Mine Workers fund. UMW District 29 leader George J Titler said no official notice was received from headquarters.
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West Virginia
United Mine Workers Pension and Welfare Fund
George J. Titler
UMW District 29
UMW
Titler
Raleigh County
West Virginia coal fields shut as full strike looms
A full-scale shutdown hits West Virginia coal operations with roving pickets to end non union work. Shady Spritz and Raleigh districts report all mines closed while Associated Press notes 120,000 miners affected. Philip Murray and CIO Steelworkers seek a government brokered settlement to avert action.
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Associated Prem Harleston
West Virginia
Maor
Associated Press
Washington
Philip
Ohio
Virginian
Norfolk
Western
New York Central
Strike Part of UMW Bid for New Contract
United Mine Workers' strike action shuts down major coal operations across the nation as John L. Lewis fights over pension and welfare fund payments. Production slows with most of the union’s 480,000 members idle by nightfall while leaders insist the rank and file act on its own initiative. The dispute centers on a proposed settlement from a presidential fact finding board, with talks continuing as industry and union officials weigh pension and social insurance proposals.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
T Po
Centr
Eestern Pennsylvania
Roving Pickets Injure Three Strip Miners
A large force of roving pickets moving toward Lewis County assaulted three Freeport Gas Company workers in Harrison County. Stanley Robey, Leondis Haught, and Joe Allen were treated for injuries including cuts, a broken nose, possible broken ribs, and a missing tooth. Thirteen coal trucks were dumped at the mine as the march continued toward Jane Lew.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Lewis County
Harrison County
Tom Friend
Freeport Gas Company
Robey
Stanley Robey
Leondis Haught
Tipple
Joe Allen
Haught
Allen
W. E. Murphy
Friend
Bilner
Jane Lew
Actor Frank Morgan Dies During Sleep
Hollywood veteran Frank Morgan 59 died in his sleep after his wife Alain found he stopped breathing. He had just finished a film with Clark Gabule and Loretta Young and appeared in 68 films including The Stratton Story, The Great Ziegfeld, Naughty Marietta, and Green Dolphin Street.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Frank Morgan
Honolulu
Alain
Morgan
Clark Gabule
Loretta Young
Stratton Story
Ziegfeld
Hime
Weather notes from Rivers and Glade Creek reports
Inland river observations show muddy and normal conditions at Bellepoint and Greenbrier with clear skies and typical levels. Oak Will reported a high yesterday of 32 and a low around 60 with light rainfall and variable precipitation across Gob. Glade Creek summery indicates similar high and low patterns and expected rain yesterday.
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Bellepeint
Greenbrier
Glade Creek
Boaem
Market Absorbs Financial Shock
New York stock market steadies after an early British devaluation selloff. Prices briefly dipped then began a modest recovery as lower prices were paid for large names like U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Coca Cola, IBM, General Motors, and Dow Jones components. Stronger quotes appeared for Alaska Juneau and Dome Mines amid the volatility.
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Lie Associated Prew
New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem’ Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
International Harvester
Schenley
Coca- Cola
Compromise Ends Suit in Raleigh Court
A settlement reached this morning before Special Judge George L Ballard ends the damage suit of Edith Jewell Dean Whited versus Joe Barbogallo with a $400 compromise. The case involved a year-old accident where the plaintiff, an infant, was struck by a car driven by Barbogallo. Other cases before Judge Ballard included W Walter Smith v Letcher Thompson and Faye Goble v M O Kessler, the latter set over due to a missing witness, with several additional matters already settled.
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Edith Jewell
Dean Whited
Joe Barbogallo
Raleigh County
George L. Ballard
Barbogallo
W. Walter Smith
Letcher Thompson
L. L. [Scherer
Scherer
J. W Maxwell
Ross
Faye Goble
M. O. Kessler
Ballard
Owen D. Gillespie
Atlantic Greyhound Corporation
Jackie ‘Dee Pettry
B.C. Fraley
Claudie Mays
L. R
Livestock Round-Up At Jackson's Mill
Beef lovers attend the 19th annual State 4-H and FFA livestock round-up at Jackson's Mill. The event opens today and closes with a baby beef sale Wednesday night and state feeder calf sale Thursday. Other activities include sheep show and showmanship, feeder calf shows, fat lamb sale, and championships across four days.
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Pree Jackson's Mill
World devaluation shocks ripple across Europe
Britain’s pound devaluation triggers global jitters as France suspends stock trading and gold markets, the franc’s value dives, and Holland and Sweden move toward or consider currency devaluations. Italy delays, Greece shuts exchanges as cabinets respond to shifting exchange regimes.
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Associated Press
Britain
France
Finance Ministry
Stock Exchange
Holland
Sweden
Tage Erlander
Bank of Sweden
Italy
Govegazsin! S
Greece
Alexander Diomedes
Cripps
Beitain
Soviet
Kremlin
Australia
South Africa
India
New Zealand
Ireland
Israel
Norway
Denmark
Egypt
Burma
Finland
Canada
Three Escaped Felons Captured in Marietta Ohio
Three West Virginia fugitives from Honor Camp Yo. 85 at Pliny were captured after a six block gun battle in Marietta Ohio. Authorities identify the men as Muriel M Murphy 59 Wenon aahela County for breaking and entering Elvin James Hicks 24 Calhoun County 210 years for forgery and Benny H Phillips 19 Mercer County 15 years for armed robbery They fled Saturday morning in a stolen farm truck and then in a used car before police halted the chase and captured Murphy Hicks and Phillips within blocks of the first shots.
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Marietta
West Virginia
Pliny
W. Va
Peirce
Muriel M. Murphy
Wenonaahela County
Elvin James Hicks
Calhoun County
Benny H. Phillips
Mercer County
Murphy
Hicks
Phillips
Three Men Pay Fines in Magistrate Court
Magistrate J P Meadows heard cases from Abraham and Beckley. Russell Adkins and Roy Bennett pleaded guilty to assault and were fined five dollars and costs each after weekend arrests on a warrant by Ferdie Bragg. Roger Meadows pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle without rights, fined one cent and costs, and was arrested Sunday by Constable W W Brammer. All three paid fines and were released.
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Russel Adkins
Roy Bennett
Abraham
Uilty
J. P. Meadows
Ferdie Bragg
Roger Meadows
Beckley
Meadows
W. W. Brammer
Noronic Disaster Toll Rises As 121 Dead 84 Missing
The Noronic cruise ship blaze leaves 121 dead and 84 missing as divers scour sunken decks. Red Cross officials hope many missing passengers survived at home, with most aboard the ship Americans. A morgue holds charred bodies while relatives seek identifications amid the rubble and renewed flare ups.
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Associated
Fress
Toronto
Stanbury
Canadian Red Cross
United States
Vesel
Police Raid Village and Derby Clubs Seize Whiskey
State police with search warrants raided the Village Club on Route 19 2 and The Derby at Harper Heights Saturday night. Forty slot machines and whiskey were found at the Village Club. six were in operation when it opened. Earl C. Carter, owner, was jailed in Raleigh County but released on bond. Carter faces a hearing Thursday. In the Derby raid Gaylin Comer was arrested for possession and sale of illegal whiskey. about a case and a half were found. Comer paid a $140 fine and costs after pleading guilty.
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Derby
Harper Heights
Village Club
Co. L. Walker
Register
Lt.m
Lieut. Walker
Earl C. Carter
Raleigh
Carter
Magttrets
T. XN. Thurman
Walker
Ezra Zirkle
Gaylinj Comer
Camec
Thurmen
Temple Street Man Arrested for Assault
Temple Street resident Ben Worrels was arrested by city police on an assault warrant sworn by his nephew Jesse Worrels Jr of Temple Street. The case centers on a dispute with alleged threats and injury claims, with the suspect held pending further proceedings.
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Ben Worrels
Temple Street
Jesse
Worrels, Jr
Aloe
Tempisitares
Earle B. Carter Dies of Heart Attack at 42
Earle B. Carter chief mechanic for Beckley Yellow Cab died of a heart attack at 4 50 am in his home 239 South Heber Street He was a Mount Hope native son of the late Mr and Mrs Jayton B Carter A veteran of the Army motor corps in Europe he was a member of the Beckley National Guard and First Baptist Church He is survived by his wife Joey Gartin Carter son Earle B Carter Jr sister H A Dowdy and four brothers Funeral services are set for 2 pm Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Park and his body to be moved from Calfee Funeral Home to his brother Fletcher H Carters residence tonight.
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Earle B. Carter
Beckley Yellow Cab Company
South Heber Street
Mount Hope
Ayton
Carter
Mon . Hope
Beckley National Guard
Baptist Church
Army Motor Corps
Europe
Joey Gartin Carter
Beckley
Earle B. Carter, Jr
Isallywood, Fla
H. A. Dowdy
Fletcher H. Carter
Yellow Cab Company
Russell Carter
Paul D. Carter
E. P. Carter
Hinton
Calfee Funeral Home
Mankin Avenue
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Park
Devaluation Shocks Britain as Pound Plunges and Markets Halt
Banks closed and exchanges shut as Britain slashes the pound from 1.03 to 2.80 in a desperate bid to stave off bankruptcy. London brokers trade on sidewalks while eleven nations follow with currency cuts. Cripps warns of higher living costs and unemployment amid global finance turmoil.
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Vy Hal Cooper
London
London Stock Exchange
France
Holland
Greece
South Africa
Europe
Sterling
Asia
Britain
America
Stafford Cripps
U.S
Douglass Abbott
Revercomb Disclaims Gifts and Political Aid
Washington reports that public relations man Paul Goodwin, based in Roslyn New York, had a $25,000 yearly contract to advocate for Nationalist China in the United States. He aided Chiang Kai-shek's government in its fight against Communists and claimed to seek more U.S. money and support. Goodwin's attorney says he hosted events for congressmen and campaigned in 1948, while Revercomb of West Virginia and Robertson of Wyoming deny receiving any gifts or political aid from him. The embassy states no contract or record linking Goodwin to official arrangements with Nationalist China.
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Associated Frese Washington
Yell
China
United States
Roslyn
M. Y
William J. Goodwin
Chiang Kai-shek
Goodwin
Marshall
Wasa
Chinnington Post
Commission of China
Good
Paul
Wall Marksall
Washington
Said Street
Tanamany Hall
Queens
Vic N. V
Paigning
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Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Anthracite Pension Fund
Bituminous Fund
United States Steel Corporation
Kentucky
Steel Corporation
Springfield
Alabama
Illinois
Indiana
Hocking Valley
Virginian Railway
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Taut Zemuanreeer
Murray
CIO
Cyrus S. Ching
Steel Industry
Ching
Eured
Jackson's Mill
Slash
Canadian Steamship Lines
Norenic
International Soundphoto
Earle B. Carer
The
London — St Malford
Nationalist
Revercomb
Wr Va
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