Roberts Refused Change Of Venue In Roberts Case
Judge Frank C. Haymond ruled no widespread prejudice against former Police Chief Tommy Roberts from Beckley papers and refused to move the Raleigh county civil suit against him and his bonding company. He upheld the Beckley police civil service commission dismissal and noted no fault with fair trial chances in Raleigh county.
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Frank C. Haymond
Beckley
Tommy Roberts
Fairmont
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Beckley Police Civil Service Commission
Roberts
2Aity
J. L. Scherer
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Haymond
Raleigh
Eugene Scott
iPost Herald
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
D. D. Ashworth
George W. Williams
Robert Winston
J.O. Freeman
W. C. Mullins
Harry R. May
T. S. Han
Lilly
Beaver
John McGinnis
Shady Spring
B. Lilly
Cool Ridge
W. F. Winston
Clear Creek
C. D. Hunter
Pine Knob
George
Allied push near Arnhem and Rhine bridge hold
Allied forces report progress around Arnhem despite heavy fighting. British second army linked with airborne units, while U S third army advances three allied fronts. Rain and cloud hinder air support but rocket typhoons help loosen German grip along the Rhine.
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Ernest Agnew
Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Second Army
Arnhem
Holland
Miles C. Dempsey
Rhine
U.S. Third Army
Burnville
Bagearat
Nancy
Third Army
Arnhem Bridge
Forge
Rule Valley
Berlin
Veghel
Philippine puppet government declares war on United States and Britain
American marines push across Peleliu island amid heavy resistance as U S Pacific Fleet reports gains in the Palau group. Navy strikes target Japanese bases while a Tokyo broadcast says the Philippine puppet government declared war on the United States and Britain. At sea, Japanese barges were sunk or driven ashore in Peleliu channel actions.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Peleliu
Palau Islands
Philippines
Garekoru
Pelelius
Negessebus Islands
Pelelin
State Chided For Falling Behind In Tourist Chances
Charles A. Hortworth of New York told the West Virginia Hotels association that the state lags in tourist development and must advertise its product to capitalize post war travel. He urged support for new super highways and urged the road commission to promote through West Virginia, with W. J. Cale reelected president and a slate of vice presidents named.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Charles A. Hortworth
New York
Hortworth
American Hotel Association
California
West Virinia Hotels Association
W. J. Cale
Bluefield
R. O. Raine
Rainelle
James A. Foley
Martinsburg
Z. G. Curry
P. A. Anthony
Clarksburg
David R. Cooke
Welch
Joseph M. Murphy
Parkersburg
State Road Commission
Judge Rules Minter Aided In City Hall Fight
Judge Frank C. Haymond said former Mayor A K Minter aided and abetted Eugene Scott in the December city hall fight with Tommy Roberts by acting as a sympathetic bystander. The ruling denies a motion to set aside the $250 jury verdict against Minter and Roberts, noting Minter did not physically attack but failed to stop the fight in time.
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A. K. Minter
Eugene Scott
Tommy Roberts
Frank C. Haymond
Scott
Roberts
Minter
Mint
Allies Break Gothic Line as Forces Reach Po Valley
American troops smashed through the German Gothic line advancing over Italian peaks toward the Lombardy plain near Bologna and pushing toward the Po valley. The Brazilian expeditionary force neared La Spezia while Lt. Gen. Sir Oliver Leese's Eighth Army cleared Rimini’s area and moved toward Ravenna.
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Associated Press
Rome
Maly
Eighth Army
Sid Feder
Fifth Army
Italy
Lombardy
Bologna
Fula Pass
Pisa
la Spezia
Oliver Leese
Marecchio
Rimini
Anti-FDR Dems Form New Texas Party Claim Democratic Name Theft
In Austin a closed convention formed a new Texas party to appoint its own presidential electors. A spokesman said the move responds to what they call the usurpation of the Democratic name by Communists and machine politics. The action follows a Texas Supreme Court ruling affirming Roosevelt pledged electors for printing on the Democratic ballot.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
Uname Democratic
State Supreme Court
Roosevelt
New Party
Democratic Party
C.I.0
Roosevelt Kin To Campaign For Roosevelt In 1936
Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, daughter of a Democratic diplomat and widow of Theodore Roosev elt, will campaign for Franklin D. Roosevelt as he seeks a second term. The announcement came from New York tonight.
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Teddy Roosevelt
F.D.R
Associated Press
New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Swedes Close Baltic Ports To Foreign Shipping
The Swedish government will close all Gulf of Bothnia and Baltic sea ports to foreign shipping effective September 27 due to the altered Baltic situation, an official announcement stated tonight.
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Axandatad Press
Stockholm
Gulf of Bothnia
Baltic Sea
Baltic
FDR Fires Back at GOP in Fourteenth Term Campaign
President Roosevelt hit the GOP for falsehoods and credit stealing over the New Deal in a speech before the A P L Teamsters union. He defended his administration, attacked Dewey’s campaign, and defended wartime policy while denying charges of plans to discharge soldiers after the war.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
G.O.P
A.P.L. Teamsters Union
Republican Party
Thomas £. Dewey
New York
Teamsters
Dewey
War Department
Board acts to halt coal tipple near Beaver school
The Board of Education adopted a resolution opposing the A G Wilcox Coal Company's plan to build a loading tipple about 200 feet from Beaver School. Delegation led by W B Radford warned of 60 trucks daily, coal dust and noise, with 27 first year students at risk and no sidewalks for children along the road.
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Board of Education
A G. Wilcox Coal Company
Beaver School
W. BE. Radford
Beaver
Jns
Radford
A. S. Akers
Schons
W. W. Brammer
Everett Lilly
Bailey
Ernest Bailey
Wilcox
Reds Trap Nazis in a 50mile sweep to Parad port
Russian Baltic armies execute a rapid 50 mile sweep in 24 hours trapping thousands of Nazi troops in northern Estonia. The advance closes on Tallinn near the Gulf of Riga, severing German positions and threatening the Estonian capital.
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Parad
Gulf of Riga
Tallinn
FDR Skips Naming Dewey Lewis in Speech
In a Washington address President Roosevelt avoided naming his Republican challenger Dewey nor John L Lewis the United Mine Workers leader. He condemned nationwide strikes, noting only one labor leader opposed his stance and saying that leader is not among his supporters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Dewey
John Ly Lewis
United Mine Workers Ieader
Ional
Incidentilly
Lela
Coroner Confirms Single Bullet Caused Woman’s Death
Coroner Dr. W W Hume announced that Mrs Ida Taylor 31 of Skelton died instantly Thursday from a single 22 caliber bullet fired by Bobby Ritter. Autopsy showed the bullet entered her left shoulder and exited near the heart severing major vessels before leaving the body. Earlier findings suggested two wounds but further exam revealed only one bullet.
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Ida ‘Taylor
Skelton
W. W. Hume
Hume
Bobby Ritter
Claude Ritter
Taylor
S. Harklerand
Tay‘tov
Weather West Virginia forecast with cloudy skies
Weather notes for West Virginia indicate cloudy conditions with possible drizzle and low Saturday morning temperatures. The report mentions a cool air mass and a drop in temperature by Saturday night, with unclear timing for the most probable low.
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West Virginia
Hugh
Parnu Port Seized As Red Army Pushes Gulf of Riga
Soviet forces reach the Gulf of Riga after capturing Parnu Estonia's second port and sealing off thousands of Germans trapped between there and Tallinn. Govorov's Leningrad army races to envelop enemy troops amid Baltic coast battles as Budapest and Cluj actions unfold.
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Associated Press
London
Estonia
Parnu
Gulf of Riga
Tallinn
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Red Army
Cluj
Hungary
Slovakia
Moscow
Red
Budapest
Parna
Leoenid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Riga
Paide
Priday
Gulf
Govorov
Higa
Valga
Baltic
Valea
Berlly
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Government To Open First Prosecution For Denial Of Negro Voting Rights
Washington expects a civil rights division case soon over denial of Negro voting in a primary. The prosecution will target Alabama Florida Georgia Arkansas or Texas as the states issuing complaints.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S. Supreme Courts
Texas
Department of Justice
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Arkansas
State Aeronautics Board Urges City Land for Airports Now
West Virginia communities are urged to acquire municipal airport land immediately to foster aviation development. The State Board of Aeronautics says proper facilities are essential or communities risk isolation from air travel. A citizens airport committee is advised, including civic groups, the postmaster, engineers, and relatives of local officials, to guide airport plans.
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State Aeronautics Board
Associated
Prose
Charleston
West Virginia
State Board of Aeronautics
Hubert H. Stark
Airport Division
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Sunday Register Extends Reach Across Fayette and Nearby Counties
The Sunday Register reports over 24,000 paid in past two Sundays and aims for 25,000 as it expands to southern Fayette County including Nicholas Greenbrier Monroe portions of Mercer Summers Raleigh and Wyoming. Community messages can be transmitted through space in The Sundays Register.
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Register
Fayette County
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Monroe
Mercer
Raleigh
Wyoming
Brest Falls as 46 589 Germans Captured in 26 Days
Maj. Gen. Troy Middleton reports that 46 589 Germans were captured at Brest, the second largest prisoner tally of the war. German divisions 266th infantry 48rd infantry and second para troop were wiped out in Brittany theater as Allied forces closed on Brest Harbor last week. About 2 000 German casualties and 800 graves counted as cleanup continues.
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Associated Press
Brest
France
Troy Middleton
Eighth Corps
Middleton
Vis
Erntin Corps
Canparen
Brittany
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