Small Mine Operators File Injunction Against Picketing
Kanawha County School Board halted bus service in Tuppers Creek due to potential clashes between pickets and non union coal workers. Independent Small Operators consider filing injunctions to curb picketing at properties while roving bands threaten Gilmer County. State police dispatched to the area amid sporadic violence and arrests, with mine owners warning residents to stay off roads leading to pits.
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Duke the Pooch Cleared in Court by Kids Court
A mixed breed dog named Duke faced a vicious dog complaint after biting a Cocker Spaniel puppy. Eleven neighborhood children testified Duke was not vicious and the court dismissed the case, with Duke returning to West Virginia Street life alongside his adopted family.
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J. W. Miles
West Virginia
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Baptists Blast Catholic Aim to Use U S as Base
A prominent Baptist clergyman, Joseph M. Dawson, warned in a semi annual Baptist report to the joint committee on public relations that the Catholic Church seeks to capture the United States and use it as a base for world catholization. He argued Catholics may not be anti constitutional but fear Catholic control of government and education funding. Dawson noted Baptist efforts to block federal aid to private or parochial schools amid broader church state tensions.
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Russia
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Secular Peace Urged At 56th Protestant Episcopal Convention
The archbishop of York urged the Anglican communion to promote tolerance to teach secular leaders the need for peace among nations despite ideologies. The convention opened with the house of deputies voting to ban women delegates, later considering a change to admit women as church legislators. The body also called on the United Nations to set Jerusalem aside as a Holy City.
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San Francisco
Europe
York
Cyril Foster Garbell
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
England
House of Deputies
Nevada
Claude Sprouse
Kansas City
United Nations
Jerusalem
Weather Outlook For West Virginia Week Ahead
Extended West Virginia forecast calls for cooler days Wednesday and Thursday, with a warm-up Saturday near normal. Occasional showers tonight and in the mountains Wednesday, with rain again toward week’s end. Total precipitation about a quarter inch. Beckley and surrounding areas report mixed readings across stations with highs near the low 60s and lows in the 50s.
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Seeenees
Red Sox Stretch Lead In Tight AL Pennant Race
New York Boston move to a one game lead in the American League standings after a 7-6 win over the Yankees. The Cardinals sit one and a half games ahead of the Dodgers while both teams were idle.
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Joe Page
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Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cripps Raises British Profits Tax to Offset Pound Devaluation
Sir Stafford Cripps increased Britain's profits tax from 25 to 30 percent to offset inflation from the pound's devaluation. He warned that if dividends break the voluntary limits, he may push legislation to curb them in the next finance bill. Labour caucus backed the government on currency issues to stabilize Attlee's administration.
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London
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Britain
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House of Commons
Labor Party
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Attlee
Quadruplets Deaths at Holy Cross Hospital
Mrs Bernice Ecker 33 died along with three of her quadruplets after birth at Holy Cross Hospital Chicago. One boy was stillborn and another girl died within hours. The surviving infant, a tiny girl, has a 50 50 chance of survival. her weight was not recorded due to incubator care. Vernon Ecker, the husband, said he planned to see a doctor next Friday to confirm the pregnancy.
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Chicago
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Holy Cross Hospital
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Vandenberg Undergoing Medical Examination at UM Hospital
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan lay in University of Michigan Hospital undergoing examination and diagnosis. Doctors withheld definite details and noted several days of tests ahead. The possibility of surgery would depend on findings from the medical team led by Dr. John Alexander.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
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University of Michigan Hospital
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Sena Fs
Possible Polio Case Reported in Fayette County
Oak Hill Bennett Westey, 2, of Lansing, has been reported to the Fayette County Health Office as a possible case of infantile paralysis. Twenty six definite cases and two possible illnesses have been reported to date.
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Lansing
Fayette County
Briton Urges High Level Atom Conference in Commons
In the House of Commons Labor MP A. J. Blackburn urged a face to face atom bomb conference among President Truman Prime Minister Stalin and Prime Minister Attlee. He said Russia’s atomic explosion shows Britain has been outstripped and pressed for an immediate review and international control of atomic energy. Attlee declined wider disclosure and called for international inspection and ongoing security.
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Stalin
Attlee
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
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United States
Canada
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Soviet Union
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Willie Gallacher
Soviet
Land Suit Near End and Condemnation Cases Next in Circuit Court
Counsel for both sides in the G H H Williams Harper Land Company ejectment suit at 110 lock this morning asked Special Judge George L Ballard to consider a long list of jury instructions. At 1:30 p m the jury was dismissed until instructions are given and final arguments heard. Williams and heirs contest possession of about 25 acres of a 150 acre tract in Clear Fork District with damages sought at 5000 dollars. Condemnation suits by the State Road Commission against Valley Drive property owners will be heard after the present case. 25 extra jurors were ordered yesterday.
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George L. Ballard
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Ballard
Fred Vines
Odd
Carl Hanna
Lillybrook
Dewey Cook
Lester
W. G. Elkin
Beckley
Paul Florentz
Dorothy
A. W. Hon~aker
President Receives State Water Glasses
Washington report notes souvenir water glasses bearing President signature presented to the president by Senator Kilgore of West Virginia. Kilgore said they were made by James Black, a Fairmont West Virginia glass manufacturer.
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Arms aid bill speeds to final passage in Congress
A Senate House conference approved a $1,314,010,000 overseas arms program to counter Soviet atomic claims. The final package includes $1,000,000,000 for NATO nations, $211,370,000 for Greece and Turkey, $27,640,000 for Iran Korea and the Philippines, and $75,000,000 for China area initiatives, plus a surplus arms shipment authority.
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Washington
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Connally
Senate Foreign Elations Committee
Bridget F
New Hampshire
Knowland
California
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China
Tax Revision Tops 1950 Congressional Agenda
The Associated Press reports that a broad reform of federal tax laws was named a top 1950 congressional priority to balance the budget. Some expect new taxes, others anticipate excise reductions, with leaders urging a balanced bill to curb deficit financing and stabilize the economy.
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Washington
Truman
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House
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Coughtan
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Welch Story Branded Lir Welch Story Branded Lir
George J. Tiller president of United Mine Workers District 2% denied that small operators were forbidden to use maintenance crews during the shutdown. A Welch report claimed some operators in McDowell County faced pressure to stop maintenance. Tiller charged that those making such claims lied. Operators have always been allowed to maintain during reductions.
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United Mine Workers District
Welch
McDowell County
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Jury Deliberates On Tokyo Rose Fate
In San Francisco prosecutor and defense teams await a verdict in the Tokyo Rose case. Iva Toguri D Aquir ing sits nervously as jurors deliberate eight hours and 48 minutes ending with a halt. Her sister June Hori and father Jeo Togeri stand nearby in the U S marshal s office during the lengthy session.
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SAN Francisco
Iva Toguri
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Deay
Michael J. Roche
U.S. Marshal's Office
June Hori
Los Angeles
Jeo Togeri
Chicago
Holt urges West Virginia governor act to curb mine violence
Former U S Senator Rush D Holt in a Weston statement says the right to work is as sacred as the right to strike and condemns calls for lawless action amid new clashes in Gilmer County between non union miners and roving pickets. He warns the governor must enforce the laws and prevent armed groups from taking over policing.
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Weston
U. S
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Gilmer County
Holt
House of Delegates
Lewis County
Hollywood Divorce and Separation News Briefs
LOS ANGELES Deanna Durbin filed for divorce from Felix Jackson citing desertion and mental cruelty and sought custody of their three year old daughter Jessica Louise. Carmen Miranda and Dave Sebastian announced a trial separation due to differing interests. Patt Valentine testified in his divorce from List St Cyr, noting limited contact and that he will manage her routines. St Cyr, engaged in Montreal, did not contest the divorce.
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Felix Jackson
Jessica Louise
Associated Press
Carmen Mitranda
Dave Sebastian
Patt Valentine
List St. Cyr
Valentine
Hollywood
Miss St. Cyr
Montreal
Family Buys School Bus for 14 Children and Grandparents
Mr and Mrs Harry Bayly planned their first vacation in 26 years. They bought a school bus to transport 14 of their children plus Bayly parents and grandparents. The family will cook in a field kitchen setup and sleep in a 16 by 16 foot tent when possible.
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Archer Bayly
Beckley Pair Await Court Hearings
James Kermit McCormick of Beckley sits in Raleigh County Jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a last night arrest on Prince Street by city police. East Beckley resident John Hatcher was arrested on a non support warrant issued by his wife and was released on bond. A hearing is set for today before Magistrate J. P. Meadows.
China lodges formal complaint with United Nations
The Chinese Nationalist government charges Russia with backing the Communist forces in a war to topple the Kuomintang government in Canton. The Associated Press reports the formal complaint was presented to the UN assembly today.
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