Seminar Meeting of News Service Slated Saturday
Kentucky man James H. Mullins, 76, seeks his only living relative, nephew George William Mullins, last heard from four years ago while he travels from Pineville to Daniels. Beckley Newspapers hosts a regional news service seminar and luncheon on Saturday June 23 with a Edith C. Rupert Memorial Award and speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Mullins
Pineville
Raleigh County
George William Mullins
Terry
Kentucky
Beckley
Mullins
Violet Cole
Daniels
Beckley Newspapers
E. J. Hodel
Post-Herald and
Raleigh Register
West Virginia
Hodel
Glass House
West Virginia Turnpike
Edith C. Rupert Memorial
Bland K. Hesse Jr
Fayetteville
Edith C. Rupert
East Rainelle
Rupert
Coroner Rules Farmer’s Death Self-Inflicted Crisis
Spencer West Virginia June 15 a coroner s jury ruled Roane County farmer George Shelby Young 52 died from self inflicted wounds in a personal crisis The body found with a forehead bullet wound and pickaxe blows while he clutched a .22 rifle An autopsy testified he died of multiple skull fractures from a bullet with police believing he struck himself with a pickaxe then moved to the farmhouse and fired the gun The pathologist noted the gun remained in Young s hand suggesting it was not placed after death
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Spencer
W. Va
Roane County
George Shelby Young
Peter Ladowiz
Montgomery
Young
Ladewig
Schmidt defends Wheeling Downs chief as underpaid
Federal receiver Carl Schmidt told a Wheeling District Court hearing that U S Senator Williams statement accusing Lias of earning 35000 a year as third highest government salary is unfair and unfounded. Schmidt explained only 10000 goes to Lias, 15000 to the Internal Revenue Bureau, and 10000 to Lias' receiver Keefer for a tax bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Carl 0. Schmidt
Wheeling Downs Racing Assn
U. S
John J. Williams
R-Del
Weather Outlook: Partly Cloudy Warm With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers. high near 85 to 90. Sunday will bring considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions with showers likely in the south and west regions.
West Virginia Heat To Persist With Scattered Storms
The Weather Bureau reports heat continuing in West Virginia with temperatures about six degrees above normal across the south and north through next Wednesday. Cooler next Monday and Tuesday, warmer Wednesday, with showers and thunderstorms through Sunday totaling 0.3 to 0.6 inch. Rivers near Hinton Greenbrier and New River at normal stages, Bluestone Reservoir at normal, all clear.
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West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Areta
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone Reservoir
Beckley Mothers Marching Against Child Delinquency
Beckley hosts the largest Mothers march to curb juvenile delinquency from 6 to 8 pm Monday. About 200 mothers will canvass door to door for the Boy Scout drive, with funds turned in at Appalachian Power Co. building. The campaign aims to reach $7,000, having raised $2,431.70 so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
James D. Prince
Appalachian Power Co
God
Country
Sybil White
Joseph Fazio
Frank A. McManamay
Tom Allen
Norman C. Knapp
Noel Ennis
Ann Blackmon
Lois Thurmond
Mark V. Skaggs
Ben D. Shrewsbury
Jim Bowling
J. J. Mahoney
Terry J. Richmond
Z. E. Burford
C. C.lewis
Waldo S. LaFon
Conference Off Till the Better
The Inter-American conference in Panama is postponed to a later date to allow President Eisenhower to attend. Eisenhower had planned to join a meeting of American presidents June 25 26, with the session set to begin June 22. The general council of the Organization of American States will select the new date after a majority of nations favored the postponement.
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Washington
Panama
Eisenhower
Council of the Organization of American States
J. J. Vallarino
Red Hot Money Sneaking Easy
Washington June 15 a Federal Reserve economist told senators that Russia could easily move hot money through foreign banks to invest in the United States. Arthur I Bloomfield senior New York Fed economist said a considerable amount of foreign hot money has flowed into the country since World War II often hard to trace. He defined hot money as capital used for clandestine or illegal purposes sometimes to evade taxes.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Russia
United States
Arthur I. Bloomfield
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Unprecedented coal export venture formed at Washington meeting
In Washington DC a four party coalition of coal producers exporters the United Mine Workers and railroads announced American Coal Shipping Inc a $50 million venture to own ships and export coal overseas. Bowditch leads as board chair Tuohy announced formation at the Coal Exporters Association event allied with the National Coal Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Coal Exporters Association of the
U. S
Washington, D. C
National Coal Asso
Ciation
Raymond E. Salvati
Porters
American Coal Shipping, Inc
Tuohy Wednesday
Bowditch
West Virginia
Becll y area youths head to national marbles tourney
Four Beckley youngsters Ted dy Hornsby Freddy Brown Dennis Kyle and Bill Sizemore left Beckley for Asbury Park New Jersey to compete in the National Marbles tournament. Kyle returns for a second year as the others look to win the four day league and reach the national semi finals. They will travel with coach William Brown and writer George Springer accompanying. the group will stay three days in New York before returning June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Asbury Park
N. J
Teddy Hornsby
Freddy Brown
Dennis Kyle
Richwood
Bill Sizemore
Mullens
Beckley Elks Lodge
Gene Keatley
Kyle
New Jersey
Dick Hickman
Huntington
West Virginia
Sizemore
William ‘Buster’ Brown
Princeton High
New York City
Subways Running Strike Predicted
NEW YORK June 15 Subways ran on schedule after the first citywide strike crippled transit yesterday. Rumors of a new strike sped trains along 228 miles of subway tracks as Michael J. Quill of the AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union warned of a repeat next week with even more crippling action by the rival motorsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Michael J. Quill
Afl-Cio Transport Workers
Prince Captain Appeals For Place In Community
Captain Edward Lawler spoke to the Beckley Rotary Club seeking local integration of Camp Prince 13 miles from Beckley on New River. He described a semi permanent Army camp testing tactical stream crossing gear with 182 assigned, 130 on bridge work, equipment valued at 5.5 million dollars, annual upkeep about 500 thousand dollars, and 18 months to four year tours. He urged that soldiers be treated as part of the community and highlighted limited recreation with one pool table, a ping pong table, and a TV set. Lt. Keith Stokes attended as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lawler
Lawler
Camp Prince
Beckley
Rotarians
Keith Stokes
Idaho
See Congress Rule On TV See Congress Rule On TV
Senator Magnuson, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, urged next Congress to consider drastic television time legislation for political candidates unless networks set new ground rules. He informed Robert Kintner of ABC that networks should, without legislation, ensure equal access for both parties this fall. money power currently favors wealthier candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Magnuson
D-Wash
Robert Kintner
American Broadcasting Co
Senate Commerce Committee
Fire closes Mont Chateau inn site at Cheat Lake
Charleston reports the Conservation Department will close the Mont Chateau property on Cheat Lake near Morgantown this summer after a recent fire destroyed the historic inn. The site will be off limits to visitors and swimmers during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Conservation Department
Mont Chateau
Cheat Lake
Morgantown
Acid Throw Case Suspect Cleared
New York June 15 authorities said a young man Joseph O Connell 25 a Queens painter questioned for a half hour in the acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel was not implicated in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victor Riesel
District Attorney’s Office
Joseph O'Connell
U.S. Asks Yugoslavia Its Position on Russia Ties
The United States pressed Yugoslavia to clarify its stance between Russia and the Western powers. Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy summoned Ambassador Leo Mates for a 40 minute talk at the State Department. Officials did not disclose the meeting topic, but reports note Tito’s Russia visit widening Belgrade ties with the Soviet leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Robert Murphy
Leo Mates
State Department
Mates
Murphy
Tito
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Belgrade
Frogman's New Mystery Twist
Paris reports a fresh angle in the Lionel Crabb missing case. Sir Francis Rose said Crabb wrote from Paris that he would be in clover the first of the month after selling his invention. The postmarked Portsmouth letter dated the day he vanished references a 20 pound loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lionel Crabb
Crabb
Portsmouth
Ordzhonikidze
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Britain
Francis Rose
Sir Francis
Graveside rites for Tracy Estil Harmon newborn son
Graveside rites for Tracy Estil Harmon, newborn son of Mr and Mrs Tracy Elwood Harmon of Glen White, will be held at Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor at 11 a m Sunday. He died in a local hospital at 7 15 p m. Survivors include three sisters Linda Cavo and Kathy at home, paternal grandmother Mrs Susan Goins of Bluefield Virginia, and maternal grandmother Mrs Susie Tate of Glen White.
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Tracy Estil Harmon
Tracy Elwood Harmon
Glen White
Caffee
Mount Tabor
Linda
Cavo
Kathy
Susan Goins
Bluefield
Susie Tate
Attorney General suspends nation's security program
Attorney General Brownell suspended the Eisenhower administration's federal employee security program for nonsensitive positions, restoring 17 suspended workers. The action follows a Supreme Court ruling that government may not summarily dismiss noncritical staff on security grounds, though the court left intact firings in sensitive agencies. Brownell directed departments to reinstate the 17 employees immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
Brownell
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Congress
Fisenhower
Kendrick M. Cole
New York
Federal Food and Drug Administration
High Court
Cole
Reds Release Missionaries From Red China
Hong Kong reports two American Catholic priests from San Francisco, Rev. John William Clifford and Rev. Thomas Leonard Phillips, freed after three years in Peiping prisons. They are due in Hong Kong within a week, marking the first U.S. clerics freed since last December. Eleven other U.S. citizens remain jailed in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
San Francisco
John William Clifford
Thomas Leonard Phillips
Red China
Radio
Peiping
U.S
Homer Bradshaw
U. S
Father Clifford
Father Phillips
Shanghai
Red Cross
Hong Kong-China
Top Candidates Invited To Talk At Boone County Homecoming
In Madison West Virginia on June 15 the four top state candidates for the upcoming fall election were invited to speak at the Boone County homecoming on August 5. Three have accepted including Governor Marland the U S Senate candidate former Senator Revercomb and Representative Mollahan. Cecil H Underwood the Republican nominee for governor has tentatively accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
W. Va
Boone County
K. K. Hall
Marland
U. S. Senate
Chapman Revercomb
Robert H. Mollohan
Cecil H. Underwood
Judge Hall
Senate panel boosts foreign aid bill to 4.5026 billion
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee raised the administration foreign aid bill to 4.5026 billion dollars, adding 100 million for Asian economic development and trimming 12.4 million from technical sections, with a 10 am EDT recess scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Congress
House
Deadlock in steel talks could trigger 650000 strike
NEW YORK June 15 deadlock developed today between the Big Three steel firms and United Steelworkers of America over a new contract. The union rejected the wage and benefits proposals as entirely inadequate. A strike by 650,000 workers loomed if contracts lapse June 30 while talks continued with negotiators meeting at 10 a.m. The Big Three offered a five year no strike plan with yearly wage raises, layoff pay, and extra Sunday pay. David J. McDonald called the offer a nickel wage increase for workers, warning it jeopardized futures for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Steelworkers of America
U. 58. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Fouranan
David J. McDonald
Picayune
Neely Leaves Hospital After Minor Operation
Sen Neely D WV left Bethesda Naval Hospital to preside over a Senate District of Columbia Committee meeting today then returned to the hospital aides said he is recuperating from a minor operation performed May 30 and may be in the hospital two or three more weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Neely
Wva
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate District of Columbia
Dutch Premier Denies Rumors of Queen Spat
The Hague June 15 Dutch Premier Willem Drees denied rumors that Queen Juliana might abdicate or that the royal couple could divorce or separate He rejected reports of a split over the influence of Greet Hofmans a 61 year old faith healer on the Queen and said no truth to the chatter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Willem Drees
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Greet Hofmans
Adlai’s Men Busy in Wisconsin Convention Push
In Superior Wisconsin on June 15 backers of Adlai Stevenson and Governor Averell Harriman pressed strategy to secure Wisconsin delegates for their presidential candidates if Estes Kefauver releases pledged delegates. Delegates arriving at the State Democratic Convention reported lobbying in hotel lobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Adlai Stevenson
New York
Averell Harriman
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Wisconsin
Brownell Resigns as U. S. Commissioner of Education
Samuel M. Brownell resigns today as U S commissioner of education to become Detroit superintendent of schools at a salary of 30000 dollars per year. The pay would be the highest for any official in Michigan, surpassing the governor's salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownell
Washington
Samuel M. Brownel
U.S
Detroit
Michigan
Eisenhower's recovery milestone and political plans
President Eisenhower, hospitalized at Walter Reed, restored normal intestinal activity and no longer needs intravenous feeding. He drinks broth and tea hourly and has had a satisfactory day. He met with Sherman Adams, signed 21 documents, and planned a Monday hospital conference with Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
White House
Maj
John Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Nixon
Dulles
Haitian Rebels Seek Safe Conduct to Flee Argentina
BUENOS AIRES June 15 The Haitian Embassy said it has asked the Argentine Foreign Ministry for safe conduct permits for Gen Raul Tanco and six other rebels to flee Argentina. Tanco, a leader in the unsuccessful rebellion of ex-President Juan D Peron’s followers, took refuge yesterday in Haiti’s Embassy in a Buenos Aires suburb and was joined by six other rebels challenging President Pedro Aramburu’s government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Raul Tanco
Tanco
Juan JD. Peron
Haiti
Pedro Aramburu
Market Gains in Quiet New York Trading
In New York on June 15 prices edged higher in a quiet session as investors moved cautiously. The gains came amid small moves in blue chip shares and mixed volume across major indexes, with traders awaiting broader economic cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Accident at Gary mine kills two, injures two
An accident today at the VA 8S. Steel Corp No. 2 mine in Gary killed two miners and injured two others. The dead were Play Rheads of Anawat, a loading machine operator, and Joe Evans of Elbert, a helper. Injured were E. A. Keiling of Wilcoe, an assistant mine car worker, and Jesse Johnson of Anawalt.
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Asheville
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Memphis
Pittsburgh
Miles
George Springer
Post-Herald
Brown
George Ballard
Pinecrest Sanatorium
Marbles
Shirley
Windy
Allen
Beckley Moose Lodge
Prince Captain
Reds
Big Steel and
USW
Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
Knowland
California
Adlai
Ike
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