Business Hopes For Up Trend From Optimistic Leaders
Washington reports rising business optimism as executives predict a strong expansion year. Industry leaders cite efficiency gains and new products, with projected capital spending over 16 billion dollars to modernize facilities and equipment nationwide.
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Goodrich
Los Angeles
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Miami Okla
Oaks Pa
United States Rubber Co. Yester
Logans County Court Records Highlight Economic Strains
Logan County records reflect a tough economy with optimistic notes from industry leaders. Pen and tire firms report record or rising sales amid competition, while Bendix Aviation and others discuss atomic energy peacetime use. Congressional hearings consider private nuclear power plants, and RCA predicts rapid color TV growth and industry expansion by major companies.
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Shaeffer
Malcolm P. Ferguson
Bendix Aviation Corporation
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Physical Work Helps Health
Dr. Joseph B. Wolffe argues that work and exercise extend life and reduce aging diseases. He cites studies from the American Federation of Sports Medicine showing long term physical activity prevents degenerative aging, and disputes the idea of an athlete's heart from intense training.
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New York
Adam
Garden of Eden
Joseph B. Wolffe
Wolffe
Valley Forge Heart Institute
Fairview Village
Paradise
American Federation of Sports Medicine
Inquiry Classes Begin At Sacred Heart Tonite
Sacred Heart Church starts a weekly series in the Sacred Heart School auditorium tonight at 7 30. Nine subjects will be covered to explain Catholic teachings with forty minutes for study and twenty minutes for questions. Father G J Burke leads the sessions which are open to non Catholics.
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Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart School
Ca c
G. J. Burke
Three Local Murders Result From Everyday Disputes
In Logan County this May term, Circuit Judge C C Chambers dealt with three murder cases. A father and son over a card game, a man and neighbor over six cents, and a landlord and tenant over electric fuses all ended in death. Troubled youths and self defense claims shaped the outcomes as DeJarnette Jr. pleaded guilty to murder, Bell was convicted of second degree murder, and White was acquitted after testimony about a fuse box dispute.
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Logan
C. C. Chambers
Logan County Circuit Court
Thomas Jefferson DeJarnette Jr
T. J. Sr
Omar
I. Wilson Henry BP
Lexy
Ter Moore
Bell
Moore
Smallpox Injections Prevent Blisters Says Doctors
Boston doctors Bence L. Schiff and Arthur B. Kern report in Postgraduate Medicine that susceptible people can usually prevent Sun blisters and fever blisters caused by a virus by receiving several small pox injections.
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Boston
Bence L. Schiff
Arthur B. Kern
Dangerous King Cobra Ranks Among Earth's Wild Creatures
Several observers call the king cobra the most dangerous wild creature now living. It inhabits the Indo Malayan region and feeds mainly on other snakes.
High Court Refuses Review In Multiple West Virginia Appeals
The court denied petitions in a range of cases including Edward Spradley linked perjury claims in Beckley, a McDowell County will contest over a church bequest, and Olive Dillman’s bid to convert her late husband’s life policy. Also denied were appeals from relatives of Alice Conklin and a Raleigh County inmate seeking release.
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Beckley
State Penitentiary
Sprachey
Supreme Court
Earl Long
Long
Spradley
Katherine
Katherine Long
Spratley
Frank C. Haymond
McDowell
Mac-Dowell County
Africa
Leslie E. Given
Alice Victoria Conklin
Aeswill
Northen
Rhodesia
West Virginia
Pilgrim Holiness Church
O'Toole
Idic- Dowell County
Ohio County Circuit Court
J. J. P. O'Brien
Wheeling
Olive Helen Dillman
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Lawrence A. Dillman
Dillman
Equitable
O’brien
Lifer
Lee Scalf
Raleigh County
Scalf
First Aid Squad Member Dies Testing Oxygen Rig
Browns Mills New Jersey May 31 A first aid squad member died while testing an underwater oxygen rescue diving rig. Paul S Barker age 38 of Browns Mills drowned in Mirror Lake after descending with a helmet containing a compressed oxygen canister designed for one hour. The $200 rig had no shore line. Barker failed to surface after 15 minutes and his body was recovered from 15 feet of water as fellow squad members grappled the lake. His wife Mary Catherine Barker watched the expedition.
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Browns Mills
Paul S. Barker
Mirror Lake
Barker
Mary Catherine
Hungarian Steamer Capsizes on Lake Balaton
Twelve people died and many were injured when a Hungarian pleasure steamer capsized on Lake Balaton in western Hungary. The vessel carried about 185 passengers, Radio Budapest reported.
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Austria
Lake
Balaton
West
Hungary
Eee
Radio
Budapest
College Seniors to Hear Carey at Bluefield State College
Dr Archibald J Carey Jr United Nations official and Chicago alderman will address 41 degree candidates at Bluefield State College Arter Hall at 10 30 a m The list includes graduates in biology business education education home economics industrial arts music education physical education secondary education secretarial science social science and more The Rev R L Nance former local preacher will preach at Bethel AME Church Wednesday at 7 30 p m with the Senior Choir providing music. service is sponsored by the Women s Missionary Society
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United States
Eighth General Assembly of
The
United Nations
Min. Quinaister
Cusp
Catenee
Chicago
Third Ward
Bluefield State College
Arter Hall
John Reese McClanahan
Willard Dequin
Catherine Scott
Eleanor Delander Dillard
Barbara Ann Palmer
Manrye Harris Swanson
John Lincoln Mason
Mary Ann Greene
Jane Adams Sinkford
James Edward Adams
Odessa Janson
Allen William Auline Arletha Zeigler
R. L. Nance
A.M.T
Clarksburg
Bethel A.M.E
Woman's Missionary Society
Church and college groups announce meetings and officer slate
The Woman's Missionary Society of Bethel AME Church sets Thursday at 3 00 PM at the church. Mount Zion Baptist Choir rehearses today at 1 30 PM. The International Minister's Wives Association meets Thursday at 11 PM at First Baptist Kimber WV with Mrs. H C Gregory hosting. Beta Lambda Omega at Bluefield State College Lewis Hall Parlor reports election results and new officers including Mollie Price Basileus and Cora Mae Carter installing others.
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Childrens Choir
Mount Zion Baptist Church
International Minister's Wives Association
First Baptist Church
Kimber
W. Va
H. C. Gregory
Beta Lambda Omega Chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Bluefield State College
Lewis Hall
Thieves Take 172 Flags From Graves in Memorial Theft
Police reported that Memorial Day thieves stole 172 American flags from veterans' graves in Evergreen Cemetery New Haven Connecticut on May 31. The incident prompted a patrol alert and investigation by local authorities.
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New Haven
Conn
Evergreen Cemetery
Hoffman Favored for Eastern District of Virginia Federal Judge
Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Walter E. Hoffman of Norfolk is the likely nominee for the new Eastern District of Virginia federal judgeship. Hoffman's backing comes from key Virginia Republicans and bar associations, with possible timing before or after the November election depending on political pressures.
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Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk
Hoffman
Oren Lewis
Arlington
U. S. Department of Justice
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Eisenhower
Sterling Hutcheson
Albert V. Bryan
Alexandria
Newport News
Virginia Republicans’ Committee
Ted Dalton
Emily Logan
Woodstock
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Floyd Landrety
Galax
Richard H. Poff
Joel T. Broyhill
William C. Wampler
Lewis
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