State Board Of Education Reorganization Underway
Kanawha teacher John St Clair named head of new division of instruction and curriculum service under State Department of Education. He will start July 15 as part of three new divisions funded by a 1957 $50,000 appropriation. Rex M. Smith of Morgantown appointed administrative assistant with party affiliations noted.
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Charleston
John St. Clair
Kanawha County
State Department of Education
R. M. Rohrbough
St. Clair
Rohrbough
Clair
AJ. Gibson
H. Cliff Hamilton
Gibson
North Central Association of Secondary Schools
Hamilton
Rex M. Smith
Morgantown
Morgantown Man Named Ambassador to Dominican Republic
Joseph S. Farland of Morgantown West Virginia was named ambassador designate and arrived in Washington on June 5. He will return soon to prepare for the post in the Dominican Republic and may begin duties in weeks after ending current business and taking a Spanish refresher course. Farland, 42, has served in the U S military government in Korea and has extensive travel experience in Latin America and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph S. Farland
Morgantown
W. Va
Farland
Dominican Republic
State Department
Cmmaenter
Parents Seek Son Involved In Fatal West Virginian Shooting
Chester Pennsylvania June 5 Parents of a man sought for questioning in the fatal shooting of a 30 year old woman in West Virginia arranged to contact him. The son, living with the slain woman’s sister in Denewim area, remains unlocated as investigators pursue leads.
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Chester
Love
Denewim
Coca Cola Plant Hosts Open House During 50th Anniversary
Boeyield Coca Bottling Co marks its 50th anniversary with an open house at the plant held yesterday and today in two sessions 2 4 p m and 7 9 p m. C Bivens president reports 2000 to 3000 visitors despite heavy rain with free favors refreshments and door prizes including radios TVs and picnic coolers.
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Boeyiecld Coca~ Bottling Co
Citivens
C. Bivens
Bote Works
Bivens
Fayetteville Woman Held In Childs Death
Fayetteville West Virginia reports Helen Estelle James 37 is held on a murder charge with a preliminary hearing set for 9:30 a.m. tomorrow before Magistrate Virgil Lyons. The hearing was initially planned for today. James and her husband have eight other children and she was admitted to Oak Hill hospital the night the baby was born in their Garten home.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
Helen Estelle James
Virgil Lyons
Garten
Deaths and funerals in Princeton and surrounding areas
Funeral services for James Olen Bowling, 40, of Princeton will be at 2 30 p.m. tomorrow at First Christian Church with Rev Norman C Crawford in charge. Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. The body at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton. calling until 2 p.m. today then to home until service. Charles Henry Barnett, 80, of Cedar Bluff Virginia. died in Richlands hospital after months ill. Survived by eight daughters, two sons and many grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Belfast Methodist Church. interment at Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon, Virginia. Richard Baylor Griffith funeral set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Jewell Ridge Union Hall. interment at Jewell Cemetery. Mrs Wanda Bailey Oliver, 32, died yesterday in Richlands hospital. survivors include husband George Oliver and three sons. The body at Colley Funeral Home awaiting arrangements. Mrs Pearl Maxwell Green, 55, of Filbert. died Tuesday night at Grace Hospital Welch after long illness. Survived by husband Luther Green, daughter Juanita Miller, and several grandchildren. Body at Lugo's Parlor awaiting arrangements.
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James Olen Bowling
Prince St
Princeton
First Christian Church
Norman C. Crawford
Oe Memorial Park
Cemery
Charles H. Barnett
Charles Henry Barnett
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Dickenson County
William and
Martha Owens Barnett
May Davis
Barnett
Belfast Methodist Church
Honaker
Pete King
Caretta
Ted Jackson
A. M. Lowe
Sidney French
Charles Witt
Bill White
Oceana
Garland Childress Clio
Mich
E. D. Rudder
Flint
Marion
Cummings
William
Andy
Ironton
Ohio
Noah
Harman
Hurst Scott Puneral
French
Bill Mercer
Russell Memorial Cemetery
Lebanon, Va
Richard Baylor Griffith
Jewell Ridge Union Hall
George Fisk
Jewell Cemetery
Hurst Scott Funeral Home
Wanda Bailey Oliver
Richlands Hospital
George Oliver
Harlin Mullins
Tarpon
Colley Funeral Home
Pearl Maxwell Green
Luther Green
Filbert
Grace Hosa
Welch
Daughrae
Juanita Miller
Mic
Oilian Powell
Jersey City
N. J
Lottie Morton
Clover
Vett Dobbs
Peekskill
N. Y
Emanuel
Albany
Lugo
Parals Service
A-Bomb Test Balloon Detonates Over Nevada Tests
The Atomic Energy Commission described a helium balloon explosion high above Yucca Flat as a small nuclear detonation. The blast created a brief mushroom cloud reaching about 6,000 feet, with no fallout outside the test area. Dr. Gerald W. Johnson of Livermore nuclear lab called the test technically successful.
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Yucca
Fiat Dry Lake
Atomic Ene Commission
Angel's Peak
ABC
Gerald W. Johnson
University of California
Radiation Laboratory
Livermore
Weather outlook for Virginia with scattered showers
Light to moderate Friday clouds cover Virginia with scattered showers possible and a slight warming trend. Thursday looks warmer with mostly cloudy conditions and a few sun breaks as temperatures rise across the region into the weekend.
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Virginia
Ex Supreme Court Judge Sits on Court of Claims
Former Supreme Court justice Stanley F. Reed, retired February 25, sits on the U S Court of Claims in a $1,219,839.41 suit by New York Mail & Newspaper Transportation Co. against the government over a canceled post office tube contract. Chief Judge Marvin Jones disqualified himself. Reed, age 72, was assigned to hear the case to provide a fifth judge.
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Washington
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Claims
Claims Court
Marvin Jones
New York Mail & Newspaper Transportation Co
York City
Summerfield
Dameam
Court of Claims
Warren
Reed
Fed
South Carolina Motel Operator Survives Private Plane Crash
A South Carolina motel operator escaped injury when his private Luscombe flipped in a rain softened field about a mile north of Wytheville. Pilot Harry Eugene Yox Theiner Jr. left Hartsville earlier en route to Cleveland Ohio and said fuel ran low. He suffered a cut nose and minor arm injuries with about 1000 dollars in aircraft damage.
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South Carolina
Wytheville
Harry Eugene Yoxtheiner Jr
Yoxtheiner
Hartsville
8. C
Cleveland
Ohio
R. R. Crowley
Luscombe
French Cabinet Posts Remain Open to Coalition Hope
Paris June 5 Pierre Pflimlin failed to form a new French cabinet as Maurice Bourgeois stepped forward after two others declined. Bourgeois, 42, a rising Radical Socialist, is seen as having a solid chance to gather parliamentary backing. Pflimlin's plan for a national union cabinet collapsed when the Socialists refused to join his government.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Maurice Bourge
Bourges
Guy Mollet
Sible Compromisees
Mollet
Warlier
Pflimlin
Popular Movement
Socialist National Committee
Eek
National Union
Preston Foster to Guest on The Ford Show
Movie star Preston Foster will appear on The Ford Show at 8 30 PM on Channel WHIS. Tennessee Ernie Ford will converse with Foster and perform several musical numbers backed by the Voices of Walter Schuman.
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Preston Foster
Ernie Ford
the Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Walter Schuman
Truman Welcomes Grandson as He Reaches New York
President Truman and his daughter Margaret welcomed a healthy full term baby in New York. The infant son was born after a labor at Independence Missouri and the parents, Clifton Daniel Jr. and his wife, reported both mother and child doing fine. Grandfather Truman prefers the child not be named after him.
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New York
Truman
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Neetes
Misa Truman
Independence
Red Carpet Out Sans Enthusiasm at Helsinki Arrival
Helsinki dispatch notes crowding around the railroad terminal as Soviet officials and security personnel arrive. Police report no red carpet was used while two floors with 33 rooms are reserved for the Russian delegation amid terse Finnish replies on trade and Soviet relations.
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Helsinki
Finland
Kamphhovel
Oc- Finnish
Leningrad
Should Have Parked On Grease Rack
A Bluefield Virginia service station attendant left his car at pumps and unlocked the station. After a short work period his car was found moved and headed toward Tazewell. A teenager later was apprehended in Tazewell and returned to the Virginia-side jail.
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Bluefield
Tazewell
State Hospitals Face Funding Gap With New Mental Health Dept
Charleston reports six state mental hospitals lack operating funds as the new Department of Mental Health takes over from the State Board of Control. No administrator yet approved delays clearance of checks and purchasing orders. Gov. Underwood expects no payroll issues before July 1 and says funds will be drawn from contingencies until then. Hospitals include Weston, Spencer, Huntington, Lakin, Barboursville and St. Marys.
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Charleston
State Board of Control
State Department of Mental Health
W. W. Barron
Underwood
Department of Mental Health
Weston
Spencer
Huntington
Lakin
Barboursville
St. Marys
State Health Department
Harrison County Indicts Rapist Burkhamer in Child's Death
A Harrison County grand jury indicted James Lee Burkhamer on a murder charge in the seizure and death of 12 year old Charlene Vila in Clarksburg. The accused, unemployed and living with his mother in the North View area, allegedly strangled and raped the girl and reportedly signed a statement admitting the killing after being taken into custody. The case awaits arraignment in Harrison County Criminal Court.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
James Lee Burkhamer
Seale
Charlene VI
Burkhamer
G. F. Randall
Arthur Vilain
Slump Seen in C and O Coal Loadings
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad coal loadings dropped 5.7 percent week by week to 20,162 cars and were down 3.9 percent from last year. Through May this year the total was 96,348 cars, 1.2 percent below the first five months of 1956.
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Ccleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Huntington Pub Mailroom Employee Dies At Work
Paul Mann, 50, longtime Huntington Publishing Co. mailing room employee, died at work after suffering a heart attack. He had served the company for 30 years in Huntington, June 5.
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Huntington Mailroom
Huntington
Paul Mann
Huntington Publishing Co
Obituary notices for four residents reported
Arthur M. Wintz 51 of Bluefield to be buried at Hill Cemetery after services at Barlow-Bonsall Charleston. Mollie M. Akers 62 Beeson to be interred Peyton Cemetery after Old State Road Freewill Baptist Church service. Stephen Mathena 40 Jenkin sones to interment Woodlawn Cemetery after Jenkinsones Methodist Church service. Charles F. Cook 77 Hillsdale to be interred Gates Cemetery after Broyles Funeral Chapel service.
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Wintz
Arthur M
Princeton Ave
Bluefield
Barlow-Bonsall
Charleston
Hill Cemetery
Charles
Akers
Mollie M
Beeson
Old State Road
Freewill Baptist Church
Spanishburg
Peyton Cemetery
Mathena
Stephen
Jenkinsones
Jenkinsones Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Cook
Charles F
Hillsdale
Broyles Funeral Chapel
Union
Gates Cemetery
State Health People Hear Council Leader
Philip E. Ryan of the National Health Council spoke at the 33rd State Health Conference in Huntington. He urged public involvement and attitude change for health education, noting needs in accident prevention, nursing homes, and mental health. Canadian World War II veterans reportedly received about 308 million in aid, with significant funds for furniture and home repairs.
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Huntington
Philip E. Ryan
National Health Council
Br Head
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Saluda Coleman Hudson
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Soloist Bureau of
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National Gospel Soloists
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Orm
W. Vo. Breelance Management
Frank M. Allara Matewen
Mark A. Bird
D. Birke Huntington
Richard H Bowman Rainelle
W. Grady Carper
C. Richard Poutche
R. Homa
John Laing
William McCoy, JR
Franklin
J. Dallas Morrison Logan
Vincent J. Porrillo
Raymond A. Hage
Charles A. Hoffman, M. D
William T. Miller
William I. Branch
R. J. Payor
W. Va. Insurance Management Corporation
West Vieginie
Harry
Pauley Laeger
V. Gaines Bryan, JR
Ast Treas& Comptroller
Bernard Shpll
Lowen
Ann Emich
C. Fred Shewey
Kermit
John F. Holasclaw
West Virginie
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W. A. Thornhill
Beckley
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