Three Mental Patients Escape Weston State Hospital
Three patients escaped from Weston State Hospital at 3 a.m. today after threatening a guard with a knife. Frank Gillespie 27 of Wyoming County Earl Savage 26 of Monongalia County and Jack Lambert 22 of Elkins were identified as the escapees and were later captured in Weston. Burdett of the State Board of Control described their transfer status and noted the escapees were considered dangerous only if at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Weston State
Joe Burdett
State Board of Control
Burdett
Frank Gillespie
Wyoming County
Earl Savage
Monongalia County
Jack Lambert
Elkins
Red Deserters Fear Reception Behind Iron Curtain
Ex Russian army officer Leonid Olschwang says defectors fear rejection by the West and that Western nations fail to address Soviet escapees doubts and loyalties. He notes propaganda loss and intelligence gaps, recounting his wartime path from Lithuania to the Caucasus and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOM
Nana
Pease
Iron Curtain
Leonid Olschwang
Olschwang
Lithunia
Iadia
Russia
Caucasus
Hitler
Deaths and Funerals in Local Communities
Obituaries report Walter H. Shepherd 65 of Princeton died after a long illness in Huntington. Also listed are A. Edmond Bales 46 of Glendale California, Carrie Alley 44 of Austinville Virginia, and other local residents with funeral plans and burial details. Military encampment notes include West Virginia National Guardsmen and Governor Marland involvement.
Funeral Rites Held for Several Area Residents
Funeral services are scheduled today for multiple residents. Mrs. Mattie M. Alley of Catawba Virginia age 56 died after a long illness. Leo McGuffin Auer of Rich Creek Virginia age 52 died of a heart attack. William Silas Simpson age 179 of Hemphill died at Grace Hospital Welch. Claude Jackson Hogan age 56 of Princeton Route 2 will be buried at Resthaven after services at Melrose Church. Interments follow at West End Resthaven Saeger Memorial Resthaven and Resthaven Cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Shepherd
Walter H. Shepherd
Park Ave
Princeon
Virginian Railway
Huntington Hospital
William and
Nancy Wadell Shepherd
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Lula Gambill
Eloise Hayes
R. T. Kramer
South Charleston
Neil
R. H. Shepherd
Boyst Maybeury
Alma Shepherd
Seaver Mortuary Chapel
Princeton
Ben Cox
Monte Vista Cemetery
C. Q. Bingham
H. J. Thompson
R. C. Sutherland
Milton Brookman
Frank Bowling
Bill Wolford
L. L. Pearce
M. K. Oaks
A. H. Boult
B. K. Wysong
Karl Woods
Harold Hunnicutt
Dr. Frank, Holroyd
A. E. Bales
Arnett Edmond Bales
Glendale
Calif
Honaker
William A. Bales
John Fletcher
Manuel
Franklin
Ohio
Daniel
Gallipolis
Lester
Bartley
Harley
Richlands
Carrie Alley
Austinville
Wytheville
Second Army
West Virginia Guard
Smythe
201St Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Buckhannon
1092Nd Engineers
Parkersburg
150Th
Marland
Frank Gallatt
Philadelphs
Cosemo Gallatt
Lashmeet
McComas
American Coal Co
Cosemo
Guuseppe
Fort Mead
Catherena Gallati
Philadelphia
Louise Taylor
Mary Land
Maryland
Frances Wyland
Atlantic City
N. J
Lina Haddon
Portsmouth
Virginia
Dora Gallati
Nicklou Gallati
Bailey Funeral Home
Matoaka
St. John’s Catholic Church
Father Gromerly
Community Methodist
Pocahontas
Jerry Robertson Jackson
C. W. Tiffany
J. C. Stith
R. E. Jones
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell
Jackson
Marie Turner
Mountain City
Tenn
Matilda Meyer
Ester Jackson
Ophelia Gaston
Columbus
Willie
Herbert
David
Randolph
King Harem Masonic Lodge No. 1
Bramwell
Jerico
Court
Mattie Alley
Mattie M. Alley
Catawba
Porterfield Funeral Home
West End
Leo M. Auer
Leo McGuffin
Happy” Auer
Rich Creek
Rich Creek Baptist Church
Resthaven
Seaver Mortuary
William Johnson
R. H. Archer
C. H. Keens
Eugene Wimmer
Circle of Melrose Church
Probation Violator Sentenced in Kanawha County Court
Clinton Owsley 18 of Nitro was sentenced to one to 10 years in the State Penitentiary for probation violation Judge William J. Thompson ordered the sentence in Kanawha County Intermediate Court and recommended Huttonsville Medium Security Prison. Owsley had been on probation since May 16 after pleading guilty to breaking and entering and recently served 60 days in Putnam County jail for gasoline theft.
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Charleston
Clinton Owsley
Nitro
William J. Thompson
Kanawha County
Owsley
Huttonsville
Putnam County
Laundry Owner Pickets For His Employees
Newark New Jersey June 18 laundry owner George Schanerman picketed for an hour near his Academy auto laundry while three striking workers rested nearby. He said the strikes have lasted two weeks and he is a regular guy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
George Schanerman
Academy Auto Launv
Schanerman
Saturday Recesses Set By Senate Leader Knowland
Republican Leader Knowland says tomorrow’s Senate recess could be the last on Saturdays until Congress adjourns with an exception for the July 4 weekend. He adds that Saturday sessions may be needed to keep the decks cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Congress
Local firms pledge aid to Bluefield pool drive
Chicago House Furnishing Co and Dairy Queen on Bluefield Ave pledge portions of sales and proceeds respectively to fund the Greater Bluefield swimming pool project. Contractors race to finish concrete floors and railing while the nonprofit group faces urgent payrolls and next week’s large bills for the filtration plant and diving equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago House Furnishing Co
Virginia
Bluefield
Dairy Queen
Bluefield Ave
H. E. Critzer
Shott
Chicago House and Dairy Queen
Otis Dye
Baldwin Plumbing and Heating Co
Bond
Short
Civic Corporation
East Germany plans Soviet style identity cards for 17 million
East Berlin reports from FRANKFORT say the East German regime will issue identity documents to 17 million citizens. Intelligence sources say unreliables will be confined to home districts with pass limits. Four mobility groups will determine travel rights from local to zone-wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
East Germany
U.S
Communist Party
Construction Workers Win 10-Cent Pay Increase in Pa Pact
About 3,500 AFL construction workers in seven western Pennsylvania counties gain a 10-cent hourly raise after a two year contract settlement with the Keystone Building Contractors Assn. The agreement covers Locals 419 836 and 910 with a reopener after one year. The current basic rate rises from 1.80 to 1.90 dollars per hour with a maximum of 2.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
AFL
Pennsylvania
Keystone Building Contractors Assn
AFL Construction General
Laborers Union
Association
Clouse
Somerset
Pulton
Bedford
Clarion
Cameron and
Mifflin
Cambria County
Dr IQ star James McClain wed in Jacksonville church
Dr IQ television figure James W. McClain Jr. 44 married Elizabeth Phelps Campagna 36 at First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville. His divorce from Doris, now custodian of four children, awarded her $400 monthly alimony plus $50 per child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
James W. McClain Jr
Elizabeth Phelps Campagna
First Presbyterian Church
McClain
Doris
Alton
Ill
Dr. IQ
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Man Nabbed In Extortion Try
In New York detectives arrest a 23 year old Bronx man Frank Talarito Jr an unemployed truck driver and bride room of six months after he attempted to extort 500 from TV actress Buff Cobb by threatening harm to her husband actor Mike Wallace. Wallace reported the demand after receiving a call at CBS studios and detectives used a dummy money bundle at St Bartholomews Church to trap the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Avenue
Buff Cobb
Mike Wallace
Miss Cobb
Frank Talarito Jr
The
Bronx
Wallace
Columbia Broadcasting System
St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Irvin S. Cobb
Edward W. Clancy
Army Gains Power to Deny Drafted Doctors and Dentists
Washington June 18 President Eisenhower signed a law giving the armed services authority to deny commissions to drafted doctors or dentists deemed security risks. The measure stems from the Irving Peress case and aims to prevent drafted medical personnel from avoiding testimony by invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Army
Irving Peress
Peress
New York
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Supreme Court
Defense Department
Guatemalan War Update Fueled By Exiled Leaders
Reports say an invasion of Puerto Barrios by exiled Guatemalans organized in Honduras is possible though numbers and landing status remain unclear. Rail lines to the port are cut by Tropical Radio. A rebel anti-Communist plane urged air force crews to join the invasion while the Guatemala City radio warned personnel against listening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Barrios
Tela
Ped
United Fruit Co
New York
Guatemala City
Arbenz
Army of Liberation
Air Corps
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Weather summary for Maryland to Kentucky and Tennessee
Weather bureau report covers Maryland Virginia West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee. Saturday highs range from the 70s to upper 80s with cooler coastal Maryland and mixed sun and clouds. Sunday forecasts call for fair skies and little temperature change with warm to hot conditions in the interior and varying chances of showers in the west portions.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Murder Charges Filed Against Whites in Pocahontas Killing
Moses White and his son Abbner White face a Wednesday preliminary hearing on murder charges for the death of Jerry Jackson a 60 year old Pocahontas property owner killed during an eviction shooting. Abbner also faces malicious wounding and attempted killing charges. Moses faces malicious wounding and resisting arrest. The mummified body of Emma White was found in a sealed room. autopsy pending in Richmond.
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Moses White
Abbner
Jerry Jackson
Pocahontas
Jackson
C. H. Gilbert
Boissevain
Chip Harvey
Bluefield
Abbner White
Emmia White
Richmond
Carroll Youths Petition for Supreme Court Review
The Carroll youths seek state Supreme Court review of a death penalty verdict. The court may uphold the Carroll Circuit Court ruling, void the verdict, or remand for a new trial. Tompkins petitions on two grounds: improper background investigation of Tilton and lack of a qualified insanity medical exam.
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Carroll Circuit Court
Tompkins
Tilton
Editorial Group Confers Awards in NEA Convention
The National Editorial Association awarded C. W. Brown of the Oconomowoc Wisconsin Enterprise and Horace Carter of the Tabor City North Carolina Tribune for outstanding service to weekly newspapers. Carter received a President's Award for editorial courage against terrorism. Brown won the Amos Award for community betterment and service to small-town press. Carolina farms and population figures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
National Editorial Association Today
C. W. Brown
Oconomowoc
Wis
Enterprise
Horace Carter
Tabor City
N. C
Tribune
Brown
Amos
NEA
San Jose
Calif
Mercury
Oreland
Sunnybrook-Oreland
North Carolina
Carter
Methodist Youth Group Elects Leaders At Buckhannon WV
The Older Youth Assembly of the Methodist Church elected Faith Crowson of Charleston president replacing Cecil Shannon of Wheeling. Tom Fulcher of Huntington became treasurer and Jean Parkins of Charleston was chosen secretary for the 18 to 23 age group on the West Virginia Wesleyan campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
W. Va
The
Methodist Church
Faith Crowson
Charleston
Cecil Sahnnon
Wheeling
Tom Fulcher
Huntington
West Virginia
Jay Harriman
Morgantown
Christian Paith
Jacki Pitchford
Dunbar
Christian Witness
Cecil Shannon
Amelia Hastings
Hunam
John Parks
Lewinburg
Christian Fellowship
Nancy Blethen
Tazewell CAP Dedicates Quarters With Open House
Tazewell Va July 18 The Tazewell Squadron Civil Air Patrol dedicates new quarters at the fairgrounds with an open house and wiener roast starting at 7 pm The program includes radio communication demonstrations first aid rescue maps photos and parts from the Burkes Garden plane accident plus a sound movie The Air Force Comes of Age CAP cadets will assist as attendants and guides
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Air Force
CAP
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Trio
Weston
Weston State Hospital
Red Deserters
George Wallace
Decatur
Frank Gallati
Mrs. Mack Shrader
Mack
Lizzie
Cravens Funeral Home
Montcalm
J. R. Jackson
Ida Simms
Ida Mae Simms
John Simms
Pocahontas, Va
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Reds
Dr. 10
Florida
Ann West
June Woodcraft
Brunette June Peters
London
Vichy
France
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cincome
Denver
Oleles
Memphis
Miami
St. Paul
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Seattle
Carroll Youths
Bluefield Chemical Company
Bluefield, W. Va
Johnson Waxes
I. Eel
Methodist Youth Group
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Thorn St
D. R. Kaufman
James H. Cyphers
Commerce St
Bluefield, West Virginia
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