Free Sheriff Auto Tags Held Illegal
Robertson noted a procedure where the bureau required vehicle titles and affixed its name to assignment forms. He said the plan involved sheriffs or deputy sheriffs holding certificate of title and state plates, with a non legally activated West Virginia Sheriffs Bureau and no properly appointed executive secretary.
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Robertson
Sheriffs and Deputies
Senate
Pye
Don Weddington
West Virginia Sheriffs Asso
West Virginia Sheriffs’ Bureau
Nuckols
Burea
Virginia Sheriff's Bureau
Aly Sy Otain
West Virginia
Sheriffs’ Bureau
Jy Sheriffs
The Short and Unhappy Life of Micajah Wren
A Morgantown Chronicle profile of Micajah Wren details his chaotic life from Charleston High School exile to varied jobs in radio and writing. It covers his bid to manipulate car title transfers for state plates, his battle with alcohol, multiple hospital stays, and a late chess championship while ending with his request for an obituary.
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Wren
Charleston High School
Mexico
Micajah Wren
Cunningham Funeral Zone
Two West Virginia Men Die in Utah Blast
Two West Virginia men Keith Walker and Artist Calvin King died in a dynamite explosion while working on the Glen Canyon Dam construction in Utah. Walker, 20, of Page Arizona and formerly of Ripley, Jackson County, was a Ripley High School graduate. King, 3, was from Liberty, Bit County, and survived by his wife Dorothy and numerous relatives. Walker’s body was to be moved to Parsons Funeral Home in Ripley on Saturday.
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West Virginia
Glen Canyon Dam
Utah
Keith Walker
Calvin King
Jackson
Putnam Scounties
Walker
Page, Ariz
Ripley
Jackson County
Ripley High School
King
Liberty
Bite County
Dorothy
Stantoning
James
Lexington
Pur Fis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hildon Mack
Given
Marie Beckner
Lexington,’ Ky
Goldie Kersey
Tren Ort NJ
Betty King
Anna King
Nitro
Mr. Walker
Parsons Funeral Home
High Court to Review Mingo County Sheriff Eligibility
The State Supreme Court agreed to review a lower court ruling declaring Howard B Chambers ineligible to serve as sheriff of Mingo County. The dispute arose from WT W Copley Jr.’s challenge after the 1958 election and centers on constitutional language barring a deputy from being elected to succeed the officer he served under. Arguments likely set for September term.
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State Supreme Court
Howard B Chambers
Mingo County
High Court
Chambers
WT. W. Copley Jr
Copley
Ting
Thurman Chambers
Howard Chambers
Capley
Cntest
Mingo
Minxo Gicuit Court
Turners Wed During Funeral Vigil in Elk Township
After a double tragedy, the Turner family sheltered at a rented home on Seventh Ave. The couple married in a hurried ceremony at 3 a.m. following a joint funeral for four young victims from Elk Two-Mile. They later moved to a trailer in Big Chimney.
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Turners
Seventh Ave
Turner
Big Chimney
Gareth
Reid Found Guilty In Slaying
An all male jury in Huntington convicted Barry L. Reid of first degree murder in the June 3 slaying of his ex wife Alta Reid a 43 year old school teacher. Common Pleas Judge Ernest E Winters set a later date for a motion to set aside the verdict as the jury deliberated five and a half hours.
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Barry L. Reid
Common Pleas
Ernest E. Winters
Reid
Alta Reid
Coonskin Park
West Virginia
Stevenson
Louise Davin
Davis
Cabell County Common Pleas Court
Hotel
Frederick
City suspends Pantine and Rene
A chaotic incident in Charleston during a disaster area curfew involved Crouse forcing a woman from a jeep, then firing a warning shot. Col. Francis and Chief Bias assessed the scene while Capt Brown denied orders. Crouse faces potential punishment and a ban from the area.
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Crouse
Barnes
Col. Francis
Shanklin
Captan Brown
Bias
Brown
Coty
Dart
Col Francis
Charleston
Weyvar
Man in Accident Is Recovering
Shrewsbury, about 20, of Bluefield West Virginia, was listed in serious but satisfactory condition Tuesday night at Charlotte Memorial Hospital after a car plunged 130 feet down an embankment six miles north of Charlotte. Clarence V. Terry, 32, of Princeton West Virginia, was killed in the crash.
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N.C
Shrewsbury
Bluefield
W. Va
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
U i
Clarence V. Terry
Princeton
Fayette County Boy Found Drowned After Fishing Accident
The body of 13 year old Randolph Moore was recovered from the New River after a drowning while fishing with friends near Beary. Moore, a student at Summertee Elementary, leaves a large family with siblings across Summertee, Charleston, Oklahoma and Columbus. A service will be held Friday at the Glorious Church of God and Christ with burial in Summertee Cemetery. The body rested at Collings Funeral Home in Glen Jean.
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Thurmond
Fayette County
New River
Randolph Moore
Jack Moore
Sunemeriec
Dragehig
Summertee
Glorious Church of God and Christ At
Leon
Lorenzo
Tywayne
Gerainden
Rodricy
Rodriguez
Tyrone
Sylvester
Marion
Charleston
Robert
Oklahoma
Charles
Columbus
Ohio
Pew
Shott
New York
God
Christ
A. W. Wilson
Mt. Hope
Collings Funeral
Glen Jean
Budget gaps loom as county aid debated for schools
The district faces a $811 000 deficit despite a potential rise in assessed property values and $226 008 more in county aid if valuations climb. By Aug 10 the board will know county aid totals and may hold a special meeting to balance the budget.
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Supt
Lowenstein
Hubbard
Ibilk
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