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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1956

Page

8

Shepilov rises fast in Soviet foreign policy leadership

AP report outlines how Dmitri Shepilov, age 30, ascends to key Soviet roles. He edits Pravda, serves as secretary in the Central Committee, chairs the Foreign Affairs Commission, and becomes Foreign Minister, central to Khrushchev Bulgarin policy shifts and Tito-Moscow diplomacy.

Dmitri T. Shepilov Communist Party Communist Party Voice Pravda Ita. Khrushchev Central Committee Khrushchev - Bulganin Shepilov Molotoy Khrushchev Bulganin Belgrade Tito Moscow Itr Foreign Ministry Soviet Union Stalin Jin V. M. Molotov Egypt Khrushchevy V. V. Lenin Josef Stalin

Allies Ready To Hit Back At Red Push

General White stated allied forces are prepared to retaliate immediately if the Communists fire across the Korean truce line. He warned the U N Command is ready, and that the Eighth Army would take instant retaliatory action if needed to defend South Korea amid suspended truce inspections.

Seoul J. D. White U.S Far East Korgan White South Korea Alliet U. N

NAACP says it did not organize Montgomery protest

NAACP officials deny organizing the Montgomery bus protest while acknowledging attendance by members nationwide. They dispute hiring Mrs. Lucy Foster to enroll at the University of Alabama and say they have received no notice of the injunction action. Patterson notes the injunction could stay in force indefinitely unless the NAACP requests dissolution. a 20 day window exists for a formal answer before a permanent injunction could be sought. The filing followed Rosa Parks’s arrest and a related bus boycott. controversy swirls around involvement and funding claims linked to the CPC and potential recruitment of students and staff to challenge segregation.

Pace NAACP Authorine Lucy Foster University of Alabama Wilkins Spre Oe Patterson

Weather Summary Across States Saturday

Reported Saturday forecasts show considerable cloudiness and cool conditions in West Virginia and Maryland with a chance of showers on the eastern shore. Virginia and Ohio expected partly cloudy and cool with some showers near the coast, while Tennessee and Kentucky forecast fair to mostly fair with warmer afternoons.

Charleston West Virginia Maryland Virginia Ohito Pennsylvania Tennessee Kentucky

Obituary notices from Summers and Kanawha counties

Obituaries list multiple local deaths from Charleston to Union, with services planned at New Hope Church in Marie and various funerals in Buffalo, Hewett, and Huntington area churches. Names include Joby James Baxer, Athol Leo Ball, George Banks, Kenneth Lee Davis Jr, Vonna Daugherty, Bertie Whittington, Adolphus Lee, Recie Miller, Myrile Shears, Benjamin Turner, and Robert Whitten. Surviving relatives, birthplaces, and burial details are noted for each. Funeral homes and service times are given, with locations across Summers, Kanawha, and surrounding counties.

Former City Woman Killed in North Carolina

Claudia Rogerss Ailstock twenty of Greensboro formerly of Charleston died Thursday at Marion North Carolina after being hit by a tar Details of the accident were not available yesterday Mrs Ailstock wife of Hobart Ailstock in the Navy Survived by Beverly her two parents and two sisters Body at Caruthers mortuary Gastonia North Carolina

Claudia Rogerss Ailstock Greensboro N. C Charleston Marion WN. C Ailstock Hobart Ailstock Beverly Caruthers Mortuary Gastonia N.C

Okey S Summers Dies Ex-State Banking Official

Okey S Summers 58 a native of Roane County and former Charleston resident died yesterday at Memorial Hospital Wilmington Delaware after two years of illness. He was a former West Virginia Banking Commissioner assistant and later a credit manager, cashier and DuPont planner. Burial at Clendenin Kooniz Cemetery with services at St Johns Episcopal Church. Surviving wife Elizabeth Summers son David Summers in Germany six brothers and two sisters. Donations to cancer fund requested.

Okey S. Summers Roane Cony Sharleston Yeskday Hospital Wilmington Del West Virginia Banking du Pont Polychemicals Department Barlow - Bonsall St. John's Episcopal Church Louis A. Haskell Clendenin- Kooniz Clendenin Roane County KasaWwha Valley Bank Empire National Bank Clarksburg U. S Geneva Steel Provo Utah U. S. Steel DuPont Co Charleston Germany de. R. R. Summers F. A. Summers W. M Summers Pant O Parkeysby George C Washington, D.C Tawney C. R. McCrary

Navy to Junk 107 Vessels Including Enterprise

The Navy outlined plans in Congress to junk or sink 107 ships including three battleships and the carrier Enterprise. Undersecretary Gates compared the disposal to canceling a long held life insurance policy, noting costs of 63.51 tons and postwar mothball status. Since WWII, the service has sold or scrapped much tonnage, while the new list recalls ships like California Mississippi and Tennessee once part of the Leyte Gulf battle line.

Washington u—The Navy Congress Thomas $. Gates California Mississippi Tennessee Enterprise Leyte Gulf

Auto Injuries Fatal To Grocery Official

HAGERSTOWN Md June 1 Auto injuries fatalities reported in a West Virginia crash claim the life of Arthur W Sheets 50 a district supervisor for A and P Food Stores serving Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Pennsylvania He was injured last Tuesday in Berkeley County W Va when his car ran down a bank and overturned several times in the wreckage.

Hagerstown Arthur W. Sheets West Virginia Washington County Hospital Sheets A & P Food Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania Berkeley County W. Va

Fire destroys warehouse near Blackton paving on Third Avenue

Fire swept a warehouse near Blackton Paving on Third Avenue. Strong winds spread flames from a gasoline-filled room used for storage of parts. Spectators and police blocked, a wall collapsed within seconds, and firemen battled the blaze with ladders and hoses as flames threatened nearby buildings. A truck or cargo area suffered melted fittings and running resin, with authorities noting the fire started in a storage room before spreading.

Ware Childep Lie Suler Blaine Wilding Lite Paulice Blackton Third Avenue Vt St Lhe Huntinety Unis Chen Trys Ko Osules

Britain Softens UN Middle East Peace Resolution

Britain modifies its Middle East peace resolution in the United Nations Security Council to address objections from Russia Iran and Arab states. Arabs oppose the changes and vow continued opposition while Russia and Iran argue the measure does not go far enough. The debate Intensified as Syria Jordan Egypt and Lebanon backed the revised text and the council adjourned to Monday. Sir Pierson Dixon announced clarifications with support from James Wadsworth and Herve Alphand.

United Nations N. Y Britain Middle East Russia Iran Security Council Syria Jordan Egypt Lebanon Dag Hammarskjold Trax China Sir Pierson Dixon U. S James 4. Wadsworth Herve Alphand France

Red China Threatens Retaliation Over Korea Conference

Hong Kong reports Red China in a broadcast warning the United Nations must bear responsibility for the consequences after U.N. nations rejected Beijing's proposal for a conference to reunite Korea. U.S. General White warned Allied forces could retaliate immediately if the Communists fire across the armistice line.

Hong Kong Red China United Nations U.N Korea United States Britain France China North Korea Epartation Armistice Supervisory Commission South Korea Reds I. D. White U.S. Army Far East White Seoul Foreign Ministry Peiping Radio

Price War Persists Among Dealers and Silk Sign Disputes

The committee led by Jesse Barker surveyed gasoline price practices as of Oct 1, 1934 and noted that discounts must be extended uniformly if offered to all dealers in the zone. It found that many silk dealers displaying price signs want them removed and only about 40 percent of dealers currently display them. Additional election of association officers included J B Buck Thacker as vice president and Aaron Cohen as secretary.

Jesse Barker Barker J. B Buck) Thacker Aaron Mike Cohen T. 4 Tommy William Ashley

Eisenhower Aides Warn of Rough Dirty Campaign Ahead

Washington dispatch reports June 1 that President Eisenhower’s spokesman forecasts a rough dirty campaign by Democrats as their best chance to defeat the Republican administration. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty says the race will be dirty and tough, echoed by Vice President Nixon and campaign volunteers who cite overall Democratic and independent opposition. The CIS note a surge of volunteers and expectations of aggressive tactics as the election year heats up.

Washington Eisenhower He Vymither White House James C. Hagerty National Citizens For Eisenhwwer Hagerty Nixes Eigenhower Bay Nepolis Senhower Nixon Democratie Stirmy

Obituary fragment roundtable with multiple names

Obituary notices list numerous individuals with ages and service details including George Clark Stephen Drake John Wesley Drake Eva Cavemoor Daisy Snyder Nina Walden and others. Services, burial sites and cemeteries are noted across Oak Hill Rock Branch Meadow Bridge Chelyan and nearby communities with various funeral homes and chapels.

New era in union service marks hospital dedication

John L returns to state for hospitals dedication as the United Mine Workers fund unveils a 26 million dollar integrated hospital system across West Virginia Kentucky and Virginia. Beckley hospital opens last January as the largest with 3.3 million cost and the chain includes Man Williamson Pikeville McDowell Hazard Harlan Whitesburg Wise and Wise Va. Nurses training and large public attendance mark the ceremony planned with leaders from the fund and medical associations attending.

Beckley Hospital Man Williamson Pikeville McDowell Hazard Harlan and Whitesburg Wise Theen Lagan County Pikevile ccDowell Kentucky W. Va Ue Man West Virginia Barvlan Whitesburg Middlespors

Mill Operator Dies Helping Lads With Homemade Raft

An eight year Dunbar lumber man Everette E Cranny Fisher died of a heart attack while aiding boys to pull a homemade raft to shore near his sawmill on the Kanawha River. Fisher, a longtime Kanawha County resident, operated the Dunbar mill since 1912 after earlier work as an organ salesman and instructor. He was a member of Emmett Chapel Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife Ella, daughter Mrs Mery Fowler, three sisters and two brothers, one grandchild and three great grandchildren. The body is at Keller Mortuary in Dunbar.

Dunbar Kanawha Everette E.cranny West Virginia Ave Kanawha County Emmett Chapel Methodist Jackson County Ella Mery Fowler Homer Farrett Kanawha City B. B. Ezell Charleston J Willis G. Kemper Washington Albert Spring Hil William New Symerna Beach Fla Keller Mioriuary

Woll Dies, AFL-CIO Leader and Union Official

Matthew Woll, 76, longtime union official and AFL-CIO vice president, died in New York Hospital. He led the old APL as president for 36 years and, after its merger with CIO, served as vice president and executive committee member. Woll also chaired Union Labor Life Insurance for 30 years before resigning to become executive chairman.

New York Matthew Woll Afl-Cio New York Hospital APL CIO Woll Union Labor Life Insurance Co Firm Geners

Plane Crash Continues with Army Passengers Survivors Named

Army passenger list from the McChord crash includes four survivors: Charles L. Willard 28 Texas City Tex crew chief with a broken arm Harrell 4 Lawgles 26 Oakland burns boarded at Lowry Juanita Walker of Women’s Air Force Kessler AFB Miss uninjured another injured from Ft Lewis Wash injuries extent not reported Witnesses said the plane missed two houses before hitting a hill knoll exploded tail section landed on a parked car front section burned near a house

McChord Charles L. Willard Texas City Tex Harrell Lawgles Oakland Calif Lowry Acmy Pyt B. L. Hester Gundersonville Ala Ft. Lewis Wash Juanita Walker Women's Air Force Kessler Air Force Base Miss Lowrey William Morgan Herbert Roddy

Miner Orville Cook Injured In Eastern Gas Mine Fall

In Wharton Boone County a 24 year old miner from Twilight was injured in a late fall at the Eastern Gas and Fuel Co mine. He was identified as Orville Cook and admitted to Memorial Hospital in good condition with back and left hand injuries. An ambulance from Hunter and Hunter in Madison transported him around 4 p.m.

Wharton Twilight Boone County Eastern Gas and Fuel Co Memorial Hospital Orville Cook Hunter and Hunter Mortuary Madison Cook

Baby Run Over in Logan Claims Young James Jr.

The 16 month old son of Mr and Mrs James Marlin Sexton of Hutchinson was killed when an automobile driven by Virginia Lester 46 of Hutchinson backed over him. James Jr died soon after reaching a hospital. The Sextons have two other children.

Area Couple Hurt In Embankment Crash

James Miller age 20 and his wife Mary Miller 29 of RFD 2 Charleston were injured when their car left the road and struck an embankment on Elk Two Mile. Hospital attendants could not determine the full extent of injuries late last night.

James Miller Mary Miller RFD 2 Charleston Elk Two-Mile Charleston Memorial Hospital

Jesse Jones and the rise of a Texas builder to national power

The article traces Jesse Jones from building a Southern Loan and Investment Co to a national figure. It notes his 1923 bid to host the Democratic National Convention in Houston by signing a blank check, his 1932 RFC Board appointment, and his 1933 headship of the agency. It mentions Roosevelt’s praise, his 1948 Dewey support, and later bipartisan donations in 1952.

Page Southern Loan and Investment Co Jesse W. Innes & Co Jones Houston San Francisco Democratic Party National Committee Hoover RFC Board Roosevelt Jones-Wallace Jesse Jones Washington Thomas E. Dewey Harry S. Truman Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson

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