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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
6
An 11 to 1 vote reviewed the Municipal Auditorium repair estimate prepared by architect Erving Bansnman and staff. Council discussed reducing costs by about 21,007.30 and debated expanding the finance committee to better reflect minority representation while outlining potential revenue measures.
Slang and painted fees amid the national fund drive are examined by a committee. About 4000 citizens are to be representatives, with emphasis on fundraising reforms and public service.
Service will be at 2 a.m. today in Bartlett mortuary chapel for Charles Denver Hughes VI of 3612 Crede Drive who died Sunday at his home after a long illness. Rev Z E Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Hughes was a former manager for Esso Standard Oil Co and represented the company in Beckley Bluefield Fairmont and Charleston.
About 100s of Western Union employees in Washington Chicago Kansas City and New Orleans left their posts as management union contract talks continued. Union officials said no strike, while customers were warned the Chicago meeting would run 2 PM to 6 PM. Workers in Cleveland Philadelphia and Los Angeles had brief stoppages yesterday.
Evan Hall former Beckley police chief was appointed police chief of St Albans at a City Council meeting last night. He was chosen from nine applicants and will assume the position in about a week, replacing Ben Sparkes who resigned. The council also noted state road work and sanitation route adjustments effective July 1 and commended three officers for honors at the Charleston police school.
James Sprouse, born in Wilmington, Ohio, longtime Jackson city manager from 1944, dealer and restaurant owner, died of a heart attack yesterday at Talim Helzer Hospital in Ohio. He leaves his wife, a daughter Mrs Jessie, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Escola Feindexter, 21, of 420% Shrewsbury Street, received treatment at St Francis Hospital for a knife wound to the left side. She told police her brother in law Robert Miller of 02 Lewis Avenue stabbed her during a family argument.
Mild weather will spread from the South to the Northeast and mid-Atlantic today after a March like weekend chill. Scattered showers are possible in New England and Southern Florida while the Cavaliers will dominate the North and the South remains warm. Other areas will be mostly clear with partial cloudiness.
Weather forecast for Charleston West Virginia Maryland Virginia Ohio and Western Pennsylvania shows mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Expect warmer temperatures with increasing humidity and scattered cloudiness in the afternoon. Tropical wind and rainfall are not indicated, with readings showing highs around the upper 80s and mid 90s in various locations.
PANMUNJOM June 5 The Allies prepared for a possible sit down strike by Polish and Czech truce inspectors nearing a Thursday deadline to leave South Korea within 49 hours The United Nations command rejected a return to Korea under limited terms and insisted on full demilitarization before any inspection teams could be sent. The Reds threatened a sit down to embarrass the Allies while Gen L D White has orders to handle the provocation with propriety.
Obituaries detail services and burial plans for multiple residents including Amick in Levinsy Nicholas County Blevins in Fayetteville and Bolding in Cerbon gale. Names include Nannie Mae Slevins Edward Arthur Gerlach Bird Davide Good Charlie F Jones Ira Lanier Sally Christian Lewis Maude Leach Cara McCallister Willam McCray and others with churches cemeteries and funeral directors named.
Funeral services for Frank E. Conner 64 formerly of Charleston will be held at 3 pm tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church Morgantown with Dr Robert Shields officiating burial will follow at Beverly Hills Cemetery near Morgantown He operated a dry cleaning business in Morgantown and was a West Virginia University alumnus and former Charleston Daily Mail reporter He belonged to First Presbyterian Church Kiwanis Club Masonic orders and led the Conner Reunion Clan contingent near Charleston
Funeral service for William Joseph Blofeld 21 of Rupert Greenbrier County will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Big Clear Creek Baptist Church Rupert Rev Joe Ke Brown to conduct burial at Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville Wallace and Wallace Mortuary East Rainelle directed He died after a car crash near Rupert Sunday night He and his brother Cecil Jr were injured when their car swerved to miss another vehicle and struck a fence windscreen pierced his face the brother remained hospitalized with arm and back injuries The deceased worked for his father who runs a small coal mine near Rupert Surviving are his parents six sisters two brothers and a grandfather in Missouri.
In Huntington on June 4 a $10,000 U S Savings bond was found in the home of Steve Callas, 64, who died two weeks earlier reportedly from malnutrition. The Cabot County Court was told the bond discovery prompted attorney W H Darnall to request Gus Tsitouris be appointed acting administrator of the Callas estate. Callas' relatives were listed as three sisters and a brother living in Greece. He was occasionally fed by Greek restaurant operators.
A batch of funeral notices lists several individuals including Jaseph C Bumpus and Adolphus Lee with service details. Burials are set at Grandview Memorial Park Eskidale Laing Pine Grove and Manach cemeteries with various pastors and chapels named.
The article outlines creation of THE NEW department to consolidate and modernize state offices. Central accounting would prescribe uniform methods and pre audit bills. budget would focus on analysis. purchasing remains central. general services would combine functions. personnel would shift duties. Estimated cost around 23 844 dollars more, with the Council of Finance and Administration as advisory body including top state officials and legislative leaders. Senators Glenn Jackson Traubert Reed named to subcommittee. West Virginia University report on curriculum and public health program also discussed.
Police in Erskine Alberta found the body of John Clark a member of the Alberta Legislature in a mudhole with a head wound. Investigators consider the case a multiple murder and possible homicide by the suspect who remains at large. Seven people including Mrs Margaret Clark and four Clark children were found dead at the farmhouse from separate rifle slayings.
Former Boone County school teacher Talma Dotson 3 of Madison died at Charleston Memorial Hospital of leukemia after two years of illness. Survivors include daughter Mrs. John Haddox of Montgomery sister Mrs. J C Turner of Columbus and brother Robert Page of Toledo with four nieces and other relatives. Her body lies at Munter Mortuary in Macwill and will be moved to a Madison funeral chapel for burial.
L. K. Lovenstein was named Kanawha County School Superintendent for a four year term starting July 1, replacing Virgil L. Flinn who resigned to join the district’s research bureau. George C. Robinson was chosen as East Bank High School principal for next year, with Tall replacing him at Pratt Junior High.
In his first Southern West Virginia appearance since winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination, Cecil Fr. Underwood addresses the West Virginia Osteopathic Society at the Daniel Boone Hotel. He notes budget growth from 25 million to about 200 million and warns against ballot shortening while urging voters to act in November. The society ends its meeting with a directive to seek hospital practice recognition through the Legislature.
The Weather Bureau reports cool conditions in West Virginia lasting through Saturday with light rain on Tuesday and late Saturday. Temperatures will run four to five degrees below normal, averaging near 63 in the north and 69 in the south, with showers totaling a quarter to a half inch.
Police investigate the disappearance of Carol Dixon and Carol Thomas from a Valley area home after witnesses say they were seen entering a car with three men near St. Albans. Parents distributed photos in nearby towns as search efforts continue with no trace found.
John C Nealy Jarrett 58 retired inspector for True Jermpcc Corp died at St Francis Hospital after long illness. He lived at 1042 Bridge Rd Charleston and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Later Day Saints. Surviving wife Harriet Carwithen Jarrett, sisters Mrs Stafford Roache and Mrs Benny Priestly, brothers Alma and Kenneth Jarrett. Body at Simpsone Chandler mortuary. Roy K Lilly 33 of Pipestein Summers County West Virginia was killed instantly when his harness touched a 7200 volt power line while working on a transmission tower site.
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