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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
6
Inez Robb recalls rural life and conversations at a farmhouse in Flemington where neighbors share coffee and baked goods. Mr. Stanley muses about leaving the country, while Emma offers cookies and hospitality amid chatter about vacations and postwar life.
A Charleston area notice features John B. Matthews of Royal Loan and Finance inviting locals to learn about Pay Day loans up to 300 dollars with an 80 dollar cost for a week. The piece also includes a humorous aside about Army McCarthy era tensions and a cartoonish anecdote involving a blue mailbox and Emma.
West Virginia boards move to admit all applicants regardless of race triggers mixed reactions at state colleges. West Liberty students and officials voice support for integration while President Wallace of West Virginia State College cites inquiries from whites and church groups. Attorney General Caplan clarifies WVU must admit out of state Negro students if they meet requirements. Fisher, a Harvard Law School alumnus and Young Republican leader, defends his past Guild membership amid Senate hearings.
The Nicholas County Board of Education approved integrating three Negro students into white schools in Summersville for the next fall term. All three reside in Richwood and two are of high school age. The students previously attended in Kanawha County with Nicholas County covering their board bills.
A 15 state conference in Richmond ended without conclusions after a five hour discussion of problems in segregated school systems following the Supreme Court ruling. Nine governors attended. details were announced by Virginia Governor Thomas B. Stanley who chaired the meeting.
In Coshocton Ohio on June 10 an accused slayer and former mental patient denies knowledge of a second man's disappearance. Cletus Reese 36 faces first degree murder charges in Clyde Patton 28 a school teacher's slaying. A special grand jury is expected next week to consider his case. Gov. Stanley remarks on federal and state conference outcomes follow.
Maj. Gen. Miles Reber testifies at the Army McCarthy hearings saying he cannot add to his sworn statement. Reber, now commanding general in West Germany, reiterates his stance on the Schine commission issue in Washington.
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