Mountain Kidnap Case Narrowed to Suspect Marsin
Phoenix area searchers comb the Superstition Mountains for a $75,000 ransom after Daniel J. Marsin allegedly abducted Evelyn Ann Smith from a beauty parlor. Marsin, 41, is charged with kidnapping, bail set at $50,000. preliminary hearing June 18. If bodily harm is proven, penalties include life or death. Marsin silent under police questioning. victim’s husband delivered ransom at a hillside rendezvous.
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Phoenix
Ariz
INS
Koenix
Daniel J. Marsin
Evelyn Ann Smith
Herbert
Marlin
Justice of the Peace Af Flood
William Mahoney
Diehl Dies Noted Huntington Steel Leader at 69
Herman Diehl, 69, vice president of West Virginia Steel and Manufacturing Co, and a longtime Huntington civic leader, died Saturday after a long illness. An employee since 1909, he served as Huntington YMCA director and sat on the Huntington Cabell County Red Cross and Huntington East Trades School boards.
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Huntington
Herman
Diehl
West Virginia Steel and Manufacturing Co
Huntington Ymca
Huntington-Cabell County Red Cross
Huntington East Trades School
Gazette Obituary Policy: No Charge for Death Notices
The Gazette states it does not charge for publishing death notices. This policy emphasizes free public acknowledgment of deaths and is a longstanding newsroom commitment.
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the Gazette
Sleeping City Victimizes Night Raid Looters
Report chronicles a vice raid at a sprawling residence where officers discover stacked wine bottles hidden in ceilings and closets. Witnesses describe a restless crowd, shouting, sneaking looks, and wary spectators as patrol cars remove the evidence. The scene captures a tense, nocturnal drama in a sleepy urban setting.
McCarthy Seen as Threat to Ideals in Hearings
The article reports on reactions to Senator McCarthy and the anti-Communist push amid Army hearings. Brownell criticizes Communist propaganda as undermining American ideals while urging restraint and unity against division. Discussions note potential Fifth Amendment actions and possible new investigations without Army cooperation. The piece covers subcommittee rules, Cohn’s status, and Mundt’s plan for closed sessions.
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Wisconsin
McCarthy
Rem
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Mundt Har
Army
Maj
Irving Peress
Peress
Ray H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Jenking
Mundt
Central Intelligence Frency
Grace G. Hill Dies at 72 in Charleston
Grace Gosling Hill 72 longtime Charleston resident died after a long illness at the home of Mrs. Clarence Perry Perry Lane. Born Louisa Kentucky daughter of the late Rev B F Gosling she was a member of First Benedictan Church. Survived by husband Joseph S Hill three daughters D S Armitage and W Mitchell Unger of Charleston and Mrs John G Cline Athens a brother Raymond Gosling Huntington three sisters Mrs Edwin M Keatley Mrs Howard Camp both Ravenswood and Mrs W Collins Samuels Charleston and 10 grandchildren. Service 2 pm today Westminster Presbyterian Church Kanawha City Rev A D Ellison Jr. officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park Long Johnson and Fisher mortuary in charge. Body to church one hour before service.
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Charleston
Clarence Perry
Perry Lane
Louisa
B. F. Gosling
Benbigteyan
Joseph S. Hill
D. 5. Armitage
W. Mitchell Unger
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Kanawha City
A. D. Ellison Jr
Sunset Memorial Park
Long, Johnson and Fisher
Srogan
Lovena
Wert Ave
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Werty Ave
Holiness Church
Sylvester Broan
Mown
Ralph
Cleveland
Dewey
Bert
Columbus
James Clark
Loudendale
Mary Bright
Fannie Hess
Johnson Mortuary
Mormet
Barvey
Brady Britton
Jumping Branch
Suonners
Huntington
Flat Top
Raleigh County
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Carl Massie
Gilbert Waddell
Oak Bill
Edgar Massie
Daniels
Clyde Turner
Marvin Farley
Fayettsville
Don
Dorsey
Oak Hill
James
Philadelphia
Pascel Meaddows
Pluto
Coolridge
Clowney
Eyeria
Smd Lewis
Rhodell
Beaver
S. Litty
J. J. Bowling
Willams Cemetery
Quesenberry
Nancy
McCorkle
Lincoln County
Pine Grove
Cguire
Mila E
Richwood
Nicholas County
Sacred Heart Hospital
Cass
Clara Reed
Gula Burdette
Rock Hill
Violet Smithson
Richwaooc
Mada Barrett
St. Marys
Lonnie
Lewisburg
Richwood Baptist Church
L. B. Powers
Burlat
Carmel
Gap Mill
Simons Mortuary
Ethel Gertrude
Glen Morgan
Raleish County
Beckley Memorial Baptist Church
John W. Pate
Fred Dorsey
Shirley
Patty
John
Robert
Thomas
Jim
Jack
James Phillips
Tucson
Ariz
Morris
Ray
Robert Camode
Harry Cleavenger
Delaware
Harry Johnson
St. Albans
Clinton Halstead
Lansing
Clarence Fegley
Powell
C. E. Walker
Burtal
Beckley
Fel
A. T
Tom
Queen Shaala
Clay County
Stats Hospital
Teel
Sybial Church of Christ
Garnett Gillespie Teel
Henry Thomas Jr
Paul B
Wayne Dy
Misses Moune
Eva Mae
Toel
Wands
Page
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Dottig
Enecleston
Tomor
Church of Christ
Luce
Eas
Clen
Hess
Crouse
King
Mandley
Oliver Estell
Ick
Pflon ‘Bond
Bertie Mousttsnapel
Aurea
Isaiah Mullens
Bennett
Bennett, Burial In ‘Cunninghaml
RFD
Wmullens
Mrs. Julian Arbuckle Is Dead at Maxwelton
Long obituary list details the death of Mrs. Julian Arbuckle 79 of Maxwelton Greenbrier County after a long illness. Surviving include six daughters, one son Julian D Arbuckle, numerous grandchildren and siblings. Service will be at Clifton Presbyterian Church with burial in Clifton Cemetery.
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Julian Arbuckle
Maxwelton
R. R. Dickson
Sheldon BE. Haynes
Lew
Vietminh advance pressures in delta amid rice harvests
French officers warn of forthcoming clashes as Vietminh forces and sympathizers push to move delta rice to support advancing assault divisions near Thai Nguyen Phu Tho Phu Nho Quan and Thanh Hoa. Infiltrated Vietminh and rebels blend with peasants as frontline plans hinge on securing food stocks.
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Hanoi
Delta
Thai Nguyen
Phu Tho
Phu Nho Quan
Thanh Hoa
License-Less Youth Nabbed After Mishap
A 17 year old Charleston youth was arrested for driving without an operator's license after his car struck two parked vehicles on Sixth Street near Russell Street. Patrolman J C Crockett said the youth was turned over to Kanawha County juvenile authorities.
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Charleston
Sixth St
Russell St
J. C. Crockett
Kanawha County
Funeral Services for Mrs Onal Toler-16 in Alias
Funeral services for Mrs Onal Toler-16 of Alias Fayette County are set for 10:30 a m at Pryor mortuary chapel East Banke. Reverends B W etaura and W C Baker will officiate. Burial will follow at Montgomery Memorial Park.
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Ates
Onal Toler
Alias
Fayette County
Funeral details for Cyntha Jane Igginbotham and Migro Clay
Mrs Cyntha Jane Igginbotham, 80, of Kelleys Creek, died and services held at 2 p.m. in Kelleys Creek Community Church with Res J C Hammond and Rev Harvey Byrd. burial at Page Cemetery. Migro Clay, 24, of Oakridge Drive, service at Bartlett Mortuary Chapel at 12:40 and 1p.m. with Rev Charles F Schrage. body at the mortuary.
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Ilgginbotham
Cyntha Jane
Kelley's Creek
Kelley’s Creek
Res
J. C. Hammond
Harvey Byrd
Page Cemetery
Migro] Clay
Oakridge Dr
Bartlett Mortuary Chapel
Charles F. Schrage
Coty Urges Mendes to Push Indochina Peace Efforts
National Assembly debates the Indochina crisis as Coty interviews parliamentary leaders to form a new government. Mendes-France accuses Bidault of insufficient peace efforts and recalls Geneva talks while Laniel resignations loom amid France’s fragile cabinet. Foreign Minister Bidault aims to return to Geneva with no clear mandate. Reforcements and new appropriations are needed for Indochina defenses.
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National Assembly
Indochina
Georges Bidault
H Long
Ho Chi Minh
Mendes-France
Bidault
M. ‘Molotov
Coty
France
Joseph Laniel
Lanier
Laniel
George Bidault
Geneva
Smith
Richard G. Casey
United Nations
U. S
Rev John Burns 77 Dies at Harrisville
The Rev. John E. Burns 77 year old retired Methodist minister died at his home in Harrisville Saturday night. A Braxton County native he served rural churches across the state and a church in Weston. Survivors include his widow four daughters three sons a sister and a brother.
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Harrisville
John E. Burns
Braxton County
Fire Causes Small Damage at Londeree's Grocery
A fire caused by an overheated refrigerator motor caused about 25 dollars in damage yesterday at Londeree's Grocery, 1592 Washington Street, reportedly extinguished by firemen.
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Londeree's
Washington &I., C
Three Escape Injury When Car Skids Near Mt Hope
Three people escaped serious injury when a car skidded on wet pavement and overturned on U S Rt 21 about a mile north of Mt Hope. The driver Mrs Nellie B Pinion 43 of Summerlee Ave Oak Hill was treated for minor cuts and released. Her mother Mrs Mary Jones 174 of the same address was treated for minor cuts and bruises and released. Mrs Pinions husband John F Pinion about 47 was uninjured.
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MT. Hope
U. S. Rt
Nellie B. Pinion
Summerlee Ave
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Hospital
Mary Jones
Miner Questioned In Brother's Death
MATOAKA June 12 Leonard Lawrence Lester 39 a coal miner was held in Mercer County jail for questioning in the shotgun death of his brother Paul 43 at their mountain shanty. Sheriff Dye said Leonard admits an argument over missing home brew but denies shooting. the wound suggests Paul could not have fired the gun. Leonard Lester to be arraigned tomorrow.
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Matoaka
Leonard Lawrence Lester
Mercer County
Lonely Mountain
Lester
Paul Lester
P. L. Dye
Dye
Leonard Lester
Weather map forecast across states and region
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thunderstorms forecast for Charleston West Virginia and Tennessee. Maryland Virginia Ohio and Kentucky expect high temperatures in the 80s and 90s with continued warmth. Western Pennsylvania and surrounding areas show high 80s to 90s and humid conditions.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
OHTOQ
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
Heid Toph
Pacifist Bent Chinese Pupils Defy Parents in Singapore
About a thousand students at Chung Cheng Chinese high school staged a second sit down strike to protest compulsory military service. They refused parental pleas, sang patriotic songs, and vowed to press for conscription exemption, threatening jail for those liable if demands aren’t met by Tuesday. Lee Kong Chian, head of the school's board, urged students to leave.
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Singapore
Chung Gheng
Lee Kong Chian
Rul-& Ber
Welch Power Cut by Fire at Tug River Lumber Co
Three Hart Welch firemen were injured as a stubborn blaze struck Tug River Lumber Co in Welch. Electrical damage cut power to area residents for about three hours. Final damage may reach 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Fire confined to the planning mill. two sheds escaped. One firefighter suffered a stroke, others burned. Cause under investigation with suspicion of electrical origin.
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Welch
Tug River
Dotson
Ironton Flood After Severe Hail Storm Smashes Downtown
In TRONTON Ohio on June 13 a sudden storm sent 95 degree heat into a torrent of cold rain and hail. The 20 minute flood drenched about 15 blocks downtown trapping at least 30 cars in three feet of water. The Lawrence County General Hospital basement flooded affecting the emergency room drug supply and kitchen with no injuries reported.
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Tronton
Ohio
Lawrence County General Hospital
Pneumonia Fatal To Lewis St. Man Edward Wendling
Edward Wendling, 52, found unconscious at 1298 Lewis Street Friday night, died yesterday at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Kanawha County Coroner Geff Lilly ruled bronchial pneumonia as the cause after autopsy. Body at Albert Myers and Son mortuary in Elkview.
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Edward Wendling
Lewis St
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Kanawha County
Geff Lilly
Albert Myers and Son
Elkview
Charlestonian Named Holy Name President
John J. Ryan of Charleston Secred Heart Holy Name Society was elected president of the Diocesan Union of Holy Name Societies of Wheeling Catholic Diocese at the union's annual meeting. Dominic J. Romino of St Peters Holy Name Society at Fairmont was elected vice president. John Strick of St Michaels Holy Name Society of Wheeling was elected treasurer.
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Huntington
John J. Ryan
Charleston
Secred Heart
Holy Name Society
Union of Holy Name Societies
Wheeling
Dominick J. Romino
St. Peters Holy Name Society
Fairmont
John Strick
St. Michaels Holy Name Society of
Juvenile Delinquency Report Urges Parental Accountability
A Health, Education and Welfare conference chairman by Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby seeks June 28 30 to curb juvenile delinquency. The report favors accountability for children while cautioning against absolute parental liability and stresses disciplined parenting, group therapy, and parental guidance clinics to improve outcomes amid complex social factors.
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Children’s Bureau
the Health, Education and Welfare Department
Oveta Culp Hebby
Bureau
U.S. Britain Move to End Geneva Talks
Eden and British leaders ready to end Geneva discussions as the West shifts toward forming a Southeast Asia security system with Australia and New Zealand. Talks stall over Viet Nam, Dien Bien Phu, and possible inclusion of Burma and India in a collective defense pact.
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Eden
V. M. Molotov
United States
Southeast Asia
Britain
Vietnam
Winston Churchill
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Cambodia
Thailand
Burma
India
Dien Bien Phu
Smith
Head On Crash Fatal to Miner in Boone County
Raleigh County miner James Lewis Toster, 34, of Edwight, died in a head on collision with a tractor-trailer on State Rt 3 near Sylvester. Police said he suffered a crushed skull. the truck driver escaped injury. Foster, of the Raleigh Wyoming Mining Comine, survived with his family listed. body at Armstrong Mortuary Whitesville.
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Sylvester
Raleigh County
Boone County
James Lewis
Hatchet) Toster
Edwight
Foster
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining
Comine
Lucille
Lewis Foster
Price Hills
Patricia
Gloria Jean
Verena
Garrison
Armstrong Mortuary
Whitesville
Six Escapees Still at Large One Captured
Frankin North Carolina June 13 Carl Prang and Charlotte North Carolina man among seven long term felony prisoners who escaped from the State Prison Camp. Prang, serving 1a to 15 years for armed robbery, was recaptured near highway 441 west of Franklin. Six others remain at large in a 10 mile area west of Franklin. prison officials report a large pipe wrench used to breach a camp building. Remaining escapees include Cecil Earl Smith Seth Gibson Jr Joseph James Ellis Leslie Howard Dickenson Mack Hoover Walden and Herbert Watts.
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Franklin
N.C
Carl Prang
Charlotte
J.R. Overton
Prang
Clayton
Overton
Here
Macon County
J. H. Thomas
Cecil Earl Smith
Bayboro
Seth Gibson Jr
Inglewood
Tenn
Joseph James Ellis
Jersey City
Leslie Howard Dickenson
Wake Forest
Mack Hoover Walden
Mecklenburg County
Herbert Watts
Tarboro
Collision Victim Still Critical
A 25-year-old Yawkey man, Russell Curry, remained in critical condition at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a single vehicle crash on State Route 14 in Lincoln County. He suffered a brain concussion when his car left a curve and struck a garage owned by Ambert Kidd in Sad. State police investigate but details were incomplete.
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Yawkey
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Russell Curry
Lincoln County
Currey
Sod
Currey Mortuary
Alum Creek
Bias Denounces McCarthy Tactics in WV Legion Meet
E Gaujot Bias of Williamson told the state's American Legion delegation that Sen McCarthy uses improper methods in fighting communism. He urged abolition of school segregation in West Virginia and led delegates to back Pineville as the 1955 district convention site while Louis J. Kaman of Mullens was elected district commander.
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Mullens
State Department of the
American Legion
Sen. McCarthy
America
E. Gaujot Bias
Williamson
Senate
Legionnaires
West Virginia
Louis J. Kaman
Pineville
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