British Strikes Force Layoffs Amid Rail Walkout
London June 13 The Ministry of Supply said six munitions plants laid off 10 000 workers while nationwide railway strike actions continued The 67 000 locomotive engineers and firemen sought higher pay The government and union leaders held talks at the Ministry of Labor with Sir Wilfred Meden shuttling between groups as Prime Minister Eden watched Cabinet officials monitor the critical discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Supply
Royal Ordnance Plants
British Transport Commission
Ministry of Labor
Wilfred Meden
Walter Monckton
John Boyd-Carpenter
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
Monckton
Eden
Sutton Dam Outlay Seen for Flood Control and Jobs
Rep. Cleveland Bailey says the House will approve a 1.3 million dollar initial appropriation to start Sutton Dam construction on the Elk River near Sutton West Virginia. The plan envisions a 220 foot high concrete dam flooding 23.5 miles of land, creating flood control, water supply and employment for about 1,700 workers over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cleveland M. Bailey
D-W. Va
House of Representatives
Sutton
Wa. Va
Truman
Elk River
Army Corps of Engineers
Army
Third District
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bailey
House, Appropriations Committee
Flatwoods
Braxton County
Richwood
Nicholas County
Mishap Victim McMillian Dies
John McMillian 36 of Belle dies in Charleston Memorial Hospital seven days after a motorcycle crash on U S Route 60 near Witcher. Head and leg injuries when his bike struck a tractor trailer. Survived by wife Virginia, children Katherine and John David, his mother Martha Walker, three brothers and two sisters. Service at Fidler and Frame mortuary chapel in Belle at 2 p m with burial at Simmons Creek Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMillian
Belle
Charleston Memorial Hospital
U.S. Rt. 60
Witcher
Virginia McMillian
Katherine
John David
Martha Walker
Sam
Malden
George
DuPont City
Charles
Seattle
Wash
Mary Lewis
Maxine Newcomer
Aiken
Fidler and Frame Mortuary
Zack Hunt
Lugian Kelley
Simmons Creek Cemetery
Mortuary
Adenauer Visits Washington, Reaffirms West German Ties
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Washington to meet President Eisenhower and Dulles and rejected a Soviet bid to neutralize West Germany. He asserted a close alliance with the free world via the Atlantic Pact as key to peace and reunification, and said Moscow talks may be discussed at the Big Four conference. Top officials express confidence he will stand by the West in any Moscow visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Konrad Adenauer
I Eisenhower
West Germany
Free World
Adenauer
West
Germany
Moscow
Eisenhower
State Dulles
New York
Russia
Cellor
Zegeer Named Attorney in Charge of Charleston Legal Aid
Jack Zegeer of South Charleston is appointed attorney in charge of the Charleston Legal Aid Society. A South Charleston High School graduate, he earned a BA and law degrees from West Virginia University and was admitted to practice in June 1953 before serving in the Army. He succeeds Bernard Duffy Horan, who resigned to clerk Municipal Court under Judge James McWhorter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Zegeer
South Charleston
Charleston Legal Aid Society
Zegeer
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia University
Moses Zegeer
Bernard Duffy Horan
James McWhorter
Wild 80 Mile Chase Ends With Crash and Arrest
A Cabin Creek driver Billie Gene Woods of Dry Branch faces four charges after an 80 mile police pursuit. He rammed a police cruiser, sideswiped two cars, ran red lights and a stop sign, then fled until caught near Kanawha Boulevard. A passenger, George Clayton Bailey, was charged with drunkenness. Woods was jailed for Municipal Court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabin Creek
Charleston
Billie Gene Woods
Dry Branch
Pefuser
Kanawha Blvd
Court St.Woods
Reba Riley
St.Albans
Joseph Womack
Meredith St
Truslow St
Virginia St
Woods
Duffy St
Kas x ‘Nawha Blvd
William Ham
Carte Service Slated Today
Lawyer Reymann 38 dies at Wheeling Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling after illness ending career as assistant prosecuting attorney for Kanawha County. He served with Con Tey Thompson and Leggy and as investigator for Prosecutor Taylor. Burials planned in Wheeling. family details listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Keating Reymann
Kanawha County
J. Blackburn Watts
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
Reymann
Con Tey, Thompson and Leggy
Frank L. Taylor
Obituary notices from The Gazette detail multiple services
Obituaries list forthcoming funeral services for Jem Carrico Sr Mary Margaret Fertig Harry Hamrick William Harrah Lena Henson Clarabell Hull Sallie Roberts and related survivors with dates times locations and conducting ministers. Services are set at Marple mortuary chapel Sutton Shryock Presbyterian Church Neola Leatherwood Methodist Church Meadow Bridge End of the Trail Cemetery Buffalo Memorial Park St Patricks Catholic Church Morris Creek and Dodd Payne funeral chapel with burial at Dunn Cemetery End of the Trail Columbia Cemetery and Huse Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnico
Marple Mortuary
Sutton
Braxton County
Okey Jackson
Carrica, Sr
Akeron
Aler
B. FP. Goodrich Co
Wade Harris
Germany
Pearlothn Nagie
Lancaster
Eugene Hurria
Washington, Pa
Paul Harrie
Margaret Robetneoh
Cleveland, O
Mins
Mary Louise Butcher
Held, We Way
Levi Carrico
Button
Dunn Cemetery
Canktelit
Odist
Fayetteville
Goryiving
Radford L. Mc. Roberts
Dodd-Payne Funeral
C. R. Bright
Huse R Memorial Park
Raines service set for Kanawha Two-Mile infant burial
Funeral service for Melvin D. Raines, 70, retired county schoolteacher, is scheduled at 1 36 p m at Centralia Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Lee Taylor Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren. Service led by Rev. Paul Morrison. Body at Cunningham funeral home in Parsons.
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Hamrick
Harry David
Servier
Leatherwood Methodist Church
Bergan
Dergoo
Webster County
Arould Bickel
Buring
Meadowland
Dodd
Webster Springs
Fannie Parsons
Raines
Cunningham
Chandler
Mex
Gertrude Lee
Cen
Lane
Almira’ Ean Tuteher
Hitt Nicholson
Toledo
Angie Taylor
Susie Mace
Centrada
Myrtle Carnett
Prescott
Ariz
Mmele Skidmore
Craigsville
Mia
Icle Gnyder
Elizabeth Payne
Mira
Elite Perkins
Webster Sprin
Virgie McCartney
Cowen
Tom Butcher
Chapman
Vine
Clyde
Orville Dutcher
Parsons
Miss Grace
Butcher
Mian Leva Dutcher
Misay Navie Butcher
Chapmanville
Olive Hardwas
Aikins
Sergion
Cenatralia Methodist Church
Hey. Paul Morrison
Nurial
Centralia
Marple
Sutton
Trout
Kathy Black
Quistwood
Greenbrier
Flora Groves
Quinwood
Nicholas
Liberty Methodist Church
Carl
Verna Richmond
Emily McClung
Look
Quinwooods
Lary
Laxie
Wiley
Walter Reed
Broyles Mortuary
Union
Wiles
Greenbuce Valley Hospital
Ronceveria
Asiturt Wess
Rok. Gray
Airs
Juanita Shanklin
Ruth
White Sulphur Springs
Margaret Gallagner
St. Albans
Green Hil
Unluog
Dee Friel
Oley Jackson
Marlinton
H. EF
Burini
Charleston City Council Adopts Late Session Agenda
Mayor Copenhaver expands Democrats use of his conference room and calls an early meeting for new Council members to set a formal program. A special Friday vote canvass will occur, a Civic Center design panel meets Thursday, and zoning for a Pennsylvania Ave site allows a supermarket. New tennis courts are bid, and property at Youngs Court is bought for Alderson Street work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhaver
West Virginia
Citizens Advisory Committee
Chartestan Civic Center
Upper Pennsylvania Ave
Umits
Kanawha City Playground
North Charleston Recreation Center
North Charleston
Ernest Lanham
18Th Ward
Recreation Center
Young's Court
J. W. Dixon
Alderson St
Obituary Notices and Funerals From West Virginia Items
Multiple obituary notices list ages and residences for the deceased. Names include Maree Lineile Carver age 60 of Ashford and Cora Heleber Flint age 83 of 15084 Sixth Avenue. Services occur at various churches with burials in local cemeteries, including Sumerco, White Pine, Mt Oliver, Madison Memorial Park, and Spring Hill. Local churches, ministers, and funeral homes are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wii
Gary Allen
Audrey Brown
Eccles
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Ae Carver
Maree Lineile
Ashford
Fev. Sharp
Sumerco Cemetery
Lincoln County
Flint
Cora Heleher
Sixth ‘Ave
Cunningham Mortuary Chapel
Hobaon D. Fisher
Spring Ims Cemetery
Cooperative Auditing Advised for Hospitals
Carl Metzger of Buffalo president of Western New York Hospital Service told Charleston hospital administrators that cooperative hospital accounting has satisfied hospitals and the Blue Cross agency. He outlined a plan adopted in 20 localities, noting savings from a cost reimbursement method and quarterly audits by shared auditors for 36 hospitals. Audits with code numbers evolved into open cost comparisons benefiting patients and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Metzger
Buffalo
N. Y
Western New York Hospital Service
Charleston
Blue Cross
Metzger
Western New York Blue Cross
Thomas J. Gillooly
Daniel Boone Hotel
Groundwork For School Inquiry Set By Panel
Groundwork for a state school study was laid as the Committee on Government and Finance offered a plan to work with the commission or pursue a duplicate study with governor funding. A subcommittee was named to interview Lindman and other prospects, while the commission adopted a five point focus: funding, curriculum effectiveness, teacher rewards, continuing contracts, and teacher certification. Reports are due to the 1956 Legislature with completion aimed for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindman
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
Citizens Commission
Stewart
Julian H. Handburger
Huntington
R. H. Crist
South Charleston
Charles E. Charleston
Mose E. Bolarsky
Charleston
George W. Bryson
Welch
Cox
Committee On Government and Finance
Hodges
Crist
Sen
Amos
William Morton 66 Dies of Heart Ailment in Winchester
William Peyton Morton, 66, president of Home Lumber Co., died of a heart ailment in Winchester. A native of Montgomery West Virginia, he moved to the city from Hazard in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morton
Winchester
William Peyton Morton
The
Home Lumber Co
Montgomery
W. Va
Hazard
GM Grants UAW Annual Wage Deal
GM and the United Auto Workers reached a three year wage pact closely mirroring Ford's agreement. It guarantees wage increases of six to eight cents hourly over three years, retains the cost of living escalator, and boosts pensions to over 700 dollars monthly. The plan includes a union shop clause for nonunion GM workers, with layoff pay guarantees and a per hour trust fund contribution to finance the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
Ford
Arker
Harry W. Anderson
322 Girls State Campers Set First Party Caucuses
Jackson's Mill June 13 Nationalist party chairman chosen today at the week long Girls State camp in West Virginia with 322 juniors. Penny Zimmerman of South Charleston was named chairman. Kay Vic of Beckley chosen ginis. First official assembly dedicated the state flag. candidates for tomorrow's primary elections were introduced. Voting will use machines for state offices and ballot boxes for county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
Mth
Citi First Party
Penny Zimmerman
South
Charleston
American Legion
Federalist Party
Kay’ Auxiliary
Dept. of West
Vic Carol Short
Beckley
Ginis
Jersry Fowler
The
Legion Auxiliary
Girls State
Young 4-H Members Attend County Camp
Kanawha County younger 4-H members opened a camp at Camp Fort Lee with 220 enrolled 98 boys and 122 girls. Camp tribe officers include Delaware Gerald Hudson Lattes chief and David Cox St Albans sagamore. Mingo Bill Hutchison Tackett Creek chief and Bill Alexander Rand sagamore. Cherokee Janet Moss Du Pont City chief Darrell Alford Alum Creek sagamore. Seneca Karl Ramsey Du Pont City chief Anne Mecum High lawn sagamore. Big Foot Myna Wolfe Dunbar chief Irene Alexander Rand sagamore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Camp Fort Lee
Fairgrounds
Dunbar
Delaware
Gerald Hudson
Lattes
David Cox
St Albans
Sagamore
Mingo
Bill Hutchison
Tackett's Creek
Bill Alexander
Rand
Janet Moss
du Pont City
Cheif
Darrell Alford
Alum Creek
Karl Ramsey
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Sutton Dam
McMillian
Legal Aid Office
Horn
Blanche Keating Reymann
Paul Q. Reymann
Linsly Institute
Wheelling
Washington and Jefferson College
Aciasua
W. O. Blue
Earl G. Hissom
Henry Walker
Conley, Thompson and Legg
Taylor
Watts
Kepner Mortuary
Reymanni
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Elks Lodge
Satina Lodge
Ardatha Hilton
Elizabeth
iMrs. C. Lee Spillers
Mra
William Steger
Emmet W. MacCorktle
San Marino
Calif
Richard Sagendorph
Brookfield Mass
George L. Reyne AF Graetnllane
Eaimem
ESTE
Nighes
Sir Showers
Midwest
Plains States
Ohio Valley
Florida
New England
Mississip Ni
Rockies
L.A Wagner
John Walter Carte
Edward K. Reymann
Ie Keene
Moon Ras
Asha Villa
Atlanta
Ortoe
Chicago
Mary’ Pan —Toremy
Denver
Dacksonres
Pennsylvania
Taponeles
Houdy
Fair
Werner Stempnis
iMinneavolin
Wznday
Orleata Vos
York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Richmond
San Francisco
the Gazette
Fentio
Mary Margaret
Shryock Presbyterian Church
Neola
Fertig
Wig
W. L. McDermott
D. L. Beard
Minnie Wrotan
Atelington
Linnie Wade
Fisheraville
PB. E. Fertig
Watts Chapel
Neols
Shanklin
Jahran
William
Meadow Drideet Methodist
Harrah
Meadow Brides
Haleigh
Hoapital
Beck- Tey
Gillam
Buria
Trail
Cintayville
Wallace and Wallach
Egat Rainelle
TULL
Clarabell
Misa
Dehns
Morris Creek
Thomas Pryor
Columbia Cemetery
Hull
Mingis
Coleman
Weroderts
Sallie
Garten
Fayette County
Meth
Melvin Dennis Raines
Melvin D. Raines
Hall
Mary Ann
Switzer
Logan County
Grollings
Kelley Lowery
Pigeon Creer
Edgell
Russell
Tyler
Cross Lanes
Church of the Nazarene
Carl, Gray
White Pine
Ripley
Iardman
Mes
Marie Early
Nancy St
Requiem Mead
Sacred Weart Cathaile
Joachim Cain
Mt. Oliver Cemetery
Kerns
Perry
Holcomb
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Martini
Tommy Lee
William “Martinii
Baltimore
Wallace and Wallace Fimern
Lewispurg
L. B. Saville
Mount Vernon
Unus
Greenbrier County
Tatterron
Bharples
Abilo Baptist Church
Tiplig
Madison Memorial Park
Anrodes
Mera
Kanawha Ave
Bauth
Charleston Churen
Chiat
H. F. Lucas
Cum Tingham Memorial Park
Brace
Harlow-Sonzall Mortuary Chapel
Samuel Walkman
Yurial
Bpring Hill Cemeery
Lowla L
Quarrier Bt
Mid Western
Reuther
Corporation
Gomery
Upper Kanawha Valley Development Assn
J. Paul Blundon
Keyser
Phil Goldman
Elkins
Elkins Industries, Inc
H. J. Maree
National Mine Service Co
J. S. Larrick
Bechley Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Ruby
Morgantown Chamber of Commerce
N. E. Cheshire
Romney
Hampshire County Board of Trade
Thornton G. Berry Je
McDowell County
Leonard Rilgegleman
Eugene Carter
State Federation of Labor
Elza Johnson
United Mine Workers District
C. C. Darrah
Williamson
Tug Valley Industrial Corp
Richard Gibson
Huntington Chamber of Comnerte
John E. Martin
Spencer
E. H. Howerton
Logan
Logan Development Assn
Sam Rush
Weirton
Andrew L. Henry
Greater Fairmont Development Assn
Robert Rownd
Wheeling, Ohio Valley Industrial Corp
H. Palge Bell
Parkersburg
Fred Otto
DuPont Company
Fred Bannerot
Charleston, Elk Refining Co
Linn B. Hickman
Glenville
H. M. Widney
Frank
Pocahontas Tanning Co
Ford Morrow
Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum Land Chemical Corp
Edgar €.Siegrist
James A. Power
Martinsburg
Interwoven Stocking Co
Gordon Hedrick
Burlington Mills, Inc
Carl Umbarger
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Co
Samuel L. Laufer
Princeton, Maidenfarm Brassiere Co
Young
4-H
Maito
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