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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1954

Page

7

Army McCarthy Inquiry Expected To Conclude Today

Testimony rounds up as Carr accuses Adams of offering favors for Schine while McCarthy presses claims that Truman era policy hamstrung MacArthur. Carr cites memos warning of blackmail and says secrecy shielded Communist ties. McCarthy decries administration conduct in Korea and defends Oppenheimer link.

Army-McCarthy Carr Cohn Schine Army Ft. Dix N.J Stevens Adams McCarthy Senate Congressional Record R-Wis Korea Aca Gilbert Dumbrow Matthew B. Ridgway William C. Bullitt United States Douglas MacArthur 7Th Fleet China MacArthur Roy M. Cohn J. Robert Oppenheimer Pvt. G. David Schine McGuire Air Force New Jersey Oppenheimer Subcommittee Secretary of the Army

Weather outlook shows warm East, cooler New England

More Hoyt weather blanks the East with warm humid air. New England trends cooler with cloudy skies. Other eastern areas expect partly cloudy conditions. Western Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley will turn cooler. The Northwest may see showers as the pattern persists.

New England Western Lakes Mississippi Valley

Weather Across the Nation and Local Obituaries

A collage of weather reports from Washington to the Midwest and South notes partly cloudy to warm conditions with scattered thundershowers. Meanwhile WV/OH/KY communities report deaths including Derrick, Gladys, Lampton, Oller, Phelps, and White with service details and family survivors listed in Charleston area obituaries.

Bennett Sarah obituary in Arbuckle and family survivors

The Gazette lists the death of Mrs. Sarah Bennett age 63 of Arbuckle Mason County after a lingering illness. Survived by two daughters Vallee Sayre and Mrs Hoyt Kimber ling and three sons George Stott and Latha of Arbuckle plus Mrs Nichols of East Liverpool and Mrs C H Raynes of Butiele. Two brothers John Smith of Arbuckle and Strothermith of Los Angeles 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services by Rev Dallas Buck and Rev Fred Harmon at 2 pm tomorrow at Wolf Valley Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery under Raynes Mortuary Buffalo directions.

Bennett Sarah (Fed Arbuckle Mason County Vallee Sayre Hoyt Kimberling George Stott Latha Sitere Nichols East Liverpool C. H. Raynes Butiele John Smith Strot

Good Morning Judge Municipal Court Traffic Fines List

A Municipal Court session yesterday fined or probationed numerous drivers for traffic violations in Charleston. Names include Mary Alexander, Carl Spearen, Beulah Darrgh, Donald Jones, Stanley Ervin, and many others, with penalties ranging from bond forfeiture and fines to probation and dismissed charges.

Mary Maxine Alexander Red Ught Carl E. Spearen East Bank Beulah Darrgh Washington Av Clarence Smolder Kanawha Blvd Yed U Wailliam C. Craig Cameron Rd Cincinnati Donald Keith Jones Crescent Rd Stanley Ervin Laidley St Ibert R. Simmons Charleston Rt. 1 Jesse B. Boone Central Ronald E. Hil Branch Rd Belle William Summers Charlestom Gerald Owen Rand Everett Burkett Barrett Caplai Bob Jarrett Shelton Av Edward Smoot Kirby

Service Arranged for Fight Victim Harrison

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today for Icome Ottmer Harrison of 1670 Washington St. W., who fell from a restaurant stool and died two weeks later. Revs. Hobson Fisher and C. G. McKinney will officiate at United Gospel Mission. Burial will be in Rock Spring Cemetery near Kenna, Jackson County. Police said assailant Joseph B. Wiseman, 32, will not be re ar rested but a murder indictment may be sought after grand jury. Wiseman was released on 10000 bond after arraignment on felonious assault. high bail set because Harrison wasn’t expected to live.

Icome Ottmer

Visitors at Oglebay Get Stiff Swim Fee

In Wheeling on June 16, magistrate Melvin Creighton fined six swimmers $6 each for swimming after pool closing hours at Oglebay Park. Officers arrested the group at 2 30 a m. Sunday. ages ranged from 18 to 25 and included a married couple, three young men, and a girl.

Wheeling Oglebay Park Melvin Creighton

Hoover Estate Bequeathed to Widow in Probate ruling

The will of Fred C. Hoover of Nitro admitted to probate leaves his entire estate to his wife Lottie Mae Hoover who is named executrix. Executors named include George F. Lee Arnold Markham and Charles Fenno.

Fred C. Hoover Nitro Lottie Mae Hoover

Dr Buell to Consult Parents of Visually Handicapped Children

Eley California based authority on visual impairment education Dr Buell will address parents Sunday at 3 p m in the Board of Education building He will present a film and offer consultation followed by a discussion session There is no admission and Delta Gamma sorority aids the meeting chaired by Mrs J Carroll Fletcher Dr Buell authored The Blind Can Play Bind Companions and articles in New York magazines Virgil Flinn Kadawha County Schools superintendent attends excerpt only.

Eley Calif Board of Education Buell J. Carroll Fletcher Delta Gamma Sorority inNew York V. Virgil Flinn Kadawha County

Funerals Also Held for Oswell Foutty Walker Wendling and Others

Multiple funeral notices list Oswell Lige Oswell of Chelyan and Allen Foutty of Pinch with services at Old Glory Free Will Baptist Church Mt Tabor and Harden and Den Mortuary chapels. Burials at Sawmill Spring Hill Cemetery Rummel Cemetery and Spring Hill Cemetery. Survivors include Mrs Goldie Sinn and others. Service times range 2 to 2:30 p m with bodies at mortuaries or residences prior to services. Local churches and cemeteries named in Parkersburg Fulham County Pinch Spencer Elkview Mans Sen.

Oswell Chelyan Old Glory Free Will Baptist Church Cecil Curry Sawmill Winbrede Pryor Hast Bank Foutty, Allen Pinch Mt. Tabor ‘Methodist Church W. Pugh Rummel Goldie Sinn Parkersburg W, M Allen Elsa Foutty Spencer Harden den Mortuary Johny ‘Ease Spring Hhs

Woman Severes Tendon In Rooming House Fall

Miss Janet Weekly, 35, of 911 as Quarrier St, fell through a glass window at her rooming house yesterday. A tendon was severed in her left arm. She was admitted to General Hospital in Charleston for treatment.

Janet Weekly Quarrier St Charleston General Hospital

Boy 14 Shot While Chasing Puppy In Glasgow

In Glasgow Kentucky police say Earl Castile, 31, auto mechanic, shot and killed Bobby Coomer, 14, after a chase into Castile’s yard. Bobby’s brother Jolly Coomer, 19, was wounded and their mother collapsed. Castile is jailed on murder charges with no bond set.

Glasgow Thomas Lyle Earl Castile Bobby Coomer Castile Jolly T. Coomer Lucie Coomer Lyle Coomer Castlles

Durkin Reflects on Labor Shakeup and Taft-Hartley Debacle

Former Labor Secretary Durkin discusses leaving the President's cabinet after Eisenhower backed down on amendments to Taft-Hartley. He recalls surprising appointment, notes Taft, and compliments Secretary Mitchell as a "nice fellow" while recounting past Illinois labor leadership.

Durkin Hisenhower Secretary of Labor Robert A. Taft Ohio Hlinois Department of Labor Labor James P. Mitchell

Plumbers Compete In AFL Apprentice Contest In WV

Three West Virginians entered the first state contest of the AFL United Association causing lines to form as Durkin watched. Winners to be announced today will join about 60 plumber and 66 pipe fitter apprentices at Purdue University for the August finale with top prizes of 1000, 500 and 250 dollars.

Martin P. Durkin West Joseph P. Corcoran Pipe Fitters’ Union Corcoran West Virginia

Youth 12 Drowns In Kanawha River

A 12 year old boy drowned in the Kanawha River after a sequence of swimmers and boats searched the water. A large crowd gathered on the bank as rescue efforts continued, with traffic slowed along U S Route 60. The boy, a fifth grade student at Midway Grade School, was identified as the son of Mr and Mrs W W Houston, an employee of Bell Lines trucking. He attended Spring Fork Baptist Church and is survived by three sisters.

U. S. Rt. 60 Lovejoy Brothers J. E. Lovejoy Campbell's Creel W. W. Houston Midway Spring Fork Baptist Church

Man Walks Out Of Plane Crash In Panhandle

Roy Shaffer of Hampton Virginia walked away from a light plane crash during a violent thunderstorm near Johnson's Mill six miles south of Berkeley Springs He was hospitalized with a possible skull fracture The farmer Paul Woods aided Shaffer to War Memorial Hospital and suspected the craft was en route from Newport News to Martinsburg though initial reports described a larger passenger aircraft Emergency crews rallied to the scene and prepared beds for the injured

Berkeley Springs Roy Shaffer Elizabeth Road Hampton Johnson’s Mill Here Paul Woods Shaffer War Memorial Hospital Newport News Martinsburg Seranda

Mrs Helen Beane Dead at 88 in St Albans Home

Mrs Helen Beane 88 died at 8 a m yesterday at her granddaughter’s home 2074 Holley St St Albans She was widow of A Beane daughter of William H and Hannah Turner Webb Her father built three lower dams on Coal River Survived by two granddaughters two grandsons and a sister She was a member of First Baptist Church of St Albans Funeral 2:30 p m tomorrow at the home with Rev J E Myers and Rev Joseph L Emery Burial Teays Bu Cemetery Body at home now

Helen §. Beane Euliss Byrd Holley St St. Albans A. ¥. Beane W. A. White

Gas thieves leave clues near Hillside Drive car

B C Harry reported a prowler near his car at 625 Hillside Dr yesterday. He confronted two men siphoning gasoline from a 1941 model, flashed a light, and the pair fled, leaving the vehicle behind.

B. C Hillside Dr

John Rumberg Rite Arranged

John Douglas Rumberg, 58, died of a heart attack at his home. A 2 p m service Wednesday at Stanley Vaughin mortuary chapel. He worked six years as a foreman at the DuPont Plant in Washington near Parkersburg. Survived by wife Anna B. Rumberg two sons B. W. and Ted. three daughters Harold Long Roy Baker and Robert Johnson. 12 grandchildren. Member of Mt Olive Lodge No 3.

Parkersburg Stanley- Vaughin Mortuary Chapel John Douglas Rumberg Rumberg duPont Washington Mt. Olive Anna B. Rumberg B. W Fot Sherman Oaks Calif Ted This City Harold Long Nitro Roy , Baker Ashland Robert Johnson South Charleston

Welch Child Dies After Brain Surgery

Joel iA. Marino Jr., five year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe A Marino of Welch, died early today in a Bluefield hospital after a six hour operation for a brain tumor. Surviving are the parents two sisters and a half brother. Service set for 2 p m Thursday at First Methodist Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery near Bluefield.

Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield

Plane Afire Sets Down at Gage Oklahoma

Seventy eight people escaped unharmed after a DC-4 of Great Lakes Airlines made an emergency landing at Gage Oklahoma when engine No.3 burst into flames. Pilot Charles Pedesky of Los Angeles said eight minutes elapsed from trouble to landing as the aircraft toppled on its side after gear collapse. Passengers and crew, including an unidentified soldier who opened a door, were evacuated to Woodward Oklahoma to resume the journey.

Gage Okla INS Oklahoma Great Lakes Airlines New York City Burbank Calif Charles Pedesky Los Angeles Pedesky Earth Woodward Oklo

Forkman Sucked Into Jet Engine

A Marietta man, F. L. Morgan, was pulled into a B 47 jet engine during ground tests and survived in "remarkably good" condition after the engine stalled as he signalled to cut. He was treated at a local hospital hours later.

Marietta F. L. Morgan Lockheed Aircraft Morgan

Mrs Belliveau Dies in South Charleston After Illness

Rebecca Kathryn Butler Belliveau, 46, of 486 Park Ave South Charleston, died yesterday at Dunn Hospital after a long illness. Wife of John Bele liveau, she was born in Clifton Forge Virginia and lived in South Charleston 15 years. A Hunter College graduate, she belonged to the Daughters of American Revolution and Daughters of Confederacy, Clifton Forge. Survived by mother Kathryn Butler and sister Frances Butler of Clifton Forge. Body at Snodgrass mortuary.

Gladys Virginia Pleasant &J Charleston Beckley Hospital Margaret.eeler Irene Grishaber Mrx Thelma Harrah Spring Air Mra Belle Collins Albans Ed Grishaber T. M. Grishaber St. Albans Allen Ulm Rebecca Kathryn Butler Belliveau Park Ave South Charleston Dunn Hospital John Beleliveau R. H. Dunn Belliveau Clifton Forge Hunter College New York Daughters of American Revolution Daughters of Confederacy First Baptist Church Kathryn Butler Frances Butler Snodgrass Mortuary

Durkin resigns amid union power row claim

Durkin declares his resignation stems from a disagreement within unions over power. He rebuts Harry Hoffmann's column asserting an intra union battle and notes Eisenhower's failure to relax Taft Hartley as a factor.

Paga Gazette Harry Hoffmann Durkin Mlinois Hoffmann Eisenhower

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