Robbery Conspiracy Led to Two Jailed in WV
John Price 27 and Pass Me Ghee 18 were jailed after a drunken Saturday night dispute along West Virginia Route 14 turned into a robbery conspiracy. Arrests followed reports by Forrest Tyler and Charles Gillespie. the pair allegedly beat the victims, fled in a Tyler family car, and abandoned it after stripping the battery wheels and tools. Both suspects signed statements admitting to the charges.
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Lion
John Price
Ghee
Bork
South
Justice of Peace
B. L. Taylor
D. A. Nickerson
Sai
Forrest Tyler
Rt 7
South Charleston
Charles Gillespie
Buckhanan St
Charleston
Taylor
W. Va
Childers Mountain
Nickerson
Tyler
Gilespie
Price
McGhee
Sunt Creek
Nickerses Sakd
Jury Recessed After Airing Alleged Anti Trust Violation
A federal grand jury hearing alleged anti trust violations adjourned after two days of testimony. A press statement noted not to expect disclosure of future meeting dates. The case centers on Consolidation Coal Co and Mineral. the Supreme Court previously reversed a ruling, sending the matter back for further circuit court action. About a half dozen witnesses testified.
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Grand Jury
Minland
Eral Coal Co
Barbour County
Consolidation Coal Co
State Supreme Court
Barbour
Reinet Ligt
U. S Cil . Supreme Court
Portal
Mineral
Supreme Court
Frank C. Haymond
Circuit Court
Four Countians Earn Degrees At Michigan
Watha Eddins Florine Hampton Jacob Keller and Robert Evans of Kanawha and South Charleston WV gained master level degrees from the University of Michigan at its 118th commencement. The article notes a large city election turnout and political shifts in Washburn Kramer races with commentary from campaign observers.
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Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Kanawha County
W. Va
Watha J. Eddins
Jey
Chesterfield Ave
Charleston
Florine K. Hampton
4St St. SE
Jacob B. Keller
Clendenin
Robert L. Evans
Wilson St
South Charleston
Washburn
Kramer
GOP
Jack Zegeer
Democratic Party
Walter W. Kramer
Evans
McComis
Schoonover
Four boys admit vandalism in Orchard Manor apartment
Four boys confessed to damaging an Orchard Manor apartment. Sgt Artie E Robinson of the city police juvenile bureau said the youths faced official action and potential charges as authorities review the incident.
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Orchard Manor
Artie E. Robinson
The
City Police Juvenile Bureau
Ceutz
Robinson
Coutz
Mitro Annexation Votes Sit Uncounted In Nitro
Mayor says Nitro ballots sealed at Kanawha County courthouse to be opened Thursday at 10 am after a split election. Total ballots 539 with 334 in Nitro and 206 in Riverdale Acres. Turnout described as light for the city but heavy for Riverdale Acres.
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Nitro
Riverdale Acres
W. W. Alexander
Kanawha County
Two Juvenile Escape From Dunbar Shelter
Two boys aged 15 and 16 escaped from the Dunbar Child Shelter during a Tuesday afternoon. Police and city officials moved to apprehend them, as the facility reported repairs and residents prepared for annexation changes impacting the area.
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Dunbar
Alexander
Tention Home
Coast tickets race on track marked by crowd
Coast ticket sales and racing events draw attention as a photo labeled with wire photo credit highlights a maritime or coastal setting. A ram may appear as a symbol or misread word in the fragment.
Suit for 25000 Lost by Plaintiff Hicks
James H. Hicks administrator of John Franklin Hicks sought 25000 in a damage suit against James F. Matheny of Point Pleasant. A Fayetteville Circuit Court jury returned verdict for the defendant after noting contributory negligence and limiting damages to 10000 if awarded. The fatal 1961 crash in which Hicks died involved Matheny and Dallas Wayne Williams. statements to police varied on who drove the borrowed car.
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James H. Hicks
Belle
John Franklin Hicks
James F. Matheny
Point Pleasant
Young Hicks
Matheny
Dallas Wayne Williams
Fayetteville
Frank L.taylor
Illinois Band Wins Contest
A Lockport high school band member, John Bonner Sears, 23, of Clendenin, escaped from a work farm and was arrested in North Carolina. The FBI matched the report. Deputy Dennis Short plans to bring him back today.
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L. &. Hawkins
John Bonner Sears
Clendenin
FBI
North Carolina
Bryson City
N.C
Dennis Short
Health Department
Mason City
Iowa
Lockport, Ill
U.S. Public Health
Kanawha County
Ernest Caneva
Non Service
U. S
Pacific
Woman Buried Continued From Pace 1
The article reports the death of Mrs. Russell in a highway crash, noting the truck left the Central Asphalt loading area on 1640 Fourth Ave. Heat of asphalt reached 285 degrees. The truck, owned by Loren E. Casdorph under contract to Central Asphalt, faces charges as investigations continue. Mrs. Russell is named among the city’s recent highway fatalities and is described as a Lincoln County native with surviving relatives in Montco, Midland, Monteval, and Hamlin. The funeral service is upcoming in Cominghem.
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Wie Roe
Central Asphalt Company
Fourth Ave
Interstate FA
Loren E. Casdorph
Charleston
Casdorph
Central Asphalt
Ross
Russel
Russell
Lincoln County
Everett Adkins
Monteoal
Esta Mullins
Midland
Tikta Stowers
Monteval
Lola Whitten
Hamlin
Batyle
Cominghem
Children Play With Dangerous Toy Near Park and Streets
West Side children swung on a downed power line after a thunderstorm around 3 30 p m causing a brief electrical outage in Park Avenue and Washington Street. No injuries were reported and officers noted the wire appeared well insulated.
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West Side
Park Avenue
Washington Street
Jheighborhood
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Ken Larson
Louisana
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Tex
Sidney Lanier Band
Montgomery
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Leonard Nelson
West Virginia Tech
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Art Werenel
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Dickens
Eastern Air Lines
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