State GI Jailed In PW Sellout
Ft Bragg announced the arrest of Sgt John Lester Tyler a 23 year old from Moundsville West Virginia for collaborating with the enemy in Korea He previously was a prisoner of the Chinese from Feb 13 1951 to Aug 18 1953 Tyler said two fellow prisoners were Ku Klux Klan members and organizing a Klan group at the camp. He is to be arraigned before a general court martial on July 11.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
West Virginia
Korea
Tyler
Husband Shot in Preston County Slaying Near Hazelton
In Preston County authorities detained 28 year old Mrs Rodett Rodeheaver for questioning after her husband Stanley Rodeheaver 35 was shot with a small caliber rifle at their farm near Hazelton near the Maryland border Sheriff Ross W Schooley said the couple married in France in 1945 and have four children ranging from eight years to six months old. In Welch McDowell County Prosecuting Atty Jack Marinari sought to rearrest two probationers George Whittaker of Welch and Alfreda Mitchell of Squire by filing an writ of mandamus with Circuit Judge Thornton G Berry Jr asking Criminal Judge Richard B Parsons to issue capiases.
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Kingwood
Preston
Ross W. Schooley
Rodett Rodeheaver
Stanley Rodeheaver
Rodeheaver
Hazelton
Preston County
Maryland
Schooley
France
Welch
George Whittaker F
Alfreda Mitchell
Squire
McDowell County
Jack Marinari
Marinari
Circuit
Thornton G. Berry Jr
Richard’ 'B. Parsons
Berry
Mitchell
Idan
Parsons
Whittaker
B. F. Howard
60 Hour Work Week Law Hits West Virginia Cities
The 1955 Legislature trimmed city firemen hours from 72 to 60 per week, forcing budget strains on cities. Huntington faces about $84 000 extra annually while Charleston must hire at least 18 more firefighters at roughly $60 000 yearly plus. The West Virginia Inspection Bureau will ultimately judge local compliance as municipalities seek funding and timetables before Aug. 1 budget submissions.
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Charleston
West Virginia Inspection Bureau
Inspection Bureau
Wheeling
Clarksburg
NAVY
Ikersburg
Fairmont
Bluefield
Morgantown
U.S
Beckley, Logan, Welch, Martins
Weirton
South Charleston
Navy Club Bingo Banned in Area Fifth Naval District
Norfolk, June 20 The Fifth Naval District bans bingo at Navy installations under a new policy issued by Rear Adm. Kiland. The order prohibits gambling games as part of tightened regulations across the five-state district.
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Norfolk
Fifth Naval District
Navy
I. N. Kiland
Seven South Charleston students to attend national JCL convention
Seven students from South Charleston High School will join West Virginia delegates at the Junior Classical League national convention to be held for three days at Iowa State Teachers College. Latin students from 45 states will hear speakers including Dr. Van I. Johnson of Tufts College.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
South Charleston High School
West Virginia
Iowa State Teachers College
van I. Johnson
Tufts College
American Classical League
Mary E. Sullivan
South Charleston
Joe Mullen
State Federation of Jcl
Bob Baer
Anna Lee Reeves
Elizabeth Engle
Patricia Martin
Betty Delander
Carolyn Trout
Aretta Summers
State Federation
Webster Springs High School
Long Day Signals Summer Arrival in 1955
The article marks summer starting at 11:32 p m when the sun crosses the Tropic of Cancer, noting summer’s joys like watermelons and swimming as well as downsides such as mosquitoes and traffic deaths during Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends.
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Okinawa
Martinsburg Urges Jet Guard Squadron Move
Martinsburg WV joins Beckley and Charleston in consideration as the site for the 167th Fighter-Bomber Squadron relocation. Col Kemp McLaughlin notes Martinsburg has the finest airport in the state and a survey team will inspect the field. Final choice rests with the National Guard Bureau in Washington and funding.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
AIR National Guard
Kanawha
West Virginia Air National Guard
Charleston
Hilltop
Beckley
Raleigh County Memorial
Col
Kemp McLaughlin
Air Na
Tional Guard
Col. McLaughlin
Chamber of Commerce
William H. Peery
Chamber
Council
Peery
McLaughlin
Army Engineers
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Schools Aid Bill Advances in House Subcommittee
A House subcommittee voted to authorize 1.6 billion dollars in direct federal grants to states for new school facilities. The bill would let districts market bonds with federal purchase as a backstop if market rates are unsuitable, with state matching required for direct aid and provisions for aid to poverty districts. Rep. Adam Powell plans an amendment to bar funds to segregated states.
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Washington
INS
House
Augustine Kelley
D-Pa
Eisenhower
Carroll Kearns
R-Pa
Cleveland M. Bailey
D-W. Va
Adam Powell
D-N. Y
Longest Day Brings Summer Reflections and Baseball Odds
The piece notes baseball in summer with Watt Powell Park and hints at fall outcomes from the World Series. It describes today as the year's longest day for practical tasks like digging and payday timing, while predicting a night shift into the season of picnics and re runs of winter TV.
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Watt Powell Park
Mayor Blasts State Regime in Huntington Address
Huntington June 200H Republican Mayor John T. Copenhaver of Charleston charged West Virginia suffers from political intrigue greed and lack of progressive leadership. He spoke at a Huntington Cabell Republican Woman's Club luncheon marking West Virginia Day and the 92nd anniversary of statehood.
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Huntington
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston
West Virginia
Huntington - Cabell Republica Woman's Club
Copenhaver
Republican Party
Union
Cartographic Survey Positions Vacant Noted
Civil Service examination announced for cartographic survey aid with pay from 2500 to 4205 dollars yearly in the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. Jobs are located with mobile teams and will require standard qualifications.
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Civil Service
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
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