Invasion at Camp Breckinridge Ends with Lost West Virginian
A 15 day training at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky involved 3500 West Virginia National Guardsmen. An off limits area chase by MPs culminated when a lone WV guard emerged claiming he was lost. The article notes a painting project, parade ground prep, and a wine luncheon at the Officers Club with Governor Marland. A cigars and bug spray match gag ends the piece.
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Breckinridge
West Virginia
Lawless
Joe Hazard
Kentucky
Maj
Mort Cohn
WCHS
Cohn
Camp Breckinridge
Judge Critiques System of Criminal Law
Judge William J. Thompson led a June term charge criticizing the current criminal jurisprudence. He warned imprisoning criminals often fails to protect society and urged measuring system success by long term outcomes for individuals and the people. He urged West Virginia citizens to demand improved judicial results.
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William J. Thompson
Alances
Thompson
West Virginia
Wife Divorces J Roosevelt in Judge Thomp son’s opinion
Fragmented OCR reveals a divorce case involving former President Roosevelt’s family. The wife sought separation and maintenance with reported alimony details, while Judge Thompson outlined grand jury roles and investigation scope. The report references a pending interlocutory decree and various court actions in a stateside criminal context.
WV Wheat Price Supports Referendum Vote Saturday
West Virginia farmers face a statewide vote this Saturday on continuing price supports for wheat within acreage allotments. If two thirds approve quotas, supports stay at 75 to 87 per cent of parity. if not, supports drop to 50 per cent and noncompliant farmers lose eligibility.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Cuotail
Miss Cooksey Appointed To Morris Harvey Post
Stella Marie Cooksey, longtime Kanawha County teacher, is named director of student welfare at Morris Harvey College. Dr. E W Ockerman, newly named dean of student administration, said she will oversee the new women’s residence hall, counsel student organizations, and perform dean of women duties. A Morris Harvey graduate with a master’s in student personnel administration from Columbia Teachers College, she has also studied at Duke. Her most recent post was at Thomas Jefferson Junior High. she will start August 1.
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Kanawha County
Morris Harvey College
E. W. Ockerman
Stella Marie Cooksey
Ockerman
McFadden Named to St Albans Police Commission
Wheeler H McFadden was named to the St Albans Police Commission by City Council on Monday, succeeding Bernard J Tormey who resigned recently. Council approved Nitro in St Albans South Charleston and Dunbar dog control. adopted a city employee vacation plan. three ordinances to second reading for resurfacing streets. bids open July 18. and prepared an ordinance to abandon an unbuilt proposed Eighth Ave extension on the records for over 80 years.
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Wheeler H. McFadden
St. Albans
Bernard J. Tormey
Land Dunbar
Eighth Ave
Two Probation Violators Sentenced To Prison
A 28 year old Charles Jackson of North Rand Street received one to ten years for fleeing probation after a 1852 grand larceny plea. John David Hoffman, 21 of Charleston Rural Route two drew one to fifteen years for probation violation tied to a burglary. Wilbur Hackney and Delford Parsons faced prison and probation respectively after a four school break in. Willard Wilcox’s three year probation replaced May 4 judgment for bad checks. In Nairobi Kenya police arrested two Mau Mau generals without resistance.
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Charles Jackson
North Rand
Rochester
N.Y
Jackson
N. Y
John David Hoffman
RFD 2
Charleston
Hoffman
Wilbur C. Hackney
Chandler
Delford Lee Parsons
Upton Creek
Hackney
Parsons
Willard R Wilcox
St. Albans
Wilcox
New York
Nairobi
Kenya
Mau Mau
Massive Field Competes for Charleston Police Jobs
Nearly 250 men were slated to take competitive exams for six to eight vacancies in the Charleston Police Department. City Clerk Joe Hudson noted the applicant pool was the largest in years while Mayor Copenhaver said the group would comprise most of the qualified entrants. The tests were moved to the Statehouse due to the large turnout.
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Charleston
Joe Hudson
Copenhaver
Statehouse
City Hall
Effort Made to Locate R D Devine in Area
Charleston police sought to locate Robert D Devine a Charlotte North Carolina construction worker in or near Charleston after a report of a death in Indianapolis The message gave no company name and did not identify the deceased Anyone with information was asked to contact Charleston police.
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R. D. Devine
Charleston
Indianapolis
Robert D. Devine
Charlotte
N.C
Devine
Reserve Band Will Play At July 4th Fete Here
A light music program by the Army Reserve Band will be led by Sgt. Bill Leurant at Watt Powell Park for the Fourth of July celebration. The group, praised as a top regional concert band, draws from the Greater Charleston area and includes five public school directors and a music company co owner. The program features marches and swing pieces such as Washington Post March Battle Hymn of the Republic and Sophisticated Lady. This is Leurant’s second tour as director, having organized the band in 19. Members listed include Alan Farley Donald McCorkle Albert Mingrone John Jarvis Robert Leurant Jim Beane Charles Hartwell Frank Casto Homer Hatfield Frank Hunter Paul Marshall Robert Shelton Clarence Dillon New Guthrie Jr Robert Kessell Charles Lucas III Stanley Wright Roy Bayes Robert Thurston Edwin Wallace Donald Austin James Deane Donald Ellison Victor Hornbeck and Jerry Kirkhart.
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Watt Powell Park
425Th Army Reserve Band
Bill Leurant
St. Albans
Thl
W5th Army Reserve Band
Watt Powall Park
Charleston
Washington Post
Los Toros
Thunder and Blazes
Band of America
Sgt. Leurant
Alan Farley
Donald McCorkle
Albert Mingrone
John Jarvis
Robert Leurant
Jim Beane
Charles Hartwell
Frank Casto
Homer Hatfield
Frank Hunter
Paul Marshall
Robert Shelton
Clarence Dillon
New Guthrie Jr
Robert Kessell
Charles Lucas III
Stanley Wright
Roy Bayes
Robert Thurston
Edwin Wallace
Donald Austin
James Deane
Donald Ellison
Victor Hornbeck
Jerry Kirkhart
Area Miners Begin 10 Day Paid Vacation
About 18,000 area miners who worked regularly last year will receive up to 100 dollars vacation pay for a 10 day holiday starting midnight Friday and ending July 3. Those with less than a year’s service earn 8.33 dollars per month worked plus salary. The Hi Way Drive In remains the contract site.
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Mine Workers District
Raymond
Lewis
District Press
Hi-Way
Planning In School Setup Out
The Division of School Planning is being eliminated to bring the Department of Education within its reduced budget for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Gov. Marland announced at his weekly news conference that two employees, Director D. F. Cronin and secretary Aulena Holmes, will be dismissed due to a $6,930 cut in salaries. The department will also cut printing travel and part time help, with current expenses trimmed by $4,852. The governor discussed efforts to promote West Virginia as a plant site and personal plans for selling missions nationwide, while denying rumors about successors to various state posts. He noted further budget cuts affecting the Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics and the State Library Commission, with staff reductions and curtailed services affecting desegregation work and regional library expansion.
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Department of Education
Marland
D. F. Cronin
Aulena Holmes
West Virginia
Clarence W. Meadows
Milton J. Ferguson
Ferguson
Wayne
James Donohoe
Huntington
Keith Griffith
Donohoe
Cabell County Court
State Senate
State Turnpike Commission
Griffith
Nell Walker
House of Delegates
Fayette County
John Hoffman
Walker
Winona
Hoffman
iHe
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics
State Library Commission
Library Commission
Skyline Cleared In Damage Suit
A Circuit Court jury cleared Skyline Cab Co. of a 30000 damage claim by Mary E. Jordan of 305 Clendenin St. She broke her arm January 15, 1954, after exiting a cab on Beech Ave when it skidded. She alleged negligence for not taking her home on Capitol St. The defense argued she habitually shared cabs with Mrs. John Hensley of Beech Ave.
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Skyline Cab Co
Arial
Mary E. Jordan
Clendenin St
Capitol St
John Hensley
Beech
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Grana
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H. Donald Young
Edward 5. Brown
C. R. Bennett
John P. Chenoweth Jr
William A. Beck
A. G. Wimmer
E. O. Albaugh
Dewey J. Henry
G. M. Maloney
5. J. Kaufman
Frank Wilson
E.A. Carter
R. B. Kessell
W. E. Griffith
D. K. Richardson
J. Roosevelt
Wifc
Romelle Schneider
Hersel
Kurtz
James Jr
Roosevelt
Sepa
Roosevelt Harry M. Silling
Beth
Atlanta
Ronald Bragg
Patrick Sr
Patrick St
California
Gazette Photo
U.P. Telephoto
Gregory L. Funk
Miss Cooksey
Morris Harvey
Stela Marie Cooksey
Skyline
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