New State Motor Code Embodies Best Thoughts in U S
The 1951 West Virginia Legislature enacted a revised motor vehicle code set to take effect July 1. Based on the National Uniform Vehicle Code, the law updates truck weights, registrations, licenses, signals, parking, safety and penalties, and aims for broad modernization across vehicle rules. The article notes a lengthy legislative battle over truck weight limits and references ongoing explanations of changes.
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West Virginia
National Assoc. of State Highway Officials
National Safety Conference
National Highway Safety and Engineer
West Virginia Interstate Cooperation Commission
Davids
2 Dead in Crash On State Rt. 219
State police report two men, John Wood and Maxine Wood, both from Mingo County, were killed in a collision between a prison truck and an automobile on U S Rt 219 near Elkins. Four others including Donald Wood, Stella Wood, and James and Mrs Stevens of Fort Worth were injured but expected to survive. The truck was driven by Paul E Collins, an inmate at Huttonsville Medium Security Prison. the driver was uninjured.
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Elkins
U. S. Rt
Here
John Wood
Max
Ine Wood
Mingo
Randolph County
St. W. EB
Donald
Stella Wood
James Stevens
Fort Worth
Tex. AU
Farmer 61 dragged to death by team of horses
Bernie June 22 Special Frank Whitten a 61 year old Lincoln County farmer was dragged 300 feet to the barn by a team of horses while riding a hayrake on his farm near here His foot caught in the rake tines and the horses pulled him to death He is survived by his wife Della two sons George and Kenneth both of Bernie two daughters Hazel Graley of Van Myrtle Miser of Jeffrey four sisters Cora McMilland Etter Miller Maud Cooper Eunice Webb and two brothers Ronnie and Bernie Burial will be in Jinks Miller Cemetery at Spurlockville with funeral services to be held at 1 p m Saturday from Johnson Koontz Mortuary Hamlin.
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Bernie
Frank Whitten
Lincoln County
Here
Whitten
Della Whitten
George
Kenneth
Hazel Graley
Van
Myrtle Miser
Jeffrey
Cora McMilland
Etter Miller
Hamlin
Maud Cooper
Palermo
Eunice Webb
Nellis
Ronnie
Johnson-Koontz Mortuary
Duard Jarrell
Emory Linville
Jinks Miller Cemetery
Spurlockville
Jury Charges in Charleston Court Sex with Affray and Firearm
A Charleston court lists charges against many defendants from a party home incident. The case involves a fatal shotgun assault at the Shaffer residence and a wife’s pistol wounding. Numerous felonies are alleged including grand larceny embezzlement forgery and breaking and entering. Defendants face court dates and plea deadlines across multiple counts.
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Shaffer
Harding
Charleston
Foster
Thelma Foster
Schein
Lee St
Kanawha Valley Bank
Louiss McCoy
Marie Shembilo
L. G. Hess
Curtis Cochran
Oliver E. Jones
Howert Barnes
Charles Taylor
Dewey Smith
Elisabeth Smith
Clifford Miller
Lester Mannfield
Lance Clark
Chard Willams
Charles Skeen
Clarence Villar
Lexter R, Janer
Avice Thaxton
Darrell Aultz
Richard Carpenter
Lowell Carpenter
Arles ‘Thaxton
Big Gene Martin
Taft McKnight
Don Snyder
Jasper Rose
Wxight
Harold Taylor
John W. Lovins
Leo Henry Kiddana
Everett Turley
J. B. Beane
Hayes Kennedth Halstein
Paul Jennell
Jess Herndon
Minters Morgan
Hugh R. O'Dell
Gens Hughart
Charles Hixsom
Domingo Ordonia
Mary Atmantise
Betty Alfis
Beulah Gladwell
Marie Perkins
Oliver Smith
Paul Burgess
Ell Mounts
Franklin Lee
Pugh
Carl William
Garrett
Waverly Chambers
Walter Henry Willis, Jr
Sam Boyd
Jease
James McVey
Dewey Harmon
Billie Lee Mullins
James Thomas Pettry
Walter Childers
Woodrow Spangler
Charlies Dickerson
Carother Bradley
Mary Frances Lubringer
Freight Splits Switch Derails 12 Coal Cars near Louisa
A Norfolk and Western coal train split a switch on the Tug River two miles east of Louisa Kentucky today derailing 12 loaded cars and tearing up 50 feet of track. About 500 tons of coal were lost and the eastbound Powhatan Arrow was delayed. Wreck crews from Williamson West Virginia and Portsmouth Ohio said traffic would resume by early evening after repairs.
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Louisa
Norfolk and Western Railway
Tug River
Williamson
W. Va
Portsmouth
Planes Mobilized For Global Air-Sea Rescue Effort
Dakar and Accra bases plus Roberts Field dispatched planes as a dozen French aircraft joined the aerial search. A Liberian International Airways DC-3 and a Pan American DC-4 en route from London carried rescue gear. Two U S B 1s prepared for air sea rescue operations from the Azores.
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Dakar
Accra
Roberts Field
Aeral
Liberian International Airways
London
U. S
Probers Grill Warren On Campaign Contributions
Warren defends his record in telegrams and affidavits denying any gambler or gangster money or influence in his governor race. O’Conor pressed eight questions on large contributions, gambling tolerance, bookie wires into Florida, racketeering links, and gangsters in legitimate businesses. Warren replied with denials and no knowledge in each area.
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Warren
Florida
Reds Ordered To Jail by Judge
Washington report says Supreme Court Justice Jackson denied a stay and ordered the top 11 Communist leaders jailed to begin sentences of three to five years on or after June 30. A temporary stay was granted for five lawyers cited in the case, while 17 remaining leaders were rounded up and others pursued by the FBI.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Jackson
High Court
San
Harold Medina
New York
High
FBI
Red Airmen Strike Sinuiju as U N Forces Hold
Airfield at Sinuiju across the Yalu River from Manchuria faced a major raid as seven Red fields in Korea were hit Thursday night and Friday. Reports note stiffened Red defenses along a 50 mile arc north of Seoul from Kaesong to Pyonggang, with Chinese main outpost lines reaching Western Korea. UN troops halted Red screening forces while Allied artillery battered positions along the Kaesong Pyonggang line and ridges south of Pyonggang.
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Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Korea
Seoul
Kaesong
Pyonggang
Stan Carter
Chorwon-Sibyon Lateral Road
Fyonggang
U.N
United Nations
Chorwon
Sibyon
Kaesong- Pyonggang
Girl Hiker Found After Days Lost In Park Forest
A 16 year old hiker wandered for days in Bunker Hill area of the park. She survived with minimal food and slept under rocks and leaves while enduring rain and insects. She was found near a ranger's house after following a distant cow bell.
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Bunker Hill
Duck
Weather map shows widespread showers across plains to Atlantic
The forecast indicates showers and thunder storms will cover most states from the Great Plains to the Atlantic today with some activity in the Northern Rockies. Rain concentrates in New England. The East Gulf Coast and Florida remain sultry and hot with continued warmth across Florida Georgia and the Carolinas and the eastern states from the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the Atlantic.
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Great Plains
Atlantic
Rockies
New England
East Gulf Coast
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Ohio
Weather roundup across the nation Saturday
June 22 weather digest reports partly cloudy unsettled conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80s in several states including Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and New York with warm humid air prevailing. Local forecasts note cloud cover and chances of afternoon and evening storms across the Southeast Midwest and Northeast.
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Tsi Kamios
ST Po
Dem
Washington
Charleston
Anaya
West Virginia
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Tennessee
Dallas
Denver
Pennsylvania
Jacksonvile
Los Angeles
Louieville
Memphis
Maryland
Miami
Seattle
Shooting Victim's Rite Arranged For Thelma Foster
Thelma Mae Foster 39 dies from gunshot wounds after a pistol duel in Wevaco. Husband Samuel in serious condition at Kanawha Valley Hospital. Grand jury indicts Foster for murder. Service at United Baptist Church at 2 pm tomorrow. burial in Birmingham Alabama. Body at Pryor Mortuary East Bank. procession an hour before service. Surviving: son Robert L. Purdie with U S Army Camp Polk La. Joseph Murray Struthers Ohio. sisters Ruth Reeves Dorothy Woods Los Angeles Bertha Murray Struthers. brothers Wallace South Bend Barron Struthers.
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United Baptist Church
Thelma Mae Foster
Wevaco
Samuel
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Kanawha County
Foster
E. A. Hosea
Birmingham
Ala
Pryor Mortuary
East Bank
Pfc
Robert L. Purdie
U. Army
Camp Polk
Herother
Joseph Murray
Struthers, O
Ruth Reeves
Dorothy Woods
Los Angeles
Cal
Bertha Murray
Struthers
Wallace
South Bend
Ind
Barron
Knights of Columbus Officers Are Chosen
In Charleston the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus elected officers for the coming year at the K of C clubhouse on Quar ter Street. Named are John A. Kozeik faithful navigator Hugh Loder faithful captain Del B Halt hill faithful pilot H K Peterson faithful comptroller J A Adams faithful admiral Edward F Haid inside sentinel T J Jacquet outside sentinel. Officers assume July 1 with installation planned for September 16.
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Knights of Columbus
Charleston Assembly
K. of C
Quarrter St
John A. Kozeik
Hugh Loder
del B. Halthill
H. K. Peterson
J. A. Adams
Edward F. Haid
Inside Sentinel
T. J. Jacquet
Outiside Sentinel
Former Circus Man Dies at Wheeling
Michael Oberfield, 71, former operator and renowned acrobat and trapeze artist, died today in Wheeling. He led the Oberfield Brothers Circus in the early 1920s and had long resided in Wheeling Highlands.
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Wheeling
Michael Oberfield
Oberfield
Oberfield Brothers
Wheelig Highlands
Mayor weighs truck routing and Kanawha Blvd traffic
The discussion cites heavy truck damage to Delaware Central and Virginia streets and asks if the state should assume Kanawha Blvd maintenance. The mayor proposes consulting the traffic committee and Chamber of Commerce and questions state takeover as heavy traffic limits on the boulevard may be needed to curb wear.
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Delaware
Central
Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Kanawha Blvd
Water Babies Held in Ban Sparks Channel Swim Protest
Officials ban the Tongay family, citing aliens order powers, and plan to fly the two children to New York. A British holiday camp firm had sponsored a Channel swim for the Tongays, prompting protests in the US and Britain. The Channel event was set for August.
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America
Britain
Singing Convicts Foiled Jail Break in Mingo County
Jailer Howard Chambers reported 34 prisoners in the Mingo County jail sang to mask the noise of hacksaws. A tip led to a search that uncovered 14 hacksaw blades in a mattress milk carton and a cell bar nearly sawn through. Three inmates were placed in solitary confinement for allegedly aiding the attempted escape.
Spencer Contractor Burl Roberts Dies at 42
Burl Roberts 42 of Spencer Roane County contractor died Thursday in a Spencer hospital. Survived by wife Florae three daughters Mrs William Davis Barbara Burldena all of Spencer one brother Bronze and mother Mrs Ida Roberts of Spencer. Service 2 p m Sunday Hardman Conrad Mortuary Spencer with Rev R T Mallory officiating burial Spencer Cemetery.
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Burl Roberts
Spencer
Roane County
Flarure
William Davis
Barbara
Burldena
Bronze
Ida Roberts
Hardman-Conrad Mortuary
R. T. Mallory
Ickes Attacks Senators Over Judicial Appointments
Ickes criticizes a Senator's smears against executive branch officials and defends the judiciary. Len Douglas of Illinois backs him, condemning senators who back judges to gain appointments and accusing some judges of unworthy conduct.
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Ickes
FBI Seeks East Side Fugitive in McCullough Murder Case
The man known as Flat Top, alias Joseph Royale Lombarda, formerly in Cleveland, lived with a 20 year old wife on East 77th Street. A native of multiple aliases, he spoke Italian Spanish and Portuguese, and had a prior record for robbery and impersonating a federal officer. He allegedly forced entry into Mrs Phyllis McCullough's apartment and shot her between the eyes after an failed attempt at coercion.
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Page
Cato
77Th St
Joseph Royale Lombarda
Cleveland
Phyllis McCullough
San Francisco
McCullough
Lightning Fatality Reported in Alum Creek Area
The coroner planned an autopsy on the deceased, Sear's, 58, later this day at Wilson Mortuary. He had recently relocated to Alum Creek from Crichton in Nicholas County.
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Goff Kilby
Wilson Mortuary
Sear
Prelate Admits Plot in Hungary Trial Opens
Archbishop Joszef Groesz and three associates faced trial for plotting with American help to overthrow Hungarys Communist regime by armed revolt. The 4 year old archbishop and eight co defendants sat in the same courtroom as Cardinal Mindszenty case. Vogeler testified on confessions and described pressure including sleep deprivation. he said no drugs or injections were used.
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Budapest
Hungary
Joszef Groesz
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hugary
Robert A. Vogeler
Groesz
Amer ‘Ican
Vogeler
Lare
Truman Challenges Health Opponents to Better Plan
President Truman urged opponents of national health insurance to propose an improved or equal plan as he spoke at Bethesda dedicating the National Institute of Health clinical center and laying the cornerstone of a $60 million facility. He argued medical care should be accessible to more people and defended his compulsory payroll deductions proposal, saying not clinging to any one plan but seeking a workable solution.
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Bethesda
Truman
National Institute of Health
Washington
American Medical Assoc
Solon Carded for Continued Fight in Appropriations Room
Solon, 72, and Taber clashed in an Appropriations Committee room prompting both to seek self-defense claims. Cannon said he acted in self defense while Phillips, nicknamed Sugar, called the scrap beneath Congress and noted he bled like a stuck pig.
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Page Irdons Committee
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Caninon
John Phillips
Congress
Fuel Chief Urges Continued From Rage
Connor urged the solid fuels industry to expand output as the defense effort boosts energy demand. He said coal remains the main heat source and predicted a summer coal-buying program to educate the public on benefits of buying coal. He noted rising yields in agriculture from 110 to 238 bushels per acre between 1919 and 1950.
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Connor
State Aid Totals for 55 County School Systems
State School Superintendent W. W. Trent announced the breakdown of the $46,070,276 in state aid to schools for 1951 52. The distribution covers all 55 county systems with funds allocated to individual counties.
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W. W. Trent
Obituary notices from Sun Pays County area
A long list of obituaries and death notices from Sun Payette County area includes John Blaney miner World War I veteran survived by wife Viola, daughter Janet and son Cecil. Arvel Byrd 37 electrician for Carbide and Carbon Ga. Dudley W Carlyle 38 former State Liquor Commission employee. Bemis Austin Chapman 56 with multiple children. John Dowhn Cool four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Cool. Maggie Dillard 42 Baymoor. Mrs. Martin Enicks widow Hicks. B. Lee Herold Charleston merchant. Hughart family survivor. Jackie Keyser infant. Leetras Mincain age unknown. Emma Rourey. Emma Kourey and other local bereavements. Service details given for each, with churches, cemeteries, and mortuaries listed.
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Blaney
John
Sun
Payette County
Viola Blan
Janet
Cecil
Betty Bluey
Ielen Fenn
Cella Brown
Pottstown
Bernard
Eccles
Arnold
Bacy
U. & Army
Ft. Lee
Degoth
Brckley
Shady Grove — Baptist Church
Sylvester
Birianlloe
Eecles
Brekiey
Bernard Blaney
St. ‘Alehans
Earl of Huntington
Erman
Harole
St. Albans
Sinters
Agnes Bryan
Edith Hilleary
Elkins
Grudge Brandenburg
Huntington
S!. Albans
Mrs Nellie B King dies at 71 in Evans home
Mrs Nellie B King 71 died yesterday at her Evans Jackson County home. She was a United Brethren Church Otterbein member and Farm Women’s Club Evans. Surviving husband W M King a stepson Rev Harry King Wheeling a stepdaughter Nellie Lee King Beaver Pa and brother Russell Sayre Pittsburg Pa Service Saturday 2 pm at Otterbein U B Church with Rev C G Knapp officiating Burial Otterbein Cemetery Wall Mortuary Ripley in charge.
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Dillard
Mise Maggie
Baymoor
Payette County
Theodora Dillard
Beards Fork
Gladys Holland
Quinnimont
Lauree Brown
Nuttailburn
Mt. Maria Baptist Church
Raymour
Ira F. Saunders
Fayetteville Cemetery
Groves
Willie
Evans
Nellie B. King
Jackson Couty
United Brethren Church
Otterbein
Jackson County
Sature
Otterbein U. B. Church
Ic. G. Knapp
Ceme ‘Tery
Ripley
British Warn PHUMARES James Gordon Service for Philips
Obituary notices list James Gordon Philips 60 of Meadow ending life in Maryland hospital after a long illness. Survivors include wife Opal, daughter Clara, son Frank, and multiple siblings. Military and civic ties noted, with services by Rev Robert Henson and burial at Patton Dome. Graveside rites at Spring Hill Cemetery conducted by local mortuary staff.
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Phumares
James Gordon
James Gordon Philips
D. C
Meadow
Byldoe
Euvette County
Maryland
Maom
Opal Philips
Bridge
Robert Henson
Iranians Also Demanded That Chate
Patton Dome
Drake
Nish Nickell
Brake Rahce
Bainelle
Cherge
Mra
Ocie Gwinn Phillips
Sir Francis Sone
Lmnple
Adlon
Fupesh
Jay
Shepherd
Jackson
Washington, D. C
Clydeworn
Lockbridge
Clara
Aviwona
Irene Sadeeh
Eiseannt
Rothery
Orr
Frank
Audress
Bas Rainele
O. L. Shaver
Body of Pie Legg Returned for Burial
The body of Marine Pie Joan Wesley Legg, 21, of Columbus Ohio, arrived for funeral services Sunday. He was killed September 24, 1950, in action at Seoul Korea after serving with military police in Japan since 1948. Graveside rites set for 2 PM at Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill with Rev Shirley Donally officiating, Fayetteville post 149 American Legion to conduct military rites. Surviving are his parents, five brothers, one sister, and grandparents. Body at Dodd Mortuary Fayetteville.
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Ciali
Marine Pie
Joan Wesley Legg
Columbus
Pie
Legg
Seoul
Korea
Japan
Highlawn Memoriial Park
Oak Hill
Shirley’ Donally
Lafayette
American Legionaeat
Everett T. Legg
Everett
Lowell Legge
U. S. Air Force
Hamilton Field
Cal
Alice Jewell
J. W. Leng
C. H. Burgess
Dodd Mortuary
Foe Casualties Rise in Korea Amid Vague Totals
Washington reports Allied estimates show enemy casualties in Korea up by 19 139 in the week ending June 14, bringing the total to 1 162 500. The article also defines wartime jargon for poultry and wild game terms.
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Washington
Korea
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