Presbyterians Urge Churches Accept All Faiths Amid McCarthyism
Thomas C. Clay reports on a Synod meeting urging West Virginia churches to support Davis and Elkins College with a $60,000 fund raise. Elections to college and school boards were announced, with trustees named from Bluefield Lewisburg and Charleston. The Southern Presbyterians adopt a $402,571 missions budget and outline a three year Forward With Christ program across WV and 18 southern states.
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Thomas C. Clay
Synod
Council On Christian Relations
Lloyd D. Feuchtenberger
Bluefield
Davis and Elkins College
David K. Allen
Davis and Elkins
West Virginia
Nickell Kramer
Ronceverte
W. 5. Coleman
W. J. McLaughlin
Lewisburg
Davia Stuart School
Greenbrier Presbytery
C. M. McMurray
H. H. Bryan
Westminster Foundation
West Virginia University
Harry Musser Jr
Charleston
Davie and Elkins College
Shest
American Red Cross
West Virginia Synod
Kanawha
Bluestone
Greenbrier
Othe
Jury Finds Risks Cut in U N Jobs
A 1953 grand jury report notes improvements in U N employee screening since 1952. It cites executive orders in 1953 and a loyalty board set by Eisenhower, with cases like David N Leif prompting subpoenas in Paris.
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U.N
Grand Juy
U.S. State Department
Sea- State Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen
Pat. McCarran
D-Nev
U. N
Civil Service Commission
FBI
Sen. McCarran
Truman
Eisenhower
U.S
David N. Leif
Paris
Ito
Weirton Proposes Five Cent Pay Increase in Talks
Weirton Steel Co and the Independent Steelworkers Union report a five cent hourly wage hike proposal amid bargaining over wages and enhanced pension and insurance benefits for 11,000 production workers at Weirton and Steubenville plants. The union executive committee called a meeting with 87 shop stewards to hear the offer details.
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Weirton
Weirton Steel Co
Independent Steelworkers Union
Steubenville
Ohio
Kanawha Democratic Committee Sets Meeting Tonight
The Kanawha County Democratic Executive Committee will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Chairman Keneath G May says the agenda includes filling vacancies and designating time place and temporary officers for conventions to select candidates for constable posts in Big Sandy Jefferson Poca Union and Washington districts and for justice of the peace in Poca district.
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Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
Daniel Boone Hotel
Keneath G. May
Big Sandy
Jefferson
Poca
Union
Washington
Justice of the Peace
Dunbar Considers phased sewage plan to avoid new bonds
Mayor Salisbury says plans repealed since 1948 amid bond market shifts and new board starts with a clean slate. Kelley advocates staged construction with $1.05 million total bonds, a 1.4 million gallon per day plant in year three, and new assessments up to $3 per front foot for areas without sewer service.
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D. L. Salisbury
Dunbar
Sanitary Board
Huntington
Salisbury
Kelley
Aaron’s Creek
DuPont Plans Plant Growth for Teflon Expansion
DuPont will nearly double capacity at Washington Works near Parkersburg West Virginia to expand production of Teflon tetrafluoroethylene resin. The project begins this summer as demand for the high heat and chemical resistant plastic grows across chemical and electrical applications.
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Wilmington
Del
DuPont Co
Washington
Parkersburg
W. Va
DuForti Pegan
Rio Grande Flood Reaches New Heights Across Texas
The Crest passed Del Rio and Eagle Pass and aimed for Laredo, rising 5 to 18 feet above prior records. The disaster area reported 12 to 13 dead and five to six missing, with Ozona and Lamesa battling separate cloudbursts. Evacuations reached 39 families as waters neared rooftops in two neighborhoods.
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del Rio
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Ozona
State Defense and Disaster Relief
Associated Press
West Texas
Lamesa
Oppenheimer security review fuels postwar controversy
The article outlines a government security panel verdict that J. Robert Oppenheimer failed to meet standard security duties due to his associations with known Communists and his actions during the wartime atomic program. It notes testimony, opinions by Strauss Zuckert and Campbell, and calls for accountability amid debate over loyalty and national security.
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Oppentheimer
Army
Gordon Gray
Strauss-Zuckert-Camp
Pell
Oppenheimer
Weather map highlights scattered storms across the nation
Wednesday’s forecast shows warm, partly cloudy conditions in several states. Regions from Ohio to Tennessee expect possible scattered thundershowers, with highs in the 80s and 90s in many markets. Temperatures and humidity rise as a general pattern persists across the South and East.
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Asheville
Maryland
Boston
Virginia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dallas
Denver
Tennessee
Jackson
Los Angeles
Louisville
Hentuchy
Miami
Aldershowers
Paul
Windee
Phiadelphia Baom
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Cecil W Lilly Rite Scheduled Tomorrow
Cecil W Lilly 68 died Monday after a long illness at his home RFD 1 St Albans He was a retired carpenter and Rehoboth Baptist Church member Service 11 a m tomorrow at Rehoboth Baptist Church Tackett's Creek Rev Eldon Waltz to officiate Burials Cunningham Memorial Park under Allen C Dor Mortuary The body will be moved to his residence at 1 p m today and to the church one hour before the service
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Tomoreen
Atsor
Clay Craddock
Smithers
Montgomery
Grayeaitle
Willy A
Coal Valley Lodge
Cottrell
Hama
Mr. Cottrell
Snuthers
Charleston
Memorial Hospital
Euit
W. Bruce
Mt. Hope
Pestib Wes
Mt. Saye Methodist Church
Moose Lodge
Birs
Treabella Twaddle Pettit
Lu. Pettit
Fayetteville
J. L. Pettit
Scerbro
George Petti
Highlaws Memorial Fark
Qak Hill
Lindwmood Mas
Mr. Hops
Rehoboth
Guatemalan Junta Seeks Peace Talks With Rebels
The Guatemalan Junta announces negotiations to halt hostilities and seek a truce with forces under Col. Castillo Armas. It pledges adherence to international treaties, human rights, and the extermination of international communism, while asylum flows to embassies as the political crisis unfolds. The capital remains tense yet hopeful as leadership changes unfold.
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Liberation Army
Carlos Castillo Armag
YNITA
Tully
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Alfonso Martines Esteves
Daniel Azurdia Atala
Tegucigalpa
Castillo Armas
Montean
U.S
John E.pearsley
AEP Plans to Buy Six Fayette County Electric Systems
The Public Service Commission authorized Appalachian Electric Power to acquire electrical distribution systems serving six Fayette County mining communities from Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. for 11 700 dollars. The deal covers about 890 customers in Longacre Campendale Herewood Marting Five Mile and Kingston. The PSC also approved Frances Evans purchase of Monaville water system from Island Creek Coal Co. for 2 180 dollars and a new water rate schedule effective July 1. The rates start at 1.25 dollars per 1000 gallons for the first 2000 gallons and drop to 0.50 dollars per 1000 for usage over 25000. flat rate at 2.50 per month with a 2.50 minimum.
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Appalachian Electric Power Co
Fayette County
Public Service Commission
Appalachian
Allied Chemical and Dye Corp
Longacre
Campendale
Herewood
Marting
Five Mile
Kingston
PSC
Frances Evans
Monaville
Logan County
Island Creek Coal Co
Local Man Reunited With Mother After 42 Years
Burlington Vermont June 29 an aging mother Rose Tracy 68 reunites with her son Robert now 46 after 42 years apart. he was kidnapped by his father in 1912 and grew up believing his mother was dead. the reunion followed clues from his father's papers and a Springfield Massachusetts relative amid years of searching.
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Burlington, Vt
Rose Tracy
Jericho Center
Robert
Mary Fletcher Hospital
N.C. Twitchell
Springfield
Thompson
Buaksins auaKs
Wil
Ambrose Pitman
Haw
Ambrose Thompson
Pitman
Charles
Iton
W. Va
Ruth Rawson
Mass
Charleston
Churchill Arrives in Canada’s Capital For Visit
British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill arrived in Ottawa for his second visit in 30 months landing at Rockcliffe Airport. He was joined by Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Canadian Foreign Secretary Lester B. Pearson. The article notes stable potato and fruit crop prospects and improved tobacco yields with cherry harvest underway. Week ending June 25 saw normal temperatures around 72 degrees and 0.41 inch rainfall.
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Ottawa
Sir Winston Churchill
Canada
Rockcliffe
Anthony: ‘Hiden
Lester B
Logan
Berkeley Springs
Canaan Valley
Hamlin
Wheeling
Fair Weather Boosts West Virginia Farm Harvests
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service said sunshine and mild temperatures aided crop growth across West Virginia last week. Farmers harvested hay and small grains, cultivated row crops, and prepared fields for future planting.
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West Virginia
Boy Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In St Albans
A nine year old boy visiting his uncle in St Albans was seriously injured when struck by a car on Kanawha Terrace Road. He suffers a compound fracture of the left leg and facial injuries. The driver was not identified and the boy was transported to Thomas Memorial Hospital by Allen Castor ambulance.
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St. Albans
Kanawha Terrace Rd
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Boy 9 Injured In Truck Mishap In Front Of Home
A nine year old South Charleston boy was seriously injured yesterday when struck by a truck in front of his home. Gabriel E Green son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Green of 5521 Ohio St suffered multiple cuts and possible head injuries. Patrolman J L King identified the driver Kenneth Carpenter 29 of 724 Pennsylvania Ave a salesman for the Standard Criffee Company. The boy apparently ran into the path of the truck after jumping off a tricycle near his home. He was taken to Thomas Memorial Hospital by a Degnan Kittinger mortuary ambulance.
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South Charleston
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Gabriel E. Green
Wallace T. Green
Ohio St. ix
J. L. King
Kenneth Carpenter
Pennsylvania Ave
Standard Criffee Cn
King
Degnan-Kittinger Mortuary
Levy Okays Annexation in South Charleston Precincts
South Charleston officials report annexation votes across precincts with mixed results for several areas. Most precincts show strong support for annexation alongside levies, while others tilt against the measure, with totals varying by district.
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Seague
Faye
South Charleston
Funeral notices mix with newborn birth in route to hospital
The clipping records multiple funeral notices and a birth en route to Charleston hospital. A seven pound baby girl arrived near Whitesville and a mother, Mrs. Buster Byrd, was taken to Whitesville for care. Burial details follow for several individuals in various churches and cemeteries.
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Milkman
Steelworkers Win 5 Cent Pay Raise
Pittsburgh June 29 United States Steel Corp signed a two year contract with the CIO United Steelworkers Union providing for a five cent hourly wage increase. The agreement may trigger broader industry acceptance.
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Pittsburgh
INS
United States Steel Torp
Cioinited Steelworkers
Powell Silent One Arrests Powell Silent One Arrests Bethlehem Steel
US Steel plans to sign a similar New York contract with the union, with 800000 workers set for wage and fringe benefit gains. The new pact raises pension minima to 140 a month after 30 years, 65 retirement, 30 years. If adopted, about 600000 more workers may follow the pattern. Powell’s FBI record and arrest history are reviewed by Capehart’s committee, while Wilson W Wyatt appears in a separate housing inquiry context.
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Bethlehem Steel
New York
U. S. Steel
U.S. Steel
Capehart
Powell
SUI Hlaereys
Anti-Trust Suit Targets Major Ultramarine Makers
Atty. Gen. Brownell filed a civil anti trust suit against American Cyanamid Co of New York and Standard Ultramarine and Color Co of Huntington WV in Federal District Court at Huntington. The complaint asserts unlawful restraints in ultramarine blue and laundry blue sales, alleging market and price allocations with foreign firms Reckitt and Colman Ltd. as co conspirators. Ultramarine blue spans paints inks and artist colors. laundry blue uses the pigment as a whitener.
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Washington
Matty. Gen. Brownell Today
American Cyanamid Co
New York City
Standard Ultramarine and Color Co
Huntington
W. Va
Federal District Court
Reckitt, and Colmn Ltd
Hull
England
S. A. Des Usines Destree Ogzanxop
Belgium
Justice Department
United States
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Big Chimney
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Ceciht W. Lilly
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Guatemaalan
Mexico
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Mexico City
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Enid
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Pocahontas County
Johnson Mortuary Ambulance
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Ginirek
Ak Durr
Leonard
Johnson
Eve Fn AM
Lesenoweth
Marmet Mortuary
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Qurb
Whitesville
Nina Nids
Hamilo
Hamlin Baptist Church
Rex Sandifer
A. J
Priestiay
Son Cemetery
Valley Bell
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John Bast Hainelle
Trak
Clintonville
Raly
Clintonyson
Mra. White
Annew
First Presbyterian Church
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Coderink Z. Wong
Urial
Canning
Ham Memorial Park
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Pace
United States Steel
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FHA
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Wilson W. Wyatt
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