West Virginia lawmakers eye highway funds and school spending
Leaders in the Charleston legislature say the 30-day budget session starting January 8 will test how to fund road projects perhaps via new taxes, while education funding remains uncertain. Governors call and the Board of Public Works budget will guide talks, with all leaders seeking prudent tax relief and department staffing adequacy.
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Charleston
Senate
Ralph Bean
House
W. E. Flannery
John Carrigan
Marshall
George Seibert
Ohio
Cecil H. Underwood
Richey
Underwood
United Press
Bean
Flannery
Carrigan
Seibert
Pat C. Graney
Senate Road Committee
H. Ballard
D-Mercer
Harry Pauley
Board of Public Works
Weather forecast item with clouds and showers today
The forecast calls for cloudy windy and warmer conditions with showers and possible thunderstorms today highs 60 to 66 in the west and around the 50s in the east. Mostly cloudy and warm continuing Friday with temperatures shown from 24 hours ending 5 pm.
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Tygart Dam
Fines Imposed In State Police Speed Crackdown
State Police arrested several people to curb speeding and reckless driving. Marvin M. McCleland of Shinnston was fined 10 dollars and costs for hazardous driving before Justice of the Peace W C Lawson. Donald Shaw of Grafton and John E Price of Independence were fined 10 dollars and costs for excessive speeding. William C Galford of Maidsville and John D Brewer of Gore were fined 10 dollars and costs for loads extending more than six feet on trucks. Tom Franklin Eckel of Pittsburgh was fined 20 dollars and costs for speeding and running a stop sign. Arthur Lynch of Grafton was charged but uncharged on hazardous driving.
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Marvin M. McCleland
Shinnston
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Lawson
Donald Shaw
Grafton
John E. Price
Independence
Lawson
William C. Galford
Maidsville
John D. Brewer
Gore
Tom Franklin Eckel
Pittsburgh
Arthur Lynch
Lima
Peru
William Mueller
Pitts
Ohio Rustlers Draw Probation
Three men pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting in grand larceny in Harrison County. They and others were tied to cattle theft from Hanna Coal Co with estimated losses around 100000 dollars. Common Pleas Judge Berkley W Moore gave three years probation. Also noted: Charles Williams received a 2 to 14 year sentence for five counts of grand larceny. Funeral services were held for Chapman Daniels, 105, Monroe County resident and former railroad worker connected to Big Bend Tunnel project.
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Aadiz
Ohio
Lost Angeles
Harrison County
Common Pleas
Berkley W
Moore
Hanna Coal Co
Charles Williams
Daniels
Alderson
Monroe County
Chapman Daniels
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Big Bend
Talcott
Jet bomber crashes into Palomar mountains killing three
Palomar Mountain California A six engine jet bomber crashed on cloud covered slopes near Mt Palomar Observatory killing three aboard The incident was investigated by the Air Force Hollywood The Confidential magazine case involving movie star privacy ended in fines totaling ten thousand dollars
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Palomar Mountain
Calif
Air Force
Mt. Palomar Observatory
Hollywood
Gas Stealing Brings Fines
Three Barbour County juveniles were fined five dollars each after being caught siphoning gas from Wilford Jennings’s car in Thornton. Jennings alerted authorities, State Police arrived, and the youths were detained overnight at the Tayloe County jail before appearing before Justice of the Peace W. C. Lawson. an uncle paid the fines.
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Barbour County
Wilford Jennings
Thornton
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Lawson
Jennings
Taylor County
Lawson
Beale named new U.S. ambassador by Australian government
Canberra announces Howard Beale, formerly minister of supply and defense production, as ambassador to the United States. He succeeds Sir Percy Spender as governing ties shift between nations.
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Canberra
Australia
Howard Beale
United States
Beal
Percy Spender
Jerusalem
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
West Germany
Washington
Senate
Suboena
Tennessee
Bandits Shoot Officer In Columbus Restaurant Holdup
Buffalo pair tried to rob George's Drive-In west of Columbus. Officer A P Giuffre was shot four times but in good condition after disarming one bandit. Suspect James Myers, 21, Buffalo, was captured. Frank Ashley, 27, also Buffalo, fled. Myers linked to burglaries from Las Vegas to Columbus.
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Columbus
Omon
Buffalo
George's
Reynossourg
Una
Kirkersville
James Myers
Myers
Frank Ashley
Las Vegas
Nev
Ashley
Syracuse
N. Y
New York
Giuffre
Former Grafton Resident Sentenced to Ten Years in Maryland
Robert Jett Van Hormgeait, formerly of Grafton, was convicted of manslaughter in Towson Maryland and sentenced to 10 years in the Maryland Penitentiary. He admitted killing his wife after a June argument near their Shawan country estate. Judges found no insanity but noted emotional and psychological issues.
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Robert Jett van Hormgeait
Maryland
Grafton
Towson
Mad
Grafiston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
van Horn
Shawan
Baltimore
John Gentrum
Michael Smith
Lester Barrett
Gentrum
Cannons Sold For Scrap At Gordon Barracks
In Chatham England a local court fined Sergeant Ernest Tucker and Corporals Ivor Davies and Raymond Redfern for selling their regiment’s bronze ceremonial cannons. The trio sold the cannons weighing nearly half a ton to a scrap dealer for 30 dollars. Tucker was fined 56 dollars and each corporal 10 dollars, citing cash shortages.
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Chatham
England
Ernest Tucker
Ivor Davies
Raymond Redfern
Gordon Barracks
Tucker
Trash Fire Reported at Central School Debris Burned
City firemen investigated smoke on Wilford Street Thursday morning after four calls. They found the smoke came from a trash fire at the dismantling Central School building site where debris from tearing down is being burned. no damage occurred.
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Wilford Street
Jupiter Missile Test Ends in Partial Flight Failure
A thick nosed Jupiter intermediate range missile launched from Cape Canaveral soared, then blew apart as technical difficulties halted its flight. Defense Department said the launch was initially successful, but the full test failed. Scientists gathered data despite the mishap as officials noted the aim to test range.
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Cape Cana
Cape Canaveral
Army
Defense Department
King Hussein lifts curfew for Christmas pilgrim travel
Jordan's King Hussein rescinds the nightly curfew to permit Christian pilgrims to travel during the Christmas season, easing restrictions to support religious observances and pilgrimage routes.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Ike Feels Peace Aided By Parley At NATO Summit
President Eisenhower said the NATO summit decisions should make war less likely and strengthen the alliance. He spoke of unity amid some differing details, noted the gathering dispelled Western European gloom, and planned a flight back to Washington. Hagerty said both leaders were highly pleased with the results.
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Eisenhower
NATO
NATO Council
Palais de Chaillot
Columbine III
Washington
Orly
E.s
Kefavile
Iceland
North Atlantic Alliance
White House
James C. Hagerty
Fisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Veterans bonuses reach over two million in West Virginia
Charleston WV Director C. H. Collier reports the State Department of Veterans Affairs has distributed more than two million dollars in Korean War bonuses. The mailing of 7,635 checks on Wednesday brings total payments to 2,012,168. The department is issuing about 400 checks daily and aims for 500 daily soon.
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Charleston
The
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Virginian
F.C. Tighe
Union Carbide Corp
Psc
Tighe
State Road 1 Commission
Henry L. Browning
A. L. McMillion
West Virginia University
Charleston, M
C. 8
Collier
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Weather notes show high 83 at Alice Texas and low below zero at Caribou Maine
The report records the day’s extreme temperatures with 83 degrees at Alice Texas as the high and a low below zero at Caribou Maine, illustrating varied regional conditions.
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New York
Alice
Tex
Caribou
College President Is Victim Of Prankster
Jersey City State Teachers College president Michael B. Gilligan was pranked at a Christmas party when a milk filled dribble glass spilled on him. Students cheered as he received a place of honor, but a collapsing Christmas tree left him unhurt. Gilligan said he bore no malice and doubted students staged the earlier prank.
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Jersey City
N. J
Michael B. Gilligan
Jersey City State ‘Teachers College
Gillingan
Gilligan
Deadly December tornadoes devastate Illinois area
A late December tornado outbreak struck Illinois Missouri and Indiana killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 200. Murphysboro Mount Vernon and Farmington reports describe widespread damage to homes schools and businesses with estimated losses in the millions. Emergency responders powers outages and Red Cross aid features throughout the disaster zone.
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Marhysboro
Ill
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Mase Joe Williams
Pisons
Howard Cheatham
Tod
Cheatham
Sunfield
Farmington
Mount Vernon
North Murphysboro
United Press
Floyd Hart
Hart
St. Andrew's Hospital
Doctor's Hospital
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Virgil T. Bailey
Lsted
One Dies Two Hurt In Mishap Near Charleston
A head on collision on U.S. 921 six miles north of Charleston left Hansford L. Miller 22 of Sissonville dead and two others seriously injured. Injured were Ahel Joridan 31 and Gerald L. Roe 22, both of Sissonville, in the other vehicle.
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Charleston
U. S
Gunshot Fatal in Keyser Man Dies After Wounding by Relative
A 24 year old Keyser man Howard Barracks died from a gunshot wound suffered two weeks earlier in a hunting accident. He was on the critical list after being wounded by his brother in law Andrew Simpson, 24, also of Keyser. A .30 caliber bullet hit Barracks in the left side, penetrated the stomach, and exited the right side.
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Keyser
Howard Barracks
Andrew Simpson
Bible Reading Habit in Sentinel Opens Daily Devotion
A fragment suggests a daily Bible reading plan featured in the Sentinel, framing family Bible time as an enduring American custom and blessing, encouraging readers to engage with a portion each day and build regular devotional practice.
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