Weston Due Given 10 Years For Lost Creek Bank Robbery
Judge Harry E. Watkins in Clarksburg sentenced two Weston men, Kennard Brutler and Dean Sayre, to 10 years each for the Lost Creek bank robbery on Sept 19, netting $15,163 with only $1,876 recovered. Both were captured separately in Holbrook Arizona and Orlando Florida. More probation terms were imposed for William and Fred Leckie for tax evasion, plus a separate three year probation for a Whitehair case and a Milboint prison sentence for probation violations.
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Harry E. Watkins
Clarksburg
Weston
Harrison County
Lost Creek
Holbrook
Bluefield
Watkins
Wilbert Walehar
Milboint Federal
Thankful note from wife and city friends
An expression of gratitude from a wife and city residents thanking many people for kindness shown. The message mentions appreciation for those outside the congregation and the little deeds that contributed to happiness today.
Strike Closes Westvaco Plant In West Virginia
WEST CHARLESTON The Westvaco chemical plant shut down today after a strike by about 900 union workers from Local 2695 of the United Mine Workers District 50. The 1,200 total payroll halted as the one year contract expired at 7 am. A union spokesman declined to discuss reasons for rejecting the company offer or specify demands.
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South Charleston
Westvaco Chemical
United Mine Workers District 50
State Residents Carry $3. Billion Life Insurance Nationwide
The Institute of Life Insurance reports West Virginia families hold 2,196,000 life policies valued at 3.011 billion dollars as of January 1 this year. This compares with 2.856 billion in 1955 and 1.363 billion in 1946, marking a 12.1 percent rise over ten years.
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New York
Institute of Life Insurance
West, Virginia
Institute
Adventists Open 11 Day West Virginia Conference
The 49th biennial West Virginia Conference of Seventh day Adventists convenes in Wallbacksburg and runs eleven days. About 150 delegates will hear conference president A F Ruf at the opening session while Dan A Ochs of Washington serves as guest counselor. Business sessions end Friday night with Ochs delivering the address. The summer Bible conference continues until July 1.
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Wakkersburg
West Virginia
Traffic Deaths In Nation Show Downward Trend
West Virginia reports Memorial Day period national highway fatalities fell more than 21 percent from 136 in 1955 to 107 in 1956. Colonel R W Boyles cites Slow Down and Live campaign success. Some states held even. WV recorded one fatality for the period.
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R. W. Boyles
West Virginia State Police
H. E. Parks
West Virginia
meMay
Coronel Boyles
District of Columbia
Otes
West‘Virginia
Fairview Slate Slide Kills Father Of Four
FALRMONT P Faye A Rich 26 of Fairview Rt 3 died in a state fall at the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Grant Town mine on Tuesday while working with five others. None of the other men was injured.
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Fairview
Falrmont
Faye A. Rich
Fairview Rt
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Grant Town
Rich
WVU Scientists Win Rockefeller Grants for Fungal Study
Morgantown report states three West Virginia University scientists receive two year Rockefeller awards totaling 18 000 dollars to study carotenoid pigments and their effect on certain fungi. Recipients include Dr. Virgil G. Lilly Dr. H L Barnett and Dr R P Krause.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Rocketfeller
Irving Stewart
Virgil G. Lilly
H. L. Barnett
R. P. Krause
Lutherans Hunt More Ministers
ST PAUL Minn Lawmakers of the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church opened the 43rd convention focusing on staffing. The body, with over 1000 delegates, aims to add about 135 new congregations annually for the next decade as membership climbs from 1.4 million to 2.1 million.
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ST. Paul
Minn
In Africa Some Lo Custs Grow To Four Inches
A report notes that in certain regions of Africa lo custs reach about four inches in length. The finding highlights regional variation in the species with no broader context provided.
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Africa
No Fifth Councilman Named At City Meeting
The city council did not name a replacement for former member Leroy Kinter at last night’s session. Walter H. Wolfe’s resignation as finance director becomes effective June 15, with no fifth chair chosen. Delinquent garbage, water, sewage bills totaling about 16 000 were tabled until June 28 when bids for collection are to be opened. Salvation Army Captain Gilbert C. Watkins gave the opening prayer.
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Leroy Kinter
Wolfe
A.T. Mosear
Walter H. Wolfe
Harry B. Batson
Gilbert C. Watkins
Salvation Army
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Richard Daley
Citizens
Morgan Murphy
Willis Gale
Westvaco
Adventists
Grafton Baking Co
the Baking Co. of
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General Insurance
R. Thomas Agency
Beech St
WVU
Eels
Aga
A. Ae
Siehler Furniture Co
Latrobe St
Gratter
Gils
iNhior Dressmaking Contest
New York City
Garell
Singer
W. Main St
Mtttal. Pnr
Philadelphia
B&o
Fime
Anunasa
Am Viet
Lor Pier
A.gupti Walgoma Praent
Jos
Gratton 600
Baltimore
Ford
Indianapolis Speedway
America
Peter de Paolo
Pete de Paolo
Indi
A Et Keener - Shriver Motors
Sous
U.S. 50
West Main
Reet Theatre
Channel 2
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