Five Gubernatorial Candidates Share Platform At Ravenswood
In Ravenswood Ohio River town five gubernatorial hopefuls shared a single speaking platform at a Kaiser Alum & Chemical Corp program for its employees. Democrats Attorney General W. W. Barron and State Smith spoke. Republicans included former U.S. Senator Chapman Revercomb and Harold Neely. Barron, opposing political machines and coercion of public employees, urged voluntary political contributions and no employee coercion. Revercomb stressed appointing a nonpartisan commission to review and reform state agencies for the benefit of the elderly and sick. Neely charged Road Commissioner Graney forced SRC employees to back Revercomb.
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Kaiser Alum& Chemical Corp
Court of
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W. W. Barron
Smith
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
Harold Neely
Public Institu
Thanking participants for our Business Adjustment Sale success
The note thanks many people for the successful Business Adjustment Sale and lists contest prize winners.
Smith Promises Consumer Council in West Virginia Bid
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ravenswood Hulett Smith told Kaiser Aluminum workers and families that citizens want leadership and a practical plan. He proposed a state consumer council to represent and protect public interests before the Public Service Commission, pledging a Citizens campaign and a governor focused on the people.
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Ravenswood
Hulett Smith
Beckley
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
Ravenswood Works
West Virginia
Consumers Ors Council
Public Servic Commission
Byrd Denounces Prejudice in West Virginia Race
Senator Byrd condemns religious bigotry in the West Virginia primary fight between John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey. He says some backers of Humphrey are unfairly labeled anti Catholic while urging Democrats to vote May 10 and not mischaracterize supporters of other candidates.
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Sen. Kennedy
Byrd
Kennedy
West Virginia
West
Sen
Education Group Touts West Virginia Foundation Progress
West Virginia Education Foundation reports ten years of support with $26,560 donated by philanthropists and $136,269.22 in literary sales by WV authors. Scholarships and loans totaled $9,181. Gov. Underwood attended, calling the foundation a vehicle lifting the state toward higher ranks. Elizabeth V. Hallanan noted wide public backing and a successful decade.
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Seince Coretce
Ge Cue
West Virginia
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
The
Education Foundation
Gov. Underwood
Education Foundation, Inc
Underwood Calls Water State's Top Resource Worry
Washington AP West Virginia Gov Cecil H Underwood urged stronger federal aid for watershed projects as water quality and distribution emerge as the state's top resource concern. He cited 4 projects in planning totaling over 3.1 million dollars, with 60 more cases. potential exists for 240 to 270 small watersheds in WV. He warned that federal allocations lag behind rising applications.
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Washington
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
al Sproxnatl
Underwood
Federal Bureau of Meat
Congress
Congressional
Library Not to Become Government Property
The library will not be government property for now and will not be open to all. Some documents, especially the more important ones, will be locked away for an indefinite time with only the President, his representatives, and custodians allowed to view them.
County Reports No Fires Since Monday
Carl Lucas district forester announced no fires had been reported in Raleigh County since Monday. One new fire appeared in McDowell County and was under forester review. Wyoming County had four fires yesterday and Fayette County two. A new blaze near Columbia south of Montgomery in Fayette was investigated. Bentley Humphrey headed to the scene. Eleven district fires were extinguished Monday.
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Carl Lucas
Raleigh
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Fayette
Columbia
Montgomery
Fayette County
Bentley Humphrey
Four Teens Face Hearing On Burglary And Drinking
Five youths admitted taking beer from an outhouse after drinking part of it. Police recovered a gun and ten bottles of beer. They say the gun was taken to fix and shoot. Glen Morgan boy allegedly had it at his home and fired it. Four of the five youths are jailed in Raleigh County. the fifth is in parental custody awaiting a hearing.
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Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Nuclear test ban talks pace and political stirs
The Geneva discussions on the nuclear test ban continue as ambassador Wadsworth reports on progress. Gore demands airtime and accuses Wadsworth of siding with the Soviet delegation. Viet Nam accepts U S proposals while domestic brief notes cover a Charleston fire, a Huntington fatality, unemployment claims drop, and Gov Underwood's Huntington Hospital visit.
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James J. Wads
Geneva
Sen Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Wadsworth
Tun
Gore
U. S
Fire damages at J. W. Almond building in Rhodell
Rhodell fire damaged J. W. Almond building and Bare's Barber Shop with losses estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. Fire started in two bales of straw and was discovered by Almond’s young son and Don Bare. Firemen arrived at 9:45 a.m. and contained the blaze in 15 minutes. Bare’s shop was closed for Wednesday. Insurance to cover Almond loss.
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Rhodell
RNS
J. W. Almond
Almond
Don Bare
Bare
Sullivan
Duke Professor to Visit Beckley for Rounds and Talk
Dr Leonard Goldner of Duke University Orthopedics will visit Beckley Memorial Hospital Thursday to perform clinical rounds starting at 1 p.m. A surgical conference at 4 p.m. will cover cerebral palsy management, followed by a Raleigh County Medical Society dinner at 6:30 p.m. at El Chico with a talk on acute hand injuries.
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Leonard Goldner
Duke University
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Goldner
Raleigh County Medical Society
el Chico
Three City Cars Purchased But Paid in Fiscal Year Later
The city used three cars for the past fiscal year and treated them as current expenses in the following year. Hoff argued Councilman R W Carr, head of Accounts and Finance, should bear sole responsibility as he handled the transactions. Carr was named in petitions but his case was postponed due to a stroke. he lives with his daughter in Texas.
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R. W. Carr
Department of Accounts and Finance
Carr
Texas
Deaths and Funerals Involving Lilly and Morgan Families
Deaths and funerals reported for residents of Cool Ridge and Pineville. Lilly family details include Cool Ridge veteran miner of Oaks Coal Co and World War service with survivors in Chicago Ohio and White Oak. Morgan family notes mention Arminta Lilly preceded by Martha Perry Morgan and three sons Bernie L Tonnie and Murray with siblings in Simon and Femi. services set at Evans Funeral Home Oceana with body view and funeral Thursday at 11 am.
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Cool Q Lilly
the Oaks Coal Co
Cool Ridge
Martha Perry Morgan
Arminta
Aayee Cee Missionary Church
Guyee
Bernie L
Oceana
Tonnie J
Murray
Pete) Morgan
Pineville
Bertha Walls
Simon and Femi
Evans Funeral Home
Kathryn Crookshanks to charge in Fayetteville park memorial
Kathryn Crookshanks 70 of Fayetteville dies after a long illness in her home. Native of Kentucky and Methodist Church member. Survivors include husband Frank and sons James Jobe Julian Jobe Paul Jobe plus daughters Louise Duncan Mary Murphy and 23 grandchildren. Body to remain at the funeral home.
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Huse Memorial Park
Fayetteville
Crookshanks
Kentucky
Methodist Church
Frank
James Jobe
Charleston
S. C
Julian Jobe
Marengo
Ohio
Paul Jobe
den- Ohio
Louise Duncan
Lawn
Mary Murphy
Minden
Obituary notices Lilly family service details
Mrs Emma Jane Lilly of the Baptist Church is noted in this obituary. Her husband Herman H Lilly preceded her in death. Surviving besides Mrs Brinegar are two sons Luther Odd and other relatives. The body moves from Calfee Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service with pallbearers named Mason Farley Levi Hornsby Ray Payne James Lilly Harry Wallace and Cameron Farley.
Funeral services for Ulysses Grant Harless
Funeral services for Ulysses Grant Harless will be conducted at 2 p m Thursday in the Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope with Rev R J Chenoweth and Rev J E Perkins officiating Burial will be Highlawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Mine and a member of the Oak Hill Methodist Church Survivors include his wife Jennie Harless of Oak Hill a brother Hughless of Mount Hope two stepsons Tom Warren of Mount Hope and Arthur Warren of Kenova a granddaughter and a great grandson
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Funeral Home
Mount Hope
R. J. Chenoweth
J. E. Perkins
Highlawn Memorial Park
Oak 4
Sylux
Oak Hill
Tom Warren
Arthur Warren
Kenova
RNS
W B Walker 76 Died At Charleston Hospital
W B Walker 76 of Smithers died at 2 p m in a Charleston hospital after an 18 week illness. Death credited to a stroke. He was a retired miner. Survivors include his wife ae Walker one son W B J of Fayetteville and three daughters Lois Charleston Mary home and Mrs Leslie Jones Charlton Heights. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Smithers
Charleston
Walker
Ae Walker
Fayetteville
Lois
Mary
Leslie Jones
Charlton Heights
Funeral services for Beckley area resident
A Beckley hospital report states a local resident died and survivors include a wife Mil Graveside rites are planned for 5 p m Thursday at Adk Beckwith. Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill will transport the body to the nephew's home at 4 p.m.
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Adk
Beckwith
Tyree
Oak Hill
Funeral for Larkin Judson Morgan in Pineville Church
Funeral services for Larkin Judson Morgan, 77, of Guyan, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pineville Methodist Church with Rev. William Street presiding. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Matheny. Morgan, found dead Tuesday in his yard, had died since Sunday evening of natural causes. neighbor Alfred Browning reported the body. Born July 28, 1882, in Guyan, he was a son of Eli and [text missing].
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Pineville Methodist Church
William Street
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Morgan
Guyan
Funeral Home
Alfred Browning
Eli
Brazil Sets Night of Rio Farewell as Brasilia Opens
Brazil plans a dramatic farewell in Rio with lights and processions as Brasilia becomes the new capital. Government leaders oppose the cost and relocation amid Brazil’s economic struggles, with Kubitschek steering the move started in 1956 and a half billion real price tag projected.
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Brasilia
Congress
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Cay
Principles in International Relations Debate Rights at Home
The article contrasts states advocating universal rights in global forums with those refusing to implement comparable rights domestically. It examines diplomatic stance, domestic policy constraints, and the tension between international commitments and national sovereignty.
Kennedy Campaign Tours Ohio West Virginia Wisconsin States
Kennedy continues a multi state campaign tour from Wisconsin to West Virginia through midweek. He defeats Humphrey in Wisconsin by a clear margin and heads to Huntington for a reception before returning to Washington. He plans further stops across the North Central region including Wheeling Beckley and Mount Hope, while Humphrey remains largely away on tour.
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Kennedy
Wheeling
Panhandle
Wisconsin
Beckley
Mount
Senate leaders back Herter stand on Korea visit
Mansfield and Humphrey express full backing for Herter's Korea stopover plan and indicate confidence the Senate supports the proposed stance. The remarks frame a unified position amid Democratic leadership discussions.
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Humphrey
Aiken
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Korea
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Humphr
Mobile Library Stops Through April 29 Schedule
A mobile library tour lists daily stops through April 29 at multiple rural and town sites. Routes cover post offices, stores, and churches with times ranging from morning to mid afternoon, including Mabscott MacArthur Crab Orchard and Rock Creek gatherings and Friday efforts at Dry Creek Post Office.
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Odd
Resoco Company
Lillybrook
Coal City
Shumates
Pemberton
Midway
Sophia
Soak Creek
Delp’s
Mabscott
MacArthur
Crab Orchard
Glen White Company
Lester
Bond’s
Slab Fork Company
McAlpin Company
Tams Company
Helen
Rhodell
East Gulf, Company
Rock Creek Methodist
Arnett
Jarrell’s
Fairdale
Bolt
Farmer's
Surveyor
Lester Road
Eccles
Clear Creek
Church
Ameagle
Butch’s
Dorothy
Leevale - Pettus
Barrett's
Montreal Company
Naoma
Dry Creek
Rhee Promises Reforms Amid Korean Rights Complaints
Rhee promised to protect democratic rights after He asserted that the government had used repressive measures. The broadcast was read by a spokesman as many Koreans saw it as a call for new elections. The president did not directly appear to deliver the statement.
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Herter
Rhee
Rebels Seize tobal to sane oppose the vi si
Rebels seize control of the Simon Bolivar army regime headquarters at San Cris. General Pedro Jose Quevado urged companions in arms to set an example of common sense and maturity and soon the constitutional government. The Central Workers Organization head Jose Gonzalez Navarro called for its 1,200,000 members to go on strike as a demonstration of opposition to the criminal plot for an armed invasion of Venezuela from Colombia. Venezuelan naval craft and air force planes patrolled the coast for two fishing boats that sailed from Spain with arms for plotters. Betancourt, a moderate former leader, faced uprisings since taking office in 1959 after Perez Jimenez’s overthrow.
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Sane
Visi
Simon Bolivar Army Regi
San, Cris
Pedro Jose Quevado
Central Workers Organization
Jose Gonzalez Navarro
Venezuela
Colombia
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Jose Lopez Henrique
Spain
Betancourt
Perez Jimenez
Florida
Press explosion cited as U. S. election fallout
Kishi told the House of Representatives the explosion was likely linked to presidential elections and growing dissatisfaction with policies. He rejected suggestions of a revolt. European papers criticized the United States in Korea and warned of harm to the Western position in Asia. The News Chronicle called the Rhee government a serious embarrassment to the West and urged U.S. influence to curb cruelties in Korea.
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Kishi
House of Representatives
United States
Korea
Asia
Britain
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News Chronicle
Rhee
Back Injury Suffering Tree Fall Victim John Mills
John L. Mills, 55, of Sophia, is hospitalized at Raleigh General Hospital after falling from a tree. Daughter Mrs Nancy Cook says he is expected to remain in the hospital for some time.
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John L. Mills
Sophia
Raleigh General Hospital
Nancy Cook
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