Nuckols Objects to Mollohan on Valley Drive Extension
West Virginia State Senator Jack A. Nuckols disputed Robert H. Mollohan’s call for Valley Drive extension, saying timing is right for a gubernatorial pitch but right-of-way disputes could delay starting July 1. He outlined approved primary and secondary road projects for the Mabecott Underpass and surrounding routes, plus planned resurfacing efforts and a Bolt-to-Twin Forks survey and funding details.
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Robert H. Mollohan
Raleigh
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Milton J. Ferguson
Mabecott
SRC
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Huntington
Eccles
West Virginia Turnpike
Harper Road
Crab Orchard
Lester
Leser
Cochrans Mill
Table Rock
Little Beaver Park
Coal City
Fireco
Twin Forks
Boone
Beckley
Raleigh County
Shady Spring
Ghent
Resaco
Affinity
Rhode
Paint Creek
Maple Meadow
Sophia-Lester
West Virginia extended forecast and weather notes
Clearing to night with frost and lows 26 to 32. Wednesday fair, warmer later week, then cooler weekend. Temperatures through Sunday 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Frequent rain with snow at higher elevations mainly Thursday. Beckley, Oak Hill, and nearby readings shown. rainfall and river stages noted.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Revenue Bonds Back Epic Drama Financing Plan
West Virginia officials advance plans to fund the Epic Drama with revenue bonds contingent on site location at Grand View or another commission property. Attorney General John Fox issued the ruling authorizing bond use, to be sold locally, with a Beckley meeting proposed to discuss next steps. Harry E. Anderson leads the Historical Drama Association.
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West Virginia Conservation Commission
Johnson
The
Register Today
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Grand View
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Harry E. Anderson
Conservation Commission
Beckley
Kermit Locke
Historical Drama Association
West Virginia
Beckley National Bank VP French Lucas Resigns
French Lucas vice president director and discount committee member resigns due to ill health. Board meeting at 1 30 p m accepted the resignation with regret. Lucas began in banking September 15 1918 as a passbook boy and bookkeeper, joined Beckley National Bank as teller December 20 1921, and left Beckley in 1922 with associates.
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French Lucas
Beckley National Bank
Lucas
Raleigh County Bank
Bank executive Lucas resigns amid eye illness and health plan
Lucas, longtime banker at Beckley National Bank, steps down from executive vice president role due to deteriorating eye health after multiple surgeries in 1955. He plans to remain active as vice president until resignation, continues in Woodlawn Ave residence with wife. The bank, under his leadership, became Beckley’s largest of three local banks. The executive committee sought funds to finance a new Epic Drama project via Conservation Commission revenue bonds.
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April Showers Turn To Snow In West Virginia Mountains
The article reports April showers turning to snow in West Virginia. Flat Top near Beckley received a five inch fall by 7 a.m., Elkins reported snow, with other regions seeing rain. The Weather Bureau forecast 2 to 4 degrees below normal temperatures for the week with frequent rain mixed with mountain snow mainly Thursday and Friday.
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West Virginia
Raleigh-Mercer County
Beckley
Elkins
Weather Bureau
Beckley Skies Forecast Evening Crescent Moonrise
The Sun sets at 7 09 p m and rises 5 36 a m on Wednesday The Moon rises at 7 07 p m with a full phase at 8 40 p m The Big Dipper remains high in the north at 10 36 p m Planets Jupiter shines high in the southwest at 9 13 p m and in the west at 12 23 a m Venus sets at 10 37 p m Saturn sits in the southeast at 11 13 p m due south at 2 06 a m Wednesday Mars rises at 2 19 a m Wednesday
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Today Features West Virginia on Ohio Valley Steamship Program
West Virginia is highlighted on a three hour Today program aired from the deck of a stern wheel steamer. Dave Garroway interviewed Gov Marland and Rep. Thomas Jenkins of Ironton, Ohio as cameras from ten sites including Armco Steel’s Weber W Sebald captured Valley industry and coal wealth. The show included musical performances and remote viewings, stressing a 10 billion dollar industrial investment in the past decade with 3,000 new industries.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Garroway
Gov Marland
Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
Weber W. Sebald
Armco Steel Corp
Frank Blair
Lee Ann Meriwether
Jack Lescoult
Chimp
J. Fred Muggs
South Point
Huntington East High
Ashland
Marshall, Morehead
Marietta
Valley
Firemen Answer 3 Calls In Beckley Late Monday Night
The Beckley Fire Department answered three calls within two hours late Monday night and early today. A newborn at Raleigh General Hospital requested a portable iron lung at 11:50 p.m. A small grass fire was reported at Whitestick and Berry Streets at 12:40 a.m. Mrs. Sara Kester reported gas smell at 12:50 a.m. Investigators found a man in an apartment basement cleaning auto parts with gasoline.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Whitestick
Berry Sts
Sara Kester
Klaus St
GOP Leaders Seek Quick Soil Bank Bill In Congress
White House talks yield plan to pass a 1.2 billion soil bank bill within 24 hours. GOP leaders discuss tax relief, farm program authority, and Democrats' possible backing to aid farmers this year.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
House
Martin Maes
Martin
Soil Bank
Integration Move Threatened by Alabama Police
In Montgomery Alabama segregation on city buses ended but Police Commissioner Clyde Sellers warned arrests for mixing races. Bus drivers who permit desegregation face prosecution as Montgomery City Lines Inc. abandoned separation after the Supreme Court ruling. Sellers pledged to enforce all city laws to maintain segregation citing South Carolina as the applicable reference.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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White Citizens Council
Sellers
South Carolina
Alabama
U.S. District Court
Supreme Court
Driver Posts Bond After Drunk Driving Arrest
G. T. Everette of Charleston was released from Raleigh County Jail after posting bond through Beckley Police. He was arrested by city police at 2 15 a m on a charge of driving while drunk.
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G. T. Everette
Charleston
Raleigh
Beckley
Russians Grim After Conference
London Soviet Premier Bulgarin and Communist party chief Khrushchev left No 10 Downing Street after a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Eden amid fading hopes for a solid British Soviet accord on world issues. They postponed a news conference for 36 hours as Foreign Office officials cited ongoing discussions on Anglo Soviet trade cultural exchanges and disarmament.
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Bulgarin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Eden
Foreign Office
No. 10
Downing St
Downing St. Eden
House of Commons
Khrushchev
Spelling Champs Named Across District and Schools
District level winners announced in Raleigh County Clear Fork competition with eighth grader Sharon Griffith and sixth grader Vera Jean Williams leading. Center District Keyrock School names Peggy Cowan and Frances Graham as top eighth and sixth graders respectively. Pineville entries crown James L. Smith (eighth) and Eva Johnson (sixth) with multiple runner ups across Keyrock Pineville and Wyoming areas.
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Clear Fork
Sharon Griffith
Dowton Griffith
Ameagle
Eunice Bumgardner
Vera Jean Williams
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White Oak
Everett Allen Lilly
Workman's Creek
Center
Wyoming
Coun
Keyrock
Peggy Cowan
Clyde Cowan
Janet Workman
Willis Workman
Frances Graham
Daugh
Four Incumbents Ex Legislators Seek Demo Posts
Thirteen Democrats including the four incumbents are seeking their party's nomination for the House of Delegates. Three Republicans have filed, with Alma Martin having withdrawn after the filing period. Incumbents are James E. Blackburn Bradley W A Burke Everett R Shafer and Paul J Vennari. The Democratic slate includes Luther Lee Foster O D Hall Roy Lee Harmon H L Knapp Jr Dr John D Lee James McNeish Ned H Ragland Tracy Shannon and J A Uncle Jim Thompson. Republicans are Rev Samuel A Abram F W Roschi and Ben Tissue. Members of the House serve two-year terms with a 1500 annual salary and a 10 cent per mile travel allowance. Blackburn 24, a Baptist and West Virginia Athletic Association deputy commissioner, is active in several civic groups. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Alma Martin
James E
Jay"’ Blackburn
Bradley
W. A
Gene"’ Burke
Beckley
Everett R. Shafer
Paul J. Vennari
Raleigh County
Luther Lee Foster
O.D. Hall
Roy Lee Harmon
H. L. Knapp Jr
Crab Orchard
John D. Lee
Dry Creek
James McNeish
Ned H. Ragland
Tracy Shannon
Beaver
J. A
Uncle Jim" Thompson
Samuel A. Abram
F. W. Roschi
Ben Tissue
Blackburn
West Virginia Athletic Association
Gideons, Moose, Lions
Fire destroys two Clarksburg firms in blaze
In Clarksburg last night a fire gutted Pifer Junk Co and Allegheny Plywood Co as flames rose up to 100 feet. Firemen fought for two hours, water pressure limited supply, and the blaze spread through old rags and other materials before being checked shortly before midnight.
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Pifer Junk Co
Allegheny Plywood Co
J. J. Martin
Junp Company
Joe Scalise
Anderson Iron and Metal Works
Louisiana Doctor Named Superintendent At St. Marys WV School
Dr Wheel er Russell Gregory of Jackson Louisiana was appointed by Governor Marland as superintendent of the West Virginia Training School at St. Marys. The post pays 7200 dollars annually plus housing and maintenance and runs until the next Senate meeting for confirmation. He has 16 years in psychiatry and six in public schools. born in Mexico Missouri and educated at Kansas State Creighton Tulane.
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Wheeler Russell Gregory
Jackson
Marland
West Virginia
St. Marys
State Senate
Gregory
Ralph Zemer
Los Lumas
N. M
East Louisiana State Hospital
Kansas City
Mexico
Kansas State
Creighton University Medical College
Omaha
Tulane Medical School
Veterans Administration
Los Angeles
Danville
Ill
Whipple, Ariz
Legion
Sheriff Hires Jailer On Temporary Basis in Raleigh County
Sheriff John C. Ward says Wade Trump of Beckley has worked the 3 PM to 11 PM shift at Raleigh County Jail since Sunday evening on a temporary basis due to all regular deputies being tied up with taxes, vaccination programs, and other duties. Ward notes Trump’s post does not require a bond, as his bond covers any actions. Burks illness prompted the need for a temporary replacement. Trump is a Raleigh County native and former schoolteacher with prior Conservation Commission work.
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John C. Ward
Ward
Wade Trump
Beckley
Trump
Arthur Burks
Burks
The
Conservation Commission
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