Waitress' Body Found In Well
In Herrin Illinois a 17 year old waitress Mary Lily Ellen Roberts was found murdered in a well at an abandoned farmhouse after being kidnapped from a lovers lane four days earlier. FBI led probe though no major lead. two men cleared with alibis. Bryant Jr. seriously wounded. body recovered by Police Chief Charles Edwards using a rope. Autopsy says gunshot to head. rape not confirmed.
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Herrin
Ill
FBI
Mary Lily Ellen Roberts
John Bryant Jr
Crab Orchard Lake
Carbondale
Charles Edwards
Marion
Mary Lily
Mary Lee Roberts
Joe Harry Milani
Joseph Mattingly
St. Louis
Murphysboro
Mattingly
Milani
Kansas
Miss Roberts
Adolph Flack
Bryant
Kiwanians Meet Discuss Parking Tickets and Plans
The Kiwanians opened with remarks that parking violations would be resolved for convention-goers. The session featured district treasurer A W Buhler Morgantown governor Ervin S Queen Logan Burchinal and Key Circle K Kayette ub representatives. Col Robert W Gates of the U S Air Force will speak at Tuesday's luncheon. Officers for the new year will be elected Wednesday. Barbara Barbera daughter of Quinco Barbera Prince Street was treated for a head injury after being struck by a golf ball at Beckley Hospital Sunday.
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A. W. Buehler
Morgantown
Ervin S. Queen
Logan
Burchinal
Circle K
Kayette Ub
Robert W. Gates
U. S. Air Force
Barbara Barbera
Mrs. Quinco Barbera
Prince Street
Beckley Hospital
OAS Ministers Condemn Cuba Crisis Amid Walkout
The Organization of American States ministers denounced intervention in the hemisphere and urged unity under the Inter-American System while Cuba's Roa condemned the resolution and led a Cuban walkout. A six nation mediation committee was named, but Roa dismissed any nonproductive probe.
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Castro
OAS
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
United States
Roa
Latin America
Havana
Radio Rebelde
Ministry
Department of State
Washington
Mexico
Venezuela
Colombia
Chile
Costa Rica
Brazil
Driverless Car Overturns On Lot In City Parking Lot
A 1959 model car rolled from a Chem City parking area on South Kanawha Street. It stopped in a vacant lot after plunging 40 feet from its parking space, then tipped onto its top at the corner of South Kanawha and Eye Street at noon.
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South Kanawha Street
South Kanawha and
Eye Street
Prison Term Begins Today for John D Upchurch
John D. Upchurch of Hammond Indiana began a federal prison term at Lewisburg Pennsylvania at 8 am today. He was convicted of destroying United States mail matter that he knew to be stolen and received two concurrent four year sentences July 25 from Judge John A Field Jr. A motion to set bail pending appeal in the Fourth Circuit was denied and overruled by the U S District Court.
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John D. Upchurch
Hammond
Ind
United States
Lewisburg
Upchurch
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
United States Southern District Court
John A. Field Jr
Paul J. Fourney
U. S
Percy Brown
Labor dispute to be funded by state and federal money
The county plans a long term construction funded by state and federal money with three government units the Board of Education County Court and City of Beckley pledging support. A mediation conference will include Burdett Stanley and one union representative while a subcontractor handles earth moving at the Armory Civic Center site as pickets stand nearby. The dispute centers on local contractors refusing to sign with the AFL-CIO while paying union scale to most workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Beckley
Burdett
Wipperman
Stanley
New Armory Civic Center
Afl-Cio
Condemnation Hearing Scheduled Sept 8
Commissioners in the condemnation proceedings by the State Road Commission against property owned by Ray and Mary E Evans are to hold a hearing in the Circuit Courtroom at 10 a.m. Sept 8 per orders signed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Commissioners named: W. W. Vines Robert McLean Buren Atkinson Roy I. Smith and Rondey Webb.
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State Road Commission
Ray
Mary E. Evans
Circuit
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
W. W. Vines
Robert McLean
Buren Atkinson
Roy I. Smith
Rondey Webb
Removal of Board Member Arch ie Lusk Opens Trial in Wyoming
In Pineville RNS report on Wyoming County Board of Education member Archie Lusk, trial opened in Wyoming Circuit Court led by Judge Robert Worrell. Five petitioners questioned on signatory eligibility. first witness Jesse W. Morgan, superintendent and board secretary, testified about meeting minutes and motions in 1957 and 1959 increasing pay. Stewart, Herndon High School principal, described bread sales and gas purchases by Lusk’s station, noting disputes over payment source and discounts. Court adjourned until 1 p.m.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Board of Education
Archie Lusk
Wyoming Circuit Court
Robert Worrell
Lusk
R. J. Caudill
Denny Morgan
Wolf Pen
Roy Hurst
Ravencliff
Joal Carson
Tom Smith
Glen Rogers
Jesse W.morgan
Wyoming County Schools
Board of Education
Morgan
Don D. Cook
Soane
Gilbert Goode
John W. Shufflebarger
Cook
Goode
Shufflebarger
Herndon High School
Adie B. Stewart
Stewart
Deaths and Funerals Charlie Hoover
Charlie Hoover aged 53 of Glen White died early today in a local hospital after a long illness. The body lies at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of arrangements.
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Charlie Hoover
Glen White
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Joint funeral services for two Dry Creek men
Asbury Charles Asbury and Charles Dale Bradford both 21 of Dry Creek died in an Indiana Turnpike crash near Angola. Services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rebec ca Chapel Church Rock Creek with Rev. Robert Cohn. Burial at Jarrell Cemetery Rock Creek for Asbury and Ballard Cemetery Dry Creek for Bradford. Third victim Charles Hopkins of Chicago died later. Additional survivors listed include family members in Dry Creek Chicago and Cleveland. Bodies to be moved to family homes Tuesday and to church one hour before services. RNS
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Harry Charles Asbury
Charles Dale Bradford
Dry Creek
Indiana Turnpike
Angola
Ind
Rebecca Chapel
Rock Creek
Robert Cohn
Jarrell
Asbury
Ballard
Bradford
Charles Hockins
Chicago
Ill
Mona Asbury
Dorothy Cantley Bradford
Albert C. Bradford
Bob
Joe
Earl
Quincey
Daymond
Dane Bradford
Fairdale
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
William C McGhee final rites set at Eccles church
William Claude McGhee 66 of Eccles dies after long illness. Services are at 2 p m Wednesday at Missionary Baptist Church Eccles with Rev William Stafford and Rev Fred Childers officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. He was born April 1 1894 in Putnam County to the late Will and Cora Johnson McGhee. He was a member of the Free Church.
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William Claude McGhee
Eccles
Missionary Baptist Church
William Stafford
Fred Childers
Sunset Memorial Park
McGhee
Putnam County
Will
Cora Johnson McGhee
Funeral services for Lt Cmdr Linden A Cook
Funeral services for Lt Cmdr Linden A Cook 52 formerly of Wyoming County will be held in California Sunday with full military rites at Arlington National Cemetery at 10 30 a m Wednesday His body will be flown to Washington DC today Survivors include wife Ruth two daughters Marjory and Elaine Cook mother Mrs Frank Dalton two brothers Auldie Thurley three half brothers Lindsey Byron Edsel Billy Cook s and a half sister Mrs Bonnie Smith
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Cmdr
Linden A. Cook
San Francisco
Calif
Wyoming County
California
Washington, D. C
Pumphrey Funeral Home
Arlington National Cemetery
Windon
Navy
J. G
Oakland
Ruth
Marjory
Elaine Cook
Frank Dalton
New Richmond
Auldie
Thurley
Pineville
Lindsey
Air Force
Germany
Byron Edsel
Windom
Billy Cooks
Kopperston
Bonnie Smith
Los Angeles
Tolbert Funeral Services Incomplete For Harper Heights Man
Jess Tolbert 72 of Harper Heights died Sunday morning at Welch Hospital. Johnson Funeral Parlor handles arrangements with services incomplete.
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Jess Tolbert
Harper Heights
Welch Hospital
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Austin R L Funeral Rites Held In Central Baptist
Robert L. Austin 60 of 303 Worley Road dies after long illness in a Beckley hospital. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist with Rev. S A Abrams. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survived by Maggie A. Austin and seven children including daughters Annabelle Smith Geraldine Hubbard Delores Law and sons Robert L Alfonzo Cecil and Harry. Body at Trent Funeral Home until services.
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Robert L. Austin
Worley Road
Central Baptist Church
N. Y
Robert L
Alfonzo
New York City
Cecil and
Harry
Brooklyn
Lula C. Anderson
New York
Bernice Austin
Jamaica
Trent Funeral Home
Funeral for Bertha Gurack in Piney View
Miss Bertha Lee Gurack 40 of Piney View dies after a three week illness at Beckley VA Hospital. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday Webb and Neal Chapel with Rev Carl Johnson officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Born McRoberts Kentucky May 26 1920 she served in the Womens Army Corps at Fort Oglethorpe and with Casual Detachment C Fort Devin Massachusetts. Survivors include sister Mrs Gerald Campbell and step-siblings Genevive Piecowski John Pieczowski Walter Pieczowski. Pallbearers listed.
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Bertha Lee Gurack
Piney View
Webb and
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Devin
Mass
Gerald Campbell
Pemberton
Genevive Piecowski
John Piecowski
Passis
N. J
Walter Piecowski
Lanark
Don Bailey
Harry Miller
Herbert Garten
Jack Smith
Ronald Garten
William Bonner
Charles Hudson
Rescue Squad Called For Man At 2:30 A.M.
Beck ley Fire Department rescue squad answered a 2:30 a.m. call for Wayne Bright 25 of 113 Prillerman Ave. The illness remained unspecified.
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Beckley
Border Crisis Deepens as Katanga Retains Troops
Threats from Tshombe pledge continued loyalty with his forces while Kalonji seeks aid in Elisabethville as Katanga’s capital falls. Belgium plans to withdraw about 950 troops by UN deadline, leaving 600 technicians at Kamina base. UN Envoy Berendson denies buffer-zone talk urged by Gen. Gheyssens. U.S. protest to Lumumba government over airman attack. ambassador Timberlake unable to deliver file.
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Tshombe
Kalonji
Bakwanga
Elisabethville
Katanga
United Nations
Kamina
Emile Gheyssens
Kasai
Lumumba
U.N
Ian Berendson
Congo
Leopoldville
United States
U.S
Clare H. Timberlake
Justin Bomboko
Congressional adjournment targets White House action on social security bill
The House approved a social security measure advancing to the White House before the weekend. It liberalizes benefits and creates about 200 million dollars annually in federal grants for medical expenses for old age assistance recipients or near-threshold incomes. Senate plans to tackle a companion foreign aid appropriation, while Eisenhower protests cuts from a prior bill. The Appropriations Committee later added funds to foreign aid, signaling likely Senate floor disputes. The wage bill remains unresolved with Kennedy backing a $1.25 minimum and the House proposing $1.15, as conferees resist concessions. Kennedy vows firm stand on key Senate coverage provisions.
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White House
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Douglas Dillon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Echo sightings schedule over West Virginia for August
Satellite Schedule CHARLESTON AP lists approximate EST times to view Echo in West Virginia for the rest of August. Daily times include late night and evening windows such as Monday at 12:37 am and 10:09 pm, Tuesday through multiple slots, and Wednesday limited to five appearances.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kennedy Nixon to forge fair practices code this week
Senators Kennedy and Nixon plan to sign a fair practice code in Washington this week as they wage a presidential campaign. A wave of vandalism in Negro sections climaxed Sunday night with firebombs on a grocery curb market and a car.
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Chile
Americans injured in Congo attack arrive for treatment
Eight U N peacekeepers including two Canadians were attacked in Stanleyville. Two Americans suffered possible skull fractures and a possible spinal injury but were not in life threatening condition. Ambassador Timberlake protested, while Bomboko apologized. Gen von Horn deployed 300 Sudanese and Ghana troops to guard the plane as the wounded were airlifted to Louvain University hospital.
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U.S
Claire Timberlake
Justin Bomboko
Gerald T. Henery
Washington, D.C
Carl von Horn
U. N
Congo
Ghana
Smyrna
Del
Ebvert L. Mott
Glenmora
Kaiser
Mott
Louvanium University
U. S. Air Force
Europe
Three Suits Ordered Omitted From Docket
Three suits declared settled were ordered omitted from the docket for the August term of Raleigh County Circuit Court. Belle Furniture Co. against Kermit and Mae Bryant was dismissed after Kermit Bryant filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Also dismissed were Elmer Suttle against Tip Lawson, and Albertina H. Meador against Basil I. Meador and Northwestern Life Insurance Co.
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Raleigh County
Belle Furniture Co
Kermit and Mae Bryant
Kermit Bryant
Elmer Suttle
Tip Lawson
Albertina H. Meador
Basil I. Meador
Northwestern Life Insurance Co
Mrs Roy I Smith Undergoes Surgery in Raleigh General
Mrs Roy I Smith of 304 Beaver Avenue is reported in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after undergoing surgery this morning. She was admitted to the hospital on August 24.
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Roy I. Smith
Beaver Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Half Million West Virginia Students Head Back to School
West Virginia prepares for about 450000 to 500000 pupils returning this week and next as Pendleton County starts Friday. A new law sets age 6 by Nov 1 for enrollment, causing an estimated 20000 children to miss this year. Enrollment rises slightly to 453000, with a $121.6 million public system budget and 17000 teachers facing emergency certificates.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Pendleton County
National Education Association
Fair Again Continues Hearing Sheds Light on Enforcement Ties
State Police defer enforcement in municipalities unless invited or major violations trigger action. Pending witnesses include Ohio County Prosecutor Thomas P. O'Brien Wheeling Police Chief M A Baumann Ed Driehorst Hal T Kain and others from Brooke Hancock Marshall counties. Hearing expected to last five days in the circuit courtroom city county building.
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Ohio County
Thomas P. O'Brien
Wheeling
M. A. Baumann
Ed Driehorst
Hal T. Kain
Ohio County Board of Commissioners
Brooke County
Ralph Pryor
Dave
Hancock County
Clayton Hobbs
Thayer McDaniel
Chester
Earnest Workman
Charles Peemer
Club 30
Marshall County
Everett G. Cox
Paint Fire at Huffman Street Damages Unclear
Beckley Fire Department responded to a blaze at 122 Huffman St. at 3 a.m. It took two and a half hours to control. Officials believe paint and paint thinner stored under the stairs started the fire. No injuries. owner listed as John Tanner. Damages undetermined.
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Beckley
Huffman St
John Tanner
State Dairy Princess Will Attend RDC Meet
Evelyn Sue Rapp the state dairy princess will attend the Rural Development Council annual dinner at Beckley Hotel Tuesday evening. More than 150 are expected to attend with Elvis J. Stahr president of West Virginia University as guest speaker.
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Evelyn Sue Rapp
Rural Development Council
Beckley Hotel
Elvis J. Stahr
West Virginia University
CAB approves new routes and extensions for airlines
The CAB alters Allegheny Airlines routes 1 4 and 5 to allow one stop Pittsburgh to Washington Baltimore and Buffalo and nonstop Pittsburgh to Huntington West Virginia. It ends American Airlines authority to serve Clarksburg Morgantown Wheeling West Virginia and Erie Pennsylvania on route 551 and Cheboygan Sault Ste. Marie Traverse City Michigan on route 41. Trans World Airlines loses Morgantown and Wheeling West Virginia on route 2.
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Allegheny Airlines
Washington
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
N. Y
Huntington
W. Va
American Airlines
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Wheeling
Erie
Cheboygan
Sault Ste. Marie
Traverse City
Mich
Trans World Airlines
Plumbing Firm Sued For Unpaid Goods
Frank Alderson doing business as Franks Plumbing and Heating is defendant in a suit for 512.72 filed in the Raleigh Circuit Clerk's office. Houchins Manufacturing Co. seeks to recover the amount for goods sold earlier this year.
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Frank Alderson
Frank
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