Sisters Murdered in West Virginia Seek Relative
Buffalo West Virginia. A gunman shot a 49 year old schoolteacher Mrs Phloe Johnson in a rocking chair and fatally wounded her sister Mrs Alice Martin as she investigated. State police seek Lincoln Sayre 47 of Arburkle Mason County as a person of interest.
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Buffalo
W. Va
Putnam County
Lincoln Sayre
Arbuckle
Mason County
Phloe Johnson
Alice Martin
Nitro
Johnson
E. C. Guthrie
Sayre
Hazel Grymes
U.S. 35
Charleston
Cpl. Guthrie
Guthrie
Cotton Sayre
Patsy Johnson
Moonshiners Nabbed After Mountain Raid Near Tommy's Creek
Willard Lilly 36 and Charles Bell about 25 were arrested after a raid on a 60 gallon moonshine still near Tommy's Creek. Two gallons of moonshine and mash were seized and destroyed. Jess Price of Clear Creek was jailed for possessing and selling moonshine. Bonds set at 500 dollars each. All three await arraignment and federal grand jury actions in Bluefield.
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Raleigh
Tommy’s Creek
Willard Lilly
Josephine
Lilly
Charles Bell
Federal Grand Jury
Bluefield
U. S
W. A. Riffe
Federal Alcoholic and Tobacco Tax Unit
Bell
Jess Price
Clear Creek
Price
Victim's Rites Not Set for Shirley Green
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for 28 year old Shirley Mae Green of Mount View who died Sunday in a Missouri car crash. Born September 27 1927 in Mount View she was the daughter of Oswald B Green and the late Pearl Stanley Green. A Raleigh County resident she had been employed as a school employee. She is survived by a sister Marie Hatcher Crab Orchard and a half brother Robert Green Mount View.
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Shirley Mae Green
Mount View
Missouri
Caffee Funeral Home
Miss Green
Oswald B. Green
Pearl Stanley Green
Raleigh County
Marie Hatcher
Crab Orchard
Robert Green
Mrs Mary Scott Attends Raleigh Lunch Workshop at Concord
Mrs Mary M Scott supervisor of the Raleigh County school lunch program attends a two day workshop at Concord College in Athens on the school lunch program. The event began Tuesday and she will return to duties on Sept 6 after summer vacation.
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Mary M. Scott
Raleigh County
Concord College
Athens
Scott
Board of Education
Pink Tomato Supply Increases at Beckley Market
Beckley farmers market reports rising pink or breaker tomatoes. Market Manager C C Hutchinson says 1500 pounds arrived Monday and 2000 pounds by noon today. He urges growers to bring pink or breaker varieties and discard poor quality fruit. A truckload of 370 dozen ten pound baskets was received for repacking the local crop.
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Beckley
C. C. Hutchinson
Ing
QO. C. Hutchison
Carroll Hawkins
State Department of Agriculture
E. T. Shanholtzer
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Farm Leaders To Hear Shuman At West Virginia Meeting
The 36th annual West Virginia Farm Bureau convention in Jackson's Mill opens with workshops and a vesper service. Charles B. Shuman of Chicago, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, speaks on price supports and surpluses to about 200 WV farm leaders. Inductions into the 20 year club, 30 year certificates, and a youth talent prize are announced, with Betty Frame of Summersville headed to Chicago in December for the national talent find.
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Jackson's Mill
W.va
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Charles B. Shuman
Chicago
Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
West Virginia
Senate
Dayton R. Stemple
Philippi
Betty Frame
Summersville
Nicholas County
National Farm Bureau
New Coal Mine to Open at Helen in Raleigh County
Preliminary work has begun on Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates plan to open Stotesbury No. 10 mine at Helen, near the closed Helen No. 9. The operation aims for 1,000 to 1,500 tons daily, with a highly mechanized system using Joy U4-BU loaders and long piggyback conveyors to feed a No. 9 cleaning plant along the C&O Railway. Production expected in early 1956.
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Raleigh County
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Pittsburgh
H. John Harper
Eastern
Pocahontas No. 4
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Harper
Helen
Eastern Gas
Stotesbury No
Helen No. 9
Poccahontas No. 3
Dulles Reports Russia Arms Offers to Middle East
Secretary of State Dulles said reliable reports indicate Russia has offered arms to some Middle East nations. He stressed no official confirmation and did not name any country, though Egypt or others were not ruled out. He noted U.S. urged restraint in Gaza border clashes and discussed future peace prospects with regional governments.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
Middle East
Egypt
United States
Israel
Gaza
Ngo Dinh Diem
South
Viet Nam
Red China
Geneva
Fined for Speeding on West Virginia Turnpike
Harvey Soutie of Beckley was fined $25 plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate J P Meadows for speeding on the West Virginia Turnpike. State Police arrested him Saturday for driving 80 mph in a 60 mph zone.
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Harvey Soutie
Beckley
J. P. Meadows
Jon
West Virginia Turnpike
Gloria Lockerman faces tax questions over $64,000 hopes
Baltimore 12 year old Gloria Lockerman, a national spelling champ, weighs whether to risk the $16,000 prize for $32,000 on television. Taxes loom as all winnings would go into a trust for education, with possible $4,400+ tax if she stops at $16,000 and larger bite if she advances and wins.
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Baltimore
Gloria Lockerman
New York
Gloria
Vivian Key
Mr. Key
Federal Income Tax Division
Patient Jumped From Hospital Roof at Raleigh General
A spokesman for Raleigh General Hospital reported Mrs. Alice Wickline 31 Sprague jumped from the porch roof Monday shortly before 7 p.m. She is listed in critical condition. The ill patient had been taken to a bathroom by her nurse, locked the door, removed a window screen, and crawled onto the roof before leaping to the lawn. Wickline had been a patient since Aug 22 following major surgery.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Alice Wickline
Sprague
Sidewalk Paving Procedure Aired by Mayor Minter
Mayor A K Minter explained sidewalk paving permits process. A builder presents a plan and material type to the Planning and Zoning Commission, which then recommends to the City Council. The Council approves or disapproves, after which the City Recorder issues the permit and notifies the City Engineer.
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A. K. Minter
Minter
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Recorder
Beckleyan's Sister Dies in Beckley
Mrs Rose B Thompson 77 sister of Dr W H Foglesong died Monday night in Beckley. Widow of John W Thompson she is survived by sister Mrs E M Munsey Bland Va half-brother Wyley Foglesong Ceres Va half-sister Mrs J L Allen Staffordsville Va two daughters Mrs Thomas Morgan Gainesville Fla Mrs Kenneth Van Wyner Ramsey N J Roy Thompson New Richmond C and John W Jr Athens plus five grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 p m Wednesday at Athens Methodist Church.
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Rose B. Thompson
Athens
W. H. Foglesong
Beckley
John W. Thompson
Dr. Foglesong
E. M. Munsey
Bland, Va
Wyley P. Foglesong
Ceres
J. L. Allen
Staffordsville
Thomas Morgan
Gainesville
Fla
Kenneth van Wyner
Ransey
N. J
Roy Thompson
New Richmond
John W, Jr
Athens Methodist Church
Recipe for Longevity in a Detroit Interview
Milton Mozart Marble a retired schoolteacher who will be 100 Thursday says the way to live long is to eat three bowls of applesauce daily and take a daily bath.
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Detroit
Milton Mozart Marble
Red Cross lists flood losses and relief costs rise
The American Red Cross updates Northeast flood impact reporting 49,441 affected families and over 10 million dollars in relief expenditures. The tally includes 143 deaths and 5,909 injured, with state by state broken damages and 1,314 homes destroyed.
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Red Cross
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rhode Island
New York
Frost Damage Blamed Coffee Prices Up
New York two largest independent roasters General Foods and Standard Brands raised wholesale prices three cents per pound to 91 cents for Maxwell House and Chase & Sanborn. Trade sources anticipate further increases as green coffee costs rose in July and early August Brazil and Colombia prices jumped on frost damage forecasts.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn
Brazilian Finance Ministry
Council Ponders Buying Cruisers
Beckley city officials met at 1 p.m. to consider purchasing three new police cruisers with about 3500 additional funds beyond trade‑in allowances. Mayor A K Minter said the meeting aimed to update the fleet after the current cruisers failed the state motor vehicle check.
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Beckley
A. K. Minter
Minter
Mercy Mission Aids Urgent Beckley Police Message
A Beaver resident who reads The Register helped Beckley Police relay an urgent message about Mrs. Fox, whose mother is critically ill in Columbus, Ohio. The Foxes, formerly of Raleigh, had moved to Kingwood. State Police assisted. Mrs. Fox was informed and reportedly will travel to Columbus.
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Beaver
Register
Beckley
Robert Fox
Police Department
8 306 Autos Rated Safe in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County about 20 000 vehicles are registered and 8 306 passed a 10 point safety check at 24 inspection stations. Motorists paid 49 080 27 dollars for repairs giving an average 5 91 dollars per vehicle. Last week 970 cars were inspected, 1 091 the prior week with repair costs averaging 6 83 dollars. The low average was 2 19 for 150 vehicles and the high 15 25 for 20 vehicles.
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Raleigh
Flood relief drive raises funds in Raleigh County
A four day drive collected 432 dollars toward a 1350 dollar goal for flood victims. The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross, part of a national effort to raise 10 million dollars, appointed 18 chairmen and has 43 individuals plus one organization contributing so far. Donations must reach the Red Cross Office in the Bair Building by Friday.
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Raleigh
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Bair Building
Edith Scorns Coast for Sea
Hurricane Edith, the year.s fifth storm and third this month, veered northeast over open sea off Florida. Forecasters expect a continued path into the North Atlantic with diminishing intensity, 260 miles east northeast of Bermuda at 5 am EST and moving about 15 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
North Atlantic
Bermuda
Moonshine Bust Lands Two Area Men In Jail
Two area men were arrested by Beckley Police Lt Louis L. Walker and jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 3:30 a.m. Today. Louis L Walker of Raleigh is charged with illegal possession of moonshine whisky and being drunk. Lacy M Rogers of Grandview is charged with illegal possession of moonshine whisky and driving while drunk.
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Raleigh
Beckley
Louis L. Walker
Lacy M. Rogers
Grandview
WV Forecast Calls for Showers and Cooler Weather
Moisture moves into West Virginia with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures drop to 60s this evening, then 60s to mid 70s across the state. Extended outlook shows 3 to 5 degrees below normal for the next five days with cooler midweek, possible Friday showers, and total rainfall around a quarter to half inch. Normal temps average 70 in the north and 71 in the south. Beckley highs around 78 and lows near 72, Oak Hill near 73, rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier reservoirs in normal clear conditions.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley High
Ssorrseers
Crcevereesenes
OAK Hill High
Coans
Eadnaannes
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
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Woodrow Wilson High School
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Beckley Grid
Victor Peelish
Lawrence Wiseman
Morpheus
Dick Mason
Stotesbury No. 10
Beckley Farmers Market
Gino Prato
Prato
Sam Rudefker
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Beckleyan
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Mercy Mission
Bracketville
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