Blue Laws Face Test Before Supreme Court
Washington AP report states blue laws, prohibiting Sunday commercial activity, face major federal challenges as the Supreme Court requests arguments on their validity in Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Maryland amid conflicting lower court rulings. A Boston three judge panel ruled the Massachusetts Lord’s Day statute unconstitutional as applied to Crown Market and to Jews observing Saturday Sabbath, highlighting bias concerns.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Carolina
Philadelphia
High Court
Springfield
Crown Market
Boston
Harlem remodeler Jack Guilty pays fine for apartment redo
Jack Guilty, an operator and former board member, is ordered to pay 4400 dollars for redecorating his Harlem apartment. He was also convicted of conspiring to obstruct justice by giving a false story to the district attorney to cover the remodeling. A jury cleared him on related charges after a hung jury last July.
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Jack
Harlem
Etter One City
Board of Estimate
Humphrey Seeks City Recorder Post in Beckley
Humphrey and partners at 119 Harvey Street Lewis Gravely 107 Pine Street and E P Roach 107 Pine Street are named in the draft city recorder race. He told The Register this morning he hopes to live up to the trust shown by May Cecil Miller and the Beckley City Council and to use his knowledge and experience to do a good job.
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Nawha St
Lewis Gravely
Harvey St
E. P. Roach
Pine St. Humphrey
The
Register
Cecil Miller
Beckley
Pearl Harbor attack remembered in anniversary statement
The article recalling Pearl Harbor details heavy losses, noting Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd and the Arizona sinking. Gen. Emmett O'Donnell Jr. calls the 19 year old surprise attack a reminder to remain vigilant and not unprepared.
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Aemen
Arizona
Isaac C. Kidd
Emmett O'Donnell Jr
Pacific Air Forces
Hawaii
Webb Florist and Greenhouse Rope Discount Ad
White Pine rope at Webb Florist and Greenhouse offers 25 yards or more at 5 cents per yard, with a deal of three for one dollar. The ad promotes bulk purchase pricing for rope and related greenery supplies.
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Webb Florist and
Sawyers Official Appointed Road Commissioner Charleston
Gov elect W W Sawyers appoints Charles Sawyers as road commissioner at 14500 a year. Sawyers served 1955 to 1957 under Gov Marland, to aid Patrick C Graney in a transition. Changes planned across commission departments to strengthen operations as Graney's term nears March 1, 1961. Governor-elect to name preferred leaders for House Speaker and Senate President.
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Charleston
W. W
Sawyers
William Marland
Patrick C. Graney
Graney
Commission
Michael Baker Jr
House of Delegates
State Senate
West Virginia Retailers Association Chief Seeks Reform
Hopkins president of the West Virginia Retailers Association told a Charleston group that West Virginia retailers are disorganized and easy targets for tax legislation. He outlined a reorganization plan presented since November 17 in Huntington Wheeling Parkersburg Charleston Bluefield Fairfield and Williamson and planned visits to virtually all state communities.
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The
and Supply Co
West Virginia
State Revenue Plan Proposes Three Member Utility Commission
A state commission recommends creating a three member body to take over public utility property assessments from the State Board of Public Works. It urges maintaining the gross sales tax as the core of the tax system, suggests rate changes to balance levy across sources, and opposes raising the consumers sales tax from 2 to 3 percent or removing the tax on various items.
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Com
State Board of Public Works
Yakitori in Japan: Oriental take on grilled chicken
A streamlined note on ordering yakitori in a Japanese restaurant. The piece frames the dish as an Oriental style version of barbecued chicken, highlighting cultural framing in dining. It emphasizes that yakitori is a regional preparation distinct from Western barbecue traditions.
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Japan
Deaths and Funerals Sadler 15 Mabscott
The funeral for 15 year old Sadler of Mabscott will be at First Assembly of God Church with burial at Hot Coal Cemetery. He died from a gunshot wound to the heart Monday night. Surviving are his parents Alfred A. and Ruby Hughes Sadler, two sisters, and grandparents. The body will be moved to the church one hour before services with pallbearers named.
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7Tt Elwood M
N. J
Texas
Ann D
Kernesville
N. C
Nancy L. Wheeler
Brenda Sadler
Mandy Sadler
Rich
Caffee
Walter Bbe
Carl Jones
Avernue
Tommy Wheeler
Larry Wolf
Philip Wolf
Earl Thompson
Polio vaccine center planned in San Diego draws researchers
The polio vaccine project advances with plans to build a San Diego research center uniting top international biomedical minds who will each pursue own projects while remaining in close contact. Khrushchev reportedly has a cold and canceled appointments in Moscow. Laos forces retreat renews hope for peace talks amid three way civil war. Mrs. Lillian Fratantonio of Cleveland faces psychiatric exam before sentencing for alleged drugging of daughters. New Orleans school clash sees police action near an integrated school as tensions ease. Western powers unite to counter Soviet Congo move and bar Luambumba's return. UN Security Council meeting dispute delayed after Western insistence on 24 hours' notice. State brief notes three more polio cases raising 1960 total to 62. Gov-elect Barron declines public comment on leaders, signaling silent approach. Legislature panel to revise Natural Resources Bill in Charleston Friday.
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San Diego
Calif
Khrushchev
Moscow
Phoumi Nosavan
Laos
Lillian Fratantonio
Cleveland
New Orleans
U.N. Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Soviet Union
State Health Department
Monongalia County
Tucker
W. W. Barron
House
Senate
Howard Carson
Dfayette
Julius Singleton
D-Monongalia
Legislative Interim Committee On Natural Resources
Capitol
Charleston
Natural Resources
Conservation Commission
Natural Resources Department
John M Gilkeson Dies at 89 in Lawn West Virginia
John M Gilkeson 89 of Lawn died at noon Tuesday in a Charleston hospital. A retired farmer and Meadow Grove Baptist Church member born in Springdale he was the son of J H and Elizabeth Kinney Gilkeson. Survived by three sons Lacy Ansted Luddie Mount Hope Lew Graneeeeene Saree. several daughters including Odessa Forren Lawn Emma Deitz Ansted Nellie Wood Ansted Pansy Hundley Grassy Meadows Mora Gilkeson St Albans Elizabeth Gilkeson Charleston. Body at Nickell Funeral Home East Rainelle.
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John M. Gilkeson
Lawn
Charleston
Meadow Grove
Dawson
Springdale
J. H
Elizabeth Kinney Gilkeson
Lacy
Ansted
Luddie
Mount Hope
Lew Gilkeson
Nellie Wood
Pansy Hundley
Grassy Meadows
Mora Gilkeson
St. Albans
Elizabeth Gilkeson
Nickell Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Rns
Engineers Plan Mt Hope Meet
The West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers will meet in the Mountaineer Hotel Mount Hope at 7 p m Tuesday. A social period starts 6 30 p m prior to the session with a tour of the U S Bureau of Mines Building. Officers for next year will be elected. Nominees include Robert R. Griffith Harold E Crickmer Austin Caperton Jr C T Shackelford Cecil H Graham H Louis Kirkpatrick Alfred T Benton and L Glover as chapter directors.
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West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers
Mountaineer
Mount Hope
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Robert R. Griffith
Harold E. Crickmer
Austin Caperton Jr
C. T. Shackelford
Cecil H. Graham
H. Louis Kirkpatrick
Alfred T. Benton
L. Glover
Schoolgirl Injures Knee At Rhodell Elementary
Judy Kelly a 13 year old granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Rubin Kelly Rhodell suffered a right knee injury Monday while at Rhodell Elementary. She was treated at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens.
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Judy Kelly
Rubin Kelly
Rhodell
Rhodell Elementary
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Doan’s Pills promise relief for aches and bladder irritation
The ad promotes Doan’s Pills as a remedy for headache fatigue and general discomfort from exertion and stress. It claims soothing bladder irritation and mild diuretic effects, suggesting improved kidney output. It touts a long history and introduces a new economy size to save money.
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Dean
Nagai
Kache
Doan
Funeral services for Zells E Boyd Jr in Cleveland
Funeral services are set for Zells E Boyd Jr., 34, of Cleveland Ohio formerly White Oak. The Rev E W Powers and Rev S D Smith will preside at the Chapel with burial to follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Boyd died in a Cleveland hospital at 11 p m Sunday after an illness. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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Zells E. Boyd Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
White Oak
E. W. Powers
S. D. Smith
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Boyd
Six Game Law Violations Caught in State Reports
Six game law convictions were reported by Raymond Eye, district conservation officer. Thur Springs case for carrying a loaded gun in a vehicle resulted in a $20 fine. Lewisburg man Edward B. Allen Jr., 23, was fined after illegal deer transport from Virginia. Trout, W. Va. resident Charles L. Hamilton, 40, faced a $10 fine for withholding information. Paul H. Gillespie, 41, Clayton Road, Ohio, penalized for license irregularity. Two other convictions from Summers and Monroe counties included Ronald Richards, 28, Princeton, for hunting without a license, fined $10, and Holley Cox, 45, Sissonville, for carrying a loaded gun, fined $20.
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Raymond Eye
Bythur Springs
Frank B. Crigger
W. C. Kautz
Edward B. Allen Jr
Lewisburg
Crigger
H. G. Zimmerman
Virginia
Charles L. Hamilton
Trout
W. Va
Jesse B. Bryant
Dan Phillips
Rupert
Paul H. Gillespie
Clayton Road
Ohio
Bryant
W.va
A Phillips
Summers
Monroe
Ronald Richards
Princeton
Charles Bare
J. E. Holt
Holley Cox
Sissonville
Monroe County
W. L. Crosier
A. W. Boone
Union
Marlinton Carrier Boy Arrives In Rio
Marlinton carrier boy Calvin Morgan arrived in Rio de Janeiro at 9 a.m. today to begin a two week tour of South America. Morgan earned the trip by winning a subscription contest for Beckley Post Herald and The Register, sponsored with Family Weekly. He traveled from New York with peers from across the country.
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Calvin Morgan
Marlinton
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
South America
Beckley Post Herald
The
Post Herald
the Register
Family Weekly
Morgan
New York
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Rescue Squad Called Refused Treatment At Bank
Beckley Fire Department Rescue squad responded to a call at Beckley National Bank at 9:30 a.m. after a man was reported to have passed out. Charles A. Gullett of Princewick was found ill at the bank and refused treatment, with an ambulance standing by but not transporting him to a hospital.
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Beckley Fire Department
Beckley National Bank
Bank
Charles A. Gullett
Princewick
Ifire
France Slightly Smaller Than Texas by Area
France covers 212,659 square miles and is slightly smaller than Texas in area.
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France
Texas
Fires Report Seventeen Areas Across Counties
Fifteen forest fires were reported Tuesday with crews dispatched at various times across Mercer Summers Summers and Greenbrier counties. Fires appeared on Guyan Dotte Mountain Glade Branch Beaver Pond Springs near Ames Mine in Fayette and others along New River and Martins Creek with several burnouts and ongoing checks by Raleigh and local crews.
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Guyandotte Mountain
Ore
OA Srinivas
Tuseday
Matt’s Creek
Boone Line
Raleigh
Mercer County
Glade Branch
Mercer
Pinnacle
Beaver Pond Springs
Fayette
Ames Mine
New River
Talcott
Riverside Pool
Greenbrierry
Cordova
Beckley Trio Arrested On Moonshine Charges
Beckley police arrested Grover Marshall Atkins Norris Clayton Blosser and Harry Lloyd Adkins for drunk driving and moonshine possession. Atkins fined 10 and 100 dollars, Blosser 100 dollars with license revocation six months, Adkins 10 dollars for drunkenness and 100 dollars for moonshine. All remanded to Raleigh County Jail.
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Beckley
Grover Marshall Atkins
Meadow Bridge
Norris Clayton Blosser
Raleigh
Cotton White
Blosser
Harry Lloyd Adkins
Long Chain Charlie Delivers Prisoners From Raleigh County
The state penitentiary bus known as Long Chain Charlie departed Beckley at 8 a m today with a cargo of 15 prisoners. Seven inmates from Raleigh County were Byron L. Moore John J. Peoples Clyde Davis Maceo A Snow Jeremiah Thomas Roy W Naper and George E Smith. They had been sentenced elsewhere in southern West Virginia and were taken to the jail in Raleigh County prior to boarding the bus.
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State Penitentiary
Beckley
Raleigh County
Byron L. Moore
John J. Peoples
Clyde Davis
Maceo A. Snow
Jeremiah Thomas
Roy W. Naper
George E. Smith
West Virginia
Civil Defense Truck Display On Main Street
Raleigh County Civil Defense will park a CD truck on Main Street by the courthouse from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Civil Defense personnel will be at the site to explain equipment. Jim McDaniel, CD committee chair, invites everyone to visit the exhibit.
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Raleigh County Civil Defense
Civil Defense
Jim McDaniel
Raleigh County CD Committee
Three Suits Filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk Office
A suit filed today on behalf of three plain tiffs seeks 6301.18 from John Namon, Betty Zane Lilly, and others. Beckley Lumber and Supply Co., Raleigh Hardware Co., and The Williamson Co. hold mechanics liens on a Tench Park house and lot for 5397.67, 399.39, and 504.12 respectively. Other defendants hold liens: Ashworth and Bowers for Beckley National Bank 10513.79, Internal Revenue Service 723.40, Trustees for Beckley Lumber 4600, Wilkes Insurance Agency 763, Grady Whitlock Ford 409.50, and 109.28 plus 5.50 costs.
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Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office
John Namon
Betty Zane Lilly
Beckley Lumber and Supply Co
Raleigh Hardware Co
Williamson Co
Joseph Drive
Tench Park
Robert J. Ashworth
K. D. Bowers
Beckley National Bank
Internal Revenue Service
Lumber Co
Wilkes Insurance Agency
Grady Whitlock Ford
Single Car Fatality Near Elkview On U S 119
James E. Jarrett 40 of Elkview was killed in a one car crash on U S 119 near Elkview just after midnight. Police said the vehicle ran off the road at a curve and struck a rock ledge. Drizzle was reported. Jarrett, a father of three, was returning from Union Carbide in South Charleston.
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Charleston
James E. Jarrett
Rt. 2
Elkview
U.S. 119
Jarrett
Union Carbide
South Charleston
Holiday shopping mixed in state, Huntington optimistic
Merchants across the state report varied early holiday business with warm weather dampening demand yet Huntington showing strong gains. Executives from Kabe son Newcomb department store and local banks predict record or near record sales, while Charleston and Weirton see modest or delayed improvements. Parkersburg and Bluefield note improved weekend sales but overall levels lag or match last year.
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Associated Press
Gong
Huntington
W. B .Anderson
Kabeson-Newcomb
B. C. McGinnis Jr
20Th Street Bank
Christ‘mas
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Don Baker
Baker
Charleston
Charles E. Hodges
Chamber of Commerce
Sean
R. M. Ceee
Wheeler Eoctinate
Marchandice
Panhandle
Weirton
James Fienniken
Parkersburg
Dodd Mortensen
Bluefield Chambered Commerce
Uniform Auto Tag Fee Eyed
CHARLESTON AP A uniform automobile license fee and daily cash deposits with the state treasury are urged by the State Department of Motor Vehicles to simplify audits and improve operation. Commissioner J Marshall Holcomb proposes an annual license for all passenger cars and direct treasury deposits to the state auditor for allocation to road funds. Funds from the 2 percent motor vehicles privilege tax support secondary roads.
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Charleston
State Treasury
State Department of Motor Vehicles
J. Marshall Holcomb
Holcomb
Motor Vehicles Department
Cox Convicted Of False Oath
Gary Elwood Cox, 21, was convicted by an Intermediate Court jury of false swearing before the West Virginia Crime Commission. He claimed he signed 10 pay checks totaling $1,004 during the first five months of 1958 as part of a probe of State Road Commission funds in Clay County. Orvil Q. Schoonover was convicted similarly. Judge William J. Thompson scheduled Jan. 10 for a defense motion hearing and withheld sentence pending outcome.
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Charleston
Gary Elwood Cox
Clay County
West Virginia Crime Commission
State Road Commission
Cox
Crime Commission
Road Commission
Orvil Q. Schoonover
The
SRC
William J. Thompson
Cuban diplomat accused of assault and defections reported
A Cuban diplomat reportedly beat a colleague in an apartment on Monday and vowed to kill them. Another two Cuban diplomats Manual Mencia and Aurealio Giroud refused to return to Cuba last Friday and left the diplomatic service. Mrs Sylvia Perez de Beltran, an embassy attache, also left her post.
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Hurtado
Pino
Manual Mencia
Aurealio Giroud
Cuba
Sylvia Perez de Beltran
Cubs to Reorganize Pack 127 at Maxwell Hill School
Cub Scout Pack 127 will be reorganized at Maxwell Hill School Thursday at 7 p.m. all boys aged 8 to 10 in the Maxwell Hill area are urged to attend along with parents. Den mothers listed include Mrs. Ben Shrewsbury Mrs. Charles Waybright Mrs. Delores Treadway and Mrs. Betty Brown.
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Maxwell Hill
Wallace Noble
Boy Scout
Ben Shrewsbury
Charles Waybright
Delores Treadway
Betty Brown
Noble
Child Treated After Fall From A Structure Near Crab Orchard
Linda Gray, three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Gray of Crab Orchard, was treated at Beckley Hospital Tuesday for a right shoulder injury after she fell from a nearby structure.
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Linda Gray
William Gray
Beckley Hospital
Strife in Cuba Escalates as Defections Grow in Western Provinces
Growing anti Castro resistance spreads through western and central Cuba with defection reports in Pinar del Rio and attacks by militiamen. Castro moves to Las Villas to supervise rebels while Raul travels to Santiago. Labor unrest over pay deductions disrupts a national holiday. Cuba seeks new trade with Canada and Asia as relations with the United States cool.
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Castro
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Garr
Raul
Las Villas
Havana
Santiago
Antonio Maceo
Spain
Labor Ministry
Canada
United States
Castro Mounts in South America Seen Mildly Effective
The report notes Cuban cultural missions including ballet and opera, with student exchanges, while praising the Cuban tactics as likely backed by Communists. Propaganda from the official Cuban press is viewed as deliberate and influential.
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South America
Udall Raises Ike on Post Presidency Public Duty
Stewart Udall discussed with Eisenhower the possibility of the President taking on some public duty after retirement next month. Udall quoted Ike as saying he would be glad to serve if he could do so usefully.
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Eisenhower
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