Slain Maid Implicated By Petrou Accomplice
In Clarksburg a West Virginia murder trial for Nick Petrou features sensational testimony from a Kentucky construction worker nicknamed Bishop. He linked a planned 1955 robbery to the double killing of Mrs. Joann Bland and Mrs. Frances Laughlin and recounted Petrou’s claims about a man called Joe and a coerced maid. The defense pressed for divorce proof to allow testimony from Petrou’s ex wife Cora Christafalos, who testified briefly before being withdrawn.
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Clarksburg
Nick Petrou
Illinois
Frances Laughlin
Joann Bland
Petrou
Harrison County Criminal Court
Bland
Flatwood
Bishop
Ashland
Joe
Laughlin
Huntington
Sandy
Cora Christofalos
Christafalos
Donald Wilson
West Virginia
Charleston
Quarrier St
Wheeling
Chicago
Wilson
Bane To Head New Federal Commission
Frank Bane of Washington and Chicago will head a 26 member commission to study federal state and local government cooperation. The White House named the 66 year old former executive director of the Council of State Governments to lead the panel. He will earn fifty dollars a day expenses no salary.
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Washington
Frank Bane
Chicago
Council of
White House
Eisenhower
Bane
Smithfield
Virginia
Randolph Macon College
Columbia University
Virginia State Board of Charities and Corrections
University of Virginia
Social Security Administration
Council of State Governments
Byrd Presides West Virginia State Society elected
Senator Robert C. Byrd was elected president of the West Virginia State Society by unanimous acclimation in Washington. He succeeds Jim Kee, who becomes vice chairman of the Economic Development Committee. A vigorous public information program and a large Christmas party plan are announced.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia State Society
Jim Kee
Bluefield
State Society
Byrd
Kee
Charles Jules Rose
Martinsburg
West Virginia
West
Joseph G. Weeda
Wellsburg
Alexander Carey
Marinsburg
Cleveland M. Bailey
Clarksburg
Ken Hechler
Huntington
Martha Farley Thomas
Williamson
Alex P. Gates
Charleston
John A. Stupalsky
Francis Munsey
Steel Earnshaw
Morgantown
Chester Barrows
$100 000 Case Settled Out Of Court
Estel Woodrow Richards committee for Mary Ecce Richards sued Omer Snuffer for 100000 in Raleigh County Circuit Court over injuries to Richards ward from a March 28 1958 Raleigh Road auto crash. The suit was settled and removed from this term's calendar with Charleston lawyers Lilly and Lilly for the plaintiff and Ned H Ragland for the defendant.
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Estel Woodrow Richards
Mary Ecce Richards
Omer Snuffer
Raleigh County
Richards
Raleigh Road
Snuffer
Charleston
Lilly and
Lilly
Ned H. Ragland
Eccles Man Waives Hearing On Felonious Assault Case
Sammy Congime of Eccles waived a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W A Burke and awaits Grand Jury action on felonious assault and concealed weapon charges. He was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 10 10 p m Tuesday by State Police.
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Sammy Congime
Eccles
W. A. Burke
Congime
Raleigh
Dominic Trimboli
Joseph Kallam
Cleveland
Tenn
George Jones
Kentucky
Mrs M V Norman Reported In Satisfactory Condition
Mrs M V Norman of Lee Sr is in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a severe asthma attack at her home Tuesday.
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M. V. Norman, Lee Sr
Raleigh General Hospital
Capitalistic Incentive in Soviet Collective Farms
The article contrasts two farm systems in the Soviet Union, detailing collective farms where workers elect a manager, receive pay partly in cash and in kind, plus a household allotment, and state farms owned by the state with direct wage income. It notes shrinking collective farm numbers and expanding state farms, and observes living conditions, cultural facilities, and worker attitudes toward Americans.
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Soviet Union
Roscoe Wikle Dies After Heart Attack at 53
Roscoe Dennis Pop Wikle 53 a Quesenbery Bus Lines driver for 15 years died at 9 30 am today at his home 113 Hill St Beckley after a heart attack Rescue squad and Beckley Fire Department responded He was born April 24 1906 in Spanishburg and resided in Beckley 25 years He was survived by his wife Janese Williams two sons Walter and Jack one daughter Mrs C E Davis Narrows Va two sisters Mrs J R Lilly Spanishburg Mrs Hettie Meadows Camp Creek six brothers Lacy L Wikle Tennessee Virgil Wikle Rich Creek Va Mason Wikle Frontier Mich C R Justice Princeton and Henry Justice Louisville Ky The body remains at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements.
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Roscoe Dennis
Pop” Wikle
Quesenberry
Hill St
Beckley
Spanishburg
O. J
Harriett Fleshman Wikle
Janese Williams
Wikle
Beckley First
Hettie Meadows
Camp Creek
Lacy L. Wikle
Tennessee
Virgil Wikle
Rich Creek
Mason Wikle
Frontier
Mich
C. R. Justice
Princeton
Henry Justice
Louisville
Melton Mortuary
Salvation Army Cheer Fund Booth Raises 66.67
Donations to the Salvation Army Christmas Cheer Fund at the Neville Street booth Tuesday totaled 66.67 dollars. Junior Department of the Woman's Club of Beckley staffed the booth with Mrs. Thomas Keyser Miss Ann Ballengee and others assisting. Major Mary McVicker noted the Jayettes will man the booth today.
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Salvation Army
Neville Street
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Thomas Keyser
Ann Ballengee
John Milom
Robert Thacker
Don Boyd
Vernon Schulte
Larry Cipolat
William Sigmund
Don Thompson
Mary McVicker
Plane Wreck Sighted Near Colombia Missing Airliner
The Colombian navy reports patrol planes sighted wreckage of an airliner missing since Tuesday with 46 aboard. The discovery marks a major development in the search and rescue effort as authorities assess the scene for survivors and details.
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Bogota
Colombia
College student sustains broken arm in Fayette Street fall
Judy Taylor Lindside Beckley College student suffered a broken arm after slipping on Fayette Street Monday. She was treated at Raleigh General Hospital and released to her home at 401 Beaver Ve.
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Fayette Street
Judy Taylor
Lindside
Beckley College
George W. Taylor
Raleigh General Hospital
Beaverve
Funeral announced for Donald Lee Mason in Whitesville
Donald Lee Mason 23 died after a shotgun wound following an argument with his brother at their Orgas home. Funeral set for Friday at 1 p.m. at the Mason residence with burial in Edwards Cemetery Myer. Brother Robert Randall 19 charged with murder after waiving preliminaries.
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Whitesville
Rns
Donald Lee Mason
Jesse L. Mason
Orgas
Herbert Bayles
Edwards Cemetery
Myer
Mason
Charleston
R. L. Johnson
Robert Randall
Here
Johnson
Charles Casto
Conrad
Cleveland
Ohio
Helen Peale
Butte
Mont
Evelyn Jeffries
Massillon
Elladean Dickens
Chicago
Ill
Marlene Harris
Valley Funeral Home
Mrs. Walter Riggins Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter Riggins 55 are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Chapel of the Union Funeral Home Pocahontas Virginia. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield. The former Mullens and Page resident died in a Chicago apartment fire Monday. her body will arrive in Pocahontas around 9 p.m. today.
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Mullens
RNS
Walter Riggins
Union Funeral Home
Pocahontas
Woodlawn
Bluefield
Mullens and
Page
Riggins
Chicago
Ill
Accident Victim Takes First Steps After Injury
B. B. Chambers a retired Raleigh County teacher and former assistant superintendent slowly regains mobility after a serious January accident. He was hospitalized at Beckley VA where he briefly returned home for Thanksgiving and recently walked with walker bars. He plans to spend Christmas at his home on Harper Road and continue recovery.
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B. B. Chambers
Raleigh County
Beckley
Buckhannon
Chambers
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Walker
Harper Road
Pike Victim Moved From WV Turnpike to Fort Knox Hospital
Pvt. Robert Lee Berry 18 grandson of Mrs. Herman Gwinn 2211 S Kanawha St was moved by ambulance today to Fort Knox Hospital Kentucky for recuperation. He was injured a week ago in an accident on the West Virginia Turnpike and treated at Beckley VA Hospital for head injuries.
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Robert Lee Berry
Herman Gwinn
S. Kanawha St
Fort Knox
West Virginia Turnpike
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley Ministers Elect Dryfield President for 1960
The Rev. J. B. Dryfield of the First Methodist Church will become president of the Beckley Area Ministerial Association on January 1 1960 succeeding the Rev. Hilbert McClung. Officers named include C P Conley as vice president Don Francis as secretary and Clark Gage as assistant secretary.
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J. B. Dryfield
First Methodist Church
Beckley Area
Salvation Army
Citadel
Mary McVicker
Salvation Army Citadel
Ministerial Association
John Tannehill
Bismark
N. D
Francis
Tannehill
Beckley
United Christian Youth Movement
UCYM
Tannerhill
Methodist Temple
Ev-Un-Breth
Buckhannon
Manhunt Expands for 19 Convicts in Roanoke Case
A Buchanan Virginia man reported being forced at gunpoint to drive three men to Roanoke after they robbed him of three business suits and left three sets of prison garb. He and his wife were unharmed. State police tracked a stolen car from North Carolina found near his home, and a green sedan spotted in Roanoke, suggesting other escapees may be aboard.
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Roanoke
Buchanan
W. R. Robinson
Robinson
Virginia
North Carolina
Tatwell County
Flood Lawsuit Over Pelham Flood Damage
Vera Flood sues the village of Pelham for 600 dollars claiming her home sustained flood damage. The case highlights a civil action against local government for storm related property loss.
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Pelham, N. Y
Vera Flood
Pelham
Azu rene homozygous mink pelts fetch high prices
In Vancouver a novelty mink mutation called azurene homozygous sold for 70 dollars each. About 70 pelts were processed into wrapped outfits, valued around 7000 dollars, as part of a large auction of 100000 mink pelts that grossed about 1 million dollars.
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Vancouver
B. C
New Recorder Assumes Duties in Rhode Island Town
Orville Duppee took the oath to fill the town recorder post, replacing Roy Bradbury who resigned. Council meeting was postponed by Mayor Estle Meadows and is expected to be held later in the week. Garbage hauling was expected to begin within days but has not started yet.
Disc Jockey Tom Rounds Claims Stay Awake Record
Honolulu AP report says disc jockey Tom Rounds 23 from Danbury Conn is hospitalized after claiming a new stay awake record of 208 hours 44 minutes. He began the stunt November 30 aiming to beat Peter Tripp of New York who held 201 hours 10 minutes. Rounds fell asleep after a message.
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Honolulu
Tom Rounds
Rounds
New York
Peter Tripp
Danbury
Thieves Lift Heavy Lions and Safe in California Burglary Spree
In Arcadia two 1,200 pound concrete lions were stolen from contractor William Matte. A 300 pound safe vanished from Sanitary Plumbing Co. in Long Beach carrying $3,240 in cash and stamps. Police booked 24 year old Allen Charles Shenette of Texas on burglary suspicions after a 150 pound safe was taken from Rocket Messenger Services containing $1.47.
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Los Angeles
William Matteson
Arcadia
Sanitary Plumbing Co
Long Beach
Allen Charles Shenette
Texas
Rocket Messenger Services
Fire in Walter Sinclair Home Controlled Without Out-of-Town Fees
A fire at Walter Sinclair's home on Airport Road was brought under control at 12 20 PM today with no help from the home fire department. The Theckley Fire Department received the alarm shortly after noon but the owner refused to guarantee fees for out of town calls. A firefighter noted a second call reported the fire under control a few minutes later.
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Walter Sinclair
Airport Road
Theckley
Volkswagen Plant Fire Rages At Wolfsburg Factory
A fire burned through Europe's largest automobile plant in Wolfsburg for twelve hours Tuesday, prompting evacuation of sections and extensive emergency response by local fire crews and company officials.
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Wolfsburg
Germany
Volkswagen
Europe
Beckley Chamber of Commerce 40th Annual Dinner
Reservations are due today for the Beckley Chamber of Commerce 40th annual dinner to be held at 6 30 p m Thursday in the Beckley Hotel. Tickets are available from Chamber members or by calling the Chamber office at Clifford 34117. Guest speaker H P Cotton will discuss the Norfolk and Western Railway plans for industrialization of Southern West Virginia.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Beckley Hotel
Clifford
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
H. P. Cotton
Cotton
Industrial and Agricultural Department
CBS President Cowan quits amid quiz show scandal
Louis G. Cowan resigns as president of CBS Television Network alleging Frank Stanton forced his exit over his early link to The $64,000 Question. Stanton rejects the charge while NBC moves to end a kickback practice tied to program spots. James T. Aubrey Jr. named to replace Cowan.
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New York
Louis G. Cowan
Columbia
Frank Stanton
CBS
Stanton
Cowan
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
James A. Stabile
James T. Aubrey Jr
Three Men Suffer Injuries in Beckley Hospital Incidents
Three unrelated accidents Tuesday sent three men to Beckley Hospital for treatment. J A Barnell of 106 Edgell Street injured his left ring finger in a fall. Willard Wood, an employee with Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, injured his left thumb during work. Jesse Lee Knight of Neville Street suffered a left ankle injury in a fall.
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Beckley Hospital
J. A. Barnell
Edgell St
Willard Wood
Lester
Helen
The
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Jesse Lee Knight
Neville Sr
Doctor Copeland Said About The Same In VA Hospital Stay
Dr Paul R Copeland retired manager of the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital remains a patient at the VA Hospital where he has been receiving treatment and observation for two weeks.
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Paul R. Copeland
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Christmas Ladder Mishap Leaves Pittsburgh Woman Injured
Angela Schiavo of Pittsburgh fell from a ladder while cleaning a kitchen window and broke her left leg. She previously suffered a right leg fracture on the same ladder and window a year earlier before Christmas.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Angela Schiavo
Pittsburgh
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Mrs. Riggins
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Fort Knox Hospital
Council of Churches of West Virginia
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