Airliner Missing After Storm Over British Columbia
A Trans Canada Air Lines four engine airliner with 62 on board disappeared during a windstorm over south central British Columbia. Royal Canadian Air Force units and a large search effort were launched from Vancouver and Chilliwack, with four RCAF planes chasing the missing aircraft’s route through the night. The plane was listed overdue at 1 a.m. PST and carried 59 passengers and 3 crew.
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Vancouver
B.C
Trans + Canada Air Lines
British Columbia
Royal Canal
Trans - Canada
Air Force
Alt
North Star
Carlson
Chilliwack
RCAF
Awards Dinner Tonight To Honor Top Athletes In BCW
Sports fans, athletes, coaches and officials from across the Mountain State gather in Beckley for West Virginia championship teams and standout individuals as the community toasts sports excellence at the awards event.
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BCW
Wills Register
Beckley
Mountain State
West Virginia
Beckley City Expenditures Report Through November
City records show disbursements for five months ending November 30 totaling 149 203 79 dollars. A current year budget balance stands at 286 173 44 with estimated recesses of 435 379 23. Receipts to date total 212 379 52, leaving 63 175 73 ahead after disbursements while sheriff and tax sources report 362 000 collected toward 145 223 anticipated and gross sale tax at 52 731 95 of 149 750 expected.
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Beckley
Emery J. Smith
The
Recorder
Prisoner Hurt After Fall At Raleigh Jail
Prisoner Bill Reno of Beckley was admitted to Beckley Hospital around 1 20 p m after falling in front of the Raleigh County Jail bullpen. He was arrested on a drunkenness charge by Patrolman William Fink. A severe head wound was reported and he was taken to hospital by ambulance. Later tonight the 12th annual Victory Awards Dinner of the West Virginia Sports Writers and Sportscasters Associations will be held at the Elks Lodge Ballroom with tickets sold out for about 400 attendees.
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Migolo Vertelli
Russ Lodges
Gene Morehouse
Prince
Beckley
Hodges
Bertelli
Bill Reno
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County
William Fink
Reno
W. Va
Elks Lodge
Hugh (Duffy) Daugherty
Michigan State
Johnny Temple
Cincinnati Redlegs
Cecil Underwood
Russ Hodges
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Chuck” ‘Taylor
Good Will
Converse Rubber Co
West Virginia University
Rod Hundley
Joe Bartell
West Liberty
Sammy le Rose
St. Albans
Colas Ogre Vac Sant Goats
Eee
Rheama
Ea AL Tuviter
Jast
Charleston
Pitl
Spec- Campbell
Julius
Jules) Pollock Jr
Wheeling
Sam Jones
Chicago Cubs
Bob Porterfield
Boston Red Sox
Fred (Sheriff) Blake
Harry Perkowski
Cincinnati
Chicago
Los Angeles Angels
Taylor
West Virginia Tech
Sparacino
James Elmer Gil
Mabscott
T. N. Thur
Thurman
Woodrow Wilson Band to Present Concert Thursday
The Flying Eagle Band of Woodrow Wilson High School will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. Director Glenn Sallack says the 135 musicians will present a varied program after supplying music for over 49 events this term. Tickets are available at the door with no reserved seats.
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Flying Eagle
Woodrow Wilson High School
Glenn Sallack
Sallack
Veterans Administration Hospital
Benny Goodman
Low
James Hatchee
Flying Eagle Band
Ambrose Cole Taken by Death
Ambrose Cole 36 of Eccles died this morning at Beckley Hospital from a heart condition. A former Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates employee, he is survived by his wife Patline Cole. The body rests at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Ambrose Cole
Eccles
Beckley Hospital
Cole
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Patline Cole
Caffee Funeral
Rites Incomplete For Kincaid Child
Funeral arrangements for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Kincaid remain incomplete after the baby died at 9 50 a m Sunday in a local hospital. The body is at the Webb and Quesenderry I Funeral Home.
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James Kincaid, Prince
Webb and Quesenderry I Funeral Home
Kadar launches stern bid to crush Hungarian rebellion
Soviet controlled Hungary declares martial law and dissolves major workers councils after Budapest call for nationwide strike. Premier Kadar orders military trials for crimes linked to the uprising as 200000 Soviet troops earlier move to quell resistance and telecommunication blackouts begin.
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Wienna
Hungary
Moscow
Janos Kadar
Mabscott Mayor Opposes Mabscott Beckley Merger Plan
Mabscott Mayor James Spara voiced opposition to the proposed consolidation of Mabscott with the City of Beckley. The remark followed an inquiry into Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce representatives.
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Mabscott
James Sparacind
City of
Beckley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County Man Loses Damage Suit
Judge Harry E. Watkins directed a verdict for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co in a $30 000 damage suit by Jack Massey of Raleigh County stemming from a May 26 1955 grade crossing accident. The feature includes conflicting statements about county consolidation and local governance.
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Huntington i
Harrry E. Watkins
U. S. District Court Today
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Jack Massey
Raleigh County
First In a Weekly Series: Don Goodwin About Wedding Gifts
A column discusses etiquette for wedding gifts, noting that invitations often imply an announcement rather than a required gift. It advises gifting if attending the reception, using registries when possible, and avoiding overly personal or expensive items. Money gifts are common for close relatives, with earmarked uses.
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Mary
Bill
Jamal
Picasso
Greenland
U S Attys Discuss Bus Segregation in Clinton Case
U S Attorneys from Dixie and border states meet in Washington to decide measures to enforce desegregation on buses following Supreme Court ruling. In Clinton Tennessee Negro pupils plan to return to classes as a white mob disrupts earlier entry. Federal judge Jackson Taylor set arraignments for 16 protesters within ten days. The Alabama Trustees face contempt charges over readmission of a Negro student. Montgomery bus boycott anniversary observances draw large crowds and praise from civil rights leaders.
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Associated Press
Clinton, Tenn
U.S
Dixie
Border States
Washington
Clinton
U.S. Sypreme
Alabama
Montgomery
Brownell
Wi Sates
Knoxville
Tenn
U. S. Dist
Robert
Taylor
Clinton School
Tennessee
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama H Trustees
H. Hobart Grooms
Atherine Lucy Foster
Eccles Woman Minnie Jane-Godbey Biggs Goode Dies at 74
Minnie Jane Godbey Biggs Goode 74 of Eccles died at Raleigh General Hospital after two weeks of illness. Born Oct 24 1882 in Peach Tree Flats she was daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Pettry Godbey. She married Lonzo C Biggs and later Booker F Goode. survived by eight daughters seven sons and a stepson, plus two brothers one sister and many grandchildren. Funeral at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with burial in Mount Tabor cemetery. body to the residence from Melton Mortuary.
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Minnie
Jane — Godbey ‘Biggs Goode
Eccles
Raleigh General Hospital
Peach Tree
Flats
iNoama
Alexander and
Elizabeth Pettry Godbey
Lonzo C. Biggs
Booker F. Goode, Eckles
Siveeneysburg Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Mainie McCutcheon
Faye Daniel
Tarper
Opal Stanley
Thelma Beckelhimer
Wilma Sotak
Mildred Mahaffey
Beckley
Gladys Wilson
Freda Holloway
Detroit
Mich
Paul Biggs
Merchant Marines
Miami
Fla
Cecil Biggs
Wartford
Mount Tabor
Melton Mortuary
L. V. Cooper
Bard Lewis
Earl Snow
Keenny Burlesey
Charlie Harris
Sam Blaylock
George Middlecoff
John Mitchem
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Huntington East
Morehouse
Duffy" Daugherty
Daugherty
George Springer
Beckley Post- Herald
Canman
WWNR
Bob Kent
Woaytv
J. R
GOV
Jounny Temple
Woodrow Wilson
Kincaid Child
Beckley Skies
Aquila
Orion
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Kadar
San Francisco
Dells
California
Isivan
Dobi
Budapest
Budapest R
Central Workers’ Council
Red Army
Raleigh
Ury
Don Goodwin
Clinton High
Aly. Gen
Brownell Af
Ralph D. Abernathy
America
Wade H. Tate
Harper Heiahte
VAL
Iqak Hiel
Bellepoint Greenbrier
Maestone Reservoir
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