Fire damages The Club and Virgil's Newsstand in Beckley
A 335 am blaze at The Club and Virgil's Newsstand 123 Main St Beckley caused an estimated $20000 in damage. Fire Chief Bernard Martin noted the fire started in the Main St front of The Club and damaged the newsstand and the club. A Fire Department member was injured. Alvin F. Marion treated for a strained back. The fire was not fully explained and may be reviewed by the State Fire Marshal.
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Virgil
Main St
Beckley
Bernard Martin
Martin
Foster Hardware Inc
J. C. Fisher
Raleigh Register
Alvin F. Marion
Beckley Hospital
People's Credit
Neville St
Otis Lyons
Fisher
Huntington
Lyons
Seven children and mother die in two Ohio fires
In Urbana and Springfield, western Ohio, seven children and a mother perished in two separate house fires. Norman Sivets Jr., 2, Willa Dean Adams, 9, and Ruby Adams, 6, died in Urbana. their mother, 32, later at Mercy Hospital, and another son, Simon Adams, 7, died overnight. An infant, Kenneth, survived. In Springfield, Bruce Huffman, 3, Valerie Huffman, 2, and Sherry Huffman, 11 months, died from a kitchen stove origin fire. Mrs Bettelson, mother, escaped with 18-month-old Chris but others perished. Coroner says three remained in each other’s arms and suffocated.
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Columbus
Ohio
Urbana
Norman Sivets Jr
Norman Sivets
Willa Dean Adams
Ruby Adams
Sivets
Mercy Hospital
Simon Adams
Kenneth
Springfield
Bruce Huffman
Valerie
Sherry
Janice
Donald
Dareld
B. J. Cromwell
Tragic Christmas Fire Kills Three in Austin Home
In Austin Minnesota two days before Christmas Mrs Donald Bettelson was hospitalized as firefighters found the charred bodies of her three oldest children Janice nine and twin brothers Donald and Dareld aged 53 in a funeral home. Investigators say the deaths followed a fire sparked by delays in cooking and heating preparations.
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Austin, Minn
Donald Bettelson
Janice
Donald
Dareld
Denver Tot Dies in Northeast Denver Apartment Fire
Four year old Anni Zell Hysaw perished in a blaze that swept a two story dwelling in northeast Denver yesterday. Her mother Alzone Hysaw, newly employed as a maid, was unlocated for several hours following the incident.
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Denver
Anni Zell Hysaw
Alzone Hysaw
Winter Hurricanes Roar in North Sea
Winter hurricanes battered shipping across the North Sea for the third day, causing waves and destruction. At least 24 people were believed dead as distress signals circulated from ships along the British, Belgian, Dutch, and north German coasts. A Belgian freighter Henri Deweert with 19 crew reportedly sank off Holland after calling in yesterday morning.
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North Sea
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English Channel
Henri Deweert
Holland
Netherlands
Petra
Isel
Scotland
Germany
British Isles
Plane crash in Monongahela River looms missing airmen
A DC3 charter carrying 28 men, 23 soldiers home for Christmas, crashed into the icy Monongahela River near Pittsburgh. Ten remain missing as 18 survivors were rescued, many aided by a human chain as the plane sank in 12 feet of oily water.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Walter Ketchel
Allegheny
McKeesport
Allegheny County
Greater Pittsburgh
Clarksburg Newsman Woodford Found Dead In Ditch
Robert Woodford 29 city editor of the Clarksburg Exponent was found face down in a water filled ditch near U S 50 east of Clarksburg. Coroner Dr Kenna Jackson saw no foul play, suspects a fall. He was last seen about 3 30 am Monday after leaving a tavern. Woodford a WWII and Korean War veteran, unmarried, farmed in Lewis County and studied at West Virginia University. Two gashes on the head noted. autopsy undecided. The case was discovered by Lester Harper and James Mitchell. Separately, federal gambling stamps data lists Beckley area buyers and broader West Virginia distribution.
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Clarksburg
Robert Woodford
Kenna Jackson
Harrison County
Woodford
Jackson
U.S. 50
Lewis County
Lester Harper
James Mitchell
Mitchell
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia University
Editor's Wife Held for Murder in Indianapolis
Julian Sullivan 36 Sunday editor of the Indianapolis Star was stabbed to death in his home after a pre Christmas party. His wife Betty said Sullivan was stabbed during a struggle over a kitchen paring knife as they argued. Deputies said she claimed he grabbed the knife and said I’m going to win this fight while she retorted I always win all the fights. Their 2 year old son slept nearby as sheriff investigator John Lineham said Mrs Sullivan would be arraigned later today on a preliminary murder charge.
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Julian Sullivan
Indianapolis Star
Betty
Sullivan
Richard Scott
John Lineham
Seized Chile Declares State of Siege Amid Push to Lift Martial Law
SANTIAGO Chilean President Carlos Ibanez keeps the country under a state of siege challenging parliament’s move to end the modified martial law. Paris reports note intensifying debate over West German rearmament as Premier Mendes-France warns of a confidence issue. In Rome the Chamber of Deputies approves the Paris accords by 335 to 219 and the bill heads to the Senate likely for a January vote.
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Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Pianist Liberace Takes Vacation for Heart Rest
Hollywood Liberace will pause piano appearances until February 1 for a mild temporary heart strain. Doctor Joseph I. Marx says the condition is not critical and advises rest through January. Lawyer John R. Jacobs Jr. cites exhausting schedule since 1944 as reason for the vacation.
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Liberace
Joseph I. Marx
John R. Jacobs Jr
Court upholds McCarran Act as valid requirement
The US Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision today sustained the 1950 Internal Security Act. It requires the Communist party to register, name officers and members, disclose contributions, and account for expenditures. The ruling also covers Communist-action and Communist-front groups.
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Washington
US Court of Appeals
Communist Party
McCarran
Pat McCarran
D-New
Justice Department
Wagner Improves After Wreck Injuries
Mrs. E. W. Wagner of East Beckley may have a merry Christmas as her son Pvt. Everett Wagner recovers at Raleigh General Hospital after a Dec 6 wreck. The Fort Knox soldier, unconscious for days, has improved to semiconsciousness and now answers questions and sometimes raises himself to look out his room window. He suffered brain contusions when the car he rode in struck a State Road Commission truck near Daniels around 11 p.m. Monday.
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East Beckley
Everett Wagner
Raleigh General Hospital
Wagner
Fort Knox
State Road Commission
Daniels
U N Official Averts Begging on Peiping Mission
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold says he will not beg for anything as he aims to secure the release of 11 American air men and other U N personnel held in Communist prisons. He met British and Indian officials after returning from Stockholm and discussed contacts with Red China’s diplomats. He declined to reveal travel plans but indicated a desire to return to New York by mid January for atomic energy talks and to meet Prime Minister Nehru in India, likely before Peiping. He also planned talks with Foreign Secretary Eden in London.
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N.Y. U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Peiping
U.N
Hammarskjold
Stockholm
Red China
The
China
Chou En-lai
New York
Nehru
India
Anthony Eden
London
Beckley Post Office Anticipates Record Christmas Volume
Postmaster Fray Lilly says the Beckley office will match or exceed last year’s peak holiday business. From December 13 to 22 nine working days handled over 500000 letters and about 12000 parcel posts for Beckley and 62 surrounding offices. Postal receipts through December 22 reached 25632.85, higher than the previous year. Extra help and Army Air Force trucks aided timely deliveries with no mail backlog.
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Beckley
Fray Lilly
Lilly
Army
Air Force
Second Parole Granted Former Head of Klan
MICHIGAN CITY Ind. D. C. Stephenson once led Indiana Klan in the 1920s and has spent nearly 30 years in prison for second degree murder. He has been granted his second and last parole by the Indiana State Prison Parole Board. Release depends on securing a job and a sponsor, potentially weeks away.
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Michigan City
Ind
D. C
Mayor Names Candidate to Fill Beckley Patrolman Vacancy
Beckley mayor Elmer Davis announced a request to the Police Civil Service Commission for a certified list of men eligible to fill the Beckley Police Department vacancy. Commission chairman F W Mann has been asked to provide the list so the mayor can select a replacement for Sgt Oscar W Bowers, who was recently dismissed.
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Police Civil Service Commission
Beckley
Elmer Davis
F. W. Mann
Oscar W. Bowers
Icicles Knock Down Service Line in Beckley
Icicles six to twenty inches long and about three inches wide fell from the roof of G. E. Foster’s home at 202 French Street in Beckley around 10 a.m. today, downing the service line. The line sputtered and sparked as it hit the ground. Beckley Fire Chief Barnard Martin said firefighters stood by until Appalachian Electric Power Co. workers arrived and cut the line from the pole.
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G. E. Foster
French St
Beckley
Barnard Martin
Martin
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Siren Frozen by Storm Rattles Beckley Fire Dept
Beckley Fire Department faced 11 calls this week as the city dealt with a storm that froze the siren solid. The alarm failed on most calls since Sunday, with the last sounding for a false alarm at Blossom Dairy Co. Repairs are underway and the siren should be back in service today.
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Beckley Fire Department
Blossom Dairy Co
Bernard Martin
Martin
Beckley
Cars Collide in Beckley Near Post Office
About noon today two cars collided in front of Beckley Post Office causing about fifty dollars in damage. Police identified drivers as E. C. Minter II of Dexter Avenue and Robert Clement of Route 1 Beckley.
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Beckley Post Office
E. C. Minter II
Dexter Ave
iRobert Clement
Rt. 1
Beckley
Indicted Bank Robber Arrested In Maryland Case
FBI announced the arrest of Earl Smith of the Bronx, linked to the $124,000 Andrews Air Force Base holdup. Clarence McGann was already jailed. Henry Foster remains missing. Smith was caught near Laredo, Texas after border-patrol checks revealed guns and ammo in his car. The trio had forced four bank employees and four customers into a vault. a depot guard was assaulted.
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Kill) Smith
Bronx
N. Y
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Lardee
Texas
FBI
Smith
Maryland
Clarence Duke McGann
Henry John
Tiny) Foster
New York
Smit
U. S. Border Patrol
Prince Georges County
McGann
Youth Arraigned On Murder Count
In Norristown 18 year old William Hallman was arraigned on a murder charge and held without bail at Montgomery County jail. He wept during proceedings as Nitro West Virginia police pursue extradition for the killing of his father Albert Hallman 43 and wounding of Helen Scudder 35. Hallman did not admit to the shooting. extradition talks with West Virginia officers were arranged.
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William Hallman
Montgomery County
Nitro
W. Va
Hallman
Elizabeth F. Wolfe
Albert Hallman
Helen F. Scudder
Young Hallman
William
West Virginia
Parking Lot Seeks 276 To End First Year In Black
Beckley officials announce the municipal parking lot can end its first year in the black if it grosss 276.56 next week. Mayor El mer Davis reported receipts for the week ended today topped expectations with 623.44, surpassing prior weekly highs set in the first three weeks of the month.
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Beckley Municipal
Elmer Davis
Davis
Toll rises as traffic deaths spike after S D Day
AP survey shows 39 traffic deaths in 24 hours ending midnight, higher than SD Day and December 15. National Safety Council notes weather and holiday shopping rush as factors. Texas led states with eight deaths. fatalities spread across many others.
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Associated Press
United States
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Street Scene Patrols Disturb a Christmas Shopper
A drunken or harassed Christmas shopper tries to mail a letter in a meter fine box on Prince Street, prompting a street scene and possible interference with public mail facilities.
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