Cadle Granted 12-Month Term In Manslaughter Plea
Henry Jackson Cadle of Rhodell pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the May 8 death of his brother in law John Henry Smith 77. Cadle received a 12 month jail term after entering the plea in Raleigh County Criminal Court. The incident followed an altercation during which Cadle allegedly pushed Smith through a door onto rocks, leading to his death. John Overanay 22 Mabscott also faced sentencing, receiving three years probation with a suspended one to ten year penitentiary term for breaking and entering Fama's Shoe Store in December and an attempted felony two days later. Allegations included theft of 110 in cash and a 12 boot pair. Nary’s lawyer noted re-employment prospects in Cleveland. Probation requires restitution already completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
John Overa Nary
Mabscott
State Penitentiary
Fama
Nary
George Ballard
Cleveland
Ballard
Britain accuses 5 of operating red spy ring
London reports the British government preparing to hold for trial three men and two women charged with spying for Moscow. The group included two Admiralty workers at Portland naval base and a subplot of a suburban bungalow as a covert hub. Evidence cited includes a radio transmitter and hidden compartments containing money and secret documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPS
Britain
Moscow
Admiralty
Portland
Reginald Manningham - Buller
Russia
U.S
NATO
Kremlin
Henry Houghton
Portland Navy Yard
Ethel Gee
Peter Kroger
Helen
Gordon Lonsdale
Krogers
Ruislip
Manningham-Buller
Lonsdale
Houghton
Miss Gee
Leap From Fire Injures Meador
A Pine Street man, O. H. Meador of 102 Pine Street, leaped from a second story window to escape a basement fire at 12:25 am. Beckley firefighters battled the blaze for 90 minutes, starting in a clothes hamper. Meador was taken to Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition. damages were about $1,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Street
Beckley
H. Meador
Pine St
Meador
Raleigh General Hospital
Kennedy Enjoys Handshakes Amid White House Reception
Kennedy moved through the White House reception smiling as he shook hands with old friends and received whispered counsel from party politicos including Rep Hale of Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Rep. Hale
D-La
Final rites set for Humphries at Oak Hill church
Final rites are planned for Vance Burton Humphries 42 of Oak Hill with burial at High Lawn Memorial Park. He died Monday evening in a Pikeville hospital from a heart attack. He was a mechanic for Jefferson and Moore Co. of Charleston and is survived by wife Elouise Madison Humphries two daughters Janice Lynn and Sandra Kaye two sons David Matt brothers Clowney P. and Kenneth Humphries sister Mrs Oscar Neal and other relatives. Burial is in High Lawn Memorial Park after calling hours at Tyree Funeral Home.
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Vance Burton
Humphries
Shumate St
Oak Hill
JR. J. Chenoweth
High Lawn Memorial Park
Pikeville
Jefferson and Moore Co
Charlesn
Pool
Lillburn
Evah Hamrick Lambert
Quinwood
Elouise Madison Humphries
Janice Lynn Humphries
Huntington
Sandra Kaye Humphries
David Matt Humphries
Clowney P
Kenneth Humphries
Dunbar
Oscar Neal
Tyree
John J. Spasowsky
Rock Lick
Eugene Klug
Spasowsky
Beckley Hospital
Poland
New River and Pocahontas Coal Co
Minden
Noah Acord Funeral Arrangements Released
Noah Everette Acord 57 of Ravencliff died Tuesday at home. Born in Slab Fork he was the son of the late Abram and Leona Cook Acord. Surviving are four sons Jack North Madison Ohio Freeman and Dale Raven cliff Tracey in Germany. three daughters Lottie Vaught Ravencliff Joy Lester Pheenix Ore and Trecie Acord Ravencliff. two brothers Lloyd and Boyd Hatcher. five sisters Ola Roles Forest Hill Letha McGraw Hatcher Eula Ravencliff Lennie Sizemore McGraw and Lelilah Reed Hatcher. Body at Evans Funeral Home Oceana.
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Noah Everette Acord
Ravencliff
Slab Fork
Abram and
Leona Cook Acord
Jack
North Madison
Ohio
Freeman and
Dale
Tracey Acord
Germany
Lottie Vaught
Joy Lester
Pheenix
Ore
Trecie Acord
Lloyd and
Boyd
Final rites for William Dunman in Princeton
William R. Dunman age 56 of Arlington Virginia and formerly Princeton Charleston and Mullens will have funeral services at 1 p.m. Thursday in the George W Seaver Memorial Chapel Princeton with Rev Yandell Page presiding Burial will follow at Oakwood Park Cemetery He died en route to a hospital about 4 p.m. Saturday The body arrived at the funeral home Tuesday and will remain there until the service hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Dunman
Arlington
Princeton
Charleston
Mullens
George W. Seaver
Charles Stefanovich 74 Cranberry miner dies in Beckley hospital
Charles Stefanovich 74 Cranberry died at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 7 a.m. after a long illness. Born December 15, 1886, in Russia he was a retired coal miner and a member of Greek Orthodox Church and United Mine Workers Local 2542 Hico. He had no known survivors and lived with Mr and Mrs Emil Solonka Cranberry. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev C E Walker officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Cemetery.
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Charles Stefanovich
Cranberry
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Russia
Greek Orthodox Church
United Mine Workers of America
Hico
Emil Solonka
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel
C. E. Walker
Sunset Memorial Park
Funeral Home
Price Fix Fines in Antitrust Case for GE and Partners
M A deFerranti former General Electric general manager was fined 3500 and given a suspended 30 day sentence with five years probation. Other defendants Burke Stirling Long and Rashid also received suspended terms and fines as seven defendants begin terms next Monday at Montgomery County Jail Norris town Pa per U S Marshal William A O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. deFerranti
General Electric
DeFerranti
Montgomery County
Norristown
U. S
William A. O’brien
Clarence E. Burke
J. W. Stirling
Westinghouse
L. W. Long
Allis Chalmers
Raddis Rashid
Anti-Trust Division
Justice Department
Birthday timing may spare teen burglar from prison
Raymond Junior Murdock, 15 or 16 at the March 1959 break-in of Barrett's Store, was returned to Raleigh County Criminal Court from Boone County Jail. His attorney says birth records are being checked to confirm his age, which could shift the case to juvenile court if his 16th birthday occurred after the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Junior Murdock
Pettry Bottom
Rayleigh County
Mercer County
Anthony J. Sparacino
Murdock
Boone County
Raleigh County
Juvenile Court
Woman Injured on Turnpike Hospitalized at Raleigh General
An automobile crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near the Glass House at 11:45 a.m. sent Mary Jane Knowles of Indianapolis to Raleigh General Hospital emergency room. Details of the accident were unavailable at presstime.
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West Virginia Turnpike
Glass House
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Jane Knowles
Raleigh General Hospital
PTA To Mark Founders Day
The East Beckley PTA will hold a Founders Day program Thursday at 6 p.m. at the school. Speaker Mrs Laura Watkins retired Lester Elementary teacher. Pupils will present an anniversary acrostic and recite verses. Principal Mrs Josephine Wright Hawkins invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
Parent-Teacher Association
Laura Watkins
Lester
Josephine Wright Hawkins
Court Order Confirms Property Award in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Circuit Court confirmed a $14,926.79 award for Deborah Kay Keller for property along Mabscott Crab Orchard Road. Guardian ad litem withdrew objections. funds paid to C Harold Hanks for disbursement to Keller and others entitled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Kay Keller
Mabscott - Crab Orchard
Raleigh County
State Road Commission
Guardian Ad Litem
C. Harold Hanks
Beckleyan Arraignment and Bond Forfeiture Ordered
Judge Harry L McCreery ordered arrest and bond forfeiture for Frank Edmond Hensley of 1333 Harper Road following a 24 hour delay for sentencing after his no contest plea to unlawful sale and possession of liquor. Indicted with Percy Mullins of Temple Street with a third liquor sale while armed charge likely to be dismissed after costs.
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Frank Edmond Hensley
Harper Road
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Hensley
Percy Mullins
Temple Street
Anthony J. Sparacino
MacArthur Wife Hurt In Two Car Bridge Collision
A MacArthur woman, Mrs. Ruby Mae Martin, was treated and released from Beck ley Hospital after a minor two car crash on a one way bridge near Byrd Prillerman High School. She was a passenger in her husband’s car which had entered the bridge when a car from the opposite direction approached. The second driver’s name was not available. Police did not investigate the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Beckley Hospital
Amigo
Ruby Mae Martin
Byrd- Prillerman High School
Deputy Suffered Injury while Releasing Stalled Car
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Martin and Glen Morgan were aiding a stalled vehicle when Martin injured his left leg. He is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital undergoing treatment for the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Martin
Glen Morgan
Beckley Hospital
Alfred Lucas in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital
Alfred Lucas and Glen Daniel are reported in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital after several weeks of treatment. The hospitalization follows ongoing medical care and monitoring for their health conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Lucas
Glen Daniel
Raleigh General Hospital
George Wyatt in Critical Condition at VA Hospital
George Wyatt of Rhodell remains in critical condition at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after ten days of treatment. The status was reported by hospital officials and family members cited on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wyatt
Rhodell
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Correct Limit Lines Sought By Mullens Council
Mullens council seeks amendment of the city boundary description to align with the official map. City attorney D Grove Moler will present the bill to Wyoming delegates in the State Legislature Thursday. The fix addresses a Barkers Ridge Slab Fork line discrepancy affecting tax claims from the Jones and Spry Store, now shown 50 to 100 feet inside Mullens. Mullens was incorporated in 1912 with a 1929 charter granted by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNL
Wyoming
D. Grove Moler
Barkers Ridge
Slab Fork
Jones and Spry
Haebig claims foreign exploits amid arrest for alleged killings
Mrs Lassen recounts Haebigs tale of dancing and Sing Sing time while authorities question his past. He alleges he killed Leonidas Valencia Chacana and Milo Montenegro and boasted of more victims. Eight jewelers and an antique dealer have been arrested as Haebig is held, with a third unidentified body found in his garden. Motives remain unclear.
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Lassen
Hollywood
Sing Sing
U.S
Haebig
Leonidas Valencia Chacana
Milo Montenegro
Fair Case To Go To Jury Today
The false swearing trial of former West Virginia State Police Superintendent Hazen H. Fair was to reach the jury in Kanawha County Intermediate Court. Prosecution finished its case in about three hours after most of opening day was spent empaneling jurors. The defense began its case before dusk.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Hazen H. Fair
Kanawha County
Fair
Grand Jury
Jewell Ellis Hendon
Department of Public Safety
T. A. Welty
Welty
Maj
J. B. Jack
Marshall County
Lloyd Arnold
Moundsville
Barron to Name Lay Committee on Mental Health
Gov. W. W. Barron will form a lay committee of leading West Virginia citizens to work with state officials on the mental health program. The group aims to improve hospital facilities and recruit train more qualified personnel. Dr. William F. Sheely of the American Psychiatric Association joined the dinner discussion urging better care so many of the 5,590 mental patients could be returned to useful lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Sheely
American Psychiatric Association
SRC Demands Trial on Warren property award in Raleigh
The State Road Commission and property owners J. C. and Neil Y. Warren and J. C. Warren Furniture Co. file exceptions and demand trial by jury in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. The $16 100 award covers 5900 square feet for Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road. No trial date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C
Neil Y. Warren
J. C. Warren Furniture Co
State Road Commission
Raleigh County
Mabscott-Crab Orchard Road
West Virginia Gov faces choice on tax or road funding
Gov. W. W. Barron weighs extending the medical care for the aged and surplus food programs with a projected $4.5 million cost. He may trim the $8.3 million road budget or seek new taxes to cover the shortfall, while keeping education and retraining funds intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Barrett
United Press International
Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Barron
Congress
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Kennedy
Prison library fines trigger arrests and defied authority
Fourteen people were fined up to $25 for overdue library books, with magistrate William P. Wilkins saying the penalties reflected defiance of authority. Several defendants reported arrests, jail time, and bail demands despite minimal book values, while some vowed not to use the library again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Wilkins
Robert Golden
Washington
Ansley
James P. McCann
Wall Street
New York
State Chamber frets income tax contagion in West Virginia
Charleston WV The State Chamber of Commerce warned the West Virginia income tax proposal could become contagious as cities consider adding their own income tax. The bulletin urged members to understand the measure and ask legislators to heed taxpayer sentiment. The chamber noted confusion would rise if multiple cities impose separate systems of accounting withholding and payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
UPIC
State Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Chamber
Wets Gain In Battle Of Petitions In West Virginia
Liquor by the drink line splits the West Virginia Legislature as petitions flood the issue. An unofficial tally shows 18,706 signatures on dry petitions to the House of Delegates versus 5,802 for a constitutional referendum. Earlier totals had 14,000 anti-liquor signatures and only one letter backing wets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Weaver Nominee Weaver Faces Senate Test for Top Federal Post
Weaver, a New Yorker, faced intense questioning by Senator Blakley over past ties to groups later deemed subversive. He said he participated in several organizations before they were labeled Communist fronts, quit the bookstore when aware, and claimed he was duped by endorsing the Africa Affairs program. Kennedy backed Weaver after reviewing an FBI loyalty file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Weaver
Kennedy
William Blakley
D-Tex
National Negro Congress
Philadelphia
Washington Cooperative Book Shop
Council of African Affairs
Robertson
FBI
Lawmakers Dine With Governor Barron In Neighborly Talks
The governor hosts daily lunches with varied legislators at the Governor's Mansion. Raleigh County's four House members joined 12 other delegates and the chief executive for casual, nonpolitical conversation about everyday topics, described as homelike and friendly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Barron
Governor's Mansion
Raleigh County
House of Delegates
Beckley
Minimum Wage jail and revised commitment procedures
Senator Jackson of Lincoln calls for a minimum wage jail while Senators Kaufman of Kanawha and Dahill of Logan push new commitment rules for mental hospitals. The pair want first time use of medical certification along with judicial process to authorize confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Jackson
D-Lincoln
Sens. Kaufman
D-Kanawha
Dahill
D-Logan
Blood donors in Beckley aid two ill infants at Raleigh General
Beckley area citizens Fred Hurt Noel Christian and Genevia Fox answered a blood request for the four day old son of Donald and Helen Cook and the two day old daughter of Jack and Mrs Patton. Hurt and Christian have long donation records with Hurt stating about 75 pints since 1927 and Christian noting his 18th pint. Dr Grover Hedrick reports both babies in satisfactory condition.
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Beckley Area
Raleigh General Hospital
Fred Hurt
West Virginia St
Valley Bell Dairy
Noel Christian
Vine St
Stoco Junio High School
Beckley City
Geneva Fox
Stamford
Pediatrics Department of Nursing Service
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Donald R. Cook
Helen
Jack Patton
Beckley
Hurt
Christian
Miss Fox
Grover Hedrick
Failures of Polaris test sparks Cape Cap explosion
A secret test of an advanced Polaris missile at Cape Canaveral failed when the booster stage veered low and the 31 foot rocket blew apart, damaging its pad and scattering debris about 500 yards away. This marked the first failure in four test firings of the model.
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Cape Canaveral
Cape
Congress
Kennedy
William T. Watkins
Methodist Church
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisville
Snow Blankets Raleigh County as Buses Fall Behind
Snow disrupted Raleigh County transportation with seven buses failing to run. Everett Shafer said several schools including Trap Hill High Shady Spring High and Elementary Odd Elementary Dillon Creek Elementary and Fairdale Elementary were affected. Some Shady Spring students were sent home early as drivers feared slick highways. Fewer than 50 students remained in classes at Shady Spring Elementary, normally 500.
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Panhandle
Raleigh County
Everett Shafer
Trap Hill High School
Shady Spring High
Odd
Dillon Creek
Fairdale
Shady Spring
Raleigh County Memorial
Piedmont Airlines
Beckley Wrecking
Greyhound Lines
Winston-Salem
N.C
West Virginia Turnpike
Bald Knob
Tom Minter
Slick Roads Trigger Two Accidents on State Roads
State Police blamed slick roads for two morning traffic crashes with total damages about 450 dollars. At 8:45 Herbert Campbell 66 of Beckley and Robert Easley 72 of War collided at Hedrick Street and the 1921 By pass causing 300 dollars in damage. The second crash occurred at 9:30 on Rt 3 Harper Heights involving a truck owned by Beckley Awning Co driven by Joseph Johnson 34 of Prosperity and a car driven by Clinton Cozort 50 of Sabine with 150 dollars in damage. No injuries or arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B. Campbell
Beckley
Robert Lewis Easley
Hedrick Street
Rt. 3
Harper Heights
Joseph E. Johnson
Prosperity
Beckley Awning Co
Clinton Cozort
Sabine
Beckley Hub of Proposed Park Program
Beckley would host a state park and forest improvement program to be presented to the Legislature by the Conservation Commission. Dr. Warden Lane outlined proposals at the Big 8 Rural Development Association meeting, including a rail route around Bluestone New River Gorge and nightly lights at Seneca Rock. The plan envisions expanding hunting areas, adding facilities, and seeking a $2 million appropriation with Beckley as the hub for regional tourist development. Thirteen members from four counties attended the Raleigh County Bank penthouse meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Conservation Commission
Warden Lane
Big 8 Rural Development Association
Lane
New River Gorge
Cass
Seneca Rock
Bluestone Dam
Hawk's Nest
Babcock State Park
Carnifax Ferry Battlefield
Pinnacle Rock
Panther’s Creek State Forest
Grandview State Park
Bluestone
Raleigh County Bank
JFK Sounds On Space Race and NATO Unity
President Kennedy outlines space ambitions, noting no U.S. space man in progress and caution about winning only for prestige. He pledges strong NATO partnership, cites Dean Acheson advisory role, and invites Canada's John Diefenbaker for talks. He proposes a public health child research center and urges ethics codes, anti corruption, and detector reforms. He warns of Cuba propaganda and stresses coordinated security messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surgeon General
Public Health Service
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White House
Vance B. Humphries
Noah E. Acord
PTA
Beckleyan
Lucas
Wyatt ‘Critical
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SRC
Gov
State Department of Commerce
Tax Department
Lawyers’ Bloc
Eisenhowler
Mamie
Palm Springs
Calif
Tthey
Belgium
Holland
S. L. van Moopes
Senate Commerce Committee
Lem
Laos
Congo
Llewellyn Thompson
Soviet Union
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Canada
John Diefenbaker
State OF Union
Federal
American Business
Cuba
Fidel Castro
State Department
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