State Police Probe Four Area Break-Ins
Four break ins were reported to State Police including a major theft at General Stores Inc Eccl es where about 600 dollars of goods 180 cartons of cigarettes three shotguns one rifle plus clothing were stolen. A 475 pound safe was removed from Piedmont Airlines office at Memorial Airport with cash and checks missing. Soak Creek Elementary School lost four boxes of candy after breaking the front door lock. Eccles Junior High School had a door forced open to the basement coal chute and a cabinet torn, with no items seized. State Police continue investigations.
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General Stores Inc
Eccles
Memorial Airport
Piedmont Airlines
Soak Creek
Action Slated to End Courthouse Loafing
The Raleigh County Courthouse may be closed to loiterers after a special County Court session urged Sheriff Okey A Mitts to clear the building and keep it clean. Deputies may be hired or aid from Beckley Police sought as deputies describe repeated alcohol incidents and intoxicated individuals found in restrooms and basements.
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Raleigh County
Okey A. Mitts
Sheriff Mills
Beckley
Beclky Chamber Plans Raleigh County Civic Auditorium
A 25 to 30 member Raleigh County group, led by J Earle Bibb Sr, proposes a $650000 levy to fund a Raleigh County Civic Auditorium. The plan, backed by the Beckley Chamber of Commerce Community Development Committee, aims for a 1957 election to authorize construction and staffing of poll workers. The project envisions a 3300 capacity venue serving 15 to 25 event types with parking for about 2500 vehicles, and stresses educational and civic use beyond sports.
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Raleigh County
Esman Levy
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Bibb
Harry &. Anderson
Democratic Executive Committee
Ted Kessinger
Republican Exeutive Committee
M. F. Barksdale
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium
Raleigh County Court
Berkley Chamber of Commerce
Berkley
Jury to Hear Robbery Case in Grand Jury
The Raleigh County Grand Jury will hear the cases of three Taeger men charged with last Tuesday night’s robbery of Sophia Finance Co. Lacy Edward Short was remanded to county jail on $2,000 bond. James Herbert Blankenship and Claude Elmer Rambo held to the Grand Jury with $5,000 bonds each. Arrested Thursday in McDowell County by state police from Beckley and McDowell counties. An undisclosed portion of the $3,053.29 stolen was recovered.
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Releigh County
Taeger
Sophia Finance Co
Cotton White
Lacy Edward’ Short
Short
James Herbert Blankenship
Claude Elmer Rambo
McDorell County
Beckley
McDowell County
Graveside Services Held for Cook Child in Mullens
Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. today for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Waller C. Cook. Burial followed in George Shrewsbury Cemetery on Barker's Ridge near Stephenson, with Robertson Coylesong Funeral Home in charge. The child died at birth Sunday at home. Surviving besides the parents is a sister, Betty Anne.
Raleigh Juveniles Sent to Pruntytown Boys Industrial School
Deputy Harless Stover transported two Raleigh County youths to Pruntytown. A 13-year-old Princewick resident faced armed robbery charges after the City Grocery hold up, while an 11-year-old Beckley boy, who had been sentenced in January for breaking into the Toms Toasted Peanut Co. store, escaped from the school about 15 days after admission.
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Raleigh County
Boys Industrial School
Pruntytown
Harless Stover
Princewick
Beckley
Toms Toasted Peanut Co
Sanitarians Meeting Public Health District Two
Sanitarians from Greenbrier Pocahontas and Monroe counties meet with Raleigh Mercer and Fayette colleagues at the Raleigh County Health Department office. The session began at 9 am today and covers regional public health matters.
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Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Monroe
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Mercer
Fayette Counties
Malnutrition Victim in Critical Condition at Beckley Hospital
Mrs James T Elam the Stotesbury mother of five who starved herself to feed her children remains in critical condition at Beckley Hospital Her husband undergoing surgery at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital Sophia Friendship Baptist Church has taken over the case Ensign Elam will reenter the hospital for a post op examination Thursday
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Beckley Hospital
James T. Elam
Stotesbury
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Sophia Friendship Baptist Church
Elam
Raleigh County Roads Passable After Snow
State Road Commission crews reported Raleigh County roads passable at noon with chains not yet advised. Early heavy snow left only slush. SRC plows and cinder crews were active, clearing roads and spreading material.
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Raleigh County
State Road Commission
SRC
County Behind Flood Assistance Quota in Tri-State Area
Raleigh County struggles to meet flood aid quota with only 142.70 dollars raised, about a quarter of the target. Mrs. T. C. Moorefield, executive director of the County Red Cross Chapter, stated the figures and stressed the need for more contributions.
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Raleigh County
Tri-State
T. C. Moorefield
Red Cross
Eisenhower to Fly Home for Israeli Crisis Contact
Thomasville Ga press report says the White House will move to Washington to handle the Middle East stalemate. Eisenhower reportedly leaves the Georgia plant and plans conferences to press for troop disengagement and a resolution, delaying vacation.
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Thomasville
White House
Eisenhower
Washington
Fisenhower
South Georgia
Treasury
Pitt- Consul President Sees Coal Gain Influence
A. R. Matthews, president of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co, told a Mullens banquet that the coal industry has regained influence in the fuel market. He urged cooperation, technology, and stronger stand in government, noting West Virginia coal's role and need for growth to raise living standards.
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A. R. Matthews
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Mullens
Pitt
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Matthews
Roger Pritchett
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming Hotel
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Coas
Bergman and Dean Named Front-Runners for Oscars Race
Ingrid Bergman and James Dean were identified as the top contenders for acting honors in Movieland’s annual Oscar race. The Best Picture list includes Around the World in 80 Days, The King and I, and The Ten Commandments. The 27 March telecast will reveal the winners.
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Bergman
Dean
Movieland
Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
James Dean
Miss Bergman
Yul Brynner
Anastasia
Kirk Douglas Dean
Rock Hudson
Giant
Sir Laurence Oliv
Eden
Richard Ht
Cate
Cecil B. de Mille
Charlton Heston
Moses
Nancy Kelly
Don Murray
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Perkins
Mickey Rooney
Robert Stack
Mildred Dunnock
Eileen Heckart
Michael Anderson
the World
Willian Wyler
George Stevens
Walter Lang
Ring, Victor
Suits Filed in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Two suits documented, Foley Construction Co against Hugh A. Miller for $1000 and James K. Aliff against Edwin O. Trump for $300. London The Press Assny reports former Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden has suffered two fevers during his sea voyage to New Zealand.
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Raleigh County
Foley Construction Co
Hugh A. Miller
James K. Aliff
Edwin O. Trump
London
the Press Assny
Anthony Eden
New Zealand
Weather Outlook for Virginia and Nearby Regions
Windy tonight with snow flurries possible as temperatures fall to the mid teens. Wednesday brings increased cloudiness and colder air with snow mainly in the mountains. Beckley shows a high of 7 and a low around 7. Ulterior details note river stages near Bellepoint and muddy conditions at Bluestone Reservoir. The Moon rises about 12:14 a.m. Wednesday with the last quarter imminent. Leo dominates the eastern sky at 8:13 p.m.
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Beckley
Oak Hid
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Leo
National Guard Aids Drowning Search In River Near Pineville
In heavy rain and snow, searchers continue for two girls aged 7 and 10 swept downstream after a motorboat capsized on the Guyandotte River near Pineville. A Logan amphibious crew and four mine officials join the effort, while mines operate or idle across a 20 plus complex.
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Guyandotte River
Pineville
National Guard
Logan
Adjutant General's Office
Fred Deal
Joe Hansbarger
Dianna
Betty Hatfield
New Richmond
Bill Hatfield
State Senate Passes School Finance Bills
The West Virginia Senate approved two self-help school financing measures and sent them to the House. One allows counties to impose a capitation tax up to 10 annually on residents aged 21 and older, the other permits a tax of 2.50 per 3 of property transfers. The transfer tax was amended to set the rate at 2.50 by a Senate vote of 26 to 4, while the capitation tax advanced 21 to 9. The actions reflect a package backed by Gov. Underwood to broaden county funding for schools. The session began at 10 a.m. as President Ralph Bean attended a funeral, with the House scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. for workmen’s compensation law revisions and related measures.
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Spence Airfield
Moultrie
Eisenhower
Washington
State Dulles
Middle East
Dulles
White House
James C. Hagerty
Charleston
Senate
House
Underwood
Ralph Bean
D-Hardy
Parking Lot Space Requests Sparse In Municipal Lot
Only three monthly parking space requests have been received for the municipal lot at Federal Lane. The $7.50 space fee requires back window land stickers to show prepaid time. Separate items note two Beckley arrests with local magistrate actions and license suspensions for drunk driving.
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William Thomas Pilkington
Beckley
J. E. Mays
Higher Car Accident Liability Sought by Nuckols in New Bill
A bill introduced in the Senate seeks to raise liability limits for car accidents, with $5,000 to $10,000 for one injury or fatality and $10,000 to $20,000 for two or more. The measure also involves surplus property governance and school fund recordkeeping, while other bills address nursing board appointments and highway headlamp standards.
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Charleston
Senate
Sen
Nuckols
Raleigh
Bean
D-Hardy
Carrigan
R-Marshall
House
Cal. Brotherton
D-Kanawhal
Deis. Horsman
R-Roane
West Virginia
Board of Examiners
Crusade for Freedom appeals for Truth Dollars support
Radio Free Europe urges 70 million behind the Iron Curtain to keep alive the spirit of freedom. It promotes spreading the Truth as the free world’s weapon against Communist propaganda and asks readers to mail Truth Dollars to Crusade for Freedom via their local postmaster.
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Radio Free Europe
Free World
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Hagerty
U.N
New York
United States
Israel
U.S
Gaza Strip
Aqaba
Carroll Baker
Katharine Hepburn
Deborah Kerr
the King
Inghd Bergman
Eran Weather
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Beckley Skies
Hunt
Sea Report
Alpeca
Slab Fork Coal Co
George W. Mckinney
Dewey C. Pack
Vocal S163
United Mine Workers of America
Otsego
Brule Smokeless Coal Co
Maben
Gulf Mining Co
Tralee
Semet- Solvay Corp
Simann
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Itmann
George L. Kincaid Jr
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