21 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1957
Page
1
The readable fragments reference Portugal’s port wine hubs and Lisbon visits, with mentions of a Duke and Queen figure and detectives. Context is unclear, but hints at a travel or crime motif amid scattered quoted phrases and partial dialogue.
Two mechanics Van Roach and Preston Morgan were badly burned when a jet plane crashed into the Hertford County High School garage near the baseball field. Coast Guard and Elizabeth City units searched the area for the pilot after the aircraft reportedly broke apart and the pilot bailed out. Both injured men were taken to Chowan Hospital in Edenton for treatment.
The index rose to a 1132 percent level, marking a consecutive monthly increase. Analysts note the rise implies at least a penny per hour pay boost amid ongoing labor contract negotiations and modified wage clauses.
Report states two inmates were transferred from a county facility to Hustonsville Medium Security Prison for probation and parole violations. Ronald Riding was observed in custody and taken to the facility by Deputy Warden Leo Callison during an apparatus view.
The piece reports eight towns in Italy run by boys with a ninth planned. Boys at these homes fund their towns by selling farm products and items from leather, ceramic, and carpentry shops, supporting self sufficiency after initial build.
Firefighters answered a 9 45 a m call to Columbia Grill on Heber Street to put out a ceiling fire caused by a gas heater vent pipe. Fire Chief Bertard Martin said only slight damage occurred before the blaze was extinguished. The establishment is owned by Frento Gagalone. Chamber of Commerce memberships reached 131 today, with Beckley noting 293 members at year end.
A Sindlinger and Co survey reports that 100 million people read newspapers on an average day. The January reading rate averaged several minutes per reader with a post holiday dip then a rebound to a record high.
A building on Hinton Road near Glade Creek that formerly housed a grocery store burned late Wednesday afternoon. The owner Horace Smith reported the incident and a cause or extent of damage was unavailable at press time.
A Mount View man, Jack Dempsey Lester, was arrested near Surveyor and booked into Raleigh County Jail at 6:50 a.m. He is held on parole violation and a child welfare warrant. He also faces a charge of deserting his children and is being returned to Ontario authorities.
Ellen Smith, 70, of East Beckley died at 10 18 a m after an extended illness. Body at C D Trent Funeral Home pending arrangements. Arnold C Bush of 12 M S Fayette St is ordered to appear at Beckley Police Court tonight on speeding and driving without a registration card charge. arrest followed at 2 30 p m Wednesday by city police.
President Eisenhower calls the United Nations to exert pressure on Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba. Congressional leaders differ on sanctions and US action, with debate over how hard the UN should push and what guarantees Israel must receive.
State leaders debated a pay-as-you-go road construction plan to retire debt from a near fifty million dollar bond issue. The measure would halt further bond issuance under the 1920 amendment and focus on funding new roads as old bonds are retired. The discussion included tax enforcement limits and a proposed road tax aligned with fuel taxes to ease interstate commerce administration.
Humble Oil and Refining Co president H B Baker testified for a Senate inquiry that recent oil and gasoline price increases stem mainly from higher costs and a push to develop new reserves. He noted comparisons with wages materials consumer earnings and returns in other industries. The hearing follows protests in Congress over fuel price jumps and refinery profits.
The Raleigh County Bar Association and the Raleigh County Medical Society will hold a joint banquet at the Elks Club tonight at 6 39 pm. A smorgasbord supper will be served before a film titled The Doctor and the Witness Stand. George L Ballard presides as Bar Association president.
Funeral services for Joseph Joy are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Yale's Funeral Home in Fort Pierce Florida. Joy founded a mining machine company and earned awards for his contributions to mining equipment.
Six area liquor stores fired about 400 state employees nationwide. Names of laid off workers were not released. cuts proceed from least seniority except for applicants facing political ties. Raleigh County GOP may advise retention for some applicants. meeting Friday to consider job creation tied to the layoffs.
Weather and legislative notes from Charleston report plans for a first liquor by the drink vote in the 1957 legislature. Sponsors Hubbard and Chilton seek a constitutional amendment to place a 1958 county or municipal liquor election before voters. House actions include Korean veterans bonus financing bills and licensing updates for distillery and winery agents.
Beckley discussions push annual license fee from 10 to 1000 as a substitute for a proposed Liquor Procurement Corp state agency. House plans a 500 fee while Senate favors 1000, with school finance measures adding six local funding options for counties.
London Foreign Office says Britain seeks guaranteed free passage through the Gulf of Aqaba with Egypt's withdrawal and UN backing. Aimed at a UN led solution to Gaza issues, the spokesman urged independent actions by UN forces and a coordinated withdrawal to reopen lines for Israeli shipping.
A U S Air Force Globemaster departed the Antarctic ice runway at McMurdo Sound delivering last minute supplies to 18 Americans at the science outpost. Operation Deep Freeze I concluded previously in January with base establishment in McMurdo and Littler America. Rear Admiral George J. Dufek called the operation very happy as it marked key milestones including first South Pole air landing and parachute drop. Plans call for further flights to support personnel through the Antarctic winter amid the IGY program.
Dennis M Leary Jr of the Appalachian Chapter West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers will speak at the Beckley Kiwanis Friday program at El Teico. He will show a film as part of the meeting chaired by D C Wade.
Philip K. Wrigley, president of the Chicago Cubs, announced approval of the sale of Wrigley Field in Los Angeles to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
United Nations Security Council members vote nine to one with Sweden abstaining. Russia blocks a Western plan to dispatch a council president to India and Pakistan to push a Kashmir settlement, signaling support for an American alternative. Pakistan says it will take Kashmir issue to the UN General Assembly if veto stands.
City Hall will close Friday in observance of George Washington's birthday. Acting Mayor Clarence Bibb announced the closure. fire and police departments will operate as usual. Also affected is the West Virginia Veterans Affairs Office at the Memorial Building per deputy director Roy J. Smith.
Joe Hill who was blinded 18 years ago by a shotgun blast died April 4, 1953 at age 42. Floyd Spinner, once of Harewood, wanted for the 18 year old felony, was located in Virginia and extradited to Fayette County Jail. Spinner, now under indictment, fled after the shooting and is to be tried in the April term of the Fayette Circuit Court. He is survived by a wife and five children, the youngest born last Friday.
The General Assembly postponed its showdown on the Middle East until tomorrow afternoon to await renewed U S efforts for Israel to withdraw from Egypt and the Gaza Strip. President Eisenhower reportedly urged Ben Gurion to pull back to 1949 lines by nightfall, with Abba Eban delivering the message in Jerusalem. Denmark and other Scandinavian nations voiced opposition to sanctions.
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