Liquidation of Jews Alleged by High German Official
Bonn reports a Foreign Office inquiry into charges that a senior official ordered the liquidation of Jews. Heinrich Lingemann, former North Rhine Westphalia judge, will lead the probe into Dr Otto Braeutigam, head of a subsection in the Eastern Department, suspended pending findings. The investigation, ordered by Foreign Minister von Brentano at Socialist pressure, aims to run one or two months.
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Bonn
Germany
Foreign Office
Heinrich Lingemann
North Rhine-Westphalia
Otto Braeutigam
Braeutigam
Heinrich von Brentano
Walter Menzel
Menzel
von Brentano
Algerian Rebels Kill 19 in Convoy Ambush
Algerian rebels ambushed a French convoy on a little traveled road inland from Philippeville, killing 19 soldiers. French reinforcements rushed to the scene as authorities reported a string of nationalist incidents leaving 41 killed or kidnapped in the prior 24 hours.
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Algiers
Norted
Algeria
Philippeville
Mollohan Seeks Stretching Tax Dollars West Virginia
Rep. Robert H. Mollohan told Wheeling postal workers he believes state tax dollars can stretch farther and be more equitably distributed. He urged building and improvement, local education levy powers, and maximizing federal aid for roads and facilities, pledging an honest economical administration if elected.
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Wheeling
Robert H. Mollohan
West Virginia
Mollohan
Nationa’l Letter Carriers Agsn
Boards of Education
Mollchan
Past Presidents To Be Honored By Rotarians
Twenty three past Beckley Rotary Club presidents will be honored at the Friday meeting. The current president is absent on a trip to Florida. Alex George will lead the program at 6 15 p m at the Beckley Hotel with brief references to each former president.
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Tthe Group
Charles W. Merritt
J. W
Florida
Alex George
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Merritt
Integration Approved By McDowell Board
In Madison West Virginia six to ten more witnesses were to testify as the Shaffer murder trial neared its noon rest. The state seeking the death penalty accuses Orlen Arnold Shaffer of killing Eula Catherine Perdue by causing internal hemorrhages with a bottle during a mountainside home case.
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W.va
Orlen Arnold Shaffer
Boone County
Mat D.bouldin
Sankt
Shaffer
Eula Catherine Perdue
Don Jarrell
Ezra Lilly
Annce Official's Wife Dies in Huntington
Mrs Helen B Elsey wife of Captain Phil C Elsey superintendent of river transportation for Armco Steel Corp died at home after a stroke. She helped open locks and dams to create a nine foot Ohio River channel as a mother of the Ohio Valley Improvement Assn. She had been in poor health for about a year.
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Buntengton
Helen B. Elsey
Phil C. Elsey
Captain Elsey
Armco Steel Corp
Shrinkage Tax Refund Moves By Parkersburg Dealers
West Virginia Gasoline Dealers Association seeks a shrinkage tax bill to refund taxes on gasoline that evaporates in storage. President Russell F. Bonasse said eight states already have such laws and the measure passed by the board seeks legislative action. In London, Britain's Eden government survived a confidence vote by 24 to 3 after a two day debate on anti inflation steps.
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Parkersburg
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London
Britain
Eden
Military Ball Slated Saturday in Beckley
Beckley hosts a military ball organized by the General Alfred chapter of the Reserve Officers Association. About 18 reserve officers, led by Major Wallace Bek and secretary Marge Emerson Smith, plan the event at the Beckley Armory 1921 By-Pass from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets available through area reserve officers.
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Air
Alfred
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United States
Beckley Armory
Wallace G. Bek
Marge Emerson Smith
Jan Saneied Aun” Wit
Editorial Special Levy Good Business for Raleigh County
An editorial urges Raleigh County voters to approve a three year continuation of the special education levy. It argues the levy will not raise taxes, merely extend the existing funding, and quotes that every dollar spent yields four dollars in value for public schools. It warns against losing 240000 by rejecting the measure.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Raleigh
Akron Doctor Admits Abortion Rate Since 1943
A 72 year old Akron physician pleaded guilty to an abortion charge and admitted performing about 300 abortions annually since 1943. He said the standard fee was 200 dollars and argued the practice has existed since ancient times. The judge delayed sentencing for medical testimony on the doctor’s condition.
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Roy L. Knapp
Common Pleas
Ray B. Walters
Dr. Knapp
Watters
Knapp
Three West Virginians win national awards in 1955
At Valley Forge Pa three West Virginians were honored by a national foundation for contributions to “the American way of life.” Alfred J. Knight of Weirton received a George Washington medal for the Weirton Steel Publication Employes Bulletin. Martha Evans of Princeton earned a George Washington medal for the address Your Land and Mine. The Rev. Robert E. Shields of Morgantown won a medal for the sermon They Without Us.
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George Washington
Employes Bulletin
Martha Evans
Princeton
Robert E. Shields
Morgantown
Greasy Thumb Guzik Dies, Notorious Chicago Underworld Figure
Chicago crime figure Gu zik known as Greasy Thumb dies. He rose to prominence in the Capone era and was considered a major underworld player.
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Jack
Greasy Thumb
Guzik
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al Capone
Isis
Kidnaper Subdued After Standoff in Pueblo Park
Nancy Jackson, mother of three, was freed unharmed after a tense park chase in Pueblo. Abductor Hurst, aided by accomplices, was captured following a firefight with police. Jackson and her husband Eugene aided by Fortino and Mayber halted the escape.
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Jackson
Eugene C. Hurst
Robert Ker
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jHurst
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Fortino
Fortina
Mayber
St. Mary’s Hospital
Herman R. Huskins
Carroll Powers
U. S
Huskins
Powers
ICC Postpones Date for Hike In Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the effective date of a proposed rail rate increase from February 25 to March 7. The delay allows time to decide whether to permit a quick half a billion dollar a year rise under a pledge of refunds if hearings justify it. Attorneys for coal and lignite interests protested the rush.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
IOC
J. Monroe Johnson
ICC
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
Spelling Bee List Preparation Under Way
The School Committee and 14 teachers across Shady Prosperity Lincoln Raleigh County work on a new word list to be ready by March 1. Mrs Hazel Gese chairs the effort with Mrs Gertrude Bellamy and Mrs Bess Money among others, to be published in The Register.
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Shady
Tri-County
Gertrude Bellamy
Mentary
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Faye Cooper
Bess Money
Lincoln
Orpha Williams
Lin- Raleigh County
Jesse Worley
Scott
Angeline Mellen
Mab
Register
Hazel Moye
Pettus
Sher
Elizabeth Humphrey
Man Akers
Beaver
Bess Cole
Princewick
Martin
Teel
Mia
Lauma
Genevieve Bowling
Daniels Morrison
Teel School
GOP Candidate Sees Age As Possible Issue In Primary
Charleston West Virginia Cecil Underwood a Republican candidate for governor says his age could be a factor in the primary He notes he would be near Gov Marland at nomination and argues youth is a GOP tradition in the state The interview aired on WCHS TV with questions from three reporters from Charleston Gazette AP and Tyler Star News.
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Charleston
Cecil
Wood
Underwood
Marland
West Virginia
Wchs-Tv
Harry Hoffmann
Wheeling Steel Ventures Into Iron Ore Field
Wheeling Steel Corp joins Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co and others in a Marquette Range ore concentration project in Michigan. Wheeling will own 10 percent of Marquette Iron Mining Co which operates two mines Republic and Empire near Republic and Palmer. Initial plants at Eagle Mills will pelletize ore with annual concentrates targeted at two million tons once fully built by 1964.
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Marquette
Republic
Empire
Palmer
Mich
Wheeling Steel Announcement
Eagle Mills
Neudoerfer
James E. Folsom
Iteria
Univer- Wheeling Steel
Four ‘Cay
Alabama
Amlin
Labrador
Milk Marketing Study Set to Begin in March
Governor's milk commission will start functioning in March under Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson. A $12,000 appropriation by the 1956 Legislature funds the effort, with plans to hire a milk expert for a study likely to begin July 1. The group will examine prices, production, handling, processing, transport, sanitation, and cross-state importation.
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Charleston
John T. Johnson
Marland
Johnson
Inadequate Signals Blamed for Wreck at Gulf Mining Crossing
State Police cite blind signals at Gulf Mining Co crossing Crab Orchard as cause of a 10 a m collision with a station wagon driven by Maurice Seldon 37 Beckley salesman for Quality Home Furnishings Co. Damages estimated at 300 dollars. Seldon uninjured.
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Mercer SL
Beckley
Quality Home Furnishing Co
Seldon
Thieves Take Insurance Money From Widow in Wheeling
Mrs Ramona Sprouse reports theft at Vineyard Hill apartment of 92460 in 360 and 108 bills hidden in closet. Insurance payments tied to husband’s death in a Illinois auto accident last June. Also missing a 180 diamond ring.
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Ramona Sprouse
Vineyard Hill
Wlinois
Jame
Lowiseune Sumuilisn
Two Raleigh Prisoners Indicted in Randolph
Randolph County grand jury returned felony indictments against four escapees from Huttonsville Medium Security prison. They are James Henry Shorthand Ridge of McDowell County Benny N. Smith Ray Clowney Lilly of Raleigh County and Junior Fredrick Law of Peedleton County.
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Ranadon County
Huttonsville
James Henry Shortridge
McDowell County
Benny N. Smith
Ray Clowney
Lilly
Raleigh County
Fredrick Law
Peedleton Coun
Late Sports Tech Scoring Leaders Highlight NATA Report
The NATA statistical bureau shows A West Virginia Tech leading in scoring with 104.7 points per game over 17 contests, 13 wins. Georgia Teachers College trails with 95.3 average in 23 starts, then Western Minors with 96.1 in 24 games. Rio Grande leads in team field goal percentage at 31.4 percent.
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Kan
West Virginia Tech
NATA
Association
Statistical Bureau
Tech
Georgia Teachers College of Collegeboro
Western Minors
Macomb
Northwest Nazarene College
Nampa
Idaho
Rio Grande College of
Rio Grande
Senate Debates Farm Bill Tactics Amid Oil and Gas Industry Ties
The Senate plans to begin debate late today on a farm bill election year tactics tied to oil and gas interests. Chairman Eltender predicts a new farm program on President Eisenhower’s desk by Feb. 15 and hopes for voting early next week, though many anticipate a longer process in a closely divided chamber.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Idustry
Eltender
D-La
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Congress
Fisenhower
Howard B. Keck
National Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Keck
Superior Oil Co
California
Francis Case
R-Sd
Yugoslavia Declares War On Winter At Dawn Of Cold War
Yugoslav air force joins a global crisis as icebound rivers across Europe prompt actions while Soviet menace and U.S. arms spending loom. 162 deaths are tallied as floods, frost, and storms worsen.
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Adriatic
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Raly
Britain
Lincolnshire
Majorca
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Balearic Islands
U.S
Central Europe
Arraignment Set Thursday for Wheeling Twins
Twin four year old brothers Thomas J Williams and Joseph Williams face arraignment in Intermediate Court in Wheeling on a charge of bludgeon murder in the death of Cub Scout David Powell found Feb 10 in a coal cellar beneath the twins home. Grand jury indicted them after a special session. Prosecutor said robbery may have been the motive. Powell was selling Cub Scout fundraiser tickets when he disappeared.
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Bitterney
Milt
Jon
J. Ferguson
Young Powell
Bluefield
Williams
Ferguson
West Virginia
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Marland
Mercer. County
Democratic Club
Joseph Gompers
Powell
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