Recovery Agency Plan Faces Gov Underwood Review In WV
West Virginia lawmakers propose a nine member Economic Recovery Agency to guide a master plan for the state’s development and coordinate with federal and local authorities. Gov. Cecil Underwood will outline funding from three Washington agencies and a bipartisan bill expects quick approval. Taxes to fund roads schools and state services are advancing, including highway tax hikes and an income tax bill with earmarked revenues for the University Medical Center.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Legislative
Cecil Underwood
Senate
House of Delegates
House
Underwood
Harry R. Pauley
Washington
Capitol
Pauley
George H. Seibert Jr
Dohio
United States
State Planning Board
House Finance Committee
West Virginia University Medical Center
House Finance
Julius W. Singleton Jr
D-Monongalia
del. Ivor F. Boiarsky
Ohanawha
West Virginia Education Assn
State Department of Education
Elliott Junior High Possibility Probed
Raleigh County Board of Education discussed using the Elliott School building at Edwight for a junior high. A committee led by Virgil A. Sarrett will report, guiding whether to transfer seventh and eighth graders from Marsh Fork and ninth graders from Mount View to vacant Elliott space to ease overcrowding.
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Elliott Elementary
Edwight
Raleigh County Board of Education
Dewey Bone
Board of Education
John Elliott
Marsh Fork
Trail
Edwight Mine
Sarrett
Bone
John West
Rowland Land Co
Elliott
Mount View
Mrs Lucy Davis Succumbs at 86 in local hospital
Mrs Lucy Ann Davis aged 86 died at 7 am today after several weeks illness in a local hospital. Born in Virginia January 29 1873 she was daughter of Smith and America Lamb Haney. She and husband Charlie Davis were married until his 1957 death. Survived by two daughters Pauline Wiseman Beckley and Nina Lozano Detroit seven grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Lucy Ann Davis
North Oakwood Ave
Virginia
Smith
America Lamb Haney
Christian Church
Charlie Davis
Pauline Wiseman
Beckley
Nina Lozano
Detroit Mich
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
State Newsman Dies After Four Decades in Journalism
ELKINS AP Roddin G Bush longtime newsman and last editor of the Elkins Inter Mountain died yesterday in a local hospital at age 61. He spent about 40 years in the trade and led the paper in its later years.
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Elkins (Ap
Roddin G. Bush
Elkins Inter-Mountain
West Virginia Weather Forecast and River Conditions
West Virginia forecast: tonight fair with lows 24 to 30, Thursday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Extended outlook shows weekly temps near normals, warmer Thursday and Friday, colder weekend, then warmer Monday. Expect occasional rain totaling about ½ to ¾ inch. high yesterday 0.55, rivers at Bellepoint clear, Bluestone Reservoir normal with 2.7 gauge, gates open.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Cis
Cece
Renee
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Bluestone Reservoir
New River
Evidence Against Willis Continues in Raleigh Court
The Raleigh County Circuit Court heard further evidence in Elijah Carter's damage suit against Willis Water Company. Counsel for Carter, Ashworth and Crouse, presented 19 exhibits including Public Service Commission rulings, PSC correspondence, and engineering reports on Willis Water Works. Judge Scherer overruled Willis counsel Fletcher Mann objections. jury kept in deliberation rooms during arguments. The case, in its third jury phase, previously ended hung when Mann was hospitalized and the trial resumed.
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Willis Water Company
Raleigh County
David D. Ashworth
Clay S. Crouse
Elijah Carter
Harper Heights
George Willis
Water Company
Public Service Commission
PSC
Willis
Dennis Leary
Crouse
Carter
Mann
Sheriff To Appear Before High Court
Raleigh County Sheriff Okey A. Mills will appear before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Thursday to explain why a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted for the release of John Arthur Toney. Toney, 14, is held in Beckley after a bomb scare and awaits a ruling on his possible release from the county jail. Montgomery lawyer William Thompson filed the petition arguing a youth under 16 cannot be held in jail awaiting sentence at Pruntytown.
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Raleigh
Okey A. Mills
West Virginia Supreme Court of
Apeals
John Arthur Toney
Toney
Industrial School
Bove
Pruntytown
Beckley
Charleston
Mills
Mongtomery
William Thompson
Supreme Court
Three Appointed To Juvenile Committee In Raleigh County
Three members were added Tuesday to the committee studying the feasibility of a training or vocational school for juvenile delinquents in Raleigh County. They are H. G. Farmer, president of the Raleigh County Court. O. A. Phillins, president of the Board of Education. and William B. Connoley, director of the Vocational School. A. P. Leeber, chairman, said he has contacted nearly all committee members to gather data before the first meeting. No meeting date was set. a report is planned for the next Board of Education meeting.
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Virgil A. Sarrett
Sherman C. Trail
Raleigh County
O. A. Phillips
Sarrett
Strake Walker
Phillips
H. G. Farmer
Raleigh
O. A. Phillins
Board of Education
William B. Connoley
A. P. Leeber
Leeber
Nuckols Opposes Pay Raise in 30 Day Budget Session
State Senator Jack A. Nuckols of Beckley predicts the Senate will kill a House backed pay raise for legislators unless the House drops its proposal. He says salaries are sufficient and opposes raises for the governor and Supreme Court members. Nuckols defends the Senate stance and criticizes the House amendments as inappropriate. He also cites good government aims and urges readers to understand both chambers have legitimate roles.
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Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
Senate
House of Delegates
Nuckols
Supreme Court
Sen
Ate
Roy Lee Harmon
Roy Lee
Hall
Vennar
Stacy
Wiley
Harmon
Mrs. Edith Furrow Dies At 56 In Prosperity
Edith Furrow 56 of Prosperity died at 9 30 p m Tuesday at home after weeks of illness Born July 28 1902 at Jumping Branch she was a daughter of the late T J and Ida Henderson Smith A Bluestone Baptist Church member she is survived by her husband J J Farrow a son Robert Jr of Daniels two brothers Theodore and Smith of Beckley two sisters Mrs Holt Covey Glen Daniel and Mrs Dorothy Holdren He will be held at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with funeral 2 30 p m Friday at War Ridge Free Will Baptist Church near Marie conducted by Rev Ernest Barley Burial in family cemetery near Marie Pallbearers named.
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Prosperity
Jumping Branch
T. J
Ida Henderson Smith
Bluestone Baptist Church
J. J. Farrow
Robert Jr
Daniels
Smith
Beckley
Theodore Smith
Holt Covey
Glen Daniel
Dorothy Holdren
Backus
War Ridge Free Will Baptist Church
Marie
Ernest Barley
Dorsey Meadows
Luther Shumate
Tommy Rice
Tommy Maddy
Arthur Reed
Eugene Simms
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Khrushchev speech woes threaten test ban pact
Geneva and Washington reports say Khrushchev's Tuesday address cast grave doubt on reaching a nuclear test ban. Eisenhower announces Dulles will decide on continuing as secretary after cancer treatment. his 71st birthday marks a step in health. Eisenhower also defends defense needs and criticizes demagogic critics. Berlin stance by the Soviet Union is deemed illogical and unlikely to aid peace.
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United States
Britain
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Walter Reed Hospital
Soviet Union
Berlin
American tenor Frank Eckhart dies during Tosca in Antwerp
American tenor Frank Eckhart died Tuesday night during a performance of La Tosca at the Antwerp Royal Opera. The incident occurred mid performance shocking attendees and prompting immediate but unsuccessful medical aid. Eckhart was a noted singer with a growing international career and had appeared with major opera houses in Europe.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Frank Eckhart
Antwerp Royal Opera
Bargain Days Return in Beckley During Weekend Event
Beckley merchants kick off Bargain Days at 9 a.m. Friday and run through Monday with special values. Isadore Wein, head of the Mercantile Division of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce, says local stores have chosen good values. Hours run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Monday.
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Beckley
Isadore Wein
Mercantile Division
Citizens Organize National Group Against Obscene Literature
Citizens from across the nation form a national body to combat obscene literature seen as a threat to youth morality. Dr Bernard E. Donovan of New York City chairs the steering committee, with Cincinnati leaders urging broad public support and local dealers to police themselves, while noting indecent material targets youth from ages eight to college.
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Cleveland
Bernard E. Donovan
New York City
Donovan
Cincinnati
Stanley Schrotel
Schrotel
Charlies H. Keating Jn
Cincinnati Group
Campbell County
Bar Assn
Keating
Third Spouse Too Much Ist 2 Tell Third Spouse Too Much
Brooklyn plumber Michael Cannella 35 faced a 22 to 1 year sentence after pleading guilty to bigamy as his three wives Lillian 29 Ethel 27 and Patricia 23 testified in court. He had two additional children with unwed partners.
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Michael Cannella
Brooklyn
Lillian Cannella
Ethel Cannella
Cannella
Patricia Cannella
Patricia
Washington trip reservations for Saturday conference
Ten Beckley area residents have booked to travel to Washington DC this Saturday to meet Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd. The gathering aims to discuss local issues and seek federal aid, led by Beckley Chamber of Commerce officials and other Raleigh County leaders.
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U. S
Jennings Randolph
Robert C Byrd
Harry Anderson
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
M. F. Barksdale
Chamber of Commerce
John C. Ward
Raleigh County
Sidney Fink
Elmer Davis
Beckley National Bank
Clarence L Bibb
Dave Abrams
Hulett C. Smith
State
Democratic Executive Committee
John Lucy
Raleigh County Bank
Nit-Wits In Congress Left Unanswered
Washington AP reports a House floor debate over whether nit-wits exist in Congress ended without decision as quorum issues and absences halted further discussion. Reps Hoff man Withrow ce and Hays heatedly sparred over a Dominican Republic speech and its reference to nit-wits, leaving the matter unresolved.
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Washington (Ap
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House
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Congress of the
Dominican Republic
Withrow
United States Congress
Reuss
Hays
The
Congressional Record
Battleship W. Va. To Be Scrapped
The Navy announced that five battleships and 38 other ships are to be scrapped, totaling 520000 tons and costing 697640000. Ships include the Tennessee Maryland California Colorado and West Virginia battleships and nine heavy cruisers such as Chester Louisville Augusta New Orleans Portland Minneapolis Tuscaloosa San Francisco and Wichita.
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U.S
Navy
Tennessee
Maryland
California
Colorado
West Virginia
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Louisville
Augusta
New Orleans
Portland
Minneapolis
Tuscaloosa
San Francisco
Wichita
City To Purchase Radio Equipment For Police and Fire
Beckley City Council voted to buy Motorola radio gear for Police and Fire use. Civil Defense will share costs, totaling 8052.03, with six mobile units funded by federal aid and two held back. Conversion of current units costs about 300, city to pay and later receive half back. net city cost 3265.02.
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Beckley
Motorola Company
Civil Defense
Clarence L. Bibb
Police Department
Bibb
Roy O Bond Dies in Bluefield Police Retired Captain
Roy O. Bond, retired captain of the Bluefield West Virginia Police Department, died at his home Tuesday after a long illness. He would have been 67 next month.
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Bluefield
Roy O. Bond
W. Va
Workshop May Replace WVEA Meeting for Raleigh County Teachers
The Raleigh County Board of Education directs Sherman Trail to mail teachers and principals to solicit preference between a county level workshop and the state SEA meeting. If held, the workshop would count as two school days and must be well planned to serve 850 teachers. The board tables further action pending survey results and notes a legality question about meeting location.
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West Virginia State Education Association
Raleigh County
William B. Connoley
Clue To Missing Coed Sought In Morgantown
Morgantown police report a Greyhound ticket seller saw a woman matching Miss Barbara Henderson’s description buy a Clarksburg ticket shortly after her disappearance. Henderson, 19, of Richwood, blonde, blue eyed, 5-4, 115 pounds, left Woman’s Hall with under $10. her checkbook and clothes were left behind. Her roommate noted distress in days prior, and her father, a school principal, aided the search. Deans emphasized she had excellent grades.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Greyhound
Barbara Henderson
Richwood
Clarksburg
Miss Henderson
Woman's Hall
Nicholas County
Betty Boyd
Dean of
Women
Deep in the Heart of Taxes Dominates 54th Legislature
Charleston report notes lawmakers face a tax bill surge as they open the session. House leaders discuss revenue needs, with figures ranging from eight million for roads to additional funds for general state, schools, and matching funds. Uncertain mood of the body shapes potential totals.
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Charleston
Texas
House of Delegates
The
Register
T. E. Myles
Fayetteville
Underwood May Tell Relief Plan In Legislature Message Today
Governor Ce cil Underwood faces the West Virginia legislature this afternoon amid rumors of a federal aid revelation for hard pressed regions. The session includes debate on the Workmen's Compensation expansion and a gasoline tax proposal expected to raise over four million dollars yearly, with debate and strategic moves shaping the measures.
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Senate
House
Underwood
Gov. Underwood
West Virginia
United States
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