County Prosecutor and Judge Seek Re election on Demo Ticket
Raleigh County voters will see two local incumbents on the Democratic slate as A. J. Sparacino, the county prosecuting attorney since 1953, and Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery seek re election. Both filed at 11:30 a.m. with the circuit clerk. Sparacino, a Beckley attorney with deep local roots and naval service, faces a term expiring Jan 1, 1957. McCreery, a Beckley native and Augusta Military Academy graduate, seeks a second six year term, with tenure extending to Jan 1, 1997.
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Raleigh County
A. J. Sparacino
Harry L. McCreery
Sparacino
Mabsecolt
Joseph Sparacino
Conchetta Sparacino
Mabscott
Woodrow Wilson High School
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
West Virginia University
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Amphibious Forces
Lcis
Fotilla
Normandy
Sicily
France
Beckley
Edgar B. Sims
Joeann Robertson
West Virginia Bar Association
State Bar
Black Knight
Country Club
Elks Club
Moose , Lodge
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Young Democrats
McCreery
Tive of
H. Lacey McCreery
Augusta Military Academy
West Virginia’ University
I Eugenia Adams
West Virginia Judicial Association
West Virginia State Bar
Raleigh ‘County Bar
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Phi Alpha Delta
Law) Fraternity
Masonic Lodge No. 93
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Tax Help Schedules Announced For Fayette Raleigh Counties
IRS announces self help hours for Fayette and Raleigh counties to assist taxpayers in filling income tax forms. Raleigh residents may use Beckley office in the Post Office building Fridays and on select dates from Jan 3 to April 16 with 8 am to 5 pm hours plus telephone service. Fayette residents can receive help every Friday until the deadline and on April 16 with Nov dlephone service at Oak Hill Post Office basement. Philipp Charles notes new saving techniques to speed form filling.
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Fayette
Raleigh
Internal Revenue Service
Beckley
Fayette Countians
Dlephone ‘Service
Oak’ Hill
Philipp L. Charles
Internal Revenue Department
Byrd urges support for Virginia school grant plan
Senator Byrd urged backing for a proposed constitutional change as Virginia voters head toward a weekend of campaigning on tuition grants for private schools. Religious groups attacked the plan while lawmakers framed it as a choice over race mixing and public education funding.
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Richmond
Byrd
D-Va
Virginia
Hamptons Roads
Reuten Alley
The
Baptist Religious Herald
George Reamey
Virginia Methodist Advocate
Princeton Sailor Reaches Carrier During Dockside Escape
The Princeton set sail from San Diego for Pearl Harbor with a full crew. An unidentified seaman, carried ashore by taxi, tumbled off the pier when a light line broke and was finally hauled aboard after a heavier line was used as the band played Horn, Sweet Home.
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Princeton
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Orient
Beckley Man James MacArthur Dies in Raleigh County Jail
James MacArthur of Beckley died in the Raleigh County Jail around 6:30 a m with autopsy listing natural causes He was arrested Thursday for intoxication after carrying an almost consumed bottle of bay rum Sheriff Ward said MacArthur had a long history of arrests and frequent drunkenness with bay rum noted as a recurring issue The body was sent to Keyser Funeral Home for burial arrangements and an autopsy to determine exact cause of death.
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James MacArthur
Beckley
Raleigh
J. S. Grewal
John C. Ward
MacArthur
Ward
E. S. Mills
Mills
Charleston
Jamison
A. DB
Belton
Farmington
Department
Roy L. Graham
Mine Rescue and Safety
Sistant
Roy
A. Cunningham
County Corp No
BB. Richmon
Addi Hant
Richmond
Graham
Grewal
Topsy
Keyser
West Virginia
Munion
No. 3
Stopsy
the Keyser
Mental Patient Free to Return To Red China
Lis Yung-ming, a 36 year old Chinese student, will be deported from Farmington Missouri to Red China after six years in a Missouri mental hospital. Immigration officials say hospital doctors and British Hong Kong authorities have approved travel and that he is well enough to travel alone. He was committed in 1949 for schizophrenia and had faced charges by Red China that he was being held to prevent his return, a claim tied to Cold War propaganda. An immigration officer will escort him to San Francisco for the January 8 departure.
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Washington
Missouri
Lis Yung-ming
Red China
Immigration Service
Hong Kong
Liu Mo Longer
University of Missouri
State Hospital
Farmington
Liu
San Francisco
Rede
Haga Seeks Re-Election as Constable
Perry Haga former Sophia Police Chief filed as a Democrat for re election as constable of Slab Fork District He led Sophia police for fifteen years until July 1 1955 and has served as constable of Slab Fork District for fifteen years
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Perry Haga
Sophia
Slab Waele Potentia
L.uik Daslticl
Haga
Clifford Roberte
Slab Fork
Armored Tank Moves In On Raleigh County
Raleigh County receives its first armored tank to be unloaded at Beckley and escorted to the National Guard Armory on Park Avenue. The M 43 tank weighs 26 tons, uses rubber tracks to avoid street damage, and will join Headquarters Company of the Second Battalion, 150th Armored Cavalry under its own power.
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Raleigh County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Beckley
National Guard
Park Ave
150Th Armored Calvary
Eisenhower and Benson press urgent farm bill appeal
President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson meet in Key West to press Congress for immediate drastic action on farm income. They discuss a draft special message to Congress urging policy to balance production with demand, curb price declines, and secure new markets for farmers.
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Key West
Fla. UK
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Congress
Majericans
Isenhower
Polio Victim Edward Walsh Lingers In Critical Greenish Condition
In Chicago a polio victim, 15 year old Edward Walsh, remains unconscious in grave condition at the University of Illinois hospital while his family of 18 suffers widespread polio. His body is described as greenish, blood serum reportedly green, with other siblings hospitalized or cared for at home. Funds exceed 7000 dollars from nationwide contributions.
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Chicago
Edward Walsh
Research and Educational Hospital
University of Illinois
Karen Walsh
Durand
Illinois
Edward
David
University Medical Center
Rockford
Julia
Joan
Rose Ellen
Walsh Farm
Walsh
Demos Read Ike's State of the Union as Hint of 2nd Term
Democrats read President Eisenhower's State of the Union as signaling possible re election while Republicans downplay any political motive. Senators and representatives offered mixed judgments with some calling the speech candidacy laden and others denying any clear intent to run again.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Congress
Sen. George
D-Ga
Coal Production Up 22 Percent in State
West Virginia coal output for the first eleven months of 1955 rose 22 percent from 1954, totaling 124,784,825 tons. Despite higher production, mine fatalities fell to 145 for the period, with six deaths in November 1955 versus 28 in November 1954, and the Farmington explosion noted in 1934.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Mines Department
Farmington
Kee seeks Democratic renomination for Congress in West Virginia
Mrs. Elizabeth Kee of Bluefield files with the secretary of state for Democratic renomination to West Virginia's 3rd District. She seeks a third full term after first winning to fill her husband’s seat and subsequent reelections in 1952 and 1954. A Berkeley Police Civil Service exam is set for January 33 at City Hall with duties, eligibility rules, and a list of top scorers to determine replacements for the resigned Tom Cumbow.
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Charleston
Elizabeth, Kee
Bluefield
Secretary of State
Congress
West Virginia
Kee
John Kee
Police Civil Service
Berkley
Fletcher Mann
Police Civil Service Commission
Mann
Raleigh County
Tom Cumbow
Police Department
Cumbovw
Conservation Agency Considers Involvement in Epic Drama
West Virginia Historic Drama Association talks include state conservation commission officials Howard Johnson and M C McClead meeting Raleigh County Clerk Harry E Anderson to discuss potential participation and the Epic Drama location of Eatseer Theatre. Eugene Scott and W A Thornhill attended as location committee members.
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West Virginia Historic Drama Association
State Conservation Compn
Zoom Howard Johnson
The
Conservation Commission
M. C. McClead
Commission
Beckley
Raleigh
Harry E. Anderson
Eugene Scott
W. A. Thornhill
Reactor Capacity To be Increased
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp will spend a million dollars to increase the reactor capacity of the new silicone plant in Tyler County West Virginia and install additional equipment. The plant at Long Reach lies between St. Marys and Sistersville. President Morse G. Dial said the company owns more than 1 430 lacres there. Silicones are used in masonry, water repellents, furniture and automotive polishes, coatings, lubricants and textile finishes.
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Charleston
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
Tyler County
LongReach
St. Marys
Sistersville
W.va
Morse G. Dial
Union Carbide
New York
AA Banquet Set Sunday Afternoon at Glass House
The Alcoholics Anonymous banquet will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Glass House. A Ravenswood doctor will be principal speaker. Members relatives and guests are invited to attend the Dutch treat event.
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Glass House
Ravensweed
Doctors Advise Toss Questionnaire Into Wastebasket
The Journal of the American Medical Association urged heart specialists to discard a mailed questionnaire on President Eisenhower’s health and political views. It warned the survey could stoke hysteria and offered no guidance on data usage. Lawrence Benson of the American Research Foundation declined to name the client and comment.
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Chicago
Hower
American Medical Assa
Waire
Eisen Research Foundation
Princeton
Directory of
Lawrence Benson
American Research Foundation
Democratic Ad Agencies Said to Boycott McKinnon Campaign
Democrat Congress candidate Clinton D McKinnon charges top advertising agencies refuse to handle Democratic campaigns fearing loss of large long term accounts with big manufacturers. DNC spokesman counters no boycott and says offers from first class agencies exist with a 1956 plan to buy four radio and TV time. McKinnon expects five million dollars in six months for television.
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Los Angeles
Clinton D. McKinnon
Mirror-News
McKinnon
Jackson
Roosevelt
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Two Barred by State In Soliciting Claims
Chicago attorney Paul R Brown and Charles Spurlock of Huntington were barred by court orders from soliciting personal injury or death claims in West Virginia. Writs issued by Circuit Judge John W Hereford followed a State Bar inquiry. Brown is licensed in Illinois. neither is licensed in West Virginia.
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Huntingi
Paul R Brown
Chicago
Charles Spurlock
Huntington
West Virginia
John W. Hereford
Brown
Spurlock
Ilinois
Mine Injury Fatal At Clarksburg Coal Mine
Charles Me l Daniel, an employee of Compass Coal Co. No. 1 mine near Clarksburg, died yesterday from head injuries suffered in a December mine accident. Mine Superintendent Hemingway informed the State Mine Department.
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Charleston
Charles Mel Daniel
Compass Coal Co
Clarksburg
Three Divorces Granted in Raleigh County Court
Judge Norman Knapp finalized three divorce decrees. Nancy True sued Jimmy Lee Tre, Edith Saunders divorced Robert Lee Saunders with custody awarded to the mother, and Myrtle May Parsons separated from Clifford Parsons.
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Rayleigh County
Norman Knapp
Nancy True
Jimmy Lee Tre
Edith Saunders
Robert Lee Saunders
Myrtle May Parsons
Clifford Parsons
Fire Kills Wife as Ex-Lt Gov Hurt Saving Children
Mrs. James B. Allen died from suffocation in a home fire at Gadsden Alabama. Ex-Lt. Gov. Allen suffered second degree burns saving his two children James Jr. and Debbie. The family had suffered a prior tragedy when daughter Mary Rebecca died of pneumonia. The cause of the fire was not immediately available.
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Gadsden
Als
James
Allen
Alabama
Toay
James Jr
Debbie
Mary Rebecca
Gordon Persons
Beckley Parking Meters Yield $493 This Week
City Recorder's Office reports receipts from meters on Beckley streets for the week ending today totaled 4443. The figure reflects small income from on street parking during the period.
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Beckley
City Recorder’s
Virginia Weather Outlook From Tonight Through Wednesday
Forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions with a few snow flurries confined to mountains. Temperatures run 6 to 8 degrees below normal over the next five days with colder weekends, minimal precipitation overall and below normal river stages in Greenbrier and Bluestone reservoirs.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley
Bellepoint
Greenbrilg
Norra
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