Ambulance helicopter delay in Ravencliff incident
Captain Glen Rogers Gentry son of Mr and Mrs James C Gentry is set to retire after 20 years in September. His wife Kathleen Schuman of Ravencliff and their two sons were to meet him as the helicopter transporting him to Army base hospital arrived an hour late at 12 30 p m due to strong headwinds. Captain D T M Wall of Seattle piloted the craft and hospital staff pictured loading him include Lt D W Goodwin Aberdeen Miss, Glen Lynch, Bill Harris, Clarence Arthur and Willie B Farley.
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Ravencliff
James C. Gentry
Glen Rogers
Katheleen Schuman
Henry K
D. T. M. Wall
Seattle
Wash
Gentry
D. W. Goodwin
Aberdeen
Miss
Glen Lynch
Bill Harris
Clarence Arthur
Capt. Wall
Willie B. Farley
Rockefeller Proposal Would Raise Extra School Aid in 1960
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller proposed a sweeping local tax plan to raise about 100 million dollars for schools in the 1960-61 budget. The plan groups school districts into federated tax districts to levy non-property taxes and would pair with roughly 20 million dollars in new state aid. It also details pay-as-you-go budgeting, unemployment benefit increases, tax relief for small businesses, job training for automation displaced workers, juvenile delinquency programs, highway safety measures, a climate research center at Cornell, and raising the minimum wage in certain industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Empire State
Rockefeller
Cornell University
Jury Inspects Murder Scene Details Grim Home Crime
The scene shows a doctor allegedly smashing maid Marie Ann Lidholm's head against a garage wall and shooting Mrs. Finch as she fled. A grapefruit sized hole in plaster remains visible. Miss Tregoff reported the pair went to the home to seek a divorce agreement with the doctor's socialite wife, who had filed last May. The state charges that they acted in this murder plot.
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Mrs. Finch
Marie Ann Lidholm
Miss Lidholm
Miss Tregoff
Edward Roark Fatally Stricken in Rhode ll
Edward Roark in his early 50s died about 7 45 am at his home from a heart attack. He arose, ate breakfast, grew nauseated and collapsed. Survivors include his wife Macie five children including Bobby of Chicago and Corinne daughter Mrs Lawrence Woods and three other children at home. Body sent to Williams and Craven Funeral Home Sophia for arrangements incomplete.
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Rhodell
RNS
Edward Roark
Macie
Bobby
Chicago
Lawrence Woods
Corinne
Williams and Craven
Sophia
Luther F Kelly Dies. Funeral Arrangements Underway
Luther F. Kelly, 72, of Sprague, died in a local hospital at 7 30 pm Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are being made at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Luther F. Kelly
Sprague
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Bare-Faced Bear in Milwaukee Car Horn Incident
Milwaukee AP. L V Barnes seeks witnesses other than himself who saw a black bear blowing a horn in a car on New Year’s Eve at about 2:30 am near E Capitol Dr. Barnes placed the notice in the Milwaukee Journal to corroborate his claim and convince his wife. He insists he saw a big black hairy bear and wants others who witnessed it to come forward.
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Milwaukee
L. V. Barnes
Barnes
Milwaukee Journal
E. Capitol Dr
Broadway
Wreck Victim Roach Not Counted As Highway Fatality
A 16 year old Ray Shelby Roach Jr died in a private road car train collision near Calorie. State Police will not list the death as a highway fatality, keeping Wyoming County’s road death count unchanged. Funeral services were set for 2 p.m. at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Roach, who planned to marry Martha Spence, was the son of Ray and Mary Ellen Roach.
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Roach
Robertson and Foglesong
W. S Clayton
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Martha Spence
Ray
Young Roach
Fire Victim's Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Frank Sharples, 67, burned to death when his three room frame home caught fire. The Harper Heights Church of God will host services at 1 p m with Elder J C Richardson in charge. Burial will be in Eccles Cemetery. His wife Mattie and granddaughter Mollie Thompson were unable to rescue him. Firemen faced water shortages and fought the blaze with water from two tanker trips. Surviving relatives include a brother Adolphus Burnette of Raleigh and a widow Susie Jackson of Apex.
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Frank Sharples
Harper Heights Church
Mattie
Mollie Thompson
Sharples
Thompson
Don
Kitty
Wade Tate
Harper Heights
Albert Davis
Sprague
Tyree Trash and Garbage Service
Beckley
Adolphus Burnette
Raleigh
N. C
Susie Jackson
Apex
Iron Age Sees Steel Price Hike in Settlement
Iron Age reports a major union victory in steel contract talks with major companies under government pressure. The weekly notes steel firms will raise prices, likely under $5 a ton and possibly under $4, while costs of the settlement are described as too rich for many firms to absorb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Steelworkers Union
Iron Age Maragine
National Metalworking Weekly
Tron Age
Glee Club to Lead Jr High PTA Program
Beckley Junior High School Glee Club directed by Mrs. Macie Williams will present a program at the Thursday PTA meeting. The regular monthly meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. in the school, per Harald Smith, PTA president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Beckley Junior High School Glee Club
Macie Williams
Parents Teacher Association
Harald Smith
Grandview Drivers Booked By Troopers
Two Grandview motorists were arrested by State Police at 5 20 p m Monday and booked at the Raleigh County Jail Arlis Ray Morton faced operating a vehicle without an operator s license and improper registration Ronald Lee Morton was charged with operating a vehicle without an operator s license and operating a vehicle with defective lights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
Raleigh
Arlis Ray Morton
Morton
Ronald Lee
Eccles Man Files For Constable Post
Burbage Collins of Eccles filed a certificate in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office Tuesday to run for constable in Trap Hill District on the Democratic ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbage Collins, Eccles
Raleigh
Trap Hill
Church Leaders Decry Rash Of Anti-Semitism
Religious leaders across denominations condemn rising anti Semitic acts as dangerous, urging steady Christian witness and reverence for all humans. Dr Blake warns against public hate echoes of Hitler era, while Newbigin calls for responsible action and unity with Jewish neighbors. Vatican sources echo condemnation of intolerance and solidarity with Jews. Rabbi Prinz cites an international conspiracy behind the incidents.
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Eugene Carson Blake
National Council of Churches
Dr. Blake
London
International Missionary Council
F. Eppling Reinartz
New Rochelle
N.Y
United Lutheran Church In America
Jesus Christ
Germany
Friedrich Wunderlich
Frankfurt
Rome
Vatican
Archdiocesan
Boston
The
Pilot
Lo Wells
Church
Dachau
Buchenwald
Joachim Prinz
American Jewish Congress
Stotesbury Man Faces 3 Charges
James Pentland Powell of Stotesbury was remanded to Raleigh County Jail on two $1,000 bonds after a Monday hearing. Arrested by State Police, Powell is linked to a Rhodell service station break in and multiple car thefts across several states. He also faces parole violation charges. The bonds were for breaking and entering and grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pentland Powell
Stotesbury
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Powell
Rhodell
Father of federal income tax dies in Seattle
Norris Brown, 96, longtime Seattle resident and former Nebraska senator, who introduced the income tax amendment, passed away in a nursing home. A Republican, he served 1907 to 1913 and sent the constitutional amendment for ratification in 1909. He was the last surviving member of the 60th Congress.
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Seattle
Wash
U. S. Senate
Norris Brown
Nebraska
Brown
Lawyers Clash in Hearing Over Depot Lunch Frontage
In condemnation hearings for frontage on South Oakwood Ave the State extends 5 feet of a 29 foot lot for Route 16 widening. The Depot Lunch will gain a one foot sidewalk limit and a sign cap. Sam Thomson, Beckley lumber leader, estimates total damages at $23,231.61, allocating $3,697.50 for land, $600 for marquee, $14,551.61 for residue damage, and $4,382.50 for personal property. Hearing recessed at noon. Property assessed at $6,500 land plus $1,500 and $5,000 for building.
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South Oakwood Ave
Floyd Sayre
Sam Thies
Sam Thomson
Beckley
Thompson
Industry USW Promise Unity At Pact Signing
Washington AP Industry and United Steelworkers officials hailed unity after formal signings ending an eight month contract battle. The 30 month pact covers 11 Big Steel companies and eases toward signing 980 smaller firms. Kaiser Steel’s Edgar Kaiser helped break the union’s solid front, with details to be refined in joint study. The union wins on core demands, while some benefits and work rules require further negotiation.
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Washington
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
David J. McDonald
Jamies P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon
Edgar F. Kaiser
Kaiser Steel
Kaiser
Two Democrats Seek Fayette Sheriff Nomination
In Fayette County two candidates filed for the Democratic sheriff nomination, George Dan Blizzard of Oak Hill and Virgil Lyons, who serves as Fayetteville District Justice of the Peace. Blizzard has ties to the Public Service Commission and now works for Representative Cleveland M. Bailey. Lyons is a former state constable and deputy sheriff. Several other Democrats filed for local posts, including incumbents Catherine Hancock and Lawrence Atha for Kanawha District Justice of the Peace, Frank Simms for Fayetteville District Justice of the Peace, Randolph Kincaid of Charlton Heights, Reg W. Smith of Gauley Bridge, and Clinton Treadway for Fayetteville District.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
George Dan Blizzard
Virgil Lyons
Oak Hill
Blizzard
Public Service Commission
Cleveland M. Bailey
Lyons
Kanawha
Frank Simms
Southern Coal Corp
Brooklyn
Randolph Kincaid
Charlton Heights
Reg W. Smith
Gauley Bridge
Falls District
Clinton Treadway
Glen Morgan Child Has A Trying Morning
Three year old Glen Morgan Steele son of Mr and Mrs Terry Steele of Glen Morgan had a paper toy top lodge on his mouth roof. Dr Eva L Teter Beaver referred him to Raleigh General Hospital where he was treated and released.
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Eddie Dean Steele
Terry Steele
Glen Morgan
Eva L. Teter
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
Officials defend National Guard trip to Rose Bowl event
Charleston officials describe a California junket for 16 crew members and escorts for Weirton High School band to attend the Los Angeles Basketball Classic and Rose Bowl parade events. Adj. Gen. Blake says trip was official with state publicity value and cost shared by involved agencies.
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Charleston
Adj
William E. Blake
National Guard
West Coast
Blake
Joel Burdett
Hazen Fair
Charleston Gazette
National
Weirton
Omber
California
Col
J. Kemp McLaughlin
Air Guard
McLaughlin
Los Angeles
West Virginia University
NLRB Hearing In Fayette Over Union Certification
In Fayetteville, employees of M. E. Coleman Packing Co. Oak Hill seek certification of Food Store Employees Local No. 37 as their bargaining agent. The union, aided by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers AFL-CIO, is represented by Sherwood M. Spencer. the company by C. E. Mayhan. Testimony proceeds as the NLRB board weighs the case. Spencer indicated a decision may take several weeks.
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Fayetteville
RNS
M. E. Coleman Packing Co
Oak Hill
Collec
Cincinnati
Ohio
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America
Afl-Cio
Sherwood M. Spencer
C. E. Mayhan
Nurb Board
Spencer
City Motorists Cited By Police
Two Beckley motorists John L. Welch and William Gary Flint were arrested by City Police at 9 55 p m Tuesday charged with operating a vehicle without a city operator s license They will appear in Police Court Thursday night Fletcher Rogers is due Monday for possessing lottery tickets Charlie Duncan Wytheville Va was released after illness and faces a later Police Court hearing for soliciting
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Beckley
John L. Welch
Purdue Ave
William Gary Flint
Witherspoon Ave
Fletcher Rogers
Charlie Duncan
Wytheville
Duncan
Virginian Charged After Solicitation Attempt
Charlie Duncan of Wytheville Virginia was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 8 30 am Tuesday after trying to solicit money from an off duty city patrolman who arrested him.
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Charlie Duncan
Wythville
Raleigh County
Drivers Ordered To Police Court
Two motorists arrested Tuesday afternoon by City Police will appear in Police Court Monday night to answer charges of driving a vehicle with improper registration. Artie Howard Ferguson Mabscott arrested at 3 40 on Treadway. Charley Waitkus Lester arrested at 3 56 Tuesday on a charge of driving with an expired temporary license tag.
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Treadway
Artie
Howard Ferguson
Mabscott
Charley Waitkus
Lester
Self-Plumber May Lose Sight in DIY Drain Job
Crab Orchard man Walter Rutherford attempted to open a kitchen drain with a caustic powder and forced water through a hose. The explosive reaction burned his eyes and face, and a family member said he may lose his sight. He is hospitalized in Raleigh General in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rutherford
Raleigh General Hospital
Skelton Man Jailed Today on Capias and Resisting Arrest
Carmel Lawhorn of Skelton was booked at the Raleigh County jail at 8:45 am on a capias pro fine and resisting arrest after officers attempted to collect a city fine. He was booked by a constable and Mabscott police chief. He faced charges for resisting arrest during the collection effort.
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Carmel Lawhorn
Skelton
Raleigh County
White
Deaf Lawyer Uses Phone Reads Lips
Deaf Corpus Christi attorney William F. Wallace Jr. has devised a lip reading telephone system. His secretary places the call on a second line and repeats the other party’s words while Wallace watches her lips to interpret. He uses the same setup at home with his wife as partner, enabling long distance calls. Wallace runs a law practice and leads several businesses.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
William F. Wallace Jr
Wallace
Margo Salinas
Mrs. Salinas
Mrs. Wallace
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Roy B. Gentry
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Bragg
Luther Kelly
By Larry Harb
Acme Chimney Cleaners
Zara Newsome
Miss Spence
Mary Ellen Roach
South Mullens
Eccles
John H. Kelly
State Department of Agriculture
Kanawha County
Kelly
Morris Harvey College
Charleston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charleston Optimist Club
Federal Income Tax Law
USW
W. H. File
Scherer
NLRB
Fayette
Virginian
American Medical Assa
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