Field Named State Tax Commissioner in Underwood Administration
Charleston attorney John A Field Jr was named to serve as state tax commissioner as Gov. Underwood fills two major posts. George B Viewes Jr of Wheeling was appointed director of the Department of Purchases. Field, 46, will succeed Joseph Soto as attorney general, a move anticipated since Soto said he wished to leave the position promptly.
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Charleston
John “A
Underwood
Statehouse
George B. Viewes Jr
Wheeling
Department of Purchases
Soto
Joseph
W.W. Barbe
Ron
Elkins
Field
Édy- Underwood
Hampden-Sydney College
Virginia
University of of
West Virginia Senate advances Beckley mental hospital bill
Sen. Jack A. Nuckols introduces Senate Bill No. 54 to establish a state mental hospital in Beckley with an appropriation not exceeding ten million dollars. The measure adds new sections to the West Virginia code to authorize clinical and psychiatric care for mentally ill persons and outlines location considerations and support from local officials.
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West Virginia
Senate
Jack A. Nuckols
Raleigh
Wyoming
Beckley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County
The
West Virginia Board of
Nuckols
Sherte
Legislatire of
Board of Control
Alcorn Seen With Inside Track In GOP Chairman Race
A Telegram fraud case swirls around the race for the GOP chairmanship with Meade Alcorn Jr. still viewed as having the insiders path. Connecticut figures Sen. Bush and Sen. Purtell argue the telegram and its repudiation may aid Alcorn while other names—Harry Darby Judson Morhouse Howard Pyle Harold Stassen—enter speculation as the National Committee plans to meet to choose a new leader.
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Washington
Meade . Alcorn
National
Leonard WW
Hall T
Harry Darby
Kansas
West
Midwest
New York State
GOP
Judson Morhouse
Howard. Pyle
Arizona
Harold E. Stassen
Falee
Alcorn
Bush
Purtell
Connecticut
Hall
Eisenhower
Stamford
Conn
Meade Alcor
Amick Promoted to Beckley Newspapers Circulation Manager
Robert Ai Amick becomes circulation manager for Beckley Newspapers Corp effective today succeeding J He Cline who resigned to lead Beckley area circulation. Amick has 20 years with BNC starting as a routeman in 1997 after a prior 5 1/2 years as area supervisor for The Charleston Gazette. He is married to Dorothy Dempsey and has two paperboy sons, Robert Jr and John. Davis Roush named promotion manager for Beckley papers. Roush joined BNC in 1939 and was Amick’s first hire.
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Robert L. “Amick
Ion
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Davis Roush
RNG
Amick
Ie i Cline
Robert Ai. Amick
Reservoir Read
Beckley’ Newspapers Corp
J. He Cline
MacArthur
Beckley Area
Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston
Wyco Fire Destroys One Home. Two More Damaged
A noon blaze in Wyco destroyed a house and heavily damaged two others near Wyco Negro Elementary School. The Ovie Stewart family home housed three people and sparked the flames that spread to Otha Meadows family home with five occupants and to the Harrison Puch residence with three occupants. Firefighters faced frozen water supply, transporting water in auxiliary tanks as temperatures hovered around 26 degrees. Aid came from Mullens, Rhode, and Pineville.
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Wyco (Ans
Wyco
Amigo Smokeless’ Coal “Co
Onother Hill
Wyco Negro Elementary
Ovie ™ Stewart
Otha’ Meadows
Harrison- Puch
Mullens
Rhode
Pineville
Viremen
Polio Vaccination Space Offered At City Parking Lot
Beckley News Company announces monthly rental space for an employee polio vaccination clinic in the municipal parking lot. First injections will be available this week with the clinic running 2 to 4:30 pm in the newspaper reference library building. Shots are free for employees through Beckley Medical Arts Diagnostic Clinic. third shot responsibility rests with the employee.
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City’ Recorder
Beckley’ Medical’ Arts
Corporation
BNC
C O
John Haggerty
Beckley
W. Kessler
Carson White Introduce Bills in Charleston
State legislators filed bills today led by Sen. Howard Carson seeking a 1500 payment to A A Mays for a destroyed house caused by a slide on Secondary 51 3 in Kanawha County Elk District due to alleged maintenance failures by the State Road Commission. Del Everett Edison White proposed exempting banking institutions under state or federal law from certain consumers sales taxes.
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Charleston
Howard ‘Carson
Fayette
A. A.’ Mays
Kanawha’ County
Elk District
Mays
State Road Commission
Everett Edison White
D. Boone
Lawmakers End Week With Brief Forenoon Sessions
Charleston legislators closed the week with brief sessions in both houses and adjourned until 2 p m Monday. The House approved five local bills including a Jackson County courthouse fund and changes to circuit court terms.
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Charleston
Senate
Jackson County
Calhoun
Jackson Counties
House
Vennari Sponsored Bill Seeks Teacher Certification Changes
A West Virginia Senate and House bill aims to overhaul teacher certification, introducing professional and professional administrative certificates with five year validity. The plan sets provisional five year and master’s-based credentials, and gives the state superintendent authority to issue other permits. It also allows one month’s salary payout for ineligible teachers and shifts travel reimbursement rules and minimum salaries for county superintendents.
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Charleston
West Virginia Education Association
Senate
Sens
Traubert
D Brooke
Swearingen
R-Wood
House
Dels. Vennari
Raleigh
Hallanan
Rkanawha
Board of Education
Vennari
Dal
Floyd
D-Mingo
Verdict Seen in Park Board Case
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury was expected to reach a verdict in the estate of John Willard Craw Tord against the Raleigh County Park Board Commission. A court spokesman said deliberations would begin after the trial ended in the early afternoon. Crawford Wwag, from Cleveland Ohio, died after a boat capsized on Little Beaver Lake on June 9 1952 about 33 minutes earlier.
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Raleigh County
John. C
Ward
John Willard Craw Tord
Raleigh County Park Board Commission
Cleveland
Crawford
Little Beaver Lake
Two Waive Hearings On Robbery Charges
Earl Lacey Long and Gary Daniels waived preliminary hearings to the Raleigh County Grand Jury after arraignment before Magistrate Cotton. They were remanded to county jail in $500 bonds each on charges of robbery with force. The men surrendered at the jail around 12:30 p.m. Thursday and are accused of sticking a screwdriver in an employee’s back at a Dirtsville driver and taking about $14 and a case of beer.
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Clear Creek
Raleigh
Cotton
Earl Lacey Long
Gary Daniels
Beekiey Skies Update and Planetary Notes
Weather and skywatch details note sunset 5 32 p m and sunrise 7 37 a m on Saturday with moonrise at 8 03 p m Saturn rises at 4 43 a m and passes near Antares in the current cycle last seen near Regulus in 1949 and Spica in 1953 with a 2914 year orbit around the sun.
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Saturn
Antares
Regulus
Spica
Prosperity Man James Namaikis Dies in Beckley Hospital
James Namaikis, 66, of Prosperity, died at 8:45 am in a Beckley hospital after a several week illness. He worked at Cranberry for the New River Coal Co. and was a member of United Mine Workers Local 5827. An Italian native born in 1882, he lived in the United States 43 years and 25 years with John Kopec. Survived by no known relatives. His body remains at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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James Namaikis
Beckley
Cranberry
New River Coal Co
United Mine
Italy
United States
John Kopec
Rose’ and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Slight Planing Mill Blaze Causes Minor Damage
Fire at Crab Orchard planing mill around 10 35 am today caused only slight damage. Fire Chief Bernard Martin reports overheated furnace pipe as cause. Building damage estimated at 150 dollars with some shelter damage. Firemen from stations No 1 and 2 remained about an hour. Operator is Clifford Meadows.
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Bernard Martin
Clifford “Meadows
New Broom Demand Echoed From Kump Speeches
In Charleston Governor Underwood’s call for the resignations of all state officials appointed by executive action mirrors a 1933 appeal by former Gov. Kump. Kump warned of a complete personnel change, while Underwood says resignations may not all be accepted immediately.
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Charleston
Herman Guy
Underwood
Kump
Statehouse
Peronnel
Fragmented excerpt sparks debate over national pride and power
An unclear press fragment discusses Britain’s status as a second or third class power and defends the country’s record of achievement. The disjointed quotes touch on confidence, temporary difficulties, and national pride.
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Pye
Nceed
Britain
Alet
Fragmented Legal Notice on Insurance Suit and Partnership
A damaged clipping reports a suit against Life Insurance Co of New York and mentions partnership themes. It references Craig, Lester, and Elijah in Raleigh County, with a deputy sheriff and a $105 claim. Details and outcomes are unclear from the fragment.
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Macmillan
Bitain
United States
Free World
Elijah
Craig
Lester
Raleigh
Cleck’s
Isurance Co
New York
Public hearing on city map changes and setback rules
Planning and Zoning Commission to hold public hearing at 10 am Saturday in City Council Chamber to consider adopting February map as official city map and amending ordinance on locating near public buildings. Discussion includes reducing distance rule from 300 feet and establishing measurement method. Recent weather updates note record low temps and heavy snow across Buffalo area and Great Lakes region.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Ok Oo
Associated Press
Buffalo
N Y
Laker Erie
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Lake Ontario
New York
Albany
New England
South Atlantic Coast
Florida
Middle Gulf Coast
Weather Menu Shows Freezing Readings Across Regions
Readings near freezing extend into northern Florida and West Virginia with cold tonight. Temperatures slowly rise over the weekend then dip again early next week with a chance of snow Saturday north and mixed precipitation elsewhere. Normal temps are around 33 in northern West Virginia and 39 in the south.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Evercceszete JL
OAK Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Bergman Returns to U S for Critics Award Night
Ingrid Bergman sails to New York for a brief visit to accept the New York Film Critics Award as best actress of 1956. She expresses longing for New York, plans to return to Paris, and notes limited time due to curtain call and privacy concerns surrounding her personal life in Italy.
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Paris
Ingrid Bergman
United States
Las
New York
New York Film Critics
United
Broadway
Pia
Robberto
Rossellini
Italy
Televi
Moa J
Miss Bergtsson
Robertsman
Anderson
Peter Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Jenny Ann
Miss
Colorado
Youth Waives To Grand Jury In Coca Cola Thefts
A 16 year old Beckley resident waived hearings on two counts and was remanded to Raleigh County Jail on $1,300 bond per count after waiving to the Grand Jury. He is charged with entering and stealing drills and a tool box from S Oakwood Ave Coca Cola firm and breaking into about 10 vending machines. Police arrested him Wednesday and found loot in his rooming house and pawn shop.
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Sullivans
Raleigh
Grand Jury
Colton White
Beckley
Coca Cola Boilling Co
S. Oakwood Ave
Slight Break Forecast In West Virginia Weather
The Weather Bureau forecasts a slight break in West Virginia’s deep freeze. Daytime temperatures stay below freezing with subzero nights, and snow accumulations of one to five inches persist in parts of the state. Overnight snow was a trace and temperatures rose 10 to 15 degrees versus the prior night.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
State Fire Marshals Inspect Ra Teigly County Schools
State fire marshals completed inspections of Ra Teigly County schools reporting satisfactory conditions. Beckley Fire Station noted early checks with progress in safety precautions suggested by the department last year.
Six Persons Killed In Explosion Near Tenino
Six men were reported killed today in a explosion that destroyed several buildings at the Pacific Powder Co plant near the town of Tenino in Thurston County. Sheriff Clarence Van Allen said he was advised the men died in the blast.
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Olympia
Powder Company
Tenino
Here
Thurston
Clarence’Van. Allen
Pacific ‘Powder Vo
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Joan A. Field JR
Bell
American Psychiatric Association
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Roy Lee
Warmon
Everett
Shafer
Ned H. Ragland
Tol
Edifcation
Monay
Park Board
Decoma
Lure
Sues Insurance Firm
Toning Board
Engrid Bergman
Couden
U.S
Bergman
Grand
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