Unclaimed Commodity Food Causing Warehouse Congestion
A Raleigh area report notes a surplus of government food awaiting pickup at the Sprague Commodity Distribution Center. Despite matches of milk rice flour meal eggs and lard in stock, eligible families fail to claim aid as officials stress distribution is managed by state agencies and monthly pickups are arranged through local agents. The Sprague facility holds three unloaded rail cars and serves 60 000 people across five counties with daily public notices of distribution times and places.
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Opal
Ripley
Sprague Siding
Beckley
Commodity Distribution Center
Sprague
Department of Public Assistance
Washington, D. C
William Waggy
West Virginia
DPA
A. J. O'Neal
North Kanawha Street
Raleigh
Fayette
Greenbrier
Summers
Pocahontas
O'Neal
Wich
West Virginia Weather Forecast and Snow Flurries
Weather outlook for West Virginia with snow flurries and cold today and tonight. Highs near 25 to 32 degrees, lows 12 to 22, with continued cold and considerable cloudiness Thursday. Extended forecast shows normal to slightly below normal temperatures through Monday, minimal day to day changes, and light mountain snow totals around .1 to .3 inch. River conditions mild in Greenbrier and Bluespring areas, Bald Knob reports no skiing due to wind.
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W. Va
Beckley
Oak Hill
Sss
Bald Knob
Underwood's Food Increase Refused in West Virginia
West Virginia governor Underwood sought help from Secretary Benson over limited free food aid for about a quarter million needy. Benson said surplused items like flour dried eggs dried milk corn meal lard and rice remain, with no plan to add other commodities unless needed to lift prices. The State Finance Committee had earlier questioned the surplus commodities program run by the Department of Public Assistance to ensure full use of available aid.
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Charleston
Washington
Underwood
West Vir
Sittha Caine
Secretary of Agriculture
Zzra T. Benson
Benson
House of Delegates Finance Committee
Department of Public Assistance
John McClellan
U. S. de
Benefits Loss Snag Trips Up Legislature
Unemployed West Virginia coal miners face a clash between STEP public works aims and UMW welfare benefits. Senator Moreland notes a plan to employ ex miners in state parks without wage pay, via unemployment benefits, to preserve hospital and medical coverage. No bill exists yet as lawmakers scrutinize the approach and Gov Underwood’s program.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Union Hospital
Underwood
William A. Moreland
Dmonongalia
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Moreland
Senate
UMW
Department of Employment Security
Goes
Committees Planned Over Moves for Unemployment Hearings
Beckley and Welch sessions rejected by House Speaker Pauley to hear unemployment issues only if emergency arises. Ten member committees will probe Welch Beckley and other sites for data, while leaders debate severance tax and road funding to support governor's program and tourism parks expansion. House delegates’ bill drafting department accused of stalling on severance tax bill.
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Charliston
Harry R. Pauley
Welch
Beckley
Pauley
Oschel Parsons
West Virginia
Charleston Legislature Struggles in Freezing Weather
Sherwood Glutz reports a slow legislature amid zero weather with little action and rising expenses. He complains no decent meals are available, and his request for goat and hominy is met with laughter and denial.
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Charleston
Speshial Deespatch
Preamble Bill Aims to Add Faith Preamble to State Constitution
Charleston AP A bill to submit a voter amendment adding a constitutional preamble affirming faith in God was sent to the House. Dels Parker and Rairden introduced the measure. Senate leader Carrigan proposed a separate bill on road commissioner authority, including allowing interstate highways to exceed the 55 mph limit.
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Charleston
House
Dels
William J. Parker
Marion
George A. Rairden
Mason
Senate
John E. Carrigan
Marshall
Editorial Calls for Legislation Not Investigation in West Virginia
The piece argues that investigations into West Virginia’s economy are wasteful and repeated, urging lawmakers to pursue concrete legislation over probing committees. It notes Byrd’s hearings and subsequent ignored recommendations, Randolph’s overlap, Underwood’s TV aided tour, and moves to relocate House committees, concluding that real action, not more probes, is needed.
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West Virginia
Utopia
U. S
Robert C. Byrd
Congress
Byrd
Eisenhower
House of Delegates
Charleston
Beckley and Welch
House
Eisenhower Sees Record Prosperity If Budget Stays Balanced
President Eisenhower announced in his annual economic report that U S prosperity could set new records through 1960 and beyond if the budget remains balanced, debt reduced, and inflation curbed. He projected output near 750 billion by the late 1960s, double the expected 500 billion this year, and urged a sizable budget surplus to cut the federal debt. He also pressed for removing the 4.14 percent interest ceiling on federal bonds and reiterated broad legislative requests.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
White House
Noted County Doctor George P Daniel Dies in Beckley
Raleigh County mourns Dr. George P Daniel who died at Beckley Hospital after esophageal tumor surgery. Born October 24 1868 he earned his degree from University of Louisville Medical School by teaching to fund his studies. He practiced in Glen Daniel delivering many babies and guiding generations of doctors.
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Raleigh
George P. ‘Daniel
Beckley
Glen
Jesse Daniel
Coal River
University of Louisville Medical School
Daniel
Sydney
Raleigh County
Mine Blaze Reported at Killarney Tipple
Beckley Fire Department responded with an aid wagon and fire truck from Station No 2 to Killarney this afternoon. Call logged at 12 06 p m. Initial reports said the mine was on fire, later confirming the tipple was ablaze.
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Beckley Fire Department
58 Die In 2 Air Crashes
Ankara crash kills 42 and a U S Navy plane vanishes over or near Turkey. Wreckage spotted in Taurus Mountains shelf high above Adana as 16 aboard the Navy plane are presumed dead. Names include James Hopkins, Canadian Mariel la Laurienden, and Swedish consul general's son Per Ekberg.
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Ankara
Turkey
Taurus Mountains
Adana
Navy
Rota
Spain
Naples
James Hopkins
Birmingham
Mich
Pfizer Corp
Istanbul
Cairo
Mariella Laurienden
Per Ekberg
Halsingborg
Sweden
Japan Pledges Burden Sharing On Aid Pact
Japan's prime minister praised the U S Japanese mutual aid treaty signed at the White House and said Tokyo is prepared to assume its full share of aid for less developed nations. Soviet generalissimo Penkovsky condemned the pact as anti Soviet and warned the Kremlin might not honor its WWII island return promise. A broad roundup in Caracas targeted officers and civilians plotting Betancourt’s overthrow. A Bonn chamber vote urged Germany to purge Nazism to join democracy. Navy photographer reports Soviet ships near Hawaii for rocket launches. A California quake rattled north central areas with minor damage near Cienega. Fresno tangle over a $1642 long distance bill. Helen Jackson accused of 462 calls in December. A cross border train car crash near Amarillo left four dead, one critically injured. Kennedy plans Wisconsin primary entry in April as Humphrey looms. Bay City fire devastates Dow Chemical tower. minor injuries. A Columbus man hospitalized after shock from baby news. Japanese critics crown Twelve Angry Men as best foreign film of 1959.
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Japan
U.S
White House
Valentin A. Penkovsky
Far East
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Caracas
Romulo Betancourt
Bonn
Carlo Schmid
Germany
NAVY
Hawaii
California
San Diego
Cienega
Fresno
Calif
Helen Jackson
Jackson
Helen
Los Angeles
Amarillo
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Bay City
Mich
Dow Chemical Co
Columbus
Last Best Son Dies Violently
Pensacola AP reports Luda Best suffers another tragedy as her middle son Marion C. Best dies in a fiery plane crash in Holdcroft Virginia. The Navy lieutenant commander perishes among 50 aboard a Capital Airlines flight from Washington to Norfolk. Her eldest Marvin died aboard a merchant ship in 1948 and her youngest Malcolm died in a 1965 auto crash.
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Pensacola
Fla
Luda Best
Marion C. Best
Holdcroft
NAVY
Capital Airlines
Norfolk
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower Seeks World Peace In Final Year In Office
President Eisenhower began his eighth and last year as president with a peace crusade as his top priority for the coming 12 months. He planned no formal inauguration events but would address Young Republicans at a midday meeting, noting his days remaining in office as he eyes private life after a second term.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Epidemic of Flu Threatens West Virginia
West Virginia faces a possible influenza epidemic, says Health Director N. H. Dyer. Last week 7,224 cases, up from 1,541. Cabell and Wayne counties already declared epidemic with 2,945 cases. Dyer notes rising reports across counties and mentions potential vitamin distribution for young children as a plan.
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Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Cabell
Wayne
Dyer
Sheriff Whitten Ousted From VFW Post in Hillsboro
Sheriff Harold Whitten was expelled from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1036 after leading a raid on the clubrooms and seizing two slot machines. The post paid a $100 fine and labeled him an undesirable member in a formal notice.
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Hillsboro, UL
Harold Whitten
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Whitten
Post
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