Far East Forces Under Stump’s Unified Command
Admiral Felix Stump extended his Pacific command to include all U S forces in the Far East. The move placed Army Air Force and Navy units in Asia and the Pacific under Pearl Harbor HQ, giving the Navy command in the Far East for the first time since early WWII.
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Tokyo
Felix P. Stump
Pacific
U.S
Far East
Cuntain
Army
Air Force
Navy
Asian
Stump
Pearl Harbor
Navy Supreme Command
Douglas MacArthur
Five lawsuits seek 32500 in Raleigh County suits
A total of 32509 is being sought in five suits filed at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. Alex Brooks filed Saturday seeking 5000 from Ezra Mullens Fairdale. Annand D. Williams named defendant in four suits. Plaintiffs include Charles M. Jones 7500 Gloria Johnson 5 Anita Saunders 5090 Mamie Jones 19099. Details not available.
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Raleigh County
Alex Brooks
Ezra Mullens
Fairdale
Annand D. Wiliams
Charles M. Jones
Gloria Johnson
Anita Saunders
Mamie Jones
County Acts To Extradite Downey Over Larceny Charge
Raleigh County officials prepare extradition papers for Thurman Downey to return from Chicago where he was held on charges of stealing a refrigerator range and broiler valued at 323 from Leetta Pos. Hearing set next week as extradition moves toward Governor of Illinois for approval.
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Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Thurman Downey
Blinois
Beckley Woman G Woman Seated on Practical Nurses Board
Gov. Underwood announced 14 appointments to state boards and commissions including six terms lasting to 1958 1960 and 1961. Names include A J Villani Mary Lemons Emma Nunnally Elizabeth Simon Edith Dunbar and four sanitarians L G Kyle Jr Howard Pyle Oliver Matthews Roy Rader. Also named were W H Grant Jr Walter Gamble Stanley Morris Arthur Ritchie and others to health and water posts with details on terms and pending major offices.
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Beckley
Underwood
Charleston
Clark K. Slee
Morgan
A. J. Villani
Welch
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mary M. Lemons
Emma Nunnally
Elizabeth D. Simon
Glendale
Marshall ‘County
Edith D. Bessie
Dunbar
L. G. Kyle Jr
Howard Pyle
Huntington
Oliver Matthews
Kingwood
Roy Rader
Logan
W. H. Grant Jr
Clarksburg
State Board of Architects
Walter C. Gamble
Fairmont
Lee M. Kenn
State Water Commission
Stanley €. Morris
Louis A. Johnson
State Veterans Council
Arthur H. Ritchie
Ravenswood
Dan B. Fleming
St. Marys
Robert F. Roth
Department of Public Assistance
CS. Collier
Protestants Slow to Oppose Higher C P Telephone Rates
In Charleston a public hearing on proposed rate increases by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia drew only four protestants from more than 430 listed individuals and groups across the state. The company claimed the higher rates would raise about 83 987 000 in annual gross revenues, with bills rising on average 17 cents per customer, while noting rising wage, construction and investment costs.
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Charleston
Dent
West Virginia
Chesapeake & Potomac
Phone Co
Johnson
Peared
Public Service
Igher Commission
116 Confirmed at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church
A total of 116 persons were confirmed at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church Sunday night including 78 children and 33 juniors. Archbishop John J Swint led the rite with several priests in attendance. A TV appearance by the Archbishop aired earlier. The church reports 805 children enrolled in the new parochial school set to open in September.
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St. Francis de Sates Catholi
Joy Archishop
John J. Saint
Wheeling
Pathers
Eugene Blug
Scarbro
Eugene Horwath
Inez
Maryann
Celeste
Anita
Helsley
Four Climbers Rescued From Mt Adams Ice Fall
Four climbers from Yakima and Toppenish were rescued from a treacherous 9,500 foot ice fall on Mt Adams after being stranded overnight. Rescuers from Seattle Yakima Ellensburg Goldendale Longview and other agencies reached them and began DESCENT to safety. The men were recovering in Yakima under observation amid reports they are in good condition.
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Goldendale
Wash
Toppenish
Mike
Klickitat
McGuire
Yakima
Stu
Colorado School of Mines
Mt. Adams
Golden
Colo
Cascades
Jered
Seattle
Ica
Ez Kaiser
Dr. Weer
Eltensburg
Longview
Hold River
Ore
Uber
Mass Burial Planned for Hurricane Dead in Louisiana
In Lake Charles Louisiana Jana prepared a mass burial for nameless hurricane victims as survivors crowd refuges across the region. Civil defense director Larry Stephenson and Gov. Earl Long warned the death toll could exceed four figures amid debris and rising pestilence threats.
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Lake Charles
Y—Louis
Jana
Washington
Red Cross
Louisiana
Texas
Larry Stephenson
Focal
Civil
Gulf of Mexico
Earl Long
Loni
Stabbing Victim, 12, Jailed After VA Hospital Admission
Police report a 12 year old Lester boy was stabbed in Raleigh County and admitted to Beckley VA Hospital around 3 am with chest wounds. Goldie, allegedly involved, was arrested on entering a grocery store after 2 am. Both youths were in a car earlier. investigation continues with no complaint filed yet.
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Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Berkley
Lester
Lodge
Raleigh
Goldie
N. Heber St
Mount View Resident Booked On 3 Charges
Dallas Rawson of Mount View was jailed in Raleigh County at 11:30 p.m. Sunday after Beckley Police booked him on three charges driving without a license hit and run and driving while intoxicated.
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Dallas Rawson
Mount View
Raleigh
Beckley
Patient Transferred From Jail to Veterans Hospital
Raleigh County deputies moved a Beckler man from the jail to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Chillicothe Ohio. He is described as a mental patient.
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Raleigh County Sheriff's Deputies
Veterans Administration Hospital
Chillicothe, C
Night Sky Summary for Beckley
The Sun sets 8 51 pm and rises 6 06 am Today The Moon sets 11 30 pm with First quarter on July 4 Regulus the prominent star lies north of the Moon Venus sets 9 9 pm Mars rises 10 02 pm Saturn is due south around 3 15 pm Jupiter low in the west at 12 11 am
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Tosday
Regulus
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Service Register boys strive to give customers best possible service
Delivery service ad invites suggestions to improve delivery quality and offers home delivery by contacting Circulation Department at CL 3-3321.
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Register
Judge To Hear Plea For Bruner Re-Trial
In Huntington Commonsheme May 27 the court will hear Bruner's request for a new trial after a jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Ruby H. Miller. Bruner, an odd jobs man, seeks mercy and says he wants to call friends to support a retrial. Attorneys Norman Root and Robert O. Ellis Jr. are representing him.
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Huntington
Pleas Court
John W. Daniel
Bruner
David
Ruby H. Miller
Cence
Newsa Mercy
Daniel
Miller
Norman Root
Jing Contractor
Robert O. Ellis Jr
Brunér
Blessings Of Christian Home Told By Billy Graham's Mother
In New York Madison Square Garden a audience of 19 200 heard Billy Graham and his mother Anne share Christian home values. He urged that the home shapes a nation and that great men begin at the fireside while others outside listened via loudspeakers after being unable to enter due to building limits.
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Billy Graham
New York
Ween
Madison
Red
Anente Square Garden
Chris
Lake Christian Home
William Frank Graham Sr
Ing
North Carolina
Graham
Grahaml
Lewisville
Nine To Attend Highway Meeting In Wytheville
Raleigh County business leaders plan a motorcade to Wytheville Virginia for a Lakes to Florida Highway Association one day conference. Nine reservations for lunch and conference include Clarence Panto plus Rodney Webb Walter Duncan George Chambers Lawrence Forbes Charles Hodel J W Mann W O Sydnor Jr and Lawrence Pruett. They will accompany Miss Patty Paxton in the parade as Miss Raleigh County. The Raleigh County group will be met at the Virginia line by State Police and the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce motor corps into Wytheville.
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Raleigh County
Wytheville
Chamber of Commerce Office
Clarence Pantoplus
Rondey Webb
Walter Duncan
George Chambers
Lawrence T. Forbes
Chamber
Charles Hodel
J. W. Mann
W. O. Syd
Clerks Plan Beckley Meet for 1933 Convention
Beckley hosts the West Virginia clerks convention with 43 counties represented. James Dickson and Smitty Smith lead planning as the association aims to make the 1933 meeting the most successful yet. The event includes business sessions and panel discussions across Thursday to Saturday.
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Jarnual
Beck
Beckley
Smith
Ley
Ley Hotel
Jane, Association
James
Dickson
Mineral
Business Smith
Repre- Smith
C. Harald Hanks
Sions
Charleston
Raleigh
Werel
Army Grants Girard Permission To Wed At Camp Whittington
The U S Army granted Specialist William Girard permission to marry his Japanese fiancée at Camp Whittington Japan with final approval expected from division HQ The ceremony is tentatively set for 3 o clock Friday at the white clapboard chapel Girard 21 of Ottava DL faces possible Japanese trial over a January shooting while under Army restrictions and awaits a Supreme Court ruling this month on transfer.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
U.S. Army
William Girand
1St Cavalry Division
Stanley Levin
Jottava
Levin
Girard
Haru
Candy
Suevama
Camp White
jSngion
Tokyo
U.S. Supreme Court
Girand
Supreme Court to Review Fayette Case Involving Union Carbide
The Supreme Court unanimously agrees to review a Fayette County case favoring Union Carbide and Carbon Corp. A suit over an accidental death stems from Shirley Mayes death in 1953 while fishing on dam waters owned and operated by the company for electric power.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp
Shirley Mayes
Mayes
Talcott Girls Released From Raleigh County Jail
Two Talcott girls aged 15 and 18 were released to their parents after juvenile delinquency arrests by state police. They appeared before Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge John D. Roche and received half a million dollars as a stern reprisal to set up the mand. They left the judge's office accompanied by officials from the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.
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Raleigh County
Liquor Prices Rise In West Virginia Stores
Charleston reports liquor prices up by about 25 cents on average per fifth under the 1957 Legislature. The increase aims to raise $1,800 annually for a sinking fund to back bonds financing a bonus for Korean War veterans. Liquor Commissioner E Gaujot Bias said earlier 15 cent increases were insufficient.
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Charleston
Perth
Lquor
West Virginia
E. Gaujot Bias
Child Neglect Case Is Settled In Raleigh County Court
A Terry mother Mil dred Johnson will stay with her family in a new Akron home under a Raleigh County Juvenile Court settlement. Guardianship of her four children was awarded to Clark Cameron Maltens of Akron who vowed to secure work and provide for the family. Johnson faced charges of leaving her children alone for days while neighbors looked after them.
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Terry
Akron
Raleigh County
Mildred Johnson
Clark Cameron Maltens
Fourth of July holiday road deaths projected
The National Safety Council warned that 335 to 535 Americans may die in traffic during the 102 hour Fourth of July holiday period from 6 am Wednesday to midnight Sunday. NSC president Ned Dearborn urged extra care after 413 deaths were reported during Memorial Day like periods and warned of a possible new high above 491 set in 1934.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
NSC
Ned Deardorn
Nickerson Plans Appeal After Army Shelling Missile Program Case
Col. Nickerson Jr. meets five day court martial after pleading guilty on 15 counts of leaking defense data. He was fined 130 dollars and given a one year rank suspension with a remaining time to be served. He intends to appeal while continuing his fight on behalf of the missile program and awaiting potential reassignment.
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Huntsville
Ala
Johan. C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
Army
Sai Anny Headquarters War Board
Atlanta
Department of the Secret Information
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Rot
Ove Ase
Arsenackerson
3Rd Army
Leza
West Point Grad
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CP Vice
Elmer Oisson
Monroe County
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Red Sulphur Springs
Joel E.borrer
Feterstown
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Donn C. Fields
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Hanks
Lewis Hatcher
Kenaha
Healy
Jak
OL “Smitty Smith
Sarah Hamilton
Nicholas County
Ley Chamber of Commerce
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New River
Bluestone Reservoir
Raleish
Cotton White
Albert
Thonas Brown
Michigan
Donald Robinson
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East Beckley
J. E. Mays
Fayette
Talcott Girls
Rockefeller
Magsaysay Foundation
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