Mother's Lonely Vigil Fails Kidnaper Fails to Collect Ransom
In Westbury New York and Queens a missing five week old, Peter Weinberger, remains at large as a ransom plot unfolds. Beatrice Weinberger sat in a car for hours last night for a rendezvous with the kidnapper but no one appeared. Police report ongoing calls and arrests of three men in New York as authorities say they have no solid leads. The infant was snatched from the Weinberger home five days earlier as investigators pursue possible connections in Nassau and Stamford.
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Westbury
Y. W
Weinberger
Beatrice Weinberger
Queens
New York City
Olly
Peter
Everes
Nassau
Mineola
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Nassau County
Pinnell
New York Metropolitan Area
Stamford
Conn
Mantle to Start in 23rd All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh ace Bob Friend will start for the National League against the American League in the 23rd All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium. Mickey Mantle will open and bat cleanup for the AL behind Ted Williams, despite a knee injury. Casey Stengel and Walter Alston named lineups with Mantle, Musial, and Pierce factors for the star-studded teams.
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Wwashington
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Griffith Stadium
Casey Stengel
Walter Alston
Stengel
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Ted Williams
Mantle
Boston
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit
Nellie Fox
Chicago
New York
Yogi Berra
al Kaline
Mickey Vernon
George Kell
Baltimore
Johnny Temple
Cincinnati
Frank Robinson
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Ken Boyer
Gus Bell
Dale Long
Ed Bailey
Roy McMillan
Charlie Berry
American—League
Babe Pinelli
National
Ed Hurley
Art Gore
John Flaherty
Bill Jackowski
Pirate
West Lafayette
Ind
Musial
Bell
S. Pierce
God is Light in John’s Gospel and Baptist Context
Dr. Alvin J. Cook preached on John the Apostle and the First Epistle amid Baptist themes. He described God as light free of darkness and urged confession of sin, noting Jesus Christ as Advocate who provides full atonement and salvation through the Savior.
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Alvin J. Cook
Hisj
John
Lord Jesus Christ
Dr Cook
Dr. Cook
Jesus Christ
Bar of Justice
Supreme Court of the Universe
Education Board Elects Officers in Charleston
The State Board of Education elected Lawrence Lynch as president and Miss Elizabeth V. Hallanan as vice president and secretary. H. K. Baer continues as secretary while Lynch, first appointed in 1947, serves a nine year term. The nine member board rests on bipartisan rotation of party members.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Lawrence OR. Lynch
Clarksburg Attornney
Republcan
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
H. K. Baer
Lynch
Paige Wooldridge
Bluefield
To R
Wooldridge
Hallanan
Two Remanded in Raleigh County Jail After Magistrate Session
Two Glen Daniel men were remanded to the Raleigh County Jail in lieu of fines after a session before Magistrate Ted Kessing. Oscar Harold Daniels pleaded guilty to counts of peace breach and moonshine possession and was ordered to post $1,000 bond, pay a $100 fine and costs. Phillip Ray Anderson faced charges of obstructing an officer and received 30 days in jail or a $75 fine plus costs.
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Glen Daniel
Raleigh County
Sreslane Sion
Ted Kessinger
Oscar Harokd Daniels
Daniels
Phillip Ray Anderson
Ohio Drivers Forfeit Bonds
Two Columbus men forfeited bonds after failing to appear for hearings on road law violations. Jesse B. Zigler paid five dollars plus costs for drunkenness and permitting a drunk to drive. John William Montgomery paid fifty dollars plus costs for driving while drunk and operating without a license. Both were jailed briefly and released after posting bonds. Other suspects include Austin Mullens of Cleveland booked for driving while intoxicated and Horace D. Setlift of Shady Spring charged with reckless driving.
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Columbus
T. N. Thurman
Jesse B. Zigler
John William Montgomery
Raleigh
West Virginia
Austin Woody Mullens
Cleveland
Horace D. Setlift
Shady Spring
Mass burial for TWA crash victims in Flagstaff
Dozens of coffins lie in Flagstaff Cemetery as the victims of a World Airlines Super Con crash are laid to rest. The mass burial marks a solemn farewell to those who lost their lives in the Grand Castom incident on June 39.
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Flagstaff, Ariz
Flagstaff
Grand Castom
Voting Machine Levy Set for November Election
Raleigh County Court votes to hold a levy election on November 6 to fund voting machines with an estimated total of about 100000 for purchase maintenance storage and transportation. Voters previously supported the voting machine referendum in May and some oppose buying all machines at once due to insufficient general funds.
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Raleigh
Iby
League of Women Voters
Officers to Return Brothers for Trial in Cedar Rapids
A state trooper and a sheriff's deputy will depart tonight for Cedar Rapids Iowa to arrest three brothers Henry Marvin and James Akers all from Widemouth on grand larceny charges They were linked to stealing about 800 in copper wiring from Rowland Land Co Birchton and waived extradition after Raleigh County Grand Jury indictment
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cpl
H. D. Gibbs
Richwood Detachment
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Zina French
Henry
Marvin
James Akers
Widemouth
Steel Strike Won't Halt Miners Return
West Virginia mines mostly reopen after the steel strike pause. Walter ThurImond of Charleston, secretary of the Southern Coal Producers Assn., says exports to the Great Lakes keep demand high. Five U S Steel mines in the Gary district plan to stay closed with 3,308 miners affected.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Walter Thur Imond
Southern Coal Producers Assn
Great Lakes
U.S. Steel
Gary
Conceral
W. G. Talman
Juveniles Jailed in Raleigh County for Drunken Delinquency
Three area youths were lodged in the Raleigh County Jail over the weekend on charges of being drunk and delinquent. A 16 year old Lester girl was released after her parents posted bond to Beckley Police Court. A 17 year old Glen Rogers male is held, with both to appear at Police Court after certification by the Raleigh County Juvenile Court Judge. Lodged at 1 p.m. Saturday was a one year old Glen n Daniel boy arrested by a sheriff deputy and a constable.
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Raleigh County
Lester
Beckley
Glen Rogers
Stonight
Harry L. McCreery
Quakes and Waves Hit Aegean Islands Killing Forty
Aegean quakes and tidal waves struck Thera Ios Crete Samos Kalymnos Amorgos and Ikaria. Police say at least forty dead with many missing on Ios and Thera as volcanic eruption followed the shocks and relief efforts begin.
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Greece
Athens
Aegean Islands
Thera
Sanctorini
Ios
Crete
Samos
Kalimnos
Dodecanese
Asti
Palia
Pars, Amorogos
Ikaria
24 Jurors Remain For Circuit Court
Judge Norman Knapp excused all but 24 jurors serving this term of Raleigh County Circuit Court. The remaining jurors must report at 9 am Wednesday for the trial of John Webb vs Josie Dunn et al. A new suit was filed in the Ward estate case. Vernon Phillips was ordered to collect 2121.77 from the Wests. The cross suit between Cecil Dickens and David Earl Dickens is continued to the August term.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
John Webs
Josie Dunn
John C. Ward
Violet Shaver
F. Ward
John G. Ward
Vernon Phillips
Bill West
Guyn West
Gladys West
Cecil Dickens
David Earl Dickens
Evening Sky This Tuesday in Beckley
The Sun sets at 7 50 after a day with a Tuesday dusk. The Moon sets at 8 32 with First Quarter on July 14. Cassiopeia appears high in the north by midnight. Saturn tops the southern sky at 8 32 p m while Jupiter sets at 9 4 p m. Mars rises later and Venus begins its dawn appearance at 4 01 a m.
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Cassiopeia
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
West Virginia Weather Forecast And River Notes
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Tuesday with lows 33 to 62. Extended shows temperatures below normal into Friday, with showers around Thursday and light mountain showers early period. Total rainfall around 0.1 to 0.2 inches. rivers at Bellepoints and Greenbrier indicate small, muddy stages with slight clearing at Blugstone Reservoir.
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West Virginia
Seckley
Oak Hill
Bellepsiats
Greenbrier
Dogs Damaging City Gardens Prompt Ordinance Cited
Beckley mayor A K Minter warns dog owners after gardeners complain dogs damage plots. The city ordinance requires dogs be restrained at all times with penalties up to 200 dollars. unlicensed dogs found at large may be impounded, or owners cited for violation.
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Beckley
A. K Minter
Minter
Tribute to Kilgore Swe in Senate Today
Senator Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia was to deliver a tribute to the late Senator Harley M. Kilgore on the Senate floor. Neely had spent two weeks at his Fairmont home after surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital and said he has fully recovered and will resume duties.
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Washington
UrSr-Sen
Matthew M. Neely
D-Awv
Harley M. Kilgore
D-Wv
Senate
Neely
Fairmont
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
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Dama Sue Burdiss
Heft
J. D. Burdiss
Burdiss
Buford Woods
G. C. Dupper
James V. Mailamas Co
C. H. Mead Coal Co
Professional Realty Co
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Amorgos
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Ionian Islands
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Beckley Skies
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