Burdett Accuses Officials of Playing Politics Over State Hospitals
Joe F. Burdett former president of the State Board of Control accuses Gov Marland and James Donohoe of political manipulation over the dismissal of Curtis Wilson at Barboursville State Hospital. Donohoe says changes aim to benefit the institution while Burdett praises Wilson as an effective administrator and notes the need for a full-time superintendent.
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Charleston
Joe F. Burdett
State Board of Control
Marland
New Board
James M. Donohoe
Burdett
Donohoe
Curtis Wilson
Barboursville State Hospital
Wilson
Board of Control
John Queen
Tax Commission
Logan
Dr. E. A. Cook Dies in Hospital
Oak Hill resident Dr. Ernest A. Cook, 63, died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville after seven months illness. Born in Fenton, Michigan, he studied at Michigan and Detroit College of Medicine, practiced in Pontiac, and served in Alaska and Labrador projects. He leaves wife Dora G. and two sons, John Wilford and Ernest William. Funeral at the Fenton Episcopal Church Saturday.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Ernest A. Cook
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Fenton, Mich
Fenton Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
West Virginia State Medical Association
American School Health Association
American Public Association
Cook
University of Michigan
Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery
Pontiac
Mich
Hudson Stock Medical Hospital
Fort Ukon
Alaska
Greenfell Association
Labrador
Dora G
John Wilford
Ernest William
Episcopal Church
Thomas Funeral Home
Hobby resigns as HEW secretary in Cabinet reshuffle
Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby resigns as secretary of health education and welfare effective August 1. President Eisenhower names Marion B Folsom to succeed her, praising Hobby for her wartime leadership and long service. Folsom, 61, from McRae Georgia and ex treasury official at Eastman Kodak, is noted for social security expertise and tax reform work.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
Eisenhower
Marion B. Folsom
the Treasury
Mrs. Hobby
Oveta
Hobby
Jarder
Eastman Kodak Co
Folsom
Treasury
Congress
Martin P. Durkin
AFL Plumbers
Durkin
James Mitchell
Texas
Eisen
Leonard A. Scheele
Public Health Service
Frances Perkins
Labor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Prison Terms Given Two Men
Two men were sentenced to one to ten years in the State Penitentiary by Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. Fred Lawson and Paul McVey Bennett of Beckley pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny respectively. Lawson's probation was denied but he earned credit for time served. Bennett awaits probation decision. A third man, Benny N. Smith of Stamford, failed to appear and a bond forfeiture was ordered. Albert R. Hodges of Coal City received two to ten years for forgery. probation remains under advisement.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Fred Lawson
Paul McVey Bennett
Beckley
Lawson
McCreery
Raleigh
Bennett
Benny N. Smith
Stamford
Kermit A. Locke
Smith
Cleveland
Locke
Albert R. Hodges
Coal City
Death Probe Launched In Wake Of Inmate Clyde Greer
Raleigh County Sheriff's Office opened an inquiry into the death of Clyde Greer 50 Fireco who died at Beckley Hospital 7 10 p m Monday from injuries said to stem from a fall while in the Raleigh County Jail Arrest followed a Sunday drunk charge near 2 p m Acting Sheriff Zina French and Deputy Mason Farley visited Fireco to review the arrest details Prosecuting Attorney A J Sparacino asked State Police for help Sheriff John C Ward areas vacation in Florida
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Raleigh County
Sheriff's Office
John C. Ward
Florida
Beaver Driver Arrested for Speeding Charge
Earl Shrewsbury of Beaver, 19, was ordered to appear at Beckley Police Court on Thursday night to answer a speeding charge. He was arrested at 8 25 p m Tuesday by Beckley Police.
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Earl Shrewsbury
Beaver
Beckley
Shrewsbury
Veteran Officer Named Beckley Police Chief
James H. Poole, former West Virginian, was appointed Beckley police chief by a 5 to 2 City Council vote. Poole, then assistant police chief at Front Royal Virginia, will assume duties around Aug 1, with Acting Chief Tyree staying until his arrival.
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James H. Poole
Beckley
Poole
Richard Lewis
G. C. Porter
Harold Miller
H. P. Meadows
Clarence L. Bibb
John W. Smith
Charles R. Jones
Noel Christian
Front Royal
A. K. Minter
Millard E. Tyree
English Woman Hanged For Murder of Lover
Ruth Ellis, 28, a divorced mother of two and former model, was hanged at Holloway Prison for the Easter Sunday murder of her lover who jilted her. She became the 14th woman executed in Britain this century and the third since World War II, amid a nationwide debate on capital punishment as about 1000 onlookers watched the spectacle.
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London
Ruth Ellis
Britain
Holloway
Albert Pierrepoint
Cold Cash Contest Draw Rewards Fitzhugh in Arkansas
In Fayetteville, Ark., Bell System employee B. Fitzhugh drew the winning entry in a promotion offering a choice between 25,000 cash and Oklahoma oil property worth about 100,000. About 80,000 entries were submitted, and Fitzhugh’s name was selected from the drawing.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Vernon B. Fitzhugh
Amana Refrigeration Co
Fitzhugh
Oklahoma
Two Girls Drop Penny Offering to Blind Beggar
Two small girls exit a Prince Street liquor store and pause to place bright pennies in a tin cup offered by a blind beggar, capturing a moment of quiet charity in the street scene.
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Prince St
To Pronounce Words or To Read Which Do We Want Johnny To Do
University of Minnesota, first in a six part series, reviews Dr. Rudolf Flesch and his book Why Johnny Cant Read and What You Can Do About It. It contrasts phonics only teaching with combined visual and phonetic methods, noting Fleschs critique of meaning and context in reading. The piece argues reading aims at meaning, not sound alone, and questions the pace and comprehension balance in his approach.
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Johnny
Rudolf Flesch
Dr. Flesch
Flesch
Faure's D-D Plan Endorsed for Big 4
Paris reports say France backs a disarmament and development plan to shift armament savings into underdeveloped regions. Premier Faure and Foreign Minister Pinay drafted the scheme to present at the Geneva Big Four talks. The plan envisions international supervision of production in needy areas, with details TBD.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Geneva
Rene Coty
Faure
Antoine Pinay
Europe
Reunification Plan Proposed by Soviet Union
Moscow proposed a step by step plan for German reunification within an all European collective security system. The Soviets deem All-German elections a subordinate issue and linked solution to Europe’s security. They warned against inviting West Germany or a united Germany into any military alliance, saying it would raise the risk of a new war.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Europe
West Germany
Nurse's Body Found in Bathtub in West Virginia Home
CLARKSBURG West Virginia an autopsy was expected today in the death of Ruby Schaffer 29 a nurse whose body was found last night in a bathtub at her Benedum Hollow Anmoore home She was found face down in about two inches of water by her husband Gerald Schaffer Jr and his father Police would not comment on a possible cause of death pending the coroner Kenna Jackson report The husband and two children were away at Schaffer’s father farm in Marshville Harrison County when the body was found by the men
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Clarksburg
Benedum Hollow
Anmoore
C. E. Springer
Ruby Schaffer
Kenna Jackson
Springer
Gerald Schaffer Jr
Schaffer
Marshville
Harrison County
Chamber President To Address Kiwanis Club Luncheon
J S Larrick president of the local Chamber of Commerce will speak at the Kiwanis Club Friday luncheon at El Chico. Larrick will discuss the Chamber of Commerce program with Wayne Mason serving as program chairman.
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J. S. Larrick
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
el Chico
Larrick
Wayne Mason
Eisenhower Nominates Four West Virginia Postmasters
President Eisenhower sent to the Senate postmaster nominations for four West Virginia towns. Bland K. Hesse of Fayetteville Lorcan A. Hoffman of Grafton Rebecca L. Ziler of Great Cacapon and Mary Virginia Ear man of Harpers Ferry were named for the respective offices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
West Virginia
Bland K. Hesse
Fayetteville
Lorcan A. Hoffman
Grafton
Rebecca L. Ziler
Great Cacapon
Mary Virginia Earman
Harpers Ferry
Congress Weighs Costs in Dixon-Yates Settlement
Senate and White House debate how to handle cancellation costs claimed by Dixon-Yates after the Eisenhower administration ended the contract. Atty. Gen. Brownell notes a negotiated settlement possible but unknown in amount. Gore warns any settlement would face searching congressional inquiry and require funds appropriated by Congress.
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Washington
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Dixon-Yates
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Brownell
Dixon- Yates
Princeton Driver Killed in Wreck Near U S 35
Two men died and two others injured when a car failed to negotiate a curve and hit a tree on U S 35 near Richmond Dale. Victims are Artie Hall Jr. 23 of Princeton West Virginia and Burl Maddy 23 of Columbus. Injured were backseat occupants Bobby Lemon 18 Hinton West Virginia and Lester Lucas 20 True West Virginia. The group was en route to Detroit from Princeton.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
U. S. 35
Richmond Dale
Artie Hall Jr
Princeton
W. Va
Burl Maddy
Columbus
Chillicothe Hospital
Bobby Lemon
Hinton
Lester Lucas
True
Detroit
Neely Demands Retraction Of Fuels Report
Senator Matthew Neely charged the Defense Department to withdraw a fuels report after its director admitted paid ties to Esso Export Corp. He said the document cannot stand and urged Congress to demand an apology and removal from official records. He warned foreign oil imports harmed coal miners and national defense.
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Washington
Matthew M. Neely
D-W. Va
Defense Department
Neely
Congress
Department
Petroleum Logistics Division
Assistant Secretary of Defense
W. W. White
House Armed Services
Esso Export Corp
Charles P. Taft
Committee For A National Trade Policy
Senator Neely
United States
Taft
General White
America
Fense Department
Baltimore man held on interstate car theft charge
Warren Hall of Baltimore Maryland was temporarily imprisoned in Rayleigh County Jail at 8 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. Deputy U. S. Marshal Morris B. Imboden placed him in custody.
West Virginia Weather Report With Varied Conditions
Partly cloudy south tonight and Thursday with low 55 to 64. Temperature little change for Thursday. Beckley high yesterday and low last night not fully legible. Oak Hill data appears incomplete. Rivers at Bellepoint show rare levels. Greenbrier and Bluestone Reservoirs at normal stages, with muddy conditions and occasional clear findings in places.
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Oak Hill High
Ebeeas
Oie Canses
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
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