Three Killed and Hurt In West Virginia Turnpike Crash
A three-vehicle collision on the West Virginia Turnpike near Beck ney Interchange left three dead and three wounded. Victims include Marine Sgt. Donald G Fisher and Airman Lonnie J Williams. Mrs Martha Watts died on arrival. Hobart Watts and two children listed in satisfactory or fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Virginia Turnpike
Post M
Beckney
Barboursville
Martha Watts
Marine
Donald G.fisher
Berrun Springs
Mich
Air
Lonnie J. Williams
Long Branch
Melton
Watts
Raleigh General Hospital
Hobart
Anna Jean
Canine and Man Involved In Fog Sherton Tragedy
In dense fog a tractor-trailer collided with a car on the Turnpike near Milepost 34, killing three occupants of the Watts family and injuring others. The driver Vincent S. McCarthy faces manslaughter charges as investigators describe the crash due to limited visibility. The Watts and Williams families mourned. dogs at the scene were moved to safety.
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Te Knee
Beckley
Watts
Nannie Williams
Long Branch
Florida
Lear
Caffee
Pax High
Barboursville
Turnpike
Casey
Rodebaugh
C. W. Tighe
Yoak
Interna
McCarthy Tional Nickel Co
Huntington
George Scott
Wilson
Wilkesboro
N.C
M. C
Yoak McCarthy
Fisher
Williams
Ohio
Raleigh
Watts Cartal
Granc
Vincent S. McCarthy
Youngs
Magis Town
Trate
J. P. Meadows
Lonnie
Church weighs ecclesiastical punishment for traffic deaths
Vatican canon law expert says bishops may impose church discipline on those responsible for fatal road crashes. The discussion follows a Vatican placed appeal in L Osservatore Domenica urging action against traffic deaths. A related Raleigh County murder case saw four men charged in the shooting and bludgeoning of Samuel Walker, whose body was found near Beckley after a hitchhiking incident.
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Vatican City
Roman ii
Ec- Ciprotti
Sons
L'Oservatore Della Domenica
Pio Ciproti
Vatican
Ciprotti
Walker
Samuel Walk
Fink
Sporeaian
Raleigh
Butt
Grand Jury
T. N. Thurman
Bernard Fink
Covel
Wilford Lusk
Emory Ray Bodenheimer
Howard Shrewsbury
Doth
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
A. J. Sparacino
State Police
Sheriff's Office
Josephine
Beckley
Chandler Opens Campaign for President in West Virginia
Kentucky Governor A B Chandler arrives in Huntington on the first leg of a drive to win Democratic delegates. He aims to secure 24 West Virginia delegates and then press toward Chicago with rallies, TV appearances, and a nationwide tour before the August convention.
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Huntington
W. Va
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
West Virginia
Chicago
Chandler
South Dakota
Ilona
North Carolina
Nebraska
Kansas
Thelma Stovall
J. P. Wells Jr
Paintsville
Roy G. Bruce
Washington
George D-Gal
Harry Lee Waterfield
Waterfield
Eisenhower
United States
County Man Jailed On Court Capias
Henry Everett Cadle of Cooktown was jailed at 6:15 a.m. in Raleigh County Jail on a capias from the Criminal Court. He faces a grand larceny charge after failing to appear for the June B trial. arrested today by State Police and a Sheriff's deputy.
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Henry Everett Cadle
Cooktown
Raleigh
Criminal Court
Cadle
Spencer Attorney Named Successor To Judge Miller
Gov. Mar tand named Jacob Milton Harper a Spencer attorney as judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit to succeed the late Judge Lewis H. Miller. Harper will serve until a successor is elected and qualified this fall. Miller died Saturday morning. Harper, a Democrat, has practiced in Spencer since 1901 and has served as prosecutor and Roane County school superintendent.
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Charleston
Martand
Jacob Milton Harper
Spencer
Sth
Harper
Lewis H. Miller
Miller
3Rh
Calhoun
Jackson
Mason
Roane
Roane County
Glenville State Normal School
West Virginia University
The
Odd Fellows, Masons and Elks
County Clerk Urges Quick Start on Armory Construction
Raleigh County Clerk Harry E. Anderson pushes immediate start on the new National Guard Armory at Memorial Airport. He informs Major General Charles R. Fox of county readiness to comply with requirements and cooperate to begin work soon. Copies went to Gov. Marland and West Virginia Guard officers in Beckley. The push follows Civil Aeronautics Administration approval.
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Raleigh
Harry E. Anderson
National Gueard
Memorial Airport
Charles R. Fox
Raseirh
Marland
E. Galaspie
Beckley
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
D. D. Holliday
156Th Acr
West Virginia National Guard
Anderson
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Slow Down and Live Program Faces County Trial
A national safety official endorses a county plan for speeding and highway safety. Don Costa of the Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee met with the local steering committee and said the county effort appears workable as it addresses rising highway danger.
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Raleigh
Don Costa
Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee
Washington, D. C
Costa
Tefl
Inter-Industry Highway Safety Communittee
Raleigh Downy
Costa Mel Ia Beckley
Safety plan to pit districts against each other over accidents
Bud Dartington plans to spend time in Beckley and Darlington as industry interest grows after a National Automobile Dealers meeting. Walter Duncan and Sgt. Webb briefed Costa on a county plan to have seven magisterial districts compete for the lowest accident record with a running tally and a white elephant emblem for the loser. Steering committee members and district assignments were announced, detailing efforts to mobilize district organizers and county law enforcement for a broader community program.
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Bud Dartington
Beckley
Darlington
National Automobile Dealers
Washington
Walter Duncan
Olice
W. E. Webb
Lhairman
Duncan
Costa
C. Carman
S. Austin Caperton
Slab Fork
W. E
Mitchell
Shady Spring
Pauli
Courte- Lynch
Marsh Fork
Teddy
Ob Kessinger
Richmond
Raleigh
J. H. Poole
Sgt
Webb
E. Sharp
John Hammering
W. J. Barbour
Wul
Controsta
State Will Get Lab Avers GOP Candidate Pocahontas Site
Mrs. Davis Elkins, Republican nominee for Congress in West Virginia 2nd District, said Washington sources indicate a radio astronomy laboratory will be built in Pocahontas County near Green Bank. Associated Universities, for the NSF, has studied several sites with Pocahontas seen as most desirable. core drillings have tested foundation security. Announcement expected in a few days.
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Morgantown
Davis Elkins
Washington
Pocahontas County
Green Bank
Associated Universities
National Science Foundation
Charleston
Elkins
Congress
Pocahontas
Ind
Polio Strikes Fifth Victim in County
A fifth polio death is reported in the county amid a Raleigh area outbreak. Hospitalized patient John in his teens, son of Mrs. Virffered from a daylong headache, was sent to Marmet hospital after being taken to Redley. His family, including two siblings aged 16, were reported ill. The Salk vaccine was administered earlier.
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Roreigh
Raleigh Geners
John
Jein Pram
Petie
J. W
Recruits Drowning Trial Defense Fends Off Fault Claims
At Parris Island a general court martial hears defense for Matthew C. McKeon charged with involuntary manslaughter and oppression over a March night march that left six recruits dead. The defense argues the Marines' training and conditioning were at fault, not McKeon, with the prosecution emphasizing no intoxication by the accused.
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Matthew McKeon
John Demas
Parris Island
5. C
McKeon
Matthew C. McKeon
Marinerer
Worcester
Mass
Emile Zolai Berman
New York City
Wiw
Berman
Arkwright Miner Dies as State's Best Safety Record Shatters
John Mihalic 36 of Morgantown was killed by a state fall at Arkwright Mine as a loading machine helper. The mine had the best safety record in the state and produced 6,869,820 tons of coal through Dec 31. His wife and child survive. News mentions Beckley Business Bureau fatal accident and a traffic plan meeting set for Sept 2, 1950.
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Morgantown
Arkwright
Christopher Coal Company
John Mihalic
Department For Mines
Arlesright
Beckley Business Bureau
Traffic Control Commission
Harold Miller
BBB
City Council
Miller
Beckley
Walter Duncan
Traffic Commission
Veteran Re-Employment Problems to Be Aired
Vananda J. Meyl regional representative of the Department of Labor will be in Beckley to confer with employers on veteran re employment rights. He will meet at the Memorial Building with Roy Smith deputy director West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss safeguards for veterans seeking reemployment.
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Vananda J. Meyl
Department of Labor
Division of
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Royit Smith
West Virginia
Department of Veteran's ‘Affairs
Memorial Building
Kiwanis Club to Hear Convention Report in Beckley
George L. Ballard will report on the 41st Kiwanis International convention at the Beckley club meeting at El Chico. Ballard attended as a local delegate from Beckley Kiwanis, with H. C. Sheets guiding the luncheon program.
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George L. Ballard
Kiwanis International
Beckley Club
el Chico
Beckley Kiwaniians
Ballard
San Francisco
Calif
Tast Pran
H. C. Sheets
Driver Arrest Report in Raleigh County
Mary Stanley of Crab Orchard was arrested by State Police and a sheriff deputy for driving while intoxicated. She was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 6 15 a.m. today.
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Mary Stanley
Raleigh County
Poultry Week Proclaimed by West Virginia Governor
Gov Marland urged West Virginians to observe the week of July 30 as poultry week to highlight poultry as the leading agricultural enterprise in the state. The call aims to direct public attention to the industry and its economic importance.
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Charleston
Marland
West
Mike's Blind After Tragic 41 Minute Operation
A surgeon's 41 minute operation left Mike a one year old boy blind in Orlando Florida. The failure or death decision led to removal of his remaining eye and his parents arrived at the hospital with Mrs Henry Malone of Miami accompanying them. The Sun and Moon data are listed alongside.
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Orlando
Fla
Zai
Mike
Bole
Henry Malone
Miami
Severe Storm Strikes Rural Berkeley County Area
Berkleley County area faced a damaging wind hail storm with 70 mph gusts centered five miles south of Martinsburg. Power and phone crews worked to restore service after the late yesterday storm flattened crops and damaged farm buildings. No injuries were reported. Officials could not yet estimate total damage.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley County
U. S
Potomac Light and Power Co
Chesapeake & Potomac Telenhone Cc
West Virginia Weather Forecast Overview
Extended forecast shows five days ending Monday averaging five to six degrees below normal for West Virginia. Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly weekend with about one inch of rainfall. Normal temperatures are typical for the period across northern and southern sections. Beckley and Oakfield areas report variable highs and lows with rainfall figures noted.
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W.va
West Virginia
Beckley High
Oak Biel
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Mariy
Violation of Air Pollution Law Cited in Wheeling
Wheeling reports its first arrest under the citys new air pollution ordinance. John J. Sell Baltimore and Ohio Railroad division superintendent posted 106 bond after a warrant signed by Air Pollution Control Director James Martin. Two earlier B and O citations from June 23 and 26 were dropped.
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Wheeling
John J. Sell
Baltimoreland Ohio Railroad
James Martin
Martin
Sell
B. and
Car Truck Collision Causes $150 In Damages
Beckley Police estimate damages at $150 after a crash at Neville S and South Oakwood Ave at 8 45 am. Drivers identified as Lee V Mullins 33 Williamson stationed at Edgewood Maryland and Fred Grant Lilly Jr 25 Beckley. Mullins says brakes failed after stopping at a red light, the Coca Cola Bottling Co truck operated by Lilly struck his car.
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Beckley
Neville S
South Oakwood Ave
Lee V. Mullins
Williamson
Army
Army Chemical Center
Edgewood
Fred Grant I Lilly, Jr
Mullins
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Lilly
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