Luncheon Honors Farm Industries in Beckley Hotel
Beckley Area Rural Development Council honored three growing farm industries at a luncheon in the Beckley Hotel Ballroom. Nine entrants competed in a Strawberry Festival with awards in Commercial, 4-H, and Future Farmers of America divisions. Custard Pie Contest results and Dairy Princess winner were also announced.
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Beckley Area
Partiers of America
C.T. Shackelford
RDC
Carl Hardin
West Virginia University
Wood Reynolds
State Department of Agriculture
Reynolds
Shackelford
FFA
Appalachian Electric and Power Building
T. O. Murray
Beckley
George Brogan
Piney View
Thomas Tucker
Smithers
David Arritt
Fayetteville
Fletcher Arritt Jr
Emmett EB
Parker Jr
Pemberton
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh
Andessa Wright
Stoco HighSchool
J. D. Thomas
W.E. Harvey
Maxwell Hill Homemakers
Jack Murdock
Sophia Homemakers
Frank Wiseman
De Gaulle Lands in Algeria Amid Welcome and Uncertainty
Gen. Charles de Gaulle arrived in Algiers to a hero's welcome as insurgent leaders and Algerian civil authorities host him. Questions dominated the mood about his policy, especially on Moslem rights and integration, amid ongoing rebellion and tension with French settlers. In Detroit, a General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention heard a delegate exclaim about an overtime pinching incident as thousands gathered.
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Algeria
Raoul Salan
Public Safety Committee
de Gaulle
Salan
France
United States
Algiers
Detroit
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Daniels Resident Ordered To Jail In Raleigh County
A Daniels man named Lacy Mayhes was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a 500 peace bond after arraignment before Magistrate J. E. Mays. His 11 year old Belle juvenile daughter is jailed awaiting parents arrival after a State Police arrest. Harold Adkins of Skelton is held awaiting arraignment on a tampering with an automobile charge.
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Daniels
Raleigh County
J. E. Mays
Lacy Mayhes
Johnny
Belle
Harold Adkins
Skelton
Three Cars Damaged In Valley Drive Collision
Beckley police report a crash at 11 50 a m on Valley Drive damaged three cars. Betty Curtis of Beckley lost control while bending to scratch her foot, striking two parked vehicles owned by Elton Tualdin and W G Moran. Damage estimated at 634 dollars.
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Valley Drive
Beckley
Betty Curtis
Elton Tualdin
Callo Way Heights
W. G. Moran
Cranberry
Rabies Clinic Schedule Two Sessions Set for Saturday
Two dog clinics offering rabies inoculations are planned. The first session runs 10 a.m. to noon at Shady Spring, with a second session from 1 to 3 p.m. at Beaver.
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Shady Spring
Woman Driver Arrested After Two-Car Crash in Oak Hill
Two car crash on Route 21 at Cotton Hill near Gauley Bridge injuries none. Driver Gauley Bridge resident Lawrence Preast allegedly crossed onto the wrong side and collided with Earl Fox of Fayetteville. Damage estimated at $500. Preast arrested by State Police Trooper R. E. Yost and Trooper C. A. Berkeley on driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Oak Hill
Cotton Hill
Lawrence Preast
Gauley Bridge
Earl
Fox
Fayetteville
R. E. Yost
Preast Aeutomobile
Preast
Yost
Traoper C. A. Berkley
Beckley Police Detain Virginia Blume in Traffic Incident
Beckley police arrested Virginia D Blume at 11 10 p m Tuesday on charges of leaving the scene of an accident and failing to keep her vehicle under control. She posted a 106 bond and was ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday. Another case notes James W Wallace posting a 10 bond after a speeding stop at Main and Kanawha streets following arrest at 9 30 p m Tuesday.
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Beckley
Virginia D. Blume
Paul Dwiggins
Fast Beckley
Raleigh
James W. Wallace
McAlpin
Main and
Kanawha Sts
Court Ruling Restores Raleigh Board Members Roles
State Supreme Court writ of mandamus directs Raleigh County Board of Education to reinstate Dale Covey and Leeber as members at the next meeting while attorneys prepare further actions. Ashworth says cease and desist order may halt interference. decision clarifies prior removal void and resumes appointments.
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Covey
Leeber
Raleigh County
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Cecil Swim
Ashworth
Fred X
Williams
Grogerb
Chambers
Swim
Charleston
Anthony ¥. Sparacino
Board of Education
Raleigh
Sherman C. Trail
Carl G. Jarrell
Californias Primaries Signal Strong Demo Gain for Brown
In California, Edmund G. Brown leads in the gubernatorial race with a record two party vote total across both parties and a large margin over William F. Knowland. Cross filing produced a test of general support favoring Brown as Knowland shifts from Senate leadership to governor. Dems outnumber Republicans 7-5 in registration. Brown won his party nomination. Knowland also secured the GOP nod. Other primaries noted include Alabama Patterson over Wallace, Mansfield leading in Montana, and Saunders winning South Dakota governor nomination.
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Associated Press
California
Edmund G
Pat)Brown
William F. Knowland
Bown
Atttorney
Senate
Alameda
Brown
Knowland
Gay
Goodwin Knight
George Christopher
San Francisco
Knight
Christopher
Clair Engle
Engle
John Patterson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Patterson
Wallace
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
John Nickey
Thomas G. Stimalz
Blanche Anderson
Helena
Louis W. Welch
Phil Saunders
South Dakota
Saunders
Roy Hauck
Charles Lacey
Hauck
Lacey
Ralph Herseth
Bailey-Williams case goes to jury in estate conflict
Judge Norman Knapp reviews jury instructions as Warren Lee Williams testifies in the Ellis Bailey estate suit. Williams describes tavern events after a confrontation with Amos Bailey, admits punching, helping move the injured man, and leading to Bailey’s death, with cross examination detailing timeline and ambulance calls.
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Bailey-Williams
Norman Knapp
Kermit Locke
D. D. Ashworth
Ellis Bailey
Amos Bailey
Warren Lee Williams
Locke
Ashworth
Williams
Bailey
O.K. Meadows Tavern
Lroudle
Elwood Williams
Benny Williams
White
Whitesville
Benny
Cpl
H. C Folkmer
Hubert Burgess
Beckley Veteran's Hospital
Knapp
Army helicopters spotted over city early this morning
Three Sikorsky whirlybirds with U S Army markings were seen at 0015 hours flying over the city toward Whitesville. Local personnel at Beckley Mount Hope Airport confirmed the aircraft type and origin.
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Beck] Evans
Whitesville
U. S. Army
Beckley
Mount Hope
Two Die In Raleigh House Fire Tragedy
The bodies of Henry Old Bill Jackson and Brenda Joyce Bradley were found in the ruins of a two story Raleigh residence after a fire that burned late Tuesday night. Jackson, about 70 and crippled, and Brenda were recovered in separate areas as firemen fought to reach the upstairs rooms. The cause remains undetermined according to Fire Chief Bernard Martin. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Henry
Bill’ Jackson
Brenda Joyce Bradley
Raleigh
Bernard Martin
Jackson
Brenda
May E. Bradley
Bradley
Norman
Martin
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Herbert Warden
Pete Ara Death Notice and Funeral Arrangements
Pete A. Ara 36 of Ravencliff died in a local hospital at 4 30 am after a seven month illness. Survived by wife Helen West Ara and several relatives. funeral 2 pm Friday at Peace Chapel Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers named.
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Pete A. Ara
Ravencliff
Raleigh- Wyoming Mining Co
Glen Rogers
Bellemead Baptist Church
Sabine
Pine Grove Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ara
Premier
Helen West Ara
John
Sophia
Frank
War
John Lopez
Grace Mandick
Detroit
Mich
Mary Knott
Newark
N. J
Peace Chapel
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
H. G. Shrewsbury Jr
Earl Cochran
Sunset Memorial Park
Body recovered of nine year old from Guyandotte River
The body of Gary Jamies Belener, nine, who drowned nine days earlier while playing follow the leader near Man Memorial Hospital, was recovered at 7:15 am by a fishing party downstream from the disappearance site. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Homer Belcher Jr of Hunt. The third grade pupil of Man Elementary School was to be buried through planned funeral arrangements. the body is at McNeely Funeral Home Man.
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MAN
Gary Jamies Belener
Guyandotte River
Man Memorial Hospital
Herman Sparks
Werner Stumbo
Homer Belcher Jr
Hunt
Belcher Bo
McNeely Funeral Home
Six Wyoming roads among six bids awarded
The West Virginia Road Commission awarded six contracts for resurfacing and surface treatments on winter damaged highways, financed with state funds. Local bidders included Osborne Construction Co. and Tri-State Asphalt Corp., with project totals from $16,172 to $105,227 across Braxton Marshall Pendleton Tyler Wyoming and other counties. Four additional projects using federal emergency funds were recommended to the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads.
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Charleston
The
Road Commission
Braxton
W. Va
Sulton
Gassaway
Frametown
Osborne Construction Co
Clarksburg
Marshall
Glen Dale
WW. Va
Sherrard
Tri-State Asphalt Corp
Wheeling
Pendleton
U.S
Judy Gap
General Paving Co
Morgantown
Tyler
Middlebourne
TriState Asphalt Corp
Wyoming
Mullens
Raleigh County Inc
J. S. Gillespie
K. D. Sarrett
Huntington
Elmore Gillespie
Sarrett
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mountain State Construction Co
South Charleston
Evans Lead Co
Wreck and Loot Report Amid Mex Plane Crash Chaos
A Aeronaves de Mexico plane crashed near Tlajomulco killing 45 aboard including 15 Americans and two Canadians. Villagers raided the wreck for money jewelry and clothing as Mexican Army searchers recovered bodies and luggage.
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Tlajomulco
Aeronaves de Mexico Line
Guadalajara
Sedgwick County
Kan
Jim Wyatt Earp
Air Force
Virgil Earp
Wyatt
Dean Hunneshagen
South Charleston
John Kile
Charleston
John Dorsey
Beckley
Supreme Court
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Ealia
Beck
Ley
Robert Hollandsworth
Stanley St
Dwiggins
Covey, Leeber
Thelwas Center
Dry Creek
James H. Trail
Becksley
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Pereyns
Henry Jackson
Brenda Bradley
Pete Ara
River Virginia
West Virginia
Bellepoint Greenbrier
New and
Bluestone
J. Wyatt Earp
H. Roe’ Bartle
Kansas City
City Hall
Barile
E. J. Lamar Fairbanks
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Byron Herbert Ree
Georgia
Canyous
Young Harris (Ga.) College
Reece
Board of National Missions
United Presbyterian Church
American Foundation For the Overseas Blind
Maude Nugent
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
New York
Louisville
John A. Green
Bar
Green
Marion
N. C
Marion General Hospital
Mary Bourque le Belte
Melrose
Mass
Winnetka
Florida
Alpharetta
Ft. Sill
Okla
American Broadcasting Co
Bing Crosby
Tiny Tavern
Don's Grill
Roy D. Pratt
David Hart
Dover
Bethany College Board of Tawtees
James A. Farley
Juan
Eva Peron
Peron
Argentina
Pietrasanta
Italy
Bone Tommasi
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