President Eisenhower Struck by Upset Stomach
President Eisenhower shown by doctors to have a stomach upset and nausea during the night with vomiting. White House notes stress precautionary measures and cancelation of engagements while heart specialists monitor his condition after last year’s ileitis surgery and prior heart attack.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Howard Snyder
White House
Hagerly
Slame Fenhower
Denver
American University
Snyder
Mattingly
Walter Reed
English frogman body found near Chichester harbor mystery
A headless, handless body in frogman gear was found near Chichester Harbor, miles from Portsmouth. Cmdr Lionel Crabb, the missing WWII frogman, disappeared during a diving operation near a Soviet ship Ordzhonikidze. Authorities say Crabb is presumed dead after a test dive on April 19, 1956, with international ramifications discussed in Parliament.
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Chichester
England
British Admiralty
Lionel
Buster) Crabb
Crabb
Harr
Portsmouth Arbor
Portsmouth
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Ordzhonikidze
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Eden
Russia
Carpenters Union Leaders Questioned Over Indiana Land Deal
Senate Roads subcommittee subpoenas three top Carpenters Union officials to explain a special bank account tied to Indiana highway right of way sales. Maurice Hutcheson Frank Chapman and O William Blaier faced questions about about $120 416 paid by Indiana for 10 parcels and deposited in Chapman name. Evidence suggests a profit over $80 000 from Gary and Richmond land sales as Indiana officials invoke the Fifth Amendment in related cases.
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Washington
Carpenters Union
Senate
Senate Roads Subcommittee
Maurice A. Hutcheson
Frank M. Chapman
Carpenters
William Blaier
Gore
D-Tenn
Chapman
Indianapolis
Indiana
Community TV Tax Relief Promised By Byrd
West Virginia congressman Byrd announced that the IRS plans four year refunds removing an 8 percent excise tax on community antenna TV. About 100 000 Virginians and others nationwide may recover taxes paid in the past four years through subscriber refunds or company claims.
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Byrd
West Virginia
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Courts of Appeals
House
Beckley Man Fined For Drunk Driving Plea
William Clark of Beckley pleaded guilty to drunk driving before Magistrate Cotton White. He was fined $50 plus costs and his license was revoked for six months. Extended West Virginia forecast notes warm periods through the weekend with showers possible midweek.
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Beckley
William Clark
Cotton White
Methodists Threatened by KKK in Sylacauga
In Sylacauga Alabama threats against the families of Methodist pastors denounced a Ku Klux Klan ultimatum. The Malony and Whitsett families were told to leave town within ten days or be harmed. Crosses burned near churches and a KKK meeting addressed by Alvin Horn followed the incident.
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KKK
Sylacauga
Ala
Dan Whitsett
Newston
Malony
Malonys
Whitsetts
Whitsett
Malony J
First Methodist Church
Methodist
First Baptist
Alvin Horn
Alabama
U.S. Klans
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Countian Drowns Near Portsmouth
First Class Petty Officer Shelby Vane Taylor age 3 died in the line of duty after drowning near Portsmouth Virginia. Born September 20 1923 at Glen Daniel he served 15 years in the U S Navy and lived in Mattsville. Survived by his mother four brothers four sisters and two half sisters. Funeral arrangements by Callee Funeral Home pending arrival of the body. Further drowning details not released.
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Shelby Vane Taylor
Ocean Mar
Portsmouth
Glen Daniel
Taylor
United States Navy
Mattsville
James Wesley Taylor
Mabel Mae Stewart Taylor
Church of Christ
Frank Tyree
Edwight
Robert Dickens
Arnett
Dennie Clay
George Stewart
Baltimore
Everett Phipps
Bradley
Millard Dickens
Sundial
Callee Funeral Home
Wounded Soldier Treated. Police Doubt Charges Pending
William Gilbreath age 2, undergoing emergency treatment at the Veterans Administration Hospital for a forehead cut. State Police indicated charges likely unlikely, with the injury thought to have been caused by a relative.
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William Gilbreath
Harper
Veterans Administration Hospital
Special Meeting Called by Beckley Sanitary Board
Beckley sanitary officials schedule a special meeting at 7 p m Wednesday in City Hall. Mayor A K Minter says the event will discuss extending the sewer system into the McLean Addition and invites all residents of the area to attend.
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Beckley
Night Sky Details for Tuesday Observers
The Sun sets at 7:49 p.m. and rises at 5:02 a.m. on Tuesday. The Moon rises at 11:08 p.m. with last quarter on June 20. Prominent star Arcturus shines high in the south at 8:53 p.m. Saturn and the star Antares appear low in the southeast with Saturn brighter than Antares.
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Arcturus
Saturn
Antares
Canada Votes Today St Laurent Liberals Favored
Canada votes for a new Parliament as Louis Saint Laurent's Liberal party heads toward a possible continuation of its 22 year rule. Conservatives aim to gain seats in Ontario but face a long shot to win a majority in the 263 member House of Commons.
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Toronto
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Ontario
Liberals
Locke Heads Lions District 29-W Governor Win in Wheeling
Kermit A. Locke Beckley was elected governor of District 29-W at the West Virginia Lions clubs convention in Wheeling. He defeated Charlie Hylton of Logan Banner and will assume duties July 1. Locke also became president of the West Virginia Council. District governors 29-A and 29-V were Willis Kiger and Fred Weimer respectively. The Beckley delegation topped with 37 members earned the state plaque for largest representation. The 1958 convention is slated for Huntington.
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Kermit A. Locke
Beckley
West Virginia
Lions Clubs
Wheeling
Locke
Charlie Hylton
Logan Banner
Willis Kiger
Westover
Fred Weimer
Lions
Fusus
Beckley Lions
Norman Knapp
Myron
Rusty
Renick
Fayetteville
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Price Callee, Jr
Mabiscott
Buster Melton Beaver
Lowell Lilly
Huntington
Canadian Kills His Entire Family and Ends Itself
Police report a 37 year old electrician killed his wife Margaret and parents James and his 7 year old son Jane and 2 year old Joy before crashing his car into a bridge abutment. He left notes blaming interference with his life and drinking.
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Toronto
James D. Sinclair
Sinclair
James Sinclair Sr
Margaret
Jane
Joy
Queen Elizabeth Highway
Death suit opens in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Hannah Terry administratrix of Benjamin A. Terry estate sues J. E. Garrison W. O. Garrison and Mackie Garrison doing business as Beckley Furniture Store Neville St. Terry died June 27 1955 when a refrigerator being delivered to J. E. Garrison’s new home fell from a truck bed onto him.
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Raleigh County
Hannah Terry
Benjamin Abner Terry
J. E. Garrison
W. 0. Garrison
Mackie Garrison
Beckley
Neville St. Terry
Bibb Reported In Good Condition At Beckley Hospital
City Councilman Clarence L Bibb is described as in good condition at Beckley Hospital where he has been under observation since Thursday after illness at work. He is expected to be released this afternoon or Tuesday morning.
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Clarence L. jBibb
Beckley Hospital
Earl’s Pearls Nightclub Purchase sparks playful quote
The report notes the Yankees paid $1,000 each for an evening at a nightclub, with Jesse Kaplan quipping it “must have been one of the inexpensive places.” Tax ferry details are unspecified.
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Yankees
Jesse Kaplan
SRC Engineer Takes Own Life in Baileysville Tragedy
Ray Bailey 57, a State Road Department engineer and inspector in District 10, died at 3 40 am from a self inflicted gunshot wound with a .22 rifle. He left a note for his son Billy Ray Bailey. His body lay at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home as arrangements were pending.
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Baileysville
Rnl
Ray Bailey
Wyoming County
Bert Short
Roy Aliff
Billy Ray Bailey
Bailey
Virgil Bailey
O. V. Bailey
Raleigh County
Robert
Dillon
Geneva Bailey
Charleston
State Road
Robertson Jand Foglesong
Grand Jury Hears Cases in Raleigh County Session
About half of nearly 60 cases slated for presentment to the Raleigh County Grand Jury had been heard when lunch interrupted the session. Judge Harry L. McCreery named special jury commissioners to fill the panel. George W. Ballard, former Pinecrest Sanitarium manager, faced three forgery counts as the state seeks indictment. Ballard was wounded and in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital.
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Raleigh County Grand Jury
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Ross Daniel Jr
Bernard Crawford
J. G. Lilly
James Sanger
G. C. Porter
J. R. DePaulo
Lee McCormick
Alfred Bailey
Herman Anderson
William Toner
Ernest Richmond
Ira M. Price
R. H. Neal
B.C. Jennings
N. C. Lewis
A. D. Cooke
Alvin Pittman
Lawrence Pruett
Foreman
George W. Ballard
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Ballard
Rayleigh General Hospital
Hearing Continued On Abortion Charges In Charleston
Preliminary hearing for Dr John W Niedermyer and George Thomas Martin was continued at the prosecutor’s request. Both men were arrested May 24 and released on $10,000 bond. The case stems from an alleged abortion performed on a 19 year old waitress at Martins motel. District officials said the charges will be presented to the Kanawha County grand jury meeting next Monday.
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Charleston
James M. McIntyre
John W Niedermyer
George Thomas Martin
Greystone Mote
McIntyre
Kanawha ‘County
Kanawha County
Theft Charged Guy Wyatt arraigned in Shady Spring
Guy Wyatt is to be arraigned before Magistrate C Sr. Burdiss in Sophia at 3 30 p m today on theft of a tire and wheel. He was booked at the County Jail at 9 23 am today by a sheriff's deputy. Donald Rutledge faces a hearing before Magistrate J K Cole in Rho dell on felonious assault and assault and battery warrants held by a sheriff's deputy.
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Guy Wyatt
Shady Spring
C Sr. Burdiss
Sophia
Donald Rutledge
Princewick
J. K. Cole
Rhodell
George
Velma Marie Bolen
Besoco
Nixon Expects the Back In Office Tuesday
President Eisenhower’s illness prompts speculation as Vice President Nixon expects to return to work tomorrow if his health permits. Hagerty and aides confirmed Nixon’s view as he prepared to preside over the Senate, and White House officials described the illness as minor and of short duration.
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Vice
Nixon
Maj
Eisenhower
Wilson Persons
Capitol
Senate
Three Held After Raleigh County Shooting Incident
In Raleigh County three suspects Bill Rutledge Donald Lee Mitchem and Dora Underwood are jailed on investigation related to a Sunday shooting that wounded 42 year old Joe Rogers at a Resoco residence. Rogers was treated at Beckley Memorial and transferred to Bluefield Sanitarium. The weapon, taken from Mitchem, was recovered near Princewick after the incident believed to involve a woman. A second patient J E Sharp was moved to the Cleveland Clinic for a liver condition.
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Raleigh
Joe Rogers
Besaco
Rogers
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bill Rutledge
Princewick
Donald Lee Mitchem
Dora Underwood
Columbus
John Pannell
Resoco
Rutledge
Mitchem
Powell
J. E. Sharp
S. Oatwood Ave
Cleveland Clinic
Raleigh General Hospital
Sharp
Cleveland
C&O Official Dies at 85 in Huntington
Fred J. Ginn, 85, retired superintendent of agencies for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, died Saturday night at his Huntington home. Final rites are set for tomorrow with burial in a Huntington cemetery.
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Huntington
Fred J. Ginn
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Townsfolk share time thoughts at Beckley courthouse
In Beckley locals from Ravencliff and nearby areas discuss life and time as they gather at the courthouse corner. A 63 year old seaman Bill Soler recounts his voyages and now runs a hamburger shop on Neville Street while greeting multilingual patrons. Rumors swirl of the Ku Klux Klan growing quietly in town with debate over Beckley’s old name origin.
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Bill
A& Bosun
Beckley
New Deal
Neville Street
Ku Klux Klan
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