Girl Scout Councils May Combine in West Virginia
Five counties Raleigh Kanawha Putnam Boone and Fayette form a development committee to study combining personnel and finances for expanding Girl Scouting. The plan targets more than 6300 currently enrolled girls and 2000 volunteers with subcommittees on structure interpretation personnel finance training camping and program reporting to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feconner
Raleigh
Kanawha
Putnam
Boone
Fayette County
R. A. Updike
Montgomery
John L. Phillips Jr
Beckley
E. V. Bowman
J. E. Otto
Robert Forren
Robert Herndon
Gauley Bridge
Don Sanford
Cet
JF K C. Collison
Ervin Kampe
St . Albans
Loren Shafer
Sylvester
Harold W. Scott
Montreal
John L. Phillips
C. R.hill
Oak Hill
P. C. Grasney
Mount Mount Hope
W. C. Bishop
Scarbro
I Hope
J. Raymond DePaulo
Mount Hope
James T. Farris
C. R. Harnsbarger
A. Rosser Long Jr
Fayetteville
James K. Edmundson
Edwin K. Davidson
Earl Prather
Kermit Webb
Rock Creek
R. Francis Parker
G. L. Anderson
Charles T. Ross Jr
Blaine Tanner
Jack Bazzarre
W. Mark Skaggs
P. W. Howard
H. R. Calloway
Lawrence Portman
Supreme Court Moves to Rule on Logan Ballots
In Charleston AP report the Logan Circuit Court race for the Democratic nomination faced a dispute over 18 absentee ballots from the May 10 primary. Claude Joyce seeks to void these ballots after losing to C. C. Chambers 6670 to 6666, claiming miscounted ballots in seven precincts. Attorney William L. Jacobs argues the canvass procedure was illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Logan
C. C. Chambers
Claude Joyce
Joyce
Chambers
Parkersburg
William L. Jacobs
Cuba Executes Rebels Mark End of Notable Insurrection
The executions in Oriente province marked firing squads reviving action against Castro enemies after five months. Five other gang members received prison terms from 5 to 30 years while seven youths were sent to reformatories and one acquitted. Maj. Francisco Tamayo was killed, and Beaton and followers had evaded pursuers from La Cabana to the mountains during Castro's rise.
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Cuba
Francisco Tamayo
Castro
Oriente
Beaton
Havana
la Cabana
Williamson Speaker Scheduled Tonight
The Hilltop financial committee of the First Baptist Church North Beckley will present Mrs J M Moorer Williamson at a special service tonight at 7 30 o'clock She is director and supervisor of missionary work for West Virginia president of the Tug River Woman's District Convention and board member of the West Virginia Sunday School Congress She will speak in behalf of the den of Hilltop Public invited per Rev W J Carter pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilltop Financial Committee
First Baptist Church
North Beckley
J. M. Moorer
Williamson
Moorer
West Virginia
Tug River
Kennedy Speech Draws Mixed Reactions in Senate
In the Senate Kennedy’s address triggered varied responses. Dirksen blasted timing and approach, while Humphrey praised national security themes. Mansfield lauded Kennedy’s maturity and domestic policy resolve, and Capehart questioned funding for projected global safeguards.
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Pone
Capehart
Kennedy
Chamber
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dminn
Humphrey
Mike Mansfield
Money
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Lin
Building Halts Visitor's Trip at High Point Curb Service
South Carolina man Billy Maurice Bryant 20 of Darlington drove his 1959 car into the High Point Curb Service Bradley lot at midnight Tuesday. He breached a fence and signs and nearly rammed the building that once housed the restaurant. He was admitted to Mount Hope hospital in satisfactory condition for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Beckley Hospital
Billy Maurice Bryant
Darlington
S. C
High Point
Bradley
Mount Hope
Beckley chemist Ted Kessinger released from hospital
Ted Kessinger a chemist at Beckley Water Co of Glade Creek was released from Raleigh General Hospital today after ten days of treatment.
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Ted Kessinger
Beckley Water Co
Glade Creek
Raleigh General Hospital
Board OKs Utilities Taxes In 1960 Valuations West Virginia
The Board of Public Works approved 1960 valuations for two West Virginia utilities Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone and American Telephone and Telegraph. Final assessments increased by 3 million for C P T and 400 thousand for AT T, with Class III outside municipalities and Class IV inside. Hearings concluded earlier this month as officials prepare final assessments to set county tax rates. The tentative total valuations by the Tax Department stood at 868,079,186 for 370 utilities, up from last year. The 1959 utility tax bill was 20,131,391.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
West Virginia
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
AT & T
Retrial Set In $200000 Alienation Case in West Virginia
MOUNDSVILLE AP An alienation of affections suit once among the largest in West Virginia will go to trial again. Rex E. Alley accuses Willard O. Blaney of alienating his wife Mary Lou with a conversation. Marshall County Circuit Judge Lloyd Arnold said another trial will be held after previously setting aside a jury award of 200000 as excessive and based on passion prejudice or mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
West Virginia
Rex E. Alley
Willard O. Blaney
Mary Lou
Marshall County
Lloyd Arnold
Arnold
Alley
Brenton Man Jailed for Escapee Status in Roanoke Case
Brenton Man Brenton Archibald was arrested by city police at 8 15 a m and jailed in Raleigh County Jail for transfer to Virginia authorities. He is described as an escapee from a mental institution in Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton R. Archibald
Brenton
Raleigh County
Virginia
Roanoke
Deaths and funerals of Robert Griffin and family
Funeral notices report Robert Griffin died this morning in a Hill hospital after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Griffin and nine children, including sons Robert, Joseph, Eugene, William, and Tommy, and daughters Margie, Louise, and Annie. A retired miner and member of United Mine Workers Local 6004, his body is at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Griffin
Glenn
Ed Hill
Elizabeth Griffin
Robert
Joseph
Eugene
William
Tommy
da Margie
Louise
Annie
United Mine Workers Local Union
Wright and Anderson
Beckley
James E Mowery Funeral Services Held In Keyser
Funeral services for James E Mowery 56 of New Orleans formerly Beckley were set for 2 p m Thursday at the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev C E an er presiding Burial will follow in Wildwood Cemetery Mowery died Sunday evening in a New Orleans hospital after a long illness He was born in Beckley April 26 1904 a former Capital Airlines mechanic Survivors include wife Edna Barnes Mowery of New Orleans a daughter Gloria Wellinghurst of Louisville a son Robert G Mowery of Ashland seven grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren Also listed are a sister two brothers and many nieces and nephews The body was removed from Fanning Funeral Home to the family residence today
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James E. Mowery
New Orleans
Beckley
Keyser - Bryant Funeral Home
C. E.ane
Wildwood Cemetery
Mowery
Charles and
Dellane Mowery
Capital Airlnes
Edna Barnes Mowery
Gloria Wellinghurst
Louisville
Robert G. Mowery
Ashland
Frances A Jasper dies after long illness in Brooklyn
Mrs Frances A Jasper, 75, of Brooklyn, died in a local hospital at 8 40 p m Tuesday after a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances A. Jasper
Brooklyn
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Wise Bailey Funeral Held at Mount Zion Church Mohawk
Wise Bailey a Mohawk businessman died Tuesday after a seven year illness. Funeral service will be at 11 a m Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Rev George Hobson and Rev Nelson Lester will officiate. Burial at Bailey Cemetery Mohawk. Survived by wife Judy Lester Bailey and five daughters.
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Wise Bailey
Mohawk
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Bull Creek
George Hobson
Nelson Lester
Bailey Cemetery
Bailey
Lewis
Susan Cline Bailey
Judy Lester Bailey
Don Lockhart
North Springs
Pearl Pruitt
Lanark
Dial Johnson
Balti
Counterfeit $11,700 Found in Northern Panhandle
Federal and local authorities report $11,700 in counterfeit twenty dollar bills linked to the Wheatly and Perlatti case. Suspects are in U S marshal custody in Columbus awaiting federal grand jury action. The probe began at Follansbee with 22 counterfeit notes recovered between here and Steubenville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Panhandle
U.S
Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Follawsbee
Treasury Department
Here
Steubenville
Wheatley
Perlatti
County Clerks Return From Morgantown Convention
Circuit Clerk C Harold Hanks returns to office after the 23rd annual convention in Morgantown and visits Philadelphia Allentown and Bethlehem to inspect quarries and factories. County Clerk C C Smith also attended the convention and plans next year’s meeting at Cacapon Park.
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Raleigh
C. Harold Hanks
Morgantown
C. C. Smith
Hanks
Otis L. Hanks
Philadelphia
Allentown
Bethlehem
Cacapon Park
Circuit
Doctors Cautioned On Tests For Drunken Drivers
Kanawha Medical Society advised its members to use caution when cooperating with law enforcement in giving blood and urine tests to accused drunken drivers. The group supports the need for tests but urged doctors to consult their lawyers before acting. Prosecuting Attorney Charles M. Walker sought the society's stance amid cases of doctors declining tests to avoid civil suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kanawha Medical Society
Charles M. Walker
Senate Studies Taxes Changes Appear Unlikely
Washington AP reporting that the Senate Finance Committee weighs changes to tax laws but odds are slim any cuts will pass this year. Treasury chief Robert B. Anderson warned veto if cuts included. House Ways and Means backs no Senate amendments. extension of debt ceiling and current rates loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Eisenhower
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
Anderson
Methodists Vote Here At Old St George's Church
The five day meeting at historic St George's Church Philadelphia will elect successors to retiring bishops G Bromley Oxnam Washington D C W Earl Ledden Syracuse NY and Frederick B Newell New York City If boundaries committee recommends a separate West Virginia Area a fourth bishop may be elected unless reassignment of Bishop Newell S Booth within the jurisdiction is chosen Booth now serves in Africa WV part of Pittsburgh Episcopal Area The conference has 314 lay and clerical delegates with one hundred twenty attending as alter and listing their choices for vacancies.
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Old St. George’s Church
Philadelphia
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington, D. C
W. Earl Ledden
Syracuse
N.Y
Frederick B. Newell
New York City
West Virginia
Newell S. Booth
Booth
Africa
Pittsburgh
Alter
Clifftop Miner Loses Arm In Mine Accident
Hubert Drennen of Clifftop suffered a traumatic amputation of his left arm on a conveyor belt at the Royalty Smokeless Coal Co. mine near Landisburg this morning. He remained in Beckley Memorial Hospital at presstime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Drennen
Royalty Smokeless Coal Co
Landisburg
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Hiker Plans New Start After Car Collision
A hiker bruised the back and swollen left ankle after a collision with a slowly moving car in Clay County hospital. She aims to resume her cross-Australia trek soon, hoping to speed southward then continue toward New York, with plans to walk long distances daily as recovery accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
Canada
Clay County Hospital
San Francisco
Kennedy Thanks Local Boosters in Raleigh Thank You Note
U S Senator John Kennedy thanks Raleigh supporters in a letter and notes similar gratitude from others for his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He expresses desire for a personal return visit to West Virginia to thank boosters for their help during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John Kennedy
Raleigh
Kennedy
Albanese
West Virginia
Illness Delays Raleigh Co Court Suit Action
Jurors must report at 9 a.m. as Doctor John P. Heagarty's illness postpones the case of Herman H. Harvey versus Arnold J. Cowans. Heagarty, a Cowans witness, is in Raleigh General Hospital in satisfactory condition after Monday admission. Continuances also affect suits by Mary Frances Smith against Radio Cab Co. and by Frankie Kelly Bolen and Mary Bolen against Willard Hardy. Six-year-old Kelly Bolen died from injuries linked to a trek incident involving Hargas. Bolen is the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
John P. Heagarty
Herman H. Harvey
Arnold J. Cowans
DR. Heagarty
Cowans
Raleigh General Hospital
Mary Frances Smith
Radio Cab Co
Frankie Kelly Bolen
Mary Bolen
Willard Hardy
Kelly Bolen
Hargas
Missionary Institute Set Thursday Morning Beckley Area
Missionary Union will hold a missionary Baptist Church event at East Park starting Thursday at 10 a.m. Mrs. J. M. Moorer, director of missionary work for West Virginia, will lead sessions with a 2 p.m. closing talk. A covered dish luncheon follows at 12:30 p.m. Members are urged to attend and bring a covered dish. Mrs. Lucinda Goode is president of Beckley Vicinity church schools.
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Beckley and Vicinity Mission Union
East Park
J. M. Moorer
West Virginia
Lucinda Goode
Beckley Vicinity
Dismissed Sex Prof Plans Court Appeal
Bi ology professor Leo F. Koch, 44, fired for unorthodox views on premarital sex, will appeal after the University of Illinois board rejected his contract termination. His attorney Don Moore calls it a free speech case and says Koch seeks a job while pursuing the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign, Ill
University of Illinois Board of Truste Lee Ee
Don Moore
Leo F. Koch
Moore
Koch
U. S. Supreme Court
Brooklyn Man Stabbed in Fair Condition
A Brooklyn man was stabbed in the Wolfe Creek area and is listed in fair condition at Oak Hill Hospital. Fayette County Jail officials said Eleanor Jones is supposed to have identified the stabbing. James Saunders sustained a stab wound to the stomach. No arrests have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
RNS
James
Oak Hill Hospital
Lewis D. Capps
Fayette County
Elenor Jones
Wolfe Creek
Saunders
Eisenhower Acknowledges Communist Pressure On Nations
In a speech, Eisenhower warned that communism has forcibly deprived 12 countries of independence in the past 15 years while noting 33 nations faced coercive pressure. He criticized economic dependency as a result of that pressure and called for strong measures.
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Ei Wer
Eisenhower
Tour Timetable for Manila Visit by President El Sloe
AP dispatch lists President El Sloe’s schedule for Thursday in Manila. 10 a m receives honorary degree from University of the Philippines. 11 05 a m lays wreaths at Fort McKinley cemeteries. 1 15 p m luncheon with Philippine and American chambers of commerce. 4 30 p m speaks at public reception and receives the Rajah of the Order of Sikatuna. 8 15 p m dinner for President and Mrs Garcia. 11 p m departs aboard USS St Paul for Taipei en route to Formosa. Manila time is 13 hours ahead of EST.
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Manila
el- Sloe
University of the Philippines
Fort McKinley
Philippine and American of Commerce
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippines
Garcia
U.S
St. Paul
Taipei
Formosa
Eisenhower Defends U S Philippines Ties and Sovereign Dignity
President Eisenhower addressed attitudes toward former Western colonies and the Philippines. He argued for patient, respectful U S-Philippine relations, aid to help nations build their own political systems, and warned against dictating or pressuring the Philippines. Applause followed his pledge that the Philippines remains an equal sovereign partner and not a whipping boy.
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Eisenhower
United’ States
Republic
Philippines
United States
America
Notable deaths across the nation in brief AP notices
Charles W. Anderson Jr. 53 died in a car train collision in Shelbyville. He was the first Black member elected to Kentucky’s Legislature, serving six two year terms starting in 1935. Frank Silver 58, orchestra leader who co wrote Yes We Have DUR. Mary Duke Biddle 72 daughter of Benjamin Duke and Duke benefactress died after illness in Durham. Walter K. Queen 80 chief engineer of the second Antarctic expedition died in Stamford. Herschel Holt MacDonald 83 former Associated Cisco earthquake observer died in Chicago.
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Shelbyville
Charles W. Anderson Jr
United Nations
Kentucky
New York
Frank Silver
Irving Cohn
Yes
Durham
N.C
Mary Duke Biddle
Benjamin Duke
The
Tobacco
Duke University
Stamford, Conn
Walter K. Queen
Adm
Richard Tuesday
Chicago
Herschel Holt MacDonald
West Virginia trip for Philadelphia shoe shiner Ricky Wescott
A 15-year-old Philadelphian Ricky Wescott, who shines shoes to help his relief family, will visit West Virginia for two weeks on an expense paid vacation sponsored by Ezra Pack, a Market lumberman. Gov Cecil Underwood welcomed him in letters noting Ricky’s wish to fish and see wildlife in the mountains. The trip will include fishing in a mountain stream and a visit to the French Creek Game Farm near Buckhannon to view deer and bears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Ricky Wescott
16Th
Market Sts
Ricky
Ezra Pack
Pack
Charleston Daily Mail
Philadel
Charles 2
Daily Mail
Charles Connor
Earl Benton
State Conservation Department
French Creek
Buckhannon
Parliament in Japan Under Siege Over U S Japan Treaty
Police used clubs and fire hoses as demonstrators clashed outside Parliament in Tokyo. Injured protesters and officers lay at the gate while ambulances ferried the wounded. Socialist MPs wore red sashes and urged calm as crowds threw rocks and mud, and talks of dissolving Parliament to block ratification intensified amid Eisenhower’s impending visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament Gate
Parliament
Parliament Grounds
Eisenhower
Japan
Kishi
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
America
CLASS MEETS FRIDAY AT BLUE JAY METHODIST CHURCH
The Gleaners Bible Class of Blue Jay Methodist Church will meet at the church at 7 30 p m. Mrs Forrest Ford will be in charge of section senvadieaia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleaners Bible
Blue Jay Methodist Church
Forrest Ford
Argentine Declares Jerusalem Verdict Plan Rejected
Argentina rejects claims that an international tribunal should judge the accused war criminal. Israel says a volunteer group acted without government direction and that the individual agreed to travel to Israel to face trial. Argentina disputes that explanation.
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Dlared
Jerusalem
International Tribunal
Israel
Argentina
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