First Degree Murder Indictment Against Gladys Treadway
A Raleigh County grand jury returned a first degree murder indictment against Mrs. Gladys Carter Treadway for the shooting of C. Ray Farrow, taxi owner. Farrow's body was found May 30 in Treadway's Woodlawn Avenue apartment. Treadway, free on $7500 bond, was arrested June 8 in Beech Run, Summers County, after ballistics tests in Charleston linked the bullet to the crime. Seven other indictments were returned against men involved in the April 25 jail break.
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Raleigh County
Gladys Carter Treadway
Beckley
Beech Run
Summers County
Charleston
Nearly 100000 alcoholics in West Virginia
Charleston reports Dr. Norman A. Desrosiers estimates about 100,000 West Virginians suffer alcoholism. He spoke at Morris Harvey College during the states first school of alcohol studies attended by 125 professionals. The talk stressed many cases involve family members and noted national figures linking high alcoholism to crime and health issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Norman A. Desrosiers
State Department of Mental Health
Desrosiers
Morris Harvey College
United States
Bay
O. Norman Simpkins
Marshall University
Indictments and crime spree loom in Beckley area
The report details a wide range of legal actions including 39 indictments. It lists jail break charges against Belew Wykle Morrison Berry and Norris serifs. It notes armed robbery and grand larceny indictments of four men who forced a taxi driver at gunpoint and fled from jail. It also covers kidnaping absence, a destroyed Beckley bridge, and various other cases of drunkenness maiming breaking and entering grand larceny and related offenses involving numerous local residents.
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George Lester Belew
Jimmy Ralph Wykle
Daniel Stanton Morrison
Jimmy Leon Berry
Raymond Arvel York
Roger
Dean Norris
Harry Burton Ayers
Morrison and
Wykle
Carl Lane Tetrick
Ayers
Belew
Huntington
Whitesville
Edgar Lee Hodge
Hodge
John Franklin Irvine
Pettus
Irvine
Beckley
Allan Russell Meyer
Titusville
Fla
Donald Deck Price
Arlington
James Walter (Footsie) Evans
Joe Savino
Jack Ferguson
U. S. 19
United States
Irene Hambrick
Frances Cosby
Freddy Young
Kay Harris
Woodrow Boggess Jr
Jessie Boggess
Chester Ward
Pack
Josephine A
Mellissie Jane Pack
David A. Simmons
Estil William Mullins
Don Henry Wilson
Howard Junior Sampson
Ronnie Sutton
Amos McKinney
Garnet Eddie Hess
Fabian Simmons Jr
Ray Bryant
Jerry Bennett
William A. Harper
Marvin Duncan
Joe Cephas West
Thomas William Tickle
Wetzel Lee Meadows
Oscar Vecellio
Elijah Kincaid
James W. Holt Jr
Larry Bradley
Robert Woolwine
Junior Simpkins
Frank Thompson
Frank Thomas
Bill Turner
David Joel Webster
Fitzhugh Colbert Parrish
Fred Bryant
Hildred Jenkins
George Edward Cosby
Buddy Ray Thompson
Flat Top Lake Lots 37 and 38 For Sale at Entrance
Real estate notice offering two top lots at Flat Top Lake at the entrance with a good beach, stone wall, large boat house, well, electric pump, carport, and outside oven. Year round access with shade trees and a strong entrance. Down payment and monthly balance terms. See A. J. Lilly at Beaver.
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Flat Top Lake
A. J. Lilly
Beaver
Beckley Parking Facility Bidlets From Local Contractor
Beckley mayor and city council examined bids for a new off street parking building. Wipperman Construction Company of Beckley appeared as apparent low bidder at 600180 dollars with 300 day completion. Other bids ranged up to 629693 dollars for combined offers, with council postponing final action.
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Wipperman Construction Company of
Beckley
J. O. Lively, Inc
Tower Concrete Construction Co
Corte Construction Co
Kimball
Beckley Native Attends French Institute in Kentucky
Beckley native Mrs. D. L. Gillespie a Ravenswood High School French teacher has been chosen for the National Defense Education Act Summer Institute for Advanced Study in French at the University of Kentucky. The eight week session runs today through August 6 with 48 teachers from across the nation. Participants will study modern language teaching methods in an immersion setting with many natives of France guiding classes.
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D. L. Gillespie
Drema Calvert
Beckley
Ravenswood High School
National Defense Education Act
University of Kentucky
United States Office of Education
NDEA
United States
France
John A. Rea
Office of Education
Beckley Police Court Bonds Forfeitures Netted 175
Bond forfeitures netted 175 for Beckley city in Monday night Police Court session. Seven cases of bond forfeitures. four for driving with expired inspection sticker. Names listed: Mrs Glenna Jarrell 42, Aubrey R Robertson 21, Paris L Richards 21, Bernard E Spangler 21, Robert French 26. Drunkenness bonds totaled 44.
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Beckley
Glenna Jarrell
Box 264
Aubrey R. Robertson
Sprague
Paris L. Richards
Mabscott
Bernard E. Spangler
Robert French
North Oakwood
Nursing Course Tonight By Red Cross at Deacons Home
An American Red Cross Home Nursing course will be held at the Deacons Home East Beckley from 7 to 9 p m today. Instructor is Mrs Annie Scott. Interested persons may contact Mrs Scott at 252 1645 after 3 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacons Home
East Beckley
Annie Scott
Scott
Private Nursing Fee Increase Approved by WV Nurses
The Executive Board of District 10 of the West Virginia State Nurses Association approved raising private duty nurse fees from 16 to 18 dollars per eight hour shift effective July 1. Regular hospital staff nurses remain unaffected. Affected counties include Raleigh Wyoming McDowell Summers Greenbrier Mercer and Monroe.
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District 10
West Virginia State Nurses Association
Betty Perry
Miss Perry
Raleigh
Wyoming
McDowell
Summers
Greenbrier
Mercer
Monroe
Retired Persons To Hold Organizational Meeting
A local chapter will be organized by the American Association of Retired Persons at First Christian Church tonight at 7 30 p m in the Men s Bible Class room. E H Foley will conduct the meeting and invites anyone over 55 to join.
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American Association of Retired Persons
First Christian Church
E. H. Foley
Summer School Opens Wednesday At WWHS
Woodrow Wilson High School to host six week summer session starting Wednesday. Classes run until Friday July 30 with students to report by 9 a.m. to the high school, per Principal C. G. Perego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WWHS
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Arnett Man Released From Raleigh County Jail
An Arnett man, Everett Perry Massey, was released from Raleigh County Jail at 7 p.m. after a prior arrest for intoxication and possession of moonshine. He had been jailed for failing to pay a $100 fine and costs. The report also lists multiple jail movements including AWOL, drunken driving, reckless driving, and licensing charges involving several individuals.
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Arnett
Raleigh
Everett Perry Massey
Alvin Vanover
Ft. Knox
Kenneth Lester
Eccles
Kenneth E. Smith
Dry Hill
Bluefield
Auburn R. Snyder
Synder
Beckley Hotel
Bobby Maynor
Clear Creek
Maynor
W. A. Burke
Eugene
James E. Bandy
East Park
Burke
Bandy
Douglas Grindstaff
Corinne
Avery Milam
Matoaka
Clarence W. Coy
Whitby
Basin
Rhodesl
Harry Shumate
Huffman St
Rodriguez
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W.va
America
Simpkins
Treadway
Fletcher Carter
Farrow
Joseph Luchini
Beckley Junction
A. D. Marks
Marks
Thon
Mark
Drema Pace
Treave Pace
John W. Smith
Palm Beach
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Ted) Kennedy
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Buzzy) Bowling
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