1954 Raleigh County farming sales total 788818
Value of products sold in 1954 by 2,308 farms in Raleigh County reached 788,818 with crops at 18,494 including field crops 4656 vegetables 16906 fruits and nuts 58827 and horticultural specialties. Livestock and livestock products sold totaled 597,391 with dairy 155,891 poultry 258,254 and livestock 183,246. Forest products sold 22,933.
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Raleigh
Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Church Convention Opens Monday in City Beckley Beckley Recreation Building hosts the Church of God convention with about 1200 expected for first night
The annual Church of God convention starts Monday at the Beckley Recreation Building. Three daily services run 9:30 am 2 pm and 7 pm through Friday. Out-of-town speakers include Ancel Newton Huston Moorehead Leonard Carroll and others. Imperial Quartet of Lee College provides music. Local organizers are Hollis Green Donald Pemberton and Paul Nance.
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Church of God
Beckley Recreation
Ancel Newton
East Rainelle
Huston R. Moorehead
Churches of God
R. Leonard Carroll
Lee College
Cleveland
West Indies
Burma
Imperial Quartet
Hollis Green
Donald T. Pemberton
Paul T. Nance
Mental Health Group to Hold Dinner in July
Raleigh County's Association for Mental Health will hold a general membership dinner meeting July 16 at the Raleigh County Courthouse. Roy Cunningham, president, announced six standing committees and presented members for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Association For Mental Health
Board of
Roy Cunningham
County Association
Roy L. Herndon
Charles Hodel
Pat Ber‘oia
Deane F. Brooke
C. S. Bepler
Cunningham
Ross P. Daniel
Corey O Mitchell
Ethel Keyser
Roy J. Dawson
G. C. Hedrick Jr
Paul K. Reed
John Heagarty
Marie Meadows
A. D. Belton
Pauline Perunko
Sam B. Ferris
Mildred Sveblik
Katherine Spencer
Claire L. Jackson
Herman Samons
Arnold C. Burke
John Ashworth
David Abrams
O. Worth May
Mary Lemons
Roy A. Cunningham
Jewell. Cossu
Warren D. Elliott
Catherine Asher
Frances Hurley
Mary P. Siregusa
Rena Pitotti
J. A. Payne
Theodore S. Wilder
R. L. Wooster
Eva Keyser
Terry Futterman
Margaret T. Ross
Kay K. Reed
Marion C. Brooks
James P. Bland
Arnold Burks
Paul R. Copeland
Starved Infants Found in East Side Tenement
New York authorities report two infants, a 2 year old girl named Josephina and a younger boy, were found starved to death in a neglected East Side tenement. Their mother, Anastasia Velez, 32, was detained after an incident at a tavern. Welfare workers and police describe no known relatives and an absent address. The mother had been separated from her husband, Jose, 39, who is believed to be in New Jersey with his parents. The children died four to five days before discovery, with dust and debris noted in the cluttered apartment. Neighbors recalled no signs of distress prior to the discovery.
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New York
East Side
Anastasia Velez
Bellevue Hospital
Marvin Lutenberg
Welfare Department
Josephina
Antonio
Velez
Jose
New Jersey
Puerto Rico
Guardsmen Launch 2 Week Encampment at Fort Knox
Almost 3,000 National Guardsmen from West Virginia began a two-week training encampment under hot summer sun at Fort Knox Kentucky. They arrived by truck and train and started with calisthenics safety briefings and study sessions. The event features a Governor Okey L. Patterson Cup competition with a judging panel from multiple states and a Governor’s Day review. The 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment inventory includes M41 and M47 tanks with ongoing unit evaluations led by Col. John W. Brady and a 10-officer, multi-state team. The only unit absent is the 197th Tank Battalion HQ at Moundsville, delayed until July 1.
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Fort Knox
Ky.s
West Virginia
Truman Teaches Tie Sales Tricks in London
Former haberdasher Harry S. Truman demonstrated neckwear techniques to a London salesman during a 10 day visit. He guided how to twist the tie and show it on a neck, then bought a white bow tie for formal dinners.
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London
Harry S.truman
Truman
William Lewis
Truman's
Britain
Truman, ‘Anyhow It's Light and I’m Not Going Far.” Truman
Kansas City
Eddie Jacobson
Three Million Vacation Pay Due District 29 Miners
Vacation pay totaling about $3 million will be paid to roughly 30,000 miners in District 29 next week. About $1.5 million goes to workers within 30 miles of Beckley. Payments run June 28 to July 9, with average pay near $100. full-year workers receive about $140, prorated for part-year miners. District 29 covers parts of Greenbrier, Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, Mercer, McDowell, and Tazewell County Virginia.
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District 29
United States of America
Beckley
UMWA
Greenbrier
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer
Mel Dowell
Tazewell Co
State Seeks Death Penalty for Murder
The murder trial of Sampson Williams opened in Raleigh County Criminal Court with the State seeking a first degree murder verdict and the death penalty. Madden was shot outside the Blue Goose after a dispute involving Williams and Madden’s family. Williams defense argues justifiable homicide. trial adjourned for the day with jurors kept together due to the life or death charge.
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Sampson Williams
Jonsen
Raleigh County
Williams
Charles Madden
Jonben
A. J. Sparacino
The
Blue Goose
Sparacino
Madden
Lloyd Madden
Henry Williams
Tom Adkins
W. A. Thornhill II
W. A. Thornhill
Thornhill
Beckley
Lilly
Harry L. McCreery
McCreery
Escaped Convict Held in Wyoming For Burglaries
Sheriff Paul Goode announced the capture of Florida escapee Joe Vernon Jackson 28 alias Joseph Palmer in Oceana West Virginia area burglaries. Jackson, serving a 10 year sentence for robbery, was nabbed after a break in at the Clay home and theft of clothing and money. Items from a Shell station and hotel were recovered, with more stolen goods found under his bed. Jackson is held in Wyoming County Jail as authorities decide on Wyoming or Florida prosecution.
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Hobart Clay
Jackson
Clear Fork
Goode
Oceania
Gibson Hotel
Clay
Jerry Lambert
Florida State
Raiford
Wyoming
Florida
Eisenhower Stages Quiet Recovery at Walter Reed
An 8 a.m. Walter Reed bulletin reports President Eisenhower resting well and in high spirits. Vitals are normal with temperature 98, pulse 76, BP 114/70, respiration 18. He remains on a soft diet and weighs 162 pounds before breakfast. Sher man Adams is expected mid morning.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Sherman Adams
Widow Kills Friend Then Kills Self in West Union
In West Union West Virginia a widow Lona Thomas Haught 41 shot Elijah Shields a neighbor bachelor to death with a .22 rifle then wounded herself in the throat. Shields was found slumped dead at Haught's home. Haught was taken to St Marys Hospital Clarksburg with a neck wound. Prosecutor Holland ordered an autopsy for Shields and noted a letter to Haught's son Junior. Neighbors recalled her husband Lawrence died in a construction accident about five years ago.
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West Union
W. Va
C. K. Carson
Elijah Shields
Lona Thomas Haught
Shields
Carson
D. J. Cunningham
Doddridge
Two Brothers Injured In Car Wreck at Sun
In Sun on U.S. 21 three men were briefly endangered in a late night crash. Archie A. Hatcher 30 of Detroit suffered a left arm fracture and possible chest injuries. Layton Hatcher 28 of Pax had a possible left shoulder fracture. Ray Lilly 17 of Pax escaped serious injury. Archie Hatcher owned the 1955 coupe which went off the road, across a creek, and landed right side up in the creek. All were treated at Oak Hill Hospital and released or not admitted. Police and troopers noted the vehicle was totaled and no charges were filed pending investigation.
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RNS
U.S
Oak Hill Hospital
Archie A. Hatcher
Detroit
Mich
Layton
Pax
Ray Lilly
Archie Hatch
Mount Hope
Set
W. R. Seal
Dean Lake
Archie Hatcher
Four State Men Hurt In Cumberland Gas Blast
Nine workmen building a 15 million dollar Pittsburgh Plate Glass plant in Cumberland were injured when a gas explosion ripped through a basement area where a furnace fed by bottled gas operated. Injuries, names, and hometowns of workers treated at Memorial Hospital were listed, with ignition cause and timing under investigation. Ground for the plant had been broken last summer and construction began this spring.
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Cumberland
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Memorial Hospital
Leo V. Mills
Robert Bower
Ridgeley
W. Va
George Wolfe
Ellerslie
Kenneth Valentine
Douglas May
Clarence B. Frostnight
Front Royal
Russell Hendricks
Keyser
E. C. Butcher
Webster Springs
Cal B. Bird
Christiansburg
Sterrett Neale Taken by Death
Sterrett C Neale Sr 63 longtime Huntington newspaperman and city clerk died after an eight year illness His wife Lessie Sheets Neale died a week earlier Neale a Charleston native played football basketball and baseball at Morris Harvey College and was an editor and public relations figure for several papers in Huntington Charleston Clarksburg Bluefield Minneapolis Detroit Chicago and New Orleans He served as publicity director for U S Senator M M Neely in the 1930s and as Huntington city clerk 1940 42 A stroke in 1948 preceded his later work at Ashland Oil and Refining Co after five years in the Ashland land office
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Huntington
Neale
Charleston
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Minneapolis
Detroit
Chicago
New Orleans
Ashland Oil & Refining Co
Ashland
43 Million Nickel Plant Expansion Under Scrutiny
Democratic House investigators accuse political and private influence in a 43 million dollar nickel plant expansion project at Nicaro Cuba. Republicans reject charges, citing scanty evidence and call for further hearings as Justice Department reviews private files and possible perjury.
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Washington
Democratic House
Tan
Nicaro
Cuba
Brooks
D-Tex
Justice Department
Police Sergeant's Son Reports Theft
Jimmy Ballengee, son of Beckley Police Sergeant Earl Ballengee, reported a theft from his Railroad Avenue home. The English-type Hawthorne bicycle was taken from in front of the residence about 8 30 p m Monday night.
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Beckley
Jimmy Ballengee
Earl Ballengee
Ballengee
Railroad Ave
First Sale Fizzles Arrest Follows Forgery Warrant
Bernice Davis reported a failed first sale to a magistrate office as she secured a forgery warrant for her first customer. Kenneth Jerry Hale and Mayle Feek waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate T. N. Thurman and await Grand Jury action. They are jailed in lieu of bond.
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Bernice Davis
Kenneth Jerry Hale
Mayle Feek
T. N. Thurman
Beckley Arrested for Auto Larceny in Beckley
Beckley man Lacy Howard Cadle was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 2 30 a m today on a charge of auto larceny. He was arrested by City Police.
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Lacy Howard Cadle
Beckley
Raleigh
Prince Bernhard Returns to Palace Amid Hofmans Controversy
The Dutch royal couple confront a faith healer dispute after Prince Bernhard's return from Stockholm. Queen Juliana reportedly did not meet him at S oestduijk as press and Der Spiegel stir rumors of abdication or divorce. Hofmans denial follows government statements and publisher shock.
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Hague
Netherlands
Bernhard
Juliana
Stockholm
Soeestdijk Palace
Hamburg
Germany
Rudolf Augstein
der Spiegel
Greet Hofmans
Miss Hofmans
Maria Cristina
Mies Hofman
Mattes
Virginia Weather Outlook Forecast Update
Considerable cloudiness tonight with low around 55 to 60. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with a mild temperature range and moderate warmth expected.
Night sky highlights with Moon and stars
The Sun and Moon times show sunset at 7 50 pm and sunrise at 5 02 am Wednesday. A full Moon appears Friday night. Prominent stars include Spica in the southwest at 10 32 pm and Fomalhaut rising at 1 45 am. Visible planets Saturn lags the Moon while Jupiter shines in the west at 9 20 pm and Mars rises at 12 17 am.
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Spica
Fomalhaut
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
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