Officials back new outdoor theatre site in Beckley
State officials Carl Johnson and Kermit McKeever visited Raleigh County to review an outdoor drama site at Grandview State Park. West Virginia Historical Drama Association president Hulett C. Smith said a topographical survey will be hired after a board meeting. The project aims to place a 2000-seat theatre near the park entrance to spur tourism and business development in Beckley ahead of 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Thompson
Raleigh County
Carl Johnson
State Conservation Commission
Kermit McKeever
Parks
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Kermit Hunter
Holland's College
John Lippard
Char
Tolle
N. C
Raleigh
Hunter
Smith
Association
Lippard
Grandview State Park
Charles
Hodel
Associat
Ion Board
Comla
Mission
Real Drama Association
Nore
Wenient
Centennial
Grandview
Lis
Associa
Beckley Business
Death Penalty Waived In Harper Heights Murder Trial
The Harper Heights woman Martha Ann Crider, 20, faced a Raleigh County court in a first degree murder case over the May 25 shooting of her husband William Crider. State prosecutors call the act cold blooded. defense cites brutal treatment and heavy drinking by Crider. Witnesses describe the morning incident and Crider’s eventual death, with trial resuming after lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crider
Ed Smith
Martha Ann Crider
Harper Heights
Raleigh County
A. J. Sparacino
James
Thornhill
S. A. Ford
Gilbreath
East Park
Crider
Libel suit and custody case dominate Raleigh and Wyoming courts
In Raleigh County Circuit Court a $59,000 libel suit against the Acca Club and its officers, led by Beckley Patrolman Teubert, opened with defense and plaintiff attorneys outlining claims of defamation. In Wyoming County, the Supreme Court upheld the jurisdiction of the Wyoming Circuit Court in a custody dispute over Karen Dawn Underwood involving the Department of Public Assistance and the Miller family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Raleigh County
Acca Clit
Beckley
Williams
Bil
Teubert
Atorneys
Acca Club
G. Berk Lynch
Tabor
Charleston
Supreme Court
Wyoming County Circuit Court
Department of Public Assistance
Marianna
Chauncey Browning
Leslie E
DPA
Burgess Miller
Karen Dawn Underwood
Bluefield
Millers
Robert M. Worrell
Egypt Syria axis pulls away from rest of Arab world
Damascus reports widening rift as Egypt and Syria drift from other Arab states amid threats and calls for unity. Saudi Arabia faces pressure over a death plot accusation against Nasser aides, while Jordan and Iraq press to preserve independence and resist subversion.
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Egypt
Damascus
Sabri
Agsali
Mascus
Saudi Arabia
Sycian
Saud
Syria
Jordan
Hussein
Alrai Alaam
Cairo
Nasser
Kuwaily
Salah Bifar
Ners
Faisal
Iraq
Premium lists issued for West Virginia State Fair
Thousands of premium lists for the 33rd State Fair of West Virginia are mailed to exhibitors in 12 states and every WV county. Secretary-Manager C Thomas Sydenstricker announced the 148 page catalog with color insert and increased premium items across 20 departments. Prizes and awards will exceed 45000 dollars as new facilities costing about 20000 dollars are built. State fair week runs August 19 to August 24.
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Lewisburg
West Virginia
Thomas Sydenstricker
Sydenstricker
State Fair Board of Directions
Spencer Votes on Three Year Tax Levy Proposal
Spencer, West Virginia residents vote in a special three year tax levy election. The levy would add about $3,000 annually to city revenues with a 60 percent approval threshold. Mayor Howard Barrett says the average Spencer resident would pay about $3 more per year if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
W.va
Howard Barrett
Lightning Hurts 22 Army Reservists in Pa Training
Thunderstorms across the East injure 22 Philadelphia based reservists from the 79th Infantry Division during training at Fort Indian Town Gap. Injuries are non life threatening and not hospitalized. Elsewhere heat waves reach record levels in Yuma and a Gulf tropical storm develops southwest of Florida as weather unsettles the region.
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Army
Yuma
Ariz
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
Brownsville
Tex
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
79Th Infantry
Indiantown Gap
Weather shifts to cooler nights with fog in valleys
Weather forecast notes clearing and a modest drop in temperatures with valley fogs overnight to 55 63 degrees. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a rise in temperatures, while Beckley records a 64 degree high and a 64 degree low last night. Rainfall near 0.20 inches noted. rivers at Bellepoint show normal stages for the Nen River and Bluestone Reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Jar Hill
Bellepoint
Bluestone
Red Challenge Seen On Korean Weapons
North Korea plans to press at the Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting for a renewal of inspections or a political conference. Allied observers expect concessions to allow inspectors into South Korea while the U.N. Command asserts it will admit modern arms into the country, citing North Korea’s long breach of the truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
North Korea
U.N
Korea
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Trice
Sions
South Korea
South
U.N. Command
Joint Commission
Night Sky Timings and Featured Stars for Wednesday
The Sun sets at 8 51 p m and rises at 1 04 a m on Wednesday The Moon rises at 4 57 a m on Wednesday and is high in the sky A new moon occurs on June 27 Prominent stars include the Big Dipper visible in the northwest at midnight with Alkaid now the highest star in the figure
Committee Chooses Four for Miss Raleigh County
Walter Duncan leads a four man panel selected to choose Miss Raleigh County to represent the area at a highway rally July 6 in Weterville Virginia. George Chambers of the Great Lakes o Florida Highway Committee announces the panel and coordinates county arrangements. Other members include Lawrence Forbes Beckley Chamber of Commerce Bill Wilbur Junior Chamber of Commerce and James Lowry Little Beaver Park director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Wetheville
Walter Duncan
George Chambers
Street Scene Woman Refuses Exit in Cecil’s Shorts
A street scene on Prince Street shows a woman in a car calling back to a man, declaring she cannot exit because she is wearing a pair of Cecil's old shorts. The moment captures a humorous, misprinted street encounter.
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Prince St
Cecil
Collins Resigns City Police Job
Patrolman Tom Collins has submitted his resignation from the ckley Police Department. Capt. M. E. Tyree, acting chief, said the resignation is effective July 6. Collins will join the Alcohol Tobacco and Tax Unit and report for training in Charleston on July 13. He has been on the force about four and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Collins
Ckley
M. E. Tyree
Collins
Alcohol Tobacco and Tax Unit
Charleston
Glen Morgan Resident Sentenced To Jail Term
Walter Howard of Glen Morgan was sentenced to 6 days in Raleigh County Jail after pleading guilty in Criminal Court to destroying property. He had been arrested on an intoxication charge and a capias was issued after he failed to appear. His brothers Gar land and Junior Howard received 60 days in jail each on the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Howard
Glen Morgan
Raleigh
Howard
Garland
Junior Howard
Army Missile Expert Pleads Guilty in Huntsville
Army Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. pleaded guilty to 15 charges for disobeying orders in handling secret information. The government dropped espionage and perjury counts, ending his trial by general courts martial and risking a dishonorable discharge up to 30 years in prison.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
John C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
Atty
Robert K. Bell
School Board To Name Janitors Bus Drivers
Raleigh County Board of Education will appoint janitors and bus drivers for the coming school year at the regular meeting tonight at 7 30 P M in the superintendent's office. A Stamford Parent-Teacher Association delegation will attend seeking a new school for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tooming
Raleigh County Board of Education
Stamford
Parent - Teacher Association
Mike C Windsor Succumbs At 77
Mike C Windsor, 77, of Maxwell Hill, died at his home at 10 a.m. after a two month illness from a heart condition. Born Sept 13 1879 in Fayette County to Charley and Parlina Phillips Windsor, he was a farmer and a member of Calloway Heights Community Church. Survivors include his wife Mae Wood six sons Les ter Harold Jackie Lee Kenneth Mac Rae all of Cleveland Ohio three daughters Stella Thornhill Arvella Cattle Akron and Virginia French Cleveland four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home arrangements pending.
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Mike C. Windsor
Maxwell
Hill
Fayette County
Charley
Parlina Phillips
Windsor
Calloway Heights
Mae Wood
Lester
Maxwell Hill
Harold
Akron
Jackie Lee
Kenneth
MacRae
Cleveland
Hughie
Scarbro
Stella Thornhill
Arvella Cattle
Virginia French
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Minister To Deliver City Council Invocation
The Rev. W. P. Strickland of Cranberry Baptist Church will give the invocation at Beckley City Council tonight at 7 30 in City Hall. The agenda also lists a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Strickland
Cranberry Baptist Church
Beckley City
City Hall
Planning and Zoning Commission
Service Register boys strive to give customers best service
Community notice from the Service Register encourages feedback to improve home delivery and invites readers to call CL 3-3321 in the Circulation Department for suggestions or to order the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Court Switches Claims Priority in Mrs. Cooper Case
Supreme Court in Charleston rules Virginia Hall Kuhn’s $12,500 alienation judgment gains priority over two attorneys Ned Ragland and W Hayes Pettry for fees. The decision overturns Nicholas County Circuit Court aligning lawyers fifth and Kuhn sixth in lien payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Supreme Court
Myrtle Cooper
Henry L. Ducker
Virginia Hall Kuhn
Ned Ragland
Beckley
W. Hayes Petiry
Nicholas County
Froggy Young Undergoes Surgery at Beckley Hospital
Former Woodrow Wilson High School basketball player and 1957 graduate Robert Froggy Young, age 19, underwent surgery at Beckley Hospital after late Sunday night admission. He resides at 312 Cova Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Young
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Hospital
Cova St
Carlson's Inc. President In Good Condition At Beckley Hospital
W R David of Carlson's Inc on Woodlawn Avenue is reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital. He has been hospitalized for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. David
Woodlawn Ave
Carlson's Inc
Beckley Hospital
David
Hallanan Named to High State Post in West Virginia
Elizabeth Hallanan is slated to become assistant commissioner of public institutions in the West Virginia Department of Mental Health and Finance and Administration. The exact duties will be set by the new agency as of July 1 under Gov Underwood’s administration. Hallanan, a Charleston attorney and 1936 House member, is the daughter of Theodore Dorman National Committeeman Waller Hallanan, elected to the House last year.
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Charleston
Eliza
Hallanan
Controci
West Virginia Training School
Ratanan
Natural
House of Delegates
Capitol
Underwood
Theodore T. Dorman
Dorman
Waller
Board of Control Simekanced
S Hallanan
Willl
Board of Control
Commis
Ishe
Missy Board of Education
London disarmament talks attacked as screen says Gromyko
Moscow reports Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko charging that the United States uses the London disarmament negotiations as a screen to push and intensify the arms race. He cited Gen Lauris Norstad’s Senate testimony and warned Washington to curb aggressive statements or risk undermining talks.
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Moscow
Sovet
Andrei Gromyko
United States
London
Gromyko
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Europe
Norstad
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
West
Ami
U.S
Britain
Forpions
Sovi
Stry
Ure
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Bill “Tubor
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Acca
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