Sylvester stabbing follows neighborhood dispute over children
Ronald Patrick, 47, is jailed in Whitesville on felonious assault charges after stabbing Mrs. Helen Sutphin, 36, during a fight over children from two families. Sutphin was hospitalized with three stab wounds as neighbors report ongoing tensions. Patrick, arrested at his home, faces arraignment Wednesday before Magistrate Charles Casto.
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Whitesville
RNS
Ronald Patrick
Rayford Mines
Charles Casto
Helen Sutphin
Charleston General Hospital
Sutphins
Patricks
Charles Knierim
Chicago
Charlies
Living costs rise to all time May peak in 1955
Washington reports May living costs climbed four tenths to 115.4 percent of the 1947-49 base, matching the October 1953 peak. Food prices surged 1.3 percent, the largest monthly gain since June 1953, with experts predicting further increases into summer.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Ewan Clague
Labor Statistics
Bible Museum Plans Heard by Adventists
Plans for a Bible Museum at Washington Missionary College in Takoma Park Md were outlined by Leslie Hardinge head of theology at the 58th Adventist Bible Conference and Camp Meeting in Parkersburg He said the project approved by college and Columbia Union Conference boards will start late summer with replicas from biblical times and exhibits on writing and book production. Alumni missionaries will be asked to contribute items of interest.
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Parkersburg
Washington Missionary College
Takoma Park
Leslie Hardinge
District of Columbia
Hardinge
College
Columbia Union Conference of Adventists
Dogs Bite Two Children in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Health Department reports two dog bite cases. Victim Marvin Barbour, 15, Fairdale, was bitten last Wednesday and treated by a doctor after the attack. The dog is confined for a 15 day quarantine to check for rabies. An unidentified Crab Orchard boy also received treatment Monday for a dog bite.
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Raleigh County Health Department
Health Office
Marvin Barbour
Arlie Barbour
Fairdale
B47 Explodes On Routine Run
A B47 bomber out of Smoky Hill Air Force Base crashed near Salina Kansas during a routine training mission killing three crew members. Wreckage scattered over a mile and portions of bodies were found. next of kin notifications pending. Wheat fields burned and telephone lines damaged in the blaze.
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Salina
Kan
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Alcoholics Anonymous State Open Meeting Speaker Named
Dr W E Wilkinson psychiatrist and medical director of Beckley Mental Health Center will speak at the state open AA meeting in Beckley The 8 pm event in the Memorial Building is open to the public and for those interested in alcoholism treatment and management.
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W. E. Wilkinson
Beckley Mental Health Center
Alcholics Anonymous
Memorial Building
Bluestone Development Meet Set Wednesday
Beckleyans are invited to a 2 p m Wednesday meeting of the Bluestone Development Association in Hinton. Harold E. Neely, temporary chair, says the Chamber of Commerce Office received the invitation for Beckley to join the April organizational meeting attendees and other communities. The group aims to continue the Bluestone Lake resort area discussion and form definite ideas.
Gadd Murder Trial Delayed by Absent Witness
Raleigh County court plans next term for Noah Levi Gadd after key autopsy witness Dr. J B Grewal of New York refuses to return without guaranteed salary and replacement costs. Prosecutor Sparacino says $1000 needed. judge McCreery vows to compel testimony under the law.
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Pluto
Raleigh County
Sparacino
J. 8. Grewal
Binghamton
N. Y
Beckley
Grewal
Gadd
No Recommendation Made for Quintet Of Hired Teachers
Raleigh County Board of Education holds a regular meeting at 7 30 p m in the Raleigh County Courthouse to discuss posts for five teachers kept in a hired but not placed status and potential action on replacements with no written recommendations prepared. The agenda also covers non teaching personnel hires and a Social Security talk by Mrs Nora Franks SSA district manager on benefits and agency rules.
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Raleigh County
Estatus
E. van Dorsey
Beckley Junior High School
Nellie McComas
The
Odd Elementary
Loretta Hedson
Crab Orchard
Faye Cooper
Ott M. Stove
Ameagle
Nora Franks
Social Security Administration
Thinking Topics Told Convention At Morning Meet
The Rev A J Gardner pastor of the Conklin Town Church of God addressed a large Beckley audience at the State Convention of the Church of God. He urged thoughtful thinking citing Philippians and stressed mind power and true thinking as central to daily life.
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A. J. Gardner
Conklin Town
Church of God
Beckley
Philippians
Brethren
Gardener
Donald T. Pemberton
T. D. Kennedy
Beckley Skies Tonight and Tomorrow
The Sun sets at 7 51 p m and rises at 5 04 a m on Wednesday The Moon rises at 9 53 p m with Last Quarter on July 1 The Big Dipper sinks in the northwest at midnight Visible planets include Jupiter due west at 8 58 p m Saturn due south at 9 45 p m and Mars rising at 11 59 p m
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Fee Discussion Set By County Lawyers
The Raleigh County St ation will meet at lomes day in the circuit court of the courthouse. Clay S. Crouse, president of the group, said the meeting will involve a discussion of minimum fees for attorneys.
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Raleigh County
Lomesday
Clay S. Crouse
Eccles Man Sentenced for Drunk Driving Violations
Raymond Richardson of Eccles was sentenced to 30 days in Raleigh County Jail after arraignment Monday before Magistrate J. P. Meadows on two road law violations. He also faces a $50 fine plus costs for driving while drunk and a $25 fine plus costs for driving without an operator's card, arrest made Sunday by a Raleigh County constable.
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Raymond Richardson, Eccles
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Richardson
Fisher to be discharged after two days in hospital
Hollywood singer Eddie Fisher was slated to leave the hospital today following a two day stay for what doctors described as indigestion. The episode prompted a brief hospital treatment and discharge plans were announced by his physician.
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Hollywood
Eddie Fisher
Mayor Poole resignation likely on council agenda
Mayor A K Minter seeks Poole’s removal as Police Chief with July 1 effective date. City charter amended in 1955 limits mayoral power to dismiss police chiefs. council retains firing authority. Meeting scheduled for 7:30 p m. today to consider action.
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A. K. Minter
James H. Poole
Jury Reports Delayed As Judge Grants Extra Leisure
Raleigh County Criminal Court jurors were excused from duty until 9 a.m. Thursday by Judge Harry L. McCreery. Raymond Allen of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a pistol, received six months jail and a $30 fine, plus costs, but was granted one year probation with stay outside Raleigh County. Darrrell Fred Deeds manslaughter trial was continued. two other cases remained open.
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Raleigh County
Allen
McCreery
Pennsylvania
MccCreery
Darrell Fred Deeds
Beaver
No Doubt Ike Will Run Again, GOP Leader Says
Senate Republican Leader Knowland said at the White House there is no doubt President Eisenhower will seek reelection. He noted the question was not discussed at the conference and no word from the President had been received. Knowland also predicted Nixon would be on the ticket and the ticket would be reelected. He deferred commenting on whether Eisenhower should reaffirm his February 29 decision to run amid illness, saying the President would decide in his own time.
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T. H. Barnes
Winston-Salem
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Charles E. Wilson
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Russia
U. S
Senate Democrats
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Senate
Knowland
White House
Eisenhower
California
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Nixon
Ike's Weight Still at 162
Doctors report President Eisenhower weighs 162 pounds two days after hospitalization. He slept nine hours and shows normal vitals. Officials say weight is stable and discharge may come Friday or Saturday. He plans to celebrate his 40th wedding anniversary in Gettysburg with Mrs. Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gettysburg
White House
James C. Hagerty
State School Survey Planned For West Virginia Curriculum
Dean Feaster of West Virginia University's college of education presented plans for a statewide survey of public school curriculums to a joint meeting of the Legislature's Government and Finance committee and the Commission on Interstate Cooperation. A 134 member study group will sample at least 300 schools to assess purposes, current program makeup, and improvement recommendations. The study will run about a year, relying mainly on interviews with superintendents, principals, and teachers rather than extensive paperwork.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Eston K. Feaster
West Virginia University
College of Education
Commission On Interstate Cooperation
Dean Feaster
Disputed GOP Committee Post Before Supreme Court
A West Virginia Supreme Court case heard arguments over whether Louis D. Meisel should have been certified as a State Republican Executive Committee member after Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brien certified others. The dispute centers on residency and vote tallies in the 14th State Senatorial District where both genders from Marion County contested two committeeman and two committeewoman seats.
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Supreme Court
Louis D. Meisel
Fairmont
Republican Executive Committee
D. Pitt O’brien
Meisel
Atty
Carl Davis
Asst
George Burnette
O'Brien
West Virginia Weather Brief Partly cloudy warmer with storms
Partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thundershowers at night in western portions. Low 60s east, around 70 west. Wednesday, scattered thundershowers, warm and humid. Rivers at Bellepoint Greenbrier and New, normal stages and clear. Bluestone Reservoir normal stage and clear.
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Greenbrier
New
Bluestone
Admiral King Funeral Friday in Washington and Annapolis
Funeral services for Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King who died at 77 will be held Friday at Washington National Cathedral with burial at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. King died at Portsmouth Naval Hospital of acute heart failure induced by high blood pressure. President Eisenhower mourned his old friend as a great American and eminent naval officer.
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N.H
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
Washington National Cathedral
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Washington
U. S. Navy
Ernest J
Walter Reed Army Hospital
King
Eisenhower
Alderson Doctor, 72, Weds Girl He Delivered
Dr. Ortho Paul Argabrite, 72, of Alderson West Virginia, married Sharon Ann Kirby, 20, also of Alderson, in Clifton Forge Virginia. He proudly noted he delivered his bride at the time of her birth, a fact he emphasizes as a personal touch from his career in medicine and farming.
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Clifton Forge
Ortho Paul Argabrite
Alderson
W. Va
Sharon Ann Kirby
Argabrite
Nationwide road program and tax bill approved by House
Washington reports the House passed the largest road building plan in U S history totaling 33 billion dollars for highways plus a 14 8 billion tax bill over 16 years to fund motored America. In Guatemala President Castillo Armas placed the army in control after student deaths and declared a state of martial law.
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Washington (P
House
America
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Bibb Memorial Award Seeks Raleigh District Explorers
Raleigh County Boy Scouts invite unit leaders to submit names for the Lt. Thomas C. Bibb Memorial Fund award. One Explorer Scout will receive an all expense paid trip to Philmont Scout Ranch August 5 to 26. Nomination must include five reasons and arrive by July 9.
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Thomas C. Bibb
Raleigh County
Boy Scout
Roy I. Smith
Raleigh
Boy Scouts
Philmont
Smith
Memorial Building
Lance N. Powers
Guy Amato
M. W. Powers
Harry L. McCreery
Philmont Scout Ranch
New Mexico
West
First Aid Help for Mrs Willie Cassey at Home
Mrs Willie Cassey of 226 Morris Street received first aid from Beckley Fire Department at 11 19 a m after apparently fainting while ironing. Firemen said she was not hospitalized and did not need a physician.
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Willie Cassey
Morris St
Beckley
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