Legislation Shelves Liquor Issue at West Virginia Session
Charleston reports the liquor by the drink debate stalls for now as the 54th Legislature adjourns, with Rep. J. E. Watson stating church leaders shifted stance and promising future efforts. He outlines two constitutional amendments and predicts continued contention until a public vote on retail whisky. Meanwhile, preparations for Speaker Pauley's dinner proceed at Ruffner Hotel with Raleigh delegate led entertainment and gifts from county delegates, featuring cuff links and jewelry crafted from coal.
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J. E. Watson
D-Marion
Herbert Schupbach
Harry R. Pauley
Ruffner Hotel
Paul Vennari
Raleigh
Edith Brigode
Luke Terry
Beckley
W. R. Straub
West Virginia
Pauley
C. D. Hall
Pioneer IV Nears Moon Level in Space Probe Reach
Washington AP reports Pioneer IV, the United States space probe, coming within 37,000 miles of the moon on a near miss course toward an solar orbit. Goldstone tracking at 7:33 a.m. EST showed 192,000 miles out and 4,775 mph, with 9:00 a.m. readings at 198,323 miles and 4,742 mph. Closest approach estimated at 5:24 p.m. within 2,000 miles.
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Washington
America
Goldstone Dry Lake
Mojave Desert
Soviet Union
Ex-Beckley Man Held In Theft
Martinsville Virginia man Harrison L Robinson accused of taking about 300 dollars of clothing two pistols and 200 dollars in coins from Wilson Watson of 104 Riffe Street Beckley while staying there. He was jailed at 4:35 a m and remanded after waiving preliminary hearing. He faces Raleigh County Grand Jury action. Police traced possible route toward New York City or Danville and arrested him in Bluefield.
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Martinsville
Beckley
Bluefield
Harrison Lee Robinson
Cotton White
Robinson
Raleigh
Wilson Watson
Riffe Street
Watson
New York City
Danville
Accused Forger Waives To Jury
Noel Hicks of Crab Orchard waived preliminary hearing on a forgery charge and was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a $2,000 bond. Hicks was arrested by a constable and jailed at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. He faces actions of the next Grand Jury. Barry D. Pennington of Pikeville, Ky., was jailed today by military authorities for being AWOL from the U S Army. Howard Coleman of St. Marys was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in county jail after arraignment on a bad check charge. Coleman was arrested by a constable and jailed Sunday. Fred Snyder, 26, and Leonard Mayse, 52, both of Beckley, were released after posting bonds to appear in City Police Court Thursday night for drinking in public. Bob Baker, 50, Beckley, along with Snyder and Mayse, were jailed at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday on similar charges. Baker remains jailed awaiting a hearing.
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Fred Snyder
Leonard Mayse
Beckley
Bob Baker
Baker
Nuckols Introduces Two Newspaper Bills
State Senator Jack A. Nuckols of Beckley filed two Senate bills on newspapers. One requires editorials and certain communications to be signed by authors. the other bans using false names in letters to newspapers. Violations are misdemeanors with fines of 100 and 500 dollars.
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Jack A. Nuckols
Beckley
State Senate
Local resident Otto Ferguson dies at 66
Otto Ferguson of Mabscott died this morning in a local hospital. The body is at Caffee Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
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Otto Ferguson
Mabscott
Caffee Funeral Home
Limit Proposed On Income Tax
Charleston AP reports a constitutional amendment to cap state income tax at one percent of gross income. Senators Wileson Anderson and Joseph Handlan introduced the resolution and a companion bill to place the amendment before voters in 1960. Senator Dayton Stemple proposed a one percent gross income tax within the existing sales tax framework, largely as a payroll tax.
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Charleston
Senate
Wileson Anderson
Kanawha
Joseph M. Handlan
R Wood
Dayton R.stemple
Barbour
Budget bill would raise fees for highways
CHARLESTON (AP) A House vote of 66 to 31 approved a bill to add 3.2 million dollars annually for highways by increasing automobile and truck license fees. The same day the Senate Finance Committee rejected the House passed state income tax bill.
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Charleston
Senate Finance Committee
McCormick Expands West Virginia Relic Display Cabinet
Kenneth Kyle McCormick heads the West Virginia Department of Archives and History and is securing gifts that boost the collection. A Hatfield rifle and a $20,000 steam locomotive model join recent acquisitions including a $10,000 Carbide & Carbon plant model. The department, with a $30,000 annual budget, gains attention for ambitious preservation efforts and public interest in coal history.
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Roy Lee
Harmon Register
Charleston
Anse Hatfield
Department of Archives and History
Logan County
McCoys
Kenneth Kyle McCormick
Princeton
McCormick
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Carbide & Carbon Chemical
Institute
Kyle McCormick
Princeton Observer
West Virginia
Capitol
Mine Employment Jump Foreseen For West Virginia Prosperity
West Virginia experts forecast a brighter year with a 3 percent rise in miners employed and 1,500 new mining jobs. Non agricultural employment should grow from 453,000, while farm outlook looks better though livestock prices pose risk. Critics warn benefit relies on federal aid and oil import restraint.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Eisenhower sees Soviet note signal Berlin talks can proceed
President Eisenhower said Moscow’s latest note shows reduced rigidity in Berlin talks and anticipates a constructive reply. He warned Americans against Kremlin propaganda, defended the 15 minute SAC alert, and urged cautious NATO mobilization, noting self defense may warrant swift action if missiles or bombers threaten U.S. soil. He stressed that general mobilization would harm civilian resources and risk creating a garrison state.
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Germany
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Tion
Free World
Report Praises Mark Twain High School in Review
A state supervisor praised Mark Twain High School in a letter to principal C. E. Walker after a North Central Association re evaluation visit on February 4. The committee commended the staff for thorough written reports and the student body and custodial staff for keeping the plant well maintained, with recommendations for one more bus, new laboratory furniture, stronger science and math offerings, and the start of a formal guidance program.
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C. E. Walker
Mark Twain High School
Clarence A. Brock
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Robert Kuhn
Wyoming County Schools
Chester Hager
Nuttall High School
Truslow Waldo
Gauley Bridge High School
Mark Twain
Brock
Raleigh County Board of Education
Orchard Woman Dies Of Heart Attack
Mrs. Etta Feazell age 59 of Crab Orchard died at home from a heart attack today. Beckley Fire Department rescue personnel administered oxygen. she was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The body rests at Caffee Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Etta Feazell
Crab Orchard
Beckley
Feazell
Hearing Set Thursday On Economic Conditions
A United States Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing on economic hardship in West Virginia. Senator Robert Byrd will preside in the Raleigh County Courtroom starting at 10 a.m. and continue through most of the day to hear scheduled individuals or groups.
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United States Senate
West Virginia
Raleigh
Robert
Byrd
Sophia
Jackson Rites Set For Friday
Funeral services for Thomas P Jackson 41 of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Glen White will be at 2 30 p m Friday at Lester First Church of God with Rev Ralph Parsons and Rev Jake Mullins. Burial in Webb Cemetery Lester. Survivors include wife Wilma daughter Sandra Nancy Claudia and siblings. He died from a heart attack at work and moved to Cleveland four months ago after leaving Glen White. He served in World War I. Pallbearers named.
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Thomas P Jackson
Cleveland
Ohio
Glen White
Lester First Church of God
Ralph Parsons
Jake Mullins
Rose and Quesenberry
D. R. Murdock
Webb Cemetery
Lester
Chester Bowling
Ed Cochran
Burk Acord
Bill Harris
Marvin Hawley
Steve Birchfield
Estil Richards
Ed Woods
Okey Lester
Jackson
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Pounding Mills
James and
Mary Greene Jackson
Anions Weather Outlook with Cloudy Night and Wind
Increasing cloudiness tonight with low 25 to 30 east and in the 30s west. Thursday brings much cloud cover, windy conditions, and warmer temperatures with showers. Yesterday's high and last night's low are not clearly stated.
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Oak Hill
False Arrest Suit Details Filthy Language In Jail
Circuit Court case against Marsh Fork District Constable Posey H. Clay centers on testimony from Donnie Dillon and others about coarse language directed at Joyce Jean McGinnis after her Aug. 17 1958 arrest. Witnesses describe the teenager crying in the Whitesville jail and question her intoxication status while witnesses recount wreck aftermath impressions.
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Marsh Fork
Posey H. Clay
Donnie Dillon
Whitesville
Joyce Jean McGinnis
Dillon
Impaneling Of Jury Halts Trial Briefly
Time out was taken today in the $3,500 suit against Constable Posey H. Clay in the Raleigh County Circuit Court so a jury to be used Thursday could be impaneled. A jury was impaneled to hear the case of Abraham Gellar against Edward Snuffer. After being impaneled, the jurors were dismissed until 9 a.m. Thursday.
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Posey H. Clay
Raleigh County
Abraham Gellar
Edward Snuffer
Woman sues officer for unlawful arrest after wreck
Miss McGinnis claims Clay arrested her at the scene of an automobile accident near Edwight for drunkenness and jailed her as a delinquent without a specific charge. The young driver, who turns 17 this month, testified about the incident and the jail remarks allegedly yelled across the women's section.
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Miss McGinnis
Clay
Edwight
Prison Bus Delivers Seven In Beckley Jail Transfer
A West Virginia Penitentiary prison bus from Moundsville stayed overnight in Beckley and left at 7 45 a m with seven inmates from Raleigh County Jail. Those taken to the state institution include James Lewis Clay Arnett Leonard Coleman Vaught MacArthur James Robert Cook Dorothy James Kincaid Prince Sammy Ray Donelaw Table Rock Pyatt Albert Tiano and Lindy Givens Givens was not returned due to no room on the bus and was later sent back to testify in the murder trial of Forrest Dallas Moye. Sheriff Okey Mills said the move aimed to save county travel costs and the jailer expected the bus back next week.
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Moundsville
Beckley
Raleigh County
James Lewis Clay
Arnett
Leonard Coleman Vaught
MacArthur
James Robert Cook
Dorothy
James Kincaid
Prince
Sammy Ray Donelaw
Table Rock
James Pyatt
Lindy Givens
Cool Ridge
Givens
Forrest Dallas Moye
Thomas J. Pace
Fireco
Funeral Thursday For Mrs. Thomas
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Eloise Thomas 28 of Winston Salem NC formerly of Beckley will be held Thursday at 1 pm at Sprague Church of God. The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the parents residence in Beckley at 5 pm today and burial will be in Naoma Cemetery. Mrs Thomas died in a Winston Salem hospital Monday night after several months illness.
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Dorothy Eloise Thomas
Winston-Salem
N C
Beckley
Sprague Church of God
E.L. Moore
R. C. Hodge
Rose and Quesenberry
R. E. Leadingham
Naoma Cemetery
Naoma
Thomas
Winston- Salem
School Levy Increase Supported in Raleigh County Letter
Guy E Rice of Beckley argues Raleigh County voters should approve doubling the special school tax levy on March 26. He praises West Virginia schools, urges reform including property reevaluation, and cites low per pupil costs and comparisons with other states to justify higher funding.
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the Register
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Guy E.rice
Queen St. Beckley
Americans Guarded As Bolivia Seethes
About 700 Americans in La Paz sheltered outside the city as Bolivia faced new riots over a Time magazine article. Police reinforced security after the embassy was attacked and a 13 year old was killed in the unrest. President Siles urged calm as officials warned of possible evacuations and demonstrations continued nationwide.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Chalcony
Hernan Siles
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