Condemnation Suit Opens In Court Today
A five woman and seven man jury will hear condemnation in Raleigh County Circuit Court today over 690 square feet of land taken by the State Road Commission to widen West Virginia 16. The Morgans Mrs. Laurie A Shrewsbury Morgan and Alfred Morgan dispute the compensation, noting access and parking issues and the loss of a nearby Old Soak Creek Road bottleneck. The Morgans' post office and home sit on the property. Mrs. Morgan has served as postmistress for about 20 years. Jurors viewed the site with limited witness presence and a list of 12 jurors was selected for the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
State Road Commission
MacArthur
Laurie A. Shrewsbury Morgan
Alfred Morgan
D. D. Ashworth
Morgan
Soak Creek
Leo Birci
Ashworth
Morgans
Wer Commission
W. R. Carr
Princeton
Lewis Fox
Norman Knapp
Dean D. Dale
James L. Ransom
Watson Bowman
Herbert Daney
Howard Quesenberry
D. B. Shumate
Anthony Gargas
A. B. Cummings
Daniel Banker
Paul Gilmore
Leon Neal
Jessie Hancock
OAS pressure drives Italian journalists from Algiers
Eleven Italian newsmen who had received OAS death threats left Algiers amid demands they flee Algeria. Nicola Caracciolo, a 30 year old Il Giorno correspondent and son of a Neapolitan prince, remained and said he would stay despite threats. OAS agents warned that one Italian would be killed today as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
OAS
Nicola Caracciolo
Milan
Il Giorno
Algiers
Snow Delays Roadways and Flights Across County
Snow blanket halted travel as Flat Top road crews battled slick streets. A two car crash on Second Street left $100 in damages with Theodore Justice 35 causing a parked car impact but no injuries or charges. Raleigh County Memorial Airport canceled all flights amid two inches of snow and 29 degree temps. State Police logged two minor area accidents urging cautious driving.
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Flat Top
Second Street
Theodore Pat Justice
Ellison Ave
C. G. Gwynn
Mabscott
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Piedmont Airlines
Herb Alley
Alloy
Envoy John Bartlow Martin Arrives to Lead U.S. Embassy
John Bartlow Martin, writer and journalist, arrived Sunday to assume the post of U.S. ambassador in Santo Domingo, a vacancy created by the Truijillo overthrow. He is expected to present credentials soon to President Rafael Bonnelly.
Deaths in several cities reported by UPI
J Blaine Olmstead 64 died after a coronary attack in Elmira NY. His son Air Force Capt Bruce Olmstead was one of two RB47 pilots imprisoned in Russia for seven months. Adolph Ed Toepperwein 92, once hailed as world’s greatest rifle marksman, died in San Antonio. Pauline Chase 76, American actress who played Peter Pan 1906 1913, died in Tunbridge Wells. Percey A Brown 78, noted restaurateur banker and utility executive, died in Wilkes Barre. Henry F Tiedemann 87, chairman of Theodore Tiedemann & Sons Inc., textile manufacturers, died in Greenwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N.Y
UPI
J. Blaine Olmstead
Russia
Air Force
Bruce Olmstead
San Antonio
Tex
Adolph
Toepperwein
Tunbridge Wells
England
Pauline Chase
Peter Pan
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Percey A. Brown
Greenwich, Conn
Henry F. Tiedemann
Theodore Tiedemann & Sons Inc
Rescue Squad Responds To Beck ley Medical Aid Call
The Beck ley Fire Department was alerted at 10 30 p m Sunday to 109 Ninth St for Mrs Irene Branch fifty who had difficulty breathing The squad found her breathing improved upon arrival and she had recovered by the time they arrived on scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Ninth St
Irene Branch
Branch
Faithful Dog Follows Woman to Death in Flat Jump
NEW YORK police say a 31 year old woman Elaine Bernadou leaped from a fourth floor apartment Sunday night after domestic troubles. Her collie dog was found beside her body and investigators theorize the dog jumped after her, possibly dying as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Elaine Bernadou
Minister's Mother Serious In Penn
The Rev. Corey O. Mitchell, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, left today for Philadelphia to be with his mother Mrs. Lottie E. Mitchell, who is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn
Corey O. Mitchell
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Lottie E. Mitchell
Pine Lodge Neglected Mention At Beckley Ministers Meet
The Beckley Ministerial Association welcomed Rev. Eugene Garner of Beckley Church of God Sprague and heard Mrs. Dessie Copeland say Pine Lodge Nursing Home patients’ spiritual needs are neglected The meeting was tabled due to few members present A Good Friday service and a preaching mission were discussed with next actions set for April at St Marys Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
B. L. Moss
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
West Liberty plans two year Weirton branch college
West Liberty State College seeks state Board approval March 15 to open a two year Weirton branch in September 1963. The plan uses Weirton High School facilities with Hancock County underwriting the budget. Curricula would be arts and sciences with transfer paths to West Liberty or other accredited colleges.
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West Liberty
UPI
West Virginia Board of Education
West Liberty State College
Weirton
Paul N. Elbin
Hancock County
Robert H. Hall
Hancock Board
State Board
Marshall University
Williamson
Logan
West Virginia University
Parkersburg
Elbin
Hancock School
Free Ticket Claim by Labor Secretary Goldberg
UPI reports Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg said he received one free ticket last year for assisting the Metropolitan Opera in settling its labor disputes. The testimony was made public today before a House appropriations subcommittee. Nearby, a lighthearted note from Doncaster records a best man’s absence at a wedding. In London, four British university students reached the city after a Thames voyage in a bathtub. A separate New York item notes a repeated rescue at Cannersie Park Pier as two concessionaires aided another man who fell into Jamaica Bay again.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
House Appropriations Subcommittee
New York
Robert Muir
Peter Ross
Canarsie Park Pier
Brooklyn
Jacob Hirshkoff
Jamaica Bay
Hirshkoff
Muir
Ross
Woman Dies From Nightgown Fire Burns
Mrs Mary Longanecker of Carmichaels RD1 Pa died in University Hospital from burns after her nightgown caught fire from a stove in a second floor bedroom. She was admitted Friday and died Saturday.
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Morgantown
UPI
Carmichaels Rd1
University Hospital
Mary Longanecker
Man Dies From Burns After Trash Fire Near Home
Raymond Bond 38 of Clarksburg died in a hospital from burns suffered when his clothing caught fire while he burned trash outside his home. He reportedly tossed inflammable liquid on the fire and ran to the garage in a failed effort to douse the blaze, which spread and damaged the garage before firefighters arrived.
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Clarksburg
UPI
Raymond Bond
Bond
Raleigh County Junior High Tourney Opens Night Opener
The Raleigh County Junior High tournament starts at Shady Spring High School gym with Shady Spring facing Sophia in the first game and Stoco meeting Trap Hill in the nightcap.
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Raleigh County
Shady Spring High School
Shady Spring
Sophia
Stoco
Trap Hill
ITT says private financing cannot fund global satellite system
ITT told Congress private firms cannot finance a world wide satellite network for U S foreign policy needs. Government involvement through ownership or subsidies is required for satellites and ground stations, with defense officials noting national security may justify a military system. ITT warned profits may never cover costs as prestige and aid to underdeveloped nations drive non profitable service.
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Jerry Landauer
Washington
UPI
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
ITT
Congress
U.S
Testi
Mony
Senate Space Committee
Defense
John H. Rubel
Henri G. Busingnies
Space Communications
Eusignies
Busignies
Postman Walks 300 Miles for Pay Raise in Washington
Ed Kline, 31, a postal worker from Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, completed a 300 mile walk to press for a 14 percent salary increase for 153000 mailmen. He traveled from Frederick Maryland in a National Association of Letter Carriers funded car and arrived in Washington with his wife flown in by an Akron station. The NASC conference will discuss lobbying the pay bill before Kline returns to Ohio Thursday.
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Washington
UPI
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Ed Kline
Frederick
National Association of Letter Carriers
NALC
Kline
WAKR
Akron
NASC
Approval Sought For Pilot Plan Director
State School Supt Rex Smith asks the State Board of Education to approve his pick for a director of a pilot high school dropout training program. Board members will respond individually, with results near Thursday. The director is unnamed. Smith will meet Thursday with an advisory committee to prepare the program and select the county for a one year summer operation.
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Charleston
UPI
Rex Smith
State Board of Education
Smith
Pan Am Jet Passengers Hurt In Pacific Turbulence
Ten Pan American passengers aboard a Honolulu to Tokyo flight sustained injuries after unexpected turbulence over the Pacific. The group, 116 aboard, received FAA medical care at Wake Island and continued to Tokyo, with two travelers later needing treatment there. Notables on board included actress Jean Simmons, director Richard Brooks, and Ira Gershwin’s widow. Hermbree of Memphis suffered a possible wrist fracture and Mrs. Sidney Bergman of Pittsburgh reported a sore back.
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Tokyo
TPI
Pan American
Hawaii
Pacific
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Wake Island
Jean Simmons
Richard Brooks
Ira Gershwin
Honolulu
Wake
E. FE
Hermbree
Memphis
Tenn
Sidney Bergman
Pittsburgh
Bergman
McCone testifies on Powers and U2 pilot actions
McCone says the U2 pilot acted beyond reproach despite reports of a falling plane and a heroic parachute escape. He notes Powers’ current whereabouts are undisclosed as the government labels him a free agent and plans press interviews. Congress questions whether Powers fulfilled his contract terms and why the plane was not destroyed.
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McCone
Moscow
Powers
Congress
CIA
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy Returns to White House by Helicopter
President Kennedy flew from his Middleburg Virginia estate to the White House by helicopter after a weekend with family. He departed Glenora grounds at 9 10 a m and landed on the White House lawn at 9 32 a m EST.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Middleburg
Glenora
McNamara Says U S Nuclear Blasts Will Cause Little Fallout
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said the planned atmospheric U S tests will release but a small fraction of the radioactivity generated by Russia last fall. The remark aligns with a Pentagon note that U S explosions will not match Soviet warhead yields.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
America
Russia
Pentagon
U. S
Nagging the Causes and Cures In Family Weekly
The March 11 issue of colorful Family Weekly reviews nagging habits, explores underlying causes, and suggests practical cures. It aims to help readers recognize patterns and apply simple behavioral tips for a calmer home life.
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Colorful Family Weekly
Now You Know Seven Swiss Universities Fact
United Press International notes there are seven universities in Switzerland. Basel is the oldest, founded in 1460, with others rising in later centuries.
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United Press International
Switzerland
Basel
Hoods Questioned In 2 Gangland Slayings
Belleville authorities questioned leading St. Louis underworld figures about the killings of Elmer Dutch Dowling and Mel Beckman two miles north of Belleville. Dowling and Beckman were shot with four 38 caliber slugs found at the scene. the gun was not recovered. Figures named include Wortman Michaels Vitale Saladino Cotello, all denying involvement and released after questioning.
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Belleville, Ill
UPI
St. Louis, Mo
Elmer
Dutch) Dowling
Mel Beckman
Belleville
Dowling
St. Louis
Frank
Buster) Wortman
Robert Kennedy
Wortman
Beckman
St. Clair County
Daniel ‘Ring
James Michaels
John J. Vitale
Louis Saladino
Joseph Cotello
Edward Brown
Foster warns on Soviet test moratorium breach and Geneva talks
Foster, head of the U S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, said the Russians violated a 34 month moratorium last September and that the United States and Britain would not accept weaker inspection controls. He noted U S modifications to the April ban proposal could reduce secret testing risk and that the March 14 Geneva delegation would consider tougher measures.
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Foster
U.S
United States
Great Britain
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Britain
Two Car Accident at Itmann Causes Damages
A Sunday afternoon two car crash at Itmann caused an estimated $600 in damages to both vehicles. L C Miller of Itmann struck William Hylton of Mullens whose 1959 car was entering the Elmore bridge. Miller said gravel caused a skid. No injuries reported. Sheriff Leland Phillips, Chief Deputy Fred Deal, and Deputy Marvin Martin investigated.
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Mullens
ANS
Itmann
L. C. Miller
William Hylton
Hylton
Elmore Bridge
Miller
Hylton Auto
Leland Phillips
Fred Deal
Marvin Martin
Court declines to reopen Virginia schools
Virginia's Supreme Court refused to order Prince Edward County to reopen its public schools closed in 1959 to avoid desegregation. It ruled the county was not obligated to run a public school system under the state constitution, leaving most white children in private schools and most Black students without formal education.
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Richmond
UPI
Virginia
Supreme Court
Prince Edward County
Southside
Final rites for Viola Huffman held at Mount Tabor Church
Mrs Viola Mae Huffman 81 of Mount Tabor died en route to a local hospital Sunday night after a heart attack. Born May 30 1880 in Kanawha County she was a daughter of William and Stella Kincaid Huffman. Survived by three daughters five sons a brother a sister 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with burial in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Pallbearers include grandsons and great grandsons. Funeral home arrangements by Melton Mortuary.
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Viola Mae Huffman
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Harry R. Dias Jr
Albert L. Ostrander
Huffman
Kanawha County
Pax
Henry Lee Smith
Highland Drive
Pleasant Hills
Calvary Baptist Church
Mabscott
F. B. McKinster
Smith
Floyd County
Henry
India Janny Smith
Raleigh County
Stanaford
Koppers Coal Co
Lillybrook Coal Co
Stanaford Church of Christ
UMWA
Sarah Pearl Biggs Smith
Lowell Smith
Hines
Wesley Smith
Alexandria
Robert Smith
Chicago
Ill
Carl Smith
Evelyn Isenogle
Sarasota
Fla
Lucille Brown
Stamford
Wilda Burdette
Baltimore
Melton Mortuary
Steve Machumis
Grant Petitt
Claude McCormick
Denver Petitt
Bobby Daniel
D. V. Petitt
William Deadman dies at 74 in Pine Lodge Nursing Home
William Deadman aged 74 of 408 G Street died at 1205 a.m. today after a short illness at Pine Lodge Nursing Home. He was a member of Central Street Baptist Church. The body is at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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William Deadman
G St
Pine Lodge
Central Street Baptist Church
Trent and Durgan
Allen Bonds Dies After Long Illness at 71
Allen Bonds 71 of 125 Rice St. died 11 a.m. today after a long illness in a local hospital. Born December 25, 1890 in Summers County, he was a retired coal miner and carpenter and a member of American Legion United Mine Workers Local 2325 Stamford and Beckley Carpenters Union. Survived by Eva Meador Bond wife two sons Allen Bond Jr. Beckley and Ira Richmond Va two daughters Irene Clark Daniels and Lorene Smith Stamford seven half brothers three half sisters and four grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Allen Bonds
Rice St
Summers County
American Legion
United Mine Workers of America
Stamford
Beckley Carpenters Union
Eva Meador Bond
Allen Bond Jr
Beckley
Ira
Richmond
Final rites for Harry Mondorf in Beckley
Funeral services for Harry Mondorf of Beckley will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Daniel M Dorsey and Reverend J B F Yoak presiding. Entombment follows in Sunset Mausoleum. Mondorf died of a heart condition, found at his home about 7 p m Saturday. Survivors include two sisters in law Mrs P C Thomas and Mrs Lloyd Lehman, both of Pittsburgh. Pallbearers are John W Eye Leo Vecellio Art F White Jack Foster William E Sutphin Albert J O Neal James B Bibb and Leslie Carter.
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Harry Mondorf
Beckley
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
Daniel M. Dorsey
J. B. F. Yoak
Sunset Mausoleum
Mondorf
P. C. Thomas
Lloyd Lehman
Pittsburgh
Keyser-Bryant
John W. Eye
Leo Vecellio
Art F. White
Jack Foster
William E. Sutphin
Albert J. O'Neal
James B. Bibb
Leslie Carter
Funeral services for Rufus McClung held in Oak Hill
Rufus Railroad McClung 66 of Scarbro died Saturday morning from a heart condition. Funeral services were to be conducted at 3 p.m. today in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Harold Huffman and Rev. Carl Johnson in charge. Burial followed in Hill Top Cemetery.
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Rufus
McClung
Scarbro
Tyree
Funeral services for Eugene Plaster in Bluefield
Eugene Plaster 35 of Tralee died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. He was a fireboss for Allied Chemical mine at Tralee, WWII veteran, born November 24 1926 in BossevaIn Virginia. Survived by wife Anna Hurst Plaster, seven children, and mother Lula Proffitt. Services at his stepfather’s Bluefield home with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Mullens funeral home after 4 pm today.
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Eugene Plaster
Tralee
Robert Proffitt
Bluefield
Maple Hill Cemetery
Plaster
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Bossevain
Lula Plaster Proffitt
Robert Plaster
Anna Hurst Plaster
Thomas Eugene
Roger Lee
Doney Ray
Jerry Wayne
Bobby Dean
Deborah Lynn
Phyllis Maxine
Sam Foglesong
Highway Littering and Dog Training Convictions Reported
Two convictions under conservation laws reported by Capt. Raymond Eye. William M. Fabinski, 49, Welch, arrested in Wyoming County for highway littering by Officer Ivan B. Pizzino and fined $20 after arraignment before Magistrate Ward Sheppard in Pineville. Herbert Marlin Bressler, 29, Mount Hope, arrested in Fayette County by Officer Dennis Heffer for training dogs without a license and fined $20 by Magistrate Myr O'Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Eye
William M. Fabinski
Welch
Wyoming County
Ivan B. Pizzino
Fabinse
Ward Sheppard
Pineville
Herbert Marlin Bressler
Mount Hope
Fayette County
Dennis Heffer
Myr O'Dell
Mullens Man Russell Chilcott Dies in Huntington Hospital
Russell Chilcott of Mullens died in a Huntington hospital at 3 20 a m today. Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens handles completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Chilcott
Mullens
Huntington
Sam Foglesong
First Reformatory for Older Adolescents Opened in Elmira
The first reform school for older youths was established in 1869 in Elmira New York, marking a landmark in juvenile justice history. Elmira's institution aimed to address delinquency through education and discipline, influencing later corrections practices across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Elmira
Funeral for Mrs Flora Elizabeth Graham at Lakeview Church
Mrs Flora Elizabeth Graham 73 of Lake Shawnee will be buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery after funeral services at Lakeview Presbyterian Church. She died Sunday from stroke complications. Born Hillsville Virginia in 1888, she leaves husband C W Graham seven sons seven daughters 25 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Elizabeth Graham
Lake Shawnee
Lakeview Presbyterian Church
Leonard Repass
Paul Bohn
Monte Vista Park
Graham
Hillsville
William H
Katheryn Pickle Midkiff
Widemouth
C. W. Graham
Cletus Howard
Harold
Lashmeet
Trigg
McComas
C. W. Jr
Mullens
Willis
Princeton
Milton Graham
Maple Acres
Ocle Stevens
Chester Smith
Warner Burkett
Dave Clark
Glenwood Park
Norma Jean Graham
James Hensry Snead Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for 86 year old James Hensry Snead of Beaver will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Charles E Walker presiding Burial will follow in Beaver Cemetery Snead a retired carpenter died Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness His wife Delcie Pittman Snead preceded him in death December 17 1949 Survivors include daughter Mrs William R Peggy Snyder of Newport News Virginia and one grandchild The body will remain at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hensry Snead
Beaver
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace
Charles E. Walker
Beaver Cemetery
Snead
Delcie Pittman Snead
William R
Peggy) Snyder
Newport News, Va
Aliff Rites Planned for Scarbro Man at 2 P.M.
Joseph I. Aliff 56 of Scarbro died Saturday at his home. Funeral services previously set for today will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home with Rev. William Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Hill Top Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Aliff
Scarbro
Tyree
Frelen Shortridge Rites Planned After Clintonville Death
Frelen Shortridge, 57, of Clintonville, died at 9 10 a m Sunday in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Raleigh pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frelen Shortridge
Clintonville
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home
East Rainelle
Disbarred Moundsville Attorney Pleads Innocent
James Arnold, a disbarred Moundsville attorney, pleaded innocent to four forgery indictments tied to divorce cases. He posted a $2,500 bond and lost his license to practice law in West Virginia. His son, Circuit Judge Lloyd Arnold, disqualified himself from the case as Special Judge J. K. Chase was named to preside at the June term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
UPI
James Arnold
Arnold
West Virginia
Lloyd Arnold
J. K. Chase
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Gavy
W. W. Barron
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Pan-Am
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Viola Huffman
R. ‘Railroad
Eugene
Russel Chilcott
First Reformatory
Flora Graham
James H. Snead
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