Condemnation Suit Delayed by Illness in Raleigh Court
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury weighing the state’s offer for land on South Oakwood Avenue was dismissed until 9 a.m. Monday after juror James Elkins fell ill. The case, tied to the Lafayette Hotel site relocation for Rt. 16, seeks just compensation with owners asking 119000 to 140000. A second jury was also impaneled for Louise Moore versus Charles Souder in a December 1958 auto crash case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Oakwood Avenue
James Elkins
Sprague
State Road Commission
Lafayette
Rt. 16
Louise Moore
Charles Souder
Souder
Sand Branch
Jury Awards Newark Woman $250000 After Patrolman Shooting
A Newark jury ordered the city to pay Linda 190000 and her parents 45000 after a patrolman’s accidental gunfire tore through an apartment wall and lodged in Linda’s spine during a bath. The verdict caps a high profile injury case with lasting trauma and legal action against the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Linda
Theresa Hayes
Philadelphia
Overbrook School
Overbrook School For the Blind
Price Hikes On Liquor Face Consumer and State Impact
Shawkey argues that broad rate increases at state stores could be economically disastrous for the state and harm both consumers and producers. He notes the plan targets the most profitable turnover areas with smaller rises on mid to high priced items to preserve competitiveness and warns of a potential rise in illegal spirits and heavier enforcement needs. The commission may adjust prices quarterly to remove slow movers and respond to purchasing shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawkey
West Virginia
Hubert H. Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Clarksburg
Humphrey
Kennedy
Temperance League of
Charleston
Public Service Commission
United Fuel Gas Co
Cline
Quincy
Quincy Coal Co
Alaska Senate approves visiting rights for prison spouses
The Alaska Senate passed a House bill by 12 to 7 to allow prisoners to receive periodic overnight visits from their spouses. Also noted were varied federal and state items including Adenauer’s signing at the National Art Gallery, a Starved Rock triple murder probe, narcotics arrests in White Plains, and upcoming political fundraisers in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Senate
House
Christian A. Herter
Konrad Adenauer
National Art Gallery
Washington
Starved Rock State Park
Ottawa
Ill
White Plains
N. Y
Westchester County
Ind Army Band Seeks Musicians at Fort Meade
The Second United States Army Band at Fort Meade Maryland announces openings for experienced players including French horn baritone horn flute tenor saxophone baritone saxophone trombone bass clarinet B flat clarinet and tuba. Qualified applicants must enlist in the regular Army and audition with the Bandmaster. Travel to Fort Meade at own expense for audition. Three year enlistments. Sgt Eugene W Lafferty Beckley can provide details.
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Second
United States Army Band
Fort Meade
Second Army
Beckley
Eugene W. Lafferty
Committee To Study Membership Dues Beckley BBB Forms Dues Committee
Clarence L. Bibb president appointed a dues committee to survey local merchants on annual dues and report at the April meeting. Members include Phil ly Bsharah John Kern G C Murphy Co and William Turner Universal Corp. Radio rep Alan Stone spoke on a merchant promotion. Kushner Payne Co Fink Hub Lavinder New River Supply Farley Beckley Newspapers Stone Harvit WWNR were named to study Stone's idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Better Business Bureau
Clarence L. Bibb
Philly Bsharah
John Kern
G. C. Murphy Co
William Turner
Universal Corporation
Alan Stone
WJLS
Beckley
John Kushner
The
E. M. Payne Company
Sidney Fink
Hub
Bud Lavinder
New River Supply
Palmer Farley
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Stone
Robert Harvit
WWNR
Bradley School Rated Model By Committee
The Bradley Elementary School earned a model rating Thursday from a Mercer and Raleigh County personnel committee. The panel praised handwriting work and noted strong creative writing displays, neat classrooms, good student attitudes, and solid teaching. they recommended expanding the library, boosting science work, and repainting the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Elementary
Wilson Gautier
Mercer County
Boots Dilly
Raleigh County
Atheline Osborne
Dewey Bone
Mason Anderson
Ballot Bid Opening For Raleigh Primary Ballots
Two local printers submitted bids to Raleigh County Circuit Clerk Harold Hanks for primary ballots. Beckley Newspapers Corp bid 1979.45 and Biggs Johnston Withrow Inc bid 1844.70. Clerk said bids opened today at 10 am and the contract had not yet been awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Harold Hanks
Hanks
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Biggs-Johnston-Withrow Inc
Teel PTA names officers at meeting
Mrs Russell Smith was elected president of the Teel School PTA with Mrs Paul Hart as vice president Rev H A Mee Chung as second vice president Mrs Earnest Allenbaugh treasurer and Mrs Paul Thompson secretary The group announced basketball tournament dates March 28 at 3 p m and March 29 at 8 p m Bookmobile visits are planned March 21 and future visits on the first and third Mondays Each second grade received a banner for most parents present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Smith
Teel School
Paul Hart
H. A. Mee- Chung
Earnest Allenbaugh
Paul Thompson
William Woods
McClung
American Glass and Mirror Co
Newspaper editorial backs Khrushchev plan for general disarmament
West Proposes endorses Khrushchev s call for total and general disarmament while opposing Western insistence that a control system be agreed before disarmament by major powers. Correspondent reports from the Geneva conference note the editorial stance and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Fragmentary Notice Captures Damaged Screen Description
The readable fragment notes children near a doorway where glass has blown out and holes in the remaining screen are described as about the width of a point of reference. No victim or agency is identified in the accessible text.
Story Hour Resumes At Raleigh County Library
The Story Hour program at Raleigh County Public Library will resume Saturday after a three week weather related intermission. Mrs. Robert Lee Daniels will read a new fairy tale theme from 10 30 to 11 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Robert Lee Daniels
Judge Rules Loitering Law Invalid In City Raids
Judge Ernest E. Winters ruled the city loitering law invalid and threw out a loitering warrant for one of 192 arrested in raids on November 8. He stated that loitering near liquor sales is not a valid offense and that city loitering ordinances exceed legislative power, jeopardizing charges against the other 191 arrestees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Common Peas
Ernest E. Winters
Winters
Elks Club
Highlanders Cup Last Minute Half Time Goal
A late to half time goal decides the Highlanders Cup outcome as teams trade chances. The match hinges on a decisive score just before the interval, shaping the second half surge and final result.
Linda Lilly Freed After Short Driving Without License Sentence
Linda Lilly of Beaver was released from Raleigh County jail on Wednesday after serving eight days for driving without an operator's license. Lilly was arrested by state police on March 8 and paid a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lilly
Beaver
Raligh County
Lilly
Snowy school hazards at two door portable building
Describes a temporary two door classroom with snow filled aisles and one sink, forcing students to wade through mud to reach the main school for restrooms. Despite six lights, crowding worsens conditions. Principal Oscar Trump and Teacher Homer W. Clark work under adverse conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Trump
Homer W. Clark
Lillybrook Store Reports B&E
Beckley State Police investigate a Thursday night break in at the Lillybrook Company Store. The entrance was gained by prying a basement door open. The crime was discovered this morning by store manager Harry Cook. Nothing was reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley State
Lillybrook Company
Harry Cook
Cook
Cuban resignations shift Cuban policy under Castro
Maj Ernesto Guevara, head of Cuba's National Bank, is identified as the brain behind Havana, while Pons is labeled a deserter by the Cuban embassy. Finance Minister Rufo López Fresquet resigns from Castro's cabinet, citing ill health, though his departure appears to pave the way for Guevara's more moderate line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Maj
Ernesto Guevara
Cuba
National Bank
Pons
Rufo Lopez Fequest
Castro
Lopez Fresquet
Guevara
Plane Crash Over The United States And Canada
A plane crashed between Louisville Kentucky and Evansville Indiana after 4 20 p m Eastern Standard Time witnesses reported explosions and a wing and fuselage breaking through the clouds. Indiana State Police and 530 National Guard troops aided search efforts in rugged hilly terrain as bodies were recovered with earth moving gear and darkness and snow hindered the response. A late call about a bomb at Midway Airport Chicago was deemed a prank by police. CARE WAS also board chair man of Emmco Insurance Corp and vice chairman of Notre Dame lay trustees.
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United States
Canada
Care
Emmco Insurance Corp
University of Notre Dame
Joe L’brien
Indiana State Police
Scotland
Ind
Federal Aviation Agency
Louisville
Evansville
Indiana National Guard
Chicago
Midway Airport
Meeting with Education Officials Highlighted by Teacher of the Year
The narrative notes the Teacher of the Year and Robert Poppendieck meeting January conference delegates including Wayne O. Reed and Glenn Featherston. It also lists J Dan Hull Gertrude M Lewis and Lillian Gore as education specialists encountered, plus Leonard Ballard a Capitol guard from Alderson, as the scene unfolds at the building departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Poppendieck
Wayne O. Reed
U. S
Glenn Featherston
J. Dan Hull
Gertrude M. Lewis
Lillian Gore
Leonard Ballard
Capitol
Alderson
Good Skiing Sighted At Bald Knob Slopes
Snow remains packed on Bald Knob Slopes for five weeks with good skiing conditions today. Attendants report stable snow despite warming trends and predict good conditions for the weekend. Temperature registered 34 degrees at 11 a.m.
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Bald Knob
the Knob
Hamblen To Speak Saturday At Rally
Stuart Hamblen of Hollywood California, a composer singer and recording star, will speak at the First Baptist Church Beckley from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday. Tickets are distributed by area churches with no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Hamblen
Hollywood
Calif
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Funeral Services for Mrs Leslie Wright in Pax Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Leslie Wright of Long Branch will be held at Pax Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Saturday conducted by Minister Fred Cline. Burial follows in Pax Community Cemetery. Mrs. Wright, 71, died Thursday at Oak Hill Hospital, married to Bruce Wright, with four sons and five daughters among 27 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessie Wright
Long Branch
Pax Church of Christ
Fred Cline
Beckley
Pax Community
Wright
Oak Hill Hospital
George Thompson
Mount Hope
Tyree
KinFlects Kindelberger’s Rise in U S Aviation Pioneers
The article traces Kindelberger’s career from discharge to chief draftsman at Glenn L. Martin, through leadership roles at Douglas Aircraft, General Aviation Manufacturing, North American Aviation, and presidency and CEO positions. It lists numerous honors including Presidential Certificate of Merit, Legion of Honor, Collier Trophy, and honorary degrees, noting the Billy Mitchell Award received in April last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn L. Martin Co
Kindelberger
Douglas Aircraft Co
General Aviation Manufacturing Corp
Baltimore
North American Aviation, Inc
North America
Republic of Italy
Collier
Department of the Air Force
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Carnegie Tech
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Kindleberger
Howard University
William E
Billy) Mitchel
U. S
Program to Broadcast Broad Ticket Request
A request to obtain a ticket for an upcoming program slated for broad cast. Details on the event are limited in the fragment, but the note indicates intent to broadcast and secure access for a specific audience.
Earl W Smith Funeral Incomplete For Miner Killed At Royalty Coal
Earl W Smith 47 of Calloway Heights died in a rock fall at Royalty Coal and Coke Co Landisburg where he worked as a mine foreman. He was born April 4 1912 in Lanark, a member of First Christian Church. Survived by wife Virginia Warden Smith and two daughters Nancy and Sandra. Body at Calfee's Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl W. Smith
Calloway Heights
Royalty Coal and Coke Co
Landisburg
Smith
First Christian Church
Lanark
Wilson Smith
Sally Harvey Smith
Virginia Warden Smith
Nancy
Sandra
Calfee
Final rites for Mrs Carlean Whitlock held at Second Baptist
Mrs Carlean Marie Whitlock 68 of 923 S Fayette St dies at home after illness. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Second Baptist Church with Rev J W Gowen officiating. Burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include son Earl Whitlock Beckley. Trent Funeral Home to transport to church one hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlean Marie Whitlock
S. Fayette St
Second Baptist Church
J. W. Gowen
Greenwood Memorial Park
Earl Whitlock
Beckley
Trent Funeral
Partner Wyly 69 Dies After Monthlong Illness
Hubert Wyly age 69 of 221 Plumley Street East Beckley died at 10 am Thursday in the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a monthlong illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Wyly
Plumley St
East Beckley
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
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K. D. Bowers
Norman Knapp
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
Bernard Finch
Miss Tregoff
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Mrs. Finch
Willie Richardson
Richardson
New York
Pioneer V
Marie McDonald
Lou Bass
5Th Avenue
Virginia Arness
Matt Dillon
Jim Arness
Ind Army Band
Bradley School
Teel Pta
West
Mount Tabor
Stella Thompson
Katherine Williams
John Stanton
Ann Lilly
Steve Hatcher
Terry Hinkle
Wayne Moses
Sammy Shrewsbury
Allport
F. Fox
Im. Fox
Miller
Nidav
Easter
Flanagan
Barker
Connard
Boley
Snyder
Wall
Ansted
Rainelle
Lacy and
Adams
Quality Pastry Shop, Inc
Neville Street
Hot Cross
Lillybrook
B&e
Hamblen
Edad ‘Sale
Spartan Electric
Singer
Stel Tt
South Kanawha Street
William P. Pierson
William P
Pierson
St. Albans
Baltimore National Cemetery
Oliver
Lena J. Richardson
Pineville
C. C. Pierson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
J. W. Maxwell
Madge Richardson
Rose and Quesenberry
Mrs. Carlean Whitlock
Attomchins
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Tomchin
Moran Ave
Mullens
W. VA
Willys Motors
Kaiser Industries
Bays Buick, Inc
Jeep” Division
Second St. Beckley
Modern Auto Sales & Service, Inc
Main Street
Oak Hill, West Virginia
Tune
Maverick
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