Heart Attack Kills Summers Resident During Shooting Fray
A 62 year old Summers County woman, Ollie Shanklin, died of a heart attack after a shooting incident at her home. Leroy Shanklin and his wife were involved. Leroy was wounded and the wife detained. Autopsy by Dr. B B Richmond in Beckley confirmed the heart attack as the cause. Sheriff Hellems investigated the case.
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Summers
Hellems
Kyle Shanklin
Leroy Shanklin
Ollie Shanklin
Hinton
Summers County
Newsboys Used In Distribution At Maxwell Hill
Political handbills promoting A P Leeber for Raleigh County Board of Education were distributed by Teel School Principal Posey Pettry in the Maxwell Hill area. Handbills included a Leeber photo and a Raleigh Register reprint of his visits to 175 schools as a board member.
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A. P. Leeber
Raleigh County Board of Education
Tee School
Leeber
Raleigh Register
Board of Education
Teel
Posey Pettry
Teel Parent-Teacher Association
Pettry
Maxwell Hill
Register
James H. Cline
Cline
Roy Walker
The
Beckley Post Herald
Teel School
Doctors Approve Ike Schedule as to Continue Work
President Eisenhower said doctors approve his plan to keep his current work pace indefinitely. He noted he has cut normal official social functions but will resume some, insisting the president cannot delegate constitutional duties and may direct others to act. He dismissed reports about pressuring a friend over candidacy timing as facetious.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Child Escapes Injury After Bicycle Collision
Gwendolyn Pannell a year old daughter of Alice Pannell of 107 Brooks Street was treated at Raleigh General Hospital and released after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle. Dewey Combs 148 Chip Street reported the incident and transported the child to the hospital. A hospital spokesman said she was examined X-rayed and suffered only a chest bruise. No charges were filed. The accident occurred about 6 p.m. on Chip Street.
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Gwendolyn Pannell
Alice Pannell
Brooks St
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Dewey Combs
Chip St
Combs
Fayette Girl Runner-Up in First Division
Carl Andrew Lucas Jr. won the tri county 6th Grade Division spelling title at Central Grade School after a tense finish with Beverly Mooney from Falls View. Beverly, Cathy Imbrogno, and others faced missteps as Andy clinched the title with the word kith. The 8th Grade Division contest is set for Central School tonight with six contenders from three counties and local pronouncers C S McKinney and B F Moye.
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Carl Andrew
Andy” Lucas Jr
Prosperity School
Central Grade School
Chloe Dickerson
Andy
Central
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Carl Lucas
Beverly Mooney
Falls View School
Fayette County
Beverly
John M. Mooney
Glen Ferris
Shirley Richmond
Institute School
Meadow
Cathy Imbrogno
Cathy
Easal
Easel
Andy Lucas
Lucas
Central School
Susan Russell
Ansted
Mary Shelton
Minden
Kitty Hunt
Sophia
Sherman Meadows
Crab Orchard
Wyoming County
Larry Lilly
Mullens
Sharon Browning
Matheny
C. S. McKinney
Stanaford
B. F. Moye
Prosperity
Stephane
CAA Denies Federal Funds for Segregated Airport Facilities
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced it will withhold federal funds for airport construction that would be used on a racially segregated basis. The rule covers new and existing facilities including dining rooms and restrooms split by race and any duplicate facilities. The policy, formed last October and formalized April 6, was only made public today.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
West Virginia Weather Outlook Clearer Tonight Cooling Across State
A steady West Virginia forecast calls for clearing and cooler conditions tonight with lows around 36 to 42 in the east and north. Saturday, increasing clouds and cooler temperatures with a chance of showers today, Sunday, and Tuesday bringing 0.5 to 1 inch of rain. The five day outlook shows normal southern temperatures and 3 to 6 degrees below normal in the north, with variable temps through midweek and rivers near or above normal in several areas.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley
Clerk Explains Oversight in Windle Campaign Filing
Miss Betty Blevins, deputy clerk in Raleigh County, says she filled Windle Jr. s receipts form from a nonnotarized slip and did not know the contributor s name. The donor was later added by another deputy clerk after Windle claimed a family corporation named G J Coal Co Inc. was listed.
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Betty Blevins
Raleigh
James G. Windle Jr
Beckley
GOP
Windle
G. J. Coal Co., Inc
Miss Blevins
Evening Sky Guide for Beckley and Nearby
The Sun sets 7 18 p m and rises 5 24 a m Friday, then sets 7 19 p m Saturday and rises 5 23 a m Sunday. The Moon rises 2 19 a m Saturday and 2 48 a m Sunday. New Moon on May 10. Prominent stars Betelgeuse low in west at 8 48 p m, Denebola high in south at 9 20 p m, Alphe... in southwest 9 28 p m, Snica due south 10 56 p m. Mercury sets 8 36 p m, Saturn in southeast 10 27 p m, Venus sets 10 36 p m, Jupiter west 11 48 p m, Mars southeast 3 34 a m.
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Betelgeuse
West
Denebola
South
Alphaed
Southwest
Mercury
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
March Court Term Ends in Raleigh County
Judge Harry L. McCreery closed the March term of Raleigh County Criminal Court. He announced the next term will begin June 11.
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Raleigh County
Campaign Costs Filed by Nearly All Raleigh Candidates
Statements of receipts and expenditures filed with the Raleigh County Clerk show 147 entries among candidates. Notable filings include Margaret Scott and Peggy Adams Allen with no donations, and Dickie J. Tennant reporting $85. Others list small sums or none, reflecting broad compliance with reporting requirements.
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Raleigh County
Margaret Scott
Beaver
Republican Executive Committee
Lewis Meadows
Shady Spring
GOP
Peggy Adams Allen
Beckley
Fred H. Sanders
Democratic Executive Committee
Dickie J. Tennant
Skelton
Constable Town
Fay Lusk
Kewpie Ballard Smith
Sophia
Roberta Farley
George B. Chambers
Accident Costs Eye For Beckley Student
James H. Byrne, 20, of Beckley, underwent eye surgery after being struck in the eye by a golf club during a West Virginia Institute of Technology class. Admitted to Beckley Hospital Thursday at 3:30 p.m., Byrne is improving following the noon operation on his right eye. His father, a Republican candidate for secretary of state, said he is doing well.
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James H. Byrne
J. Holt Byrne
Wood St
Beckley
Young Byrne
Beckley Hospital
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Inspecting Piney Ave Building for Remodeling Permit
Planning and Zoning Commission members meet at 1 p.m. today to inspect a Piney Ave building owned by Earl Lew Is to determine if a remodeling permit will be issued. Fire Chief Bernard Martin called the site a fire trap at the last meeting.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Piney Ave
Earl Lewis
Bernard Martin
West Virginia candidates in the pre primary sweep
West Virginia politics shift as Tom Sweeney predicts Gov. Marland will win the Democratic Senate nomination. In Bluefield other candidates push for roads parks and reform. Governors and GOP hopefuls discuss pensions and welfare as campaigns roll toward primary day.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Tom Sweeney
Senate
Fairmont
Marland
Sweeney
Bluefield
Veterans Affairs
Army
Omar Bradley
John T. Copenhaver
GOP
Chapman
Revercome
Union
Logan
J. Howard Myers
Saxon Radio and TV Shop Robbed in Break-In
State Police investigate a Thursday night break-in at Stovers Radio and TV Repair Service in Saxon. Reported stolen were $100 and several miscellaneous items. Local authorities are reviewing surveillance and interviewing potential witnesses.
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Saxon
Stover
Physicians From 12 States In Beckley Saturday Tour
Physicians from Alabama Arkansas Colorado Illinois Kentucky Pennsylvania Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee Utah Virginia and West Virginia will arrive in Beckley Saturday for a two day tour ahead of Sundays conference on medical care in the Bituminous Mine Area in Charleston. More than 100 doctors are expected for Sundays session with coordinators from state and national medical groups aiming to improve care in coal regions.
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Beckley
Charleston
Bluefield
Princeton
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Ilinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Leo Price
Union Health Center
International Ladies Garment Workers Union of New York
J. C. Huffman
Buckhannon
United Mine Workers Advisory Committee
Athey R. Lutz
Parkersburg
West Virginia State Medical Assn
W. A. Sawyer
Rochester
N. Y
American Medical Assn. Councils On
Sawyer
Frank J. Holroyd
W. Fred Richmond
Charles W. Merritt
Deane F. Brooke
William H. Riheldaffer
Don’t Overlook Navy’s Air Arm in U.S. Strength
President Eisenhower told a news conference that the United States has a very powerful Navy with a powerful air arm. He argued the nation’s air power has been overlooked in comparing strength to the Soviet Union and said the U S should not try to match Soviet ground power or bomber output rates.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Parking Meters Receipts Totals for Week in Municipal Lot
City Recorder's Office reports the Municipal Parking Lot earned 457 dollars and 37 cents in meter receipts for the week ending Thursday. The tally reflects daily collections and supports city revenue records.
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City Recorder's Office
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Newsboys
Ike
Prosperity Boy
Carl Andrew Lucas Jr
al Flynn
John “MccGraw
Jimmy
John Adkins
Coal Mountain School
John
Washington-Bound
Area School Safety Patrol
Washington, D. C
Endless Caverns
Monticello
Natural Bridge
Southern West Virginia Automobile Club
Satur
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Beckley Skies
Byron Randolph
Democratic
United States Senate
Pol. Adv
Joe F. Burdett
Welch
Board of Control
Robert H. Mollohan
Huntington
Randolph
Beckley League of Women Voters
Beckley Woman's Club
A and P Store
Kroger's
F. Vivan Lilly
Tommy
William Bower
H. T. Gibson
Navy
Manchin
Greenbrier Co
Pol. Adr
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