Driver Of Death Car Is Charged With Manslaughter
G E Stanley 26 of Eccles held for June term grand jury on manslaughter charge in death of Charlotte Stover 20 of Surveyor after a high speed crash on Harper road around April 24. Stanley freed on $500 bond. another passenger injured lightly. Stover died when thrown from the car as a door tore away. Police say speeding driver could not stop for a truck and collided. Court notes tie to other auto fatalities and pending cases. Arthur Wingo and others also listed for upcoming grand jury actions. State and county police press road law enforcement with several tickets issued for reckless driving and signals violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Stanley
Eccles
Frank Lemon
Stanley
Charlotte Stover
Harper Road
Robert Wingo
Mullens
Skelton
Charleston
Mabel Bender
Noel Hicks
Silas
Sprague
Albert Gregory
Howard George
J. Stafford Martin
Roanoke
Henry Ogden Morton
Gary Megro
Lemon
Gary
Morton
Cranberry
E. M. Garretson
Garretson
Joe Trotsky
Beckley
Trotsky
A New Cure For Fat Ladies
Atlanta women endure daily workouts to slim down using modern machines. They ride five miles, walk three, and perform acrobatic sets for up to ninety minutes, hoping to shed pounds. One participant notes a 15 pound loss in a short time and keeps weight private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Boring
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Eastern Fires Roar Unchecked
Weary forest and brush fire fighters in New England New York and New Jersey hope for rain as fires burn thousands of acres and claim two lives with many injuries. The charred body of James H. Devitt Jr 20 a volunteer firefighter was found near Plymouth hours after his disappearance, near the body of Herbert Denton found Tuesday. Police also report traffic enforcement warnings issued this week threatening arrests for road violations.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
New Jersey
James H. Devitt, Jr
Plymouth
Herbert Denton
Kyle Haley 54 Dies at Lester After Seven-Month Illness
Kyle Haley a 54 year old Lester farmer died at 5 p m yesterday at his home after a seven month illness from heart trouble. Funeral services will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Lester Baptist church with Rev Calvin Sexton officiating. Interment in Webb cemetery. Survived by widow Pearl Haley two daughters Ruth Cochran and Mable Brown of Lester seven grandchildren and brothers W H and Roy Haley of Eccles sisters Mrs Dora Peters of Harper Mrs Letty McMillion of Lester and Mrs Maggie Aliff of Colorado Pallbearers named Pierce Brown D Davis Charley Cochran Steve Birchfield Fleet Davis and Joe Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Haley
Lester Farmer
Calvin Sexton
Lester Baptist Church
Webb Cemetery
Pearl Haley
Ruth Cochran
Mable Brown
Lester
W. H
Roy Haley
Eccles
Dora Peters
Harper
Letty McMillion
Maggie Aliff
Colorado
Pierce Brown
D. Davis
Charley Cochran
Steve Birchfield
Fleet Davis
Joe Meadows
Aman in Hamburg Collects 25000 Tram and Bus Tickets
Aman in Hamburg keeps a stamplike collection of 25 000 tram and bus tickets mounted in ten albums. The unusual exhibit highlights public transit history and archival ticket design from across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aman
Hamburg
Germany
Seventeen to Be Graduated From Byrd-Prillerman School
William C. nasa announces 17 graduates from Byrd-Prillerman Negro High School with a schedule of events. Tonight at 8 the senior class presents The Night Cry directed by J. M. Brown. May activities include a junior senior prom on May 18, Father-and-Son banquet May 14, and plays from May 19 and 21 culminating in commencement on May 28 with Professor Herman G. Canady delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Migo
William C. NASA
Byrd-Prillerman Negro High School
J. M. Brown
Herman G. Canady
West Virginia State College
Annie Lee Berry
Roberta Amanda Bowles
Elizabeth Ann DeBerry
Margaret Goodwin
Annie Mae Fountain
Mae Celia Vivian Lawson
Willie Mae Lawson
Elsie Odell Mason
Reeva Elizabeth Thompson
Albert Hughes
Clarence King
Fred Douglas Lockett
Wally Chooses Blue Gown for Windsor Wedding
Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson selects a blue gown by Bocher at a Paris salon after trying ten dresses with three fitters. Duke of Windsor may not see the gown until days before the ceremony. Edward plays golf at Chateau de Candé as preparations continue.
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Pre Monts
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Duke of Winsor
Paris
Rousseau Bocher
Chicago
Herman L. Rogers
Bocher
Edward
Chauteau
Couturiers
Chateau de Cande
Rogers
Charles E. Obedaux
Five Names Appear in Local Records
The article lists Joseph Mayo, William Nelson, Bernard Parker, Frank Lewis Thomas, and Melvin Wright as individuals connected to the latest update in local records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mayo
William Nelson
Bernard Parker
Frank Lewis Thomas
Melvin Wright
Model Home to Visit Mother in New Jersey
Miss Kathrine Johnson, a former World Fair model in 1939, visits her mother in Pemberton while continuing modeling studies in New York City. In the city she stays with sister Mrs H S MacLean, who recently sailed to London for the coronation, and aunt Countess Renee Georges La Brosi.
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Kathrine Johnson
New York City
Pemberton
Miss Johnson
New York
H. S. MacLean
London
Renee Georges la Brosi
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Nile
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Can
Byrd- Prillerman
Wwe
WM. A. Rogers
Avery
PAY
Bauman Neville ST
Beckley Theatre Block
Wally
Duke
Whit
Whitman
Fairhill
Whitman's
White Cross Pharmacy
tBeckley
Bair Bldg
Ily
The
Philco
Lewis
Furnitur
Neville Street
W. VA
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