Hiss Claims Press and Trials Ruined His Life
Alger Hiss says in a new Knopf book that political pressure public hysteria and fake evidence sent him to prison for perjury. He maintains innocence and cites chambers evidence as misrepresented, noting his 1950s disbarment and relocation after release.
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Hiss
New York
Alger Hiss
Out
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
New Deal
Court of Public Opinion
The
United
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
Massachusetts
McCormack Sees Civil Rights Bill Okayed This Month
In Washington the House Rules Committee resumes informal review of the civil rights bill with Democratic Leader McCormack predicting passage by the end of May. He expects hearings to finish this week and scheduling soon after, while Chairman Howard Smith delays action. McCormack remains hopeful the bill will pass this Congress, though the Senate may delay until next year.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
McCormack
House
Rules Committee
Rep
Howard Smith
D-Va
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Three Raleigh Principals Awaiting Board Placements
Three Raleigh County school principals rehired by the Board of Education Monday night await placement. The transfer moves them from their current schools: Claude Worley from Marsh Fork High School Montcoal Posey Pettry from Teel Elementary School and A A Lilly from R M L School.
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Raleigh County
Board of Education
Claude Worley
Marsh Fork
Montcoal
Posey Pettry
Teel
Aa. A. Lilly
Supreme Court voids Beckleyan divorce ruling
Charleston Supreme Court set aside the Raleigh County divorce between Margaret K Brown and Dr Iva Henry Brown of Beckley. The court faulted both parties for inequitable conduct noting she administered nembutal to him to curb drunkenness and that apparent intoxication may have been caused by the drug. The decision cites clean hands as a prerequisite for equity.
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Charleston
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Margaret K
Brown
Iva Henry Brown
Beckley
State Supreme Court
Courts of Equity
Henry L. Ducker
Dr. Brown
Equalization Committee Appointed For County
The Raleigh County Court today announced the appointment of a county committee for Equalization and Revaluation. By district the committee includes Town M. W. Powers and Harry E. Anderson. Shady Spring A. G. Wilcox, Wetzel Brammer. Richmond Roscoe Plumley, E. E. Kingsley. Trap Hill Paul MecGraw, L. J. Cooper. Slab Fork Co A. Ivory, O. A. Phillips. Marsh Fork Woodrow Harris, Edward Graff. Clear Fork Dr Ben Pettry, Zachari Karentonis Jr.
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Raleigh County Court
Urged Editor Poll on Daylight Saving Time in Beckley
James F Houchins asks The Evening Mailbag Time Poll to gauge public opinion on daylight saving time in Beckley and Raleigh County. He cites railroad and mine schedules, utilities and schools operating on different times, causing household confusion and requests the council adopt the majority preference.
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the Register
Beckley
Raleigh County
James F. Houchins
Wilkes Ave
Reckley
The Tiz Jones Story A Warm Reception
In June 1937 Tiz Jones returns from Augusta Military Academy to Elkview where family and Kathleen Carey greet him at the station. The scene shows a proud father, a loving mother, siblings, a loyal circle of friends, and a future wife as Jones reflects on happiness and belonging.
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Tiz” Jones
Mike Wren
Augusta Military Academy
Ft. Defiance
Elkview
Tiz
Russ
Ethel
Edna
Helen
Elreda
Jackie
Jeanie
Kathleen Carney
Kat
Dunbar
Dad
Stover Hearing Set In Rape Case
Hayes Stover, a Raleigh County native now in Charleston, faces arraignment in Kanawha Municipal Court on a rape charge involving a 10 year old girl. The victim sought care at Charleston hospital in serious but later reported satisfactory condition. Stover, who has prior penitentiary terms for rape and cattle rustling, is held without bond in Charleston city jail.
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Hayes Stover
Raleigh County
Charleston
Kanawha City
Stovler
Stover
Jim
Moundsville
Charleston City
Two Freed From Jail After Posting Bond
Mildred Johnson and Billy Lee Best of Terry were released from Raleigh County Jail at 11 30 a m after posting 300 property bonds for 13 hearing on charges of child neglect Magistrate Cotton White set 10 a m May 15 appearance Both warrants were issued by neighbors The woman s children are all of school age
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Mildred Johnson
Billy Lee Best
Terry
Raleigh
Cotton White
Womah
Beckley Woman Fined and Jailed on Dual Charges
A 31 year old Beckley woman named Helen Lewis pleaded guilty before Magistrate Colton White after a Beckley police arrest at 9 p.m. Monday. She was fined $10 and costs for being drunk and sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail for carrying a concealed weapon.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Colton White
Helen Lewis
Clear Fork District Man Returns from Ohio to Raleigh County Jail
William Glenville Williams, indicted in Raleigh County on two counts for breaking and entering and arson at an Artie building, waived extradition and was returned from Columbus Ohio by state police and sheriff's deputies to Raleigh County Jail at 3 20 pm Monday for trial.
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Clear Fork
Columbus
Raleigh
State Police
Sheriff's Office
William Glenville Williams
Raleigh County
Artie
Ada Pittman Dies at 91 in Crow
Mrs Ada Belle Pittman aged 91 died in a local hospital. Her body is at the Webb and Neale Funeral Home while the family completes arrangements.
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Ada Belle. Pittman
Crow
Webb and Neale Funeral Home
Autopsy Awaited In Mountaineer Girl’s Murder Case
Charlene Vilain, a 11 year old schoolgirl, was found dead in an alley behind her home in Clarksburg. Coroner Kenna Jackson will receive autopsy details from Dr. Herman Fischer at St Mary’s Hospital. A 24 year old man was detained for questioning as detectives search his home for clues. Police expect test results from state lab in two to three days. Willis Walker Jr. witnessed a man fleeing with a child and tossing it over a fence. County officials pledged a $10,000 library expansion fund from joint city and county boards, noting ongoing requests for financing.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Kenna Jackson
Charlene Vilain
Herman Fischer
St. Mary's Hospital
Rex Bumgardner
Identification Bureau of State Police
Charleston
North View
West Virginia
Willis Walker Jr
Marines Courthouse Quarters to Be Vacated
Raleigh County Court directs the U S Marines Recruiting Office to move from the courthouse after Thornhill and Ashworth urged that post office space be used. Thornhill pressed for air conditioning and noted prior federal court use. court will study expansion of library and furniture needs.
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U. S. Marines Corps
Raleigh
W.A. Thornhill
Robert Ashworth
Raleigh County Bar Association
Thornhill
Marines Corps
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Beckley
Nicaraguan Troops Allegedly Invade Honduran Border Area
An unofficial report claims Nicaraguan forces crossed into the Cifuentes district in southeastern Honduras near Tegucigalpa at 5:30 a.m. local time. The border incident, not officially confirmed, comes amid a renewed Latin American peace effort.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Cifuentes
Tegicigale Ba
Lease Deed Issued For Airport Projects At Memorial Airport
The Raleigh County Court released a land deed to Col C E Galaspie for 6.9 acres at Memorial Airport for a new National Guard armory. The court also granted a 0.23 acre lease to the Civil Aeronautics Administration for a VOR station site and asked the CAA to replace marker drums with nonmetallic ones due to interference. Construction hinges on congressional funding. the armory and navigational aid may start late this year or early next.
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Memorial Airport
Raleigh
C. E. Galaspie
Beckley
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
West Virginia National Guard
State Armory Board
Congress
Galaspie
Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration
A. T. Chiarilo
CAA
Sanitary Landfills and Road Work Studied in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Court regular session reviewed the drive for sanitary landfills and road improvements. The court named deputies and discussed repairs and widening of roads to Little Beaver Lake and Packs ide Memorial Airport, with state road officials to oversee plans.
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Raleigh County Court
John C. Ward
Little Beaver Lake
Jimmie Bateman
Packside Memorial Airport
Ville
Marsh Fork
Monte Will
Catrick
Britain disputes Pauling leukemia death claim on H-bomb tests
London reports the British government rejecting Linus Pauling’s estimate that 1,600 people would die of leukemia if Britain conducts H-bomb tests in the Pacific. The Medical Research Council says evidence is insufficient to support such a figure, Earl of Home states in the House of Lords reply.
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London
Linus Pauling
Britain
Pacific
Medical Research Council
Pauling
Earl of Home
House of Lords
West Virginia Weather Brief
Clear tonight with low in the 40s. Wednesday mostly sunny and warmer. Beckley and Oak Hill report clear conditions with temperatures around normal. Rivers including Greenbrier New River and Bluestone at normal stages and clear.
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Sunny Beckley High
Oak Hill High
Bellop Greenbrier
New River
Blu Voir
Beckley Skies and Visible Planets for Wednesday
The Sun sets at 8 20 p m and rises at 6 22 a m. The Moon sets at 2 51 a m Wednesday with a full moon on May 13. Regnus the prominent star near the Moon. Saturn low in the southeast at 12 03 a m and Jupiter high in the southwest at 11 49 p m. Planets sail at 11 27 p m in Gemini formation.
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Gemini
Saturn
Jupiter
Glen Daniel Residents Jailed On Drunk Charges
Two Glen Daniel residents Naomi and Dop Pettry were jailed at 6:15 p.m. Monday for being drunk and resisting arrest. Norville Williams and Constable L S assessor Kes sler arrested them. Beaver resident Norville Williams was also jailed at 6:16 p.m. on a peace warrant.
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Glen Daniel
Naomi
Dop Pettry
Raleigh County
L. S. Kessler
Norville Williams
Beaver
Wilson Wood
County to Buy Drunk-O-Meter
Raleigh County Court approved purchasing a Drunk-O-Meter for jail use by law enforcement across the county. Beckley Police Capt. M. E. Tyree said the device aids prosecutions and provides a foolproof alcohol measure. The court will pay $300 with the City of Beckley matching $300.
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Raleigh
Beckley
M. E. Tyree
City of
Burglaries Hit Oceana Gas Firm and Hardware Co
Burglary at Clear Fork Hardware Co. in Oceana exposed losses from the Oceana Gas Co. totaling 3000 to 4000 dollars. Also taken were Kopperston Water company funds about 100 dollars, plus several pistols and high powered rifles. The first dollar bill from the store frame vanished. Fingerprint experts and Wyoming County Sheriff Bert Short with deputies and state police investigated.
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Oceana
BNS
Oceana Gas Company
Clear Fork Hardware Co
Carl Hammond
Kopperston Water Company
Hammond
Thej
Wyoming
Bert Short
Rev .Aliff
James Gibson
Wyoming State Police Department
U.S. To Arm Formosa With Guided Missiles
The United States will bolster Formosa, the Chinese Nationalist bastion, with Matador guided missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the U.S. Embassy said today.
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Taipei
Formosa
United States
U. S
Blind Benny Hawks Celebrates 60 Years Delivering Papers
Benny Hawks marks his 60th year delivering newspapers in Fayette and Raleigh counties, noting 25 000 copies sold across 10 titles and 50 0 miles walked. He recalls early work with the Cincinnati Post and New York Illustrated Record as he reflects on a lifetime in journalism.
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Mike Wren
Benny Hawks
Fayette
Raleigh
Benny
Raleigh Register
Glen Jean
Cincinnati Post
Cincinnati Times Star
Pennsylvania Grit
Sprague and Skelton
Raleigh County
New York Illustrated Record
Chicago Ledger
Post Herald
Charleston Daily Mail and Gazette
Amundsen
South Pole
Pancho Villa
Panama Canal
Sacco-Vanzetti
Floyd Collins
Lindbergh
Tri County Spelling Bees Set With Prizes
In the 5 6 Division Delores Hamilton of Wyoming County and Randall Morgan of Baileysville Elementary are runners up. The 7 8 Division will be held Friday at 7 40 p m at the Raleigh County Vocational Building with Sharon Cook and Sandra Sturgill among contestants. The 7 8 winner earns a week long trip to Washington D C to attend the National Spelling Bee and a Britannica set with the school's prize. Spellers from Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties will participate.
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E Wyoming Sp
Zenith Trans - Oreanie
Delores Hamilton Teft
Wyoming County
Randall Morgan
Baileysville
Delores
Pineville
Ming
Raleigh County
Tri - County
Randall
Fayette
Raleigh
Beckley
Sharon Cook
John McGraw
Sandra Sturgill
Glen Rogers
Uip
Washington, D. C
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