World's Oddest Plane and Hangar
Industrialist Harry F. Guggenheim forecasts rapid aviation advances with vertical takeoff and landing craft that could render large airports obsolete. He cites safety gains and improved efficiency, predicting revolutionary changes in air traffic control and urban transport within 10 to 30 years, while Cornell researchers note potential cuts in accident rates if reliability improves.
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Guggenheim
Theodore P. Wright
Cornell University
Strike Ends As Louisville & Nashville Tie-Up Breaks
Washington announces end to the 57 day Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike with a 6 am Wednesday restart. Government mediators guided a set of documents for binding arbitration on unsettled issues. The walkout disrupted rail service in 14 Southern states and affected 29,000 workers.
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Washington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
National Mediation Board
Jurors Summoned for May Raleigh Circuit Court Term
About 150 jurors are summoned to serve in the May term of the Raleigh County Circuit Court. The judge scheduled a one week vacation between February and May terms. A long list names numerous prospective jurors from Beckley and surrounding areas.
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Raleigh County
Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Wyoming District Fire Report Summary
The State Conservation Commission logged eight fires in Wyoming County area near Station Gap today and ten fires across the district on Saturday. Sunday totals include two in Raleigh County, two in Wyoming, one in Fayetteville, one in Greenbrier, and two in McDowell. Saturday totals include three in Raleigh, two in Wyoming, one in Fayette, three in Mercer, and one in Monroe.
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State Conservation Commission
Wyoming County
Station Gap
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Fayetteville
Greenbrier
McDowell
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Monroe
Governor opposes Sales Tax Increase in West Virginia
Governor Marland told a Charleston extraordinary session opening that he opposes raising the consumer sales tax to fund higher teachers pay. He still favors an income tax at 3 percent of federal, but the House defeated a similar proposal. Marland called for more education funding while cautioning against broad levies on those with less ability to pay. He pledged cooperation to resolve the funding impasse as the Legislature meets.
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Charleston
Marland
West Virginia
Senate
House
Democratic Party
Cecil H. Underwood
Tyler County
House of Delegates
Dayton R. Stemple
Barbour County
Beckley Firm Seeks Dismissal in Mt Hope Bank Suit
In Fayette Circuit Court Beckley Industrial Saving and Loan asks dismissal of Bank of Mount Hope bill amid reopenings in a kiting case valued at 570000. Attorney James Henderson contends the bank failed to prove its claims and that losses stem from Bank of Mount Hope negligence. Witnesses included J Aubrey Light and John McCulloch. Chester Toney was unavailable due to surgery. Prior actions involve W D Law ton interests, Oak Hill, Scarbro and a pending federal grand jury case with six embezzlement counts.
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Beckley Industrial
Bank of Mount Hope
Chester Toney
Toney
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
W. D. Lawton
Oak Hill
Scarbro
Lawton
W. D
Three Vehicles Stolen Over Weekend Reported
State Police investigate three thefts over the weekend. Stolen are a 1950 dump truck belonging to J. M. Francesa and Co. in Fayetteville from Mill Creek, a three quarter ton pickup owned by Phillips Coal Co. in Beckley from 210 North Heber Street, and a 1949 two door Ford owned by Joe D Antoni Jr. from in front of the Ritz in MacArthur Rhodell.
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J. M. Francesa and Co
Fayetteville
Mill Creek
Phillips Coal Co
Beckley
N. Heber St
Ritz
MacArthur
Joe D'Antoni Jr
Rhodell
Car Fire Damages Vehicle at S Kanawha Street Garage
Beckley Fire Department responded to a mid day blaze in a 1940s model car being worked on at the S. Kanawha Street Garage. Damage estimated at 100 dollars. Fire crews cleared the scene after about ten minutes. ownership of the car was not established.
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S. Kanawha St
Beckley Fire Department
West Virginia Officials Plan Work For Year
State and regional meetings open in Parkersburg and Wheeling as the WV Baptist Convention executive board begins planning for the new year May 1. A first WV conference on higher education for presidents is highlighted with honors to West Liberty’s veteran head. In Mason County, Constable Borrer detains George J. Borrer over the Henderson shooting, McNamara in critical condition. Fire at WHIS in Bluefield disrupts operation. emergency gear from another city to resume service. Charleston Supreme Court orders B and O Railroad to appear Sept 6 for bus service restoration. West Virginia Bankers Association plans Bermuda shipboard convention May 27 to June 2. Huntington resident William Owen Kee faces interstate transport charges for a stolen car. FBI lists additional charges and locations.
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West Virginia Conference On Higher Education
West Liberty
Charleston
West Virginia Bankers’ Assn
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New York
Norfolk
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wWilliam Owen Kee
Beelick Knob
Fayette County
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Newport News
Raleigh County
W. Va
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U. S
Doctor Hullinger Welcomes Second Son at 94
Clinton Iowa Dr John D Hullinger a 94 year old physician fathered his second child three years into his marriage The 10 pound boy was born to Mrs Hullinger who is 32 The doctor has 3309 total births in 63 years practice His first son John Jr aged 22 months is in good health The parents note only wish for a girl and hope he remains healthy for many years.
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Clinton
Iowa
John D. Hullinger
Hullinger
John Jr
Air Guard Commander To Meet With Court
Col James K. McLaughlin commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard is set to meet Raleigh County officials in Beckley at 1 30 p m in the County Courtroom The talks aim to outline plans for enlarging and improving the Raleigh County Memorial Airport and report progress toward developing the airport as a base for the Beckley Air National Guard Unit
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James K. McLaughlin
West Virginia Air National Guard
Beckley
Raleigh
Harry E. Anderson
Anderson
Col. McLaughlin
Raleigh County Memorial
Beckley Man Jailed for Drunkenness and Concealed Weapon
Beckley resident Bruce Winston was jailed in Raleigh County Jail at 4 a.m. today after Beckley Police arrested him on charges of being drunk and concealing a weapon.
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Bruce Winston
Beckley
Raleigh
West Virginia Weather Forecast For Tuesday
Fair and cool tonight with scattered frost likely in the east. Low temperatures 30s east and 37 to 43 west. Tuesday expect considerable cloudiness and warmer with scattered showers or thunderstorms, mainly west, spreading to the east in the afternoon. Rivers at Bellepoint and nearby reservoirs show normal stage with slight muddiness.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
State to Follow Federal Advice on Polio Vaccine Postponement
West Virginia Health Director N H Dyer says the state will strictly follow Surgeon General Leonard Scheele's recommendation to postpone the Salk polio vaccine pending a reappraisal. With no vaccine on hand, counties are advised not to set second-injection dates yet. Two first-dose children in Raleigh and Mercer counties contracted polio but are described as mild cases with good recovery prospects.
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N. H. Dyer
West Virginia
Leonard Scheele
Scheele
Dyer
Raleigh County
Mercer
Police Chief Paints White Lines at Busy Beckley Corner
Beckley police chief Evan Hall uses the city’s line painter to mark cross streets at North Kanawha and Mains with street department workers observing how the task is done.
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Beckley
Evan Hall
North Kanawha and
Mains Sts
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