Rescue of 24 miners from flooded Sharples Mine near Boone County
Twenty four men trapped for over thirteen hours in the Boone County Coal No. 2A mine were brought to the surface unharmed at dawn. Rescue crews, led by foreman Turner and assistant Turner, threaded honeycombed passages to reach them while federal and state inspectors assisted. The men, initially cut off by floodwater from a pond above the workings, were recovered through an abandoned air shaft about 6,800 feet from the site.
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Sharples
Turner
Grady Zickafosse
Seather
Roy Castle
General Minel
Wilson
Boone County ‘Coal Company
Richard F. Wesner
Orville Kitchen
Robert Turner
Crawford L. Wilson
West Virginia
Amatew
James Benson
Southern Coal Producers Assn
Charles Ferguson
United Mine Workers
Benson
Ferguson
Washington
Rodney Sachs
Boone County Coal Corp
Names Disclosed Of 24 Miners Escaping Flooded Shaft
The 24 miners who escaped a flooded mine shaft were Grady Zickafoose Robert Turner Roy Astle Walter Thompson Darrell Cottrell Gus Phillips Jr Claude Baldwin Joe Carrasco Sr Austin Dawson Early Richards James Collins Frank Johnson Arthur Fraley Willie White Orville Kitchen Elmer Flannery Ray Turner Arthur Gore Harlon Bowen Austin Schultz Ed Burgess Jr James Bradley Lon Hampton Leonard Mickles.
Former Ambassador Davies Dies At 81
Joseph E. Davies former ambassador to the Soviet Union died after a lengthy illness at 81 at his Washington home. He served under Roosevelt and Truman and wrote Mission to Moscow. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Soviet Union
Davies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Kremlin
Moscow
Hiller
Belgium
Luxembourg
Roosevelt
Truman
Watertown
Wis
Car Cost Hike Seen If Pay Demands Met
Ford says UAW wage demands would raise new car costs by more than 360 dollars. A 70 cent per hour increase alone could boost auto prices by over 300 dollars, Ford notes in a letter to Senator Kefauver. Meanwhile GM and UAW discuss job cuts and plant shutdowns as negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
General Motors
UAW
Fisher Body
Pontiac
Mich
Chrysler
Weather Outlook Beckley Cooler With Clouds Tonight
Weather notes report a cooler north portion tonight with cloudy skies and a low around 45 in the west and a high in the south and northeast. Saturday brings considerable cloudiness, not as warm, with a chance of occasional rain in the extreme south portion. Reports include river conditions at Bellepoint and Blue Stone Reservoir rising about 26 feet above normal.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Procyon
Altair
Arcturus
Pam
Antares
Vega
Tankersley Taken By Death
Charley Oscar Tankersley 83 died at 5 20 am in the Christian Nursing Home Fayetteville He had lived with his son Free man in Crab Orchard Born January 1 1870 in Floyd County Virginia he was a retired timer man His wife Maddie Tankerspies preceded him in death Survivors include his son and five other sons David I Meint Hope Harvey Sophia Ford Coal City Chester and Clarence Midway one stepson Woodrow Alf Logan seven daughters Cora Alexandria Gastonia Elizabeth Cassidy Oakland Josie White North Canton Juanita Dalton Princewick Evan Joiner Columbus Loetta Lester Beckley Freel Bolen Coal City 43 grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm Sunday at Coal City Church of God Rev J W Blair Burial Coal City Cemetery Burial site will be at Williams Craven Funeral Home Sophia until funeral hour
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Charley Oscar Tankersley
Christian Nursing Home
Fayetteville
Tankersley
Freeman
Floyd County
Floyd
Elizabeth Bishop Tankersier
Maddie Tankerapisies
David
I Meint
Hope
Harvey
Sophia
Ford
Coal City
Chester
Clarence
Midway
Woodrow Alf
Logan
Cora Alexandria
Gastonia
N. C
Elizabeth Cassidy
Oakland
Cant
Josie White
North Canton
Juanita Dalton
Princewick
Evan Joiner
Columbus O
Loetta Lester
Beckley
Freel Bolen
God
J. W. Blair
Coa City
Wiliams-Craven
Search Underway for Missing ThreeYearOld Franklin Smith
Dragging began early today on the rain swollen Guyandotte and Rockcastle Creek as authorities hunted for three year old Franklin William Smith son of a local auto dealer. Police and Pineville Rescue Squad joined the search with handbills distributed countywide and nets stretched across the rivers in hopes of locating the child who wandered from home about 1 30 p m after his mother cleared lunch dishes.
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Pineville
BNS
Guyandotte
Frankie Wiliam Smith
Williamson Branch
Claude Swan- Leon Smith
Wyoming County
Rockcastle Creek
Bert Shork
Short
Robert Bailey
Guvandotte
Smith
Independent Herald Publishing Co
Mabscott Mayor Denies Owes For Beckley Fire Calls
Mabscott has not paid Beckley for fire calls and disputes owing for services. Mayor James A. Sparacino says Beckley is confused and maintains Mabscott pays when it calls, noting a $150 bill for a Gulf Plant fire was tied to an unauthorized call. He recalls the town later settling with Beckley Fire Chief Bernard Martin and says no further bills arrived.
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Mabscott
Tom
Harry
Beckley
Minter
Sparacino
Sparatino
Greenbrier
Gulf
Sparacing
Bernard Martin
Creek Cook
90 Jurors Selected For Raleigh County Criminal Court
The names of jurors to serve in the June term of Raleigh County Criminal Court were selected today. Jurors were chosen by commissioners Arthur Goldstein and John Yago. The term begins June 9 and jurors report at 9 am. June 16.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
SRC To Advertise For More Engineers
Charleston The State Road Commission will seek to increase its engineering staff by a percent through newspaper advertisements starting midweek. Deputy Commissioner George J E White Jr said four engineers will be hired with salaries from 3.82 to 10.00 a year. The move aims to bolster SRC planning as the road program expands and reduce dependence on outside consultants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Road Commission
George J E. White Jr
White
SRC
Eris
Moratorium Urged on Wage and Price Increases
In Hot Springs Virginia a special committee of the Business Advisory Council urged President Eisenhower to declare a voluntary one year moratorium on wage and price hikes to curb inflation.
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Hot Springs
The
Business Advisory Council
Eisenhower
Raleigh Countians Become U.S. Citizens in Court Ceremony
Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp conferred United States citizenship on six Raleigh Countians in a solemn oath ceremony. Recipients: Stojan Uzelak, Raleigh. Eli Opacich, Eccles. Dr. Goetz Juergen Klein, Beckley. Mrs. Tomiko Shrewsbury, Daniels. Mrs. Eva Verbofsky, Beckley. Lorenzo Mira, Mount Hope. Two applicants sought name changes Anglicizing Uzelak to Steve and Shrewsbury to Betty.
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United States
Raleigh
Lorenzo Mira
Mount Hope
Immigration and Naturalization Department
Uzelak
Stejan
Steve
Shrewsbury
Tomito
Betty
Retired Eccles Miner Found Dead in Chicken Lot
A 78 year old retired Eccles coal miner Jor Mezoras was found dead in his chicken lot around 7 45 a m by Mike Velo who alerted Arlie Henderson then Burneson who notified Sheriff Okey Mills Mezoras died likely Thursday night or Friday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage Dr S A Ford county coroner said Mezoras born in Hungary August 20 1880 came to the United States early and lived in Eccles about 40 years He and wife Rosa lived in a pet room house Survivors include sister Mary Mezoras Hungary The body remained at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements
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Eccles
Kenny Burleson
Jor Mezoras
Mike Velo
Arlie Henderson
Mezoras
Henderson
Bureson
Okey Mills
Mills
S. A. Ford
Hungary
John
Julia Mezoras
United States
Rosa
Announcer Bill Goodwin Found Dead in His Car
Palm Springs California veteran radio announcer Bill Goodwin was found dead in his car early today. Authorities indicate the death appeared to be from a heart attack. The 56 year old national radio voice was known for his work on top shows through the 1940s and 1950s.
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Bill Goodwin
Palm Springs
Calif
Dog Killing Case Faces Grand Jury in Raleigh County
The killing of a black police dog leads to a June Raleigh County Grand Jury. Buel Hitchcock, worker at Black Knight County Club, posted bonds of 10 for appearance before Magistrate J E Mays. Warrants by Matt Crook Jr accuse Hitchcock of unlawful dog killing and shooting near a dwelling. a woman witnessed the incident and a station wagon license was linked to Hitchcock.
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Raleigh County
Buel Hitchcock
Black Knight County Club
J. E. Mays
Hitchcock
Matt Crook Jr
Raleigh Road
Crook
Beckley Girl Wins Tri-County Spelling Bee Title
Shirley Richmond, 11, a sixth grader at Institute Elementary, won the Tri-County Spelling Bee beating Joy Beall and others. She received Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and a Kodak Holiday flash camera while her school library gained The Book of Knowledge.
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Shirley Richmond
Institute Elementary
Tri- County
G. A. Richmond
Milliron Ave
Beckley
Compton
Robert Lashley
Charleston
Joy’ Beall
Sam Tucker
Tucker's Institute School
Shirley
Spells Out Contest Opens with Minor Name Error
The Tri-County Spelling Bee opened before the 5-6 Division at the Raleigh County Vocational Building. Placards showed contestant names and schools. Wayne Moran’s name was misspelled as Morgan on a Fayette County placard.
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Tri-County
Raleigh County Vocational
Wayne Moran
Rosedale
Fayette County
Morgan
Year-old student noted at Divide Elementary Fayette County
A sixth grader at Divide Elementary School in Fayette County is mentioned in the report with limited readable details. The fragment suggests involvement in a local education context, but it lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes to specify further.
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Divide Elementary School
Fayette Coun
Raleigh County 7-8 Spelling Bee Tonight in Tri County
The 7 8 division Tri County Spelling Bee gathers at 7 34 p m in the Raleigh County Vocational Building with spellers from Sophia Glen Rogers Layland Page Cranberry and Kincaid. Winner advances to the National Spelling Bee in Washington at June 8 14 and receives a Zenith portable radio Britannica film library credits and Britannica World Language Dictionary for runners up. Judges include school officials from Fayette Raleigh Wyoming and Stratton with Beaxley Newspapers providing pronouncer and tape recording of the event.
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Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Wyoming County
Randall Morgan
Baileysville
Judy Hughes
Micheal Guthrie
Glen Rogers
Michael
Shirley
Tri-County
the Register
Elementary Principals Associations
Raleigh County Vocational
Raleigh County
Kitty Green
Sophia
Jean Waycaster
Sandra Lilly
Cranberry
Fayette County
Joe Kinder
Layland
Mary Bane
Page
Sandy Sturgill
John Wesley Evans
Huff Consolidated
Register
Washington, D. C
John W. Eve
Beckley
Encyclopedia Britannica
Britannica
Sandy
Patricia
Bob
JR. Sturgill
I. A. Dillon
Joe
Dolores
Ruth
Harold Kinder
Janice Gwinn
Suer
Carl Allen
Sandra J
Edna Copeland
Eunie Lilly
Prosperity
George Warren Hodel
Beexley Newspapers Corp
Frank Stipe
Haven Clay
Kenny Hatfield
Simeon Warren
Stratton
U.S. Akers
Tri- County
Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Ex Mount Hope Mayor Appointed To SRC Unit
Rocke W. Bernard Rocke of Mount Hope, former Mount Hope mayor, was named by State Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney to SRC legal and right of way division. He will coordinate property appraisals acquisitions and supervise the right of way schedule to align with the road building program.
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Charleston
Patrick C. Graney
W. Bernard
Rocke
Mount Hope
SRC
Graney
Funeral set Saturday for Oak Hill woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Trene Fitzgerald, 62, Oak Hill, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Red Star Baptist Church with Rev. Len Powers of Shady Spring officiating. Burial will be in High Slaxn Memorial Park. She died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at her home from a heart attack. Body resting at Tyree Funeral Home until hour before services.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Trene Fitzgerald
Red Star Baptist Church
Len Powers
Shady Spring
High Slaxn Memorial Park
Tyree
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Pal Nantes Tha Tha Aantdant
White House
Ladie
Vincinia Weather
Colder Beckley
River
Boy
Frank
William
Walter DeBord
Island Creek Coal Co
Marianna Bridge
U.S
Mary Ann Milano
Sophia Elementary
Joy Beall
Rosedale School
Wayne
Coca-Cola
Joy
Betty French
Beckley Newspapers Corp
John Milano
Sophia Cash Market
James Hartson
Judy
C. R. Hughes
Wanover
Jesse Lester
Everett Guthrie
Hkursie Shumate
W. HL. Beall
Hito. Wayne
Harry Moran
Viola Caldwell
Miter
Peggy Kessinger
Mary
Carl Bane
Kincaid
Carl Jr
Pawine Surratt
Hull Consolidated School
Tracy Evans
North Sprigs
Frerett Cline
Waycast
Jeu
S. Sturgill
W. Evans
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