Lutkus Released To Pittsburgh Police
Julius Edward Lutkus, held at Raleigh County Jail over the weekend on a Pittsburgh murder warrant, was released into Pittsburgh custody at 2 40 p m Sunday to face trial and parole violation charges. He reportedly confessed to killing his wife in a North Pittsburgh rooming house and surrendered Friday.
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Julius Edward Lutkus
Raleigh County
Pittsburgh
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Katie Johnson
Eccles
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Stanley Galigzynski
Cleveland
Ohio
Miss . Johnson
Galigzynski
Miss Johnson
Beckley College
Post-Herald
John Smiley Jr
St Albans
Charleston
Dallas
Smiley Jr
Kanawha
John Smiley
Raleigh
Bob Belcher
Billy Eugene Ivester
Pfafftown
N. C
Harry George Elkhorn
Portsmouth
W. A. Burke
Junius Flynn
Cabin Creek
Joe Rodriguez
Shady Spring
Rodriguez
Sid Sullivan
Mabscott
Robert L. Sparks
Larry Dale Halstead
Samuel Brown
Nathan Claypool
Ellen Yates
Beckley
J. D. Teague
Clear Creek
Charles Spencer
Stamaford
Paul Epperly
Beaver
Adam Rusenaski
Trap Hill
Thomas Lee Key
Jumping Branch
Staten Bonds
W. C. Lilly
Welfare aid totals across Fayette Raleigh Wyoming counties
Raleigh County reports 1,838 public assistance cases for March with Fayette at 2,115 and Wyoming at 987. Old age, aid to the blind, AFDC and other categories broken down by county. Food stamp participation shows Fayette with 1,422 households and Raleigh with 1,358, adding purchasing power of $40,858 and $36,066 respectively.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Fayette County
First White House Bathtub Installed in 1851
United Press International notes the White House added its first bathtub in 1851 during Millard Fillmore’s presidency, marking a modernization of executive residence comforts.
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United Press International
White House
Millard Fillmore
Yankees Coined Dixie Phrase in Etymology Talk
Prof. Allen Walker Read of Columbia University told etymologists at Fairleigh Dickinson University that the nickname Dixie originated in Yankee land. He traced it to minstrel stock characters from 1850 and a 1859 New York walk-around show, noting no Southern origin and debunking the Dix story tied to Dixon or a Bank of New Orleans note.
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Allen Walker Read
Columbia University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Dixie
Dickson
Daniel Emmett
Johnny Roach
New York
Dixie’s
Read
Dixon
Dix
Bank of
New Orleans
Dixie Land
South
Grant Announced for College Opportunity Search
Washington HEW awarded 96500 to Yale University for 15 partner colleges to expand outreach for needy students under the Cooperative Program for Education Opportunity. The effort prioritizes Puerto Rican, Mexican American, American Indian, and rural southern youths.
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Washington
UPI
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Yale University
Cooperative Program For Education Opportunity
CPEO
Yale
Cats of the Korat Breed From Thailand Have Blue Fur
The Korat cats, native to Thailand, are noted for their blue fur. The breed is distinguished by its solid blue coat and green eyes, with a calm and affectionate temperament recognized by enthusiasts.
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Thailand
Curtain Callers Close Season with Extra Performance
The Hasty Heart closed its season with an extra Sunday night showing after sellout Friday and Saturday. DC President Frankie Wheeler announced the run would extend for an additional performance. Lead actor Jon Karl Baldwin praised the Sunday crowd as attentive and appreciative, with total attendance estimated at 1,200 to 1,500 across five nights.
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Frankie Wheeler
Jon Karl Baldwin
Beckley
Saunders Re-Elected Sophia PTA President
Dennis Saunders will again lead the Sophia Elementary PTA for the next term with Pauline Clemons as vice president J B Riggs as secretary and Emmett Hungate as treasurer. The group approved four basketball goals and goal posts from John Cher and the Winding Gulf Coal Co and new swings chains and paint for playground equipment funded by the Raleigh County Board of Education. Principal Paul Craighead Ben Williams and Carlile Moye were tasked with getting estimates to finish black topping the playground a project funded last term but not completed. New programs Headstart Pilot and summer school were outlined. Plans for awards night next month were announced and Harold Erskin welcomed as the new eighth grade teacher. Alma Bailey's room won the meeting banner and ice cream for highest parent attendance. meeting closed with prayer by Carlile Moye.
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Sophia
RNS
Dennis Saunders
Sophia Elementary Parent Teacher Association
Saunders
Pauline Clemons
J. B. Riggs
Emmett Hungate
Treasuer
John Cher
Winding Gulf Coal Company
Raleigh County Board of Education
Paul Craighead
Ben Williams
Carlile Moye
PTA
Sophia Lions Elect Officers At Wednesday Meeting
Sophia Lions Club elected new officers led by president Carlile Moye. Appointments include Jerry Polk Jr as president and D Kh Rinehart as first vice president. Officers and board members will be installed June 15 at Tams Mountain Fire Tower with a 6 30 p m cook-out.
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Sophia
RNS
Sophia Lions Club
Carlile Moye
Jerry Polk Jr
D. Kh. Rinehart
Raymold Polk
Hampton Thomas
Peter Hornbeck
Charles Boitnott
Estle W. Meadows
D. R. Rinehart
W. W. Lawson
Estle Meadows
Tams Mountain
Fairmont
Friendship Hall
Sophia Methodist Church
Bank employee seeks asylum in Italy in Trieste
A Hungarian bank employee has applied for political asylum in Italy. The request is under review by a refugees commission in Trieste, according to police.
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Ascs Political Asylum Milan
UPI
Bank of Hungary
Italy
Commission For Refugees
Trieste
Raleigh Draft Board Seeks 5 More Inductees for May 31
Local Draft Board No. 18 in Raleigh County issued a supplemental call for five men to report for induction May 31, raising this month’s total drafted to 102. Two other calls were issued, with Muil lens board summoning five and Fayetteville eight.
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Raleigh County
Muillens
Fayetteville
Correction lists town constable candidates in Sun day issue
A misprint in the combined Post-Herald and Raleigh Reg ister listing of town district constable candidates is corrected. The proper names are Ralph M. Cole MacArthur Charles Evans Criddle Piney View T Tom Bazzare Beckley C F Harvey Beckley Bobby Lee Morris Prosperity Gene Smith Beckley Jo Voicherovich Lanark.
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Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Ralph M. Cole
MacArthur
Charles Evans Criddle
Piney View
T. W
Tom” Bazzare
Beckley
C. F. Harvey
Bobby Lee Morris
Prosperity
Gene Smith
Jo Voicherovich
Lanark
Mabscott student to be honored at WWHS assembly
Elbert Smith son of Mr and Mrs Willard F Brown of 35 North Hill Mabscott will be honored May 19 at a WWHS assembly as the student who has made the most of his high school opportunity He has lettered in football baseball and track attends St Francis de Sales Catholic Church and plans to attend Glenville State College to major in physical education
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Elbert Smith
Willard F. Brown
North Hill St
Mabscott
Woodrow Wilson High School
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Glenville State College
Tennessee Seceded Last from the Union in 1861
Tennessee became the final state to secede from the United States in 1861, marking the onset of its participation in the Civil War. The move followed debates over states’ rights and slavery, aligning with the Confederacy as Southern states left the Union.
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Tennessee
State
Starlets Are Changing But Some Aim for Acting Status
Hollywood profile notes a shift from purely cheesecake poses to actresses in training. Marianna Hill, 22, with two film credits, avoids Sunset Strip glamour, preferring cooking, music, and careful self-presentation as she pursues serious acting and stardom.
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Marilyn Monroe
Phyllis Diller
Marianna Hill
Marianna
Sunset Strip
Bus Plunge Near Oran Injuris Sixty One In Accident
Passengers injured when a bus left the Oran to Mers-el-Kebir road and rolled into a gulley injuring 61 people with 36 hospitalized. Local authorities and ambulances responded to the scene.
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Oran
Algeria
UPI
Mers-el-Kebir
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