Big Four Meeting Opens After Late Start In Geneva
The Big Four foreign ministers began session in Geneva three and a half hours late over East German participation. Formal opening set for 6 pm with separate tables for East and West Germans and a single round table for the Big Four. The West resisted full participation for East Germany while offering conditional speaking rights to both German delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Big Four Foreign Ministers
Gromyko
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Sewyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Asst
U. S
Andrew H. Berding
Berding
East Germany
Employment Sets New Record in April 1957
Washington reports over a million more Americans employed bringing total to 65,012,000 with unemployment at 3,627,000. The April gains exceeded expectations due to construction, durable goods manufacturing, and spring agricultural growth. Factory work week rose to 40.3 hours and average weekly earnings reached 99.87 dollars.
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Washington
Commerce
Lewis Strauss
James Pmh
Commerce - Labor Monthly
Strauss and
Mitchell
Mental Health Panel Meets Over Ross Controversy
Charleston AP The interim committee of West Virginia's Governor's Conference on Mental Health met to discuss the Ross resignation and the program's future. Gov Underwood will address the matter in a 7 pm report to the people on statewide radio and TV.
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Charleston
Governor’s Conference On Mental Health
Underwood
Margaret T. Ross
Department of Mental Health
Ross
Conference On Mental Health
Ray Stewart
Huntington
Richard J. Lilly
Lillian Weser
The
West Virginia Association For Mental Health
Lilly
West Virginia Weather Forecast Headline
Partly cloudy warm conditions continue with scattered storms this evening and Tuesday. Lows in the 50s east and 60s west. Oak Hill: highs near 77, lows around 52. Rainfall measured at 0.10 inches by 7 am, with total accumulation about 2.0 inches reported.
Frank Bennett Succumbs At 42
Frank Jackson Bennett, 42, Lanark, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital after a several months illness. A coal miner and UMWA member, he belonged to Loyal Order of Moose No. 1606 in Beckley. Born November 11, 1916 in Lanark, he was a son of Edward and Ollie Hanks Bennett, both deceased. Survived by two sons Frank Jr and Hartzell, two daughters Mrs. Jo Ann Quesenberry and Mrs. Mary Paugh, a brother John Bennett of Richmond, four sisters Mrs. Alice Bragg, Stanaford, Mrs. Eva Dillon, Lanark, Mrs. Nina Webb, Mabscott, and Mrs. Faye Klein, Richmond, plus five grandchildren and his maternal grandmother Mrs. Alice Bragg of Lanark. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stanaford Church of Christ with Rev. Everett R. Shafer officiating. Burial in Stamford Cemetery. Body to be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the residence of his daughter Mrs. Quesenberry at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Pallbearers named: Jack Quesenberry, Bill Welch, Andy Ko zar, George McClanahan, O. B. Powers, George Burdiss, Roy Hilbert, and Forrest Quesenberry.
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Frank Jackson Bennett
Lanark
Bennett
UMWA
Loyal Order of Moose
Beckley
Edward
Ollie Hanks Bennett
Frank Jr
Hartzell
Jo Ann Quesenberry
Mary Paugh
John Bennett
Richmond
Alice Bragg
Stanaford
Eva Dillon
Nina Webb
Mabscott
Faye Klein
Stanaford Church of Christ
Everett R. Shafer
Stamford
Rose and Quesenberry
Quesenberry
Jack Quesenberry
Bill Welch
Andy Kozar
George McClanahan
O. B. Powers
George Burdiss
Roy Hilbert
Forrest Quesenberry
Court Dismisses Robbery Case And 9 Others
The court dismissed ten criminal cases April 28 as the State will not prosecute further including Loyal v Assad Mullens. Assad, charged as an accessory before the fact in the February 1958 Beckley A&P armed robbery, never stood trial. Kincaid, also of Mullens, was convicted after three trials of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty years in Moundsville. Four appeals were withdrawn and remanded. Two cases were added to the sleeping docket for breaking and entering. Sessions begin with officer misconduct not cited. Officers to meet at El Chico at 6:30 p.m. with John Saunders retiring as Shady Spring High principal.
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Loyal
Nolle Posequi
Deane Daniel
Buel Hitchcock
Bertie McMillion
Robert Henry Smith
Smith and Thompson
Albert Lee Tiano
Layton Bunch
Emerson B.chattin
Lon Cook
Arthur Morris
Bertie Ae
Wisht New Litter Law Enforced, Says Sherwood Glutz
Sherwood Glutz urges strict enforcement of a new litter law. He complains about trash in paths of civilization, noting garbage and tin cans mar the streets and sidewalks.
Walker freed after forgery charge withdrawn
Jennings Walker of Beckley was released from Raleigh County Jail at 11 am today after the forgery charge against him was withdrawn by the complainant. Walker had been jailed April 3 by the State Police on the charge.
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Jennings Walker
Beckley
Raleigh
Walker
Beckley Man Taken By Death Oscar Fleming Woosley
Beckley 66 year old Oscar Fleming Woosley dies in local hospital after months of illness Born January 21 1933 in Buckhannon County Virginia a coal miner and United Mine Workers member Survived by wife Sarah two sons Earl Florida and Ralph in Germany four daughters Mrs Frank Green Mrs Jesse Carter Mrs L L Turner Roanoke Va and Mrs Glenn Friend Baltimore Md one brother W M Woosley Cedar Bluff Va five sisters listed and 11 grandchildren Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Oscar Fleming Woosley
Beckley
Buckhannon County
Thomas
Abbie Keen Woosley
Woosley
United Mine Workers of America
First Christian Church
Sarah Woosley
Earl
Florida
Ralph
U. S. Army
Germany
Frank Green
Jesse Carter
L. L. Turner
Roanoke
Glenn Friend
Baltimore
W. J. Mullins
Yeager
W. A. Humphrey
Union
Arch Ward
Whitewood
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Belgian King Baudouin Arrives in Washington for 21 Day Visit
King Baudouin of Belgium arrives in the United States for a 21 day tour, greeted by President Eisenhower and Acting Secretary of State Dillon at National Airport with full military honors. He will stay three days in Washington as the first Belgian monarch guest since 1919, after a stop at Langley Base for rest and inspection.
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Washington
Belgium
Baudouin
United States
Eisenhower
C. Douglas Dillon
Lonarch
National Airport
Albert
Elizabeth
PTA Council Meeting In Raleigh Beckley Junior High
The Raleigh City PTA Council will meet at 7 30 p m today at Beckley Junior High School. New officers for the upcoming year will be installed.
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Raleigh County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations
Beckley Junior High School
Titler Rages Over Hill Ruling On Unemployment Benefits
George J. Titler of District 29 United Mine Workers accuses West Virginia Unemployment Compensation Commissioner Duane Hill of trying to roll back benefits. He cites a 1958 Anjean area shutdown, contract pay gaps, and denials of benefits when miners refused below contract pay. Titler vows court action to recover back wages and benefits.
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George J. Titler
United Mine Workers of America
Duane Hill
West Virginia
Titler
Hill
Anjean
Ash
Department of Employment Security
Department of Cement Security
Board of Review
Valley Drive contract letting dates shift to June 2
The State Road Commission moved the Valley Drive extension contract letting to June 2 in Beckley. SRC official Bob Boaz cited federal approval delays and a required three week bid advertising period. Crews will also let a Mabscott railroad overpass contract in the third quarter. A prior Charleston visit by local transit interests was canceled as state officials vacationed.
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State Road Commission
Valley Drive
Beckley
SRC
The
Register
South Avenue
Boaz
Beckley Avenue
Mabscott
Charleston
Patrick C. Graney
Florida
California Governor Pat Brown Weighs in as VP Prospect in 1960
AP reports California Governor Edmund G. Pat Brown emerges as a potential second man for the Democratic ticket in 1960. His growing visibility risks unsettling top presidential hopefuls Kennedy Humphrey Symington as factions split over California support and Catholic balance on a ticket. If Kennedy stalls, Brown could gain as a favored son and Catholic governor to balance a Senate-dominated field.
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Washington
California
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Brown
John F. Kennedy
Massachustees
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Kennedy
al Smith
Ike Nominates Field To Be Federal Judge
President Eisenhower nominates John A Field Jr of Charleston West Virginia to be U S District Judge for Southern West Virginia He would replace the late Judge Ben Moore Field a 49 year old lawyer is a Republican and has served as West Virginia Tax Commissioner since 1957 The nomination awaits Senate confirmation
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Ike
Field
Washington
Eisenhower
John A. Field Jr
Charleston
W. Va
U. S
West Virginia
Ben Moore
Senate
Kiwanis Sponsor Circus in Beckley May 22
The King Bros Circus will exhibit in Beckley Friday May 22 at the Sprague show grounds under Beckley Kiwanis Club auspices. Performances are at 2 and 8 p.m. Doors open an hour earlier to permit zoo inspection or to enjoy a concert by the circus band.
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Kiwanis
King Bros. Circus
Beckley
Sprague Show Grounds
Churchill Bids Farewell to New York City Crowd
Sir Winston Churchill, 84, tearful and ailing, said goodbye to America at Idlewild Airport as he prepared to fly home to Britain. The former prime minister, who spent seven days in the United States, thanked President Eisenhower and old friend Bernard Baruch, praising the United States and Britain’s unity and shared future.
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New York
Sir Winston Churchill
America
Idlewild
England
Brooklyn
Churchill
United States
Washington
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Central Park
Manhattan
Winnie
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
George C. Marshall
Britain
Mr. Baruch
Great Britain
Free World
Funeral Tuesday For Charles Bowles 57 Sand Branch
Final rites for Charles Sherman Bowles 57 of Sand Branch will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Caffee Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Alvin J. Cook officiating. Burial follows at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Born August 15 1901 in Fayette County he was a son of Carrie Callaway and the late Charles Bowles. He resided in Sand Branch 23 years. Survivors include stepfather Thomas Callaway of Sand Branch one half sister Mrs G F Stover and one half-brother Paul W Callaway. He died Sunday at his residence at 5 45 p.m. Pallbearers are Charles James Denval Stover Robert Callaway Ross Stover Cham Dinkler and Ross Spangler.
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Charles Sherman Bowles
Sand Branch
Caffee Funeral Home
Alvin J. Cook
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Fayette County
Carrie Lilly MaeArthur Callaway
Charles Bowles
Thomas Dexter Callaway
G. F. Stover
Paul W. Callaway
Bowles
Charles James
Denval Stover
Robert Callaway
Ross Stover
Cham Dinkler
Ross Spangler
Prison Camp Escapee Surrenders After 14 Years On the Run
Kurt Rossmeisl a former German army officer and POW who escaped in 1945 gave himself up to the FBI in Cincinnati after years living under the name Frank Ellis in Chicago He faced an INS hearing with potential limits on charges while recounting his travels from North Africa to Europe and his escape from Butner Camp
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Cincinnati
Germany
Kurt Rossmeisl
FBI
Rossmeisl
Chicago
Cam Butner
N. C
Immigration and Naturaliza
Dutch East Indies
Holland
Rossmeis
Berlin
North Africa
Rommel
Afrika Kors
McCain
Miss
Butner
Thad
Danville
Frank Ellis
Arizona
New Cn
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Palace of Nations
Christian A. Herter
Andrei A. Gromyko
Oak Hill
Frank Bennett
High School Principals Association
el Chico
John Saunders
Shady Spring High
Jimmie Ray Bledsoe
Bobby Joe Vaughn
Frankie Jones
Robert Glenn Ramsey
Choyce Lee Jackson
Sherwood Glutz
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Langley Air Force Base
PTA Council
Lewisburg
Bob Boaz
Commission
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Tion Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Service
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