Higher Gas Bills Facing 168 000 State Customers
Charleston AP reports interim rate hikes approved by the Public Service Commission for United Fuel Gas Co. and Manufacturers Light and Heat Co, affiliates of the Columbia Gas System, affecting about 168 000 customers. United Fuel serves about 119 000. the typical residential bill rises from 9.13 to 9.67 dollars yearly. Manufacturers serves about 49 000 in the Northern Panhandle. estimated increase noted at 52 000 dollars for the 120 days ending Sept 12.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
United Fuel Gas Co
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
Columbia Gas System
PSC
United Fuel
Panhandle
Flash Flood Drowns Man in Missouri City Traffic
A cloudburst sent 4 inches of rain in one hour into St Josephs north side causing a flash flood that swept a man from his car and drowned him near his home William M Thomas body recovered four blocks from the incident area The city of 79900 in northwestern Missouri endured widespread damage with no reported missing persons Farm buildings were wrecked by tornadoes nearby but no injuries reported flooding blocked U S 36 near Highland and Fanning Kansas
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph's
William M. Thomas
Merrill Chilcote
St. Joseph
Kansas
Hiawatha
Everest
Denton
Kan
U. S. 36
Highland
Fanning
15 000 Attend Baptist Meeting in Louisville
About 15 000 delegates and visitors from 1 498 churches gather as the Southern Baptist Convention opens in Louisville. Former Rep. Brooks Hays presides and argues for a strong federal government while addressing pastors. Louisville's Southern Baptist Theological Seminary awards 269 diplomas as a centennial commencement begins.
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Louisville
Southern Baptist Convention
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Women's Or Union
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Hays
Little Rock
Dale Alford
Truman's Daughter Grants Birth of Second Son
NEW YORK AP Mrs. Clifton Daniel, daughter of former President Harry S. Truman, gave birth to a second son. Grandparents could not attend due to Mrs. Truman's breast tumor surgery in Kansas City. The baby, delivered by Caesarean section at 8:45 a.m. at Doctor's Hospital, weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. No name has been chosen. The couple's older son Clifton Truman Daniel turns two on June 5.
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New York
Clifton Daniel
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Kansas City
Doctor's Hospital
Daniels
Clifton Truman Daniel
Wyoming Sets Up Development Group
An organizational meeting of the Wyoming County Industrial and Recreational Development group chose a name and planned a five million dollar federal loan for flood control and recreation lakes. County leaders emphasized job relief and regional growth, with discussions on land access and large dam projects to attract industry.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Industrial and Recreational Development Group
Tom Smith
Charles Bower
W. C. Bailey
Wyoming
Summit Parley Warning Issued
The United States warned Khrushchev it will skip a summit if he sets a new deadline for a Berlin squeeze. Christian Herter stated Washington’s position to Andrei Gromyko after Khrushchev postponed May 27 traffic control threats, signaling risk of a Berlin blockade if revived.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Khruschev
U. S
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Khrushchev
West Bern
Berlin
Poppy Day Sale Big Success
Paul A Thompson commander of the Beckley Veterans of Foreign Wars said the annual Buddy Poppy Day sale on Saturday was a complete success. Proceeds totaling 163.63 go to aid disabled veterans with the national home at Eaton Rapids Michigan supporting orphans and widows of service members.
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Paul A. Thompson
Lew Shefiller
Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
Beckley
Raleigh County
John Hughes
Ladies Auxiliary
James Barker
Thompson
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
Infant of Mr and Mrs Crouch Dies at Beckley Memorial
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Crouch of Cranberry died at birth at 1:30 am today at Beckley Memorial Hospital. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Pat Crouch
Cranberry
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Parole Board Vacancy Filled by Governor
John Sterrett Holy of Weston was named by Gov. Underwood to the State Board of Probation and Parole for the remaining term to June 30, 1961. He succeeds Joseph Thomas of Charleston, who was elected municipal judge in May. Holy, a native of Sutton, holds degrees from WVU and Fairmont State College and a WVU law degree. He is a Republican and will help appoint a new chairman and secretary.
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Charleston
John Sterrett Holy
Weston
Underwood
State Board of Probation and Parole
Holy
Workmen's Compensation Department
Joseph Thomas
Thomas
Sutton
Braxton County
Haly
West Virginia University
Fairmont State College
WVU
Woman and suitor die in Richmond street duel
In Richmond, Annie Pizzuto, 31, a mother of two, faced rejected suitor retired Salvation Army Capt. Marvin Edwards, 38, on a city street. Both fired almost simultaneously. Pizzuto was killed after wounding Edwards, who then killed himself. Police note Edwards had been jailed earlier for threatening her.
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Richmond, Va
Richmond
Annie Pizzuto
Salvation Army
Marvin Edwards
Pointblank
Pizzuto
Public Utilities Leader to Speak at Beckley Conference
Hugh T. Stillman president of the Public Utilities Association of the Virginias and Huntington division manager for Appalachian Power Co is slated to speak at the Sixth Annual Industrial Conference in Beckley. The Beckley Chamber of Commerce hosts the event with a regional tour planned for attendees. Don Crislip head of the West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission says about 1,500 invitations were sent to chambers, industrial groups and development interests.
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Hugh T. Stillman
Public Utilities Association of the
Ber of Commerce
Beckley
Don Crislip
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
Charleston
Chambers of Commerce
Dulles Weakens as Cancer and Pneumonia Advance
Former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles grew weaker as cancer and pneumonia advanced. The State Department said he was conscious but sleeping much of the time on pain killers, and doctors warned his life could end within days. Lincoln White denied reports of a coma as family members gathered at his bedside.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Ind
Dulles
Lincoln White
Area Man Jailed In Lieu Of Bond
Earl Mitchell of Mabscott was remanded to Raleigh County Jail after failing to post a performance bond on a non-support charge during a hearing before Magistrate Cotton White. He was arrested by Beckley Police at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Roswald Ward of East Rainelle remains jailed awaiting arraignment on automobile theft and non support charges, arrested by East Rainelle authorities and held since 5:30 p.m. Monday. Bob Allen Bolen of Beckley was remanded in lieu of two fines for speeding and improper driving signal, jailed at 2:35 p.m. Monday by State Police.
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Earl Mitchell
Mabscott
Raleigh
Cotton White
Mitchell
Beckley
White
Roswald Ward
East Rainelle
Sheriff's
Ward
Bob Allen Bolen
C. T. Burdiss
Bolen
Beckley Stores Slated To Close On Holidays
The Mercantile Board of Beckley Area Chamber of Commerce announces Beckley retail stores will close Decoration Day and Independence Day. Both holidays fall on Saturdays May 30 and July 4. Stores will be open Mondays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. as usual.
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Mercantile Board of
The
Beckley Area
Four Counties Vote On Levies In Westco States
Four Westco counties Monogalia Hancock Jefferson and Pleasants held elections on whether to raise their excess school property tax levies. The Better Schools amendment allows levies up to 100 percent for up to five years, up from 50 percent for three years. Pleasants also votes on $398 000 in school construction bonds. Six more counties Logan Grant Hardy Tucker Taylor and Boone vote later this month.
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Westco
Monogalia
Hancock, Jefferson
Pleasants
Pleasants County
Logan
Grant
Hardy
Tucker
Taylor
Boone
Non-Union Coal Hauler Wounded in Kentucky Incident
A non union coal hauler, Courtney Adams, was wounded in the face and head by buckshot near Whitesburg as his coal truck veered off a ramp. Police say a sniper fired after shotgun blasts punctured tires, part of increased guard measures by Perry County operators. A dynamite bombing occurred in Letcher and another shooting in Perry County the prior day.
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Hazard
Whitesburg
Courtney Adams
Perry County
Adams
Bill Adams
Letcher
Two boys vanish to visit grandmother then found in boxcar
Nine year old John Hensley and eight year old William Vance left Mt. Gay School at noon to reach Huntington where grandmother Georgia Hensley has been a surgical patient since May 6. They rode a boat to Guyandotte River then hid in a Chesapeake & Ohio boxcar and died.
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Logan
John Charles Hensley
John
William Vance
Mt. Gay
Bill
Peach Creek
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Huntington
Georgia Hensley
Railroad Merger Protests Heard
Two Virginian Railway workers pressed Raleigh County Court to protest the Virginian and Norfolk and Western merger with a request to file with the Interstate Commerce Commission before the June 15 hearing. Court postponed action to June 2 to allow county employees to weigh in, and to send letters to West Virginia senators and congressmen urging further delay. The case highlights potential shifts in coal movement, track abandonment, and anticipated loss of tax revenue, with ongoing trackage rights negotiations between the C and O and Virginian.
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Virginian Railway
Raleigh
Virginian
Norfolk and Western Railways
R. Perry
T. S. Hartzog
Interstate Commerce Commission
Perry
John C. Ward
Ward
West Virginia
U. S
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C&o
Norfolk and Western
Hartzog
Pemberton
Stonecoal Junction
Amigo
Combined Railway
Leigh County
Prince
Wyoming County
Norfolk
Stonecoal
Junction
Wyoming
McElroy to remain defense chief amid cabinet reshuffle
Washington AP Neil H McElroy announces he will stay on indefinitely as secretary of defense after meeting with President Eisenhower and new deputy Thomas Gates Jr Gates to succeed the late defense secretary and retire from the Navy chair June 1. McElroy suspends departure plans and hints at possible resignation before Eisenhowers term ends.
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Washington
Neil H. McElroy
McElroy
White House
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Eisenhower
Gates
Navy
Defense
Pentagon
Quarles
Wellsburg Fire Claims 2 Lives
A Wellsburg blaze in the downtown district destroyed a two story brick building on Eighth Street between Charles and Main. Two children were found dead in a boat stored on the first floor which housed a parking garage. A woman and her other child escaped unharmed from an upstairs apartment as firefighters from Follawsbee and Beech Bottom assisted.
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Wellsburg
Eighth Street
Charles and
Main
Follawsbee
Beech Bottom
Suit Filed Over Shooting Case in Raleigh County
Hazel Roark named as defendant in a $20,000 personal injury suit filed Friday in the Raleigh County Suit Clerk's office. Plaintiff is Charles O'Dell Plumley. counsel are David D. Ashworth and Tom Turner. Ashworth says the suit stems from an alleged July 1958 shooting of Plumley by Mrs. Roark.
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Hazel Roark
Raleigh
Charles O'Dell Plumley
David D. Ashworth
Tom Turner
Ashworth
Plumley
Keatley Hospitalized for Observation at Duke
Gene Keatley of Keatley’s Sports Shop is a patient at Duke University Hospital in Durham. He has been readmitted for observation and tests to assess his condition.
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Gene Keatley
Keatley
Sports Shop
Duke University Hospital
Durham, We
West Virginia Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms
Considerable cloudiness and warmer conditions bring showers and scattered thunderstorms today through Wednesday. Night lows in the mountains 56 to 62 and in the 60s elsewhere. Oak Hill report notes high yesterday around 72 and a low near 36.
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Oak Hill High
Eisenhower Considers Rail Benefit Bill Decision
President Eisenhower acts today on a bill boosting railroad retirement by 10 percent and unemployment benefits by 20 percent. The plan would tax rail workers and employers to cover costs, with extended jobless payments up to 52 weeks retroactive to last year. Railroads urge veto while unions seek passage, and Congress has not overridden any Eisenhower veto in six years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Southern Railway president hints at stance on ACL Seaboard merger
Richmond AP report says Harry A. DeButts indicated Southern Railway may oppose the proposed Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line merger. He added Southern saw no reason to oppose the Virginian and Norfolk and Western merger.
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Richmond, Va
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Harry A. DeButts
Southern
Virginian
Norfolk and Western Railways
Strauss Nomination Wins Commerce Committee Approval
Washington AP Lewis L Strauss nomination to be secretary of commerce clears Senate Commerce Committee by 9 to 8 vote with three Democrats joining six Republicans in support. Eight Democrats oppose confirmation. The panel sends the nomination to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation. a vote could occur later this week.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Secretary of Commerce
Senate
Commerce Committee
Strauss
Mrs. Ethel Stanley Rites Planned at Artie Church
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Ethel Stanley 57 killed in a Pax area automobile crash. The Church of God Artie will host services at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Ernest Barley officiating. Burial in White Oak Cemetery Artie. She was born June 10 1902 in Artie. Survived by husband Gyp one half sister Myrtle Massey four daughters Irma Treadway Dixie Perry Alma Scarbrough Bertha Bailey and a son Harmon. Body to Artie residence of Mrs. Perry Wednesday after 3 p.m. from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Ethel Stanley
Church of God
Artie
Ernest Barley
Bradley
White Oak Cemetery
Stanley
Gyp
Myrtle Massey
Rayford
Haremon
Irma Treadway
Dixie Perry
Alma Scarbrough
Long Branch
Bertha Bailey
Jeffersonville
Ind
Perry
Tyree
Liquor Chief Ousts Salesmen In Charleston Shakeup
Charleston AP report states Liquor Commissioner Morris Shawkey plans to replace three more liquor company representatives after forcing Schenley Distillers' rep John E. Howell to quit. Shawkey accuses Howell of lobbying. Howell says he only promoted Schenley.
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Charleston
Morris Shawkey
John E. Howell
Shawkey
Schenley Distillers
Howell
Commission
Schenley
Beverley Broun
Gallo Wine Co
Mabel Fretwell
Buckhannon
American Distillers
William L. Pritchard
Weston
Meiers Wine Co
Meeting Postponed by United Fund Board Directors
The United Fund board meeting originally set for Wednesday has been postponed. It will now convene at 7 30 p m on June 10 in the penthouse of the Raleigh County Bank Building.
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The
United Fund
Raleigh County Bank
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