Dated Cook challenges board over school construction and supplies
J Marion Cook questioned the Raleigh County Board of Education over coal purchases for county schools and the pace of construction at Trap Hill High School. He pressed for delaying new work until promises on Sophia High School are fulfilled, while others urged immediate start on Trap Hill and detailed funding sources totaling 12 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail
Cook
Trap Hill High School
H. Dale Covey
Trap Hill
Sophia High School
James B. Deck
Deck
B. C. Callaway
Sophia
General Improvement Fund
Polio Vaccine Offered in Raleigh County Clinic Plan
Dr S A Ford, Raleigh County health director, announced plans to vaccinate children from newborns to 14 years old with the Salk polio vaccine. The department has 2000 cc on hand and seeks more, aiming to reach up to 8000 persons with county clinics and private physicians participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Ford
Raleigh County Health
Ford
Health Department
State Health Department
Beckley
Herbert T. Wagner
National Foundation For
Three People Bitten By Dogs In Beckley
Beckley residents await lab results on a dog head sent to Charleston after a stray dog bit three people. Children Alex Bevers seven and Glen Dickerson four were bitten, as was Bill Wiseman, an Appalachian Electric Power Co. employee. The dog, owned by Willis Wooten, will be kept under 10 day observation for rabies signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Raleigh County Health Department
Beckley
Alex Bevers
Thomas Wooten
Roosevelt St
Glen Dickerson
Joe Dickerson
MacArthur
Dickerson
Katherine Hambrick
E. St
Health Department
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Bill Wiseman
Willis Wooten
Jackson Ave
Recount Shows Jarrell Elected To School Post
In Raleigh County May 8 primary recounts concluded with J arrell defeating J Marion Cook by 18 votes for a two year Board of Education term. Cook won a six month seat. Recap also affirmed Pansey Plumley winner for female Democratic executive seat in Richmond District by 19 votes. Frannie Meadows defeated Merlin Bragg for Republican constable in Richmond District. Other GOP precinct 17 results favored William Harvey over E Lilly. One Democratic justice of the peace recount remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marion Cook
Midway
Kermit A. Locke
Carl Jarrell
Dry Creek
Raleigh
Cook
Jarrell
Board of Education
Democratic Executive Committee
Richmond
Pansey Plumley
Abraham
Merlin Bragg
Frannie Meadows
Shady Spring
Bragg
Straiton
E. P. Lilly
East Beckley
Lilly
Mays, Beaver
Fifteen Divorces Granted in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Fifteen divorce decrees were finalized today in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Recipients include Joyce Greene Shannon versus Rudyard Kipling Shannon with custody of four children awarded to the mother. Vivian Thomas Foley versus John Isham Foley with one child to the father. and several others with varying custody arrangements and name restorations where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Joyce Greene Shannon
Rudyard Kipling Shannon
Vivian Thomas Foley
John Isham Foley
C. V. Reed
Charlotte Ann Reed
Ola Carter Bailey
Bernard M. Bailey
James R. Farley
Juanita Farley
Blevins
David D. Davis
Mary E. Davis
Samuel T. Waid
Ethel Tyree Waid
Maxine Wipperman
Alden Wipperman
Summers
Phil Cyrus
Ora Cyrus
Leonard A. Wirtz
Anna B. Means Wirt
Ellen K. Wheeler
Robert O. Wheeler
Mary Ethel Morton
Thurman Morton
Wallace Campbell
Gracie Campbell
Oleg Graham
Alma Pauline Graham
Frank B. Corder
LaVonne Corder
Council to Decide Parking Regulations
Beckley City Council agenda includes a list of streets where no parking is proposed due to narrow conditions. After the regular meeting at 7 30 tonight the Council will meet with Fire Department officials to discuss firemen living outside city limits and a ruling by Attorney General John G Fox on that issue. Also on the agenda are two Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations a school draft of a new building code and a report on an intercity agreement with Quality Lumber and Supply Co dated December 29 1953. PZC recommends acceptance of Stratton Place a 20 foot wide street from G Street to Mulberry Street and adjustments for J J Sparacino to vary zoning requirements at 901 South Oakwood Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Fire Department
Bernard Martin
A. K. Minter
John G. Fox
Planning and Zoning Commis
J. J. Sparacino
South
Oakwood Ave
Senate committees to probe squabble in armed services
Senate panels plan separate inquiries into the services row over basic defense policy. Senator Symington will hear testimony from General Partridge on air defense and the roles of Army Navy and Air Force in missiles and air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington F
Senate
Armed Services
Wer
Wilson
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Symington
D-Mo
Army
Navy
Air Force
Earle Partridge
Air Defense Command
Continental Air Command
Partridge
Students Riot Against Stroessner Regime Crushed
Paraguay reports new student riots against President Alfredo Stroessner's regime erupted Saturday and were crushed by police. A government communique warned offenders would be arrested immediately. Exiled Liberal party figure Justo Prieto said about 40 students were injured, including five girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asunction
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Buenos Aires
Justo Prieto
Liberal Party
Athens Couple Ordered To Return Toddlers Custody To DPA
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that William J. and Elva Pettrey of Athens must surrender custody of a 14 month old boy back to the State Public Assistance Department. The decision said their adoption consent relied on a foster care agreement with the DPA and did not override the department’s prior custody provisions. In a separate unanimous ruling the court granted a new trial for Leonard Wiseman in a non support case in Boone County Circuit Court citing misinstruction on non support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Supreme Court
William J
Elva Pettrey
Athens
State Public Assistance Department
Pettreys
DPA
Bluefield
Appellate Court
Leonard Wiseman
Boone County
James B. Riley
Administration Plans New Bid For Foreign Aid
Secretary of State Dulles stated the administration will push a long range foreign aid bill in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He also said the U S government deduced Russia would cut military manpower, noting Khrushchev did not disclose this at London talks, while Stassen claimed Khrushchev hinted at the reduction. The exchange deepens confusion over whether the move signals peace or a strategic strengthening of Soviet power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
London
Khrushchev
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Roosevelt denies engagement rumors to Gladys Owens
Rep James Roosevelt of California rejects reports he has announced engagement to Gladys Irene Owens, his Washington office clerk. Inquiries are met with a crisp no comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Gladys Irene Owens
Washington
Stormy wedding for film pair in Florence ceremony
Anita Ekberg, famed Hollywood bachelor queen, wed British star Anthony Steel in a raucous Florence ceremony overseen by Mayor Giorgio La Pira. Police faced crowds as the rite was delayed three times until witnesses confirmed their hearing. The Swedish bride wore a white embroidered organza dress. Steel appeared in a black suit with a white carnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Anita Ekberg
Hollywood
Anthony Steel
Giorgio Laira
Menotti Riccioli
Steel
Soil Bank Compromise Reached in Farm Bill Talks
A Senate House committee reached a tentative compromise on a soil bank and farm bill to replace the catch-all measure Eisenhower vetoed on April 16. The accord, not yet approved by both chambers, centers on feed grains and price-support provisions with administration objections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Ellénder
Algerian Rebels Attack French Convoy Near Senous
Rebels ambush a French convoy 50 miles west of Senuf on the road to Constantine, killing three and wounding five. Officers among the dead. rebels flee after counterattack, 17 dead. French patrol near Moroccan border wounded. a Paris tribunal imposes death in absentia on a soldier accused of aiding rebels. Police arrest six Arabs for suspected terrorist cell ties in Temouchent as a large manhunt continues east of Algiers for the slain and missing reservists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Senuf
Constantine
Temouchent
Beckley Man Jailed on Bastardy Charge
Beckley resident Lewis Hale waived preliminary hearing and was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a 500 appearance bond after arraignment before Magistrate J P Meadows. Hale was arrested by city police and jailed at 9 45 a m. Action on a peace warrant against him is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hale
Beckley
Raleigh
Hale
J. P. Meadows
Lightning Strikes Davis and Elkins Science Hall Fire
A lightning bolt set the Davis and Elkins College Science Hall ablaze, forcing an evacuation with no student injuries. One firefighter was hospitalized for smoke inhalation as Elkins crews battled the roof and upper floors. The 1926 building appeared under control by 11 a.m., with insurers to assess damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Science Hall
Davis and Elkins College
David K. Allen
Beckley Parish to Build Eight-Room School After Big Drive
The Rev. Paul Helsley announced that a parish drive for St. Francis de Sales Church yielded pledges totaling 162,876 toward an eight-room parochial school in Beckley. Campaign, led by Lawson Associates, reported over 132,876 with an additional 30,000 pledges announced by the pastor, triggering immediate construction plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Paul Helsley
St. Francis de Sales Church
Father Helsley
St. Francis de Sales
Lawson Associates, Inc
Rockville Center
N. Y
Ray DePaulo
Charles Massinople
James C. Higgins
James Farris
John J. Pachuta
Francis Edwards
Lorenzo Torlone
Beckley and
Helsley
Withdrawn Lonely Children More Apt To be Delinquents
San Francisco more than four in ten school children avoid group activities says Herman G. Stark of the California Youth Authority. Three thousand PTA delegates heard experts probe causes of problem children and tour California demonstrations on healthier routines for youth. Robert Lee Sutherland challenged Evelyn Millis Duvall on survey findings about community participation and personal isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Herman G. Stark
California Youth Authority
Congress of Parents and Teachers Assn
Stark
California
PTA
Robert Lee Sutherland
University of Texas Foundation For
Austin
Evelyn Millis Duvall
Chicago
Filipino Claims Island Chain in South China Sea
Filipino explorer Tomas Cloma announced a private claim to a vast group of islands and reefs west of Palawan, naming 53 landforms and asserting rights based on discovery and occupation. He hopes Manila will sponsor the claim, while China’s embassy and officials react with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South China Sea
Manilap
China
Tomas Cloma
Philippine Maritime Institute Nautical School
Philippines
Cloma
Philippine
Palawan
National Geographic
Itu Aba
Garcia
Home Office
Spratly Islands
France
Kwangtung
Spratly
Japan
Spratlys
Spratly Island
SRC Opens Bids on Eight West Virginia Projects
The Road Commission opened bids on eight projects totaling about 2.5 million dollars with six resurfacing tasks. The largest project is an eight-span overhead bridge at Monitor Junction on U.S. 119 costing nearly 500 thousand dollars to ease a Logan County bottleneck. Road Commissioner Burl A. Ganyers noted the bottleneck at 119 and W.Va. 65 into Holden. A two-mile South Side expressway in Charleston is planned at about 2.6 million dollars. paving bids are due next year. Also bid were resurfacing jobs on U. S. 19 in Braxton County, W.Va. 18 in Doddridge, U.S. 50 in Grant, U.S. 250 in Pocahontas, W.Va. 16 in Ritchie, and W. Va. 20 in Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Road Commission
Monitor Junction
U. S. 119
Logan County
Burl A. Ganyers
W.va
Holden
Island Creek
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Logan
SRC
Dingess Street
Patrick Street
South Side
Braxton County
Bulltown
Lewis County
Doddridge
Market
Town Camp
Grant
Mount Storm
Mineral County
Pocahontas
Randolph County
Thornwood
Ritchie
W. Va
Calhoun County
Webster
Webster Springs
Grassy Creek
Queen Elizabeth May Be Guest of Soviet
London newspapers speculated that an exchange of letters between Queen Elizabeth II and Soviet President Voroshilov could lead to an invitation for the Queen to visit Moscow. Mos cow radio broadcast the texts, suggesting discreet talks might occur while no formal invitation has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
London
Elizabeth II
Klementi Voroshilov
Moscow
Russia
Elizabeth
Voroshilov
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Mos
Cow Radio
Daily Mail
The
Daily Sketch
Duke of Edinburgh
Soviet Union
Beckley Skies Bright Sky Times and Lunar Phases
The Sun sets at 7 34 p m and rises at 5 09 a m Wednesday The Moon rises at 5 57 p m and sets 4 19 a m Wednesday A full Moon occurs Thursday Jupiter is high in the southwest at sunset and completes an orbit around the Sun every 12 years The planet is more than three times as large as Neptune
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Jupiter
Neptune
Measles Delays Airlift of Korean American Orphans
Tokyo reports a measles outbreak delaying the airlift of 16 Korean American orphans to the United States. One girl ill and two probable cases prompt 21 day isolation ordered by two U S doctors. Orphans, children of American servicemen and Korean girls, arrived from Seoul. World Vision sponsors mass adoptions and supports 101 orphanages in South Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
U.S
Seoul
World Vision, Inc
South Korea
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Temperatures
Considerable cloudiness and warmer temperatures with scattered showers tonight and Wednesday. Cooler Wednesday afternoon, then cooling into Thursday and Friday with a warmer weekend. Total precipitation around 2.6 inches for the period. Normal highs: 64 in the north, 65 in the south. Beckley and Oak Hill observed highs near 79 with low readings around 7 the previous night. River stages at Bellepoint listed as Greenbrier and New with Bluestone Reservoir at normal, clear.
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West Virginia
South
Segae A. Swallness
Ste Tudebas
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New
Bluestone
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Stroessner
Ste
ST. Francis Sales School
Soil Bank
Beckleyan
Davis and Elkins
Sutherland
Foreign Office
Carlos P. Garcia
Beckley Skies
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