Heavy Turnout in Beckley as Snow Stirs City Vote
Voters flocked to Beckley polls in a heavy turnout before a snowstorm, with Democrats leading among precincts but split tickets common. Early tallies show Tom Sweeney ahead of M M Neely for Senate, Byrd over Withrow, Nuckols close to Foster, Knapp leading Maxwell, Farmer near Kessinger, and a constitutional amendment favored two to one. Johnstown Road precinct cast 200 ballots by noon across 11 precincts including Lincoln and City Hall.
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Beckley
Raleigh
U.S. Senate
Tom Sweeney
U. S
M. M. Neely
Robert C. Byrd
Pat Withrow
Senate
Jack Nuckols
Robert Foster
Norman Knapp
J. W. Maxwell
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Maxwell
H. G. Farmer
Ted Kessinger
Farmer
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Johnstown Road
Lincoln
Court House
Woodrow Wilson
Institute
Stratton
Harper Road
South Oakwood
Whitestick
City Hall
N. Kanawha St
Nation Votes as Heavy Ballots Reported in Early Morn
Washington and New York observers noted heavy early turnout for Congress amid unclear influence from last minute campaigns by Eisenhower Stevenson and others. Early checks showed 9 am turnout around 15 percent in Manhattan and the Bronx, lighter in Brooklyn, with Maryland Virginia suburbs reporting extremely heavy voting and Prince Georges County noting over 200 votes in the first hour from about 3,000 registered.
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Washington
America
Congress
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Maryland
Virginia
Potomac
Joel T. Broyhill
John C. Webb
Prince Georges County
District of Columbia
West Virginia Weather Ample Snow and Cold Across State
Snow this afternoon accumulates 3 to 6 inches then flurries and colder tonight with lows 20s. Wednesday brings clouds and windy cold with more snow flurries. Temperatures through Sunday run 8 to 12 degrees below normal. Snow tonight and tomorrow, with a 0.25 to 0.75 inch rainfall weekend. Normal highs are 47 in the south and 46 in the north.
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West Virginia
Beckley
No-Foe Victory Celebrated by Batista Aides
In Havana Maj Gen Fulgencio Batista and aides hailed a decisive win as official counts showed Batista far ahead of ex-President Ramon Grau San Martin. Grau had withdrawn Sunday night and urged a boycott. early returns came from 647 of 8,000 sites with army headquarters tallying a broader lead.
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Quitting
Censorship Ends in Korea and Japan
U S Army press censorship in Korea and Japan ended today marking a shift toward broader information release. The move affects wartime reporting channels and access to battlefield news as officials assess new guidelines for media coverage.
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U.S. Army
Korea
Japan
Second straight day of Communist air raids on Tachens
In Formosa near the Tachens Nationalist held Yikiang shan and Toumen islands were struck in an afternoon air attack marking the second consecutive day of Red bombing. The Tachens area, protected by the U S seventh fleet, has seen intensified exchanges as observers note the Reds use assault planes for the first time in the long civil war.
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Toumen
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Tachen
Trick-Treat Murder Arrest Made Today
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Sgt James A Blair said Harry Gossard 39 a former merchant marine seaman engineer will be charged with murder in the Halloween trick or treat slaying of 6 year old Karen Mauk. Gossard was held on suspicion and arrested near East Taylor Two after leaving Philadelphia. The coroner ruled death by suffocation with bruising but no criminal assault.
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James A. Blair
Pennsylvania State Police
Merchant Marine
Karen Mauk
Harry Gossard
Blair
Conemaugh
Widesread
Gossard
Little Karen
East Taylor Two
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Co
Maritime
Karen
Mark
Missing Egeria Girls Feared Lost in Snowbound Woods
Two six and eight year old girls from Egeria Elementary School remain missing after being dismissed Monday. Deputies state they likely wandered into the snow covered woods near Devil's Fork as state police and Mercer County Conservation officers join local search amid overnight cold and ongoing daylight checks.
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Agee
Mason Fagley
John Ward
Beckley
Princeton
Conservation Commission
Mercer County
Demand probe over GOP stunt fakery in radio ad
In Vienna and Washington officials denounce a Republican radio spot as fake fakery aiming to depict Moscow pressuring GOP candidates. Democratic chair Stephen Mitchell demands congressional and FCC probes and considers legal action against stations for airing the allegedly false recording.
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Stephen A. Mitchell
Moscow
Mitchell
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
GOP
House
GOP House
Senate
Golfer George von Elm's Wife Mary Die in Suspected Suicide
LOS ANGELES reported the death of Mrs Mary von Elm 46 wife of golfer George von Elm who beat Bobby Jones for the 1926 amateur title. Coroner's office listed death by own action with no inquest planned.
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Los Angeles
Mary von Elm
George von Elm
Bobby Jones
Earth Shocks Logged by Fordham Seismograph
Early today Fordham University seismograph in New York recorded two very strong shocks about 10 000 miles away in the Dutch East Indies at 3 43 53 and 3 47 14 a m EST A minor quake 2400 miles away in an indeterminate direction was logged yesterday with two shocks at 4 02 13 and 4 07 51 p m EST.
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Dutch East Indies
Fordham University
Nation's First Vote Favors Demos in Hart's Location
In Hart's Location New Hampshire the first national election returns show Democrats leading Republicans 6 to 4. Voters cast ballots after midnight with all 10 registered residents voting. Governor John Shaw led D with 6 to 4 for Lane Dwinell R. Morin D led Bridges R for Senate. Betley D led Norris Cotton R for Senate unexpired term.
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N. H
New Hampshire
John Shaw
Lane Dwinell
U. S. Senate
Gerald L. Morin
Sen. Bridges
Sen
Tobey
Stanley J. Betley
Rep
Norris Cotton
Narcotics Stolen In Huntington
Huntington police report a south side pharmacy owned by Cabell County Sheriff H D Humphreys was robbed of narcotics and assorted personal items last night. Detective Chief Herman A Frazier called it the most serious burglary in his bureau since a recent wave of break ins. Quantities and values withheld.
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South Side
Cabell County
H. D. Humphreys
Herman A. Frazier
Wilson Robinson
Frazier
Mothers Decide Doctors Right
In London two mothers confirm a hospital mix up their two baby boys five weeks earlier. Vera Bowers and Sheila Read agree to permanent the 24 hour swap, planning a joint christening where Baby John will become Kenneth and Baby Kenneth will become John.
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London
Vera Bowers
Sheila Read
Sheila
Mrs. Bowers
Mrs. Read
John
Ex Elephant Boy Wins Insurance Case in L A
A Los Angeles jury ruled for Sabu Dastagir former elephant boy of film against two insurers seeking $29 081 refund from a 1950 house fire payout. Sabu 29 denied conspiring to set the blaze. He and wife Marilyn testified they were not home at the time of the fire.
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Los Angeles
Sabu Dastagir
Sabu
Marilyn
Turnpike Bus Case To Continue Nov. 25
Charleston The Public Service Commission kept open a hearing on Consolidated Bus Lines Inc. to operate three daily round trips on the West Virginia Turnpike from Bluefield to Charleston. Testimony paused with resumption planned Nov. 23 when Atlantic Greyhound Corp. may present its case in opposition.
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Public Service Commission
Consolidated Bus Lines Inc
West Virginia Turnpike
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Consolidated
Bluefield
Princeton
Atlantic Greyhound
Princeton-Beckley
Weather Not Major Factor in Morning West Virginia Vote
Brisk early turnout reported in Beckley Bluefield and Wheeling while Clarksburg lagged due to party workers. In Wheeling 299 early ballots split 159 Republicans 140 Democrats showing stronger than last off year. Bluefield precincts logged 20 to 25 votes amid hopeful Mercer County turnout 40 to 50 percent. Weather generally not decisive with sun in some areas and snow flurries elsewhere.
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Beckley
Bluefield
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Tom Sweeney
U.S. Senate
Park View
Mercer County
Huntington
Panhandle
Ohio
Bridgeport
Mystery linked to girl’s death in Logan County
Logan police investigate the death of 22 year old Arlene Manning whose semi clothed body was found near her parents’ home in Davin. An autopsy cited brain hemorrhage as the cause, with marks suggesting possible dragging. State Police and a Logan General Hospital doctor described the scene and family mourns.
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Davin
E. H. Starcher
Logan General Hospital
Arlene Menning
McNeely
Man
Miss Manning
Manning
Bryson Manning
Child in Coma After Heart Stops During Tonsillectomy
Sidney Estep Jr., a 3 year old of Huntington, remained in a coma after his heart stopped for three minutes during a tonsillectomy last Thursday. Doctors expect about two weeks to determine survival chances. His family says he has not regained consciousness since surgery. During the incident his heart stopped and was massaged until it resumed beating.
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Huntington
Sidney Estep Jr
Sidney Estep
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