Owners Track Stolen Cars In Rhode ll Area
Rhode ll area car owners act as amateur sleuths after night thefts. Ace Pannell spots his car with a horn call and alerts State Police after seeing suspects near the vehicle. His car later found blocking traffic at Tommy Creek Hollow. gas low, no damage noted. A teenage threat alarm followed. A second car stolen from Rhodell, a 1961 two tone tar, shows radio aerial damaged and trunk lock broken. interior intact. Edgar Cook Jr.’s car, stolen Wednesday night, located abandoned on State Route 16 and wired ignition. towed and reclaimed.
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Rhodell
RIS
Ace Pannell
East Gulf
Pannell
Tommy Creek Hollow
Fliger Harris
Mead
Edgar Cook Jr
Helen
Iroquois
Mulens
Wendell W. Cook
Raleigh
Mullens
Cook
Stover Sought to Fill Justice of the Peace Vacancy
The Clear Fork District Justice of the Peace post, vacant since Everett Stover resigned effective Nov 1, becomes a Republican contest. Truman Sayre backs Prince Stover. Pearl Stover and Burnley Williams support Sheldon Stover. Harley Williams applied. the court will favor a district mass meeting nominee before Dec 8 and votes-precinct changes were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Stover
Clear Fork
Truman Sayre
Raleigh County
Prince Stover
Pearl Stover
Burnley Williams
Sheldon Stover
Harley Williams
Sayre
NR Committee To Hear Johnson
Carl T. Johnson former Conservation Commissioner Director will return from Washington Monday to testify before the joint House Senate Natural Resources Committee. The panel will study all phases of conservation and whether the Conservation Commission and allied agencies should join a new Department of Natural Resources. Findings go to the 1961 Legislature and the governor. The committee meets Monday at 10 a.m. in the Senate Judiciary Room with department heads at 1 30 p.m. An afternoon session is planned and a Tuesday meeting will review work and plan future sessions.
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Carl T. Johnson
West Virginia
Washington
Joint
House
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Johnson
The
Conservation Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Senate
Capitol
Explosion Kills Ex Countian Mrs Homer Gamble
Ex Countian Mrs Homer Gamble 35 formerly of Crab Orchard was killed instantly when an explosion and fire wrecked the family home near Davy McDowell County Early today. Her husband and two young sons escaped unharmed as the living room oil heater blast sparked the blaze. Fire chief Elmer DeHart suspects the heater caused the explosion after Mrs Gamble sat alone watching TV while the house burned quickly. Neighbors reported the blast could be heard about a half mile away.
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Homer Gamble
Crab Orchard
Davy
McDowell County
Letha Harvey
Nore
Elmer DeHart
DeHart
Elderly Woman Uses Utility Pole as Back Scratcher
An elderly heavyset woman pauses to scratch her back on a utility pole as she continues her walk along Prince Street.
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Prince Street
Fine Check Bounces Cotton Back In Jail
Calvin Cotton is jailed again after a bounced check he didn t write paid his old fine. Police say Cotton was arrested at 10 27 p m on a capits pro fine charge. In a prior release an unknown woman paid his fine with a bad check. Also arrested for the same charge Thursday at 10 45 p m was Andrew Garland 48 Beckley.
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Calvin Cotton
Raleigh County
Cotton
Andrew Garland
Beckley
Williams Placed On Probation
Ernest R. Williams who pled not guilty to embezzling 25000 was placed on four years probation after a sentence of one to 10 years in the state penitentiary by Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L McCreery. Williams must make full restitution to Allen Creek Coal Co. per the judge and counsel J Q Hutchinson objected but the judge enforced the condition.
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Ernest R. Williams
State
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Allen Creek Coal Co
Ernest
Ernest Eugene Underwood
J. Q. Hutchinson
McCreery
Williams
Hutchinson
Dilemma in Pat Kennedy California Bid Sparks Debate
Pulitzer winner Relman Morin reports Kennedy’s California swing yields political gold but creates a dilemma. California leaders like Gov. Pat Brown back him yet question if he can beat Brown. Kennedy says he would be reluctant to enter the June primary despite strong praise from supporters.
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Relman Morin
Associated Press
California
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Belman Morin
LOS Angeles
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Brown
Kennedy
Ken
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Pyrrhus
Raleigh Bar Honors Grover Trail in Memorial Resolution
The Raleigh County Bar Association met in the Circuit Court Room and adopted a resolution for Grover C. Trail who died Thursday. The committee including John Q. Hutchinson and Judges McCreery and Riffe prepared the tribute, to be entered in bar records and sent to Trail’s family. Members will attend his funeral in a body at 1:40 p.m. Saturday.
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Raleigh County Bar Association
Circuit Court Room
Grover C. Trail
John Q. Hutchinson
Harry L. McCreery
W. A. Riffe
Raleigh County
Trail
Bar Association
Parole Release Approved for Henry Cook at Raleigh County Jail
Henry Fred Cook of Glen Daniel was released from Raleigh County Jail today by order of Criminal Court Judge Harry L. McCreery. The release, signed by Parole Officer Robert Dean, reinstates Cook on parole after a violation charge.
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Henry Fred Cook
Glen Daniel
Raleigh County
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Robert Dean
BPW approves streamlining of compensation commission
Charleston AP The Workmen s Compensation Commission will streamline operations to speed injury claim processing. The three person Medical Advisory Board will be abolished and an assistant medical director appointed. The new director will be paid 7200 annually, less than the combined 7800 for the board.
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BPW
of Compensation Commission
Charleston
Workmen's Compensation Commission
Board of Public Works
Three Man Medical Advisory Board
Charles N. Straughan
Straughan
Medical Advisory Board
TV Industry Urged to Fix Its Own Quiz Show ills
CBS chief Dr. Frank Stanton told a House subcommittee that the broadcasting industry must correct its own ills from quiz show scandals. He said legislation is not a cure-all and CBS banned big money quiz shows while considering further steps. Kintner of NBC defended limited law despite admitting quiz frauds and urged strong penalties and self-policing.
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Washington
Frank Stanton
Columbia Broadcasting System
House
Stanton
CBS
Robert E. Kintner
National Broadcasting Co
CPS
Subcommittee
Kintner
Walter Rogers
Tex
Rogers
John B. Bennett
Rmich
Oren Harris
D-Ark
NBC
FBI
New York
Attorny
Charles van Doren
Eisenhower blamed for war delays amid golf claim
White House officials rebut the memoir charge that Eisenhower was detached from war leadership during the Battle of the Bulge. Other notes say his Europe HQs sat on ruined courses and Rheims’ course was unplayable.
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Europe
James C. Hagerty
White House
Viscount Alanbrook
Eisenhower
Rheims
Homeless girl posing as boy revealed in Colorado case
Barbara Ann Malpass from Glenmont New York, 20, lived as Charles Richard Williams a 16 year old Wyoming youth and was jailed in Jefferson County on August 2. Officers say she escaped custody with a convincing disguise and now faces questions about burglaries. Sheriff Wermuth calls her a talented artist and expects possible psychiatric help. Barbara remains with the Teague family.
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Barbara Ann Malpass
Glenmont
N. Y
Charles Richard Williams
Shoshone
Wyo
Jefferson County
Boys Town
Neb
Lew Hawley
Sam Teague
Barbara
Art Wermuth
Wermuth
Driver Confesses Moonshine Ownership After Arrest
Four men in a car with three quarters of a gallon of moonshine were arrested on South Fayette Street at 11:20 p.m. Thursday. Initially none claimed the moonshine. later the driver Allen E. Hughes admitted ownership. Hughes, 19, Pemberton, faced possession and license charges. three companions William S. Waddy, 28, Beckley, Roman Phillips, 20, Beckley, and Cornelius Deacon Jones, 19, All, were charged with drunkenness. Bond posted. released today.
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South Fayette Steet
Allen E. Hughes
Pemberton
Hughes
Beckley
William S. Waddy
Roman Phillips
Cornelius
Deacon”’ Jones
Justice Dept Reopens Mississippi Lynching Case
The Justice Department will seek federal court action against the lynchers of 23 year old Lum berton Negro Parker after a Mississippi grand jury did not act. Acting Attorney General Lawrence E Walsh announced the move and directed U S attorneys to pursue possible indictments under kidnapping or civil rights laws. The FBI had found no cross state line violation, and the 378 page report identifying suspects was not acted on by the local grand jury.
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Washington
Justice Department
Mack Charles Parker
Lawrence E. Walsh
U.S
Jackson
Miss
Parker
Lumberton
Mississippi
Sebe Dale
Pearl River
Department
FBI
Boy Killer Committed
16 year old Dean Smith convicted of the hatchet slaying of his mother in June 1958 was committed to Huntington State Hospital by the Marshall County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Dean Smith
Huntington State Hospital
Marshall County
Snow Storm Diminishes as It Moves East
The season's coldest weather and heavy snow eased as the storm shifts eastward. Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan endured the worst with up to 15 inches in Marquette and near a foot in Wausau. seven deaths were blamed on traffic accidents.
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Associated Press
Middle Gulf
Texas
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Marquette
Mich
Lake Superior
Wausau
Wis
Weather Man predicts cold spell with snow soon
Sherwood Glutz warns the Weather Man has forecast a harsh cold spell and snow for the area, claiming recent predictions misled citizens. He notes current warm and wet conditions and cautions residents to brace for colder weather ahead.
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Paul Ziffren
University of California At Los Angeles
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Dallas
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