Business Must Aid Schools Says Druggists Chief
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS W Va A business executive appealed to druggists and businessmen to help schools teach real world economics. Joseph P Spang Jr chairman of Gillette Co urged teaching the teacher's viewpoint while explaining the necessity of profits. He cited a Chamber of Commerce survey noting high school seniors misjudge profit norms and the economy. The discussion came at the 81st annual meeting of the National Wholesale Druggists Assn with over 1100 delegates. In Pineville W Va a 15 year old was indicted for murder in the shotgun slaying of his father last Aug 29. James Albert Hart of Ravencliff faces trial December 6.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Joseph P. Spang Jr
Gillette Co
National Wholesale Druggists Assn
Spang
Busines WS. Chamber of Commerce
Pineville
W.va
Wyoming County Grand
James Albert Hart
Ravencliff
Singer Mario Lanza’s Wife Betty Hospitalized
Betty Lanza, wife of singer Mario Lanza, is recovering from bronchitis and a slight fever at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Doctors report her condition is not serious after she was admitted yesterday.
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Mario Lanza
Betty
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Christmas savings boost eyed in Beckley banks
Pockets and purses of Beckley shoppers will jingle with more spending money this year than last as reports from local banks show several hundred residents who tucked away savings in the three banks during the season.
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Beckley
May Gain New Aluminum Plant Potential Sites Narrowed
Olin Mathieson Chemical plans a multi million dollar primary aluminum plant in the tri state area around southeast Ohio West Virginia or eastern Kentucky. Foster says a definite site will be chosen within 30 days with Cresap W Va among options. Partners include Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal and American Gas & Electric. ORDC certificate of necessity enables tax writeoffs.
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New York
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Tri-State
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
W. G. Foster
Foster
Olin
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
American Gas
American Gas & Electric
Journal American
Olin Mathieson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Philip Sporn
American Gas and Electric Co
Molotov Returns To Big Four Meet
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov flew back to the Big Four talks in Geneva after talks in Moscow. Western leaders interpret his remark about bringing better baggage as a sign of softened Soviet opposition to Germany's early unification. US officials also speculate he may shape a friendlier stance on reciprocal aerial inspection while renewing the demand for swift outlawing of atomic weapons.
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V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Southerners Foresee End of Public Parks
The Associated Press reports Southern leaders fear the Supreme Court ruling banning racial segregation in publicly funded sites could end most public golf courses, playgrounds and pools in the South. Reactions vary by region with deep South opposition and border-state caution. Officials in Atlanta weighed private sale options. others foresee gradual adjustments.
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Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
South
High Court
Deep South
Tra
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Atlanta
H. M. Holmes
Cold and Windy Weather Across Nation With Snow
It was cold and windy with some snow from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast. Snow fell in parts of western Texas with Lubbock reporting one inch. Temperatures remain below normal for the next five days. light precipitation expected Thursday and Sunday.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Texas
Lubbock
West Virginia
Oklahoma Panhandle
Marfa
Midwest
Lower
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Plains
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Teen Town Directors Will Meet Tonight
Notices have been sent urging all Teen Town directors to attend a meeting at 8 45 p m today in the Raleigh County Courtroom.
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Teen Town
Raleigh
Rebirth of Honesty Asked by Underwood
Wheeling report: Minority Leader Cecil H. Underwood urged a “rebirth of honesty in government” as the cure for West Virginia’s woes. Speaking to the Ohio County Republican Women’s Club he argued the statehouse mess has shifted thousands of independents toward the GOP and urged a united 1956 campaign with an affirmative program to win over more Democrats.
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Cecil H. Underwood
House of Delegates
Sistersville
Ohio County Republican Women's Club
Statehouse
Two Murder Indictments Returned in Barbour County
PHILIPPI West Virginia two Barbour County residents faced murder indictments from a Circuit Court grand jury. Ella Mae Beavers 19 Kasson told authorities she shot and killed her brother Louis Beavers 23 claiming cancer suffering. William Henry England 35 Sand Fork named in two indictments for murder in the shotgun slaying of his wife and 16 month old son at their rural home on October 7. England is jailed in Grafton at Taylor County jail.
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Philippi
W.va
Barbour County
Ella Mae Beavers
Kasson
Louis Beavers
William Henry England
Sand Fork
England
Taylor County
Grafton
Nation to Hear President Friday
President Eisenhower will address the nation on TV and radio Friday as he leaves Fitzsimons Army Hospital and again upon arriving in Washington. He will speak from Lowry Air Force Base before boarding Columbine III, then again at National Airport. He will rest at the White House this weekend before a Gettysburg recovery period.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Lowry Air Force Base
Columbine III
Military Air Transport Terminal
National Airport
White House
Capital
Gettysburg
Two Men Arrested In Raleigh County Jail Booking
Two men were jailed Monday evening in Raleigh County Jail on multiple charges. Tommy C Worles listed as unknown address was held for desertion from his Army installation. John Wells Lester was jailed at 7:45 p.m. on a charge of assault by sheriff deputies.
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Raleigh
Tommy C. Worles
John Wells
Lester
Sheriff's
Council A Report On Municipalities Meeting In Charleston
City Attorney W A Thornhill III will present a report on the League of Municipalities at the City Council meeting tonight. The annual meeting in Charleston is set for Saturday.
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League of Municipalities
Charleston
W. A. Thornhill III
Doctor's Estate Appraisal Filed in Cabell County
An appraisal filed in Cabell County Court fixes the estate of Dr. Holmes Fielding Troutman, a former Logan physician, at $312,992.24. Dr Troutman died on August 16. Most of the estate consists of stocks.
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Huntington
Cabell County
Holmes Fielding Troutman
Logan
Troutman
Sixty?teen children killed in Korean plane crash at school
A South Korean fighter plane on its first solo flight crashed into a crowded elementary school near Taegu, killing the pilot and sixteen children while injuring twelve others. The F51 Mustang struck Kyang-Ju area as the crewman died in the impact.
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Seoul
Taegu
Kyang-Ju
Courthouse Offices To Mark Veterans Day
Raleigh County Courthouse offices will be closed all day Friday for Veterans Day. County Clerk Harry E. Anderson announced the holiday closing and said other offices generally follow suit.
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Raleigh County
Harry E. Anderson
Kidnaping Weighed By Mississippi Jury
In Greenwood Mississippi an all white grand jury weighs kidnapping charges against Roy Bryant and John W Milam in the Emmett Till case The 64 year old Mose Wright and 18 year old Willie Reed testified about the kidnapping and flight to Chicago The grand jury decision could indict under a statute with potential death penalty or 10 year maximum sentence Bryant and Milam remain free on bond awaiting possible trial in Mississippi courts
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Chicago
Emmett Til
Mose Wright
Willie Reed
Mississippi
Leflore County Grand Jury
Roy Bryant
John W. Milam
Bryant
Milam
Dist
Atty
Stanny Sanders
Tallahatchie County
Till
Job Interviews Draw Large Crowds at Beckley Memorial Hospital
State Police report heavy traffic around Beckley Memorial Hospital on Stamford Road Raleigh and nearby counties as applicants flocked to interviews for positions. Officers assigned to maintain order and steady traffic after officials at the United Mine Workers of America hospital began interviewing applicants Monday.
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Raleigh
New Beckley Memorial Hospital
Stamford Road
New
United Mine Workers of America Hospital
Senators Hear Call to Break Up GM as Size Debate Rages
Washington businessman and author T. K. Quinn told the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee that General Motors is entirely too big and threatens other firms and free American institutions. He urged a maximum free enterprise bill to limit oversized corporations and possibly force breakups. Quinn, once a vice president at General Electric, runs two small firms in New York and is author of Giant Business Threat to Democracy. The hearings aim to understand how GM grew so large and whether it exerts undue pressure on dealers and suppliers.
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Washinton
T. K. Quinn
General Motors
Quinn
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
General Electric Corp
T. K. Quinn Co
Monitor Equipment Corp
New York
Monster Business
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
District 4 Reports Two Forest Fires Today
Two new forest fires were reported to the District 4 Forestry Division today. One fire on Eccles Road was reported by the Beckley Fire Department, shortly before noon. The second fire occurred in McDowell County near Meat House Branch. Extent and damage are not yet estimated.
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District 4 Forestry Division
Eccles Road
Prosperity
Beckley
McDowell County
Meat House Branch
Israel backs Hammarskjold plan for Negev Sinai ceasefire
A foreign ministry spokesman announced Israel fully complies with the UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold's proposal to restore a lasting ceasefire on the Negev Sinai frontier.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Foreign Ministry
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Negev- Sinai
Why coal production climbs in 1955 amid good times and exports
Bituminous coal production in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky shows a sharp rise in the first three quarters of 1955 versus 1954. Exports abroad and higher utility demand are blamed, with strong gains in Hampton Roads and Tidewater loadings.
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Bluefield
U. S. Dept. of Interior
U. S
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Austria
Belgium
England
Germany
Italy
Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginian
National Coal Assny
Telephone Talks Continue Today
In Charleston, Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. negotiators and CIO Communications Workers of America union officials plan to resume talks at 11:30 a.m. with federal mediator Joseph C. Wright presiding. The contract for about 4,500 West Virginia employees expires at midnight Wednesday as wage demands of $4 to $6 per week are weighed against a company proposal of $1.50 to $3.50.
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Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Joseph C. Wright
CIO Communications Workers of America
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