Improvements to Penitentiary Sought by Board of Control
The State Board of Control seeks 581000 for capital improvements at the State Penitentiary in Moundsville. Plans include a new 640 bed cell block 150000 for completion and 80000 to install 100 maximum security cells. The request also covers sewer reconstruction 65250 boiler 15000 generator 100000 gymnasium funds and fireproofing measures.
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Charleston
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Moundsville
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State Board Offers Romney Hospital Site Donation
The State Board of Education backs donating a five acre site at Romney Hampshire County for a 720000 general hospital, pending legal checks with Governor Marland and Attorney General Fox. The plan envisions the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind property, with local support including a 40 bed hospital proposal tied to Hill Burton aid. The board also discussed sewer repair issues at Institute related to West Virginia State College and other campus matters.
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Romney
Hampshire County
Marland
John G. Fox
West Virginia Schools For the
Union Carbide and Carbon Corp
Guatemalan Official To Visit Eisenhower
President Eisenhower arranged a welcome for Guatemala's Carlos Castillo Armas as his final official visit before leaving Fitzsimons Army Hospital Friday. Armas travels with Herbert Hoover Jr. for a 30 minute conference in Denver before heading to Houston for a speech. The talks are expected to cover mutual concerns amid Armas' anti Communist government rise as Eisenhower, in frail health, plans two brief public remarks and a Gettysburg farm return next week.
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Fitzsimons Army Hospital
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St. Louis
Carlos Castillo Armas
Herbert Hoover Jr
Washington
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Coal Firm Seeks To Recover Loan From Maude-A-Lene Co
The Jwe, McCall Coal Co. sues Maude-A-Lene Coal Co. in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 3500 dollars claiming a loan advanced over time totaling 2784.57 with interest. The suit was filed Tuesday and names Maude-A-Lene as defendant.
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State Laundries Warned of Need For State Permit
West Virginia Labor Commissioner warns laundries offering pillow renovation that it falls under the bedding law. The 1953 act requires a sterilization permit, dept approval, $25 initial fee, $10 annual renewals, and a state stamp on each renovated item with filling type, new or second-hand status, permit number, and other details.
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Charleston
Charles Sattler
West Virginia
Sattler
Labor Department
Gunman May Have Fired Second Shot to Conceal Identity
Authorities investigate a Wyoming County man found dead on Sunny Green Mountain after a hunting trip. Craft, 39, was shot twice with a shotgun, first possibly accidental, second to conceal identity. Wallet found down hill. he left a loaded single shot shotgun uphill and facedown body suggests a forward fall. Funeral arrangements underway.
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Robertson and Foglesong
Woodrow Craft
Williamson Branch
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Avery Dixon
Pineville
Herbert Miller
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Miller
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West accuses Russia of seeking Sovietization of Germany
Western leaders denounce Soviet plans to divide or dominate Germany as Dulles, Macmillan, and Pinay meet in Geneva to coordinate a tough response to Molotov. Brennano cautions a break with the Big Four if no progress, while public opinion in Germany edges toward reunification with Western backing.
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Time Running Out on Bonus For State Vets
West Virginia veterans must postmark applications by December 31 to receive the WWI and WWII bonus. The program, extended twice since 1952, offers up to 300 dollars for domestic service and 400 dollars for overseas service. 242,957 beneficiaries have already been paid totaling over 66 million dollars.
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Veterans Affairs Department
Moran
West Virginia
West
Five Children Die In Kentucky Home Fire
Hazard Kentucky reports five children aged four to fourteen died when a house burned before midnight. The victims were Ellen Kay Begley fourteen Phyllis Begley nine Susan Begley seven Yvonne Ritchie six and Vicki Ritchie four. Neighbors raising alarm could not reach those inside as firemen battled flames hindered by low water pressure believed caused by a heating stove.
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Phyllis Begley
Susan Begley
Yvonne Ritchie
Vicki Ritchie
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Political Leaders Clash Over National Significance
In contrasting statements, Democratic Chairman Paul M. Butler argues the recent off year elections show a three year Democratic trend with national significance, while Republican Chairman Leonard W. Hall says the results have no national significance and should not be read as a national trend.
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Paul M. Butler
Leonard W. Hall
Negotiations Continue as Strike Looms Over Telephone Wages
In Charleston, CIO Communications Workers of America and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co officials, with a federal mediator, pressed talks to avert a statewide strike as a midnight contract deadline nears. Four thousand fifty seven CWA members across nine locals face possible walkout after rejection of a wage offer.
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Martinsburg
Bluefield
Oscar L. Davis
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Juveniles Held For Break In At Corbitt McKinney Store
Four Princewick youths aged 13 to 16 were arrested Tuesday afternoon on breaking and entering charges. Judge Harry L. McCreery said deputies recovered most loot including cigarettes candy shotgun shells lighter fluid tobacco. Three youths remain in Raleigh County Jail pending hearings while one is with parents.
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Legion Leaders Asks For Display of Flags
William H. Brown commander of Raleigh County American Legion Post 32 urges all citizens to fly the flag on Veterans Day. He notes no public events have been planned for the holiday formerly known as Armistice Day.
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Bradley Man Killed in Mine
George Beckingham, 55, of Bradley, was killed instantly at 9 a.m. today in Stamford No. 2 Mine owned by New River Co. About 10 tons of coal fell. He worked 16 years for the company. Survived by wife Catherine, seven children, a sister in Detroit, and eight grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Welch Woman Missing With Eight Month Old Baby
State police seek Mary Jane Hassen 26 and her infant son, last seen at home last Friday. Husband Joseph Hassen Jr. says she appeared in good spirits but has been emotionally unsettled since a major operation 18 months ago. A Detroit flight reservation was made under Mrs. S Garst. description notes 5-4, 121 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes, wearing white coat, beige skirt, black suede shoes.
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Accused Cannot Post Bond in Grand Larceny Case
Elige Green of Dry Branch was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in lieu of a $2,500 bond after waiving to the Grand Jury on a grand larceny charge. He was arraigned before Magistrate J. P. Meadows and charged with stealing $100 worth of copper wire from Rowland Land Co. in Birchton. He was arrested and lodged in the county jail at 12:15 p.m. Monday by sheriff's deputies.
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Democrats Gain Off-Year Wins Across States and Cities
The Associated Press reports Democrats scored key off-year victories, winning Kentucky governor A. B. Chandler in a landslide and sweeping Philadelphia mayor and many city posts in Pennsylvania while gaining mayoralties in Indiana, Connecticut, and other locales. Republicans had mixed results with notable losses in several cities.
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Raymond E. Snyder
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A-Bomb Carrier Explodes in Air
A sleek B47 bomber considered among the nations best exploded in the air near Marlin Texas last night. Rescue teams searched for survivors or bodies while Biggs Air Force Base officials refused to confirm the plane belonged to them. The 200000 pound craft with a 116 foot wingspan carried a crew of three and no bodies or wreckage were found at dawn.
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Mrs Pegler Dies Following Attack in Rome
Mrs. Westbrook Pegler aged 61, wife of American columnist Charles Pegler, died in Rome after a heart attack. A Memphis native and noted journalist who worked for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and the New York Daily News, she covered major stories including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Funeral arrangements were not yet finalized and will be held in the United States.
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Moscow
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New York Daily News
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Two Face Arraignment On Murder Indictments
Arraignments were set here for Della Mae Beavers and William Henry England both Barbour County residents facing separate murder charges. Beavers 19 allegedly killed her brother Louis Béavers 23 with a gun her changing story cited cancer and later self defense. England 35 charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of his wife and their 16 month old son.
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