Eisenhower Returns to Gettysburg Home Office
President Eisenhower eased back into daily duties in Gettysburg Pa using his country home as an office. He planned a mid afternoon meeting with Sherman Adams and will meet Secretary Weeks tomorrow. The town welcomed him with White House staff, reporters, and new uniformed police at the post office door.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Denver
White House
James C. Hagerty
Air Force
Army
Signal Corps
Harriman Declines to Campaign for Democratic Nomination
Albany New York Governor Harriman said on a radio network program he would not work for the Democratic presidential nomination. He stressed no one would be offered the nomination, and hinted he might be willing to accept it despite remarks. The governor marked his 64th birthday that day.
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Albany
N. Y
Harriman
ABC
Dulles
Russia
Martin Agronsky
Epic Drama Holds General Membership Meeting
A general membership meeting of the Epic Drama will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Circuit Courtroom at Raleigh County Courthouse.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Weather Outlook and Five Day Trend
West Virginia forecast calls for windy warmer showers and thunderstorms tonight then cloudy windy and cooler showers Wednesday. Extended outlook shows temperatures near normal then turning colder midweek with a return to warmth Friday and Saturday followed by a new cooling trend and possible rain or snow by Saturday. Precipitation expected half to one inch with normal northern highs around 43 and southern highs about 44.
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W.va
West Virginia
Beckley
Ieee
Coben Ai Vice Cas
B.M
Logry
Oak Hill
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Part-Time President Debate Signals 1956 Run
Senator Jackson predicts Eisenhower will not run as a part time president, while Senator Flanders remains hopeful he can recover to seek a second term. Jackson sees a strong Democratic contest at the convention with Stevenson Harriman or Kefauver seen as potential nominees who could defeat Eisenhower if he runs.
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Washington
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Eisenhower
Flanders
R-V
Pri
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Stevenson's Plans To Be Revealed Today
Adlai E Stevenson was set to announce his 1956 Democratic presidential candidacy at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The statement will outline his political plans and government philosophy, with no questions. A news conference is planned for tomorrow to name James A Finnegan campaign manager, signaling a peace move with party leaders.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Conrad Hilton
James A. Finnegan
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Finnegan
Paul M. Butler
Indiana
Butler
Stephen Mitchell
City Rakes Streets as Mayors Urge Yard Cleanup
Beckley street department uses all equipment to clear leaves from sidewalks while Mayor A K Minter notes crews will only clean in front of homes showing yard maintenance efforts. If residents fail to act, by-pass occurs and leaves stay at those houses.
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Beckley Streets
A. K. Minter
Meyner and Margaret Truman Romance Sparks in Trenton
Speculation swirls over New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner and Margaret Truman as they attend events together. The bachelor governor denies courtship while noting Margaret’s charm, with sightings at Princeton Yale football game and visits to Morven, the soon to be governor’s residence.
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Trenton
N.J
New Jersey State House
Robert B. Meyner
Margaret Truman
Meyner
Harry S. Truman
Princeton Yale
Palmer Stadium
Princeton
Margaret
Morven
Watts Couple Released From Hospital After Tragic CO Deaths
William F. Watts has recovered enough to leave Raleigh General Hospital and his wife, who stayed with him since November 5, is also released. The couple narrowly escaped death as carbon monoxide killed their four young children at their N Oakwood Avenue home.
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William F. Watts
Raleigh General Hospital
N. Oakwood Ave
Maryland chosen to play in Orange Bowl against Oklahoma
Maryland football team was unanimously selected by the Atlantic Coast Conference to represent it in the Orange Bowl in Miami on January 2 against Oklahoma. Coach Jim Tatum said, We haven't yet accepted.
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College Park
Mdp
Maryland
Atlantic Coast Conference
Miami
Oklahoma
Jim Tatum
Big Four Fail to Agree East West Barriers Remain
Geneva talks among the Big Four foreign ministers ended with no accord on easing East West barriers. Molotov rejected Western ideas to open borders and freer movement, while Pinay’s proposal to aid post Geneva talks was also dismissed. Dulles warned of the danger in Soviet isolation and urged reconsideration of German unification and European security.
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V. M. Molotov
Red China
International Labor Office
Molotov
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
Harold Macmillan
Henry Suydam
Uni
Germany
Warsaw
Atlantic
U. S
Dulles
Russia
Robbery at Daniels Station Nets $65 for Two-Year-Old Case
Armed robbers entered Kaye Service Station in Beckley around 3:30 am and tied attendant Leonard Hullett, taking about $65 in cash. A dark revolver was used, a white handkerchief masked one robber, and two men were involved. State Police and Beckley Police lead the investigation. the station has a history of prior robberies and two men are already in penitentiary for a similar crime two years ago.
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Daniels
Leonard Hullett
Beckley
Hulett
Hullett
C. B. Slemp
Penn Oil Co
Beckley Police
State Penitentiary
Moonshine Trip Nabs Two Cool Ridge Men in Beckley
Beckley police early this morning chased an old model car after a robbery at Kavo Service Station Daniel. Officers halted the vehicle on South Fayette Street and found about 41 gallons of moonshine whisky. Arrested on transportation charges were Roland M. Jones and Lindy Givens, both of Cool Ridge, lodged in Raleigh County Jail awaiting arraignment before U. S. Commissioner W. A. Riffe.
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Beckley
Daniels
Cool Ridge
James H. Poole
Kavo
Daniel
South Fayette St
Roland M. Jones
Lindy Givens
Raleigh
U. S
W. A. Riffe
Mrs Minter Shouldn't Hear Complaints Mayors Statement
Mayor Beckley says residents calling his wife for complaints should leave only a number. He will answer personally and stresses that Mrs Minter is not mayor and has nothing to do with city government and asks callers not to be sarcastic.
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Beckley
A. K. Minter
Minter
Hobby's Hobbies Cause Divorce
In Santa Monica California singer Mel Torme faced a divorce on cruelty grounds after wife Florence Ann Torme formerly Candy Toxton testified his numerous hobbies ruined family life. She accepted 250 monthly child support, a $25 000 alimony in lieu, and half proceeds from their $65 000 home sale plus car and furniture.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Mel Torme
Florence Ann Torme
Candy Toxton
Superior Court
Torme
Missing Cunningham Girl Sought After Tuesday Disappearance
Mary Cunningham has been missing from her Rhodell home since Tuesday. Described by her mother Eula Cunningham as having gray eyes and brown hair, she is needed at home due to her seriously ill baby. Last seen at a Mullens restaurant wearing a gray dress, green coat, bobby socks, and saddle shoes. disappearance reported to State Police.
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Rhodell
Mary Cunningham
Eula Cunningham
Mullens
Thomas Snyder 72 Mount Hope coal operator dies at home
Mount Hope RNS Thomas Hubert Snyder 72 Mount Hope coal operator died at 11 p.m. Monday at his home after a long illness He led Sterling Smokeless Coal Co and Mount Hope Coal Co Born Glenco Greenbrier County April 18 1883 he was a member of Mount Hope Presbyterian Church and several Masonic orders Surviving are wife Mrs Ethel Stephenson Snyder one son Dewitt Clinton New York City one daughter Nan Emmaline Mount Hope one brother Phillip M Mount Hope three sisters Mrs L L Stone and Mrs Helen H Green Ashland Ky and Mrs Charles Brewster Huntington two grandchildren Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday Presbyterian Church Dr W W Pharr officiating pallbearers Deacons Church Burial High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill body at Lindamood Funeral Home until 1 p.m. Wednesday then at church
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Mount Hope
RNS
Thomas Hubert Snyder
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Mount Hope Coal Co
Glenco
Greenbrier County
Dewitt Clinton
New York City
Nan Emmaline
Phillip M
L. L. Stone
Helen H. Green
Ashland
Charles Brewster
Huntington
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Pharr
High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Lindamood
Polio vaccine shown to cut paralytic cases sharply
Salk polio vaccine single shot cut paralytic polio 50 to 80 percent in a government study. The report from Public Health Service surveillance notes better protection after second and third shots. Experts split on rapid universal single-shot strategy versus cautious multi-dose plans.
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Kansas City
Public Health Service
Alexander D. Langmuir
The
Health Service
Delegates Named for National Young Democrats Convention
Raleigh County Young Democratic Club selects John Boley, president, and Donald Hodson, treasurer, as delegates to the national Young Democrats convention in Oklahoma City next month. Boley, also state coordinator, notes the Dec 13 convention date and West Virginia’s 16 votes, but he does not know other state delegates.
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Raleigh County
Young Democratic Club
Young Democrats
Oklahoma City
Okla
John Boley
Donald Hodson
Jet Talks In To Landing At Kanawha Port
Charleston reports Maj. David McCallister of Swarthmore Pennsylvania piloted an F-86 jet that made an emergency landing at Kanawha Airport after oxygen system failed at 40 000 feet. He was en route from Tulsa to New Castle and will continue flight after repairs. Air National Guard says landing was uneventful despite runway being short for jets.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Air National Guard
David McCallister
Swarthmore
New Castle
Del
Tulsa
Oklo
Air Guard
McCallister
142Nd
Delaware Air National Guard
Defense Takes Stand In War Bride's Case
In Kingwood West Virginia the state rests against Odette Rodeheaver a 29 year old French war bride charged with murder of her husband Stanley Rodeheaver 35. Neighbors described the home as a four room wooden dwelling with holes in the porch floor and no toilets. State Police Corporal Pike recounted the night of June 19 finding Rodeheaver's naked body and the defendant with her baby in the kitchen. Rodeheaver testified briefly as court recessed for lunch. The jury was brought to the shooting scene yesterday and later returned to court.
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Kingwood
W.va
Odette E. Rodeheaver
Melvin Snyder
W. L. Pike
Rodeheaver
Pike
Hazelton
Here
James T. Dailey Jr
Odette
R. Downe Halbritter
Nother
Joe Rodeheaver
Dailey
Rodeheavers
Thirteen Divorces Finalized in Raleigh County Court
Thirteen divorce decrees were finalized in Raleigh County Circuit Court today by Judge Norman Knapp. Cases include Ozella Clark Payne versus Samuel J. Payne with custody of two children to the mother, Edith Blackburn versus Thomas Blackburn with custody of two children to the mother, and Evy Jones versus Vivian Kathleen Jones with custody awarded to the plaintiff, among others restoring maiden names and adjusting custodial arrangements.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Ozella Clark Payne
Samuel J. Payne
Lola Lang
Andy Lincoln Lang
Lola Zeigler Shannon
Freddie Spradley
Edward Earl Spradley
Freddie Brown
Gertrude Claytor
James Edward Claytor
Gertrude McFee
Edith Blackburn
Thomas Blackburn
Weldie Dickens
Delmar E. Dickens
Mildred M. Blackwell
Clinton P. Blackwell
Mildred M. Shields
Margie Mae Willard
Clarence Rayburn Willard
Jack E. Teague
Patsy Lou Teague
Virginia Lee Noel Meadows
Paul David Meadows
Virginia Lee Noel
Betty Lee Asbury
John Dale Asbury
Joseph O. Carpec
Velma Jean Carpec
Evy Jones
Vivian Kathleen Jones
Beckley Police arrest two for disturbing the peace
Beckleyans Lizzie Roebuck Wes Burgess St and William R Lovell Pike St were lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 12 30 a m today on charges of disturbing the peace and illegal cohabitation.
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Beckleyans
Raleigh
Lizzie Roebuck
Wes Burgess
William R. Lovell
Pike St
October Term Ends for Raleigh County Court
Judge Harry L. McCreery closed the October term of Raleigh County Criminal Court. The next term is set to begin the second Monday in January 1956.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
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