Balloonists Photograph Venus From 15 Miles Up
Malcolm Ross and Charles B Moore soared to 81000 feet in a balloon gondola to photograph Venus with a 16 inch telescope. They landed near Manhattan Kansas after 20 hours aloft, with Moore unhurt and Ross shaken but recovering at Schilling Air Force Base hospital. The telescope will return to Johns Hopkins for analysis.
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Ross
Navy
Dr. Moore
jPode
Venus
Rapid City
S. D
Manhattan
Moore
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kan
Winzen Research, Inc
Minneapolis
Office of Naval Research
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
John Strong
Johns Hopkins
Arlington
Moore’s
Cambridge
Mass
Pauley Reported Ready To Enter Governor Race
Charleston reports indicate Harry R. Pauley speaker of the House of Delegates plans to run for governor. Pauley, 52, from Taeger, is among several Democrats touted as potential candidates. Barron and Smith have filed. Pauley expected to announce after formal candidacy. Sidney Christie may act as campaign manager.
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Charleston
Harry R. Pauley
House of Delegates
Pauley
Taeger
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
Smith
Roanoke
W. W. Barron
Sidney Christie
McDowelle County
Barron
NLRB Election Set For Coca-Cola Plants
The National Labor Relations Board will hold an election among 53 Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Works employees at Beckley and Pineville plants on December 8. Reid P. Davis, regional director of the United Mine Workers division, said the workers are currently unaffiliated and may choose none, Teamsters Local 175, or the union led by Davis.
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National Labor Relations Board
Raleigh Coca Cola
Beckley
Pineville
Reid P. Davvis
United Construction Workers Division
District 30
United Mine Workers of America
Davis
Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Charleston
Mrs. Ella Hatcher Fatally Stricken at 56
Funeral arrangements completed for Mrs. Ella Mae Hatcher 56 of 304 Maplewood Lane died at home 8:30 a m Sunday after a heart attack Rescue squad failed to revive her She was born March 5 1908 in Wyoming County daughter of William and Jenetta Mills Lusk Survived by husband Okley L Hatcher two sons Eugene Spanishburg and William South Gate Calif seven brothers four sisters and four grandchildren A son Arnold died in 195 died Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
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Regular Baptist Church
Wyoming County
William
Jenetta Mills Lusk
Okley L. Hatcher
Beckley
Eugene
Spanishburg
South Gate
Calif
Arthur
Covel
Brady
Matoaka
Dewey
Glen Lyn
Roy
Avery
Toy
Sophia
Chester Bluefield
James McPherson
Verde Mills
Macie Clark
Canton
Ohio
Zona Akers
Washington, D. C
Arnold
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Jurors Excused Until Thursday For Raleigh Court
Petit jurors for the November term of Raleigh County Circuit Court were excused until 9 a.m. Thursday after 12 persons were impaneled for a suit on today's docket. Judge Norman Knapp cautioned jurors to check newspapers and local radio for any change. The 12 jurors impaneled for the suit of J. E. West against Harry Moran and others were excused without being sworn until Dec. 9. The tractor possession suit was settled without a trial.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
J. E. West
Harry Moran
J Edgar Larew 80 Leaves Monuments In Beckley
J Edgar Larew 80 died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Beckley Avenue home. He was a longtime engineer, city official, and beam of Beckley projects including the Beckley Mount Hope Airport and Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by wife, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 2 sisters, 1 brother, and 10 grandchildren. Services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Keyser Bryant Chapel.
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J. Edgar Larew
Beckley
Beckley Avenue
Willow Christie
Virginian Railway
Cirtsville - Pax
Amigo
Meadow Bridge
Beckley- Mount Hope
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Larew
John Hedrick
Hedrick
John R
Steubenville
Ohio
William P
Narrows
L. H
Genevieve) Ware
Gastonia
N. C
Donald L
Sally) Rogan
Canterbury
Kent
England
Ruth Laren
Woodrow Wilson High School
L. S. Tully
Fayette
Genevieve Laren
Fayetteville
Robert
Greenville
Lewis
Mount Hope High Is Class AA Co-Champion
Mount Hope High School’s football team was named Class AA co champion after a season that included victories over Princeton Beckley and Oak Hill. Mayor E W Howard praised the team and coach Blaine Tanner as students received the rest of the day off.
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Mount Hope High School
Mount Hope
E. W. Howard
Edward B. Roberts
MHHS
Lions Club
Co. J. McQuade
Raleigh Register
Howard
Blaine Tanner
Princeton
Beckley
Oak Hill
Mullens
Mustangs
Two Well-Child Clinics Scheduled This Week
Raleigh County Health Department will conduct two well-child conferences this week. Dr. C. A. Smith will serve as clinician at the Raleigh County Health Office from 10 to 12 a m Wednesday. Dr. W. F. Pomputius offices in Slab Fork will host a clinic from 11 a m to 1 p m Friday.
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Raleigh County Health Department
C. A. Smith
RCH
W. F. Pomputius
Slab Fork
Volunteer Typists Needed By TB Office
Volunteer typists are sought by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Center Beckley to prepare reminder letters. Members of the Raleigh County Auxiliary to the Medical Society assist with posting returns from unclaimed and undelivered mail. Last week 1 126 pieces were handled.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Center
Beckley
Raleigh County
Medical Society
John A. ‘Hedrick
Charles W. Merritt
Warren D. Elliot
George A. Miller
H. S. Edwards
Fred Richmond
Perry Futterman
J. A. Vermuren
T. S. Wilder
Dean F. Brooke
Paul Vaughn
D. C. Ashton
W. T. Tompkins
H. B. Luscombe
Two Beckley JH Math Teachers to Attend Meet
Two Beckley Junior High School science teachers Miss Ida Pitotti and Mrs June Harper will attend a two day Junior High School Mathematics Conference at West Virginia University Medical Center on December 7 and 8. The conference aims to address the shortage of mathematics teachers at the junior high level with sessions led by university and state education leaders and includes work groups and discussions on improving curriculum and programs.
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Beckley
Ida Pitotti
June Harper
West Virginia University Medical Center
Delmas F. Miller
University High School
University College of Education
State Department of Education
Dept. of Education
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
John St. Clair
State Dept. of Education
Eston K. Feaster
Hannibal A. Davis
University Dept. of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
I. D. Peters
John R. Mayer
The
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
John Wagner
Yale University
John A. Brown
University of Delaware
Princewick Drive In Robbery Reported
State Police received an 11 35 am report that the Princewick Drive In was broken into Sunday night. Vending machines were damaged as thieves extracted money. An unidentified machine company representative telephoned the police. the owner was absent and the business was closed. A trooper would investigate at noon.
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Princewick
Federal prisoners moved from Raleigh County Jail
Three federal prisoners were removed from Raleigh County Jail at 11 45 a m today and taken to Kanawha County Jail in Charleston by Deputy U S Marshal Morris Imboden The inmates were Charlie Weaver Caretta charged with parole violation Willie Rose Roderfield charged with possession of a moonshine still Arthur Ray Asbury Cumberland Md charged with violation of the Dyer Act
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Raleigh
Kanawha County
Charleston
U. S
Morris Imboden
Charlie Weaver
Caretta
Willie Rose
Roderfield
Arthur Ray Asbury
Cumberland
Work At Home Schemes Warn of Home Earners Swindles
National Better Business Bureau warns hundreds of earn at home schemes swindle millions yearly. Irene Clynes advises skepticism and research before investing. Examples include at home assembly kits, selling instructions, and course-based scams. Public bureaus and libraries offer guidance. tomorrow's feature: vending machine racket.
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Bernard Gavzer
AP Newsfeatures
NEW York (Ap
National
Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Irene Clynes
NBBB
Small Business Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Better Business Bureau of Chamber of Commerce
U N Debate on Algeria Opens at United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly begins a debate on Algeria with aims to spur Algerian French talks to end the North African rebellion. Tunisian delegate Mongi Slim to speak first as France balks, citing internal matters. Six rebel reps attend on guest passes, seeking political talks over military cease fire. The Asian African group asks its committee to draft a resolution, hoping to finish by week’s end. A prior 17 nation independence push cleared committee but failed by one vote for full Assembly approval.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
Algeria
North Africa
Mongi Slim
General Assembly
France
Charleston Man Jailed For Parole Violation
Alfred Dewees of Charleston was lodged in Raleigh County Jail Sunday at 3 05 p m on a charge of parole violation. Arrest was made by deputy sheriff F A Aaron.
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Charleston
Alfred Dewees
Raleigh
F. A. Aaron
Sailor Shot Left in Desert Dies in Las Vegas
Seman Kenneth F. Rhoades, 24, of Lakewood Ohio, a sailor returning to his ship at Long Beach California, died in Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after being found unconscious on a road off US 66 near California. He had a bullet lodged above the right temple and never regained consciousness following surgery. The car he was driving was found at a gas station 90 miles west of Needles Colorado River town.
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Las Vegas
Nev
California
Seman
Kenneth F. Rhoades
Lakewood
Ohio
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Rhoades
U. S. Highway 66
Calif
Needles
Long Beach
Colorado River
Driver Charged After Accident in Beckley
Obra W. Maynor of Beckley was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and jailed in Raleigh County. Beckley Police arrested him at 12:50 a.m. Sunday and he is set for a Police Court hearing tonight.
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Obra W. Maynor
Beckley
Raleigh
Miners Turn to Apple Picking for Unemployment Break
In Charleston AP report on Eastern Panhandle orchards, unemployed miners find temporary work picking apples. About 4,000 seasonal workers needed and 5.7 million bushels expected, third largest in 25 years. Local offices push in-state labor first, with some miners recruited from coal fields. Newcomers adjust slowly as work is demanding and hours long. Volunteers aid hiring across 28 counties and 130 representatives.
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Charleston
Eastern Panhandle
Seaboard
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
John O. Crawford
Employment Security Department
Beckley
Welch
Crawford
Four Billion Foreign Aid Plan Aims for Congress
Washington AP reports a new four billion dollar foreign aid program with half for military assistance and half for economic loans and grants. President Eisenhower plans to ask Congress for about 4.1 billion dollars starting July 1, with the 2.4 billion military aid portion recommended by a Draper study. The Commerce Department notes last year’s final aid total at 4.571 billion, including 2.162 billion in military aid. Eisenhower’s move comes ahead of a three-continent tour and may release about 60 million in arms aid for Latin America before departure.
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Washington
Congress
Administration
Eisenhower
White House
William H. Draper Jr
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Commerce Department
U. S
Lynch Children Lose Second Grandfather
Three Beckley children mourn the death of Ray Blosser 65 of Point Marion Pa the second grandfather loss in a month. Blosser a 29 year Springfield Township school board member and Flat Top Lake Association member died Sunday in a Morgantown hospital survived by wife Louise two daughters Marjorie Fowler and Eleanor Phillis seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Body moved to Herald Funeral Home Point Marion.
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Beckley
G. Berk Lynch
Ray Blosser
Morgantown
Lynch
Blosser
Point Marion
Springfield Township
Flat Top Lake Association
Louise
Marjorie Fowler
Phoenix
Ariz
Eleanor Phillis
Harrisburg
Herald Funeral Home
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Mnight
NLRB
Ella Hatcher
Ella Mae Hatcher
Maplewood Lane
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Neville Street
Keyser-Bryant
J. W. Witherspoon
A. H. Wilson
Mt. Hope
Princewick Drive-In
Lucrece Hudgins Beale
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