Superintendent Urges Closure of Schools Over Unqualified Teachers
West Virginia Superintendent W W Trent says county boards must close schools taught by teachers lacking certificates due to new rules. He released a survey showing 1,243 students out of school across 50 counties with 65 classrooms shut and warns more closures possible unless boards adjust certification standards and permits.
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Board of Education
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Sampson County
Cole Dents
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Rufus A. King
Alust
Lawrence R. Lynen
Clarksburg
Trent Ann
Adlai Challenges Ike To Take Leadership
Adlai E Stevenson challenged President Eisenhower to take the lead in banning H bomb tests accusing the administration of not pressing toward peace as urged. Eisenhower forecast continued prosperity with over 70 million jobs if reelected in a Lexington Kentucky address.
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Associated Press
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Congress
Lexington
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teapack
Srecutten
Hel Eisenhower
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Washington
Cleveland
New Jersey
Charles Wilson
Tragic King Family Killings Shock Sampson County
Deputies serving a warrant at the King residence found six children dead in a bloodstained home three miles from Keener Sampson County. Authorities say the youths aged 2 to 12 were beaten and shot with two-year-old Susan among victims. The mother Christine King was away visiting relatives when the slayings occurred amid a national political backdrop.
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Pike King
Carter
Susan
Allen McCullen
Keener
Christine King
Raleigh
Sampson County
King
Grace
Sonny
Melvin
Rush
Jerry
Beckley Planning and Zoning to Meet Tonight
Beckley planning and zoning commission will convene at 7 30 p m in City Hall for its October session.
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Beckley
Planning and Zoning Commission
Quesenberry Bus Lines Buys City Firm in Raleigh
City Bus Lines assets are sold to Quesenberry Bus Lines in a deal disclosed by Rahall. The purchase includes buses tools parts and routes with operations to continue under new ownership. The Public Service Commission approval is pending as hearings will determine the sale. Rahall says schedules may adjust later but no immediate changes to routes.
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Florida
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Manallberry
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Wanda Quesenberry
WVEA Pushes Standard Property Assessment System
West Virginia Education Association backs a standard property tax assessment system and urges legislation. Committees seek State Tax Department support for county assessors, review of private firm systems, technical guidance, and qualified appraisers. Executive Secretary Phares Needer described outdated methods observed at an assessor school in Jackson's Mill.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Dentist Geis Rowland’s Post Filled by Baskerville
Gov Marland named 62 year old Dr Samuel J Baskerville to the state dental board replacing Rowland who resigned after moving out of state. Baskerville will serve until the Senate confirms and then through June 30 1952. Harry E Dennis also left the board after his move.
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Charles-Charleston
Marland
Samuel J.baskerville
Dr. Baskerville
State Senate
Senate
Rowland
Harry E. Dennis
Weather and civic notes blur in Weston area news
Mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Wednesday morning. temperatures and river levels noted. Officials deny coercion of Weston State Hospital workers for campaign funds and discuss Beer Commissioner G Barton Crow. no action planned. Controversy over WV teacher requirements deemed a dispute between education boards needing resolution. Weather and astronomical data included with local station times and celestial events.
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G. Barton Crow
Ripley
Crow
George W. Oates
Keyser
West Virginia
Board of Education
W. W. Trent
Hensela
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James M. Don Wigh
Fblohoe
Board of Law
Henry McKinley
Bellepoint
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Bluestone Reservoir
Board debates substitute teacher rules amid West Virginia shortage
Gisassociation MIMser notes Crow's contact with Uwo reps was limited to a program discussion and recommendations. Marland labels flag controversy a technical matter for educators to resolve. Trent urges postponement of strict substitute teacher requirements due to a teaching shortage. board in September refused.
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Crow
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Marland
Trent
West Virginia
Truth Squadron Heads to State Rally in Charleston
Republican Truth Squadron heads to Charleston for a news conference at Kanawha Airport following Adlai Stevenson’s Mountain State Forest Festival address in Elkins. Sen Mundt Marine Rep Jackson Rep Morano to attend with Hoblitzell naming James O Holliday West Virginia Youth For Eisenhower chair.
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Buck Rogers
Ncminee
Adlair Stevenson
Mountain State Forest
Elkins
Joan D. Schtitzell Jr
Kanawha
Sens
Mundt
South Dakota
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California
Morano
Connecticut
Hoblitzell
James 0. Holliday
West Virginia
Eisenhower
Omarin
Logan County
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West Virginia University
Sal Maglie to Start In Dodgers Opener
Brooklyn manager Walter Alston names Sal Maglie as the opening pitcher for the Dodgers in tomorrow's World Series game at Ebbets Field against the Yankees and Whitey Ford.
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Walter Alston
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Ebbets
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Whitey Ford
Truman says Eisenhower scared by election outcome
Former President Truman remarked during a morning stroll that Eisenhower has stepped up his campaign because he is scared about the election. He claimed Democrats have them free and Republicans are scared of everything.
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New York
Truman
Eisenhower
South Charleston Father Kills Wife Then Self
In South Charleston West Virginia a father Lester Leroy Wooten 29 and mother Rosetta J. Wooten 26 were found shot dead in an apartment as their four children slept. Coroner Dr Goff Lilly ruled murder and death by own action. Frances 6 found the bodies around 4 am. Neighbors heard two shots. Financial worries suspected as motive.
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South Charleston
W. Va
Goff Lilly
Charleston
Kanawha County
Lester Leroy Wooten
Rosetta J. Wooten
Frances
Victor
Lestert Jr
Jim Fenimore
Lilly
Wooten
Alice
Fenimore
Edward Dewey
State's Educational Standards Discussed At Democratic Rally
Mrs Heanor Roosevelt visited Beckley to discuss education and the action of State Superintendent W W Trent. She criticized the move to hire unqualified teachers as an emergency measure, saying it would lower standards in West Virginia. Roosevelt spoke from the Governor's mansion in Charleston and supported Adlai Stevenson.
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W.W. Trent
West Virginia
West
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State Board of Educcation
Roosevelt visits Beckley as Democratic push draws crowds
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt campaigns in Beckley and Clarksburg urging a Democratic victory. She backs Adlai Stevenson as the party’s strongest candidate and discusses education standards, local candidates, and her political return. She plans to visit Beckley Memorial Hospital and observe Stamford mime workers.
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Beckley Memorial Hospital
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
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Adlai Stevenson
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Charleston
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America
Miners Union Convention Opens Amid Welfare Fund Plans
John L. Lewis leads the United Mine Workers opening its 42nd convention in Cincinnati amid talks of a contract with bituminous coal operators. A $2.20 daily raise plus 80 cents raise in April and other benefits are reported. Also noted is a West Virginia dispute and a $3.9 million welfare fund shift into common stocks. In Charleston an operators official cites the agreement as including vacations and holidays. Also reported: obituary Maggie May Martin, 63, of Lester, with funeral arrangements and survivors listed.
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Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
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Wators Assn
Charleston
W. Va
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West Virginia
Lewis
Jailed for Assault Charge in Beckley Incident
Raleigh County police booked a man on felonious assault after an incident in Beckley. The arrest occurred at 10 15 p.m. Monday as officers reported the assault case.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Ss
Mrs Teel 75 Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. Teel aged 75 died at 7 55 a m in a local hospital after an extended illness. Surviving are her husband Ray J Teel two daughters Mrs Howard Bowles of Brawley California and Mrs W D Nace of Tams three brothers and three sisters including W V Curtis M E L Curtis H P McCammack P F Canton and L L Dungan. Daughter of the late Milton and Minerva Curtis she lived in Raleigh County most of her life and was a member of the Church of Christ. Body at Caffee Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Raleigh County to Vote on Voting Machine Levy
The Raleigh County Court sets a November 6 election to purchase voting machines. Estimates show 190 machines costing 332,508 and 1397 machines at 362,250. About 30,000 to 45,000 will fund storage and building preparations. The plan accompanies the May 3 primary referendum results with precincts needing one machine in some and none in others.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County
Freight Cars Derail With Hobo Killed Near Hancock Md
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed near Hancock Maryland last night killing a 23 year old man found with papers identifying him as Roy Eugene Ames of Eureka Springs Arkansas. Officials say he was an unauthorized rider. The wreck blocked all three main line tracks along the Potomac with traffic rerouted to the Western Maryland Railway. The cause of the derailment and clearance time were not yet determined.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Maryland
West Virginia
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Eugene Ames
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Ames
Potomac River
Trafic
Western Maryland
Wednesday Rites Set for J. Bragg
Funeral services for James W. Bragg 66 of 200 Sixth St. Raleigh County resident for 33 years will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the Regular Baptist Church on Johnstown Road Barisal with the Caffee Funeral Home directing. He died in a local hospital at 0 15 am Sunday survived by his wife four daughters three sons five sisters three brothers and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Elks Knob
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Elizabeth Dick Bragg
Raleigh County
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Essie Mae Bragg
Nellie Murphy
Hine Ross
Baltimore
Second Army Brass Visit Beckley Recruiting Station
Second Army representatives Maj. Stanley Patterson Lt Col William D Taylor and Capt Barnett Jones visit Beckley Main Recruiting Station to study local recruitment methods. They plan to depart tonight for Roanoke Virginia.
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Barnett Jones
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Roanoke
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Receives Beckley Key to City
Mrs Roosevelt toured Beckley West Virginia with a large turnout and received the Key to the City from Mayor K Minter. She spoke on democracy and world peace urging continued Democratic leadership and funded campaigns in the state. Parole violator Stafford Williamson Jr. was jailed in Raleigh County on a parole violation charge and held for the State Parole Board.
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Beckley
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America
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Woodrow Wilson High School
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Erland Wafledrick
Raleigh County
Democratic Women's Club
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Charleston
Governor's Mansion
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Huttonsville
Wyoming County
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Mrs Roosevelt urges Democrats to seek overwhelming victory
Mrs. Roosevelt appeals for a large election win and for an administration that shows global concern for individuals. She criticizes Republican foreign policy as reactive and urges planning on a solid framework for peace. The event featured a noon anthem, prayers, and escorted by Boy Scouts with notable attendees at the speaker’s table.
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Shirley Donnelly
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First Baptist Church
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Robert C. Berd
Nankex Snedegar
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