Dodgers Yankees Clash As Robinson Benched In Big Series Game
New York and Brooklyn lineup showed changes with Jackie Robinson out for Achilles tendon and Amoros benched as Duke Snider and Johnny Podres starred. Byrne pitched for the Yankees against the Dodgers in a pivotal title deciding tilt before about 65,000 at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Tomeny Byrne
Yankee
Johnny Podres
Dodger
Byrne
Snider
Robinson
Jackie
Don Hoak
Junior Gilliam
Yanks
Don Zimmer
Sandy Amoros
Casey Stengel
Hank Bauer
Enield
Gilliam
Rizzuto
Reese
Martin
McDougald
Cempanella
Berra
Cari
Bauer
Edges
Skowron
Hoak
Cerv
Zimmer
Howard
Podres
Jim Honochick
Frank Cascoli
Ill Summers
Lee Ballanfant
John Flaherty
Augie Donatelli
Army Gridders Burned by Lime at Fort Lee
Twenty seven Army football players including two former All Americans were seriously burned by lime placed on the field to mark yardage during a rain soaked inter service game at Fort Lee Virginia. Lattner Perry and eight others were hospitalized with second degree burns and expected to return to duty in about ten days. The lime labeled unslaked prompted an Army investigation.
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Army
Johnny Lattner
Notre Dame
Lowell Perry
Michigan
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lattner
Perry
Bolling Field
Washington
Lattern
Court weighs road repair requests in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court examined multiple petitions for road improvements. County Clerk Harry E. Anderson said petitions will be sent to State Road Commissioner Eurl A. Sawyers for action. Requests include repairs from the 1921 By-Pass to Blue Jay 6, West Raleigh Road for Quesenberry Bus Lines, Stamford Road, and road from old hard road toward Little Vine Church at Blue Jay Cemetery. A Crab Orchard group seeks repairs on half a mile of Route 16 signed by 106 residents.
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Raleigh
Harry E. Anderson
Eurl A. Sawyers
Virlie Midkiff
Earl McComas
W. C. Hall
Cool Ridge
Anderson
Quesenberry Bus Lines
Grover Lawson
Lanark
Stamford
Wily Shepherd
Clyde Bowling
Cecil Shrewsbury
Eugene Hancock
Beaver
Little Vine Church
Maple Road
Blue Jay
W. B. Jones
Crab Orchard
Beckleyans to Attend 3 Day Circuit Assembly
Approximately 35 members of the Beckley Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses will attend a three day circuit assembly in Princeton Friday through Sunday. The theme Right Kind of Ministers will be stressed in a Bible seminar starting at 7 p m Friday and climaxing at 3 p m Sunday with a discourse Overcoming the Fears of this Generation. Featured speaker E A Dunlap of New York City, a district supervisor of the Watchtower Society, will be assisted by circuit supervisor R J Sunal of Welch.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Princeton
James C. Hutchens
Watchtower Bible School
New York
E. A. Dunlap
New York City
Watchtower Society
R. J. Sunal
Welch
Calif Publisher Dies in San Francisco Chronicle Chief
George T. Cameron, who began as a newspaper carrier and rose to publish the San Francisco Chronicle for 30 years, died yesterday at age 82. He shaped the paper during a long career in California journalism.
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San Francisco
George T. Cameron
San Francisco Chronicle
Eisenhower Reported Rested After Night at Fitzsimons
The 7 a.m. bulletin said President Eisenhower slept well from 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. and woke rested. Doctors reported his condition satisfactory with no fatigue, as he continued convalescence after Sept. 24 coronary thrombosis. He signed memos for Nixon to lead Cabinet and NSC meetings and for commerce of foreign aid.
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Eisenhower
National Security Council
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
John S. Doud
Gettysburg
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adaens
Nixon
Cabinet and Security Council
Japan
John B. Hollister
International Cooperation Admin
Pennsylvania Railroad
White
Hagerty
Dr. White
Bos
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French Repulse Rebels Attack Near Moroccan Border
Reinforcements moved from Fez toward the Spanish Moroccan frontier to crush a Berber uprising that drove French forces from Immouzer-des-Mar-moudia and prompted a new assault on Taforalt. At least 11 Europeans were killed in the early Sunday attack, with 1,500 rebels and many Spanish on the frontier taking part. Some rebels spilled into Algeria, where 292 were rounded up.
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Rabat
Morocco
Fez
Immouzer-des- Marmoudia
Spanish Morocco
Taforalt
Oujda
Bradley Market Tax Issue Ends
The Raleigh County Court decided 1934 taxes for the Bradley Super Market and the Bradley Hardware and Building Co. It set Bradley Hardware and Supply at 3300 dollars on Class III property for 1954 totaling 76.24 dollars in tax. The sheriff will accept 76.4 dollars from the hardware company and credit the same to the supermarket tax ticket. The remaining balance remains the supermarket obligation with 4000 dollars on Class 1 and 4900 dollars on Class III property.
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Raleigh
Bradley
Bradley Hardware and Building Co., Inc
Bradley Hardware and Supply Co., Inc
Lilly and Davis to Attend State Aeronautic Meeting
A. J. Lilly a Raleigh County Court member and Robert L. Davis Memorial Airport engineer were named to represent the court at the State Aeronautic Association meeting in Charleston. The quarterly session at Kanawha Airport begins at 1 p.m. E. H. Scofield and Hulett C. Smith are also listed to attend. The pair will inspect extension work at Memorial Airport at 2 p.m. after the meeting.
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A. J. Lilly
Raleigh
Robert L. Davis
State Aeronautic Association
Charleston
Kanawha
E. H. Scofield
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
State Aeronautic Commission
Secretarial Dismissal at West Virginia Road Commission After 16 Years
Miss Mary Alfred, a $220-a-month secretary in the State Road Commission district office at Weston, West Virginia, was dismissed after 16 years. District Engineer John Archer cited reorganization as the reason, while Alfred said she was asked to resign and refused, noting politics may be involved though Archer denied it. Miss Alfred expressed support for Joe Burdett amid contemporary board politics.
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W.va
State Road Commission
Mary Alfred
John Archer
Alfred
Charleston Daily Mail
Archer
Robert E. Alfred
Weston State Hospital
James M. Donohoe
Huntington
State Board of Control
Joe F. Burdett
Burdett
Marland
Miss Alfred
Joe Burdett
The
Daily Mail
Notary Approved for Mrs. Goldie Bostick Beckley
The Raleigh County Court approved the notary public application of Mrs. Goldie Bostick in Beckley today validating her eligibility to perform notarial duties.
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Raleigh County Court
Goldie Bostick
Beckley
Beckley urged to fund WWHS Band trip to Miami
An editorial appeals to Beckley residents to donate $5,000 to transport and accommodate Woodrow Wilson High School Band members for the American Legion Convention in Miami. The 120 students must depart Beckley Saturday, with Glenn Sallack noting hotel reservations are needed by Thursday. The piece promises great exposure for Beckley and the band.
Miami Band Trip Wins School Board's Okeh
The Raleigh County Board of Education approved a five day band trip for Woodrow Wilson High School Flying Eagle Band with the condition that no other class days be missed. Band Director Glenn Sallack says this is the only trip of its kind this year. W. A. Burke was named treasurer for the Band Mother's fundraising drive targeting $5,000, while temporary hotel reservations were made for Miami and a Donation Walk is underway to confirm arrangements. The group departs Saturday to reach Miami in time for the American Legion Convention where the band will be the official West Virginia unit at the national meeting.
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Raleigh County
Sallack
Miami
Amercan Legion
West Virginia
Virus infections may cause some neurological disorders
University of Illinois researchers report brain wave studies of 700 children at Chicago Municipal Contagious Disease Hospital suggesting common childhood viruses such as measles mumps and whooping cough may lead to late onset epilepsy cerebral palsy and mental impairment. Encephalitis appears in seemingly uncomplicated viral illnesses and can trigger convulsive seizures years after recovery, the team says.
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Gibbs
Chicago
Academy
Mayor Proposes Sunday Dump Work Pay Plan
Mayor A. K. Minter suggests residents who use the city dump on Sundays compensate the attendant for Sunday work during the fire season. The attendant earns $100 monthly, works six days a week 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the dump closes at 6 due to the season ending December. He notes paying for extra Sundays is unfair after five seasons, with council to decide future closing hours.
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A. K. Minter
Minter
Guilty Plea in Bastardy Case In Raleigh Court
Theodore Lavender pleaded guilty to a charge of bastardy before Judge Harry L. McCreery in Raleigh County Criminal Court. The case carried over from June term, with Lavender ordered to pay child support and prosecution costs. A capias was issued and bond forfeiture ordered after his failure to appear on July 5.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Criminal Court
Lavender
Capias
Local woman indicted and sued in Raleigh County
Loretta June Haga of Prosperity was indicted by the Raleigh County Grand Jury on driving while intoxicated. She was also named defendant in a $500 lawsuit filed with the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk by A Harold Lilly and Annie Short Lilly, both of Prosperity, alleging unlawful withholding of property.
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Loretta June Haga
Prosperity
Raleigh County Grand Jury
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk’s Office
A. Harold Lilly
Annie Short Lilly
Teen Nelly Rivas Found in Peron Love Nest Duplex
A 16 year old, Nelly Rivas, told Argentine authorities she was not alone after being found in a Peron era duplex described as a love nest. She claimed student union girls fought to attend Peron’s parties and that she carried cash and jewels. Peron reportedly wrote to her while on a Paraguayan gunboat.
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Nelly Rivas
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Nelly
Perons Generals Will be Retired
Argentina purges top military leaders after deposed dictator Peron. officials report about 20 generals arrested to prevent support for a possible comeback. Peron in exile in Paraguay says he will live privately but may return to politics if he chooses.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Peron
Asuncion
Paraguay
Solon Advises Ike Johnson Not Out Yet
Senator Mansfield said Eisenhower should not be counted out for a second White House term if doctors advise and the President wishes to run. He urged Ike be the Republican candidate while noting Lyndon B. Johnson recovers from a heart ailment and should not be counted out for the Democratic nomination.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
GOP Convention Plans Hold In San Francisco Aug 20
Washington Republicans press ahead with their 1956 nominating convention in San Francisco the week of August 20 despite President Eisenhower illness. National Chairman Leonard W Hall denied reports of any schedule change saying there was no truth to them.
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Washington
Eisenhower
San Francisco
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Mutual
14 year old Negro boy shoots white youth at Alabama State Fair
At the Alabama State Fair a 14-year-old Negro boy murdered 17-year-old Forney Waldrop after a confrontation at a midway concession. Alfred Moore was charged with murder and held by police. Witnesses described a struggle and a shot fired from a pistol.
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Birmingham
Ala
Forney Waldrop
Sharon Kay Ritchie
C. B. Golden
Alfred Moore
Moore
Waldrop
Golden
Postal Receipts Show Increase at Beckley Post Office
A. Fray Lilly, post master, reports higher postal receipts at Beckley. September receipts totaled 20 122.82, August 19 293.96, and September 1954 18 494.40. For the quarters ending Septembr 1954 and 1955, the increase was 1 343.59. Lilly says higher receipts indicate stronger business.
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Beckley
A. Fray Lilly
Lilly
Virginia Weather Update and Extended Forecast
Considerable cloudiness and mild air linger tonight and Wednesday. Lows range from 50s to 60s with east and west differences. The extended forecast shows temperatures about 4 to 8 degrees above normal through Sunday, with mostly unchanged mild conditions then a cooling trend by Saturday or Sunday. Scattered showers are possible Thursday, and west of Wednesday. more likely Friday or Saturday. Total precipitation generally under half an inch, locally over an inch. Normal temperatures for southern West Virginia run 58, northern at 57. Continuous regional readings noted for Beckley and Oak Hill with above average highs and varied overnight lows, followed by clear conditions at Bluestone Reservoir.
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WVA
West Virginia
Beckley
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