President Refuses to Bind National Term Limits
President Eisenhower stated he would not support a constitutional limit on presidential terms but emphasized trust in the American people to choose any candidate. He noted a two-term norm, discussed domestic and foreign policy, taxes, and the debate over a federal minimum wage while defending campaign energy and clarity on civil rights and farm issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Jong
Porters
Bejhorns
Thas
Mary
Lexington
Nixon
Adlai
Stevenson
Isenhower
Eisenhower Discusses Pay, Tax, and School Financing Comments
President Eisenhower spoke on extending wage protections and the $1 wage level claim by Adlai Stevenson. He rejected drastic tax schemes, urged federal funding for schools, and argued against cutting military strength or halting armament while pursuing peaceful Suez settlement prospects. He cautioned against undermining reserve policy and warned about potential Soviet moves if the United States stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisenhower
He ‘Corner
Uni
Bel Reserve Board
Eisenhower
West Germany
Lack of Funds Forces Release of Raleigh County Scout Director
Miss Anne Hitze is released as executive director of the Raleigh County Girl Scout Council due to finances. She will depart Oct. 25 as the council has raised only 4627.22 this year toward a 6300 goal. The council will maintain an office with a secretary and continue the New Neighborhood Plan with chairmen and frontline workload. A National Branch adviser will visit occasionally to assist. Hitze established training, day camp programs rising from two to four camps, and the New Neighborhood Plan to improve troop services. She will be honored at a dinner Oct. 15 at Beckley Hotel. she plans to continue Girl Scout work without a definite new position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Hitze
Raleigh County Girl Scout Council
Girl Scout Council
Bliss Hatze
Bair
Raleigh County
Cleveland
Miss Hitze
Miss Hitzer
Miss Hilze
County Airport Funds Sought for Icy Berlin?
The State Aeronautics Director announced a plan to request 988,750 in federal funds to aid Raleigh County Memorial Airport. The funds would be matched by local money on a 30-50 basis to build a parallel taxiway, extend aprons, and improve grassy areas. Funds would be spent starting next July 1, pending Civil Aeronautics Administration review.
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Raleigh “County
Memorial
Hubert H. Stark
Stark
Civil Aecronancicy Administration
Washington
Charleston
Kidnap Victim's Mother Enters Mental Hospital
Eleanor Ruotolo, mother of Cynthia Ruotolo who was kidnapped and killed, voluntarily entered a state mental institution in Middletown. At 33, she arrived with a sister and asked to be admitted. officials said she was not committed and entered of her own accord.
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Middletown
Conn
Cynthia Ruotalo
Eleanor Ruotalo
Edgar C. Yerbury
Connecticut State Hospital
Abraham
Ultman
New Haven County
Cynthia
Remaining Raleigh County jurors to report for duty
All but 24 jurors are excused from service in the current term of Raleigh County Circuit Court. The 24 jurors must report at 9 am Wednesday for a jury draw in the case John Webb versus Josie Frances Webb Dunn, regarding a deed Dunn seeks to reclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
John Webb
Josie Frances Webb Dunn
Dunn
Clyburn Rites Sunday in Mabscott Funeral Details
Clyburn 72 Mabscott died in local hospital at 145 pm Thursday. Survived by brother Sam Buntington and half brother Frank Brown Handley. Services by Rev. Dewey Wilson at Williams Funeral Home Chapel 2 pm Sunday. Burial Cannaday Cemetery Glen White Road.
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Jons Clyburn
Mabscott
Pam
Thuisday
Sam, Buntington
Sone
Frank Brown
Handley
Dewey Wilson
Williams
Charleston Editors Elect Higbee President Of WV AP Association
At the West Virginia Press Association meeting in Charleston news editor Dallas C. Higbee of the Charleston Gazelle was elected president of the state Associated Press association. George Clark of the Huntington Advertiser became vice president, with Harry W. Ball re elected secretary.
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Charleston
West Virginia Press Assn
Associated Press
United Press
Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston Gazette
Daniel Boone Hotel
Arthur H
Red) Motley
Parade
WYPA
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
United Fuel Gas Co
West Virginia Associated Press Assn
Charleston Press Club
Dallas C. Higbee
Charleston Gazelle
Beckley Parking Meters Show Strong Weekly Take
City recorder Emery J. Smith reports that meters in Beckley earned 1135.98 dollars for the week ending Thursday. Municipal Parking Lot receipts totaled 539.24 dollars and street meters brought in 596.74 dollars for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Emery J. Smith
Kemp Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Cephas Kemp age 49 are set for Saturday at 2 PM at the Central Baptist Church. The Rev Abram will officiate and the body will be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cephas Kemp
Sas Abram
Pam
Central Baptist Church
Ritchie and Johnson
Draft Scott Draft Ends in Candidacy for House Seat
Eugene L. Scott editor of the Beckley Post-Herald emerges as the fourth Republican candidate for Raleigh County House of Delegates after a district draft movement. Raleigh County Executive Committee Chair Ted Kessinger announced Scott’s potential candidacy amid support from the Young Republican Club and local party groups. Other Raleigh County GOP nominees include Ben Tissue, the Rev. Samuel Abram, and Fred Roschi. committee action planned for Oct 9 to fill remaining ballot vacancies. Scott, a Raleigh County native and SHG graduate, has long served Beckley Newspapers Corp and held wartime Army service. he and wife Mary reside on a Table Rock farm.
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Eugene L. Scott
Beckley Post-Herald
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Ted Kessinger
Scott
Kessinger
Young Republican Club
Raleigh ‘County
Republican Women’s Club
Slab Fork
Finance Committee
SHG
Shady Spring
Lynchburg
Duke University
University of Virginia
Stacoy High School
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Mellens Advocates
Mary
Republican Executive Committee
Table Rack
Polio Suspects Reported in Raleigh County Victims and Workers
Two poliomyelitis suspects, including a young mother, are reported in Raleigh County. A Cranberry Mine employee faces a fine for a violation.
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Cranberry Mine
Raleigh County
Milliner Rites Postponed at First Assembly of God
Funeral services for Forest Clarke Milliner aged 39, of Ross Apartments, are postponed from 2 p.m. today to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The Rev T M Waldron will conduct at First Assembly of God Church Valley Drive, with burial in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Forest
Clarke Milliner
Ross Apartments
T. M. Waldron
First Assembly of God
Valley iDrive
Sunset Memorial Park
Huntington Resident Killed in Collision
Mrs. Ther eddaie ,Iesa Sayre, 65, of Huntington died in a two car collision near the 20th St and Bth Ave intersection. Grace Sayre, 47, was seriously injured as her car was broadsided by the other vehicle. Four others were injured in December crash. Sayre was a pupil at Odd Elementary School. Raleigh County reports polio cases rising to eight this year.
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Huntington
Thereddaie
Iesa Sayre
Clar
Sayre
Daugh Odd
Grace
Raleigh County
20Th St
Dodgers Seek 2nd Win In World Series Opener
Dodgers and Yankees clash at Ebbets Field with Don Newcombe facing Don Larsen in game two. Lineup reshuffle by Casey Stengel as Gil McDougald Slaughter Mantle Berra lead the Yanks while Walter Alston sticks with the Dodgers core, Amoros moves up, Campanella hits eighth. Scoring sequence includes Slaughter, Berra, Martin for the Yankees and a Dodgers grand slam by Berra’s miscue.
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Brooklyy
Bill Martin
Andy Carey
Bill Skowron
Stengel
Gil McDougald
Enos Slaughter
Slaughter
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Walter Alston
Dodgers
Yanks
New York
Brooklyn
McDougald
Gilliam
D Reese
Mantle
Snider
Berra
Robinson
Collins
Hodges
Bauer
Ri Amoros
Martin
Furillo
Yankees
Marlin
Coleman
Newcombe
Larsen
Reese
Newcome
Coal Users Expect Price Hike Today
Summary of wage and price pressures across industries as coal costs rise. Utilities and steel mills face higher operating costs, with ripple effects to textiles, shoes, paper bags, distillers, and basic steel ore prices. A new wage contract for coal miners and rising wages propel coal operators to push prices higher amid strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Japan
Whalesale
Smany
United Mine
Workers of America
Bitwai-t
Nous
Congressional Medal Holders to Convene in Lakeland Florida
Invitations were extended for all Congressional Medal of Honor holders to attend a national convention at Lakeland Florida November 9 1. Mac H Cunningham mayor Lakeland leads event with Stanley Bender Raleigh County s only living winner. Gratis accommodations meals and entertainment provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bistration Hospital
Ursnstete
Milah
Caillicothe
Mac H. Cuimingham
Honor Society
Lake
Florida Ely
Land
Fla
Lakeland
Stanley Bender
State Police Report Increase in Crimes
West Virginia State Police reported a 6% rise in major crimes in the first six months of this year versus 1953, with auto theft up 204 percent from 284 to 342. Col. R W Boyles blamed owner negligence, noted increases in assault robbery rape burglary and other categories, and urged faster, better police communications including a teletype network to link with neighboring states.
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Charleston
R. W. Boyles
Col. Boyles
Co. Boyles
West
Boytes
Funeral for Martin Madick at St Francis de Sales
Requiem mass for 69 year old Martin Madick of Skelton set for Saturday at 9 am at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Father Leo Lydon to preside. He died after an extended illness Thursday. Rosary Friday at 7:30 pm at Caffee Funeral Home. burial in Caffee Cemetery Mount Tabor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Madick
Skelton
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Leo Lydon
Madick
Caffee Funeral
Caffee
Mount ‘ Tabor
Forest Festival Coronation Set and Time Today
ELKINS 4a Lovely Ann Lyon Alexander to be crowned queen of the 20th Mountain State Forest Festival for a second time indoors after rain. Outdoor coronation planned today at the D and E campus amphitheater if weather permits with Gov. Marland in attendance to administer the oath. The festival features woodchopping sawing contests and Knights of the South Branch Valley jousting. Stevenson campaigned with political digs while Alexander avoided political questions. Stevenson flew to New York after the Elkins visit, later kissing a Buckhannon widow at the airport.
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Elkins
Ann Lyon Alexander
D. and
Gov
Marland
Charleston
Huntington
Knights of the South Branch Valley
Stevenson
Higenhower
Conservation. Com
Alexander
Pittsburgh
New York City
Bertha Dalton
Buckhannon
Stevenson Bent
Mrs. Dalton
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Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Auss
Anne S, Htze
Clyburn
Kemp
Scott’ Drive
Raleigh
Charles E. Walker
David Stamper
Catherine Brags
T. N. Thur- Sprague
John W. Whitlock
Cranberry
Stamper
Bragg
Marmet Hospital
Mirginia
John W. Davis Jr
Herbert Bragg
Eddie Payne
Odd
Whitlock
Campanella
MccDougald
Milwaukee
Wis
Sam Weinstein
New Jersey
Milwaukee County Stadium
Braves
Dodger
Yankee Parks
Weinstein
Charles Blossfield
Business Mirror
Beckley Skies
Aldebaran
Mair
Jupiter
Orion
West Virginia
W. VA
Bellepoint
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