Raleigh County Board Defends School Integration Policy
In Charleston federal court the Raleigh County Board of Education, via Fletcher Mann, states there are no white or Negro schools but only schools and asserts integration exists for both teachers and students. The county lists 480 Negro pupils and 11 Negro teachers in formerly all white schools, while denying gerrymandered boundaries. The NAACP accuses segregation. the board invites specifics to address any inadvertent admissions denial and reaffirms its aim to abolish racial segregation in schools.
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Board of Education
Raleigh County
Charleston
Fletcher Mann
Mann
Willard Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Brown
United States District Court
John A. Field Jr
Beckley
NAACP
Raleigh County Board of Education
Five Mullens Children Injured In Car Crash
A one car crash in Mullens sent five children to Wyoming General Hospital with minor injuries. Dre ma Carper nine and her brothers Paul David eleven Mike ten and Lee fourteen along with Earl Carper Jr eight were treated and released. The significance: the car veered across the road struck a gatepost at the Catholic parsonage and hit the former St Johns Church building, leaving only a broken window. William Light twenty one faced reckless driving charges as the 1953 vehicle was totaled.
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Mullens
AIIS
Wyoming General Hospital
Congregation of
St. Johns’s Catholic Church
West Mullens
Wendell Cook
Light
Two-Car Collision Causes $450 in Damages on Route 19 21
State Police report a Monday morning crash at 8 30 on Route 19 21 at Shady Spring. Robert G Jolly 69 Daniels pulled into the path of Judson P Meadows 62 Glen Morgan driving a 1949 model southbound, causing $450 in damages with no injuries. Jolly charged with pulling in the face of oncoming traffic.
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Shady Spring
Robert G. Jolly
Daniels
Judson P. Meadows
Glen Morgan
Jolly
Trafic
William Franklin Davis
Josephine
Rodriguez
Herbert Hawkins
Sallie Hawkins
Peggy M. Baily
Beckley
Raymond R. Ewing
Piney View
John Edwards
Garland R. Wardd
Rural Acres Drive
W. A. Burke
Deward Meadows
Coal City
Burke
James F. Maddy
Larry Freeland
B. O. Childers
Warrants Prepared for City Traffic Violators
Police Chief M. E. Ty ree says warrants are being prepared for mailing to city traffic violators. He notes additional costs will be assessed on individuals with past due parking and other traffic tickets.
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M. E. Tyree
Slab Fork Democrats Set Tonight Speakers for Rallies
Slab Fork Democrats announce speakers for forthcoming rallies Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge Harry L McCreery will speak tonight at Sophia High School for Slab Fork District voters State Senator G C Porter will headline Thursday at Shady Spring High School for Shady Spring and Richmond Districts Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tom Canterbury campaign chairman says more speakers will be named All rallies invite all candidates and each will have brief remarks Other district rallies include Oct 23 Trap Hill District Oct 25 Marsh Fork District and Oct 30 Clear Fork District
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Democratic Party
Raleigh County
Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
G. C. Porter
Judge McCreery
Sophia High School
Slab Fork
Porter
Shady Spring High School
Shady Spring
Richmond
Tom Canterbury
Canterbury
Trap Hill
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
inClear Fork
Bees Stay Put as Fire Vacuums Fail in England Home
In Newlyn, England, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Andrews have tried fire, vacuums, and fly swatters to remove hundreds of bees from a bricked-up fireplace. They hired a workman to tear down a wall to reach the hive and remove it.
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Newlyn
England
Harold Andrews
Hit and run death probe in Lincoln County
Shortening The News continues coverage of the suspected hit and run death of Tommy Clyde Carver 29 of Harts found along West Virginia Route 10 near West Hamlin. Eugene Colvin of Wheeling named new manager of Wheeling Ohio County Airport. Huntington Water asks PSC to raise rates for about 27000 customers by 351000 dollars yearly. State Supreme Court again upholds 272571 judgment in Preston County Coke Co. v Preston County Light Power. Funeral set in White Sulphur Springs for Johanna Staap Modarelli widow of former conductor of Wheeling Charleston symphonies died Saturday of heart attack.
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Lincoln County
Tommy Clyde Carver
Harts
W.va
West Hamlin
Eugene Colvin
Wheeling
Ohio County Court
Wheeling-Ohio County
Huntington Water Corp
Public Service Commission
Huntington
Barboursville
Wayne County
State Supreme Court
Preston County Coke Co
Preston County Light & Power Co
White Sulphur Springs
Johanna Staap Modarelli
Wheeling and
Charleston
Modarelli
Trusty Walks Away From Job at Raleigh County Jail
Rufus Vaughn a Raleigh County Jail trusty about 40 walked away while helping unload a courthouse truck at noon Monday. Deputies searched after missing several minutes, Vaughn had served about three months of a six month peace warrant sentence and had two months remaining. Sheriff C A Thompson said such walkaways usually return.
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Rufus Vaughn
Raleigh County
Vaughn
C. A. Thompson
Nine Rescued After 3500 Mile Auckland Trek Disaster
Stranded Tongans on a reef after their trawler wreck scramble onto the rubble and endure a long survival ordeal. They subsist on shellfish and fish as they fashion two rafts from wreck timber and rope. Three men set out for help ten days earlier. one vanished, the others drifted to Fiji exhausted and parched, telling Fiji authorities they feared never reaching land.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Fiji
Thor rock et Monday night blows up on launch pad
A rocket explosion on the pad showered debris over Johnston and Sand Island. Several workers suffered minor injuries for not following safety rules. The mission controller destroyed the rocket after a malfunction. No nuclear blast or hazardous radioactivity occurred. A subsequent test could occur with four days’ notice.
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Johnston
Sand Island
Thor
New York Woman Fined and Jailed for Drunk Driving
Marcella Gasparini of New York was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to 24 hours in jail after a drunk driving charge in Magistrate Burke's court. She also paid $1 and costs on a profanity charge and was arrested by State Police Monday evening.
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Marcella Gasparini
New York
W. A. Burke
Patsy Basham
Joe Rodriguez
Tommy Small
Sophia
Rodriguez
Charles Franklin Kufahl
Frances Kufahl
Delbert H. Scarbro
Page
Unclear Meeting Extends Beyond Protocol Time
The meeting stretched much longer than expected as Kohler and Khrushchev discussed a wide range of issues. When asked if the encounter was important the embassy spokesman suggested they did more than exchange pleasantries, noting the three hour duration.
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Kohler
Khrushchev
Mackinac Bridge spans five miles and rises 552 feet
The Mackinac Bridge connects Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas, rising 552 feet above the straits and extending five miles in length. This iconic structure dominates the landscape as a key link between regions and a feat of engineering.
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Mackinac
Michigan
Final rites planned for Walter C. Maxey in Coal City
Walter C. Maxey, 77, of Coal City, will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Armor Sayre officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. He died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital after a long illness. The body lies in state at the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home, with friends welcome to visit today. Pallbearers: Arnold Eanes, Roy Hodge, Sergio Boschain, Alvin Jones, John Davis Jr., Carl Mounts, Ira Snuffer.
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Walter C. Maxey
Coal City
Keyser- Bryant
Armor Sayre
Sunset Memorial Park
Keyser-Bryant
Arnold Eanes
Roy Hodge
Sergio Boschain
Alvin Jones
John Davis Jr
Carl Mounts
Ira Snuffer
Samuel B. Taylor Rites Held in Raleigh At St John Baptist
Funeral services for Samuel B. Taylor 74 of Raleigh were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St John Baptist Church Raleigh with Rev C O Mitchell presiding. Burial followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died Monday at 12 25 p.m. at his daughter’s home in Beckley after a long illness. A retired miner and church member, survivors include his wife Arena Taylor four daughters Dorothy Alexander Barbara Mitchem Grace Milford and Onion two sons Samuel Jr Horace B two sisters Elsie Pierce Fannie Fuller twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlors conducted arrangements.
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Samuel B. Taylor
Raleigh
St. John Baptist Church
C. O. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Cecil Onion
Beckley
Saint John’s Baptist Church
Arena Taylor
General L. Martin Funeral Services Set
General La fayette Martin 82 Alderson will have funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday at Feamster Memorial Freewill Baptist Church with Rev Richard McCallister officiating. Burial follows at Crotty Cemetery near Belle. Born in Summersville September 14 1880 he was a retired farmer and Baptist. He died Sunday night in a Hinton hospital after a long illness. He leaves four sons two daughters two sisters and many grandchildren. Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
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General Lafayette Martin
Alderson
Feamster Memorial
William Sanford
Sara Francis McClung Martin
Final rites for Airman Price in Sabine church
Airman 3 C. Robby Gene Price, 19, of Sabine, will have funeral services at 1 p m Wednesday at Community Baptist Church Sabine with Rev. G C Gilbert presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. He died of pneumonia at Shepard Air Force Base Wichita Falls Texas. Body to be moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church one hour before services.
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C. Robby Gene Price
Sabine
Community Baptist
G. C. Gilbert
Greenwood Memorial Park
Shepard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Ritchie and Johnson
Thompson Rites For Winfred Mote Thompson In Oak Hill
Funeral services for Winfred Moten Thompson 86 of Oak Hill will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev Tally Hanna officiating burial will follow at Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill Thompson a Spanish American War veteran retired worker for The New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co was a member of Oak Hill Methodist Church Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias He died Monday at 10 55 p m in an Oak Hill hospital He was born April 3 1876 in Seth and is survived by his wife Bertha Hunter Thompson five sons Ralph Ralph at Webster Springs and in Ohio William R and Harvey E in Silver Springs Md Winfred Jr in Clarksburg James Edward in Tampa Fla three daughters Ruby Baumgartner and Mary E McKee both of Silver Springs and Virginia Stevens of Los Angeles a brother Robert Holley Thompson of Madison three sisters Lory Stollins of Julian Jeanette Turley of Huntington and Ethel Hill of Charleston 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 3 p m Wednesday
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Winfred Moten
Mote) Thompson
Duncan Ave
Oak Hill
Tyree
Final rites for Homer Parsons in Boomer NC
Homer Parsons 57 of 225 Ridge Crest East Beck ley dies after long illness at home. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Thankful Baptist Church Boomer with Rev. R W Barber. Burial in Thankful Cemetery. Body to church at 6 a.m. Wednesday. visitation after 4 p.m. at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Homer Parsons
Ridge Crest
East Beckley
Thankful Baptist
Boomer
N. C
R. W. Barber
Thankful
Wright and Anderson
Final rites for Floyd Lee Wyatt in Coal City
Floyd Lee Wyatt 75 of Coal City dies after a three year illness in a local hospital. Services are set for 2 p m Thursday at Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Lowell Lilly officiating. Burial in Farley Hill Cemetery at Winding Gulf. Born February 23 1887 in Red Dies River North Carolina he was a retired miner and carpenter and longtime Coal City resident. Cessie Wyatt and three daughters survive.
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Floyd Lee Wyatt
Coal City
Webb and Neal
Lowell Lilly
Farley Hill
Winding Gulf
Reddies River
N. C
Cessie Wyatt
Guilty Plea Heard In Court In Raleigh County
Joseph Harold McKinney pled guilty to daytime burglary in Raleigh County Criminal Court. He was sentenced to one to ten years in the State Penitentiary at Moundsville with jail time credit and a probation advisement under consideration by Judge Harry L. McCreery.
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Joseph Harold McKinney
Raleigh County
McKinney
Moundsville
C. Berkley Lilly
Harry L. McCreery
Garner Lester Byrd
Ronald Smith
Register
Cam Lilly
Cam Neely
Varsity Player Suffers Injury at Clear Fork HS
Mike Wingo, 16, Clear Fork High School football player, is in Raleigh General Hospital after a concussion from a junior varsity game at Stoco Monday. Son of Clyde and Mrs. Wingo of Ameagle, he is in satisfactory condition and visitors are allowed. the game was halted.
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Mike Wingo
Clear Fork High School
Raleigh General Hospital
Stoco
Clyde Wingo
Ameagle
Besoco Man Faces Federal Grand Jury
Wirt Goodloe Jr., 45, Besoco, waived a preliminary hearing Friday before U S Commissioner Paul J Fourney on possession of a moonshine still and posted a $500 property bond for release from Raleigh County Jail. Agents of the Alcohol Tobacco Tax Division arrested him near Odd around 11:50 a.m. and destroyed a 50 gallon drum still and 50 gallons of mash. The federal grand jury will meet next month in Charleston.
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Wirt Goodloe Jr
Besoco
U. S
Paul J. Fourney
Raleigh
Goodloe
Alcohol Tobacco Tax Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Odd
Charleston
Speeders Bond Forfeitures in Beckley Court
Three defendants forfeited bonds of twenty dollars each on speeding violations in Beckley Police Court Monday. Named are James Richardson Rupert Benny R McVey Pemb erton and Thomas Radford of Beckley. Total forfeitures reached 131 dollars with John A Reed of MacArthur forfeiting 15 dollars for expired temporary plates and intoxication bonds totaling 56 dollars.
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Beckley
James Richardson
Rupert
Benny R. McVey
Pemberton
Thomas Radford
John A. Reed
MacArthur
C&O to Cut Off Trains Between Washington and Huntington
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will discontinue two passenger trains between Washington and Huntington, W V, after Oct 27. The Interstate Commerce Commission granted authorization, despite protests from towns served, allowing the change to stand at standard time. Two other roundtrip trains will continue operating between the two points after the discontinuance.
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C&o
Raleigh County United Fund opens with $750 pledge
Raleigh County's United Fund kicked off its five week drive toward a $49 800 goal with a $750 pledge from Beaver Coal Co and an $800 contribution from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co The special gifts division marked a second large donation as about 60 workers attended a kickoff breakfast UF President W C McMahan expressed optimism Agencies supported include Salvation Army Raleigh County Cancer Association for Mental Health American Red Cross Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and USO
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Raleigh County
United Fund
Beaver Coal Co
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
W. C. McMahan
Salvation Army
Raleigh County Cancer Assn
Raleigh County Association For Mental Health
The
American Red Cross, Boy Scouts and Girl Souts
USO
County group surveys industrial sites near airport
A county tour examined suitable locations for industry beyond the available sewage facilities. Sites included 60 acres of river site with utilities, 100 acres at the airport Grandview roads intersection owned by Beaver Land Co., and a 45,000 acre New River Co. tract on Mount Hope Road. Prices were described as reasonable and utilities could be arranged. The tour also visited the Farmers Market, Stephens Lake, and Glen White, with overnight plans in Princeton and Mercer County on Tuesday.
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Airport
Grandview Roads
Beaver Land Co
Perdue Transfer
New Kanawha Industrial Corp
Mount Hope Road
New River Co
Shackelford
Stephens Lake
Glen White
Wyoming County
Princeton
Mercer County
Thieves Break Into Midway Amoco Station Overnight
State Police investigate after thieves broke an oven and a side window at Midway Amoco Station overnight. Owner John Simms found the entry at 7:30 a.m. Monday. Soft drink, cigarette and candy machines were torn open and an unknown amount of change was stolen. No other items reported missing.
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Midway Amoco
John Simms
Midway
Simms
Centennial Ball in Raleigh County Seeks Fund Raising
Mrs. George Lowry, finance chairman for the Raleigh County Centennial observance, reminds supporters that only 400 tickets were printed for the November 10 ball. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority sponsors the event aiming to raise up to $1,000, selling tickets on a first come first served basis with reservations for five couples per table.
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George Lowry
Raleigh
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
San Francisco Fires Follow 1906 Earthquake Sweep
United Press International notes San Francisco has suffered seven great fires, the worst after the April 18 1906 earthquake, as cited by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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United Press International
San Francisco
Encyclopedia Britannica
Harris County cancels mountain lion hunt over armed crowds
Harris County Sheriff’s Department halted a large mountain lion chase after residents, armed with shotguns rifles pistols and bows, crowded the woods. Deputies withdrew to clear the area and avoid harming a hunter while pursuing a cougar.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
Harris County Sheriff's Department
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