Man Divorced From 2 Wives Same Day
Cleveland AP reports Ronald Ralph Reiter became legally divorced from Hazel Parr Reiter and Pauline E. Reiter on the same day after separate trials. Hazel earlier telephoned from Florida claiming the divorce. Pauline had married him in Mountain City Tennessee in 1958. The ensuing legal tangle led to assault charges and time in the workhouse while each wife sought support and custody for their children.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Ronald Ralph Reiter
Common Pleas
Charles W. White
Hazel Parr Reiter
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Reiter
Pauline E. Reiter
Pauline
Mountain City
Tenn
Hazel
Florida
South Shore Railroad
Reiter No. 2
Poac
GOP Quarters Open Today In New Raleigh Location
Republicans for Raleigh County relocate to the northeast corner of South Fayette and McCreery streets after two days of moving. Campaign Manager Eddie McGinnis notes the Route 16 project blocked the original site on South Oakwood Avenue. Offices in the former Universal building will run 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily except Sunday. Phone Clifford 2-2300 remains. Headquarters staff assisted in decorating by Mrs. Cecil Ballard and others.
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Raleigh County
South Fayette and
McCreery Streets
Eddie McGinnis
McGinnis
Cecil Ballard
C. W
Bill” James
Charles Gulley
Earl Grose
Edith Houck
Bob Meadows
Gubernatorial Address Promises West Virginia Growth Plan
Continuation of governor hopefuls remarks on jobs for West Virginians and a forward looking program. A statement urges attendance at tonight’s address for details. Also notes commodity distribution at Percy Thomas residence in Skelton and a local hospitalization report for Charles H. Earehart at Raleigh General Hospital.
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West Virginia
West
Charles H. Earehart
Vine St
Raleigh General Hospital
False teeth care claim from old ad text
An old advertisement claims FASTEETH powder keeps dentures more firmly in place during talking eating laughing or sneezing. It emphasizes reduced embarrassment and a confident sense of security, urging readers to buy the product from a local counter.
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Phevaka
Frost not general in Beckley area says county agent
Raleigh County agent H. B. Thomas states frost Monday night was not general. He notes frost may have occurred in low spots but no killing frost in Beckley area. He explains a simple check from a rising building roof shows no frost if none is general.
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H. B. Thomas
Raleigh
Beckley
Kaminsky Denies Flight to Kyiv as Kamin Sky Jail. Bennett Detained
Kaminsky denied that they flew to Kiev where Kamin Sky was jailed while Bennett stayed at a hotel as a witness. The open trial began September 16 in the morning, with a sentence given at night. About 100 people attended. They were released October 13 and crossed into Czechoslovakia on Monday. They were escorted to the Austrian border and entered Austria, planning to return to the United States tonight.
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Kiev
Kaminsky
Bennett
Czechoslovakia
Austria
United States
Herndon Man Identified By Stab Victim
Elmer Shelton, 54, of Herndon was arrested after being named by Harold McKinney, 23, also of Herndon, as his assistant in a Bud tavern fracas Saturday night. McKinney, in fair condition, suffered two stab wounds and underwent a two and a half hour operation. Shelton posted $500 bond and awaits a hearing as witnesses are sought.
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Shelton
Grant Taylor
Mullens
Verne Morgan
Jurors Ordered to Report in Raleigh County Court
Judge Harry L. McCreery announced that jurors for the current term of Raleigh County Criminal Court must report at 9 a.m. Thursday. He said Wednesday’s docket can be cleared without a jury.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Harry L. McCreery
Shortening The News marriage joins faith and plans wedding
Shortening The News joined the Jewish faith and her fiancé Sammy Davis Jr. adopted the same. They plan to wed Nov. 13. United States seeks execution of two Americans and warns citizens about foreign disputes. British air force bands in Singapore. two Jehovah's Witness airmen arrested for refusing uniforms. A Newport Beach boy missing after a sea voyage. Coast Guard searches continue with multiple vessels and aircraft. Moscow warns Polaris submarine bases in Scotland threaten Britain. State briefs: Public Service Commission jurisdiction over municipally run sewage systems affirmed. WHTN TV sale negotiations to Reeves Broadcasting Co. for about 2.1 million. Gabe Junior Marcum dies after truck fall.
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Sammy Davis Jr
United States
Singapore
Jehovah's Witnesses
Newport Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Larry Reitz
Moscow Radio
U. S
Scotland
Britain
State Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Wheeling
PSC
J. and J. Land Co
Whtn-Tv
Huntington
Cowles Broadcasting Co
Reeves Broadcasting Co
New York
Gabe Junior Marcum
Jenny’s Creek
Williamson Hospital
Slaying Ends Brown Held in Pineville Jail
Mrs Brown is held in Wyoming County Jail Pineville with a hearing set for 2 p m today. The widow leaves three children aged 10 13 and 15. The body lies at Robertson land Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens with arrangements incomplete.
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Brown
Wyoming County
Pineville
Robertson Land Foglesong Funeral Home
Mullens
Death Driver Faces Hearing in Homicide Charge
Oak Hill and surrounding scenes report Charles Brooks to appear before Judge Lyons on negligent homicide charges after the death of 73 year old Katherine Clay who was struck near State Route 61. Brooks had been free on bond prior to the incident and was arrested two hours after the hit.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Charles Brooks
Disarmament Plans Face Quick Clash At UN Assembly
The Soviet Krushchev plan seeks rapid general disarmament with a three man U N board replacing Dag Hammarskjold, while the Western plan favors early actionable arms controls. The 28 nation resolution urging peaceful steps passed unanimously after sharp exchanges between the Soviet Union and United States, with Zorin blaming US for stalled Paris talks and Wadsworth denying Soviet Cold War use of the resolution.
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Italy
Krushchev
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Rennes
Soviet Union
United States
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Paris
U.S
James J.wadsworth
Stolen Car Recovered By Virginia Police
Virginia State Police recovered a 1958 model car stolen from the Beckley Hotel Garage around 8 45 p m Monday. Two arrests were made by Virginia authorities though the names were not yet learned. The car owned by Joe Fourney of Blue Jay remains in Virginia.
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Virginia
Beckley
Joe Fourney
Blue Jay
Two Men Jailed and One Released in Raleigh County
Fred Snyder of Beckley was booked at 10 34 p m at Raleigh County Jail on a peace warrant by State Police. Kelly Nottingham of Fayetteville was released from jail at 7 35 a m today after serving time on reckless driving. Norman Wiley of Shady Spring was jailed at 3 40 p m Monday by State Police on charges of being drunk and resisting arrest.
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Fred Snyder
Beckley
Raleigh
Kelly Nottingham
Fayetteville
Norman Wiley
Shady Spring
Deaths And Funerals Howington bar
Death notice reads Howington bar died at 6 45 p m Monday after a long illness. A Grace Gospel Church member born September 1906 in Crow she was daughter of Minnie Goodson and Ollie Goodson. Survived by Basil Worley husband two sons Basil Jr and Eugene Daniels four daughters Margie Lake Agnes Cochran Hilda Sanger Betty Harris one brother Alvin Goodson. Body to Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home moved to residence Wednesday then to church an hour before services. Burial Sunset Memorial Park Thursday with Rev Lillian Childress officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday.
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Grace Gospel Church
Crow
Nannie Goodson
Ollie Goodson
Basil Worley
Beaver
Basil Jr
Eugene
Daniels
Margie Lake
Agnes Cochran
Washington D. C
Hilda Sanger
Crab Orchard
Betty Harris
West Palm Beach
Fla
Alvin Goodson
Rose and Quesenberry
Sunset Memorial Park
Mrs Matilda Harvey rites set in Coal City Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Adkins Harvey 79 of Coal City will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Coal City Community Church with Rev. Ott Tilley and Rev. Lowell Lilly officiating. Burial will be in Harvey Cemetery Summers County. She was born December 27 1880 in Streeter and died Monday at the Coal City home of son Cecil Harvey after a months long illness. Survivors include three sons Cecil Wallace Shady Spring and John Henderson Ohio two daughters Florence Waddell Cabell Heights and Glenna Berry Detroit Mich 21 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The body remains at Williams Funeral Home. Pallbearers are James Waddell Jackie Waddell Lonnie Harvey Harold Harvey Larry Perry Virgil Lewis Danny Pack and Delano Thompson.
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Matilda Adkins Harvey
Coal City
Cecil Harvey
Ott Tilley
Lowell Lilly
Harvey
Summers County
Streeter
Virgil
Cecil
Wallace
Shady Spring
John
Henderson
Ohio
Florence Waddell
Cabell Heights
Glenna Berry
Detroit
Mich
Jean
Williams Funeral
James Wadell
Jackie Waddell
Lonnie Harvey
Harold Harvey
Larry Perry
Virgil Lewis
Danny Pack
Delano Thompson
Funeral set for Julian Lee Walk in Columbus Ohio
Julian Lee Walk 64 former Colcord miner died Monday at a Columbus hospital after a long illness. Survivors include wife Pearl eight daughters and many grandchildren. The body will arrive at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville today.
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Julian Lee Walk
Columbus
Ohio
Colcord
Pearl
Dorothy Harris
Mary Jane Sauls
Stickney
Blanch Schoolcraft
Dayton
Helen Hunter
Jo Ann Walk
Carol Sue Walk
Etta Grace Rowe
New York
Linda Dressell
the Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
McGhee Dies After Illness at 82 in Raleigh County
Joseph Samuel McGhee 82 died at home after a daylong illness. Born December 25 1881 in Asheville North Carolina he moved to West Virginia in 1920 and lived in Raleigh County 13 years. Survived by wife Hattie Johnson whom he married in 1922, five daughters and 11 grandchildren. The body rests at Melton Mortuary before arrangements.
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Josephine
Ashville
N. C
William Roblert
Elizabeth McGhee
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Hattie Johnson
Amigo
Benn
Robert William
Chicago
Ill
Julius Samuel
Columbus
Ohio
Frankie Daniel
Elizabeth Gillespie
Patterson
Anna Mae Mounts
Detroit
Mich
Mabel Marie Wood
Betty Jo Parker
Gladys Fern McGhee
Melton Mortuary
Mrs. Julia Meador Final Rites Planned
Mrs. Julia C. Meador 79 of 1040 S. Kanawha St. will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. L. L. Reckart and Rev. C. E. Walker officiating. Burial follows at Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. She died Sunday from a heart attack at home. Pallbearers listed: Al Ellison Grady R. Dean Denzil Palmer Dean Maynor Wylie Adkins Clarence Hancock.
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Julia C. Meador
S. Kanawha St
Calfee Funeral Home
L. L.reckart
C. E. Walker
Calfee Cemetery
Mount Tabor
Meador
Caffee
Mrs Kate Laura Clay Dead After Auto Crash In Kincaid
Mrs Kate Laura Clay 73 of Kincaid died at Oak Hill Hospital at 7 10 p m Monday after an automobile accident in Kincaid. Born March 7 1887 at Barger Springs she was a member of the Kincaid Church of God. She was preceded in death by J J and Betty Meadows and by husband Jeff Clay. Surviving are two sisters.
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Kate Laura Clay
Kincaid
Oak Hill Hospital
Kincaid Church of God
Barger Springs
J. J
Betty Lynch Meadows
Jeff Clay
William Dangerfield Dies in Cleveland Area
William Dangerfield of Cleveland Ohio formerly of Beckley died Monday. The body will be returned to Wright and Anderson Funeral Home for completion of arrangements.
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William Dangerfield
Cleveland
Ohio
Beckley
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Eisenhower cites Indian leader and United Nations faith
President Eisenhower, in a reflective speech, likened a bridge dedication to the legend of Hiawatha founder of an early North American confederation and recalled Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations. He urged continued faith in the United Nations as a system to channel heat into light and expose nations’ true desires to world opinion.
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Dent
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Hiawatha
United Nations Organization
America
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
United Nations
Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty in County Court
A Wyoming man pleaded guilty in a county court to a charge related to concealed wrongdoing. The defendant faces a sentence to be determined, with the court scheduling a follow up hearing to establish penalties and restitution.
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Wyoming
West Virginia Campaign Sparks Tax, Jobs Talk in Welch Rally
At a GOP rally in Welch McDowell County, Underwood and Neely attacked the Ican Party and touted tax relief for race tracks while critiquing past betting tax increases. Randolph claimed to have brought over 100 new industries to West Virginia and pressed for proof. Neely proposed extended public works and a broader job retraining program as parts of his unemployment plan.
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Ican
Brand X
Underwood
Neely
McDowell County
Welch
West Virginia
McDowell
Randolph
Charleston
Wchs-Tv
WCHS
Two Dickens suits in Raleigh County court
In Raleigh County Circuit Court today Leonard and Myrtle Dickens saw one suit dismissed and another continued. The State suit against George P. Sovick solo and as Cove Creek Coal Co. receiver and Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. was moved to the next term with trial set for Nov 28. A Dickens suit against Southern Land Co. Dickenson Properties Inc. Sovick Aetna Crandon Coal Co. was dismissed as to Sovick and Aetna. Carlos Lane, by his next friend Marvin Lane, sues Dale A. Rankins and Emory P. Elswick.
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Leonard
Myrtle Dickens
Raleigh
Dickens
George P. Sovick
Cove Creek Coal Co
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
Southern Land Co
Dickenson Properties, Inc
Crandon Coal Co
Sovick
Aetna Co
Carlos Lane
Marvin Lane
Dale A. Rankins
Emory P. Elswick
President urges strengthen UN as forum for differences
The President urged strengthening the United Nations as the great forum for ventilating differences and seeking workable compromises. He noted United Nations Day next Monday and reaffirmed determination that efforts to find peace through cooperation shall not fail.
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United Nations
Eisenhower
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