Raleigh County Negroes Seek Enrollment Amid School Door Closures
Forty one Negro students returned today to three white Raleigh County schools to challenge refusals and press a possible federal case. At RMI, 42 Negroes including 30 students and 12 parents asked to enroll but were told by principal A A Lilly that enrollment would not occur. Attorney Brown Hugo Payne implied potential lawsuits, while transportation mixups were noted as buses were inconsistently sent.
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Raleigh
Board of Education
RMI
A. A. Lilly
Beckley
Brown Hugo Payne
Lilly Payne
Lilly
Payne
Jeff Spangler
Spangler
Lincoln Elementary School
Sylvia
Cecil Miller
Miller
Trap Hill High School
H. F. Pauley
A.A. Lilly
Integrated Public Schools Begin Fall Term In The South
The Associated Press reports scattered integrated public schools across the South opening this fall. Florida bases MacDill Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases start integrated on base. Oak Ridge High and Rogersville Junior High admit Negroes. Ashland Junior College begins mixed attendance. Birmingham faces stay on order for Alabama University. Texas sees several districts begin integration with Big Spring and Austin students. San Antonio area Bexar County enrolls nearly 200 Negro students in integrated schools.
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Associated Press
South
Government
Eglin Afb
Valparaiso
Tyndall Afb
Panama City
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge High School
Rogersville
Ashland
Board of Education
Birmingham
Ala
H. H. Grooms
University of Alabama
Texas
Big Spring
Austin
Bexar County
San Antonio
Knapp Returns To Local Bench Knapp Returns To Local Bench
Raleigh Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp resumed his bench duties today issuing two orders. The American Acceptance Co. secured a $662.63 verdict against Ethel Walls after three summons failed to bring her to court. A Wayne Daniels suit against Atlantic Greyhound Corp. was dismissed as settled. One jury group was excused. the second group begins Monday with trials through Sept. 22. Judge Knapp also sat in Summersville replacing Judge Charles L. Garvin Jr.
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Raleigh
Norman Knapp
American Acceptance Co
Nixon Furniture Co
Ethel Walls
Wayne Daniels
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
Knapp
Summersville
Judiciary Court
Charles L. Garvin Jr
Fayetteville
Juveniles Face Court Saturday Over Mine Theft
Six Lanark Hollow youths admitted breaking and entering at a Stafford mine owned by John Pachuta. Police say the group took detonator caps and dynamite Tuesday night and were ordered to appear Saturday before Juvenile Court Judge Harry L. McCreery.
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Lanark Hollow
Harry L. McCreery
Stamaford
John Pachuta
Muni Loses Eye in Broadway Surgery
Paul Muni, famed actor, had his left eye removed at Mt. Sinai Hospital after a tumor was found. The 59 year old, who left Inherit the Wind, is recovering with his right eye sight intact and hopes to return to the show after recovery. The production paused until Sept. 17 with Ivyn Douglas as interim replacement.
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New York
Paul Muni
Broadway
Hollywood
Muni
Variety
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Me Ivyn Douglas
Prohibition Party Chooses Holtwick Holdridge for 1956 Ticket
The Prohibition party's 152 delegates at a three day convention named Dr. Enoch A. Holtwick 74 Greenville Illinois professor emeritus of history at Greenville College for president and Brig Gen Herbert C Holdridge ret 63 Sherman Oaks California for vice president Holtwick and Holdridge are longtime opponents of universal military training and have roots at Greenville College and West Point respectively
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Milford
Ind
West Point
Eisenhower
National Prohibition Party
Enoch A. Holtwick
Greenville
Ill
Greenville College
Herbert C. Holdridge
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Holdridge
U. S. Military Academy
Governor's Test Case Continued in Charleston
The Supreme Court has moved Sept 27 for arguments on a case testing legislative limits on the governor's appointment power. State Auditor Edgar B. Sims withholds Ivanoe S. Wayne's salary as director of the Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics, contending the Senate has not confirmed his nomination. Wayne seeks court payment, while the governor avoided Senate confirmation during a special session to build a test case.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Edgar B. Sims
Ivanoe S. Wayne
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics
Sims
State Senate
Wayne
Two Beckleyans jailed after Tuesday police arrests
Two Beckley men were lodged in Raleigh County Jail by city police Tuesday night. James P. Falin Williams Sr. of Beckley was charged with grand larceny and James R. Redden Neville Sr. was arrested for driving with an improper license and parole violation. Details from police headquarters were incomplete at press time.
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Beckleyans
Raleigh County
James P. Falin
Williams Sr
Beckley
James R. Redden
Neville Sr
Auto Collision Insurance Rates Reduced in West Virginia
West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Thomas J. Gillooly announced approval of new private automobile collision rates. The reductions, tied to favorable loss experience through March 31, 1955, will save policy holders about 1.635 million dollars annually and amount to roughly 20 percent for individuals. The rates, filed by the National Automobile Underwriters Assn, cover most companies and may differ for independent filings.
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Charleston (P
Thomas J. Gillooly
National Automobile Underwriters Assn
West Virginia
Insurance Commissioner
Miss America Pageant Opens in Atlantic City
Atlantic City begins the Miss America pageant with 49 entrants in three preliminary rounds over three nights. contestants are judged in swim suit, evening gown and talent, with winners named for swimsuit and talent each night while gown results stay secret.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Drought Delays Scotch Whisky Production in Scotland
Distilleries warn drought dries up mineral rich brooks needed for the water used in Scotch whisky. A Scotch Whisky Association spokesman notes the highland red granite minerals give the water its special quality. Production planned for 1955-56 may face months long delays.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Scotch Whisky Assn
Scottish Highlands
Association
Besoco Couple Jailed on Moonshine Charges
Besoco residents Boyd Lilly and Lucille Lilly were jailed at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday in Raleigh County Jail on charges of selling moonshine whisky. A sheriff's deputy arrested them and a jail spokesman said he believed the two are husband and wife, though marriage status was not confirmed in commitment records.
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Besoco
Raleigh
Boyd Lilly
Lucille Lilly
Lillys
County Sunday School Rally Set
The countywide Sunday School rally is planned for Oct. 2 per M. P. Olt secretary of the event. A planning meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Methodist Temple to discuss the goal, likely 15 000, the same as last year. Pastors, Sunday School superintendents, and church representatives are invited. The planning committee includes Rev. C. FE Walker chair, George W. Bright, George Parker, Frank Davis, Earl Snead, Rev. Hollis Green, and Ott.
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M. P. Olt
Methodist Temple
Ott
C. Fe, Walker
George W. Bright
George Parker
Frank Davis
Earl Snead
Hollis Green
Agree to Disagree at Cyprus Talks Ends in No Accord
British Greek Turkish talks on Cyprus failed to reach an agreement after nine days. Turkish Foreign Minister Fatin Rustu Zorlu said there would be further discussions but no final communique. He cited disagreement over allowing Cypriots to choose their political future, with Britain seeking continued British rule for Cyprus and Greece favoring union.
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London
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Zorlu
Turkey
Istanbul
Izmir
Athens
Harold Macmillan
Stephen Stephanopoulos
Britain
Greece
Crawford family keeps police board seat in Beckley
Bernard L. Crawford is appointed to Beckley Police Civil Service Commission, succeeding his brother who moved to Jacksonville. Confirmed by Gov. Marland, the appointment is effective immediately. Crawford runs C. and P. Amusement Co. and serves in local church and fraternal groups. Other board members are Fletcher W. Mann and J. S. Higgins.
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Bernard L. Crawford
Police Civil Service Commission
Beckley
C. D. Crawford Jr
Jacksonville
Fla
William C. Marland
Crawford
C. and P. Amusement Co
Beckley and Palace
First Christian Church
Lawton Trial Next on Docket in Moonshine Case
In U S Southern District Court in Beckley Matt Crook Jr. of Jumping Branch faces two counts of possessing moonshine whisky with a jury expected to deliberate this afternoon. The Crook trial followed John Trimble’s late arrival and testimony for the defense after pleading guilty earlier. Next, William D. Lawton of Fayette County faces fraud by mail charges involving about 353000 as the health postponement adjusts the July schedule. Dallas Williams of Prosperity is jailed post-speeding trial before Magistrate J E Mays.
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U. 8
Trimble
Crook
William D. Lawton
Fayette County
Ben Moore
Charleston
Lawton
Mount Hope
Dallas Williams
Prosperity
Raleigh
Williams
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Auto Industry Pushes Use of New Safety Devices
Auto makers urge widespread adoption of 1956 safety devices after a Labor Day crash toll. Ford and Chrysler fund Cornell crash research, test deep center steering wheels, safety door latches, seat belts, instrument panel padding, sun visor cushioning, rear view mirror backing, and crash demonstrations to reduce injuries and deaths on the roads.
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New York
Chrysler
Ford
Cornell University
Cornell
Public Health
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Connecticut
Indiana
Minnesota
Arizona
Vermont
Texas
Minneapolis
Dearborn
Mich
Storm Gladys Pounds Texas Coast as Vessels Go Missing
Tropical storm Gladys battered the Texas coast with heavy rains and 55 mph gusts near Corpus Christi driving residents from homes. The Coast Guard searched for distressed vessels off Texas and two shrimp boats from Aransas Pass reported missing with two men aboard.
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Brownsville
Texas
Gladys
Corpus Christi Bay
Here
Coast Guard
Mexico
Tampico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
Florida
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Tex
Padre Island
Port Aransas
Fire Storm Rages Through Northern California Town
A massive forest fire swept Yreka and surrounding areas in Northern California, threatening the town as 100,000 acres burned by midnight. More than 1,800 firefighters plus 400 soldiers battled multiple blazes across California and Oregon amid hot windy weather, with forecasts predicting worsening conditions.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Yreka
California
Oregon
Klamath National Forest
Klamath Forest
Russell Bowers
Presidio of
Bowers
Fremont National Forest
Medford
Tolo
Ochoco National Forest
Sneca
Rogue River National Forest
Patrolman Potts to Join Beckley Police on 60 Day Basis
George Potts of Beckley will join the Beckley Police Department Saturday on a temporary basis. Mayor A. K. Minter said Potts has not taken his civil service exam and can serve only 60 days until he completes the examination.
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George Potts
Beckley
A. K. Minter
Potts
104 Predicted For Los Angeles Today
Los Angeles endures an eighth straight day of 100 plus temperatures as the weatherman predicts 104 today after 78 at 1 am and 102 yesterday. Dr. Lester Adelson cites heat related deaths and rising losses in livestock and crops amid smog.
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Los Angeles
Lester Adelson
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J. Adrian Palmquist
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