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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1956

Page

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Gob Pile Case Argued Before Supreme Court

Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates seeks to shield coal firms from damages over gob pile emissions at Grant Town. The Kochs claim $100,000 damages for smoke and fumes from gob piles, while five related Marion County cases total $425,000. The coal association urges the same defenses used in standard damage actions.

Charleston Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates Supreme Court Marion County John Olga Koch Eastern Grant Town Koches Koch West Virginia Coal Association

Darren McGavin Joins Jerry Lewis in The Delicate Delinquent

Hollywood reports Darren McGavin will co star with Jerry Lewis in The Delicate Delinquent replacing Dean Martin. McGavin, an Actor's Studio alumnus known for dramatic roles, says he will not sing in the film while noting his recent work with Bob Hope on Beau James.

BUL Aomas Hollywood Jerry Lewis Darren McGavin Dean Martin McGavin Martin Bob Hope Charley Hand New York Jimmy Walker Hope Beau James Jerry Lewis

Livestock Buyer Prefers Old Cars Over New Models

Madison Wisconsin profile of Phillip Campbell a livestock buyer at a meat packing plant who owns two 1930s autos a Chevrolet coupe and a Model A Ford both well used yet cherished he drives them to work and on vacations averaging about 3000 miles per year he keeps up repairs and added radios while insisting the cars still have plenty of life left on rugged roads.

Madison Wis Phill Campbell Campbell Wisconsin Chase Hollywood Anita Bpkberg Marie Windsor Threequarters Lex Barker Angie Miss Windsor Marie Lana Barker Lana Turner Anne Bancroft Victor Mature

Certifying West Virginia State Candidates

Secretary of State D. P. O’Brien announced he mailed certifications for all state candidates on Tuesday. The move lets county officials print and mail soldiers’ absentee ballots while remaining ballots are to be printed next month. The list includes four nominees for the State Senate and a Circuit Judge position. no word yet on the GOP nominee for the late Judge Miller’s term. Oliver D. Kessel of Ripley was named by a GOP judicial convention in Point Pleasant. Senate vacancies target opponents to Senators Mitchell Welch McCourt Bean in districts 6, 12, and 16.

Charleston D. Pitt O'Brien West Virginia O'Brien State Senate Sun District Lewis H. Miller Oliver D. Kessel Ripley Point Pleasant Senate William Mitchell Welch Hans McCourt Webster Springs Ralph J. Bean Moorefield

Military Men in News At Home and Overseas

Peggy Ressinger reports on servicemen in the area and abroad. Pvt. Carl Ball returns home to Harlem Georgia after Korea with the Seventh Infantry. Two area men complete basic Air Force training at Lackland Texas. Pvt. Franklin D. Ferrell earns Outstanding Member and Recruiter of the Day while awaiting Airman School in Jacksonville Florida. Cecil A. Treadway promoted at Fort Gordon Georgia in the Signal Corps. L. Coskey and Boston Patterson Jr. listed as sons of local families. Pvt Edward L. Solsky graduates Jump School at Fort Bragg North Carolina earning parachutist wings after training jumps.

Korea Patricia Ann Seventh Infantry Harlem Carl 8. Ball Allen Ball Oak Hill Camp Atterbury Ind Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S. C Pic Franklin D. Ferrell Airman School Jacksonville, Fla Signal Corps Training Center Fort Gordon Cecil A. Treadway Searbra Collins High School Greenbrier Militany School Lewisburg 13Rd Signal Company Signal Corps Army Essas Charlie William Smith Scarbro Treadway 82Nd Airborne Division Fortt Bragg N. C Edward L. Solsky John Solsky Bolt Surveyor Schools

Television coverage of the 1960 political conventions

Charles Acer assesses TV and radio coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions. He notes networks faced a costly flop with high production costs and limited audience prestige, suggesting networks may demand more control or risk withholding full coverage in 1960.

Charles New York Chicago San Francisco Paul Butler CBS

Theodore Bowers Seeks Re election in Ind District

Theodore Bowers of New Martinsville, the Republican nominee, runs for reelection in the Indiana District as party supporters rally.

Theodore Bowers New Martins’ville Ind

Fall Fashion Drive Aims At Higher Men’s Clothing Prices

Business Mirror reports a broad push to raise men’s apparel prices as retailers note higher fall tags amid rising labor costs. Makers tout blends of fibers and nostalgia for 20s styles while caps rebound with a revived Cap and Cloth Hat Institute targeting suburbanites drivers and students.

Sam Dawson New York Australia Cap and Cloth Hat Institute

Dust in Potash Mines Declared Safe by Health Dept

The State Health Department reports no danger from dust in potash mines. A survey says inhaled dust is soluble and would deliver potash amounts comparable to eating an apple. Carlsbad mines in New Mexico supply about 90 percent of the U.S. output.

Santa FE N. M. UW Carlsbad N. M

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