Government Hopes to Rest Case In Lawton Trial This Afternoon
In Fayette County auto dealer W D Lawton fraud trial, the government aims to rest its case this afternoon. Testimony shows bank officials traced car inventories and faxed drafts while witnesses cited missing vehicles and mislisted stock. The trial pauses for Bluefield sessions and resumes next Monday.
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Lawton
W. D. Lawton
Fayette County
U. S
Duncan Daugherty
Duncan
Bluefield
Duncan Duncan
Hutchinson
Beckley Industrial
Harry A. Berry
Oak Hill
New River Banking and Trust Co
Berry
Lawton-Jasper
Ben Moore
White Oak Motor Sales
Moore
White Oak
New River Bank
Scarbro
Boys, 10 and 11, Held In Widow's Murder
Marietta Ohio: Two Marietta boys aged 10 and 11 were held in the fatal shooting of elderly widow Sophia Geren at the city dump. Prosecutor Metcalf outlined the sequence from stealing a .22 rifle to looting cabins, with conflicting statements from the youths. Sheriff Ellis collapsed at the courthouse while recovering the weapon. the boys face Juvenile Diagnostic Center examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta, O
Marietta
Randall Metcalf
Washington County
Ernest Bros
David Leroy Hollard
Sophia Geren
Metcalf
Luis
Geren
Louis Bros
Dean Ellis
Ellis
Columbus
Tax on Oil Property Royalties Debated 3rd Time Before Court
Charleston reports the state seeks to tax gross sales on oil royalties, taking the case before the Supreme Court for a third time. The dispute centers on whether all oil production is taxable or only the seven-eighths sale portion, with the state aiming to raise about 40 000 dollars annually. Judge Taylor previously ruled the act viable but impractical to apply to the one-eighth owner share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Supreme Court
State Tax Department
Kanawha County
Frank L. Taylor
Frank C. Haymond
State Attorney General's
Tax Department
Triad Oil Co
Parkersburg
Triad
Taylor
Damages Sought in Three Raleigh County Lawsuits
Three lawsuits totaling 300000 were filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office. Plaintiffs Char lene Jones Devlin and her daughter Mary Ellen Jones of Raleigh County seek 75000 each, and John Wini fred Jones of Hinton seeks 150000. Defendants are John L Knehr of Bradenton Florida and Elliott Tomato House Inc of Atlanta Georgia. Attorney Joseph Luchini represents the plaintiffs, stating the suits arise from a tractor-trailer and car crash on New Raleigh Road seeking compensation for personal injuries and property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's
Charlene Jones Devlin
Mary Ellen Jones
Raleigh County
John L. Knehr
Manatee Ave
Bradenton
Fla
Elliott Tomato House, Inc
Atlanta, Ga
Joseph Luchini
Beckley
New Raleigh Road
Turner Funeral Rites Wednesday
Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Turner, 73, died at her sister in law's Coal City home after a months long illness. Born Feb 28 1882 in Roanoke Va, she was widowed in 1948 and had no known survivors. Funeral services set 2 pm Wednesday at Coal City Community Church with Rev Lonnie Blankenship officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Body to be moved from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to her residence at 3 5 pm today.
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Clara Elizabeth Turner
George Edwards
Coal City
Roanoke
Lester Turner
Missionary Baptist Church
Amigo
Lonnie Blankenship
Buria
Sunset Memorial Park
Quesenberry and Webb
Tlome
Beggars Ordinance On Beckley City Council Agenda
Beckley City Council will discuss a beggars ordinance at the 7 30 p m meeting today. Also on the agenda are planning and zoning recommendations on building permits a City Engineer report on the corporate line at Valley Drive a report from Mayor A K Minter on complaint sites visited Saturday and the appointment of the new temporary patrolman George Potts.
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Beckley
Planning and Zoning Commission
Valley Drive
A. K. Minter
George Potts
Campbell brothers surge in National Amateur golf matches
Richmon d Va. Big Bill Campbell, Walker Cup captain from Huntington West Virginia, and Joe Campbell of Anderson Indiana, led early in second round play at the James River course. Bill shot even par on the front nine to go three up on rival William J. Rendelman, with both Campbell players representing Guyan Country Club in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Bill Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Shortie
Joe Campbell
Anderson
Ind
James River
Country Club of
Virginia
West
Teen Town Directors Meet Tonight at Youth Center
The Board of Directors of Teen Town will meet at 8 p.m. today at the youth center. Topics include fundraising discussion and setting a fall opening date.
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Teen Town
Cuba Florida East Coast In Hilda Path Toward Great Inagua
Hurricane Hilda strengthens on a west northwest course toward Great Inagua Bahamas as forecasters eye potential impact on Cuba and Florida east coast. Shipping warned. small craft urged to seek port. Hurricane born east of Miami. historical storms tied to September activity.
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Miami
Fla
Hilda
Atlantic
Great Inagua
Bahama Islands
Cuba
Florida
Bahamas
Turk's Island
Hilda's Eye
Walter Davis
Miami Weather Bureau
Davis
Ragged Islands
Cuban
Turk’s Island
Palm Beach
Okeechobee
Cape Hatteras
Ice Cube Test War Hinted by Scientist
AlBUQUERQUE A scientist warned that an ice missile test could probe long range in a future war. Dr Lincoln La Paz of the University of New Mexico said observers might detect water or ice traces from high altitude ice projectiles resembling meteors. A colleague questioned ice meteorites while noting no proof of their existence.
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Albuquerque
Lincoln la Paz
University of New Mexico
Institute of Meteoritics
John ‘Davis Buddhue
Pasadena
Calif
California
Buddhue
International Meteoritical Society
Institute
la Paz
United States
Improvement For Pentagon Aim of Scions
Senator Stennis says there is room for improvement in Pentagon administration. The Senate Preparedness subcommittee issued its first report on air power, listing profits of 21 major aircraft makers since 1942. Stennis noted the investigation will continue into next year and warned against prioritizing a balanced budget over military preparedness.
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Washington
Sen
Stennis
D-Miss
Pentagon
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Full Armed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Johnson
Four Arrested by City Police in Three Counts
Four persons were arrested on three counts by City Police and remain in Raleigh County Jail. James Meadows of MacArthur faced a concealed weapon charge after a 3 a.m. arrest, Gladys and Charles Cumby of Beckley were jailed for trespassing at 5:10 a.m., and Bruce Winston of East Park was arrested at 9:30 a.m. on a peace warrant issued by Magistrate James Meadows.
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Raleigh County
James E. Meadows
MacArthur
Gladys
Charles Cumby
Beckley
Bruce Winston
East Park
James Meadows
Reds Return Plane Shot Down Near DMZ
The Communists recovered the wreckage of an unarmed U S Air Force trainer they shot down August seventeenth near the demilitarized zone. The pilot Lt Guy H Bumpas of Jackson Mississippi was seriously injured and his observer Captain Charles Brown of East Louisville Kentucky was killed. Bumpas returned August twenty third.
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Seoul
U. S. Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
Guy H. Bumpas
Jackson
Miss
Charles Brown
East Louisville
Bumpas
French Cabinet Names Hatchet Committee In Morocco Move
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure's cabinet formed a four man committee to depose Sultan Moulay Arafa as a first step in reform for the Moroccan protectorate. The plan to install a three man regency and push for self government was approved. Nationalists expect Moulay Arafa to quit soon, while the sultan vows to stay.
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Faure
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Morocco
Mohammed Ben Youssef
France
Ben Youssef
Moulay Arafa
Madagascar
Cision
Istiqlal
City to Boost Effort Catch Speeders With New Cars
Mayor A K Minter announced three new police cars arrive Sept 15 and orders to catch speeders. He cited a State Road Commission survey on Route 60 completed and Route 21 to be surveyed, with US 19-21 within city limits targeted for speed zoning. SRC to provide signs. council must approve survey speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Minter
Minter
Beckley
SRC
Rocket Expert To Leave Friday For Red China
Dr. Hsue-shen Tsien, head of Caltech's nonmilitary jet propulsion center, will leave the United States Friday under a deportation order alleging Communist Party membership before 1936. A former permanent resident, Tsien resigned from Caltech after a ban on his travel, with friends citing bitterness over the handling of his case.
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Los Angeles
Hsue-shen Tsien
Jet Propulsion Center
California Institute of Technology
Red China
Tsien
Communist Party
United States
Robert Robinson
Immigration Service
Dr Tsien
China
Shanghai
Los Angeles Police Department
Dr. Tsien
Caltech
Kerr says Eisenhower acts more like candidate than statesman
U S Senator Kerr of Oklahoma tells a reporter Eisenhower is acting more like a candidate and less like a statesman each day. He spoke before entering Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland for a routine checkup yesterday.
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D-Okla
Eisenhower
The
Oklahoman
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Post Office Waste Charged by Senator
Senator Olin D Johnston urged cutting waste in the Post Office Department calling for savings of up to 250 million dollars a year. He heads the Senate Post Office Committee which will probe inefficiencies and balance whether postal service should be treated as a business or a public service.
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Chicago
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Post Office Department
Johnston
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Flood Relief Sought For Stricken Texans
Raymondville Texas pleads for aid as lower Rio Grande area braces for more rain. Forecasters warn Gulf squalls may bring renewed floods after Tropical storm Gladys dumped four feet of water on the town. Mayor Mary Frost says evacuees need food housing and clothing with Red Cross aid and migrant camp housing aiding the relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymondville
Texas
Rio Grande
Estate Civil Defense Office
South Texas
Weslaco
Gladys
Mary Frost
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AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Salton Sea
Carroll Hutchinson
Beckley Industrial Saving and Loan Co
Lawton-Jasper Motors
White Oak Motor
Daugherty
John Winifred Jones
Hinton
Turner
Campbells
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Romania
Bulgaria
Izmir
Turkey
Cyprus
Syria
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Permanent Council
Paris
Mediterranean
Britain
Europe
Greece
Istanbul
Ankara
Edgar
Rene Coty
Coty
S. M. Shrinagesh
Maxwell Taylor
U.S. Army
Solon
Kerr
Red Cross
West Virginia
Veree Bend
Ceria
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Norma
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