Hurricane Jone Aims for Virginia Coastline
Hurricane Jone battered the North Carolina coast and moved toward Virginia as warnings covered the mid-Atlantic. At Cherry Point gusts reached 107 mph, tides surged to 8 10 feet, and rains forecast up to six inches. Coast Guard feet fought to keep the Diamond Shoals lightship in place amid high seas.
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Hatteras
N.C
Jone
North Carolina
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Virginia
Wilmington
Block Island
R.I
Long Island Sound
Delaware
Chesapeake Bays
Coast Guard
Diamond Shoals
Here
Mendota
Ione
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Connie
Diane
Hilda Strikes Tampico In Mexican Hurricane Passage
Hurricane Hilda pounded Tampico Mexico with center winds near 125 mph and gusts above 75 mph. Communications were out as rains intensified and power failed. The storm moved inland toward the Texas coast with warnings of high tides and possible floods in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Brownsville
Tex
Tampico
Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Gladys
Hilda
Tiny Shoe Toy Ball Tell Story
A broadcast from an amateur radio transmitter claims Mar del Plata in Argentina has been shelled by a rebel warship. It reports fighting in the city 400 miles southeast of Buenos Aires with port and oil depots hit. No other source confirms. Three large warships moved up the River Plate, while rebel vessels threaten coastal residents unless President Juan D Peron resigns.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
River Plate
Argentina
Buenos Aitres
Juan D. Peron
Raleigh Mercer School Boards To Be Named In NAACP Suits
About 100 delegates attended a West Virginia NAACP convention in Charleston where plans were announced to file seven suits in U S District Court to force integration in Mercer and Raleigh county schools. Attorney T G Nutter led the group, praising state progress on desegregation and outlining variances among counties. Raleigh had planned to integrate eight schools in seven communities before residents protested the move as discriminatory.
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Raleigh, Mercer
NAACP
Parkersburg
Mercer
Raleigh
Charleston
T. G. Nutter
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S. District
Greenbrier County
J. Carl Mitchell
Huntington
Memphis T. Garrison
C. Anderson Davis
Bluefield
Willard L. Brown
Brown
James H. Rowland
Brown H. Payne
Beckley
A. C. Cunningham
Welch
Nutter
West Virginia
Berkeley
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hardy
Jefferson
Board of Education
Birthday Release Brings Lovegren Home From China
In Hong Kong on his 67th birthday American Baptist missionary Rev. Levi A. Lovegren crossed into Communist China to freedom after almost five years as a prisoner. His wife Ida and daughter Mildred waited at the police station as reporters and relatives greeted him with birthday songs. Also arriving were three American Catholic priests held under house arrest in Red Canton for over two years, accused of various charges.
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Levi A. Lovegren
Cherry Grove
Ore
United States
Geneva
China
Mr. Lovegren
Hong Kong
Ida
Mildred
Frederick A. Gordon
Somerset
Ohio
Joseph E. Hyde
Lowell
Mass
James G. Joyce
Red Canton
Rede
Father Gordon
Father Hyde
Father Joyce
Murder Charged To Lyburn Man
Arlie Francis a 55 year old store owner in Lyburn was booked on murder charges in the shotgun slaying of his business partner Ray Skeens 50 outside their tavernearly Sunday Fullmer said Francis admitted firing the shot but claimed no intent to kill Skeens whom investigators say had longtime disputes with his partner Witnesses described no warning before the blast Mrs Skeens watched the shooting from an automobile as Francis surrendered after 24 hours on the run
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Logan
Arlie Francis
Lyburn
Logan County
H. C. Fullmer
Ray Skeens
Francis
Fullmer
Skeens
Latimer
Archie Walter arrested in Raleigh County for DUI and no license
Archie Walter of MacArthur was arrested and jailed in Raleigh County at 11 30 p m Sunday by Sophia Police on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving with no operator s license.
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Archie Walter
MacArthur
Raleigh
Sophia Police
Nels in Carl Duncan Fined After Driving Charge
Nels in Carl Duncan of Midway was fined 50 dollars plus costs after arraignment today before Magistrate N Thurman on a charge of driving. He was arrested at 9 15 this morning on State Route 16 by State Police.
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Nels
Carl Duncan
Midway
N. Thurman
Fire Leaves Family Homeless At Josephine
A family of 12, the Coles, lost their home and possessions in a fire believed started from a cook stove yesterday afternoon. Discovered about 1 p.m., the blaze left the mother in a 46 or 48 dress and the father in a 15 shirt with 34 inch trousers. The Red Cross offered to collect furniture and clothing, and the family now lives in a two room house at Josephine.
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Jess Cole
Josephine
Red Cross
Peron Offers To Negotiate With Rebels In Argentina Crisis
Montevideo Uruguay June reports say President Peron offered to negotiate with rebel leaders after insurgent threats to bombard Buenos Aires and Eva Peron. Navy shells hit coast and port facilities at Mar del Plata while evacuation orders were issued for Eva Peron waterfront. Both sides claimed advances in Cordoba Mendoza Puerto Belgrano and other regions as the revolution enters its fourth day.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Franklin Lucero
Peron
Buenos Aires
Eva Peron
Dwight Seeks Raleigh County School Board Seat
Robert E. Bob Dwight and Glen Morgan filed candidacy for Raleigh County Board of Education after Harold Lambert resigned. Appointive vacancy to be filled Sept. 23 with term ending Jan. 1, 1957. Dwight, a Sullivan Road resident, operates a poultry and truck farm with his family and three children.
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Robert E
Bob) Dwight
Glen Morgan
Raleigh County Board of Education
van Hunter
Dwight
Harold Lambert
Lambert
Sullivan Road
Heart Attack Fatal To Mrs. L. A. Meadows
Mrs. Hettie G. Meadows, 64, of White Oak, died at 7:30 a.m. today at home following a heart attack. She was the wife of Lonnie Alfred Meadows. The body will lie at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements.
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Hettie G. Meadows
White Oak
Lonnie Alfred Meadows
Melton Mortuary
Packsville Brothers Suffer Polio Attacks
Raleigh County reports two brothers Jimmy Roger nine and Joe Edward seven sons of Horace and wife in Packsville as poliomyelitis victims both diagnosed with non paralytic polio and described in good condition Joe admitted to Marmet Hospital after transfer from Charleston General on Aug. 29 Jimmy sent to Marmet Hospital on Sept. 2 the family has two other sons at home
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Raleigh County
Jimmy Roger
Joe Edward
Horace Stover
Packsville
Joe
Marmet Hospital
Charleston General Hospital
Jimmy
Stovers
Lawton Kite Scheme Halted by Dr Tieche Order
Dr. A A Tieche testified in the fraud trial of W D Lawton that he stopped a kiting operation run by Lawton's firms Lawton Jasper Motor Co Oak Hill and White Oak Motor Sales Co Scarbro The witness traced the scheme to July 1953 and to drafts drawn on several banks with deeds of trust on cars Lawton offered to pledge his and his wife's property as security but the plan collapsed when the alleged losses grew to over half a million dollars The government contends the schemes used sight drafts credited to Lawton firms by deeds of trust on cars not owned by Lawton The defense opened its case detailing bank meetings and kiting concerns with E S Pugh Sr and former Gov O L Patteson testifying on Wednesday as a Lawton backer
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A. A. Tieche
Beckley Industrial Saving and Loan Co
W. D. Lawton
Fayette County
U. S. Southern District Court
Ben Moore
Bluefield
Tieche
Lawton
Lawton - Jasper Motor Co
Oak Hill
White Oak Motor Sales Co
Scarbro
ES. Pugh
Bank of Raleigh
Beckley Industrial
Bank of Mount Hope
New River Savings and Trust Co
W. G. Thompson
E. S. Pugh Sr
Beckley
Will Vicki Respond To Indian Love Call
In Charlotte机 news, handlers hope an Indian jungle call will lure Vicki the runaway Asian elephant back. Louis Reed of Ringling plans to trumpet the call as she roams a wooded refuge eight days after wandering from a local amusement park. Reed, who has hunted elephants in Asia, was flown in from California to lead the pursuit.
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Charlotte
N.C
Vicki
Louis Reed
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Reed
California
Fireco Robbery Probed at Wills' Store
State Police investigate a Sunday night break in at Wills' Store in Fireco. Officers have not yet released full details of the incident.
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Wills
Fireco
Court to Review Wyoming Verdict
The Supreme Court agreed to review a Wyoming County Circuit Court verdict of 1,694 dollars against Joe N. DeWees and his son Glen of Mullens. London Mills of Herndon, an insane person listed as the suit’s plaintiff through committee Ollie Mills, sought damages for an auto collision on June 6, 1953 along West Virginia Route 10. DeWees and son argue a December 1954 suit for loss of wages and medical bills involving identical parties bars a second suit.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Wyoming
Joe N. DeWees
Glen
Mullens
London Mills
Herndon
Ollie Mills
Mills
W.va
DeWees
Ex Serviceman Slashed At Wyoming Party
Elmer Moran a 23 year old former soldier is in serious condition after a night party altercation in Bud Mountain Wyoming County Jail holds Vernon McKinney 18 held on felony wounding charges Moran underwent five hours of surgery for multiple slashes and two abdominal stab wounds McKinney allegedly used offensive language at the party and refused to leave after Moran testified the hostess slapped McKinney and he struck back Moran a Korea era veteran sergeant was home from three years of service when injured
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Bud
Garland Ellison Moran
McKinney
Moran
Mrs Underwood Taken by Death Rites Wednesday
Mrs Sophia Ann Underwood 92 died at her daughter's home in Beaver at 5 am Monday after a two year illness. Born November 20, 1862 in Floyd County Virginia she was the widow of Creed B. Underwood who died in 1922. Survived by four daughters, 13 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, 11 great great grandchildren. Funeral at Crow Christian Church 2 pm Wednesday with three ministers officiating. Burial in Crow Cemetery. Body to be moved from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to Wiley residence in Beaver Tuesday at 2 pm.
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Sophia Ann
Grandma” Underwood
Beecher F. Wiley
Beaver
Floyd County
Creed
Charity Ann .Brogan
Creed B. Underwood
Christian Church
Crow
Raleigh County
B. F. Wiley
Alice Underwood
J. B. Hogan
President Peron insists today on resigning in Buenos Aires
President Juan D. Peron announced in Buenos Aires his firm decision to resign. The surprising move comes amid rising political tension and economic strain as government officials assess next steps for stability and leadership in Argentina.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Flash Flood Threat Looms Across Eastern West Virginia
The U S Weather Bureau warns of flash flood danger in eastern West Virginia with high winds and heavy rain. East of a Wheeling to Flat Top line winds 40 to 60 mph, gusts to 75 mph expected from 9 p.m. to early morning, and rain 3 to 5 inches east of the line, possibly over 5 inches from Petersburg to the Eastern Panhandle. Rain totals taper westward toward Morgantown and Elkins.
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Charleston
U. S. Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Wheeling
Flat Top
Petersburg
Morgantown
Elkins
Panhandle
Rainelle
Morgantown and
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Sentinel
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San Juan
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