Negro Pupils Barred From Sturgis and Clay Schools
In Sturgis Kentucky eight Negro pupils were denied entry to Sturgis High School by principal H Earl Evans after a Union County School Board order. A crowd of about 250 gathered, with 100 near the entrance. Lt Col Clarence C Busch escorted two with books inside. Some students and residents condemned the action while others expressed support or uncertainty about future attendance at Dunbar in Morganfield. Separately four Negroes were barred from Clay Consolidated High and Elementary Schools, with National Guard protection previously in place. over 300 students returned to class afterward.
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Sturgis
Sturgis High School
H. Earl Evans
Union County School Board
Shelby Garnett
Evans
Carlos Oakley
Clarence C. Busch
Stedman Campbell
Dunbar School
Morganfield
Margaret Garnett
Shirley Beasley
Dunbar
James
Clay
Webster County
Clay Consolidated High
Webster Board of
Resignations Rise Over Draft Postponement In Alabama
The Selective Service System faced charges of influence peddling as draft board resignations spread from Montgomery to Eufaula. Six board members, led by Paul Reaves, protested the postponement of induction for Fred D. Gray a Montgomery Negro attorney prominent in race cases. Gray had represented the NAACP in Alabama legal actions and earlier bus boycotts. Circuit Judge George B. Wallace also resigned saying he would not draft youths amid influence peddling claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala. i
Selective Service System
Eufaula
Ala
Fred D. Gay
Rep
Grant
D-Ala
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Gray
Washington
Hershey
Chaiman. Paul
Reaves
Sarpert County Board No. 3
Eipmett Holmes
Carl Strang
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Alabama
George B. Wallace
Clayton
Bridge Collapses Under Coal Truck Injury Driver
A steel bridge crossing Cooper's Creek near Big Chimney collapsed under a loaded seventeen ton coal truck injuring driver Sheridan Philip Jones. He escaped the wreck and was hospitalized in Charleston with possible neck injury and multiple hurts. Traffic was detoured and engineers planned a quick repair to restore the crossing for U S 119 and W Va 6.
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Charleston
Cooper's Creek
U.S. 119
Big Chimney
West 14
Sheridan Philip Jones
Queen Shoals
Jones
Earl Rogers
Ace
Demos Turn to Nation as Joe Smiths Open Campaign
President Eisenhower prepared a first formal campaign address as Democrats launched a seven million dollar fund drive. Adlai Stevenson outlined party plans including a house to house canvass and fund raising events. The piece notes drafts of a character named Joe Smith and critiques of Nixon campaign tactics amid talks of textile import agreements and small business loans.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
Jos Smith
Estes Kefauver
St. Paul, Minn
Stevenson
Joe Smith
Joe
Egate
Terry Carpenter
Small Business Administration
SBA
Wendall Barnes
Eissenhower
Rep
Jonas
R-Xc
Japan
Congressional Study On Integration Opens
Hearings opened in Washington on the racial integration in public schools. James C. Davis urged records to be sent to the District subcommittee. NAACP director Clarence Mitchell warned the probe could aid bigots and affect party votes. Mitchell labeled the plan divisive and cautioned against using the inquiry to attack Afro Americans.
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Washington
Congress
Mitchell
Ington Public School System
AnjJames C. Davis
D-Ga
National Assn
Advancement of Coloredquiry
C. Melvin Sharpe
District of Columbia Board
House
District of Columbia
Yesjtee
Lerday
Sam Erners
Rayburn
Texas
House Dem
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Clarence Mitchell
Cratic Party
Naacp J
Sponsibility
Evon
Davis
Times
Adolf
Hitler
New York
Beckley Hospitals Face Strain Amid Bed Shortage
A regional survey by the American Hospital Association shows Beckley facilities operating near capacity with Beckley General and Raleigh General Hospitals admitting high daily counts. The report notes 260,008 nationwide bed shortfalls, 106 hospital beds used beyond capacity in Beckley, and ongoing demand as the Burton Hospital Construction Act seeks to expand services in the South Atlantic states.
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Paris
John Ene
United States
Creese
General Hospital
Beckley
South Atlantic
Beckley Hospital
Burton
Raleigh General Hospital
County Democrats Round Up Voters In Raleigh County
Raleigh County Democrats create a 24 member committee led by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Roy A. Cunningham to secure absentee and disabled voters, register those unregistered, and transfer registrations. Chairman Harry Anderson urges full effort with hours extended including Sept 26 27 special evening times. Absentee ballot applications may be filed Oct 6 to Oct 27 with the Circuit Clerk.
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Raleigh County
Jasso
Roy A. Cunningham
Democratic Executive Committee
Harry Anderson
Anderson
Circuit
Raleigh County Democratic Women Sponsor Reception
The Raleigh County Democratic Women's Club will sponsor an informal reception for Democratic women on September 28 from 8 to 10 p.m. in the General Alfred Beckley Room at Beckley Hotel. President Mrs. Erland H. Hedrick announced the event replaces a September 2 meeting at the Raleigh County Courthouse. The group invites interested women to join, with a receiving line for Hedrick and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Democratic Women's Club
Erland H. Hedrick
Alfred Beckley
Beckley Hotel
Hedrick
Norfolk Docks Break Records With Largest Overseas Coal Shipment
Curran and Bullitt Virginia export yards announce a record coal shipment from Sewells subsidiary in Norfolk Virginia. Pocahontas and Raleigh Wyoming coal, 274 cars totaling 17 239 long tons, go world wide aboard the premium fuel vessel, led by Casner Angelli and Castner with Southern West Virginia ties.
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Curran and Bullitt
Vnc
Sewells
Eastern Gas
Point
Norfolk, Va
Fuel Associates
Pocahontas
Raleigh
Wyoming
Jia
Gio
Vanni Angelli
Gasiner
West
Virgin
Supreme Court Hears Cabell Cattle Case
Cabell County court president Jim Ellis fights removal in a dispute over a $2300 county farm cattle sale. Prosecutor Russell Daugherty says the sale was completed and funds kept, while Ellis argues no sale ratification occurred and no public sale was required. The case centers on alleged mismanagement and whether the stock moved without proper authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Cabell County Court
Jim Ellis
Ilegally
Ellis
Cabell
Russell Daugherty
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Daugherty
C. C. Shively
Shively
Ona
Case Farm Machinery Co
Cabell County
Beckley Joe Smith Named Local Chairman for Democrats Day
Beckley’s Joe Smith was named one of fifteen focal chairmen for the Democrats Day drive led by Steverson Kefanver. The WILS radio owner is a brother of Hulett C. Smith and in Washington met with Jee Smith to raise funds for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Joe Smith
Beckler
Joe
Beckleyan
Joe J. Jr
WILS
Jee ©. Smith
Hulett C. Smith
Democratic Executive Committee
Jee Smith
Washington
GOP
Nixon
Kiwanians to Hear About New Phone System in Beckley
Beckley Kiwanis Club will hear a luncheon talk on the new two five motionwide telephone numbering system set to take effect November 4. Frances Murray, dial chief operator for the Beckley office of Chesapeake and Potomac, will explain the system. Program chair is William Dupke.
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Beckley
Industrial Accidents Decline In West Virginia
Industrial accidents reported to the State Compensation Commissioner show a drop from August 1955. Last month 4,120 accidents were recorded with 20 fatal, compared with 5,073 accidents and 30 fatal in August 1955.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Colcord Resident Kathrine Brown Dies of Cancer
Kathrine Frances Brown 44 of Colcord died of cancer at 1 a.m. in her home after two years of ill health. Survived by husband Robert Brown seven sons Irmil Delano Jerry Clifford Charles Elbert Lee of Colcord seven daughters including Mrs. Eugene Williams and Mrs. Allen Hacklethorn of Cleveland and others at home or in Ohio Dayton and Franklin. three brothers James Earl Orville Douglas of Dorothy and six grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Assembly of God Church Dorothy with Rev. Ernest Edmond and Rev. J Bias Packville. Burial at Union Cemetery Colcord. Body to be moved from Valley Mortuary Thursday to the home of Frankie Thompson.
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Colcord
Katherine Frances Brown
Robert Brown
Irmil
Delano
Jerry
Clifford
Charles
Elbert Lee
Benjamin Cleveland
Ohio
Eugene Williams
Franklin
Allen
Hacklethorn
Denver McClure
Cleveland
Frankie Thompson
Patricia
Lara
Brenda
Janet Douglas
Dorothy
June Dickens
Jock Wilson
Dayton
Qohio
Sydney Duncan
Mire
Margaret Harver
jSomfort
James Douglas
Earl Douglas
Orville Douglas
Assembly of God Church
Ernest Edmond
J. Bias. Packville
Union Cemetery
Valley Mortuary
Russia invites six power talks on Suez crisis
Soviet Premier Bulganin said Moscow would join a six power conference including United States Britain Soviet Union France Egypt and India to avert war over Suez. He favored Geneva as a possible site and said any agreement could be submitted to the United Nations for ratification.
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Russia
Moscow
Bulgan
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Egypt
India
Bulganin
Suez Canal
United Nations
Geneva
International News Service
Dulles Urges Egypt to Accept Canal Users Plan
U S secretary of state Dulles urged Egypt to accept a proposed canal users association as a step toward solving the Suez crisis. He suggested the United Nations might invoke the plan while Egypt and leading maritime nations continue talks. The call opened an 80 minute session of the 18 nation conference.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Egypt
U. S
United Nations
Dulles
Users’ Association
Nasser
le Win Lloyd
U. N. Security Council
Suez
Sweden
Iran
Spain
Young drivers charged in Raleigh County reckless driving case
Two Raleigh County juveniles, one from Pemberton and one from Beckley, were arrested by City Police Tuesday night on reckless driving charges. They were ordered to appear in Police Court Thursday night.
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Raleigh County
Pemberton
Beckley
Underwood Urges Grand Jury Probe in West Virginia
Do It Now the Republican leader urged Governor Marland to present the matter to a county prosecutor and convene a special grand jury during the November term to investigate reports of compulsory political contributions at Weston State Hospital. Prosecutor Furman said if money is being taken, the time to stop it is now before the November 6 general election. The GOP nominee for governor would task party officials with obtaining a special grand jury. Also noted is an extended West Virginia forecast with temperatures below normal and scattered showers.
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Clarksburg
Cecil
Marland
John A. Field Jr
Charleston
GOP
H. Wiliam Largent
Morgantown
Underwood
Repubican
Congress
Ald
Daniel L. Louchvery
West Virginia State Federation of Labor to elect new officers
The West Virginia State Federation of Labor will hold its 8th annual convention in Clarksburg from September 27 to 29. E A Carter of Charleston is the current president, with new officers to be elected at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
West Virginia State Federation of Labor
E. A. Carter
Charleston
Beckley Skies and Moon Phases for Thursday
The Sun sets at 6 26 p m and rises at 6 10 a m Thursday The Moon rises at 5 56 p m with a Full Harvest Moon at 10 19 imam Prominent stars Aldebaran rises at 10 32 p m Formalhaut is due south at 11 24 p m Visible planets include Mars between Formalhaut and the Moon and Venus in the east Saturn sets at 8 31 p m. High yesterday and low last night are noted with local river conditions around Beckley Point and Greenbrier showing normal to clear and slightly muddy in places.
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Imam
Aldebaran
Formalhaut
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Tomay
Beilepoint
Greenbrier
Wife to Follow Mate's Footsteps
Mrs. Jim mie Schulten, 29, widow of detective Robert Schulten, who was shot to death while investigating a disturbance at a Houston bar last month, has passed the oral examination for entry into police training school.
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Houston
Tex
Jimmie Schulten
Robert Schulten
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A. B. Chandler
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State Road Commission
J. W. Hansen Coal Co
Nation
Joe Smiths
Congressional Study On
Beckley Hospitals
Demos
Roy A, Cunningham
Norfolk Docks
St. Mary's Catholic
Elm Grove
Milwaukee
Reem
W. VA
Federation of Labor States
Beckley Skies
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