Mrs. Roosevelt to Campaign in West Virginia Demos
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt will speak at a Beckley luncheon and in Charleston and Clarksburg as part of Democratic campaign events for Adlai Stevenson. The tour includes trips with notable locals, a Raleigh County luncheon, and organized ticket distribution across surrounding counties while Truman and Kefauver are also slated to appear in October.
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Beckley Hotel
Beckley
Eleanor Roosevelt
West Virginia
Harry S. Truman
Moundsville
Len Estes Kefanger
D-Tenn
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Roosevelt
G. C. Lewis
Soviate
Raleigh County
Democratic Party
Raleigh
Mrs. Roosevelt
White
Charleston
Clarksburg
Fred McMullen
Marshall County
Truman
Robert H. Mullohan
Galbraith
Beckleyans Named by Demos In Labor Field
Three Beckleyans are named among 13 labor leaders picked by DNC Chairman Paul Butler to form West Virginia labor committee for the coming campaign. Members include George J. Titler, Larkin S. Philpott, and James Leather Jr. UMWA officers from District 29, with other appointees from UMWA District 31 and several Charleston Wheeling and Bluefield labor figures. Butler said committees are set in all 48 states to advise the National Labor Committee and work with DNC Labor Director Thomas Byrne, urging more support for the Democrats over Eisenhower era policies and Taft Hartley Act reforms.
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UMW
Cecil Urbaniak
District 31
Leonard Pankovich
Wiliam Marsh
Alltrom
Thomas R. Byrne
Washington
DB. C
Butler
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Steam Fire Alarm At Smith's Grocery Turns Out To Be Steam
Beckley Fire Department answered a false alarm at 108 12 South Fayette Street around 6 15 am today after a police officer saw smoke from a window over Smith's Grocery. Firemen found steam from a radiator left loose by workmen on Thursday. The furnace fired early today and steam damaged the ceiling of two offices and dripped into Smith's Grocery.
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Beckley Fire Department
South Fayette St
Smith’s Grocery
Appalachian Council
Boy Scouts of America
Bernard Martin
Smith's Grocery
Eisenhower and Stevenson Campaigns Shift Focus to Iowa Farm Voters
Eisenhower heads to Iowa for two speeches at National Field Days near Newton and Des Moines airport, with a Peoria farm address planned next Tuesday. Stevenson counters from Silver Spring and Newton, accusing Ike of distorting peace talk while Kefauver and Nixon trade sharp exchanges on policy and tone in Missoula and Spokane.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Iowa
Newton
Des Moines
Washington
Peoria
Stevenson
Newton Farm
Viet ‘Nam
Formosa
Silver Spring
Viet Nam
Truman
7Th Fleet
Missoula
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Nixon
Kefauver
Spokane
Wash
Beckleyan Father Dies in Virginia
Word has reached Beckley of the death of T. N. Gibson of Radford Virginia father of Harry T. Gibson of Beckley 300 Maryland Ave. Gibson underwent major surgery at the University of Virginia Hospital and died there Thursday Funeral arrangements are incomplete He is grandfather of Mrs W W Whitaker and great grandfather of Harry Whitaker both of Beckley
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T. N. Gibson
Radford
Vas
Harry T. Gibson
Maryland Ave
Beckley
Gibson
University of
City Street Patching to Finish By Week’s Start
Mayor A. K. Minter announced patching of all city streets should finish by the first of the week. Crows have few places to perch on two or three streets and may complete work today according to Minter.
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A. K. Minter
Pater
Minter Sax
Beckley Lodge Hosts Sixth District Meeting
Beckley will host the first meeting of the lodge year for the Sixth District West Virginia Moose Association next Thursday. Members from Whitesville Oak Hill Hinton White Sulphur Springs Rainelle Richwood Layland Montgomery and Beckley attended. District officers named committee chairs for the year include Cundiff Beckley Carter Beckley Miles Oak Hill Kessinger Beckley Woods Montgomery Garten Hinton and others. They discussed plans for Youth Honor Day on Halloween rewarding children who pledge acts of vandalism prevention.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Guy Cundiff
Hinton
F. H. Carter
Father Jones
Oak Jr
Paul Bowles
Jack Manning
Oak Hill
Darrell Hardin
Whitesville
Earl Howe
R. Miles Oak Hill
Toe Kessinger
F H
Woods
Montgomery
O. H. Garten
Nations seek UN approach to solve Suez crisis CASCU formed
London experts from 17 of 18 shipping powers agreed on a cooperative plan named CASCU to pressure Egypt over the Suez Canal seizure. Pakistan stayed away amid protests the approach may resemble a US ultimatum. Japan joined with cautious support as the group debated terms for an International approach, with Egypt’s position and plans still unsettled.
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London
United Nations
Cooperative Assn
CASCU
Egypt
Pakistan
Det
U. S
Washington
Karachi
Japan
Sweden
Derewark
U. N
Ethiopia
George Young
Ane Nining
High Office
Cperts
Celbe
Wisi
Eden
Anc
Suez
O Keefe Adds Details To Brink s Robbery Plot
Boston witnesses describe plans by Anthony Pino to use incendiary devices to disable Brink s security during the 1 219 000 robbery. O Keefe, the prosecution star now-pleaded guilty and testifying under cross examination, suggested Pino could have sources for such devices.
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Boston
Joseph J.specs
O'Keefe
Brink
Superior Court
Anthony Pino
O’keefe
Chhief
Paul T.smith
Smith
Pino
O'Keefer
Copperheads Invade Rhodell Homes Twice This Season
Local reports describe two incidents in Rhodell where copperhead snakes sought entry to dwellings. Mrs. Leonard A Foley killed a large copperhead on her doorstep using a rake after her child alerted her. In August, the Danley family evacuated for three weeks to avoid a copperhead found in a bedroom.
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Hodell
Rhodell
Leonard A. Foley
Canada to sell 24 Sabre jets to Israel
Ottawa announces approval to export 24 Canadian Sabre fighter planes to Israel with delivery within six months. Ottawa links decision to assurances from Israel and to regional security concerns, noting possible cancelation or postponement if political circumstances change.
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Ottawa
Louis
St. Laurent
Israel
Ile
Oriole Catcher Feared Lost in Airplane Crash
Baltimore Orioles catcher Tommy Gastall, 21, disappeared during a solo flight after taking off from Harbor Field in his own plane about 90 minutes earlier. Coast Guard and air-sea rescue units joined the extensive search as officials note his radio distress and possible landing in water. Gastall, a former Boston University multi-sport star, had signed with Baltimore in 1953 for a reported 40,000 dollars and recently moved his wife and infant to Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Tommy Gastall
Baltimore Oriole
Boston University
Harbor Field
James J. Wellner
Wellner
Ely
Coast Guard
Gastall
Pall River Mass
Baltimore Orioles
Jack Dunn Ile
Neith
Paul Richards
Tommy
Tommy Sr
Orioles
Gasiall
Worth Pryor
Charles Bond
Consumer Prices Dip Slightly From July High
Washington reports consumer prices declined two tenths of a percent from the all-time July peak. BLS Commissioner Ewan Clague cites a sharp seasonal drop in fresh food as the main cause, while prices for meat apparel automobiles and other items are expected to rise and may offset the fall in September. The September index could reach the all-time high again.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor
Tatistics
Ewan Clague
BLS
Clague
Skelton Driver Given Jail Term
Archie Smith, 32, of Skelton, was sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail for negligent homicide. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate T. N. Thurman after a wreck on Sept. 9 on Johnstown Road left Iesse Russell Johnson Jr. dead the next day. Smith also paid $106 in fines and court costs.
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Raleigh
Archie Smith
Skelton
Smith
Iesse Russell Johnson Jr
Stanaford
T. N. Thurman
Johnson I
Johnstown Road
Johnson
City Reports Street Meter Receipts for Week Ending Today
The City Recorder's Office reports street meters brought in 576 dollars for the week ending today, with a total of 373.8 dollars in the same period. The summary notes the revenue figures from street meters and records the weekly collection.
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City Recorder's Office
River Barge Wrecked in Dynamite Blast
HAMLIN West Virginia a dredge Campbell Brown president Bl ing company barge on the Guyan river owned by Campbells Brown and Co was blown to bits by a terrific explosion last night near Ranger on the Lincoln Logan counties border state police quoted that the blast which appeared to be dynamite had broken windows 500 feet away and hurled fragments across State Rt 10 damaging the company’s machine shop building about 200 feet away Brown said this was not an accident and he would seek the responsible party the loss was largely insured state police were on the scene today
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Hamlin
W. Va
Campbell Brown
Bling Company
Guyan-jthe
Huntingtondoke
Campbells
Brown and Co
Brown
Ranger
Theia
Lincoln-Logan
State Rt. 10
State Supreme Court
West Virginia Public Lands Corp
Campbell Brown Co
Atenville
Federal Court Opens Session In City Monday
Federal Court schedules a one week term in Beckley with Judge Ben Moore presiding in Raleigh County Criminal Court room. No grand jury. Five routine criminal trials set for Monday to Wednesday on moonshining and auto theft. Civil use trial Sept 27-28 involves Robert Lee Buckland under 21 suing Frank Beamer. defendant Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Docket Oct 1 includes two auto accident liability cases against Ivan Kelly Proffitt and Fleet Carrier, Inc.. plaintiffs Elizbeth Elliott, infant, by Rosie Ellcott, and Thomas Nassif.
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Beckley
Ben Moore
Raleigh County
Robert Lee Buckland
Frank Beamer
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Ivan Kelly Proffitt
Fleet Carrier, Inc
West Virginia Turnpike
Elizabeth Darline Elliott
Rosie Ellcott
Thomas Nassif
Cypriot Rebels Hanged as Island Strike Intensifies
In Nicosia three Greek Cypriot rebels, Michael Koutsoftas Andreas Panayides and St ios Mavronimatis, were hanged at the central prison as a general strike by Greek Cypriots entered a second day. Prisoners shouted Long live EOKA as protests echoed. Koutsoftas and Panayides were convicted of killing a Royal Air Force corporal, Mavronimatis of shooting RAF cyclists.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Janeke
Britain
Mediterranean
Rae
PEKA
Mared
Nikcosia
Michael Koutsoftas
Andreas Panayides
Steios Mavronimatis
Greece
Koutsoftas
Panavides
Royal Air Force
Mavrommatis
EOKA
Cunningham Rites Scheduled Saturday at Mt Grove Church
Funeral services for 59 year old Jasper Cunningham will be held Saturday at Mt Grove Baptist Church at 1:30 am. Rev C H Edwards will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Cunningham died Wednesday at his Wyeo home after a heart attack. He was a miner for Amigo Smokeless Coal Co at Wvyeo. Survivors include son Jack Thomas Cunningham of Baltimore and daughter Mrs Rosalee Brooks. Body to be moved from Durgan and Tragham Funeral Home to the church one hour before services.
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Jasper Cunningham
Mt. Grove Baptist Church
C. H. Edwards
Burriat
Greenwood Memorial Park
Cunningham
Wyeo
Amigo Smokeless Coal Co
Wvyeo
Jack Thomas Cunningham
Baltimore
Rosalee Brooks
Glen Rogers
Durgan and Tragham
79 Request Ballots For Servicemen Absentee Voting
The Leigh County Circuit Clerk reports four more requests for absentee ballots from servicemen, bringing total applications to 79 for the General Election. Ballots are being prepared and distributed to eligible voters abroad.
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Leigh County
Fishing Conditions Spotty This Weekend
West Virginia stream reports show mixed fishing conditions for the weekend. Some northeastern counties report clear waters while others note high or muddy streams. several counties report normal gear conditions and a few note milky or muddy water.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Fayette
Monme
Raleigh
Branito
Calhoun
Reane
Cabell
J Jackson
Kanawha
Lincoln
Ma“son
Putnam
Wayne
Conservation Department
Pocasoutas
Randolph
Webster
School Bus Driver Under Investigation in Rhodell Area
Two representatives of the School Superintendent staff inspect complaints against a bus driver in Rhodell. The issues date from a Thursday run starting at Stoco High School Coal City and continuing through Gul Charleston and beyond. In-service training for assessors and deputies is planned at the State 4-H Camp in Jackson's Mill next Monday and Tuesday.
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Rhodell
Stoco High School
Coal City
Gul
Charleston
Arelin-Service Training School
Com- C
Munson
Superstty
Tendent
Jeff Spangier
Jackson
Autumn Arrives Across the East on Saturday Night
A last full day of summer gave way to a chilly autumn as frost and cool air spread from the lower Great Lakes to the Mississippi Valley and toward the Atlantic Coast. The seasonal change marked the end of summer across the eastern half of the nation.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Sky and weather notes from Beckley page
The Sun and Moon rise and set times are listed for Saturday and Sunday, with Last Quarter on Sept 27. Prominent star Regulus is noted, Venus and Jupiter visible in coming week, with dawn appearances. Temperatures vary from freezing in the Southeast to mid 70s in Florida, with warmer air moving from the Central U.S. toward the Great Lakes region. fair conditions prevail from the Rockies to the Seaboard in West Virginia.
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Regulus
Tises
Venus
Wich
Sum-imar
Autunia
Ca'ly
Fomors Row
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Eforthern
Texas
Great Lakes
Plas
Plains
Rockies
Has
Seaboard
Weather Warmth Rising Toward Weekend Across West Virginia
Fair and warmer conditions spread tonight with a low near 35. Saturday will be warmer with temperatures near normal across the region. Extended forecasts show mild days, rising Sunday, and clear skies into the next period with continued average temperatures.
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West Virginia
Beckley High Vesterda
Sieye
Tomy Rivers
Nea Maton
Cleirs Bitesteoie
Nuiing
Coeur. Ve
Frosty Weather Grips State With Early Freeze
Early frost smashes crops across Virginia. Record low readings hit multiple towns including Parkersburg and Morgantown as thermometer plunges to single digits in some areas. Weather Bureau notes widespread frost with low teens in hilly regions and single digits elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Parkersburg
Cnariestoy
Tagton
Lowe
Seasam
Weaer Bureau
Raleigh-over
Oine
Elkins
Martinsburg
Uplands
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