Dulles urges patience in Suez Canal crisis
Secretary of State Dulles called for patience and resourcefulness as Egypt faces pressure over the Suez Canal. He predicted Egypt will not easily prevail and outlined a plan to channel tolls through a U S users association. He plans to attend the U N Security Council debate and tighten rules on ships under the American flag.
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Washington
Dulles
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Londons
Supreme Court Hears Advertising Rule Challenge
West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments over Rule 12 by the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors banning price advertising and free services. Beckley funeral directors Amos Quesenberry and Glenn Webb seek to overturn the rule as beyond legislative authority, with West Virginia Press Association and Funeral Directors Association submitting briefs as friends of the court.
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Charleston
State Board of Embaniers and Funeral Directors
West Virginia Press Assn
Kanawha County
West Virginia Funeral Directors Assn
Varios
Supreme Court
Beckley
Amos Quesenberry
Glenn Webb
Kanawha Court
Board of
Embalmers and Funeral Directors
The
Press Association
Funeral Directors’ Group
Friends of the Court
Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Defense Opens Case in Moonshine Trial of Mai Crook Jr
In Southern District Court the defense today began its case in the moonshine case of Mai Crook Jr of Jumping Branch. Crook challenges charges of transporting and concealing 24 gallons of moonshine. Co defendant John William Trimble testified that Crook did not know the liquor was in his car and that a stranger from Virginia asked him to hold the moonshine.
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Mai Crook Jr
Jumping Branch
Southern
Crook
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Alng
John Willian Trimble
Mead
Trimble
Virginia
Ulysses Gilcrest
Morris Ave
Jack
Esto
Pluto
ATTD
William
Clarksburg Store Loss Linked to Local Robbery Ring
In Clarksburg a year two-year span involved a police patrolman and a bakery salesman tied to burglaries at city stores and a supermarket. The group allegedly hid in stores for weeks and planned thefts, with Caputo claiming about $29 000 in merchandise lost. Federal charges against suspects include moonshine liquor possession. Trial proceedings continue with prosecutors detailing losses.
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Clarksburg
wQuubery
John Caputo
Robert 8. Ziegler
Weston
Caputo
Alute
Marsh Fork District to elect two justice of the peace
Incumbent Ernest A. Large seeks a third term in Marsh Fork District with Naoma residents Omer Acord and L. G. Lonker also running. Republican nominees include Acord and Lonker, while Democrat challengers are Large and Naoma residents Johnnie Conker.
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Omen
Marsh Fork
Ernest A. Large
Naoma
Johnnie Conker
Omer Acord
Arnett
L. G
Daniel
Large
Carter County
Carrie Large Hall
Mont Large
Addie B. Price
Israelis Raid Jordan Trigger Major Border Clash
A seven hour battle near Jerusalem ends with heavy casualties on both sides. Israeli and Jordanian forces clash three miles inside Jordan in the Wadi area amid claims of over 90 Israelis killed or wounded and more than 31 Jordanian fatalities. A UN spokesman reports ongoing fighting and regional tensions persist despite cease fire appeals.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Israel
Am- Army
U.N
Imade
Mona
Jtion
E. L. M. Burts
Injers
Amman
Ider
Jordan Army
I!t
Wasi
Talaf
Fars
Reign Ministry
UNS
Democrats Schedule Mrs. Roosevelt Visit Beckley
The Raleigh County Democratic Headquarters set committees for Eleanor Roosevelt’s Beckley appearance next Tuesday. 700 tickets printed for lunch with 300 to Beckley Hotel Ballroom and 200 to private dining room with public address system. Tickets sold in advance from Beckley and surrounding towns. arrival by air to Charleston then bus to Beckley with escorts and a large hospitality and transportation committee organized for the event.
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Raleigh County
Democratic
Beckley
Eleanor Roosevelt
C. C. Lewis
Mrs.Roosevelt
Beckley Hotel
Roosevelt
Lewis
J. D. Tutwiler
Randey Webb
E. Fl Hedrick
Bill Withrow
Don Hodson
George W. Ballard
Frank Bowman
Okey Mills
Harry Anderson
Eula Ashe
Fayetteville
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Charleston
James Leeber
John ‘Ward
Hedrick
A. K.minter
Harry ‘Anderson
Elinor Hurt
Land
Elmer Davis
John Ward
Harry MecCreery
Ira Whitlock
H. G.farmer
A. J. Lilly
E. van Dorsey
Ate
Anthony J. Sparacino
Roy Cunning
Marland Rebukes Beer Commissioner Amid Lobby Ties
Gov Marland criticizes the state beer commissioner and reveals tensions with tavern operators lobbying group. Crow says deputy Yates name was used to bolster the association, which the governor says may resign or disassociate. The piece lists assembly members and local figures at a civic event in Elkins.
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Charleston
Mar Jlan
Marland
Beer Com
G. Burton Crow
Crow
West Virginia
Assa
George W. Yates
Keyser
Crowizers
McCormick Named Teen Town Director as Joe Long Chosen Co‑Director
Charlies McCormick will direct Teen Town activities while Joe Long is named co director by the Board of Directors. McCormick recently joined the Beckley Police Force as a patrolman and was Teen Town director last season. The youth center opens fall activities Friday.
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Charlies McCormick Willontive
Tee Town
Joe Long
McCormick
Beckley
Might
Teen Town
Virginia Police Capture Two of Escaped Convicts
Six North Carolina inmates escaped from a prison and scattered into Virginia and nearby states. Raymond C. Gilley, 30, of Big Stone Gap, nabbed at the Stonega Coke and Coal Co store for theft, while Herman Patterson, 3, of Shelby surrendered after entering a shack near Appalachia. Police, aided by bloodhounds and a Virginia Star plane, pressed roadblocks and searched wooded hills.
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Big Stone Gap
u—Coal Company
North Carolina
Exeter
Raymond C. Gilfey
Stonega Coke and Coal Co
Gilley
Stonega
Charles Hayes
Wes Wagner
Wagner
Herman Patterson
Shelby
N. C
Patterson
Interstate
Appalachia
Fred Honeycutt
Prince's Creech
Light
Ned
Virginia
Inessee
Family gathers at Babe Didrikson Zaharias bedside
The Zaharias family surrounds Babe Didrikson Zaharias at John Sealy Hospital where authorities say her condition has deteriorated since morning and is now critical as she battles cancer.
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Galyrolun
Texa i
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Rathiete
John Sealy Hospital
Wyoming Juvenile Admits Theft of Forty Dollars
An 11 year old boy admitted entering a neighbor’s home in Mullens to steal a jar containing about $40 in pennies and dimes. He gained entry via a basement window and a trapdoor. He was arrested and held in the juvenile Quarters of Wyoming County Jail pending a hearing.
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Mullens
ANS
Bud
Boyd
Brown
Wyeating
Five Teens Die in Prince Georges Car Crash
An out of control car in Prince Georges County killed five of its seven occupants, all but one teen. Driver Charles Ford, 22, and four teens died at the scene or in hospital. two more teens were injured, including Allen Moore in critical condition.
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Washington
Prince Georges County
Charles Leroy Ford
Sharon Raftery
Frank B. Poynton
Joyce L. Harper
Weyman Cofield
Ford
Poynton
Harper Fairs
Cofield
Allen Moore
Michael Raftery
Sharon
Young Poynton
Raftery Tame
Soaron
Tae
Harper
Jeanette Ford
Indaw F
White Boycott Shows Mild Effect at Weaverton School
In Henderson Kentucky 223 students attended Weaverton Elementary with five Negroes amid continuing boycott pressure. Previously 206 of 870 were in class. A small crowd watched as black students joined white peers. Raymond Sugg Jr. pledged the boycott would continue. The Henderson Ministerial Association urged families to keep children in school.
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Henderson
Weaverton
Raymond Sugg Jr
White Citizens Council
Sugg
Henderson Ministerial Assn
Ted Braun
Evangelical
Meintain
Typhoon Harriet Hits Okinawa With 150 MPH Winds
Harriet, the season’s eighth big typhoon, churned across the East China Sea forcing two ships aground and delaying rescue attempts for 106 passengers. One Okinawan injured. minor property damage reported. forecasts predicted winds near 103 mph as it moved north toward Japan.
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Naha
Okinawa
Grove
East China Sea
Kagoshima
Japan
Harriet
West Virginia forecast shows clouds with scattered rain
The region encounters mostly cloudy skies with possible rain in the extreme east tonight and cooler conditions into the weekend. Temperatures hover near normal for early May with a warming trend Friday followed by cooling Saturday and Sunday amid scattered showers Friday night into Saturday.
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W. VA
West Virginia
Beckley High
Eam
Riverstat Bellepoint
Greenbrier and News Nurn
Luestone
Free on Bonds After Numbers Raid In West Virginia
Federal agents raid a Glen Jean operation linked to gambling and wagering violations. Six arrested, two men released on $1000 bonds each, others awaiting hearings. Cash seized along with betting tokens and a 1930s Cadillac. Authorities call the Glen Jean site one of the state’s largest wagering operations.
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Hope
Glen Jean
Air Force
McCon
Ne. Afb
Wichita
Kan
Nathan Ithe
Federal Grand Jury
Grace
U. S
W. ‘Anderson
Beckley
Benja- AL Riffe
Failes
iHubbert Jones
Gon Jean
Parkersburg
Service Office
Charies
Wilson Watson
Mountbacco Tax Division
U.S. Treasurys
Benjamin Babe
Fullen
Ake Thomas
Thomas T
Oakey A. Mins
Fayette County
Oak Hill
Riffe
Raleigh County
Mount Hege
Wilkes Watson
Moun
West Virginia
South Center
Willie Watson
Astral Almanac Notes Bright Sky Events
The Sun and Moon rise times are given with morning and evening windows. Venus and Jupiter rise in the early hours, with reference to the constellation Leo. The fragment mentions Thursday observing times and celestial positions in a local almanac style.
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Venus
Jupiter
Leu
Sam Deen Volunteers Callen Ter Geet Mads Vote
In a local volunteer push, Callen and Ter Geet Mads rally supporters for Meyiusean, aiming to boost turnout and back the candidate in upcoming voting. Community groups organize canvassing and outreach across neighborhoods.
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Sam
Deen
Callen Ter Geet
Mads Vote Meyiusean
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Peoples Life Insurance Co
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Ruby Harris
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Phil Nice- Warner
Clarence E. Williams
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Gillespie
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Ann Tale
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Jack Nuckloss
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Knapp
Robert C. Byrd
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C. S. Lewis Jr
A. A. Ross
Bernice Rooker
W. H. Nelson
Paul Vennari
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William, Snider
John Boley
G. C. Porter
John W. Smith
Clarence Bibb
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J. A. Hunt
Joe L. Smith
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C.L. Schulte
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H. A. Sloan
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Denmark
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Beckley Skies
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