Local Committee Named to Aid Bible College Move
A three member committee led by Charles Hodel J E Blackburn and Miss Audrey Wood was named to receive and forward gifts toward the Appalachian Bible Institute relocation project aiming for a $60000 goal. An $8000 gift kicked off the effort toward purchasing a 95 acre site between Beckley and Bradley with landowners cutting price and pledging extra funds. The school operates on voluntary gifts and seeks community support for moving and building costs.
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Appalachian Bible Institute
Charles Hodel
J. E. Blackburn
Audrey Wood
Beck
Ley Newspapers Corp
Beckley
Bradley
Ohio girl, 14, seeks divorce from 50 year old husband
Sophia Bride, 14, filed for divorce from Peter Warzlow, 50, in Common Pleas Court claiming beating. They married July 23 and separated last Wednesday. Bride’s age shown as 17 in parents consent. petition seeks alimony and ownership of six houses. Judge asks for perjury probe over birth age 14 vs 17. Warzlow, a retired dishwasher, has five children by prior marriage.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Joyce E. Warzlow
Peter Warzlow
Walter T. Kinder
Sophia
W. Va
Warzlow
Nutter Awarded Verdict in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Lonnie Nutter of Beck ley received a court verdict Monday in Raleigh County Circuit Court after suits tied to a Oct. 9, 1954 auto crash. Barkman Jr. sought $10,000 against Nutter while Nutter pursued a $5,000 cross suit. Nature of the verdict and details await a formal order.
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Raleigh County
Lonnie Nutter
Beckley
Nutter
Marshal A. Barkman Jr
White Oak Girl Suffers Second Polio Attack
Martha Jane Boyd, 12, of White Oak, was admitted to Morris Memor Memorial Hospital Milton for a second poliomyelitis episode almost three years after her first. The rural girl, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Z FE Boyd, attended Shady Spring Elementary School. Doctors describe the case as rare, noting a spinal test at Raleigh General Hospital and isolation after transfer. The initial signs indicate muscle impact in her right leg, though her first bout caused no crippling effects.
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White Oak
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
Martha Jane Boyd
Z. FE. Boyd
Shady Spring
Martha Jane
Milton Institution
Raleigh General Hospital
J. W. Banks
Florida Senator Foresees Ike Leaving Office Early
Senator Smathers of Florida says President Eisenhower will give up the 1956 reelection bid and likely leave the White House before his term ends to preserve his health after his heart attack. He predicts Ike’s resignation could occur soon, reshaping the 1956 campaign.
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Florida Solon
Ske
Tallahasser
Fla
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Eisenhower
Schools May Allow Kids Day Attendance
Raleigh County students may get part of Wednesday afternoon off to attend the Kids Day midget football game between Beckley Junior High School Orange and Blue teams. Superintendent D W Bryson said attendance is at each school's discretion with potential early dismissal. if rain, the game shifts to Thursday at 2 p.m.
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Raleigh County
Beckley Junior High School
W. Bryson
Governor's Appointment Case Raises WV Supreme Court Question
West Virginia's high court hears a dispute over governor and Senate power in appointing state officials. Ivanhoe S. Wayne seeks May and June salary as director of the Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics after Senatorial confirmation questions, while Gov. Marland's actions test constitutional sections on extraordinary sessions and vacancy appointments. The case centers on Section 7's no business clause and Section 9's vacancy rules as argued by Bolarsky, Fox, and McElwee.
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Charleston
Senate
West Virginia Supreme Court
Ivanhoe
S. Wayne
Edgar B. Sims
Wayne
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics
Sims
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Marland
Okey L. Patteson
C. F. Hopson
Bureau of Negro Welfare
Hopson
Bureau
Mose E. Bolarsky
John G. Fox
Charles McElwee
Boiarsky
Patteson
Attorney General's Office
Fox
McElwee
Bolarsky
House
Eisenhower Shows Continued Health Gain After Attack
President Eisenhower enjoyed a very good night and slept from 8 p.m. to 6:15 a.m., hospital bulletins report. Doctors caution two weeks carry risk and say full recovery within two months is reasonably good barring complications, with White House and Cabinet briefings set for further action on emergency powers and succession.
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Denver
Eisenhower
MIT
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
George M. Powell
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Paul Dudley White
Boston
White
17 Cases Ready For Grand Jury
Seventeen cases are scheduled for indictment presentation to the Raleigh County Grand Jury in Beckley on Monday. Carl E. Carnil, ex Beckley restaurant owner, leads with 12 bad check counts. 15 check warrants will be submitted. Other charges include grand larceny, breaking and entering, maiming, brandishing a weapon, sodomy, obstructing an officer, burglary, possession of stolen goods, contributing to delinquency of a minor, bigamy, rape, petit larceny second offense, moonshine, driving while intoxicated, speeding, intoxication, and bastardy. Prosecuting Attorney A. J. Sparacino to present.
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Raleigh
Raleigh County Criminal Court
A. J. Sparacino
Missing Beckley man George Wood reported to police
George E. Wood, 24, manager of Schiff's Shoe Store on Main St, disappeared last Monday after leaving by car for Columbus at 3 p.m. He is described as 5'6.5", 125 pounds, blue eyes, blond hair, wearing a charcoal-grey suit and driving a maroon Nash Rambler. Beckley and State Police are investigating. no contact since.
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George E. Wood
Parkwood Drive
Wood
Schiff's
Main St
Columbus
Beckley
Truck Fire Responders Rush to Fairdale Incident
Beckley fire crews rushed to a pickup truck fire in Fairdale around 11 30 a m today. The driver was O B Cunningham with an unknown address. Details on damage and cause were unavailable at noon.
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Beckley
Fairdale
O. B. Cunningham
Wall Street Advised To End Gloom Doom
Senator Douglas urged an end to gloom in Wall Street saying God reigns and American institutions are sound amid sharp market breaks in New York Paris London Chicago and Toronto tied to Eisenhower illness. Treasury Secretary Humphrey stated no policy changes and that programs would continue as planned during the president's absence.
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Washington
Sen
Douglas
Wall Street
New York
Paris
London
Chicago
Toronto
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Nichols Child Taken by Death
Ricky L. Nichols three died at an Ohio hospital after four days of illness. Survived by parents Leonard and (name) Nichols brother Edward Wayne paternal grandparents H D Nichols Piney View and Thomas D Williams Glen Jean maternal grandparents. Funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday Pax Branch Baptist Church with Rev Earnest Barley Bradey officiating. Burial Marsteller Cemetery Pax Branch. Body to Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope then to paternal grandparents home at 4:30 p.m. today.
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Ricky L. Nichols
Leonard Nichols
Piney View
East Liverpool
Ohio
Edward Wayne
H. D. Nichols
Thomas D. Williams
Glen Jean
Pax Branch Baptist Church
Earnest Barley
Bradley
Marsteller Cemetery
Pax Branch
Tyree
Mount Hope
Woman Attacked on Main Street Near G C Murphy Store
Emergency treatment was given by Beckley Fire Department Rescue Squad at 12 30 p m to an unidentified woman who reportedly suffered some sort of an attack. She was struck on Main Street near the G C Murphy Co Store.
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Beckley
Quotas Sought on Residual Oil Imports by Congressmen
A group of congressmen from coal regions urged Arthur Flemming to impose quotas on residual oil imports. Reps. Mollohan and Perkins said federal action may be needed if voluntary cuts fail, noting a 23 percent rise in imports in seven months. They linked coal distress to oil imports and questioned the stalled Stassen-Eisenhower coal purchase program.
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Washington
Mollohan
D-Wva
Perkins
D-Ky
Arthur
Flemming
Defense Mobilization
Bailey
Byrd
West Virginia
John B. Hollister
International Cooperation Administration
Stassen - Eisenhower
Hollister
U.S
First Seizure Killed Half of Victims Years Ago Spotlight on Heart Science
Editor's note outlines progress in treating heart attacks from 50 percent mortality 30 years ago to 80 to 90 percent survival today. Describes heart function, atherosclerosis, coronary thrombosis, and advances in rest, surgery, blood thinners, and diagnostics like the electrocardiogram.Dr. Paul D White notes an optimistic outlook for Eisenhower and general patients after first heart attacks.
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New York
Eisenhower
Paul D. White
Eisenhower aides plan routine sessions as president recovers
Washington reports the Eisenhower team prepared for government continuity with a National Security Council meeting on Thursday and a Cabinet session the next day led by Vice President Nixon. A formal opinion on delegation of authority was awaited from Atty. Gen. Brownell after his Madrid trip.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Nixon
Atty
Gen
Brownell
New York
Spain
Man Convicted of Carrying Pistol Without Permit
Naoma man Virgil Raymond White was convicted today before Magistrate L. G. Daniel Sundial of carrying a pistol without a permit. He was sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail and fined $50 plus costs, which he did not pay. A Raleigh County Sheriff's deputy arrested him.
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Virgil Raymond White
Naoma
L. G. Daniel
Sundial
White
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Specialist Predicts Golf Return for Eisenhower
Dr. Paul Dudley White of Boston said it is quite possible Eisenhower will play golf again after a normal recovery from the heart attack that hospitalized him Saturday. The doctor added that the President’s golf, which he loves, may have helped delay the attack.
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Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Hurricane Janet Claims Hunter Missing With 11 Aboard
A U S Navy Hurricane hunter plane with nine crewmen and two civilians aboard is missing in Hurricane Janet. Search forces by air and sea, five planes and ships, stretch from Jamaica to off Honduran coast as Janet shifts toward the Yucatan. Weather forecasters warn of continued deadly winds and heavy rains across British Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Janet
Swan Island
U.S
Caribbean
Jamaica
Navy
Jacksonville
Fla
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Miami
Hunter
Walter Davis
Nicaragua
Honduras
British Honduras
Yucatan Peninsula
Davis
Windward
Rain Probable As Series Open
New York weather forecast projects possible rain for tomorrow's World Series opener between the Yankees and Dodgers. Meteorologist Ernest J. Christie says a moving rain area may miss New York City if winds shift, but exact timing and intensity remain uncertain.
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New York
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ernest J. Christie
New York Weather Bureau
Middle West
New York City
West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
West Virginia sees mostly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and scattered showers Wednesday south and east tonight. Temperatures through Sunday are expected 3-5 degrees above normal with warmer Wednesday and weekend rain totaling about half an inch. Normal highs around 61-62 in the north and south. local observations note below normal stages on rivers and clear Bluestone Reservoir conditions.
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W.va
West Virginia
Beckley
Scinee
Xin
Crcharteipes
Oak Hill
Bellepoint Greenbrier
Bluestone
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