Murder Warrants For WV Pair In Beating Death
Murder warrants were issued against Roy Dale Chatterton and Woodrow Whisman of Huntington West Virginia for the killing of textile mill supervisor Billy Copeland. They waived a preliminary hearing on robbery charges and were bound over to Chatham Superior Court on robbery and larceny counts tied to the Pooler Ga. robbery. Copeland’s body was found Dec 22 in Chattooga County after he was beaten following a hitchhike ride. State prosecutors will decide whether to try the murder or robbery first.
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Summerville, Ga
West Virginia
Roy Dale Chatterton
Woodrow Whisman
Huntington
W.va
Billy A. Copeland
Savannah
Chatterton
Whisman
Chatham County
Chatham Superior Court
E. M. Dilas
Pooler
Whitman
Copeland
Chattooga County
Rome
Berry College
Summerville
Lafayette
Carpenter Escapes as 165-Foot Tower Falls at Police Center
Norman M. Shiflett of Powhatan barely escaped injury when a 165-foot all steel radio tower toppled at Henrico County police headquarters. He jumped into a 12-foot ditch as a tractor trailer’s loose guy wire caused the fall, narrowly missing the worker who said he “beat it by a foot.”
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Richmond, Va
Henrico County
Norman M. Shiflett
Powhatan
Shiflett
New Communications Center
Akers Installed President of Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis
Robert Akers was installed as president of the Green Valley Glenwood Kiwanis Club succeeding Bill Shockley. The ceremony Tuesday night at the Mercer County Health Center in Green Valley installed officers for 1965 with Calvin Paul as first vice president and Grady Parker as second vice president.
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Robert Akers
Green Valley-Glenwood Kiwanis Club
Bill Shockley
Akers
Mercer County Health Center
Green Valley
Art Houldsworth
Kiwanis International
Green Valley Glenwood Club
Calvin Paul
Grady Parker
Norris Lewis
Carl Caffee
Ray Connor
Walter Hayden
Milton Gotlieb
Princeton- Athens Kiwanis Club
Dewey Nelson
Carr Memorial Church
Mike Perry
Jim Bailey
Crumpecker Named Treasurer of WV ARWA Chapter 21
G H Crumpecker district right of way agent for the State Road Commission is named treasurer of West Virginia Chapter 21 of the American Right of Way Association for 1965. He has four years in right of way work and 3 1/2 years in ARWA membership, with 1964 treasurer experience. Other 1965 officers include President W Paul Jones Charleston, Vice President Robert C Meador Wheeling, Secretary Richard D Ricketts Charleston, National Director J N Wallace Charleston, and holdover national director J Tom Greene Charleston.
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G. H. Crumpecker
State Road Commission
West Virginia
American Right of Way Association
Crumpecker
Chapter 21
W. Paul Jones
Charleston
Robert C. Meador
Wheeling
Richard D. Ricketts
J. N. Wallace
J. Tom Greene
Fragmentary newspaper masthead and ad notices
Fragmented OCR shows an old newspaper masthead from 1893 with telegraph printing references, subscription pricing by carrier and mail, West Virginia circulation, and an Audit Bureau mention. It reads as a business and distribution page with advertising agency contact details and pricing cues.
Obituary notices from Richlands area list Runyon Whitt and others
Luther Runyon 73 of Richlands Va died at home of a heart attack. He was a retired Norfolk and Western engineer and member of several local groups. Elder Joseph Whitt 71 of Cedar Bluff died in Richlands hospital with lengthy survivors and services pending. Multiple other obituaries list Elguin Franklin O. J. Douglas referenced. burial plans and calling hours noted along with family names and residences in Tazewell and surrounding counties.
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Luther Runyon
Richlands
Meta
Rhoda B. Runyon
St. Petersburg
Fla
Robert Runyon
Norfolk and Western Railway
First Baptist Church of
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers
Bluefield
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Williamson
Billie L. Runyon
The
Home
Phyllis Haga
Dixie Runyon
Long Beach
Cal
Patty Runyon
South Laguna
Linda Runyon
Bristol
Tenn
Claude B. Runyon
Tuscon
Ariz
Dora Plaster
Ruby Call
Mildred Jacob
Akron
Virginia Geisler
Robert
Ernest Runyon
Swords Creek
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Charles A. Allen
Philip Spitzbergen
Runyon
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery
Men of the Baptist Church
Norfolk and Western
Joseph Archie Whitt
Cedar Bluff
Tazewell County
Joseph M
Cynthia Linkous Whitt
United Mine Workers of America
Bessie S. Whitt
Curtis Owens
Willard Owens
Vansant
Arlie Whitt
Randolph Whitt
Cleveland
Ohio
Joe M
Robert Whitt
Jewell Ridge
Glen Whitt
Dallas
Tex
Buel
Donald
Bill
Harmon
Dewey Whitt
Flint
Mich
Herbert and
Conley Hess
Mansfield
Daniel Hess
Lebaron
Jacob L. Price
Pounding Mill
Walter
Alice Hess Price
Edward
Harold
Tommy Price
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Doran
E. C. Price
Clinch Valley Memorial Dome
Farmer Funeral Home
Kyle Proffitt
Charles P. Russell
West Virginian Hotel
Maserat Lodge
Trinity Methodist Church
Raven
John F
Alice H. Russell
Old Guard
Golden Age Club
Grace Hall Russell
Edward H. Russell
Roy E. Shamblin
Ramond Cunningham
Charles S. Gibson
Welch
Clarence J. Hall, Jr
Castlewood
Dora McGuire
Chillicothe
Gertrude Mann
Winchester
Obituary notices for Jones Adams Morris and Austin
Mrs Pauline Jones of Keystone died Tuesday in a Welch hospital after a short illness widow of J D Jones. Susie Adams Morris formerly of Elk Horn McDowell County died at her Columbus Ohio home Tuesday with funeral Thursday in Columbus. C C Austin of Bluefield died Tuesday in Bluefield Sanitarium after long illness. body at Dudley Memorial Mortuary with arrangements pending.
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Anzie Stevenson
Squire
Bluefield Sanitarium
Tazewell County
Bill
Annie Mitchell
Paul Banner
Suffolk
Freewill Baptist Church
Carter Wells
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
O. J. Douglas Mortuary
Welch
Pauline Jones
Keystone
J. D. Jones
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Susie Adams Morris
Sampson Adams
Elkhorn
McDowell County
Columbus
South
Oakley Ave
C. C. Austin
Highland Ave
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Walter Tucker Dies at Bluefield Sanatorium
Walter Tucker of 204 Peck Street Bluefield died Tuesday night at Bluefield Sanitarium. Body remains at Lugo's Funeral Service in Bluefield with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Walter Tucker
Peck St
Bluefield
Lugo
Clyde J. Mahan Dies Suddenly at Home
Clyde J. Mahan of Elkridge died suddenly Monday night at his residence. Funeral arrangements are being prepared by Ford and Richardson Funeral Home of Keystone.
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Clyde J. Mahan
Elkridge
Linkford and Richardson Funeral Home
Keystone
Moral Re-Armament calls for ethics in government
The remarks urge elimination of favoritism and a universal ethics code for officials. Speakers press for self-financing Morale Re-Armament to expose corruption and promote a leadership resistant to money or sex influence, aiming to forge a new kind of public figure to tackle major problems.
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Fenders
John Sayre
United Nations struggles over Security Council seats and debts
The U N General Assembly chooses three nonpermanent council members Malaysia Netherlands and Uruguay for January start while Mali and Jordan fight for a fourth seat The body debates Article 19 voting rights and a possible appeal for voluntary contributions to avoid a budget shortfall as Soviet and French arrears loom and negotiations continue
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
Soviet Union
Mali
Jordan
Malaysia
Netherlands
Uruguay
Assembly
U.N
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
U Thant
Thant
Quaison-Lackey
Congo
Middle East
France
General Assembly
Gambling Devices Eyed By Wheeling
Opera tors of slot machines pinball games and other gambling equipment were warned they have until Thursday at midnight to remove the devices from Ohio County. Prosecutor Arch W. Riley, a former state senator, said he will prosecute violators from the moment he takes office Friday morning.
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Wheeling
Ohio County
Arch W. Riley
Riley
Two Escapees Caught In Marion County
FAIRMONT AP Two escapees from a Hopemont Sanitarium prison work detail near Terra Alta were recaptured by State Police in Marion County. Identified as James Jones Monongalia County and William L. Nutter Fayette County, they were trustees from Huttonsville State Medium Security Prison. They will be returned to Moundsville Maximum Security Prison.
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Fairmont
Hopemont Sanitarium
Terra Alta
Marion County
James Jones
Monongalia
William L. Nutter
Fayette County
Huttonsville
Frank King
Moundsville
Motorist Charged After Two Car Crash Near Bluefield
State police said a tail end collision on U S 52 north of Bluefield Tuesday afternoon involved Bertha Watts 76 Bluefield and Zella Pollard 43 Rt 2 Bluefield. Watts faces traffic law charge as damage estimated at 300 dollars.
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Bluefield
Bertha Watts
Zella Pollard
Rt. 2
Dr Blaydes outlines Mercer County as medical center
Dr J Elliott Blaydes Jr of Bluefield addressed Rotary Club members at the West Virginian Hotel. He called Mercer County a giant medical center and predicted its continued growth. He described future eye disease treatments using motion pictures and slides and thanked Rotarians for backing the medical profession locally and nationally.
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J. Elliott Blaydes Jr
Bluefield Rotarians
West Virginian
Mercer County
Miners To Get $1 Day Raise
Charleston AP reports about 36 000 West Virginia coal miners to receive a $1 per day wage increase Friday under a United Mine Workers contract. The raise lifts the minimum daily pay from 25.25 to 26.25 dollars as soft coal prices may rise 1 to 2 percent to offset the wage hike.
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Charleston
West Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Jockeys Blum and Trevino Injured in Santa Anita Fall
At Santa Anita Park in Arcadia California jockeys Walter Blum and Senen Trevino were thrown when Blums mount Country Squire broke a leg in the featured eighth race. Both riders were rushed to Arcadia Methodist Hospital with Blum initially unconscious and Trevino sustaining a gash and facial bruising.
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Arcadia
Calif
Walter Blum
Senen Trevino
Santa Anita Park
Blum
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Trevino
Country Squire
Chiefs
Emory Sophomore Addresses Bramwell Kiwanis Club
Emory College sophomore spoke at the Bramwell Kiwanis Club final 1964 meeting at the Bramwell Presbyterian Church. Marilyn Tabor accompanied him at the piano. He was introduced by his father Marv Tabor. Bill Boone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an insurance representative for an American firm, attended as a guest and was introduced by father-in-law A. L. Poteet.
Lions Named Canada’s Outstanding Team of 1964
The British Columbia Lions, 1964 Grey Cup champions, were named the outstanding Canadian team of the year in the Canadian Press poll.
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Toronto
Footall
British Columbia Lions
Bank Granted Trust Powers by Federal Reserve and VA Authority
Bank of Tazewell County receives approval to exercise trust powers from the Federal Reserve Board and Virginia State Banking Authority. President L. W. Bates notes four branches in Bluefield and Tazewell areas. The charter already allows a trust department and the move follows customer inquiries.
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Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Virginia State Banking Authority
Bank of
Chicago Livestock Prices Ease After Mixed Trade
Chicago livestock trading Tuesday showed hogs slipping from Monday highs by up to 25 to 3 cents as shippers took about half of 6,000 offerings. Top hogs at 190-225 lb brought $18.00, mixed 193-230 lb were $16.75-17.50, and sows 350-400 lb sold to $14.25. Cattle: 1,200 head modestly active with steers up to $24.35 for around 1,250 lb, heifers to $23.50. Sheep: 1,100 head steady with lambs around 100 lb at $22.00, and good to choice $20.00-21.25.
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Chicago
Bradley's Specialty Shop Hosts Early Semiannual Clearance
City And Coalfield Bradley's begins an unusually early semiannual clearance offering coats suits dresses hats blouses shirts jewelry bags lingerie robes and cocktail dresses at very low prices. Shop items at Bradley's and take advantage of many values today.
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Bradley's
Bradley
Jury May Get Murder Case
Connie McAfee, 43, of Princeton, charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of her husband Raymond McAfee, 44, at their Princeton home on December 23, may be presented to the Mercer County Intermediate Court grand jury on January 4.
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Connie McAfee
Princeton
Raymond McAfee
Mercer County Intermediate Court
McAfee
Mondale to Succeed Humphrey as Minnesota Senator
Vice President-elect Hubert Humphrey resigns as Minnesota senator effective Tuesday. Governor Rolvaag appointed Walter Mondale, 36, Minnesota attorney general, to serve the remaining two years, with Mondale filing appointment papers in Washington Wednesday to gain higher seniority. Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minn., is a family man and former UMN law graduate who helped shape civil rights policy at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
St. Paul
Walter Frederick Mondale
Democratic Farmer-Labor Party
Mondale
Johnson
Humphrey
Senate
Congress
Karl Rolvaag
Cardinals name Mickey Vernon as first base coach
St Louis appoints Mickey Vernon as first base coach and batting instructor. Vernon, a two time AL batting champion, adds coaching duties to his role with the Cardinals.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Mickey Vernon
Vernon
Cardinals
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