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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1971

Page

4

Obituary notices from The Gazette cover West Virginia deaths

Multiple obituaries from The Gazette list deaths in Mississippi and West Virginia. Names include Rachael Kathleen Bright Ella Hatfield Hamilton Maude Jones Sonja Miller Herald Eugene Payne Loma Pauley Lillian Webster Nellie Wolfe Virgie Lee Alexander Eldred H Dyer Andrew William Minter Elien B Tyree and others with ages, birthplaces, survivors, service details, and burial plans in Biloxi Charleston Belle Glade Beckley London Cliftonville Fairlea and more. Funeral services are set in various towns with local pastors officiating and burials at regional cemeteries.

West Virginia ski info for Canaan Valley resort travelers

A spokesman from the West Virginia Department of Commerce said information on lodging near the new Canaan Valley ski area is available by writing or calling the travel division in Charleston. The area offers 1127 beds within 50 miles. Alpine Lakes near Alta will also open for public skiing January 1.

West, Virginia Washington St. E Charleston Alpine Lakes Terra ‘Alta

Memorial notices for Shafer and Smith in West Virginia obituaries

Mrs Okie M Shafer 71 of Silver Spring Md died Tuesday in Kensington Md at Ken sing ton Gardens Nursing Home. Survived by Paul Harris of Madsen W Va daughter Maxine Humphrey son Frank Elk View W Va brother Clarence Lowery Walton W Va 11 grandchildren three great grandchildren. Service 11 am Friday at Albert Myers and Son Funeral Home Elkview burial Harper Cemetery Long Ridge Roane County W Va. Friends may call after 3 pm. Kelley J Smith 79 of Hamlin died Tuesday at home. Survived by wife Opal Pauley Smith daughter Mrs Hubert Miller Hamlin son Kenneth J Smith Hamlin foster son Charles Lewis Pauley Air Force Madrid Spain sisters Roma Smith and Mrs Dave Roach Hamlin.

Biloxi Hamlin J. W. Burch Fairview Memory Gardens Maude Jones Mill Point Pocahontas County Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Mount Kennison Church Greenbrier County Albert Guy Jones Buckeye Ann Gaylor Lucy Sisk Clarksburg van Reenen Marlin Sonja Miller Mount Hope Sonja Ann Miller Larry Audrey Storey Miller Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Joseph Doy Miller Cleveland Storey Georgia Marilyn Storey Dover N. J Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Ernest Barley Tyree Herald Payne Columbus Ohio Herald Eugene Payne West Virginia Mount Carmel Hospital Rexall Alice Faye Randy Kathy Gloria Stonewall J. Payne Raymond Charleston W. Va Chester Lake Havasu City Ariz Howard Hyattsville Mildred Mixon Augusta Betty Jo White Schoedinger Hilltop Sunset Cemetery Galloway Loma Pauley Loma Edna Pauley McKinley Ave Shrewsbury McMillan Hospital Boone County Earnest W Richard Pittsburgh Gloria Martin Seibert Garrison Detroit Lola Sams Opal McCormick Norma Harpole Thelma Garton Spencer Gusta Pauley Cook Funeral Home Cedar Grove Reid Robinson Montgomery Memorial Park London Nellie Wolfe Nellie Ernestine Wolfe Legg Star Route Sissonville Wilmer Letha Jones Urban Caste Stats Mills Long and Fisher Pocatalico Bertram Young Derrick Okie Shafer Silver Spring Okie M. Shafer Famerly Kensington Gardens Kensington Paul Harris Madsen Maxine Humphrey Frank Elkview Clearence Lowery Walton Albert Myers and Son Funeral Home Harper Cemetery Long Ridge Roane County Kelley Smith Hamlin Kelley J. Smith Opal Pauley Smith Hubert Miller Kenneth J. Smith Charles Lewis Pauley Air Force Madrid Spain Roma Smith Dave Roach Ham Jessia Lee Smith St Preston Paul Gilmer Spring Hill Cemetery Wilson Viola Grove Ave

Capias Issued For 2 Charged With Larceny

A capias was issued in Charleston Municipal Court for two men charged with grand larceny. Robert L. Brooks and Willis B. Moore failed to appear. Judge Charnock continued to next week a murder charge against Juanita Kidd and other charges against Mary Foye and Janet Thompson. A felonious assault charge against Kermit R. Miller was continued.

Charleston Robert L. Brooks Joseph Street Willis B. Moore Margaret Street John Charnock Juanita Kidd Gordon Drive Mary, Foye Summers Street Janet Thompson Sum Ners Street Kermit R. Miller Rosalie Drive

Rite Today For Girl Hit by Bus

Services will be today for Deborah Bailey 13 of 5454 Kingwood Lane Cross Lanes struck and killed by a Tyler Mountain Bus Co bus near An drew Jackson Junior High School. She was a student at Drew Jackson and daughter of Mrs Phyllis Bailey with two sisters Jane Ellen and Teresa. Burial in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Body taken to church at 12 30 p m from Cooke Pauley funeral Home Nitro.

Deborah Bailey Kingwood Lane Cross Lanes Tyler Mountain Bus Co South Charleston Miss Bailey Andrew Jackson Junior High School Phyllis Bailey Cross Lanes United Methodist Church Jane Ellen Teresa Denver Dickens Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home Nitro

Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors Organized

The West Virginia Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors Assn. formed with Harry Esbenshade of Parkersburg as president. Officers include Denver Moss, James Kelly, and BR Simms. Moss, 40, of Wheeling, died in Wheeling Hospital after work accident. Surviving wife Myrtle and extended family listed. Friends may call at Cunningham Funeral Home in Potackalico.

West Virginia Sheet Metal and Wheeling Merly Charleston Alihe National Association Wheeling Hospital Myrtle Regina Brown David Moss David Jr Nobel Harald Cleveland Ohio Norma Walker Faye Philips Ruth Beasley

Castro Charges Nixon CIA Role in Cuban Attacks

In a Miami radio broadcast Castro said Nixon and the U N vote were linked to alleged CIA incursions against Cuba. He claimed a freighter crew member admitted CIA involvement and named a brother in support of his charges.

Miami Fla Primeta Pert Wahamcree Nixon Castro Central Intelligence Cuba Pce Jose Villa Diaz Lyla Express China Johnny Express Peking New York United Nations Villa Huang Hua Perma U. N

China Welcomes U N Delegate Ito Mainland

A broadcast from Peking’s official news agency says Chiaa Kuan-Hua deputy foreign minister returned to Beijing Wednesday with several members of his United Nations delegation. The report notes Premier Chou En-lai and thousands welcomed the delegation home amid celebratory scenes.

Peking Chiaa Kuan-Hua U. N Tokyo Chou En-lai Ronald Mount Hope Denter Legg Gans United Nations

Bride's Father Killed. Daughter Offers Reward for Killers

Miram Mitzner, newly married, offers nearly $4,000 in cash wedding gifts as a reward for her father Isa rdore Pacht's killers. Pacht, 53, a Holocaust survivor and Bronx shopkeeper, was shot during a hold up after resisting two gunmen. He escaped Nazi camps, fought with the Polish underground, and came to the United States in 1949. His widow Jean and son Harry survive.

New York Miram Mitzner Isardore Pacht Bronx Pacht Mydonek Poland United States Berlin Miriam Jean Harry

West Virginia State College Extends New Curriculum

State extends the new curriculum program allowing upperclass entry at West Virginia State College. Initiated last fall for arts and sciences freshmen, it offers flexible course choice, fewer required courses, and many new offerings. The article discusses traffic safety study recommendations by Bernard H. Clark on pedestrian and driver intoxication and calls for intensified law enforcement on weekends and enhanced education programs.

West Virginia State College West Virginia Sahanot Bernard H. Clark Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau Clark

Police Acquire Dictionaries After Decapitated Foot Gaffe

St Louis police chief Eugene Camp ordered 180 dictionaries to curb spelling and usage errors in reports after a patrol narrative described an accident victim as having his foot decapitated. The move aims to prevent misstatements in official records and improve clarity across the force.

ST. Louis Eugene Camp

Spelling Errors On English Exam Worry Teacher

Davis California AP Asst. Prof. Sid Berger at UC Davis counted 481 misspelled words on 75 final exams in Survey of English Literature through Shakespeare. Errors included Shakesphere epidemy Lunacy Mack Beth bath tube choas engulp and cornell in a note on lower education.

Davis Calif Sid Berger University of California At Davis Mack Beth Cornel Berger

Funerals Today Across West Virginia and Nearby Areas

Funeral notices list services in Greenbrier County and surrounding towns. Departed include Naomi Deins of Robertsburg and Glad a Webster Springs, with services at Casaotgt ouny and Pilgrim Home Church. Burial sites include Bennett Family Cemetery Blue Sulphur Springs and McGraw Funeral Home in Lewisburg.

Deins Naomi—Robertsburg Putray Jeftrey Ovely Efizabeh Bryant James Blue Sulphir Springs Greenbrier County P.m Ie Saveig Cunningham Funeral Home Brito United Methodist Church Dawson Rex Ball Bennett Family Blue Sulphur Springs Glada Webster Friars Hil Azee Sam—McConnell Logan County Honaker-Harris “Funeral Home Logan Forest Lawn Pecks Mill Riffle, Fay Webster Springs Dodd and Hurt Wabster Springs Minter. Lynch Riffle

Bethany and Brooke Start Research Project in Brooke County

Bethany College and Brooke County agencies launch a 40061 research effort using computer aid to create a problem solving model for Brooke County health services. ESEA Title 1 funds total about 22541 with Bethany contributing over 7000. about 100 people from colleges, court, Salvation Army, Civil Defense, Red Cross and Welfare depart participate for nine months.

Bethany Bethany College Brooke County ESEA Brooke County Court Salvation Army Civil Defense Red Cross

Oil and Gas Lease Granted for 112000 Acres in WV Counties

Savoy Industries of Long Island City NY has granted an oil and gas lease covering 112000 acres of mineral rights in Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties West Virginia to C Beck and Louis Danenberg Savoy president said Wednesday.

New York Savoy Industries, Inc Long Island City Pocahontas Greenbrier Counties West Virginia C. &. Beck Louis Danenberg Savoy

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